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A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a suction source, a suction nozzle assembly provided on the base, an agitator mounted within the suction nozzle assembly and defining a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction source, and a fluid delivery system provided on the housing and comprising a fluid supply chamber adapted to hold a supply of liquid, a fluid dispenser provided on the base in fluid communication with the fluid supply chamber, and a fluid delivery pathway between the fluid supply chamber and the fluid dispenser, the base including at least one integrated fluid delivery channel formed by a portion of the suction nozzle assembly, the integrated fluid delivery channel forming a portion of the fluid delivery pathway, and wherein the fluid dispenser is provided in the suction nozzle assembly to dispense fluid onto at least one of the agitator and the surface to be cleaned, characterized in that the fluid dispenser is provided to dispense fluid onto the agitator, which is in contact with the surface to be cleaned.
A multiple disc clutch for a drive train of a motor vehicle, having an outer disc carrier for transferring a torque, a plurality of outer discs suspended axially displaceably in the outer disc carrier for the respective provision of a first friction surface, wherein at least one of the outer discs has an, in particular tooth-shaped, outer coupling element for torque-transmitting coupling with the outer disc carrier, an inner disc carrier for transferring a torque, a plurality of inner discs suspended axially displaceably in the inner disc carrier for the respective provision of a second friction surface for a friction pairing with the first friction surface of an axially adjacent outer disc, wherein at least one of the inner discs has an, in particular tooth-shaped, inner coupling element for torque-transmitting coupling with the inner disc carrier, characterised in that all outer coupling elements protrude radially outwards from an outer ring which runs continuously in the circumferential direction and/or all inner coupling elements protrude radially inwards from an inner ring which runs continuously in the circumferential direction, wherein the first friction surface is connected with the outer ring via at least one outer leaf spring element to provide a resilient axial relative movement of the outer coupling element to the first friction surface and/or the second friction surface is connected with the inner ring via at least one inner leaf spring element to provide a resilient axial relative movement of the inner coupling element to the second friction surface. an outer disc carrier for transferring a torque, a plurality of outer discs suspended axially displaceably in the outer disc carrier for the respective provision of a first friction surface, wherein at least one of the outer discs has an, in particular tooth-shaped, outer coupling element for torque-transmitting coupling with the outer disc carrier, an inner disc carrier for transferring a torque, a plurality of inner discs suspended axially displaceably in the inner disc carrier for the respective provision of a second friction surface for a friction pairing with the first friction surface of an axially adjacent outer disc, wherein at least one of the inner discs has an, in particular tooth-shaped, inner coupling element for torque-transmitting coupling with the inner disc carrier, characterised in that all outer coupling elements protrude radially outwards from an outer ring which runs continuously in the circumferential direction and/or all inner coupling elements protrude radially inwards from an inner ring which runs continuously in the circumferential direction, wherein the first friction surface is connected with the outer ring via at least one outer leaf spring element to provide a resilient axial relative movement of the outer coupling element to the first friction surface and/or the second friction surface is connected with the inner ring via at least one inner leaf spring element to provide a resilient axial relative movement of the inner coupling element to the second friction surface.
Process for preparing polyol esters by reacting polyols of the general formula H-(-O-[-CR 1 R 2 -] m -) o -OH in which R 1 and R 2 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, preferably methyl, ethyl or propyl, or a hydroxyalkyl radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, preferably the hydroxymethyl radical, m is an integer of 1 to 10, preferably 1 to 8 and especially 1, 2, 3 or 4, o is an integer of 2 to 15, preferably 2 to 8 and especially 2, 3, 4 or 5, with linear or branched aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in excess and then working up the reaction mixture, characterized in that a mixture of the starting compounds is allowed to react in the presence of an adsorbent, the unconverted starting compounds are removed, then a steam treatment is performed at a temperature of 170 to 220°C and over a period of 0.5 to 5 hours and the remaining polyol ester is dried, the polyol ester being filtered after the reaction has ended or after any other workup measure with the proviso that the aliphatic monocarboxylic acid has a lower boiling point than the polyol used and the reaction is conducted autocatalytically without using a catalyst.
