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Method for the production of paper and board comprising - providing an aqueous slurry comprising filler, at least one water-soluble amphoteric polymer and microparticles, - adding said aqueous slurry to a paper stock - dewatering the resulting paper stock, with sheet formation in the wire section, up to a dry content of the paper sheet of at least 18 % by weight - and subsequent pressing of the paper sheet and drying, wherein the water-soluble, amphoteric polymer is obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a) at least one N-vinylcarboxamide of the general formula in which R 1 and R 2 independently of one another represent H or C 1 to C 6 alkyl, b) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one free acid group or at least one acid group in salt form c) optionally at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer which is different from components (a) and (b), and d) optionally at least one compound having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the molecule, followed by partial or complete hydrolysis of the -CO-R 1 groups of the polymerizate, wherein the difference between the proportions of cationic and anionic monomer units in moles, based in each case on the total number of moles of all monomer units, is not more than 10 mol% in absolute terms, wherein the filler is calcium carbonate, wherein the microparticles are a copolymer of acrylamide and one or more anionic monomers, or the microparticles are inorganic microparticles selected from bentonite, colloidal silica and silicates. - providing an aqueous slurry comprising filler, at least one water-soluble amphoteric polymer and microparticles, - adding said aqueous slurry to a paper stock - dewatering the resulting paper stock, with sheet formation in the wire section, up to a dry content of the paper sheet of at least 18 % by weight - and subsequent pressing of the paper sheet and drying, a) at least one N-vinylcarboxamide of the general formula in which R 1 and R 2 independently of one another represent H or C 1 to C 6 alkyl, b) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one free acid group or at least one acid group in salt form c) optionally at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer which is different from components (a) and (b), and d) optionally at least one compound having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the molecule, wherein the difference between the proportions of cationic and anionic monomer units in moles, based in each case on the total number of moles of all monomer units, is not more than 10 mol% in absolute terms, wherein the filler is calcium carbonate, wherein the microparticles are a copolymer of acrylamide and one or more anionic monomers, or the microparticles are inorganic microparticles selected from bentonite, colloidal silica and silicates.
An implantable lead (10; 310) comprising: a lead body (16; 316); at least two conductors (41, 42) extending within the lead body (16; 316); at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233), each electrode (33, 38; 133; 233) comprising a main body (70, 76; 170, 270) and a stem portion (73, 78; 173; 273) that is offset from a center (60, 61; 160; 260) of the main body, each stem portion (73, 78; 173; 273) of each electrode (33, 38; 133; 233) connected to a respective one of the at least two conductors (41, 42); and a paddle body (26; 326), each of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233) mounted on the paddle body (26; 326), wherein: each of the main bodies (70, 76; 170; 270) has a center (60, 61; 160; 260) that is aligned along a longitudinal axis of the paddle body (26, 326), the longitudinal axis dividing the paddle body (26, 326) laterally into left and right halves, and a first electrode (33; 133) of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233) is located distally of a second electrode of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233), wherein the stem portion of the first electrode (33; 133) is located mostly or entirely on one of said right half or left half of the paddle body, and the stem portion of the second electrode is located mostly or entirely on the other of said right half or left half of the paddle body. a lead body (16; 316); at least two conductors (41, 42) extending within the lead body (16; 316); at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233), each electrode (33, 38; 133; 233) comprising a main body (70, 76; 170, 270) and a stem portion (73, 78; 173; 273) that is offset from a center (60, 61; 160; 260) of the main body, each stem portion (73, 78; 173; 273) of each electrode (33, 38; 133; 233) connected to a respective one of the at least two conductors (41, 42); and a paddle body (26; 326), each of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233) mounted on the paddle body (26; 326), wherein: each of the main bodies (70, 76; 170; 270) has a center (60, 61; 160; 260) that is aligned along a longitudinal axis of the paddle body (26, 326), the longitudinal axis dividing the paddle body (26, 326) laterally into left and right halves, and a first electrode (33; 133) of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233) is located distally of a second electrode of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233), each of the main bodies (70, 76; 170; 270) has a center (60, 61; 160; 260) that is aligned along a longitudinal axis of the paddle body (26, 326), the longitudinal axis dividing the paddle body (26, 326) laterally into left and right halves, and a first electrode (33; 133) of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233) is located distally of a second electrode of the at least two electrodes (33, 38; 133; 233), wherein the stem portion of the first electrode (33; 133) is located mostly or entirely on one of said right half or left half of the paddle body, and the stem portion of the second electrode is located mostly or entirely on the other of said right half or left half of the paddle body.
