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A method for producing MnZn-ferrite comprising Fe, Mn and Zn as main components, and at least Co, Si and Ca as sub-components, the main components in said MnZn-ferrite comprising 53 to 56% by mol, as Fe 2 O 3, of Fe, and 3 to 9% by mol, as ZnO, of Zn, the balance being Mn as MnO, comprising the steps of sintering a green body to obtain MnZn-ferrite; said sintering comprising a temperature-elevating step, a high-temperature-keeping step, and a cooling step; said high-temperature-keeping step being conducted at a keeping temperature of 1060°C to 1140°C in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 0.6% to 1.5% by volume; the concentration of oxygen being in a range of 0.001 to 0.2% by volume during cooling from 900°C to 400°C in said cooling step; and a cooling speed between (Tc + 70)°C and 100°C being 50°C/hour or more and 300°C/hour or less, wherein Tc represents a Curie temperature (°C) calculated from the percentages by mol of Fe 2 O 3 and ZnO contained in the main components in said MnZn-ferrite.
A metal pipe including a curved portion produced by bending, wherein a plurality of non-bending surfaces and a plurality of bent portions at which the non-bending surfaces are connected in a bending manner are provided on a circumferential surface on an inside being a curvature center (Px) side of the curved portion, characterized in that in a case where intersections (Pa) between a virtual plane on a pipe axis line (Ta) and the bent portions are defined, and lines of intersections between the non-bending surfaces and the virtual plane are specified, the lines of intersections are on straight lines (Sa) interconnecting the adjacent intersections (Pa). a plurality of non-bending surfaces and a plurality of bent portions at which the non-bending surfaces are connected in a bending manner are provided on a circumferential surface on an inside being a curvature center (Px) side of the curved portion, characterized in that in a case where intersections (Pa) between a virtual plane on a pipe axis line (Ta) and the bent portions are defined, and lines of intersections between the non-bending surfaces and the virtual plane are specified, the lines of intersections are on straight lines (Sa) interconnecting the adjacent intersections (Pa).
A method of amplification and identification of the nucleic acid sequence(s) in a sample by sequencing, comprising the steps of: (a) placing the sample in a first-stage amplification chamber, wherein the first-stage amplification chamber is configured for amplifying a plurality of individual nucleic acids that may be present in the sample; (b) subjecting the first-stage amplification chamber to amplification conditions; (c) moving the sample to an array of second-stage amplification wells, each second-stage amplification well configured for further amplifying one individual nucleic acid that may be present in the sample, such that a portion of the sample is moved to each of the second-stage amplification wells; (d) performing second-stage amplification in the second-stage amplification wells to generate an amplicon in each second-stage amplification well if the individual nucleic acid is present in the sample; and (e) directly sequencing the sample in at least one second-stage amplification well. (a) placing the sample in a first-stage amplification chamber, wherein the first-stage amplification chamber is configured for amplifying a plurality of individual nucleic acids that may be present in the sample; (b) subjecting the first-stage amplification chamber to amplification conditions; (c) moving the sample to an array of second-stage amplification wells, each second-stage amplification well configured for further amplifying one individual nucleic acid that may be present in the sample, such that a portion of the sample is moved to each of the second-stage amplification wells; (d) performing second-stage amplification in the second-stage amplification wells to generate an amplicon in each second-stage amplification well if the individual nucleic acid is present in the sample; and (e) directly sequencing the sample in at least one second-stage amplification well.
Method for protecting a charging station against improper use, in which a first device - checks a first identification feature and - authorizes an electrical charging procedure if the inspection was successful, characterized in that - the first device or a second device checks a second identification feature before and during or only during the electrical charging procedure, and - the electrical charging procedure is continued only if the inspection of the second identification feature was successful. - checks a first identification feature and - authorizes an electrical charging procedure if the inspection was successful, - the first device or a second device checks a second identification feature before and during or only during the electrical charging procedure, and - the electrical charging procedure is continued only if the inspection of the second identification feature was successful.
Air plenum comprising a cap-like body with sides which are upright in the use position, a cover connecting the upright sides wherein said cover extends at an inclination with respect to said upright sides, and an opening opposing said cover, one of said upright sides or said cover being provided with a connection flange for a hose, characterized in that said cap-like body consists of an expanded propene polymer or copolymer having a thickness of at least 10 mm.
