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A method for analyzing one or more components from a sample, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of cell beads and a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules, wherein a cell bead of said plurality of cell beads comprises macromolecular constituents derived from a cell or virus encapsulated within a polymer or gel matrix, wherein said macromolecular constituents comprise a nucleic acid molecule, and wherein a nucleic acid barcode molecule of said plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprises a barcode sequence; (b) within said cell bead, (i) subjecting said nucleic acid molecule to a nucleic acid modification reaction to generate a modified nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead; and (ii) using said modified nucleic acid molecule and said nucleic acid barcode molecule to generate a barcoded nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead comprising (I) a sequence of said modified nucleic acid molecule or derivative thereof and (II) said barcode sequence or derivative thereof; and (c) sequencing said barcoded nucleic acid molecule or a derivative thereof to identify a sequence of said nucleic acid molecule. (a) providing a plurality of cell beads and a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules, wherein a cell bead of said plurality of cell beads comprises macromolecular constituents derived from a cell or virus encapsulated within a polymer or gel matrix, wherein said macromolecular constituents comprise a nucleic acid molecule, and wherein a nucleic acid barcode molecule of said plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules comprises a barcode sequence; (b) within said cell bead, (i) subjecting said nucleic acid molecule to a nucleic acid modification reaction to generate a modified nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead; and (ii) using said modified nucleic acid molecule and said nucleic acid barcode molecule to generate a barcoded nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead comprising (I) a sequence of said modified nucleic acid molecule or derivative thereof and (II) said barcode sequence or derivative thereof; and (i) subjecting said nucleic acid molecule to a nucleic acid modification reaction to generate a modified nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead; and (ii) using said modified nucleic acid molecule and said nucleic acid barcode molecule to generate a barcoded nucleic acid molecule in said cell bead comprising (I) a sequence of said modified nucleic acid molecule or derivative thereof and (II) said barcode sequence or derivative thereof; and (c) sequencing said barcoded nucleic acid molecule or a derivative thereof to identify a sequence of said nucleic acid molecule.
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite microspheres comprising the step of contacting, under polymerization conditions, an aqueous dispersion of first composite microspheres comprising a polysiloxane and structural units of a first monoethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer with first stage monomers comprising, based on the weight of the first stage monomers, from a) 0.05 to 5 weight percent nonionic polyalkylene oxide or anionic polyalkylene oxide salt of a distyryl or tristyryl phenol; and b) from 85 to 99.95 weight percent of a second monoethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer, to grow out the first composite microspheres to form an aqueous dispersion of second composite microspheres, wherein the first composite microspheres have an average particle size in the range of from 1 μm to 15 μm and the second composite microspheres have an average particle size in the range of from 1.1 μm and 25 μm; and wherein the nonionic polyalkylene oxide or anionic polyalkylene oxide salt of a distyryl or tristyryl phenol is represented by the compound of Formula I: where each R is independently C 1 -C 4 -alkyl; R 1 is H, 1-phenethyl-(R) p , CH 2 -CR=CH 2 , or CH=CHCH 3 ; each R 2 is independently H, allyl, methyl, acrylate, methacrylate, or -CH 2 CHR 3 OX; each R 3 is independently H, methyl, or ethyl; m is 0 to 5; n is 6 to 40; p is 0, 1 or 2; and O-X is hydroxyl, methoxyl, a sulfate or a phosphate.
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a container defining a reservoir for storing a liquid aerosol precursor; a vaporisation chamber for vaporising the liquid aerosol precursor; a vapour outlet extending from the vaporising chamber to a vapour flow passage , the vapour flow passage being in fluid communication with a mouthpiece aperture ; and an absorbent member for absorbing condensed vapour within the vapour flow passage, wherein there is a deflection in a vapour airflow path between the vapour outlet and the vapour flow passage and wherein the absorbent member is provided proximal the deflection in the vapour airflow path, characterised in that the vapour flow passage comprises a transverse portion proximal the vapour outlet such that the deflection is provided between the vapour outlet and the transverse portion of the vapour flow passage; and the absorbent member extends in parallel alignment within the transverse portion of the vapour flow passage. a container defining a reservoir for storing a liquid aerosol precursor; a vaporisation chamber for vaporising the liquid aerosol precursor; a vapour outlet extending from the vaporising chamber to a vapour flow passage , the vapour flow passage being in fluid communication with a mouthpiece aperture ; and an absorbent member for absorbing condensed vapour within the vapour flow passage, wherein there is a deflection in a vapour airflow path between the vapour outlet and the vapour flow passage and wherein the absorbent member is provided proximal the deflection in the vapour airflow path, characterised in that the vapour flow passage comprises a transverse portion proximal the vapour outlet such that the deflection is provided between the vapour outlet and the transverse portion of the vapour flow passage; and the absorbent member extends in parallel alignment within the transverse portion of the vapour flow passage.
