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A load ring for raising and/or lowering an oilfield tubular having a box end, a threaded pin end and a non-threaded exterior surface between said box end and said threaded pin end, comprising: a cylindrical ring sized to slide over the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular, said cylindrical ring having a first end, a second end, and a collar having top and lower surfaces at the first end of said cylindrical ring and a body between the second end of said cylindrical ring and said first end of said cylindrical ring, said body having a circumferential groove extending on its interior surface, and a slot through said body for accessing said circumferential groove, the outside diameter of said body being less than the outside diameter of said collar; a split-ring metal band having, at least in part, a saw tooth inner diameter for gripping the non-threaded exterior surface of said oilfield tubular between said box end and said threaded pin end, and having first and second ends positioned within said circumferential groove having a latch mechanism connected between said first and second ends of said band, said latch mechanism having a handle accessible through said slot which, when activated, reduces the internal diameter of said band, and when deactivated, increases the internal diameter of said band, whereby the activation of said handle causes said band to grip the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular, and the deactivation of said handle causes said band to release the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular. a cylindrical ring sized to slide over the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular, said cylindrical ring having a first end, a second end, and a collar having top and lower surfaces at the first end of said cylindrical ring and a body between the second end of said cylindrical ring and said first end of said cylindrical ring, said body having a circumferential groove extending on its interior surface, and a slot through said body for accessing said circumferential groove, the outside diameter of said body being less than the outside diameter of said collar; a split-ring metal band having, at least in part, a saw tooth inner diameter for gripping the non-threaded exterior surface of said oilfield tubular between said box end and said threaded pin end, and having first and second ends positioned within said circumferential groove having a latch mechanism connected between said first and second ends of said band, said latch mechanism having a handle accessible through said slot which, when activated, reduces the internal diameter of said band, and when deactivated, increases the internal diameter of said band, whereby the activation of said handle causes said band to grip the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular, and the deactivation of said handle causes said band to release the non-threaded exterior surface of said tubular.
A method of preparing a rodent model for an inflammatory skin condition, the method comprising providing a rodent which overexpresses or is inducible to overexpress PPARδ, or expresses or is inducible to express transgenic PPARδ, and administering to the rodent a dose of PPARδ agonist which is sufficient that the rodent develops at least a majority of the following symptoms: erythematous skin with loose whitish scales; acanthosis, hyperkeratosis and focal parakeratosis; keratinocyte hyperproliferation; changes in keratinocyte differentiation; dermal angiogenesis; infiltration of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes; dilation of blood vessels; increased number of dermal mast cells; infiltration of the dermis with neutrophils; formation of microabscesses within the epidermis; increased numbers of CD11c+ dendritic cells in the dermis, changes in cytokine and/or gene expression patterns which correspond to changes in cytokine and/or gene expression patterns which are observed in the skin of human patients with psoriasis.
Method for detecting and handling attacks on a QKD system having two QKD nodes (1, 8), namely having a first network node and having a second network node which are connected to each other via a quantum channel for generating, according to a method of Quantum Key Distribution, identical quantum-secure keys present simultaneously at both QKD nodes (1, 8), which quantum channel is used to transmit quantum signals, that is to say quantum mechanical states, between the QKD nodes (1, 8), wherein a possible attack on the QKD system is detected during the key generation on the basis of a change in the bit error rate, that is to say the Quantum Bit Error Rate QBER, characterized in that, at the input of the QKD node receiving quantum signals via the quantum channel, an additional, deterministic, time periodic signal acting as heartbeat signal is coupled into the quantum channel and, when overlaid with a measurable, system-typical average QBER, produces a QBER which is deterministic in its time characteristic and is able to be evaluated by a control and monitoring device of the QKD node receiving the quantum signals, which control and monitoring device is connected via a control channel to an interface of the QKD system designed for this purpose, and in that a deviation from this deterministic time characteristic of the QBER, registered by means of the control and monitoring device, is detected and signalled as an attack.
