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Reversibly modular elastic cutter for producing sausages suitable to be reversibly engaged with the radial arm of a cutter holder suitable to be used in the in the step of cutting/mincing animal meat in an industrial sausage production plant; said cutter being characterised in that it is made up of at least one first H-shaped element and a second C-shaped element, said first element being made up of an outer sharp profile and a pair of larger bending arms (12-12') provided, at the relative distal ends, with a convexity (13-13'), said first element also being provided with a pair of concavities (14-14') arranged substantially at the centre of said first element, or arranged between the inner surface of the outer sharp profile and the proximal end of said larger bending arms (12-12'); said second element being constituted by an outer sharp profile and by a pair of smaller bending elements (22-22') provided - at the relative distal ends - with a convexity (23-23'), said second element also being provided with a pair of concavities (24-24') substantially arranged at the centre of said second element, or arranged between the inner surface of the outer sharp profile and the proximal end of said smaller bending arms (22-22'); said elements (10, 20) being suitable to be mutually and reversibly engaged in a first assembled configuration, wherein the convexities (13-13') of the two larger bending arms (12-12') of said first element are reversibly lodged in the corresponding concavities (24-24') of said second element and the convexities (23-23') of the two smaller bending arms (22-22') of said second element are reversibly but stably lodged in the corresponding concavities (14-14') of said first element; said first assembled configuration, being provided with a configuration such to confer to said larger (12-12') and smaller (22-22') bending arms a predetermined tensional load; said cutter being suitable to be reversibly inserted, when in said first assembled configuration, in a special seat arranged on each of the radial arms constituting the cutter holder of the industrial meat production plant; said cutter also being suitable to quickly and easily take a second disassembled configuration, when removed from said cutter holder, wherein said first element and said second element are separated from each other to allow cleaning and maintenance operations.
Filter with vertical plates comprising a tank, in which the plates are suspended vertically inside the tank, each plate comprising a tube connected to a collector (5, 50, 51, 52) outside the tank for the discharge of the filtrate, said filter is characterized in that it comprises N external collectors (5, 50, 51, 52), N being greater than or equal to 2, that for all the plates, two adjacent plates are connected to two different external collectors (5, 50, 51, 52) in such a way that the plates connected to the same external collector (5, 50, 51, 52) thus form an independent group of non-adjacent plates whose plates can be discharged simultaneously, each discharged cake facing a cake being formed the filter comprising N independent groups of plates which can be discharged by establishing a counter-blowing current alternately in each of the N external collectors (5, 50, 51, 52), and that each plate comprises at least one filtering element, each filtering element being constituted by at least two drains and a cloth, the cloth having compartments in each of which a drain is inserted in a way that during the filtration phase, the cloth is pressed against the drains and, during the blowing phase, the cloth swells and moves away from the drains, the compartments being designed in such a way that their narrowness allows the cloth to swell slightly in order to allow the filter elements to be brought closer to one another
A method for offloading a wireless device, the method being performed by a network node, said method comprising: obtaining load information for a serving cell of the wireless device and for a plurality of candidate cells; identifying, from the plurality of candidate cells, a second best cell, the second best cell providing to the wireless device a second wireless signal comprising a first signal characteristic less than a corresponding first signal characteristic of a first wireless signal provided by the serving cell, wherein the first signal characteristic of the second wireless signal is greater than a threshold level, and wherein a load of the second best cell is lower than the load of the other candidate cells of the plurality of candidate cells; and offloading the wireless device from the serving cell to the second best cell despite the first signal characteristic of the first wireless signal of the serving cell being greater than the first signal characteristic of the second wireless signal of the second best cell. obtaining load information for a serving cell of the wireless device and for a plurality of candidate cells; identifying, from the plurality of candidate cells, a second best cell, the second best cell providing to the wireless device a second wireless signal comprising a first signal characteristic less than a corresponding first signal characteristic of a first wireless signal provided by the serving cell, wherein the first signal characteristic of the second wireless signal is greater than a threshold level, and wherein a load of the second best cell is lower than the load of the other candidate cells of the plurality of candidate cells; and offloading the wireless device from the serving cell to the second best cell despite the first signal characteristic of the first wireless signal of the serving cell being greater than the first signal characteristic of the second wireless signal of the second best cell.
