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A method of producing a phosphonated acrylic copolymer, comprising or consisting of the steps: reacting i) at least one monomer of formula having a number average molecular weight of 250 to 4,000 g/mol with ii) at least one monomer of formula wherein X is O or NH; R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 6 carbon atoms; and iii) optionally up to 10 wt.-% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the total weight of the monomer mixture; optionally in the presence of a radical initiator. i) at least one monomer of formula having a number average molecular weight of 250 to 4,000 g/mol with ii) at least one monomer of formula wherein X is O or NH; R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 6 carbon atoms; and iii) optionally up to 10 wt.-% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the total weight of the monomer mixture; optionally in the presence of a radical initiator.
A method for producing cadaverine, said method comprising culturing a mutant Corynebacterium glutamicum having an ability to produce cadaverine and having a resistance to 2,2'-thiobis(ethylamine) of a concentration of not less than 200 mM.
An anchor assembly couplable to bone, the assembly comprising: an anchor comprising: a shank securable to bone; and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank; and a housing comprising: a proximal portion including an anchor bore extending distally into the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the anchor bore configured to retain the head of the anchor therein; and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing, the secondary bore comprising: a first portion configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of corner notches (130a-130d) each configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is greater than the first angle, characterized in that the secondary bore has a geometric shape of a square with rounded corners from a distal perspective. an anchor comprising: a shank securable to bone; and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank; and a shank securable to bone; and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank; and a housing comprising: a proximal portion including an anchor bore extending distally into the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the anchor bore configured to retain the head of the anchor therein; and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing, the secondary bore comprising: a first portion configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of corner notches (130a-130d) each configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is greater than the first angle, characterized in that the secondary bore has a geometric shape of a square with rounded corners from a distal perspective. a proximal portion including an anchor bore extending distally into the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the anchor bore configured to retain the head of the anchor therein; and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing, the secondary bore comprising: a first portion configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of corner notches (130a-130d) each configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is greater than the first angle, a first portion configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of corner notches (130a-130d) each configured to limit the angulation of the anchor to a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is greater than the first angle, characterized in that the secondary bore has a geometric shape of a square with rounded corners from a distal perspective.
A method for producing astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae, the method comprising: combining in an interior of a bioreactor an initial feedstock including water, nutrients, and healthy Haematococcus pluvialis algae; during a growth phase of the Haematococcus pluvialis algae, introducing carbon dioxide to the initial feedstock, and supplying light from a light source to the initial feedstock; amplifying the Haematococcus pluvialis algae in relation to the Haematococcus pluvialis algae in the initial feedstock during the growth phase; separating from the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae at least a portion of the nutrients remaining in the interior of the bioreactor after the growth phase; during a stress phase following the separating, supplying carbon dioxide to the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and supplying light from a light source to the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae; promoting production of astaxanthin by the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae during the stress phase; placing the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and an ethanol cover within an interior of an attrition mill having interior surfaces and media which are substantially non-reactive to astaxanthin; and milling the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and the cover in the attrition mill to release astaxanthin from the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and to reduce the average grain size of the released astaxanthin to less than three micrometers, the cover limiting oxidation of the released astaxanthin during the stress phase. combining in an interior of a bioreactor an initial feedstock including water, nutrients, and healthy Haematococcus pluvialis algae; during a growth phase of the Haematococcus pluvialis algae, introducing carbon dioxide to the initial feedstock, and supplying light from a light source to the initial feedstock; amplifying the Haematococcus pluvialis algae in relation to the Haematococcus pluvialis algae in the initial feedstock during the growth phase; separating from the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae at least a portion of the nutrients remaining in the interior of the bioreactor after the growth phase; during a stress phase following the separating, supplying carbon dioxide to the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and supplying light from a light source to the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae; promoting production of astaxanthin by the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae during the stress phase; placing the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and an ethanol cover within an interior of an attrition mill having interior surfaces and media which are substantially non-reactive to astaxanthin; and milling the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and the cover in the attrition mill to release astaxanthin from the amplified Haematococcus pluvialis algae and to reduce the average grain size of the released astaxanthin to less than three micrometers, the cover limiting oxidation of the released astaxanthin during the stress phase.