A sound dampening, fibrous acoustic medium , comprising: a first layer comprising a fibrous acoustic material comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the fibrous acoustic material is electrically oriented and entangled within the second portion of the fibrous acoustic material, wherein the amount of fibrous acoustic material that is entangled within the first layer comprises between 15% and 40% by weight, and wherein the first portion is electrically oriented by application of an electric field to the fibrous acoustic material.
An anti-slip wrench-type tool having a wrench torque body and at least one engagement element , wherein the anti-slip wrench-type tool comprising: the wrench torque-tool body comprising a plurality of internal sidewalls , a first base , and a second base ; each of the plurality of internal sidewalls comprising a first lateral edge , a second lateral edge , and a bracing surface ; the engagement element comprising a first pair of grooves and a second pair of grooves ; the plurality of internal sidewalls being radially distributed about a pivot axis of the wrench torque-tool body ; the engagement element being laterally integrated into a specific sidewall from the plurality of internal sidewalls ; the first pair of grooves and the second pair of grooves being positioned offset from each other along the bracing surface of the specific sidewall ; the first pair of grooves and the second pair of grooves each comprising a primary cavity and a secondary cavity , the primary cavity and the secondary cavity traversing normal and into the bracing surface of the specific sidewall ; the primary cavity and the secondary cavity traversing into the wrench torque-tool body from the first base to the second base ; and the primary cavity from the first pair of grooves being positioned adjacent to the primary cavity from the second pair of grooves , characterized by the primary cavity and the secondary cavity intersecting each other at an intersection point, the intersection point being not collinear with the bracing surface of the specific sidewall the wrench torque-tool body comprising a plurality of internal sidewalls , a first base , and a second base ; each of the plurality of internal sidewalls comprising a first lateral edge , a second lateral edge , and a bracing surface ; the engagement element comprising a first pair of grooves and a second pair of grooves ; the plurality of internal sidewalls being radially distributed about a pivot axis of the wrench torque-tool body ; the engagement element being laterally integrated into a specific sidewall from the plurality of internal sidewalls ; the first pair of grooves and the second pair of grooves being positioned offset from each other along the bracing surface of the specific sidewall ; the first pair of grooves and the second pair of grooves each comprising a primary cavity and a secondary cavity , the primary cavity and the secondary cavity traversing normal and into the bracing surface of the specific sidewall ; the primary cavity and the secondary cavity traversing into the wrench torque-tool body from the first base to the second base ; and the primary cavity from the first pair of grooves being positioned adjacent to the primary cavity from the second pair of grooves ,
Container for a tobacco related product, comprising at least one storage compartment for storing the tobacco related product; at least one closure element for providing controlled access to the storage compartment ; a first adhesive element comprising an adhesive layer and a cover layer disposed on the adhesive layer ; and a second adhesive element comprising a release layer , wherein the cover layer is configured for lowering the adhesive strength of the adhesive layer such that the first adhesive element is generally non-tacky, and wherein the first adhesive element is configured for specifically and selectively adhering to a release layer of the second adhesive element .
