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Oscillator for producing a clock frequency (f), comprising a timer that has a frequency-determining capacitor for determining the frequency of the clock frequency (f) and a comparator , wherein the comparator is configured to identify a threshold value voltage (U TH ) up to which the frequency-determining capacitor can be charged, and wherein the comparator has a switchable capacitor for offset compensation, wherein the comparator has a MOS transistor for identifying the threshold value voltage (U TH ), the gate of which transistor is connected to one end of the switchable capacitor , additionally comprising a switch for connecting a voltage source in order to supply the comparator with a final voltage (U End ), wherein the voltage source is connected in parallel with the frequency-determining capacitor when the switch is closed in an offset phase, and additionally comprising a switch for connecting the frequency-determining capacitor of the timer in series with the switchable capacitor , wherein the switch is open in an offset phase and is closed in a charging phase of the frequency-determining capacitor , additionally comprising a second timer , which is designed like the first timer , and a logic unit that is connected to the first and the second timer , wherein the logic unit is used to alternately charge the frequency-determining capacitor of the first timer and a frequency-determining capacitor of the second timer to the final voltage with the aid of a current, and the capacitor is completely discharged if the timer is inactive. a timer that has a frequency-determining capacitor for determining the frequency of the clock frequency (f) and a comparator , wherein the comparator is configured to identify a threshold value voltage (U TH ) up to which the frequency-determining capacitor can be charged, and wherein the comparator has a switchable capacitor for offset compensation, wherein the comparator has a MOS transistor for identifying the threshold value voltage (U TH ), the gate of which transistor is connected to one end of the switchable capacitor , additionally comprising a switch for connecting a voltage source in order to supply the comparator with a final voltage (U End ), wherein the voltage source is connected in parallel with the frequency-determining capacitor when the switch is closed in an offset phase, and additionally comprising a switch for connecting the frequency-determining capacitor of the timer in series with the switchable capacitor , wherein the switch is open in an offset phase and is closed in a charging phase of the frequency-determining capacitor , additionally comprising a second timer , which is designed like the first timer , and a logic unit that is connected to the first and the second timer , wherein the logic unit is used to alternately charge the frequency-determining capacitor of the first timer and a frequency-determining capacitor of the second timer to the final voltage with the aid of a current, and the capacitor is completely discharged if the timer is inactive.
An endoluminal prosthesis comprising a tubular main graft body , the tubular main graft body comprising: a sidewall, a proximal end, and a distal end; a first stent positioned near the proximal end of the main graft body, and a second stent positioned adjacent to and distal of the first stent, each of the first stent and the second stent comprising a peak and a valley; an opening in the sidewall positioned longitudinally between the peak of the first stent and the valley of the second stent; and a tubular branch comprising a first portion extending inward from the side wall, a second portion extending outward from the side wall, and an intermediate portion attached to the side wall about a circumference of the tubular branch, the branch having a first end opening and a second end opening, the branch being flexibly orientable between a retrograde configuration and an antegrade configuration, wherein, in the retrograde configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body, and, in the antegrade configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body, characterised in that the opening in the side wall comprises a slit extending at least partially circumferentially around the main graft body and in that the portion of the graft body adjacent to the slit deforms a portion of the branch. a sidewall, a proximal end, and a distal end; a first stent positioned near the proximal end of the main graft body, and a second stent positioned adjacent to and distal of the first stent, each of the first stent and the second stent comprising a peak and a valley; an opening in the sidewall positioned longitudinally between the peak of the first stent and the valley of the second stent; and a tubular branch comprising a first portion extending inward from the side wall, a second portion extending outward from the side wall, and an intermediate portion attached to the side wall about a circumference of the tubular branch, the branch having a first end opening and a second end opening, the branch being flexibly orientable between a retrograde configuration and an antegrade configuration, wherein, in the retrograde configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body, and, in the antegrade configuration, the first end opening is oriented toward the proximal end of the main graft body and the second end opening is oriented toward the distal end of the main graft body, characterised in that the opening in the side wall comprises a slit extending at least partially circumferentially around the main graft body and in that the portion of the graft body adjacent to the slit deforms a portion of the branch.
