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A method for reducing the adhesion forces between a hard surface made of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic and subsequently occurring soil characterized in that the method comprises the step of treating the hard surface with a liquid composition comprising one or more copolymers A which comprise a2) 1 to 50 % by weight of one or more of the repeating structural units of the formula where R 3, R 4 and R 5 are, independently of one another, hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen or an n-aliphatic, isoaliphatic, olefinic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic or aromatic (C 1 -C 30)-hydrocarbon radical, Y isOorNHand m and n are the stoichiometric coefficients relating to the ethylene oxide units and propylene oxide units and are, independently of one another, 0 to 50, where the sum of m and n must on average be ≥ 1 and the distribution of the EO and PO units over the - m - n - chain may be random, block-like, alternating or gradient-like, and b) 49.99 to 98.99% by weight of one or more of the repeating structural units of the formula where R 3 is hydrogen or methyl, Z is (C 1 -C 8)-alkylene and X is selected from the group consisting of H +, Li +, Na +, K +, Mg ++ /2, Ca ++ /2, Al +++ /3, NH 4 +, monoalkylammonium, dialkylammonium, trialkylammonium and tetraalkylammonium, where the alkyl groups in these ammonium ions comprise, independently of one another, of from 1 to 30 carbon atoms. a2) 1 to 50 % by weight of one or more of the repeating structural units of the formula where R 3, R 4 and R 5 are, independently of one another, hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen or an n-aliphatic, isoaliphatic, olefinic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic or aromatic (C 1 -C 30)-hydrocarbon radical, Y isOorNHand m and n are the stoichiometric coefficients relating to the ethylene oxide units and propylene oxide units and are, independently of one another, 0 to 50, where the sum of m and n must on average be ≥ 1 and the distribution of the EO and PO units over the - m - n - chain may be random, block-like, alternating or gradient-like, and R 3, R 4 and R 5 are, independently of one another, hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen or an n-aliphatic, isoaliphatic, olefinic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic or aromatic (C 1 -C 30)-hydrocarbon radical, Y isOorNHand m and n are the stoichiometric coefficients relating to the ethylene oxide units and propylene oxide units and are, independently of one another, 0 to 50, where the sum of m and n must on average be ≥ 1 and the distribution of the EO and PO units over the - m - n - chain may be random, block-like, alternating or gradient-like, b) 49.99 to 98.99% by weight of one or more of the repeating structural units of the formula R 3 is hydrogen or methyl, Z is (C 1 -C 8)-alkylene and X is selected from the group consisting of H +, Li +, Na +, K +, Mg ++ /2, Ca ++ /2, Al +++ /3, NH 4 +, monoalkylammonium, dialkylammonium, trialkylammonium and tetraalkylammonium, where the alkyl groups in these ammonium ions comprise, independently of one another, of from 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
A pliable structure comprising: a first impermeable layer; a second impermeable layer opposed from the first impermeable layer to at least partially define an internal volume between the first impermeable layer and the second impermeable layer; a flow media layer disposed in the internal volume; and a core layer positioned in a layered configuration between the flow media layer and the second impermeable layer. a first impermeable layer; a second impermeable layer opposed from the first impermeable layer to at least partially define an internal volume between the first impermeable layer and the second impermeable layer; a flow media layer disposed in the internal volume; and a core layer positioned in a layered configuration between the flow media layer and the second impermeable layer.
