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A method for reducing the viscosity of a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel, wherein the method comprises mixing a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel with an aqueous growth medium for cell culture, wherein the aqueous growth medium contains one or more salts and optionally one or more sugars, using shearing forces strong enough in order to disperse the nanofibrillar cellulose homogeneously in the mixture so that a homogeneous dispersion of the nanofibrillar cellulose is formed, wherein individual rafts of hydrogel are not observable visually or macroscopically in the homogeneous dispersion.
An apparatus for tempering planar glass sheets, which comprises a furnace heating glass sheets to a tempering temperature and including a conveyor track for glass sheets, and a quenching unit cooling glass sheets and including a conveyor track and cooling air enclosures set above and below the conveyor track and having cooling air blast openings in such a disposition that the cooling effect of a blast through the blast openings is directed to the top and bottom surfaces of a glass sheet across the entire width of the glass sheet moving in the quenching unit, characterized in that, in order to eliminate or reduce the bi-stability of a tempered, flat glass sheet, at least first cooling air enclosure above the conveyor track includes a subarea of weakened cooling effect and at least first cooling air enclosure below the conveyor track includes a subarea of weakened cooling effect, said subareas having a weakened cooling effect as compared to the cooling effect of the cooling air enclosures outside the subareas over a surface area of the cooling air enclosures equivalent to the subareas, the subareas being located relative to the moving glass sheet in such a manner that the cooling effect generated by a blast occurring through the blast openings on both surfaces of the moving glass sheet is weaker on the glass sheet's middle lane than on both side lanes of the glass sheet and after at most 60 cm from the beginning of the quenching unit the cooling effect is identical across the entire width of the glass sheet.
Electric shaver, comprising at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving said at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying shaver information, characterized in that said display device is configured to be operable in an automatic switching mode in which different sets of information are displayed one after the other under control of a timer wherein said drive unit, when being active, is operable in more than one operation mode, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the driving unit into different operation modes and wherein said mode input element includes at least one push button configured to change its functionality depending from an ON/OFF status of the drive unit.
A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell module for generating electrical energy by electrochemical reactions of a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas; and a condenser for condensing water vapor in an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell module by heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a coolant to collect the condensed water and supplying the collected condensed water to the fuel cell module, wherein the condenser includes an air cooling condensing mechanism using the oxygen-containing gas as the coolant and a water cooling condensing mechanism using hot water stored in a hot water storage unit as the coolant; and a thermoelectric conversion mechanism for performing thermoelectric conversion by a temperature difference between the exhaust gas and the oxygen-containing gas is provided between the air cooling condensing mechanism and the water cooling condensing mechanism. a fuel cell module for generating electrical energy by electrochemical reactions of a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas; and a condenser for condensing water vapor in an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell module by heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a coolant to collect the condensed water and supplying the collected condensed water to the fuel cell module, wherein the condenser includes an air cooling condensing mechanism using the oxygen-containing gas as the coolant and a water cooling condensing mechanism using hot water stored in a hot water storage unit as the coolant; and a thermoelectric conversion mechanism for performing thermoelectric conversion by a temperature difference between the exhaust gas and the oxygen-containing gas is provided between the air cooling condensing mechanism and the water cooling condensing mechanism.
An ultrasound transducer comprising: a first piezoelectric layer stacked on at least a second piezoelectric layer to form a stack; the first piezoelectric layer having one major face metallized to form a first array of electrodes and the other major face metallized to form a first ground electrode (136, 136a) for operation as a first transducing system; the second piezoelectric layer having one major face metallized to form a second array of electrodes and the other major face metallized to form a second ground electrode (136, 136b) for operation as a second transducing system, the second array of electrodes oriented at a first orientation angle to the first array of electrodes, the second piezoelectric layer having a thickness such that an overall thickness of the stack is equal to an uneven number of half-wavelengths of an acoustic wave to be generated when the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer are independently operated; an acoustic impedance adaptation layer positioned on one side of the stack; an acoustic damping layer positioned on the other side of the stack; and a stiffener positioned on the acoustic damping layer. a first piezoelectric layer stacked on at least a second piezoelectric layer to form a stack; the first piezoelectric layer having one major face metallized to form a first array of electrodes and the other major face metallized to form a first ground electrode (136, 136a) for operation as a first transducing system; the second piezoelectric layer having one major face metallized to form a second array of electrodes and the other major face metallized to form a second ground electrode (136, 136b) for operation as a second transducing system, the second array of electrodes oriented at a first orientation angle to the first array of electrodes, the second piezoelectric layer having a thickness such that an overall thickness of the stack is equal to an uneven number of half-wavelengths of an acoustic wave to be generated when the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer are independently operated; an acoustic impedance adaptation layer positioned on one side of the stack; an acoustic damping layer positioned on the other side of the stack; and a stiffener positioned on the acoustic damping layer.