Method of design and manufacturing concrete structural elements comprising: a. a design phase, including: a.1) specification of mechanical characteristics of a concrete, including at least a fatigue strength value as one of the design parameters of a project; and a.2) definition of dimensions of the concrete structural elements to be manufactured that, in combination with the design parameters specified on step a.1) including said fatigue strength value, allows to withstand expected stresses along the service life of said concrete elements; b. a manufacturing and control phase, including: b.1) manufacturing said concrete structural elements using a concrete and following the element dimensions defined on step a.2); and b.2) performing quality controls (123 and 124) which includes the extraction of concrete samples during a concrete production phase and the execution of fatigue strength tests over said concrete samples in order to verify that the test results are in accordance with a fatigue strength value that is specified on step a.1) of the project. a. a design phase, including: a.1) specification of mechanical characteristics of a concrete, including at least a fatigue strength value as one of the design parameters of a project; and a.2) definition of dimensions of the concrete structural elements to be manufactured that, in combination with the design parameters specified on step a.1) including said fatigue strength value, allows to withstand expected stresses along the service life of said concrete elements; a.1) specification of mechanical characteristics of a concrete, including at least a fatigue strength value as one of the design parameters of a project; and a.2) definition of dimensions of the concrete structural elements to be manufactured that, in combination with the design parameters specified on step a.1) including said fatigue strength value, allows to withstand expected stresses along the service life of said concrete elements; b. a manufacturing and control phase, including: b.1) manufacturing said concrete structural elements using a concrete and following the element dimensions defined on step a.2); and b.2) performing quality controls (123 and 124) which includes the extraction of concrete samples during a concrete production phase and the execution of fatigue strength tests over said concrete samples in order to verify that the test results are in accordance with a fatigue strength value that is specified on step a.1) of the project. b.1) manufacturing said concrete structural elements using a concrete and following the element dimensions defined on step a.2); and b.2) performing quality controls (123 and 124) which includes the extraction of concrete samples during a concrete production phase and the execution of fatigue strength tests over said concrete samples in order to verify that the test results are in accordance with a fatigue strength value that is specified on step a.1) of the project.
A resin foam having a volume resistivity of 10 10 ohms centimeter (Ω·cm) or less, a repulsive load at 50% compression of 5 newtons per square centimeter (N/cm 2) or less, and a compression resistivity of 10 8 ohms centimeter (Ω·cm) or less; wherein the resin foam has been formed from a resin composition comprising a resin, at least one electrically conductive substance, and a lubricant; and wherein the amount of the electrically conductive substance is from 3 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin, and the amount of the lubricant is 0.5 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin; the volume resistivity being measured in accordance with the double-ring electrode method prescribed in JIS K 6271; the repulsive load at 50% compression being measured according to the method for measuring a compression hardness prescribed in JIS K 6767; and the compression resistivity referring to a volume resistivity as measured by sandwiching a 25 mm long, 25 mm wide, and 1 mm thick sheet of the resin foam between a bumped upper electrode and a lower electrode so that the bumped surface of the upper electrode be in contact with the resin foam, and compressing the resin foam from above by 5% (at a compression ratio of 5%) in the thickness direction, wherein the bumped upper electrode is being obtained by applying two plies of a PET tape which is 25 mm long, 7.5 mm wide, and 0.1 mm thick to both ends of an electrode which is 25 mm long and 25 mm wide, and the resulting electrode has a depression 25 mm long, 10 mm wide, and 0.1 mm deep on a side to be in contact with the resin foam, and wherein the lower electrode has a smooth surface and is 25 mm long and 25 mm wide.
A method for producing a protein in a filamentous fungus cell, comprising the overexpression of the TrAZF1 gene, in said cell, characterised in that the overexpression of the TrAZF1 gene is performed by introducing into the genome of the cell a cassette comprising: a) at least one constitutive promoter; b) the gene of sequence SED ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3; and c) optionally, a terminator. a) at least one constitutive promoter; b) the gene of sequence SED ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3; and c) optionally, a terminator.
