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A transperineal stepper , comprising: an acoustic probe including a first end which is insertable into a patient; a probe mounting structure which holds the acoustic probe; a base ; and characterized by : a gearless longitudinal translation device connected to, and enabling longitudinal movement of, the probe mounting structure and the acoustic probe with respect to the base, wherein the gearless longitudinal translation device comprises: a first friction wheel having at least a first beveled side surface , and a second friction wheel having at least a second beveled side surface ; and a first linear rod disposed between the first and second friction wheels and in contact with the first and second beveled surfaces, wherein a displacement of the first linear rod longitudinally with respect to the first and second friction wheels causes the acoustic probe and the probe mounting structure to be longitudinally displaced with respect to the base. an acoustic probe including a first end which is insertable into a patient; a probe mounting structure which holds the acoustic probe; a base ; and characterized by : a gearless longitudinal translation device connected to, and enabling longitudinal movement of, the probe mounting structure and the acoustic probe with respect to the base, wherein the gearless longitudinal translation device comprises: a first friction wheel having at least a first beveled side surface , and a second friction wheel having at least a second beveled side surface ; and a first linear rod disposed between the first and second friction wheels and in contact with the first and second beveled surfaces, wherein a displacement of the first linear rod longitudinally with respect to the first and second friction wheels causes the acoustic probe and the probe mounting structure to be longitudinally displaced with respect to the base. a first friction wheel having at least a first beveled side surface , and a second friction wheel having at least a second beveled side surface ; and a first linear rod disposed between the first and second friction wheels and in contact with the first and second beveled surfaces, wherein a displacement of the first linear rod longitudinally with respect to the first and second friction wheels causes the acoustic probe and the probe mounting structure to be longitudinally displaced with respect to the base.
A powertrain control system for a plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the system comprising: an adaptive charge sustaining controller ; at least one internal data source operably connected to the adaptive charge sustaining controller; and a memory connected to the adaptive charge sustaining controller for storing data generated by the at least one internal data source, wherein the adaptive charge sustaining controller is configured to select a mode of operation of a powertrain of the plugin hybrid electric vehicle along a given route based on programming generated from data stored in the memory associated with that route, and wherein the adaptive charge sustaining controller is further configured to learn that said route will be driven at a particular time, and to perform pre-start operations on a battery of the PHEV powertrain, including warming up and conditioning, at a certain interval before said particular time.. an adaptive charge sustaining controller ; at least one internal data source operably connected to the adaptive charge sustaining controller; and a memory connected to the adaptive charge sustaining controller for storing data generated by the at least one internal data source, wherein the adaptive charge sustaining controller is configured to select a mode of operation of a powertrain of the plugin hybrid electric vehicle along a given route based on programming generated from data stored in the memory associated with that route, and wherein the adaptive charge sustaining controller is further configured to learn that said route will be driven at a particular time, and to perform pre-start operations on a battery of the PHEV powertrain, including warming up and conditioning, at a certain interval before said particular time..
A hair cosmetic comprising the following components (A) to (C): (A) a compound represented by the following general formula or a salt thereof: wherein a broken line represents the presence or absence of a n bond; R 1 represents a hydroxy group or an acetoxy group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or -COOR (R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group); and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; (B) a dimethylsilicone; and (C) an amino-modified silicone, the hair cosmetic satisfying such conditions that a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (B) [(C)/(B)] is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less; and a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) and component (C) {(A)/[(B) + (C)]} is 1.0 or less. (A) a compound represented by the following general formula or a salt thereof: wherein a broken line represents the presence or absence of a n bond; R 1 represents a hydroxy group or an acetoxy group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or -COOR (R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group); and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; (B) a dimethylsilicone; and (C) an amino-modified silicone, the hair cosmetic satisfying such conditions that a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (B) [(C)/(B)] is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less; and a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) and component (C) {(A)/[(B) + (C)]} is 1.0 or less.
A flexible web for clothing, comprising a fabric substrate layer having a plurality of slits which are displaced from each other and each of which includes a first slit segment and a second slit segment ; characterized by and a lining piece unit made from an absorbent polymer and including a plurality of lining pieces each of which has a first marginal edge and a second marginal edge , and each of which is configured such that when bonded to said fabric substrate layer , said first and second marginal edges respectively border at said first and second slit segments .
