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A method of preparing a lyophilized pellet of a biological material, comprising: providing a vessel which contains a liquid composition comprising the biological material; providing a metal plate which comprises a metal top surface that is solid and flat and a bottom surface that is in physical contact with a heat sink adapted to maintain the top surface of the metal plate at a temperature of -90°C or below; positioning a dispensing tip above the top surface of the metal plate, the dispensing tip having an open end configured to dispense liquid droplets and another end connected to the vessel, wherein there is a gap of at least 0.1 cm between the top surface of the metal plate and the open end of the dispensing tip; dispensing an aliquot of the liquid composition through the open end of the dispensing tip as a single droplet onto the top surface of the metal plate in a manner that maintains the droplet as a single droplet having a substantially spherical shape as it contacts and freezes on the top surface; and lyophilizing the frozen droplet to produce a dried pellet of substantially spherical shape. providing a vessel which contains a liquid composition comprising the biological material; providing a metal plate which comprises a metal top surface that is solid and flat and a bottom surface that is in physical contact with a heat sink adapted to maintain the top surface of the metal plate at a temperature of -90°C or below; positioning a dispensing tip above the top surface of the metal plate, the dispensing tip having an open end configured to dispense liquid droplets and another end connected to the vessel, wherein there is a gap of at least 0.1 cm between the top surface of the metal plate and the open end of the dispensing tip; dispensing an aliquot of the liquid composition through the open end of the dispensing tip as a single droplet onto the top surface of the metal plate in a manner that maintains the droplet as a single droplet having a substantially spherical shape as it contacts and freezes on the top surface; and lyophilizing the frozen droplet to produce a dried pellet of substantially spherical shape.
A computer-implemented visual navigation method, comprising: providing from a wireless mobile device (302, 500, 950), over a public wireless network to a server located remotely from the wireless mobile device, information identifying a geographic location; receiving in response, from the server, image data of digital images captured from a location at the geographic location; displaying the image data to a user of the wireless mobile device as an image of an image space around the geographic location; and panning the image within the image space automatically in response to user motion of the wireless mobile device; wherein panning the image comprises updating the display to reflect a moving forward of the wireless mobile device in the image space in response to user shaking of the wireless mobile device and in accordance with an amount of the user shaking of the wireless mobile device. providing from a wireless mobile device (302, 500, 950), over a public wireless network to a server located remotely from the wireless mobile device, information identifying a geographic location; receiving in response, from the server, image data of digital images captured from a location at the geographic location; displaying the image data to a user of the wireless mobile device as an image of an image space around the geographic location; and panning the image within the image space automatically in response to user motion of the wireless mobile device; wherein panning the image comprises updating the display to reflect a moving forward of the wireless mobile device in the image space in response to user shaking of the wireless mobile device and in accordance with an amount of the user shaking of the wireless mobile device.
Swimsuit, particularly for competition swimming, comprising an outer shell made of a flexible stretchable fabric adapted to apply a hoop compression to the thighs and to the body trunk of a swimmer, wherein said outer shell forms a tubular trunk portion adapted to cover at least a lower region of the torso of the swimmer and two tubular thigh portions connected with the trunk portion and adapted to cover each an upper region of a respective thigh of the swimmer, wherein the swimsuit comprises two back stiffening lines extending each in a generally longitudinal direction of a respective one of the thigh portions and having a tensile stiffness greater than a tensile stiffness of said outer shell, characterized in that said two back stiffening lines are continuously connected to the outer shell and extend from a thigh rear region of the thigh portion, which in use covers the posterior thigh muscles, across a trunk rear region of the trunk portion, which in use covers the gluteus, and in that an annular elastomeric leg band is connected to each of the thigh portions in a manner to extend in contact with the skin around the respective legs of the swimmer, in which lower ends of the back stiffening lines are arranged at and connected to the leg bands.
