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A method of characterising a scattering coloured pigment for use in the determination of the absorption and scattering coefficients of the scattering coloured pigment, the method comprising the step of: i) recording a reflectance spectrum of a mixture of the scattering coloured pigment with a substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment at a plurality of different volume fractions, wherein the substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment has a particle size greater than 0.6 microns and comprises a large particle size titanium dioxide pigment; characterised in that the method further includes the steps of: ii) obtaining a scattering coefficient of the substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment as a function of volume fraction and wavelength; iii) obtaining an absorption coefficient of a weakly scattering black pigment as a function of wavelength at a plurality of different volume fractions; iv) obtaining a further reflectance spectrum of a mixture of the scattering coloured pigment with the black pigment at a plurality of different volume fractions; and v) combining the reflectance spectrum and further reflectance spectrum and using the Kubelka Munk equations determining the Kubelka Munk absorption and scattering coefficients for the scattering coloured pigment as a function of scattering coloured pigment volume fraction and wavelength. i) recording a reflectance spectrum of a mixture of the scattering coloured pigment with a substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment at a plurality of different volume fractions, wherein the substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment has a particle size greater than 0.6 microns and comprises a large particle size titanium dioxide pigment; ii) obtaining a scattering coefficient of the substantially non-absorbing scattering pigment as a function of volume fraction and wavelength; iii) obtaining an absorption coefficient of a weakly scattering black pigment as a function of wavelength at a plurality of different volume fractions; iv) obtaining a further reflectance spectrum of a mixture of the scattering coloured pigment with the black pigment at a plurality of different volume fractions; and v) combining the reflectance spectrum and further reflectance spectrum and using the Kubelka Munk equations determining the Kubelka Munk absorption and scattering coefficients for the scattering coloured pigment as a function of scattering coloured pigment volume fraction and wavelength.
Electric steering system without mechanical connection to a steering gearbox having a steering wheel and a steering shaft, which is rotatably mounted to a motor vehicle via a bracket, comprising a locking device (14, 16) configured to lock the steering shaft on conclusion of a respective rotation as limitation of a steering angle input, characterised in that the locking device (14, 16) comprises at least one locking bar (26, 46) arranged in a steering shaft housing configured for control by a control device and for engagement in the steering shaft and in that the locking bar (26, 46) is arranged in a locking bar housing (24, 44) that is connected in fixed rotative engagement with the steering shaft housing, and in that the locking bar (26, 46) is arranged and positioned such that the locking bar (26, 46) impacts the steering shaft housing, when the locking bar housing (24, 44) moves in relation to the steering shaft housing in the event of a crash and deforms the steering shaft housing.
A radio network comprising a first radio client and a plurality of second radio clients (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the first radio client and each second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) can communicate with one another within a frequency band on at least two channels by means of radio waves, wherein each second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) is configured in such a way that it can be switched into a diagnostic mode, wherein in the diagnostic mode the second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) runs through at least two channels within the frequency band and receives a measurement signal on the respective channels, wherein the measurement signal reflects the strength of a radio wave received from the second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c), characterised in that the radio network is configured in such a way that each second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) communicates the received frequency-dependent measurement signals to the first radio client, the first radio client comprises a display unit, wherein the frequency-dependent measurement signals of the second radio clients (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) can be displayed by means of the display unit, and the first radio client is configured in such a way that the measurement signals of different second radio clients (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) can be displayed superimposed. the radio network is configured in such a way that each second radio client (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) communicates the received frequency-dependent measurement signals to the first radio client, the first radio client comprises a display unit, wherein the frequency-dependent measurement signals of the second radio clients (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) can be displayed by means of the display unit, and the first radio client is configured in such a way that the measurement signals of different second radio clients (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c) can be displayed superimposed.
A polylactic acid resin composition, comprising a polylactic acid resin and a metal hydrate surface-treated with at least one silane coupling agent selected from the group consisting of an amino-silane coupling agent, a mercaptosilane coupling agent and an isocyanate-silane coupling agent, wherein the content of an alkali metal substance in the metal hydrate is not more than 0.2% by mass.
