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A method for testing the braking capacity of one or more brake elements of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a power source for propulsion of the vehicle and at least one ground engagement element (100a, 102a, 104a) driven by the power source, and at least one brake element arranged for braking the vehicle by acting on a rotation component of the vehicle, characterized by - activating said at least one brake element by automatically applying a predetermined brake force, - applying a predetermined decision torque level (Φd) to the rotation component by means of the power source by automatically driving the power source to achieve the decision torque level (Φd), after applying the predetermined brake force, by increasing the torque from the power source, wherein the decision torque level (Φd) is indicative for the braking capacity of said at least one brake element when said predetermined brake force is applied; - determining whether or not there is a motion of the vehicle and/or of said at least one ground engagement element (100a, 102a, 104a) when the decision torque level (Φd) is applied; - deciding on the braking capacity of said at least one brake element. - activating said at least one brake element by automatically applying a predetermined brake force, - applying a predetermined decision torque level (Φd) to the rotation component by means of the power source by automatically driving the power source to achieve the decision torque level (Φd), after applying the predetermined brake force, by increasing the torque from the power source, wherein the decision torque level (Φd) is indicative for the braking capacity of said at least one brake element when said predetermined brake force is applied; - determining whether or not there is a motion of the vehicle and/or of said at least one ground engagement element (100a, 102a, 104a) when the decision torque level (Φd) is applied; - deciding on the braking capacity of said at least one brake element.
A method of reducing at least one cellular defect in a cell from a subject susceptible to a disease or condition characterized by farnesylation of an abnormally farnesylated form of a lamin, wherein the cellular defect is selected from the group consisting of mis-localization of a farnesylated lamin, mis-localization of a non-farnesylated lamin, nuclear membrane disruption, aggregation of lamin, nuclear lobulation, nuclear blebbing, cytoskeleton disruption, early senescence, apoptosis, reduced secretion of MMP-3, or two or more thereof, the method comprising administering to the cell in vitro a farnesyltransferase inhibitor.
A load controller comprising: a switching unit configured to control supply of power from an AC power supply to a load, and thereby turn the load on or off, by selectively connecting or disconnecting the load to/from the AC power supply (Bl); a power source unit configured to convert AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and a control unit configured to operate with the DC power supplied from the power source unit and control the switching unit, the power source unit including: a constant-voltage source configured to keep a DC voltage to be output to the control unit a constant voltage; wherein the load controller is characterized in that the power source unit further includes a constant-current source configured to keep a DC current output by the constant-voltage source and to be supplied to the control unit a constant current. a switching unit configured to control supply of power from an AC power supply to a load, and thereby turn the load on or off, by selectively connecting or disconnecting the load to/from the AC power supply (Bl); a power source unit configured to convert AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and a control unit configured to operate with the DC power supplied from the power source unit and control the switching unit, the power source unit including: a constant-voltage source configured to keep a DC voltage to be output to the control unit a constant voltage; wherein the load controller is characterized in that the power source unit further includes a constant-current source configured to keep a DC current output by the constant-voltage source and to be supplied to the control unit a constant current. a constant-voltage source configured to keep a DC voltage to be output to the control unit a constant voltage; wherein the load controller is characterized in that the power source unit further includes a constant-current source configured to keep a DC current output by the constant-voltage source and to be supplied to the control unit a constant current.
Air exchange device, in particular for an inner room of a building, with the following features: - the air exchange device comprises a heat exchanger, in particular a plate heat exchanger, with a heating side and a cooling side, - at least one temperature sensor (21, 22) is arranged in the air exchange device, - an exhaust air fan is arranged in the exhaust area of the heating side, - the air current that is conveyable by the exhaust air fan depends on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (21, 22) or the temperature sensors (21, 22), characterized in that, depending on the temperature of at least one temperature sensor (21, 22) that is measured in or after a certain time interval, the air current that is conveyed by the exhaust air fan can be increased or decreased by a presettable amount, respectively. - the air exchange device comprises a heat exchanger, in particular a plate heat exchanger, with a heating side and a cooling side, - at least one temperature sensor (21, 22) is arranged in the air exchange device, - an exhaust air fan is arranged in the exhaust area of the heating side, - the air current that is conveyable by the exhaust air fan depends on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (21, 22) or the temperature sensors (21, 22), characterized in that,
Composition for use in a non-hormonal contraception method for a male subject, wherein said composition is an extended-release formulation comprising: - an alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonist, and - at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the contraception method includes a once daily oral administration of said composition at about the same time each day, triggering a continuous reversible aspermia, azoospermia, or severe oligozoospermia in the male subject, wherein after an initial period of at least two consecutive days, the contraception is not impaired by a delay of the subsequent once daily intake, wherein the alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonist is -silodosin, and wherein the amount of -silodosin in said composition ranges from about 4 to about 30 mg. - an alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonist, and - at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the contraception method includes a once daily oral administration of said composition at about the same time each day, triggering a continuous reversible aspermia, azoospermia, or severe oligozoospermia in the male subject, wherein after an initial period of at least two consecutive days, the contraception is not impaired by a delay of the subsequent once daily intake, wherein the alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonist is -silodosin, and wherein the amount of -silodosin in said composition ranges from about 4 to about 30 mg.
