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A shaft assembly for use with a surgical system, said shaft assembly comprising: a frame attachable to the surgical system; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is rotatable relative to said second jaw; and a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is rotatably connected to said frame about said articulation joint; a firing member translatable between an unfired position and a fired position during a firing stroke to eject said staples from said staple cartridge; an articulation driver (1440, 1450) configured to rotate said end effector about said articulation joint, characterised in that: said firing member is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation; and said firing member is operably coupled with said articulation driver when said firing member is in said first orientation, wherein the translational movement of said firing member is transmitted to said articulation driver when said firing member is in said first orientation, and wherein said firing member is operably decoupled from said articulation driver when said firing member is in said second orientation. a frame attachable to the surgical system; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is rotatable relative to said second jaw; and a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is rotatable relative to said second jaw; and a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is rotatably connected to said frame about said articulation joint; a firing member translatable between an unfired position and a fired position during a firing stroke to eject said staples from said staple cartridge; an articulation driver (1440, 1450) configured to rotate said end effector about said articulation joint, said firing member is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation; and said firing member is operably coupled with said articulation driver when said firing member is in said first orientation, wherein the translational movement of said firing member is transmitted to said articulation driver when said firing member is in said first orientation, and wherein said firing member is operably decoupled from said articulation driver when said firing member is in said second orientation.
Copolymer comprising monomer units carrying carboxyl groups, in particular for the production of articles of daily use, where the carboxyl groups are present along a carbon chain of the copolymer and are linked at least partly in each case with a side group of a neighboring monomer unit within the carbon chain with formation of intramolecular anhydride structures, characterized in that the copolymer is a terpolymer based on methacrylic acid, n-butyl acrylate and styrene.
A method of increasing accumulation of thebaine in an opium poppy plant, the method comprising transforming the genome of the plant to include a nucleic acid molecule encoding a hairpin RNA for simultaneously reducing the activity of thebaine 6-O-demethylase (T6ODM) and codeine 3-O-demethylase (CODM) in the poppy plant, wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises SEQ ID NO:7.
Method for monitoring an operating state of at least one automatic coupling device (241, 242, 243) provided for the mechanical connection of two vehicles (210, 220) to form a train, and to which a limit switch is attached, wherein a coupling state signal (s1, s2, s3) characterizing the operating state of the coupling device (241, 242, 243) is formed by means of the limit switch and is evaluated by a control device, wherein an undesired uncoupling of a vehicle is detected if the coupling state signal (s1, s2, s3) indicates an uncoupled state and an uncoupling release signal does not simultaneously indicate the presence of a desired uncoupling process, wherein the uncoupling release signal is formed not only as a function of a standstill signal characterizing a speed of the train and/or of at least one of the vehicles (210, 220), but also as a function of at least one further signal which characterizes an operating state of the train and/or of at least of one vehicle (210, 220, 230).
Device for delimiting a hot-gas flow channel of a turbomachine, comprising a wall, which comprises a plurality of wall segments when viewed in the circumferential direction of the turbomachine, which wall segments delimit the hot-gas flow channel of the turbomachine radially on the outside, and comprising a plurality of outer segments, namely heat shields, which engage around the wall segments radially on the outside, each wall segment having a uniformly curved first cross-sectional contour, characterized in that each outer segment comprises at least one second cross-sectional contour which diverges from the uniformly curved first cross-sectional contour, the second cross-sectional contour comprising a plurality of depressions and a plurality of elevations in each case in the circumferential and axial direction, the depressions being inwardly oriented in the radial direction of the gas turbine and at least some of said depressions being secured to the radially outer surface of an associated wall segment, such that the moment of bending resistance of the wall segments is increased.
A valve assembly for regulating the flow of working fluid between a working chamber of a fluid working machine and a working fluid gallery, the valve assembly comprising: a valve (118, 126) comprising a valve member and one or more cooperating valve seats; an actuator actuatable to apply a force to urge the valve member away from or towards the one or more valve seats; and a coupling between the actuator and the valve member comprising a connector located at least partially within a tube; wherein a connector void provided between at least a portion of the connector and the tube is in fluid communication with a working fluid gallery outlet, characterised in that the connector void is in fluid communication with the valve by way of a leakage path through a clearance provided between a first connector guide, located adjacent to the valve such that it is exposed at one side to fluid pressure around the valve, and the connector.
