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A method for obtaining a three-dimensional volume image of a sample, the method comprising: obtaining, by dark-field microscopy, a plurality of two-dimensional images from the sample of a media comprising at least one structure and at least one subject particle interspersed in the media, the plurality of images comprising at least one two-dimensional image taken at each of a plurality of equally spaced sample locations along a direction of focus, each two-dimensional image containing both in-focus and out-of-focus light from the sample, illumination of the dark-field microscopy comprising a mixture of narrowband light exciting the at least one structure and broadband light illuminating and scattered by the at least one subject particle, where relative strengths of the narrowband light and the wideband light are adjusted by proportionally controlling the mixture of the narrowband light and wideband light in the illumination to equalize the brightness of the at least one structure and the at least one subject particle in the image; inputting the plurality of two-dimensional images to a three-dimensional computational method for determining a location of the at least one structure present in the sample; and formulating a three-dimensional volume image of the sample, the three-dimensional image showing the location of the at least one structure present in the sample. obtaining, by dark-field microscopy, a plurality of two-dimensional images from the sample of a media comprising at least one structure and at least one subject particle interspersed in the media, the plurality of images comprising at least one two-dimensional image taken at each of a plurality of equally spaced sample locations along a direction of focus, each two-dimensional image containing both in-focus and out-of-focus light from the sample, illumination of the dark-field microscopy comprising a mixture of narrowband light exciting the at least one structure and broadband light illuminating and scattered by the at least one subject particle, where relative strengths of the narrowband light and the wideband light are adjusted by proportionally controlling the mixture of the narrowband light and wideband light in the illumination to equalize the brightness of the at least one structure and the at least one subject particle in the image; inputting the plurality of two-dimensional images to a three-dimensional computational method for determining a location of the at least one structure present in the sample; and formulating a three-dimensional volume image of the sample, the three-dimensional image showing the location of the at least one structure present in the sample.
A blender comprising: an outer case forming an outer appearance; an inner case disposed inside the outer case ; a jar configured to be seated on a seating portion formed on an upper surface of the inner case and provided with a blade device for crushing food; a motor assembly provided inside the inner case and configured to be connected to the blade device to rotate the blade device ; a mounting portion recessed from the upper surface of the inner case ; and a touch device mounted on the mounting portion for inputting a user's manipulation, characterized in that the outer case is made of a metal material and the touch device is in close contact with an inner surface of the outer case and is configured to recognize touch manipulation on the outer case by the user. an outer case forming an outer appearance; an inner case disposed inside the outer case ; a jar configured to be seated on a seating portion formed on an upper surface of the inner case and provided with a blade device for crushing food; a motor assembly provided inside the inner case and configured to be connected to the blade device to rotate the blade device ; a mounting portion recessed from the upper surface of the inner case ; and a touch device mounted on the mounting portion for inputting a user's manipulation, characterized in that the outer case is made of a metal material and the touch device is in close contact with an inner surface of the outer case and is configured to recognize touch manipulation on the outer case by the user.
A method for controlling active footwear, the method comprising: receiving a time-varying sensor signal from a capacitive sensor that is coupled to an article of footwear, wherein the capacitive sensor is configured to sense information about a position of a foot as the foot enters or exits the article; and using a processor circuit : identifying a first signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the first signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change increase from a reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds a specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); upon identifying the first signal change event, determining that the foot is present in the article; adjusting the reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor ; identifying a second signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the second signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change decrease from the adjusted reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds the specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); and upon identifying the second signal change event, determining that the foot is absent from the article. receiving a time-varying sensor signal from a capacitive sensor that is coupled to an article of footwear, wherein the capacitive sensor is configured to sense information about a position of a foot as the foot enters or exits the article; and using a processor circuit : identifying a first signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the first signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change increase from a reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds a specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); upon identifying the first signal change event, determining that the foot is present in the article; adjusting the reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor ; identifying a second signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the second signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change decrease from the adjusted reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds the specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); and upon identifying the second signal change event, determining that the foot is absent from the article. identifying a first signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the first signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change increase from a reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds a specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); upon identifying the first signal change event, determining that the foot is present in the article; adjusting the reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor ; identifying a second signal change event in the received time-varying sensor signal , the second signal change event corresponding to a signal magnitude change decrease from the adjusted reference capacitance of the capacitive sensor that exceeds the specified threshold magnitude change amount (ΔC); and upon identifying the second signal change event, determining that the foot is absent from the article.
