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A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving information about prior road traffic flow conditions at multiple prior times for an indicated portion of a road having a plurality of locations, the indicated portion of the road having one or more traffic flow obstructions at one or more of the plurality of locations that reduce traffic flow at those one or more locations; automatically generating a historical travel profile of the indicated portion of the road based at least in part on the received information about the prior road traffic flow conditions, the generated historical travel profile indicating differing representative traffic flow conditions for a plurality of distinct combinations of the plurality of locations and of multiple time periods, the automatic generating being performed by one or more programmed computing systems; obtaining information about an actual travel path of a vehicle that passes through the indicated portion of the road, the obtained information indicating actual traffic flow conditions of the vehicle at a subset of two or more of the plurality of locations of the indicated portion of the road; automatically calculating expected traffic flow conditions of the vehicle for at least some of the plurality of locations of the indicated portion of the road that are not part of the subset for which the obtained information indicates the actual traffic flow conditions, the automatic calculating of the expected traffic flow conditions being performed by at least one of the programmed computing systems and including fitting the actual travel path of the vehicle to the representative traffic flow conditions indicated by the generated historical travel profile; and providing one or more indications of the automatically calculated expected traffic flow conditions of the vehicle
A medical dressing having a first side adapted to face a wound or tissue site when in use and a second side, opposite to said first side, said medical dressing comprising a carrier material and a composite material, wherein said composite material comprises oil droplets dispersed in a matrix, said matrix comprising one or more cellulose derivative(s) and nanocellulose.
Recombinant microorganism in which the enzymatic activity of 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7α-HSDH) is fully inhibited while the enzymatic activity of a hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase functionally different therefrom is present in expressible form wherein the recombinant microorganism is derived from a 7α-HSDH-expressing precursor microorganism.
Device for fixing a spinal vertebra to a rod, having a pedicle screw, a lug for fixing the screw to the rod, and a flexible band for connection to the vertebra, characterized in that it has an attached ring rigidly connected to the lug, and means rigidly connected to said ring for adjustably blocking the flexible band with respect to the fixing lug, and in that the blocking means comprise a rigid base body with a through-orifice, and a holding component that is insertable into said orifice, the holding component being at least partially in the shape of a squeezable wedge comprising a central bore for passage of the opposite end portions (6', 6") of the band, said bore having a cross section that is deformable between a first cross section for free passage of the end portions when the component has not been inserted into the orifice, and a second cross section for blocking said end portions by compression when the component is entirely or substantially entirely inserted into the orifice.
A method for controlling indoor climate in a portion of a building, the method comprising: identifying, based on a wireless communication based positioning function, electronic devices (204a, 204b, 204c) present in the portion of the building; characterised in that for each identified electronic device, determining whether the identified electronic device is associated with a user; determining an estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion of the building based on an amount of heat dissipation associated with the respective user to which the respective identified electronic device is associated; and controlling indoor climate in the portion of the building based on the estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion of the building. identifying, based on a wireless communication based positioning function, electronic devices (204a, 204b, 204c) present in the portion of the building; characterised in that for each identified electronic device, determining whether the identified electronic device is associated with a user; determining an estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion of the building based on an amount of heat dissipation associated with the respective user to which the respective identified electronic device is associated; and controlling indoor climate in the portion of the building based on the estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion of the building.
