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A method for preparing a compound of formula I, [Chem 1] CH 3 XCH 2 CH 2 C(NH 2)COOH where X represents S or Se, by catalytic conversion of a compound of formula II [Chem 2] CH 3 XCH 2 CH 2 C CN where X represents S or Se and Y represents NH 2 or OH, characterized in that, when Y represents NH 2, the conversion is performed in the presence of water and of at least one catalyst comprising at least alumina, titanium dioxide or a mixture thereof, and when Y represents OH, the conversion is performed in the presence of water, of at least one catalyst comprising at least alumina, titanium dioxide, zirconia or a mixture thereof, and of NH 3 or of an ammonium salt. where X represents S or Se, by catalytic conversion of a compound of formula II [Chem 2] CH 3 XCH 2 CH 2 C CN where X represents S or Se and Y represents NH 2 or OH, characterized in that, when Y represents NH 2, the conversion is performed in the presence of water and of at least one catalyst comprising at least alumina, titanium dioxide or a mixture thereof, and when Y represents OH, the conversion is performed in the presence of water, of at least one catalyst comprising at least alumina, titanium dioxide, zirconia or a mixture thereof, and of NH 3 or of an ammonium salt.
A heat exchanger system comprising a wall separating a first fluid from a second fluid and allowing heat exchange between said fluids; wherein a protective film of polymeric material is arranged on said wall at least on the side of the first fluid, the protective film having a front face (26.2) in contact with the first fluid and an opposite rear face (26.1), facing the wall; characterized in that gas distribution means are provided to distribute a gaseous cleaning agent on the side of the rear face (26.1) of the protective film; and in that the protective film is dense, waterproof or little permeable to the first fluid, while being permeable to said gaseous cleaning agent, so as to allow the gaseous cleaning agent to pass through the protective film towards its front face (26.2). wherein a protective film of polymeric material is arranged on said wall at least on the side of the first fluid, the protective film having a front face (26.2) in contact with the first fluid and an opposite rear face (26.1), facing the wall; characterized in that gas distribution means are provided to distribute a gaseous cleaning agent on the side of the rear face (26.1) of the protective film; and in that the protective film is dense, waterproof or little permeable to the first fluid, while being permeable to said gaseous cleaning agent, so as to allow the gaseous cleaning agent to pass through the protective film towards its front face (26.2).
A system for iontophoretic substance delivery to the tympanic membrane of an ear of a human or animal subject, the system comprising: an earplug, comprising: a flexible sealing element, the flexible sealing element having a distal sealing surface with a plurality of microholes; an elongate tube extending proximally from the flexible sealing element; an electrode device including an elongate shaft connected to an electrode tip, characterized in that the distal sealing surface is configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the system and the ear canal and that the microholes are configured to vent fluid above a pressure threshold, wherein the electrode device is moveable within the elongate tube. an earplug, comprising: a flexible sealing element, the flexible sealing element having a distal sealing surface with a plurality of microholes; an elongate tube extending proximally from the flexible sealing element; an electrode device including an elongate shaft connected to an electrode tip, characterized in that the distal sealing surface is configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the system and the ear canal and that the microholes are configured to vent fluid above a pressure threshold, wherein the electrode device is moveable within the elongate tube. a flexible sealing element, the flexible sealing element having a distal sealing surface with a plurality of microholes; an elongate tube extending proximally from the flexible sealing element; an electrode device including an elongate shaft connected to an electrode tip, characterized in that the distal sealing surface is configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the system and the ear canal and that the microholes are configured to vent fluid above a pressure threshold, wherein the electrode device is moveable within the elongate tube.
