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A honeycomb filter for trapping solid components contained in a fluid, comprising: two or more honeycomb segments, each of the honeycomb segments including a plurality of porous partition portions and a trapping layer disposed on each of the partition portions, each of the partition portions forming a cell (23, 25) serving as a flow path of the fluid, the trapping layer being configured to trap solid components contained in the fluid, and a bonding layer for joining the two or more honeycomb segments together, wherein the partition portions define inlet cells having the trapping layer and outlet cells having no trapping layer, and the bonding layer has a lower density in an upstream region than in a midstream region and a downstream region of the honeycomb filter; the upstream region being a region one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter from an inlet end face; the midstream region being a region extending from a position at one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter to a position at two thirds of the total length of the honeycomb filter; the downstream region being a region one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter from an outlet end face; the bonding layer including spacers for adjusting the distance between the honeycomb segments, and the spacers having a higher porosity in the upstream region than in the downstream region of the honeycomb filter. two or more honeycomb segments, each of the honeycomb segments including a plurality of porous partition portions and a trapping layer disposed on each of the partition portions, each of the partition portions forming a cell (23, 25) serving as a flow path of the fluid, the trapping layer being configured to trap solid components contained in the fluid, and a bonding layer for joining the two or more honeycomb segments together, wherein the partition portions define inlet cells having the trapping layer and outlet cells having no trapping layer, and the bonding layer has a lower density in an upstream region than in a midstream region and a downstream region of the honeycomb filter; the upstream region being a region one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter from an inlet end face; the midstream region being a region extending from a position at one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter to a position at two thirds of the total length of the honeycomb filter; the downstream region being a region one third of the total length of the honeycomb filter from an outlet end face; the bonding layer including spacers for adjusting the distance between the honeycomb segments, and the spacers having a higher porosity in the upstream region than in the downstream region of the honeycomb filter.
An apparatus for forming a base profile on a metal container carried on a punch moving along an axis, the apparatus comprising a die for forming the base profile on the container, the apparatus characterised by a resilient support for holding the die in a resting position substantially along said axis whilst allowing the die to be deflectable perpendicular to said axis and providing a restoring force to return the die to the resting position.
A device for treating a part of a body of a person to be treated comprising a treating unit, a handle, an actuator configured to move the treating unit relative to the handle, characterized in that the device further comprises an angular orientation identifier (40, 70) comprising an angular orientation sensor, wherein the angular orientation sensor is configured to generate information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit relative to horizontal; and wherein the angular orientation identifier (40, 70) is configured to generate information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit; and in that the device further comprises a controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the actuator to move the treating unit relative to the handle in response to information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit provided by the angular orientation identifier. a treating unit, a handle, an actuator configured to move the treating unit relative to the handle, characterized in that the device further comprises an angular orientation identifier (40, 70) comprising an angular orientation sensor, wherein the angular orientation sensor is configured to generate information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit relative to horizontal; and wherein the angular orientation identifier (40, 70) is configured to generate information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit; and in that the device further comprises a controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the actuator to move the treating unit relative to the handle in response to information indicative of the angular orientation of the treating unit provided by the angular orientation identifier.
Blended aggregate for molding containing: aggregate; a water-soluble binder; lithium silicate, wherein a mole ratio of the lithium silicate at SiO 2 /Li 2 O equals 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less; and a water-soluble foaming agent. aggregate; a water-soluble binder; lithium silicate, wherein a mole ratio of the lithium silicate at SiO 2 /Li 2 O equals 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less; and a water-soluble foaming agent.
