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Process for the electrolytic polishing of a metallic substrate comprising the steps of (i) providing an electrolyte in an electrolytic cell comprising at least one electrode, (ii) disposing a metallic substrate as an anode in the electrolytic cell, (iii) applying a current at a voltage of 295 to 315 V from a power source between the at least one electrode and the metallic substrate, and (iv) immersing the metallic substrate in the electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises (a) at least one acid compound selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, or mixtures thereof in an amount of 0.05 to 20 wt.-%, (b) at least one fluoride compound that can serve as a source of fluoride ions in an amount of not more than 40 wt.-%, and (c) at least one complexing agent selected from the group consisting of methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA), ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), aminopolycarboxylic acids, diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA), N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) or mixtures thereof in an amount of not more than 30 wt.-%, and wherein the metallic substrate is selected from the group consisting of Ti-6AI-4V, Inconel 718, Invar and combinations thereof, wherein Inconel 718 is a metal alloy consisting of 50.00-55.00 weight-% nickel plus cobalt, 17.00-21.00 weight-% chromium, 4.75-5.50 weight % niobium plus tantalum, 2.80-3.30 weight-% molybdenum, 0.65-1.15 weight-% titanium, 0.20-0.80 weight-% aluminum, max. 1 weight-% cobalt, max. 0.08 weight-% carbon, max. 0.35 weight-% manganese, max. 0.35 weight-% silicon, max. 0.015 weight-% phosphorus, max. 0.015 weight % sulfur, max. 0.006 weight-% boron and max. 0.30 weight-% copper, the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities, and wherein Invar is an alloy of iron and nickel. (i) providing an electrolyte in an electrolytic cell comprising at least one electrode, (ii) disposing a metallic substrate as an anode in the electrolytic cell, (iii) applying a current at a voltage of 295 to 315 V from a power source between the at least one electrode and the metallic substrate, and (iv) immersing the metallic substrate in the electrolyte, (a) at least one acid compound selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, or mixtures thereof in an amount of 0.05 to 20 wt.-%, (b) at least one fluoride compound that can serve as a source of fluoride ions in an amount of not more than 40 wt.-%, and (c) at least one complexing agent selected from the group consisting of methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA), ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), aminopolycarboxylic acids, diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA), N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) or mixtures thereof in an amount of not more than 30 wt.-%, and
A method for manufacturing a protein of interest wherein said protein is expressed in a prokaryotic host cell, comprising: a) culturing said host cells under conditions such that they express said protein, b) collecting the host cells from the cell culture fluid, c) adding buffer to said host cells, and d) subjecting the host cells to heat treatment performed at 30°C to 70°C, wherein the redox potential of said buffer is maintained below 0 mV during said heat treatment, wherein said protein of interest is a recombinant antibody or a recombinant antibody fragment. a) culturing said host cells under conditions such that they express said protein, b) collecting the host cells from the cell culture fluid, c) adding buffer to said host cells, and d) subjecting the host cells to heat treatment performed at 30°C to 70°C, wherein the
Device for holding panel elements for manufacturing a fence, comprising a fence post profile (1, 1'), which has a first longitudinal groove extending over its length on at least one side, the longitudinal opening of which is tapered, whereby an undercut is formed, wherein at least one first longitudinal groove receives an insert, which has a second longitudinal groove for receiving a panel element and which is pivotable about its longitudinal axis in the first longitudinal groove, wherein a stop piece is arranged in at least one first longitudinal groove, which is continuously longitudinally displaceable, characterised in that the stop piece can be fixed in a longitudinal position via a clamping means.
An article comprising: a cartridge body comprising a malleable material and having, disposed on a surface of the body, (i) a fluidic channel, and (ii) at least one valve body comprising a valve inlet and a valve outlet, each fluidically connected to the fluidic channel, wherein the at least one valve body comprises sloped or curved walls, and characterized by having (iii) a guide well on the surface of the cartridge body and adapted to accept a centering guide for guiding a ram head.
