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An implantable medical article, comprising a biologically degradable AB block copolymer that is capable, at equilibrium and at room temperature, of absorbing about 5 mass % or more water, a second biologically degradable polymer that is capable, at equilibrium and at room temperature, of absorbing less than about 5 mass % water, and a therapeutic substance, wherein the AB block-copolymer is of the following formula wherein m, n, I and K are positive integers; and wherein the second polymer is selected from poly(L-lactide), poly(D,L-lactide), poly(glycolide), poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide), poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide), poly(caprolactone), poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone), poly(D,L-lactide-co-caprolactone), polyhydroxyalkanoates, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(4-hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxyvalerate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), poly(4- hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), poly(ester amides), poly(anhydrides), poly(carbonates), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-glycolide), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-L-lactide), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-D,L-lactide), poly(dioxanone), poly(phosphazenes), poly(orthoesters), poly(tyrosine-co-carbonates), polyalkylene oxalates, poly(glycerol-co-sebacic acid esters), cyanoacrylates, poly(amino acids), poly(lysine), poly(glutamic acid) and combinations thereof; wherein the implantable medical article is a stent, graft, stent graft, catheter, balloon, cardiopulmonary bypass system, guidewire, or artificial heart valve. wherein m, n, I and K are positive integers; and wherein the second polymer is selected from poly(L-lactide), poly(D,L-lactide), poly(glycolide), poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide), poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide), poly(caprolactone), poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone), poly(D,L-lactide-co-caprolactone), polyhydroxyalkanoates, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(4-hydroxybutyrate), poly(hydroxyvalerate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), poly(4- hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), poly(ester amides), poly(anhydrides), poly(carbonates), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-glycolide), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-L-lactide), poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-D,L-lactide), poly(dioxanone), poly(phosphazenes), poly(orthoesters), poly(tyrosine-co-carbonates), polyalkylene oxalates, poly(glycerol-co-sebacic acid esters), cyanoacrylates, poly(amino acids), poly(lysine), poly(glutamic acid) and combinations thereof; wherein the implantable medical article is a stent, graft, stent graft, catheter, balloon, cardiopulmonary bypass system, guidewire, or artificial heart valve.
A method for operating an aircraft turbojet engine extending along an axis X oriented from upstream to downstream in which an internal air flow (F-INT) circulates from upstream to downstream during a thrust phase and a reverse air flow (F-INV) from downstream to upstream during a thrust reversal phase, said turbojet engine comprising a fan comprising a plurality of variable-pitch vanes, configured to perform a thrust reversal, and a nacelle comprising an air intake extending circumferentially about axis X, and comprising an internal wall pointing to axis X and configured to guide the internal air flow (F-INT) and the reverse air flow (F-INV), and an external wall opposite to the internal wall and configured to guide an external air flow (F-EXT), the internal wall and the external wall being connected to each other by an air intake lip so as to form an annular cavity, the air intake comprising a plurality of guide vanes positioned upstream of the fan, each guide vane being movably mounted between - a retracted position to promote the thrust phase and - an extended position in which the guide vane projectingly extends from the internal wall in a radially internal direction in order to guide the reverse air flow (F-INV) from the internal wall to promote a thrust reversal phase, and in which the guide vane comprises, in a radial section plane, a thick leading edge positioned downstream and a thin trailing edge positioned upstream, - method wherein at least one guide vane is in the retracted position during a thrust phase of the turbojet engine, the method comprising, during a thrust reversal phase of said turbojet engine, a change in fan blade pitch and a step of moving the guide vane into the extended position. - a retracted position to promote the thrust phase and - an extended position in which the guide vane projectingly extends from the internal wall in a radially internal direction in order to guide the reverse air flow (F-INV) from the internal wall to promote a thrust reversal phase, and in which the guide vane comprises, in a radial section plane, a thick leading edge positioned downstream and a thin trailing edge positioned upstream, - method wherein at least one guide vane is in the retracted position during a thrust phase of the turbojet engine, the method comprising, during a thrust reversal phase of said turbojet engine, a change in fan blade pitch and a step of moving the guide vane into the extended position.
