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A method for hyperpolarisation of spins comprising the following steps: a) placing a sample (E) containing spins (s) in a stationary magnetic field (B 0 ); b) magnetically coupling the sample to an electromagnetic resonator (REM) configured to have a resonance frequency ω 0 equal to the Larmor frequency of the spins in the stationary magnetic field, with the coupling force and the quality factor of the resonator being high enough so that the coupling with the resonator dominates the relaxation dynamics of the spins; and c) reducing the effective temperature T eff = k ħω 0 ln 1 + 1 n ph − 1 of the electromagnetic field inside the electromagnetic resonator below its physical temperature and that of the sample, with k being the Boltzmann constant, ħ being the reduced Planck constant and n ph being the average number of photons of frequency ω 0 in the resonator; as a result of which the polarisation of the spins of the sample is established at a value that is higher than its thermal equilibrium value. a) placing a sample (E) containing spins (s) in a stationary magnetic field (B 0 ); b) magnetically coupling the sample to an electromagnetic resonator (REM) configured to have a resonance frequency ω 0 equal to the Larmor frequency of the spins in the stationary magnetic field, with the coupling force and the quality factor of the resonator being high enough so that the coupling with the resonator dominates the relaxation dynamics of the spins; and c) reducing the effective temperature T eff = k ħω 0 ln 1 + 1 n ph − 1 of the electromagnetic field inside the electromagnetic resonator below its physical temperature and that of the sample, with k being the Boltzmann constant, ħ being the reduced Planck constant and n ph being the average number of photons of frequency ω 0 in the resonator;
A power supply unit comprising: a plurality of alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) converters coupled together to redundantly convert an input voltage to a first DC voltage, wherein a given AC/DC converter includes an input connector at its front face to receive the input voltage, and wherein the input connector occupies greater than one third of a frontal area of the front face of the given converter ; wherein the given AC/DC converter is fanless and modular, and further includes a rear coupling at its rear face opposite its front face, characterized in that the power supply unit further comprises a cooling module including a front coupling at a front face of the cooling module that is configured to interface with the rear coupling of the plurality of AC/DC converters ; wherein the cooling module is configured to - provide cooling for the power supply unit , i.e. cooling for the AC/DC converters as well as the cooling module itself, - receive the first DC voltage at the front coupling of the cooling module from the rear coupling of the AC/DC converters , and either - pass the first DC voltage from the AC/DC converters through the front coupling to a rear of the cooling module , or - convert the first DC voltage to a second output voltage at the rear of the cooling module . a plurality of alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) converters coupled together to redundantly convert an input voltage to a first DC voltage, wherein a given AC/DC converter includes an input connector at its front face to receive the input voltage, and wherein the input connector occupies greater than one third of a frontal area of the front face of the given converter ; wherein the given AC/DC converter is fanless and modular, and further includes a rear coupling at its rear face opposite its front face, characterized in that the power supply unit further comprises a cooling module including a front coupling at a front face of the cooling module that is configured to interface with the rear coupling of the plurality of AC/DC converters ; wherein the cooling module is configured to - provide cooling for the power supply unit , i.e. cooling for the AC/DC converters as well as the cooling module itself, - receive the first DC voltage at the front coupling of the cooling module from the rear coupling of the AC/DC converters , and either - pass the first DC voltage from the AC/DC converters through the front coupling to a rear of the cooling module , or - convert the first DC voltage to a second output voltage at the rear of the cooling module . - provide cooling for the power supply unit , i.e. cooling for the AC/DC converters as well as the cooling module itself, - receive the first DC voltage at the front coupling of the cooling module from the rear coupling of the AC/DC converters , and either - pass the first DC voltage from the AC/DC converters through the front coupling to a rear of the cooling module , or - convert the first DC voltage to a second output voltage at the rear of the cooling module .
A method comprising: providing a suture made from a degradable material, the suture having an elongated body with a proximal end and a distal end; forming barbs on said elongated body of said suture, said barbs projecting from the elongated body towards at least one end of said suture thereby forming an included angle of less than about 90 degrees between the barbs and the elongated body, wherein the formation of barbs on the suture by a machining process creates localized heated regions; and controlling the cooling rate of the suture, wherein the suture is exposed to a cooling fluid after barb formation. providing a suture made from a degradable material, the suture having an elongated body with a proximal end and a distal end; forming barbs on said elongated body of said suture, said barbs projecting from the elongated body towards at least one end of said suture thereby forming an included angle of less than about 90 degrees between the barbs and the elongated body, wherein the formation of barbs on the suture by a machining process creates localized heated regions; and controlling the cooling rate of the suture, wherein the suture is exposed to a cooling fluid after barb formation.
