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A multi-function bicycle accessory, the bicycle comprising a frame with a connection tube for a bottom bracket and a fork with a connection terminal for connecting to the front wheel, the accessory comprising: an elongated body extensible along a longitudinal axis, comprising a first and a second end mutually movable in an adjustable manner; at said first and at said second end of said body, respectively, first and second reversible connection means (13, 15) for connecting respectively to said fork terminal and to said bottom bracket tube, said second connection means defining a connection axis (Y') adapted to coincide or to be arranged parallel to the rotation axis of the bottom bracket when said second end is connected to said tube; and, at said second end, extractable means (2, 19', 19", 19"') associated to said body and adapted to keep said second connection means uplifted with respect to the ground plane when said first end of said body is placed on the same ground plane, wherein said extensible body comprises a fixed portion and a stem sliding along said longitudinal axis with respect to said fixed portion, between a completely retracted and a completely extended position, said first and second connection means being respectively defined in correspondence to free ends of said stem and of said fixed portion, characterized in that said extractable means are a kick-stand support means pivoted with respect to said fixed portion of said body, around a crosswise pivotal axis parallel to said connection axis (Y') of said second connection means, between a pulled-in position towards said body and an open position of maximum projection.
Method for setup and operation of a mass flowmeter operating according to the Coriolis principle with a measuring tube, wherein the measuring tube is excited to oscillation, a phase shift of the oscillation of the measuring tube or, respectively, a corresponding time difference (t d) dependent on the mass flow of the measuring tube is determined, the temperature of the measuring tube is determined and the corresponding mass flow is calculated using the determined time difference (t d) and the determined temperature by means of a calculation rule, wherein at least one known theoretical or empirical material temperature dependence (K T) influencing the mass flow is taken into account in the calculation rule, wherein a device-specific temperature dependence (e) of the mass flowmeter influencing the mass flow is determined by a calibration process taking into account the known theoretical or empirical material-temperature dependence (K T) influencing the mass flow, and wherein both the known theoretical or empirical material temperature dependence (K T) and the device-specific temperature dependence (e) are taken into account in the calculation rule for determining the mass flow rate, characterized in that the theoretical or empirical material-temperature dependence K T and/or the device-specific temperature dependence e are each determined in the form of a linear relationship, and that the respective contribution to the mass flow rate is determined in accordance with m ̇ = K R 1 + K T ⋅ Δ T 1 + e ⋅ Δ T 2 t d with two different relevant temperature differences ΔT 1 and ΔT 2, so that the theoretical or empirical material-temperature dependence K T and the device-specific temperature dependence e can be determined independently of one another in different measuring situations at different reference temperatures.
A ring-opened copolymer composition comprising a ring-opened copolymer containing structural units derived from a norbornene compound represented by general formula below and structural units derived from a monocyclic olefin; and a norbornene compound represented by general formula below, wherein a content of a norbornene compound represented by general formula is 1 ppm by weight or more and 1000 ppm by weight or less based on the ring-opened copolymer. wherein R 1 to R 4 are each a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituent containing a halogen atom, a silicon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom, and R 2 and R 3 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and "m" is 0 or 1.
Pair of spectacles comprising two ophthalmic lenses, which are embodied as spectacle lenses, which each have a changeable corrective effect, characterized in that the pair of spectacles is designed to automatically change the corrective effect of the ophthalmic lenses over a predetermined period of time of at least 30 minutes, wherein the change in the respective corrective effect over the predetermined period of time is gradual, wherein the pair of spectacles is further designed to change the respective corrective effect for both spectacle lenses in the same way and/or in different ways; wherein the ophthalmic lenses each have at least two at least partly transparent electrodes (26a, 26b) and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the electrodes, wherein the spectacle lenses are designed to automatically change the respective corrective effect over the predetermined period of time by means of the liquid crystal layer; and wherein the pair of spectacles has a control unit which is designed to control the liquid crystal layer and to supply it with power, wherein the control unit is formed in the temples of the pair of spectacles.
