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A tray comprising a stabilising device, the device comprising: at least one finger support member; at least one spacer element connected to the finger support member and to the underside of the tray; wherein the at least one spacer element is connected to the underside of the tray by means of a first pivotal connection, and to the finger support member by means of a second pivotal connection; and wherein in use, the finger support member can move between a closed position in which the finger support member is substantially flush with the underside of the tray and an open position in which the finger support member is spaced from the underside of the tray such that a user can insert at least one finger between the tray and the finger support member. at least one finger support member; at least one spacer element connected to the finger support member and to the underside of the tray; wherein the at least one spacer element is connected to the underside of the tray by means of a first pivotal connection, and to the finger support member by means of a second pivotal connection; and wherein in use, the finger support member can move between a closed position in which the finger support member is substantially flush with the underside of the tray and an open position in which the finger support member is spaced from the underside of the tray such that a user can insert at least one finger between the tray and the finger support member.
A process for producing a sterile or essentially sterile non-autoclaved nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel, wherein the process comprises obtaining bleached cellulose pulp fibers and providing an aqueous suspension thereof; and subjecting the cellulose pulp fibers in the aqueous suspension to at least 2 cycles of high pressure mechanical disintegration to obtain a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel and thereby reducing the number of viable microorganisms present in the suspension by a factor of at least 10 2; wherein all steps of the process after obtaining the bleached cellulose pulp fibers are performed under conditions of ISO 8 of ISO 14644-1 cleanroom standards or stricter. obtaining bleached cellulose pulp fibers and providing an aqueous suspension thereof; and subjecting the cellulose pulp fibers in the aqueous suspension to at least 2 cycles of high pressure mechanical disintegration to obtain a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel and thereby reducing the number of viable microorganisms present in the suspension by a factor of at least 10 2; wherein all steps of the process after obtaining the bleached cellulose pulp fibers are performed under conditions of ISO 8 of ISO 14644-1 cleanroom standards or stricter.
A method for producing a horseshoe crab Factor C comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or having an identity not less than 90% to the full length of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 and having factor C activity, which is a recombinant protein which does not have a His-tag sequence at the C-terminus or any other peptide at either terminus and is obtained from insect cells as a host: the method comprising the steps to below: a step of incorporating DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of the Factor C into a viral DNA; a step of infecting insect cells with the virus into which said DNA was incorporated; a step of allowing insect cells infected with said virus to express the protein encoded by said DNA; and a step of recovering the Factor C as a solution and eliminating the virus using a hollow fibre filtration membrane having a pore size of 500 kDa. a step of incorporating DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of the Factor C into a viral DNA; a step of infecting insect cells with the virus into which said DNA was incorporated; a step of allowing insect cells infected with said virus to express the protein encoded by said DNA; and a step of recovering the Factor C as a solution and eliminating the virus using a hollow fibre filtration membrane having a pore size of 500 kDa.
A process for the selective reduction of a cysteine-engineered antibody comprising reacting an antibody comprising one or more engineered cysteines at positions selected from heavy chain 40, 41, 42 and 89 according to the Kabat numbering system, heavy chain 152, 153, 155, and 171 according to the Eu numbering system, light chain 40 and 41 according to the Kabat numbering system, and light chain 165 and 168 according to the Eu numbering system, with a compound according to formula,,,,, or or a salt thereof.
A process for producing an aqueous silica-based sol having an S-value in the range of from 10 to 50 % which comprises: (a) providing a cationic ion exchange resin having at least part of its ion exchange capacity in hydrogen form; (b) bringing said ion exchange resin in contact with an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to form an aqueous slurry; (c) stirring said aqueous slurry until the pH of the aqueous phase is in the range of from 5.0 to 8.0 and to allow particle aggregation and microgel formation; (d) adjusting the pH of said aqueous phase to above 9.0 by adding at least one alkaline material selected from aqueous alkali metal silicates, aqueous alkali metal hydroxides and ammonium hydroxide; and (e) separating said ion exchange resin from the aqueous phase after step (c) or after step (d). (a) providing a cationic ion exchange resin having at least part of its ion exchange capacity in hydrogen form; (b) bringing said ion exchange resin in contact with an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to form an aqueous slurry; (c) stirring said aqueous slurry until the pH of the aqueous phase is in the range of from 5.0 to 8.0 and to allow particle aggregation and microgel formation; (d) adjusting the pH of said aqueous phase to above 9.0 by adding at least one alkaline material selected from aqueous alkali metal silicates, aqueous alkali metal hydroxides and ammonium hydroxide; and (e) separating said ion exchange resin from the aqueous phase after step (c) or after step (d).
