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A method of preparing an ink-jet media sheet, comprising: (a) dispersing silica particulates in an aqueous environment to form an aqueous dispersion; (b) reversing the net charge of a surface of the silica from negative to positive using an inorganic surface activating agent, thereby forming surface-activated silica particulates dispersed in the water; (c) adding an organosilane reagent portion-wise to the surface-activated silica particulates to form reagent-modified and surface-activated silica particulates; wherein the pH is controlled to maintain the colloidal stability of the silica dispersion; (d) preparing a porous coating composition including the reagent-modified and surface-activated silica particulates and an organic binder; and (e) coating the porous coating composition on a media substrate. (a) dispersing silica particulates in an aqueous environment to form an aqueous dispersion; (b) reversing the net charge of a surface of the silica from negative to positive using an inorganic surface activating agent, thereby forming surface-activated silica particulates dispersed in the water; (c) adding an organosilane reagent portion-wise to the surface-activated silica particulates to form reagent-modified and surface-activated silica particulates; wherein the pH is controlled to maintain the colloidal stability of the silica dispersion; (d) preparing a porous coating composition including the reagent-modified and surface-activated silica particulates and an organic binder; and (e) coating the porous coating composition on a media substrate.
An encoder comprising a light source, a photodetector, a signal processor, and a scale that includes a plurality of first unit block patterns each having a first pattern configured to transmit or reflect light from the light source toward the photodetector, wherein the encoder is configured to output positional information related to a position in a position measuring direction based on an output signal from the photodetector, the plurality of first unit block patterns are adjacently arranged in the position measuring direction with a period of a pitch P, and the plurality of first unit block patterns are periodically arranged in a direction perpendicular to the position measuring direction, the signal processor is configured to generate a phase signal related to a phase of a periodic component, wherein the periodic component is included in the output signal from the photodetector and changes with a relative movement in the position measuring direction between the scale and the photodetector, the size of each first unit block pattern in the direction perpendicular to the position measuring direction is smaller than the size of the detectable range of the scale by the photodetector in the direction perpendicular to the position measuring direction, the first pattern of each first unit block pattern has a symmetrical shape with respect to a symmetry line (Xc) perpendicular to the position measuring direction, each first unit block pattern is divided, along the direction perpendicular to the position measuring direction, into a plurality of sections, an area ratio of the first pattern in each section is different between two adjacent sections, wherein an area ratio of the first pattern in a section is a value obtained by dividing an area of the first pattern in the section by an area of the section, and the first pattern in each section has a rectangular shape defined by two lines parallel to the position measuring direction and two lines perpendicular to the position measuring direction.
Emulsion for parenteral administration comprising 0.1 to 10 wt.%, preferably 1 to 5 wt.%, propofol and 5 to 25 wt.%, preferably 10 to 20 wt.%, of an oil phase based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein the free propofol concentration in the aqueous phase is below 0.1 % of the total propofol content and wherein the oil phase comprises fish oil, fish oil extract or a mixture of fish oil, olive oil, soybean oil and medium chain triglycerides.
An automatic braking system for a vehicle, comprising: one or more braking units; a brake actuator module operable for controlling the one or more braking units; an object detection function in electrical communication with the brake actuator module, the object detection function for detecting at least one object in proximity to the vehicle; an automatic braking function in electrical communication with the brake actuator module, the automatic braking function for generating a deceleration request to determine a collision risk with the at least one object based on the position of the vehicle and the vehicle trajectory; characterized by a failure detection and correction function for calculating a desired deceleration, the failure detection and correction function being part of the brake actuator module; wherein the failure detection and correction function compares the desired deceleration to the deceleration request, and the vehicle is decelerated depending upon which of the desired deceleration or the deceleration request results in the vehicle stopping within the shortest distance. one or more braking units; a brake actuator module operable for controlling the one or more braking units; an object detection function in electrical communication with the brake actuator module, the object detection function for detecting at least one object in proximity to the vehicle; an automatic braking function in electrical communication with the brake actuator module, the automatic braking function for generating a deceleration request to determine a collision risk with the at least one object based on the position of the vehicle and the vehicle trajectory; characterized by a failure detection and correction function for calculating a desired deceleration, the failure detection and correction function being part of the brake actuator module; wherein the failure detection and correction function compares the desired deceleration to the deceleration request, and the vehicle is decelerated depending upon which of the desired deceleration or the deceleration request results in the vehicle stopping within the shortest distance.
