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Flame retardant composition comprising graphene nanoplatelets and a condensation product of a sulfonated aromatic compound with formaldehyde and urea, wherein: a) the weight ratio between the graphene nanoplatelets and the condensation product is from 1:15 to 4:1; b) the C/O ratio in said graphene nanoplatelets is ≥ 100:1; and c) the starting mixture of the three components before the condensation reaction is represented by the following formula: wherein Ar is a sulfonated aromatic compound selected from the group consisting of: and X is the cation of a metal that forms a salt with the sulfonated group, preferably X is the cation of an alkali metal, more preferably X is sodium; R is an alkyl group with from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, linear or branched; p, q and r are the moles of formaldehyde, urea and sulfonated aromatic compound, respectively, with a ratio p/r from 0.2 to 4, preferably from 0.5 to 2; and a ratio q/r from 0.5 to 5, preferably from 1 to 3, in which q can be equal to 0; when q=0 the product is obtained by condensation of a sulfonated aromatic compound and formaldehyde only. a) the weight ratio between the graphene nanoplatelets and the condensation product is from 1:15 to 4:1; b) the C/O ratio in said graphene nanoplatelets is ≥ 100:1; and c) the starting mixture of the three components before the condensation reaction is represented by the following formula: and X is the cation of a metal that forms a salt with the sulfonated group, preferably X is the cation of an alkali metal, more preferably X is sodium; R is an alkyl group with from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, linear or branched; p, q and r are the moles of formaldehyde, urea and sulfonated aromatic compound, respectively, with a ratio p/r from 0.2 to 4, preferably from 0.5 to 2; and a ratio q/r from 0.5 to 5, preferably from 1 to 3, in which q can be equal to 0; when q=0 the product is obtained by condensation of a sulfonated aromatic compound and formaldehyde only.
Method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the driver assistance system is able to control the vehicle in an at least partially automatic fashion by means of an autopilot function, wherein the method comprises: - determining an activation state of the autopilot function, and - activating a display device of the driver assistance system as a function of the activation state of the autopilot function, characterized in that the activation of the display device comprises: - mechanically adjusting the display device from a first position into a second position, wherein in the second position the display device is arranged in the vehicle in such a way that said display device can be read from at least one sitting position in the vehicle, and/or - eliminating a view-obstructing means which is arranged on a display area of the display device. - determining an activation state of the autopilot function, and - activating a display device of the driver assistance system as a function of the activation state of the autopilot function, - mechanically adjusting the display device from a first position into a second position, wherein in the second position the display device is arranged in the vehicle in such a way that said display device can be read from at least one sitting position in the vehicle, and/or - eliminating a view-obstructing means which is arranged on a display area of the display device.
A system for detecting cable connection states, the system comprising a display apparatus and a video cable, wherein the display apparatus is connectable to a video source through the video cable, the video cable having a first cable connector connectable to the apparatus and a second cable connector connectable to the video source, and a plurality of signal lines, wherein two of the signal lines are connected together, the display apparatus comprising: a display connector having a plurality of signal pins (21a-c) for connection to the first cable connector; a connection sensor connected to the signal pins for outputting: (i) a first connecting sense signal, representing a first connection state between the first cable connector and the display connector based on the signal lines that are connected together; and (ii) a second connecting sense signal representing a second connection state between the second cable connector and the video source when the first cable connector and the display connector are connected; wherein the connection sensor is arranged to determine the first connection state regardless of the second connection state; and a controller for outputting information about the connection state of the first cable connector and the second cable connector based on the first and the second connecting sense signals from the connecting sensor. a display connector having a plurality of signal pins (21a-c) for connection to the first cable connector; a connection sensor connected to the signal pins for outputting: (i) a first connecting sense signal, representing a first connection state between the first cable connector and the display connector based on the signal lines that are connected together; and (ii) a second connecting sense signal representing a second connection state between the second cable connector and the video source when the first cable connector and the display connector are connected; wherein the connection sensor is arranged to determine the first connection state regardless of the second connection state; and a controller for outputting information about the connection state of the first cable connector and the second cable connector based on the first and the second connecting sense signals from the connecting sensor.
