Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising living green microalgae for improving plant growth. The liquid composition is prepared by growing green microalgae at a pH of 10-12 in the presence of hydrogen carbonate as the inorganic carbon source. The liquid composition may be stored at 4 to 25 degrees C. until use. The liquid composition may be used to improve fertilizers.

Abstract: The invention provides a stereo lithographic 3D printing assembly comprising a digital projection system for projecting a first pattern having a first resolution at a projection location, and a photo mask system for projecting a second pattern having a second resolution at said projection location. This provides a fast 3D printing assembly allowing high resolution details.

Abstract: The invention provides a stereo lithographic 3D printing assembly comprising a digital projection system for projecting a first pattern having a first resolution at a projection location, and a photo mask system for projecting a second pattern having a second resolution at said projection location. This provides a fast 3D printing assembly allowing high resolution details.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for preparing a compound comprising a peptide attached to a molecular scaffold whereby multiple peptide loops are formed, to compounds that can be obtained with such methods and uses thereof.

Abstract: In embodiments the invention relates to means and methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In some embodiments the means and methods involve a PDE2 inhibitor, a PDE11 inhibitor or a combination thereof, optionally together with a GUCY2C agonist.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing fluoro(hydro)carbon-substituted silicon or germanium quantum dots which comprises the steps of:—reacting a Zintl salt or intermetallic compound of post-transition metals or metalloids of silicon or germanium with a halogen-containing oxidizing agent to form halide-terminated silicon or germanium quantum dots,—reacting the halide-terminated silicon or germanium quantum dots with a fluoro(hydro)carbon agent selected from the group of metal-fluoro (hydro)carbon compounds of the formula MRq, wherein M is a metal selected from Group 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, or 14 of the periodic table of elements, q is an integer which corresponds to the valence of the metal, and R is CFnHm-fluoro/hydro-carbon, wherein n is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, and the total of n and m is 2, wherein each R may be the same or different, metal-fluoro (hydro)carbon halide compounds of the formula NQaRp wherein N is a metal selected from Group 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, or 14 of the periodic table of elements, Q is a halogen selected fr

Abstract: The invention provides a method for influencing the stability of an antibody producing cell, comprising directly or indirectly influencing the amount of BCL6 and/or Blimp 1 expression product within said antibody producing cell. Stable antibody producing cells and cell lines are also provided, as well as methods for producing antibodies using such cells and/or cell lines.

Abstract: A metrology apparatus (302) includes a higher harmonic generation (HHG) radiation source for generating (310) EUV radiation. Operation of the HHG source is monitored using a wavefront sensor (420) which comprises an aperture array (424, 702) and an image sensor (426). A grating (706) disperses the radiation passing through each aperture so that the image detector captures positions and intensities of higher diffraction orders for different spectral components and different locations across the beam. In this way, the wavefront sensor can be arranged to measure a wavefront tilt for multiple harmonics at each location in said array. In one embodiment, the apertures are divided into two subsets (A) and (B), the gratings (706) of each subset having a different direction of dispersion. The spectrally resolved wavefront information (430) is used in feedback control (432) to stabilize operation of the HGG source, and/or to improve accuracy of metrology results.

Abstract: In embodiments the invention relates to means and methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In some embodiments the means and methods involve a GUCY2C agonist. The invention also relates to test systems and cells that are suited to identify new candidate compounds for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: The invention provides an assembly comprising: a recording assembly for recording a time-based brain-related signal; a stimulus generator for providing a stimulus, and a computer assembly, functionally coupled to said recording assembly and to said stimulus generator, said computer assembly comprising: a memory for storing at least a data segment of said time-based brain-related signal during recording of said time-based brain-related signal, and a computer program which, when running on said computer assembly, functionally real-time performs: retrieving a most-recent data segment of said stored data segment of said time-based brain-related signal; fitting at least one curve to said retrieved most-recent data segment; predicting a future continuation of said most-recent data segment using said at least one curve fitted to said most-recent data segment; detecting a predefined pattern in said predicted future continuation for predicting occurrence of said predefined pattern, and defining a predicted event time

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining a characteristic of a structure. In one arrangement, the structure is illuminated with first illumination radiation to generate first scattered radiation. A first interference pattern is formed by interference between a portion of the first scattered radiation reaching a sensor and first reference radiation. The structure is also illuminated with second illumination radiation from a different direction. A second interference pattern is formed using second reference radiation. The first and second interference patterns are used to determine the characteristic of the structure. Azimuthal angles of the first and second reference radiations onto the sensor are different.

