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A method of delivering or storing a plurality of nano-particles, the method comprising: providing a plurality of nano-particles, wherein providing the plurality of nano-particles comprises providing a plurality of quantum dots; forming a dispersion of the plurality of nano-particles in a medium for delivery or storage, wherein the medium is free of organic solvent; and adding a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) boosting agent to the dispersion of the plurality of quantum dots in the medium, wherein adding the PLQY boosting agent comprises adding a base to the dispersion of the plurality of quantum dots in the medium. providing a plurality of nano-particles, wherein providing the plurality of nano-particles comprises providing a plurality of quantum dots; forming a dispersion of the plurality of nano-particles in a medium for delivery or storage, wherein the medium is free of organic solvent; and adding a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) boosting agent to the dispersion of the plurality of quantum dots in the medium, wherein adding the PLQY boosting agent comprises adding a base to the dispersion of the plurality of quantum dots in the medium.
A method for detecting prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) obtained from a patient afflicted with prostate cancer comprising: (a) performing a direct analysis comprising immunofluorescent staining and morphological characterization of nucleated cells in a blood sample obtained from the patient to detect circulating tumor cells (CTC), wherein the direct analysis means the detection of CTCs in the context of all surrounding nucleated cells present in the sample as opposed to after enrichment of the sample for CTCs prior to detection; and (b) determining the number of CTCs expressing PSMA, wherein the direct analysis in step (a) identifies more than one CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA, wherein a first CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises traditional CTCs, wherein the traditional CTCs contain a diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI+) nucleus, are cytokeratin positive (CK+), and cluster of differentiation 45 negative (CD45-) and are morphologically distinct from surrounding white blood cells (WBCs), and wherein a second CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises CK+CD45- apoptotic CTCs. (a) performing a direct analysis comprising immunofluorescent staining and morphological characterization of nucleated cells in a blood sample obtained from the patient to detect circulating tumor cells (CTC), wherein the direct analysis means the detection of CTCs in the context of all surrounding nucleated cells present in the sample as opposed to after enrichment of the sample for CTCs prior to detection; and (b) determining the number of CTCs expressing PSMA, wherein the direct analysis in step (a) identifies more than one CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA, wherein a first CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises traditional CTCs, wherein the traditional CTCs contain a diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI+) nucleus, are cytokeratin positive (CK+), and cluster of differentiation 45 negative (CD45-) and are morphologically distinct from surrounding white blood cells (WBCs), and wherein a second CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises CK+CD45- apoptotic CTCs. wherein the direct analysis in step (a) identifies more than one CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA, wherein a first CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises traditional CTCs, wherein the traditional CTCs contain a diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI+) nucleus, are cytokeratin positive (CK+), and cluster of differentiation 45 negative (CD45-) and are morphologically distinct from surrounding white blood cells (WBCs), and wherein a second CTC subpopulation expressing PSMA comprises CK+CD45- apoptotic CTCs.
