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A drying system comprising a drying plant and a heat pump assembly, the drying plant operating with a process gas, and the heat pump assembly including at least one heat pump operating with a primary fluid and being connected to at least two heat sources and at least one heat sink by means of a number of heat exchangers (41-45, 51-59) in a fluid network with physically interconnected loops, in which a secondary fluid circulates, wherein the system is configured to be controlled by flow, flow direction, pressure and temperature in respective parts of said fluid network to manage transfer of heat from each of the different heat sources to the secondary fluid, from the secondary fluid to the cold evaporation side of the heat pump, from any hot side of the heat pump to the secondary fluid, and from the secondary fluid to each of the different heat sinks in the respective parts of said fluid network, wherein said at least two heat sources comprise - dew point dehumidification in at least one of said heat exchangers of process gas entering the drying plant; and - recovery in at least one of said heat exchangers of latent and/or sensible heat from exhaust gas leaving the drying plant, and wherein said at least one heat sink comprises pre-heating in at least one of said heat exchangers of process gas used within the drying plant. - dew point dehumidification in at least one of said heat exchangers of process gas entering the drying plant; and - recovery in at least one of said heat exchangers of latent and/or sensible heat from exhaust gas leaving the drying plant,
A peripheral nerve growth conduit including poly-ε-caprolactone and polylactic acid, wherein the weight ratio of PCL:PLA is in the range 20:1 to 2:1.
An electron beam source for generating an electron beam, the source comprising: a cathode (102, 240), an anode, and a grid for regulating an electron beam current, wherein: the cathode (102, 240) has a base and a protrusion with sidewalls and a top surface, the base having a base surface which is essentially in parallel with the top surface, the base surface and the top surface are essentially flat and facing towards the anode, the base surface and the top surface are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other, the base is larger than the protrusion, the sidewalls are essentially perpendicular to the base surface and the top surface, and a control unit (8, 150) is configured for changing an applied voltage to the grid for switching a spot size of the electron beam on a target surface between at least a first spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface of the cathode (102, 240) only and to a second spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface and the base surface of the cathode (102, 240). a cathode (102, 240), an anode, and a grid for regulating an electron beam current, wherein: the cathode (102, 240) has a base and a protrusion with sidewalls and a top surface, the base having a base surface which is essentially in parallel with the top surface, the base surface and the top surface are essentially flat and facing towards the anode, the base surface and the top surface are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other, the base is larger than the protrusion, the sidewalls are essentially perpendicular to the base surface and the top surface, and a control unit (8, 150) is configured for changing an applied voltage to the grid for switching a spot size of the electron beam on a target surface between at least a first spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface of the cathode (102, 240) only and to a second spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface and the base surface of the cathode (102, 240). the cathode (102, 240) has a base and a protrusion with sidewalls and a top surface, the base having a base surface which is essentially in parallel with the top surface, the base surface and the top surface are essentially flat and facing towards the anode, the base surface and the top surface are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other, the base is larger than the protrusion, the sidewalls are essentially perpendicular to the base surface and the top surface, and a control unit (8, 150) is configured for changing an applied voltage to the grid for switching a spot size of the electron beam on a target surface between at least a first spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface of the cathode (102, 240) only and to a second spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface and the base surface of the cathode (102, 240).
A composition for pressure bonding having a viscosity of 20 to 200 Pa·s at a shear rate of 10 s -1 and 25°C, comprising: a metal powder comprising copper; a solid reducing agent and a non aqueous liquid medium, wherein the composition has a compressibility of 10% to 90%, the compressibility being expressed by the formula below: Compressibility % = A − B / A × 100 wherein A represents a thickness (μm) of a dried coating film formed by drying the composition in an air atmosphere at 110°C under atmospheric pressure for 20 minutes, B represents a thickness (μm) of a sintered body formed by treating the dried coating film in a nitrogen atmosphere at 280°C under a pressure of 6 MPa for 20 minutes, wherein the solid reducing agent is an amino alcohol compound with a chemical structure having at least one amino group and a plurality of hydroxyl groups, wherein the solid reducing agent is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the metal powder comprising copper, wherein the liquid medium contains polyethylene glycol, wherein the liquid medium content is from 10 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the copper powder, and wherein the metal powder comprises a combination of spherical metal particles with non spherical metal particles, wherein the non spherical metal particles are flat copper having an aspect ratio (a/b) of 2 to 80. wherein the composition has a compressibility of 10% to 90%, the compressibility being expressed by the formula below: Compressibility % = A − B / A × 100 wherein A represents a thickness (μm) of a dried coating film formed by drying the composition in an air atmosphere at 110°C under atmospheric pressure for 20 minutes, B represents a thickness (μm) of a sintered body formed by treating the dried coating film in a nitrogen atmosphere at 280°C under a pressure of 6 MPa for 20 minutes, wherein the solid reducing agent is an amino alcohol compound with a chemical structure having at least one amino group and a plurality of hydroxyl groups, wherein the solid reducing agent is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the metal powder comprising copper, wherein the liquid medium contains polyethylene glycol, wherein the liquid medium content is from 10 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the copper powder, and wherein the metal powder comprises a combination of spherical metal particles with non spherical metal particles, wherein the non spherical metal particles are flat copper having an aspect ratio (a/b) of 2 to 80.
