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A power extraction apparatus for extracting power from a flowing fluid, comprising: a base member fixed relative to the flowing fluid; a flexible article connected to the base member that is disposed in contact with the flowing fluid, having at least one contact surface permanently configured with a persistent deformation projecting transverse to a longitudinal axis of the flexible article, the longitudinal axis being oriented substantially parallel to a primary flow direction of the flowing fluid, wherein the at least one persistent deformation is maintained regardless of the flowing fluid and dynamically undulates in response to forces imposed by the flowing fluid; and a power extraction component coupled to undulations of the at least one persistent deformation to extract power therefrom. a base member fixed relative to the flowing fluid; a flexible article connected to the base member that is disposed in contact with the flowing fluid, having at least one contact surface permanently configured with a persistent deformation projecting transverse to a longitudinal axis of the flexible article, the longitudinal axis being oriented substantially parallel to a primary flow direction of the flowing fluid, wherein the at least one persistent deformation is maintained regardless of the flowing fluid and dynamically undulates in response to forces imposed by the flowing fluid; and a power extraction component coupled to undulations of the at least one persistent deformation to extract power therefrom.
Balancing or measuring device which contains a base body which is rotatable about an axis and includes a receiving opening for receiving a coupling shaft of a component to be balanced or to be measured and a centring element which is displaceable axially in the base body counter to a spring arrangement (11, 12) for centring the component in the base body, characterised in that the spring arrangement (11, 12) is designed to be integral with the centring element, which centring element comprises a roll body cage fitted with roll bodies and the spring arrangement (11, 12) is formed by a lower part of the roll body cage provided with openings.
Apparatus for profile extrusion, comprising at least three clamping devices (23, 24) arranged equidistantly around the perimeter of a profile to be extruded, a clamping element of each clamping device (23, 24) being able to be placed directly against the profile to be extruded, characterized in that the clamping element is arranged in each of the clamping devices (23, 24), and that the clamping elements are movable radially to the axis of extrusion by means of a servo motor, each clamping device being connected to the adjacent clamping device by a coupling device, the coupling device being designed as a transmission shaft fitted with a gear, one of the clamping devices (23, 24) featuring an additional drive that functions as the main controller.
A method of controlling a robot configured to clean a hull of a vessel whilst travelling over said hull, the method performed by a processor (202,302) and comprising: receiving input data; during cleaning being performed by the robot, detecting that said cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused based on determining, from the input data, that the robot is at risk of damage based on at least one of (i) location information defining a geographical location of the vessel, (ii) location information defining a location of the robot on the hull of the vessel and input information indicative that the vessel will start to move within a predetermined time period, and (iii) environmental data relating to an environment of the vessel; in response to said detecting that cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused, outputting a pause cleaning signal indicating that said cleaning is to be paused; receiving further input data; whilst said cleaning is paused, detecting that cleaning performed by the robot is to be restarted based on determining, from the further input data, that the robot is no longer at risk of damage; and in response to said detecting that cleaning being performed by the robot is to be restarted, outputting a restart cleaning signal indicating that said cleaning is to be restarted. receiving input data; during cleaning being performed by the robot, detecting that said cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused based on determining, from the input data, that the robot is at risk of damage based on at least one of (i) location information defining a geographical location of the vessel, (ii) location information defining a location of the robot on the hull of the vessel and input information indicative that the vessel will start to move within a predetermined time period, and (iii) environmental data relating to an environment of the vessel; in response to said detecting that cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused, outputting a pause cleaning signal indicating that said cleaning is to be paused; receiving further input data; whilst said cleaning is paused, detecting that cleaning performed by the robot is to be restarted based on determining, from the further input data, that the robot is no longer at risk of damage; and in response to said detecting that cleaning being performed by the robot is to be restarted, outputting a restart cleaning signal indicating that said cleaning is to be restarted.
A recombinant AAV vector comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding β-sarcoglycan, wherein the polynucleotide sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1.
The non-therapeutic use of a non-pore blocking antiperspirant agent of general formula I for reducing perspiration, general formula I being: Ar-CH a CH a -X wherein Ar is an aryl group, a is 1 or 2, and X is a sub-structure of formula CH -Y or CO.Z, wherein Y is a C 1 -C 10 hydroxyalkyl group and Z is a C 1 -C 10 hydroxyalkyl group or a C 1 -C 10 oxyalkyl group.
