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A method of cleaning an innermost surface of a pneumatic tire, the surface having a residue deposited thereon, the method comprising the steps of: activating a laser to generate laser radiation; directing a pulse of laser radiation to impinge on an area of the innermost surface, the pulse of radiation having a pulse width and a fluence sufficient to remove at least part of the residue in the area to form a cleaned area; repeating the step of directing the pulse of radiation sequentially over the innermost surface to form a sequence of cleaned areas, the sequence of cleaned areas defining a stripe (14, 114), the stripe (14, 114) following a continuous nonlinear path extending at least one circumference about the innermost surface, the stripe (114, 114) having a stripe width. activating a laser to generate laser radiation; directing a pulse of laser radiation to impinge on an area of the innermost surface, the pulse of radiation having a pulse width and a fluence sufficient to remove at least part of the residue in the area to form a cleaned area; repeating the step of directing the pulse of radiation sequentially over the innermost surface to form a sequence of cleaned areas, the sequence of cleaned areas defining a stripe (14, 114), the stripe (14, 114) following a continuous nonlinear path extending at least one circumference about the innermost surface, the stripe (114, 114) having a stripe width.
An electrode for use in an electrochemical cell, comprising: a) an electroactive layer comprising an electroactive material; and b) a composite layer having a first surface adjacent the electroactive layer and a second surface, the composite layer comprising a polymeric material and a plurality of particles embedded within the polymeric material of the composite layer, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles is embedded within the electroactive layer at the first surface of the composite layer, and at least a portion of the plurality of particles is exposed at the second surface of the composite layer, and wherein the composite layer is conductive to ions of the electroactive material. a) an electroactive layer comprising an electroactive material; and b) a composite layer having a first surface adjacent the electroactive layer and a second surface, the composite layer comprising a polymeric material and a plurality of particles embedded within the polymeric material of the composite layer, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles is embedded within the electroactive layer at the first surface of the composite layer, and at least a portion of the plurality of particles is exposed at the second surface of the composite layer, and wherein the composite layer is conductive to ions of the electroactive material.
A fluorescent silica-based nanoparticle comprising: a silica-based core comprising a fluorescent compound positioned within the silica-based core; a silica shell surrounding at least a portion of the core; an organic polymer attached to the nanoparticle; a ligand molecule attached to the nanoparticle; and a contrast agent or a chelate attached to the nanoparticle; wherein from about 1 to about 20 ligand molecules are attached to the nanoparticle. a silica-based core comprising a fluorescent compound positioned within the silica-based core; a silica shell surrounding at least a portion of the core; an organic polymer attached to the nanoparticle; a ligand molecule attached to the nanoparticle; and a contrast agent or a chelate attached to the nanoparticle; wherein from about 1 to about 20 ligand molecules are attached to the nanoparticle.
Yeast derived beta-glucan for use in reducing upper respiratory tract infection symptoms in subjects experiencing physical stress induced by heavy exercise or subjects experiencing moderate to high levels of lifestyle stress.
- A temperature compensation method in a current measuring device comprising: a power component configured to be incorporated in series in an electric power circuit and having an internal resistance R on in the on state; an amplifier stage whose input is connected to one of the terminals of the power component, the amplifier stage being configured such that the output voltage V s of the amplifier stage is a function of the current I at the terminals of the power component, the amplifier stage comprising an operational amplifier associated with a gain adjustment circuit; and a calculator coupled to a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the power component and to a digital variable resistor R v of the gain adjustment circuit of the amplifier stage, the calculator being configured to carry out the following steps iteratively: - receiving a measured temperature value originating from the temperature sensor; - correcting the measured temperature value as a function of the output voltage V s of the amplifier stage, according to a first law or table incorporated into the calculator; - calculating the value of the internal resistance R on of the power component as a function of the corrected temperature value, according to a second law or table incorporated into the calculator; - calculating the resistance value to be applied to the digital variable resistor R v as a function of the calculated value of R on, according to a third law or table incorporated into the calculator, such that the ratio K = Vs/I is constant over the entire usage temperature range of the electric circuit; and - applying the calculated resistance value to the digital variable resistor R v. - receiving a measured temperature value originating from the temperature sensor; - correcting the measured temperature value as a function of the output voltage V s of the amplifier stage, according to a first law or table incorporated into the calculator; - calculating the value of the internal resistance R on of the power component as a function of the corrected temperature value, according to a second law or table incorporated into the calculator; - calculating the resistance value to be applied to the digital variable resistor R v as a function of the calculated value of R on, according to a third law or table incorporated into the calculator, such that the ratio K = Vs/I is constant over the entire usage temperature range of the electric circuit; and - applying the calculated resistance value to the digital variable resistor R v.
