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Washing machine for objects comprising: - a chamber in which the objects are washed and rinsed in sequence; - a washing unit suitable to feed a washing liquid heated to a first temperature to said chamber and comprising a first tank for the washing liquid, with which first heating means are associated suitable to heat said washing liquid to said first temperature; - a feed circuit suitable to supply a rinsing liquid at a second temperature, lower than said first temperature; - a rinsing unit suitable to feed the rinsing liquid received from the feed circuit, heated to a third temperature, greater than the second temperature, advantageously greater than the first temperature too, to said chamber and comprising a second tank for the rinsing liquid, with which second heating means are associated, suitable to heat said rinsing liquid to said third temperature; characterized in that it comprises a recirculation pipe configured to recirculate the liquid used in said chamber from an exit at the bottom of the chamber to at least said washing unit, the recirculation pipe being connected to a pump and to valve means, heat exchange means (28, 29) being provided in cooperation between the washing unit and the rinsing unit in order to carry out, directly or indirectly, a heat exchange between at least the liquid which is recirculated by the recirculation pipe and at least the rinsing liquid which is fed to the rinsing unit from the feed circuit, said heat exchange means comprising first heat exchange means between the washing liquid of the first tank or coming from the chamber and the rinsing liquid coming from said feed circuit, and second heat exchange means between the washing liquid coming from the first tank and the rinsing liquid coming from said feed circuit, disposed downstream of said first heat exchange means, in that the washing unit comprises a first tub for a heat exchange liquid, said first tub being connected to said recirculation pipe upstream of said first tank and in that said first heat exchange means are disposed inside said first tub, the first tub being disposed in contact with said first tank in order to promote the transmission of heat by means of conduction. - a chamber in which the objects are washed and rinsed in sequence; - a washing unit suitable to feed a washing liquid heated to a first temperature to said chamber and comprising a first tank for the washing liquid, with which first heating means are associated suitable to heat said washing liquid to said first temperature; - a feed circuit suitable to supply a rinsing liquid at a second temperature, lower than said first temperature; - a rinsing unit suitable to feed the rinsing liquid received from the feed circuit, heated to a third temperature, greater than the second temperature, advantageously greater than the first temperature too, to said chamber and comprising a second tank for the rinsing liquid, with which second heating means are associated, suitable to heat said rinsing liquid to said third temperature;
Liposuction cannula, comprising a tube with a closed front end at which there is provided at least one suction opening, and with a back end intended to be connected to a source of vacuum; in the tube there being defined at least one longitudinal flow conduit (8, 9) for the aspirated material; and detector means (11, 12) arranged at the front end of said tube and capable of supplying in use signals containing information useful for the operator using the cannula; the said detector means comprising an imaging apparatus (11, 12) capable of supplying first signals or data allowing the generation of a visual representation of the environment in close proximity to the front end of the tube of the cannula down to a first depth or distance, and second signals or data allowing the generation of a visual representation of the environment around the front end of the tube of the cannula down to a second depth or distance, greater than the said first depth or distance, the cannula being characterized in that said imaging apparatus (11, 12) comprises a first imaging device capable of producing video signals or data for displaying the environment in close proximity to the front end of said tube, as well as a second imaging device capable of producing signals or data usable for displaying tissues in depth around the front end of the said tube.
An ex vivo or in vitro method for detecting double stranded breaks (DSBs), in genomic DNA of a cell, the method comprising: contacting the cell with a blunt-ended double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide (dsODN), wherein the dsODN is between 15 and 50 nts long, wherein both strands of the dsODN are orthogonal to the genome of the cell; the 5' ends of the dsODN are phosphorylated; and phosphorothioate linkages are present on both 3' ends, or two phosphorothioate linkages are present on both 3' ends and both 5' ends; expressing or activating the exogenous engineered nuclease in the cell, for a time sufficient for the nuclease to induce DSBs in the genomic DNA of the cell, and for the cell to repair the DSBs, integrating a dsODN at one or more DSBs; amplifying a portion of genomic DNA comprising an integrated dsODN; and sequencing the amplified portion of the genomic DNA, thereby detecting a DSB in the genomic DNA of the cell. contacting the cell with a blunt-ended double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide (dsODN), wherein the dsODN is between 15 and 50 nts long, wherein both strands of the dsODN are orthogonal to the genome of the cell; the 5' ends of the dsODN are phosphorylated; and phosphorothioate linkages are present on both 3' ends, or two phosphorothioate linkages are present on both 3' ends and both 5' ends; expressing or activating the exogenous engineered nuclease in the cell, for a time sufficient for the nuclease to induce DSBs in the genomic DNA of the cell, and for the cell to repair the DSBs, integrating a dsODN at one or more DSBs; amplifying a portion of genomic DNA comprising an integrated dsODN; and sequencing the amplified portion of the genomic DNA, thereby detecting a DSB in the genomic DNA of the cell.
