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A casing for supporting sampling cones for a pipetting system, the casing being intended to be stacked with other identical casings along a stacking direction , and comprising: - a support provided with ports for housing the sampling cones; and - first and second opposite flanks integral with the support and through which a median imaginary plane (P) integrating the stacking direction passes, characterised in that each of the first and second opposite flanks is equipped with a mating female member as well as a mating male member arranged substantially symmetrically on either side of said median imaginary plane (P), both mating female members of the first and second opposite flanks being arranged on a same side of the median imaginary plane (P) and both mating male members of the first and second opposite flanks being arranged on the other side of the median imaginary plane (P), and in that said mating male and female members are designed such that when two identical supporting casings are stacked along the stacking direction with an upper casing and a lower casing both having their male members on a same side of the median imaginary plane (P), the upper casing assumes a laid position in which it is not retained by the lower casing in the stacking direction, and also designed such that when the upper casing and the lower casing have their mating male members respectively on either side of the median imaginary plane (P), the upper casing assumes a retained position in which its two mating male members respectively cooperate with both mating female members of the lower casing . - a support provided with ports for housing the sampling cones; and - first and second opposite flanks integral with the support and through which a median imaginary plane (P) integrating the stacking direction passes,
A guide apparatus comprising: a first member ; a second member assembled to the first member in such a manner as to be relatively movable in a length direction; an engagement body placed on the second member ; and a pair of plate spring portions placed on the first member in such a manner as to sandwich the engagement body , wherein the pair of plate spring portions bends in such a manner that a minimum dimension (w) between the pair of plate spring portions is smaller than a dimension (d) of the engagement body , and in a state where the engagement body has gone beyond a minimum dimension position between the pair of plate spring portions and the second member is being held at a predetermined position on the first member , the minimum dimension (w) between the pair of plate spring portions is smaller than the dimension (d) of the engagement body , and both end portions, in the length direction, of each plate spring portion are supported by the first member , one end portions (23, 44a1, 44b1), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions are fixed to the first member , the other end portions (24, 44a3, 44b3), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions are supported by support surfaces of the first member in such a manner as to be movable in the length direction, and characterised in that the other end portions (24, 44a3, 44b3), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions bend, in convex form, toward the support surfaces . a first member ; a second member assembled to the first member in such a manner as to be relatively movable in a length direction; an engagement body placed on the second member ; and a pair of plate spring portions placed on the first member in such a manner as to sandwich the engagement body , wherein the pair of plate spring portions bends in such a manner that a minimum dimension (w) between the pair of plate spring portions is smaller than a dimension (d) of the engagement body , and in a state where the engagement body has gone beyond a minimum dimension position between the pair of plate spring portions and the second member is being held at a predetermined position on the first member , the minimum dimension (w) between the pair of plate spring portions is smaller than the dimension (d) of the engagement body , and both end portions, in the length direction, of each plate spring portion are supported by the first member , one end portions (23, 44a1, 44b1), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions are fixed to the first member , the other end portions (24, 44a3, 44b3), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions are supported by support surfaces of the first member in such a manner as to be movable in the length direction, and characterised in that the other end portions (24, 44a3, 44b3), in the length direction, of the pair of plate spring portions bend, in convex form, toward the support surfaces .
A computer-implemented method comprising: - obtaining an intermediate computer code object comprising at least one set of instructions corresponding to a task to be performed, the intermediate computer code object further comprising for each of said at least one set of instructions one or more of metadata descriptors representative of at least a complexity measure of said task to be performed, said intermediate computer code object being machine-independent and said complexity measure being at least based on an analysis of the intermediate computer code and - executing at run-time said intermediate computer code object on a computing platform comprising at least two different execution units having a memory with a different memory location, said executing at run-time comprising selecting for each of said at least one set of instructions a target execution unit from said plurality of execution units, said selecting taking into account the one or more of metadata descriptors and a decision rule relating said at least a complexity measure to a performance characteristic of the plurality of execution units, said executing the intermediate computer code object comprising translating each of the at least one set of instructions to a machine level format executable by the corresponding target execution unit. - obtaining an intermediate computer code object comprising at least one set of instructions corresponding to a task to be performed, the intermediate computer code object further comprising for each of said at least one set of instructions one or more of metadata descriptors representative of at least a complexity measure of said task to be performed, said intermediate computer code object being machine-independent and said complexity measure being at least based on an analysis of the intermediate computer code and - executing at run-time said intermediate computer code object on a computing platform comprising at least two different execution units having a memory with a different memory location, said executing at run-time comprising selecting for each of said at least one set of instructions a target execution unit from said plurality of execution units, said selecting taking into account the one or more of metadata descriptors and a decision rule relating said at least a complexity measure to a performance characteristic of the plurality of execution units, said executing the intermediate computer code object comprising translating each of the at least one set of instructions to a machine level format executable by the corresponding target execution unit.
