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A device for generating a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma, having - a piezoelectric transformer, and - a first support element, characterized in that the piezoelectric transformer is arranged on the first support element in such a manner that an oscillation node is realized at a position, at which the piezoelectric transformer rests on the first support element, if the piezoelectric transformer is operated at an operational frequency which is less than its parallel resonance frequency, and the piezoelectric transformer is used for generating a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma. - a piezoelectric transformer, and - a first support element,
An element (100; 100'; 100"; 200; 300; 400; 500) of an optical system including: - a first enclosure (110; 110'; 210; 310; 410; 510 1; 510 3), for receiving in circulation a first fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3), called a functional fluid; and - at least one inlet and/or outlet window (140A; 140A'; 140B; 440A; 440B; 540A; 540B), located on the first enclosure, and capable of allowing a light beam (131; 131'; 131"; 431; 531) to pass into and/or out of the first enclosure; wherein the inlet and/or outlet window (140A; 140A'; 140B; 440A; 440B; 540A; 540B) includes two viewports (142A, 141A; 142B, 141B; 142A", 141A"; 142B", 141B"; 442A, 441A; 442B, 441B; 542A, 541A; 542B, 541B) which laterally delimit a so-called spacer cavity (143A; 143B; 243A; 243B; 443A; 443B; 543A; 543B), adjacent to the first enclosure, and in that said spacer cavity is for receiving a second fluid, having a predetermined optical index, and is provided with a pressure adjusting device (160A; 160B; 260A; 260B; 460A; 460B; 560) therewithin, characterised in that: - the second fluid has an optical index substantially equal to that of one among the functional fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3) and a ambient medium (150; 450; 550) surrounding said element, within plus or minus 10%; and - the pressure adjusting device (160A; 160B; 260A; 260B; 460A; 460B; 560) is adapted for the pressure within the spacer cavity (143A; 143B; 443A; 443B; 543A; 543B) to be substantially equal to the pressure of the other among the functional fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3) in the first enclosure and the ambient medium (150; 450; 550), within plus or minus 10%. - a first enclosure (110; 110'; 210; 310; 410; 510 1; 510 3), for receiving in circulation a first fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3), called a functional fluid; and - at least one inlet and/or outlet window (140A; 140A'; 140B; 440A; 440B; 540A; 540B), located on the first enclosure, and capable of allowing a light beam (131; 131'; 131"; 431; 531) to pass into and/or out of the first enclosure; - the second fluid has an optical index substantially equal to that of one among the functional fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3) and a ambient medium (150; 450; 550) surrounding said element, within plus or minus 10%; and - the pressure adjusting device (160A; 160B; 260A; 260B; 460A; 460B; 560) is adapted for the pressure within the spacer cavity (143A; 143B; 443A; 443B; 543A; 543B) to be substantially equal to the pressure of the other among the functional fluid (120; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2; 520 3) in the first enclosure and the ambient medium (150; 450; 550), within plus or minus 10%.
An agent for producing an impact-modified epoxide adhesive comprising at least two components A and B packaged separately from each other, wherein (a) component A contains at least one compound having two or more isocyanate groups and one or more further additives, (b) component B contains at least one compound which has at least two reactive groups selected from hydroxy groups and thiol groups and which is simultaneously free from epoxy groups, and one or more further additives, (c) at least one of components A and/or B contains at least one epoxide prepolymer which is liquid at 22°C as an additive, (d) at least one of components A and/or B contains at least one latent curing agent for epoxide prepolymers as an additive, and (e) components A and B contain no blowing agent that is capable of being heat-activated. (a) component A contains at least one compound having two or more isocyanate groups and one or more further additives, (b) component B contains at least one compound which has at least two reactive groups selected from hydroxy groups and thiol groups and which is simultaneously free from epoxy groups, and one or more further additives, (c) at least one of components A and/or B contains at least one epoxide prepolymer which is liquid at 22°C as an additive, (d) at least one of components A and/or B contains at least one latent curing agent for epoxide prepolymers as an additive, and (e) components A and B contain no blowing agent that is capable of being heat-activated.
