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An apparatus comprising: a) an assay unit comprising: a packed bed ; porous bed supports mounted in the assay unit at opposite ends of the packed bed ; solid phase support beads located in the packed bed and having a selective- binding or reaction reagent mounted on their surface; an outlet from the assay unit having an outer perimeter and located below the packed bed ; an inlet sealing surface located above and adjacent to the packed bed , wherein the outer perimeter of the outlet from the assay unit is dimensioned to form a fluid-tight, friction seal with the inlet sealing surface when two assay units are nested; an upper section ; the apparatus further comprising: b) a multi-function probe comprising: a hub ; a needle with a lumen disposed within the hub and extending from it; wherein the upper section of the assay unit is dimensioned to form a vented friction contact with the hub of the probe , and wherein the needle is dimensioned and configured to aspirate and dispense liquid directly and to form a fluid-tight liquid seal with the inlet sealing surface of the assay unit . a) an assay unit comprising: a packed bed ; porous bed supports mounted in the assay unit at opposite ends of the packed bed ; solid phase support beads located in the packed bed and having a selective- binding or reaction reagent mounted on their surface; an outlet from the assay unit having an outer perimeter and located below the packed bed ; an inlet sealing surface located above and adjacent to the packed bed , wherein the outer perimeter of the outlet from the assay unit is dimensioned to form a fluid-tight, friction seal with the inlet sealing surface when two assay units are nested; an upper section ; the apparatus further comprising: a packed bed ; porous bed supports mounted in the assay unit at opposite ends of the packed bed ; solid phase support beads located in the packed bed and having a selective- binding or reaction reagent mounted on their surface; an outlet from the assay unit having an outer perimeter and located below the packed bed ; an inlet sealing surface located above and adjacent to the packed bed , wherein the outer perimeter of the outlet from the assay unit is dimensioned to form a fluid-tight, friction seal with the inlet sealing surface when two assay units are nested; an upper section ; the apparatus further comprising: b) a multi-function probe comprising: a hub ; a needle with a lumen disposed within the hub and extending from it; wherein the upper section of the assay unit is dimensioned to form a vented friction contact with the hub of the probe , and wherein the needle is dimensioned and configured to aspirate and dispense liquid directly and to form a fluid-tight liquid seal with the inlet sealing surface of the assay unit . a hub ; a needle with a lumen disposed within the hub and extending from it; wherein the upper section of the assay unit is dimensioned to form a vented friction contact with the hub of the probe , and wherein the needle is dimensioned and configured to aspirate and dispense liquid directly and to form a fluid-tight liquid seal with the inlet sealing surface of the assay unit .
A wireless terminal (N12) that can form a peer-to-peer group (G1) with another wireless terminal in a wireless communication network, the wireless terminal (N12) comprising: a first control means configured to operate the wireless terminal (N12) as either an access point or a client node of the group (G1); and a second control means configured to, when operating as the client, perform operation of searching for a further terminal that is present in vicinity in response to receipt of a search instruction from an owner terminal (N10) that operates as the access point of the group (G1). a first control means configured to operate the wireless terminal (N12) as either an access point or a client node of the group (G1); and a second control means configured to, when operating as the client, perform operation of searching for a further terminal that is present in vicinity in response to receipt of a search instruction from an owner terminal (N10) that operates as the access point of the group (G1).
Slab production plants with a vibrating device with at least one dosing mould to receive slab material, wherein the at least one vibrating device arranged below the dosing mould has along a common imaginary centre axis at least two rotatably mounted unbalanced masses , the rotated positions of which are changeable relative to one another, wherein the first unbalanced mass is driven in rotation by a first motor and the second unbalanced mass is driven in rotation by a second motor , wherein the angle of the two unbalanced masses relative to one another can be changed as their rotated position is changed by the drive motors , and wherein the first unbalanced mass and the first motor have first rotary shafts connected to one another and the second unbalanced mass and the second motor have second rotary shafts connected to one another, and the first and second rotary shafts lie on the common centre axis , wherein a control device is provided which is capable of controlling the direction of rotation and the speed of the rotary motors independently of one another.