A recombinant respiratory syncytial virus attenuated by one or more modifications to a RSV genome, wherein the one or more modifications comprise: (a) a NS1 gene and a NS2 gene shifted from gene positions 1 and 2 to gene positions 7 and 8 of the RSV genome, respectively; or (b) the NS1 gene and the NS2 gene shifted from gene positions 1 and 2 to gene positions 9 and 10 of the RSV genome, respectively; and wherein: the recombinant RSV is increasingly susceptible to restriction in cultured cells that can produce interferons in response to viral infection; the recombinant RSV retains replication efficiency in cultured cells that cannot produce interferons in response to viral infection; and the recombinant RSV is infectious, attenuated, and self-replicating. (a) a NS1 gene and a NS2 gene shifted from gene positions 1 and 2 to gene positions 7 and 8 of the RSV genome, respectively; or (b) the NS1 gene and the NS2 gene shifted from gene positions 1 and 2 to gene positions 9 and 10 of the RSV genome, respectively; the recombinant RSV is increasingly susceptible to restriction in cultured cells that can produce interferons in response to viral infection; the recombinant RSV retains replication efficiency in cultured cells that cannot produce interferons in response to viral infection; and the recombinant RSV is infectious, attenuated, and self-replicating.
A process for processing a plurality of acetyl feed compositions comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride, comprising: a) operating a first separation process configured in a manner to separate compositions into a first separated stream and a first concentrated stream, and further configured to operate in either an acid mode or an anhydride mode; b) while operating the first separation process in an acid mode, hydrolyzing at least one first acetyl feed composition in a hydrolysis process in a hydrolysis zone to produce a hydrolyzed product stream comprising acetic acid and water, and feeding at least some of the hydrolyzed product stream to the first separation process; and c) while operating the first separation process in an anhydride mode, bypassing at least one second acetyl feed composition around the hydrolysis process and feeding it to the first separation process, wherein: the acid mode comprises operating the first separation process such that the first separated stream comprises water and the first concentrated stream comprises concentrated acetic acid, and the anhydride mode comprises operating the first separation process such that the first separated stream comprises acetic acid and the first concentrated stream comprises concentrated acetic anhydride. a) operating a first separation process configured in a manner to separate compositions into a first separated stream and a first concentrated stream, and further configured to operate in either an acid mode or an anhydride mode; b) while operating the first separation process in an acid mode, hydrolyzing at least one first acetyl feed composition in a hydrolysis process in a hydrolysis zone to produce a hydrolyzed product stream comprising acetic acid and water, and feeding at least some of the hydrolyzed product stream to the first separation process; and c) while operating the first separation process in an anhydride mode, bypassing at least one second acetyl feed composition around the hydrolysis process and feeding it to the first separation process, the acid mode comprises operating the first separation process such that the first separated stream comprises water and the first concentrated stream comprises concentrated acetic acid, and the anhydride mode comprises operating the first separation process such that the first separated stream comprises acetic acid and the first concentrated stream comprises concentrated acetic anhydride.
A refrigerant vapor compression system comprising a plurality of components connected in a refrigerant flow circuit by a plurality of refrigerant lines (120A, 120B, 120C, 120D, 120E), said components comprising: a compression device (104A, 104B); a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger; a first expansion device; a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger; a flash tank system having a first flash tank and a second flash tank, the first flash tank operably coupled to the second flash tank by a first connection, the flash tank system being disposed in the refrigerant flow circuit between the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger, characterized by a second connection that operably couples the first flash tank to the second flash tank and in that the first connection is oriented above the second connection. a compression device (104A, 104B); a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger; a first expansion device; a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger; a flash tank system having a first flash tank and a second flash tank, the first flash tank operably coupled to the second flash tank by a first connection, the flash tank system being disposed in the refrigerant flow circuit between the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger,
An orthotic lift apparatus comprising: an ankle belt having two ends, a hooks/loops component on a first side at a first end of said ankle belt and a cooperating hooks/loops component on a second side of said ankle belt distal to said first end; a shoe/foot belt for attaching around the wearer's shoe or foot, the shoe/foot belt having two ends, a hooks/loops component on a first side of said shoe/foot belt at a first end and a cooperating hooks/loops component on a second side of said shoe/foot belt distal to said first end; a pair of first brackets (10, 11) spaced apart and attached to said first side of said ankle belt; a pair of coil springs (12, 13) attached to one each of said first brackets such that in use the springs are positioned on the left and right sides of the wearer's ankle; a pair of second brackets (28, 29) spaced apart and attached to one side of said shoe/foot belt; and two adjustable, releaseable straps (21, 22) attached one each to said springs (12, 13) and attached one each to said second brackets in operable alignment with one each said springs. an ankle belt having two ends, a hooks/loops component on a first side at a first end of said ankle belt and a cooperating hooks/loops component on a second side of said ankle belt distal to said first end; a shoe/foot belt for attaching around the wearer's shoe or foot, the shoe/foot belt having two ends, a hooks/loops component on a first side of said shoe/foot belt at a first end and a cooperating hooks/loops component on a second side of said shoe/foot belt distal to said first end; a pair of first brackets (10, 11) spaced apart and attached to said first side of said ankle belt; a pair of coil springs (12, 13) attached to one each of said first brackets such that in use the springs are positioned on the left and right sides of the wearer's ankle; a pair of second brackets (28, 29) spaced apart and attached to one side of said shoe/foot belt; and two adjustable, releaseable straps (21, 22) attached one each to said springs (12, 13) and attached one each to said second brackets in operable alignment with one each said springs.
