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An aerosol generation apparatus (100A, 100B), comprising: a storage section that stores an aerosol source or an aerosol base material that retains the aerosol source; a first sensor (112B, 112D) that outputs a value related to an electric resistance value of a load, which its electric resistance value changes depending on a temperature of the load, which atomizes the aerosol source using heat generated by electric power from a power supply; a second sensor that generates an output upon receipt of a user's request with regard to an aerosol generation; a first circuit that includes a first switch; a second circuit that includes a second switch, and has an electric resistance value higher than an electric resistance value of the first circuit; and, a control section that controls the first switch and the second switch wherein the first circuit and the second circuit are connected in parallel to the power supply and the load, and wherein the control section is configured to: estimate a residual quantity of the aerosol source based on the value output by the first sensor (112B, 112D) when the second switch is in an on state (808, 1006, 1208); and characterised in that the control section is further configured to control so that a period during which the output is by the first sensor (112B, 112D) includes: a time point at which the second switch turns an on state when the first switch is in an on state, or a time point at which the second switch turns an on state at the same time as the first switch becoming an off state. a storage section that stores an aerosol source or an aerosol base material that retains the aerosol source; a first sensor (112B, 112D) that outputs a value related to an electric resistance value of a load, which its electric resistance value changes depending on a temperature of the load, which atomizes the aerosol source using heat generated by electric power from a power supply; a second sensor that generates an output upon receipt of a user's request with regard to an aerosol generation; a first circuit that includes a first switch; a second circuit that includes a second switch, and has an electric resistance value higher than an electric resistance value of the first circuit; and, a control section that controls the first switch and the second switch wherein the first circuit and the second circuit are connected in parallel to the power supply and the load, and estimate a residual quantity of the aerosol source based on the value output by the first sensor (112B, 112D) when the second switch is in an on state (808, 1006, 1208); and characterised in that the control section is further configured to control so that a period during which the output is by the first sensor (112B, 112D) includes: a time point at which the second switch turns an on state when the first switch is in an on state, or a time point at which the second switch turns an on state at the same time as the first switch becoming an off state.
An electro-optic (E/O) device comprising: a first asymmetric optical coupler having an input for receiving an optical input signal and first and second outputs; a first optical waveguide arm coupled to the first output of said first asymmetric optical coupler; a second optical waveguide arm coupled to the second output of said first asymmetric optical coupler; said first asymmetric optical coupler being configured for splitting said optical input signal into first and second optical signals for the first and second optical waveguide arms, with the first and second optical signal having equal phases but at different power levels; at least a first E/O amplitude modulator comprising a first optical ring modulator coupled to said first optical waveguide arm and a second E/O amplitude modulator comprising a second optical ring modulator coupled to said second optical waveguide arm; and a first optical combiner coupled to said first and second optical waveguide arms downstream from said at least first E/O amplitude modulator and second E/O amplitude modulator. a first asymmetric optical coupler having an input for receiving an optical input signal and first and second outputs; a first optical waveguide arm coupled to the first output of said first asymmetric optical coupler; a second optical waveguide arm coupled to the second output of said first asymmetric optical coupler; said first asymmetric optical coupler being configured for splitting said optical input signal into first and second optical signals for the first and second optical waveguide arms, with the first and second optical signal having equal phases but at different power levels; at least a first E/O amplitude modulator comprising a first optical ring modulator coupled to said first optical waveguide arm and a second E/O amplitude modulator comprising a second optical ring modulator coupled to said second optical waveguide arm; and a first optical combiner coupled to said first and second optical waveguide arms downstream from said at least first E/O amplitude modulator and second E/O amplitude modulator.
