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A method of cleaning a turbine engine comprising: inserting a cleaning agent through a predefined access port into a cooling cavity defined by an internal wall of an assembled turbine component; directing the cleaning agent against the internal wall to remove a foreign material therefrom; and evacuating the cleaning agent from the cooling cavity characterized in that evacuating the cleaning agent includes draining the cleaning agent to a gas flow path of the turbine engine from a cooling aperture defined by the turbine component. inserting a cleaning agent through a predefined access port into a cooling cavity defined by an internal wall of an assembled turbine component; directing the cleaning agent against the internal wall to remove a foreign material therefrom; and evacuating the cleaning agent from the cooling cavity characterized in that evacuating the cleaning agent includes draining the cleaning agent to a gas flow path of the turbine engine from a cooling aperture defined by the turbine component.
An operating method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting a device to device, D2D, scheme, the operating method comprising: receiving, from a user equipment, UE, a discovery resource request message for requesting discovery resources for transmitting discovery messages, the discovery resource request message comprising information of a number of non-public safety, PS, discovery messages to be transmitted by the UE in a discovery period or information of a number of PS discovery messages to be transmitted by the UE in the discovery period; allocating at least one resource for the non-PS discovery messages or at least one resource for the PS discovery messages for the UE based on the discovery resource request message; and transmitting, to the UE, first information indicating the at least one resource for the non-PS discovery messages or second information indicating the at least one resource for the PS discovery messages, wherein the discovery resource request message further comprises information of frequency on which the UE transmits the non-PS discovery messages or information of frequency on which the UE transmits the PS discovery messages. receiving, from a user equipment, UE, a discovery resource request message for requesting discovery resources for transmitting discovery messages, the discovery resource request message comprising information of a number of non-public safety, PS, discovery messages to be transmitted by the UE in a discovery period or information of a number of PS discovery messages to be transmitted by the UE in the discovery period; allocating at least one resource for the non-PS discovery messages or at least one resource for the PS discovery messages for the UE based on the discovery resource request message; and transmitting, to the UE, first information indicating the at least one resource for the non-PS discovery messages or second information indicating the at least one resource for the PS discovery messages, wherein the discovery resource request message further comprises information of frequency on which the UE transmits the non-PS discovery messages or information of frequency on which the UE transmits the PS discovery messages.
A catalytic composition containing: - a zeolite of the MTW type - alkaline metals which are a mixture of sodium ions and potassium ions, characterized in that: the minimum amount of sodium ions is 5 ppm, the minimum amount of potassium ions is 5 ppm, and the total amount of both ions is lower than or equal to 200 ppm by weight, with respect to the total weight of the catalytic composition, the MTW zeolite is in acid form wherein the cationic sites present in its structure are occupied by Na + and K + ions and the remaining cationic sites are occupied by H+ ions, and the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio in said zeolite is lower than or equal to 95. - a zeolite of the MTW type - alkaline metals which are a mixture of sodium ions and potassium ions, the minimum amount of sodium ions is 5 ppm, the minimum amount of potassium ions is 5 ppm, and the total amount of both ions is lower than or equal to 200 ppm by weight, with respect to the total weight of the catalytic composition, the MTW zeolite is in acid form wherein the cationic sites present in its structure are occupied by Na + and K + ions and the remaining cationic sites are occupied by H+ ions, and the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio in said zeolite is lower than or equal to 95.
A charging member comprising a conductive support and an elastic layer as a surface layer, wherein said elastic layer has a cured region only at the surface portion of the elastic layer, said region having been cured by irradiation with electron rays, spherical particles are supported in said cured region in such a manner that the spherical particles are exposed from the surface of the elastic layer so as to make the surface of said charging member roughened, and wherein said spherical particles are at least one type of spherical particles selected from the group consisting of spherical silica particles, spherical alumina particles and spherical zirconia particles.
Catalytic converter for treating exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, having a housing through which an exhaust gas can flow and which has an inflow side and an outflow side, wherein, in the housing, there is formed a plurality of flow channels (4, 13) which can be flowed through along a main throughflow direction from the inflow side to the outflow side, wherein, in the housing, there is arranged at least one pipeline (5, 12) which can be flowed through by a fluid which is independent of the exhaust gas that can be caused to flow through the flow channels (4, 13), characterized in that the flow channels (4, 13) in the catalytic converter are formed by a honeycomb body which is formed by a layer stack of corrugated and smooth metal layers, wherein the pipeline (5, 12) runs within and at least partially along one of the flow channels (4, 13).
