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A method for evaluating the integrity of a forward osmosis, FO-, membrane of a FO-device in a dialysis solution generation apparatus , the FO-membrane separating a feed side and a draw side of the FO device , the FO-device comprising a feed inlet port (Ein) and a feed outlet port (Eout) in fluid communication with the feed side , and a draw inlet port (Lin) and a draw outlet port (Lout) in fluid communication with the draw side ; the method comprising: providing (S1) a flow of feed solution at the feed side via the feed inlet port (Ein); providing (S2) a flow of draw solution at the draw side via the draw inlet port (Lin), at an osmotic pressure at the draw side that is higher than an osmotic pressure at the feed side , whereby water is extracted from the feed side to the draw side to dilute the draw solution; stopping (S3) flow via the draw inlet port (Lin), flow via the feed inlet port (Ein) and flow via the feed outlet port (Eout); whereby water continues to be extracted from the feed side to the draw side , until a transmembrane pressure, TMP, between the draw side and the feed side has reached a maximum value; monitoring (S4) one or more pressures indicative of the TMP; and evaluating the integrity (S8) of the FO-membrane based on a monitored one or more parameters including the one or more pressures indicative of the TMP. providing (S1) a flow of feed solution at the feed side via the feed inlet port (Ein); providing (S2) a flow of draw solution at the draw side via the draw inlet port (Lin), at an osmotic pressure at the draw side that is higher than an osmotic pressure at the feed side , whereby water is extracted from the feed side to the draw side to dilute the draw solution; stopping (S3) flow via the draw inlet port (Lin), flow via the feed inlet port (Ein) and flow via the feed outlet port (Eout); whereby water continues to be extracted from the feed side to the draw side , until a transmembrane pressure, TMP, between the draw side and the feed side has reached a maximum value; monitoring (S4) one or more pressures indicative of the TMP; and evaluating the integrity (S8) of the FO-membrane based on a monitored one or more parameters including the one or more pressures indicative of the TMP.
Method for continuously manufacturing coloured and/or effect-imparting liquid formulations, comprising - continuously feeding feedstocks into a small-volume process mixer (kP) in which there is a mixing device for mixing of the feedstocks, - continuously manufacturing a formulation by mixing the feedstocks in the process mixer (kP) and transferring the formulation into a buffer tank with a mixing device via a connection between the process mixer (kP) and the buffer tank, - ascertaining properties of the continuously manufactured formulation by means of a measurement unit, the measurement unit being assigned to the connection of process mixer and buffer tank or is arranged within the corresponding conduit system, - determining a variance of properties of the continuously manufactured formulation from the properties of a predefined target state by means of an evaluation unit, characterized by - ascertaining the adjustment volumes for feedstocks that are needed in view of the variances in the properties of the continuously manufactured formulation from the target state and the total volume of formulation volume to be manufactured for establishment of the target state of the total volume, - continuously manufacturing further portions of the formulation in the process mixer, taking account of the adjustment volumes ascertained by adjusting the feed of feedstocks into the process mixer, - combining the manufactured portions for manufacture of the total volume. - continuously feeding feedstocks into a small-volume process mixer (kP) in which there is a mixing device for mixing of the feedstocks, - continuously manufacturing a formulation by mixing the feedstocks in the process mixer (kP) and transferring the formulation into a buffer tank with a mixing device via a connection between the process mixer (kP) and the buffer tank, - ascertaining properties of the continuously manufactured formulation by means of a measurement unit, the measurement unit being assigned to the connection of process mixer and buffer tank or is arranged within the corresponding conduit system, - determining a variance of properties of the continuously manufactured formulation from the properties of a predefined target state by means of an evaluation unit, - ascertaining the adjustment volumes for feedstocks that are needed in view of the variances in the properties of the continuously manufactured formulation from the target state and the total volume of formulation volume to be manufactured for establishment of the target state of the total volume, - continuously manufacturing further portions of the formulation in the process mixer, taking account of the adjustment volumes ascertained by adjusting the feed of feedstocks into the process mixer, - combining the manufactured portions for manufacture of the total volume.
