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Plastic welding device for joining a first, thin-walled plastics part to a second plastics part in a planar manner, comprising a hand-held assembly aid and a welding head which can be accommodated in a holder of a hand soldering iron; wherein the welding head has a base body and at least one welding tip arranged on the base body; wherein the assembly aid has two spacers which can be placed with their underside on the thin-walled plastic part and on the upper sides of which the base body of the welding head can be supported; wherein the spacers are designed in such a way that when the base body is supported on the spacers, a penetration depth of the at least one welding tip into the plastic parts to be joined is limited to a predetermined maximum value; and wherein the spacers are arranged spaced apart from one another in such a way that the at least one welding tip of the welding head can be placed between the two spacers when the basic body is supported on the spacers.
Molten material metering device for a casting device, comprising - a metering container, which can be evacuated and moved between a melt uptake point and a melt discharge point, configured to take out a meterable amount of casting molten material from a melt bath at the melt uptake point, to transfer the molten material to the melt discharge point of the casting device and to discharge it there, - an evacuation device (7, 17), which is coupled to the metering container for evacuation of the same, and - a controllable closure means (5, 6) for selectively opening and closing of a melt opening of the metering container, characterized in that - the closure means in its blocking position blocks the melt opening of the metering container while leaving a capillary opening, which capillary opening is formed by a capillary annular gap (4a 1) between an inner edge of the melt opening and an outer edge of the closure means or by at least one capillary gap groove (4a 2) which is provided at the inner edge of the melt opening or at the outer edge of the closure means. - a metering container, which can be evacuated and moved between a melt uptake point and a melt discharge point, configured to take out a meterable amount of casting molten material from a melt bath at the melt uptake point, to transfer the molten material to the melt discharge point of the casting device and to discharge it there, - an evacuation device (7, 17), which is coupled to the metering container for evacuation of the same, and - a controllable closure means (5, 6) for selectively opening and closing of a melt opening of the metering container, - the closure means in its blocking position blocks the melt opening of the metering container while leaving a capillary opening, which capillary opening is formed by a capillary annular gap (4a 1) between an inner edge of the melt opening and an outer edge of the closure means or by at least one capillary gap groove (4a 2) which is provided at the inner edge of the melt opening or at the outer edge of the closure means.
A method for inducing aggregation of a protein comprising contacting said protein with a molecule of the following structure: (X 2i-1 -Y i -X 2i -Z i) n, wherein: - n is an integer from 1 to 5 and i increases from 1 to n with each repeat; - each X 2i-1 and X 2i are independently selected from 1 to 4 contiguous amino acids selected from: R, K, E, D, P, N, S, H, G and Q; more particularly 1 to 4 amino acids selected from R, K, E, D and P; - each Y i is a beta-aggregating sequence independently selected from a stretch of 6 to 16 contiguous amino acids, at least 50% of which are hydrophobic amino acids, and in which at least one aliphatic residue or F is present, and if only one aliphatic residue or F is present, at least one, and preferably at least two, other residues are selected from Y, W, A, M and T; and in which no more than 1, and preferably none, P, R, K, D or E residue is present, and wherein at least one Y i is a stretch identical to or differing with no more than one amino acid substitution from a contiguous stretch of amino acids occurring in said protein; and - each Z i is a linker and Z n is independently selected from a linker or nothing; wherein the molecule is capable of inducing aggregation of said protein; and wherein the method is not practiced on the human or animal body. - n is an integer from 1 to 5 and i increases from 1 to n with each repeat; - each X 2i-1 and X 2i are independently selected from 1 to 4 contiguous amino acids selected from: R, K, E, D, P, N, S, H, G and Q; more particularly 1 to 4 amino acids selected from R, K, E, D and P; - each Y i is a beta-aggregating sequence independently selected from a stretch of 6 to 16 contiguous amino acids, at least 50% of which are hydrophobic amino acids, and in which at least one aliphatic residue or F is present, and if only one aliphatic residue or F is present, at least one, and preferably at least two, other residues are selected from Y, W, A, M and T; and in which no more than 1, and preferably none, P, R, K, D or E residue is present, and wherein at least one Y i is a stretch identical to or differing with no more than one amino acid substitution from a contiguous stretch of amino acids occurring in said protein; and - each Z i is a linker and Z n is independently selected from a linker or nothing;
A method of diagnosing whether a subject has colon, pancreas or prostate cancer comprising: measuring the level of at least a first miR-20a gene product in colon, pancreas or prostate tissue sample from the subject, wherein an alteration in the level of the first miR-20a gene product in the sample, relative to the level of the first miR-20a gene product in a control sample, is indicative of the subject having colon, pancreas or prostate cancer. measuring the level of at least a first miR-20a gene product in colon, pancreas or prostate tissue sample from the subject, wherein an alteration in the level of the first miR-20a gene product in the sample, relative to the level of the first miR-20a gene product in a control sample, is indicative of the subject having colon, pancreas or prostate cancer.
