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An underlayment membrane between a base surface and an outer coating of a wall, a ceiling or a floor of a building, and at least a conditioning element, said membrane comprising: - at least one base layer; - multiple protrusions arising from said base layer to retain said conditioning elements, wherein said protrusions define between their side walls a plurality of paths ( 16, 17) for the conditioning elements, at least one of said paths ( 16, 17) of a conditioning element comprises: - one or more first straight portions defined by pairs of said protrusions positioned side by side and spaced apart by a predefined distance at most equal to the thickness of the conditioning elements to hold them by friction; - one or more second corrugated portions defined by three or more of said protrusions spaced from each other by a predefined distance greater than the thickness of the conditioning elements and arranged in pairs aligned along lines which intersect obliquely said path ( 16, 17) in such a way that the conditioning element is retained by elastic-mechanical contrast with the side walls of said protrusions, said first and second portions of said at least one path ( 16, 17) of a conditioning element being aligned between each other. - at least one base layer; - multiple protrusions arising from said base layer to retain said conditioning elements, wherein said protrusions define between their side walls a plurality of paths ( 16, 17) for the conditioning elements, at least one of said paths ( 16, 17) of a conditioning element comprises: - one or more first straight portions defined by pairs of said protrusions positioned side by side and spaced apart by a predefined distance at most equal to the thickness of the conditioning elements to hold them by friction; - one or more second corrugated portions defined by three or more of said protrusions spaced from each other by a predefined distance greater than the thickness of the conditioning elements and arranged in pairs aligned along lines which intersect obliquely said path ( 16, 17) in such a way that the conditioning element is retained by elastic-mechanical contrast with the side walls of said protrusions, said first and second portions of said at least one path ( 16, 17) of a conditioning element being aligned between each other.
A method for predicting and evaluating the cancer therapeutic effects of a vaccinia virus, which comprises measuring the expression of a UCA1 gene in the cancer cells of a cancer patient, and then predicting that a vaccinia virus exhibits cancer therapeutic effects on the patient, when the UCA1 gene has been expressed therein.
A shower system comprising - a shower space bordered by a wall (1a,b) and a floor; - a shower head above the shower space and a shower drain below the shower space; - a heater and/or a supply input for external hot water; - a compartment vertically adjacent to the wall (10a,b) and closed off from the shower space by an openable or removable panel; - a heat exchanger located in the compartment vertically adjacent to the wall closed off by an openable or removable panel, the heat exchanger comprising a helically winding heat exchange conduit with successive windings around a vertical axis in said compartment above the floor of the shower space, and a warm water feed configured to spray water on a top winding of the heat exchange conduit; - a pump coupled between the shower drain and the warm water feed of the heat exchanger; - a tap water input coupled to the shower head successively via the heat exchange conduit and the heater and/or a mixing element for mixing water from the heat exchanger with water from the supply input for external hot water. - a shower space bordered by a wall (1a,b) and a floor; - a shower head above the shower space and a shower drain below the shower space; - a heater and/or a supply input for external hot water; - a compartment vertically adjacent to the wall (10a,b) and closed off from the shower space by an openable or removable panel; - a heat exchanger located in the compartment vertically adjacent to the wall closed off by an openable or removable panel, the heat exchanger comprising a helically winding heat exchange conduit with successive windings around a vertical axis in said compartment above the floor of the shower space, and a warm water feed configured to spray water on a top winding of the heat exchange conduit; - a pump coupled between the shower drain and the warm water feed of the heat exchanger; - a tap water input coupled to the shower head successively via the heat exchange conduit and the heater and/or a mixing element for mixing water from the heat exchanger with water from the supply input for external hot water.
