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A system for preparing a pharmaceutical compound comprising: a computing device comprising a user interface providing an operator with instructions for preparing the pharmaceutical compound and at least one processor operatively connected to the user interface; a scale operatively connected to the at least one processor; and an image capture device operatively connected to the at least one processor and the scale and positioned to capture an image of at least one of a component used in preparing the pharmaceutical compound and the pharmaceutical compound characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to trigger the image capture device to capture the image of the at least one component once the weight of the at least one component on the scale has stabilized. a computing device comprising a user interface providing an operator with instructions for preparing the pharmaceutical compound and at least one processor operatively connected to the user interface; a scale operatively connected to the at least one processor; and an image capture device operatively connected to the at least one processor and the scale and positioned to capture an image of at least one of a component used in preparing the pharmaceutical compound and the pharmaceutical compound characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to trigger the image capture device to capture the image of the at least one component once the weight of the at least one component on the scale has stabilized.
A male urinary catheter (10, 410), comprising: a catheter tube (12, 412) having a tip end (13, 413, 513) and a distal end (14, 414); and a wetting mechanism (20, 20', 120, 220, 320, 420) operably coupled at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube for wetting the catheter tube, in use, the wetting mechanism comprising: a housing (16, 16', 116, 216, 316, 416) forming a gripping element for the catheter, the housing being configured to be positioned initially at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube; wherein the housing comprises a wetting chamber (23, 23', 123, 223, 323) into which at least a portion of the catheter tube is able to be introduced and be moved therethrough to move at least a portion of the catheter tube through the wetting chamber, in use; and wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a wetting applicator positioned within the wetting chamber configured to hold fluid therein and release said fluid to wet the catheter tube upon movement of the tube through the wetting chamber, wherein the wetting applicator comprises a baffle arrangement, and wherein the catheter tube comprises, is integrated with, or is coated with a hydrophilic component. a catheter tube (12, 412) having a tip end (13, 413, 513) and a distal end (14, 414); and a wetting mechanism (20, 20', 120, 220, 320, 420) operably coupled at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube for wetting the catheter tube, in use, a housing (16, 16', 116, 216, 316, 416) forming a gripping element for the catheter, the housing being configured to be positioned initially at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube; wherein the housing comprises a wetting chamber (23, 23', 123, 223, 323) into which at least a portion of the catheter tube is able to be introduced and be moved therethrough to move at least a portion of the catheter tube through the wetting chamber, in use; and wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a wetting applicator positioned within the wetting chamber configured to hold fluid therein and release said fluid to wet the catheter tube upon movement of the tube through the wetting chamber, wherein the wetting applicator comprises a baffle arrangement, and wherein the catheter tube comprises, is integrated with, or is coated with a hydrophilic component.
Device for training a persons back and neck, comprising: - A seat for the person; - A first pressure body, movable with respect to the seat, and arranged for at least during movement, exerting a controllable force to the persons back; - A second pressure body, movable with respect to the seat, and arranged for at least during movement, exerting a controllable force to the persons head, wherein: - the first pressure body is rotatable about a first axis of rotation; and - the second pressure body is rotatable about a second axis of rotation, wherein - the mutual position of the first and/or second axis of rotation with respect to the seat is adjustable, characterized in that the second pressure body is movable with respect to the seat independently from the first pressure body. - A seat for the person; - A first pressure body, movable with respect to the seat, and arranged for at least during movement, exerting a controllable force to the persons back; - A second pressure body, movable with respect to the seat, and arranged for at least during movement, exerting a controllable force to the persons head, wherein: - the first pressure body is rotatable about a first axis of rotation; and - the second pressure body is rotatable about a second axis of rotation, wherein - the mutual position of the first and/or second axis of rotation with respect to the seat is adjustable,
A method of depositing diamond films on a substrate from a gaseous phase in a plasma of a microwave discharge, wherein the microwave discharge is formed in a gaseous mixture placed in a reaction chamber and comprising at least hydrogen and a hydrocarbon and wherein the gaseous mixture is activated by means of the microwave discharge to form atoms of hydrogen and carbon containing radicals, which are deposited on the substrate and form a polycrystalline diamond film as the result of surface reactions, characterized in that the method comprises: activating the gaseous mixture so as to increase a density of electrons, Ne, in the plasma by means of creating a stable, non-equilibrium plasma by microwaves with a power at least 1 kW and a frequency f that is much higher than a frequency of 2.45 GHz, wherein in the reaction chamber in order to localize the plasma a standing microwave with antinodes near the substrate is formed and in these antinodes plasma layers over the substrate are generated and maintained so as to deposit diamond film on the substrate; wherein the standing microwave with antinodes near the substrate is formed by transmitting, by a transmission line which is an oversized circular waveguide with corrugation of its internal surface, a wave beam from a microwave generator to a divider, dividing, by the divider, one wave beam into two or four Gaussian wave beams; transferring, by a mirror system, the Gaussian wave beams to said quasi-optical electrodynamic system; and directing, by the quasi-optical electrodynamic system, the two or four wave beams to an area selected in a vicinity of the substrate forming thereby a standing microwave in said area. activating the gaseous mixture so as to increase a density of electrons, Ne, in the plasma by means of creating a stable, non-equilibrium plasma by microwaves with a power at least 1 kW and a frequency f that is much higher than a frequency of 2.45 GHz, wherein in the reaction chamber in order to localize the plasma a standing microwave with antinodes near the substrate is formed and in these antinodes plasma layers over the substrate are generated and maintained so as to deposit diamond film on the substrate; wherein the standing microwave with antinodes near the substrate is formed by transmitting, by a transmission line which is an oversized circular waveguide with corrugation of its internal surface, a wave beam from a microwave generator to a divider, dividing, by the divider, one wave beam into two or four Gaussian wave beams; transferring, by a mirror system, the Gaussian wave beams to said quasi-optical electrodynamic system; and directing, by the quasi-optical electrodynamic system, the two or four wave beams to an area selected in a vicinity of the substrate forming thereby a standing microwave in said area.