A device (100, 100') for holding a fiber texture on an impregnation mandrel of a winding machine, the device comprising: a cross-member forming a support having each of its ends for fastening on one of the cheekplates of the mandrel; a central pad carrier mounted on the cross-member and provided with a pad for pressing against a fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel; two lateral pad carriers mounted on the cross-member and each provided with a main pad for pressing against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel and a lateral pad for pressing against a lateral margin of the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel; and means for exerting a clamping force urging the pads against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel, each pad being fastened to the pad carrier by a screw- and-nut system that can be actuated by a clamping handle (120, 144, 148) so as to exert a force for clamping said pad against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel. a cross-member forming a support having each of its ends for fastening on one of the cheekplates of the mandrel; a central pad carrier mounted on the cross-member and provided with a pad for pressing against a fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel; two lateral pad carriers mounted on the cross-member and each provided with a main pad for pressing against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel and a lateral pad for pressing against a lateral margin of the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel; and means for exerting a clamping force urging the pads against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel, each pad being fastened to the pad carrier by a screw- and-nut system that can be actuated by a clamping handle (120, 144, 148) so as to exert a force for clamping said pad against the fiber texture layer wound on the mandrel.
A method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (R G) comprising the components: at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, at least one aprotic polar solvent and at least one metal carbonate, where the reaction mixture (R G) does not comprise any substance which forms an azeotrope with water. at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, at least one aprotic polar solvent and at least one metal carbonate,
A tensioner for an accessory drive of a motor vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine and a reversible electric machine acting as motor and generator, the drive comprising at least a first pulley mounted on a drive shaft of the internal combustion engine, a second pulley mounted on the shaft of the electric machine and an endless drive element cooperating with at least said first pulley and said second pulley, the tensioner comprising a support element adapted to be fixed on or close to the electric machine, characterized by including: an intermediate element carried by the support element and rotating with respect thereto about a first fixed axis; a rigid tensioner element rotating with respect to the intermediate element about a second axis parallel to the first axis and distinct therefrom; a first and a second tensioning pulley (14, 15) carried by the tensioner element and rotating with respect thereto about respective axes distinct from said first and second axis (A, B) and arranged in use in a fixed relative position, and at least one spring acting between the support element and the intermediate element to push the pulleys into contact with respective branches (9a, 9b) of the endless drive element positioned on opposite sides with respect to the second pulley. an intermediate element carried by the support element and rotating with respect thereto about a first fixed axis; a rigid tensioner element rotating with respect to the intermediate element about a second axis parallel to the first axis and distinct therefrom; a first and a second tensioning pulley (14, 15) carried by the tensioner element and rotating with respect thereto about respective axes distinct from said first and second axis (A, B) and arranged in use in a fixed relative position, and at least one spring acting between the support element and the intermediate element to push the pulleys into contact with respective branches (9a, 9b) of the endless drive element positioned on opposite sides with respect to the second pulley.
Apparatus for inserting a content pack into an envelope, the apparatus comprising: a gripping mechanism (6, 7); means (17, 18) for operating the gripping mechanism to hold the envelope; means (14, 15, 16) for opening a throat of the envelope; means (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19) for moving the content pack in a direction toward and into the throat of the envelope; means (17, 18) for accelerating the envelope in the direction of movement of the content pack while the gripping mechanism is operational; and means (17, 18) for releasing the gripping mechanism at a predetermined time, to release the envelope, characterized in that the predetermined time being at the moment when the content pack is fully inserted into the envelope, and being predetermined in dependence upon parameters comprising at least the content pack depth and the envelope depth. a gripping mechanism (6, 7); means (17, 18) for operating the gripping mechanism to hold the envelope; means (14, 15, 16) for opening a throat of the envelope; means (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19) for moving the content pack in a direction toward and into the throat of the envelope; means (17, 18) for accelerating the envelope in the direction of movement of the content pack while the gripping mechanism is operational; and means (17, 18) for releasing the gripping mechanism at a predetermined time, to release the envelope, characterized in that the predetermined time being at the moment when the content pack is fully inserted into the envelope, and being predetermined in dependence upon parameters comprising at least the content pack depth and the envelope depth.
