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A method for determining a strain profile in an optical fiber, comprising: (a) carrying out a distributed Brillouin sensing measurement in the frequency domain on the optical fiber so as to obtain frequency domain measuring data; (b) carrying out a deconvolution operation of the frequency domain measuring data in the frequency domain, wherein the frequency domain measuring data is deconvoluted using an error function; (c) carrying out an inverse Fourier transform of the deconvoluted frequency domain measuring data so as to obtain time domain measuring data; and (d) obtaining a strain profile of the optical fiber based on the time domain measuring data. (a) carrying out a distributed Brillouin sensing measurement in the frequency domain on the optical fiber so as to obtain frequency domain measuring data; (b) carrying out a deconvolution operation of the frequency domain measuring data in the frequency domain, wherein the frequency domain measuring data is deconvoluted using an error function; (c) carrying out an inverse Fourier transform of the deconvoluted frequency domain measuring data so as to obtain time domain measuring data; and (d) obtaining a strain profile of the optical fiber based on the time domain measuring data.
A device for operating a steering apparatus of an industrial truck with • a grab handle having a longitudinal axis, and • an operating element that is arranged at a distance from the grab handle and is mounted and rotatable relative to the grab handle about a rotational axis, characterized in that • the rotational axis has an angle in the range from 60° to 120° to the longitudinal axis, and the operating element and the grab handle are formed and arranged relative to one another such that an operator can reach the operating element at least with thumb and forefinger of a hand lying with the palm of the hand on the grab handle simultaneously while he clasps the grab handle with at least one further finger of the same hand. • a grab handle having a longitudinal axis, and • an operating element that is arranged at a distance from the grab handle and is mounted and rotatable relative to the grab handle about a rotational axis, characterized in that • the rotational axis has an angle in the range from 60° to 120° to the longitudinal axis, and the operating element and the grab handle are formed and arranged relative to one another such that an operator can reach the operating element at least with thumb and forefinger of a hand lying with the palm of the hand on the grab handle simultaneously while he clasps the grab handle with at least one further finger of the same hand.
A stator assembly for a turbomachine having a central longitudinal axis and comprising an outer shroud extending around said central longitudinal axis, an inner shroud concentric with the outer shroud and a blade extending radially between the inner shroud and the outer shroud, the blade being connected to the inner shroud via a first connecting means, the blade delimiting a channel configured to convey ventilation air from a cavity extending radially outside the outer shroud to a cavity extending radially inside the inner shroud, the inner shroud comprising an upstream portion and a downstream portion forming two parts separate from each other and extending respectively from an axially upstream side and from an axially downstream side of said first connecting means when said parts are in an assembled configuration, the upstream portion being configured to be placed, when assembling the inner shroud, in the assembled configuration by axial translation of this upstream portion relative to the blade in a first direction extending from said upstream side to said downstream side, the downstream portion being configured to be placed, when assembling the inner shroud, in the assembled configuration by axial translation of this downstream portion relative to the blade in a second direction extending from said downstream side to said upstream side, the assembly comprising second connecting means connecting the upstream portion and the downstream portion of the inner shroud to each other so as to maintain them in said assembled configuration, characterized in that the assembly comprises a first sealing member integral with an upstream end of a radially inner platform of the blade and a second sealing member integral with a downstream end of the radially inner platform of the blade, the upstream portion of the inner shroud comprising a sealing face axially bearing on the first sealing member, the downstream portion of the inner shroud comprising a sealing face axially bearing on the second sealing member.
An ostomy pouch, comprising: a pair of side walls (212, 214) of flexible sheet material joined together by welding along their peripheral edges to define a cavity therebetween, the side walls (212, 214) being joined by welding in a plurality of spots inwardly of the peripheral edges (216, 218) to limit separation of the side walls as the cavity fills with human stomal discharge, the pouch including a pair of opposite sides each including a laterally outwardly expandable fold formed by at least a portion of at least one of the side walls (212, 214), the folds expanding laterally outwardly as the cavity fills with human stomal discharge to accommodate an increasing volume, whereby the increasing volume of human stomal discharge is accommodated while at the same time maintaining a limit on separation of the side walls (212, 214) during use of the pouch, characterized in that the laterally outwardly expandable folds are each secured by an adhesive spot weld subject to degradation from exposure to human stomal discharge in the cavity. a pair of side walls (212, 214) of flexible sheet material joined together by welding along their peripheral edges to define a cavity therebetween, the side walls (212, 214) being joined by welding in a plurality of spots inwardly of the peripheral edges (216, 218) to limit separation of the side walls as the cavity fills with human stomal discharge, the pouch including a pair of opposite sides each including a laterally outwardly expandable fold formed by at least a portion of at least one of the side walls (212, 214), the folds expanding laterally outwardly as the cavity fills with human stomal discharge to accommodate an increasing volume, whereby the increasing volume of human stomal discharge is accommodated while at the same time maintaining a limit on separation of the side walls (212, 214) during use of the pouch, characterized in that the laterally outwardly expandable folds are each secured by an adhesive spot weld subject to degradation from exposure to human stomal discharge in the cavity.
