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A flexible shaped charge liner material comprising particles dispersed in a polymer matrix, wherein the particles are substantially spherical and include at least one metal, wherein the polymer matrix comprises at least one of: polybutene, polyisobutylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, cyanuric acid, melamine, boron nitride, di-n-octyl phthalate, silicone, latex, alginate copolymer, methacrylate resin, and vegetable oil; wherein the particles are packed in the polymer matrix such that the flexible shaped charge liner material has a volumetric mass density of at least 0.6 of the volumetric mass density of copper, and wherein said particles include: 0.5 to 1 wt % particles with a diameter of 70 micro-metres; 4 to 5 wt % particles with a diameter of 60 micro-metres; 20 to 30 wt % particles with a diameter of 50 micro-metres; 25 to 35 wt % particles with a diameter of 40 micro-metres; 20 to 30 wt % particles with a diameter of 10 micro-metres; and less than 3 wt % particles with a diameter of less than 10 micro-metres. 0.5 to 1 wt % particles with a diameter of 70 micro-metres; 4 to 5 wt % particles with a diameter of 60 micro-metres; 20 to 30 wt % particles with a diameter of 50 micro-metres; 25 to 35 wt % particles with a diameter of 40 micro-metres; 20 to 30 wt % particles with a diameter of 10 micro-metres; and less than 3 wt % particles with a diameter of less than 10 micro-metres.
A wrist-worn wearable device comprising: a user input device; a display system comprising: a first display; and a second display disposed on a top surface of the wrist-worn device, wherein the top surface faces away from a wrist of the user when worn; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to: detect physical activity performed by a user; determine whether the user has increased an amount of progress made toward a physical activity goal by a first threshold amount based on the detected physical activity; characterized in that the first display is disposed on a side edge of the wrist-worn device; and in response to determining that the user has increased the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal by the first threshold amount, display a current progress indicator on the first display when the second display is inactive; and change display orientations automatically based on an orientation of the wrist-worn device, wherein a change in orientation of the wrist-worn device is detected based on one or more sensors or a user input. a user input device; a display system comprising: a first display; and a second display disposed on a top surface of the wrist-worn device, wherein the top surface faces away from a wrist of the user when worn; and a first display; and a second display disposed on a top surface of the wrist-worn device, wherein the top surface faces away from a wrist of the user when worn; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to: detect physical activity performed by a user; determine whether the user has increased an amount of progress made toward a physical activity goal by a first threshold amount based on the detected physical activity; characterized in that the first display is disposed on a side edge of the wrist-worn device; and in response to determining that the user has increased the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal by the first threshold amount, display a current progress indicator on the first display when the second display is inactive; and change display orientations automatically based on an orientation of the wrist-worn device, wherein a change in orientation of the wrist-worn device is detected based on one or more sensors or a user input. detect physical activity performed by a user; determine whether the user has increased an amount of progress made toward a physical activity goal by a first threshold amount based on the detected physical activity; characterized in that the first display is disposed on a side edge of the wrist-worn device; and in response to determining that the user has increased the amount of progress made toward the physical activity goal by the first threshold amount, display a current progress indicator on the first display when the second display is inactive; and change display orientations automatically based on an orientation of the wrist-worn device, wherein a change in orientation of the wrist-worn device is detected based on one or more sensors or a user input.
A device (100, 1300) for measuring elasticity of a tissue of an object, the device (100, 1300) comprising a base portion comprising contact means for contacting the device with the tissue, a palpation probe comprising a palpation pen for pushing down the tissue and comprising a force measuring means (608, 1302) for determining a palpation force applied to the palpation probe and/or a displacement measuring means for determining a displacement of the palpation pen being representative for a displacement of the tissue, the palpation probe being positioned perpendicular to the base portion, and characterised by a swivelling handle (605, 1301) mounted pivotally to the base portion for positioning the device and for distributing a positioning force along the at least two contact points in a predetermined manner. a base portion comprising contact means for contacting the device with the tissue, a palpation probe comprising a palpation pen for pushing down the tissue and comprising a force measuring means (608, 1302) for determining a palpation force applied to the palpation probe and/or a displacement measuring means for determining a displacement of the palpation pen being representative for a displacement of the tissue, the palpation probe being positioned perpendicular to the base portion, and characterised by a swivelling handle (605, 1301) mounted pivotally to the base portion for positioning the device and for distributing a positioning force along the at least two contact points in a predetermined manner.
