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A medical device, comprising: a device surface having at least two adjacent echogenic features with an intervening section positioned between the echogenic features, each of the echogenic features formed as a depression positioned between a first transition lip and a second transition lip, the first and the second transition lips each having a convex shape, characterized in that each of the at least two echogenic features has a length that is within 0.1 mm of a length of the intervening section.
Process for the production of dicarboxylic acids from monocarboxylic acids, through a wild type microorganism Candida maltosa having the ω-oxidation metabolic pathway and having the peroxisome and mitochondrial carnitine acetyl-transferase coded by a single gene, characterized by inactivation of the function of the CAT (Carnitine Acetyl-Transferase) gene, in which that inactivation is done by making non-functional both the alleles of the CAT gene, and/or the product of its transcription.
A hydrogenated block copolymer comprising, in its molecule, a vinyl aromatic compound unit and a conjugated diene compound unit, wherein: a content of the vinyl aromatic compound unit is 1 to 15 mass%; a degree of hydrogenation of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 80 mol% or more; a butylene content and/or a propylene content is 42 to 80 mol% based on 100 mol% in total of the conjugated diene compound unit; the hydrogenated block copolymer has a crystallization peak at -20 to 80°C and has a heat of crystallization of 0.1 to 10 J/g; an elution volume peak obtained by a temperature gradient interaction chromatography measurement of the hydrogenated block copolymer is in a range of 0°C or higher and 150°C or lower, and a width at half height of the elution volume peak is in a range of 20 to 40°C; a tan δ peak, which is observed in a temperature-loss tangent (tan δ) curve obtained by a solid viscoelasticity measurement (1 Hz) of the hydrogenated block copolymer and indicates the glass transition of the hydrogenated block copolymer, is in a range of -45°C or higher and 0°C or lower, and a height of the tan δ peak is less than 1.60; a Shore A hardness of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 15 to 60; and a microphase separated structure comprises a spherical structure. a content of the vinyl aromatic compound unit is 1 to 15 mass%; a degree of hydrogenation of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 80 mol% or more; a butylene content and/or a propylene content is 42 to 80 mol% based on 100 mol% in total of the conjugated diene compound unit; the hydrogenated block copolymer has a crystallization peak at -20 to 80°C and has a heat of crystallization of 0.1 to 10 J/g; an elution volume peak obtained by a temperature gradient interaction chromatography measurement of the hydrogenated block copolymer is in a range of 0°C or higher and 150°C or lower, and a width at half height of the elution volume peak is in a range of 20 to 40°C; a tan δ peak, which is observed in a temperature-loss tangent (tan δ) curve obtained by a solid viscoelasticity measurement (1 Hz) of the hydrogenated block copolymer and indicates the glass transition of the hydrogenated block copolymer, is in a range of -45°C or higher and 0°C or lower, and a height of the tan δ peak is less than 1.60; a Shore A hardness of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 15 to 60; and a microphase separated structure comprises a spherical structure.
A rotor for a wind or water power machine, the rotor comprising a hub, supported by a main shaft, and a blade, having a root end connected to the hub, wherein, in a projection plane perpendicular to a rotational center axis of the rotor, a leading edge of the blade has leading edge bulge portions (36, 37) only at two different locations in a rotor radial direction, the leading edge bulge portions (36, 37) each protrudes in a bulge shape forward in a rotor rotational direction wherein, in the projection plane, when a tangent line of the hub at a central point in a rotor circumferential direction of the root end of the blade is defined as a first virtual line VL1, and when a virtual line that is parallel to the first virtual line VL1 and is located on an opposite side of the hub by a distance of 0.50 times a length of the blade BL from the first virtual line VL1 is defined as a second virtual line VL2, the leading edge of the blade has a protrusion tip of one of the leading edge bulge portions located inward in the rotor radial direction relative to the second virtual line VL2 and a protrusion tip of the other leading edge bulge portion located outward in the rotor radial direction relative to the second virtual line VL2, and wherein, in the projection plane, when virtual lines that are parallel to the first virtual line VL1 and are located on the opposite side of the hub by distances of 0.25 times, 0.75 times and 1.00 times the length of the blade BL from the first virtual line VL1 are defined as a third virtual line VL3, a fourth virtual line VL4 and a fifth virtual line VL5, respectively, a width BW1 of the blade along the first virtual line VL1, a width BW2 of the blade along the second virtual line VL2, a width BW3 of the blade along the third virtual line VL3, a width BW4 of the blade along the fourth virtual line VL4 and a width BW5 of the blade along the fifth virtual line VL5 satisfy inequalities of: BW 1 < BW 3, and BW 3 > BW 1 > BW 4 > BW 5.
