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A cable, comprising: a microwave transmission line; a first cable connector assembly coupled to a first end of the microwave transmission line and a second cable connector assembly coupled to a second end of the microwave transmission line; and a thermometry network module disposed within the first cable connector assembly and coupled to the first end of the microwave transmission line, the thermometry network module including a radiometer and a microwave coupling network (530, 520) configured to couple a portion of a microwave signal propagating through the microwave transmission line to the radiometer, the radiometer being configured to process the portion of the microwave signal to determine a noise temperature signal. a microwave transmission line; a first cable connector assembly coupled to a first end of the microwave transmission line and a second cable connector assembly coupled to a second end of the microwave transmission line; and a thermometry network module disposed within the first cable connector assembly and coupled to the first end of the microwave transmission line, the thermometry network module including a radiometer and a microwave coupling network (530, 520) configured to couple a portion of a microwave signal propagating through the microwave transmission line to the radiometer, the radiometer being configured to process the portion of the microwave signal to determine a noise temperature signal.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing or treating endothelian dysfunction and for preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases by increasing NO release from endothelial cells, comprising: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.
A hydrophobic modified polyrotaxane comprising a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule selected from polycaprolactone and polyethylene glycol, having a molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000 and piercing through the cyclic molecule, and blocking groups which are placed at both end terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving from the linear molecule, wherein the cyclic molecule is cyclodextrin, and at least a part of hydroxyl groups in the cyclodextrin is modified with hydrophobic modification groups, at least a part of hydrophobic modification groups having hydrophobic group so that the polyrotaxane is hydrophobic, the hydrophobic group including at least one selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone, PEG-OCO-C 17 H 35, -CO-NH-C 6 H 5, -Si(Me) 3 and polyethyleneglycol, wherein a modification degree of the cyclodextrin with the hydrophobic modification group is not less than 0.02 relative to 1 which is the maximum number of the hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin which hydroxyl groups are capable of being modified, and wherein the cyclodextrin has an inclusion amount ranging from 0.06 to 0.61 relative to 1 which is the maximum inclusion amount of the cyclodextrin capable of being included by the linear molecule.
A seating assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a lifter mechanism for an edge of a seat cushion comprising a bracket pivotable about a transverse bar, characterized in that the bracket comprises a forward lever and a rearward lever, and a link pinned at a first end to a seatback and pinned at a second end to the rearward lever via a slot, wherein the forward lever raises the edge upon the seatback pivoting to a predetermined reclined position.
Pneumatic brake booster comprising a booster housing having at least two housing shells (3, 4) which are produced from steel sheet, having at least one elastic sealing element (5, 5') which for sealing in relation to an atmosphere surrounding the brake booster bears in a pneumatically sealing manner on the booster housing, characterized in that the booster housing in the bearing region of at least one sealing element (5, 5') has a metal coating 15 having a surface roughness Ra > 1.2.
