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A housing apparatus that performs sterilization by irradiation with ultraviolet light, the housing apparatus comprising: an ultraviolet lamp that radiates the ultraviolet light; an electric wire that supplies power to the ultraviolet lamp; a socket section that supports the ultraviolet lamp; and a casing inside of which the ultraviolet lamp is disposed, wherein the socket section includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being opened toward an interior of the casing, the second opening being in fluid communication with the first opening and being an opening through which the electric wire passes, and in the casing, a third opening which guides the electric wire to outside is formed, the third opening being in fluid communication with the second opening. an ultraviolet lamp that radiates the ultraviolet light; an electric wire that supplies power to the ultraviolet lamp; a socket section that supports the ultraviolet lamp; and a casing inside of which the ultraviolet lamp is disposed, wherein the socket section includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being opened toward an interior of the casing, the second opening being in fluid communication with the first opening and being an opening through which the electric wire passes, and in the casing, a third opening which guides the electric wire to outside is formed, the third opening being in fluid communication with the second opening.
A method for purifying a protein, which comprises erythropoietin and a single poly (ethylene glycol) residue, comprising the following steps: a) applying a solution comprising a mixture of erythropoietin and conjugates of erythropoietin and poly (ethylene glycol) with one or more poly (ethylene glycol) residues per erythropoietin molecule to a column, comprising a chromatography material that has a matrix of methacrylate with a sulfopropyl as functional group, to which a first solution with a pH of about 2.4 to about 2.7 has been applied, b) applying a second solution with an increased pH value with respect to the first solution, c) applying a solution with increased or increasing conductivity to the column and thereby recovering the protein, which comprises erythropoietin and a single poly (ethylene glycol) residue. a) applying a solution comprising a mixture of erythropoietin and conjugates of erythropoietin and poly (ethylene glycol) with one or more poly (ethylene glycol) residues per erythropoietin molecule to a column, comprising a chromatography material that has a matrix of methacrylate with a sulfopropyl as functional group, to which a first solution with a pH of about 2.4 to about 2.7 has been applied, b) applying a second solution with an increased pH value with respect to the first solution, c) applying a solution with increased or increasing conductivity to the column and thereby recovering the protein, which comprises erythropoietin and a single poly (ethylene glycol) residue.
A system for generating occlusal loading, comprising: a loading appliance , comprising: a first load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower anterior teeth of a patient's mouth; a second load transmission element and a third load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower posterior teeth on the left and right sides of the patient's mouth, respectively, wherein the first, second and third load transmission elements are separated from each other; and three actuators coupled to the first, second and third load transmission elements, respectively; and a controller configured to control the three actuators to actuate the first, second and third load transmission elements individually and sequentially, with a rest period between successive actions of the first, second and third load transmission elements , to transmit vibration energy from the three actuators to the patient's periodontal tissues of the anterior teeth, the left posterior teeth, and the right posterior teeth. a loading appliance , comprising: a first load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower anterior teeth of a patient's mouth; a second load transmission element and a third load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower posterior teeth on the left and right sides of the patient's mouth, respectively, wherein the first, second and third load transmission elements are separated from each other; and three actuators coupled to the first, second and third load transmission elements, respectively; and a first load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower anterior teeth of a patient's mouth; a second load transmission element and a third load transmission element adapted to be positioned between upper and lower posterior teeth on the left and right sides of the patient's mouth, respectively, wherein the first, second and third load transmission elements are separated from each other; and three actuators coupled to the first, second and third load transmission elements, respectively; and a controller configured to control the three actuators to actuate the first, second and third load transmission elements individually and sequentially, with a rest period between successive actions of the first, second and third load transmission elements , to transmit vibration energy from the three actuators to the patient's periodontal tissues of the anterior teeth, the left posterior teeth, and the right posterior teeth.
