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A high porosity polymer fiber sheet, having a porosity of 50% to greater than 80%, the sheet being instantaneously wettable by an aqueous medium, the sheet comprising: a three-dimensional matrix of melt-blown polymer fibers, formed from polyethylene terephthalate, PET, the matrix having a thickness and interconnecting pores that communicate throughout the thickness of the matrix; and a fiber modifying agent homogeneously distributed throughout the matrix, the fiber modifying agent anchored to the polymer fibers of the matrix and providing instantaneous and sustained wettability to the high porosity polymer fiber sheet; and in which the polymer fibers are formed from a thermoplastic resin having a melt viscosity, and in which the fiber modifying agent functions as both a plasticizer that reduces the melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin during polymer fiber formation and as a surface modifying agent that promotes the instantaneous and sustained wettability of the high porosity polymer fiber sheet, wherein the fiber modifying agent is a member of the polyethylene glycol ester family, in which the polymer in the polyethylene glycol ester family is polyethylene glycol-600 dilaurate or polyethylene glycol-400 di-2-ethylhexanoate. a three-dimensional matrix of melt-blown polymer fibers, formed from polyethylene terephthalate, PET, the matrix having a thickness and interconnecting pores that communicate throughout the thickness of the matrix; and a fiber modifying agent homogeneously distributed throughout the matrix, the fiber modifying agent anchored to the polymer fibers of the matrix and providing instantaneous and sustained wettability to the high porosity polymer fiber sheet; and in which the polymer fibers are formed from a thermoplastic resin having a melt viscosity, and in which the fiber modifying agent functions as both a plasticizer that reduces the melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin during polymer fiber formation and as a surface modifying agent that promotes the instantaneous and sustained wettability of the high porosity polymer fiber sheet, wherein the fiber modifying agent is a member of the polyethylene glycol ester family, in which the polymer in the polyethylene glycol ester family is polyethylene glycol-600 dilaurate or polyethylene glycol-400 di-2-ethylhexanoate.
Rotary switching apparatus for a switchgear cabinet, having a visible panel for fastening to the outer face of the switchgear cabinet and having a handle for switching an electrical connection which is mounted in the visible panel such that it can be rotated between a first position and a second position, wherein a latching apparatus is arranged in the visible panel for latching the handle in at least the first position, wherein a locking apparatus for locking the latching apparatus in a latching latch position is arranged in the visible panel, wherein the locking apparatus is in the form of a built-in cylinder lock, wherein the latching apparatus has a latching groove on the handle for the first position (A, B), in which latching groove a latching element allows latching in the latching groove of the handle in the first position, wherein the locking apparatus has at least one locking element which is mounted such that it can move between a lock position and a release position, characterized in that the locking element engages into the latching apparatus in the lock position and forms a stop for the latching element against a movement out of the latch position, wherein the latching element is designed in such a way that a movement of the handle out of the first position causes displacement of the latching element out of the latching groove when the locking element is in the release position.
Use of albiflorin in the preparation of a medicament or a health-care food for preventing, ameliorating and/or treating anxiety disorder and sleep disorder, wherein said medicament consists of albiflorin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Cosmetic use, as deodorant active agent, of a monounsaturated fatty acid or one of its salts and/or one of its esters and/or one of its amides, in which the said monounsaturated fatty acid is chosen from oleic acid, petroselinic acid, sapienic acid, cis -8-octadecenoic acid or cis -vaccenic acid, or their mixtures.
A device for monitoring the position of an object as well as its distance from a sound wave emitter, by means of sound waves, having a sensor part with - at least one sound wave emitter, - at least one sound wave receiver, and - a computing unit, which is connected with the at least one sound wave emitter and the at least one sound wave receiver, for controlling the same, and which is adapted for determining, based on the echo of a sound wave emitted by the sound wave emitter in the direction of the object, the distance between the sensor part and the object, characterized in that - an identification reflector, which is separate from the sensor part and may be positioned on the object, is provided with a three-dimensional pattern, and - the sensor part has an array of a plurality of sound wave receivers and sound wave emitters, wherein in order to identify the identification reflector and to measure the distance between the sensor part and the identification reflector, a plurality of echoes between different sound wave emitter/sound wave receiver combinations is evaluated. - at least one sound wave emitter, - at least one sound wave receiver, and - a computing unit, which is connected with the at least one sound wave emitter and the at least one sound wave receiver, for controlling the same, and which is adapted for determining, based on the echo of a sound wave emitted by the sound wave emitter in the direction of the object, the distance between the sensor part and the object, characterized in that - an identification reflector, which is separate from the sensor part and may be positioned on the object, is provided with a three-dimensional pattern, and - the sensor part has an array of a plurality of sound wave receivers and sound wave emitters, wherein in order to identify the identification reflector and to measure the distance between the sensor part and the identification reflector, a plurality of echoes between different sound wave emitter/sound wave receiver combinations is evaluated.