Optical article comprising (a) a transparent optical substrate and (b) a transparent coating, said transparent coating being the outermost coating of the optical article and consisting essentially of - a polythiol-ene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range of from 40 °C to 70 °C, and - from 0.5 to 7 % by weight of conductive mineral colloids homogeneously dispersed therein, wherein the polyfunctional thiol is a tetrathiol of formula the polyfunctional allyl monomer is triallyl isocyanurate and the conductive mineral colloids are selected from the group consisting of Sb 2 O 5, SnO 2, ATO (SnO 2 /Sb 2 O 5), PTO (SnO 2 /P 2 O 5). (a) a transparent optical substrate and (b) a transparent coating, said transparent coating being the outermost coating of the optical article and consisting essentially of - a polythiol-ene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range of from 40 °C to 70 °C, and - from 0.5 to 7 % by weight of conductive mineral colloids homogeneously dispersed therein, wherein the polyfunctional thiol is a tetrathiol of formula the polyfunctional allyl monomer is triallyl isocyanurate and the conductive mineral colloids are selected from the group consisting of Sb 2 O 5, SnO 2, ATO (SnO 2 /Sb 2 O 5), PTO (SnO 2 /P 2 O 5). - a polythiol-ene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range of from 40 °C to 70 °C, and - from 0.5 to 7 % by weight of conductive mineral colloids homogeneously dispersed therein,
A video decoding device for decoding image blocks based on inverse quantization of input compressed video data to execute a process of generating image data as a set of the image blocks, comprising quantization step size decoding means for decoding a quantization step size that controls a granularity of the inverse quantization, wherein the quantization step size decoding means calculates the quantization step size that controls the granularity of the inverse quantization by -based on an image prediction parameter- selectively using a mean value of at least a quantization step size assigned to a leftwardly adjacent neighboring image block already decoded and a quantization step size assigned to an upwardly adjacent neighboring image block already decoded or a quantization step size assigned to an image block decoded immediately before.
A therapeutic composition for use in preventing or treating an infection by a virus, characterized in that it comprises a purified RNA extract combined with a sugar, wherein the sugar is mannitol, and wherein the RNA is a yeast RNA extract comprising nucleotide fragments having 25±10 nucleotides, wherein the yeast RNA has a purity degree of at least 99% by weight in that it is substantially free of proteins, DNA and nucleotides, wherein the yeast RNA extract has been heated with mannitol to a temperature in the range 40-70°C, and the yeast RNA extract and mannitol are present in the composition in a proportion of from about 1.5:1 to about 3.5:1 by weight, and wherein the RNA extract constitutes at least about 50% by weight of the composition.
A method of combatting colour loss from a dyed keratinous material, the method comprising contacting the material with a composition comprising a hydroxy-substituted aldehyde selected from 2-hydroxydecanal, 2-hydroxydodecanal, 2-hydroxytetradecanal, 2-hydroxyhexanal, 2-hydroxyoctanal, 2-hydroxypropanal, 6-hydroxyhexanal, 3-hydroxypropanal, 4-hydroxy-but-2-enal, 2-hydroxybutanal, 3-hydroxybutanal and 4-hydroxybutanal.
A Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade said blade for a wind turbine having a blade shell body made of a composite material, said composite material comprising reinforcement fibres and a thermosetting resin, said wind turbine blade comprising a tip end and a root end, as well as a leading edge and a trailing edge, said method comprising the steps of: - placing a first thermoplastic material in a mould for moulding at least a part of the blade shell body, said first thermoplastic material being placed in the mould to form at least part of the leading edge of the outer surface of the wind turbine blade, - placing reinforcement fibres in the mould, - contacting the first thermoplastic material and the reinforcement fibres with thermosetting resin, - curing said resin to form at least a part of the shell body, - and joining blade shell body parts to form a complete blade shell body and attaching to said first thermoplastic material a second thermoplastic material. wherein said wind turbine blade further comprises an erosion shield said erosion shield extending along at least a part of said leading edge along an outer surface of the wind turbine blade, said erosion shield comprising an inner layer comprising a first thermoplastic material, and an outer layer comprising a second thermoplastic material and being attached to the first thermoplastic material of the inner layer said first thermoplastic material of the inner layer being an integral part of the shell body. - placing a first thermoplastic material in a mould for moulding at least a part of the blade shell body, said first thermoplastic material being placed in the mould to form at least part of the leading edge of the outer surface of the wind turbine blade, - placing reinforcement fibres in the mould, - contacting the first thermoplastic material and the reinforcement fibres with thermosetting resin, - curing said resin to form at least a part of the shell body, - and joining blade shell body parts to form a complete blade shell body and attaching to said first thermoplastic material a second thermoplastic material.
A motor for a drum-type washing machine comprising: a stator secured to one side of a tub configured to hold washing water; and a rotor arranged on an outer side of the stator; characterized in that the stator includes: an annular helical type core having multiple layers formed by winding a steel plate having tooth portions and a base part in a helix starting from a bottom layer to a top layer; an insulator having the helical type core encapsulated therein, a coil wound on the tooth portions; and fastening parts formed as a unit with the insulator, having fastening holes, and projected toward an inside of the helical type core for fastening the stator to a bearing housing of the drum-type washing machine; wherein the stator comprises three or more fastening parts and the fastening parts further comprise at least one cavity for damping vibration at the time of motor driving. a stator secured to one side of a tub configured to hold washing water; and a rotor arranged on an outer side of the stator; characterized in that the stator includes: an annular helical type core having multiple layers formed by winding a steel plate having tooth portions and a base part in a helix starting from a bottom layer to a top layer; an insulator having the helical type core encapsulated therein, a coil wound on the tooth portions; and fastening parts formed as a unit with the insulator, having fastening holes, and projected toward an inside of the helical type core for fastening the stator to a bearing housing of the drum-type washing machine; wherein the stator comprises three or more fastening parts and the fastening parts further comprise at least one cavity for damping vibration at the time of motor driving.
A halogen-free flame retardant polymer composition comprising a) a polar ethylene copolymer comprising a polar comonomer of formula in which R1 is -H or an alkyl group with 1-6 carbon atoms R2, R3 and R4 each comprise an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the amount of polar comonomer of formula is 3 to 40 wt% in the polar ethylene copolymer; and further comprising (meth)acrylic acid groups in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt%; b) an inorganic flame retardant filler in an amount of 10 to 70 wt% c) a silicone gum in an amount of 0.1 to 20 wt%; wherein the polar ethylene copolymer has a MFR 2 of 0.1 to 4 g/10min. a) a polar ethylene copolymer comprising a polar comonomer of formula in which R1 is -H or an alkyl group with 1-6 carbon atoms R2, R3 and R4 each comprise an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the amount of polar comonomer of formula is 3 to 40 wt% in the polar ethylene copolymer; and further comprising (meth)acrylic acid groups in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt%; in which R1 is -H or an alkyl group with 1-6 carbon atoms R2, R3 and R4 each comprise an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the amount of polar comonomer of formula is 3 to 40 wt% in the polar ethylene copolymer; and further comprising (meth)acrylic acid groups in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt%; b) an inorganic flame retardant filler in an amount of 10 to 70 wt% c) a silicone gum in an amount of 0.1 to 20 wt%; wherein the polar ethylene copolymer has a MFR 2 of 0.1 to 4 g/10min.
A composition comprising β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid for use in a method of enhancing recovery from acute soft tissue trauma, reducing recovery time from acute soft tissue trauma, improving soft tissue healing after acute soft tissue trauma or aiding in the repair of acute soft tissue trauma in an animal in need thereof, wherein from 0.001 to 0.2 grams of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid are administered per kilogram of body weight and wherein said HMB is selected from the group consisting of its free acid form, its salt, its ester and its lactone, and said acute trauma is selected from Achilles tendon rupture or tear, anterior cruciate ligament rupture or tear, medial collateral ligament rupture or tear, elbow ligament tear, tendon tear and sprains.