A lid dispensing device comprising: a base unit; a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit; a blade operatively mounted to the base unit which moves between a first position and a second position; a stack of lids supported by the blade by engaging a first lid in the stack of lids while the blade is in the first position; and wherein the blade allows the lid to fall through an aperture in the blade, away from the stack of lids, and still support the remaining lids as the blade moves to the second position, wherein the blade includes: opposite first and second faces and opposite first and second ends; a first cutout on the first face near the first end; a second cutout on the first face near the second end which intersects the first cutout and is larger than the first cutout; characterized by a third cutout on the second face near the second end; a fourth cutout on the second face near the first end which intersects the third cutout and is larger than the third cutout; and wherein the cutouts (42 & 44) on the first face and the cutouts (46 & 48) on the second face intersect to form an aperture through the blade. a base unit; a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit; a blade operatively mounted to the base unit which moves between a first position and a second position; a stack of lids supported by the blade by engaging a first lid in the stack of lids while the blade is in the first position; and wherein the blade allows the lid to fall through an aperture in the blade, away from the stack of lids, and still support the remaining lids as the blade moves to the second position, wherein the blade includes: opposite first and second faces and opposite first and second ends; a first cutout on the first face near the first end; a second cutout on the first face near the second end which intersects the first cutout and is larger than the first cutout; characterized by a third cutout on the second face near the second end; a fourth cutout on the second face near the first end which intersects the third cutout and is larger than the third cutout; and wherein the cutouts (42 & 44) on the first face and the cutouts (46 & 48) on the second face intersect to form an aperture through the blade.
Light sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixels comprising: a first MOS transistor with a first type of channel and a second MOS transistor with a second type of channel, the first and second transistors (T1, T2) being series-connected and having their sources connected, a gate of the second transistor being configured to receive a comparative voltage (Vcmp); a first current source series-connected with the first and second transistors (T1, T2) between a first node configured to receive a first supply voltage and a second node configured to receive a second supply voltage; a third MOS transistor and a second current source series-connected between a third node configured to receive a third supply voltage and a fourth node configured to receive a fourth supply voltage, the third transistor having a gate connected to a fifth node of connection of the first current source with the first and second transistors (T1, T2) in series and having a channel of the same type as the one of the first transistor; at least one photodiode coupled to a gate of the first transistor; and a reset switch having a conduction terminal connected to the gate of the first transistor. a first MOS transistor with a first type of channel and a second MOS transistor with a second type of channel, the first and second transistors (T1, T2) being series-connected and having their sources connected, a gate of the second transistor being configured to receive a comparative voltage (Vcmp); a first current source series-connected with the first and second transistors (T1, T2) between a first node configured to receive a first supply voltage and a second node configured to receive a second supply voltage; a third MOS transistor and a second current source series-connected between a third node configured to receive a third supply voltage and a fourth node configured to receive a fourth supply voltage, the third transistor having a gate connected to a fifth node of connection of the first current source with the first and second transistors (T1, T2) in series and having a channel of the same type as the one of the first transistor; at least one photodiode coupled to a gate of the first transistor; and a reset switch having a conduction terminal connected to the gate of the first transistor.
A cell classification method, to be executed by an analyzer, for classifying cells contained in a specimen, the cell classification method comprising: preparing a first measurement sample by mixing a specimen and a reagent under a first preparation condition; obtaining a first signal from the prepared first measurement sample; classifying, by using the first signal, cells contained in the first measurement sample; preparing a second measurement sample by mixing the specimen and the reagent under a second preparation condition different from the first preparation condition; obtaining a second signal from the prepared second measurement sample; classifying, by using the second signal, cells contained in the second measurement sample; comparing a result of the cell classification performed by using the first signal and a result of the cell classification performed by using the second signal, with each other, and outputting an analysis result (S106, S107) including a number of cells on the basis of a result of the comparison. preparing a first measurement sample by mixing a specimen and a reagent under a first preparation condition; obtaining a first signal from the prepared first measurement sample; classifying, by using the first signal, cells contained in the first measurement sample; preparing a second measurement sample by mixing the specimen and the reagent under a second preparation condition different from the first preparation condition; obtaining a second signal from the prepared second measurement sample; classifying, by using the second signal, cells contained in the second measurement sample; comparing a result of the cell classification performed by using the first signal and a result of the cell classification performed by using the second signal, with each other, and outputting an analysis result (S106, S107) including a number of cells on the basis of a result of the comparison.