A tower section for a wind turbine, wherein the tower section comprises: a tensioning arrangement comprising one or more tensioning devices attached to three or more attachment points associated with the tower section, wherein those attachment points are located proximate to an end of the tower section, wherein the one or more tensioning device are under tension and provide radial stiffness to the tower section, characterized in that at least one of the tensioning devices is configured such that the tension applied between at least two of the three or more attachment points is adjustable. a tensioning arrangement comprising one or more tensioning devices attached to three or more attachment points associated with the tower section, wherein those attachment points are located proximate to an end of the tower section, wherein the one or more tensioning device are under tension and provide radial stiffness to the tower section, characterized in that at least one of the tensioning devices is configured such that the tension applied between at least two of the three or more attachment points is adjustable.
A system including a drone equipped with motors and connected by a wire to a docking station equipped with a landing pad and a frame: - the landing pad being movable relative to the frame, - the mobility of the landing pad being exerted during landing of the drone, - the mobility of the landing pad being ensured by a deformable element, either the pad itself, or by a deformable element connecting the platform to the frame, - such that under the effect of an impact during landing, the deformable element (32 or 33) takes up part of the impact energy, the system further comprising: - a drum for winding the wire; - at least one positioning sensor of the drone and the docking station; - at least one accelerometer sensor and at least one anemometric sensor on the drone and on the docking station; - a control device configured to servo-control a position of the drone relative to the docking station, and to servo-control a pitch attitude of the drone, as a function of the measurements from the sensors, the system being configured, during a landing phase, to: i) stop the servo-control of the position of the drone, ii) control a thrust of the motors greater than the weight of the drone, iii) control a servo-control of the pitch attitude of the drone, iv) control a pull on the wire with the winding drum of the wire to bring the drone back to the pad, the system being such that the landing pad has a convex shape, that the drone has a landing body, and that this landing body has a concave shape. - the landing pad being movable relative to the frame, - the mobility of the landing pad being exerted during landing of the drone, - the mobility of the landing pad being ensured by a deformable element, either the pad itself, or by a deformable element connecting the platform to the frame, - such that under the effect of an impact during landing, the deformable element (32 or 33) takes up part of the impact energy, - a drum for winding the wire; - at least one positioning sensor of the drone and the docking station; - at least one accelerometer sensor and at least one anemometric sensor on the drone and on the docking station; - a control device configured to servo-control a position of the drone relative to the docking station, and to servo-control a pitch attitude of the drone, as a function of the measurements from the sensors, i) stop the servo-control of the position of the drone, ii) control a thrust of the motors greater than the weight of the drone, iii) control a servo-control of the pitch attitude of the drone, iv) control a pull on the wire with the winding drum of the wire to bring the drone back to the pad,
A composition for use in the prevention or the treatment of esophageal cancer, wherein said composition comprises a progastrin-binding antibody, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
A method for determining the presence or absence of Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) in a sample, said method comprising: contacting a sample, said sample suspected of containing HSV-2, with at least two oligomers for amplifying a target region of an HSV-2 target nucleic acid, wherein the at least two amplification oligomers comprise (a) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; and (b) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; performing an in vitro nucleic acid amplification reaction, wherein any HSV-2 target nucleic acid present in said sample is used as a template for generating an amplification product; and detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, thereby indicating the presence or absence of HSV-2 in said sample. contacting a sample, said sample suspected of containing HSV-2, with at least two oligomers for amplifying a target region of an HSV-2 target nucleic acid, wherein the at least two amplification oligomers comprise (a) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; and (b) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; (a) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; and (b) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; performing an in vitro nucleic acid amplification reaction, wherein any HSV-2 target nucleic acid present in said sample is used as a template for generating an amplification product; and detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, thereby indicating the presence or absence of HSV-2 in said sample.