A sunshade for projecting an image of a logo onto a surface comprising: a transparent plastic sheet (12, 14); characterized in that a first area of said plastic sheet comprises a shape of a logo printed on said first area, said first area is substantially transparent to light to project an image of said logo onto a surface relatively distant from the apparatus when illuminated by a light source; and a second area of said plastic sheet surrounding said first area which comprises a different transparency to said light relative to said first area; and in that the sunshade further comprises a support structure (100, 200, 300) to position said plastic sheet in a vertical position, a horizontal position, and/or at an angle. a transparent plastic sheet (12, 14); characterized in that a first area of said plastic sheet comprises a shape of a logo printed on said first area, said first area is substantially transparent to light to project an image of said logo onto a surface relatively distant from the apparatus when illuminated by a light source; and a second area of said plastic sheet surrounding said first area which comprises a different transparency to said light relative to said first area; and in that the sunshade further comprises a support structure (100, 200, 300) to position said plastic sheet in a vertical position, a horizontal position, and/or at an angle.
Coextruded, biaxially oriented, at least two-layer polyester film, characterized in that it has - a base layer which is composed of a polyester which comprises at least 80 mol% of ethylene terephthalate components (wherein the total amount of all the ester components of the base layer is 100 mol%), and - at least one outer layer which is composed of a polyester having - a diol component of at least 80 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) (wherein the total amount of all diol components of the polyester is 100 mol%) and having - a dicarboxylic acid component consisting of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid wherein the isophthalic acid content is in the range of 20 to 30 mol% (wherein the total amount of all dicarboxylic acid components of the polyester is 100 mol%). - a base layer which is composed of a polyester which comprises at least 80 mol% of ethylene terephthalate components (wherein the total amount of all the ester components of the base layer is 100 mol%), and - at least one outer layer which is composed of a polyester having - a diol component of at least 80 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) (wherein the total amount of all diol components of the polyester is 100 mol%) and having - a dicarboxylic acid component consisting of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid wherein the isophthalic acid content is in the range of 20 to 30 mol% (wherein the total amount of all dicarboxylic acid components of the polyester is 100 mol%). - a diol component of at least 80 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) (wherein the total amount of all diol components of the polyester is 100 mol%) and having - a dicarboxylic acid component consisting of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid wherein the isophthalic acid content is in the range of 20 to 30 mol% (wherein the total amount of all dicarboxylic acid components of the polyester is 100 mol%).
A hybrid water storage system for an aircraft, the hybrid water storage system comprising: a container defining a chamber; a bladder disposed in the chamber, wherein the bladder defines a first variable volume and the bladder is configured to store potable water; and a water-use assembly extending between and fluidly interconnecting the bladder and a second variable volume, wherein the second variable volume is defined between external surfaces of the bladder and internal surfaces of the container, wherein the second variable volume is configured to store gray water, wherein potable water is supplied to the bladder via a fill port and is directed to the water-use assembly via a delivery port, and wherein gray water is returned to the second variable volume via a return port and is discharged from the second variable volume via a discharge port; wherein the water-use assembly comprises a gray water sump and a gray water pump, wherein the gray water sump is configured to receive the gray water from an aircraft appliance and the gray water pump is configured to pump the gray water from the gray water sump to the second variable volume fluid vessel. a container defining a chamber; a bladder disposed in the chamber, wherein the bladder defines a first variable volume and the bladder is configured to store potable water; and a water-use assembly extending between and fluidly interconnecting the bladder and a second variable volume, wherein the second variable volume is defined between external surfaces of the bladder and internal surfaces of the container, wherein the second variable volume is configured to store gray water, wherein potable water is supplied to the bladder via a fill port and is directed to the water-use assembly via a delivery port, and wherein gray water is returned to the second variable volume via a return port and is discharged from the second variable volume via a discharge port; wherein the water-use assembly comprises a gray water sump and a gray water pump, wherein the gray water sump is configured to receive the gray water from an aircraft appliance and the gray water pump is configured to pump the gray water from the gray water sump to the second variable volume fluid vessel.
