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A method of determining if a portion of a biological molecule is accessible to a solvent, the biological molecule and the solvent contained in a sample, the sample contacted by a fluid or enclosed within a confined space, the sample or the fluid containing a marker radical precursor, the method comprising: a) oxidizing, by way of a plasma that introduces marker radicals to the sample, the biological molecule, wherein the oxidizing of step a) includes: a1) generating a plasma in the fluid and/or generating the plasma within the sample, the plasma in the fluid having at least a portion of the plasma within 1 cm of the sample, thereby converting one or more of the plurality of marker radical precursors into one or more marker radicals; and a2) waiting a length of time sufficient for the one or more marker radicals to interact with the biological molecule, thereby modifying the biological molecule; b) subsequent to step a), assessing whether the portion of the biological molecule was oxidized by the oxidizing of step a), wherein the presence of oxidizing indicates that the portion is accessible to the solvent and the absence of oxidizing indicates that the portion is inaccessible to the solvent, wherein the assessing of step b) comprises performing a mass spectrometry analysis of the biological molecule.; and c) generating a report indicating whether the portion is accessible to the solvent or inaccessible to the solvent. a) oxidizing, by way of a plasma that introduces marker radicals to the sample, the biological molecule, wherein the oxidizing of step a) includes: a1) generating a plasma in the fluid and/or generating the plasma within the sample, the plasma in the fluid having at least a portion of the plasma within 1 cm of the sample, thereby converting one or more of the plurality of marker radical precursors into one or more marker radicals; and a2) waiting a length of time sufficient for the one or more marker radicals to interact with the biological molecule, thereby modifying the biological molecule; a1) generating a plasma in the fluid and/or generating the plasma within the sample, the plasma in the fluid having at least a portion of the plasma within 1 cm of the sample, thereby converting one or more of the plurality of marker radical precursors into one or more marker radicals; and a2) waiting a length of time sufficient for the one or more marker radicals to interact with the biological molecule, thereby modifying the biological molecule; b) subsequent to step a), assessing whether the portion of the biological molecule was oxidized by the oxidizing of step a), wherein the presence of oxidizing indicates that the portion is accessible to the solvent and the absence of oxidizing indicates that the portion is inaccessible to the solvent, wherein the assessing of step b) comprises performing a mass spectrometry analysis of the biological molecule.; and c) generating a report indicating whether the portion is accessible to the solvent or inaccessible to the solvent.
Aircraft-passenger seat comprising a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement , so that the table top can be pivoted from an upright position of the table top , in which the latter has been swung up against the structural component , to a use position of the table top , in which the latter projects from the structural component , and back out of the use position into the upright position, wherein the articulation arrangement comprises a damping device , which is designed to damp the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position of the table top and the use position of the table top , characterized in that the damping device is adjusted in such a way that the pivoting movement of the table top is damped via a partial pivoting range of a possible overall pivoting range of the pivoting movement of the table top , wherein the overall pivoting range covers the pivoting range over which the table top pivots from the upright position into the use position.
A chip, wherein the chip has a first flange and a first plate surface configured to be in contact with a cooled medium, the first flange is formed on the first plate surface and extends in a first direction; at least one protrusion part and a cooled medium flow channel are formed on the first plate surface , the at least one protrusion part is located between the first flange and the cooled medium flow channel in a second direction, at least one blocking part configured to block the cooled medium is formed between the first flange and the at least one protrusion part ; and the first direction is an extension direction of the cooled medium flow channel , and the second direction is parallel to the first plate surface and is perpendicular to the first direction; characterized in that , wherein the at least one blocking part has one end connected to the first flange , and the other end connected to the at least one protrusion part , in the second direction. at least one protrusion part and a cooled medium flow channel are formed on the first plate surface , the at least one protrusion part is located between the first flange and the cooled medium flow channel in a second direction, at least one blocking part configured to block the cooled medium is formed between the first flange and the at least one protrusion part ; and the first direction is an extension direction of the cooled medium flow channel , and the second direction is parallel to the first plate surface and is perpendicular to the first direction; characterized in that , wherein the at least one blocking part has one end connected to the first flange , and the other end connected to the at least one protrusion part , in the second direction.
