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A method for producing a rack for a steering gear of a motor vehicle, said rack having at least one toothed portion having a toothing , and at least one shaft portion having at least one functional portion, in which method separate segments comprising at least one toothed segment and one shaft segment are provided, are aligned on a common longitudinal axis (L), and by way of the axial joining faces of said at least one toothed segment and one shaft segment directed toward one another are connected to one another by friction welding at a welding joint, wherein for friction welding - the joining faces are brought into frictional contact; - the segments for friction are rotated relative to one another about the longitudinal axis (L); - the joining faces are mutually compressed by way of a contact pressure force; and - the segments are moved toward one another in the axial direction (A) by a predefined joining path (X); - the segments are held in position without friction; characterized by the steps: - performing initial friction by way of a contact pressure force at the level of an initial friction force; - performing thermal input friction by way of an input force which is 5 to 12 times the initial friction force; - mutually compressing the joining faces until the predefined joining path (X) has been reached by way of a welding force which is approximately 10 to 20 times the initial friction force. - the joining faces are brought into frictional contact; - the segments for friction are rotated relative to one another about the longitudinal axis (L); - the joining faces are mutually compressed by way of a contact pressure force; and - the segments are moved toward one another in the axial direction (A) by a predefined joining path (X); - the segments are held in position without friction; - performing initial friction by way of a contact pressure force at the level of an initial friction force; - performing thermal input friction by way of an input force which is 5 to 12 times the initial friction force; - mutually compressing the joining faces until the predefined joining path (X) has been reached by way of a welding force which is approximately 10 to 20 times the initial friction force.
A method of evaluating the likelihood of response to chemotherapy or radiotherapy in a patient that has a tumor, the method comprising: detecting the level of expression of a panel of 9 biomarkers in a tumor sample from the patient, wherein the 9 biomarkers are: HJURP, MIS18B, CENP-U, ZWINT, CENP-N, CENP-M, CENP-A, NDC80, and SPC25; and correlating the levels of expression with the likelihood of response comprising determining a normalized value for the level of expression of each member of the panel compared to a reference level; and adding the normalized values for expression for each biomarker to generate a risk score, wherein a high risk score in the top 5%, top 10%, top 15%, top 20%, top 25%, top 30%, top 35%, top 40%, top 45%, top 50%, or top 60% of a reference scale of a range of centromere and kinetochore gene expression scores (CES) from a population of reference subjects that have the same cancer as the patient indicates that the patient has a likelihood of response to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. detecting the level of expression of a panel of 9 biomarkers in a tumor sample from the patient, wherein the 9 biomarkers are: HJURP, MIS18B, CENP-U, ZWINT, CENP-N, CENP-M, CENP-A, NDC80, and SPC25; and correlating the levels of expression with the likelihood of response comprising determining a normalized value for the level of expression of each member of the panel compared to a reference level; and adding the normalized values for expression for each biomarker to generate a risk score, wherein a high risk score in the top 5%, top 10%, top 15%, top 20%, top 25%, top 30%, top 35%, top 40%, top 45%, top 50%, or top 60% of a reference scale of a range of centromere and kinetochore gene expression scores (CES) from a population of reference subjects that have the same cancer as the patient indicates that the patient has a likelihood of response to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
A method for determining the reliability of a device for measuring the concentration of a substance in whole blood, comprising the following successive steps: a) mixing a separated, stored, cell-free blood fraction, selected from plasma and serum, and a suspension of blood cells, each separated from whole control blood, with a known amount of said substance being added to said cell-free blood fraction, wherein said cell-free blood fraction and said suspension of blood cells are stored in a container that comprises at least two connected components, preferably at a temperature of 2-8° C; b) measuring, by means of said device, the concentration of said substance in the reconstituted whole control blood enriched with said substance in step a); c) determining the reliability of said device on the basis of the difference between (i) the known concentration of said substance after step a) and (ii) the result of the measurement of step b). a) mixing a separated, stored, cell-free blood fraction, selected from plasma and serum, and a suspension of blood cells, each separated from whole control blood, with a known amount of said substance being added to said cell-free blood fraction, wherein said cell-free blood fraction and said suspension of blood cells are stored in a container that comprises at least two connected components, preferably at a temperature of 2-8° C; b) measuring, by means of said device, the concentration of said substance in the reconstituted whole control blood enriched with said substance in step a); c) determining the reliability of said device on the basis of the difference between (i) the known concentration of said substance after step a) and (ii) the result of the measurement of step b).
