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A fluid valve for a sample separation device , wherein the fluid valve comprises: a first valve component ; a second valve component ; wherein the first valve component and the second valve component adjoin each other, are rotatable or longitudinally displaceable relative to each other, and are configured such that in at least one switching state at least one switchable fluid channel is formed between them; wherein the at least one fluid channel is formed of at least one groove in the first valve component and at least two fluid ports at the second valve component , and wherein in different switching states of the fluid valve the fluid ports can be brought into different fluidic coupling states with respect to the at least one groove ; wherein at least a part of a surface of at least one of the first valve component and the second valve component is provided with a gold-containing and/or platinum-containing coating ; wherein the fluid valve is a shear valve, wherein the first valve component comprises a contact surface as part of its surface and the second valve component comprises a contact surface as part of its surface, wherein the first valve component and the second valve component adjoin each other at the contact surfaces , and wherein at least a part of the contact surface of at least one of the first valve component and the second valve component is provided with the gold-containing and/or platinum-containing coating , so that a lubrication between the first valve component and the second valve component , a balance of the valve components and a low-wear operation are promoted. a first valve component ; a second valve component ; wherein the first valve component and the second valve component adjoin each other, are rotatable or longitudinally displaceable relative to each other, and are configured such that in at least one switching state at least one switchable fluid channel is formed between them; wherein the at least one fluid channel is formed of at least one groove in the first valve component and at least two fluid ports at the second valve component , and wherein in different switching states of the fluid valve the fluid ports can be brought into different fluidic coupling states with respect to the at least one groove ; wherein at least a part of a surface of at least one of the first valve component and the second valve component is provided with a gold-containing and/or platinum-containing coating ; wherein the fluid valve is a shear valve, wherein the first valve component comprises a contact surface as part of its surface and the second valve component comprises a contact surface as part of its surface, wherein the first valve component and the second valve component adjoin each other at the contact surfaces , and wherein at least a part of the contact surface of at least one of the first valve component and the second valve component is provided with the gold-containing and/or platinum-containing coating , so that a lubrication between the first valve component and the second valve component , a balance of the valve components and a low-wear operation are promoted.
An apparatus for analysing the optical properties of a free-standing sample in liquid or semi-solid form , comprising: a housing to receive a light source and a detector in predetermined positions; a cover on the housing , the cover being movable in a hinged manner between an open position and a closed position, the cover having an internal face which encloses a sample locus when the cover is in the closed position; wherein the sample locus is defined relative to said housing and positioned such that when a light source and a detector are in said predetermined positions, a free-standing sample at the sample locus is subject to illumination by said light source and the detector is positioned to receive and detect light from the free-standing sample when the cover is in said closed position; a sample-receiving surface for receiving the free-standing sample in liquid or semi-solid form, the sample-receiving surface being disposed on the internal face of the cover such that when the cover is in said open position the sample-receiving surface is exposed to and accessible by a user in a generally horizontal orientation for loading of the free-standing sample thereon; and wherein when the cover is moved to said closed position it encloses said sample locus, with the sample-receiving surface being tilted away from the horizontal during said closing movement and the free-standing sample being retained thereon by surface tension or adhesion and brought to said sample locus in an enclosed environment. a housing to receive a light source and a detector in predetermined positions; a cover on the housing , the cover being movable in a hinged manner between an open position and a closed position, the cover having an internal face which encloses a sample locus when the cover is in the closed position; wherein the sample locus is defined relative to said housing and positioned such that when a light source and a detector are in said predetermined positions, a free-standing sample at the sample locus is subject to illumination by said light source and the detector is positioned to receive and detect light from the free-standing sample when the cover is in said closed position; a sample-receiving surface for receiving the free-standing sample in liquid or semi-solid form, the sample-receiving surface being disposed on the internal face of the cover such that when the cover is in said open position the sample-receiving surface is exposed to and accessible by a user in a generally horizontal orientation for loading of the free-standing sample thereon; and wherein when the cover is moved to said closed position it encloses said sample locus, with the sample-receiving surface being tilted away from the horizontal during said closing movement and the free-standing sample being retained thereon by surface tension or adhesion and brought to said sample locus in an enclosed environment.