Sink bowl comprising a bottom wall, a bowl flange and a plurality of side walls which connect the bowl flange to the bottom wall and each of which comprises at least one curved side wall edge region, wherein side wall edge regions of two mutually adjacent side walls are connected to one another by means of a welding seam and together form a curved side wall corner region of the sink bowl, and wherein each side wall is connected in one piece manner to a bowl flange section, characterized in that the bowl flange sections each comprise a bowl flange corner section, wherein bowl flange corner sections of two mutually adjacent bowl flange sections are connected to each other by means of a welding seam and together form a bowl flange corner-region of the bowl flange, wherein the curved side wall corner region merges via a curved transition region into the bowl flange corner-region and wherein a gap is formed in the transition region between mutually opposite edges of the side walls and this gap is at least partially closed by at least one tab, wherein the at least one tab is connected in one piece manner to a bowl flange corner section.
A device for controlling a plurality of cells (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) of a battery, the device comprising: - a battery control module, comprising a plurality of cell control units (214, 224, 234, 244, 254), wherein each cell control unit (214; 224; 234; 244; 254) is assigned to one of the cells (110; 120; 130; 140; 150) and is configured to change a charge balance of the assigned cell and to measure at least one cell parameter of the assigned cell; and - a main control module, which is configured to define a preferred range of the state-of charge of the battery cells (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) for a charging-discharging-cycle, wherein the preferred range is reduced compared to a full range, characterized in that the main control module is further configured to provide a first group of selected cells, on which the charging-discharging-cycle is performed including a fully charged state within the full range, and a second group of non-selected cells, on which the charging-discharging-cycle is performed within the preferred range. - a battery control module, comprising a plurality of cell control units (214, 224, 234, 244, 254), wherein each cell control unit (214; 224; 234; 244; 254) is assigned to one of the cells (110; 120; 130; 140; 150) and is configured to change a charge balance of the assigned cell and to measure at least one cell parameter of the assigned cell; and - a main control module, which is configured to define a preferred range of the state-of charge of the battery cells (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) for a charging-discharging-cycle,
An axial compressor for compressing air, particularly for a gas turbine, which axial compressor comprises a rotor, which is rotatable around a machine axis, having a multiplicity of rotor blades and also a casing (13, 13a, b) enclosing the rotor concentrically and at a distance, which casing (13, 13a, b) together with the rotor forms an annular gas passage and outside the gas passage has at least one essentially annular and concentric bleed air chamber, wherein the bleed air chamber has at least one bleed air slot, wherein the slot is in functional communication with the gas passage, wherein the axial compressor is equipped with at least one injection device (18; 18', 18a, b) for injecting a fluid, which comprises at least one nozzle, characterized in that the at least one nozzle is configured to inject the fluid into the gas passage via the bleed air slot.
A method for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, said fixed route extending through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction, said method comprising: determining that said vehicle is approaching one of said at least one geographical zone, accessing a database to acquire historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles (101a, 101b) through said zone, wherein the historical data is tagged based on at least one time related parameter, the time related parameter being at least one of a time of year, time of month, weekday, and time of day, wherein the historical data comprises information indicative of a vehicle energy consumption when passing through said zone corresponding to the time related parameter, selecting relevant historical data from the database based on a current or forecasted condition of said time related parameter, receiving current vehicle data from another vehicle travelling along said fixed route ahead of the vehicle, and adapting said vehicle control strategy inside said geographical zone based on said historical data, said current vehicle data from the another vehicle and said environmental restriction, wherein said vehicle control strategy is provided to set at least one operating parameter to control the operation of the vehicle. determining that said vehicle is approaching one of said at least one geographical zone, accessing a database to acquire historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles (101a, 101b) through said zone, wherein the historical data is tagged based on at least one time related parameter, the time related parameter being at least one of a time of year, time of month, weekday, and time of day, wherein the historical data comprises information indicative of a vehicle energy consumption when passing through said zone corresponding to the time related parameter, selecting relevant historical data from the database based on a current or forecasted condition of said time related parameter, receiving current vehicle data from another vehicle travelling along said fixed route ahead of the vehicle, and adapting said vehicle control strategy inside said geographical zone based on said historical data, said current vehicle data from the another vehicle and said environmental restriction, wherein said vehicle control strategy is provided to set at least one operating parameter to control the operation of the vehicle.
