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Measuring apparatus for an automatic liquid-handling laboratory apparatus for detecting the relative position of an end section of a pipetting container (50; 50') which can be moved automatically by the automatic laboratory apparatus, which consists partly or completely of plastic and which serves to hold a fluid laboratory sample by means of suction into the pipetting container and/or to dispense the fluid laboratory sample, having a holding device for holding the movable pipetting container (50; 50), which comprises a tubular container body (55; 55') with a first end section (51; 51') and a second end section (52; 52'), wherein the first end section is configured to connect the pipetting container to the holding device and comprises an auxiliary measuring section (54; 54'), and wherein the second end section comprises an end portion (56; 56') configured as a mouth region with a fluid exchange opening, an electronic control device with a data storage device for storing data, characterized in that the measuring apparatus comprises a first measuring device (10; 60) which is set up to measure a position, in particular a rotational position, of the auxiliary measuring section of the pipetting container on the holding device, and a second measuring device (20; 120; 120') which is configured to measure the position of the mouth region of the pipetting container, and the measuring apparatus is configured to store the position of the mouth region as a function of the position of the auxiliary measuring section as relative position data in the data storage device, so that the position of the mouth region of the pipetting container is subsequently determinable by measuring the position of the auxiliary measuring section and from the relative position data. a holding device for holding the movable pipetting container (50; 50), which comprises a tubular container body (55; 55') with a first end section (51; 51') and a second end section (52; 52'), wherein the first end section is configured to connect the pipetting container to the holding device and comprises an auxiliary measuring section (54; 54'), and wherein the second end section comprises an end portion (56; 56') configured as a mouth region with a fluid exchange opening, an electronic control device with a data storage device for storing data, characterized in that the measuring apparatus comprises a first measuring device (10; 60) which is set up to measure a position, in particular a rotational position, of the auxiliary measuring section of the pipetting container on the holding device, and a second measuring device (20; 120; 120') which is configured to measure the position of the mouth region of the pipetting container, and the measuring apparatus is configured to store the position of the mouth region as a function of the position of the auxiliary measuring section as relative position data in the data storage device, so that the position of the mouth region of the pipetting container is subsequently determinable by measuring the position of the auxiliary measuring section and from the relative position data.
A handle for a medical device, comprising: a distal portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a distal channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the distal portion including a connector configured to connect to a proximal end of an endoscope; a central portion sized and shaped to be slidably connected to the proximal end of the distal portion , the central portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a central channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the central portion being configured to be connected to a sheath , the central portion including an introducer port extending laterally therefrom so that an auxiliary tool inserted through the introducer port is directed through a lumen of the sheath ; and a proximal portion sized and shaped to be slidably connected to the proximal end of the central portion , the proximal portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a proximal channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the proximal portion being configured to be connected to a needle so that the needle is passed through the lumen of the sheath , the distal, central and proximal portions longitudinally movable relative to one another to adjust a relative positioning between the endoscope, sheath and needle ; wherein an opening of the introducer port extends toward the proximal end of the central portion . a distal portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a distal channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the distal portion including a connector configured to connect to a proximal end of an endoscope; a central portion sized and shaped to be slidably connected to the proximal end of the distal portion , the central portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a central channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the central portion being configured to be connected to a sheath , the central portion including an introducer port extending laterally therefrom so that an auxiliary tool inserted through the introducer port is directed through a lumen of the sheath ; and a proximal portion sized and shaped to be slidably connected to the proximal end of the central portion , the proximal portion extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a proximal channel extending therethrough, the distal end of the proximal portion being configured to be connected to a needle so that the needle is passed through the lumen of the sheath , the distal, central and proximal portions longitudinally movable relative to one another to adjust a relative positioning between the endoscope, sheath and needle ; wherein an opening of the introducer port extends toward the proximal end of the central portion .
