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Use of foamable polystyrene resin particles for producing a polystyrene resin foam-molded article having a density, as determined according to JIS K7122: 1999 "Measurement of apparent density of foamed plastic and rubber", in a range of from 0.010 g/cm 3 to 0.033 g/cm 3, wherein the foamable polystyrene resin particles are obtainable by granulating a polystyrene resin containing a flame retardant and a foaming agent, wherein the flame retardant has a bromine atom in a molecule, contains less than 70% by mass of bromine, has a benzene ring in a molecule, and has a 5% by mass decomposition temperature in a range of from 200°C to 300°C, as determined in accordance with the section "Measurement of Flame Retardant Decomposition Temperature" of the specification, and a ratio (B/A) between the amount of the flame retardant contained in the total foamable polystyrene resin particles and the amount of the flame retardant contained in the surface of the resin particles is in a range of from 0.8 to 1.2, wherein the ratio (B/A) is determined in accordance with the section "Measurement of Amounts and of Contained Flame Retardant and Ratio (B / A) Thereof" of the specification, wherein the amount of the flame retardant added is in the range of from 0.5 % by mass to 6.0 % by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin fraction in the flame retardant-containing foamable polystyrene resin particles, wherein the foamable polystyrene resin particles are heated to obtain polystyrene resin prefoamed particles before producing the polystyrene resin foam-molded article, and wherein the polystyrene resin foam-molded article is produced by filling a cavity of a mold with the polystyrene resin prefoamed particles and heating and foaming the particles.
An intravaginal controlled release system for the controlled release of one or more organic acids, said release system being characterized in that it comprises a combination of one or more ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers and one or more carboxylic polymers, wherein the carboxylic polymers comprise one or more carboxylic (-COOH) groups and are selected from the list consisting of methacrylic acid copolymers, cellulose acetate phthalates, acrylic acid (co)polymers, alginates, polylactic acids, hypromellose acetate succinates (HPMCAS), and copolymers or mixtures thereof.
A power steering system comprising: an electric power steering including a motor serving as an electric actuator that generates a first steering assist force based on a torsion amount of a first torsion bar to which steering torque is applied; and a hydraulic power steering including a hydraulic actuator that generates a second steering assist force based on a flow rate of a hydraulic fluid supplied from a pump that operates using an internal combustion engine as a driving source, and a control valve that controls supply of the hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator and drain of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic actuator based on a torsion amount of a second torsion bar to which the steering torque and the first steering assist force are applied, characterized in that the second torsion bar has a torsional stiffness that is equal to or substantially equal to a torsional stiffness of the first torsion bar (21 a). an electric power steering including a motor serving as an electric actuator that generates a first steering assist force based on a torsion amount of a first torsion bar to which steering torque is applied; and a hydraulic power steering including a hydraulic actuator that generates a second steering assist force based on a flow rate of a hydraulic fluid supplied from a pump that operates using an internal combustion engine as a driving source, and a control valve that controls supply of the hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator and drain of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic actuator based on a torsion amount of a second torsion bar to which the steering torque and the first steering assist force are applied, characterized in that the second torsion bar has a torsional stiffness that is equal to or substantially equal to a torsional stiffness of the first torsion bar (21 a).
