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Process for producing a balance wheel for a timepiece comprising a felloe , a hub and at least one arm connecting the hub to said felloe , the felloe , the hub and the arm being made of a metal alloy, said process comprising the following steps: a) making a mould having the negative shape of the balance wheel b) getting hold of a metal alloy, which has a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 25 ppm/°C and being able to be in an at least partly amorphous state when it is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature c) putting the metal alloy into the mould, said metal alloy being heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature so as to be hot moulded and to form a balance wheel d) cooling said metal alloy to obtain a balance wheel made of said metal alloy e) releasing the balance wheel obtained in step d) from its mould; the process being characterised in that it includes a step for over-moulding flexible centring components in the hub . a) making a mould having the negative shape of the balance wheel b) getting hold of a metal alloy, which has a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 25 ppm/°C and being able to be in an at least partly amorphous state when it is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature c) putting the metal alloy into the mould, said metal alloy being heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature so as to be hot moulded and to form a balance wheel d) cooling said metal alloy to obtain a balance wheel made of said metal alloy e) releasing the balance wheel obtained in step d) from its mould;
A method for bonding by molecular adhesion a first plate having an inherent curvature prior to bonding (K1) onto a second plate having an inherent curvature prior to bonding (K2), at least one of the two plates having at least one series of microcomponents , said method comprising at least one step of contacting the two plates so as to initiate the propagation of a bonding wave between the two plates, characterized in that it comprises, during the contacting step: - holding the first plate and the second plate facing each other by a first holding support and a second holding support respectively, said first support imposing on the first plate said predefined bonding curvature (KB) in the form of a paraboloid of revolution which is based on the inherent curves prior to bonding (K1, K2) of the first and second plates, - contacting said plates to initiate the propagation of a bonding wave between said plates, - releasing the second plate from the second holding support before or during the step of contacting with the first plate so that said second plate conforms to the predefined bonding curvature in the form of a paraboloid of revolution imposed on the first plate during the propagation of the adhesive wave. - holding the first plate and the second plate facing each other by a first holding support and a second holding support respectively, said first support imposing on the first plate said predefined bonding curvature (KB) in the form of a paraboloid of revolution which is based on the inherent curves prior to bonding (K1, K2) of the first and second plates, - contacting said plates to initiate the propagation of a bonding wave between said plates, - releasing the second plate from the second holding support before or during the step of contacting with the first plate so that said second plate conforms to the predefined bonding curvature in the form of a paraboloid of revolution imposed on the first plate during the propagation of the adhesive wave.
Milling blank for producing an indirect dental restoration, composed of resin or a resin-based composite, containing water in an amount of at least 25% of the water sorption W sp characterized in that the milling blank is sealed or enclosed in a water-tight manner.
A food item comprising an ingredient composition, the ingredient composition comprising a recombinant ovalbumin (rOVA), wherein the rOVA is present in the food item in an amount between 2% and 15% (w/w), and wherein the food item does not comprise any egg-white proteins except rOVA.
A mechanical spreader along a spreading axis , comprises a support and two spreading plates and a central rod , characterized in that each spreading plate comprises at least one bevel , and in that the central rod is able to slide in said support between the two spreading plates , said central rod comprising a plurality of bevels having a profile complementary to the bevels of said spreading plates , the bevels of said central rod being in contact with the bevels of said spreading plates , said spreader also comprising return means able to exert a return force on the spreading plates , means for actuating the translation of the central rod and means for immobilizing the spreading plates in planes perpendicular to said spreading axis.