A method for performing material decomposition using a computed tomography (CT) system , the steps comprising: a) acquiring CT imaging data of an object including data subsets corresponding to at least two different energy spectral bins; b) using the CT imaging data at each of the at least two different energy spectral bins to form a series of equations for basis material decomposition; c) using a general physical constraint within the series of equations, wherein the general physical constraint quantifies how each basis material in the object is mixed together to form the object and wherein the general physical constraint is determined Z using reference data of predetermined parameters based on at least one of existing data or empirical measurements that are independent of multi-energy CT measurements; d) determining at least one basis material density of the object using the general physical constraint and the CT imaging data; and e) generating an image of the object using the CT imaging data and the mass densities of the at least one basis material. a) acquiring CT imaging data of an object including data subsets corresponding to at least two different energy spectral bins; b) using the CT imaging data at each of the at least two different energy spectral bins to form a series of equations for basis material decomposition; c) using a general physical constraint within the series of equations, wherein the general physical constraint quantifies how each basis material in the object is mixed together to form the object and wherein the general physical constraint is determined Z using reference data of predetermined parameters based on at least one of existing data or empirical measurements that are independent of multi-energy CT measurements; d) determining at least one basis material density of the object using the general physical constraint and the CT imaging data; and e) generating an image of the object using the CT imaging data and the mass densities of the at least one basis material.
A magnetic field shield sheet for a digitizer, the magnetic field shield sheet comprising: at least one layer thin magnetic sheet made of a nanocrystalline alloy which is flake-treated so as to be separated into a plurality of fine pieces ; a protective film that is adhered on one surface of the thin magnetic sheet via a first adhesive layer provided on one side of the protective film ; and a double-sided tape that is adhered on the other surface of the thin magnetic sheet via a second adhesive layer provided on one side of the double-sided adhesive tape , wherein the magnetic field shield sheet has an inductance value measured according to the description in the range of 16.5 μH to 17.5 μH that is obtained by heat treating an amorphous ribbon sheet in a temperature range exceeding 600 °C up to 700 °C. at least one layer thin magnetic sheet made of a nanocrystalline alloy which is flake-treated so as to be separated into a plurality of fine pieces ; a protective film that is adhered on one surface of the thin magnetic sheet via a first adhesive layer provided on one side of the protective film ; and a double-sided tape that is adhered on the other surface of the thin magnetic sheet via a second adhesive layer provided on one side of the double-sided adhesive tape , wherein the magnetic field shield sheet has an inductance value measured according to the description in the range of 16.5 μH to 17.5 μH that is obtained by heat treating an amorphous ribbon sheet in a temperature range exceeding 600 °C up to 700 °C.
A method for operating a relay having a first plurality of radio bearers, RBs, that interface with a donor base station and having a second plurality of RBs that interface with at least one user equipment, UE, the method comprising: mapping each of the second plurality of RBs to one of the first plurality of RBs based on a QoS class identifier, QCI, associated therewith; characterized by : determining a mapping of an S1 or X2 application protocol message to one of the first plurality of RBs dedicated to S1-AP/X2-AP messaging; and receiving from a network node a traffic flow template, TFT, generated based on said mapping of the application protocol message. mapping each of the second plurality of RBs to one of the first plurality of RBs based on a QoS class identifier, QCI, associated therewith; characterized by : determining a mapping of an S1 or X2 application protocol message to one of the first plurality of RBs dedicated to S1-AP/X2-AP messaging; and receiving from a network node a traffic flow template, TFT, generated based on said mapping of the application protocol message.
A humanized anti-CD40 antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof, comprising a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 21, and wherein the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof further comprises at least one human constant domain.