Method for the remote-controlled manoeuvring of a motor vehicle in a parking area by means of an infrastructure apparatus which is outside the vehicle and is in the parking area, having the following steps of: a) determining position data relating to the motor vehicle in the parking area; b) setting up a communication channel starting from the infrastructure apparatus in the direction of the motor vehicle; c) undertaking longitudinal guidance and lateral guidance of the motor vehicle via the communication channel in order to remotely control the motor vehicle; d) manoeuvring the motor vehicle in the parking area on the basis of the position data relating to the motor vehicle, wherein steps a) to d) are carried out by the infrastructure apparatus in the parking area, characterized in that the motor vehicle is located in the parking area by means of the infrastructure apparatus by determining the position data at predetermined times, and the motor vehicle is manoeuvred in a remotely controlled manner along a predetermined movement path to a destination in the parking area, and in that the motor vehicle is located in the parking area by means of the infrastructure apparatus at least every 100 ms. a) determining position data relating to the motor vehicle in the parking area; b) setting up a communication channel starting from the infrastructure apparatus in the direction of the motor vehicle; c) undertaking longitudinal guidance and lateral guidance of the motor vehicle via the communication channel in order to remotely control the motor vehicle; d) manoeuvring the motor vehicle in the parking area on the basis of the position data relating to the motor vehicle,
An in-vehicle controller, comprising: a heat radiation coating film, characterized in that the heat radiation coating film includes a first region that has a first boundary surface abutting on a base material, and a second region that has a second boundary surface where the heat radiation coating film abuts on air, wherein a thermal conductivity of the first region is higher than that of the second region, wherein a thermal emissivity of the second region is higher than that of the first region, wherein the heat radiation coating film includes an organic resin, particles having a thermal emissivity higher than that of the organic resin, and particles having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the organic resin, wherein the particles having the high thermal conductivity are dispersed into the first region, and the particles having the high thermal emissivity are dispersed into the second region, and wherein a density of the particles of the high thermal emissivity is smaller than that of the organic resin. a heat radiation coating film, characterized in that the heat radiation coating film includes a first region that has a first boundary surface abutting on a base material, and a second region that has a second boundary surface where the heat radiation coating film abuts on air, a first region that has a first boundary surface abutting on a base material, and a second region that has a second boundary surface where the heat radiation coating film abuts on air, wherein a thermal conductivity of the first region is higher than that of the second region, wherein a thermal emissivity of the second region is higher than that of the first region, wherein the heat radiation coating film includes an organic resin, particles having a thermal emissivity higher than that of the organic resin, and particles having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the organic resin, wherein the particles having the high thermal conductivity are dispersed into the first region, and the particles having the high thermal emissivity are dispersed into the second region, and wherein a density of the particles of the high thermal emissivity is smaller than that of the organic resin.
Plastics material container with a base region, a main body adjoining this base region in a longitudinal direction of the plastics material container, wherein this main body has a peripheral wall extending completely around in a peripheral direction of the plastics material container, and a mouth region with a container mouth following at least indirectly to this main body in the longitudinal direction, wherein this peripheral wall of the main body has at least one first groove and/or protrusion extending in a first direction and at least one second groove and/or protrusion extending in a second direction, wherein the first groove and/or protrusion and the second groove and/or protrusion intersect in at least one first intersection region in the peripheral wall, characterised in that at least two base grooves and/or base protrusions (22, 24) are arranged in the base region and at least one base groove and/or base protrusion transitions in a branching region into at least two grooves and/or protrusions (12, 14) formed in the peripheral wall.
Pump for a fluid, comprising a body having an inlet port (11; 21) through which the fluid enters the body and an outlet port (12; 22) through which the fluid exits the body, characterized in that the pump comprises at least one blind recess (17, 18; 27, 28, 29) arranged inside of the body and having an open end communicating with said outlet port (12; 22) and an opposite closed end, the at least one blind recess (17, 18; 27, 28, 29) being designed to trap at least one gas pocket for damping pressure pulses in the fluid exiting the body, wherein the pump is a gear pump comprising a gear system and a rotor system arranged inside the body, the body comprising an inner chamber (14; 24) inside which is disposed the gear system, the inner chamber (14; 24) being in fluid communication with the inlet port (11; 21) and the outlet port (12; 22) via respectively an inlet path (15; 25) and an outlet path (16'; 26'), wherein at least one blind recess (17, 18; 27, 28, 29) is integrally formed in the rotor system and is in fluid communication with the outlet path (16'; 26'), wherein said fluid is a urea solution or fuel.
A neck-down feeder (10, 100) of unitary construction for use in metal casting, comprising a body portion (10a, 100a) integrally formed at a first end thereof with a tapered base portion (10b, 100b) for mounting on a mould pattern, the body portion (10a, 100a) and the base portion (10b, 100b) being defined by a continuous sidewall (12, 112) having one or more regions of reduced thickness (24, 124) arranged such that the force required to initiate breakage of the sidewall (12, 112) is no more than 5 kN and, in said use, the feeder (10, 100) is breakable whereby at least a part of the base portion (10b, 100b) detaches from the body portion (10a, 100a) and is received therein.
Ophthalmological measuring device for determining corneal radius or anterior chamber depth, in which measurement systems for determining these variables are provided, characterized in that the measurement systems are connected to an evaluation unit which monitors the observance of quality parameters in respect of the measurements and generates a corresponding signal for the user and in that the roundness and/or the circumference of the reflection images of measurement marks of a keratometer is/are ascertained as quality parameter for determining corneal radius or in that the position and size of the image of the fixing point in relation to the position of the cornea and position of the lens in light section images of the eye are ascertained as quality criterion for determining the anterior chamber depth.
Device for refreshing clothes, for household use, comprising a housing, characterized in that the housing comprises a slot, where the clothes to be refreshed is arranged during use, the housing also comprises a steam blade for sending steam to the part of the clothes arranged in the slot.