A process for maintaining blood in an insulated vessel at 22 °C ± 2 °C for at least 15 hours where the ambient temperature outside the insulated vessel is between 39 °C and -35 °C, comprising: a.) cooling blood contained in a flexible polymer pouch to about 22 °C using a contained phase change material which consists essentially of 98 % 1-dodecanol, 1.5 % myristyl alcohol and 0.5 % 1-decanol, and wherein the container for the phase change material covers a major portion of each of the two largest surfaces of the flexible polymer pouch, wherein: (i) the contained phase change material was pre-conditioned at 22 °C or less for about 12 hours or more; and (ii) the contained phase change material is positioned to cover said major portions for about 2 hours or until the temperature of the blood drops to 22 °C ± 2 °C; b.) the contained phase change material covering said major portions is placed into said insulated vessel and the insulated vessel is subjected to temperatures between 39 °C and -35 °C for up to 15 hours, wherein the contained phase change material maintains the blood in the flexible polymer pouch at 22 °C ± 2 °C; and c.) blood is withdrawn from the flexible polymer pouch for use in a process to produce blood products. a.) cooling blood contained in a flexible polymer pouch to about 22 °C using a contained phase change material which consists essentially of 98 % 1-dodecanol, 1.5 % myristyl alcohol and 0.5 % 1-decanol, and wherein the container for the phase change material covers a major portion of each of the two largest surfaces of the flexible polymer pouch, wherein: (i) the contained phase change material was pre-conditioned at 22 °C or less for about 12 hours or more; and (ii) the contained phase change material is positioned to cover said major portions for about 2 hours or until the temperature of the blood drops to 22 °C ± 2 °C; (i) the contained phase change material was pre-conditioned at 22 °C or less for about 12 hours or more; and (ii) the contained phase change material is positioned to cover said major portions for about 2 hours or until the temperature of the blood drops to 22 °C ± 2 °C; b.) the contained phase change material covering said major portions is placed into said insulated vessel and the insulated vessel is subjected to temperatures between 39 °C and -35 °C for up to 15 hours, wherein the contained phase change material maintains the blood in the flexible polymer pouch at 22 °C ± 2 °C; and c.) blood is withdrawn from the flexible polymer pouch for use in a process to produce blood products.
A method of determining a concentration of an analyte in a sample, the method comprising: intertwining a first input signal, via a first electrode having a reagent, with a second input signal, via a second electrode lacking any reagent that facilitates oxidation of the analyte, the intertwining including: applying to the sample, via the first electrode, the first input signal having at least two excitations of a constant potential and a relaxation, and applying to the sample, via the second electrode, the second input signal having at least two excitations of a constant potential and a relaxation, such that the excitations of the first input signal are nonconcurrent with the excitations of the second input signal, and such that each excitation of the first input signal is separated from the next excitation of the first input signal by an excitation of the second input signal; wherein the intensities of the successive excitations of the second input signal increase over time; measuring a first output signal responsive to the first input signal and a second output signal responsive to the second input signal, wherein for each excitation of the first and second input signals, one or more currents are measured thereby generating the first and the second output signals; and determining the concentration of the analyte based on at least the first output signal and the second output signal. intertwining a first input signal, via a first electrode having a reagent, with a second input signal, via a second electrode lacking any reagent that facilitates oxidation of the analyte, the intertwining including: applying to the sample, via the first electrode, the first input signal having at least two excitations of a constant potential and a relaxation, and applying to the sample, via the second electrode, the second input signal having at least two excitations of a constant potential and a relaxation, such that the excitations of the first input signal are nonconcurrent with the excitations of the second input signal, and such that each excitation of the first input signal is separated from the next excitation of the first input signal by an excitation of the second input signal; wherein the intensities of the successive excitations of the second input signal increase over time; measuring a first output signal responsive to the first input signal and a second output signal responsive to the second input signal, wherein for each excitation of the first and second input signals, one or more currents are measured thereby generating the first and the second output signals; and determining the concentration of the analyte based on at least the first output signal and the second output signal.
A rotor blade comprising: a root connector configured to engage a turbine shaft of a turbomachine; an airfoil extending from the root connector , the airfoil including an airfoil body , the airfoil body comprising a pre-existing portion and a component build surface , the airfoil body defining at least one air channel enclosed within the airfoil body and extending to the component build surface ; and an additive portion from the component build surface of the airfoil body , the additive portion including an additive structure further defining the at least one air channel extending from the component build surface to an external surface of the additive portion, the airfoil including a pressure side wall and a suction side wall that define an outer surface and an outboard tip, the airfoil body terminating in the component build surface prior to the outboard tip and the additive portion including the outboard tip; wherein the additive portion further includes at least one internal air chamber having a lateral cross-section greater than a largest width of the at least one air channel and a total component density of the additive structure is less than a total component density of the airfoil body . a root connector configured to engage a turbine shaft of a turbomachine; an airfoil extending from the root connector , the airfoil including an airfoil body , the airfoil body comprising a pre-existing portion and a component build surface , the airfoil body defining at least one air channel enclosed within the airfoil body and extending to the component build surface ; and an additive portion from the component build surface of the airfoil body , the additive portion including an additive structure further defining the at least one air channel extending from the component build surface to an external surface of the additive portion, the airfoil including a pressure side wall and a suction side wall that define an outer surface and an outboard tip, the airfoil body terminating in the component build surface prior to the outboard tip and the additive portion including the outboard tip; wherein the additive portion further includes at least one internal air chamber having a lateral cross-section greater than a largest width of the at least one air channel and a total component density of the additive structure is less than a total component density of the airfoil body .
