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A nose landing gear assembly for use with a high wing aircraft that defines a nose gear bay , the nose landing gear assembly comprising: an oleo strut ; a forward brace comprising a forward brace first end and a forward brace second end , the forward brace first end pivotably couplable to the nose gear bay about a first pivot axis ; an aft brace comprising an aft brace first end and an aft brace second end , the aft brace first end pivotably couplable to the nose gear bay about a second pivot axis , and the aft brace second end pivotably coupled to the oleo strut ; a pair of side links coupled to and between forward brace and aft brace ; a pair of lower links each including a lower link first end pivotally coupled to the oleo strut and a lower link second end pivotally coupled to the forward brace second end ; an actuator comprising an actuator first end and an actuator second end , the actuator second end couplable to the nose gear bay and the actuator first end coupled to the forward brace , wherein the actuator is configured to selectively move the nose landing gear assembly between, inclusively, a retracted position and an extended position. an oleo strut ; a forward brace comprising a forward brace first end and a forward brace second end , the forward brace first end pivotably couplable to the nose gear bay about a first pivot axis ; an aft brace comprising an aft brace first end and an aft brace second end , the aft brace first end pivotably couplable to the nose gear bay about a second pivot axis , and the aft brace second end pivotably coupled to the oleo strut ; a pair of side links coupled to and between forward brace and aft brace ; a pair of lower links each including a lower link first end pivotally coupled to the oleo strut and a lower link second end pivotally coupled to the forward brace second end ; an actuator comprising an actuator first end and an actuator second end , the actuator second end couplable to the nose gear bay and the actuator first end coupled to the forward brace , wherein the actuator is configured to selectively move the nose landing gear assembly between, inclusively, a retracted position and an extended position.
Apparatus for improving cognitive function in an individual with impaired cognitive function, the apparatus comprising an acoustic energy emitter in the form of an ultrasound emitting device consisting of a phased array ultrasound transducer with an output frequency of between 0.1 to 2 MHz, a fluid coupler for transmitting the ultrasonic output, a microbubble agent, and a motorised positioning system configured to move the focus of the ultrasound transducer in a pattern with space between discrete application sites over a region of the brain, the ultrasound transducer configured to apply acoustic energy, in the form of focused ultrasound energy, to the plurality of discrete application sites, thereby saturating or substantially saturating the region of the brain with focused ultrasound energy, wherein the region of the brain comprises an entire brain, or a hemisphere thereof, wherein the ultrasound transducer is adapted to apply the focused ultrasound energy so as to achieve, in use, an increase in the permeability of the blood brain barrier of the brain, and wherein the apparatus is adapted to administer the microbubble agent that, in use, promotes an increase in permeability of the blood-brain barrier, to thereby improve cognitive function in the individual without requiring a therapeutic agent.
A method of improving protease activity in a detergent composition, said method involving incorporation of from 0.1 to 40 wt.%, preferably from 0.5 to 25 wt.%, more preferably from 0.5 to 20 wt.%, most preferably from 0.5 to 15 wt.%, of a saponin into said composition, wherein the detergent composition comprises from 0.0005 to 2.5 wt.%, preferably from 0.001 to 2 wt.%, more preferably from 0.005 to 1 wt.% of a protease enzyme; wherein the saponin has a triterpenoid backbone, and one or more sugar moieties attached to the triterpenoid backbone. wherein the detergent composition comprises from 0.0005 to 2.5 wt.%, preferably from 0.001 to 2 wt.%, more preferably from 0.005 to 1 wt.% of a protease enzyme; wherein the saponin has a triterpenoid backbone, and one or more sugar moieties attached to the triterpenoid backbone.
An oral cleaning device comprising: a motion identifier ; and a controller in communication with the motion identifier, wherein the controller is configured to: (i) determine, based on sensor information received from the motion identifier, a first location of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth; (ii) measure, using sensor information received from the motion identifier, an amount of time elapsing between a start and a stop of a movement of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth at the first location; (iii) calculate, using Fitt's law and the measured elapsed amount of time, the number of teeth brushed during the elapsed amount of time; and (iv) determine, based on the first location and the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time, which of the user's teeth were included in the displacement. a motion identifier ; and a controller in communication with the motion identifier, wherein the controller is configured to: (i) determine, based on sensor information received from the motion identifier, a first location of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth; (ii) measure, using sensor information received from the motion identifier, an amount of time elapsing between a start and a stop of a movement of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth at the first location; (iii) calculate, using Fitt's law and the measured elapsed amount of time, the number of teeth brushed during the elapsed amount of time; and (iv) determine, based on the first location and the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time, which of the user's teeth were included in the displacement.
