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A vehicle seat comprising a seat base and a backrest portion , wherein the backrest portion comprises: a support structure ; a user engagable cushioned section locatable on a user engagement side of the support structure; wherein the support structure is shaped and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the cushioned section such that the cushioned section comprises at least one localised area of increased thickness , characterised in that the support structure is shaped to define a cavity , the cavity defining an opening thereinto from the user facing side of the support structure, and wherein the top and/or bottom longitudinal ends of the cavity are tapered ends such that the cavity tapers away from the user facing side of the backrest portion . a support structure ; a user engagable cushioned section locatable on a user engagement side of the support structure;
A device for creating a valve flap from a vessel wall, the device comprising: an elongate tubular structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a longitudinal axis; a first lumen having a first exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a second lumen having a second exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a recessed distal surface on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure, wherein the recessed distal surface is located distally to the first exit port; and an open trough on the recessed distal surface extending longitudinally from the first exit port. an elongate tubular structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a longitudinal axis; a first lumen having a first exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a second lumen having a second exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a recessed distal surface on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure, wherein the recessed distal surface is located distally to the first exit port; and an open trough on the recessed distal surface extending longitudinally from the first exit port.
For use in a system including a first data forwarding device, a second data forwarding device, a third data forwarding device, a first communications link between the first data forwarding device and the second data forwarding device, and a second communications link between the first data forwarding device and the third data forwarding device, the first and second communications links belonging to a link aggregation group, LAG, a computer implemented method comprising: a) generating an Ethernet frame used as a bidirectional forwarding, BFD, on multi-home LAG message, said Ethernet frame including a reserved multicast destination media access control, MAC, address in a destination MAC address field, and an Internet Protocol, IP, datagram as payload, said IP datagram including a reserved multicast IP destination address and a payload containing path testing information, the message for testing a first path between the first data forwarding device and the second data forwarding device over the first communications link, and a second path between the first data forwarding device and the third data forwarding device over the second communications links; and b) sending, over the LAG, the message from the first data forwarding device to both the second data forwarding device and the third data forwarding device. a) generating an Ethernet frame used as a bidirectional forwarding, BFD, on multi-home LAG message, said Ethernet frame including a reserved multicast destination media access control, MAC, address in a destination MAC address field, and an Internet Protocol, IP, datagram as payload, said IP datagram including a reserved multicast IP destination address and a payload containing path testing information, the message for testing a first path between the first data forwarding device and the second data forwarding device over the first communications link, and a second path between the first data forwarding device and the third data forwarding device over the second communications links; and b) sending, over the LAG, the message from the first data forwarding device to both the second data forwarding device and the third data forwarding device.
A method of reducing cellular damage to a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H 2 S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core of formula I: wherein: each of p and q, independently, is 0 or 1; each of L 1 and L 2 , independently, is a linker, the linker being -C(O)-, -(CH 2 ) m -, -(CH 2 ) m -O-,-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, -(CH 2 ) m -C(O)O-, -(CH 2 ) m -OC(O)O-, -C(O)-(CH 2 ) m -O-, -C(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -O-, -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, or -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)O-, in which m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; X is a H 2 S-releasing moiety or a NO-releasing moiety; Y is a NO-releasing moiety or a H 2 S-releasing moiety, provided that X and Y are not simultaneously H 2 S-releasing moieties or NO-releasing moieties; Z is O or NH; and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , independently, is H, halo, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, or N(R) 2 , in which R is H or C 1 -C 10 alkyl, wherein the H 2 S-releasing moiety is the NO-releasing moiety is -NO, -C(O)-(CH 2 ) n -ONO 2 , -O-(CH 2 ) n -ONO 2 , -(CH 2 ) n -ONO 2 , -C(O)-CH 2 -C(CH 3 ) 2 -SNO, -NH-CH 2 -C(CH 3 ) 2 -SNO, -CH 2 -C(CH 3 ) 2 -SNO, or in which n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; R a is H, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, aryl, S(O) 2 -aryl, CN, or CON(R b ) 2 ; and each R b , independently, is H or C 1 -C 10 alkyl. each of p and q, independently, is 0 or 1; each of L 1 and L 2 , independently, is a linker, the linker being -C(O)-, -(CH 2 ) m -, -(CH 2 ) m -O-,-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, -(CH 2 ) m -C(O)O-, -(CH 2 ) m -OC(O)O-, -C(O)-(CH 2 ) m -O-, -C(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -O-, -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)-, or -OC(O)-(CH 2 ) m -C(O)O-, in which m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7; X is a H 2 S-releasing moiety or a NO-releasing moiety; Y is a NO-releasing moiety or a H 2 S-releasing moiety, provided that X and Y are not simultaneously H 2 S-releasing moieties or NO-releasing moieties; Z is O or NH; and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , independently, is H, halo, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, or N(R) 2 , in which R is H or C 1 -C 10 alkyl,
