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A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine shroud segment, the method comprising: forming a shroud segment by powder injection molding with a platform having an outer portion in which a plurality of cooling passages are defined, each cooling passage having an open end formed in an end surface of the outer portion, and an inner portion defining an inner surface of the shroud segment, the method being characterised by: the inner portion including a shoulder protruding beyond the end surface adjacent the outer portion, projecting a coating material on the inner surface from a source, the coating material being projected while defining an obstruction between the source and each open end with the shoulder to prevent the coating material from reaching each open end and after the coating is applied, machining the inner portion to remove at least a part of the shoulder. forming a shroud segment by powder injection molding with a platform having an outer portion in which a plurality of cooling passages are defined, each cooling passage having an open end formed in an end surface of the outer portion, and an inner portion defining an inner surface of the shroud segment, the method being characterised by: the inner portion including a shoulder protruding beyond the end surface adjacent the outer portion, projecting a coating material on the inner surface from a source, the coating material being projected while defining an obstruction between the source and each open end with the shoulder to prevent the coating material from reaching each open end and after the coating is applied, machining the inner portion to remove at least a part of the shoulder.
Process for the preparation of condensed milk consisting of the following steps: (a) providing a raw milk or whole milk; (b) separating the cream from the whole milk in a manner known per se to obtain a skimmed milk fraction and a cream fraction; (c) ultrafiltration of the skimmed milk fraction from step (b) to obtain a protein-rich and partially mineralized retentate R1 and a protein-depleted permeate P1; (d) nanofiltration of the permeate P1 from step (c) to obtain a mineral-rich permeate P2 and a mineral-depleted retentate R2; (e) demineralizing the retentate R2 from step (d) and separating the resulting calcium phosphate; (f) mixing the demineralized retentate R1 from step (e) with at least a portion of the cream fraction from step (b) and at least a portion of the protein-rich and partially demineralized retentate R1 from step (c); (g) dewatering the demineralized product from step (f) to obtain a concentrate; (h) adding carrageenan (E 407) and at least one buffer selected from the group consisting of carbonate buffer (carbonate/bicarbonate) and phosphate buffer to the concentrate from step (g) to obtain a mixture, wherein carrageenan (E 407) and buffer are each added in amounts of about 0.01 to about 0.5% by weight, in each case based on the concentrate; (i) homogenizing the mixture from step (h) to obtain a homogenate; and (j) pasteurizing the homogenizate from step (i). (a) providing a raw milk or whole milk; (b) separating the cream from the whole milk in a manner known per se to obtain a skimmed milk fraction and a cream fraction; (c) ultrafiltration of the skimmed milk fraction from step (b) to obtain a protein-rich and partially mineralized retentate R1 and a protein-depleted permeate P1; (d) nanofiltration of the permeate P1 from step (c) to obtain a mineral-rich permeate P2 and a mineral-depleted retentate R2; (e) demineralizing the retentate R2 from step (d) and separating the resulting calcium phosphate; (f) mixing the demineralized retentate R1 from step (e) with at least a portion of the cream fraction from step (b) and at least a portion of the protein-rich and partially demineralized retentate R1 from step (c); (g) dewatering the demineralized product from step (f) to obtain a concentrate; (h) adding carrageenan (E 407) and at least one buffer selected from the group consisting of carbonate buffer (carbonate/bicarbonate) and phosphate buffer to the concentrate from step (g) to obtain a mixture, wherein carrageenan (E 407) and buffer are each added in amounts of about 0.01 to about 0.5% by weight, in each case based on the concentrate; (i) homogenizing the mixture from step (h) to obtain a homogenate; and (j) pasteurizing the homogenizate from step (i).
An apparatus comprising means configured to: generate, at least two audio signals respectively from at least two microphones, the apparatus comprising the at least two microphones having a relative displacement; generate an orientation value of the apparatus; determine whether there is no horizontal separation between a first microphone (11 11) of the at least two microphones and a second microphone (11 12) of the at least two microphones (11 11) based on the orientation of the apparatus and the relative displacement of the first and second microphones of the at least two microphones; determine an ordering of said at least two audio signals based on the relative displacement of the at least two microphones and the orientation value of the apparatus; output said ordered at least two audio signals; and output the orientation value in the case that there is no horizontal separation between a first microphone (11 11) of the at least two microphones and a second microphone (11 12) of the at least two microphones (11 11), such that the playback of the ordered at least two audio signals is processed based on the orientation value so as to allow for a lack of horizontal separation of the first and second microphones of the at least two microphones when generating the at least two audio signals. generate, at least two audio signals respectively from at least two microphones, the apparatus comprising the at least two microphones having a relative displacement; generate an orientation value of the apparatus; determine whether there is no horizontal separation between a first microphone (11 11) of the at least two microphones and a second microphone (11 12) of the at least two microphones (11 11) based on the orientation of the apparatus and the relative displacement of the first and second microphones of the at least two microphones; determine an ordering of said at least two audio signals based on the relative displacement of the at least two microphones and the orientation value of the apparatus; output said ordered at least two audio signals; and output the orientation value in the case that there is no horizontal separation between a first microphone (11 11) of the at least two microphones and a second microphone (11 12) of the at least two microphones (11 11), such that the playback of the ordered at least two audio signals is processed based on the orientation value so as to allow for a lack of horizontal separation of the first and second microphones of the at least two microphones when generating the at least two audio signals.