System made up of an attachment housing having a locking clip and of a plug-connector housing , wherein the locking clip is intended for reversibly locking the attachment housing to the plug-connector housing , wherein the locking clip has a rear wall , side parts , which are formed on the rear wall, and a U-shaped cross section, wherein the side parts each have a bearing mount , by means of which the locking clip is mounted in a pivotable manner on the attachment housing , and wherein the side parts each have an arresting mount , which can be engaged in each case over an arresting pin of the plug-connector housing , wherein the plug-connector housing has arresting pins with a contour formed thereon, characterized in that the arresting mounts each have a V-shaped groove , and the contour engages in a precisely fitting manner in the V-shaped groove of the locking clip during the locking operation, as a result of which the arresting mounts are fully guided via the arresting pins during the plug-fit operation such that an end position or locking position of the locking clip is reached and locking of the plug-fit connection is ensured. wherein the locking clip has a rear wall , side parts , which are formed on the rear wall, and a U-shaped cross section, wherein the side parts each have a bearing mount , by means of which the locking clip is mounted in a pivotable manner on the attachment housing , and wherein the side parts each have an arresting mount , which can be engaged in each case over an arresting pin of the plug-connector housing , wherein the plug-connector housing has arresting pins with a contour formed thereon, characterized in that the arresting mounts each have a V-shaped groove , and the contour engages in a precisely fitting manner in the V-shaped groove of the locking clip during the locking operation, as a result of which the arresting mounts are fully guided via the arresting pins during the plug-fit operation such that an end position or locking position of the locking clip is reached and locking of the plug-fit connection is ensured.
An oral composition being a chewing gum, pet chew or chewy candy, effective to reduce hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), methyl mercaptan (CH 3 SH) or combinations thereof in the oral cavity, said composition comprising: 0.002 to 2 wt.% of zinc lactate; and 0.001 to 5 wt.% of an isothiocyanate; wherein the weight ratio of zinc lactate : isothiocyanate is 1:1 to 20:1. 0.002 to 2 wt.% of zinc lactate; and 0.001 to 5 wt.% of an isothiocyanate; wherein the weight ratio of zinc lactate : isothiocyanate is 1:1 to 20:1.
Fluid circulation tube for a heat exchanger, of the type produced by bending, and comprising a wall defining a base portion and free end legs , turned perpendicularly toward the base portion, said tube comprising a disrupter with bends provided inside said tube, said disrupter having a portion , called the central portion, which is inserted between the free end legs and the base portion , parallel to the latter, characterized in that said central portion of the disrupter has, between at least two adjacent bends, a flat region of which the width (L) is equal to the sum of the thicknesses (E) of the free end legs, increased on each side by a distance called the safety distance (D) which allows for the range of inclinations which the free end legs may assume relative to their nominal position perpendicular to said base portion, each safety distance (D) is substantially equal to the projection onto the central portion of the height of the free end leg with an inclination of between 20° and 45° relative to the nominal position perpendicular to said base portion, in that , at a distance from the ends of the tube, the ends of said free end legs are in contact, by their crosscut edges, with one of the faces of the central portion of the disrupter, the other face of the central portion of the disrupter being in contact with the base portion of the tube.
A method of removing unconsolidated powder from an additive layer manufactured component , the component having a first wall portion and a second wall portion , and a volume defined between the first and second wall portions (110:112), the volume containing unconsolidated powder material , the method comprising the steps of: (i) using an additive layer manufacturing process to form the component ; (ii) saturating the unconsolidated powder material with water ; (iii) reducing the temperature of the saturated unconsolidated powder material to a temperature below the freezing temperature of the water ; (iv) allowing the water to freeze; (v) increasing the temperature of the saturated unconsolidated powder material to a temperature above the melting temperature of the water ; and (vi) removing the unconsolidated powder material from the volume . (i) using an additive layer manufacturing process to form the component ; (ii) saturating the unconsolidated powder material with water ; (iii) reducing the temperature of the saturated unconsolidated powder material to a temperature below the freezing temperature of the water ; (iv) allowing the water to freeze; (v) increasing the temperature of the saturated unconsolidated powder material to a temperature above the melting temperature of the water ; and (vi) removing the unconsolidated powder material from the volume .
