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A pipette , comprising: a capillary opened in a first end and a second end which form two ends in a longitudinal direction; a pressure chamber opened into an internal portion of the capillary through the second end of an internal portion of the capillary ; a driving part being an actuator configured to deform according to an electrical signal output by a control part and thereby change a volume of the pressure chamber ; and the control part which is configured to control the driving part , wherein the control part is configured to output an electrical first signal (Sg1) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber increases and a first liquid (L1) is suctioned from the first end , the first signal (Sg1) includes a suction signal (Sg11) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber increases from a first pre-suction volume before suction of the first liquid (L1) to a first post-suction volume by a first increase amount, characterized in that the first signal (Sg1) further includes a brake signal (Sg12) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber is reduced, by the driving part , from the first post-suction volume to a post-braking volume by a reduction amount having a smaller absolute value than the first increase amount, the brake signal (Sg12) being output following the suction signal (Sg11), and the control part is configured to generate the first signal (Sg1) so that the larger the first increase amount, the larger the absolute value of the reduction amount. a capillary opened in a first end and a second end which form two ends in a longitudinal direction; a pressure chamber opened into an internal portion of the capillary through the second end of an internal portion of the capillary ; a driving part being an actuator configured to deform according to an electrical signal output by a control part and thereby change a volume of the pressure chamber ; and the control part which is configured to control the driving part , wherein the control part is configured to output an electrical first signal (Sg1) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber increases and a first liquid (L1) is suctioned from the first end , the first signal (Sg1) includes a suction signal (Sg11) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber increases from a first pre-suction volume before suction of the first liquid (L1) to a first post-suction volume by a first increase amount, characterized in that the first signal (Sg1) further includes a brake signal (Sg12) driving the driving part so that the volume of the pressure chamber is reduced, by the driving part , from the first post-suction volume to a post-braking volume by a reduction amount having a smaller absolute value than the first increase amount, the brake signal (Sg12) being output following the suction signal (Sg11), and the control part is configured to generate the first signal (Sg1) so that the larger the first increase amount, the larger the absolute value of the reduction amount.
A polyisocyanate composition, comprising a polyisocyanate containing a sulfonic acid anion group in the molecule; and at least one tertiary ammonium cation of an amine compound represented by the following general formula and at least one tertiary ammonium cation of an amine compound represented by the following general formula , or at least two tertiary ammonium cations of the amine compounds represented by the general formula having different total carbon numbers of R 11 , R 12 and R 13 , in formula , R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may contain an ether bond, at least one of R 11 , R 12 and R 13 may contain a ring structure, and two or more of R 11 , R 12 and R 13 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, the ring structure is an aromatic ring, a cycloalkyl group having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, a 5-membered or 6-membered ring in which R 11 and R 12 are bonded to each other, or a multi-membered multiple ring in which R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are bonded to each other, the total carbon number of R 11 , R 12 and R 13 is 8 or less, in formula , R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 19 carbon atoms which may contain an ether bond, at least one of R 21 , R 22 and R 23 may contain a ring structure, and two or more of R 21 , R 22 and R 23 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, the ring structure may be an aromatic ring, a cycloalkyl group having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, a 5-membered or 6-membered ring in which R 21 and R 22 are bonded to each other, or a multi-membered multiple ring, in which R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are bonded to each other, and the total carbon number of R 21 , R 22 and R 23 is 9 or more.
Screw (10; 100) for wooden materials, having a shank , wherein the shank has a screw tip (16; 116) and a screw head with a driving formation at the opposite end of the shank from the screw tip (16; 116), and wherein the shank is provided at least in certain portions with a thread , characterized in that the screw tip (16; 116), starting from a cylindrical part of the shank , narrows in several steps (S1, S2, S3, S4) as far as the end of the screw tip (16; 116), wherein the thread extends over the steps (S1, S2, S3, S4), in that at least two steps (S1, S2, S3, S4) have a shoulder portion , arranged perpendicularly to the longitudinal centre axis or at an angle of between 90° and 45° to the longitudinal centre axis , and a step portion , arranged parallel to the longitudinal centre axis , at an angle of more than 0° as far as an angle of 10° or at an angle of less than 0° as far as an angle of -10° to the longitudinal centre axis , wherein the step portion , as seen in the direction of the longitudinal centre axis of the screw (10; 100), is at least as long as the should portion , in that , between each step portion and each shoulder portion , an encircling edge for achieving a punching action is formed, and in that each shoulder portion and each step portion of a step (S1, S2, S3, S4) forms a closed ring about the longitudinal centre axis of the screw (10; 100).