An apparatus for measuring functionality of an arterial system of an individual, the apparatus comprising: - a photoplethysmography sensor (101, 201, 301, 401) configured to emit, to the arterial system, electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in a range from 475 nm to 600 nm and to receive a part of the electromagnetic radiation reflected off the arterial system, and - a pressure instrument (102, 202a, 202b, 302, 402) configured to manage mechanical pressure applied on the arterial system when the photoplethysmography sensor emits and receives the electromagnetic radiation to and from the arterial system, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a processing system (103, 203, 303) configured to: - determine a first value of the mechanical pressure at which an envelope of the reflected electromagnetic radiation reaches a maximum when the mechanical pressure is ramped from a start value to an end value, the determined first value being indicative of mean arterial pressure of arterioles of the arterial system, and - determine a second value of the mechanical pressure which is higher than the determined first value and at which the envelope of the reflected electromagnetic radiation is substantially a predetermined percentage of the maximum, the determined second value being indicative of diastolic blood pressure of arteries of the arterial system as well as systolic blood pressure of the arterioles of the arterial system. - a photoplethysmography sensor (101, 201, 301, 401) configured to emit, to the arterial system, electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in a range from 475 nm to 600 nm and to receive a part of the electromagnetic radiation reflected off the arterial system, and - a pressure instrument (102, 202a, 202b, 302, 402) configured to manage mechanical pressure applied on the arterial system when the photoplethysmography sensor emits and receives the electromagnetic radiation to and from the arterial system, - determine a first value of the mechanical pressure at which an envelope of the reflected electromagnetic radiation reaches a maximum when the mechanical pressure is ramped from a start value to an end value, the determined first value being indicative of mean arterial pressure of arterioles of the arterial system, and - determine a second value of the mechanical pressure which is higher than the determined first value and at which the envelope of the reflected electromagnetic radiation is substantially a predetermined percentage of the maximum, the determined second value being indicative of diastolic blood pressure of arteries of the arterial system as well as systolic blood pressure of the arterioles of the arterial system.
A fuel pump for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel pump comprising: a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber during a plunger pumping stroke; a rider member co-operable with a drive; and an interface member for imparting drive from the rider member to the pumping plunger to perform the plunger pumping stroke, characterised in that the interface member comprises an integral foot of the pumping plunger having an arcuate contact surface co-operabie with the rider member; whereby said arcuate contact surface is arranged to flatten in use. a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber during a plunger pumping stroke; a rider member co-operable with a drive; and an interface member for imparting drive from the rider member to the pumping plunger to perform the plunger pumping stroke, characterised in that the interface member comprises an integral foot of the pumping plunger having an arcuate contact surface co-operabie with the rider member; whereby said arcuate contact surface is arranged to flatten in use.
A method for selectively cancelling the effect of the active center of a molecule, the method comprising illuminating a target molecule with two synchronized ultrashort X-ray pulses using a laser, the two synchronized ultrashort X-ray pulses having different central photon energies the subtraction of which matches the photon energy of a peak of the core spectrum of the target molecule, such that a core state of an atom of the target molecule, and also of identical surrounding molecules, is selectively excited by the resonantly enhanced frequency-difference generation - re-DFG - effect as a result of the illumination.
An electronic device comprising: a first housing including a first surface and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface; a second housing including a third surface and a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the third surface, wherein the first housing and the second housing are rotatably coupled to each other via a hinge module to be in a folded state or an unfolded state; at least one conductive pattern disposed in the first housing; at least one conductor's conductive pad, electrically connected to a corresponding at least one conductor disposed at a first position in the second housing corresponding to the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor's conductive pad is capacitively coupled to the at least one conductive pattern when the electronic device is in the folded state; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the at least one conductive pattern in the first housing, wherein the second surface of the first housing faces the fourth surface of the second housing in the folded state, and wherein the at least one conductive pattern is disposed in the first housing at a second position that is closer to the second surface than the first surface characterized in that, when the electronic device is in the unfolded state, the at least one conductor's conductive pad is disconnected from the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor's conductive pad is disconnected from the wireless communication circuit. a first housing including a first surface and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface; a second housing including a third surface and a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the third surface, wherein the first housing and the second housing are rotatably coupled to each other via a hinge module to be in a folded state or an unfolded state; at least one conductive pattern disposed in the first housing; at least one conductor's conductive pad, electrically connected to a corresponding at least one conductor disposed at a first position in the second housing corresponding to the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor's conductive pad is capacitively coupled to the at least one conductive pattern when the electronic device is in the folded state; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the at least one conductive pattern in the first housing, wherein the second surface of the first housing faces the fourth surface of the second housing in the folded state, and wherein the at least one conductive pattern is disposed in the first housing at a second position that is closer to the second surface than the first surface characterized in that, when the electronic device is in the unfolded state, the at least one conductor's conductive pad is disconnected from the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor's conductive pad is disconnected from the wireless communication circuit.
A tank for a kneading machine, said tank comprising a vessel wall and a bottom fixed to said vessel wall, characterized in that said bottom comprises a portion formed by a circular band, and a disk designed to define the bottom wall of said tank, around which said band is wound and to which said band is fixed, said portion being obtained by chip-removing machining, wherein said vessel wall is fixed to said portion.
