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A length adjustment mechanism for an adjustable comb for a hair cutting appliance, the mechanism comprising: - at least one first sliding joint defining a first movement direction, and - at least one second sliding joint defining a second movement direction, wherein the first movement direction and the second movement direction are arranged as linear paths, and wherein the first movement direction and the second movement direction are arranged in a non-parallel fashion in such a way that a coupling link engaging the first sliding joint and the second sliding joint is guided between a first position and a second position for a combined longitudinal and swiveling movement therebetween. - at least one first sliding joint defining a first movement direction, and - at least one second sliding joint defining a second movement direction,
A method for growing a heart valve in vitro, comprising acts of: positioning a scaffold between a first part and a second part, the first part having a heart valve-shaped protrusion with a plurality of cusps that are formed to mimic the shape of a heart valve leaflet and the second part having a recess that is formed to receive the heart valve-shaped protrusion; closing the first and second parts around the scaffold such that the scaffold is enclosed within the first and second parts; introducing a first solution of cells, through an injection hole, onto the scaffold; incubating the first solution of cells until a first tissue layer forms; adjusting the first part with respect to the second part to create a space around the first tissue layer; introducing a second solution of cells, through the injection hole, onto the scaffold to enclose the first tissue layer; incubating the second solution of cells until a second tissue layer forms that surrounds the first tissue layer; adjusting the first part with respect to the second part to create a space around the second tissue layer; introducing a third solution of cells, through the injection hole, onto the scaffold to enclose the second tissue layer; and incubating the third solution of cells until a third tissue layer forms that surrounds the second tissue layer, wherein the first solution of cells includes smooth muscle cells, the second solution of cells includes fibroblast/myofibroblast cells, and the third solution of cells includes endothelial cells. positioning a scaffold between a first part and a second part, the first part having a heart valve-shaped protrusion with a plurality of cusps that are formed to mimic the shape of a heart valve leaflet and the second part having a recess that is formed to receive the heart valve-shaped protrusion; closing the first and second parts around the scaffold such that the scaffold is enclosed within the first and second parts; introducing a first solution of cells, through an injection hole, onto the scaffold; incubating the first solution of cells until a first tissue layer forms; adjusting the first part with respect to the second part to create a space around the first tissue layer; introducing a second solution of cells, through the injection hole, onto the scaffold to enclose the first tissue layer; incubating the second solution of cells until a second tissue layer forms that surrounds the first tissue layer; adjusting the first part with respect to the second part to create a space around the second tissue layer; introducing a third solution of cells, through the injection hole, onto the scaffold to enclose the second tissue layer; and incubating the third solution of cells until a third tissue layer forms that surrounds the second tissue layer, wherein the first solution of cells includes smooth muscle cells, the second solution of cells includes fibroblast/myofibroblast cells, and the third solution of cells includes endothelial cells.
Method for controlling the functions of set of booms or of a tree-processing device attached to it, in which method - determining and/or estimating the attitude or state, relative to at least one degree of freedom of the set of booms, - determining a momentary operating state of the tree-processing device, - controlling the tree-processing device using first control means, - controlling the set of booms using second control means, in which method either the set of booms or the tree-processing device is an operating unit and the other is correspondingly a control unit, in which method at least one pre-recorded function of the operating unit is defined in a memory and is bound to a first input created by an operator for the operating unit, and: - selecting the pre-recorded function of the operating unit automatically from the memory on the basis of the first input created by the operator, - forming a second input on basis of the determined momentary operating state of the control unit, which contains a conditional criterion for initiating selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit, - initiating the selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit automatically when the conditional criterion of the second input is met, - performing the selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit initiated by the second input, wherein the method takes place in connection with the event of felling a tree and said selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit is performed automatically, characterized in that the criterion is a change in the operating state of the tree-processing device. - determining and/or estimating the attitude or state, relative to at least one degree of freedom of the set of booms, - determining a momentary operating state of the tree-processing device, - controlling the tree-processing device using first control means, - controlling the set of booms using second control means, - selecting the pre-recorded function of the operating unit automatically from the memory on the basis of the first input created by the operator, - forming a second input on basis of the determined momentary operating state of the control unit, which contains a conditional criterion for initiating selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit, - initiating the selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit automatically when the conditional criterion of the second input is met, - performing the selected pre-recorded function of the operating unit initiated by the second input,