An agent for oxidatively dyeing keratin fibers, containing in a cosmetic carrier 4,5-diamino-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a developer, 2-(2,5-diaminophenyl)ethanol and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a developer, 2,6-bis(2'-hydroxyethylamino)-1-methylbenzene and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a coupler, and at least one m-dihydroxybenzene derivative from the group comprising resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol and/or 4-chlororesorcinol as a coupler. 4,5-diamino-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a developer, 2-(2,5-diaminophenyl)ethanol and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a developer, 2,6-bis(2'-hydroxyethylamino)-1-methylbenzene and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as a coupler, and at least one m-dihydroxybenzene derivative from the group comprising resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol and/or 4-chlororesorcinol as a coupler.
An endoscopic image processing device comprising: an image acquisition section that acquires a normal observation image and a zoom observation image, the normal observation image being an image that includes an image of an object, and the zoom observation image being an image that magnifies the image of the object within an observation area that is part of the normal observation image; characterised by an attention area determination section that specifies an attention area on the zoom observation image, the attention area being an area that requires attention; and a boundary setting section that detects a position of a boundary on the normal observation image that corresponds to a boundary of the attention area specified on the zoom observation image based on pixel values of the zoom observation image, and sets a boundary image at the detected position of the boundary on the normal observation image, the boundary image indicating the boundary of the attention area. an image acquisition section that acquires a normal observation image and a zoom observation image, the normal observation image being an image that includes an image of an object, and the zoom observation image being an image that magnifies the image of the object within an observation area that is part of the normal observation image; characterised by an attention area determination section that specifies an attention area on the zoom observation image, the attention area being an area that requires attention; and a boundary setting section that detects a position of a boundary on the normal observation image that corresponds to a boundary of the attention area specified on the zoom observation image based on pixel values of the zoom observation image, and sets a boundary image at the detected position of the boundary on the normal observation image, the boundary image indicating the boundary of the attention area.
A multilayered fabric comprising a first absorbable nonwoven fabric and a second absorbable woven or knitted fabric attached to said first absorbable nonwoven fabric, wherein the first absorbable nonwoven fabric comprises fibers comprising aliphatic polyester polymers, copolymers, or blends thereof and the second absorbable woven or knitted fabric comprises oxidized regenerated cellulose fibers, and wherein the first absorbable nonwoven fabric has a basis weight of 15 to 310 g/m 2 (0.01 to 0.2 g/in 2); and the second absorbable woven or knitted fabric has a basis weight of 1.5 to 310 g/m 2 (0.001 to 0.2 g/in 2).
Reeving device for reeving a crane, the reeving device having a hook block, which comprises an upper block and a lower block, the upper block being detachable from the lower block when the crane is being reeved, the upper block having a reeving pin and the reeving device having a holding point and a reeving means, the upper block being able to be coupled, in particular fitted, into the holding point by means of its reeving pin for the purpose of reeving the crane from M-strand operation to N-strand operation, and being able to be decoupled from the holding point using the reeving means for the purpose of reeving from N-strand operation to M-strand operation, characterized in that the reeving means can be actuated at least indirectly by a horizontal drive of a crane, which is equipped with the reeving device, specifically from a starting position to a decoupled position, in which the reeving means closes the holding point for the reeving pin.
