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Method, carried out by an imaging device, for generating a measure of authenticity of an object or for contributing in generating a measure of authenticity of the object, wherein the object comprises a surface at least partially comprising, or covered by, a base layer; the base layer has at least one of a reflectance, reflectance spectrum, reflection, and emission optical property that has a spatial variability over the surface covered by the base layer; the object with surface possessing texture and/or base layer possessing texture; a marking has been printed on a region of the surface covered by the base layer in such a manner that one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer is detectable by the imaging device through at least part of the marking; and the marking is a machine-readable code, the code being at least one of a linear barcode and a two-dimensional barcode; the method comprising: imaging the marking; reading the code represented by the imaged marking; generating a signature based on the one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer as detected by the imaging device through at least part of the imaged marking, wherein generating the signature comprises measuring spatial changes in the one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer as detected by the imaging device through the at least part of the imaged marking; transmitting, to a processing device, the read code and the generated signature for enabling the generation of a measure of authenticity of the object; and generating a measure of authenticity of the object based on the read code and the generated signature. the object comprises a surface at least partially comprising, or covered by, a base layer; the base layer has at least one of a reflectance, reflectance spectrum, reflection, and emission optical property that has a spatial variability over the surface covered by the base layer; the object with surface possessing texture and/or base layer possessing texture; a marking has been printed on a region of the surface covered by the base layer in such a manner that one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer is detectable by the imaging device through at least part of the marking; and the marking is a machine-readable code, the code being at least one of a linear barcode and a two-dimensional barcode; imaging the marking; reading the code represented by the imaged marking; generating a signature based on the one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer as detected by the imaging device through at least part of the imaged marking, wherein generating the signature comprises measuring spatial changes in the one of the afore-mentioned optical properties of the base layer as detected by the imaging device through the at least part of the imaged marking; transmitting, to a processing device, the read code and the generated signature for enabling the generation of a measure of authenticity of the object; and generating a measure of authenticity of the object based on the read code and the generated signature.
A cytotoxic anti-LAG-3 monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof capable of causing depletion of LAG-3 + activated T cells, wherein said antibody is produced by the hybridoma deposited at the CNCM on April 27, 2007 under the accession number CNCM I-3755, and further wherein said antibody or fragment thereof exhibits complement-dependent cytotoxicity and/or antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC).
Assembly for transporting reels with wound plastic foil for labelling containers, the assembly comprising at least: - a transport platform, such as a pallet, having a support surface; and - reels with plastic foil wound around a tubular core, the core having an opening, the plastic foil comprising labels to be arranged onto containers, wherein at least three reels with wound foil are positioned with a side face of the reel on the support surface, of which at least two reels: - have at least 80 mm foil height wound around the core; - have cores formed from deformable material; - are ovally shaped in cross section, the opening of the core having an oval ratio (R 1w) of length:width of at least 1,1. - a transport platform, such as a pallet, having a support surface; and - reels with plastic foil wound around a tubular core, the core having an opening, the plastic foil comprising labels to be arranged onto containers, - have at least 80 mm foil height wound around the core; - have cores formed from deformable material; - are ovally shaped in cross section, the opening of the core having an oval ratio (R 1w) of length:width of at least 1,1.
Device for mixing a content of a tank comprising a. a first pipe connection body arranged on a connection flange of a tank; b. a riser pipe extending through the first pipe connection body into the tank; c. a mixing pipe extending through the first pipe connection body into the tank; d. a pump, the outlet of which is connectable at least to the mixing pipe and the inlet of which is connectable both to the first pipe connection body as well as to the riser pipe; characterized in that the device e. comprises a deflection plate attached to the riser pipe above the first pipe connection body. a. a first pipe connection body arranged on a connection flange of a tank; b. a riser pipe extending through the first pipe connection body into the tank; c. a mixing pipe extending through the first pipe connection body into the tank; d. a pump, the outlet of which is connectable at least to the mixing pipe and the inlet of which is connectable both to the first pipe connection body as well as to the riser pipe; characterized in that the device e. comprises a deflection plate attached to the riser pipe above the first pipe connection body.
