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A battery electrode composition comprising core-shell composites, each of the composites comprising: an active material capable of storing and releasing metal ions during battery operation, whereby the storing and releasing of the metal ions causes a change in volume of the active material that is greater than 7%; wherein each of said composites further comprises a collapsible core disposed in combination with the active material; wherein said collapsible core is formed from a porous material comprising a porous and electrically-conducting carbon material; said porous material having a porosity of 50% to 95% void space by volume; said porous material deforming in response to the storing and releasing of the metal ions to accommodate the changes in volume; said porous material absorbing said changes in volume via the plurality of open or closed pores; and a shell encasing the active material and the core; said shell comprising a chemical vapor deposition carbon conformal partially crystalline protective coating with a thickness of at least 1 nm and configured as a barrier that blocks contact between the active material and external oxidizing media so as to prevent the oxidation of said active material; whereby said shell comprises a surface that is a more mechanically rigid surface than the porous material of the collapsible core so as to direct the active material to expand inwards rather than outwards from said shell; the shell being formed from a material that is permeable to the metal ions stored and released by the active material. an active material capable of storing and releasing metal ions during battery operation, whereby the storing and releasing of the metal ions causes a change in volume of the active material that is greater than 7%; wherein each of said composites further comprises a collapsible core disposed in combination with the active material; wherein said collapsible core is formed from a porous material comprising a porous and electrically-conducting carbon material; said porous material having a porosity of 50% to 95% void space by volume; said porous material deforming in response to the storing and releasing of the metal ions to accommodate the changes in volume; said porous material absorbing said changes in volume via the plurality of open or closed pores; and a shell encasing the active material and the core; said shell comprising a chemical vapor deposition carbon conformal partially crystalline protective coating with a thickness of at least 1 nm and configured as a barrier that blocks contact between the active material and external oxidizing media so as to prevent the oxidation of said active material; whereby said shell comprises a surface that is a more mechanically rigid surface than the porous material of the collapsible core so as to direct the active material to expand inwards rather than outwards from said shell; the shell being formed from a material that is permeable to the metal ions stored and released by the active material.
A process for the conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent in the presence of hydrogen and of a catalyst, wherein the conversion is carried out in the gas phase and In the presence of one or more solvents wherein the weight fraction of water in the one or more solvents present during the process is in the range of 50 to 100 percent by weight and wherein the aminating agent is a compound of formula in which R 1, R 2 are hydrogen, alkyl such as C 1-20 -alkyl, cycloalkyl such as C 3-12 -cycloal-kyl, alkoxyalkyl such as C 2-30 -alkoxyalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl such as C 3-30 -dialkylaminoalkyl, aryl, aralkyl such as C 7-20 -aralkyl, and alkylaryl such as C 7-20 -alkylaryl, or together are -(CH 2) j -X-(CH 2) k -, X is CH 2, CHR 3, oxygen, sulfur or NR 3, R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl such as C 1-4 -alkyl, alkylphenyl such as C 7-40 -al-kylphenyl, j, k are each integers from 1 to 4. R 1, R 2 are hydrogen, alkyl such as C 1-20 -alkyl, cycloalkyl such as C 3-12 -cycloal-kyl, alkoxyalkyl such as C 2-30 -alkoxyalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl such as C 3-30 -dialkylaminoalkyl, aryl, aralkyl such as C 7-20 -aralkyl, and alkylaryl such as C 7-20 -alkylaryl, or together are -(CH 2) j -X-(CH 2) k -, X is CH 2, CHR 3, oxygen, sulfur or NR 3, R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl such as C 1-4 -alkyl, alkylphenyl such as C 7-40 -al-kylphenyl, j, k are each integers from 1 to 4.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising stem cells and/or progenitor cells embedded in a biodegradable thermoreversible hydrogel for use in treating a cardiac disease or disorder where a scar is present in heart tissue as a result of the disease or disorder, wherein the hydrogel is characterized by a viscosity of less than 200 Pa·s between 4°C. and 12°C., and a viscosity of more than 1,000 Pa·s at 37°C, and/or wherein said hydrogel comprises ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), wherein the treating comprises administering the pharmaceutical composition beneath the parietal layer and above the epicardium and adjacent to the scar tissue.