Cured or dried tobacco leaf genetically engineered or genetically modified to have reduced expression or activity of asparagine synthetase, said asparagine synthetase comprising or consisting of: (i) a polynucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:5 or SEQ ID NO:7; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6 or SEQ ID NO:8; wherein the expression or activity of the asparagine synthetase set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) is reduced in the cured or dried tobacco leaf as compared to cured or dried tobacco leaf from a control tobacco plant and wherein the reduced expression or activity of the asparagine synthetase in the cured or dried tobacco leaf confers: (a) a reduction in the level of asparagine of at least 17% as compared to the level of asparagine in the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant; (b) a reduction in the level of acrylamide of at least 20% in aerosol produced upon heating or combusting the cured or dried tobacco leaf as compared to the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant; and (c) a level of nicotine in the cured or dried tobacco leaf that is within about 10% or less of the amount of nicotine that is present in the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant. wherein said cured or dried tobacco leaf further comprises at least one genetic alteration in a regulatory region or in the coding sequence of the polynucleotide encoding the asparagine synthetase. (i) a polynucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:5 or SEQ ID NO:7; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6 or SEQ ID NO:8; (a) a reduction in the level of asparagine of at least 17% as compared to the level of asparagine in the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant; (b) a reduction in the level of acrylamide of at least 20% in aerosol produced upon heating or combusting the cured or dried tobacco leaf as compared to the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant; and (c) a level of nicotine in the cured or dried tobacco leaf that is within about 10% or less of the amount of nicotine that is present in the cured or dried tobacco leaf from the control tobacco plant.
A parking assistance method of a parking control device which executes parking control with respect to a free parking space defined by a frame in the surroundings a host vehicle (V1), the parking assistance method comprising: detecting a first frame line (W1) of the free parking space in a direction orthogonal to a vehicle width direction and a second frame line (W2) which is parallel with the first frame line (W1); the method characterized by further comprising detecting a length of the first frame line (W1); when the length of the first frame line (W1) is longer than a total length of the host vehicle (V1), setting the parking target (p3) on a straight line (L) connecting between a near side end of the first frame line (W1) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters and a near side end of the second frame line (W2) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters; when the length of the first frame line (W1) is shorter than a total length of the host vehicle (V1), setting the parking target (p3) on a straight line (L) connecting between a far side end of the first frame line (W1) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters and a far side end of the second frame line (W2) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters; and executing the parking control so that a position of the host vehicle (V1) is matched with the parking target (p3). detecting a first frame line (W1) of the free parking space in a direction orthogonal to a vehicle width direction and a second frame line (W2) which is parallel with the first frame line (W1); the method characterized by further comprising detecting a length of the first frame line (W1); when the length of the first frame line (W1) is longer than a total length of the host vehicle (V1), setting the parking target (p3) on a straight line (L) connecting between a near side end of the first frame line (W1) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters and a near side end of the second frame line (W2) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters; when the length of the first frame line (W1) is shorter than a total length of the host vehicle (V1), setting the parking target (p3) on a straight line (L) connecting between a far side end of the first frame line (W1) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters and a far side end of the second frame line (W2) in a direction into which the host vehicle (V1) enters; and executing the parking control so that a position of the host vehicle (V1) is matched with the parking target (p3).
A method of forming a microelectronic device comprising the steps of a) providing a substrate onto which a soft polymer is coated; b) forming a wrinkle suppression layer on top of said soft polymer , said wrinkle suppression layer having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of less than 10 ppm/°C; c) forming an inorganic or metallic coating on top of said wrinkle suppression layer ; and d) forming at least one active component of the microelectronic device of said inorganic or metallic coating or on top of said inorganic or metallic coating ; wherein said wrinkle suppression layer does not form part of any active component of the microelectronic device. a) providing a substrate onto which a soft polymer is coated; b) forming a wrinkle suppression layer on top of said soft polymer , said wrinkle suppression layer having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of less than 10 ppm/°C; c) forming an inorganic or metallic coating on top of said wrinkle suppression layer ; and d) forming at least one active component of the microelectronic device of said inorganic or metallic coating or on top of said inorganic or metallic coating ; wherein said wrinkle suppression layer does not form part of any active component of the microelectronic device.
