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An in vitro process to assess the effectiveness of enzyme inhibition in angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy in a subject comprising: (a) in a blood sample or a blood derived sample provided from a subject treated with an ACE inhibitor; (b) taking at least two aliquots from the sample; (c) diluting said aliquots by different dilution factors, (d) measuring the ACE activity in the dilution samples; (e) defining a high dilution factor where the effect of the ACE inhibitor becomes negligible, wherein said dilution factor is at least 50, preferably at least 100; (f) defining a low reference dilution factor, said dilution factor being at most 10; (g) multiplying the measured activity values in each of the diluted samples by the respective dilution factor to obtain calculated ACE activity values for each dilution samples; (h) obtaining the level of ACE inhibition in the original sample by comparing the enzyme activity values determined at said low and high dilution factors in said dilution samples; (i) assessing the effectiveness of medical treatment by the ACE inhibitor in said subject by evaluating the calculated level of ACE inhibition, wherein a low enzyme inhibition is an indication of an ineffective therapy, and wherein a high enzyme inhibition is an indication of an effective therapy. (a) in a blood sample or a blood derived sample provided from a subject treated with an ACE inhibitor; (b) taking at least two aliquots from the sample; (c) diluting said aliquots by different dilution factors, (d) measuring the ACE activity in the dilution samples; (e) defining a high dilution factor where the effect of the ACE inhibitor becomes negligible, wherein said dilution factor is at least 50, preferably at least 100; (f) defining a low reference dilution factor, said dilution factor being at most 10; (g) multiplying the measured activity values in each of the diluted samples by the respective dilution factor to obtain calculated ACE activity values for each dilution samples; (h) obtaining the level of ACE inhibition in the original sample by comparing the enzyme activity values determined at said low and high dilution factors in said dilution samples; (i) assessing the effectiveness of medical treatment by the ACE inhibitor in said subject by evaluating the calculated level of ACE inhibition, wherein a low enzyme inhibition is an indication of an ineffective therapy, and wherein a high enzyme inhibition is an indication of an effective therapy.
A sales display unit adapted to present one or several products , in particular cosmetics, and to advertise the product(s) at a point of sale , the display unit comprising at least one module for presenting at least one set of products , the display unit comprising a frame , at least one processing unit comprising a processor and a memory , the module comprising: - optionally a reserve containing a stock of said set of products , - a receptacle mounted on the frame and comprising a detection member , and - a product support , characterized in that the product support comprises an identification member representative of the product support , the product support being movable between an uninstalled position, in which the product support is away from the receptacle , and an installed position, in which the product support is received in the receptacle , the detection member 68 being adapted to cooperate with the identification member when the product support is in the installed position, in order to identify the product support , and to send to the processing unit information representative of the identified product support being in the installed position, the memory comprising information which, when executed by the processor , causes the processing unit to send information contained in the memory to a server via a network , and/or to a screen of the display unit , the information sent relating to at least the set of products associated with the identified product support . - optionally a reserve containing a stock of said set of products , - a receptacle mounted on the frame and comprising a detection member , and - a product support , characterized in that the product support comprises an identification member representative of the product support , the product support being movable between an uninstalled position, in which the product support is away from the receptacle , and an installed position, in which the product support is received in the receptacle , the detection member 68 being adapted to cooperate with the identification member when the product support is in the installed position, in order to identify the product support , and to send to the processing unit information representative of the identified product support being in the installed position, the memory comprising information which, when executed by the processor , causes the processing unit to send information contained in the memory to a server via a network , and/or to a screen of the display unit , the information sent relating to at least the set of products associated with the identified product support .
A copolyester, co-polyesterpolycarbonate or co-polyesterpolyether copolymer comprising either differing polyester units, or comprising polyester units and polycarbonate or polyether units or both, and optionally further comprising one or more coupling agents, and being characterized by having polymerized units of one or more aromatic diacid monomer; from 10 mole % to 40 mole % of the sum of polymerized units of one or more aliphatic diols where the mole % is the sum of the moles of polymerized units of the one or more aliphatic diols in the copolymer expressed as a percentage of the total moles of polymerized units that make up the copolymer; a primary Tg between 85 °C and 125 °C as measured from the inflection point on second heatup of the DSC curve using a heating/cooling rate of 10°C/min; and a heat of melting ΔH m peak no greater than 10 J/g after exposure to hydrostatic pressure of 6895 kPa (1000 psi) CO 2 at 135 °C for 4 hours. polymerized units of one or more aromatic diacid monomer; from 10 mole % to 40 mole % of the sum of polymerized units of one or more aliphatic diols where the mole % is the sum of the moles of polymerized units of the one or more aliphatic diols in the copolymer expressed as a percentage of the total moles of polymerized units that make up the copolymer; a primary Tg between 85 °C and 125 °C as measured from the inflection point on second heatup of the DSC curve using a heating/cooling rate of 10°C/min; and a heat of melting ΔH m peak no greater than 10 J/g after exposure to hydrostatic pressure of 6895 kPa (1000 psi) CO 2 at 135 °C for 4 hours.
