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A process for reducing the emission of methane and/or carbon dioxide from farm manure during its storage, comprising the process steps of a) providing a storage tank for the farm manure with a volume X, and b) filling the storage tank with the farm manure in an amount equal to at least 5 vol. % of the volume X of the storage tank; and c) adding a composition comprising calcium cyanamide to the storage tank and bringing the composition into contact with the farm manure. a) providing a storage tank for the farm manure with a volume X, and b) filling the storage tank with the farm manure in an amount equal to at least 5 vol. % of the volume X of the storage tank; and c) adding a composition comprising calcium cyanamide to the storage tank and bringing the composition into contact with the farm manure.
A vacuum cleaner floor nozzle assembly comprising a housing comprising a suction duct connected to a suction air guide, and a first base part, which is arranged at the housing on the underside and which has a first sliding base plate, as well as a first suction mouth, which is connected to the suction duct, characterized in that the first base part is releasably connected to the housing in order form a vacuum cleaner floor nozzle in a first configuration, that the vacuum cleaner floor nozzle assembly further comprises a second base part, which comprises a second sliding base plate and comprises a second suction mouth and which has a differing geometry with respect to the first base part and which can be releasably fastened to the housing in exchange with the first base part in order to form a vacuum cleaner floor nozzle in a second configuration.
A conveyor comprising (i) at least one structure, (ii) at least one conveyor belt allowing displacing an object on the structure, (iii) means for driving the, or each, conveyor belt and (iv) a stop movable between an immobilization position of an object on the conveyor belt and a release position enabling the displacement of an object over the conveyor belt, and where the conveyor comprises at least one monolithic skid shoe comprising a sole and two ribs, the sole connecting the two ribs so that the sole and the two ribs define a groove in which the conveyor belt is positioned, the two ribs being configured to lift, over the conveyor belt, an object circulating over the conveyor belt, so that the skid shoe allows reducing the forces applied by a non-movable object on the moving conveyor belt, the skid shoe being positioned upstream of the movable stop and comprising means for bringing the conveyor belt into contact with an object positioned on the skid shoe to enable driving of the object by the conveyor belt when the movable stop is in the release position, the contact means comprising at least one elastic member and at least one rotating element, their combination enabling the contact means to exert a force on the conveyor belt to bring it into contact with an object positioned over the skid shoe, and to enable the displacement of the object according to running of the conveyor belt. the contact means comprising at least one elastic member and at least one rotating element, their combination enabling the contact means to exert a force on the conveyor belt to bring it into contact with an object positioned over the skid shoe, and to enable the displacement of the object according to running of the conveyor belt.
A method for estimating a Gleason score showing malignancy of prostate cancer as supplementary information for diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer including: measuring content of prostate specific antigen having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue at a non-reducing terminal of a sugar chain in a specimen, wherein quantification of the PSA is carried out by using a surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS), and estimating that GS is 4+3 or higher when the measured value is not less than a threshold value, or estimating that GS is 3+4 or lower when the measured value is less than a threshold value, wherein GS is estimated to be 4+3 or higher when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.05 to 0.31 U/ml, and GS is estimated to be 3+4 or lower when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.02 to 0.31 U/ml. measuring content of prostate specific antigen having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue at a non-reducing terminal of a sugar chain in a specimen, wherein quantification of the PSA is carried out by using a surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS), and estimating that GS is 4+3 or higher when the measured value is not less than a threshold value, or estimating that GS is 3+4 or lower when the measured value is less than a threshold value, wherein GS is estimated to be 4+3 or higher when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.05 to 0.31 U/ml, and GS is estimated to be 3+4 or lower when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.02 to 0.31 U/ml.
A high power laser beam delivery system, the system comprising: a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam; a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform, that is a truncated sphere, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle; at least two conformal windows (707, 708) in a spherical side of the turret payload device; an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload device, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows; an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload device and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows; and a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload device, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows. a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam; a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform, that is a truncated sphere, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle; at least two conformal windows (707, 708) in a spherical side of the turret payload device; an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload device, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows; an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload device and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows; and a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload device, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows.