Plate package for a heat exchanger device, wherein the plate package includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a first type (A) and a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a second type (B) arranged alternatingly in the plate package one on top of the other, wherein each heat exchanger plate has a geometrical main extension plane (q), wherein the alternatingly arranged heat exchanger plates form first plate interspaces which are substantially open and arranged to permit a flow of a medium to be evaporated there through, and second plate interspaces , which are closed and arranged to permit a flow of a fluid for evaporating the medium, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates of the first type (A) and of the second type (B) has a circumferential edge portion having an upper portion , a lower portion and two opposing side portions interconnecting the upper and lower portions , wherein the heat exchanger plates of the first type (A) and of the second type (B) further comprise, along at least a section of the opposing side portions , mating abutment portions extending along and at a distance from the circumferential edge portion , thereby separating the respective first plate interspaces into an inner heat transferring portion (HTP) and two outer draining portions (DP), characterized in that at least the heat exchanger plates of the first type (A) further comprise, along at least a section of the opposing side portions , a draining channel flange extending from the circumferential edge portion in direction from the geometrical main extension plane (q), and wherein the draining channel flanges of the respective heat exchanger plates are oriented in one and the same direction, and have an extension with a component along a normal to the main extension plane (q) such that a draining channel flange of a first heat exchanger plate of the first type (A) abuts or overlaps a draining channel flange of a subsequent heat exchanger plate , said subsequent heat exchanger plate being either a heat exchanger plate of the first type (A) or a heat exchanger plate of the second type (B), whereby the draining channel flanges form outer walls to the outer draining portions (DP) thereby transforming the outer draining portions (DP) into draining channels .
A combination weighing device, comprising: at least two linear feeders including an upstream linear feeder and a downstream linear feeder , the linear feeders being disposed to transport an article from an upstream side to a downstream side in a direction of transport; a controller in charge of drive controls of the linear feeders ; and an upstream article detector that detects the article currently present at an upstream end of a trough of the downstream linear feeder in the direction of transport, the controller being configured to, when the upstream article detector is not detecting the article, drive the upstream linear feeder to operate until the article is detected by the upstream article detector , characterized in that the linear feeders are provided with vibration generating mechanisms , the upstream linear feeder and the downstream linear feeder are disposed in tandem, with the upstream linear feeder being located higher than the downstream linear feeder , like a stepwise slope directed downward, and the controller is configured to, when a predetermined period of time is passed after the upstream linear feeder starts to be driven, drive the upstream linear feeder to operate by an increased vibration strength. at least two linear feeders including an upstream linear feeder and a downstream linear feeder , the linear feeders being disposed to transport an article from an upstream side to a downstream side in a direction of transport; a controller in charge of drive controls of the linear feeders ; and an upstream article detector that detects the article currently present at an upstream end of a trough of the downstream linear feeder in the direction of transport, the controller being configured to, when the upstream article detector is not detecting the article, drive the upstream linear feeder to operate until the article is detected by the upstream article detector , characterized in that the linear feeders are provided with vibration generating mechanisms , the upstream linear feeder and the downstream linear feeder are disposed in tandem, with the upstream linear feeder being located higher than the downstream linear feeder , like a stepwise slope directed downward, and the controller is configured to, when a predetermined period of time is passed after the upstream linear feeder starts to be driven, drive the upstream linear feeder to operate by an increased vibration strength.
A sulfate-free aqueous personal care composition comprising: i) from 0.2 pbw to 15 pbw of a derivatized cationic guar comprising cationic substituent groups and non ionic substituent groups ii) at least 0.05 pbw of an oil; and iii)from 2 pbw to 20 pbw of a surfactant system comprising at least: a) one lauramphoacetate, and b) one sulfosuccinate. i) from 0.2 pbw to 15 pbw of a derivatized cationic guar comprising cationic substituent groups and non ionic substituent groups ii) at least 0.05 pbw of an oil; and iii)from 2 pbw to 20 pbw of a surfactant system comprising at least: a) one lauramphoacetate, and b) one sulfosuccinate. a) one lauramphoacetate, and b) one sulfosuccinate.
