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A stationary vibration isolation system, in particular for receiving a lithography apparatus with vibration isolation, comprising a load that is anti-vibration mounted in a horizontal direction and vertical direction on a base and which comprises a moving mass; wherein the vibration-isolated load is coupled to the base via a damper which is effective in the horizontal direction and which comprises a fluid of variable viscosity and wherein the vibration isolation system is embodied so that the viscosity of the fluid increases upon changes in motion of the anti-vibration mounted load.
A method for inoculating at least one agar culture medium, contained in a Petri dish, with at least one sample which may contain microorganisms, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing at least one agar culture medium contained in a Petri dish; b. providing the sample which may contain microorganisms in liquid form; c. performing at least one deposition of the sample in liquid form onto the lid of the Petri dish such that said sample can be transferred from the lid to the agar culture medium; d. spraying the sample, initially deposited onto the lid, onto the agar culture medium, by vibrating the Petri dish. a. providing at least one agar culture medium contained in a Petri dish; b. providing the sample which may contain microorganisms in liquid form; c. performing at least one deposition of the sample in liquid form onto the lid of the Petri dish such that said sample can be transferred from the lid to the agar culture medium; d. spraying the sample, initially deposited onto the lid, onto the agar culture medium, by vibrating the Petri dish.
An internal combustion engine (10;20) for power generation, comprising: an engine body having at least one cylinder; an air-supply pipe connected to the at least one cylinder via an air-supply manifold, comprising an adjustment pipe having a predetermined length and extending from the air-supply manifold, wherein the predetermined length is set so that a first pressure wave propagating from the air-supply manifold toward a farthest end portion of the adjustment pipe and a second pressure wave made by that the first pressure wave having arrived at the farthest end portion is reflected by an inner wall of the adjustment pipe and propagating from the adjustment pipe toward the air-supply manifold have opposite phases from each other, in at least a part of the at least one cylinder, wherein the adjustment pipe is disposed on a bend portion of the air-supply manifold; and wherein the inlet of the adjustment pipe is disposed so as to face the air-supply pipe or the cylinder; characterized in that the the predetermined length is set on the basis of an air-supply temperature or an air-fuel mixture composition at the time of a rated output of the engine body, and in that the adjustment pipe includes an airflow resistor for generating airflow resistance against supply air which flows through the adjustment pipe; said airflow resistor comprising a porous material. an engine body having at least one cylinder; an air-supply pipe connected to the at least one cylinder via an air-supply manifold, comprising an adjustment pipe having a predetermined length and extending from the air-supply manifold, wherein the predetermined length is set so that a first pressure wave propagating from the air-supply manifold toward a farthest end portion of the adjustment pipe and a second pressure wave made by that the first pressure wave having arrived at the farthest end portion is reflected by an inner wall of the adjustment pipe and propagating from the adjustment pipe toward the air-supply manifold have opposite phases from each other, in at least a part of the at least one cylinder, wherein the adjustment pipe is disposed on a bend portion of the air-supply manifold; and wherein the inlet of the adjustment pipe is disposed so as to face the air-supply pipe or the cylinder; characterized in that the the predetermined length is set on the basis of an air-supply temperature or an air-fuel mixture composition at the time of a rated output of the engine body, and in that the adjustment pipe includes an airflow resistor for generating airflow resistance against supply air which flows through the adjustment pipe; said airflow resistor comprising a porous material.
Circuit arrangement, in particular for an electrically driven motor vehicle, having at least one busbar which is electrically connected to a supplier and is electrically connected to a first collector at a first transfer point, the first transfer point being designed as a flexible contact point, characterized in that the busbar is electrically connected to a second collector at a second transfer point which is designed as a flexible contact point, wherein at least one of the flexible contact points being designed as a press-fit contact, each press-fit contact having fork-like contact elements which project from the busbar at the ends and are pressed into a rigid contact socket of the first and/or second pickup in a force-fitting manner.
Method for producing a flat material, comprising the steps: a. grinding mesocarp, namely its spongy white component, wherein no exocarp is processed, b. mechanical shaping thereof to form a surface that is not necessarily flat, c. drying the surface. a. grinding mesocarp, namely its spongy white component, wherein no exocarp is processed, b. mechanical shaping thereof to form a surface that is not necessarily flat, c. drying the surface.
