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Apparatus for eliminating electrostatic charges from a body, comprising: - a disperser of electrostatic charges set to generate a flow of an electrostatic charge receiver fluid; - at least one connection wire, operatively connected to said disperser and connectable to a body from which electrostatic charges are to be removed; characterized in that said disperser comprises: - a core, connected to said connection wire for receiving electrostatic charges from said body, and immersed in said flow of the electrostatic charge receiver fluid for releasing said electrostatic charges to said fluid, - a plurality of tips arranged around the core and facing thereto in a manner such that said tips are immersed in said flow of electrostatic charge receiver fluid; and - devices for generating a potential difference between said tips and a ground wire. - a disperser of electrostatic charges set to generate a flow of an electrostatic charge receiver fluid; - at least one connection wire, operatively connected to said disperser and connectable to a body from which electrostatic charges are to be removed; - a core, connected to said connection wire for receiving electrostatic charges from said body, and immersed in said flow of the electrostatic charge receiver fluid for releasing said electrostatic charges to said fluid, - a plurality of tips arranged around the core and facing thereto in a manner such that said tips are immersed in said flow of electrostatic charge receiver fluid; and - devices for generating a potential difference between said tips and a ground wire.
A method of repairing coating of a pipe, the pipe comprising a pipe frame (31, 41) and a polymeric coat (32; 42) around the pipe frame (31; 41) and the polymeric coat (32; 42) comprising a damaged area (11A; 11B) to be repaired, the method comprising - preparing the pipe for repair by removing coating around the damaged area of the polymeric coat (32; 42) for obtaining a repair zone (12A; 12B), - heating the pipe at the repair zone (12A; 12B) to a temperature above the melting temperature of the polymeric coat (32; 42), - applying to the heated repair zone (12A; 12B) adhesive polymer material (36; 46) covering the entire repair zone (12A; 12B) whereby the adhesive polymer material (36; 46) bonds to the pipe, and - cooling the repair zone, wherein the adhesive polymer material (36; 46) comprises ethylene homo- or copolymers containing at least 90 % by mole of ethylene units, characterized in that the adhesive polymer material (36; 46) is provided in the form of a prefabricated patch having its dimensions and curvature exactly matching the repair zone (12A; 12B) with no overlap onto the polymeric coat (32; 42) of the pipe to be repaired. - preparing the pipe for repair by removing coating around the damaged area of the polymeric coat (32; 42) for obtaining a repair zone (12A; 12B), - heating the pipe at the repair zone (12A; 12B) to a temperature above the melting temperature of the polymeric coat (32; 42), - applying to the heated repair zone (12A; 12B) adhesive polymer material (36; 46) covering the entire repair zone (12A; 12B) whereby the adhesive polymer material (36; 46) bonds to the pipe, and - cooling the repair zone,
A non-structural multi-part panel including at least two layers, a first layer of foamed material and a second layer applied to at least one side of the first layer, the second layer of cellulosic material, wherein the panel further includes materials which increase the fire barrier properties of the panel by prolonging stability of structures to which the materials are applied and/or by creating thermal and/or physical barriers to the passage of fire, heat and smoke, characterised in that at least one layer of the panel includes a fire resistant composition comprising a silicone polymer; mica in an amount of from 5% to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the composition; and a limited amount of glass additive sufficient to enable the formation of a self supporting ceramic material at temperatures above the decomposition temperature of the silicone polymer and below the fire rating temperature of the composition.