A cell culture media composition for extending cell potency of isolated pluripotent cells, the composition comprising chemical extenders of pluripotency (CEP) from each of the following groups a cytokine, a glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) inhibitor, a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) inhibitor, and a Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) inhibitor, in amounts effective to induce reprograming of an untreated cell, into an extended pluripotent cell, wherein the cytokine is human leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF, "L"); the GSK inhibitor is [6-[[2-[[4-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(5-methyl-1 H -imidazol-2-yl)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]ethyl]amino]-3-pyridinecarbonitrile] ("C") ; the GPCR inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of DiM ((S)-(+)-Dimethindene maleate) ("D"), BSI-201, nicotiamide and PJ34 ((N-(6-Oxo-5,6-dihydro-phenanthridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylacetamide . HCl); and the PARP1 inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of MiH (Minocycline hydrochloride) ("M"), Desloratadine and Tripelennamine HCL. a cytokine, a glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) inhibitor, a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) inhibitor, and a Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) inhibitor, in amounts effective to induce reprograming of an untreated cell, into an extended pluripotent cell, wherein the cytokine is human leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF, "L"); the GSK inhibitor is [6-[[2-[[4-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(5-methyl-1 H -imidazol-2-yl)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]ethyl]amino]-3-pyridinecarbonitrile] ("C") ; the GPCR inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of DiM ((S)-(+)-Dimethindene maleate) ("D"), BSI-201, nicotiamide and PJ34 ((N-(6-Oxo-5,6-dihydro-phenanthridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylacetamide . HCl); and the PARP1 inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of MiH (Minocycline hydrochloride) ("M"), Desloratadine and Tripelennamine HCL.
Operating device for a household appliance , with an electronic display field and an operating element , which can be moved in relation to the display field in order to set operating conditions of the household appliance , wherein the operating element is embodied with multiple parts and has a sliding ring and a ring-shaped front part resting thereon, wherein the operating element is embodied as a ring, characterised in that the front part and the sliding ring are coupled to a guide and by means of the guide the front part can be rotated in a guided manner in relation to the sliding ring , wherein the guide has a groove which opens in the radial direction of the operating element , and at least one engaging element , wherein the engaging element is embodied to be resilient in the radial direction of the sliding ring and of the front part and the engaging element is arranged in, and prestressed in the state coupled to, the groove , in particular arranged radially prestressed therein.
Thermocouple comprising a first conductor element and a second conductor element , which first and second conductor elements are brought in electrically conductive contact at one detecting head , so called hot junction, obtained by joining a terminal of said first conductor element with a corresponding terminal of said second conductor element , such to generate at the two free ends of each conductor element, so called cold junction, a potential difference that is a function of the temperature detected at the detecting head , there being provided a supporting body intended to support said thermocouple such to electrically insulate said two conductor elements one with respect to the other, the free ends of each one of said two conductor elements being connected each one to two corresponding transmission conductors , a first and a second transmission conductor respectively, for transmitting the electrical signal generated by the potential difference to a measuring means, at least one of said two transmission conductors being covered by an electrical insulating and protecting sheath , the other one of said two conductor elements being connected by its free end to the corresponding transmission conductor through said supporting body made at least partially of an electrically conductive material, wherein said detecting head has fastening members for fastening it to said supporting body , such to guarantee the electrical conductivity between said detecting head and said supporting body ; wherein said detecting head is composed of a tubular body that constitutes said first conductor element , inside which said second conductor element is housed, the fastening members being made as one piece with said tubular body; characterized in that said supporting body is composed of a shell element obtained by joining two half-shells , at least one of the two half-shells providing a space for housing said fastening members , which housing space is made within the thickness of the walls of said half-shell ; wherein the fastening members are composed of two fastening tabs diametrically opposite with respect to the longitudinal axis (A) of said tubular body and obtained from the walls of said tubular body; and wherein said space for housing corresponds to the said fastening tabs which are welded to the half shell at that point.