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An article comprising first and second coextruded polymeric nettings (101A, 101B), the first and second coextruded polymeric nettings (101A, 101B) each having a machine direction comprising: a plurality of pairs (102A, 102B) of: first segments (110A, 110B) each having first and second opposed major surfaces (111A, 112A, 111B, 112B) and a thickness (t 11, t 12), the first segments (110A, 110B) comprising first material; second segments (120A, 120B) comprising second material, wherein adjacent first segments (110A, 110B) are joined together via a second segment (120A, 120B), wherein the second segments (120A, 120B) extend from the second major surface (112A, 112B) past the first major surface (111A, 111B) of each first adjacent segment (110A, 110B) and has a distal end (125A, 125B), the second segments (120A, 120B) having first and second opposed major surfaces (121A, 122A, 121B, 122B), wherein there is a gap (129A, 129B) between adjacent second segments (120A, 120B); and a third material (130A, 130B) comprising adhesive, different from the first and second materials on at least one the first or second major surfaces (111A, 112A, 111B, 112B) first segment (110A, 110B), wherein the first segments (110A, 110B), second segments (120A, 120B), and third material (130A, 130B) each extend continuously for at least 5 mm in the machine direction, and wherein first and second materials of adjacent pairs are periodically bonded together in the machine direction, wherein a portion of some of the first segments (1 10A) of the first coextruded polymeric netting are engaged between some of the adjacent first segments of the second coextruded polymeric netting. first segments (110A, 110B) each having first and second opposed major surfaces (111A, 112A, 111B, 112B) and a thickness (t 11, t 12), the first segments (110A, 110B) comprising first material; second segments (120A, 120B) comprising second material, wherein adjacent first segments (110A, 110B) are joined together via a second segment (120A, 120B), wherein the second segments (120A, 120B) extend from the second major surface (112A, 112B) past the first major surface (111A, 111B) of each first adjacent segment (110A, 110B) and has a distal end (125A, 125B), the second segments (120A, 120B) having first and second opposed major surfaces (121A, 122A, 121B, 122B), wherein there is a gap (129A, 129B) between adjacent second segments (120A, 120B); and a third material (130A, 130B) comprising adhesive, different from the first and second materials on at least one the first or second major surfaces (111A, 112A, 111B, 112B) first segment (110A, 110B), wherein the first segments (110A, 110B), second segments (120A, 120B), and third material (130A, 130B) each extend continuously for at least 5 mm in the machine direction, and wherein first and second materials of adjacent pairs are periodically bonded together in the machine direction, wherein a portion of some of the first segments (1 10A) of the first coextruded polymeric netting are engaged between some of the adjacent first segments of the second coextruded polymeric netting.
A crystalline form of a mesylate salt of Compound I, wherein said crystalline form is: a crystalline form having characteristic peaks in its XRPD pattern at values of two theta (° 2θ) of: 6.0, 10.4, 11.0, 12.0, 14.9, 19.3, 20.4, and 21.4; or a crystalline form having characteristic peaks in its XRPD pattern at values of two theta (° 2θ) of: 3.2, 4.3, 6.0, 12.8, 17.5, 18.9, 20.6, 21.4, and 22.7. a crystalline form having characteristic peaks in its XRPD pattern at values of two theta (° 2θ) of: 6.0, 10.4, 11.0, 12.0, 14.9, 19.3, 20.4, and 21.4; or a crystalline form having characteristic peaks in its XRPD pattern at values of two theta (° 2θ) of: 3.2, 4.3, 6.0, 12.8, 17.5, 18.9, 20.6, 21.4, and 22.7.
A method of making a thermoplastic-encased composite strand said method comprising: applying to a plurality of individual reinforcing fibers a polymeric composition comprising a polymer comprising a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin in an amount sufficient to coat all of the fibers, thereby forming preimpregnated fibers; gathering the preimpregnated fibers into a strand having the polymeric composition disposed between substantially all of the fibers; and characterized in that the method further comprises encasing strand of preimpregnated fibers with a polymer comprising a thermoplastic resin to form a thermoplastic-encased composite strand. applying to a plurality of individual reinforcing fibers a polymeric composition comprising a polymer comprising a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin in an amount sufficient to coat all of the fibers, thereby forming preimpregnated fibers; gathering the preimpregnated fibers into a strand having the polymeric composition disposed between substantially all of the fibers; and characterized in that the method further comprises encasing strand of preimpregnated fibers with a polymer comprising a thermoplastic resin to form a thermoplastic-encased composite strand.