A rocker arm for transmitting rotational motion from a camshaft to opening and closing motion of a combustion valve in an internal combustion engine, said rocker arm comprising: an outer arm with an outer follower ; an inner arm which selectively pivots relative to said outer arm , said inner arm having an inner follower ; a lost motion spring which biases said inner arm to pivot relative to said outer arm in a first direction; a lock pin which slides between 1) a coupled position in which said lock pin prevents said inner arm from pivoting relative to said outer arm past a predetermined position of said inner arm relative to said outer arm in a second direction which is opposite of said first direction and 2) a decoupled position in which said lock pin permits said inner arm to pivot relative to said outer arm past said predetermined position in said second direction; and a pivot shaft extending from a pivot shaft first end to a pivot shaft second end such that a first portion proximal to said pivot shaft first end and a second portion proximal to said pivot shaft second end are centered about a first pivot shaft axis and such that a third portion located between said first portion and said second portion is centered about a second pivot shaft axis which is parallel to, and laterally offset from, said first pivot shaft axis , wherein said third portion supports said inner arm . an outer arm with an outer follower ; an inner arm which selectively pivots relative to said outer arm , said inner arm having an inner follower ; a lost motion spring which biases said inner arm to pivot relative to said outer arm in a first direction; a lock pin which slides between 1) a coupled position in which said lock pin prevents said inner arm from pivoting relative to said outer arm past a predetermined position of said inner arm relative to said outer arm in a second direction which is opposite of said first direction and 2) a decoupled position in which said lock pin permits said inner arm to pivot relative to said outer arm past said predetermined position in said second direction; and a pivot shaft extending from a pivot shaft first end to a pivot shaft second end such that a first portion proximal to said pivot shaft first end and a second portion proximal to said pivot shaft second end are centered about a first pivot shaft axis and such that a third portion located between said first portion and said second portion is centered about a second pivot shaft axis which is parallel to, and laterally offset from, said first pivot shaft axis , wherein said third portion supports said inner arm .
A compound of general formula I or II wherein R 1 and R 2 groups are individually selected from propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, isovaleryl, propargyl, allyl, prenyl, geranyl, and other long aliphatic chains with chain length from C 5 -C 20 , acetyl, benzyl, benzoyl and butanoyl, optionally substituted at one or more positions by chloro, fluoro, iodo, or nitro.
A turbine blade comprising: a blade platform ; a blade airfoil that extends from the blade platform toward a blade tip , the blade airfoil having a pressure side wall and a suction side wall joined at a blade leading edge and a blade trailing edge ; a tip cap surface defined at an end of the blade airfoil facing the blade tip ; a squealer tip wall that extends along a portion of the pressure side wall and a portion of the suction side wall from the tip cap surface to the blade tip and from the blade leading edge toward the blade trailing edge ; and a chamfered surface formed as a part of the squealer tip wall at a region that is adjacent to the blade trailing edge , characterized in that a thermal barrier coating is applied to the chamfered surface and/or in that the turbine blade comprises an offset surface that is offset a non-zero distance from the tip cap surface toward the blade platform . a blade platform ; a blade airfoil that extends from the blade platform toward a blade tip , the blade airfoil having a pressure side wall and a suction side wall joined at a blade leading edge and a blade trailing edge ; a tip cap surface defined at an end of the blade airfoil facing the blade tip ; a squealer tip wall that extends along a portion of the pressure side wall and a portion of the suction side wall from the tip cap surface to the blade tip and from the blade leading edge toward the blade trailing edge ; and a chamfered surface formed as a part of the squealer tip wall at a region that is adjacent to the blade trailing edge , characterized in that a thermal barrier coating is applied to the chamfered surface and/or in that the turbine blade comprises an offset surface that is offset a non-zero distance from the tip cap surface toward the blade platform .
