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An in vitro method of identifying an agent which modulates an activity of the protein TMEM16A, wherein the protein is represented by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and transports chloride ions across a cell membrane, comprising: (a) exposing cells that express the protein to the agent; and (b) measuring degree of chloride ion transport in the exposed cells, wherein a change in the degree of chloride ion transport compared to control cells, which express the protein but not exposed to the agent, is indicative of an agent capable of modulating an activity of the protein. (a) exposing cells that express the protein to the agent; and (b) measuring degree of chloride ion transport in the exposed cells, wherein a change in the degree of chloride ion transport compared to control cells, which express the protein but not exposed to the agent, is indicative of an agent capable of modulating an activity of the protein.
A plastic can arrangement which is with low weight and high resistance to be used in the packaging industry and comprises a plastic can body including a plastic can carriage surface, plastic can shoulders located around mentioned plastic can carriage surface and carrier radiuses located on the edges of mentioned plastic can body starting from mentioned plastic can shoulders downwardly and providing the resistance in these portions, plastic can support surfaces formed by the said carrier radiuses on the edges of the body, a plastic can bottom surface, a handle and handle connection points attaching the handle part to the top of the body, wherein mentioned plastic can support surfaces are in a sinuous form in where the load starts from wide radiuses on top of the plastic can support surfaces, is transmitted through the sinuous surfaces, and ends on the wide surfaces of mentioned plastic can bottom surface, thus enable the loads to be transmitted independently from the wall thickness by enhancing the resistance of the plastic can for bigger loads by allowing the load shared on the walls of the plastic can to be easily transmitted without focusing on any point, and characterized by comprising handle connection support surfaces of a concave structure which connect the said handle and said handle connection points to each other and allow the surfaces to support each other against the weight.
A method of production of a composite of yeast-derived beta-glucan particle with incorporated poorly-water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound, the poorly-water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound having solubility in 10 mM PBS of at most 30 mg/mL, measured at 37 °C and pH 7.4, and molecular mass of at most 5,000 Da, and weight ratio of the poorly-water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound to the yeast-derived beta-glucan particle is in the range of from 0.1·10 -3 to 3, comprising the following steps: i) the poorly-water-soluble low-molecular low-molecular-weight compound is dissolved in an organic solvent, selected from a group comprising ethanol, methanol, acetone, isopropanol, ethylacetate, dichloromethane, trichloromethane, chloroform, hexane, cyclohexane, heptane, toluene or mixtures thereof; ii) yeast-derived beta glucan particles are added to the solution from step i) to form a suspension; iii) the suspension obtained in step ii) is spray dried under inert atmosphere to form the composite of yeast-derived beta glucan particle with poorly-water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound incorporated in its amorphous form inside the yeast-derived glucan particles. i) the poorly-water-soluble low-molecular low-molecular-weight compound is dissolved in an organic solvent, selected from a group comprising ethanol, methanol, acetone, isopropanol, ethylacetate, dichloromethane, trichloromethane, chloroform, hexane, cyclohexane, heptane, toluene or mixtures thereof; ii) yeast-derived beta glucan particles are added to the solution from step i) to form a suspension; iii) the suspension obtained in step ii) is spray dried under inert atmosphere to form the composite of yeast-derived beta glucan particle with poorly-water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound incorporated in its amorphous form inside the yeast-derived glucan particles.
A method of producing an irreversible color change in overlapping layers of an absorbent article comprising the steps of: a. providing a first layer comprising a first activatable colorant; b. providing a second layer comprising a second activatable colorant wherein the second layer overlaps the first layer; c. applying a first external stimulus to the overlapping layers to activate the first activatable colorant in the first layer producing a first activated color region in the first layer; and d. applying a second external stimulus to the overlapping layers to activate the second activatable colorant in the second layer producing a second activated color region in the second layer; characterized in that the first and second activatable colorants are photoreactive material, and the first external stimulus comprises electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic radiation comprising UV light, and the second external stimulus comprises electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic radiation comprising UV light. a. providing a first layer comprising a first activatable colorant; b. providing a second layer comprising a second activatable colorant wherein the second layer overlaps the first layer; c. applying a first external stimulus to the overlapping layers to activate the first activatable colorant in the first layer producing a first activated color region in the first layer; and d. applying a second external stimulus to the overlapping layers to activate the second activatable colorant in the second layer producing a second activated color region in the second layer; characterized in that the first and second activatable colorants are photoreactive material, and the first external stimulus comprises electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic radiation comprising UV light, and the second external stimulus comprises electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic radiation comprising UV light.
