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Composition, in particular with the property of influencing hair growth, characterized in that the composition comprises a combination of (i) at least one aromatase-inhibitor, selected from the group of aromatase-inhibition exhibiting extracts of rapeseed, and (ii) at least one plant extract that contains one or more active ingredient substance(s) extracted from the plant, which is (are) selected from the group consisting of 5α-reductase type I- and/or type II-inhibitors and androgen receptor-blockers, wherein the at least one plant extract is an extract of saw palmetto (Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract). (i) at least one aromatase-inhibitor, selected from the group of aromatase-inhibition exhibiting extracts of rapeseed, and (ii) at least one plant extract that contains one or more active ingredient substance(s) extracted from the plant, which is (are) selected from the group consisting of 5α-reductase type I- and/or type II-inhibitors and androgen receptor-blockers, wherein the at least one plant extract is an extract of saw palmetto (Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract).
A detachable-head-type camera comprising: a camera head unit (21A, 121A) including an imaging element (62, 162), a lens (61A, 161A) configured to cause light from outside to form an image on the imaging element (62, 162), and a first storage device configured to store a unique value (D1, D11) corresponding to characteristics unique to at least one of the imaging element (62, 162) or the lens (61A, 161A); a connection member, being connected to the camera head unit (21A, 121A), which is configured to transmit pixel data that is photoelectrically converted by the imaging element (62, 162); and an image data generation section, being detachably connected to the camera head unit (21A, 121A) via the connection member, which is configured to acquire the unique value (D1, D11) from the first storage device, configured to generate image data to be subjected to the image processing in an image processing unit from the pixel data input from the imaging element (62, 162) via the connection member, the image processing unit being connected to the image data generation section via a camera cable to perform image processing, and configured to output the image data to the image processing unit via the camera cable, wherein the unique value (D1, D11) is used for correction processing on the image data performed by at least one of the image data generation section or the image processing unit, and the first storage device is configured to store at least one of lens distortion correction information or optical axis deviation information as the unique value (D1, D11) a camera head unit (21A, 121A) including an imaging element (62, 162), a lens (61A, 161A) configured to cause light from outside to form an image on the imaging element (62, 162), and a first storage device configured to store a unique value (D1, D11) corresponding to characteristics unique to at least one of the imaging element (62, 162) or the lens (61A, 161A); a connection member, being connected to the camera head unit (21A, 121A), which is configured to transmit pixel data that is photoelectrically converted by the imaging element (62, 162); and an image data generation section, being detachably connected to the camera head unit (21A, 121A) via the connection member, which is configured to acquire the unique value (D1, D11) from the first storage device, configured to generate image data to be subjected to the image processing in an image processing unit from the pixel data input from the imaging element (62, 162) via the connection member, the image processing unit being connected to the image data generation section via a camera cable to perform image processing, and configured to output the image data to the image processing unit via the camera cable, wherein the unique value (D1, D11) is used for correction processing on the image data performed by at least one of the image data generation section or the image processing unit, and the first storage device is configured to store at least one of lens distortion correction information or optical axis deviation information as the unique value (D1, D11)
An image processing method comprising the following steps: a) an initial image consisting of pixels is acquired; c1) using at least one computer, for each value of an index j in a range of lines from N1 to N2 of the initial image A, a factor F1 (j) is determined as the value of the parameter F for which the following functional K is minimum: K = ∑ G 1 j g I A, i, j + s − F ∗ I A, i, j where G1 (j) is a first group of columns of the line j considered; g is a strictly increasing function, in particular a norm, and the sum is calculated for all columns i of group G1 (j); I A,i,j is an intensity of one pixel of the initial image located on column i and line j; s=+1 or -1; and d1) a first enhanced image is calculated, wherein each line Lj of said range of lines from N1 to N2 is replaced by a line L'j obtained by multiplying each pixel of line Lj by a multiplier coefficient (M1(j)) equal to the product of the factors F1(k), for k ranging from N1 to j. a) an initial image consisting of pixels is acquired; c1) using at least one computer, for each value of an index j in a range of lines from N1 to N2 of the initial image A, a factor F1 (j) is determined as the value of the parameter F for which the following functional K is minimum: K = ∑ G 1 j g I A, i, j + s − F ∗ I A, i, j where G1 (j) is a first group of columns of the line j considered; g is a strictly increasing function, in particular a norm, and the sum is calculated for all columns i of group G1 (j); I A,i,j is an intensity of one pixel of the initial image located on column i and line j; s=+1 or -1; and d1) a first enhanced image is calculated, wherein each line Lj of said range of lines from N1 to N2 is replaced by a line L'j obtained by multiplying each pixel of line Lj by a multiplier coefficient (M1(j)) equal to the product of the factors F1(k), for k ranging from N1 to j.