A waterborne, UV curable coating composition, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane and at least one polymer different from the polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane is present in an amount 0.01-20 wt.% based on resin solids of the coating composition, and wherein the polyurethane is a carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyurethane containing a perfluoropolyether block, said polyurethane having a molecular weight Mn in the range from 1,000 to 5,000 determined by gel permeation chromatography with a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as the mobile phase, said aqueous dispersion of polyurethane prepared by a method comprising the following steps: a) subjecting a hydroxy-terminated perfluoropolyether A to a reaction with a molar excess of polyisocyanate B to obtain an isocyanate-functional urethane C, b) subjecting isocyanate-functional urethane C to a reaction with a carboxyl-functional polyol D, c) subjecting isocyanate-functional urethane C to a reaction with a mono-OH-functional (meth)acrylate monomer E, wherein steps (b) and (c) can be performed in any order, and wherein after both steps b) and c) a carboxyl-functional unsaturated polyurethane is obtained d) neutralizing the carboxyl-functional unsaturated polyurethane obtained after both steps b) and c) with a neutralizer F to obtain a neutralized polyurethane, and e) dispersing the neutralized polyurethane in water, and wherein the method does not include chain extension with a diamine or diol after dispersing the neutralized polyurethane in water. a) subjecting a hydroxy-terminated perfluoropolyether A to a reaction with a molar excess of polyisocyanate B to obtain an isocyanate-functional urethane C, b) subjecting isocyanate-functional urethane C to a reaction with a carboxyl-functional polyol D, c) subjecting isocyanate-functional urethane C to a reaction with a mono-OH-functional (meth)acrylate monomer E, wherein steps (b) and (c) can be performed in any order, and wherein after both steps b) and c) a carboxyl-functional unsaturated polyurethane is obtained d) neutralizing the carboxyl-functional unsaturated polyurethane obtained after both steps b) and c) with a neutralizer F to obtain a neutralized polyurethane, and e) dispersing the neutralized polyurethane in water,
A visible light signal transmitting processing method, comprising: performing, by a transmitting terminal, an operation between a data to be sent and a pseudocode signal of the transmitting terminal to output a scrambled code signal; combining, by the transmitting terminal, the scrambled code signal with a signal of guiding light to obtain a signal to be sent, wherein the signal of guiding light comprises identity information of the transmitting terminal; and transmitting, by the transmitting terminal, the signal to be sent in light form; wherein signals of guiding light of different transmitting terminals are different from each other, and a receiving terminal is capable to determine different transmitting terminals according to identity information of the transmitting terminals in the signals of guiding light; wherein the performing, by a transmitting terminal, an operation between a data to be sent and a pseudocode signal of the transmitting terminal to output a scrambled code signal comprises: outputting, by the transmitting terminal, a time-varying pseudocode signal according to a status of a state machine; and performing, by the transmitting terminal, an operation between the time-varying pseudocode signal and the data to be sent to output the scrambled code signal. performing, by a transmitting terminal, an operation between a data to be sent and a pseudocode signal of the transmitting terminal to output a scrambled code signal; combining, by the transmitting terminal, the scrambled code signal with a signal of guiding light to obtain a signal to be sent, wherein the signal of guiding light comprises identity information of the transmitting terminal; and transmitting, by the transmitting terminal, the signal to be sent in light form; wherein signals of guiding light of different transmitting terminals are different from each other, and a receiving terminal is capable to determine different transmitting terminals according to identity information of the transmitting terminals in the signals of guiding light; wherein the performing, by a transmitting terminal, an operation between a data to be sent and a pseudocode signal of the transmitting terminal to output a scrambled code signal comprises: outputting, by the transmitting terminal, a time-varying pseudocode signal according to a status of a state machine; and performing, by the transmitting terminal, an operation between the time-varying pseudocode signal and the data to be sent to output the scrambled code signal. outputting, by the transmitting terminal, a time-varying pseudocode signal according to a status of a state machine; and performing, by the transmitting terminal, an operation between the time-varying pseudocode signal and the data to be sent to output the scrambled code signal.