A system for detecting a polypeptide of interest in a sample comprising: an optical sensor that comprises a ring resonator configured to resonate at a resonant wavelength; a first antibody that specifically binds to the polypeptide of interest, wherein the first antibody is attached to a surface of the optical sensor; and a second antibody that specifically binds to the polypeptide of interest; and a particle attached to the second antibody or a particle capable of binding the second antibody; and a detector, wherein said resonant wavelength is shifted when said second antibody is bound to said polypeptide of interest, and when said polypeptide of interest is bound to said first antibody, such that said optical sensor is configured to sense said second antibody combined with said polypeptide bound to said first antibody, and the particle is adapted to amplify the shift of the resonant wavelength, and wherein said detector is capable of detecting the shift in the resonant wavelength. an optical sensor that comprises a ring resonator configured to resonate at a resonant wavelength; a first antibody that specifically binds to the polypeptide of interest, wherein the first antibody is attached to a surface of the optical sensor; and a second antibody that specifically binds to the polypeptide of interest; and a particle attached to the second antibody or a particle capable of binding the second antibody; and a detector, wherein said resonant wavelength is shifted when said second antibody is bound to said polypeptide of interest, and when said polypeptide of interest is bound to said first antibody, such that said optical sensor is configured to sense said second antibody combined with said polypeptide bound to said first antibody, and the particle is adapted to amplify the shift of the resonant wavelength, and wherein said detector is capable of detecting the shift in the resonant wavelength.
A method of controlling streaming of data from a streaming server to a User Equipment, UE, via a Radio Access Network, RAN, the method comprising: requesting multiple streams (401-404; 504) from the streaming server, wherein the data byte start values of the multiple streams are offset and the requested multiple streams have sequential ranges of data, receiving streaming data (300; 401-404) from the streaming server, combining the streaming data received in the multiple streams, re-shaping the received streaming data into bursts (310; 410), and transmitting the bursts to the UE at a higher bitrate than the bitrate of the received streaming data. requesting multiple streams (401-404; 504) from the streaming server, wherein the data byte start values of the multiple streams are offset and the requested multiple streams have sequential ranges of data, receiving streaming data (300; 401-404) from the streaming server, combining the streaming data received in the multiple streams, re-shaping the received streaming data into bursts (310; 410), and transmitting the bursts to the UE at a higher bitrate than the bitrate of the received streaming data.
A face spline forming apparatus for forming a face spline in a bottom-wall back surface of an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, the face spline forming apparatus comprising: a punch member having a tooth portion for forming the face spline, and having an axial center inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an axial center of the outer joint member; a pedestal having an end-surface receiving surface for receiving an opening end surface of a cup section of the outer joint member; a shaft member having an inner-surface receiving surface for receiving a bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section of the outer joint member; characterized by a movement mechanism for shifting the pedestal and the shaft member relative to each other in an axial direction thereof; and control means for controlling the movement mechanism so that a pressure is simultaneously receivable by the opening end surface of the cup section and the bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section, wherein, at the time of receiving the pressure simultaneously, the punch member is configured to perform rocking motion through rotation of the punch member about the axial center of the outer joint member, to thereby form the face spline in the bottom-wall back surface due to plastic deformation caused by the tooth portion of the punch member. a punch member having a tooth portion for forming the face spline, and having an axial center inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an axial center of the outer joint member; a pedestal having an end-surface receiving surface for receiving an opening end surface of a cup section of the outer joint member; a shaft member having an inner-surface receiving surface for receiving a bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section of the outer joint member; characterized by a movement mechanism for shifting the pedestal and the shaft member relative to each other in an axial direction thereof; and control means for controlling the movement mechanism so that a pressure is simultaneously receivable by the opening end surface of the cup section and the bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section, wherein, at the time of receiving the pressure simultaneously, the punch member is configured to perform rocking motion through rotation of the punch member about the axial center of the outer joint member, to thereby form the face spline in the bottom-wall back surface due to plastic deformation caused by the tooth portion of the punch member.
An illumination optical apparatus for illuminating a target to be illuminated with light from a light source, the illumination optical apparatus being for an exposure apparatus and comprising: a spatial light modulator having a plurality of movable mirrors arranged in array form, characterised by: means for dividing the light from the light source into a plurality of beams; and a relay optical system for condensing light beams from the means for dividing the light into the plurality of light beams on to the spatial light modulator, wherein the means for dividing the light from the light source into the plurality of beams comprises a plurality of lens elements arranged two-dimensionally to positionally correspond to the plurality of movable mirrors. a spatial light modulator having a plurality of movable mirrors arranged in array form, characterised by: means for dividing the light from the light source into a plurality of beams; and a relay optical system for condensing light beams from the means for dividing the light into the plurality of light beams on to the spatial light modulator, wherein the means for dividing the light from the light source into the plurality of beams comprises a plurality of lens elements arranged two-dimensionally to positionally correspond to the plurality of movable mirrors. means for dividing the light from the light source into a plurality of beams; and a relay optical system for condensing light beams from the means for dividing the light into the plurality of light beams on to the spatial light modulator, wherein the means for dividing the light from the light source into the plurality of beams comprises a plurality of lens elements arranged two-dimensionally to positionally correspond to the plurality of movable mirrors.