A nasogastric tube securement system, the system comprising: a base layer configured to be adhered to a nose, the base layer having a first major surface comprising a skin-contact adhesive and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and a coupling layer, comprising: a first end comprising coupling means configured to be repositionably coupled to the second major surface of the base layer, a second end configured to secure a nasogastric tube, wherein the coupling layer has a longitudinal direction extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the second end of the coupling layer is longer in the longitudinal direction than the first end, and wherein the coupling layer has a uniform width in a lateral direction; and a generally triangular cutaway region comprising a longitudinal slit extending from a periphery of the coupling layer adjacent the second end into a central portion of the coupling layer and toward the first end, such that the second end comprises legs that are separated by the cutaway region, and wherein the first end is free of the cutaway region. a base layer configured to be adhered to a nose, the base layer having a first major surface comprising a skin-contact adhesive and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and a coupling layer, comprising: a first end comprising coupling means configured to be repositionably coupled to the second major surface of the base layer, a second end configured to secure a nasogastric tube, wherein the coupling layer has a longitudinal direction extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the second end of the coupling layer is longer in the longitudinal direction than the first end, and wherein the coupling layer has a uniform width in a lateral direction; and a generally triangular cutaway region comprising a longitudinal slit extending from a periphery of the coupling layer adjacent the second end into a central portion of the coupling layer and toward the first end, such that the second end comprises legs that are separated by the cutaway region, and wherein the first end is free of the cutaway region. a first end comprising coupling means configured to be repositionably coupled to the second major surface of the base layer, a second end configured to secure a nasogastric tube, wherein the coupling layer has a longitudinal direction extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the second end of the coupling layer is longer in the longitudinal direction than the first end, and wherein the coupling layer has a uniform width in a lateral direction; and a generally triangular cutaway region comprising a longitudinal slit extending from a periphery of the coupling layer adjacent the second end into a central portion of the coupling layer and toward the first end, such that the second end comprises legs that are separated by the cutaway region, and wherein the first end is free of the cutaway region.
A test support apparatus for a plant monitoring system, comprising: a list holding unit configured to hold a test list which describes at least a plurality of test items and information about a testing sequence for the test items; a screen generating unit configured to generate a display screen based on an output signal from a control unit which controls a plurality of connected devices; a data acquisition instructing unit configured to give instructions to acquire image data of the display screen based on the testing sequence in the test list; an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the image data assigned an identification ID associated with its position in the testing sequence; a data linking unit configured to link the acquired image data to the test items on the test list based on the identification ID, an output signal acquisition unit configured to acquire the output signal which provides a basis for the display screen, wherein the data linking unit links the acquired output signal to the test items on the test list. a list holding unit configured to hold a test list which describes at least a plurality of test items and information about a testing sequence for the test items; a screen generating unit configured to generate a display screen based on an output signal from a control unit which controls a plurality of connected devices; a data acquisition instructing unit configured to give instructions to acquire image data of the display screen based on the testing sequence in the test list; an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the image data assigned an identification ID associated with its position in the testing sequence; a data linking unit configured to link the acquired image data to the test items on the test list based on the identification ID, an output signal acquisition unit configured to acquire the output signal which provides a basis for the display screen, wherein the data linking unit links the acquired output signal to the test items on the test list.
A structure (61; 66; 70; 72; 74; 80; 91; 93; 95; 97; 99; 100; 102; 104; 106; 108; 109) for strengthening concrete comprising a pre-formed mesh being subsequently bent to a cage having hoops made from single lateral bars and at least one assembly bar, the at least one assembly bar having a plurality of attachment points, each providing attachment to a respective lateral bar, and having an axis along its length, at least some of the lateral bars being bent along axes substantially parallel to the axis of the at least one assembly bar, each said lateral bar: defining an anchorage portion (62a, 62b) at both ends thereof; and defining an intermediate portion extending between said anchorage portions, wherein each intermediate portion has a plurality of bends, so that it forms at least one substantially closed hoop, characterised in that each of said bends forms a respective reinforcing location for receiving a longitudinal reinforcement bar aligned substantially parallel to the axis of the at least one assembly bar, and the total angle of the bends forming the substantially closed hoop is more than 360°. defining an anchorage portion (62a, 62b) at both ends thereof; and defining an intermediate portion extending between said anchorage portions, wherein each intermediate portion has a plurality of bends, so that it forms at least one substantially closed hoop, characterised in that each of said bends forms a respective reinforcing location for receiving a longitudinal reinforcement bar aligned substantially parallel to the axis of the at least one assembly bar, and the total angle of the bends forming the substantially closed hoop is more than 360°.