An aerosol generating apparatus comprising: a power source ; a load configured to have an electric resistance value that varies according to a temperature and atomize an aerosol source or heat a flavor source when supplied with power from the power source; a sensor configured to output a measurement value corresponding to a current value of a current flowing through the load; and control means for controlling power supply from the power source to the load and performing a determination operation for determining that there is an abnormality if the measurement value becomes smaller than a threshold value within a determination period that is included, on a time axis, in a feeding sequence during which power is supplied from the power source to the load, wherein the control means adjusts a length of the determination period based on the measurement value. a power source ; a load configured to have an electric resistance value that varies according to a temperature and atomize an aerosol source or heat a flavor source when supplied with power from the power source; a sensor configured to output a measurement value corresponding to a current value of a current flowing through the load; and control means for controlling power supply from the power source to the load and performing a determination operation for determining that there is an abnormality if the measurement value becomes smaller than a threshold value within a determination period that is included, on a time axis, in a feeding sequence during which power is supplied from the power source to the load, wherein the control means adjusts a length of the determination period based on the measurement value.
A method for inducing CD4-CD8 + T cells from pluripotent stem cells, comprising following steps , and , differentiating the pluripotent stem cells to give a cell culture comprising CD4 - CD8 - T cells and CD4 + CD8 + T cells, removing CD4 - CD8 - cells and CD4-CD8 + cells from the cell culture obtained in step , and differentiating the CD4 + CD8 + cells in the cell culture obtained in step into CD4-CD8 + T cells; or following steps and : differentiating the pluripotent stem cells to give a cell culture comprising CD4-CD8 - T cells and CD4 + CD8 + T cells, differentiating the CD4 + CD8 + T cells in the cell culture obtained in into CD4 - CD8 + T cells under the presence of a substance that inhibits cytotoxic activity of CD4 - CD8 - T cells wherein the CD8 antigen of the CD4 - CD8 + T cells is a heterodimer composed of CD8α and CD8β chains. differentiating the pluripotent stem cells to give a cell culture comprising CD4 - CD8 - T cells and CD4 + CD8 + T cells, removing CD4 - CD8 - cells and CD4-CD8 + cells from the cell culture obtained in step , and differentiating the CD4 + CD8 + cells in the cell culture obtained in step into CD4-CD8 + T cells; or differentiating the pluripotent stem cells to give a cell culture comprising CD4-CD8 - T cells and CD4 + CD8 + T cells, differentiating the CD4 + CD8 + T cells in the cell culture obtained in into CD4 - CD8 + T cells under the presence of a substance that inhibits cytotoxic activity of CD4 - CD8 - T cells
A printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit configured to print received information on a recording sheet, and including a controller ; a power supply including a rechargeable battery ; and a charger , coupled to the power supply , and configured to charge the rechargeable battery , wherein the power supply includes a wiring that couples the charger to the rechargeable battery via a diode ; a detection circuit , coupled to the charger , and configured to detect a charging state where the charger charges the rechargeable battery , and to output a charging detection signal during the charging state; a DC-DC converter configured to output, in an active state thereof, a logic voltage to the controller ; and a circuit configured to activate the DC-DC converter to the active state in response to a power-on request signal, and to lock the DC-DC converter in the active state in response to a lock signal from the controller , wherein the controller outputs the lock signal in response to the logic voltage, wherein the controller , in response to the charging detection signal received via the wiring , controls the printing apparatus that is performing an operation to a halt state after the operation ends, or to turn off power of the printing apparatus if the printing apparatus is not performing an operation, to supply no power from the rechargeable battery to the printing unit while the rechargeable battery is being charged. a printing unit configured to print received information on a recording sheet, and including a controller ; a power supply including a rechargeable battery ; and a charger , coupled to the power supply , and configured to charge the rechargeable battery , wherein the power supply includes a wiring that couples the charger to the rechargeable battery via a diode ; a detection circuit , coupled to the charger , and configured to detect a charging state where the charger charges the rechargeable battery , and to output a charging detection signal during the charging state; a DC-DC converter configured to output, in an active state thereof, a logic voltage to the controller ; and a circuit configured to activate the DC-DC converter to the active state in response to a power-on request signal, and to lock the DC-DC converter in the active state in response to a lock signal from the controller , wherein the controller outputs the lock signal in response to the logic voltage, wherein the controller , in response to the charging detection signal received via the wiring , controls the printing apparatus that is performing an operation to a halt state after the operation ends, or to turn off power of the printing apparatus if the printing apparatus is not performing an operation, to supply no power from the rechargeable battery to the printing unit while the rechargeable battery is being charged.