Butterfly valve comprising a butterfly closure member cooperating with a valve seat , which valve seat has a substantially annular seal that, with the closure member in the closed position, adheres by a given compression force in the direction transversal to the direction of flow and/or to the axis of the valve seat against the head peripheral edge of the closure member and/or by a given compression force in the direction of flow against a front peripheral band, a diametral shaft rotatably supporting the closure member from a closed position wherein the closure member is placed transversely to the direction of flow and/or to the axis of the valve seat to a maximum open position with the closure member rotated by 90° with respect to said closed position, characterized in that the closure member has portions offset in an opposite direction with respect to a plane passing by the axis of rotation of the diametral shaft , such that, in the closed position, the closure member has a forward wall and a backward wall with respect to the axis of rotation in the direction of flow, said portions being two half-discs joined by a central wall that, with the valve in the closed position, is oriented according to an angle of 45°, with respect to the direction of flow and/or of the axis of the valve seat , the two half-discs being arranged on the opposite sides of said wall in a position transversal to the direction of flow and/or to the axis of the valve seat , wherein the closure member has a substantially Z or step-like section according to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, wherein the closure member has a flattened profile that substantially follows the configuration of a Z or a step to reduce flow turbulences with the valve in semi-open condition, and wherein the offset of the closure member portions with respect to a transverse median plane passing by the axis of rotation is in a range from 10% to 15% of the diameter of the valve seat , wherein the head peripheral edge cooperates in closed condition with the internal annular surface of an annular seal; wherein the cross section of the head peripheral edge according to a diametral plane oriented in flux direction has a shape of a chamfered apex generated by the converging peripheral ends of the surfaces of the two sides of the said butterfly closure member; wherein said head peripheral edge cooperates with the annular seal for closing the passageway ; wherein in the closed position the inner surface of the annular seal is tangent or secant to the said head peripheral edge.
A vortex finder (F) for a cyclonic separator, the vortex finder comprising: a plurality of stationary vanes (V) around which incoming air (A) is guided into the vortex finder (F), wherein a side of the vanes (V) facing the incoming air (A) is provided with a protrusion (P) at a stagnation point (S).
Method for communicating via a voice communication system in a multiple-vehicle public transportation means operable over a digital communication network , wherein each vehicle comprises a part of said digital communication network and one or more destination devices, control information to be analysed in said one or more destination devices of said voice communication system, said control information at least comprising a type of function indication indicating whether voice communication is - a public address via a one-to-many scheme for communication to passengers on said multiple-vehicle public transportation means, - a communication between two users via a one-to-one scheme or - occurs via a many-to-one scheme wherein at least two different audio streams need to be mixed in one destination device of said one or more destination devices, the method comprising the steps of - distributing to said one or more destination devices a stream of audio data packets over said digital communication network, at least one of said audio data packets comprising a header, payload data and a control data field comprising said control information comprising said indication of the type of function of said payload data, - receiving at said one or more destination devices said stream of audio data packets with at least one of said audio data packets comprising said header, said payload data and said control data field, - analysing in said one or more destination devices said control information, - said one or more destination devices outputting said stream of audio data packets to an output resource of the respective destination device based on said analysed control information. - a public address via a one-to-many scheme for communication to passengers on said multiple-vehicle public transportation means, - a communication between two users via a one-to-one scheme or - occurs via a many-to-one scheme wherein at least two different audio streams need to be mixed in one destination device of said one or more destination devices, - distributing to said one or more destination devices a stream of audio data packets over said digital communication network, at least one of said audio data packets comprising a header, payload data and a control data field comprising said control information comprising said indication of the type of function of said payload data, - receiving at said one or more destination devices said stream of audio data packets with at least one of said audio data packets comprising said header, said payload data and said control data field, - analysing in said one or more destination devices said control information, - said one or more destination devices outputting said stream of audio data packets to an output resource of the respective destination device based on said analysed control information.
