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Device for characterizing a coolant , comprising: a corrosion-susceptible electrode ; a corrosion-resistant electrode , wherein the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode can be introduced into the coolant ; a voltage source connected in an electrically conductive manner to said corrosion-susceptible electrode and said corrosion-resistant electrode and designed to provide a voltage; a current measuring device for measuring a current flowing through the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode ; an evaluation unit for characterizing the coolant in relation to a corrosion protection effect on the basis of the current flowing through the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode ; and a cleaning device for removing, after each characterization of the coolant , a corrosion protection layer that forms on the corrosion-susceptible electrode when the corrosion-susceptible electrode contacts the coolant , characterized in that the device further comprises: a non-conductive sheathing surrounding the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode in such a way that in each case only one end face of the corrosion-susceptible electrode and of the corrosion-resistant electrode is uncovered. a corrosion-susceptible electrode ; a corrosion-resistant electrode , wherein the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode can be introduced into the coolant ; a voltage source connected in an electrically conductive manner to said corrosion-susceptible electrode and said corrosion-resistant electrode and designed to provide a voltage; a current measuring device for measuring a current flowing through the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode ; an evaluation unit for characterizing the coolant in relation to a corrosion protection effect on the basis of the current flowing through the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode ; and a cleaning device for removing, after each characterization of the coolant , a corrosion protection layer that forms on the corrosion-susceptible electrode when the corrosion-susceptible electrode contacts the coolant , characterized in that the device further comprises: a non-conductive sheathing surrounding the corrosion-susceptible electrode and the corrosion-resistant electrode in such a way that in each case only one end face of the corrosion-susceptible electrode and of the corrosion-resistant electrode is uncovered.
A method of paging a mobile terminal in a mobile cellular network including the steps of a. defining a plurality of LAC/TAC sets in a temporal order , wherein each LAC/TAC set includes at least one LAC/TAC area consisting of a certain number of cells, b. transmitting paging messages in the cells defined in the LAC/TAC set corresponding to the first LAC/TAC set of the given temporal order via at least one paging channel, c. repeating step b. for the subsequent LAC/TAC set according to the given temporal order in case the paging procedure was not successful , wherein the paging messages in the cells for the current LAC/TAC set are retransmitted for a predefined number n of times wherein the number n can be set for each LAC/TAC set individually, characterised in that a period between the retransmissions of paging messages for at least one LAC/TAC set is automatically set dependent on at least one of the actual load on the used paging channel or the maximum capacity of the used paging channel or the priority of the mobile terminal or service. a. defining a plurality of LAC/TAC sets in a temporal order , wherein each LAC/TAC set includes at least one LAC/TAC area consisting of a certain number of cells, b. transmitting paging messages in the cells defined in the LAC/TAC set corresponding to the first LAC/TAC set of the given temporal order via at least one paging channel, c. repeating step b. for the subsequent LAC/TAC set according to the given temporal order in case the paging procedure was not successful , wherein the paging messages in the cells for the current LAC/TAC set are retransmitted for a predefined number n of times wherein the number n can be set for each LAC/TAC set individually,
A breathing tube comprising: a humidifier end segment (313, 315, 321, 402a,) of the breathing tube having a first flexibility; a patient interface end segment of the breathing tube having a second flexibility; and an intermediate connector connecting the humidifier end segment to the patient interface end segment ; characterised by a sheath overlaying the humidifier end segment to dampen displacement during gas flow, wherein the sheath does not overlay the patient interface end segment. a humidifier end segment (313, 315, 321, 402a,) of the breathing tube having a first flexibility; a patient interface end segment of the breathing tube having a second flexibility; and an intermediate connector connecting the humidifier end segment to the patient interface end segment ; characterised by a sheath overlaying the humidifier end segment to dampen displacement during gas flow, wherein the sheath does not overlay the patient interface end segment.
An assembly structure of a seal member provided along a circumferential direction of a gas turbine between a combustor pipe and a turbine shroud , wherein, in a state where a first flange part provided on either the combustor pipe or the turbine shroud is fitted into a first fitting part provided in the seal member , a linking pin (75, 78;144) penetrates the first flange part and the first fitting part to link the seal member to either the combustor pipe or the turbine shroud , a protruding part (87;101;122;145) provided on either the first flange part or the first fitting part is inserted into a recessed part (90;102;111;121;154) provided in the other of the two, and the protruding part (87;101;122;145) and the recessed part (90;102;111;121;154) prevent the first fitting part from moving with respect to the first flange part along the circumferential direction of the gas turbine .
