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A clip comprising: a body including a base, a first arm and a second arm projecting from the base, and a bridge, the body including a holding plane; a tongue projecting from the base in a direction relative to the holding plane; and a strap coupled to the body, wherein the base, first arm, second arm, and bridge cooperate to define a holding area, and wherein the tongue includes a length dimension that is at least equal to the length of the holding area such that the tongue is operable to frictionally engage the bridge to secure a target material within the body. a body including a base, a first arm and a second arm projecting from the base, and a bridge, the body including a holding plane; a tongue projecting from the base in a direction relative to the holding plane; and a strap coupled to the body, wherein the base, first arm, second arm, and bridge cooperate to define a holding area, and wherein the tongue includes a length dimension that is at least equal to the length of the holding area such that the tongue is operable to frictionally engage the bridge to secure a target material within the body.
A method for forming a composite material, the method comprising: providing a plurality of reinforcing layers formed of fibers of a reinforcing material; providing a plurality of interlayers, each interlayer being formed of a nonwoven fabric of continuous thermoplastic fibers, wherein providing the plurality of interlayers comprises forming the non woven fabric by at least one of the group consisting of spunbonding, spunlacing and fabric meshing and the fibres are made from two or more materials; disposing the reinforcing layers and the interlayers in an alternating configuration; stitching the reinforcing layers and the interlayers with a thread; and infusing the reinforcing layers with a matrix material such that the matrix material flows through the interlayers, wherein a material of the interlayers is adapted to increase the impact resistance of the composite material. providing a plurality of reinforcing layers formed of fibers of a reinforcing material; providing a plurality of interlayers, each interlayer being formed of a nonwoven fabric of continuous thermoplastic fibers, wherein providing the plurality of interlayers comprises forming the non woven fabric by at least one of the group consisting of spunbonding, spunlacing and fabric meshing and the fibres are made from two or more materials; disposing the reinforcing layers and the interlayers in an alternating configuration; stitching the reinforcing layers and the interlayers with a thread; and infusing the reinforcing layers with a matrix material such that the matrix material flows through the interlayers, wherein a material of the interlayers is adapted to increase the impact resistance of the composite material.
A Ni-plated steel sheet, comprising: a steel sheet; a first Ni-plated layer which is formed at least on a one-sided surface of the steel sheet, wherein a coating amount of Ni in the first Ni-plated layer is 15 mg/m 2 to 2000 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni; and a second Ni-plated layer which is formed on the first Ni-plated layer and contains chlorine, wherein a coating amount of Ni in the second Ni-plated layer is 5 mg/m 2 to 500 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni, wherein an average central-line roughness Ra at an interface between the first Ni-plated layer and the second Ni-plated layer is less than 0.1 μm, an average central-line roughness Ra of a surface of the second Ni-plated layer is 0.1 μm to 100 μm, and a coating amount of Ni in an entirety of the first Ni-plated layer and the second Ni-plated layer is 20 mg/m 2 to 2500 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni, wherein an amount of chlorine in the first Ni-plated layer is 0 ppm to 100 ppm. a steel sheet; a first Ni-plated layer which is formed at least on a one-sided surface of the steel sheet, wherein a coating amount of Ni in the first Ni-plated layer is 15 mg/m 2 to 2000 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni; and a second Ni-plated layer which is formed on the first Ni-plated layer and contains chlorine, wherein a coating amount of Ni in the second Ni-plated layer is 5 mg/m 2 to 500 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni, wherein an average central-line roughness Ra at an interface between the first Ni-plated layer and the second Ni-plated layer is less than 0.1 μm, an average central-line roughness Ra of a surface of the second Ni-plated layer is 0.1 μm to 100 μm, and a coating amount of Ni in an entirety of the first Ni-plated layer and the second Ni-plated layer is 20 mg/m 2 to 2500 mg/m 2 per one-sided surface in terms of metal Ni, wherein an amount of chlorine in the first Ni-plated layer is 0 ppm to 100 ppm.