A de-icing system for attaching to an aircraft comprising: (i) a shield having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the shield is configured to be fixed to an aircraft wing or slat structure at a plurality of fixation points of the system; (ii) one or more actuators positioned adjacent the inner surface of the shield and spaced apart from each of the plurality of fixation points; wherein each of the one or more actuators is configured to generate an actuator force against the inner surface of the shield; and a plurality of stiffeners and a plurality of reduced thickness area arranged along a width of the shield so that a thickness between the inner surface and the outer surface of the shield varies across the width of the shield and causes the shield to undergo a twist-like deformation when subjected to the actuator forces, wherein a stiffness of the shield is greater at a portion of the shield having one of the plurality of the stiffeners than at one of the plurality of reduced thickness areas. (i) a shield having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the shield is configured to be fixed to an aircraft wing or slat structure at a plurality of fixation points of the system; (ii) one or more actuators positioned adjacent the inner surface of the shield and spaced apart from each of the plurality of fixation points;
A compound of the general formula (I.1) in which R 1 is phenyl or C 1 -C 6 -alkyl- or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-substituted phenyl.
A method for producing a component having a toothed profile , wherein, in a first step, a component blank is inserted into a mount of a tool device for absorbing a pressing force during a movement of a pressing part of the tool device in a vertical displacement direction (V), characterised in that in a second step, the toothed profile is pressed into the component blank using a rotational body coupled to the pressing part via an articulated rod , and the rotational body is pressed in the direction of the component blank during the movement of the pressing part in the displacement direction (V) and rolls along the component blank so that the toothed profile is formed. wherein, in a first step, a component blank is inserted into a mount of a tool device for absorbing a pressing force during a movement of a pressing part of the tool device in a vertical displacement direction (V), characterised in that in a second step, the toothed profile is pressed into the component blank using a rotational body coupled to the pressing part via an articulated rod , and the rotational body is pressed in the direction of the component blank during the movement of the pressing part in the displacement direction (V) and rolls along the component blank so that the toothed profile is formed.
A process for mineral carbonation, which process comprises the steps of: providing a bed of hydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral particles in a heating vessel; agitating the bed of particles under conditions of a sub-atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of at least 600°C, preferably in the range 600-680°C, to produce particles of dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral; and reacting the dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral with carbon dioxide, carbonate ions and/or bicarbonate ions to form magnesium carbonate; wherein the sub-atmospheric pressure is generated, partly or in full, by a condensing heat exchanger, which condenses steam produced during production of the dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral. providing a bed of hydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral particles in a heating vessel; agitating the bed of particles under conditions of a sub-atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of at least 600°C, preferably in the range 600-680°C, to produce particles of dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral; and reacting the dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral with carbon dioxide, carbonate ions and/or bicarbonate ions to form magnesium carbonate; wherein the sub-atmospheric pressure is generated, partly or in full, by a condensing heat exchanger, which condenses steam produced during production of the dehydroxylated magnesium silicate mineral.
A metal organic framework, selected from: NiNbOF 5 (pyrazine) 2 ·2H 2 O; NiAlF 5 (H 2 O)(pyrazine) 2 ·2H 2 O; and NiFeF 5 (H 2 O)(pyrazine) 2 ·4H 2 O.
A subsea foundation , comprising: at least one mudmat having a top panel and a skirt depending from the top panel to be embedded into seabed soil; and at least one auxiliary plate supported by the mudmat , the plate being deployable downwardly from a raised, retracted position in which the plate is held above a lower edge of the skirt into a lowered, deployed position in which the plate extends beneath the lower edge of the skirt to be embedded further into the seabed soil. at least one mudmat having a top panel and a skirt depending from the top panel to be embedded into seabed soil; and at least one auxiliary plate supported by the mudmat , the plate being deployable downwardly from a raised, retracted position in which the plate is held above a lower edge of the skirt into a lowered, deployed position in which the plate extends beneath the lower edge of the skirt to be embedded further into the seabed soil.