A graft coated natural stone sealer composition comprising: a fluoropolymer; diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; an antimicrobial agent; water; an acrylic prepolymer; a polycarbonate urethane acrylic hybrid prepolymer; a urethane acrylate monomer; a metal ion graft initiator; and a urea peroxide solution. a fluoropolymer; diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; an antimicrobial agent; water; an acrylic prepolymer; a polycarbonate urethane acrylic hybrid prepolymer; a urethane acrylate monomer; a metal ion graft initiator; and a urea peroxide solution.
A method of communicating user equipment capability to a base station in a wireless communications network, said method characterised by : receiving: an indication of a first scrambling code associated with a first function of said user equipment; an indication of at least one first preamble signature associated with a second function of said user equipment; an indication of a second scrambling code associated with the second function of said user equipment; and an indication of at least one second preamble signature associated with a preferred operational parameter of the second function of said user equipment; determining whether said user equipment has said first function capability, and if so selecting said first scrambling code to request resource from said base station; assessing whether said user equipment has said second function capability, and if so, selecting said at least one first preamble signature to request resource from said base station; if it is determined that said user equipment does not have first function capability and assessed that said user equipment does have said second function capability, selecting said second scrambling code to request resource from said base station; and determining whether said user equipment is operable to support operation according to said preferred operational parameter, and, where an alternative operation is also supported, determining whether the operation is currently the preferred operation, and if so, selecting said at least one second preamble signature to request resource from said base station. receiving: an indication of a first scrambling code associated with a first function of said user equipment; an indication of at least one first preamble signature associated with a second function of said user equipment; an indication of a second scrambling code associated with the second function of said user equipment; and an indication of at least one second preamble signature associated with a preferred operational parameter of the second function of said user equipment; determining whether said user equipment has said first function capability, and if so selecting said first scrambling code to request resource from said base station; assessing whether said user equipment has said second function capability, and if so, selecting said at least one first preamble signature to request resource from said base station; if it is determined that said user equipment does not have first function capability and assessed that said user equipment does have said second function capability, selecting said second scrambling code to request resource from said base station; and determining whether said user equipment is operable to support operation according to said preferred operational parameter, and, where an alternative operation is also supported, determining whether the operation is currently the preferred operation, and if so, selecting said at least one second preamble signature to request resource from said base station.
A drive system (10; 10'; 10"; 100; 200) for a conveyor belt, comprising: a stationary shaft extending along a longitudinal axis ; a stator mounted to the stationary shaft wherein the stator comprises an array of wound coils; a rotor rotatably mounted to the stationary shaft using a bearing and spaced from the stator by an air gap wherein the rotor comprises a disc-shaped body with peripheral teeth and an array of magnets; a protrusion extending from the rotor for mounting a drive shaft a drive shaft coupled to the protrusion ; wherein the protrusion comprises a hollow square protrusion and wherein the drive shaft is a hollow square configured to receive the protrusion ; and a sprocket coupled to the drive shaft . a stationary shaft extending along a longitudinal axis ; a stator mounted to the stationary shaft wherein the stator comprises an array of wound coils; a rotor rotatably mounted to the stationary shaft using a bearing and spaced from the stator by an air gap wherein the rotor comprises a disc-shaped body with peripheral teeth and an array of magnets; a protrusion extending from the rotor for mounting a drive shaft a drive shaft coupled to the protrusion ; wherein the protrusion comprises a hollow square protrusion and wherein the drive shaft is a hollow square configured to receive the protrusion ; and a sprocket coupled to the drive shaft .
Lubrication system comprising a motor , a positive displacement pump driven by said motor , a lubricant container in fluid communication with said positive displacement pump , at least one lubricant outlet in fluid communication with said lubricant container , whereby said positive displacement pump is arranged to carry out at least one discharge stroke to dispense lubricant from said at least one lubricant outlet when said lubrication system is in use, and a control unit that is arranged to determine an amount of lubricant that is dispensed from said lubricant container via said at least one lubricant outlet when said lubrication system is in use, said control unit is arranged to monitor current supplied to said motor so as to obtain a motor current signal , characterized in that said control unit is further arranged to determine the number of said discharge strokes from said motor current signal , wherein the number of discharge strokes is directly obtained from the motor current signal .