An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a substrate, a photoconductive layer formed from hydrogenated amorphous silicon on the substrate, an intermediate layer formed from hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide on the photoconductive layer, and a surface layer formed from hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide on the intermediate layer, wherein when the ratio (C/(Si+C)) of the number of carbon atoms in the surface layer with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms and the number of carbon atoms in the surface layer is represented by C S, the C S is 0.61 or more and 0.75 or less, when the ratio (H/(Si+C+H)) of the number of hydrogen atoms in the surface layer with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms, the number of carbon atoms and the number of hydrogen atoms in the surface layer is represented by H S, the H S is 0.20 or more and 0.45 or less, and the layer thickness of the surface layer is 0.2 μm or more and 3.0 μm or less; when the ratio (C/(Si+C)) of the number of carbon atoms in the intermediate layer with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms and the number of carbon atoms in the intermediate layer is represented by C M, the C M is 0.25 or more and 0.9 × C S or less, when the ratio (H/(Si+C+H)) of the number of hydrogen atoms in the intermediate layer with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms, the number of carbon atoms and the number of hydrogen atoms in the intermediate layer is represented by H M, the H M is 0.20 or more and 0.45 or less, and the layer thickness of the intermediate layer is 0.1 μm or more and 1.0 μm or less; when the sum of the atom density of silicon atoms and the atom density of carbon atoms in the surface layer is represented by D S × 10 22 atoms/cm 3, the D S is 6.60 or more, when the sum of the atom density of silicon atoms and the atom density of carbon atoms in the intermediate layer is represented by D M × 10 22 atoms/cm 3, the D M is less than 6.60, when the atom density of silicon atoms in the photoconductive layer is represented by D P × 10 22 atoms/cm 3, the D P is 4.20 or more and 4.80 or less, and the layer thickness of the photoconductive layer is 40 μm or more; and when the ratio (H/(Si+H)) of the number of hydrogen atoms in the intermediate layer side from the middle position of the photoconductive layer in a layer thickness direction with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms and the number of hydrogen atoms in the intermediate layer side is represented by H P2, the D S and the H P2 satisfy the following Expression: H P 2 ≥ 0.07 × D S − 0.38 and when the maximal value of the ratio (H/(Si+H)) of the number of hydrogen atoms in a distribution of hydrogen quantity in the photoconductive layer in the layer thickness direction with respect to the sum of the number (Si) of silicon atoms and the number of hydrogen atoms in the distribution is represented by H Pmax, the D S and the H Pmax satisfy the following Expression: H Pmax ≤ − 0.04 × D S + 0.60
A pillow comprised of: an outer shell having an upper surface and a lower surface; at least one multi-layered sleep surface on either said upper surface or said lower surface; and an inner body core having three chambers (9, 11, 12) made of four fabric layers (13, 14); wherein said inner body core is enclosed inside said outer shell to provide a pillow that is comfortable and healthy; wherein said sleep surface is at least three layers comprising an air / liquid barrier fabric layer, an airflow enhancement layer and a moisture management fabric layer, wherein said moisture management fabric layer is the top closest to the user; wherein said sleep surface includes a fourth smoothing layer either above and/or below the airflow enhancement layer. an outer shell having an upper surface and a lower surface; at least one multi-layered sleep surface on either said upper surface or said lower surface; and an inner body core having three chambers (9, 11, 12) made of four fabric layers (13, 14); wherein said inner body core is enclosed inside said outer shell to provide a pillow that is comfortable and healthy; wherein said sleep surface is at least three layers comprising an air / liquid barrier fabric layer, an airflow enhancement layer and a moisture management fabric layer, wherein said moisture management fabric layer is the top closest to the user; wherein said sleep surface includes a fourth smoothing layer either above and/or below the airflow enhancement layer.
A rotor: for a rotary electric machine, the rotor including a shaft, a rotor core, and coils incorporated in slots of the rotor core, the rotor comprising: a tubular retaining ring opened on an outer side thereof in an axial direction and covering a coil end portion of each coil; and rotor baffles and insulation baffles alternately connected in a circumferential direction and partitioning a space in the retaining ring into a first space on an inner side in a radial direction where the coil end portion is not present, and a second space on an outer side in the radial direction where a center portion in the circumferential direction of the coil end portion is present, wherein each rotor baffle is disposed on an inner side in the radial direction of a portion, of the corresponding coil end portion, at which a jumper portion is formed, the insulation baffles are disposed along end surfaces on an inner side in the radial direction of extending portions of a plurality of conductors forming the coil end portions, a gap is present between an end surface of the rotor core and an end, on a center side of the rotor, of each insulation baffle, the first space is formed over an entire circumference around the shaft, and the rotor baffle includes, at a part thereof on a radially outer side of which the jumper portion is present, a first tapered shape part (72t1) tilted so as to be more apart from the jumper portion toward a center side in the axial direction of the rotor. a tubular retaining ring opened on an outer side thereof in an axial direction and covering a coil end portion of each coil; and rotor baffles and insulation baffles alternately connected in a circumferential direction and partitioning a space in the retaining ring into a first space on an inner side in a radial direction where the coil end portion is not present, and a second space on an outer side in the radial direction where a center portion in the circumferential direction of the coil end portion is present, wherein each rotor baffle is disposed on an inner side in the radial direction of a portion, of the corresponding coil end portion, at which a jumper portion is formed, the insulation baffles are disposed along end surfaces on an inner side in the radial direction of extending portions of a plurality of conductors forming the coil end portions, a gap is present between an end surface of the rotor core and an end, on a center side of the rotor, of each insulation baffle, the first space is formed over an entire circumference around the shaft, and the rotor baffle includes, at a part thereof on a radially outer side of which the jumper portion is present, a first tapered shape part (72t1) tilted so as to be more apart from the jumper portion toward a center side in the axial direction of the rotor.