An circular surgical stapling instrument comprising: (a) an actuator handle assembly comprising: i. a body, ii. a trigger pivotably mounted to the body, and iii. a button coupled to the body; (b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the actuator handle assembly; (c) a stapling head assembly coupled to the distal end of the shaft assembly and comprising: i. a staple driver, and ii. a pointed rod adapted to seat an anvil thereon; and (d) an anvil sensing shaft extending from said stapling head assembly to said actuator handle assembly, wherein the anvil sensing shaft is adapted to be moved proximally by the anvil when the pointed rod with the anvil seated thereon is moved proximally to close the gap between the anvil and the stapling head assembly to a desired operating range; wherein the trigger is operable to actuate the staple driver distally to drive a plurality of staples out of the stapling head assembly; and wherein the anvil sensing shaft is operable such that a proximal end of the anvil sensing shaft cams the button outwardly from the body when the anvil sensing shaft is moved proximally. (a) an actuator handle assembly comprising: i. a body, ii. a trigger pivotably mounted to the body, and iii. a button coupled to the body; i. a body, ii. a trigger pivotably mounted to the body, and iii. a button coupled to the body; (b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the actuator handle assembly; (c) a stapling head assembly coupled to the distal end of the shaft assembly and comprising: i. a staple driver, and ii. a pointed rod adapted to seat an anvil thereon; and i. a staple driver, and ii. a pointed rod adapted to seat an anvil thereon; and (d) an anvil sensing shaft extending from said stapling head assembly to said actuator handle assembly, wherein the anvil sensing shaft is adapted to be moved proximally by the anvil when the pointed rod with the anvil seated thereon is moved proximally to close the gap between the anvil and the stapling head assembly to a desired operating range;
A shower floor former assembly comprising: a shower floor former having a non-circular waste-plate receiver, a centre point (C WPR) of the waste-plate receiver being offset from a centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former; and a drain waste plate which is dimensioned to be receivable in the waste-plate receiver, the drain waste plate having a drainage aperture therethrough, a centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture being offset from a centre point (C DWP) of the drain waste plate; wherein the drain waste plate is receivable in the waste-plate receiver in a first condition in which the centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture is offset relative to the centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former; and wherein the drain waste plate is receivable in the waste-plate receiver in a second condition in which the centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture is coincident with the centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former. a shower floor former having a non-circular waste-plate receiver, a centre point (C WPR) of the waste-plate receiver being offset from a centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former; and a drain waste plate which is dimensioned to be receivable in the waste-plate receiver, the drain waste plate having a drainage aperture therethrough, a centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture being offset from a centre point (C DWP) of the drain waste plate; wherein the drain waste plate is receivable in the waste-plate receiver in a first condition in which the centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture is offset relative to the centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former; and wherein the drain waste plate is receivable in the waste-plate receiver in a second condition in which the centre point (C DA) of the drainage aperture is coincident with the centre point (C SFF) of the shower floor former.
A method of improving plant growth in a plant of interest by upregulating the expression of at least one nucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide wherein said upregulating is achieved by genetic modification of said plant of interest by the stable insertion of at least one expression construct comprising a non-constitutive promoter that drives expression in a plant cell, operably linked to at least one nucleotide sequence encoding at least one transcription factor polypeptide, wherein said transcription factor polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that shares at least 95% identity with a sequence selected from the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 2, 23, and 39, and wherein said upregulating comprises upregulating expression in said plant of interest as compared to a control plant.
A refrigerator comprising: a main body including a storeroom; first and second doors (100, 101, 102) coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom; a pivot bar coupled to the first door, and movable between a first position between the first and second doors (100, 101, 102) and a second position adjacent the first door, to reduce cold air leaks from the storeroom; and a lock configured to lock the pivot bar in the second position when the pivot bar is in the second position, wherein the lock comprises a first locking member coupled to at least one of the pivot bar and the first door and including a projection protruding from the first locking member, and a second locking member coupled to at least the other of the pivot bar and the first door and having a locking hole configured to receive the projection of the first locking member; characterized in that the locking hole further comprises a guide hole configured to guide coupling of the projection, the guide hole extending from edges of the locking hole. a main body including a storeroom; first and second doors (100, 101, 102) coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom; a pivot bar coupled to the first door, and movable between a first position between the first and second doors (100, 101, 102) and a second position adjacent the first door, to reduce cold air leaks from the storeroom; and a lock configured to lock the pivot bar in the second position when the pivot bar is in the second position, wherein the lock comprises a first locking member coupled to at least one of the pivot bar and the first door and including a projection protruding from the first locking member, and a second locking member coupled to at least the other of the pivot bar and the first door and having a locking hole configured to receive the projection of the first locking member; characterized in that the locking hole further comprises a guide hole configured to guide coupling of the projection, the guide hole extending from edges of the locking hole.