A room information inferring apparatus that is configured to infer room shape information being a shape of a room, the room information inferring apparatus comprising: an imaging unit that is configured to capture an image of the room that is to be subjected to inferring; a person detection unit that is configured to detect a person in the image captured by the imaging unit, and to acquire a position of the person in the room; a presence map generation unit that is configured to generate a presence map indicating a distribution of detection points corresponding to persons detected in a plurality of images captured at different times; and an inferring unit that is configured to infer the room shape information based on the presence map, and to specify a boundary of the room, wherein the person detection unit is further configured to perform processing for tracking a detected person, and wherein the inferring unit is configured to, in a case of a location at which the number of intersections between person movement paths and the boundary of the inferred room shape is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, infer that the location is a doorway of the room or a storage space. an imaging unit that is configured to capture an image of the room that is to be subjected to inferring; a person detection unit that is configured to detect a person in the image captured by the imaging unit, and to acquire a position of the person in the room; a presence map generation unit that is configured to generate a presence map indicating a distribution of detection points corresponding to persons detected in a plurality of images captured at different times; and an inferring unit that is configured to infer the room shape information based on the presence map, and to specify a boundary of the room, wherein the person detection unit is further configured to perform processing for tracking a detected person, and wherein the inferring unit is configured to, in a case of a location at which the number of intersections between person movement paths and the boundary of the inferred room shape is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, infer that the location is a doorway of the room or a storage space.
An endpoint node (12, 14) configured to access a transport layer and a communication layer different from the transport layer, the transport layer being a transport control protocol, TCP, layer and the communication layer being a datagram transport layer security, DTLS, protocol layer, the endpoint node (12, 14) comprising: processing circuitry (20, 30), the processing circuitry (20, 30) configured to: detect a missing packet transmitted from another endpoint node; temporarily suspend at least a portion of signaling associated with retransmission of the missing packet using the transport layer based on the detected missing packet; request retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer; determine if retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer is unsuccessful; and in response to determining retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer is unsuccessful, cause retransmission of the missing packet using the transport layer. detect a missing packet transmitted from another endpoint node; temporarily suspend at least a portion of signaling associated with retransmission of the missing packet using the transport layer based on the detected missing packet; request retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer; determine if retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer is unsuccessful; and in response to determining retransmission of the missing packet using the communication layer is unsuccessful, cause retransmission of the missing packet using the transport layer.
Ventilation flap for structures, in particular buildings, wherein the ventilation flap has a frame, a leaf which is pivotably mounted thereon and a flap drive, wherein the leaf is pivotably mounted for opening and closing about a pivot axis and has a body, and wherein the flap drive is arranged so as to be sunk in the body at least in parts and has a driving means and, connected thereto, a rotating output means which is led out of the body and acts outside the body, in particular on the frame, characterized in that the flap drive is provided for opening and closing the leaf about the pivot axis, wherein the axis of rotation of the output means is arranged parallel to and at a distance from the pivot axis of the leaf.
An integrated, in-line bumping and exposure system for printing plates (100, 102) or other substrates having a photosensitive layer, the system comprising: a linear illumination: source (110, 140) for bumping the photosensitive material with a linear band of bumping illumination to consume any dissolved oxygen within the photosensitive layer; an exposure module for imaging the photosensitive material with electromagnetic radiation located directly downstream of the linear band of bumping illumination; and a conveyance mechanism (104, 130) configured to provide relative motion between a printing plate and the linear band of bumping illumination so that a continuously bump one portion of the printing plate is imaged while the next adjacent portion of the printing plate is being bumped. a linear illumination: source (110, 140) for bumping the photosensitive material with a linear band of bumping illumination to consume any dissolved oxygen within the photosensitive layer; an exposure module for imaging the photosensitive material with electromagnetic radiation located directly downstream of the linear band of bumping illumination; and a conveyance mechanism (104, 130) configured to provide relative motion between a printing plate and the linear band of bumping illumination so that a continuously bump one portion of the printing plate is imaged while the next adjacent portion of the printing plate is being bumped.
Machine for producing ice comprising a frame with which are associated a mould having a plurality of shapers for forming blocks of ice and a spraying device for spraying water towards said mould so that the water penetrates inside said shapers, said mould being associated with a cooling/heating device configured for cooling the water in said shapers until the ice is formed and then heating the ice formed so that it can be free to come out from said shapers, said mould being configured so that the ice can come out from said shapers falling by gravity, each of said shapers being connected to at least one shaper adjacent thereto through at least one connection channel open on the same side where the openings of said shapers face, characterized in that said mould is made with a plurality of metallic separating sheets arranged and welded on a second support plate so as to make an ice cube tray, each one of said connection channels being made at the openings of adjacent shapers as a recess of the free end of a corresponding separation sheet.