Rail vehicle for passenger transport comprising a carriage with at least one door in a passenger entrance/exit area and an extendable step platform for bridging a horizontal gap between the carriage and a stationary platform, wherein in the passenger entrance/exit area it has an immobile stepping strip which is fixedly connected to the carriage and projects beyond an outer shell of the carriage, characterised in that the extendable step platform is arranged below the stepping strip in such a way that a step is embodied between the extended step platform and the stepping strip, wherein the stepping strip has an L-shaped profile in an outwardly directed region, wherein a substantially horizontal section of the L-shaped profile is embodied for stepping purposes and projects at least partially beyond the outer shell of the carriage and wherein a substantially vertical section of the L-shaped profile is embodied to rest against the door in a closed position.
A cardboard pre-treatment system comprising: a creasing module for creating in a cardboard creases about which the cardboard is to be folded when forming a finished a product that is to be produced from the cardboard, and a processing module for processing the cardboard after the cardboard has passed through the creasing module, wherein the processing module includes a laser source producing a laser beam, characterised in that the creasing module is configured to create at least one further crease to coincide with a line to be processed by the processing module, the further crease serving to reduce the thickness of the cardboard along said line prior to exposure to the laser beam of the processing module. a creasing module for creating in a cardboard creases about which the cardboard is to be folded when forming a finished a product that is to be produced from the cardboard, and a processing module for processing the cardboard after the cardboard has passed through the creasing module, wherein the processing module includes a laser source producing a laser beam, characterised in that the creasing module is configured to create at least one further crease to coincide with a line to be processed by the processing module, the further crease serving to reduce the thickness of the cardboard along said line prior to exposure to the laser beam of the processing module.
A bearing arrangement on a self-supporting tank for cold or cryogenic liquids, with • a tank shell of light metal, which limits a tank space by a tank bottom wall, tank sidewalls (46 to 49) and a tank ceiling wall, • bearing bodies (1, 2) of wood, arranged on the lower side of the tank bottom wall for bearing on foundations, and • support structures on the lower side of the tank bottom, which enclose the bearing bodies (1,2) at least in the upper edge zone, wherein gaps exist between the support structures and the bearing bodies at ambient temperatur, which are dimensioned such that they close themselves when the tank is cooled down to operating temperature, so that the support structures sit snugly on the bearing bodies (1, 2) at the operating temperature of the tank, • wherein the bearing bodies (1, 2) have outward protruding flanges (2.1) and the support structures embrace the flanges (2.1) by means for embracing the flanges (2.1). • a tank shell of light metal, which limits a tank space by a tank bottom wall, tank sidewalls (46 to 49) and a tank ceiling wall, • bearing bodies (1, 2) of wood, arranged on the lower side of the tank bottom wall for bearing on foundations, and • support structures on the lower side of the tank bottom, which enclose the bearing bodies (1,2) at least in the upper edge zone, wherein gaps exist between the support structures and the bearing bodies at ambient temperatur, which are dimensioned such that they close themselves when the tank is cooled down to operating temperature, so that the support structures sit snugly on the bearing bodies (1, 2) at the operating temperature of the tank, • wherein the bearing bodies (1, 2) have outward protruding flanges (2.1) and the support structures embrace the flanges (2.1) by means for embracing the flanges (2.1).
