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A motorcycle tyre comprising: a tread portion between a pair of tread edges; a pair of sidewall portions; a pair of bead portions; and a carcass having a bias structure and extending between the pair of bead portions, wherein the tread portion, when a tread development width (TWe) between the pair of tread edges (Te) of the tread portion is equally divided into five regions, comprises a central crown region (Cr), a pair of shoulder regions (Sh) including the pair of tread edges (Te) and a pair of middle regions (Mi) located between the crown region (Cr) and each of the shoulder regions (Sh), and the carcass comprises a plurality of carcass cords, and an angle θs with respect to a tyre circumferential direction of at least one of the plurality of carcass cords in the shoulder regions (Sh) is greater than an angle θc with respect to the tyre circumferential direction of at least one of the plurality of carcass cords in the crown region (Cr), characterized in that the tread portion is provided with a band layer extending in the crown region (Cr), the pair of middle regions (Mi) and the pair of shoulder regions (Sh), the band layer comprises a band ply having band cords oriented at an angle equal to or less than 5 degrees with respect to the tyre circumferential direction, ends Em of the band cords in the middle regions (Mi) is greater than ends Ec of the band cords in the crown region (Cr), and ends Es of the band cords of the band ply in each of the pair of shoulder regions (Sh) are smaller than the ends Em. a tread portion between a pair of tread edges; a pair of sidewall portions; a pair of bead portions; and a carcass having a bias structure and extending between the pair of bead portions, wherein the tread portion, when a tread development width (TWe) between the pair of tread edges (Te) of the tread portion is equally divided into five regions, comprises a central crown region (Cr), a pair of shoulder regions (Sh) including the pair of tread edges (Te) and a pair of middle regions (Mi) located between the crown region (Cr) and each of the shoulder regions (Sh), and the carcass comprises a plurality of carcass cords, and an angle θs with respect to a tyre circumferential direction of at least one of the plurality of carcass cords in the shoulder regions (Sh) is greater than an angle θc with respect to the tyre circumferential direction of at least one of the plurality of carcass cords in the crown region (Cr), characterized in that the tread portion is provided with a band layer extending in the crown region (Cr), the pair of middle regions (Mi) and the pair of shoulder regions (Sh), the band layer comprises a band ply having band cords oriented at an angle equal to or less than 5 degrees with respect to the tyre circumferential direction, ends Em of the band cords in the middle regions (Mi) is greater than ends Ec of the band cords in the crown region (Cr), and ends Es of the band cords of the band ply in each of the pair of shoulder regions (Sh) are smaller than the ends Em.
An image forming method comprising: a first step of applying a first active ray curable ink, which contains a colorant, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator and undergoes temperature-induced reversible sol-gel phase transition, to a recording medium; a second step of irradiating the first ink with an active ray to cure and fix the first ink; a third step of additionally applying a second active ray curable ink which contains a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator; and a fourth step of irradiating the second ink with an active ray, in this order, characterized in that the first active ray curable ink contains 0.5 to 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, the second active ray curable ink contains less than 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, and the fourth step is performed in a state where the cured and fixed first ink is heated. a first step of applying a first active ray curable ink, which contains a colorant, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator and undergoes temperature-induced reversible sol-gel phase transition, to a recording medium; a second step of irradiating the first ink with an active ray to cure and fix the first ink; a third step of additionally applying a second active ray curable ink which contains a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator; and a fourth step of irradiating the second ink with an active ray, in this order, characterized in that the first active ray curable ink contains 0.5 to 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, the second active ray curable ink contains less than 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the entire mass of the ink, and the fourth step is performed in a state where the cured and fixed first ink is heated.
A method for manufacturing a magnesium alloy material comprising the steps of continuously casting a molten alloy comprising 0.8 to 1.8 wt% of Mn, 0.2 wt% or less (excluding 0 wt%) of Ca and the balance of Mg and inevitable impurities, for a total of 100 wt%, to prepare a billet; subjecting the billet to homogenizing heat treatment; preheating the homogenizing heat-treated billet; hot extruding the preheated billet to manufacture an extruded material; and subjecting the manufactured extruded material to heat treatment, wherein the heat treatment is carried out at a temperature in the range of 200°C to 400 °C for 0.5 to 2 hours.
