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A method for additive manufacturing a metal alloy, comprising: providing a powder feedstock comprising at least one metal alloy to a powder feed system, wherein the at least one metal alloy is an aluminum alloy; providing a separate powder feedstock comprising at least one grain refiner to a powder feed system, wherein the at least one grain refiner is one or more of TiB 2, TiC, TiAl, AlB 2 and mixtures thereof; combining the feedstocks in pre-set proportions and exposing the feedstocks to an energy source to form a melt pool comprising the at least one metal alloy and the at least one grain refiner; and solidifying at least a portion of the melt pool to form a modified alloy comprising an amount of the at least one grain refiner in the modified alloy in the range of between from 1.5 % to 3.5 % by weight of the modified alloy. providing a powder feedstock comprising at least one metal alloy to a powder feed system, wherein the at least one metal alloy is an aluminum alloy; providing a separate powder feedstock comprising at least one grain refiner to a powder feed system, wherein the at least one grain refiner is one or more of TiB 2, TiC, TiAl, AlB 2 and mixtures thereof; combining the feedstocks in pre-set proportions and exposing the feedstocks to an energy source to form a melt pool comprising the at least one metal alloy and the at least one grain refiner; and solidifying at least a portion of the melt pool to form a modified alloy comprising an amount of the at least one grain refiner in the modified alloy in the range of between from 1.5 % to 3.5 % by weight of the modified alloy.
A manufactured article formed essentially of a vulcanised elastomeric material, said article having at least one visible surface comprising on at least one textured portion comprising a plurality of strands extending from a base of said surface and distributed over the entirety of said portion, each strand having an average height A measured from said base up to a free end of the strand such that 0.250 mm ≤ A ≤ 0.600 mm and an average width B at the base such that 0.070 mm ≤ B ≤ 0.170 mm, the density of the strands on the textured surface portion being at least equal to 10 strands per unit of surface expressed in square millimetres (mm 2), characterised in that the average diameter of the strands at mid-height is between 0.025 mm and 0.060 mm.
A method for anchoring a load to an anchorage, comprising: providing at least one unitary anchoring tendon including a plurality of tensile elements each having a bond length and a free length, the tensile elements being fixed together at a leading end of the tendon; forming a respective bore through the load into the anchorage for each said tendon; inserting a said tendon lengthwise in its respective said bore such that the leading end of the tendon is passed through the load into the anchorage, the bond lengths of different groups of the tensile elements providing staggered bond transfer regions along a bond zone of the tendon for load transfer to the anchorage via grout with tensioning of the groups of tensile elements; once the grout has sufficiently cured or set, tensioning different said groups of tensile elements in a predetermined sequence to extend the free length of the tensile elements to a respective initial displacement length, to compensate for differences in the free length of the tensile elements between respective of the groups; subsequently, collectively further tensioning all of the tensile elements of the tendon at essentially the same time to extend the free length of the tensile elements by the same predetermined length to a respective increased final displacement length; and securing the tendon to the load to maintain the tension in the tensile element. providing at least one unitary anchoring tendon including a plurality of tensile elements each having a bond length and a free length, the tensile elements being fixed together at a leading end of the tendon; forming a respective bore through the load into the anchorage for each said tendon; inserting a said tendon lengthwise in its respective said bore such that the leading end of the tendon is passed through the load into the anchorage, the bond lengths of different groups of the tensile elements providing staggered bond transfer regions along a bond zone of the tendon for load transfer to the anchorage via grout with tensioning of the groups of tensile elements; once the grout has sufficiently cured or set, tensioning different said groups of tensile elements in a predetermined sequence to extend the free length of the tensile elements to a respective initial displacement length, to compensate for differences in the free length of the tensile elements between respective of the groups; subsequently, collectively further tensioning all of the tensile elements of the tendon at essentially the same time to extend the free length of the tensile elements by the same predetermined length to a respective increased final displacement length; and securing the tendon to the load to maintain the tension in the tensile element.
Non-therapeutic use of 5-(7-methoxy-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzoxepin-5-yl)-3-methyl-penta-2,4-dienoic acid and/or a salt or solvate thereof for skin lightening and/or skin whitening.
