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A personal care device configured to perform an energy-based treatment on a portion of a body of a subject, the personal care device comprising: a main body portion including an energy source; and a cavity having a primary opening, the cavity being configured to transmit treatment energy from the energy source to the primary opening, wherein the primary opening is configured to be placed against the body during use of the personal care device to define the portion of the body being treated by means of the treatment energy, and to define a volume of air within the cavity, wherein the cavity comprises a secondary opening arranged at a distance from the primary opening and at a distance from the body when the primary opening is placed against the body and configured to permit a flow of air via the secondary opening and, thereby, a flow of air out of the cavity into the main body portion whilst treatment energy is transmitted from the energy source to the primary opening, characterized in that the personal care device comprises a detachable portion configured to be detachable from the main body portion of the personal care device, the detachable portion comprising the cavity, the primary opening and the secondary opening. the personal care device comprising: a main body portion including an energy source; and a cavity having a primary opening, the cavity being configured to transmit treatment energy from the energy source to the primary opening, a main body portion including an energy source; and a cavity having a primary opening, the cavity being configured to transmit treatment energy from the energy source to the primary opening, wherein the primary opening is configured to be placed against the body during use of the personal care device to define the portion of the body being treated by means of the treatment energy, and to define a volume of air within the cavity, wherein the cavity comprises a secondary opening arranged at a distance from the primary opening and at a distance from the body when the primary opening is placed against the body and configured to permit a flow of air via the secondary opening and, thereby, a flow of air out of the cavity into the main body portion whilst treatment energy is transmitted from the energy source to the primary opening,
Improved system for handling pieces having a mainly plane geometrical structure, such as panels, doors and windows etc., comprising: - a bearing structure; - one or more piece-holding bars arranged parallel to a horizontal direction of reference; - at least one handling structure designed to handle said bars with respect to said bearing structure, wherein said handling structure selectively moves one or more of said bars in said translation direction, wherein said handling structure in turn comprises: - at least one bar thrusting tooth which slides along a sliding guide oriented in said translation direction; - means for selectively translating said at least one bar thrusting tooth along said at least one sliding guide in both directions; - at least one coupling section directly or indirectly constrained to said piece-holding bar, said coupling section being provided with at least one seat for coupling said at least one bar thrusting tooth, and wherein said at least one tooth oscillates with respect to said sliding guide between at least one first position of non-interference, in which it is not coupled with said coupling section, and a second position of interference, in which it can be coupled with said coupling section, characterized in that each piece-holding bar in turn comprises coupling means for hanging one or more pieces to be processed and furthermore sliding with respect to said bearing structure in a horizontal translation direction that is orthogonal to said horizontal direction of reference. - a bearing structure; - one or more piece-holding bars arranged parallel to a horizontal direction of reference; - at least one handling structure designed to handle said bars with respect to said bearing structure, wherein said handling structure selectively moves one or more of said bars in said translation direction, - at least one bar thrusting tooth which slides along a sliding guide oriented in said translation direction; - means for selectively translating said at least one bar thrusting tooth along said at least one sliding guide in both directions; - at least one coupling section directly or indirectly constrained to said piece-holding bar, said coupling section being provided with at least one seat for coupling said at least one bar thrusting tooth, and wherein said at least one tooth oscillates with respect to said sliding guide between at least one first position of non-interference, in which it is not coupled with said coupling section, and a second position of interference, in which it can be coupled with said coupling section, characterized in that each piece-holding bar in turn comprises coupling means for hanging one or more pieces to be processed and furthermore sliding with respect to said bearing structure in a horizontal translation direction that is orthogonal to said horizontal direction of reference.
A rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition comprising: a rubber component that contains a first styrene butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 1000000, a second styrene butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 100000 and not greater than 400000, and a butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 400000 and not greater than 1000000; an oil having an aromatic hydrocarbon content of not less than 20% by mass; a sulfenamide-based vulcanization accelerator; a guanidine-based vulcanization accelerator; and a thiazole-based vulcanization accelerator, wherein a content of the oil is not less than 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. a rubber component that contains a first styrene butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 1000000, a second styrene butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 100000 and not greater than 400000, and a butadiene rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 400000 and not greater than 1000000; an oil having an aromatic hydrocarbon content of not less than 20% by mass; a sulfenamide-based vulcanization accelerator; a guanidine-based vulcanization accelerator; and a thiazole-based vulcanization accelerator, wherein a content of the oil is not less than 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
A method of managing digital image data for a still photograph, comprising: capturing image data corresponding to a scene with a camera assembly, segmenting the image data into a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is defined by a contour of a visual element in the scene, wherein the visual element is overlapping with a predetermined location within the still photograph, processing the image data of the second portion to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion; and storing an image file for the scene, the image file containing image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion. capturing image data corresponding to a scene with a camera assembly, segmenting the image data into a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is defined by a contour of a visual element in the scene, wherein the visual element is overlapping with a predetermined location within the still photograph, processing the image data of the second portion to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion; and storing an image file for the scene, the image file containing image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion.
A lumber loading system for transferring lumber pieces conveyed in a conveying direction defined by a conveying axis, the lumber loading system comprising: a driving shaft rotating about a longitudinal axis; at least one lumber piece grasping assembly operatively connected to the driving shaft and rotating about the longitudinal axis along with the driving shaft, the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly being displaceable along the longitudinal axis and being operative to initially grasp a section of a corresponding one of the lumber pieces with the corresponding one of the lumber pieces extending longitudinally substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, temporarily maintain the section of the lumber piece and subsequently release the lumber piece; characterized by a longitudinal positioning system connected to the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly, the longitudinal positioning system moving each one of the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly independently along the longitudinal axis, during rotation thereof about the longitudinal axis. a driving shaft rotating about a longitudinal axis; at least one lumber piece grasping assembly operatively connected to the driving shaft and rotating about the longitudinal axis along with the driving shaft, the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly being displaceable along the longitudinal axis and being operative to initially grasp a section of a corresponding one of the lumber pieces with the corresponding one of the lumber pieces extending longitudinally substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, temporarily maintain the section of the lumber piece and subsequently release the lumber piece; characterized by a longitudinal positioning system connected to the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly, the longitudinal positioning system moving each one of the at least one lumber piece grasping assembly independently along the longitudinal axis, during rotation thereof about the longitudinal axis.
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a main circuit in which refrigerant circulates in the order of a compressor, a four-way valve, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, a second heat exchanger, the four-way valve, and the compressor in a heating operation; a first bypass flow path configured to communicate a pipe at the first expansion valve side of the second heat exchanger with a pipe at a discharge side of the compressor; a second bypass flow path configured to communicate a pipe at a suction side of the compressor with the pipe at the discharge side of the compressor; a first flow path selection device configured to selectively flow the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to at least one of the first heat exchanger, the first bypass flow path (B 1), and the second bypass flow path, and a controller configured to control the first flow path selection device such that during the heating operation, the first flow path selection device selects at least the first heat exchanger, during a defrosting operation, the first flow path selection device selects at least the first bypass flow path after selecting at least the second bypass flow path in a state where the first heat exchanger is not selected, and the four-way valve being configured to be in the same communication state during the heating operation and the defrosting operation. a main circuit in which refrigerant circulates in the order of a compressor, a four-way valve, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, a second heat exchanger, the four-way valve, and the compressor in a heating operation; a first bypass flow path configured to communicate a pipe at the first expansion valve side of the second heat exchanger with a pipe at a discharge side of the compressor; a second bypass flow path configured to communicate a pipe at a suction side of the compressor with the pipe at the discharge side of the compressor; a first flow path selection device configured to selectively flow the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to at least one of the first heat exchanger, the first bypass flow path (B 1), and the second bypass flow path, and a controller configured to control the first flow path selection device such that during the heating operation, the first flow path selection device selects at least the first heat exchanger, during a defrosting operation, the first flow path selection device selects at least the first bypass flow path after selecting at least the second bypass flow path in a state where the first heat exchanger is not selected, and the four-way valve being configured to be in the same communication state during the heating operation and the defrosting operation.