An in vitro method of detecting the presence of alpha-synuclein aggregation in a biological sample, the method comprising the steps: (i) providing a reaction sample comprising (a) a population of beads comprising zirconia and/or silica, or glass, wherein the population of beads have a mean diameter from 1 mm ±10% to 0.1 mm ±10%, (b) thioflavin T; and (c) alpha-synuclein or a variant thereof having from 1 to 10 amino acid substitutions, insertions, or deletions that do not substantially affect the ability of the peptide to aggregate in the reaction conditions of the method; (ii) combining a biological sample and the reaction sample to form a reaction mixture; (iii) incubating the reaction mixture with intermittent agitation cycles; (iv) illuminating the reaction mixture with a wavelength of light that excites the thioflavin T; and (v) determining the level of fluorescence of the reaction mixture during incubation, wherein steps (iii) to (v) are carried out at the same time, and a significant increase in the fluorescence of the reaction mixture during steps (iii) to (v) is indicative of the presence of aggregates of alpha-synuclein in the reaction mixture, and wherein the presence of aggregates of alpha-synuclein in the reaction mixture is indicative of the presence of aggregates of alpha-synuclein in the biological sample. (i) providing a reaction sample comprising (a) a population of beads comprising zirconia and/or silica, or glass, wherein the population of beads have a mean diameter from 1 mm ±10% to 0.1 mm ±10%, (b) thioflavin T; and (c) alpha-synuclein or a variant thereof having from 1 to 10 amino acid substitutions, insertions, or deletions that do not substantially affect the ability of the peptide to aggregate in the reaction conditions of the method; (a) a population of beads comprising zirconia and/or silica, or glass, wherein the population of beads have a mean diameter from 1 mm ±10% to 0.1 mm ±10%, (b) thioflavin T; and (c) alpha-synuclein or a variant thereof having from 1 to 10 amino acid substitutions, insertions, or deletions that do not substantially affect the ability of the peptide to aggregate in the reaction conditions of the method; (ii) combining a biological sample and the reaction sample to form a reaction mixture; (iii) incubating the reaction mixture with intermittent agitation cycles; (iv) illuminating the reaction mixture with a wavelength of light that excites the thioflavin T; and (v) determining the level of fluorescence of the reaction mixture during incubation,
A method for manufacturing a molded product having a recessed/protruding part from a molded substrate (A) including reinforcing fibers and a matrix resin by press molding, the method comprising: a step (I) of placing the molded substrate (A) in one of molds including an upper mold and a lower mold and deforming the molded substrate (A) in an in-plane direction by heating the molded substrate and pressing the molded substrate in the mold; and a step (II) of deforming the molded substrate (A) deformed in the in-plane direction in an out-of-plane direction by depressurizing the mold subsequent to the step (I), wherein a deformation rate ratio T represented by following formula is within a range of 0.1 to 1: T = X / Z ⋅ ⋅ □ an in-plane deformation rate X = {(a surface area of a recessed part of the mold having the recessed part)/(a projected area of an opening of the recessed part of the mold having the recessed part, the opening being projected in the out-of-plane direction of the molded substrate (A), which is a raw material)} 1/2 , an out-of-plane deformation rate Z = (a maximum thickness of the molded product)/(a thickness P of the molded substrate (A)), the thickness P = a mass of the molded substrate A / an apparent density / an area of molded substrate A . a step (I) of placing the molded substrate (A) in one of molds including an upper mold and a lower mold and deforming the molded substrate (A) in an in-plane direction by heating the molded substrate and pressing the molded substrate in the mold; and a step (II) of deforming the molded substrate (A) deformed in the in-plane direction in an out-of-plane direction by depressurizing the mold subsequent to the step (I), wherein a deformation rate ratio T represented by following formula is within a range of 0.1 to 1: T = X / Z ⋅ ⋅ □ an in-plane deformation rate X = {(a surface area of a recessed part of the mold having the recessed part)/(a projected area of an opening of the recessed part of the mold having the recessed part, the opening being projected in the out-of-plane direction of the molded substrate (A), which is a raw material)} 1/2 , an out-of-plane deformation rate Z = (a maximum thickness of the molded product)/(a thickness P of the molded substrate (A)), the thickness P = a mass of the molded substrate A / an apparent density / an area of molded substrate A .