Heating unit for an electrically heated instantaneous water heater, having a housing in which heating channels (10, 12, 14, 16) running in a meandering fashion are designed to define a heating section for a fluid, and having heating elements (36, 38) for heating the fluid flowing through the heating channels, wherein the housing is formed by a container having a lateral opening and by a cover for closing the opening, wherein the cover has projections (82, 84), along which the heating elements (36, 38) extend, wherein the projections (82, 84) are encompassed by the heating elements (36, 38) in a U-shape and represent intermediate walls (82, 84) which can be introduced respectively into a pocket (62, 64) of the container and divide said pockets (62, 64) into the heating channels (10, 12, 14, 16), characterised in that the pockets (62, 64) each have at least one longitudinal guide (72, 74) for insertion of the respective intermediate wall (82, 84) for the production of a sliding engagement between the container and the cover.
An in vitro method for diagnosing an aneurysm in a subject, the method comprising determining in an isolated sample from the subject the level of an expression product of at least COL11A1, COL5A2, TGFB1, ITGA4, ITGB1, MMP2, MMP9 and BMP1, wherein when the level of the expression products are higher than a reference value this is indicative that the subject suffers from an aneurysm, and wherein the reference value is a predefined level of expression product determined from a healthy subject or group of subjects.
Method for operating a remote control system comprising the method steps - providing a remote control system with an operating unit having a display and at least one operating element and with a communication unit having a communication connection to the operating unit, - providing a control unit, which has a communication connection to the communication unit, of a work machine, - detecting an operating unit actual configuration with a plurality of operating and selection menus by means of the operating unit, - transmitting the operating unit actual configuration from the operating unit to the control unit, - detecting a work machine actual configuration by means of the control unit, - selecting at least one of the operating and selection menus depending on the work machine actual configuration, - transmitting the at least one operating and selection menu to the operating unit, - displaying the at least one operating and selection menu by means of the display. - providing a remote control system with an operating unit having a display and at least one operating element and with a communication unit having a communication connection to the operating unit, - providing a control unit, which has a communication connection to the communication unit, of a work machine, - detecting an operating unit actual configuration with a plurality of operating and selection menus by means of the operating unit, - transmitting the operating unit actual configuration from the operating unit to the control unit, - detecting a work machine actual configuration by means of the control unit, - selecting at least one of the operating and selection menus depending on the work machine actual configuration, - transmitting the at least one operating and selection menu to the operating unit, - displaying the at least one operating and selection menu by means of the display.
A railroad equipment state determination apparatus (1, 1b, 1c) comprising: a storage (300, 300b, 300c) configured to store a plurality of operation data associated with a prescribed operation performed by railroad equipment that is driven by a motor from a stopped state to perform the prescribed operation and then comes into the stopped state again; an evaluation criteria setting section configured to set evaluation criteria based on the plurality of operation data stored in the storage; and a determination section configured to determine whether new operation data resulting from the prescribed operation newly performed by the railroad equipment is abnormal based on the evaluation criteria; characterized in that the storage (300, 300b, 300c) is configured to store the operation data associated with a prescribed operation performed by the railroad equipment in association with operation dates, and the evaluation criteria setting section is configured to set the evaluation criteria based on the operation data for a predetermined number of days nearest the operation date of the new operation data. a storage (300, 300b, 300c) configured to store a plurality of operation data associated with a prescribed operation performed by railroad equipment that is driven by a motor from a stopped state to perform the prescribed operation and then comes into the stopped state again; an evaluation criteria setting section configured to set evaluation criteria based on the plurality of operation data stored in the storage; and a determination section configured to determine whether new operation data resulting from the prescribed operation newly performed by the railroad equipment is abnormal based on the evaluation criteria; the storage (300, 300b, 300c) is configured to store the operation data associated with a prescribed operation performed by the railroad equipment in association with operation dates, and the evaluation criteria setting section is configured to set the evaluation criteria based on the operation data for a predetermined number of days nearest the operation date of the new operation data.