Method for imaging and analysing an object labelled with stochastically and independently blinking point-like emitters, said method comprising the following steps: - Acquiring a time series of images from blinking point-like emitters, - Calculating higher-order cumulants from said acquired images, - Determining at least the parameter maps for molecular state lifetimes, amplitude and concentration of said emitters by establishing a multi-state blinking model, expressing several cumulant orders as a function of the parameters involved and solving the resulting equations for the parameters, - Obtaining a balanced cumulant by spatially deconvolving the cumulant of order n, by taking then the n-th root and by compensating for the temporal weighting factors using the previously determined parameter maps, - Displaying said parameter maps and balanced cumulants in a way as to obtain information about the structural and/or functional features of the object reported by said emitters. - Acquiring a time series of images from blinking point-like emitters, - Calculating higher-order cumulants from said acquired images, - Determining at least the parameter maps for molecular state lifetimes, amplitude and concentration of said emitters by establishing a multi-state blinking model, expressing several cumulant orders as a function of the parameters involved and solving the resulting equations for the parameters, - Obtaining a balanced cumulant by spatially deconvolving the cumulant of order n, by taking then the n-th root and by compensating for the temporal weighting factors using the previously determined parameter maps, - Displaying said parameter maps and balanced cumulants in a way as to obtain information about the structural and/or functional features of the object reported by said emitters.
A method for making an oxidized kraft pulp comprising: continuously digesting a softwood cellulose pulp, such as southern pine fiber pulp, to a kappa number of from about 10 to about 16; oxygen delignifying the resulting cellulose pulp to a kappa number of less than 6.5; then bleaching the cellulosic kraft pulp using a multi-stage bleaching process; and oxidizing the kraft pulp during at least one stage of the multi-stage bleaching process with a peroxide and a catalyst under acidic condition, wherein the multi-stage bleaching process comprises at least one alkaline stage and at least one chlorine dioxide bleaching stage following the oxidation stage. continuously digesting a softwood cellulose pulp, such as southern pine fiber pulp, to a kappa number of from about 10 to about 16; oxygen delignifying the resulting cellulose pulp to a kappa number of less than 6.5; then bleaching the cellulosic kraft pulp using a multi-stage bleaching process; and oxidizing the kraft pulp during at least one stage of the multi-stage bleaching process with a peroxide and a catalyst under acidic condition, wherein the multi-stage bleaching process comprises at least one alkaline stage and at least one chlorine dioxide bleaching stage following the oxidation stage.
A thermoplastic resin film, comprising a plurality of first thermoplastic resin layers each containing a thermoplastic resin and a plurality of second thermoplastic resin layers each containing a thermoplastic resin, and having a multilayer structure in which the first thermoplastic resin layers and the second thermoplastic resin layers are laminated in a thickness direction, a number of laminations in total of the first thermoplastic resin layers and the second thermoplastic resin layers in the thickness direction being greater than or equal to 5, a ratio of a total thickness of the first thermoplastic resin layers to a total thickness of the second thermoplastic resin layers being greater than 1 said ratio being measured according to the method in the description, a tensile modulus of elasticity of the respective first thermoplastic resin layers being less than or equal to 30 MPa, and a tensile modulus of elasticity of the respective second thermoplastic resin layers being greater than or equal to 280 MPa, wherein, the tensile modulus of elasticity of each of the first and second thermoplastic resin layers is measured according to the method in the description, and wherein an absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the first thermoplastic resin layer and the second thermoplastic resin layer is less than 0. 03, the refractive index being measured according to the method in the description.
Solid pharmaceutical composition comprising metformin in the form of granules and vildagliptin in the form of drug particles or in the form of granules and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, said solid pharmaceutical composition including diluent, said diluent being selected from mannitol, lactose, sorbitol and microcrystalline cellulose and combinations thereof, and said solid pharmaceutical composition including binder, said binder being selected from hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and combinations thereof, wherein metformin in the form of granules is prepared by wet granulation, and wherein metformin in the form of granules comprises both, a binder and a diluent. said solid pharmaceutical composition including diluent, said diluent being selected from mannitol, lactose, sorbitol and microcrystalline cellulose and combinations thereof, and said solid pharmaceutical composition including binder, said binder being selected from hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and combinations thereof, wherein metformin in the form of granules is prepared by wet granulation, and wherein metformin in the form of granules comprises both, a binder and a diluent.