A spinal anchor system comprising: a plurality of spinal anchors, each of the plurality of spinal anchors including a proximal portion having a slot for receiving a rod, a distal bone engaging portion, a passage extending from an opening in the proximal portion to the distal bone engaging portion, and an opening in a sidewall of the distal bone engaging portion, the opening communicating with the passage, the proximal portion of the spinal anchors including threads for receiving a closure mechanism for securing the rod in the slot, a screw extension (516; 517; 900) connectable to one of the plurality of spinal anchors, a bone cement delivery system, a cement delivery tube having a proximal end connectable to the bone cement delivery system and a distal end sized to be positioned within the passage of the distal bone engaging portion of a spinal anchor of the plurality of spinal anchors, and an anchor connection instrument having an instrument body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage therebetween for receiving the cement delivery tube, the distal end of the anchor connection instrument including a first connection feature configured to connect to the proximal portion of one of the spinal anchors and a second connection feature configured to connect to the distal bone engaging portion of the spinal anchor. a plurality of spinal anchors, each of the plurality of spinal anchors including a proximal portion having a slot for receiving a rod, a distal bone engaging portion, a passage extending from an opening in the proximal portion to the distal bone engaging portion, and an opening in a sidewall of the distal bone engaging portion, the opening communicating with the passage, the proximal portion of the spinal anchors including threads for receiving a closure mechanism for securing the rod in the slot, a screw extension (516; 517; 900) connectable to one of the plurality of spinal anchors, a bone cement delivery system, a cement delivery tube having a proximal end connectable to the bone cement delivery system and a distal end sized to be positioned within the passage of the distal bone engaging portion of a spinal anchor of the plurality of spinal anchors, and an anchor connection instrument having an instrument body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage therebetween for receiving the cement delivery tube, the distal end of the anchor connection instrument including a first connection feature configured to connect to the proximal portion of one of the spinal anchors and a second connection feature configured to connect to the distal bone engaging portion of the spinal anchor.
Piezoelectric multilayer actuator, - comprising a stack composed of piezoelectric layers arranged one above another and first electrode layers and second electrode layers arranged between said piezoelectric layers, - wherein the first electrode layers extend into the stack from a first side area of the stack and the second electrode layers extend into the stack from a second side area of the stack, - wherein the first electrode layers and the second electrode layers overlap in the stack, - wherein, on the first side area, a first contact element is arranged in electrical contact with the first electrode layers and, on the second side area, a second contact element is arranged in electrical contact with the second electrode layers, - wherein the first and second contact elements (6, 7) each have a wire fabric, - wherein at least one wire fabric has a twill weave, characterized in that the at least one wire fabric comprises a nickel-chromium alloy having a ratio of nickel to chromium of 80 to 20. - comprising a stack composed of piezoelectric layers arranged one above another and first electrode layers and second electrode layers arranged between said piezoelectric layers, - wherein the first electrode layers extend into the stack from a first side area of the stack and the second electrode layers extend into the stack from a second side area of the stack, - wherein the first electrode layers and the second electrode layers overlap in the stack, - wherein, on the first side area, a first contact element is arranged in electrical contact with the first electrode layers and, on the second side area, a second contact element is arranged in electrical contact with the second electrode layers, - wherein the first and second contact elements (6, 7) each have a wire fabric, - wherein at least one wire fabric has a twill weave, characterized in that the at least one wire fabric comprises a nickel-chromium alloy having a ratio of nickel to chromium of 80 to 20.
A semispherical shoe of a swash plate compressor, said compressor being so constructed that inside a housing where a refrigerant is present, a rotational motion of a swash plate mounted perpendicularly and obliquely on a rotational shaft by directly fixing said swash plate thereto or indirectly fixing said swash plate thereto through a coupling member to said rotational shaft is converted into a reciprocating motion of a piston through the semispherical shoe to be subjected to sliding contact with said swash plate to compress and expand said refrigerant, characterised in that said semispherical shoe is composed of a base material consisting of a metallic member, and a resin layer is formed on a surface of a planar part to be subjected to sliding contact with said swash plate and on a surface of a spherical part to be subjected to sliding contact with said piston; and said resin layer of said planar part and said resin layer of said spherical part are integral with each other, and at least one portion of said base material is not covered with said resin layer and is exposed.
