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A tire having a plurality of lug blocks on the tread which are arranged at regular intervals along the tire circumferential direction, wherein the lug blocks extend diagonally at 35 to 55 degrees with respect to the tire axial direction and have tread surfaces, and characterized in that the center-side area Sc, which is the area of the tread surfaces which are parts within a one-pitch area Spc, is 25% to 40% of the one-pitch area Spc, and the shoulder-side area Ss, which is the area of the tread surfaces which are parts within a one-pitch area Sps, is 10% to 18% of the one-pitch area Sps, where one-pitch area Spc is the area for one-pitch length of lug blocks adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction from the same position in the tire circumferential direction in a center region (Rc), which extends in the tire circumferential direction within a range of 15% of the tread width on the left and right sides of the tire axial center of the tread, and where one-pitch area Sps is the sum of the areas for one-pitch length of lug blocks adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction from the same position in the tire circumferential direction in shoulder regions (Rs), which extend in the tire circumferential direction within a range of 15% of the tread width from the respective ends of the tread region toward the tire axial center.
An eddy current sensor (10, 10b) comprising: a sensor coil disposed near a conductive film formed on a surface of a substrate; a signal source configured to supply an AC signal to said sensor coil to produce an eddy current (I 2) in the conductive film; a detection circuit configured to detect the eddy current (I 2) produced in the conductive film based on an impedance (z) as viewed from said sensor coil; and a controller configured to determine first impedance coordinates of a resistance component and a reactance component of the impedance (z) of the conductive film in a rectangular coordinate system by performing phase rotation and parallel displacement to conform second impedance coordinates of an impedance of the substrate to an axis of the rectangular coordinate system and further performing expansion to enlarge a change in the first impedance coordinates. a sensor coil disposed near a conductive film formed on a surface of a substrate; a signal source configured to supply an AC signal to said sensor coil to produce an eddy current (I 2) in the conductive film; a detection circuit configured to detect the eddy current (I 2) produced in the conductive film based on an impedance (z) as viewed from said sensor coil; and a controller configured to determine first impedance coordinates of a resistance component and a reactance component of the impedance (z) of the conductive film in a rectangular coordinate system by performing phase rotation and parallel displacement to conform second impedance coordinates of an impedance of the substrate to an axis of the rectangular coordinate system and further performing expansion to enlarge a change in the first impedance coordinates.
A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition for use in reducing allograft failure or patient mortality associated with allograft failure after organ transplantation in said patient, wherein said organ transplantation is kidney transplantation and the patient is a kidney transplant patient, wherein said composition comprises an effective amount of vitamin K selected from the group consisting of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinone), wherein said vitamin K is administered to said patient in a dose of between 100 μg/day and 2 mg/day.
A process for producing a transplantable cartilage material for tissue engineering, wherein said process comprises the steps of culturing chondrogenic cells, in 3D culture, in a culture medium comprising an FGF-18 compound for a time sufficient to allow the formation of a transplantable cartilage material, wherein the FGF-18 compound is added intermittently in the culture medium, for about one, two or three days per week, said about one-day, two-days or three-days addition being repeated each week for at least 2 weeks of culture, at least 3 weeks of culture or at least 4 weeks of culture.
An engine, comprising: an engine body including a cylinder provided with an intake port, an exhaust port, an intake valve, and an exhaust valve; an intake passage and an exhaust passage connected to the engine body; a turbocharger including a turbine provided to the exhaust passage and a compressor provided to the intake passage; and a variable phase mechanism configured to change an open timing and a close timing of the intake valve while maintaining an open period of the intake valve at a given range of 270° or larger in crank angle, wherein a geometric compression ratio of the cylinder is 11:1 or higher, or 11 or higher, wherein, in a load range or a high-load range (A, A1) where an engine load is above a given reference load, the variable phase mechanism is configured to set the close timing of the intake valve to be after an intake bottom dead center and to make a ratio of a retarded amount (CA_IVC) of intake closing with respect to the geometric compression ratio of the cylinder be 4.58 or above and 6.67 or below, and the variable phase mechanism is configured to set the open timing of the intake valve to be before a close timing of the exhaust valve, the retarded amount (CA_IVC) of the intake closing being a crank angle from the intake bottom dead center to the close timing of the intake valve. an engine body including a cylinder provided with an intake port, an exhaust port, an intake valve, and an exhaust valve; an intake passage and an exhaust passage connected to the engine body; a turbocharger including a turbine provided to the exhaust passage and a compressor provided to the intake passage; and a variable phase mechanism configured to change an open timing and a close timing of the intake valve while maintaining an open period of the intake valve at a given range of 270° or larger in crank angle, wherein a geometric compression ratio of the cylinder is 11:1 or higher, or 11 or higher, wherein, in a load range or a high-load range (A, A1) where an engine load is above a given reference load, the variable phase mechanism is configured to set the close timing of the intake valve to be after an intake bottom dead center and to make a ratio of a retarded amount (CA_IVC) of intake closing with respect to the geometric compression ratio of the cylinder be 4.58 or above and 6.67 or below, and the variable phase mechanism is configured to set the open timing of the intake valve to be before a close timing of the exhaust valve, the retarded amount (CA_IVC) of the intake closing being a crank angle from the intake bottom dead center to the close timing of the intake valve.
