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A combustion chamber comprising an upstream end wall structure , an inner annular wall structure , an outer annular wall structure spaced radially from the inner annular wall structure , the upstream end wall structure comprising an upstream wall and a plurality of heat shields secured to and spaced axially from the upstream wall , the inner annular wall structure being secured to the upstream wall , the outer annular wall structure being secured to the upstream wall , the upstream wall having a plurality of circumferentially spaced fuel injector apertures , the heat shields being arranged circumferentially around the combustion chamber , each heat shield having a radially outer end , a radially inner end and a fuel injector aperture aligned with a corresponding one of the fuel injector apertures in the upstream end wall , the radially outer end of each heat shield having an outer rail spacing the heat shield from the upstream end wall , the radially inner end of each heat shield having an inner rail spacing the heat shield from the upstream end wall , a remote end of the outer rail of each heat shield having a surface abutting the upstream wall , a remote end of the inner rail of each heat shield having a surface abutting the upstream wall , characterised in that the radially outer end of each heat shield having a first plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures extending there-through and through the associated outer rail to direct coolant over the surface of the outer annular wall structure to form a film of coolant, the first plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures of each heat shield extending through the associated outer rail from respective inlets in the surface abutting the upstream wall to respective outlets in a surface of the heat shield facing away from the upstream wall , the radially inner end of each heat shield having a second plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures extending there-through and through the associated inner rail to direct coolant over the surface of the inner annular wall structure to form a film of coolant, the second plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures of each heat shield extending through the associated inner rail from respective inlets in the surface abutting the upstream wall to respective outlets in the surface of the heat shield facing away from the upstream wall .
A control body for an electronic smoking article, the control body comprising: an elongated shell with an interior, a proximal end, and an opposing distal end; a coupler having a body end in engagement with the proximal end of the shell and having an opposing connector end configured to releasably engage a cartridge, the body end including a wall and the connector end having a central opening therethrough; an electrical power source ; and an electronic circuit board positioned within the shell interior between the electrical power source and the coupler ; wherein the shell has a central axis therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the electronic circuit board is oriented substantially parallel to the central axis of the shell; and characterized in that the coupler further includes an air inlet channel in fluid communication with the central opening. a coupler having a body end in engagement with the proximal end of the shell and having an opposing connector end configured to releasably engage a cartridge, the body end including a wall and the connector end having a central opening therethrough; an electrical power source ; and an electronic circuit board positioned within the shell interior between the electrical power source and the coupler ; wherein the shell has a central axis therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the electronic circuit board is oriented substantially parallel to the central axis of the shell; and characterized in that the coupler further includes an air inlet channel in fluid communication with the central opening.
A machine-implemented method, implemented at a secure module , the secure module being part of a self-contained device that is plugged into a host computer and is for acquiring user data and the secure module including a secure area , the secure area comprising access key circuitry having a memory , the memory including access keys and instructions for generating a passcode, the method comprising: receiving user data from a user and authenticating the user data; sending to the host computer a request to perform a task, whereby performing the task requires an access key, receiving a passcode from the host computer; authenticating the host computer by comparing the passcode received to a passcode generated by instructions for generating the passcode; if the host computer is authenticated, then retrieving the access key from the memory and sending the access key to the host computer , and, optionally, generating a new passcode and sending the new passcode to the host computer ; wherein, if the method does not comprise generating and sending a new passcode to the host computer , the host computer is adapted to generate a new passcode from the access key; and wherein the new passcode is not stored on the secure module after the sending of the new passcode to the host computer . receiving user data from a user and authenticating the user data; sending to the host computer a request to perform a task, whereby performing the task requires an access key, receiving a passcode from the host computer; authenticating the host computer by comparing the passcode received to a passcode generated by instructions for generating the passcode; if the host computer is authenticated, then retrieving the access key from the memory and sending the access key to the host computer , and, optionally, generating a new passcode and sending the new passcode to the host computer ; wherein, if the method does not comprise generating and sending a new passcode to the host computer , the host computer is adapted to generate a new passcode from the access key; and wherein the new passcode is not stored on the secure module after the sending of the new passcode to the host computer .
