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A cooking appliance comprising: a cooking chamber; a heating element; a viewing window; an image sensor arranged to enable image capture of food received in the cooking chamber through the viewing window; and a circulation system (114, 116), the cooking appliance being characterized in that said circulation system (114, 116) is arranged to circulate air heated by the heating element in the cooking chamber; and in that a flow guiding element is arranged in a path of an airflow provided by the circulation system in a direction of the viewing window, the flow guiding element comprising a ramp arranged to displace at least part of the airflow away from the viewing window and guide said at least part of the airflow across the viewing window. a cooking chamber; a heating element; a viewing window; an image sensor arranged to enable image capture of food received in the cooking chamber through the viewing window; and a circulation system (114, 116), the cooking appliance being characterized in that said circulation system (114, 116) is arranged to circulate air heated by the heating element in the cooking chamber; and in that a flow guiding element is arranged in a path of an airflow provided by the circulation system in a direction of the viewing window, the flow guiding element comprising a ramp arranged to displace at least part of the airflow away from the viewing window and guide said at least part of the airflow across the viewing window.
A process for separating monochloroacetic acid and dichloroacetic acid from one another via extractive distillation, comprising the steps of (i) contacting a mixture comprising monochloroacetic acid and dichloroacetic acid with an extractive agent selected from the group consisting of tetraglyme, diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, dihexyl ether, diethylene glycol dipentyl ether, and dihexyl ketone, (ii) distilling the mixture to obtain a monochloroacetic acid stream and a stream comprising dichloroacetic acid and the extractive agent, and (iii) regenerating the extractive agent. (i) contacting a mixture comprising monochloroacetic acid and dichloroacetic acid with an extractive agent selected from the group consisting of tetraglyme, diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, dihexyl ether, diethylene glycol dipentyl ether, and dihexyl ketone, (ii) distilling the mixture to obtain a monochloroacetic acid stream and a stream comprising dichloroacetic acid and the extractive agent, and (iii) regenerating the extractive agent.
A thermoplastic molding composition comprising: a) from 3 to 94.6% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers as component A, wherein a copolymer made of acrylonitrile, styrene, and/or α-methylstyrene, phenylmaleimide, methyl methacrylate, or mixtures of these, is used as component A, b) from 5 to 95.2% by weight of one or more impact-modifying graft rubbers having an olefinic double bond in the rubber phase as component B, wherein the swelling index of component B is from 5 to 20, c) from 0.2 to 0.9% by weight of a compound of the formula as component C: d) from 0.2 to 0.7% by weight of a mixture of the formula as component D: e) from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula as component E: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: f) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more additives, where these differ from components C, D, and E, as component F, and g) from 0 to 40% by weight of fibrous or particulate fillers as component G, where each of the % by weight values is based on the sum weight of components A to G, and the sum of these values is 100% by weight. a) from 3 to 94.6% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers as component A, wherein a copolymer made of acrylonitrile, styrene, and/or α-methylstyrene, phenylmaleimide, methyl methacrylate, or mixtures of these, is used as component A, b) from 5 to 95.2% by weight of one or more impact-modifying graft rubbers having an olefinic double bond in the rubber phase as component B, wherein the swelling index of component B is from 5 to 20, c) from 0.2 to 0.9% by weight of a compound of the formula as component C: d) from 0.2 to 0.7% by weight of a mixture of the formula as component D: e) from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula as component E: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: or from 0 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula: f) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more additives, where these differ from components C, D, and E, as component F, and g) from 0 to 40% by weight of fibrous or particulate fillers as component G,