A continuously variable transmission ring driving mechanism, comprising: a cylinder having a ring-shaped recess, the ring-shaped recess having a ring-shaped bottom wall and two ring-shaped sidewalls, the ring-shaped bottom wall having a plurality of axial guide holes each for receiving a continuously variable transmission rod; a plurality of rollers pivotally disposed at the ring-shaped bottom wall and the ring-shaped sidewalls and exposed partially from the ring-shaped recess; and a continuously variable transmission annular unit movably received in the ring-shaped recess, wherein an inner ring-shaped surface of the continuously variable transmission annular unit is in contact with the rollers of the ring-shaped bottom wall, and two opposing ring-shaped surfaces of the continuously variable transmission annular unit are in contact with the rollers of the ring-shaped sidewalls, the continuously variable transmission annular unit having a plurality of oblique guide holes, allowing the oblique guide holes to guide the continuously variable transmission rod along an axial direction of the cylinder when the continuously variable transmission annular unit rotates about the cylinder. a cylinder having a ring-shaped recess, the ring-shaped recess having a ring-shaped bottom wall and two ring-shaped sidewalls, the ring-shaped bottom wall having a plurality of axial guide holes each for receiving a continuously variable transmission rod; a plurality of rollers pivotally disposed at the ring-shaped bottom wall and the ring-shaped sidewalls and exposed partially from the ring-shaped recess; and a continuously variable transmission annular unit movably received in the ring-shaped recess, wherein an inner ring-shaped surface of the continuously variable transmission annular unit is in contact with the rollers of the ring-shaped bottom wall, and two opposing ring-shaped surfaces of the continuously variable transmission annular unit are in contact with the rollers of the ring-shaped sidewalls, the continuously variable transmission annular unit having a plurality of oblique guide holes, allowing the oblique guide holes to guide the continuously variable transmission rod along an axial direction of the cylinder when the continuously variable transmission annular unit rotates about the cylinder.
A surgical retrieval apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore extending therebetween; an end effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate tubular member, the end effector repositionable between a first position and a second position, the first position substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member, the second position defining an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; a support member movable between a retracted position and a distal position at least partially exterior to the end effector, the support member including at least one section (231,232) having a generally arcuate configuration when in a deployed state; a pouch removably attached to the support member, the pouch having a first end and a closed second end, the first end transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; and a drive member slidably disposed within the bore for moving the support member from the proximal position to the distal position, the support member being operably coupled to a distal end of the drive member, characterized in that the end effector is coupled to the distal end of the elongate tubular member by an articulation assembly, the end effector further including a passage extending therethrough that is substantially aligned with the bore of the tubular member when the end effector is in said first position, the support member being movable through said passage between said retracted position and said distal position. an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore extending therebetween; an end effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate tubular member, the end effector repositionable between a first position and a second position, the first position substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member, the second position defining an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; a support member movable between a retracted position and a distal position at least partially exterior to the end effector, the support member including at least one section (231,232) having a generally arcuate configuration when in a deployed state; a pouch removably attached to the support member, the pouch having a first end and a closed second end, the first end transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; and a drive member slidably disposed within the bore for moving the support member from the proximal position to the distal position, the support member being operably coupled to a distal end of the drive member, characterized in that the end effector is coupled to the distal end of the elongate tubular member by an articulation assembly, the end effector further including a passage extending therethrough that is substantially aligned with the bore of the tubular member when the end effector is in said first position, the support member being movable through said passage between said retracted position and said distal position.
An electroluminescent display device comprising: a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a connection pattern on the substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode; a bank (172, 174) covering edges of the first electrode and the connection pattern; a light-emitting layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the light-emitting layer, the bank, and the connection pattern, wherein the connection pattern includes at least one protrusion part, and wherein each of the first electrode and the connection pattern includes a first layer (160a, 162a) and a second layer (160b, 162b), characterized by the first layer of the connection pattern comprising a hole corresponding to the protrusion part, the second layer is disposed between the substrate and the first layer, and the second layer of the connection pattern has the at least one protrusion part protruding above the hole. a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a connection pattern on the substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode; a bank (172, 174) covering edges of the first electrode and the connection pattern; a light-emitting layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the light-emitting layer, the bank, and the connection pattern, wherein the connection pattern includes at least one protrusion part, and wherein each of the first electrode and the connection pattern includes a first layer (160a, 162a) and a second layer (160b, 162b), characterized by the first layer of the connection pattern comprising a hole corresponding to the protrusion part, the second layer is disposed between the substrate and the first layer, and the second layer of the connection pattern has the at least one protrusion part protruding above the hole.
