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An apparatus for measuring a slope change amount of a structure, the apparatus comprising: a bottom body having an upper surface that is a spherical surface having a predetermined radius of curvature; a ball freely oscillating on the upper surface of the bottom body and moving due to a gravitational force; and a camera for imaging the bottom body on which the ball is located, the apparatus further including: a housing in which an internal space is formed that accommodates the bottom body , the ball , and the camera ; and a ball storing unit for limiting a behavior of the ball in the internal space, wherein: the bottom body is located on a bottom surface of the internal space; the camera is located on an upper surface of the internal space; the ball storing unit is a partition wall that shields the bottom surface from the upper surface; and the partition wall is a plate-like member formed of a transparent material. a bottom body having an upper surface that is a spherical surface having a predetermined radius of curvature; a ball freely oscillating on the upper surface of the bottom body and moving due to a gravitational force; and a camera for imaging the bottom body on which the ball is located, the apparatus further including: a housing in which an internal space is formed that accommodates the bottom body , the ball , and the camera ; and a ball storing unit for limiting a behavior of the ball in the internal space, wherein: the bottom body is located on a bottom surface of the internal space; the camera is located on an upper surface of the internal space; the ball storing unit is a partition wall that shields the bottom surface from the upper surface; and the partition wall is a plate-like member formed of a transparent material. a housing in which an internal space is formed that accommodates the bottom body , the ball , and the camera ; and a ball storing unit for limiting a behavior of the ball in the internal space, wherein: the bottom body is located on a bottom surface of the internal space; the camera is located on an upper surface of the internal space; the ball storing unit is a partition wall that shields the bottom surface from the upper surface; and the partition wall is a plate-like member formed of a transparent material. the bottom body is located on a bottom surface of the internal space; the camera is located on an upper surface of the internal space; the ball storing unit is a partition wall that shields the bottom surface from the upper surface; and the partition wall is a plate-like member formed of a transparent material.
A method for increasing expression of a protein of interest from a Gram positive bacterial cell comprising: a) obtaining an altered Gram positive bacterial cell capable of producing a protein of interest, wherein said altered Gram positive bacterial cell comprises at least one genetic alteration that reduces expression of the pdhA gene as compared to the expression of the pdhA gene in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions and/or reduces expression of the pdhB gene as compared to the expression of the pdhB gene in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions wherein said genetic alteration is in the pdhD gene of the pdh operon, wherein the pdhD gene is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein said genetic alteration is at a nucleotide position corresponding to nucleotide 729 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and b) culturing said altered Gram positive bacterial cell under conditions such that said protein of interest is expressed by said altered Gram positive bacterial cell, wherein expression of said protein of interest is increased in said altered Gram positive bacterial cell compared to the expression of said protein of interest in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions. a) obtaining an altered Gram positive bacterial cell capable of producing a protein of interest, wherein said altered Gram positive bacterial cell comprises at least one genetic alteration that reduces expression of the pdhA gene as compared to the expression of the pdhA gene in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions and/or reduces expression of the pdhB gene as compared to the expression of the pdhB gene in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions wherein said genetic alteration is in the pdhD gene of the pdh operon, wherein the pdhD gene is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein said genetic alteration is at a nucleotide position corresponding to nucleotide 729 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and b) culturing said altered Gram positive bacterial cell under conditions such that said protein of interest is expressed by said altered Gram positive bacterial cell, wherein expression of said protein of interest is increased in said altered Gram positive bacterial cell compared to the expression of said protein of interest in a corresponding unaltered Gram positive bacterial cell grown under essentially the same culture conditions.
An electronic device , comprising a display which comprises a flexible display layer having a rectangular central portion and strip-shaped protrusions each extending along a respective peripheral edge of the central portion , wherein each of the strip-shaped protrusions is bent and has a curved surface profile, and a display cover layer that overlaps the flexible display layer , characterised in that the display cover layer is, in plan view, a cushion-shaped display cover layer that has first and second opposing edges that are respectively bowed outwardly from the central portion and has third and fourth opposing edges that are respectively bowed outwardly from the central portion . a flexible display layer having a rectangular central portion and strip-shaped protrusions each extending along a respective peripheral edge of the central portion , wherein each of the strip-shaped protrusions is bent and has a curved surface profile, and a display cover layer that overlaps the flexible display layer , characterised in that the display cover layer is, in plan view, a cushion-shaped display cover layer that has first and second opposing edges that are respectively bowed outwardly from the central portion and has third and fourth opposing edges that are respectively bowed outwardly from the central portion .