An interconnect (300, 400, 1640) for coupling a superconducting system and a non-superconducting system, the interconnect comprising: a first end configured for coupling to the superconducting system, wherein the interconnect comprises a superconducting element (304; 404; 510) having a critical temperature; and a second end configured for coupling to the non-superconducting system, wherein the interconnect further comprises: a first layer comprising at least the superconducting element, a second layer comprising a non-superconducting metal element (320; 412; 512), wherein a thickness of the second layer is varied along a length-wise direction of the interconnect such that during operation of the superconducting system and the non-superconducting system the temperature substantially over an entire length of the interconnect is maintained at a temperature equal to or below the critical temperature of the superconducting element. a first end configured for coupling to the superconducting system, wherein the interconnect comprises a superconducting element (304; 404; 510) having a critical temperature; and a second end configured for coupling to the non-superconducting system, wherein the interconnect further comprises: a first layer comprising at least the superconducting element, a second layer comprising a non-superconducting metal element (320; 412; 512), wherein a thickness of the second layer is varied along a length-wise direction of the interconnect such that during operation of the superconducting system and the non-superconducting system the temperature substantially over an entire length of the interconnect is maintained at a temperature equal to or below the critical temperature of the superconducting element. a first layer comprising at least the superconducting element, a second layer comprising a non-superconducting metal element (320; 412; 512), wherein a thickness of the second layer is varied along a length-wise direction of the interconnect such that during operation of the superconducting system and the non-superconducting system the temperature substantially over an entire length of the interconnect is maintained at a temperature equal to or below the critical temperature of the superconducting element.
A method of making -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline comprising: (a) providing at least one -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor selected from a L-tyrosine derivative; and (b) contacting the -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor with NCS, and optionally MAO, under reaction conditions permitting catalysis of the -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor to form -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline; and wherein the L-tyrosine derivative has the chemical formula: wherein R 1 represents hydrogen or hydroxyl; wherein R 2 represents hydrogen; and wherein R 3 represents an amino group -(NH 2); and wherein R 3 ' represents a hydrogen atom, provided R 1 represents hydroxyl; or wherein R 3 and R 3 ' taken together form a carbonyl group; and wherein MAO is a polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ. ID. NO: 96; and wherein NCS is a polypeptide having a sequence selected from the group of sequences set forth as SEQ. ID. NO: 14; SEQ. ID. NO: 17; SEQ. ID. NO: 28; SEQ. ID. NO: 34 and SEQ. ID. NO: 42; or as encoded by SEQ. ID. NO: 109 or SEQ. ID. NO: 113. (a) providing at least one -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor selected from a L-tyrosine derivative; and (b) contacting the -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor with NCS, and optionally MAO, under reaction conditions permitting catalysis of the -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline pathway precursor to form -norcoclaurine or -norlaudanosoline; and wherein R 1 represents hydrogen or hydroxyl; wherein R 2 represents hydrogen; and wherein R 3 represents an amino group -(NH 2); and wherein R 3 ' represents a hydrogen atom, provided R 1 represents hydroxyl; or wherein R 3 and R 3 ' taken together form a carbonyl group; and wherein MAO is a polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ. ID. NO: 96; and wherein NCS is a polypeptide having a sequence selected from the group of sequences set forth as SEQ. ID. NO: 14; SEQ. ID. NO: 17; SEQ. ID. NO: 28; SEQ. ID. NO: 34 and SEQ. ID. NO: 42; or as encoded by SEQ. ID. NO: 109 or SEQ. ID. NO: 113.
A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hair loss, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1) protein; or a CXCL1 protein and minoxidil as an active ingredient.
