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Use of a chromatographic device comprising: 1. A hollow body having an inlet and an outlet , the hollow body comprising a solid matrix , 2. a porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane , placed between the outlet and the solid matrix , to retain the solid matrix within the chromatographic unit, allowing nucleic acids of any size to pass, 3. a non-porous ring , placed between the porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane and the matrix , sealing the outer area of the frit, filter, fleece or membrane , to prevent the mobile phase from entering the frit without passing the matrix , wherein the solid matrix is a gel-forming polymer having a size exclusion limit of 150 to 500 bp, for isolation or purification of a mixture of genomic DNA and RNA from a lysate obtained by (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, wherein the lysis buffer in step (i) is comprising a source of anionic surfactants, but is essentially free of a complexing or chelating agent, and selective precipitation in step (iii) is obtained by adding to the lysate a solution comprising monovalent ions of alkali metals and/or divalent ions of alkaline earth metals selected from the group Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ or mixtures thereof, and wherein the sample in step (ii) is heated to a temperature of up to 58 °C. 1. A hollow body having an inlet and an outlet , the hollow body comprising a solid matrix , 2. a porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane , placed between the outlet and the solid matrix , to retain the solid matrix within the chromatographic unit, allowing nucleic acids of any size to pass, 3. a non-porous ring , placed between the porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane and the matrix , sealing the outer area of the frit, filter, fleece or membrane , to prevent the mobile phase from entering the frit without passing the matrix , wherein the solid matrix is a gel-forming polymer having a size exclusion limit of 150 to 500 bp, for isolation or purification of a mixture of genomic DNA and RNA from a lysate obtained by (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, wherein the lysis buffer in step (i) is comprising a source of anionic surfactants, but is essentially free of a complexing or chelating agent, and selective precipitation in step (iii) is obtained by adding to the lysate a solution comprising monovalent ions of alkali metals and/or divalent ions of alkaline earth metals selected from the group Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ or mixtures thereof, and wherein the sample in step (ii) is heated to a temperature of up to 58 °C.
A vascular filter device comprising: a support frame comprising a proximal hoop , a distal hoop , and proximal and distal connector struts , filter elements for capturing thrombus passing through a blood vessel, the filter elements extending from the support frame towards filter element ends forming an apex at which they are interconnected, the apex being located at or near a central axis of the vascular device, wherein the filter elements are biased such that if unconnected the filter element ends are located between the support frame and said central axis when the vascular filter device is unconstrained, and wherein the device comprises a proximal part and a distal part which are connected together at a connection in the connector struts , wherein: the proximal part has proximal peaks of the proximal hoop and distal peaks of said proximal hoop, the filter elements , the proximal connector struts , and a cylindrical filter apex which is integral with the filter elements, and the distal part has the distal connector struts , proximal peaks of the distal hoop, and distal peaks of the distal hoop. a support frame comprising a proximal hoop , a distal hoop , and proximal and distal connector struts , filter elements for capturing thrombus passing through a blood vessel, the filter elements extending from the support frame towards filter element ends forming an apex at which they are interconnected, the apex being located at or near a central axis of the vascular device, wherein the filter elements are biased such that if unconnected the filter element ends are located between the support frame and said central axis when the vascular filter device is unconstrained, and wherein the device comprises a proximal part and a distal part which are connected together at a connection in the connector struts , wherein: the proximal part has proximal peaks of the proximal hoop and distal peaks of said proximal hoop, the filter elements , the proximal connector struts , and a cylindrical filter apex which is integral with the filter elements, and the distal part has the distal connector struts , proximal peaks of the distal hoop, and distal peaks of the distal hoop. the proximal part has proximal peaks of the proximal hoop and distal peaks of said proximal hoop, the filter elements , the proximal connector struts , and a cylindrical filter apex which is integral with the filter elements, and the distal part has the distal connector struts , proximal peaks of the distal hoop, and distal peaks of the distal hoop.
