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A method for improving the repaintability of an aqueous coating during drying comprising: (a) forming an aqueous coating composition comprising a pigment and an aqueous polymeric composition, wherein said aqueous polymeric composition comprises: an emulsion polymer comprising, as copolymerized units, from 5% to 20%, by weight based on the weight of said polymer, carbonyl-functional ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, and an autoxidizable material selected from the group consisting of drying oils; drying oil fatty acids; esters of drying oil fatty acids; and alkoxylated derivatives thereof, and having less than 10%, by weight based on the weight of fatty acid residues therein, tri-unsaturated fatty acid residues; wherein said autoxidizable material is from 10% to 20% of the total weight of said polymer and said autoxidizable material; and wherein said coating composition is free from copolymerized carbonyl-functional-monomer-reactive amine and hydrazine functional groups; (b) applying said aqueous coating composition to a substrate; and (c) applying additional said aqueous coating composition to said applied aqueous coating composition during drying. (a) forming an aqueous coating composition comprising a pigment and an aqueous polymeric composition, wherein said aqueous polymeric composition comprises: an emulsion polymer comprising, as copolymerized units, from 5% to 20%, by weight based on the weight of said polymer, carbonyl-functional ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, and an autoxidizable material selected from the group consisting of drying oils; drying oil fatty acids; esters of drying oil fatty acids; and alkoxylated derivatives thereof, and having less than 10%, by weight based on the weight of fatty acid residues therein, tri-unsaturated fatty acid residues; wherein said autoxidizable material is from 10% to 20% of the total weight of said polymer and said autoxidizable material; and wherein said coating composition is free from copolymerized carbonyl-functional-monomer-reactive amine and hydrazine functional groups; an emulsion polymer comprising, as copolymerized units, from 5% to 20%, by weight based on the weight of said polymer, carbonyl-functional ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, and an autoxidizable material selected from the group consisting of drying oils; drying oil fatty acids; esters of drying oil fatty acids; and alkoxylated derivatives thereof, and having less than 10%, by weight based on the weight of fatty acid residues therein, tri-unsaturated fatty acid residues; wherein said autoxidizable material is from 10% to 20% of the total weight of said polymer and said autoxidizable material; and (b) applying said aqueous coating composition to a substrate; and (c) applying additional said aqueous coating composition to said applied aqueous coating composition during drying.
An apparatus for providing power to a down-hole pulsed power system for an electrocrushing or electrohydraulic drill, said apparatus comprising: an above-ground power supply; a down-hole electrocrushing or electrohydraulic pulsed power system comprising one or more capacitors which are directly charged from said power supply; a cable directly connected to said above-ground power supply and said down-hole pulsed power system; wherein the power supply comprises switching power supply which utilizes controlled high-frequency current pulses to progressively increase a voltage of the one or more capacitors and wherein said switching power supply is configured to measure the voltage and adjust the current to achieve a desired end state voltage on said capacitors. an above-ground power supply; a down-hole electrocrushing or electrohydraulic pulsed power system comprising one or more capacitors which are directly charged from said power supply; a cable directly connected to said above-ground power supply and said down-hole pulsed power system; wherein the power supply comprises switching power supply which utilizes controlled high-frequency current pulses to progressively increase a voltage of the one or more capacitors and wherein said switching power supply is configured to measure the voltage and adjust the current to achieve a desired end state voltage on said capacitors.
A writing felt pen comprising: a barrel, a nib attached to the barrel, a deformable pouch comprising a mix of absorbent polymer and fibres, an ink being absorbed in the absorbent polymer, a buffer, wherein the nib is in fluidic communication with the mix, wherein the nib is inserted into the buffer, the buffer being in contact with the mix and wherein the buffer has a porosity greater than the porosity of the nib. a barrel, a nib attached to the barrel, a deformable pouch comprising a mix of absorbent polymer and fibres, an ink being absorbed in the absorbent polymer, a buffer, wherein the nib is in fluidic communication with the mix, wherein the nib is inserted into the buffer, the buffer being in contact with the mix and wherein the buffer has a porosity greater than the porosity of the nib.