A method for converting an analogue input signal (x(t)) into a digital output signal (x(n)) comprising the following steps: - generating an analogue carrier signal (c(t) = g 1 (t) ∗ cos(ω C t)) with an analogue first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) and a carrier frequency (ω C = 2πf C ), - modulating the amplitude of the analogue carrier signal (c(t)) with the analogue input signal (x(t)), - converting the amplitude-modulated carrier signal (x(t) ∗ c(t)) into a digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)), - determining or predicting a temporal envelope curve of the digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)), - reducing the first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) by a predetermined amount, if the envelope curve exceeds a predetermined first threshold value and as long as the envelope curve lies above a predetermined second threshold value, as well as modulating the amplitude of the analogue carrier signal (c(t) = g 1 (t) ∗ cos(ω C t)) generated with the reduced first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) by the analogue input signal (x(t)), - determining and impacting the digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)) with a digital second amplification factor (g 2 (m)) for compensation of the analogue first amplification factor g 1 (t), and - demodulating the impacted digital input signal (g 2 (m) ∗ x(m) ∗ c(m)) for generating the digital output signal (x(n)). - generating an analogue carrier signal (c(t) = g 1 (t) ∗ cos(ω C t)) with an analogue first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) and a carrier frequency (ω C = 2πf C ), - modulating the amplitude of the analogue carrier signal (c(t)) with the analogue input signal (x(t)), - converting the amplitude-modulated carrier signal (x(t) ∗ c(t)) into a digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)), - determining or predicting a temporal envelope curve of the digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)), - reducing the first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) by a predetermined amount, if the envelope curve exceeds a predetermined first threshold value and as long as the envelope curve lies above a predetermined second threshold value, as well as modulating the amplitude of the analogue carrier signal (c(t) = g 1 (t) ∗ cos(ω C t)) generated with the reduced first amplification factor (g 1 (t)) by the analogue input signal (x(t)), - determining and impacting the digital input signal (x(m) ∗ c(m)) with a digital second amplification factor (g 2 (m)) for compensation of the analogue first amplification factor g 1 (t), and - demodulating the impacted digital input signal (g 2 (m) ∗ x(m) ∗ c(m)) for generating the digital output signal (x(n)).
A thermal management system that is configured to cool portions of an aircraft , the thermal management system comprising: at least one reverse air cycle machine, RACM, configured to be mounted on an engine of the aircraft , wherein in use the at least one RACM receives compressed bleed air from an engine compressor and cools and expands the bleed air; a vapor cycle system, VCS, that is configured to circulate a refrigerant; and a condenser that couples the at least one RACM to the VCS , wherein the at least one RACM coupled to the VCS through the condenser provides a first heat sink for the VCS , wherein in use the cooled and expanded bleed air is directed to the condenser where the expanded bleed air absorbs heat energy from the refrigerant that circulates through the VCS . at least one reverse air cycle machine, RACM, configured to be mounted on an engine of the aircraft , wherein in use the at least one RACM receives compressed bleed air from an engine compressor and cools and expands the bleed air; a vapor cycle system, VCS, that is configured to circulate a refrigerant; and a condenser that couples the at least one RACM to the VCS , wherein the at least one RACM coupled to the VCS through the condenser provides a first heat sink for the VCS , wherein in use the cooled and expanded bleed air is directed to the condenser where the expanded bleed air absorbs heat energy from the refrigerant that circulates through the VCS .
