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A method of culturing lymphocytes comprising: a) providing a microfluidic device comprising a body comprising a first microchannel in fluidic communication with a first chamber, the first microchannel comprising a first microchannel inlet and a first microchannel outlet, the first chamber comprising a matrix; b) providing T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes within the matrix; and c) culturing said T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes wherein the T and B lymphocytes are seeded within the matrix in a ratio of about 40:60 to about 60:40 T lymphocytes to B lymphocytes and wherein the density of the T and B lymphocytes within the matrix is greater than 500,000 cells per milliliter such that the B lymphocytes form clusters within the matrix containing less than 10% T lymphocytes. a) providing a microfluidic device comprising a body comprising a first microchannel in fluidic communication with a first chamber, the first microchannel comprising a first microchannel inlet and a first microchannel outlet, the first chamber comprising a matrix; b) providing T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes within the matrix; and c) culturing said T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes wherein the T and B lymphocytes are seeded within the matrix in a ratio of about 40:60 to about 60:40 T lymphocytes to B lymphocytes and wherein the density of the T and B lymphocytes within the matrix is greater than 500,000 cells per milliliter such that the B lymphocytes form clusters within the matrix containing less than 10% T lymphocytes.
A shuttle pump system, comprising: a pump chamber (1440; 1740); a valve (1447; 1747) operable with the pump chamber (1440; 1740); a wire (1420; 1720) coupled to a valve shaft (1408; 1708) of the valve for controlling a position of the valve; characterized by a pin (1475; 1775) disposed within an inset pathway (1404; 1704) of a cam (1461; 1748), wherein the pin is moveable between multiple positions of the inset pathway in response to actuation of the valve shaft. a pump chamber (1440; 1740); a valve (1447; 1747) operable with the pump chamber (1440; 1740); a wire (1420; 1720) coupled to a valve shaft (1408; 1708) of the valve for controlling a position of the valve; characterized by a pin (1475; 1775) disposed within an inset pathway (1404; 1704) of a cam (1461; 1748), wherein the pin is moveable between multiple positions of the inset pathway in response to actuation of the valve shaft.
A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a tub in which washing water is accommodated; a drum rotatably installed in the tub ; a duct installed on an upper portion of the tub and provided with an air-intake port and an air-inflow port for a flow of air; a blower fan installed in the duct and configured to form the flow of air between the air-intake port and the air-inflow port ; a heat exchanger installed in the duct , which is configured to perform heat exchange so as to cool the air transferred along an inside of the duct and is supplied with cooling water so as to condense moisture in the air transferred along the duct ; and a heater installed in the duct and configured to heat the air transferred along the inside of the duct . a tub in which washing water is accommodated; a drum rotatably installed in the tub ; a duct installed on an upper portion of the tub and provided with an air-intake port and an air-inflow port for a flow of air; a blower fan installed in the duct and configured to form the flow of air between the air-intake port and the air-inflow port ; a heat exchanger installed in the duct , which is configured to perform heat exchange so as to cool the air transferred along an inside of the duct and is supplied with cooling water so as to condense moisture in the air transferred along the duct ; and a heater installed in the duct and configured to heat the air transferred along the inside of the duct .
A light source assembly comprising: a solid state lighting device ; a wavelength converting element arranged to receive light emitted by the solid state lighting device , adapted to convert some of the received light to a different wavelength and comprising a light emitting surface ; and a scattering layer applied to the light emitting surface of the wavelength converting element and adapted to scatter light received from the wavelength converting element , characterized in that , the scattering layer is adapted to scatter light back through the light emitting surface into the wavelength converting element , the scattering layer has a backscattering strength that varies over said light emitting surface so as to reduce variations in the color of the light emitted from the light emitting surface , and the backscattering strength of the scattering layer varies in the range of 10% to 50% of the light emitted from the light emitting surface . a solid state lighting device ; a wavelength converting element arranged to receive light emitted by the solid state lighting device , adapted to convert some of the received light to a different wavelength and comprising a light emitting surface ; and a scattering layer applied to the light emitting surface of the wavelength converting element and adapted to scatter light received from the wavelength converting element , characterized in that , the scattering layer is adapted to scatter light back through the light emitting surface into the wavelength converting element , the scattering layer has a backscattering strength that varies over said light emitting surface so as to reduce variations in the color of the light emitted from the light emitting surface , and the backscattering strength of the scattering layer varies in the range of 10% to 50% of the light emitted from the light emitting surface .
