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A MEMS/NEMS device with adjustable frequency response comprising a set of resonators with electrostatic actuation, a circuit for electrostatically actuating said resonators, electrical detection means and means for adjusting the frequency response of the set of said resonators, - said device comprising at least one array of n resonators having a movable part, said n resonators being electrically connected in series between a first biasing potential V B and a second biasing potential V B2, each i-th resonator being biased to a potential Vi between said potential V B and said potential V B2 depending on its position in the series; - said circuit for electrostatically actuating said resonators comprising, for each resonator, an actuation electrode facing said movable part of said resonator, the set of said actuation electrodes being connected in parallel to a common control potential V IN, the actuation voltage of each i-th resonator being equal to V IN - Vi; - said detection means comprising a detection output common to said n resonators connected to an output potential V out; - said means for adjusting the frequency response varying said common control potential and/or at least one of said first and second biasing potentials. - said device comprising at least one array of n resonators having a movable part, said n resonators being electrically connected in series between a first biasing potential V B and a second biasing potential V B2, each i-th resonator being biased to a potential Vi between said potential V B and said potential V B2 depending on its position in the series; - said circuit for electrostatically actuating said resonators comprising, for each resonator, an actuation electrode facing said movable part of said resonator, the set of said actuation electrodes being connected in parallel to a common control potential V IN, the actuation voltage of each i-th resonator being equal to V IN - Vi; - said detection means comprising a detection output common to said n resonators connected to an output potential V out; - said means for adjusting the frequency response varying said common control potential and/or at least one of said first and second biasing potentials.
A method of fatigue testing an elongate specimen, comprising: calculating a service life damage sum at one or more locations on at least one respective first section of an elongate specimen, responsive to at least one strain time history generated for the one or more locations on the at least one first section of the specimen based on at least one load time history associated with the first section of the specimen; determining a predicted test damage sum at the one or more locations for each of a plurality of predetermined test blocks separately applicable to the specimen, wherein each predetermined test block is defined by a respective test duration, a pitch angle of the specimen with respect to a longitudinal axis of the specimen, a flapwise load amplitude and an edgewise load amplitude; and selecting at least one test block associated with the plurality of predetermined test blocks based on a comparison of the predicted test damage sum with the service life damage sum for each of the one or more locations, wherein the selected at least one test block is applicable to the specimen and comprises how many times to repeat each of the predetermined test blocks to cause a test damage sum at each of the one or more locations to at least substantially match the service life damage sum at each of the one or more locations. calculating a service life damage sum at one or more locations on at least one respective first section of an elongate specimen, responsive to at least one strain time history generated for the one or more locations on the at least one first section of the specimen based on at least one load time history associated with the first section of the specimen; determining a predicted test damage sum at the one or more locations for each of a plurality of predetermined test blocks separately applicable to the specimen, wherein each predetermined test block is defined by a respective test duration, a pitch angle of the specimen with respect to a longitudinal axis of the specimen, a flapwise load amplitude and an edgewise load amplitude; and selecting at least one test block associated with the plurality of predetermined test blocks based on a comparison of the predicted test damage sum with the service life damage sum for each of the one or more locations, wherein the selected at least one test block is applicable to the specimen and comprises how many times to repeat each of the predetermined test blocks to cause a test damage sum at each of the one or more locations to at least substantially match the service life damage sum at each of the one or more locations.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a propulsion unit including a fan (111, 602), and a free turbine (127, 612) connected to drive said fan about a first axis; and a plurality of core engines (130,608,504), said core engines each including at least a compressor (145, 150), a combustion section, and a turbine (160,170), said core engine turbine connected to drive said compressor, and said compressor and said core engine turbine rotating about a second axis; said plurality of core engines having an output from said core engine turbines passing over said free turbine; and said propulsion unit being positioned forwardly, and toward an inlet of the gas turbine engine relative to said core engines, and said core engines spaced rearwardly of the propulsion unit, and being separate from said propulsion unit; characterised in that said core engines are mounted to rotate about the second axis which is non-parallel to the first axis of said fan. a propulsion unit including a fan (111, 602), and a free turbine (127, 612) connected to drive said fan about a first axis; and a plurality of core engines (130,608,504), said core engines each including at least a compressor (145, 150), a combustion section, and a turbine (160,170), said core engine turbine connected to drive said compressor, and said compressor and said core engine turbine rotating about a second axis; said plurality of core engines having an output from said core engine turbines passing over said free turbine; and said propulsion unit being positioned forwardly, and toward an inlet of the gas turbine engine relative to said core engines, and said core engines spaced rearwardly of the propulsion unit, and being separate from said propulsion unit; characterised in that said core engines are mounted to rotate about the second axis which is non-parallel to the first axis of said fan.
