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A method for the characterization of biological bonds, comprising the steps: a) Providing an assay comprising at least one light scattering label bound to a surface of a support by at least one bond; b) Measuring the fluctuations in the intensity of scattered light of the label in an optical evanescent field over time while the label is bound to the surface whereby the intensity of the scattered light is measured space-resolved to account for different xy-positions of the label in-plane of the surface. a) Providing an assay comprising at least one light scattering label bound to a surface of a support by at least one bond; b) Measuring the fluctuations in the intensity of scattered light of the label in an optical evanescent field over time while the label is bound to the surface whereby the intensity of the scattered light is measured space-resolved to account for different xy-positions of the label in-plane of the surface.
A method of detecting the presence and/or amount of an analyte in a sample by obtaining a read-out from a composite signal represented by a coloured area on a test member, the colour being obtained as a response to an analyte, the method comprising providing as said test member a read-out substrate in the form of a bibulous strip having at least one response area and at least one marker on said response area, the marker causing a colour change as an indication of the presence or absence of said analyte;; applying a liquid sample, blood or plasma containing an analyte, on said strip, whereby said sample is caused to migrate by capillary forces along the strip, and undergoes a reaction at predefined locations on said strip; illuminating the assay strip; recording an image of said strip; calculating a colour saturation value S for said image using at least two wavelength ranges; wherein the S-value is calculated as S = MAX - MIN MAX = 1 - MIN MAX using the "Hue, Saturation, Value" system; wherein MAX is the largest value for the intensity of the at least two registered wavelengths, and MIN is the smallest; and using the S-value for determining a result of the assay by comparing the S-values with a selected threshold value G, and correlating the S-value to a physical quantity; wherein the wavelengths are selected such that one wavelength has an absorption maximum for the marker used in the assay, and the other wavelengths have a significantly lower absorption for the marker.
A treadmill (M, N) comprising a treadmill belt (20, 20', 20"), a first signal member disposed at position near a first side (204, 204', 204") of the treadmill belt (20, 20', 20"); characterized in that the treadmill (M, N) further comprises: a first sensor (51, 51', 51") that retrieves a first image (61, 61', 61"), wherein the first image (61, 61', 61") includes a first light pattern (611, 611', 611") provided by the first signal member, the first light pattern (611, 611', 611") extending from a first starting point (S1, S1', S1") of the first image (61, 61', 61"); and a controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") coupled to the first sensor (51, 51', 51"), wherein the controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") receives the first image (61, 61', 61") and calculates the length of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611") for serving as a characteristic property of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611"), and wherein the controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") adjusts an operating speed of the treadmill belt (20, 20', 20") in accordance with a characteristic property of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611"). a first sensor (51, 51', 51") that retrieves a first image (61, 61', 61"), wherein the first image (61, 61', 61") includes a first light pattern (611, 611', 611") provided by the first signal member, the first light pattern (611, 611', 611") extending from a first starting point (S1, S1', S1") of the first image (61, 61', 61"); and a controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") coupled to the first sensor (51, 51', 51"), wherein the controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") receives the first image (61, 61', 61") and calculates the length of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611") for serving as a characteristic property of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611"), and wherein the controller (30, 30', 30", 70, 70', 70") adjusts an operating speed of the treadmill belt (20, 20', 20") in accordance with a characteristic property of the first light pattern (611, 611', 611").
An inflow reservoir or canister valve, comprising: a valve body; a reservoir interface extending from the valve body and configured for fluidly coupling with a reservoir or canister containing a cryoablative agent; a modulation control interface defined along the body and configured for fluidly coupling to a modulation control coupler; a valve stem seated within a valve stem channel defined within the valve body; an inflow lumen (180, 182) defined through the valve body and extending between the reservoir interface and the modulation control interface, where the valve stem is movable between a first position which obstructs the inflow lumen and a second position which opens the inflow lumen; a venting lumen including a vent pin and a vent piston; and an inflow modulation control unit engaged with the modulation control interface, wherein the venting lumen is defined through the valve body and in fluid communication with the reservoir interface, wherein the venting lumen is configured to vent the cryoablative agent from the reservoir or canister and through a vent opening which is obstructed by the vent piston and which becomes freely translatable relative to the valve body upon release of the vent pin and when the inflow modulation control unit has been closed. a valve body; a reservoir interface extending from the valve body and configured for fluidly coupling with a reservoir or canister containing a cryoablative agent; a modulation control interface defined along the body and configured for fluidly coupling to a modulation control coupler; a valve stem seated within a valve stem channel defined within the valve body; an inflow lumen (180, 182) defined through the valve body and extending between the reservoir interface and the modulation control interface, where the valve stem is movable between a first position which obstructs the inflow lumen and a second position which opens the inflow lumen; a venting lumen including a vent pin and a vent piston; and an inflow modulation control unit engaged with the modulation control interface, wherein the venting lumen is defined through the valve body and in fluid communication with the reservoir interface, wherein the venting lumen is configured to vent the cryoablative agent from the reservoir or canister and through a vent opening which is obstructed by the vent piston and which becomes freely translatable relative to the valve body upon release of the vent pin and when the inflow modulation control unit has been closed.