A method comprising: exploiting reciprocity between downlink "DL" and uplink "UL" channels in a multiple antenna system "MAS" with multiuser "MU" transmissions "MU-MAS" comprising of a plurality of base stations sharing a same cell ID and a plurality of user devices, wherein: the MU-MAS further comprises one or more beacon stations employed for radio frequency, RF, calibration within the MU-MAS; each base station comprises one or more antennas, each antenna coupled to an RF chain; and each user device comprises one or more antennas, each antenna coupled to an RF chain; characterised in that: the RF calibration is obtained by pre-conditioning a matrix of uplink channel estimates H UL with a complex RF calibration matrix C, where the pre-conditioning is given as H ̃ DL = C H ̅ UL † wherein H̃ DL is a matrix of downlink channel estimates between the base stations and the user devices and wherein the matrix C is computed from an effective downlink channel and uplink channel vectors between each of a plurality of base stations and each of the one or more beacon stations. the MU-MAS further comprises one or more beacon stations employed for radio frequency, RF, calibration within the MU-MAS; each base station comprises one or more antennas, each antenna coupled to an RF chain; and each user device comprises one or more antennas, each antenna coupled to an RF chain; characterised in that: the RF calibration is obtained by pre-conditioning a matrix of uplink channel estimates H UL with a complex RF calibration matrix C, where the pre-conditioning is given as H ̃ DL = C H ̅ UL † wherein H̃ DL is a matrix of downlink channel estimates between the base stations and the user devices and wherein the matrix C is computed from an effective downlink channel and uplink channel vectors between each of a plurality of base stations and each of the one or more beacon stations.
A method for producing an N-silylaminoalkylsilane compound, characterised in that the N-silylaminoalkylsilane is produced by allowing an aminoalkylsilane compound to react with a monochlorosilane compound in the presence of a tertiary amine compound having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 7 or more and a polar surface area of 12 Å 2 or more.
An optical scanning apparatus, comprising: an optical fiber; a holding unit adapted to hold an emission end of the optical fiber in an oscillatable manner, the optical fiber being configured to pass through the center of the holding unit; and a driving unit (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d) configured to drive the emission end and including piezoelectric actuators, wherein a first pair of piezoelectric actuators (28a, 28c) is fixed on side surfaces facing a first direction of the holding unit such that the emission end of the optical fiber can be vibrated in the first direction and wherein a second pair of piezoelectric actuators (28b, 28d) is fixed on side surfaces facing a second direction of the holding unit such that the emission end of the optical fiber can be vibrated in the second direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction and the axial direction of the optical fiber are each orthogonal to each other, characterized in that the holding unit has a pair of V-blocks (71a, 71b) for holding the optical fiber interposed therebetween; the optical fiber is held around its axial direction as being in contact with the V-blocks (71a, 71b) at four points. an optical fiber; a holding unit adapted to hold an emission end of the optical fiber in an oscillatable manner, the optical fiber being configured to pass through the center of the holding unit; and a driving unit (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d) configured to drive the emission end and including piezoelectric actuators, wherein a first pair of piezoelectric actuators (28a, 28c) is fixed on side surfaces facing a first direction of the holding unit such that the emission end of the optical fiber can be vibrated in the first direction and wherein a second pair of piezoelectric actuators (28b, 28d) is fixed on side surfaces facing a second direction of the holding unit such that the emission end of the optical fiber can be vibrated in the second direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction and the axial direction of the optical fiber are each orthogonal to each other, characterized in that the holding unit has a pair of V-blocks (71a, 71b) for holding the optical fiber interposed therebetween; the optical fiber is held around its axial direction as being in contact with the V-blocks (71a, 71b) at four points.