A packaging unit (118, 218, 400) for packaging pharmaceuticals into a pouch, the packaging unit comprising: packaging equipment operable to form the pouch; a track configured to direct the pharmaceuticals toward the packaging equipment; and a receptacle (158, 230, 404) coupled to the track upstream of the packaging equipment to receive the pharmaceuticals from the track, the receptacle including a valve mechanism (254, 412) that is movable relative to the track to push the pharmaceuticals into the pouch, characterised in that the receptacle further includes a flapper, wherein the flapper pushes a first side of the pouch toward a second side of the pouch. packaging equipment operable to form the pouch; a track configured to direct the pharmaceuticals toward the packaging equipment; and a receptacle (158, 230, 404) coupled to the track upstream of the packaging equipment to receive the pharmaceuticals from the track, the receptacle including a valve mechanism (254, 412) that is movable relative to the track to push the pharmaceuticals into the pouch, characterised in that the receptacle further includes a flapper, wherein the flapper pushes a first side of the pouch toward a second side of the pouch.
A rotating electrical machine with integrated control device for vehicles wherein: a rotating electrical machine main body and a control device for controlling the rotating electrical machine are integrated, the rotating electrical machine main body comprising a rotor shaft, a rotor fixed to the rotor shaft, a stator formed by laminating electrical steel sheets and arranged so as to surround the rotor, a frame arranged so as to surround the stator and holding the stator, and a first annular shape member located between the stator and the frame, characterized by: a second annular shape member located between the stator and the first annular shape member, wherein; the stator is press-fitted into the frame via the first annular shape member and the second annular shape member, and the second annular shape member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the frame. a rotating electrical machine main body and a control device for controlling the rotating electrical machine are integrated, the rotating electrical machine main body comprising a rotor shaft, a rotor fixed to the rotor shaft, a stator formed by laminating electrical steel sheets and arranged so as to surround the rotor, a frame arranged so as to surround the stator and holding the stator, and a first annular shape member located between the stator and the frame, a rotor shaft, a rotor fixed to the rotor shaft, a stator formed by laminating electrical steel sheets and arranged so as to surround the rotor, a frame arranged so as to surround the stator and holding the stator, and a first annular shape member located between the stator and the frame, characterized by: a second annular shape member located between the stator and the first annular shape member, wherein; the stator is press-fitted into the frame via the first annular shape member and the second annular shape member, and the second annular shape member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the frame. a second annular shape member located between the stator and the first annular shape member, wherein; the stator is press-fitted into the frame via the first annular shape member and the second annular shape member, and the second annular shape member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the frame. the stator is press-fitted into the frame via the first annular shape member and the second annular shape member, and the second annular shape member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the frame.
