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A method of stabilizing a stent comprising: sterilizing a stent made of polymer with radiation exposure, wherein the radiation exposure generates free radicals within the polymer; exposing the stent to a temperature above ambient and below the Tg of the polymer to increase a temperature of the stent, wherein the increase in temperature reduces the concentration of free radicals and increases the decay kinetics of free radicals leading to their disappearance and thereby reducing the chemical degradation of the polymer due to the sterilization while avoiding modifying chain orientation, degree of crystallinity, and crystal size. sterilizing a stent made of polymer with radiation exposure, wherein the radiation exposure generates free radicals within the polymer; exposing the stent to a temperature above ambient and below the Tg of the polymer to increase a temperature of the stent, wherein the increase in temperature reduces the concentration of free radicals and increases the decay kinetics of free radicals leading to their disappearance and thereby reducing the chemical degradation of the polymer due to the sterilization while avoiding modifying chain orientation, degree of crystallinity, and crystal size.
An animal feeder comprising: a hopper for containing a feed material to be dispensed to an animal for feeding therefrom; a receptacle for receiving the feed from the hopper from which the animal can take the feed; an opening through which the feed passes so that the amount of feed discharged from the hopper to the receptacle is controlled by a width of the opening; and an adjustment linkage for operating adjustment movement of the opening, the linkage including: a manually adjustable lever mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot axis; a link attached to the lever and to an element of the opening such that pivotal movement of the lever causes longitudinal movement of the link to effect adjustment of the opening; a plate defining a surface over which the lever moves, the surface defining an arcuate portion lying on an arc of a circle surrounding the pivot axis of the lever; characterized in that the arcuate portion of the surface is serrated to define an arcuate row of saw teeth; the lever has a lever edge which is also serrated with a row of saw teeth shaped to mesh with the saw teeth of the arcuate portion and the lever is movable from a meshing position to a non-meshing position in which the lever is free to move around the pivot axis to move the lever and the teeth thereof along the arcuate row of saw teeth to adjust the position of the link. a hopper for containing a feed material to be dispensed to an animal for feeding therefrom; a receptacle for receiving the feed from the hopper from which the animal can take the feed; an opening through which the feed passes so that the amount of feed discharged from the hopper to the receptacle is controlled by a width of the opening; and an adjustment linkage for operating adjustment movement of the opening, the linkage including: a manually adjustable lever mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot axis; a link attached to the lever and to an element of the opening such that pivotal movement of the lever causes longitudinal movement of the link to effect adjustment of the opening; a plate defining a surface over which the lever moves, the surface defining an arcuate portion lying on an arc of a circle surrounding the pivot axis of the lever; a manually adjustable lever mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot axis; a link attached to the lever and to an element of the opening such that pivotal movement of the lever causes longitudinal movement of the link to effect adjustment of the opening; a plate defining a surface over which the lever moves, the surface defining an arcuate portion lying on an arc of a circle surrounding the pivot axis of the lever; characterized in that the arcuate portion of the surface is serrated to define an arcuate row of saw teeth; the lever has a lever edge which is also serrated with a row of saw teeth shaped to mesh with the saw teeth of the arcuate portion and the lever is movable from a meshing position to a non-meshing position in which the lever is free to move around the pivot axis to move the lever and the teeth thereof along the arcuate row of saw teeth to adjust the position of the link.
A method for the preparation of a positive electrode material for lithium ion battery, comprising the following steps: a) mixing a manganese-containing compound with a solvent to obtain a solution of the manganese-containing compound; b) adding a precipitant to the solution of the manganese-containing compound obtained from the step a) to form a precipitate, the precipitant being alkali metal hydroxide solution, alkali metal carbonate solution or alkali metal bicarbonate solution; c) calcining the precipitate obtained from the step b) to give a positive electrode material precursor; d) mixing the positive electrode material precursor obtained from the step (c), MnS and a lithium-containing compound, then calcining and grinding to obtain a solid powder; and e) subjecting the solid powder obtained from the step d) to annealing treatment to give the positive electrode material for lithium ion battery; wherein the positive electrode material for lithium ion battery has an atomic composition represented by formula and has a crystal structure of cubic spinel of FD-3m: Li a (M x Mn 2-x)(O 4-y Z y); wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1; M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, Sc, Ge, V, Cr, Zr, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, La, Ce, Mn, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ru, Ag, Sn, Pb, and Si; Z is one or more selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, N, P, S and O; and 50% ore more of the primary particles of the positive electrode material have spheroidal morphologies; and on the surface of the primary particles having spheroidal morphologies, the planes thereof are connected with adjacent equivalent crystal planes by curved surfaces without obvious edges. a) mixing a manganese-containing compound with a solvent to obtain a solution of the manganese-containing compound; b) adding a precipitant to the solution of the manganese-containing compound obtained from the step a) to form a precipitate, the precipitant being alkali metal hydroxide solution, alkali metal carbonate solution or alkali metal bicarbonate solution; c) calcining the precipitate obtained from the step b) to give a positive electrode material precursor; d) mixing the positive electrode material precursor obtained from the step (c), MnS and a lithium-containing compound, then calcining and grinding to obtain a solid powder; and e) subjecting the solid powder obtained from the step d) to annealing treatment to give the positive electrode material for lithium ion battery; wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1; M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, Sc, Ge, V, Cr, Zr, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, La, Ce, Mn, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ru, Ag, Sn, Pb, and Si; Z is one or more selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, N, P, S and O; and 50% ore more of the primary particles of the positive electrode material have spheroidal morphologies; and on the surface of the primary particles having spheroidal morphologies, the planes thereof are connected with adjacent equivalent crystal planes by curved surfaces without obvious edges.