An anchor device for securing the position of a medical instrument; comprising: a retainer body to releasably couple to a medical instrument when the medical instrument is inserted into a skin penetration point; one or more flexible anchors (320a, 320b) coupled to the retainer body and extending distally from the retainer body toward the skin penetration point when the medical instrument is inserted into the skin penetration point, wherein each anchor (320a, 320b) comprises a flexible tine (330a, 330b) that deploys in a subcutaneous region to secure the retainer body relative to the skin penetration point, wherein the one or more anchors (320a, 320b) are arranged such that the retainer body is arranged external to the skin penetration point when the tine (330a, 330b) is deployed in the subcutaneous region; and a retention member removably attached to the retainer body for applying a gripping force upon the medical instrument. a retainer body to releasably couple to a medical instrument when the medical instrument is inserted into a skin penetration point; one or more flexible anchors (320a, 320b) coupled to the retainer body and extending distally from the retainer body toward the skin penetration point when the medical instrument is inserted into the skin penetration point, wherein each anchor (320a, 320b) comprises a flexible tine (330a, 330b) that deploys in a subcutaneous region to secure the retainer body relative to the skin penetration point, wherein the one or more anchors (320a, 320b) are arranged such that the retainer body is arranged external to the skin penetration point when the tine (330a, 330b) is deployed in the subcutaneous region; and a retention member removably attached to the retainer body for applying a gripping force upon the medical instrument.
A method for enhancing the growth of a plant or plant part, comprising contacting said plant or plant part with at least one lipo-chitooligosaccharide and at least one agriculturally beneficial microorganism, wherein said at least one agriculturally beneficial microorganism is Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108, Trichoderma virens GI-3, or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SB3778; and wherein said at least one LCO comprises the LCO represented by the structure:
A carbon dioxide-absorbing solution capable of absorbing carbon dioxide from gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide and oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, wherein the absorbing solution is an aqueous solution containing an alkanolamine represented by C n H 2n+1 NHC n' H 2n'+1 O, wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 4 and n' represents an integer of 1 to 3; one or more organosulfur compounds selected from the group consisting of mercaptoimidazoles represented by the following Formula and mercaptobenzimidazoles represented by the following Formula; characterized in that the solution further comprises a silicone oil, and in that the aqueous solution contains the alkanolamine in an amount of 30% by weight or more and 60% by weight or less, the organosulfur compounds in an amount of 0.01% by weight or more and 2% by weight or less, and the silicone oil in an amount of 5 ppm by weight or more and 100 ppm by weight or less, in the formulae, R 1, R 2, and R 3 represent hydrogen atoms, C 1 to C 3 alkyl groups, phenyl groups, or benzyl groups; R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to C 3 alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3. an alkanolamine represented by C n H 2n+1 NHC n' H 2n'+1 O, wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 4 and n' represents an integer of 1 to 3; one or more organosulfur compounds selected from the group consisting of mercaptoimidazoles represented by the following Formula and mercaptobenzimidazoles represented by the following Formula; characterized in that the solution further comprises a silicone oil,
A data processing apparatus comprising: a processing device for communicating with a computer system over a bus, the computer system including a processor, wherein the processing device comprises a reconfigurable logic device configured to perform a plurality of tasks, thereby freeing the processor to perform other tasks; wherein the reconfigurable logic device is configured to receive and process streaming data through a multi-functional pipeline deployed on the reconfigurable logic device; wherein the multi-functional pipeline comprises a plurality of pipelined data processing engines, each pipelined data processing engine being configured to (i) perform a processing operation on streaming data that it receives, and (ii) be responsive to a control instruction that defines whether that pipelined data processing engine is an activated data processing engine or a deactivated data processing engine, wherein an activated data processing engine is configured to perform its processing operation on any received streaming data, and wherein a deactivated data processing engine remains in the pipeline but does not perform its processing operation on any received streaming data, thereby acting a pass through, the multi-functional pipeline thereby being configured to provide a plurality of different pipeline functions in response to control instructions that are configured to selectively activate and deactivate the pipelined data processing engines, each pipeline function being the combined functionality of each activated pipelined data processing engine in the pipeline at a given time. a processing device for communicating with a computer system over a bus, the computer system including a processor, wherein the processing device comprises a reconfigurable logic device configured to perform a plurality of tasks, thereby freeing the processor to perform other tasks; wherein the reconfigurable logic device is configured to receive and process streaming data through a multi-functional pipeline deployed on the reconfigurable logic device; wherein the multi-functional pipeline comprises a plurality of pipelined data processing engines, each pipelined data processing engine being configured to (i) perform a processing operation on streaming data that it receives, and (ii) be responsive to a control instruction that defines whether that pipelined data processing engine is an activated data processing engine or a deactivated data processing engine, wherein an activated data processing engine is configured to perform its processing operation on any received streaming data, and wherein a deactivated data processing engine remains in the pipeline but does not perform its processing operation on any received streaming data, thereby acting a pass through, the multi-functional pipeline thereby being configured to provide a plurality of different pipeline functions in response to control instructions that are configured to selectively activate and deactivate the pipelined data processing engines, each pipeline function being the combined functionality of each activated pipelined data processing engine in the pipeline at a given time.