An arc welding system comprising: an engine-driven generator comprising an internal combustion engine drivingly coupled to a generator; power conversion circuitry coupled to the generator and configured to convert power output by the generator to power suitable for welding; a welding torch that in operation receives power from the power conversion circuitry for initiating and maintaining a welding arc; at least one sensor (36, 38, 40) configured to sense parameters of the power draw from the generator; and characterized by control circuitry configured to receive signals from the sensor (36, 38, 40), wherein said signals are received to increase speed of the engine to a first speed when performing a welding operation, to determine a power or power and voltage value based on signals from the sensor (36, 38, 40), to compare the power or power and voltage value to a threshold power value, to maintain speed of the engine at the first speed when the power or power voltage value does not exceed the threshold power value, and to increase speed of the engine to a second speed when the power or power and voltage value exceed the threshold power value. an engine-driven generator comprising an internal combustion engine drivingly coupled to a generator; power conversion circuitry coupled to the generator and configured to convert power output by the generator to power suitable for welding; a welding torch that in operation receives power from the power conversion circuitry for initiating and maintaining a welding arc; at least one sensor (36, 38, 40) configured to sense parameters of the power draw from the generator; and characterized by control circuitry configured to receive signals from the sensor (36, 38, 40), wherein said signals are received to increase speed of the engine to a first speed when performing a welding operation, to determine a power or power and voltage value based on signals from the sensor (36, 38, 40), to compare the power or power and voltage value to a threshold power value, to maintain speed of the engine at the first speed when the power or power voltage value does not exceed the threshold power value, and to increase speed of the engine to a second speed when the power or power and voltage value exceed the threshold power value.
A method executed in a computer configured to be used with a handwriting data input device, the method comprising: obtaining raw handwriting data comprising a sequence of pen events each including a plurality of values of different attributes; generating, by a lossless stream adaptive encoder, from the raw handwriting data, streamed data including a plurality of streams by adaptively encoding the plurality of streams, each of which includes data related to a single attribute of the different attributes; generating, by a lossy data processing section, from the raw handwriting data image data or stroke data by converting data recorded in units that are particular to a sensor into standardized units, such as pixels or millimeters, wherein the stroke data is used to render handwriting as an image, and wherein the image data includes a visual representation of the handwriting; and selectively outputting, by an integrating section and based on a request from an application for particular data, at least one of: (i) the streamed data, and (ii) the stroke data or image data, wherein if the application requests only stroke data or image data, a control signal is set such that the integrating section outputs only the stroke data or image data, if the application requests only streamed data, the control signal is set such that the integrating section outputs only the streamed data, and if the application requests streamed data and stroke data or image data, the control signals is set such that the integrating section outputs integrated data comprising the streamed data and the stroke data or image data. obtaining raw handwriting data comprising a sequence of pen events each including a plurality of values of different attributes; generating, by a lossless stream adaptive encoder, from the raw handwriting data, streamed data including a plurality of streams by adaptively encoding the plurality of streams, each of which includes data related to a single attribute of the different attributes; generating, by a lossy data processing section, from the raw handwriting data image data or stroke data by converting data recorded in units that are particular to a sensor into standardized units, such as pixels or millimeters, wherein the stroke data is used to render handwriting as an image, and wherein the image data includes a visual representation of the handwriting; and selectively outputting, by an integrating section and based on a request from an application for particular data, at least one of: (i) the streamed data, and (ii) the stroke data or image data, (i) the streamed data, and (ii) the stroke data or image data, wherein if the application requests only stroke data or image data, a control signal is set such that the integrating section outputs only the stroke data or image data, if the application requests only streamed data, the control signal is set such that the integrating section outputs only the streamed data, and if the application requests streamed data and stroke data or image data, the control signals is set such that the integrating section outputs integrated data comprising the streamed data and the stroke data or image data.