A method for producing investment castings in ceramic moulds from alloys based on Al, Mg, Cu, Zn and Fe, wherein the said method is characterised in that the ceramic mould is baked at a temperature of 800-1000 °C for 2-4 hours, is cooled next to a temperature of 20-950 °C, and is held at this temperature for 10-40 minutes and poured next with liquid alloy overheated by from 50 to 200 °C above the initial melting point and after a lapse of 10-100 seconds, it is immersed at a fixed or variable speed in a liquid cooling medium, the said liquid cooling medium being a 1-99 volume percent aqueous solution of liquid polymer of the PAG, or PVP, or ACR type at a temperature of 15-85 °C.
A computer-implemented medical data processing method for determining the geometric transformability of a segmentation of a medical patient image, the method comprising the following steps: a) patient image data is acquired which describes a patient image of an anatomical body part of a patient, wherein the anatomical body part comprises a plurality of anatomical structures which may be physically connected to each other; b) atlas data is acquired which describes an image-based model of the anatomical body part and at least one value of at least one parameter of a geometric transformability model of the anatomical body part; c) transformability model data is acquired which describes the geometric transformability model of each of the anatomical structures, wherein the geometric transformability model describes a movability individually for each of the anatomical structures; d) segmented image data is determined, based on the patient image data and the atlas data and the transformability model data, which describes a segmentation of the patient image and a geometric relation between the geometric transformability model and the segmentation; and e) assigned transformability model data is determined, based on the segmented image data and the atlas data, which describes an assignment of the at least one value of the at least one parameter to the geometric relation between the geometric transformability model and the segmentation. a) patient image data is acquired which describes a patient image of an anatomical body part of a patient, wherein the anatomical body part comprises a plurality of anatomical structures which may be physically connected to each other; b) atlas data is acquired which describes an image-based model of the anatomical body part and at least one value of at least one parameter of a geometric transformability model of the anatomical body part; c) transformability model data is acquired which describes the geometric transformability model of each of the anatomical structures, wherein the geometric transformability model describes a movability individually for each of the anatomical structures; d) segmented image data is determined, based on the patient image data and the atlas data and the transformability model data, which describes a segmentation of the patient image and a geometric relation between the geometric transformability model and the segmentation; and e) assigned transformability model data is determined, based on the segmented image data and the atlas data, which describes an assignment of the at least one value of the at least one parameter to the geometric relation between the geometric transformability model and the segmentation.
Connecting device (10; 10a; 10b; 10c) between a wiper arm and a wiper blade, wherein the wiper blade has an elongated wiper blade body with an adapter element (15; 15c) which serves for exchangeable connecting to a connection region of the wiper arm, wherein the connection region of the wiper arm has a substantially U-shaped mount for the adapter element (15; 15c) with an upper boundary surface and two lateral boundary surfaces (32, 33), wherein the mount overlaps the adapter element (15; 15c) at least in the region of the boundary surfaces (32 to 34), and with a first spoiler element (50; 50b) constructed in the connection region of the wiper arm for increasing the aerodynamic contact pressure of the wiper arm onto the wiper blade, characterized in that the first spoiler element (50; 50b) is constructed as part of a lateral boundary surface (32, 33) of the mount of the wiper arm by a flat partial region (38; 38b; 38c) of the lateral boundary surface (32, 33) positioned obliquely with respect to an onflow direction of the airstream, and in that the angle (α) of the partial region (38; 38b; 38c) serving as first spoiler element (50; 50b) is between 30° and 60°, preferably approximately 45°, in relation to a plane running parallel to the upper boundary surface.
