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A method of pricking out plants including a step of inserting the root system of a pricked-out plant into growing substrate, characterized in that a pricking-out device comprising guiding means is provided, the root system of the pricked-out plant is inserted in a straightened position into guiding means of a pricking-out device, whereupon the pricking-out device together with the root system of the pricked-out plant is inserted into a layer of growing substrate by a unidirectional movement and passed through the layer of the growing substrate by the unidirectional movement, whereas in a pre-determined depth in the layer of growing substrate the root system is released from the guiding means of the pricking-out device, and said pricking-out device then continues to move by the same unidirectional movement out of the growing substrate.
Scaffolding comprising a system of uprights which are mutually connected by ledgers with enclosing of scaffold sections (1,2), wherein successive scaffold sections within a level are provided with a scaffold floor (30,40), a first scaffold section of which comprises a first floor part and a second scaffold section comprises a second floor part, wherein the first floor part extends in a first floor direction and the second floor part extends in a second floor direction, which second floor direction makes an angle with the first floor direction, wherein a platform (50,70) rests on a support (60,90) between the first floor part and the second floor part, which platform spans at least for the greater part an intermediate space between the first floor part and the second floor part, wherein the platform and the support are configured such that an adjustment of the angle between the first and the second floor part is allowed, characterized in that the support comprises an elongate support body which is connected at a first outer end to adjacent uprights of respectively the first and the second scaffold section and is suspended at an opposite second outer end via a suspension between nearby uprights of respectively the first and the second scaffold section.
A method of synchronizing operations between a first circuit and a second circuit, the method comprising: writing data from the first circuit to a first ring buffer at a first rate, the first ring buffer having a fixed-length of buffer elements and respective read and write buffer indicators; reading the buffered data from the first ring buffer to the second circuit at a second data rate; detecting, by the second circuit, the respective positions of the read and write buffer indicators; dynamically adjusting, by the second circuit, a relative position between the indicators to enforce at least a predetermined minimum spacing, wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises selectively adding or deleting portions of the data to or from the first ring buffer; writing transmit data from the second circuit to a second ring buffer at the second data rate, the second ring buffer having respective write and read pointers; reading the buffered transmit data from the second ring buffer to the first circuit at the first data rate; and adaptively adjusting, by the second circuit, the positions of the second ring buffer read and write pointers based on a delay parameter. writing data from the first circuit to a first ring buffer at a first rate, the first ring buffer having a fixed-length of buffer elements and respective read and write buffer indicators; reading the buffered data from the first ring buffer to the second circuit at a second data rate; detecting, by the second circuit, the respective positions of the read and write buffer indicators; dynamically adjusting, by the second circuit, a relative position between the indicators to enforce at least a predetermined minimum spacing, wherein the dynamically adjusting comprises selectively adding or deleting portions of the data to or from the first ring buffer; writing transmit data from the second circuit to a second ring buffer at the second data rate, the second ring buffer having respective write and read pointers; reading the buffered transmit data from the second ring buffer to the first circuit at the first data rate; and adaptively adjusting, by the second circuit, the positions of the second ring buffer read and write pointers based on a delay parameter.
A conveying module for item transport, the conveying module comprising: an item transport plate configured to support one or more items received thereon; a frame comprising a swivel surface configured to support the item transport plate; a conveying drive motor supported by the frame and operably coupled to the item transport plate, wherein the conveying drive motor is configured to cause rotation of the item transport plate about the conveying drive motor; and a tilt adjustment mechanism, the conveying module being characterized by the tilt adjustment mechanism comprising a plurality of pushrods positioned around the conveying drive motor and configured to abut the swivel surface to adjust a tilt direction of the item transport plate relative to the frame. an item transport plate configured to support one or more items received thereon; a frame comprising a swivel surface configured to support the item transport plate; a conveying drive motor supported by the frame and operably coupled to the item transport plate, wherein the conveying drive motor is configured to cause rotation of the item transport plate about the conveying drive motor; and a tilt adjustment mechanism, the conveying module being characterized by the tilt adjustment mechanism comprising a plurality of pushrods positioned around the conveying drive motor and configured to abut the swivel surface to adjust a tilt direction of the item transport plate relative to the frame.