A process for neutralizing a non-neutralized sulfonated block copolymer having the general configuration A-B-A, (A-B) n, (A-B-A) n, (A-B-A) n X, (A-B) n X, A-B-D-B-A, A-D-B-D-A, (A-D-B) n, (A-B-D) n, (A-B-D) n X, (A-D-B) n X or mixtures thereof, where n is an integer from 2 to 30, X is coupling agent residue wherein each A block contains essentially no sulfonic acid or sulfonate ester functional groups and each B block is a polymer block containing from 10 to 100 mol% sulfonic acid or sulfonate ester functional groups based on the number of sulfonation susceptible monomer units of the B block, and each D block is an impact modifier block D having a glass transition temperature less than 20°C, which process comprises providing a micellar solution comprising from 1%-wt. to 30%-wt. of the non-neutralized sulfonated block copolymer and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent consists of one or more aprotic polar or apolar non-halogenated organic solvents, and adding at least one metal compound with the metal being present in the compound in an oxidation state of at least +1 to the solution, wherein the metal has an atom number of at least 11, acting as a base relative to acidic functionality of the block copolymer.
A clamp segment (42, 78) adapted for assembly with at least one other segment (42, 78) to form a piggybacking clamp (40, 76) for subsea laying of elongate elements (14, 28) in a parallel piggybacked arrangement, the clamp segment (42, 78) comprising: generally parallel mutually-spaced recesses (44, 46, 82, 84) shaped to extend partially around respective ones of the elongate elements (14, 28); and retainers or retainer engagement formations for holding the clamp segment (42, 78) against another clamp segment (42, 78) of the clamp (40, 76) when assembled, such that the assembled clamp segments (42, 78) apply clamping forces to the elongate elements (14, 28) in the recesses (44, 46, 82, 84). generally parallel mutually-spaced recesses (44, 46, 82, 84) shaped to extend partially around respective ones of the elongate elements (14, 28); and retainers or retainer engagement formations for holding the clamp segment (42, 78) against another clamp segment (42, 78) of the clamp (40, 76) when assembled, such that the assembled clamp segments (42, 78) apply clamping forces to the elongate elements (14, 28) in the recesses (44, 46, 82, 84).
A monitoring device for monitoring the level of cure of a light-activated resin film during a light curing process, comprising: an infrared light source that emits infrared light; an optical filter positioned so that a wavelength of the light is transmitted through the optical filter after the light is reflected off of at least one of a reflective substrate and the light-activated resin film located on and curable to or at least partially cured to the substrate; and an optical detector positioned to detect the reflected light that is transmitted through the optical filter, wherein the angle of reflection of the reflected light corresponds to an angle at which the light is emitted toward the film and the substrate; wherein the monitoring device is configured to determine the level of cure of the film based at least in part on the detected intensity of the light; wherein the monitoring device is characterized in that the optical filter includes a bandpass filter only permitting light within a wavelength range of 6 micrometers to 12 micrometers to be transmitted through the optical filter, and the infrared light source and optical detector are each positioned at an angle of approximately 10° with respect to an axis normal to the film and the substrate. an infrared light source that emits infrared light; an optical filter positioned so that a wavelength of the light is transmitted through the optical filter after the light is reflected off of at least one of a reflective substrate and the light-activated resin film located on and curable to or at least partially cured to the substrate; and an optical detector positioned to detect the reflected light that is transmitted through the optical filter, wherein the angle of reflection of the reflected light corresponds to an angle at which the light is emitted toward the film and the substrate; wherein the monitoring device is configured to determine the level of cure of the film based at least in part on the detected intensity of the light; wherein the monitoring device is characterized in that the optical filter includes a bandpass filter only permitting light within a wavelength range of 6 micrometers to 12 micrometers to be transmitted through the optical filter, and the infrared light source and optical detector are each positioned at an angle of approximately 10° with respect to an axis normal to the film and the substrate.
