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An automated method for detecting HIV-1 nucleic acids in a blood sample, the method comprising: a) providing: i) a blood sample suspected of being infected with HIV dried on a solid carrier, ii) an elution buffer, iii) an automated, programmable sample preparation instrument, iv) an automated, programmable PCR instrument, v) DNase and vi) PCR reagents suitable for detecting HIV-1 nucleic acids; b) eluting the blood sample from the solid carrier with the elution buffer to create an eluted sample; c) automatically loading the eluted sample into the automated, programmable sample preparation instrument for further nucleic acid extraction and purification to create a processed sample; d) loading the PCR reagents into the automated, programmable PCR instrument; e) initiating an automated program to aliquot the PCR reagents into the processed sample; f) performing PCR on the extracted nucleic acids in the processed sample with the automated, programmable PCR instrument; g) analyzing PCR results generated by the automated, programmable PCR instrument to determine if any samples comprise HIV-1 nucleic acids; h) wherein, said elution buffer comprises approximately 3.5 M GITC, approximately 5% polysorbate 20, approximately 50 mM KOAc at approximately pH 6.0; i) wherein, optionally, DNase is added to one or more of the processed sample, the PCR reagents, or the complete PCR reaction after addition of the PCR reagents to the processed sample. a) providing: i) a blood sample suspected of being infected with HIV dried on a solid carrier, ii) an elution buffer, iii) an automated, programmable sample preparation instrument, iv) an automated, programmable PCR instrument, v) DNase and vi) PCR reagents suitable for detecting HIV-1 nucleic acids; b) eluting the blood sample from the solid carrier with the elution buffer to create an eluted sample; c) automatically loading the eluted sample into the automated, programmable sample preparation instrument for further nucleic acid extraction and purification to create a processed sample; d) loading the PCR reagents into the automated, programmable PCR instrument; e) initiating an automated program to aliquot the PCR reagents into the processed sample; f) performing PCR on the extracted nucleic acids in the processed sample with the automated, programmable PCR instrument; g) analyzing PCR results generated by the automated, programmable PCR instrument to determine if any samples comprise HIV-1 nucleic acids; h) wherein, said elution buffer comprises approximately 3.5 M GITC, approximately 5% polysorbate 20, approximately 50 mM KOAc at approximately pH 6.0; i) wherein, optionally, DNase is added to one or more of the processed sample, the PCR reagents, or the complete PCR reaction after addition of the PCR reagents to the processed sample.
Cable winch having the following features: a receiving unit for accommodating a cable drum that includes a cable wound about an axle of the cable drum, wherein the receiving unit has a quick mounting mechanism for attaching the cable drum in a manually detachable manner to the cable winch; and a drive unit having at least one driving pulley, wherein the drive unit is positioned ahead of the receiving unit in a winding direction of the cable onto the cable drum and is designed to provide at least a proportion of a pulling force for raising a load by means of the cable, and wherein the drive unit is designed to receive a free cable end of the cable from the cable drum and to guide the cable, and wherein a cable ball is attached to the free cable end and a diameter of the cable ball is more than twice the diameter of the cable. a receiving unit for accommodating a cable drum that includes a cable wound about an axle of the cable drum, wherein the receiving unit has a quick mounting mechanism for attaching the cable drum in a manually detachable manner to the cable winch; and a drive unit having at least one driving pulley, wherein the drive unit is positioned ahead of the receiving unit in a winding direction of the cable onto the cable drum and is designed to provide at least a proportion of a pulling force for raising a load by means of the cable, and wherein the drive unit is designed to receive a free cable end of the cable from the cable drum and to guide the cable, and wherein a cable ball is attached to the free cable end and a diameter of the cable ball is more than twice the diameter of the cable.
Layered structure for preventing moisture transfer in a building structure, the layered structure comprising a bitumen layer, the bitumen layer comprising a self-adhesive lower side and an upper side, the layered structure comprising a UV-resistant top layer at the upper side of the bitumen layer and a water-resistant peelable protective film on the lower side of the bitumen layer, the top layer being an aluminium UV-resistant top layer, characterized in that the top layer comprises fibres bringing about irregularities at the surface of the layered structure suitable for attachment of building materials such as concrete, block joining adhesive, cement, grout, mortar and plaster, wherein the fibres comprise plastic fibres and/or glass fibres, preferably polyester fibres and/or glass fibres, and more preferably polyester fibres.
