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A method of manufacturing an assembly, comprising the steps of: - Providing a first object , ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion , ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface , the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall ; - Providing a second object that has a lateral outer surface portion , - Wherein the lateral outer surface portion comprises a thermoplastic material; - Bringing the second object in contact with the first object so that the lateral outer surface portion is in physical contact with the sidewall ; - Coupling mechanical energy into at least one of the first and second objects (1; 2) so as to cause energy absorption due to friction between the lateral outer surface portion and the sidewall , until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes liquefied; and - Letting the flow portion re-solidify, whereby the flow portion secures the second object to the first object wherein the flow portion interpenetrates structures of the first object , especially the side wall, so that after re-solidification a positive fit results. - Providing a first object , ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion , ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface , the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall ; ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion , ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface , the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall ; - Providing a second object that has a lateral outer surface portion , - Wherein the lateral outer surface portion comprises a thermoplastic material; - Bringing the second object in contact with the first object so that the lateral outer surface portion is in physical contact with the sidewall ; - Coupling mechanical energy into at least one of the first and second objects (1; 2) so as to cause energy absorption due to friction between the lateral outer surface portion and the sidewall , until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes liquefied; and - Letting the flow portion re-solidify, whereby the flow portion secures the second object to the first object wherein the flow portion interpenetrates structures of the first object , especially the side wall, so that after re-solidification a positive fit results.
A self-fixing mesh endoprosthesis, consisting of two layers, upper and lower, with a layer of knitted mesh based on titanium thread on the upper side, and a layer of bioresorbable polymers on the lower side, wherein the surface of the titanium thread is made in relief having chaotically located depressions and bumps.
Battery arrangement for integration in a vehicle, in particular an aircraft or spacecraft , comprising: two cover plates having battery sockets ; a plurality of batteries , which are held on both sides between the cover plates by the battery sockets , wherein the batteries are arranged in battery rows along the cover plates ; and a microchannel tube arrangement having a plurality of thermally conducting tubes configured to dissipate heat from the batteries , wherein a lateral surface of each battery is wrapped in a thermally conductive sheet , which is thermally connected to the microchannel tube arrangement ; wherein at least one sheet end of the thermally conductive sheet extends beyond the respective battery and is attached to the microchannel tube arrangement ; and wherein the sheet end is adhesively fixed to the microchannel tube arrangement by a heat sensitive adhesive , which dissolves above a given temperature threshold such that the thermally conductive sheet is disconnected from the microchannel tube arrangement above the temperature threshold. two cover plates having battery sockets ; a plurality of batteries , which are held on both sides between the cover plates by the battery sockets , wherein the batteries are arranged in battery rows along the cover plates ; and a microchannel tube arrangement having a plurality of thermally conducting tubes configured to dissipate heat from the batteries , wherein a lateral surface of each battery is wrapped in a thermally conductive sheet , which is thermally connected to the microchannel tube arrangement ; wherein at least one sheet end of the thermally conductive sheet extends beyond the respective battery and is attached to the microchannel tube arrangement ; and wherein the sheet end is adhesively fixed to the microchannel tube arrangement by a heat sensitive adhesive , which dissolves above a given temperature threshold such that the thermally conductive sheet is disconnected from the microchannel tube arrangement above the temperature threshold.
A method of updating a model for providing classification of data on mobile devices comprising, by a server: training an initial model (WO) on a central dataset; distributing the initial model to a first remote device to apply to a first set of data; distributing the initial model to a second remote device to apply to a second set of data; characterized by : collecting , from the first and second remote devices, model weight updates (ΔWO_1, ΔWO_2) based at least in part on at least one of an output of the initial model or a performance measure of the application of the initial model; computing an updated model (W1, W2) based on the model weight updates, to provide an updated model; and distributing the updated model to the remote devices. training an initial model (WO) on a central dataset; distributing the initial model to a first remote device to apply to a first set of data; distributing the initial model to a second remote device to apply to a second set of data; characterized by : collecting , from the first and second remote devices, model weight updates (ΔWO_1, ΔWO_2) based at least in part on at least one of an output of the initial model or a performance measure of the application of the initial model; computing an updated model (W1, W2) based on the model weight updates, to provide an updated model; and distributing the updated model to the remote devices. collecting , from the first and second remote devices, model weight updates (ΔWO_1, ΔWO_2) based at least in part on at least one of an output of the initial model or a performance measure of the application of the initial model; computing an updated model (W1, W2) based on the model weight updates, to provide an updated model; and distributing the updated model to the remote devices.
