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An inkjet ink and primer fluid set comprising: a) an aqueous primer composition comprising a multivalent cation salt and a polymeric binder, wherein said composition forms a coating with a dry thickness of from 0.4 to 5.0 micron upon application onto a non-porous plastic substrate, and said coating results in a haze increase of less than 10 on said substrate, said multivalent cation salt is present at an amount less than 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the primer composition, and said polymeric binder is not soluble in water, is stable in the presence of said multivalent cation, and is selected from the group consisting of urethane polymer, acrylic polymer and vinyl polymer; and (b) aqueous inkjet inks, wherein at least one of the inks comprising a first pigment dispersion and a second pigment dispersion, and wherein said first pigment dispersion forms an aggregation with said aqueous primer composition, and said second pigment dispersion does not form an aggregation with said aqueous primer composition. a) an aqueous primer composition comprising a multivalent cation salt and a polymeric binder, wherein said composition forms a coating with a dry thickness of from 0.4 to 5.0 micron upon application onto a non-porous plastic substrate, and said coating results in a haze increase of less than 10 on said substrate, said multivalent cation salt is present at an amount less than 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the primer composition, and said polymeric binder is not soluble in water, is stable in the presence of said multivalent cation, and is selected from the group consisting of urethane polymer, acrylic polymer and vinyl polymer; and (b) aqueous inkjet inks, wherein at least one of the inks comprising a first pigment dispersion and a second pigment dispersion, and wherein said first pigment dispersion forms an aggregation with said aqueous primer composition, and said second pigment dispersion does not form an aggregation with said aqueous primer composition.
An agricultural tractor, comprising: a cab having an operator station; and a plurality of actuatable elements; an auxiliary control station external of the cab having at least one external control for operation of the actuatable elements of the tractor when an operator is outside of the cab, wherein the auxiliary control station is provided with a user interface (34, 42) to allow for re-configuration of the at least one external control at the auxiliary control station, characterized in that the user interface comprises at least one button operable to cycle through different configurations of the at least one external control of the auxiliary control station, and in that the different configurations of the at least one external control are user-defined from the operator station in the cab. a cab having an operator station; and a plurality of actuatable elements; an auxiliary control station external of the cab having at least one external control for operation of the actuatable elements of the tractor when an operator is outside of the cab, wherein the auxiliary control station is provided with a user interface (34, 42) to allow for re-configuration of the at least one external control at the auxiliary control station, characterized in that the user interface comprises at least one button operable to cycle through different configurations of the at least one external control of the auxiliary control station, and in that the different configurations of the at least one external control are user-defined from the operator station in the cab.
A fluid sample processing cartridge comprising: a substrate; a sample well formed in the substrate configured to receive a volume of fluid sample and comprising a closure configured to be selectively placed over the sample well; a deformable fluid chamber supported on the substrate; a mixing well formed in the substrate; and a driven mixing apparatus disposed within the mixing well and constructed and arranged to mix the contents of said mixing well, wherein the deformable fluid chamber is configured to hold a fluid therein when in an undeformed state and to collapse upon application of an external compression force to expel at least a portion of the fluid from the fluid chamber, said deformable fluid chamber being in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate; and wherein the mixing well is in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate said mixing well comprising a first peripheral wall and a first floor defining a well and a fluid inlet snorkel extending up a side of the first peripheral wall extending from the channel communicating the mixing well to the sample well and terminating below a top edge of the first peripheral wall. a substrate; a sample well formed in the substrate configured to receive a volume of fluid sample and comprising a closure configured to be selectively placed over the sample well; a deformable fluid chamber supported on the substrate; a mixing well formed in the substrate; and a driven mixing apparatus disposed within the mixing well and constructed and arranged to mix the contents of said mixing well, wherein the deformable fluid chamber is configured to hold a fluid therein when in an undeformed state and to collapse upon application of an external compression force to expel at least a portion of the fluid from the fluid chamber, said deformable fluid chamber being in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate; and wherein the mixing well is in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate said mixing well comprising a first peripheral wall and a first floor defining a well and a fluid inlet snorkel extending up a side of the first peripheral wall extending from the channel communicating the mixing well to the sample well and terminating below a top edge of the first peripheral wall.
