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A plasma processing apparatus , comprising: a plasma chamber ; a dielectric wall forming at least a portion of the plasma chamber ; an inductive coupling element located proximate the dielectric wall ; an ultraviolet light source configured to emit an ultraviolet light beam onto a metal surface that faces an interior volume of the plasma chamber , the metal surface being a metal structure of the plasma chamber ; and a controller configured to control the ultraviolet light source such that it emits the ultraviolet light beam on the metal surface prior to or at the same time as the inductive coupling element being energized with radio frequency, RF, energy. a plasma chamber ; a dielectric wall forming at least a portion of the plasma chamber ; an inductive coupling element located proximate the dielectric wall ; an ultraviolet light source configured to emit an ultraviolet light beam onto a metal surface that faces an interior volume of the plasma chamber , the metal surface being a metal structure of the plasma chamber ; and a controller configured to control the ultraviolet light source such that it emits the ultraviolet light beam on the metal surface prior to or at the same time as the inductive coupling element being energized with radio frequency, RF, energy.
A circuit breaker , comprising: - first and second contacts being configured to be moveable with respect to each other along an axis of the circuit breaker between an open and a closed configuration of the circuit breaker, the first and second contacts defining an arcing region in which an arc is formed during a current breaking operation; - a nozzle configured for directing a flow of a quenching gas onto the arcing region during the current breaking operation, - a diffusor arranged downstream of the nozzle for further transporting the quenching gas within the arcing region and/or downstream of the arcing region , and - a mechanical swirling device being arranged downstream of the nozzle and at least partially in the diffusor for imparting a swirl onto the quenching gas flowing along the diffusor , the mechanical swirling device having an axial overlap with the second contact in the open configuration of the circuit breaker , characterized in that the mechanical swirling device is arranged at least partially upstream of the second contact . - first and second contacts being configured to be moveable with respect to each other along an axis of the circuit breaker between an open and a closed configuration of the circuit breaker, the first and second contacts defining an arcing region in which an arc is formed during a current breaking operation; - a nozzle configured for directing a flow of a quenching gas onto the arcing region during the current breaking operation, - a diffusor arranged downstream of the nozzle for further transporting the quenching gas within the arcing region and/or downstream of the arcing region , and - a mechanical swirling device being arranged downstream of the nozzle and at least partially in the diffusor for imparting a swirl onto the quenching gas flowing along the diffusor , the mechanical swirling device having an axial overlap with the second contact in the open configuration of the circuit breaker , characterized in that the mechanical swirling device is arranged at least partially upstream of the second contact .
A coupling element comprising - a coupling body having a first joining surface , said coupling body comprising a bonding material being weldable at a melting temperature, - at least one heating element , provided to heat the bonding material at a temperature equal to or greater than the melting temperature, the at least one heating element being encapsulated with the bonding material or provided at the first joining surface, - said bonding material being a transition polymer, - wherein the bonding material is provided with a foaming agent, preferably within the bonding material, wherein the foaming agent has an activation temperature so that the foaming agent can be activated by the heat generated by the heating element in the bonding material during the molten phase, - characterized in that the heating element is permeable to the bonding material - a coupling body having a first joining surface , said coupling body comprising a bonding material being weldable at a melting temperature, - at least one heating element , provided to heat the bonding material at a temperature equal to or greater than the melting temperature, the at least one heating element being encapsulated with the bonding material or provided at the first joining surface, - said bonding material being a transition polymer, - wherein the bonding material is provided with a foaming agent, preferably within the bonding material, wherein the foaming agent has an activation temperature so that the foaming agent can be activated by the heat generated by the heating element in the bonding material during the molten phase, - characterized in that the heating element is permeable to the bonding material
A microfluidic device comprising a multidimensional double spiral (MDDS), wherein the MDDS comprises: a. a first spiral microchannel comprising a first inlet; b. a second spiral microchannel in fluid communication with the first spiral microchannel and comprising an inner wall outlet and an outer wall outlet, wherein the inner wall outlet is located on the inner wall side of the microchannel and the outer wall outlet is located on the outer wall side of the microchannel; and c. a transition region, wherein the transition region is a microchannel that connects the first and second spiral microchannels, wherein the output from the first spiral microchannel is directed into the second spiral microchannel in the transition region; characterized in that the first spiral microchannel has a smaller cross-sectional area than the second spiral microchannel; wherein the cross-sectional area of the first spiral microchannel remains constant along its length and wherein the cross-sectional area of the second spiral microchannel remain constant along its length; and wherein the MDDS is configured to separate particles from a sample fluid comprising a mixture of particles. a. a first spiral microchannel comprising a first inlet; b. a second spiral microchannel in fluid communication with the first spiral microchannel and comprising an inner wall outlet and an outer wall outlet, wherein the inner wall outlet is located on the inner wall side of the microchannel and the outer wall outlet is located on the outer wall side of the microchannel; and c. a transition region, wherein the transition region is a microchannel that connects the first and second spiral microchannels, wherein the output from the first spiral microchannel is directed into the second spiral microchannel in the transition region; characterized in that the first spiral microchannel has a smaller cross-sectional area than the second spiral microchannel; wherein the cross-sectional area of the first spiral microchannel remains constant along its length and wherein the cross-sectional area of the second spiral microchannel remain constant along its length; and wherein the MDDS is configured to separate particles from a sample fluid comprising a mixture of particles.
