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A guide rail for an elevator car in a hoistway, comprising: a base connectable with a wall of the hoistway; a web portion, formed of two sheet thicknesses of sheet steel material, connected to and extending from the base to a rail tip, the web portion including a closed cross-section web cavity extending along a length of the guide rail; and a filler, disposed in the web cavity, between the two sheet thicknesses, to prevent damage to the web portion under braking forces applied to the guide rail; characterised by: a transition portion located between the base and the web portion which is substantially triangular in shape having an apex at the web portion; a gap or opening between the two sheet thicknesses which extends from the rail tip to the apex; and a weld located at or near the apex to secure the two sheet thicknesses together at the apex; wherein the filler is a filler strip, formed of sheet steel material. a base connectable with a wall of the hoistway; a web portion, formed of two sheet thicknesses of sheet steel material, connected to and extending from the base to a rail tip, the web portion including a closed cross-section web cavity extending along a length of the guide rail; and a filler, disposed in the web cavity, between the two sheet thicknesses, to prevent damage to the web portion under braking forces applied to the guide rail; characterised by: a transition portion located between the base and the web portion which is substantially triangular in shape having an apex at the web portion; a gap or opening between the two sheet thicknesses which extends from the rail tip to the apex; and a weld located at or near the apex to secure the two sheet thicknesses together at the apex; wherein the filler is a filler strip, formed of sheet steel material. a transition portion located between the base and the web portion which is substantially triangular in shape having an apex at the web portion; a gap or opening between the two sheet thicknesses which extends from the rail tip to the apex; and a weld located at or near the apex to secure the two sheet thicknesses together at the apex; wherein the filler is a filler strip, formed of sheet steel material.
An indication system for a vehicle chargeable by a power supply external to the vehicle, said vehicle including: a rechargeable power storage device; a charging port connectable with a charging cable for supplying electric power from said power supply to said vehicle; a charger receiving electric power supplied from said power supply for charging said power storage device; and a communication unit using said charging port and said charging cable as a communication channel for communicating with a communication device external to the vehicle, and said indication system comprising: a first indication unit for indicating that charging of said power storage device by said charger is in progress; characterised by a second indication unit provided near said first indication unit for indicating that communication with said communication device external to the vehicle by said communication unit is in progress, in that said vehicle comprises a radio communication unit for communicating by radio with a radio communication device external to the vehicle, and in that said indication system comprises an indication control unit for changing a manner of indication by said second indication unit depending on whether communication by said radio communication unit is possible or not. a rechargeable power storage device; a charging port connectable with a charging cable for supplying electric power from said power supply to said vehicle; a charger receiving electric power supplied from said power supply for charging said power storage device; and a communication unit using said charging port and said charging cable as a communication channel for communicating with a communication device external to the vehicle, and a first indication unit for indicating that charging of said power storage device by said charger is in progress; characterised by a second indication unit provided near said first indication unit for indicating that communication with said communication device external to the vehicle by said communication unit is in progress, in that said vehicle comprises a radio communication unit for communicating by radio with a radio communication device external to the vehicle, and in that
A computer-implemented method, comprising: determining, using a processor, an orientation of a mobile device (110, 205) using an accelerometer and using a proximity sensor (215, 219); determining, using the processor, an operating mode among a plurality of operating modes of the mobile device (110, 205) based on the determined orientation of the mobile device (110, 205), each of the plurality of operating modes having an associated speech energy threshold that is based on a distance between the mobile device (110, 205) and a user when the mobile device (110, 205) is in the respective operating mode; identifying speech detection parameters that specify when speech detection begins or ends based on the determined operating mode, wherein the speech detection parameters comprise a speech energy threshold associated with the determined operating mode; and detecting speech from the user of the mobile device (110, 205) based on the speech detection parameters, wherein the speech energy threshold is compared to detected auditory information to determine whether the user is speaking to the mobile device (110, 205). determining, using a processor, an orientation of a mobile device (110, 205) using an accelerometer and using a proximity sensor (215, 219); determining, using the processor, an operating mode among a plurality of operating modes of the mobile device (110, 205) based on the determined orientation of the mobile device (110, 205), each of the plurality of operating modes having an associated speech energy threshold that is based on a distance between the mobile device (110, 205) and a user when the mobile device (110, 205) is in the respective operating mode; identifying speech detection parameters that specify when speech detection begins or ends based on the determined operating mode, wherein the speech detection parameters comprise a speech energy threshold associated with the determined operating mode; and detecting speech from the user of the mobile device (110, 205) based on the speech detection parameters, wherein the speech energy threshold is compared to detected auditory information to determine whether the user is speaking to the mobile device (110, 205).
