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A method of forming an imaging fibre apparatus comprising: arranging rods (36A-36E) to form a plurality of stacks each comprising a respective plurality of rods, wherein: for each stack, the respective plurality of rods (36A-36E) comprises rods having different core sizes, the rods of different core sizes being arranged in a selected arrangement to form a regular array comprising a plurality of rows of rods and a plurality of columns of rods, each row comprising at least one rod of each of the plurality of different core sizes and each column comprising at least one rod of each of the plurality of different core sizes, and the rods of different core sizes being arranged such that each stack has a respective regular shape; wherein the selected regular shape or shapes are such that the stacks stack together in a desired arrangement; the method further comprising: drawing each of the plurality of stacks; stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack, thereby tiling the selected regular shape or shapes to substantially fill a plane and to form a repeating arrangement of rods of different sizes; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus, wherein the selected arrangement of the rods (36A-36E) in each stack in said regular array and the selected regular shape or shapes of the stacks are such that for each of said rods of said further stack the nearest-neighbour rods for said rod have different core sizes to said rod. arranging rods (36A-36E) to form a plurality of stacks each comprising a respective plurality of rods, wherein: for each stack, the respective plurality of rods (36A-36E) comprises rods having different core sizes, the rods of different core sizes being arranged in a selected arrangement to form a regular array comprising a plurality of rows of rods and a plurality of columns of rods, each row comprising at least one rod of each of the plurality of different core sizes and each column comprising at least one rod of each of the plurality of different core sizes, and the rods of different core sizes being arranged such that each stack has a respective regular shape; wherein the selected regular shape or shapes are such that the stacks stack together in a desired arrangement; drawing each of the plurality of stacks; stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack, thereby tiling the selected regular shape or shapes to substantially fill a plane and to form a repeating arrangement of rods of different sizes; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus, wherein the selected arrangement of the rods (36A-36E) in each stack in said regular array and the selected regular shape or shapes of the stacks are such that for each of said rods of said further stack the nearest-neighbour rods for said rod have different core sizes to said rod.
A near-field device, comprising: a conductive housing; a near-field antenna, having a first feed point and a second feed point, and including, a first inductive coil having a first end coupled to the first feed point, a second end coupled to the second feed point, and a connection point at a center point of the first inductive coil; a conductive plate capacitively coupled to the conductive housing, and coupled to the first end of the first inductive coil; a tuning circuit coupled to the first and second feed points (240,235), and including, a first capacitance bank, a second capacitance bank, a first resistance bank, and a second resistance bank; wherein one end of the first capacitance bank and the first resistance bank are coupled to the first feed point and one end of the second capacitance bank and the second resistance bank are coupled to the second feed point; a reference potential; wherein another end of each of the capacitance banks (C1, C2) and another end of each of the resistance banks (R1, R2) are coupled to the reference potential; wherein the connection point is galvanically coupled to the reference potential; and wherein the conductive housing is galvanically coupled to the reference potential; wherein the first inductive coil is configured to receive or transmit near-field magnetic signals; and wherein the conductive plate and the conductive housing are configured to receive or transmit near-field electric signals; and wherein the near-field device includes only one conductive plate. a conductive housing; a near-field antenna, having a first feed point and a second feed point, and including, a first inductive coil having a first end coupled to the first feed point, a second end coupled to the second feed point, and a connection point at a center point of the first inductive coil; a conductive plate capacitively coupled to the conductive housing, and coupled to the first end of the first inductive coil; a tuning circuit coupled to the first and second feed points (240,235), and including, a first capacitance bank, a second capacitance bank, a first resistance bank, and a second resistance bank; wherein one end of the first capacitance bank and the first resistance bank are coupled to the first feed point and one end of the second capacitance bank and the second resistance bank are coupled to the second feed point; a reference potential; wherein another end of each of the capacitance banks (C1, C2) and another end of each of the resistance banks (R1, R2) are coupled to the reference potential; wherein the connection point is galvanically coupled to the reference potential; and wherein the conductive housing is galvanically coupled to the reference potential; wherein the first inductive coil is configured to receive or transmit near-field magnetic signals; and wherein the conductive plate and the conductive housing are configured to receive or transmit near-field electric signals; and wherein the near-field device includes only one conductive plate.
