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A method of defining a Raman signature of a culture component for evaluating the presence or level of said culture component in a culture medium, wherein the culture component is selected from a nutrient, protein, peptide, carbohydrate, growth factor, cytokine or salt, the method comprising: obtaining a Raman spectrum of the culture component in a non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution, identifying peaks in the Raman spectrum that are associated with the culture component, obtaining a Raman spectrum of a culture medium comprising the culture component, wherein the culture medium comprises components selected from polypeptides, sugars, salts, nucleic acids, cellular debris and nutrients, and, removing peaks of the culture component in the Raman spectrum of the culture medium that are distorted compared to the peaks identified in the Raman spectrum of the culture component in the non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution. obtaining a Raman spectrum of the culture component in a non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution, identifying peaks in the Raman spectrum that are associated with the culture component, obtaining a Raman spectrum of a culture medium comprising the culture component, wherein the culture medium comprises components selected from polypeptides, sugars, salts, nucleic acids, cellular debris and nutrients, and, removing peaks of the culture component in the Raman spectrum of the culture medium that are distorted compared to the peaks identified in the Raman spectrum of the culture component in the non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution.
Roller card for producing nonwoven from fibre material, comprising at least one main cylinder , having at least two doffer rolls arranged thereafter in a working direction and having a condensing roll which is in operative connection with all the doffer rolls arranged downstream of the main cylinder , wherein the fibre web is guided directly or by means of a transfer roll from the main cylinder onto the doffer rolls , and the roller card is configured to transfer at least two layers of fibre web to the condensing roll by means of the at least two doffer rolls , wherein each of the at least two layers of fibre web is condensed separately by means of the condensing roll and combined on the condensing roll into a single layer of fibre web , and this layer of fibre web is taken off by means of a transfer roll for further processing on an outlet side of the roller card, characterised in that the condensing roll has a diameter of at least 600 mm, wherein the upper doffer roll has a larger diameter than the lower doffer roll .
A method of making a polymer matrix composite comprising a porous polymeric network structure; and a plurality of particles distributed within the polymeric network structure, the method comprising: combining a thermoplastic polymer, a solvent, and a plurality of thermally conductive particles having a thermal conductivity greater than 2 W/(m ∗ K) to provide a slurry, thermal conductivity being determined in accordance with the method described in the section of the description entitled Thermal Conductivity Test; forming the slurry into an article; heating the article in an environment to retain at least 90 percent by weight of the solvent in the article, based on the weight of the solvent in the article, and solubilize at least 50 by weight percent of the thermoplastic polymer, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer; and inducing phase separation of the thermoplastic polymer from the solvent to provide the polymer matrix composite; and the method further comprising compressing the polymer matrix composite. combining a thermoplastic polymer, a solvent, and a plurality of thermally conductive particles having a thermal conductivity greater than 2 W/(m ∗ K) to provide a slurry, thermal conductivity being determined in accordance with the method described in the section of the description entitled Thermal Conductivity Test; forming the slurry into an article; heating the article in an environment to retain at least 90 percent by weight of the solvent in the article, based on the weight of the solvent in the article, and solubilize at least 50 by weight percent of the thermoplastic polymer, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer; and inducing phase separation of the thermoplastic polymer from the solvent to provide the polymer matrix composite; and the method further comprising compressing the polymer matrix composite.
A dispenser for dispensing consumable product comprising: a consumable product holding area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism having a spindle configured to hold and rotate the consumable product to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of the consumable product; and a motor having piezoelectric elements configured to (i) frictionally couple to the spindle to rotate the spindle in a first direction during a first motor state, and to: (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state. a consumable product holding area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism having a spindle configured to hold and rotate the consumable product to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of the consumable product; and a motor having piezoelectric elements configured to (i) frictionally couple to the spindle to rotate the spindle in a first direction during a first motor state, and to: (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state. (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state.
