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An operating mechanism for a screen assembly of the type having an elongate endless pull cord hanging from the screen assembly in a loop, said operating mechanism comprising a housing having an opening at an upper end whereby at least a lower portion of the pull cord can pass into the housing to be enclosed therein, the housing incorporating guide means for guiding passage of the pull cord through the housing, said guide means incorporating locking means adapted to selectively restrain the first or second side of a loop defined by the pull cord within the housing as the housing is pulled downwardly with respect to the screen assembly, characterized in that said guide means comprise a first sprocket rotatably mounted within the housing adapted to engage a first portion of the pull cord on a first side of the loop defined thereby and a second sprocket rotatably mounted within the housing adapted to engage a second portion of the pull cord on a second side of the loop defined thereby, the locking means being adjustably configurable between a first state, wherein the locking means prevents rotation of the first sprocket as the housing is displaced downwardly with respect to the pull cord, causing the housing to pull on said first side of the loop defined by the pull cord, and a second state, wherein the locking means prevents rotation of the second sprocket as the housing is displaced downwardly with respect to the pull cord, causing the housing to pull on the second side of the loop defined by the pull cord, such that reciprocating motion of the housing with respect to the screen assembly causes rotation of the operating mechanism of the screen assembly.
An appliance for preparing a finished edible product from its ingredients by processing of said ingredients, the appliance comprising a processing chamber for processing the ingredients and preparing said finished edible product therefrom, the appliance characterized in that it comprises a port unit associated with the processing chamber, the port unit being switchable between at least two operational states that comprise a loading state in which it establishes a flow communication between a source of the ingredients and the processing chamber's interior and a dispensing state in which the port establishes flow communication between the processing chamber's interior and a dispensing outlet for dispensing the finished product, the port unit comprises a displaceable plunger for switching between the two states, the port unit being fitted onto a chamber opening and having a housing and a dispensing shoot; the housing accommodating a plunger member displaceable between a first position in which the chamber opening is in communication with the dispensing shoot and a second position in which the plunger blocks the chamber opening; defined within the plunger member is a linking conduit linking between a first conduit end for coupling with an ingredients source and a second conduit end that in said second position is aligned with and opens into the chamber opening and is blocked in said first position. a port unit associated with the processing chamber, the port unit being switchable between at least two operational states that comprise a loading state in which it establishes a flow communication between a source of the ingredients and the processing chamber's interior and a dispensing state in which the port establishes flow communication between the processing chamber's interior and a dispensing outlet for dispensing the finished product, the port unit comprises a displaceable plunger for switching between the two states, the port unit being fitted onto a chamber opening and having a housing and a dispensing shoot; the housing accommodating a plunger member displaceable between a first position in which the chamber opening is in communication with the dispensing shoot and a second position in which the plunger blocks the chamber opening; defined within the plunger member is a linking conduit linking between a first conduit end for coupling with an ingredients source and a second conduit end that in said second position is aligned with and opens into the chamber opening and is blocked in said first position.
A method for measuring cell-mediated immune response activity in a subject, said method comprising co-incubation of lymphocytes from the subject with a combination of two sets of peptides, a first set comprising peptides of 7 to 14 amino acid residues in length which are recognised by CD8+ lymphocytes and a second set comprising peptides of 16 amino acid residues or greater which are recognised by CD4+ lymphocytes, which peptides encompass all or part of a protein antigen and measuring the presence or elevation in the level of an immune effector molecule from immune cells wherein the presence or level of the immune effector molecule is indicative of the level of cell-mediated responsiveness of the subject, wherein the level of responsiveness is indicative of the presence or absence or level or stage of a disease or condition selected from the list comprising an infection by a pathogenic agent, an autoimmune disease, a cancer, an inflammatory condition and exposure to a toxic proteinaceous agent, and wherein the lymphocytes from the subject are comprised within a blood sample and the sample is undiluted whole blood, or wherein the sample is whole blood which comprises from 10% to 100% by volume of the sample to be assayed, more particularly wherein the whole blood comprises from 50% to 100% by volume of the sample to be assayed, for example wherein the whole blood comprises from 80% to 100% by volume of the sample to be assayed.
A wireless earphone comprising: an antenna/sensor unit which serves as both of an antenna element configured to transmit and receive a radio signal wirelessly to and from an external device and a capacitive touch sensor element configured to receive an input manipulation of a wearer; a radio circuit configured to perform various kinds of processing relating to the radio signal; a control circuit configured to perform various kinds of processing on the basis of the input manipulation; wherein the antenna element is an inverted-F-antenna, which comprises a main body, a power supply line and a stub, and wherein each of one end of the power supply line and one end of the stub is connected to one end of the main body; wherein a capacitance element connects between the other end of the stub and a ground conductor, and wherein the antenna element forms an electrode of the capacitive touch sensor element. an antenna/sensor unit which serves as both of an antenna element configured to transmit and receive a radio signal wirelessly to and from an external device and a capacitive touch sensor element configured to receive an input manipulation of a wearer; a radio circuit configured to perform various kinds of processing relating to the radio signal; a control circuit configured to perform various kinds of processing on the basis of the input manipulation; wherein the antenna element is an inverted-F-antenna, which comprises a main body, a power supply line and a stub, and wherein each of one end of the power supply line and one end of the stub is connected to one end of the main body; wherein a capacitance element connects between the other end of the stub and a ground conductor, and wherein the antenna element forms an electrode of the capacitive touch sensor element.