A method of producing magnesium hydroxide, represented by the following formula: Mg 2 and having a long diameter (width) of 1 to 10 μm, a thickness of not more than 0.2 μm and an aspect ratio of not less than 20, said method comprising the steps of: adding an alkali to and coprecipitating it with a mixed aqueous solution of a water-soluble magnesium salt and a monovalent organic acid or a salt thereof, or adding an alkali aqueous solution to and coprecipitating it with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble magnesium salt and adding a monovalent organic acid or a salt thereof to the resulting product; and hydrothermally treating the obtained slurry at 100°C or higher; wherein the alkali is an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide. adding an alkali to and coprecipitating it with a mixed aqueous solution of a water-soluble magnesium salt and a monovalent organic acid or a salt thereof, or adding an alkali aqueous solution to and coprecipitating it with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble magnesium salt and adding a monovalent organic acid or a salt thereof to the resulting product; and hydrothermally treating the obtained slurry at 100°C or higher;
A bacterium suitable for use in vaccination of poultry, and the expression of an antigenic polypeptide consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein the bacterium comprises a first polynucleotide sequence encoding said antigenic polypeptide, said first polynucleotide sequence not natively associated with the bacterium and further comprising a second polynucleotide sequence encoding an immunostimulatory polypeptide not natively associated with the bacterium, wherein the only polypeptide sequence derived from a C. jejuni cjaD that is encoded by the polynucleotides of the bacterium is the antigenic polypeptide consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7.
Security system for a vehicle, for localizing and authenticating a mobile device in an environment of the vehicle, comprising: - the mobile device, - a transceiver arrangement for providing vehicle communication of the vehicle with at least one other vehicle in the environment, - a processing arrangement for performing the localization of the mobile device at least partially on the basis of the vehicle communication, wherein the security system is designed to perform the authentication by communication of the transceiver arrangement with the mobile device, wherein the localization of the mobile device secures the authentication, wherein the mobile device is designed as a mobile radio device or as a mobile identification transmitter specific to the vehicle, and is designed to provide authentication on the vehicle for enabling and/or triggering a safety-relevant vehicle function. - the mobile device, - a transceiver arrangement for providing vehicle communication of the vehicle with at least one other vehicle in the environment, - a processing arrangement for performing the localization of the mobile device at least partially on the basis of the vehicle communication, wherein the security system is designed to perform the authentication by communication of the transceiver arrangement with the mobile device, wherein the localization of the mobile device secures the authentication, wherein the mobile device is designed as a mobile radio device or as a mobile identification transmitter specific to the vehicle, and is designed to provide authentication on the vehicle for enabling and/or triggering a safety-relevant vehicle function.
A method for detecting amplification of a nucleic acid; comprising: providing an amplification reaction mixture containing a template DNA; a DNA polymerase and a pH-sensitive dye in a weakly-buffered or a non-buffered solution; and detecting a change in spectral or fluorescent properties of the dye resulting from amplification of the target DNA. providing an amplification reaction mixture containing a template DNA; a DNA polymerase and a pH-sensitive dye in a weakly-buffered or a non-buffered solution; and detecting a change in spectral or fluorescent properties of the dye resulting from amplification of the target DNA.
An optical coherence tomography system for depth-resolved imaging of a sample, comprising: a substrate of substantially flexible material bonded to a layer of semiconducting material, wherein the layer of semiconducting material is patterned to form a plurality of waveguides, and wherein the substrate is bent; an optical element disposed at a distal end of the plurality of waveguides; one or more interferometers configured to combine a reference light with light received by at least a portion of the plurality of waveguides on the bent substrate to resolve contributions from a given depth of the sample using optical coherence tomography; and a light guiding element coupled between the plurality of waveguides on the bent substrate and the one or more interferometers. a substrate of substantially flexible material bonded to a layer of semiconducting material, wherein the layer of semiconducting material is patterned to form a plurality of waveguides, and wherein the substrate is bent; an optical element disposed at a distal end of the plurality of waveguides; one or more interferometers configured to combine a reference light with light received by at least a portion of the plurality of waveguides on the bent substrate to resolve contributions from a given depth of the sample using optical coherence tomography; and a light guiding element coupled between the plurality of waveguides on the bent substrate and the one or more interferometers.