A protective sheath for a spring of predetermined format, the sheath comprising a body extending between a first end and a second end and defining a cylindrical housing for a spring of the predetermined format, the housing having a diameter greater than a diameter of the spring and a length greater than the length of the spring, - the first end being closed off at least in part by a transverse portion forming an axial stop for a spring of the predetermined format housed in the housing, and - at the second end: ∘ the body comprising an opening for inserting a spring of the predetermined format into the housing or for extracting it therefrom, and ∘ the sheath comprising at least one arm, movable between a stable position, in which it is across the opening and forms an axial stop for a spring of the predetermined format housed in the housing, and an unstable position, in which it is moved away and the opening cleared. - the first end being closed off at least in part by a transverse portion forming an axial stop for a spring of the predetermined format housed in the housing, and - at the second end: ∘ the body comprising an opening for inserting a spring of the predetermined format into the housing or for extracting it therefrom, and ∘ the sheath comprising at least one arm, movable between a stable position, in which it is across the opening and forms an axial stop for a spring of the predetermined format housed in the housing, and an unstable position, in which it is moved away and the opening cleared. ∘ the body comprising an opening for inserting a spring of the predetermined format into the housing or for extracting it therefrom, and ∘ the sheath comprising at least one arm, movable between a stable position, in which it is across the opening and forms an axial stop for a spring of the predetermined format housed in the housing, and an unstable position, in which it is moved away and the opening cleared.
A cross-linkable composition containing reactive polymers selected from (i) prepolymers that have reactive NCO groups, or (ii) polymers that have reactive silane groups, optionally further additives, and at least one metal-based catalyst, wherein the composition contains up to 10 wt.% of a retarding substance selected from cyclic α-hydroxy ketones and/or triphenols having three neighboring OH groups.
A computer-implemented method comprising: a. connecting a wireless device to a cellular network by single-hopping or multi-hopping to a sink device in a non-cellular network, wherein the sink device has a direct wireless link to a cellular base station; b. establishing a security tunnel between the wireless device and a first gateway through the sink device and the cellular base station; c. encrypting, by the wireless device, a first data packet, and generating an encrypted first data packet; d. sending, by the wireless device, the encrypted first data packet over the security tunnel to the first gateway; e. receiving, by the first gateway, the encrypted first data packet; f. decrypting, by the first gateway, the encrypted first data packet, and generating a decrypted first data packet; g. updating, by the first gateway, a network connection table, wherein said network connection table is an IP table; h. sending, by the first gateway, the decrypted first data packet to a second gateway; and i. sending, by the second gateway, the decrypted first data packet to the Internet. a. connecting a wireless device to a cellular network by single-hopping or multi-hopping to a sink device in a non-cellular network, wherein the sink device has a direct wireless link to a cellular base station; b. establishing a security tunnel between the wireless device and a first gateway through the sink device and the cellular base station; c. encrypting, by the wireless device, a first data packet, and generating an encrypted first data packet; d. sending, by the wireless device, the encrypted first data packet over the security tunnel to the first gateway; e. receiving, by the first gateway, the encrypted first data packet; f. decrypting, by the first gateway, the encrypted first data packet, and generating a decrypted first data packet; g. updating, by the first gateway, a network connection table, wherein said network connection table is an IP table; h. sending, by the first gateway, the decrypted first data packet to a second gateway; and i. sending, by the second gateway, the decrypted first data packet to the Internet.