Chest compression training arrangement comprising an upper plate and a base, wherein at least a part of the upper plate is adapted to be moved towards said base when a force is exerted onto said upper plate, characterized in that the arrangement further comprises a flexible beam (7, 207) onto which said force is transferred from the upper plate, which flexible beam (7, 207) is adapted to curve when force is exerted onto it at a distance from a beam support (9, 11, 109, 111, 209, 211) supporting the flexible beam (7, 207).
A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, on a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, a master information block, MIB, including information for a position of a first demodulation reference signal, DMRS, for a first slot type; identifying a slot type from the first slot type and a second slot type; in case that the identified slot type is the first slot type, transmitting the first DMRS on a third symbol or a fourth symbol of a slot in a downlink, based on the MIB; and in case that the identified slot type is the second slot type, transmitting the first DMRS on a first symbol of a scheduled downlink data resource. transmitting, on a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, a master information block, MIB, including information for a position of a first demodulation reference signal, DMRS, for a first slot type; identifying a slot type from the first slot type and a second slot type; in case that the identified slot type is the first slot type, transmitting the first DMRS on a third symbol or a fourth symbol of a slot in a downlink, based on the MIB; and in case that the identified slot type is the second slot type, transmitting the first DMRS on a first symbol of a scheduled downlink data resource.
An individual discrimination device comprising: a storage configured to store an image obtained by imaging a region of at least part of a body of a user; a vital sign signal detector configured to detect a signal sequence of a vital sign that cyclically varies from a plurality of imaged regions of the body of the user by using captured images of a predetermined number of frames stored in the storage; a correlation calculator configured to obtain a correlation between the signal sequences of the vital sign detected from the imaged regions of the body; and an identity determining section configured to determine whether or not the imaged regions of the body belong to the same user based on the correlation between the signal sequences of the vital sign detected from the imaged regions of the body. a storage configured to store an image obtained by imaging a region of at least part of a body of a user; a vital sign signal detector configured to detect a signal sequence of a vital sign that cyclically varies from a plurality of imaged regions of the body of the user by using captured images of a predetermined number of frames stored in the storage; a correlation calculator configured to obtain a correlation between the signal sequences of the vital sign detected from the imaged regions of the body; and an identity determining section configured to determine whether or not the imaged regions of the body belong to the same user based on the correlation between the signal sequences of the vital sign detected from the imaged regions of the body.
Rotor, in particular of a compressor (4, 6), comprising a vibration-damping system which comprises at least one set of piezoelectric transducers distributed circularly over the rotor and connected to at least one dissipative circuit, characterized in that the piezoelectric transducers are connected so as to pool the dissipative circuit or each of the dissipative circuits with a respective set of at least two transducers connected in parallel, the transducers of the set or of each of the sets being angularly distributed homogeneously over the rotor.
Geothermal probe tube for a geothermal probe system, said geothermal probe tube being designed to be lowered up to a depth of more than 160 m and which is more than 160 m long, comprising a first end and a second end, arranged at a distance from the first end by the length h of the geothermal probe tube, wherein the second end is intended to be lowered into the ground as a leading end and to be connected to the respective probe foot, a first longitudinal portion, towards the first end, and a second longitudinal portion, towards the second end and following on from the first longitudinal portion, wherein the SDR value according to the equation SDR = tube outside diameter / tube wall thickness is substantially constant over the length of the first longitudinal portion, which extends from the first end to a distance h 1 of at most 160 m, and in the second longitudinal portion decreases in the direction of the second end, and wherein the second longitudinal portion extends following on from the first longitudinal portion to a distance h 2 taken from the first end of at most 400 m, characterized in that the geothermal probe tube is made of plastic and the SDR value in the first longitudinal portion lies in the range from 11 to 17.
