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Filter element, comprising a support grid enclosing an interior space and a filter medium (23, 24) sealingly connected with the support grid and annularly enclosing the support grid, the support grid comprising a plurality of in particular straight webs which are partially connected to each other and form a hollow-cylindrical grid structure surrounding a cylindrical interior space, wherein passage openings, through which fluid can radially flow in relation to a center axis of the hollow-cylindrical grid structure, are formed by at least three webs or web sections connected to each other, wherein the central opening cross section of the passage openings is larger in an area adjacent to the first axial end of the support grid than in an area adjacent to the second axial end of the support grid, wherein one portion of the webs is inclined, characterized in that a plurality of webs form a helical shape surrounding the cylindrical interior space the screw thread of which decreases continuously or discontinuously from the first axial end towards the second axial end.
A horse garment for twenty four hour monitoring of the health and wellbeing of the horse in a stall or stable, the garment comprising at least one sensor on the garment communicable with a user wherein the garment is mountable on the horse trunk or torso and the at least one sensor is located in a sensor zone on the garment and the at least one sensor comprises a motion sensor positioned at a chest portion of the garment.
Base plate for fastening a rail to a fixed bottom support, the base plate being made of a plastics material and a stiffening structure which is formed by ribs and by depressions present between the ribs being formed or moulded in the underside of the base plate, which underside is associated with the fixed bottom support, characterised in that the depressions of the stiffening structure are closed off by a filling material.
A plasma-assisted method of accurate alignment and pre-bonding for a microstructure including a glass or quartz chip, the method comprising: 1) removing superficial photoresist and chromium layers of substrate and cover plates of glass or quartz microchips after wet etching; 2) washing the substrate and cover plates using a detergent and then water to remove superficial organics, solid particles, and dust; 3) blowing majority of the water away from the substrate and cover plates and then performing a rinse and activation using a plasma cleaning device to make the substrate and cover plates to be hydrophilic; 4) obtaining the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates and then sticking the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates together, thereby performing a preliminary alignment; 5) performing an accurate alignment on the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates under a drying condition and then placing water on an edge of a gap between the subtract and cover plates to form a hydrophilic layer between surfaces of the subtract and cover plates and to make the subtract and cover plates stick tightly to each other; 6) removing extra liquid water from the subtract and cover plates by pressing the subtract and cover plates and then blowing liquid water away from the edge; and 7) removing remaining water from the subtract and cover plates by vacuuming using the plasma cleaning device to obtain pre-bonded glass or quartz chips. 1) removing superficial photoresist and chromium layers of substrate and cover plates of glass or quartz microchips after wet etching; 2) washing the substrate and cover plates using a detergent and then water to remove superficial organics, solid particles, and dust; 3) blowing majority of the water away from the substrate and cover plates and then performing a rinse and activation using a plasma cleaning device to make the substrate and cover plates to be hydrophilic; 4) obtaining the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates and then sticking the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates together, thereby performing a preliminary alignment; 5) performing an accurate alignment on the rinsed and activated subtract and cover plates under a drying condition and then placing water on an edge of a gap between the subtract and cover plates to form a hydrophilic layer between surfaces of the subtract and cover plates and to make the subtract and cover plates stick tightly to each other; 6) removing extra liquid water from the subtract and cover plates by pressing the subtract and cover plates and then blowing liquid water away from the edge; and 7) removing remaining water from the subtract and cover plates by vacuuming using the plasma cleaning device to obtain pre-bonded glass or quartz chips.
An esterified carbohydrate having pendent fatty acid residues and pendent (meth)acrylate groups, wherein the pendent fatty acid residues contain the residues of linoleic, linolenic or oleic acids.
A fabric printing method for performing color printing on a surface of a cylindrical fabric by using an inkjet mechanism, wherein a shaft is inserted inside the fabric to be printed through an opening at one end to integrally support the fabric, wherein either the shaft or the inkjet mechanism comprising a plurality of printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) aligned in the length direction of the shaft, or both, are moved in the length direction of the shaft at a moving speed while rotating the shaft to thereby perform helical printing on a surface of the fabric to be printed placed on the shaft, wherein either of the shaft or inkjet mechanism, or both move a distance corresponding to a printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) along the length direction of the shaft while the shaft rotates once, wherein a distance between parts printed by adjacent printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) is larger than the distance corresponding to the printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f), or the distance corresponding to the printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) is larger than the distance between the parts printed by the adjacent printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f). wherein a shaft is inserted inside the fabric to be printed through an opening at one end to integrally support the fabric, wherein either the shaft or the inkjet mechanism comprising a plurality of printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) aligned in the length direction of the shaft, or both, are moved in the length direction of the shaft at a moving speed while rotating the shaft to thereby perform helical printing on a surface of the fabric to be printed placed on the shaft, wherein either of the shaft or inkjet mechanism, or both move a distance corresponding to a printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) along the length direction of the shaft while the shaft rotates once, wherein a distance between parts printed by adjacent printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) is larger than the distance corresponding to the printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f), or the distance corresponding to the printing pitch of each printhead (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f) is larger than the distance between the parts printed by the adjacent printheads (31a, 31b, 31c, 31d, 31e, 31f).