A developer for an image forming apparatus in which an image is formed on a medium using the developer and is fixed, wherein the developer contains a binder including a crystalline resin and an amorphous resin having different respective endothermic peak temperatures and the endothermic peak temperature difference between the resins is between 3°C and 9 °C and wherein the endothermic peak temperature of the developer is between 55 °C and 80 °C.
A homo-dimer compound of a pharmaceutically active agent selected from the group consisting of naloxone and naltrexone, wherein two such agents are covalently ether-linked through phenolic hydroxyl groups of the agents by an ethylene residue, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
A method of producing a frame member for a window or a door, the method comprising the steps of: - providing a sheet of metal, - rollforming the sheet of metal into a frame shell having a predetermined profile, - introducing a foaming material into the frame shell, character ized in that - the sheet of metal has a thickness of 0.25 mm or less and arranging the frame shell in a calibration tube until the foam material has set. - providing a sheet of metal, - rollforming the sheet of metal into a frame shell having a predetermined profile, - introducing a foaming material into the frame shell, character ized in that - the sheet of metal has a thickness of 0.25 mm or less and arranging the frame shell in a calibration tube until the foam material has set.
Blade for a gas turbine, comprising a vane blade with a cover strip segment arranged on its upper end, which cover strip segment together with the cover strip segments of the adjacent blades of a blade row forms an annular cover strip delimiting the hot gas channel of the gas turbine, and which cover strip segment, at the sides at which it adjoins the adjacent cover strip segments of the cover strip, is provided with upwardly protruding side rails (16, 17) which run along the side edge to improve the seal against the hot gas channel, characterised in that to maximise cooling in the region of the side rails (16, 17), slots (23, 24; 23.1, 23.2) which are open at the top are arranged in the side rails (16, 17) parallel or quasi-parallel to the rails, through which cooling air extracted from the interior of the vane blade can emerge via the cover strip segment into the space above the cover strip segment.
Portable, battery powered apparatus for treatment of snoring or sleep apnoea, comprising: a pair of electrodes (15a, 15b), and a power supply configured to generate an electrical signal between the electrodes to stimulate a patient's tongue muscle (genioglossus) when the electrodes are attached to the patient, wherein the signal has a frequency of 1 - 100 Hz; and the signal is periodic and discontinuous in that it comprises a stimulation-free period of at least 0.5 seconds every 20 seconds so as to provide for continuous treatment without muscle fatigue. a pair of electrodes (15a, 15b), and a power supply configured to generate an electrical signal between the electrodes to stimulate a patient's tongue muscle (genioglossus) when the electrodes are attached to the patient, wherein the signal has a frequency of 1 - 100 Hz; and the signal is periodic and discontinuous in that it comprises a stimulation-free period of at least 0.5 seconds every 20 seconds so as to provide for continuous treatment without muscle fatigue.
A method of fabricating an interference fit fastening element by forming a pattern within the surface of the element, the method comprising: mounting the element for rotational and longitudinal movement relative to a laser; and moving the element in both a longitudinal and rotational direction relative to the laser while concurrently irradiating a surface of the element with a plurality of laser pulses to form a plurality of laser spots extending along a defined patterned region of the element, each pulse effecting a localised melting and re-solidification of the surface of the element, the resultant pattern from an overlap of adjacent laser spots extending about the circumference of the element in the defined patterned region in both a longitudinal and transverse direction and defining a localised Moiré pattern in that defined patterned region. mounting the element for rotational and longitudinal movement relative to a laser; and moving the element in both a longitudinal and rotational direction relative to the laser while concurrently irradiating a surface of the element with a plurality of laser pulses to form a plurality of laser spots extending along a defined patterned region of the element, each pulse effecting a localised melting and re-solidification of the surface of the element, the resultant pattern from an overlap of adjacent laser spots extending about the circumference of the element in the defined patterned region in both a longitudinal and transverse direction and defining a localised Moiré pattern in that defined patterned region.