A method for wireless communications, comprising: identifying a set of available channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, patterns defining resources for use in transmitting CSI-RS in a subframe from multiple antenna ports; identifying a subset of the set of available CSI-RS patterns based on a transmission configuration; selecting one of the CSI-RS patterns from the subset; transmitting CSI-RS in the subframe according to the selected CSI-RS pattern; the method being characterized in that the transmission configuration either involves transmission to a relay base station or transmission of a Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe, or the transmission configuration determines whether or not a particular antenna port is used to transmit a user equipment reference signal, UE RS, in the subframe, wherein, if a UE RS is transmitted on specific resource elements, REs, in an OFDM symbol, the subset of the set of available CSI-RS patterns comprises patterns that use REs other than UE RS REs on symbols containing the UE-RS. identifying a set of available channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, patterns defining resources for use in transmitting CSI-RS in a subframe from multiple antenna ports; identifying a subset of the set of available CSI-RS patterns based on a transmission configuration; selecting one of the CSI-RS patterns from the subset; transmitting CSI-RS in the subframe according to the selected CSI-RS pattern; the method being characterized in that the transmission configuration either involves transmission to a relay base station or transmission of a Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframe, or the transmission configuration determines whether or not a particular antenna port is used to transmit a user equipment reference signal, UE RS, in the subframe, wherein, if a UE RS is transmitted on specific resource elements, REs, in an OFDM symbol, the subset of the set of available CSI-RS patterns comprises patterns that use REs other than UE RS REs on symbols containing the UE-RS.
A wheel speed sensor monitoring device used in a two-wheeled motor vehicle, the two-wheeled motor vehicle comprising: a wheel speed sensor that detects a wheel speed of one wheel; a control unit that finds a vehicle body speed from the wheel speed and uses the wheel speed to perform ABS control of the wheel, and an indicator that indicates a state of the ABS control, wherein: the indicator is configured so as to give a notification, when the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control; the control unit is configured so as to determine to prohibit the ABS control in accordance with the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed; characterized in that the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control, in a case that the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed is equal to or less than a predetermined minimum speed at the initial take-off of the two-wheeled motor vehicle; and the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control, in a case that the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed is equal to or less than a predetermined minimum speed after the initial take-off of the two-wheeled motor vehicle. the indicator is configured so as to give a notification, when the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control; the control unit is configured so as to determine to prohibit the ABS control in accordance with the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed; characterized in that the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control, in a case that the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed is equal to or less than a predetermined minimum speed at the initial take-off of the two-wheeled motor vehicle; and the control unit determines to prohibit the ABS control, in a case that the vehicle body speed or the wheel speed is equal to or less than a predetermined minimum speed after the initial take-off of the two-wheeled motor vehicle.
A fastening band for a constant velocity universal joint boot, comprising a steel plate plated with a plating layer as a base material, the plating layer having a self-repairing function of forming a protective film on a plating peeling part with a component dissolved from the plating layer, wherein the plating layer is a zinc-aluminum-magnesium alloy layer, that comprises 4.0 mass% to 14.0 mass% of aluminum, 1.0 mass% to 10.0 mass% of magnesium, and the balance of zinc.