Rim for a tire mounted on the rim by means of a flexible expander, the rim having an axis of rotation (DD'), said rim comprising a rim seat axially extended outwardly by a rim flange, said rim flange comprising a radially outer supporting face with a first portion oriented substantially in a perpendicular plane and located radially on the outside with respect to said seat on rim, in which a second outwardly inclined portion is located axially on the outside with respect to said first portion and located at least partially radially on the outside relative to said rim seat and a connecting portion between said first portion and said second portion, characterized in that said second portion is substantially frustoconical and forms with the axis of rotation (DD') an angle (α) of value, the virtual apex determined by extending the said substantially frustoconical portion meets the axis of rotation (DD') which is situated axially towards the outside in relation to the said rim seat in order to provide a bearing surface or support for a radially inner surface of the expander over the entire axial width of the said flange.
An active energy ray-curable composition comprising: an anionically polymerizable compound represented by formula: wherein EWG represents an electron-withdrawing group, X represents a single bond or an oxygen atom (-O-), R represents an n-valent organic group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6; when n is an integer of 2 to 6, the respective EWG and the respective X may be the same or different; and when n is 1, EWG and R may be bonded; and photobase generator compound represented by formula: wherein ring A represents an aromatic ring that may be substituted or a heteroaromatic ring that may be substituted; R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring together with an adjacent nitrogen atom; and the ring may be substituted. an anionically polymerizable compound represented by formula: wherein EWG represents an electron-withdrawing group, X represents a single bond or an oxygen atom (-O-), R represents an n-valent organic group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6; when n is an integer of 2 to 6, the respective EWG and the respective X may be the same or different; and when n is 1, EWG and R may be bonded; and photobase generator compound represented by formula: wherein ring A represents an aromatic ring that may be substituted or a heteroaromatic ring that may be substituted; R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring together with an adjacent nitrogen atom; and the ring may be substituted.
A partitioned database system, comprising: a plurality of nodes (104A - 104N); a data director to distribute a plurality of portions (106A - 106N) of database data across the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N), the plurality of portions (106A - 106N) distributed according to a rotating pattern or a random pattern to cause an even distribution of database data across the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N); queriers associated with respective ones of the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N), the queriers to execute respective sub-queries (120A - 120N) of respective portions (106A - 106N) of the database data; and a coordinator (114 of 104A) to: receive a request to query the database data, the request including at least one sharding key value provided as part of a conditional statement; generate the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) based on the at least one sharding key value; instruct the queriers to execute the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) and provide results (122A - 122N) of the execution of the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to the coordinator (114 of 104A); and merge results (122A - 122N) of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to form a response to the request. a plurality of nodes (104A - 104N); a data director to distribute a plurality of portions (106A - 106N) of database data across the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N), the plurality of portions (106A - 106N) distributed according to a rotating pattern or a random pattern to cause an even distribution of database data across the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N); queriers associated with respective ones of the plurality of nodes (104A - 104N), the queriers to execute respective sub-queries (120A - 120N) of respective portions (106A - 106N) of the database data; and a coordinator (114 of 104A) to: receive a request to query the database data, the request including at least one sharding key value provided as part of a conditional statement; generate the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) based on the at least one sharding key value; instruct the queriers to execute the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) and provide results (122A - 122N) of the execution of the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to the coordinator (114 of 104A); and merge results (122A - 122N) of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to form a response to the request. receive a request to query the database data, the request including at least one sharding key value provided as part of a conditional statement; generate the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) based on the at least one sharding key value; instruct the queriers to execute the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) and provide results (122A - 122N) of the execution of the respective ones of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to the coordinator (114 of 104A); and merge results (122A - 122N) of the plurality of sub-queries (120A - 120N) to form a response to the request.
A method for producing a purified non-aqueous solvent solution of a complex having oxalic acid as a ligand, from a non-aqueous solvent solution of a complex having oxalic acid as a ligand and containing oxalic acid as an impurity by decomposing and removing oxalic acid contained as an impurity in the non-aqueous solvent solution of a complex having oxalic acid as a ligand and containing oxalic acid as an impurity, wherein the complex having oxalic acid as a ligand is at least one selected from the group consisting of difluoro(oxalato)borate, bis(oxalato)borate, difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate, tetrafluoro(oxalato)phosphate, tris(oxalato)phosphate and a mixture thereof, and wherein the oxalic acid contained in the solution as an impurity is decomposed by a reaction with a thionyl halide in a non-aqueous solvent; and a decomposition product of the reaction and an unreacted thionyl halide are removed by deaeration.