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of an oligonucleotide having the structure: 5'- Me C Me UG AGT Me CTG TTT Me U Me C Me C A Me U Me U Me c Me U-3' (SEQ ID NO:1) wherein a) each of the 19 internucleotide linkages of the oligonucleotide is an O,O -linked phosphorothioate diester; b) the nucleotides at the positions 1 to 3 from the 5' end are 2'- O -(2-methoxyethyl) modified ribonucleosides; c) the nucleotides at the positions 4 to 12 from the 5' end are 2'-deoxyribonucleosides; d) the nucleotides at the positions 13 to 20 from the 5' end are 2'- O -(2-methoxyethyl) modified ribonucleosides; and e) all cytosines ( Me C) are 5-methylcytosines, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the oligonucleotide, for use in a method of treating multiple sclerosis, said method comprising decreasing or inhibiting the accumulation of new active brain lesions, and/or decreasing or inhibiting an increase in the volume of gadolinium-enhancing brain lesions, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically administered to the human subject so as to thereby decrease or inhibit the accumulation of new active brain lesions, and/or decrease or inhibit an increase in the volume of gadolinium-enhancing brain lesions, in a human subject afflicted with multiple sclerosis. a) each of the 19 internucleotide linkages of the oligonucleotide is an O,O -linked phosphorothioate diester; b) the nucleotides at the positions 1 to 3 from the 5' end are 2'- O -(2-methoxyethyl) modified ribonucleosides; c) the nucleotides at the positions 4 to 12 from the 5' end are 2'-deoxyribonucleosides; d) the nucleotides at the positions 13 to 20 from the 5' end are 2'- O -(2-methoxyethyl) modified ribonucleosides; and e) all cytosines ( Me C) are 5-methylcytosines,
A device for locking/unlocking a knee prosthesis (10, 110), comprising a femoral part (12, 112) designed to be connected to the thigh of the wearer, and a tibial part (14, 114) provided with a tibial plate (14-1, 114-1) articulated about an axis YY', able to receive an artificial tibia and foot, these two femoral (12, 112) and tibial (14, 114) parts both being mounted for rotation, coaxial about an axis XX', the axes XX' and YY' being parallel, corresponding to the bending axis of the natural knee, comprising: - a cylindrical piece (16, 116) constituting the femoral part (12, 112), with a cylindrical central housing (18, 118), arranged coaxially with the axis XX' and comprising a track (20, 120), - two cheeks (22-1, 22-2; 122-1, 122-2), left and right, and a single through shaft (24, 124), coaxial with the axis XX', constituting the tibial part (14, 114), - a freewheel assembly (28, 128) comprising a pinion (30, 130) provided with ramps (32, 132) and a roller (38, 138) per ramp, said assembly being interposed between the track (20, 120) of the disc (16, 116) and the single through shaft (24, 124), - unlocking means (40, 140) comprising a wheel (42, 142) with pins (44, 144), also mounted coaxially with the axis XX', the pins (44, 144) being interposed between the track (20, 120) and the ramps (32, 132) of the pinion (30, 130), and - a part (46, 146) offset from the unlocking means (40, 140) comprising angular control means (48, 148), characterised in that the angular control means comprises at least one linkage (52, 152) interposed between said offset part (46, 146) and the tibial plate (14-1, 114-1). - a cylindrical piece (16, 116) constituting the femoral part (12, 112), with a cylindrical central housing (18, 118), arranged coaxially with the axis XX' and comprising a track (20, 120), - two cheeks (22-1, 22-2; 122-1, 122-2), left and right, and a single through shaft (24, 124), coaxial with the axis XX', constituting the tibial part (14, 114), - a freewheel assembly (28, 128) comprising a pinion (30, 130) provided with ramps (32, 132) and a roller (38, 138) per ramp, said assembly being interposed between the track (20, 120) of the disc (16, 116) and the single through shaft (24, 124), - unlocking means (40, 140) comprising a wheel (42, 142) with pins (44, 144), also mounted coaxially with the axis XX', the pins (44, 144) being interposed between the track (20, 120) and the ramps (32, 132) of the pinion (30, 130), and - a part (46, 146) offset from the unlocking means (40, 140) comprising angular control means (48, 148), characterised in that the angular control means comprises at least one linkage (52, 152) interposed between said offset part (46, 146) and the tibial plate (14-1, 114-1).