A debris removal apparatus to remove debris from wellbores, wherein the debris removal apparatus comprises: a housing; a chamber located within the housing, wherein the chamber has a closed end; a first flow path in fluid communication with an opening in the first end of the housing; a diverter adjacent an exit of the first flow path; a port in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the port is located between the diverter and the exit of the first flow path, wherein the port is in communication with the chamber; a second flow path in communication with a second end of the housing, wherein the second flow path is in fluid communication with the chamber; and a screen operatively positioned between the chamber and second flow path, wherein a portion of the second flow path is located between the screen and the first flow path, and wherein the second flow path bypasses the diverter. a housing; a chamber located within the housing, wherein the chamber has a closed end; a first flow path in fluid communication with an opening in the first end of the housing; a diverter adjacent an exit of the first flow path; a port in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the port is located between the diverter and the exit of the first flow path, wherein the port is in communication with the chamber; a second flow path in communication with a second end of the housing, wherein the second flow path is in fluid communication with the chamber; and a screen operatively positioned between the chamber and second flow path, wherein a portion of the second flow path is located between the screen and the first flow path, and wherein the second flow path bypasses the diverter.
Event detector having a Barkhausen switching element in a sensor coil, which switching element can be remagnetized in a bistable manner by the magnetic fields (16+/16-) of a magnet which can be moved back and forth relative to a switching element, having a circuit and a display, characterized in that the circuit, together with a passive display which does not require a float voltage, are constructed on a glass or film substrate and can be activated by a voltage pulse from the sensor coil until said voltage pulse decays.
Device designed for carrying out a leak test under water on a fuel rod capsule containing at least one fuel rod and test gas, comprising a test vessel formed for receiving at least one fuel rod capsule, said vessel being able to be lowered into a basin flooded with water of a nuclear plant, characterised in that a mass spectrometer is fluidically connected to an inside of the test vessel in such a way that a gas flow can be supplied to the mass spectrometer for determining a concentration of the test gas diffused from the fuel rod capsule into the test vessel.
A data replication method, comprising: determining, by a first storage device, when a current replication task is triggered; reading a current time period number; modifying (S104, S304) the current time period number; the method being characterized by: reading (S106, S42) a second number, wherein the second number is a number corresponding to a latest completed replication task that is correlated with the current replication task; determining (S107, S43) a first number according to the modified current time period number and the second number, wherein the first number is a number before the modified current time period number and the first number is a number after the second number; and replicating (S108, S43) to-be-replicated data and address information of the to-be-replicated data that are stored in a cache of the first storage device and correspond to the first number to a second storage device. determining, by a first storage device, when a current replication task is triggered; reading a current time period number; modifying (S104, S304) the current time period number; the method being characterized by: reading (S106, S42) a second number, wherein the second number is a number corresponding to a latest completed replication task that is correlated with the current replication task; determining (S107, S43) a first number according to the modified current time period number and the second number, wherein the first number is a number before the modified current time period number and the first number is a number after the second number; and replicating (S108, S43) to-be-replicated data and address information of the to-be-replicated data that are stored in a cache of the first storage device and correspond to the first number to a second storage device. reading (S106, S42) a second number, wherein the second number is a number corresponding to a latest completed replication task that is correlated with the current replication task; determining (S107, S43) a first number according to the modified current time period number and the second number, wherein the first number is a number before the modified current time period number and the first number is a number after the second number; and replicating (S108, S43) to-be-replicated data and address information of the to-be-replicated data that are stored in a cache of the first storage device and correspond to the first number to a second storage device.
Pressure control arrangement for a breast pump system comprising: a) a first pressure chamber; b) a second pressure chamber connected to the first pressure chamber via a flow control element disposed between the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber, the flow control element being arranged for impeding or preventing milk flowing from the first pressure chamber to the second pressure chamber; c) a first opening for receiving milk, the first opening being in connection with the first pressure chamber and the first opening being arranged to have a first flexible tube connected to the first opening; d) a second opening in connection with the second pressure chamber, the second opening being arranged to have a second flexible tube connected to the second opening for connecting the first pressure chamber to an underpressure source; and e) a third opening for delivering milk to a container, the third opening being in connection with the first pressure chamber and the third opening comprising a first valve (240, 242, 244) for closing the third opening if the pressure in the first pressure chamber is substantially lower than on the other side of the third opening; wherein the first flexible tube and the second flexible tube have a length that is significantly larger than a diameter of the respective tube. a) a first pressure chamber; b) a second pressure chamber connected to the first pressure chamber via a flow control element disposed between the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber, the flow control element being arranged for impeding or preventing milk flowing from the first pressure chamber to the second pressure chamber; c) a first opening for receiving milk, the first opening being in connection with the first pressure chamber and the first opening being arranged to have a first flexible tube connected to the first opening; d) a second opening in connection with the second pressure chamber, the second opening being arranged to have a second flexible tube connected to the second opening for connecting the first pressure chamber to an underpressure source; and e) a third opening for delivering milk to a container, the third opening being in connection with the first pressure chamber and the third opening comprising a first valve (240, 242, 244) for closing the third opening if the pressure in the first pressure chamber is substantially lower than on the other side of the third opening; wherein the first flexible tube and the second flexible tube have a length that is significantly larger than a diameter of the respective tube.