A device discovery method performed by a first device, the method comprising the steps of: • sending second account information of a second user for establishing an audio and video communication with the second user to a communication account server storing account list information, wherein a contact list of the first device stores the second account information, and the account list information comprises the second account information and device identifiers of M second devices, wherein the M devices are associated with the second account information, and wherein M is a positive integer; • receiving device identifiers of N second devices out of the M second devices from the communication account server, wherein N is less than or equal to M, N is a positive integer, and all the N second devices support audio and video communication, wherein the N second devices are devices whose device address book comprises a user corresponding to the first device; and • updating the contact list of the first device based on the device identifiers of the N second devices, and displaying the N second devices in the contact list. • sending second account information of a second user for establishing an audio and video communication with the second user to a communication account server storing account list information, wherein a contact list of the first device stores the second account information, and the account list information comprises the second account information and device identifiers of M second devices, wherein the M devices are associated with the second account information, and wherein M is a positive integer; • receiving device identifiers of N second devices out of the M second devices from the communication account server, wherein N is less than or equal to M, N is a positive integer, and all the N second devices support audio and video communication, wherein the N second devices are devices whose device address book comprises a user corresponding to the first device; and • updating the contact list of the first device based on the device identifiers of the N second devices, and displaying the N second devices in the contact list.
A light pipe (400, 500) for illumination by a light source at an end of the light pipe, and for passing the light from the light source along the light pipe by total internal reflection, the light pipe comprising an outer surface (410, 510) and an interior region bounded by an inner surface (420, 520) interfacing with the outer surface (410, 510), wherein the outer surface has a first portion (410a, 510a) and at least a second portion thereof (410b, 510b, 510c); wherein an exterior protrusion having one or more reflective surfaces is provided on the first portion of the outer surface, wherein the one or more reflective surfaces interfere with the total internal reflection and cause light to be emitted before reaching the end of the light pipe and function as a secondary light source, are aligned with the inner surface (420, 520), and are disposed such that when at least one of the one or more reflective surfaces is illuminated, light is emitted from the light pipe through the second portion of the outer surface to provide a wide effective angle of illumination at one or more specified angles of light emission, wherein the at least second portion (410b, 510b, 510c) has a radius of curvature which is greater than a radius of curvature of the first portion (410a, 510a) of the outer surface (410, 510); and the one or more reflective surfaces functioning as the secondary light source provide a substantially uniform distribution of light along a length of the light pipe.
A mouse embryonic stem cell, comprising: a nucleic acid sequence incorporated into the genome of the mouse ES cell, which sequence encodes a biologically active human Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (hM-CSF) protein and is operably linked to the endogenous promoter of the mouse M-CSF gene at the mouse M-CSF locus.
A method of noise suppressing an audio signal comprising a combination of at least two audio system input signals each having a sound source signal portion and a background noise portion, the method comprising steps of: - a) extracting at least two different types of spatial sound field features from the input signals, such as discriminative speech and/or background noise features, - b) computing a first intermediate spatial noise suppression gain on the basis of the extracted spatial sound field features, - c) computing a second intermediate stationary noise suppression gain, - d) combining the two intermediate noise suppression gains to form a total noise suppression gain, wherein the two intermediate noise suppression gains are combined by comparing their values and dependent on their ratio or relative difference, determining the total noise suppression gain, - e) applying the total noise suppression gain to the audio signal to generate a noise suppressed audio system output signal; characterized in that the spatial sound field features comprise sound source proximity and/or sound signal coherence. - a) extracting at least two different types of spatial sound field features from the input signals, such as discriminative speech and/or background noise features, - b) computing a first intermediate spatial noise suppression gain on the basis of the extracted spatial sound field features, - c) computing a second intermediate stationary noise suppression gain, - d) combining the two intermediate noise suppression gains to form a total noise suppression gain, wherein the two intermediate noise suppression gains are combined by comparing their values and dependent on their ratio or relative difference, determining the total noise suppression gain, - e) applying the total noise suppression gain to the audio signal to generate a noise suppressed audio system output signal;