A refrigeration cycle system, comprising: a refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising a refrigeration cycle configured to circulate refrigerant, and a controller configured to control the refrigeration cycle , an air-blowing fan controlled by the controller , and a refrigerant detection unit configured to detect a concentration of leaked refrigerant and to output a detection signal to the controller , the controller being configured to operate the air-blowing fan when detecting leakage of the refrigerant, characterized in that the controller is configured to stop the air-blowing fan when a temporal change of the concentration of the leaked refrigerant is negative. a refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising a refrigeration cycle configured to circulate refrigerant, and a controller configured to control the refrigeration cycle , a refrigeration cycle configured to circulate refrigerant, and a controller configured to control the refrigeration cycle , an air-blowing fan controlled by the controller , and a refrigerant detection unit configured to detect a concentration of leaked refrigerant and to output a detection signal to the controller , the controller being configured to operate the air-blowing fan when detecting leakage of the refrigerant, characterized in that the controller is configured to stop the air-blowing fan when a temporal change of the concentration of the leaked refrigerant is negative.
Glazing , and in particular vehicle glazing, comprising a window , in particular a laminated window comprising an exterior layer of glass , an interior layer of glass and a plastic material interlayer situated between said two layers of glass, said window having an exterior face , an edge surface and an interior face , said window including along at least one part of at least one longitudinal edge a profiled bead , said glazing further including an adjacent window , in particular an adjacent laminated window comprising an exterior layer of glass as well as an interior layer of glass and a plastic material interlayer situated between said two layers of glass, said adjacent window having an exterior face , an edge surface and an interior face , characterized in that said profiled bead includes a groove for clipping a cover piece to said profiled bead , said cover piece including, seen in cross section, a harpoon penetrating into said groove during clipping, when said harpoon is situated in said groove , said cover piece further including on the one hand, farther toward the exterior than said harpoon and outside of said groove , a base situated facing and at a distance from both at least one part of said edge surface of said window and at least one part of said edge surface of said adjacent window and on the other hand, farther toward the exterior than said base , a flexible exterior covering having a Shore A hardness between 45 and 90 inclusive, or even between 55 and 85 inclusive and situated facing both at least one part of said edge surface of said window and at least one part of said edge surface of said adjacent window .
Method for determining at least one first characteristic value of blood in a patient, the at least one first characteristic value describing the iron content of the blood, wherein - in a computed tomography device , computed tomography data of the patient for at least two energy levels of radiation is acquired using multi energy computed tomography, - a region of interest comprising blood is defined in at least one image data set reconstructed from the computed tomography data, - at least in the region of interest , attenuation coefficients are determined for each energy level, - material decomposition into three materials, one material being iron, the other two materials being blood plasma and erythrocytes, is performed using the attenuation coefficients, yielding at least a fraction of iron in the region of interest , and - the first characteristic value is determined as and/or from the iron fraction. - in a computed tomography device , computed tomography data of the patient for at least two energy levels of radiation is acquired using multi energy computed tomography, - a region of interest comprising blood is defined in at least one image data set reconstructed from the computed tomography data, - at least in the region of interest , attenuation coefficients are determined for each energy level, - material decomposition into three materials, one material being iron, the other two materials being blood plasma and erythrocytes, is performed using the attenuation coefficients, yielding at least a fraction of iron in the region of interest , and - the first characteristic value is determined as and/or from the iron fraction.
