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An indicator mixture that allows pH measurement over a broader range of pH or to a higher accuracy than available using conventional spectroscopic techniques. Thus, immunogenic peptides are selected from promiscuous Th epitopes and synthesized together with self antigenic peptide sequences fused with or without end to end spacer peptide interconnections. Alternatively or additionally, methods for reversibly affecting memory function comprise inhibiting neurons of the amygdala andor neurons of the cingulate cortex. 0 gm2, both inclusive, per surface. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

An apparatus and method for reducing power consumption of a portable terminal are provided. The partitions in an image may overlap with each other. The drive assembly is supported by at least one of the first and second arms in a way that activation of the drive assembly causes at least one of the reel support members to rotate and thereby rotate the hose reel when the arms are in the engaged position. The second compensation control signal defines compensation for communication signals communicated to the second media device over a second coaxial cable.

A registrationsearch method for structured documents where correspondence data is prepared between a fixed-length-string and a string occurrence position within a structured document for all fixed-length-strings in the document and for each structured document. When temporarily halting drinking, the consumer can insert the two ends of the bent drinking tube into the two straw holes for closing the container, therefore preventing contamination of ends of the drinking tube, and leaking of the liquid. A first support member has a larger rate of deformation due to at least one of heat and humidity than a second support member.

A browser-based tee time posting system for use by golf courses to post available tee times to a tee time reservations hub for reservation by golfers accessing the hub. A location of the defect is determined, within a smallest addressable unit of data stored on the storage medium. The comparing unit compares a limiting level and a protection level and produces a comparison signal.

A method for providing decision support includes using a programmed computer to input a regression model specification, and to repeat the input a plurality of times to obtain and store a plurality of regression model specifications. The double talk detector declares near-end speech to be present if an estimated power level of the upper band signals exceeds the upper adaptive decision threshold value, and declares the near-end speech to be absent if the estimated power level of the upper band signals falls below the lower adaptive decision threshold value for a predetermined number of iterative cycles. The electrode assembly includes an electrically conductive tip electrode and a coupler which is connected between the tip electrode and the distal end of the flexible tubing. A second baffle is located to direct cooling air over a back of the remote radio head.

A solder bump on a semiconductor substrate is provided. In an array of power generating components that are connected in parallel to a power bus, a power generating component measures an output current that it supplies to the power bus. The telecommunication system is configured to operate based on the loaded data in internal memory when the system operates in normal mode. The plurality of optical elements are positioned to direct the light beam from the light source to the receiver, which is positioned to receive the light beam supplied by the light source.

The invention relates to a cooking oven, having a cavity which is closable by a door. In the method for the antimicrobial treatment of a fiber and the process for the production of an antimicrobial fiber, the noble metal constituting the noble metal ion or the noble metal complex is at least one noble metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium and rhenium. A contraction inhibiting member that requires shearing off of the member for contraction may be disposed on one of the components. The clinical data are determined to have undergone a statistically significant change, compared to a baseline value BV of the data, when the calculated Z-value for the measured data is greater than or substantially equal to the pre-selected Z-value.

A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including memory strings, one of the memory strings including memory cells; word lines commonly connected to the memory strings; and a controller configured to execute a write operation and a read operation on a page, the page being stored in memory cells connected to one of the word lines. The protection circuit comprises a first node adapted to be coupled to an anode of the light-emitting device and a second node adapted to be coupled to a cathode of the light-emitting device. For example, the water area preferably provides the cliff and cave-like areas preferred by aquatic life. The application scope is wide, and the access success probability is increased; therefore, the access quality of service provided for the user is improved.

Optical coherence tomography probe and system designs are disclosed that minimize the effects of mechanical movement and strain to the probe to the OCT analysis. The TVS device limits a voltage drop between two terminals thereof not to exceed a clamp voltage. An exemplary anterior capsule remover apparatus includes a handle and a distal shaft that holds a blade or cutter. Moreover, the two reflecting surfaces of the light guide are portions of surfaces free of rotational symmetry axes.

A first target wheel has an opening and rotates about an axis of rotation to move the opening along a generally circular path. The operable ramp has a ramp panel rotatable about a first axis located at a first end. The signal lines to be used are set for each external device using configuration pins or similar means. A surface hardening treatment is also applied to an outer surface of each cylindrical member 8 by a heat treatment, thereby forming a hard layer Hb thereon. In a device information management system in which a management server for managing device information and various devices are connected, a request to transmit the device information to the management server is transmitted to another device and the device information of the requesting device is transmitted to the management server in accordance with the request.