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An expanded beam connector including an insert and an alignment assembly disposed in the insert , said alignment assembly comprising: at least one cylindrical, compliant sleeve having an inner first diameter, and an outer diameter configured to be received in said insert of said connector, a lens disposed in said sleeve , and having a round periphery with a second diameter larger than said first diameter; and wherein said sleeve is configured to at least partially accept a ferrule having a round periphery with a third diameter essentially the same as the second diameter, said ferrule comprising at least one fiber optically coupling with said lens , said lens is spaced from said ferrule to define an air gap therebetween, and the alignment assembly further comprising a spacer between said ferrule and said lens , characterised in that the spacer is integral with said sleeve and functions as a stop to position said lens and said ferrule . at least one cylindrical, compliant sleeve having an inner first diameter, and an outer diameter configured to be received in said insert of said connector, a lens disposed in said sleeve , and having a round periphery with a second diameter larger than said first diameter; and wherein said sleeve is configured to at least partially accept a ferrule having a round periphery with a third diameter essentially the same as the second diameter, said ferrule comprising at least one fiber optically coupling with said lens , said lens is spaced from said ferrule to define an air gap therebetween, and the alignment assembly further comprising a spacer between said ferrule and said lens , characterised in that the spacer is integral with said sleeve and functions as a stop to position said lens and said ferrule .
A method for the manufacture of a biological sample collection device including a shaped sample collecting tip , the method comprising the steps of: forming a fibrous material mixed with a liquid to form a pulp; solidifying said pulp by compression in a mould to form the shape of the tip; and applying to the pulp or the tip a chemical composition either before or after it is solidified. forming a fibrous material mixed with a liquid to form a pulp; solidifying said pulp by compression in a mould to form the shape of the tip; and applying to the pulp or the tip a chemical composition either before or after it is solidified.
Biaxially orientated film containing a) at least 2 cyclic olefin polymers and b) at least one semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymer wherein the sum of the percentages of all the cyclic olefin polymers in the film is in the range of 1 to 25 percent by weight and all the cyclic olefin polymers contained in the film have a glass transition temperature in the range of 120 to 180°C and the film contains at least a first cyclic olefin polymer and a second cyclic olefin polymer, wherein the second cyclic olefin polymer has a higher glass transition temperature than the first cyclic olefin polymer and wherein the sum of the percentages of all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers in the film is in the range of 75 to 99 percent by weight and all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers contained in the film have a crystallite melting temperature in the range of 150 to 170°C and wherein the weighted arithmetic mean of the glass transition temperatures of all the cyclic olefin polymers contained in the film is smaller than or equal to the weighted arithmetic mean of the crystallite melting temperatures of all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers contained in the film and wherein all quantities are based on the overall mass of the film. a) at least 2 cyclic olefin polymers and b) at least one semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymer wherein the sum of the percentages of all the cyclic olefin polymers in the film is in the range of 1 to 25 percent by weight and all the cyclic olefin polymers contained in the film have a glass transition temperature in the range of 120 to 180°C and the film contains at least a first cyclic olefin polymer and a second cyclic olefin polymer, wherein the second cyclic olefin polymer has a higher glass transition temperature than the first cyclic olefin polymer and wherein the sum of the percentages of all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers in the film is in the range of 75 to 99 percent by weight and all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers contained in the film have a crystallite melting temperature in the range of 150 to 170°C and wherein the weighted arithmetic mean of the glass transition temperatures of all the cyclic olefin polymers contained in the film is smaller than or equal to the weighted arithmetic mean of the crystallite melting temperatures of all the semi-crystalline alpha-olefin polymers contained in the film and wherein all quantities are based on the overall mass of the film.
A pharmaceutical composition, comprising solid dispersion of amorphous abiraterone acetate, wherein said solid dispersion comprises: (a) from 2 % to 50 % by weight abiraterone acetate; (b) from 10 % to 75 % by weight one or more polymers; (c) from 10 % to 70 % by weight one or more surfactants; (d) from 5 % to 50 % by weight one or more plasticizers; (e) from 0.5 % to 5 % by weight at least one pH modifier; wherein the pH modifier is citric acid or ascorbic acid; (f) from 2 % to 10 % by weight at least one disintegrating agent; and (g) from 0.01 % to 1 % by weight one or more preservatives. (a) from 2 % to 50 % by weight abiraterone acetate; (b) from 10 % to 75 % by weight one or more polymers; (c) from 10 % to 70 % by weight one or more surfactants; (d) from 5 % to 50 % by weight one or more plasticizers; (e) from 0.5 % to 5 % by weight at least one pH modifier; wherein the pH modifier is citric acid or ascorbic acid; (f) from 2 % to 10 % by weight at least one disintegrating agent; and (g) from 0.01 % to 1 % by weight one or more preservatives.