Probe for measuring intravesical pressure, comprising at least a flexible tubular element of elongated conformation and having: - a first extremity comprising at least a supply mouth associable with the supply means of a fluid (A); - a second extremity opposite to said first extremity , positionable inside the bladder of a patient along a direction of insertion ; said probe comprises at least a first sensing element and at least a second sensing element associated with said tubular element in the proximity of said second extremity and adapted to measure the pressure inside the patient's bladder wherein said first sensing element comprises at least a first balloon for locking said second extremity inside the patient's bladder, said tubular element having a first communication channel between said first balloon and said supply mouth and said second sensing element comprises at least a second balloon for measuring the pressure inside the patient's bladder, said tubular element having at least a second communication channel between said second balloon and said supply mouth ; characterized by the fact that it comprises at least a third locking balloon . - a first extremity comprising at least a supply mouth associable with the supply means of a fluid (A); - a second extremity opposite to said first extremity , positionable inside the bladder of a patient along a direction of insertion ;
A method for producing reconstituted vegetable strips comprising the steps of: (a) milling vegetable materials to reach specific particle sizes between 10 and 200 MESH; (b) mixturing cellulose fibers in an intensive mixer for 1 to 10 min in order to decrease the fiber length to nanometric scale; (c) mixturing the vegetable material obtained from step (a) with an agglutinating compound added to the nanocellulose fibers obtained from step (b); (d) adding at least one humectant agent and water to the mixture described in step (c); (e) submitting the mixture described in step (d) to a step of shearing through a prelamination system comprised by at least two linear and parallel rollers; (f) submitting the strip obtained from step (e) to a step of mixturing in an intensive mixer to obtain a homogeneous mass; (g) laminating the mixture obtained from step (f) between at least two linear and parallel lamination rollers, obtaining a continuous strip of specific thickness; (h) drying the vegetable strip obtained from step (g) through its passage through a thermal chamber in a specific temperature, between 90°C and 900°C, through a conveyor belt; and (i) cutting and final processing of the dried strip obtained from step (h) for obtaining the final product. (a) milling vegetable materials to reach specific particle sizes between 10 and 200 MESH; (b) mixturing cellulose fibers in an intensive mixer for 1 to 10 min in order to decrease the fiber length to nanometric scale; (c) mixturing the vegetable material obtained from step (a) with an agglutinating compound added to the nanocellulose fibers obtained from step (b); (d) adding at least one humectant agent and water to the mixture described in step (c); (e) submitting the mixture described in step (d) to a step of shearing through a prelamination system comprised by at least two linear and parallel rollers; (f) submitting the strip obtained from step (e) to a step of mixturing in an intensive mixer to obtain a homogeneous mass; (g) laminating the mixture obtained from step (f) between at least two linear and parallel lamination rollers, obtaining a continuous strip of specific thickness; (h) drying the vegetable strip obtained from step (g) through its passage through a thermal chamber in a specific temperature, between 90°C and 900°C, through a conveyor belt; and (i) cutting and final processing of the dried strip obtained from step (h) for obtaining the final product.
A method of analysing measured engine service or test data, in relation to expected data, from an engine has a plurality of associated system variables, the method including the steps of optimising an error function which relates said measured data to a predetermined number of the system variables by adjusting the system variables, wherein the error function is a sum of absolute variations, optimising includes a least-absolutes optimisation and forming a concentrator which permits analysis of the combined effects of component deterioration, component failure and measurement faults.
A surface stress sensor comprising: a sensor body for detecting a surface stress applied thereto; and a particulate material coated over the sensor body, wherein said particulate material is an aggregation of particles; wherein the sensor is configured to detect a change in the surface stress caused by adsorption of the sample molecule by the particulate material; characterized in that said particulate material is a plurality of kinds of material being at least titania and silica, and the surface of the particulate material is modified with a plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups, wherein (i) a first surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups is a hydrophobic surface modifying group, and (ii) a second surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups that is different from the first surface modifying group is a hydrophilic surface modifying group which is shorter than the first surface modifying group, and said second surface modifying group is an aminopropyl group and said first surface modifying group is an alkyl group which has a longer chain length than the aminopropyl group ; and wherein the plurality of kinds of material are repeatedly present on the surface of the particulate material and each of the plurality of kinds of materials is modified by a surface modifying group of a different type. a sensor body for detecting a surface stress applied thereto; and a particulate material coated over the sensor body, wherein said particulate material is an aggregation of particles; wherein the sensor is configured to detect a change in the surface stress caused by adsorption of the sample molecule by the particulate material; characterized in that said particulate material is a plurality of kinds of material being at least titania and silica, and the surface of the particulate material is modified with a plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups, wherein (i) a first surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups is a hydrophobic surface modifying group, and (ii) a second surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups that is different from the first surface modifying group is a hydrophilic surface modifying group which is shorter than the first surface modifying group, and (i) a first surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups is a hydrophobic surface modifying group, and (ii) a second surface modifying group among said plurality of kinds of surface modifying groups that is different from the first surface modifying group is a hydrophilic surface modifying group which is shorter than the first surface modifying group, and said second surface modifying group is an aminopropyl group and said first surface modifying group is an alkyl group which has a longer chain length than the aminopropyl group ; and wherein the plurality of kinds of material are repeatedly present on the surface of the particulate material and each of the plurality of kinds of materials is modified by a surface modifying group of a different type.