A hybrid-drive motorcycle comprising a carrier structure, an endothermic engine mounted on or housed in the carrier structure, a front wheel, a rear wheel connected to the carrier structure through a swingarm, a gearbox connected to the endothermic engine through a primary transmission and to the rear wheel through a secondary transmission, and a reversible electric machine, an auxiliary transmission connecting the electric machine to an input shaft of the secondary transmission, and a support unit secured to the carrier structure, characterized in that the support unit is configured to support the electric machine below the swingarm.
A contact structure for an electronic device, the contact structure comprising: a printed circuit board comprising a hole; a housing which the PCB is mounted on; and a contact element, at least a portion of which contacts the housing, comprising: a contact portion soldered onto a peripheral portion of the PCB, the peripheral portion being disposed around the hole, and a protrusion passing through the hole and contacting the housing; characterized in that the housing comprises: a projection configured to project toward a surface of the PCB; and wherein the protrusion contacts a side surface of the projection. a printed circuit board comprising a hole; a housing which the PCB is mounted on; and a contact element, at least a portion of which contacts the housing, comprising: a contact portion soldered onto a peripheral portion of the PCB, the peripheral portion being disposed around the hole, and a protrusion passing through the hole and contacting the housing; characterized in that the housing comprises: a projection configured to project toward a surface of the PCB; and wherein the protrusion contacts a side surface of the projection. a contact portion soldered onto a peripheral portion of the PCB, the peripheral portion being disposed around the hole, and a protrusion passing through the hole and contacting the housing; characterized in that the housing comprises: a projection configured to project toward a surface of the PCB; and wherein the protrusion contacts a side surface of the projection. a projection configured to project toward a surface of the PCB; and wherein the protrusion contacts a side surface of the projection.
A system for rapid molecular quantification comprising a housing containing a fluidic path along which the following elements are successively arranged one underneath the other: - a cover having an aperture allowing the deposition of a fluid sample to be measured, - a filter, - a fluid connecting element, said system further comprising - several nanofluidic biosensors comprising lateral inlet apertures and one or several channels, having at least one dimension below 10μm; said nanofluidic biosensors are positioned in a way that their inlet apertures are in contact with said fluid connecting element, said nanofluidic biosensors being arranged at a lateral side of the fluid connecting element wherein the fluid connecting element comprises a material configured to absorb and distribute the fluid sample to the nanofluidic biosensors. - a cover having an aperture allowing the deposition of a fluid sample to be measured, - a filter, - a fluid connecting element, said system further comprising - several nanofluidic biosensors comprising lateral inlet apertures and one or several channels, having at least one dimension below 10μm; said nanofluidic biosensors are positioned in a way that their inlet apertures are in contact with said fluid connecting element, said nanofluidic biosensors being arranged at a lateral side of the fluid connecting element wherein the fluid connecting element comprises a material configured to absorb and distribute the fluid sample to the nanofluidic biosensors.
A method of operating an access point to connect to a host device via a wireless communication connection using a connecting device, the method comprising: registering information of the connecting device when the connecting device is physically connected to the access point; transmitting a first beacon message after the connecting device has been physically disconnected from the access point; characterised by: receiving a first signal in response to the first beacon message, the first signal including personal identification number 'PIN' information, manufacturer information of the connecting device, and MAC address information of the connecting device; determining whether the connecting device is already registered by determining whether the first signal includes information of a specific manufacturer, whether the probe request signal includes PIN information, and whether the MAC address is an already registered MAC address; and in response to determining that the connecting device is already registered by the access point, establishing the wireless communication with the connecting device and the host device by performing an authentication protocol exchange with the connecting device comprising the PIN information. registering information of the connecting device when the connecting device is physically connected to the access point; transmitting a first beacon message after the connecting device has been physically disconnected from the access point; characterised by: receiving a first signal in response to the first beacon message, the first signal including personal identification number 'PIN' information, manufacturer information of the connecting device, and MAC address information of the connecting device; determining whether the connecting device is already registered by determining whether the first signal includes information of a specific manufacturer, whether the probe request signal includes PIN information, and whether the MAC address is an already registered MAC address; and in response to determining that the connecting device is already registered by the access point, establishing the wireless communication with the connecting device and the host device by performing an authentication protocol exchange with the connecting device comprising the PIN information. receiving a first signal in response to the first beacon message, the first signal including personal identification number 'PIN' information, manufacturer information of the connecting device, and MAC address information of the connecting device; determining whether the connecting device is already registered by determining whether the first signal includes information of a specific manufacturer, whether the probe request signal includes PIN information, and whether the MAC address is an already registered MAC address; and in response to determining that the connecting device is already registered by the access point, establishing the wireless communication with the connecting device and the host device by performing an authentication protocol exchange with the connecting device comprising the PIN information.