A method for separating oxygenates, the method comprising: - providing a stream comprising oxygenates to a distillation column, wherein the stream comprises at least one of monoethylene glycol, monopropylene glycol or mixtures thereof; - providing a water feed stream to a bottom of the distillation column; - operating the distillation column at higher temperatures than the thermal stability of the oxygenates; - removing a first recovery stream comprising a first portion of the oxygenates from the distillation column at a point above the oxygenates; and - removing a second recovery stream comprising a second portion of the oxygenates from the distillation column at a point below the oxygenates. - providing a stream comprising oxygenates to a distillation column, wherein the stream comprises at least one of monoethylene glycol, monopropylene glycol or mixtures thereof; - providing a water feed stream to a bottom of the distillation column; - operating the distillation column at higher temperatures than the thermal stability of the oxygenates; - removing a first recovery stream comprising a first portion of the oxygenates from the distillation column at a point above the oxygenates; and - removing a second recovery stream comprising a second portion of the oxygenates from the distillation column at a point below the oxygenates.
Ultrasonic transducer comprising a diaphragm pot which is connected to a housing by means of a ring-shaped fastening element which radially surrounds the diaphragm pot indirectly at its outer diameter in relation to a longitudinal axis of the diaphragm pot, wherein the fastening element for form-fitting and/or forcefitting connection to the housing is at least partially arranged radially within a receiving region for the fastening element in the housing, characterized in that in each case at least one centring means is formed on the fastening element and the housing, wherein the centring means cooperate and position the fastening element relative to the housing in a defined rotational angle position. the fastening element for form-fitting and/or forcefitting connection to the housing is at least partially arranged radially within a receiving region for the fastening element in the housing, characterized in that in each case at least one centring means is formed on the fastening element and the housing, wherein the centring means cooperate and position the fastening element relative to the housing in a defined rotational angle position.
A starter generator for use with an engine, the engine having a compressor for compressing air, a combustor for combusting fuel with the air compressed by the compressor, first and second turbines (4, 5) adapted to be rotated by impingements of compressed combustion gases from the combustor, a first rotating shaft drivingly connected with the compressor and the first turbine so that the first rotating shaft rotates with the compressor and the first turbine, and a second rotating shaft drivingly connected with the second turbine so that the second rotating shaft rotates with the second turbine, comprising: an electric rotating machine having a rotating shaft, the rotating machine being designed to carry on two reverse operations- motor and generator; a first clutch connectable between the rotating machine and the first rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the rotating machine to the first rotating shaft; a second clutch connectable between the rotating machine and the second rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine; a continuously variable transmission, in series with the second clutch and the rotating machine, for changing the number of rotations transmitted from the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine; and a control designed to carry out a first mode in which the rotating machine is supplied with electric power to rotate the rotating shaft and thereby rotations of the rotating shaft are transmitted through the first clutch to the first rotating shaft and a second mode in which, following the first mode, the number of rotations of the rotating shaft of the rotating machine is kept constant by controlling a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission. an electric rotating machine having a rotating shaft, the rotating machine being designed to carry on two reverse operations- motor and generator; a first clutch connectable between the rotating machine and the first rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the rotating machine to the first rotating shaft; a second clutch connectable between the rotating machine and the second rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine; a continuously variable transmission, in series with the second clutch and the rotating machine, for changing the number of rotations transmitted from the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine; and a control designed to carry out a first mode in which the rotating machine is supplied with electric power to rotate the rotating shaft and thereby rotations of the rotating shaft are transmitted through the first clutch to the first rotating shaft and a second mode in which, following the first mode, the number of rotations of the rotating shaft of the rotating machine is kept constant by controlling a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission.