A light bar for emergency vehicles, comprising - at least one LED signal device (10, 12, 14) for generating a rotating or flashing warning signal from visible light, characterized in - that means (16, 18) are provided for generating a rotating signal from infrared light, without visible light, and - that the means (16, 18) for generating a rotating signal from infrared light can be switched on separately from the at least one LED signal device (10, 12, 14) for generating a rotating or flashing warning signal from visible light, - so that the light bar can be operated in a mode in which the means (16, 18) for generating a rotating signal from infrared light are switched on and no warning signals visible to the human eye are produced. - at least one LED signal device (10, 12, 14) for generating a rotating or flashing warning signal from visible light, - that means (16, 18) are provided for generating a rotating signal from infrared light, without visible light, and - that the means (16, 18) for generating a rotating signal from infrared light can be switched on separately from the at least one LED signal device (10, 12, 14) for generating a rotating or flashing warning signal from visible light, - so that the light bar can be operated in a mode in which the means (16, 18) for generating a rotating signal from infrared light are switched on and no warning signals visible to the human eye are produced.
A hybrid electric vehicle drive apparatus including an internal combustion engine, a transmission having two or more input shafts (11, 16), an electric motor which is connected to either of the input shafts (11, 16) of the transmission so as to transmit power thereto, and an engaging and disengaging portion (41, 42) which engages and disengages the internal combustion engine and the transmission, and configured to be driven by power of at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, comprising: a maximum torque deriving portion for deriving a maximum torque that the electric motor enables to output; a starting torque deriving portion for deriving a starting torque for use in starting the internal combustion engine by the electric motor; a torque limit value setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that the electric motor outputs when the vehicle drives with power of the electric motor only, based on the maximum torque and the starting torque; a vehicle speed acquiring portion for acquiring a speed of the vehicle; and an accelerator pedal position degree acquiring portion for acquiring a position degree of an accelerator pedal, characterised in that the torque limit value setting portion sets the limit value of the driving torque to a first driving torque value and sets the limit value of the driving torque to a second driving torque value which is greater than the first driving torque value when the speed does not increase even though the accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the electric motor. a maximum torque deriving portion for deriving a maximum torque that the electric motor enables to output; a starting torque deriving portion for deriving a starting torque for use in starting the internal combustion engine by the electric motor; a torque limit value setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that the electric motor outputs when the vehicle drives with power of the electric motor only, based on the maximum torque and the starting torque; a vehicle speed acquiring portion for acquiring a speed of the vehicle; and an accelerator pedal position degree acquiring portion for acquiring a position degree of an accelerator pedal, characterised in that the torque limit value setting portion sets the limit value of the driving torque to a first driving torque value and sets the limit value of the driving torque to a second driving torque value which is greater than the first driving torque value when the speed does not increase even though the accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the electric motor.
A balloon catheter comprising: an inflatable balloon defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a first biocompatible layer comprising hyaluronic acid releasably disposed on the outer surface of the balloon; and a second drug containing layer disposed on the first biocompatible layer, the second drug containing layer comprising paclitaxel and urea. an inflatable balloon defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a first biocompatible layer comprising hyaluronic acid releasably disposed on the outer surface of the balloon; and a second drug containing layer disposed on the first biocompatible layer, the second drug containing layer comprising paclitaxel and urea.
Process for the preparation of 2,3,3,3-tetra-fluoro-1-propene comprising the following stages: (i) gas-phase hydrogenation of hexafluoropropylene to give 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane in the presence of a superstoichiometric amount of hydrogen and of a catalyst in a reactor; (ii) dehydrofluorination of the 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane obtained in the preceding stage to give 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene in the presence of a dehydrofluorination catalyst or using a water and potassium hydroxide mixture; (iii) gas-phase hydrogenation of the 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene obtained in the preceding stage to give 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane in the presence of a superstoichiometric amount of hydrogen and of a catalyst in a reactor; (iv) purification of the 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane obtained in the preceding stage in order to obtain a stream comprising more than 98% by weight of 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane; (v) dehydrofluorination of the purified 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane to give 2,3,3,3-tetra-fluoro-1-propene in the presence of a dehydrofluorination catalyst or using a water and potassium hydroxide mixture; (vi) purification of the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene obtained in the preceding stage. (i) gas-phase hydrogenation of hexafluoropropylene to give 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane in the presence of a superstoichiometric amount of hydrogen and of a catalyst in a reactor; (ii) dehydrofluorination of the 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane obtained in the preceding stage to give 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene in the presence of a dehydrofluorination catalyst or using a water and potassium hydroxide mixture; (iii) gas-phase hydrogenation of the 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene obtained in the preceding stage to give 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane in the presence of a superstoichiometric amount of hydrogen and of a catalyst in a reactor; (iv) purification of the 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane obtained in the preceding stage in order to obtain a stream comprising more than 98% by weight of 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane; (v) dehydrofluorination of the purified 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane to give 2,3,3,3-tetra-fluoro-1-propene in the presence of a dehydrofluorination catalyst or using a water and potassium hydroxide mixture; (vi) purification of the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene obtained in the preceding stage.