Diagnostic method of a skin having signs of aging, in a subject, said method comprising the following steps: a) measuring the level of expression of the gene encoding the insulin-degrading enzyme, in a skin sample of said subject; wherein the signs of skin aging are marked microrelief of the skin, fine lines, appearance of wrinkles and loss of elasticity. a) measuring the level of expression of the gene encoding the insulin-degrading enzyme, in a skin sample of said subject;
A flexible inner corrugated pipe carcass (21;31;54;64;74;84;94;104;114) of a flexible riser, flow-line or jumper, wherein the flexible inner corrugated pipe carcass is adapted to form the innermost layer of the flexible riser, flow-line or jumper, the flexible inner corrugated pipe carcass comprising: a flexible tubular wall structure comprising a helically wound wall strip; wherein interlocking sections (41,42;55,56;65,66;75,76;85,86;95,96;105,106;115,116) of successive windings of said wall strip form the wall structure; the interlocking sections of adjacent wall strips defining a length and being movable with respect to each other between a first position and a second, extended position for changing said length, the interlocking sections being formed such that a carcass gap (33;43;53;63;73;83;93; 103;113) is provided between adjacent interlocking sections for accommodating relative movement there between upon flexure of the wall structure; wherein an insert profile (50;60;70;80;90;100;110) is located in the carcass gap of the tubular wall structure on an inside (57;67;77;87;97;107;117) of the wall structure to at least partly cover and/or fill the carcass gap, said insert profile comprising a first portion (51;61;71;81;91;101;111) in the form of a protrusion extending outwards into the carcass gap (53;63;73;83;93;103;113), and a second portion fixed onto the first portion, the second portion being in the form of a protrusion having an extension transverse to the carcass gap, wherein the second portion is resilient or elastic and wherein the pipe carcass is arranged so that in use the second portion is deformed by relative movement between adjacent interlocking sections.
A method for calculating a transmitter beamforming vector under per-antenna power constraints and an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) constraint for N antennas, the method comprising: assigning full antenna power to each antenna in a group of M antennas, wherein M<N and M is a maximal integer number of antennas for which the EIRP constraint is fulfilled when the group of M antennas is transmitting in its maximum allowed power, and wherein the M antennas in the group have higher channel magnitudes than the antennas not included in the group, the channel magnitudes being the absolute values of components of a channel vector h̃; calculating the transmitter beamforming vector b ( h;P,p) as: b τ k: = { p τ k k ∈ 1,..., M, E − ∑ i = 1 M p τ i k = M + 1 ≤ N 0 otherwise wherein p τ are components of the per-antenna power constraints vector, E is the EIRP constraint, and τ is permutation on {1,..., N} such that: h τ 1 ≥ h τ 2 ≥... ≥ h τ N. where h τ are absolute values of components of the channel vector h̃. assigning full antenna power to each antenna in a group of M antennas, wherein M<N and M is a maximal integer number of antennas for which the EIRP constraint is fulfilled when the group of M antennas is transmitting in its maximum allowed power, and wherein the M antennas in the group have higher channel magnitudes than the antennas not included in the group, the channel magnitudes being the absolute values of components of a channel vector h̃; calculating the transmitter beamforming vector b ( h;P,p) as: b τ k: = { p τ k k ∈ 1,..., M, E − ∑ i = 1 M p τ i k = M + 1 ≤ N 0 otherwise wherein p τ are components of the per-antenna power constraints vector, E is the EIRP constraint, and τ is permutation on {1,..., N} such that: h τ 1 ≥ h τ 2 ≥... ≥ h τ N. where h τ are absolute values of components of the channel vector h̃.