A method of fabricating an optical fiber preform comprising the steps of: ejecting a glass raw material gas, a burnable gas, a combustion assisting gas and a sealing gas from a plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) of a burner , respectively, so as to hydrolyze the glass raw material gas in a flame and to generate glass particles, the burner having a plurality of tubes with different diameters from each other and being coaxially arranged, the plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) being defined by the plurality of tubes such that the plurality of nozzles comprises a first circular nozzle (N1) arranged inside plural annular nozzles (N2 to N7); and moving the burner relative to a starting rod so as to deposit the glass particles thereon, wherein, in the ejecting step, a mixed gas of the glass raw material gas mixed with the combustion assisting gas is ejected from a given annular nozzle (N3) among the plurality of annular nozzles (N2 to N7), the burnable gas is ejected from the first circular nozzle (N1) located inside the given annular nozzle (N3), and the burnable gas and the combustion assisting gas are ejected from outer nozzles (N5, N7) located outside the given annular nozzle (N3), respectively. ejecting a glass raw material gas, a burnable gas, a combustion assisting gas and a sealing gas from a plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) of a burner , respectively, so as to hydrolyze the glass raw material gas in a flame and to generate glass particles, the burner having a plurality of tubes with different diameters from each other and being coaxially arranged, the plurality of nozzles (N1 to N7) being defined by the plurality of tubes such that the plurality of nozzles comprises a first circular nozzle (N1) arranged inside plural annular nozzles (N2 to N7); and moving the burner relative to a starting rod so as to deposit the glass particles thereon, wherein, in the ejecting step, a mixed gas of the glass raw material gas mixed with the combustion assisting gas is ejected from a given annular nozzle (N3) among the plurality of annular nozzles (N2 to N7), the burnable gas is ejected from the first circular nozzle (N1) located inside the given annular nozzle (N3), and the burnable gas and the combustion assisting gas are ejected from outer nozzles (N5, N7) located outside the given annular nozzle (N3), respectively.
A separation method comprising the steps of: subjecting an oil well to enhanced oil recovery wherein enhanced oil recovery comprises injecting carbon dioxide into an oil reservoir of the oil well to urge oil from the well; receiving a gaseous mixture comprising a gaseous effluent from a gas-oil separator of the oil well wherein the gaseous mixture comprises at least a first constituent comprising carbon dioxide and a second constituent, said first constituent comprising a first weight percentage of said gaseous mixture; pressurizing said gaseous mixture to form a liquid fraction and a gaseous fraction, said first constituent comprising a second weight percentage of said liquid fraction, said second weight percentage being greater than said first weight percentage wherein said gaseous fraction comprises said second constituent and said second constituent is a hydrocarbon; separating said liquid fraction from said gaseous fraction; sending said liquid fraction into an oil well; and combusting said hydrocarbon to generate electrical energy. subjecting an oil well to enhanced oil recovery wherein enhanced oil recovery comprises injecting carbon dioxide into an oil reservoir of the oil well to urge oil from the well; receiving a gaseous mixture comprising a gaseous effluent from a gas-oil separator of the oil well wherein the gaseous mixture comprises at least a first constituent comprising carbon dioxide and a second constituent, said first constituent comprising a first weight percentage of said gaseous mixture; pressurizing said gaseous mixture to form a liquid fraction and a gaseous fraction, said first constituent comprising a second weight percentage of said liquid fraction, said second weight percentage being greater than said first weight percentage wherein said gaseous fraction comprises said second constituent and said second constituent is a hydrocarbon; separating said liquid fraction from said gaseous fraction; sending said liquid fraction into an oil well; and combusting said hydrocarbon to generate electrical energy.
An antibiotic glycopeptide-anaiogous compound for use in the treatment of glycopeptide-resistant bacterial infections, comprising a pseudopeptide analog of a glycopeptide antibiotic aglycone, wherein the compound comprises a core pseudopeptide sequence having an amidine group that replaces a carboxamide linking group of a core peptide of the glycopeptide antibiotic aglycone, wherein a carboxamide O atom of a D ring-bearing aminoacid residue of the peptide core of the glycopeptide antibiotic aglycone has been replaced by an NH group, to provide a respective Ψ-amidine pseudopeptide analog of the glycopeptide antibiotic aglycone, and wherein the compound is any one of the following vancomycin aglycone [Ψ[C(=NH)NH]Tpg 4 ]-amidine analogs (IIA), (IIB) or (IIC) or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or any combination thereof: or or wherein the compound is a compound of formula :
A data processing apparatus, comprising: receiving circuitry to receive graphics data for at least a portion of a virtual environment, the graphics data including a plurality of virtual objects; a machine learning model trained to output data indicative of an object classification for one or more of the virtual objects in dependence upon the graphics data; assignment circuitry to assign one or more of the virtual objects to one or more virtual object groups in dependence upon the object classification for one or more of the virtual objects, wherein the virtual objects assigned to a same virtual object group have a same object classification; and control circuitry to share first interaction data associated with a first virtual object assigned to a virtual object group with a second virtual object assigned to the virtual object group to thereby permit use of the first interaction data for the second virtual object in response to a user interaction with the second virtual object in the virtual environment, wherein the first interaction data is associated specifically with the first virtual object. receiving circuitry to receive graphics data for at least a portion of a virtual environment, the graphics data including a plurality of virtual objects; a machine learning model trained to output data indicative of an object classification for one or more of the virtual objects in dependence upon the graphics data; assignment circuitry to assign one or more of the virtual objects to one or more virtual object groups in dependence upon the object classification for one or more of the virtual objects, wherein the virtual objects assigned to a same virtual object group have a same object classification; and control circuitry to share first interaction data associated with a first virtual object assigned to a virtual object group with a second virtual object assigned to the virtual object group to thereby permit use of the first interaction data for the second virtual object in response to a user interaction with the second virtual object in the virtual environment, wherein the first interaction data is associated specifically with the first virtual object.