Use of at least one succinimide compound, as an anticorrosion additive in a lubricant composition, for a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle and comprising one or more amine-based and/or sulfur-based antiwear additives; the amine-based and/or sulfur-based antiwear additive being chosen from the 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives having the following formulae, taken alone or as a mixture: in which the one or more R 1 groups represent, independently of each other, hydrogen atoms, linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups comprising from 1 to 24, preferably from 2 to 18, more preferentially from 4 to 16 and even more preferentially from 8 to 12, carbon atoms, or aromatic substituents, n being, independently of each other, integers equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4, n preferably being equal to 1; said succinimide compound being chosen from polyalkylene mono- or bis-succinimides; borate derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof. the amine-based and/or sulfur-based antiwear additive being chosen from the 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives having the following formulae, taken alone or as a mixture: in which the one or more R 1 groups represent, independently of each other, hydrogen atoms, linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups comprising from 1 to 24, preferably from 2 to 18, more preferentially from 4 to 16 and even more preferentially from 8 to 12, carbon atoms, or aromatic substituents, n being, independently of each other, integers equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4, n preferably being equal to 1; said succinimide compound being chosen from polyalkylene mono- or bis-succinimides; borate derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof.
Heat exchanger comprising at least: - a sleeve , extending mainly along a vertical axis, formed at least of one polymer, the exchanger being intended to make a first fluid partially in the form of steam circulate inside the sleeve , and to transfer at least some of the heat from the first fluid to a second fluid flowing on an outer wall of the sleeve , this heat transfer producing a condensation of at least some of the first fluid on the inner wall of the sleeve and an evaporation of at least some of the second fluid; - a tube having an orifice vertically situated under a lower end of the sleeve and configured to recover the first fluid having condensed inside the sleeve ; - a device for fluidically connecting between the sleeve and the tube , the fluidic connection device comprising at least one pin having an upper end secured to the lower end of the sleeve ; a lower end inserted into the orifice of the tube ; an inner channel extending between said upper and lower ends and configured to collect the first condensed fluid exiting the sleeve and to guide it up into the tube ; the exchanger being configured to allow for a relative movement between the pin and the tube along the main axis of extension of the sleeve ; characterised in that the fluidic connection device comprises a ring returned on a part taken from among the pin and the tube , the ring being configured to define with the other from among the pin and the tube , a leakage passage for the evacuation outside of the tube and outside of the pin of some of the first non-condensed fluid coming from the lower end of the pin . - a sleeve , extending mainly along a vertical axis, formed at least of one polymer, the exchanger being intended to make a first fluid partially in the form of steam circulate inside the sleeve , and to transfer at least some of the heat from the first fluid to a second fluid flowing on an outer wall of the sleeve , this heat transfer producing a condensation of at least some of the first fluid on the inner wall of the sleeve and an evaporation of at least some of the second fluid; - a tube having an orifice vertically situated under a lower end of the sleeve and configured to recover the first fluid having condensed inside the sleeve ; - a device for fluidically connecting between the sleeve and the tube , the fluidic connection device comprising at least one pin having an upper end secured to the lower end of the sleeve ; a lower end inserted into the orifice of the tube ; an inner channel extending between said upper and lower ends and configured to collect the first condensed fluid exiting the sleeve and to guide it up into the tube ;
Shaft with a first hollow shaft element which is connected to a second hollow shaft element by welding, wherein the first and the second hollow shaft element (1; 2) each have a first end portion (13; 23), a second end portion (14; 24), which is situated opposite the first end portion (13; 23) in a longitudinal direction (X) of the hollow shaft element (1; 2) and at which a weld seam is to be arranged, and a hole (18; 28) extending in the longitudinal direction (X) through the first and the second hollow shaft element (1; 2), wherein the hole (18; 28) has a diameter widening (15; 25) between the first and the second end portion (13, 14; 23, 24) and wherein the weld seam connects the second hollow shaft element to the second end portion (14; 24) of the first hollow shaft element , characterized in that an outer contour (11; 12) of the first and of the second hollow shaft element (1; 2) tapers towards the second end portion (14; 24), in that an inside diameter (121; 221) of the first hollow shaft element in the region of the first end portion (13; 23) and an inside diameter of the first hollow shaft element in the region of the second end portion (14; 24) are smaller than an inside diameter of the first hollow shaft element in the region of the diameter widening (15; 25), and in that the inside diameter of the first and of the second hollow shaft element (1; 2) in the region of the first end portion and the inside diameter of the first and of the second hollow shaft element (1; 2) in the region of the second end portion are the same size.