A method for assisting prediction of exacerbation of respiratory infection, comprising: measuring a biomarker in a liquid specimen that has been collected from a subject suffering from a respiratory infection or a subject suspected of having a respiratory infection, wherein the biomarker is at least one selected from the group consisting of IFNλ3 and CCL17, and a measured value of the biomarker is an index to predict exacerbation of the respiratory infection, wherein when the biomarker is IFNλ3, and the measured value of IFNλ3 is greater than or equal to a threshold value corresponding to IFNλ3, a possibility of exacerbation of respiratory infection of the subject is suggested to be high; wherein when the biomarker is CCL17, and the measured value of CCL17 is less than a threshold value corresponding to CCL17, the possibility of exacerbation of respiratory infection of the subject is suggested to be high; and wherein the respiratory infection is an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2. wherein when the biomarker is IFNλ3, and the measured value of IFNλ3 is greater than or equal to a threshold value corresponding to IFNλ3, a possibility of exacerbation of respiratory infection of the subject is suggested to be high; wherein when the biomarker is CCL17, and the measured value of CCL17 is less than a threshold value corresponding to CCL17, the possibility of exacerbation of respiratory infection of the subject is suggested to be high; and wherein the respiratory infection is an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.
A composition for use in the prevention and treatment of oral cavity diseases associated with bacteria comprising: sodium citrate and disodium EDTA, wherein the disodium EDTA and sodium citrate are present at 2 mg/ml and 3 mg/ml, respectively, or wherein the disodium EDTA has a concentration between 0.025 mg/ml and 2 mg/ml, and the sodium citrate has a concentration between 0.5 mg/ml and 3.5 mg/ml.
An optical system comprising: i) an optical element configured to cause a polarization state distribution of light to change from a predetermined polarization state distribution, wherein the optical element comprises a spatial light modulator (SLM); and, ii) a polarization-altering optical device (PAD) configured to change the polarization state distribution of the light spatially based on an amount of change to the polarization state distribution caused by the optical element , iii) a controller for controlling the PAD ; wherein the optical system is configured to output the light having the predetermined polarization state distribution; characterized in that : said SLM is a digital micromirror device (DMD); and the PAD is positioned at a conjugate plane to the DMD or is offset from the conjugate plane to the DMD and comprises a liquid crystal device constructed as a matrix of separately spatially electronically addressable pixels so that the polarization state of light can be controlled by a different amount on a pixel-by-pixel basis. i) an optical element configured to cause a polarization state distribution of light to change from a predetermined polarization state distribution, wherein the optical element comprises a spatial light modulator (SLM); and, ii) a polarization-altering optical device (PAD) configured to change the polarization state distribution of the light spatially based on an amount of change to the polarization state distribution caused by the optical element , iii) a controller for controlling the PAD ; said SLM is a digital micromirror device (DMD); and the PAD is positioned at a conjugate plane to the DMD or is offset from the conjugate plane to the DMD and comprises a liquid crystal device constructed as a matrix of separately spatially electronically addressable pixels so that the polarization state of light can be controlled by a different amount on a pixel-by-pixel basis.
An antibody selected from an anti-netrin-1 antibody and an anti-unc5b antibody or a combination thereof for use in the treatment of osteolysis or a disease selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, an inflammatory disease of bone, a metabolic bone disease and a metastatic bone disease.
A vehicle lamp comprising: a transparent member which defines part of a lamp compartment ; a light source that is accommodated in the lamp compartment and which shines light to the front through the transparent member; a detection device that is accommodated in the lamp compartment ; and a stepped portion that is formed on an external surface of the transparent member and which guides drops of water (W) adhering to the external surface so as to avoid a detection enabled area (A) of the detection device, characterized in that the detection device obtains information on what exists ahead through the stepped portion of the transparent member and wherein the stepped portion is formed by causing part of the external surface of the transparent member to project outwards of the external surface of the transparent member , or wherein the stepped portion is formed by forming a groove in the external surface of the transparent member . a transparent member which defines part of a lamp compartment ; a light source that is accommodated in the lamp compartment and which shines light to the front through the transparent member; a detection device that is accommodated in the lamp compartment ; and a stepped portion that is formed on an external surface of the transparent member and which guides drops of water (W) adhering to the external surface so as to avoid a detection enabled area (A) of the detection device, characterized in that the detection device obtains information on what exists ahead through the stepped portion of the transparent member and wherein the stepped portion is formed by causing part of the external surface of the transparent member to project outwards of the external surface of the transparent member , or wherein the stepped portion is formed by forming a groove in the external surface of the transparent member .
