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A method for manufacturing a polarized plastic lens for spectacles, comprising: bonding at least a part of a peripheral edge portion of a mold for a first lens base material and at least a part of a peripheral edge portion of a polarized film to each other by an adhesive agent applied to the rear surface of the mold at a plurality of places so that a minimum value of a distance (w1) between the polarized film and a concave surface of the mold for the first lens base material having the concave surface is 0.3 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less; arranging a mold for a second lens base material to face the polarized film on an opposite side of the mold for the first lens base material, with the polarized film sandwiched between them; and forming the first lens base material and the second lens base material by injecting a plastic material composition between the mold for the first lens base material and the polarized film , and between the mold for the second lens base material and the polarized film ; and polishing an eyeball-side surface of the second lens base material so that a minimum value of the distance (w2) between the eyeball-side surface and the polarized film is 0.3 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less. bonding at least a part of a peripheral edge portion of a mold for a first lens base material and at least a part of a peripheral edge portion of a polarized film to each other by an adhesive agent applied to the rear surface of the mold at a plurality of places so that a minimum value of a distance (w1) between the polarized film and a concave surface of the mold for the first lens base material having the concave surface is 0.3 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less; arranging a mold for a second lens base material to face the polarized film on an opposite side of the mold for the first lens base material, with the polarized film sandwiched between them; and forming the first lens base material and the second lens base material by injecting a plastic material composition between the mold for the first lens base material and the polarized film , and between the mold for the second lens base material and the polarized film ; and polishing an eyeball-side surface of the second lens base material so that a minimum value of the distance (w2) between the eyeball-side surface and the polarized film is 0.3 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less.
A method of assessing status of a biological tissue , comprising: irradiating an electromagnetic signal , via a probe , into a biological tissue; receiving the irradiated electromagnetic signal after the signal is scattered/reflected by the biological tissue; providing blood flow volume information pertaining to the biological tissue by way of a blood flow analyzer to determine blood volume; analyzing the received signal based at least upon the provided blood flow volume information together with knowledge of electromagnetic signal differences in normal, suspicious, and abnormal tissue; using a dielectric properties reconstruction algorithm , reconstructing dielectric properties of the biological tissue based at least upon results of the analyzing step together with blood flow volume information; using a tissue properties reconstruction algorithm , reconstructing tissue properties of the biological tissue based at least in part upon results of the reconstructing step together with blood flow volume information; and outputting imaging of the dielectric properties of the tissue. irradiating an electromagnetic signal , via a probe , into a biological tissue; receiving the irradiated electromagnetic signal after the signal is scattered/reflected by the biological tissue; providing blood flow volume information pertaining to the biological tissue by way of a blood flow analyzer to determine blood volume; analyzing the received signal based at least upon the provided blood flow volume information together with knowledge of electromagnetic signal differences in normal, suspicious, and abnormal tissue; using a dielectric properties reconstruction algorithm , reconstructing dielectric properties of the biological tissue based at least upon results of the analyzing step together with blood flow volume information; using a tissue properties reconstruction algorithm , reconstructing tissue properties of the biological tissue based at least in part upon results of the reconstructing step together with blood flow volume information; and outputting imaging of the dielectric properties of the tissue.
Plant for punching, preferably cold, pieces of metal sheet, comprising at least one punching line with a press provided with at least two punching stations (8 i step) and a transfer system comprising a main manipulator operated in synchronism with the working rate of said press for picking up each piece of metal sheet from a punching station (8 i ) and transferring it to the subsequent punching station (8 i+1 ) characterized in that it comprises: - a punching station positioned within the same press and operated in synchronism with it, - an additional manipulator associated with said punching station and provided with means for moving said piece of metal sheet outside said punching station and means for repositioning it thereof into said punching station in a position suitable for being picked up or by said main manipulator for transfer to the first punching station (8 1 ), and - a cyclic deactivation mechanism of said punching station when, at said punching station , there is a piece of sheet that has already been partly sheared. - a punching station positioned within the same press and operated in synchronism with it, - an additional manipulator associated with said punching station and provided with means for moving said piece of metal sheet outside said punching station and means for repositioning it thereof into said punching station in a position suitable for being picked up or by said main manipulator for transfer to the first punching station (8 1 ), and - a cyclic deactivation mechanism of said punching station when, at said punching station , there is a piece of sheet that has already been partly sheared.