A lighting system for controlling a lighting device by a control device, the lighting system comprising: - the control device comprising a first user interface arranged for receiving a first user input, wherein the first user input is related to an adjustment of a control parameter of the lighting device, wherein the control parameter is a colour, brightness and/or a shape of a beam of the light of the lighting device and/or an orientation of the lighting device, - the lighting device comprising at least one light source, - a proximity detector arranged for detecting proximity between the control device and the lighting device, and characterized by: - a processor arranged for adjusting the control parameter of the lighting device based on the first user input only when the control device has been brought within a predefined proximity range of the lighting device after receiving the user input within a predefined period of time after receiving the first user input, the predefined period of time being such that it allows a user to bring the control device within the predefined proximity range. - the control device comprising a first user interface arranged for receiving a first user input, wherein the first user input is related to an adjustment of a control parameter of the lighting device, wherein the control parameter is a colour, brightness and/or a shape of a beam of the light of the lighting device and/or an orientation of the lighting device, - the lighting device comprising at least one light source, - a proximity detector arranged for detecting proximity between the control device and the lighting device, and - a processor arranged for adjusting the control parameter of the lighting device based on the first user input only when the control device has been brought within a predefined proximity range of the lighting device after receiving the user input within a predefined period of time after receiving the first user input, the predefined period of time being such that it allows a user to bring the control device within the predefined proximity range.
A variable linear geometry machine for continuously forming square tubes comprising in sequence at least one forming station suitable for progressively bending a sheet strip, at least one finishing station suitable for further approaching edges of the bent sheet strip and at least one welding station of the square tube, the machine being characterized in that: - each forming station comprises two pairs of motorized forming rolls (1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8; 9, 10), mounted onto axes which in operation are parallel to the plane of the sheet strip, which are facing each other and which in operation perform movements parallel to the plane of the sheet strip, with the upper rolls (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) of each pair (1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8; 9, 10) further performing in operation movements orthogonal to the plane of the metal sheet; - each finishing station comprises at least one idle forming roll (12; 16; 20) which in operation is placed below the square tube being formed; two idle forming rolls (11; 15; 19), which in operation are placed at the sides of the square tube being formed, which are adapted to perform movements parallel to the plane of the sheet strip; two idle forming rolls (13, 14; 17, 18; 21, 22), which in operation are placed above the square tube being formed, which are adapted to perform movements orthogonal to the plane of the sheet strip. - each forming station comprises two pairs of motorized forming rolls (1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8; 9, 10), mounted onto axes which in operation are parallel to the plane of the sheet strip, which are facing each other and which in operation perform movements parallel to the plane of the sheet strip, with the upper rolls (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) of each pair (1, 2; 3, 4; 5, 6; 7, 8; 9, 10) further performing in operation movements orthogonal to the plane of the metal sheet; - each finishing station comprises at least one idle forming roll (12; 16; 20) which in operation is placed below the square tube being formed; two idle forming rolls (11; 15; 19), which in operation are placed at the sides of the square tube being formed, which are adapted to perform movements parallel to the plane of the sheet strip; two idle forming rolls (13, 14; 17, 18; 21, 22), which in operation are placed above the square tube being formed, which are adapted to perform movements orthogonal to the plane of the sheet strip.
