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A valve for adjusting a fluid flow, said valve comprising: - a valve body , - a flow path extending through the valve body, the flow path having an inlet and an outlet located downstream of the inlet, wherein the flow path is configured to guide a flowing liquid from the inlet to the outlet, - a flow adjustment arrangement located in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet, for adjusting the flow of liquid from the inlet to the outlet, - wherein liquid upstream of said flow adjustment arrangement but downstream of said inlet has an upstream pressure, and liquid downstream of said flow adjustment arrangement but upstream of said outlet has a downstream pressure, - a stationary differential pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure difference between said upstream pressure and said downstream pressure, characterized by - a pair of pressure ports for enabling temporary connection of a non-stationary differential pressure sensor for measuring the pressure difference between said upstream pressure and said downstream pressure. - a valve body , - a flow path extending through the valve body, the flow path having an inlet and an outlet located downstream of the inlet, wherein the flow path is configured to guide a flowing liquid from the inlet to the outlet, - a flow adjustment arrangement located in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet, for adjusting the flow of liquid from the inlet to the outlet, - wherein liquid upstream of said flow adjustment arrangement but downstream of said inlet has an upstream pressure, and liquid downstream of said flow adjustment arrangement but upstream of said outlet has a downstream pressure, - a stationary differential pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure difference between said upstream pressure and said downstream pressure, characterized by - a pair of pressure ports for enabling temporary connection of a non-stationary differential pressure sensor for measuring the pressure difference between said upstream pressure and said downstream pressure.
A process for filling a container with insect larvae, wherein the container has a plurality of compartments distributed in rows for receiving a larva in each compartment , the process comprising: - supplying the larvae to a hopper which is arranged adjacent to a roller having lines of openings on the outer surface thereof for adhering a larva at each opening , - applying a vacuum inside the roller for adhering the larvae to the openings , - moving the container in a forward movement direction (A) towards the roller , the container being moved through an area below the roller and the roller being arranged in a transverse position with respect to the forward movement direction (A), - rotating the roller in a manner that is synchronized with the forward movement of the container from a loading position in which the larvae from the hopper are adhered to the openings of the roller to an unloading position in which one of the lines of openings of the roller faces the compartments of one of the rows of the container , and - removing the vacuum from the line of openings in the unloading position in order to release the larvae , with one larva being arranged in each compartment of the row of the container . - supplying the larvae to a hopper which is arranged adjacent to a roller having lines of openings on the outer surface thereof for adhering a larva at each opening , - applying a vacuum inside the roller for adhering the larvae to the openings , - moving the container in a forward movement direction (A) towards the roller , the container being moved through an area below the roller and the roller being arranged in a transverse position with respect to the forward movement direction (A), - rotating the roller in a manner that is synchronized with the forward movement of the container from a loading position in which the larvae from the hopper are adhered to the openings of the roller to an unloading position in which one of the lines of openings of the roller faces the compartments of one of the rows of the container , and - removing the vacuum from the line of openings in the unloading position in order to release the larvae , with one larva being arranged in each compartment of the row of the container .
