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Product formed from a ceramic material, at least part of the said product not being formed from amorphous silica and comprising pores and satisfying the following criteria (a), (b) and (c): (a) at least 70% by number of the said pores are frustoconical tubular pores extending substantially parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction; (b) in at least one cross-section plane, the mean size of the cross sections of the said pores is greater than 0.15 μm and less than 200 μm; (c) in at least one cross-section plane, at least 50% by number of the pores have a convexity index Ic of greater than 87%, the convexity index of a pore being equal to the ratio of Sp/Sc of the surface areas Sp and Sc delimited by the perimeter and by the convex envelope of the said pore, respectively, the open porosity of the product, measured according to standard ISO15901-1, being less than 60%, the ceramic material being chosen from the group formed by zirconium oxide, partially stabilized zirconium oxide, stabilized zirconium oxide, yttrium oxide, doped yttrium oxide, titanium oxide, aluminosilicates, cordierite, aluminium oxide, hydrated aluminas, magnesium oxide, talc, nickel oxide, iron oxides, cerium oxide, doped cerium oxide, oxides of perovskite structure, compounds comprising titanium of the type La 4 Sr 8 Ti 11 Mn 1-x Ga x O 38 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and La 4 Sr 8 Ti 12-n Mn n O 38 with 0 ≤ n ≤ 1, compounds of the type BaTiO 3, BaZrO 3, Pb(Mg 0.25 Nb 0.75)O 3, Ba(Zn 0.25 Nb 0.75)O 3, Pb(Zn 0.25 Nb 0.75)O 3, PbTiO 3, CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12,, compounds of bimevox-type structure, compounds of lamox-type structure, compounds of the type SrCe 1-x M x O 3 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and M being a rare-earth metal, compounds of the type BaCe 1-x M x O 3, with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and M being a rare-earth metal, compounds of the family La x Sr 1-x ScO 3 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, zeolites of structure Na x1 Ca x2 Mg x3 Ba x4 K x5 Al x6 (Si x7 O x8),x9H 2 O, x1 to x9 being positive integers or zero satisfying the following conditions: x6 > 0, x7 > 0, x8 > 0, x9 > 0 and x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 > 0, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron nitride, boron carbide, tungsten carbide, molybdenum disilicide MoSi 2 and titanium boride TiB 2, and mixtures thereof. (a) at least 70% by number of the said pores are frustoconical tubular pores extending substantially parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction; (b) in at least one cross-section plane, the mean size of the cross sections of the said pores is greater than 0.15 μm and less than 200 μm; (c) in at least one cross-section plane, at least 50% by number of the pores have a convexity index Ic of greater than 87%, the convexity index of a pore being equal to the ratio of Sp/Sc of the surface areas Sp and Sc delimited by the perimeter and by the convex envelope of the said pore, respectively,
A sensor for a concrete mixer, comprising: (a) a body; (b) one or more sensing elements (120a, 120b) mounted on an exterior surface or within an interior of said body and connectable to a control circuit; and (c) a sleeve, including: i. a first layer surrounding said exterior surface of said body and manufactured from a first material, ii. a second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer characterised in that said second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer is manufactured from a second material, and iii. wherein said second material has a hardness thereof being greater than a hardness of said first material. (a) a body; (b) one or more sensing elements (120a, 120b) mounted on an exterior surface or within an interior of said body and connectable to a control circuit; and (c) a sleeve, including: i. a first layer surrounding said exterior surface of said body and manufactured from a first material, ii. a second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer characterised in that said second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer is manufactured from a second material, and iii. wherein said second material has a hardness thereof being greater than a hardness of said first material. i. a first layer surrounding said exterior surface of said body and manufactured from a first material, ii. a second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer characterised in that said second layer surrounding an exterior surface of said first layer is manufactured from a second material, and iii. wherein said second material has a hardness thereof being greater than a hardness of said first material.
