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An air valve for modulating bleed air from the compressor section of a turbine engine, the air valve comprising: a housing defining an inlet and first and second outlets , wherein a flow path extends through the housing and between the inlet and first and second outlets; a metering element disposed within the housing and within the flow path, the metering element including a first flow port, and a second flow port, the metering element having a side wall with a curved outer periphery, the first and second flow ports extending through the side wall; and a first and a second shoe disposed on either side of the metering element, the first shoe operable to communicate bleed air received from the first flow port to the first outlet, the second shoe operable to communicate bleed air received from the second flow port to the second outlet; wherein the first port has a width which extends along the curved outer periphery at a first arc length; and wherein the second port has a width which extends along the curved outer periphery at a second arc length smaller than the first arc length. a housing defining an inlet and first and second outlets , wherein a flow path extends through the housing and between the inlet and first and second outlets; a metering element disposed within the housing and within the flow path, the metering element including a first flow port, and a second flow port, the metering element having a side wall with a curved outer periphery, the first and second flow ports extending through the side wall; and a first and a second shoe disposed on either side of the metering element, the first shoe operable to communicate bleed air received from the first flow port to the first outlet, the second shoe operable to communicate bleed air received from the second flow port to the second outlet; wherein the first port has a width which extends along the curved outer periphery at a first arc length; and wherein the second port has a width which extends along the curved outer periphery at a second arc length smaller than the first arc length.
A multiaxial connector for connecting a first implanted device to a second implanted device, characterised by comprising: a female driveline cable-side connector , including: a lumen; a platinum iridium tuning fork-shaped connector disposed in the lumen; an o-ring surrounding an interior wall of the lumen; a first cantilevered tactile feedback element ; a male device-side connector, including: a platinum iridium electrical pin configured to be inserted into the platinum iridium tuning fork-shaped connector to make an electrical connection therebetween; a ceramic sheath covering a portion of the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath configured to provide electrical isolation for the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath further being configured to engage the o-ring to prevent fluid from interrupting the electrical connection; a second cantilevered tactile feedback element configured to engage the first cantilevered tactile feedback element so as to provide a user with a tactile response when the electrical connection is made; a locking mechanism configured to secure the female driveline cable-side connector to the male device-side connector. a lumen; a platinum iridium tuning fork-shaped connector disposed in the lumen; an o-ring surrounding an interior wall of the lumen; a first cantilevered tactile feedback element ; a male device-side connector, including: a platinum iridium electrical pin configured to be inserted into the platinum iridium tuning fork-shaped connector to make an electrical connection therebetween; a ceramic sheath covering a portion of the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath configured to provide electrical isolation for the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath further being configured to engage the o-ring to prevent fluid from interrupting the electrical connection; a second cantilevered tactile feedback element configured to engage the first cantilevered tactile feedback element so as to provide a user with a tactile response when the electrical connection is made; a locking mechanism configured to secure the female driveline cable-side connector to the male device-side connector. a platinum iridium electrical pin configured to be inserted into the platinum iridium tuning fork-shaped connector to make an electrical connection therebetween; a ceramic sheath covering a portion of the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath configured to provide electrical isolation for the platinum iridium electrical pin, the ceramic sheath further being configured to engage the o-ring to prevent fluid from interrupting the electrical connection; a second cantilevered tactile feedback element configured to engage the first cantilevered tactile feedback element so as to provide a user with a tactile response when the electrical connection is made; a locking mechanism configured to secure the female driveline cable-side connector to the male device-side connector.
A method for determining whether a subject has Brucellosis or Q-Fever, the method comprising determining the level of HIST4H4, LDHB, and MDH1 in a blood sample(s) obtained from the subject; comparing the level of HIST4H4, LDHB, and MDH1 in the subject sample(s) with a control level of HIST4H4, LDHB, and MDH1, wherein a higher level of HIST4H4, a higher level of LDHB, and a higher level of MDH1 in the subject sample(s) as compared to the level of the corresponding marker in a control sample(s) from a subject(s) that has Q-Fever; or to an average level of HIST4H4, LDHB, and MDH in a sample(s) from a subject(s) that has Q-Fever indicates that the subject has Brucellosis, and wherein a lower level of HIST4H4, a lower level of LHDB, and a lower level of MDH1 in the subject sample(s) as compared to the level of the corresponding marker in the control sample(s) from a healthy control subject; or to an average level of HIST4H4, LDHB, and MDH in a sample(s) from a healthy control subject indicates that the subject has Q-Fever.
