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A method for making a device or device component; said method comprising the steps of: providing a multilayer structure comprising a plurality of functional layers and a plurality of release layers; each functional layer comprising a plurality of transferable structures; wherein at least a portion of said release layers are positioned between functional layers in said multilayer structure; 1) releasing the top-most of said functional layers from said multilayer structure by removing the underlying one of said release layers, thereby generating a plurality of transferable structures; and 2) printing by dry transfer contact printing said transferable structures from the top-most positioned functional layer of the plurality of functional layers onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate; subsequently repeating steps 1 and 2 for each functional layer; thereby making said device or said device component. providing a multilayer structure comprising a plurality of functional layers and a plurality of release layers; each functional layer comprising a plurality of transferable structures; wherein at least a portion of said release layers are positioned between functional layers in said multilayer structure; 1) releasing the top-most of said functional layers from said multilayer structure by removing the underlying one of said release layers, thereby generating a plurality of transferable structures; and 2) printing by dry transfer contact printing said transferable structures from the top-most positioned functional layer of the plurality of functional layers onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate; 1) releasing the top-most of said functional layers from said multilayer structure by removing the underlying one of said release layers, thereby generating a plurality of transferable structures; and 2) printing by dry transfer contact printing said transferable structures from the top-most positioned functional layer of the plurality of functional layers onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate; subsequently repeating steps 1 and 2 for each functional layer; thereby making said device or said device component.
A piezoelectric ceramic comprising: a pair of main surfaces that are on opposing sides of a base body and parallel to each other; and a side surface continuous to an edge of each of the pair of main surfaces, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic is used for measuring a pressure that is applied in a direction perpendicular to the pair of main surfaces, wherein a main component is a layered compound that has a composition formula Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 ·αMTiO 3 where M is at least one selected from Sr and Ba and α satisfies 0.1 ≤ α ≤ 1, wherein the base body includes an outer region that includes the side surface and adjacent regions that are adjacent to the edges of the pair of main surfaces, and an inner region surrounded by the outer region, and wherein a full width half maximum W A of a peak in a range where a diffraction angle (2θ) is 22.8° to 23.5° in an X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu-Kα ray on the side surface of the outer region is smaller than a full width half maximum W B of a peak in the range where a diffraction angle (2θ) is 22.8° to 23.5° in the X-ray diffraction pattern using the Cu-Kα ray on the main surface of the inner region. a pair of main surfaces that are on opposing sides of a base body and parallel to each other; and a side surface continuous to an edge of each of the pair of main surfaces, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic is used for measuring a pressure that is applied in a direction perpendicular to the pair of main surfaces, wherein a main component is a layered compound that has a composition formula Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 ·αMTiO 3 where M is at least one selected from Sr and Ba and α satisfies 0.1 ≤ α ≤ 1, wherein the base body includes an outer region that includes the side surface and adjacent regions that are adjacent to the edges of the pair of main surfaces, and an inner region surrounded by the outer region, and wherein a full width half maximum W A of a peak in a range where a diffraction angle (2θ) is 22.8° to 23.5° in an X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu-Kα ray on the side surface of the outer region is smaller than a full width half maximum W B of a peak in the range where a diffraction angle (2θ) is 22.8° to 23.5° in the X-ray diffraction pattern using the Cu-Kα ray on the main surface of the inner region.
A composition for use in preventing or treating a mental disorder, comprising: Lactobacillus sp. bacteria-derived vesicles as an active ingredient, wherein the vesicles are isolated from a culture solution of Lactobacillus sp. bacteria or from food produced by adding Lactobacillus sp. bacteria; and wherein the Lactobacillus sp. bacteria are Lactobacillus plantarum or Lactobacillus casei; and wherein the mental disorder is a disease selected from the group consisting of stress, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder and depression. Lactobacillus sp. bacteria-derived vesicles as an active ingredient, wherein the vesicles are isolated from a culture solution of Lactobacillus sp. bacteria or from food produced by adding Lactobacillus sp. bacteria; and wherein the Lactobacillus sp. bacteria are Lactobacillus plantarum or Lactobacillus casei; and wherein the mental disorder is a disease selected from the group consisting of stress, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder and depression.
