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Method for the management and control of a heat pump (HP) based on a compression/expansion thermodynamic cycle of an operating fluid and comprising at least: - a first heat exchanger (11; 12) wherein said operating fluid absorbs, at constant pressure, heat energy from a cold well, - a second heat exchanger (12; 11) wherein said operating fluid yields, at constant pressure, part of its heat energy to a hot well, - an expansion valve placed between said first (11; 12) and second (12; 11) heat exchanger and adapted to carry out a constant enthalpy expansion and cooling of said operating fluid, - a compressor (13; C) adapted to compress said operating fluid between a minimum pressure thereof that it has at the outlet of said first heat exchanger (11; 12) and a maximum pressure thereof that it has at the inlet of said second heat exchanger (12; 11), said compressor (13; C) being able to suck and compress a wet operating fluid with a suitable percentage of liquid fraction, - at least one temperature sensor (T.com) for the detection of the delivery temperature Tm of said compressor (13; C), - at least one temperature sensor (T.evap) for the detection of an evaporation temperature SST in said first exchanger (11; 12), - at least one temperature sensor (T.cond) for detecting a condensation temperature SDT in said second exchanger (12; 11), characterised in that the temperature difference between the lubricating oil in the compressor (13; C) and said operating fluid at the delivery of the same compressor (13; C) is kept equal to or greater than a safety threshold OIL_SH such that there is no condensation of said operating fluid in said lubricating oil, i.e. such that the following relationship is verified: Toil - Tm ≥ OIL_SH. - a first heat exchanger (11; 12) wherein said operating fluid absorbs, at constant pressure, heat energy from a cold well, - a second heat exchanger (12; 11) wherein said operating fluid yields, at constant pressure, part of its heat energy to a hot well, - an expansion valve placed between said first (11; 12) and second (12; 11) heat exchanger and adapted to carry out a constant enthalpy expansion and cooling of said operating fluid, - a compressor (13; C) adapted to compress said operating fluid between a minimum pressure thereof that it has at the outlet of said first heat exchanger (11; 12) and a maximum pressure thereof that it has at the inlet of said second heat exchanger (12; 11), said compressor (13; C) being able to suck and compress a wet operating fluid with a suitable percentage of liquid fraction, - at least one temperature sensor (T.com) for the detection of the delivery temperature Tm of said compressor (13; C), - at least one temperature sensor (T.evap) for the detection of an evaporation temperature SST in said first exchanger (11; 12), - at least one temperature sensor (T.cond) for detecting a condensation temperature SDT in said second exchanger (12; 11),
A medical observation device comprising: an imaging optical system including an objective optical system that condenses light from a subject and two image-forming optical systems which have optical axes different from an optical axis of the objective optical system and which cause light condensed by the objective optical system to form an image; and a control unit configured to cause an autofocus operation to be executed by causing a focusing optical member included in the objective optical system to move; wherein the control unit specifies a ranging region for the autofocus operation on a basis of a position or a movement amount of the focusing optical member; and wherein the control unit specifies an image movement direction and an image movement amount of a subject image associated with the autofocus operation on a basis of the position or the movement amount of the focusing optical member, and specifies the ranging region on a basis of the image movement direction and the image movement amount. an imaging optical system including an objective optical system that condenses light from a subject and two image-forming optical systems which have optical axes different from an optical axis of the objective optical system and which cause light condensed by the objective optical system to form an image; and a control unit configured to cause an autofocus operation to be executed by causing a focusing optical member included in the objective optical system to move; wherein the control unit specifies a ranging region for the autofocus operation on a basis of a position or a movement amount of the focusing optical member; and wherein the control unit specifies an image movement direction and an image movement amount of a subject image associated with the autofocus operation on a basis of the position or the movement amount of the focusing optical member, and specifies the ranging region on a basis of the image movement direction and the image movement amount.
A lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity selected from the group consisting of Group II, III and IV basestocks, and mixtures thereof; and (b) 0.5 to 10% of a tetra-functional hydrolyzable silane compound of the formula I: wherein each R is independently an unsubstituted C 1-20 hydrocarbyl group selected from the group consisting of straight and branched chain alkyl; and a is 4; c) 0.5 to 10% of a detergent; and d) 1 to 20% of an alkenyl succinimide dispersant derived from a 450 to 3000 average molecular weight polyalkylene; wherein the percent additive is a weight percent based upon the total weight percent of the lubricating oil composition. c) 0.5 to 10% of a detergent; and d) 1 to 20% of an alkenyl succinimide dispersant derived from a 450 to 3000 average molecular weight polyalkylene; wherein the percent additive is a weight percent based upon the total weight percent of the lubricating oil composition.