Anchor bolt for an expansion anchor, wherein the anchor bolt has a conical expansion body arranged coaxially with an axis and wherein an outside surface of the expansion body comprises alternating ribs and grooves in the circumferential direction, characterised in that top surfaces of the ribs diverge from the axis in a direction along the axis and bottom surfaces of the grooves converge in the direction of the axis.
A method comprising: receiving a plurality of measurements of electric current amplitude in a primary winding of an engine ignition system comprising the primary winding and a spark plug; identifying an ignition start time; identifying an inflection point based on the plurality of measurements; determining an inflection point time representative of a time at which the identified inflection point occurred; determining a spark start time based on an amount of time between the ignition start time and the inflection point time; and providing a signal indicative of the spark start time; characterized by identifying a second inflection point based on the plurality of measurements; determining that a spark developed by the spark plug has been extinguished based on the second inflection point; and, providing an extinguishment signal indicative of a condition in which the spark plug spark has been extinguished. receiving a plurality of measurements of electric current amplitude in a primary winding of an engine ignition system comprising the primary winding and a spark plug; identifying an ignition start time; identifying an inflection point based on the plurality of measurements; determining an inflection point time representative of a time at which the identified inflection point occurred; determining a spark start time based on an amount of time between the ignition start time and the inflection point time; and providing a signal indicative of the spark start time; characterized by identifying a second inflection point based on the plurality of measurements; determining that a spark developed by the spark plug has been extinguished based on the second inflection point; and, providing an extinguishment signal indicative of a condition in which the spark plug spark has been extinguished.
A heat exchanger plate (101; 201) for the use in a heat exchanger, where the plate comprises a lower distribution area (115; 215) having port holes (105, 109, 110; 205, 209, 210), a heat transfer area (116; 216) and an upper distribution area (119; 219) having port holes (106, 107; 206, 208), where the plate comprises a corrugated pattern having ridges and grooves, having an angle of the ridges and grooves measured with relation to a vertical axis (104, 204) of the heat exchanger plate, where the heat transfer area (116; 216) is vertically divided in a lower heat transfer area (117; 217) and an upper heat transfer area (118; 218), where the lower heat transfer area (117; 217) is horizontally divided in a plurality of adjacent heat transfer sections (123, 124, 125, 126; 223, 224, 225, 226), wherein the smallest angle of the ridges and grooves of the heat transfer sections (123, 124, 125, 126; 223, 224, 225, 226) in the lower heat transfer area (117, 217) is at least 15° larger than the angle of the upper heat transfer area (118; 218), characterized in that the lower distribution area is provided with a distribution pattern comprising ridges, grooves and a neutral plane which is offset such that the depth (b) of a groove compared with the neutral plane is larger than the height (a) of a ridge compared with the neutral plane in the lower distribution area (115; 215).
A regulation assembly for a respiratory mask for an aircraft crew member, said assembly comprising: - a support, - a mode selection button capable of being moved between at least a first position (EMER), a second position (100%) and a third position, the second position (100%) being positioned between the first position (EMER) and the third position, - a regulator intended to be supplied by a source of respiratory gas and adapted to supply a respiratory cavity at least in three following operating modes: - when the mode selection button is in the first position (EMER), the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity as long as the pressure in the respiratory cavity is not greater than a first relative pressure with respect to the ambient pressure, - when the mode selection button is in the second position (100%), the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity as long as the pressure in the respiratory cavity is not greater than a second relative pressure with respect to the ambient pressure, the first pressure being greater than the second pressure, - when the mode selection button is in the third position, the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity with respiratory gas diluted with air, characterised in that the mode selection button includes a base pivotally mounted on the support relative to an axis of rotation, and a cover carried by the base; said axis of rotation being perpendicular to the support and extending in an axial direction; said cover being movable in the axial direction relative to the base between a locking position of the mode selection button and an unlocking position of the mode selection button. - a support, - a mode selection button capable of being moved between at least a first position (EMER), a second position (100%) and a third position, the second position (100%) being positioned between the first position (EMER) and the third position, - a regulator intended to be supplied by a source of respiratory gas and adapted to supply a respiratory cavity at least in three following operating modes: - when the mode selection button is in the first position (EMER), the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity as long as the pressure in the respiratory cavity is not greater than a first relative pressure with respect to the ambient pressure, - when the mode selection button is in the second position (100%), the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity as long as the pressure in the respiratory cavity is not greater than a second relative pressure with respect to the ambient pressure, the first pressure being greater than the second pressure, - when the mode selection button is in the third position, the regulator supplies the respiratory cavity with respiratory gas diluted with air, characterised in that the mode selection button includes a base pivotally mounted on the support relative to an axis of rotation, and a cover carried by the base; said axis of rotation being perpendicular to the support and extending in an axial direction; said cover being movable in the axial direction relative to the base between a locking position of the mode selection button and an unlocking position of the mode selection button.