A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade , the method comprises the steps of: - laying up a number of first layers of a first fibre material in a mould , the first layers defining an outer side surface of the wind turbine blade , - arranging a number of core elements of a core material on top of said first number of layers , - further laying up a number of second layers of the first fibre material on top of at least said number of core elements, the second layers defining an inner side surface of the wind turbine blade , - infusing said first fibre material and core elements with a first resin, - substantially curing said first resin to form a sandwich structure of the wind turbine blade , - arranging a number of main laminate components in a corresponding number of recesses formed by said number of core elements, - attaching said main laminate components to the sandwich structure to form a blade shell part of the wind turbine blade , characterised in that - a central core element is arranged between least two side core elements , wherein said at least two side core elements are spaced apart from the central core element in a chordwise direction to form a first recess for receiving a first main laminate component and a second recess for receiving a second main laminate component, and - the central core element has a top side , a bottom side and two opposite edge surfaces , wherein uncured resin is guided from a central inlet along the central core element via an integrated resin flow network in the central core element and, optionally, further into the first and second main laminates . - laying up a number of first layers of a first fibre material in a mould , the first layers defining an outer side surface of the wind turbine blade , - arranging a number of core elements of a core material on top of said first number of layers , - further laying up a number of second layers of the first fibre material on top of at least said number of core elements, the second layers defining an inner side surface of the wind turbine blade , - infusing said first fibre material and core elements with a first resin, - substantially curing said first resin to form a sandwich structure of the wind turbine blade , - arranging a number of main laminate components in a corresponding number of recesses formed by said number of core elements, - attaching said main laminate components to the sandwich structure to form a blade shell part of the wind turbine blade , characterised in that - a central core element is arranged between least two side core elements , wherein said at least two side core elements are spaced apart from the central core element in a chordwise direction to form a first recess for receiving a first main laminate component and a second recess for receiving a second main laminate component, and - the central core element has a top side , a bottom side and two opposite edge surfaces , wherein uncured resin is guided from a central inlet along the central core element via an integrated resin flow network in the central core element and, optionally, further into the first and second main laminates .
A method for monitoring a media device, the method comprising: collecting, using a registrar installed at a media device , demographic information from a user; transmitting the demographic information to a central facility from the registrar; accessing, at the registrar, a panelist identifier generated based on the transmitted demographic information; and storing, by executing an instruction with a processor executing the registrar, the panelist identifier identifying the user in a shared memory of the media device, the panelist identifier accessible to a first instrumented application and a second instrumented application separate from the registrar, the panelist identifier to be retrieved by the first instrumented application, the first instrumented application to collect monitoring information if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the monitoring information if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory. collecting, using a registrar installed at a media device , demographic information from a user; transmitting the demographic information to a central facility from the registrar; accessing, at the registrar, a panelist identifier generated based on the transmitted demographic information; and storing, by executing an instruction with a processor executing the registrar, the panelist identifier identifying the user in a shared memory of the media device, the panelist identifier accessible to a first instrumented application and a second instrumented application separate from the registrar, the panelist identifier to be retrieved by the first instrumented application, the first instrumented application to collect monitoring information if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the monitoring information if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory.