A method comprising the steps of: obtaining one of a first label stack and a second label stack of prefix Segment Identifiers, SIDs, wherein the first label stack is for a first tunnel from a first node A to a second node Z, wherein the first node A and the second node Z are two of a plurality of nodes in a Segment Routing, SR, network, and wherein the second label stack is for a second tunnel from the second node Z to the first node A; and determining next hop forwarding for a top label in the one of the first label stack and the second label stack in a deterministic manner that guarantees both the first node A and the second node Z select a same shortest path from among multiple Equal Cost Multi Paths, ECMPs, so that the first tunnel and the second tunnel are congruent with one another, wherein the deterministic manner includes the determination of next hop forwarding for a prefix SID from a same direction in the second tunnel as in the first tunnel, wherein the same direction is from a master node to a slave node determined by comparing the respective prefix SIDs, and wherein the deterministic manner further includes selecting one shortest path from the multiple ECMPs by recursively comparing prefix SIDs of next-hop nodes.
An article comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains, wherein the chains of nanocrystals are embedded within a slow memory foam used to form the article, wherein the slow memory foam comprises elastic properties adapted to allow the nanocrystals to display a temporary color determined by the strength of an external force applied to the article, and the slow memory foam comprises memory properties adapted to cause the displayed temporary color to dissipate when the external force is removed, wherein the dissipation of the displayed temporary color is adapted to be sufficiently slow as to be visually observable by an average observer's unaided eye, wherein the external force is a physical force applied to the material or transfer medium, which is adapted to cause a localized deformation of the slow memory foam.
Apparatus for observing a ring (100; 200) of interconnected inverting circuit elements (110; 210), wherein an output of a first inverting circuit element is coupled to an input of a second inverting circuit element, wherein respective output signals of the inverting circuit elements are indicative of the ring's present state, the apparatus comprising: a monitoring module configured to monitor, in response to an initial unstable state of the ring (100; 200), an output signal of at least one of the inverting circuit elements (110; 210) in at least two observation time instants or output signals of at least two of the inverting circuit elements in at least one observation time instant to obtain at least two output signal observation values, wherein the monitoring module is configured to observe at least one output continuously or discretely within a time interval between a release from the initial unstable state and a settling time denoting a time it takes the ring circuit to reach a stable state after the release; and a combiner module configured to combine the at least two output signal observation values to obtain a response value in response to the ring's initial unstable state. a monitoring module configured to monitor, in response to an initial unstable state of the ring (100; 200), an output signal of at least one of the inverting circuit elements (110; 210) in at least two observation time instants or output signals of at least two of the inverting circuit elements in at least one observation time instant to obtain at least two output signal observation values, wherein the monitoring module is configured to observe at least one output continuously or discretely within a time interval between a release from the initial unstable state and a settling time denoting a time it takes the ring circuit to reach a stable state after the release; and a combiner module configured to combine the at least two output signal observation values to obtain a response value in response to the ring's initial unstable state.
A flight recorder system of an aircraft, comprising: a set of flight recorder system modules, FRM; a resource controller module, RCM, communicatively coupled, via a data communication network of the aircraft defining a switch fabric, to the of flight recorder system modules; each FRM comprising a respective control module,,, a respective local memory,,,, and a respective set of input and output (I/O) ports,,, communicatively coupled to the switch fabric, wherein the RCM is configured to detect a respective FRM coupled to the switch fabric, and based on the detection, configure an operation of the FRM, and wherein the respective local memory,,,, of the FRM is readable by the RCM, and shareable with the other FRMs via the switch fabric. a set of flight recorder system modules, FRM; a resource controller module, RCM, communicatively coupled, via a data communication network of the aircraft defining a switch fabric, to the of flight recorder system modules; each FRM comprising a respective control module,,, a respective local memory,,,, and a respective set of input and output (I/O) ports,,, communicatively coupled to the switch fabric, wherein the RCM is configured to detect a respective FRM coupled to the switch fabric, and based on the detection, configure an operation of the FRM, and wherein the respective local memory,,,, of the FRM is readable by the RCM, and shareable with the other FRMs via the switch fabric.