A cell-permeable bone morphogenetic protein (CP-BMP) recombinant protein, which comprises a BMP being one of BMP2 and BMP7, and an advanced macromolecule transduction domain (aMTD) being composed of 9 to 13 amino acid sequences and having improved cell or tissue permeability, wherein the aMTD is fused to one end or both ends of the BMP and has the following features of: (a) being composed of 3 or more amino acids sequences selected from the group consisting of Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, and Pro; (b) having proline as amino acids corresponding to any one or more of positions 5 to 8, and 12 of its amino acid sequence; (c) having an instability index of 40 to 60; an aliphatic index of 180 to 220; and a grand average of hydropathy (GRAVY) of 2.1 to 2.6, as measured by Protparam, and wherein the aMTD has the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 101. (a) being composed of 3 or more amino acids sequences selected from the group consisting of Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, and Pro; (b) having proline as amino acids corresponding to any one or more of positions 5 to 8, and 12 of its amino acid sequence; (c) having an instability index of 40 to 60; an aliphatic index of 180 to 220; and a grand average of hydropathy (GRAVY) of 2.1 to 2.6, as measured by Protparam, and
Method of synchronizing at least two optical units of a photoelectric barrier, said barrier monitoring a surveillance area and comprising at least one first optical unit and at least one second optical unit, each optical unit comprising a plurality of optoelectronic components with at least one optical sender, at least one optical receiver and a control element, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting radiation forming a synchronization signal from a first optical sender of the first optical unit so that it reaches at least two optical receivers on the opposing side, controlling a plurality of the optical receivers of the at least one second optical unit to monitor whether the synchronization signal has been received and performing a synchronization step if the synchronization signal has been received; wherein the method further performs the step of defining at least one of said plurality of optoelectronic components to be used for the synchronization step. transmitting radiation forming a synchronization signal from a first optical sender of the first optical unit so that it reaches at least two optical receivers on the opposing side, controlling a plurality of the optical receivers of the at least one second optical unit to monitor whether the synchronization signal has been received and performing a synchronization step if the synchronization signal has been received; wherein the method further performs the step of defining at least one of said plurality of optoelectronic components to be used for the synchronization step.
A method for producing aluminum phosphate comprising: mixing a solution of aluminum chloride and a solution of sodium phosphate tribasic to produce an aluminum phosphate suspension and a supernatant; settling the aluminum phosphate suspension at a temperature in the range of 50 °C to 70 °C to produce an aluminum phosphate precipitate; and removing the supernatant, wherein the steps of mixing, settling and removing are performed within a closed system. mixing a solution of aluminum chloride and a solution of sodium phosphate tribasic to produce an aluminum phosphate suspension and a supernatant; settling the aluminum phosphate suspension at a temperature in the range of 50 °C to 70 °C to produce an aluminum phosphate precipitate; and removing the supernatant, wherein the steps of mixing, settling and removing are performed within a closed system.
Drive member for timepiece movement comprising: a barrel (2, 2') comprising a drum (6, 6') mounted on an arbor so that it can rotate with the arbor about an axis when the drive member is wound up; a main spring (8, 11) wound inside the barrel and able to be wound up around the arbor when the drive member is wound up, and a core (17, 17') coaxial with and pivoting on the arbor; the exterior end (9, 13) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the drum (6, 6'), and the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the core (17, 17'); the exterior end (9, 13) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the drum (6, 6') by a first clamp that is pivot-mounted in the drum (6, 6'); so that when the spring (8, 11) is unwound, the first clamp pivots in such a way as to hold the exterior turn of the first clamp (8, 11) against the drum (6, 6'), and when the spring (8, 11) is wound up, the first clamp pivots towards the center of the barrel to follow the exterior turn of the spring (8, 11); the core (17, 17') comprising a second clamp intended to fasten the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11) to the core (17, 17'), said second clamp comprising a blade extending at the periphery of the core (17, 17'), forming a split between the blade and the core (17, 17') designed for the insertion of the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11). a barrel (2, 2') comprising a drum (6, 6') mounted on an arbor so that it can rotate with the arbor about an axis when the drive member is wound up; a main spring (8, 11) wound inside the barrel and able to be wound up around the arbor when the drive member is wound up, and a core (17, 17') coaxial with and pivoting on the arbor; the exterior end (9, 13) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the drum (6, 6'), and the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the core (17, 17'); the exterior end (9, 13) of the spring (8, 11) being coupled to the drum (6, 6') by a first clamp that is pivot-mounted in the drum (6, 6'); so that when the spring (8, 11) is unwound, the first clamp pivots in such a way as to hold the exterior turn of the first clamp (8, 11) against the drum (6, 6'), and when the spring (8, 11) is wound up, the first clamp pivots towards the center of the barrel to follow the exterior turn of the spring (8, 11); the core (17, 17') comprising a second clamp intended to fasten the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11) to the core (17, 17'), said second clamp comprising a blade extending at the periphery of the core (17, 17'), forming a split between the blade and the core (17, 17') designed for the insertion of the interior end (10, 12) of the spring (8, 11).