A gas turbine engine comprising first and second axially spaced-apart turbine rotor assemblies (18, 24) mounted for rotation on bearings (102, 104) housed in a bearing housing, the bearings (102, 104) having seals (80a, 80b, 80c, 80d) to restrict lubricant leakage from the bearing housing, and a mid-turbine frame disposed axially between the first and second rotor assemblies (18, 24), the mid-turbine frame having structurally interconnected radially outer and inner cases (30, 38), the bearing housing being mounted to the radially inner case of the mid-turbine frame and being disposed radially inwardly of the mid-turbine frame, the mid-turbine frame further comprising an inter-turbine duct disposed between the radially outer case and the radially inner case, the inter-turbine duct having inner and outer annular walls (44, 42) and an array of circumferentially spaced-apart struts extending radially between the inner and outer annular walls (44, 42), the inner and outer annular walls (44, 42) defining a hot gas path therebetween for directing hot gases from the first turbine rotor assembly to the second turbine rotor assembly, said mid-turbine frame having: a first air system for pressurizing and cooling the seals (80a, 80b, 80c, 80d) of the bearings (102, 104) in the bearing housing, said first air system comprising at least one air inlet defined in the radially outer case of said mid-turbine frame for receiving pressurized cooling air from at least one first external line disposed outside of a core casing of the engine where engine temperatures are lower, and a cooling air passage (86, 88) extending from said air inlet radially inwardly through said mid-turbine frame to said bearing housing, wherein the cooling air passage comprises at least one internal pipe extending from said air inlet radially inwardly through at least a corresponding one of said struts; and a second air system comprising first and second plenums (60, 68) being connected in fluid flow communication through the corresponding one of said struts, wherein pressurized cooling air flowing through the second air system flows over said at least one internal pipe as it travels from said first plenum to said second plenum, wherein the internal pipe has an outlet end connected to a port in said radially inner case, and wherein said port constitutes an inlet of a plenum defined between the radially inner case and the bearing housing, said plenum being connected in fluid flow communication with said bearing housing. wherein the second air system comprises at least one second air inlet defined in said radially outer case of the mid-turbine frame, the first plenum defined between the radially outer case and the outer annular wall of the inter-turbine duct, the first plenum being connected in fluid flow communication with said at least one second air inlet for receiving pressurized cooling air therefrom, the second plenum defined between the radially inner case and the inner annular wall of the inter-turbine duct, and wherein said second plenum is connected in fluid flow communication with both said first and second turbine rotor assemblies (18, 24).
A method for calibrating a camera-based system of a vehicle having a windscreen, in particular a camera-based driver assistance system, wherein a type of windscreen is automatically detected by means of the camera-based system by its colour value or tinting, and wherein an automatic comparison of brightness and/or colour values of at least one of the road sections or external light sources captured through the windscreen, which are determined by means of the camera-based system, is carried out with corresponding stored data, wherein by comparing the currently determined values with the stored data on the basis of an extent of the deviation of the values from one another, the type of a newly inserted windscreen is established and through this suitable parameters for this type are automatically selected and adjusted, as a result of which the camera-based system is automatically recalibrated.
Apparatus for selecting a region (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) of a dental restoration body (1; 71) represented in a 3D representation, comprising a CAD system having a display unit for representing the restoration body (1; 71) and having an input unit, via which a pointer displayed on the display unit can be controlled, wherein at least parts of the region boundary are configured as dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8), wherein the apparatus is designed such that the region (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) can be defined by selecting dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8) or a preparation edge displayed in the 3D representation, wherein the selection is made by clicking on the dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8) or the restoration edge with the aid of the input device via the pointer, wherein the selected line completely determines the region (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 72; 82) according to the following allocation: - preparation edge: region (2; 22) extends from the preparation edge to the center of the occlusal surface; - equator line: region is located between the preparation edge and the edge strip; - edge strip: region extends from the equator line to the center of the occlusal surface; - fissure: the entire occlusal surface is selected as a region, which is delimited by the edge strip. - preparation edge: region (2; 22) extends from the preparation edge to the center of the occlusal surface; - equator line: region is located between the preparation edge and the edge strip; - edge strip: region extends from the equator line to the center of the occlusal surface; - fissure: the entire occlusal surface is selected as a region, which is delimited by the edge strip.