A method of information transmission comprising: receiving, by a terminal device, n sets of downlink channels on downlink resources within a channel occupation time, COT, wherein each set of downlink channel in the n sets of downlink channels comprises at least one downlink channel, and n is a positive integer greater than 1; transmitting, by the terminal device, the uplink information corresponding to the i-th set of downlink channel in the n sets of downlink channels on the uplink resources within the COT, where i is a positive integer less than or equal to n; wherein, a starting time of transmission of the uplink information corresponding to the i-th set of downlink channel is T0 + A, wherein the T0 + A is greater than T1, the T0 is an ending time of the i-th set of the downlink channel, the T1 is an ending time of the downlink resources, the A is the processing latency of the downlink channel. receiving, by a terminal device, n sets of downlink channels on downlink resources within a channel occupation time, COT, wherein each set of downlink channel in the n sets of downlink channels comprises at least one downlink channel, and n is a positive integer greater than 1; transmitting, by the terminal device, the uplink information corresponding to the i-th set of downlink channel in the n sets of downlink channels on the uplink resources within the COT, where i is a positive integer less than or equal to n; wherein, a starting time of transmission of the uplink information corresponding to the i-th set of downlink channel is T0 + A, wherein the T0 + A is greater than T1, the T0 is an ending time of the i-th set of the downlink channel, the T1 is an ending time of the downlink resources, the A is the processing latency of the downlink channel.
Method for monitoring an electrical conductance value in an electrical conductor conducting current with a differential-mode voltage measuring bridge of a detector, wherein an input signal U Pos and an input signal U Neg are switched from two conductor sections connected in series against a common reference signal, wherein a) the ratio of the differences in potential of U Pos and U Neg or vice-versa can be continually adjusted in each case to the reference signal between 0% and 100%, and therefore allows for any desired balancing of these differences in potential in relation to one another, and b) the adjustment of the ratio is carried out by means of a double potentiometer balancing network, wherein the adjustment is digitally predetermined by a control unit, and the double potentiometer balancing network generates a differential signal on a nodal point. a) the ratio of the differences in potential of U Pos and U Neg or vice-versa can be continually adjusted in each case to the reference signal between 0% and 100%, and therefore allows for any desired balancing of these differences in potential in relation to one another, and b) the adjustment of the ratio is carried out by means of a double potentiometer balancing network, wherein the adjustment is digitally predetermined by a control unit, and the double potentiometer balancing network generates a differential signal on a nodal point.
A surgical instrument for removing a sample (50, 82) from a body of tissue, the instrument comprising: a support structure; and a knife arranged to cut into the body of tissue, the knife having at least a first blade, a second blade and a third blade, each blade having two cutting edges (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b; 42c, 44c) defining an apex, and the knife being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration characterised in that the blades (36a, 36b, 36c) define the walls of a pyramidal enclosure for containing the sample (50, 82). a support structure; and a knife arranged to cut into the body of tissue, the knife having at least a first blade, a second blade and a third blade, each blade having two cutting edges (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b; 42c, 44c) defining an apex, and the knife being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration characterised in that the blades (36a, 36b, 36c) define the walls of a pyramidal enclosure for containing the sample (50, 82).