A method for operating a management server configured to process location information of a terminal comprising: receiving, from a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal and a beacon terminal ID of a beacon terminal broadcast by the beacon terminal; generating first location information using first path history information for the mobile terminal ID and second path history information for the beacon terminal ID, the first path history information including visit expectation location information for the mobile terminal ID, and visit history information for the mobile terminal ID, and the second path history information including previous location information for the beacon terminal ID, and current location information for the beacon terminal ID, the first location information including an estimated location of the mobile terminal and an expected path of the mobile terminal; identifying content information based on the first location information; and transmitting the content information to the mobile terminal. receiving, from a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal and a beacon terminal ID of a beacon terminal broadcast by the beacon terminal; generating first location information using first path history information for the mobile terminal ID and second path history information for the beacon terminal ID, the first path history information including visit expectation location information for the mobile terminal ID, and visit history information for the mobile terminal ID, and the second path history information including previous location information for the beacon terminal ID, and current location information for the beacon terminal ID, the first location information including an estimated location of the mobile terminal and an expected path of the mobile terminal; identifying content information based on the first location information; and transmitting the content information to the mobile terminal.
A method of determining mode switching among power sources of a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including as one of the power sources an internal combustion engine, and capable of running in a plurality of modes including a reduced-emission mode, the method performed by a central entity and comprising: receiving, from the hybrid vehicle, planned route information indicating a route planned to travel in the hybrid vehicle; obtaining pollution information pertaining to the route, the pollution information including pollution restrictions in force in a pollution control zone intersected by the planned route; calculating, by a computer of the central entity, based on at least the planned route information and the pollution information, one or more switching points along the route at which to switch to the reduced-emission mode; transmitting, to the hybrid vehicle, the calculated one or more switching points; and verifying use of the reduced-emission mode by the hybrid vehicle in the pollution control zone based on information received from roadside thermal imagers. receiving, from the hybrid vehicle, planned route information indicating a route planned to travel in the hybrid vehicle; obtaining pollution information pertaining to the route, the pollution information including pollution restrictions in force in a pollution control zone intersected by the planned route; calculating, by a computer of the central entity, based on at least the planned route information and the pollution information, one or more switching points along the route at which to switch to the reduced-emission mode; transmitting, to the hybrid vehicle, the calculated one or more switching points; and verifying use of the reduced-emission mode by the hybrid vehicle in the pollution control zone based on information received from roadside thermal imagers.
An automotive structural member comprising: a hollow member having plane portions; and an FRP member joined to at least one section of the plane portions, wherein: the FRP member is joined to a region of at least 0.1L1 to 0.9L1 of a length L1 in a longitudinal direction of the hollow member; the plane portion is formed with an FRP joint portion (P A) being a portion to which the FRP member is joined and an FRP non-joint portion (P B) being a portion to which the FRP member is not joined, in the region of 0.1L1 to 0.9L1; a total width of the FRP joint portion (P A) is 8 to 60% of a full width of the plane portion, in the plane portion; characterized in that each width D of the FRP non-joint portions (P B) in the plane portion satisfies a following formula 0.5 × 1.9 × t × E σy ≦ D ≦ 1.6 × 1.9 × t × E σy wherein t: a thickness of the plane portion, E: a Young's modulus of the plane portion, σ y: a yield stress of the plane portion, and wherein each width D is an interval in the width direction between the FRP members adjacent to each other in a case of the presence of the adjacent FRP members, and each width D is also a distance in the width direction from the FRP member closest to an end portion of the plane portion to the end portion in a case of the absence of the adjacent FRP members; and a flexural rigidity of the FRP member in the FRP joint portion (P A) is 30 times or more a flexural rigidity of the plane portion excluding the FRP member in the plane portion. the FRP member is joined to a region of at least 0.1L1 to 0.9L1 of a length L1 in a longitudinal direction of the hollow member; the plane portion is formed with an FRP joint portion (P A) being a portion to which the FRP member is joined and an FRP non-joint portion (P B) being a portion to which the FRP member is not joined, in the region of 0.1L1 to 0.9L1; a total width of the FRP joint portion (P A) is 8 to 60% of a full width of the plane portion, in the plane portion; characterized in that each width D of the FRP non-joint portions (P B) in the plane portion satisfies a following formula 0.5 × 1.9 × t × E σy ≦ D ≦ 1.6 × 1.9 × t × E σy wherein t: a thickness of the plane portion, E: a Young's modulus of the plane portion, σ y: a yield stress of the plane portion, and wherein each width D is an interval in the width direction between the FRP members adjacent to each other in a case of the presence of the adjacent FRP members, and each width D is also a distance in the width direction from the FRP member closest to an end portion of the plane portion to the end portion in a case of the absence of the adjacent FRP members; and a flexural rigidity of the FRP member in the FRP joint portion (P A) is 30 times or more a flexural rigidity of the plane portion excluding the FRP member in the plane portion.
