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A method of detecting BoNT/A activity in a mammal comprising the steps of: a. treating a cell from an established cell line expressing SNAP-25 with a test sample comprising a BoNT/A, wherein the cell from an established cell line is susceptible to BoNT/A intoxication, wherein the cell from an established cell line is susceptible to BoNT/A intoxication by about 500 pM or less of a BoNT/A, and wherein said cell is selected from the group consisting of a SiMa cell line, and a Neuro-2a cell line; b. isolating from the treated cells a SNAP-25 cleavage product having a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue of the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond; c. contacting the SNAP-25 cleavage product with a monoclonal anti-SNAP-25 antibody linked to a solid phase support, wherein the anti-SNAP-25 antibody binds an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from the SNAP-25 cleavage product, wherein the anti-SNAP-25 antibody has an association rate constant for an epitope not comprising a carboxyl-terminus glutamine of the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product of less than 1 x 10 1 M -1 s -1; and the anti-SNAP-25 antibody has an equilibrium disassociation constant for the epitope of less than 0.450 nM; d. detecting the presence of an antibody-antigen complex comprising the anti-SNAP-25 antibody and the SNAP-25 cleavage product comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from the SNAP-25 cleavage product; wherein detection of the antibody-antigen complex in step d is indicative of BoNT/A activity. a. treating a cell from an established cell line expressing SNAP-25 with a test sample comprising a BoNT/A, wherein the cell from an established cell line is susceptible to BoNT/A intoxication, wherein the cell from an established cell line is susceptible to BoNT/A intoxication by about 500 pM or less of a BoNT/A, and wherein said cell is selected from the group consisting of a SiMa cell line, and a Neuro-2a cell line; b. isolating from the treated cells a SNAP-25 cleavage product having a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue of the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond; c. contacting the SNAP-25 cleavage product with a monoclonal anti-SNAP-25 antibody linked to a solid phase support, wherein the anti-SNAP-25 antibody binds an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from the SNAP-25 cleavage product, wherein the anti-SNAP-25 antibody has an association rate constant for an epitope not comprising a carboxyl-terminus glutamine of the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product of less than 1 x 10 1 M -1 s -1; and the anti-SNAP-25 antibody has an equilibrium disassociation constant for the epitope of less than 0.450 nM; d. detecting the presence of an antibody-antigen complex comprising the anti-SNAP-25 antibody and the SNAP-25 cleavage product comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P 1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from the SNAP-25 cleavage product;
A terminal comprising: a control section configured to determine, based on a higher layer signaling index, received from a base station, whether or not to allow detection of a first downlink control information DCI, format of a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, and a second DCI format of a second PDCCH that schedule physical downlink shared channels PDSCHs, in a same cell and indicate corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, ACKnowledgement, HARQ-ACK, transmission in a same period, symbols of the first PDCCH partially overlapping symbols of the second PDCCH; and a transmitting section configured to, when detection of the first DCI format and the second DCI format is allowed, perform the corresponding HARQ-ACK transmission in the same period by using different uplink control channel resources. a control section configured to determine, based on a higher layer signaling index, received from a base station, whether or not to allow detection of a first downlink control information DCI, format of a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, and a second DCI format of a second PDCCH that schedule physical downlink shared channels PDSCHs, in a same cell and indicate corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, ACKnowledgement, HARQ-ACK, transmission in a same period, symbols of the first PDCCH partially overlapping symbols of the second PDCCH; and a transmitting section configured to, when detection of the first DCI format and the second DCI format is allowed, perform the corresponding HARQ-ACK transmission in the same period by using different uplink control channel resources.
System for measuring flow of air in building ventilation flow ducts, which system comprises at least one ventilation flow duct, which ventilation flow duct comprises at least two transducers (6,8), which transducers (6,8) generate at least one beam of ultrasound in the ventilation flow duct, which transducers (6,8) are connected to a transmitter circuit and to a receiver circuit, wherein the air flow is measured by said at least two transducers and calibrated using calibrations data representing the actual placement of the transducers (6,8) in relation to the actual ventilation flow duct, the transducers (6,8) are mounted and fixed in relation to the ventilation flow duct, which transmitter circuit is permanently connected to the transducers (6,8), characterized in that said system further comprises a handheld device, wherein receiver circuit is placed in the handheld device, which handheld device is communicating with the transmitter circuit, wherein the transmitter circuit communicates said measured data and said calibrations data by every connection to the receiver circuit placed in the handheld device.