A handbrake structure (100; 200), comprising: a fixing base (110; 210), located on a handle (101; 201)of a moving apparatus: characterized in that a linking member (120; 220) is located on the fixing base (1 110; 210), wherein a first portion of the linking member (120; 220) is connected to a first brake wire (102; 203), and a second portion of the linking member (120; 220) has a first limit part (123; 223); and a brake handle (130; 230) is located on the linking member (120; 220), wherein a first portion of the brake handle (130; 230) is connected to a second brake wire (103; 202); wherein when the brake handle (130; 230) is rotated in a first direction, the brake handle (130; 230) contacts the first limit part (123; 223) to push the linking member (120; 220) to rotate, and the linking member (120; 220) pulls the first brake wire (102; 203); when the brake handle (130; 230) is rotated in a second direction, the brake handle (130; 230) pulls the second brake wire (103; 202), wherein the first direction is different from the second direction. a fixing base (110; 210), located on a handle (101; 201)of a moving apparatus: characterized in that a linking member (120; 220) is located on the fixing base (1 110; 210), wherein a first portion of the linking member (120; 220) is connected to a first brake wire (102; 203), and a second portion of the linking member (120; 220) has a first limit part (123; 223); and a brake handle (130; 230) is located on the linking member (120; 220), wherein a first portion of the brake handle (130; 230) is connected to a second brake wire (103; 202); wherein when the brake handle (130; 230) is rotated in a first direction, the brake handle (130; 230) contacts the first limit part (123; 223) to push the linking member (120; 220) to rotate, and the linking member (120; 220) pulls the first brake wire (102; 203); when the brake handle (130; 230) is rotated in a second direction, the brake handle (130; 230) pulls the second brake wire (103; 202), wherein the first direction is different from the second direction.
A method for measuring multiple properties of a sample, the method including: providing an atomic force microscope including a probe having a cantilever and a tip, wherein the probe has a sensitivity factor greater than 40, wherein the sensitivity factor is defined as Q/k, where Q is the mechanical quality factor and k is the spring constant of the cantilever, wherein the probe has a spring constant less than 1 N/m, wherein the probe is a capacitive probe that includes the cantilever made of a silicon nitride insulating lever and the tip made of a single homogenous doped silicon or pure metal material with the same crystalline structure throughout its volume extending therefrom and wherein pure metal is deposited on the backside or top surface of the cantilever to form a capacitor with the tip; operating the AFM to cause the probe to interact with the sample in a two pass procedure; detecting, during a first pass of the two pass procedure, a surface of the sample by operating the AFM in Peak Force Tapping Mode, and acquiring topography data and mechanical property data during the detecting step, wherein the control provided by PFT mode operates to keep the tip sample force at the PFT setpoint in order to yield signals indicative of mechanical properties of the surface of the sample as well as topography; and collecting, during a second pass of the two pass procedure, electrical property data corresponding to the sample with the probe using a Kelvin probe configuration, wherein the topography data collected in the acquiring step is used to perform said collecting electrical property data step. providing an atomic force microscope including a probe having a cantilever and a tip, wherein the probe has a sensitivity factor greater than 40, wherein the sensitivity factor is defined as Q/k, where Q is the mechanical quality factor and k is the spring constant of the cantilever, wherein the probe has a spring constant less than 1 N/m, wherein the probe is a capacitive probe that includes the cantilever made of a silicon nitride insulating lever and the tip made of a single homogenous doped silicon or pure metal material with the same crystalline structure throughout its volume extending therefrom and wherein pure metal is deposited on the backside or top surface of the cantilever to form a capacitor with the tip; operating the AFM to cause the probe to interact with the sample in a two pass procedure; detecting, during a first pass of the two pass procedure, a surface of the sample by operating the AFM in Peak Force Tapping Mode, and acquiring topography data and mechanical property data during the detecting step, wherein the control provided by PFT mode operates to keep the tip sample force at the PFT setpoint in order to yield signals indicative of mechanical properties of the surface of the sample as well as topography; and collecting, during a second pass of the two pass procedure, electrical property data corresponding to the sample with the probe using a Kelvin probe configuration, wherein the topography data collected in the acquiring step is used to perform said collecting electrical property data step.