A method for implementing multicast, wherein the method is applied to a next-generation multicast virtual private network, NG MVPN, and comprises: receiving , by a first network device, a first route sent by a second network device, wherein a first data center, DC, comprises the first network device, a second DC comprises the first network device and the second network device, a third DC comprises the second network device, the first network device is an edge device for mutual communication between the first DC and the second DC, and the first route carries a second device identifier and a second autonomous system AS number, wherein the second device identifier indicates the second network device and a first virtual private network, VPN, instance corresponding to the second network device, and the second AS number indicates the second DC; determining , by the first network device, a second route based on the first route, wherein the second route is obtained by the first network device by updating the second device identifier in the first route to a first device identifier and updating the second AS number in the first route to a first AS number, wherein the first device identifier indicates the first network device and a second virtual private network, VPN, instance corresponding to the first network device, and the first AS number indicates the first DC; and sending , by the first network device, the second route to a third network device, wherein the third network device belongs to the first DC; wherein the second DC and the third DC belong to a same domain. receiving , by a first network device, a first route sent by a second network device, wherein a first data center, DC, comprises the first network device, a second DC comprises the first network device and the second network device, a third DC comprises the second network device, the first network device is an edge device for mutual communication between the first DC and the second DC, and the first route carries a second device identifier and a second autonomous system AS number, wherein the second device identifier indicates the second network device and a first virtual private network, VPN, instance corresponding to the second network device, and the second AS number indicates the second DC; determining , by the first network device, a second route based on the first route, wherein the second route is obtained by the first network device by updating the second device identifier in the first route to a first device identifier and updating the second AS number in the first route to a first AS number, wherein the first device identifier indicates the first network device and a second virtual private network, VPN, instance corresponding to the first network device, and the first AS number indicates the first DC; and sending , by the first network device, the second route to a third network device, wherein the third network device belongs to the first DC; wherein the second DC and the third DC belong to a same domain.
Transparent thermoplastic composition containing A) aromatic polycarbonate and B) polyether carbonate polyol, C) optionally at least one heat stabilizer and/or transesterification stabilizer, D) optionally at least one UV absorber and E) optionally one or more further additives distinct from components B, C and D, wherein "transparent" means a visual transmittance Ty (D65 observed at 10°) of at least 84%, determined according to ISO 13468-2:2006 at a thickness of 4 mm, and a haze of < 5%, determined according to ASTM D1003:2013 at a layer thickness of 4 mm. A) aromatic polycarbonate and B) polyether carbonate polyol, C) optionally at least one heat stabilizer and/or transesterification stabilizer, D) optionally at least one UV absorber and E) optionally one or more further additives distinct from components B, C and D,
A power-supply connector for shelves, comprising a bottom cover , a top cover disposed on the bottom cover , positive and negative power-supply contacts clamped between the bottom cover and the top cover , and a cable with one end extending into a holding cavity formed by the bottom cover and the top cover , the cable being electrically connected with the positive and negative power-supply contacts ; wherein the top cover is provided with through-holes arranged spaced apart from each other, and the positive and negative contacts are respectively provided with a first free end (31; 41) and a second free end (32; 42), wherein the positive and negative power-supply contacts are respectively positioned in the holding cavity with at least one free end of each power-supply contact extending out of the holding cavity via a respective through-hole, characterized in that the positive and negative power-supply contacts are respectively rotatably supported about a pivot center at a middle portion between the first and second free ends of the positive and negative power-supply contacts according to the seesaw principle, so that when one of the two free ends of a respective power-supply contact moves in a direction away from the top cover in the corresponding through-hole the other of the two free ends of the respective power-supply contact moves in a direction closer to the top cover . a bottom cover , a top cover disposed on the bottom cover , positive and negative power-supply contacts clamped between the bottom cover and the top cover , and a cable with one end extending into a holding cavity formed by the bottom cover and the top cover , the cable being electrically connected with the positive and negative power-supply contacts ; wherein the top cover is provided with through-holes arranged spaced apart from each other, and the positive and negative contacts are respectively provided with a first free end (31; 41) and a second free end (32; 42), wherein the positive and negative power-supply contacts are respectively positioned in the holding cavity with at least one free end of each power-supply contact extending out of the holding cavity via a respective through-hole, characterized in that the positive and negative power-supply contacts are respectively rotatably supported about a pivot center at a middle portion between the first and second free ends of the positive and negative power-supply contacts according to the seesaw principle, so that when one of the two free ends of a respective power-supply contact moves in a direction away from the top cover in the corresponding through-hole the other of the two free ends of the respective power-supply contact moves in a direction closer to the top cover .