A flame retardant polyol comprising wherein each R is the same or different, each 2 represents two radicals R that are the same or different, R can be hydrogen, alkyl of 1-12 carbon atoms, halogen, halogenalkyl, salt, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaromatic, amine, carboxy, carboalkoxy, vinyl, substituted vinyl, ether, alkyl ether, alkene, alkyne, aldehyde, carbonate, ester, or carboxamide.
A device for connecting together tubes (101, 102) for protecting an optical fiber cable, the device comprising a tubular body defining a channel having a first end housing (4.1) and a second end housing (4.2), each arranged to receive one of the tubes and provided with means for retaining said tube in sealed manner, the body including an annular step extending between the housings in order to form an abutment to penetration of the tubes into the housings, and the device including an annular sealing element that is arranged in the first housing in the vicinity of a flank of the step and that is deformable from a first state in which the sealing element defines a free section for passing the cable, and a second state in which the sealing element defines a section that is smaller than a section of the cable, the device being characterized in that the sealing element is arranged to be taken into its second state under the effect of axial compression, and the first housing is arranged to so that the tube can compress the annular sealing element axially against the step.
Method of eliminating or reducing the thickness of a passivation layer on an electrode of a primary battery, including the following steps: - providing a battery voltage (U B) by means of the battery, wherein the battery voltage (U B) is measured by means of a voltage measuring unit; - drawing current from the battery for a first time period (t 1) by means of a load, wherein the first time period (t 1) of the current draw is presettable by means of a control unit which interacts with the voltage measuring unit; - measuring the battery voltage (U B) during the current draw by means of the voltage measuring unit, - comparing the measured battery voltage (U B) during the current draw with a presettable first threshold value (U DS) by means of the control unit, - drawing current for a second time period (t 2), which is an extension of the first time period (t 1), by means of the load when the measured battery voltage (U B) during the current draw is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value (U DS), wherein the second time period (t 2) is presettable by means of the control unit, - determining a temperature of the battery or the environment of the battery by means of a temperature measuring unit, - comparing the determined temperature with a presettable threshold temperature by means of the control unit, wherein the first time period (t 1) is changed into the second time period (t 2) only if the determined temperature is above the threshold temperature. - providing a battery voltage (U B) by means of the battery, wherein the battery voltage (U B) is measured by means of a voltage measuring unit; - drawing current from the battery for a first time period (t 1) by means of a load, wherein the first time period (t 1) of the current draw is presettable by means of a control unit which interacts with the voltage measuring unit; - measuring the battery voltage (U B) during the current draw by means of the voltage measuring unit, - comparing the measured battery voltage (U B) during the current draw with a presettable first threshold value (U DS) by means of the control unit, - drawing current for a second time period (t 2), which is an extension of the first time period (t 1), by means of the load when the measured battery voltage (U B) during the current draw is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value (U DS), wherein the second time period (t 2) is presettable by means of the control unit, - determining a temperature of the battery or the environment of the battery by means of a temperature measuring unit, - comparing the determined temperature with a presettable threshold temperature by means of the control unit, wherein the first time period (t 1) is changed into the second time period (t 2) only if the determined temperature is above the threshold temperature.