An assembly for handling fruit and vegetable products, which comprises first containment units for horticultural products that can move along a first conveyance and control line and second containment units for fruit and vegetable products that can move along a second conveyance and control line, which is laterally adjacent and proximate to said first conveyance and control line, said assembly comprising a plurality of means for transferring the horticultural products, said transfer means being distributed at least along a part of said first conveyance and control line and being selectively actuatable by an electronic management and control unit, for the transfer of each product from a said first unit to a respective said second unit in a portion chosen from a plurality of different portions of said first conveyance and control line, wherein said assembly comprises an electronic control apparatus and said assembly is characterised in that said electronic control apparatus is provided with a first video camera that faces said first line, for checking the color, size and/or the presence of surface and pulp flaws on said horticultural products, which are supported and conveyed by said first units in a first arrangement, and a second video camera that faces said second line, for checking the color, size and/or the presence of surface and pulp flaws on said horticultural products, which are supported and conveyed by said second units in a second arrangement that is obtained automatically as a consequence of the transfer the products from said first line to said second line, upon the occurrence of a predefined condition of mutual alignment between the horticultural product to be transferred, which is conveyed by said first unit, and a said second unit, said electronic control apparatus comprising an electronic viewer associated with said electronic management and control unit and arranged along said first line, for the acquisition of the information related to the position assumed by each fruit and vegetable product in the respective said first unit, said electronic management and control unit being provided with an algorithm configured for calculating the portion of said first line that corresponds to the occurrence of said predefined condition of mutual alignment, as a function of the shape and of the speeds of said first unit and of said second unit, and as a function of said position detected by said viewer, said predefined condition corresponding to the alignment of the fruit and vegetable product to be transferred, which is conveyed by the respective said first unit, with the central portion of a respective said second unit.
A gas generator for gas production via electrolysis, comprising a watertight and airtight unit comprising: o a gas collector with a gas outlet on a top surface thereof and comprising an internal profile of a funnel shape, with sloping sides sloping upwards to the gas outlet, o a plurality of metal plates, at least one metal plate located on each side of the gas collector, and each provided with at least one hole in an upper region of the plate and at least one hole in a lower region of the plate, o two end plates, located at opposite ends of the unit, and o a plurality of non-conductive spacers, located so that each metal plate has a spacer on each side. o a gas collector with a gas outlet on a top surface thereof and comprising an internal profile of a funnel shape, with sloping sides sloping upwards to the gas outlet, o a plurality of metal plates, at least one metal plate located on each side of the gas collector, and each provided with at least one hole in an upper region of the plate and at least one hole in a lower region of the plate, o two end plates, located at opposite ends of the unit, and o a plurality of non-conductive spacers, located so that each metal plate has a spacer on each side.
A non-aqueous secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator, the negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material comprising a graphitic carbon material and a composite in which a carbon coating layer is formed on a surface of a core material comprising Si and O as constituent elements, wherein the material comprising Si and O as constituent elements is represented by a general compositional formula SiO x where x is 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1.5, the composite having a carbon content of 10 to 30 mass%, and the coating extent of the composite being such that when a Raman spectrum of the composite is measured at a laser wavelength of 532 nm, the composite has an intensity ratio 1 510 /I 1343 of a peak intensity I 510 at 510 cm -1 derived from Si to a peak intensity I 1343 at 1343 cm -1 derived from carbon of 0.25 or less, characterized by a half-width of a diffraction peak of Si being in the range 0.5° to 2.5° when a crystallite size of an Si phase contained in the core material is measured by X-ray diffractometry using CuKa radiation, wherein the separator is a laminated separator composed of a porous layer containing 50 volume % or greater of a resin having a melting point of 140°C or lower and a porous layer containing 50 volume % or greater of an inorganic filler having an upper temperature limit of 150°C or higher, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a cyclic fluorinated carbonate.
Method for regenerating an ionisation electrode for measuring the ionisation in a flame area of a burner having a first alternating voltage with a first frequency, wherein after a start of the burner, when predeterminable criteria are present for a predeterminable time interval (Δt), a second alternating voltage with the second frequency, which is higher than the frequency used for a continuous operation, is applied to the ionisation electrode.