A fastening structure, in which a pair of fastening members joined to each other is coupled with a bolt (BT), wherein the fastening members are made of steel, characterised in that a surface other than joint surfaces (Sa) has a Rockwell hardness of 50 HRC or more, the joint surfaces (Sa) have a Rockwell hardness of 30 HRC or more and less than 50 HRC, and the joint surfaces (Sa) have an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.2 μm or more and 0.5 μm or less. the fastening members are made of steel, characterised in that a surface other than joint surfaces (Sa) has a Rockwell hardness of 50 HRC or more, the joint surfaces (Sa) have a Rockwell hardness of 30 HRC or more and less than 50 HRC, and the joint surfaces (Sa) have an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.2 μm or more and 0.5 μm or less.
A method of closed-loop control of the temperature in a chemical engineering apparatus , in which, in a primary circuit , a liquid is conveyed out of the apparatus , fed at least partly to a heat transferer and recycled at least partly back to the apparatus , where the heat transferer is cooled or heated by a heat transfer medium in a secondary circuit , comprising the steps of - providing a target value for the temperature of the liquid in the apparatus , - detecting an actual value for the temperature of the liquid in the apparatus , - calculating the temperature difference between the actual value and the target value of the liquid in the apparatus , wherein - a heat flow taken from or added to the liquid in the primary circuit by the heat transferer is ascertained, - a control signal is calculated on the basis of a defined closed-loop control algorithm, where the closed-loop control algorithm is configured such that the control signal is dependent on the heat flow and the temperature difference between the actual value and the target value of the liquid in the apparatus , and - the flow rate of the stream of liquid through the heat transferer in the primary circuit and/or a flow rate of the heat transfer medium through the heat transferer in the secondary circuit is/are manipulated on the basis of the control signal. - providing a target value for the temperature of the liquid in the apparatus , - detecting an actual value for the temperature of the liquid in the apparatus , - calculating the temperature difference between the actual value and the target value of the liquid in the apparatus , wherein - a heat flow taken from or added to the liquid in the primary circuit by the heat transferer is ascertained, - a control signal is calculated on the basis of a defined closed-loop control algorithm, where the closed-loop control algorithm is configured such that the control signal is dependent on the heat flow and the temperature difference between the actual value and the target value of the liquid in the apparatus , and - the flow rate of the stream of liquid through the heat transferer in the primary circuit and/or a flow rate of the heat transfer medium through the heat transferer in the secondary circuit is/are manipulated on the basis of the control signal.
French drain half-element , comprising a base grate and a plurality of columns , which are connected to the base grate , project approximately perpendicularly away from the base grate , and each have, at the end opposite the base grate , a surface , on which there is arranged in each case either a first connection element or a second connection element , wherein the first connection element comprises a protrusion protruding from the surface, on which protrusion there is formed an outer contact face on the portion of the protrusion adjacent to the surface , and wherein on the second connection element there is formed an inner contact face disposed approximately perpendicularly to the surface , wherein the first connection element and the second connection element c, at least in portions, a mutually complementary form, wherein, to join together two French drain half-elements, the first and second connection elements are each configured such that they can be plugged together, wherein, on the second connection element on the inner contact face disposed approximately perpendicularly to the surface , there is formed an insertion bevel , which adjoins the inner contact face in the direction of the base grate and which is inclined relative to the surface and is delimited by an edge of a receiving opening , characterised in that a detent protrusion is formed on the protrusion , and in that at least one mating protrusion or at least one mating receptacle is formed on each of the surfaces of the columns .
