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A system for determining a position and an orientation of an object in a working volume relative to a defined reference frame of the working volume, comprising: a plurality of targets disposed at known locations in the defined reference frame; and a head assembly disposed on the object, wherein the head assembly includes a plurality of cameras; wherein the position and the orientation of the object relative to the defined reference frame is determinable by the head assembly from location data associated with the plurality of targets in the defined reference frame and image data from the plurality of cameras in an assembly frame of the head assembly. a plurality of targets disposed at known locations in the defined reference frame; and a head assembly disposed on the object, wherein the head assembly includes a plurality of cameras; wherein the position and the orientation of the object relative to the defined reference frame is determinable by the head assembly from location data associated with the plurality of targets in the defined reference frame and image data from the plurality of cameras in an assembly frame of the head assembly.
A method of stabilising a nitrate-based explosive used in elevated temperature or reactive ground, the method comprising the step of scavenging NOx species formed in the explosive in the elevated temperature or reactive ground in order to remove NOx as a catalyst or reagent for any subsequent chemical reaction; wherein the nitrate-based explosive comprises an oil phase, and the method further comprises the step of providing particles of a NOx scavenger in the oil phase of the explosive prior to use; further comprising the step of hydrophobising the particles of the NOx scavenger to assist in dispersing the particles in the oil phase. wherein the nitrate-based explosive comprises an oil phase, and the method further comprises the step of providing particles of a NOx scavenger in the oil phase of the explosive prior to use; further comprising the step of hydrophobising the particles of the NOx scavenger to assist in dispersing the particles in the oil phase.
A method of preparing obeticholic acid (OCA): or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt, solvate, or amino acid conjugate thereof, comprising: a) reacting Compound 2 with paraldehyde to form Compound 3 in the presence of a triflimide catalyst: b) reacting Compound 3 with a base to form Compound 4: c) hydrogenating Compound 4 to form Compound 5: and d) reducing the keto group at the C-7 position of Compound 5 to form OCA: a) reacting Compound 2 with paraldehyde to form Compound 3 in the presence of a triflimide catalyst: b) reacting Compound 3 with a base to form Compound 4: c) hydrogenating Compound 4 to form Compound 5: and d) reducing the keto group at the C-7 position of Compound 5 to form OCA:
A compound of formula (Ia): M A 1-x M B x X A 1-y X B y Q A 1-z Q B z (Ia), wherein: M A is an element selected from Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb, M B is an element selected from Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb and from combinations thereof such that M B is not the same as M A and does not contain M A , and x is 0 to 0.50; X A is an element selected from F, Cl, Br and I, X B is an element selected from F, Cl, Br and I and from combinations thereof such that X B is not the same as X A and does not contain X A , and y is 0 to 0.50; Q A is an element selected from P, As, Sb and Bi, Q B is an element selected from P, As, Sb and Bi and from combinations thereof such that Q B is not the same as Q A and does not contain Q A , z is 0 to 0.50; or a compound which is a doped variant of the compound of formula (Ia), and which further contains: an element M D , selected from Al, Ga, In and from combinations thereof, in a maximum amount of 10 mol% based on the total molar amount of M A and M B , which element M D may partially replace M A and/or M B in formula (Ia); and/or an element Q D , selected from S, Se, Te and from combinations thereof, in a maximum amount of 10 mol% based on the total molar amount of X A , X B , Q A and Q B , which element Q D may partially replace X A , X B , Q A and/or Q B in formula (Ia). M A is an element selected from Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb, M B is an element selected from Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb and from combinations thereof such that M B is not the same as M A and does not contain M A , and x is 0 to 0.50; X A is an element selected from F, Cl, Br and I, X B is an element selected from F, Cl, Br and I and from combinations thereof such that X B is not the same as X A and does not contain X A , and y is 0 to 0.50; Q A is an element selected from P, As, Sb and Bi, Q B is an element selected from P, As, Sb and Bi and from combinations thereof such that Q B is not the same as Q A and does not contain Q A , z is 0 to 0.50; an element M D , selected from Al, Ga, In and from combinations thereof, in a maximum amount of 10 mol% based on the total molar amount of M A and M B , which element M D may partially replace M A and/or M B in formula (Ia); and/or an element Q D , selected from S, Se, Te and from combinations thereof, in a maximum amount of 10 mol% based on the total molar amount of X A , X B , Q A and Q B , which element Q D may partially replace X A , X B , Q A and/or Q B in formula (Ia).