A safety lining for safety shoes, particularly for lumberjacks' boots, for protecting the region comprised between the tibia and the tarsus of the foot, having a sandwich-like structure that comprises in succession: - at least one outer layer for blocking the movement of a toothed chain of a chainsaw penetrating said boot, - at least one cut-resistant inner layer, designed to make said chainsaw chain slip, characterized in that said sandwich-like structure is provided as an insert closed in a pocket of said lining. - at least one outer layer for blocking the movement of a toothed chain of a chainsaw penetrating said boot, - at least one cut-resistant inner layer, designed to make said chainsaw chain slip,
A continuous annealing system comprising: a vertical annealing furnace having upper rolls and lower rolls on which a steel strip is wound, a heating zone, and a soaking zone, whereby the steel strip can be transported in the vertical annealing furnace through the heating zone and then the soaking zone, the steel strip travelling in a descending pass between an upper roll and a next lower roll and in an ascending pass between a lower roll and a next upper roll; gas suction ports through which a part of a gas inside the vertical annealing furnace is suctioned; a refiner in which water and oxygen are removed from the gas suctioned through the gas suction ports; and gas delivery ports through which the gas treated in the refiner is returned to the vertical annealing furnace, wherein plural gas delivery ports in the heating zone are each provided at a position between an upper roll and a next lower roll at which the steel strip travels in a descending pass, whereby the gas is blown to the descending steel strip in a temperature range of 300°C or higher and 700°C or lower in the vertical annealing furnace, and wherein one or more of the gas delivery ports are placed at a position expressed by the relational expression below: L ≥ 0.7 × L 0, where L is distance from the center of a lower roll to a delivery port and L 0 is distance between the centers of an upper roll and a lower roll on which the steel strip travels next to the upper roll. a vertical annealing furnace having upper rolls and lower rolls on which a steel strip is wound, a heating zone, and a soaking zone, whereby the steel strip can be transported in the vertical annealing furnace through the heating zone and then the soaking zone, the steel strip travelling in a descending pass between an upper roll and a next lower roll and in an ascending pass between a lower roll and a next upper roll; gas suction ports through which a part of a gas inside the vertical annealing furnace is suctioned; a refiner in which water and oxygen are removed from the gas suctioned through the gas suction ports; and gas delivery ports through which the gas treated in the refiner is returned to the vertical annealing furnace, wherein plural gas delivery ports in the heating zone are each provided at a position between an upper roll and a next lower roll at which the steel strip travels in a descending pass, whereby the gas is blown to the descending steel strip in a temperature range of 300°C or higher and 700°C or lower in the vertical annealing furnace, and wherein one or more of the gas delivery ports are placed at a position expressed by the relational expression below: L ≥ 0.7 × L 0, where L is distance from the center of a lower roll to a delivery port and L 0 is distance between the centers of an upper roll and a lower roll on which the steel strip travels next to the upper roll.