A refrigerator appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the refrigerator appliance comprising: a cabinet ; an icemaker attached to the cabinet ; an ice bin positioned adjacent to the icemaker to receive ice therefrom, the ice bin extending along the vertical direction between a top end and a bottom end, the ice bin defining a bin outlet at the bottom end; a support tray positioned below the bin outlet to receive water therefrom, the support tray defining an inclined groove extending downward toward a tray outlet , wherein the inclined groove defines a groove angle θ that is between 30° and 85° relative to the vertical direction; a fluid filter positioned below the support tray , the fluid filter defining a filter inlet and a filter outlet downstream therefrom, the filter inlet being positioned downstream from the tray outlet , the filter outlet being positioned below the filter inlet along the vertical direction; a liquid storage volume positioned below the filter outlet and downstream therefrom; and a fluid pump positioned in fluid communication between the liquid storage volume and the icemaker . a cabinet ; an icemaker attached to the cabinet ; an ice bin positioned adjacent to the icemaker to receive ice therefrom, the ice bin extending along the vertical direction between a top end and a bottom end, the ice bin defining a bin outlet at the bottom end; a support tray positioned below the bin outlet to receive water therefrom, the support tray defining an inclined groove extending downward toward a tray outlet , wherein the inclined groove defines a groove angle θ that is between 30° and 85° relative to the vertical direction; a fluid filter positioned below the support tray , the fluid filter defining a filter inlet and a filter outlet downstream therefrom, the filter inlet being positioned downstream from the tray outlet , the filter outlet being positioned below the filter inlet along the vertical direction; a liquid storage volume positioned below the filter outlet and downstream therefrom; and a fluid pump positioned in fluid communication between the liquid storage volume and the icemaker .
Photographic system including: - an image acquisition module including: - a one-way mirror allowing a user placed facing said one-way mirror to see his reflected image, and - optical acquisition means placed on the side of said one-way mirror opposite to said user , and - a triggering device allowing to trigger said optical acquisition means to perform an image acquisition, characterised in that : - said optical acquisition means allow taking a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of shots of the user, - said triggering device is a mobile terminal connected to said acquisition module via a network , said mobile terminal comprising data processing means configured to receive from said acquisition module said plurality of images and process it so as to reconstruct a panoramic image of the user. - an image acquisition module including: - a one-way mirror allowing a user placed facing said one-way mirror to see his reflected image, and - optical acquisition means placed on the side of said one-way mirror opposite to said user , and - a one-way mirror allowing a user placed facing said one-way mirror to see his reflected image, and - optical acquisition means placed on the side of said one-way mirror opposite to said user , and - a triggering device allowing to trigger said optical acquisition means to perform an image acquisition, - said optical acquisition means allow taking a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of shots of the user, - said triggering device is a mobile terminal connected to said acquisition module via a network , said mobile terminal comprising data processing means configured to receive from said acquisition module said plurality of images and process it so as to reconstruct a panoramic image of the user.
Method for transporting away excavated material during tunnelling wherein, in open tunnelling or earth pressure-supported tunnelling, a first aperture of a discharging apparatus formed in the discharging direction in a screw conveyor cladding tube is opened and a second aperture formed in a cross section of the screw conveyor cladding tube arranged downstream of the first aperture in the discharging direction is closed, and in slurry-supported tunnelling the first aperture is closed and the second aperture is opened.