Method for operating a motor vehicle comprising a camera apparatus which records images of the area ahead of the vehicle, which camera apparatus has an associated control apparatus for evaluating the images, wherein the control apparatus evaluates the images to detect at least one hand motion performed by a person shown in the images, characterised in that the hand motion signals that the person would like to be picked up by the motor vehicle, wherein, when a hand motion which describes a gesture indicating a stopping request is detected, the self-driving motor vehicle is controlled to stop in the vicinity of the person so that the person can enter the vehicle.
Emergency key configured to be housed in an electronic key and comprising a head and an insert, wherein the head comprises a head connector and the insert comprises an insert connector, and the insert having a longitudinal axis (A 1), wherein the head connector and the insert connector are configured to interlock with each other by shape cooperation, and wherein the insert connector comprises at least one insert protuberance projecting from the longitudinal axis (A 1), and the head connector comprises at least one recess receiving said protuberance when the insert connector and the head connector interlock with each other, wherein the head connector comprises at least one head protuberance (13, 14), and the insert connector comprises at least one through-hole (23, 24) receiving said head protuberance (13, 14) when the insert connector and the head connector interlock with each other and wherein the head connector is in two parts and the insert connector is sandwiched between the two parts.
A steering control method comprising: applying a steering reaction force obtained by adding a first steering reaction force according to a steering angle (θs) of a steering wheel and a second steering reaction force according to a steering angular acceleration (d 2 θs/dt 2) of the steering wheel to the steering wheel; determining a possibility that an emergency steering operation of the steering wheel by a driver will be performed; and when it is determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed, making the second steering reaction force small compared with when it is not determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed (S2 to S4). applying a steering reaction force obtained by adding a first steering reaction force according to a steering angle (θs) of a steering wheel and a second steering reaction force according to a steering angular acceleration (d 2 θs/dt 2) of the steering wheel to the steering wheel; determining a possibility that an emergency steering operation of the steering wheel by a driver will be performed; and when it is determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed, making the second steering reaction force small compared with when it is not determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed (S2 to S4).
Refrigerated cabinet, at least comprising a cold-storage room for the intake and storage of cooled goods and an air duct, in which a heat exchanger and a first conveying device for circulating air are arranged, wherein - the amount of supply air sucked in from the cold storage room and discharged into the cold storage room and cooled via the heat exchanger can be controlled by the first conveying device, characterized in that - a second conveying device is arranged in the area of the heat exchanger, and - the second conveying device is arranged in such a way that a circulating air flow can be generated via the second conveying device substantially transverse to the supply air flow via the first conveying device, wherein the second conveying device is arranged on or in the heat exchanger. - the amount of supply air sucked in from the cold storage room and discharged into the cold storage room and cooled via the heat exchanger can be controlled by the first conveying device, characterized in that - a second conveying device is arranged in the area of the heat exchanger, and - the second conveying device is arranged in such a way that a circulating air flow can be generated via the second conveying device substantially transverse to the supply air flow via the first conveying device, wherein the second conveying device is arranged on or in the heat exchanger.
A biocompatible material comprising a biocompatible nano- or microfibre non-woven fabric produced by electrospinning for use in the treatment of defective alveolar bone, a material of the non-woven fabric being a homopolymer or copolymer of at least one compound selected from the group of consisting of lactic acid and glycolic acid, or a mixture of those polymers, the non-woven fabric containing a growth factor, wherein the growth factor is bFGF, the biocompatible material being freeze dried.
Magazine release/holding device of a firearm, comprising a magazine holding element and a magazine release slide for transferring the magazine holding element from a magazine holding position thereof into a magazine release position thereof and vice versa, at least one replaceable actuating handle, which projects from one side of a grip or housing of the firearm, being provided on the magazine release slide, wherein the at least one actuating handle can be replaced and mounted on the magazine release slide without tools, for which purpose the magazine release slide comprises at least one guide element for guiding at least one counter guide in or on the actuating handle when it is mounted and removed, characterised in that the guide is provided perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the magazine release slide.