A rubber composition for a run-flat tire, the rubber composition comprising: from 20 to 100 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler per 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber containing from 10 to 80 wt.% of butadiene rubber and from 10 to 40 wt.% of natural rubber; wherein the reinforcing filler contains at least 50 wt.% of carbon black; a mode diameter Dst in a mass distribution curve of a Stokes diameter of aggregates of the carbon black is at least 145 nm, measured in accordance with the determination of aggregate size distribution by disc centrifuge photosedimentometry of JIS K6217-6; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N 2 SA is from 55 to 70 m 2 /g, measured in accordance with JIS K6217-2; and a ratio N 2 SA/IA of the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N 2 SA to an iodine adsorption IA (units: mg/g) is from 1.00 to 1.40, with the iodine adsorption IA being measured in accordance with JIS K6217-1; wherein when the N 2 SA of the carbon black exceeds 55 m 2 /g, the mode diameter Dst of the Stokes diameter satisfies a relationship of the following formula: Dst < 1979 × N 2 SA − 0.61. (wherein Dst is the mode diameter (nm) in the mass distribution curve of the Stokes diameter of aggregates, and N 2 SA is the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (m 2 /g)). from 20 to 100 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler per 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber containing from 10 to 80 wt.% of butadiene rubber and from 10 to 40 wt.% of natural rubber; wherein the reinforcing filler contains at least 50 wt.% of carbon black; a mode diameter Dst in a mass distribution curve of a Stokes diameter of aggregates of the carbon black is at least 145 nm, measured in accordance with the determination of aggregate size distribution by disc centrifuge photosedimentometry of JIS K6217-6; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N 2 SA is from 55 to 70 m 2 /g, measured in accordance with JIS K6217-2; and a ratio N 2 SA/IA of the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N 2 SA to an iodine adsorption IA (units: mg/g) is from 1.00 to 1.40, with the iodine adsorption IA being measured in accordance with JIS K6217-1; wherein when the N 2 SA of the carbon black exceeds 55 m 2 /g, the mode diameter Dst of the Stokes diameter satisfies a relationship of the following formula: Dst < 1979 × N 2 SA − 0.61. (wherein Dst is the mode diameter (nm) in the mass distribution curve of the Stokes diameter of aggregates, and N 2 SA is the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (m 2 /g)).
Fuel cell stack that comprises multiple stacked individual cells having respectively an anode and a cathode, a common fuel inlet duct and a common fuel outlet duct and also a common oxidizing agent inlet duct and a common oxidizing agent outlet duct, wherein it is possible to supply the anodes of the individual cells respectively with fuel from the common fuel inlet duct and to discharge fuel into the common fuel outlet duct and wherein it is possible to supply the cathodes of the individual cells respectively with oxidizing agent from the common oxidizing agent inlet duct and to discharge oxidizing agent into the common oxidizing agent outlet duct, wherein at least one microwave source is provided for selectively generating microwave radiation, wherein said microwave source is arranged and configured so as to radiate the generated microwave radiation into the common fuel outlet duct and/or into the common oxidizing agent outlet duct in such a manner that frozen water that is present there is melted and/or liquid water is evaporated.
A station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas, in particular natural gas, comprising: - an expansion turbine for reducing gas pressure, - means for recovering mechanical work produced in the expansion turbine during reduction of pressure of the gas in the expansion turbine, - condensation means for liquefying gas, and - a cooling system comprising compression means (C1, C2, C3), said cooling system absorbs calories from the gas in the condensation means, - a motor supplied with electrical energy for driving the compression means (C1, C2, C3), - means for recovering heat produced by the compression means (C1, C2, C3; C) of the cooling system and means (10; 40; 110) for heating the gas upstream of the expansion turbine associated with the means for recovering heat, and characterized in that it comprises an electrical generator mechanically coupled to the means for recovering mechanical work produced during reduction of the gas pressure, and in that the motor is supplied with electrical energy by the electric generator. - an expansion turbine for reducing gas pressure, - means for recovering mechanical work produced in the expansion turbine during reduction of pressure of the gas in the expansion turbine, - condensation means for liquefying gas, and - a cooling system comprising compression means (C1, C2, C3), said cooling system absorbs calories from the gas in the condensation means, - a motor supplied with electrical energy for driving the compression means (C1, C2, C3), - means for recovering heat produced by the compression means (C1, C2, C3; C) of the cooling system and means (10; 40; 110) for heating the gas upstream of the expansion turbine associated with the means for recovering heat,
Surgical device for invasive surgery, comprising a cannula with a wall surrounding at least one lumen extending from an access end to a tissue tip, and one or more instruments (20, 29) slidably receivable and guidable in the lumen of the cannula, wherein the surgical device is configured to be used with a medical imaging system for image guidance of the device, the cannula wall being configured to allow partial transparency with respect to a scanning signal of said medical imaging system such that at least portions of the instrument received in the cannula are visible; the cannula has a non-straight shape with one or more bends or curves; characterised in that the cannula tissue tip is configured to rest on human spinal facet joints and lamina, the tissue tip having a curved edge shaped to conform to the shape of the spinal facet joints and lamina such that the cannula is stabilized only by resting its tissue tip on the spinal facet joints and lamina; one or more guide elements are formed in the cannula wall for guiding the instrument received in the lumen of the cannula as it slides through the lumen of the cannula.