A container system for discharging flowable products comprising at least a first container containing a first flowable product, a second container containing a second flowable product and a mixing/discharging volume where the first and second flowable products (4, 5) mix during the discharging process, wherein the first container is having a first outlet linked to the mixing/discharging volume; wherein the second container is having a second outlet linked to the mixing/discharging volume; wherein the mixing/discharging volume is having a third outlet for discharging a mixed flowable product; wherein discharging the first flowable product from the first container is controlled by a first valve and discharging the second flowable product from the second container is controlled by a second valve, characterized in that the first valve and the second valve are flat valves and wherein the first valve and the second valve operate simultaneously; wherein one of the valves (12 or 13) closes first.
A formwork tie for connecting two formwork elements that are disposed opposite and at a distance from one another, comprising a tie rod including an external thread, comprising a tie nut that is screwed onto the external thread, comprising an anti-rotation element, which is non-rotatable and axially movable with respect to the tie rod, and comprising a releasable form fit coupling, by way of which the anti-rotation element can be releasably non-rotatably connected to the tie nut and which can be made to engage and disengage by an axial movement, the tie nut and the anti-rotation element comprising complementary parts of the form fit coupling, characterized in that the anti-rotation element comprises a sleeve that is axially displaceable on the tie rod and that has an inner cross-section, corresponding to the cross-section of the tie rod, which holds the anti-rotation element non-rotatably on the tie rod by way of form fit.
A method of releasing target cells captured on a microfluidic surface generating a microfluidic channel, the cross-section of the microfluidic channel being defined as width and height of the channel's volume, the method comprising: flowing a foam composition across the microfluidic surface, wherein the foam composition comprises air bubbles, a majority of which has a diameter smaller than a width of the microfluidic channel or a height of the microfluidic channel, wherein the foam composition is generated by drawing a solution through a membrane, wherein said solution comprises a ratio of at least 1:1.5 air to liquid, wherein the liquid is compatible with cell culture and comprises a protein selected from: bovine serum albumin, fetal bovine serum, new calf serum, amino acids (e.g., L-glutamine), albumin, transferrin, fibronectin, aprotinin, casein, and fetuin, or any combination thereof, wherein said drawing produces air bubbles, and wherein at least 50% of said air bubbles comprise a diameter from 10 microns to 100 microns, and wherein the microfluidic surface comprises a lipid bi-layer and the target cells are captured on a top layer of the lipid bi-layer, wherein the captured target cells are released with at least 40% efficiency and 40% viability; and detaching the top layer, by shear forces from the air-liquid interface between the air bubbles and the lipid bi-layer, turning the lipid bi-layer inside out, thereby loosening the lipids so they are easily detached, thereby releasing the target cells captured on the top layer, wherein the released target cells are circulating tumor cells (CTCs). flowing a foam composition across the microfluidic surface, wherein the foam composition comprises air bubbles, a majority of which has a diameter smaller than a width of the microfluidic channel or a height of the microfluidic channel, wherein the foam composition is generated by drawing a solution through a membrane, wherein said solution comprises a ratio of at least 1:1.5 air to liquid, wherein the liquid is compatible with cell culture and comprises a protein selected from: bovine serum albumin, fetal bovine serum, new calf serum, amino acids (e.g., L-glutamine), albumin, transferrin, fibronectin, aprotinin, casein, and fetuin, or any combination thereof, wherein said drawing produces air bubbles, and wherein at least 50% of said air bubbles comprise a diameter from 10 microns to 100 microns, and wherein the microfluidic surface comprises a lipid bi-layer and the target cells are captured on a top layer of the lipid bi-layer, wherein the captured target cells are released with at least 40% efficiency and 40% viability; and detaching the top layer, by shear forces from the air-liquid interface between the air bubbles and the lipid bi-layer, turning the lipid bi-layer inside out, thereby loosening the lipids so they are easily detached, thereby releasing the target cells captured on the top layer, wherein the released target cells are circulating tumor cells (CTCs).
