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A system for magnetic bead manipulation in a fluid, comprising: a vessel for receiving an aliquot of a fluid sample and a plurality of magnetic beads therein; a bead collection probe, and a magnet external to the vessel for selectively establishing a magnetic field within the vessel, characterized in that the bead collection probe is made from a polymer material and in that the system further comprises a mechanical translator which is in communication with the bead collection probe and the magnet for selective and coordinated upwards translation of the bead collection probe, the magnet, and the established magnetic field relative to the vessel for extracting the bead collection probe with the accumulated plurality of magnetic beads from the vessel, or a mechanical translator which is in communication with the vessel for selective downwards translation of the vessel relative to the bead collection probe, the magnet, the established magnetic field, and the plurality of magnetic beads accumulated on the bead collection probe, wherein the bead collection probe is configured to be disposed against an inner surface of a wall of the vessel, wherein the plurality of magnetic beads accumulates on the bead collection probe in the presence of the established magnetic field, the magnet being arranged proximate the portion of the vessel wall to which the bead collection probe is opposite and adjacent. a vessel for receiving an aliquot of a fluid sample and a plurality of magnetic beads therein; a bead collection probe, and a magnet external to the vessel for selectively establishing a magnetic field within the vessel, characterized in that the bead collection probe is made from a polymer material and in that the system further comprises a mechanical translator which is in communication with the bead collection probe and the magnet for selective and coordinated upwards translation of the bead collection probe, the magnet, and the established magnetic field relative to the vessel for extracting the bead collection probe with the accumulated plurality of magnetic beads from the vessel, or a mechanical translator which is in communication with the vessel for selective downwards translation of the vessel relative to the bead collection probe, the magnet, the established magnetic field, and the plurality of magnetic beads accumulated on the bead collection probe, wherein the bead collection probe is configured to be disposed against an inner surface of a wall of the vessel, wherein the plurality of magnetic beads accumulates on the bead collection probe in the presence of the established magnetic field, the magnet being arranged proximate the portion of the vessel wall to which the bead collection probe is opposite and adjacent.
An electric multiple distributor, comprising a housing and a plurality of electrical connections (3, 4, 5) and at least one distribution system in the housing, by which the electrical connections (3, 4, 5) can be connected to one another in a targeted manner, wherein the distribution system can be positioned through an inside housing of the housing, and wherein an electromagnetic shielding device and a protective device against moisture and/or dust are provided on the inside housing, characterized in that the inside housing has a modular design enabling at least one shielded cable outlet or at least one plug connector to be optionally connected to each of the electrical connections (3, 4, 5), for which purpose at least one receiving contour for receiving a connecting sleeve of a plug connector is provided at each of the connection positions, and for which purpose at least one clamping device for contacting a shielded line of a cable outlet is provided on the inside housing.
A vehicle comprising at least one door, moveable between an open and closed position (O, C) and comprising at least one inside door handle for opening the door, and a door opening warning system comprising at least one object sensor configured to detect an object outside the vehicle in a risk zone in which there is a risk of that the object collision with the door if it is moved from the closed position to the open position, a touchless sensor configured to detect if a part of a user is positioned in an opening zone at the inside door handle and a touch sensor configured to detect if the user touch the inside door handle, and a control unit connected to the at least one object sensor, the touchless sensor and the touch sensor, wherein the control unit of the door opening warning system is configured to: a) trigger a first alarm if the object sensor detect an object in the risk zone and the touchless sensor detects a part of the user in the opening zone at the inside door handle, and b) trigger a second alarm if the object sensor detect an object in the risk zone and the touch sensor detects that the user is touching the inside door handle. a) trigger a first alarm if the object sensor detect an object in the risk zone and the touchless sensor detects a part of the user in the opening zone at the inside door handle, and b) trigger a second alarm if the object sensor detect an object in the risk zone and the touch sensor detects that the user is touching the inside door handle.
