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Method for detecting a fault in a cooling circuit of a motor vehicle, comprising, in the direction of flow of a refrigerant, a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and a vaporizer, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) measuring a first refrigerant pressure when the compressor is switched off; (b) switching on the compressor; and characterized by the steps: (c) measuring a second refrigerant pressure after a specific time interval; (d) forming a differential value from the second refrigerant pressure measured in (c) and the first refrigerant pressure measured in (a); and (e) comparing the differential value with at least one reference value in order to detect a fault in the cooling circuit, characterized in that: the reference value is dependent on the first refrigerant pressure when the compressor is switched off, on the time interval from the switching on of the compressor up to the measurement of the second refrigerant pressure, and on the ambient temperature. (a) measuring a first refrigerant pressure when the compressor is switched off; (b) switching on the compressor; and (c) measuring a second refrigerant pressure after a specific time interval; (d) forming a differential value from the second refrigerant pressure measured in (c) and the first refrigerant pressure measured in (a); and (e) comparing the differential value with at least one reference value in order to detect a fault in the cooling circuit, characterized in that: the reference value is dependent on the first refrigerant pressure when the compressor is switched off, on the time interval from the switching on of the compressor up to the measurement of the second refrigerant pressure, and on the ambient temperature. the reference value is dependent on the first refrigerant pressure when the compressor is switched off, on the time interval from the switching on of the compressor up to the measurement of the second refrigerant pressure, and on the ambient temperature.
A user equipment for use in a wireless communication network, the user equipment comprising: a processor and means configured to transmit a control signal to an enhanced node B 'ENB' in the network during an unscheduled on-duration, while the user equipment is using discontinuous reception including scheduled on-durations configured by the ENB, wherein the user equipment is configured to wake up and remain awake until a period of time expires after the control signal is transmitted in the unscheduled on-duration, wherein said period of time being based on a known length of time for the user equipment to receive a response signal or other control signal from the ENB. a processor and means configured to transmit a control signal to an enhanced node B 'ENB' in the network during an unscheduled on-duration, while the user equipment is using discontinuous reception including scheduled on-durations configured by the ENB, wherein the user equipment is configured to wake up and remain awake until a period of time expires after the control signal is transmitted in the unscheduled on-duration, wherein said period of time being based on a known length of time for the user equipment to receive a response signal or other control signal from the ENB.
Toothbrush with a head section with cleaning elements, a handle section and a neck section, which connects the head and handle sections to each other, wherein the toothbrush is formed with a first component made of plastic and at least a further, second component made of plastic, wherein the first component has a relief structure that is covered by the second component, wherein the relief structure has high areas with the shortest distance (P, O) to the outer surface of the second component and low areas with the greatest distance to the outer surface of the second component and wherein the relief structure has intermediate high areas adjacent to the high and low areas whose distance to the outer surface of the second component lies between that of the high and low areas, characterized in that the intermediate high areas relative to a flat horizontal surface along the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush consist of inclined surfaces, wherein the inclined surfaces have a maximum height of less than 3 mm and an inclination of less than 75°.
An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) adapted for implantation in a posterior chamber of an eye, comprising an optic; a plurality of haptics, each haptic extending from a haptic-optic junction to at least one transverse arm; the haptics are adapted to contact a capsular bag of the eye when implanted wherein each haptic has sufficient length and rigidity to stretch a capsular bag of the eye to contact ciliary muscles of the eye, such that contraction of the ciliary muscles will move the haptics; the haptic-optic junctions are adapted to vault the optic forward relative to the haptics in response to compression of the haptics by the ciliary muscles so as to exert a forward force at the optic of at least 1.5 mN, characterized in that the optic is configured to produce a trapezoidal phase shift that causes a linear change in the phase shift imparted to incoming light as a function of pupil radius; and wherein the trapezoidal phase shift augments a visual effect of the forward force to produce a combined effective power change of at least 0.75 Diopters such that different effective depths of focus are provided for different distances and pupil sizes as a result of changes in light conditions.
A solid oxide fuel cell comprising: a cathode layer; an electrolyte layer; and an anode layer, the anode layer comprising a strontium iron cobalt molybdenum (SFCM) oxide material wherein the SFCM oxide material has the formula: SrM 1 x M 2 ((1-x)/2) Mo ((1-x)/2) O 3±δ wherein: M 1 is a transition metal; M 2 is a transition metal; wherein M 1 does not equal M 2, and neither M 1 nor M 2 is Mo; x is 0.1-0.4; and δ is 0-1. a cathode layer; an electrolyte layer; and M 1 is a transition metal; M 2 is a transition metal; wherein M 1 does not equal M 2, and neither M 1 nor M 2 is Mo; x is 0.1-0.4; and δ is 0-1.