A process for the production of cellulolytic and/or hemicellulolytic enzymes by a cellulolytic and/or hemicellulolytic microorganism, comprising at least one phase for growth in the presence of a source of carbon and at least one phase for production in the presence of an inducing substrate, in which said inducing substrate is a mixture of glucose or cellulosic hydrolysates, lactose and xylose or a solution of hemicellulolytic hydrolysates, the quantities of each of the constituents of the mixture being defined by the following limits: • 40% to 65% by weight of glucose; • 21 % to 25% by weight of lactose; and • 10% to 39% by weight of xylose; the sum of these three constituents being equal to 100%, and the microorganism belongs to the species Trichoderma reesei and is deleted for catabolic repression by glucose. • 40% to 65% by weight of glucose; • 21 % to 25% by weight of lactose; and • 10% to 39% by weight of xylose;
A nucleic acid for inhibiting expression of LPA in a cell, comprising at least one duplex region that comprises at least a portion of a first strand and at least a portion of a second strand that is at least partially complementary to the first strand, wherein said first strand is at least partially complementary to at least a portion of RNA transcribed from the LPA gene, wherein said first strand comprises a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 and optionally wherein said second strand comprises a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.
A compound comprising at least germanium, tellurium, bismuth and copper as constituent elements, wherein a longest axis of ubiquitous bismuth crystals and copper crystals is less than 2.0 μm, or a compound comprising at least germanium, tellurium, bismuth and copper as constituent elements, wherein an intensity ratio I(Ge)/I(GeTe) between a maximum intensity I(GeTe) of an XRD peak attributable to germanium telluride and a maximum intensity I(Ge) of an XRD peak attributable to germanium metal is not more than 0.025.
A system comprising: a test piece holder configured to hold a test piece; a robot arm; a test fabric held in a test fabric holder disposed on a first end of the robot arm and configured to hold the test fabric, wherein the test fabric comprises a plurality of fibers (226, 228), and wherein the robot arm is configured to move the test fabric when the test fabric is contacting a surface of the test piece; a force sensor coupled to the robot arm and configured to output force data associated with a force required to move the test fabric when the test fabric is contacting the surface of the test piece; a surface scanner; and a controller configured to receive the force data and determine, based on the force data, a possible presence of a burr within an area of the test piece based on whether the force required to move the test fabric within the area is a threshold percentage higher than a typical force required to move the test fabric on the test piece, wherein the controller is further configured to store a location of the area, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the surface scanner to scan at least a portion of the location of the area to confirm the presence of the burr; wherein the fibers (226, 228) have a maximum thickness such that a burr with a minimum height of half of the maximum thickness can be detected by the system. a test piece holder configured to hold a test piece; a robot arm; a test fabric held in a test fabric holder disposed on a first end of the robot arm and configured to hold the test fabric, wherein the test fabric comprises a plurality of fibers (226, 228), and wherein the robot arm is configured to move the test fabric when the test fabric is contacting a surface of the test piece; a force sensor coupled to the robot arm and configured to output force data associated with a force required to move the test fabric when the test fabric is contacting the surface of the test piece; a surface scanner; and a controller configured to receive the force data and determine, based on the force data, a possible presence of a burr within an area of the test piece based on whether the force required to move the test fabric within the area is a threshold percentage higher than a typical force required to move the test fabric on the test piece, wherein the controller is further configured to store a location of the area, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the surface scanner to scan at least a portion of the location of the area to confirm the presence of the burr; wherein the fibers (226, 228) have a maximum thickness such that a burr with a minimum height of half of the maximum thickness can be detected by the system.