A resin composition for a solar-cell encapsulating material, comprising: an ethylene·α-olefin copolymer of which an MFR measured based on ASTM D1238 under conditions of 190°C and a load of 2.16 kg is equal to or more than 2.0 g/10 minutes and equal to or less than 9.0 g/10 minutes; a silane coupling agent; and a hindered amine-based photostabilizer, wherein pH of the hindered amine-based photostabilizer, which is measured by using the following measuring method is equal to or less than 9.0, and in the measuring method, the pH is measured by using a potential difference measuring device and by using a solution which contains 10 g of acetone, 1 g of water, and 0.01 g of the hindered amine-based photostabilizer, and wherein the hindered amine-based photostabilizer includes one type, or two or more types which are selected from a group consisting of compounds indicated by the following Formulae to. an ethylene·α-olefin copolymer of which an MFR measured based on ASTM D1238 under conditions of 190°C and a load of 2.16 kg is equal to or more than 2.0 g/10 minutes and equal to or less than 9.0 g/10 minutes; a silane coupling agent; and a hindered amine-based photostabilizer, wherein pH of the hindered amine-based photostabilizer, which is measured by using the following measuring method is equal to or less than 9.0, and in the measuring method, the pH is measured by using a potential difference measuring device and by using a solution which contains 10 g of acetone, 1 g of water, and 0.01 g of the hindered amine-based photostabilizer, and wherein the hindered amine-based photostabilizer includes one type, or two or more types which are selected from a group consisting of compounds indicated by the following Formulae to.
An integrated circuit comprising a processor, a controller and plural terminals, each terminal constituting a connection for connecting a peripheral device (1, 2, 56, 57, 58) to the integrated circuit, wherein each terminal is connected to a logic circuit (14, 15, 17, 26) on the integrated circuit by a respective input/output [abbrev. IO] cell (11, 23) in series connection with a respective IO isolation circuit (13, 25) having input/output lines (38,39) connected to the IO cell and to the logic circuit and characterised in that the controller is operable on power up of the integrated circuit to activate a reset state and to release the reset state prior to releasing IO isolation by one or more of the IO isolation circuits; in which the activated reset state freezes outputs (38, 39) of the respective IO isolation circuit regardless of inputs (38, 39) to the respective IO isolation circuit, excepting a control input of the IO isolation circuit which controls the reset state.
Floor cleaning appliance which comprises at least one cleaning assembly for cleaning a floor surface and an optical detection device with which a floor type is determinable, wherein the detection device is configured as or comprises a spectroscopic device with which the floor type is determinable on the basis of a spectrum (58, 60, 62, 64) of the floor surface recorded by reflection measurement, and wherein the spectroscopic device has at least one optical illuminating element for emitting light directed at the floor surface characterized in that the spectroscopic device comprises at least one diffractive or refractive element for spectrally decomposing reflected light, wherein the light is detectable by means of at least one receiving element, and that for evaluating the spectrum (58, 60, 62, 64), characteristic features of the same are determined on the basis of relative intensity and/or position of two or more characteristic structures (66, 68, 70) to each other.
