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An absorbent article manufacturing apparatus comprising: a first conveying route that is arranged in a straight line along a first direction in plan view; a plurality of processing devices that process an intermediate product of an absorbent article that is conveyed along the first conveying route; and a heating unit that restores bulk of a non-woven fabric through heating the non-woven fabric by blowing hot air onto the non-woven fabric while conveying the non-woven fabric along a direction in which the non-woven fabric is continuous, the non-woven fabric being a strip shape and serving as a part of the absorbent article, in a case where a direction that intersects the first direction in plan view is set as a second direction, the heating unit being arranged in one of a position that is directly above the first conveying route and a position that is displaced from the first conveying route to the second direction, wherein the heating unit has a case member equipped with an entrance (62ain, 62bin) for the non-woven fabric and an exit (62aout, 62bout) for the non-woven fabric, one of an entrance-side portion (63wa, 63wb) and an exit-side portion of the case member has a blast opening (63NA, 63Nb) that blasts the hot air into a space inside the case member toward another one of the entrance-side portion and the exit-side portion, and the other one of the entrance-side portion and the exit-side portion has a discharge port (62aout, 62bout) that discharges, from the case member, the hot air that has flowed while being in contact with one surface of both surfaces of the non-woven fabric. a first conveying route that is arranged in a straight line along a first direction in plan view; a plurality of processing devices that process an intermediate product of an absorbent article that is conveyed along the first conveying route; and a heating unit that restores bulk of a non-woven fabric through heating the non-woven fabric by blowing hot air onto the non-woven fabric while conveying the non-woven fabric along a direction in which the non-woven fabric is continuous, the non-woven fabric being a strip shape and serving as a part of the absorbent article, in a case where a direction that intersects the first direction in plan view is set as a second direction, the heating unit being arranged in one of a position that is directly above the first conveying route and a position that is displaced from the first conveying route to the second direction, wherein the heating unit has a case member equipped with an entrance (62ain, 62bin) for the non-woven fabric and an exit (62aout, 62bout) for the non-woven fabric, one of an entrance-side portion (63wa, 63wb) and an exit-side portion of the case member has a blast opening (63NA, 63Nb) that blasts the hot air into a space inside the case member toward another one of the entrance-side portion and the exit-side portion, and the other one of the entrance-side portion and the exit-side portion has a discharge port (62aout, 62bout) that discharges, from the case member, the hot air that has flowed while being in contact with one surface of both surfaces of the non-woven fabric.
A method of increasing an adherence force between two surfaces, the method comprising: i.) providing a first surface comprising a plurality of silicon or silicon oxide nanofibers attached thereto; ii.) providing a second surface comprising a biological tissue; and, iii.) contacting the first surface and the second surface, whereby the adherence force between the first surface and the second surface is increased in comparison to an adherence force between such surfaces in the absence of the plurality of nanofibers. i.) providing a first surface comprising a plurality of silicon or silicon oxide nanofibers attached thereto; ii.) providing a second surface comprising a biological tissue; and, iii.) contacting the first surface and the second surface, whereby the adherence force between the first surface and the second surface is increased in comparison to an adherence force between such surfaces in the absence of the plurality of nanofibers.
An electronic connector (100, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800), the electronic connector being configured for removable insertion into an electronic receptacle, comprising: a housing (102, 1502, 1602, 1702, 1802, 1902); and a plug (104, 804, 1904) extending from the housing, the plug including: (a) a flexible region (130, 1930) formed of a flexible polymer material having sufficient flexibility so as to support flexing of the plug up to an angle of at least +/- 10 degrees from a natural state, (b) a rigid region (140, 1940a, 1940b) engaged with the flexible region and including a contact carrier (150, 1450), (c) one or more electrical contacts supported by the contact carrier, and (d) one or more leads electrically coupled to the one or more electrical contacts, wherein said one or more leads extend from the one or more electrical contacts and are at least partially embedded in the flexible polymer material of the flexible region, characterized in that the flexible polymer material has a portion located between a rear edge of the contact carrier (150, 1450) and said one or more leads. a housing (102, 1502, 1602, 1702, 1802, 1902); and a plug (104, 804, 1904) extending from the housing, the plug including: (a) a flexible region (130, 1930) formed of a flexible polymer material having sufficient flexibility so as to support flexing of the plug up to an angle of at least +/- 10 degrees from a natural state, (b) a rigid region (140, 1940a, 1940b) engaged with the flexible region and including a contact carrier (150, 1450), (c) one or more electrical contacts supported by the contact carrier, and (d) one or more leads electrically coupled to the one or more electrical contacts, wherein said one or more leads extend from the one or more electrical contacts and are at least partially embedded in the flexible polymer material of the flexible region, characterized in that the flexible polymer material has a portion located between a rear edge of the contact carrier (150, 1450) and said one or more leads.