A loading and unloading station for sequentially unloading CO 2 from at least one storage tank in a vessel and for loading LPG into a storage tank of the same vessel, comprising: an LPG production unit; an LPG storage unit, the storage unit being in fluid communication with the LPG production unit; a first connector for fluid connection to the LPG storage unit for loading the LPG into the storage tank of the vessel; a second connector for unloading the CO 2 into a CO 2 storage unit; a CO 2 compression unit that compresses the CO 2 above a predetermined pressure; a supercritical CO 2 unit that receives CO 2 from the compression unit, wherein the supercritical CO2 unit is characterised by an internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger, and a CO2 turbine, wherein the internal and external heat exchangers (2000, 2001) are configured to heat a high pressure, cold CO2 stream to form a high pressure, high temperature CO2 stream, and wherein the CO2 turbine is configured to expand the high pressure, high temperature CO2 stream to generate power; and thermal linkages (1010, 1011) that put the high pressure, cold CO 2 stream from the supercritical CO 2 unit and the CO 2 compression unit in contact with the LPG production unit and the LPG storage unit, including: a first thermal linkage that is configured to transfer coldness from the cold CO 2 stream to facilitate liquefaction of the LPG in the LPG production unit and a second thermal linkage that is configured to maintain temperature of the LPG storage unit. an LPG production unit; an LPG storage unit, the storage unit being in fluid communication with the LPG production unit; a first connector for fluid connection to the LPG storage unit for loading the LPG into the storage tank of the vessel; a second connector for unloading the CO 2 into a CO 2 storage unit; a CO 2 compression unit that compresses the CO 2 above a predetermined pressure; a supercritical CO 2 unit that receives CO 2 from the compression unit, wherein the supercritical CO2 unit is characterised by an internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger, and a CO2 turbine, wherein the internal and external heat exchangers (2000, 2001) are configured to heat a high pressure, cold CO2 stream to form a high pressure, high temperature CO2 stream, and wherein the CO2 turbine is configured to expand the high pressure, high temperature CO2 stream to generate power; and thermal linkages (1010, 1011) that put the high pressure, cold CO 2 stream from the supercritical CO 2 unit and the CO 2 compression unit in contact with the LPG production unit and the LPG storage unit, including: a first thermal linkage that is configured to transfer coldness from the cold CO 2 stream to facilitate liquefaction of the LPG in the LPG production unit and a second thermal linkage that is configured to maintain temperature of the LPG storage unit.
A seating assembly comprising: a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning said opening in said frame; a variable thermal resistance device (88, 92) that opposes said support surface when said variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, said variable thermal resistance device being movable from said closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from said open state to said closed state; and an actuator coupled to said variable thermal resistance device, said actuator being operable to actuate movement of said variable thermal resistance device between said open and closed states; wherein said variable thermal resistance device comprises a sheet of stretchable material attached to said actuator, said sheet comprising a multiplicity of slits which are open when said sheet is in a stretched state due to operation of said actuator, said slits being closed when not in said stretched state. a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning said opening in said frame; a variable thermal resistance device (88, 92) that opposes said support surface when said variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, said variable thermal resistance device being movable from said closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from said open state to said closed state; and an actuator coupled to said variable thermal resistance device, said actuator being operable to actuate movement of said variable thermal resistance device between said open and closed states; wherein said variable thermal resistance device comprises a sheet of stretchable material attached to said actuator, said sheet comprising a multiplicity of slits which are open when said sheet is in a stretched state due to operation of said actuator, said slits being closed when not in said stretched state.
A non-naturally occurring fusion protein comprising a zinc finger protein that binds to an endogenous albumin gene and a cleavage domain, wherein the zinc finger protein comprises 4, 5 or 6 zinc finger domains comprising a recognition helix region, wherein the zinc finger proteins comprise the recognition helix regions shown in a single row of Table 1, Table 3, Table 5 or Table 8, and wherein the fusion protein is capable of cleaving said endogenous albumin gene.
An optical coupling device (100, 200), comprising: an optical connector configured to deliver light from a light source as a first beam; a lens having a lens central axis, the lens configured to focus the first beam to form a converging second beam, the first beam having a first beam central axis that is offset from the lens central axis, the second beam having a second beam central axis that is angled with respect to the first beam central axis; a planar grating that is oriented orthogonal to the first beam central axis, the grating configured to redirect the second beam to form a converging third beam; a mirror positioned such that the grating is between the lens and the mirror, the mirror configured to reflect toward the grating light from the second beam that passes through the grating; and an optical waveguide aligned with the third beam central axis and configured to receive the third beam. an optical connector configured to deliver light from a light source as a first beam; a lens having a lens central axis, the lens configured to focus the first beam to form a converging second beam, the first beam having a first beam central axis that is offset from the lens central axis, the second beam having a second beam central axis that is angled with respect to the first beam central axis; a planar grating that is oriented orthogonal to the first beam central axis, the grating configured to redirect the second beam to form a converging third beam; a mirror positioned such that the grating is between the lens and the mirror, the mirror configured to reflect toward the grating light from the second beam that passes through the grating; and an optical waveguide aligned with the third beam central axis and configured to receive the third beam.