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An ostomy pouching device comprising: a port for connecting the device to a stoma bag, configured to allow gas to flow between the device and the stoma bag; a channel through which gas may flow; a restrictor valve in the channel regulating a rate of gas flow; characterized by a pressure transducer connected to the channel for measuring a pressure of the gas in the channel; a first check valve connected to the channel, configured to allow ambient air into the channel when a pressure of the gas in the channel is less than a pressure of the ambient air; a deodorizing reactor comprising a plasma reactor configured to generate plasma in the channel for deodorizing the gas in the channel; a second check valve connected to the channel, configured to allow gas to flow into a deodorizing reactor when a pressure of the gas in the channel is greater than a pressure of the ambient air; an variable voltage power supply connected to the deodorizing reactor, configured to generate high voltage pulses that drive the plasma reactor; a battery providing electrical power to the pulsed power supply; a microcontroller circuit configured to control the second check valve to allow gas to flow into the deodorizing reactor when the pressure transducer measures an ambient pressure lower than a pressure of the gas in the channel, and to control the pulsed power supply to activate the deodorizing reactor when the second check valve allows gas to flow into the deodorizing reactor. a port for connecting the device to a stoma bag, configured to allow gas to flow between the device and the stoma bag; a channel through which gas may flow; a restrictor valve in the channel regulating a rate of gas flow; characterized by a pressure transducer connected to the channel for measuring a pressure of the gas in the channel; a first check valve connected to the channel, configured to allow ambient air into the channel when a pressure of the gas in the channel is less than a pressure of the ambient air; a deodorizing reactor comprising a plasma reactor configured to generate plasma in the channel for deodorizing the gas in the channel; a second check valve connected to the channel, configured to allow gas to flow into a deodorizing reactor when a pressure of the gas in the channel is greater than a pressure of the ambient air; an variable voltage power supply connected to the deodorizing reactor, configured to generate high voltage pulses that drive the plasma reactor; a battery providing electrical power to the pulsed power supply; a microcontroller circuit configured to control the second check valve to allow gas to flow into the deodorizing reactor when the pressure transducer measures an ambient pressure lower than a pressure of the gas in the channel, and to control the pulsed power supply to activate the deodorizing reactor when the second check valve allows gas to flow into the deodorizing reactor.
A method of testing an array of analog neural non-volatile memory cells (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710) each comprising a bitline terminal and a word line terminal, wherein the array is arranged in rows and columns, wherein word line terminals of non-volatile memory cells in each row are coupled to a word line and bitline terminals of non-volatile memory cells in each column are coupled to a bitline, the method comprising: programming a plurality of cells coupled to a bitline; measuring, K different times, a current collectively drawn from the bit line and the plurality of programmed cells coupled thereto, the measuring performed during a read operation where voltages are applied to the bitline terminals and the word line terminals of the plurality of cells and storing a measured value each of the K different times, where K is an integer; calculating an average value based on the K measured values; and identifying the bitline as a bad bitline if any of the K measured values is less than the average value by more than a first threshold or is more than the average value by more than a second threshold. programming a plurality of cells coupled to a bitline; measuring, K different times, a current collectively drawn from the bit line and the plurality of programmed cells coupled thereto, the measuring performed during a read operation where voltages are applied to the bitline terminals and the word line terminals of the plurality of cells and storing a measured value each of the K different times, where K is an integer; calculating an average value based on the K measured values; and identifying the bitline as a bad bitline if any of the K measured values is less than the average value by more than a first threshold or is more than the average value by more than a second threshold.
A method of manufacturing a cell spheroid, the method comprising: extruding a first bioink comprising an alginate; extruding a second bioink comprising cells into the extruded first bioink; adding a calcium chloride (CaCl2) solution to the alginate comprised in the first bioink; and dissolving the second bioink, present in the first bioink, in a cell culture medium to form a cell spheroid from the cells, wherein the second bioink further comprises hyaluronic acid, gelatin and calcium chloride. extruding a first bioink comprising an alginate; extruding a second bioink comprising cells into the extruded first bioink; adding a calcium chloride (CaCl2) solution to the alginate comprised in the first bioink; and dissolving the second bioink, present in the first bioink, in a cell culture medium to form a cell spheroid from the cells, wherein the second bioink further comprises hyaluronic acid, gelatin and calcium chloride.