A friction material for a disc brake pad, which is manufactured by forming a non-asbestos-organic (NAO) friction material composition that does not comprise a copper component, characterized in that said friction material composition comprises 4 - 12 weight % of a binder relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, 1 - 7 weight % of a fiber base relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, 3- 15 weight % of a lubricant relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, 2- 8 weight % of an organic friction modifier relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, 30 - 70 weight % of an inorganic friction modifier relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, and a filer, wherein said inorganic friction modifier comprises 10 - 40 weight % of a monoclinic zirconium oxide with an average particle diameter, which is a 50% particle size (D50) measured by laser diffraction method, of 1 - 8 μm relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, said lubricant comprises 1.5 weight % or more of a resilient graphitic carbon as a carbon type lubricant relative to the total amount of the friction material composition and a calcined coke also as a carbon type lubricant, where a total amount of the resilient graphitic carbon and the calcined coke is 2 - 8 weight % relative to the total amount of the friction material composition, and a weight ratio of the resilient graphitic graphite carbon and the calcined coke is 4:6 - 8:2.
Screw for hygienic applications, comprising a screw head and a shaft which supports a threaded portion , wherein the screw head has a bearing surface that faces the threaded portion , and wherein the screw head has an outer contour facing away from the threaded portion in the form of a spherical cap having a plurality of recesses , wherein a surface of the screw head has an average roughness Ra of at most 0.8 μm, wherein the screw head has precisely three of these recesses , wherein the recesses are arranged so as to be rotated by 120° relative to one another with respect to a longitudinal axis of the screw , and wherein, opposite each of the recesses , there remains a spherical cap portion that separates the other two recesses from one another in the circumferential direction, wherein an inclination (N) of the spherical cap portion between said other two recesses is at least 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis in each case, wherein the recesses are each formed with a main contact surface which is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis , a base surface , and a transition contour between the main contact surface the base surface , wherein the transition contour is rounded, wherein a rounded outer transition is formed between the bearing surface and the spherical cap , wherein a continuously peripheral spherical cap strip is formed between the rounded outer transition and the recesses , and wherein the main contact surfaces are planar and each pair encloses a main contact plane intermediate angle (HW) of 60°, wherein the main contact surfaces and the base surfaces each extend up to the outer contour in the form of a spherical cap of the screw head . wherein the screw head has an outer contour facing away from the threaded portion in the form of a spherical cap having a plurality of recesses , wherein a surface of the screw head has an average roughness Ra of at most 0.8 μm, wherein the screw head has precisely three of these recesses , wherein the recesses are arranged so as to be rotated by 120° relative to one another with respect to a longitudinal axis of the screw , and wherein, opposite each of the recesses , there remains a spherical cap portion that separates the other two recesses from one another in the circumferential direction, wherein an inclination (N) of the spherical cap portion between said other two recesses is at least 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis in each case, wherein the recesses are each formed with a main contact surface which is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis , a base surface , and a transition contour between the main contact surface the base surface , wherein the transition contour is rounded, wherein a rounded outer transition is formed between the bearing surface and the spherical cap , wherein a continuously peripheral spherical cap strip is formed between the rounded outer transition and the recesses , and wherein the main contact surfaces are planar and each pair encloses a main contact plane intermediate angle (HW) of 60°, wherein the main contact surfaces and the base surfaces each extend up to the outer contour in the form of a spherical cap of the screw head .