A method of identifying an individual having non-small cell lung carcinoma subtype squamous cell carcinoma (SCC-NSCLC) stage I or II as to be treated by chemotherapy, the method comprising a) measuring in a sample obtained from the individual the amount or concentration of the marker molecules cytokeratin-19 fragments (CYFRA 21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen, b) obtaining a combined value by weighted calculation of the amount or concentration of the marker molecules measured in step (a) and c) identifying the subject as to be treated by chemotherapy by comparing the combined value for the markers obtained in step (b) to the cut-off value of the combined values as established in a reference population, wherein a combined value above of the cut-off value indicates that the individual is to be treated by chemotherapy. a) measuring in a sample obtained from the individual the amount or concentration of the marker molecules cytokeratin-19 fragments (CYFRA 21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen, b) obtaining a combined value by weighted calculation of the amount or concentration of the marker molecules measured in step (a) and c) identifying the subject as to be treated by chemotherapy by comparing the combined value for the markers obtained in step (b) to the cut-off value of the combined values as established in a reference population, wherein a combined value above of the cut-off value indicates that the individual is to be treated by chemotherapy.
Modified metal effect pigment, wherein the modified metal effect pigment is a metal effect pigment which is covered with at least one layer of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide and mixtures thereof, wherein a silane layer, which comprises at least two bifunctional silanes different from each other or units derived from same, is bonded to this layer, characterized in that the at least two bifunctional silanes different from each other are selected from a combination of 1) a silane functionalized with a primary amine and a silane different therefrom, selected from the group consisting of (meth)acryl-, vinyl-, cyano-, hydroxyl-, epoxy-, isocyanate-, mercapto-functionalized silane, and a silane functionalized with a secondary amine, 2) a (meth)acryl-functionalized silane and an isocyanate- or epoxy-functionalized silane or 3) an azide-functionalized silane and a (meth)acryl-, vinyl-, cyano-, amine-, hydroxyl-, epoxy-, isocyanate- or mercapto-functionalized silane. 1) a silane functionalized with a primary amine and a silane different therefrom, selected from the group consisting of (meth)acryl-, vinyl-, cyano-, hydroxyl-, epoxy-, isocyanate-, mercapto-functionalized silane, and a silane functionalized with a secondary amine, 2) a (meth)acryl-functionalized silane and an isocyanate- or epoxy-functionalized silane or 3) an azide-functionalized silane and a (meth)acryl-, vinyl-, cyano-, amine-, hydroxyl-, epoxy-, isocyanate- or mercapto-functionalized silane.
Device for active regulation of the internal vehicle pressure in a rail vehicle, having an aeration device for increasing the internal pressure in the rail vehicle, a ventilation device for reducing the internal pressure in the rail vehicle, a measuring device for measuring the internal pressure in the rail vehicle, wherein the device comprises a control device at least connected for signaling purposes to the ventilation device for reducing the internal pressure and the measuring device, characterized in that exclusively the ventilation device for reducing the internal pressure can be controlled by the control device depending on the internal pressure determined by the measuring device and the measuring device measures the internal pressure at intervals of at least days.
A trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for improving asphaltene handling in use thereof, in operation of the engine when fuelled by a heavy fuel oil, the composition having a TBN of 20 to 60 (ASTM D-2896) and comprising or made by admixing an oil of lubricating viscosity, in a major amount, containing 50 mass % or more of a Group II basestock, and, in respective minor amounts: an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having: a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of 80% or greater; or a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of less than 80%; where degree of carbonation is the percentage of carbonate present in the overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent expressed as a mole percentage relative to the total excess base in the detergent; and 5 to 500, preferably 15 to 90, mass % active ingredient, based on the active ingredient mass of of an oil-soluble alkyl-substituted phenol other than a hindered phenol, or an alkylnaphthol; wherein the treat rate of additives and contained in the lubricating oil composition is in the range of 1 to 25 mass %. an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having: a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of 80% or greater; or a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of less than 80%; where degree of carbonation is the percentage of carbonate present in the overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent expressed as a mole percentage relative to the total excess base in the detergent; and a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of 80% or greater; or a basicity index of two or greater and a degree of carbonation of less than 80%; 5 to 500, preferably 15 to 90, mass % active ingredient, based on the active ingredient mass of of an oil-soluble alkyl-substituted phenol other than a hindered phenol, or an alkylnaphthol;
A method of establishing the performance of a benchmark operation of a benchmark application, the method comprising: producing the benchmark application, the benchmark application being a simplified representation of an application to be tested, and testing the benchmark application, wherein producing the benchmark application comprises: compiling trace data relating to operations to be executed by the computer application; grouping the trace data into one or more phases, based on different stages in the execution of the computer application to which the operations relate; identifying patterns in the trace data and comparing the patterns; producing simplified trace data in which trace data having similar patterns are combined; outputting a benchmark application which includes the simplified trace data; and testing the benchmark application is carried out to establish the performance of benchmark operations of the benchmark application, and characterised in that: the benchmark application is for testing input/output - I/O- settings of a computer application; the benchmark application includes information indicating where the trace data have been combined; and the testing is carried out on the benchmark application in a benchmark suite and comprises inputting the benchmark application into the benchmark suite along with a user-modifiable input file, which sets control parameters of the benchmark suite, wherein where trace data having similar patterns have been combined, the testing of the benchmark application involves only testing a first instance of the trace data having a similar pattern and the result of testing the first instance of the trace data having a similar pattern is then applied to subsequent instances. compiling trace data relating to operations to be executed by the computer application; grouping the trace data into one or more phases, based on different stages in the execution of the computer application to which the operations relate; identifying patterns in the trace data and comparing the patterns; producing simplified trace data in which trace data having similar patterns are combined; outputting a benchmark application which includes the simplified trace data; and the benchmark application is for testing input/output - I/O- settings of a computer application; the benchmark application includes information indicating where the trace data have been combined; and the testing is carried out on the benchmark application in a benchmark suite and comprises inputting the benchmark application into the benchmark suite along with a user-modifiable input file, which sets control parameters of the benchmark suite, wherein where trace data having similar patterns have been combined, the testing of the benchmark application involves only testing a first instance of the trace data having a similar pattern and the result of testing the first instance of the trace data having a similar pattern is then applied to subsequent instances.
A rotary ultrasonic motor, comprising: a fixed member including a surface; a movable member positioned to face the surface of the fixed member, at least one of the movable member and the fixed member being circular in shape; and an actuator attached on the movable member to cause at least a portion of the movable member to contact the surface of the fixed member and cause the movable member to move relative to the fixed member, characterised in that the fixed member comprises a first fixed member including a first surface and the surface of the fixed member comprises the first surface, the motor further includes a second fixed member including a second surface, the movable member is positioned between the first and second fixed members with opposing sides of the movable member facing the first and second surfaces, and the actuator is adapted to cause the movable member to contact the first and second surfaces. a fixed member including a surface; a movable member positioned to face the surface of the fixed member, at least one of the movable member and the fixed member being circular in shape; and an actuator attached on the movable member to cause at least a portion of the movable member to contact the surface of the fixed member and cause the movable member to move relative to the fixed member,
A method of forming a bootie comprising: applying a first adhesive on one of a side of a first textile or a side of a seamless conformable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tape having an extensibility of at least 1.5X in at least one direction and being capable of being elongated to conform to the shape of a three dimensional object without fracturing, tearing, or otherwise breaking; positioning said first textile on a symmetrical last; and stretching said seamless conformable ePTFE tape over said first textile and said symmetrical last, wherein the adhesive is between the first textile and the ePTFE tape, to form a first composite comprising a seamless conformed ePTFE membrane, said adhesive, and said textile. applying a first adhesive on one of a side of a first textile or a side of a seamless conformable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tape having an extensibility of at least 1.5X in at least one direction and being capable of being elongated to conform to the shape of a three dimensional object without fracturing, tearing, or otherwise breaking; positioning said first textile on a symmetrical last; and stretching said seamless conformable ePTFE tape over said first textile and said symmetrical last, wherein the adhesive is between the first textile and the ePTFE tape, to form a first composite comprising a seamless conformed ePTFE membrane, said adhesive, and said textile.