Electrical junction box for an exterior cladding panel of a building bearing at least one photovoltaic module comprising an electrical pole at one of its longitudinal ends and an electrical pole of inverse polarity at the other end, the junction box comprising: - a base, - a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to the latter, the lateral wall comprising, on its external face, a peripheral edge intended to maintain the junction box in place in an opening provided in the external cladding panel, - an access hatch, situated on the lateral wall of the junction box, intended for insertion, into the junction box, of a circuit breaker, - a cable outlet, situated in the part of the junction box situated above the peripheral edge, intended to connect the electrical junction box to an electrical pole of the photovoltaic module borne by the panel, - an internal cavity delimited by the base and the wall, comprising: ∘ an electrical terminal of perpendicular axis to the base, intended for the connection of an electrical plug situated on the reverse side of an adjacent exterior cladding panel, ∘ an electrical switch connecting the electrical terminal to the cable outlet and situated opposite the access hatch. - a base, - a lateral wall surrounding the base and extending perpendicularly to the latter, the lateral wall comprising, on its external face, a peripheral edge intended to maintain the junction box in place in an opening provided in the external cladding panel, - an access hatch, situated on the lateral wall of the junction box, intended for insertion, into the junction box, of a circuit breaker, - a cable outlet, situated in the part of the junction box situated above the peripheral edge, intended to connect the electrical junction box to an electrical pole of the photovoltaic module borne by the panel, - an internal cavity delimited by the base and the wall, comprising: ∘ an electrical terminal of perpendicular axis to the base, intended for the connection of an electrical plug situated on the reverse side of an adjacent exterior cladding panel, ∘ an electrical switch connecting the electrical terminal to the cable outlet and situated opposite the access hatch. ∘ an electrical terminal of perpendicular axis to the base, intended for the connection of an electrical plug situated on the reverse side of an adjacent exterior cladding panel, ∘ an electrical switch connecting the electrical terminal to the cable outlet and situated opposite the access hatch.
A fluid tank for vehicles, said fluid tank comprising an inner container for a fluid, in particular a liquefied gas, and a housing surrounding the inner container, wherein a volume is present between the inner container and the housing, in which volume an insulation vacuum can be produced, in particular a high vacuum with a pressure in the range from 10 -3 to 10 -8 mbar or a fine vacuum in the range from 1 to 10 -3 mbar, and wherein, to maintain a produced insulation vacuum, the fluid tank is provided with at least one separate vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular vacuum pump, installed at the fluid tank and with a connection for the vacuum pump, characterized in that the separate vacuum pump installed at the fluid tank is installed at the fluid tank such that, with an intended arrangement of the fluid tank at the vehicle and on an intended use of the vehicle, a rotor of the vacuum pump rotating about an axis of rotation during the pump operation is oriented with its axis of rotation perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. wherein a volume is present between the inner container and the housing, in which volume an insulation vacuum can be produced, in particular a high vacuum with a pressure in the range from 10 -3 to 10 -8 mbar or a fine vacuum in the range from 1 to 10 -3 mbar, and wherein, to maintain a produced insulation vacuum, the fluid tank is provided with at least one separate vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular vacuum pump, installed at the fluid tank and with a connection for the vacuum pump, characterized in that the separate vacuum pump installed at the fluid tank is installed at the fluid tank such that, with an intended arrangement of the fluid tank at the vehicle and on an intended use of the vehicle, a rotor of the vacuum pump rotating about an axis of rotation during the pump operation is oriented with its axis of rotation perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
Partially cogenerative organic Rankine cycle plant suitable for a heat user and comprising a primary heat source and, along a main path in which a main flow of organic working fluid flows: - an evaporator where the organic working fluid under pressure is heated, vaporized and eventually superheated or brought to supercritical conditions using the heat of a main flow of the primary heat source which flows along a path of the primary heat source, - at least one turbine (20, 21, 22) where the organic working fluid is expanded, - a first condenser which returns to the liquid phase a main vapor flow of the organic working fluid which has fully completed the expansion phase - a first supply pump which pressurizes said main flow of organic working fluid; - at least one preheater, which supplies heat to the organic working fluid bringing it to a temperature close to the evaporation one, said partially cogenerative organic Rankine cycle plant being characterized by at least two heat exchangers enslaved to the heat user, said two heat exchangers being placed in series along a path of the heat user and in which: - a first heat exchanger is a further condenser fed by a partial flow of organic working fluid, in the vapor phase extracted from an intermediate stage of the expansion phase, and - a second heat exchanger is fed by a partial flow of the primary heat source. - an evaporator where the organic working fluid under pressure is heated, vaporized and eventually superheated or brought to supercritical conditions using the heat of a main flow of the primary heat source which flows along a path of the primary heat source, - at least one turbine (20, 21, 22) where the organic working fluid is expanded, - a first condenser which returns to the liquid phase a main vapor flow of the organic working fluid which has fully completed the expansion phase - a first supply pump which pressurizes said main flow of organic working fluid; - at least one preheater, which supplies heat to the organic working fluid bringing it to a temperature close to the evaporation one, - a first heat exchanger is a further condenser fed by a partial flow of organic working fluid, in the vapor phase extracted from an intermediate stage of the expansion phase, and - a second heat exchanger is fed by a partial flow of the primary heat source.