A method of an optical coherence tomography apparatus for positioning on a tomogram an image of a retina of an eye , the method comprising: initialising a reference optical path length of the optical coherence tomography apparatus so that an image of the retina can be viewed on the tomogram at an initial position (S110), by setting the optical coherence tomography apparatus into one of a vitreous mode of operation and a choroid mode of operation; performing a test move (S121) by changing the reference optical path length in a first direction by a first distance; observing a change in the tomogram of the retina as a result of the test move; determining, from the observation, whether an initial orientation of the image of the retina was a normal orientation (N) or an inverted orientation (I); and performing a target move (S123) by changing the reference optical path length of the optical coherence tomography apparatus so that the image of the retina can be placed at a desired position within the tomogram based on the initial orientation of the image of the retina ; wherein in the vitreous mode (V) of operation the optical coherence tomography apparatus is configured to position an image of the eye in the normal orientation (N) with an image of the vitreous of the eye located closer to a zero delay line (ZDL) than an image of the choroidea of the eye, and wherein in the choroid mode (C) of operation the optical coherence tomography apparatus is configured to position an image of the eye in the inverted orientation (I) with an image of the choroid of the eye located closer to a zero delay line (ZDL) than an image of the vitreous of the eye. initialising a reference optical path length of the optical coherence tomography apparatus so that an image of the retina can be viewed on the tomogram at an initial position (S110), by setting the optical coherence tomography apparatus into one of a vitreous mode of operation and a choroid mode of operation; performing a test move (S121) by changing the reference optical path length in a first direction by a first distance; observing a change in the tomogram of the retina as a result of the test move; determining, from the observation, whether an initial orientation of the image of the retina was a normal orientation (N) or an inverted orientation (I); and performing a target move (S123) by changing the reference optical path length of the optical coherence tomography apparatus so that the image of the retina can be placed at a desired position within the tomogram based on the initial orientation of the image of the retina ; wherein in the vitreous mode (V) of operation the optical coherence tomography apparatus is configured to position an image of the eye in the normal orientation (N) with an image of the vitreous of the eye located closer to a zero delay line (ZDL) than an image of the choroidea of the eye, and wherein in the choroid mode (C) of operation the optical coherence tomography apparatus is configured to position an image of the eye in the inverted orientation (I) with an image of the choroid of the eye located closer to a zero delay line (ZDL) than an image of the vitreous of the eye.
A rolling bearing retainer configured to retain a rolling element of a rolling bearing , characterized in that the retainer is a metal corrugate retainer comprising pockets , each of which retains a ball served as the rolling element, formed at positions in a circumferential direction, and in the retainer , ring members forming a pair are joined at a connection portion located between the pockets, the retainer having a single-layer resin coating film formed on at least an inner surface of each of the pockets served as a rolling element guide surface, wherein the resin coating film is a coating film formed by applying a coating material of a resin composition including an aromatic polyether ketone based resin as a matrix resin and including a solid lubricant, wherein the resin coating film is formed only on a curve portion of the ring members and not formed on the connection portion , wherein a film thickness of the resin coating film is set in a range between 20 μm and 50 μm. the retainer is a metal corrugate retainer comprising pockets , each of which retains a ball served as the rolling element, formed at positions in a circumferential direction, and in the retainer , ring members forming a pair are joined at a connection portion located between the pockets, the retainer having a single-layer resin coating film formed on at least an inner surface of each of the pockets served as a rolling element guide surface, wherein the resin coating film is a coating film formed by applying a coating material of a resin composition including an aromatic polyether ketone based resin as a matrix resin and including a solid lubricant, wherein the resin coating film is formed only on a curve portion of the ring members and not formed on the connection portion , wherein a film thickness of the resin coating film is set in a range between 20 μm and 50 μm.