An image processing apparatus (101-108, 150, 160) operable to process first image data and second image data obtained from image capturing means that is capable of amplifying, with a first gain and a second gain being lower than the first gain, a signal obtained by photoelectric conversion to obtain the first image data and the second image data, respectively, the apparatus comprising: exposure correcting means for applying a gain to the second image data so that the brightness of the second image matches the brightness of the first image; whereby said gain applied to the second image data is based on the exposure difference between first and second image data; noise correcting means for applying a noise reduction process to the second image data of which brightness having been corrected; and generating means for generating composite image data by compositing the second image data having been applied the noise reduction process by the noise correcting means and the first image data. exposure correcting means for applying a gain to the second image data so that the brightness of the second image matches the brightness of the first image; whereby said gain applied to the second image data is based on the exposure difference between first and second image data; noise correcting means for applying a noise reduction process to the second image data of which brightness having been corrected; and generating means for generating composite image data by compositing the second image data having been applied the noise reduction process by the noise correcting means and the first image data.
A method of obtaining image data of an object in a scene by a media client, wherein image data of the scene is accessible by streaming from a media source via a bandwidth constrained network, the method comprising: - obtaining a depth map of the scene from the media source, wherein the depth map is acquired by a range sensor configured for capturing depth information of the scene; - analyzing the depth map to identify a region of interest in the scene which contains the object; wherein the image data is acquired by an image sensor and the image sensor is configured for capturing visible light information of the scene and wherein the image sensor and the range sensor have a known spatial relation, the method characterized by : - generating selection data indicating the region of interest; and - based on the selection data, selectively obtaining image data of the region of interest from the media source, comprising: - signalling the media source the selection data so as to request a selective streaming of the image data of the region of interest; and - selectively receiving the image data of the region of interest from the media source via the bandwidth constrained network. - obtaining a depth map of the scene from the media source, wherein the depth map is acquired by a range sensor configured for capturing depth information of the scene; - analyzing the depth map to identify a region of interest in the scene which contains the object; - generating selection data indicating the region of interest; and - based on the selection data, selectively obtaining image data of the region of interest from the media source, comprising: - signalling the media source the selection data so as to request a selective streaming of the image data of the region of interest; and - selectively receiving the image data of the region of interest from the media source via the bandwidth constrained network. - signalling the media source the selection data so as to request a selective streaming of the image data of the region of interest; and - selectively receiving the image data of the region of interest from the media source via the bandwidth constrained network.
An isolated antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to human transferrin receptor (TfR) and primate TfR for use in therapy wherein the antibody is transporting one or more compounds across the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB), wherein the antibody does not inhibit the binding of transferrin to TfR, wherein the antibody comprises a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105.
Mechanical test device of a pinion to be tested comprising: - an internal gear with internal teeth , configured to engage a pinion to be tested , the axis of the internal gear being fixed relative to the axis of the pinion to be tested , - an internal gear support on which the internal gear is installed, - a central movement transmission element , configured to have a rotation movement about a fixed axis fixed relative to the axis of the internal gear provided with internal teeth , - a pinion to drive the internal gear , configured to engage the internal teeth of the internal gear , - a mobile support comprising a lever arm, wherein the internal gear drive pinion is fixed on the mobile support , - a support for the pinion to be tested , fixed relative to the internal gear support , - means for putting the mobile support in rotation about the axis of the internal gear , while the assembly composed of the pinion to be tested , the internal gear with its internal teeth , the central transmission element and the pinion driving the internal gear is put into movement, wherein the means for putting the mobile support in rotation include at least one actuator . - an internal gear with internal teeth , configured to engage a pinion to be tested , the axis of the internal gear being fixed relative to the axis of the pinion to be tested , - an internal gear support on which the internal gear is installed, - a central movement transmission element , configured to have a rotation movement about a fixed axis fixed relative to the axis of the internal gear provided with internal teeth , - a pinion to drive the internal gear , configured to engage the internal teeth of the internal gear , - a mobile support comprising a lever arm, wherein the internal gear drive pinion is fixed on the mobile support , - a support for the pinion to be tested , fixed relative to the internal gear support , - means for putting the mobile support in rotation about the axis of the internal gear , while the assembly composed of the pinion to be tested , the internal gear with its internal teeth , the central transmission element and the pinion driving the internal gear is put into movement, wherein the means for putting the mobile support in rotation include at least one actuator .