Method for detecting a passenger entering an elevator car of an elevator system , in which - the passenger carries a mobile terminal having at least one sensor , - the mobile terminal records and evaluates measured values by means of the sensor , and - a point in time at which the elevator car is entered is detected on the basis of the mentioned measured values - the passenger carries a mobile terminal having at least one sensor , - the mobile terminal records and evaluates measured values by means of the sensor , and - a point in time at which the elevator car is entered is detected on the basis of the mentioned measured values
Method for consolidating slabs of stone material by impregnation of the slabs with hardenable resin, comprising the steps of: - horizontally placing on a platform a plurality of mutually overlapping slabs to be consolidated, a separating material being interposed between said slabs , said platform comprising first ducts for resin injection and second ducts for air suction; - enveloping said plurality of overlapping slabs with a sheet of flexible and waterproof material, realizing an impermeable envelope ; - placing said impermeable envelope , containing said plurality of slabs , in a vacuum chamber , the slabs and the platform being inclined with respect to a horizontal plane by means of a pivoting structure , connected to the platform and adapted to rotate inside the vacuum chamber by sliding on guide means, for tilting the slabs and the platform by an angle α with respect to a horizontal plane so that the first ducts are at a lower height than the second ducts ; - creating the vacuum inside the casing by sucking the air from the second ducts ; - injecting under vacuum the hardenable resin into the envelope through the first ducts , for impregnating said plurality of slabs ; - causing hardening of the resin. - horizontally placing on a platform a plurality of mutually overlapping slabs to be consolidated, a separating material being interposed between said slabs , said platform comprising first ducts for resin injection and second ducts for air suction; - enveloping said plurality of overlapping slabs with a sheet of flexible and waterproof material, realizing an impermeable envelope ; - placing said impermeable envelope , containing said plurality of slabs , in a vacuum chamber , the slabs and the platform being inclined with respect to a horizontal plane by means of a pivoting structure , connected to the platform and adapted to rotate inside the vacuum chamber by sliding on guide means, for tilting the slabs and the platform by an angle α with respect to a horizontal plane so that the first ducts are at a lower height than the second ducts ; - creating the vacuum inside the casing by sucking the air from the second ducts ; - injecting under vacuum the hardenable resin into the envelope through the first ducts , for impregnating said plurality of slabs ; - causing hardening of the resin.
A method of calibrating a heater, the method comprising: powering the heater in an isothermal environment to a first temperature setpoint, wherein the heater comprises a resistive heating element having a temperature coefficient of resistance; turning-off power to the heater when the heater is at the first temperature setpoint to passively cool the heater; concurrently obtaining a plurality of resistance measurements of the resistive heating element and a plurality of reference temperature measurements of a reference member as the heater passively cools from the first temperature setpoint to a second temperature setpoint; and generating a resistance-temperature calibration table that correlates the plurality of resistance measurements with the plurality of reference temperature measurements. powering the heater in an isothermal environment to a first temperature setpoint, wherein the heater comprises a resistive heating element having a temperature coefficient of resistance; turning-off power to the heater when the heater is at the first temperature setpoint to passively cool the heater; concurrently obtaining a plurality of resistance measurements of the resistive heating element and a plurality of reference temperature measurements of a reference member as the heater passively cools from the first temperature setpoint to a second temperature setpoint; and generating a resistance-temperature calibration table that correlates the plurality of resistance measurements with the plurality of reference temperature measurements.
Rotary encoder for detecting an angle of rotation of an encoder shaft (W), with - a waveguide made of magnetostrictive material, - a transducer at a first end of the waveguide for coupling a current pulse into the waveguide and for detecting a mechanical pulse guided by the waveguide toward the transducer , - a damping element at a second end of the waveguide for damping a mechanical pulse propagating in the direction of the second end, and - at least two position magnets spaced at a predetermined angle from each other and attachable to the encoder shaft (W) so that they can rotate with the encoder shaft (W), wherein the waveguide is bent into a circular shape and can be arranged around the encoder shaft (W) in such a way that a circle with an overlapping area (UB) is formed between the first and the second end of the waveguide , characterized in that the at least two position magnets move at a fixed distance and on a path to the circularly curved waveguide , the path being located in a plane (E). - a waveguide made of magnetostrictive material, - a transducer at a first end of the waveguide for coupling a current pulse into the waveguide and for detecting a mechanical pulse guided by the waveguide toward the transducer , - a damping element at a second end of the waveguide for damping a mechanical pulse propagating in the direction of the second end, and - at least two position magnets spaced at a predetermined angle from each other and attachable to the encoder shaft (W) so that they can rotate with the encoder shaft (W),
An ex vivo method of activating an immune cell, the ex vivo method comprising contacting an immune cell with a compound of Formula (I), Formula (II) and/or a salt thereof: or to provide an engineered immune cell.
