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A charge applying member configured to apply an electric charge to a member to be charged for use in an image forming apparatus which is configured to develop an electrostatic latent image into a toner image and transfer the toner image to a transfer member , the charge applying member comprising: a conductive roller which includes a first region (La) held in contact with a the member to be charged and facing an image forming region of the member to be charged and a second region (Lb) disposed next to a longitudinal end of the first region (La) and facing a region of the member to be charged located outside the image forming region and is configured to apply an electric charge to the member to be charged ; and a shaft which is formed of a metallic material inserted into the conductive roller and is configured to be given a voltage from a power supply , characterized in that a surface of the conductive roller is fixed on the surface of said shaft , and a region plated with a metal having a lower ionization tendency than the shaft is formed as a plated region on a portion of an outer periphery of the shaft corresponding to the first and second regions (La, Lb) and a non-plated region is formed on a part of a portion of the outer periphery of the shaft facing the second region (Lb) fixed to the surface of the conductive roller . a conductive roller which includes a first region (La) held in contact with a the member to be charged and facing an image forming region of the member to be charged and a second region (Lb) disposed next to a longitudinal end of the first region (La) and facing a region of the member to be charged located outside the image forming region and is configured to apply an electric charge to the member to be charged ; and a shaft which is formed of a metallic material inserted into the conductive roller and is configured to be given a voltage from a power supply , characterized in that a surface of the conductive roller is fixed on the surface of said shaft , and a region plated with a metal having a lower ionization tendency than the shaft is formed as a plated region on a portion of an outer periphery of the shaft corresponding to the first and second regions (La, Lb) and a non-plated region is formed on a part of a portion of the outer periphery of the shaft facing the second region (Lb) fixed to the surface of the conductive roller .
A cosmetic water-in-oil microemulsion comprising: i) 20 - 40% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value above 1700 mm2/10 min at 25°C, ii) 15 - 35% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value between 1000 and 1700 mm2/10 min at 25°C, iii) 1 - 15% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value between 500 and 999 mm2/10 min at 25°C, iv) 0 - 10 % w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value below 500 mm2/10 min at 25°C, v) 0.2 - 15 % w/w of co-surfactants selected from glycerin or propylene glycol, vi) 0 - 10 % w/w of co-solvents selected from ethanol, 1-propanol or 2-propanol, vii) 5 - 30 % w/w of fatty acid ester(s) of glycerol or fatty acid ester(s) of polyglycerol, viii) 5 - 20% w/w of water, whereby the cosmetic water-in-oil microemulsion is dispensable at a constant flow rate of 0.05 ml/sec from a nozzle pipe orifice of a vertically positioned nozzle pipe with a length L of 15 mm and an inner diameter D of 2 mm and the height (H) of any of the pending drops that hang on the nozzle pipe orifice does not exceed 10 mm for at least 180 consecutive seconds at ambient conditions, and whereby the spreadability value of the oil phase ingredient(s) (i)-(iv) is determined by a.) dispensing 20 microliters of the ingredient into the middle of filter paper disc with following characteristics: grade 589/5, material cellulose, retention range 2 - 4 μm, thickness 0.17 mm, filtration time to Herzberg 450 s, weight 85 g/m2, diameter 125 mm b.) measuring the area of filter paper wetted by the ingredient 10 minutes after dispensing and c.) expressing the spreadability value as wetted area in mm2/10 min. i) 20 - 40% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value above 1700 mm2/10 min at 25°C, ii) 15 - 35% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value between 1000 and 1700 mm2/10 min at 25°C, iii) 1 - 15% w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value between 500 and 999 mm2/10 min at 25°C, iv) 0 - 10 % w/w of oil phase ingredients with spreadability value below 500 mm2/10 min at 25°C, v) 0.2 - 15 % w/w of co-surfactants selected from glycerin or propylene glycol, vi) 0 - 10 % w/w of co-solvents selected from ethanol, 1-propanol or 2-propanol, vii) 5 - 30 % w/w of fatty acid ester(s) of glycerol or fatty acid ester(s) of polyglycerol, viii) 5 - 20% w/w of water,
Reflective composite material (V) with a configuration as coil with width up to 1600 mm, with a carrier consisting of aluminium and having thickness (D 1 ) in the range from 0.1 to 1.5 mm, with, located on one side (A) of the carrier , an interlayer made of aluminium oxide, and with, applied on the interlayer , an optically active reflection-boosting multilayer system , where the interlayer consisting of aluminium oxide has thickness (D 2 ) in the range from 5 nm to 200 nm, and a layer of a metal or of a metal alloy has been applied superficially on that side (B) of the carrier that is opposite to the optically active reflection-boosting multilayer system , where the electrical resistivity at 25°C of the said metal or metal alloy is at most 1.2 * 10 -1 Ω mm 2 /m, where the thickness (Dg) of the layer applied superficially is in the range 10 nm to 5.0 μm.