An ignition coil configured for electrical communication with a spark plug of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a primary spool having a bore and an outer surface; a low-voltage winding supported on said outer surface of said primary spool; a secondary spool (16; 116; 216) having a cavity and a substantially cylindrical outer surface extending along a longitudinal axis, said secondary spool (16; 116; 216) being received at least partially in said bore of said primary spool; a magnetic core (12; 112; 212) received in said cavity of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216); and a high-voltage winding (18; 118; 218) supported on said substantially cylindrical outer surface of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216), said high-voltage winding (18; 118; 218) having discrete sectors (20; 120; 220) spaced from one another along said longitudinal axis, said ignition coil being characterized in that said discrete sectors (20; 120; 220) are triangular or trapezoidal (34, 36; 134, 138; 220, 238) in shape, said trapezoidal shape having a single pair of opposite sides parallel, wherein a longer side of said pair of sides is located closer to said cylindrical outer surface of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216) than a shorter side of said pair of sides. a primary spool having a bore and an outer surface; a low-voltage winding supported on said outer surface of said primary spool; a secondary spool (16; 116; 216) having a cavity and a substantially cylindrical outer surface extending along a longitudinal axis, said secondary spool (16; 116; 216) being received at least partially in said bore of said primary spool; a magnetic core (12; 112; 212) received in said cavity of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216); and a high-voltage winding (18; 118; 218) supported on said substantially cylindrical outer surface of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216), said high-voltage winding (18; 118; 218) having discrete sectors (20; 120; 220) spaced from one another along said longitudinal axis, said ignition coil being characterized in that said discrete sectors (20; 120; 220) are triangular or trapezoidal (34, 36; 134, 138; 220, 238) in shape, said trapezoidal shape having a single pair of opposite sides parallel, wherein a longer side of said pair of sides is located closer to said cylindrical outer surface of said secondary spool (16; 116; 216) than a shorter side of said pair of sides.
A Mie photo sensor (710, 1010A, 1010B, 1100A) comprising: a material layer having a first index of refraction; a mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material on the material layer, the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material configured to generate free carriers within the mesa of semiconducting material in response to an electromagnetic perturbation; a refractive medium (1030, 1130) surrounding the material layer and the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material, the refractive medium (1030, 1130) having a complex index of refraction, the refractive medium and mesa forming (i) an interface with an index of refraction across the interface that is discontinuous, and (ii) an electromagnetic scattering center configured for generating free carriers via optical absorption and Mie resonance of the electromagnetic perturbation at the scattering center; and one or more electrical contacts (740A, 740B, 1040A, 1040B, 1140A, 1140B) coupled to and extending upwards from a top surface of the mesa, and the one or more electrical contacts (740A, 740B, 1040A, 1040B, 1140A, 1140B) configured to sense free carriers generated within the scattering center in response to the electromagnetic perturbation; wherein the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconductor material forms a geometric shape having a set of boundaries, and the electromagnetic scattering center is formed at the boundaries such that the electromagnetic scattering center comprises the semiconducting material of the mesa (720, 1020, 1120). a material layer having a first index of refraction; a mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material on the material layer, the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material configured to generate free carriers within the mesa of semiconducting material in response to an electromagnetic perturbation; a refractive medium (1030, 1130) surrounding the material layer and the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconducting material, the refractive medium (1030, 1130) having a complex index of refraction, the refractive medium and mesa forming (i) an interface with an index of refraction across the interface that is discontinuous, and (ii) an electromagnetic scattering center configured for generating free carriers via optical absorption and Mie resonance of the electromagnetic perturbation at the scattering center; and one or more electrical contacts (740A, 740B, 1040A, 1040B, 1140A, 1140B) coupled to and extending upwards from a top surface of the mesa, and the one or more electrical contacts (740A, 740B, 1040A, 1040B, 1140A, 1140B) configured to sense free carriers generated within the scattering center in response to the electromagnetic perturbation; wherein the mesa (720, 1020, 1120) of semiconductor material forms a geometric shape having a set of boundaries, and the electromagnetic scattering center is formed at the boundaries such that the electromagnetic scattering center comprises the semiconducting material of the mesa (720, 1020, 1120).