Abstract: The invention describes a novel catalytic composition comprising at least one nickel precursor A with at least one diphosphinamine ligand B1 of formula (R1)(R?1)P—N(R3)—P(R2)(R?2) or an iminobisphosphine ligand B2 of formula (R3)N?P(R1)(R?1)—P(R2)(R?2) or an iminobisphosphine ligand B?2 of formula (R3)N?P(R2)(R?2)—P(R1)(R?1). The invention also describes the use of said catalytic composition in a method for the oligomerisation of olefins.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and associated apparatus for measuring a characteristic of interest relating to a structure on a substrate. The method comprises calculating a value for the characteristic of interest directly from the effect of the characteristic of interest on at least the phase of illuminating radiation when scattered by the structure, subsequent to illuminating said structure with said illuminating radiation.

Abstract: Multi-chromatic photoluminescent, oxide-capped semiconductor nanocrystals and methods for forming such semiconductor nanocrystals. The method includes exposing one or more oxide-capped semiconductors, preferably type IV semiconductor nanocrystals, to electron beam radiation, wherein the radiation has an energy between 1 and 30 keV, the radiation introducing color centers in the oxide that exhibit photoluminescence in at least the green band of the visible spectrum.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for influencing the stability of an antibody producing cell, comprising directly or indirectly influencing the amount of BCL6 and/or Blimp 1 expression product within said antibody producing cell. Stable antibody producing cells and cell lines are also provided, as well as methods for producing antibodies using such cells and/or cell lines.

Abstract: Described is a metrology system for determining a characteristic of interest relating to at least one structure on a substrate, and associated method. The metrology system comprises a processor being configured to computationally determine phase and amplitude information from a detected characteristic of scattered radiation having been reflected or scattered by the at least one structure as a result of illumination of said at least one structure with illumination radiation in a measurement acquisition, and use the determined phase and amplitude to determine the characteristic of interest.

Abstract: A method for assembling semiconductor nanocrystals including: providing a binary system including semiconductor nanocrystals with an effective particle diameter of at most 20 nm, a first and a second solvent, the system having: a Ta, which is the temperature at which aggregation starts, a Ts, which is the solvent separation temperature of the system, an aggregation temperature range between Ta and Ts with Ta being included and Ts not, a homogeneous temperature range which is below Ta when Ta is lower than Ts and which is above Ta when Ta is higher than Ts, a heterogeneous temperature range which is above Ts when Ta is lower than Ts and below Ts when Ta is higher than Ts, and, bringing the temperature of the binary system from a value in the homogeneous temperature range to a value in the aggregation temperature range, thereby causing formation of an aggregate of the nanocrystals.

Abstract: A metrology apparatus (302) includes a higher harmonic generation (HHG) radiation source for generating (310) EUV radiation. Operation of the HHG source is monitored using a wavefront sensor (420) which comprises an aperture array (424, 702) and an image sensor (426). A grating (706) disperses the radiation passing through each aperture so that the image detector captures positions and intensities of higher diffraction orders for different spectral components and different locations across the beam. In this way, the wavefront sensor can be arranged to measure a wavefront tilt for multiple harmonics at each location in said array. In one embodiment, the apertures are divided into two subsets (A) and (B), the gratings (706) of each subset having a different direction of dispersion. The spectrally resolved wavefront information (430) is used in feedback control (432) to stabilize operation of the HGG source, and/or to improve accuracy of metrology results.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for influencing the stability of an antibody producing cell, comprising directly or indirectly influencing the amount of BCL6 and/or Blimp 1 expression product within said antibody producing cell. Stable antibody producing cells and cell lines are also provided, as well as methods for producing antibodies using such cells and/or cell lines.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for recognition of information in digital image data, said method comprising a learning phase on a data set of example digital images having known information, and characteristics of categories are computed automatically from each example digital image and compared to its known category, said method comprises training a convolutional neural network comprising network parameters using said data set, in which via deep learning each layer of said convolutional neural network is represented by a linear decomposition of all filters as learned in each layer into basis functions.