A method of detecting a MET exon 14 deletion comprising: (a) providing a nucleic acid sample derived from a plasma or formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPET) sample comprising RNA from an individual; (b) carrying out a reverse transcription reaction on the RNA to produce cDNA; (c) carrying out an amplification reaction comprising contacting the cDNA with (i) a primer set and first probe labeled with a first label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 13-14 junction, (ii) a primer set and second probe labeled with a second label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 14-15 junction, and (iii) a primer set and third probe labeled with a third label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 13-15 junction; and (d) detecting the presence of a MET exon 14 deletion if an amplification product is formed and detected by the primer set and probe of (iii), wherein steps (b) and (c) are carried out in the same vessel and wherein the first probe is specific for the junction point of the MET exon 13-14 junction, the second probe is specific for the junction point of the MET exon 14-15 junction, and the third probe is specific for the junction point of the MET exon 13-15 junction. (a) providing a nucleic acid sample derived from a plasma or formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPET) sample comprising RNA from an individual; (b) carrying out a reverse transcription reaction on the RNA to produce cDNA; (c) carrying out an amplification reaction comprising contacting the cDNA with (i) a primer set and first probe labeled with a first label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 13-14 junction, (ii) a primer set and second probe labeled with a second label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 14-15 junction, and (iii) a primer set and third probe labeled with a third label that specifically amplify and detect MET exon 13-15 junction; and (d) detecting the presence of a MET exon 14 deletion if an amplification product is formed and detected by the primer set and probe of (iii),
A replaceable scanning-tip for a scanning device, the scanning-tip being configured for intra-oral scanning of teeth, the scanning-tip comprising: - an optical element located at the distal end of the scanning-tip with a reflective surface inside the scanning-tip such that when the optical element receives light from a white light source located in the scanning device, the scanning tip provides white light to the teeth, wherein the optical element is configured for receiving the white light as back-reflected from the teeth, such that when the optical element receives the white light from teeth, the scanning-tip provides the white light to a first image sensor in the scanning device; - an infrared light source configured to emit infrared light, the infrared light source residing in or on the replaceable scanning-tip whereby the scanning tip provides the infrared light to the teeth; and being characterized in that it further comprises: - a replaceable infrared adapter the infrared adapter comprising one or more light guides for guiding the infrared light from the scanning tip to the teeth and/or gingiva. - an optical element located at the distal end of the scanning-tip with a reflective surface inside the scanning-tip such that when the optical element receives light from a white light source located in the scanning device, the scanning tip provides white light to the teeth, wherein the optical element is configured for receiving the white light as back-reflected from the teeth, such that when the optical element receives the white light from teeth, the scanning-tip provides the white light to a first image sensor in the scanning device; - an infrared light source configured to emit infrared light, the infrared light source residing in or on the replaceable scanning-tip - a replaceable infrared adapter the infrared adapter comprising one or more light guides for guiding the infrared light from the scanning tip to the teeth and/or gingiva.
A spark plug, comprising: a cylindrical insulator having an axial hole formed therethrough in an axis direction of the spark plug; a center electrode inserted in a front side of the axial hole; a cylindrical metal shell disposed around the insulator; and a ground electrode (27, 37, 47) joined to a front end portion of the metal shell in such a manner as to define a gap between the center electrode and the ground electrode (27, 37, 47), wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) is made of a metal material containing 97 mass% or more of nickel; wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) has a cross-sectional area of 2.0 mm 2 or smaller in any arbitrary cross section thereof taken in a direction perpendicular to a center line of the ground electrode (27, 37, 47); and wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) has a hardness of 130 to 260 Hv in terms of Vickers hardness. a cylindrical insulator having an axial hole formed therethrough in an axis direction of the spark plug; a center electrode inserted in a front side of the axial hole; a cylindrical metal shell disposed around the insulator; and a ground electrode (27, 37, 47) joined to a front end portion of the metal shell in such a manner as to define a gap between the center electrode and the ground electrode (27, 37, 47), wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) is made of a metal material containing 97 mass% or more of nickel; wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) has a cross-sectional area of 2.0 mm 2 or smaller in any arbitrary cross section thereof taken in a direction perpendicular to a center line of the ground electrode (27, 37, 47); and wherein the ground electrode (27, 37, 47) has a hardness of 130 to 260 Hv in terms of Vickers hardness.
A method for scrolling a musical score on a screen of a device, comprising: - loading a file having a digital score in a piece of memory of said device, wherein said digital score is in a digital format for representing musical notation; - displaying a plurality of notes from said score on the screen; the method being characterized in that it further comprises: - scrolling the score continuously, by showing on the screen additional notes of music while already scrolled notes disappear from the screen, in such a way that additional notes of music start to gradually appear on the screen while the already scrolled notes start to gradually disappear from the screen, such that the musical notes are drawn on the screen in a consecutive and dynamic way, resulting in the score being a continuous string of musical signs; - adjusting the scrolling speed according to the displayed notes and to a tempo by estimating the time required to play the total number of notes which are simultaneously displayed on the screen, wherein said tempo comprises a reference musical figure with respect to which said displayed notes can be represented and a tempo value indicating the amount of reference musical figures to be played per time unit, the time required to play a displayed note being calculated as the amount of reference musical figures in the note divided by the tempo value. - loading a file having a digital score in a piece of memory of said device, wherein said digital score is in a digital format for representing musical notation; - displaying a plurality of notes from said score on the screen; - scrolling the score continuously, by showing on the screen additional notes of music while already scrolled notes disappear from the screen, in such a way that additional notes of music start to gradually appear on the screen while the already scrolled notes start to gradually disappear from the screen, such that the musical notes are drawn on the screen in a consecutive and dynamic way, resulting in the score being a continuous string of musical signs; - adjusting the scrolling speed according to the displayed notes and to a tempo by estimating the time required to play the total number of notes which are simultaneously displayed on the screen, wherein said tempo comprises a reference musical figure with respect to which said displayed notes can be represented and a tempo value indicating the amount of reference musical figures to be played per time unit, the time required to play a displayed note being calculated as the amount of reference musical figures in the note divided by the tempo value.