A device for determining at least one flow parameter, comprising: a fluidic series connection comprising, in this order, a first flow restriction, a first measurement area, a second flow restriction, and a second measurement area, a first sensor for detecting a quantitative first measure of the pressure in the first measurement area; a second sensor for detecting a second quantitative measure of the pressure in the second measurement area; and an evaluation means configured to determine, while using the measures detected by the first and second sensors (20, 22), whether there is an occlusion of the first flow restriction, of the second flow restriction or of a fluid area adjoining the second measurement area, characterized in that the evaluation means is configured to determine that there is an occlusion of the first flow restriction when the first measure and the second measure indicate a pressure that has a first, low level, that there is an occlusion of the second flow restriction when the first measure has a pressure having a second, high level, which is higher than the first, low level, and the second measure indicates a pressure of the low first level, that there is an occlusion of the fluid area adjoining the second measurement area when the first and second measures indicate a pressure of the second, high level, and that there is no occlusion when the first measure indicates a third pressure which is between the first and second levels, and when the second measure indicates a pressure of a level which lies in the region of the low first level. a fluidic series connection comprising, in this order, a first flow restriction, a first measurement area, a second flow restriction, and a second measurement area, a first sensor for detecting a quantitative first measure of the pressure in the first measurement area; a second sensor for detecting a second quantitative measure of the pressure in the second measurement area; and an evaluation means configured to determine, while using the measures detected by the first and second sensors (20, 22), whether there is an occlusion of the first flow restriction, of the second flow restriction or of a fluid area adjoining the second measurement area, characterized in that the evaluation means is configured to determine that there is an occlusion of the first flow restriction when the first measure and the second measure indicate a pressure that has a first, low level, that there is an occlusion of the second flow restriction when the first measure has a pressure having a second, high level, which is higher than the first, low level, and the second measure indicates a pressure of the low first level, that there is an occlusion of the fluid area adjoining the second measurement area when the first and second measures indicate a pressure of the second, high level, and that there is no occlusion when the first measure indicates a third pressure which is between the first and second levels, and when the second measure indicates a pressure of a level which lies in the region of the low first level.
A light emitting device, comprising: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and comprising a plurality of well layers and a plurality of barrier layers; a first nitride semiconductor layer disposed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the active layer; and a second nitride semiconductor layer disposed between the active layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer includes an indium-based semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of dislocations and indium clusters, wherein the active layer includes a plurality of pits generated by the first nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer has a higher indium composition than that of at least one of the plurality of well layers, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer is formed of a material having a composition formula represented by In x Ga 1-x N (0.3≤x≤1), wherein a portion of the well layer and a portion of the barrier layer are formed in the pit, wherein the pits of the active layer are spaced apart from an upper surface of the second nitride semiconductor layer, and wherein the second nitride semiconductor layer has a lower indium composition than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer. a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and comprising a plurality of well layers and a plurality of barrier layers; a first nitride semiconductor layer disposed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the active layer; and a second nitride semiconductor layer disposed between the active layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer includes an indium-based semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of dislocations and indium clusters, wherein the active layer includes a plurality of pits generated by the first nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer has a higher indium composition than that of at least one of the plurality of well layers, wherein the first nitride semiconductor layer is formed of a material having a composition formula represented by In x Ga 1-x N (0.3≤x≤1), wherein a portion of the well layer and a portion of the barrier layer are formed in the pit, wherein the pits of the active layer are spaced apart from an upper surface of the second nitride semiconductor layer, and wherein the second nitride semiconductor layer has a lower indium composition than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer.
A method for sharing digital images over a network, wherein a first user desires to send a plurality of images from a first computer to a second user having a second computer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) directly receiving at a server from the first computer an email request with the plurality of images and an address of the second user; and (b) in response to receiving the email request, (i) storing the plurality of images on the server; (ii) creating a web album for the plurality of images comprising a webpage having scaled representations of the plurality of images; (iii) creating an email message from the email request; (iv) inserting a single link to the web album into the email message; and (v) transmitting the email message over the network for delivery to the second user via the second computer; (c) in response to the second user clicking on the link, displaying to the second user the web album having the scaled representations of the plurality of images. (a) directly receiving at a server from the first computer an email request with the plurality of images and an address of the second user; and (b) in response to receiving the email request, (i) storing the plurality of images on the server; (ii) creating a web album for the plurality of images comprising a webpage having scaled representations of the plurality of images; (iii) creating an email message from the email request; (iv) inserting a single link to the web album into the email message; and (v) transmitting the email message over the network for delivery to the second user via the second computer; (i) storing the plurality of images on the server; (ii) creating a web album for the plurality of images comprising a webpage having scaled representations of the plurality of images; (iii) creating an email message from the email request; (iv) inserting a single link to the web album into the email message; and (v) transmitting the email message over the network for delivery to the second user via the second computer; (c) in response to the second user clicking on the link, displaying to the second user the web album having the scaled representations of the plurality of images.