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit to form a color registration error detection pattern on a photoconductor; a transfer unit to transfer the color registration error detection pattern formed on the photoconductor to a transfer belt; a pattern sensing unit to sense the color registration error detection pattern transferred to the transfer belt; a motor drive unit to drive a motor used to rotate the photoconductor; and a control unit to ascertain a gap change of the color registration error detection pattern, which denotes a periodic velocity change of the photoconductor, by sensing the color registration error detection pattern transferred to the transfer belt, and to change a velocity of the motor according to the gap change to reduce the periodic velocity change of the photoconductor, characterised by comprising a home-position sensing unit to sense a home-position of the photoconductor, wherein the control unit forms the color registration error detection pattern on the photoconductor on the basis of a time when the home-position of the photoconductor is sensed. an image forming unit to form a color registration error detection pattern on a photoconductor; a transfer unit to transfer the color registration error detection pattern formed on the photoconductor to a transfer belt; a pattern sensing unit to sense the color registration error detection pattern transferred to the transfer belt; a motor drive unit to drive a motor used to rotate the photoconductor; and a control unit to ascertain a gap change of the color registration error detection pattern, which denotes a periodic velocity change of the photoconductor, by sensing the color registration error detection pattern transferred to the transfer belt, and to change a velocity of the motor according to the gap change to reduce the periodic velocity change of the photoconductor,
Arrangement of a retrofittable air conditioning unit on an external superstructure in the area of a cutout of the superstructure, wherein the air conditioning unit has a first housing unit outside the superstructure and a second housing unit inside the superstructure, wherein the air conditioning unit is constructed so that it permits a vertical incidence of light through the cutout area into the superstructure, wherein the air conditioning unit has a connecting section for connecting the housing units in the region of the cutout, and the connecting section borders the cutout and is part of a carrier unit for attaching the air conditioning unit to the superstructure, characterised by that at least one condenser and one compressor are arranged on the carrier unit in such a way that they are located outside the superstructure and above adjacent to the cutout.
Wall having a vertical concrete support forming a part of the wall, and having a multiplicity of masonry blocks, wherein the wall also contains a permanent formwork apparatus which remains therein for production of the concrete support, wherein the formwork apparatus is formed by one or more formwork elements which are arranged one on top of the other, said formwork elements having a vertical aperture passing through them, which has a cross section that corresponds to the concrete support cross section and which is filled with concrete that forms the concrete support, and having, on at least one of their sides facing towards the wall portions that are not formed by the formwork elements, holes which completely pass through the formwork element wall containing the holes and which open into the vertical aperture, characterized in that the formwork elements and the concrete support are connected to the wall portions that are not formed by formwork elements by means of wall connectors, which pass through the holes and of which at least one end comes to lie outside the formwork element in a horizontal wall joint between rows of masonry blocks that are arranged one on top of the other and is fixed there by an adhesive or mortar which connects the masonry blocks to one another. the wall also contains a permanent formwork apparatus which remains therein for production of the concrete support, wherein the formwork apparatus is formed by one or more formwork elements which are arranged one on top of the other, said formwork elements having a vertical aperture passing through them, which has a cross section that corresponds to the concrete support cross section and which is filled with concrete that forms the concrete support, and having, on at least one of their sides facing towards the wall portions that are not formed by the formwork elements, holes which completely pass through the formwork element wall containing the holes and which open into the vertical aperture, characterized in that the formwork elements and the concrete support are connected to the wall portions that are not formed by formwork elements by means of wall connectors, which pass through the holes and of which at least one end comes to lie outside the formwork element in a horizontal wall joint between rows of masonry blocks that are arranged one on top of the other and is fixed there by an adhesive or mortar which connects the masonry blocks to one another.
A method of controlling a plurality of DC/AC converters in cascade configuration, each one of the plurality of DC/AC (21, 22, 23) converters being arranged to receive an input direct current and voltage from a respective photovoltaic panel (11, 12, 13), and to deliver an output, the method comprising: Receiving information representing at least one of frequency, phase, amplitude and harmonics of a required AC; receiving information representing at least one of current and voltage of the input direct current and voltage to each one of the plurality of DC/AC converters; and based on the received information, individually controlling each one of the plurality of DC/AC converters such that the combined output of the plurality of DC/AC converters produces an AC matching the required AC, characterized in that one or more dummy unit is further connected to the plurality of DC/AC converters in cascade configuration, said one or more dummy unit comprising an energy storage element adapted to be charged and to output direct current and voltage, and a DC/AC converter, and using the one or more dummy unit for producing an output such that the combined output from the plurality of DC/AC converters produces an AC matching the required AC. Receiving information representing at least one of frequency, phase, amplitude and harmonics of a required AC; receiving information representing at least one of current and voltage of the input direct current and voltage to each one of the plurality of DC/AC converters; and based on the received information, individually controlling each one of the plurality of DC/AC converters such that the combined output of the plurality of DC/AC converters produces an AC matching the required AC, characterized in that one or more dummy unit is further connected to the plurality of DC/AC converters in cascade configuration, said one or more dummy unit comprising an energy storage element adapted to be charged and to output direct current and voltage, and a DC/AC converter, and using the one or more dummy unit for producing an output such that the combined output from the plurality of DC/AC converters produces an AC matching the required AC.
