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A method for determining an analyte concentration in a sample of a biological fluid, comprising the following steps: determining a sample temperature (T) of the sample; generating an output signal (OS T , i T ) in response to a redox reaction of an analyte in the sample; selecting a slope value (S R ) and an intercept (Int R ) value from a correlation of output signals and analyte concentrations previously determined at a reference temperature; adjusting the selected slope (S R ) value and the selected intercept (Int R ) value in response to the sample temperature (T) to provide an adjusted slope (S T ) value and an adjusted intercept (Int T ) value, where the slope is adjusted in response to a normalized temperature function of slope (f(T)), and the intercept is adjusted in response to a normalized temperature function of the intercept (g(T)); and calculating an analyte concentration (A R , G R ) from the output signal (OS T , i T ) and the adjusted slope (S T ) and intercept (Int T ) values, characterized in that separate temperature functions for slope and intercept are used with a program number assignment (PNA) table of the slope and intercept of the correlation for the reference temperature and temperature function and correlation equation changes are made by changing the program number assignment (PNA) table when a new sensor strip type or batch is used. determining a sample temperature (T) of the sample; generating an output signal (OS T , i T ) in response to a redox reaction of an analyte in the sample; selecting a slope value (S R ) and an intercept (Int R ) value from a correlation of output signals and analyte concentrations previously determined at a reference temperature; adjusting the selected slope (S R ) value and the selected intercept (Int R ) value in response to the sample temperature (T) to provide an adjusted slope (S T ) value and an adjusted intercept (Int T ) value, where the slope is adjusted in response to a normalized temperature function of slope (f(T)), and the intercept is adjusted in response to a normalized temperature function of the intercept (g(T)); and calculating an analyte concentration (A R , G R ) from the output signal (OS T , i T ) and the adjusted slope (S T ) and intercept (Int T ) values, characterized in that
An apparatus comprising: an actuating substrate ; and an antenna adhered to and in contact with the actuating substrate ; wherein the actuating substrate is configured to undergo reversible strain during mechanical actuation, wherein the reversible strain in the actuating substrate varies the dimensions of the in-contact antenna so as to cause a change in the operational characteristics of the antenna , characterised in that the antenna comprises an interpenetrating matrix of electrically conducting nanostructures. an actuating substrate ; and an antenna adhered to and in contact with the actuating substrate ;
A cavity filter comprising: a dielectric resonator element ; and a corrugated tube structure that surrounds the dielectric resonator element such that an outer wall surface of the dielectric resonator element is in contact with an inner sidewall of the corrugated tube structure , the corrugated tube structure including at least two spaced-apart corrugations (210A-210J) configured to deformably expand and contract the corrugated tube structure and further configured to clamp the dielectric resonator element within the corrugated tube structure . a dielectric resonator element ; and a corrugated tube structure that surrounds the dielectric resonator element such that an outer wall surface of the dielectric resonator element is in contact with an inner sidewall of the corrugated tube structure , the corrugated tube structure including at least two spaced-apart corrugations (210A-210J) configured to deformably expand and contract the corrugated tube structure and further configured to clamp the dielectric resonator element within the corrugated tube structure .
Ex vivo method for the prognosis of metastasis in prostate cancer, CHARACTERIZED in that it comprises the following steps: a) determining the level of expression of the following genes: NRP-1, MFAP4, NRIP3, THBS2, TNF, EDN1, EBF1 and GALNT16, in a biological sample containing stromal cells of a prostate cancer primary tumor; b) establishing whether the expression of the genes NRP-1, MFAP4, NRIP3, THBS2, TNF, EDN1, EBF1 is increased or if the expression of the GALNT16 gene is diminished, which correlates with the prognosis of metastasis in prostate cancer. a) determining the level of expression of the following genes: NRP-1, MFAP4, NRIP3, THBS2, TNF, EDN1, EBF1 and GALNT16, in a biological sample containing stromal cells of a prostate cancer primary tumor; b) establishing whether the expression of the genes NRP-1, MFAP4, NRIP3, THBS2, TNF, EDN1, EBF1 is increased or if the expression of the GALNT16 gene is diminished, which correlates with the prognosis of metastasis in prostate cancer.