Method for operating an exhaust-gas treatment device, having an electric heater for heating at least one exhaust-gas stream or a surface in the exhaust-gas treatment device, and having a feed point for feeding an additive into the exhaust-gas treatment device such that the additive impinges on the electric heater, having the following steps: a) feeding additive at the feed point; b) identifying, on the basis of at least one state variable, an operating state of the exhaust-gas treatment device in which deposits can form on the electric heater; c) setting a cycle frequency as a function of the operating state if the operating state identified in step b) lies in a predefined operating state range; d) cyclically activating and deactivating the electric heater at the set cycle frequency if the operating state identified in step b) lies in the predefined operating state range. a) feeding additive at the feed point; b) identifying, on the basis of at least one state variable, an operating state of the exhaust-gas treatment device in which deposits can form on the electric heater; c) setting a cycle frequency as a function of the operating state if the operating state identified in step b) lies in a predefined operating state range; d) cyclically activating and deactivating the electric heater at the set cycle frequency if the operating state identified in step b) lies in the predefined operating state range.
An antisense oligonucleotide which is targeted to a nucleic acid encoding polyomavirus JC, and is capable of inhibiting JCV replication and multiplication, the antisense oligonucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 85% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21.
Sliver opening device for an open-end spinning device, comprising a feed table device, which has a feed table holder and a feed table, which feed table can be exchangeably fastened to the feed table holder, the feed table having a clamping area for a sliver pull-in cylinder for conveying a feed sliver, the feed table and the feed table holder having connection areas (8, 9) in contact with one another, characterised in that the connection areas (8, 9) are designed and arranged such that a clamping force between the sliver pull-in cylinder and the clamping area of the feed table presses the feed table against the feed table holder, and in that the connection areas engage with one another such that a positive fit is created between the connection areas (8, 9) in all directions of a plane which is perpendicular to the direction of the clamping force between the sliver pull-in cylinder and the clamping area of the feed table.
A slot nozzle configured to be connected to a source of thermoplastic liquid, the slot nozzle comprising: a nozzle body including first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14), a distribution passage, and a slit-shaped nozzle outlet in fluid communication with said distribution passage, said slit-shaped nozzle outlet formed between the first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14), each of the first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14) having a tip portion (30, 32), at least one of the first or second nozzle pieces (12, 14) being flexible at its tip portion (30, 32) such that said nozzle outlet opens when under positive fluid pressure applied by the thermoplastic liquid and closes when the fluid pressure of the thermoplastic liquid is reduced or deactivated, characterized in that said first nozzle piece includes a recessed portion forming an area of reduced material thickness or acting as a living hinge to allow the tip portion of the first nozzle piece to flex away from the tip portion of the second nozzle piece to open the outlet under the positive fluid pressure. a nozzle body including first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14), a distribution passage, and a slit-shaped nozzle outlet in fluid communication with said distribution passage, said slit-shaped nozzle outlet formed between the first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14), each of the first and second nozzle pieces (12, 14) having a tip portion (30, 32), at least one of the first or second nozzle pieces (12, 14) being flexible at its tip portion (30, 32) such that said nozzle outlet opens when under positive fluid pressure applied by the thermoplastic liquid and closes when the fluid pressure of the thermoplastic liquid is reduced or deactivated, characterized in that said first nozzle piece includes a recessed portion forming an area of reduced material thickness or acting as a living hinge to allow the tip portion of the first nozzle piece to flex away from the tip portion of the second nozzle piece to open the outlet under the positive fluid pressure.