Guidewire for minimally invasive interventions, with a distal wire endpiece adjoining a wire main piece , wherein a) the guidewire has, at least in the distal wire endpiece , an inner shaft and at least one protective layer enveloping the inner shaft , b) the inner shaft has a first fiber composite material, and, c) in the wire endpiece , the inner shaft has a multiplicity of weakened sites , which are generated by mechanical interventions, characterized in that d) the inner shaft has a core and at least one envelope layer surrounding the core , e) the core has the first fiber composite material, wherein the first fiber composite material has glass fibers, f) the at least one envelope layer or at least one of the envelope layers has a second fiber composite material, wherein the second fiber composite material has aramid fibers which are encased by a matrix material of synthetic resin, and g) the weakened sites are generated by buckling loads, bending loads and/or breaking loads. a) the guidewire has, at least in the distal wire endpiece , an inner shaft and at least one protective layer enveloping the inner shaft , b) the inner shaft has a first fiber composite material, and, c) in the wire endpiece , the inner shaft has a multiplicity of weakened sites , which are generated by mechanical interventions, d) the inner shaft has a core and at least one envelope layer surrounding the core , e) the core has the first fiber composite material, wherein the first fiber composite material has glass fibers, f) the at least one envelope layer or at least one of the envelope layers has a second fiber composite material, wherein the second fiber composite material has aramid fibers which are encased by a matrix material of synthetic resin, and g) the weakened sites are generated by buckling loads, bending loads and/or breaking loads.
Hotmelt adhesive composition comprising a) at least one atactic poly-α-olefin (APAO) which is solid at 25°C; b) at least one hydrocarbon resin having a softening point of at least 80°C, measured by the ring & ball method according to DIN EN 1238; and c) at least one maleic anhydride-grafted wax having a softening point of not more than 150°C, measured by the ring & ball method according to DIN EN 1238, which is a maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene wax or a maleic anhydride-grafted polyethylene wax, where the fraction of the at least one maleic anhydride-grafted wax in the hotmelt adhesive composition is at least 3 wt% and the fraction of the at least one hydrocarbon resin is 10 to 20 wt%. a) at least one atactic poly-α-olefin (APAO) which is solid at 25°C; b) at least one hydrocarbon resin having a softening point of at least 80°C, measured by the ring & ball method according to DIN EN 1238; and c) at least one maleic anhydride-grafted wax having a softening point of not more than 150°C, measured by the ring & ball method according to DIN EN 1238, which is a maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene wax or a maleic anhydride-grafted polyethylene wax,
A system for performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and monitoring the reaction during temperature cycling using L-DNA, comprising: a sample container for holding a PCR sample including a target polynucleotide, a primer polynucleotide, and melting and annealing L-DNA probes including fluorescent dyes, a heat exchange component for heating or cooling the PCR sample, a control device for repeatedly operating the heat exchange component to subject the PCR sample to thermal cycling, an excitation source for optically exciting the PCR sample to detect the fluorescence of the melting and annealing L-DNA probes, a photodetector configured for detecting fluorescent emission from the melting and annealing L-DNA probes producing fluorescence data signals, and a processor configured to receive fluorescence data signals from the photodetector and process the signals to control the heat exchanger using the control device. a sample container for holding a PCR sample including a target polynucleotide, a primer polynucleotide, and melting and annealing L-DNA probes including fluorescent dyes, a heat exchange component for heating or cooling the PCR sample, a control device for repeatedly operating the heat exchange component to subject the PCR sample to thermal cycling, an excitation source for optically exciting the PCR sample to detect the fluorescence of the melting and annealing L-DNA probes, a photodetector configured for detecting fluorescent emission from the melting and annealing L-DNA probes producing fluorescence data signals, and a processor configured to receive fluorescence data signals from the photodetector and process the signals to control the heat exchanger using the control device.