Multilayer films for naked collation of packed products wherein the single packed units are wrapped in a film formed of one or more olefin (co)polymers having melting temperature higher than 120°C to form packs of 6 or more packed pieces by placing the inner layer of the multilayer films in contact with the film wrapping the single packed units (film O), wherein the multilayer films comprise at least a core layer, an inner layer and an outer layer consisting of one or more olefin (co)polymers wherein: - outer layer: (co)polymers having a melting temperature in the range 65°C-85°C; - inner layer: (co)polymers having a melting temperature in the range 65°C-105°C; - core layer: propylene and/or butene (co)polymers having melting temperature higher than 140°C; characterized in that the outer layer of the multilayer film has a thickness comprised between 0.35 and <0.5 μm. - outer layer: (co)polymers having a melting temperature in the range 65°C-85°C; - inner layer: (co)polymers having a melting temperature in the range 65°C-105°C; - core layer: propylene and/or butene (co)polymers having melting temperature higher than 140°C;
A method for the at least partial metallisation of at least one surface of semiconductor components with aluminium, characterised in that a) an aluminium foil is brought at least partially into direct contact with the surface by suction of the aluminium foil onto the surface, the aluminium foil having a larger dimension than the surface to be metallised, and the foil being laid on the surface lapping over the edge of the semiconductor component, and both the semiconductor component and the foil being attached by suction to a machining bench with a vacuum device, and the aluminium foil having additional metallic structures and the metallic structures being configured such that they can be used for interconnecting with further semiconductor components, and b) in that at least partial connection of the aluminium to the surface of the semiconductor component is subsequently carried out by the action of energy. a) an aluminium foil is brought at least partially into direct contact with the surface by suction of the aluminium foil onto the surface, the aluminium foil having a larger dimension than the surface to be metallised, and the foil being laid on the surface lapping over the edge of the semiconductor component, and both the semiconductor component and the foil being attached by suction to a machining bench with a vacuum device, and the aluminium foil having additional metallic structures and the metallic structures being configured such that they can be used for interconnecting with further semiconductor components, and b) in that at least partial connection of the aluminium to the surface of the semiconductor component is subsequently carried out by the action of energy.
A bone material dispensing device comprising a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the proximal end having a first opening and the distal end having a second opening, the first opening and the second opening configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a plunger; a tubular member pivotably connected to a portion of the distal end of the housing via a pivot point transverse relative to the longitudinal axis; and a locking member pivotably connected to an upper surface of the housing and extending adjacent to the upper surface of the housing, the locking member comprising a locking surface extending adjacent to the distal end of the housing configured to engage a portion of the tubular member, or a combination of the tubular member with a funnel, the locking member being movable in a locking position to lock the portion of the tubular member, or the combination of the tubular member and the funnel with the housing, wherein the tubular member comprises a proximal opening, a distal opening and a channel disposed therebetween for disposal of bone material, the proximal opening, the distal opening and the channel of the tubular member configured to receive at least the portion of the plunger, wherein the tubular member is configured for radial movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing via the pivot point, so that the tubular member is movable in a first position to align the proximal opening of the tubular member with the second opening of the housing to allow the tubular member to receive at least the portion of the plunger to dispense the bone material, and the tubular member is movable in a second position to misalign the proximal opening of the tubular member with the second opening of the housing to prevent the tubular member from receiving at least the portion of the plunger and to allow the tubular member to be loaded with bone material. wherein the tubular member comprises a proximal opening, a distal opening and a channel disposed therebetween for disposal of bone material, the proximal opening, the distal opening and the channel of the tubular member configured to receive at least the portion of the plunger, wherein the tubular member is configured for radial movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing via the pivot point, so that the tubular member is movable in a first position to align the proximal opening of the tubular member with the second opening of the housing to allow the tubular member to receive at least the portion of the plunger to dispense the bone material, and the tubular member is movable in a second position to misalign the proximal opening of the tubular member with the second opening of the housing to prevent the tubular member from receiving at least the portion of the plunger and to allow the tubular member to be loaded with bone material.