Method for inserting a cable end containing strands into a cable bushing, in which a cable sheath piece (1.1) is separated from the remaining cable sheath (1.2) in the region of the cable end and then the cable end is pushed into the cable bushing, characterised in that the cable sheath piece (1.1) is left temporarily on the strands present in the cable end after separation from the remaining cable sheath (1.2), in that the cable sheath piece (1.1) is for the moment supported on the end face-side end of the cable sheath of the cable end and is pushed through the cable bushing in longitudinal direction by means of the cable end as a spike, in that the cable sheath piece (1.1) is temporarily held on the opposite side of the cable bushing, in that the cable end is then pulled back into the cable bushing until release of the cable sheath piece (1.1) from the strands of the cable end and the cable sheath piece (1.1) is subsequently removed.
Air-transportable forklift comprising a chassis with a front axle, a rear axle and a mast with forks, the forklift incorporating: - As elements for the distribution of weight on the rear axle • A folding counterweight, hydraulically actuated, by manual control or remote control, the forklift being characterised in that it further incorporates: - As elements for the distribution of weight on the front axle • Two intermediate brackets, inserted in a cavity of the chassis on both sides, fixed to the mast and to the chassis by securing means, • Two support wheels sets, for coupling on the forks, and • Lock device of the carriage (4.1) of the mast. - As elements for the distribution of weight on the rear axle • A folding counterweight, hydraulically actuated, by manual control or remote control, • A folding counterweight, hydraulically actuated, by manual control or remote control, - As elements for the distribution of weight on the front axle • Two intermediate brackets, inserted in a cavity of the chassis on both sides, fixed to the mast and to the chassis by securing means, • Two support wheels sets, for coupling on the forks, and • Lock device of the carriage (4.1) of the mast. • Two intermediate brackets, inserted in a cavity of the chassis on both sides, fixed to the mast and to the chassis by securing means, • Two support wheels sets, for coupling on the forks, and • Lock device of the carriage (4.1) of the mast.
A vehicle control method that controls a vehicle including: a braking device (MG, MB) configured to give a braking force to the vehicle in accordance with a driver's deceleration request in response to a driver's braking operation when an operation mode of the vehicle is not set as self-driving; and an engine (Eng) configured to stop in response to an activation of the braking device (MG, MB), the method comprising: when the operation mode is set as self-driving, activating the braking device (MG, MB) in accordance with a system deceleration request to keep an actual vehicle-speed at a target vehicle-speed or change the actual vehicle-speed at the target vehicle-speed or lower depending on environment surrounding the vehicle; the method being characterized by: detecting or estimating a braking amount that is a magnitude of a braking force generated from the activated braking device (MG, MB); setting a threshold time in accordance with the braking force; and when time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is the threshold time or longer, determining that the braking amount is an engine-stopping enabling threshold or more, and enabling stopping of the engine (Eng), and when the time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is less than the threshold time, determining that the braking amount is less than the engine-stopping enabling threshold, and not enabling stopping of the engine (Eng). when the operation mode is set as self-driving, activating the braking device (MG, MB) in accordance with a system deceleration request to keep an actual vehicle-speed at a target vehicle-speed or change the actual vehicle-speed at the target vehicle-speed or lower depending on environment surrounding the vehicle; the method being characterized by: detecting or estimating a braking amount that is a magnitude of a braking force generated from the activated braking device (MG, MB); setting a threshold time in accordance with the braking force; and when time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is the threshold time or longer, determining that the braking amount is an engine-stopping enabling threshold or more, and enabling stopping of the engine (Eng), and when the time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is less than the threshold time, determining that the braking amount is less than the engine-stopping enabling threshold, and not enabling stopping of the engine (Eng). detecting or estimating a braking amount that is a magnitude of a braking force generated from the activated braking device (MG, MB); setting a threshold time in accordance with the braking force; and when time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is the threshold time or longer, determining that the braking amount is an engine-stopping enabling threshold or more, and enabling stopping of the engine (Eng), and when the time elapsed after the system deceleration request is issued is less than the threshold time, determining that the braking amount is less than the engine-stopping enabling threshold, and not enabling stopping of the engine (Eng).
A method for evaluating renal status in a subject, comprising: (i) determining a measured value for a urine TIMP2 concentration and, optionally, a urine IGFBP7 concentration; (ii) determining a measured value for a urine output; and (iii) correlating the measured value(s) determined in step (i) combined with the measured value(s) determined in step (ii) to the renal status of the subject, wherein said correlation step comprises correlating the measured values to one or more of diagnosis, risk stratification, prognosis, classifying and monitoring of the renal status of the subject. (i) determining a measured value for a urine TIMP2 concentration and, optionally, a urine IGFBP7 concentration; (ii) determining a measured value for a urine output; and (iii) correlating the measured value(s) determined in step (i) combined with the measured value(s) determined in step (ii) to the renal status of the subject, wherein said correlation step comprises correlating the measured values to one or more of diagnosis, risk stratification, prognosis, classifying and monitoring of the renal status of the subject.