A vehicle comprising a frame provided with at least a pair of side members (3a, 3b) and a rear axle, said vehicle comprising a suspension system connecting said rear axle to said side members (3a, 3b), said suspension system comprising a left side and a right side, each comprising an axle-holder assembly, a bellows, and a leaf spring, said leaf spring comprising a first end connected to one of said side members (3a, 3b), a second end, and an intermediate portion, ranging between said ends (12a, 12b), said bellows being connected to said second end and to one of said side members (3a, 3b), said axle-holder assembly comprising a plurality of plates interposed between said axle and said leaf spring and retention means configured to keep said plates packed under a compression force with said axle and said leaf spring, characterized by said left side and said right side (7a, 7b) further comprising a first and a second bar, said first bar comprising a first end connected to one of said side members (3a, 3b) and a second end connected to said axle-holder assembly, said second bar comprising a first portion connected to one of said side members (3a, 3b) and a second end connected to said axle, said first and second bars (25, 27) defining respective angles (β, γ) with respect to a horizontal axis, said second bars of said left and right sides (7a, 7b) defining an angle (α), between one another, with respect to a longitudinal axis of said vehicle, said suspension system further comprising a torsion bar connected to one of said plates and to said first bars.
Compound 1-(4-thio-[beta]-D-arabinofuranosyl) cytosine for use in a method for treating or preventing rheumatoid arthritis which comprises administering to a host in need thereof an amount of compound effective for treating or preventing rheumatoid arthritis.
A method (1000, 1000') for measuring oxygen saturation of a user, the method comprises: receiving, by a computerized device, first and second detection signals and electrocardiograph signals; wherein the electrocardiograph signals are detected by an electrocardiography sensor (101', 102', 103', 104') that is included in the device; calculating an indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first and second detection signals; and detecting cardiac cycle durations that are based upon the first and second detection signals; characterized in that the first detection signals result from an illumination, by an oxygen saturation sensor included in a device (100, 100') that is removably attached to a user, of a sternal angle of a user by infrared pulses; the second detection signals result from an illumination, by the oxygen saturation sensor, of the sternal angle of a user by visible light pulses; a first waveform template that is responsive to the first detection signals is generated; a second waveform template that is responsive to the second detection signals is generated; electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations are detected; and a quality of the indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first waveform template, the second waveform template, the cardiac cycle's durations and the electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations is evaluated. receiving, by a computerized device, first and second detection signals and electrocardiograph signals; wherein the electrocardiograph signals are detected by an electrocardiography sensor (101', 102', 103', 104') that is included in the device; calculating an indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first and second detection signals; and detecting cardiac cycle durations that are based upon the first and second detection signals; characterized in that the first detection signals result from an illumination, by an oxygen saturation sensor included in a device (100, 100') that is removably attached to a user, of a sternal angle of a user by infrared pulses; the second detection signals result from an illumination, by the oxygen saturation sensor, of the sternal angle of a user by visible light pulses; a first waveform template that is responsive to the first detection signals is generated; a second waveform template that is responsive to the second detection signals is generated; electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations are detected; and a quality of the indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first waveform template, the second waveform template, the cardiac cycle's durations and the electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations is evaluated.