A double stranded RNAi agent for inhibiting expression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a cell, wherein the double stranded RNAi agent comprises a sense strand and an antisense strand forming a double-stranded region, wherein the sense strand comprises 5'- GGUGGACUUCUCUCAAUUUUA -3' (SEQ ID NO: 11), and the antisense strand comprises 5'-UAAAAUUGAGAGAAGUCCACCAC -3' (SEQ ID NO: 12), wherein substantially all of the nucleotides of the sense strand and substantially all of the nucleotides of the antisense strand are modified nucleotides, wherein the sense strand is conjugated to a ligand attached at the 3'-terminus, and wherein the ligand is one or more GalNAc derivatives attached through a bivalent or trivalent branched linker. wherein the sense strand comprises 5'- GGUGGACUUCUCUCAAUUUUA -3' (SEQ ID NO: 11), and the antisense strand comprises 5'-UAAAAUUGAGAGAAGUCCACCAC -3' (SEQ ID NO: 12), wherein substantially all of the nucleotides of the sense strand and substantially all of the nucleotides of the antisense strand are modified nucleotides, wherein the sense strand is conjugated to a ligand attached at the 3'-terminus, and wherein the ligand is one or more GalNAc derivatives attached through a bivalent or trivalent branched linker.
A vehicle body structure for a vehicle, the vehicle body structure comprising: a frame that constitutes a vehicle body and has a closed cross-section portion ; and a reinforcement body disposed inside the closed cross-section portion and joined to the frame , characterized in that the reinforcement body is composed of a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion , the first reinforcement portion has a first bonding surface on an upper side and wherein the first reinforcement portion is joined to an inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the first bonding surface , the second reinforcement portion has a second bonding surface facing the first bonding surface from above the first bonding surface , and wherein the second reinforcement portion is joined to the inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the second bonding surface , the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded together through a damping member made of an adhesive material, and the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are disposed at an inclination angle of 30 degrees or less with respect to a horizontal plane. a frame that constitutes a vehicle body and has a closed cross-section portion ; and a reinforcement body disposed inside the closed cross-section portion and joined to the frame , characterized in that the reinforcement body is composed of a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion , the first reinforcement portion has a first bonding surface on an upper side and wherein the first reinforcement portion is joined to an inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the first bonding surface , the second reinforcement portion has a second bonding surface facing the first bonding surface from above the first bonding surface , and wherein the second reinforcement portion is joined to the inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the second bonding surface , the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded together through a damping member made of an adhesive material, and the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are disposed at an inclination angle of 30 degrees or less with respect to a horizontal plane.
A method for providing a component, the method comprising; defining the geometry of the component, defining a second geometry which incorporates a component geometry portion and a sacrificial geometry portion , using an additive layer manufacturing, ALM, method permitting the deposition of multiple materials, manufacturing an intermediate having the second geometry, removing the sacrificial geometry portion , and applying a heat treatment to the intermediate before removing the sacrificial geometry portion , wherein the sacrificial geometry portion comprises a material which is more ductile than the materials of the component geometry portion . defining the geometry of the component, defining a second geometry which incorporates a component geometry portion and a sacrificial geometry portion , using an additive layer manufacturing, ALM, method permitting the deposition of multiple materials, manufacturing an intermediate having the second geometry, removing the sacrificial geometry portion , and applying a heat treatment to the intermediate before removing the sacrificial geometry portion , wherein the sacrificial geometry portion comprises a material which is more ductile than the materials of the component geometry portion .