A method for playing digital contents protected by a DRM scheme, the protected digital contents being downloaded by a user device from a media server in the form of protected packets, the method comprising: executing a DRM proxy inside the user device, the DRM proxy interfacing the media server and a player, the player being configured to implement HTTP streaming; executing an HTTP streaming server in the DRM proxy; configuring the DRM proxy to handle HTTP requests issued by the player; serving by the DRM proxy a playlist in HTTP streaming format including a list of URLs locating the protected packets, the packet URLs being formatted to point to the user device; receiving the playlist in the player, whereby the player successively issues a request for each URL in the playlist, and each URL is directed to the HTTP streaming server of the DRM proxy; in the DRM proxy, acquiring a license to access the protected packet identified by a current URL request; decrypting the protected packet in the DRM proxy based on the license; and returning a packet corresponding to the decrypted packet to the player in response to the current URL request. executing a DRM proxy inside the user device, the DRM proxy interfacing the media server and a player, the player being configured to implement HTTP streaming; executing an HTTP streaming server in the DRM proxy; configuring the DRM proxy to handle HTTP requests issued by the player; serving by the DRM proxy a playlist in HTTP streaming format including a list of URLs locating the protected packets, the packet URLs being formatted to point to the user device; receiving the playlist in the player, whereby the player successively issues a request for each URL in the playlist, and each URL is directed to the HTTP streaming server of the DRM proxy; in the DRM proxy, acquiring a license to access the protected packet identified by a current URL request; decrypting the protected packet in the DRM proxy based on the license; and returning a packet corresponding to the decrypted packet to the player in response to the current URL request.
A light field imaging device for capturing light field image data about a scene, the light field imaging device comprising: a diffraction grating assembly configured to receive an optical wavefront originating from the scene, the diffraction grating assembly comprising a diffraction grating having a grating axis and a refractive index modulation pattern having a grating period along the grating axis, the diffraction grating being configured to diffract the optical wavefront to generate a diffracted wavefront, wherein the diffraction grating is a binary phase grating and the refractive index modulation pattern comprises a series of ridges periodically spaced-apart at the grating period, interleaved with a series of grooves periodically spaced-apart at the grating period; and a pixel array comprising a plurality of light-sensitive pixels disposed under the diffraction grating assembly and configured to detect the diffracted wavefront as the light field image data, the pixel array having a pixel pitch along the grating axis that is smaller than the grating period, wherein a ratio of the grating period to the pixel pitch along the grating axis is substantially equal to two. a diffraction grating assembly configured to receive an optical wavefront originating from the scene, the diffraction grating assembly comprising a diffraction grating having a grating axis and a refractive index modulation pattern having a grating period along the grating axis, the diffraction grating being configured to diffract the optical wavefront to generate a diffracted wavefront, wherein the diffraction grating is a binary phase grating and the refractive index modulation pattern comprises a series of ridges periodically spaced-apart at the grating period, interleaved with a series of grooves periodically spaced-apart at the grating period; and a pixel array comprising a plurality of light-sensitive pixels disposed under the diffraction grating assembly and configured to detect the diffracted wavefront as the light field image data, the pixel array having a pixel pitch along the grating axis that is smaller than the grating period, wherein a ratio of the grating period to the pixel pitch along the grating axis is substantially equal to two.
A projection lens for projecting an object having exactly three lenses, which is a first lens, a second lens and a third lens, the projection lens comprising the first lens, a reflective optical device, the second lens and the third lens from an image side of the projection lens to an object side of the projection lens in turn, wherein the first lens is of a negative focal power, an image side of the first lens is concave; the reflective optical device folding the light path; the second lens is of a positive focal power, an object side of the second lens is convex; wherein each of the first lens and the second lens has two sides both being in an aspheric shape, the third lens has two sides both being in a spherical shape, and the third lens is of a positive focal power, an object side of the third lens is convex, wherein a diaphragm is arranged between the first lens and the second lens, the projection lens meets the following formulas: 0.4 < ImgH / D < 0.7, and 3 < f 3 / f < 6, wherein ImgH equals to a half-length of an object diagonal, and D represents a vertical height from the image side of the first lens to a center axis perpendicular to an object, f3 represents a focal length of the third lens, and f represents a focal length of the projection lens. D represents a vertical height from the image side of the first lens to a center axis perpendicular to an object, f3 represents a focal length of the third lens, and f represents a focal length of the projection lens.