A method of producing human brain specific endothelial cells, comprising the steps of: (a) growing human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) on a surface; (b) inducing differentiation of the hPSCs by culturing the hPSCs in unconditioned medium, wherein no fibroblast growth factor is present and wherein endothelial cell regions of the cultures are observed; (c) expanding the EC regions by culturing the cells in EC medium, wherein the expanded cells are GLUT-1 +, PECAM-1 +, claudin-5 +, occludin +, ZO-1 + and p-glycoprotein +; and (d) subculturing the expanded cells on a surface coated with extracellular matrix protein, wherein the cells are von Willebrand factor + and VE-cadherin +, and culturing the cells to confluence, wherein a blood brain barrier model is obtained and the TEER measurement of the initial confluent brain specific endothelial cells is between 100-300 Ωxcm 2. (a) growing human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) on a surface; (b) inducing differentiation of the hPSCs by culturing the hPSCs in unconditioned medium, wherein no fibroblast growth factor is present and wherein endothelial cell regions of the cultures are observed; (c) expanding the EC regions by culturing the cells in EC medium, wherein the expanded cells are GLUT-1 +, PECAM-1 +, claudin-5 +, occludin +, ZO-1 + and p-glycoprotein +; and (d) subculturing the expanded cells on a surface coated with extracellular matrix protein, wherein the cells are von Willebrand factor + and VE-cadherin +, and culturing the cells to confluence,
A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a request for a friction estimation associated with a driving surface upon which an autonomous vehicle is traveling; detecting an event including at least one of an acceleration, a deceleration, or a stop associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on at least one of map data, motion planning data, or route planning data associated with the autonomous vehicle; performing a wheel-based action in response to the request; obtaining, in response to detecting the event, operational data associated with the wheel-based action of the autonomous vehicle during the event; determining, based at least in part on the operational data, data indicative of the friction estimation; and controlling the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data indicative of the friction estimation. receiving a request for a friction estimation associated with a driving surface upon which an autonomous vehicle is traveling; detecting an event including at least one of an acceleration, a deceleration, or a stop associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on at least one of map data, motion planning data, or route planning data associated with the autonomous vehicle; performing a wheel-based action in response to the request; obtaining, in response to detecting the event, operational data associated with the wheel-based action of the autonomous vehicle during the event; determining, based at least in part on the operational data, data indicative of the friction estimation; and controlling the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data indicative of the friction estimation.
A composition for use in treating, acute and chronic non-alcoholic fatty liver, or acute or chronic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis caused by abnormal accumulation of liver fat in a subject, which comprises an effective amount of mannitol as an active ingredient
Meter comprising a main measuring device to produce measurements of at least one magnitude relating to an element distributed via the meter to an installation connected to the meter, the meter comprising, in addition: a display unit; an orientation sensor arranged to produce measurements of the orientation of the meter with respect to the direction of the Earth's gravity; a processing unit connected to the orientation sensor and to the display unit, and arranged to adapt an orientation of a character display (14, 16, 17) on the display unit according to the orientation of the meter; said meter being characterized by: the processing unit being further arranged to detect an installation of the meter in an operational position, to acquire at least one orientation measurement following said detection, then to adapt, if necessary, the orientation of the display according to the orientation measurement; the processing unit being further arranged to detect the installation of the meter in the operational position when at least one magnitude measured by the main measuring device is greater than a predetermined measuring threshold or when a presence of the element is detected by the meter. a display unit; an orientation sensor arranged to produce measurements of the orientation of the meter with respect to the direction of the Earth's gravity; a processing unit connected to the orientation sensor and to the display unit, and arranged to adapt an orientation of a character display (14, 16, 17) on the display unit according to the orientation of the meter; said meter being characterized by: the processing unit being further arranged to detect an installation of the meter in an operational position, to acquire at least one orientation measurement following said detection, then to adapt, if necessary, the orientation of the display according to the orientation measurement; the processing unit being further arranged to detect the installation of the meter in the operational position when at least one magnitude measured by the main measuring device is greater than a predetermined measuring threshold or when a presence of the element is detected by the meter. the processing unit being further arranged to detect an installation of the meter in an operational position, to acquire at least one orientation measurement following said detection, then to adapt, if necessary, the orientation of the display according to the orientation measurement; the processing unit being further arranged to detect the installation of the meter in the operational position when at least one magnitude measured by the main measuring device is greater than a predetermined measuring threshold or when a presence of the element is detected by the meter.
