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A sensor-augmented two-dimensional barcode , comprising: a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate comprising a sensor dye region positioned within a two-dimensional barcode symbol, the sensor dye region comprising a sensor dye having a chemistry configured, responsive to an occurrence of an environmental condition, to undergo a continuous chemical or physical state change between an initial state and an end state, causing a gradual change in a color state of the sensor dye, wherein the color state indicates exposure to the environmental condition; and a second layer provided on the substrate comprising the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol, the barcode symbol comprising a plurality of modules in a permanent color state , wherein the sensor dye is initially in an initial color state when unactivated and in response to exposure to the environmental condition dynamically changes to a plurality of different color states within a range between the initial color state and an end color state before reaching the end color state, and characterized in that the two dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating the size, shape and/or location of the sensor dye region, or wherein the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating product life equation parameters of the sensor dye region. a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate comprising a sensor dye region positioned within a two-dimensional barcode symbol, the sensor dye region comprising a sensor dye having a chemistry configured, responsive to an occurrence of an environmental condition, to undergo a continuous chemical or physical state change between an initial state and an end state, causing a gradual change in a color state of the sensor dye, wherein the color state indicates exposure to the environmental condition; and a second layer provided on the substrate comprising the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol, the barcode symbol comprising a plurality of modules in a permanent color state , wherein the sensor dye is initially in an initial color state when unactivated and in response to exposure to the environmental condition dynamically changes to a plurality of different color states within a range between the initial color state and an end color state before reaching the end color state, and characterized in that the two dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating the size, shape and/or location of the sensor dye region, or wherein the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating product life equation parameters of the sensor dye region.
A method for controlling an input mode of a touch screen for an electronic device comprising at least one condition detection system , wherein the method comprises: - monitoring humidity in the surrounding of the electronic device by means of the condition detection system , characterized by - monitoring humidity in the surrounding of the electronic device by means of the condition detection system detecting signals resulting from input on the touch screen and detecting signals from a humidity sensor , the signals being separate from the signals resulting from input on the touch screen, - determining, based on the monitored humidity in relation to predetermined values, if a first input mode (I) using only a capacitive sensing for the touch screen is to be used, or if a second input mode (II) using only a Z-force touch sensing for the touch screen is to be used for pressure detection, or if a third input mode (III) being a combination of the first and second input modes for the touch screen is to be used, and - using the determined input mode (I, II, III) for the touch screen . - monitoring humidity in the surrounding of the electronic device by means of the condition detection system , - monitoring humidity in the surrounding of the electronic device by means of the condition detection system detecting signals resulting from input on the touch screen and detecting signals from a humidity sensor , the signals being separate from the signals resulting from input on the touch screen, - determining, based on the monitored humidity in relation to predetermined values, if a first input mode (I) using only a capacitive sensing for the touch screen is to be used, or if a second input mode (II) using only a Z-force touch sensing for the touch screen is to be used for pressure detection, or if a third input mode (III) being a combination of the first and second input modes for the touch screen is to be used, and - using the determined input mode (I, II, III) for the touch screen .
A polypeptide comprising an extracellular activin receptor type Ila (ActRlla) variant having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69 for use in a method of reducing bone resorption in a subject in need thereof, increasing bone formation in a subject in need thereof, increasing bone strength in a subject in need thereof, or reducing a risk of bone fracture in a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject has or is at risk of developing primary osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis, osteopenia, osteopetrosis, bone cancer or cancer metastasis-related bone loss, Paget's disease, renal osteodystrophy, treatment-related bone loss, diet-related bone loss, bone loss associated with the treatment of obesity, low gravity-related bone loss, or immobility-related bone loss.