A bipolar plate for a fuel cell, comprising a corrugated plate with a hole pattern consisting of at least one first row of holes, as well as a second plate which is arranged on the corrugated plate in a sealing manner, wherein the corrugated plate is made of a sheet metal and has a uniform waved shape of ascending and descending waves (3a, 3b) with wave crests, wherein the hole pattern is furthermore provided for the passage of a gas substantially transversely to the waved shape, wherein in the plan view of the corrugated plate a direction of flow of the corrugated plate is aligned perpendicular to an edge of the corrugated plate and to the wave crests, characterised in that the at least one first row of holes has, in the flow direction of the gas, a respective first cross-sectional opening in a respective ascending wave, which is larger than a respective second cross-sectional opening of the at least one first row of holes in a respective descending wave.
A filter element for use in a tobacco product, the filter element comprising at least one filter body and at least one capsule having a liquid medium as a core material, characterized in that the at least one capsule comprises a steam-impermeable shell that is made of a polymer material and was obtained from a UV-polymerizable precursor material, the UV-polymerizable precursor material being at least one compound having two diacrylate and/or dimethylacrylate groups bonded by a rigid, non-polar, non-crosslinking group, the capsules having an average particle size of from 0.1 to 10 mm, preferably from 1 to 5 mm, and an average wall thickness of from 10 μm to 2 mm, preferably from 50 μm to 200 μm.
A well system subassembly, comprising: a deflector tool arranged within a casing string and defining a deflector surface and an inner bore extending longitudinally from the deflector surface; one or more seal stacks disposed about the inner bore of the deflector tool; and characterised by a wellbore barrier device disposed about the inner bore and arranged uphole from the one or more seal stacks and being expandable from an unswelled configuration to a swelled configuration, wherein when the wellbore barrier device is in the swelled configuration, the wellbore barrier device protects the one or more seal stacks from debris generated from milling and/or drilling operations. a deflector tool arranged within a casing string and defining a deflector surface and an inner bore extending longitudinally from the deflector surface; one or more seal stacks disposed about the inner bore of the deflector tool; and characterised by a wellbore barrier device disposed about the inner bore and arranged uphole from the one or more seal stacks and being expandable from an unswelled configuration to a swelled configuration, wherein when the wellbore barrier device is in the swelled configuration, the wellbore barrier device protects the one or more seal stacks from debris generated from milling and/or drilling operations.
A method of preparing a halftone phase shift photomask blank having a halftone phase shift film on a transparent substrate, the method comprising the step of depositing a layer containing transition metal, silicon and nitrogen on the transparent substrate, as a part or the entirety of the halftone phase shift film, by reactive sputtering in a chamber using one or more silicon-containing targets, an inert gas, and a nitrogen-containing reactive gas, wherein the step of depositing a layer containing transition metal, silicon and nitrogen includes a transition mode sputtering step of sputtering in a hysteresis region of reactive gas flow rate conditions, and wherein in a part or the entirety of the transition mode sputtering step, at least one parameter selected from the power applied across the target, the flow rate of the inert gas, and the flow rate of the reactive gas is increased or decreased continuously or stepwise, said hysteresis region being determinable by applying a power across a said silicon-containing target, feeding the reactive gas into the chamber, carrying out a sweep of the reactive gas flow rate by increasing and then decreasing the flow rate of the reactive gas, measuring a sputtering voltage or current value during the sweep, and plotting the sputtering voltage or current value versus the flow rate of the reactive gas as a hysteresis curve during the increase and decrease to identify an upper limit and lower limit of the hysteresis region.
Method for data communication in an industrial network with one or more nodal points for data transfer between a plurality of data-providing transmitters and a receiver receiving the data provided by the plurality of transmitters via a stream with which, to establish the stream, the receiver issues a listener advertise message for the stream, which comprises a stream description, and the listener advertise message is transmitted to a plurality of transmitters of the network, wherein at least one transmitter, which wishes to transmit data to the receiver via the stream, sends a talker join message and for this makes a talker join reservation at the nodal points on the network path between the transmitter and the receiver.