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A kit for detection of ATP in a liquid sample by means of a luciferase catalysed light emitting reaction, comprising: a container with an opening and a cuvette portion that is adapted to be operationally coupled to a luminometer; a liquid reagent composition comprising luciferin, wherein the liquid reagent composition is disposed in a closed compartment, wherein the pH of the liquid reagent composition is about 6.8 or lower; and a sampling device having a sampling portion; wherein the sampling portion is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample to be tested in one or more cavity that is not substantially defined by space between a plurality of fibers; wherein the sampling device comprises a dry coating that includes an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with the liquid reagent composition, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher and wherein the closed compartment is disposed in the container or the sampling device, and wherein the container is configured to receive at least a portion of the sampling device. a container with an opening and a cuvette portion that is adapted to be operationally coupled to a luminometer; a liquid reagent composition comprising luciferin, wherein the liquid reagent composition is disposed in a closed compartment, wherein the pH of the liquid reagent composition is about 6.8 or lower; and a sampling device having a sampling portion; wherein the sampling portion is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample to be tested in one or more cavity that is not substantially defined by space between a plurality of fibers; wherein the sampling device comprises a dry coating that includes an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with the liquid reagent composition, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher and wherein the closed compartment is disposed in the container or the sampling device, and wherein the container is configured to receive at least a portion of the sampling device. wherein the sampling portion is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample to be tested in one or more cavity that is not substantially defined by space between a plurality of fibers; wherein the sampling device comprises a dry coating that includes an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with the liquid reagent composition, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher and wherein the closed compartment is disposed in the container or the sampling device, and wherein the container is configured to receive at least a portion of the sampling device.
An isolated conformation-specific antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which binds specifically to the cis conformation of phosphorylated-Threonine231-tau protein (pT231-tau) for use as a medicament, wherein: (a) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain complementarity determining region (CDR-H) CDR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a CDR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and a CDR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a light chain complementarity determining region (CDR-L) CDR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, a CDR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a CDR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; (b) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain complementarity determining region (CDR-H) CDR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a CDR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, and a CDR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, and a light chain complementarity determining region (CDR-L) CDR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a CDR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a CDR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (c) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 and a light chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, or (d) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 and a light chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:25. (a) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain complementarity determining region (CDR-H) CDR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a CDR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and a CDR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a light chain complementarity determining region (CDR-L) CDR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, a CDR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a CDR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; (b) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain complementarity determining region (CDR-H) CDR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a CDR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, and a CDR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, and a light chain complementarity determining region (CDR-L) CDR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a CDR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a CDR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (c) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 and a light chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, or (d) said antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 and a light chain protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:25.
A beverage preparation capsule comprising a hollow body suitable for containing a beverage preparation ingredient, the hollow body having a top end for receiving liquid into the hollow body, a bottom end for dispensing the beverage from the hollow body, and at least one side wall between the top and bottom ends, the bottom end being in fluid communication with the top end; and characterised by the hollow body containing a filter material having a variable porosity along at least one dimension of the filter material's surface area, wherein the filter material is less porous closer to the top or inlet of the hollow body and more porous closer to the bottom or outlet of the hollow body, or wherein the filter material is less porous closer to the side wall of the hollow body and more porous closer the centre of the filter material, or a combination of both.
Loudspeaker without membrane, comprising a housing, a motor having a magnetic core and around said core, an induction coil secured to a first rigid plate for transmitting vibrations to a support, the first plate being integral with the housing via flexible suspension means (115, 116, 117; 115, 116, 120), the suspension means being arranged to provide a resilient suspension of the first rigid plate to the housing, loudspeaker, the flexible suspension means (115, 116, 117; 115, 116, 120), comprising a second plate for suspension and radial positioning of the coil, characterised in that the flexible suspension means (115, 116, 117; 115, 116, 120) comprise resilient pads between the second suspension plate and the first transmitting sheet, said resilient pads being fixed in peripheral parts (P1, P2) of the plates (115, 114), and of the pads for fixing the suspension plate to the housing being fixed in a central part of the suspension plate.