Light module of a motor vehicle headlamp comprising a reflector, a heat sink and a circuit board with a semiconductor light source , wherein the reflector comprises a support shell of a first material and a reflection shell of a second material abutting the support shell , wherein the reflection shell and the circuit board have complementary and positioning structures that engage in one another, and wherein the support shell is thermally coupled to the circuit board by a suitable connection, characterised in that the support shell and the reflection shell are shaped and dimensioned to fit one another in such a way that a convex rear side of the reflection shell facing away from its light emission side is received by a concave surface of the support shell in a precisely fitting manner, without play and under slight pretension.
A method of acquiring a contrast enhanced X-ray computed tomography image of a subject, said method comprising: orally administering to said subject a diagnostically effective amount of an enteric contrast medium formulation comprising: (a) particles of a material selected from microparticles and nanoparticles, said particles comprising a core consisting of an oxide of an element with an atomic number from 6 to 20, wherein said enteric contrast medium has an 80:140 kVp CT number ratio from about 1.2 to about 1.5 and wherein said particles are coated with a material compatible with enteric administration of said formulation, said coating comprising a polymer which is a member selected from a poly(alkylene oxide), a poly(amino acid), a poly(ester) polymer, a polysaccharide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a poly(vinyl) polymer, a poly(ethylene imine) polymer, a poly(acrylic) polymer, a poly(siloxane) polymer, a protein, a dendrimer and a combination thereof, said particles constituting from 30% (w/w) to 70% (w/w) of said formulation; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle in which said particles are dispersed; and acquiring said X-ray computed tomography image of said subject, wherein said image is an image of a region selected from the abdomen and pelvis of said subject. (a) particles of a material selected from microparticles and nanoparticles, said particles comprising a core consisting of an oxide of an element with an atomic number from 6 to 20, wherein said enteric contrast medium has an 80:140 kVp CT number ratio from about 1.2 to about 1.5 and wherein said particles are coated with a material compatible with enteric administration of said formulation, said coating comprising a polymer which is a member selected from a poly(alkylene oxide), a poly(amino acid), a poly(ester) polymer, a polysaccharide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a poly(vinyl) polymer, a poly(ethylene imine) polymer, a poly(acrylic) polymer, a poly(siloxane) polymer, a protein, a dendrimer and a combination thereof, said particles constituting from 30% (w/w) to 70% (w/w) of said formulation; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle in which said particles are dispersed; and acquiring said X-ray computed tomography image of said subject, wherein said image is an image of a region selected from the abdomen and pelvis of said subject.
A wheel device for a motor vehicle , the device comprising: - a rim having an axis (H) and an outer surface defining a seat for fitting a tyre , - a wheel hub arranged around the axis (H) inside the rim and suited to be coupled to a suspension of the motor vehicle , - an electric motor comprising a stator arranged coaxially to the wheel hub in a fixed position relative to the wheel hub and a rotor configured to magnetically interact with the stator , - a radial bearing supporting the rotor in a rotary manner around said axis (H) relative to the wheel hub and to the stator , and - a flange fixed relative to the rim and arranged inside the rim in a radially projecting manner relative to the rim towards said axis (H), the device further comprising releasable fixing means to fix the rotor to the flange , so that the flange is fixed to the rotor by means of said releasable fixing means, and a brake disc fixed to the rotor by means of said releasable fixing means, characterized in that the flange is arranged between the rotor and the brake disc according to said axis (H). - a rim having an axis (H) and an outer surface defining a seat for fitting a tyre , - a wheel hub arranged around the axis (H) inside the rim and suited to be coupled to a suspension of the motor vehicle , - an electric motor comprising a stator arranged coaxially to the wheel hub in a fixed position relative to the wheel hub and a rotor configured to magnetically interact with the stator , - a radial bearing supporting the rotor in a rotary manner around said axis (H) relative to the wheel hub and to the stator , and - a flange fixed relative to the rim and arranged inside the rim in a radially projecting manner relative to the rim towards said axis (H), the device further comprising releasable fixing means to fix the rotor to the flange , so that the flange is fixed to the rotor by means of said releasable fixing means, and a brake disc fixed to the rotor by means of said releasable fixing means, characterized in that the flange is arranged between the rotor and the brake disc according to said axis (H).