A method for increasing MS analyte ion signal amplitude comprising the steps of: delivering a first solution into a first flow channel of an Electrospray Membrane probe; delivering a second solution into a second flow channel of the Electrospray Membrane probe; including a compound of at least one of benzoic acid, trimethyl acetic acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, ammonium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide in the first solution during ionization in an ion source operating essentially at atmospheric pressure; and including at least one of ammonium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in the second solution of the Electrospray Membrane probe during Electrospray ionization. delivering a first solution into a first flow channel of an Electrospray Membrane probe; delivering a second solution into a second flow channel of the Electrospray Membrane probe; including a compound of at least one of benzoic acid, trimethyl acetic acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, ammonium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide in the first solution during ionization in an ion source operating essentially at atmospheric pressure; and including at least one of ammonium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in the second solution of the Electrospray Membrane probe during Electrospray ionization.
Process for the recovery of lithium from lithium- and aluminum-bearing metallurgical composition, comprising the steps of: - Leaching the metallurgical composition by contacting with a sulfuric acid aqueous solution at a pH of 3 or less, thereby obtaining a residue comprising insoluble compounds, and a first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum; - Optionally neutralizing the first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum to a pH of 2 to 4, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a first part of the aluminum, and obtaining a second leachate comprising lithium; - Adding a source of phosphate ions to the first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum, or, with the proviso that the optional neutralizing of the first leachate is performed, to the second leachate comprising lithium and aluminum, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a second part of the aluminum, and obtaining a third leachate comprising lithium; - Optionally neutralizing the third leachate comprising lithium and aluminum to a pH of 3 to 4, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a third part of the aluminum, and obtaining a fourth leachate comprising lithium; and, - Separating the residue comprising the second part of the aluminum from the third leachate by filtration, or, with the proviso that the optional neutralizing of the third leachate is performed, separating the residue comprising the third part of the aluminum from the fourth leachate by filtration. - Leaching the metallurgical composition by contacting with a sulfuric acid aqueous solution at a pH of 3 or less, thereby obtaining a residue comprising insoluble compounds, and a first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum; - Optionally neutralizing the first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum to a pH of 2 to 4, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a first part of the aluminum, and obtaining a second leachate comprising lithium; - Adding a source of phosphate ions to the first leachate comprising lithium and aluminum, or, with the proviso that the optional neutralizing of the first leachate is performed, to the second leachate comprising lithium and aluminum, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a second part of the aluminum, and obtaining a third leachate comprising lithium; - Optionally neutralizing the third leachate comprising lithium and aluminum to a pH of 3 to 4, thereby precipitating a residue comprising a third part of the aluminum, and obtaining a fourth leachate comprising lithium; and, - Separating the residue comprising the second part of the aluminum from the third leachate by filtration, or, with the proviso that the optional neutralizing of the third leachate is performed, separating the residue comprising the third part of the aluminum from the fourth leachate by filtration.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of ocular lubrication deficiency or symptoms associated therewith comprising PRG4 or a lubricating fragment thereof in combination with a therapeutically effective concentration of a PRG4-inducing compound selected from the group consisting of an androgen, a selective androgen receptor modulator, and an androgen analogue, wherein said androgen analogue is selected from the group consisting of 17α-methyl-17β-hydroxy-2-oxa-5α-androstan-3-one, 4,5α-dihydrotestosterone, and 19-nortestosterone, wherein said treatment comprises topical administration of said composition to an ocular surface.
A roof hook for mounting solar system modules on roofs, with an attachment section, extending in the X and Y direction, for purposes of fixing the roof hook to the roof, and with a holding section for purposes of fixing a solar system module, or an attachment profile for solar system modules, wherein the roof hook is integrally constructed, and the holding section has a transition leg running approximately at right angles (in the Z-direction) to the attachment section, wherein a rear support leg, running approximately in the Y-direction, is connected to the transition leg, which support leg leads into a bottom leg, extending approximately in the Z-direction, characterised in that, the roof hook is made of cast aluminium, and a) at least one first reinforcing rib (13, 14, 15) on the roof hook runs in the transverse direction of the attachment section, and b) at least one second reinforcing rib (17, 18) on the roof hook extends from the attachment section to the holding section over at least part of the length of the transition leg, and runs obliquely to the first reinforcing rib (13, 14, 15). a) at least one first reinforcing rib (13, 14, 15) on the roof hook runs in the transverse direction of the attachment section, and b) at least one second reinforcing rib (17, 18) on the roof hook extends from the attachment section to the holding section over at least part of the length of the transition leg, and runs obliquely to the first reinforcing rib (13, 14, 15).