A printing apparatus comprising: a printhead including a heater configured to generate heat energy for discharging ink, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature; driving means for driving the heater; control means for controlling to drive the heater by said driving means by applying a first voltage for discharging ink, and drive the heater by applying a second voltage after applying the first voltage, which second voltage neither causes bubbling nor discharge of ink; and determination means for determining, based on information obtained from a plurality of temperatures detected by the temperature sensor in regard to an application timing of the second voltage, whether ink is normally discharged or discharge failure has occurred, characterized in that the information obtained from the plurality of temperatures includes a difference between two temperatures detected by the temperature sensor at times before and after applying the second voltage or a ratio value of the two temperatures. a printhead including a heater configured to generate heat energy for discharging ink, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature; driving means for driving the heater; control means for controlling to drive the heater by said driving means by applying a first voltage for discharging ink, and drive the heater by applying a second voltage after applying the first voltage, which second voltage neither causes bubbling nor discharge of ink; and determination means for determining, based on information obtained from a plurality of temperatures detected by the temperature sensor in regard to an application timing of the second voltage, whether ink is normally discharged or discharge failure has occurred, characterized in that the information obtained from the plurality of temperatures includes a difference between two temperatures detected by the temperature sensor at times before and after applying the second voltage or a ratio value of the two temperatures.
An apparatus comprising: an amplifier configured to receive an envelope signal and a variable boosted supply voltage and to provide an output voltage and an output current; and a boost converter configured to receive a power supply voltage and at least one signal determined based on the envelope signal and to generate the variable boosted supply voltage based on the power supply voltage and a threshold voltage (Vth) comprised in the at least one signal; and a boost controller configured to generate the threshold voltage for the boost converter based on the envelope signal and the output current of the amplifier, the boost controller comprising: a converter configured to determine a headroom based on the output current; a summer configured to sum the headroom and the envelope signal and provide a summed voltage; and a peak detector configured to detect a peak of the summed voltage and provide a detected peak voltage. an amplifier configured to receive an envelope signal and a variable boosted supply voltage and to provide an output voltage and an output current; and a boost converter configured to receive a power supply voltage and at least one signal determined based on the envelope signal and to generate the variable boosted supply voltage based on the power supply voltage and a threshold voltage (Vth) comprised in the at least one signal; and a boost controller configured to generate the threshold voltage for the boost converter based on the envelope signal and the output current of the amplifier, the boost controller comprising: a converter configured to determine a headroom based on the output current; a summer configured to sum the headroom and the envelope signal and provide a summed voltage; and a peak detector configured to detect a peak of the summed voltage and provide a detected peak voltage. a converter configured to determine a headroom based on the output current; a summer configured to sum the headroom and the envelope signal and provide a summed voltage; and a peak detector configured to detect a peak of the summed voltage and provide a detected peak voltage.
A trench silo consisting of a base plate and at least a first and a second lateral boundary wall (3.1, 3.2) delimiting a storage area, wherein the base plate has at least a first slope running in the direction of the first lateral boundary wall (3.1) from a higher level point to a deeper level point, wherein at least the first lateral boundary wall (3.1) at the deeper level point of the first slope consists of a plurality of structural elements (4, 40, 400) arranged offset in association with one another, wherein the structural elements (4, 40, 400) forming a lateral boundary wall (3.1, 3.2) consist, at least on their surface facing the storage area and the base plate, of an acid-resistant, corrosion-resistant material, characterized in that at least the structural elements (4, 40) arranged adjacent to the base plate have on their bottom side (4.1, 40.1) facing the base plate openings passing through the formed lateral boundary wall (3.1, 3.2) for the outflow of the silage effluent formed in the storage area, the structural elements (4, 40, 400) forming a lateral boundary wall (3.1, 3.2) have nub-like convexities on their upper side (4.3, 40.3, 400.3) facing away from the base plate and/or have recesses on their bottom side (4.1, 40.1, 400.1) lying opposite the upper side (4.3, 40.3, 400.3) to receive the nub-like convexities of a structural element (4, 40) arranged beneath, wherein the number, arrangement and geometric configuration of the recesses enable a substantially form-fitting engagement of the nub-like convexities into the recesses and that the lateral boundary walls (3.1, 3.2) consist respectively of at least two rows of structural elements (4, 40, 400) arranged over one another, wherein a lower row of the structural elements (4, 40) is arranged adjacent to the base plate.