A method comprising: receiving, from a main computing device integrated into a vehicle that supports execution of a first container in which a first instance of a runtime environment executes, and by a supporting computing device, a second container that supports execution of a second instance of the runtime environment, the first instance of the runtime environment and the second instance of the runtime environment configured to jointly present a user interface by which an operator of the vehicle controls functionality of the vehicle; and executing, by the supporting computing device, the second container to enable execution of the second instance of the runtime environment, wherein the second instance of the runtime environment is configured to interface with the first instance of the runtime environment executed by the main computing device to jointly present the user interface by which the operator of the vehicle controls the functionality of the vehicle. receiving, from a main computing device integrated into a vehicle that supports execution of a first container in which a first instance of a runtime environment executes, and by a supporting computing device, a second container that supports execution of a second instance of the runtime environment, the first instance of the runtime environment and the second instance of the runtime environment configured to jointly present a user interface by which an operator of the vehicle controls functionality of the vehicle; and executing, by the supporting computing device, the second container to enable execution of the second instance of the runtime environment, wherein the second instance of the runtime environment is configured to interface with the first instance of the runtime environment executed by the main computing device to jointly present the user interface by which the operator of the vehicle controls the functionality of the vehicle.
Composition in the form of an organogel of an organic liquid comprising at least one resin acid, in the acid form or in the esterified form, characterized in that the composition is not an adhesive composition and in that the resin acid is selected from the group consisting of abietic resin acids selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, palustric acid and mixtures thereof.
A method for operating an engine , the engine having an engine core , a bypass duct , and an exhaust nozzle , the method comprising: receiving a request for an increase in thrust generated by the engine ; in response to receipt of the request, determining that at least one operating condition for heat application-based thrust is met; in response to the determining, applying a heat source to heat bypass air flowing through the bypass duct towards the exhaust nozzle ; and generating the increase in thrust from an increased temperature of mixed bypass and core air at the exhaust nozzle ; characterised in that the at least one operating condition for heat application-based thrust comprises a choked state of the exhaust nozzle . receiving a request for an increase in thrust generated by the engine ; in response to receipt of the request, determining that at least one operating condition for heat application-based thrust is met; in response to the determining, applying a heat source to heat bypass air flowing through the bypass duct towards the exhaust nozzle ; and generating the increase in thrust from an increased temperature of mixed bypass and core air at the exhaust nozzle ; characterised in that the at least one operating condition for heat application-based thrust comprises a choked state of the exhaust nozzle .
A personal respiratory protection device comprising a main body carrying an exhalation valve , the valve having a grip region which is grippable in use by the user, characterized by the grip region having a textured surface to indicate to the user that the valve is to be gripped during opening, donning and doffing of the device.
An optical film for an in-plane switching liquid crystal display, the optical film comprising an upper polarizer and a viewing-angle compensation film, wherein the viewing-angle compensation film comprises a negative biaxial retardation film having a negative thickness-direction retardation value and a positive in-plane retardation value; and a positive C-plate having a positive thickness-direction retardation value, wherein the negative biaxial retardation film is arranged closer to the upper polarizer than the positive C-plate or the positive C-plate is arranged closer to the upper polarizer than the negative biaxial retardation film, wherein, when the negative biaxial retardation film is arranged closer to the upper polarizer than the positive C-plate, the optical axis of the negative biaxial retardation film is perpendicular to the absorption axis of the upper polarizer, wherein, when the positive C-plate is arranged closer to the upper polarizer than the negative biaxial retardation film, the optical axis of the negative biaxial retardation film is parallel to the absorption axis of the upper polarizer, characterized in that the positive C-plate has a larger thickness-direction retardation value than the absolute thickness-direction retardation value of the negative retardation film.
