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A method for characterizing regions within an inspected object wherein a lower-Z scattering material and a higher-Z scattering material may both lie along a single line of sight, the method comprising: a. scanning the inspected object with penetrating radiation emitted by a source characterized by an energy distribution; b. detecting penetrating radiation scattered by the inspected object (115, 116) in a manner generating a first detector signal that distinguishes between materials of higher and lower effective atomic number under a first set of conditions with respect to the energy distribution of the penetrating radiation; c. detecting penetrating radiation scattered by the inspected object in a manner generating a second detector signal that distinguishes between materials of higher and lower effective atomic number under a second set of conditions with respect to the energy distribution of the penetrating radiation; d. generating a differential image based on a function of the first and the second detector signals; and characterized in that the method further comprises: e. determining placement of the lower-Z scattering material and the higher-Z scattering material within the single line of sight relative to the source, based at least on a comparison of values associated with pixels or sub-regions of the differential image with a threshold value. a. scanning the inspected object with penetrating radiation emitted by a source characterized by an energy distribution; b. detecting penetrating radiation scattered by the inspected object (115, 116) in a manner generating a first detector signal that distinguishes between materials of higher and lower effective atomic number under a first set of conditions with respect to the energy distribution of the penetrating radiation; c. detecting penetrating radiation scattered by the inspected object in a manner generating a second detector signal that distinguishes between materials of higher and lower effective atomic number under a second set of conditions with respect to the energy distribution of the penetrating radiation; d. generating a differential image based on a function of the first and the second detector signals; and characterized in that the method further comprises: e. determining placement of the lower-Z scattering material and the higher-Z scattering material within the single line of sight relative to the source, based at least on a comparison of values associated with pixels or sub-regions of the differential image with a threshold value.
A one-pack type epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, dicyandiamide, an epoxy resin adduct compound, and at least one non-latent imidazole compound, wherein said at least one non-latent imidazole compound is selected from the group consisting of 1-cyanoethyl-2-methylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2-undecylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2-phenylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2-undecylimidazoliumtrimellitate, 1-cyanoethyl-2- phenylimidazoliumtrimellitate, 2,4-diamino-6-[2'-methylimidazolyl-]-ethyl-s-triazine, a 2-phenylimidazole/isocyanuric acid adduct, 2-methylimidazole, 2-undecylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-phenylimidazole, and 1,2-dimethylimidazole, said composition being capable of being cured at a low temperature of 120°C or lower.
An alkali metal salt of fluorosulfonyl imide represented by the following general formula, wherein a content of sulfate ions is 3,000 ppm by mass or less, a content of potassium ions is 10,000 ppm by mass or less, a content of chloride ions is 200 ppm by mass or less, where M a represents Li, and each of R a and R b represents a fluorine atom. a content of sulfate ions is 3,000 ppm by mass or less, a content of potassium ions is 10,000 ppm by mass or less, a content of chloride ions is 200 ppm by mass or less, where M a represents Li, and each of R a and R b represents a fluorine atom.
A temperature-responsive substrate for cell culture comprising a substrate coated with a dendritic polymer with a styrene skeleton and a temperature-sensitive polymer grafted at a terminal thereof, wherein the dendritic polymer is prepared by using styrene derivatives having functional groups in an amount of from 5 to 90% based on all monomers that compose the dendritic polymer wherein the functional groups are capable of extending the temperature-responsive polymer from a terminal of the dendritic polymer with styrene skeleton, wherein the temperature-responsive substrate has a coating of 1.0 to 7.0 μg/cm 2 in terms of the temperature-responsive polymer, and wherein the content of the temperature-responsive polymer in the graft polymer ranges from 40 to 99.5 wt%.
A mammalian expression vector comprising the following regulatory elements: (a) the simian virus 40 enhancer and early promoter region and (b) the human Hbb intronII, wherein the expression vector comprises at least one gene of interest under the control of the regulatory elements defined in (a) and (b), and wherein the human Hbb intronII is located between the sequence encoding the at least one gene of interest and the SV 40 enhancer and early promoter region. (a) the simian virus 40 enhancer and early promoter region and (b) the human Hbb intronII,
Cooking appliance such as a hot air fryer, which comprises a main body, a container removable from the main body and a basket removable from the container, a handling system which comprises configuration changing means allowing either to handle together the container incorporating the basket, or to handle the basket by itself, freed and released from the container, or to handle to the container by itself, freed and released from the basket, so as to allow a first method for cooking food in the basket incorporated in the container and a second method for cooking food directly in the container, the basket being extracted from it, characterised in that the handling system comprises a first handle arranged on the container, a second handle arranged on the basket, a removable assembling device arranged between the basket and the container for fixing the basket on the container or detach it from it, characterised in that the first handle comprises a housing zone configured to receive at least partially the second handle arranged on the basket when the basket is fixed onto the container and to allow a simultaneous gripping of said first and second handles (6, 9).