A method for selecting between modes of regeneration of an energy storage device of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining operating conditions of the vehicle; and based upon the operating conditions, regenerating the energy storage device, including selecting between a first nonperformance-impacting regeneration mode which involves the recapture of energy that would otherwise be lost or otherwise does not appreciably impact the performance of the vehicle and a performance-impacting regeneration mode which involves the capture of energy that would otherwise be used for another purpose, wherein the first nonperformance-impacting regeneration mode includes: locking a supercharger of the vehicle to ground a rotor shaft to prevent rotors of the supercharger from rotating; applying negative torque from an electric motor-generator to an engine of the vehicle to brake the vehicle; and allowing the negative torque applied to the electric motor-generator to charge the energy storage device. determining operating conditions of the vehicle; and based upon the operating conditions, regenerating the energy storage device, including selecting between a first nonperformance-impacting regeneration mode which involves the recapture of energy that would otherwise be lost or otherwise does not appreciably impact the performance of the vehicle and a performance-impacting regeneration mode which involves the capture of energy that would otherwise be used for another purpose, wherein the first nonperformance-impacting regeneration mode includes: locking a supercharger of the vehicle to ground a rotor shaft to prevent rotors of the supercharger from rotating; applying negative torque from an electric motor-generator to an engine of the vehicle to brake the vehicle; and allowing the negative torque applied to the electric motor-generator to charge the energy storage device. locking a supercharger of the vehicle to ground a rotor shaft to prevent rotors of the supercharger from rotating; applying negative torque from an electric motor-generator to an engine of the vehicle to brake the vehicle; and allowing the negative torque applied to the electric motor-generator to charge the energy storage device.
A compound having formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, NO 2, SO 3 H, NH 2, C 1-8 alkyl, or halogen, and R 2 is hydrogen, NO 2, SO 3 H, NH 2, C 1-8 alkyl, or halogen, for its use as a medicament and particularly for its use in the treatment of a disease or a condition selected from the group consisting of acromegaly, disorders caused by chemotherapy or other therapies involving toxins that damage normal cells, cancer, diabetes, immunodepression, immunosuppression, immunosenescence, immunodeficiency, Alzheimer's disease. R 1 is hydrogen, NO 2, SO 3 H, NH 2, C 1-8 alkyl, or halogen, and R 2 is hydrogen, NO 2, SO 3 H, NH 2, C 1-8 alkyl, or halogen, for its use as a medicament and particularly for its use in the treatment of a disease or a condition selected from the group consisting of acromegaly, disorders caused by chemotherapy or other therapies involving toxins that damage normal cells, cancer, diabetes, immunodepression, immunosuppression, immunosenescence, immunodeficiency, Alzheimer's disease.
A streaming service load sharing method, comprising: receiving (101, 201) a service stream; calculating (102, 202) an allocation identifier of the service stream; determining (103, 203) according to allocation ranges of currently valid service nodes, a service node 1 corresponding to an allocation range to which the allocation identifier of the service stream belongs; wherein the service node 1 belongs to the currently valid nodes and an allocation range of a currently valid service node comprises its own fixed allocation range and a range that is obtained by distributing fixed allocation ranges of service nodes currently in an invalid state to the currently valid service node; and judging (104, 204) whether the service node 1 fails; if no, forwarding (105, 205) the service stream to the service node 1; if yes, forwarding (106, 206) the service stream to a backup service node of the service node 1, receiving (107, 207) a message that is sent by a management module and which indicates that the service node 1 is invalid, and increasing the number of currently invalid service nodes by 1 to adjust the allocation ranges of the currently valid service nodes again. receiving (101, 201) a service stream; calculating (102, 202) an allocation identifier of the service stream; determining (103, 203) according to allocation ranges of currently valid service nodes, a service node 1 corresponding to an allocation range to which the allocation identifier of the service stream belongs; wherein the service node 1 belongs to the currently valid nodes and an allocation range of a currently valid service node comprises its own fixed allocation range and a range that is obtained by distributing fixed allocation ranges of service nodes currently in an invalid state to the currently valid service node; and judging (104, 204) whether the service node 1 fails; if no, forwarding (105, 205) the service stream to the service node 1; if yes, forwarding (106, 206) the service stream to a backup service node of the service node 1, receiving (107, 207) a message that is sent by a management module and which indicates that the service node 1 is invalid, and increasing the number of currently invalid service nodes by 1 to adjust the allocation ranges of the currently valid service nodes again. forwarding (106, 206) the service stream to a backup service node of the service node 1, receiving (107, 207) a message that is sent by a management module and which indicates that the service node 1 is invalid, and increasing the number of currently invalid service nodes by 1 to adjust the allocation ranges of the currently valid service nodes again.