A ground transport drive container comprising: an outer container having a cuboid shape; and a plurality of wheels secured to the outer container, wherein the outer container comprises a fitting panel comprising plurality of fittings for securing the outer container to another apparatus, and the fitting panel can be actuated between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration, characterised by a propulsion system that is stowed away within the outer container. an outer container having a cuboid shape; and a plurality of wheels secured to the outer container, wherein the outer container comprises a fitting panel comprising plurality of fittings for securing the outer container to another apparatus, and the fitting panel can be actuated between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration, characterised by a propulsion system that is stowed away within the outer container.
A method executed by a testing system for testing an output state, comprising: receiving a first instruction after instructing an adaptor to enable quick charging, wherein the first instruction is used for instructing determination of a state of an output voltage of the adaptor, wherein quick charging is achieved by establishing two-way communication between the adaptor and the testing system ; in response to the first instruction, acquiring a first real-time voltage, and determining a voltage state according to the first real-time voltage; acquiring a current change rate of a charging current corresponding to the quick charging after the charging current is applied by detecting in real time the charging current, and determining a current state according to the current change rate; and obtaining a test result of the output state of the adaptor according to the voltage state and the current state. receiving a first instruction after instructing an adaptor to enable quick charging, wherein the first instruction is used for instructing determination of a state of an output voltage of the adaptor, wherein quick charging is achieved by establishing two-way communication between the adaptor and the testing system ; in response to the first instruction, acquiring a first real-time voltage, and determining a voltage state according to the first real-time voltage; acquiring a current change rate of a charging current corresponding to the quick charging after the charging current is applied by detecting in real time the charging current, and determining a current state according to the current change rate; and obtaining a test result of the output state of the adaptor according to the voltage state and the current state.
A nasal delivery device for delivering a medication or drug to a nasal passageway in a metered amount, comprising: an atomizing nose cone for insertion into the nasal cavity of the user or patient; a connection adapter having a receiving portion comprising a puncturing member for puncturing a first external reservoir seal; one or more sealing members presented on the connection adapter ; a first chamber presenting a metered amount indicator and being fluidly coupled to the connection adapter ; and a second chamber having a fluid atomizing tip , the second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber , and the second chamber being movable relative to the first chamber to a set position along the metered amount indicator to thereby establish a selected metered dose volume jointly defined by the first chamber and the second chamber ; and a positive displacement mechanism for moving liquid from the at least first external reservoir to at least one of the first and second chambers . an atomizing nose cone for insertion into the nasal cavity of the user or patient; a connection adapter having a receiving portion comprising a puncturing member for puncturing a first external reservoir seal; one or more sealing members presented on the connection adapter ; a first chamber presenting a metered amount indicator and being fluidly coupled to the connection adapter ; and a second chamber having a fluid atomizing tip , the second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber , and the second chamber being movable relative to the first chamber to a set position along the metered amount indicator to thereby establish a selected metered dose volume jointly defined by the first chamber and the second chamber ; and a connection adapter having a receiving portion comprising a puncturing member for puncturing a first external reservoir seal; one or more sealing members presented on the connection adapter ; a first chamber presenting a metered amount indicator and being fluidly coupled to the connection adapter ; and a second chamber having a fluid atomizing tip , the second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber , and the second chamber being movable relative to the first chamber to a set position along the metered amount indicator to thereby establish a selected metered dose volume jointly defined by the first chamber and the second chamber ; and a positive displacement mechanism for moving liquid from the at least first external reservoir to at least one of the first and second chambers .
An aircraft cabin comprising a passenger seating arrangement and an aisle , the passenger seating arrangement comprising a column of seat units (C1, C2) located adjacent the aisle , the column of seat units (C1, C2) and the aisle both extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin , and wherein the column (C1, C2) comprises a multiplicity of pairs of seat units arranged consecutively along the longitudinal direction, and within the column the pairs of seat units are arranged in the same orientation, wherein each seat unit is configurable between a seating configuration and a flat-bed configuration, and each seat unit having a seat body comprising moveable seating elements arranged such that when the seat unit is in the seating configuration the seating elements form a passenger seat but when the seating unit is in the flat-bed configuration, the seating elements form a substantially flat sleeping surface, and wherein each pair of seat units comprises a first seat unit and a second seat unit, the first and second seat units both being angled at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin and both facing inwardly towards the aisle, and wherein in the seating configuration the seat bodies of the first and second seat units are moveable, relative to one another, in a direction parallel to the axes of the respective seat units, between a private configuration in which the seat body of the second seat unit is staggered rearwards of the seat body of the first seat unit , and a sharing configuration in which the seat bodies are substantially side-by-side to enable passengers in the respective seat units to interact.