A cannula comprising a tubular body having a first end intended to be introduced inside a surgical or natural orifice of a patient and a second end intended to remain outside and come into contact with the orifice via a flange, characterized in that the flange has at least one gripping tab oriented inwardly of the flange.
A composite joint comprising: a first member comprising a metal material and comprising a groove therein; a cylindrical second member adjacent to the first member and extending through an aperture of the first member, the second member comprising a fiber reinforced composite material; and a unitary annular connector member, comprising a metal material, disposed between the second member and the first member, wherein the annular connector member comprises an annular body portion and a radially outwardly extending raised portion integral with and centered on the annular body portion, the raised portion projecting from a first surface of the annular body portion, wherein the annular connector member is adhesively bonded to the second member at a second surface of the annular body portion opposite the first surface, the annular body portion of the annular connector member having beveled edges (30, 31) and the raised portion is received in the groove so as to bias a load path between the first member and the second member from a peripheral portion to a central portion of the connector member, wherein the first member comprises clamping members (13, 15) that are attached to each other and clamped to the radially extending raised portion. a first member comprising a metal material and comprising a groove therein; a cylindrical second member adjacent to the first member and extending through an aperture of the first member, the second member comprising a fiber reinforced composite material; and a unitary annular connector member, comprising a metal material, disposed between the second member and the first member, wherein the annular connector member comprises an annular body portion and a radially outwardly extending raised portion integral with and centered on the annular body portion, the raised portion projecting from a first surface of the annular body portion, wherein the annular connector member is adhesively bonded to the second member at a second surface of the annular body portion opposite the first surface, the annular body portion of the annular connector member having beveled edges (30, 31) and the raised portion is received in the groove so as to bias a load path between the first member and the second member from a peripheral portion to a central portion of the connector member, wherein the first member comprises clamping members (13, 15) that are attached to each other and clamped to the radially extending raised portion.
A heat treated fish egg cellular extract for use in treating a wound in a subject, wherein said heat treated fish egg cellular extract is prepared by: providing a fish egg cellular extract which comprises 100 to 380 mg/ml protein in an aqueous solution; 0.1 to 10 mg/ml RNA; 0.1 to 5 mg/ml DNA and 0.1 -10% lipids w/w; and having an osmolarity of from 330 to 440 mOsm, a pH of from 5.0 to 7.7, and density of from 0.8 to 1.4 g/ml; and heating said fish egg cellular extract to a temperature above 90°C for a time period of 1 to 30 minutes. providing a fish egg cellular extract which comprises 100 to 380 mg/ml protein in an aqueous solution; 0.1 to 10 mg/ml RNA; 0.1 to 5 mg/ml DNA and 0.1 -10% lipids w/w; and having an osmolarity of from 330 to 440 mOsm, a pH of from 5.0 to 7.7, and density of from 0.8 to 1.4 g/ml; and heating said fish egg cellular extract to a temperature above 90°C for a time period of 1 to 30 minutes.
An enzyme-based environmental monitoring device for detecting a target analyte comprising: an immobilized enzyme, wherein said immobilized enzyme is covalently bonded to a polymer matrix; a mechanism to bring an environmental sample into coordinated intermittent contact with said immobilized enzyme, wherein said environmental sample optionally contains a target analyte; the same, or a second, delivery mechanism to semi-continuously deliver an enzyme substrate compound to the immobilized enzyme, and optionally a pH sensitive dye to said immobilized enzyme; and one or more sensors, each located downstream from said immobilized enzyme, for detecting the level of enzyme activity of said immobilized enzyme and presence, if any, of said target analyte, wherein said target analyte acts as an enzyme inhibitor in the presence of said immobilized enzyme and said enzyme substrate compound, wherein the environmental sample is water or air, wherein the device further comprises a switch that is configured to alternate the flow of the delivery of said environmental sample to said immobilized enzyme, and then delivering said enzyme substrate compound to said immobilized enzyme in a repetitive pattern such that either said environmental sample is delivered to said immobilized enzyme for one time period or said enzyme substrate compound is delivered to said immobilized enzyme for another time period, wherein the switch is configured to repeatedly alternate the environmental sample and substrate flows to provide continuous monitoring capability. an immobilized enzyme, wherein said immobilized enzyme is covalently bonded to a polymer matrix; a mechanism to bring an environmental sample into coordinated intermittent contact with said immobilized enzyme, wherein said environmental sample optionally contains a target analyte; the same, or a second, delivery mechanism to semi-continuously deliver an enzyme substrate compound to the immobilized enzyme, and optionally a pH sensitive dye to said immobilized enzyme; and one or more sensors, each located downstream from said immobilized enzyme, for detecting the level of enzyme activity of said immobilized enzyme and presence, if any, of said target analyte, wherein said target analyte acts as an enzyme inhibitor in the presence of said immobilized enzyme and said enzyme substrate compound, wherein the environmental sample is water or air, wherein the device further comprises a switch that is configured to alternate the flow of the delivery of said environmental sample to said immobilized enzyme, and then delivering said enzyme substrate compound to said immobilized enzyme in a repetitive pattern such that either said environmental sample is delivered to said immobilized enzyme for one time period or said enzyme substrate compound is delivered to said immobilized enzyme for another time period, wherein the switch is configured to repeatedly alternate the environmental sample and substrate flows to provide continuous monitoring capability.