A method for measuring biaxial stresses in an object of ferromagnetic material, the method using at least one probe, the or each probe comprising an electromagnet means and a magnetic sensor arranged to sense a magnetic field due to the electromagnet means, the method comprising arranging the probe adjacent to an object, and activating the electromagnet means (26, 30a) so as to generate an alternating magnetic field in the electromagnet means and consequently in the object, detecting signals from the magnetic sensor and resolving the signals into a first component and a second component which are orthogonal in phase, and mapping the in-phase and quadrature components directly into a stress component and a lift-off component by means of a first calibration, using a sample of the ferromagnetic material in a test rig, taking measurements with the probe at the centre of the sample where the principal stress direction is aligned with the axis of the test rig, and subjecting the sample to a range of different stresses and with the probe at a range of different values of lift-off so as to deduce the contours of constant lift-off and contours of constant stress in the impedance plane; arranging the probe adjacent to the ferromagnetic object, turning the probe to different orientations and detecting signals from the magnetic sensor at least when the probe is oriented with the two principal stress axes, and from the contours in the impedance plane determined in the first calibration eliminating the effect of lift-off from the signals observed when the probe is oriented with the two principal axes so as to deduce the values of the stress component along the two principal stress axes, these values of stress being values of apparent uniaxial stress, wherein the contours of constant lift-off and the contours of constant stress are all curved, and intersect at non-orthogonal angles, and wherein the effect of lift-off is eliminated either graphically or by calculation, to perform the mapping; and, by means of a second calibration with a cross-shaped sample of the ferromagnetic material subjected in a test rig to a range of different biaxial stresses, taking measurements at the centre of the cross-shaped sample where the principal stress directions are aligned with the axes of the test rig, obtaining a graph or map for a range of values of stress on one principal axis (say the x-axis) and for a range of values of stress in the other principal axis (say the y-axis), with contours each of which shows the values of biaxial stress that give a particular value of the apparent uniaxial stress component along the x-axis; and obtaining a similar map with contours showing values of biaxial stress that give a particular value of the apparent uniaxial stress component along the y-axis, and hence from these two maps and from the measurements of the apparent uniaxial stress component along the two principal stress axes deducing the biaxial stress either graphically or by calculation.
Protective helmet including one or more air guiding members configured to place in fluid communication at least one area of the helmet with one or more ventilation ports for output/expulsion of air so as to define a first ventilation path or circuit intended for the passage of air flow in the helmet, wherein the first ventilation path is independent from, and/or isolated, and/or not in fluid communication with, or not interfering with, a second path or circuit intended for the passage of another air flow in the helmet, wherein the area of the helmet is a visor chamber and the one or more ventilation ports are one or more rear ventilation ports of the helmet, wherein the first path extends between the visor chamber and said rear ventilation port of the helmet and wherein the second path extends between a front ventilation port (4, 5) and said rear ventilation port of the helmet, wherein said one or more guiding members are associated with said first path or circuit.
A cover for a tank for containing a liquid, such as a plant protection product or a liquid fertiliser, the cover being for sealing an opening of the tank defined by an opening rim, the cover comprising a vent itself comprising: - a first opening centred on a first axis with axial direction and for communicating with the interior of the tank on a first side of the first opening along the first axis, - at least a second opening via which the first opening is for communicating with the exterior of the tank, on a second side of the first opening which is opposite to the first side along the first axis, - at least one baffle through which the first opening and the second opening(s) communicate with each other, on the second side of the first opening, characterized in that the first opening further comprises an opening flange forming, on the first side of the first opening, a valve seat, and in that the vent further comprises a float designed to move, by floating on the surface of the liquid contained in the tank, from an opening position to a closing position of the first opening in which the float abuts against the valve seat, the float thus forming a valve. - a first opening centred on a first axis with axial direction and for communicating with the interior of the tank on a first side of the first opening along the first axis, - at least a second opening via which the first opening is for communicating with the exterior of the tank, on a second side of the first opening which is opposite to the first side along the first axis, - at least one baffle through which the first opening and the second opening(s) communicate with each other, on the second side of the first opening, characterized in that the first opening further comprises an opening flange forming, on the first side of the first opening, a valve seat, and in that the vent further comprises a float designed to move, by floating on the surface of the liquid contained in the tank, from an opening position to a closing position of the first opening in which the float abuts against the valve seat, the float thus forming a valve.
