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Process for continuous welding of a sheet of plastic material for making flexible packages, such as tubes, comprising at least the following steps: - Positioning the sheet with respect to the welding device, - Placing the ends of the sheet in contact, - Forming a welded zone by heating, pressing and cooling said ends, said process being characterized by the following steps - Acquiring a primary temporal signal proportional to the thickness of the weld, - Transforming the primary temporal signal into a primary frequency signal, and defining a low-frequency spectrum, a medium-frequency spectrum and a high-frequency spectrum, - Reconstructing at least one secondary low-frequency signal from the low-frequency spectrum, - said low-frequency secondary signal being used to measure the thickness of the weld with an accuracy finer than 10 microns and preferably finer than 5 microns, such that the accuracy of the measurement is approximately 10 times finer than the amplitude of the interference noise. - Positioning the sheet with respect to the welding device, - Placing the ends of the sheet in contact, - Forming a welded zone by heating, pressing and cooling said ends, said process being characterized by the following steps - Acquiring a primary temporal signal proportional to the thickness of the weld, - Transforming the primary temporal signal into a primary frequency signal, and defining a low-frequency spectrum, a medium-frequency spectrum and a high-frequency spectrum, - Reconstructing at least one secondary low-frequency signal from the low-frequency spectrum, - said low-frequency secondary signal being used to measure the thickness of the weld with an accuracy finer than 10 microns and preferably finer than 5 microns, such that the accuracy of the measurement is approximately 10 times finer than the amplitude of the interference noise.
A water-absorbent resin composition, which is a water-absorbent resin composition comprising water-absorbent resin particles and water-soluble polyvalent metal salt particles fixed on the surfaces of the water-absorbent resin particles uniformly and moderately, i.e. in a state where the fixation is incomplete, but is not so weak as to enable free migration, wherein the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt particles exist on the surfaces of the water-absorbent resin particles while still keeping their particulate shape, wherein the water-absorbent resin particles are obtained by polymerizing a monomer including acrylic acid and/or its salt, and wherein the saline flow conductivity of the composition is at least 50 (x 10 -7 · cm 3 · s · g -1) and the retention ratio of the saline flow conductivity of the composition is not less than 40 %.
Method for determining the hyperacute phase of acute kidney injury, comprising: determining the expression level of at least one biomarker selected from the group comprising Chac1 and Angptl7 in a test sample obtained from a subject, wherein Chac1 and Angptl7 are highly expressed compared to baseline levels in the hyperacute phase of acute kidney injury. determining the expression level of at least one biomarker selected from the group comprising Chac1 and Angptl7 in a test sample obtained from a subject, wherein Chac1 and Angptl7 are highly expressed compared to baseline levels in the hyperacute phase of acute kidney injury.
An artificial satellite (38, 100) comprising at least one battery pack capable of dissipating heat, at least one radiator capable of conveying the heat dissipated by the battery pack into space, and at least one so-called low-dissipation equipment item (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 97) having an individual power flux density of less than 250 watts/m 2, characterized in that it comprises a thermally insulating cover delimiting, together with said radiator, an interior isothermal zone in which thermal control takes place by radiation, said battery pack and said low-dissipation equipment (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 97) being arranged in said thermally insulating cover, and said battery pack has an operating range of between 0°C and 50°C and preferably of between 10°C and 30 °C.
Mechanical tamper for compacting the ballast bed of a track, comprising in each case at least two tamping units (37, 38, 41) for each mechanical tamper side for tamping the track, said tamping units each being able to be displaced transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the mechanical tamper by means of a transverse displacement device, and comprising a lifting and aligning device for levelling and aligning the track and optionally the diverging line (19, 20) of a track switch, said lifting and aligning device being arranged between rail-bound travelling mechanisms in the working direction preferably in advance of the tamping units (37, 38, 41), characterised in that the two tamping units (37, 38) of each mechanical tamper side are allocated at least two guides, in particular sliding bars or sliding tubes (2, 3), which are offset with respect to one another in relation to their height position and in the longitudinal direction of the mechanical tamper, wherein the respective outer tamping unit together with the guides allocated thereto can be displaced transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the mechanical tamper by means of an adjusting drive, and wherein the inner tamping unit can be displaced on the same guides, independently of the outer tamping unit, transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the mechanical tamper by means of an adjusting drive.