A method of producing a forged product in which a forging component is hot-forged using a lower die (1, 9) and an upper die (2, 2-2, 10), the method comprising: a first process in which at least a part of a die face (3, 8) of the lower die (1, 9) is covered with a first glass lubricant (5, 5-2); a second process in which the lower die (1, 9) subjected to the first process is heated; a third process in which at least a part of the forging component is covered with a second glass lubricant; a fourth process in which the forging component subjected to the third process is heated to a temperature that is higher than a heating temperature of the lower die (1, 9) in the second process; and a fifth process in which the forging component subjected to the fourth process is placed on the die face (3, 8) of the lower die (1, 9) subjected to the second process and hot forging is performed using the lower die (1, 9) and the upper die (2, 2-2, 10), wherein materials of the first glass lubricant (5, 5-2) and the second glass lubricant are different from each other, wherein the second glass lubricant remains on a surface of the forging component that is softened in the fourth process, and wherein the hot forging in the fifth process starts while the first glass lubricant (5, 5-2) and the second glass lubricant are softened. a first process in which at least a part of a die face (3, 8) of the lower die (1, 9) is covered with a first glass lubricant (5, 5-2); a second process in which the lower die (1, 9) subjected to the first process is heated; a third process in which at least a part of the forging component is covered with a second glass lubricant; a fourth process in which the forging component subjected to the third process is heated to a temperature that is higher than a heating temperature of the lower die (1, 9) in the second process; and a fifth process in which the forging component subjected to the fourth process is placed on the die face (3, 8) of the lower die (1, 9) subjected to the second process and hot forging is performed using the lower die (1, 9) and the upper die (2, 2-2, 10), wherein materials of the first glass lubricant (5, 5-2) and the second glass lubricant are different from each other, wherein the second glass lubricant remains on a surface of the forging component that is softened in the fourth process, and wherein the hot forging in the fifth process starts while the first glass lubricant (5, 5-2) and the second glass lubricant are softened.
A single-stranded oligonucleotide (ssON) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disorder of the skin and/or subcutaneous tissue, including pruritus, wherein: (a) the length of the said ssON is between 25 and 70 nucleotides; (b) either (i) at least 90% of the internucleotide linkages in the said ssON are phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages; or (ii) the said ssON comprises at least four phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages and at least four 2'-O-methyl modifications; and (c) the said ssON does not contain any CpG motifs. (a) the length of the said ssON is between 25 and 70 nucleotides; (b) either (i) at least 90% of the internucleotide linkages in the said ssON are phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages; or (ii) the said ssON comprises at least four phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages and at least four 2'-O-methyl modifications; and (c) the said ssON does not contain any CpG motifs.
A nuclear fuel pellet comprising: a nuclear fuel; and a trapping material of fission gas, wherein the trapping material of the fission gas comprises an oxide represented by the following Formula 2: [Formula 2] Ba l Al m Si n O p in which, 0 < 1 ≤ 2, 0 < m ≤ 2, 0 < n ≤ 3 and 0 < p ≤ 8, and 2l + 3m + 4n = 2p, and the trapping material of the fission gas is included in a grain boundary of the nuclear fuel pellet. a nuclear fuel; and a trapping material of fission gas, wherein the trapping material of the fission gas comprises an oxide represented by the following Formula 2: [Formula 2] Ba l Al m Si n O p in which, 0 < 1 ≤ 2, 0 < m ≤ 2, 0 < n ≤ 3 and 0 < p ≤ 8, and 2l + 3m + 4n = 2p, and the trapping material of the fission gas is included in a grain boundary of the nuclear fuel pellet.
