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A glow discharge mass spectrometry method comprising the following steps: a. placing a sample to be analysed by glow discharge mass spectrometry in a cell of a glow discharge lamp; b. pumping a flow of gaseous species out of said cell; c. injecting a flow of plasma gas into said cell; d. applying an electric power to the electrodes (3, 13) of the glow discharge cell so as to light an ablation plasma at the surface of the sample to be analysed; e. detecting ionized species of the plasma, analysing said ionized species and measuring the species detected by glow discharge mass spectrometry; characterized in that said glow discharge mass spectrometry method further includes the following steps: f. heating a gas flow to a temperature T higher than the ambient temperature, g. injecting, into the glow discharge cell, said flow of gas heated to the temperature T for a duration D before the step d) of lighting the ablation plasma, and h. pumping a flow of gaseous species (17, 37) out of said cell for the duration D, so as to decontaminate the surface of the sample and/or the internal walls of the glow discharge cell before the lighting of the ablation plasma. a. placing a sample to be analysed by glow discharge mass spectrometry in a cell of a glow discharge lamp; b. pumping a flow of gaseous species out of said cell; c. injecting a flow of plasma gas into said cell; d. applying an electric power to the electrodes (3, 13) of the glow discharge cell so as to light an ablation plasma at the surface of the sample to be analysed; e. detecting ionized species of the plasma, analysing said ionized species and measuring the species detected by glow discharge mass spectrometry; f. heating a gas flow to a temperature T higher than the ambient temperature, g. injecting, into the glow discharge cell, said flow of gas heated to the temperature T for a duration D before the step d) of lighting the ablation plasma, and h. pumping a flow of gaseous species (17, 37) out of said cell for the duration D, so as to decontaminate the surface of the sample and/or the internal walls of the glow discharge cell before the lighting of the ablation plasma.
Drill, preferably tap drill or micro drill, having a coating that is executed at least on the drill head of the drill or, if necessary, at the tip of the tap drill and that has at least one HIPIMS layer which is preferably applied directly onto the drill body of the tap drill, characterized in that - the HIPIMS layer comprises at least one layer of at least one nitride and/or carbide, and - at least one DLC layer, preferably a metalliferous DLC layer, is provided onto the HIPIMS layer. - the HIPIMS layer comprises at least one layer of at least one nitride and/or carbide, and - at least one DLC layer, preferably a metalliferous DLC layer, is provided onto the HIPIMS layer.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) that are treated ex vivo by prostacyclin such that the treated EPCs exhibit an enhanced angiogenic activity, and a mesenchymal stem cell or a MSC-conditioned culture medium, wherein the MSC or MSC-conditioned culture medium is obtained by treating the MSC ex vivo during expansion with a prostacyclin, the method comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject.
A pressure regulation valve for lines for supplying a liquid for the preparation of beverages, the valve including: - an input lumen for receiving said liquid, - an output lumen for delivering said liquid, and - an obturator elastically urged against an abutment surface, said obturator being displaceable away from said abutment surface by said liquid to allow the flow of liquid through the valve, wherein: - said abutment surface is a flared surface which diverges starting from said input lumen towards said output lumen, - said input lumen includes a divergent portion with a divergence concordant with the divergence of said abutment surface, and - the valve includes an adjustment element whose position relative to said valve is adjustable to vary the elastic load applied on said obturator. - an input lumen for receiving said liquid, - an output lumen for delivering said liquid, and - an obturator elastically urged against an abutment surface, said obturator being displaceable away from said abutment surface by said liquid to allow the flow of liquid through the valve, - said abutment surface is a flared surface which diverges starting from said input lumen towards said output lumen, - said input lumen includes a divergent portion with a divergence concordant with the divergence of said abutment surface, and - the valve includes an adjustment element whose position relative to said valve is adjustable to vary the elastic load applied on said obturator.
A gripper for the automated wiring of electrical components of an electrical switchgear, the gripper having at least two gripper fingers, characterized in that the gripper fingers delimit a cable guide corridor between them, the passage cross-section of which is delimited at a distal end of the gripper fingers by opposing gripper jaws of the gripper fingers and, with respect to the distal end, further proximally by opposing cable drives of the gripper fingers, wherein in order to vary the passage cross-section the two gripper fingers being adjustable relative to one another via a linear adjusting unit in an adjustment direction (y) which corresponds to a cross-sectional direction of the passage cross-section.