A chop saw comprising: a base having a work surface; a motor unit pivotally mounted on the base; an electric motor mounted within the motor unit; a handle connected to the work motor unit; an ON/OFF switch to activate the motor when provided with an electrical power supply; a fence mounted on the base which traverses the work surface; an adjustable clamp capable of co-operating with the fence to secure a work piece to be cut on the work surface; characterized in that there is provided an overload switch which automatically cuts off the electrical current to the motor when the motor draws an electrical current which is greater than a predetermined amount; wherein the overload switch comprises a housing which is mounted within a pocket formed in a side arm of the handle; wherein the overload switch comprises a reset button mounted on a housing, wherein depression of the button resets the overload switch after the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor; wherein, when the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor, the reset button extends outwardly from the housing to provide a visual indication that the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor; wherein depression and maintaining the depression of the on/off switch activates the motor; wherein the reset button is mounted in an aperture formed in the side of the housing and projects from the underside of the handle so that it is accessible by the operator. a base having a work surface; a motor unit pivotally mounted on the base; an electric motor mounted within the motor unit; a handle connected to the work motor unit; an ON/OFF switch to activate the motor when provided with an electrical power supply; a fence mounted on the base which traverses the work surface; an adjustable clamp capable of co-operating with the fence to secure a work piece to be cut on the work surface; characterized in that there is provided an overload switch which automatically cuts off the electrical current to the motor when the motor draws an electrical current which is greater than a predetermined amount; wherein the overload switch comprises a housing which is mounted within a pocket formed in a side arm of the handle; wherein the overload switch comprises a reset button mounted on a housing, wherein depression of the button resets the overload switch after the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor; wherein, when the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor, the reset button extends outwardly from the housing to provide a visual indication that the overload switch has cut off the current to the motor; wherein depression and maintaining the depression of the on/off switch activates the motor; wherein the reset button is mounted in an aperture formed in the side of the housing and projects from the underside of the handle so that it is accessible by the operator.
A recombinant vector comprising: a polynucleotide comprising a coding sequence for a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (CasM) protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS:37 to 44 and 45, or an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS:37 to 44 and 45; and at least one control element operably linked to the polynucleotide, whereby the CasM coding sequence in the polynucleotide is capable of being transcribed and translated in a host cell. a polynucleotide comprising a coding sequence for a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (CasM) protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS:37 to 44 and 45, or an amino acid sequence having 90% or more sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS:37 to 44 and 45; and at least one control element operably linked to the polynucleotide, whereby the CasM coding sequence in the polynucleotide is capable of being transcribed and translated in a host cell.
A protein having endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity, wherein the protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence obtained by deletion, substitution, insertion and/or addition of any of 1-20 amino acids in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence having an identity of 90% or more with the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 2; and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide which hybridizes with the polynucleotide having the nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 2under stringent hybridization conditions, wherein a specific hybrid is formed and less than 10% of mismatch in the entire nucleotide sequence is allowed. the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence obtained by deletion, substitution, insertion and/or addition of any of 1-20 amino acids in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence having an identity of 90% or more with the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1; the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 2; and the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide which hybridizes with the polynucleotide having the nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 2under stringent hybridization conditions, wherein a specific hybrid is formed and less than 10% of mismatch in the entire nucleotide sequence is allowed.
A ventilation system of an operating room accessible to service personnel in a nuclear plant, in particular a control room in a nuclear power plant, having at least the following components: • air supply line guidable from an external inlet to the operating room, to which a first fan and a first inert gas adsorber column (e.g. 38) are connected, • an air discharge line guidable from the operating room to an external outlet, to which a second fan and a second inert gas adsorber column (e.g. 48) are connected, and • switchover means for interchanging the roles of the first and second inert gas adsorber columns (38, 48), characterized in that an air circulation line, to which a CO 2 adsorber column and an air circulation fan are connected, can be guided away from the operating room and back again, wherein the second fan can be connected as an air circulation fan to the air circulation line. • air supply line guidable from an external inlet to the operating room, to which a first fan and a first inert gas adsorber column (e.g. 38) are connected, • an air discharge line guidable from the operating room to an external outlet, to which a second fan and a second inert gas adsorber column (e.g. 48) are connected, and • switchover means for interchanging the roles of the first and second inert gas adsorber columns (38, 48),
An aqueous polyurethane resin having a Si atom content of 0.05 to 1.5% by weight in a polyurethane resin obtained by at least reacting an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer which comprises 1 to 15% by weight of a polyoxyethylene group in a side chain branched from the main chain and has two or more isocyanate groups at an end of the main chain, with a chain extender which comprises at least a compound having two or more active hydrogen groups reactive with the isocyanate group and an alkoxysilyl group.