A device for positioning a garment on a printing platen for printing, the device comprising: a first gripper configured to controllably grip onto a first edge of the garment at a first side of the platen ; a sliding mechanism connected to said gripper and configured to slide said gripper from said first side of the platen to a second side of said platen opposite said first side, thereby to pull said edge to said second side and position said garment across said platen for printing and characterized by a laser source, a photodetector and an indicator, the photodetector positioned to detect occlusions caused by wrinkles or folds of said garment on said platen , said indicator being connected to said photodetector to provide a warning to said operator concerning said wrinkles; a housing, the housing holding said sliding mechanism over said platen and said gripper being suspended from said rail, said housing comprising a hood extending over said platen from above. a first gripper configured to controllably grip onto a first edge of the garment at a first side of the platen ; a sliding mechanism connected to said gripper and configured to slide said gripper from said first side of the platen to a second side of said platen opposite said first side, thereby to pull said edge to said second side and position said garment across said platen for printing and characterized by a laser source, a photodetector and an indicator, the photodetector positioned to detect occlusions caused by wrinkles or folds of said garment on said platen , said indicator being connected to said photodetector to provide a warning to said operator concerning said wrinkles; a housing, the housing holding said sliding mechanism over said platen and said gripper being suspended from said rail, said housing comprising a hood extending over said platen from above.
A motor platform , which carries an entire motor winding interconnection for operating an electrosurgical instrument, comprises a circuit, preferably a delta connection or star connection, which is formed by three phases with one phase coil each, and at least one phase coil is formed from N>1 interconnected individual coils , wherein the output of a first operating voltage and of a second operating voltage different from the first operating voltage is provided to a motor, wherein, in the first operating voltage , the N individual coils of each phase coil are connected in parallel and in the second operating voltage , the N individual coils of each phase coil are connected in series, and the switching between the first and second operating voltages via at least one short-circuiting means per phase coil is provided, wherein the at least one short-circuiting means is configured as a passive component and wherein the motor platform is provided and designed in such a way that the motor characteristic and the characteristic values of the motor are identical during operation in the first and second operating voltages , which are different from each other.
An anvil assembly comprising: an anvil center rod assembly ; a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod assembly from an operative position to a tilted position; and a sleeve member slidably disposed about the anvil center rod assembly, the sleeve member being associated with the head assembly such that movement of the head assembly from the operative position towards the tilted position effects proximal movement of the sleeve member about the anvil center rod assembly, wherein the anvil head assembly includes a post which is pivotally secured to the anvil center rod assembly, the sleeve member is operably engaged to the post, wherein the sleeve member is operably positioned to be engaged by the head assembly as the head assembly is pivoted from the operative position to the tilted position, wherein the post includes a tab configured to be received within an opening formed through a sleeve body of the sleeve member when the head assembly is in the operative position, and wherein the tab formed on the post of the head assembly is configured to be withdrawn from within the opening formed in the sleeve body of the sleeve member as the head assembly pivots to the tilted position. an anvil center rod assembly ; a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod assembly from an operative position to a tilted position; and a sleeve member slidably disposed about the anvil center rod assembly, the sleeve member being associated with the head assembly such that movement of the head assembly from the operative position towards the tilted position effects proximal movement of the sleeve member about the anvil center rod assembly, wherein the anvil head assembly includes a post which is pivotally secured to the anvil center rod assembly, the sleeve member is operably engaged to the post, wherein the sleeve member is operably positioned to be engaged by the head assembly as the head assembly is pivoted from the operative position to the tilted position, wherein the post includes a tab configured to be received within an opening formed through a sleeve body of the sleeve member when the head assembly is in the operative position, and wherein the tab formed on the post of the head assembly is configured to be withdrawn from within the opening formed in the sleeve body of the sleeve member as the head assembly pivots to the tilted position.
