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A method for fusing or contacting reactor and reagent droplets in a microfluidic or millifluidic device, comprising the steps of (a) In the channel of said microfluidic or millifluidic system, generating a three-phase micro/millifluidic train comprising a continuous phase, at least two reactor droplets, and at least one spacer plug between two reactor droplets A n and A n+1, wherein n is an integer ≥ 0 and wherein the continuous phase wets the channel, the spacer, the reagent droplet and the reactor droplet, and the spacer and droplets of the reagent and/or reactor do not touch the channel; (b) injecting with the help of a lateral inlet named injector, into the train, reagent in a non-wetting single droplet B, wherein said non-wetting droplet B does not wet the channels walls and the injection walls,, wherein said droplet B is generated in situ during the passage at the injection point of the spacer plug directly preceding reactor droplet A n+1, wherein the droplet B is detached from the injection point before the reactor droplet A n+1 reaches the injection point with the formation of a reagent fluid meniscus at the injector end, and wherein the reagent fluid meniscus is retracted within the lateral inlet when the reactor droplet A n+1 is at the injection point; (c) then, fusion or contact of the droplet B with reactor droplet A n+1 away from the injection point; (d) when n≥1, reiteration of steps (b) and (c). (a) In the channel of said microfluidic or millifluidic system, generating a three-phase micro/millifluidic train comprising a continuous phase, at least two reactor droplets, and at least one spacer plug between two reactor droplets A n and A n+1, wherein n is an integer ≥ 0 and wherein the continuous phase wets the channel, the spacer, the reagent droplet and the reactor droplet, and the spacer and droplets of the reagent and/or reactor do not touch the channel; (b) injecting with the help of a lateral inlet named injector, into the train, reagent in a non-wetting single droplet B, wherein said non-wetting droplet B does not wet the channels walls and the injection walls,, wherein said droplet B is generated in situ during the passage at the injection point of the spacer plug directly preceding reactor droplet A n+1, wherein the droplet B is detached from the injection point before the reactor droplet A n+1 reaches the injection point with the formation of a reagent fluid meniscus at the injector end, and wherein the reagent fluid meniscus is retracted within the lateral inlet when the reactor droplet A n+1 is at the injection point; (c) then, fusion or contact of the droplet B with reactor droplet A n+1 away from the injection point; (d) when n≥1, reiteration of steps (b) and (c).
Tool device for attaching a plastic pipe or a metal/plastic composite pipe to a fitting with a sliding sleeve or pressing sleeve, comprising: - a housing; - an expansion device for expanding the ends of the plastic pipe or of the metal/plastic composite pipe; - a sliding device for sliding on the sliding sleeve or a pressing device for pressing on the pressing sleeve; and - a mechanically operated drive element which is actuable in a switchable manner to drive the expansion device or the sliding device or pressing device, characterized in that the expansion device comprises a first piston/cylinder unit, the working piston of which has a piston axis and which has an inner end and an end facing away from the tool device, and the sliding device or the pressing device comprises a second piston/cylinder unit, the working piston of which has a second piston axis and which has an inner end and an end facing away from the tool device, wherein the piston axes (9, 14) extend parallel to one another and wherein a perpendicular projection of the inner end of the expansion device onto the piston axis of the sliding device or pressing device is located between the inner end and the end, facing away from the tool device, of the sliding device or pressing device, and/or wherein a perpendicular projection of the inner end of the sliding device or pressing device onto the piston axis of the expansion device is located between the inner end and the end, facing away from the tool device, of the expansion device. - a housing; - an expansion device for expanding the ends of the plastic pipe or of the metal/plastic composite pipe; - a sliding device for sliding on the sliding sleeve or a pressing device for pressing on the pressing sleeve; and - a mechanically operated drive element which is actuable in a switchable manner to drive the expansion device or the sliding device or pressing device, characterized in that
A rotary encoder comprising: a light emitting portion that emits light; an optical element unit that divides the light into first light and second light; an optical scale that includes a scale portion constituted with a polarizer, the scale portion receiving the first light and the second light from the optical element unit; and a light receiving portion that receives the first light and the second light reflected from the scale portion and outputs a signal corresponding to light intensities of the received first and second lights, wherein the first light and the second light overlap in a plane of the scale portion, and wherein the optical scale is provided along a circumferential direction around the center axis of the optical scale and has an identification pattern (23, 24) different every 90° or 180° in the circumferential direction. a light emitting portion that emits light; an optical element unit that divides the light into first light and second light; an optical scale that includes a scale portion constituted with a polarizer, the scale portion receiving the first light and the second light from the optical element unit; and a light receiving portion that receives the first light and the second light reflected from the scale portion and outputs a signal corresponding to light intensities of the received first and second lights, wherein the first light and the second light overlap in a plane of the scale portion, and wherein the optical scale is provided along a circumferential direction around the center axis of the optical scale and has an identification pattern (23, 24) different every 90° or 180° in the circumferential direction.