Internal combustion engine, comprising at least one cylinder, at least one pushrod camshaft and at least one overhead inlet valve and at least one overhead outlet valve and at least one rocker arm block per cylinder, the rocker arm block having a pivot which is, in particular, tubular and on which at least one outlet rocker arm and at least one inlet rocker arm are arranged, characterized in that the rocker arm block has at least one groove, and in that the pivot has at least one centring pin, the centring pin being mounted in a groove of the rocker arm block.
A method of identification for features of a spherical object, comprising the steps of, inputting a collimated laser beam; scattering the collimated laser beam from the object to generate a scattered beam; recording a hologram characteristic of the interference between the scattering beam and the input beam; determining from the recorded hologram an estimate of a two-dimensional position of the spherical object; and determining, using a radial profile of the hologram centered at the two-dimensional position of the spherical object b(r) as an input to a trained machine learning algorithm, an estimate of an axial position of the spherical object and a size of the object and a refractive index of the spherical object, wherein: training the machine learning algorithm uses simulated data computed by b r = I r I 0 r ≈ x ^ + e ikz p f s k r − r p | a p, n p 2,. over a range of possible values for z p, a p and n p, where z p is the axial position of the particle and where a p is the radius of the particular and where n p is the refractive index of the particle and where f s ( k ( r - r p)| a p, n p) is the Lorentz-Mie scattering function for a sphere at position r p with radius a p and refractive index n p.
A process for the production of diesel boiling range hydrocarbons, the process characterised by the steps of: a) obtaining an olefinic feed stream from one or more hydrocarbon producing processes selected from the group consisting of: - a Fischer-Tropsch process; - a tar sands olefin recovery process; - a shale oil olefin recovery process; - a Thermal Cracking process; and - a Carbonisation process wherein the olefinic feed stream is characterized in that the olefins comprise one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 2-methyl-3-hexene, and 1,4-dimethyl-2-hexene; and b) contacting the feed stream with a shape selective medium pore acid zeolite catalyst in a pressurised reactor at elevated temperature so as to convert said short chain olefins to higher hydrocarbons. a) obtaining an olefinic feed stream from one or more hydrocarbon producing processes selected from the group consisting of: - a Fischer-Tropsch process; - a tar sands olefin recovery process; - a shale oil olefin recovery process; - a Thermal Cracking process; and - a Carbonisation process wherein the olefinic feed stream is characterized in that the olefins comprise one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 2-methyl-3-hexene, and 1,4-dimethyl-2-hexene; and - a Fischer-Tropsch process; - a tar sands olefin recovery process; - a shale oil olefin recovery process; - a Thermal Cracking process; and - a Carbonisation process b) contacting the feed stream with a shape selective medium pore acid zeolite catalyst in a pressurised reactor at elevated temperature so as to convert said short chain olefins to higher hydrocarbons.
A composition for use in improvement in the success rate of implantation in a human by blastocyst transfer comprising the supernatant of culture obtained by culturing a human embryo in a serum-free medium for at least 2 days until the embryo develops into a blastocyst, wherein the composition comprising the supernatant of culture is used at least for the embryo from which it has originated wherein the culture has been carried out in 10-100 μL of the medium per human embryo, wherein the composition comprises a portion of the culture supernatant allotted to at least 0.3 embryo, and wherein the composition is injected into the uterine cavity of a human patient who is to undergo blastocyst transfer, before the transfer of a blastocyst is carried out.
A ferritic aero diesel engine comprising: an iron crankcase having a flat, horizontally opposed eight cylinder arrangement with a first set of cylinder walls defining four cylinders (132a-d) in a first bank and a second set of cylinder walls defining four cylinders (132e-h) in an opposed second bank; a steel crankshaft rotatably mounted at least partially within the iron crankcase; eight steel piston assemblies, each of the steel piston assemblies received within a respective cylinder of the iron crankcase and coupled to the steel crankshaft; and further comprising an engine lubrication system having a first centrifuge mechanism configured to separate blow-by gases from lubricating oil, and a second centrifuge mechanism configured to further separate aerosolized lubricating oil from the blow-by gases, further comprising at least one lightweight gear having an outer rim and primary webbing constructed of a unitary member, such that together the outer rim and primary webbing form a dish-like structure defining a hollow area devoid of material, wherein the at least one lightweight gear further includes secondary webbing coupled to the outer rim opposite the primary webbing, such that the hollow area is positioned between the primary webbing and the secondary webbing. an iron crankcase having a flat, horizontally opposed eight cylinder arrangement with a first set of cylinder walls defining four cylinders (132a-d) in a first bank and a second set of cylinder walls defining four cylinders (132e-h) in an opposed second bank; a steel crankshaft rotatably mounted at least partially within the iron crankcase; eight steel piston assemblies, each of the steel piston assemblies received within a respective cylinder of the iron crankcase and coupled to the steel crankshaft; and further comprising an engine lubrication system having a first centrifuge mechanism configured to separate blow-by gases from lubricating oil, and a second centrifuge mechanism configured to further separate aerosolized lubricating oil from the blow-by gases, further comprising at least one lightweight gear having an outer rim and primary webbing constructed of a unitary member, such that together the outer rim and primary webbing form a dish-like structure defining a hollow area devoid of material, wherein the at least one lightweight gear further includes secondary webbing coupled to the outer rim opposite the primary webbing, such that the hollow area is positioned between the primary webbing and the secondary webbing.