A tethered unmanned aerial vehicle, i.e. TUAV , comprising: a fuselage defining a central body of the TUAV ; at least one wing fixed to the fuselage and comprising an airfoil shaped body capable of producing lift in response to a flow of air across a major wing surface; at least one flight control surface configured to selectively vary an attitude of the TUAV in flight in response to a control signal; at least one buoyancy cell disposed within the fuselage and configured for containing a lighter than air gas, the buoyancy cell having a predetermined volume sufficient to provide a positive buoyancy for the TUAV when the TUAV is disposed in air; a harness secured to the TUAV , the harness including a tether attachment structure which facilitates attachment of the harness to a tether having an elongated flexible configuration, said tether capable of extending from the TUAV to the ground when the TUAV is aloft; at least one wind-powered generator integrated with the TUAV and configured to generate electric power in response to the flow of air across said at least one wing when the TUAV is aloft; characterized by comprising a lifting gas replenishment system , i.e. LGRS, disposed in the TUAV and configured to extract the lighter than air gas from air, and wherein the LGRS comprises a first compressor , a dehumidifier , an electrolyzer , a second compressor , a gas storage tank , a control valve , and a compressed air cooling fan . a fuselage defining a central body of the TUAV ; at least one wing fixed to the fuselage and comprising an airfoil shaped body capable of producing lift in response to a flow of air across a major wing surface; at least one flight control surface configured to selectively vary an attitude of the TUAV in flight in response to a control signal; at least one buoyancy cell disposed within the fuselage and configured for containing a lighter than air gas, the buoyancy cell having a predetermined volume sufficient to provide a positive buoyancy for the TUAV when the TUAV is disposed in air; a harness secured to the TUAV , the harness including a tether attachment structure which facilitates attachment of the harness to a tether having an elongated flexible configuration, said tether capable of extending from the TUAV to the ground when the TUAV is aloft; at least one wind-powered generator integrated with the TUAV and configured to generate electric power in response to the flow of air across said at least one wing when the TUAV is aloft; characterized by comprising a lifting gas replenishment system , i.e. LGRS, disposed in the TUAV and configured to extract the lighter than air gas from air, and wherein the LGRS comprises a first compressor , a dehumidifier , an electrolyzer , a second compressor , a gas storage tank , a control valve , and a compressed air cooling fan .
A centrifugal separator comprising a rotor arrangement and a drive arrangement , wherein the rotor arrangement comprises a spindle , a separator bowl enclosing a separation space, and a user of electric energy , wherein the centrifugal separator comprises an inlet for a fluid mixture, and an outlet for a separated fluid, wherein the inlet is fluidly connected with the separation space, and the outlet is fluidly connected with the separation space, and wherein the drive arrangement is connected to, or forms part of, the spindle and is configured to rotate the rotor arrangement about a rotation axis (X), characterised in that the centrifugal separator comprises a rotary transformer , the rotary transformer comprising a transformer stator and a transformer rotor , wherein the transformer stator and the transformer rotor are arranged adjacent to each other with an airgap therebetween, wherein the transformer rotor comprises a secondary coil and is rotatable together with the rotor arrangement , wherein the secondary coil is electrically connected to the user of electric energy arranged in the rotor arrangement for providing the user of electric energy with an electric current, and wherein the centrifugal separator comprises an actuator arranged in the rotor arrangement , the actuator forming at least part of the user of electric energy . the rotor arrangement comprises a spindle , a separator bowl enclosing a separation space, and a user of electric energy , wherein the centrifugal separator comprises an inlet for a fluid mixture, and an outlet for a separated fluid, wherein the inlet is fluidly connected with the separation space, and the outlet is fluidly connected with the separation space, and wherein the drive arrangement is connected to, or forms part of, the spindle and is configured to rotate the rotor arrangement about a rotation axis (X), characterised in that the centrifugal separator comprises a rotary transformer , the rotary transformer comprising a transformer stator and a transformer rotor , wherein the transformer stator and the transformer rotor are arranged adjacent to each other with an airgap therebetween, wherein the transformer rotor comprises a secondary coil and is rotatable together with the rotor arrangement , wherein the secondary coil is electrically connected to the user of electric energy arranged in the rotor arrangement for providing the user of electric energy with an electric current, and wherein the centrifugal separator comprises an actuator arranged in the rotor arrangement , the actuator forming at least part of the user of electric energy .