A method of preparing an activator composition comprising combining: a) aluminoxane; b) halogenation agent; and c) Lewis base selected from mono- and multidentate O- and S-donors; wherein said aluminoxane is combined with said Lewis base before combining with said halogenation agent; and wherein said halogenation agent is: (i) a halohydrocarbon of the formula R n CX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R is, independently, a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; (ii) a halohydrocarbon of the formula: ArG n , wherein Ar is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring system containing up to 25 carbon atoms, G is -CX 3 , -CX 2 R, or -CX(R) 2 , X is, independently, a fluorine atom, chlorine atom, or bromine atom, R is, independently, a hydrogen atom or C 1-4 alkyl group; and n is 1 to 5; (iii) a siloxane having hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein at least one of the hydrocarbyl groups contains at least one labile halogen atom; (iv) a silane of the formula R' n SiX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R' is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; (v) a tin compound of the formula R' n SnX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R' is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; or (vi) a hydrocarbyl aluminum halide of the formula R" m AlX 3-m , wherein m = 1 or 2, where X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R" is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms. a) aluminoxane; b) halogenation agent; and c) Lewis base selected from mono- and multidentate O- and S-donors; (i) a halohydrocarbon of the formula R n CX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R is, independently, a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; (ii) a halohydrocarbon of the formula: ArG n , wherein Ar is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring system containing up to 25 carbon atoms, G is -CX 3 , -CX 2 R, or -CX(R) 2 , X is, independently, a fluorine atom, chlorine atom, or bromine atom, R is, independently, a hydrogen atom or C 1-4 alkyl group; and n is 1 to 5; (iii) a siloxane having hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein at least one of the hydrocarbyl groups contains at least one labile halogen atom; (iv) a silane of the formula R' n SiX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R' is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; (v) a tin compound of the formula R' n SnX 4-n , wherein n = 1-3, X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R' is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms; or (vi) a hydrocarbyl aluminum halide of the formula R" m AlX 3-m , wherein m = 1 or 2, where X is, independently, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and wherein R" is, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having from one to twenty carbon atoms.
A monument arrangement for a transportation means, comprising a partition wall and at least one monument , the partition wall comprising a first surface and a second surface , which are arranged parallel to each other; wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of recesses , each of which is fillable with an at least in some regions flat body designed correspondingly thereto, wherein each body is pivoted to the partition wall by means of a swiveling means and is bringable into a stowed position and use position, wherein the body fills out the accompanying recess when in its stowed position, wherein the plurality of recesses comprises a first recess , in which a swivelling tabletop as the body is situated, and a second recess , in which a seating surface as the body is situated, and wherein the at least one monument faces the first surface of the partition wall and is spaced apart from the latter and comprises a vehicle attendant seat having a swivelable seating surface that faces the first surface of the partition wall in a use position, wherein the swivelling tabletop has a working height adapted to the vehicle attendant seat .
An outer shell for a composite building panel, the shell having a tongue and correspondingly shaped groove formed on opposite side edges thereof for interlocking like panels to form a wall, wherein the tongue extends outwardly from one of the said side edges of the panel and has a forward portion with parallel sides which are substantially straight and substantially parallel to a central plane of the panel, an intermediate portion including tapering walls which taper outwardly from the parallel sides away from the central plane towards side faces of the panel, and a rearward portion also with parallel sides extending from the intermediate portion to the side faces of the panel, wherein inner faces of the groove have parallel sides and a tapered intermediate portion that are configured for engagement with the tongue of a like panel by abutting against_corresponding forward and rearward portions and a tapered intermediate portion of the tongue of the like panel.