A communication apparatus in a wireless power transmission system, the communication apparatus comprising: a channel search unit configured to search for communication channels other than a channel used in wireless power transmission, and measure state information of the communication channels; a channel determining unit configured to determine a communication channel available for communication with a target device based on the measured state information; a communication unit configured to transmit an access instruction to the target device using the determined communication channel; and a controller configured to determine whether to communicate with the target device using the determined communication channel based on whether a response signal corresponding to the access instruction is received; the communication apparatus further characterized in that the controller is further configured to control the channel search unit to search for the communication channels based on a channel search start command if the communication apparatus is not accessed by the target device; and configured to control the channel search unit to search for the communication channels based on an amount of a change in a current output from the communication apparatus if the communication apparatus is accessed by the target device. a channel search unit configured to search for communication channels other than a channel used in wireless power transmission, and measure state information of the communication channels; a channel determining unit configured to determine a communication channel available for communication with a target device based on the measured state information; a communication unit configured to transmit an access instruction to the target device using the determined communication channel; and a controller configured to determine whether to communicate with the target device using the determined communication channel based on whether a response signal corresponding to the access instruction is received; the communication apparatus further characterized in that the controller is further configured to control the channel search unit to search for the communication channels based on a channel search start command if the communication apparatus is not accessed by the target device; and configured to control the channel search unit to search for the communication channels based on an amount of a change in a current output from the communication apparatus if the communication apparatus is accessed by the target device.
Treatment device for treating containers, such as, in particular cans, barrels, or keg containers, comprising at least two mutually opposing treatment positions (BP1, BP2), each located laterally next to a transport device, in which the containers can be treated, as well as at least one motor driven transfer device, provided in the region of the treatment device, for transferring the containers from the transport device to at least one of the two opposing treatment positions (BP1, BP2) and back onto the at least one transport device, wherein the treatment device is configured at its at least two treatment positions (BP1, BP2) for the interior cleaning and/or for the filling of the containers, and/or for the sterilising of the containers, and comprises a machine frame, in which the treatment positions (BP1, BP2) are arranged, and wherein the at least one transfer device comprises at least three displacement arms (7, 8, 9) for transferring the containers, which are arranged transversely to the transport direction and are configured to be displaceable independently of one another by means of a motor in such a way that, for transferring the respective container, in each case two of the three displacement arms (7, 8, 9) can be moved to come in contact with at least two essentially mutually opposed bearing points (A1, A2) on the outer surface of the corresponding container, and can be displaced synchronously with one another.
A viscometer assembly characterized by: a first plate including a rail configured to constrain fluid thereon between its edges by surface tension; a second opposing plate including a surface spaced from the rail by a predefined gap for constraining fluid to the rail by surface tension when the rail is inclined and gravity pulls the fluid along the rail; and means for determining the kinematic viscosity of the fluid as a function of the predetermined gap and the time it takes the fluid to flow along the rail. a first plate including a rail configured to constrain fluid thereon between its edges by surface tension; a second opposing plate including a surface spaced from the rail by a predefined gap for constraining fluid to the rail by surface tension when the rail is inclined and gravity pulls the fluid along the rail; and means for determining the kinematic viscosity of the fluid as a function of the predetermined gap and the time it takes the fluid to flow along the rail.
A computer implemented method comprising: accessing, from a database, a confidence threshold for a geographic area (S101, S201), the confidence threshold based on at least one pre-stored road condition of the geographic area; calculating, using a processor, a vehicle confidence level based on at least one confidence factor (S103, S203), the at least one confidence factor calculated based on current sensor data obtained from at least one sensor associated with a vehicle currently in the geographic area; performing a comparison of the confidence threshold to the vehicle confidence level (S105. S205); generating a driving mode command for a vehicle based on the comparison (S107, S207, S209); and transitioning the vehicle to or from an autonomous driving mode based on the driving mode command when the vehicle confidence level is within the confidence threshold for the geographic area. accessing, from a database, a confidence threshold for a geographic area (S101, S201), the confidence threshold based on at least one pre-stored road condition of the geographic area; calculating, using a processor, a vehicle confidence level based on at least one confidence factor (S103, S203), the at least one confidence factor calculated based on current sensor data obtained from at least one sensor associated with a vehicle currently in the geographic area; performing a comparison of the confidence threshold to the vehicle confidence level (S105. S205); generating a driving mode command for a vehicle based on the comparison (S107, S207, S209); and transitioning the vehicle to or from an autonomous driving mode based on the driving mode command when the vehicle confidence level is within the confidence threshold for the geographic area.