A lamination apparatus comprising: a first coating unit that applies, as a first coating liquid, one of a main agent and a curing agent of a two-component curable adhesive to a first web (Wl); a second coating unit that applies, as a second coating liquid, the other one of the main agent and the curing agent of the two-component curable adhesive to a second web, the other one being the one not applied to the first web (Wl); and a bonding unit that bonds a coating liquid-applied surface of the first web and a coating liquid-applied surface of the second web together, wherein the first coating unit includes a reservoir, an application roll, a doctor roll, a metering roll, a coating roll, and a backing roll, wherein the coating roll applies the first coating liquid to the first web, and the metering roll transfers the first coating liquid, which has been applied from the reservoir to the doctor roll, to the coating roll, the second coating unit is a gravure coating machine, and a feed speed of the second web in the gravure coating machine being the second coating unit can be set in a range of 80 to 100 m/min. a first coating unit that applies, as a first coating liquid, one of a main agent and a curing agent of a two-component curable adhesive to a first web (Wl); a second coating unit that applies, as a second coating liquid, the other one of the main agent and the curing agent of the two-component curable adhesive to a second web, the other one being the one not applied to the first web (Wl); and a bonding unit that bonds a coating liquid-applied surface of the first web and a coating liquid-applied surface of the second web together, wherein the first coating unit includes a reservoir, an application roll, a doctor roll, a metering roll, a coating roll, and a backing roll, wherein the coating roll applies the first coating liquid to the first web, and the metering roll transfers the first coating liquid, which has been applied from the reservoir to the doctor roll, to the coating roll, the second coating unit is a gravure coating machine, and a feed speed of the second web in the gravure coating machine being the second coating unit can be set in a range of 80 to 100 m/min.
Inhaler, comprising an electronic control device and a vaporizer unit with at least one heating element, wherein the vaporizer unit is adapted for vaporizing a liquid fed from a liquid reservoir and the vaporized liquid is received by an air stream flowing through the vaporizer unit, wherein the electronic control device is adapted for heating the at least one heating element with a variable control frequency, wherein the electronic control device is adapted for varying the control frequency of the at least one heating element over the emptying duration of the liquid reservoir, characterized in that the electronic control device is adapted for increasing the control frequency of the at least one heating element while the liquid reservoir is progressively emptied.
A method for detecting a Neisseria gonorrhoeae target sequence comprising: (a) in a sample, amplifying the target sequence using a first amplification primer having a sequence comprising the target binding sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 2, wherein the target binding sequence for SEQ ID NO:1 is AATCAAAAGCGAATGCG and the target binding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 is CTTCTTCATCTTTTGC, in the presence of bumper primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:3 and 4; and (b) detecting the amplified target sequence. (a) in a sample, amplifying the target sequence using a first amplification primer having a sequence comprising the target binding sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 or 2, wherein the target binding sequence for SEQ ID NO:1 is AATCAAAAGCGAATGCG and the target binding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 is CTTCTTCATCTTTTGC, in the presence of bumper primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:3 and 4; and (b) detecting the amplified target sequence.
A hearing aid fitting system comprising: - means for providing a first test sound at a first intensity level; - means for adding a second test sound with a second intensity level that is different from the first intensity level; - means for varying the second intensity level until the difference, between the first and the second intensity levels, is just noticeable for the person; - means for prompting a person to identify an intensity level difference based on a comparison of the intensity level of the first and second test sound respectively; - means for receiving an input from the person in response to said prompting; - means for determining the person's ability to perceive small differences in intensity level based on the input from the person; - means for identifying an auditory neurodegeneration for the person if the ability to perceive small differences in intensity level is reduced compared to the ability of normal hearing persons by determining if the difference perceived by the person as just noticeable, is above a second pre-determined threshold, and wherein said second pre-determined threshold is larger than 1.5 dB or in the range between 1.5 dB and 6 dB; - means for setting a gain or a hearing aid parameter or selecting a hearing aid feature based on the result of said identification; and - a graphical user interface adapted in order to allow the person or a hearing care professional to vary the second intensity level until the difference between the first and the second intensity levels is perceived by the person as just noticeable.. - means for providing a first test sound at a first intensity level; - means for adding a second test sound with a second intensity level that is different from the first intensity level; - means for varying the second intensity level until the difference, between the first and the second intensity levels, is just noticeable for the person; - means for prompting a person to identify an intensity level difference based on a comparison of the intensity level of the first and second test sound respectively; - means for receiving an input from the person in response to said prompting; - means for determining the person's ability to perceive small differences in intensity level based on the input from the person; - means for identifying an auditory neurodegeneration for the person if the ability to perceive small differences in intensity level is reduced compared to the ability of normal hearing persons by determining if the difference perceived by the person as just noticeable, is above a second pre-determined threshold, and wherein said second pre-determined threshold is larger than 1.5 dB or in the range between 1.5 dB and 6 dB; - means for setting a gain or a hearing aid parameter or selecting a hearing aid feature based on the result of said identification; and - a graphical user interface adapted in order to allow the person or a hearing care professional to vary the second intensity level until the difference between the first and the second intensity levels is perceived by the person as just noticeable..
