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A method for determining characteristics of a crack in a material, the presence of the crack being detected beforehand in an area of presence of the material by using a non-destructive process, the method comprising: - determining at least two initial mechanical loads (F 1, F 2) applied to the material, each mechanical load being defined by a vector field of known amplitude, each initial mechanical load (F 1, F 2) being responsible for the presence of the crack or having an impact on said crack, - applying a plurality of crack-opening mechanical loads to the material, each opening mechanical load being a linear combination of the at least two initial mechanical loads, - measuring, using at least one measuring instrument, a relative displacement of a first point with respect to a second point induced by each opening mechanical load, the first and second points being located in the area of presence of the crack, each measuring instrument being associated with a pair of first and second points, - applying a plurality of crack-closing mechanical loads to the material, each closing mechanical load being a linear combination of the at least two initial mechanical loads, - measuring, using each measuring instrument, the relative displacement of the first point with respect to the second point induced by each closing mechanical load, and - estimating the direction (α) of the crack, by computer means, as a function of the amplitude of each opening and closing mechanical load applied to the material and of the relative displacements measured by the measuring instrument(s). - determining at least two initial mechanical loads (F 1, F 2) applied to the material, each mechanical load being defined by a vector field of known amplitude, each initial mechanical load (F 1, F 2) being responsible for the presence of the crack or having an impact on said crack, - applying a plurality of crack-opening mechanical loads to the material, each opening mechanical load being a linear combination of the at least two initial mechanical loads, - measuring, using at least one measuring instrument, a relative displacement of a first point with respect to a second point induced by each opening mechanical load, the first and second points being located in the area of presence of the crack, each measuring instrument being associated with a pair of first and second points, - applying a plurality of crack-closing mechanical loads to the material, each closing mechanical load being a linear combination of the at least two initial mechanical loads, - measuring, using each measuring instrument, the relative displacement of the first point with respect to the second point induced by each closing mechanical load, and - estimating the direction (α) of the crack, by computer means, as a function of the amplitude of each opening and closing mechanical load applied to the material and of the relative displacements measured by the measuring instrument(s).
An electrode segment for electrocardiographic and/or bioimpedance measurements comprising a measuring electrode, which comprises a connector element for connecting an electrical signal wire and a sensor element for collecting measurement signals from the patient's body, the measuring electrode being situated in a mounting layer covered with an adhesive layer, wherein the measuring electrode situated in the mounting layer is surrounded by a perforated area which is free from the adhesive layer, and the perforated area is in turn surrounded by a surface-continuous area which is covered with the adhesive layer, wherein the perforated area comprises radially arranged alternating void spaces and solid spaces.
A communal heating and power station unit having a reciprocating internal combustion engine (2, 42), comprising a cylinder, and having an electrical generator (20, 44), which are coupled to one another by means of a shaft which transmits power, wherein the generator (20, 44) has a stator (24, 72) and a rotor (22, 60), the stator (24, 72) comprises a plurality of stator coils, the rotor (22, 60) is an external rotor (22, 60), the rotor (22, 60) has an axis of rotation, the rotor (22, 60) is mounted in a floating manner, a reciprocating internal combustion engine housing (10, 52) also forms the stator housing (34, 70), or the stator housing (34, 70) is flange-connected to the reciprocating internal combustion engine housing (10, 52), a cooling circuit of a cooling system simultaneously cools the reciprocating internal combustion engine and the stator (24, 72), and wherein the cooling circuit comprises generator cooling lines and engine cooling lines, characterized in that the generator cooling lines are arranged between the axis of rotation of the rotor and the stator coils, the generator cooling lines are connected to the motor cooling lines by a pipe connection line, and in that the motor cooling lines form windings around the cylinder.