A device for the placing and contacting of a test contact of a test contact arrangement arranged on a contact carrier, wherein the device features a contact head having at least one transmission channel for transmitting thermal energy and transferring a vacuum, wherein the contact head is provided with a test contact receptacle at its contact end in the area of a channel mouth, characterised in that the test contact receptacle has a receiving gap formed between two parallel receiving cheeks (12, 13) for receiving the test contact and connected with the transmission channel, wherein the receiving cheeks have contact surfaces at their contact ends for contacting a solder deposit arranged on the contact carrier, in order to produce a heat conducting contact with the solder material of the solder deposit.
Crystalline form II of anagrelide hydrochloride monohydrate characterized by an XRPD pattern that includes the following peaks at 2θ: 14.2, 15.3, 16.3, 18.7, 19.5, 22.4, 23.1, 23.5, 23.7, 24.2, 26.6, and 33.6 ± 0.2 degrees, when measured with CuKα1 radiation (λ = 1.54060 Å) having a polymorphic purity of at least 90%.
A vehicle, comprising: a first power storage device storing electric power; a second power storage device connected to said first power storage device; a supply device supplying the electric power from said first power storage device to said second power storage device; an engine operated at a load corresponding to engine required power and an optimum fuel consumption; and a generator generating electric power by being driven by said engine, and supplying electric power to said first power storage device, the engine required power is the sum of power to be output by said engine of traveling power of said vehicle and power to be output by said engine to cause said generator to generate electric power and charge said first power storage device, wherein, if the engine required power is smaller than a threshold value during load operation of said engine, said supply device supplies the electric power from said first power storage device to said second power storage device, wherein the threshold value is set such that the efficiency of the engine is not lower than a prescribed value. a first power storage device storing electric power; a second power storage device connected to said first power storage device; a supply device supplying the electric power from said first power storage device to said second power storage device; an engine operated at a load corresponding to engine required power and an optimum fuel consumption; and a generator generating electric power by being driven by said engine, and supplying electric power to said first power storage device, the engine required power is the sum of power to be output by said engine of traveling power of said vehicle and power to be output by said engine to cause said generator to generate electric power and charge said first power storage device, wherein, if the engine required power is smaller than a threshold value during load operation of said engine, said supply device supplies the electric power from said first power storage device to said second power storage device, wherein the threshold value is set such that the efficiency of the engine is not lower than a prescribed value.
A method comprising: forming a threaded pin end on a first expandable tubular member, wherein the threaded pin end has a first inner diameter; forming a threaded box end on a second expandable tubular member, wherein a wall thickness of the threaded box end varies from being thinner near an extremity of threads, increases toward a face of the threaded box end, and increases toward a body of the second expandable tubular member; characterized by forming an expandable assembly having an expandable threaded connection with a first metal-to-metal seal by engaging the threaded box end and the threaded pin end; wherein a thickness of the expandable threaded connection, which is a sum of a thickness of the threaded box end and a thickness of the threaded pin end, is maximum at a face of the threaded box end; disposing the expandable assembly in a wellbore; and moving an expansion cone longitudinally through the first expandable tubular member, the expandable threaded connection, and the second expandable tubular member so as to radially expand the first inner diameter to an expanded inner diameter. forming a threaded pin end on a first expandable tubular member, wherein the threaded pin end has a first inner diameter; forming a threaded box end on a second expandable tubular member, wherein a wall thickness of the threaded box end varies from being thinner near an extremity of threads, increases toward a face of the threaded box end, and increases toward a body of the second expandable tubular member; characterized by forming an expandable assembly having an expandable threaded connection with a first metal-to-metal seal by engaging the threaded box end and the threaded pin end; wherein a thickness of the expandable threaded connection, which is a sum of a thickness of the threaded box end and a thickness of the threaded pin end, is maximum at a face of the threaded box end; disposing the expandable assembly in a wellbore; and moving an expansion cone longitudinally through the first expandable tubular member, the expandable threaded connection, and the second expandable tubular member so as to radially expand the first inner diameter to an expanded inner diameter.