A variable pitch punch apparatus for punching holes in material, the apparatus comprising: a rotary punch head comprising at least one punch member to punch at least one hole in a material at at least one desired location, wherein the rotary punch head comprises a punch shaft with a plurality of spaced apart punch members arranged around the periphery of the punch shaft ; a die head comprising at least one die corresponding to said punch member; and an actuator for providing a selective relative speed difference between the material and the rotary punch head , characterised in that the punch shaft comprises a plurality of peripheral portions extending between adjacent punch members , and in which the radius of at least one peripheral portion as measured relative to the centre of rotation of the punch shaft varies along the length of the at least one peripheral portion , and wherein the radius of the at least one peripheral portion of the punch shaft decreases with distance from the nearest punch member to a minimum value located between the adjacent punch members . a rotary punch head comprising at least one punch member to punch at least one hole in a material at at least one desired location, wherein the rotary punch head comprises a punch shaft with a plurality of spaced apart punch members arranged around the periphery of the punch shaft ; a die head comprising at least one die corresponding to said punch member; and an actuator for providing a selective relative speed difference between the material and the rotary punch head ,
A trace analyte collection swab comprising: a substrate comprising paper or an aramid polymer, the substrate comprising a surface having a trace analyte collection area ; and a coating disposed on the surface of the substrate in the trace analyte collection area , the coating comprising polyisobutylene to collect particles of the trace analyte from a surface when the trace analyte collection area is placed against the surface; wherein the coating is applied over a limited portion of the trace analyte collection area so that collected particles of trace analyte are concentrated for delivery to a detector for desorption of the trace analyte. a substrate comprising paper or an aramid polymer, the substrate comprising a surface having a trace analyte collection area ; and a coating disposed on the surface of the substrate in the trace analyte collection area , the coating comprising polyisobutylene to collect particles of the trace analyte from a surface when the trace analyte collection area is placed against the surface; wherein the coating is applied over a limited portion of the trace analyte collection area so that collected particles of trace analyte are concentrated for delivery to a detector for desorption of the trace analyte.
Process for producing impact-modified polycarbonate compositions containing the steps (i), (ii) and optionally (iii), wherein (i) in a first step A) 10 to 98 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group of aromatic polycarbonates and aromatic polyester carbonates, B) 0.001 to 0.3 parts by weight of at least one organic Brønsted acid, C) 0.0001 to 0.004 parts by weight of at least one inorganic Brønsted-acidic phosphorus compound, D) 1 to 90 parts by weight of at least one rubber-containing vinyl (co)polymer, E) optionally up to 90 parts by weight of at least one polyester, F) optionally up to 30 parts by weight of at least one additive, wherein the ratio of the parts by weight of the components B to C employed in process step (i) is in the range from 2 to 100, are heated by supplying thermal and/or mechanical energy, at least the components A) and D) are thus melted and all employed components are thus mixed with one another, dissolved in one another or dispersed in one another and in a further step (ii) the melt resulting from process step (i) is (ii) resolidified by cooling and (iii) optionally pelletized, wherein the process steps (ii) and (iii) may be performed in any desired sequence relative to one another. (i) in a first step A) 10 to 98 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group of aromatic polycarbonates and aromatic polyester carbonates, B) 0.001 to 0.3 parts by weight of at least one organic Brønsted acid, C) 0.0001 to 0.004 parts by weight of at least one inorganic Brønsted-acidic phosphorus compound, D) 1 to 90 parts by weight of at least one rubber-containing vinyl (co)polymer, E) optionally up to 90 parts by weight of at least one polyester, F) optionally up to 30 parts by weight of at least one additive, A) 10 to 98 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group of aromatic polycarbonates and aromatic polyester carbonates, B) 0.001 to 0.3 parts by weight of at least one organic Brønsted acid, C) 0.0001 to 0.004 parts by weight of at least one inorganic Brønsted-acidic phosphorus compound, D) 1 to 90 parts by weight of at least one rubber-containing vinyl (co)polymer, E) optionally up to 90 parts by weight of at least one polyester, F) optionally up to 30 parts by weight of at least one additive,
A drug delivery device providing a drug reservoir integrated with an at least partially pressure-compensated flow regulating mechanism, the drug delivery device comprising: (a) a first portion formed primarily from elastomeric material, said first portion at least partially defining an inflatable drug reservoir , said first portion having an opening ; and (b) a closure portion cooperating with said opening of said first portion so as to complete said inflatable drug reservoir, characterized in that said first portion further comprises a flexible sleeve extending inwards from said opening wherein said closure portion is implemented as an insert inserted within said flexible sleeve so as to provide a region of overlap between said first portion and said closure portion, said insert being sized to provide pre-tensioning of said inflatable drug reservoir around said insert , and wherein said first portion and said insert define an outlet flow path for releasing a drug from said drug reservoir, at least part of said outlet flow path passing between said flexible sleeve and said insert in said region of overlap, said region of overlap being disposed so as to be acted upon by a pressure within said drug reservoir so as to change a flow impedance of said outlet flow path when the pressure within the reservoir varies, thereby providing an at least partially pressure compensated flow regulating mechanism. (a) a first portion formed primarily from elastomeric material, said first portion at least partially defining an inflatable drug reservoir , said first portion having an opening ; and (b) a closure portion cooperating with said opening of said first portion so as to complete said inflatable drug reservoir,