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A method for producing rare-earth magnets by applying a powder containing one or at least two selected from an oxide, a fluoride, an oxyfluoride, a hydroxide, or a hydride of R 2, wherein R 2 represents one or at least two selected from rare-earth elements including Y and Sc, onto sintered magnet bodies made of an R 1 -Fe-B-based composition, wherein R 1 is one or at least two selected from rare-earth elements including Y and Sc, and heat treated to permit R 2 to be absorbed in the sintered magnet bodies, the method for producing rare-earth permanent magnets being characterized by providing a coating tank having a net belt passage opening at two mutually facing side walls individually, continuously feeding a slurry dispersing the powder in a solvent until overflowed, arranging a plurality of the sintered magnet bodies on a net belt conveyor and continuously conveying the sintered magnet bodies horizontally, applying the slurry onto the sintered magnet bodies that are passed into the slurry in the coating tank through the net belt passage openings, and drying the sintered magnet bodies to remove the solvent of the slurry thereby continuously applying the powder onto the plurality of sintered magnet bodies.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain CNCM I-3690 for use in a method for the treatment, the prevention or the alleviation of obesity and/or obesity-related disorders and/or disease associated with diet-induced insulin resistance in a subject.
An occupant support device, comprising: a first inflatable tube; a second inflatable tube disposed parallel to the first inflatable tube; a third inflatable tube disposed at a relative angle to the first inflatable tube, above the first inflatable tube and below the second inflatable tube; a fourth inflatable tube disposed parallel to the third inflatable tube, below the first inflatable tube and above the second inflatable tube; and an inflation device to selectively provide a low pressure and a high pressure to at least one of the first inflatable tube, the second inflatable tube, the third inflatable tube, and the fourth inflatable tube. a first inflatable tube; a second inflatable tube disposed parallel to the first inflatable tube; a third inflatable tube disposed at a relative angle to the first inflatable tube, above the first inflatable tube and below the second inflatable tube; a fourth inflatable tube disposed parallel to the third inflatable tube, below the first inflatable tube and above the second inflatable tube; and an inflation device to selectively provide a low pressure and a high pressure to at least one of the first inflatable tube, the second inflatable tube, the third inflatable tube, and the fourth inflatable tube.
A device comprising: an inlet; a chamber; immobilized lipase contained within the chamber; immobilized protease contained within the chamber; immobilized amylase contained within the chamber; and an outlet, wherein a flow path extends from the inlet, through the chamber, and to the outlet. an inlet; a chamber; immobilized lipase contained within the chamber; immobilized protease contained within the chamber; immobilized amylase contained within the chamber; and an outlet, wherein a flow path extends from the inlet, through the chamber, and to the outlet.
Attachment system for plasterboard, characterized in that it comprises at least a plate made in a single piece of plastic material, having a large support surface and able to be positioned on a first side of a plasterboard wall, and at least a counter-plate made in a single piece of metal material, able to be positioned on a second side of the plasterboard wall, opposite said first side, and able to be screwed to a support element associated with said plate, said plate being provided with at least a bushing or plate hub integrated in it and able to be inserted into a through hole made in the plasterboard wall, said bushing or plate hub being provided with a through hole through which said support element can pass, said counter-plate being configured to rotate with respect to said support element from at least a position of insertion in said plasterboard wall to at least a resting position on one said second side, obtained following the screwing and clamping of the support element, wherein said bushing and said hole made in the plasterboard wall are of a substantially circular shape, wherein said bushing has an external diameter comprised between 20 mm and 50 mm and preferably equal to about 35 mm.
Concealed bottom hinge for a turn-tilt window with a fixed frame and a turnable leaf, whereby the concealed hinge is composed of a pair of scissors with two arms, respectively a first arm and a second arm, that are connected together by means of a central hinge and which are each connected or can be connected by a first end (29, 30) by means of a hinge to a mounting slat that is intended to be mounted horizontally on the fixed frame, whereby these arms (26,27) are each provided at their second end (32, 33) with a hinge (40, 47) for coupling to the leaf, characterised in that the first arm is connected or can be connected by its first end to the mounting slat by means of a fixed frame hinge which is composed of a peg that is fastened to the mounting slat and which is intended to be mounted upright and an eye on the first end of the first arm of the scissors, whereby this eye is detachable from the said eg and hooks over this peg, and in that the second arm is connected or can be connected by its first end to the mounting slat by means of a shiftable frame hinge with a peg that is provided on this first end of the second arm and which is shiftably provided in a guide slot of the mounting slat, whereby in the closed situation of the scissors of the concealed hinge, the mounting slat serves as a support for the tilting movement of these scissors and the fixed peg on the mounting slat forms a guide eye when tilting the scissors on the mounting slat.