Hydraulic drive system comprising: a first hydromachine, at least two second hydromachines, and a valve arrangement for controlling one of the second hydromachines, characterized in that the valve arrangement is configured so that: on the one hand said second hydromachine is connectable to and disconnectable from the first hydromachine, and on the other hand the working ports of said second hydromachine are connectable to and disconnectable from each other, wherein the valve arrangement is configured to be actuated on the basis of the rotational speed of at least one second hydromachine. a first hydromachine, at least two second hydromachines, and a valve arrangement for controlling one of the second hydromachines, characterized in that the valve arrangement is configured so that: on the one hand said second hydromachine is connectable to and disconnectable from the first hydromachine, and on the other hand the working ports of said second hydromachine are connectable to and disconnectable from each other, wherein on the one hand said second hydromachine is connectable to and disconnectable from the first hydromachine, and on the other hand the working ports of said second hydromachine are connectable to and disconnectable from each other, wherein the valve arrangement is configured to be actuated on the basis of the rotational speed of at least one second hydromachine.
Throttle flap device having a throttle flap which is arranged in a passage duct and having a bypass duct which bypasses the throttle flap, which bypass duct comprises a bypass chamber which is connected via a chamber inlet to the passage duct upstream of the throttle flap and via a chamber outlet to the passage duct downstream of the throttle flap, and having an idling-speed actuator which is at least partially received in the bypass chamber and which serves for controlling the bypass flow, wherein the idling-speed actuator is in the form of a separate valve and has a valve inlet (9.1), a valve outlet (9.2), a valve seat (9.3) which is arranged between the valve inlet (9.1) and the valve outlet (9.2) as viewed in the flow direction, and a valve body (9.4) which interacts with the valve seat (9.3), characterized in that the valve outlet (9.2) projects into the chamber outlet, and the valve inlet (9.1) opens into the bypass chamber.
A lighting unit for a headlight, in particular a vehicle headlight, consisting of a plurality of light sources and a light-guiding unit having a plurality of light guides, wherein each light guide is assigned a light source and the light-guiding unit consists of at least two interconnectable parts (4, 5), and a light-source-side part of the light-guiding unit is arranged in the emission direction of the light-guiding unit between the light sources and an emission-side part of the light-guiding unit, characterised in that the light-source side part of the light-guiding unit and the emission-side part of the light-guiding unit are fastened, in the position thereof relative to one another, at curved surfaces corresponding to one another.
Electronic pacemaker for implantation in a body of a living being and for controlling a bodily function, wherein the pacemaker comprises: an electrode portion that is, according to its intended purpose, to be attached to a body portion; an electronics assembly connected with the electrode portion, configured to generate an impulse, in particular a voltage impulse, and to emit the same via the electrode portion to the body portion to control the bodily function; an energy storage to supply the electronics assembly with electrical energy which can be recharged with electrical energy after discharge; and a charging impulse generation portion electrically connected to the energy storage, which is configured to be able to emit a charging impulse to the energy storage for the recharging of the energy storage; wherein the charging impulse generation portion comprises a magnetization portion with oriented magnetic domains which can be contactlessly influenced by an changing magnetic field so that, when a certain field strength is reached, a remagnetization wave, caused by the continuously reversing magnetic domains, occurs in the magnetization portion which runs across the magnetization portion and leads to the generation of the charging impulse; and the electronics assembly of the electronic pacemaker is configured to send out a signal that indicates the quality of the charging impulse. an electrode portion that is, according to its intended purpose, to be attached to a body portion; an electronics assembly connected with the electrode portion, configured to generate an impulse, in particular a voltage impulse, and to emit the same via the electrode portion to the body portion to control the bodily function; an energy storage to supply the electronics assembly with electrical energy which can be recharged with electrical energy after discharge; and a charging impulse generation portion electrically connected to the energy storage, which is configured to be able to emit a charging impulse to the energy storage for the recharging of the energy storage; wherein the charging impulse generation portion comprises a magnetization portion with oriented magnetic domains which can be contactlessly influenced by an changing magnetic field so that, when a certain field strength is reached, a remagnetization wave, caused by the continuously reversing magnetic domains, occurs in the magnetization portion which runs across the magnetization portion and leads to the generation of the charging impulse; and the electronics assembly of the electronic pacemaker is configured to send out a signal that indicates the quality of the charging impulse.