A method of screening a continuous-tone image to produce an output image to be printed on a curved surface, wherein the continuous-tone image comprises a plurality of pixels having respective corresponding intended print locations on the curved surface that do not have the same relative geometric relationship as the plurality of pixels; the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first sequence comprising a subset of the plurality of intended print locations, the first sequence being selected based on properties of the plurality of intended print locations; for each intended print location in the first sequence, identifying the corresponding pixel in the continuous-tone image to obtain a second sequence for an error diffusion process comprising the identified corresponding pixels in the continuous-tone image. selecting a first sequence comprising a subset of the plurality of intended print locations, the first sequence being selected based on properties of the plurality of intended print locations; for each intended print location in the first sequence, identifying the corresponding pixel in the continuous-tone image to obtain a second sequence for an error diffusion process comprising the identified corresponding pixels in the continuous-tone image.
Hydraulic brake system for a vehicle having at least two axles (VA, HA), in particular for a highly automated or autonomous vehicle, having at least two sub-brake systems (SubV, SubH) which are hydraulically separated from one another, wherein a first sub-brake system (SubV) comprises a first brake circuit, a main system, which has a first power supply, and a first evaluation and control unit, characterized by a secondary system, which has a second power supply, which is independent of the first power supply, and a second evaluation and control unit, for redundantly generating pressure in the first brake circuit, and is assigned to a first axle having at least two wheel brakes (RB1, RB2), wherein the first brake circuit comprises a first pressure generator which is assigned to the main system, a second pressure generator which is assigned to the secondary system and is hydraulically connected in parallel between a first fluid container and the at least two wheel brakes (RB1, RB2) of the first axle, and a first modulation unit for hydraulically connecting the pressure generators (12, 22) to the at least two wheel brakes (RB1, RB2) and for performing individual brake pressure modulation in the at least two wheel brakes (RB1, RB2), wherein a second sub-brake system (SubH) comprises a second brake circuit and a subsidiary system which has a third power supply and a third evaluation and control unit, for generating pressure in the second brake circuit, and is assigned to a second axle having at least two wheel brakes (RB3, RB4), wherein the second brake circuit comprises a third pressure generator which is assigned to the subsidiary system and is arranged between a second fluid container and the at least two wheel brakes (RB3, RB4) of the second axle, and a second modulation unit for hydraulically connecting the pressure generator to the at least two wheel brakes (RB3, RB4) and for performing individual brake pressure modulation in the at least two wheel brakes (RB3, RB4).
A macrophage comprising a synthetic mitochondrion, the synthetic mitochondrion is obtained by introducing a synthetic mitochondrial DNA into a mitochondrion or an empty mitochondrial shell, the synthetic mitochondrial DNA is circular mitochondrial DNA containing a GFP-COX-I fusion gene, and is stably expressed and stably passaged in the macrophage after entering the macrophage.
A process separation for a fill level measuring device with a pressure-resistant feedthrough for an inner conductor, comprising an inner conductor; an outer conductor; a process side; a control side; a feedthrough; a filling material; wherein the inner conductor and the outer conductor are suited for transferring electrical signals, which correspond to a value captured by a sensor, from the process side to the control side; wherein a longitudinal axis of the process separation extends from the process side to the control side; wherein the outer conductor has an inner surface with a second conical portion; wherein the outer conductor has an inner surface with a cylindrical portion, wherein the inner surface with the cylindrical portion has a smaller inner diameter than the inner surface with the second conical portion, and wherein the inner surface with the cylindrical portion is adjacent to the inner surface with the second conical portion in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the process separation, so that the outer conductor forms a front surface between the inner surface with the second conical portion and the inner surface with the cylindrical portion; wherein the second conical portion tapers in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the process separation; wherein the feedthrough is embraced by the second conical portion, thereby providing a positive-locking connection between the inner conductor and the outer conductor; wherein the front surface extending in the radial direction of the process separation forms a step between the cylindrical portion and the second tapered portion to form an interlocking connection with the feedthrough so as to prevent movement of the feedthrough in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the process separation from the process side toward the control side, wherein the filling material is introduced into an intermediate space and wherein the intermediate space is delimited by the inner conductor, the cylindrical portion of the outer conductor and the feedthrough, and wherein the filler material has a lower dielectric constant than the feedthrough so that a substantially constant characteristic impedance is achieved throughout the process separation.
An organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: (R 1 3 SiO 1/2) a (R 2 R 3 R 4 SiO 1/2) b (R 5 2 SiO 2/2) c (R 3 SiO 3/2) d wherein, R 1 are the same or different alkyl groups having from 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl groups having from 2 to 12 carbons; provided that at least one R 1 in a molecule is an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbons; R 2 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbons; R 3 are the same or different aryl groups having from 6 to 20 carbons or aralkyl groups having from 7 to 20 carbons; R 4 is an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbons; R 5 are the same or different alkyl groups having from 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl groups having from 2 to 12 carbons, or phenyl groups; and "a", "b", "c", and "d" are respectively numbers satisfying 0.01 ≤ a ≤ 0.45, 0.01 ≤ b ≤ 0.45, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.7, 0.1 ≤ d < 0.9, and a+b+c+d=1.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing defining a track including a longitudinal portion and an angled portion extending from the longitudinal portion; a first actuation assembly selectively actuatable to deploy a first component; a biasing member coupled at a first end thereof to the first actuation assembly; a linkage assembly comprising a pin coupled to a second end of the biasing member and slidably disposed within the track; and a second actuation assembly selectively actuatable to deploy a second component, characterised in that the second actuation assembly is coupled to the first actuation assembly such that actuation of the second actuation assembly also actuates the first actuation assembly, wherein the pin is maintained within the angled portion of the track when the first actuation assembly is actuated such that the biasing member applies a biasing force against actuation of the first actuation assembly, and wherein the pin is moved to the longitudinal portion of the track and slid therealong when the second actuation assembly is actuated such that the biasing member applies a reduced biasing force against actuation of the second actuation assembly. a housing defining a track including a longitudinal portion and an angled portion extending from the longitudinal portion; a first actuation assembly selectively actuatable to deploy a first component; a biasing member coupled at a first end thereof to the first actuation assembly; a linkage assembly comprising a pin coupled to a second end of the biasing member and slidably disposed within the track; and a second actuation assembly selectively actuatable to deploy a second component, characterised in that the second actuation assembly is coupled to the first actuation assembly such that actuation of the second actuation assembly also actuates the first actuation assembly, wherein the pin is maintained within the angled portion of the track when the first actuation assembly is actuated such that the biasing member applies a biasing force against actuation of the first actuation assembly, and wherein the pin is moved to the longitudinal portion of the track and slid therealong when the second actuation assembly is actuated such that the biasing member applies a reduced biasing force against actuation of the second actuation assembly.
Brake feedback system for a vehicle, comprising: a brake choice evaluation means arranged to evaluate the driver's choice of braking action, e.g. use of auxiliary brakes, service brakes or engine brake, by comparing the driver's use of at least one braking system, with a total use of the braking systems in the vehicle during a braking action, characterized in by that the driver's use of an auxiliary brake system is determined based upon a calculated value from at least one brake power model of the auxiliary brake system, and wherein said brake choice evaluation system is arranged to grade the driver's choice of braking system and to feedback recommendations about a preferred braking system and/or function to the driver on a presentation means. a brake choice evaluation means arranged to evaluate the driver's choice of braking action, e.g. use of auxiliary brakes, service brakes or engine brake, by comparing the driver's use of at least one braking system, with a total use of the braking systems in the vehicle during a braking action,
An overlay-visor adapted to be releasably attached to a shield-visor, the overlay-visor comprising a viewing area and an integrally formed spacer extending along at least a portion of a periphery of the viewing area, characterized in that the overlay-visor further comprises a gasket upon a distal surface of the spacer.