A device comprising: a light source for providing a pulsed light beam for generating laser induced optical breakdown of hair or skin tissue; - a focusing system for focusing the light beam into a focal spot in the hair or skin tissue, wherein the focusing system comprises: - a pre-focusing lens for generating a convergent pulsed light beam; and - a focusing lens having: - a convex light input surface for receiving the convergent light beam; and - a light exit surface for contacting the skin or hair - a refractive index of 1.4 or higher; and - a focus controller for controlling the distance of the focal spot to the light exit surface by adjusting a spacing between the pre-focusing lens and the focusing lens. - a focusing system for focusing the light beam into a focal spot in the hair or skin tissue, wherein the focusing system comprises: - a pre-focusing lens for generating a convergent pulsed light beam; and - a focusing lens having: - a convex light input surface for receiving the convergent light beam; and - a light exit surface for contacting the skin or hair - a refractive index of 1.4 or higher; and - a pre-focusing lens for generating a convergent pulsed light beam; and - a focusing lens having: - a convex light input surface for receiving the convergent light beam; and - a light exit surface for contacting the skin or hair - a refractive index of 1.4 or higher; and - a convex light input surface for receiving the convergent light beam; and - a light exit surface for contacting the skin or hair - a refractive index of 1.4 or higher; and - a focus controller for controlling the distance of the focal spot to the light exit surface by adjusting a spacing between the pre-focusing lens and the focusing lens.
A battery cell activation process of a battery cell comprising: an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure, the electrode assembly being impregnated with an electrolyte, the electrode assembly being chargeable and dischargeable; a battery case in which the electrode assembly is mounted, the battery case being made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a cap plate having a upper electrode terminal mounted to an open upper end of the battery case; and an alumina coating layer applied to an outer surface of a bottom of the battery case excluding a connection opening section characterized in that it comprises a step of forming the connection opening section by anodizing the battery case in a state in which an insulation material is applied to a portion of the bottom of the battery case or an insulator or an insulation tape is mounted or attached to a portion of the bottom of the battery case and removing the insulation material, the insulator, or the insulation tape, and it is performed in a state in which a first charge pin is connected to an upper electrode terminal of the cap plate and a second charge pin is connected to the connection opening section of the battery case. an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure, the electrode assembly being impregnated with an electrolyte, the electrode assembly being chargeable and dischargeable; a battery case in which the electrode assembly is mounted, the battery case being made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a cap plate having a upper electrode terminal mounted to an open upper end of the battery case; and an alumina coating layer applied to an outer surface of a bottom of the battery case excluding a connection opening section
Use of a compound selected from the group of: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS), treating cancer, treating amyloidosis, treating an autoimmune disorder, or treating an infectious disease, wherein the wavy lines indicates a mixture of E and Z isomers. inhibiting geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS), treating cancer, treating amyloidosis, treating an autoimmune disorder, or treating an infectious disease,
A titanium and titanium alloy building material discoloration removal cleaning agent, which comprises at least a water-soluble inorganic acid salt, an organic acid or organic acid salt, a surfactant, a hydrophilic oxygen-containing hydrocarbon solvent, a polishing material, a fluorocarbon resin and water wherein the pH of the cleaning agent is 4.0 to 5.5.
A computerized method for determining a braking distance, wherein the method comprises the following steps: S1: Inputting a tensioning force Fb between a brake pad and a brake disc, a vehicle speed V, and an ambient temperature Tambient, S2: Calculating a temperature of a friction layer Tdisc by means of a thermal function, wherein the thermal function takes at least Fb, V and Tambient into account as parameters, S3: Calculating a coefficient of friction COFactual between the brake pad and the brake disc, wherein at least Fb, V and Tdisc are taken into account as parameters, S4: Calculating a partial braking distance S' of a time interval, wherein at least Fb, V and COFactual are taken into account as parameters, and updating V, S5: Repeating S2 - S4 until V = 0, wherein on each repetition, Tdisc is updated by means of S2, COFactual is updated by means of S3, and a new partial braking distance S' is calculated for a next time interval and the vehicle speed V is updated, S6: Adding together and/or incorporating all S' from S4 to determine a total braking distance Stotal. S1: Inputting a tensioning force Fb between a brake pad and a brake disc, a vehicle speed V, and an ambient temperature Tambient, S2: Calculating a temperature of a friction layer Tdisc by means of a thermal function, wherein the thermal function takes at least Fb, V and Tambient into account as parameters, S3: Calculating a coefficient of friction COFactual between the brake pad and the brake disc, wherein at least Fb, V and Tdisc are taken into account as parameters, S4: Calculating a partial braking distance S' of a time interval, wherein at least Fb, V and COFactual are taken into account as parameters, and updating V, S5: Repeating S2 - S4 until V = 0, wherein on each repetition, Tdisc is updated by means of S2, COFactual is updated by means of S3, and a new partial braking distance S' is calculated for a next time interval and the vehicle speed V is updated, S6: Adding together and/or incorporating all S' from S4 to determine a total braking distance Stotal.
An isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof comprising a sequence with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and encoding a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to drought stress, wherein % identity is calculated over the whole length of SEQ ID NO: 1.
Method for repairing a part during layer-by-layer additive manufacturing using an additive manufacturing machine, the additive manufacturing being material extrusion printing, the additive manufacturing machine including an enclosure, the method including the following steps: a) depositing at least one layer of material on a support for manufacturing the part, the support for the part being present in the enclosure, b) detecting at least one missing material defect, if one or more defects of this type are present on said at least one layer, c) repairing said at least one missing material defect by adding material, d) repeating steps a), b) and optionally c) until the part is produced, wherein step b) of detecting at least one missing material defect includes the step consisting in scanning said at least one layer, deposited in step a), in order to acquire topographical data about said at least one layer, and the step consisting in processing the data acquired in order to detect and geolocate at least one missing material defect, if one or more defects of this type are present on said at least one layer, the scanning step being implemented by a profilometer, in particular a laser profilometer, the profilometer being positioned outside the enclosure, scanning step b) being implemented by the profilometer through a wall portion transparent to the wavelength of the profilometer, in the visible range, between 380 nm and 800 nm, the transparent wall portion forming at least part of a wall defining the enclosure. a) depositing at least one layer of material on a support for manufacturing the part, the support for the part being present in the enclosure, b) detecting at least one missing material defect, if one or more defects of this type are present on said at least one layer, c) repairing said at least one missing material defect by adding material, d) repeating steps a), b) and optionally c) until the part is produced,
An endless cable winch, in particular for a service lift, in particular for wind power plants, comprising a working cable and a safety cable, a driving cable pulley around at least a part of which the working cable is wrapped, a drive for driving the driving cable pulley, and further comprising a safety device for the safety cable, wherein the safety device comprises a non-driven cable pulley, which is rotatably mounted in a housing and around at least a part of which the safety cable is wrapped, and further comprises an arresting device which is coupled via a brake to the cable pulley and which blocks and brakes the safety cable by means of the brake, at a predetermined speed of the safety cable at least in one direction, wherein the arresting device comprises a ratchet wheel which interacts with a pawl mounted on the housing, in such a way that the pawl latches into the ratchet wheel at the predetermined speed of the safety cable, characterized in that the ratchet wheel and the cable pulley are rotatable about a common axis of rotation, and in that the ratchet wheel forms a friction brake with the cable pulley.
Device for producing a hot strip, having a hot-rolling device for rolling a hot strip, having a coiler for coiling up the hot strip rolled in the hot-rolling device, and having a cooling section, which is arranged between the hot-rolling device and the coiler, for cooling the hot strip, said cooling section having a run-out roller table for conveying the hot strip in a conveying direction, wherein the cooling section has at least one band drive device, by way of which a tensile stress can be applied to the hot strip in the conveying direction, characterized in that the cooling section has a position setting device for setting a position of the band drive device in a direction parallel to the conveying direction of the hot strip.
An exhaust gas after-treatment system of an internal combustion engine, having an exhaust gas after-treatment device having a receiving housing, having at least one exhaust gas after-treatment unit arranged in the receiving housing, which comprises a honeycomb body serving as catalytic converter and/or as particulate filter and a honeycomb body carrier surrounding the honeycomb body exposing the honeycomb body on the front sides of the same, the at least one exhaust gas after-treatment unit is received in the receiving housing in a preloaded manner via first preload elements acting in the flow direction of the respective exhaust gas after-treatment unit and via second preload elements acting perpendicularly to the flow direction of the respective exhaust gas after-treatment unit, having lids for connecting the exhaust gas after-treatment system to exhaust lines, having multiple exhaust gas after-treatment devices connected in series one behind the other, characterised in that between two exhaust gas after-treatment devices a housing is connected, which serves at least for receiving sensors, such as, for example, temperature sensors or pressure sensors. having an exhaust gas after-treatment device having a receiving housing, having at least one exhaust gas after-treatment unit arranged in the receiving housing, which comprises a honeycomb body serving as catalytic converter and/or as particulate filter and a honeycomb body carrier surrounding the honeycomb body exposing the honeycomb body on the front sides of the same, the at least one exhaust gas after-treatment unit is received in the receiving housing in a preloaded manner via first preload elements acting in the flow direction of the respective exhaust gas after-treatment unit and via second preload elements acting perpendicularly to the flow direction of the respective exhaust gas after-treatment unit, having lids for connecting the exhaust gas after-treatment system to exhaust lines, having multiple exhaust gas after-treatment devices connected in series one behind the other, characterised in that between two exhaust gas after-treatment devices a housing is connected, which serves at least for receiving sensors, such as, for example, temperature sensors or pressure sensors.