A surface treatment apparatus comprising: a vacuum chamber having a suction motor and a debris canister ; an inlet fluidly coupled to the vacuum chamber ; a coupling extending around at least a portion of the inlet ; a handle ; an accessory coupled to the coupling , the accessory having at least two operational states; a toggle ; and an actuator having an actuated state and an unactuated state, when in the unactuated state, the actuator is recessed relative to the coupling , and, when in the actuated state, the actuator extends from the coupling by an extension distance, the actuator being configured to cause the accessory to transition between the operational states in response to actuation of the toggle ; wherein the toggle is disposed on the handle and between the actuator and the handle . a vacuum chamber having a suction motor and a debris canister ; an inlet fluidly coupled to the vacuum chamber ; a coupling extending around at least a portion of the inlet ; a handle ; an accessory coupled to the coupling , the accessory having at least two operational states; a toggle ; and an actuator having an actuated state and an unactuated state, when in the unactuated state, the actuator is recessed relative to the coupling , and, when in the actuated state, the actuator extends from the coupling by an extension distance, the actuator being configured to cause the accessory to transition between the operational states in response to actuation of the toggle ; wherein the toggle is disposed on the handle and between the actuator and the handle .
A system of multi-beam antennas comprising a network of N radiating elements , N being an even integer, transmission lines (11, 12; 21, 22) connecting the radiation elements to form N/2 connected pairs of radiating elements, wherein the system further comprises M radiating sources (S1, S2, S3; 23, 24), M being an integer greater than 1, the radiating sources being positioned each at a distance Li from the centre of the network such that the distance Li is strictly less than the distance of the field called the far field and i varies from 1 to M, wherein each of the N radiating elements is configured to capture a part of a signal transmitted by any of the M radiating sources and to re-inject said signal via the respective transmission line towards the other radiating element of the respective pair of radiating elements.
Switch cabinet key having a central main body from which a plurality of key arms project radially, at the radial outer ends of which tool heads are formed, wherein at least one tool head is formed as a socket key, in which the tool head has a first drive profile for loosening and fastening a fastening means, e.g. a lock, a nut, a screw or the like, which extends in a primary key arm tool plane of the respective key arm , wherein a second drive profile is formed on the tool head, which second drive profile is different from the first drive profile , wherein the second drive profile is formed so as to be proximally linearly offset from the main body in a secondary key arm tool plane, wherein the second drive profile is additionally axially offset from the first drive profile, wherein at least the corners of the second drive profile are partially formed in the primary key arm tool plane to form pre-engagement surfaces, wherein the second drive profile is smaller than the first drive profile, and wherein at least one of the key arms has an outside key surface for engaging an open-end wrench. characterised in that the switch cabinet key has a length of 55 or 65 mm from the outer end of a first key arm to the outer end of the opposite key arm and that at least one of the key arms has an outside key surface for engaging an open-end wrench. wherein the second drive profile is additionally axially offset from the first drive profile, wherein at least the corners of the second drive profile are partially formed in the primary key arm tool plane to form pre-engagement surfaces, wherein the second drive profile is smaller than the first drive profile, and wherein at least one of the key arms has an outside key surface for engaging an open-end wrench. characterised in that the switch cabinet key has a length of 55 or 65 mm from the outer end of a first key arm to the outer end of the opposite key arm and that at least one of the key arms has an outside key surface for engaging an open-end wrench.
A network interface device (208; 410) for a first device , said network interface device (208; 410) comprising: an interface configured to receive a first input from a network , wherein said first input comprises provenance information of at least one network interface device (208; 410) from which said first input has been received via said network , wherein said first input comprises data including provenance information added to the data for each network interface device through which the data has passed; and at least one processor configured to provide: an output in dependence on contents of said first input; and provenance information which uniquely identifies the network interface device (208; 410), said output being output via said interface to an analytics function (220; 310) over said network , said output comprises a digest of provenance information associated with each of a plurality of network interface devices through which said data has passed, wherein the analytics function (220; 310) is configured to generate an alert in response to one or more rules being violated, wherein the alert is generated when the digest indicates that a network flow has come via a particular device which is contrary to the one or more rules. an interface configured to receive a first input from a network , wherein said first input comprises provenance information of at least one network interface device (208; 410) from which said first input has been received via said network , wherein said first input comprises data including provenance information added to the data for each network interface device through which the data has passed; and at least one processor configured to provide: an output in dependence on contents of said first input; and provenance information which uniquely identifies the network interface device (208; 410), an output in dependence on contents of said first input; and provenance information which uniquely identifies the network interface device (208; 410), said output being output via said interface to an analytics function (220; 310) over said network , said output comprises a digest of provenance information associated with each of a plurality of network interface devices through which said data has passed, wherein the analytics function (220; 310) is configured to generate an alert in response to one or more rules being violated, wherein the alert is generated when the digest indicates that a network flow has come via a particular device which is contrary to the one or more rules.