A method comprising (a) determining a level of expression of a mRNA or protein encoded by each of three prognostic genes selected from the group consisting of FGFR1, PMP22, and CDKN1A in a test sample of prostate cancer obtained from a subject having prostate cancer, as compared to the level of expression in a control sample of benign noncancerous prostate tissue obtained from the subject or from a normal subject, and (b) if the level of expression of the mRNA or protein or both is the same or higher than the corresponding level in the control sample, then determining that the prostate cancer is indolent, and if there is about a two-fold or greater decrease in the level of expression of the mRNA or protein compared to the control sample, then determining that the prostate cancer is at high risk of progressing to an aggressive form. (a) determining a level of expression of a mRNA or protein encoded by each of three prognostic genes selected from the group consisting of FGFR1, PMP22, and CDKN1A in a test sample of prostate cancer obtained from a subject having prostate cancer, as compared to the level of expression in a control sample of benign noncancerous prostate tissue obtained from the subject or from a normal subject, and (b) if the level of expression of the mRNA or protein or both is the same or higher than the corresponding level in the control sample, then determining that the prostate cancer is indolent, and
A method of detecting and identifying a microorganism on a solid or semi-solid medium, comprising: (a) scanning said solid or semi-solid medium, known to contain, or that may contain one or more microorganism colonies to locate any colonies present on the medium; (b) interrogating one or more microorganism colonies on said solid or semi-solid medium, located during step (a), to produce intrinsic fluorescence measurements characteristic of a microorganism in said colony, wherein said IF measurements are produced by spectroscopy and said spectroscopy comprises determining an excitation-emission matrix; and (c) identifying the microorganism in the colony based on said intrinsic fluorescence measurements, wherein said identifying is to the family, genus, species, and/or strain level. (a) scanning said solid or semi-solid medium, known to contain, or that may contain one or more microorganism colonies to locate any colonies present on the medium; (b) interrogating one or more microorganism colonies on said solid or semi-solid medium, located during step (a), to produce intrinsic fluorescence measurements characteristic of a microorganism in said colony, wherein said IF measurements are produced by spectroscopy and said spectroscopy comprises determining an excitation-emission matrix; and (c) identifying the microorganism in the colony based on said
Hand-held power tool, comprising a housing having a handle, a transmission, arranged in the housing, for transmitting a torque, which is generated by a drive motor, to a tool receiver that rotates about a rotation axis (x), and a first switch unit, for controlling the drive motor, which is arranged in the housing and has a first switching element and a second switching element for operating the switch unit, control variables of the drive motor being influenced by an operator, by means of the first switching element and the second switching element, the direction of rotation of the drive motor being controllable by means of the second switching element, and the second switching element, upon actuation, executing a linear movement that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis (x), characterized in that the second switching element is arranged in front of the first switching element along the rotation axis (x) in the direction of the tool receiver and in a region below the rotation axis (x), wherein the second switching element is arranged on the underside of the housing.
A method of decoding a bitstream of encoded video by reconstructing significant-coefficient flags for a transform unit, the transform unit being partitioned into non-overlapping blocks, the bitstream encoding significant-coefficient-group flags and sets of significant-coefficient flags, each significant-coefficient-group flag and each set corresponding to a respective block, the method comprising: determining that a significant-coefficient group flag is set; and for the set of significant-coefficient flags corresponding to that significant-coefficient-group flag, selecting a context set, comprising a plurality of contexts, out of two or more mutually exclusive context sets, based on a position within the transform unit of the block corresponding to that set of significant-coefficient flags; and entropy decoding each significant-coefficient flag of that set of significant coefficient flags by selecting a respective context from that selected context set, wherein entropy decoding comprises context-adaptive decoding; wherein each significant-coefficient group flag indicates whether its associated block is presumed to contain at least one non-zero significant-coefficient flag; and wherein the significant-coefficient group flag is set to zero if there are no non-zero significant-coefficient flags in the associated block and is set to one if there is at least one non-zero significant-coefficient flag in the associated block. determining that a significant-coefficient group flag is set; and for the set of significant-coefficient flags corresponding to that significant-coefficient-group flag, selecting a context set, comprising a plurality of contexts, out of two or more mutually exclusive context sets, based on a position within the transform unit of the block corresponding to that set of significant-coefficient flags; and selecting a context set, comprising a plurality of contexts, out of two or more mutually exclusive context sets, based on a position within the transform unit of the block corresponding to that set of significant-coefficient flags; and entropy decoding each significant-coefficient flag of that set of significant coefficient flags by selecting a respective context from that selected context set, wherein entropy decoding comprises context-adaptive decoding; wherein each significant-coefficient group flag indicates whether its associated block is presumed to contain at least one non-zero significant-coefficient flag; and wherein the significant-coefficient group flag is set to zero if there are no non-zero significant-coefficient flags in the associated block and is set to one if there is at least one non-zero significant-coefficient flag in the associated block.
Cutlery drawer for a dishwasher, comprising a frame, which is mounted in a washing container so as to be able to be pulled out, and a plurality of inserts (10, 11, 12) which are movably arranged on the frame and on which crockery items, in particular cutlery, to be washed can be placed, at least one of the inserts (10, 11) being horizontally displaceable transversely to the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer and at least one other of the inserts being arranged on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable, characterised in that one of the two longitudinal sides (13, 14), which extend in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer, of the horizontally displaceable insert (10, 11) is arranged on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable.