A computer security system comprising: a key management monitor , and two key elements comprising a first key element and a second key element, the first key element stored at a first location address within a computer memory and the second key element stored at a second location address; the key management monitor configured to determine or receive a time duration for performing a data dump of contents of the computer memory; the key management monitor further configured to control a location of the first key element within the computer memory, wherein the location address of the first key element is changed within a time period that is less than the time duration for performing the data dump of contents of the computer memory. a key management monitor , and two key elements comprising a first key element and a second key element, the first key element stored at a first location address within a computer memory and the second key element stored at a second location address; the key management monitor configured to determine or receive a time duration for performing a data dump of contents of the computer memory; the key management monitor further configured to control a location of the first key element within the computer memory, wherein the location address of the first key element is changed within a time period that is less than the time duration for performing the data dump of contents of the computer memory.
A polypeptide having O-phosphoserine (OPS) exporting activity, which is represented by an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, and SEQ ID NO: 5.
A power adapter connectable with a hub through a power cable , said hub having plural connecting ports , said power adapter comprising: a power converting circuit for receiving an input voltage (V in ) and converting said input voltage (V in ) into an output voltage (V out ), wherein said output voltage (V out ) is outputted from an output terminal of said power adapter , and electric energy of said output voltage (V out ) is transmitted to said hub through said power cable , so that a charging voltage (V c ) with a constant voltage level is provided by said hub through said connecting ports ; a current detecting circuit connected with said power converting circuit for detecting a load current (I load ) and outputting a corresponding current detecting signal (V i ), wherein said load current (I load ) is transmitted from said power converting circuit to said hub through said power cable ; characterized by a controlling unit connected with said current detecting circuit and said power converting circuit for receiving said current detecting signal (V i ), wherein a look-up table is stored in said controlling unit for recording a relationship between said load current (I load ) and a voltage drop across an impedance (R r ) of said power cable , wherein according to said current detecting signal (V i ) and said look-up table, said controlling unit issues a feedback signal (V f ) to said power converting circuit , wherein according to said feedback signal (V f ), said power converting circuit is driven to dynamically adjust a level of said output voltage (V out ) to be equal to the sum of said voltage drop and said charging voltage (V c ). a power converting circuit for receiving an input voltage (V in ) and converting said input voltage (V in ) into an output voltage (V out ), wherein said output voltage (V out ) is outputted from an output terminal of said power adapter , and electric energy of said output voltage (V out ) is transmitted to said hub through said power cable , so that a charging voltage (V c ) with a constant voltage level is provided by said hub through said connecting ports ; a current detecting circuit connected with said power converting circuit for detecting a load current (I load ) and outputting a corresponding current detecting signal (V i ), wherein said load current (I load ) is transmitted from said power converting circuit to said hub through said power cable ; characterized by a controlling unit connected with said current detecting circuit and said power converting circuit for receiving said current detecting signal (V i ), wherein a look-up table is stored in said controlling unit for recording a relationship between said load current (I load ) and a voltage drop across an impedance (R r ) of said power cable , wherein according to said current detecting signal (V i ) and said look-up table, said controlling unit issues a feedback signal (V f ) to said power converting circuit , wherein according to said feedback signal (V f ), said power converting circuit is driven to dynamically adjust a level of said output voltage (V out ) to be equal to the sum of said voltage drop and said charging voltage (V c ).
A compressor comprising: a casing with an inner wall defining a compression chamber , an inlet leading into the compression chamber , and an outlet leading out of the compression chamber ; a rotor rotatably coupled to the casing for rotation relative to the casing such that when the rotor is rotated, the compressor compresses working fluid that enters the compression chamber from the inlet , and forces compressed working fluid out of the compression chamber through the outlet ; a gate coupled to the casing for reciprocating movement relative to the casing , the gate comprising a sealing edge, the gate being operable to move relative to the casing to locate the sealing edge proximate to the rotor as the rotor rotates such that the gate separates an inlet volume and a compression volume in the compression chamber ; and a mechanical seal located at an interface between the gate and casing , the mechanical seal comprising: first and second seals disposed sequentially along a leakage path between the gate and casing , characterized by a vent disposed between the first and second seals, the vent being fluidly connected to the inlet so as to direct working fluid that leaks from the compression chamber past the first seal back to the inlet . a casing with an inner wall defining a compression chamber , an inlet leading into the compression chamber , and an outlet leading out of the compression chamber ; a rotor rotatably coupled to the casing for rotation relative to the casing such that when the rotor is rotated, the compressor compresses working fluid that enters the compression chamber from the inlet , and forces compressed working fluid out of the compression chamber through the outlet ; a gate coupled to the casing for reciprocating movement relative to the casing , the gate comprising a sealing edge, the gate being operable to move relative to the casing to locate the sealing edge proximate to the rotor as the rotor rotates such that the gate separates an inlet volume and a compression volume in the compression chamber ; and a mechanical seal located at an interface between the gate and casing , the mechanical seal comprising: first and second seals disposed sequentially along a leakage path between the gate and casing , characterized by a vent disposed between the first and second seals, the vent being fluidly connected to the inlet so as to direct working fluid that leaks from the compression chamber past the first seal back to the inlet . first and second seals disposed sequentially along a leakage path between the gate and casing , characterized by a vent disposed between the first and second seals, the vent being fluidly connected to the inlet so as to direct working fluid that leaks from the compression chamber past the first seal back to the inlet .