A tubular fragmentation tip , which is attached to an intraocular surgery device configured to apply ultrasonic vibration, comprising: a cylindrical support portion configured to be mounted on the intraocular surgery device; and a cylindrical tip body provided at a distal end of the support portion , said cylindrical support portion and said cylindrical tip body together defining a flow channel extending from an opening at the distal end of the tip body through the tip body and the support portion , so that the tip body is in communication with an internal space of the support portion , wherein the tip body has a cross sectional shape having a length in a first direction larger than a length in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the tip body has a first surface and a second surface which oppose each other extending along the first direction, and a third surface and a fourth surface which oppose each other extending along the second direction, wherein arcuate recessed portions are formed on the first surface and the second surface , wherein arcuate protruding portions are formed on the third surface and the fourth surface , and wherein when vibration is applied to the support portion the tip body rotates back and forth about an axis of the tip body that passes through its center in the first direction and the second direction. a cylindrical support portion configured to be mounted on the intraocular surgery device; and a cylindrical tip body provided at a distal end of the support portion , said cylindrical support portion and said cylindrical tip body together defining a flow channel extending from an opening at the distal end of the tip body through the tip body and the support portion , so that the tip body is in communication with an internal space of the support portion , wherein the tip body has a cross sectional shape having a length in a first direction larger than a length in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the tip body has a first surface and a second surface which oppose each other extending along the first direction, and a third surface and a fourth surface which oppose each other extending along the second direction, wherein arcuate recessed portions are formed on the first surface and the second surface , wherein arcuate protruding portions are formed on the third surface and the fourth surface , and wherein when vibration is applied to the support portion the tip body rotates back and forth about an axis of the tip body that passes through its center in the first direction and the second direction.
A method of operation in a wireless communications network, wherein the communications network includes two or more beam-based transmission points , and wherein each of the two or more beam-based transmission points transmits synchronization signals corresponding to beams transmitted by the respective transmission point , the method comprising: configuring the two or more beam-based transmission points to use non-conflicting radio resources for their respective transmissions of synchronization signals, wherein configuring the two or more beam-based transmission points to use non-conflicting radio resources for their respective transmissions of synchronization signals comprising: assigning different identifiers to the two or more beam-based transmission points , characterized in that : each of the two or more beam-based transmission points is configured, having received the assigned identifier from the network node, to select the radio resources used for synchronization signal transmission in dependence on its assigned identifier, wherein each of the two or more transmission points selecting radio resources comprises: deriving a time shift and/or frequency shift as a function of the assigned identifier; and selecting the radio resources for transmission of the synchronization signals according to the derived time shift and/or frequency shift. configuring the two or more beam-based transmission points to use non-conflicting radio resources for their respective transmissions of synchronization signals, wherein configuring the two or more beam-based transmission points to use non-conflicting radio resources for their respective transmissions of synchronization signals comprising: assigning different identifiers to the two or more beam-based transmission points , characterized in that : each of the two or more beam-based transmission points is configured, having received the assigned identifier from the network node, to select the radio resources used for synchronization signal transmission in dependence on its assigned identifier, wherein each of the two or more transmission points selecting radio resources comprises: deriving a time shift and/or frequency shift as a function of the assigned identifier; and selecting the radio resources for transmission of the synchronization signals according to the derived time shift and/or frequency shift. deriving a time shift and/or frequency shift as a function of the assigned identifier; and selecting the radio resources for transmission of the synchronization signals according to the derived time shift and/or frequency shift.
A polyimide film comprising a polymerized and cured product of an acid dianhydride and a diamine, wherein at least one of the acid dianhydride and the diamine has a fluorine-containing substituent and wherein the film has a thickness of 5 to 10 μm, a modulus (as measured according to the description) of 3 to 8 GPa, an absolute value of a retardation (as measured according to the description) in a thickness direction (R th ) of 200 to 600 nm, and a strain (as measured according to the description) of 10% or less at a tensile force (as measured according to the description) of 100 Mpa, wherein the acid dianhydride comprises an acid dianhydride of structural formula 1:
A binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein (a) the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA (CQLRCSSNTPPLTCQRYC); and (b) the second binding domain is capable of binding to CD3; and wherein epitope cluster 3 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 24 to 41 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002, and wherein said binding molecule is a polypeptide. (a) the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA (CQLRCSSNTPPLTCQRYC); and (b) the second binding domain is capable of binding to CD3; and