A detergent composition comprising from 5% to 70% by weight of the composition of a first surfactant, wherein said first surfactant consists essentially of a mixture of surfactant isomers of Formula I and surfactants of Formula II: wherein from 50% to 100% by weight of the first surfactant are isomers having m+n = 11; wherein from 0.001% to 25% by weight of the first surfactant are surfactants of Formula II; and wherein X is an alkoxylated sulfate.
A computer implemented method of providing whole disk encryption for a virtualised computer system comprising: providing a hypervisor having a data store and instantiating a disk image of the virtualised computer system as a first virtual machine , VM, having a virtual disk from which an operating system of the first VM can be booted; instantiating a second VM in the hypervisor including a software component executing therein, wherein the data store is a shared data store accessible by both the first and second VMs , the method further comprising: the software component accessing the first VM using privileged credentials to install a software agent in the first VM and to replicate the virtual disk of the first VM in the hypervisor data store as a duplicate disk, wherein the software agent is adapted to encrypt data written to, and decrypt data read from, the disk of the first VM at a runtime of the first VM ; and the software component encrypting the duplicate disk and unmounting the copied disk and mounting the encrypted duplicate disk in the first VM so as to provide an encrypted disk for the first VM . providing a hypervisor having a data store and instantiating a disk image of the virtualised computer system as a first virtual machine , VM, having a virtual disk from which an operating system of the first VM can be booted; instantiating a second VM in the hypervisor including a software component executing therein, wherein the data store is a shared data store accessible by both the first and second VMs , the method further comprising: the software component accessing the first VM using privileged credentials to install a software agent in the first VM and to replicate the virtual disk of the first VM in the hypervisor data store as a duplicate disk, wherein the software agent is adapted to encrypt data written to, and decrypt data read from, the disk of the first VM at a runtime of the first VM ; and the software component encrypting the duplicate disk and unmounting the copied disk and mounting the encrypted duplicate disk in the first VM so as to provide an encrypted disk for the first VM . the software component accessing the first VM using privileged credentials to install a software agent in the first VM and to replicate the virtual disk of the first VM in the hypervisor data store as a duplicate disk, wherein the software agent is adapted to encrypt data written to, and decrypt data read from, the disk of the first VM at a runtime of the first VM ; and the software component encrypting the duplicate disk and unmounting the copied disk and mounting the encrypted duplicate disk in the first VM so as to provide an encrypted disk for the first VM .
A fitting for use with metal, corrugated medical tubing having peaks and valleys, the fitting comprising: a nut configured to receive the tubing ; a sealing member for placement in a valley of the tubing , the sealing member including a sealing surface ; an adaptor configured to engage the nut , the adaptor including an adaptor sealing surface ; and an anti-tamper sleeve configured to encompass the nut and adaptor ; wherein upon assembly, the tubing is compressed between the adaptor sealing surface and the sealing surface of the sealing member ; wherein the adaptor includes a retaining surface , and the anti-tamper sleeve is made from a metal; and characterised in that the anti-tamper sleeve has a smooth exterior, and the anti-tamper sleeve is configured for press-fit assembly over the adaptor and nut via an interference fit between the retaining surface of the adaptor and a first inner diameter of the anti-tamper sleeve . a nut configured to receive the tubing ; a sealing member for placement in a valley of the tubing , the sealing member including a sealing surface ; an adaptor configured to engage the nut , the adaptor including an adaptor sealing surface ; and an anti-tamper sleeve configured to encompass the nut and adaptor ; wherein upon assembly, the tubing is compressed between the adaptor sealing surface and the sealing surface of the sealing member ; wherein the adaptor includes a retaining surface , and the anti-tamper sleeve is made from a metal; and characterised in that the anti-tamper sleeve has a smooth exterior, and the anti-tamper sleeve is configured for press-fit assembly over the adaptor and nut via an interference fit between the retaining surface of the adaptor and a first inner diameter of the anti-tamper sleeve .