A soil treatment device for a substrate on which plant stumps protrude and in which roots of the plant remains are present, - with a driving device by means of which the treatment device can be moved in a direction of travel, - with a cutting knife or shaft arranged above the substrate, which is driven in the opposite direction to the direction of travel and by means of which the plant stumps are separated from the substrate, and - with a frame, by means of which areas of the cutting knife or shaft are encapsulated, to which a soil processing roller penetrating into the substrate is rotatably fastened, the roller being arranged adjacent to the cutting knife or shaft and downstream of the latter, with respect to the direction of travel, in which a conveying channel is provided in the frame into which the separated plant stumps are conveyed by the cutting knife or shaft, in which the conveying channel is guided over the soil processing roller and its outlet opening runs downstream of the soil processing roller in relation to the direction of travel, characterised in that, a chopping device, preferably in the form of a cutting grid, knife or cutting edges, is provided in the conveying channel, by means of which the introduced plant stumps are reduced in size. - with a driving device by means of which the treatment device can be moved in a direction of travel, - with a cutting knife or shaft arranged above the substrate, which is driven in the opposite direction to the direction of travel and by means of which the plant stumps are separated from the substrate, and - with a frame, by means of which areas of the cutting knife or shaft are encapsulated, to which a soil processing roller penetrating into the substrate is rotatably fastened, the roller being arranged adjacent to the cutting knife or shaft and downstream of the latter, with respect to the direction of travel, in which a conveying channel is provided in the frame into which the separated plant stumps are conveyed by the cutting knife or shaft, in which
An electrical connector for electronics associated with a pedal spindle, the electrical connector comprising: a plurality of concentrically-spaced electrical contact pads configured to fit within the pedal spindle and to electrically connect to the electronics associated with the pedal spindle; and a spindle connector comprising: a housing configured to mate with an end of the pedal spindle proximate to the electrical contact pads, and a plurality of electrically conductive elements each configured to electrically connect with one of the concentrically-spaced electrical contact pads when the housing is mated with the end of the pedal spindle. a plurality of concentrically-spaced electrical contact pads configured to fit within the pedal spindle and to electrically connect to the electronics associated with the pedal spindle; and a spindle connector comprising: a housing configured to mate with an end of the pedal spindle proximate to the electrical contact pads, and a plurality of electrically conductive elements each configured to electrically connect with one of the concentrically-spaced electrical contact pads when the housing is mated with the end of the pedal spindle. a housing configured to mate with an end of the pedal spindle proximate to the electrical contact pads, and a plurality of electrically conductive elements each configured to electrically connect with one of the concentrically-spaced electrical contact pads when the housing is mated with the end of the pedal spindle.
A method for producing a population of pancreatic progenitor cells which comprises: i) providing a population of induced pluripotent (iPS) cells, optionally human iPS cells; ii) culturing the population in a definitive endoderm induction medium to produce a population of definitive endoderm cells, wherein the definitive endoderm induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises a TGFβ ligand, fibroblast growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein, a PI3K inhibitor and optionally a GSK3β inhibitor; iii) culturing the population of definitive endoderm cells in a first pancreatic induction medium to produce a population of dorsal foregut cells, wherein the first pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises an activin antagonist; FGF; retinoic acid; and a BMP inhibitor; iv) culturing the dorsal foregut cells in a second pancreatic induction medium, wherein the second pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises FGF, a BMP antagonist, retinoic acid, and a hedgehog signalling inhibitor,; v) culturing the endoderm cells in a third pancreatic induction medium, wherein the third pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises FGF; thereby producing a population of pancreatic progenitor cells. i) providing a population of induced pluripotent (iPS) cells, optionally human iPS cells; ii) culturing the population in a definitive endoderm induction medium to produce a population of definitive endoderm cells, wherein the definitive endoderm induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises a TGFβ ligand, fibroblast growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein, a PI3K inhibitor and optionally a GSK3β inhibitor; iii) culturing the population of definitive endoderm cells in a first pancreatic induction medium to produce a population of dorsal foregut cells, wherein the first pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises an activin antagonist; FGF; retinoic acid; and a BMP inhibitor; iv) culturing the dorsal foregut cells in a second pancreatic induction medium, wherein the second pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises FGF, a BMP antagonist, retinoic acid, and a hedgehog signalling inhibitor,; v) culturing the endoderm cells in a third pancreatic induction medium, wherein the third pancreatic induction medium is a chemically defined medium which comprises FGF;
A compound represented by the following general formula: wherein A represents one selected from the following formulae (Ia) to (Id): wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group, and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 alkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Cooker hood, comprising a mains supply terminal, one or more lighting elements, a lighting element driver connected to the mains supply terminal and the one or more lighting elements, and an electronically commuted motor driving a fan, characterized in that a power supply terminal of the EC motor is directly connected to the mains supply terminal and a control terminal of the EC motor is connected to a control unit, wherein the control unit is connected to a power supply output of the lighting element driver.