An information processing apparatus mounted on a first vehicle , comprising: a recognizer (101; 101A) that recognizes a second vehicle that is present in a travelling direction of the first vehicle on a basis of sensing information obtained from a sensor attached to an outside of the first vehicle ; and a determiner (102; 102A) that determines whether or not the distance between the recognized second vehicle and the first vehicle is equal to or shorter than a predetermined distance; characterized by a generator (102; 102A) that generates first information for moving the first vehicle in a second direction toward a second road end in a case where the determiner (102; 102A) determines that the distance between the recognized second vehicle and the first vehicle is equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance, the second road end being opposite to a first road end toward which a first direction is directed, and the first direction being a direction in which the first vehicle moves when overtaking the second vehicle ; and an outputter (104; 104A) that outputs the generated first information. a recognizer (101; 101A) that recognizes a second vehicle that is present in a travelling direction of the first vehicle on a basis of sensing information obtained from a sensor attached to an outside of the first vehicle ; and a determiner (102; 102A) that determines whether or not the distance between the recognized second vehicle and the first vehicle is equal to or shorter than a predetermined distance; characterized by a generator (102; 102A) that generates first information for moving the first vehicle in a second direction toward a second road end in a case where the determiner (102; 102A) determines that the distance between the recognized second vehicle and the first vehicle is equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance, the second road end being opposite to a first road end toward which a first direction is directed, and the first direction being a direction in which the first vehicle moves when overtaking the second vehicle ; and an outputter (104; 104A) that outputs the generated first information.
Method for operating a sensor for detecting particles, in particular soot particles, in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising a sensor element , wherein the sensor element has a substrate , at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged on the substrate , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode carry out a current and/or voltage measurement in measurement phases which are spaced apart in terms of time, wherein, at least if a measurement phase is interrupted, a check is carried out in order to determine whether the interrupted measurement phase can be continued, wherein the interrupted measurement phase is identified as being able to be continued and the sensor is then switched off if, after an expected triggering time, a value for a current and/or voltage measurement undershoots a threshold value, wherein the sensor element is regenerated in order to remove particles from the sensor element and the sensor is then switched off if the value for the current and/or voltage measurement exceeds the threshold value, wherein the measurement phase identified as being able to be continued is continued if predetermined test criteria are satisfied when the internal combustion engine is switched on, and the sensor element is regenerated in order to remove particles from the sensor element if at least one of the predetermined test criteria is not satisfied when the internal combustion engine is switched on, wherein, after the regeneration and when the internal combustion engine is switched on, a measurement phase is started if predetermined test criteria are satisfied, and wherein the predetermined test criteria comprise at least exceeding of a dew point of the measurement gas, undershooting of a predetermined period between switching off and subsequently switching on the internal combustion engine and exceeding of a predetermined temperature of the sensor element .
A processor implemented method, comprising: obtaining an input image comprising at least a hand and a background ; pre-processing the input image to obtain a pre-processed image comprising a pre-processed hand and pre-processed background ; applying a Multi Orientation Matched Filter "MOMF" on the pre-processed image to obtain a plurality of filter responses , wherein the MOMF is a filter applied at different fixed orientations for detecting a plurality of strong edges at multiple orientations; merging the plurality of filter responses to obtain a merged filter response that comprises the plurality of strong edges and one or more weak edges , wherein weak edges are generated due to surface color discontinuity, and strong edges are generated by depth discontinuity; filtering the one or more weak edges formed as one or more isolated blobs from the merged filter response to obtain a resultant edge map ; adding the resultant edge map to the pre-processed image to obtain a resultant image, wherein the resultant image comprises texture regions that are isolated from each other , and wherein the resultant image comprises higher pixel values at locations of the plurality of strong edges which lie outside a skin color range; detecting, using one or more chroma channels, a plurality of skin pixels from the resultant image ; and identifying a largest blob of skin pixels from the resultant image, wherein the largest blob of skin pixels is a segmented hand . obtaining an input image comprising at least a hand and a background ; pre-processing the input image to obtain a pre-processed image comprising a pre-processed hand and pre-processed background ; applying a Multi Orientation Matched Filter "MOMF" on the pre-processed image to obtain a plurality of filter responses , wherein the MOMF is a filter applied at different fixed orientations for detecting a plurality of strong edges at multiple orientations; merging the plurality of filter responses to obtain a merged filter response that comprises the plurality of strong edges and one or more weak edges , wherein weak edges are generated due to surface color discontinuity, and strong edges are generated by depth discontinuity; filtering the one or more weak edges formed as one or more isolated blobs from the merged filter response to obtain a resultant edge map ; adding the resultant edge map to the pre-processed image to obtain a resultant image, wherein the resultant image comprises texture regions that are isolated from each other , and wherein the resultant image comprises higher pixel values at locations of the plurality of strong edges which lie outside a skin color range; detecting, using one or more chroma channels, a plurality of skin pixels from the resultant image ; and identifying a largest blob of skin pixels from the resultant image, wherein the largest blob of skin pixels is a segmented hand .