An IMS node, comprising: a transmission module arranged to send SIP messages to a plurality of other IMS nodes; a processor arranged to detect an error in a particular one of said other IMS nodes, the error is detected by receipt of an error notification from said other IMS node the error indicating that the particular other IMS node is not available to receive traffic, and in response to such a detection, causing the particular other IMS node to be blacklisted and not to be used for a specific period of time; wherein: the transmission module is arranged to send at least one test message to the particular other IMS node when the period of time expires; the processor is arranged to determine if the at least one test message is successfully processed by the particular other IMS node, and in response to a positive determination, based on the absence of a receipt of a second error notification, then returning the particular other IMS node to use; and the transmission module is further arranged to send at least one test message to the particular other IMS node if incoming activity from the particular other IMS node is detected by the processor during the period of time for which the particular other IMS node is not being used. a transmission module arranged to send SIP messages to a plurality of other IMS nodes; a processor arranged to detect an error in a particular one of said other IMS nodes, the error is detected by receipt of an error notification from said other IMS node the error indicating that the particular other IMS node is not available to receive traffic, and in response to such a detection, causing the particular other IMS node to be blacklisted and not to be used for a specific period of time; the transmission module is arranged to send at least one test message to the particular other IMS node when the period of time expires; the processor is arranged to determine if the at least one test message is successfully processed by the particular other IMS node, and in response to a positive determination, based on the absence of a receipt of a second error notification, then returning the particular other IMS node to use; and the transmission module is further arranged to send at least one test message to the particular other IMS node if incoming activity from the particular other IMS node is detected by the processor during the period of time for which the particular other IMS node is not being used.
Spiro[imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2 -one-3,2'-indan] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof for use in reducing or preventing neurodegeneration wherein the neurodegeneration is the result of one or more cerebrovascular disorders selected from the group consisting of transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral infarct, and hypertensive encephalopathy in mammals.
A fastener system comprising: a fastener having a head with a recess, and a threaded shank, the recess defined by a series of three alternating lobes and troughs about a rotational axis, each of the alternating lobes and troughs defined by in series an outer radius portion, a drive side transition, an inner transition radius, and a reverse drive portion, and a driver comprising a shaped tapered bit defined by a series of three alternating lobes and driver troughs about the rotational axis, each of the alternating lobes and troughs defined by in series an outer radius portion (800', 820", 820"), a drive side transition, an inner transition radius, and a reverse drive portion, wherein each lobe has a tapering height and width with a substantially constant ratio of lobe width to lobe height, wherein the driver lobes have a side wall defined by the outer radius portion with a taper angle relative to the rotational axis less than or equal to the taper angle of the recess side wall, characterised in that the recess has a side wall defined by the outer radius portion with a taper angle of about 60° from the rotational axis and in that the outer radius portion (800', 820", 820") of the driver comprises a first convex segment, a concave segment (820"), and a second convex segment (820"'), and the outer radius portion of the recess is configured to mate with the outer radius portion of the driver. a fastener having a head with a recess, and a threaded shank, the recess defined by a series of three alternating lobes and troughs about a rotational axis, each of the alternating lobes and troughs defined by in series an outer radius portion, a drive side transition, an inner transition radius, and a reverse drive portion, and a driver comprising a shaped tapered bit defined by a series of three alternating lobes and driver troughs about the rotational axis, each of the alternating lobes and troughs defined by in series an outer radius portion (800', 820", 820"), a drive side transition, an inner transition radius, and a reverse drive portion, wherein each lobe has a tapering height and width with a substantially constant ratio of lobe width to lobe height, wherein the driver lobes have a side wall defined by the outer radius portion with a taper angle relative to the rotational axis less than or equal to the taper angle of the recess side wall, characterised in that the recess has a side wall defined by the outer radius portion with a taper angle of about 60° from the rotational axis and in that the outer radius portion (800', 820", 820") of the driver comprises a first convex segment, a concave segment (820"), and a second convex segment (820"'), and the outer radius portion of the recess is configured to mate with the outer radius portion of the driver.