A first network access node for a wireless communication system , the first network access node being configured to obtain mobility information associated with a network access node (100a; 100b), wherein the mobility information indicates if the network access node (100a; 100b) is a mobile network access node; transmit a first control message to a client device , wherein the first control message indicates the mobility information, wherein the mobility information further indicates if the network access node (100a; 100b) is moving or stationary, the first network access node is configured to transmit the first control message with a first periodicity if the mobility information indicates that the network access node (100a; 100b) is moving, and transmit the first control message with a second periodicity if the mobility information indicates that the network access node (100a; 100b) is stationary, wherein the first periodicity is shorter than the second periodicity, characterized in that the first control message comprises information about a periodicity with which the first control message is transmitted. obtain mobility information associated with a network access node (100a; 100b), wherein the mobility information indicates if the network access node (100a; 100b) is a mobile network access node; transmit a first control message to a client device , wherein the first control message indicates the mobility information, wherein the mobility information further indicates if the network access node (100a; 100b) is moving or stationary, the first network access node is configured to wherein the mobility information further indicates if the network access node (100a; 100b) is moving or stationary, the first network access node is configured to transmit the first control message with a first periodicity if the mobility information indicates that the network access node (100a; 100b) is moving, and transmit the first control message with a second periodicity if the mobility information indicates that the network access node (100a; 100b) is stationary, wherein the first periodicity is shorter than the second periodicity,
A treatment to improve the germination of seeds, characterized in that it consists of applying a coating based on an aqueous solution of an enzyme with phytase activity, the aqueous solution which contains the enzyme with phytase activity based on an organic acid buffer adjusted to a pH of between 3 and 9, on the surface of the seeds and subsequent drying of the coating in order to obtain a dry seed.
Use of a tobacco gene NtTCTP for resisting potato virus Y in tobacco; wherein the tobacco gene NtTCTP is: i) a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; i) a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1;
A device for conducting air, in particular an inlet air distributor pipe , for an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinder heads , having: a pipe body comprising: an air distribution channel with a plurality of outlet openings for connection to a plurality of inlet channels of the plurality of cylinder heads ; a plurality of single venting channels for connection to a plurality of coolant chambers of the plurality of cylinder heads for venting the plurality of coolant chambers ; a collective venting channel , the plurality of single venting channels discharging therein; and a venting outlet channel which is connected to the collective venting channel and can be connected to a collection container, wherein steam from the coolant chambers of the cylinder heads can be conducted away into the collection container by means of the venting outlet channel . a pipe body comprising: an air distribution channel with a plurality of outlet openings for connection to a plurality of inlet channels of the plurality of cylinder heads ; a plurality of single venting channels for connection to a plurality of coolant chambers of the plurality of cylinder heads for venting the plurality of coolant chambers ; a collective venting channel , the plurality of single venting channels discharging therein; and a venting outlet channel which is connected to the collective venting channel and can be connected to a collection container, wherein steam from the coolant chambers of the cylinder heads can be conducted away into the collection container by means of the venting outlet channel . an air distribution channel with a plurality of outlet openings for connection to a plurality of inlet channels of the plurality of cylinder heads ; a plurality of single venting channels for connection to a plurality of coolant chambers of the plurality of cylinder heads for venting the plurality of coolant chambers ; a collective venting channel , the plurality of single venting channels discharging therein; and a venting outlet channel which is connected to the collective venting channel and can be connected to a collection container, wherein steam from the coolant chambers of the cylinder heads can be conducted away into the collection container by means of the venting outlet channel .
Method for producing spacers, in which a strand of thermoplastic material is applied as a spacer to a glass pane , and in which the start and the end of the strand are joined to one another, characterized in that , in the region of the joint at which the start and the end of the strand are joined to one another, a depression is produced by deforming the strand when the start and the end of the strand are joined to one another, and in that , in order to produce a depression, use is made of a pressure ram which is moved forwards while jaws for joining the start and the end of the strand are placed against the side faces of the strand .