A gear pump with drive, comprising a housing with suction space and with discharge space, closed on one side by a cover, a drive gear and a driven gear, wherein pins of the gears (5, 7) are mounted via bearings in sleeves, and the drive having at least one integrated cooling circuit (10, 24) and connected to the housing by a flange with a passage for the drive shaft connecting the drive with drive gear, and guiding means of the loss flow of the working fluid from at least one gear (5, 7) into the suction space, wherein the inlet of the integrated cooling circuit of the drive opens into the housing through an inlet opening in the flange, is connected with the guiding means for leading the loss flow of the working fluid from at least one gear (5, 7), and the outlet of the integrated cooling circuit of the drive opens into the housing via a passage in the flange and is connected to the suction space of the gear pump, characterized in that the guiding means of the loss flow of the working fluid guide fluid from the driven gear and includes at least one diverting groove formed in the bearing and mounted in at least one sleeve of the pin of the driven gear, the diverting groove in the bearing is parallel with the pin of the driven gear and is longer than the pin of the driven gear, and at least one plate for channeling the loss flow arranged between the front side of the pin of the driven gear and the flange of the housing, and a hole passing through the pin of the driven gear connected to the inlet opening for guiding the loss flow to the integrated cooling circuit, and/or the guiding means of the loss flow of the working fluid guide fluid from the drive gear and includes at least one diverting groove formed in the bearing mounted in at least one sleeve of the pin of the drive gear, and the diverting groove in the bearing is parallel with the pin of the drive gear and is longer than the pin of the drive gear, at least one plate for channeling the loss flow is arranged between the front side of the pin of the drive gear and the cover of the housing, the hole passing through the pin of the drive gear connecting with the passage, wherein on the flange at the front side of the pin of the drive gear there is formed an outlet groove connecting the passage and the suction space.
A β-galactosidase comprising an amino acid sequence which is different from a reference β-galactosidase amino acid sequence in that one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of the following to is/are proline, wherein the reference β-galactosidase amino acid sequence shows a 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 4 or 1 to 3: an amino acid corresponding to lysine at position 166 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; an amino acid corresponding to glycine at position 307 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; and an amino acid corresponding to alanine at position 833 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4. an amino acid corresponding to lysine at position 166 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; an amino acid corresponding to glycine at position 307 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; and an amino acid corresponding to alanine at position 833 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
A humidifier for a fuel cell, the humidifier comprising: a humidifying module configured to humidify gas supplied from outside using moisture in off-gas discharged from a fuel cell stack; and caps coupled respectively to opposite ends of the humidifying module, wherein the humidifying module comprises: a mid-case open at opposite ends thereof, the mid-case having a step at an inner circumferential surface thereof; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed in the mid-case; a fixing layer in which ends of the hollow fiber membranes are potted; a bracket supported by the step of the mid-case, the bracket being in contact with the fixing layer; and a packing member having a groove into which the end of the mid-case is inserted, the packing member being in contact with the bracket, the humidifier characterized in that: the packing member is in contact also with the fixing layer. a humidifying module configured to humidify gas supplied from outside using moisture in off-gas discharged from a fuel cell stack; and caps coupled respectively to opposite ends of the humidifying module, wherein the humidifying module comprises: a mid-case open at opposite ends thereof, the mid-case having a step at an inner circumferential surface thereof; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed in the mid-case; a fixing layer in which ends of the hollow fiber membranes are potted; a bracket supported by the step of the mid-case, the bracket being in contact with the fixing layer; and a packing member having a groove into which the end of the mid-case is inserted, the packing member being in contact with the bracket, the humidifier characterized in that: the packing member is in contact also with the fixing layer. a mid-case open at opposite ends thereof, the mid-case having a step at an inner circumferential surface thereof; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed in the mid-case; a fixing layer in which ends of the hollow fiber membranes are potted; a bracket supported by the step of the mid-case, the bracket being in contact with the fixing layer; and a packing member having a groove into which the end of the mid-case is inserted, the packing member being in contact with the bracket, the humidifier characterized in that: the packing member is in contact also with the fixing layer.