A method for separately configuring sets of frequency resources for a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, and a Physical Downlink Sharing Channel, PDSCH, comprising: configuring a first message and a second message, the first message being configured to indicate a first set of frequency resources with a first associated numerology for the PDCCH, and the second message being configured to indicate a second set of frequency resources with a second associated numerology for the PDSCH; transmitting the first message and the second message; transmitting the PDCCH in a resource from the first set of frequency resources; and transmitting the PDSCH in a resource from the second set of frequency resources. configuring a first message and a second message, the first message being configured to indicate a first set of frequency resources with a first associated numerology for the PDCCH, and the second message being configured to indicate a second set of frequency resources with a second associated numerology for the PDSCH; transmitting the first message and the second message; transmitting the PDCCH in a resource from the first set of frequency resources; and transmitting the PDSCH in a resource from the second set of frequency resources.
Modified ABS surfaces for which at least partially the surface-accessible double bonds of the rubber/polybutadiene component of the ABS have been chemically modified with chloride and/or bromide and/or iodide and/or with epoxy groups and/or chlorohydrin groups, to which in turn through reactive conversion amino groups and/or thiol groups and/or thiolate groups of polymers and/or polyelectrolytes have been chemically coupled, with the polymers and/or polyelectrolytes thus chemically coupled being capable of incorporating metal seeds for the electrochemical/galvanic deposition of metallic precipitates and/or coatings and/or layers onto the modified ABS surface.
A method for determining the functionality of a field device which comprises at least one electronic unit (11, 12) for measuring a process variable, wherein the at least one electronic unit (11, 12) is supplied with power by an energy storage unit of the field device, comprising the following process steps: - Measuring the capacitance of the energy storage unit after switching off the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), and - Measuring the power consumption (p 11, p 12) at the energy storage unit after switching on the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), wherein the field device is classified as non-functional if the capacitance of the energy storage unit drops below a defined minimum capacitance (C min), and if the power consumption (p 11, p 12) deviates from a predefined standard consumption (p norm). wherein the at least one electronic unit (11, 12) is supplied with power by an energy storage unit of the field device, comprising the following process steps: - Measuring the capacitance of the energy storage unit after switching off the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), and - Measuring the power consumption (p 11, p 12) at the energy storage unit after switching on the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), - Measuring the capacitance of the energy storage unit after switching off the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), and - Measuring the power consumption (p 11, p 12) at the energy storage unit after switching on the at least one electronic unit (11, 12), wherein the field device is classified as non-functional if the capacitance of the energy storage unit drops below a defined minimum capacitance (C min), and if the power consumption (p 11, p 12) deviates from a predefined standard consumption (p norm).
Apparatus comprising: a holder for receiving a mouldable element and for insertion into a user's mouth to allow the user to apply a biting force to the mouldable element to provide an impression or adaptation of the user's teeth, the holder having, a holder base and opposed, holder sidewalls (108, 110) extending from the holder base, wherein at least one of the opposed holder sidewalls includes an articulated finger having a finger sidewall part that forms part of the holder sidewall and a finger base part that forms part of the holder base and which is moveable inwards at the finger sidewall part when the finger base part is moved by a force directed generally parallel to the holder sidewalls (108, 110), in order in use, to compress the mouldable element against the user's teeth, and wherein the finger is hinged at a position part-way up its sidewall part so that downward forces directed into the finger base part from biting, are translated by rotation of the finger about the hinge, into inward compressive forces at the gum area of the user when the holder is in use. a holder for receiving a mouldable element and for insertion into a user's mouth to allow the user to apply a biting force to the mouldable element to provide an impression or adaptation of the user's teeth, the holder having, a holder base and opposed, holder sidewalls (108, 110) extending from the holder base, wherein at least one of the opposed holder sidewalls includes an articulated finger having a finger sidewall part that forms part of the holder sidewall and a finger base part that forms part of the holder base and which is moveable inwards at the finger sidewall part when the finger base part is moved by a force directed generally parallel to the holder sidewalls (108, 110), in order in use, to compress the mouldable element against the user's teeth, and wherein the finger is hinged at a position part-way up its sidewall part so that downward forces directed into the finger base part from biting, are translated by rotation of the finger about the hinge, into inward compressive forces at the gum area of the user when the holder is in use.