A composition for a gel polymer electrolyte, the composition comprising: a lithium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; an oligomer represented by Formula 1; and a polymerization initiator: wherein, in Formula 1, R 1 to R 3 are each independently a fluorine-substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 4 and R 5 are each independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 6 and R 7 are each independently R 8 and R 9 are each independently wherein R 10 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 11 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 12 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 70, and m is an integer of 1 to 3. a lithium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; an oligomer represented by Formula 1; and a polymerization initiator: wherein, in Formula 1, R 1 to R 3 are each independently a fluorine-substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 4 and R 5 are each independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 6 and R 7 are each independently R 8 and R 9 are each independently wherein R 10 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 11 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 12 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 70, and m is an integer of 1 to 3. R 1 to R 3 are each independently a fluorine-substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 4 and R 5 are each independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 6 and R 7 are each independently R 8 and R 9 are each independently wherein R 10 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R 11 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 12 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 70, and m is an integer of 1 to 3.
A method of identifying the presence or absence of bladder cancer in a subject comprising: determining the expression levels of DHRS2 and UPK2, in microvesicular nucleic acid extracted from a urine sample from the subject; normalizing the expression level of UPK2 to the expression level of DHRS2 to obtain a normalized expression level of UPK2; comparing the normalized expression level of UPK2 to a predetermined cutoff value; and identifying the presence of bladder cancer in the subject when the normalized expression level of UPK2 is greater than the predetermined cutoff value or identifying the absence of bladder cancer in the subject when the normalized expression level of UPK2 is less than or equal to the predetermined cutoff value. determining the expression levels of DHRS2 and UPK2, in microvesicular nucleic acid extracted from a urine sample from the subject; normalizing the expression level of UPK2 to the expression level of DHRS2 to obtain a normalized expression level of UPK2; comparing the normalized expression level of UPK2 to a predetermined cutoff value; and identifying the presence of bladder cancer in the subject when the normalized expression level of UPK2 is greater than the predetermined cutoff value or identifying the absence of bladder cancer in the subject when the normalized expression level of UPK2 is less than or equal to the predetermined cutoff value.
A breathing assistance connector valve comprising: first, second and third ports ; a bistable valve mechanism having (i) a first stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the second port and not the third port and (ii) a second stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the third port and not the second port; and an actuator configured to transition the bistable valve mechanism between the two stable configurations and characterized in that the actuator is configured to prevent the valve mechanism from maintaining a stable intermediate position between the first and second stable configurations, and in that the bistable valve mechanism comprises a moveable valve core that is rotatable about a valve axis and defines a ported chamber for establishing fluid communication paths between selected ones of the first, second and third ports in each of the first and second stable configurations. first, second and third ports ; a bistable valve mechanism having (i) a first stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the second port and not the third port and (ii) a second stable configuration in which the first port is in fluid communication with the third port and not the second port; and an actuator configured to transition the bistable valve mechanism between the two stable configurations and characterized in that the actuator is configured to prevent the valve mechanism from maintaining a stable intermediate position between the first and second stable configurations, and in that the bistable valve mechanism comprises a moveable valve core that is rotatable about a valve axis and defines a ported chamber for establishing fluid communication paths between selected ones of the first, second and third ports in each of the first and second stable configurations.