A process for preparing choline hydroxide either comprising: - feeding ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water into a first reactor to create a first reactor product, wherein the first reactor temperature is maintained between 5° C and 35° C and the molar ratio of ethylene oxide to trimethylamine fed to the first reactor is equal to or less than one; feeding the first reactor product into a second reactor to form a second reactor product, wherein the second reactor is insulated; and removing any unreacted trimethylamine from the second reactor product to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide (Alternative A); or - feeding trimethylamine, water, and ethylene oxide into a first reactor to create a first reactor product, wherein the first reactor temperature is maintained between 5° and 35° C; feeding the first reactor product and a second amount of ethylene oxide into a second reactor to form a second reactor product, wherein the second reactor temperature is maintained between 5° and 35° C; feeding the second reactor product into a third reactor to form a third reactor product, wherein the third reactor is insulated; and removing any unreacted trimethylamine from the third reactor product to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide (Alternative B). - feeding ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water into a first reactor to create a first reactor product, wherein the first reactor temperature is maintained between 5° C and 35° C and the molar ratio of ethylene oxide to trimethylamine fed to the first reactor is equal to or less than one; feeding the first reactor product into a second reactor to form a second reactor product, wherein the second reactor is insulated; and removing any unreacted trimethylamine from the second reactor product to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide (Alternative A); or - feeding trimethylamine, water, and ethylene oxide into a first reactor to create a first reactor product, wherein the first reactor temperature is maintained between 5° and 35° C; feeding the first reactor product and a second amount of ethylene oxide into a second reactor to form a second reactor product, wherein the second reactor temperature is maintained between 5° and 35° C; feeding the second reactor product into a third reactor to form a third reactor product, wherein the third reactor is insulated; and removing any unreacted trimethylamine from the third reactor product to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide (Alternative B).
A flow measurement apparatus for measuring a parameter, in particular for determining a flow rate, of a flow formed from a fluid, wherein the flow measurement apparatus comprises a flow chamber having an inflow section and an outflow section and a measurement section arranged between the inflow section and the outflow section, wherein the measurement section defines a transport direction, wherein at least one ultrasonic device (A, B) for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic waves is arranged in the measurement section, and a flow deflection device (26, 42, 44) is preferably arranged at least in the inflow section and is configured to deflect the flow such that the flow extends at least regionally obliquely to the transport direction in the measurement section, characterized in that the ultrasonic device (A, B) is configured to transmit the ultrasonic waves through the fluid in a plurality of sound paths which are at least substantially perpendicular to the transport direction and/or to receive the ultrasonic waves from the fluid from a plurality of sound paths which are at least substantially perpendicular to the transport direction, wherein a plurality of mutually parallel sound paths are present, wherein transducers (A, B) are arranged at oppositely disposed ends of the sound paths. a flow deflection device (26, 42, 44) is preferably arranged at least in the inflow section and is configured to deflect the flow such that the flow extends at least regionally obliquely to the transport direction in the measurement section, characterized in that the ultrasonic device (A, B) is configured to transmit the ultrasonic waves through the fluid in a plurality of sound paths which are at least substantially perpendicular to the transport direction and/or to receive the ultrasonic waves from the fluid from a plurality of sound paths which are at least substantially perpendicular to the transport direction, wherein a plurality of mutually parallel sound paths are present, wherein transducers (A, B) are arranged at oppositely disposed ends of the sound paths.
A steam iron comprising: a soleplate (3, 60) having a steam generating surface and a fabric contact surface, the steam generating surface having a scale collation area, and a guide area configured to guide scale to the scale collation area, wherein the steam generating surface comprises an inclined portion extending at an angle relative to the fabric contact surface to guide scale to the scale collation area at a lower end of the steam generating surface when the steam iron is in use, characterised in that the steam iron further comprises a fluid flow arrangement configured to introduce liquid directly onto the scale collation area to urge scale to be transported from the scale collation area to a discharge section. a soleplate (3, 60) having a steam generating surface and a fabric contact surface, the steam generating surface having a scale collation area, and a guide area configured to guide scale to the scale collation area, wherein the steam generating surface comprises an inclined portion extending at an angle relative to the fabric contact surface to guide scale to the scale collation area at a lower end of the steam generating surface when the steam iron is in use, characterised in that the steam iron further comprises a fluid flow arrangement configured to introduce liquid directly onto the scale collation area to urge scale to be transported from the scale collation area to a discharge section.