A method for identification and detection of microorganisms in a sample, characterized in that it comprises: - carrying out at least one immunoassay reaction on a sample previously taken, for isolating and separating at least one chosen, target analyte that is a microorganism susceptible of being contained therein, by incubating the sample with one or more reagents that are antibodies, each one being specific to a target microorganism, conjugated to a magnetic particle, in such a way that the target microorganism couples to the specific magnetic antibody during the incubation and is subsequently separated from the rest of the sample by magnetism; - carrying out a second immunoassay reaction on the sample previously subjected to the first immunoassay reaction, for marking the microorganism previously coupled to the specific antibody conjugated to the magnetic particle before quantifying thereof, by incubating the sample with at least one second reagent, that is an antibody specific to the target microorganism conjugated to a fluorescent marker; and - detecting and quantifying the amount of the separated microorganism previously coupled to the antibodies by illuminating the same and measuring the emitted fluorescence. - carrying out at least one immunoassay reaction on a sample previously taken, for isolating and separating at least one chosen, target analyte that is a microorganism susceptible of being contained therein, by incubating the sample with one or more reagents that are antibodies, each one being specific to a target microorganism, conjugated to a magnetic particle, in such a way that the target microorganism couples to the specific magnetic antibody during the incubation and is subsequently separated from the rest of the sample by magnetism; - carrying out a second immunoassay reaction on the sample previously subjected to the first immunoassay reaction, for marking the microorganism previously coupled to the specific antibody conjugated to the magnetic particle before quantifying thereof, by incubating the sample with at least one second reagent, that is an antibody specific to the target microorganism conjugated to a fluorescent marker; and - detecting and quantifying the amount of the separated microorganism previously coupled to the antibodies by illuminating the same and measuring the emitted fluorescence.
A control system for a driving device (DFS, DRS) that is capable of adjusting a left driving force, which is a driving force of a left driving part for propelling a vehicle, arranged on a left side of the vehicle with respect to a traveling direction of the vehicle, and a right driving force, which is a driving force of a right driving part for propelling the vehicle, arranged on a right side of the vehicle with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle, thereby changing a left-right driving force sum (TTWLR), which is a sum of the left driving force and the right driving force, and a left-right driving force difference (ΔTWLR), which is a difference between the left driving force and the right driving force, independently of each other, the control system comprising: controller for performing an opposite distribution control for generating the left-right driving force difference (ΔTWLR) by controlling the left driving force and the right driving force via the driving device (DFS, DRS) such that a yaw moment in a direction opposite to a turning direction of the vehicle acts on the vehicle; and characterized in that the control system further comprises deceleration obtainer (2, 26) for obtaining deceleration of the vehicle; during performance of the opposite distribution control, when the deceleration of the vehicle is obtained, said controller performs a limit control for controlling the left driving force and the right driving force such that a change in the left-right driving force difference (ΔTWLR) becomes smaller than a change in the left-right driving force sum (TTWLR). the control system further comprises deceleration obtainer (2, 26) for obtaining deceleration of the vehicle; during performance of the opposite distribution control, when the deceleration of the vehicle is obtained, said controller performs a limit control for controlling the left driving force and the right driving force such that a change in the left-right driving force difference (ΔTWLR) becomes smaller than a change in the left-right driving force sum (TTWLR).
Method for reducing the peak factor of a signal transmitted in a frequency band comprising several channels, the signal using a plurality of channels (511, 512, 513, 514, 515) in the band, characterized in that it comprises: • a step of clipping the said signal, • a step of subtracting the said clipped signal from the said signal, so as to obtain a peak signal, • a step of filtering the said peak signal with the aid of a single multichannel filter configured to comply with a predetermined spectral mask for each of the channels used by the signal, and • a step of subtracting the filtered peak signal from the signal. • a step of clipping the said signal, • a step of subtracting the said clipped signal from the said signal, so as to obtain a peak signal, • a step of filtering the said peak signal with the aid of a single multichannel filter configured to comply with a predetermined spectral mask for each of the channels used by the signal, and • a step of subtracting the filtered peak signal from the signal.
A composition that forms a semipenetrating polymer network comprising: a first polymer chosen from a poly(arylene ether) polymer including polymer repeat units of the following structure: -(O-Ar 1 -O-Ar 2 -O-) m -(-O-Ar 3 -O-Ar 4 -O) n - where Ar 1, Ar 2, Ar 3, and Ar 4 are identical or different aryl radicals, m is 0 to 1, n is 1-m; a polysulfone; a polyimide; a polyamide; a poly(etherketone); a polyurea; a polyurethane; and combinations thereof; and a second polymer comprising a per(phenylethynyl)arene polymer derivative. a first polymer chosen from a poly(arylene ether) polymer including polymer repeat units of the following structure: -(O-Ar 1 -O-Ar 2 -O-) m -(-O-Ar 3 -O-Ar 4 -O) n - where Ar 1, Ar 2, Ar 3, and Ar 4 are identical or different aryl radicals, m is 0 to 1, n is 1-m; a polysulfone; a polyimide; a polyamide; a poly(etherketone); a polyurea; a polyurethane; and combinations thereof; and a second polymer comprising a per(phenylethynyl)arene polymer derivative.