A download connector comprising a case, a substrate with a pin header coupled with one end of the substrate, and a header coupled with the other end of the substrate, wherein the case comprises: a fixed cover for fixing the substrate, configured to surround a part of the substrate and the periphery of the header and formed with a first through-hole through which the header is opened; a slide cover disposed on the outer side of the fixed cover, configured to surround the other part of the substrate and the periphery of the pin header and formed with a second through-hole through which the pin header is opened; and an opening and closing portion coupled with the slide cover to open and close the second through-hole, the slide cover being capable of sliding in a direction toward the header or the pin header, wherein the substrate has an insertion portion formed on a top portion, and an engaging portion, wherein the fixed cover comprises a first cover, disposed above the part of the substrate and the header and is provided with a fixing pin to be inserted into the insertion portion at a position corresponding to the insertion portion, and a second cover to be coupled with the first cover, wherein a second hook portion is formed on an inner bottom of the second cover to extend upward and is inserted in the engaging portion, so that the first cover and the second cover are fixed to the substrate forming the fixed cover, wherein the substrate connected with the pin header is fixed through the fixing pin and the second hook portion, and wherein the fixing pin is provided adjacent to the pin header. a fixed cover for fixing the substrate, configured to surround a part of the substrate and the periphery of the header and formed with a first through-hole through which the header is opened; a slide cover disposed on the outer side of the fixed cover, configured to surround the other part of the substrate and the periphery of the pin header and formed with a second through-hole through which the pin header is opened; and an opening and closing portion coupled with the slide cover to open and close the second through-hole, the slide cover being capable of sliding in a direction toward the header or the pin header, wherein the substrate has an insertion portion formed on a top portion, and an engaging portion, wherein the fixed cover comprises a first cover, disposed above the part of the substrate and the header and is provided with a fixing pin to be inserted into the insertion portion at a position corresponding to the insertion portion, and a second cover to be coupled with the first cover, wherein a second hook portion is formed on an inner bottom of the second cover to extend upward and is inserted in the engaging portion, so that the first cover and the second cover are fixed to the substrate forming the fixed cover, wherein the substrate connected with the pin header is fixed through the fixing pin and the second hook portion, and wherein the fixing pin is provided adjacent to the pin header.
An antigen presenting cell and a kynurenine for use in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (TiD) or alopecia areata in a mammal; wherein the antigen presenting cell is any cell that display foreign antigen bound to a major histocompatibility complex on its cell surface; and wherein the kynurenine is selected from the group consisting of DL-kynurenine; L-kynurenine; D-kynurenine; 3-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine; 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine; 3-hydroxy-D-kynurenine; 5-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine; 5-hydroxy-L-kynurenine; 5-hydroxy-D-kynurenine; N'-formyl-kynurenine; N-Acetyl-3-OH-kynurenine; 4-Chloro-DL-kynurenine; Kynurenine, butyl ester; and Kynurenic Acid.
An ophthalmic lens for refractive correction of an eye, comprising: a first toric surface that is a front surface of the lens; and a second toric surface that is a back surface of the lens; wherein said first toric surface has a first cylindrical power and said second toric surface has a second cylindrical power; and wherein one of said first and said second toric surfaces has a dominant cylindrical power and the other one of said first and said second toric surfaces has a tuning cylindrical power in order to achieve an overall cylindrical power in a resolution finer than 0.25D; and wherein at least one of said first cylinder power and said second cylinder power is equal to or less than 0.25 D. a first toric surface that is a front surface of the lens; and a second toric surface that is a back surface of the lens; wherein said first toric surface has a first cylindrical power and said second toric surface has a second cylindrical power; and wherein one of said first and said second toric surfaces has a dominant cylindrical power and the other one of said first and said second toric surfaces has a tuning cylindrical power in order to achieve an overall cylindrical power in a resolution finer than 0.25D; and wherein at least one of said first cylinder power and said second cylinder power is equal to or less than 0.25 D.
Bottom plate formwork comprising bottom and edge board elements (4, 6) that are made of a heat-insulating material and are interconnected, characterised in that the bottom board elements are screwed to the edge board elements, and the edge boards elements that form a corner are screwed to one another by means of corner connection elements, the screw joints having sufficient load-bearing capacity to laterally support the concrete poured in for producing the bottom slab, such that the corner connection elements, as the only component, absorb the pressure of the concrete poured in and support the edge board elements in the desired formwork position thereof.