A bone screw driver assembly, comprising: a bone screw driver , including a shaft having a through passage for receiving a K-wire ; and a driver tip rotatable with the shaft and configured to engage with a head of a bone screw and drive the bone screw in a distal direction; the bone screw driver assembly further comprising a K-wire retention module switchable between a disengaged mode, in which the K-wire retention module and the bone screw driver are freely movable along a longitudinal direction of the K-wire , and an engaged mode, in which the retention module engages with the K-wire to feed the K-wire in a proximal direction as the shaft and the driver tip are rotated in a first direction, preferably in a clockwise direction, to drive the bone screw in the distal direction, characterized in that the K-wire retention module has a housing accommodating a roller assembly , the roller assembly connecting the shaft and the K-wire in the engaged mode. a bone screw driver , including a shaft having a through passage for receiving a K-wire ; and a driver tip rotatable with the shaft and configured to engage with a head of a bone screw and drive the bone screw in a distal direction; a shaft having a through passage for receiving a K-wire ; and a driver tip rotatable with the shaft and configured to engage with a head of a bone screw and drive the bone screw in a distal direction; the bone screw driver assembly further comprising a K-wire retention module switchable between a disengaged mode, in which the K-wire retention module and the bone screw driver are freely movable along a longitudinal direction of the K-wire , and an engaged mode, in which the retention module engages with the K-wire to feed the K-wire in a proximal direction as the shaft and the driver tip are rotated in a first direction, preferably in a clockwise direction, to drive the bone screw in the distal direction, characterized in that the K-wire retention module has a housing accommodating a roller assembly , the roller assembly connecting the shaft and the K-wire in the engaged mode.
A water treatment device comprising, on the one hand, an ions exchanging resin tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet, and a distribution valve , fitted on said resin tank , having a raw water arrival and a treated water outlet and, on the other hand, a regenerating liquid tank connected to said distribution valve and a feeding valve for a regenerating liquid controllable between an open position and a closed position, said distribution valve including, on the one hand, a distribution chamber and a tubular distribution member controllable in a translation movement and fitted within said distribution chamber and, on the other hand, an actuator intended to control said tubular distribution member between an operating position in which said raw water arrival communicates with said tank inlet, while said tank outlet communicates with said treated water outlet , and when said regenerating liquid feeding valve is driven in an open position, either a first treatment position in which the flow of said regenerating liquid is guided through said tank inlet, or a second treatment position in which the flow of said regenerating liquid is guided through said tank outlet; characterized in that it further comprises another actuator to drive said feeding valve for regenerating liquid independently from said actuator of said tubular distribution member , while said distribution valve further comprises a closing piston fitted within said distribution chamber in the extension of said tubular distribution member , and a driving mechanism intended to drive said closing piston in a translation movement independently to said tubular distribution member, so as to be able to seal the communication between said tank outlet and said treated water outlet , and in that said tubular distribution member has an end provided with a seat , said closing piston being intended to be applied against said seat to seal said tubular distribution member .
A method for synthesizing a compound of the formula: comprising the steps of: (a) reacting a compound of formula I: with a compound of formula: in the presence of a polar organic solvent, 1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1 H-1 ,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium 3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and N,N-Diisopropylethylamine under argon to provide a compound of the formula: (b) reacting the compound of formula: with sodium carbonate and a dye compound of the formula: (c) isolating the compound of the formula: wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein: R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of H + , Na + , K + , and NH 4 + . (a) reacting a compound of formula I: with a compound of formula: in the presence of a polar organic solvent, 1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1 H-1 ,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium 3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and N,N-Diisopropylethylamine under argon to provide a compound of the formula: (b) reacting the compound of formula: with sodium carbonate and a dye compound of the formula: (c) isolating the compound of the formula: wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein: R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of H + , Na + , K + , and NH 4 + . wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein: R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of H + , Na + , K + , and NH 4 + .
A method implemented by a network node (104-118) in a Bit Index Explicit Replication, BIER, domain, comprising: copying a bit index routing table, BIRT , of the network node (104-118); changing a neighbor node in the copied BIRT to one of a plurality of backup neighbor nodes to generate a backup BIRT; deriving a backup bit index forwarding table, BIFT, from the backup BIRT; and forwarding a packet in accordance with the backup BIFT when the neighbor node has failed. copying a bit index routing table, BIRT , of the network node (104-118); changing a neighbor node in the copied BIRT to one of a plurality of backup neighbor nodes to generate a backup BIRT; deriving a backup bit index forwarding table, BIFT, from the backup BIRT; and forwarding a packet in accordance with the backup BIFT when the neighbor node has failed.