Method for connecting a converter to a rotating reluctance machine , wherein the reluctance machine has a stator with a stator winding and a rotor with a magnetically anisotropic rotor stack, by - inputting a direct current (I) into the stator winding , - determining a voltage (U) applied to the stator winding , which is induced inside the stator winding by a variation in the magnetic flux (Φ) caused by the rotation of the rotor, and - determining a rotor frequency (f) and/or a rotor angle (φ) of the rotor based on the determined induced voltage (U) by means of a control device , characterised in that - the control device has at least one counter and/or one detector , by means of which a number of maxima of the induced electrical voltage and a time interval between two adjacent maxima of the determined induced voltage (U) is determined and - the rotor frequency (f) is determined on the basis of the time interval between the two adjacent maxima of the determined induced voltage (U), - the rotor angle (φ) is determined on the basis of a geometry of the rotor stack and a chronological sequence of the induced voltage (U). - inputting a direct current (I) into the stator winding , - determining a voltage (U) applied to the stator winding , which is induced inside the stator winding by a variation in the magnetic flux (Φ) caused by the rotation of the rotor, and - determining a rotor frequency (f) and/or a rotor angle (φ) of the rotor based on the determined induced voltage (U) by means of a control device , characterised in that - the control device has at least one counter and/or one detector , by means of which a number of maxima of the induced electrical voltage and a time interval between two adjacent maxima of the determined induced voltage (U) is determined and - the rotor frequency (f) is determined on the basis of the time interval between the two adjacent maxima of the determined induced voltage (U), - the rotor angle (φ) is determined on the basis of a geometry of the rotor stack and a chronological sequence of the induced voltage (U).
Method for calibrating an internal coordinate system of a mobile device against an absolute coordinate system of a construction site , comprising the steps of: at a plurality of positions on the construction site , and optionally additionally with a plurality of orientations of the mobile device , at least one image (3a-3c) showing at least part of the construction site is recorded in each case using the mobile device ; · for each reception , the position (12a-12c) and optionally additionally the orientation (13a-13c) of the mobile device in the internal coordinate system of the mobile device are additionally detected by sensors ; equations (51-56) are set up with unknowns (5a-5c) which characterize the sought transformation between the internal coordinate system of the mobile device and the absolute coordinate system of the construction site , wherein these equations (51-56) are obtained by at least one geometric feature with a known position in the absolute coordinate system of the construction site is detected in an image (3a-3c) and/or in a three-dimensional actual model of the construction site determined from a plurality of images (3a-3c); the unknowns (5a-5c) are determined as solutions of a system of equations formed from the established equations (51-56). at a plurality of positions on the construction site , and optionally additionally with a plurality of orientations of the mobile device , at least one image (3a-3c) showing at least part of the construction site is recorded in each case using the mobile device ; · for each reception , the position (12a-12c) and optionally additionally the orientation (13a-13c) of the mobile device in the internal coordinate system of the mobile device are additionally detected by sensors ; · for each reception , the position (12a-12c) and optionally additionally the orientation (13a-13c) of the mobile device in the internal coordinate system of the mobile device are additionally detected by sensors ; equations (51-56) are set up with unknowns (5a-5c) which characterize the sought transformation between the internal coordinate system of the mobile device and the absolute coordinate system of the construction site , wherein these equations (51-56) are obtained by at least one geometric feature with a known position in the absolute coordinate system of the construction site is detected in an image (3a-3c) and/or in a three-dimensional actual model of the construction site determined from a plurality of images (3a-3c); the unknowns (5a-5c) are determined as solutions of a system of equations formed from the established equations (51-56).
A method for determining the presence or expression level of a transcript comprising a transcript of a fusion gene on the genome, the method comprising: a step of preparing a transcript from a sample derived from a subject; a step of preparing cDNA from the transcript; a step of concentrating target cDNA hybridized to a capture probe set; a step of subjecting the concentrated target cDNA to sequencing by massively parallel sequencing; and a step of determining the presence or expression level of a transcript comprising a transcript of a fusion gene on the genome; wherein the fusion gene expresses a transcript comprising a part of gene A on the 5' side and a part of gene B on the 3' side linked to each other at a potential junction point, the capture probe set comprises at least two different capture probes that hybridize to a region derived from either gene A or B of cDNA prepared from the transcript, and z ≥ x + y is met, wherein x represents the minimum nucleotide length from an end of each of the capture probes hybridized to the cDNA to the potential junction point, y represents the nucleotide length of the region of each of the capture probes hybridized to cDNA, and z represents the length of a read of massively parallel sequencing. a step of preparing a transcript from a sample derived from a subject; a step of preparing cDNA from the transcript; a step of concentrating target cDNA hybridized to a capture probe set; a step of subjecting the concentrated target cDNA to sequencing by massively parallel sequencing; and a step of determining the presence or expression level of a transcript comprising a transcript of a fusion gene on the genome; wherein the fusion gene expresses a transcript comprising a part of gene A on the 5' side and a part of gene B on the 3' side linked to each other at a potential junction point, the capture probe set comprises at least two different capture probes that hybridize to a region derived from either gene A or B of cDNA prepared from the transcript, and z ≥ x + y is met, wherein x represents the minimum nucleotide length from an end of each of the capture probes hybridized to the cDNA to the potential junction point, y represents the nucleotide length of the region of each of the capture probes hybridized to cDNA, and z represents the length of a read of massively parallel sequencing.