A display apparatus comprising: a display configured to operate as at least one of a screen and a mirror; a photographing unit comprising a camera configured to generate a photographed image in which a subject present in a display direction of the display is photographed; and a processor configured to: receive, while the display operates as a mirror, an input of a gesture of selecting a partial area, the gesture being directly pointing with a hand at a certain part of the subject, not pointing towards the displayed image, and defining the pointed certain part of the subject as the selected partial area; and control the display to operate a first area of the display as a screen displaying part of the photographed image corresponding to the selected partial area, and to operate a second area other than the first area as a mirror. a display configured to operate as at least one of a screen and a mirror; a photographing unit comprising a camera configured to generate a photographed image in which a subject present in a display direction of the display is photographed; and a processor configured to: receive, while the display operates as a mirror, an input of a gesture of selecting a partial area, the gesture being directly pointing with a hand at a certain part of the subject, not pointing towards the displayed image, and defining the pointed certain part of the subject as the selected partial area; and control the display to operate a first area of the display as a screen displaying part of the photographed image corresponding to the selected partial area, and to operate a second area other than the first area as a mirror. receive, while the display operates as a mirror, an input of a gesture of selecting a partial area, the gesture being directly pointing with a hand at a certain part of the subject, not pointing towards the displayed image, and defining the pointed certain part of the subject as the selected partial area; and control the display to operate a first area of the display as a screen displaying part of the photographed image corresponding to the selected partial area, and to operate a second area other than the first area as a mirror.
Non-therapeutic use of a powder for sub- and/or supragingival powder jet cleaning of tooth surfaces, wherein the powder is prepared using at least one monosaccharide and wherein the powder contains 95 to 99.9% by weight of at least one monosaccharide and 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one further substance selected from the group consisting of a flow aid, a bleaching agent, an analgesic, a bacteriocide and/or a flavoring.
An apparatus for treating reflux disease and obesity of a human patient, the apparatus comprises: an implantable movement restriction device having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the movement restriction device is adapted to be kept in place contacting the stomach fundus wall, in a position between the patient's diaphragm and at least a portion of the lower part of the stomach fundus wall, such that movement of the cardiac notch of the patient's stomach towards the patient's diaphragm is restricted, to thereby prevent the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, wherein the movement restriction device is adapted to be completely invaginated by the stomach fundus wall and to contact, directly or indirectly, the diaphragm muscle to prevent such sliding of the cardia through the patient's diaphragm, so as to maintain the supporting pressure against the patient's cardia sphincter muscle exerted from the patient's abdomen, the movement restriction device having a size of at least 125 mm 3 and a circumference of at least 15 mm, characterized in that the movement restriction device further comprises a fixator adapted to be secured by at least one fixation device (22a, 22b, 22c) to secure the movement restriction device in said position, when the movement restriction device is implanted. an implantable movement restriction device having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the movement restriction device is adapted to be kept in place contacting the stomach fundus wall, in a position between the patient's diaphragm and at least a portion of the lower part of the stomach fundus wall, such that movement of the cardiac notch of the patient's stomach towards the patient's diaphragm is restricted, to thereby prevent the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, wherein the movement restriction device is adapted to be completely invaginated by the stomach fundus wall and to contact, directly or indirectly, the diaphragm muscle to prevent such sliding of the cardia through the patient's diaphragm, so as to maintain the supporting pressure against the patient's cardia sphincter muscle exerted from the patient's abdomen, the movement restriction device having a size of at least 125 mm 3 and a circumference of at least 15 mm, characterized in that the movement restriction device further comprises a fixator adapted to be secured by at least one fixation device (22a, 22b, 22c) to secure the movement restriction device in said position, when the movement restriction device is implanted.
A method for generating pancreatic bud cells from pluripotent stem cells, comprising the following steps: culturing the pluripotent stem cells in a medium containing an activin, a GSK3 inhibitor and a ROCK inhibitor; culturing the cells obtained in step in a medium containing KGF, and then in a medium containing KGF, a BMP inhibitor, a retinoic acid derivative and a hedgehog pathway inhibitor; and dissociating the cells obtained in step into single cells and culturing the dissociated single cells under a suspension culture condition in a medium containing KGF, EGF, a BMP inhibitor and a ROCK inhibitor. culturing the pluripotent stem cells in a medium containing an activin, a GSK3 inhibitor and a ROCK inhibitor; culturing the cells obtained in step in a medium containing KGF, and then in a medium containing KGF, a BMP inhibitor, a retinoic acid derivative and a hedgehog pathway inhibitor; and dissociating the cells obtained in step into single cells and culturing the dissociated single cells under a suspension culture condition in a medium containing KGF, EGF, a BMP inhibitor and a ROCK inhibitor.