Laser processing machine • having for a laser beam a beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) which extends with the longitudinal direction thereof in the direction of the beam axis (17, 18) of the laser beam which is intended to be received thereby, and which is at least with a portion movable in the longitudinal direction thereof and which can thereby be changed in terms of length, and • having a movement unit (8, 9) to which the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) is connected and which, with the length of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) being changed, can be moved together with the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) in the longitudinal direction thereof, • wherein the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) is supported perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction thereof on a longitudinal guiding device which extends in the longitudinal direction thereof and is guided during a movement in the longitudinal direction thereof, and • wherein the movement unit (8, 9) is supported perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) on a carrier structure of the laser processing machine, which carrier structure is different from the longitudinal guiding device of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116), characterised in that the longitudinal guiding device of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) is supported via the movement unit (8, 9) perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) on the carrier structure of the laser processing machine. • having for a laser beam a beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) which extends with the longitudinal direction thereof in the direction of the beam axis (17, 18) of the laser beam which is intended to be received thereby, and which is at least with a portion movable in the longitudinal direction thereof and which can thereby be changed in terms of length, and • having a movement unit (8, 9) to which the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) is connected and which, with the length of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) being changed, can be moved together with the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) in the longitudinal direction thereof, • wherein the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) is supported perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction thereof on a longitudinal guiding device which extends in the longitudinal direction thereof and is guided during a movement in the longitudinal direction thereof, and • wherein the movement unit (8, 9) is supported perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116) on a carrier structure of the laser processing machine, which carrier structure is different from the longitudinal guiding device of the beam guiding element (15, 16; 116),
A compound of formula: wherein R 1 are bromine atoms or chlorine atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of bromine atom, chlorine atom, iodine atom and fluorine atom; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -cyanoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-heteroaryl, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-Si(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) 3 and -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-cyclopropyl, and if R 1 and R 2 are both bromine atoms, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -cyanoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-heteroaryl, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-Si(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) 3 and -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-cyclopropyl, and if R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, then R 2 is selected from the group consisting of bromine atom and iodine atom; provided that R 2 is not a chlorine atom when R 1 are chlorine atoms. R 1 are bromine atoms or chlorine atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of bromine atom, chlorine atom, iodine atom and fluorine atom; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -cyanoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-heteroaryl, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-Si(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) 3 and -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-cyclopropyl, and if R 1 and R 2 are both bromine atoms, then R 3 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -cyanoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-heteroaryl, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-Si(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) 3 and -C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-cyclopropyl, and if R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, then R 2 is selected from the group consisting of bromine atom and iodine atom; provided that R 2 is not a chlorine atom when R 1 are chlorine atoms.
A formulation comprising an oxidatively curable alkyd-based resin and a chelant of the formula: wherein: each of -R 1, -R 2, -R 3 and -R 4 independently represents -H, -C 1-24 alkyl, -C 6-10 aryl or a group comprising a heteroatom capable of coordinating to a metal ion; Q represents methylene or ethylene, in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be optionally independently replaced with a C 1-24 alkyl group or a C 6-10 aryl; and Q' represents ethylene or n-propylene, in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be optionally independently replaced with a C 1-24 alkyl group or a C 6-10 aryl. each of -R 1, -R 2, -R 3 and -R 4 independently represents -H, -C 1-24 alkyl, -C 6-10 aryl or a group comprising a heteroatom capable of coordinating to a metal ion; Q represents methylene or ethylene, in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be optionally independently replaced with a C 1-24 alkyl group or a C 6-10 aryl; and Q' represents ethylene or n-propylene, in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be optionally independently replaced with a C 1-24 alkyl group or a C 6-10 aryl.
A telehandler having a cab equipped with a roof defined by a transparent or semi-transparent protective cover which comprises one or more materials designed to withstand the falling of hazardous material for the safety of an operator onboard the cab, said cover including a plurality of layers of which one layer made of glass and at least one layer made of polymeric material; wherein the cover consists of a succession of said glass and polymeric layers alternated from each other; wherein the cover includes two glass layers which define an outermost surface and an innermost surface of the cover, between which there is at least one inner layer made of polymeric material; wherein the cover is equipped with a plurality of inner layers, made of polycarbonate and polyurethane; wherein three inner layers made of polyurethane and two made of polycarbonate alternated with each other are included between the layers of glass; characterized in that each layer of glass has a thickness of between two and four millimetres, each layer of polycarbonate has a thickness of between twelve and eighteen millimetres and each layer made of polyurethane has a thickness of between 0.5 millimetres and one millimetre. wherein the cover consists of a succession of said glass and polymeric layers alternated from each other; wherein the cover includes two glass layers which define an outermost surface and an innermost surface of the cover, between which there is at least one inner layer made of polymeric material; wherein the cover is equipped with a plurality of inner layers, made of polycarbonate and polyurethane; wherein three inner layers made of polyurethane and two made of polycarbonate alternated with each other are included between the layers of glass; characterized in that each layer of glass has a thickness of between two and four millimetres, each layer of polycarbonate has a thickness of between twelve and eighteen millimetres and each layer made of polyurethane has a thickness of between 0.5 millimetres and one millimetre.