Method for operating an asynchronous motor comprising a main winding and an auxiliary winding, wherein a start capacitor is connected in series with the auxiliary winding before the asynchronous motor is started up and is disconnected at a point in time, which is to be determined, after the asynchronous motor is started up whereby the voltage of the auxiliary winding is measured, whereby - at least one mathematical model is used, which models the voltage amplitude of the voltage of the auxiliary winding in relation to time and includes at least one parameter of the dynamic process of the motor starting procedure, wherein the parameter of the dynamic process of the motor starting procedure is calculated on the basis of the mathematical model and the course of the amplitude or the effective value of the measured voltage of the auxiliary winding, and - the point in time for disconnecting the start capacitor is determined by means of the determined parameter characterized in that at least one mathematical model comprises the following first mathematical model: U H = U H ∞ − U H ∞ − U H 0 e − t / τ whereby the UH0 being the starting value of the auxiliary winding at t=0, UH∞ the final value of the auxiliary winding at t=oo a and τ being a time constant of the first mathematical model and constituting the parameter of the dynamic process of the motor starting procedure. - at least one mathematical model is used, which models the voltage amplitude of the voltage of the auxiliary winding in relation to time and includes at least one parameter of the dynamic process of the motor starting procedure, wherein the parameter of the dynamic process of the motor starting procedure is calculated on the basis of the mathematical model and the course of the amplitude or the effective value of the measured voltage of the auxiliary winding, and - the point in time for disconnecting the start capacitor is determined by means of the determined parameter
A method of controlling data packet transmission from a sender device to a receiver via a plurality of data paths (32, 34) in accordance with a multi-path data transmission protocol, the method comprising a device, connected to the sender device and located on a common part of a data network carrying said plurality of data paths between said sender device and receiver, carrying out the steps of: identifying a set of data sub-flows belonging to a data packet transmission session between the sender device and the receiver, each sub-flow travelling via a different one of the plurality of data paths and comprising a proportion of data packets distributed in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol; monitoring characteristics of the set of data sub-flows to the receiver to determine whether the proportion of data packets on each data path meets a predetermined target distribution different to the distribution in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol; modifying transmission properties of the data packets in the set of sub-flows so that the proportion of data packets flowing across each of the plurality of data paths meets the predetermined target distribution; and sending data packets via said plurality of data paths in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol, the multi-path data transmission protocol operating on the basis of the modified transmission properties. identifying a set of data sub-flows belonging to a data packet transmission session between the sender device and the receiver, each sub-flow travelling via a different one of the plurality of data paths and comprising a proportion of data packets distributed in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol; monitoring characteristics of the set of data sub-flows to the receiver to determine whether the proportion of data packets on each data path meets a predetermined target distribution different to the distribution in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol; modifying transmission properties of the data packets in the set of sub-flows so that the proportion of data packets flowing across each of the plurality of data paths meets the predetermined target distribution; and sending data packets via said plurality of data paths in accordance with the multi-path data transmission protocol, the multi-path data transmission protocol operating on the basis of the modified transmission properties.
Use of at least one compound as a scavenger in the hydrolytic treatment of lignocellulosic biomass, characterized in that the compound comprises at least one aromatic ring substituted with - at least two moieties each having a free electron pair, wherein the at least two moieties with a free electron pair are arranged in meta-position to each other, and - at least two alkyl or alkenyl moieties. - at least two moieties each having a free electron pair, wherein the at least two moieties with a free electron pair are arranged in meta-position to each other, and - at least two alkyl or alkenyl moieties.
An in vitro process of producing c-Kit + /Lin - renal stem cells that express Oct4, which are multipotent precursors of endothelial, epithelial, mesenchymal, and neuronal cells the process comprising: (a) isolating c-Kit + /Lin - cells derived from kidney tissue wherein Lin - cells are negative for hematopoietic lineage markers; and (b) expanding the c-Kit + /Lin - cells by in vitro cell culture, wherein the renal stem cells express Oct4. (a) isolating c-Kit + /Lin - cells derived from kidney tissue wherein Lin - cells are negative for hematopoietic lineage markers; and (b) expanding the c-Kit + /Lin - cells by in vitro cell culture, wherein the renal stem cells express Oct4.