A method of operating an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: requesting, from a server, an execution file of a personal information protection policy to be set in the image forming apparatus; receiving, from the server, the execution file corresponding to a country of use set in the image forming apparatus; executing the execution file to activate the personal information protection policy corresponding to the country of use set in the image forming apparatus; receiving an execution request of a first application installed in the image forming apparatus; determining whether a first job to be performed by execution of the first application is restricted to the personal information protection policy by confirming whether personal information of a predetermined user is included in a first document related to the first job; and controlling an operation of the image forming apparatus according to whether the first job is restricted to the personal information protection policy by deleting the personal information of the predetermined user from the first document, obtaining a file from which the personal information of the predetermined user is deleted, and storing the obtained file. requesting, from a server, an execution file of a personal information protection policy to be set in the image forming apparatus; receiving, from the server, the execution file corresponding to a country of use set in the image forming apparatus; executing the execution file to activate the personal information protection policy corresponding to the country of use set in the image forming apparatus; receiving an execution request of a first application installed in the image forming apparatus; determining whether a first job to be performed by execution of the first application is restricted to the personal information protection policy by confirming whether personal information of a predetermined user is included in a first document related to the first job; and controlling an operation of the image forming apparatus according to whether the first job is restricted to the personal information protection policy by deleting the personal information of the predetermined user from the first document, obtaining a file from which the personal information of the predetermined user is deleted, and storing the obtained file.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method of improving a pain-associated parameter and averting opioid addiction in a patient diagnosed as suffering from moderate to severe low back pain, said composition comprising: a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that binds specifically to nerve growth factor or an antigen binding fragment thereof wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises a heavy chain variable region (HCVR)/light chain variable region (LCVR) amino acid sequence pair of SEQ ID NOs: 2/10; and wherein the patient, following administration of the pharmaceutical composition, is diagnosed with an improvement in one or more pain-associated parameters selected from the group consisting of: (a) a change from baseline at week 16 in the average daily Low Back Pain Intensity (LBPI) Numerical Rating Scale score; (b) a change from baseline at week 16 in the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) total score; (c) a change from baseline at week 16 in the Patient Global Assessment of Low Back Pain score; and (d) a change from baseline at week 2, 4, 8 and 12 in the average daily LBPI NRS score. a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that binds specifically to nerve growth factor or an antigen binding fragment thereof wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises a heavy chain variable region (HCVR)/light chain variable region (LCVR) amino acid sequence pair of SEQ ID NOs: 2/10; and wherein the patient, following administration of the pharmaceutical composition, is diagnosed with an improvement in one or more pain-associated parameters selected from the group consisting of: (a) a change from baseline at week 16 in the average daily Low Back Pain Intensity (LBPI) Numerical Rating Scale score; (b) a change from baseline at week 16 in the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) total score; (c) a change from baseline at week 16 in the Patient Global Assessment of Low Back Pain score; and (d) a change from baseline at week 2, 4, 8 and 12 in the average daily LBPI NRS score.
Device for generating a plasma jet, comprising a first conduit, which comprises a first outlet, and a second conduit, which comprises at least one second outlet, wherein the first conduit is arranged inside the second conduit, such that a first flow channel is provided inside the first conduit, and a second flow channel is provided in the space between the first conduit and the second conduit, and wherein the device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode for generating an electric field in a feed gas flow provided in the first flow channel in order to generate a plasma jet from the feed gas flow, wherein the device is adapted to provide a curtain gas flow at the second outlet surrounding the plasma jet emerging from the first outlet, wherein the first electrode is positioned radially outside of the first flow channel, wherein the radial distance of the second electrode from a longitudinal axis of the first conduit is larger than the radial distance of the first electrode from said longitudinal axis, characterized in that at least a part of the second conduit comprises a flexible section, wherein the bending stiffness of the flexible section is such that the flexible section can be bent by a bending radius in the range of 10 mm to 100 mm.
An agricultural working machine, in particular a combine harvester or forage harvester, for taking up and processing harvested material, with an intake assembly for taking up harvested material, with at least one delivery assembly (3a, 3b) for delivering harvested material components, with a volume sensor system (5, 5') for determining a throughput volume of the harvested material or at least one harvested material component and with a humidity sensor system (6, 6') for measuring a humidity (δ) of the harvested material or at least one harvested material component which has been taken up and for producing a material humidity signal based on the measured humidity (δ), wherein the agricultural working machine furthermore has a throughput sensor system (7, 7') for determining a throughput quantity (m) of the harvested material or at least one harvested material component, characterized in that the material humidity signal is readjusted on the basis of the throughput volume determined by the volume sensor system (5, 5') and the throughput quantity (m) determined by the throughput sensor system (7, 7').