A compound of the formula R 1 -C 6 H 4 O-CH 2 CH CH 2 OCH 2 -R 2 -CH 2 -O-CH 2 CH CH 2 -OC 6 H 4 -R 1 wherein R 1 is alkoxyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino or amido, R 2 is -CF 2 CF 2 O(CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) z CF 2 CF 2 - or -CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O(CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) n CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 -, z is a real number of 1 to 15, n is a real number of 0 to 4.
A method of predicting a likelihood that a cancer patient will respond positively to immunotherapy, the method comprising: scoring a sample comprising tumor tissue previously taken from the cancer patient comprising: using the sample comprising tumor tissue taken from the cancer patient, determining an interaction score representative of a spatial proximity between at least one pair of cells, a first member of the at least one pair of cells expressing PD-1 and a second member of the at least one pair of cells expressing PD-L1; and recording the interaction score; deriving a value for % biomarker positivity for all HLA-DR positive cells in a field of view of the sample expressing HLA-DR + IDO-1 +, and recording the value for PBP; and comparing the interaction score to a first threshold value and comparing the value for PBP to a second threshold value; wherein if either the interaction score is greater than or equal to the first threshold value or the value for PBP is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, or the interaction score is greater than or equal to the first threshold value and the value for PBP is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, then the cancer patient is likely to respond positively to immunotherapy. scoring a sample comprising tumor tissue previously taken from the cancer patient comprising: using the sample comprising tumor tissue taken from the cancer patient, determining an interaction score representative of a spatial proximity between at least one pair of cells, a first member of the at least one pair of cells expressing PD-1 and a second member of the at least one pair of cells expressing PD-L1; and recording the interaction score; deriving a value for % biomarker positivity for all HLA-DR positive cells in a field of view of the sample expressing HLA-DR + IDO-1 +, and recording the value for PBP; and comparing the interaction score to a first threshold value and comparing the value for PBP to a second threshold value;
A method for opening a network link, the method comprising: opening a connection between a terminal device and a network connectivity device; starting a network link configuration by sending a network initialization signal from the terminal device to the network connectivity device, wherein the network initialization signal comprises an IPv6 router solicitation; opening a pre-configured network connection to a network with the network connectivity device; sending the network initialization signal from the network connectivity device to the network; receiving network connectivity information from the network to the network connectivity device; and receiving the network connectivity information from the network connectivity device to the terminal device. opening a connection between a terminal device and a network connectivity device; starting a network link configuration by sending a network initialization signal from the terminal device to the network connectivity device, wherein the network initialization signal comprises an IPv6 router solicitation; opening a pre-configured network connection to a network with the network connectivity device; sending the network initialization signal from the network connectivity device to the network; receiving network connectivity information from the network to the network connectivity device; and receiving the network connectivity information from the network connectivity device to the terminal device.
A method of transmitting a broadcast signal, the method comprising: encoding PLP data for delivering a service; interleaving the encoded PLP data; mapping the interleaved PLP data into symbols; building a signal frame including the mapped symbols; modulating the signal frame and modulating a pilot, P1, symbol according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, wherein the P1 symbol is located at a beginning part of the signal frame; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the modulated signal frame and the P1 symbol, wherein the P1 symbol comprises an effective portion, a cyclic prefix obtained by frequency-shifting a first portion of the effective portion, and a cyclic suffix obtained by frequency-shifting a second portion of the effective portion, and wherein frequency shift amount of the frequency-shifting is inversely proportional to a duration of the respective applied portions. encoding PLP data for delivering a service; interleaving the encoded PLP data; mapping the interleaved PLP data into symbols; building a signal frame including the mapped symbols; modulating the signal frame and modulating a pilot, P1, symbol according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, wherein the P1 symbol is located at a beginning part of the signal frame; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the modulated signal frame and the P1 symbol, wherein the P1 symbol comprises an effective portion, a cyclic prefix obtained by frequency-shifting a first portion of the effective portion, and a cyclic suffix obtained by frequency-shifting a second portion of the effective portion, and wherein frequency shift amount of the frequency-shifting is inversely proportional to a duration of the respective applied portions.