An ingestible device suitable for swallowing into a lumen of an intestinal tract of a patient, the lumen having a lumen wall, the device comprising: a capsule sized to pass through the intestinal tract; a therapeutic agent preparation disposed within the capsule, the preparation comprising at least one therapeutic agent , wherein the therapeutic agent preparation would chemically degrade or impose a deleterious effect on the patient if released within the lumen of the intestinal tract, wherein the therapeutic agent preparation further comprises a tissue penetrating member including a hollow needle that is advanceable into the lumen wall, wherein the hollow needle is formed from a biodegradable material so as to degrade within the lumen wall; and an actuator coupled to the therapeutic agent preparation and having a first configuration and a second configuration, the preparation being retained within the capsule when the actuator is in the first configuration, wherein the preparation is advanced from the capsule and into the lumen wall by movement of the actuator from the first configuration to the second configuration such that the deleterious effect or chemical degradation of the therapeutic agent in the lumen is inhibited, wherein a therapeutic dose of the therapeutic agent is included in the capsule, and wherein the actuator is configured to advance substantially all of the therapeutic dose of the therapeutic agent into the lumen wall by way of the hollow needle so as to minimize the deleterious effect. a capsule sized to pass through the intestinal tract; a therapeutic agent preparation disposed within the capsule, the preparation comprising at least one therapeutic agent , wherein the therapeutic agent preparation would chemically degrade or impose a deleterious effect on the patient if released within the lumen of the intestinal tract, wherein the therapeutic agent preparation further comprises a tissue penetrating member including a hollow needle that is advanceable into the lumen wall, wherein the hollow needle is formed from a biodegradable material so as to degrade within the lumen wall; and an actuator coupled to the therapeutic agent preparation and having a first configuration and a second configuration, the preparation being retained within the capsule when the actuator is in the first configuration, wherein the preparation is advanced from the capsule and into the lumen wall by movement of the actuator from the first configuration to the second configuration such that the deleterious effect or chemical degradation of the therapeutic agent in the lumen is inhibited, wherein a therapeutic dose of the therapeutic agent is included in the capsule, and wherein the actuator is configured to advance substantially all of the therapeutic dose of the therapeutic agent into the lumen wall by way of the hollow needle so as to minimize the deleterious effect.
An ion guide or ion trap comprising: a first group of inner electrodes ; a second group of outer electrodes ; an annular ion guiding region arranged between said first and second groups of electrodes; a RF voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a RF voltage to said first and second groups of electrodes so that ions are confined within said annular ion guiding region by a first radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier and by a second different radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier, wherein different phases of a RF voltage are applied to different electrodes of the inner and/or outer electrodes; and a DC voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a DC voltage to said first group of electrodes and/or to said second group of electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes in order to maintain a DC quadratic or other DC potential well along at least a portion of the axial length of said ion guide or ion trap; wherein ions are substantially unconfined or unrestrained in a tangential direction which is orthogonal both to a radial direction and to the longitudinal axis of said ion guide or ion trap. a first group of inner electrodes ; a second group of outer electrodes ; an annular ion guiding region arranged between said first and second groups of electrodes; a RF voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a RF voltage to said first and second groups of electrodes so that ions are confined within said annular ion guiding region by a first radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier and by a second different radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier, wherein different phases of a RF voltage are applied to different electrodes of the inner and/or outer electrodes; and a DC voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a DC voltage to said first group of electrodes and/or to said second group of electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes in order to maintain a DC quadratic or other DC potential well along at least a portion of the axial length of said ion guide or ion trap; wherein ions are substantially unconfined or unrestrained in a tangential direction which is orthogonal both to a radial direction and to the longitudinal axis of said ion guide or ion trap.
A sheet medium flattening device , configured to be arranged in a sheet medium conveying passage and configured to flatten an inputted sheet medium, comprising: a mounting frame configured to mount and support following components; an annular passage , comprising an annular inner passage plate and an annular outer passage plate , wherein the inner passage plate has a hollow inner cavity, a heating module is arranged in the inner cavity, the heating module is configured to supply heat for the inner passage plate, the outer passage plate is an annular guiding plate surrounding the inner passage plate , and the outer passage plate is provided with a sheet medium entrance abuttingly joined with the sheet medium conveying passage ; at least one pinch roller arranged at an outer side of the annular guiding plate, wherein a hole slot is arranged in the annular guiding plate at a position corresponding to the pinch roller , and the pinch roller realizes clamping with the inner passage plate through the hole slot ; a reversing mechanism arranged at the sheet medium entrance and configured to selectively convey banknotes between the conveying passage and the annular passage of the flattening device; a driving device configured to drive the inner passage plate to rotate; and a control system configured to control a temperature of the heating module and control a selectively switchover of the reversing mechanism . a mounting frame configured to mount and support following components; an annular passage , comprising an annular inner passage plate and an annular outer passage plate , wherein the inner passage plate has a hollow inner cavity, a heating module is arranged in the inner cavity, the heating module is configured to supply heat for the inner passage plate, the outer passage plate is an annular guiding plate surrounding the inner passage plate , and the outer passage plate is provided with a sheet medium entrance abuttingly joined with the sheet medium conveying passage ; at least one pinch roller arranged at an outer side of the annular guiding plate, wherein a hole slot is arranged in the annular guiding plate at a position corresponding to the pinch roller , and the pinch roller realizes clamping with the inner passage plate through the hole slot ; a reversing mechanism arranged at the sheet medium entrance and configured to selectively convey banknotes between the conveying passage and the annular passage of the flattening device; a driving device configured to drive the inner passage plate to rotate; and a control system configured to control a temperature of the heating module and control a selectively switchover of the reversing mechanism .