A travel assistance apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an engine (EG), a motor (MG), and a battery , the travel assistance apparatus comprising an electronic control unit configured to draw up a travel plan in which any one of drive modes, including a charge depleting mode and a charge sustaining mode, is assigned to each of travel segments of a scheduled travel route from a current position to a destination, when a total of consumption energy that is consumed in the travel segments is greater than a value obtained by adding a first margin value to a remaining battery power, execute travel assistance control (S2220) for causing the hybrid vehicle to travel according to the drawn-up travel plan, characterized in that the control unit is further configured to, when the total of consumption energy that is consumed in the travel segments is greater than a value obtained by adding a second margin value less than the first margin value to the remaining battery power when the travel assistance control is started again after suspension of the travel assistance control, maintain or adjust the travel plan (S 190, S200, S210) and execute the travel assistance control. draw up a travel plan in which any one of drive modes, including a charge depleting mode and a charge sustaining mode, is assigned to each of travel segments of a scheduled travel route from a current position to a destination, when a total of consumption energy that is consumed in the travel segments is greater than a value obtained by adding a first margin value to a remaining battery power, execute travel assistance control (S2220) for causing the hybrid vehicle to travel according to the drawn-up travel plan, characterized in that the control unit is further configured to, when the total of consumption energy that is consumed in the travel segments is greater than a value obtained by adding a second margin value less than the first margin value to the remaining battery power when the travel assistance control is started again after suspension of the travel assistance control, maintain or adjust the travel plan (S 190, S200, S210) and execute the travel assistance control.
An aerosol generation device comprising: - a wicking element , - a heating assembly configured to heat the wicking element , - a receiving interface element configured to receive a removable capsule configured to contain a vaporizable material and having an aperture through which the vaporizable material can flow, the removable capsule comprising a valve arranged on the aperture , the valve having a closed position in which the valve closes the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is open to release the vaporizable material toward the wicking element , - a valve detector configured to detect if the valve is in the closed position or in the open position when the removable capsule is received on the receiving interface element , characterized in that the heating assembly is configured to operate a drying cycle of the wicking element upon detection of a valve position by the valve detector . - a wicking element , - a heating assembly configured to heat the wicking element , - a receiving interface element configured to receive a removable capsule configured to contain a vaporizable material and having an aperture through which the vaporizable material can flow, the removable capsule comprising a valve arranged on the aperture , the valve having a closed position in which the valve closes the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is open to release the vaporizable material toward the wicking element , - a valve detector configured to detect if the valve is in the closed position or in the open position when the removable capsule is received on the receiving interface element , characterized in that the heating assembly is configured to operate a drying cycle of the wicking element upon detection of a valve position by the valve detector .
A crash barrier (BA) for an aircraft, which comprises an array of elementary nets arranged parallel to each other, each elementary net comprising a generally vertical stop structure which extends between a first upper strap and at least one second lower strap , these first and second straps each comprising two end portions for attaching to a braking device (F), and said end portions of the one and/or the other of said upper and lower straps comprising a loosened intermediate section , that is, which is not tensed and which forms an "overlength", said barrier (BA) comprising an additional strap of which the opposite ends are fastened by linking means to the corresponding ends of said loosened intermediate section , characterised in that said additional strap comprises a region in which it is constituted by two distinct and contiguous strands , the binding wire, that is, the weft or warp wire of this additional strap being common to said two strands , the pull-out resistance of said binding wire being less than that of said linking means .