A method of characterizing a DNA, the method comprising: nicking a first double stranded DNA at a first sequence motif, whereby the first DNA comprises nicks, and wherein the first DNA remains double-stranded adjacent to the nicks; labeling the nicks on the first DNA by nick translation in the presence of at least one labeled dNTP, wherein a first nick of the nicks is in a top strand of the DNA, and a second nick is in a bottom strand of the first DNA, and the first nick and the second nick are less than 1 Kb apart, forming a fragile site, and wherein the nick translation comprises the first nick and second nick of the fragile site moving toward each other, and the method further comprises mitigating fragmentation at the fragile site by reducing driving conditions by stimulating exonuclease activity of a polymerase with a high concentration of dNTPs and then limiting extension by restricting or omitting at least one nucleotide; repairing the nicks on the first DNA; wherein the repairing is carried out by a ligase; linearizing the first DNA; and detecting the pattern of the first label on the linearized first DNA, wherein the integrity of the first DNA is maintained. nicking a first double stranded DNA at a first sequence motif, whereby the first DNA comprises nicks, and wherein the first DNA remains double-stranded adjacent to the nicks; labeling the nicks on the first DNA by nick translation in the presence of at least one labeled dNTP, wherein a first nick of the nicks is in a top strand of the DNA, and a second nick is in a bottom strand of the first DNA, and the first nick and the second nick are less than 1 Kb apart, forming a fragile site, and wherein the nick translation comprises the first nick and second nick of the fragile site moving toward each other, and the method further comprises mitigating fragmentation at the fragile site by reducing driving conditions by stimulating exonuclease activity of a polymerase with a high concentration of dNTPs and then limiting extension by restricting or omitting at least one nucleotide; repairing the nicks on the first DNA; wherein the repairing is carried out by a ligase; linearizing the first DNA; and detecting the pattern of the first label on the linearized first DNA,
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving information that defines a three-dimensional subterranean structure ; splitting fracture surfaces of the three-dimensional subterranean structure into portions based on an angle criterion, wherein each portion is approximated by a plane, with adjacent parts of the fracture being represented by adjacent planes and disposed at different angles with respect to a locus or loci and wherein the splitting generates line segments representing the curve of a fracture surface in the plane and each segment comprising end points; based at least in part on the end points, generating a set of convex hulls for the portions ; generating a discrete fracture network , DFN , based at least in part on the set of convex hulls; and positioning wells based on the discrete fracture network, DFN. receiving information that defines a three-dimensional subterranean structure ; splitting fracture surfaces of the three-dimensional subterranean structure into portions based on an angle criterion, wherein each portion is approximated by a plane, with adjacent parts of the fracture being represented by adjacent planes and disposed at different angles with respect to a locus or loci and wherein the splitting generates line segments representing the curve of a fracture surface in the plane and each segment comprising end points; based at least in part on the end points, generating a set of convex hulls for the portions ; generating a discrete fracture network , DFN , based at least in part on the set of convex hulls; and positioning wells based on the discrete fracture network, DFN.
A fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet which is a random laminated body of a tape-shaped unidirectional prepreg, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet comprising spread reinforcement fibers and a polymer (a), wherein the polymer (a) is a polymer of at least a bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula : [where n is an integer of 1 to 4], a bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule, wherein the compound having one reactive group in one molecule is a monofunctional epoxy compound, the amount of the at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule being 0.1 to 8 mass% with respect to the total amount of the at least one bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula and the bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and wherein a weight average molecular weight M wa of the polymer (a) is 25,000 or more and a proportion (M wb /M wa ) of M wb to M wa is 1.01 to 1.8, where M wa denotes the weight average molecular weight of the polymer (a) and M wb denotes a weight average molecular weight of a polymer (b) contained in a heat-treated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet acquired by heating the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet at 180°C for 1 hour, wherein M wa and M wb are determined as described in the description. wherein the polymer (a) is a polymer of at least a bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula : [where n is an integer of 1 to 4], a bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule, wherein the compound having one reactive group in one molecule is a monofunctional epoxy compound, the amount of the at least one compound having one reactive group in the molecule being 0.1 to 8 mass% with respect to the total amount of the at least one bisphenol A type epoxy compound represented by Formula and the bisphenol compound selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, bisphenol B, bisphenol E, and bisphenol P, and wherein a weight average molecular weight M wa of the polymer (a) is 25,000 or more and a proportion (M wb /M wa ) of M wb to M wa is 1.01 to 1.8, where M wa denotes the weight average molecular weight of the polymer (a) and M wb denotes a weight average molecular weight of a polymer (b) contained in a heat-treated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet acquired by heating the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet at 180°C for 1 hour, wherein M wa and M wb are determined as described in the description.