Inductive sensor device comprising: a scale unit having scale elements that are arranged in a first line extending in a measuring direction (M) and that are adapted to create a field pattern P(x) in measuring direction (M), wherein the scale elements are arranged in the first line at a spacing s(x) between two directly adjacent scale elements that varies along the measuring direction (M), the scale unit comprises a second line of scale elements , a sensor unit comprising a receive circuit with at least a first receive coil set and a second receive coil set , that are assigned to the first line of scale elements and displaced relative to each other in measuring direction (M), and a third receive coil set having at least one receive coil assigned to the second line of scale elements , wherein the sensor unit and the scale unit are moveable relative to each other in measuring direction (M), characterized in that between the first receive coil set and the second receive coil set a gap exists in measuring direction (M), wherein the receive circuit is adapted to determine the spatial phases φ 1 , φ 2 , φ 3 of the receive coil sets and to make a coarse determination of the relative position x between the sensor unit and the scale unit by using the difference between the first spatial phase φ 1 of the first receive coil set and the second spatial phase φ 2 of the second receive coil set and to make a more precise determination of the relative position x by comparing at least one of the first or second spatial phases φ 1 , φ 2 with the third spatial phase φ 1 , φ 2 . a scale unit having scale elements that are arranged in a first line extending in a measuring direction (M) and that are adapted to create a field pattern P(x) in measuring direction (M), wherein the scale elements are arranged in the first line at a spacing s(x) between two directly adjacent scale elements that varies along the measuring direction (M), the scale unit comprises a second line of scale elements , a sensor unit comprising a receive circuit with at least a first receive coil set and a second receive coil set , that are assigned to the first line of scale elements and displaced relative to each other in measuring direction (M), and a third receive coil set having at least one receive coil assigned to the second line of scale elements , wherein the sensor unit and the scale unit are moveable relative to each other in measuring direction (M), characterized in that between the first receive coil set and the second receive coil set a gap exists in measuring direction (M), wherein the receive circuit is adapted to determine the spatial phases φ 1 , φ 2 , φ 3 of the receive coil sets and to make a coarse determination of the relative position x between the sensor unit and the scale unit by using the difference between the first spatial phase φ 1 of the first receive coil set and the second spatial phase φ 2 of the second receive coil set and to make a more precise determination of the relative position x by comparing at least one of the first or second spatial phases φ 1 , φ 2 with the third spatial phase φ 1 , φ 2 .
A method for presenting, in an interactive program guide, a virtual content source for binge watching a program series, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of a media asset; determining a start time of the media asset; determining a length of time between a current time and the start time of the media asset; determining a program series a user has started watching; predicting a number of episodes of the program series that the user will watch during a current binge watching session based on tracking an average number of episodes the user binge watches; determining a plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched; determining a number of episodes of the program series that the user can watch during the length of time between the current time and the start time of the media asset; selecting a subset of the plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched based on the predicted number of episodes of the program series and the number of episodes of the program series that the user can watch during the length of time between the current time and the start time of the media asset; creating the virtual content source including the subset of the plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched; and generating for display, in the interactive program guide, the virtual content source simultaneously with a plurality of media asset indicators corresponding to at least one other content source. receiving a user selection of a media asset; determining a start time of the media asset; determining a length of time between a current time and the start time of the media asset; determining a program series a user has started watching; predicting a number of episodes of the program series that the user will watch during a current binge watching session based on tracking an average number of episodes the user binge watches; determining a plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched; determining a number of episodes of the program series that the user can watch during the length of time between the current time and the start time of the media asset; selecting a subset of the plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched based on the predicted number of episodes of the program series and the number of episodes of the program series that the user can watch during the length of time between the current time and the start time of the media asset; creating the virtual content source including the subset of the plurality of episodes of the program series that the user has not watched; and generating for display, in the interactive program guide, the virtual content source simultaneously with a plurality of media asset indicators corresponding to at least one other content source.
A microfluidic system including a cellulosic substrate in sheet form, the substrate having a hydrophobic treatment thereon defining at least one hydrophilic channel, the at least one hydrophilic microfluidic channel being supported on a surface of the substrate, and at least one functional component formed as part of the substrate providing a switch for controlling fluid flow along the microfluidic channel, wherein the functional component is formed by at least one cut provided within the substrate for defining a portion of the substrate displaceable relative to the remainder of the substrate, the substrate portion supporting at least part of the microfluidic channel.