Process to prepare ethylene amines with n ethylene units and n+1 amine groups wherein n is at least 4, or urea derivatives of said ethylene amines, by reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound, an amine-functional compound, and a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein the molar ratio of carbon oxide delivering agent to amine-functional compound is higher than 1:1, wherein the ethanolamine-functional compound is of the formula HO-(C 2 H 4 -NH-) q H, q is at least 1, the amine-functional compound is of the formula H 2 N-(C 2 H 4 -NH-) r H, r is at least 1, the sum q+r is at least 4 and wherein optionally one or more of the ethanol-amine functional compound or amine-functional compound are at least partly used as their cyclic carbamate derivative, or linear or cyclic urea derivative.
Method for manufacturing decorative paper for use in planar components, in particular for floor, wall, ceiling or furniture applications, wherein printing paper that can be resin-treated is printed with a decor by means of printing ink by a digital printing device by way of a digital printing method, wherein, for the printing, a non resin-treated printing paper that is free of any ink absorption layer on the printing side in the form of a gravure printing paper without a coating is used, in that water-containing ink is used as a printing ink, wherein a paper feed unit is connected upstream of the digital printing device, wherein a paper discharge unit is connected downstream and the printing paper is fed to the paper feed in roll form, is printed in the digital printing device and is rolled up again in the paper discharge unit as decorative paper, and in that the printing ink is heated immediately after the application to the printing paper, wherein the drop weight of the printing ink during printing lies between 4.0 ng and 50.0 ng and in that the printing speed is greater than 3 m 2 /hour.
A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprising, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part consisting of silica particles, wherein the volume-average secondary particle diameter of the silica particles determined by measuring the particle size distribution according to a Coulter counter method is 0.5 to 10 μm, and wherein the resin layer contains a multi-layer structure containing a layer (Xβ) mainly containing the resin part, a layer containing the particle part in an amount of 15% by mass or more, and a layer (Xα) mainly containing the resin part, as laminated in this order from the side on which the substrate or the release material is provided, at least a surface (α) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 μm or more exist in a region surrounded by a square having an edge length of 5 mm that is arbitrarily selected on the surface (α), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region have shapes differing from each other, and when the surface (α) of the resin layer is attached to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface, which means a surface whose centerline mean roughness (Ra 75) defined in JIS B0601:2001 is 0.1 μm or less, and a characteristic of having a total light transmittance of 70% or more as measured according to JIS K7105, the areal ratio of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (α) is 10 to 95%, determined by the method described in the description of the present invention as filed.
A cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor and a second CAR, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain and an endodomain, wherein the endodomain of first CAR comprises the tyrosine kinase domain of a Src family kinase or the intracellular domain of CD4 or CD8 coreceptor; and the endodomain of the second CAR is an activating endodomain comprising one or more immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif(s) (ITAM(s)).
A membrane for wrapping around and protecting a cylindrical tissue having an injury site, the membrane comprising: a sheet of a porous matrix formed of cross-linked biopolymeric fibers that are oriented circumferentially around a mandrel during fabrication of the sheet, the sheet being spirally rolled so that at least one portion overlaps another portion of the sheet and, upon absorption of a fluid, the overlapping portions closely adhere to each other so as to prohibit cell penetration, wherein the sheet is re-rollable, resorbable, semipermeable, and cell-occlusive; and the sheet has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 1 mm, a density of 0.05 g/cm 3 to 0.8 g/cm 3, a permeability to molecules having molecular weights no greater than 2x10 6 Daltons, a suture pullout strength of 0.1 kg to 1 kg, a re-roll time of 0.1 second to 5 seconds, and an in vivo resorption time of 2 months to 12 months. a sheet of a porous matrix formed of cross-linked biopolymeric fibers that are oriented circumferentially around a mandrel during fabrication of the sheet, the sheet being spirally rolled so that at least one portion overlaps another portion of the sheet and, upon absorption of a fluid, the overlapping portions closely adhere to each other so as to prohibit cell penetration, wherein the sheet is re-rollable, resorbable, semipermeable, and cell-occlusive; and the sheet has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 1 mm, a density of 0.05 g/cm 3 to 0.8 g/cm 3, a permeability to molecules having molecular weights no greater than 2x10 6 Daltons, a suture pullout strength of 0.1 kg to 1 kg, a re-roll time of 0.1 second to 5 seconds, and an in vivo resorption time of 2 months to 12 months.
A blade for a turbomachine configured to be disposed about an axis and to extend radially between a radially outer end and a radially inner end, the blade comprising at least one cooling cavity (24, 26) opening out to the radially outer end of the blade and to the radially inner end of the blade, the blade comprising at least a first tubular liner (34a, 36a) and at least a second tubular liner (34b, 36b) each engaged in the cavity (24, 26), the radially outer end of the first liner opening out to the radially outer end of the blade, and the radially inner end of the second liner opening out to the radially inner end of the blade, characterized in that the blade has a camber such that a central axis of said blade has a radius of curvature between 30 and 500 mm, preferably between 30 and 100 mm.