Connection apparatus having at least one media-carrying electrically heatable hose line which has at least one heating wire , at least one plug-in connector and at least one electrical heating element, wherein the plug-in connector has at least one first connection and one second connection , wherein the at least one electrically heatable hose line can be connected to the first connection , wherein the at least one heating wire of the at least one hose line at that end of the hose line which is associated with the plug-in connector can be detached from the hose line , and wherein the plug-in connector is at least partially likewise electrically heatable, wherein the at least one heating wire of the at least one electrically heatable hose line is arranged on the respectively associated connection of the plug-in connector , at least one further electrical heating element is arranged between the first and the second connection of the plug-in connector in a manner lying directly on the plug-in connector , and the combination comprising a first part of the electrically heatable hose line , a first connection of the plug-in connector , the heating wire , which is attached to the respective connection of the plug-in connector , of the connected hose line and the at least one further heating element which is arranged directly on the plug-in connector are substantially completely encapsulated by injection moulding by means of a plastic material , characterized in that the electrical connection ends of the heating wire of the hose line and of the at least one further heating element on the plug-in connector are each guided out of the plastic injection-moulded encapsulation .
A device which is configured to operate in a first operating mode comprising an in vivo microscopic analysis of the skin and in a second operating mode comprising ex vivo microscopic analysis of a sample, the device comprising: - a microscope lens comprising an optical axis (Δ); - a mounting comprising a distal portion , in which the microscope lens is arranged, and a proximal portion which is fixedly joined to the distal portion, the distal portion comprising at one end a first transmission window; - a first end piece which comprises at one end a second transmission window and which is configured to be fixed in a removable manner, in the first operating mode, to the distal portion of the mounting ; - a second end piece which is configured to be fixed in a removable manner, in the second operating mode, to the distal portion of the mounting ; - a sample carrier comprising a receiving surface which is configured to receive a sample in the second operating mode; - a support which is configured to cooperate with the second end piece in the second operating mode so as to receive the mounting so that the optical axis of the microscope lens is substantially aligned in a predetermined direction with respect to the receiving surface. - a microscope lens comprising an optical axis (Δ); - a mounting comprising a distal portion , in which the microscope lens is arranged, and a proximal portion which is fixedly joined to the distal portion, the distal portion comprising at one end a first transmission window; - a first end piece which comprises at one end a second transmission window and which is configured to be fixed in a removable manner, in the first operating mode, to the distal portion of the mounting ; - a second end piece which is configured to be fixed in a removable manner, in the second operating mode, to the distal portion of the mounting ; - a sample carrier comprising a receiving surface which is configured to receive a sample in the second operating mode; - a support which is configured to cooperate with the second end piece in the second operating mode so as to receive the mounting so that the optical axis of the microscope lens is substantially aligned in a predetermined direction with respect to the receiving surface.
A crosslinked rubber composition having a volume of the low density region of 35% or more at elongation by an applied stress of 1.5 MPa, a volume of the void portion of 7.5% or less at elongation by an applied stress of 3.0 MPa and a hardness of 65 or more, wherein the hardness is measured with a type A durometer in accordance with the test method of JIS K6253, wherein the low density region is a region having a density of 0.1 to 0.8 time the density of a crosslinked rubber composition before the elongation, wherein the void portion is a region having a density of 0 to 0.1 time the density of a crosslinked rubber composition before the elongation, wherein volumes of the low density region and the void portion are evaluated using an X-ray computerized tomography, wherein a decay time of a phosphor for converting the X-ray into a visible light is 100 ms or less, and wherein a luminance of the X-ray is 10 10 photons/s/mrad 2 /mm 2 /0.1% bw or more.