An ultrasound catheter for treatment of a blood clot resulting from an intracranial hemorrhage comprising: an elongate tubular body having a distal portion and a proximal portion; a plurality of ultrasound radiating elements positioned within the elongate tubular body; and a lumen formed within the elongate tubular body, wherein the lumen includes a plurality of ports on the distal portion of the elongate tubular body configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough, characterised in that said plurality of ultrasound radiating elements are each positioned within a window on the outer surface of the elongate tubular body and in that said ports comprise longitudinal openings in the distal portion of the elongate tubular body. an elongate tubular body having a distal portion and a proximal portion; a plurality of ultrasound radiating elements positioned within the elongate tubular body; and a lumen formed within the elongate tubular body, wherein the lumen includes a plurality of ports on the distal portion of the elongate tubular body configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough, characterised in that said plurality of ultrasound radiating elements are each positioned within a window on the outer surface of the elongate tubular body and in that said ports comprise longitudinal openings in the distal portion of the elongate tubular body.
A social device used with a social infrastructure that supports a plurality of social network groups, a first social network group of the plurality of social network groups having an associated membership including at least one human member, the social device comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with the social infrastructure; processing circuitry operably coupled to the communication interface; at least one device resource supported by the processing circuitry; and the processing circuitry utilizing the communication interface to offer the at least one device resource via the first social network group; wherein offering the at least one device resource is conditioned upon membership of the social device in the first social network group; wherein the first social network group is a vehicular social network; and wherein the social device is a vehicle. a communication interface configured to communicate with the social infrastructure; processing circuitry operably coupled to the communication interface; at least one device resource supported by the processing circuitry; and the processing circuitry utilizing the communication interface to offer the at least one device resource via the first social network group; wherein offering the at least one device resource is conditioned upon membership of the social device in the first social network group; wherein the first social network group is a vehicular social network; and wherein the social device is a vehicle.
A lignocellulosic material semi-chemical pulping process comprising: accepting lignocellulosic material in a compression, maceration and chemical addition step to form a compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material; feeding the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material to a digester step, wherein the digester step comprises a digester vessel configured to receive the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material; heating the digester vessel and the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material within the digester vessel to a digesting temperature; and maintaining the digesting temperature for a time to produce digested lignocellulosic material; and feeding the digested lignocellulosic material to a further processing step, wherein the process does not include a fiberizing step prior to the digester step. accepting lignocellulosic material in a compression, maceration and chemical addition step to form a compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material; feeding the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material to a digester step, wherein the digester step comprises a digester vessel configured to receive the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material; heating the digester vessel and the compressed, macerated and impregnated lignocellulosic material within the digester vessel to a digesting temperature; and maintaining the digesting temperature for a time to produce digested lignocellulosic material; and feeding the digested lignocellulosic material to a further processing step, wherein the process does not include a fiberizing step prior to the digester step.
A production management device which is configured to manage board production of a board production line, which includes a board production device which is configured to perform various types of production processing with respect to the board and an inspection device which is configured to inspect the produced board, the production management device being characterized by comprising: a permission determination section that, before transition from a test production process, in which the inspection device inspects a given quantity of initial boards produced by the board production device, to a later main production process, is configured to determine permission for performing an operation command received by the board production device, based on an inspection state and an inspection result of initial boards inspected by the inspection device and a processing management section which is configured to control processing of the operation command in the board production device based on a determination result by the permission determination section. a permission determination section that, before transition from a test production process, in which the inspection device inspects a given quantity of initial boards produced by the board production device, to a later main production process, is configured to determine permission for performing an operation command received by the board production device, based on an inspection state and an inspection result of initial boards inspected by the inspection device and a processing management section which is configured to control processing of the operation command in the board production device based on a determination result by the permission determination section.