A sensor head of a sensor for measuring a position of a measurement object , the sensor head comprising: a diffractive lens emitting a light incident from a light source side to a measurement object side along an optical axis (AX) and generating chromatic aberration on the light; an objective lens disposed on the measurement object side with respect to the diffractive lens , gathering light incident from a diffractive lens side to emit the light to the measurement object side, and emitting the light incident from the measurement object side to the diffractive lens side along the optical axis (AX); and a case having a space formed inside, which houses at least the diffractive lens and the objective lens , wherein the case comprises a first case part and a second case part that respectively have a substantially cylindrical shape with the optical axis (AX) as a central axis and are opened at an end part, and a connection member that has a substantially annular shape with the optical axis (AX) as a central axis, the diffractive lens is disposed inside the first case part , the objective lens is disposed inside the second case part , a male thread part is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the connection member , and the first case part and the second case part are connected to each other by screwing female thread parts respectively formed on inner circumferential surfaces of the first case part and the second case part to the male thread part of the connection member . a diffractive lens emitting a light incident from a light source side to a measurement object side along an optical axis (AX) and generating chromatic aberration on the light; an objective lens disposed on the measurement object side with respect to the diffractive lens , gathering light incident from a diffractive lens side to emit the light to the measurement object side, and emitting the light incident from the measurement object side to the diffractive lens side along the optical axis (AX); and a case having a space formed inside, which houses at least the diffractive lens and the objective lens , wherein the case comprises a first case part and a second case part that respectively have a substantially cylindrical shape with the optical axis (AX) as a central axis and are opened at an end part, and a connection member that has a substantially annular shape with the optical axis (AX) as a central axis, the diffractive lens is disposed inside the first case part , the objective lens is disposed inside the second case part , a male thread part is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the connection member , and the first case part and the second case part are connected to each other by screwing female thread parts respectively formed on inner circumferential surfaces of the first case part and the second case part to the male thread part of the connection member .
A coaxial draining tube , particularly for chest draining systems , comprising an inner tube , which has a first opening , and an outer tube , which has a second opening , said inner tube being enclosed within said outer tube and having a smaller diameter than said second opening of said outer tube , said inner and outer tubes being mutually coupled by way of supporting means and comprising one or more holes adapted to allow the passage of air from the chest cavity to said first opening of said inner tube , said one or more holes being arranged along the surface of the outer tube and said one or more holes being arranged along the outer surface of the inner tube, characterized in that said outer tube comprises one or more grooves adapted to allow the passage of liquids from the chest cavity to said second opening of said outer tube , said one or more holes and said one or more grooves being provided in the portion of said coaxial draining tube that is intended to be inserted in the chest cavity of a patient, said one or more holes being provided in the end portion of the coaxial draining tube that will reach the apical region of the pleural space of the chest cavity, said one or more grooves being provided following the end portion of the coaxial draining tube , i.e. in the portion that will reach the basal region of the pleural space of the chest cavity.
A layered structure, comprising: a substrate composed of germanium including a first porous multilayer having a first porosity; an active quantum well capping layer epitaxially grown over the first porous multilayer; an epitaxial distributed Bragg reflector multilayer , or a second porous multilayer having the first porosity, over the active quantum well capping layer, wherein edges of the epitaxial multilayer align with edges of the first porous multilayer . a substrate composed of germanium including a first porous multilayer having a first porosity; an active quantum well capping layer epitaxially grown over the first porous multilayer; an epitaxial distributed Bragg reflector multilayer , or a second porous multilayer having the first porosity, over the active quantum well capping layer, wherein edges of the epitaxial multilayer align with edges of the first porous multilayer .