A frequency tuned damper assembly comprising: a vibration body (19; 19'); and at least one elastic element (11, 13, 15, 17) which connects the vibration body to a vibrating surface (21, 21') presenting vibrations which are directed normal to the vibration surface and which are to be dampened such that the vibration body forms an elastically suspended mass, wherein: said at least one elastic element and the elastically suspended vibration body together provide a spring-mass system which is tuned to said vibrations of the vibration surface (21, 21') such that the vibration body (19, 19') is caused to oscillate at the same frequency as the surface (21, 21') but out of phase with the surface (21, 21'), such that the vibration of the surface (21, 21') is substantially dampened, the elastic element has a wide portion and a narrow portion disposed at different locations along a longitudinal axis which is substantially parallel with the normal of the vibration surface, one of said portions being is attached to the vibration body (19; 19') and the other is attached to the vibration surface, the wider portion having a cavity, the wide and narrow portions are inter-connected by a transition portion (43; 43'), characterised in that the part of the narrow portion that is closest to the transition portion (43; 43') fits inside the cavity, at the part thereof that is located in the wide portion closest to the transition portion, as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis, such that the narrow portion can be pushed at least partly into the cavity, thereby flexing the transition portion (43; 43'). a vibration body (19; 19'); and at least one elastic element (11, 13, 15, 17) which connects the vibration body to a vibrating surface (21, 21') presenting vibrations which are directed normal to the vibration surface and which are to be dampened such that the vibration body forms an elastically suspended mass, wherein: said at least one elastic element and the elastically suspended vibration body together provide a spring-mass system which is tuned to said vibrations of the vibration surface (21, 21') such that the vibration body (19, 19') is caused to oscillate at the same frequency as the surface (21, 21') but out of phase with the surface (21, 21'), such that the vibration of the surface (21, 21') is substantially dampened, the elastic element has a wide portion and a narrow portion disposed at different locations along a longitudinal axis which is substantially parallel with the normal of the vibration surface, one of said portions being is attached to the vibration body (19; 19') and the other is attached to the vibration surface, the wider portion having a cavity, the wide and narrow portions are inter-connected by a transition portion (43; 43'), characterised in that the part of the narrow portion that is closest to the transition portion (43; 43') fits inside the cavity, at the part thereof that is located in the wide portion closest to the transition portion, as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis, such that the narrow portion can be pushed at least partly into the cavity, thereby flexing the transition portion (43; 43').
An armrest for a seat arrangement of a vehicle or a vessel, said armrest (9, 9') being foldable between a use position and a fold-away position, said armrest (9, 9') comprising - a pad portion (11, 11'), - an arm portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, being opposite to said first end portion, - a first hinge having a first hinge axis, configured to rotatably connect said pad portion (11, 11') and said first end portion of said arm portion, and - a second hinge (17, 17') having a second hinge axis, located at said second end portion of said arm portion and configured to rotatably connect said second end portion of said arm portion to said seat arrangement (1, 1'), said pad portion (11, 11') being elongate along a longitudinal axis, said first hinge axis and said second hinge axis have extension directions being parallel or substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said pad portion (11, 11'), characterized in that said first hinge is configured for a first maximum rotation angle α max, with 70° <α max < 110°. - a pad portion (11, 11'), - an arm portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, being opposite to said first end portion, - a first hinge having a first hinge axis, configured to rotatably connect said pad portion (11, 11') and said first end portion of said arm portion, and - a second hinge (17, 17') having a second hinge axis, located at said second end portion of said arm portion and configured to rotatably connect said second end portion of said arm portion to said seat arrangement (1, 1'), said pad portion (11, 11') being elongate along a longitudinal axis, said first hinge axis and said second hinge axis have extension directions being parallel or substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said pad portion (11, 11'), characterized in that said first hinge is configured for a first maximum rotation angle α max, with 70° <α max < 110°.