A method for producing microparticles containing silanised primary particles, characterised in that a) at least one aqueous dispersion of inorganic particles with a size of 5 nm to 10 μm is initially introduced, b) the pH value of the dispersion from step a) is set to a value of 8 to 11.5, c) the particles are reacted in the presence of alkali ions with a silanisation reagent dissolved in an organic solvent, which reagent comprises neither organic acid functions nor salt-forming groups, and d) the at least one dispersion is dried. a) at least one aqueous dispersion of inorganic particles with a size of 5 nm to 10 μm is initially introduced, b) the pH value of the dispersion from step a) is set to a value of 8 to 11.5, c) the particles are reacted in the presence of alkali ions with a silanisation reagent dissolved in an organic solvent, which reagent comprises neither organic acid functions nor salt-forming groups, and d) the at least one dispersion is dried.
A polycarbodiimide compound represented by the following general formula: R m NH 2-m -CO-NH-Z-(N=C=N-Z) n -NH-CO-NH 2-m R m wherein R m is a hydrocarbon residue of an amine compound which is represented by R m NH 3-m and m is 1 or 2, and the amine compound being one or more selected from cyclohexylamine and diisopropylamine; Z is a residue obtained by removing two isocyanate groups from an aliphatic diisocyanate compound; and n is any integer of 2 to 7, and n being determined according to the method specified in the specification. wherein R m is a hydrocarbon residue of an amine compound which is represented by R m NH 3-m and m is 1 or 2, and the amine compound being one or more selected from cyclohexylamine and diisopropylamine; Z is a residue obtained by removing two isocyanate groups from an aliphatic diisocyanate compound; and n is any integer of 2 to 7, and n being determined according to the method specified in the specification.
An incubation device, - comprising a multiplicity of rocking platforms, which are respectively mounted tiltably about a respective axis, a respective rocking platform comprising a respective reception device for mechanically reversible reception of a respective incubation tray, - furthermore comprising a common drive unit for common generation of respective rocking movements of the respective rocking platforms, in particular from a neutral position, through a particular angle range on the basis of a drive movement of the drive unit, wherein each of the respective rocking platforms is coupled to the drive unit by means of a respective coupling mechanism, and wherein each of the respective coupling mechanisms elastically resiliently couples the respective rocking platform to the drive unit in such a way that, when the rocking platform is restrained, the rocking platform remains in a fixed position despite continuation of the drive movement, but furthermore, after the restraint of the rocking platform is ended, the rocking platform again carries out the rocking movement through the particular angle range because of the drive movement. - comprising a multiplicity of rocking platforms, which are respectively mounted tiltably about a respective axis, a respective rocking platform comprising a respective reception device for mechanically reversible reception of a respective incubation tray, - furthermore comprising a common drive unit for common generation of respective rocking movements of the respective rocking platforms, in particular from a neutral position, through a particular angle range on the basis of a drive movement of the drive unit,
An immunogenic composition comprising one or more proliferation-incompetent genetically modified neoplastic cells expressing a recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), wherein the cell comprises a TLR4 agonist in association with a liposomal vector.
A mold for forming a coated intramedullary nail (60; 60'), the mold comprising a tubular member (12; 12') having an insertion end and an opposite end, - the tubular member (12; 12') comprising a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis between an outer surface and an inner surface, - the sidewall defining a plurality of threaded inlet ports (48a;...; 48d) and a plurality of vent holes (66a; 66b; 66c) therealong, and - the inner surface further comprising at least two inwardly extending protrusions (50a; 50b; 50c) radially spaced substantially equal relative to each other on the inner surface, wherein - the tubular member (12; 12') is configured to receive the intramedullary nail (60; 60') therein; - the tubular member (12; 12') is further configured to locate a flowable material against the intramedullary nail (60; 60') within the inner surface; and - the plurality of threaded inlet ports (48a;...; 48d) are spaced from each other and formed through the sidewall configured to accept flowable material therethrough. - the tubular member (12; 12') comprising a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis between an outer surface and an inner surface, - the sidewall defining a plurality of threaded inlet ports (48a;...; 48d) and a plurality of vent holes (66a; 66b; 66c) therealong, and - the inner surface further comprising at least two inwardly extending protrusions (50a; 50b; 50c) radially spaced substantially equal relative to each other on the inner surface, - the tubular member (12; 12') is configured to receive the intramedullary nail (60; 60') therein; - the tubular member (12; 12') is further configured to locate a flowable material against the intramedullary nail (60; 60') within the inner surface; and - the plurality of threaded inlet ports (48a;...; 48d) are spaced from each other and formed through the sidewall configured to accept flowable material therethrough.