A position sensor device for determining a two-dimensional position (R, θ) of a two-pole magnet which is movable in a plane parallel to a semiconductor substrate, and that generates a magnetic field; the position sensor device comprising: - said semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors configured for determining three orthogonal magnetic field components (Bx, By, Bz) at a single predefined location; - and wherein the semiconductor substrate further comprises a processing circuit configured for determining said two-dimensional position (R, θ) based on said three orthogonal magnetic field components (Bx, By, Bz); characterised in that the processing circuit is configured for determining the two-dimensional position as a lateral distance from said single predefined location, and as an azimuth angle (θ) with respect to a predefined direction; wherein said distance is determined as a first function of a ratio of a first numerator and a first denominator, each of the first numerator and the first denominator being a function or expression of at least one magnetic field component (Bx, By, Bz); and wherein said azimuth angle (θ) is determined as a second function of a ratio of a second numerator and a second denominator, each of the second numerator and the second denominator being a function or expression of at least one in-plane magnetic field component (Bx, By). - said semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors configured for determining three orthogonal magnetic field components (Bx, By, Bz) at a single predefined location; - and wherein the semiconductor substrate further comprises a processing circuit configured for determining said two-dimensional position (R, θ) based on said three orthogonal magnetic field components (Bx, By, Bz); the processing circuit is configured for determining the two-dimensional position as a lateral distance from said single predefined location, and as an azimuth angle (θ) with respect to a predefined direction; wherein said distance is determined as a first function of a ratio of a first numerator and a first denominator, each of the first numerator and the first denominator being a function or expression of at least one magnetic field component (Bx, By, Bz); and wherein said azimuth angle (θ) is determined as a second function of a ratio of a second numerator and a second denominator, each of the second numerator and the second denominator being a function or expression of at least one in-plane magnetic field component (Bx, By).
A package comprising: a peripheral wall to have a pair of first sidewalls facing each other, a pair of second sidewalls facing each other, and an opening at one end; an inner flap to be provided at the one end of each of the first sidewalls; a pair of protrusions to protrude from both side ends of the inner flap; and an outer flap to be provided at the one end of each of the second sidewalls and be provided with a notch, the size of which is larger than or equal to the size of each of the protrusions, at a position corresponding to each of the protrusions, wherein closing of the inner flap and then the outer flap closes the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall with the protrusions being brought into contact with the second sidewalls, and with the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall closed, a binding band is wrapped around the package so as to pass outside a part of the second side wall in contact with each of the protrusions. a peripheral wall to have a pair of first sidewalls facing each other, a pair of second sidewalls facing each other, and an opening at one end; an inner flap to be provided at the one end of each of the first sidewalls; a pair of protrusions to protrude from both side ends of the inner flap; and an outer flap to be provided at the one end of each of the second sidewalls and be provided with a notch, the size of which is larger than or equal to the size of each of the protrusions, at a position corresponding to each of the protrusions, wherein closing of the inner flap and then the outer flap closes the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall with the protrusions being brought into contact with the second sidewalls, and with the opening at the one end of the peripheral wall closed, a binding band is wrapped around the package so as to pass outside a part of the second side wall in contact with each of the protrusions.
A method for increasing specificity of an antibody-based autoimmune disease assay comprising the steps of: a. contacting a serum or plasma sample with a dense fine speckles 70 derived antigen to form a complex between the DFS70 derived antigen and anti-DFS70 antibodies that may be present in the sample; b. reacting the sample with an autoimmune disease target; and c. detecting antibodies to the autoimmune disease target. a. contacting a serum or plasma sample with a dense fine speckles 70 derived antigen to form a complex between the DFS70 derived antigen and anti-DFS70 antibodies that may be present in the sample; b. reacting the sample with an autoimmune disease target; and c. detecting antibodies to the autoimmune disease target.
A method, comprising: receiving neighbor information from a plurality of nodes in a communication network; identifying hidden neighbor relationships within the communication network based on the neighbor information; determining a number of hidden neighbors for a particular node of the plurality of nodes at a selected value of various node parameters; and determining a cost function associated with the particular node, the cost function based on the number of hidden neighbors for the particular node, wherein routing functions operate in the communication network based on the cost function. receiving neighbor information from a plurality of nodes in a communication network; identifying hidden neighbor relationships within the communication network based on the neighbor information; determining a number of hidden neighbors for a particular node of the plurality of nodes at a selected value of various node parameters; and determining a cost function associated with the particular node, the cost function based on the number of hidden neighbors for the particular node, wherein routing functions operate in the communication network based on the cost function.