An absorbent article comprising an exterior sheet formed of a plurality of nonwoven fabric layers, wherein the exterior sheet is located on an outer side of the absorbent article and has a first nonwoven fabric layer, a second nonwoven fabric layer and a third nonwoven fabric layer from the outer side of the absorbent article, the first nonwoven fabric layer, the second nonwoven fabric layer and the third nonwoven fabric layer are joined to each other at a first joining part by heat-embossing, the second nonwoven fabric layer and the third nonwoven fabric layer are further joined to each other at a second joining part by heat-embossing, and no elastic member is provided between the first nonwoven fabric layer and the second nonwoven fabric layer and between the second nonwoven fabric layer and the third nonwoven fabric layer.
A composition comprising at least one purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor for use in a method of enhancing a Graft versus Malignancy effect for the treatment of relapse of malignancy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
A fluid-filled chamber comprising: a first barrier layer having a lower surface (102a L) and an upper surface (102a U); a second barrier layer which has a lower surface (102c L) and an upper surface (102c U), at least a portion of the upper surface of the second barrier layer being attached to the lower surface of the first barrier layer and cooperating with the first barrier layer to define an interior void, and a third layer attached to one of the upper surface of the first barrier layer and the lower surface of the second barrier layer, wherein the third layer is in direct contact with the entire upper surface of the first barrier layer or the lower surface of the second barrier layer, and the third layer including mineral mica operable to provide the one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer with an iridescent appearance caused by differential refraction of light waves. a first barrier layer having a lower surface (102a L) and an upper surface (102a U); a second barrier layer which has a lower surface (102c L) and an upper surface (102c U), at least a portion of the upper surface of the second barrier layer being attached to the lower surface of the first barrier layer and cooperating with the first barrier layer to define an interior void, and a third layer attached to one of the upper surface of the first barrier layer and the lower surface of the second barrier layer, wherein the third layer is in direct contact with the entire upper surface of the first barrier layer or the lower surface of the second barrier layer, and the third layer including mineral mica operable to provide the one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer with an iridescent appearance caused by differential refraction of light waves.
An operation device for use by a user by holding in one hand, comprising: an enclosure of the operation device, a thumb operating area on a surface of the enclosure; an inclination operation member, which the user operates with his/her thumb by inclining the inclination operation member, and which projects from the thumb operating area, the inclination operation member including an arm portion; an analog operation button provided on the surface of the enclosure in a position opposed to the thumb operating area, and capable of being pressed by the user, using his/her index finger or middle finger, in a direction intersecting a direction in which the arm portion extends, to thereby rotate around its upper end, and a further analog operation button provided on the surface of the enclosure in a position opposed to the thumb operating area, wherein the analog operation button and the further analog button are each a button (18, 17) capable of determining an amount by which the user presses the operation button (18, 17). an enclosure of the operation device, a thumb operating area on a surface of the enclosure; an inclination operation member, which the user operates with his/her thumb by inclining the inclination operation member, and which projects from the thumb operating area, the inclination operation member including an arm portion; an analog operation button provided on the surface of the enclosure in a position opposed to the thumb operating area, and capable of being pressed by the user, using his/her index finger or middle finger, in a direction intersecting a direction in which the arm portion extends, to thereby rotate around its upper end, and a further analog operation button provided on the surface of the enclosure in a position opposed to the thumb operating area, wherein the analog operation button and the further analog button are each a button (18, 17) capable of determining an amount by which the user presses the operation button (18, 17).
A device to supply printing material to a printing material container of a printing apparatus, the device comprising: a container including a plunger and to contain the printing material; a portal couplable to a refill port to the printing material container, the portal including a discharge port through which the printing material is transferrable from the container, and a connector to receive power to move the plunger, characterised in that the device further comprises a shaft rotatable to move the plunger toward the discharge port, to cause the transfer of the printing material contained in the container to the printing material container through the discharge port. a container including a plunger and to contain the printing material; a portal couplable to a refill port to the printing material container, the portal including a discharge port through which the printing material is transferrable from the container, and a connector to receive power to move the plunger, a discharge port through which the printing material is transferrable from the container, and a connector to receive power to move the plunger, characterised in that the device further comprises a shaft rotatable to move the plunger toward the discharge port, to cause the transfer of the printing material contained in the container to the printing material container through the discharge port.