A method for manufacturing a radiation detector which comprises: a first electrode (10A-10F); a second electrode (20A-20F); and a thallium bromide crystalline body provided between the first electrode (10A-10F) and the second electrode (20A-20F), the method comprising: a first step of cutting a thallium bromide crystalline wafer to obtain the thallium bromide crystalline body; a second step of obtaining an alloy of metallic thallium and one or more other metals different from the metallic thallium by heating the metallic thallium and the one or other metals, wherein the alloy of metallic thallium and the one or more other metals different from the metallic thallium as raw materials are put in a tungsten boat, the tungsten boat is heated in a vacuum chamber a pressure therein is reduced to 10 -3 Pa or lower; and a third step of forming an alloy layer (12, 22) on an electrode installation surface of the thallium bromide crystalline body by vapor deposition using the alloy obtained in the second step as an evaporation source, the electrode installation surface being a surface to be provided with the first electrode (10A-10F) or the second electrode (20A-20F). a first step of cutting a thallium bromide crystalline wafer to obtain the thallium bromide crystalline body; a second step of obtaining an alloy of metallic thallium and one or more other metals different from the metallic thallium by heating the metallic thallium and the one or other metals, wherein the alloy of metallic thallium and the one or more other metals different from the metallic thallium as raw materials are put in a tungsten boat, the tungsten boat is heated in a vacuum chamber a pressure therein is reduced to 10 -3 Pa or lower; and a third step of forming an alloy layer (12, 22) on an electrode installation surface of the thallium bromide crystalline body by vapor deposition using the alloy obtained in the second step as an evaporation source, the electrode installation surface being a surface to be provided with the first electrode (10A-10F) or the second electrode (20A-20F).
A particle enhanced agglutination immunoassay comprising the steps of: mixing a sample solution containing an analyte with a solution containing insoluble carrier particles carrying a binding partner or binding partners for the analyte to prepare a mixed solution; determining a variation (i) in intensity of light scattered from the mixed solution based on a difference in intensity of scattered light between first and second time points; determining a variation (ii) in absorbance of the mixed solution based on a difference in absorbance between third and fourth time points; and correlating the determined variation (i) in intensity of scattered light and the determined variation (ii) in absorbance with an amount of the analyte present in the sample using a calibration curve plotted based on the variation in intensity of scattered light and a calibration curve plotted based on the variation in absorbance, and characterized in that the measurements are combined in a single assay by combining said calibration curves to substantially cover both low and high concentration ranges of analyte to achieve an assay with increased sensitivity and expanded dynamic range. mixing a sample solution containing an analyte with a solution containing insoluble carrier particles carrying a binding partner or binding partners for the analyte to prepare a mixed solution; determining a variation (i) in intensity of light scattered from the mixed solution based on a difference in intensity of scattered light between first and second time points; determining a variation (ii) in absorbance of the mixed solution based on a difference in absorbance between third and fourth time points; and correlating the determined variation (i) in intensity of scattered light and the determined variation (ii) in absorbance with an amount of the analyte present in the sample using a calibration curve plotted based on the variation in intensity of scattered light and a calibration curve plotted based on the variation in absorbance, and characterized in that the measurements are combined in a single assay by combining said calibration curves to substantially cover both low and high concentration ranges of analyte to achieve an assay with increased sensitivity and expanded dynamic range.
A method of buffering data in an adaptive streaming service on a terminal on which a streaming application is executed, the method comprising: measuring, by the terminal, a per-session throughput, PST, and an available bandwidth with respect to traffic generated from a streaming application; determining, by the terminal, a number of multiple sessions based on the per-session throughput, PST, and the available bandwidth; determining, by the terminal, a buffer size for pre-storing data based on a cache hit ratio of the streaming application, wherein the cache hit ratio includes a rate of successful transmission of pre-fetched data from the buffer to the streaming application according to a request from the streaming application; and transmitting, to a server by the terminal, at least one request message requesting data based on the number of multiple sessions and the buffer size. measuring, by the terminal, a per-session throughput, PST, and an available bandwidth with respect to traffic generated from a streaming application; determining, by the terminal, a number of multiple sessions based on the per-session throughput, PST, and the available bandwidth; determining, by the terminal, a buffer size for pre-storing data based on a cache hit ratio of the streaming application, wherein the cache hit ratio includes a rate of successful transmission of pre-fetched data from the buffer to the streaming application according to a request from the streaming application; and transmitting, to a server by the terminal, at least one request message requesting data based on the number of multiple sessions and the buffer size.