An application mechanism comprising: an application needle ; and an application material container configured to house and hold an application material, the application material container having a fixed portion and a container portion , the fixed portion being configured to be fixable to a fixing member included in the application mechanism, the container portion being provided with, in upper and lower portions thereof, holes through which the application needle passes, a side surface of the container portion having a first flange , a lower surface of the first flange being in contact with an upper surface of the fixed portion , characterized by a gap being provided between a portion lower than the first flange on the side surface of the container portion and a side surface of the fixed portion , and the container portion being horizontally movable within a range of the gap . an application needle ; and an application material container configured to house and hold an application material, the application material container having a fixed portion and a container portion , the fixed portion being configured to be fixable to a fixing member included in the application mechanism, the container portion being provided with, in upper and lower portions thereof, holes through which the application needle passes, a side surface of the container portion having a first flange , a lower surface of the first flange being in contact with an upper surface of the fixed portion , characterized by a gap being provided between a portion lower than the first flange on the side surface of the container portion and a side surface of the fixed portion , and the container portion being horizontally movable within a range of the gap .
A cylinder lock having a cylinder housing and a cylinder core rotatably supported in the cylinder housing , wherein the cylinder housing has at least one tumbler blocking recess and a latch blocking recess ; wherein a plurality of disk tumblers are provided in the cylinder core , with each of the plurality of disk tumblers having an engagement section and being movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, with the engagement section engaging into the tumbler blocking recess of the cylinder housing in the latched position and being brought out of engagement with the tumbler blocking recess in the unlatched position, and with at least one of the plurality of disk tumblers having a latch reception recess ; wherein the cylinder lock furthermore has a latch element which has a latch tip and a blocking section , with the latch element being movable between a blocking position and a release position and being preloaded into the release position, with the blocking section engaging into the latch blocking recess of the cylinder housing in the blocking position, and with the latch tip engaging into the latch reception recess of the at least one disk tumbler and the blocking section being brought out of engagement with the latch blocking recess of the cylinder housing in the release position; wherein the at least one disk tumbler has, adjacent to the latch reception recess , at least one latch catching recess into which the latch tip of the latch element catchingly engages when the at least one disk tumbler is displaced out of the unlatched position by a first path length, with the latch catching recess being less deep than the latch reception recess of the disk tumbler ; wherein the latch element has a connection section between the latch tip and the blocking section , said connection section being narrower with respect to a tangential direction about the axis of rotation (A) of the cylinder core than the blocking section of the latch element ; wherein a holding plate is associated with the latch element and has a support opening , with the connection section of the latch element penetrating through the support opening when the latch element is in the blocking position; wherein, when the at least one disk tumbler is in the latched position and the latch element is in the blocking position, a first rotary clearance exists between the blocking section of the latch element and the latch blocking recess of the cylinder housing with respect to a rotary actuation of the cylinder core , a second rotary clearance exists between the connection section of the latch element and the support opening of the associated holding plate , and a third rotary clearance exists between the engagement section of the at least one disk tumbler and the tumbler blocking recess of the cylinder housing ; and wherein the first rotary clearance is smaller than the second rotary clearance and the second rotary clearance is smaller than the third rotary clearance such that the latch element can tilt or cant when a torque is exerted onto the cylinder core in a rotary direction of opening (O) while the latch element is in the blocking position.