A bottle rack comprising a bottle-supporting assembly having an elongate portion and a plurality of support bars connected to the elongate portion, wherein the support bars are spaced longitudinally along the elongate portion and suitable to support bottles therebetween, characterised in that the bottle rack further comprises a panel having a plurality of support bar apertures (50,52) suitable for the support bars of the bottle-supporting assembly to extend through, wherein the bottle-supporting assembly is secured onto the panel with the support bars extending through the apertures (50,52) of the panel.
A method of determining the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in an individual, the method comprising: providing a sample obtained from an individual in need of testing for the susceptibility of MS; assaying the sample for the presence in the individual of at least one of: a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 147, an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 148, a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 149, and an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 150; wherein the presence in the individual of at least one of a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 147, an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 148, a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 149, and an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 150 is indicative that the individual is susceptible to MS. providing a sample obtained from an individual in need of testing for the susceptibility of MS; assaying the sample for the presence in the individual of at least one of: a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 147, an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 148, a G allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 149, and an A allele SNP at position 27 of SEQ ID NO.: 150;
Nivolumab for use in a method of treating a colorectal cancer tumor in a subject, wherein the tumor exhibits a high degree of microsatellite instability ("MSI-H"), wherein the subject is administered nivolumab at a dose of about 3 mg/kg body weight in combination with ipilimumab at a dose of about 1 mg/kg body weight once about every three weeks.
An endoscope device having a main body and an insertion member extending from the main body, the insertion member having high rigidity and being suitable to be inserted into an object through a hole cut open in the object, the endoscope device comprising: an imaging unit arranged at a distal end of the insertion member and movably supported by the insertion member opposite the main body for capturing an image of the object; an operation member (22, 23) received in a tubular portion of the insertion member coaxially with the imaging unit, the operation member (22, 23) being configured to set an angle of an image capturing direction of the imaging unit relative to an axial direction of the insertion member; and characterized by two guide portions (4b, 4c) formed integrally with the tubular portion to guide a treatment tool (62, 63) for accessing the object such that the treatment tool (62, 63) is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the tubular portion on a lateral side of the tubular portion, wherein the two guide portions radially interpose the tubular portion (4b, 4c) therebetween. an imaging unit arranged at a distal end of the insertion member and movably supported by the insertion member opposite the main body for capturing an image of the object; an operation member (22, 23) received in a tubular portion of the insertion member coaxially with the imaging unit, the operation member (22, 23) being configured to set an angle of an image capturing direction of the imaging unit relative to an axial direction of the insertion member; and characterized by two guide portions (4b, 4c) formed integrally with the tubular portion to guide a treatment tool (62, 63) for accessing the object such that the treatment tool (62, 63) is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the tubular portion on a lateral side of the tubular portion, wherein the two guide portions radially interpose the tubular portion (4b, 4c) therebetween.