Panel for soundproofing aircraft interiors comprising a first and a second layer (11, 12) and an intermediate layer of damping material placed between said first and second layer (11, 12) along a neutral axis of said soundproofing panel, wherein said first and second layer (11, 12) each comprise a structural layer and a surface layer placed on the opposite side to the intermediate layer and connected thereto, adhering continuously by means of an adhesive layer, said intermediate layer extending for the entire area of the panel and being connected to said structural layers of said first and second layer (11, 12), said intermediate layer comprising a polymeric material with uniform thickness less than 2 mm and weight less than 1.2 kg/m2,said panel weighing less than 3.5 kg/m2; characterised by said polymeric material being a rubber sponge material and said structural layers consisting of a honeycomb structure in aramid material.
A casted construct for treating damaged biological structures and tissue, comprising: a reinforced tissue prosthesis comprising a mammalian tissue structure, comprising an acellular mammalian tissue comprising extracellular matrix, wherein said mammalian tissue is selected from the group of: small intestine, large intestine, stomach, liver, bladder, heart, kidney, placenta and fetal tissue; said mammalian tissue structure further comprising an internal vasculature; said ECM being sterilized via perfusion of a sterilant delivered into said internal vasculature; said internal vasculature being infused with an ECM-mimicking biomaterial composition comprising poly(glycerol sebacate), wherein said PGS is only disposed in said internal vasculature, said infusion of said PGS in said vasculature being performed by perfusion of said PGS into said vasculature, said tissue prosthesis being configured to induce modulated healing when said tissue prosthesis is disposed proximate damaged biological tissue. a reinforced tissue prosthesis comprising a mammalian tissue structure, comprising an acellular mammalian tissue comprising extracellular matrix, wherein said mammalian tissue is selected from the group of: small intestine, large intestine, stomach, liver, bladder, heart, kidney, placenta and fetal tissue; said mammalian tissue structure further comprising an internal vasculature; said ECM being sterilized via perfusion of a sterilant delivered into said internal vasculature; said internal vasculature being infused with an ECM-mimicking biomaterial composition comprising poly(glycerol sebacate), wherein said PGS is only disposed in said internal vasculature, said infusion of said PGS in said vasculature being performed by perfusion of said PGS into said vasculature, said tissue prosthesis being configured to induce modulated healing when said tissue prosthesis is disposed proximate damaged biological tissue.
A method for dispensing portions of a fluid, preferably without loss, from a supply by means of a dispenser comprising a storage container, a pipe section comprising a discharge opening, and a conveying pump arranged between the storage container and the discharge opening, wherein after completion of each conveyance process the fluid abutting the discharge opening is conveyed back through the pipe section and a contamination of each following portion of the fluid is at least essentially prevented by conveying the fluid through a pipe section that is made of anti-microbial active plastic, characterized in that the conveying direction of the pump is reversed for conveying the fluid back.
A polymerizable composition for an optical component, comprising a urethane acrylate represented by general formula, and a photochromic compound: wherein Ar represents a residue obtained by removing an isocyanate group from an aromatic diisocyanate compound, R 1 represents an alkanediyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; n represents an average number of moles added, and is 2 to 8.
A conjugate comprising: a first peptide having from about 10 to about 100 amino acids, wherein the peptide adopts a helical structure; a first polymer covalently linked to an amino acid residue of the peptide, other than the N-terminal and C-terminal amino acid residues, wherein the first polymer comprises polyethylene glycol; at least one second polymer covalently linked to the C-terminal amino acid residue of the peptide, wherein the second polymer comprises polyethylene glycol; and a hydrophobic moiety covalently linked to the N-terminus of the peptide, wherein the hydrophobic moiety comprises a third polymer or a lipid moiety. a first peptide having from about 10 to about 100 amino acids, wherein the peptide adopts a helical structure; a first polymer covalently linked to an amino acid residue of the peptide, other than the N-terminal and C-terminal amino acid residues, wherein the first polymer comprises polyethylene glycol; at least one second polymer covalently linked to the C-terminal amino acid residue of the peptide, wherein the second polymer comprises polyethylene glycol; and a hydrophobic moiety covalently linked to the N-terminus of the peptide, wherein the hydrophobic moiety comprises a third polymer or a lipid moiety.