An electrical conversion apparatus comprising a bridge rectifier having an input side and an output side, a switched capacitor line arranged in parallel with the output side of the bridge rectifier, the switched capacitor line comprising a capacitance and a switch arranged in series with one another, the switch controlling electrical contact between the output side of the bridge rectifier and a terminal of the capacitance so that the switch controls charging and discharging of the capacitance, and a control arrangement operable to control the operation of the switch, characterised in that the switch is a bidirectional switch and the control arrangement is operable such that throughout the period when the output voltage of the bridge rectifier is above a threshold voltage level and is rising the switch is closed so that the capacitance charges and a load is satisfied from the output of the bridge rectifier, throughout the period when the output of the bridge rectifier is above the threshold voltage level and is falling the switch is opened so that the capacitance is isolated from the load, the load still being satisfied by the output of the bridge rectifier, and throughout the period when the output of the bridge rectifier is below the threshold voltage level, the switch is closed so that the load is served by discharge of the capacitance.
Electrical machine with a fan wheel, wherein the fan wheel comprises at least an injection-moulded blade carrier ring with a base body and with fan blades as well as an annular insertion part integrated into the blade carrier ring, wherein through-openings are provided in the insertion part, via which the base body of the blade carrier ring is connected in an integral manner to the fan blades, wherein the base body of the blade carrier ring, the insertion part with the through-openings and the fan blades are arranged axially one behind the other, characterized in that adjacent fan blades are not directly connected to one another on the fan blade side, so that the end face of the insertion part is exposed between the fan blades on the fan blade side.
A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device, comprising: - a flexible advance cable bearing a coupling feature of longitudinal extension, - a guide means guiding the advance cable, - a drive means engaging the coupling feature and thus enabling an advancement of the advance cable according to the guide means, wherein the drive means is provided for a permanent engagement with the coupling feature, wherein the drive means is a worm or pinion, and the coupling feature is a screw thread, a sequence of annular protrusions or a rack, and - an end piece, which is provided to push a plug or bung of a cartridge containing a drug and which is driven by the advance cable, the advance cable being provided with beads or balls having an outer diameter that exceeds an outer diameter of the advance cable and corresponds to an inner diameter of the cartridge, wherein the end piece is pushed by a driving agent that enters the cartridge and is kept straight within the cartridge. - a flexible advance cable bearing a coupling feature of longitudinal extension, - a guide means guiding the advance cable, - a drive means engaging the coupling feature and thus enabling an advancement of the advance cable according to the guide means, wherein the drive means is provided for a permanent engagement with the coupling feature, wherein the drive means is a worm or pinion, and the coupling feature is a screw thread, a sequence of annular protrusions or a rack, and - an end piece, which is provided to push a plug or bung of a cartridge containing a drug and which is driven by the advance cable, the advance cable being provided with beads or balls having an outer diameter that exceeds an outer diameter of the advance cable and corresponds to an inner diameter of the cartridge, wherein the end piece is pushed by a driving agent that enters the cartridge and is kept straight within the cartridge.
Means for fixing a planet carrier of a planetary transmission in a component during transport, said component being fixed with respect to a housing; wherein a first part of the means is able to be joined to the component fixed with respect to the housing and a second part of the means is able to be joined to the planet carrier; characterized by at least one bearing by which the first part and the second part are mounted one inside the other in a rotatable manner. a first part of the means is able to be joined to the component fixed with respect to the housing and a second part of the means is able to be joined to the planet carrier; characterized by at least one bearing by which the first part and the second part are mounted one inside the other in a rotatable manner.
A diaphragm for electrolyzing alkaline water, comprising an ion-exchange membrane which contains a polymer having sulfonic acid functional groups and which does not contain a polymer having carboxylic acid functional groups, a reinforcing material made of a woven fabric embedded in the ion-exchange membrane, and a hydrophilic layer which is provided as the outermost surface layer on at least one side of the diaphragm, wherein the hydrophilic layer is an inorganic particle layer containing inorganic particles, wherein the thickness of the ion-exchange membrane is from 25 to 70 μm, the thickness being determined by drying the diaphragm at 90°C for 2 hours, observing the cross-section of the diaphragm by means of an optical microscope in an environment of 23°C and 50%RH, and measuring respective 10 places and obtaining the average value by using an imaging software, wherein the thickness is obtained at positions where reinforcing threads and sacrificial threads constituting the reinforcing material are not present, and wherein the ion-exchange capacity of the polymer having sulfonic acid functional groups is from 1.2 to 1.8 meq/g dry resin, wherein the ion-exchange capacity is determined by forming 0.5 mg of polymer into a film shape by platen pressing at about 270°C, followed by analyzing by a transmission-type infrared spectrometer, whereupon the ion-exchange capacity was calculated by using the respective peak heights of the CF 2 peak, the CF 3 peak and the OH peak in the obtained spectrum.