Apparatus for cutting off food slices from at least one food block, in particular from at least one sausage, ham and/or cheese block, the apparatus having a blade which is arranged on a blade holding apparatus for cutting off the food slices along a cutting plane, a feed means being provided for feeding the at least one food block along a feed direction to the blade, the apparatus having a transport means for depositing and removing the cut food slices along a removal direction, onto which transport means the food slices cut off by the blade fall along a falling direction, the apparatus having a folding means for folding the cut food slices which fall along the falling direction, characterized in that the folding means is arranged on the blade holding apparatus. the apparatus having a blade which is arranged on a blade holding apparatus for cutting off the food slices along a cutting plane, a feed means being provided for feeding the at least one food block along a feed direction to the blade, the apparatus having a transport means for depositing and removing the cut food slices along a removal direction, onto which transport means the food slices cut off by the blade fall along a falling direction, the apparatus having a folding means for folding the cut food slices which fall along the falling direction, characterized in that the folding means is arranged on the blade holding apparatus.
Method for manufacturing a dry transformer high voltage coil comprising the step of applying heat on a pre-product for a dry transformer high voltage coil, comprising at least two radially adjacent layers (12, 92, 94) of a wound electrical conductor (14, 16, 18) with an interim laminar insulation layer inbetween, wherein the interim insulation layer is foreseen to be transformed to a final insulation layer by curing process, wherein the interim insulation layer comprises an inner and two outer (32, 42, 62) insulation layers, wherefrom the inner one is of hard consistency and the outer ones (32, 42, 62) are of soft consistency, wherein the inner insulation layer comprises a foil, wherein the consistency of the material of the inner insulation layer is as hard, that its thickness profile is not considerably caved while winding the adjacent layer (12, 92, 94) of electrical conductors (14, 16, 18) thereon during manufacturing process, wherein the consistency of the material of the outer insulation layers (32, 42, 62) is as soft that its thickness profile is nearly form-locking caved while winding the adjacent layer (12, 92, 94) of conductors (14, 16, 18) thereon during manufacturing process and wherein the outer insulation layers (32, 42, 62) comprise a resin impregnateable material, characterized in that the outer insulation layers (32, 42, 62) have been impregnated with resin, wherein the resin impregnateable material is a polyester felt which is of different color than the impregnating resin, wherein a combination of colors with high contrast is used to facilitate an optical control of the quality of impregnation of the polyester felt.
An endoscope system for inspection of a three-dimensional environment by a user, comprising: - an endoscope tool arranged to be introduced in a vicinity of the three-dimensional environment; - a single camera chip and lens arranged at a support near a distal end of the endoscope tool to generate a plurality of images of objects present in the three-dimensional environment, said plurality of images having respective viewpoints; - a display unit arranged to receive at least one image from said plurality of images; a head tracking system arranged to determine a viewing position of the user for selecting or for generating an image from the said camera chip for displaying said image on the display, wherein said image has a viewpoint corresponding to the said viewing position wherein the camera chip is displaceable for generating the plurality of images having respective viewpoints, characterized in that the camera chip is motorized for enabling displacement with respect to the endoscope tool, wherein the head tracking system is further arranged to generate a trigger signal for causing the camera chip to displace laterally with respect to the viewing direction, to thereby control a displacement of the camera chip for generating said image having said viewpoint, so that a user may control selection of a suitable image using head motion. - an endoscope tool arranged to be introduced in a vicinity of the three-dimensional environment; - a single camera chip and lens arranged at a support near a distal end of the endoscope tool to generate a plurality of images of objects present in the three-dimensional environment, said plurality of images having respective viewpoints; - a display unit arranged to receive at least one image from said plurality of images;
A clamping device for holding a container in a container treatment plant, comprising two clamping arms, each with a holding portion for contact with the container to be held and each with a control portion on which a control cam acts to move the holding portions into an open position and/or into a closed position, wherein a rigid wear plate is arranged on the control portion, on which the control cam acts, and the rigid wear plate is arranged in a recess of the clamping arm provided on the control portion, is mounted in a floating manner on the control portion and is held in the recess by a retaining lug. a rigid wear plate is arranged on the control portion, on which the control cam acts, and the rigid wear plate is arranged in a recess of the clamping arm provided on the control portion, is mounted in a floating manner on the control portion and is held in the recess by a retaining lug.