A direct oxidation fuel cell system, the system comprising: at least one membrane electrode assembly comprising an anode and a cathode composed of a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer, sandwiching a proton-conductive electrolyte membrane, which is sandwiched between an anode current collector plate and a cathode collector plate; a fuel cartridge containing high concentration fuel in a concentration greater than 5M up to and including neat fuel in fluid communication with the anode of the at least one MEA; an oxidant source in fluid communication with the cathode of the at least one MEA;and a controller for controlling the oxidant stoichiometric ratio to about 5 or less. at least one membrane electrode assembly comprising an anode and a cathode composed of a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer, sandwiching a proton-conductive electrolyte membrane, which is sandwiched between an anode current collector plate and a cathode collector plate; a fuel cartridge containing high concentration fuel in a concentration greater than 5M up to and including neat fuel in fluid communication with the anode of the at least one MEA; an oxidant source in fluid communication with the cathode of the at least one MEA;and a controller for controlling the oxidant stoichiometric ratio to about 5 or less.
A method for supporting a hybrid auto retransmission request (HARQ) at a mobile station in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access system, the method comprising: - receiving a MAP message from a base station, the MAP message comprising first location information for indicating a location of a downlink data region on which a downlink data burst is to be received, and the MAP message further comprising second location information adapted to identify an ACK/NACK signal slot within an ACK/NACK region; and - transmitting ACK or NACK signal on the ACK/NACK signal slot as a response to the downlink data burst received on the downlink data region, wherein the ACK/NACK signal slot is determined based on the second location information, characterized in that the second location information comprises an offset value from a first slot of the ACK/NACK region, the offset value corresponding to the ACK/NACK signal slot for a first downlink data burst in the MAP message. - receiving a MAP message from a base station, the MAP message comprising first location information for indicating a location of a downlink data region on which a downlink data burst is to be received, and the MAP message further comprising second location information adapted to identify an ACK/NACK signal slot within an ACK/NACK region; and - transmitting ACK or NACK signal on the ACK/NACK signal slot as a response to the downlink data burst received on the downlink data region, wherein the ACK/NACK signal slot is determined based on the second location information,
An anticancer composition for use in a method of treatment of an ErbB-2 and ErbB-3 overexpression human breast cancer, wherein the composition comprises one or more compounds which prevent or reduce ErbB-2/ErbB-3 heterodimer formation in a cancer cell, wherein said one or more compounds comprise an anti-ErbB-3 antibody.
A bonded structure comprising a first member (10,30,40) and second member (20,41) which are bonded to each other, wherein at least one bore having an opening is formed in a surface of the first member (10,30,40), wherein the second member (20,41) is filled in the bore of the first member (10,30,40), wherein the bore is defined, in a continuous manner, by a diameter-increasing portion whose opening size increases in a depth direction from a surface side toward a bottom of the first member (10,30,40), and a first diameter-decreasing portion whose opening size decreases in the depth direction from the surface side toward the bottom, and wherein the diameter-increasing portion is formed on the surface side, and the first diameter-decreasing portion is formed on a bottom side, characterized in that the at least one bore comprises a plurality of bores formed in the surface of the first member (10,30,40), wherein a gap between adjacent ones of the bores as a center-to-center distance is 200 μm or less, wherein the bore has an opening size of 30 μm to 100 μm at the surface and a depth of 30 μm to 300 μm, and wherein the bores are formed in the surface of the first member (10,30,40) as blind holes having a circular shape in plain view, wherein the gap is equal to or greater than the opening size of the bores, wherein the first member (10,30,40) is a metal and the second member (20,41) a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin, and wherein the bonded structure is obtainable by filling the second member (20,41) in the bore of the first member (10,30,40) and solidifying therein, in an inert gas atmosphere or a reduced-pressure atmosphere.
