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Measuring device for the determination of at least one thermal property of a fluid, wherein the measuring device comprises a thermal property sensor and an evaluation unit , wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine the thermal property from a measurement signal determined by the thermal property sensor , wherein the thermal property sensor comprises a heater , a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor ; wherein the thermal property sensor comprises a mounting plate with an opening , wherein the heater , the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are arranged above or inside the opening ; wherein the heater and the second temperature sensor are positioned together above or inside the opening and wherein the first temperature sensor is positioned at a first distance to the heater wherein the first distance is at least 20μm, characterized in that the first and the second temperature sensor (5' and 6') are provided as a framing structure of the heater , wherein the second temperature sensor is a second frame-like design surrounding the heater , wherein the first temperature sensor is a first frame-like design surrounding the second temperature sensor , wherein the first frame-like design is distanced from the second frame-like design. wherein the measuring device comprises a thermal property sensor and an evaluation unit , wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine the thermal property from a measurement signal determined by the thermal property sensor , wherein the thermal property sensor comprises a heater , a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor ; wherein the thermal property sensor comprises a mounting plate with an opening , wherein the heater , the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are arranged above or inside the opening ; wherein the heater and the second temperature sensor are positioned together above or inside the opening and wherein the first temperature sensor is positioned at a first distance to the heater wherein the first distance is at least 20μm, characterized in that the first and the second temperature sensor (5' and 6') are provided as a framing structure of the heater , wherein the second temperature sensor is a second frame-like design surrounding the heater , wherein the first temperature sensor is a first frame-like design surrounding the second temperature sensor , wherein the first frame-like design is distanced from the second frame-like design.
A method of performing at least one operation by a device on a network by sharing functions with at least one external device , the method comprising: receiving operation information from a server, wherein the operation information defines at least one operation to be performed by executing a combination of at least one function of the device and at least one function of the at least one external device; registering at least one operation defined by the operation information received by the device; and performing a registered operation selected by a user input, by executing a combination of functions corresponding to the selected registered operation, characterized in that a function in the combination of functions has a defined function class, wherein the function class is a classification system that groups replaceable functions; and in that the performing of the selected registered operation further comprises: replacing a predetermined function included in the selected registered operation with other functions that belong to the same function class; providing at least one new operation in which the predetermined function is replaced; and performing an operation selected from among the at least one selected registered operation and the at least one new operation based on a user input. receiving operation information from a server, wherein the operation information defines at least one operation to be performed by executing a combination of at least one function of the device and at least one function of the at least one external device; registering at least one operation defined by the operation information received by the device; and performing a registered operation selected by a user input, by executing a combination of functions corresponding to the selected registered operation, characterized in that a function in the combination of functions has a defined function class, wherein the function class is a classification system that groups replaceable functions; and in that the performing of the selected registered operation further comprises: replacing a predetermined function included in the selected registered operation with other functions that belong to the same function class; providing at least one new operation in which the predetermined function is replaced; and performing an operation selected from among the at least one selected registered operation and the at least one new operation based on a user input. replacing a predetermined function included in the selected registered operation with other functions that belong to the same function class; providing at least one new operation in which the predetermined function is replaced; and performing an operation selected from among the at least one selected registered operation and the at least one new operation based on a user input.