A method of monitoring a patient provided with a sensor for sensing a physiological characteristic of the patient, the sensor forming part of, or being in communication with, a central processing unit of a remote monitoring unit associated with the patient, the monitoring according to an established current warning limit for the physiological characteristic of the patient, the method comprising: measuring a value of the physiological characteristic of the patient using the sensor as a function of time; determining an operating characteristic of the sensor; selecting a revised warning limit for the physiological characteristic, without human intervention, and responsive to at least one of a change in the determined operating characteristic of the sensor and time variations in the value of the physiological characteristic of the patient, the selecting based on interpretation of an output signal from said sensor and performed by at least one of the remote monitoring unit and a central monitoring unit in communication with the remote monitoring unit; determining whether an event is occurring that requires urgent communication between the remote monitoring unit and the central monitoring unit by comparing at least one subsequent measured value of the physiological characteristic with the revised warning limit; and responsive to a determination that the event is occurring, establishing a communication link between said remote monitoring unit and said central monitoring unit on an urgent basis. measuring a value of the physiological characteristic of the patient using the sensor as a function of time; determining an operating characteristic of the sensor; selecting a revised warning limit for the physiological characteristic, without human intervention, and responsive to at least one of a change in the determined operating characteristic of the sensor and time variations in the value of the physiological characteristic of the patient, the selecting based on interpretation of an output signal from said sensor and performed by at least one of the remote monitoring unit and a central monitoring unit in communication with the remote monitoring unit; determining whether an event is occurring that requires urgent communication between the remote monitoring unit and the central monitoring unit by comparing at least one subsequent measured value of the physiological characteristic with the revised warning limit; and responsive to a determination that the event is occurring, establishing a communication link between said remote monitoring unit and said central monitoring unit on an urgent basis.
A protective sleeve for beverage cans comprising: - a tubular body, made of waterproof strong material, suitable to be printed, being wholly fitted to the cylindrical portion of the can by means of thermoforming technique, matching the seating projection at the bottom of the can and leaving the top where the pull ring is located partly uncovered, characterised in that: - a lid is incorporated at said top by means of an automatic bonding process which closes off and finishes off the top of the tubular body, and wherein - horizontal tearing means are incorporated in the vicinity of the upper portion of the said sleeve which provides access to the area where the pull ring of the can is located. - a tubular body, made of waterproof strong material, suitable to be printed, being wholly fitted to the cylindrical portion of the can by means of thermoforming technique, matching the seating projection at the bottom of the can and leaving the top where the pull ring is located partly uncovered, - a lid is incorporated at said top by means of an automatic bonding process which closes off and finishes off the top of the tubular body, and wherein - horizontal tearing means are incorporated in the vicinity of the upper portion of the said sleeve which provides access to the area where the pull ring of the can is located.
A method of generating a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecule comprising: (a) providing a mixture comprising: (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising: a 5' leader region comprising a lengthener region, a terminator region, and a forward primer region; a variable region positioned 3' of the leader region; and a tail region positioned 3' of the variable region and comprising a reverse primer region; and (ii) forward and reverse primers configured to amplify the nucleic acid molecule from the forward primer region and reverse primer region, respectively, wherein the forward primer comprises the terminator region and the lengthener region, and the forward and reverse primers in the mixture are at a ratio of at least about 1:5 (F/R) in favor of the reverse primers; and (b) performing asymmetric polymerase chain reaction on the mixture in a) to favorably amplify the reverse strand of the nucleic acid molecule; thereby generating the ssDNA molecule. (a) providing a mixture comprising: (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising: a 5' leader region comprising a lengthener region, a terminator region, and a forward primer region; a variable region positioned 3' of the leader region; and a tail region positioned 3' of the variable region and comprising a reverse primer region; and (ii) forward and reverse primers configured to amplify the nucleic acid molecule from the forward primer region and reverse primer region, respectively, wherein the forward primer comprises the terminator region and the lengthener region, and the forward and reverse primers in the mixture are at a ratio of at least about 1:5 (F/R) in favor of the reverse primers; and (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising: a 5' leader region comprising a lengthener region, a terminator region, and a forward primer region; a variable region positioned 3' of the leader region; and a tail region positioned 3' of the variable region and comprising a reverse primer region; and a 5' leader region comprising a lengthener region, a terminator region, and a forward primer region; a variable region positioned 3' of the leader region; and a tail region positioned 3' of the variable region and comprising a reverse primer region; and (ii) forward and reverse primers configured to amplify the nucleic acid molecule from the forward primer region and reverse primer region, respectively, wherein the forward primer comprises the terminator region and the lengthener region, and the forward and reverse primers in the mixture are at a ratio of at least about 1:5 (F/R) in favor of the reverse primers; and (b) performing asymmetric polymerase chain reaction on the mixture in a) to favorably amplify the reverse strand of the nucleic acid molecule; thereby generating the ssDNA molecule.