A method for fluidizing a spent catalyst in a regenerator during a combustion process, the regenerator including a vessel and an air distributor, the air distributor including an air grid disposed at a bottom of the vessel and a plurality of first nozzles extending from the air grid, the method comprising: introducing the spent catalyst into the vessel; providing air to the vessel via the plurality of first nozzles at a base combustion air rate; and providing additional air to the vessel via a plurality of second nozzles of a fluffing air distributor (70, 90) at a fluffing air rate that is between 0.5 wt% and 10 wt% of the base combustion air rate to fluidize the spent catalyst, the plurality of second nozzles having outlets that are disposed below the air grid and above a bottom head of the vessel, wherein the outlets of the plurality of second nozzles are disposed on at least two levels, each of the two levels being disposed at a different height distance from the air grid; and wherein said plurality of second nozzles are arranged in a plurality of rings (72, 74), wherein the plurality of rings (72, 74) includes a radially inner ring and a radially outer ring of piping, and wherein the outer ring defines a plane that is disposed above a plane defined by the inner ring; wherein a plurality of arms are arranged circumferentially about the inner ring and coupled to the inner ring, and wherein the arms project outwardly from the inner ring, providing branches for the fluffing air distributor; each of the inner ring, the outer ring, and the arms have bores formed on bottom and/or top surfaces. introducing the spent catalyst into the vessel; providing air to the vessel via the plurality of first nozzles at a base combustion air rate; and providing additional air to the vessel via a plurality of second nozzles of a fluffing air distributor (70, 90) at a fluffing air rate that is between 0.5 wt% and 10 wt% of the base combustion air rate to fluidize the spent catalyst, the plurality of second nozzles having outlets that are disposed below the air grid and above a bottom head of the vessel, wherein the outlets of the plurality of second nozzles are disposed on at least two levels, each of the two levels being disposed at a different height distance from the air grid; and wherein said plurality of second nozzles are arranged in a plurality of rings (72, 74), wherein the plurality of rings (72, 74) includes a radially inner ring and a radially outer ring of piping, and wherein the outer ring defines a plane that is disposed above a plane defined by the inner ring; wherein a plurality of arms are arranged circumferentially about the inner ring and coupled to the inner ring, and wherein the arms project outwardly from the inner ring, providing branches for the fluffing air distributor; each of the inner ring, the outer ring, and the arms have bores formed on bottom and/or top surfaces.
Low-temperature, continuous "cold" combustion, constant pressure, active chamber motor-compressor unit, operating in particular with working compressed air and using a piston travel control device that stops the piston at top dead centre for a period of time, as well as an active chamber, consisting of a variable volume fitted with the means to produce work during filling, joined to and in permanent contact with the space contained above the main engine piston by means of a passage, as well as an integrated or non-characterized compression device: - in that it includes a cold chamber able to reduce to very low temperatures the atmospheric air that supplies the input of an air compression device, which then forces this working compressed air still at low temperatures into an external work capacity or combustion chamber fitted with a constant pressure heating device where it (the working compressed air) will increase in volume before its quasi-isothermal transfer into an expansion device producing work, comprising preferably an active chamber itself characterized: - in that when the engine piston is stopped at top dead centre, the air or gas under pressure is admitted into the expansion chamber when this is at its smallest volume and, under its thrust, it increases its volume and produces work, - in that the compressed air contained in the expansion chamber then expands in the engine cylinder thus pushing the engine piston downwards along its travel and supplying work in turn, - in that during the upwards travel of the engine piston during the exhaust stroke, the variable volume in the expansion chamber is returned to its smallest volume to restart a complete work cycle. - in that it includes a cold chamber able to reduce to very low temperatures the atmospheric air that supplies the input of an air compression device, which then forces this working compressed air still at low temperatures into an external work capacity or combustion chamber fitted with a constant pressure heating device where it (the working compressed air) will increase in volume before its quasi-isothermal transfer into an expansion device producing work, comprising preferably an active chamber itself characterized: - in that when the engine piston is stopped at top dead centre, the air or gas under pressure is admitted into the expansion chamber when this is at its smallest volume and, under its thrust, it increases its volume and produces work, - in that the compressed air contained in the expansion chamber then expands in the engine cylinder thus pushing the engine piston downwards along its travel and supplying work in turn, - in that during the upwards travel of the engine piston during the exhaust stroke, the variable volume in the expansion chamber is returned to its smallest volume to restart a complete work cycle.