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A method of preparing an interior surface of a tire for an adhesive, the method comprising: providing a tire ablation system including a treatment station having a plurality of guide rollers and one or more lasers, each of the one or more lasers configured to emit a laser beam (L1, L2); positioning the tire at the treatment station; engaging the guide rollers with the tire; activating the one or more lasers and directing the laser beam (L1, L2) of each of the one or more lasers at the interior surface of the tire, the laser beam operable to remove a layer of material from the interior surface of the tire; and characterised by rotating the tire about the one or more lasers to (i) rotate the guide rollers relative to the tire and (ii) form one or more preconditioned regions (R1, R2) having the layer of the material removed. providing a tire ablation system including a treatment station having a plurality of guide rollers and one or more lasers, each of the one or more lasers configured to emit a laser beam (L1, L2); positioning the tire at the treatment station; engaging the guide rollers with the tire; activating the one or more lasers and directing the laser beam (L1, L2) of each of the one or more lasers at the interior surface of the tire, the laser beam operable to remove a layer of material from the interior surface of the tire; and characterised by rotating the tire about the one or more lasers to (i) rotate the guide rollers relative to the tire and (ii) form one or more preconditioned regions (R1, R2) having the layer of the material removed.
A method for predicting whether an anti-cancer effect is likely to be produced in a cancer of a subject by a PI3Kα inhibitor comprising: measuring the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in a sample from the subject prior to the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, measuring the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in a sample from the subject during the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, and predicting that it is less likely that the PI3Kα inhibitor is having an anti-cancer effect on the cancer when the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in the sample obtained during the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment decreased less than 25% or increased as compared to the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in the sample obtained prior to the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, wherein the PI3Kα inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of BYL719, INK-1114, INK-1117, NVP-BYL719, SRX2523, LY294002, PIK-75, PKI-587, A66, and CH5132799, and wherein the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction is the ratio of the copies of a PIK3CA mutant allele to the copies of a PIK3CA wild-type allele. measuring the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in a sample from the subject prior to the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, measuring the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in a sample from the subject during the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, and predicting that it is less likely that the PI3Kα inhibitor is having an anti-cancer effect on the cancer when the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in the sample obtained during the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment decreased less than 25% or increased as compared to the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction in the sample obtained prior to the PI3Kα inhibitor treatment, wherein the PI3Kα inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of BYL719, INK-1114, INK-1117, NVP-BYL719, SRX2523, LY294002, PIK-75, PKI-587, A66, and CH5132799, and wherein the PIK3CA mutant allele fraction is the ratio of the copies of a PIK3CA mutant allele to the copies of a PIK3CA wild-type allele.
A polarizing sheet comprising a polyamide resin film, a polarizing film and a polyamide resin film, the polarizing sheet having a structure in which the polyamide resin film, the polarizing film and the polyamide resin film are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film is from 10 to 3000 nm, characterized in that the retardation value of the polyamide resin film and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film satisfy Formula (r): 2000 nm ≤ Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film 1 − Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film 2 ≤ 2500 nm r.
A method of monitoring human activity by a mobile device, comprising: monitoring accelerations using an inertial sensor disposed at one of a plurality of locations on a human body, wherein at least one of the plurality of locations is not a foot location; counting a plurality of steps based on the accelerations; determining a gait characteristic of the plurality of steps; using a stride length to gait characteristic correlation to determine a stride length from the gait characteristic, wherein the correlation is based at least in part on one or more user attributes; and determining at least one of a distance traveled and a speed of travel based on the stride length, characterized in storing acceleration measurement data and/or user activity statistics comprising number of steps and/or distance traveled and/or speed of travel, and determining the one or more user attributes based at least in part on said stored acceleration measurement data and/or said stored user activity statistics. monitoring accelerations using an inertial sensor disposed at one of a plurality of locations on a human body, wherein at least one of the plurality of locations is not a foot location; counting a plurality of steps based on the accelerations; determining a gait characteristic of the plurality of steps; using a stride length to gait characteristic correlation to determine a stride length from the gait characteristic, wherein the correlation is based at least in part on one or more user attributes; and determining at least one of a distance traveled and a speed of travel based on the stride length, characterized in storing acceleration measurement data and/or user activity statistics comprising number of steps and/or distance traveled and/or speed of travel, and determining the one or more user attributes based at least in part on said stored acceleration measurement data and/or said stored user activity statistics.