A genetically modified E. coli microorganism for producing xylitol from xylose comprising: inducible overexpression of xylose reductase and inducible synthetic metabolic valves comprising: an enzymatic degradation synthetic metabolic valve characterized by inducing enzymatic degradation of the xylose isomerase enzyme; and a gene expression-silencing synthetic metabolic valve characterized by silencing gene expression or an enzymatic degradation synthetic metabolic valve characterized by inducing enzymatic degradation of at least one gene or enzyme selected from the group consisting of: a gene encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase ( zwf ) or the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase ( zwf ) enzyme; and a gene encoding enoyl-ACP reductase ( fabI ) or the enoyl-ACP reductase ( fabI ) enzyme; wherein the genetically modified E. coli microorganism produces xylitol at a product titer of greater than 0.08 g/L/24 hours in a biofermentation process. an enzymatic degradation synthetic metabolic valve characterized by inducing enzymatic degradation of the xylose isomerase enzyme; and a gene expression-silencing synthetic metabolic valve characterized by silencing gene expression or an enzymatic degradation synthetic metabolic valve characterized by inducing enzymatic degradation of at least one gene or enzyme selected from the group consisting of: a gene encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase ( zwf ) or the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase ( zwf ) enzyme; and a gene encoding enoyl-ACP reductase ( fabI ) or the enoyl-ACP reductase ( fabI ) enzyme;
Device for regulating the pressure of fluids, comprising: - a valve housing with an inlet and with an outlet , - a closure element , which is arranged inside the valve housing , - a valve seat , which is arranged inside the valve housing , and - a cylinder housing with a piston mounted so as to be movable therein and which is connected to the closure element , - wherein the closure element is mounted so as to be movable, - wherein the closure element and the valve seat are arranged such that the connection between the inlet and the outlet can be opened and partially or fully closed, and - wherein the valve seat is mounted so as to be movable, characterised in that a stroke (H 3 ) between the valve seat and its lower stop is greater in the case of the closed valve position than a stroke (H 8 ) between the piston and its lower stop, and that the closure element is designed as a cone-shaped valve plug that has a cone angle between opposing sides of the shell surface in the range of 3° and 8°, in particular between 4° and 6°. - a valve housing with an inlet and with an outlet , - a closure element , which is arranged inside the valve housing , - a valve seat , which is arranged inside the valve housing , and - a cylinder housing with a piston mounted so as to be movable therein and which is connected to the closure element , - wherein the closure element is mounted so as to be movable, - wherein the closure element and the valve seat are arranged such that the connection between the inlet and the outlet can be opened and partially or fully closed, and - wherein the valve seat is mounted so as to be movable,
A method for controlling an autonomous tool , comprising the steps of: receiving, at a current position of the autonomous tool , an electromagnetic signal emitted from each of a plurality of signal sources disposed separately on a terrain ; processing the received electromagnetic signals thereby determining a physical distance (D1 - D3) between the autonomous tool and each of the plurality of signal sources; determining the current position of the autonomous tool with respect to a reference position on the terrain based on the determined physical distances (D1 - D3) and map data of the terrain associated with a position of each of the plurality of at least three of signal sources; and determining the current position of the autonomous tool based on a failure of reception of electromagnetic signal emitted from at least one of the plurality of signal sources during an operation of the autonomous tool . receiving, at a current position of the autonomous tool , an electromagnetic signal emitted from each of a plurality of signal sources disposed separately on a terrain ; processing the received electromagnetic signals thereby determining a physical distance (D1 - D3) between the autonomous tool and each of the plurality of signal sources; determining the current position of the autonomous tool with respect to a reference position on the terrain based on the determined physical distances (D1 - D3) and map data of the terrain associated with a position of each of the plurality of at least three of signal sources; and determining the current position of the autonomous tool based on a failure of reception of electromagnetic signal emitted from at least one of the plurality of signal sources during an operation of the autonomous tool .
Autonomous driving method in the agricultural field comprising the procedure of obtaining an interpolating function (r) of at least two pixels, of alignments of plants or swaths of a thermal image that appears in front of an agricultural vehicle (AV), acquired through at least one infrared camera, said at least two pixels being corresponding to at least two homologous peaks (V1:M2 - V2:M2) identified in as many at least two vectors (V1, V2, V3 ...) built on values of temperature intensity of corresponding consecutive pixels belonging to as many straight and horizontal lines (line 1, line 2, line 3 ...) of pixels extracted from the thermal image and a procedure for calculating an angular phase shift (Alpha) and/or a lateral deviation (Delta) of the interpolating function (r) with respect to a vertical axis (Y, Y', Z) of the thermal image.