A system for delivering a therapeutic amount of nitric oxide to a patient, comprising: a ventilator for delivering a gas mixture of oxygen and air; a liquid reservoir containing dinitrogen tetroxide; a tube from the reservoir configured to connect to the gas supply being delivered to the patient, the tube having a bore size of about 25 microns or less; a first receptacle coupled to the tube, wherein the first receptacle comprises a surface-activated material saturated with an aqueous solution of an antioxidant for converting nitrogen dioxide into nitric oxide; and a patient interface coupled to the first receptacle, wherein the first receptacle is configured to convert nitrogen dioxide into nitric oxide prior to reaching the patient interface; the system further comprising a gas mixer in communication with the reservoir and the gas mixture for ensuring proper mixing. a ventilator for delivering a gas mixture of oxygen and air; a liquid reservoir containing dinitrogen tetroxide; a tube from the reservoir configured to connect to the gas supply being delivered to the patient, the tube having a bore size of about 25 microns or less; a first receptacle coupled to the tube, wherein the first receptacle comprises a surface-activated material saturated with an aqueous solution of an antioxidant for converting nitrogen dioxide into nitric oxide; and a patient interface coupled to the first receptacle, wherein the first receptacle is configured to convert nitrogen dioxide into nitric oxide prior to reaching the patient interface; the system further comprising a gas mixer in communication with the reservoir and the gas mixture for ensuring proper mixing.
An access and mobility management function node, comprising: means for determining a user with lowest priority among users in User Equipment, UE, simultaneously used by the users in a case where the number of users of the UE exceeds a threshold; and means for initiating a release procedure for a PDU session of the user with lowest priority, wherein the threshold indicates a max allowed number of users for the UE. means for determining a user with lowest priority among users in User Equipment, UE, simultaneously used by the users in a case where the number of users of the UE exceeds a threshold; and means for initiating a release procedure for a PDU session of the user with lowest priority, wherein the threshold indicates a max allowed number of users for the UE.
A monomer/solvent separation and recycle process for a continuous homogenous polymerization process comprising: providing one or more series or parallel homogenous polymerization reactors yielding one or more high-pressure dense fluid reactor effluent streams and a downstream gravimetric separator fluidly connected to the one or more reactors wherein the dense fluid effluent stream or streams is or are in the liquid or supercritical state with a density greater than 300 Kg/m 3; pressurizing a polymer-lean stream from the gravimetric separator to form a high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream; splitting the high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream into two high-pressure polymer-lean recycle streams; heating one of the high-pressure polymer-lean recycle streams by one or more heat exchangers to form a heated high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream; combining the heated high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream with the one or more high-pressure reactor effluent streams to form a heated high-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream; passing the heated high-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream through a pressure let-down valve wherein the pressure is reduced to pass the lower critical solution temperature phase boundary to form a heated low-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream; and passing the heated low-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream through the gravimetric separator to form the polymer-lean stream for recycle and a polymer-rich stream for further processing. providing one or more series or parallel homogenous polymerization reactors yielding one or more high-pressure dense fluid reactor effluent streams and a downstream gravimetric separator fluidly connected to the one or more reactors wherein the dense fluid effluent stream or streams is or are in the liquid or supercritical state with a density greater than 300 Kg/m 3; pressurizing a polymer-lean stream from the gravimetric separator to form a high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream; splitting the high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream into two high-pressure polymer-lean recycle streams; heating one of the high-pressure polymer-lean recycle streams by one or more heat exchangers to form a heated high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream; combining the heated high-pressure polymer-lean recycle stream with the one or more high-pressure reactor effluent streams to form a heated high-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream; passing the heated high-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream through a pressure let-down valve wherein the pressure is reduced to pass the lower critical solution temperature phase boundary to form a heated low-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream; and passing the heated low-pressure reactor effluent mixed stream through the gravimetric separator to form the polymer-lean stream for recycle and a polymer-rich stream for further processing.
A power control device having a filter module connectable to a power source, characterized by comprising: a current module connected to the filter module and having a first end adapted to be connected to an LED load, the current module being configured to provide a temporary current serving as a filament current at the first end; a type-check module connected to the filter module, the type-check module being configured to detect a type of the power source; a voltage-check module connected to the filter module; the voltage-check module being configured to detect an overvoltage; and a control module connected to the current module, the type-check module and the voltage-check module, the control module being configured to turn on or turn off the current module according to the type-check module and the voltage-check module, wherein the type-check module includes: a current-mode-check module connected to the filter module; a voltage-mode-check module connected to the filter module; and a latch having two input ends (133a, 133b) connected to the current-mode-check module and the voltage-mode-check module respectively, and an output end connected to the type-check node (Nt). a current module connected to the filter module and having a first end adapted to be connected to an LED load, the current module being configured to provide a temporary current serving as a filament current at the first end; a type-check module connected to the filter module, the type-check module being configured to detect a type of the power source; a voltage-check module connected to the filter module; the voltage-check module being configured to detect an overvoltage; and a control module connected to the current module, the type-check module and the voltage-check module, the control module being configured to turn on or turn off the current module according to the type-check module and the voltage-check module, wherein the type-check module includes: a current-mode-check module connected to the filter module; a voltage-mode-check module connected to the filter module; and a latch having two input ends (133a, 133b) connected to the current-mode-check module and the voltage-mode-check module respectively, and an output end connected to the type-check node (Nt). a current-mode-check module connected to the filter module; a voltage-mode-check module connected to the filter module; and a latch having two input ends (133a, 133b) connected to the current-mode-check module and the voltage-mode-check module respectively, and an output end connected to the type-check node (Nt).