A catheter suitable for temporary vascular occlusion in a mammal wherein an embolizing agent which inhibits blood flow into an aneurysm is delivered into said aneurysm, said catheter, comprising a substantially tubular structure with at least one lumen and an inflatable balloon located at a distal portion of said tubular structure and in fluid communication with said lumen, characterised in that, said inflatable balloon comprises a material being a composition which is based on styrenic olefinic rubber and hydrogenated isoprene, and is inflatable at a pressure of up to 600 mg Hg which is less than the pressure required to deform the vascular wall containing the aneurysm, further wherein said balloon has a balloon length range of 4mm to 30mm and a diameter range of 1.5mm to 10mm and a length to diameter ratio range of 0.5:1 to 5:1, wherein the balloon in its inflated state is suitable for conforming to the irregular shape and structure of a vessel to provide flow occlusion and/or attenuation to said vessel without appreciably deforming or stressing the vessel.
A LED light comprising: a housing having a thermally conductive top wall and sidewalls, said top wall having a central region and a peripheral margin, said central region having a wall thickness greater than the wall thickness of said peripheral margin; a plurality of LED light elements mounted in thermal contact with said top wall central region; a lens mounted over said plurality of LED light elements, and a power supply circuit electrically coupled to said LED light elements, whereby the central region conducts heat away from the plurality of LED light elements; wherein: said sidewalls extend from said top wall, said central region is an LED array heat sink region distal from said sidewalls, and said peripheral margin comprises a plurality of heat transferring ribs extending from and between said LED array heat sink region and said sidewalls, whereby the LED array heat sink region absorbs heat from the LED light elements and the heat is then transferred to the sidewalls through the heat transferring ribs. a housing having a thermally conductive top wall and sidewalls, said top wall having a central region and a peripheral margin, said central region having a wall thickness greater than the wall thickness of said peripheral margin; a plurality of LED light elements mounted in thermal contact with said top wall central region; a lens mounted over said plurality of LED light elements, and a power supply circuit electrically coupled to said LED light elements, whereby the central region conducts heat away from the plurality of LED light elements; said sidewalls extend from said top wall, said central region is an LED array heat sink region distal from said sidewalls, and said peripheral margin comprises a plurality of heat transferring ribs extending from and between said LED array heat sink region and said sidewalls, whereby the LED array heat sink region absorbs heat from the LED light elements and the heat is then transferred to the sidewalls through the heat transferring ribs.
Method for detection of objects on a sauna heater, wherein the method comprises the steps of a) construction of a normal set heat radiation curve by means of an average of several measurements over a time period, and storing the heat radiation curve in a memory of a controller, b) monitoring the heat radiation measurements from a sauna heater over a corresponding time period by using a first sensor, c) comparing the monitored heat radiation to values in the normal set heat radiation curve by software in the controller, d) the controller switching the sauna heater off when a deviation from a normal heat radiation curve is detected, and in the absence of a deviation, updating the normal set heat radiation curve with the monitored heat radiation measurements. a) construction of a normal set heat radiation curve by means of an average of several measurements over a time period, and storing the heat radiation curve in a memory of a controller, b) monitoring the heat radiation measurements from a sauna heater over a corresponding time period by using a first sensor, c) comparing the monitored heat radiation to values in the normal set heat radiation curve by software in the controller, d) the controller switching the sauna heater off when a deviation from a normal heat radiation curve is detected, and in the absence of a deviation, updating the normal set heat radiation curve with the monitored heat radiation measurements.
Method for operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle having at least one operating device, wherein the operating device is formed as a selector lever, which is movable in at least two shift slots (S1-S3), of a semi-automatic or fully automatic transmission, and one shift slot serves at least for the operation of the driver assistance system, characterized in that the shift slot which serves at least for the operation of the driver assistance system serves both for the activation of the driver assistance system and for the initiation of an operation of the driver assistance system and is of monostable form with at least one deflected position (A3.1, A3.2) proceeding from a rest position (R3.1), wherein an operation of the driver assistance system is performed completely only when the selector lever is held in the at least one deflected position (A3.1, A3.2) at least for the required duration (t2 to t3) of the operation.
Method for braking a vehicle which has at least one front axle and one rear axle and an anti-lock brake system (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15) which acts on the wheels (5, 7) of these axles (VA, HA), and a means for detecting the braking request of the driver, wherein in order to achieve a desired braking force distribution between the front axle and the rear axle the braking force at the rear axle is automatically adapted in such a way that the brake slip at the rear axle corresponds essentially to the brake slip of the front axle, and wherein an actual deceleration value (z) which represents the actual braking of the vehicle is determined, characterized in that a setpoint deceleration value is not determined but rather a limiting deceleration value (z min, z max) which is assigned to the braking request of the driver, and the braking force is adapted automatically at at least one axle (VA, HA) if an undesired difference is detected between the measured actual deceleration value (z) and the limiting deceleration value (z min, z max)