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A method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic surface of a substrate, comprising: (a) defining a temperature range of: (i) greater than or equal to an anticipated lower use temperature, or (ii) less than or equal to an anticipated upper use temperature, or (iii) from a LUT to an UUT, wherein LUT ≤ UUT, within which the substrate is intended to be used in the presence of water, and (b) depositing at least one polymer on at least a portion of the hydrophobic surface, said polymer being soluble in water to the extent that an aqueous solution of such polymer exhibits: (i) a lower critical solution temperature (LCST), wherein LCST < LUT, or (ii) an upper critical solution temperature (UCST), wherein UUT < UCST, or (iii) a LCST and a UCST, and: LCST < LUT, or UUT < UCST; wherein the polymer comprises monomeric units derived from a monomer according to formula: wherein: R 1 is H or methyl, A is oxyalkylene or poly(oxyalkylene), R 2 is alkyl more typically (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, and wherein the polymer is deposited by applying a solution of the polymer in water to at least a portion of the surface and then evaporating the water. (a) defining a temperature range of: (i) greater than or equal to an anticipated lower use temperature, or (ii) less than or equal to an anticipated upper use temperature, or (iii) from a LUT to an UUT, wherein LUT ≤ UUT, within which the substrate is intended to be used in the presence of water, and (i) greater than or equal to an anticipated lower use temperature, or (ii) less than or equal to an anticipated upper use temperature, or (iii) from a LUT to an UUT, wherein LUT ≤ UUT, (b) depositing at least one polymer on at least a portion of the hydrophobic surface, said polymer being soluble in water to the extent that an aqueous solution of such polymer exhibits: (i) a lower critical solution temperature (LCST), wherein LCST < LUT, or (ii) an upper critical solution temperature (UCST), wherein UUT < UCST, or (iii) a LCST and a UCST, and: LCST < LUT, or UUT < UCST; wherein the polymer comprises monomeric units derived from a monomer according to formula: wherein: R 1 is H or methyl, A is oxyalkylene or poly(oxyalkylene), R 2 is alkyl more typically (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, and wherein the polymer is deposited by applying a solution of the polymer in water to at least a portion of the surface and then evaporating the water. (i) a lower critical solution temperature (LCST), wherein LCST < LUT, or (ii) an upper critical solution temperature (UCST), wherein UUT < UCST, or (iii) a LCST and a UCST, and: LCST < LUT, or UUT < UCST; wherein the polymer comprises monomeric units derived from a monomer according to formula: wherein: R 1 is H or methyl, A is oxyalkylene or poly(oxyalkylene), R 2 is alkyl more typically (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, and wherein the polymer is deposited by applying a solution of the polymer in water to at least a portion of the surface and then evaporating the water. LCST < LUT, or UUT < UCST; R 1 is H or methyl, A is oxyalkylene or poly(oxyalkylene), R 2 is alkyl more typically (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, and
A method for communicating tactile information from a first system (200, 300) at a first geographical location to a second system (200, 300) at a second geographical location different from the first geographical location, the method comprising, in the first system (200, 300): tracking spatial location of a user relative to a 3D image presented at the first system (200, 300) to determine when, and at which touch location, virtual contact is made with the presented 3D image; receiving a touch input comprising input touch characteristics and location information of the virtual contact relative to the presented 3D image; determining, based on the capabilities of the second system (200, 300), which input touch characteristics to monitor; analyzing the received touch input to determine an input touch characterization of the received touch input; determining, based at least in part on the determined input touch characterization, touch output information comprising characteristics to cause the second system (200, 300) to provide a touch output representative of the received touch input; and communicating the determined touch output information to the second system (200, 300). tracking spatial location of a user relative to a 3D image presented at the first system (200, 300) to determine when, and at which touch location, virtual contact is made with the presented 3D image; receiving a touch input comprising input touch characteristics and location information of the virtual contact relative to the presented 3D image; determining, based on the capabilities of the second system (200, 300), which input touch characteristics to monitor; analyzing the received touch input to determine an input touch characterization of the received touch input; determining, based at least in part on the determined input touch characterization, touch output information comprising characteristics to cause the second system (200, 300) to provide a touch output representative of the received touch input; and communicating the determined touch output information to the second system (200, 300).