A child safety seat comprising: a first and a second restraining device (11, 12) deployable to respectively engage with corresponding structures provided in a vehicle for restraining the child safety seat, the second restraining device being operable independently of the first restraining device, each of the first and second restraining device (11, 12) respectively having an idle position and a deployed position; and an alert device and a first and a second switch (13, 14) serially connected in a series circuit, the first switch being operatively coupled to the first restraining device and the second switch being operatively coupled to the second restraining device, each of the first and second switch (13, 14) respectively having an open state and a closed state; wherein the first switch is in the closed state when the first restraining device is in the deployed position and the second switch is in the closed state when the second restraining device is in the idle position, whereby the alert device is activable to emit an alert signal when the first restraining device is in the deployed position and the second restraining device in the idle position. a first and a second restraining device (11, 12) deployable to respectively engage with corresponding structures provided in a vehicle for restraining the child safety seat, the second restraining device being operable independently of the first restraining device, each of the first and second restraining device (11, 12) respectively having an idle position and a deployed position; and an alert device and a first and a second switch (13, 14) serially connected in a series circuit, the first switch being operatively coupled to the first restraining device and the second switch being operatively coupled to the second restraining device, each of the first and second switch (13, 14) respectively having an open state and a closed state; wherein the first switch is in the closed state when the first restraining device is in the deployed position and the second switch is in the closed state when the second restraining device is in the idle position, whereby the alert device is activable to emit an alert signal when the first restraining device is in the deployed position and the second restraining device in the idle position.
A chemical heater for use in down-hole operations, said heater comprising: a heater body housing a chemical reaction heat source material, wherein the heater body has a leading end that, in use, is deployed down-hole first; ignition means, located in a heating zone proximal to the leading end of the heater body, for triggering a chemical reaction in the chemical reaction heat source material located in the heating zone; and an actuator (5, 6) housed within the heater body and configured to urge the chemical reaction heat source material towards the heating zone. a heater body housing a chemical reaction heat source material, wherein the heater body has a leading end that, in use, is deployed down-hole first; ignition means, located in a heating zone proximal to the leading end of the heater body, for triggering a chemical reaction in the chemical reaction heat source material located in the heating zone; and an actuator (5, 6) housed within the heater body and configured to urge the chemical reaction heat source material towards the heating zone.
Control cabinet arrangement for an exhaust gas measuring system with a first control cabinet which defines a first interior space, wherein a first heat-generating component of the exhaust gas measuring system is arranged in the first interior space, wherein the air in the first interior space can be heated by the waste heat of the heat-generating first component, and a second control cabinet which defines a second interior space, wherein a second component of the exhaust gas measuring system is arranged in the second interior space, wherein the first interior space and the second interior space are connected to one another via at least one fluidic connection, wherein the second component can be heated by a flow of air flowing between the first interior space and the second interior space, wherein the heat-generating first component is a voltage supply unit and wherein the first control cabinet and the second control cabinet are arranged directly adjacent to each other, wherein a side wall of the first control cabinet is directly in contact with a side wall of the second control cabinet and the fluidic connection is formed in the two adjacent side walls (16, 32).
An atomizer comprising: a fluid transport element (136, 236, 436) comprising a rigid monolith, the rigid monolith having a first side (244, 444) with a recess (252, 452) formed therein and a second side (248, 448) opposite to the first side (244, 444); and a heater (134, 234, 434), wherein the heater (134, 234, 434) comprises a substantially planar heating surface, and wherein the heating surface is positioned to face the first side (244, 444) of the rigid monolith such that the heating surface is positioned to face a base surface (256, 456) of the recess (252, 452) formed in the first side (244, 444) of the rigid monolith. a fluid transport element (136, 236, 436) comprising a rigid monolith, the rigid monolith having a first side (244, 444) with a recess (252, 452) formed therein and a second side (248, 448) opposite to the first side (244, 444); and a heater (134, 234, 434), wherein the heater (134, 234, 434) comprises a substantially planar heating surface, and wherein the heating surface is positioned to face the first side (244, 444) of the rigid monolith such that the heating surface is positioned to face a base surface (256, 456) of the recess (252, 452) formed in the first side (244, 444) of the rigid monolith.