An earplug (100; 600), comprising: a stem (110; 610) extending from a first end (101; 601) to a second end (102; 602) along a longitudinal axis; a sound attenuating body (120; 620) attached to the stem (110; 610), the sound attenuating body (120; 620) comprising a leading end (121; 621), a base end (122; 622), the longitudinal axis extending between the leading end (121; 621) and the base end (122; 622), and a flange (124; 624) extending at least partially over the stem (110; 610) and comprising an exterior flange surface (125; 625) and an interior flange surface (126; 626) having a plurality of one or both of protrusions or recesses (150; 650); and a flange cavity (130; 630) comprising a continuous volume around a perimeter of the stem (110; 610) between the interior flange surface (126; 626) and the stem (110; 610), wherein the plurality of one or both of protrusions or recesses (150; 650) extend from the base end (122; 622) of the sound attenuating body (120; 620) to a bottom of the flange cavity (130; 630); wherein a distance between the interior and exterior flange surfaces (125, 126; 625, 626) varies around a perimeter of the flange (124; 624) at a plane intersecting the flange (124; 624) transverse to the longitudinal axis. a stem (110; 610) extending from a first end (101; 601) to a second end (102; 602) along a longitudinal axis; a sound attenuating body (120; 620) attached to the stem (110; 610), the sound attenuating body (120; 620) comprising a leading end (121; 621), a base end (122; 622), the longitudinal axis extending between the leading end (121; 621) and the base end (122; 622), and a flange (124; 624) extending at least partially over the stem (110; 610) and comprising an exterior flange surface (125; 625) and an interior flange surface (126; 626) having a plurality of one or both of protrusions or recesses (150; 650); and a flange cavity (130; 630) comprising a continuous volume around a perimeter of the stem (110; 610) between the interior flange surface (126; 626) and the stem (110; 610), wherein the plurality of one or both of protrusions or recesses (150; 650) extend from the base end (122; 622) of the sound attenuating body (120; 620) to a bottom of the flange cavity (130; 630); wherein a distance between the interior and exterior flange surfaces (125, 126; 625, 626) varies around a perimeter of the flange (124; 624) at a plane intersecting the flange (124; 624) transverse to the longitudinal axis.
A cable drive unit for use with a free stall cleaning system , the cable drive unit comprising: a base frame ; a support frame being displaceable with respect to the base frame via a corresponding displacement assembly ; and a drum pivotably mountable about the support frame and displaceable therewith for receiving a cable to be wound about said drum , wherein the drum comprises at least one toothed peripheral edge , said toothed peripheral edge being driven by a corresponding driving assembly , wherein the driving assembly is configured for driving the drum along a first direction of rotation, and along a second opposite direction of rotation, so as to wind and unwind the cable about the drum , wherein a transmission assembly is operatively connectable between a shaft of the drum and the displacement assembly , the transmission assembly being configured for laterally displacing the support frame and corresponding drum with respect to the base frame by a certain lateral displacement for every rotational displacement of the drum , characterized in that the transmission assembly comprises a worm gear pivotally mountable about the support frame within a given span, said worm gear being threadedly engageable within a fixed component of the base frame so that a rotation of the worm gear in turn drives a lateral displacement of the support frame with respect to the base frame . a base frame ; a support frame being displaceable with respect to the base frame via a corresponding displacement assembly ; and a drum pivotably mountable about the support frame and displaceable therewith for receiving a cable to be wound about said drum , wherein the drum comprises at least one toothed peripheral edge , said toothed peripheral edge being driven by a corresponding driving assembly , wherein the driving assembly is configured for driving the drum along a first direction of rotation, and along a second opposite direction of rotation, so as to wind and unwind the cable about the drum , wherein a transmission assembly is operatively connectable between a shaft of the drum and the displacement assembly , the transmission assembly being configured for laterally displacing the support frame and corresponding drum with respect to the base frame by a certain lateral displacement for every rotational displacement of the drum , characterized in that the transmission assembly comprises a worm gear pivotally mountable about the support frame within a given span, said worm gear being threadedly engageable within a fixed component of the base frame so that a rotation of the worm gear in turn drives a lateral displacement of the support frame with respect to the base frame .