A battery cell assembly, comprising: at least two battery cells, wherein the at least two battery cells are stacked, each battery cell comprises an electrode assembly and a battery housing, the electrode assembly is accommodated in the battery housing, and the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; and an insulation film, configured to surround a periphery of the at least two battery cells to wrap the at least two battery cells together; wherein the battery cell further comprises a cover plate, the battery housing has an opening, the battery housing comprises one end face, two first lateral faces, and two second lateral faces, each first lateral face is larger than each second lateral face and larger than the end face in area, two first lateral faces of the two adjacent battery cells face to each other, and the one end face, the two first lateral faces, and the two second lateral faces define a cavity that accommodates the electrode assembly; and the cover plate covers the opening, the battery cell comprises a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal are disposed on the cover plate; wherein the insulation film comprises a first adhesive groove, the first adhesive groove faces to the first lateral face, a part of the first lateral face is exposed from the first adhesive groove, and the exposed part of the first lateral face is configured to connect to an adhesive. at least two battery cells, wherein the at least two battery cells are stacked, each battery cell comprises an electrode assembly and a battery housing, the electrode assembly is accommodated in the battery housing, and the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; and an insulation film, configured to surround a periphery of the at least two battery cells to wrap the at least two battery cells together; wherein the battery cell further comprises a cover plate, the battery housing has an opening, the battery housing comprises one end face, two first lateral faces, and two second lateral faces, each first lateral face is larger than each second lateral face and larger than the end face in area, two first lateral faces of the two adjacent battery cells face to each other, and the one end face, the two first lateral faces, and the two second lateral faces define a cavity that accommodates the electrode assembly; and the cover plate covers the opening, the battery cell comprises a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal are disposed on the cover plate; wherein the insulation film comprises a first adhesive groove, the first adhesive groove faces to the first lateral face, a part of the first lateral face is exposed from the first adhesive groove, and the exposed part of the first lateral face is configured to connect to an adhesive.
A method of recovering fluid from a space between a lens and a substrate in an immersion lithography system, the method comprising: drawing the fluid from the space via a recovery flow line (106, 134) through a porous member; and maintaining a pressure of the fluid in the porous member at or below a bubble point of the porous member during drawing of the fluid from the space. drawing the fluid from the space via a recovery flow line (106, 134) through a porous member; and maintaining a pressure of the fluid in the porous member at or below a bubble point of the porous member during drawing of the fluid from the space.
Oscillation system for a mould of a continuous casting plant, comprising an oscillatory lifting table frame in which the mould is mountable, wherein the lifting table frame is articulated by joint connections to a stationary base frame or to fixed bearings, at least four actuators which are arranged between the oscillatory lifting table frame and the stationary base frame or the fixed bearings and which is operatively connected with the lifting table frame, wherein at least two actuators are arranged at a side edge of the lifting table frame, a stationary clamping block (22.1; 22.2; 22.3) and at least one guide element by which the oscillatory lifting table frame is connected with the clamping block, characterised in that the lifting table frame is connected with the clamping block by at least one longitudinal guide element, which extends in the casting direction of the mould, and by at least one transverse guide element, wherein the longitudinal guide element and the transverse guide element are each arranged laterally outside the lifting table frame and are oriented transversely relative to one another.
A smectite clay slurry, comprising: (a) at least 2 wt.% of one or more natural smectite clays, on an active clay basis; (b) from about 0.5 to 15 wt.% based on the weight of the natural smectite clay, on an active clay basis, of one or more phosphonate additives; and (c) water. (a) at least 2 wt.% of one or more natural smectite clays, on an active clay basis; (b) from about 0.5 to 15 wt.% based on the weight of the natural smectite clay, on an active clay basis, of one or more phosphonate additives; and (c) water.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving a first downlink from a first cell; receiving a second downlink from a second cell; characterized by: receiving an indication which first subframe of the first downlink to associate with which second subframe of the second downlink to construct a set; and transmitting, to both cells in a single subframe, a single HARQ acknowledgment message including a HARQ acknowledgement for the set of associated subframes. receiving a first downlink from a first cell; receiving a second downlink from a second cell; characterized by: receiving an indication which first subframe of the first downlink to associate with which second subframe of the second downlink to construct a set; and transmitting, to both cells in a single subframe, a single HARQ acknowledgment message including a HARQ acknowledgement for the set of associated subframes. receiving an indication which first subframe of the first downlink to associate with which second subframe of the second downlink to construct a set; and transmitting, to both cells in a single subframe, a single HARQ acknowledgment message including a HARQ acknowledgement for the set of associated subframes.