Security system for safeguarding a lifting-tilting path of a loading system provided with at least one loading seat for emptying a container into a collector , the security system comprising: - a sensor with a monitoring area configured to detect objects (P) in the monitoring area during movement of the loading seat during emptying of the container into the collector; and - an alarm system operatively connected to the sensor for directly or indirectly performing a blocking of the movement of the loading seat, wherein the monitoring area of the sensor at least partially comprises the lifting-tilting path of the container during the movement of the container in the loading seat, characterized in that the sensor is connected in use to an inward travel guide of the loading system such that the sensor moves along with the loading seat during the lifting-tilting movement, such that the monitoring area is positioned above the upper surface of the container and comprises at least a part of the lifting-tilting path of the container, wherein the sensor is mounted in use on the inward travel guide at a height above the container, and wherein the sensor, before lifting-tilting of the container commences, is positioned such that a middle of the monitoring area lies at an angle (δ) relative to a horizontal plane, wherein the angle lies in the range of 0°-10. - a sensor with a monitoring area configured to detect objects (P) in the monitoring area during movement of the loading seat during emptying of the container into the collector; and - an alarm system operatively connected to the sensor for directly or indirectly performing a blocking of the movement of the loading seat, wherein the monitoring area of the sensor at least partially comprises the lifting-tilting path of the container during the movement of the container in the loading seat,
A fluidic device for measuring at least one of mass density and weight of a corpuscle , where said fluidic device comprises: a sedimentation chamber fluidly connected to an inlet channel , wherein said inlet channel is configured to be immersed in a liquid ; a pumping system connected to the sedimentation chamber , wherein said pumping system is adapted to control the liquid flow in the sedimentation chamber ; a processor ; a detecting device configured to acquire corpuscle data related to the corpuscle , and to provide the corpuscle data to the processor ; wherein the processor is configured to obtain the corpuscle data related to the corpuscle in at least one region of the sedimentation chamber and calculate at least one of the mass density and weight of the corpuscle based on the received corpuscle data; characterized in that : the sedimentation chamber comprises a flow channel having a variable internal cross-section, such as to allow the pumping system to induce flows in the sedimentation chamber having a non-zero horizontal component. a sedimentation chamber fluidly connected to an inlet channel , wherein said inlet channel is configured to be immersed in a liquid ; a pumping system connected to the sedimentation chamber , wherein said pumping system is adapted to control the liquid flow in the sedimentation chamber ; a processor ; a detecting device configured to acquire corpuscle data related to the corpuscle , and to provide the corpuscle data to the processor ; wherein the processor is configured to obtain the corpuscle data related to the corpuscle in at least one region of the sedimentation chamber and calculate at least one of the mass density and weight of the corpuscle based on the received corpuscle data; characterized in that : the sedimentation chamber comprises a flow channel having a variable internal cross-section, such as to allow the pumping system to induce flows in the sedimentation chamber having a non-zero horizontal component.
A method of performing a multi-step machining process utilizing a plurality of drilling units , the method comprising: positioning a cutting tool of a portable drilling apparatus adjacent to a surface of a workpiece attached to be machined; utilizing an air pressure sensor in a vacuum exhaust system of the portable drilling apparatus to indicate an air flow at the surface of the workpiece by measuring an air pressure at the surface; comparing the measured air pressure against a predetermined threshold; responsive to the comparison, determining if a hole has been drilled in the workpiece ; and if it is determined that no hole has been drilled in the workpiece , and the portable drilling apparatus is configured to drill a first hole in the multi-step machining process, drilling the first hole on the workpiece . positioning a cutting tool of a portable drilling apparatus adjacent to a surface of a workpiece attached to be machined; utilizing an air pressure sensor in a vacuum exhaust system of the portable drilling apparatus to indicate an air flow at the surface of the workpiece by measuring an air pressure at the surface; comparing the measured air pressure against a predetermined threshold; responsive to the comparison, determining if a hole has been drilled in the workpiece ; and if it is determined that no hole has been drilled in the workpiece , and the portable drilling apparatus is configured to drill a first hole in the multi-step machining process, drilling the first hole on the workpiece .
A printing apparatus comprising: an ejection unit including a nozzle surface configured to eject a liquid droplet, the nozzle surface facing a printing surface of a medium; a transport unit configured to transport the medium in a transport direction; a steam application unit configured to apply steam to the printing surface, the steam application unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction; a medium compression unit configured to compress the medium, the medium compression unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction and downstream of the steam application unit in the transport direction; a carriage configured to accommodate the ejection unit and move in a scanning direction intersecting the transport direction; and a carriage shaft configured to support the carriage, wherein the steam application unit is coupled to the carriage, the steam application unit being on an opposite side of the carriage shaft to the carriage in the transport direction. an ejection unit including a nozzle surface configured to eject a liquid droplet, the nozzle surface facing a printing surface of a medium; a transport unit configured to transport the medium in a transport direction; a steam application unit configured to apply steam to the printing surface, the steam application unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction; a medium compression unit configured to compress the medium, the medium compression unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction and downstream of the steam application unit in the transport direction; a carriage configured to accommodate the ejection unit and move in a scanning direction intersecting the transport direction; and a carriage shaft configured to support the carriage, wherein the steam application unit is coupled to the carriage, the steam application unit being on an opposite side of the carriage shaft to the carriage in the transport direction.