A camera for industrial image processing, comprising a camera module and an objective module that is releasably connected thereto and has an optical system having at least one optical lens, further an image sensor for capturing an image and a camera control unit for controlling the camera module and/or the objective module are provided in the camera module , and a storage unit having lens data is provided in the objective module , characterized in that interacting wireless near field communication units are provided in the camera module and in the objective module , wherein the near field communication unit in the objective module converts an electromagnetic alternating field emitted from the near field communication unit in the camera module into electrical energy for supplying energy to the objective module and that the camera module reads the lens data out via the near field communication units and the camera control unit controls therewith a function of the camera module and/or of the objective module .
A method of manufacturing a pellicle for a lithographic apparatus , comprising: depositing at least one graphene layer on a planar surface of a substrate , wherein the substrate comprises a base layer and a graphene-support layer , the at least one graphene layer being deposited on the graphene-support layer ; and wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate portion and a second substrate portion ; and removing the first substrate portion to form a freestanding membrane from the at least one graphene layer , the freestanding membrane being supported by the second substrate portion ; and wherein the freestanding membrane comprises a sequence of layers having different chemical compositions, wherein the sequence of layers comprises the at least one graphene layer and at least one layer of a two-dimensional material other than graphene. depositing at least one graphene layer on a planar surface of a substrate , wherein the substrate comprises a base layer and a graphene-support layer , the at least one graphene layer being deposited on the graphene-support layer ; and wherein the substrate comprises a first substrate portion and a second substrate portion ; and removing the first substrate portion to form a freestanding membrane from the at least one graphene layer , the freestanding membrane being supported by the second substrate portion ; and wherein the freestanding membrane comprises a sequence of layers having different chemical compositions, wherein the sequence of layers comprises the at least one graphene layer and at least one layer of a two-dimensional material other than graphene.
A method comprising: receiving , from a client device, an electronic message identifying an intent to perform a data operation on a distributed storage environment; sending , to the client device, a segment routing, SR, list identifying a plurality of storage node candidates selected for the data operation from the distributed storage environment; steering a data operation request received from the client device through a path defined by the SR list based on a segment routing header, SRH, associated with the data operation request, the SRH being configured to steer the data operation request through the path until a storage node from the plurality of storage node candidates accepts the data operation request, wherein the SRH comprises the SR list; sending , to the client device, a response to the data operation request, the response indicating that the storage node has accepted the data operation request from the client device; and performing the data operation at the storage node that accepted the data operation request, wherein the electronic message includes a second SRH comprising a metadata server SR list identifying a plurality of metadata servers associated with the distributed storage environment, the second SRH causing the electronic message to be routed through a second path comprising the metadata server SR list until an associated connection request is accepted by one of the plurality of metadata servers. receiving , from a client device, an electronic message identifying an intent to perform a data operation on a distributed storage environment; sending , to the client device, a segment routing, SR, list identifying a plurality of storage node candidates selected for the data operation from the distributed storage environment; steering a data operation request received from the client device through a path defined by the SR list based on a segment routing header, SRH, associated with the data operation request, the SRH being configured to steer the data operation request through the path until a storage node from the plurality of storage node candidates accepts the data operation request, wherein the SRH comprises the SR list; sending , to the client device, a response to the data operation request, the response indicating that the storage node has accepted the data operation request from the client device; and performing the data operation at the storage node that accepted the data operation request, wherein the electronic message includes a second SRH comprising a metadata server SR list identifying a plurality of metadata servers associated with the distributed storage environment, the second SRH causing the electronic message to be routed through a second path comprising the metadata server SR list until an associated connection request is accepted by one of the plurality of metadata servers.