A mill for use in a wellbore, comprising: a tubular housing having a bore therethrough and a plurality of eccentrically arranged pockets formed in a wall thereof; an arm (32a-c, 52a-c) disposed in each pocket, each arm (32a-c, 52a-c): having a body portion (38y, 56y) and a blade portion (38d, 56d) extending from an outer surface of the body portion (38y, 56y), and movable between an extended position and a retracted position; cutters disposed along each blade portion (38d, 56d); and a block (31a-c, 61a-c) disposed in each pocket and connected to the housing, each block (31a-c, 61a-c) having a guide (41p, 62p) engaged with a mating guide of the respective body portion (38y, 56y); and an actuator for extending the arms (32a-c, 52a-c) characterized in that each block (31a-c, 61a-c) further comprises a body and a stop connected thereto for receiving the respective arm (32a-c, 52a-c) in the extended position, and an outer passage (41o, 62o) for providing fluid communication between the housing bore and the respective stop; and in that each arm (32a-c, 52a-c) is operable to close the respective outer passage (41o, 62o) in the extended position. a tubular housing having a bore therethrough and a plurality of eccentrically arranged pockets formed in a wall thereof; an arm (32a-c, 52a-c) disposed in each pocket, each arm (32a-c, 52a-c): having a body portion (38y, 56y) and a blade portion (38d, 56d) extending from an outer surface of the body portion (38y, 56y), and movable between an extended position and a retracted position; having a body portion (38y, 56y) and a blade portion (38d, 56d) extending from an outer surface of the body portion (38y, 56y), and movable between an extended position and a retracted position; cutters disposed along each blade portion (38d, 56d); and a block (31a-c, 61a-c) disposed in each pocket and connected to the housing, each block (31a-c, 61a-c) having a guide (41p, 62p) engaged with a mating guide of the respective body portion (38y, 56y); and an actuator for extending the arms (32a-c, 52a-c) characterized in that each block (31a-c, 61a-c) further comprises a body and a stop connected thereto for receiving the respective arm (32a-c, 52a-c) in the extended position, and an outer passage (41o, 62o) for providing fluid communication between the housing bore and the respective stop; and in that each arm (32a-c, 52a-c) is operable to close the respective outer passage (41o, 62o) in the extended position.
An intense pulsed light apparatus that is used as a hair removing machine or cures skin ailments by periodically irradiating Xenon lamp light on the user's skin for more than one pulse, comprising: a Xenon lamp flash unit; double-voltage unit which has a double-voltage capacitor, and is configured to output a high varying voltage by superposing an inputted supply alternating voltage with a voltage charged in the double-voltage capacitor; a charging capacitor which is configured to charge energy for turning on the Xenon lamp by accumulating electric charges supplied from the double-voltage unit; a reference voltage generator which is configured to set a charging voltage level charged in the charging capacitor; and a switch unit which is positioned between the double-voltage unit and the charging capacitor, and is configured to switch on and off the movement of the electric charges of the varying voltage to the charging capacitor from the double-voltage unit by setting an output of the reference voltage generator to a control signal. a Xenon lamp flash unit; double-voltage unit which has a double-voltage capacitor, and is configured to output a high varying voltage by superposing an inputted supply alternating voltage with a voltage charged in the double-voltage capacitor; a charging capacitor which is configured to charge energy for turning on the Xenon lamp by accumulating electric charges supplied from the double-voltage unit; a reference voltage generator which is configured to set a charging voltage level charged in the charging capacitor; and a switch unit which is positioned between the double-voltage unit and the charging capacitor, and is configured to switch on and off the movement of the electric charges of the varying voltage to the charging capacitor from the double-voltage unit by setting an output of the reference voltage generator to a control signal.
Method for controlling the charging of a battery of an electrical vehicle connected, via a section of a power grid, to a distant distributed energy source, the method comprising: determining a power instantaneously generated by the distributed energy source; constraining a charging power of the battery of the electrical vehicle such that not more than the instantaneously generated power is withdrawn from the power grid; determining a position of the distributed energy source and a position of the electrical vehicle; and determining the section of the power grid; determining a maximum power transmittable via the section of the power grid between the distributed energy source and the electrical vehicle; constraining the charging power of the battery of the electrical vehicle such that a power instantaneously transmitted via the section of the power grid does not exceed the maximum transmittable power. determining a power instantaneously generated by the distributed energy source; constraining a charging power of the battery of the electrical vehicle such that not more than the instantaneously generated power is withdrawn from the power grid; determining a position of the distributed energy source and a position of the electrical vehicle; and determining the section of the power grid; determining a maximum power transmittable via the section of the power grid between the distributed energy source and the electrical vehicle; constraining the charging power of the battery of the electrical vehicle such that a power instantaneously transmitted via the section of the power grid does not exceed the maximum transmittable power.