A computer-implemented method (500, 700) of determining an interferent in a specimen contained within a specimen container and including a separated blood portion and a serum or plasma portion, comprising: providing a specimen contained in a specimen container; providing a plurality of cameras (440A, 440B, 440C); capturing with each camera from a different viewpoint images of the specimen at multiple different exposure times and at multiple different spectra having different nominal wavelengths; selecting optimally-exposed pixels from the images at the different exposure times at each of the spectra and for each camera to generate optimally-exposed image data for each spectra; wherein for generating the optimally-exposed image data for each spectra, pixels from the images are selected that include intensities of between 16 and 254, based upon a range of from 0 to 255; wherein, if more than one pixel in the corresponding locations of two images is determined to be optimally exposed, the higher of the two is selected; classifying the optimally exposed pixels as being serum or plasma portion of the specimen; and operating on the optimally-exposed pixels to determine whether an interferent is: present within the serum or plasma portion, or absent within the serum or plasma portion. providing a specimen contained in a specimen container; providing a plurality of cameras (440A, 440B, 440C); capturing with each camera from a different viewpoint images of the specimen at multiple different exposure times and at multiple different spectra having different nominal wavelengths; selecting optimally-exposed pixels from the images at the different exposure times at each of the spectra and for each camera to generate optimally-exposed image data for each spectra; wherein for generating the optimally-exposed image data for each spectra, pixels from the images are selected that include intensities of between 16 and 254, based upon a range of from 0 to 255; wherein, if more than one pixel in the corresponding locations of two images is determined to be optimally exposed, the higher of the two is selected; classifying the optimally exposed pixels as being serum or plasma portion of the specimen; and operating on the optimally-exposed pixels to determine whether an interferent is: present within the serum or plasma portion, or absent within the serum or plasma portion. present within the serum or plasma portion, or absent within the serum or plasma portion.
A centrifugal pump, in particular multi-stage centrifugal pump with at least one impeller which is arranged on a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, said shaft being sealed to a surrounding housing by way of at least one seal, with a receptacle for capturing fluid penetrating through the seal, said receptacle being arranged on the housing, being open at least to the seal and being with a discharge opening, through which fluid can exit from the receptacle to the outside, characterised in that a sensor for detecting droplets is arranged on the discharge opening.
A process for producing pure lactic acid from a liquid whey by-product selected from whey permeate, concentrated whey permeate and delactosed whey permeate that contains at least 30 g/L lactose and at least 1500 ppm chloride, the method comprising the steps of: neutralising the whey by-product with a basic metal hydroxide to form a precipitate comprising calcium and phosphate; separating the precipitate from the whey by-product to provide a clarified whey by-product; incubating the clarified whey by-product with a bacterium capable of bioconversion of lactose to lactic acid to provide a fermentation broth containing lactic acid in the form of a lactic acid salt; acidification of the fermentation broth to release lactic acid from the lactic acid salt; removing precipitate from the broth produced by acidification; and treatment of the acidified fermentation broth to recover pure lactic acid. neutralising the whey by-product with a basic metal hydroxide to form a precipitate comprising calcium and phosphate; separating the precipitate from the whey by-product to provide a clarified whey by-product; incubating the clarified whey by-product with a bacterium capable of bioconversion of lactose to lactic acid to provide a fermentation broth containing lactic acid in the form of a lactic acid salt; acidification of the fermentation broth to release lactic acid from the lactic acid salt; removing precipitate from the broth produced by acidification; and treatment of the acidified fermentation broth to recover pure lactic acid.
A vehicle communication device comprising: a first communication module and a second communication module that are mounted on a vehicle, are configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of access points, and are of a same communication standard; and a controller that is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module, wherein the controller is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module on a basis of radio field intensity of the first communication module and the second communication module with respect to the plurality of access points, characterized in that the controller is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module further on a basis of a predetermined threshold, and to prohibit connection of the first communication module and the second communication module with the access points in a case where the radio field intensity of the first communication module and the second communication module is lower than the threshold, wherein the controller is configured to control in such a manner that one of the first communication module and the second communication module is communicably connected to a first access point and the other of the first communication module and the second communication module prepares for connection with a second access point which access point is different from the first access point, and the controller is configured to change the threshold higher as a speed of the vehicle becomes higher. a first communication module and a second communication module that are mounted on a vehicle, are configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of access points, and are of a same communication standard; and a controller that is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module, wherein the controller is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module on a basis of radio field intensity of the first communication module and the second communication module with respect to the plurality of access points, characterized in that the controller is configured to control the first communication module and the second communication module further on a basis of a predetermined threshold, and to prohibit connection of the first communication module and the second communication module with the access points in a case where the radio field intensity of the first communication module and the second communication module is lower than the threshold, wherein the controller is configured to control in such a manner that one of the first communication module and the second communication module is communicably connected to a first access point and the other of the first communication module and the second communication module prepares for connection with a second access point which access point is different from the first access point, and the controller is configured to change the threshold higher as a speed of the vehicle becomes higher.