Apparatus for generating a decorrelation signal using an input signal, comprising: a subband filterbank for providing a plurality of subband signals, wherein a subband signal includes a sequence of at least two subband samples, the sequence of the subband samples representing a bandwidth of the subband signal, which is smaller than a bandwidth of the input signal, wherein the input signal includes a block of a predetermined number of input samples, the number of subband samples in a subband signal is smaller than the number of input samples; and a reverberation filter to obtain a plurality of reverberated subband signals from the plurality of subband signals, the filtering of the reverberation filter having an all-pass characteristic, the reverberation filter being operative to apply a fractional delay to each subband signal and being adapted to have different sets of filter coefficients for each subband signal, wherein the plurality of reverberated subband signals together represent the decorrelation signal. a subband filterbank for providing a plurality of subband signals, wherein a subband signal includes a sequence of at least two subband samples, the sequence of the subband samples representing a bandwidth of the subband signal, which is smaller than a bandwidth of the input signal, wherein the input signal includes a block of a predetermined number of input samples, the number of subband samples in a subband signal is smaller than the number of input samples; and a reverberation filter to obtain a plurality of reverberated subband signals from the plurality of subband signals, the filtering of the reverberation filter having an all-pass characteristic, the reverberation filter being operative to apply a fractional delay to each subband signal and being adapted to have different sets of filter coefficients for each subband signal, wherein the plurality of reverberated subband signals together represent the decorrelation signal.
A method for determining a presence of an object located in close proximity to a lens through which an image capturing device monitors a scene, the method comprising: activating a first infrared illumination source arranged to illuminate the scene from a first angle; acquiring, by the image capturing device, a first image through the lens; deactivating the first infrared illumination source, and activating a second infrared illumination source arranged to illuminate the scene from a second angle; acquiring, by the image capturing device, a second image through the lens; and comparing intensity information of the first image and the second image to determine the presence of an object located in close proximity to the lens wherein comparing intensity information includes: compensating for overall intensity differences between the first image and the second image; determining whether any local intensity differences remain; and in response to a positive determination that there are local intensity differences, providing an indication of the presence of an object located in close proximity to the lens. activating a first infrared illumination source arranged to illuminate the scene from a first angle; acquiring, by the image capturing device, a first image through the lens; deactivating the first infrared illumination source, and activating a second infrared illumination source arranged to illuminate the scene from a second angle; acquiring, by the image capturing device, a second image through the lens; and comparing intensity information of the first image and the second image to determine the presence of an object located in close proximity to the lens wherein comparing intensity information includes: compensating for overall intensity differences between the first image and the second image; determining whether any local intensity differences remain; and in response to a positive determination that there are local intensity differences, providing an indication of the presence of an object located in close proximity to the lens. compensating for overall intensity differences between the first image and the second image; determining whether any local intensity differences remain; and in response to a positive determination that there are local intensity differences, providing an indication of the presence of an object located in close proximity to the lens.
Device for the cavity preservation of motor vehicle body components with a preservative agent, the device being provided in order to apply in addition to the preservative agent a hardener that reacts with the preservative agent, which causes the preservative agent to harden, with a) an application device for applying the preservative agent and the hardener to the component to be preserved; b) a preservative agent line for feeding the preservative agent to the application device; and c) a hardener line for feeding the hardener to the application device, wherein the application device comprises an application element in the form of an application tube, a lance or a probe with an outlet opening and preferably comprises a nozzle on which the outlet opening of the application element is provided, characterized in that the preservative agent line and the hardener line discharge into the application element in such a way that the preservative agent and the hardener can be mixed in the application element, and/or the preservative agent line and the hardener line discharge into the application element in such a way that the preservative agent and the hardener can be mixed immediately upstream from and/or in the nozzle of the application element. a) an application device for applying the preservative agent and the hardener to the component to be preserved; b) a preservative agent line for feeding the preservative agent to the application device; and c) a hardener line for feeding the hardener to the application device, wherein the application device comprises an application element in the form of an application tube, a lance or a probe with an outlet opening and preferably comprises a nozzle on which the outlet opening of the application element is provided,
Closure device for bottle having a neck, comprising a pour sleeve made with the ability to be installed on the neck, a closed sleeve with means of fixation on the pour sleeve, a sealing means, an open sleeve and an indicator ring, wherein the closed sleeve and the open sleeve form a cavity, and the indicator ring is provided with an annular belt placed in said cavity before the first opening, said annular belt being made with the ability to be released from said cavity during the first opening characterized in that said annular belt is preventing the return of the indicator ring to its initial position when closing the bottle again by abutment of said annular belt against a lower end surface of the open sleeve.