A polycrystalline silicon bar grown by a Siemens method, wherein a center axis of the polycrystalline silicon bar is shifted from a center axis of a silicon core wire by 2 mm or more.
A cartridge buttress retention system to retain a cartridge buttress material on a staple cartridge prior to stapling of tissue comprising: a cartridge buttress material retained on the staple cartridge ; a staple cartridge including a U-shaped outer channel surrounding a staple containing insert ; a post formed at a distal end of the staple containing insert and configured to engage the cartridge buttress, and distally extending fingers or projections formed in a proximal end of the staple containing insert configured to engage the cartridge buttress material wherein the cartridge buttress material is provided with corresponding slots formed in a proximal end of the cartridge buttress material configured to engage the fingers or projections of the staple containing insert , characterised in that the post is split into halves to accommodate the passage of a knife blade to sever tissue and the cartridge buttress material includes a corresponding hole formed in a distal end of the cartridge buttress material configured to fit over the post . a cartridge buttress material retained on the staple cartridge ; a staple cartridge including a U-shaped outer channel surrounding a staple containing insert ; a post formed at a distal end of the staple containing insert and configured to engage the cartridge buttress, and distally extending fingers or projections formed in a proximal end of the staple containing insert configured to engage the cartridge buttress material wherein the cartridge buttress material is provided with corresponding slots formed in a proximal end of the cartridge buttress material configured to engage the fingers or projections of the staple containing insert , characterised in that the post is split into halves to accommodate the passage of a knife blade to sever tissue and the cartridge buttress material includes a corresponding hole formed in a distal end of the cartridge buttress material configured to fit over the post .
Secure electronic chip (50; 70) comprising in a substrate a plurality of N- or P-type doped semiconductor wells and a circuit (57, 61; 73, 75) of detection of the well bias current, transistors being formed inside and on top of the wells, the detection circuit being: coupled to the wells; or coupled to bias contacts of portions of the substrate having transistors formed inside and on top thereof, the detection circuit being characterized in that it comprises a resistive element conducting the bias current, the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a voltage across the resistive element, the electronic chip comprising a power supply circuit adapted to supplying a potential for biasing said wells , the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a variation of a potential regulating the bias potential, the power supply circuit comprises an operational amplifier having its output coupled to the gate of a first MOS transistor (PM1), and the detection circuit comprises a second MOS transistor (PM2) forming a current mirror with the first MOS transistor, an input of the operational amplifier and the drain of first MOS transistors being coupled to said wells , and the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a variation of the current in the second transistor. coupled to the wells; or coupled to bias contacts of portions of the substrate having transistors formed inside and on top thereof, the detection circuit being characterized in that it comprises a resistive element conducting the bias current, the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a voltage across the resistive element, the electronic chip comprising a power supply circuit adapted to supplying a potential for biasing said wells , the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a variation of a potential regulating the bias potential, the power supply circuit comprises an operational amplifier having its output coupled to the gate of a first MOS transistor (PM1), and the detection circuit comprises a second MOS transistor (PM2) forming a current mirror with the first MOS transistor, an input of the operational amplifier and the drain of first MOS transistors being coupled to said wells , and the detection circuit being adapted to detecting a variation of the current in the second transistor.