A device for filling a reservoir comprising: a cover portion ; and a bottom portion , the bottom portion configured to attach to a disposable housing assembly comprising the reservoir, wherein the cover portion and the bottom portion are rotatably attached in a locked configuration; characterized in that the cover portion comprises a septum window and wherein in the locked configuration, a septum is obscured through the septum window; wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in an unlocked configuration, the cover portion is rotatable with respect to the bottom portion to a position in which the septum is visible through the septum window, wherein the cover portion further comprises a spring resting against or loaded against the reservoir to keep air out of the reservoir. a cover portion ; and a bottom portion , the bottom portion configured to attach to a disposable housing assembly comprising the reservoir, wherein the cover portion and the bottom portion are rotatably attached in a locked configuration; characterized in that the cover portion comprises a septum window and wherein in the locked configuration, a septum is obscured through the septum window; wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in an unlocked configuration, the cover portion is rotatable with respect to the bottom portion to a position in which the septum is visible through the septum window, wherein the cover portion further comprises a spring resting against or loaded against the reservoir to keep air out of the reservoir.
A system for inflating a film having two sides that form a common channel and inflatable channels , wherein the inflatable channels are in fluid communication with the common channel , the system comprising: a roller assembly configured to move the film in a longitudinal direction; and a nozzle located upstream of the roller assembly in the longitudinal direction and configured to inflate the inflatable channels , the nozzle comprising: a proximal end configured to separate the two sides of the film to open the common channel as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; a distal end configured to permit the two sides of the film to converge as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; and a slot configured to direct gas transversely into the common channel to inflate the inflatable channels as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; characterized in that the roller assembly includes a slotted roller ; the slotted roller is configured to accommodate a drag sealer ; and the drag sealer is configured to form a seal in the film as the film is moved in the longitudinal direction. a roller assembly configured to move the film in a longitudinal direction; and a nozzle located upstream of the roller assembly in the longitudinal direction and configured to inflate the inflatable channels , the nozzle comprising: a proximal end configured to separate the two sides of the film to open the common channel as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; a distal end configured to permit the two sides of the film to converge as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; and a slot configured to direct gas transversely into the common channel to inflate the inflatable channels as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; characterized in that a proximal end configured to separate the two sides of the film to open the common channel as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; a distal end configured to permit the two sides of the film to converge as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; and a slot configured to direct gas transversely into the common channel to inflate the inflatable channels as the film moves in the longitudinal direction; characterized in that the roller assembly includes a slotted roller ; the slotted roller is configured to accommodate a drag sealer ; and the drag sealer is configured to form a seal in the film as the film is moved in the longitudinal direction.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a transfer unit configured to transfer onto a transfer medium an image that is formed on a photosensitive medium ; a power supply unit configured to provide a transfer power to the transfer unit; and a transfer power control unit configured to control the transfer power that is provided to the transfer unit by the power supply unit, wherein the transfer power control unit is configured to determine as a target voltage an output voltage of the power supply unit that is measured by supplying an initial transfer current to the transfer unit in a predetermined period before an image is transferred onto the transfer medium and to control the power supply unit to apply the target voltage to the transfer unit by controlling a transfer current that is supplied to the transfer unit from the power supply unit while an image is being transferred onto the transfer medium based on a value of a feedback correction rate calculated using the target voltage and an output voltage of the power supply unit measured by the transfer power control unit while the image is being transferred. a transfer unit configured to transfer onto a transfer medium an image that is formed on a photosensitive medium ; a power supply unit configured to provide a transfer power to the transfer unit; and a transfer power control unit configured to control the transfer power that is provided to the transfer unit by the power supply unit, wherein the transfer power control unit is configured to determine as a target voltage an output voltage of the power supply unit that is measured by supplying an initial transfer current to the transfer unit in a predetermined period before an image is transferred onto the transfer medium and to control the power supply unit to apply the target voltage to the transfer unit by controlling a transfer current that is supplied to the transfer unit from the power supply unit while an image is being transferred onto the transfer medium based on a value of a feedback correction rate calculated using the target voltage and an output voltage of the power supply unit measured by the transfer power control unit while the image is being transferred.