A composite nanofiber sheet comprising: a nanofiber sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the nanofiber sheet comprising a plurality of nanofibers that are aligned within the nanofiber sheet and that define a plurality of spaces between the aligned nanofibers of the plurality; a first conformal metal layer conformally disposed on outer surfaces of a first portion of the plurality of aligned nanofibers proximate to the first major surface of the nanofiber sheet, the first conformal metal layer comprising a conductive path in the nanofiber sheet; and a polymer layer disposed in a plurality of spaces defined by a second portion of the plurality of aligned nanofibers, the polymer layer proximate to the second major surface of the nanofiber sheet. a nanofiber sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the nanofiber sheet comprising a plurality of nanofibers that are aligned within the nanofiber sheet and that define a plurality of spaces between the aligned nanofibers of the plurality; a first conformal metal layer conformally disposed on outer surfaces of a first portion of the plurality of aligned nanofibers proximate to the first major surface of the nanofiber sheet, the first conformal metal layer comprising a conductive path in the nanofiber sheet; and a polymer layer disposed in a plurality of spaces defined by a second portion of the plurality of aligned nanofibers, the polymer layer proximate to the second major surface of the nanofiber sheet.
A multifunction machine comprising: a reception unit configured to receive, over a network, a print job from a user; a retaining unit configured to retain the print job in association with the user; an acceptance unit configured to accept an execution instruction from the user; a second acceptance unit configured to accept the cancellation of execution by the user; an authentication unit configured to perform remote authentication of the user on the approach of the user; and an image forming unit configured to execute the print job retained by the retaining unit in association with the authenticated user, wherein the image forming unit is configured to execute the print job without accepting an execution instruction by the acceptance unit in a case where both the authentication unit completes the remote authentication and cancellation by the user of execution of the print job is not present within a holding time. a reception unit configured to receive, over a network, a print job from a user; a retaining unit configured to retain the print job in association with the user; an acceptance unit configured to accept an execution instruction from the user; a second acceptance unit configured to accept the cancellation of execution by the user; an authentication unit configured to perform remote authentication of the user on the approach of the user; and an image forming unit configured to execute the print job retained by the retaining unit in association with the authenticated user, wherein the image forming unit is configured to execute the print job without accepting an execution instruction by the acceptance unit in a case where both the authentication unit completes the remote authentication and cancellation by the user of execution of the print job is not present within a holding time.
An electromechanical brake system comprising: a brake actuator having a power transmission means for transmitting an actuating force to a brake pad, said power transmission means including a rotatable shaft ; a coupling means with a locking element , wherein the coupling means can be controlled so that the locking element is engaged with the rotatable shaft and blocks its rotation or so that the locking element is disengaged from the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft can be rotated, wherein the brake actuator comprises an interface configured to be connected to the locking element and to engage or disengage the locking element from the rotatable shaft , characterised in that the locking element has a disc-shape, with one or more grooves or openings permitting engagement of an interface component. a brake actuator having a power transmission means for transmitting an actuating force to a brake pad, said power transmission means including a rotatable shaft ; a coupling means with a locking element , wherein the coupling means can be controlled so that the locking element is engaged with the rotatable shaft and blocks its rotation or so that the locking element is disengaged from the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft can be rotated, wherein the brake actuator comprises an interface configured to be connected to the locking element and to engage or disengage the locking element from the rotatable shaft , characterised in that the locking element has a disc-shape, with one or more grooves or openings permitting engagement of an interface component.
A corner connection between supporting elements of a cableway cabin, the corner connection comprising a support element which is designed as an elongated strut with a hollow end , and the corner connection comprising an angled connecting element with a connecting piece which can be introduced in a form-fitting manner into the hollow end of the support element , characterized in that an inner shape of the hollow end and an outer shape of the connecting piece have an angular design and are provided in a form-fitting manner at least on two mutually opposite surfaces in such a way that a gap remains between the inner surface of the hollow end and the outer surface of the connecting piece , an adhesive material being provided in the gap .