A motorcycle having an anti-slip device which detects a front wheel speed and a rear wheel speed at the time of acceleration, computes a slip factor from a speed difference between said front wheel speed and said rear wheel speed, and which, when said slip factor has exceeded or is expected to exceed a first threshold, closes a throttle valve so as to lower an engine output and thereby to prevent a wheel or wheels from slipping, and informing means for informing a driver that an anti-slip control is being performed, the motorcycle being characterised in that it comprises preliminarily notifying means which, when said slip factor has reached or exceeded or is expected to reach or exceed a second threshold set smaller than said first threshold, informs the driver that said slip factor reaches or exceeds said second threshold, said preliminarily notifying means being provided separately from said informing means.
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400, 900) comprising: a first membrane, a second membrane and a third membrane spaced apart from one another, wherein the second membrane is between the first membrane and the third membrane; a first low pressure region between the first membrane and the second membrane; a second low pressure region between the second membrane and the third membrane, wherein the first low pressure region and the second low pressure region have a pressure less than an outer pressure; a first stator in the first low pressure region; a second stator in the second low pressure region; and a plurality of pillars which extends between the first membrane and the third membrane, wherein the plurality of pillars is mechanically coupled to the first membrane, the second membrane and the third membrane. a first membrane, a second membrane and a third membrane spaced apart from one another, wherein the second membrane is between the first membrane and the third membrane; a first low pressure region between the first membrane and the second membrane; a second low pressure region between the second membrane and the third membrane, wherein the first low pressure region and the second low pressure region have a pressure less than an outer pressure; a first stator in the first low pressure region; a second stator in the second low pressure region; and a plurality of pillars which extends between the first membrane and the third membrane, wherein the plurality of pillars is mechanically coupled to the first membrane, the second membrane and the third membrane.
A reinforcement comprising: a carrier having a plurality of walls extending between terminal ends; a support feature disposed on said carrier; and a material layer disposed on at least one of said plurality of walls and at least partially supported by said support feature, wherein said support feature includes at least one rib integrally formed with said carrier or includes a plurality of holes defined by said walls, characterized in that said at least one rib or the edges of the hole extends at an angle α relative to said wall. a carrier having a plurality of walls extending between terminal ends; a support feature disposed on said carrier; and a material layer disposed on at least one of said plurality of walls and at least partially supported by said support feature, wherein said support feature includes at least one rib integrally formed with said carrier or includes a plurality of holes defined by said walls, characterized in that said at least one rib or the edges of the hole extends at an angle α relative to said wall.
An electrode assembly for use with an instrument for sealing and cutting vessels and/or tissue, including: a pair of opposing first and second jaw members at least one of which is movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween, each jaw member including: at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface (212, 222) extending along a length thereof, and an insulator (213, 223) which is disposed adjacent to the at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface, wherein the first jaw member includes an electrically conductive cutting element disposed within the insulator of the first jaw member, the at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface of the first jaw member is a pair of spaced apart electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces (212a, 212b), the electrically conductive cutting element is disposed in general vertical registration to the insulator on the second jaw member to define at least one cutting zone between the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces and the cutting element, and the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces of the first jaw member extend towards the second jaw member so as to isolate the cutting zone with a high impedance pinch point. a pair of opposing first and second jaw members at least one of which is movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween, each jaw member including: at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface (212, 222) extending along a length thereof, and an insulator (213, 223) which is disposed adjacent to the at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface, at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface (212, 222) extending along a length thereof, and an insulator (213, 223) which is disposed adjacent to the at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface, wherein the first jaw member includes an electrically conductive cutting element disposed within the insulator of the first jaw member, the at least one electrically conductive tissue sealing surface of the first jaw member is a pair of spaced apart electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces (212a, 212b), the electrically conductive cutting element is disposed in general vertical registration to the insulator on the second jaw member to define at least one cutting zone between the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces and the cutting element, and the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces of the first jaw member extend towards the second jaw member so as to isolate the cutting zone with a high impedance pinch point.
