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An ostomy bag assembly with sound reducing means comprising: • a bag for receiving bodily waste materials through an opening; • a sound reducing device positioned in the opening of the bag; and • a flange for securing the assembly to the body of a patient and provided with an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received in the opening of the bag; characterized in that the sound reducing device is composed of a proximal membrane and a distal membrane, wherein the distal membrane is preferably more elastic than the proximal membrane, which membranes are in contact with each other and close the opening of the bag, said proximal membrane facing the orifice and said distal membrane facing the lumen of the bag, wherein the proximal and distal membranes are provided with one or more apertures, wherein any aperture in the proximal membrane is misaligned with any aperture in the distal membrane, whereby passage of waste materials through the opening is blocked until a pressure gradient is established over the proximal and distal membrane, which forces the distal membrane towards the lumen of the bag thereby establishing passage through the apertures of the proximal and distal membrane. • a bag for receiving bodily waste materials through an opening; • a sound reducing device positioned in the opening of the bag; and • a flange for securing the assembly to the body of a patient and provided with an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received in the opening of the bag;
A method for producing a CIGS film to be used as a light absorbing layer for a CIGS solar cell, the method comprising: stacking a first layer comprising indium, gallium and selenium and being free from copper, and a second layer comprising copper and selenium in a solid phase in this order over a substrate; and heating a stacked structure including the first layer and the second layer to melt the second layer into a liquid phase to thereby diffuse copper from the second layer into the first layer to permit crystal growth, thereby providing the CIGS film, wherein the CIGS film obtained at completion of the heating has a molar ratio satisfying 0.95 < copper / (indium + gallium) < 1.30, wherein while the temperature for the heating is maintained, indium, gallium and selenium are further deposited through evaporation on the CIGS film obtained by the heating, to allow the CIGS film to have a molar ratio satisfying 0.70 < copper / (indium + gallium) < 0.95. stacking a first layer comprising indium, gallium and selenium and being free from copper, and a second layer comprising copper and selenium in a solid phase in this order over a substrate; and heating a stacked structure including the first layer and the second layer to melt the second layer into a liquid phase to thereby diffuse copper from the second layer into the first layer to permit crystal growth, thereby providing the CIGS film, wherein the CIGS film obtained at completion of the heating has a molar ratio satisfying 0.95 < copper / (indium + gallium) < 1.30, wherein while the temperature for the heating is maintained, indium, gallium and selenium are further deposited through evaporation on the CIGS film obtained by the heating, to allow the CIGS film to have a molar ratio satisfying 0.70 < copper / (indium + gallium) < 0.95.
An apparatus for manufacturing a pulp moulded product comprising a three-dimensional core mould which can be immersed into a pulp and washed around by a pulp, respectively, and which is mounted on a carrier plate, wherein the core mould includes openings to which a negative pressure can be applied for sucking in the pulp, a transfer mould which corresponds to the negative mould of the core mould extended by the wall thickness of the pulp moulded product before compacting, and to which a negative pressure can be applied via openings in the transfer mould for taking over the pulp moulded product from the core mould, as well as driving means for moving the core mould and/or transfer mould in order to enable a handing over of the pulp moulded product between the moulds (2, 11), wherein the openings in the core mould include side walls protruding into the interior of the core mould, and wherein these side walls are each aligned to a large extent at an acute angle to the removal direction of the pulp moulded product when it is removed from the core mould, characterised in that at least a portion of the openings in the core mould are formed as gaps between slats aligned approximately in parallel to one another, wherein the gaps and thus the slats, too, are preferably arranged on those surface sections of the core mould which, viewed with respect to the entire core mould, are aligned steepest relative to the removal direction of the pulp moulded product.