Height rescue apparatus having a fall arrest function and a lowering function, comprising a load element releasably held in a first position relative to a bracket, a harness element attached to the bracket, a flexible elongate element being secured at one end to the load element and at the other end to at least one speed control means (8, 12) and release means for releasing the load element from said first position wherein, in use, one of the load element and the harness element is attached to a secure anchorage and the other of the load element and the harness element is attached to a harness, such that when the load element is released the load element is able to move relative to the bracket at a controllable speed so as to provide a controlled speed of descent, characterised in that the load element is a flexible load element and the harness element is a flexible harness element.
Antibody specifically reactive with a citrullinated epitope on a. human PAD4 deiminated human histone 2A and/or b. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 2A, and/or c. human PAD4 deiminated human histone 4 and/or d. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 4 and/or e. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 3, for use in the prevention or treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, - wherein the antibody comprises a specific binding domain encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 43 and SEQ ID NO: 42, or - wherein the antibody is produced by hybridoma cell lines deposited with the DSMZ under accession number ACC 3031 or ACC 3032. a. human PAD4 deiminated human histone 2A and/or b. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 2A, and/or c. human PAD4 deiminated human histone 4 and/or d. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 4 and/or e. human PAD2 deiminated human histone 3, - wherein the antibody comprises a specific binding domain encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 43 and SEQ ID NO: 42, or - wherein the antibody is produced by hybridoma cell lines deposited with the DSMZ under accession number ACC 3031 or ACC 3032.
A C4BP isoform lacking the beta chain for use in the prevention and/or treatment of an immunological disease caused by an undesired activation of the immune system wherein if at least one of the alpha-chains forming said isoform is a deletion mutant which lacks at least one of the CCP regions, the CCP6 region is preserved in said alpha-chain; and wherein the immunological disease is selected from the group consisting of: (i) an immunoinflammatory disease selected from the group consisting of infarct or stroke, atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, cancer, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia; (ii) sepsis; (iii) an autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of: autoimmune blood diseases, autoimmune diseases of the musculature, autoimmune diseases of the ear, autoimmune eye diseases, autoimmune diseases of the kidney, autoimmune skin diseases, cardiovascular autoimmune diseases, endocrine autoimmune diseases, autoimmune gastroenteric diseases, autoimmune nervous diseases and a systemic autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholid syndrome, autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, Bechet's disease, Goodpasture's disease, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome and psoriasis; (iv) transplant rejection; (v) graft-versus-host disease; and (vi) a hypersensitivity disease. (i) an immunoinflammatory disease selected from the group consisting of infarct or stroke, atherosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, cancer, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia; (ii) sepsis; (iii) an autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of: autoimmune blood diseases, autoimmune diseases of the musculature, autoimmune diseases of the ear, autoimmune eye diseases, autoimmune diseases of the kidney, autoimmune skin diseases, cardiovascular autoimmune diseases, endocrine autoimmune diseases, autoimmune gastroenteric diseases, autoimmune nervous diseases and a systemic autoimmune disease selected from the group consisting of systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholid syndrome, autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, Bechet's disease, Goodpasture's disease, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome and psoriasis; (iv) transplant rejection; (v) graft-versus-host disease; and (vi) a hypersensitivity disease.
A three-dimensional display raster comprising a raster body comprising a shade strip and a transparent strip which are alternately arranged, wherein the surface and/or interior of the raster body comprise(s) a functional material comprising an inorganic mixed powder whose surface has a modified layer, wherein the inorganic mixed powder comprises a primary ingredient and a secondary ingredient; the primary ingredient consists of boron oxide, sodium oxide, lithium oxide, and zirconium oxide; the secondary ingredient includes any one or more of aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, calcium oxide, silver complexes, silver phosphate, silver nitrate, tourmaline, silver thiosulfate, carbon nanotubes, aluminum sulfate, manganese, manganese oxide, iron, iron oxides, cobalt, cobalt oxide, nickel, nickel oxide, chromium, chromium oxide, copper, copper oxide, magnesium oxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, tantalum carbide, molybdenum carbide, boron nitride, chromium nitride, titanium nitride, zirconium nitride, aluminum nitride, chromium boride, Cr 3 B 4, titanium boride, zirconium boride, tungsten disilicide, and titanium disilicide; and the modified layer is generated by a reaction of a dianhydride and a diamine.