A cell holder , having form of a plate, in which there are provided cylindrical cavities for cells , ending with a bottom, wherein the bottom has a through hole, shifted from the side wall of the cavity , while from the side of the cavity the bottom is at least partially covered with a soft gasket, wherein the gasket is integrated with and permanently connected to the cell holder , and wherein the thickness of the gasket near the side wall of the cavity is greater than the thickness of the gasket near the through hole.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing and/or treating oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), comprising an effective amount of an active ingredient and a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier, wherein the active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of butylidenephthalide (BP), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of butylidenephthalide, and combinations thereof.
A method of operating a terminal for transmitting data in a telecommunications system comprising a base station, the terminal being operable to use a first random access procedure and a second random access procedure for the transmission of data to the base station, wherein, according to the first random access procedure, a terminal can initiate the procedure by transmitting a message comprising data and a random access preamble and, according to the second random access procedure, a terminal can only transmit data after receiving a response to an initiating message comprising a random access preamble, the method comprising: the terminal transmitting (S701) a first random access request message to the base station and in accordance with the first random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the first random access request message comprising at least part of the data and being based on a first preamble selected from a first group of preambles; and upon determination that the use of the first random access procedure has been unsuccessful, the terminal transmitting (S702) a second random access request message to the base station and in accordance with the second random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the second random access request message being based on a second preamble selected from a second group of preambles different from the first group of preambles. the terminal transmitting (S701) a first random access request message to the base station and in accordance with the first random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the first random access request message comprising at least part of the data and being based on a first preamble selected from a first group of preambles; and upon determination that the use of the first random access procedure has been unsuccessful, the terminal transmitting (S702) a second random access request message to the base station and in accordance with the second random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the second random access request message being based on a second preamble selected from a second group of preambles different from the first group of preambles.
A scissors sharpener for sharpening the pivotable blades of a pair of scissors used to shear a cut substrate, said scissors having a first blade having a first inside surface and a first cutting edge , and a second blade having a second inside surface and a second cutting edge , said scissors sharpener comprising: (a) a main body having a top surface; (b) a stationary sharpening steel having opposed surfaces that is securely attached to the main body and extends vertically above the top surface of the main body; (c) a bracket secured to the main body having a pivotable mounting assembly ; (d) a pivotable sharpening steel having a first end with a mounting plate and a second end, the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel operably connected to the mounting assembly of the bracket so that the pivotable sharpening steel rotates with respect to the main body; and (e) a U-shaped return spring having a first end and a second end , said return spring being positioned between the bracket and the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel with its first end attached to the bracket and its second end attached to the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel, and wherein the scissors sharpener is configured to engage the scissors blades with the first inside blade surface and second inside blade surface abutting the opposed surfaces of the stationary sharpening steel, and the first blade is positioned above the pivotable sharpening steel and the second blade is positioned below the pivotable sharpening steel, and wherein the pivotable sharpening steel is configured to pivot with respect to the main body from a standby position along the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge to sharpen the cutting edges when the scissors sharpener is engaged with the scissors blades and the first blade is closed with respect to the second blade; and wherein the return spring is configured to bias the pivotable sharpening steel to its standby position. (a) a main body having a top surface; (b) a stationary sharpening steel having opposed surfaces that is securely attached to the main body and extends vertically above the top surface of the main body; (c) a bracket secured to the main body having a pivotable mounting assembly ; (d) a pivotable sharpening steel having a first end with a mounting plate and a second end, the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel operably connected to the mounting assembly of the bracket so that the pivotable sharpening steel rotates with respect to the main body; and (e) a U-shaped return spring having a first end and a second end , said return spring being positioned between the bracket and the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel with its first end attached to the bracket and its second end attached to the mounting plate of the pivotable sharpening steel, and
A chiller apparatus containing a composition comprising from 51 to 67 weight percent 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 49 to 33 weight percent 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, wherein the chiller apparatus is a centrifugal chiller apparatus.