A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its roof part, comprising a frame having at least a transverse beam (8, 9) and two substantially parallel longitudinal beams connected to the opposite ends of the transverse beam, at least one closure for closing and at least partially opening said opening, and a drive system for the closure, supporting and moving the closure and including a drive motor attached to the transverse beam, two substantially parallel guide rails attached to the longitudinal beams, and a support mechanism movably guided in the guide rails and operatively connected to the drive motor by elongated connecting members, said drive system forming a preassembled unit attached to the frame, characterized in that the frame and the drive system are adapted to each other such that the drive system can be partly inserted into the frame between the longitudinal beams and rotated such that the drive motor is positioned on the lower side of the transverse beam (8, 9) of the frame and the guide rails at least partly positioned on a portion of the upper side of the longitudinal beams of the frame.
A component separating device comprising: a substrate having a channel groove provided in an upper surface of the substrate, the channel groove having a width and a depth and extending in a longitudinal direction; a seal provided above the substrate so as to cover an upper opening of the channel groove; and a first projection provided on an outer side wall of the substrate opposite to the channel groove such that the first projection sticks out of the outer side wall of the substrate; wherein the first projection is shorter than the substrate in the longitudinal direction; characterized by a first vibrator (11, 11a) configured to cause the first projection to warp and vibrate in a depth direction which is a direction of the depth of the channel groove, wherein the first projection in the depth direction has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the substrate in the depth direction. a substrate having a channel groove provided in an upper surface of the substrate, the channel groove having a width and a depth and extending in a longitudinal direction; a seal provided above the substrate so as to cover an upper opening of the channel groove; and a first projection provided on an outer side wall of the substrate opposite to the channel groove such that the first projection sticks out of the outer side wall of the substrate; wherein the first projection is shorter than the substrate in the longitudinal direction; characterized by a first vibrator (11, 11a) configured to cause the first projection to warp and vibrate in a depth direction which is a direction of the depth of the channel groove, wherein the first projection in the depth direction has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the substrate in the depth direction.
A drawer extension guide, including: - a carcass rail which can be fixed to a furniture carcass by way of a fixing portion, - a drawer rail which is to be fixed to a drawer and which is mounted moveably relative to the carcass rail, wherein the drawer rail has a side limb facing towards the fixing portion, - a central rail mounted moveably between the carcass rail and the drawer rail, - a bearing having at least one supporting roller by way of which the drawer rail is supported in the closed position on the carcass rail, wherein the bearing is arranged at a front end region of the central rail or the drawer rail and is arranged so as to be non-displaceable in operation in the longitudinal direction of that rail (7, 8) on which the bearing is arranged, - wherein the side limb of the drawer rail is arranged between the supporting roller and the fixing portion of the carcass rail. characterized in that the central rail has a lateral profile portion facing towards the side limb of the drawer rail, wherein the lateral profile portion of the central rail is arranged between the supporting roller and the side limb of the drawer rail. - a carcass rail which can be fixed to a furniture carcass by way of a fixing portion, - a drawer rail which is to be fixed to a drawer and which is mounted moveably relative to the carcass rail, wherein the drawer rail has a side limb facing towards the fixing portion, - a central rail mounted moveably between the carcass rail and the drawer rail, - a bearing having at least one supporting roller by way of which the drawer rail is supported in the closed position on the carcass rail, wherein the bearing is arranged at a front end region of the central rail or the drawer rail and is arranged so as to be non-displaceable in operation in the longitudinal direction of that rail (7, 8) on which the bearing is arranged, - wherein the side limb of the drawer rail is arranged between the supporting roller and the fixing portion of the carcass rail.