A GPR101 inhibitor for use in preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of gigantism caused by GPR101 overexpression, wherein the GPR101 inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of a monoclonal antibody specifically binding to GPR 101, a polyclonal antibody specifically binding to GPR 101, an antisense nucleic acid specifically hybridizing to GPR101 mRNA, and a small interfering RNA specifically hybridizing to GPR101 mRNA.
A modular photovoltaic thermal panel to generate electricity and heat a fluid using sunlight comprising: a first, generally planar plate comprised of a heat conductive material; a second, generally planar plate comprised of a heat conductive material, the second planar plate affixed to the first generally planar plate and oriented in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the first generally planar plate; the first and second generally planar plates (124, 126) being affixed together in a fluid tight relationship to form panel and forming a channel therebetween, the channel having an inlet for fluid to be introduced into the channel and an outlet for discharging fluid from the channel; each of the first and second, generally planar plates (124, 126) being thin, the second generally planar plate having a plurality of channels defined by partitions therein to define a serpentine path of the panel; and a photovoltaic cell matrix affixed in heat conducting relationship to the second generally planar plate; characterized in that the partitions being alternating partitions the serpentine path comprises curved corners having a radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 60 mm; the partitions comprise ribs having curved rib ends having a radius of curvature from about 3 mm to about 12 mm; and the curved ends of the ribs comprise sloped portions being sloped at an acute angle (α) from about 15 degrees to about 30 degrees from a base surface of the panel. a first, generally planar plate comprised of a heat conductive material; a second, generally planar plate comprised of a heat conductive material, the second planar plate affixed to the first generally planar plate and oriented in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the first generally planar plate; the first and second generally planar plates (124, 126) being affixed together in a fluid tight relationship to form panel and forming a channel therebetween, the channel having an inlet for fluid to be introduced into the channel and an outlet for discharging fluid from the channel; each of the first and second, generally planar plates (124, 126) being thin, the second generally planar plate having a plurality of channels defined by partitions therein to define a serpentine path of the panel; and a photovoltaic cell matrix affixed in heat conducting relationship to the second generally planar plate; characterized in that the partitions being alternating partitions the serpentine path comprises curved corners having a radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 60 mm; the partitions comprise ribs having curved rib ends having a radius of curvature from about 3 mm to about 12 mm; and the curved ends of the ribs comprise sloped portions being sloped at an acute angle (α) from about 15 degrees to about 30 degrees from a base surface of the panel.
Side-loading refuse collection truck with lifting and loading device, whereby the lifting and loading mechanism of the truck has a movable beam pivotable around its axis and a comb lift gripping unit pivotable around a further axis and attached to the beam for engaging and lifting refuse containers, the axis of the movable beam and the axis of the comb lift gripping unit being parallel, whereby the tilt angle of the comb lift gripping unit is controllable, a locking device for locking refuse containers to the comb lift gripping unit being provided and the beam being attached to the front of the body of the refuse collection truck behind a driver's compartment, characterised in that the comb lift locking device of the comb lift gripping unit has hydraulic cylinders and in that the beam is pivotably attached to a horizontal linear moving frame, the comb lift gripping unit being in cooperation with the comb lift locking device and the hydraulic cylinders to grip and lock to the refuse container from both sides of the refuse collection truck.
Wheel component for at least partially muscle-powered sports and racing bicycles, with an annular tire and a tread surface configured in a central triangle segment and in laterally adjacent side surfaces, wherein the tread surface in proper use in straight-ahead travel on a plane ground makes at least partial contact with the surface of the ground, opening up a longitudinal sectional plane, wherein aero elements are configured on the surface of the annular tire, wherein the aero elements are each configured planar as a depression in the surface of the tire and are disposed on the side surfaces (9a, 9b), and define circumferential angular bands (10a, 10b) on the side surfaces (9a, 9b), wherein an angular band is configured as a ring, which is defined radially inwardly and radially outwardly by the radial extension of the aero elements, characterized in that the surface proportion of the aero elements to the surface of an angular band is more than 5% and less than 25%, and that at least one aero element shows an angular structure, wherein at least two side walls (21, 22, 23) extending in the radial direction show an angle to the surface of more than 60°, and wherein at least one inclined side wall extending in the peripheral direction is configured, which substantially shows an angle of less than 45° to the surface.