A performance optimization method for a solid-state drive, comprising: detecting a queue depth of the solid-state drive to determine a use proportion of the queue depth; determining whether an access speed of the solid-state drive is raisable when the use proportion of the queue depth is higher than a first threshold proportion, if raisable then raising the access speed of the solid-state drive; determining whether the access speed of the solid-state drive is reduceable when the use proportion of the queue depth is lower than a second threshold proportion, if reduceable then reducing the access speed of the solid-state drive, detecting an operating temperature of a solid-state drive controller; maintaining the access speed of the solid-state drive when the use proportion of the queue depth is between the first threshold proportion and the second threshold proportion and the operating temperature is lower than or equal to a predetermined temperature condition, wherein the predetermined temperature condition is a predetermined temperature plus a predetermined value; and determining whether the access speed of the solid-state drive is raisable when the use proportion of the queue depth is between the first threshold proportion and the second threshold proportion and the operating temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature condition, and if raisable then raising the access speed of the solid-state drive. detecting a queue depth of the solid-state drive to determine a use proportion of the queue depth; determining whether an access speed of the solid-state drive is raisable when the use proportion of the queue depth is higher than a first threshold proportion, if raisable then raising the access speed of the solid-state drive; determining whether the access speed of the solid-state drive is reduceable when the use proportion of the queue depth is lower than a second threshold proportion, if reduceable then reducing the access speed of the solid-state drive, detecting an operating temperature of a solid-state drive controller; maintaining the access speed of the solid-state drive when the use proportion of the queue depth is between the first threshold proportion and the second threshold proportion and the operating temperature is lower than or equal to a predetermined temperature condition, wherein the predetermined temperature condition is a predetermined temperature plus a predetermined value; and determining whether the access speed of the solid-state drive is raisable when the use proportion of the queue depth is between the first threshold proportion and the second threshold proportion and the operating temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature condition, and if raisable then raising the access speed of the solid-state drive.
A circuit assembly comprising - a printed circuit board, - at least one light source fastened to the printed circuit board, and - at least one metal heat-conductive body, wherein the light source and the heat-conductive body are designed as SMD components, wherein the light source has at least two contact faces for contacting the printed circuit board and the heat-conductive body has at least one contact face for contacting the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board has contact faces corresponding to the at least two contact faces of the light source and to the at least one contact face of the heat-conductive body, wherein the at least two contact faces of the light source are connected to the corresponding contact faces of the printed circuit board in each case by means of a solder connection, and the at least one contact face of the heat-conductive body is connected to the corresponding contact face of the printed circuit board by means of at least one solder connection, characterised in that at least one solder connection of the light source with at least one solder connection of the heat-conductive body is designed as a common solder connection for the transfer of heat between the light source and the heat-conductive body. - a printed circuit board, - at least one light source fastened to the printed circuit board, and - at least one metal heat-conductive body,
A method of separating stereoisomers of benzoporphyrin derivatives (BPDs) with a capillary electrophoresis system, which method comprises: selecting the capillary inner diameter, capillary length, field strength, separation temperature, pH, buffer system, ionic strength, chiral selector, and organic solvent of a capillary electrophoresis system to result in separation of BPD stereoisomers, injecting a sample containing said BPD stereoisomers into said capillary electrophoresis system, and separating said stereoisomers, wherein said pH is from 9.2 to 9.6, wherein said buffer system is borate, wherein said ionic strength is from 200 to 360 mM borate, wherein said chiral selector is a bile salt, wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, isopropanol or acetonitrile, and wherein said separating results in baseline separation, such that there is no detectable overlap between the compounds being separated during elution. selecting the capillary inner diameter, capillary length, field strength, separation temperature, pH, buffer system, ionic strength, chiral selector, and organic solvent of a capillary electrophoresis system to result in separation of BPD stereoisomers, injecting a sample containing said BPD stereoisomers into said capillary electrophoresis system, and separating said stereoisomers, wherein said pH is from 9.2 to 9.6, wherein said buffer system is borate, wherein said ionic strength is from 200 to 360 mM borate, wherein said chiral selector is a bile salt, wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, isopropanol or acetonitrile, and wherein said separating results in baseline separation, such that there is no detectable overlap between the compounds being separated during elution.