An optical sensor, comprising: a light emitting element that irradiates an irradiating light toward an irradiated member; a first light receiving element for receiving a diffused reflection light into which the irradiating light is diffusely reflected by the irradiated member; a second light receiving element for receiving a specular reflection light into which the irradiating light is specularly reflected by the irradiated member; and wherein a housing for forming a first opening (60L,60R) and a second opening (61L,61R), wherein the first opening is an opening configuring a first light path through which the irradiating light passes from the light emitting element to an irradiation region of the irradiated member, and is the opening through which the diffused reflection light to be received by the first light receiving element passes, and the second opening is an opening through which the specular reflection light to be received by the second light receiving element passes, characterised in that a portion of the first light path and a portion of a second light path through which the diffused reflection light to be received by the first light receiving element passes overlap within the housing in a region up until where the irradiating light passes through the first opening. a light emitting element that irradiates an irradiating light toward an irradiated member; a first light receiving element for receiving a diffused reflection light into which the irradiating light is diffusely reflected by the irradiated member; a second light receiving element for receiving a specular reflection light into which the irradiating light is specularly reflected by the irradiated member; and wherein a housing for forming a first opening (60L,60R) and a second opening (61L,61R), wherein the first opening is an opening configuring a first light path through which the irradiating light passes from the light emitting element to an irradiation region of the irradiated member, and is the opening through which the diffused reflection light to be received by the first light receiving element passes, and the second opening is an opening through which the specular reflection light to be received by the second light receiving element passes, characterised in that a portion of the first light path and a portion of a second light path through which the diffused reflection light to be received by the first light receiving element passes overlap within the housing in a region up until where the irradiating light passes through the first opening.
Method for manufacturing an element of a body part wherein: - a plastic element is manufactured with at least one housing located on a first face of the component; - at least one connector plate with a pin is positioned in said housing, so that said pin protrudes from a second face of said plastic element opposite the first face; - at least one heating track is positioned on one of the first and second faces (30,35) in contact with the connection plate; - the face (30.35) of the plastic element carrying the heating track is overmoulded. - a plastic element is manufactured with at least one housing located on a first face of the component; - at least one connector plate with a pin is positioned in said housing, so that said pin protrudes from a second face of said plastic element opposite the first face; - at least one heating track is positioned on one of the first and second faces (30,35) in contact with the connection plate; - the face (30.35) of the plastic element carrying the heating track is overmoulded.
Disposal container which, by virtue of two containers (1, 2) open at their top, enables separate disposal of waste paper and waste, wherein, in order to be able to securely fasten waste bags in the second container intended for the disposal of waste, said second container is provided with a removable frame and a holder provided therefor, characterized in that a handle (10, 11) is disposed at each of two sides of the disposal container, which facilitates the handling of the disposal container, wherein, in order to be able to empty the first container designed for the disposal of waste paper, the first container is provided with a continuous, equally wide, vertical handling gap and wherein the first container is provided with with an opening in the bottom of the first container, which opening corresponds to the width of the handling gap and the depth of the first container.
A coffee machine comprising at least - a heating plate realized to make contact with a lower surface of a brewing pot of the coffee machine; and - a control arrangement realized to activate the heating plate to initiate a coffee brewing procedure and to deactivate the heating plate upon completion of the coffee brewing procedure; characterized by - a water duct arranged in the body of the heating plate; and - a circulating arrangement comprises: - a supply hose arranged between a water tank and the heating plate, and - a return hose arranged between the heating plate and the water tank, realized to circulate a quantity of cooling water through the water duct upon completion of the coffee brewing procedure to interrupt heat transfer from the heating plate to the brewing pot. - a heating plate realized to make contact with a lower surface of a brewing pot of the coffee machine; and - a control arrangement realized to activate the heating plate to initiate a coffee brewing procedure and to deactivate the heating plate upon completion of the coffee brewing procedure; - a water duct arranged in the body of the heating plate; and - a circulating arrangement comprises: - a supply hose arranged between a water tank and the heating plate, and - a return hose arranged between the heating plate and the water tank,
A nucleic acid for use as a drug and/or in therapeutic methods comprising a botulinum neurotoxin-encoding nucleic acid, wherein the BoNT-encoding nucleic acid sequence is modified such that the encoded protein between the light and heavy chains in the linker region comprises a recognition motif for the respective protease, preferably LVPRGS or LVPRGS.