An adjustable yarn brake comprising : - means configured to have a reference position set when the yarn brake just starts to act on a yarn, - means configured to set the reference position in a memory,and - a position sensor configured to output an output signal indicative of the position of a movable member of the adjustable yarn brake in relation to the reference position, wherein the brake force of the adjustable yarn brake is determined by the position of the movable member , wherein the adjustable yarn brake is configured to output the signal from the position sensor to a display or to store the output signal from the position sensor in a memory to be re-used at another time or at another set-up to re-create the same settings. - means configured to have a reference position set when the yarn brake just starts to act on a yarn, - means configured to set the reference position in a memory,and - a position sensor configured to output an output signal indicative of the position of a movable member of the adjustable yarn brake in relation to the reference position, wherein the brake force of the adjustable yarn brake is determined by the position of the movable member , wherein the adjustable yarn brake is configured to output the signal from the position sensor to a display or to store the output signal from the position sensor in a memory to be re-used at another time or at another set-up to re-create the same settings.
A clothes hanger comprising: a unitary body having: an integral hook for suspending the clothes hanger from a rail; first and second inclined sides for supporting shoulder regions of an item of clothing, the first and second sides extending away from the integral hook to respective distal ends ; a third side extending between the distal ends of the first and second sides ; an integral panel infilling the region between the first, second and third sides ; and first and second integral clip bodies at or towards respective ends of the third side ; the clothes hanger further comprising: first and second clip actuators respectively mounted to the first and second clip bodies to form first and second clips for suspending a further item of clothing, wherein a trouser bar can be inserted into and retained by the first and second clips when in use, and characterised in that the unitary body further comprises an integral bar holder for storing the trouser bar when not inserted into and retained by the first and second clips in use. a unitary body having: an integral hook for suspending the clothes hanger from a rail; first and second inclined sides for supporting shoulder regions of an item of clothing, the first and second sides extending away from the integral hook to respective distal ends ; a third side extending between the distal ends of the first and second sides ; an integral panel infilling the region between the first, second and third sides ; and first and second integral clip bodies at or towards respective ends of the third side ; an integral hook for suspending the clothes hanger from a rail; first and second inclined sides for supporting shoulder regions of an item of clothing, the first and second sides extending away from the integral hook to respective distal ends ; a third side extending between the distal ends of the first and second sides ; an integral panel infilling the region between the first, second and third sides ; and first and second integral clip bodies at or towards respective ends of the third side ; the clothes hanger further comprising: first and second clip actuators respectively mounted to the first and second clip bodies to form first and second clips for suspending a further item of clothing, wherein a trouser bar can be inserted into and retained by the first and second clips when in use, and characterised in that the unitary body further comprises an integral bar holder for storing the trouser bar when not inserted into and retained by the first and second clips in use. first and second clip actuators respectively mounted to the first and second clip bodies to form first and second clips for suspending a further item of clothing, wherein a trouser bar can be inserted into and retained by the first and second clips when in use, and characterised in that the unitary body further comprises an integral bar holder for storing the trouser bar when not inserted into and retained by the first and second clips in use.
A resin composition for forming a first layer of an optical layer, the first layer including a polycarbonate-based resin as a main material and a visible light absorber for absorbing visible light, and the resin composition comprising the polycarbonate-based resin and the visible light absorber, wherein when a weight-average molecular weight of the polycarbonate-based resin is denoted by Mw and a number-average molecular weight of the polycarbonate-based resin is denoted by Mn, Mw/Mn is equal to or more than 1.0 and equal to or less than 2.0, and/or the weight-average molecular weight Mw is equal to or more than 1.2×10 4 and equal to or less than 3.5×10 4 , wherein the visible light absorber includes a plurality of kinds of light absorbers, wherein among the light absorbers, each of which has a content of equal to or more than 0.005 wt% in the resin composition, when a light absorber having a lowest melting point is denoted as a first light absorber and a light absorber having a highest melting point is denoted as a second light absorber, the melting point of the first light absorber is equal to or higher than 200°C and equal to or lower than 330°C, and the melting point of the second light absorber is equal to or higher than 280°C and equal to or lower than 330°C, wherein the second light absorber absorbs light in a wavelength range of equal to or more than 680 nm and equal to or less than 800 nm, and wherein when a shear rate for the resin composition is 243.2 [1/sec], a viscosity at 260°C of the resin composition is equal to or more than 600 Pa-s and equal to or less than 3500 Pa.s. wherein when a weight-average molecular weight of the polycarbonate-based resin is denoted by Mw and a number-average molecular weight of the polycarbonate-based resin is denoted by Mn, Mw/Mn is equal to or more than 1.0 and equal to or less than 2.0, and/or the weight-average molecular weight Mw is equal to or more than 1.2×10 4 and equal to or less than 3.5×10 4 , wherein the visible light absorber includes a plurality of kinds of light absorbers, wherein among the light absorbers, each of which has a content of equal to or more than 0.005 wt% in the resin composition, when a light absorber having a lowest melting point is denoted as a first light absorber and a light absorber having a highest melting point is denoted as a second light absorber, the melting point of the first light absorber is equal to or higher than 200°C and equal to or lower than 330°C, and the melting point of the second light absorber is equal to or higher than 280°C and equal to or lower than 330°C, wherein the second light absorber absorbs light in a wavelength range of equal to or more than 680 nm and equal to or less than 800 nm, and wherein when a shear rate for the resin composition is 243.2 [1/sec], a viscosity at 260°C of the resin composition is equal to or more than 600 Pa-s and equal to or less than 3500 Pa.s.
