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A method for preparing a suspension of gas-filled microvesicles stabilized by a layer of amphiphilic material which comprises a phospholipid, said method comprising: - providing a first fluid flow and, separately, a liquid flow comprising said amphiphilic material, wherein said first fluid flow is a gas; - directing said first fluid flow and said liquid flow through respective inlet channels towards a contact zone; - directing said first fluid flow and said liquid flow from the contact zone through a calibrated orifice to obtain a suspension comprising said microvesicles; and - directing said suspension comprising said microvesicles towards an outlet channel; wherein an initial portion of said outlet channel is kept at a controlled temperature (°C) of not less than 20% lower with respect to the transition temperature of the amphiphilic material. - providing a first fluid flow and, separately, a liquid flow comprising said amphiphilic material, wherein said first fluid flow is a gas; - directing said first fluid flow and said liquid flow through respective inlet channels towards a contact zone; - directing said first fluid flow and said liquid flow from the contact zone through a calibrated orifice to obtain a suspension comprising said microvesicles; and - directing said suspension comprising said microvesicles towards an outlet channel;
A method of forming a hollow structure (300; 400), the method comprising: forming a first weld joint (346; 446) internal to the hollow structure (300; 400) by: providing a first component (310; 410) having a base portion (311; 411) and a flange (312; 412) extending from the base portion (311; 411); providing a second component (330; 430); bringing the second component (330; 430) and the flange (312; 412) into abutment and applying a load to the flange (312; 412) via the second component (330; 430), wherein the flange (312; 412) is biased against the second component (330; 430) by a reaction of the first component (310; 410) to the load; and vibrating one of the first and the second components to form the first weld joint (347; 447) between at least a part of the second component (330; 430) and at least a part of the flange (312; 412), and characterised in that the method further comprises: forming a second weld joint (347; 447) between the second component (330; 430) and the first component (310; 410) to form the hollow structure (300; 400). forming a first weld joint (346; 446) internal to the hollow structure (300; 400) by: providing a first component (310; 410) having a base portion (311; 411) and a flange (312; 412) extending from the base portion (311; 411); providing a second component (330; 430); bringing the second component (330; 430) and the flange (312; 412) into abutment and applying a load to the flange (312; 412) via the second component (330; 430), wherein the flange (312; 412) is biased against the second component (330; 430) by a reaction of the first component (310; 410) to the load; and vibrating one of the first and the second components to form the first weld joint (347; 447) between at least a part of the second component (330; 430) and at least a part of the flange (312; 412), and providing a first component (310; 410) having a base portion (311; 411) and a flange (312; 412) extending from the base portion (311; 411); providing a second component (330; 430); bringing the second component (330; 430) and the flange (312; 412) into abutment and applying a load to the flange (312; 412) via the second component (330; 430), wherein the flange (312; 412) is biased against the second component (330; 430) by a reaction of the first component (310; 410) to the load; and vibrating one of the first and the second components to form the first weld joint (347; 447) between at least a part of the second component (330; 430) and at least a part of the flange (312; 412), and characterised in that the method further comprises: forming a second weld joint (347; 447) between the second component (330; 430) and the first component (310; 410) to form the hollow structure (300; 400).
A device comprising a waveguide structure with at least one high refractive index region which is surrounded by a region with a lower refractive index; wherein said high refractive region has a non-circular, non-elliptical, cross section geometry; and wherein said waveguide structure is an optical fiber; characterized in that the viscosity of said non-circular, non-elliptical core material is larger than the viscosity of the surrounding material.
A light detection and ranging, LIDAR, system comprising: a first platform (430, 530); a second platform (440, 540) within a predefined distance to the first platform; a LIDAR sensor mounted on the first platform and configured to scan an environment of the LIDAR system; a probe (436, 536) mounted to the first platform; a plurality of probes (448, 512, 510) mounted to the second platform; and a first controller electrically coupled to the LIDAR sensor and the probe of the first platform, wherein the first controller receives data from the LIDAR sensor and causes the probe of the first platform to emit a radio frequency, RF, signal, having a frequency in the extremely high frequency, EHF, band, that is modulated to indicate data indicative of a scan of the environment of the LIDAR system 400 by the LIDAR sensor; a signal conditioner (446, 546) that selects, based on an orientation of the first platform relative to the second platform, one of the plurality of probes of the second platform to use for receiving the emitted RF signal having a frequency in the EHF band. a first platform (430, 530); a second platform (440, 540) within a predefined distance to the first platform; a LIDAR sensor mounted on the first platform and configured to scan an environment of the LIDAR system; a probe (436, 536) mounted to the first platform; a plurality of probes (448, 512, 510) mounted to the second platform; and a first controller electrically coupled to the LIDAR sensor and the probe of the first platform, wherein the first controller receives data from the LIDAR sensor and causes the probe of the first platform to emit a radio frequency, RF, signal, having a frequency in the extremely high frequency, EHF, band, that is modulated to indicate data indicative of a scan of the environment of the LIDAR system 400 by the LIDAR sensor; a signal conditioner (446, 546) that selects, based on an orientation of the first platform relative to the second platform, one of the plurality of probes of the second platform to use for receiving the emitted RF signal having a frequency in the EHF band.