Sliding bearing arrangement of a wind turbine, whereby the arrangement comprises a first shaft and a second shaft, whereby the shafts are arranged coaxially to each other, and the one of the shafts (1, 2) is rotatable in respect to the other shaft around the common axis of rotation, - whereby a first radial sliding bearing is arranged between the shafts (1, 2) to support the rotatable shaft by the stationary shaft, - whereby the first radial sliding bearing comprises bearing pads, - whereby the first shaft comprises a collar, whereby the collar is arranged mainly perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and radially overlaps at least a part of a radial surface of the second shaft, - whereby the collar comprises a first axial sliding bearing to support axial loads between the two shafts (1, 2), - whereby the collar is connected to the first shaft at a first radial position of the collar, and the first axial sliding bearing is connected to the collar at a second radial position of the collar, characterized in that - the collar comprises an opening in the area between the first and the second radial position, to exchange the bearing pads of the first radial sliding bearing of the bearing arrangement. - whereby a first radial sliding bearing is arranged between the shafts (1, 2) to support the rotatable shaft by the stationary shaft, - whereby the first radial sliding bearing comprises bearing pads, - whereby the first shaft comprises a collar, whereby the collar is arranged mainly perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and radially overlaps at least a part of a radial surface of the second shaft, - whereby the collar comprises a first axial sliding bearing to support axial loads between the two shafts (1, 2), - whereby the collar is connected to the first shaft at a first radial position of the collar, and the first axial sliding bearing is connected to the collar at a second radial position of the collar, - the collar comprises an opening in the area between the first and the second radial position, to exchange the bearing pads of the first radial sliding bearing of the bearing arrangement.
A method of detecting acceleration in a vehicle, the method comprising: placing at least one conductive pickup on a structural member of the vehicle, wherein the structural member includes a continuous structural material, and a plurality of one or more of piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, magneto-strictive, and electro-strictive material particles (16, 18) mixed in throughout the continuous structural material; and receiving electrical signals from the at least one conductive pickup, wherein the signals are indicative of electrical fields in the structural member caused by stresses induced in the structural member by acceleration of the vehicle; whrein the particles induce the signals volumetrically throughout the structural member. placing at least one conductive pickup on a structural member of the vehicle, wherein the structural member includes a continuous structural material, and a plurality of one or more of piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, magneto-strictive, and electro-strictive material particles (16, 18) mixed in throughout the continuous structural material; and receiving electrical signals from the at least one conductive pickup, wherein the signals are indicative of electrical fields in the structural member caused by stresses induced in the structural member by acceleration of the vehicle; whrein the particles induce the signals volumetrically throughout the structural member.