An aerospace vehicle, comprising: a fuselage; a refueling boom operatively coupled to the fuselage and having a terminal end; an empennage operatively coupled to the fuselage; and an interoperable refueling apparatus coupled to the empennage, the apparatus further comprising: a receptacle fluidly coupled to a refueling drogue, the receptacle being configured to fluidly receive the terminal end of the refueling boom; and a retainer coupled to the vehicle that is configured to removably retain at least the receptacle when the vehicle is refueling an aircraft configured to directly engage the terminal end of the boom, and to release the receptacle when the terminal end of the refueling boom engages the receptacle so that an aircraft configured to receive the refueling drogue may be refueled. a fuselage; a refueling boom operatively coupled to the fuselage and having a terminal end; an empennage operatively coupled to the fuselage; and an interoperable refueling apparatus coupled to the empennage, the apparatus further comprising: a receptacle fluidly coupled to a refueling drogue, the receptacle being configured to fluidly receive the terminal end of the refueling boom; and a retainer coupled to the vehicle that is configured to removably retain at least the receptacle when the vehicle is refueling an aircraft configured to directly engage the terminal end of the boom, and to release the receptacle when the terminal end of the refueling boom engages the receptacle so that an aircraft configured to receive the refueling drogue may be refueled. a receptacle fluidly coupled to a refueling drogue, the receptacle being configured to fluidly receive the terminal end of the refueling boom; and a retainer coupled to the vehicle that is configured to removably retain at least the receptacle when the vehicle is refueling an aircraft configured to directly engage the terminal end of the boom, and to release the receptacle when the terminal end of the refueling boom engages the receptacle so that an aircraft configured to receive the refueling drogue may be refueled.
Method for forming containers from blanks made of plastics material in a forming machine, a forming cycle comprising at least one step of injecting a pressurized fluid into the blank, followed by a step of depressurization, accompanied by an operation for recovering some of the pressurized fluid during the depressurization, the machine comprising a plurality of forming stations which are each equipped with a mould and a nozzle which is connected to a source of pressurized fluid, and by means of which the fluid is injected into a blank placed in the mould, the machine being equipped with a reservoir for recovering pressurized fluid during the recovery operation, said method comprising operations consisting in: - measuring the pressure of the fluid in the reservoir; - comparing said pressure with a predetermined theoretical pressure to detect any deviation which is greater than a predetermined threshold value, referred to as a critical deviation; - once a critical deviation is detected, generating a signal, said reservoir for recovery being connected to all the nozzles, the pressure of the fluid in the reservoir being measured continuously, and said generated signal being an alert of an anomaly being detected during the forming. - measuring the pressure of the fluid in the reservoir; - comparing said pressure with a predetermined theoretical pressure to detect any deviation which is greater than a predetermined threshold value, referred to as a critical deviation; - once a critical deviation is detected, generating a signal,
A cationic electrodeposition paint composition, comprising amino group-containing epoxy resin, blocked polyisocyanate obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound and an active hydrogen-containing component containing propylene glycol, and cationic electrodepositing gelled microparticulate polymer, wherein the amino group-containing epoxy resin is polyol-modified amino group-containing epoxy resin obtained by reacting a polycaprolactone polyol compound and an amino group-containing compound with modified epoxy resin, the modified epoxy resin is obtained by adding caprolactone to hydroxyl group-containing epoxy resin, the cationic electrodepositing gelled microparticulate polymer is obtained by crosslinking acrylic copolymer containing a hydrolyzable alkoxysilane group and a cationic group; and a blending ratio of the cationic electrodepositing gelled microparticulate polymer in the cationic electrodeposition paint composition is, in terms of a solid content ratio, from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass relative to total 100 parts by mass of the amino group-containing epoxy resin and the blocked polyisocyanate compound.
A fulcrum for use in a bone realignment procedure comprising: a body configured to be inserted in an intermetatarsal space between adjacent metatarsals, and a handle operatively connected to the body, wherein the handle projects at a non-zero degree angle from the body to define a tissue retraction space between the handle and the body. a body configured to be inserted in an intermetatarsal space between adjacent metatarsals, and a handle operatively connected to the body, wherein the handle projects at a non-zero degree angle from the body to define a tissue retraction space between the handle and the body.