A method of manufacturing a progressive addition lens comprising a distance area used for a distance vision, and other area different from the distance area and whose prescription value T to be obtained from formula "S+C/2" expressed by a prescribed spherical power S and a cylindrical power C, is minus, wherein an area where power deviation ΔD from the prescription value T of spherical equivalent power D goes negative is included in a part of the distance area and exists on a principal sight line , the principal sight line connecting a distance vision measurement point (DP) and a near vision measurement point (NP) and passing a fitting point yc in the distance area , characterized in that the fitting point yc in which the spherical equivalent power D coincides with the prescription value T exists on the principal sight line in the distance area , and is set at a position about 2 mm or more away from a progressive starting point PS, and wherein the power deviation ΔD is such that the spherical equivalent power D is smaller than the prescription value T in a range between the fitting point yc and the progressive starting point PS and such that the power deviation ΔD at the progressive starting point PS can be easily secured.
A helmet comprising: an upper-body comprising an upper energy-absorbing material comprising expanded polypropylene (EPP), expanded polystyrene (EPS), expanded polyurethane (EPU), or expanded polyolefin, (EPO); a lower-body comprising a lower energy-absorbing material comprising EPP, EPS, EPU, or EPO, wherein the lower-body is nested within the upper-body ; and a strap anchor and a strap coupled to the strap anchor for coupling the helmet to a head of a user characterised in that the strap anchor is formed without a web and embedded within the upper-body or the lower body and disposed between the upper-body and the lower-body and wherein the strap extends between the upper-body and the lower-body . an upper-body comprising an upper energy-absorbing material comprising expanded polypropylene (EPP), expanded polystyrene (EPS), expanded polyurethane (EPU), or expanded polyolefin, (EPO); a lower-body comprising a lower energy-absorbing material comprising EPP, EPS, EPU, or EPO, wherein the lower-body is nested within the upper-body ; and a strap anchor and a strap coupled to the strap anchor for coupling the helmet to a head of a user characterised in that the strap anchor is formed without a web and embedded within the upper-body or the lower body and disposed between the upper-body and the lower-body and wherein the strap extends between the upper-body and the lower-body .
A method for providing destination dispatch service in an elevator control system , comprising: recording a primary destination dispatch request from a primary passenger at a first floor position via a destination dispatch controller ; identifying a terminal floor; providing a terminal floor call signal to the elevator control system via an overlay controller ; moving an assigned elevator car in a travel direction of the terminal floor; recording at least one secondary destination dispatch request from a secondary passenger at a respective at least one secondary floor position via the destination dispatch controller ; approximating a position of the assigned elevator car ; determining a target floor position via the destination dispatch controller ; entering a target floor call corresponding to the target floor position at a calculated time to stop the assigned elevator car at the target floor position; cancelling all pending calls via the elevator control system ; and entering at least one recorded destination dispatch request to the elevator control system . recording a primary destination dispatch request from a primary passenger at a first floor position via a destination dispatch controller ; identifying a terminal floor; providing a terminal floor call signal to the elevator control system via an overlay controller ; moving an assigned elevator car in a travel direction of the terminal floor; recording at least one secondary destination dispatch request from a secondary passenger at a respective at least one secondary floor position via the destination dispatch controller ; approximating a position of the assigned elevator car ; determining a target floor position via the destination dispatch controller ; entering a target floor call corresponding to the target floor position at a calculated time to stop the assigned elevator car at the target floor position; cancelling all pending calls via the elevator control system ; and entering at least one recorded destination dispatch request to the elevator control system .
Connector for an articulated and a fixed components of a structural element, said connector comprising at least one bracket and at least one flat bar ; wherein said flat bar comprises a latching element ,; wherein the bracket and the flat bar are designated for mounting on the articulated component and the structural component of the structural element; wherein the bracket includes a longitudinal pin seated in a seat in the latching element of the flat bar ; wherein the latching element of the flat bar is a hook wherein the bracke comprises a bracket gap which is perpendicular to the insertion direction of the longitudinal pin in the bracket, and said bracket gap includes at least one plate stop face for the latching element which in the working position of the articulated component prevents the latching element from detaching from the bracket.