A vacuum blender having a vessel, a motor base containing a motor, a motor drive shaft, a blade holder having a blade with a blade shaft for engaging said motor drive shaft, and an evacuation device, comprising: a fan connected to said motor drive shaft; said motor base containing said evacuation device; said motor drive shaft adapted to power said evacuation device; and a conduit system defining an air passage from said vessel to said evacuation device for evacuating air from said vessel, characterized in that, the vacuum blender further comprises a gear system for permitting said motor to activate said evacuation device without rotating said blade. a fan connected to said motor drive shaft; said motor base containing said evacuation device; said motor drive shaft adapted to power said evacuation device; and a conduit system defining an air passage from said vessel to said evacuation device for evacuating air from said vessel, characterized in that, the vacuum blender further comprises a gear system for permitting said motor to activate said evacuation device without rotating said blade.
An electric power tool (la) comprising: a motor; an output shaft on which a front-end tool is adapted to be mounted; a power transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational output of the motor to the output shaft; a user operation switch for rotating the motor; a motor control unit that controls rotation of the motor in accordance with an on operation of the user operation switch performed by a user; a detector that detects physical quantity data while the motor is being rotated; a status determination unit that determines whether the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status, by using the physical quantity data; and a notification interface that communicates immediately that the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status while the motor is not being rotated, and when the motor is being rotated, the notification interface communicates that the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status immediately after the rotation of the motor is terminated. a motor; an output shaft on which a front-end tool is adapted to be mounted; a power transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational output of the motor to the output shaft; a user operation switch for rotating the motor; a motor control unit that controls rotation of the motor in accordance with an on operation of the user operation switch performed by a user; a detector that detects physical quantity data while the motor is being rotated; a status determination unit that determines whether the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status, by using the physical quantity data; and a notification interface that communicates immediately that the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status while the motor is not being rotated, and when the motor is being rotated, the notification interface communicates that the electric power tool is in a deteriorated status immediately after the rotation of the motor is terminated.
A function estimation hardware logic unit for use in an arithmetic logic unit of a processor, the function estimation hardware logic arranged to calculate, in hardware logic, an improved estimate, x n +1, for a function of an input value, d, wherein the function is 1 / d i, and the hardware logic comprising: a first input arranged to receive the input value, d; a second input arranged to receive an estimate, x n, for the function of the input value; and an output arranged to output the improved estimate, x n +1, for the function of the input value; and a combination of multiplier and addition hardware blocks configured in hardware circuitry to implement an m th -order polynomial to determine the improved estimate, x n +1, with m th order convergence, wherein the m th -order polynomial can be expressed as: f i, m x d = x n + 1 = x n ∏ k = 1 m − 1 1 + 1 ki ∑ j = 0 m − 1 m − 1 j − dx n i j ji + 1 where i and m are natural numbers, wherein m>2, wherein m − 1 j is a binomial coefficient and is equal to zero if j > (m - 1), wherein m and i have any combination of values except for m=3 and i=2. a first input arranged to receive the input value, d; a second input arranged to receive an estimate, x n, for the function of the input value; and an output arranged to output the improved estimate, x n +1, for the function of the input value; and a combination of multiplier and addition hardware blocks configured in hardware circuitry to implement an m th -order polynomial to determine the improved estimate, x n +1, with m th order convergence, wherein the m th -order polynomial can be expressed as: f i, m x d = x n + 1 = x n ∏ k = 1 m − 1 1 + 1 ki ∑ j = 0 m − 1 m − 1 j − dx n i j ji + 1 where i and m are natural numbers, wherein m>2, wherein m − 1 j is a binomial coefficient and is equal to zero if j > (m - 1), wherein m and i have any combination of values except for m=3 and i=2.
A disposable sheath for single use, at least having an endoscope passage (11, 21) for receiving an endoscope, wherein at least one flushing passage (13, 27) separate from the endoscope passage (11, 21) is provided for the transfer of a liquid or of a gas to the distal end of the disposable sheath, characterized in that at least one fixing device is provided by which the position of the distal end of the endoscope can be fixed relative to the disposable sheath, with the fixing device having a constricting collar at the distal end of the endoscope passage which provides for a frictional connection to the endoscope and thus for an increased friction so that a displacement of the endoscope captured in the constricting collar is made more difficult; and in that a deflection device for deflecting a flushing liquid or a flushing gas transferred through the flushing passage (13, 27) is provided at the distal end of the disposable sheath in the region of an outlet opening of the flushing passage (13, 27).