Multidimensional input device comprising an anthropomorphic arm with a handpiece which can be grasped by an operator configured to interact with a scenario represented in a display unit, said handpiece being removably associable to the terminal section of said anthropomorphic arm through a magnetic coupling spherical joint, characterised in that said handpiece comprises: - an inertial platform comprising an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a magnetometer; - a gripper provided for the operator. - an inertial platform comprising an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a magnetometer; - a gripper provided for the operator.
A method for providing an alert signal to a control unit of a vehicle for controlling driver intervention, the method comprising: - determining a set of present driving behavior data indicative of a present driving behavior in a present driving situation, - retrieving a driving model indicative of expected driving behavior for the present driving situation, the driving model being based on historical driving behavior data collected for a plurality of driving situations, wherein the driving model is further based on stochastically analyzing distributions of the historical driving behavior data, - predicting a plurality of expected near future driving paths (19a-c) for the vehicle in the present driving situation, - determining an actual driving path taken by the vehicle from the present driving situation; - mapping the set of present driving behavior data with the driving model, - comparing the actual driving path with the plurality of expected near future driving paths, wherein - when a predetermined degree of deviation in the set of present driving behavior data compared to the driving model is found, and the actual driving path deviates from the predicted expected near future driving paths, providing the alert signal. - determining a set of present driving behavior data indicative of a present driving behavior in a present driving situation, - retrieving a driving model indicative of expected driving behavior for the present driving situation, the driving model being based on historical driving behavior data collected for a plurality of driving situations, wherein the driving model is further based on stochastically analyzing distributions of the historical driving behavior data, - predicting a plurality of expected near future driving paths (19a-c) for the vehicle in the present driving situation, - determining an actual driving path taken by the vehicle from the present driving situation; - mapping the set of present driving behavior data with the driving model, - comparing the actual driving path with the plurality of expected near future driving paths, wherein - when a predetermined degree of deviation in the set of present driving behavior data compared to the driving model is found, and the actual driving path deviates from the predicted expected near future driving paths, providing the alert signal.
A spray head for an ablutionary appliance comprising a body with a fluid inlet, a spray plate with a plurality of holes, and nozzles of flexible material, each nozzle having an inlet end for fluid and a discharge end adapted to project through a corresponding hole for discharge of the fluid, and a control member, movement of which is adapted to adjust the angle of the discharge end of at least one nozzle relative to the spray plate and the inlet end of the nozzle, between two end positions, and wherein the control member is accommodated in the body, and moves linearly in response to circumferential movement of an operating member on the outside of the body.
Glass strand or glass strand structure coated with an electrically conducting coating composition which comprises as % by weight of solid matter: - 6 to 50% of a film-forming agent, preferably 6 to 45%, - 5 to 40% of at least one compound chosen from plasticizing agents, surface-active agents and/or dispersing agents, - 20 to 75% of electrically conducting particles, - 0 to 10% of a doping agent, - 0 to 10% of a thickening agent, - 0 to 15% of additives. - 6 to 50% of a film-forming agent, preferably 6 to 45%, - 5 to 40% of at least one compound chosen from plasticizing agents, surface-active agents and/or dispersing agents, - 20 to 75% of electrically conducting particles, - 0 to 10% of a doping agent, - 0 to 10% of a thickening agent, - 0 to 15% of additives.