A linearized vector nucleic acid suitable for expressing at least one polypeptide of interest in a mammalian cell, comprising (a) at least one expression cassette suitable for expressing a polypeptide of interest, wherein said expression cassette comprises the polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of interest and comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; (b) an expression cassette comprising a mammalian selectable marker gene, wherein said mammalian selectable marker gene is an antibiotic resistance gene and wherein said expression cassette comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; (c) an expression cassette (MASM) comprising a mammalian amplifiable, selectable marker gene, wherein said expression cassette (MASM) comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; and (d) an expression cassette comprising a prokaryotic selectable marker gene; wherein the expression cassette is flanked 5' by the expression cassette (MASM), the expression cassette is located 3' from the expression cassette, and the expression cassette is located 3' of the expression cassette, and wherein the expression cassettes (MASM), and are arranged in the same 5' to 3' orientation. (a) at least one expression cassette suitable for expressing a polypeptide of interest, wherein said expression cassette comprises the polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of interest and comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; (b) an expression cassette comprising a mammalian selectable marker gene, wherein said mammalian selectable marker gene is an antibiotic resistance gene and wherein said expression cassette comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; (c) an expression cassette (MASM) comprising a mammalian amplifiable, selectable marker gene, wherein said expression cassette (MASM) comprises at least one promoter or promoter/enhancer element; and (d) an expression cassette comprising a prokaryotic selectable marker gene;
A pressure sensor with a circuit board, with a measuring element which is arranged on the circuit board and with at least one first fluid channel which is connected to the measuring element and which departing from a first side of the circuit board extends through an opening in the circuit board to a second side of the circuit board and is connected to the measuring element at this second side of the circuit board, characterised in that two measuring elements (64, 86) for the pressure measurement are arranged on the circuit board, between which measuring elements the circuit board comprises a recess which extends up to the edge of the circuit board.
An automation component comprising: a display having addressable locations in an array (44, 46) for display of data, the display including control circuitry configured to control the display, wherein, in a first mode, the control circuitry is configured to control illumination of each of said individual locations of the display in the array for conveying, by each of said individual locations, the status of a different input, output or component in a control system, and wherein in a second mode, the control circuitry is configured to control illumination of said individual locations such that a plurality of individual adjacent locations in the array displays an amalgamated alphanumeric character (50, 52). a display having addressable locations in an array (44, 46) for display of data, the display including control circuitry configured to control the display, wherein, in a first mode, the control circuitry is configured to control illumination of each of said individual locations of the display in the array for conveying, by each of said individual locations, the status of a different input, output or component in a control system, and wherein in a second mode, the control circuitry is configured to control illumination of said individual locations such that a plurality of individual adjacent locations in the array displays an amalgamated alphanumeric character (50, 52).
A fault diagnosis method for a rotating motor, the fault diagnosis method comprising: obtaining a time-domain acceleration signal of the rotating motor along a vibration direction and a rotation period of the rotating motor; converting the time-domain acceleration signal into a time-domain velocity signal, cutting off a plurality of velocity signal segments along the time-domain velocity signal by taking the rotation period as a step size, and arranging the plurality of velocity signal segments in sequence to obtain a velocity signal matrix; converting the velocity signal matrix into a single image; and inputting the single image into a trained neural network model to obtain a fault diagnosis result. obtaining a time-domain acceleration signal of the rotating motor along a vibration direction and a rotation period of the rotating motor; converting the time-domain acceleration signal into a time-domain velocity signal, cutting off a plurality of velocity signal segments along the time-domain velocity signal by taking the rotation period as a step size, and arranging the plurality of velocity signal segments in sequence to obtain a velocity signal matrix; converting the velocity signal matrix into a single image; and inputting the single image into a trained neural network model to obtain a fault diagnosis result.
A method for inhibiting the coloring of a syrupy sweetener comprising a reducing saccharide together with a non-reducing oligosaccharide having a β-fructofuranosidic linkage, wherein said method comprises a step of incorporating a sodium lactate and/or calcium lactate into said syrupy sweetener.
A device for measuring total microbial content of a soil sample dispersed in an extraction fluid comprising salts and a detergent, comprising a substrate having a plurality of sample application sites thereon, each sample application site comprising a fluid-absorbable membrane, wherein the fluid-absorbable membrane is wettable by the sample within 5 seconds to 30 seconds of applying the sample, and wherein the fluid-absorbable membrane retains the soil sample microbes having a size of between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers on the surface but not pigments in the soil sample.