A bushing assembly for a track assembly , comprising a first end element ; a second end element ; and a central element positioned between the first end element and the second end element , wherein the central element is interference fit or positioned between the first end element and the second end element , and wherein the central element includes a greater hardness than the first and second end elements , wherein the first end element , the second end element , and the central element form a bushing with a longitudinal opening extending longitudinally through the bushing , characterised in that the first end element includes a first inner extension , the second end element includes a second inner extension , and the first inner extension and the second inner extension are complementary such that the first inner extension and the second inner extension at least partially overlap over a longitudinal length of the bushing assembly within the central element . a first end element ; a second end element ; and a central element positioned between the first end element and the second end element , wherein the central element is interference fit or positioned between the first end element and the second end element , and wherein the central element includes a greater hardness than the first and second end elements , wherein the first end element , the second end element , and the central element form a bushing with a longitudinal opening extending longitudinally through the bushing , characterised in that the first end element includes a first inner extension , the second end element includes a second inner extension , and the first inner extension and the second inner extension are complementary such that the first inner extension and the second inner extension at least partially overlap over a longitudinal length of the bushing assembly within the central element .
A nucleic acid molecule, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide consisting of at least 100 amino acid residues of proline, alanine and, optionally, serine, wherein said polypeptide forms a random coil, wherein the nucleotide sequence of said nucleic acid has a length of at least 300 nucleotides, wherein said nucleotide sequence has a Nucleotide Repeat Score (NRS) lower than 1000, wherein said Nucleotide Repeat Score (NRS) is determined according to the formula: NRS = ∑ n = 4 N tot − 1 n 2 ∑ i = 1 k n f i n N tot , wherein N tot is the length of said nucleotide sequence, n is the length of a repeat within said nucleotide sequence, and f i (n) is the frequency of said repeat of length n, wherein if there is more than one repeat of length n, k(n) is the number of said different sequences of said repeat of length n, otherwise k(n) is 1 for said repeat of length n. N tot is the length of said nucleotide sequence, n is the length of a repeat within said nucleotide sequence, and f i (n) is the frequency of said repeat of length n, wherein if there is more than one repeat of length n, k(n) is the number of said different sequences of said repeat of length n, otherwise k(n) is 1 for said repeat of length n.
A core for an electrical machine, comprising: a segmented body including first segments extending from a radially inner portion of the body to a radially outer portion of the body and second segments stacked in alternation with the first segments axially, wherein the first segments have thermal conductivity that are greater than thermal conductivity of the second segments for transferring heat from the radially outer portion of the body to the radially inner portion of the body; wherein the first segments include a thermally conducting layer , a first reactive solder layer , a second reactive solder layer , a first nanofoil layer , and a second nanofoil layer ; wherein the first reactive solder layer is axially disposed between the thermally conducting layer and the first nanofoil layer, and wherein the second reactive solder layer is disposed on an axially opposite side of the thermally conducting layer and between the thermally conducting layer and the second nanofoil layer; wherein the thermally conducing layer is an aluminum-containing layer comprising an aluminum core having a first oxide layer formed on a first axial face of the aluminum core, and a second oxide layer formed on a second axial face of the aluminum core, opposite the first oxide layer, such that each of the solder layers bonds a respective one of the oxide layers to a respective one of the axially adjacent nanofoil layers . a segmented body including first segments extending from a radially inner portion of the body to a radially outer portion of the body and second segments stacked in alternation with the first segments axially, wherein the first segments have thermal conductivity that are greater than thermal conductivity of the second segments for transferring heat from the radially outer portion of the body to the radially inner portion of the body; wherein the first segments include a thermally conducting layer , a first reactive solder layer , a second reactive solder layer , a first nanofoil layer , and a second nanofoil layer ; wherein the first reactive solder layer is axially disposed between the thermally conducting layer and the first nanofoil layer, and wherein the second reactive solder layer is disposed on an axially opposite side of the thermally conducting layer and between the thermally conducting layer and the second nanofoil layer; wherein the thermally conducing layer is an aluminum-containing layer comprising an aluminum core having a first oxide layer formed on a first axial face of the aluminum core, and a second oxide layer formed on a second axial face of the aluminum core, opposite the first oxide layer, such that each of the solder layers bonds a respective one of the oxide layers to a respective one of the axially adjacent nanofoil layers .
