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A method of selecting a cell by performing an assay for a compound excreted by cells using a device, wherein the device comprises - a frontside with a plurality of wells, and - a backside; the plurality of wells of the device contains cells; said method comprising the steps of - transferring liquid from the wells to the substrate, and - using the substrate to perform the assay; characterized in that each well of the plurality of wells comprises a bottom provided with a through-hole extending from the well to the backside of the device, wherein said through-hole has smaller dimensions than the cells in the plurality of wells thus physically retaining the cells in the wells; wherein the method comprises the steps of - contacting the backside of the device with the substrate, - performing the step of transferring liquid from the wells to the substrate by transferring liquid from the wells via the through-holes to the substrate, and - performing the step of performing the assay using the substrate, wherein the compound is excreted by the cells in the device, following which the step of performing the assay using the substrate is performed, and wherein the cell is selected. - a frontside with a plurality of wells, and - a backside; - transferring liquid from the wells to the substrate, and - using the substrate to perform the assay; characterized in that each well of the plurality of wells comprises a bottom provided with a through-hole extending from the well to the backside of the device, wherein said through-hole has smaller dimensions than the cells in the plurality of wells thus physically retaining the cells in the wells; - contacting the backside of the device with the substrate, - performing the step of transferring liquid from the wells to the substrate by transferring liquid from the wells via the through-holes to the substrate, and - performing the step of performing the assay using the substrate,
A thermal power plant provided with carbon dioxide capture scrubbing equipment, comprising: a boiler for burning a fossil fuel; a steam turbine suitable for being driven by steam generated by the boiler; a condenser for condensing the steam used to drive the steam turbine into water; the carbon dioxide capture scrubbing equipment for separating and capturing carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas of the boiler; and a solar heat collection apparatus that, during operation, collects solar heat to generate steam and supplies the steam to a reboiler in the carbon dioxide capture scrubbing equipment; wherein the thermal power plant is characterized by being configured such that: when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus falls below the amount of steam required for the reboiler, extraction steam extracted from the steam turbine is supplied to the reboiler and a part of drain generated in the reboiler is collected into the condenser; and when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus exceeds the amount of steam required for the reboiler, surplus steam of the solar heat collection apparatus is collected into the condenser with bypassing the reboiler. a boiler for burning a fossil fuel; a steam turbine suitable for being driven by steam generated by the boiler; a condenser for condensing the steam used to drive the steam turbine into water; the carbon dioxide capture scrubbing equipment for separating and capturing carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas of the boiler; and a solar heat collection apparatus that, during operation, collects solar heat to generate steam and supplies the steam to a reboiler in the carbon dioxide capture scrubbing equipment; wherein the thermal power plant is characterized by being configured such that: when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus falls below the amount of steam required for the reboiler, extraction steam extracted from the steam turbine is supplied to the reboiler and a part of drain generated in the reboiler is collected into the condenser; and when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus exceeds the amount of steam required for the reboiler, surplus steam of the solar heat collection apparatus is collected into the condenser with bypassing the reboiler. when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus falls below the amount of steam required for the reboiler, extraction steam extracted from the steam turbine is supplied to the reboiler and a part of drain generated in the reboiler is collected into the condenser; and when the amount of steam generated by the solar heat collection apparatus exceeds the amount of steam required for the reboiler, surplus steam of the solar heat collection apparatus is collected into the condenser with bypassing the reboiler.