Assembly module for a motor vehicle , having an optical sensor system which is suitable a) to monitor a detection area located outside the motor vehicle to determine the proximity of a user , b) in the event of detection of the user in the detection area , monitoring an operating area located within the detection area to determine whether the user is within the operating area ; and c) in the event of detection of the user in the operating area , to trigger a signal for carrying out an action on the motor vehicle , wherein the optical sensor system is adapted to use less energy for monitoring the detection area than for monitoring the operating area , wherein low energy transmission or monitoring units which can be used for continuous operation are provided for carrying out step a), and a unit within the optical sensor system for step b) is formed with increased power consumption. a) to monitor a detection area located outside the motor vehicle to determine the proximity of a user , b) in the event of detection of the user in the detection area , monitoring an operating area located within the detection area to determine whether the user is within the operating area ; and c) in the event of detection of the user in the operating area , to trigger a signal for carrying out an action on the motor vehicle ,
An acetate tow band comprising standard fibers and identification fibers, wherein the standard fibers comprise cellulose acetate, wherein the identification fibers comprise 1 to 100, 1 to 50, 1 to 20, or 1 to 10 chemical markers, wherein an amount of each of the chemical markers, based on a weight of the fibers, is defined as a chemical marker amount, wherein at least one of the chemical marker amounts corresponds to a taggant chemical marker amount, and wherein (i) the chemical markers and (ii) the at least one taggant chemical marker amounts are representative of at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band and wherein the taggant chemical marker comprises one or more taggant non-volatile organic compounds comprising fatty acids or wherein the taggant chemical marker comprises one or more taggant polymeric additives comprising polystyrene with a weight or number average molecular weight ranging from 500 to 20,000,000.
A protein which is a VTFT isoform of a BPIFB4 protein or a functional fragment thereof, wherein the functional fragment comprises at least 430 residues and wherein the protein and the functional fragment thereof has a biological activity selected from increasing mitochondrial function, reducing protein aggregation and increasing CXCR4 activity, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition selected from neuronal diseases and injuries, said diseases and injuries being associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and/or protein aggregation and/or ameliorated by CXCR4 activation.
An electronic device for managing an integrated circuit, IC, card domain , the electronic device comprising: the IC card domain , configured to store a first SIM profile and a second SIM profile ; and a communication domain coupled to the IC card domain via a physical interface ; wherein the IC card domain is configured to: generate a first logical interface on the physical interface ; associate the first SIM profile with the first logical interface by providing a first logical interface identifier; generate a second logical interface on the physical interface ; associate the second SIM profile with the second logical interface by providing a second logical interface identifier; wherein the communication domain is configured to: address the first SIM profile , by using the first logical interface identifier, in parallel and independent from the second SIM profile ; and address the second SIM profile , by using the second logical interface identifier, in parallel and independent from the first SIM profile ; characterized in that at least one of the first logical interface identifier and the second logical interface identifier comprises a pair of identifiers, each for one direction of communication. the IC card domain , configured to store a first SIM profile and a second SIM profile ; and a communication domain coupled to the IC card domain via a physical interface ; generate a first logical interface on the physical interface ; associate the first SIM profile with the first logical interface by providing a first logical interface identifier; generate a second logical interface on the physical interface ; associate the second SIM profile with the second logical interface by providing a second logical interface identifier; address the first SIM profile , by using the first logical interface identifier, in parallel and independent from the second SIM profile ; and address the second SIM profile , by using the second logical interface identifier, in parallel and independent from the first SIM profile ; characterized in that at least one of the first logical interface identifier and the second logical interface identifier comprises a pair of identifiers, each for one direction of communication.
Switchover device for a ventilation system having a fresh air supply and an exhaust air discharge as well as several connecting lines (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4), wherein the fresh air supply opens into a first chamber , the exhaust air discharge opens into a second chamber , each connecting line (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4) is connected to a switchover valve (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4), wherein the switchover valves (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) connect the connecting lines (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4) in each case either to the first chamber or to the second chamber , wherein the first chamber is separated from the second chamber by a partition , characterised in that each switchover valve (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) consists of a first hollow tube which protrudes into one of the two chambers and is connected in each case to a connecting line (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4), a closed tube which protrudes into the other chamber and is aligned parallel, preferably coaxially, to the corresponding first hollow tube , and a second hollow tube which penetrates the partition and is aligned coaxially to the corresponding first hollow tube , wherein the second hollow tube essentially has an inner cross-section such as the outer cross-section of the respectively corresponding closed tube and the corresponding first hollow tube .
A lithium secondary battery comprising an integrated electrode assembly, comprising a positive electrode, a first binder polymer layer , an inorganic coating layer comprising a plurality of inorganic particles and a second binder polymer, a third binder polymer layer , and a negative electrode, being sequentially stacked and combined, wherein the first binder polymer layer and the third binder polymer layer are obtained by coating a first binder polymer dispersion and a third binder polymer dispersion, respectively, on the surface of its lower layer by way of dip coating, die coating, roll coating or comma coating, and drying, and wherein the inorganic coating layer is obtained by coating a slurry including the plurality of inorganic particles and the second binder polymer by way of dip coating, die coating, roll coating or comma coating and drying.