An apparatus, comprising: an airfoil , a chine coupled to the airfoil , the chine having a lateral surface ; and a slat located adjacent the lateral surface of the chine and coupled to the airfoil , the slat being movable relative to the airfoil between a stowed position and a deployed position (300;600), the slat exposing the lateral surface of the chine when the slat (3029 is in the deployed position (300;600) and covering the lateral surface of the chine when the slat is in the stowed position , wherein a portion of an outer mold line of the slat is flush with a portion of an outer mold line of the chine when the slat is in the stowed position. an airfoil , a chine coupled to the airfoil , the chine having a lateral surface ; and a slat located adjacent the lateral surface of the chine and coupled to the airfoil , the slat being movable relative to the airfoil between a stowed position and a deployed position (300;600), the slat exposing the lateral surface of the chine when the slat (3029 is in the deployed position (300;600) and covering the lateral surface of the chine when the slat is in the stowed position , wherein a portion of an outer mold line of the slat is flush with a portion of an outer mold line of the chine when the slat is in the stowed position.
A method for producing a dairy based product in pieces, said product being mozzarella or a dairy based preparation comprising steps of: - realising a sheet of said product, said sheet comprising a first portion; the sheet having a substantially two-dimensional extension with a reduced thickness; - cooling said first portion of the sheet ; the step of cooling said first portion of the sheet comprising a step of advancing said sheet into a cooling tunnel , a speed of cooling is such that air is an operating fluid, without having to immerse the product in water; - obtaining pieces of said product from said first portion of the sheet . - realising a sheet of said product, said sheet comprising a first portion; the sheet having a substantially two-dimensional extension with a reduced thickness; - cooling said first portion of the sheet ; the step of cooling said first portion of the sheet comprising a step of advancing said sheet into a cooling tunnel , a speed of cooling is such that air is an operating fluid, without having to immerse the product in water; - obtaining pieces of said product from said first portion of the sheet .
A transport unit, more particularly a refrigerated semitrailer , refrigerated trailer or refrigerated transport container, comprising a cooling system having at least one electrically driven cooling unit which consists substantially of an evaporator unit, a condenser unit and a compressor unit and is arranged in a space-saving manner in a common housing , wherein a plurality of intake air fans are also arranged in the common housing , wherein the cooling unit has at least two identically constructed, exchangeable refrigeration circuit modules , which are connected to the intake air fans , are connected via air exchange lines to a cold-storage compartment of the transport unit, and each contain the refrigerant circuit comprising evaporator unit , condenser unit and compressor unit , characterised in that the at least two refrigeration circuit modules can be individually defrosted sequentially, wherein in a defrosting mode each of the at least two refrigeration circuit modules can be separated from the cold-storage compartment by switching off an intake fan so that no defrosting heat is introduced into the cold-storage compartment, while at least one other of the at least two refrigeration circuit modules maintains the cooling capacity for continuous cooling of the cold-storage compartment, wherein the cooling capacity of each of the at least two refrigeration circuit modules is designed in such a way that it can provide the cooling capacity necessary for maintaining stationary cooling.
An adjustable steering column assembly comprising a steering column shroud which supports a steering shaft for a steering wheel, a support bracket which is fixable in position relative to a part of a vehicle, and a clamp mechanism, in which the support bracket comprises two arms having a portion of the steering column shroud located therebetween, in which the clamp mechanism comprises a pin that passes through slots in the arms and carries a fixed cam portion and a moving cam portion , relative rotation of the fixed cam portion with respect to the moving cam portion causing the clamp mechanism to move between a locked position in which the clamp mechanism fixes the steering column shroud in position relative to the support bracket arms and an unlocked position in which the clamp mechanism permits movement of the pin along the slots thereby to enable movement of the steering column shroud relative to the support bracket arms , in which the fixed cam portion has an anti-rotation feature (20; 30) that sits at least partially within one of the slots in one of the arms and which co-operates with side walls of the slot to substantially prevent unwanted rotation of the fixed cam portion , wherein the anti-rotation feature (20; 30) carries a plurality of contact portions (24, 25; 36, 41) that in use contact the side walls of the slot , as the position of the steering column shroud is adjusted to help guide the anti-rotation feature (20; 30) along the slot , and wherein the contact portions (24, 25; 36, 41) and the side walls are configured such that in use the anti-rotation feature (20; 30) does not cause any significant permanent deformation of the side walls due to a preferential deformation of the contact portions (24, 25; 36, 41), characterised in that a part of each contact portion (24, 25; 36, 41) that engages an adjacent side wall is biased towards the adjacent side wall by a respective spring means (24b, 25b; 34, 35), the spring means (24b, 25b; 34, 35) permitting at least part of the preferential deformation of the contact portion (24, 25; 36, 41), in which the spring means (24b, 25b; 34, 35) and the part of the contact portion (24, 25; 36, 41) that contacts the adjacent side wall are integrally formed as two-shot moulding, and in which the anti-rotation feature (20; 30) comprises a block (21; 31) that fits within the slot in the arm and the spring means (24b, 25b; 34, 35) comprises a resilient spacer that is held captive in a pocket formed in the block (21; 31).