A discharge device for discharging electrostatic charges from a shaft , comprising a holder and a conductor arrangement , said conductor arrangement comprising at least one flexurally elastic conductor arranged on the holder , the conductor being made of a carbon fiber arrangement, and the at least one conductor having a shaft contact portion which is arranged tangentially to the shaft circumference upon contact with the shaft circumference , characterized in that that holder is annular and that each end of the conductor is accommodated in the holder , said conductor arrangement comprising at least two conductor portions extending transversely to a longitudinal shaft axis , said conductor portions each comprising a shaft contact portion , the at least two shaft contact portions together forming a contact arrangement for coming into contact with at least two circumferential contact areas of a shaft circumference , which are arranged in a shaft contact plane (W).
(C 2 H 5 ) 3 N - CH 2 - CO - Nle - Glu - His - D-Phe - Arg - Trp - NH 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A pump comprising: - an impeller rotating around a vertical axis (X, X') and having at least one blade , - a fixed volute having a lip and surrounding the impeller , and - a finger fixed to the volute just downstream of the input of a crossing groove machined in the inner wall of the volute , projecting below the blade in the direction of the axis (X, X') and having an upper surface , of which at least a part is at a distance from the blade of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and a lateral leading surface , characterised in that , as seen from the side opposite to suction, the angle (Y) between the imaginary plane (P) tangent to the lip and passing through the axis (X, X') and an imaginary straight line (D), perpendicular to the axis (X, X') and passing through the point furthest from the axis (X, X') of the intersection of the upper surface of the finger with the lateral leading surface , is between 110 and 140°. - an impeller rotating around a vertical axis (X, X') and having at least one blade , - a fixed volute having a lip and surrounding the impeller , and - a finger fixed to the volute just downstream of the input of a crossing groove machined in the inner wall of the volute , projecting below the blade in the direction of the axis (X, X') and having an upper surface , of which at least a part is at a distance from the blade of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and a lateral leading surface ,
A method of genetically altering Akkermansia bacteria, the method comprising: (a) introducing a exogenous transposon vector of SEQ ID NO:1 into Akkermansia to produce a plurality of altered Akkermansia bacteria; and (b) culturing the plurality of altered Akkermansia to select for bacterium having incorporated the transposon of the vector into the genome to produce a plurality of genetically altered Akkermansia bacteria. (a) introducing a exogenous transposon vector of SEQ ID NO:1 into Akkermansia to produce a plurality of altered Akkermansia bacteria; and (b) culturing the plurality of altered Akkermansia to select for bacterium having incorporated the transposon of the vector into the genome to produce a plurality of genetically altered Akkermansia bacteria.
Control device for controlling a blood flow Q VAD (t) of a percutaneous insertable ventricular assist device, VAD, , the VAD comprises a pump unit and a drive unit for driving the pump unit that is configured to convey blood from a blood flow inlet towards a blood flow outlet , wherein the control device is configured to operate the VAD in a selectable zero-flow control mode, wherein a blood flow command signal Q VAD set (t) is selected, the control device configured to control the blood flow Q VAD (t) for a predetermined zero-flow control period, wherein the predetermined zero-flow control period is set to last a fraction of one cardiac cycle of an assisted heart or the predetermined zero-flow control period is set to last at least one complete cardiac cycle or a predetermined number of complete consecutive heart cycles; and the control device comprises a first controller and a second controller , wherein the first controller is configured to control the blood flow Q VAD (t) by adjusting a speed command signal n VAD set (t) for the drive unit , and the second controller is configured to control a drive speed n VAD (t) of the drive unit .