A method for increasing the concentration of free methionine in at least a part of a tobacco plant, comprising the steps of: (a) reducing the expression or activity of threonine synthase in the tobacco plant, by introducing into the plant a polynucleotide that exhibits RNA interference activity against threonine synthase mRNA, wherein the threonine synthase comprises (i) a polynucleotide comprising or consisting of a sequence encoding a threonine synthase and having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:5; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by any one of said polynucleotides set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:8; (b) measuring the concentration of free methionine in at least a part of the transgenic tobacco plant obtained in step (i); and (c) identifying a transgenic tobacco plant in which the concentration of free methionine therein has increased by at least 50% in comparison to a control tobacco plant in which the expression or activity of threonine synthase has not been reduced and wherein the visual appearance of said transgenic tobacco plant is substantially the same as the control tobacco plant three months after field transplant or 36 days after topping. (a) reducing the expression or activity of threonine synthase in the tobacco plant, by introducing into the plant a polynucleotide that exhibits RNA interference activity against threonine synthase mRNA, wherein the threonine synthase comprises (i) a polynucleotide comprising or consisting of a sequence encoding a threonine synthase and having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:5; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by any one of said polynucleotides set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:8; (i) a polynucleotide comprising or consisting of a sequence encoding a threonine synthase and having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:5; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by any one of said polynucleotides set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:8; (b) measuring the concentration of free methionine in at least a part of the transgenic tobacco plant obtained in step (i); and (c) identifying a transgenic tobacco plant in which the concentration of free methionine therein has increased by at least 50% in comparison to a control tobacco plant in which the expression or activity of threonine synthase has not been reduced and wherein the visual appearance of said transgenic tobacco plant is substantially the same as the control tobacco plant three months after field transplant or 36 days after topping.
A circulating bath, comprising: a heater configured to be operatively connected to a source of power; a control circuit operatively coupled to the heater; a first fluid level sensor operatively coupled to the control circuit and configured to monitor a low fluid condition; a second fluid level sensor coupled in series with the first fluid sensor, and the second fluid level sensor being operatively coupled to the control circuit and configured to monitor the same low fluid condition; and a high temperature limit switch operatively coupled to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit is configured to disconnect the heater from the source of power in response to the control circuit receiving a signal from the high temperature limit switch indicative of an over temperature condition; and wherein the control circuit is further configured to disconnect the heater from the source of power in response to the control circuit receiving a signal from either of the first and second fluid level sensors (14, 16) indicative of the same low fluid condition. a heater configured to be operatively connected to a source of power; a control circuit operatively coupled to the heater; a first fluid level sensor operatively coupled to the control circuit and configured to monitor a low fluid condition; a second fluid level sensor coupled in series with the first fluid sensor, and the second fluid level sensor being operatively coupled to the control circuit and configured to monitor the same low fluid condition; and a high temperature limit switch operatively coupled to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit is configured to disconnect the heater from the source of power in response to the control circuit receiving a signal from the high temperature limit switch indicative of an over temperature condition; and wherein the control circuit is further configured to disconnect the heater from the source of power in response to the control circuit receiving a signal from either of the first and second fluid level sensors (14, 16) indicative of the same low fluid condition.