A method for generating turn-by-turn direction previews, comprising: receiving (810; 910), using one or more computing devices , a request for a turn-by-turn direction preview; generating (820; 920), using the one or more computing devices , a set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334) based on a series of road segments connecting a first geographic location (A, 310) and a second geographic location (B, 320), wherein each direction in the set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334) is associated with a corresponding waypoint ; identifying (830; 930), using the one or more computing devices , a set of images corresponding to the series of road segments between two adjacent waypoints of the set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334); determining (840; 940), using the one or more computing devices , a subset of the set of images to include in the turn-by-turn direction preview by filtering , using the one or more computing devices , the set of images to include only the images within a threshold distance from the waypoint, wherein a magnitude of the threshold distance varies based on the waypoint; and generating (850; 960), using the one or more computing devices , the turn-by-turn direction preview based on the determined subset of the set of images. receiving (810; 910), using one or more computing devices , a request for a turn-by-turn direction preview; generating (820; 920), using the one or more computing devices , a set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334) based on a series of road segments connecting a first geographic location (A, 310) and a second geographic location (B, 320), wherein each direction in the set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334) is associated with a corresponding waypoint ; identifying (830; 930), using the one or more computing devices , a set of images corresponding to the series of road segments between two adjacent waypoints of the set of turn-by-turn directions (332; 334); determining (840; 940), using the one or more computing devices , a subset of the set of images to include in the turn-by-turn direction preview by filtering , using the one or more computing devices , the set of images to include only the images within a threshold distance from the waypoint, wherein a magnitude of the threshold distance varies based on the waypoint; and generating (850; 960), using the one or more computing devices , the turn-by-turn direction preview based on the determined subset of the set of images.
A method of determining a route between two locations in a navigation device , wherein each path between the two locations is considered to be formed of a plurality of line segments and at least some of said line segments forming the paths have an attribute associated with them, the method comprising: providing a cost function for the attribute, wherein the cost function has been derived by dividing a map into a plurality of areas and assigning a weighting factor to each area, wherein at least some of the areas have different weighting factors for said attribute so as to indicate that the line segments having said attribute in those different areas have different levels of desirability for the route to travel through them; and applying said cost function to line segments in paths passing through said areas for use in determining which path should be selected for said route between the two locations, wherein said applying said cost function comprises assigning one of said weighting factors to each of the line segments having said attribute, the weighting factor assigned to a given line segment being the weighting factor for the area in which the line segment is located, characterised in that at least one area of said cost function is calculated or updated using feedback from one or more navigation devices or from one or more users of navigation devices. providing a cost function for the attribute, wherein the cost function has been derived by dividing a map into a plurality of areas and assigning a weighting factor to each area, wherein at least some of the areas have different weighting factors for said attribute so as to indicate that the line segments having said attribute in those different areas have different levels of desirability for the route to travel through them; and applying said cost function to line segments in paths passing through said areas for use in determining which path should be selected for said route between the two locations, wherein said applying said cost function comprises assigning one of said weighting factors to each of the line segments having said attribute, the weighting factor assigned to a given line segment being the weighting factor for the area in which the line segment is located, characterised in that at least one area of said cost function is calculated or updated using feedback from one or more navigation devices or from one or more users of navigation devices.
A remote control system for a camera with a lens that has a focusing mechanism , the remote control system comprising: a distance indicator configured to indicate a focal distance of the lens, wherein the distance indicator is rotatable and motorized; and a manual controller , which is rotatable and non-motorized, and which in a first mode controls the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism, in a second mode is operably decoupled from the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism to allow an autofocus controller to control the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism without changing a position of the manual controller, and when returning from the second mode to the first mode, starts controlling the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism from the focal distance shown by the distance indicator. a distance indicator configured to indicate a focal distance of the lens, wherein the distance indicator is rotatable and motorized; and a manual controller , which is rotatable and non-motorized, and which in a first mode controls the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism, in a second mode is operably decoupled from the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism to allow an autofocus controller to control the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism without changing a position of the manual controller, and when returning from the second mode to the first mode, starts controlling the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism from the focal distance shown by the distance indicator. in a first mode controls the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism, in a second mode is operably decoupled from the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism to allow an autofocus controller to control the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism without changing a position of the manual controller, and when returning from the second mode to the first mode, starts controlling the distance indicator and the focusing mechanism from the focal distance shown by the distance indicator.