A preparatory machine for a spinning apparatus with a device for separating dirt and short fibers from a fiber material, wherein the fiber material that is made up of a plurality of fibers is retained by a conveying means, characterized in that the device comprises at least one pair of electrodes (43, 44, 50, 51, 60, 61, 70, 71), and in that the pair of electrodes (43, 44, 50, 51, 60, 61, 70, 71) is connected to a source of high voltage for the purpose of generating an electrical field having a field strength, which are having field lines that run in a plane having the same alignment in relation to the surface of the fiber material, wherein the pair of electrodes (43, 44, 50, 51, 60, 61, 70, 71) is disposed as directed toward the fiber material, and in that the fiber material is being moved in relation to the pair of electrodes (43, 44, 50, 51, 60, 61, 70, 71).
Method for embedding at least one electrical or electronic component, in particular a chip, in a printed circuit board element, the component being adhesively bonded to a base layer, after which a top layer is applied over the base layer, including the component, by pressing, characterised in that the component is adhesively bonded to the base layer by means of a thermosetting adhesive film portion, which is previously adhesively bonded to the component on the side thereof facing the base layer and applied, together with the component, to the base layer in a pre-heated, pre-cured condition, after which the base layer, including the component adhesively bonded thereon, is heated until the adhesive of the adhesive film portion is completely cured.
A composition for use in a method of treating a subject, wherein the composition is to be administered as a defect filler to a bone defect within the subject's body, the composition comprising a modified self-assembling peptide, the peptide comprising: a first amino acid domain comprising the sequence RADARADARADARADA (SEQ ID NO. 21); and a second amino acid domain that does not self-assemble in isolated form, wherein the second amino acid domain comprises at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of: DGRGDSVAYG (SEQ ID NO. 55); ALKRQGRTLYGF (SEQ ID NO. 56); and FHRRIKA (SEQ ID NO. 63), wherein the second amino acid domain is attached by a linker to the C-terminus of the first amino acid domain, wherein the distance between the last amino acid of the first amino acid domain and the first amino acid of the minimal biological active sequence in the second amino acid domain is at least a 2-mer or at least a 4-mer, and wherein the peptide self-assembles to form a defect filler for bone. a first amino acid domain comprising the sequence RADARADARADARADA (SEQ ID NO. 21); and a second amino acid domain that does not self-assemble in isolated form, wherein the second amino acid domain comprises at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of: DGRGDSVAYG (SEQ ID NO. 55); ALKRQGRTLYGF (SEQ ID NO. 56); and FHRRIKA (SEQ ID NO. 63), wherein the second amino acid domain is attached by a linker to the C-terminus of the first amino acid domain, wherein the distance between the last amino acid of the first amino acid domain and the first amino acid of the minimal biological active sequence in the second amino acid domain is at least a 2-mer or at least a 4-mer, and wherein the peptide self-assembles to form a defect filler for bone. DGRGDSVAYG (SEQ ID NO. 55); ALKRQGRTLYGF (SEQ ID NO. 56); and FHRRIKA (SEQ ID NO. 63),
A control device for an engine, the engine including an exhaust gas recirculation system, the exhaust gas recirculation system including an exhaust gas recirculation valve that adjusts an amount of exhaust gas recirculated, the control device comprising an electronic control unit configured to: forcedly open and close the exhaust gas recirculation valve and make a malfunction diagnosis of the exhaust gas recirculation system, during fuel cutoff of the engine; perform an ignition timing retard control that retards an ignition timing of the engine when the engine returns from the fuel cutoff; and set the ignition timing at a start point of the ignition timing retard control to a more advanced value when an elapsed period from the malfunction diagnosis of the exhaust gas recirculation system to a return from the fuel cutoff is equal to or less than a criterial value, as compared with a case where the elapsed period is longer than the criterial value, so as to reduce a retard amount of the ignition timing at the start point of the ignition timing retard control, relative to the ignition timing immediately before the start of the ignition timing retard control. forcedly open and close the exhaust gas recirculation valve and make a malfunction diagnosis of the exhaust gas recirculation system, during fuel cutoff of the engine; perform an ignition timing retard control that retards an ignition timing of the engine when the engine returns from the fuel cutoff; and set the ignition timing at a start point of the ignition timing retard control to a more advanced value when an elapsed period from the malfunction diagnosis of the exhaust gas recirculation system to a return from the fuel cutoff is equal to or less than a criterial value, as compared with a case where the elapsed period is longer than the criterial value, so as to reduce a retard amount of the ignition timing at the start point of the ignition timing retard control, relative to the ignition timing immediately before the start of the ignition timing retard control.