Photoelastic polyurethane resin comprising a reaction product of an aromatic ring-containing polyisocyanate, a polytetramethylene ether polyol having an average hydroxyl number of 20 to 500 mgKOH/g and a low molecular weight triol having an average hydroxyl number of more than 500 mgKOH/g, wherein the mass ratio of the aromatic ring derived from the aromatic ring-containing polyisocyanate in the polyurethane resin composition is 10 mass% or more and 16 mass% or less, relative to the polyurethane resin composition; and wherein the photoelastic polyurethane resin has a Young's modulus at 25°C of 2 to 5MPa, a photoelastic constant at 25°C of 1000 × 10 -12 Pa -1 to 100000 × 10 -12 Pa -1, and a glass transition temperature of -60°C to -21°C; wherein Young's modulus and the photoelectric constant are determined according to the following method: < Measurement Method for Photoelastic constant and Young's modulus> Measurement is conducted in accordance with description of "photoelastic constant measurement method" in "development of a system for measuring the photoelastic constants of optical films" in Journal of The Japan Society for Precision Engineering vol. 73, 253-258 by Mitsuo Tuskiji, Hiroyuki Takada, and Yoshiro Tajitsu, to obtain distortion optical constant and Young's modulus at 25°C, and photoelastic constant at 25°C is calculated therefrom. an aromatic ring-containing polyisocyanate, a polytetramethylene ether polyol having an average hydroxyl number of 20 to 500 mgKOH/g and a low molecular weight triol having an average hydroxyl number of more than 500 mgKOH/g, wherein the mass ratio of the aromatic ring derived from the aromatic ring-containing polyisocyanate in the polyurethane resin composition is 10 mass% or more and 16 mass% or less, relative to the polyurethane resin composition; and wherein the photoelastic polyurethane resin has a Young's modulus at 25°C of 2 to 5MPa, a photoelastic constant at 25°C of 1000 × 10 -12 Pa -1 to 100000 × 10 -12 Pa -1, and a glass transition temperature of -60°C to -21°C; wherein Young's modulus and the photoelectric constant are determined according to the following method: < Measurement Method for Photoelastic constant and Young's modulus> Measurement is conducted in accordance with description of "photoelastic constant measurement method" in "development of a system for measuring the photoelastic constants of optical films" in Journal of The Japan Society for Precision Engineering vol. 73, 253-258 by Mitsuo Tuskiji, Hiroyuki Takada, and Yoshiro Tajitsu, to obtain distortion optical constant and Young's modulus at 25°C, and photoelastic constant at 25°C is calculated therefrom.
A package production method, comprising the step of superposing a pair of substrates on each other, and bonding the substrates to each other to hermetically seal the inside of a sealing region surrounded by a sealing material, the sealing material being formed on at least one of the substrates, wherein the sealing material is formed of a sintered body obtained by sintering a metal powder of at least one selected from gold, silver, palladium and platinum, the metal powder having an average particle size of 0.005 μm to 1.0 μm, at least one core material having a width smaller than the width of the sealing material in a cross-sectional shape is formed so as to be protruding from the periphery of at least one of the substrates, a bulk-like metal film including any metal selected from gold, silver, palladium, platinum, titanium, chromium, copper, tungsten, nickel and an alloy of these metals is formed on each surface of the pair of substrates such that the bulk-like metal film is present at an interface between the sealing material and the substrate, a bulk-like metal film including any metal selected from gold, silver, palladium, platinum, titanium, chromium, copper, tungsten, nickel and an alloy of these metals is formed on the top surface of the core material such that the bulk-like metal film is present at a bonding interface between the core material and the sealing material, and the core material compresses the sealing material when the pair of substrates are bonded to each other such that the sealing material is pressurized between the bulk-like metal film on the core material and the bulk-like metal film on the opposite substrate, and characterised in that the metal powder has a purity of 99.9% or more by weight. the sealing material is formed of a sintered body obtained by sintering a metal powder of at least one selected from gold, silver, palladium and platinum, the metal powder having an average particle size of 0.005 μm to 1.0 μm, at least one core material having a width smaller than the width of the sealing material in a cross-sectional shape is formed so as to be protruding from the periphery of at least one of the substrates, a bulk-like metal film including any metal selected from gold, silver, palladium, platinum, titanium, chromium, copper, tungsten, nickel and an alloy of these metals is formed on each surface of the pair of substrates such that the bulk-like metal film is present at an interface between the sealing material and the substrate, a bulk-like metal film including any metal selected from gold, silver, palladium, platinum, titanium, chromium, copper, tungsten, nickel and an alloy of these metals is formed on the top surface of the core material such that the bulk-like metal film is present at a bonding interface between the core material and the sealing material, and the core material compresses the sealing material when the pair of substrates are bonded to each other such that the sealing material is pressurized between the bulk-like metal film on the core material and the bulk-like metal film on the opposite substrate, and characterised in that the metal powder has a purity of 99.9% or more by weight.
Rubber tire roller for compacting a ground, comprising - a machine frame with an operating platform, and - front and rear undercarriages (5, 6) supporting the machine frame, wherein the undercarriages (5, 6) each comprise at least one wheel (9, 10), characterized in that at least one viewing indentation for the front undercarriage is configured in the machine frame, wherein the at least one viewing indentation is configured to be open to one side over its entire length, wherein an outer wheel edge (A, B) of the front undercarriage and a tread of the at least one wheel of the front undercarriage can be viewed from the operating platform and wherein the viewing indentation is configured in such a way that, when viewed in the forward direction, it initially broadens in the horizontal plane toward the middle of the machine and subsequently narrows again away from the middle of the machine. - a machine frame with an operating platform, and - front and rear undercarriages (5, 6) supporting the machine frame, wherein the undercarriages (5, 6) each comprise at least one wheel (9, 10),