Method for finding a parking space which is suitable for parking a motor vehicle, wherein the environment of the motor vehicle is measured and the measured environment data are used to infer free spaces in the surroundings of the motor vehicle which can be used as parking spaces, wherein navigation data relating to the position of the vehicle in question are linked to the measured free space data in order to decide whether or not the free space considered can be deemed to be a possible parking space, characterized in that predefined driving situations which are derived from the navigation data relating to the vehicle in question can exclude or support an assessment of a free space as a possible parking area, wherein a predefined driving situation is realized by a traffic jam.
A security system comprising: a plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28) installed at a premises to capture, over a period of time, data from an environment in or around the premises; a memory (65; 76; 25,27; 582,600) configured to store the data; and a processor, characterised in that the processor is configured to: determine from the stored data, for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a time value ΔT that represents an amount of time that transpires between the security system being switched to an arming phase and a last detected event for the sensor (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28); determine (850,870), for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a respective arm time based on the corresponding time value ΔT; and arm the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28) during the arming phase in an order determined based on the arm times. a plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28) installed at a premises to capture, over a period of time, data from an environment in or around the premises; a memory (65; 76; 25,27; 582,600) configured to store the data; and a processor, characterised in that the processor is configured to: determine from the stored data, for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a time value ΔT that represents an amount of time that transpires between the security system being switched to an arming phase and a last detected event for the sensor (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28); determine (850,870), for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a respective arm time based on the corresponding time value ΔT; and arm the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28) during the arming phase in an order determined based on the arm times. determine from the stored data, for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a time value ΔT that represents an amount of time that transpires between the security system being switched to an arming phase and a last detected event for the sensor (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28); determine (850,870), for each of the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28), a respective arm time based on the corresponding time value ΔT; and arm the plurality of sensors (120,130,140,150,170; 61; 71,72,73; 28) during the arming phase in an order determined based on the arm times.
A method of clonally sorting and isolating living immune cells, which have a specific ribonucleic acid molecule in common, wherein the ribonucleic acid molecule is the transcriptional product of at least two different genomic regions, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a sample comprising said living cells; b. providing at least one labeled probe set, each probe set comprising i. a first probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a first genomic region and, ii. a second probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a second genomic region and, c. transfecting said cells with said probe set such that hybridization to said regions of the ribonucleic acid molecule may occur and if said hybridization occurs the probes lie adjacent to one another on said ribonucleic acid molecule; d. detecting hybridization of said probe set to said nucleic acid regions; and e. sorting the cells depending on how hybridization to said regions has occurred, wherein the immune cells are hybridoma cells and/or B cells and wherein at least two genomic regions encode for different complementary determining regions of the light chain or heavy chain of an antibody. a. providing a sample comprising said living cells; b. providing at least one labeled probe set, each probe set comprising i. a first probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a first genomic region and, ii. a second probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a second genomic region and, i. a first probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a first genomic region and, ii. a second probe which is specific for a region of the ribonucleic acid stemming from a second genomic region and, c. transfecting said cells with said probe set such that hybridization to said regions of the ribonucleic acid molecule may occur and if said hybridization occurs the probes lie adjacent to one another on said ribonucleic acid molecule; d. detecting hybridization of said probe set to said nucleic acid regions; and e. sorting the cells depending on how hybridization to said regions has occurred,
Inlet connector for a turbocharger of an internal combustion engine, comprising: - a main fresh air intake duct that is axisymmetric about a primary axis, - a cylindrical recirculation gas duct whose axis is orthogonal to the primary axis and which opens into the main duct by an outlet, characterized in that the connector comprises a diffusion wall having a surface in continuation of the surface of the wall of the main duct so as to mask the outlet of the recirculation gas duct and to reduce turbulence close to the outlet, and in that said diffusion wall comprises a grille. - a main fresh air intake duct that is axisymmetric about a primary axis, - a cylindrical recirculation gas duct whose axis is orthogonal to the primary axis and which opens into the main duct by an outlet,
A direct printing method for printing on containers, such as bottles, with the aid of a direct printing machine, wherein a print layer is printed onto the container, at least in a first predefined area thereof, in a first device in a first step and a cover layer is applied to the container in a second device in a second step, the cover layer being applied to a second predefined area, which comprises the first predefined area and the surface area of which is larger than that of the first predefined area, characterized in that the cover layer coalescing with the printing ink in the first predefined area thus creating a first connection, the cover layer coalescing with the container in parts of the second predefined area which differ from the first predefined area thus creating a second connection, and the first and second connections being insoluble in aqueous solutions having a pH value between 3 and 10 and easily soluble in aqueous solutions having a pH value in a range of less than 3 and/or higher than 10, wherein the second connection between the cover layer and the container is stronger than the connection of the print layer and the container and the first connection is stronger than the connection of the print layer and the container.