An introducer , comprising: an inner liner including a lumen , a distal region and at least one folded portion extending along the distal region ; a reinforcing member having a length and including at least one spine extending along the length of the reinforcing member ; characterized by a sheath disposed along at least a portion of the introducer , wherein the sheath includes at least one perforation ; wherein material adjacent to the at least one folded portion is removed from a distal portion of the introducer to form a tip region; and a tip member disposed along the tip region. an inner liner including a lumen , a distal region and at least one folded portion extending along the distal region ; a reinforcing member having a length and including at least one spine extending along the length of the reinforcing member ; characterized by a sheath disposed along at least a portion of the introducer , wherein the sheath includes at least one perforation ; wherein material adjacent to the at least one folded portion is removed from a distal portion of the introducer to form a tip region; and a tip member disposed along the tip region.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing a transaction processing layer comprising a set of one or more transaction handlers; providing an Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) handling layer distinct from the transaction processing layer, the UTXO handling layer comprising a set of UTXO handlers; the one or more transaction handlers receiving messages and processing those messages into one or more blocks of a blockchain, wherein a message is associated with a transaction to be included in the blockchain, and wherein the transaction has associated therewith a set of Unspent Transaction Outputs (UTXOs); wherein during processing of a given segment of a block in the blockchain, a given transaction handler interacts with first and second UTXO handlers concurrently; and the first UTXO handler identifying and reversing a first UTXO operation associated with a first part of the transaction that completes successfully at the first UTXO handler upon receipt from the given transaction handler of a message to undo an associated spend operation for the transaction, wherein the given transaction handler issues the message upon receiving a response from the second UTXO handler indicating that a second UTXO operation associated with a second part of the transaction fails at the second UTXO handler. providing a transaction processing layer comprising a set of one or more transaction handlers; providing an Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) handling layer distinct from the transaction processing layer, the UTXO handling layer comprising a set of UTXO handlers; the one or more transaction handlers receiving messages and processing those messages into one or more blocks of a blockchain, wherein a message is associated with a transaction to be included in the blockchain, and wherein the transaction has associated therewith a set of Unspent Transaction Outputs (UTXOs); wherein during processing of a given segment of a block in the blockchain, a given transaction handler interacts with first and second UTXO handlers concurrently; and the first UTXO handler identifying and reversing a first UTXO operation associated with a first part of the transaction that completes successfully at the first UTXO handler upon receipt from the given transaction handler of a message to undo an associated spend operation for the transaction, wherein the given transaction handler issues the message upon receiving a response from the second UTXO handler indicating that a second UTXO operation associated with a second part of the transaction fails at the second UTXO handler.
A system for measuring biopotential and/or bioimpedance of a human or animal body comprising: a reference unit adapted to be placed on the body surface ; a measuring unit also adapted to be placed on the body surface ; and a bus conductor connecting the units ; the units being connected in parallel by the bus conductor ; characterized in that the reference unit comprises a voltage source for setting a potential (u0) of said bus conductor with respect to a reference potential (v12) of the reference unit according to information and/or synchronization signals to be transmitted to the measuring units , the reference potential (v12) of the reference unit being substantially equal to the potential of the body surface when the reference unit is placed on the body surface so that the information and/or synchronization signals are carried by the potential (u0) and transmitted from the reference unit to the measuring units via the bus conductor ; and in that said measuring unit is further electrically connected to the bus conductor so that it can sense the potential (u1) of said bus conductor with respect to the reference potential (v22) of the measuring unit in order to acquire the transmitted information and/or synchronization signals sent by the reference unit . a reference unit adapted to be placed on the body surface ; a measuring unit also adapted to be placed on the body surface ; and a bus conductor connecting the units ; the units being connected in parallel by the bus conductor ; characterized in that the reference unit comprises a voltage source for setting a potential (u0) of said bus conductor with respect to a reference potential (v12) of the reference unit according to information and/or synchronization signals to be transmitted to the measuring units , the reference potential (v12) of the reference unit being substantially equal to the potential of the body surface when the reference unit is placed on the body surface so that the information and/or synchronization signals are carried by the potential (u0) and transmitted from the reference unit to the measuring units via the bus conductor ; and in that said measuring unit is further electrically connected to the bus conductor so that it can sense the potential (u1) of said bus conductor with respect to the reference potential (v22) of the measuring unit in order to acquire the transmitted information and/or synchronization signals sent by the reference unit .
A nanostructured LED comprising a substrate and at least one upstanding nanowire protruding from the substrate , a pn junction contributing to the formation of an active region to produce light, wherein a waveguide is formed by at least a part of the length of the nanowire , said wave guide directing at least a portion of the light produced in the active region in a direction given by the nanowire wherein a portion of the nanowire is enclosed by a volume element , the volume element being epitaxially connected to the nanowire , said volume element comprising a doping layer which provides the p or n region and a well layer which comprises the active region wherein the volume element provides a high doping level for the formation of the active region , wherein the nanowire has a first effective refractive index, n w , and a material surrounding at least a portion of the waveguide has a second effective refractive index, n c , and the first refractive index is larger than the second refractive index, n w >n c , providing wave-guiding properties to the waveguide .