An apparatus for operating a covering of an architectural covering (400, 500, 600, 1000), the apparatus comprising: a clutch (110, 810) configured to disengage a motor when the motor is not operating; a manual control configured to move the covering (440, 502, 602) of the architectural covering while the motor is not operating and disengaged by the clutch (110, 810); a braking element configured to resist movement of a drive element of the covering (440, 502, 602) when the motor is not operating and disengaged by the clutch (110, 810); a covering position determiner (120, 1105) configured to track a position of the covering while the motor is disengaged; and a motor position determiner (106, 1115) configured to track a position of the motor while the clutch (110, 810) disengages the motor. a clutch (110, 810) configured to disengage a motor when the motor is not operating; a manual control configured to move the covering (440, 502, 602) of the architectural covering while the motor is not operating and disengaged by the clutch (110, 810); a braking element configured to resist movement of a drive element of the covering (440, 502, 602) when the motor is not operating and disengaged by the clutch (110, 810); a covering position determiner (120, 1105) configured to track a position of the covering while the motor is disengaged; and a motor position determiner (106, 1115) configured to track a position of the motor while the clutch (110, 810) disengages the motor.
A GMR sensor stripe formed as a lamination of horizontal planar layers of substantially identical horizontal dimensions and having a free layer bias point that is stable with respect to hysteresis, comprising: a pinned layer having a magnetic moment; a non-magnetic electrically conducting spacer layer formed on said pinned layer; a ferromagnetic free layer having a magnetic moment, formed on said spacer layer; and a capping layer formed on said free layer; and wherein said GMR sensor stripe has a width dimension and a length dimension that is greater than said width dimension producing a longitudinal shape-induced magnetic anisotropy; and wherein the magnetic moments of said pinned and free layers are aligned parallel to said length dimension and provide a stable longitudinal bias point when said sensor is in a quiescent state. characterized in that said free layer exhibits magnetostriction which is adapted to be adjusted to respond to compressive or tensile stress by varying the material composition of the free layer and wherein surroundings of said stripe are arranged to produce a tensile or compressive stress in said free layer and wherein the combination of said stress and said magnetostriction is adjusted to produce a stress-induced anisotropy that is directed along the width direction of said stripe and substantially cancels said free layer shape anisotropy. a pinned layer having a magnetic moment; a non-magnetic electrically conducting spacer layer formed on said pinned layer; a ferromagnetic free layer having a magnetic moment, formed on said spacer layer; and a capping layer formed on said free layer; and wherein said GMR sensor stripe has a width dimension and a length dimension that is greater than said width dimension producing a longitudinal shape-induced magnetic anisotropy; and wherein the magnetic moments of said pinned and free layers are aligned parallel to said length dimension and provide a stable longitudinal bias point when said sensor is in a quiescent state. characterized in that said free layer exhibits magnetostriction which is adapted to be adjusted to respond to compressive or tensile stress by varying the material composition of the free layer and wherein surroundings of said stripe are arranged to produce a tensile or compressive stress in said free layer and wherein the combination of said stress and said magnetostriction is adjusted to produce a stress-induced anisotropy that is directed along the width direction of said stripe and substantially cancels said free layer shape anisotropy.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a high pressure compressor; an oscillating heat pipe including an evaporator, a condenser, and a plurality of channels that define a circuit of a continuous loop through which a working fluid flows, wherein the condenser is located on a surface of a fan exit guide vane; a first fluid that is at least one of oil from an oil system, oil from a gearbox, or bleed air from a high pressure compressor, wherein the first fluid rejects heat to the working fluid in the evaporator; and a second fluid that is at least one of fuel from a fuel system and air in a fan duct, wherein the working fluid rejects heat to the fuel in the fuel system or the air in the fan duct in the condenser; wherein, when the second fluid is air, the fan exit guide vane is located in the fan duct, and the condenser rejects heat to the air passing by fan exit guide vanes; and wherein, when the second fluid is fuel from a fuel system, the condenser rejects heat to the fuel in the fuel system. a high pressure compressor; an oscillating heat pipe including an evaporator, a condenser, and a plurality of channels that define a circuit of a continuous loop through which a working fluid flows, wherein the condenser is located on a surface of a fan exit guide vane; a first fluid that is at least one of oil from an oil system, oil from a gearbox, or bleed air from a high pressure compressor, wherein the first fluid rejects heat to the working fluid in the evaporator; and a second fluid that is at least one of fuel from a fuel system and air in a fan duct, wherein the working fluid rejects heat to the fuel in the fuel system or the air in the fan duct in the condenser; wherein, when the second fluid is air, the fan exit guide vane is located in the fan duct, and the condenser rejects heat to the air passing by fan exit guide vanes; and wherein, when the second fluid is fuel from a fuel system, the condenser rejects heat to the fuel in the fuel system.