Method for obtaining an index of conformity of the physical and mechanical properties of foamed materials, in particular of expanded sintered polystyrene, comprising at least two tests for measuring the properties of a sample of foamed material selected from: - a test for measuring the mechanical traction and/or compression properties of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the compactness, the morphology and the size of the particles of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the cohesion of the particles of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the humidity of said sample; said at least two tests for measuring the properties of said sample providing at least two sets of measurement data; said method further comprising a step of defining an index of conformity of the properties of said sample, said step of defining an index of conformity of the properties being characterised in that it is based on said at least two sets of measurement data, and in that it comprises the step of generating a numerical index obtained from the combined statistical analysis of said at least two sets of measurement data; said index of conformity being: - positive if said numerical index is statistically congruent with respect to a reference numerical index obtained from the combined statistical analysis of at least two sets of measurement data obtained from said at least two measurement tests carried out on a statistically representative set of samples as reference; - negative if said numerical index is statistically not congruent with respect to said reference numerical index. - a test for measuring the mechanical traction and/or compression properties of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the compactness, the morphology and the size of the particles of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the cohesion of the particles of said sample; - a test for measuring the physical properties correlated with the humidity of said sample; - positive if said numerical index is statistically congruent with respect to a reference numerical index obtained from the combined statistical analysis of at least two sets of measurement data obtained from said at least two measurement tests carried out on a statistically representative set of samples as reference; - negative if said numerical index is statistically not congruent with respect to said reference numerical index.
An apparatus, comprising: (a) an end effector, wherein the end effector is operable to operate on tissue; (b) an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the end effector is positioned at the distal end of the shaft; (c) a handle assembly associated with the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the handle assembly comprises: (i) a body portion, (ii) a trigger movable relative to the body portion, wherein the trigger is operable to control the end effector, wherein the trigger is movable through a first range of motion from a home position to an intermediate position, wherein the trigger is further movable through a second range of motion from the intermediate position to an actuated position, and (iii) a trigger return lever positioned to engage a portion of the trigger, characterized in that: the trigger return lever is configured to bias the trigger toward the home position during the first range of motion; wherein the trigger is pivotable along an arc defined by a radius, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally tangentially relative to the arc during the first range of motion, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally parallel to the radius during the second range of motion. (a) an end effector, wherein the end effector is operable to operate on tissue; (b) an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the end effector is positioned at the distal end of the shaft; (c) a handle assembly associated with the proximal end of the shaft, (i) a body portion, (ii) a trigger movable relative to the body portion, wherein the trigger is operable to control the end effector, wherein the trigger is movable through a first range of motion from a home position to an intermediate position, wherein the trigger is further movable through a second range of motion from the intermediate position to an actuated position, and (iii) a trigger return lever positioned to engage a portion of the trigger, characterized in that: the trigger return lever is configured to bias the trigger toward the home position during the first range of motion; wherein the trigger is pivotable along an arc defined by a radius, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally tangentially relative to the arc during the first range of motion, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally parallel to the radius during the second range of motion. the trigger return lever is configured to bias the trigger toward the home position during the first range of motion; wherein the trigger is pivotable along an arc defined by a radius, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally tangentially relative to the arc during the first range of motion, wherein the trigger return lever is configured to bear against the trigger with a force oriented generally parallel to the radius during the second range of motion.