A process for recovering acetonitrile from an acetonitrile stream consisting of acetonitrile, 16 to 90 weight percent water, low boiling impurities having a boiling point below the boiling point of acetonitrile/water azeotrope, and high boiling impurities having a boiling point above the boiling point of acetonitrile, wherein the process successively comprises the steps of: A) introducing the acetonitrile stream into a first distillation column and, by performing a subatmospheric pressure distillation, separating a first acetonitrile/water azeotrope and the low-boiling impurities from the high-boiling impurities, wherein 1) the high-boiling impurities are substantially withdrawn through the bottom of the first distillation column; 2) the low boiling impurities are essentially withdrawn, as vapor, through the top of the first distillation column and 3) the first acetonitrile/water azeotrope and any remaining low-boiling impurities are withdrawn via a side outlet of the first distillation column; B) introducing the first acetonitrile/water azeotrope withdrawn through a side outlet of the first distillation column into a second distillation column, and by conducting a distillation at atmospheric pressure or higher pressure, separating a second acetonitrile/water -azeotrope of purified acetonitrile wherein the second azeotrope is withdrawn, as vapor, from the top of the second distillation column and acetonitrile is withdrawn from the bottom of the second distillation column, characterized in that a liquid alcohol having a boiling point in the range of 170-220°C has been added to the acetonitrile stream. A) introducing the acetonitrile stream into a first distillation column and, by performing a subatmospheric pressure distillation, separating a first acetonitrile/water azeotrope and the low-boiling impurities from the high-boiling impurities, wherein 1) the high-boiling impurities are substantially withdrawn through the bottom of the first distillation column; 2) the low boiling impurities are essentially withdrawn, as vapor, through the top of the first distillation column and 3) the first acetonitrile/water azeotrope and any remaining low-boiling impurities are withdrawn via a side outlet of the first distillation column; 1) the high-boiling impurities are substantially withdrawn through the bottom of the first distillation column; 2) the low boiling impurities are essentially withdrawn, as vapor, through the top of the first distillation column and 3) the first acetonitrile/water azeotrope and any remaining low-boiling impurities are withdrawn via a side outlet of the first distillation column; B) introducing the first acetonitrile/water azeotrope withdrawn through a side outlet of the first distillation column into a second distillation column, and by conducting a distillation at atmospheric pressure or higher pressure, separating a second acetonitrile/water -azeotrope of purified acetonitrile wherein the second azeotrope is withdrawn, as vapor, from the top of the second distillation column and acetonitrile is withdrawn from the bottom of the second distillation column,
A modular seating furniture, comprising: a first seating furniture element having a bottom including an edge portion and a plurality of connector openings being arranged in the edge portion of the bottom, a second seating furniture element having a bottom including an edge portion and a plurality of connector openings being arranged in the edge portion of the bottom, and a connector unit for toollessly connecting the seating furniture elements, the connector unit including a leg element forming a leg of the seating furniture, a first connector pin facing the leg element and a second connector pin facing the leg element, the first connector pin being inserted into a connector opening of the first seating furniture element and the second connector pin being inserted into a connector opening of the second seating furniture element in the mounted position of the seating furniture, characterised in that the first seating furniture element is a seating portion and the second seating furniture element is a back portion or an armrest, and the connector openings are arranged in two different directions of the first and second seating furniture elements, namely the width and the depth of the seating furniture elements, at a constant distance with respect to one another in the two directions side by side in two rows, the connector openings extending substantially over the entire edge portion of the bottom of the first and second seating furniture elements. a first seating furniture element having a bottom including an edge portion and a plurality of connector openings being arranged in the edge portion of the bottom, a second seating furniture element having a bottom including an edge portion and a plurality of connector openings being arranged in the edge portion of the bottom, and a connector unit for toollessly connecting the seating furniture elements, the connector unit including a leg element forming a leg of the seating furniture, a first connector pin facing the leg element and a second connector pin facing the leg element, the first connector pin being inserted into a connector opening of the first seating furniture element and the second connector pin being inserted into a connector opening of the second seating furniture element in the mounted position of the seating furniture, characterised in that the first seating furniture element is a seating portion and the second seating furniture element is a back portion or an armrest, and the connector openings are arranged in two different directions of the first and second seating furniture elements, namely the width and the depth of the seating furniture elements, at a constant distance with respect to one another in the two directions side by side in two rows, the connector openings extending substantially over the entire edge portion of the bottom of the first and second seating furniture elements.
A method for balancing a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery cells (4a, 4b, 4c) connected in series and providing an output battery voltage (V B), said method comprises the steps of: - initiating a process of balancing said battery pack depending on the distribution of energy between said battery cells (4a, 4b, 4c); - feeding a relatively low current (i 1) not exceeding approximately 300 mA through a resistor being arranged in series with said battery pack, and feeding said relatively low current to said battery pack during said balancing; - measuring the voltage across said resistor, thereby obtaining a value of said current (ii); - controlling the magnitude of said relatively low current so as to be adapted to compensate for a loss of electric charge in said battery cells during said cell balancing, whereby a battery cell voltage drop of said battery cells is limited during the cell balancing; and - terminating the step of feeding said relatively low current (ii) when said balancing process is terminated. - initiating a process of balancing said battery pack depending on the distribution of energy between said battery cells (4a, 4b, 4c); - feeding a relatively low current (i 1) not exceeding approximately 300 mA through a resistor being arranged in series with said battery pack, and feeding said relatively low current to said battery pack during said balancing; - measuring the voltage across said resistor, thereby obtaining a value of said current (ii); - controlling the magnitude of said relatively low current so as to be adapted to compensate for a loss of electric charge in said battery cells during said cell balancing, whereby a battery cell voltage drop of said battery cells is limited during the cell balancing; and - terminating the step of feeding said relatively low current (ii) when said balancing process is terminated.
Transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo, characterized in that said molybdenum-based layer has a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm, in that the electrode comprises at least one complementary conductive layer that is different from the molybdenum-based layer, the complementary conductive layer M being based on a metal or metal alloy and being below the conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo, in that the electrode comprises at least one complementary conductive layer M'N based on a nitride, which is substoichiometric, stoichiometric or superstoichiometric in nitrogen, of at least one of the following metals: Ta, Zr, Nb, Ti, Mo, Hf, and in that the layer M'N is below the layer based on molybdenum Mo and placed between the layer M and the layer based on Mo.
Mudguard (10; 20) for a vehicle, preferably a goods vehicle, which, with a curved portion adapted to the tyre form, ends in legs (11a, 11b) directed downward towards the road surface, characterized in that the curved portion has a recess (15; 25) in which the wheel chock can be retained and/or is retained removably.
A method for congestion control in a data communication protocol employing acknowledged communication in which a transmitting node transmits data to a receiving node and the receiving node acknowledges receipt of the data, the method to be performed by the transmitting node and comprising: measuring a flight size indicating an amount of data sent by the transmitting node and not yet acknowledged by the receiving node; measuring a transmission rate, the transmission rate corresponding to a same instant as the flight size; determining a trend of the flight size; determining a trend of the transmission rate, wherein the trend is derived from a transmission rate gradient calculation, in which either the transmission rate measurements or the transmission rate gradient calculations or both, are filtered to reduce their temporal variability; detecting whether or not there is a congestion according to the determined trend of the transmission rate and the trend of the flight size; upon positive detection of the congestion, modifying the flight size; and transmitting data while respecting a maximum amount of unacknowledged data which the transmitting node may transmit. measuring a flight size indicating an amount of data sent by the transmitting node and not yet acknowledged by the receiving node; measuring a transmission rate, the transmission rate corresponding to a same instant as the flight size; determining a trend of the flight size; determining a trend of the transmission rate, wherein the trend is derived from a transmission rate gradient calculation, in which either the transmission rate measurements or the transmission rate gradient calculations or both, are filtered to reduce their temporal variability; detecting whether or not there is a congestion according to the determined trend of the transmission rate and the trend of the flight size; upon positive detection of the congestion, modifying the flight size; and transmitting data while respecting a maximum amount of unacknowledged data which the transmitting node may transmit.
A joint assembly comprising: a first component; a second component movably coupled to the first component; and a bush assembly configured to be disposed between the first component and the second component, the bush assembly comprising: a first bush portion comprising a self-lubricating material; and a second bush portion in constant contact with the first component and the second component, the second bush portion having greater electrical conductivity than the first bush portion, wherein the second bush portion provides a conductive path between the first component and the second component; characterized in that the second bush portion is removable by being slid off the first component. a first component; a second component movably coupled to the first component; and a bush assembly configured to be disposed between the first component and the second component, the bush assembly comprising: a first bush portion comprising a self-lubricating material; and a second bush portion in constant contact with the first component and the second component, the second bush portion having greater electrical conductivity than the first bush portion, wherein the second bush portion provides a conductive path between the first component and the second component; characterized in that the second bush portion is removable by being slid off the first component. a first bush portion comprising a self-lubricating material; and a second bush portion in constant contact with the first component and the second component, the second bush portion having greater electrical conductivity than the first bush portion, wherein the second bush portion provides a conductive path between the first component and the second component; characterized in that the second bush portion is removable by being slid off the first component.