A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance probe comprising: a primary circuit including a primary inductor coil with a primary resonance mode located in a sample resonator region ; one or more secondary circuits including one or more secondary inductor coils located in a second region outside the sample resonator region, wherein the one or more secondary inductor coils are electrically connected to the primary inductor coil ; and one or more resonators located in the second region each comprising an inductive coupling loop and a variable capacitor in parallel, wherein each of the one or more resonators is inductively coupled to one of the one or more secondary inductor coils with a coupling constant (k) ; a shunt configured to adjust the coupling constant (k), thereby enabling to detect one or more of at least two modes, wherein each of the one or more resonators is configured to the primary resonance mode into at least two modes. a primary circuit including a primary inductor coil with a primary resonance mode located in a sample resonator region ; one or more secondary circuits including one or more secondary inductor coils located in a second region outside the sample resonator region, wherein the one or more secondary inductor coils are electrically connected to the primary inductor coil ; and one or more resonators located in the second region each comprising an inductive coupling loop and a variable capacitor in parallel, wherein each of the one or more resonators is inductively coupled to one of the one or more secondary inductor coils with a coupling constant (k) ; a shunt configured to adjust the coupling constant (k), thereby enabling to detect one or more of at least two modes, wherein each of the one or more resonators is configured to the primary resonance mode into at least two modes.
Method for operating an actuator device , wherein the actuator device has a magnetic actuating element , at least one magnetic field sensor for detecting a magnetic field of the actuating element and a drive mechanism for moving the actuating element between two mechanical end stops in relation to the at least one magnetic field sensor , wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: reading in a sensor signal from an interface with respect to the at least one magnetic field sensor and a drive signal from an interface with respect to the drive mechanism , wherein the sensor signal represents at least one magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic field of the actuating element , wherein the drive signal represents a driving direction and a power consumption of the drive mechanism ; determining a position of the actuating element by using the sensor signal and the drive signal ; generating a state signal by using the determined position , wherein the state signal represents an actuating state of the actuator device ; and providing the state signal for outputting at an output interface. reading in a sensor signal from an interface with respect to the at least one magnetic field sensor and a drive signal from an interface with respect to the drive mechanism , wherein the sensor signal represents at least one magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic field of the actuating element , wherein the drive signal represents a driving direction and a power consumption of the drive mechanism ; determining a position of the actuating element by using the sensor signal and the drive signal ; generating a state signal by using the determined position , wherein the state signal represents an actuating state of the actuator device ; and providing the state signal for outputting at an output interface.
An apparatus comprising: a first antenna (212-1) and a second antenna (212-2); and a wireless transceiver coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, the wireless transceiver configured to: transmit a proximity detection signal via the first antenna; receive a reflected proximity detection signal via the second antenna, the reflected proximity detection signal including a portion of the proximity detection signal that is reflected by an object ; adjust a transmission parameter based on the reflected proximity detection signal, wherein the transmission parameter varies according to a range to the object; and transmit an uplink signal using the transmission parameter; and wherein the proximity detection signal comprises a frequency-modulated continuous wave, FMCW, signal or a multi-tone signal , and the wireless transceiver is further configured to switch between the FMCW signal or the multi-tone signal , the FMCW signal being used to detect the object at farther ranges while the multi-tone signal being used to detect the object at closer ranges. a first antenna (212-1) and a second antenna (212-2); and a wireless transceiver coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, the wireless transceiver configured to: transmit a proximity detection signal via the first antenna; receive a reflected proximity detection signal via the second antenna, the reflected proximity detection signal including a portion of the proximity detection signal that is reflected by an object ; adjust a transmission parameter based on the reflected proximity detection signal, wherein the transmission parameter varies according to a range to the object; and transmit an uplink signal using the transmission parameter; and transmit a proximity detection signal via the first antenna; receive a reflected proximity detection signal via the second antenna, the reflected proximity detection signal including a portion of the proximity detection signal that is reflected by an object ; adjust a transmission parameter based on the reflected proximity detection signal, wherein the transmission parameter varies according to a range to the object; and transmit an uplink signal using the transmission parameter; and wherein the proximity detection signal comprises a frequency-modulated continuous wave, FMCW, signal or a multi-tone signal , and the wireless transceiver is further configured to switch between the FMCW signal or the multi-tone signal , the FMCW signal being used to detect the object at farther ranges while the multi-tone signal being used to detect the object at closer ranges.