A wetting composition comprising: (a) from 10 to less than 50 wt % of one or more C10-C14 alcohol; (b) 10 to 30 wt % of one or more C4-C6 oxygen containing co-solvent; (c) 20 to 60 wt % of one or more surfactant selected from a non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactant; (d) 0 to 25 wt % water; and (e) 0 to 10 wt % other additives. (a) from 10 to less than 50 wt % of one or more C10-C14 alcohol; (b) 10 to 30 wt % of one or more C4-C6 oxygen containing co-solvent; (c) 20 to 60 wt % of one or more surfactant selected from a non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactant; (d) 0 to 25 wt % water; and (e) 0 to 10 wt % other additives.
A brake valve arrangement for a rail brake system adapted to control air flow to brake cylinders comprising a hold valve and a vent valve , each having a control chamber, the vent valve being a membrane valve, wherein the hold valve and vent valve are piloted by a respective solenoid valve , characterised in that a further solenoid valve is connected to the control chamber of the vent valve to allow the pressure across the vent valve membrane to be equalised with the brake cylinder pressure in order to decrease the pressure difference across the membrane.
A nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence comprising a modified open reading frame encoding adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins, wherein the reading frame in 5' to 3' order comprises: (i) a first codon, which is a suboptimal translation initiation codon selected from the group consisting of CTG, ACG, TTG and GTG; (ii) a second codon after the first codon encoding an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of alanine, glycine, valine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid. (iii) a sequence encoding adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 5 capsid proteins, whereby the sequence lacks only the ATG VP1 translation initiation codon, and whereby the sequence comprises the remainder of an open reading frame encoding AAV5 capsid proteins, whereby the remainder starts at the position corresponding to the second amino acid position in a wild type open reading frame encoding the capsid proteins. (i) a first codon, which is a suboptimal translation initiation codon selected from the group consisting of CTG, ACG, TTG and GTG; (ii) a second codon after the first codon encoding an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of alanine, glycine, valine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid. (iii) a sequence encoding adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 5 capsid proteins, whereby the sequence lacks only the ATG VP1 translation initiation codon, and whereby the sequence comprises the remainder of an open reading frame encoding AAV5 capsid proteins, whereby the remainder starts at the position corresponding to the second amino acid position in a wild type open reading frame encoding the capsid proteins.
Orthopaedic re-education sole comprising an arch of the foot including an elastically deformable, convex shell characterised by the fact the arch of the foot is mounted on the sole at the level of the sole of a patient to be treated in such a way that it can be removed. The shell has an upper layer and the upper layer includes a repositionable attachment coating.
An automated method for collecting a biological sample from a semi-solid surface comprising: - providing a robotic pipettor adapted to receive a pipette tip ; - lowering the pipette tip until it contacts the semi-solid surface on which a colony of interest is disposed such that the pipette tip is in contact with the colony of interest ; - advancing the pipette tip further until the pipette tip is in contact with the semi-solid surface supporting the colony of interest thereby forming a seal with the semi-solid surface ; - collecting a portion of the biological sample; - retracting the pipette tip from contact with the semi-solid surface and the colony of interest ; placing the pipette tip in contact with a fluid disposed in a vessel ; dispensing a portion of contents from the pipette tip into solution and then drawing at least a portion of the biological sample back into the pipette tip thereby introducing shear force onto a portion of the biological sample collected by the pipette tip ; and - dispensing the at least a portion of the biological sample from the pipette tip into the solution. - providing a robotic pipettor adapted to receive a pipette tip ; - lowering the pipette tip until it contacts the semi-solid surface on which a colony of interest is disposed such that the pipette tip is in contact with the colony of interest ; - advancing the pipette tip further until the pipette tip is in contact with the semi-solid surface supporting the colony of interest thereby forming a seal with the semi-solid surface ; - collecting a portion of the biological sample; - retracting the pipette tip from contact with the semi-solid surface and the colony of interest ; placing the pipette tip in contact with a fluid disposed in a vessel ; dispensing a portion of contents from the pipette tip into solution and then drawing at least a portion of the biological sample back into the pipette tip thereby introducing shear force onto a portion of the biological sample collected by the pipette tip ; and - dispensing the at least a portion of the biological sample from the pipette tip into the solution.