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well, the method characterized by : combining a base fluid, a viscoelastic surfactant gelling agent, and hydrophobic nanoparticles to form a treatment fluid, the hydrophobic nanoparticles comprising metallic nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles or metal hydroxide nanoparticles, which are surface modified with stearic acid; and pumping the treatment fluid into the well; wherein the metallic nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles or metal hydroxide nanoparticles comprise one or more of the following: an alkaline earth metal; an alkaline earth metal oxide; an alkaline earth metal hydroxide; a transition metal; a transition metal oxide; a transition metal hydroxide; aluminum; aluminum oxide; or aluminum hydroxide. combining a base fluid, a viscoelastic surfactant gelling agent, and hydrophobic nanoparticles to form a treatment fluid, the hydrophobic nanoparticles comprising metallic nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles or metal hydroxide nanoparticles, which are surface modified with stearic acid; and pumping the treatment fluid into the well;
A method of detecting an abnormal operating condition of a battery system , which may lead to a thermal runaway, wherein the battery system comprises: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells ; a cooling system including a pump for circulating a liquid coolant in a cooling circuit , a first heat exchange member integrated into the cooling circuit and thermally contacting the battery cells , and at least one pressure sensor adapted to detect a change in pressure inside the cooling circuit ; and a battery management system, BMS, being connected to the pressure sensor and the pump and being configured to perform a detection mode for detecting an abnormal operating condition of the battery system , the detection mode including the steps of: step a) detecting an initial pressure with the pressure sensor and switching off the pump for a specified time period, step b) after switching off the pump , capturing the pressure with the pressure sensor , and step c) determining a pressure difference between the initial pressure and the captured pressure and, when the pressure difference exceeds a predetermined threshold, detecting an abnormal condition that could cause the occurrence of a thermal runaway of the battery pack . a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells ; a cooling system including a pump for circulating a liquid coolant in a cooling circuit , a first heat exchange member integrated into the cooling circuit and thermally contacting the battery cells , and at least one pressure sensor adapted to detect a change in pressure inside the cooling circuit ; and a battery management system, BMS, being connected to the pressure sensor and the pump and being configured to perform a detection mode for detecting an abnormal operating condition of the battery system , the detection mode including the steps of: step a) detecting an initial pressure with the pressure sensor and switching off the pump for a specified time period, step b) after switching off the pump , capturing the pressure with the pressure sensor , and step c) determining a pressure difference between the initial pressure and the captured pressure and, when the pressure difference exceeds a predetermined threshold, detecting an abnormal condition that could cause the occurrence of a thermal runaway of the battery pack . step a) detecting an initial pressure with the pressure sensor and switching off the pump for a specified time period, step b) after switching off the pump , capturing the pressure with the pressure sensor , and step c) determining a pressure difference between the initial pressure and the captured pressure and, when the pressure difference exceeds a predetermined threshold, detecting an abnormal condition that could cause the occurrence of a thermal runaway of the battery pack .
A plunger assembly comprising: a plunger rod having an exterior shaft and an interior shaft , the exterior shaft having an inner portion configured for the slideable insertion of at least a portion of the interior shaft , the interior shaft configured to be displaced from a first position to a second position relative to the exterior shaft ; and a plunger operably connected to the plunger rod , the plunger configured to receive the insertion of at least a portion of the interior shaft , wherein at least a portion of an exterior surface of the plunger is maintained in a radially expanded state by a property of an internal portion of the plunger when the interior shaft is in the first position, wherein the property is one of gas pressure, mechanically produced outward radial pressure or outward radial pressure produced by a liquid or gelatinous compression material, wherein the displacement of the interior shaft from the first position to the second position applies a respective operation to the internal portion of the plunger to alter said property of the internal portion thereby reducing at least a portion of an exterior surface of the plunger from said radially expanded state to a radially constricted state.
A medical imaging method for locating anatomical landmarks of a predefined anatomy of a subject the method comprising: - a) accessing a trained machine learning model for predicting anatomical landmarks in image data obtained using a set of acquisition parameters and for predicting a subsequent set of acquisition parameters of the set of acquisition parameters for subsequent acquisition of image data; - b) determining a current set of acquisition parameters; - c) controlling a scanning imaging system to acquire survey image data representing a slice of the anatomy , the survey image data having the current set of acquisition parameters - d) receiving the survey image data; - e) identifying anatomical landmarks in the received survey image data using the machine learning model; - f) predicting another set of acquisition parameters using the machine learning model and repeating steps c)-f) for a predefined number of repetitions using the predicted set of acquisition parameters as the current set of parameters and - g) providing the identified anatomical landmarks. - a) accessing a trained machine learning model for predicting anatomical landmarks in image data obtained using a set of acquisition parameters and for predicting a subsequent set of acquisition parameters of the set of acquisition parameters for subsequent acquisition of image data; - b) determining a current set of acquisition parameters; - c) controlling a scanning imaging system to acquire survey image data representing a slice of the anatomy , the survey image data having the current set of acquisition parameters - d) receiving the survey image data; - e) identifying anatomical landmarks in the received survey image data using the machine learning model; - f) predicting another set of acquisition parameters using the machine learning model and repeating steps c)-f) for a predefined number of repetitions using the predicted set of acquisition parameters as the current set of parameters and - g) providing the identified anatomical landmarks.