Use of styrene-maleic acid dialkyl ester polymers as pour point depressant in a paraffin-containing fluid and/or to improve the cold flow properties of a paraffin-containing fluid, the polymers comprising the following building blocks: wherein - -R 1 and - R 2 are, independent from each other, a C10- to C50- alkyl group; the alkyl group being branched or linear, the ratio of the linear alkyl groups to the branched alkyl groups is in the range from 95:5 to 5:95 (weight % : weight %), - at least 90 % of the number of the building blocks are either a) or b), relative to the total number of all building blocks incorporated in the polymer; and - the building blocks a) and b) are, relative to each other, present in the polymer in a ratio of from 80 : 20 to 20: 80 (number: number). - -R 1 and - R 2 are, independent from each other, a C10- to C50- alkyl group; the alkyl group being branched or linear, the ratio of the linear alkyl groups to the branched alkyl groups is in the range from 95:5 to 5:95 (weight % : weight %), - at least 90 % of the number of the building blocks are either a) or b), relative to the total number of all building blocks incorporated in the polymer; and - the building blocks a) and b) are, relative to each other, present in the polymer in a ratio of from 80 : 20 to 20: 80 (number: number).
A barrier comprising: a first support configured to extend upwardly relative to a surface; a second support configured to extend upwardly relative to the surface; a first arm moveable about the first support about a substantially horizontal pivot axis; a second arm moveable about the second support about a substantially horizontal pivot axis; and a coupling mounted to the second arm and arranged to slide relative to said arm; wherein the first and second supports are spaced across an opening and the barrier is arranged between an open position (A) and a closed position (B), such that in the closed position (B), the arms are arranged in combination to traverse the opening ; and when in the closed position (B) the coupling is arranged to slide relative to the arms from a first position wherein the coupling is mounted on the second arm to a second position wherein the coupling is mounted on both arms, characterised in that the coupling is arranged to slide along the first arm at least 25% of the length of the first arm from a distal end to the respective pivot axis; and in that a projection provided on the first arm , the projection arranged to abut the coupling to impede movement of the coupling along the first arm beyond the second position when the barrier is arranged in the locked position. a first support configured to extend upwardly relative to a surface; a second support configured to extend upwardly relative to the surface; a first arm moveable about the first support about a substantially horizontal pivot axis; a second arm moveable about the second support about a substantially horizontal pivot axis; and a coupling mounted to the second arm and arranged to slide relative to said arm; wherein the first and second supports are spaced across an opening and the barrier is arranged between an open position (A) and a closed position (B), such that in the closed position (B), the arms are arranged in combination to traverse the opening ; and when in the closed position (B) the coupling is arranged to slide relative to the arms from a first position wherein the coupling is mounted on the second arm to a second position wherein the coupling is mounted on both arms, characterised in that the coupling is arranged to slide along the first arm at least 25% of the length of the first arm from a distal end to the respective pivot axis; and in that a projection provided on the first arm , the projection arranged to abut the coupling to impede movement of the coupling along the first arm beyond the second position when the barrier is arranged in the locked position.
A method of manufacturing an edible product comprising chocolate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a batter mixture comprising a source of starch and a liquid chocolate; (b) baking the batter mixture in a baking apparatus; wherein the liquid chocolate provides up to 70 wt% of the batter mixture; wherein the batter mixture comprises at least 30 wt% of an aqueous liquid. (a) providing a batter mixture comprising a source of starch and a liquid chocolate; (b) baking the batter mixture in a baking apparatus; wherein the liquid chocolate provides up to 70 wt% of the batter mixture; wherein the batter mixture comprises at least 30 wt% of an aqueous liquid.