A packaging system for packaging tobacco industry products in which the products and packaging materials are subjected to successive assembly operations that incorporate products in packs formed from the packaging material, and comprising: a first supply system, from which tobacco industry products can be transported into the packaging system; a second supply system (42a, 42b, 42c) from which packaging material to form a pack of a first type can be transported into the packaging system; and a plurality of workstations (25, 26) conditioned to perform assembly operations on the products and packaging materials so as to incorporate the products in the packaging materials, characterized by at least one further supply system (22b, 42d, 42c, 42f) from which a different tobacco industry product or packaging materials to form a pack of a different type from the first type can be transported into the packaging system, and the workstations (25, 26) being operable selectively to form packs comprising products and packaging materials either from: the first and second supply systems (22a, 42a, 42b, 42c), or from the further supply system (22b, 42d, 42e,42f) and either the first or the second (42a, 42b, 42c) supply system, whereby the same or different tobacco industry products are incorporated in the same or a different pack. a first supply system, from which tobacco industry products can be transported into the packaging system; a second supply system (42a, 42b, 42c) from which packaging material to form a pack of a first type can be transported into the packaging system; and a plurality of workstations (25, 26) conditioned to perform assembly operations on the products and packaging materials so as to incorporate the products in the packaging materials, at least one further supply system (22b, 42d, 42c, 42f) from which a different tobacco industry product or packaging materials to form a pack of a different type from the first type can be transported into the packaging system, and the workstations (25, 26) being operable selectively to form packs comprising products and packaging materials either from: the first and second supply systems (22a, 42a, 42b, 42c), or from the further supply system (22b, 42d, 42e,42f) and either the first or the second (42a, 42b, 42c) supply system, whereby the same or different tobacco industry products are incorporated in the same or a different pack. the first and second supply systems (22a, 42a, 42b, 42c), or from the further supply system (22b, 42d, 42e,42f) and either the first or the second (42a, 42b, 42c) supply system, whereby the same or different tobacco industry products are incorporated in the same or a different pack.
Seal profile, in particular for arranging between a glass pane and a frame, having a bead portion and a lip portion, wherein the bead portion and the lip portion are connected to a bottom portion of the seal profile and each have a free end (62, 82), wherein a first material region is provided, which extends at least in the bottom portion, wherein a second material region is provided, which extends at least in the bead portion, wherein a third material region is provided, which extends at least in the bead portion and next to the second material region, wherein the third material region consists of a less stiff material than the first and the second material region (12, 14), wherein the cross-sectional area of the third material region forms a first contact line with the cross-sectional area of the second material region, wherein the ratio of the length of the first contact line to the circumference of the cross-sectional area of the third material region is in the range from 0.2 to 1, characterized in that the first material region surrounds the second material region, starting from the free end of the bead portion, via the bottom portion and as far as the free end of the lip portion.
An isolated antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 and a light chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:31, wherein the antibody specifically binds to pro/latent-myostatin.