A braking force control method comprising: detecting a wheel speed of a vehicle by a wheel speed sensor (S11); applying a braking force to the vehicle upon operation of a brake pedal by a driver; determining whether or not the vehicle has stopped, based on the wheel speed (S17); applying a braking force to the vehicle , regardless of whether or not the brake pedal is operated, after elapse of a predetermined time after determining that the vehicle has stopped (S20); the method being characterized by setting the predetermined time longer when a friction of a surface of a road on which the vehicle travels is low than when the friction of the surface of the road is high (S14, S15, S16). detecting a wheel speed of a vehicle by a wheel speed sensor (S11); applying a braking force to the vehicle upon operation of a brake pedal by a driver; determining whether or not the vehicle has stopped, based on the wheel speed (S17); applying a braking force to the vehicle , regardless of whether or not the brake pedal is operated, after elapse of a predetermined time after determining that the vehicle has stopped (S20); the method being characterized by setting the predetermined time longer when a friction of a surface of a road on which the vehicle travels is low than when the friction of the surface of the road is high (S14, S15, S16).
One-piece balance spring for a resonator of a timepiece including a solid strip coiled on itself into several coils (S 1 , S 2 , S' 1 , S' 2 , S 3 , S int , Sext), wherein at least one part of the strip is formed by a series of prismatic portions (P 1 , P 2 , P x , P' x , P y , P' y , P z ) integral with each other so as to form a polygonal spring , and wherein lengths of the prismatic portions (P 1 , P 2 ) forming said balance spring are not constant, characterised in that said lengths of the prismatic portions (P 1 , P 2 , P x , P' x , P y , P' y , P z ) decrease continuously from the first prismatic portion (P 1 ) of the inner coil (S int ) to the last prismatic portion (P x , P' x , P y , P' y , P z ) of the outer coil of said balance spring.
A transport protein inhibitor selected from inhibitors of SLC1A5, SLC7A8 and PAT4 for use in preventing or treating cancer by reducing the expression of PD-1, wherein the patient has been identified as having cancer accompanied with increased PD-1 expression, and wherein the transport protein inhibitor is selected from one or more of L-γ-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide (GPNA), sarcosine (SAR), 2-amino-2-norboranecarboxylic acid (BCH), and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.
A toner refill apparatus comprising: a chamber to house a toner , the chamber including an insertion section , the insertion section to be inserted into a refill port of a toner cartridge and including a discharge opening , the refill port including an electrical circuit component ; a valve mechanism positioned at the discharge opening to control output of the toner from the chamber through the discharge opening, wherein an actuator is to engage the valve mechanism and to controllably open the valve mechanism; and an electronic chip to be in electrical communication with the electrical circuit component, wherein a controller is to activate the actuator based on a detection that the electronic chip is in contact with the electrical circuit component; the toner refill apparatus being characterized by : a release mechanism , wherein manipulation of the release mechanism completes a circuit connection between the electronic chip and the electrical circuit component, and wherein completion of the circuit connection causes the controller to activate the actuator to open the discharge opening. a chamber to house a toner , the chamber including an insertion section , the insertion section to be inserted into a refill port of a toner cartridge and including a discharge opening , the refill port including an electrical circuit component ; a valve mechanism positioned at the discharge opening to control output of the toner from the chamber through the discharge opening, wherein an actuator is to engage the valve mechanism and to controllably open the valve mechanism; and an electronic chip to be in electrical communication with the electrical circuit component, wherein a controller is to activate the actuator based on a detection that the electronic chip is in contact with the electrical circuit component;