An internal combustion engine comprising - a cylinder comprising a piston connected to a rotatable crankshaft, - an exhaust guide being arranged to guide a gas flow from the cylinder , - an adjustable flow restriction element arranged to restrict the flow through the exhaust guide , - an exhaust valve arranged to control a communication between the cylinder and the exhaust guide , and - an exhaust valve actuation assembly for actuating the exhaust valve so as to perform in each of a plurality of cycles of the cylinder an exhaust valve actuation sequence, - characterized in that the exhaust valve actuation assembly is adapted to control, during engine braking, the commencement of the exhaust valve actuation sequence to occur selectively at any crankshaft angle within a non-zero crankshaft angle interval. - a cylinder comprising a piston connected to a rotatable crankshaft, - an exhaust guide being arranged to guide a gas flow from the cylinder , - an adjustable flow restriction element arranged to restrict the flow through the exhaust guide , - an exhaust valve arranged to control a communication between the cylinder and the exhaust guide , and - an exhaust valve actuation assembly for actuating the exhaust valve so as to perform in each of a plurality of cycles of the cylinder an exhaust valve actuation sequence, - characterized in that the exhaust valve actuation assembly is adapted to control, during engine braking, the commencement of the exhaust valve actuation sequence to occur selectively at any crankshaft angle within a non-zero crankshaft angle interval.
A platform comprising: a signal generation unit adapted to generate a spreading code sequence, wherein the spreading code sequence has a reference chip with a rising edge and a falling edge, and wherein the signal generation unit is further adapted to adjust the spreading code sequence to ensure that the rising edge or the falling edge of the reference chip arrives at a Virtual Timing Reference Station, VTRS, on a predetermined time (t ref,VTRS ), wherein a length of the spreading code is based upon a distance between a plurality of VTRSs; and a transmitting unit adapted to engage with the signal generation unit and adapted to transmit the spreading code sequence, characterized in that : the transmitted spreading code sequence comprises a spreading code counter which comprises a number of spreading codes starting from a first spreading code which comprises the reference chip. a signal generation unit adapted to generate a spreading code sequence, wherein the spreading code sequence has a reference chip with a rising edge and a falling edge, and wherein the signal generation unit is further adapted to adjust the spreading code sequence to ensure that the rising edge or the falling edge of the reference chip arrives at a Virtual Timing Reference Station, VTRS, on a predetermined time (t ref,VTRS ), wherein a length of the spreading code is based upon a distance between a plurality of VTRSs; and a transmitting unit adapted to engage with the signal generation unit and adapted to transmit the spreading code sequence, characterized in that : the transmitted spreading code sequence comprises a spreading code counter which comprises a number of spreading codes starting from a first spreading code which comprises the reference chip.
A method , comprising: receiving input corresponding to a first contour wayline to enable auto-steer traversal by a vehicle over a field ; generating a plurality of contour waylines based on the first contour wayline; identifying a non-drivable section (A-16-B) among the plurality of contour waylines, the identifying based on a minimum turning radius of the vehicle; and generating an alternative contour wayline section for the identified non-drivable section; characterised in that identifying the non-drivable section (A-16-B) comprises logically scanning the plurality of contour waylines with a geometrical area defined at least in part by the minimum turning radius and detecting when the defined geometrical area intersects two contiguous sections of one of the plurality of contour waylines at respective tangent points, the identifying being further based on information corresponding to a time for the vehicle on that wayline at a tangent point to steer to the minimum turning radius. receiving input corresponding to a first contour wayline to enable auto-steer traversal by a vehicle over a field ; generating a plurality of contour waylines based on the first contour wayline; identifying a non-drivable section (A-16-B) among the plurality of contour waylines, the identifying based on a minimum turning radius of the vehicle; and generating an alternative contour wayline section for the identified non-drivable section; characterised in that identifying the non-drivable section (A-16-B) comprises logically scanning the plurality of contour waylines with a geometrical area defined at least in part by the minimum turning radius and detecting when the defined geometrical area intersects two contiguous sections of one of the plurality of contour waylines at respective tangent points, the identifying being further based on information corresponding to a time for the vehicle on that wayline at a tangent point to steer to the minimum turning radius.