An antenna system comprising a negative resistance amplifier, the antenna system further comprising a first antenna element, said first antenna element being configured to receive an incident wave for generating a first signal proportional to the incident wave, wherein the antenna system comprises a signal generating device for generating a second signal that is essentially 90 degrees phase shifted to the first signal, the first signal and the second signal being configured to be applied to a hybrid coupler of the antenna system such that the first signal and the second signal are configured to essentially destructively combine to a first output signal at a first hybrid coupler port, and the first signal and the second signal are configured to be essentially constructively combined to a second output signal at a second hybrid coupler port, the second hybrid coupler port being configured to operatively connect to the negative resistance amplifier for amplifying the second output signal, and the first hybrid coupler port being configured to connect to a termination unit of the antenna system for at least substantially absorbing the first output signal.
A power tool comprising: a housing; a motor assembly arranged to rotate a cutting tool, the motor being mounted in the housing; at least one guide post slidably mounted to the housing; a base fixed to the at least one guide post; a plunge locking lever mounted to the housing moveable between a locked position wherein the at least one guide post is fixed with respect to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the at least one guide post is slidable with respect to the housing thereby adjusting the distance between the base and the housing wherein the plunge locking lever is biased to the locked position; and a catch mechanism arranged to engage the plunge locking lever in the unlocked position; characterized in that the catch mechanism is mechanically coupled to a release lever arranged to disengage the catch mechanism and release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position. a housing; a motor assembly arranged to rotate a cutting tool, the motor being mounted in the housing; at least one guide post slidably mounted to the housing; a base fixed to the at least one guide post; a plunge locking lever mounted to the housing moveable between a locked position wherein the at least one guide post is fixed with respect to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the at least one guide post is slidable with respect to the housing thereby adjusting the distance between the base and the housing wherein the plunge locking lever is biased to the locked position; and a catch mechanism arranged to engage the plunge locking lever in the unlocked position; characterized in that the catch mechanism is mechanically coupled to a release lever arranged to disengage the catch mechanism and release the plunge locking lever from the unlocked position.
Tubular bag machine having a flexible-tube-forming device, comprising a forming shoulder and a forming tube for forming a flexible packaging-material tube from at least one packaging-material web, and having a vacuum-assisted drawing-off device in the form of endlessly circulating belts (26, 27) in the region of the forming tube, and having a supply roll for supplying the packaging-material web, wherein a sub-length of the packaging-material web is stored on an interim basis in a buffer device between the supply roll and the forming tube, wherein the buffer device has at least one compensating roller (43, 44), which is force-activated by means of a tensioning device and subjects the packaging-material web in the region of the buffer device to tensile stressing, the action of which extends, at least in part, into the region of the drawing-off device, wherein the force activation of the at least one compensating roller (43, 44) can be altered by the tensioning device in dependence on the operating state of the drawing-off device, and wherein the tensioning device has at least one adjustment element, of which the adjustment force which acts on the at least one compensating roller (43, 44) can be altered, characterized in that the adjustment element has a pneumatically operated adjustment piston, which is connected, at least indirectly, to the at least one compensating roller (43, 44), and in that the adjustment force of the adjustment piston can be altered, by means of a valve device, between two switching positions, which generate a high adjustment force and a low adjustment force.
A method of diagnosing prostate cancer, comprising the steps (a) determining an expression profile of a predetermined set of miRNAs, in blood cells from a patient, particularly a human patient; and (b) comparing said expression profile to a reference expression profile, wherein the reference expression profile is an expression profile of the same set of miRNAs as in (a) but in blood cells from a healthy subject wherein the predetermined set of miRNAs comprises miRNAs that are differentially regulated in blood cells of prostate cancer patients as compared to healthy controls, and the comparison of said determined expression profile to said reference expression profile allows for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, wherein the predetermined set of miRNAs comprises hsa-miR-144* (SEQ ID NO. 714). (a) determining an expression profile of a predetermined set of miRNAs, in blood cells from a patient, particularly a human patient; and (b) comparing said expression profile to a reference expression profile, wherein the reference expression profile is an expression profile of the same set of miRNAs as in (a) but in blood cells from a healthy subject wherein the predetermined set of miRNAs comprises miRNAs that are differentially regulated in blood cells of prostate cancer patients as compared to healthy controls, and the comparison of said determined expression profile to said reference expression profile allows for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, wherein the predetermined set of miRNAs comprises hsa-miR-144* (SEQ ID NO. 714).