Method of operating a belt grinding apparatus having a belt grinding machine which has a closed grinding belt that is guided at least around a contact roller and a drive roller; having a program-controlled handling device which, by means of an end effector, holds the workpiece to be ground and, for belt grinding, moves along a predetermined, programmed path of movement; having a force-measuring unit for measuring the force with which the workpiece makes contact with the grinding belt; having an adjusting drive for moving the contact roller and the end effector towards and away from one another in direction; and having a position sensor for detecting the position of the adjusting drive, characterised in that once the programming of the path of movement is complete, a test workpiece is ground - with the adjusting drive being capable of being forced back - and while so doing the force and the position of the adjusting drive are continuously detected by means of the force-measuring unit and the position sensor and the corresponding data are stored, those data are used to ascertain the contact sections of the path of movement, in which the test workpiece is in contact with the grinding belt for grinding, and the contact-free sections of the path of movement, in which the workpiece and the grinding belt are contact-free relative to one another, and then, for grinding the workpieces, the adjusting drive, by means of a regulator using the stored data as guide variable, is force-regulated in the contact sections and position-regulated in the contact-free sections.
A heat-not-burn smoking article comprising: a tobacco-containing segment containing tobacco and an aerosol former; a tubular cooling segment (3, 8) having one or more perforations on the perimeter; wherein the heat-not-burn smoking article further comprises a tubular member having an inner diameter smaller than the cooling segment (3, 8), wherein the cooling segment (3, 8) is joined at the end in the mouth end direction to the member; and the perforations are provided at a position 2 to 4 mm from the joined face. a tobacco-containing segment containing tobacco and an aerosol former; a tubular cooling segment (3, 8) having one or more perforations on the perimeter; wherein the heat-not-burn smoking article further comprises a tubular member having an inner diameter smaller than the cooling segment (3, 8), wherein the cooling segment (3, 8) is joined at the end in the mouth end direction to the member; and the perforations are provided at a position 2 to 4 mm from the joined face.
A Sensor assembly, comprising at least three components formed separately from one another, namely a sensor housing extending along a sensor axis with a sensor accommodated therein, a sensor bracket and a sensor carrier, the sensor housing, in a reference state of the sensor assembly ready for a detection operation of the sensor, being held on the sensor carrier with the sensor bracket being arranged in between, the sensor bracket having a pipe section with an external thread which is in screw engagement with an internal thread of the sensor carrier along a screw axis, the screw axis defining an axial direction running along the screw axis, radial directions extending orthogonally to the screw axis and a circumferential direction extending around the screw axis, wherein the pipe section surrounds the sensor housing in the circumferential direction, characterized in that at least one thread of the external thread of the sensor bracket and the internal thread of the sensor carrier as a locking thread has a release-locking formation (60a, 60b, 60c), wherein the release-locking formation (60a, 60b, 60c), in relation to a circumferential section of the thread groove which is free from the release-locking formation (60a, 60b, 60c), reduces the cross-sectional area of the thread groove locally in the at least one circumferential section.
Image sensor comprising a matrix of active pixels, each pixel comprising a photodiode with a set intrinsic internal potential, a storage node for storing charges integrated in the photodiode, at least one gate for transferring charges between the photodiode and the storage node for controlling the transfer of charges from the photodiode to the storage node after a phase of resetting the storage node, a gate for resetting the potential of the storage node, and an electrical connection between the storage node and the gate of a read-out transistor, in order to allow the potential of the storage node to be read-out in a read-out phase following the reset phase, characterized in that the storage node includes three portions comprising: - a first floating diffusion that is adjacent to the transfer gate and to the reset gate, and connected by the electrical connection to the gate of the read-out transistor, - a second floating diffusion that is not adjacent to the first floating diffusion, not adjacent to the reset gate and not connected to the gate of the read-out transistor, - a structure (PHa) for setting internal potential, separating the first floating diffusion from the second floating diffusion, this structure establishing, in the absence of charges, an internal potential plateau between the two floating diffusions and in the second floating diffusion, at an intermediate potential level (Vpin2) that is constant during the read-out phase and higher than the set intrinsic internal potential (Vpin1) of the photodiode but lower than a reset potential level of the first floating diffusion, so that the charges transferred from the photodiode into the storage node are confined in the first floating diffusion but spontaneously overflow, if they are too many, into the structure for setting internal potential and into the second floating diffusion. - a first floating diffusion that is adjacent to the transfer gate and to the reset gate, and connected by the electrical connection to the gate of the read-out transistor, - a second floating diffusion that is not adjacent to the first floating diffusion, not adjacent to the reset gate and not connected to the gate of the read-out transistor, - a structure (PHa) for setting internal potential, separating the first floating diffusion from the second floating diffusion, this structure establishing, in the absence of charges, an internal potential plateau between the two floating diffusions and in the second floating diffusion, at an intermediate potential level (Vpin2) that is constant during the read-out phase and higher than the set intrinsic internal potential (Vpin1) of the photodiode but lower than a reset potential level of the first floating diffusion, so that the charges transferred from the photodiode into the storage node are confined in the first floating diffusion but spontaneously overflow, if they are too many, into the structure for setting internal potential and into the second floating diffusion.