A batch of mineral refractory materials for lining non-ferrous metal smelting units, preferably for lining copper smelting converters, containing greater than 90 wt%, in particular greater than 95 wt%, of a mix of the following constituents or very preferably consisting of the following constituents: - 3 to 74 wt% of at least one coarse-grained olivine raw material with forsterite contents of at least 70 wt%, in particular at least 90 wt%, preferably 100 wt%, having grain sizes greater than 0.1 mm - 25 to 49 wt% of at least one magnesia in flour form with grain sizes ≤ 1 mm - 0.9 to 14 wt% of at least one silicon carbide (SiC) in flour form with grain sizes ≤ 1 mm - 0.1 to 10 wt% of at least one fine-particle dry powder-form silica, preferably with particle sizes ≤ 500 μm - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one antioxidant, known per se, for refractory products - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one additional refractory raw material granulate having grain sizes greater than 0.1 mm - 0 to 2 wt% of at least one additive for the production of refractory products from batches - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one admixture comprising refractory materials in flour form - up to 10 wt%, calculated on the basis of the dry matter of the batch, of at least one binder for refractory products in dry form or included in liquid form, characterised in that the batch has at least one water-containing binder for refractory products from the group lignosulphonate, magnesium sulphate and ethyl silicate and/or at least one binder from the group pitch and/or tar and synthetic resins. - 3 to 74 wt% of at least one coarse-grained olivine raw material with forsterite contents of at least 70 wt%, in particular at least 90 wt%, preferably 100 wt%, having grain sizes greater than 0.1 mm - 25 to 49 wt% of at least one magnesia in flour form with grain sizes ≤ 1 mm - 0.9 to 14 wt% of at least one silicon carbide (SiC) in flour form with grain sizes ≤ 1 mm - 0.1 to 10 wt% of at least one fine-particle dry powder-form silica, preferably with particle sizes ≤ 500 μm - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one antioxidant, known per se, for refractory products - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one additional refractory raw material granulate having grain sizes greater than 0.1 mm - 0 to 2 wt% of at least one additive for the production of refractory products from batches - 0 to 4 wt% of at least one admixture comprising refractory materials in flour form - up to 10 wt%, calculated on the basis of the dry matter of the batch, of at least one binder for refractory products in dry form or included in liquid form,
A syringe adapter (12, 240) comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be secured to a first container; a cannula having a first end and a second end, the second end of the cannula positioned within the housing; a collet having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the collet received within the housing, the collet comprising a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and a locking member connected to the body of the collet, the collet being movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted; and a disconnection feedback mechanism (242, 254, 260) configured to bias the collet towards the second end of the housing when the collet is in the second position, characterized in that the disconnection feedback mechanism comprises an extension portion of the seal member configured to engage a portion of the housing when the collet is moved from the first position to the second position, thereby compressing the seal member and biasing the collet toward the second end of the housing. a housing having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be secured to a first container; a cannula having a first end and a second end, the second end of the cannula positioned within the housing; a collet having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the collet received within the housing, the collet comprising a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and a locking member connected to the body of the collet, the collet being movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted; and a disconnection feedback mechanism (242, 254, 260) configured to bias the collet towards the second end of the housing when the collet is in the second position, characterized in that the disconnection feedback mechanism comprises an extension portion of the seal member configured to engage a portion of the housing when the collet is moved from the first position to the second position, thereby compressing the seal member and biasing the collet toward the second end of the housing.
An apparatus for inserting a grout tube into a borehole, wherein the grout tube is adapted for injecting a grout material, the apparatus comprises a cutting means configured to cut the grout tube, and a clamping means comprising a primary clamping member with a clamping surface, a secondary clamping member with a counter clamping surface, and a clamping element, wherein the clamping element is configured to control operation of the secondary clamping member such that the clamping surface and the counter clamping surface can be braced against the grout tube which can be clamped between the clamping surface and the counter clamping surface. the grout tube is adapted for injecting a grout material, the apparatus comprises a cutting means configured to cut the grout tube, and a clamping means comprising a primary clamping member with a clamping surface, a secondary clamping member with a counter clamping surface, and a clamping element, wherein the clamping element is configured to control operation of the secondary clamping member such that the clamping surface and the counter clamping surface can be braced against the grout tube which can be clamped between the clamping surface and the counter clamping surface.
An assembly of a flexible decorative inner panel and a support such as the inner wall of a vehicle door, for example, said panel including at least one support layer obtained in a foam or similar material and an adhesive layer on the lower face of the support layer in order to allow the gluing of the panel on the support, and said support including a groove in which the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded, characterized in that said panel includes, at its periphery, on its lower face, a non-adhesive strip having a width substantially equal to the overhang distance of the panel relative to the outer wall of the groove such that, when said panel is placed, the latter does not adhere on the support outside the groove, and that, after the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded in the groove, the adhesive layer adheres to the inner wall of the groove.