A flow medium for controlling a flow of a material through a vehicle component, the flow medium comprising: a plurality of baffle layers, each baffle layer of the plurality of baffle layers (116, 118, 120) having a contour, wherein a space between adjacent baffle layers defines a flow path; and a first plurality of spacers positioned in the flow path, the first plurality of spacers having one or more hydrodynamic properties determined based on a first plurality of dimensions, the one or more hydrodynamic properties determining, at least in part, a second flow property of the flow path, wherein the plurality of baffle layers define a plurality of different flow paths (132, 134, 136), each flow path being between adjacent baffle layers, and further comprising at least one further plurality of spacers, each of the plurality of different flow paths having a plurality of spacers therein. a plurality of baffle layers, each baffle layer of the plurality of baffle layers (116, 118, 120) having a contour, wherein a space between adjacent baffle layers defines a flow path; and a first plurality of spacers positioned in the flow path, the first plurality of spacers having one or more hydrodynamic properties determined based on a first plurality of dimensions, the one or more hydrodynamic properties determining, at least in part, a second flow property of the flow path, wherein the plurality of baffle layers define a plurality of different flow paths (132, 134, 136), each flow path being between adjacent baffle layers, and further comprising at least one further plurality of spacers, each of the plurality of different flow paths having a plurality of spacers therein.
A rechargeable battery comprising: a case (20, 220) comprising a bottom portion (21, 221) and front and rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) connected to the bottom portion (21, 221) by joint portions including internal curved surfaces; an electrode assembly in the case; and a cap assembly closing the case; wherein the curved surfaces define a first portion A1 in a centre portion of the case and second portions A2 on either side of the first portion, wherein the radius of curvature R2 of the internal curved surfaces connecting the bottom portion (21, 221) to the front or rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) is greater in the second portions A2 than in the first portion A1 of the case, characterized in that a thickness t 3, t 4 of the joint portions connecting the bottom portion (21, 221) to the front or rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) is greater in the second portions A 2 than in the first portion A 1 of the case. a case (20, 220) comprising a bottom portion (21, 221) and front and rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) connected to the bottom portion (21, 221) by joint portions including internal curved surfaces; an electrode assembly in the case; and a cap assembly closing the case; wherein the curved surfaces define a first portion A1 in a centre portion of the case and second portions A2 on either side of the first portion, wherein the radius of curvature R2 of the internal curved surfaces connecting the bottom portion (21, 221) to the front or rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) is greater in the second portions A2 than in the first portion A1 of the case, characterized in that a thickness t 3, t 4 of the joint portions connecting the bottom portion (21, 221) to the front or rear portions (22, 23, 222, 223) is greater in the second portions A 2 than in the first portion A 1 of the case.
A sheet adhesion device, comprising: a sheet support unit (6, 7) arranged to support an adhesive sheet positioned to face an adherend, the adhesive sheet being attachable to a ring frame; a sheet deforming unit arranged to bend the supported adhesive sheet toward the adherend to attach the adhesive sheet on the adherend, characterized in that the sheet adhesion device further comprises a deformation restricting unit (4A, 4B) arranged to restrict an adhesive sheet region from being deformed toward the adherend, which region is positioned further outward than an outer periphery of the adherend, when the adherend is seen in a planar view, wherein the deformation restricting unit comprises a convex portion (41A,41B) arranged to contact with the adhesive sheet, and a recess (42A,42B) arranged to contact with the ring frame. a sheet support unit (6, 7) arranged to support an adhesive sheet positioned to face an adherend, the adhesive sheet being attachable to a ring frame; a sheet deforming unit arranged to bend the supported adhesive sheet toward the adherend to attach the adhesive sheet on the adherend, characterized in that the sheet adhesion device further comprises a deformation restricting unit (4A, 4B) arranged to restrict an adhesive sheet region from being deformed toward the adherend, which region is positioned further outward than an outer periphery of the adherend, when the adherend is seen in a planar view, wherein the deformation restricting unit comprises a convex portion (41A,41B) arranged to contact with the adhesive sheet, and a recess (42A,42B) arranged to contact with the ring frame.