Laser cutting machine for flat sheet metals placed on a horizontal plane, comprising a laser cutting head and a manipulator with a longitudinal movement axis X and a transversal movement axis Y perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the horizontal plane of the sheet metal, said manipulator comprising a supporting equipment for said laser cutting head which is displaceable along said axes, characterized in that said supporting equipment comprises two sliding blocks (5, 6) driven by respective independent actuators (7, 8) to move along the axis Y at a variable mutual distance, and two rods (9, 10) arranged as a V for the articulated connection of said sliding blocks (5, 6) to said laser cutting head, a first rod having a first end hinged on a first sliding block to be rotatable around a first axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the sheet metal and a second end integrally fixed to said head and a second rod having a first end hinged on a second sliding block to be rotatable around a second axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the sheet metal and a second end hinged on said second end of the first rod to be rotatable around a third axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the sheet metal.
A method of manufacturing a superparamagnetic nanocomposite, comprising: mixing an iron precursor, a solvent, a stabilizing agent and a reducing agent; subjecting a mixed solution in the mixing step to hydrothermal synthesis at a temperature of 150 to 240 °C and a pressure of 1.5 to 2.5 bar to synthesize a superparamagnetic nanocomposite in a nanocluster form; and separating the synthesized superparamagnetic nanocomposite, wherein the stabilizing agent is a compound having a carboxyl group and is dicarboxyl poly(ethylene glycol) having a molecular weight of 500 to 50,000 and optionally trisodium citrate dihydrate (HOC(COONa)(CH 2 COONa) 2 ·2H 2 O; C 6 H 5 Na 3 O 7), wherein the superparamagnetic nanocomposite comprises a magnetic nanocrystal having a diameter of from more than 0 to 10 nm, wherein the surface of the magnetic nanocrystal is stabilized by carboxylate (COO -) group, and wherein the superparamagnetic nanocomposite has a plurality of magnetic nanocrystals clustered therein, has a nanoclustered shape having a diameter of 100 nm to 350 nm and has hydrophilicity so as to be dispersed in an aqueous solution. mixing an iron precursor, a solvent, a stabilizing agent and a reducing agent; subjecting a mixed solution in the mixing step to hydrothermal synthesis at a temperature of 150 to 240 °C and a pressure of 1.5 to 2.5 bar to synthesize a superparamagnetic nanocomposite in a nanocluster form; and separating the synthesized superparamagnetic nanocomposite, wherein the stabilizing agent is a compound having a carboxyl group and is dicarboxyl poly(ethylene glycol) having a molecular weight of 500 to 50,000 and optionally trisodium citrate dihydrate (HOC(COONa)(CH 2 COONa) 2 ·2H 2 O; C 6 H 5 Na 3 O 7), wherein the superparamagnetic nanocomposite comprises a magnetic nanocrystal having a diameter of from more than 0 to 10 nm, wherein the surface of the magnetic nanocrystal is stabilized by carboxylate (COO -) group, and wherein the superparamagnetic nanocomposite has a plurality of magnetic nanocrystals clustered therein, has a nanoclustered shape having a diameter of 100 nm to 350 nm and has hydrophilicity so as to be dispersed in an aqueous solution.
Addition-curable silicone composition comprising, as essential ingredients, organopolysiloxane having at least two aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups per molecule and a kinematic viscosity, as measured at 25°C using an Ubbelohde-type Ostwald viscometer, of from 60 to 100,000 mm 2 /s; organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms (SiH groups) per molecule, in an amount such that the ratio of the number of SiH groups to the total number of aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups in component is from 0.5 to 5; and an effective amount of hydrosilylation catalyst particles that have a microcapsule structure in which a platinum family metal catalyst-containing organic compound or polymeric compound (C') serves as a core material and a three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric compound obtained by polymerizing at least one type of polyfunctional monomer (C") serves as a wall material, and for which [solubility parameter δ of (C")] - [solubility parameter δ of (C')] is 1.0 or more, the solubility parameters δ of (C") and (C') being calculated as set out in the description. organopolysiloxane having at least two aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups per molecule and a kinematic viscosity, as measured at 25°C using an Ubbelohde-type Ostwald viscometer, of from 60 to 100,000 mm 2 /s; organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms (SiH groups) per molecule, in an amount such that the ratio of the number of SiH groups to the total number of aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups in component is from 0.5 to 5; and an effective amount of hydrosilylation catalyst particles that have a microcapsule structure in which a platinum family metal catalyst-containing organic compound or polymeric compound (C') serves as a core material and a three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric compound obtained by polymerizing at least one type of polyfunctional monomer (C") serves as a wall material, and for which [solubility parameter δ of (C")] - [solubility parameter δ of (C')] is 1.0 or more, the solubility parameters δ of (C") and (C') being calculated as set out in the description. a platinum family metal catalyst-containing organic compound or polymeric compound (C') serves as a core material and a three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric compound obtained by polymerizing at least one type of polyfunctional monomer (C") serves as a wall material, and for which [solubility parameter δ of (C")] - [solubility parameter δ of (C')] is 1.0 or more, the solubility parameters δ of (C") and (C') being calculated as set out in the description.