A polymer synthesis system comprising: (i) a first vessel adapted to knead and/or granulate the contents thereof; and (ii) a second vessel adapted to process the contents thereof by sequentially (i) compacting the contents thereof while allowing for the bidirectional flow of physically-distinct constituents; (ii) subjecting the contents thereof to reduced pressures and/or increased temperatures to thereby volatilize lower-boiling constituents within the second vessel and separate them from the other constituents; (iii) mixing the contents thereof while introducing a quenching agent; (iv) conveying the contents thereof out of the second vessel, where the first vessel is in fluid communication with the second vessel, and where the second vessel is downstream of the first vessel. (i) a first vessel adapted to knead and/or granulate the contents thereof; and (ii) a second vessel adapted to process the contents thereof by sequentially (i) compacting the contents thereof while allowing for the bidirectional flow of physically-distinct constituents; (ii) subjecting the contents thereof to reduced pressures and/or increased temperatures to thereby volatilize lower-boiling constituents within the second vessel and separate them from the other constituents; (iii) mixing the contents thereof while introducing a quenching agent; (iv) conveying the contents thereof out of the second vessel, (i) compacting the contents thereof while allowing for the bidirectional flow of physically-distinct constituents; (ii) subjecting the contents thereof to reduced pressures and/or increased temperatures to thereby volatilize lower-boiling constituents within the second vessel and separate them from the other constituents; (iii) mixing the contents thereof while introducing a quenching agent; (iv) conveying the contents thereof out of the second vessel,
A process for the catalytic oxidation of ammonia, comprising: passing an ammonia-containing gas, in the presence of oxygen, over a catalyst contained in a reactor, wherein the catalyst is suitable to promote the oxidation of ammonia, thus obtaining a process gas containing nitrogen oxides, and cooling said process gas in said reactor by means of a tube heat exchange apparatus wherein the tubes of said heat exchange apparatus are internally traversed by boiling water and said process gas traverses a shell side around said tubes so that the process gas transfers heat to outer surfaces of said tubes, characterized in that: a bypass portion of said process gas is directed to a bypass route provided in the reactor and arranged to bypass said heat exchange apparatus at least partially, said bypass portion, after traversing said bypass route, mixes with cooled gas passed through the heat exchange apparatus; wherein the flow rate of said bypass portion of process gas is controlled by at least one valve on the basis of a target temperature of the mixed process gas at the reactor outlet. a bypass portion of said process gas is directed to a bypass route provided in the reactor and arranged to bypass said heat exchange apparatus at least partially, said bypass portion, after traversing said bypass route, mixes with cooled gas passed through the heat exchange apparatus; wherein the flow rate of said bypass portion of process gas is controlled by at least one valve on the basis of a target temperature of the mixed process gas at the reactor outlet.
A method of establishing and varying alignment of a propulsion system on an aircraft, the propulsion system comprising a turbofan engine and a nacelle disposed at least partially over the turbofan engine, the method comprising: determining a reference axis of the aircraft, by identifying a symmetry axis extending generally longitudinally through a fuselage of the aircraft; determining a thrust vector feature of the propulsion system, wherein determining the thrust vector feature comprises, delimiting an exit plane at a rearward terminal end of the nacelle, and defining the thrust vector feature as an axis perpendicular to the exit plane, wherein the thrust vector feature is divergent from a centreline axis of the engine; and aligning the propulsion system horizontally and/or vertically with respect to the aircraft by arranging the thrust vector feature relative to the reference axis of the aircraft. determining a reference axis of the aircraft, by identifying a symmetry axis extending generally longitudinally through a fuselage of the aircraft; determining a thrust vector feature of the propulsion system, wherein determining the thrust vector feature comprises, delimiting an exit plane at a rearward terminal end of the nacelle, and defining the thrust vector feature as an axis perpendicular to the exit plane, wherein the thrust vector feature is divergent from a centreline axis of the engine; and aligning the propulsion system horizontally and/or vertically with respect to the aircraft by arranging the thrust vector feature relative to the reference axis of the aircraft.
A sliding mechanism comprising a ball made of a steel material and a plate shaped substrate made of a steel material on which the ball is located, said plate substrate and ball being lubricated by diesel engine oil containing a large amount of detergent-dispersant, wherein: in use the lubricating conditions of the plate substrate and the ball equate to a Sommerfeld number in a range of 2.12365×10 -20 to 5.94509×10 -19, upon converting a viscosity thereof to Pa·s, a speed to s -1, and a load to mean Hertzian stress (Pa), at least one sliding surface of the plate substrate and/or the ball is coated by a titanium nitride-based material, said diesel engine oil which lubricates between the plate substrate and the ball comprises molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in an amount of 600 ppm to 1000 ppm, and an arithmetic mean roughness of the plate substrate and/or the ball is in the range of 2 to 10 nm.