A method for detecting a nucleic acid molecule of interest in a sample, wherein the nucleic acid molecule of interest is a microRNA, comprising the following steps: - providing a nucleic acid probe in solution, wherein the nucleic acid probe is labelled with a label moiety; - hybridizing the nucleic acid molecule of interest to the nucleic acid probe to obtain hybrid of said nucleic acid molecule of interest and said nucleic acid probe; - binding said hybrid to an antibody capable of specifically binding nucleic acid hybrids, wherein the antibody is bound to a solid phase; and - detecting the antibody-bound hybrid, wherein a plurality of different nucleic acids of interest is detected by using a respective plurality of nucleic acid probes, wherein different nucleic acid probes are used in different wells of a microtiter plate to detect different nucleic acids of interest, wherein the microtiter plate is pre-coated with the antibody, wherein a temperature gradient across the field of the microtiter plate is applied. - providing a nucleic acid probe in solution, wherein the nucleic acid probe is labelled with a label moiety; - hybridizing the nucleic acid molecule of interest to the nucleic acid probe to obtain hybrid of said nucleic acid molecule of interest and said nucleic acid probe; - binding said hybrid to an antibody capable of specifically binding nucleic acid hybrids, wherein the antibody is bound to a solid phase; and - detecting the antibody-bound hybrid, wherein a plurality of different nucleic acids of interest is detected by using a respective plurality of nucleic acid probes,
Electrical machine having: a shaft which is divided into two and has a first and a second shaft part (12, 13) between which a rotor with at least one magnetic element is arranged and is connected to the two shaft parts (12, 13), wherein an axial bearing is provided on the first shaft part, a connecting rod on which the two shaft parts (12, 13) and the rotor are arranged, and a first and a second impeller (8, 9), wherein a first air gap is formed between the first impeller and a first housing, wherein a second air gap is formed between the second impeller and a second housing, characterized in that the first and the second impeller (8, 9) are arranged at the ends of the connecting rod in a manner situated opposite the respectively associated first and second shaft parts (12, 13), in that a thermal compensation device is provided between the second shaft part and its associated impeller for compensating for an expansion of the first and second shaft parts (12, 13) and of the rotor, which is arranged between them, in the axial direction, and in that the connecting rod is produced from a material or a material combination which has as low a coefficient of thermal expansion as possible and as high a mechanical strength as possible.
A liposome comprising a core and at least one lipid bilayer which comprises a glycerolipid of formula: wherein the core comprises a hydrophilic anticancer agent or antimicrobial agent or any other hydrophilic drug and/or the lipid bilayer comprises a hydrophobic anticancer agent or antimicrobial agent or any other hydrophobic drug. a core and at least one lipid bilayer which comprises a glycerolipid of formula: wherein the core comprises a hydrophilic anticancer agent or antimicrobial agent or any other hydrophilic drug and/or the lipid bilayer comprises a hydrophobic anticancer agent or antimicrobial agent or any other hydrophobic drug.
A process for the production of expanded foam beads from pellets comprising a polyester mixture composed of: a) from 50 to 99% by weight, based on components a and b, of a biodegradable polyester based on aliphatic or aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on aliphatic diols, and b) from 1 to 50% by weight, based on components a and b, of polylactic acid, comprising the following steps: (i) production of a suspension comprising pellets of the polyester mixture in a suspension medium, (ii) impregnation of the pellets comprised in the suspension from step (i) with at least one physical blowing agent, in order to obtain blowing-agent-loaded pellets in suspension, by heating the mixture to the depressurization temperature IMT, with stirring, and (iii) after expiry of retention time, depressurization of the suspension obtained in step (ii), in order to obtain expanded foam beads, which comprises proceeding in an aqueous suspension medium, adding the blowing agent in step (i) or in step (ii) during the heating phase or immediately after the heating phase, and in step (ii), after heating, keeping the suspension for from 3 to 100 minutes at a temperature in the range from IMT minus 5°C to IMT plus 2°C, and the depressurization temperature IMT is in the range from 100 to 140°C. a) from 50 to 99% by weight, based on components a and b, of a biodegradable polyester based on aliphatic or aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on aliphatic diols, and b) from 1 to 50% by weight, based on components a and b, of polylactic acid, (i) production of a suspension comprising pellets of the polyester mixture in a suspension medium, (ii) impregnation of the pellets comprised in the suspension from step (i) with at least one physical blowing agent, in order to obtain blowing-agent-loaded pellets in suspension, by heating the mixture to the depressurization temperature IMT, with stirring, and (iii) after expiry of retention time, depressurization of the suspension obtained in step (ii), in order to obtain expanded foam beads,
A method of modifying 5-hydroxymethylcytosine residues in a sample nucleotide sequence comprising the step of oxidising said sample nucleotide sequence, thereby selectively oxidising said 5-hydroxymethylcytosine to 5-formylcytosine residues, wherein the oxidation is carried out using a metal oxide.