A device for laser micromachining of a sample made of a given material, comprising: - means of emission (601-602, 701-702) of at least one first light pulse (I 1); the device being characterized in that it further comprises: - a focusing module (603, 703) allowing the generation, starting from a given incident beam, of a non-diffracting beam focused according to a focusing cylinder generally oriented along the optical axis of the focusing module; and in that said means of emission (601-602, 701-702) of at least one first light pulse (I 1) are designed to generate, after focusing by said focusing module in the sample, a plasma of free charges by multi-photonic absorption in a volume of the sample situated on the lateral surface of said focusing cylinder. - means of emission (601-602, 701-702) of at least one first light pulse (I 1); - a focusing module (603, 703) allowing the generation, starting from a given incident beam, of a non-diffracting beam focused according to a focusing cylinder generally oriented along the optical axis of the focusing module;
A nonaqueous electrolyte for use in a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode which are capable of occluding and releasing ions and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the nonaqueous electrolyte comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous solvent comprises: a carbonate having a halogen atom; and a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate, wherein the carbonate having a halogen atom is either a cyclic carbonate which is present in an amount of 10 to 100 % by mass based on the whole nonaqueous solvent or is an acyclic carbonate.
A precursor, capable of being metabolically engineered in vivo when injected into a living system and having a first bioorthogonal functional group, wherein said precursor is a compound selected from a group consisting of Chemical Formulas 1 to 3, and A therapeutic nanoparticle having a second bioorthogonal functional group which can perform a bioorthogonal copper-free click reaction with the first bioorthogonal functional group attached thereto into the living system, wherein said therapeutic nanoparticle is a liposome comprising a drug and wherein said second bioorthogonal functional group is a compound selected from a group consisting of Chemical Formulas 4 to 15 for use in a therapeutic method comprising the in vivo targeting of said nanoparticle, wherein said method comprises: injecting in vivo into the living system the precursor, and injecting in vivo into the living system the therapeutic nanoparticle. injecting in vivo into the living system the precursor, and injecting in vivo into the living system the therapeutic nanoparticle.
Detector, in particular avalanche victim detector, comprising - a receiving device including at least one search antenna for receiving at least a first transmit signal of a first transmitter and a second transmit signal of a second transmitter, wherein the first and the second transmit signal differ from each other in at least one signal determining parameter; - a processing device, which is coupled to the receiving device and adapted to associate the first transmit signal with the first transmitter and the second transmit signal with the second transmitter by evaluation of the at least one signal determining parameter, wherein the processing device is further adapted to ascertain a range between the detector and at least one of the transmitters; and - a signaling device, which is coupled to the processing device and adapted to output information for assisting the search of at least one transmitter currently selected for search; characterized in that the processing device is adapted to examine if the detector departs from the transmitter currently selected for search; wherein the processing device is further adapted to initiate switching to a transmitter other than the transmitter currently selected for search at least if this examination turns out positive. - a receiving device including at least one search antenna for receiving at least a first transmit signal of a first transmitter and a second transmit signal of a second transmitter, wherein the first and the second transmit signal differ from each other in at least one signal determining parameter; - a processing device, which is coupled to the receiving device and adapted to associate the first transmit signal with the first transmitter and the second transmit signal with the second transmitter by evaluation of the at least one signal determining parameter, wherein the processing device is further adapted to ascertain a range between the detector and at least one of the transmitters; and - a signaling device, which is coupled to the processing device and adapted to output information for assisting the search of at least one transmitter currently selected for search;