A composition for use in diagnosing and/or treating cancer, the composition comprising a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand that includes general formula: wherein: n and n 1 are each independently 1, 2, 3, or 4; L is an optionally substituted aliphatic or heteroaliphatic linking group; B comprises at least one negatively charged amino acid; and Y is a H of B or includes at least one of a detectable moiety, therapeutic agent, or a theranostic agent that is directly or indirectly linked to B, wherein B has the following formula: wherein m is 2, 3, or 4, X 1 is an amino acid, and Y 1 is a H of X 1 or includes at least one of an amino acid, peptide, detectable moiety, therapeutic agent, or theranostic agent that is directly or indirectly linked to X 1. n and n 1 are each independently 1, 2, 3, or 4; L is an optionally substituted aliphatic or heteroaliphatic linking group; B comprises at least one negatively charged amino acid; and Y is a H of B or includes at least one of a detectable moiety, therapeutic agent, or a theranostic agent that is directly or indirectly linked to B, wherein B has the following formula:
An assembly for separating debris from pressurization air flow, the pressurization airflow being adjacent a bearing compartment seal of a gas turbine engine, the assembly comprising: a bearing compartment mounted within a gas turbine engine, the bearing compartment including a bearing compartment seal that is operably supplied with a pressurization air flow; a baffle positioned in the pressurization air flow upstream of the bearing compartment seal; a pressurization air supply plenum upstream of the baffle; a capture annulus disposed adjacent the baffle and having a cavity to collect the debris, wherein the baffle is integral with a shaft and rotates therewith; the capture annulus comprises a portion of the bearing compartment; characterised by channels that extend through the capture annulus to allow for evacuation of the debris from the cavity to the pressurization air supply plenum. a bearing compartment mounted within a gas turbine engine, the bearing compartment including a bearing compartment seal that is operably supplied with a pressurization air flow; a baffle positioned in the pressurization air flow upstream of the bearing compartment seal; a pressurization air supply plenum upstream of the baffle; a capture annulus disposed adjacent the baffle and having a cavity to collect the debris, wherein the baffle is integral with a shaft and rotates therewith; the capture annulus comprises a portion of the bearing compartment; characterised by channels that extend through the capture annulus to allow for evacuation of the debris from the cavity to the pressurization air supply plenum.
A respiratory apparatus for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient, comprising a flow generator and a humidifier, the flow generator being configured to generate a flow of breathable gas, and the humidifier comprising a humidifier chamber and a tub, the tub being configured to contain a supply of water and being insertable into the humidifier chamber, the humidifier further comprising a humidifier lid attached to a wall of the humidifier chamber and pivotable between an open position in which the tub is insertable from the top into the humidifier chamber and a closed position in which the humidifier lid covers the inserted tub, the humidifier chamber further comprising an inlet configured to receive the flow of breathable gas generated by the flow generator, a bottom with a heating plate configured to heat the supply of water contained in the tub, a back wall with an opposing front retaining wall, and two opposing lateral sides, said inlet being provided on one of the opposing lateral sides, wherein the tub comprises a tub base and a tub lid, wherein the flow generator and the humidifier are connectable with the lateral side of the humidifier chamber comprising the inlet relative to the flow generator so that latches on the humidifier are received in corresponding recesses or catches on the flow generator. the flow generator being configured to generate a flow of breathable gas, and the humidifier comprising a humidifier chamber and a tub, the tub being configured to contain a supply of water and being insertable into the humidifier chamber, the humidifier further comprising a humidifier lid attached to a wall of the humidifier chamber and pivotable between an open position in which the tub is insertable from the top into the humidifier chamber and a closed position in which the humidifier lid covers the inserted tub, the humidifier chamber further comprising an inlet configured to receive the flow of breathable gas generated by the flow generator, a bottom with a heating plate configured to heat the supply of water contained in the tub, a back wall with an opposing front retaining wall, and two opposing lateral sides, said inlet being provided on one of the opposing lateral sides, wherein the tub comprises a tub base and a tub lid, wherein the flow generator and the humidifier are connectable with the lateral side of the humidifier chamber comprising the inlet relative to the flow generator so that latches on the humidifier are received in corresponding recesses or catches on the flow generator.