A clothes washer having a door assembly including a glass bowl for the door assembly of the washer, wherein the washer includes a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, the tub having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening, the door assembly having a see-through portion (14, 322, 422A, 822A) for viewing into the tub, the see-through portion (14, 322, 422A, 822A) including said glass bowl, the door assembly being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open position for accessing the opening of the housing and a closed position for closing the opening of the housing, said glass bowl comprising: a base portion for securing the glass bowl to the door assembly; and a bowl portion configured to extend into the interior of the housing, wherein the bowl portion includes a sidewall extending from the base portion toward the interior of the housing; a first bowl face that faces toward the interior of the housing; an indentation formed in an upper surface of the sidewall that guides at least a portion of water or washing fluid flowing downward onto the glass bowl toward the rotating drum, characterized by that the indentation include a pair of guides having the form of a channel, or of a curved surface or of a lip or of a V-shaped groove guiding the water or washing fluid along the indentation to flow toward the drum. a base portion for securing the glass bowl to the door assembly; and a bowl portion configured to extend into the interior of the housing, wherein the bowl portion includes a sidewall extending from the base portion toward the interior of the housing; a first bowl face that faces toward the interior of the housing; an indentation formed in an upper surface of the sidewall that guides at least a portion of water or washing fluid flowing downward onto the glass bowl toward the rotating drum, characterized by that the indentation include a pair of guides having the form of a channel, or of a curved surface or of a lip or of a V-shaped groove guiding the water or washing fluid along the indentation to flow toward the drum. a sidewall extending from the base portion toward the interior of the housing; a first bowl face that faces toward the interior of the housing; an indentation formed in an upper surface of the sidewall that guides at least a portion of water or washing fluid flowing downward onto the glass bowl toward the rotating drum, characterized by that the indentation include a pair of guides having the form of a channel, or of a curved surface or of a lip or of a V-shaped groove guiding the water or washing fluid along the indentation to flow toward the drum.
A method for increasing bit-level throughput of a transmitter of a Long Term Evolution, LTE, Base Station, BS, comprising adding Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC, 24a of a Transmission Block, TB, and dividing Code Blocks, CBs, during course of bit-level processing (S21 and S22), wherein after dividing the CBs, the method further comprises: assorting the divided CBs in turn into a plurality of categories according to size; and dispatching the assorted CBs in turn of the plurality of categories to perform Turbo coding and rate matching for the CBs; wherein the Turbo coding has the process of inner interleaving, and the rate matching also has the process of row-column interleaving. assorting the divided CBs in turn into a plurality of categories according to size; and dispatching the assorted CBs in turn of the plurality of categories to perform Turbo coding and rate matching for the CBs;
A lens body for a vehicle headlamp, the lens body comprising a first lens unit (12A1) and a second lens unit (12A2), the lens body being configured such that light from a light source enters the first lens unit (12A1) through a first entry surface of the first lens unit (12A1), exits through a first exit surface (12A1a) of the first lens unit (12A1), further enters the second lens unit (12A2) through a second entry surface (12A2a) of the second lens unit (12A2), then exits through a second exit surface (12A2b) of the second lens unit (12A2), and is irradiated forward, so as to form a predetermined light distribution pattern (P1a), wherein the predetermined light distribution pattern (P1a) which includes a cut-off line (CL1 to CL3) defined on an upper edge by a shade is formed by light from the light source entering the first lens unit (12A1) through the first entry surface of the first lens unit (12A1), exiting through the first exit surface (12A1a) of the first lens unit (12A1) after being partially shielded by the shade of the first lens unit, further entering the second lens unit (12A2) through the second entry surface (12A2a) of the second lens unit (12A2), then exiting through the second exit surface (12A2b) of the second lens unit (12A2), and being irradiated forward, characterized in that: - the first exit surface (12A1a) is a surface configured to condense the light from the light source, which exits through the first exit surface (12A1a), in a first direction, and is configured as a semicircular surface, and - the second exit surface (12A2b) is a surface configured to condense the light from the light source, which exits through the second exit surface (12A2b), in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, and is configured as a semicircular cylindrical surface. - the first exit surface (12A1a) is a surface configured to condense the light from the light source, which exits through the first exit surface (12A1a), in a first direction, and is configured as a semicircular surface, and - the second exit surface (12A2b) is a surface configured to condense the light from the light source, which exits through the second exit surface (12A2b), in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, and is configured as a semicircular cylindrical surface.