A method for processing a blocking system call at a data processing system comprising an operating system that supports kernel and user-level contexts, the method comprising: instead of invoking a blocking system call from an entity running a kernel or user-level context, repeatedly invoking the system call in non-blocking mode with a timeout parameter of zero until one of the following conditions is satisfied: a non-blocking system call returns a value; or a first predetermined time period expires; or a second predetermined time period expires; and on one of the conditions being satisfied: when the non-blocking system call returns the value, returning to the entity a response to its blocking system call comprising the value returned by the non-blocking system call, or when the first predetermined time period expires, returning to the entity a notification that the first predetermined time period has expired, or when the second predetermined time period expires, invoking the system call in blocking mode with a timeout parameter of the first predetermined time period subtracted by the second predetermined time period and enabling interrupts for the entity. instead of invoking a blocking system call from an entity running a kernel or user-level context, repeatedly invoking the system call in non-blocking mode with a timeout parameter of zero until one of the following conditions is satisfied: a non-blocking system call returns a value; or a first predetermined time period expires; or a second predetermined time period expires; and a non-blocking system call returns a value; or a first predetermined time period expires; or a second predetermined time period expires; and on one of the conditions being satisfied: when the non-blocking system call returns the value, returning to the entity a response to its blocking system call comprising the value returned by the non-blocking system call, or when the first predetermined time period expires, returning to the entity a notification that the first predetermined time period has expired, or when the second predetermined time period expires, invoking the system call in blocking mode with a timeout parameter of the first predetermined time period subtracted by the second predetermined time period and enabling interrupts for the entity. when the non-blocking system call returns the value, returning to the entity a response to its blocking system call comprising the value returned by the non-blocking system call, or when the first predetermined time period expires, returning to the entity a notification that the first predetermined time period has expired, or when the second predetermined time period expires, invoking the system call in blocking mode with a timeout parameter of the first predetermined time period subtracted by the second predetermined time period and enabling interrupts for the entity.
Method for manufacturing an optical element according to a prescription comprising the following steps : - providing (S1) a combination (CB) of a block piece (B) and a lens blank (SFB) having a first face (cx) and a second face (cc) opposite to the first face (cx), the lens blank (SFB) being blocked with the first face (cx) on the block piece (B), - surfacing and polishing (S2) the second face (cc) of the lens blank (SFB), - cleaning (S3-W/-R-S6) the lens blank (SFB), - hard coating (S7) the second face (cc) of said lens blank (SFB), - degassing (S8) the lens blank (SFB), - applying (S9) an AR-coating (AR) in a vacuum box coater , - deblocking (S10) the processed lens blank (SFB) from said block piece (B), wherein said cleaning step comprises - a pre-cleaning step (S3-S4) carried out in a first station including a finishing drying step allowing the lens blank (SFB) to be put on hold, the pre-cleaning being applied after the polishing and is configured to remove polish agents and slurry, and - a deep cleaning step(S5-W/-D-S6) carried out in a second station prior to the hard coating step (HC), the deep cleaning being applied prior to the hard coating which is carried out in the second station . - providing (S1) a combination (CB) of a block piece (B) and a lens blank (SFB) having a first face (cx) and a second face (cc) opposite to the first face (cx), the lens blank (SFB) being blocked with the first face (cx) on the block piece (B), - surfacing and polishing (S2) the second face (cc) of the lens blank (SFB), - cleaning (S3-W/-R-S6) the lens blank (SFB), - hard coating (S7) the second face (cc) of said lens blank (SFB), - degassing (S8) the lens blank (SFB), - applying (S9) an AR-coating (AR) in a vacuum box coater , - deblocking (S10) the processed lens blank (SFB) from said block piece (B), - a pre-cleaning step (S3-S4) carried out in a first station including a finishing drying step allowing the lens blank (SFB) to be put on hold, the pre-cleaning being applied after the polishing and is configured to remove polish agents and slurry, and - a deep cleaning step(S5-W/-D-S6) carried out in a second station prior to the hard coating step (HC), the deep cleaning being applied prior to the hard coating which is carried out in the second station .