Pureeing unit for an apparatus for processing foodstuffs with at least one knife (31, 32) arranged radially to a rotation axis and at least one blade (41, 42) arranged radially to the rotation axis, wherein the at least one knife (31, 32) and the at least one blade (41, 42) are rotatable about the rotation axis wherein at least one knife (31, 32) and at least one blade (41, 42) are components parts of a pureeing segment (71, 72) and are arranged relative to one another in the axial direction of the rotation axis, characterised in that the blade (41, 42) comprises perforations (411, 421) and the pureeing segment is set up to effect pureeing of foodstuffs when using the pureeing unit in an apparatus for processing foodstuffs.
A medical balloon, comprising: a balloon body having an array of reinforcement fibers exposed on an external surface thereon; at least some of the reinforcement fibers incorporating a radio-opaque material, characterised in that: the at least some of the reinforcement fibers are coated with a radio-opaque material, and in that: the at least some of the reinforcement fibers are zero-angle fibers of a triaxial braid. a balloon body having an array of reinforcement fibers exposed on an external surface thereon; at least some of the reinforcement fibers incorporating a radio-opaque material, characterised in that: the at least some of the reinforcement fibers are coated with a radio-opaque material, and in that: the at least some of the reinforcement fibers are zero-angle fibers of a triaxial braid.
A method for handling failures in an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising: - detecting a failure in the autonomous vehicle, - determining whether the autonomous vehicle is in an open road area or in a restricted area, - when the autonomous vehicle is determined to be in the restricted area, handling the failure according to a restricted area configuration, wherein handling the failure according to the restricted area configuration comprises determining whether a predetermined safety condition is fulfilled, and - when the predetermined safety condition is determined to be fulfilled, allowing the autonomous vehicle to leave the restricted area. - detecting a failure in the autonomous vehicle, - determining whether the autonomous vehicle is in an open road area or in a restricted area, - when the autonomous vehicle is determined to be in the restricted area, handling the failure according to a restricted area configuration, wherein handling the failure according to the restricted area configuration comprises determining whether a predetermined safety condition is fulfilled, and - when the predetermined safety condition is determined to be fulfilled, allowing the autonomous vehicle to leave the restricted area. - when the predetermined safety condition is determined to be fulfilled, allowing the autonomous vehicle to leave the restricted area.
A surgical instrument, comprising: an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a tracking device disposed at the distal end; and a flexible circuit sheet (430 - Figure 23A) attached to the elongated body and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated body wherein, the flexible circuit sheet is a first flexible circuit sheet that has a sinusoidal periphery that is longitudinally disposed along a same side of a portion of the elongated body and that is curved to conform to a curvature of the elongated body; the flexible circuit sheet has a base layer, first and second conductive traces on the base layer, and an insulative layer formed over the first and second traces, the first trace and the second trace are coupled to the tracking device, the first trace and the second trace extend from the proximal end to the distal end, the sinusoidal periphery defining gaps to allow and accommodate for compression and tension of an external surface of the elongated body during bending of the elongated body. an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a tracking device disposed at the distal end; and a flexible circuit sheet (430 - Figure 23A) attached to the elongated body and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated body wherein, the flexible circuit sheet is a first flexible circuit sheet that has a sinusoidal periphery that is longitudinally disposed along a same side of a portion of the elongated body and that is curved to conform to a curvature of the elongated body; the flexible circuit sheet has a base layer, first and second conductive traces on the base layer, and an insulative layer formed over the first and second traces, the first trace and the second trace are coupled to the tracking device, the first trace and the second trace extend from the proximal end to the distal end, the sinusoidal periphery defining gaps to allow and accommodate for compression and tension of an external surface of the elongated body during bending of the elongated body. the flexible circuit sheet is a first flexible circuit sheet that has a sinusoidal periphery that is longitudinally disposed along a same side of a portion of the elongated body and that is curved to conform to a curvature of the elongated body; the flexible circuit sheet has a base layer, first and second conductive traces on the base layer, and an insulative layer formed over the first and second traces, the first trace and the second trace are coupled to the tracking device, the first trace and the second trace extend from the proximal end to the distal end, the sinusoidal periphery defining gaps to allow and accommodate for compression and tension of an external surface of the elongated body during bending of the elongated body.