A reaction cartridge comprising: a pressurizable first chamber; a first valve in fluid communication with the first chamber; a second valve in fluid communication with the first valve; a second chamber in fluid communication with the first valve and the second valve; a third chamber in fluid communication with the second valve; a third valve in fluid communication with the second valve and the third chamber; and a fourth chamber in fluid communication with the third valve, characterized in that: the second chamber is reversibly pressurizable; the third chamber is reversibly pressurizable; pressurizing the first chamber with the first valve open and with the second valve closed moves liquid from the first chamber to the second chamber; pressurizing the second chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the second chamber to the third chamber; pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the third chamber to the second chamber; and pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve closed and the third valve open moves liquid from the third chamber to the fourth chamber. a pressurizable first chamber; a first valve in fluid communication with the first chamber; a second valve in fluid communication with the first valve; a second chamber in fluid communication with the first valve and the second valve; a third chamber in fluid communication with the second valve; a third valve in fluid communication with the second valve and the third chamber; and a fourth chamber in fluid communication with the third valve, characterized in that: the second chamber is reversibly pressurizable; the third chamber is reversibly pressurizable; pressurizing the first chamber with the first valve open and with the second valve closed moves liquid from the first chamber to the second chamber; pressurizing the second chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the second chamber to the third chamber; pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the third chamber to the second chamber; and pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve closed and the third valve open moves liquid from the third chamber to the fourth chamber. the second chamber is reversibly pressurizable; the third chamber is reversibly pressurizable; pressurizing the first chamber with the first valve open and with the second valve closed moves liquid from the first chamber to the second chamber; pressurizing the second chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the second chamber to the third chamber; pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve open and with the first valve and the third valve closed moves liquid from the third chamber to the second chamber; and pressurizing the third chamber with the second valve closed and the third valve open moves liquid from the third chamber to the fourth chamber.
An eccentric pusher device for a motor vehicle steering, the pusher device comprising a rotating pad which has an outer periphery and an inner periphery eccentric relative to the outer periphery, the rotating pad being rotatably mounted in a steering casing about an axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rack, the outer periphery of this pad bearing on an arcuate shaped cradle belonging to a support mounted in the steering casing, while its eccentric inner periphery is applied against the back of the rack, so as to push it back towards the teeth of a steering pinion, said pad being biased and/or positioned in rotation by a clearance compensation mechanism with spring means, acting on a radial arm of the rotating pad, the clearance compensation mechanism comprising: - a thrust member movably mounted in translation on the support but immobilized in rotation with respect to this support and pressed against the radial arm of the rotating pad under the effect of a spring inserted between this thrust member and the support or an element secured to the support, - a movable stop rotatably mounted relative to said support or to said element, - at least two toothings (24, 25) with stepped teeth (28, 30) disposed on as much sectors at an end of the movable stop and cooperating with notches (26, 27) formed on the thrust member, or vice versa, - and a torsion spring connecting the movable stop to the support or to the element secured to the support, such that the notches can successively cooperate with the stepped teeth of the toothings, characterized in that the stepped teeth toothings comprise, on a sector, a toothing called driving toothing, with generally planar-shaped teeth but each provided with a relief, and at least one toothing located on another sector, with generally planar-shaped teeth, without relief. - a thrust member movably mounted in translation on the support but immobilized in rotation with respect to this support and pressed against the radial arm of the rotating pad under the effect of a spring inserted between this thrust member and the support or an element secured to the support, - a movable stop rotatably mounted relative to said support or to said element, - at least two toothings (24, 25) with stepped teeth (28, 30) disposed on as much sectors at an end of the movable stop and cooperating with notches (26, 27) formed on the thrust member, or vice versa, - and a torsion spring connecting the movable stop to the support or to the element secured to the support,
A compound represented by formula: wherein, in formula, R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons, alkoxyalkyl having 2 to 9 carbons or alkenyloxy having 2 to 9 carbons, and in the alkyl, the alkenyl, the alkoxy, the alkoxyalkyl and the alkenyloxy, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine; ring A 1, ring A 2 and ring A 3 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, 1,4-phenylene, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, and in the rings, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine; Z 1, Z 2 and Z 3 are independently a single bond, -(CH 2) 2 -, - OCH 2 -, -CH 2 O-, -OCO-, -CF 2 O- or -OCF 2 -; 1, m and n are independently 0 or 1; and a sum of l, m and n is 1, 2 or 3. wherein, in formula, R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons, alkoxyalkyl having 2 to 9 carbons or alkenyloxy having 2 to 9 carbons, and in the alkyl, the alkenyl, the alkoxy, the alkoxyalkyl and the alkenyloxy, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine; ring A 1, ring A 2 and ring A 3 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, 1,4-phenylene, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, and in the rings, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine; Z 1, Z 2 and Z 3 are independently a single bond, -(CH 2) 2 -, - OCH 2 -, -CH 2 O-, -OCO-, -CF 2 O- or -OCF 2 -; 1, m and n are independently 0 or 1; and a sum of l, m and n is 1, 2 or 3.
A composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a propylene ethylene random copolymer, the copolymer having the following properties: a melt flow rate less than 1 g/10min as determined according to ASTM D1238, at 230°C and 2.16 Kg; an ethylene content of from 3 to 5 percent by weight of the random copolymer; and a xylene insoluble fraction of the random copolymer which is obtained by the wet method, wherein said fraction exhibits a [(Koenig B value)*(%mm)] ≥ 92, wherein the Koenig B value and the %mm is measured as described in the specification. a melt flow rate less than 1 g/10min as determined according to ASTM D1238, at 230°C and 2.16 Kg; an ethylene content of from 3 to 5 percent by weight of the random copolymer; and a xylene insoluble fraction of the random copolymer which is obtained by the wet method, wherein said fraction exhibits a [(Koenig B value)*(%mm)] ≥ 92, wherein the Koenig B value and the %mm is measured as described in the specification.
A liquid detergent composition for textile products comprising the following component in an amount of 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less, the following component, and water: component: an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms, wherein a mass ratio of an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms with the sulfonate group at position 2 or higher and position 4 or lower (IO-1S) to an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms with the sulfonate group at position 5 or higher (IO-2S), (IO-1S)/(IO-2S), is 0.50 or more and 4.2 or less; and component: an organic solvent having a hydroxy group. component: an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms, wherein a mass ratio of an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms with the sulfonate group at position 2 or higher and position 4 or lower (IO-1S) to an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 or more and 16 or less carbon atoms with the sulfonate group at position 5 or higher (IO-2S), (IO-1S)/(IO-2S), is 0.50 or more and 4.2 or less; and component: an organic solvent having a hydroxy group.
A power amplifier having first and second power supply connections (Vp, Vn) for supplying power supply voltages of mutually opposite polarity relative to an intermediate power supply connection (Gnd), the power amplifier comprising - a normally on amplifying transistor with a control electrode, and a main current channel coupled between the first power supply connection (Vp) and the intermediate power supply connection (Gnd); - a bias stage with an output coupled to the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the bias stage comprising a normally on bias transistor in a reference configuration wherein a main current channel of the bias transistor is coupled between the intermediate power supply connection (Gnd) and the second power supply connection (Vn), and wherein a current through the main current channel of the bias transistor depends on a threshold voltage value of the bias transistor, characterized by a buffer circuit coupled between the bias stage and the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the buffer circuit comprising at least one buffer transistor in source follower configuration; the combination of the bias stage and the buffer circuit having a voltage gain of substantially an integer factor from a control electrode of the bias transistor to the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the integer factor being equal to one plus a count of buffer transistors coupled between the bias transistor and the amplifying transistor in the buffer circuit. - a normally on amplifying transistor with a control electrode, and a main current channel coupled between the first power supply connection (Vp) and the intermediate power supply connection (Gnd); - a bias stage with an output coupled to the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the bias stage comprising a normally on bias transistor in a reference configuration wherein a main current channel of the bias transistor is coupled between the intermediate power supply connection (Gnd) and the second power supply connection (Vn), and wherein a current through the main current channel of the bias transistor depends on a threshold voltage value of the bias transistor, characterized by a buffer circuit coupled between the bias stage and the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the buffer circuit comprising at least one buffer transistor in source follower configuration; the combination of the bias stage and the buffer circuit having a voltage gain of substantially an integer factor from a control electrode of the bias transistor to the control electrode of the amplifying transistor, the integer factor being equal to one plus a count of buffer transistors coupled between the bias transistor and the amplifying transistor in the buffer circuit.