Recombinant transglutaminase substrate according to the following general formula I (F*-L) y -X wherein F* is selected from an amino acid sequence of the FKBP domain which comprises the N-terminal amino acids 1 to 64 and 123 to 149 of the SLYD polypeptide, wherein amino acids 65 to 122 are replaced by an amino acid sequence ("Q-tag") of 5 to 15 amino acids, the Q-tag comprising a sub-sequence of 5 contiguous amino acids having at least 80% sequence identity to the YRYRQ portion of the peptide sequence X 1 -YRYRQ-X 2 (SEQ ID NO. 1), wherein X 1 and X 2 are absent or constitute linker amino acids, wherein the Q-tag is an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:18 and SEQ ID NO:20; L is absent or is selected from a linker amino acid sequence; and X is a protein of interest selected from an enzyme, an antigen, such as a viral protein, an antibody or fragment thereof, and other immunological binding partners; y is an integer of between 1 and 100, and wherein said TG substrate is a substrate for the TG function of the Kutzneria albida TG according to SEQ ID No. 23. F* is selected from an amino acid sequence of the FKBP domain which comprises the N-terminal amino acids 1 to 64 and 123 to 149 of the SLYD polypeptide, wherein amino acids 65 to 122 are replaced by an amino acid sequence ("Q-tag") of 5 to 15 amino acids, the Q-tag comprising a sub-sequence of 5 contiguous amino acids having at least 80% sequence identity to the YRYRQ portion of the peptide sequence X 1 -YRYRQ-X 2 (SEQ ID NO. 1), wherein X 1 and X 2 are absent or constitute linker amino acids, wherein the Q-tag is an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:18 and SEQ ID NO:20; L is absent or is selected from a linker amino acid sequence; and X is a protein of interest selected from an enzyme, an antigen, such as a viral protein, an antibody or fragment thereof, and other immunological binding partners; y is an integer of between 1 and 100, and wherein said TG substrate is a substrate for the TG function of the Kutzneria albida TG according to SEQ ID No. 23.
A method for providing interference characterization data by a network node for interference mitigation, the network node belonging to a long term evolution, LTE, telecommunications network, the method comprising: providing, by the network node, telecommunications services for a first wireless device associated with the network node; identifying, by the network node, characteristic data associated with at least one characteristic of an interfering signal associated with a second wireless device associated with a neighboring cell; and transmitting, to the first wireless device, the characteristic data associated with the interfering signal associated with the second wireless device, and wherein the at least one characteristic identifies at least one transmission mode value associated with the interfering signal, and whether the interfering signal is cell-specific reference signal, CRS, based or demodulation reference signal, DMRS, based. providing, by the network node, telecommunications services for a first wireless device associated with the network node; identifying, by the network node, characteristic data associated with at least one characteristic of an interfering signal associated with a second wireless device associated with a neighboring cell; and transmitting, to the first wireless device, the characteristic data associated with the interfering signal associated with the second wireless device, and wherein the at least one characteristic identifies at least one transmission mode value associated with the interfering signal, and whether the interfering signal is cell-specific reference signal, CRS, based or demodulation reference signal, DMRS, based.
A stand placed on a placement surface and configured to support a device body of an electronic device, the stand comprising: a base including a lower surface that faces the placement surface; a suction member that is elastic, faces the lower surface of the base, includes a suction surface that adheres to the placement surface by negative pressure generated in a gap between the placement surface and the suction surface, and includes a ventilation hole that is in fluid communication with the gap; and a slide valve that is located between the base and the suction member and slides between an opened position and a closed position along the lower surface of the base, the opened position being a position at which the ventilation hole is opened to let air into the gap, the closed position being a position at which the ventilation hole is closed to interrupt air into the gap, and when the slide valve in the closed position, the suction member generates the negative pressure in the gap by elastically deforming in a direction away from the placement surface when the stand is under an external force acting in the direction away from the placement surface. a base including a lower surface that faces the placement surface; a suction member that is elastic, faces the lower surface of the base, includes a suction surface that adheres to the placement surface by negative pressure generated in a gap between the placement surface and the suction surface, and includes a ventilation hole that is in fluid communication with the gap; and a slide valve that is located between the base and the suction member and slides between an opened position and a closed position along the lower surface of the base, the opened position being a position at which the ventilation hole is opened to let air into the gap, the closed position being a position at which the ventilation hole is closed to interrupt air into the gap, and when the slide valve in the closed position, the suction member generates the negative pressure in the gap by elastically deforming in a direction away from the placement surface when the stand is under an external force acting in the direction away from the placement surface.
A method of generating chlorine dioxide from a chlorine-containing chemical, which is a chlorite salt, comprising contacting, in an aqueous medium, a chlorite salt and a complex comprising one or more manganese ions and one or more polydentate ligands, which are either chelants capable of chelating at least one manganese ion through four nitrogen atoms or are Schiff-base ligands, with the proviso that the complex does not comprise a porphyrin or porphyrazine ligand and wherein the aqueous medium comprises between 0.001 and 5 μM of the complex.
A computer-based method for assessing erythema of a subject comprising the steps of - measuring the light reflectance of a skin or mucosal or conjunctive area of the subject; and - obtaining the L* value and the a* value of said measurement according to the L*a*b* color space; and - calculating the erythema value according to the formula L * max − L * × a *. - measuring the light reflectance of a skin or mucosal or conjunctive area of the subject; and - obtaining the L* value and the a* value of said measurement according to the L*a*b* color space; and - calculating the erythema value according to the formula L * max − L * × a *.