A lighting system, comprising: a series of LED-based lighting units (6750, 6754) configured as a flexible string, each LED-based lighting unit (6750, 6754) configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol; and a fastening facility configured to couple at least a portion of the flexible string to at least one substrate in a predetermined configuration. a series of LED-based lighting units (6750, 6754) configured as a flexible string, each LED-based lighting unit (6750, 6754) configured to respond to data addressed to it in a serial addressing protocol; and a fastening facility configured to couple at least a portion of the flexible string to at least one substrate in a predetermined configuration.
A method of operating an electrochemical gas sensor comprising at least one working electrode comprising an electrocatalyst and having a ratio of total electrochemically accessible surface area to geometrical surface area of at least 2:1, comprising: alternatingly biasing a potential of the working electrode to a first potential at which the electrocatalyst is active to catalyze a redox reaction of a first target gas and to a second potential, different from the first potential, at which the electrocatalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze the redox reaction of the first target gas, a plurality of times, measuring a first output signal arising from the redox reaction of the first target gas at the first potential; and deconvoluting the first output signal while the at least one working electrode is biased at the first potential to separate a portion of the first output signal arising from non-faradaic current to determine a concentration of the first target gas. alternatingly biasing a potential of the working electrode to a first potential at which the electrocatalyst is active to catalyze a redox reaction of a first target gas and to a second potential, different from the first potential, at which the electrocatalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze the redox reaction of the first target gas, a plurality of times, measuring a first output signal arising from the redox reaction of the first target gas at the first potential; and deconvoluting the first output signal while the at least one working electrode is biased at the first potential to separate a portion of the first output signal arising from non-faradaic current to determine a concentration of the first target gas.
Cooling section for a continuous line for annealing or galvanizing steel strips arranged to receive a metal strip, said section comprising at least one dry cooling zone arranged to spray a gas onto said steel strip, at least one wet cooling zone arranged to spray a liquid or a mixture of gas and liquid onto said steel strip, and an airlock for separating atmospheres, which airlock is interposed between the dry cooling zone and the wet cooling zone, wherein the airlock for separating atmospheres comprises three pairs of rollers or flaps (8, 9, 10), each of the pairs being positioned transversely to a direction of travel of the metal strip, said three pairs of rollers or flaps delimiting between them two zones of said airlock: a first zone, which is delimited by the first two pairs of rollers or flaps (8, 9) in the direction of travel of the strip, located on the side of the dry cooling zone, and comprises extraction means, and a second zone, which is delimited by the last two pairs of rollers or flaps (9, 10) in the direction of travel of the strip, located on the side of the wet cooling zone, and comprises means arranged to inject an inert gas.
A power generation system, comprising: a housing that accommodates a power generator as a stack and a reformer; a connection terminal that is disposed on a front surface of the housing and performs connection with a system power supply or an external device; a first pipe that is disposed inside the housing and disposed to extend from the front surface of the housing toward a rear surface of the housing; and a connection line that connects the system power supply or the external device and the connection terminal via the first pipe, wherein the connection terminal and the first pipe are arranged on a lower side of the housing, and are arranged on an outer side of an air-tight region of the housing. a housing that accommodates a power generator as a stack and a reformer; a connection terminal that is disposed on a front surface of the housing and performs connection with a system power supply or an external device; a first pipe that is disposed inside the housing and disposed to extend from the front surface of the housing toward a rear surface of the housing; and a connection line that connects the system power supply or the external device and the connection terminal via the first pipe, wherein the connection terminal and the first pipe are arranged on a lower side of the housing, and are arranged on an outer side of an air-tight region of the housing.
