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A method for measuring the cerebral perfusion of a living being by means of magnetic resonance (="MR") imaging, wherein the change in the MR signal during passage of a contrast medium bolus in a measurement volume in the brain of the living being is measured, wherein additionally in a slice that is pervaded by an artery that supplies blood to the brain, further MR signals are recorded for determining the temporal progression of the concentration of the contrast medium during the bolus passage in the artery, and wherein during recording of the further MR signals from the slice, a magnetic field gradient is applied in such a manner that a one-dimensional projection image of the slice along the magnetic field gradient is generated for each excitation, characterized in that in the time intervals between the excitations of the further MR signals at least one radio frequency (="RF") pulse is irradiated in each case, which causes saturation of the nuclear spin magnetization in the slice, and that the artificial position shift of the artery position in the projection images of the slice compared with the actual position of the artery, which is caused by a change in a Larmor frequency of proton spins in the blood due to the contrast medium, is used for determination of the concentration of the contrast medium during the bolus passage in the artery.
Communication cable comprising a dielectric insulation material layer based on expanded and/or foamed and/or having a honeycomb structure high temperature siloxane copolymer characterized in that the high temperature siloxane copolymer is a polyetherimide-siloxane and in that the air space or gas space content of the expanded and/or foamed and/or having a honeycomb structure high temperature siloxane copolymer is ≥ 10 Vol. % based on the total volume of said copolymer.
An uplink transmission method, wherein the method comprises: obtaining, a user equipment, UE, uplink transmission duration of uplink data that is to be sent by the UE; obtaining, by the UE, downlink transmission duration of downlink data transmitted by a base station on an unlicensed carrier; and sending, by the UE, the uplink data on the unlicensed carrier after transmission of the downlink data ends, if the UE determines that a sum of the uplink transmission duration and the downlink transmission duration is not greater than a maximum channel occupation duration, which is a maximum duration in which a single device continuously occupies a channel; characterised in that: after the obtaining, by the UE, the uplink transmission duration of uplink data that is to be sent by the UE, and the obtaining, by the UE, the downlink transmission duration of downlink data transmitted by a base station on an unlicensed carrier, the method further comprises: sending, by the UE, partial data in the uplink data on the unlicensed carrier after the transmission of the downlink data ends, if the UE determines that the sum of the uplink transmission duration and the downlink transmission duration is greater than the maximum channel occupation duration, wherein a sum of uplink transmission duration of the partial data and the downlink transmission duration is not greater than the maximum channel occupation duration. obtaining, a user equipment, UE, uplink transmission duration of uplink data that is to be sent by the UE; obtaining, by the UE, downlink transmission duration of downlink data transmitted by a base station on an unlicensed carrier; and sending, by the UE, the uplink data on the unlicensed carrier after transmission of the downlink data ends, if the UE determines that a sum of the uplink transmission duration and the downlink transmission duration is not greater than a maximum channel occupation duration, which is a maximum duration in which a single device continuously occupies a channel; characterised in that: after the obtaining, by the UE, the uplink transmission duration of uplink data that is to be sent by the UE, and the obtaining, by the UE, the downlink transmission duration of downlink data transmitted by a base station on an unlicensed carrier, the method further comprises: sending, by the UE, partial data in the uplink data on the unlicensed carrier after the transmission of the downlink data ends, if the UE determines that the sum of the uplink transmission duration and the downlink transmission duration is greater than the maximum channel occupation duration, wherein a sum of uplink transmission duration of the partial data and the downlink transmission duration is not greater than the maximum channel occupation duration.