A needle free connector for fluid passage, comprising: a valve body comprising: a first port; a second port; and an internal surface that extends between the first port and the second port and defining a valve body cavity; a hollow resilient membrane disposed in the valve body and having: a first end and a second end between which the resilient membrane longitudinally extends, the second end having a through hole that opens into the second port; a flank extending between the first end and the second end and located in the valve body cavity of the valve body and fitting with the internal surface, the flank defining an internal cavity of the hollow resilient membrane, the internal cavity extending longitudinally from a through slit located at the first end to the through hole of the second end; the slit of the first end being: closed when the first end is disposed in the first port so as to occlude the first port or opened when the first end is pushed into the valve body so as to create a fluid passage through the first end and the cavity up to the second end, characterized in that an exterior surface of the resilient membrane contacts the valve body cavity all along the flank. a first end and a second end between which the resilient membrane longitudinally extends, the second end having a through hole that opens into the second port; a flank extending between the first end and the second end and located in the valve body cavity of the valve body and fitting with the internal surface, the flank defining an internal cavity of the hollow resilient membrane, the internal cavity extending longitudinally from a through slit located at the first end to the through hole of the second end; the slit of the first end being: closed when the first end is disposed in the first port so as to occlude the first port or opened when the first end is pushed into the valve body so as to create a fluid passage through the first end and the cavity up to the second end, characterized in that an exterior surface of the resilient membrane contacts the valve body cavity all along the flank. closed when the first end is disposed in the first port so as to occlude the first port or opened when the first end is pushed into the valve body so as to create a fluid passage through the first end and the cavity up to the second end, characterized in that an exterior surface of the resilient membrane contacts the valve body cavity all along the flank.
A wand-like tool for a hand blender; the tool comprising an elongate housing containing a rotatable drive shaft; the tool being adapted at one end for coupling said shaft to a motor-driven drive outlet and having a foodstuff-processing head at its other end; the processing head comprising a bladed member coupled to said shaft and mounted for rotation within a housing formed with a roof member and an opposed open end, said housing being further formed with a tubular side-wall extending from said roof member to said opposed open end and the open end of the side-wall being castellated (44, 46); wherein the bladed member comprises at least three blades (32a, 32b, 32c) having respective tips and following, on rotation, respective and differing cutting paths within said housing, and wherein part of said tubular side-wall presents a continuous internal surface bearing protrusions facing the tips of said blades (32a, 32b, 32c); each protrusion presenting a respective steep, non-streamlined surface to foodstuffs moving relative thereto as a result of the operation of said blades.
A method of wireless communication for a base station, comprising: monitoring transmissions from a plurality of user equipments, UEs, over a period of time; and determining at least one stationary UE in the plurality of UEs based on one or more features associated with the transmissions; wherein the determining comprises determining that the one or more features remain constant over the period of time, wherein the one or more features include at least one of a transmission power and an angle of transmission arrival. monitoring transmissions from a plurality of user equipments, UEs, over a period of time; and determining at least one stationary UE in the plurality of UEs based on one or more features associated with the transmissions; wherein the determining comprises determining that the one or more features remain constant over the period of time, wherein the one or more features include at least one of a transmission power and an angle of transmission arrival.