A cutting system for an autonomous mower comprising: a housing having an outer circumference, wherein the outer circumference includes at least one vertical standoff; at least one rotating blade disk , provided within the housing and having a central portion, a top side, a bottom side, and a peripheral edge, wherein the blade disk bottom side comprises a plurality of concentric raised areas connected by curved portions extending vertically above the central portion, and wherein the peripheral edge extends vertically below the concentric raised areas; a first pair of cutting blades pivotably secured to the bottom side of the blade disk and extending away from the blade disk at an angle; and a second pair of cutting blades pivotably secured to the bottom side of the blade disk extending away from the blade disk at an angle. a housing having an outer circumference, wherein the outer circumference includes at least one vertical standoff; at least one rotating blade disk , provided within the housing and having a central portion, a top side, a bottom side, and a peripheral edge, wherein the blade disk bottom side comprises a plurality of concentric raised areas connected by curved portions extending vertically above the central portion, and wherein the peripheral edge extends vertically below the concentric raised areas; a first pair of cutting blades pivotably secured to the bottom side of the blade disk and extending away from the blade disk at an angle; and a second pair of cutting blades pivotably secured to the bottom side of the blade disk extending away from the blade disk at an angle.
A device comprising: an electrical connector including a plurality of terminal pins including a ground terminal pin and a handshaking signal terminal pin ; circuitry coupled to the ground terminal pin and the handshaking signal terminal pin, wherein the circuitry is configured to decouple the ground terminal pin from a ground plane, apply a sensing signal to the ground terminal pin when decoupled from the ground plane and output a handshaking signal to the handshaking signal terminal pin, and the circuitry is further configured to sense a voltage level coupled from the ground terminal pin that is produced in response to the sensing signal and to output the handshaking signal after sensing that the voltage level coupled from the ground terminal pin is below a first predetermined threshold, wherein the sensing signal has a first average power and the handshaking signal has a second average power and the first average power is less than the second average power. an electrical connector including a plurality of terminal pins including a ground terminal pin and a handshaking signal terminal pin ; circuitry coupled to the ground terminal pin and the handshaking signal terminal pin, wherein the circuitry is configured to decouple the ground terminal pin from a ground plane, apply a sensing signal to the ground terminal pin when decoupled from the ground plane and output a handshaking signal to the handshaking signal terminal pin, and the circuitry is further configured to sense a voltage level coupled from the ground terminal pin that is produced in response to the sensing signal and to output the handshaking signal after sensing that the voltage level coupled from the ground terminal pin is below a first predetermined threshold, wherein the sensing signal has a first average power and the handshaking signal has a second average power and the first average power is less than the second average power.
A dispenser for a product in stick form comprising: a tubular body , the tubular body including a base part and a removable cap for closing an open end of the base part , the base part comprising at least one slot extending along and through the side wall of the base part , the base part at least being made from a paper-based or card-based material such as paperboard or cardboard; a product stick carrier slidably received in the base part and having at least one lug projecting through the slot in the side wall of the base part for manipulation by a user, the product stick carrier being formed of a paper-based or card-based material and supporting a product stick for reciprocating movement within the base part , characterised in that the dispenser further comprises a shield (50; 50; 50") extending between an external peripheral surface of the product stick and the internal surface of the wall of the base part (6; 6'; 6") for covering the at least one slot of the base part (6; 6'; 6"), wherein the shield is attached to the carrier so as to move axially therewith. a tubular body , the tubular body including a base part and a removable cap for closing an open end of the base part , the base part comprising at least one slot extending along and through the side wall of the base part , the base part at least being made from a paper-based or card-based material such as paperboard or cardboard; a product stick carrier slidably received in the base part and having at least one lug projecting through the slot in the side wall of the base part for manipulation by a user, the product stick carrier being formed of a paper-based or card-based material and supporting a product stick for reciprocating movement within the base part , characterised in that the dispenser further comprises a shield (50; 50; 50") extending between an external peripheral surface of the product stick and the internal surface of the wall of the base part (6; 6'; 6") for covering the at least one slot of the base part (6; 6'; 6"), wherein the shield is attached to the carrier so as to move axially therewith.
A method for anonymized content retrieval, comprising: generating, by a browser application of a computing device, a profile based on browsing history of the computing device; encoding, by the browser application, the profile as an n -dimensional vector by generating a string with values representing each of one or more accesses to an address associated with a corresponding position in the string within a predetermined time period; calculating, by the browser application, a reduced dimension vector from the n- dimensional vector; determining, by the browser application, a first cluster corresponding to the reduced dimension vector; transmitting, by the browser application to a content server, a request for an item of content, the request comprising an identification of the first cluster; and receiving, by the browser application from the content server, an item of content selected according to the identification of the first cluster. generating, by a browser application of a computing device, a profile based on browsing history of the computing device; encoding, by the browser application, the profile as an n -dimensional vector by generating a string with values representing each of one or more accesses to an address associated with a corresponding position in the string within a predetermined time period; calculating, by the browser application, a reduced dimension vector from the n- dimensional vector; determining, by the browser application, a first cluster corresponding to the reduced dimension vector; transmitting, by the browser application to a content server, a request for an item of content, the request comprising an identification of the first cluster; and receiving, by the browser application from the content server, an item of content selected according to the identification of the first cluster.
