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An apparatus for measuring a residual stress and a photoelastic effect of an optical fiber, the apparatus comprising: a light source; a rotary type optical diffuser distanced from the light source in a predetermined distance for suppressing a spatial coherence of light radiated in the light source; an optical condenser for condensing the radiated light passed through said optical diffuser into a spot where the optical fiber is located; a polariscope for polarizing the light passed through said optical condenser into 45° linear polarized light from an axis of the optical fiber; a polarization analyzer attached closely with the optical fiber, for preventing a background image to penetrate; an optical fiber strain unit including a strain sensor for straining the optical fiber on said polarization analyzer toward a longitudinal direction and measuring the strain; an object lens for focusing an image of the light penetrated through the optical fiber; and a charge coupled device, CCD, array for measuring a penetration variation of the optical fiber caused from the strain by said optical fiber strain unit over the optical fiber. a light source; a rotary type optical diffuser distanced from the light source in a predetermined distance for suppressing a spatial coherence of light radiated in the light source; an optical condenser for condensing the radiated light passed through said optical diffuser into a spot where the optical fiber is located; a polariscope for polarizing the light passed through said optical condenser into 45° linear polarized light from an axis of the optical fiber; a polarization analyzer attached closely with the optical fiber, for preventing a background image to penetrate; an optical fiber strain unit including a strain sensor for straining the optical fiber on said polarization analyzer toward a longitudinal direction and measuring the strain; an object lens for focusing an image of the light penetrated through the optical fiber; and a charge coupled device, CCD, array for measuring a penetration variation of the optical fiber caused from the strain by said optical fiber strain unit over the optical fiber.
Interferon lambda for use in the treatment of hepatitis delta virus infection in a human patient, wherein the interferon lambda is administered to the patient for at least four weeks.
Method for the automatic objective evaluation of germination properties of plant seeds and of seedlings developing from the plant seeds, wherein the plant seeds and seedlings are located in a dense medium as a germination substrate, particularly filter paper or soil, on the basis of anatomical features (x, y) relating to a particular point in time, said anatomical features (x, y) relating to a particular point in time being determined in a staggered time sequence during the course of germination by performing steps a) to c) at a time: a) examining the plant seeds and seedlings using at least one imaging computer tomographic method and obtaining three-dimensional examination data relating to a particular point in time, b) segmenting the three-dimensional examination data relating to a particular point in time, the plant seeds and/or seedlings imaged being segmented from the germination substrate, and allocating of segments obtained to anatomical units of the plant seeds and/or seedlings, and c) determining the anatomical features (x, y) relating to a particular point in time, in the form of a volume, an area and/or a dimension of the anatomical units of the plant seeds and seedlings from the allocated segments, the anatomical features of at least one of the anatomical units of radicle, hypocotyl and cotyledons of the seedlings being determined. a) examining the plant seeds and seedlings using at least one imaging computer tomographic method and obtaining three-dimensional examination data relating to a particular point in time, b) segmenting the three-dimensional examination data relating to a particular point in time, the plant seeds and/or seedlings imaged being segmented from the germination substrate, and allocating of segments obtained to anatomical units of the plant seeds and/or seedlings, and c) determining the anatomical features (x, y) relating to a particular point in time, in the form of a volume, an area and/or a dimension of the anatomical units of the plant seeds and seedlings from the allocated segments, the anatomical features of at least one of the anatomical units of radicle, hypocotyl and cotyledons of the seedlings being determined.
A nacelle cover panel (110, 120, 130) configured to be mounted in a nacelle of a wind turbine, the nacelle cover panel (110, 120, 130) comprising: a composite panel including at least an outer roof surface (110', 120', 130') and an inner surface (110", 120", 130"), and a structural frame coupled to the composite panel at the inner surface (110", 120", 130"), characterized in that the outer roof surface (110', 120', 130') of the composite panel comprises one or more openings and the nacelle cover panel (110, 120, 130) further comprises one or more interface plates at least partially located in the one or more openings and mechanically connected to the structural frame. a composite panel including at least an outer roof surface (110', 120', 130') and an inner surface (110", 120", 130"), and a structural frame coupled to the composite panel at the inner surface (110", 120", 130"), characterized in that the outer roof surface (110', 120', 130') of the composite panel comprises one or more openings and the nacelle cover panel (110, 120, 130) further comprises one or more interface plates at least partially located in the one or more openings and mechanically connected to the structural frame.