A sintered bearing for an EGR valve, obtained by sintering a green compact comprising 9% by weight to 12% by weight of aluminum, 0.1% by weight to 0.6% by weight of phosphorus, 6% by weight to 10% by weight of graphite, and the balance comprising copper as a main component, and inevitable impurities, the sintered bearing having a structure of a sintered aluminum-copper alloy, the sintered bearing further comprising free graphite distributed in pores formed so as to be dispersed, wherein a shaft having a valve element is inserted into the inner periphery of the sintered bearing.
A single ply separator comprising: a microporous polypropylene film, made by a dry-stretch process; and having a 3D pore sphericity factor or ratio (MD/TD/ND) of from 1.0 to 2.0, an MD/TD pore aspect ratio of 1.0, an average pore size from 0.09 to 0.99 microns, a thickness from 10 microns to 25 microns, a ratio of machine direction tensile strength to transverse direction tensile strength in a range of 1.4 to 1.6, a porosity in a range of 60% to 80%, a transverse direction (TD) tensile strength in a range of 500 kg/cm 2 -700 kg/cm 2 , and a machine direction (MD) tensile strength in a range of 700 kg/cm 2 -1000 kg/cm 2 . a microporous polypropylene film, made by a dry-stretch process; and having a 3D pore sphericity factor or ratio (MD/TD/ND) of from 1.0 to 2.0, an MD/TD pore aspect ratio of 1.0, an average pore size from 0.09 to 0.99 microns, a thickness from 10 microns to 25 microns, a ratio of machine direction tensile strength to transverse direction tensile strength in a range of 1.4 to 1.6, a porosity in a range of 60% to 80%, a transverse direction (TD) tensile strength in a range of 500 kg/cm 2 -700 kg/cm 2 , and a machine direction (MD) tensile strength in a range of 700 kg/cm 2 -1000 kg/cm 2 .
Power transmitter for transmitting power inductively to a power receiver via a transmitter coil , the power receiver being connectable to, or part of, a device that is to be charged or provided with power, the power transmitter comprising: - a first unit arranged to receive first data and second data from the power receiver, said first data indicating a modulation requirement for a frequency shift for frequency modulation of the power signal, said second data indicating an inquiry message; and being characterized by further comprising: - a second unit arranged to transmit a response message to the power receiver via the transmitter coil, the response message being intended for responding to said inquiry message, said second unit comprising: a modulator arranged to modulate a power signal according to said modulation requirement when transmitting the response message so as to carry the response message; wherein the second unit is arranged to transmit the response message to the power receiver within a response time, the response time being one of: - a time duration starting from the transmitting of the inquiry message by the power receiver to the receiving of the response message by the power receiver, and - the time duration starting from the power transmitter receiving the last bit of the inquiry message to the power transmitter transmitting the first bit of the response message. - a first unit arranged to receive first data and second data from the power receiver, said first data indicating a modulation requirement for a frequency shift for frequency modulation of the power signal, said second data indicating an inquiry message; and being characterized by further comprising: - a second unit arranged to transmit a response message to the power receiver via the transmitter coil, the response message being intended for responding to said inquiry message, said second unit comprising: a modulator arranged to modulate a power signal according to said modulation requirement when transmitting the response message so as to carry the response message; - a time duration starting from the transmitting of the inquiry message by the power receiver to the receiving of the response message by the power receiver, and - the time duration starting from the power transmitter receiving the last bit of the inquiry message to the power transmitter transmitting the first bit of the response message.