A latex comprising water and a styrenic block copolymer, wherein the styrenic block copolymer has 2 or more poly(vinyl aromatic) blocks and at least one block of polymerized conjugated diene, wherein the styrenic block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 to 250,000, the polyvinyl aromatic) blocks have a weight average molecular weight ranging from 9,000 to 15,000, and the content of poly(vinylaromatic) blocks in the styrenic block copolymer ranges from 8 to 15 %wt, based on the total styrenic block copolymer, and a vulcanising agent.
A capacitive sensing circuit configured to sense a contact capacitor (Cf), the capacitive sensing circuit comprising a sample-and-hold circuit coupled to the contact capacitor (Cf), an integrating circuit, a comparator (comp) and a logic circuit; wherein the sample-and-hold circuit comprises: a first switch having one end for receiving a positive voltage (V DD) and the other end coupled to the contact capacitor (Cf); and a second switch having one end coupled to the contact capacitor (Cf) and the other end coupled to the integrating input terminal; the integrating circuit comprises: an integrating input terminal coupled to the sample-and-hold circuit; an integrating output terminal configured to output an integrating output voltage (V OUT); an amplifier having an amplifying input terminal as the integrating input terminal and an amplifying output terminal as the integrating output terminal; an integrating capacitor (C INT) coupled between the amplifying input terminal and the amplifying output terminal; and a fourth switch having one end coupled to the integrating capacitor (C INT) and the other end coupled to the amplifying output terminal; the comparator (comp) comprises: a first input terminal coupled to the integrating output terminal; a second input terminal for receiving a reference voltage (V REF); and a comparison output terminal for outputting a comparison output voltage (V CMP) to indicate whether the integrating output voltage (V OUT) is reduced to the reference voltage, wherein the logic circuit is coupled to the comparison output terminal; wherein the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off at a first time to charge the contact capacitor (Cf) to the positive voltage, and the first switch is turned off and the second switch and the fourth switch are turned on at a second time to make charge stored in the contact capacitor (Cf) flow to the integrating capacitor (C INT), wherein the integrating output voltage (V OUT) is continuously decreased during the second time; and the logic circuit generates a control signal to turn off the fourth switch to terminate the charge flow and outputs an integration time (T OUT) when the comparison output voltage (V CMP) indicates that the integrating output voltage (V OUT) is reduced to the reference voltage (V REF), wherein the integration time (T OUT) is an elapsed time it takes for the charge to flow until the integrating output voltage (V OUT) is reduced to the reference voltage (V REF), and the integration time (T OUT) correlates with a capacitance value of the contact capacitor (Cf).