A method for electrically conductively connecting a contact part consisting of a contact sleeve and a mounting bracket based on copper- or aluminum to a conductor , which has a plurality of aluminum-containing individual wires , wherein the method comprises the steps: - Placement (S1, S5) of the contact sleeve on the conductor , and - mechanical connection (S2, S6) of the contact sleeve to the conductor , wherein the method is characterized by the steps: - Placement of the mounting bracket , so that a projection on an end face of the contact sleeve comes into engagement with a corresponding feed-through on the mounting bracket and holds the mounting bracket on the contact sleeve , - integral connection of the individual wires of the conductor with one another and with the contact sleeve , and - integral connection (S4, S7) of the mounting bracket on the end face of the contact sleeve . - Placement (S1, S5) of the contact sleeve on the conductor , and - mechanical connection (S2, S6) of the contact sleeve to the conductor , wherein the method is characterized by the steps: - Placement of the mounting bracket , so that a projection on an end face of the contact sleeve comes into engagement with a corresponding feed-through on the mounting bracket and holds the mounting bracket on the contact sleeve , - integral connection of the individual wires of the conductor with one another and with the contact sleeve , and - integral connection (S4, S7) of the mounting bracket on the end face of the contact sleeve .
A vaccine combination comprising (i) a first composition comprising an immunologically effective amount of an adenovirus vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding an antigenic glycoprotein of a first filovirus subtype, wherein said first filovirus subtype is an Ebolavirus subtype, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and (ii) a second composition comprising an immunologically effective amount of an MVA vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding an antigenic glycoprotein of an Ebolavirus subtype and additionally encoding at least one antigenic protein of another filovirus subtype, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for use in generating a protective immune response against at least one Ebolavirus subtype, wherein the first composition is used for priming an immune response against at least one Ebolavirus subtype and the second composition is used for boosting said immune response. (i) a first composition comprising an immunologically effective amount of an adenovirus vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding an antigenic glycoprotein of a first filovirus subtype, wherein said first filovirus subtype is an Ebolavirus subtype, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and (ii) a second composition comprising an immunologically effective amount of an MVA vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding an antigenic glycoprotein of an Ebolavirus subtype and additionally encoding at least one antigenic protein of another filovirus subtype, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for use in generating a protective immune response against at least one Ebolavirus subtype, wherein the first composition is used for priming an immune response against at least one Ebolavirus subtype and the second composition is used for boosting said immune response.
A retardation device having: a housing ; a cylinder-piston unit that is mounted in the housing and has a cylinder and a piston ; and a driver element , which is mounted displaceably in the housing between a force- and/or form-fittingly secured park position and an end position and back, wherein the driver element loads the piston relative to the cylinder at least during movement in the direction of the end position , and wherein the driver element comprises a slide with a first sliding and pivoting pin and a pulling pin that is mounted pivotably thereon in a pivot joint with a second sliding and pivoting pin , wherein the sliding and pivoting pins are inserted in a first guide track , which is oriented in a longitudinal direction of the retardation device , and wherein the pulling pin is rigidly connected to at least one guide pin , which is guided in the housing and is movable parallel to the slide at least in a lifting portion adjacent to the end position , characterised in that - a stop pin is mounted pivotably in the slide , - the guide pin is inserted in a second guide track with a horizontal portion and with a widened portion , which is arranged at an end remote from a cylinder receptacle for the cylinder-piston unit and is directed in the direction pointing away from the first guide track , - the housing or the slide has a wedge-shaped receptacle , which limits the pivot angle range of the pulling pin in the park position , - the opening of the wedge-shaped receptacle is oriented in the direction pointing away from the cylinder receptacle , so that the guide pin can be clamped in the wedge-shaped receptacle , - the pivot angle of the pulling pin is greater than 90 degrees and less than 110 degrees, and - the pulling pin can be pushed out of the park position by means of a pivoting movement of the stop pin relative to the slide . - a stop pin is mounted pivotably in the slide , - the guide pin is inserted in a second guide track with a horizontal portion and with a widened portion , which is arranged at an end remote from a cylinder receptacle for the cylinder-piston unit and is directed in the direction pointing away from the first guide track , - the housing or the slide has a wedge-shaped receptacle , which limits the pivot angle range of the pulling pin in the park position , - the opening of the wedge-shaped receptacle is oriented in the direction pointing away from the cylinder receptacle , so that the guide pin can be clamped in the wedge-shaped receptacle , - the pivot angle of the pulling pin is greater than 90 degrees and less than 110 degrees, and - the pulling pin can be pushed out of the park position by means of a pivoting movement of the stop pin relative to the slide .