A thrust bearing disposed so as to face a thrust collar provided on a rotary shaft, the thrust bearing comprising: a top foil disposed so as to face the thrust collar; a back foil disposed so as to face a surface of the top foil opposite to another surface of the top foil facing the thrust collar, and supporting the top foil; and an annular shaped base plate disposed on a side of the back foil opposite to the top foil, and supporting the back foil, wherein the back foil includes back foil pieces arranged in a circumferential direction of the base plate, the top foil includes top foil pieces disposed on the back foil pieces, an area on a leading side of a top foil piece in a rotation direction of the rotary shaft is provided with a fixed part fixed to the base plate, and a fixed edge positioned on a trailing side of the fixed part in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft linearly extends such that a separation between a straight line extending in a radial direction of the base plate and the fixed edge positioned on a trailing side of the straight line in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft gradually increases outward from inside in the radial direction of the base plate, and the fixed edge is non-parallel to the straight line, characterized in that the fixed edge is formed so as to extend to an outer circumferential edge of the top foil piece from a position between two ends of a first edge positioned on the leading side of the top foil piece in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft. a top foil disposed so as to face the thrust collar; a back foil disposed so as to face a surface of the top foil opposite to another surface of the top foil facing the thrust collar, and supporting the top foil; and an annular shaped base plate disposed on a side of the back foil opposite to the top foil, and supporting the back foil, wherein the back foil includes back foil pieces arranged in a circumferential direction of the base plate, the top foil includes top foil pieces disposed on the back foil pieces, an area on a leading side of a top foil piece in a rotation direction of the rotary shaft is provided with a fixed part fixed to the base plate, and a fixed edge positioned on a trailing side of the fixed part in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft linearly extends such that a separation between a straight line extending in a radial direction of the base plate and the fixed edge positioned on a trailing side of the straight line in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft gradually increases outward from inside in the radial direction of the base plate, and the fixed edge is non-parallel to the straight line, characterized in that the fixed edge is formed so as to extend to an outer circumferential edge of the top foil piece from a position between two ends of a first edge positioned on the leading side of the top foil piece in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft.
A method of transporting a wind turbine blade defining a curved central longitudinal axis, the method comprising: loading the wind turbine blade onto a transportation device including first and second support bearings (34, 36) configured to receive the wind turbine blade therethrough, the wind turbine blade being loaded in a first orientation such that the curved central longitudinal axis is located in a generally vertical plane; and when the transportation device is preparing to turn in a turning direction, activating a drive mechanism by a controller to facilitate rotating the wind turbine blade to a second orientation before or during turning such that the curved central longitudinal axis of the wind turbine blade is located in a generally horizontal plane and bends in the turning direction, wherein rotating the wind turbine blade to the second orientation comprises rotating the wind turbine blade along the central longitudinal axis, translating at least one of the first and second support bearings in a direction transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and rotating at least one of the first and second support bearings about an axis perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. loading the wind turbine blade onto a transportation device including first and second support bearings (34, 36) configured to receive the wind turbine blade therethrough, the wind turbine blade being loaded in a first orientation such that the curved central longitudinal axis is located in a generally vertical plane; and when the transportation device is preparing to turn in a turning direction, activating a drive mechanism by a controller to facilitate rotating the wind turbine blade to a second orientation before or during turning such that the curved central longitudinal axis of the wind turbine blade is located in a generally horizontal plane and bends in the turning direction, wherein rotating the wind turbine blade to the second orientation comprises rotating the wind turbine blade along the central longitudinal axis, translating at least one of the first and second support bearings in a direction transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and rotating at least one of the first and second support bearings about an axis perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis.
Package unit capturing arrangement, comprising a belt conveyor for transporting a package unit having an identification marking along a conveying direction and comprising an optical sensor, wherein the belt conveyor has, parallel to the conveying direction, a sideguard for preventing the package unit from falling off a belt of the belt conveyor, characterized in that: the sideguard is designed with a grate in a region, the sensor is arranged laterally with respect to the belt and behind the grate on a side of the sideguard facing away from the belt, so that the belt and the grate lie in a field of view of the sensor, and a depth of field region of the sensor is narrower than a width of the belt, so that the identification marking of the package unit is optically capturable by the sensor. the sideguard is designed with a grate in a region, the sensor is arranged laterally with respect to the belt and behind the grate on a side of the sideguard facing away from the belt, so that the belt and the grate lie in a field of view of the sensor, and a depth of field region of the sensor is narrower than a width of the belt, so that the identification marking of the package unit is optically capturable by the sensor.