A method of preparing a secure element, the method being performed as part of a pre-personalisation process of the secure element and comprising: receiving a secure element in the form of a chip comprising a processor and a non-volatile, re-writable, memory; writing at least one set of at least two applications to the secure element, a first application to a first portion of the memory and a second application to a second portion of the memory; writing code to the secure element and invoking the code with a parameter indicating the application which is to be removed to recover a memory portion occupied by a selected one of the at least the first application and the second application, leaving a remaining application in the memory and to make the recovered memory portion available for storage of other data; such that only one of the applications is present in the finalised secure element wherein the at least two applications of the set are mutually exclusive, and the method further comprising preventing a further invocation of the code. receiving a secure element in the form of a chip comprising a processor and a non-volatile, re-writable, memory; writing at least one set of at least two applications to the secure element, a first application to a first portion of the memory and a second application to a second portion of the memory; writing code to the secure element and invoking the code with a parameter indicating the application which is to be removed to recover a memory portion occupied by a selected one of the at least the first application and the second application, leaving a remaining application in the memory and to make the recovered memory portion available for storage of other data; such that only one of the applications is present in the finalised secure element wherein the at least two applications of the set are mutually exclusive, and writing code to the secure element and invoking the code with a parameter indicating the application which is to be removed to recover a memory portion occupied by a selected one of the at least the first application and the second application, leaving a remaining application in the memory and to make the recovered memory portion available for storage of other data; such that only one of the applications is present in the finalised secure element wherein the at least two applications of the set are mutually exclusive, and the method further comprising preventing a further invocation of the code.
A method comprising: manufacturing a first optical aberration compensation lens, comprising: providing a first starting base glass material of a base composition comprising GeSe 2 -As 2 Se 3 -PbSe, GAP-Se, glass; and applying a first heat treatment to the first starting base glass material to form a first glass-ceramic material with a first volume filling fraction of one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one first aberration of at least one first lens; and manufacturing a second optical aberration compensation lens, comprising: providing the first starting base glass material; and applying a second heat treatment, different from the first heat treatment, to the first starting base glass material to form a second glass-ceramic material with a second volume filling fraction of the one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one second aberration of at least one second lens. manufacturing a first optical aberration compensation lens, comprising: providing a first starting base glass material of a base composition comprising GeSe 2 -As 2 Se 3 -PbSe, GAP-Se, glass; and applying a first heat treatment to the first starting base glass material to form a first glass-ceramic material with a first volume filling fraction of one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one first aberration of at least one first lens; and providing a first starting base glass material of a base composition comprising GeSe 2 -As 2 Se 3 -PbSe, GAP-Se, glass; and applying a first heat treatment to the first starting base glass material to form a first glass-ceramic material with a first volume filling fraction of one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one first aberration of at least one first lens; and manufacturing a second optical aberration compensation lens, comprising: providing the first starting base glass material; and applying a second heat treatment, different from the first heat treatment, to the first starting base glass material to form a second glass-ceramic material with a second volume filling fraction of the one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one second aberration of at least one second lens. providing the first starting base glass material; and applying a second heat treatment, different from the first heat treatment, to the first starting base glass material to form a second glass-ceramic material with a second volume filling fraction of the one or more first species of nanocrystals configured to compensate for at least one second aberration of at least one second lens.
A heat-sensitive resistor of negative or positive temperature coefficient, respectively comprising a resistive element based on antimony tin oxide or a resistive element based on carbon black, characterized in that the resistor contains a polymer having a dielectric constant between 2 and 3, a molar mass between 50,000 and 150,000 g/mol, and a glass transition temperature Tg between 40 and 100°C.
A composition for use in treating a diabetic eye disease, comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: each of R1 and R2 is independently H or a C1-C6 alkyl and R3 is H or a C1-C6 alkyl, and the compound is to be ophthalmically administered in an effective amount to a subject in need thereof.
A human anti-TNF-α antibody comprising the CDR regions of heavy (SEQ ID NO.23) and light (SEQ ID NO.24) chains from human Adalimumab, but modification/replacement of amino acid sequence(s) in the FR regions of Adalimumab, wherein the antibody has reduced immunogenicity compared to Adalimumab, and wherein the antibody comprises: (a) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; or (b) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; or (c) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; or (d) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; or (e) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; or (f) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; or (g) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19. (a) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; or (b) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; or (c) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; or (d) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; or (e) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; or (f) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; or (g) the human light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 and the human heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19.
A method of a base station for communicating with a network node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting (603, 703), to the network node via an Sx interface, which is an interface between the base station and the network node, an Sx interface based message including a radio resource control, RRC, message received from a terminal, and an Sx interface based identifier allocated to the terminal by the base station to identify the terminal over the Sx interface; and receiving (604, 704), from the network node via the Sx interface, an establishment request message to request a setup of a context for the terminal, the establishment request message including an Sx interface based identifier allocated to the terminal by the network node to identify the terminal over the Sx interface, wherein the RRC message is transmitted to the network node without being interpreted by the base station, wherein the base station includes a radio link control, RLC, layer, a medium access control, MAC, layer, and a physical, PHY, layer, and wherein the network node includes an RRC layer, and a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, layer. transmitting (603, 703), to the network node via an Sx interface, which is an interface between the base station and the network node, an Sx interface based message including a radio resource control, RRC, message received from a terminal, and an Sx interface based identifier allocated to the terminal by the base station to identify the terminal over the Sx interface; and receiving (604, 704), from the network node via the Sx interface, an establishment request message to request a setup of a context for the terminal, the establishment request message including an Sx interface based identifier allocated to the terminal by the network node to identify the terminal over the Sx interface, wherein the RRC message is transmitted to the network node without being interpreted by the base station, wherein the base station includes a radio link control, RLC, layer, a medium access control, MAC, layer, and a physical, PHY, layer, and wherein the network node includes an RRC layer, and a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, layer.