Foil arrangement, comprising at least one foil section having a wing profile which extends along a flow direction and comprising a connection section connected to the foil section along a connection direction, wherein the connection direction extends angularly to the flow direction in such a manner that the connection direction extends transversal to the direction of attack on the foil section, and the connection section is adapted to be mechanically fixed in a movable way, so that the foil arrangement is rotatorily and translationally movable relative to a hull of a boat or ship, wherein the foil arrangement comprises a stiffening element connecting the foil section and the connection section to each other so that the foil arrangement has a closed hollow profile, wherein the foil arrangement at the connection section comprises a fixation means for mechanical fixation of the foil arrangement, wherein the fixation means is a rigid clamping allowing movement of the foil arrangement along the longitudinal direction of at least one part of the connection section, characterised in that the connection section is non-linear formed, wherein the connection section is curved so that the connection section comprises a first subsection connected to the foil section and a second subsection connected to the first subsection, wherein the subsections (24, 25) form an angle of 80° to 130°.
1. A method for producing an aluminium alloy product consisting at least partially of an aluminium alloy with the following proportions of alloy components in percentage by weight: 4.5 % ≤ Si ≤ 12 %, P ≤ 10 ppm, B ≤ 10 ppm and optionally Ti ≤ 0.2 %, Fe ≤ 0.8 %, Cu ≤ 0.3 %, Mn ≤ 0.10 %, Mg ≤ 2.0 %, Zn ≤ 0.20 %, Cr ≤ 0.05 %, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05 % by weight and in total at most 0.15 % by weight, wherein the aluminium alloy is free from primary Si particles with a size of more than 10 μ m, wherein the aluminium alloy product is a strip and comprises at least one further layer formed from aluminium or an aluminium alloy and the strip is produced by roll cladding or composite casting, in which - pure aluminium with a P content of at most 10 ppm and a B content of at most 10 ppm, the remainder being aluminium with unavoidable impurities individually of 0.05 % by weight and in total at most 0.2 % by weight, is melted in a smelting furnace, - the following are optionally alloyed in the smelting furnace in percentage by weight as further alloy components or are already contained at least in part in the pure aluminium Fe with up to 0.8 %, Cu with up to 0.3 %, Mn with up to 0.10 %, Mg with up to 2.0 %, Zn with up to 0.20 %, Cr with up to 0.05 %, - silicon is alloyed in the smelting furnace until a Si content from 4.5 % by weight to 12 % by weight of the aluminium alloy is achieved, and - titanium is alloyed in the smelting furnace in the form of a master alloy in order to adjust the Ti content to a maximum of 0.2 % by weight, wherein the addition of grain refining agents containing titanium borides is omitted. - pure aluminium with a P content of at most 10 ppm and a B content of at most 10 ppm, the remainder being aluminium with unavoidable impurities individually of 0.05 % by weight and in total at most 0.2 % by weight, is melted in a smelting furnace, - the following are optionally alloyed in the smelting furnace in percentage by weight as further alloy components or are already contained at least in part in the pure aluminium Fe with up to 0.8 %, Cu with up to 0.3 %, Mn with up to 0.10 %, Mg with up to 2.0 %, Zn with up to 0.20 %, Cr with up to 0.05 %, Fe with up to 0.8 %, Cu with up to 0.3 %, Mn with up to 0.10 %, Mg with up to 2.0 %, Zn with up to 0.20 %, Cr with up to 0.05 %, - silicon is alloyed in the smelting furnace until a Si content from 4.5 % by weight to 12 % by weight of the aluminium alloy is achieved, and - titanium is alloyed in the smelting furnace in the form of a master alloy in order to adjust the Ti content to a maximum of 0.2 % by weight, wherein the addition of grain refining agents containing titanium borides is omitted.