Circuit breaker device for protecting an electrical low-voltage circuit, having: - a housing having line-side (L1, N1) and load-side (L2, N2) connections for conductors of the low-voltage AC circuit, - a mechanical isolating contact system, connected to the line-side connections (L1, N1), for galvanically interrupting the low-voltage circuit, which is also connected to an electronic interruption unit that, due to semiconductor-based switching elements, has a high-resistance state of the switching elements for interrupting and a low-resistance state of the switching elements for allowing current to flow in the low-voltage circuit, wherein the electronic interruption unit is also connected to the load-side connections (L2, N2), - a voltage sensor, - wherein the mechanical isolating contact system is able to be actuated manually, such that contacts of the mechanical isolating contact system are able to be manually closed for a flow of current and opened for an interruption in the low-voltage circuit, - a control unit that is connected to the voltage sensor and the electronic interruption unit, characterized in that the voltage sensor is arranged between the mechanical isolating contact system and electronic interruption unit, for ascertaining the value of the voltage of the low-voltage circuit there, and in that the circuit breaker device is designed such that the value of the voltage is ascertained and, in the event of a voltage dip - of 10 to 50 volts in the case of a mechanical isolating contact system with single-pole interruption or - of 20 to 100 volts in the case of a mechanical isolating contact system with double-pole interruption or - to less than 10 volts, opening of the mechanical isolating contact system is identified. - a housing having line-side (L1, N1) and load-side (L2, N2) connections for conductors of the low-voltage AC circuit, - a mechanical isolating contact system, connected to the line-side connections (L1, N1), for galvanically interrupting the low-voltage circuit, which is also connected to an electronic interruption unit that, due to semiconductor-based switching elements, has a high-resistance state of the switching elements for interrupting and a low-resistance state of the switching elements for allowing current to flow in the low-voltage circuit, - a voltage sensor, - wherein the mechanical isolating contact system is able to be actuated manually, such that contacts of the mechanical isolating contact system are able to be manually closed for a flow of current and opened for an interruption in the low-voltage circuit, - a control unit that is connected to the voltage sensor and the electronic interruption unit, - of 10 to 50 volts in the case of a mechanical isolating contact system with single-pole interruption or - of 20 to 100 volts in the case of a mechanical isolating contact system with double-pole interruption or - to less than 10 volts,
An internal combustion engine in which an exhaust purification catalyst is arranged in an engine exhaust passage (12a, 12b), a hydrocarbon feed valve is arranged in the engine exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust purification catalyst, precious metal catalysts are carried on exhaust gas flow surfaces of the exhaust purification catalyst, basic exhaust gas flow surface parts are formed around the precious metal catalysts, the exhaust purification catalyst has a property of reducing NO x which is contained in the exhaust gas if making a concentration of hydrocarbons flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst vibrate within a predetermined range of amplitude and within a predetermined range of period and has a property of being increased in storage amount of NO x which is contained in the exhaust gas if making a vibration period of the hydrocarbon concentration longer than the predetermined range, and if hydrocarbons are injected from the hydrocarbon feed valve within said predetermined range of period during engine operation, NO x which is contained in the exhaust gas is removed at the exhaust purification catalyst, wherein a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system which causes exhaust gas in the engine exhaust passage downstream of the exhaust purification catalyst to be recirculated into an intake passage is provided, a torque converter which is provided with a lock-up clutch is arranged between an output shaft of the engine and a transmission, the output shaft of the engine is fluidly coupled with an input shaft of the transmission when an engagement action of the lock-up clutch is not being performed, the output shaft of the engine is mechanically coupled with the input shaft of the transmission when an engagement action of the lock-up clutch is being performed, and, when an engagement action of the lock-up clutch should be performed, if an exhaust gas recirculation action by the low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system is being performed and hydrocarbons are injected from the hydrocarbon feed valve within said predetermined range of period, non-sliding engagement of the lock-up clutch is prohibited constantly or in accordance with a magnitude of a torque fluctuation of an engine output and the lock-up clutch is engaged by sliding engagement.
A gas pressurized packing system for use in a sliding stem control valve including a valve body with a flow passage, a bonnet configured to be mounted to the valve body, a bore extending through the bonnet and configured to open into the valve body, an operating member extending through the bore and configured for connection to a control member arranged in the flow passage, the gas pressurized packing system comprising: a first packing member configured to be arranged in the bore about a lower portion of the operating member, the first packing member including a first plurality of packing rings (36, 38, 40) which have a V-shaped cross-section pointing in a downward direction; and a second packing member configured to be arranged in the bore about an upper portion of the operating member, the second packing member including a second plurality of packing rings (46, 48, 50) which have a V-shaped cross-section pointing in an upward direction; and a packing follower having a follower base at one end, a follower guide sleeve at the other end, a follower flange extending between the follower base and the follower guide sleeve, and a series of disk springs slidably mounted on the follower guide sleeve, wherein the series of disk springs is located between the follower flange and a packing flange so as to provide a spring load on the first packing member and the second packing member; and a pressurized gas supply configured to pressurize a portion of the bore arranged between the first packing member and the second packing member. a first packing member configured to be arranged in the bore about a lower portion of the operating member, the first packing member including a first plurality of packing rings (36, 38, 40) which have a V-shaped cross-section pointing in a downward direction; and a second packing member configured to be arranged in the bore about an upper portion of the operating member, the second packing member including a second plurality of packing rings (46, 48, 50) which have a V-shaped cross-section pointing in an upward direction; and a packing follower having a follower base at one end, a follower guide sleeve at the other end, a follower flange extending between the follower base and the follower guide sleeve, and a series of disk springs slidably mounted on the follower guide sleeve, wherein the series of disk springs is located between the follower flange and a packing flange so as to provide a spring load on the first packing member and the second packing member; and a pressurized gas supply configured to pressurize a portion of the bore arranged between the first packing member and the second packing member.