Braking system for vehicles with collapsible actuation pedal, comprising - an operating pedal operatively connected to a hydraulic pump having a delivery circuit fluidically connected to an accumulator device , wherein - the delivery circuit comprises a hydraulic branch equipped with at least one normally closed control valve , - said control valve being connected to a control actuator which commands its opening when an impact or accident is detected by a special detector or being calibrated to open automatically when a limit pressure and/or flow rate value is reached in the hydraulic branch following the lowering of the actuation pedal , characterized in that the hydraulic branch is arranged in series and downstream of the accumulator device . - an operating pedal operatively connected to a hydraulic pump having a delivery circuit fluidically connected to an accumulator device , wherein - the delivery circuit comprises a hydraulic branch equipped with at least one normally closed control valve , - said control valve being connected to a control actuator which commands its opening when an impact or accident is detected by a special detector or being calibrated to open automatically when a limit pressure and/or flow rate value is reached in the hydraulic branch following the lowering of the actuation pedal ,
A wireless electronic device , comprising: a printed circuit board, PCB, comprising first, second, and third conductive layers (101a-101c) separated from one another by first and second dielectric layers (102a-102c) respectively; a stripline in the first conductive layer ; two highband dipole antenna strips in the second conductive layer ; and two lowband dipole antenna strips in the third conductive layer , wherein the two lowband dipole antenna strips are configured to resonate at a lowband resonant frequency and the two highband dipole antenna strips are configured to resonate at a highband resonant frequency when excited by a signal transmitted and/or received through the stripline, characterised in that the second conductive layer is between the first conductive layer that includes the stripline and the third conductive layer that includes the two lowband dipole antenna strips . a printed circuit board, PCB, comprising first, second, and third conductive layers (101a-101c) separated from one another by first and second dielectric layers (102a-102c) respectively; a stripline in the first conductive layer ; two highband dipole antenna strips in the second conductive layer ; and two lowband dipole antenna strips in the third conductive layer , wherein the two lowband dipole antenna strips are configured to resonate at a lowband resonant frequency and the two highband dipole antenna strips are configured to resonate at a highband resonant frequency when excited by a signal transmitted and/or received through the stripline, characterised in that the second conductive layer is between the first conductive layer that includes the stripline and the third conductive layer that includes the two lowband dipole antenna strips .
A multi-agent immunogenic construct, comprising a Campylobacter jejuni capsule polysaccharide conjugated to a protein carrier, wherein said protein carrier comprises an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) recombinant polypeptide construct, wherein said ETEC recombinant polypeptide construct comprises an ETEC fimbrial minor or major subunit connected at the C-terminal to the N-terminal of one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits of the same ETEC fimbrial type as the said ETEC fimbrial minor or major subunit, via a polypeptide linker, wherein each of the said one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits contain a donor β strand at their N-terminus and each of the major ETEC fimbrial subunits are connected to each other via a polypeptide linker, wherein the C-terminal of the said one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunit is connected, via a linker, to a donor β strand from a major ETEC fimbrial subunit of the same ETEC fimbrial type as the one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits, wherein the ETEC recombinant polypeptide construct can contain a C-terminal histidine tag at the C-terminus, and wherein said minor or major ETEC fimbrial subunits are derived from ETEC strains selected from the group consisting of Class 5, CS3 and CS6, wherein said minor ETEC fimbrial subunit is selected from the group consisting of CfaE, CsfD, CsuD, CooD, CsbD, CosD, CsdD, CotD and wherein said major subunit is selected from the group consisting of CfaB, CsfA, CsuA2, CooA, CsdA, CosA, CsbA, CotA, CstG, CstH, CssA, and CssB. wherein said ETEC recombinant polypeptide construct comprises an ETEC fimbrial minor or major subunit connected at the C-terminal to the N-terminal of one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits of the same ETEC fimbrial type as the said ETEC fimbrial minor or major subunit, via a polypeptide linker, wherein each of the said one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits contain a donor β strand at their N-terminus and each of the major ETEC fimbrial subunits are connected to each other via a polypeptide linker, wherein the C-terminal of the said one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunit is connected, via a linker, to a donor β strand from a major ETEC fimbrial subunit of the same ETEC fimbrial type as the one or more major ETEC fimbrial subunits, wherein the ETEC recombinant polypeptide construct can contain a C-terminal histidine tag at the C-terminus, and wherein said minor or major ETEC fimbrial subunits are derived from ETEC strains selected from the group consisting of Class 5, CS3 and CS6, wherein said minor ETEC fimbrial subunit is selected from the group consisting of CfaE, CsfD, CsuD, CooD, CsbD, CosD, CsdD, CotD and wherein said major subunit is selected from the group consisting of CfaB, CsfA, CsuA2, CooA, CsdA, CosA, CsbA, CotA, CstG, CstH, CssA, and CssB.