Hydrophobic, water-redispersible polymer powder composition comprising a) a main polymer having a1) more than 60 parts by weight of vinyl laurate monomer units a2) 5 to 30 parts by weight of vinyl acetate monomer units, a3) 5 to 30 parts by weight of ethylene monomer units, a4) 0 to 10 parts by weight of other ancillary monomer units, where the data in parts by weight always give a total of 100 parts by weight, b) 0.5 to 30% by weight of one or more protective colloids, c) 0 to 30% by weight of antiblocking agent, d) 0 to 20% by weight of organosilicon compound, e) 0 to 20% by weight of fatty acid or derivatives of the fatty acids, where the data in % by weight are based on the total weight of the polymer a). a) a main polymer having a1) more than 60 parts by weight of vinyl laurate monomer units a2) 5 to 30 parts by weight of vinyl acetate monomer units, a3) 5 to 30 parts by weight of ethylene monomer units, a4) 0 to 10 parts by weight of other ancillary monomer units, where the data in parts by weight always give a total of 100 parts by weight, a1) more than 60 parts by weight of vinyl laurate monomer units a2) 5 to 30 parts by weight of vinyl acetate monomer units, a3) 5 to 30 parts by weight of ethylene monomer units, a4) 0 to 10 parts by weight of other ancillary monomer units, b) 0.5 to 30% by weight of one or more protective colloids, c) 0 to 30% by weight of antiblocking agent, d) 0 to 20% by weight of organosilicon compound, e) 0 to 20% by weight of fatty acid or derivatives of the fatty acids,
Process for the preparation of a mixture comprising rotundone, comprising or consisting of the following steps: (a) reacting wood oil(s), extract(s) and/or natural resin(s), preferably guaiac wood oil, containing guaiol and bulnesol, preferably containing 15 to 45% by weight of guaiol and 25 to 55% by weight of bulnesol, more preferably containing 20 to 35% by weight of guaiol and 30 to 45% by weight of bulnesol, with one or more organic acid(s), b) separating the guaiene-containing fraction from the mixture obtained in step a), preferably by distillation, c) oxidizing the separated guaiene-containing fraction from step b), preferably with ambient air and/or pure oxygen as oxidizing agent, d) optionally: heating the oxidized mixture obtained in step c), preferably heating over a period of 1 to 3 h and/or at 110 to 150 °C, preferably at 115 to 125 °C, e) separating the rotundone-containing fraction from the mixture obtained in step c) or d), if present, preferably by distillation, to obtain the rotundone-containing mixture. (a) reacting wood oil(s), extract(s) and/or natural resin(s), preferably guaiac wood oil, containing guaiol and bulnesol, preferably containing 15 to 45% by weight of guaiol and 25 to 55% by weight of bulnesol, more preferably containing 20 to 35% by weight of guaiol and 30 to 45% by weight of bulnesol, with one or more organic acid(s), b) separating the guaiene-containing fraction from the mixture obtained in step a), preferably by distillation, c) oxidizing the separated guaiene-containing fraction from step b), preferably with ambient air and/or pure oxygen as oxidizing agent, d) optionally: heating the oxidized mixture obtained in step c), preferably heating over a period of 1 to 3 h and/or at 110 to 150 °C, preferably at 115 to 125 °C, e) separating the rotundone-containing fraction from the mixture obtained in step c) or d), if present, preferably by distillation, to obtain the rotundone-containing mixture.
A device (300, 800, 900) for distending a body lumen for enhanced visualization with a capsule endoscope (305, 805, 905), the device comprising: a plurality of struts (301, 801, 901) configured to extend from the capsule endoscope; and a retention mechanism configured to attach the plurality of struts to the capsule endoscope; characterized in that the device further comprises: a trigger configured to release the retention mechanism such that the struts can be released from the capsule endoscope, wherein the trigger comprises a fuse wire. a plurality of struts (301, 801, 901) configured to extend from the capsule endoscope; and a retention mechanism configured to attach the plurality of struts to the capsule endoscope; characterized in that the device further comprises: a trigger configured to release the retention mechanism such that the struts can be released from the capsule endoscope, wherein the trigger comprises a fuse wire.