A Panel, in particular a wall, ceiling or floor panel, comprising a carrier layer of a plastic material and a primer layer , wherein the primer layer comprises a decorative pattern imprinted thereon and a cured polymer layer is provided over the primer layer, characterized in that the primer layer is based on an aqueous acrylate system.
A method for performing, by a first device, sidelink communication with a second device, the method comprising: determining (S1410) a first resource for a first sidelink transmission; transmitting first sidelink control information, SCI, including information related to the first resource; receiving (S1420), from a third device, second SCI including information related to a second resource for a second sidelink transmission; determining (S1430) to reselect the first resource, based on (i) overlap of the first resource which has been indicated by the first SCI and the second resource, (ii) a reference signal received power, RSRP, related to the second sidelink transmission being greater than an RSRP threshold, and (iii) a threshold priority value configured for pre-emption based resource reselection and a difference between a first priority value of the first sidelink transmission and a second priority value of the second sidelink transmission; and transmitting (S1440), to the second device, a physical sidelink control channel, PSCCH, related to the first sidelink transmission or a physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH, related to the PSCCH, based on a third resource determined by reselecting the first resource, wherein, based on that the first resource has been indicated by the first SCI, the threshold priority value and the difference between the first priority value and the second priority value are used for determining to reselect the first resource, and wherein the first priority value is greater than the second priority value. determining (S1410) a first resource for a first sidelink transmission; transmitting first sidelink control information, SCI, including information related to the first resource; receiving (S1420), from a third device, second SCI including information related to a second resource for a second sidelink transmission; determining (S1430) to reselect the first resource, based on (i) overlap of the first resource which has been indicated by the first SCI and the second resource, (ii) a reference signal received power, RSRP, related to the second sidelink transmission being greater than an RSRP threshold, and (iii) a threshold priority value configured for pre-emption based resource reselection and a difference between a first priority value of the first sidelink transmission and a second priority value of the second sidelink transmission; and transmitting (S1440), to the second device, a physical sidelink control channel, PSCCH, related to the first sidelink transmission or a physical sidelink shared channel, PSSCH, related to the PSCCH, based on a third resource determined by reselecting the first resource, wherein, based on that the first resource has been indicated by the first SCI, the threshold priority value and the difference between the first priority value and the second priority value are used for determining to reselect the first resource, and wherein the first priority value is greater than the second priority value.
A method of preparing a reinforced separator comprising the steps of: - providing a porous support on a pre-wetted casting drum ; - applying a dope solution including a polymer resin and hydrophilic inorganic particles on a side of the porous support other than a side of the porous support in contact with the pre-wetted casting drum; - performing phase inversion of the applied dope solution thereby obtaining a reinforced separator; and - removing the reinforced separator from the casting drum; wherein the casting drum is pre-wetted with a non-solvent for the polymer resin, and wherein the pre-wetted casting drum contains less than 50 g of non-solvent per m 2 surface area of the casting drum. - providing a porous support on a pre-wetted casting drum ; - applying a dope solution including a polymer resin and hydrophilic inorganic particles on a side of the porous support other than a side of the porous support in contact with the pre-wetted casting drum; - performing phase inversion of the applied dope solution thereby obtaining a reinforced separator; and - removing the reinforced separator from the casting drum; wherein the casting drum is pre-wetted with a non-solvent for the polymer resin, and wherein the pre-wetted casting drum contains less than 50 g of non-solvent per m 2 surface area of the casting drum.