A hearing assistance system for delivering processed sound to a listener, comprising: a controller configured to produce a distribution of a plurality of presets in an N-dimensional space automatically using a perceptual model, the plurality of presets including predetermined settings for a plurality of parameters of a signal processing algorithm, the perceptual model representative of the listener's hearing loss profile and providing for a prediction of difference between each pair of presets of the plurality of presets perceivable by the listener, the prediction of difference used by the controller to produce the distribution of the plurality of presets in the N-dimensional space; and a user interface configured to: receive the produced distribution of the plurality of presets in the N-dimensional space; receive, from the listener using the user interface , selected N-dimensional coordinates representative of a position in the N-dimensional space; the controller further configured to map the selected N-dimensional coordinates into selected values of the plurality of parameters; and a signal processor configured to process an input sound signal to produce an output sound signal to be delivered to the listener by executing the signal processing algorithm using the selected values of the plurality of parameters. a controller configured to produce a distribution of a plurality of presets in an N-dimensional space automatically using a perceptual model, the plurality of presets including predetermined settings for a plurality of parameters of a signal processing algorithm, the perceptual model representative of the listener's hearing loss profile and providing for a prediction of difference between each pair of presets of the plurality of presets perceivable by the listener, the prediction of difference used by the controller to produce the distribution of the plurality of presets in the N-dimensional space; and a user interface configured to: receive the produced distribution of the plurality of presets in the N-dimensional space; receive, from the listener using the user interface , selected N-dimensional coordinates representative of a position in the N-dimensional space; receive the produced distribution of the plurality of presets in the N-dimensional space; receive, from the listener using the user interface , selected N-dimensional coordinates representative of a position in the N-dimensional space; the controller further configured to map the selected N-dimensional coordinates into selected values of the plurality of parameters; and a signal processor configured to process an input sound signal to produce an output sound signal to be delivered to the listener by executing the signal processing algorithm using the selected values of the plurality of parameters.
Device for measuring mass flow rate, including: - a flow tube defining a fluid-flow path; characterized in that it furthermore comprises: - a first group of actuators , including at least two actuators placed in a first plane including a first cross section of the tube and perpendicular to the fluid-flow path, the actuators of the first group being configured to move selectively in the first plane, said actuators of the first group being configured to selectively form a recess or protrusion with respect to the tube, this recess and this protrusion having an area Aa in the first plane, the flow area in the tube level with the first plane being denoted by Ac, the following relationship being respected: Ac / Aa > 10 ; - a control circuit configured to control a movement of the first and second actuators of the first group so that the area of the cross section of the flow through the tube in the first plane remains constant, said actuators of the first group being controlled with acceleration setpoints or with setpoints for an amount of movement in the first plane; - at least one sensor for measuring a force or a stress in a direction perpendicular to the flow path, said measuring sensor being placed in proximity to the actuators of the first group on the flow path and furthermore being configured to measure a force in said direction perpendicular to the flow path; - a computing device configured to compute the mass flow rate passing through the flow tube depending on the force or the stress measured by said sensor. - a flow tube defining a fluid-flow path; - a first group of actuators , including at least two actuators placed in a first plane including a first cross section of the tube and perpendicular to the fluid-flow path, the actuators of the first group being configured to move selectively in the first plane, said actuators of the first group being configured to selectively form a recess or protrusion with respect to the tube, this recess and this protrusion having an area Aa in the first plane, the flow area in the tube level with the first plane being denoted by Ac, the following relationship being respected: Ac / Aa > 10 ; - a control circuit configured to control a movement of the first and second actuators of the first group so that the area of the cross section of the flow through the tube in the first plane remains constant, said actuators of the first group being controlled with acceleration setpoints or with setpoints for an amount of movement in the first plane; - at least one sensor for measuring a force or a stress in a direction perpendicular to the flow path, said measuring sensor being placed in proximity to the actuators of the first group on the flow path and furthermore being configured to measure a force in said direction perpendicular to the flow path; - a computing device configured to compute the mass flow rate passing through the flow tube depending on the force or the stress measured by said sensor.
An expandable device for treating a nasal, an otic, or a throat condition comprising a drug coating on an external surface thereof, and having a low-profile configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the drug coating comprises a corticosteroid in a crystalline form, and an excipient, and wherein the external surface is a plasma treated surface that allows transfer of the drug coating to a target tissue site over multiple expansions of the expandable device, wherein the corticosteroid comprises mometasone furoate.