A method of lighting at least part of a space, using a light emitting diode (LED) string comprising a first LED segment and at least one further LED segment mounted on a support , which are connected in series, each LED segment comprising at least one LED, the LED string being powered by a rectified dimmable AC voltage, wherein the first LED segment is powered when the rectified dimmable AC voltage is above a first voltage level, and the first LED segment and the further LED segment are powered when the rectified AC voltage is above a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level, wherein the first LED segment is arranged on the support to radiate light to a first volume of the space, and the further LED segment is arranged on the support to radiate light to a second volume of the space, the first volume being at least partly different from the second volume, wherein, the rectified dimmable AC voltage is dimmed by an AC dimming device and therefore having the rectified dimmable AC voltage adjusted in function of the dimming ratio of the dimming device, wherein, the ratio of the properties of the light generated by the first LED segment and by the further LED segment changes with the dimming level of the rectified dimmable AC voltage, by selecting the LEDS segments to be powered in function of the level of the rectified dimmable AC voltage, and wherein an illuminated area lighting level changes with the dimming level of the rectified dimmable AC voltage.
Detector for detecting fluorescent signals from a plurality of fluorescent signal sources , said detector comprising: - a plurality of pixels for individually detecting said fluorescent signals from the plurality of fluorescent signal sources, each pixel comprising a predetermined number of at least two detection elements (D1, Dn) for detecting a received fluorescent signal and for generating detection signals, wherein the detection elements are arranged along a row, and - a signal conversion circuit for receiving said detection signals from said at least two detection elements (D1, Dn) and for generating a pixel output signal indicating which of said at least two detection elements generated the strongest detection signal. - a plurality of pixels for individually detecting said fluorescent signals from the plurality of fluorescent signal sources, each pixel comprising a predetermined number of at least two detection elements (D1, Dn) for detecting a received fluorescent signal and for generating detection signals, wherein the detection elements are arranged along a row, and - a signal conversion circuit for receiving said detection signals from said at least two detection elements (D1, Dn) and for generating a pixel output signal indicating which of said at least two detection elements generated the strongest detection signal.
An adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector, comprising a chimeric capsid protein, having enhanced transduction, reduced immunogenicity, enhanced crossing the blood-brain barrier, improved expression, and/or increased expression in a baculovirus system as compared to adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector comprising a non-chimeric capsid protein consisting of SEQ ID NO: 435, wherein the chimeric capsid protein a) is a substitutional variant of the acceptor sequence of SEQ ID NO: 435 in which at least one amino acid residue is removed and a different amino acid inserted in its place at the same position, and b) possesses at least 95% identity to a reference sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 435; and c) comprises a donor sequence region selected from a group consisting of the amino acid sequences: NTGGTQNQQT; NQSGSAQNKD; NTGGVQFNK; TTGGTANTQT; NGSGQNQQT; INGSGQNQQTLKFSVAGPSNMAVQGRNY; QTTGTGGTQTLAFSQAGPSSMANQARNW; QSTGGTAGTQQLLFSQAGPNNMSAQAKNW; QSTGGTQGTQQLLFSQAGPANMSAQAKNW; QTTGGTANTQTLGFSQGGPNTMANQAKNW; and QSNPGGTAGNRELQFYQGGPSTMAEQAKNW. a) is a substitutional variant of the acceptor sequence of SEQ ID NO: 435 in which at least one amino acid residue is removed and a different amino acid inserted in its place at the same position, and b) possesses at least 95% identity to a reference sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 435; and c) comprises a donor sequence region selected from a group consisting of the amino acid sequences: NTGGTQNQQT; NQSGSAQNKD; NTGGVQFNK; TTGGTANTQT; NGSGQNQQT; INGSGQNQQTLKFSVAGPSNMAVQGRNY; QTTGTGGTQTLAFSQAGPSSMANQARNW; QSTGGTAGTQQLLFSQAGPNNMSAQAKNW; QSTGGTQGTQQLLFSQAGPANMSAQAKNW; QTTGGTANTQTLGFSQGGPNTMANQAKNW; and QSNPGGTAGNRELQFYQGGPSTMAEQAKNW. NTGGTQNQQT; NQSGSAQNKD; NTGGVQFNK; TTGGTANTQT; NGSGQNQQT; INGSGQNQQTLKFSVAGPSNMAVQGRNY; QTTGTGGTQTLAFSQAGPSSMANQARNW; QSTGGTAGTQQLLFSQAGPNNMSAQAKNW; QSTGGTQGTQQLLFSQAGPANMSAQAKNW; QTTGGTANTQTLGFSQGGPNTMANQAKNW; and QSNPGGTAGNRELQFYQGGPSTMAEQAKNW.