A stable aqueous herbicidal composition comprising: a) a water soluble salt of a synthetic auxin herbicide comprising, with respect to the total composition, from 100 grams acid equivalent per liter (g ae/L) to 625 g ae/L; b) a second herbicide comprising, with respect to the total composition, from 0.1 gram g ae/L to 400 g ae/L of a water insoluble herbicide; c) from 0 g/L to 150 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of at least one of an ionic and a non-ionic surfactant; d) from 0 g/L to 500 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of a water immiscible organic solvent; and e) from 200 g/L to 800 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of water; wherein the second herbicide includes a haloxyfop ester, a compound of the Formula or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl ester or salt thereof; or a compound having the following Formula or a C 1 -C 12 alkyl or C 7 -C 12 arylalkyl ester or salt thereof; and wherein the composition forms a stable, transparent, and homogenous herbicidal composition. a) a water soluble salt of a synthetic auxin herbicide comprising, with respect to the total composition, from 100 grams acid equivalent per liter (g ae/L) to 625 g ae/L; b) a second herbicide comprising, with respect to the total composition, from 0.1 gram g ae/L to 400 g ae/L of a water insoluble herbicide; c) from 0 g/L to 150 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of at least one of an ionic and a non-ionic surfactant; d) from 0 g/L to 500 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of a water immiscible organic solvent; and e) from 200 g/L to 800 g/L, with respect to the total composition, of water;
A method of controlling a touch screen, comprising: switching the touch screen from a normal state into a shrunk state; and scaling down a content of a touch permissible region of the touch screen to a sub-region of the touch screen and positioning the sub-region when the touch screen is in the shrunk state; wherein the touch permissible region is a region within which the touch screen displays an interactive frame, and when the touch screen is in the normal state, the touch permissible region extends beyond the sub-region; characterized in that, in the shrunk state, the pixels outside the sub-region are disabled and the touch screen is driven accordingly. switching the touch screen from a normal state into a shrunk state; and scaling down a content of a touch permissible region of the touch screen to a sub-region of the touch screen and positioning the sub-region when the touch screen is in the shrunk state; wherein the touch permissible region is a region within which the touch screen displays an interactive frame, and when the touch screen is in the normal state, the touch permissible region extends beyond the sub-region; characterized in that, in the shrunk state, the pixels outside the sub-region are disabled and the touch screen is driven accordingly.
Adhesive tape made of silicone for medical applications, comprising a sheet material based on nonwoven fibres which is coated, on an inside face that is to be in contact with the skin, with a barrier membrane which adheres to the sheet material and is based on crosslinked silicone polymer, and with a layer of atraumatic and biocompatible adhesive silicone gel, characterised in that it is coated on an outside face with a layer of a non-stick and water-repellent polymer based on a fluorosilicone or fluorocarbon polymer.
A device for locking a rotor-driven shaft of a wind turbine, the device having - a disc, which is connectable to the shaft, and - a locking element for locking the disc (34, 52), the element being movably arranged on a guide member, which is arranged on a part of the wind turbine which is different than either the disc (34, 52) or the shaft, - wherein the disc a toothed disc, which is serrated over at least a portion of its peripheral edge, and - wherein the locking element has an end facing the toothed disc, said end having at least one projection for meshing with two teeth of the toothed disc. - a disc, which is connectable to the shaft, and - a locking element for locking the disc (34, 52), the element being movably arranged on a guide member, which is arranged on a part of the wind turbine which is different than either the disc (34, 52) or the shaft, - wherein the disc a toothed disc, which is serrated over at least a portion of its peripheral edge, and - wherein the locking element has an end facing the toothed disc, said end having at least one projection for meshing with two teeth of the toothed disc.