Positioning system for covering elements (3, 4), comprising - a spacer element intended to be inserted between at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4) and comprising a base intended to be made to bear on a fixing adhesive for said covering elements and to receive in support a portion of a rear surface (3b, 4b) of said at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4), a threaded shaft extending transversely to said base, and a plate interposed between said threaded shaft and said base and intended to be interposed, in use, between facing edges (3c, 4c) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4), - a fixing device (2; 2') comprising a body (12; 12') provided internally with a thread (50; 50') shaped to define a seat (51; 51') for said threaded shaft so as to couple said fixing device (2; 2') to said spacer element, said thread being defined by at least two separate threaded portions (32, 42; 32', 42'), - and a base (16a, 16; 16'a, 16') intended to be made to bear, in use, on a visible surface (3a, 4a) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4) to be laid, characterised by at least one of said threaded portions (32, 42; 32', 42') being movable along a movement axis (Y, Y1) relative to the other in order to vary the extent of said seat (51; 51'), said fixing device (2; 2') comprising actuation means (34, 35, 44, 45) for moving said at least one threaded portion (32, 42; 32', 42') to open/close said seat (51; 51'), in order to couple/uncouple said fixing device (2; 2') and said spacer element. - a spacer element intended to be inserted between at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4) and comprising a base intended to be made to bear on a fixing adhesive for said covering elements and to receive in support a portion of a rear surface (3b, 4b) of said at least two adjacent covering elements (3, 4), a threaded shaft extending transversely to said base, and a plate interposed between said threaded shaft and said base and intended to be interposed, in use, between facing edges (3c, 4c) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4), - a fixing device (2; 2') comprising a body (12; 12') provided internally with a thread (50; 50') shaped to define a seat (51; 51') for said threaded shaft so as to couple said fixing device (2; 2') to said spacer element, said thread being defined by at least two separate threaded portions (32, 42; 32', 42'), - and a base (16a, 16; 16'a, 16') intended to be made to bear, in use, on a visible surface (3a, 4a) of said at least two covering elements (3, 4) to be laid, characterised by at least one of said threaded portions (32, 42; 32', 42') being movable along a movement axis (Y, Y1) relative to the other in order to vary the extent of said seat (51; 51'), said fixing device (2; 2') comprising actuation means (34, 35, 44, 45) for moving said at least one threaded portion (32, 42; 32', 42') to open/close said seat (51; 51'), in order to couple/uncouple said fixing device (2; 2') and said spacer element.
Adjusting apparatus for adjusting a component, in particular a chair back, having a gas spring, which has a cylinder, which is closed at its one end and in which is arranged in a displaceable manner a piston, which subdivides the cylinder into a first and a second cylinder chamber and, at one end, has a piston rod, which projects through the second cylinder chamber, directed away from the closed end of the cylinder, and is guided in a sealed manner out of the cylinder, having a gas filling in the second and the first cylinder chambers, the gas filling being subjected to positive pressure and acting on the piston with a pushing-out force, having a valve, which is located in a connection leading from the second cylinder chamber to the first cylinder chamber, enables a gas stream from the second into the first cylinder chamber and blocks the same in the opposite flow direction, and having a manually actuable connecting valve, by means of which the first and second cylinder chambers can be connected to one another, wherein a flow restrictor is arranged in the connection which can be blocked off by the valve, and leads from the second cylinder chamber to the first cylinder chamber, wherein the flow restrictor is arranged in the connection between the valve and the first cylinder chamber, and the connecting valve has a valve chamber which is formed coxially in the piston, is connected to the second cylinder chamber via one or more channels and has a coaxial valve opening, which leads to the first cylinder chamber and can be closed by a valve member which, by means of a manually actuable valve pin projecting coaxially through the valve chamber, can be moved coaxially, in the direction of the first cylinder chamber, from its closed position into its open position, characterized in that the connection between the valve and first cylinder chamber has an opening which opens out radially into the valve opening and is completely closed by the valve member in the closed position of the latter, in which the valve opening is closed, or is partially opened in relation to the first cylinder chamber by the valve member and is opened by the valve member in the open position of the latter, in which the valve opening is open.
Method for increasing the efficiency of targeted integration of a polynucleotide to a pre-determined site into the genome of a filamentous fungal cell with a preference for NHR, wherein said polynucleotide has a region of homology with said pre-determined site, comprising providing a mutant of a parent filamentous fungal cell, wherein the ratio of NHR/HR is decreased in the mutant as compared to said ratio in said parent organism measured under the same conditions, wherein said mutant is deficient in a gene encoding a component involved in NHR, wherein said component is selected from the group consisting of filamentous fungal homologues of yeast KU70 or KU80, and wherein the filamentous fungus cell is a Penicillium species, wherein the efficiency of the HR pathway of the filamentous fungus is measured by the efficiency of the targeted integration of a given polynucleotide sequence into a predetermined site in the genome of the filamentous fungus using given homology region(s), as long as the length of homology and percentage of homology are high enough to provide/enable HR, wherein the mutant is deficient in at least one of the following genes: hdfA or homologues thereof, hdfB or homologues thereof, wherein the hdfA gene or homologue thereof encodes a HdfA protein with an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 20 or an HdfA protein at least 70% homologous to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 20, and wherein the hdfB gene or homologue thereof encodes a HdfB protein with an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 23 or an HdfB protein at least 70% homologous to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 23.