Clamping device for fixing a tool on a machine tool, with a base body defining a clamping axis and having a clamping area which defines a receptacle for a tool shank and is formed on a front axial end section of the base body, wherein a pressure chamber which can be acted upon by a hydraulic medium is formed in the base body, wherein a wall is provided between the receptacle and the pressure chamber, which can be elastically deformed inwards by an increase of the pressure in the pressure chamber in order to fix a tool shank inserted into the receptacle in a force-fitting manner, wherein at least one coolant supply groove extending in the axial direction is formed in the wall on the receptacle side in order to direct cooling lubricant from the rear region of the receptacle in the direction of the front side when the tool shank is inserted into the receiving means, characterized in that the pressure chamber surrounds the receiving means in an annular shape and the cross-section of the pressure chamber follows the inner contour of the receptacle. wherein a pressure chamber which can be acted upon by a hydraulic medium is formed in the base body, wherein a wall is provided between the receptacle and the pressure chamber, which can be elastically deformed inwards by an increase of the pressure in the pressure chamber in order to fix a tool shank inserted into the receptacle in a force-fitting manner, wherein at least one coolant supply groove extending in the axial direction is formed in the wall on the receptacle side in order to direct cooling lubricant from the rear region of the receptacle in the direction of the front side when the tool shank is inserted into the receiving means, characterized in that the pressure chamber surrounds the receiving means in an annular shape and the cross-section of the pressure chamber follows the inner contour of the receptacle.
A method of mapping a surface of a heterogeneous sample with a probe of a scanning probe microscope, comprising the steps of: a. Oscillating the probe at a first frequency ƒ 1; b. Interacting the probe with a first region of the sample; and c. Illuminating the sample with a beam of infrared radiation; d. Modulating the beam of infrared radiation at frequency ƒ mA by tuning the modulation frequency ƒ mA such that a resulting sideband frequency ƒ sb created by the sum or difference of the first frequency ƒ 1 and the modulation frequency ƒ mA is substantially equal to a resonance of the probe while interacting with a sample material at the first region of the sample, and measuring a phase of oscillation of the probe while the probe is in interaction with the first region of the sample and using the phase measurement to adjust the modulation frequency ƒ mA; e. Measuring a probe response at the first region of the sample at the sideband frequency ƒ sb due to infrared radiation incident on the sample; f. Moving the probe to interact with a second region of the sample resulting in a shift in a resonance of the probe and to measure a phase of oscillation of the probe while the probe is in interaction with the second region of the sample; g. Retuning the modulation frequency ƒ mB resulting in a shifted sideband frequency ƒ sb that is substantially equal to the shifted probe resonance; h. Measuring a probe response at the shifted sideband frequency ƒ sb on the second region of the sample due to infrared radiation incident on the sample; and i. Creating a compositional map of the sample based on the measured probe responses. a. Oscillating the probe at a first frequency ƒ 1; b. Interacting the probe with a first region of the sample; and c. Illuminating the sample with a beam of infrared radiation; d. Modulating the beam of infrared radiation at frequency ƒ mA by tuning the modulation frequency ƒ mA such that a resulting sideband frequency ƒ sb created by the sum or difference of the first frequency ƒ 1 and the modulation frequency ƒ mA is substantially equal to a resonance of the probe while interacting with a sample material at the first region of the sample, and measuring a phase of oscillation of the probe while the probe is in interaction with the first region of the sample and using the phase measurement to adjust the modulation frequency ƒ mA; e. Measuring a probe response at the first region of the sample at the sideband frequency ƒ sb due to infrared radiation incident on the sample; f. Moving the probe to interact with a second region of the sample resulting in a shift in a resonance of the probe and to measure a phase of oscillation of the probe while the probe is in interaction with the second region of the sample; g. Retuning the modulation frequency ƒ mB resulting in a shifted sideband frequency ƒ sb that is substantially equal to the shifted probe resonance; h. Measuring a probe response at the shifted sideband frequency ƒ sb on the second region of the sample due to infrared radiation incident on the sample; and i. Creating a compositional map of the sample based on the measured probe responses.