A wearable system for non-invasive measuring of the concentration of an analyte in skin tissue, the system comprising: - an integrated circuit comprising an integrated first optical unit comprising - a RAMAN spectrometer; - an OCT spectrometer and an interferometer optically coupled to the OCT spectrometer and/or an infrared spectrometer; - a light coupler, positioned to couple scattered and/or reflected light from illuminated skin tissue into the RAMAN spectrometer and into the OCT spectrometer and/or the infrared spectrometer; - a first light source optically coupled to or integrated in the integrated circuit and configured to emit a laser beam for performing Raman spectroscopy; - a second light source optically coupled to or integrated in the integrated circuit and configured to emit a broadband light beam for performing OCT spectroscopy or IR spectroscopy; - read-out electronics electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured for reading out spectroscopic data from the RAMAN spectroscopy, for reading out spectroscopic data from the OCT spectrometer and/or the IR spectrometer, and for determining the concentration of an analyte based on a correlation between the spectroscopic data from the RAMAN spectroscopy and a determined optical model of the skin tissue, characterized in that the read-out electronics is configured for determining, based on the spectroscopic data from the OCT spectrometer and/or the IR spectrometer, the optical model of the skin tissue comprising thicknesses and optical properties of different layers of the skin tissue and/or comprising information on the refractive index of interstitial fluid and blood in the tissue. - an integrated circuit comprising an integrated first optical unit comprising - a RAMAN spectrometer; - an OCT spectrometer and an interferometer optically coupled to the OCT spectrometer and/or an infrared spectrometer; - a light coupler, positioned to couple scattered and/or reflected light from illuminated skin tissue into the RAMAN spectrometer and into the OCT spectrometer and/or the infrared spectrometer; - a first light source optically coupled to or integrated in the integrated circuit and configured to emit a laser beam for performing Raman spectroscopy; - a second light source optically coupled to or integrated in the integrated circuit and configured to emit a broadband light beam for performing OCT spectroscopy or IR spectroscopy; - read-out electronics electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured for reading out spectroscopic data from the RAMAN spectroscopy, for reading out spectroscopic data from the OCT spectrometer and/or the IR spectrometer, and for determining the concentration of an analyte based on a correlation between the spectroscopic data from the RAMAN spectroscopy and a determined optical model of the skin tissue,
A matrix circuit substrate (1; 1a; 1b), comprising: a substrate body (11; 11a; 11b), having a first surface (111; 111a) and a second surface (112; 112a) which are opposite each other, and at least one side surface of a sidewall (113; 113a; 113b) located between the first surface (111; 111a) and the second surface (112; 112a), the at least one side surface of the sidewall (113; 113a; 113b) having at least one recess (114; 114a; 114b); multiple electrodes (12; 12a; 12b), disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface (111; 111a); and at least one first conductive material (13; 13a; 13b), disposed in the recess (114; 114a; 114b) to correspond to at least one of the electrodes (12; 12a; 12b), and electrically connected to the electrode (12; 12a; 12b), characterized in that said recess does not extend to said second surface (112; 112a). a substrate body (11; 11a; 11b), having a first surface (111; 111a) and a second surface (112; 112a) which are opposite each other, and at least one side surface of a sidewall (113; 113a; 113b) located between the first surface (111; 111a) and the second surface (112; 112a), the at least one side surface of the sidewall (113; 113a; 113b) having at least one recess (114; 114a; 114b); multiple electrodes (12; 12a; 12b), disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface (111; 111a); and at least one first conductive material (13; 13a; 13b), disposed in the recess (114; 114a; 114b) to correspond to at least one of the electrodes (12; 12a; 12b), and electrically connected to the electrode (12; 12a; 12b), characterized in that said recess does not extend to said second surface (112; 112a).