Device for measuring a leakage current, comprising - a first and a second electrode (E1, E2) for arrangement in a leakage current path, - an energy store (C) that is a capacitor that is connected up to the electrodes (E1, E2) in such a way that it is able to be charged by means of the leakage current, and comprising - a radio module that is connected to the energy store (C) and is designed to transmit a radio signal if an energy store voltage at the energy store (C) reaches or exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold value, wherein the device comprises an antenna, by means of which the radio signal is transmitted, characterized in that one of the electrodes (E2) forms at least part of the antenna. - a first and a second electrode (E1, E2) for arrangement in a leakage current path, - an energy store (C) that is a capacitor that is connected up to the electrodes (E1, E2) in such a way that it is able to be charged by means of the leakage current, and comprising - a radio module that is connected to the energy store (C) and is designed to transmit a radio signal if an energy store voltage at the energy store (C) reaches or exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold value, wherein the device comprises an antenna, by means of which the radio signal is transmitted, characterized in that one of the electrodes (E2) forms at least part of the antenna.
An end effector , comprising: a first actuator configured to generate a force vector to actuate a function in response to a received control signal, the actuator being configured to maneuver the end effector on a motion path along a track following the contour of the underlying manufactured item; and a first force limiter coupled to the first actuator and configured to interrupt the actuating if the force vector exceeds a first threshold; wherein that the end effector further comprises an orientation detector coupled to the first actuator and configured to detect a change in an angle between a gravitational vector acting on the end effector and the force vector; wherein the orientation detector provides an output signal corresponding to the change in angle; and wherein the force limiter is configured to change the first threshold to a second threshold in response to the output signal corresponding to the detected change in the angle. a first actuator configured to generate a force vector to actuate a function in response to a received control signal, the actuator being configured to maneuver the end effector on a motion path along a track following the contour of the underlying manufactured item; and a first force limiter coupled to the first actuator and configured to interrupt the actuating if the force vector exceeds a first threshold; wherein that the end effector further comprises an orientation detector coupled to the first actuator and configured to detect a change in an angle between a gravitational vector acting on the end effector and the force vector; wherein the orientation detector provides an output signal corresponding to the change in angle; and wherein the force limiter is configured to change the first threshold to a second threshold in response to the output signal corresponding to the detected change in the angle.
A connector , comprising: a connection face; a chamber ; at least one optical fiber holder having a first end positioned within at least a portion of an opening in the connection face and a second end positioned within at least a portion of the chamber ; and at least one biasing element positioned within the chamber and configured to bias the optical fiber holder toward the connection face; characterized by : the at least one optical fiber holder having an opening in a lateral side surface for receiving an optical fiber, and at least one passageway from the chamber to the connection face, the passageway providing a pressure communication link between the connection face and the chamber . a connection face; a chamber ; at least one optical fiber holder having a first end positioned within at least a portion of an opening in the connection face and a second end positioned within at least a portion of the chamber ; and at least one biasing element positioned within the chamber and configured to bias the optical fiber holder toward the connection face; characterized by : the at least one optical fiber holder having an opening in a lateral side surface for receiving an optical fiber, and at least one passageway from the chamber to the connection face, the passageway providing a pressure communication link between the connection face and the chamber . the at least one optical fiber holder having an opening in a lateral side surface for receiving an optical fiber, and at least one passageway from the chamber to the connection face, the passageway providing a pressure communication link between the connection face and the chamber .