A method comprising: producing (510, 610), at a plurality of front end servers, log data based on real-time user activities; transmitting (520, 620) the log data to at least one aggregating server; aggregating (530, 630) the log data at the aggregating server; splitting, at the at least one aggregating server, the log data into a plurality of log data streams; and feeding (550, 650), by the at least one aggregating server, the log data streams to at least one back end server in parallel, wherein the log data includes a plurality of log data entries, each log data entry includes an application identification and a category field, the method characterized by: for each entry of the log data, calculating, by the aggregating server, a bucket number by a hash function of the application identification and the category field modulo a total number of buckets, wherein the total number of buckets is a total number of the plurality of log data streams; and, by the aggregating server, assigning that entry of the log data to a log data stream identified by the bucket number. producing (510, 610), at a plurality of front end servers, log data based on real-time user activities; transmitting (520, 620) the log data to at least one aggregating server; aggregating (530, 630) the log data at the aggregating server; splitting, at the at least one aggregating server, the log data into a plurality of log data streams; and feeding (550, 650), by the at least one aggregating server, the log data streams to at least one back end server in parallel, wherein the log data includes a plurality of log data entries, each log data entry includes an application identification and a category field, the method characterized by: for each entry of the log data, calculating, by the aggregating server, a bucket number by a hash function of the application identification and the category field modulo a total number of buckets, wherein the total number of buckets is a total number of the plurality of log data streams; and, by the aggregating server, assigning that entry of the log data to a log data stream identified by the bucket number. for each entry of the log data, calculating, by the aggregating server, a bucket number by a hash function of the application identification and the category field modulo a total number of buckets, wherein the total number of buckets is a total number of the plurality of log data streams; and, by the aggregating server, assigning that entry of the log data to a log data stream identified by the bucket number.
A nucleic acid molecule comprising a modified alphavirus replicon RNA, wherein the modified replicon RNA comprises a modified 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) and sequences coding for biologically active alphavirus nonstructural proteins, and is devoid of at least a portion of a nucleic acid sequence encoding viral structural proteins, wherein the modified 5'-UTR comprises a nucleotide substitution at position 2, wherein the nucleotide substitutions at position 2 of the modified 5'-UTR is a U->G substitution.
Plastic bag strip for tearing off individual bags (12, 14), having a first bag, wherein the first bag has a base seam for configuring a bag base; a second bag, wherein the second bag has an opening border for opening the second bag, said opening border being partially delimited by a perforation line; wherein the opening border of the second bag is connected to the base seam of the first bag by way of an intermediate strip that adjoins the base seam of the first bag and the perforation line of the second bag; wherein the second bag has an opening appendage which projects from the perforation line of the second bag toward the base seam of the first bag into the intermediate strip, characterized in that the opening appendage in the intermediate strip is delimited by a continuous separation slot, and tiers of a front side that lie on top of one another and a rear side of the bag are provided in the region of the opening appendage.
A method of modifying a target region in the genome of a cell, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell with: a nucleic-acid-guided nuclease comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 7; an engineered guide nucleic acid capable of complexing with the nucleic acid-guided nuclease; and an editing sequence encoding a nucleic acid complementary to said target region having a change in sequence relative to the target region; and (b) allowing the nuclease, guide nucleic acid, and editing sequence to create a genome edit in the target region of the genome of the cell; wherein the method is not a method for modifying the germ line genetic identity of human beings. (a) contacting a cell with: a nucleic-acid-guided nuclease comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 7; an engineered guide nucleic acid capable of complexing with the nucleic acid-guided nuclease; and an editing sequence encoding a nucleic acid complementary to said target region having a change in sequence relative to the target region; and a nucleic-acid-guided nuclease comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 7; an engineered guide nucleic acid capable of complexing with the nucleic acid-guided nuclease; and an editing sequence encoding a nucleic acid complementary to said target region having a change in sequence relative to the target region; and (b) allowing the nuclease, guide nucleic acid, and editing sequence to create a genome edit in the target region of the genome of the cell;
A method for synthesizing a compound of Formula F wherein K 1 and K 2 are independently CH 3, CF 3, CHF 2, CH 2 CF 3, OCH 3, Cl, Br, F, CN or SCH 3, and R 2 is CF 3, Cl or Br, comprising cyclizing intermediate E in the presence of a nitrogen source having formula NH 3+n X n, wherein X n = a non-coordinating counteranion and n = 0 or 1, at a first elevated temperature in a mixture of alcohol and organic solvent to make the compound of Formula F. wherein K 1 and K 2 are independently CH 3, CF 3, CHF 2, CH 2 CF 3, OCH 3, Cl, Br, F, CN or SCH 3, and R 2 is CF 3, Cl or Br, comprising cyclizing intermediate E in the presence of a nitrogen source having formula NH 3+n X n, wherein X n = a non-coordinating counteranion and n = 0 or 1, at a first elevated temperature in a mixture of alcohol and organic solvent to make the compound of Formula F.