A process for preparing a paper filler, comprising the steps of: a) providing an aqueous polymer dispersion; b) mixing said aqueous polymer dispersion with a flocculant to obtain a mixture; c) dispersing a pigments in solid form in said mixture; wherein the polymers of said aqueous polymer dispersion are selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetates), styrenebutadiene/(meth)acrylates, copolymers of styrene and (meth)acrylates, styrene copolymers with ethylene, acrylates, acrylamides and acrylic acids, and mixtures thereof; said flocculant is an organic polyelectrolyte; the weight ratio of said flocculant to said polymer of the polymer dispersion without considering the water content is within a range of from 1:5 to 1:20; said pigment has a grain size within a range of from 0.2 μm to 8 μm as measured as d50 by means of a Sedigraph in accordance with the Zellcheming Regulation Z/27.3/90; and wherein the weight ratio of the polymer in said aqueous polymer dispersion to said pigment is within a range of from 1:5 to 1:50, without considering the water. a) providing an aqueous polymer dispersion; b) mixing said aqueous polymer dispersion with a flocculant to obtain a mixture; c) dispersing a pigments in solid form in said mixture;
A method for producing T cells with improved efficacy for adoptive immunotherapy comprising obtaining a population of CD8+ T cells from a patient or a donor, determining a % of CD28+ CD8+ T cells in the obtained population, and activating the determined population with anti-CD3 antibody and anti-CD28 antibody, provided that the determined population comprises at least about 50% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, preferably at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, or at least about 99% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, or activating the determined population with anti-CD3 antibody in the absence of anti-CD28 antibody, provided that the determined population comprises less than about 50% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, preferably less than about 40%, less than about 35%, less than about 30%, less than about 25%, less than about 20%, less than about 15%, less than about 10%, less than about 9%, less than about 8%, less than about 7%, less than about 6%, less than about 5%, less than about 4%, less than about 3%, less than about 2%, or less than about 1% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, transducing the activated T cell population with a viral vector, preferably a retroviral or lentiviral vector expressing a T cell receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor, and expanding the transduced T cell population. obtaining a population of CD8+ T cells from a patient or a donor, determining a % of CD28+ CD8+ T cells in the obtained population, and activating the determined population with anti-CD3 antibody and anti-CD28 antibody, provided that the determined population comprises at least about 50% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, preferably at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, or at least about 99% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, or activating the determined population with anti-CD3 antibody in the absence of anti-CD28 antibody, provided that the determined population comprises less than about 50% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, preferably less than about 40%, less than about 35%, less than about 30%, less than about 25%, less than about 20%, less than about 15%, less than about 10%, less than about 9%, less than about 8%, less than about 7%, less than about 6%, less than about 5%, less than about 4%, less than about 3%, less than about 2%, or less than about 1% of CD28+ CD8+ T cells, transducing the activated T cell population with a viral vector, preferably a retroviral or lentiviral vector expressing a T cell receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor, and expanding the transduced T cell population.
Method for cooling soldered printed circuit board modules in a cooling zone of a soldering system, wherein at least one cooling gas comprising inert gas is introduced into the cooling zone, wherein the printed circuit boards are conveyed continuously from a soldering zone of the soldering system into the cooling zone, wherein the cooling gas is generated using liquid cooling gas, for example generated by mixing gaseous and liquid inert gas, characterized in that: - at least one of the following temperatures: - the temperature in the cooling atmosphere, - the temperature of the cooling gas vaporized in a heat sink, which is assigned to the cooling zone and through which is passed the cooling gas, and emerging from said heat sink before being circulated in the cooling zone, - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the cooling zone, and - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the heat sink, is used as a controlled variable for at least one of the following quantities: - the volume flow rate of the cooling gas to be delivered into the cooling zone; - the volume flow rate of cooling gas passed into the heat sink; - the quantity fraction of liquid inert gas to be added when the cooling gas is generated by mixing gaseous and liquid inert gas; and - the quantity fraction of gaseous inert gas to be added when the cooling gas is generated by mixing gaseous and liquid inert gas. - at least one of the following temperatures: - the temperature in the cooling atmosphere, - the temperature of the cooling gas vaporized in a heat sink, which is assigned to the cooling zone and through which is passed the cooling gas, and emerging from said heat sink before being circulated in the cooling zone, - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the cooling zone, and - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the heat sink, - the temperature in the cooling atmosphere, - the temperature of the cooling gas vaporized in a heat sink, which is assigned to the cooling zone and through which is passed the cooling gas, and emerging from said heat sink before being circulated in the cooling zone, - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the cooling zone, and - the temperature of the cooling gas during delivery into the heat sink, - the volume flow rate of the cooling gas to be delivered into the cooling zone; - the volume flow rate of cooling gas passed into the heat sink; - the quantity fraction of liquid inert gas to be added when the cooling gas is generated by mixing gaseous and liquid inert gas; and - the quantity fraction of gaseous inert gas to be added when the cooling gas is generated by mixing gaseous and liquid inert gas.