A robotic surgical apparatus, comprising: a robotic arm; an adapter assembly; and an end effector, the adapter having a proximal joint housing pivotally attached to a middle joint housing, the middle joint housing being pivotally attached to a distal joint housing, the end effector further having a first lever connecting the proximal joint housing to the middle joint housing and at least one second lever (226a, 226b) connecting the middle joint housing to the distal joint housing, the middle joint housing and the proximal joint housing having a geared surface (209, 211); and a first articulation link movable in a proximal direction to pivot the distal joint housing; wherein said first lever is pivotally coupled at one end to a pivot pin disposed at a distal end of the proximal joint housing and at another end to a pivot pin disposed at a proximal end of the middle joint housing, wherein pivot pin defines a pivot axis (A-A) and acts as a fulcrum for the first lever, further comprising a second articulation link movable in the proximal direction to pivot the middle joint housing, wherein said second articulation link is also pivotally coupled to pivot pin, and wherein pivot pins (217a, 217b) define a pivot axis (B-B) and act as a fulcrum for the at least one second lever (226a, 226b) which pivots about the pivot pins (217a, 217b). a robotic arm; an adapter assembly; and an end effector, the adapter having a proximal joint housing pivotally attached to a middle joint housing, the middle joint housing being pivotally attached to a distal joint housing, the end effector further having a first lever connecting the proximal joint housing to the middle joint housing and at least one second lever (226a, 226b) connecting the middle joint housing to the distal joint housing, the middle joint housing and the proximal joint housing having a geared surface (209, 211); and a first articulation link movable in a proximal direction to pivot the distal joint housing; wherein said first lever is pivotally coupled at one end to a pivot pin disposed at a distal end of the proximal joint housing and at another end to a pivot pin disposed at a proximal end of the middle joint housing, wherein pivot pin defines a pivot axis (A-A) and acts as a fulcrum for the first lever, further comprising a second articulation link movable in the proximal direction to pivot the middle joint housing, wherein said second articulation link is also pivotally coupled to pivot pin, and wherein pivot pins (217a, 217b) define a pivot axis (B-B) and act as a fulcrum for the at least one second lever (226a, 226b) which pivots about the pivot pins (217a, 217b).
A method involving at least one mobile unit, at least one macrocell providing wireless connectivity to at least one first coverage area, and a femtocell providing wireless connectivity to a second coverage area overlapping with said at least one first coverage area, comprising: determining, at the femtocell, whether to transmit at least one beacon signal from the femtocell on at least one carrier associated with said at least one macrocell in response to receiving information from said at least one macrocell indicating whether said at least one mobile unit is located within said at least one first coverage area, wherein said information is transmitted from said at least one macrocell in response to a message received from said at least one mobile unit, wherein the message is transmitted in response to said at least one mobile unit detecting, in information broadcast by said at least one macrocell, a macrocell identifier that maps to the femtocell. determining, at the femtocell, whether to transmit at least one beacon signal from the femtocell on at least one carrier associated with said at least one macrocell in response to receiving information from said at least one macrocell indicating whether said at least one mobile unit is located within said at least one first coverage area, wherein said information is transmitted from said at least one macrocell in response to a message received from said at least one mobile unit, wherein the message is transmitted in response to said at least one mobile unit detecting, in information broadcast by said at least one macrocell, a macrocell identifier that maps to the femtocell.
An inhibitor of GAS6 activity for use in treating, reducing, reversing, slowing down, or preventing fibrosis associated with cancer or tumour growth in a mammalian patient wherein the inhibitor is a polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide comprises a soluble AXL variant polypeptide, wherein the AXL variant polypeptide lacks the AXL transmembrane domain and has at least one mutation relative to wild-type that increases affinity of the AXL variant polypeptide binding to GAS6 compared to wild-type AXL, and either wherein in the AXL variant polypeptide glycine 32 residue is replaced with a serine residue, aspartic acid 87 residue is replaced with a glycine residue, valine 92 residue is replaced with an alanine residue, or glycine 127 residue is replaced with an arginine residue or a combination thereof; or wherein in the AXL variant polypeptide glycine 32 residue is replaced with a serine residue, aspartic acid 87 residue is replaced with a glycine residue, valine 92 residue is replaced with an alanine residue, glycine 127 residue is replaced with an arginine residue or an alanine 72 residue is replaced with a valine residue or a combination thereof.
A pleated media pack for use in a filter element; the media pack comprising: (a) a section of filtration media folded into pleats; at least some of the pleats having a major pleat depth; (b) the section of filtration media being configured into a tube defining an interior volume, first and second opposite ends; and an opening at the first end; the opening having a diameter; characterized in that a ratio of the pleat depth to the opening diameter is greater than 0.2; and in that at least some of the pleats at the first end are inverted an opposite direction of the rest of the pleat, the inverted sections extend from the first end along at least a portion of the pleat length from the first end toward the second end, the inverted sections appear as extensions of media projecting from and being radially outward of a remaining portion of the media pack. (a) a section of filtration media folded into pleats; at least some of the pleats having a major pleat depth; (b) the section of filtration media being configured into a tube defining an interior volume, first and second opposite ends; and an opening at the first end; the opening having a diameter;