A method in a gateway node for handling a Radio Access Network-Core Network, RAN-CN, data connection between the gateway node and an Radio Access Network, RAN, node in a communications system, the method comprising: receiving (306, 405, 1005, 1010, 1403), from the RAN node serving a User Equipment, UE,, a data suspend indication indicating that at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE should be suspended; when the data suspend indication has been received, storing (307, 1404) resume information associated with the RAN node to enable resumption of the at least one RAN-CN data connection; suspending (308, 1405) the at least one RAN-CN data connection according to the received data suspend indication; receiving (313a, 313b, 505, 607, 710, 1208, 1212, 1406) a data resume indication indicating that the at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE should be resumed; and resuming (314, 1407), in response to the received data resume indication, the at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE using the stored resume information, characterized in that the method further comprises the following steps being performed prior to the above steps: receiving (301, 313b, 602, 803, 1011, 1103, 1401), from a mobility management node, a first support notification of that the mobility management node supports handling of at least one of suspension and resumption, and sending (301, 313b, 602, 803, 1011, 1103, 1402), to the mobility management node, second support notification of that the gateway node supports handling at least one of suspension and resumption. receiving (306, 405, 1005, 1010, 1403), from the RAN node serving a User Equipment, UE,, a data suspend indication indicating that at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE should be suspended; when the data suspend indication has been received, storing (307, 1404) resume information associated with the RAN node to enable resumption of the at least one RAN-CN data connection; suspending (308, 1405) the at least one RAN-CN data connection according to the received data suspend indication; receiving (313a, 313b, 505, 607, 710, 1208, 1212, 1406) a data resume indication indicating that the at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE should be resumed; and resuming (314, 1407), in response to the received data resume indication, the at least one RAN-CN data connection for the UE using the stored resume information, receiving (301, 313b, 602, 803, 1011, 1103, 1401), from a mobility management node, a first support notification of that the mobility management node supports handling of at least one of suspension and resumption, and sending (301, 313b, 602, 803, 1011, 1103, 1402), to the mobility management node, second support notification of that the gateway node supports handling at least one of suspension and resumption.
A method of manufacturing a rotary-electric-machine stator coil formed by bonding a plurality of conductors using their bonding portions, each having a tip and a root, the method comprising: gripping and pressing together the bonding portions of the neighbouring conductors without interposing any further member between said bonding portions; flowing electrical current between the bonding portions; supplying from a bonding member feeder a bonding member having a melting point lower than a melting point of the conductor towards the tips of the bonding portions; and melting with a gas arc welder the bonding member and a part of the bonding portions of the conductors to form an alloy layer (402, 403), wherein the bonding member feeder is operated in synchronization with the gas arc welder such that the alloy layer (402, 403) is formed in the tips of the bonding portions of the neighbouring conductors, and the roots of the bonding portions are electrically bonded through brazing of the bonding member. gripping and pressing together the bonding portions of the neighbouring conductors without interposing any further member between said bonding portions; flowing electrical current between the bonding portions; supplying from a bonding member feeder a bonding member having a melting point lower than a melting point of the conductor towards the tips of the bonding portions; and melting with a gas arc welder the bonding member and a part of the bonding portions of the conductors to form an alloy layer (402, 403), wherein the bonding member feeder is operated in synchronization with the gas arc welder such that the alloy layer (402, 403) is formed in the tips of the bonding portions of the neighbouring conductors, and the roots of the bonding portions are electrically bonded through brazing of the bonding member.
A device for applying heat radiation to a surface, for softening and / or removing one or more coatings on said surface, which device comprises a head assembly and a handle assembly connected to said head assembly, wherein the head assembly comprises at least one heat radiation element arranged in a reflector unit, which reflector unit has an aperture intended to be directed towards the surface to be radiated and the head assembly and the handle assembly are separated by a clearance and that at least one heat dissipating member spanning said clearance connects a first attachment area on the head assembly and a second attachment area on the handle assembly, wherein at least a portion of the heat dissipating member has a curvature such that the length of the heat dissipating member exceeds the distance between the first and second attachment areas (14, 16) characterized in that the at least one heat radiation element is configured to emit radiation having a wavelength between 1 and 3.5 μm and that the heat dissipating member, spanning said clearance between the head assembly and the handle assembly, is designed such that the length of the heat dissipating member, measured along a line that follows the curvature of the heat dissipating member, exceeds at least twice the distance between the first and second attachment areas (14, 16).