A method of shape-setting a wire of hyperelastic material while preserving the hyperelastic properties of the material, the method comprising: heating a wire or rod of single crystal copper-based shape memory alloy having a composition of elemental components including copper alloyed in a single crystal, the composition being selected from copper-based compositions capable of exhibiting hyperelastic properties in a single crystal form, to an annealing temperature (T a) sufficient to place the elemental components in solution; with the single crystal copper-based shape memory alloy at the annealing temperature, shaping the wire or rod by driving the wire or rod and a shaping form of a desired curved shape into contact with each other; and quenching the shaped wire or rod in a quenching medium sufficiently rapidly to prevent precipitates of the elemental components from forming, wherein the shaping and quenching occur within less than a second. heating a wire or rod of single crystal copper-based shape memory alloy having a composition of elemental components including copper alloyed in a single crystal, the composition being selected from copper-based compositions capable of exhibiting hyperelastic properties in a single crystal form, to an annealing temperature (T a) sufficient to place the elemental components in solution; with the single crystal copper-based shape memory alloy at the annealing temperature, shaping the wire or rod by driving the wire or rod and a shaping form of a desired curved shape into contact with each other; and quenching the shaped wire or rod in a quenching medium sufficiently rapidly to prevent precipitates of the elemental components from forming, wherein the shaping and quenching occur within less than a second.
Silicate-containing clay mineral for use as agent for reducing the concentration of inorganic phosphate in body fluids or dialysis fluids for treatment of hyperphosphataemia, characterized in that the silicate-containing clay mineral has an average particle size of 0.1 to 1.5 μm, and in that the clay mineral, prior to use, is treated thermally at a temperature between 400°C and 800°C, preferably between 500°C and 700°C, especially preferably at 550°C, over a period of 60 min to 240 min, preferably 90 min to 180 min, especially preferably 120 min.
A docking system comprising: a mechanical telemanipulator comprising at least one master link, at least one handle having at least one handle link (25, 26), at least one slave link, and at least one end-effector having at least one end-effector link (31, 32); characterized in further comprising: at least one docking element disposed on at least one reference body; wherein the at least one handle link (25, 26) of the mechanical telemanipulator comprises a docked element configured to be attachable to the docking element, wherein the attachment between the docked element and the docking element is accomplished by a system of magnets, or by friction forces, or by velcro surfaces, or by matching geometries selected from the group consisting of rigid and compliant elements, or wherein the docking element comprises a wire-like component where the docked element can be hooked. a mechanical telemanipulator comprising at least one master link, at least one handle having at least one handle link (25, 26), at least one slave link, and at least one end-effector having at least one end-effector link (31, 32); characterized in further comprising: at least one docking element disposed on at least one reference body; wherein the at least one handle link (25, 26) of the mechanical telemanipulator comprises a docked element configured to be attachable to the docking element, wherein the attachment between the docked element and the docking element is accomplished by a system of magnets, or by friction forces, or by velcro surfaces, or by matching geometries selected from the group consisting of rigid and compliant elements, or wherein the docking element comprises a wire-like component where the docked element can be hooked. at least one docking element disposed on at least one reference body; wherein the at least one handle link (25, 26) of the mechanical telemanipulator comprises a docked element configured to be attachable to the docking element, wherein the attachment between the docked element and the docking element is accomplished by a system of magnets, or by friction forces, or by velcro surfaces, or by matching geometries selected from the group consisting of rigid and compliant elements, or wherein the docking element comprises a wire-like component where the docked element can be hooked.