Apparatus for controlling a laser machining system by means of a control program, wherein the apparatus comprises a data storage, in which standard laser machining parameters are stored to which the control program refers, characterized in that the apparatus comprises an adjustment device which comprises correction rules and can be activated, by means of which the standard laser machining parameters are adjusted in a preset fashion to the material type and the material thickness of a workpiece to be processed in accordance with the correction rules, and are also changed in steps or continuously in order to change the process safety of the laser machining in steps or continuously, wherein the control program accesses the adjusted or changed laser machining parameters.
A method for use in activating a device based on detection of a fingerprint image, the method comprising: monitoring a first metric level of a first set of regions of a fingerprint image, said monitoring comprises: receiving a first sampled data from the first set of regions of the fingerprint image at a first sampling rate; and determining the first metric level for indicating an initial prediction of a presence of a finger using the first sampled data; determining a second metric level using second sampled data of a second set of regions of the fingerprint image in response to the first metric level exceeding a first threshold, wherein the second set of regions includes more pixels than the first set of regions and wherein said second sampled data is received at a second sampling rate; and activating the device based on the second metric level of the second set of regions of the fingerprint image exceeding a second threshold, monitoring a first metric level of a first set of regions of a fingerprint image, said monitoring comprises: receiving a first sampled data from the first set of regions of the fingerprint image at a first sampling rate; and determining the first metric level for indicating an initial prediction of a presence of a finger using the first sampled data; receiving a first sampled data from the first set of regions of the fingerprint image at a first sampling rate; and determining the first metric level for indicating an initial prediction of a presence of a finger using the first sampled data; determining a second metric level using second sampled data of a second set of regions of the fingerprint image in response to the first metric level exceeding a first threshold, wherein the second set of regions includes more pixels than the first set of regions and wherein said second sampled data is received at a second sampling rate; and activating the device based on the second metric level of the second set of regions of the fingerprint image exceeding a second threshold,
An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable layer, a liquid-impermeable layer, an absorbent core disposed between the liquid-permeable layer and the liquid-impermeable layer, and a joint section (5a, 5b) which joins the liquid-permeable layer and the absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent material, which comprises a hydrophilic fiber and a superabsorbent polymer, wherein the absorbent core has a first region having a predetermined absorbent material basis weight and a second region (411a, 411b) having a predetermined absorbent material basis weight which is lower than that of the first region, wherein the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the second region is from 10/100 to 47/100, and wherein the joint section, which is a compressed section which integrates the liquid-permeable layer with the absorbent core in a thickness direction, is formed inside the second region, characterised in that the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the second region is 23/100 to 92/100 times the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the first region. wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent material, which comprises a hydrophilic fiber and a superabsorbent polymer, wherein the absorbent core has a first region having a predetermined absorbent material basis weight and a second region (411a, 411b) having a predetermined absorbent material basis weight which is lower than that of the first region, wherein the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the second region is from 10/100 to 47/100, and wherein the joint section, which is a compressed section which integrates the liquid-permeable layer with the absorbent core in a thickness direction, is formed inside the second region, characterised in that the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the second region is 23/100 to 92/100 times the ratio of the superabsorbent polymer basis weight to the absorbent material basis weight in the first region.
Silicified virus or silicified virus particles for use in a method of inducing a virus-specific immune response in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of silicified virus or silicified virus particles, thereby inducing a virus-specific immune response in the subject.
A kitchen device having a driving means with a driving shaft, and with at least one working tool comprising a main disc and a corresponding processing disc which are held coaxially in fixed relative mutual position by a fixing device, and with a central opening which is prepared to receive the driving shaft for rotating the said working tool to process food, wherein the working tool has a working surface that is formed by an upper surface of the main disc with a recess, a main disc opening, at least one knife extending radially between a center and periphery of the main disc, and with a portion of the top processing surface or portion of the bottom processing surface of the processing disc that is revealed by the opening, wherein the processing disc comprises a top processing surface with a first set of processing tools and a bottom processing surface, and in that a selection of an operational mode of the kitchen device is provided by flipping and/or rotating the processing disc with respect to the main disc.