A computer-implemented method for executing a search query on losslessly reduced data, wherein the losslessly reduced data is obtained by losslessly reducing input data, wherein the input data has a structure that is defined by a schema which specifies a set of fields that are present in each element of the input data, wherein the search query specifies field values for a subset of the set of fields, wherein said losslessly reducing the input data comprises factorizing the input data into a set of elements, and for each element: determining a name by concatenating the subset of the set of fields of the element, identifying one or more prime data elements by navigating through a data structure using the name, wherein each prime data element has a structure that is defined by the schema, wherein the data structure organizes the prime data elements based on names whose leading bytes are determined by concatenating the subsets of the set of fields of the prime data elements, and using the one or more prime data elements to losslessly reduce the element to obtain (i) if the element is a duplicate of a prime data element, a reference to the prime data element, or (ii) if the element is not a duplicate of any prime data elements, a reference to one or more prime data elements, and a sequence of transformations that derives the element from the one or more prime data elements, the method for executing the search query on the losslessly reduced data comprising: while losslessly reducing the input data, determining the sequence of transformations such that the sequence of transformations does not modify the subset of the set of fields in the prime data elements; and executing the search query by searching the data structure to obtain a search result that is selected from a group including: (A) matching prime data elements that contain the field values in respective fields, (B) portions of losslessly reduced data that were losslessly reduced by using the matching prime data elements, (C) portions of input data that were losslessly reduced by using the matching prime data elements, and (D) a notification that no matching results were found. while losslessly reducing the input data, determining the sequence of transformations such that the sequence of transformations does not modify the subset of the set of fields in the prime data elements; and executing the search query by searching the data structure to obtain a search result that is selected from a group including: (A) matching prime data elements that contain the field values in respective fields, (B) portions of losslessly reduced data that were losslessly reduced by using the matching prime data elements, (C) portions of input data that were losslessly reduced by using the matching prime data elements, and (D) a notification that no matching results were found.
Combustion system for combustion of a main fuel and auxiliary fuels with a first pass , comprising at least one main burner to burn the main fuel and with a fluidized bed , characterised in that an auxiliary burner to burn auxiliary fuels from which the ash has a melting point of less than 800°C is arranged in an area that is at least partly separated from the fluidized bed by a guide .
An apparatus comprising: a signal processor or processing module configured at least to: receive signalling containing information about an acoustic attenuation through a froth layer in a flotation cell or tank of a flotation separation process, or between the froth layer and a pulp zone, or between the froth layer and air above the froth layer, or any combination; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about a control characteristic related to the flotation separation process based at least partly on the signalling received. receive signalling containing information about an acoustic attenuation through a froth layer in a flotation cell or tank of a flotation separation process, or between the froth layer and a pulp zone, or between the froth layer and air above the froth layer, or any combination; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about a control characteristic related to the flotation separation process based at least partly on the signalling received.
Test procedure for testing a test specimen comprising a cable which is formed open at a front end so that an inside of the cable is accessible, and which is provided at a rear end of the cable with a sealed cable connection for connection to an element, and wherein a test pressure is generated in the test specimen by means of a pressure generating unit for carrying out a pressure difference measurement by means of a pressure sensor , CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the front, possibly stripped, end of the cable is introduced into an adapter , that the test pressure is applied by the pressure generating unit and a reference volume (V 2 ) is automatically determined in the interior of a measuring cell which comprises the space within the test specimen and the adapter with the connected pressure sensor up to a valve, THAT the measuring cell is uncoupled from the pressure generating unit by means of the valve and that a leakage rate of the test body in the measuring cell is determined with the aid of a pressure difference method.