A bearing part comprising, as a chemical composition, by mass%, C: 0.95% to 1.10%, Si: 0.10% to 0.70%, Mn: 0.20% to 1.20%, Cr: 0.90% to 1.60%, Al: 0.010% to 0.100%, N: 0.003% to 0.030%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.025% or less, O: 0.0010% or less, and optionally Mo: 0.25% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Cu: 1.0% or less, Ni: 3.0% or less, and Ca: 0.0015% or less, and a remainder including Fe and impurities, wherein a metallographic structure consists of a retained austenite, a spherical cementite and a martensite, wherein an amount of the retained austenite is 15% to 25%, by volume%, wherein an average grain size of a prior-austenite is 8.0 μm or less, and wherein a number density of a void having a circle equivalent diameter of 0.02 μm to 3.0 μm is 2000 mm -2 or less in the metallographic structure. C: 0.95% to 1.10%, Si: 0.10% to 0.70%, Mn: 0.20% to 1.20%, Cr: 0.90% to 1.60%, Al: 0.010% to 0.100%, N: 0.003% to 0.030%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.025% or less, O: 0.0010% or less, and optionally Mo: 0.25% or less, B: 0.0050% or less, Cu: 1.0% or less, Ni: 3.0% or less, and Ca: 0.0015% or less, and a remainder including Fe and impurities, wherein a metallographic structure consists of a retained austenite, a spherical cementite and a martensite, wherein an amount of the retained austenite is 15% to 25%, by volume%, wherein an average grain size of a prior-austenite is 8.0 μm or less, and wherein a number density of a void having a circle equivalent diameter of 0.02 μm to 3.0 μm is 2000 mm -2 or less in the metallographic structure.
An array of packages comprising two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles, the array comprising: a first package comprising a first disposable absorbent article, the first absorbent article comprising a first topsheet, a first backsheet, a first absorbent core comprising channels, and a first pair of side seams (280a,b), the first absorbent article being a first size and in closed form; a second package comprising a second disposable absorbent article, the second absorbent article comprising a second topsheet, a second backsheet, a second absorbent core comprising channels, and a second pair of side seams, the second absorbent article being a second size and in closed form; wherein the second size is larger than the first size; wherein a Channel Spacing of the first size is greater than a Channel Spacing of the second size; and wherein the first package and the second package are in the same array. a first package comprising a first disposable absorbent article, the first absorbent article comprising a first topsheet, a first backsheet, a first absorbent core comprising channels, and a first pair of side seams (280a,b), the first absorbent article being a first size and in closed form; a second package comprising a second disposable absorbent article, the second absorbent article comprising a second topsheet, a second backsheet, a second absorbent core comprising channels, and a second pair of side seams, the second absorbent article being a second size and in closed form; wherein the second size is larger than the first size; wherein a Channel Spacing of the first size is greater than a Channel Spacing of the second size; and wherein the first package and the second package are in the same array.
A cable end holding device for holding a cable end of a cable for a crimp process, wherein the cable end holding device comprises the following: a cable holding element for holding the cable end, and a height position changing device comprising two lever elements (10a, 10b) for changing the height position of the cable holding element, wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are arranged extending parallel to one another along a longitudinal direction of the lever elements (10a, 10b), wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are arranged offset from one another in height and in a width direction perpendicular to the height and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are each rotatably supported about a first axis of rotation (30, 31) extending along the width direction, the two first axes of rotation (30, 31) extending parallel to one another, characterized in that the height position changing device is decoupled from a movement of a die in the crimping process. a cable holding element for holding the cable end, and a height position changing device comprising two lever elements (10a, 10b) for changing the height position of the cable holding element, wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are arranged extending parallel to one another along a longitudinal direction of the lever elements (10a, 10b), wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are arranged offset from one another in height and in a width direction perpendicular to the height and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the lever elements (10a, 10b) are each rotatably supported about a first axis of rotation (30, 31) extending along the width direction, the two first axes of rotation (30, 31) extending parallel to one another, characterized in that the height position changing device is decoupled from a movement of a die in the crimping process.