A system comprising a high speed mail sorter and a postal security device, PSD, hub assembly, the PSD hub assembly configured for franking one or more sequential mailpieces, wherein the one or more sequential mail pieces are disposed on the high speed mail sorter, the PSD hub assembly comprising: a plurality of PSDs configured to generate a coded digital signature for the one or more sequential mailpieces during a latency period; a PSD host configured to receive the generated coded digital signature, wherein the generated coded digital signature is encoded in a data matrix; and an indicia printer configured to receive printer control data and to print the printer control data on the one or more sequential mailpieces in an order in which the plurality of PSDs are tasked during the latency period, wherein the plurality of PSDs are configured to be tasked in a round robin sequence and wherein the printer control data is configured to be formatted using the generated coded digital signature encoded in the data matrix. a plurality of PSDs configured to generate a coded digital signature for the one or more sequential mailpieces during a latency period; a PSD host configured to receive the generated coded digital signature, wherein the generated coded digital signature is encoded in a data matrix; and an indicia printer configured to receive printer control data and to print the printer control data on the one or more sequential mailpieces in an order in which the plurality of PSDs are tasked during the latency period, wherein the plurality of PSDs are configured to be tasked in a round robin sequence and wherein the printer control data is configured to be formatted using the generated coded digital signature encoded in the data matrix.
Method of operating a closing or sun protection installation, especially of a roller shutter kind, comprising a support member, a curtain having at least one abutment element, and a device (AE, C, H, 25, 30) for controlling projection of the curtain relative to the support member, that control device (AE, C, H, 25, 30) comprising means for driving the curtain and movable means (C, H) for securing the abutment element, the method being characterised in that different reference positions (PMZP, PHZP, PBZP, PBHP, PMZD, PHZD, PBZD, PBHD) and reference zones (ZA, ZB, ZC, ZAP, ZBP, ZCP) allowing different movement sequences to be performed are defined during set-up of the installation; and in that when the control device (AE, C, H, 25, 30) receives an order for raising, projection or de-projection of the curtain, the drive means move the curtain in accordance with a predetermined movement sequence which is a function, at the start of that movement sequence, of, on the one hand, - the initial position of the abutment element relative to the securing means (C, H), - the reference positions (PMZP, PHZP, PBZP, PBHP, PMZD, PHZD, PBZD, PBHD) and - the reference zones (ZA, ZB, ZC, ZAP, ZBP, ZCP) and, on the other hand, the projected configuration or non-projected configuration of the installation. - the initial position of the abutment element relative to the securing means (C, H), - the reference positions (PMZP, PHZP, PBZP, PBHP, PMZD, PHZD, PBZD, PBHD) and - the reference zones (ZA, ZB, ZC, ZAP, ZBP, ZCP) and, on the other hand, the projected configuration or non-projected configuration of the installation.
A method of performing ultrasonic measurements of fluid properties, comprising - exciting ultrasound waves at a first location along an optical fiber (12, 40a) in the fluid by means of light from the optical fiber (12, 40a) and characterized by - detecting an effect of the ultrasound waves on light reflection in the optical fiber or light propagation through the optical fiber and/or through a further optical fiber in a same packaging as the optical fiber, at a second location along the optical fiber or at the end of the optical fiber or the further optical fiber, characterised in that the method further comprises: - selecting a detection of arrival of a fiber-based propagation mode at said second location, said effect of the ultrasound waves on light propagation being detected from the selected detection; wherein the light from the optical fiber (12, 40a) that is used to excite the ultrasound waves is an optical pulse, the detection of arrival of the fiber-based propagation mode at said second location being performed by detecting the effect of the ultrasound waves in a predetermined time range of time delay from the optical pulse, the time range selectively including a travel time needed by ultrasound in a fiber-based ultrasound propagation mode to travel from the first location to the second location. - exciting ultrasound waves at a first location along an optical fiber (12, 40a) in the fluid by means of light from the optical fiber (12, 40a) and characterized by - detecting an effect of the ultrasound waves on light reflection in the optical fiber or light propagation through the optical fiber and/or through a further optical fiber in a same packaging as the optical fiber, at a second location along the optical fiber or at the end of the optical fiber or the further optical fiber, characterised in that the method further comprises: - selecting a detection of arrival of a fiber-based propagation mode at said second location, said effect of the ultrasound waves on light propagation being detected from the selected detection;