A surgical fastener comprising: a generally flat, circular body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a generally cylindrical, solid post comprising: a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the longitudinal axis being perpendicular to the second surface of the body, the first end of the post being fixedly coupled to a centre of the second surface; wherein the body further comprises a pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) extending from the first surface to the second surface, the pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) being symmetrically offset from the centre of the second surface, and wherein the post further comprises an eyelet at the second end of the post transverse to the longitudinal axis, the first pair of through holes (24a, 24b) and the eyelet configured for the passage of a suture, characterised in that the edges of the body are rounded; and in that the post further comprises a second eyelet extending through the first end of the post configured for passage of an additional suture. a generally flat, circular body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a generally cylindrical, solid post comprising: a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the longitudinal axis being perpendicular to the second surface of the body, the first end of the post being fixedly coupled to a centre of the second surface; wherein the body further comprises a pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) extending from the first surface to the second surface, the pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) being symmetrically offset from the centre of the second surface, and wherein the post further comprises an eyelet at the second end of the post transverse to the longitudinal axis, the first pair of through holes (24a, 24b) and the eyelet configured for the passage of a suture, a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the longitudinal axis being perpendicular to the second surface of the body, the first end of the post being fixedly coupled to a centre of the second surface; wherein the body further comprises a pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) extending from the first surface to the second surface, the pair of first through holes (24a, 24b) being symmetrically offset from the centre of the second surface, and wherein the post further comprises an eyelet at the second end of the post transverse to the longitudinal axis, the first pair of through holes (24a, 24b) and the eyelet configured for the passage of a suture, characterised in that the edges of the body are rounded; and in that the post further comprises a second eyelet extending through the first end of the post configured for passage of an additional suture.
Device for customizing the mechanical behaviour of an appliance for gliding on snow, extending along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis so as to define a front part and a rear part, said device comprising: ∘ at least one first action element for acting on the mechanical behaviour of the gliding appliance, ∘ at least one first actuator designed to lock/unlock said first action element with respect to the gliding appliance, ∘ a control unit designed to control activation or deactivation of the first actuator, characterized in that the actuator includes an electromagnet and a locking finger designed to be driven by the electromagnet when the latter is supplied with an electric current. ∘ at least one first action element for acting on the mechanical behaviour of the gliding appliance, ∘ at least one first actuator designed to lock/unlock said first action element with respect to the gliding appliance, ∘ a control unit designed to control activation or deactivation of the first actuator,
A method of preparing an impact resistant polycarbonate composition having improved resistance to polymer degradation comprising, in admixture, 48 to 75 weight percent of an aromatic polycarbonate and 52 to 25 weight percent of an elastomer-modified graft copolymer polymer and optional polymeric flow promoter, based on the total weight of polycarbonate, elastomer-modified graft copolymer, and polymeric flow promoter, wherein the elastomer-modified graft copolymer is prepared by an emulsion polymerization process in which before grafting a reaction mixture comprising butadiene is polymerized in the presence of an electrolyte that is selected from the group consisting of disodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, monopotassium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, tripotassium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, potassium bisulfate, and combinations thereof, further in the presence of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkylaryl sulfates, alkyl phosphate, alkylaryl phosphates, and mixtures thereof, wherein each alkyl group can have 1-20 carbon atoms and each aryl group can have 6-12 carbon atoms; the resultant polybutadiene is further agglomerated to a larger particle size; wherein the elastomer-modified graft copolymer is made by a process in which agglomerated polybutadiene latex is grafted with a comonomer mixture comprising styrene and acrylonitrile.
A manually operable dispenser for dispensing earplugs from a container of earplugs, the dispenser comprising: a housing forming an opening for receiving earplugs from a container; an index body including: a handle terminating at a lower end, a hub projecting radially outwardly from the handle opposite the lower end, the hub forming an upper major face, a lower major face opposite the upper major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores each configured to receive an earplug, wherein each of the bores is open to the major faces and is defined by a wall surface extending through a thickness of the hub, and further wherein at least a portion of the wall surface of each of the bores includes an anti-bonding construction; wherein the hub is rotatably mounted within the opening; and a plate connected to the housing proximate the lower major face, the plate forming a dispensing aperture; wherein the dispenser is configured such that a manually-applied rotation force at the handle selectively aligns respective ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture, wherein the entirety of the wall surface of each of the bores is formed by a plurality of ribs, and each of the bores defines a central axis, and further wherein each of the ribs extends in a direction substantially parallel with the corresponding central axis. a housing forming an opening for receiving earplugs from a container; an index body including: a handle terminating at a lower end, a hub projecting radially outwardly from the handle opposite the lower end, the hub forming an upper major face, a lower major face opposite the upper major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores each configured to receive an earplug, wherein each of the bores is open to the major faces and is defined by a wall surface extending through a thickness of the hub, and further wherein at least a portion of the wall surface of each of the bores includes an anti-bonding construction; a handle terminating at a lower end, a hub projecting radially outwardly from the handle opposite the lower end, the hub forming an upper major face, a lower major face opposite the upper major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores each configured to receive an earplug, wherein each of the bores is open to the major faces and is defined by a wall surface extending through a thickness of the hub, and further wherein at least a portion of the wall surface of each of the bores includes an anti-bonding construction; wherein the hub is rotatably mounted within the opening; and a plate connected to the housing proximate the lower major face, the plate forming a dispensing aperture; wherein the dispenser is configured such that a manually-applied rotation force at the handle selectively aligns respective ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture, wherein the entirety of the wall surface of each of the bores is formed by a plurality of ribs, and each of the bores defines a central axis, and further wherein each of the ribs extends in a direction substantially parallel with the corresponding central axis.
A pouch product suitable for application in an oral cavity of a human comprising a sealable pouch material containing a filling material comprising i) 0 to 10wt% cannabis, ii) 0 to 10wt% nicotine, whereby nicotine is either iia) present in the form of tobacco or iib) present as nicotine pure and as nicotine salicylic acid salt at a ratio of pure to salt of 0.20-1:1, and up to 100wt% of one or more of iii) a sweetener, iv) a pH regulator, and optionally v) essential oil as taste agent, characterized in that the filling material further comprises vi) up to 76wt% of a filler consisting of vi-1) 42 to 60wt% microcrystalline cellulose and vi-2) 11 to 22wt % potato fibers, whereby a ratio between microcrystalline cellulose and potato fibers is 2.0-5:1, and vii) 0.1 to 5wt% of xanthan gum as a wetting agent, whereby a ratio between microcrystalline cellulose, potato fibers and xanthan gum is 2.0-4.8:1:0.001-0.4, wherein wt% are weight percentages of the total weight of the filling material. i) 0 to 10wt% cannabis, ii) 0 to 10wt% nicotine, whereby nicotine is either iia) present in the form of tobacco or iib) present as nicotine pure and as nicotine salicylic acid salt at a ratio of pure to salt of 0.20-1:1, and up to 100wt% of one or more of iii) a sweetener, iv) a pH regulator, and optionally v) essential oil as taste agent, iia) present in the form of tobacco or iib) present as nicotine pure and as nicotine salicylic acid salt at a ratio of pure to salt of 0.20-1:1, and up to 100wt% of one or more of iii) a sweetener, iv) a pH regulator, and optionally v) essential oil as taste agent, vi) up to 76wt% of a filler consisting of vi-1) 42 to 60wt% microcrystalline cellulose and vi-2) 11 to 22wt % potato fibers, whereby a ratio between microcrystalline cellulose and potato fibers is 2.0-5:1, and vi-1) 42 to 60wt% microcrystalline cellulose and vi-2) 11 to 22wt % potato fibers, whereby a ratio between microcrystalline cellulose and potato fibers is 2.0-5:1, and vii) 0.1 to 5wt% of xanthan gum as a wetting agent, whereby a ratio between microcrystalline cellulose, potato fibers and xanthan gum is 2.0-4.8:1:0.001-0.4, wherein wt% are weight percentages of the total weight of the filling material.
An aqueous binder composition for secondary battery electrode, comprising a silane coupling agent without ethylenically unsaturated bonds, a resin which is a polymer of at least one kind of ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and at least one kind of solvent selected from the group consisting of water and a hydrophilic solvent, wherein an amount of the silane coupling agent is from 0.5 to 9.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and pH of the composition is 2.5 to 8.0, and the resin has an acid value of 75 mg/KOH / g or less. a silane coupling agent without ethylenically unsaturated bonds, a resin which is a polymer of at least one kind of ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and at least one kind of solvent selected from the group consisting of water and a hydrophilic solvent, wherein an amount of the silane coupling agent is from 0.5 to 9.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and pH of the composition is 2.5 to 8.0, and the resin has an acid value of 75 mg/KOH / g or less.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound having formula Ia: or having formula Ib: or having formula Ic: or having formula Id: or having formula Ie: or having formula If: or having formula Ig: or having formula Ih: or having formula Ii: or having formula Ij: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and optionally other therapeutic and/or prophylactic ingredients; wherein R is H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl or haloalkyl; each R 1 is independently aryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or haloalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl and haloalkyl groups optionally includes O or N heteroatoms in place of a carbon in the chain and two R 1 's on adjacent ring atoms or on the same ring atom together with the ring atom(s) to which they are attached optionally form a 3-8-membered cycle; y is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; each X is independently CH or N; and R 2 is selected from the structures: wherein the term "aryl", alone or in combination, means a carbocyclic aromatic system containing one or two rings wherein such rings may be attached together in a fused manner and wherein any aryl may have 1 or more substituents independently selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy and C 1 -C 6 alkylamino. or having formula Ib: or having formula Ic: or having formula Id: or having formula Ie: or having formula If: or having formula Ig: or having formula Ih: or having formula Ii: or having formula Ij: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and optionally other therapeutic and/or prophylactic ingredients; wherein R is H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl or haloalkyl; each R 1 is independently aryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or haloalkyl, wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl and haloalkyl groups optionally includes O or N heteroatoms in place of a carbon in the chain and two R 1 's on adjacent ring atoms or on the same ring atom together with the ring atom(s) to which they are attached optionally form a 3-8-membered cycle; y is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; each X is independently CH or N; and R 2 is selected from the structures: wherein the term "aryl", alone or in combination, means a carbocyclic aromatic system containing one or two rings wherein such rings may be attached together in a fused manner and wherein any aryl may have 1 or more substituents independently selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy and C 1 -C 6 alkylamino.
System for sealing hollow hoses with an appliance, comprising: a sealing member of plastically deformable material in the form of a sleeve; at least one hollow hose comprising elastic material; and characterized in an appliance for sealing the hollow hose comprising two jaws (8, 9), at least one of the jaws being movable towards and away from the other jaw, wherein at least one of the jaws has at least one bar extending along a straight line and projecting towards the other jaw and which, when the jaws are moving towards each other, makes an indentation in the sealing member and the hose, and at least one of the jaws has a cutting means in the form of a substantially straight cutting edge which projects towards the other jaw to a greater extent than the at least one bar so as to be capable of crimping the sealing member wherein the sealing member is placed on to the hollow hose and is crimped against the hose to seal the same and the cutting edge makes a cutting indication in the sleeve and the hose to allow a sealing cutting of the hose. a sealing member of plastically deformable material in the form of a sleeve; at least one hollow hose comprising elastic material; and characterized in an appliance for sealing the hollow hose comprising two jaws (8, 9), at least one of the jaws being movable towards and away from the other jaw, wherein at least one of the jaws has at least one bar extending along a straight line and projecting towards the other jaw and which, when the jaws are moving towards each other, makes an indentation in the sealing member and the hose, and at least one of the jaws has a cutting means in the form of a substantially straight cutting edge which projects towards the other jaw to a greater extent than the at least one bar so as to be capable of crimping the sealing member wherein the sealing member is placed on to the hollow hose and is crimped against the hose to seal the same and the cutting edge makes a cutting indication in the sleeve and the hose to allow a sealing cutting of the hose.
Device for processing a layer of powder material, comprising a slidable transport surface adapted to support and advance the layer of powder material, and a compacting station adapted to compact the layer of powder material while it advances on the transport surface, characterised in that it comprises means for trimming the lateral edges of the layer of powder material upstream of the compacting station.
An evaporator air duct panel for a refrigeration system having an evaporator and an evaporator air duct at least partially defined by the evaporator air duct panel, the evaporator air duct panel comprising: a plurality of standoffs extending from the evaporator air duct panel, the plurality of standoffs configured to extend into the evaporator air duct; and a component housing portion extending from the evaporator air duct panel into the evaporator air duct and forming a low-flow area below the component housing portion; characterised in that the plurality of standoffs are arranged in a pattern that includes a first group, a second group, a third group and a fourth group, with each group standoffs (80, 82, 84, 86) arranged linearly along an air flow direction; and in that the first group, and the fourth group comprise standoffs angled relative to the air flow direction for directing air to the low-flow area. a plurality of standoffs extending from the evaporator air duct panel, the plurality of standoffs configured to extend into the evaporator air duct; and a component housing portion extending from the evaporator air duct panel into the evaporator air duct and forming a low-flow area below the component housing portion; characterised in that the plurality of standoffs are arranged in a pattern that includes a first group, a second group, a third group and a fourth group, with each group standoffs (80, 82, 84, 86) arranged linearly along an air flow direction; and in that the first group, and the fourth group comprise standoffs angled relative to the air flow direction for directing air to the low-flow area.