Composition comprising a dequalinium salt, maltodextrin and lactic acid for use in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV).
A method for reducing the chromium content, in particular the hexavalent chromium content, present in a liquid effluent loaded with solid particles, referred to as initial effluent (1; 10), comprising at least one reduction step (9; 90; 900) by adding a weak organic acid (10; 100; 121) to the initial effluent in an amount sufficient to reduce the hexavalent chromium present in the initial effluent to a lower valence, i.e. to trivalent chromium, said step being followed by a step of discharging the liquid effluent thus treated, referred to as final effluent, characterised in that it comprises at least the following steps: - adjusting the pH of the initial effluent to a value close to neutrality, i.e. between 7 and 8, - carrying out, prior to the reduction step, a step (2; 20; 101, 401) of collecting the solid particles present in the initial effluent, at least by settling, - performing the reduction step (9; 90; 900) after adjustment (12; 120; 122) of the pH of the initial effluent to a pH value compatible with discharging the final effluent at this pH value. - adjusting the pH of the initial effluent to a value close to neutrality, i.e. between 7 and 8, - carrying out, prior to the reduction step, a step (2; 20; 101, 401) of collecting the solid particles present in the initial effluent, at least by settling, - performing the reduction step (9; 90; 900) after adjustment (12; 120; 122) of the pH of the initial effluent to a pH value compatible with discharging the final effluent at this pH value.
A puncture instrument comprising: a puncture tip section ; a first tubular body connected to the puncture tip section at a distal end, and an outer tubular body at least partially covering the first tubular body , wherein the first tubular body is formed to be rotatable around an axis along the longitudinal direction, the first tubular body has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the outer tubular body , and a drug solution supply path is provided on the outside of the first tubular body , characterized by the first tubular body being formed such that a drug solution in the drug solution supply path is permeable through an inner portion of the first tubular body . a puncture tip section ; a first tubular body connected to the puncture tip section at a distal end, and an outer tubular body at least partially covering the first tubular body , wherein the first tubular body is formed to be rotatable around an axis along the longitudinal direction, the first tubular body has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the outer tubular body , and a drug solution supply path is provided on the outside of the first tubular body , characterized by the first tubular body being formed such that a drug solution in the drug solution supply path is permeable through an inner portion of the first tubular body .
An adaptor bar for playing the role of a top tube on a bicycle to be loaded on a bicycle rack, comprising: a tube unit including an inner tube and an outer tube , the inner tube having a first end thereof slidably inserted into a first end of the outer tube ; two end parts respectively connected to two respective second ends of the inner tube and the outer tube ; two hooks respectively fixed to the two respective second ends of the inner tube and the outer tube , each hook having a first connection portion ; two plates respectively connected to the two end parts , each plate having a first section , a second section and a third section , the second section formed between the first and third sections , an axis of the second section being inclined relative to two respective axes of the first and third sections , the third section of each plate being fixed to the end part corresponding thereto, the first section of each plate being removably engaged with the first connection portion of the hook corresponding thereto, characterized in that the first section has a first recess and a second recess formed to a first side thereof, the second recess located close to the second section and including a recessed reinforcement area located around the second recess so as to reinforce a portion between the first and second sections . a tube unit including an inner tube and an outer tube , the inner tube having a first end thereof slidably inserted into a first end of the outer tube ; two end parts respectively connected to two respective second ends of the inner tube and the outer tube ; two hooks respectively fixed to the two respective second ends of the inner tube and the outer tube , each hook having a first connection portion ; two plates respectively connected to the two end parts , each plate having a first section , a second section and a third section , the second section formed between the first and third sections , an axis of the second section being inclined relative to two respective axes of the first and third sections , the third section of each plate being fixed to the end part corresponding thereto, the first section of each plate being removably engaged with the first connection portion of the hook corresponding thereto, characterized in that the first section has a first recess and a second recess formed to a first side thereof, the second recess located close to the second section and including a recessed reinforcement area located around the second recess so as to reinforce a portion between the first and second sections .