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Apparatus for collimating an X-ray beam, the apparatus comprising: a multi-slit rotatable collimator comprising: a semi-tubular structure extending coaxially along a longitudinal axis, the semi-tubular structure being formed out of an X-ray impermeable material; at least two slits formed in the semi-tubular structure , wherein the at least two slits extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the semi-tubular structure , and further wherein one of the two slits has a width greater than the other of the two slits ; a mount for rotatably supporting the semi-tubular structure in the path of an X-ray beam ; and a drive mechanism for selectively rotating the semi-tubular structure about the longitudinal axis of the semi-tubular structure , characterized in that the drive mechanism comprises a drive shaft and a drive wheel carrying a pin which rotates a driven wheel having slots , with the number and location of slots being coordinated with the number and location of slits and with the solid portions of the semi-tubular structure, such that rotation of the drive shaft can selectively align a particular slit or a solid portion of the semi-tubular structure with the X-ray beam to selectively (i) position a first of the two slits in the path of the X-ray beam so as to tailor the X-ray beam to the width of the first of the two slits, (ii) position the second of the two slits in the path of the X-ray beam so as to tailor the X-ray beam to the width of the second of the two slits , and (iii) position a solid portion of the semi-tubular structure in the path of an X-ray beam so as to block an X-ray beam . a semi-tubular structure extending coaxially along a longitudinal axis, the semi-tubular structure being formed out of an X-ray impermeable material; at least two slits formed in the semi-tubular structure , wherein the at least two slits extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the semi-tubular structure , and further wherein one of the two slits has a width greater than the other of the two slits ; a mount for rotatably supporting the semi-tubular structure in the path of an X-ray beam ; and a drive mechanism for selectively rotating the semi-tubular structure about the longitudinal axis of the semi-tubular structure , characterized in that the drive mechanism comprises a drive shaft and a drive wheel carrying a pin which rotates a driven wheel having slots , with the number and location of slots being coordinated with the number and location of slits and with the solid portions of the semi-tubular structure, such that rotation of the drive shaft can selectively align a particular slit or a solid portion of the semi-tubular structure with the X-ray beam to selectively (i) position a first of the two slits in the path of the X-ray beam so as to tailor the X-ray beam to the width of the first of the two slits, (ii) position the second of the two slits in the path of the X-ray beam so as to tailor the X-ray beam to the width of the second of the two slits , and (iii) position a solid portion of the semi-tubular structure in the path of an X-ray beam so as to block an X-ray beam .
Packaging device configured to support medical containers , the packaging device comprising a first nest and a second nest , said first nest including a first set of supporting units configured to support a proximal end of a first plurality of medical containers and said second nest including a second set of supporting units configured to support a proximal end of a second plurality of medical containers , the first set of supporting units and the second set of supporting units being configured to support said first plurality of medical containers and said second plurality of medical containers so that the first plurality of medical containers and the second plurality of medical containers are supported in an inverted position relative to each other, wherein the first set of supporting units includes apertures arranged to allow removal of the first plurality of medical containers along a first direction of a longitudinal axis (A) perpendicular to the nests , whereas the second set of supporting units includes apertures arranged to allow removal of the second plurality of medical containers along a second direction of the longitudinal axis (A) opposite the first direction, and wherein the first nest comprises guiding means configured to maintain a distal end of the second plurality of medical containers while the second nest comprises guiding means configured to maintain a distal end of the first plurality of medical containers , the guiding means comprising an aperture .
(Aqua)terrarium , in particular for ectothermic animals, having a container which serves as a habitat and having a climate control device which comprises a flow machine and an electrothermal converter , the flow machine and/or the electrothermal converter being arranged outside the container , characterized in that the climate control device is designed to suck air from the container , to condition the sucked-in air by guiding it along a first side of the electrothermal converter and to convey the conditioned air back into the container . characterized in that the climate control device is designed to suck air from the container , to condition the sucked-in air by guiding it along a first side of the electrothermal converter and to convey the conditioned air back into the container .