A method for an automated system to extract a high quality signature from an image having areas not relevant for specific identification purposes which can lead to misleading image signatures, the method comprising: identifying at least one region of interest within said image by determining local orientation information at pixel positions in said image and further assigning an orientation angle at each said pixel positions in said image, said at least one region of interest comprising elements useful for said specific identification purposes, said identifying a region of interest further comprising detecting lined regions within said image; creating and applying a mask for said image wherein only said at least one region of interest is exposed; and extracting a signature for said image from said at least one region of interest exposed by said mask, characterized in that said extracting a signature comprising assigning a one-dimensional signal to said image and; said creating and applying a mask comprises determining a dominant orientation angle in said image and assigning a value of zero to each said pixel positions with an orientation angle which varies from said dominant angle by more than a predetermined threshold. identifying at least one region of interest within said image by determining local orientation information at pixel positions in said image and further assigning an orientation angle at each said pixel positions in said image, said at least one region of interest comprising elements useful for said specific identification purposes, said identifying a region of interest further comprising detecting lined regions within said image; creating and applying a mask for said image wherein only said at least one region of interest is exposed; and extracting a signature for said image from said at least one region of interest exposed by said mask, characterized in that said extracting a signature comprising assigning a one-dimensional signal to said image and; said creating and applying a mask comprises determining a dominant orientation angle in said image and assigning a value of zero to each said pixel positions with an orientation angle which varies from said dominant angle by more than a predetermined threshold.
An indoor unit (1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) of a ceiling-embedded type or ceiling-suspended type air conditioner comprising: a bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75) constituting a bottom surface; an inlet (6, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76) disposed to the bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75); a movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77) configured to close the inlet (6, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76) during non-operation; and a driving means configured to move or rotate the movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77), characterized in that: during operation, the movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77) is adapted to move or rotate whereby it recedes above a bottom surface of the bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75). a bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75) constituting a bottom surface; an inlet (6, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76) disposed to the bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75); a movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77) configured to close the inlet (6, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76) during non-operation; and a driving means configured to move or rotate the movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77), characterized in that: during operation, the movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77) is adapted to move or rotate whereby it recedes above a bottom surface of the bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75). during operation, the movable panel (7, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77) is adapted to move or rotate whereby it recedes above a bottom surface of the bottom panel (5, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75).
Transport system for transporting workpieces in forming machines, comprising at least one gripping assembly comprising a main carriage and a gripping device configured for gripping at least one workpiece and attached to the main carriage, the gripping device comprising at least one clamp configured for gripping or releasing the workpiece and a clamp actuator configured for causing the movement of the clamp so that said clamp closes and/or opens for gripping and/or releasing a workpiece, the clamp comprising two opposing arms between which the workpiece is gripped, the gripping assembly comprising a main actuator configured for causing linear displacement of the main carriage in a given linear displacement direction, from a standby position opposite a work station of the forming machine to said work station and vice versa, characterised in that the system comprises a control device which is configured for acting on both actuators (2, 32) of the gripping assembly to cause the linear displacement of the main carriage and the movement of the clamp so that said clamp closes and/or opens for gripping and/or releasing a workpiece to be generated in a coordinated manner, depending on the diameter of the workpiece to be transported, a main carriage and an associated gripping device forming a gripping assembly, the system comprising a plurality of gripping assemblies and the control device being configured for controlling the respective actuators (2, 32) of each of said gripping assemblies independently, depending on the needs and/or requirements of each gripping assembly.
A composite material (200, 300, 400), comprising: an open grid comprising at least two sets of strands, each set of strands having openings between adjacent strands and the sets of strands being oriented at a substantial angle to one another; wherein the composite (200, 300, 400) further comprises a tack film for improving bonding between adjacent pavement layers laminated to at least one side of the open grid, the tack film having first and second major surfaces, wherein the material of the tack film at the first and second major surfaces thereof is a resinous non-asphaltic material, characterized in that the tack film further comprises a thin polymer carrier film functioning as a carrier to evenly distribute the resinous non-asphaltic material covering thoroughly both sides of the carrier film. an open grid comprising at least two sets of strands, each set of strands having openings between adjacent strands and the sets of strands being oriented at a substantial angle to one another; wherein the composite (200, 300, 400) further comprises a tack film for improving bonding between adjacent pavement layers laminated to at least one side of the open grid, the tack film having first and second major surfaces, wherein the material of the tack film at the first and second major surfaces thereof is a resinous non-asphaltic material,