A biopsy system comprising: (a) a biopsy device including a body, a needle extending distally from the body, and a cutter movable relative to the needle, wherein the needle includes an outer cannula, a tissue piercing tip secured to a distal end of the outer cannula, and a cutter lumen configured to receive the cutter, wherein the tissue piercing tip defines a marker lumen in communication with the exterior of the cutter and the cutter lumen; (b) a marker delivery device including an elongate cannula having a distal end with a marker exit disposed in the distal end; and (c) a biopsy site marker, wherein the marker delivery device is configured to expel the biopsy site marker through the marker exit and out of the needle through the marker lumen defined by the tissue piercing tip, characterized in that the elongate cannula of the marker delivery device is configured for insertion into the cutter of the biopsy device. (a) a biopsy device including a body, a needle extending distally from the body, and a cutter movable relative to the needle, wherein the needle includes an outer cannula, a tissue piercing tip secured to a distal end of the outer cannula, and a cutter lumen configured to receive the cutter, wherein the tissue piercing tip defines a marker lumen in communication with the exterior of the cutter and the cutter lumen; (b) a marker delivery device including an elongate cannula having a distal end with a marker exit disposed in the distal end; and (c) a biopsy site marker, wherein the marker delivery device is configured to expel the biopsy site marker through the marker exit and out of the needle through the marker lumen defined by the tissue piercing tip,
A method for establishing a service connection between a first mobile station, MS, and a second MS by a second base station, BS, in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving a registration message from the second MS, the registration message including first service option information which indicates types of multimedia services supported by the second MS; transmitting the first service option information to a network to be stored for registration; receiving a paging request from the network, the paging request including second service option information which indicates a type of at least one multimedia service supported by both the first MS and the second MS; transmitting a paging message including the second service option information to the second MS; receiving a paging response message from the second MS, the paging response message including third service option information which indicates a type of a multimedia service selected among the at least one multimedia service supported by both the first MS and the second MS; transmitting a paging response message including the third service option information to the network; receiving an assignment request from the network; transmitting a channel assignment message, the channel assignment message including information about a traffic channel between the second BS and the second MS; and establishing the traffic channel between the second BS and the second MS based on the information included in the channel assignment message. receiving a registration message from the second MS, the registration message including first service option information which indicates types of multimedia services supported by the second MS; transmitting the first service option information to a network to be stored for registration; receiving a paging request from the network, the paging request including second service option information which indicates a type of at least one multimedia service supported by both the first MS and the second MS; transmitting a paging message including the second service option information to the second MS; receiving a paging response message from the second MS, the paging response message including third service option information which indicates a type of a multimedia service selected among the at least one multimedia service supported by both the first MS and the second MS; transmitting a paging response message including the third service option information to the network; receiving an assignment request from the network; transmitting a channel assignment message, the channel assignment message including information about a traffic channel between the second BS and the second MS; and establishing the traffic channel between the second BS and the second MS based on the information included in the channel assignment message.
One or more nucleic acid sequences each encoding an elephant p53 protein or one or more elephant p53 proteins for use in a method of inhibiting cancer in a human, the method comprising administering the one or more nucleic acid sequences or the one or more elephant p53 proteins to an animal in need thereof, whereby the cancer is inhibited.
A gas delivery apparatus configured for use with a mechanical ventilator having an atmospheric inlet for drawing in atmospheric gas, the gas delivery apparatus comprising: a connecting device configured to connect to an oxygen supply and an air supply and to deliver mixed air and oxygen gas to the atmospheric inlet of the mechanical ventilator, the connecting device further including a user control for adjusting a fraction of oxygen in the mixed air and oxygen gas; wherein the connecting device comprises a reservoir configured to hold a volume of the mixed air and oxygen gas; and wherein the reservoir is connected with a flow path ( 23, 24) of the mixed air and oxygen gas to the atmospheric inlet of the mechanical ventilator, and the reservoir is open to atmosphere. a connecting device configured to connect to an oxygen supply and an air supply and to deliver mixed air and oxygen gas to the atmospheric inlet of the mechanical ventilator, the connecting device further including a user control for adjusting a fraction of oxygen in the mixed air and oxygen gas; wherein the connecting device comprises a reservoir configured to hold a volume of the mixed air and oxygen gas; and wherein the reservoir is connected with a flow path ( 23, 24) of the mixed air and oxygen gas to the atmospheric inlet of the mechanical ventilator, and the reservoir is open to atmosphere.