Process for producing a crosslinked antifog coating on an optical component, comprising the provision of the optical component and the covalent binding of a silane derivative by chemical reaction with reactive groups on the surface of the optical component, followed by crosslinking; wherein the silane derivative is a silane derivative of the formula : R o X m SiB n wherein m = 1-3, n = 1-2 and o = 0 - 1, under the condition that m + n + o = 4, the radical X is selected from halogen or C 1-4 -alkoxy, wherein where m = 2-3 the individual radicals X may be the same or different, the radical R is C 1-4 -alkyl, the radical B has the structure -B1-B2, in which B2 is a terminal hydrophilic group which is crosslinked with at least one of a hydrophilic group of an adjacent molecule of the antifog layer, and -B1- is either a spacer group, which links the hydrophilic group B2 with the Si atom, or is a covalent bond, wherein the terminal hydrophilic group -B2 is poly(meth)acrylate, wherein where n = 2 the individual radicals B may be the same or different; and wherein the crosslinking is effected between adjacent molecules of the hydrophilic groups -B2 of the antifog coating. m = 1-3, n = 1-2 and o = 0 - 1, under the condition that m + n + o = 4, the radical X is selected from halogen or C 1-4 -alkoxy, wherein where m = 2-3 the individual radicals X may be the same or different, the radical R is C 1-4 -alkyl, the radical B has the structure -B1-B2, in which B2 is a terminal hydrophilic group which is crosslinked with at least one of a hydrophilic group of an adjacent molecule of the antifog layer, and -B1- is either a spacer group, which links the hydrophilic group B2 with the Si atom, or is a covalent bond, wherein the terminal hydrophilic group -B2 is poly(meth)acrylate, wherein where n = 2 the individual radicals B may be the same or different; and
A liquid distribution method comprising the following steps: providing at least two ferry units , so that each ferry unit is made to reciprocate between an initial workstation and a first workstation ; transferring onto each of the ferry units a reactor containing a sample from the initial workstation ; adding a reagent into the reactors at the first workstation ; recording, as a first cycle, a shortest time window during which a sequence of actions performed by each of the ferry units can be cyclically reproduced, and recording, as a second cycle, a quotient obtained by dividing the first cycle by the number of ferry units , wherein starting from transferring the reactor to one ferry unit for the first time, the reactors are successively transferred to other ferry units staggeredly at intervals of the second cycle; and sequentially removing from the ferry units the reactors for which the mixing processing has been completed, staggeredly at the intervals of the second cycle, and placing another reactor containing the sample onto the ferry unit from which the reactor was removed. providing at least two ferry units , so that each ferry unit is made to reciprocate between an initial workstation and a first workstation ; transferring onto each of the ferry units a reactor containing a sample from the initial workstation ; adding a reagent into the reactors at the first workstation ; recording, as a first cycle, a shortest time window during which a sequence of actions performed by each of the ferry units can be cyclically reproduced, and recording, as a second cycle, a quotient obtained by dividing the first cycle by the number of ferry units , wherein starting from transferring the reactor to one ferry unit for the first time, the reactors are successively transferred to other ferry units staggeredly at intervals of the second cycle; and sequentially removing from the ferry units the reactors for which the mixing processing has been completed, staggeredly at the intervals of the second cycle, and placing another reactor containing the sample onto the ferry unit from which the reactor was removed.
A method for heating a liquid glass channel of a glass fiber tank furnace, comprising: passing oxygen and fuel, via a burner , into a channel space for combustion to heat the channel space and liquid glass ; wherein a flow rate of the fuel is V F , a flow rate of the oxygen is Vox, a relative velocity difference is D=((V F -V OX )/V F )×100%, a temperature of the channel is greater than 0°C and less than or equal to 1500°C, and the relative velocity difference expressed as D is greater than 25%; wherein, a range of the flow rate of the fuel expressed as V F is greater than 0m/s and less than or equal to 100m/s, and a range of the flow rate of the oxygen expressed as Vox is greater than 0m/s and less than or equal to 10m/s; wherein grading control for the relative velocity difference expressed as D and the flow rate of the fuel expressed as V F according to the different channel temperatures is adopted; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 0°C and less than or equal to 500°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 25% and less than or equal to 50%; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 500°C and less than or equal to 1000°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 50% and less than or equal to 90%; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 1000°C and less than or equal to 1500°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 90%. wherein a flow rate of the fuel is V F , a flow rate of the oxygen is Vox, a relative velocity difference is D=((V F -V OX )/V F )×100%, a temperature of the channel is greater than 0°C and less than or equal to 1500°C, and the relative velocity difference expressed as D is greater than 25%; wherein, a range of the flow rate of the fuel expressed as V F is greater than 0m/s and less than or equal to 100m/s, and a range of the flow rate of the oxygen expressed as Vox is greater than 0m/s and less than or equal to 10m/s; wherein grading control for the relative velocity difference expressed as D and the flow rate of the fuel expressed as V F according to the different channel temperatures is adopted; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 0°C and less than or equal to 500°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 25% and less than or equal to 50%; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 500°C and less than or equal to 1000°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 50% and less than or equal to 90%; wherein, when the channel temperature is controlled to be greater than 1000°C and less than or equal to 1500°C, a range of the relative velocity difference expressed as D is controlled to be greater than 90%.