A docking station for docking of a plurality of portable media devices , the docking station comprising: a main body ; a plurality of accommodation units to accommodate the plurality of portable media devices ; and a plurality of docking ports to provide electrical connection between the plurality of portable media devices and the docking station , the plurality of docking ports being installed in the plurality of accommodation units , a sound signal processor to perform a signal processing process on a sound signal transmitted from the plurality of portable media devices accommodated in the plurality of accommodation units in order to reproduce the sound signal; wherein each of the plurality of docking ports supports electrical connection between the docking station and any one of the plurality of portable media devices belonging to the different product groups, wherein a product group comprises a standard connector or data communication protocol for a group of products; and wherein a first portable media device of the plurality of portable media devices is not compatible with a second docking port of the plurality of docking ports; characterised by a plurality of sound signal preprocessors each arranged to receive a sound signal from a respective one of the plurality of portable media devices , to perform signal processing on the sound signal according to the specific processing requirements of the product group to which the portable media device belongs, and to pass the preprocessed sound signal to the sound signal processor . a main body ; a plurality of accommodation units to accommodate the plurality of portable media devices ; and a plurality of docking ports to provide electrical connection between the plurality of portable media devices and the docking station , the plurality of docking ports being installed in the plurality of accommodation units , a sound signal processor to perform a signal processing process on a sound signal transmitted from the plurality of portable media devices accommodated in the plurality of accommodation units in order to reproduce the sound signal; wherein each of the plurality of docking ports supports electrical connection between the docking station and any one of the plurality of portable media devices belonging to the different product groups, wherein a product group comprises a standard connector or data communication protocol for a group of products; and wherein a first portable media device of the plurality of portable media devices is not compatible with a second docking port of the plurality of docking ports; characterised by a plurality of sound signal preprocessors each arranged to receive a sound signal from a respective one of the plurality of portable media devices , to perform signal processing on the sound signal according to the specific processing requirements of the product group to which the portable media device belongs, and to pass the preprocessed sound signal to the sound signal processor .
A method for inspecting packages containing medication (33-37), comprising: displacing the packages containing the medication (33-37) along a transport path through an inspection area in an inspection station , and, for each package to be inspected: irradiating the package in the inspection area from a first side of the transport path , wherein, on said first side of the medication (33-37), the package is at least partially transparent to said radiation so that the medication (33-37) is irradiated, wherein the irradiation from the first side is at least predominantly with radiation in a first wavelength range; irradiating the package from a second side of the transport path opposite said first side and towards the first side, wherein, on said second side of the medication, the package is at least partially translucent or transparent to said radiation so that the medication (33-37) is irradiated, and wherein the irradiation from the second side is with radiation in a second wavelength range comprising radiation outside said first wavelength range; and receiving a radiation pattern from the inspection area on said first side, the received radiation pattern representing a view of the package from said first side; characterized by , while the packages are moving and the irradiation of the package is simultaneous from both the first and the second side; capturing a first image of a first portion of said received radiation pattern at least predominantly in said first wavelength range; and capturing a second image of a second portion of said received radiation pattern at least predominantly in said second wavelength range outside said first wavelength range. irradiating the package in the inspection area from a first side of the transport path , wherein, on said first side of the medication (33-37), the package is at least partially transparent to said radiation so that the medication (33-37) is irradiated, wherein the irradiation from the first side is at least predominantly with radiation in a first wavelength range; irradiating the package from a second side of the transport path opposite said first side and towards the first side, wherein, on said second side of the medication, the package is at least partially translucent or transparent to said radiation so that the medication (33-37) is irradiated, and wherein the irradiation from the second side is with radiation in a second wavelength range comprising radiation outside said first wavelength range; and receiving a radiation pattern from the inspection area on said first side, the received radiation pattern representing a view of the package from said first side; characterized by , while the packages are moving and the irradiation of the package is simultaneous from both the first and the second side; capturing a first image of a first portion of said received radiation pattern at least predominantly in said first wavelength range; and capturing a second image of a second portion of said received radiation pattern at least predominantly in said second wavelength range outside said first wavelength range.
A method performed by a wireless node, the method comprising: transmitting packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data unit, PDU, duplicates over two or more carriers; receiving an indication that a PDCP PDU has been successfully delivered via one of the two or more carriers; and the method is characterized by in response to receiving the indication, instructing to discard at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate over carriers other than the one of the two or more carriers with successful delivery, wherein instructing to discard the at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate comprises informing a corresponding radio link control entity not to transmit the at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate. transmitting packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data unit, PDU, duplicates over two or more carriers; receiving an indication that a PDCP PDU has been successfully delivered via one of the two or more carriers; and the method is characterized by in response to receiving the indication, instructing to discard at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate over carriers other than the one of the two or more carriers with successful delivery, wherein instructing to discard the at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate comprises informing a corresponding radio link control entity not to transmit the at least one other PDCP PDU duplicate.