A pallet jack comprising: a base; a pair of tines extending from the base, the pair of tines including a first tine and a second tine selectively movable laterally toward and away from one another; a load wheel supporting an outer end of each of the pair of tines, wherein each load wheel is configured to move toward and away from the respective tine to raise the tine off a floor on which the load wheel is supported; and a push rod in each of the pair of tines, each push rod coupled to the respective load wheel, wherein movement of the push rod in a direction parallel to the respective tine causes the respective load wheel to move toward and away from the tine, characterised in that: the first tine includes a support surface configured to selectively be a lowermost surface of the tine to facilitate lateral displacement of the first tine. a base; a pair of tines extending from the base, the pair of tines including a first tine and a second tine selectively movable laterally toward and away from one another; a load wheel supporting an outer end of each of the pair of tines, wherein each load wheel is configured to move toward and away from the respective tine to raise the tine off a floor on which the load wheel is supported; and a push rod in each of the pair of tines, each push rod coupled to the respective load wheel, wherein movement of the push rod in a direction parallel to the respective tine causes the respective load wheel to move toward and away from the tine,
A benzothieno[3,2-b] benzothiophene compound expressed by General Formula: where X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; or a functional group having a straight or branched aliphatic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having an alicyclic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having a structure expressed by General Formula, a functional group having a structure expressed by General Formula, or a functional group having a structure expressed by General Formula, as a partial structure; and X and Y are the same or each independently different, and in General Formulas to, Ar is selected from the group consisting of benzene and thiophene, each of which optionally has a substituent, n is an integer of 1 or more, when n is 2 or more, Ars are the same or each independently different, R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a straight or branched aliphatic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, or an alicyclic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, characterized in that at least one of X and Y has a straight aliphatic alkenyl group, as a partial structure.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method for preventing or treating hair loss, which contains, as an active ingredient, extracellular vesicles derived from plant juice, wherein (i) the extracellular vesicle has an average diameter of 100 to 200 nm; and (ii) the extracellular vesicle is obtained by a method comprising the steps of: - obtaining a plant juice by extracting a plant using a screw having a stirring speed of 20 to 100 rpm; - subjecting the plant juice to static incubation performed at a temperature of 20 to 30°C for 12 to 48 hours; - centrifuging the incubated plant juice, wherein the centrifuging is performed one time or more at 100 to 20,000g for 10 to 120 minutes, and collecting a supernatant; and - filtering the supernatant through a filter membrane including pores having an average pore size of 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and collecting a filtrate containing the extracellular vesicles. (i) the extracellular vesicle has an average diameter of 100 to 200 nm; and (ii) the extracellular vesicle is obtained by a method comprising the steps of: - obtaining a plant juice by extracting a plant using a screw having a stirring speed of 20 to 100 rpm; - subjecting the plant juice to static incubation performed at a temperature of 20 to 30°C for 12 to 48 hours; - centrifuging the incubated plant juice, wherein the centrifuging is performed one time or more at 100 to 20,000g for 10 to 120 minutes, and collecting a supernatant; and - filtering the supernatant through a filter membrane including pores having an average pore size of 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and collecting a filtrate containing the extracellular vesicles. - obtaining a plant juice by extracting a plant using a screw having a stirring speed of 20 to 100 rpm; - subjecting the plant juice to static incubation performed at a temperature of 20 to 30°C for 12 to 48 hours; - centrifuging the incubated plant juice, wherein the centrifuging is performed one time or more at 100 to 20,000g for 10 to 120 minutes, and collecting a supernatant; and - filtering the supernatant through a filter membrane including pores having an average pore size of 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and collecting a filtrate containing the extracellular vesicles.
A device for measuring fluid parameters, comprising a Coriolis flow meter, comprising a flow tube (2, 71, 72) and an actuator (10, 51) forcing the flow tube into vibration and/or rotation, further comprising a displacement sensor for sensing a displacement of the flow tube (2, 71, 72), characterized in that the displacement sensor is arranged for measuring an optical fiber length change.