An apparatus comprising: a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO, for providing an output signal; a phase frequency detector, PFD, adapted to provide UP and DOWN pulses based on a phase comparison operation between a reference signal and a feedback signal based on the output signal; a loop filter to generate a control voltage to lock the VCO to a desired operating frequency; a charge pump to generate an output signal to the loop filter in response to at least one of the UP pulse and the DOWN pulse; a first sampling switch, coupled to an input of the loop filter and an output of the charge pump, and characterized by a sampling interval; a unity amplifier connected in series with a second sampling switch, wherein the unity amplifier and the second sampling switch are connected in parallel to the first sampling switch; and a sampling switch controller to adaptively control a width of the sampling interval to mitigate effects of leakage current from the charge pump by closing the first sampling switch in advance of the phase comparison operation and opening the sampling switch when the phase comparison operation is completed, wherein the sampling switch controller is further operable to pre-charge the charge pump output node to the control voltage present at the loop filter prior to phase comparison operation by closing the second sampling switch prior to closing the first sampling switch and by opening the second sampling switch prior to closing the first sampling switch such that the unity amplifier pre-charges the charge pump output node. a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO, for providing an output signal; a phase frequency detector, PFD, adapted to provide UP and DOWN pulses based on a phase comparison operation between a reference signal and a feedback signal based on the output signal; a loop filter to generate a control voltage to lock the VCO to a desired operating frequency; a charge pump to generate an output signal to the loop filter in response to at least one of the UP pulse and the DOWN pulse; a first sampling switch, coupled to an input of the loop filter and an output of the charge pump, and characterized by a sampling interval; a unity amplifier connected in series with a second sampling switch, wherein the unity amplifier and the second sampling switch are connected in parallel to the first sampling switch; and a sampling switch controller to adaptively control a width of the sampling interval to mitigate effects of leakage current from the charge pump by closing the first sampling switch in advance of the phase comparison operation and opening the sampling switch when the phase comparison operation is completed, wherein the sampling switch controller is further operable to pre-charge the charge pump output node to the control voltage present at the loop filter prior to phase comparison operation by closing the second sampling switch prior to closing the first sampling switch and by opening the second sampling switch prior to closing the first sampling switch such that the unity amplifier pre-charges the charge pump output node.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: transmitting physical uplink control channel, PUCCH data in a first slot of a subframe with a first orthogonal cover code, OCC; and transmitting physical uplink control channel, PUCCH data in a second slot of the subframe with a second orthogonal cover code that differs from the first OCC, in which the first OCC and the second OCC are based on a user equipment, UE specific signaling parameter. transmitting physical uplink control channel, PUCCH data in a first slot of a subframe with a first orthogonal cover code, OCC; and transmitting physical uplink control channel, PUCCH data in a second slot of the subframe with a second orthogonal cover code that differs from the first OCC, in which the first OCC and the second OCC are based on a user equipment, UE specific signaling parameter.