Non-natural peptide characterized in that it comprises a sequence AA 1 -Asp-AA 2 -AA 2 -Ala-Asp-Asp-AA 3 -AA 4, wherein: AA 1 is a tail having between 0 - 10 amino acids; AA 2 is a hydrophobic amino acid independently selected from the group consisting of: isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, valine, proline, or glycine; AA 3 is a charged amino acid independently selected from the group consisting of: arginine, lysine and glutamic acid, or is alanine; and AA 4 is a tail having between 0 - 13 amino acids. AA 1 is a tail having between 0 - 10 amino acids; AA 2 is a hydrophobic amino acid independently selected from the group consisting of: isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, valine, proline, or glycine; AA 3 is a charged amino acid independently selected from the group consisting of: arginine, lysine and glutamic acid, or is alanine; and AA 4 is a tail having between 0 - 13 amino acids.
A method comprising: storing a spatial matrix in a memory, the spatial matrix including information for a plurality of voxels in a mesh of a scan space; obtaining three-dimensional data from an object within the scan space using a scanner; identifying at least one of the plurality of voxels in the mesh that is unoccupied at some time during the scan; storing an indication in the spatial matrix for a modified processing of data from the at least one of the plurality of voxels, thereby identifying a prohibited volume within the scan space; and processing a portion of the three-dimensional data that is not in the prohibited volume according to an unmodified processing and processing a second portion of the three-dimensional data that is in the prohibited volume according to the modified processing, wherein the modified processing comprises temporarily displaying the data in the prohibited volume with a decay time. storing a spatial matrix in a memory, the spatial matrix including information for a plurality of voxels in a mesh of a scan space; obtaining three-dimensional data from an object within the scan space using a scanner; identifying at least one of the plurality of voxels in the mesh that is unoccupied at some time during the scan; storing an indication in the spatial matrix for a modified processing of data from the at least one of the plurality of voxels, thereby identifying a prohibited volume within the scan space; and processing a portion of the three-dimensional data that is not in the prohibited volume according to an unmodified processing and processing a second portion of the three-dimensional data that is in the prohibited volume according to the modified processing, wherein the modified processing comprises temporarily displaying the data in the prohibited volume with a decay time.
A jet mill comprising a grinding chamber and an aerosol generator arranged to supply liquid aerosol into the grinding chamber, wherein the aerosol generator is external to the grinding chamber and the external aerosol generator is configured with a port to supply liquid aerosol into the grinding chamber, wherein the port is arranged to simultaneously supply a grinding material and liquid aerosol as a feed stock into the grinding chamber.
A flat panel detector comprising: a first optical assembly, having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a thickness direction of the flat panel detector, and comprising: a first scintillator layer configured for converting at least part of rays into a first visible light (L1, L2); and a first light guide component stacked with the first scintillator layer and configured for guiding the first visible light (L1, L2); a first image sensor assembly stacked with the first optical assembly, configured for receiving the first visible light (L1, L2), and comprising: a first image sensor located at the first side of the first optical assembly; and a second image sensor located at the second side of the first optical assembly, characterized in that the flat panel detector further comprises: a second optical assembly, located at a side of the first image sensor far away from the first optical assembly, stacked with the first optical assembly and the first image sensor assembly and comprising a second scintillator layer configured for converting at least another part of the rays into a second visible light (L3, L4); a second image sensor assembly, stacked with the second optical assembly, configured for receiving the second visible light (L3, L4), and comprising a third image sensor located on a side of the second optical assembly far away from the first optical assembly. a first optical assembly, having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a thickness direction of the flat panel detector, and comprising: a first scintillator layer configured for converting at least part of rays into a first visible light (L1, L2); and a first light guide component stacked with the first scintillator layer and configured for guiding the first visible light (L1, L2); a first scintillator layer configured for converting at least part of rays into a first visible light (L1, L2); and a first light guide component stacked with the first scintillator layer and configured for guiding the first visible light (L1, L2); a first image sensor assembly stacked with the first optical assembly, configured for receiving the first visible light (L1, L2), and comprising: a first image sensor located at the first side of the first optical assembly; and a second image sensor located at the second side of the first optical assembly, a first image sensor located at the first side of the first optical assembly; and a second image sensor located at the second side of the first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, located at a side of the first image sensor far away from the first optical assembly, stacked with the first optical assembly and the first image sensor assembly and comprising a second scintillator layer configured for converting at least another part of the rays into a second visible light (L3, L4); a second image sensor assembly, stacked with the second optical assembly, configured for receiving the second visible light (L3, L4), and comprising a third image sensor located on a side of the second optical assembly far away from the first optical assembly.