Method for drying an item which is brought into contact with process air flowing to an adsorbent present in a single adsorbent unit, - wherein the adsorbent adsorbs moisture from the process air evaporating from the item during at least one adsorption phase, and is regenerated in a subsequent regenerative operating phase, with the release of moisture previously adsorbed from the process air, characterised in that - moisture evaporating from the item is temporarily stored free from adsorbent during the regenerative operating phase, by this moisture being adsorbed by the process air heated for this purpose, and - during the regenerative operating phase the adsorbent is heated and the desorbed vapour condenses on at least one condensation surface, wherein the condensation heat is supplied at least partly to the process air. - wherein the adsorbent adsorbs moisture from the process air evaporating from the item during at least one adsorption phase, and is regenerated in a subsequent regenerative operating phase, with the release of moisture previously adsorbed from the process air, - moisture evaporating from the item is temporarily stored free from adsorbent during the regenerative operating phase, by this moisture being adsorbed by the process air heated for this purpose, and - during the regenerative operating phase the adsorbent is heated and the desorbed vapour condenses on at least one condensation surface, wherein the condensation heat is supplied at least partly to the process air.
Structural assembly for a gas turbine engine, which has: - a fan, which comprises a fan disk and a plurality of fan blades, - a forked fan shaft coupled to the fan, which shaft comprises a radially outer fan shaft and a radially inner fan shaft arranged inside the radially outer fan shaft, wherein - the radially outer fan shaft is provided and designed to transmit a torque to the fan in normal operation of the fan, wherein the radially outer fan shaft is connected to the fan via a predetermined breaking point, - the radially outer fan shaft is mounted in a bearing, - the radially inner fan shaft is fixedly connected to the fan, - the radially inner fan shaft and the radially outer fan shaft merge into one another downstream of the bearing and are fixedly connected to one another at a connection point, and - the predetermined breaking point is designed such that it breaks when a fan blade is lost, characterised by a contact mechanism which is activated by a decrease in the rotational speed of the fan shafts (71, 72) and which couples the radially inner fan shaft to the radially outer fan shaft when the rotational speed of the fan shafts (71, 72) falls below a predefined rotational speed after the predetermined breaking point breaks, wherein, after the fan shafts (71, 72) have been coupled by the contact mechanism, forces acting radially are transmitted from the radially inner fan shaft to the radially outer fan shaft. - a fan, which comprises a fan disk and a plurality of fan blades, - a forked fan shaft coupled to the fan, which shaft comprises a radially outer fan shaft and a radially inner fan shaft arranged inside the radially outer fan shaft, wherein - the radially outer fan shaft is provided and designed to transmit a torque to the fan in normal operation of the fan, wherein the radially outer fan shaft is connected to the fan via a predetermined breaking point, - the radially outer fan shaft is mounted in a bearing, - the radially inner fan shaft is fixedly connected to the fan, - the radially inner fan shaft and the radially outer fan shaft merge into one another downstream of the bearing and are fixedly connected to one another at a connection point, and - the predetermined breaking point is designed such that it breaks when a fan blade is lost,
An air turbine starter for starting an engine, comprising: a housing having an interior surface defining an interior; at least one turbine member rotatably mounted within the interior about a rotational axis, and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades; and a containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) having a radially outer surface (82, 114, 134) spaced from the interior surface to define a radial gap between the housing and the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) and a radially inner surface (80, 126, 132) with a thickness that extends between the radially outer surface (82, 114, 134) and the radially inner surface (80, 126, 132), the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the at least one turbine member; characterised in that the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) comprises at least one layer of a shape memory alloy and further comprises at least one layer of metal alloy (112, 124, 136, 142, 144). a housing having an interior surface defining an interior; at least one turbine member rotatably mounted within the interior about a rotational axis, and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades; and a containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) having a radially outer surface (82, 114, 134) spaced from the interior surface to define a radial gap between the housing and the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) and a radially inner surface (80, 126, 132) with a thickness that extends between the radially outer surface (82, 114, 134) and the radially inner surface (80, 126, 132), the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the at least one turbine member; characterised in that the containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130) comprises at least one layer of a shape memory alloy and further comprises at least one layer of metal alloy (112, 124, 136, 142, 144).