A fastener comprising a polymer composition [composition (C), herein after] comprising (i) at least one polyaryletherketone polymer [(PAEK) polymer], (ii) at least one nitride (NI) of an element having an electronegativity (ε) of from 1.3 to 2.5, as defined in « Handbook of Chemistry and Physics », CRC Press, 64 th edition, pages B-65 to B-158, wherein the weight of composition (C) is above 10% of the total weight of the fastener, wherein the at least one nitride (NI) is selected from aluminum nitride (A1N, a45, ε=1.5), antimony nitride (SbN, a271, ε=1.9), beryllium nitride (Be 3 N 2 , b123, ε=1.5), boron nitride (BN, b203, ε=2.0), chromium nitride (CrN, c406, ε=1.6), copper nitride (Cu 3 N, c615, ε=1.9), gallium nitride (GaN, g41, ε=1.6), trigermanium dinitride (Ge 3 N 2 , g82, ε=1.8), trigermanium tetranitride (Ge 3 N 4 , g83, ε=1.8), hafnium nitride (HfN, h7, ε=1.3), iron nitrides like Fe 4 N (i151, ε=1.8) and Fe 2 N or Fe 4 N 2 (i152, ε=1.8), mercury nitride (Hg 3 N 2 , m221, ε=1.9), niobium nitride (n109, ε=1.6), silicium nitride (Si 3 N 4 , s109, ε=1.8), tantalum nitride (TaN, t7, ε=1.5), titanium nitride (Ti 3 N 4 , t249, ε=1.5), wolfram dinitride (WN 2 , t278, ε=1.7), vanadium nitride (VN, vl5, ε=1.6), zinc nitride (Zn 3 N 2 , z50, ε=1.6) and zirconium nitride (ZrN, z105, ε=1.4); wherein the total weight of the (PAEK) polymer, based on the total weight of the composition (C), is above 60 %. wherein said fastener is selected from the group consisting of bolts, nuts, screws, threaded bushings, prevailing-torque fasteners, pins, retaining rings, rivets, brackets and fastening washers, wherein bolts, nuts, screws, threaded bushings and prevailing-torque fasteners are threaded fasteners and pins, retaining rings, rivets, brackets and fastening washers are unthreaded fasteners. (i) at least one polyaryletherketone polymer [(PAEK) polymer], (ii) at least one nitride (NI) of an element having an electronegativity (ε) of from 1.3 to 2.5, as defined in « Handbook of Chemistry and Physics », CRC Press, 64 th edition, pages B-65 to B-158,
An ultrasonic sealing anvil having a strip-shaped pressing surface that is adapted to face a vibration applying surface of an end of a horn and is adapted to extend along a welding position of laminated sheet members to be bonded by ultrasonic sealing, the pressing surface having a step and a pair of extending surfaces , the step having a concave shape formed at a position at which the step is adapted to abut a thick layer portion (R) with a relatively large thickness of the laminated sheet members , and the step having inclined surfaces on both left and right sides, the pair of extending surfaces being continuous to the respective inclined surfaces on the both left and right sides of the step and extending leftward and rightward along the welding position with the step interposed therebetween, characterized in that : each of the respective inclined surfaces has one or more grooves that extend in a width direction of the pressing surface .
An organopolysiloxane composition for a release sheet, comprising components (a) to (d) below: (a) 100 parts by weight of organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups per molecule, other than component (b); (b) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of easy release additive; (c) 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two or more silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and (d) platinum group metal catalyst, at a platinum metal weight of from 10 to 1,000 ppm based on the overall composition; wherein the easy release additive is an acrylic-silicone graft copolymer having a polystyrene-equivalent weight-average molecular weight as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using toluene as the developing solvent of from 1,000 to 100,000, and being obtainable by radical polymerizing (A) acrylic and/or methacrylic group-containing organopolysiloxane compound with (B) radical-polymerizable monomer having one radical polymerizable group per molecule. (a) 100 parts by weight of organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups per molecule, other than component (b); (b) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of easy release additive; (c) 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two or more silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and (d) platinum group metal catalyst, at a platinum metal weight of from 10 to 1,000 ppm based on the overall composition; (A) acrylic and/or methacrylic group-containing organopolysiloxane compound with (B) radical-polymerizable monomer having one radical polymerizable group per molecule.
A method for detecting a target analyte in a sample, comprising: (i) generating a rolling circle amplification product (RCP) in the sample, wherein the RCP comprises multiple repeat copies of a marker sequence indicative of the target analyte; (ii) performing a hybridisation chain reaction (HCR) to generate an HCR product, wherein said HCR reaction is initiated by an HCR initiator which directly or indirectly binds to said marker sequence or which is comprised in said marker sequence; and (iii) detecting the HCR product at a location in the sample, thereby detecting the target analyte at the location in the sample. (i) generating a rolling circle amplification product (RCP) in the sample, wherein the RCP comprises multiple repeat copies of a marker sequence indicative of the target analyte; (ii) performing a hybridisation chain reaction (HCR) to generate an HCR product, wherein said HCR reaction is initiated by an HCR initiator which directly or indirectly binds to said marker sequence or which is comprised in said marker sequence; and (iii) detecting the HCR product at a location in the sample, thereby detecting the target analyte at the location in the sample.
Control method for a vehicle (V) comprising at least one energy storage means (MS1) having an available power, and a heat engine (MT) and a non-heat engine (MM) respectively supplying torques for au at least one train (T1) by consuming fuel and power respectively of said energy storage means (MS1), characterized in that it comprises a step in which, when only said heat engine (MT) provides torque, a value representative of an acceleration potential of said vehicle (V) is estimated in the event of supply of a complementary torque by said non-thermal driving machine (MM), as a function of at least one parameter of said vehicle (V), and this supply of complementary torque is authorized when said estimated value is greater than a chosen threshold.