A method for assisting a user during physical training using a robot, comprising: detecting presence of the user in a geo-location where the robot is deployed and identifying the user by matching one or more user attributes of the user captured by the robot with corresponding user attributes stored in a user profile for the user; moving the robot into one or more positions proximate to the user upon detecting the user performing an exercise from an exercise routine, to enable capturing of one or more images of a posture held by the user when the user is performing the exercise, the one or more positions identified based on the exercise that the user is currently performing; and providing feedback relating to the posture held by the user captured during the exercise to assist the user to improve the posture for the exercise, wherein operations of the method are performed by a processor of the robot, wherein providing the feedback relating to the posture held by the user includes any one or combination of: providing audio by a speaker component of the robot; providing video by a projector component of the robot; providing video on a display screen of the robot; or demonstrating, by the robot, a correct posture for the posture held by the user. detecting presence of the user in a geo-location where the robot is deployed and identifying the user by matching one or more user attributes of the user captured by the robot with corresponding user attributes stored in a user profile for the user; moving the robot into one or more positions proximate to the user upon detecting the user performing an exercise from an exercise routine, to enable capturing of one or more images of a posture held by the user when the user is performing the exercise, the one or more positions identified based on the exercise that the user is currently performing; and providing feedback relating to the posture held by the user captured during the exercise to assist the user to improve the posture for the exercise, wherein operations of the method are performed by a processor of the robot, wherein providing the feedback relating to the posture held by the user includes any one or combination of: providing audio by a speaker component of the robot; providing video by a projector component of the robot; providing video on a display screen of the robot; or demonstrating, by the robot, a correct posture for the posture held by the user. providing audio by a speaker component of the robot; providing video by a projector component of the robot; providing video on a display screen of the robot; or demonstrating, by the robot, a correct posture for the posture held by the user.
Locking device for a drive unit for actuating a switching device of a switchgear, which locking device has a spindle drive for actuating the switching device, and a gear mechanism coupled or couplable thereto, can be driven by a drive motor or a manual operating device and, after a defined number of partial revolutions of a drive shaft of the spindle arrangement, said drive shaft being connected to the gear mechanism, here locks the switching device, thus brings the switching device into one of three predetermined locking positions or switch settings and displays these by means of at least one provided setting display module, wherein the number of partial revolutions for the locking of the switching device is either greater or less than one complete revolution of the drive shaft, characterized in that the gear mechanism is made up of two intermeshing gearwheels (130, 140) having a defined transmission ratio, wherein each of the gearwheels (130, 140) cooperates with respectively three detent disks (131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136) connected thereto, and each locking position can be transmitted by respectively one of three locking elements (210, 220, 230), which are then engaged with the detent disk pairs (131, 132; 133, 134; 135, 136) assigned to the locking elements (210, 220, 230), to a switch rod (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) disposed thereon for the display of the switch setting on the setting display module.
A cooling appliance comprising a control unit and a compressor wherein the control unit is configured to activate the compressor by initiating an on-cycle wherein the coolant is compressed and during which the control unit measures the current drawn by the compressor, followed by an off-cycle wherein the compressor remains inactive, characterized in that the control unit is configured to divide the on-cycle into predetermined time intervals and calculate the average current value for said time intervals and compare the first time interval's average current value to the overall average current value of the previous on-cycle and - maintain the speed of the compressor if the said first time interval's average current value is smaller than the overall average current value of the previous on-cycle by a predetermined rate, otherwise - increase the speed of the compressor by a predetermined amount if the average current value of a time interval is higher than the average current value of the previous time interval inside the same on-cycle by a predetermined rate and keep increasing the speed of the compressor up to compressor's maximum speed allowed and maintain the speed of the compressor as long as the internal temperature of the cooling appliance reaches a predetermined value. - maintain the speed of the compressor if the said first time interval's average current value is smaller than the overall average current value of the previous on-cycle by a predetermined rate, otherwise - increase the speed of the compressor by a predetermined amount if the average current value of a time interval is higher than the average current value of the previous time interval inside the same on-cycle by a predetermined rate and keep increasing the speed of the compressor up to compressor's maximum speed allowed and maintain the speed of the compressor as long as the internal temperature of the cooling appliance reaches a predetermined value.
Method for dispersing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a continuous phase, in particular in at least a dispersing agent, characterised in that, a method step is carried out before the actual dispersing process, wherein the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are brought into contact and homogenised in particular with a dispersing agent and at least a dispersing agent (dispersant) in a continuous phase, and subsequently the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are dispersed in the continuous phase, in particular with the dispersant, in the presence of the dispersant, with the application of an energy input that is sufficient for the dispersion in amounts of 1 · 10 -1 to 30 wt.-% with respect to the resultant dispersion, wherein the amount of energy applied is the energy introduced per amount of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to be dispersed i.e. 15,000 to 100,000 kJ/kg.