A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector responsive to a longitudinal firing motion to perform a surgical operation; a shaft distally connected to the end effector; a firing member within the shaft to transfer the firing motion to the end effector; and a handle proximally connected to the shaft and firing member, comprising: a housing, a firing control configured for manual movement by an operator in a firing direction and in an opposite return direction, and a firing mechanism; characterised in that the firing mechanism comprises an axle, an engagement member adapted to rotate about the axle into an engagement position at which it transmits said firing motion to the firing member, and a biasing wheel attached to the axle; and a friction surface is positioned to contact the biasing wheel to rotate the engagement member into said engagement position when said firing control moves in said firing direction and to rotate the engagement member away from said engagement position when said firing member moves in said return direction. an end effector responsive to a longitudinal firing motion to perform a surgical operation; a shaft distally connected to the end effector; a firing member within the shaft to transfer the firing motion to the end effector; and a handle proximally connected to the shaft and firing member, comprising: a housing, a firing control configured for manual movement by an operator in a firing direction and in an opposite return direction, and a firing mechanism; characterised in that the firing mechanism comprises an axle, an engagement member adapted to rotate about the axle into an engagement position at which it transmits said firing motion to the firing member, and a biasing wheel attached to the axle; and a friction surface is positioned to contact the biasing wheel to rotate the engagement member into said engagement position when said firing control moves in said firing direction and to rotate the engagement member away from said engagement position when said firing member moves in said return direction. a housing, a firing control configured for manual movement by an operator in a firing direction and in an opposite return direction, and a firing mechanism; characterised in that the firing mechanism comprises an axle, an engagement member adapted to rotate about the axle into an engagement position at which it transmits said firing motion to the firing member, and a biasing wheel attached to the axle; and a friction surface is positioned to contact the biasing wheel to rotate the engagement member into said engagement position when said firing control moves in said firing direction and to rotate the engagement member away from said engagement position when said firing member moves in said return direction.
A medical instrument (100, 400, 500, 600, 900, 1000, 1100. 1200, 1400) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the medical instrument comprises: - a radio frequency system configured for sending and receiving radio frequency signals to acquire magnetic resonance imaging data, wherein the radio frequency system is configured for connecting to a magnetic resonance imaging antenna; - a subject support configured for supporting at least a portion of a subject in an imaging zone of the magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the subject support comprises an antenna connector configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna, wherein the radiofrequency system is configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna via the antenna connector, wherein the subject support comprises a remotely controllable actuator configured for translating the antenna connector to a connector position (154, 126) along a path; - a camera configured for providing a camera image comprising the subject support; - a memory comprising machine executable instructions; - a processor configured for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: - determine the connector position using the camera image; and - control the remotely controllable actuator to move the antenna connector along the path to the connector position. - a radio frequency system configured for sending and receiving radio frequency signals to acquire magnetic resonance imaging data, wherein the radio frequency system is configured for connecting to a magnetic resonance imaging antenna; - a subject support configured for supporting at least a portion of a subject in an imaging zone of the magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the subject support comprises an antenna connector configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna, wherein the radiofrequency system is configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna via the antenna connector, wherein the subject support comprises a remotely controllable actuator configured for translating the antenna connector to a connector position (154, 126) along a path; - a camera configured for providing a camera image comprising the subject support; - a memory comprising machine executable instructions; - a processor configured for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, - determine the connector position using the camera image; and - control the remotely controllable actuator to move the antenna connector along the path to the connector position.