Packaging housing for a tool, more particularly a rotatably drivable tool for example for a drill or milling cutter, comprising two housing parts (1, 6) which can be moved from an open position into a closed position, and comprising a mount (11, 12, 18) which, at least in the closed position, is rigidly connected to the housing (1, 6) and supports the tool, characterised in that the mount (11, 12, 18) is associated with an insert which, in the closed position, is held between opposing edge portions (5, 9) of the housing halves (1, 6).
A portable pipe outer diameter-chamfering apparatus in which a vertical plate and a support plate are fixed in orthogonal directions to a head of the apparatus, and a chamfering knife-blade is installed between the vertical plate and the support plate, characterized in that a vertical fixing plate is fixed to the outside of the vertical plate, a horizontal fixing plate is fixed in an orthogonal direction to the tip of the vertical fixing plate, a one-side-opened rectangular-shaped link is coupled to move upward and downward along the vertical fixing plate, a pair of circumscribing rollers which are installed to be in close contact with an outside of a pipe are installed on tips of the one-side-opened rectangular-shaped link, each one of the pair of circumscribing rollers being installed at each respective tip of the one-side-opened rectangular-shaped link, the one-side-opened rectangular-shaped link is configured to move up and down along the vertical fixing plate by a circumscribing roller adjustment screw installed on the horizontal fixing plate, a moving body is installed on the horizontal fixing plate, the moving body is configured to move up and down by an inscribing roller adjustment screw installed on the horizontal fixing plate, and an inscribing roller is installed on the moving body to be in close contact with an inside of the pipe wherein a pressing force of the inscribing roller is adjusted by a spring.
A system comprising: a room controller, a remote controller having a memory storing reference data, at least one appliance (4a, 4b), the room controller being in operative communication with the at least one appliance (4a, 4b) and with the remote controller, the remote controller being located remotely from the room controller; wherein the room controller is configured to: produce a request for appliance data; transmit the request to the at least one appliance (4a, 4b); wherein the at least one appliance (4a, 4b) is configured to: receive the request; in response to the request, produce the appliance data and transmit the appliance data to the room controller; wherein the room controller is configured to: receive the appliance data from the at least one appliance (4a, 4b); transmit the appliance data to the remote controller; characterised in that the remote controller is configured to: receive the appliance data from the room controller; store the appliance data over time in the memory of the remote controller; calculate a moment value of the stored appliance data; store the moment value of the stored appliance data as reference data in the memory of the remote controller; read the reference data from the memory of the remote controller; compare the stored appliance data to the reference data; and predict an appliance error based on the comparison between the stored appliance data and the reference data. produce a request for appliance data; transmit the request to the at least one appliance (4a, 4b); receive the request; in response to the request, produce the appliance data and transmit the appliance data to the room controller; receive the appliance data from the at least one appliance (4a, 4b); transmit the appliance data to the remote controller; receive the appliance data from the room controller; store the appliance data over time in the memory of the remote controller; calculate a moment value of the stored appliance data; store the moment value of the stored appliance data as reference data in the memory of the remote controller; read the reference data from the memory of the remote controller; compare the stored appliance data to the reference data; and predict an appliance error based on the comparison between the stored appliance data and the reference data.
An oil sump arrangement for a piston engine, the oil sump arrangement comprising an oil sump, which oil sump comprises a bottom plate, side walls (3a, 3b) and end walls (4a, 4b) encircling the bottom plate and at least one partition wall, which partition wall is arranged between the side walls (3a, 3b) of the oil sump for dividing the oil sump into compartments, each end of the partition wall being provided with a protrusion extending away from the bottom plate, the arrangement further comprising, on both sides of the oil sump, a support beam (6a, 6b) for fastening the oil sump to an engine block, which support beam (6a, 6b) is arranged above the partition wall, characterized in that the support beam (6a, 6b) is fastened to the partition wall by a weld, each sidewall end of the partition wall is provided with a curvilinear cutting that is arranged in the protrusion and opens towards the longitudinal center line of the oil sump, at least part of the cutting being a segment or a sector of a circle, of which radius is 1.5-2.5 times the thickness of the partition wall.