A magnetic tunnel junction comprising: a conductive first magnetic electrode comprising a magnetic recording material; a conductive second magnetic electrode spaced from the first electrode and comprising a magnetic reference material; a non-magnetic tunnel insulator material comprising MgO between the first and second magnetic electrodes, the non-magnetic tunnel insulator material having from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B and having a maximum thickness that is no greater than 20 Angstroms; and the magnetic recording material or the magnetic reference material of at least one of the first and second magnetic electrodes comprising a crystalline magnetic region that comprises Co and Fe and that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B, the at least one of the first and second magnetic electrodes comprising a non-magnetic MgO-comprising region and an amorphous metal region , the amorphous metal region comprising an alloy of at least one of W, Mo, and Cr, and at least one of Fe, Co, and Ni; and the Co and Fe-comprising crystalline magnetic region that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B being between the non-magnetic tunnel insulator material and the MgO-comprising region , the amorphous metal region being between the MgO-comprising region and the Co and Fe-comprising crystalline magnetic region that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B. a conductive first magnetic electrode comprising a magnetic recording material; a conductive second magnetic electrode spaced from the first electrode and comprising a magnetic reference material; a non-magnetic tunnel insulator material comprising MgO between the first and second magnetic electrodes, the non-magnetic tunnel insulator material having from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B and having a maximum thickness that is no greater than 20 Angstroms; and the magnetic recording material or the magnetic reference material of at least one of the first and second magnetic electrodes comprising a crystalline magnetic region that comprises Co and Fe and that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B, the at least one of the first and second magnetic electrodes comprising a non-magnetic MgO-comprising region and an amorphous metal region , the amorphous metal region comprising an alloy of at least one of W, Mo, and Cr, and at least one of Fe, Co, and Ni; and the Co and Fe-comprising crystalline magnetic region that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B being between the non-magnetic tunnel insulator material and the MgO-comprising region , the amorphous metal region being between the MgO-comprising region and the Co and Fe-comprising crystalline magnetic region that has from 0.0 atomic percent to no more than 0.1 atomic percent B.
Apparatus for applying Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to a patient, wherein the apparatus comprises: a head mount for disposition on the head of a patient; and a plurality of magnet assemblies for releasable mounting on the head mount, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises a permanent magnet and a motor for selectively rotating the permanent magnet so as to provide a rapidly changing magnetic field of 500-5000 Tesla/second, corresponding to a magnet movement speed of no less than 400 Hertz, capable of inducing weak electric currents in the brain of a patient so as to modify the natural electrical activity of the brain of the patient, wherein the motor comprises a drive shaft , and further wherein the permanent magnet is attached to the drive shaft of the motor ; wherein the number of magnet assemblies mounted on the head mount , their individual positioning on the head mount , and their selective provision of a rapidly changing magnetic field allow the spatial, strength and temporal characteristics of the magnetic field to be custom tailored for each patient. a head mount for disposition on the head of a patient; and a plurality of magnet assemblies for releasable mounting on the head mount, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises a permanent magnet and a motor for selectively rotating the permanent magnet so as to provide a rapidly changing magnetic field of 500-5000 Tesla/second, corresponding to a magnet movement speed of no less than 400 Hertz, capable of inducing weak electric currents in the brain of a patient so as to modify the natural electrical activity of the brain of the patient, wherein the motor comprises a drive shaft , and further wherein the permanent magnet is attached to the drive shaft of the motor ; wherein the number of magnet assemblies mounted on the head mount , their individual positioning on the head mount , and their selective provision of a rapidly changing magnetic field allow the spatial, strength and temporal characteristics of the magnetic field to be custom tailored for each patient.
An arrangement for installing a casing in a borehole, the arrangement comprising - the casing , - a boring pipe which is adapted to be rotated within the casing , the boring pipe comprising a flow channel for compressed air , - a flushing medium flow channel arranged within the casing and arranged to lead the flushing medium to the bottom (B) of the borehole, - a percussion hammer which comprises a compressed air operated percussion piston adapted in a cylinder of the percussion hammer, and hole drilling means for drilling a hole for the casing , the flushing medium flow channel being adapted to bypass the percussion piston , or in which arrangement the flushing medium flow channel is adapted to pass through the percussion piston and in which arrangement the drilling means additionally comprise splines transmitting the rotating motion and adapted to conduct the compressed air used by the percussion piston through the splines . - the casing , - a boring pipe which is adapted to be rotated within the casing , the boring pipe comprising a flow channel for compressed air , - a flushing medium flow channel arranged within the casing and arranged to lead the flushing medium to the bottom (B) of the borehole, - a percussion hammer which comprises a compressed air operated percussion piston adapted in a cylinder of the percussion hammer, and hole drilling means for drilling a hole for the casing , the flushing medium flow channel being adapted to bypass the percussion piston , or in which arrangement the flushing medium flow channel is adapted to pass through the percussion piston and in which arrangement the drilling means additionally comprise splines transmitting the rotating motion and adapted to conduct the compressed air used by the percussion piston through the splines .