A method for densifying one or more porous substrates with pyrolytic carbon by chemical vapour infiltration, comprising at least the following steps: - admitting, at the inlet of the densification furnace, a reactive gaseous phase comprising at least one pyrolytic carbon precursor; - reacting at least a fraction of the reactive gaseous phase with the porous substrate or substrates; - extracting, at the outlet of the densification furnace, gaseous effluents originating from the reactive gaseous phase; - reintroducing, with the reactive gaseous phase admitted at the inlet of the densification furnace, at least a fraction of the gaseous effluents extracted at the outlet of the furnace; characterised in that the fraction of the gaseous effluents introduced with the reactive gaseous phase comprises at least one polyaromatic hydrocarbon compound. - admitting, at the inlet of the densification furnace, a reactive gaseous phase comprising at least one pyrolytic carbon precursor; - reacting at least a fraction of the reactive gaseous phase with the porous substrate or substrates; - extracting, at the outlet of the densification furnace, gaseous effluents originating from the reactive gaseous phase; - reintroducing, with the reactive gaseous phase admitted at the inlet of the densification furnace, at least a fraction of the gaseous effluents extracted at the outlet of the furnace;
A mineral wool product comprising mineral fibres bound by a cured binder wherein the binder in its uncured state comprises: - at least one protein, - at least one enzyme, wherein the at least one protein is selected from the group consisting of proteins from animal sources, including collagen, gelatine, hydrolysed gelatine, and protein from milk (casein, whey), eggs; proteins from vegetable sources, including proteins from legumes, cereals, whole grains, nuts, seeds and fruits, like protein from buckwheat, oats, rye, millet, maize (corn), rice, wheat, bulgar, sorghum, amaranth, quinoa, soybeans (soy protein), lentils, kidney beans, white beans, mung beans, chickpeas, cowpeas, lima beans, pigeon peas, lupines, wing beans, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, walnuts, cotton seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds; polyphenolic proteins such as mussel foot protein, wherein the at least one enzyme is selected from the group consisting of transglutaminase (EC 2.3.2.13), protein disulfide isomerase (EC 5.3.4.1), thiol oxidase (EC 1.8.3.2), polyphenol oxidase (EC 1.14.18.1), in particular catechol oxidase, tyrosine oxidase, and phenoloxidase, lysyl oxidase (EC 1.4.3.13), and peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7). - at least one protein, - at least one enzyme, wherein the at least one protein is selected from the group consisting of proteins from animal sources, including collagen, gelatine, hydrolysed gelatine, and protein from milk (casein, whey), eggs; proteins from vegetable sources, including proteins from legumes, cereals, whole grains, nuts, seeds and fruits, like protein from buckwheat, oats, rye, millet, maize (corn), rice, wheat, bulgar, sorghum, amaranth, quinoa, soybeans (soy protein), lentils, kidney beans, white beans, mung beans, chickpeas, cowpeas, lima beans, pigeon peas, lupines, wing beans, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, walnuts, cotton seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds; polyphenolic proteins such as mussel foot protein, wherein the at least one enzyme is selected from the group consisting of transglutaminase (EC 2.3.2.13), protein disulfide isomerase (EC 5.3.4.1), thiol oxidase (EC 1.8.3.2), polyphenol oxidase (EC 1.14.18.1), in particular catechol oxidase, tyrosine oxidase, and phenoloxidase, lysyl oxidase (EC 1.4.3.13), and peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7).