Wheeled kick-scooter vehicle, comprising: - a platform of elongate shape, which is provided with a wheel on its rear end and which a user may rest at least one foot on; - a steering rod capable of pivoting about a first axis which is transversal to the direction of a forward movement of the vehicle, wherein the rod comprises a first distal end featuring a steering device, like a handlebar (3A, 3B) or a knob, and comprises a second proximal end that is connected to a front wheel via at least one fork straddling the front wheel; wherein the platform is mounted pivotably relative to a second axis that is transversal to the first axis, the platform being thus movable between two extreme positions, namely an active rolling position, in which it is substantially perpendicular to the rod, and a folded-up position in parallel to the rod and close to the latter; wherein the vehicle further comprises an elongate-shaped compression mechanism, e.g. a spring, the first end of which is connected to the platform at a distance unequal to zero from the second axis, and the second end of which is connected to the rod for the purpose of exerting a lifting force on the platform, inducing a torque around the second pivot axis of the platform; characterised in that the platform is connected to the rod via a bracket that is shaped like an inverse U and spans the fork while permitting a rotation of the latter, wherein the U-shaped bracket features two spaced-apart parallel arms (7A, 7B) and the second pivot axis is arranged on the free ends of the parallel arms (7A, 7B) of the bracket, wherein the second rotational axis is situated within a region that is delimited by the surface of the front wheel. - a platform of elongate shape, which is provided with a wheel on its rear end and which a user may rest at least one foot on; - a steering rod capable of pivoting about a first axis which is transversal to the direction of a forward movement of the vehicle, wherein the rod comprises a first distal end featuring a steering device, like a handlebar (3A, 3B) or a knob, and comprises a second proximal end that is connected to a front wheel via at least one fork straddling the front wheel;
Coating compositions comprising at least one aminoplast crosslinker resin A, binder resins B that have active hydrogen functionality, and a catalyst composition C, wherein the catalyst composition C is a mixture of an organic sulfonic acid C1, and an amine C2 which may be primary, secondary, or tertiary, which must have a pKa value of not more than 10, and preferably not less than 4 and which is selected from the group consisting of: 4-chloroaniline, p-ethylaniline, 4-picoline, 2,6-lutidine, and 2,4,6-collidine, N-ethyl aniline, ethanolamine, N-methylethanolamine, and 2-methyl-2-aminoethanol and wherein the at least one aminoplast crosslinker resin A comprises at least one at least partially etherified reaction product of melamine and formaldehyde wherein the ratio of the amount of substance n(CH 2 O) of combined formaldehyde to the amount of substance n(Mel) of melamine is in the range of from 4.5 mol/mol to 6.2 mol/mol, the ratio of the amount of substance n of alkyl ether groups in the aminoplast crosslinker resin A to the amount of substance n(Mel) of melamine is in the range of from 4 mol/mol to 6.0 mol/mol, and the mass fraction of chemical entities having exactly one triazine ring in its molecule is in the range of from 30 % to 65 %, calculated as the ratio of the mass m of said chemical entities to the mass m of the aminoplast crosslinker resin A, excluding solvents, additives, and catalysts, wherein the amount of substance n(CH 2 O) of combined formaldehyde is any methylene group derived from formaldehyde directly or indirectly bound to melamine, as one of the following groups: - an oligoacetal of formula >N-CH 2 -[O-CH 2] n -O-H, having n+1 molecules of formaldehyde, - an alkoxyoligoacetal of formula >N-CH 2 -[O-CH 2] n -OR, having n+1 molecules of formaldehyde, - an alkoxymethyl of formula >N-CH 2 -OR, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde, - a methylene ether bridge of formula >N-CH 2 -O-CH 2 -N<, having 2 molecules of formaldehyde, - a methylene bridge of formula >N -CH 2 - N<, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde, and - a N-methylol group >N-CH 2 OH, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde. - an oligoacetal of formula >N-CH 2 -[O-CH 2] n -O-H, having n+1 molecules of formaldehyde, - an alkoxyoligoacetal of formula >N-CH 2 -[O-CH 2] n -OR, having n+1 molecules of formaldehyde, - an alkoxymethyl of formula >N-CH 2 -OR, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde, - a methylene ether bridge of formula >N-CH 2 -O-CH 2 -N<, having 2 molecules of formaldehyde, - a methylene bridge of formula >N -CH 2 - N<, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde, and - a N-methylol group >N-CH 2 OH, having 1 molecule of formaldehyde.