Separator for temporarily receiving sheet elements that are to be transferred from a stacking table to an output conveyor of bundles of sheet elements, comprising: - a support mounted so as to slide in a vertical direction; - a drive device for driving the support in the vertical direction; - a plurality of arms extending in a longitudinal horizontal direction, spaced apart in a transverse direction, at least one arm being mounted so as to be able to move in the longitudinal horizontal direction with respect to the support, the movement of the arm modifying its overhanging length with respect to the support on a first side in the longitudinal horizontal direction; characterised in that it further comprises: a drive system configured to simultaneously move the arm in the longitudinal horizontal direction and to keep another of the arms in its longitudinal position. - a support mounted so as to slide in a vertical direction; - a drive device for driving the support in the vertical direction; - a plurality of arms extending in a longitudinal horizontal direction, spaced apart in a transverse direction, at least one arm being mounted so as to be able to move in the longitudinal horizontal direction with respect to the support, the movement of the arm modifying its overhanging length with respect to the support on a first side in the longitudinal horizontal direction;
Method for the in vitro determination of the radiosensitivity of a subject, comprising the steps of: a) inducing an exogenous stress by at least one method chosen among irradiation, contact with at least one radiomimetic agent and a combination thereof, on a first fraction of a biological sample comprising cells, b) determining in the fraction of step a) the presence or level of at least one intracellular compound, c) determining the presence or level of said at least one compound in a second fraction of said biological sample which has not been submitted to said exogenous stress, d) comparing the results of the determination of the presence or level of said at least one compound in said first and in said second fraction and selecting at least one compound which is differentially expressed between said first and said second fraction, e) inducing an exogenous stress as defined in step a) on a biological test sample comprising cells from said subject, f) determining in the test sample of step e) the presence or level of said at least one compound selected in step d), g) comparing the results of the determination of the presence or level of said at least one compound in said step f) with the presence or level of the same compound in a biological reference sample, and h) determining from the comparison of step g) the radiosensitivity of said subject, the biological sample comprising cells in step a) and the biological test sample comprising cells from said subject in step e) being chosen in the group consisting of: whole blood extract containing white cells, whole blood extract containing lymphocytes and whole blood extract containing T lymphocytes. a) inducing an exogenous stress by at least one method chosen among irradiation, contact with at least one radiomimetic agent and a combination thereof, on a first fraction of a biological sample comprising cells, b) determining in the fraction of step a) the presence or level of at least one intracellular compound, c) determining the presence or level of said at least one compound in a second fraction of said biological sample which has not been submitted to said exogenous stress, d) comparing the results of the determination of the presence or level of said at least one compound in said first and in said second fraction and selecting at least one compound which is differentially expressed between said first and said second fraction, e) inducing an exogenous stress as defined in step a) on a biological test sample comprising cells from said subject, f) determining in the test sample of step e) the presence or level of said at least one compound selected in step d), g) comparing the results of the determination of the presence or level of said at least one compound in said step f) with the presence or level of the same compound in a biological reference sample, and h) determining from the comparison of step g) the radiosensitivity of said subject,
A tire defining longitudinal, radial, and transverse directions, the tire comprising: a pair of opposing shoulders (104, 110) spaced apart along the transverse direction; a tread region extending between the shoulders (104, 110), the tread region comprising a plurality of ribs (106, 124, 128) separated by grooves (108, 126, 130) and extending continuously without interruption from said grooves (108, 126, 130) from one of said shoulders (104, 110) to the other of said shoulders (104, 110), each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) having a rib length and a rib width, wherein along the rib length between said shoulders each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) forms a non-zero angle α from the longitudinal direction; and characterised in that each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) comprises a leading edge (116, 132, 138) and a trailing edge (118, 134, 140), the leading edge (116, 132, 138) devoid of any partial sipes (120, 136, 142), the trailing edge (118, 134, 140) defining a plurality of partial sipes (120, 136, 142) spaced apart from adjacent sipes along the length of the rib (106, 124, 128) by a distance S, the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) having a sipe length SL that is less than the rib width, wherein the sipe length SL of the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) is about 50 percent of the distance S or greater, and wherein the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) form an acute, non-zero angle β from the transverse direction. a pair of opposing shoulders (104, 110) spaced apart along the transverse direction; a tread region extending between the shoulders (104, 110), the tread region comprising a plurality of ribs (106, 124, 128) separated by grooves (108, 126, 130) and extending continuously without interruption from said grooves (108, 126, 130) from one of said shoulders (104, 110) to the other of said shoulders (104, 110), each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) having a rib length and a rib width, wherein along the rib length between said shoulders each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) forms a non-zero angle α from the longitudinal direction; and characterised in that each of said ribs (106, 124, 128) comprises a leading edge (116, 132, 138) and a trailing edge (118, 134, 140), the leading edge (116, 132, 138) devoid of any partial sipes (120, 136, 142), the trailing edge (118, 134, 140) defining a plurality of partial sipes (120, 136, 142) spaced apart from adjacent sipes along the length of the rib (106, 124, 128) by a distance S, the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) having a sipe length SL that is less than the rib width, wherein the sipe length SL of the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) is about 50 percent of the distance S or greater, and wherein the partial sipes (120, 136, 142) form an acute, non-zero angle β from the transverse direction.