A hypereutectic white iron alloy, wherein the alloy comprises, in weight percent based on a total weight of the alloy: C from 2.5 to 6.5 N from 0.04 to 1.2 Cr from 18 to 58 Mn from 0 to 8 Ni from 0 to 5 Co from 0 to 5 Cu from 0 to 5 Mo from 0 to 5 W from 0 to 6 V from 3.5 to 7.5 Nb from 0 to 6 Ti from 0 to 5 Mg + Ca from 0 to 0.2 Si from 0 to 3 one or more rare earth elements from 0 to 3 one or more of Ta, Zr, Hf, Al, B from 0 to 3, remainder iron and unavoidable impurities such as S and P.
An apparatus for use in the treatment of substrates using a solid particulate material, said apparatus comprising: (a) housing means having: (i) a first upper chamber having mounted therein a rotatably mounted cylindrical cage, and (ii) a second lower chamber located beneath said cylindrical cage; (b) at least one recirculation means for facilitating recirculation of said solid particulate material from said collecting and transferring means to said rotatably mounted cylindrical cage; (c) access means suitable for loading a soiled substrate into said rotatably mounted cylindrical cage; (d) pumping means suitable for transferring fresh solid particulate material and suitable for recycling used solid particulate material via said recirculation means; and (e) a multiplicity of delivery means by virtue of which at least water and optionally cleaning agents may be introduced into the apparatus characterised in that said rotatably mounted cylindrical cage additionally comprises collecting and transferring means adapted to facilitate collection of said solid particulate material and transfer of said material to said at least one recirculation means, wherein said collecting and transferring means comprises one or a plurality of compartments. (a) housing means having: (i) a first upper chamber having mounted therein a rotatably mounted cylindrical cage, and (ii) a second lower chamber located beneath said cylindrical cage; (i) a first upper chamber having mounted therein a rotatably mounted cylindrical cage, and (ii) a second lower chamber located beneath said cylindrical cage; (b) at least one recirculation means for facilitating recirculation of said solid particulate material from said collecting and transferring means to said rotatably mounted cylindrical cage; (c) access means suitable for loading a soiled substrate into said rotatably mounted cylindrical cage; (d) pumping means suitable for transferring fresh solid particulate material and suitable for recycling used solid particulate material via said recirculation means; and (e) a multiplicity of delivery means by virtue of which at least water and optionally cleaning agents may be introduced into the apparatus
A filter element comprising interlaced weft yarns and warp yarns and laid-in yarns, wherein: the filter element comprises two layers of weft yarns and warp yarns interlaced to create a fabric, with the laid-in yarns located between said layers of weft yarns; the laid-in yarns do not interlace with the weft yarns and run substantially parallel to the warp yarns; the weft yarns run substantially perpendicular to the warp yarns, and wherein; the ratio of the laid-in yarns to warp yarns is at least 1:4 and the weft yarns comprise an abrasion resistant material. the filter element comprises two layers of weft yarns and warp yarns interlaced to create a fabric, with the laid-in yarns located between said layers of weft yarns; the laid-in yarns do not interlace with the weft yarns and run substantially parallel to the warp yarns; the weft yarns run substantially perpendicular to the warp yarns, and wherein; the ratio of the laid-in yarns to warp yarns is at least 1:4 and the weft yarns comprise an abrasion resistant material.
A safety mechanism for use in an apparatus that includes an air motor-driven pump assembly, a follower plate, a sealing element, a stand, and at least one controller, wherein the apparatus forces a viscous material to flow from a storage container, the safety mechanism comprising: a first valve configured to reversibly switch between on and off in order to allow or prevent air pressure from flowing from a source to the air motor-driven pump assembly; at least one device configured to measure the position of the follower plate relative to the storage container; characterized by a second valve that is in communication with the first valve and the device; the second valve configured to instruct the first valve to prevent air pressure from being supplied to the air motor-driven pump assembly when the follower plate is external to the storage container. a first valve configured to reversibly switch between on and off in order to allow or prevent air pressure from flowing from a source to the air motor-driven pump assembly; at least one device configured to measure the position of the follower plate relative to the storage container; characterized by a second valve that is in communication with the first valve and the device; the second valve configured to instruct the first valve to prevent air pressure from being supplied to the air motor-driven pump assembly when the follower plate is external to the storage container.