A method for facilitating wireless spread spectrum communications, the method comprising: receiving a pseudorandom code seed value at a first wireless communications device, wherein the pseudorandom code seed is associated with a second wireless communications device; receiving a wireless spread spectrum signal at the first wireless communications device over a direct-sequence spread spectrum, DSSS, channel; and performing signal subtraction at the first wireless communications device based at least in part on the pseudorandom code seed value and the wireless spread spectrum signal wherein the pseudorandom code seed value is received at the first wireless communications device over a communications channel other than the DSSS channel, wherein the communications channel other than the DSSS channel comprises a frequency-hopping spread spectrum, FHSS, channel. receiving a pseudorandom code seed value at a first wireless communications device, wherein the pseudorandom code seed is associated with a second wireless communications device; receiving a wireless spread spectrum signal at the first wireless communications device over a direct-sequence spread spectrum, DSSS, channel; and performing signal subtraction at the first wireless communications device based at least in part on the pseudorandom code seed value and the wireless spread spectrum signal wherein the pseudorandom code seed value is received at the first wireless communications device over a communications channel other than the DSSS channel, wherein the communications channel other than the DSSS channel comprises a frequency-hopping spread spectrum, FHSS, channel.
A compound for an organic optoelectronic device characterized in, that the compound has the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, ETU is a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl group, or a combination thereof, and R 1 to R 5 are the same or different and independently hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, or a combination thereof, characterized in that at least one of R 1 to R 5 is a substituted or unsubstituted. C1 to C30 alkyl group.
Method in a transfer device for optical security elements, with the steps of: - providing a plurality of transfer elements on a transfer substrate, the transfer elements being arranged one behind the other on the transfer substrate with a first spacing; - detaching a transfer element from the transfer substrate; - temporarily transferring the transfer element detached from the transfer substrate to a transport carrier of the transfer device (10, 20, 30), and - moving a target substrate at a speed; - transporting the transfer element on the transport carrier at the speed of the target substrate already before contact with the target substrate; - permanently connecting the transfer element to the moving target substrate; characterized in that the transfer elements are optically variable security elements that exhibit an optically variable effect for the viewer; an adhesive which establishes the permanent connection is arranged on the side of the transfer element facing away from the transfer substrate, the adhesive which establishes the permanent connection is heated, and the transfer elements are arranged on the target substrate with a second spacing, which is greater than the first spacing. - providing a plurality of transfer elements on a transfer substrate, the transfer elements being arranged one behind the other on the transfer substrate with a first spacing; - detaching a transfer element from the transfer substrate; - temporarily transferring the transfer element detached from the transfer substrate to a transport carrier of the transfer device (10, 20, 30), and - moving a target substrate at a speed; - transporting the transfer element on the transport carrier at the speed of the target substrate already before contact with the target substrate; - permanently connecting the transfer element to the moving target substrate; - detaching a transfer element from the transfer substrate; - temporarily transferring the transfer element detached from the transfer substrate to a transport carrier of the transfer device (10, 20, 30), and - moving a target substrate at a speed; - transporting the transfer element on the transport carrier at the speed of the target substrate already before contact with the target substrate; - permanently connecting the transfer element to the moving target substrate; characterized in that the transfer elements are optically variable security elements that exhibit an optically variable effect for the viewer; an adhesive which establishes the permanent connection is arranged on the side of the transfer element facing away from the transfer substrate, the adhesive which establishes the permanent connection is heated, and the transfer elements are arranged on the target substrate with a second spacing, which is greater than the first spacing.
A method implemented in an access point, in the following also referred to as AP, comprising: participating in joint soundings together with one or more other APs in a joint multi-AP, in the following also referred to as JMAP, configuration to receive joint feedbacks from a plurality of stations, in the following also referred to as STAs, responding to the joint soundings; and performing transmissions in a coordinated multi-AP, in the following also referred to as CMAP, configuration with the one or more other APs or in a single-AP configuration with no other AP based on the joint feedbacks received while in the JMAP configuration. participating in joint soundings together with one or more other APs in a joint multi-AP, in the following also referred to as JMAP, configuration to receive joint feedbacks from a plurality of stations, in the following also referred to as STAs, responding to the joint soundings; and performing transmissions in a coordinated multi-AP, in the following also referred to as CMAP, configuration with the one or more other APs or in a single-AP configuration with no other AP based on the joint feedbacks received while in the JMAP configuration.