A drift tube accelerator for ion bunch acceleration in ion beam acceleration systems, with the following features: - a housing comprising a longitudinally divided three-part vacuum tank, including: - a central unit; - a lower half-shell; and - an upper half-shell; wherein the central unit has an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the ion packets on its longitudinal axis of ion beam guidance, and has longitudinal ribs arranged on its inner wall opposite to one another, which hold alternately arranged drift tube holders which in turn hold drift tube portions coaxially with the longitudinal axis of ion beam guidance, and wherein the central unit is removably mounted on the lower half-shell and is removably covered by the upper half-shell; characterised in that the lower half-shell includes a structured steel block having a partly flat inner bottom on which vacuum passages are arranged; and the upper half-shell likewise includes a structured steel block which has a partly flat inner covering surface including vacuum passages; so that due to the structured upper and lower steel blocks the drift tube accelerator has inherent stability. - a housing comprising a longitudinally divided three-part vacuum tank, including: - a central unit; - a lower half-shell; and - an upper half-shell; wherein the central unit has an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the ion packets on its longitudinal axis of ion beam guidance, and has longitudinal ribs arranged on its inner wall opposite to one another, which hold alternately arranged drift tube holders which in turn hold drift tube portions coaxially with the longitudinal axis of ion beam guidance, and wherein the central unit is removably mounted on the lower half-shell and is removably covered by the upper half-shell; - a central unit; - a lower half-shell; and - an upper half-shell;
A seat heating and cooling system, comprising: a vortex tube having an air inlet adapted to be coupled to a source of pressurized air, a hot air outlet disposed at a first end of the vortex tube, and a cold air outlet disposed at a second end of the vortex tube; a manifold assembly having a hot air inlet coupled to the hot air outlet, a cold air inlet coupled to the cold air outlet, and an air return coupled to the source of pressurized air or a vehicle HVAC system; a network of ducts embedded in a cushion assembly (22, 24) and coupled to the manifold assembly for dispersing conditioned air into the cushion assembly (22, 24); and a controller for controlling passage of hot and cold air flow through the manifold assembly characterized in that the cushion assembly (22,24) includes one or more layers of open-cell foam and closed cell flotation foam; and in that the cushion assembly (22, 24) comprises embedded spacer mesh and a perforated dress cover, and the network of ducts includes ducts positioned to disperse conditioned air into an interior of the spacer mesh to be dispersed through the perforated dress cover. a vortex tube having an air inlet adapted to be coupled to a source of pressurized air, a hot air outlet disposed at a first end of the vortex tube, and a cold air outlet disposed at a second end of the vortex tube; a manifold assembly having a hot air inlet coupled to the hot air outlet, a cold air inlet coupled to the cold air outlet, and an air return coupled to the source of pressurized air or a vehicle HVAC system; a network of ducts embedded in a cushion assembly (22, 24) and coupled to the manifold assembly for dispersing conditioned air into the cushion assembly (22, 24); and a controller for controlling passage of hot and cold air flow through the manifold assembly characterized in that the cushion assembly (22,24) includes one or more layers of open-cell foam and closed cell flotation foam; and in that the cushion assembly (22, 24) comprises embedded spacer mesh and a perforated dress cover, and the network of ducts includes ducts positioned to disperse conditioned air into an interior of the spacer mesh to be dispersed through the perforated dress cover.
A method for producing a flywheel intended for a starter of a motor vehicle, in which a damping plate part is produced by permanently connecting at least one first metallic plate element provided for the flywheel and at least one additional material layer into a sandwich component, wherein the first plate element and at least one second, parallel plate layer are connected into a disk-shaped structural unit by means of a joining process such that they lie on top of one another without an intermediate viscoelastic layer, characterized in that a contact pressure, which depends on the respective material of the plate layers and their material thickness, is exerted upon the plate layers (13, 14) to be connected during the joining process in a press and the two plate layers (13, 14) are deformed and mutually fixed by means of clinching.
A forming system for deforming a layered charge of material from an initial conformation to a final conformation to define a desired surface contour of the layered charge, the system comprising: a forming die having a forming surface that is shaped to at least partially define the desired surface contour of the layered charge; a fluidly actuated support having a support surface that is adjacent to the forming surface and located to at least temporarily support a portion of the layered charge; a vacuum bag that at least partially defines an enclosed volume that contains the forming surface and the support surface; and a vacuum source that is configured to selectively apply a vacuum to the enclosed volume; wherein the fluidly actuated support includes and/or is a foam body configured to transition among an extended conformation, an intermediate conformation and/or a retracted conformation responsive to a fluid flow and/or responsive to a pressure differential. a forming die having a forming surface that is shaped to at least partially define the desired surface contour of the layered charge; a fluidly actuated support having a support surface that is adjacent to the forming surface and located to at least temporarily support a portion of the layered charge; a vacuum bag that at least partially defines an enclosed volume that contains the forming surface and the support surface; and a vacuum source that is configured to selectively apply a vacuum to the enclosed volume; wherein the fluidly actuated support includes and/or is a foam body configured to transition among an extended conformation, an intermediate conformation and/or a retracted conformation responsive to a fluid flow and/or responsive to a pressure differential.