A sample analysis method comprising: a first step of applying a voltage between a first electrode pair (1a,1b), which is formed so as to sandwich a migration pathway of a sample such that an electric field is formed in a direction intersecting a migration direction of the sample; a second step of causing a first current, which arises from a redox reaction, to flow to the first electrode pair by placing, within the migration pathway interposed between the first electrode pair, a solution including an electrochemically active molecule that produces the redox reaction at the first electrode pair; a third step of causing the sample to migrate along the migration pathway interposed between the first electrode pair; and a fourth step of measuring an amount of change in the first current produced by migration of the sample. a first step of applying a voltage between a first electrode pair (1a,1b), which is formed so as to sandwich a migration pathway of a sample such that an electric field is formed in a direction intersecting a migration direction of the sample; a second step of causing a first current, which arises from a redox reaction, to flow to the first electrode pair by placing, within the migration pathway interposed between the first electrode pair, a solution including an electrochemically active molecule that produces the redox reaction at the first electrode pair; a third step of causing the sample to migrate along the migration pathway interposed between the first electrode pair; and a fourth step of measuring an amount of change in the first current produced by migration of the sample.
A method of compressing an associative memory of a computing device that contains a plurality of counts that indicate associations among a plurality of pairs of attributes, the method comprising: generating, by the computing device, a set of segments by dividing the associative memory into the set of segments, a respective one of which defines a subset of the associative memory that includes more than one of the plurality of pairs of attributes; identifying, by the computing device, a first subset of the set of segments, wherein each segment of the first subset has at least one count that is associated therewith, and wherein the first subset is less than all of the set of segments; storing, by the computing device, identifications associated with the first subset of the set of segments that have at least one count that is associated therewith in the associative memory of the computing device; and storing, by the computing device, in the associative memory, the at least one count that is associated with a respective segment of the first subset of segments as at least one bit plane representation, the at least one bit plane representation identifying a value of the at least one count that corresponds to the at least one associated bit plane. generating, by the computing device, a set of segments by dividing the associative memory into the set of segments, a respective one of which defines a subset of the associative memory that includes more than one of the plurality of pairs of attributes; identifying, by the computing device, a first subset of the set of segments, wherein each segment of the first subset has at least one count that is associated therewith, and wherein the first subset is less than all of the set of segments; storing, by the computing device, identifications associated with the first subset of the set of segments that have at least one count that is associated therewith in the associative memory of the computing device; and storing, by the computing device, in the associative memory, the at least one count that is associated with a respective segment of the first subset of segments as at least one bit plane representation, the at least one bit plane representation identifying a value of the at least one count that corresponds to the at least one associated bit plane.
Workstation system comprising a carrier system with at least one carrier rail for receiving a plurality of gripping shells, as well as with at least one gripping shell, wherein the at least one carrier rail comprises two opposite ends, each of which is slidably mounted to at least one guiding element (11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23) via a slider, characterized in that - the workstation system further comprises: a laser unit which is configured to direct a laser beam to selectable positions of the carrier system, - at least one display element, which is arranged on the at least one gripping shell or on the carrier rail associated with the position of the at least one gripping shell, and which generates a visible optical signal when the laser beam impinges on it, and - at least one optical sensor (635, 638), which is arranged on the at least one carrier rail, and which emits an electrical signal when the laser beam impinges on the sensor (635, 638). - the workstation system further comprises: a laser unit which is configured to direct a laser beam to selectable positions of the carrier system, - at least one display element, which is arranged on the at least one gripping shell or on the carrier rail associated with the position of the at least one gripping shell, and which generates a visible optical signal when the laser beam impinges on it, and - at least one optical sensor (635, 638), which is arranged on the at least one carrier rail, and which emits an electrical signal when the laser beam impinges on the sensor (635, 638).