A parking assistance device for providing parking assistance in parking a vehicle into a parking space with a ground coil placed at the parking space, the ground coil being configured to wirelessly supply power to a vehicle coil mounted on the vehicle, wherein: - a ground mark indicating a coil axis direction of the ground coil and a position of the ground coil and having a shape of a line segment indicating the coil axis direction of the ground coil is placed at the parking space, - the parking assistance device comprises - an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the parking space including the ground mark, - a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging unit, - an image control unit configured to display a vehicle mark in the image displayed on the display unit, the vehicle mark indicating a coil axis direction of the vehicle coil and a position of the vehicle coil and having a shape of a line segment indicating the coil axis direction of the vehicle coil, and - the image control unit is configured to display the vehicle mark in the image such that the vehicle mark and the ground mark are superimposed on each other, when the vehicle on which the vehicle coil is mounted reaches a position and angle at which the vehicle is capable of being wirelessly charged. - a ground mark indicating a coil axis direction of the ground coil and a position of the ground coil and having a shape of a line segment indicating the coil axis direction of the ground coil is placed at the parking space, - the parking assistance device comprises - an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the parking space including the ground mark, - a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging unit, - an image control unit configured to display a vehicle mark in the image displayed on the display unit, the vehicle mark indicating a coil axis direction of the vehicle coil and a position of the vehicle coil and having a shape of a line segment indicating the coil axis direction of the vehicle coil, and - an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the parking space including the ground mark, - a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging unit, - an image control unit configured to display a vehicle mark in the image displayed on the display unit, the vehicle mark indicating a coil axis direction of the vehicle coil and a position of the vehicle coil and having a shape of a line segment indicating the coil axis direction of the vehicle coil, and - the image control unit is configured to display the vehicle mark in the image such that the vehicle mark and the ground mark are superimposed on each other, when the vehicle on which the vehicle coil is mounted reaches a position and angle at which the vehicle is capable of being wirelessly charged.
A vehicle battery cooling structure comprising: a vehicle body including a floor panel and a vehicle body frame member (51, 53, 57); and a battery unit attached to the vehicle body frame member (51, 53, 57) and arranged below the floor panel, the battery unit including a battery case and a battery, wherein the battery case includes a rearward portion, a frontward portion and a middle portion, the rearward, frontward and middle portions having different heights, with a height of the rearward portion and a height of the frontward portion both being higher than a height of the middle portion, characterized by a cooling jacket that constitutes a liquid cooling unit for cooling an upper portion of the battery unit and that is attached to an upper surface of the battery case that houses the battery, wherein the height of the rearward portion is higher than the height of the frontward portion; and the cooling jacket is disposed on the frontward portion of the battery case. a vehicle body including a floor panel and a vehicle body frame member (51, 53, 57); and a battery unit attached to the vehicle body frame member (51, 53, 57) and arranged below the floor panel, the battery unit including a battery case and a battery, wherein the battery case includes a rearward portion, a frontward portion and a middle portion, the rearward, frontward and middle portions having different heights, with a height of the rearward portion and a height of the frontward portion both being higher than a height of the middle portion, characterized by a cooling jacket that constitutes a liquid cooling unit for cooling an upper portion of the battery unit and that is attached to an upper surface of the battery case that houses the battery, wherein the height of the rearward portion is higher than the height of the frontward portion; and the cooling jacket is disposed on the frontward portion of the battery case.
A refueling unit for refueling a fuel cell, said refueling unit comprising • a fuel cell receiving section having a fuel outlet adapted for being fluidly connected to a fuel inlet of a fuel reservoir of a fuel cell, and waste inlet adapted for being fluidly connected to a waste outlet of said fuel reservoir of said fuel cell; • a cartridge receiving section having a fuel inlet adapted for being fluidly connected with a fuel outlet of a cartridge comprising a fuel for refuelling said fuel cell; wherein said refuelling unit is configured to receive through said waste inlet a waste fluid stored in a fuel reservoir of a fuel cell connected to said fuel cell receiving section, said refuelling unit further comprises an intermediate fuel reservoir for storing fuel, said intermediate fuel reservoir being fluidly connected to said fuel inlet of said cartridge receiving section and said fuel outlet of said fuel cell receiving section, wherein said refuelling unit is configured to firstly receive in said intermediate fuel reservoir a predetermined amount of fuel from a cartridge connected to said cartridge receiving section and secondly empty said intermediate fuel reservoir and guide said fuel stored therein out of said fuel outlet of said fuel cell receiving section and into the fuel reservoir of a fuel cell connected to said fuel cell receiving section, characterized in that said refueling unit further comprises a first piston and an actuator, wherein said first piston is configured to be movable in said intermediate fuel reservoir between a first position and a second position, said refuelling unit being configured to receive in said intermediate fuel reservoir a predetermined amount of fuel from a cartridge connected to said cartridge receiving section by moving said first piston from said first position to said second position using said actuator, and secondly empty said intermediate fuel reservoir and guide said fuel stored therein out of said fuel outlet of said fuel cell receiving section by moving said first piston from said second position to said first position using said actuator. • a fuel cell receiving section having a fuel outlet adapted for being fluidly connected to a fuel inlet of a fuel reservoir of a fuel cell, and waste inlet adapted for being fluidly connected to a waste outlet of said fuel reservoir of said fuel cell; • a cartridge receiving section having a fuel inlet adapted for being fluidly connected with a fuel outlet of a cartridge comprising a fuel for refuelling said fuel cell;