Substrate comprising at least, preferably consisting of, a single-crystalline silicon region having a thickness (e) between two opposite faces, characterized in that said region has, in a vertical cross-section plan, a hydrogen rich zone which extends from at least a surface of one of the two opposite faces, in the vertical direction over at least 50 % of the thickness (e) of said single crystalline region, and in which the average dislocation density is greater than or equal to 10 3 cm -2, and characterized in that a part of the surface of one of the two opposite faces of the said region facing to the hydrogen rich zone comprises strain high areas (35a; 35b) separated by a strain low area, the distance (L 20) between two successive strain high areas being comprised between 5 μm and 50% of said thickness (e) of said single crystalline silicon region, a "hydrogen rich zone" being a zone extending from the single crystalline silicon region external surface throughout at least 50% the thickness of said region, and comprising an average hydrogen concentration at least 1.5 times greater than the average hydrogen concentration of a neighboring zone.
Electric heater for automotive applications comprising at least N groups of heating elements (4,5) which change their temperature by electrical power consumption, comprising a control unit with two switch arrangements (17,18) suchthatthe first switch arrangement includes at least N power switches for switching the at least N groups of heating elements (4,5) to a high-voltage high side level and such that the second power switch arrangement includes at least N switches for switching the at least N groups of heating elements (4,5) in a high-voltage low side level, characterised in that N is two or more.
A computer-implemented method for determining the effectiveness of performing a low salinity waterflood on a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, wherein the reservoir comprises relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) interbedded with relatively impermeable layers (108, 110, 112, 114) and is penetrated by an injection well (118, 120) and a production well (122, 124), the low salinity waterflood comprising injecting low salinity water into the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir from the injection well (118, 120) whereby to pass through the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) of the reservoir from the injection well (118, 120) to the production well (122, 124), and wherein the relatively impermeable layers (108, 110, 112, 114) have a relatively high concentration of ions compared to that of the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) when the low salinity water is present therein, the method characterised by: deriving an ion diffusion distance value from: a diffusion coefficient indicative of a rate of diffusion of ions through the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) when the low salinity water is present therein; and a residence time value indicative of the time required for the low salinity water to pass from the injection well (118, 120) to the production well (122, 124) through the reservoir; comparing the thickness of the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) to the derived ion diffusion distance value; and using a result of the comparison to generate an output indicative of the effectiveness of performing a low salinity waterflood. deriving an ion diffusion distance value from: a diffusion coefficient indicative of a rate of diffusion of ions through the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) when the low salinity water is present therein; and a residence time value indicative of the time required for the low salinity water to pass from the injection well (118, 120) to the production well (122, 124) through the reservoir; comparing the thickness of the relatively permeable layers (102, 104, 106) to the derived ion diffusion distance value; and using a result of the comparison to generate an output indicative of the effectiveness of performing a low salinity waterflood.
A solid oral fixed dose composition comprising a bilayer part comprising a. an extended release layer comprising metformin hydrochloride in a unit dose strength of 500 mg plus or minus 10%, and one or more excipients; and b. an immediate release layer comprising valsartan in a unit dose strength of 80 mg plus or minus 10%, and one or more excipients; and further comprising an immediate release coating layer comprising atorvastatin calcium trihydrate in a unit dose strength of 10 mg plus or minus 10%, triacetin, and one or more excipients, wherein the composition is a tablet. a. an extended release layer comprising metformin hydrochloride in a unit dose strength of 500 mg plus or minus 10%, and one or more excipients; and b. an immediate release layer comprising valsartan in a unit dose strength of 80 mg plus or minus 10%, and one or more excipients;