Device for frothing milk, comprising a first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit comprises a first space having an open side serving as an outlet for allowing content from the space to flow out of the space, and a milk supply channel connected to the first space, wherein the second unit comprises a second space for allowing the milk to mix with air in order for a frothing process to take place, wherein the second space is open to the first space, and has an open side facing the outlet of the first space and serving as an inlet for receiving content from the first space, wherein the inlet of the second space and the outlet of the first space are located at a distance with respect to each other, in a concentric arrangement, wherein, at the position where the inlet of the second space and the outlet of the first space face each other, the units (4, 5) of the device are separated by air, wherein an area of the inlet of the second space is larger than an area of the outlet of the first space, such that air is supplied to the second space through the inlet of the second space under the influence of a flow of milk from the first space to the second space, characterized in that the device further comprises means for pumping the milk towards the outlet of the first space, wherein the pumping means comprise a steam supply channel connected to the space through a constriction, and wherein the milk supply channel extends perpendicularly to the steam supply channel.
Household dishwasher with a lower and upper holder (12; 12, 13) for items to be washed for holding items to be washed and with a lifting device for raising the lower holder for items to be washed from a starting position, in which the lower holder for items to be washed is moved completely out of the dishwasher cavity, to an end position, in which the lower holder for items to be washed is moved completely out of the dishwasher cavity with the aid of the lifting device and is raised to around the level of the upper holder for items to be washed, and for lowering the lower holder for items to be washed from the end position to the starting position, wherein the lifting device comprises a spring element (20, 34) for assisting the raising and lowering of the lower holder for items to be washed with the aid of an assisting force and a spring bias adjusting unit (26, 35), which tailors the assisting force to a loading state of the lower holder for items to be washed by adjusting a spring bias of the spring element (20, 34), characterised in that the spring bias adjusting unit (26, 35) has a setting element (28, 36), embodied as a stepper motor, for adjusting the spring bias of the spring element (20, 34).
A method for controlling the velocity of a printing fluid ejected from a nozzle, comprising: measuring two or more parameters affecting the nozzle velocity at which a printing fluid is ejected from a pumping chamber through a nozzle, where the printing fluid is contained in the pumping chamber actuated by deflection of a piezoelectric layer, wherein measuring the two or more parameters comprises measuring the thickness and capacitance of the piezoelectric layer; and reducing a surface area of an electrode actuating the piezoelectric layer based at least in part on the measured two or more parameters. measuring two or more parameters affecting the nozzle velocity at which a printing fluid is ejected from a pumping chamber through a nozzle, where the printing fluid is contained in the pumping chamber actuated by deflection of a piezoelectric layer, wherein measuring the two or more parameters comprises measuring the thickness and capacitance of the piezoelectric layer; and reducing a surface area of an electrode actuating the piezoelectric layer based at least in part on the measured two or more parameters.
An engine generator having an engine, a generator driven by the engine, a cover covering the engine and the generator, and a muffler box in which a muffler (241, 242) of the engine is housed, comprising: a first external opening (412, 414) formed in the cover for sucking outside air into the cover; and an intake duct for introducing the air sucked via the first external opening (412, 414) into the inside of the cover, characterized in that an opening is formed in the upper side of the intake duct, and the intake duct is arranged along the side surface of the muffler box and below the upper surface of the muffler box for a predetermined distance so that the opening at the upper side of the intake duct adjoins the side surface of the muffler box, a sound absorbing member is provided between the upper side of the intake duct and the side surface of the muffler box so as to cover a part of the opening, and an air passage is formed above the intake duct by the side surface of the muffler box and the sound absorbing member. a first external opening (412, 414) formed in the cover for sucking outside air into the cover; and an intake duct for introducing the air sucked via the first external opening (412, 414) into the inside of the cover, characterized in that an opening is formed in the upper side of the intake duct, and the intake duct is arranged along the side surface of the muffler box and below the upper surface of the muffler box for a predetermined distance so that the opening at the upper side of the intake duct adjoins the side surface of the muffler box, a sound absorbing member is provided between the upper side of the intake duct and the side surface of the muffler box so as to cover a part of the opening, and an air passage is formed above the intake duct by the side surface of the muffler box and the sound absorbing member.