An implantable device for retracting prostatic tissue of a patient, the implantable device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite one another in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the shaft; characterised by a proximal balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the proximal balloon positioned closer to the proximal end than the distal end; a distal balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the distal balloon positioned closer to the distal end than the proximal end; and an intermediate balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the intermediate balloon positioned between the proximal balloon and the distal balloon; wherein the shaft defines a first lumen in fluid communication with a first reservoir of the proximal balloon and a second reservoir of the distal balloon and fluidically isolated from a third reservoir defined by the intermediate balloon. a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite one another in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the shaft; characterised by a proximal balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the proximal balloon positioned closer to the proximal end than the distal end; a distal balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the distal balloon positioned closer to the distal end than the proximal end; and an intermediate balloon fixedly attached to the shaft, the intermediate balloon positioned between the proximal balloon and the distal balloon; wherein the shaft defines a first lumen in fluid communication with a first reservoir of the proximal balloon and a second reservoir of the distal balloon and fluidically isolated from a third reservoir defined by the intermediate balloon.
A method for improving reactivity of a nucleic acid synthesis reaction, comprising a step of adding an ω-amino acid to a reaction solution, wherein the improvement in reactivity of a nucleic acid synthesis reaction means an effect selected from the group consisting of an improvement in reaction specificity and an increase in the synthesis amount of a DNA having a target nucleotide sequence.
Two-component polyurethane composition consisting of a polyol component K1 and a polyisocyanate component K2; wherein the polyol component K1 comprises at least one reaction product of castor oil with ketone resins having an OH number of 110 to 200 mg KOH/g A1; and at least one aliphatic triol having an average molecular weight of 170-500 g/mol and an OH number of 400-1100 mg KOH/g, which is polyether polyols based on 1, 1, 1-trimethylolpropane A2; and preferably at least one aliphatic diol having a molecular weight of 90-146 g/mol A3; and at least one polybutadiene polyol having an average OH functionality of 2.1 to 2.9, especially 2.3 to 2.7, and having an average molecular weight in the range from 2000 to 4000 g/mol, especially 2500 to 3000 g/mol, and an OH number of 40-100 A4; and at least one hydroxylated polyester polyol A5 based on tall oil; and wherein the polyisocyanate component K2 comprises at least one aromatic polyisocyanate B1, wherein the ratio of the OH groups of (A1+A4+A5)/(A2+A3) is from 0.25-5; and wherein the ratio of all NCO groups of the aromatic polyisocyanates B1:all OH groups of the polyol component K1 = 0.95:1-1.25:1. at least one reaction product of castor oil with ketone resins having an OH number of 110 to 200 mg KOH/g A1; and at least one aliphatic triol having an average molecular weight of 170-500 g/mol and an OH number of 400-1100 mg KOH/g, which is polyether polyols based on 1, 1, 1-trimethylolpropane A2; and preferably at least one aliphatic diol having a molecular weight of 90-146 g/mol A3; and at least one polybutadiene polyol having an average OH functionality of 2.1 to 2.9, especially 2.3 to 2.7, and having an average molecular weight in the range from 2000 to 4000 g/mol, especially 2500 to 3000 g/mol, and an OH number of 40-100 A4; and at least one hydroxylated polyester polyol A5 based on tall oil;
A device for conveying rod-shaped smoking articles in a sorted manner according to their length comprising at least one conveying device for moving a plurality of smoking articles along a process line, a supporting device for carrying the smoking articles that can be received in the recesses, wherein the supporting device has a sorting table with at least one first opening, wherein a length of the first opening in a conveying direction defines a first threshold length of a smoking article such that the smoking article can be tilted from its substantially horizontal position about an opening edge into the first opening by means of gravity in a state where the length of the smoking article is shorter than the first threshold length corresponding to the first opening; characterized in that the conveying device has a plurality of recesses for smoking articles wherein the recesses possess longitudinal sides and a width, and the longitudinal sides are arranged in parallel to the conveying direction, and that the conveying device is moveable with respect to the supporting device.
Potential compensation cable (10, 20, 40, 57) for use with machine or facility parts, particularly between fire shutters and ventilation ducts, comprising at least one first conductor component (11, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a) being separably connected with at least one second conductor component (12, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 41b, 42b, 43b, 44b) to form a conductor, characterized in that the separable connection between the at least one first conductor component (11, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a) and the at least one second conductor component (12, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 41b, 42b, 43b, 44b) comprises a combination of a force-fit connection (14, 15; 24a, 25a; 24b, 25b; 24c, 25c; 24d, 25d; 45) and a connection which is releasable under heat influence (17, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 47a, 47b, 47c, 47d).