A process or method which is: A. a process for producing a silk blend film, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the silk protein solution is free of solvents other than water; (b) adding a biocompatible polymer to the aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) drying the resulting solution of step (b) to obtain a silk blend film; and (d) contacting the silk blend film with an alcohol and water solution; or B. a method of preparing a silk biomaterial scaffold comprising the steps of: (a) providing a mold; (b) directing a solution into the mold, wherein the solution comprises an aqueous solution of silk protein and a biocompatible polymer, wherein the composition is free of solvents other than water, and wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) curing the solution; (d) removing the cured scaffold from the mold. A. a process for producing a silk blend film, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the silk protein solution is free of solvents other than water; (b) adding a biocompatible polymer to the aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) drying the resulting solution of step (b) to obtain a silk blend film; and (d) contacting the silk blend film with an alcohol and water solution; or (a) preparing an aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the silk protein solution is free of solvents other than water; (b) adding a biocompatible polymer to the aqueous silk protein solution, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) drying the resulting solution of step (b) to obtain a silk blend film; and (d) contacting the silk blend film with an alcohol and water solution; or B. a method of preparing a silk biomaterial scaffold comprising the steps of: (a) providing a mold; (b) directing a solution into the mold, wherein the solution comprises an aqueous solution of silk protein and a biocompatible polymer, wherein the composition is free of solvents other than water, and wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) curing the solution; (d) removing the cured scaffold from the mold. (a) providing a mold; (b) directing a solution into the mold, wherein the solution comprises an aqueous solution of silk protein and a biocompatible polymer, wherein the composition is free of solvents other than water, and wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol; (c) curing the solution; (d) removing the cured scaffold from the mold.
A storage device for storing receptacles, preferably cryo-vials, in a carrier structure (3, 51), the storage device comprising interconnected elements (11, 15, 16) arranged one above the other with each element (11, 15, 16) comprising one pocket for holding an individual receptacle wherein the pockets are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis and the storage device being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles into and from said pockets in longitudinal direction and/or in lateral direction, characterized in that elements (11, 15, 16) are pivotably interconnected with its adjacent elements (11, 15, 16) so that they are pivotable by a pivot angle in relation to the longitudinal axis.
Shoulder prosthesis comprising - a stem suitable for being inserted into a humerus for the attachment of the prosthesis on the humerus, the stem forming a direction of insertion, - a main body of the prosthesis, attachable to said stem, and suitable for being inserted at least partially into a humerus positioned on a humeral head presenting a pair of tuberosities, - the main body of the prosthesis extending according to a prevalent extension set at an angle in relation to the insertion direction in a such a manner to follow the anatomic angle of the humeral head and to provide an internal curved part and an external curved part of said main body of the prosthesis with respect to said axis of the prevalent extension, - the main body of the prosthesis being adapted to be associated with a spherical head or with a cup in a manner so that it interacts with a glenoid cavity or with a glenosphere respectively, characterized in that the main body of the prosthesis comprises two support fins that extend radially with respect to said axis of prevalent extension, said two support fins being arranged and defining said internal curved part of said main body of the prosthesis said two support fins forming between them, in relation to a plane perpendicular to said prevalent extension, a flare angle (α) between 60 and 120 degrees in a manner to be abutted by the tuberosities of the humerus in an insertion configuration of the prosthesis in the humerus, said two support fins having a blade-like configuration and extending from said axis of prevalent extension in a manner so that the main body of the prosthesis assumes a section that is bilobate; wherein said main body of the prosthesis presents a third fin symmetrically arranged in relation to said two support fins, said third fin defining said external curved part of said main body of the prosthesis and extending from the side opposite the two support fins in relation to the axis of prevalent extension in a manner so that the main body of the prosthesis assumes an overall "Y"-shaped section. - a stem suitable for being inserted into a humerus for the attachment of the prosthesis on the humerus, the stem forming a direction of insertion, - a main body of the prosthesis, attachable to said stem, and suitable for being inserted at least partially into a humerus positioned on a humeral head presenting a pair of tuberosities, - the main body of the prosthesis extending according to a prevalent extension set at an angle in relation to the insertion direction in a such a manner to follow the anatomic angle of the humeral head and to provide an internal curved part and an external curved part of said main body of the prosthesis with respect to said axis of the prevalent extension, - the main body of the prosthesis being adapted to be associated with a spherical head or with a cup in a manner so that it interacts with a glenoid cavity or with a glenosphere respectively,
Magnetic field sensor comprising a reference magnetic field generator, a magnetic field sensing cell including a magnetic field sensing element, and a signal processing circuit connected to the output of the magnetic field sensing cell and comprising one or more feedback lines for correcting error fluctuations in the transfer characteristic of the magnetic field sensor, the reference magnetic field generator adapted to generate a reference magnetic field at a modulation frequency, characterized in that, the signal processing circuit further includes a modulator (14, 16) connected to the magnetic field sensing cell, adapted to modulate the output signal thereof at a frequency different from the modulation frequency of the reference magnetic field generator.