A neutralization and circulation module comprising: an intake port and an output port, each in fluid communication with a chamber that substantially encloses a system of lithium-based chemical energy storage units capable of emitting combustible gases into the chamber; and, a reactor, the reactor in fluid communication between the intake port and the output port, the reactor comprising a catalyst and being further in controlled communication with an oxygen source, independent from the chamber, such that the reactor, in response to receiving an intake stream via the intake port, selectively applies an oxygen-containing stream from the independent oxygen source to the intake stream to neutralize the combustible gases and generate a combustion suppressant gas stream that is discharged through the output port into the chamber such that an upper flammability limit approaches a lower flammability limit in the chamber. an intake port and an output port, each in fluid communication with a chamber that substantially encloses a system of lithium-based chemical energy storage units capable of emitting combustible gases into the chamber; and, a reactor, the reactor in fluid communication between the intake port and the output port, the reactor comprising a catalyst and being further in controlled communication with an oxygen source, independent from the chamber, such that the reactor, in response to receiving an intake stream via the intake port, selectively applies an oxygen-containing stream from the independent oxygen source to the intake stream to neutralize the combustible gases and generate a combustion suppressant gas stream that is discharged through the output port into the chamber such that an upper flammability limit approaches a lower flammability limit in the chamber.
Extendable access device for gaining access to elevated locations via a hatch opening, comprising a telescopic ladder with a plurality of sliding elements (133a to 133i) movable between an extended position and a retracted position, each sliding element comprising two stiles (106a to 106i) connected by a rung (22, 105a to 105i), wherein the stiles (106a to 106i) of each sliding element (133a to 133i) are interlocked with the stiles of adjacent sliding elements, wherein each sliding element (133a to 133i) comprises a first locking mechanism for releasably connecting at least one of the stiles to an adjacent stile of an adjacent sliding element, the first locking mechanism being adapted to lock each sliding element in its retracted position, and wherein the first locking mechanism of each sliding element (133a to 133i) is adapted to releasably connect at least one stile of each sliding element to a stile of an adjacent sliding element, which is closer to a top end of the telescopic ladder, and is adapted to automatically disconnect said stiles once an adjacent sliding element, which is closer to a bottom end of the telescopic ladder, is in its extended position, and wherein the first locking mechanism is adapted to automatically connect the at least one stile of said sliding element to a stile of the adjacent sliding element, which is closer to a top end of the telescopic ladder, when the adjacent sliding element, which is closer to the bottom end of the telescopic ladder, is moved from its extended position towards its retracted position, characterised in that the extendable access device comprises an automatic actuator adapted to sequentially, preferably continuously extend and/or retract the plurality of sliding elements (133a to 133i) of the telescopic ladder, wherein the sliding elements (133a to 133i) of the telescopic ladder are constructed such that each sliding element feeds an adjacent sliding element to the automatic actuator, when said sliding elements is moved into its extended and/or retracted position, wherein each sliding element (133a to 133i) comprises at least one gear rack (160a to 160i) attached to at least one of the stiles.
A high concentration, pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) about 70-250 mg/ml of antibody; (ii) about 1% to about 6% w/v sucrose; (iii) about 25 mM to about 100 mM histidine; (iv) about 25 mM to about 100 mM arginine; and (v) about 4% to about 8% w/v mannitol, wherein the pH of the composition is about 5.5 to about 7.5 and wherein the composition does not comprise hydrochloric acid, wherein the composition can be reconstituted in 15 minutes or less following lyophilization. (i) about 70-250 mg/ml of antibody; (ii) about 1% to about 6% w/v sucrose; (iii) about 25 mM to about 100 mM histidine; (iv) about 25 mM to about 100 mM arginine; and (v) about 4% to about 8% w/v mannitol, wherein the pH of the composition is about 5.5 to about 7.5 and wherein the composition does not comprise hydrochloric acid, wherein the composition can be reconstituted in 15 minutes or less following lyophilization.
A saddle-riding motor vehicle (1; 107; 207) with at least one rear driving wheel (5; 105; 205) and at least a first front steered wheel (7; 107; 207X, 207Y), which is connected to a rotatable arm (9; 109; 209X, 209Y) provided with a rotary motion about a steering axis (A-A); wherein a wheel support (37; 137) is connected to the rotatable arm (9; 109; 209X, 209Y) with the interposition of a suspension (17; 117; 217X, 217Y) comprising a shock absorber (22; 122), said wheel support (37; 137) supporting the front steered wheel (7; 107; 207X, 207Y) and defining a rotation axis (B-B) of said front steered wheel (7; 107; 207); characterized in that the suspension (17; 117) comprises a Roberts four-bar linkage.