Use of a synthetic oil as an operating medium in a vacuum pump, characterized in that the synthetic oil has a kinematic viscosity in a range from 4.5 to 6.5 mm 2 /s at 100 °C.
A wheel assembly, comprising: a wheel having a rim and configured to rotate about an axis; a torque bar disposed radially inward of the rim; a heat shield disposed between the wheel and the torque bar, wherein the heat shield comprises a cylindrical structure extending circumferentially about an axis of the wheel and around an inner diameter of the rim; wherein the heat shield comprises a heat shield material, and a thermal conductivity of the heat shield material is greater than 85 W/mK, the wheel assembly being characterised in that the cylindrical structure comprises a sheet metal comprising a steel core and an aluminum coating covering the steel core. a wheel having a rim and configured to rotate about an axis; a torque bar disposed radially inward of the rim; a heat shield disposed between the wheel and the torque bar, wherein the heat shield comprises a cylindrical structure extending circumferentially about an axis of the wheel and around an inner diameter of the rim; wherein the heat shield comprises a heat shield material, and a thermal conductivity of the heat shield material is greater than 85 W/mK, the wheel assembly being characterised in that the cylindrical structure comprises a sheet metal comprising a steel core and an aluminum coating covering the steel core.
An electronic shifting system for a bicycle, comprising: a first switch mechanism; a second switch mechanism; a control unit in communication with and responsive to signals from the first and second switch mechanisms (27a, 27b); and a front gear shift mechanism in communication with and responsive to command signals from the control unit, characterized in that the control unit is configured to determine when both the first switch mechanism and the second switch mechanism are actuated concurrently and responsively sends a front shift command signal to the front gear shift mechanism to perform a front gear shift operation. a first switch mechanism; a second switch mechanism; a control unit in communication with and responsive to signals from the first and second switch mechanisms (27a, 27b); and a front gear shift mechanism in communication with and responsive to command signals from the control unit, characterized in that the control unit is configured to determine when both the first switch mechanism and the second switch mechanism are actuated concurrently and responsively sends a front shift command signal to the front gear shift mechanism to perform a front gear shift operation.
A method for the Total Chemical Synthesis of 7-(2'-trimethylsilyl)ethyl camptothecin (Karenitecin), wherein said method is set forth in Synthesis Scheme 1 which comprises the following steps: Step 1) The synthesis of the intermediate 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-trimethylsilanyl-propenone; Step 2) The synthesis of the intermediate 1-(2-amino-phenyl)-3-trimethylsilanyl-propan-1-one; and Step 3) The synthesis of the product 7-(2'-trimethylsilyl)ethyl camptothecin (Karenitecin). Step 1) The synthesis of the intermediate 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-trimethylsilanyl-propenone; Step 2) The synthesis of the intermediate 1-(2-amino-phenyl)-3-trimethylsilanyl-propan-1-one; and Step 3) The synthesis of the product 7-(2'-trimethylsilyl)ethyl camptothecin (Karenitecin).
Articulating boom arm applicable to an agricultural spraying machine or similar which comprises a plurality of consecutive beam sections which lay out from a first support which holds said boom arm cantilevered outwards of said machine through a first section of beam, and said articulated boom arm comprises at least one hinge connectable to two of said consecutive sections of beams (T1, T2) wherein said hinge presents two hinged pieces of support (21a, 21b) which are articulated and pivoting between them and wherein each hinged support piece (21a, 21b) includes at least one means of engaging disengaging connection (1a or 1b) connectable with at least one of the extremes of one of said sections of consecutive beams, characterized in that said connection means of engaging and disengaging is a lower flange suitable to pressure-fit adjustably with at least one of the extremes of one of said sections of said consecutive beams (T1, T2).
Cleaning device for cleaning items to be cleaned, comprising at least one cleaning chamber for holding the items to be cleaned, furthermore comprising at least one nozzle unit for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned in the cleaning chamber, wherein the nozzle unit extends through at least one bore in at least one wall of the cleaning chamber and is connected at an outer side of the wall to at least one feed line, wherein the nozzle unit has at least one connection element, which is arranged at least partially on the outer side and serves for connection of the feed line, and has at least one nozzle element, which is arranged within the cleaning chamber, characterized in that the bore and the nozzle unit are shaped in such a way that the nozzle unit is held in a rotationally secured manner in the bore, wherein the nozzle unit furthermore has at least one adapter, wherein the adapter fixes the nozzle element to the connection element, wherein the adapter and the connection element form a mounting unit, wherein the mounting unit is held in a rotationally secured manner in the bore, wherein the nozzle element is held in a rotationally secured manner in the mounting unit such that there is a first rotational securing between the mounting unit and the wall and a second rotational securing between the mounting unit and the nozzle element.