An imaging apparatus to which an accessory device is mountable, the imaging apparatus comprising: a first communication line (LCLK) configured to transmit, to the accessory device, a clock signal or a request-to-send signal serving as a timing signal for controlling a timing of communication with the accessory device ; and a second communication line (DCL) configured to transmit, to the accessory device, a first command relating to operations of the accessory device at a timing corresponding to the timing signal; characterized by : a third communication line (DLC) configured to receive, from the accessory device, first data corresponding to the first command at a timing corresponding to the timing signal; a fourth communication line (DLC2) configured to receive, from the accessory device, second data by one-way data asynchronous communication regardless of a timing indicated by the timing signal; and a communication control means configured to control communication by the first communication line, the second communication line, the third communication line, and the fourth communication line. a first communication line (LCLK) configured to transmit, to the accessory device, a clock signal or a request-to-send signal serving as a timing signal for controlling a timing of communication with the accessory device ; and a second communication line (DCL) configured to transmit, to the accessory device, a first command relating to operations of the accessory device at a timing corresponding to the timing signal; characterized by : a third communication line (DLC) configured to receive, from the accessory device, first data corresponding to the first command at a timing corresponding to the timing signal; a fourth communication line (DLC2) configured to receive, from the accessory device, second data by one-way data asynchronous communication regardless of a timing indicated by the timing signal; and a communication control means configured to control communication by the first communication line, the second communication line, the third communication line, and the fourth communication line. a third communication line (DLC) configured to receive, from the accessory device, first data corresponding to the first command at a timing corresponding to the timing signal; a fourth communication line (DLC2) configured to receive, from the accessory device, second data by one-way data asynchronous communication regardless of a timing indicated by the timing signal; and a communication control means configured to control communication by the first communication line, the second communication line, the third communication line, and the fourth communication line.
Hearing aid, comprising: a carrier unit, at least one microphone unit, a vibrator unit provided on said carrier unit, wherein said vibrator unit is configured to apply vibrations to a pinna of an outer ear of a user by touching said pinna, and a directional speaker unit configured to direct sound towards an ear canal of the user and to attenuate sound towards said at least one microphone unit, and where the vibrations and the sound are provided into the same ear which pinna is stimulated by the vibrator unit. a carrier unit, at least one microphone unit, a vibrator unit provided on said carrier unit, wherein said vibrator unit is configured to apply vibrations to a pinna of an outer ear of a user by touching said pinna, and a directional speaker unit configured to direct sound towards an ear canal of the user and to attenuate sound towards said at least one microphone unit, and where the vibrations and the sound are provided into the same ear which pinna is stimulated by the vibrator unit.
A composition for use in promoting hair restoration and/or hair growth comprising a sulfa agent and a chitosan agent.
An automobile hood , comprising: a panel , a reinforcing member , and a joint that joins together the panel and the reinforcing member , wherein: the reinforcing member includes a structure in which a plurality of units having a hexagonal annular shape are disposed in a close-packed arrangement; the unit has a floor , an inclined wall , and a top plate ; the floor is adjacent to the panel ; the top plate and the panel are separated from each other; the inclined wall is arranged between the floor and the top plate ; a ridge line having a hexagonal annular shape of the unit is between the inclined wall and the floor ; the floor has an annular end part which is centered on the center of the annular unit ; and a length (L1) of one side of the ridge line having the hexagonal annular shape is 40 mm or more and 75 mm or less. a panel , a reinforcing member , and a joint that joins together the panel and the reinforcing member , wherein: the reinforcing member includes a structure in which a plurality of units having a hexagonal annular shape are disposed in a close-packed arrangement; the unit has a floor , an inclined wall , and a top plate ; the floor is adjacent to the panel ; the top plate and the panel are separated from each other; the inclined wall is arranged between the floor and the top plate ; a ridge line having a hexagonal annular shape of the unit is between the inclined wall and the floor ; the floor has an annular end part which is centered on the center of the annular unit ; and a length (L1) of one side of the ridge line having the hexagonal annular shape is 40 mm or more and 75 mm or less. the reinforcing member includes a structure in which a plurality of units having a hexagonal annular shape are disposed in a close-packed arrangement; the unit has a floor , an inclined wall , and a top plate ; the floor is adjacent to the panel ; the top plate and the panel are separated from each other; the inclined wall is arranged between the floor and the top plate ; a ridge line having a hexagonal annular shape of the unit is between the inclined wall and the floor ; the floor has an annular end part which is centered on the center of the annular unit ; and a length (L1) of one side of the ridge line having the hexagonal annular shape is 40 mm or more and 75 mm or less.
Wind turbine , comprising a tower and a nacelle mounted rotatably around a center axis of the tower on top of the tower , the tower having at least one tower lift for transportation and/or at least one tower climbing means , in particular a ladder , for climbing between the bottom of the tower and at least one tower platform inside the tower which allows access to an access arrangement of the nacelle , wherein the access arrangement comprises an access platform suspended below a bed frame of the nacelle and rotatable with the nacelle and an access climbing means , in particular stairs , and/or an access lift leading from the access platform to an interior of the nacelle , characterized in that the access arrangement comprises a safety barrier means at the outer boundary of the access platform , surrounding the access platform , the safety barrier means having at least one access means , in particular a door and/or a hatch, to access the access platform from the tower platform in at least one orientation of the nacelle .