Repair device for an optical unit intended to equip a vehicle and comprising a housing having at least one fixing lug comprising a first part having at least one first hole opening onto an end face intersecting upper and lower faces of said first part, when the repair device and the optical unit are mounted on the vehicle, characterised in that it comprises a part comprising a main part adapted to be secured to said vehicle and extended on one side by a connecting part provided with a weakening zone (Z1') adapted to break in the event of an impact to said optical block and extended by an anchoring part intended to be placed against said end face, said anchoring part comprising at least one second hole suitable for being placed in front of said at least one associated first hole to allow the passage of a screw suitable for securing said part to said first part, one of said anchoring part and connecting part furthermore being intended to be partly placed above one end of the screw in order to mask the latter and said at least one second hole.
A composition comprising a modified polyribonucleotide for treating a subject having or suspected of having a disease associated with a gene of the ATP-binding cassette family, wherein the modified polyribonucleotide encodes an ABC-binding cassette family member and comprises an untranslated region derived from a cytochrome b-245 alpha polypeptide gene, wherein upon translation the modified polyribonucleotide yields an ATP-binding cassette polypeptide that ameliorates a symptom of the disease, wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of age-related macular degeneration, benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis, Cantú syndrome, congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens, congenital hyperinsulinism, cystic fibrosis, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, familial dilated cardiomyopathy, familial HDL deficiency, generalized arterial calcification of infancy, harlequin ichthyosis, hereditary pancreatitis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, lamellar ichthyosis, permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus, progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, retinitis pigmentosa, sitosterolemia, Stargardt macular degeneration, surfactant dysfunction, Tangier disease, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, X-linked sideroblastic anemia and ataxia, and wherein the modified polyribonucleotide comprises a combination of unmodified and modified nucleotides or comprises analogues of uridine or analogues of cytidine.
The use of a metallic or non-metallic detergent which is a C 10 -C 30 alkyl-substituted salicylic acid or a sulphurised derivative thereof in a non-aqueous lubricant composition as an inhibitor of lead corrosion associated with ashless, organic ester, anti-wear additives and/or friction modifiers.
A coating system on a substrate of an article, the substrate being formed of a silicon-containing material, selected from the group consisting of metal silicide alloys, metal matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide, silicon nitride, a silicide and/or silicon, composites having a matrix of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, a silicide and/or silicon, and composites with a silicon carbide, silicon nitride, silicide and/or silicon matrix reinforced with silicon carbide, silicon nitride, a silicide and/or silicon and the article is a component of a gas turbine operating on low grade fuels containing in excess 10 ppm of Na 2 SO 4 and/or V 2 O 5; the coating system comprising: at least one coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) overlying the substrate, the coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) having a composition that is susceptible to hot corrosion promoted by molten salt impurities, Na 2 SO 4 and V 2 O 5; and a corrosion barrier coating overlying the coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) and containing at least one rare-earth oxide-containing compound that reacts with the molten salt impurities to form a dense, protective byproduct barrier layer on the surface of the corrosion barrier coating, the at least one rare-earth oxide-containing compound being present in the corrosion barrier coating in an amount of at least 15 weight percent and being chosen from rare-earth zirconates (RE 2 Zr 2 O 7), wherein RE is selected from Sc, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and rare-earth hafnates (RE 2 Hf 2 O 7), wherein RE is selected from Sc, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, wherein the corrosion barrier coating further contains rare-earth monosilicates (RE 2 SiO 5) and/or rare-earth disilicates (RE 2 Si 2 O 7). at least one coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) overlying the substrate, the coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) having a composition that is susceptible to hot corrosion promoted by molten salt impurities, Na 2 SO 4 and V 2 O 5; and a corrosion barrier coating overlying the coating layer (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) and containing at least one rare-earth oxide-containing compound that reacts with the molten salt impurities to form a dense, protective byproduct barrier layer on the surface of the corrosion barrier coating, the at least one rare-earth oxide-containing compound being present in the corrosion barrier coating in an amount of at least 15 weight percent and being chosen from rare-earth zirconates (RE 2 Zr 2 O 7), wherein RE is selected from Sc, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and rare-earth hafnates (RE 2 Hf 2 O 7), wherein RE is selected from Sc, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, wherein the corrosion barrier coating further contains rare-earth monosilicates (RE 2 SiO 5) and/or rare-earth disilicates (RE 2 Si 2 O 7).