A flameproof/explosion-proof coupling with increased safety connection comprising: an enclosure having an internally-threaded aperture; a terminal feedthrough comprising: a terminal pin insert having a pair of ends; a polymeric body having an externally threaded region disposed about the terminal pin insert to form an interface with the terminal pin insert; and wherein the interface is configured to provide a flame-quenching and explosion-proof pathway; the terminal feedthrough threaded into the internally-threaded aperture, also having the externally threaded region of the polymeric body engaged with the internally-threaded aperture; and an environmental seal disposed about the polymeric body, wherein the seal is configured to prevent the ingress of environmental contaminants. an enclosure having an internally-threaded aperture; a terminal feedthrough comprising: a terminal pin insert having a pair of ends; a polymeric body having an externally threaded region disposed about the terminal pin insert to form an interface with the terminal pin insert; and wherein the interface is configured to provide a flame-quenching and explosion-proof pathway; a terminal pin insert having a pair of ends; a polymeric body having an externally threaded region disposed about the terminal pin insert to form an interface with the terminal pin insert; and wherein the interface is configured to provide a flame-quenching and explosion-proof pathway; the terminal feedthrough threaded into the internally-threaded aperture, also having the externally threaded region of the polymeric body engaged with the internally-threaded aperture; and an environmental seal disposed about the polymeric body, wherein the seal is configured to prevent the ingress of environmental contaminants.
A fusion protein comprising the formula: (a) Ab-(PL-Ag) x; (b) Ab-(Ag-PL)x; (c) Ab-(PL-Ag-PL) x; (d) Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag) x; (e) Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; (f) Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; (g) NH 2 -Ab-(PL-Ag) x -COOH; (h) NH 2 -Ab-(Ag-PL) x -COOH; (i) Ab-(PL-Ag) x -(PL y -Agz) n; or (j) Ab-(Ag-PL) x -(PL y -Agz) n; wherein Ab is an antibody or F v, Fab, Fab', F(ab') 2, Fc, or ScF v antibody fragment; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker selected from SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11), PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12), TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13), or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14); wherein Ag is at least one antigen selected from a mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterial antigen, an HIV antigen, and an HCV antigen; wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, wherein n is 0 to 19; and wherein y or z is 0 to 10. (a) Ab-(PL-Ag) x; (b) Ab-(Ag-PL)x; (c) Ab-(PL-Ag-PL) x; (d) Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag) x; (e) Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; (f) Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; (g) NH 2 -Ab-(PL-Ag) x -COOH; (h) NH 2 -Ab-(Ag-PL) x -COOH; (i) Ab-(PL-Ag) x -(PL y -Agz) n; or (j) Ab-(Ag-PL) x -(PL y -Agz) n;
A waterproof structure comprising: an electric motor; a speed reducer for decelerating a rotational driving force of the electric motor and transmitting the decelerated rotational driving force to a rotationally driven portion; a case (13, 23) housing the speed reducer; a cover externally covering the speed reducer in a liquid-tight manner; and a fixing unit (6, 7, 51) provided on an inner peripheral side of the cover to fix the cover to the case, characterized in that the fixing unit (6, 7, 51) includes: a protruding portion protruding radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the cover; and a holding member clamping the protruding portion together with the case in an axial direction of the electric motor. an electric motor; a speed reducer for decelerating a rotational driving force of the electric motor and transmitting the decelerated rotational driving force to a rotationally driven portion; a case (13, 23) housing the speed reducer; a cover externally covering the speed reducer in a liquid-tight manner; and a fixing unit (6, 7, 51) provided on an inner peripheral side of the cover to fix the cover to the case, characterized in that the fixing unit (6, 7, 51) includes: a protruding portion protruding radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the cover; and a holding member clamping the protruding portion together with the case in an axial direction of the electric motor. a protruding portion protruding radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the cover; and a holding member clamping the protruding portion together with the case in an axial direction of the electric motor.
A pneumatic telescoping mast, for example for supporting and moving military communication, lighting and/or surveillance equipment, comprising a plurality of telescopically-coupled sealing tubes (2, 2'), the tubes (2, 2') being operable to switch from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration, and vice versa, wherein the actuation of the tubes (2, 2') occurs by introducing pressurized air into the pneumatic telescoping mast, tube locking means suitable to lock the tubes in the extended configuration by interference or friction even in the absence of pressurized air in the mast, wherein said tube locking means comprise at least one safety device (50; 650) configured to keep the tube locking means in locked position and deactivatable to allow the tube locking means to switch to the released position only when the air in the mast reaches a preset pressure value, the mast being characterized in that said safety device (50; 650) is operable by the pressurized air in the telescoping mast.