A method for segmenting a digital medical image comprising the steps of a. Computing an initial segmentation class label for each pixel on the basis of a K-means clustering algorithm and computing associated class centroids and gamma functions; wherein the gamma functions are defined as the ratio α(y i |x i)/ β with α being the reciprocal of the maximum distance of pixel gray values in a given class with respect to the gray value of the centroid of the class and β being dependent on the neighbourhood system; b. Computing an energy measure for a current pixel associated with assigning each label in turn to said pixel, said energy measure being a sum of two components: - a measure of the gamma-function-weighted-distance between the pixel's feature value and the value of the centroid indicated by the current segmentation label; - a measure of the difference of the assigned label and the label of at least one neighbouring pixel; c. Selecting the label for the current pixel yielding the lowest energy; d. Recalculating the segmentation class centroids and gamma functions; e. Proceeding to the next pixel until all pixels in the image are visited; f. Iterating steps b-e until the class labels of the image pixels do not change so as to yield the final segmentation of the image. a. Computing an initial segmentation class label for each pixel on the basis of a K-means clustering algorithm and computing associated class centroids and gamma functions; wherein the gamma functions are defined as the ratio α(y i |x i)/ β with α being the reciprocal of the maximum distance of pixel gray values in a given class with respect to the gray value of the centroid of the class and β being dependent on the neighbourhood system; b. Computing an energy measure for a current pixel associated with assigning each label in turn to said pixel, said energy measure being a sum of two components: - a measure of the gamma-function-weighted-distance between the pixel's feature value and the value of the centroid indicated by the current segmentation label; - a measure of the difference of the assigned label and the label of at least one neighbouring pixel; - a measure of the gamma-function-weighted-distance between the pixel's feature value and the value of the centroid indicated by the current segmentation label; - a measure of the difference of the assigned label and the label of at least one neighbouring pixel; c. Selecting the label for the current pixel yielding the lowest energy; d. Recalculating the segmentation class centroids and gamma functions; e. Proceeding to the next pixel until all pixels in the image are visited; f. Iterating steps b-e until the class labels of the image pixels do not change so as to yield the final segmentation of the image.
A compound for use in treating cancer by administration in combination with one or more of: i) a platin; or ii) a taxane; wherein the compound is ((1R,2R,3S,4R)-2,3-dihydroxy-4-(2-(3 (trifluoromediylthio)phenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ylamino)cyclopentyl)methyl sulfamate (Compound 1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein the platin is carboplatin or oxaliplatin; wherein the taxane is docetaxel. i) a platin; or ii) a taxane;
A semiaromatic polyamide resin composition comprising a semiaromatic polyamide, a polyhydric alcohol, and nigrosine, wherein a mass ratio (A/B) between the semiaromatic polyamide and the polyhydric alcohol is 99.95/0.05 to 90/10; and the semiaromatic polyamide includes as constituent components thereof an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, an aliphatic diamine component that is 1,10-decanediamine alone and a monocarboxylic acid component that is an aliphatic acid having a molecular weight of 140 g/mol or more, and has a melting point of 300 to 350°C. wherein a mass ratio (A/B) between the semiaromatic polyamide and the polyhydric alcohol is 99.95/0.05 to 90/10; and the semiaromatic polyamide includes as constituent components thereof an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, an aliphatic diamine component that is 1,10-decanediamine alone and a monocarboxylic acid component that is an aliphatic acid having a molecular weight of 140 g/mol or more, and has a melting point of 300 to 350°C.
An aircraft power and propulsion system, comprising: a gas turbine engine; a DC electrical network; a permanent magnet electrical machine comprising a rotor drivingly coupled to a spool of the gas turbine engine, and a stator comprising windings; an AC:DC power electronics converter, an AC side of which is connected to terminals of the stator windings of the electrical machine and a DC side of which is connected to the DC electrical network; characterized by a controllable switching arrangement having a first switching state in which the stator windings are in a star configuration, a second switching state in which the stator windings are in a delta configuration, and a third switching state in which the terminals of the stator windings are connected together; and a control system configured to control the switching state of the switching arrangement, the control system further configured to: monitor at least one operating condition of the power and propulsion system and to control the switching state between the star configuration and the delta configuration based on the at least one operating condition; and monitor the power and propulsion system for faults and, in response to detecting to a fault, switch the switching arrangement to the third switching state. a gas turbine engine; a DC electrical network; a permanent magnet electrical machine comprising a rotor drivingly coupled to a spool of the gas turbine engine, and a stator comprising windings; an AC:DC power electronics converter, an AC side of which is connected to terminals of the stator windings of the electrical machine and a DC side of which is connected to the DC electrical network; characterized by a controllable switching arrangement having a first switching state in which the stator windings are in a star configuration, a second switching state in which the stator windings are in a delta configuration, and a third switching state in which the terminals of the stator windings are connected together; and a control system configured to control the switching state of the switching arrangement, the control system further configured to: monitor at least one operating condition of the power and propulsion system and to control the switching state between the star configuration and the delta configuration based on the at least one operating condition; and monitor the power and propulsion system for faults and, in response to detecting to a fault, switch the switching arrangement to the third switching state. monitor at least one operating condition of the power and propulsion system and to control the switching state between the star configuration and the delta configuration based on the at least one operating condition; and monitor the power and propulsion system for faults and, in response to detecting to a fault, switch the switching arrangement to the third switching state.