A surface emitting laser element formed of a group III nitride semiconductor comprising: a first clad layer of a first conductivity type; a first guide layer of the first conductivity type having a photonic crystal layer formed on the first clad layer including voids disposed having two-dimensional periodicity in a surface parallel to the first guide layer and a first embedding layer formed on the photonic crystal layer by mass transport without supplying a group III raw material wherein the first embedding layer closes the voids; a second embedding layer formed on the first embedding layer by crystal growth by supplying a group III raw material after the formation of the first embedding layer; an active layer formed on the second embedding layer; a second guide layer formed on the active layer; and a second clad layer of a second conductivity type formed on the second guide layer, the second conductivity type being a conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, wherein the first embedding layer has an upper surface including pits disposed at positions corresponding to the voids and which appear on the crystal orientation with respect to the voids, and an upper surface of the second embedding layer is an atomically flat plane having a step-terrace structure with a step height equivalent to a height of one bilayer of the constituent material of the second embedding layer. a first clad layer of a first conductivity type; a first guide layer of the first conductivity type having a photonic crystal layer formed on the first clad layer including voids disposed having two-dimensional periodicity in a surface parallel to the first guide layer and a first embedding layer formed on the photonic crystal layer by mass transport without supplying a group III raw material wherein the first embedding layer closes the voids; a second embedding layer formed on the first embedding layer by crystal growth by supplying a group III raw material after the formation of the first embedding layer; an active layer formed on the second embedding layer; a second guide layer formed on the active layer; and a second clad layer of a second conductivity type formed on the second guide layer, the second conductivity type being a conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, wherein the first embedding layer has an upper surface including pits disposed at positions corresponding to the voids and which appear on the crystal orientation with respect to the voids, and an upper surface of the second embedding layer is an atomically flat plane having a step-terrace structure with a step height equivalent to a height of one bilayer of the constituent material of the second embedding layer.
A viewing instrument with a variable direction of view, comprising: a proximal portion; an outer shaft extending out from said proximal portion, said shaft having a distal end and a first longitudinal axis; an inner shaft at least partially disposed in said outer shaft, said inner shaft having a second longitudinal axis; a view changing element arranged at the distal end of said outer shaft; said view changing element having a rotational axis angularly offset from said first longitudinal axis and about which said view changing element is rotated by said inner shaft; and actuators (52, 54) for controlling a configuration of the instrument, characterized in that first and second actuators (52, 54) are arranged in said proximal portion, wherein said outer shaft is rotated about the first longitudinal axis by said first actuator and said inner shaft is rotated about the second longitudinal axis by said second actuator such that said view changing element rotates about said rotational axis; and a set of encoders are mounted on the outer shaft and the inner shaft to monitor rotation about the first longitudinal axis and rotation about the second longitudinal axis. a proximal portion; an outer shaft extending out from said proximal portion, said shaft having a distal end and a first longitudinal axis; an inner shaft at least partially disposed in said outer shaft, said inner shaft having a second longitudinal axis; a view changing element arranged at the distal end of said outer shaft; said view changing element having a rotational axis angularly offset from said first longitudinal axis and about which said view changing element is rotated by said inner shaft; and actuators (52, 54) for controlling a configuration of the instrument, characterized in that first and second actuators (52, 54) are arranged in said proximal portion, wherein said outer shaft is rotated about the first longitudinal axis by said first actuator and said inner shaft is rotated about the second longitudinal axis by said second actuator such that said view changing element rotates about said rotational axis; and a set of encoders are mounted on the outer shaft and the inner shaft to monitor rotation about the first longitudinal axis and rotation about the second longitudinal axis.
Security arrangement for a load carrying, load pulling, load pushing or load stopping assembly for a movable object, said security arrangement comprising a carrier plate and an attachment plate, wherein said plates (1,2) are arranged with interconnected guiding members (11/12, 20/21), arranged to enable relative movement of said carrier plate in relation to said attachment plate in a longitudinal direction corresponding to the direction of intended movement of said movable object, said carrier plate further comprising at least one first attachment device arranged to enable attachment of the security arrangement to a load, said attachment plate comprising at least one second attachment device arranged to enable attachment of the security arrangement to said load carrying, load pulling, load pushing or load stopping assembly, wherein an energy absorbing member is arranged between said two plates (1, 2) and attached to said two plates (1, 2) by means of first and second attachment members (30, 31) arranged to enable a predetermined relative movement (ΔL) between said carrier plate and said attachment plate parallelly with said longitudinal direction upon simultaneous absorption of energy to reduce the risk of hazard in connection with said object suddenly decelerating, e.g. crashing, that carries, pushes, pulls or stops said load.