Cam follower , comprising: - a tappet , configured to be driven by a cam , - a radial bore (S8 ; S12) inside which a shaft is mounted, and - a roller , that is rotatably mounted around the shaft for providing a rolling contact with the cam , at least the inner bore (S8; S12) or a radial surface (S10) of the shaft being coated with an anti-friction and/or wear resistance coating layer , characterized in that the coating layer includes polyetheretherketone PEEK and in that the coating layer is reinforced with glass or carbon fibers. - a tappet , configured to be driven by a cam , - a radial bore (S8 ; S12) inside which a shaft is mounted, and - a roller , that is rotatably mounted around the shaft for providing a rolling contact with the cam , at least the inner bore (S8; S12) or a radial surface (S10) of the shaft being coated with an anti-friction and/or wear resistance coating layer , characterized in that the coating layer includes polyetheretherketone PEEK and in that the coating layer is reinforced with glass or carbon fibers.
An overboot assembly suitable for a fiber optic assembly that includes a terminus secured to a fiber optic cable at a terminal end thereof, wherein the terminus is configured to mate with a coordinating fiber optic receptacle , and when mated with the fiber optic receptacle the terminus is retained in the fiber optic receptacle by a terminus retaining member that is located in the fiber optic receptacle and latches against the terminus , the overboot assembly comprising: an anchor having a longitudinally fixed position relative to the fiber optic cable and the terminus in an installed state, the fixed position being rearward of the terminus ; a removal member through which the fiber optic cable passes making the removal member unreleasable from the fiber optic assembly, the removal member being advanceable in a forward direction relative to the anchor , and thus the fiber optic cable and the terminus in the installed state, to interact with and engage the terminus retaining member located in the fiber optic receptacle and thus unlatch the terminus retaining member from the terminus so that the terminus is releasable and removable from the receptacle; and a spring biasing the removal member in a retracted position in the installed state in which a forward end of the removal member is located rearwards of the terminus retaining member to avoid inadvertent unlatching of the terminus from the fiber optic receptacle; characterized by the spring having a static rearward end fixed at and acting against the anchor and a dynamic forward end being coupled to and acting on the removal member , wherein making the removal member unreleasable from the fiber optic assembly comprises fastening of the spring and the removal member . an anchor having a longitudinally fixed position relative to the fiber optic cable and the terminus in an installed state, the fixed position being rearward of the terminus ; a removal member through which the fiber optic cable passes making the removal member unreleasable from the fiber optic assembly, the removal member being advanceable in a forward direction relative to the anchor , and thus the fiber optic cable and the terminus in the installed state, to interact with and engage the terminus retaining member located in the fiber optic receptacle and thus unlatch the terminus retaining member from the terminus so that the terminus is releasable and removable from the receptacle; and a spring biasing the removal member in a retracted position in the installed state in which a forward end of the removal member is located rearwards of the terminus retaining member to avoid inadvertent unlatching of the terminus from the fiber optic receptacle; characterized by the spring having a static rearward end fixed at and acting against the anchor and a dynamic forward end being coupled to and acting on the removal member , wherein making the removal member unreleasable from the fiber optic assembly comprises fastening of the spring and the removal member .
A method of assembling a hearing assistance device, the method comprising: providing a structure including a laser-direct structuring, LDS, portion; inserting a flexible universal circuit module, UCM, having conductive surface traces and elastomeric backing into the structure , wherein the UCM includes a layered flex circuit wrapped on at least one side and the flex circuit includes a pressure sensitive adhesive to adhere the flex circuit to the UCM , wherein the UCM is configured for a replaceable connection and includes electronics for hearing assistance; and electrically connecting the UCM to the LDS portion using direct compression without the use of wires or solder. providing a structure including a laser-direct structuring, LDS, portion; inserting a flexible universal circuit module, UCM, having conductive surface traces and elastomeric backing into the structure , wherein the UCM includes a layered flex circuit wrapped on at least one side and the flex circuit includes a pressure sensitive adhesive to adhere the flex circuit to the UCM , wherein the UCM is configured for a replaceable connection and includes electronics for hearing assistance; and electrically connecting the UCM to the LDS portion using direct compression without the use of wires or solder.