A method for reducing greenhouse gases in renewable fuel production, where the method comprises the steps, where - seeds of Brassica carinata are doped with a doping composition comprising at least one nitrogen-fixing bacteria selected from genus Gluconacetobacter to obtain doped Brassica carinata seeds, - in a first farming season, the doped Brassica carinata seeds are planted in soil and a Brassica carinata seed crop is harvested, - in a farming season preceding the first farming season, at least one plant selected from Brassica species, grain species or forage species is grown in the soil, - the Brassica crop, grain crop or forage crop obtained in the farming season preceding the first farming season is harvested, and at least part of plant biomass is left in and/or on the soil, - the Brassica carinata seed crop is treated to obtain Brassica carinata seed oil and meal, and - feedstock comprising the Brassica carinata seed oil is converted in a converting step, whereby renewable fuel or renewable fuel components are obtained, wherein no synthetic or additional natural nitrogen fertilizer is used. - seeds of Brassica carinata are doped with a doping composition comprising at least one nitrogen-fixing bacteria selected from genus Gluconacetobacter to obtain doped Brassica carinata seeds, - in a first farming season, the doped Brassica carinata seeds are planted in soil and a Brassica carinata seed crop is harvested, - in a farming season preceding the first farming season, at least one plant selected from Brassica species, grain species or forage species is grown in the soil, - the Brassica crop, grain crop or forage crop obtained in the farming season preceding the first farming season is harvested, and at least part of plant biomass is left in and/or on the soil, - the Brassica carinata seed crop is treated to obtain Brassica carinata seed oil and meal, and - feedstock comprising the Brassica carinata seed oil is converted in a converting step, whereby renewable fuel or renewable fuel components are obtained,
An electrical contactor assembly comprising: an electrical contactor (54, 102); an electrical bus bar (50, 150); a single panel and a plurality of posts (104, 106) protruding through and directly contacting the panel, each of the posts being constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material, wherein each of the posts has a first end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor and a second end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical bus bar, characterised in that said panel is formed including a plurality of integrally formed layers of an electrically insulating, thermally conductive material. an electrical contactor (54, 102); an electrical bus bar (50, 150); a single panel and a plurality of posts (104, 106) protruding through and directly contacting the panel, each of the posts being constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material, wherein each of the posts has a first end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor and a second end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical bus bar, characterised in that said panel is formed including a plurality of integrally formed layers of an electrically insulating, thermally conductive material.
A planar antenna designed to transmit or receive an electromagnetic wave, said antenna comprising at least one first conducting element (211, 511) disposed above a ground plane and separated therefrom, means (505, 565, 575, 585, 589) for exciting said at least one first conducting element, which means are configured to excite two distinct orthogonal propagation modes, characterised in that said at least one first conducting element (211, 511) is formed by a substrate comprising at least one thin layer of an anisotropic material with relative permeability of more than 10 for 2 GHz.
A blood purification device for purifying blood drawn from a body and then returning the blood into the body, comprising: pumps (22, 38, 40, 42) provided midway along a fluid path through which blood or a dialysis fluid flows; a valve that is provided midway along the fluid path and closes or opens a part of the fluid path; a dialysis fluid supply device that supplies dialysis fluid to the fluid path; and a control unit configured to cause a blood purification process of passing the blood or the dialysis fluid through the fluid path for blood purification, a priming process of driving the pumps (22, 38, 40, 42) and the valve to supply a priming fluid from the dialysis fluid supply device to the fluid path before the blood purification process, and a pressure reduction process of reducing pressure in a gap in the fluid path to a negative pressure state before supply of the priming fluid, wherein the fluid path comprises at least a dialyzer for purifying the blood, blood lines (14, 16) through which the blood flows, and dialysis fluid lines (34, 36) through which the dialysis fluid flows, and wherein in the priming process, the control unit causes the priming fluid to be output from the dialysis fluid supply device such that the dialysis fluid introduced from the dialysis fluid supply device through the dialysis fluid lines (34, 36) is backfiltered into the dialyzer and thereafter flows toward the blood lines (14, 16). pumps (22, 38, 40, 42) provided midway along a fluid path through which blood or a dialysis fluid flows; a valve that is provided midway along the fluid path and closes or opens a part of the fluid path; a dialysis fluid supply device that supplies dialysis fluid to the fluid path; and a control unit configured to cause a blood purification process of passing the blood or the dialysis fluid through the fluid path for blood purification, a priming process of driving the pumps (22, 38, 40, 42) and the valve to supply a priming fluid from the dialysis fluid supply device to the fluid path before the blood purification process, and a pressure reduction process of reducing pressure in a gap in the fluid path to a negative pressure state before supply of the priming fluid, wherein the fluid path comprises at least a dialyzer for purifying the blood, blood lines (14, 16) through which the blood flows, and dialysis fluid lines (34, 36) through which the dialysis fluid flows, and wherein in the priming process, the control unit causes the priming fluid to be output from the dialysis fluid supply device such that the dialysis fluid introduced from the dialysis fluid supply device through the dialysis fluid lines (34, 36) is backfiltered into the dialyzer and thereafter flows toward the blood lines (14, 16).
A device for preserving and dispensing wine, comprising: (a) a housing comprising one or more compartments, each compartment for storing a wine bottle; and (b) one or more dispensing head, each removably connected to a cartridge, wherein said dispensing head comprises an aerator for aerating said wine, wherein said cartridge removably and securely holds a wine bottle, wherein said wine flows from said wine bottle to said dispensing head as a result of changes in pressure inside the wine bottle, due to a pump connected to said cartridge, characterized in that said aerator comprises: i. at least one air vent hole leading into at least one air tube, the lower end of said air tube ending in a buffer area in a dispensing nozzle; ii. a wine inlet tube for wine to flow from a wine bottle to said buffer area; and iii. a channel leading from said buffer area to an opening in said dispensing nozzle. (a) a housing comprising one or more compartments, each compartment for storing a wine bottle; and (b) one or more dispensing head, each removably connected to a cartridge, wherein said dispensing head comprises an aerator for aerating said wine, wherein said cartridge removably and securely holds a wine bottle, wherein said wine flows from said wine bottle to said dispensing head as a result of changes in pressure inside the wine bottle, due to a pump connected to said cartridge, characterized in that said aerator comprises: i. at least one air vent hole leading into at least one air tube, the lower end of said air tube ending in a buffer area in a dispensing nozzle; ii. a wine inlet tube for wine to flow from a wine bottle to said buffer area; and iii. a channel leading from said buffer area to an opening in said dispensing nozzle. i. at least one air vent hole leading into at least one air tube, the lower end of said air tube ending in a buffer area in a dispensing nozzle; ii. a wine inlet tube for wine to flow from a wine bottle to said buffer area; and iii. a channel leading from said buffer area to an opening in said dispensing nozzle.
A diagnostic method for an apparatus for measuring at least one parameter of a textile sample, wherein the at least one parameter of the textile sample is measured using the apparatus, a result of the measurement is compared to a desired value, which is characteristic for the measured sample and is independent of measurements of other such apparatuses, and a state of the apparatus is concluded from the comparison.
A turbofan engine assembly (10;110) comprising: a compressor (14;114); an intermittent internal combustion engine having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the compressor (14;114) through at least one first passage of an intercooler; a turbine (26,27) having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the intermittent internal combustion engine, the turbine (26,27) compounded with the internal combustion engine; a bypass duct surrounding the intermittent internal combustion engine, compressor (14;114) and turbine (26,27); and a fan configured to propel air through the bypass duct and through an inlet (14i;114i) of the compressor (14;114), wherein the intercooler is located in the bypass duct, the intercooler has at least one second passage (64") in heat exchange relationship with the at least one first passage, the at least one second passage (64") is in fluid communication with the bypass duct, and the fan and rotors (15,26',27';115) of the compressor (14;114) and of the turbine (26,27) are drivingly engaged to a shaft of the intermittent internal combustion engine. a compressor (14;114); an intermittent internal combustion engine having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the compressor (14;114) through at least one first passage of an intercooler; a turbine (26,27) having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the intermittent internal combustion engine, the turbine (26,27) compounded with the internal combustion engine; a bypass duct surrounding the intermittent internal combustion engine, compressor (14;114) and turbine (26,27); and a fan configured to propel air through the bypass duct and through an inlet (14i;114i) of the compressor (14;114), wherein the intercooler is located in the bypass duct, the intercooler has at least one second passage (64") in heat exchange relationship with the at least one first passage, the at least one second passage (64") is in fluid communication with the bypass duct, and the fan and rotors (15,26',27';115) of the compressor (14;114) and of the turbine (26,27) are drivingly engaged to a shaft of the intermittent internal combustion engine.