A continuous process for the pre-treatment of a ligno-cellulosic feedstock, comprising the steps of: a) introducing the ligno-cellulosic feedstock in a pressurized reactor vessel; b) hydrothermally treating the ligno-cellulosic feedstock with steam at a reactor pressure, by inserting at least a first steam stream comprising a first steam and a second steam stream comprising a second steam in the pressurized reactor vessel, the first steam having a first steam temperature and the second steam having a second steam temperature, wherein the second steam temperature is greater than the first steam temperature; and c) steam exploding the ligno-cellulosic feedstock, wherein at least a portion of the steam in the pressurized reactor vessel is superheated steam, wherein the superheated steam is included in a superheated zone of the pressurized reactor vessel, wherein the superheated zone is located in proximity of the feedstock outlet of the pressurized reactor vessel. a) introducing the ligno-cellulosic feedstock in a pressurized reactor vessel; b) hydrothermally treating the ligno-cellulosic feedstock with steam at a reactor pressure, by inserting at least a first steam stream comprising a first steam and a second steam stream comprising a second steam in the pressurized reactor vessel, the first steam having a first steam temperature and the second steam having a second steam temperature, wherein the second steam temperature is greater than the first steam temperature; and c) steam exploding the ligno-cellulosic feedstock,
A process for synthesizing ammonia, comprising: providing an electrolytic cell comprising a lithium ion conducting membrane configured to selectively transport lithium ions, the membrane positioned between an anolyte compartment configured with an anode and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode; introducing aqueous LiOH into the anolyte compartment, introducing nitrogen into the catholyte compartment; and electrolyzing aqueous LiOH at the anode according to the following oxidation reaction: 6LiOH → 6Li + + 3H 2 O + 3/2O 2 + 6e - electrolyzing Li + and N 2 at the cathode according to the following reduction reaction: 6Li + + N 2 + 6e - → Li 3 N (s) reacting the lithium nitride with water according to the following reaction: Li 3 N (s) + 3H 2 O → 3LiOH + NH 3 (g) recovering the ammonia; and recovering the lithium hydroxide. providing an electrolytic cell comprising a lithium ion conducting membrane configured to selectively transport lithium ions, the membrane positioned between an anolyte compartment configured with an anode and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode; introducing aqueous LiOH into the anolyte compartment, introducing nitrogen into the catholyte compartment; and electrolyzing aqueous LiOH at the anode according to the following oxidation reaction: 6LiOH → 6Li + + 3H 2 O + 3/2O 2 + 6e - electrolyzing Li + and N 2 at the cathode according to the following reduction reaction: 6Li + + N 2 + 6e - → Li 3 N (s) reacting the lithium nitride with water according to the following reaction: Li 3 N (s) + 3H 2 O → 3LiOH + NH 3 (g) recovering the ammonia; and recovering the lithium hydroxide.
An ultrasonic welding assembly, comprising: an ultrasonic horn; and characterized by: an anvil having first, second, and third plate portions (60,62,64), the first and second plate portions extending generally parallel to one another, the third plate portion being coupled between the first and second plate portions, the first, second, and third plate portions defining first and second sides, the first plate portion having a first knurled region on the first side disposed proximate to the ultrasonic horn, the second plate portion having a second knurled region on the second side, the third plate portion having a first aperture extending therethrough; and a bracket configured to receive the second side of the anvil for holding the anvil thereon, the bracket having a second aperture extending therethrough that aligns with the first aperture, such that a coupling member extending through the first and second apertures removably couples the anvil to the bracket. an ultrasonic horn; and characterized by: an anvil having first, second, and third plate portions (60,62,64), the first and second plate portions extending generally parallel to one another, the third plate portion being coupled between the first and second plate portions, the first, second, and third plate portions defining first and second sides, the first plate portion having a first knurled region on the first side disposed proximate to the ultrasonic horn, the second plate portion having a second knurled region on the second side, the third plate portion having a first aperture extending therethrough; and a bracket configured to receive the second side of the anvil for holding the anvil thereon, the bracket having a second aperture extending therethrough that aligns with the first aperture, such that a coupling member extending through the first and second apertures removably couples the anvil to the bracket. an anvil having first, second, and third plate portions (60,62,64), the first and second plate portions extending generally parallel to one another, the third plate portion being coupled between the first and second plate portions, the first, second, and third plate portions defining first and second sides, the first plate portion having a first knurled region on the first side disposed proximate to the ultrasonic horn, the second plate portion having a second knurled region on the second side, the third plate portion having a first aperture extending therethrough; and a bracket configured to receive the second side of the anvil for holding the anvil thereon, the bracket having a second aperture extending therethrough that aligns with the first aperture, such that a coupling member extending through the first and second apertures removably couples the anvil to the bracket.