A medical implantable device comprising a bundle of metal strands at a proximal end, said bundle having a diameter, and a welded end portion, wherein said welded end portion is a metal clot having a larger diameter than said bundle of strands' diameter.
A zeolitic adsorbent comprising at least one FAU zeolite and comprising barium and/or potassium, wherein the external surface area of said zeolitic adsorbent, measured by nitrogen adsorption, is greater than 20 m 2 .g -1 , preferably greater than 40 m 2 .g -1 , and more preferably comprised between 40 m 2 .g -1 and 200 m 2 .g -1 , and even more preferably comprised between 60 m 2 .g -1 and 200 m 2 .g -1 inclusive, the external surface area being determined from the nitrogen adsorption isotherm obtained, by the t-plot method, applying standard ISO 15901-3:2007, and prior to adsorption, the zeolitic adsorbent being degassed between 300°C and 450°C for a time between 9 hours and 16 hours, under vacuum (P < 6.7×10 -4 Pa), and the number-average diameter of the crystalline elements (or "crystals") being between 0.5 μm and 20 μm.
An apparatus configured to perform an assay on assay sites of an assay consumable, the apparatus comprising: an assay consumable handler configured to be operatively coupled to the assay consumable having a surface comprising assay sites; a sealer constructed and positioned to apply a sealing component to the surface of the assay consumable, the sealing component comprising a sealing liquid; a sample loader configured to load an assay sample into at least a portion of the plurality of assay sites of the assay consumable; an imaging system configured to acquire an image of at least a portion of the assay sites of the assay consumable containing assay sample; and a computer implemented control system configured to automatically operate the sealer and receive information from the imaging system related to the image, the assay consumable operatively coupled to the assay consumable handler, wherein the assay sites have a volume between about 10 attoliters and about 50 picoliters; and the assay consumable comprises fluidically isolated areas, each fluidically isolated area comprising a plurality of the assay sites, wherein the fluidically isolated areas are situated on a disc; wherein the sealer, the sample loader, and the imaging system are arranged to be positioned about the disc, and wherein the apparatus is capable of providing rotational relative motion between the assay consumable and the sealer, the sample loader, and the imaging system. an assay consumable handler configured to be operatively coupled to the assay consumable having a surface comprising assay sites; a sealer constructed and positioned to apply a sealing component to the surface of the assay consumable, the sealing component comprising a sealing liquid; a sample loader configured to load an assay sample into at least a portion of the plurality of assay sites of the assay consumable; an imaging system configured to acquire an image of at least a portion of the assay sites of the assay consumable containing assay sample; and a computer implemented control system configured to automatically operate the sealer and receive information from the imaging system related to the image, the assay consumable operatively coupled to the assay consumable handler, wherein the assay sites have a volume between about 10 attoliters and about 50 picoliters; and the assay consumable comprises fluidically isolated areas, each fluidically isolated area comprising a plurality of the assay sites, wherein the fluidically isolated areas are situated on a disc; the assay sites have a volume between about 10 attoliters and about 50 picoliters; and the assay consumable comprises fluidically isolated areas, each fluidically isolated area comprising a plurality of the assay sites, wherein the fluidically isolated areas are situated on a disc; wherein the sealer, the sample loader, and the imaging system are arranged to be positioned about the disc, and wherein the apparatus is capable of providing rotational relative motion between the assay consumable and the sealer, the sample loader, and the imaging system.