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner, comprising: a box-shaped main unit that includes an air blower, a heat exchanger , and a drain pan and is disposable in a ceiling (T1) of an air conditioning room (R); and a decorative panel that is attached to a bottom surface of the main unit along a ceiling surface of the air conditioning room (R), the decorative panel being provided with an air suction part and an air blowing part , wherein the heat exchanger includes at least two heat exchange parts of a front heat exchange part and a rear heat exchange part , the front heat exchange part and the rear heat exchange part are disposed in the main unit so as to face each other, an air blowing chamber (F) is provided between the front heat exchange part and the rear heat exchange part , a first air suction chamber (S1) is provided outside the rear heat exchange part , a second air suction chamber (S2) is provided outside the front heat exchange part , and the air suction part is disposed on a side of the first air suction chamber (S1), and the air blower is housed in the air blowing chamber (F), a bottom surface of the air blowing chamber (F) is closed by the drain pan , characterized in that the ceiling-embedded air conditioner is arranged such that an air guide path (L) is formed from the air suction part to the second air suction chamber (S2) on a side of the front heat exchange part between the decorative panel and the drain pan . a box-shaped main unit that includes an air blower, a heat exchanger , and a drain pan and is disposable in a ceiling (T1) of an air conditioning room (R); and a decorative panel that is attached to a bottom surface of the main unit along a ceiling surface of the air conditioning room (R), the decorative panel being provided with an air suction part and an air blowing part , wherein the heat exchanger includes at least two heat exchange parts of a front heat exchange part and a rear heat exchange part , the front heat exchange part and the rear heat exchange part are disposed in the main unit so as to face each other, an air blowing chamber (F) is provided between the front heat exchange part and the rear heat exchange part , a first air suction chamber (S1) is provided outside the rear heat exchange part , a second air suction chamber (S2) is provided outside the front heat exchange part , and the air suction part is disposed on a side of the first air suction chamber (S1), and the air blower is housed in the air blowing chamber (F), a bottom surface of the air blowing chamber (F) is closed by the drain pan , characterized in that the ceiling-embedded air conditioner is arranged such that an air guide path (L) is formed from the air suction part to the second air suction chamber (S2) on a side of the front heat exchange part between the decorative panel and the drain pan .
An image encoder, comprising: circuitry; and a memory coupled to the circuitry, wherein the circuitry, in operation: determines a size of a block of a picture, said size indicating at least one of a height and a width of the block; determines whether the size of the block satisfies a condition, wherein the condition is that the size is a power of 2; when the size of the block satisfies the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:3 ratio or a 3:1 ratio; when the size of the block does not satisfy the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:2 ratio or a 2:1 ratio; and encodes the sub blocks of the block. circuitry; and a memory coupled to the circuitry, wherein the circuitry, in operation: determines a size of a block of a picture, said size indicating at least one of a height and a width of the block; determines whether the size of the block satisfies a condition, wherein the condition is that the size is a power of 2; when the size of the block satisfies the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:3 ratio or a 3:1 ratio; when the size of the block does not satisfy the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:2 ratio or a 2:1 ratio; and encodes the sub blocks of the block. determines a size of a block of a picture, said size indicating at least one of a height and a width of the block; determines whether the size of the block satisfies a condition, wherein the condition is that the size is a power of 2; when the size of the block satisfies the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:3 ratio or a 3:1 ratio; when the size of the block does not satisfy the condition, splits the block vertically or horizontally into two sub blocks at a 1:2 ratio or a 2:1 ratio; and encodes the sub blocks of the block.
A method of providing status pertaining to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising: displaying on a controller's display information indicative of first regions of a map where a distance between a current altitude of the UAV and terrain in the map are within a first threshold; displaying on the controller's display information indicative of second regions of a map where a distance between the current altitude of the UAV and terrain in the map are within a second threshold; and updating the first and second regions based on a change in the current altitude of the UAV ; characterized in that at least one of the first or second regions is automatically displayed on the controller's display in response to an indication that a controller is engaging controls to change the current altitude of the UAV . displaying on a controller's display information indicative of first regions of a map where a distance between a current altitude of the UAV and terrain in the map are within a first threshold; displaying on the controller's display information indicative of second regions of a map where a distance between the current altitude of the UAV and terrain in the map are within a second threshold; and updating the first and second regions based on a change in the current altitude of the UAV ; characterized in that at least one of the first or second regions is automatically displayed on the controller's display in response to an indication that a controller is engaging controls to change the current altitude of the UAV .