Method for producing low-pressure turbine blades from a TiAl material using a selective laser melting method, individual preheating for each of the low-pressure turbine blades that have already been partially produced taking place by induction heating during production in the selective laser melting method, and the selective laser melting method being carried out under protective gas, characterized in that - a plurality of low-pressure turbine blades are produced simultaneously in a process space by means of selective laser melting, - each low-pressure turbine blade being subjected to temperature monitoring during production by means of selective laser melting and - the result of this being made available in particular to an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit for the open-loop and/or closed-loop control of an individual induction coil for the inductive heating of each individual low-pressure turbine blade and - the protective gas atmosphere has impurities of oxygen, nitrogen and water vapor of in each case less than or equal to 10 ppm. - a plurality of low-pressure turbine blades are produced simultaneously in a process space by means of selective laser melting, - each low-pressure turbine blade being subjected to temperature monitoring during production by means of selective laser melting and - the result of this being made available in particular to an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit for the open-loop and/or closed-loop control of an individual induction coil for the inductive heating of each individual low-pressure turbine blade and - each low-pressure turbine blade being subjected to temperature monitoring during production by means of selective laser melting and - the result of this being made available in particular to an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit for the open-loop and/or closed-loop control of an individual induction coil for the inductive heating of each individual low-pressure turbine blade and - the protective gas atmosphere has impurities of oxygen, nitrogen and water vapor of in each case less than or equal to 10 ppm.
A surgical tool comprising elongate waveguide means (56, 102) operatively connected or connectable at a proximal end to a means of generating ultrasonic vibrations (10, 11, 12, 13, 15) and provided adjacent a distal end with an operative element (100, 130, 140), wherein the waveguide means (56, 102) has a first diameter, the operative element (100, 130, 140) comprises an elongate effector element having a second diameter, less than said first diameter, and a proximal end of the effector element defines a first step junction located substantially in a nodal plane of ultrasonic vibrations generated in the waveguide means (56, 102), characterised in that the operative element (100, 130, 140) further comprises an elongate intermediate portion extending between the waveguide means (56, 102) and the effector element and having a third diameter intermediate between said first and second diameters, said intermediate portion defining said first step junction with the effector element at its distal end and defining a second step junction with the waveguide means (56, 102) at its proximal end.
A portable electro-acoustic transducer set comprising: - retrieving means (130, 131) for retrieving information from a plurality of media sources, - storage means for storing information retrieved from said plurality of media sources, - transducer means for acoustically reproducing information retrieved from said plurality of media sources, and - input means for selecting a media source from said plurality of media sources, wherein said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted to establish a bi-directional transmission with any of the plurality of media sources, wherein said input means comprises a microphone, said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted - to broadcast an enquiry for accessible media sources and to receive, from each accessible media source, control data identifying its type and its address in response to said enquiry, - to query the accessible media sources for an audio message characterizing the type of the respective media sources and to either receive an audio message from the respective media sources or to create an audio message for the respective media sources if no audio message is received, said transducer means is adapted to replay audio messages to a user allowing said user to select a media source, and said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted to establish a bi-directional transmission link with a selected media source based on information retrieved from said media source. - retrieving means (130, 131) for retrieving information from a plurality of media sources, - storage means for storing information retrieved from said plurality of media sources, - transducer means for acoustically reproducing information retrieved from said plurality of media sources, and - input means for selecting a media source from said plurality of media sources, wherein said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted to establish a bi-directional transmission with any of the plurality of media sources, wherein said input means comprises a microphone, said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted - to broadcast an enquiry for accessible media sources and to receive, from each accessible media source, control data identifying its type and its address in response to said enquiry, - to query the accessible media sources for an audio message characterizing the type of the respective media sources and to either receive an audio message from the respective media sources or to create an audio message for the respective media sources if no audio message is received, said transducer means is adapted to replay audio messages to a user allowing said user to select a media source, and said retrieving means (130, 131) is adapted to establish a bi-directional transmission link with a selected media source based on information retrieved from said media source.