A cyclic peptide of the general formula Ia cyclo[ m -P- n] (Ia) wherein P is the amino acid sequence NPLGFXaaP (SEQ. ID NO: 1), with Xaa being F or L, X is an amino acid sequence having a length of m amino acids, wherein m is 0 or at least 1; Y is an amino sequence having a length of n amino acids, wherein n is 0 or at least 1; and wherein m + n is 0 to 42; and carrying at least one hydrophobic modification at amino acid side chain(s) of X and/or P, wherein said cyclic peptide is not cyclized within the amino acid sequence of P of SEQ ID NO. 1 and not via amino acid side chains of P, wherein the hydrophobic modification is an acylation or addition of hydrophobic moieties, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. P is the amino acid sequence NPLGFXaaP (SEQ. ID NO: 1), with Xaa being F or L, X is an amino acid sequence having a length of m amino acids, wherein m is 0 or at least 1; Y is an amino sequence having a length of n amino acids, wherein n is 0 or at least 1; and wherein m + n is 0 to 42; and carrying at least one hydrophobic modification at amino acid side chain(s) of X and/or P, wherein said cyclic peptide is not cyclized within the amino acid sequence of P of SEQ ID NO. 1 and not via amino acid side chains of P, wherein the hydrophobic modification is an acylation or addition of hydrophobic moieties, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. wherein n is 0 or at least 1; and wherein m + n is 0 to 42;
A synthetic high-pressure high-temperature, HPHT, diamond tool piece, wherein at least a portion of the HPHT diamond tool piece comprises an aggregated nitrogen centre to C-nitrogen centre ratio of greater than 30%, the portion being at least 40% of the volume of the HPHT diamond tool piece, the aggregated nitrogen centres comprising A centres and B centres, wherein the HPHT diamond tool piece is a single crystal HPHT diamond tool piece selected from one of: a wear part, a dresser, a wire drawing die, a gauge stone, a cutter and an engraving tool.
A gas turbine combustor comprising: a combustor liner; an air transfer casing installed on an outer circumference of the combustor liner, the combustor liner and the air transfer casing defining an annular passage therebetween adapted to allow a heat-transfer medium to flow therethrough; characterized in that a plurality of vortex generating devices is disposed on an inside surface of the air transfer casing, the vortex generating devices each generating longitudinal vortices each having a rotational axis extending in a flow direction of a heat-transfer medium; wherein the plurality of vortex generating devices are arranged in paired manner, each pair of devices generating vortices having rotational directions opposed to each other, wherein impingement jet cooling holes are additionally formed in the air transfer casing equipped with the vortex generating devices at a position downstream of the vortex generating devices with respect to the flow of the air-transfer medium, wherein the impingement jet cooling hole is disposed at a position where the direction of the jet flow of the heat-transfer medium flowing from the impingement jet cooling hole does not oppose to the rotational directions of the longitudinal vortices formed by the vortex generating devices arranged as a pair. a combustor liner; an air transfer casing installed on an outer circumference of the combustor liner, the combustor liner and the air transfer casing defining an annular passage therebetween adapted to allow a heat-transfer medium to flow therethrough; characterized in that a plurality of vortex generating devices is disposed on an inside surface of the air transfer casing, the vortex generating devices each generating longitudinal vortices each having a rotational axis extending in a flow direction of a heat-transfer medium; wherein the plurality of vortex generating devices are arranged in paired manner, each pair of devices generating vortices having rotational directions opposed to each other, wherein impingement jet cooling holes are additionally formed in the air transfer casing equipped with the vortex generating devices at a position downstream of the vortex generating devices with respect to the flow of the air-transfer medium, wherein the impingement jet cooling hole is disposed at a position where the direction of the jet flow of the heat-transfer medium flowing from the impingement jet cooling hole does not oppose to the rotational directions of the longitudinal vortices formed by the vortex generating devices arranged as a pair.
An armor system pellet having a pellet with a pellet body and four projections for interlocking adjacent pellets when arranged in an array, characterized in that said pellet is cross-shaped and a width of a first pair of co-linear projections (16,18) is less than a width of a second pair of co-linear projections (20,22), and wherein each projection of said first pair of projections (16,18) is capable of contacting three projections of adjacent pellets and each projection of said second pair of projections (20,22) is capable of contacting four projections of adjacent pellets when arranged in an array.