A dilator comprising: a shaft (31; 41; 51) in a hollow shape, in which an outer diameter of a distal end is smaller than an outer diameter of a proximal end; and a grip portion that is provided on the proximal end of the shaft (31; 41; 51), wherein the shaft (31; 41; 51) has, along the axis, a first position and a second position that is closer to the distal end than the first position and has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter at the first position, characterized in that a spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) protruding radially outward from the shaft (31; 41; 51) is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft (31; 41; 51), the spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) has gaps in sections that are neighboring along an axis of the shaft (31; 41; 51), and the spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) has, with respect to the axis, an angle of inclination that is larger at the second position than at the first position. a shaft (31; 41; 51) in a hollow shape, in which an outer diameter of a distal end is smaller than an outer diameter of a proximal end; and a grip portion that is provided on the proximal end of the shaft (31; 41; 51), wherein the shaft (31; 41; 51) has, along the axis, a first position and a second position that is closer to the distal end than the first position and has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter at the first position, characterized in that a spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) protruding radially outward from the shaft (31; 41; 51) is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft (31; 41; 51), the spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) has gaps in sections that are neighboring along an axis of the shaft (31; 41; 51), and the spirally-arranged protruding portion (32; 42; 52) has, with respect to the axis, an angle of inclination that is larger at the second position than at the first position.
A kettle comprising: a weight sensor configured to determine an indication of a volume of liquid that is held by the kettle; and a heating element for heating liquid held by the kettle; characterised in that the kettle comprises: a control unit configured to control the kettle to start heating the liquid at a time that is dependent on that indication; wherein the control unit is configured to control the heating element in both a first mode, in which the control unit controls the heating element to heat the liquid to a particular temperature, and in a second mode, in which the control unit controls the heating element to heat the liquid above the particular temperature and then allows the liquid to cool until the liquid reaches the particular temperature. a weight sensor configured to determine an indication of a volume of liquid that is held by the kettle; and a heating element for heating liquid held by the kettle; a control unit configured to control the kettle to start heating the liquid at a time that is dependent on that indication; wherein the control unit is configured to control the heating element in both a first mode, in which the control unit controls the heating element to heat the liquid to a particular temperature, and in a second mode, in which the control unit controls the heating element to heat the liquid above the particular temperature and then allows the liquid to cool until the liquid reaches the particular temperature.
A compound having the formula: wherein: R 1 is selected from H and part of a cyclobutyl structure; R 2 is selected from (CH 2) m -X and part of said cyclobutyl structure; m is selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3; n is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; p is selected from 2, 3 and 4; when R 1 is H, R 2 is (CH 2) m -X; when R 1 is not H, R 1 and R 2 together with the a carbon atom to which they are attached form said cyclobutyl structure: when m is 0, 2 or 3, X is selected from cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl; when m is 1, X is selected from cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, isopropyl and tert-butyl; said cyclobutyl structure, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl optionally have at least one alkyl, O-alkyl or hydroxyl substituent; R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from H, alkyl, OH, O-alkyl and OC -alkyl; alkyl is selected from C 1-6 straight and C 4-8 branched chain alkyl and optionally has at least one hydroxyl substituent; and solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. R 1 is selected from H and part of a cyclobutyl structure; R 2 is selected from (CH 2) m -X and part of said cyclobutyl structure; m is selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3; n is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4; p is selected from 2, 3 and 4; when R 1 is H, R 2 is (CH 2) m -X; when R 1 is not H, R 1 and R 2 together with the a carbon atom to which they are attached form said cyclobutyl structure:
An electrolyte composition comprising at least a sodium salt dissolved in at least one solvent and a combination of additives, wherein: - said solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, propylene carbonate, ethyl acetate, ethyl propionate, methyl propionate and mixtures thereof; - the combination of additives includes at least: i) sodium difluoro(oxalato)borate (NaODFB), as a first additive, ii) at least a nitrile of formula: N≡C-(CH 2) n -C≡N with n being an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, as a second additive; and iii) 1,3-propane sultone or ethylene sulfate, as a third additive. - said solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, propylene carbonate, ethyl acetate, ethyl propionate, methyl propionate and mixtures thereof; - the combination of additives includes at least: i) sodium difluoro(oxalato)borate (NaODFB), as a first additive, ii) at least a nitrile of formula: N≡C-(CH 2) n -C≡N with n being an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, as a second additive; and iii) 1,3-propane sultone or ethylene sulfate, as a third additive. i) sodium difluoro(oxalato)borate (NaODFB), as a first additive, ii) at least a nitrile of formula: N≡C-(CH 2) n -C≡N with n being an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, as a second additive; and iii) 1,3-propane sultone or ethylene sulfate, as a third additive.