A method of preparing a high-specific-activity 117m Sn composition, the method comprising exposing a target layer enriched in 116 Cd to an α-particle ion beam with an incident kinetic energy of about 30 MeV to about 60 MeV to convert a portion of the 116 Cd in the target layer to 117m Sn, characterized in that the method further comprises dissolving the target layer to form an intermediate solution containing the 117m Sn and the 116 Cd, preparing an ion exchange resin column, loading the intermediate solution onto the ion exchange resin column, eluting the 117m Sn and the 116 Cd from the ion exchange resin column with an eluent solution to separate at least a portion of the 117m Sn from at least a portion of the 116 Cd; and collecting at least a portion of the eluent solution discharged from the ion exchange resin column to provide a product enriched in the 117m Sn, wherein the ion exchange resin is pretreated with an oxidant prior to loading the intermediate solution onto the ion exchange resin column.
A reduction cell electrode for electrolytically producing aluminum from the aluminum oxide dissolved in molten electrolyte, consisting of an electrode base an intermediate layer applied to the electrode base and a surface coating applied to the intermediate layer; wherein the electrode base is made of structural carbon steel, heat-resistant and fire-resistant steel, or heat-resistant and fire-resistant metal alloy, and said heat-resistant and fire-resistant metal alloy is selected from the group consisting of: iron, nickel, manganese, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, niobium, cobalt, vanadium, and alloys thereof; wherein the intermediate layer consists of a composite material containing 5% to less than 90% by mass of refractory ceramics and at least one metal having a melting temperature exceeding 1000°C, which forms refractory intermetallic compounds upon interaction with aluminum, or at least one alloy made from metals each having a melting point temperature exceeding 1000°C; wherein the surface coating is based on or made from refractory ceramics; and wherein the refractory ceramics in the composite material of the intermediate layer and the refractory ceramics in the surface coating are selected from the group consisting of borides and carbides of titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, boron carbides and mixtures thereof; wherein the at least one metal having a melting temperature exceeding 1000°C is selected from the group consisting of: iron, nickel, manganese, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, niobium, cobalt, vanadium, and alloys thereof. wherein the electrode base is made of structural carbon steel, heat-resistant and fire-resistant steel, or heat-resistant and fire-resistant metal alloy, and said heat-resistant and fire-resistant metal alloy is selected from the group consisting of: iron, nickel, manganese, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, niobium, cobalt, vanadium, and alloys thereof; wherein the intermediate layer consists of a composite material containing 5% to less than 90% by mass of refractory ceramics and at least one metal having a melting temperature exceeding 1000°C, which forms refractory intermetallic compounds upon interaction with aluminum, or at least one alloy made from metals each having a melting point temperature exceeding 1000°C; wherein the surface coating is based on or made from refractory ceramics; and wherein the refractory ceramics in the composite material of the intermediate layer and the refractory ceramics in the surface coating are selected from the group consisting of borides and carbides of titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, boron carbides and mixtures thereof; wherein the at least one metal having a melting temperature exceeding 1000°C is selected from the group consisting of: iron, nickel, manganese, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, niobium, cobalt, vanadium, and alloys thereof.
A joint system arranged between a driven tool that is movable over a surface on which work is to be done, and a manual steering member, that comprises a first piece secured to the tool and suitable for pivoting about a horizontal axis and a second piece secured to the member, attached to the first piece, and mounted to be articulated about an axis extending in a plane orthogonal to the horizontal axis; said joint system being characterized in that at least the second piece is formed by a flexible structure having a longitudinal neutral axis and including a base fastened to the first piece secured to the tool and a head fastened to the member; said base and said head being interconnected via a pair of ribs that are opposite and parallel to the neutral axis and that extend in a plane transverse to the horizontal axis, it being possible for said pair of ribs to be flexed under the effect of a force applied orthogonally to its plane and transmitted by the manual member.