A compound of a Formula I: wherein: R 1 is H; Z is O; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from H and D (deuterium); and each of R 4 to R 14 is independently selected from Hand D; in free or salt form, provided that at least R 2 and R 3 are D, or at least R 8 and R 9 are D, or at least all four of R 4 to R 7 are D; wherein the compound has greater than 50% incorporation of deuterium at each of the indicated D positions of the structure. R 1 is H; Z is O; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from H and D (deuterium); and each of R 4 to R 14 is independently selected from Hand D; in free or salt form, provided that at least R 2 and R 3 are D, or at least R 8 and R 9 are D, or at least all four of R 4 to R 7 are D; wherein the compound has greater than 50% incorporation of deuterium at each of the indicated D positions of the structure.
A method of providing a first member of a specific-binding pair to a cell comprising a second member of the specific-binding pair, the method comprising: contacting a polymeric particle with the cell, the particle comprising: a polymeric core; a nucleic acid-polymer conjugate comprising a first single stranded nucleic acid covalently attached to a polymer, wherein the polymer is non-covalently associated with the polymeric core thereby presenting the first single stranded nucleic acid on a surface of the polymeric core; and a first binding member-nucleic acid conjugate comprising a second single stranded nucleic acid covalently attached with the first binding member, wherein the second single stranded nucleic acid is complementary to the first single stranded nucleic acid and is associated with the first single stranded nucleic acid via hybridization thereby presenting the first binding member on a surface of the polymeric particle, wherein the first binding member specifically binds to the second binding member and wherein the second binding member is present on a surface of the cell, wherein the particle is a nanoparticle or a microparticle. a polymeric core; a nucleic acid-polymer conjugate comprising a first single stranded nucleic acid covalently attached to a polymer, wherein the polymer is non-covalently associated with the polymeric core thereby presenting the first single stranded nucleic acid on a surface of the polymeric core; and a first binding member-nucleic acid conjugate comprising a second single stranded nucleic acid covalently attached with the first binding member, wherein the second single stranded nucleic acid is complementary to the first single stranded nucleic acid and is associated with the first single stranded nucleic acid via hybridization thereby presenting the first binding member on a surface of the polymeric particle, wherein the first binding member specifically binds to the second binding member and wherein the second binding member is present on a surface of the cell, wherein the particle is a nanoparticle or a microparticle.
A computer-implemented method for the measurement of haemodynamic indices, comprising: - acquiring an ultrasound image of at least one segment of an arterial vessel; - identifying in said image at least one sample volume; - measuring by means of an ultrasound Doppler system the velocity of the blood passing through said sample volume over at least one cardiac cycle to obtain a time series indicating a velocity signal ; characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - calculating, by means of a processor, a first area equal to the area subtended by the velocity signal between a first sample relating to the instant of systole start of said at least one cardiac cycle and a second sample relating to the instant of systolic peak; - calculating, by means of a processor, a second area subtended by the velocity signal between the the second sample relating to the instant of systolic peak of said at least one cardiac cycle and a third sample relating to the instant of diastole end ; and - calculating the relationship between the second area and the first area. - acquiring an ultrasound image of at least one segment of an arterial vessel; - identifying in said image at least one sample volume; - measuring by means of an ultrasound Doppler system the velocity of the blood passing through said sample volume over at least one cardiac cycle to obtain a time series indicating a velocity signal ; - calculating, by means of a processor, a first area equal to the area subtended by the velocity signal between a first sample relating to the instant of systole start of said at least one cardiac cycle and a second sample relating to the instant of systolic peak; - calculating, by means of a processor, a second area subtended by the velocity signal between the the second sample relating to the instant of systolic peak of said at least one cardiac cycle and a third sample relating to the instant of diastole end ; and - calculating the relationship between the second area and the first area.
Device for mandibular advancement, comprising a tube and a telescopic rod associated with the tube , in which the tube and the telescopic rod can be associated with the teeth of the upper and lower arches, in which the telescopic rod comprises a threaded pin which engages a female thread of a hollow element slidably positioned in said tube , and in which the said hollow element comprises a maneuvering portion external to the tube , characterized in that the device comprises a friction element stably housed inside the maneuvering portion , the friction element being arranged between the internal walls of said maneuvering portion and the thread of the pin , and the friction element having an external surface complementarily shaped with respect to the inner walls of said maneuvering portion and a threaded internal cavity which is compatible with said thread of the pin but with thread pitch and/or inclination differentiated with respect to the corresponding values of pitch and inclination of the thread of the pin or copies the thread of the pin .