A method of treating municipal and/or industrial sludge comprising the steps of: a) providing the sludge, which has a pH of at least 6; b) adding a catalyst consisting of a metal salt of copper to said sludge; c) adding a radical initiator in the form of sodium persulfate to said sludge; d) adding a polymer to said sludge to provide a chemically treated sludge; e) dewatering said chemically treated sludge in at least one stage to provide a dewatered sludge cake, wherein step c) is performed before step b). a) providing the sludge, which has a pH of at least 6; b) adding a catalyst consisting of a metal salt of copper to said sludge; c) adding a radical initiator in the form of sodium persulfate to said sludge; d) adding a polymer to said sludge to provide a chemically treated sludge; e) dewatering said chemically treated sludge in at least one stage to provide a dewatered sludge cake,
A method of transmitting wireless data, the method comprising: transmitting a first data frame containing a plurality of data units to a receiving device; receiving acknowledgment of receipt of each data unit as a response to the first data frame from the receiving device; transmitting a second data frame containing all data units that were not successfully transmitted according to the acknowledgment of the receipt of the data units, wherein size of the second data frame is smaller than size of the first data frame when at least one of the data units in the first data frame are successfully transmitted; and wherein the first data frame and the second data frame including a PHY header, a MAC header, the data units, and a plurality of delimiters, the delimiter including a field in which a sequence number for the data unit is recorded, and a second field in which a checksum for an error check is recorded, the delimiter further comprising a third field in which is recorded another checksum which checks for an error in the field in which the sequence number is recorded, and a fourth field in which a time when the data unit has reached a MAC layer is recorded. transmitting a first data frame containing a plurality of data units to a receiving device; receiving acknowledgment of receipt of each data unit as a response to the first data frame from the receiving device; transmitting a second data frame containing all data units that were not successfully transmitted according to the acknowledgment of the receipt of the data units, wherein size of the second data frame is smaller than size of the first data frame when at least one of the data units in the first data frame are successfully transmitted; and wherein the first data frame and the second data frame including a PHY header, a MAC header, the data units, and a plurality of delimiters, the delimiter including a field in which a sequence number for the data unit is recorded, and a second field in which a checksum for an error check is recorded, the delimiter further comprising a third field in which is recorded another checksum which checks for an error in the field in which the sequence number is recorded, and a fourth field in which a time when the data unit has reached a MAC layer is recorded.
An apparatus for the stimulation and/or treatment of anatomical tissues, comprising at least one emitter of a laser beam, controlled by a respective driving circuit provided with a unit for the control and management of said at least one emitter, with a power source and with at least one element for interrupting said driving circuit, which constitutes an element for powering on and off the entire said apparatus, the apparatus comprising a protection and safety assembly for said at least one emitter, said assembly being configured to be arranged along said driving circuit and comprising a proximity sensor, the sensitive surface of which is arranged proximate to the emission area of the laser beam and the detection direction of which is parallel to the emission direction of said laser beam, said assembly comprising at least one control and management device, driven by said sensor and configured to limit the power supplied to said laser beam emitter when said sensitive surface is separated from the area to be treated by an air gap that corresponds to a distance from the sensitive surface of said proximity sensor to the area to be treated exceeding a preset value, wherein said control and management device comprises means for adjusting the electrical values along the power supply cables of said beam emitter, said means being configured to limit the electrical power supply values of the emitter in order to limit emission of the laser beam to a value that is lower than its normal operating value, if the distance from the sensitive surface of said proximity sensor to the area to be treated is detected to be greater than said preset value, wherein said emitter is of the type of laser diodes, characterized in that said emitter is configured to emit a beam having a frequency in the range between 0.1 and 10 Hz and an energy in the range between 0.2 and 25 μJ, if the distance from the sensitive surface of said proximity sensor to the area to be treated is detected to be greater than the preset value.
An air spring, in particular for a commercial vehicle, comprising a plunger piston, an air bellows, and a cover, wherein the air bellows is movable between a first compressed position and a second extended position by a compressing or extending movement, respectively, wherein the air bellows has an axle-side region with a fixing portion for fixing on the plunger piston, and a body-side region, wherein the fixing portion is fixed between the cover and the plunger piston, wherein the cover has at least one guiding portion on its circumferential edge, said guiding portion extending away from the body-side region and outwards beyond the fixing portion and serving as a support for the axle-side region, wherein the fixing portion of the air bellows in each position of the air bellows is directed diagonally downwards, wherein the plunger piston at its upper side comprises an inclined surface which at least partially corresponds to the at least one guiding portion so that the guiding portion and the inclined surface at least in certain areas are designed to be essentially parallel to one another, characterized in that the at least one guiding portion comprises a curveless partial portion which is arranged at an angle (α) of about 20-70° with respect to the axis of symmetry of the air spring.
A potassium ion secondary battery or a potassium ion capacitor, comprising a negative electrode for potassium ion secondary batteries or potassium ion capacitors, comprising a carbon material capable of occluding and releasing potassium ions; a binder including polycarboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof; and a negative-electrode current collector including aluminum.