A chain for use in a newel of a passenger conveyor, the chain comprising: a plurality of chain units, each chain unit having a male connector at one end and a female connector at an opposite end, the chain units being detachably linked together in series by engagement of the female connector of one chain unit with the male connector of an adjacent chain unit; wherein each chain unit comprises a frame having a first end and a second end, and at least one roller bearing supported by the frame, and wherein the male connector is adjacent a first end of the frame and the female connector is adjacent a second end of the frame; characterized in that the male connector is a hook formed in a base portion of the frame and the female connector is a loop pivotally connected to the frame. a plurality of chain units, each chain unit having a male connector at one end and a female connector at an opposite end, the chain units being detachably linked together in series by engagement of the female connector of one chain unit with the male connector of an adjacent chain unit; wherein each chain unit comprises a frame having a first end and a second end, and at least one roller bearing supported by the frame, and wherein the male connector is adjacent a first end of the frame and the female connector is adjacent a second end of the frame; characterized in that the male connector is a hook formed in a base portion of the frame and the female connector is a loop pivotally connected to the frame.
Common rail injection system for an internal combustion engine, having a high-pressure pump, a distributor pipe and at least one injector, wherein the high-pressure pump delivers fuel for the operation of the internal combustion engine into the distributor pipe, which fuel can be injected into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine by means of the at least one injector that is connected in terms of flow to the distributor pipe, wherein the pump stroke frequency of the high-pressure pump is a multiple of the injection frequency, wherein the high-pressure pump is a multi-piston pump, wherein the injection system has a control unit and, arranged upstream of the high-pressure pump in terms of flow, an inlet valve which can be controlled by means of the control unit of the injection system as a function of the operating state of the internal combustion engine and by means of which the fuel feed to the individual pistons of the high-pressure pump can be selectively interrupted for individual delivery cycles of the high-pressure pump, wherein not always one and the same piston is switched into a load-free state, but characterized in that the pistons are switched alternately into a load-free state, such that the loading is distributed uniformly across the pistons of the multi-piston pump.
Axle beam for use in motor vehicles, comprising an axle tube and an axle stub, the axle tube being of hollow body-shaped configuration and having a first section of plane-symmetrical configuration, the axle tube having a second section which is of asymmetrical configuration in relation to one of the planes of symmetry of the first section, and the axle stub being arranged at a distal end of the axle tube, which end is of rotationally symmetrical configuration, characterized in that the second section has a second circumference (U 2) which is smaller than a first circumference (U 1) of the first section, the second circumference (U 2) being at a ratio of 0.820 - 0.995 to the first circumference (U 1), the second section having a flattened portion with a substantially planar face, and the flattened portion having a width which is at a ratio of 0.05 - 0.31 to the first circumference (U 1).
A seal (134, 500, 700, 900) for a door (100, 900, 1100), comprising: a first mounting rail; a second mounting rail spaced apart from the first mounting rail; a flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906) extending between the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail, the flexible sheet, (502, 702, 906) to be biased away from the first and second mounting rails (308, 310) to sealingly engage the door (100, 900, 1100) when the door (100, 900, 1100) is in a closed position; characterized in that the seal comprises a resilient insulation lining an inside surface of the flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906), the insulation is biasing the flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906) away from the first and second mounting rails (308, 310). a first mounting rail; a second mounting rail spaced apart from the first mounting rail; a flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906) extending between the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail, the flexible sheet, (502, 702, 906) to be biased away from the first and second mounting rails (308, 310) to sealingly engage the door (100, 900, 1100) when the door (100, 900, 1100) is in a closed position; characterized in that the seal comprises a resilient insulation lining an inside surface of the flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906), the insulation is biasing the flexible sheet (144, 502, 702, 906) away from the first and second mounting rails (308, 310).