A power module substrate comprising: a ceramic substrate; a circuit layer brazed on a front surface of the ceramic substrate; a metal layer brazed on a rear surface of the ceramic substrate, the metal layer having a brazed surface brazed on the rear surface of the ceramic substrate and an opposite surface opposite to said brazed surface; and a semiconductor chip soldered to the circuit layer, wherein the metal layer is composed of an Al alloy having an average purity of not less than 98.0 wt.% but no more than 99.9 wt.% as a whole, and an Fe concentration in the brazed surface side of the metal layer is set at less than 0.1 wt.%, whereas an Fe concentration in the opposite surface side is set at not less than 0.1 wt.%. a ceramic substrate; a circuit layer brazed on a front surface of the ceramic substrate; a metal layer brazed on a rear surface of the ceramic substrate, the metal layer having a brazed surface brazed on the rear surface of the ceramic substrate and an opposite surface opposite to said brazed surface; and a semiconductor chip soldered to the circuit layer, wherein the metal layer is composed of an Al alloy having an average purity of not less than 98.0 wt.% but no more than 99.9 wt.% as a whole, and an Fe concentration in the brazed surface side of the metal layer is set at less than 0.1 wt.%, whereas an Fe concentration in the opposite surface side is set at not less than 0.1 wt.%.
A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining information to be transmitted to another device over a link based on a Compute Express Link, CXL, -based protocol via a flit; encrypting at least a portion of the information to yield a ciphertext; generating a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, code based on the ciphertext; generating a flit comprising the ciphertext; and transmitting the flit and the CRC to the other device over the link, further comprising generating a message authentication code, MAC, based on a set of previously-transmitted flits, preparing a MAC flit comprising the MAC, and transmitting over the link the MAC flit after a delay due to a latency caused by the preparing of the MAC flit during which time subsequent flits of a further set of flits continue to be sent. obtaining information to be transmitted to another device over a link based on a Compute Express Link, CXL, -based protocol via a flit; encrypting at least a portion of the information to yield a ciphertext; generating a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, code based on the ciphertext; generating a flit comprising the ciphertext; and transmitting the flit and the CRC to the other device over the link, further comprising generating a message authentication code, MAC, based on a set of previously-transmitted flits, preparing a MAC flit comprising the MAC, and transmitting over the link the MAC flit after a delay due to a latency caused by the preparing of the MAC flit during which time subsequent flits of a further set of flits continue to be sent.
Cooking appliance comprising a cooking chamber, at least one fan, an intake region which is coupled to the cooking chamber and is connected upstream of the at least one fan, and an outlet region which is connected downstream of the at least one fan, wherein the intake region is subdivided into a first intake section and into a second intake section by means of a separating device, and the first intake section and the second intake section are arranged one behind the other with respect to the direction of flow, characterized in that the separating device has a plurality of passage holes, and the size and/or number of the passage holes can be adjusted by means of two perforated plates which bear against one another, which can be displaced or rotated in relation to one another and/or open different holes or hole cross sections by the holes in the said two perforated plates being covered or overlapping in a variable manner.
A security system having multiple states of operation including a first state of operation and a second state of operation, said second state of operation providing a lower level of security than said first state of operation, said system including: a device for enabling a user to switch said system between said first state and said second state; a communications interface for enabling the security system to communicate with a telephone service provider over a publicly switched telephone network; and a system controller that is adapted to respond to said switching of operation states wherein the controller automatically initiates communications with said telephone service provider over said publicly switched telephone network and is adapted to change a telephone function offered by that service provider in response to changes in the operational state of the security system, wherein said telephone function is call forwarding. a device for enabling a user to switch said system between said first state and said second state; a communications interface for enabling the security system to communicate with a telephone service provider over a publicly switched telephone network; and a system controller that is adapted to respond to said switching of operation states wherein the controller automatically initiates communications with said telephone service provider over said publicly switched telephone network and is adapted to change a telephone function offered by that service provider in response to changes in the operational state of the security system, wherein said telephone function is call forwarding.
An isolated CEACAM1-specific recombinant monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof, comprising: at least one light chain component and at least one heavy chain component, wherein said heavy chain component comprises the amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, or SEQ ID NO:30; and said light chain component comprises the amino acids of SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31 or SEQ ID NO:32.