A method for predicting whether esophageal cancer is sensitive or resistant to treatment with an anti-ERBB3 antibody, the method includes: (a) measuring the expression level of the biomarker SDC2 (also known as multiligand proteoglycan 2) in an esophageal cancer sample; and (b) comparing the expression level with a threshold expression level of a corresponding biomarker, wherein an expression level of the SDC2 that is equal to or lower than the threshold expression level indicates that the esophageal cancer is sensitive to treatment with an anti-ERBB3 antibody. (a) measuring the expression level of the biomarker SDC2 (also known as multiligand proteoglycan 2) in an esophageal cancer sample; and (b) comparing the expression level with a threshold expression level of a corresponding biomarker,
A conductive liquid metal microparticle comprising: a core comprising a liquid metal; and a shell surrounding the core and comprising a hydrogen-doped liquid metal oxide. a core comprising a liquid metal; and a shell surrounding the core and comprising a hydrogen-doped liquid metal oxide.
A plasma generator comprising: a head including a pair of electrodes and a connector provided with a terminal (13, 14) configured to supply electricity to the electrodes that generate plasma by electrical discharge, and a first terminal and a second terminal that are connected to each other; a power cable (50, 51) configured to supply electricity to the terminal (13, 14); a cable to transmit a signal to the first terminal; a first ground cable configured to ground the second terminal; a detector configured to detect a signal current that flows in a path from the cable to the first ground cable in accordance with transmission of the signal, and by: a relay interposed between an output device configured to output the signal and the cable, wherein the relay includes a first input terminal connected to the output device of the signal, a second input terminal that is grounded, and an output terminal connected to the cable, further wherein a connection to the output terminal is switched from the second input terminal to the first input terminal in response to transmission of the signal. a head including a pair of electrodes and a connector provided with a terminal (13, 14) configured to supply electricity to the electrodes that generate plasma by electrical discharge, and a first terminal and a second terminal that are connected to each other; a power cable (50, 51) configured to supply electricity to the terminal (13, 14); a cable to transmit a signal to the first terminal; a first ground cable configured to ground the second terminal; a detector configured to detect a signal current that flows in a path from the cable to the first ground cable in accordance with transmission of the signal, and by: a relay interposed between an output device configured to output the signal and the cable, wherein the relay includes a first input terminal connected to the output device of the signal, a second input terminal that is grounded, and an output terminal connected to the cable, further wherein a connection to the output terminal is switched from the second input terminal to the first input terminal in response to transmission of the signal.
A workpiece support designed as a transport packaging, in particular a reusable packaging, for transporting rims, said support comprising a moulded body which provides for each rim a cavity with projections accommodating the rim within the cavity in an upright position, characterised in that - the cavity has at least two projections facing in the same direction, each of which has a clearance attributed thereto and formed on their respective outer faces, and - the projections are in meshing engagement with the rim well and are applied to an inner face of the rim flange and/or an inner bead seat and/or a safety hump of the rim. - the cavity has at least two projections facing in the same direction, each of which has a clearance attributed thereto and formed on their respective outer faces, and - the projections are in meshing engagement with the rim well and are applied to an inner face of the rim flange and/or an inner bead seat and/or a safety hump of the rim.
A communication apparatus that performs receiving processing of data transmitted at timings of a predetermined interval, the communication apparatus comprising: a receiving unit (1, 2, 3) configured to receive the data from a first transmitting apparatus; and a transmitting unit (6, 7, 8) configured to transmit an ACK signal indicating that the data is successfully received when the data transmitted at an M th timing according to the predetermined interval is successfully received and to transmit a NACK signal indicating that the data is not successfully received when the data transmitted at the M th timing is not successfully received; characterised by a control unit (4, 5) configured to perform a control for providing a period in which the receiving unit stops receiving processing until an M+1 th timing according to the predetermined interval, after the transmission of the ACK signal indicating that data is successfully received or the NACK signal indicating that the data is not successfully received, wherein a reception operation period when the NACK signal is transmitted has to be set longer compared to the case when the ACK signal is transmitted. a receiving unit (1, 2, 3) configured to receive the data from a first transmitting apparatus; and a transmitting unit (6, 7, 8) configured to transmit an ACK signal indicating that the data is successfully received when the data transmitted at an M th timing according to the predetermined interval is successfully received and to transmit a NACK signal indicating that the data is not successfully received when the data transmitted at the M th timing is not successfully received; characterised by a control unit (4, 5) configured to perform a control for providing a period in which the receiving unit stops receiving processing until an M+1 th timing according to the predetermined interval, after the transmission of the ACK signal indicating that data is successfully received or the NACK signal indicating that the data is not successfully received, wherein a reception operation period when the NACK signal is transmitted has to be set longer compared to the case when the ACK signal is transmitted.