A semiconductor detector comprising: - an anode circuit board including a reading out chip; - a cathode circuit board including a high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board, a bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board and a dielectric which is filled between the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board 201 and the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board, the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board being connected to the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board through a via hole; and - a detector crystal including a crystal body, an anode and a cathode, the anode being connected to the reading out chip of the anode circuit board, - wherein the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board being connected to an input terminal of the semiconductor detector and the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board directly contacting the cathode of the detector crystal to connect the cathode to the cathode circuit board, characterized in that - a filter circuit for filtering a high voltage is provided in the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board. - an anode circuit board including a reading out chip; - a cathode circuit board including a high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board, a bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board and a dielectric which is filled between the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board 201 and the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board, the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board being connected to the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board through a via hole; and - a detector crystal including a crystal body, an anode and a cathode, the anode being connected to the reading out chip of the anode circuit board, - wherein the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board being connected to an input terminal of the semiconductor detector and the bottom connection layer of the cathode circuit board directly contacting the cathode of the detector crystal to connect the cathode to the cathode circuit board, - a filter circuit for filtering a high voltage is provided in the high voltage side top layer of the cathode circuit board.
Device for replacing a pallet to be replaced and supporting a load with a replacing pallet with the possibility of keeping this pallet raised wherein it comprises a portal element transversely placed at median portion of a slide member and characterized in that the portal element is carrying a bulkhead element transverse to the slide member and raised or raiseable with respect to the latter forming a window for the passage of the pallet to be replaced where the slide member is horizontal, is assigned for sliding pallets in a longitudinal sliding direction and has a first surface for the load supported by the pallet; said device comprises a plurality of support members one end of each of which is rotatably constrained to a respective rotation pin perpendicularly fixed to said slide member where such rotation pins of the support members are distributed on two respective geometric lines or bands parallel to the sliding direction and placed one to, or on, one side of the first surface and the other placed to or on the opposite side of the first surface; each support member can swing around the respective rotation pin at least between a protruding condition in which it is perpendicular to the sliding direction and protrudes above the first surface of the slide member and a retracted condition in which it is parallel to the sliding direction and does not occupy said first surface.
A compound of formula ID, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein: X is -O-; R 1 is -OH or -CN; R 2 is a -C(=O)R a group; R 3 is hydrogen or a -OR b group; R 4 is selected from hydrogen, -CHzOH and -CH 2 O-(C=O)R c; R a is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl; R b is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl; and R c is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl. X is -O-; R 1 is -OH or -CN; R 2 is a -C(=O)R a group; R 3 is hydrogen or a -OR b group; R 4 is selected from hydrogen, -CHzOH and -CH 2 O-(C=O)R c; R a is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl; R b is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl; and R c is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 12 alkynyl.
A protective device (200, 400, 500, 600) configured for wearing over a portion of a wearer's anatomy, the device comprising: a perimeter portion (210, 410, 510, 610) defining the terminal edge of the device, the perimeter portion formed of a first material (205, 405, 505, 605); at least one connecting portion (220, 420, 430, 440, 520, 530, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628) extending between two points on the perimeter portion, the at least one connecting portion being formed from the first material (205, 405, 505, 605); and at least two plate portions (230, 240, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 540, 550, 560, 630, 632, 634, 636, 638, 640) retained within the perimeter portion and the at least one connecting portion, the at least two plate portions formed of a second material (215, 415, 515, 615) that is more rigid than the first material, further comprising a plurality of connecting tabs integrally formed with the at least two plate portions and formed of the second material, wherein the plurality of connecting tabs are covered on an external side of the protective device by the at least one connecting portion, and wherein the plate portions comprise a plurality of ridges and valleys extending in a substantially parallel fashion vertically, horizontally and/or diagonally in an as worn position, the ridges extending above the external surface of the first material.
A discontinuous buffer electrophoretic system comprising: an electrophoretic separation gel, said electrophoretic separation gel comprising a gel buffer system, said buffer system comprising: a gel amine buffer; and a gel ampholyte; and an aqueous running buffer comprising a buffer ampholyte; wherein the gel ampholyte is different from the buffer ampholyte; characterised in that the gel ampholyte is selected from tricine, bicine HEPPS, and TAPS and in that the gel amine buffer is selected from Bis-Tris and Bis-Tris propane. an electrophoretic separation gel, said electrophoretic separation gel comprising a gel buffer system, said buffer system comprising: a gel amine buffer; and a gel ampholyte; and a gel amine buffer; and a gel ampholyte; and an aqueous running buffer comprising a buffer ampholyte; wherein the gel ampholyte is different from the buffer ampholyte; characterised in that the gel ampholyte is selected from tricine, bicine HEPPS, and TAPS and in that the gel amine buffer is selected from Bis-Tris and Bis-Tris propane.