An atherectomy catheter for cutting tissue having a laterally displaceable tip, the atherectomy catheter comprising: an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; an elongate and laterally displaceable distal tip assembly (201, 1001); a rotatable annular cutting ring (203, 401, 1003) between the distal end of the catheter body and the distal tip assembly; a hollow tubular drive shaft extending along a length of the catheter body and connected directly to the annular cutting ring; an optical coherence tomography imaging element positioned within the hollow lumen of the drive shaft; and a distal tip control at the proximal end of the catheter that is configured to expose a cutting edge of the annular cutting ring by translating the drive shaft to laterally displace the distal tip assembly from a closed configuration in which the distal tip assembly is in-line with the catheter body, to an open configuration in which the distal tip assembly is laterally displaced from the catheter body. an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; an elongate and laterally displaceable distal tip assembly (201, 1001); a rotatable annular cutting ring (203, 401, 1003) between the distal end of the catheter body and the distal tip assembly; a hollow tubular drive shaft extending along a length of the catheter body and connected directly to the annular cutting ring; an optical coherence tomography imaging element positioned within the hollow lumen of the drive shaft; and a distal tip control at the proximal end of the catheter that is configured to expose a cutting edge of the annular cutting ring by translating the drive shaft to laterally displace the distal tip assembly from a closed configuration in which the distal tip assembly is in-line with the catheter body, to an open configuration in which the distal tip assembly is laterally displaced from the catheter body.
A computer-implemented method of identifying a signal dropout in analyte sensor data, comprising: segmenting sensor data into a plurality of time series, wherein each time series is associated with a different instance of a repeating event; selecting a first time series to analyze for dropouts from the plurality of time series; comparing the selected first time series to a second time series among the plurality of time series; determining whether the selected first time series includes a portion that is more than a predefined threshold lower than a corresponding portion of the second time series; and displaying, on a computer system display, an indication that the selected first time series includes a dropout if the selected first time series includes the portion that is more than the predefined threshold lower than the corresponding portion of the second time series. segmenting sensor data into a plurality of time series, wherein each time series is associated with a different instance of a repeating event; selecting a first time series to analyze for dropouts from the plurality of time series; comparing the selected first time series to a second time series among the plurality of time series; determining whether the selected first time series includes a portion that is more than a predefined threshold lower than a corresponding portion of the second time series; and displaying, on a computer system display, an indication that the selected first time series includes a dropout if the selected first time series includes the portion that is more than the predefined threshold lower than the corresponding portion of the second time series.
A process for reducing the amounts of zinc and lead in starting materials comprising iron, which comprises the steps of: a) selectively leaching Zn and Pb comprised in the starting materials by mixing the starting materials with hydrochloric acid and an oxidizing agent in one or several reactor(s) at a temperature superior or equal to 35°C and at a pH comprised between 0,5 and 3,5, b) filtrating the mixture obtained in order to separate the solid and the filtrate, c) washing the solid with water, the resulting solid comprising mainly Fe and a reduced amount of Zn and Pb compared to the original starting materials, d) recovering the filtrate of step b) and the washing water of step c) which comprise chloride, solubilized Zn and Pb in one or several reactor(s), e) precipitating solubilized Zn, Pb in the recovered filtrate and the washing water by mixing with a neutralizing agent, f) filtrating and washing the solid residues obtained in step e) in order to remove the chloride in solution from the solid residues which comprise at least Pb and Zn, characterized in that the oxidizing agent of step a) comprises at least 5 wt-% of manganese dioxide, preferably in combination with one or more further oxidizing agents. a) selectively leaching Zn and Pb comprised in the starting materials by mixing the starting materials with hydrochloric acid and an oxidizing agent in one or several reactor(s) at a temperature superior or equal to 35°C and at a pH comprised between 0,5 and 3,5, b) filtrating the mixture obtained in order to separate the solid and the filtrate, c) washing the solid with water, the resulting solid comprising mainly Fe and a reduced amount of Zn and Pb compared to the original starting materials, d) recovering the filtrate of step b) and the washing water of step c) which comprise chloride, solubilized Zn and Pb in one or several reactor(s), e) precipitating solubilized Zn, Pb in the recovered filtrate and the washing water by mixing with a neutralizing agent, f) filtrating and washing the solid residues obtained in step e) in order to remove the chloride in solution from the solid residues which comprise at least Pb and Zn,