A piston-cylinder unit with a cylinder jacket, a cylinder head and a piston rod longitudinally shiftably guided in the cylinder jacket, as well as an evaluation unit which determines the position of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder jacket on the basis of the intrinsic electrical properties of the piston cylinder unit, wherein the piston rod is short-circuited against the cylinder jacket or the cylinder head in a manner suitable for high frequencies via one or more contact elements in the region of the exit opening of the piston rod out of the cylinder head characterized in that at least one shielding impedance is arranged between the connection of the evaluation unit to the piston rod and the short-circuit contact.
A lithium battery package comprising a housing, a lithium battery pack and a circuit board, wherein the lithium battery pack comprises a lithium battery holder and a number of lithium cells mounted within the lithium battery holder, and two sides of the lithium battery holder are mounted respectively with metal pin means coupled with the lithium cells, wherein the housing is provided with a charging adaptor; a bottom portion at each side of the charging adaptor is provided with a chute along its length direction; a front end of the charging adaptor is provided with six charging sockets; the housing is further provided with a locking structure for locking an electric load, characterized in that the six charging sockets comprise a first socket, a second socket, a third socket, a fourth socket, a fifth socket and a sixth socket, wherein the third socket and the fourth socket are disposed side by side in a vertical direction.
Docking device for docking to a satellite comprising a protruding element on an external wall, the docking device being suitable for being mounted on a towing or refueling spacecraft, the device comprises: a mobile receiving platform for a satellite, suitable for resting against the protruding element of the satellite, a capture device for capturing the protruding element of the satellite, suitable for keeping the protruding element in contact against the receiving platform, a locking device suitable for maintaining a rigid connection between the docking device and the protruding element of the satellite, and a device for damping and positioning the receiving platform, comprising: - a set of link arms connecting the satellite receiving platform to a member that is fixed relative to the spacecraft, the set of link arms being suitable for enabling the receiving platform to move in six degrees of freedom relative to the spacecraft, each link arm being articulated, and - a set of magnetic dampers, suitable for damping the contact between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform in proportion to the relative speed between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform, the set of magnetic dampers comprises a rotatable magnetic damper per each link arm. a mobile receiving platform for a satellite, suitable for resting against the protruding element of the satellite, a capture device for capturing the protruding element of the satellite, suitable for keeping the protruding element in contact against the receiving platform, a locking device suitable for maintaining a rigid connection between the docking device and the protruding element of the satellite, and a device for damping and positioning the receiving platform, comprising: - a set of link arms connecting the satellite receiving platform to a member that is fixed relative to the spacecraft, the set of link arms being suitable for enabling the receiving platform to move in six degrees of freedom relative to the spacecraft, each link arm being articulated, and - a set of magnetic dampers, suitable for damping the contact between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform in proportion to the relative speed between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform, the set of magnetic dampers comprises a rotatable magnetic damper per each link arm. - a set of link arms connecting the satellite receiving platform to a member that is fixed relative to the spacecraft, the set of link arms being suitable for enabling the receiving platform to move in six degrees of freedom relative to the spacecraft, each link arm being articulated, and - a set of magnetic dampers, suitable for damping the contact between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform in proportion to the relative speed between the satellite and the mobile receiving platform, the set of magnetic dampers comprises a rotatable magnetic damper per each link arm.
A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: identifying (315, 610) a group of user equipment, UEs, (120, 310,405, 505) to receive multicast or broadcast traffic over a radio access network, RAN, wherein the group of UEs is associated with a common set of parameters indicated in the multicast or broadcast traffic and wherein a UE of the group of UEs is included in the group of UEs and a different group of UEs associated with a different common set of parameters; transmitting a configuration to the group of UEs, wherein the configuration includes a group identifier associated with the group of UEs; and transmitting the multicast or broadcast traffic over the RAN in a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, communication, wherein the group identifier is used to indicate the multicast or broadcast traffic to the group of UEs. identifying (315, 610) a group of user equipment, UEs, (120, 310,405, 505) to receive multicast or broadcast traffic over a radio access network, RAN, wherein the group of UEs is associated with a common set of parameters indicated in the multicast or broadcast traffic and wherein a UE of the group of UEs is included in the group of UEs and a different group of UEs associated with a different common set of parameters; transmitting a configuration to the group of UEs, wherein the configuration includes a group identifier associated with the group of UEs; and transmitting the multicast or broadcast traffic over the RAN in a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, communication, wherein the group identifier is used to indicate the multicast or broadcast traffic to the group of UEs.