An optoelectronic sensor which is configured as a safety laser scanner, comprising a light transmitter for transmitting a scanning beam into a monitored zone, a light receiver for generating a received signal from the remitted scanning beam remitted by objects in the monitored zone, a movable deflection unit for a periodical deflection of the scanning beam (16, 22) in order to scan the monitored zone in the course of the movement, a safety output, an evaluation unit which is configured to recognize whether there are objects in at least one detection field configured as a protected field within the monitored zone with reference to the received signal in order thereupon to output a safety-related shut-down signal via the safety output, as well as a projector for visualizing information of the sensor in the monitored zone, characterized in that the projector comprises a control unit configured to draw the protected field by projection onto the floor, wherein a height of the projector with respect to the floor and/or a tilt of the projector is determined in a calibration and wherein, based on these parameters, it is calculated how the protected field is appropriately projected onto the floor from the perspective of the projector without distortions arising in case that the protected field is not configured at the height of the floor.
Process for preparing 2,2'-biaryls, in which a reaction mixture comprising a first aryl, a second aryl and selenium dioxide is heated, the first aryl being reacted with the second aryl to give the corresponding 2,2'-biaryl, characterized in that the reaction mixture additionally comprises molybdenum chloride.
Method for regenerating lead batteries, comprising a desulphation phase in which a pulsating direct current is applied between the electrodes (10, 11) of the battery for a predetermined period of time, to reduce or eliminate the lead sulphate crystals deposited on said electrodes (10, 11), characterised in that, following the desulphation phase, it comprises a charge phase in which the battery is charged, a discharge phase, subsequent to the charge phase, in which said battery is discharged with a constant current, at least one analysis phase, simultaneous to the discharge phase, in which the state of some of the cells of said battery is analysed and the state of said cells is determined, a replacement phase in which, if during the analysis phase it is determined that if a cell is damaged, said cell is replaced by another replacement cell, and a final charge phase in which the battery is charged again, said final charge phase taking place after the replacement phase if in the analysis phase it is determined that a cell is damaged, or after the discharge and analysis phases if in said analysis phase it is determined that no cell is damaged.
An extrusion head (18, 182) comprising: at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28); a first liquefier pump (30, 184) secured to the at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28); a second liquefier pump (32, 186) disposed adjacent to the first liquefier pump; a toggle mechanism (34, 190, 192) supported by the at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28), and configured to move the second liquefier pump relative to the first liquefier pump (30, 182) along a first axis; characterised by a slot engagement mechanism (150, 158) connected in part to the second liquefier pump (32, 186) for defining a range of motion for the second liquefier pump (32, 186) along the first axis, wherein the slot engagement mechanism (150, 158) comprises a slot having a first perimeter and a second perimeter offset along the first axis and an engagement member disposed in the slot. at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28); a first liquefier pump (30, 184) secured to the at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28); a second liquefier pump (32, 186) disposed adjacent to the first liquefier pump; a toggle mechanism (34, 190, 192) supported by the at least one mounting structure (24, 26, 28), and configured to move the second liquefier pump relative to the first liquefier pump (30, 182) along a first axis; characterised by a slot engagement mechanism (150, 158) connected in part to the second liquefier pump (32, 186) for defining a range of motion for the second liquefier pump (32, 186) along the first axis, wherein the slot engagement mechanism (150, 158) comprises a slot having a first perimeter and a second perimeter offset along the first axis and an engagement member disposed in the slot.
Vehicle treatment brush for washing and/or polishing purposes in a vehicle treatment installation, comprising a support part having a longitudinal extent and defining a pivotal axis, a plurality of brush segments arranged axially next to each other and each comprising cleaning elements, and a drive device, characterized in that at least one brush segment comprises a pivoting device with a rotary body on which the cleaning elements of the brush segment are indirectly or directly held and which is in operative connection with the drive device for driving the rotary body about a rotational axis of the brush segment that is different from the pivotal axis, wherein the support part is non-driven and the rotary body is pivotable about the pivotal axis relative to the support part by way of the pivoting device.