A gas turbine engine comprising: an engine static structure; a fan case supported relative to the engine static structure by a radial structure; a compressor section and a turbine section housed within the engine static structure, and a combustor section arranged axially between the compressor section and the turbine section; and a core nacelle enclosing the engine static structure to provide a core compartment, characterised by: an oil tank mounted within the core compartment between a compressor mount flange and a firewall, the oil tank having a cooling structure integrated into an outer surface of the oil tank such that the oil tank is subjected to cooling air flow from a plurality of air sources. an engine static structure; a fan case supported relative to the engine static structure by a radial structure; a compressor section and a turbine section housed within the engine static structure, and a combustor section arranged axially between the compressor section and the turbine section; and a core nacelle enclosing the engine static structure to provide a core compartment,
An isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes a human hepatitis C virus of genotype 2b strain DH8cc and comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 8 or encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23.
Calibration process, for electronic grinder-doser apparatuses of coffee in beans, which are individually provided with an electronic weighing device directly connected to the logic control unit of the apparatus, in which the grinding times are pre-set to obtain the requested weight of ground coffee, wherein said process is aimed at periodically controlling the quantity of coffee actually ground, re-calculating and re-setting the grinding times in said logic unit; said process being of the type comprising test dispensing, weight detection, re-calculation of the correct grinding time and re-setting of said logic unit; said process being characterised in that it comprises a first phase (Phase A) of start, a second phase (Phase B) of sampling by multiple detections, a third phase (Phase C) of processing by compensation calculation and a fourth phase (Phase D) of self-adjustment, wherein at least said second, third and fourth phases (Phases B-D) are totally automatic, that is to say, they are carried out sequentially by the electronic grinder-doser apparatus as automatic procedures being managed by the logic control unit by means of an automatic management program; and wherein said first phase (Phase A), which is preliminary to said automatic procedures and is to be carried out by the operator, includes at least the voluntary start of said process and the positioning of an empty container on an electronic weighing device which is of the load cell type with a horizontal detection surface and is integrated below the dispenser in correspondence of the dispensing spout, said cell being of the single point load cell type and being intended to detect weights at least up to 20 grams measuring their variations up to a hundredth of a gram and said device being directly connected to said logic unit of the grinder-doser to send and receive information and commands; and wherein said second phase (Phase B) includes multiple sequential sample dispensings at intervals with respect to each other, according to at least one cycle of short-duration dispensings (TPb) and at least one cycle of long-duration dispensings, that is to say, longer than the short duration, with the simultaneous detection of the weight (Pb, Pl) of each single dispensing; and wherein in said third phase (Phase C) such values (TPb, TPI, Pb, PI) are processed according to a compensation calculation intended to consider the actual operating conditions and also the initial settlement time (Ta) and any errors in order to re-calculate the exact duration of operation of the motor which is necessary to obtain the desired dose weight in grams, that is to say, the required grinding time (Tr) for each required dose (Pr); and wherein in said fourth phase (phase D) the parameters which regulate said required grinding time (Tr) for each required dose (Pr) are autonomously re-set by the same logic control unit according to the values re-calculated in the previous phase.
A tool for determining material quality of a hydrocarbon wellbore cross section, the hydrocarbon wellbore cross section comprising one or more tubular elements having filling materials in between, the tool comprising: a body; a plurality of moveable assemblies having multiple arms configured to be in contact with an inner wall of a downhole tubular element, wherein the plurality of the moveable assemblies are configured to move between a retracted position where the multiple arms of the plurality of the moveable assemblies are within a housing located in the body of the tool and an extended position where the multiple arms of the plurality of the moveable assemblies are protruding from the housing and are in contact with the inner wall of the downhole tubular element, characterised in thatat least one of the plurality of moveable assemblies comprises an acoustic broad band source array that operates in the frequency range of 0- 100 kHz and at least one or more of the plurality of moveable assemblies (1b, 1c) comprises an acoustic broad band receiver array comprising one or more radially spaced acoustic broad band receivers. a body; a plurality of moveable assemblies having multiple arms configured to be in contact with an inner wall of a downhole tubular element, wherein the plurality of the moveable assemblies are configured to move between a retracted position where the multiple arms of the plurality of the moveable assemblies are within a housing located in the body of the tool and an extended position where the multiple arms of the plurality of the moveable assemblies are protruding from the housing and are in contact with the inner wall of the downhole tubular element, characterised in thatat least one of the plurality of moveable assemblies comprises an acoustic broad band source array that operates in the frequency range of 0- 100 kHz and at least one or more of the plurality of moveable assemblies (1b, 1c) comprises an acoustic broad band receiver array comprising one or more radially spaced acoustic broad band receivers.