An immunoinducer to a target antigen, comprising a target antigen and CD1d co-expressing cell, wherein the target antigen and CD1d co-expressing cell has been pulsed with a CD1d ligand and the CD1d ligand is thereby presented on the surface of the cell via CD1d, for use in a method of prophylaxis or treatment of a neoplastic disease or infection, provided that the cell is not a dendritic cell.
Tiling or paving apparatus comprising: a plurality of trapeziform tiling or paving pieces (2; 16) each having a substantially trapeziform shape defined by two parallel edges (3, 5) of unequal length separated by two converging edges of substantially equal length which converge at a convergence angle common to each trapeziform tiling or paving piece, and; a polygonal tiling or paving arrangement adapted to present a generally polygonal shape defined by a plurality of edges (8, 9, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B; 18, 180) wherein: the length of each said edge of the polygonal arrangement is substantially equal to the length of a said parallel edge and the length of each of said two converging edges is substantially equal to the length of the longer of said two parallel edges, in which the polygonal tiling or paving arrangement is adapted to present a convex edge comprising a first two or more successive edges (8; 18) of said plurality of edges defining said polygonal shape each of length substantially equal to the length of the shorter of said two parallel edges. a plurality of trapeziform tiling or paving pieces (2; 16) each having a substantially trapeziform shape defined by two parallel edges (3, 5) of unequal length separated by two converging edges of substantially equal length which converge at a convergence angle common to each trapeziform tiling or paving piece, and; a polygonal tiling or paving arrangement adapted to present a generally polygonal shape defined by a plurality of edges (8, 9, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B; 18, 180) wherein: the length of each said edge of the polygonal arrangement is substantially equal to the length of a said parallel edge and the length of each of said two converging edges is substantially equal to the length of the longer of said two parallel edges, in which the polygonal tiling or paving arrangement is adapted to present a convex edge comprising a first two or more successive edges (8; 18) of said plurality of edges defining said polygonal shape each of length substantially equal to the length of the shorter of said two parallel edges. the length of each said edge of the polygonal arrangement is substantially equal to the length of a said parallel edge and the length of each of said two converging edges is substantially equal to the length of the longer of said two parallel edges, in which the polygonal tiling or paving arrangement is adapted to present a convex edge comprising a first two or more successive edges (8; 18) of said plurality of edges defining said polygonal shape each of length substantially equal to the length of the shorter of said two parallel edges.
An immunogenic composition comprising at least 2 S. pneumoniae proteins wherein one of the proteins is PhtD and another protein is detoxified pneumolysin (Ply).
A pressure sensor comprising: a planar movable electrode provided on an upper surface of a flexible insulating member; a planar fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) having one surface opposed to said movable electrode with a predetermined space interposed therebetween, said movable electrode and said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) together constituting a capacitance element; and a spacer having a plurality of recesses formed therein at a predetermined pitch (15, 15a-15d), wherein, as a pressure is applied to said movable electrode, capacitance of the capacitance element is changed with displacement of said movable electrode, and a signal corresponding to the pressure is output from said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) on the basis of the capacitance of the capacitance element characterized in that said pressure sensor further comprises a shielding conductor opposed to another surface of said fixed electrode with a predetermined space interposed therebetween, said planar movable electrode and said shielding conductor are grounded; and in that said spacer and said plurality of recesses are disposed between said underside surface of the insulating member and said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15b). a planar movable electrode provided on an upper surface of a flexible insulating member; a planar fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) having one surface opposed to said movable electrode with a predetermined space interposed therebetween, said movable electrode and said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) together constituting a capacitance element; and a spacer having a plurality of recesses formed therein at a predetermined pitch (15, 15a-15d), wherein, as a pressure is applied to said movable electrode, capacitance of the capacitance element is changed with displacement of said movable electrode, and a signal corresponding to the pressure is output from said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15d) on the basis of the capacitance of the capacitance element characterized in that said pressure sensor further comprises a shielding conductor opposed to another surface of said fixed electrode with a predetermined space interposed therebetween, said planar movable electrode and said shielding conductor are grounded; and in that said spacer and said plurality of recesses are disposed between said underside surface of the insulating member and said fixed electrode (15, 15a-15b).