A system for ensuring secure anchoring of a tissue anchor within tissue in a patient's body, comprising: a tissue anchor deployment system including a proximal handle connected to an elongated flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) having a lumen within which translates an elongated tissue anchor tool (60; 100; 426) with a distal tissue anchor (24; 212; 306; 428) thereon suitable for piercing and anchoring into tissue; a tissue contact indicator assembly configured to be visible from outside the body on a display for an imaging sensor, the indicator assembly being located adjacent a distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and having a movable member (62; 98; 172; 182; 204; 214; 220; 222; 224; 228; 252; 260, 264; 310; 330; 462) that in a first position presents a first visual image on the display for the imaging sensor prior to contact between the distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and tissue, and presents a second visual image distinct from the first visual image after moving to a second position when a predetermined pressure is applied between the distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and the tissue, the predetermined pressure being calibrated to ensure that the tissue anchor (24; 212; 306; 428) securely embeds into the tissue when the tissue anchor tool (60; 100; 426) is subsequently advanced. a tissue anchor deployment system including a proximal handle connected to an elongated flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) having a lumen within which translates an elongated tissue anchor tool (60; 100; 426) with a distal tissue anchor (24; 212; 306; 428) thereon suitable for piercing and anchoring into tissue; a tissue contact indicator assembly configured to be visible from outside the body on a display for an imaging sensor, the indicator assembly being located adjacent a distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and having a movable member (62; 98; 172; 182; 204; 214; 220; 222; 224; 228; 252; 260, 264; 310; 330; 462) that in a first position presents a first visual image on the display for the imaging sensor prior to contact between the distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and tissue, and presents a second visual image distinct from the first visual image after moving to a second position when a predetermined pressure is applied between the distal end of the flexible tube (20; 90; 170; 180; 200; 210; 322; 440) and the tissue, the predetermined pressure being calibrated to ensure that the tissue anchor (24; 212; 306; 428) securely embeds into the tissue when the tissue anchor tool (60; 100; 426) is subsequently advanced.
An organic electroluminescent device having an anode , a hole transport layer , a luminous layer , an electron transport layer , and a cathode in this order, wherein the hole transport layer contains an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula : where Ar 1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by a naphthyl group, an unsubstituted biphenylyl group, or an unsubstituted terphenylyl group; Ar 2 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or an unsubstituted biphenylyl group; and Ar 3 and Ar 4 each represent an unsubstituted biphenylyl group, an unsubstituted terphenylyl group, a phenyl group substituted by a naphthyl group or a fluorenyl group, or a fluorenyl group substituted by a methyl group or a phenyl group. the hole transport layer contains an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula : where Ar 1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by a naphthyl group, an unsubstituted biphenylyl group, or an unsubstituted terphenylyl group; Ar 2 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or an unsubstituted biphenylyl group; and Ar 3 and Ar 4 each represent an unsubstituted biphenylyl group, an unsubstituted terphenylyl group, a phenyl group substituted by a naphthyl group or a fluorenyl group, or a fluorenyl group substituted by a methyl group or a phenyl group.
A luminaire comprising a device for detecting tilting of the luminaire , the device comprising: a sensor for sensing electromagnetic wave stimuli, the sensor mounted to the luminaire and arranged in use to receive an electromagnetic wave stimulus from one or more remotely located stimulus sources , the stimulus sources being external to the luminaire and having either a stable position or a stable pattern of positions over time with respect to fixed points on earth; and a controller , adapted to: detect changes in one or more intensity characteristics of the received stimulus compared with a reference stimulus, the reference stimulus being representative of a received stimulus by the sensor when the luminaire to which the sensor is mounted is in a known state of tilt, and the changes being indicative of changes in a positional relationship between the one or more stimulus sources and the sensor, and determine, based on said detected changes in the one or more intensity characteristics and/or the indicated changes in the positional relationship, a change in a state of tilting of the luminaire. a sensor for sensing electromagnetic wave stimuli, the sensor mounted to the luminaire and arranged in use to receive an electromagnetic wave stimulus from one or more remotely located stimulus sources , the stimulus sources being external to the luminaire and having either a stable position or a stable pattern of positions over time with respect to fixed points on earth; and a controller , adapted to: detect changes in one or more intensity characteristics of the received stimulus compared with a reference stimulus, the reference stimulus being representative of a received stimulus by the sensor when the luminaire to which the sensor is mounted is in a known state of tilt, and the changes being indicative of changes in a positional relationship between the one or more stimulus sources and the sensor, and determine, based on said detected changes in the one or more intensity characteristics and/or the indicated changes in the positional relationship, a change in a state of tilting of the luminaire. detect changes in one or more intensity characteristics of the received stimulus compared with a reference stimulus, the reference stimulus being representative of a received stimulus by the sensor when the luminaire to which the sensor is mounted is in a known state of tilt, and the changes being indicative of changes in a positional relationship between the one or more stimulus sources and the sensor, and determine, based on said detected changes in the one or more intensity characteristics and/or the indicated changes in the positional relationship, a change in a state of tilting of the luminaire.