A camera assembly comprising: a support structure ; an image sensor mounted on a carrier and having a light-sensitive region , at least one plain bearing comprising a bearing surface on each of the carrier and the support structure, which bearing surfaces bear on each other so as to suspend the carrier on the support structure and allow movement of the image sensor relative to the support structure in any direction laterally to the light-sensitive region of the image sensor , and in a manner allowing rotation of the image sensor about an axis orthogonal to the light-sensitive region ; plural shape memory alloy actuator wires in an arrangement capable, on selective driving thereof, of moving the image sensor relative to the support structure in any direction laterally to the light-sensitive region of the image sensor and of rotating the image sensor about said axis; and a biasing arrangement that biases the bearing surfaces together, the biasing arrangement comprises at least one flexure , the flexure supporting electrical tracks connected to the image sensor. a support structure ; an image sensor mounted on a carrier and having a light-sensitive region , at least one plain bearing comprising a bearing surface on each of the carrier and the support structure, which bearing surfaces bear on each other so as to suspend the carrier on the support structure and allow movement of the image sensor relative to the support structure in any direction laterally to the light-sensitive region of the image sensor , and in a manner allowing rotation of the image sensor about an axis orthogonal to the light-sensitive region ; plural shape memory alloy actuator wires in an arrangement capable, on selective driving thereof, of moving the image sensor relative to the support structure in any direction laterally to the light-sensitive region of the image sensor and of rotating the image sensor about said axis; and
Handle unit for a vehicle , having a handle for opening an opening element of the vehicle , which is movable at least between an actuation position (11.2) for activating an electric opening function for opening the opening element and an emergency opening position (11.3) for opening the opening element mechanically, a rotation element , which is designed to rotate preferably about an axis of rotation (20.1) or swivel track (20.1) when moving the handle from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), and a counterforce element for exerting a counterforce on the rotation element when moving the handles from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), wherein the rotation element and the counterforce element form a contact pair that has at least one contact region , which can be brought into a resistance position (40.1), in which the counterforce can be exerted on the rotation element by the counterforce element , and an unblocking position (40.2), in which the counterforce element can be overcome when the handle is moved from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), characterized in that the counterforce element has a movable bearing for moving the counterforce element in at least one resetting direction , so that the counterforce element can be overcome by the rotation element when the handle is moved back from the emergency opening position (11.3) while the contact region is in the resistance position (40.1). a handle for opening an opening element of the vehicle , which is movable at least between an actuation position (11.2) for activating an electric opening function for opening the opening element and an emergency opening position (11.3) for opening the opening element mechanically, a rotation element , which is designed to rotate preferably about an axis of rotation (20.1) or swivel track (20.1) when moving the handle from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), and a counterforce element for exerting a counterforce on the rotation element when moving the handles from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), wherein the rotation element and the counterforce element form a contact pair that has at least one contact region , which can be brought into a resistance position (40.1), in which the counterforce can be exerted on the rotation element by the counterforce element , and an unblocking position (40.2), in which the counterforce element can be overcome when the handle is moved from the actuation position (11.2) into the emergency opening position (11.3), characterized in that the counterforce element has a movable bearing for moving the counterforce element in at least one resetting direction , so that the counterforce element can be overcome by the rotation element when the handle is moved back from the emergency opening position (11.3) while the contact region is in the resistance position (40.1).
A propeller pitch change hydraulic actuation system, comprising: a double-acting dual chamber hydraulic pitch change actuator comprising: a first pressure circuit having first fluid supply lines (14a; 14b) and a first hydraulic chamber ; a second pressure circuit having second fluid supply lines (13a; 13b) and a second hydraulic chamber ; a piston separating the first and second chambers; at least one pressure sensor for obtaining pressure measurements from which a load differential (F) applied to the piston by the circuits can be calculated; and a closed loop controller arranged to control the fluid supplied to the first and second pressure circuits, wherein the closed loop controller includes an actuator position loop arranged to utilise feedback on the actuator position to control the actuator position; wherein the closed loop controller further includes, within the actuator position loop, an inner load loop created utilising the load differential calculated from the pressure measurements obtained by the at least one pressure sensor, the load loop being configured to feed a current correction to the actuator position loop. a first pressure circuit having first fluid supply lines (14a; 14b) and a first hydraulic chamber ; a second pressure circuit having second fluid supply lines (13a; 13b) and a second hydraulic chamber ; a piston separating the first and second chambers; at least one pressure sensor for obtaining pressure measurements from which a load differential (F) applied to the piston by the circuits can be calculated; and
System for measuring at least one physical characteristic for a pneumatic assembly , comprising a device for detecting the physical characteristic, a device for wireless transmission of values representing the measurements obtained by the detection device , a one-way fluid passage device for inflating the pneumatic assembly , and an electrical energy source , characterized in that the measuring system comprises an electrically conductive metal body closed by a cover made of material transparent to the waves of the wireless transmission device , allowing the body to be used as a receptacle which provides for stable positioning, the transmission of electrical energy, and the mechanical protection of the devices of the measuring system while allowing wireless transmission through the cover of values representing the measurements obtained by the detection device .