A halide solid electrolyte material represented by the following chemical formula: Li 6-4b+ab (Zr 1-a M a) b X 6 wherein M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Bi, Sc, Sm, and Sb, X denotes a halogen element, and the following mathematical formulae are satisfied: 0 < a < 1, and 0 < b < 1.5. M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Bi, Sc, Sm, and Sb, X denotes a halogen element, and the following mathematical formulae are satisfied: 0 < a < 1, and 0 < b < 1.5.
A self-compacting, cementitious flowable fill composition that sets to a material having a compressive strength of 8.3 MPa or less after 28 days, the composition comprising: from 1% to 20% by weight of portland cement; from 10% to 65% by weight of an aggregate comprising sand; from 1% to 10% by weight of fly ash having a carbon content as measured by loss on ignition of 6% or less; from 1% to 40% by weight of particulate matter including a sorbent and a contaminant absorbed, adsorbed or entrapped by the sorbent, wherein the sorbent is spent activated carbon having mercury contaminant and/or a contaminant compound containing mercury absorbed into, adsorbed on, or entrapped by the activated carbon; from 0.05% to 10% by weight of carbon fibers; and water, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition. from 1% to 20% by weight of portland cement; from 10% to 65% by weight of an aggregate comprising sand; from 1% to 10% by weight of fly ash having a carbon content as measured by loss on ignition of 6% or less; from 1% to 40% by weight of particulate matter including a sorbent and a contaminant absorbed, adsorbed or entrapped by the sorbent, wherein the sorbent is spent activated carbon having mercury contaminant and/or a contaminant compound containing mercury absorbed into, adsorbed on, or entrapped by the activated carbon; from 0.05% to 10% by weight of carbon fibers; and water, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition.
A stand comprises: a ring comprising sleeves formed thereon; and legs, characterized in that each leg comprises: a pivot inserted in a corresponding one of the sleeves to pivotally connect the legs to the ring; and a protrusion for abutment against the ring to limit outward pivoting of the legs relative to the ring. a ring comprising sleeves formed thereon; and legs, characterized in that each leg comprises: a pivot inserted in a corresponding one of the sleeves to pivotally connect the legs to the ring; and a protrusion for abutment against the ring to limit outward pivoting of the legs relative to the ring. a pivot inserted in a corresponding one of the sleeves to pivotally connect the legs to the ring; and a protrusion for abutment against the ring to limit outward pivoting of the legs relative to the ring.
A method for altering a first nucleotide sequence in a region of interest in cellular chromatin, the method comprising: (a) engineering a first zinc finger binding domain to bind to a second nucleotide sequence in the region of interest, wherein the second sequence comprises at least 9 nucleotides; (b) providing a second zinc finger binding domain to bind to a third nucleotide sequence, wherein the third sequence comprises at least 9 nucleotides; (c) expressing a first fusion protein in the cell, the first fusion protein comprising the first zinc finger binding domain and a first FokI cleavage half-domain; (d) expressing a second fusion protein in the cell, the second fusion protein comprising the second zinc finger binding domain and a second FokI cleavage half-domain, wherein at least one of the fusion proteins comprises an alteration in the amino acid residue at one or more of positions 446, 447, 479, 483, 484, 486, 487, 490, 491, 496, 498, 499, 500, 531, 534, 537 and 538 of the dimerization interface of the cleavage half-domain that inhibits homodimerization of the cleavage half-domain; and (e) contacting the cell with a polynucleotide comprising a fourth nucleotide sequence, wherein the fourth nucleotide sequence is homologous but non-identical with the first nucleotide sequence; wherein binding of the first fusion protein to the second sequence and binding of the second fusion protein to the third sequence positions the cleavage half-domains such that the cellular chromatin is cleaved in the region of interest, thereby facilitating homologous recombination between the first nucleotide sequence and the fourth nucleotide sequence, resulting in alteration of the first nucleotide sequence. (a) engineering a first zinc finger binding domain to bind to a second nucleotide sequence in the region of interest, wherein the second sequence comprises at least 9 nucleotides; (b) providing a second zinc finger binding domain to bind to a third nucleotide sequence, wherein the third sequence comprises at least 9 nucleotides; (c) expressing a first fusion protein in the cell, the first fusion protein comprising the first zinc finger binding domain and a first FokI cleavage half-domain; (d) expressing a second fusion protein in the cell, the second fusion protein comprising the second zinc finger binding domain and a second FokI cleavage half-domain, wherein at least one of the fusion proteins comprises an alteration in the amino acid residue at one or more of positions 446, 447, 479, 483, 484, 486, 487, 490, 491, 496, 498, 499, 500, 531, 534, 537 and 538 of the dimerization interface of the cleavage half-domain that inhibits homodimerization of the cleavage half-domain; and (e) contacting the cell with a polynucleotide comprising a fourth nucleotide sequence, wherein the fourth nucleotide sequence is homologous but non-identical with the first nucleotide sequence;
A method for preparing and purifying noribogaine which method comprises: a) converting voacangine to 12-hydroxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid or the carboxylic acid salt or ester thereof, wherein the indole nitrogen is optionally protected by an amino protecting group; b) optionally isolating the 12-hydroxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid or the carboxylic acid salt, ester and/or amino protected derivative thereof; c) converting the product of step a) or b) to noribogaine; and d) isolating noribogaine. a) converting voacangine to 12-hydroxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid or the carboxylic acid salt or ester thereof, wherein the indole nitrogen is optionally protected by an amino protecting group; b) optionally isolating the 12-hydroxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid or the carboxylic acid salt, ester and/or amino protected derivative thereof; c) converting the product of step a) or b) to noribogaine; and d) isolating noribogaine.