Physical vapor deposition system (1, 1') comprising a crucible for holding a source material, a substrate holder for holding a substrate, and a moving device (6a, 6b) for moving the crucible or the substrate holder, wherein the moving device (6a, 6b) is suited to change a distance between a first surface of the crucible and a first surface of the substrate holder, the system (1, 1') being characterized in that it further comprises at least one positioning marker (30a, 30b, 30'a, 30'b), which is arranged in a fixed manner at the crucible or at the substrate holder such that it protrudes into a space between the crucible and the substrate holder and which has a stepped contour with at least two different step levels (301, 302, 301'a, 301'b, 302'a), wherein each of the different step levels has an individual height with respect to the first surface of the crucible and is positioned in parallel to the first surface of the crucible if the positioning marker (30a, 30b, 30'a, 30'b) is arranged at the crucible or has an individual height with respect to the first surface of the substrate holder and is positioned in parallel to the first surface of the substrate holder if the positioning marker (30a, 30b, 30'a, 30'b) is arranged at the substrate holder, wherein the individual heights are different from each other.
Side protection device for a motor vehicle, comprising a body and an opening allowing at least one passenger to access the vehicle, the device comprising: - a side protection element able to move from a closed position, in which it at least partly blocks the opening, to an open position, - a linking device able to provide the link between the body of the vehicle and the side protection element, - a hinging and balancing system arranged at a first end of the side protection element, - a catch element intended to cooperate with a lock element linked to the body of the vehicle, and arranged at an opposite end of the side protection element, and - at least one guide member (24a, 24b) integral with the side protection element and intended to cooperate with at least one centering member (25a, 25b) fixed to the body, so as to guide the closure of the side protection element, which protection device is characterized in that the side protection element comprises an internal framework comprising a box section of plastic material and a stiffening tube of metal material fitted at its ends with the catch element and with the hinging and balancing system, said box section comprising a multi-ribbed first portion able to receive the stiffening tube, and an open second portion able to delimit a surround for a translucent panel. - a side protection element able to move from a closed position, in which it at least partly blocks the opening, to an open position, - a linking device able to provide the link between the body of the vehicle and the side protection element, - a hinging and balancing system arranged at a first end of the side protection element, - a catch element intended to cooperate with a lock element linked to the body of the vehicle, and arranged at an opposite end of the side protection element, and - at least one guide member (24a, 24b) integral with the side protection element and intended to cooperate with at least one centering member (25a, 25b) fixed to the body, so as to guide the closure of the side protection element,
A supplementary device configured to be releasably attached to a drug delivery device, the supplementary device comprising: a housing having a channel configured to slidably receive the drug delivery device; a first alignment feature to ensure a specific alignment of the supplementary device relative to the drug delivery device and restrict rotational movement of the supplementary device around a drug delivery device; a second alignment feature to prevent sliding movement of the supplementary device relative to the delivery device once attached thereto; wherein the second alignment feature comprises a moveable securing member biased towards the drug delivery device, and a release member operable to be urged against the securing member to move between a rest position in which the securing member is permitted to engage the drug delivery device, and a release position in which the securing member is moved out of engagement with the drug delivery device. a housing having a channel configured to slidably receive the drug delivery device; a first alignment feature to ensure a specific alignment of the supplementary device relative to the drug delivery device and restrict rotational movement of the supplementary device around a drug delivery device; a second alignment feature to prevent sliding movement of the supplementary device relative to the delivery device once attached thereto; wherein the second alignment feature comprises a moveable securing member biased towards the drug delivery device, and a release member operable to be urged against the securing member to move between a rest position in which the securing member is permitted to engage the drug delivery device, and a release position in which the securing member is moved out of engagement with the drug delivery device.
Wind turbine comprising a direct drive generator having a stator arrangement, a rotor arrangement substantially arranged around the stator arrangement and a longitudinal centre axis, the stator arrangement comprises a stator support structure, which stator support structure comprises at least one, substantially radial extending stator support element, wherein the stator support element is attached to a substantially parallel to the centre axis extending stationary shaft (6, 106), is rigid in the radial direction and is at least partially in a certain extent flexible in the directions of the centre axis of the generator.