An evacuation chair having at least one rail assembly (150, 152) for facilitating movement of the evacuation chair on stairs and at least one belt, the belt (200, 202, 204, 206, 220) being for movement around the rail assembly (150, 152), to bear between the stairs and the rail assembly, the belt (200, 202, 204, 206, 220) having an inner surface for bearing against the rail assembly, an outer surface, and a maximum lateral width W m; wherein the inner surface of the belt (200, 202, 204, 206, 220) is of maximum lateral width W m, and the outer surface of the belt (200, 202, 204, 206, 220) includes an outer contact region for contacting the stairs, the outer contact region having a lateral width W c, characterised in that the ratio W c /W m is 0.5 or lower.
Method for continuously producing a mineral foam of which the density in the dry state (d) is comprised from 40 to 600 kg/m 3, comprising the following steps: (i) mixing ¤ cement; ¤ a water reducing agent; ¤ 0.5 to 10 %, % by weight with respect to the total weight of cement, of ultrafine particles having a liquid-solid contact angle comprised from 30° to 140°, measured according to the method described in the description, and of which the D50 is comprised from 10 to 600 nm; ¤ water, with a water/cement weight ratio comprised from 0.3 to 2.5; (ii) adding to the mixture from 0.5 to 10 % of a pore-forming agent, % by weight with respect to the weight of cement; (iii) applying the mixture obtained at step (ii) on a support; (iv) leaving the mixture to expand on the support. (i) mixing ¤ cement; ¤ a water reducing agent; ¤ 0.5 to 10 %, % by weight with respect to the total weight of cement, of ultrafine particles having a liquid-solid contact angle comprised from 30° to 140°, measured according to the method described in the description, and of which the D50 is comprised from 10 to 600 nm; ¤ water, with a water/cement weight ratio comprised from 0.3 to 2.5; ¤ cement; ¤ a water reducing agent; ¤ 0.5 to 10 %, % by weight with respect to the total weight of cement, of ultrafine particles having a liquid-solid contact angle comprised from 30° to 140°, measured according to the method described in the description, and of which the D50 is comprised from 10 to 600 nm; ¤ water, with a water/cement weight ratio comprised from 0.3 to 2.5; (ii) adding to the mixture from 0.5 to 10 % of a pore-forming agent, % by weight with respect to the weight of cement; (iii) applying the mixture obtained at step (ii) on a support; (iv) leaving the mixture to expand on the support.
A door, particularly a front door, having a door frame and a door panel, the door frame having a plurality of door frame profiles, which are connected to one another, the door panel further having a first and a second plate-shaped viewing element (12, 13), which form an outer surface of the door panel, and having at least one reinforcing element, which is arranged between the first and the second plate-shaped viewing element (12, 13), extends over the entire distance between two mutually opposite door frame profiles of the door frame and is connected to the door frame, and which is formed by a glass element, characterized in that the reinforcing element is entirely covered by the first and the second plate-shaped viewing elements (12, 13) in the area defined by the door frame profiles of the door frame.
A base station comprising: a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits downlink control information and downlink data to a terminal; and a receiver, which, in operation, receives a response signal, which is transmitted from the terminal using an uplink control channel resource determined based on a control channel element, "CCE", a number of the downlink control information and an offset that is applied to the CCE number, characterized in that a first offset is used as the offset when the terminal is configured in a Machine Type Communication, "MTC", coverage enhancement mode; the first offset is different from a second offset, which is used when the terminal is not configured in the MTC coverage enhancement mode; and the first offset is configured for each repetition level, with which the response signal is transmitted repeatedly spanning a plurality of subframes. a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits downlink control information and downlink data to a terminal; and a receiver, which, in operation, receives a response signal, which is transmitted from the terminal using an uplink control channel resource determined based on a control channel element, "CCE", a number of the downlink control information and an offset that is applied to the CCE number, characterized in that a first offset is used as the offset when the terminal is configured in a Machine Type Communication, "MTC", coverage enhancement mode; the first offset is different from a second offset, which is used when the terminal is not configured in the MTC coverage enhancement mode; and the first offset is configured for each repetition level, with which the response signal is transmitted repeatedly spanning a plurality of subframes.