An injection device for administering a dose of a medicament, comprising: a case having a proximal end and a distal end; a carrier adapted to accommodate a syringe such that the syringe is arranged for joint axial translation with the carrier; a trigger button; a button release mechanism; and a control spring; wherein, in a first state, the trigger button is coupled to the carrier and abuts the distal end of the case by said button release mechanism thus preventing depression of the trigger button, wherein, in an intermediate state, the case moves proximally relative to the carrier and the trigger button, and the trigger button remains engaged to the carrier, and wherein, in a second state, the trigger button and the carrier move proximally relative to the case and the trigger button disengages the carrier as the carrier moves further driven by said control spring and engages the case. a case having a proximal end and a distal end; a carrier adapted to accommodate a syringe such that the syringe is arranged for joint axial translation with the carrier; a trigger button; a button release mechanism; and a control spring; wherein, in a first state, the trigger button is coupled to the carrier and abuts the distal end of the case by said button release mechanism thus preventing depression of the trigger button, wherein, in an intermediate state, the case moves proximally relative to the carrier and the trigger button, and the trigger button remains engaged to the carrier, and wherein, in a second state, the trigger button and the carrier move proximally relative to the case and the trigger button disengages the carrier as the carrier moves further driven by said control spring and engages the case.
A composition used to form an ultrasound contrast agent, comprising a lipid solution comprising DPPA, DPPC and PEG5000-DPPE, and a perfluorocarbon gas, in a container, wherein the lipid solution comprises 0.1 mg to 0.6 mg combined of DPPA, DPPC and PEG5000-DPPE per ml of solution, and optionally wherein when activated (i) the composition comprises microspheres having an average diameter of 1 micron to 2 microns, or/and (ii) the composition comprises 0.1 × 10 9 to 3.5 × 10 9 microspheres per mL. a lipid solution comprising DPPA, DPPC and PEG5000-DPPE, and a perfluorocarbon gas, in a container, wherein the lipid solution comprises 0.1 mg to 0.6 mg combined of DPPA, DPPC and PEG5000-DPPE per ml of solution, and optionally wherein when activated (i) the composition comprises microspheres having an average diameter of 1 micron to 2 microns, or/and (ii) the composition comprises 0.1 × 10 9 to 3.5 × 10 9 microspheres per mL. (i) the composition comprises microspheres having an average diameter of 1 micron to 2 microns, or/and (ii) the composition comprises 0.1 × 10 9 to 3.5 × 10 9 microspheres per mL.
A rear protection structure for a vehicle which is equipped with an engine and a rear wheel-driving motor each as a traveling-driving power source of the vehicle and in which the rear wheel-driving motor is arranged between right and left rear wheels (10a, 10b) of the vehicle, and a fuel tank for the engine and the rear wheel-driving motor are arranged adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein: a rear suspension supporting the rear wheel-driving motor has a suspension member with an octothorpe-like shape formed by right and left side members (30a, 30b) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and spaced from each other in a width direction of the vehicle, a first rear cross member connecting front portions of the right and left side members (30a, 30b) to each other and extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a second rear cross member connecting rear portions of the right and left side members (30a, 30b) to each other and extending in the width direction of the vehicle, the fuel tank is arranged in front of the rear wheel-driving motor with respect to the vehicle, the first rear cross member is set up in front of the rear wheel-driving motor so as to separate the rear wheel-driving motor and the fuel tank from each other, characterized in that: the rear wheel-driving motor and an electric power supply line connected to the rear wheel-driving motor are arranged within a space enclosed by the suspension member, and the electric power supply line is provided on a rear surface of the rear wheel-driving motor located opposite the fuel tank with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is connected to the rear wheel-driving motor at a location in front of a rear end face of the second rear cross member. a rear suspension supporting the rear wheel-driving motor has a suspension member with an octothorpe-like shape formed by right and left side members (30a, 30b) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and spaced from each other in a width direction of the vehicle, a first rear cross member connecting front portions of the right and left side members (30a, 30b) to each other and extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a second rear cross member connecting rear portions of the right and left side members (30a, 30b) to each other and extending in the width direction of the vehicle, the fuel tank is arranged in front of the rear wheel-driving motor with respect to the vehicle, the first rear cross member is set up in front of the rear wheel-driving motor so as to separate the rear wheel-driving motor and the fuel tank from each other, characterized in that: the rear wheel-driving motor and an electric power supply line connected to the rear wheel-driving motor are arranged within a space enclosed by the suspension member, and the electric power supply line is provided on a rear surface of the rear wheel-driving motor located opposite the fuel tank with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is connected to the rear wheel-driving motor at a location in front of a rear end face of the second rear cross member.