Method for producing an item of packaging from paper material, in particular paper, cardboard, or paperboard, said method comprising the following steps: - forming an item of packaging from a blank of paper material, wherein the paper material overlaps at at least one joint; - positioning the at least one joint between a sonotrode and an anvil; - impinging the joint with a joining force in a joining-force direction; and - setting the sonotrode in ultrasonic oscillation for the ultrasonic welding of the paper material at the joint, characterized in that - the paper material, preferably on internal sides of the joints, is moistened prior to forming the item of packaging and/or during the forming of the item of packaging and/or after the forming of the item of packaging and/or during the ultrasonic welding; and - ultrasonic friction welding in which the joining-force direction is not parallel with the oscillation direction of the ultrasonic oscillation is carried out. - forming an item of packaging from a blank of paper material, wherein the paper material overlaps at at least one joint; - positioning the at least one joint between a sonotrode and an anvil; - impinging the joint with a joining force in a joining-force direction; and - setting the sonotrode in ultrasonic oscillation for the ultrasonic welding of the paper material at the joint, - the paper material, preferably on internal sides of the joints, is moistened prior to forming the item of packaging and/or during the forming of the item of packaging and/or after the forming of the item of packaging and/or during the ultrasonic welding; and - ultrasonic friction welding in which the joining-force direction is not parallel with the oscillation direction of the ultrasonic oscillation is carried out.
Projectile cartridge comprising a projectile and a case and comprising a sealing between the projectile and the case, wherein the sealing comprises a highly viscous sealing medium, in particular a bituminous mixture, characterized in that the sealing comprises two layers (4, 5) of the sealing medium, wherein a first layer comprises the sealing medium with an additive for increasing the sliding properties of the sealing medium and a second layer comprises no or a smaller proportion of the additive than the first layer.
A process for the production of a 3-oxo-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactones of formula IIIa in which R 6a is hydrogen, or together with R 7a a -CH 2 group; R 6b is hydrogen, or together with R 7b a -CH 2 group, or a double bound; R 7a is hydrogen,, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 4 -thioacyl, R 6b is hydrogen, or together with R 6b a -CH 2 group; R 9 is hydrogen, together with R 11 a double bond, or together with R 11 an epoxy group -O-; R 10 is hydrogen, or methyl; R 11 is hydrogen, together with R 9 a double bond or together with R 9 an epoxy group -O-; R 15 is hydrogen, together with R 16 a -CH 2 group or a double bond; R 16 is hydrogen, together with R 15 a -CH 2 group or a double bond; comprising the oxidation of a compound of formula la in which R 6a, R 6b, R 7a, R 7b R 9, R 10, R 11, R 15, R 16 have the same meaning as in formula IIIa, to form a compound of formula IIa; and the subsequent elimination of water with a suitable acid to form the compound of formula IIa; characterized in that the oxidation is performed with at least 3 molar equivalents of alkali hypochlorite, organic hypochlorite or 2-3 molar equivalents of alkaline-earth hypochlorite as an oxidizing agent in the presence of catalytic amounts of a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxide derivative at a pH of at least 8.0, in a two-phase solvent-water mixture, whereby the solvent is selected such that both the TEMPO derivative and the compounds of formula la can be well dissolved therein. R 6a is hydrogen, or together with R 7a a -CH 2 group; R 6b is hydrogen, or together with R 7b a -CH 2 group, or a double bound; R 7a is hydrogen,, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 4 -thioacyl, R 6b is hydrogen, or together with R 6b a -CH 2 group; R 9 is hydrogen, together with R 11 a double bond, or together with R 11 an epoxy group -O-; R 10 is hydrogen, or methyl; R 11 is hydrogen, together with R 9 a double bond or together with R 9 an epoxy group -O-; R 15 is hydrogen, together with R 16 a -CH 2 group or a double bond; R 16 is hydrogen, together with R 15 a -CH 2 group or a double bond;
A microorganism having putrescine productivity, which is modified to have increased activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 21 or 23, wherein the activity is increased as compared to the activity of the protein of the unmodified microorganism, wherein the activity is increased by increasing the copy number of the polynucleotide encoding the protein, and wherein the microorganism is an Escherichia sp. or a Corynebacterium sp.
An in vitro method for studying the effectiveness of one or more drugs for treating cystic fibrosis, polycystic kidney disease or cholera, wherein the method comprises stimulation of one or more cystic fibrosis, polycystic kidney disease or cholera organoids generated from primary cells with said one or more drugs and measuring swelling of the one or more organoids, wherein swelling means a change In size of the one or more organoids due to fluid uptake or secretion.