A needle assembly , comprising: a sheath comprising a proximal end , a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween; a needle disposed within the lumen of the sheath, the needle comprising a proximal end and a sharpened distal end ; and an actuation mechanism disposed along a proximal portion of the needle assembly, the actuation mechanism comprising a housing , a channel formed within a distal portion of the housing , a spring disposed within a chamber of the housing and a push button engaged with a proximal portion of the housing , the push button configured to move from a first position to a second position within the housing ; wherein a proximal portion of the sheath is immovably disposed within the channel of the housing; wherein a proximal portion of the needle extends through the spring ; wherein the needle moves in a distal direction relative to the sheath when the push button moves distally within the chamber and the needle moves in a proximal direction relative to the sheath when the push button moves proximally within the chamber . a sheath comprising a proximal end , a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween; a needle disposed within the lumen of the sheath, the needle comprising a proximal end and a sharpened distal end ; and an actuation mechanism disposed along a proximal portion of the needle assembly, the actuation mechanism comprising a housing , a channel formed within a distal portion of the housing , a spring disposed within a chamber of the housing and a push button engaged with a proximal portion of the housing , the push button configured to move from a first position to a second position within the housing ; wherein a proximal portion of the sheath is immovably disposed within the channel of the housing; wherein a proximal portion of the needle extends through the spring ; wherein the needle moves in a distal direction relative to the sheath when the push button moves distally within the chamber and the needle moves in a proximal direction relative to the sheath when the push button moves proximally within the chamber .
A method of analyzing a biological sample, comprising: (a) contacting the biological sample on a first substrate with one or more first nucleic acid probes that hybridize to a first target nucleic acid in the biological sample, wherein the first target nucleic acid is an RNA; (b) imaging the biological sample to detect the one or more first nucleic acid probes at a spatial location of the biological sample, wherein the one or more first nucleic acid probes comprise one or more barcode sequences which correspond to a sequence of the first target nucleic acid; (c) providing conditions to allow a plurality of capture agents to interact with a ligation product which has been released from the biological sample, wherein the ligation product is generated from templated ligation of a pair of probes hybridized to a second target nucleic acid, wherein the plurality of capture agents are joined directly or indirectly to a second substrate, and wherein a capture agent of the plurality of capture agents comprises: (i) a capture domain capable of capturing the ligation product, and (ii) a spatial barcode; and (d) generating a spatially labeled polynucleotide comprising (i) a sequence of the ligation product or complement thereof and (ii) a sequence of the spatial barcode or complement thereof. (a) contacting the biological sample on a first substrate with one or more first nucleic acid probes that hybridize to a first target nucleic acid in the biological sample, wherein the first target nucleic acid is an RNA; (b) imaging the biological sample to detect the one or more first nucleic acid probes at a spatial location of the biological sample, wherein the one or more first nucleic acid probes comprise one or more barcode sequences which correspond to a sequence of the first target nucleic acid; (c) providing conditions to allow a plurality of capture agents to interact with a ligation product which has been released from the biological sample, wherein the ligation product is generated from templated ligation of a pair of probes hybridized to a second target nucleic acid, wherein the plurality of capture agents are joined directly or indirectly to a second substrate, and wherein a capture agent of the plurality of capture agents comprises: (i) a capture domain capable of capturing the ligation product, and (ii) a spatial barcode; and (i) a capture domain capable of capturing the ligation product, and (ii) a spatial barcode; and (d) generating a spatially labeled polynucleotide comprising (i) a sequence of the ligation product or complement thereof and (ii) a sequence of the spatial barcode or complement thereof.
Beverage dispenser configured for dispensing in a drinking container a beverage composed of a plurality of layers of beverage components, said dispenser comprising : - a preparation unit for preparing the beverage components and dispensing said beverage components in a drinking container, said preparation unit preparing the beverage components by dilution of at least one soluble beverage ingredients with a diluent, preferably water, - a control unit for enabling a user to control the preparation unit, said control unit comprising : • a user interface for enabling a user to select a beverage, • a processing unit for driving the preparation unit in accordance with the beverage selected by the user, wherein the user interface enables the user to choose the vertical order of the layers of beverage components in the drinking container, and wherein the processing unit is adapted : • to calculate the density (d 30 , d 31 , d 32 , d 33 ) of each beverage component in order to obtain the vertical order of layers selected by the user in the drinking container, and • to drive the preparation unit in order to successively prepare and dispense in the drinking container each beverage component at the corresponding calculated density (d 30 , d 31 , d 32 , d 33 ). - a preparation unit for preparing the beverage components and dispensing said beverage components in a drinking container, said preparation unit preparing the beverage components by dilution of at least one soluble beverage ingredients with a diluent, preferably water, - a control unit for enabling a user to control the preparation unit, said control unit comprising : • a user interface for enabling a user to select a beverage, • a processing unit for driving the preparation unit in accordance with the beverage selected by the user, • a user interface for enabling a user to select a beverage, • a processing unit for driving the preparation unit in accordance with the beverage selected by the user, • to calculate the density (d 30 , d 31 , d 32 , d 33 ) of each beverage component in order to obtain the vertical order of layers selected by the user in the drinking container, and • to drive the preparation unit in order to successively prepare and dispense in the drinking container each beverage component at the corresponding calculated density (d 30 , d 31 , d 32 , d 33 ).