Brush for cleaning surfaces, comprising at least a central support which extends along a longitudinal axis (L1) between two opposite ends , and a plurality of tufts of bristles projecting outward from said central support and disposed according to an ordered disposition on said central support , wherein said tufts of bristles are disposed along distribution directrices (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) extending longitudinally on said brush between said opposite ends of said central support , wherein said tufts of bristles are grouped into groups , distributed around said central support , and all the tufts of bristles of the same group have the same inclination with respect to said central support , wherein any distribution directrix (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) of the tufts of bristles between said opposite ends of said central support , along which said tufts of bristles arc distributed, comprises tufts of bristles belonging to at least two different groups , having inclinations (A1, A2, A3, A4, An) that differ with respect to each other and in that corresponding tufts of bristles disposed on at least two different distribution directrices (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) have an inclination (A1, A2, A3, A4) that differs one from the others, said tufts of bristles belonging to different groups , wherein each distribution directrix (P, P1, P2, P3, P4) of the tufts of bristles between said opposite ends of said central support , along which said tufts of bristles are distributed, comprises tufts of bristles belonging to at least three different groups , having inclinations (A1, A2, A3, A4, An) that differ one from the others said brush being characterized in that on the same distribution directrix (P, P1, P2, P3, P4), the tufts of bristles of one group vary their inclination (A1) by a determinate angle with respect to the inclination (A2) of the tufts of bristles of another group , wherein said tufts are disposed adjacent and aligned in a row, that is, consecutive one after the other, along said longitudinal distribution directrix (P, P1, P2, P3, P4), said tufts of different groups being also inclined differently from each other.
A method for manufacturing a metal strip (1; 1') or sheet comprising a substrate (3; 3') made of stainless steel covered with at least one layer of a chromium-nitride based coating (5; 5'), characterized in that the chromium-nitride based coating layer (5; 5') is textured and wherein the metal strip or sheet is made of the substrate and the at least one layer of a chromium-nitride based coating, comprising the following steps: - providing a stainless steel substrate (3; 3') comprising, on its surface, a passive layer formed by natural oxidation of the stainless steel of the substrate (3; 3'); - completely stripping the passive layer in at least certain areas of the substrate (3; 3'); - depositing chromium nitride on the areas of the substrate (3; 3') in which the passive layer has been stripped so as to form a chromium-nitride based coating layer (5; 5') directly on the stainless steel substrate (3; 3'), without interposition of a passive layer , the coating layer (5; 5') thus formed being textured, the chromium-nitride based coating layer (5; 5') being deposited using a physical vapor deposition method and the chromium nitride is deposited on the substrate in a deposition installation comprising a deposition chamber and a chromium target arranged in the deposition chamber , the substrate traveling through the deposition chamber in a longitudinal direction, the deposition chamber comprising a deposition area (30; 30') and at least a prohibited area adjacent to and upstream the deposition area (30; 30') in the longitudinal direction, the deposition area (30; 30') having a length strictly smaller than the length of the deposition chamber , in which chromium would be deposited on the substrate (3;3') in the absence of this prohibited zone , during the deposition, the chromium nitride is deposited on the substrate only in the deposition area (30; 30') and no chromium nitride is deposited on the substrate in the first prohibited area . - providing a stainless steel substrate (3; 3') comprising, on its surface, a passive layer formed by natural oxidation of the stainless steel of the substrate (3; 3'); - completely stripping the passive layer in at least certain areas of the substrate (3; 3'); - depositing chromium nitride on the areas of the substrate (3; 3') in which the passive layer has been stripped so as to form a chromium-nitride based coating layer (5; 5') directly on the stainless steel substrate (3; 3'), without interposition of a passive layer , the coating layer (5; 5') thus formed being textured,