A method to - predict a patient's risk of having or developing prostate cancer (PCa), - assign a patient to prostate biopsy, - predict a patient's risk of having clinically relevant PCa, - predict a patient's risk of having indolent PCa, - distinguish indolent vs. aggressive cancers, - predict a patient's risk of relapse or biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer, and/or - predict a patient's risk of progression of an indolent prostate cancer to clinically relevant prostate cancer; wherein said method comprises detecting / quantifying the level of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase mRNA or protein in a urine sample obtained from said patient. - predict a patient's risk of having or developing prostate cancer (PCa), - assign a patient to prostate biopsy, - predict a patient's risk of having clinically relevant PCa, - predict a patient's risk of having indolent PCa, - distinguish indolent vs. aggressive cancers, - predict a patient's risk of relapse or biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer, and/or - predict a patient's risk of progression of an indolent prostate cancer to clinically relevant prostate cancer;
A display unit for generating a display output, comprising: a first light source; a first back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the first light source in a first polarization direction; a second light source; a second back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the second light source in a second polarization direction that is orthogonal to the first polarization direction; wherein the first light source and the second light source are arranged such that light from the first light source does not pass through the second back polarizer and light from the second light source does not pass through the first back polarizer; a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, second substrate and liquid crystal layer are arranged to receive light from the first light source that has been polarized by the first back polarizer and receive light from the second light source that has been polarized by the second back polarizer; and a front polarizer arranged to polarize light, the front polarizer being for polarizing light that has passed through the liquid crystal layer to generate the display output; wherein the display is arranged such that light from the first light source generates the display output as a positive display output, and light from the second light source generates the display output as a negative display output. a first light source; a first back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the first light source in a first polarization direction; a second light source; a second back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the second light source in a second polarization direction that is orthogonal to the first polarization direction; wherein the first light source and the second light source are arranged such that light from the first light source does not pass through the second back polarizer and light from the second light source does not pass through the first back polarizer; a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, second substrate and liquid crystal layer are arranged to receive light from the first light source that has been polarized by the first back polarizer and receive light from the second light source that has been polarized by the second back polarizer; and a front polarizer arranged to polarize light, the front polarizer being for polarizing light that has passed through the liquid crystal layer to generate the display output; wherein the display is arranged such that light from the first light source generates the display output as a positive display output, and light from the second light source generates the display output as a negative display output.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising levalbuterol L-hemitartrate and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition is an aerosol formulation adapted for administration using a metered dose inhaler, the aerosol formulation comprising levalbuterol L-hemitartrate in crystalline form and a propellant.
Use of a laminated glazing unit which is composed of one to three first glass sheet(s) of a thickness of between 1.5 and 22 mm, which are, where necessary, bonded to one another by one or more first adhesive interlayer(s), and a second glass sheet which forms one of the two faces of the laminated glazing unit, with a thickness of between 0.5 and 1.5 mm, and which is bonded to the first glass sheet(s) by a second adhesive interlayer, characterized in that the second glass sheet is made of soda-lime glass or aluminosilicate which are chemically toughened and have a surface stress of between 200 and 500 or between 300 and 1000 MPa, respectively, and a compression depth of between 20 and 100 μm in both cases, in that the second adhesive interlayer has a thickness of between 1.25 and 7 mm, is chosen from polyvinyl butyral, thermoplastic polyurethane and ethylene-vinyl acetate, in that the one or more first adhesive interlayer(s) is (are) selected from polyvinyl butyral, thermoplastic polyurethane, ethylene-vinyl acetate or an ionomer resin, as a glazing unit for a land-, air- or water-based transport vehicle or for a building, of which the face formed by the second glass sheet is that which is oriented toward the interior of the vehicle or building, to prevent harmful splinters from being projected from the side of the second glass sheet in the event of an impact to the opposite side of the laminated glazing unit, and to prevent smoke from being produced on the side of the second glass sheet in the event of a fire on this side of the laminated glazing unit.