A polymer article comprising: a base polymer; and at least one metal compound dispersed in the base polymer, wherein the metal compound comprises a doped tin oxide comprising a tin oxide, and an oxide of a doping element, wherein the doping element comprises at least one of vanadium and molybdenum, and based on the total amount of the doped tin oxide, the tin oxide is 90-99 mol%, and the oxide of the doping element is 1-10 mol%. a base polymer; and at least one metal compound dispersed in the base polymer, wherein the metal compound comprises a doped tin oxide comprising a tin oxide, and an oxide of a doping element, wherein the doping element comprises at least one of vanadium and molybdenum, and based on the total amount of the doped tin oxide, the tin oxide is 90-99 mol%, and the oxide of the doping element is 1-10 mol%.
A method for performing, by a user equipment, UE, Device-to-Device, D2D, communication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, configuration information; determining whether a first subframe for a transmission of a D2D signal and a second subframe for a transmission of the SRS configured by the SRS configuration information overlap with each other; determining whether to drop the transmission of the D2D signal in the first subframe based on the first subframe overlapped with the second subframe and a timing advance, TA, applied to the D2D signal; and transmitting the SRS in the second subframe to the base station, wherein the transmission of the D2D signal is dropped in a whole of the first subframe based on the first subframe overlapped with the second subframe and the D2D signal to which the TA fixed to a specific value is applied. receiving, from a base station, Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, configuration information; determining whether a first subframe for a transmission of a D2D signal and a second subframe for a transmission of the SRS configured by the SRS configuration information overlap with each other; determining whether to drop the transmission of the D2D signal in the first subframe based on the first subframe overlapped with the second subframe and a timing advance, TA, applied to the D2D signal; and transmitting the SRS in the second subframe to the base station, wherein the transmission of the D2D signal is dropped in a whole of the first subframe based on the first subframe overlapped with the second subframe and the D2D signal to which the TA fixed to a specific value is applied.
A computer implemented method of securely executing a Just-In-Time, JIT, compiled code in a runtime environment, comprising: using at least one processor for: receiving, by an application, from a JIT executing process that is executing in a context of the application a request to compile in runtime a code segment; initiating, by the application, a JIT compiling process to compile said code segment to generate an executable code segment; and storing said executable code segment in a shared memory, said JIT executing process having read-execute access rights to said shared memory; wherein said JIT executing process and said JIT compiling process are different processes; characterized in that: wherein said JIT compiling process is executed at an application level in the context of the application, and providing to said JIT executing process a pointer to said executable code segment in said shared memory. receiving, by an application, from a JIT executing process that is executing in a context of the application a request to compile in runtime a code segment; initiating, by the application, a JIT compiling process to compile said code segment to generate an executable code segment; and storing said executable code segment in a shared memory, said JIT executing process having read-execute access rights to said shared memory; wherein said JIT executing process and said JIT compiling process are different processes; characterized in that: wherein said JIT compiling process is executed at an application level in the context of the application, and providing to said JIT executing process a pointer to said executable code segment in said shared memory. wherein said JIT compiling process is executed at an application level in the context of the application, and providing to said JIT executing process a pointer to said executable code segment in said shared memory.
A semi-aromatic polyamide resin composition comprising: a semi-aromatic polyamide resin constituted from a dicarboxylic acid component unit and an aliphatic diamine component unit; an acid-modified polyolefin resin; and a fibrous filler; wherein the semi-aromatic polyamide resin comprises 60 mol% or more of a terephthalic acid component unit relative to a total number of moles of the dicarboxylic acid component unit; the acid-modified polyolefin resin is contained in an amount of 1.0 to 23 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the semi-aromatic polyamide resin, the acid-modified polyolefin resin, and the fibrous filler; the semi-aromatic polyamide resin composition satisfies below requirement; and the acid-modified polyolefin resin satisfies below requirement: a glass transition temperature derived from the semi-aromatic polyamide resin measured by DSC is in the range of 90°C to 180°C; and a Vicat softening point measured in accordance with ASTM D1525 is in the range of 90°C to 110°C. a semi-aromatic polyamide resin constituted from a dicarboxylic acid component unit and an aliphatic diamine component unit; an acid-modified polyolefin resin; and a fibrous filler; wherein the semi-aromatic polyamide resin comprises 60 mol% or more of a terephthalic acid component unit relative to a total number of moles of the dicarboxylic acid component unit; the acid-modified polyolefin resin is contained in an amount of 1.0 to 23 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the semi-aromatic polyamide resin, the acid-modified polyolefin resin, and the fibrous filler; the semi-aromatic polyamide resin composition satisfies below requirement; and the acid-modified polyolefin resin satisfies below requirement: a glass transition temperature derived from the semi-aromatic polyamide resin measured by DSC is in the range of 90°C to 180°C; and a Vicat softening point measured in accordance with ASTM D1525 is in the range of 90°C to 110°C. a glass transition temperature derived from the semi-aromatic polyamide resin measured by DSC is in the range of 90°C to 180°C; and a Vicat softening point measured in accordance with ASTM D1525 is in the range of 90°C to 110°C.