Grinding device comprising drive means and a grinding housing, which grinding housing comprises a set of mutually co-acting grinding bodies (110,120) with mutually facing, at least substantially parallel grinding surfaces (115,125) which maintain a mutual clearance, wherein at least a driven grinding body of the set of grinding bodies is suspended rotatably about a central axis thereof in the grinding housing and is coupled, or at least can be coupled, operatively to the drive means for performing a rotation about the central axis during operation, and wherein adjusting means are provided whereby at least an adjustable grinding body of the set of grinding bodies is axially adjustable for imposing a desired mutual clearance between the grinding surfaces, wherein a first and lower of the set of mutually co-acting grinding bodies is both driven and adjustable, wherein a second and upper grinding body of the set of mutually co-acting grinding bodies is arranged in stationary manner, wherein an adjustment of the adjustable grinding body is limited from a first extreme position to a second extreme position, corresponding to a fixed setting range between a minimal clearance between the two grinding surfaces and a maximum clearance between the two grinding surfaces, and wherein at least one of the first extreme position and the second extreme position of the adjustable grinding body is imposed by a stop (108,109) which is encountered by the adjusting means in the relevant extreme position, characterized in that the second grinding body is connected to the grinding housing in manually detachable manner, in that the second grinding body can be arranged up to a stop in the grinding housing and strikes against the stop when it is placed, in that an outflow opening is provided in a wall of the grinding housing, at the position of which opening a powder tube can be coupled releasably to the wall, and in that a collar is provided on the second grinding body which leaves space for the powder tube when the second grinding body strikes against the stop, but prevents coupling of the powder tube in the case of an incomplete placement of the second grinding body.
A method for generating high starting torque in an asynchronous motor at a low power consumption, using a program-controlled, parametrizable inverter designed and manufactured for industrial use, characterized by an increase of 20- 40% in the inverter's power output compared to the nominal power value of the motor, as well as by deviating from the manufacturer's recommendations while setting a number of the inverter's operational parameters, namely, by setting the nominal power output of the motor to a value between 70% and 90% of the actual nominal power output by setting the nominal frequency of the motor to a value between 70% and 95% of the actual nominal frequency, and by setting the nominal voltage of the motor to a value between 105% and 120% of the actual nominal voltage, and powering the asynchronous motor via a battery in such a way that the battery output voltage is connected to the frequency converter's DC terminals, and using the asynchronous motor to drive an electric vehicle through creating an operational connection between the asynchronous motor and the electric vehicle's wheel axle.
A process for the extraction of analyte compounds from a sample comprising one or more analytes in a donor phase (4,7) into an acceptor phase (2,8), comprising the steps of: a) providing an electrically conductive donor phase (4, 7) comprising the compounds in a first electrically conductive solvent or solvent blend, and an electrode (5, 10) arranged in electrically conductive contact with the donor phase (4, 7), b) providing an electrically conductive acceptor phase (2, 8) in electrically conductive contact with a second electrode (1, 14); and c) providing an insulator phase (3, 9) in fluid communication with the donor phase (4, 7) and the acceptor phase (2, 8), wherein the insulator phase (3, 9) is immiscible with the donor phase (4, 7) and the acceptor phase (2, 8), and d) applying an electrical field between the first (5, 10) and the second electrode (1, 14); characterised in that the insulator phase (3, 9) remains a fluid throughout the process and is not supported or maintained in position by a membrane or hollow fibre. a) providing an electrically conductive donor phase (4, 7) comprising the compounds in a first electrically conductive solvent or solvent blend, and an electrode (5, 10) arranged in electrically conductive contact with the donor phase (4, 7), b) providing an electrically conductive acceptor phase (2, 8) in electrically conductive contact with a second electrode (1, 14); and c) providing an insulator phase (3, 9) in fluid communication with the donor phase (4, 7) and the acceptor phase (2, 8), wherein the insulator phase (3, 9) is immiscible with the donor phase (4, 7) and the acceptor phase (2, 8), and d) applying an electrical field between the first (5, 10) and the second electrode (1, 14);
Polypeptide comprising: a) at least three components A, each of which comprises the sequence of a TNF homology domain of a TNF ligand family member, and b) at least one component B consisting of a V L region and a V H region linked directly to each other with a linker sequence L which has a length of 3-10 amino acids, wherein the TNF ligand family member is TRAIL or a derivative of TRAIL having at least 80% sequence identity with one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1-6, and wherein the derivative retains the property of the soluble TNF ligand family member to induce apoptosis. a) at least three components A, each of which comprises the sequence of a TNF homology domain of a TNF ligand family member, and b) at least one component B consisting of a V L region and a V H region linked directly to each other with a linker sequence L which has a length of 3-10 amino acids,