A breathing gas deployment system, comprising: a frame; a removable cartridge housed within the frame; the cartridge comprising: an end wall; a first side of the cartridge hingedly connected via a first hinge to the end wall; a second side of the cartridge hingedly connected to the end wall and disposed opposite the first side, the first side and the second side forming a cavity within the cartridge; a breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured for slidable insertion into the frame of the breathing gas deployment system; and wherein rotation of the first and second sides (20, 22) of the cartridge about the hinge apart from one another releases the breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured to displace in relation to the frame during deployment of the breathing mask. a frame; a removable cartridge housed within the frame; the cartridge comprising: an end wall; a first side of the cartridge hingedly connected via a first hinge to the end wall; a second side of the cartridge hingedly connected to the end wall and disposed opposite the first side, the first side and the second side forming a cavity within the cartridge; a breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured for slidable insertion into the frame of the breathing gas deployment system; and wherein rotation of the first and second sides (20, 22) of the cartridge about the hinge apart from one another releases the breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured to displace in relation to the frame during deployment of the breathing mask. an end wall; a first side of the cartridge hingedly connected via a first hinge to the end wall; a second side of the cartridge hingedly connected to the end wall and disposed opposite the first side, the first side and the second side forming a cavity within the cartridge; a breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured for slidable insertion into the frame of the breathing gas deployment system; and wherein rotation of the first and second sides (20, 22) of the cartridge about the hinge apart from one another releases the breathing mask housed within the cavity of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured to displace in relation to the frame during deployment of the breathing mask.
Filter device for water treatment with an inlet pipe for the supply of raw water to be purified and a filter unit which encloses the inlet pipe along a section and is rotatable about an axis of rotation (A-A) and has sieve elements for the passage of the raw water into a basin for filtered water surrounding the filter unit, characterised in that the filter unit has a plurality of sieve elements which extend parallel to the axis of rotation (A-A) over the length of the filter unit, are triangular in cross-section and are arranged with a tip radially outwardly, wherein the sieve mesh is made of stainless steel or plastic, and wherein the sieve mesh has a mesh size of 5 to 100 micrometers in order to filter particles with a particle size of 5 micrometers from the raw water as it passes through the filter unit, wherein the filter unit is equipped with a bearing so as to be rotatable on the inlet pipe, wherein the filter device comprises a respective shaft seal on the bearing to seal the interior of the filter unit in a fluid-tight manner such that the raw water only passes through the sieve element into a basin for filtered water surrounding the filter unit, and wherein the filter device further comprises a spraying unit arranged above the filter unit, characterised in that the spraying unit is arranged above the filter unit, wherein the spraying unit is arranged above a drain channel arranged in the filter unit, wherein the drain channel leads into a structurally divided inlet pipe, which in operation supplies raw water in one part and discharges dirty spray water in another part.
An air compressor comprising: a tank unit that stores compressed air; a motor unit that generates compressed air to be stored in the tank unit; a pressure detection unit that detects a pressure value in the tank unit; and a control unit that drives the motor unit when a pressure value in the tank unit detected by the pressure detection unit is equal to or less than a motor start pressure value, and stops the motor unit when the pressure value in the tank unit detected by the pressure detection unit is equal to or greater than a motor stop pressure value characterised in that, in a state where the motor unit is stopped, the control unit reduces either the motor start pressure value or the motor stop pressure value and reduces a control current value for driving the motor unit each time a first predetermined time has passed. a tank unit that stores compressed air; a motor unit that generates compressed air to be stored in the tank unit; a pressure detection unit that detects a pressure value in the tank unit; and a control unit that drives the motor unit when a pressure value in the tank unit detected by the pressure detection unit is equal to or less than a motor start pressure value, and stops the motor unit when the pressure value in the tank unit detected by the pressure detection unit is equal to or greater than a motor stop pressure value characterised in that, in a state where the motor unit is stopped, the control unit reduces either the motor start pressure value or the motor stop pressure value and reduces a control current value for driving the motor unit each time a first predetermined time has passed.
A drive arrangement for a drive train of a vehicle, for which at least one transmission element is provided for transmitting a force and / or a torque and for which at least one joint is provided, and wherein the transmission element and the joint can be connected reversibly in a force transmitting manner and / or in a torque-transmitting manner, wherein least one actuating device is provided which performs and / or cancels a force transmitting connection and / or a torque transmitting connection between the transmission element and the joint, wherein the joint comprises at least one outer part with ball tracks, an inner part with ball tracks arranged at least partially in the outer part, a window containing cage being disposed between the outer part and the inner part, and balls being arranged in the windows of the cage, characterized in that the outer part and the inner part are movable relative to each other, that adjacent to the ball tracks of the outer part a loose ring is arranged, and that the actuating device for canceling the force transmitting connection and / or the torque transmitting connection moves the outer part and the inner part in such a way relative to one another that the balls are arranged outside of the ball tracks of the outer part, and that the balls are arranged inside the loose rings.