Process for the isolation of purified D-mannose, comprising at least the following steps: (a) providing a feed of mixed sugars, which feed comprises D-mannose, including D-mannose in the form of polymers or copolymers; (c) optionally concentrating the feed of mixed sugars of step (a) to a predetermined dry matter content, wherein said dry matter content is from 1% to 70%; (d) adding at least one sulfite to the feed of mixed sugars of step (a) or to the mixture of step (c), resulting in a D-mannose-bisulfite adduct; (e) regenerating or recovering D-mannose from the D-mannose-bisulfite adduct of step (d) by treating said D-mannose-bisulfite adduct with at least one oxidant and at least one base. (a) providing a feed of mixed sugars, which feed comprises D-mannose, including D-mannose in the form of polymers or copolymers; (c) optionally concentrating the feed of mixed sugars of step (a) to a predetermined dry matter content, wherein said dry matter content is from 1% to 70%; (d) adding at least one sulfite to the feed of mixed sugars of step (a) or to the mixture of step (c), resulting in a D-mannose-bisulfite adduct; (e) regenerating or recovering D-mannose from the D-mannose-bisulfite adduct of step (d) by treating said D-mannose-bisulfite adduct with at least one oxidant and at least one base.
Electrical/electronic installation system for buildings having at least two actuators (A1 to An) which are connected to one another via a bus system (BUS), are each designed as a series installation device and each have a plurality of load outputs (L1 to Ln) which are provided for influencing connected loads (LA), each load output (L1 to Ln) being assigned at least one display element (AE1 to AEn), and which actuators (A1 to An) each have a plurality of first actuating elements (BE1 to BE4) which are provided for manually influencing the connected loads (LA) as required, and at least one second actuating element (BEZ) being provided which is used for programming, characterized in that triggered by a corresponding actuation of one of the first actuating elements (BE1 to BE4) via the logic unit (L) of each actuator (A1 to An), in each case the manual influencing option (manual operation) of the actuator group (A1 to An) defined by the actuation is activated, the actuator group (A1 to An) being identified by a selection marking (token), and in that the logic unit (L) of each actuator of the actuator group (A1 to An) is connected to one another in terms of data technology via the bus system (BUS), and in that the logic unit (L) of each actuator of the actuator group (A1 to An) has an actuating element evaluation stage (BS) and a manual control activation stage (HA), so that the loads (LA) connected to the actuator group (A1 to An) are influenced by the first actuating elements (BE1 to BE4) of a first actuator of the actuator group (A1 to An).
Method for identifying weeds within a defined row of plants in an agricultural area, including the steps of: - receiving image information about a field portion of an agricultural area with plants , captured by means of an optical capturing unit; - identifying at least one row of plants in the image information by means of a computing unit; - defining a cultivated plant region comprising the at least one identified row of plants using the at least one identified row of plants , and a weed region which differs from the cultivated plant region in the image information by means of the computing unit; - determining feature values for plant features of plants of the weed region in the image information by means of the computing unit in order to obtain a characteristic feature value range of plants of the weed region ; - determining feature values for the same plant features of plants of the cultivated plant region in the image information by means of the computing unit; and - identifying the plants of the cultivated plant region having feature values that fall in the obtained characteristic feature value range of plants of the weed region in order to identify weeds within a defined row of plants . - receiving image information about a field portion of an agricultural area with plants , captured by means of an optical capturing unit; - identifying at least one row of plants in the image information by means of a computing unit; - defining a cultivated plant region comprising the at least one identified row of plants using the at least one identified row of plants , and a weed region which differs from the cultivated plant region in the image information by means of the computing unit; - determining feature values for plant features of plants of the weed region in the image information by means of the computing unit in order to obtain a characteristic feature value range of plants of the weed region ; - determining feature values for the same plant features of plants of the cultivated plant region in the image information by means of the computing unit; and - identifying the plants of the cultivated plant region having feature values that fall in the obtained characteristic feature value range of plants of the weed region in order to identify weeds within a defined row of plants .