Multiple magazine for transporting, storing, and/or providing a plurality of caps for a POC test strip, the caps each having a main body, which has a liquid-filled blister, and two pincer arms, which have pins for attaching the cap to the POC test strips, characterized in that the multiple magazine has, on an inner surface of a front wall, a row of two or more tongues that extend along the height of the multiple magazine to guide the pincer arms of the caps, and has, on the opposite inner surface of a rear wall, a row of two or more recesses that extend along the height of the multiple magazine to guide the main body of the caps, so that a row of two or more compartments for vertically stacking the caps is formed by the opposite tongues and recesses, the multiple magazine having, at the top end, an inclined counter-bearing which extends across the width of the multiple magazine and has an incline in the direction from the front wall to the rear wall.
A communication method executed by a processor, the communication method comprising: determining a difference state of identification numbers of communication providers corresponding to a plurality of relay transfer apparatuses on a passing outward path to an opposing communication apparatus and on a passing return path from the opposing communication apparatus; and switching a first virtual communication channel set between intranets and a second virtual communication channel set between the intranets to dynamically substitute and use a first communication mode of transmitting and receiving encrypted communication data to and from the opposing communication apparatus through the first virtual communication channel and a second communication mode of transmitting and receiving plain text communication data to and from the opposing communication apparatus through the second virtual communication channel, according to the determination of the difference state of the identification numbers of the communication providers. determining a difference state of identification numbers of communication providers corresponding to a plurality of relay transfer apparatuses on a passing outward path to an opposing communication apparatus and on a passing return path from the opposing communication apparatus; and switching a first virtual communication channel set between intranets and a second virtual communication channel set between the intranets to dynamically substitute and use a first communication mode of transmitting and receiving encrypted communication data to and from the opposing communication apparatus through the first virtual communication channel and a second communication mode of transmitting and receiving plain text communication data to and from the opposing communication apparatus through the second virtual communication channel, according to the determination of the difference state of the identification numbers of the communication providers.
A processor implemented method comprising: associating a first security token value with a first security token system (1 202); associating a second security token value with a second security token system (2 204); detecting an attempt by a user to access a protected system; detecting that the first security token system (1 202) is within a first proximity to the protected system; detecting that the second security token system (2 204) is within a second proximity to the protected system; providing the user with an option to access the protected system by satisfying a reduced security measure, the providing based on the detecting that the first security token system (1 202) is within the first proximity and based on the detecting that the second security token system (2 204) is within the second proximity and a determining that the sum of the first security token value and the second security token value transgresses a threshold security token value. associating a first security token value with a first security token system (1 202); associating a second security token value with a second security token system (2 204); detecting an attempt by a user to access a protected system; detecting that the first security token system (1 202) is within a first proximity to the protected system; detecting that the second security token system (2 204) is within a second proximity to the protected system; providing the user with an option to access the protected system by satisfying a reduced security measure, the providing based on the detecting that the first security token system (1 202) is within the first proximity and based on the detecting that the second security token system (2 204) is within the second proximity and a determining that the sum of the first security token value and the second security token value transgresses a threshold security token value.
A curable epoxy-based composition comprising: (a) an epoxy component, which includes at least one polyepoxide; and (b) an amorphous, glassy form of an aromatic amine compound produced by: heating an aromatic amine compound, in its initial crystalline form, to a temperature of 1°C to 50°C above its melting point, as determined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, in order to obtain a molten material, then cooling the molten material to a temperature below the melting point of the crystalline form so as to produce an amorphous, glassy form of the aromatic amine compound, wherein the aromatic amine compound is 9,9-Bis(4-aminophenyl)fluorene, represented by the following structure: (a) an epoxy component, which includes at least one polyepoxide; and (b) an amorphous, glassy form of an aromatic amine compound produced by: heating an aromatic amine compound, in its initial crystalline form, to a temperature of 1°C to 50°C above its melting point, as determined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, in order to obtain a molten material, then cooling the molten material to a temperature below the melting point of the crystalline form so as to produce an amorphous, glassy form of the aromatic amine compound, wherein the aromatic amine compound is 9,9-Bis(4-aminophenyl)fluorene, represented by the following structure: