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An in vitro method of performing a viscoelastic analysis on a blood sample, comprising the steps of: a) providing a blood sample; b) providing a container containing a diagnostic composition comprising at least one activator of coagulation; a calcium salt, preferably CaCl 2, in an amount sufficient to ensure recalcification of the blood sample; and a heparin inhibitor; where the constituents are present in an essentially dry form and in an amount sufficient for performing one single viscoelastic analysis of a specified blood sample, and wherein the constituents are not present in a substance mixture, but are each incorporated inspatially separated pellets; c) adding the blood sample into said container, thereby dissolving the diagnostic composition contained therein; d) putting the container into an apparatus suitable for performing a viscolelastic analysis; and e) performing the viscoelastic analysis of said mixture. a) providing a blood sample; b) providing a container containing a diagnostic composition comprising at least one activator of coagulation; a calcium salt, preferably CaCl 2, in an amount sufficient to ensure recalcification of the blood sample; and a heparin inhibitor; where the constituents are present in an essentially dry form and in an amount sufficient for performing one single viscoelastic analysis of a specified blood sample, and wherein the constituents are not present in a substance mixture, but are each incorporated inspatially separated pellets; c) adding the blood sample into said container, thereby dissolving the diagnostic composition contained therein; d) putting the container into an apparatus suitable for performing a viscolelastic analysis; and e) performing the viscoelastic analysis of said mixture.
Guidewire for a catheter, designed to introduce and/or remove fluids in human and/or animal hollow organs, in particular in blood vessels, comprising a) an elongate hollow shaft with a lumen for delivering and/or withdrawing the fluid, b) and an insertion aid in the form of a flexible wire coil attached coaxially to a distal end of the hollow shaft, with a guidewire tip arranged at a distal end of the wire coil, wherein the guidewire tip is present as a hemispherical attachment on the distal end of the wire coil, c) wherein a core wire is arranged in the lumen of the hollow shaft in order to control a flexibility of the guidewire, which core wire extends out of the lumen in a longitudinal direction right through the wire coil to the guidewire tip, d) wherein a distal inner region of the wire coil, adjacent to the guidewire tip in a proximal direction, communicates with the lumen of the hollow shaft via a fluid channel (151, 161, 155) formed alongside the core wire e) and has at least one outwardly open through-opening for the fluid that is to be introduced and/or removed, f) wherein at least two adjacent windings of the wire coil are arranged spaced apart from each other in order to generate the at least one through-opening, and characterized in that g) a hollow cylindrical tubular stub, surrounding the core wire and protruding from a distal end of the hollow shaft, extends partially into the interior of the wire coil, such that a distal end of the tubular stub is spaced apart in the proximal direction from the distal end of the wire coil. a) an elongate hollow shaft with a lumen for delivering and/or withdrawing the fluid, b) and an insertion aid in the form of a flexible wire coil attached coaxially to a distal end of the hollow shaft, with a guidewire tip arranged at a distal end of the wire coil, wherein the guidewire tip is present as a hemispherical attachment on the distal end of the wire coil, c) wherein a core wire is arranged in the lumen of the hollow shaft in order to control a flexibility of the guidewire, which core wire extends out of the lumen in a longitudinal direction right through the wire coil to the guidewire tip, d) wherein a distal inner region of the wire coil, adjacent to the guidewire tip in a proximal direction, communicates with the lumen of the hollow shaft via a fluid channel (151, 161, 155) formed alongside the core wire e) and has at least one outwardly open through-opening for the fluid that is to be introduced and/or removed, f) wherein at least two adjacent windings of the wire coil are arranged spaced apart from each other in order to generate the at least one through-opening, and characterized in that g) a hollow cylindrical tubular stub, surrounding the core wire and protruding from a distal end of the hollow shaft, extends partially into the interior of the wire coil, such that a distal end of the tubular stub is spaced apart in the proximal direction from the distal end of the wire coil.
A vacuum circuit interrupter device comprising a primary circuit, a secondary circuit, and an operating linkage, wherein (a) the primary circuit comprises a stationary contact and a primary moving contact and a moving contact deflector rigidly connected thereto, said stationary contact being connected to an incoming busbar and said primary moving contact being connected to an outgoing busbar; (b) the secondary circuit comprises a vacuum interrupter electrically connected to the stationary contact on a terminal by a first flexible connection and a secondary moving contact connectable to the moving contact deflector through a pallet contact and a second flexible connection; (c) the operating linkage comprises a lever and a profiled cam for moving the vacuum interrupter between a closed circuit position in electric communication with the stationary contact and an open circuit position. (a) the primary circuit comprises a stationary contact and a primary moving contact and a moving contact deflector rigidly connected thereto, said stationary contact being connected to an incoming busbar and said primary moving contact being connected to an outgoing busbar; (b) the secondary circuit comprises a vacuum interrupter electrically connected to the stationary contact on a terminal by a first flexible connection and a secondary moving contact connectable to the moving contact deflector through a pallet contact and a second flexible connection; (c) the operating linkage comprises a lever and a profiled cam for moving the vacuum interrupter between a closed circuit position in electric communication with the stationary contact and an open circuit position.
An electrical connector system, comprising: a first connector body having a terminal receiving cavity formed therein, the terminal receiving cavity being defined in part by a rigid floor having a rigid lock nib extending from the rigid floor into the terminal receiving cavity and a flexible beam extending into the terminal receiving cavity overlying the rigid floor, said flexible beam having at least one fixed end secured to the first connector body and a contact portion, a terminal having a first end configured to connect with a corresponding mating terminal, a second end configured to be secured to a wire, and a body portion intermediate the first and second ends (40, 42), said body portion having a bottom surface defining a rigid lock edge, said body portion having a top surface having a first portion forward of the rigid lock edge and a second portion rearward of the rigid lock edge, wherein the terminal is received in the terminal receiving cavity characterized in that the contact portion has a first terminal hold down bump extending into the terminal receiving cavity and a second terminal hold down bump extending into the terminal receiving cavity distinct from the first terminal hold down bump such that the first terminal hold down bump engages the first portion of the top surface and the second terminal hold down bump engages the second portion of the top surface, thereby biasing the terminal towards the rigid floor and wherein the rigid lock nib engages the rigid lock edge, thereby preventing the terminal from being inadvertently withdrawn from the terminal receiving cavity. a first connector body having a terminal receiving cavity formed therein, the terminal receiving cavity being defined in part by a rigid floor having a rigid lock nib extending from the rigid floor into the terminal receiving cavity and a flexible beam extending into the terminal receiving cavity overlying the rigid floor, said flexible beam having at least one fixed end secured to the first connector body and a contact portion, a terminal having a first end configured to connect with a corresponding mating terminal, a second end configured to be secured to a wire, and a body portion intermediate the first and second ends (40, 42), said body portion having a bottom surface defining a rigid lock edge, said body portion having a top surface having a first portion forward of the rigid lock edge and a second portion rearward of the rigid lock edge, wherein the terminal is received in the terminal receiving cavity characterized in that the contact portion has a first terminal hold down bump extending into the terminal receiving cavity and a second terminal hold down bump extending into the terminal receiving cavity distinct from the first terminal hold down bump such that the first terminal hold down bump engages the first portion of the top surface and the second terminal hold down bump engages the second portion of the top surface, thereby biasing the terminal towards the rigid floor and wherein the rigid lock nib engages the rigid lock edge, thereby preventing the terminal from being inadvertently withdrawn from the terminal receiving cavity.
Method for producing a saw cord loop comprising the steps of: - Providing a steel cord having a core strand and outer strands, said outer strands being twisted around said core strand, said steel cord having an outer diameter 'OD'; - Cutting said steel cord to a work length, said work length having a first end and a second end; - Providing saw beads having a through hole with an inner diameter 'ID', the difference between said outer diameter 'OD' and said inner diameter 'ID' being smaller than 1 mm; - Threading said saw beads over said steel cord; - Forming a loop having a loop length, said loop length being shorter than said work length, the overlap having an overlap length; - Unwinding said outer strands from said first and said second end over said overlap length; - Cutting corresponding outer strands and the core strand of the first and second end in spread places over the overlap length, said strands ending in a tip; - Abutting the core strand tip of first and second end at the core strand abutment; - Rewinding the outer strands in position thereby forming a closed loop whereby tips of the outer strands of first and second end abut to one another at the outer strand abutments; - Distributing said beads over the loop with a bead separation distance apart; - Injection moulding a polymer jacket in between said beads; characterised in that during cutting of said outer strands the tip of said outer strands is flattened, the flattening of said tips being oriented circumferentially after rewinding of said outer strands in position. - Providing a steel cord having a core strand and outer strands, said outer strands being twisted around said core strand, said steel cord having an outer diameter 'OD'; - Cutting said steel cord to a work length, said work length having a first end and a second end; - Providing saw beads having a through hole with an inner diameter 'ID', the difference between said outer diameter 'OD' and said inner diameter 'ID' being smaller than 1 mm; - Threading said saw beads over said steel cord; - Forming a loop having a loop length, said loop length being shorter than said work length, the overlap having an overlap length; - Unwinding said outer strands from said first and said second end over said overlap length; - Cutting corresponding outer strands and the core strand of the first and second end in spread places over the overlap length, said strands ending in a tip; - Abutting the core strand tip of first and second end at the core strand abutment; - Rewinding the outer strands in position thereby forming a closed loop whereby tips of the outer strands of first and second end abut to one another at the outer strand abutments; - Distributing said beads over the loop with a bead separation distance apart; - Injection moulding a polymer jacket in between said beads; characterised in that
A compound of Formula: wherein p is 1 or 2; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from halo, CN, -OR, oxo, and -NRR'; Z is NR 3 or N-OR 3; R 3 is independently selected at each occurrence from H, Cy, and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from Cy, halo, CN, -OR, and -NRR'; Cy is a C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl ring or 4-6 membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two heteroatoms selected from N, O and S as ring members, and Cy is optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from oxo, halo, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, CN, -OR, and -NRR'; and R and R' are independently selected from H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from halo, -OH, -CN, -O-(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), oxo, -NH 2, -NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), and -N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2, or R and R' taken together with the nitrogen atom to which both are attached can form a ring selected from piperidine, morpholine, pyrrolidine, and azetidine, wherein the ring is optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from halo, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, -OH, -CN, -O-(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), oxo, -NH 2, -NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), and -N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2; or a salt or zwitterionic form thereof. wherein p is 1 or 2; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from halo, CN, -OR, oxo, and -NRR'; Z is NR 3 or N-OR 3; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from halo, CN, -OR, oxo, and -NRR'; Z is NR 3 or N-OR 3; R 3 is independently selected at each occurrence from H, Cy, and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from Cy, halo, CN, -OR, and -NRR'; Cy is a C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl ring or 4-6 membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two heteroatoms selected from N, O and S as ring members, and Cy is optionally substituted with up to three groups selected from oxo, halo, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, CN, -OR, and -NRR'; and R and R' are independently selected from H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from halo, -OH, -CN, -O-(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), oxo, -NH 2, -NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), and -N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2, or R and R' taken together with the nitrogen atom to which both are attached can form a ring selected from piperidine, morpholine, pyrrolidine, and azetidine, wherein the ring is optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from halo, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, -OH, -CN, -O-(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), oxo, -NH 2, -NH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), and -N(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2;
A rotor system for a wind turbine generator comprising: - a mast as support; - first and second rotating members coupled to the support, the rotating members being able to rotate about a common axis; - one or more flexible blades (14, 15) having two ends, the first end being mounted on the first rotating member and the second end being mounted on the second rotating member so that they may rotate about the common axis; and characterised in that - the rotor system further comprises actuating means (43, 44, 45, 46) arranged to cause the ends of each blade to move closer together by movement of at least one of the rotating members along the common axis; and - the actuating means being arranged to cause movement of at least one of the rotating members along the common axis by causing the first and second rotating members to rotate relative to each other in a controllable manner, said rotation allowing the flexible blades to coil around a common axis. - a mast as support; - first and second rotating members coupled to the support, the rotating members being able to rotate about a common axis; - one or more flexible blades (14, 15) having two ends, the first end being mounted on the first rotating member and the second end being mounted on the second rotating member so that they may rotate about the common axis; and characterised in that - the rotor system further comprises actuating means (43, 44, 45, 46) arranged to cause the ends of each blade to move closer together by movement of at least one of the rotating members along the common axis; and - the actuating means being arranged to cause movement of at least one of the rotating members along the common axis by causing the first and second rotating members to rotate relative to each other in a controllable manner, said rotation allowing the flexible blades to coil around a common axis.
A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of trehalose, for use in the treatment of juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis in a subject in need thereof.
A processor-implemented method comprising: receiving sensor data from sensor devices, the sensor data comprising information corresponding to robots in a predefined region, wherein the predefined region is divided into a plurality of cells; generating a collision map for the robots based on the received sensor data, the collision map comprising probability of each cell being occupied by the robots and visibility of each cell from the plurality of cells accounting for obstruction; determining a set of goal poses of the robots based on the generated collision map, wherein the set of goal poses and the plurality of cells forms a visibility matrix, the visibility matrix comprising an index for quality of sensor observation; determining an optimal set of goal poses from the set of goal poses based on the visibility matrix, wherein determining the optimal set of goal poses comprises estimating an overall coverage value of each cell in the visibility matrix; and generating a coverage path plan for each of the robots based on the determined optimal set of goal poses, wherein generating the coverage path plan comprises assigning a sensor visibility cost to each of the cells corresponding to the optimal set of goal poses. receiving sensor data from sensor devices, the sensor data comprising information corresponding to robots in a predefined region, wherein the predefined region is divided into a plurality of cells; generating a collision map for the robots based on the received sensor data, the collision map comprising probability of each cell being occupied by the robots and visibility of each cell from the plurality of cells accounting for obstruction; determining a set of goal poses of the robots based on the generated collision map, wherein the set of goal poses and the plurality of cells forms a visibility matrix, the visibility matrix comprising an index for quality of sensor observation; determining an optimal set of goal poses from the set of goal poses based on the visibility matrix, wherein determining the optimal set of goal poses comprises estimating an overall coverage value of each cell in the visibility matrix; and generating a coverage path plan for each of the robots based on the determined optimal set of goal poses, wherein generating the coverage path plan comprises assigning a sensor visibility cost to each of the cells corresponding to the optimal set of goal poses.
A condensing unit for a drafting system of a textile machine comprising at least one condensing channel for a fully drafted fiber assembly, the condensing unit comprising a holder and at least two wear-resistant components (3, 4) connected to the holder and at least one of the wear-resistant components comprising a support surface for a drafting cylinder, the wear-resistant components (3, 4) being disposed on the holder so as to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the drafting cylinder, and a first wear-resistant component comprising at least one top guide surface for the fiber assembly and the second wear-resistant component comprising a condensing channel for the fiber assembly,,wherein the top guide surface of the first wear-resistant component is a wear-resistant pin able to press the fiber assembly against the drafting cylinder from the top for guiding the fiber assembly and able to thus compress said assembly between said first wear-resistant component and the drafting cylinder, but having no contact with the drafting cylinder characterized in that the condensing unit comprises a guide having lateral guide surfaces (11', 11") for the fiber assembly and a support surface for the drafting cylinder in the region of the first wear-resistant component.
A method of measuring power flow in an electricity distribution network comprising a measurement node, the electricity distribution network being connected to a group of one or more power units each arranged to consume electric power from and/or provide electric power to the electricity distribution network such that a change in power provision and/or consumption by a said power unit results in a change in power flow in the network, wherein each of the power units is associated with a respective power flow control device arranged to control power flow to and/or from a power unit in accordance with a predefined control sequence to provide a power flow having a predefined pattern, the measurement node being arranged to access a data store arranged to store data indicative of one or more said patterns, the method comprising: controlling power flow to and/or from the group of power units in accordance with the control sequence to provide a power flow having a said predefined power flow pattern, a characteristic of the power flow resulting from the units being measurable by the measurement node; measuring a signal indicative of power flowing at the measurement node; characterised by analysing the measured signal so as to correlate a component thereof with a said pattern, whereby to generate one or more correlated signals; measuring a characteristic of the one or more correlated signals, thereby determining a contribution to said measured signal by the group of power units.
A fan shroud for a vehicle comprising: • a main wall, • at least one window arranged for an air passage, this window being formed on the main wall, • a flap associated with this window arranged to close or open this window, • at least one reinforcing rib arranged to mechanically reinforce an area of the main wall adjacent to the window, and wherein the rib extends over the window and connects to two sides of the window, characterized in that the rib has an arcuate shape so that the distance between the plane of the window and the rib is variable. • a main wall, • at least one window arranged for an air passage, this window being formed on the main wall, • a flap associated with this window arranged to close or open this window, • at least one reinforcing rib arranged to mechanically reinforce an area of the main wall adjacent to the window, and wherein the rib extends over the window and connects to two sides of the window, characterized in that the rib has an arcuate shape so that the distance between the plane of the window and the rib is variable.