A computer-implemented method for determining an acoustic model of a building and using the model for acoustic real-time locating, characterized in that the method comprises: receiving, by a computing device (104; 410), a computer aided design, CAD, file of sub-structures within the building; deriving, by the computing device (104; 410), an acoustic representation of the sub-structures within the building from the CAD file; determining, by the computing device (104; 410), a location and orientation of a static acoustic transmitting device (102; 450); and forming, by the computing device (104; 410), the acoustic model based on the acoustic representation and the location and orientation of the static acoustic transmitting device (102; 450). receiving, by a computing device (104; 410), a computer aided design, CAD, file of sub-structures within the building; deriving, by the computing device (104; 410), an acoustic representation of the sub-structures within the building from the CAD file; determining, by the computing device (104; 410), a location and orientation of a static acoustic transmitting device (102; 450); and forming, by the computing device (104; 410), the acoustic model based on the acoustic representation and the location and orientation of the static acoustic transmitting device (102; 450).
Method for operating a wastewater pumping station of a wastewater pumping network, the wastewater pumping station comprising at least one pump, wherein the pump starts pumping if a level of the wastewater in a tank of the wastewater pumping station exceeds a first wastewater level, and the pump stops pumping if the level of the wastewater in the tank drops below a second level, wherein the method comprises determining the magnitude of a parameter (P sys, Q, n, ΔP, P electrical, cos φ, I) expressing the load in a common outlet pipe of the wastewater pumping network, wherein if it is determined that the magnitude of the parameter expressing the load has passed a specified threshold, performing a step of activating the at least one pump to start pumping in an energy optimization mode, characterized in that the specified threshold of the load expressing parameter is determined by measuring or deriving the size of the parameter during each of a plurality of activations of the at least one pump, and then selecting or calculating the specified threshold on the basis of these sizes.
A process for producing a photosensitive resin for 3D printing comprising the following steps: (i) treating a vegetable oil with a polyol selected from the group which consists of polyols comprising 2 to 6 carbon atoms and at least 2 hydroxyl groups to form a monoglyceride, (ii) reacting the monoglyceride of step (i) with an unsaturated reagent selected from the group which consists of acids, esters or anhydrides comprising at least one carboxylic group and at least one double bond to form a liquid resin with a viscosity measured with a rotational viscometer of lower than 20 Pa·s at the temperature of 20°C, (iii) mixing the liquid resin with (a) a comonomer selected from the group which consists of vinyl and acrylic monomers, and (b) a photoinitiator. (i) treating a vegetable oil with a polyol selected from the group which consists of polyols comprising 2 to 6 carbon atoms and at least 2 hydroxyl groups to form a monoglyceride, (ii) reacting the monoglyceride of step (i) with an unsaturated reagent selected from the group which consists of acids, esters or anhydrides comprising at least one carboxylic group and at least one double bond to form a liquid resin with a viscosity measured with a rotational viscometer of lower than 20 Pa·s at the temperature of 20°C, (iii) mixing the liquid resin with (a) a comonomer selected from the group which consists of vinyl and acrylic monomers, and (b) a photoinitiator.
A method for isolating nucleic acids from a sample, preferably a blood sample, comprising the following steps: a) obtaining a sample which has been stabilised by the use of at least one cationic detergent, wherein the cationic detergent has formed complexes with the nucleic acids; b) obtaining the complexes optionally together with other sample components from the stabilised sample, wherein said complexes comprise the nucleic acids to be isolated; c) resuspending the complexes and optionally adding one or more additives before, during and/or after resuspension, thereby obtaining a resuspended sample comprising at least i) the nucleic acid to be isolated; ii) at least one chaotropic agent; and iii) at least one chelating agent; and d) isolating nucleic acids from the resuspended sample, wherein the isolated nucleic acids comprise RNA. a) obtaining a sample which has been stabilised by the use of at least one cationic detergent, wherein the cationic detergent has formed complexes with the nucleic acids; b) obtaining the complexes optionally together with other sample components from the stabilised sample, wherein said complexes comprise the nucleic acids to be isolated; c) resuspending the complexes and optionally adding one or more additives before, during and/or after resuspension, thereby obtaining a resuspended sample comprising at least i) the nucleic acid to be isolated; ii) at least one chaotropic agent; and iii) at least one chelating agent; and i) the nucleic acid to be isolated; ii) at least one chaotropic agent; and iii) at least one chelating agent; d) isolating nucleic acids from the resuspended sample,