A process for making a polymer composition comprising: (i) providing a multistage polymer latex by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a phosphate surfactant, wherein the multistage polymer comprises (a) a first stage polymer having a T g of -20°C or lower, and (b) a final stage polymer having a T g of 50°C or higher; (ii) coagulating the multistage polymer latex; (iii) treating the coagulated multistage polymer with an alkaline phosphate; (iv) drying the coagulated multistage polymer to a water content of less than 1 weight % based on the dry weight of the multistage polymer, wherein the weight of the dried multistage polymer comprises 100 ppm or more, based on the dry weight of the multistage polymer, of phosphorous that is in the form of an alkaline phosphate. (i) providing a multistage polymer latex by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a phosphate surfactant, wherein the multistage polymer comprises (a) a first stage polymer having a T g of -20°C or lower, and (b) a final stage polymer having a T g of 50°C or higher; (a) a first stage polymer having a T g of -20°C or lower, and (b) a final stage polymer having a T g of 50°C or higher; (ii) coagulating the multistage polymer latex; (iii) treating the coagulated multistage polymer with an alkaline phosphate; (iv) drying the coagulated multistage polymer to a water content of less than 1 weight % based on the dry weight of the multistage polymer,
A method for manufacturing a molten metal plated steel strip (m) in which a gas is jetted from a gas wiping nozzle onto the surface of a steel strip (m) continuously drawn up from a molten metal plating bath to control the amount of plating on the surface of the steel strip (m), the gas wiping nozzle including a primary nozzle portion and at least one secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) provided either or both above and below the primary nozzle portion, the secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) jetting the gas in a direction tilted from the direction in which the primary nozzle portion jets the gas so that the gas jet from the secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) meets the gas jet from the primary nozzle portion, wherein the secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) has a gas jetting port displaced in the direction opposite to the steel strip (m) at least 5 mm apart from the gas jetting port of the primary nozzle portion, and the secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) jets the gas so that the flow rate of the gas jet from the secondary nozzle portion (2a, 2b) comes to 10 m/s or more at the confluence with the gas jet from the primary nozzle portion.
A welding system comprising: - a first current waveform generator configured to generate a first current waveform for welding current for a first transfer mode; - a second current waveform generator configured to generate a second current waveform for welding current for a second transfer mode; - a comparison component configured to compare values of the first current waveform with the second current waveform and to produce a comparison output; - processing circuitry configured to process the comparison output and to provide a control waveform based such that the resulting waveform applied for welding is a combination of the first current waveform and the second current waveform; and - power conversion circuitry configured to provide welding power output based upon the control waveform, characterized in that the first current waveform generator is configured to generate the first current waveform such that the latter comprises a pulsed waveform and such that the first transfer mode comprises a spray transfer mode, and in that the second current waveform generator is configured to generate the second current waveform such that the latter comprises a short-circuit clearing waveform and such that the second transfer mode comprises a short-circuit transfer mode. - a first current waveform generator configured to generate a first current waveform for welding current for a first transfer mode; - a second current waveform generator configured to generate a second current waveform for welding current for a second transfer mode; - a comparison component configured to compare values of the first current waveform with the second current waveform and to produce a comparison output; - processing circuitry configured to process the comparison output and to provide a control waveform based such that the resulting waveform applied for welding is a combination of the first current waveform and the second current waveform; and - power conversion circuitry configured to provide welding power output based upon the control waveform,