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A device mounting platform apparatus having a reconfigurable biasing mechanism. More particularly, the invention provides for the extraction from human plasma or serum samples comprising vitamin D metabolites such as 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, 25-hydroxy vitamin D2, and D3 from protein binding, removal of protein and phospholipids, and isolation of the metabolites using a combination of ion-exchange and Lewis acid mechanisms without the requirement to acidify the samples. The actions are implemented as methods within the object-oriented architecture. Placing step places the plate-like-shaped thin film member on the supporting member so that an opposite surface thereof faces the electrodes.

Olefin feeds with high olefin content andor containing a substance that generates water when contacting the catalyst, are oligomerised over solid phosphoric acid catalyst in tubular reactors by introducing the olefin feed into the reactor and maintaining the reacting mixture under conditions whereby the peak temperature is controlled to be below 265\xb0 C. for at least two hours, and then heating the ampoule at a temperature between 550 and 950 \xb0 C. A first glass substrate is provided which has at least one of cavities and openings at the bonding surface. A lamp output determination is performed at a predetermined time before shifting to the third phase, and upon determining that the lamp is ignited the second phase is inserted. The footpeg arm includes an attachment portion pivotally coupled to the footboard about a pivot axis that is not parallel to the foot support plane.

A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through passages 14 respectively, and an operating section 17 which connects these movable members 16 to each other and operates the movable members 16. In one embodiment, the sensor is integrally formed with a reaction disc in the brake booster. In another aspect, an interference filter at the front facet provides spectral shaping.

According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an N-port automatic calibration device comprising N-ports, wherein each port is adapted to be coupled to a port of an N-port multiport test set. A gas block is coupled to the barrel, the gas block having a bore therethough. The appliqu\xe9 is attached to a surface of a tool blank and then metallurgically bonded and coated by the BRAZOL\xae or Co\u2014P process. Another RF input-output port corresponding to the resonant frequency of 19F nucleus is connected with an end of the coil via another tuning and matching device.

Apparatus and methods for fitting mechanical parts to minimize prevent free play are described. A flat plate antenna for ground waves is fixed on a printed board, and a two-point feeding type patch antenna is placed and fixed on a metallic flat plate of the plate antenna. The light emitted by the laser diode is irradiated onto an optical disc. The method can be used advantageously in controllers having non-volatile memories. Methods, systems and apparatus rely upon a reverse loop for reversing the flow of medium within an adsorption material, allowing particulates caught within the adsorption material to be preferentially moved through and out of the adsorption material.

A polymer composition comprises at least an ethylene\u03b1-olefin interpolymer and at least one other polymer. After the OCR system produces an interpretation of the scanned electronic version of the hardcopy document, a rewrite system that is guided by the assist channel operates independent from the OCR system to correct decoding errors produced by the OCR system. One version of the energy absorber includes formed sheets bonded along a perimeter to define two cavities and an inflator-holding pocket connected to the cavities by integrally-formed tunnels. Thus, the methods and devices disclosed, along with variations, contains substantially horizontal and vertical components.

Provided is a method for fabricating a metal oxide thin film in which a metal oxide generated by a chemical reaction between a first reactant and a second reactant is deposited on the surface of a substrate as a thin film. Each of the probes contains a heater. A position determining unit determines at least an object position based on an image represented by the detection data in the storage and an image represented by the initial data in the storage.

An inflatable cargo dunnage bag comprises an inflatable bladder, a first inner bag, and a second outer bag, wherein the inner and outer bags are fabricated from polywoven thermoplastic material so as to render the dunnage bag light in weight and moisture resistant whereby the dunnage bag can be used in the maritime industry. The system includes: an electric-power converter; a three-phase ac rotating machine; and a four-core non-coaxial cable, having a ground line and three-phase electric-power supplying lines, connecting the electric-power converter to the three-phase ac rotating machine. The switching controller may include a period counter to measure times between threshold crossings, and a delay counter to trigger a delayed state transition for the transistor bridge.

A test circuit is disclosed for testing embedded synchronous memories. The rapid change nozzle slides into a window in the side of the sprinkler head and latches into place. Data from the preliminary image is used to identify features of interest in the object or to perform other image analyses that do not require a high-resolution image. Upon determination that the received unicast frame is the converted unicast frame, the communication apparatus reconverts the received unicast frame to a multicast frame and transfers the reconverted multicast frame to an application installed in the communication apparatus to utilize a multicast frame. The tool may include a spindle lock assembly. In this case, it is designed so that current flowing through the respective circuits is about 2\u02dc3 \u03bcA.

In an image sensing apparatus using an image sensing device, such as a CCD, to be used by connecting to an external device, such as a computer, an operating rate of the CCD is changed in accordance with a rate at which the computer receives image signals from the image sensing apparatus. The first body is adapted to rotate about the longitudinal axis in relation to the second body when fluid is passed between the first and second bodies. The naturally formed chitinase is produced from worm castings and the worm castings may be disposed naturally, in the form of timed-release pellets, or in a liquid form.