An elastic spunbonded nonwoven comprising a plurality of core/sheath filaments, wherein the core of each core/sheath filament is made of a first polymeric component, and the sheath of each core/sheath filament is made of a second polymeric component (P'), wherein the first polymeric component comprises a blend of at least two elastic propylene-based olefin copolymers (P a; P b) of different melt flow rate (MFR1a and MFR1b), and the second polymeric component (P') comprises an elastic propylene-based olefin copolymer and has a melt flow rate MFR2 that is higher than the melt flow rate MFR1 of the first polymeric component, wherein the melt flow rates MFR1 and MFR2 of the first and second polymeric components (P, P') are greater than 2 g/10min and less than 100 g/10min, as measured by ASTM D-1238 at 230°C and 2.16 kg, wherein the ratio MFR2/MFR1 is higher than 1.5, and wherein the elastic propylene-based olefin copolymers of the first polymeric component and of the second polymeric component comprises propylene and from 10 to 25 weight % of one or more C2 and/or C4 to C10 alpha-olefin co-monomers.
An energy management system comprising a in situ processing unit comprising: (a) A measuring unit (2,3,5) capable of measuring a set of power related parameters over a main electricity cable; (b) A first processing unit capable of processing said power related parameters by applying a signature detection algorithm, for detecting an event relating to turning ON or OFF of an electronic and/or electric appliance and for characterizing said event; (c) Means for transferring to a server a data packet comprising an output of said signature detection algorithm; Characterized in that, the processing unit triggers the transfer of a data packet only in case such an event is detected. (a) A measuring unit (2,3,5) capable of measuring a set of power related parameters over a main electricity cable; (b) A first processing unit capable of processing said power related parameters by applying a signature detection algorithm, for detecting an event relating to turning ON or OFF of an electronic and/or electric appliance and for characterizing said event; (c) Means for transferring to a server a data packet comprising an output of said signature detection algorithm;
A vehicle door handle apparatus comprising: a handle base secured to a vehicle door; an operation handle freely rotatably coupled to the handle base; and a lighting device including a light emitting element that emits light by being fed with power through wire harnesses inserted through an inside of the operation handle, wherein an irradiation opening is formed on a sidewall of the operation handle, the side wall being opposite to a ground in a state where the operation handle is attached onto the door, and the lighting device is formed in a lens portion sealing the light emitting element in cooperation with sealing resin, and is secured to the operation handle by fitting, to the irradiation opening, a fitting protruding portion of the lens portion having a shape coinciding with the irradiation opening, characterized in that the operation handle is formed by coupling a front cover and a back cover to each other, the front cover including a harness insertion groove through which the wire harnesses are inserted, and allowing the irradiation opening to be formed on a sidewall of the front cover itself, the sidewall forming the harness insertion groove therein, and the back cover closing the harness insertion groove, and the lighting device is secured to a predetermined position by sandwiching a flange portion formed on a base end of the fitting protruding portion between an inner wall surface of the harness insertion groove and the back cover. a handle base secured to a vehicle door; an operation handle freely rotatably coupled to the handle base; and a lighting device including a light emitting element that emits light by being fed with power through wire harnesses inserted through an inside of the operation handle, wherein an irradiation opening is formed on a sidewall of the operation handle, the side wall being opposite to a ground in a state where the operation handle is attached onto the door, and the lighting device is formed in a lens portion sealing the light emitting element in cooperation with sealing resin, and is secured to the operation handle by fitting, to the irradiation opening, a fitting protruding portion of the lens portion having a shape coinciding with the irradiation opening, characterized in that the operation handle is formed by coupling a front cover and a back cover to each other, the front cover including a harness insertion groove through which the wire harnesses are inserted, and allowing the irradiation opening to be formed on a sidewall of the front cover itself, the sidewall forming the harness insertion groove therein, and the back cover closing the harness insertion groove, and the lighting device is secured to a predetermined position by sandwiching a flange portion formed on a base end of the fitting protruding portion between an inner wall surface of the harness insertion groove and the back cover.