A β-glucosidase, comprising a β-glucosidase catalytic domain which comprises: a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO. 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 20 amino acids are deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity, or a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity. a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO. 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 20 amino acids are deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity, or a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity.
A method of imparting new properties to a textile, comprising: providing a textile having a first surface property; providing silk polypeptides to be affixed to a surface of the textile, wherein the silk polypeptides comprise sericin and fibroin, wherein the polypeptides impart one of more of the following new surface properties to the textile: haptic smoothness, strength, elasticity, thermal retention, water repellency and dyeability, each of the new surface properties being different from the first surface property; and subjecting the textile and polypeptides to reactive species from a plasma generated by an atmospheric plasma apparatus until the polypeptides affix to the surface of the textile, wherein the polypeptides are fed into the plasma-generating electrical field of plasma apparatus and the polypeptides and/or surface sites on the textile are transformed into reactive species such that the polypeptides and textile bond together, and the polypeptides sufficiently coat the surface of the textile to provide one or more of the new surface properties. providing a textile having a first surface property; providing silk polypeptides to be affixed to a surface of the textile, wherein the silk polypeptides comprise sericin and fibroin, wherein the polypeptides impart one of more of the following new surface properties to the textile: haptic smoothness, strength, elasticity, thermal retention, water repellency and dyeability, each of the new surface properties being different from the first surface property; and subjecting the textile and polypeptides to reactive species from a plasma generated by an atmospheric plasma apparatus until the polypeptides affix to the surface of the textile, wherein the polypeptides are fed into the plasma-generating electrical field of plasma apparatus and the polypeptides and/or surface sites on the textile are transformed into reactive species such that the polypeptides and textile bond together, and the polypeptides sufficiently coat the surface of the textile to provide one or more of the new surface properties.
A measuring chip installation/removal device (20, 60) for securing and removing a measuring chip to and from the top surface of an SPR measurement device that measures a specimen in the measuring chip by surface plasmon resonance, the measuring chip installation/removal device comprising: - a chip carrier (30, 70) on which the measuring chip is mountable; and - a first magnet (33A, 33B) provided in the chip carrier, and a second magnet (42A, 42B), characterized by further comprising: a chip carrier guide configured to guide the chip carrier on the top surface, wherein the second magnet is provided in the chip carrier guide, the chip carrier is configured to be secured to the top surface by the chip carrier being displaced to approach the top surface so that an orientation of a magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, the chip carrier is configured to be removed from the top surface by the chip carrier guide being displaced so that the orientation of the magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, and the magnetic force is a repulsive force generated between the first magnet (33A, 33B) and the second magnet (42A, 42B). - a chip carrier (30, 70) on which the measuring chip is mountable; and - a first magnet (33A, 33B) provided in the chip carrier, and a second magnet (42A, 42B), characterized by further comprising: a chip carrier guide configured to guide the chip carrier on the top surface, wherein the second magnet is provided in the chip carrier guide, the chip carrier is configured to be secured to the top surface by the chip carrier being displaced to approach the top surface so that an orientation of a magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, the chip carrier is configured to be removed from the top surface by the chip carrier guide being displaced so that the orientation of the magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, and the magnetic force is a repulsive force generated between the first magnet (33A, 33B) and the second magnet (42A, 42B). a chip carrier guide configured to guide the chip carrier on the top surface, wherein the second magnet is provided in the chip carrier guide, the chip carrier is configured to be secured to the top surface by the chip carrier being displaced to approach the top surface so that an orientation of a magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, the chip carrier is configured to be removed from the top surface by the chip carrier guide being displaced so that the orientation of the magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed, and the magnetic force is a repulsive force generated between the first magnet (33A, 33B) and the second magnet (42A, 42B).