Tyre (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D) comprising a tread including a running surface, intended to come into contact with the ground when the tyre (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D) rolls on the ground, and a sublayer, comprising a cellular material, located radially inwards from the running surface, the tread comprising at least one fluid passage between the sublayer and the air surrounding the tyre (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D), characterized in that the fluid passage comprises at least one element chosen from a groove and a cut, formed in the running surface and extended by at least one well (28, 30) acting as a radial extension of the element, formed between the groove and/or the cut and the sublayer, each well (28, 30) forming a localized part of the fluid passage.
A water quality testing method comprising the steps of placing a water sample within a reaction chamber containing a single dose of a reagent, or placing the water sample within a single use reaction chamber pre-packaged with a single dose of the reagent, the reaction chamber or single use reaction chamber further containing a further reagent to stabilise the sample, incubating the sample at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time to form a coloured reaction solution, and using the resulting colour or darkness of the reaction solution to provide an indication of the water quality, wherein the reagent is sensitive to a presence of bacterial lipopolysaccharide, changing colour or darkness in the event that the presence of LPS is detected, the presence of LPS being used as a marker to provide an indication of the water quality by providing an indication of the level of faecal bacteria in the sample, the reagent comprising an enzyme derived from Limulus Polyphemus or Tachypleus Tridentatus, the further reagent interrupting the reaction between the sample and the reagent.
A gas turbine combustion system for a turbine engine, comprising: a plurality of combustor baskets positioned circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine; at least one firing nozzle extending into each of the plurality of combustor baskets; a fuel delivery system in communication with each of the at least one firing nozzles and in communication with at least one fuel source; wherein the fuel delivery system includes fuel flow control devices and a control system; wherein each combustor basket of a portion of the plurality of combustor baskets includes at least one fuel flow control device of the fuel delivery system inline with each of the at least one firing nozzles in that combustor basket such that fuel flow to that particular combustor basket can be shut off while fuel flow to firing nozzles in other combustor baskets remains unobstructed, thereby permitting a portion of the combustor baskets to remain off while other combustor baskets are firing, characterised in that the control system is configured to utilise the fuel flow control devices to shut off the portion of combustor baskets whilst fuel flows to the other firing combustor baskets. a plurality of combustor baskets positioned circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine; at least one firing nozzle extending into each of the plurality of combustor baskets; a fuel delivery system in communication with each of the at least one firing nozzles and in communication with at least one fuel source; wherein the fuel delivery system includes fuel flow control devices and a control system; wherein each combustor basket of a portion of the plurality of combustor baskets includes at least one fuel flow control device of the fuel delivery system inline with each of the at least one firing nozzles in that combustor basket such that fuel flow to that particular combustor basket can be shut off while fuel flow to firing nozzles in other combustor baskets remains unobstructed, thereby permitting a portion of the combustor baskets to remain off while other combustor baskets are firing, characterised in that the control system is configured to utilise the fuel flow control devices to shut off the portion of combustor baskets whilst fuel flows to the other firing combustor baskets.
Sweet food product made of dried fruit consisting of: - between 25 and 45% by weight of dried fruit representing a total fat contribution coming from said dried fruit representing at most 25% by weight with respect to the total weight of said food product; said dried fruit being selected from seeds or nuts; - between 25 and 45% by weight of saccharose or other anhydrous sweetening matter; - between 20 and 40% by weight of cocoa butter or any other solid vegetable fat at ambient temperature used in partial or total substitution of the cocoa butter; - optionally, by emulsifier in a content less than or equal to 1%; said sweet food product having a grain size less than or equal to 50μm. - between 25 and 45% by weight of dried fruit representing a total fat contribution coming from said dried fruit representing at most 25% by weight with respect to the total weight of said food product; said dried fruit being selected from seeds or nuts; - between 25 and 45% by weight of saccharose or other anhydrous sweetening matter; - between 20 and 40% by weight of cocoa butter or any other solid vegetable fat at ambient temperature used in partial or total substitution of the cocoa butter; - optionally, by emulsifier in a content less than or equal to 1%; said sweet food product having a grain size less than or equal to 50μm.