A probiotic Lactobacillus strain for use in a method of preventing a Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract infection in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient's respiratory tract a therapeutically effective amount of the probiotic Lactobacillus strain, wherein the probiotic Lactobacillus strain is Lactobacillus salivarius or Lactobacillus brevis.
A GIP function inhibitor for use in therapy of a locomotive syndrome and/or motility disturbance, wherein the GIP function inhibitor is an anti-GIP antibody, a GIP receptor antagonist, or a GIP secretion-or increase-suppressing agent, and wherein the GIP secretion- or increase-suppressing agent is wheat bran, 3-bromo-5-methyl-2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ol, alginic acid, phosphatidylethanolamine, polyglutamic acid, quillaja, lysophosphatidylinositol, cellulose nanofiber, β-chitin nanofiber, diacylglycerol, hydroxypropylated starch, monoacylglycerol, a very long chain fatty acid having 20 or more carbon atoms, triacylglycerol containing 1 mass% or more of docosahexaenoic acid and 1 mass% or more of eicosapentaenoic acid as constituent fatty acids, long chain unsaturated fatty acid ethanolamide, a rice bran extract, triacylglycerol containing 10 mass% or more of α-linolenic acid as a constituent fatty acid, or acylglycerol with a C14 to C18 saturated fatty acid bound at the 2-position of the glycerol skeleton.
A unit for measuring the pressure drop in a smoking article , comprising: - a conveyor comprising a plurality of housing seats configured to receive and transversely feed a plurality of rod-shaped smoking articles along a feed path (P); - a fixed measuring device disposed on the feed path (P) and configured to measure a value of pressure drop in each article , wherein the measuring device comprises at least one air loading slot connected or connectable to a compressed air source ; - connecting means disposed on the conveyor and configured to connect the at least one air loading slot sequentially to one of the housing seats in order to feed an air flow to the articles ; characterized in that the measuring device comprises at least two air loading slots connected or connectable to respective, distinct compressed air sources and in that the connecting means are configured to alternately connect consecutive housing seats to different air loading slots . - a conveyor comprising a plurality of housing seats configured to receive and transversely feed a plurality of rod-shaped smoking articles along a feed path (P); - a fixed measuring device disposed on the feed path (P) and configured to measure a value of pressure drop in each article , wherein the measuring device comprises at least one air loading slot connected or connectable to a compressed air source ; - connecting means disposed on the conveyor and configured to connect the at least one air loading slot sequentially to one of the housing seats in order to feed an air flow to the articles ; characterized in that the measuring device comprises at least two air loading slots connected or connectable to respective, distinct compressed air sources and in that the connecting means are configured to alternately connect consecutive housing seats to different air loading slots .
Rubella virus antigen, characterized in that it is a rubella virus E1-E2 envelope protein complex construct (synonym: rubella spike construct) comprising - at least one E1 component and one E2 component which are linked, - wherein the E1 component consists of the E1 envelope protein whose C-terminal transmembrane region and intravirional domain are removed and whose N-terminus comprises the ectodomain of the E1 envelope protein, - and wherein the E2 component consists of the E2 envelope protein whose transmembrane regions and intravirional domain are removed and whose N-terminus comprises the ectodomain of the E2 envelope protein, - and wherein the C-terminus of the E2 component is connected to the N-terminus of the E1 component directly or by means of linkers. - at least one E1 component and one E2 component which are linked, - wherein the E1 component consists of the E1 envelope protein whose C-terminal transmembrane region and intravirional domain are removed and whose N-terminus comprises the ectodomain of the E1 envelope protein, - and wherein the E2 component consists of the E2 envelope protein whose transmembrane regions and intravirional domain are removed and whose N-terminus comprises the ectodomain of the E2 envelope protein, - and wherein the C-terminus of the E2 component is connected to the N-terminus of the E1 component directly or by means of linkers.