A valvuloplasty catheter balloon with a coating comprising at least one active agent and a top coat consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol - polyethylene glycol graft copolymer.
A crystalline Form I monohydrate hydrochloride salt form of the compound (5S,8S)- 8-[{ -1-(3,5-Bis-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ethoxy}-methyl]-8-phenyl-1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one (Formula I) characterized by the following x-ray powder diffraction pattern expressed in terms of diffraction angle (in 2 θ), lattice "d" spacing (in angstroms) and relative peak intensities("RI"): Diffraction angle (2θ) RI Lattice Spacing (Å ± 0.04) 16.1 Medium 5.49 18.4 Medium 4.83 21.6 Strong 4.11 23.5 Medium 3.78
A nanoparticle comprising a papillomavirus L1 protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 comprising amino acid substitutions D273T, N285T and S288N.
Method of wireless communication from a transponder to a reader using active load modulation, called ALM, comprising frames transmission from the transponder to the reader and synchronization between a reader carrier frequency and an ALM carrier frequency within each transmitted frame, each frame transmission including ALM carrier bursts generated from a subcarrier modulation by a Binary Phase Shift Keying, BPSK, data encoding and producing at the transponder antenna signal oscillations after each ALM carrier burst generation, wherein said synchronization occurs at each phase change of said BPSK data encoding when no burst is generated during the half period of the subcarrier preceding said phase change and the half period of the subcarrier following this phase change, and the transponder antenna has a moderate quality factor sufficient to naturally damp said signal oscillations and permit said synchronization without performing any controlled signal oscillations damping through a dedicated damping system.
A vehicle seat having a headrest that comprises: a stay that has a vertical bar portion that is held at a seat back and extends toward a seat upper side, and a horizontal bar portion that is continuous with the vertical bar portion and extends in a seat transverse direction; a cover that covers at least a portion of the stay, and that is supported at the horizontal bar portion of the stay so as to be swingable in a seat front-rear direction around the seat transverse direction; and a suppressing portion that is provided between the stay and the cover so as to fit-together with the horizontal bar portion, and that suppresses displacement of the cover in other than the swinging direction; characterised by: a clip having a base portion that is fixed to the cover and runs along a side portion of the cover, and a pair of arm portions that are formed by bending from both ends of the base portion and that face one another, and the arm portions have a pair of fit-together portions that fit-together with the vertical bar portion so as to nip-in the vertical bar portion, so as to elastically deform and generate restoring force in a direction opposing a swinging direction of the cover when the cover swings in the seat front-rear direction. a stay that has a vertical bar portion that is held at a seat back and extends toward a seat upper side, and a horizontal bar portion that is continuous with the vertical bar portion and extends in a seat transverse direction; a cover that covers at least a portion of the stay, and that is supported at the horizontal bar portion of the stay so as to be swingable in a seat front-rear direction around the seat transverse direction; and a suppressing portion that is provided between the stay and the cover so as to fit-together with the horizontal bar portion, and that suppresses displacement of the cover in other than the swinging direction; characterised by: a clip having a base portion that is fixed to the cover and runs along a side portion of the cover, and a pair of arm portions that are formed by bending from both ends of the base portion and that face one another, and the arm portions have a pair of fit-together portions that fit-together with the vertical bar portion so as to nip-in the vertical bar portion, so as to elastically deform and generate restoring force in a direction opposing a swinging direction of the cover when the cover swings in the seat front-rear direction. a clip having a base portion that is fixed to the cover and runs along a side portion of the cover, and a pair of arm portions that are formed by bending from both ends of the base portion and that face one another, and the arm portions have a pair of fit-together portions that fit-together with the vertical bar portion so as to nip-in the vertical bar portion, so as to elastically deform and generate restoring force in a direction opposing a swinging direction of the cover when the cover swings in the seat front-rear direction.