Drip chamber arrangement for a medical infusion system having a drip chamber housing with a longitudinal axis and a passage for discharging infusion fluid from the drip chamber housing, and having an adjusting device for adjusting a volume flow of the infusion fluid through the passage, which can be positioned relative to the drip chamber housing and is fixedly attached thereto in the axial and/or radial direction, wherein the adjusting device is attached to the drip chamber housing and rotatable around the longitudinal axis relative thereto, and wherein the adjusting device is designed in such a way that a fluid conduction channel within the drip chamber arrangement, which is associated with the passage and connected thereto in a fluid-conducting manner, can be varied as a function of the relative rotational position of the adjusting device, the fluid conduction channel comprising a section of a throttle groove which has a groove cross-section which varies along the course of the groove, characterized in that the adjusting device has an arcuate guide groove in which a guide element fixed relative to the drip chamber housing is guided, and in that the arcuate guide groove and the throttle groove are introduced into an endface-side upper wall section of the adjusting device.
Computer-implemented method for processing images containing biometric data relating to an individual, the method comprising: - for each image forming part of a plurality of images showing an individual, applying processing to the image so as to produce a biometric template relating to the individual, - computing an average template consisting of an average of the produced biometric templates, - modifying an image (I 0) selected from the plurality of images into a modified image (I 1), the modification being configured so that an error between the average template and another biometric template produced by applying the processing to the modified image (I 1) is less than an error between the average template and the biometric template that was produced by applying the processing to the selected image (I 0); the modifying step is iterated as follows: I k + 1 = I k − λ. D k where: - I k is an image to be modified by an iteration k of the modifying step, - I k +1 is a modified image produced by iteration k, - A is a predefined parameter, - D k = ∂ E k ∂ I k, where E k is an error between the average template and a biometric template produced by applying the processing to image I k. - for each image forming part of a plurality of images showing an individual, applying processing to the image so as to produce a biometric template relating to the individual, - computing an average template consisting of an average of the produced biometric templates, - modifying an image (I 0) selected from the plurality of images into a modified image (I 1), the modification being configured so that an error between the average template and another biometric template produced by applying the processing to the modified image (I 1) is less than an error between the average template and the biometric template that was produced by applying the processing to the selected image (I 0); - I k is an image to be modified by an iteration k of the modifying step, - I k +1 is a modified image produced by iteration k, - A is a predefined parameter, - D k = ∂ E k ∂ I k, where E k is an error between the average template and a biometric template produced by applying the processing to image I k.
Valve for opening or closing a flow path, having a valve disc, a valve plunger and a transmission device for converting a rotational movement into a translational movement, wherein the transmission device is formed by a rocker arm which is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the rocker arm is connected to the valve plunger by means of thrust rods (9, 10), wherein the thrust rods (9, 10) are mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the rocker arm and the valve plunger, wherein the valve has a restoring device (7, 8) by means of which a force component can be generated which counteracts a movement of the valve plunger that can be transmitted to the valve plunger by the rocker arm and the thrust rods (9, 10), characterized in that the compression direction and the expansion direction of the restoring device (7, 8) extend parallel to the centre axis of the valve plunger, the restoring device (7, 8) is formed by two springs (7, 8) arranged parallel to one another, and the springs (7, 8) are coupled to one another via plate-shaped extensions (15, 16) of the valve plunger.
An ex vivo method of inducing commitment or maturation of oligodendrocyte cells, the oligodendrocyte cells having been ex-vivo differentiated from glial progenitor cells derived from pluripotent stem cells in a medium comprising DMEM/F12, 1% B27, 0.5% N2, Vitamin C, the method comprising: contacting said glial progenitor cells in said medium with LDN-193189.