A method of using a flow meter device comprising: a flow measuring section for measuring a flow of a fluid in a fluid passage through which the fluid is supplied to a fluid instrument (A, B, C) in use; characterized by a measurement data processing section which calculates a slope (θ1, θ2) of a change in a flow difference per unit time (ΔQ/Δt) which change occurs with time, at a time point (t1, t2) when a sign of the flow difference per unit time ΔQ/Δt) is inverted, based on the flow of the fluid measured by the flow measuring section, and determines whether or not the fluid instrument (A, B, C) in use is a particular fluid instrument based on whether or not the slope (θ1, θ2) falls within a predetermined range, wherein the particular fluid instrument in use comprises a heating power adjustment knob and wherein the sign of the flow difference per unit time (ΔQ/Δt) is inverted when a manipulation of the particular fluid instrument in use is changed between a firing manipulation and an extinction manipulation by means of the heating power adjustment knob. a flow measuring section for measuring a flow of a fluid in a fluid passage through which the fluid is supplied to a fluid instrument (A, B, C) in use; characterized by a measurement data processing section which calculates a slope (θ1, θ2) of a change in a flow difference per unit time (ΔQ/Δt) which change occurs with time, at a time point (t1, t2) when a sign of the flow difference per unit time ΔQ/Δt) is inverted, based on the flow of the fluid measured by the flow measuring section, and determines whether or not the fluid instrument (A, B, C) in use is a particular fluid instrument based on whether or not the slope (θ1, θ2) falls within a predetermined range, wherein the particular fluid instrument in use comprises a heating power adjustment knob and wherein the sign of the flow difference per unit time (ΔQ/Δt) is inverted when a manipulation of the particular fluid instrument in use is changed between a firing manipulation and an extinction manipulation by means of the heating power adjustment knob.
An inhaler spacer comprising an inlet for connection to an inhaler and an outlet through which a user can inhale, the inhaler spacer comprising a duct extending between the inlet and the outlet, the duct being defined by a wall which extends around a first axis and comprising a diffuser portion extending along the first axis away from the inlet, the wall of the duct in at least a part of the diffuser portion curving outwardly away from the first axis with increasing distance away from the inlet such that the cross sectional area of the diffuser portion perpendicular to the first axis increases with increased distance from the inlet along the first axis, wherein the diffuser portion extends between 6 cm and 12 cm along the first axis and has a maximum diameter of between 4 cm and 8 cm, wherein the outlet comprises a protruding mouthpiece, and the spacer includes a movable mouthpiece cover which is coupled to the inhaler spacer and can be moved between a closed position in which mouthpiece cover substantially covers the mouthpiece and an open position in which the mouthpiece is exposed for use, wherein the wall of the diffuser portion proximal the inlet extends at an angle of less than 5 degrees away from the first axis and the wall of the diffuser portion distal from the inlet extends at an angle of more than 15 degrees away from the first axis.
A compound of the formula (X-2): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, polymorph crystal or amorphous forms, thereof, wherein: Z 3 represents a structure of formula (XI-1) or formula (XI-3): Y 3 is NR; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic group with or without heteroatom or functional group, such as COOH, OH, or NH 2; each Ra 1 and Ra 2 independently is H, aliphatic, or aromatic substitution group; each Ra 3 and Ra 4 independently is H, aliphatic, or aromatic substitution group; q is 0, 1, or 2; and r is 0, 1, or 2. Z 3 represents a structure of formula (XI-1) or formula (XI-3): Y 3 is NR; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic group with or without heteroatom or functional group, such as COOH, OH, or NH 2; each Ra 1 and Ra 2 independently is H, aliphatic, or aromatic substitution group; each Ra 3 and Ra 4 independently is H, aliphatic, or aromatic substitution group; q is 0, 1, or 2; and r is 0, 1, or 2.
Cosmetic use of collagen hydrolysate for treating and/or preventing cellulite and/or stretch marks, in particular pregnancy-related stretch marks, wherein the collagen hydrolysate has an average molecular weight of 1,700 to 2,300 Da, wherein at least 45% by weight of the collagen hydrolysate have a molecular weight of less than 1,500 Da, and wherein the collagen hydrolysate is provided for oral administration.