A soccer ball kicking training device including: a support base with a column member secured thereto and extending substantially vertically upright therefrom along a first axis, an arm extending along a second axis between first and second end portions (13, 15) and having a ball attached to the first end portion and a hinge mechanism attached to the second end portion, said hinge mechanism being mounted to an upper part of the upright column member to support the arm for pivotal movement relative to said upright column member and first axis about a substantially horizontal, third axis, said arm having a rotational mechanism for permitting the first end portion of the arm with the ball attached thereto to rotate relative to the second end portion about said second axis, and said hinge mechanism has an inclination angle adjustment mechanism to adjust the up and down angle range of the arm and the second axis thereof about the horizontal third axis. a support base with a column member secured thereto and extending substantially vertically upright therefrom along a first axis, an arm extending along a second axis between first and second end portions (13, 15) and having a ball attached to the first end portion and a hinge mechanism attached to the second end portion, said hinge mechanism being mounted to an upper part of the upright column member to support the arm for pivotal movement relative to said upright column member and first axis about a substantially horizontal, third axis, said arm having a rotational mechanism for permitting the first end portion of the arm with the ball attached thereto to rotate relative to the second end portion about said second axis, and said hinge mechanism has an inclination angle adjustment mechanism to adjust the up and down angle range of the arm and the second axis thereof about the horizontal third axis.
A system comprising: one or more processors; memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: maintaining a repository of dormant domain names associated with malicious activity; detecting that a particular domain name is a dormant domain name associated with malicious activity based on the particular domain name resolving to a local network address, resolving to a non-routable network address, or being irresolvable; adding the particular domain name to the repository based on the detecting; detecting changes to name resolutions or registrations of domain names included in the repository; and in response to detecting the changes, performing at least one of updating a security agent configuration, or alerting a security service user. one or more processors; memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: maintaining a repository of dormant domain names associated with malicious activity; detecting that a particular domain name is a dormant domain name associated with malicious activity based on the particular domain name resolving to a local network address, resolving to a non-routable network address, or being irresolvable; adding the particular domain name to the repository based on the detecting; detecting changes to name resolutions or registrations of domain names included in the repository; and in response to detecting the changes, performing at least one of updating a security agent configuration, or alerting a security service user. maintaining a repository of dormant domain names associated with malicious activity; detecting that a particular domain name is a dormant domain name associated with malicious activity based on the particular domain name resolving to a local network address, resolving to a non-routable network address, or being irresolvable; adding the particular domain name to the repository based on the detecting; detecting changes to name resolutions or registrations of domain names included in the repository; and in response to detecting the changes, performing at least one of updating a security agent configuration, or alerting a security service user.
An antibody having the following properties: specifically binding to Glycoprotein-A Repetitions Predominant (GARP); having an inhibitory activity to the immunosuppressive function of regulatory T cells; having antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic (ADCC) activity; and having in vivo antitumor activity, which has: (a) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 136 shown in SEQ ID NO: 33, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 37; (b) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 136 shown in SEQ ID NO: 35, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 39; or (c) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 139 shown in SEQ ID NO: 41, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 43. specifically binding to Glycoprotein-A Repetitions Predominant (GARP); having an inhibitory activity to the immunosuppressive function of regulatory T cells; having antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic (ADCC) activity; and having in vivo antitumor activity, (a) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 136 shown in SEQ ID NO: 33, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 37; (b) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 136 shown in SEQ ID NO: 35, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 39; or (c) a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 20 to 139 shown in SEQ ID NO: 41, and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 21 to 129 shown in SEQ ID NO: 43.