Hybrid component for a chassis of motor vehicles, composed of a connecting rod with profilings arranged at its two end regions and of two ball joints with plastic housings which are connected to the connecting rod by overmoulding, wherein the ball joints have shank-like elongations which surround the connecting rod and which overlap on a shank of the connecting rod , wherein, in the overlapping region of the shank-like elongations , at least one profiling is arranged on the mutually facing surfaces, characterized in that an end region of the respective shank-like elongation additionally has, on its outer circumference, an undulating contour in the manner of a labyrinth seal.
A removable insert for a socket of a welding power supply , comprising: a base having a keyed entryway configured to connect with a key interface of a plug; a nose comprising a contact surface configured to make electrical contact with a complementary contact surface of a socket connector; and a coupler configured to couple the removable insert to the socket connector, characterized in that the coupler comprises a shoulder screw having a head , a screw thread , and a shank connecting the head to the screw thread , the screw thread configured to engage complementary threaded grooves of the socket connector, wherein the head of the shoulder screw is positioned within the nose , the head having a tool interface configured for coupling to a tool. a base having a keyed entryway configured to connect with a key interface of a plug; a nose comprising a contact surface configured to make electrical contact with a complementary contact surface of a socket connector; and a coupler configured to couple the removable insert to the socket connector, characterized in that the coupler comprises a shoulder screw having a head , a screw thread , and a shank connecting the head to the screw thread , the screw thread configured to engage complementary threaded grooves of the socket connector, wherein the head of the shoulder screw is positioned within the nose , the head having a tool interface configured for coupling to a tool.
A method performed in a node of a communication network , the method enabling data communication to be established between a first wireless device and the communication network upon a wireless Light Communication, LC, link between the first wireless device and an LC-enabled Access Point, AP , of the communication network becoming unavailable, the method comprising: identifying a second wireless device for relaying data between the first wireless device and the communication network via a first communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device and a second communication link between the second wireless device and an AP of the communication network associated with the second wireless device, wherein data communication via at least one of: the first communication link and the second communication link is enabled by wireless Radio-Frequency, RF, communication.
A method for exchanging heat with an object said method comprising using a heat transfer fluid wherein said heat transfer fluid comprises one or more chemical compounds having the general formula: wherein: - R f can be any C 1 -C 10 fluorinated linear or branched carbon chain which can be partially or fully fluorinated, and can comprise O or S atoms, - X, Y and Z can be independently selected from F, Cl, Br or hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of X, Y or Z is Cl or Br. - R f can be any C 1 -C 10 fluorinated linear or branched carbon chain which can be partially or fully fluorinated, and can comprise O or S atoms, - X, Y and Z can be independently selected from F, Cl, Br or hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of X, Y or Z is Cl or Br.
A Small Form-factor Pluggable, SFP, optical transceiver comprising: a baseplate ; an upper cover with a plurality of cooling ribs for dissipating heat generated by the SFP optical transceiver; a first socket and a second socket adjacent to each other, said sockets being vertically oriented with respect to the baseplate, wherein each of said sockets is configured to receive a connector that terminates a bundle of fibers, wherein the portion of the upper cover above the first and second sockets comprises a groove between the first and second sockets that is aligned with spacing between adjacent cooling ribs; at least one optical lens , the at least one optical lens adapted to receive and transmit optical signals; at least one optical connection between the first socket and the at least one optical lens; and at least one optical connection between the second socket and the at least one optical lens. a baseplate ; an upper cover with a plurality of cooling ribs for dissipating heat generated by the SFP optical transceiver; a first socket and a second socket adjacent to each other, said sockets being vertically oriented with respect to the baseplate, wherein each of said sockets is configured to receive a connector that terminates a bundle of fibers, wherein the portion of the upper cover above the first and second sockets comprises a groove between the first and second sockets that is aligned with spacing between adjacent cooling ribs; at least one optical lens , the at least one optical lens adapted to receive and transmit optical signals; at least one optical connection between the first socket and the at least one optical lens; and at least one optical connection between the second socket and the at least one optical lens.