A population of extruded and spheronized pellets, each extruded and spheronized pellet comprising at least 70% w/w cholestyramine and i. a combination of at least 6% w/w of a cellulose ether and at least 2% w/w of an acrylate copolymer; or ii. a combination of at least 5% w/w of a cellulose ether and at least 3% w/w of an acrylate copolymer; or iii. a combination of at least 6% w/w of a cellulose ether, at least 1% w/w of an acrylate copolymer and at least 10% w/w microcrystalline cellulose; or iv. a combination of at least 5% w/w of a cellulose ether, at least 2% w/w of an acrylate copolymer and at least 20% w/w microcrystalline cellulose. i. a combination of at least 6% w/w of a cellulose ether and at least 2% w/w of an acrylate copolymer; or ii. a combination of at least 5% w/w of a cellulose ether and at least 3% w/w of an acrylate copolymer; or iii. a combination of at least 6% w/w of a cellulose ether, at least 1% w/w of an acrylate copolymer and at least 10% w/w microcrystalline cellulose; or iv. a combination of at least 5% w/w of a cellulose ether, at least 2% w/w of an acrylate copolymer and at least 20% w/w microcrystalline cellulose.
A system for controlling a portable tool associated with a controller , comprising a user interface allowing to enter at least one parameter of use of said tool, and a means for determining a plurality of positions of said tool defining at least one volume of use of said tool, the portable tool having a command input means allowing a user to trigger the starting of the tool according to at least one of the parameters of use entered; said system for controlling including a switching means being able to be switched by a user between: - a learning mode wherein the starting of said tool according to at least one of the parameters of use entered is inhibited and the system acquires the position of the tool during each new command entered by said user on said command input means , said positions of the tool thus acquired being used by said determination means to define said volume of use of said tool, and - a mode of use wherein it authorises, when a user actuates said command input means and said tool is located in the at least one volume of use previously defined in learning mode, the starting of said tool according to at least one of the parameters of use entered. - a learning mode wherein the starting of said tool according to at least one of the parameters of use entered is inhibited and the system acquires the position of the tool during each new command entered by said user on said command input means , said positions of the tool thus acquired being used by said determination means to define said volume of use of said tool, and - a mode of use wherein it authorises, when a user actuates said command input means and said tool is located in the at least one volume of use previously defined in learning mode, the starting of said tool according to at least one of the parameters of use entered.
An apparel item comprising: at least one panel of material having an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface; and one or more foam ink nodes located on the inner-facing surface of the panel of material; characterized in that at least a portion of the foam ink nodes comprises a perforation extending through the foam ink nodes and the panel of material to form a fluid communication path from the inner-facing surface of the apparel item to the outer-facing surface of the apparel item.
A rubber composition, comprising a rubber component, which comprises at least one halobutyl rubber selected from the group consisting of bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber, a filler component which comprises at least one filler F1 that has a 14 C content in the range of 0.20 to 0.45 Bq/g of carbon; a carbon content in the range of 60 wt.% to 85 wt.% relative to the ash-free and water-free filler; has an STSA surface area in the range of 10 m 2 /g of filler to 50 m 2 /g of filler; and has acidic hydroxyl groups on its surface; and wherein the proportion of halobutyl rubber in the rubber composition is 70 to 100 phr. a rubber component, which comprises at least one halobutyl rubber selected from the group consisting of bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber, a filler component which comprises at least one filler F1 that has a 14 C content in the range of 0.20 to 0.45 Bq/g of carbon; a carbon content in the range of 60 wt.% to 85 wt.% relative to the ash-free and water-free filler; has an STSA surface area in the range of 10 m 2 /g of filler to 50 m 2 /g of filler; and has acidic hydroxyl groups on its surface; and wherein the proportion of halobutyl rubber in the rubber composition is 70 to 100 phr.
A license plate lamp unit comprising: a license plate lamp configured to irradiate light to a license plate ; a camera unit having a camera lens ; characterized by a nozzle configured to discharge a cleaning liquid and high-pressure air toward the camera lens ; a delivery unit configured to deliver high-pressure air toward the nozzle ; and a base component configured to support the license plate lamp , the camera unit, the delivery unit and the nozzle ; a license plate lamp configured to irradiate light to a license plate ; a camera unit having a camera lens ; characterized by a nozzle configured to discharge a cleaning liquid and high-pressure air toward the camera lens ; a delivery unit configured to deliver high-pressure air toward the nozzle ; and a base component configured to support the license plate lamp , the camera unit, the delivery unit and the nozzle ;