A process, comprising: initiating a curing cycle of a polymer; increasing a mobility within the polymer during the curing cycle; and ceasing the increasing of the mobility at a desired threshold prior to completion of the curing cycle to enable specific alignment of polymer chains, wherein the polymer includes a thermosetting material, characterized in that increasing mobility is achieved by adding a plasticizer or by ultrasonic bombardment initiating a curing cycle of a polymer; increasing a mobility within the polymer during the curing cycle; and ceasing the increasing of the mobility at a desired threshold prior to completion of the curing cycle to enable specific alignment of polymer chains, wherein the polymer includes a thermosetting material, characterized in that increasing mobility is achieved by adding a plasticizer or by ultrasonic bombardment
A breastfeeding milk flow and volume measurement device comprising a flexible nipple shield adapted to operably conform in shape with a nipple, the shield defining a flow-channel (3,4) through which a volume of milk will pass from the nipple to a feeding baby, the device further comprising a flow sensor and a support member defining an annular section comprised of a hard material provided within the nipple shield, characterised in that the flow sensor comprising a flexible member located within the confines of the annular section of the support member, the flexible member being mounted within the flow channel and transverse to a direction of the milk flow, the flexible member being fixed at a first end proximal to the side walls of the flow channel and having a second free end that projects inwardly into the flow channel transverse to the side walls and being moveable in response to movement of the milk through the flow channel in a direction concurrent with the direction of the milk flow, the movement providing an indication of milk flow and volume within the channel.
A TAL effector nuclease pair, comprising a first and a second TAL effector nuclease monomer, wherein each TAL effector nuclease monomer comprises an endonuclease domain with Type II endonuclease activity and a TAL effector DNA-binding domain with a plurality of repeats, each having a variable amino acid pair RVD, and wherein a) the TAL effector DNA-binding domain of the first TAL effector nuclease monomer binds to the target sequence GCTGGTCATCCTCATCCTG (SEQ ID NO: 1) and comprises the RVD sequence NH HD NG NH NH NG HD NI NG HD HD NG HD NI NG HD HD NG NN, and b) the TAL effector DNA-binding domain of the second TAL effector nuclease monomer binds to the target sequence AGATGTCAGTCATGCTCTT (SEQ ID NO: 2) and comprises the RVD sequence NI NN NI NG NN NG HD NI NH NG HD NI NG NH HD NG HD NG NG. a) the TAL effector DNA-binding domain of the first TAL effector nuclease monomer binds to the target sequence GCTGGTCATCCTCATCCTG (SEQ ID NO: 1) and comprises the RVD sequence NH HD NG NH NH NG HD NI NG HD HD NG HD NI NG HD HD NG NN, and b) the TAL effector DNA-binding domain of the second TAL effector nuclease monomer binds to the target sequence AGATGTCAGTCATGCTCTT (SEQ ID NO: 2) and comprises the RVD sequence NI NN NI NG NN NG HD NI NH NG HD NI NG NH HD NG HD NG NG.
An agent, which is a water- and oil-repellent agent for fibers, comprising a bottle brush polymer having a structure of formula: wherein m is an integer of 10-5,000, R 1 is H or CH 3; R 2 is a divalent organic group; and R 3 is a polymer chain having a structure of formula: wherein R 4 is H or CH 3; R 5 is a monovalent C 16-40 -hydrocarbon group; and n is an integer of 10-1,000.