A method for manufacturing a foamed profile comprising one or more longitudinal cavities of closed section , the method comprising the steps of (a) extruding a first polymer composition in the presence of one or more first foaming agents to yield a foamed base profile of polygonal section, preferably of rectangular section, the first polymer composition comprising one or more (co)polyesters, (b) cooling the foamed base profile , (c) creating a channel along the length of the foamed base profile by removing material, preferably by milling, cutting, laser or thermal fusion, the channel forming two parallel branches in the foamed base profile, each of the branches comprising an outer surface facing away from the channel and an inner surface facing towards the channel , and (d) extruding inside the channel a second polymer composition, which may or may not be identical to the first polymer composition, preferably in the presence of one or more second foaming agents, to yield a cross strut at at least one location between the two inner surfaces of the two branches of the channel , so as to form at least one closed cavity within the channel . (a) extruding a first polymer composition in the presence of one or more first foaming agents to yield a foamed base profile of polygonal section, preferably of rectangular section, the first polymer composition comprising one or more (co)polyesters, (b) cooling the foamed base profile , (c) creating a channel along the length of the foamed base profile by removing material, preferably by milling, cutting, laser or thermal fusion, the channel forming two parallel branches in the foamed base profile, each of the branches comprising an outer surface facing away from the channel and an inner surface facing towards the channel , and (d) extruding inside the channel a second polymer composition, which may or may not be identical to the first polymer composition, preferably in the presence of one or more second foaming agents, to yield a cross strut at at least one location between the two inner surfaces of the two branches of the channel , so as to form at least one closed cavity within the channel .
Method for operating a visual field display apparatus , in particular for a motor vehicle , which visual field display apparatus is embodied to generate a projection light beam (L) with display content and to project the latter onto a partly transparent reflecting projection screen, in particular a windshield of the motor vehicle , in such a way that a virtual display image superimposed into a visual field of a user is generated therebehind, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: - ascertaining vertical image element edges , or image element edges with a vertical component, in the virtual display image to be superimposed; - providing a current position of the user , in particular an eye position or a visual axis (B) of the user; and - tilting the image element edges , ascertained thus, to a respective tilt angle with respect to the vertical direction, which tilt angle is adapted in such a way that horizontally offset double images of the respective image element edges , which are caused by a double reflection of the projection light beam (L) at two optical interfaces of the projection screen, are overlaid for the user in the virtual display image and consequently appear substantially sharp; - wherein the respective adapted tilt angle is ascertained on the basis of the provided current position of the user . - ascertaining vertical image element edges , or image element edges with a vertical component, in the virtual display image to be superimposed; - providing a current position of the user , in particular an eye position or a visual axis (B) of the user; and - tilting the image element edges , ascertained thus, to a respective tilt angle with respect to the vertical direction, which tilt angle is adapted in such a way that horizontally offset double images of the respective image element edges , which are caused by a double reflection of the projection light beam (L) at two optical interfaces of the projection screen, are overlaid for the user in the virtual display image and consequently appear substantially sharp; - wherein the respective adapted tilt angle is ascertained on the basis of the provided current position of the user .
Dust-containing gas treatment apparatus to remove the dust contained in gas is equipped with a cylindrical treatment room to introduce gas containing dust and remove the dust from the gas, catcher consisting brush with hair planted in the support installed in the treatment room and catch the dust contained in the gas, liquid spraying mechanism installed in the treatment room , storage portion of the liquid flowing down through the treatment room , rotary driving mechanism to rotate the catcher , gas introducing portion the gas containing dust into the treatment room , gas discharging portion to discharge the gas with the dust removed from the treatment room , and liquid discharging portion to discharge the liquid containing the dust removed from the gas, and characterized in that it is provided with a switching mechanism to be able to switch the aforementioned gas introducing portion and gas discharging portion to the upper or lower direction of the treatment room .
A prosthesis for treating a hernia defect in the abdominal wall comprising : - At least one reinforcement layer , comprising a biocompatible porous material, said reinforcement layer including a first surface intended to face the abdominal wall and a second surface opposite said first surface, said reinforcement layer being delimited by an outer edge , - At least one first barrier layer , comprising a biocompatible anti-adhesion material, said first barrier layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface of the first barrier layer, the first surface of the first barrier layer covering substantially at least a central part of the area of the second surface of said reinforcement layer, the second surface of said first barrier layer being intended to face the abdominal cavity, said first barrier layer being delimited by an outer edge , characterized in that said prosthesis further comprises: - At least one second barrier layer, said second barrier layer being shaped and dimensioned so as to cover at least the part of the area of the second surface of said reinforcement layer that is not covered by the first barrier layer, said second barrier layer comprising one or more flap members , each flap member being formed of a piece of sheet of biocompatible anti-adhesion material, and having at least an outer edge attached to the second surface of the reinforcement layer and a free inner edge . - At least one reinforcement layer , comprising a biocompatible porous material, said reinforcement layer including a first surface intended to face the abdominal wall and a second surface opposite said first surface, said reinforcement layer being delimited by an outer edge , - At least one first barrier layer , comprising a biocompatible anti-adhesion material, said first barrier layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface of the first barrier layer, the first surface of the first barrier layer covering substantially at least a central part of the area of the second surface of said reinforcement layer, the second surface of said first barrier layer being intended to face the abdominal cavity, said first barrier layer being delimited by an outer edge , - At least one second barrier layer, said second barrier layer being shaped and dimensioned so as to cover at least the part of the area of the second surface of said reinforcement layer that is not covered by the first barrier layer, said second barrier layer comprising one or more flap members , each flap member being formed of a piece of sheet of biocompatible anti-adhesion material, and having at least an outer edge attached to the second surface of the reinforcement layer and a free inner edge .