An catheter (202, 202', 900, 950) for treating a hollow anatomical structure, the catheter comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; an energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) located proximate the distal end of the shaft; wherein the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) has a first length; a plurality of index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962) located along the elongated shaft and proximal of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) such that said index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962) are spaced apart by a second length, wherein the second length between each index marker (211, 219a, 912, 962) is substantially equal to the first length of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) less a decrement corresponding to a treatment overlap length; at least one warning marker on the elongated shaft located proximal of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) and distal of the plurality of index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962); and a warning section (220, 914, 964) visually identifiable on the elongated shaft that together with the warning marker informs a user that the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) is approaching an introducer sheath through which the elongated shaft may be inserted. an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; an energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) located proximate the distal end of the shaft; wherein the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) has a first length; a plurality of index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962) located along the elongated shaft and proximal of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) such that said index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962) are spaced apart by a second length, wherein the second length between each index marker (211, 219a, 912, 962) is substantially equal to the first length of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) less a decrement corresponding to a treatment overlap length; at least one warning marker on the elongated shaft located proximal of the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) and distal of the plurality of index markers (211, 219a, 912, 962); and a warning section (220, 914, 964) visually identifiable on the elongated shaft that together with the warning marker informs a user that the energy application device (14, 208, 910, 960) is approaching an introducer sheath through which the elongated shaft may be inserted.
A hydraulic hoisting system for hoisting material from an underground mine, the system comprising: a conduit loop for continuous flow of circulating fluid from near or at the surface to underground comprising a downcomer conduit and a riser conduit; a pump in the conduit loop to energize the circulating fluid prior to entering the downcomer conduit; a slurry preparation unit for mixing the material with a portion of the fluid to form a slurry; and an injection unit for injecting the slurry into the conduit loop at a delivery pressure rating that exceeds the hydrostatic pressure of the circulating fluid in the conduit loop at the position of the injection unit. a conduit loop for continuous flow of circulating fluid from near or at the surface to underground comprising a downcomer conduit and a riser conduit; a pump in the conduit loop to energize the circulating fluid prior to entering the downcomer conduit; a slurry preparation unit for mixing the material with a portion of the fluid to form a slurry; and an injection unit for injecting the slurry into the conduit loop at a delivery pressure rating that exceeds the hydrostatic pressure of the circulating fluid in the conduit loop at the position of the injection unit.
Method for production of a battery arrangement, which has a battery tray provided with a tray bottom and a battery accommodated in the battery tray, wherein the battery bears on the battery tray at support points spanning a support plane, wherein a heat-conducting paste is applied on the tray bottom and/or on the battery bottom for at least partial filling of a gap between a battery bottom facing the tray bottom and the tray bottom before the insertion of the battery into the battery tray, wherein a distance between the tray bottom and the support plane is determined at least at several first measurement points before the application of the heat-conducting paste, wherein the heat-conducting paste is applied on the tray bottom and/or the battery bottom in a quantity that is dependent on the determined distances between the tray bottom and the support plane, wherein a distance between the battery bottom and the support plane is measured at least at several second measurement points before the application of the heat-conducting paste, and wherein the heat-conducting paste is applied on the tray bottom and/or on the battery bottom in a quantity that is dependent on the measured distances between the battery bottom and the support plane.
A method of manufacturing a diesel fuel composition comprising a. a hydrotreatment step comprising catalytically hydrotreating renewable raw material comprising fatty acids, triglycerides, fatty acid esters, or combinations thereof into n-paraffins; b. an isomerising step comprising catalytically isomerising the n-paraffins into branched chain paraffins to obtain a hydrotreated renewable fuel component, wherein the amount of the paraffinic component in the range of carbon number C 15 -C 18 is at least 70 wt-%, and the i-paraffin/n-paraffin ratio of the hydrotreated renewable component is at least 2.2 w/w; c. adding a fossil fuel component to the hydrotreated renewable fuel component; and d. adding 2-EHN to a concentration in the range 100-1000mg/kg; wherein the step b. is carried out in the absence of the hydrotreating catalyst used in the step a. a. a hydrotreatment step comprising catalytically hydrotreating renewable raw material comprising fatty acids, triglycerides, fatty acid esters, or combinations thereof into n-paraffins; b. an isomerising step comprising catalytically isomerising the n-paraffins into branched chain paraffins to obtain a hydrotreated renewable fuel component, wherein the amount of the paraffinic component in the range of carbon number C 15 -C 18 is at least 70 wt-%, and the i-paraffin/n-paraffin ratio of the hydrotreated renewable component is at least 2.2 w/w; c. adding a fossil fuel component to the hydrotreated renewable fuel component; and d. adding 2-EHN to a concentration in the range 100-1000mg/kg;