A method of using a secure nodal network , comprising: - verifying that a requesting user has the proper access rights to at least a portion of the secure nodal network ; - authenticating the requesting user in accordance to a key pre-distribution scheme; - querying a list including security metadata to determine if the requesting user has proper access rights; and - in response to querying results being positive, granting access to the requesting user, wherein the method further comprises: - assigning a first user and a second user to a team; - granting the first user a first access right to a first node ; - subsequently submitting a query to determine whether the first user and the second user have been assigned to a common team; and - in response to the query being positive, determining that the first user and the second user are on the common team and automatically granting the second user the existing first access right to the first node . - verifying that a requesting user has the proper access rights to at least a portion of the secure nodal network ; - authenticating the requesting user in accordance to a key pre-distribution scheme; - querying a list including security metadata to determine if the requesting user has proper access rights; and - in response to querying results being positive, granting access to the requesting user, - assigning a first user and a second user to a team; - granting the first user a first access right to a first node ; - subsequently submitting a query to determine whether the first user and the second user have been assigned to a common team; and - in response to the query being positive, determining that the first user and the second user are on the common team and automatically granting the second user the existing first access right to the first node .
Method for operating a network, wherein at least two network devices in the network are connected to one another via a data line and interchange data via this data line, wherein an independent MAC address is permanently assigned to each network device, wherein a network management station also controls the configuration and/or operation of the network, characterized in that the network management station sends a request to the network devices by multicast by means of the SNMP protocol in order to query the configuration parameters of the network devices and/or to configure the requested network devices by SNMP, wherein the network device is addressed by means of a Universally Unique Identifier, UUID, inside the SNMP packet.
A vacuum adiabatic body comprising: a first plate defining at least one portion of a wall for a first space; a second plate defining at least one portion of a wall for a second space having a different temperature from the first space; a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide a third space that has a temperature between the temperature of the first space and the temperature of the second space and that is in a vacuum state; a support provided in the third space to maintain a gap in the third space; an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is ejected; and a heat resistance unit that reduces heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate ; wherein the heat resistance unit includes: a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist surface heat conduction along a wall for the third space , and a side frame connected to the conductive resistance sheet to define at least a portion of the wall adjacent to the third space , wherein the vacuum adiabatic body comprises at least two radiation resistance sheets in a plate shape inside the third space . a first plate defining at least one portion of a wall for a first space; a second plate defining at least one portion of a wall for a second space having a different temperature from the first space; a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide a third space that has a temperature between the temperature of the first space and the temperature of the second space and that is in a vacuum state; a support provided in the third space to maintain a gap in the third space; an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is ejected; and a heat resistance unit that reduces heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate ; a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist surface heat conduction along a wall for the third space , and a side frame connected to the conductive resistance sheet to define at least a portion of the wall adjacent to the third space , wherein the vacuum adiabatic body comprises at least two radiation resistance sheets in a plate shape inside the third space .
A communicative apparatus for use with a defibrillator device , the communicative apparatus comprising: an electrode , the electrode configured to be used with the defibrillator device ; a circuit disposed on a first surface of the electrode , wherein the circuit is a thin film circuit or a printed circuit ; a connector electrically coupled to the electrode , the connector configured to electrically connect the electrode to the defibrillator device and communicatively coupled to the circuit ; a gel disposed on a second surface of the electrode substantially opposite the first surface; and a gel integrity sensor disposed in physical contact with the gel , the gel integrity sensor coupled to the circuit and capable of communicating data concerning the integrity of the gel to the circuit . an electrode , the electrode configured to be used with the defibrillator device ; a circuit disposed on a first surface of the electrode , wherein the circuit is a thin film circuit or a printed circuit ; a connector electrically coupled to the electrode , the connector configured to electrically connect the electrode to the defibrillator device and communicatively coupled to the circuit ; a gel disposed on a second surface of the electrode substantially opposite the first surface; and a gel integrity sensor disposed in physical contact with the gel , the gel integrity sensor coupled to the circuit and capable of communicating data concerning the integrity of the gel to the circuit .