Method for producing a composite from a bipolar plate and a membrane electrode unit for a fuel cell or a fuel cell stack, wherein the bipolar plate comprises two opposite plates and each plate has a cell side and a cooling side , the method comprises the steps: a) arranging the bipolar plate in a die which has a ferromagnetic or magnetic element which partially forms the contact surface for the bipolar plate and is designed to be removable from the die ; b) arranging a membrane electrode unit on the side of the bipolar plate opposite the contact surface of the die ; c) arranging a second ferromagnetic or magnetic element , which is designed to correspond to the first ferromagnetic or magnetic element in order to be able to exert a magnetic attraction on one another, on the membrane electrode unit in such a way that both ferromagnetic or magnetic elements are at least partially congruent; d) removing membrane electrode unit and bipolar plate fixed to one another by the two ferromagnetic or magnetic elements ; e) inserting membrane electrode unit and bipolar plate fixed to one another by the two ferromagnetic or magnetic elements into a second die , which, in the closed state, has at least one mould cavity on one side or on both sides of an edge region of the bipolar plate and a second chamber for receiving the two magnetic or ferromagnetic elements , wherein the mould cavity and the second chamber are separated from one another; f) injecting a melt of a polymeric sealing material into the at least one mould cavity of the die ; g) allowing the melt to solidify; h) demoulding and removing the composite formed in f) and i) if necessary removing the two magnetic or ferromagnetic elements . a) arranging the bipolar plate in a die which has a ferromagnetic or magnetic element which partially forms the contact surface for the bipolar plate and is designed to be removable from the die ; b) arranging a membrane electrode unit on the side of the bipolar plate opposite the contact surface of the die ; c) arranging a second ferromagnetic or magnetic element , which is designed to correspond to the first ferromagnetic or magnetic element in order to be able to exert a magnetic attraction on one another, on the membrane electrode unit in such a way that both ferromagnetic or magnetic elements are at least partially congruent; d) removing membrane electrode unit and bipolar plate fixed to one another by the two ferromagnetic or magnetic elements ; e) inserting membrane electrode unit and bipolar plate fixed to one another by the two ferromagnetic or magnetic elements into a second die , which, in the closed state, has at least one mould cavity on one side or on both sides of an edge region of the bipolar plate and a second chamber for receiving the two magnetic or ferromagnetic elements , wherein the mould cavity and the second chamber are separated from one another; f) injecting a melt of a polymeric sealing material into the at least one mould cavity of the die ; g) allowing the melt to solidify; h) demoulding and removing the composite formed in f) and i) if necessary removing the two magnetic or ferromagnetic elements .
Image sensor comprising a matrix of pixels , extending along a detection plane (P), and configured to form an image of an incident light wave propagating, in a spectral band (Δλ), along a propagation axis (Z), the image sensor being characterized in that it comprises a mask , formed by different opaque elementary masks (25 i ), extending parallel to the detection plane, between which masks openings (26 i ) extend, through which openings the incident light wave can propagate toward the detection plane (P), the matrix of pixels being divided into: - open pixels (31 i ) extending facing the openings (26 i ); - masked pixels (32 i ), each masked pixel being defined by a projection of an elementary mask (25 i ) along the propagation axis (Z) on the matrix of pixels, each masked pixel being associated with the elementary mask facing it; the image sensor comprising, between the open pixels (31 i ) and the openings (26 i ): - a waveguide , forming a strip extending facing masked pixels and open pixels; - a first diffraction grating (21 i ), extending facing at least one open pixel (31 i ), and configured to couple part of the incident light wave (12 i ) into the waveguide so as to form a guided wave (13' i , 13 i+1 ), the first diffraction grating being configured to transmit another part of the incident light wave (12' i ) toward the open pixel (31 i ), the first diffraction grating being associated with the open pixel (31 i ); - a second diffraction grating (22 i ), extending facing a masked pixel (32 i ), and configured to extract part of the guided wave (13' i , 13 i+1 ) propagating in the waveguide , so that the wave (14 i ) extracted in this way propagates toward the masked pixel (32 i ), the second diffraction grating being associated with the masked pixel (32 i ). - open pixels (31 i ) extending facing the openings (26 i ); - masked pixels (32 i ), each masked pixel being defined by a projection of an elementary mask (25 i ) along the propagation axis (Z) on the matrix of pixels, each masked pixel being associated with the elementary mask facing it; - a waveguide , forming a strip extending facing masked pixels and open pixels; - a first diffraction grating (21 i ), extending facing at least one open pixel (31 i ), and configured to couple part of the incident light wave (12 i ) into the waveguide so as to form a guided wave (13' i , 13 i+1 ), the first diffraction grating being configured to transmit another part of the incident light wave (12' i ) toward the open pixel (31 i ), the first diffraction grating being associated with the open pixel (31 i ); - a second diffraction grating (22 i ), extending facing a masked pixel (32 i ), and configured to extract part of the guided wave (13' i , 13 i+1 ) propagating in the waveguide , so that the wave (14 i ) extracted in this way propagates toward the masked pixel (32 i ), the second diffraction grating being associated with the masked pixel (32 i ).
Device for dividing a mat moved continuously on a conveyor belt by means of a diagonal saw movable across the width of the conveyor belt , characterized in that a separating means made of plastic and/or metal is designed as a sheet and is arranged movably in the region of the path of the diagonal saw and/or along the cutting line between the mat and the conveyor belt .