A nonwoven fabric for filters which is a long fiber nonwoven fabric, consisting of thermoplastic continuous filaments, which are charged and spread, wherein the nonwoven fabric is then formed by partially thermocompression bonding the thermoplastic continuous filaments, the ratio of the compression bonded area is 8 to 13 % and the single-fiber fineness of the thermoplastic continuous filaments is 1 to 10 decitexes, whereby the nonwoven fabric has a QF value (Pa-1) of 0.03 to 0.08 and stiffness of 2 to 80 mN, and wherein the QF value is determined by measuring dust particles in a range of 0.3 to 0.5 μm in the upstream and the downstream part of a sample of said nonwoven fabric.
An air intake arrangement for an air intake system for an engine; the air intake arrangement comprising: (a) a first pre-cleaner arrangement having a housing with an airflow inlet to receive air to be pre-cleaned; a pre-cleaner region constructed and arranged to remove at least some particulate from the inlet air; the first pre-cleaner arrangement further including a vacuum flow path and a drop tube flow path; (i) the vacuum flow path being in airflow communication with a first vacuum source to selectively put a vacuum draw through the pre-cleaner region; and (ii) the drop tube flow path being in airflow communication with a drop tube to eject particulate removed from the inlet air by the pre-cleaner region; characterized by (b) a check valve in the vacuum flow path, upstream of the first vacuum source. (a) a first pre-cleaner arrangement having a housing with an airflow inlet to receive air to be pre-cleaned; a pre-cleaner region constructed and arranged to remove at least some particulate from the inlet air; the first pre-cleaner arrangement further including a vacuum flow path and a drop tube flow path; (i) the vacuum flow path being in airflow communication with a first vacuum source to selectively put a vacuum draw through the pre-cleaner region; and (ii) the drop tube flow path being in airflow communication with a drop tube to eject particulate removed from the inlet air by the pre-cleaner region; characterized by (i) the vacuum flow path being in airflow communication with a first vacuum source to selectively put a vacuum draw through the pre-cleaner region; and (ii) the drop tube flow path being in airflow communication with a drop tube to eject particulate removed from the inlet air by the pre-cleaner region; (b) a check valve in the vacuum flow path, upstream of the first vacuum source.
Process for cracking a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a furnace having a convection section and a radiant section with radiant section burners which provide hot flue gas in said furnace which process comprises heating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in the convection section, mixing the heated heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a primary dilution steam stream, heating the mixed feedstock and primary dilution stream in the convection section to form a hot mixture stream having vapor phase and a liquid phase; separating said vapor phase and said liquid phase in a separation vessel; and cracking said vapor phase in the radiant section to produce an effluent containing olefins, characterized in that said furnace has a draft and means for adjusting said draft and that the draft in said furnace is continuously measured and periodically adjusted to control the temperature of the hot mixture stream and/or the vapor phase to maintain the ratio of said vapor phase and said liquid phase in the vessel substantially constant.
A knitted component, comprising: a first side and an opposite second side; a first tubular knit structure having a first portion on the first side and a second portion on the second side, wherein the first portion is at least partially formed with a first yarn and wherein the second portion is at least partially formed with a different second yarn, and wherein the first yarn includes a thermoplastic polymer material with a melting point of 200°C or less; wherein the first yarn is located on the second side of the knitted component in a webbed region; a fused surface region on the first side of the knitted component formed with the thermoplastic polymer material of the first yarn; the knitted component being characterised by an inlaid strand extending through a passage formed by the first tubular knit structure between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the knitted component includes the webbed region on the first side formed of the second yarn, and wherein the first tubular knit structure and the fused surface region terminate at the webbed region. a first side and an opposite second side; a first tubular knit structure having a first portion on the first side and a second portion on the second side, wherein the first portion is at least partially formed with a first yarn and wherein the second portion is at least partially formed with a different second yarn, and wherein the first yarn includes a thermoplastic polymer material with a melting point of 200°C or less; wherein the first yarn is located on the second side of the knitted component in a webbed region; a fused surface region on the first side of the knitted component formed with the thermoplastic polymer material of the first yarn; the knitted component being characterised by an inlaid strand extending through a passage formed by the first tubular knit structure between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the knitted component includes the webbed region on the first side formed of the second yarn, and wherein the first tubular knit structure and the fused surface region terminate at the webbed region.
A method for producing 1,2-propanediol, comprising the step of converting and/or (R,S) lactaldehyde into 1,2-propanediol with at least one enzyme selected among YiaY of SEQ ID NO: 3, functional fragments of SEQ ID NO: 3, and functional mutants having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3.