A method of identifying a component of a gas turbine engine , the method comprising: identifying a type of the component from a plurality of component types of the gas turbine engine; identifying a location of a unique pattern , the unique pattern being on a designated surface area of the component, the component being formed from a fiber material comprising a tow of filaments of a synthetic fiber composite material, the unique pattern created from properties of the fiber material and the tow; and scanning , using a scanner , the location of the unique pattern to uniquely identify the component. identifying a type of the component from a plurality of component types of the gas turbine engine; identifying a location of a unique pattern , the unique pattern being on a designated surface area of the component, the component being formed from a fiber material comprising a tow of filaments of a synthetic fiber composite material, the unique pattern created from properties of the fiber material and the tow; and scanning , using a scanner , the location of the unique pattern to uniquely identify the component.
Method for producing a fire retardant wood veneer laminate which laminate has an upper side, a bottom side and a thickness of at most 0.9 mm, in which the method comprises the steps of: - providing a laminate with a thickness of at most 0.9mm comprising: - a wood veneer layer, in which the wood veneer layer forms an upper layer of the laminate; and - a backing layer for supporting the wood veneer layer, in which the backing layer is fixed to the wood veneer layer and in which the backing layer forms a lower layer of the laminate; - supplying the laminate to an impregnation station for impregnating the laminate; and - impregnating a fire retardant agent into the laminate from the upper side and from the bottom side of the laminate. - providing a laminate with a thickness of at most 0.9mm comprising: - a wood veneer layer, in which the wood veneer layer forms an upper layer of the laminate; and - a backing layer for supporting the wood veneer layer, in which the backing layer is fixed to the wood veneer layer and in which the backing layer forms a lower layer of the laminate; - a wood veneer layer, in which the wood veneer layer forms an upper layer of the laminate; and - a backing layer for supporting the wood veneer layer, in which the backing layer is fixed to the wood veneer layer and in which the backing layer forms a lower layer of the laminate; - supplying the laminate to an impregnation station for impregnating the laminate; and - impregnating a fire retardant agent into the laminate from the upper side and from the bottom side of the laminate.
An apparatus comprising: an agent block comprising circuitry to support a plurality of coherent protocols, wherein the agent block comprises an interface to communicate with a fabric , the plurality of coherent protocols are tunneled on the interface , and the interface comprises: a global channel to use a first set of wires, wherein the global channel is to carry signals for initialization of the interface ; a request channel to use a second set of wires, wherein the request channel is to carry address and protocol level command information associated with requests sent from the agent block ; a response channel to use a third set of wires, wherein the response channel is to carry responses to the requests sent from the agent block ; and a data channel to use a fourth set of wires, wherein the data channel is to carry data transfers from the agent block to other agents via the fabric , wherein each of the global channel , the request channel , the response channel and the data channel is to use a respective set of wires. a global channel to use a first set of wires, wherein the global channel is to carry signals for initialization of the interface ; a request channel to use a second set of wires, wherein the request channel is to carry address and protocol level command information associated with requests sent from the agent block ; a response channel to use a third set of wires, wherein the response channel is to carry responses to the requests sent from the agent block ; and a data channel to use a fourth set of wires, wherein the data channel is to carry data transfers from the agent block to other agents via the fabric , wherein each of the global channel , the request channel , the response channel and the data channel is to use a respective set of wires.
A clamp for joining two connecting elements with abutting faces oriented transverse to a centre axis of the connecting elements, the clamp comprises a first and a second clamp element which are connected to each other by a pivot arrangement and arranged for positioning around an area where the two connecting elements are to be joined, the clamp is provided with a locking device to secure the connecting elements together when used, and the clamp is provided with an actuating device which is arranged to actuate the locking device in between a locking position and a release position, in which locking position the locking device is in contact with the first clamp element and the second clamp element , and in which release position the locking device is in contact with only one of the first clamp element and the second clamp element , characterised in that the actuating device and the locking device , in the release position, are connected in a continuously linked arrangement with the clamp elements around the connecting elements .