A ventilator comprising: a main body (10, 20, 30); a blower (50A, 50B) provided inside the main body (10, 20, 30); an electrical box provided inside the main body (10, 20, 30); a control board fixed inside the electrical box; an electronic component mounted to a first face of the control board; and an insulation sheet provided inside the electrical box, characterized in that the insulation sheet includes a first area between the electrical box and a second face that is a rear face of the control board with respect to the first face, and a second area covering the first face, the insulation sheet further includes a projection projecting toward an inner wall of the electrical box and abutting the inner wall, the insulation sheet further includes a fourth area connecting an end of the first area and an end of the second area, and the projection is provided where the fourth area and at least one of the first area and the second area join. a main body (10, 20, 30); a blower (50A, 50B) provided inside the main body (10, 20, 30); an electrical box provided inside the main body (10, 20, 30); a control board fixed inside the electrical box; an electronic component mounted to a first face of the control board; and an insulation sheet provided inside the electrical box, characterized in that the insulation sheet includes a first area between the electrical box and a second face that is a rear face of the control board with respect to the first face, and a second area covering the first face, the insulation sheet further includes a projection projecting toward an inner wall of the electrical box and abutting the inner wall, the insulation sheet further includes a fourth area connecting an end of the first area and an end of the second area, and the projection is provided where the fourth area and at least one of the first area and the second area join.
Method for starting a single-phase synchronous electric motor comprising a permanent magnet rotor and a stator provided with windings connected to an electrical grid by means of a switch; said method comprising the following steps: a first starting attempt in which the windings are fed in current with one or more first starting impulses that are generated only during the half-periods of a first polarity of the voltage of the electrical grid; a first control step in which it is detected whether a starting condition has been obtained in the course of the first starting attempt; in case said first control step does not detect that the starting condition has been obtained within the term of the first starting attempt, a second starting attempt in which the windings are fed in current with one or more second starting impulses that are generated only during the half-periods of a second polarity, the opposite of the first polarity, of the voltage of the electrical grid; a first starting attempt in which the windings are fed in current with one or more first starting impulses that are generated only during the half-periods of a first polarity of the voltage of the electrical grid; a first control step in which it is detected whether a starting condition has been obtained in the course of the first starting attempt; in case said first control step does not detect that the starting condition has been obtained within the term of the first starting attempt, a second starting attempt in which the windings are fed in current with one or more second starting impulses that are generated only during the half-periods of a second polarity, the opposite of the first polarity, of the voltage of the electrical grid;
An abrasion resistant wipe, characterized in that the abrasion resistant wipe has an upper layer and a lower layer each being a meltblown fiber web and a middle layer being a wood pulp fiber web; wherein the meltblown fiber web comprises meltblown fibers with fiber surface being high melting point resin and meltblown fibers with fiber surface comprising low melting point resin; there is a difference of ≥20°C between melting point of the low melting point resin and melting point of the high melting point resin; percentage of the meltblown fibers with fiber surface comprising low melting point resin in total fibers of the meltblown fiber web is greater than 5%; the meltblown fibers of the meltblown fiber web penetrates in the wood pulp fiber web.
An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle, the head comprising a first face having a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom, wherein the head has a length in a direction along a longitudinal axis (X A -X B) of the handle, and a width perpendicular to the length; the head having a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle, the proximal section having a first maximum width and the distal section having a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width; wherein the distal section and the proximal section are located adjacent to one another and are joined at a waist section, the waist section having a third maximum width which is less than the second maximum width; the plurality of cleaning elements comprising at least one bristle tuft having a distal end remote from the first face, wherein the at least one bristle tuft comprises bristles of varying lengths so as to form a cup-shaped recess at the distal end of the bristle tuft; wherein the at least one bristle tuft comprises a first bristle tuft, the first bristle tuft located towards the waist section; and wherein the plurality of cleaning elements further comprises a first plurality of V-shaped cleaning elements positioned between the first bristle tuft and a proximal-most end of the head, the first plurality of V-shaped cleaning elements positioned in series on the longitudinal axis of the head in the proximal section, wherein each of said first plurality of V-shaped cleaning elements has a concave side facing towards the first bristle tuft.
Component, which is produced at least in a sub-region by means of an additive manufacturing method, wherein at least the sub-region is made of an aluminum alloy which comprises: - 12 wt.% to 40 wt.% silicon; - 0.3 wt.% to 4 wt.% copper; - 0.2 wt.% to 0.7 wt.% magnesium; - at most 1 wt.% iron; - at most 0.5 wt.% zirconium; and, as the remainder, aluminum having in each case specifically at most 0.30 wt.% and in total at most 1.5 wt.% additional tramp elements and/or production-related impurities, wherein the additional tramp elements and/or production-related impurities are nickel, manganese, titanium, zinc, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, strontium. - 12 wt.% to 40 wt.% silicon; - 0.3 wt.% to 4 wt.% copper; - 0.2 wt.% to 0.7 wt.% magnesium; - at most 1 wt.% iron; - at most 0.5 wt.% zirconium;