A method for determining a focal position (z F) of a machining beam, in particular a laser beam, relative to a workpiece during the machining of the workpiece with the machining beam, comprising: recording at least one spatially resolved image of a region to be monitored of the workpiece, which includes the cut edges (22a,b) of a cut gap formed during the machining on the upper side of the workpiece, ascertaining a gap width (Bo) of the cut gap on the upper side of the workpiece based on the cut edges (22a,b) in the at least one spatially resolved image, and determining the focal position (z F) of the machining beam relative to the workpiece based on the determined gap width (Bo) and based on a beam caustic of the machining beam. recording at least one spatially resolved image of a region to be monitored of the workpiece, which includes the cut edges (22a,b) of a cut gap formed during the machining on the upper side of the workpiece, ascertaining a gap width (Bo) of the cut gap on the upper side of the workpiece based on the cut edges (22a,b) in the at least one spatially resolved image, and determining the focal position (z F) of the machining beam relative to the workpiece based on the determined gap width (Bo) and based on a beam caustic of the machining beam.
A medical system comprising a medical element and a transcutaneous implant tool, the implant tool comprising: an elongate body comprising a bore and having a length along which the bore extends, the bore containing the medical element and including an opening formed at a distal end of the body; a fin connected to the body in proximity to the distal end thereof, the fin comprising a terminal end, located proximal to the distal end of the body, and a relatively flat distal-facing surface that extends proximally from the opening of the bore to the terminal end of the fin at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the bore; and an injection rod including a distal surface, the injection rod fitting within the bore; wherein the medical element is wholly contained within the bore of the body, before the injection rod is moved to the position in relatively close proximity to the opening of the bore; and characterized in that the injection rod is moveable along the longitudinal axis to a position in relatively close proximity to the opening of the bore where the distal surface of the injection rod is approximately coplanar with the distal-facing surface of the fin. an elongate body comprising a bore and having a length along which the bore extends, the bore containing the medical element and including an opening formed at a distal end of the body; a fin connected to the body in proximity to the distal end thereof, the fin comprising a terminal end, located proximal to the distal end of the body, and a relatively flat distal-facing surface that extends proximally from the opening of the bore to the terminal end of the fin at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the bore; and an injection rod including a distal surface, the injection rod fitting within the bore; wherein the medical element is wholly contained within the bore of the body, before the injection rod is moved to the position in relatively close proximity to the opening of the bore; and characterized in that the injection rod is moveable along the longitudinal axis to a position in relatively close proximity to the opening of the bore where the distal surface of the injection rod is approximately coplanar with the distal-facing surface of the fin.
A reinforced polyimide composition comprising: a) from 10 wt% to 60 wt% of a reinforcing filler; b) from 1 wt% to 10 wt% of a polyamide flow promoter, wherein the polyamide flow promoter is selected from nylon 6, nylon 66, polyphthalamide, nylon 11, nylon 610, nylon 410, nylon 1010, nylon 1012, and nylon 510, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing polyamide flow promoters; and c) weight % balance of a polyimide resin; wherein the polyimide resin has a general formula of wherein a is greater than or equal to 1000, V is a tetravalent linker and R includes substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic radicals and wherein the composition exhibits a linear flow during injection molding of at least about 10% greater than that of a reference reinforced polyimide composition consisting of the same proportions of the same polyimide resin and the same reinforcing filler, in the absence of polyamide flow promoter, under identical injection molding conditions, said linear flow being determined as detailed in paragraph of the application as filed. a) from 10 wt% to 60 wt% of a reinforcing filler; b) from 1 wt% to 10 wt% of a polyamide flow promoter, wherein the polyamide flow promoter is selected from nylon 6, nylon 66, polyphthalamide, nylon 11, nylon 610, nylon 410, nylon 1010, nylon 1012, and nylon 510, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing polyamide flow promoters; and c) weight % balance of a polyimide resin; wherein the polyimide resin has a general formula of wherein a is greater than or equal to 1000, V is a tetravalent linker and R includes substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic radicals and wherein the composition exhibits a linear flow during injection molding of at least about 10% greater than that of a reference reinforced polyimide composition consisting of the same proportions of the same polyimide resin and the same reinforcing filler, in the absence of polyamide flow promoter, under identical injection molding conditions, said linear flow being determined as detailed in paragraph of the application as filed.