A biosubstance labeling agent comprising a molecule labeling agent and fluorescent substance-containing silica nanoparticles, featured in that the surface of the silica nanoparticles is coated with a material having a bulk refractive index of from 1.76 to 2.58 selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide and zinc sulfide, and featured in that the molecule labeling agent combines with the fluorescent substance-containing silica nanoparticles through an organic molecule.
An apparatus for sharing source data configured for being comprised in a first device, the apparatus being configured such that said sharing of source data is initiated based on the selection of the source data and/or selection of a second device, by a user, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to receive a first token associated with the source data; the processor configured to encode the first token to create a visual tag; the processor configured to provide for non-visual communication of the visual tag from the first device to the selected second device, to enable the second device to access the source data utilizing the first token from the visual tag and utilizing a communication protocol, wherein the second device is unable to access the source data without using the first token. a processor configured to receive a first token associated with the source data; the processor configured to encode the first token to create a visual tag; the processor configured to provide for non-visual communication of the visual tag from the first device to the selected second device, to enable the second device to access the source data utilizing the first token from the visual tag and utilizing a communication protocol, wherein the second device is unable to access the source data without using the first token.
An apparatus for supporting a pediatric bone having an epiphyseal plate, comprising: an elongated plate having a planar portion for attachment to a diaphysis of a pediatric bone, and a curved portion for attachment to a metaphysis of the pediatric bone, said elongated plate having a top surface that faces away from the bone when said elongated plate is implanted, said top surface being smoothly continuous between said planar portion and said curved portion and being in a plane in said planar portion and curved out of said plane in said curved portion; wherein said elongated plate has a set of holes, said set including a first plurality of holes in said planar portion, each of said first plurality of holes having a respective central longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to said top surface, and said set also including a second plurality of holes in said curved portion, each of said second plurality of holes has a respective central longitudinal axis that is not perpendicular to said top surface, characterized in that when implanted said elongated plate does not extend on the metaphysis past the epiphyseal plate, and in that said respective axes of said holes of said first plurality and said second plurality are parallel. an elongated plate having a planar portion for attachment to a diaphysis of a pediatric bone, and a curved portion for attachment to a metaphysis of the pediatric bone, said elongated plate having a top surface that faces away from the bone when said elongated plate is implanted, said top surface being smoothly continuous between said planar portion and said curved portion and being in a plane in said planar portion and curved out of said plane in said curved portion; wherein said elongated plate has a set of holes, said set including a first plurality of holes in said planar portion, each of said first plurality of holes having a respective central longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to said top surface, and said set also including a second plurality of holes in said curved portion, each of said second plurality of holes has a respective central longitudinal axis that is not perpendicular to said top surface, characterized in that when implanted said elongated plate does not extend on the metaphysis past the epiphyseal plate, and in that said respective axes of said holes of said first plurality and said second plurality are parallel.