Method for detecting a change in the relative yaw angle on a stereo video system for a vehicle, wherein the stereo video system has a first camera and a second camera that are directed towards a common recording area and are arranged offset to one another by a stereo base, and wherein the change in the relative yaw angle is understood to mean a difference in lateral direction angles of the two cameras (110, 112), wherein the method comprises the following steps: reading an image pair from the cameras (110, 112) and a further image from the first camera, wherein the image pair comprises a first image from the first camera recorded at a first time and a second image from the second camera recorded at the first time and the further image is recorded at a further time temporally offset from the first time; establishing a stationary surface (108, 122) in the recording area using the image pair, the stereo base and a stereoscopic processing rule, so as to obtain an angle of incline of a surface of the stereo video system as a reference angle, wherein the angle of incline is the angle that is spanned between a plane established by the stereo video system and a reference plane; determining the stationary surface using the first image of the image pair, the further image and a correspondence transformation processing rule, so as to obtain a comparison angle, wherein a correspondence transformation is recorded between the first image and the further image if the stereo video system has moved by a distance between the first time and the further time; and comparing the angle of incline of a surface with the reference angle using a comparison rule, so as to detect the change in the relative yaw angle. reading an image pair from the cameras (110, 112) and a further image from the first camera, wherein the image pair comprises a first image from the first camera recorded at a first time and a second image from the second camera recorded at the first time and the further image is recorded at a further time temporally offset from the first time; establishing a stationary surface (108, 122) in the recording area using the image pair, the stereo base and a stereoscopic processing rule, so as to obtain an angle of incline of a surface of the stereo video system as a reference angle, wherein the angle of incline is the angle that is spanned between a plane established by the stereo video system and a reference plane; determining the stationary surface using the first image of the image pair, the further image and a correspondence transformation processing rule, so as to obtain a comparison angle, wherein a correspondence transformation is recorded between the first image and the further image if the stereo video system has moved by a distance between the first time and the further time; and comparing the angle of incline of a surface with the reference angle using a comparison rule, so as to detect the change in the relative yaw angle.
A brake for use in a passenger conveyor system, the passenger conveyor system including a drive system operable to drive a drive component in a desired direction, wherein the brake is actuated by a reversal in direction of movement of the drive component; wherein the drive system is operable to rotationally drive the drive component in the desired direction; and wherein the brake comprises: an outer ring connected to the drive component such that the outer ring and the drive component are concentrically aligned about a rotation axis; and an inner block disposed within a cavity defined by the outer ring such that the inner block and the outer ring are axially and concentrically aligned, the inner block being configured such that a first channel is formed between the inner block and the outer ring; the brake being characterized by further comprising: - a first roller positioned within the first channel, the first roller being moveable within the first channel between an active position and an inactive position, and preferably further including an actuator operable to move the first roller between the active position and the inactive position; or - a first wedge positioned within the first channel, the first wedge being moveable within the first channel between an active position and an inactive position. an outer ring connected to the drive component such that the outer ring and the drive component are concentrically aligned about a rotation axis; and an inner block disposed within a cavity defined by the outer ring such that the inner block and the outer ring are axially and concentrically aligned, the inner block being configured such that a first channel is formed between the inner block and the outer ring; - a first roller positioned within the first channel, the first roller being moveable within the first channel between an active position and an inactive position, and preferably further including an actuator operable to move the first roller between the active position and the inactive position; or - a first wedge positioned within the first channel, the first wedge being moveable within the first channel between an active position and an inactive position.