An arrangement for testing a milking machine, the arrangement comprising: a number of sensors (1 11, 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, 1 21, 1 22, 1 23, 1 24, 2, 2 1, 2 2, 2 3, 2 4, 3, 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, 3 4, 4, 4 1, 4 2, 4 3, 4 4, 5, 6), each sensor being adapted to register a vacuum pressure at a respective test point in at least one fluid conduit of the milking machine, and an analysis unit adapted to compare the registered vacuum pressures with a set of threshold values, and based thereon determine whether or not the milking machine operates acceptably, characterized in that the analysis unit is adapted to: determine at least one pressure difference between the vacuum pressures registered in at least two of the test points being positioned on a respective side of at least one component (122, v 1, v 2, v 3, v 4, 123, 125, 130, 150, 160) in the milking machine with respect to a fluid flow through the at least one component to establish a vacuum drop over the at least one component, compare the vacuum drop with a threshold value to conclude whether or not a test condition is fulfilled, and if the condition is not fulfilled generate a notification with respect to the at least one component for which the test condition not is fulfilled. a number of sensors (1 11, 1 12, 1 13, 1 14, 1 21, 1 22, 1 23, 1 24, 2, 2 1, 2 2, 2 3, 2 4, 3, 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, 3 4, 4, 4 1, 4 2, 4 3, 4 4, 5, 6), each sensor being adapted to register a vacuum pressure at a respective test point in at least one fluid conduit of the milking machine, and an analysis unit adapted to compare the registered vacuum pressures with a set of threshold values, and based thereon determine whether or not the milking machine operates acceptably, characterized in that the analysis unit is adapted to: determine at least one pressure difference between the vacuum pressures registered in at least two of the test points being positioned on a respective side of at least one component (122, v 1, v 2, v 3, v 4, 123, 125, 130, 150, 160) in the milking machine with respect to a fluid flow through the at least one component to establish a vacuum drop over the at least one component, compare the vacuum drop with a threshold value to conclude whether or not a test condition is fulfilled, and if the condition is not fulfilled generate a notification with respect to the at least one component for which the test condition not is fulfilled.
Apparatus for closing a room opening, having at least one wing which is arranged for displacement in relation to an outer frame in the reveal of the room opening, wherein the outer frame has a first frame part, into which a first fixed panel is inserted, and wherein the outer frame has a second part, which bounds a portion of the room opening which can be closed by means of a sliding wing, wherein the sliding wing comprises a transparent panel, characterized in that a gap which is present between the sliding wing and the frame in the reveal can be sealed by means of a tubular sealing member.
Mould made of a copper material having a casting surface that faces a metal melt, wherein at least one expansion joint is arranged on the casting surface, the expansion joint having a width in the range from 0.1 to 0.4 mm, the ratio of the depth to the width being at least 10: 1 and the expansion joint being filled with a filler in the form of a graphite paste.
Disposable capsule (1, 1') for producing a portion of a drink in a drinks dispenser with a capsule part (1a, 1'a), which has a container holding a fluid, in particular water, and with a capsule part (1b, 1'b) which has a container (3, 3') holding a medium to be extracted, wherein the two containers (2, 3; 2', 3') are separated from each other by a membrane (6, 6') that breaks under pressure, characterised in that the container holding the fluid is designed in such a way that its volume can be permanently reduced under the influence of external pressure, wherein the container holding the fluid has a bellows-shaped, and thus compressible sleeve or a lid that is displaceable in the direction of the container floor (2'b) that is sealed off from the container interior.
A filter for a smoking article, the filter including a filter component formed from a solution of cellulose acetate and a degradable polymer in acetone, the degradable polymer being soluble in acetone and degrading in the presence of water, wherein the degradable polymer is polylactic-co-glycolic acid.
A process for preparation of cereal fractions, comprising the following step: a) providing oat grains or barley grains by subjecting oat grains or barley grains to a dry heat treatment reducing lipase activity, wherein in the dry heat treatment the core of the grains is heated to a temperature of at least 60 °C; b) wet milling of the oat grains or barley grains obtained in step a) in the presence of an enzyme composition derived from malt, wherein step b) of wet milling is performed more than once; and isolating, from the wet milled grains, a beta-glucan enriched fraction by removing, from the wet milled grains, a fibre enriched fraction. a) providing oat grains or barley grains by subjecting oat grains or barley grains to a dry heat treatment reducing lipase activity, wherein in the dry heat treatment the core of the grains is heated to a temperature of at least 60 °C; b) wet milling of the oat grains or barley grains obtained in step a) in the presence of an enzyme composition derived from malt, wherein step b) of wet milling is performed more than once; and isolating, from the wet milled grains, a beta-glucan enriched fraction by removing, from the wet milled grains, a fibre enriched fraction.
A device comprising a wafer; a cladding formed over the wafer; at least one non-polymeric thin film containing silicon and deuterium deposited over the cladding, the non-polymeric thin film including SiON:D; and a cover cladding formed over the thin film, wherein the non-polymeric thin film has a nominal refractive index of 1.59 when light having a wavelength of 1.55 μm propagates in the non-polymeric thin film.