A product suitable for controlling phytopathogenic fungi that cause grapevine wood diseases, characterized in that it has a composition comprising the strain of the genus Streptomyces sp., deposited in the CECT with the access number CECT 8852 (strain Streptomyces sp. W/E1).
Prophylaxis paste for professional dental use, comprising a.) a base component comprising water in the range from 15 to 55% by weight, and humectant in the range from 10 to 60% by weight, b.) a cleaning body in the range from 0,5 to 60% by weight, c.) a buffer component, d.) a component for controlling the rheology in the range from 0,1 to 7% by weight, e.) an additive component in the range from 0,001 to 5% by weight, wherein the additives are selected from a group consisting of stabilizers, dyes, pigments and fluoridation agents, wherein the prophylaxis paste comprises, as cleaning body b.), a compound based on calcium phosphate in combination with pumice and, as wetting agent, f.) has exclusively one or more amphoteric surfactant(s) in an amount in the range of 0,05 to 2,6% by weight, wherein all of the percents by weight refer to the total mass of the prophylaxis paste and wherein the buffer component c.) is based on hydrogen phosphate and keeps the pH of the prophylaxis paste, measured in a 10% suspension (w/w) of the paste in water against a pH electrode, between 7 and 8. a.) a base component comprising water in the range from 15 to 55% by weight, and humectant in the range from 10 to 60% by weight, b.) a cleaning body in the range from 0,5 to 60% by weight, c.) a buffer component, d.) a component for controlling the rheology in the range from 0,1 to 7% by weight, e.) an additive component in the range from 0,001 to 5% by weight, wherein the additives are selected from a group consisting of stabilizers, dyes, pigments and fluoridation agents, f.) has exclusively one or more amphoteric surfactant(s) in an amount in the range of 0,05 to 2,6% by weight, wherein all of the percents by weight refer to the total mass of the prophylaxis paste and
A flavor inhaler comprising: a housing (10, 101); a containing unit contained in the housing (10, 101) and configured to contain a consumable; a tubular unit surrounding the containing unit; and a holding unit (37, 38) holding the tubular unit movably in an axial direction of the tubular unit or a first direction perpendicular to the axial direction, wherein the containing unit includes a tubular sidewall portion, wherein the sidewall portion includes a contact portion in contact with the consumable when the consumable is contained in the containing unit, characterized in that the sidewall portion further comprises a separation portion located circumferentially adjacent to the contact portion and spaced apart from the consumable, and wherein an air flow path in communication with an end surface of the consumable in the containing unit and an opening of the containing unit is formed between the separation portion and the consumable when the consumable is contained in the containing unit. a housing (10, 101); a containing unit contained in the housing (10, 101) and configured to contain a consumable; a tubular unit surrounding the containing unit; and a holding unit (37, 38) holding the tubular unit movably in an axial direction of the tubular unit or a first direction perpendicular to the axial direction, wherein the containing unit includes a tubular sidewall portion, wherein the sidewall portion includes a contact portion in contact with the consumable when the consumable is contained in the containing unit, characterized in that the sidewall portion further comprises a separation portion located circumferentially adjacent to the contact portion and spaced apart from the consumable, and wherein an air flow path in communication with an end surface of the consumable in the containing unit and an opening of the containing unit is formed between the separation portion and the consumable when the consumable is contained in the containing unit.
A method of manufacturing a rechargeable battery, the method comprising: forming a first assembly by assembling a cap plate and a spiral-wound electrode assembly having a first electrode at a first surface of a separator and a second electrode at a second surface of the separator; inserting the first assembly into an electrolyte solution chamber to form a second assembly comprising the separator, a first interface of the first electrode and the separator, and a second interface of the second electrode and the separator impregnated with an electrolyte solution; wrapping the electrode assembly with an insulation tape by drawing the second assembly from the electrolyte solution chamber to form a third assembly; and inserting the third assembly into a case. forming a first assembly by assembling a cap plate and a spiral-wound electrode assembly having a first electrode at a first surface of a separator and a second electrode at a second surface of the separator; inserting the first assembly into an electrolyte solution chamber to form a second assembly comprising the separator, a first interface of the first electrode and the separator, and a second interface of the second electrode and the separator impregnated with an electrolyte solution; wrapping the electrode assembly with an insulation tape by drawing the second assembly from the electrolyte solution chamber to form a third assembly; and inserting the third assembly into a case.