An electric power steering system comprising: a rack and pinion mechanism that converts rotation of a pinion shaft due to a steering operation, to reciprocating motion of a rack shaft; a steering force assist device that applies an assist force to a steering system by converting rotation of a motor to the reciprocating motion of the rack shaft by using a conversion mechanism other than the rack and pinion mechanism; a steering sensor that detects a steering angle (θs) of a steering wheel having a range of 360°, as an absolute angle (θs_d); a relative angle sensor that detects a motor angle of the motor as a relative electrical angle (θm_d) in a range of 360°; and a control device that controls an operation of the steering force assist device, characterized in that rack teeth of the rack shaft constituting the rack and pinion mechanism are formed so that a steering gear ratio is changed depending on the steering angle (θs), and wherein the control device computes a motor neutral point that is a value of the motor angle at a steering neutral position, by using a motor angle detection value (θm_d) detected by the relative angle sensor, and a conversion value (θsm) that is computed based on a steering angle detection value (θs_d) detected by the steering sensor taking into account the steering gear ratio corresponding to the steering angle (θs). a rack and pinion mechanism that converts rotation of a pinion shaft due to a steering operation, to reciprocating motion of a rack shaft; a steering force assist device that applies an assist force to a steering system by converting rotation of a motor to the reciprocating motion of the rack shaft by using a conversion mechanism other than the rack and pinion mechanism; a steering sensor that detects a steering angle (θs) of a steering wheel having a range of 360°, as an absolute angle (θs_d); a relative angle sensor that detects a motor angle of the motor as a relative electrical angle (θm_d) in a range of 360°; and a control device that controls an operation of the steering force assist device, characterized in that rack teeth of the rack shaft constituting the rack and pinion mechanism are formed so that a steering gear ratio is changed depending on the steering angle (θs), and
A method for producing R,R monatin, or a salt thereof, comprising reacting monatin precursor and one or more D-aminotransferases chosen from a Bacillus halodurans D-aminotransferase comprising the amino acid sequence listed in accession number NP_243677, a hybrid D-aminotransferase comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a D-aminotransferase of ATCC 4978 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86, a D-aminotransferase of ATCC 7063 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87, and homologs thereof with at least 90% sequence homology thereto.
A ferritic-austenitic stainless steel excellent in workability, characterized by consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.002 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 2%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.00%, P: less than 0.05%, S: less than 0.01%, Cr: 17 to 25%, N: 0.03 to 0.13%, and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, and optionally one or more of, by mass%, Ni: 0.1 to 5%, Cu: 0.1 to 5%, Mo: 0.1 to 5%, Nb: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.003%, and Mg: 0.0002 to 0.003%; having a volume fraction of an austenite phase of 10% to less than 50%, having an Md value calculated from the chemical composition in the austenite phase that satisfies the following formula (b), having a ratio of austenite grains in a cross-section vertical to a rolling transverse direction with a grain size of 15 μm or less and a shape aspect ratio of less than 3 accounting for 90% or more of the total number of austenite grains, and further having at the same cross-section an average distance between nearest austenite grains of 12 μm or less: − 10 ≤ Md ≤ 110 wherein Md = 551 − 462 C + N − 9.2 Si − 8.1 Mn − 13.7 Cr − 29 Ni − 29 Cu − 18.5 Mo, [] is the composition (mass%) in the austenite phase, and {} is the average composition (mass%). C: 0.002 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 2%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.00%, P: less than 0.05%, S: less than 0.01%, Cr: 17 to 25%, N: 0.03 to 0.13%, and Ni: 0.1 to 5%, Cu: 0.1 to 5%, Mo: 0.1 to 5%, Nb: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.003%, and Mg: 0.0002 to 0.003%; [] is the composition (mass%) in the austenite phase, and {} is the average composition (mass%).