A joining method comprising: joining members , at least one of which has an oxide film , to be joined by heating the members to be joined that are mated with intervening an insert while applying opposing loads to the members to be joined, so as to allow eutectic reaction to occur between the members to be joined and the insert to discharge a resulting eutectic melt from a joining plane along with the oxide film of the members to be joined, and being characterised in that : the insert contains an element that reacts with the members to be joined to cause the eutectic reaction, and in that a stress concentrating means to break the oxide film is provided on the insert and the stress concentrating means comprises an uneven structure with protrusions having an aspect ratio of 0.1 or more, wherein the aspect ratio is referred to a value of a height of the protrusions divided by that of a pitch of the protrusions, wherein the uneven structure has a pitch of 10 μm or more, wherein the oxide film is formed in a position of facing a tip of a protrusion of the stress concentrating means . the insert contains an element that reacts with the members to be joined to cause the eutectic reaction, and in that a stress concentrating means to break the oxide film is provided on the insert and the stress concentrating means comprises an uneven structure with protrusions having an aspect ratio of 0.1 or more, wherein the aspect ratio is referred to a value of a height of the protrusions divided by that of a pitch of the protrusions, wherein the uneven structure has a pitch of 10 μm or more, wherein the oxide film is formed in a position of facing a tip of a protrusion of the stress concentrating means .
System for laser surgery with a radiation source in the form of a femtosecond laser and a scanning apparatus for focussing a beam (3, 3") into specified regions of the cornea of an eye , comprising an input optical unit (6, 6"), which is entered first by the beam (3, 3") and which has at least one first optical element , a focussing optical unit (8, 8', 8"), by means of which the beam (3, 3") that has emerged from the input optical unit (6, 6") is able to be focussed, and, arranged between the first optical element and the focussing optical unit (8, 8', 8"), a deflection device (7, 7', 7") for deflecting the beam (3, 3") after passing the first optical element in accordance with a position to be set of the focus in the lateral direction, wherein at least the one optical element of the input optical unit (6, 6") is able to be moved relative to the deflection device (7, 7', 7") for the purposes of setting the position of the focus of the beam (3, 3") in the direction of the beam, wherein the system has a contact glass with a concave contact surface, the contact glass being suitable for resting against the cornea of the eye with the concave contact surface, wherein, in the case of the scanning apparatus, the optical elements of the input and focussing optical units (6, 6", 8, 8', 8") are chromatically corrected over the spectral width of the femtosecond pulses emitted by the radiation source such that fs pulses passing therethrough are focussed by the focussing optical unit with a dispersion-related temporal broadening of less than 30% and wherein, in the case of the scanning device, the input optical unit comprises a lens or lens group with negative refractive power as the first optical element and the input optical unit moreover comprises a convergent lens or lens group with positive refractive power downstream thereof in the direction of the beam (3, 3").
A method for transmitting, by a user equipment, UE, uplink, UL, signals in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: starting, by the UE, a time alignment timer, I-TAT, used in RRC_IDLE state, based on the UE leaving RRC_CONNECTED state; and transmitting, by the UE, UL data using an UL grant configured for the RRC_IDLE state, without a random access procedure, based on i) the UE being in the RRC_IDLE state and ii) the I-TAT being running. starting, by the UE, a time alignment timer, I-TAT, used in RRC_IDLE state, based on the UE leaving RRC_CONNECTED state; and transmitting, by the UE, UL data using an UL grant configured for the RRC_IDLE state, without a random access procedure, based on i) the UE being in the RRC_IDLE state and ii) the I-TAT being running.