A method for capturing a molecular target, said method comprising a) providing water-in-oil emulsion droplets comprising a functionalized surfactant at the interface of droplets, said functionalized surfactant comprising at least one lipophilic tail linked to a functionalized hydrophilic head; b) contacting said functionalized surfactant with a chemoprobe present or added in the aqueous phase of the droplets, said chemoprobe comprising at least (i) one capture moiety capable of specific binding to a molecular target and at least (ii) one binding domain capable of direct or indirect binding to the functionalized surfactant, and c) contacting said functionalized surfactant with the molecular target present or added in the aqueous phase of the droplets, thereby capturing the molecular target at the inner interface of the emulsion droplets through (i) the direct or indirect binding of the chemoprobe to the functionalized surfactant and (ii) the specific binding of the chemoprobe to the molecular target, and wherein steps b) and c) are performed simultaneously or sequentially, in any order. a) providing water-in-oil emulsion droplets comprising a functionalized surfactant at the interface of droplets, said functionalized surfactant comprising at least one lipophilic tail linked to a functionalized hydrophilic head; b) contacting said functionalized surfactant with a chemoprobe present or added in the aqueous phase of the droplets, said chemoprobe comprising at least (i) one capture moiety capable of specific binding to a molecular target and at least (ii) one binding domain capable of direct or indirect binding to the functionalized surfactant, and c) contacting said functionalized surfactant with the molecular target present or added in the aqueous phase of the droplets,
A high-volume, low pressure, inflator, comprising: a housing; a handle formed by the housing; a motor housed in the housing; trigger configured to activate the motor; an air inlet having an inlet axis that is generally parallel or concentric with a longitudinal axis of the motor; an air outlet (245, 345, 445) which is transverse to the air inlet; and a fan configured to draw air in through the air inlet and blow air out through the air outlet (245, 345, 445), wherein the air inlet is generally transverse to the handle; characterized in that the position of the air outlet (245, 345, 445) is rotatable relative to the handle. housing; a motor housed in the housing; trigger configured to activate the motor; an air inlet having an inlet axis that is generally parallel or concentric with a longitudinal axis of the motor; an air outlet (245, 345, 445) which is transverse to the air inlet; and a fan configured to draw air in through the air inlet and blow air out through the air outlet (245, 345, 445), wherein the air inlet is generally transverse to the handle; characterized in that the position of the air outlet (245, 345, 445) is rotatable relative to the handle.
A plug for use in a beverage container having a container main body, comprising: a plug main body detachably attached to an opening section of said container main body; a fluid passage formed inside said plug main body, and extending from an inlet open toward an inner side of said container main body to an outlet open toward an outer side of said plug main body; a valve body biased in a direction allowing the inlet of said fluid passage to be closed; a cover that is provided on an upper end of said plug main body and serves to cover an upper opening section of said plug main body; a control lever that is provided on said cover and is capable of being pushed downward such that said valve body can be opened and closed; characterized in that a first engagement portion provided on one of said plug main body and said cover; a first engageable portion that is provided on the other of said plug main body and said cover and is engageable with said first engagement portion; an elastic section provided on an upper portion of said plug main body; a second engagement portion provided on one of said elastic section of said plug main body and said cover; a second engageable portion that is provided on the other of said elastic section of said plug main body and said cover and is engageable with said second engagement portion; and a protrusion section that is provided on said control lever, and is capable of abutting against and moving said elastic section in a disengagement direction when pushing said control lever downward. a plug main body detachably attached to an opening section of said container main body; a fluid passage formed inside said plug main body, and extending from an inlet open toward an inner side of said container main body to an outlet open toward an outer side of said plug main body; a valve body biased in a direction allowing the inlet of said fluid passage to be closed; a cover that is provided on an upper end of said plug main body and serves to cover an upper opening section of said plug main body; a control lever that is provided on said cover and is capable of being pushed downward such that said valve body can be opened and closed; characterized in that a first engagement portion provided on one of said plug main body and said cover; a first engageable portion that is provided on the other of said plug main body and said cover and is engageable with said first engagement portion; an elastic section provided on an upper portion of said plug main body; a second engagement portion provided on one of said elastic section of said plug main body and said cover; a second engageable portion that is provided on the other of said elastic section of said plug main body and said cover and is engageable with said second engagement portion; and a protrusion section that is provided on said control lever, and is capable of abutting against and moving said elastic section in a disengagement direction when pushing said control lever downward.