An automatic reversible arc assembly for a sprinkler, the sprinkler including a base cover and a direction change arm , the automatic reversible arc assembly comprising: a first rotary stop arm pivotably connectable to the sprinkler; a first primary stop member fixed to the first rotary stop arm adjacent a distal end of the first rotary stop arm; a second rotary stop arm pivotably connectable to the sprinkler; a second primary stop member fixed to the second rotary stop arm adjacent a distal end of the second rotary stop arm, the first and second primary stop members being circumferentially spaced from each other by a first amount; a stop assembly mounting plate connected between the first and second rotary stop arms at proximal ends of the first and second rotary stop arms; first and second secondary stop members coupled with the stop assembly mounting plate, the first and second secondary stop members being circumferentially spaced from each other by a second amount different from the first amount; a latch pin securable to the base cover of the sprinkler; and a timer module coupled to and pivotable with the first rotary stop arm, the timer module including a timer latch that is selectively engageable with the latch pin, wherein the first and second rotary stop arms are pivotable between a first position in which the timer latch is engaged with the latch pin and in which the first and second primary stop members are active, and a second position in which the timer latch is disengaged from the latch pin and in which the first and second secondary stop members are active. a first rotary stop arm pivotably connectable to the sprinkler; a first primary stop member fixed to the first rotary stop arm adjacent a distal end of the first rotary stop arm; a second rotary stop arm pivotably connectable to the sprinkler; a second primary stop member fixed to the second rotary stop arm adjacent a distal end of the second rotary stop arm, the first and second primary stop members being circumferentially spaced from each other by a first amount; a stop assembly mounting plate connected between the first and second rotary stop arms at proximal ends of the first and second rotary stop arms; first and second secondary stop members coupled with the stop assembly mounting plate, the first and second secondary stop members being circumferentially spaced from each other by a second amount different from the first amount; a latch pin securable to the base cover of the sprinkler; and a timer module coupled to and pivotable with the first rotary stop arm, the timer module including a timer latch that is selectively engageable with the latch pin, wherein the first and second rotary stop arms are pivotable between a first position in which the timer latch is engaged with the latch pin and in which the first and second primary stop members are active, and a second position in which the timer latch is disengaged from the latch pin and in which the first and second secondary stop members are active.
A washer-dryer comprising a control unit by means of which its operational parameters are controlled, a drum in which the laundry items are placed, at least two electrodes used to detect dryness of the laundry items by contacting the laundry items in the drum, a control panel by means of which the user controls operation of the washer-dryer , and a bearer adapted to be placed in the drum together with the laundry items by a user, moving freely in the drum independent of the drum, on which the electrodes are placed and bearing the electrodes , characterized by a seat provided on the control panel , on which the bearer is placed when the bearer is not used in the drum, rand by a locking mechanism provided on the base of the seat and on the bearer , preventing the bearer from escaping the seat by mutually interacting when the bearer is placed in the seat .
A gateway device connected to one or more buses used by a plurality of electronic control units (100, 101, 200, 201, 300, 301; 400, 401, 500, 600, 700) for communication, the gateway device comprising: a reception unit configured to receive a frame; and a transfer unit configured to transfer one or more frames to a destination bus, which is one of the one or more buses ; wherein the transfer unit is further configured to remove or add verification information, which is used to verify the frame, from or to content of the frame received by the reception unit and to transfer a frame resulting from the removing or adding of said verification information to the destination bus; wherein, if a first frame including verification information received by the reception unit satisfies a certain removal condition for removing the verification information, the transfer unit is configured to perform the transfer by generating a second frame including information based on the content of the first frame other than the verification information and transmitting the second frame to the destination bus, and wherein, if a frame received by the reception unit and that does not include verification information satisfies a certain addition condition for adding verification information, the transfer unit is configured to perform the transfer by generating a frame including information based on content of the frame and verification information, and transmit the generated frame to the destination bus. a reception unit configured to receive a frame; and a transfer unit configured to transfer one or more frames to a destination bus, which is one of the one or more buses ; wherein the transfer unit is further configured to remove or add verification information, which is used to verify the frame, from or to content of the frame received by the reception unit and to transfer a frame resulting from the removing or adding of said verification information to the destination bus; wherein, if a first frame including verification information received by the reception unit satisfies a certain removal condition for removing the verification information, the transfer unit is configured to perform the transfer by generating a second frame including information based on the content of the first frame other than the verification information and transmitting the second frame to the destination bus, and wherein, if a frame received by the reception unit and that does not include verification information satisfies a certain addition condition for adding verification information, the transfer unit is configured to perform the transfer by generating a frame including information based on content of the frame and verification information, and transmit the generated frame to the destination bus.