A device for estimating an average value of an inductor current or corrected inductor current (i_Lc) for switched-mode power converters, the device comprising: a sensor 10, which is configured to measure an inductor voltage (v_L) and an inductor current (i_L); a ripple-suppressor, which is configured to provide an estimated inductor current ripple based on the measured inductor voltage (v_L) by integration of the measured inductor voltage (v_L); and a current-corrector, which is configured to provide the corrected inductor current (i_Lc) based on a shifted inductor current ripple and the measured inductor current (i_L), wherein the ripple-suppressor is configured to reset the integration whenever the inductor voltage is switched and wherein the ripple-suppressor is configured to shift, within a switching state of the converter, the estimated inductor current ripple downward with an offset equal to about half of the peak inductor ripple if it has a positive slope and upward with the same offset if it has a negative slope and in this manner providing the shifted inductor current ripple. a sensor 10, which is configured to measure an inductor voltage (v_L) and an inductor current (i_L); a ripple-suppressor, which is configured to provide an estimated inductor current ripple based on the measured inductor voltage (v_L) by integration of the measured inductor voltage (v_L); and a current-corrector, which is configured to provide the corrected inductor current (i_Lc) based on a shifted inductor current ripple and the measured inductor current (i_L), wherein the ripple-suppressor is configured to reset the integration whenever the inductor voltage is switched and wherein the ripple-suppressor is configured to shift, within a switching state of the converter, the estimated inductor current ripple downward with an offset equal to about half of the peak inductor ripple if it has a positive slope and upward with the same offset if it has a negative slope and in this manner providing the shifted inductor current ripple.
A method applied to a signal synchronization system, wherein the system comprises a stylus and an electronic device, the electronic device supports a first refresh rate and a second refresh rate higher than the first refresh rate, and the method comprises: after the electronic device is wirelessly connected to the stylus, sampling, by the electronic device, a downlink signal from the stylus based on a third refresh rate, wherein the third refresh rate is equal to the first refresh rate; sending, by the stylus, a downlink signal to the electronic device based on the third refresh rate, and sampling an uplink signal from the electronic device at a fourth refresh rate, wherein the fourth refresh rate is the least common multiple of the first refresh rate and the second refresh rate and higher than the first refresh rate and the second refresh rate, wherein the method further comprises: sending, by the electronic device, the uplink signal to the stylus at the first refresh rate; and the method further comprises: when the stylus detects that the electronic device is switched from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate, sending, by the stylus, the downlink signal to the electronic device based on the second refresh rate, and sampling the uplink signal from the electronic device at the fourth refresh rate, wherein the switching of the electronic device from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate represents: sending, by the electronic device, the uplink signal to the stylus at the second refresh rate, and sampling the downlink signal from the stylus based on the second refresh rate. after the electronic device is wirelessly connected to the stylus, sampling, by the electronic device, a downlink signal from the stylus based on a third refresh rate, wherein the third refresh rate is equal to the first refresh rate; sending, by the stylus, a downlink signal to the electronic device based on the third refresh rate, and sampling an uplink signal from the electronic device at a fourth refresh rate, wherein the fourth refresh rate is the least common multiple of the first refresh rate and the second refresh rate and higher than the first refresh rate and the second refresh rate, wherein the method further comprises: sending, by the electronic device, the uplink signal to the stylus at the first refresh rate; and the method further comprises: when the stylus detects that the electronic device is switched from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate, sending, by the stylus, the downlink signal to the electronic device based on the second refresh rate, and sampling the uplink signal from the electronic device at the fourth refresh rate, wherein the switching of the electronic device from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate represents: sending, by the electronic device, the uplink signal to the stylus at the second refresh rate, and sampling the downlink signal from the stylus based on the second refresh rate.