A substrate for surface enhanced optical detection, the substrate comprising - an electrically conductive layer, - at least one nanoparticle being a nanoring comprising an electrically conductive portion, and - a dielectric spacer for spacing the electrically conductive layer from the at least one nanoparticle, wherein the dielectric spacer is a dielectric material substantially only present under the electrically conductive portion of the at least one nanoparticle or a region enclosed by the electrically conductive portion of the at least one nanoparticle, leaving the electrically conductive layer uncovered from dielectric material at positions away from the at least one nanoparticle, and wherein the at least one nanoparticle and the dielectric spacer are interfaced along a first major surface and wherein the at least one nanoparticle comprises an upstanding surface not in line with an upstanding surface of the dielectric spacer and wherein the electrically conductive layer is partially patterned, such that it comprises a top part being only locally present under the dielectric spacer and a bottom part being a continuous film. - an electrically conductive layer, - at least one nanoparticle being a nanoring comprising an electrically conductive portion, and - a dielectric spacer for spacing the electrically conductive layer from the at least one nanoparticle,
Measuring device, in particular flow meter, for determining a fluid variable relating to a fluid and/or a fluid flow of the fluid, in particular a flow volume, with a control device, a measuring tube and a first and a second ultrasonic transducer ( 4, 5), arranged on the measuring tube spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the measuring tube, wherein an inner surface of the measuring tube laterally delimits a flow channel for the fluid, wherein the flow channel between the first and second ultrasonic transducers ( 4, 5) is curved in the longitudinal direction of the measuring tube, characterized in that the ultrasonic transducers ( 4, 5) are in each case vibrationally coupled to a waveguide ( 30, 31), wherein a contact surface of the respective waveguide (30, 31) forms a portion of the inner surface of the measuring tube, wherein the control device is set up to activate the first and/or the second ultrasonic transducer (4, 5) in such a way that it excites a guided wave in such a way that the latter propagates parallel to the contact surface (9, 39, 40) in the respective waveguide (30, 31) and thereby excites a compression wave in the fluid which is guided by way of the fluid to the other of the ultrasonic transducers (4, 5) respectively in order to excite it to vibrate, wherein the control device is set up to acquire the measurement data concerning the other of the ultrasonic transducers (4, 5) respectively and to determine the fluid variable in dependence on these measurement data, wherein the respective waveguide (30, 31) is curved in the longitudinal direction of the measuring tube, thereby resulting in a curved propagation path of the guided wave.
Method for filling dimensionally unstable plastic containers (1, 21) with a liquid content, a plastic container being pretensioned with gas or a gas mixture, the volume of the plastic container (1, 21) in the pretensioned state being determined before the plastic container is filled, characterized in that determining the volume of the plastic container (1, 21) comprises detecting and evaluating an image of the pretensioned plastic container (1, 21).
A method for identifying a human subject diagnosed with early stage or intermediate stage age-related macular degeneration as being at risk for developing advanced AMD comprising (a) determining the allelic frequency of at least 10000 independent loci selected from the single nucleotide polymorphisms set forth in Table S1, (b) calculating the polygenic score for said subject by multiplying the log of the Od Ratio for each of said single nucleotide polymorphisms by the number of reference alleles carried by said human subject, and dividing the resulting sum by the number of single nucleotide polymorphisms tested, (c) identifying the human subject as being at risk for developing advanced AMD, when the polygenic score is greater than 0.0001, and (d) selecting the human subject identified as being at risk for developing advanced AMD for AMD treatment. (a) determining the allelic frequency of at least 10000 independent loci selected from the single nucleotide polymorphisms set forth in Table S1, (b) calculating the polygenic score for said subject by multiplying the log of the Od Ratio for each of said single nucleotide polymorphisms by the number of reference alleles carried by said human subject, and dividing the resulting sum by the number of single nucleotide polymorphisms tested, (c) identifying the human subject as being at risk for developing advanced AMD, when the polygenic score is greater than 0.0001, and (d) selecting the human subject identified as being at risk for developing advanced AMD for AMD treatment.
An adapter for connectors of a high-pressure hydraulic circuit comprising first shutting means and second shutting means configured to be coupled to respective male and/or female connectors installed on said high-pressure hydraulic circuit, a longitudinal hollow body that has a first hollow valve half-body for supporting said first shutting means and a second hollow valve half-body supporting said second shutting means, wherein said adapter comprises a flange, fixed inside the second hollow valve half-body, a connection element shared by said first shutting means and said second shutting means that is coaxially supported by said flange inside said longitudinal hollow body, hydraulic sealing means provided on said flange between said flange and said first valve half-body, said first valve half-body and said second valve half-body having reciprocal fastening systems for the rigid configuration of said longitudinal hollow body.