Method for ensuring the sterility of a patient interface which is fastened to an ophthalmological examination and/or treatment apparatus and which is embodied to be fixed to an eye of a patient by vacuum, characterized in that the ophthalmological examination and/or treatment apparatus makes a change in the structure on the patient interface for the purposes of preventing reuse, said structure change modifying the patient interface in respect of certain optical or electrical or fluid-tight properties.
A method of additive manufacturing comprising, (i) providing a material comprised of an ethyl cellulose polymer having an ethoxyl content of 43% to 52% by mass and a plasticizer, (ii) heating and dispensing said material through a nozzle to form an extrudate deposited on a base, (iii) moving the base, nozzle or combination thereof while dispensing the material so that there is horizontal displacement between the base and nozzle in a predetermined pattern to form an initial layer of the material on the base, and (iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) to form a successive layer of the material adhered on the initial layer to form an additive manufactured part. (i) providing a material comprised of an ethyl cellulose polymer having an ethoxyl content of 43% to 52% by mass and a plasticizer, (ii) heating and dispensing said material through a nozzle to form an extrudate deposited on a base, (iii) moving the base, nozzle or combination thereof while dispensing the material so that there is horizontal displacement between the base and nozzle in a predetermined pattern to form an initial layer of the material on the base, and (iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) to form a successive layer of the material adhered on the initial layer to form an additive manufactured part.
A method for converting non-methylated cytosine in a single-stranded DNA to uracil, comprising subjecting the single-stranded DNA to bisulfite reaction in the presence of at least one of compounds shown by the following general formula to; a compound shown by the following general formula wherein R 1 to R 6 represent each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; a compound shown by the following general formula wherein Y represents a carbon atom; R 7 to R 12 represent each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; k represents an integer of 2.
Method for producing a sterilized foam web, the method comprising the steps of: - preparing a wet foam, wherein the wet foam comprises a mixture of natural fibers, liquid and at least one additive suitable to be stabilized by electron beam radiation; - feeding the wet foam to a head box (2, 11); - distributing the wet foam by the head box (2, 11); - treating the wet foam with electron beam radiation (3a, 3b, 3c) to immobilize and sterilize the wet foam before the wet foam hits a wire; - receiving the electron beam treated foam on the moving wire to form a foam web (6, 13); - pressing the foam web (6, 13), and - drying the foam web (6, 13). - preparing a wet foam, wherein the wet foam comprises a mixture of natural fibers, liquid and at least one additive suitable to be stabilized by electron beam radiation; - feeding the wet foam to a head box (2, 11); - distributing the wet foam by the head box (2, 11); - treating the wet foam with electron beam radiation (3a, 3b, 3c) to immobilize and sterilize the wet foam before the wet foam hits a wire; - receiving the electron beam treated foam on the moving wire to form a foam web (6, 13); - pressing the foam web (6, 13), and - drying the foam web (6, 13).
A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising: providing a wellbore fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a resilient material comprising an elastomeric material, a styrofoam bead, a graphite, a polymeric bead, or combinations thereof; and introducing the wellbore fluid to an annulus, allowing at least a portion of the wellbore fluid to become trapped in the annulus; placing a cement composition into the annulus; and allowing the cement composition to set, wherein at least a portion of the resilient material reduces in volume to affect the annular pressure.
A kit comprising at least one base plate for adhesive attachment to the skin around at least one body opening and at least one separate peripheral device for attachment to the base plate, wherein - the base plate comprises a backing layer having a proximal side facing the user during use, where a skin friendly adhesive is disposed on said proximal side of the backing layer, and where the base plate is an intact base plate thereby allowing a hole to be cut at a desired position before use, and - the separate peripheral device comprises a continuous adhesive ring characterised in that the adhesive attachment between the continuous adhesive ring of the peripheral device and the distal side of the backing layer of the base plate is permanent. - the base plate comprises a backing layer having a proximal side facing the user during use, where a skin friendly adhesive is disposed on said proximal side of the backing layer, and where the base plate is an intact base plate thereby allowing a hole to be cut at a desired position before use, and - the separate peripheral device comprises a continuous adhesive ring characterised in that the adhesive attachment between the continuous adhesive ring of the peripheral device and the distal side of the backing layer of the base plate is permanent.