A prosthetic foot comprising: an elongate foot element extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the foot element comprising a tongue portion defined by a slot in the foot element that at least partially separates the tongue portion from a remainder of the elongate foot element ; and a mechanism configured to be selectively actuated to operatively connect or operatively disconnect the tongue portion from the remainder of the foot element , wherein when the tongue portion is operatively connected to the remainder of the foot element the foot element exhibits relatively greater stiffness, and when the tongue portion is operatively disconnected from the remainder of the foot element the foot element exhibits relatively lower stiffness. an elongate foot element extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the foot element comprising a tongue portion defined by a slot in the foot element that at least partially separates the tongue portion from a remainder of the elongate foot element ; and a mechanism configured to be selectively actuated to operatively connect or operatively disconnect the tongue portion from the remainder of the foot element , wherein when the tongue portion is operatively connected to the remainder of the foot element the foot element exhibits relatively greater stiffness, and when the tongue portion is operatively disconnected from the remainder of the foot element the foot element exhibits relatively lower stiffness.
A resin composition comprising, based on a total of 100 parts by weight consisting of (A) 30 to 99 parts by weight of a resin (component A), which is composed of 10 to 100 wt% of a polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer resin (component A1) and 0 to 90 wt% of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (component A2), and (B) 1 to 70 parts by weight of a polyester resin (component B), (C) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a filler (component C) which is surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having alkyl group, wherein the content of a rubber-like polymer is 3 parts by weight or less.
A method of making a catalytic article comprising the steps: forming a washcoat including a platinum group metal, wherein the platinum group metal comprises platinum and palladium, supported on a refractory metal oxide support and further comprising molecular sieve particles, wherein the molecular sieve particle size has a d 50 less than 50 microns, determined by laser light scattering, and wherein the molecular sieve particles are agglomerates of primary crystals, and greater than 90% of the molecular sieve particles comprise primary crystals with sizes greater than 1μm, determined by laser light scattering; applying the washcoat to a substrate; and drying the washcoat and optionally calcining. forming a washcoat including a platinum group metal, wherein the platinum group metal comprises platinum and palladium, supported on a refractory metal oxide support and further comprising molecular sieve particles, wherein the molecular sieve particle size has a d 50 less than 50 microns, determined by laser light scattering, and wherein the molecular sieve particles are agglomerates of primary crystals, and greater than 90% of the molecular sieve particles comprise primary crystals with sizes greater than 1μm, determined by laser light scattering; applying the washcoat to a substrate; and drying the washcoat and optionally calcining.
An oil-based drilling fluid comprising: a base oil continuous phase comprising a base oil; an aqueous dispersed phase; and at least one rheology modifier comprising a magnesium/aluminum (Mg/Al) layered-double hydroxide (LDH) adamantane compound. a base oil continuous phase comprising a base oil; an aqueous dispersed phase; and at least one rheology modifier comprising a magnesium/aluminum (Mg/Al) layered-double hydroxide (LDH) adamantane compound.
An asphalt paving material comprising: an asphalt binder present in an amount of from 3 to 8 wt. % of the asphalt paving material, the asphalt binder consisting essentially of base asphalt and an oxidized high density polyethylene that is present in an amount of from 0.25 to 10 wt. % of the base asphalt; and aggregate present in an amount of from 92 to 97 wt. % of the asphalt paving material, wherein the oxidized high density polyethylene effectively adheres the asphalt binder to the aggregate so as to resist stripping of the asphalt binder from the aggregate caused by moisture. an asphalt binder present in an amount of from 3 to 8 wt. % of the asphalt paving material, the asphalt binder consisting essentially of base asphalt and an oxidized high density polyethylene that is present in an amount of from 0.25 to 10 wt. % of the base asphalt; and aggregate present in an amount of from 92 to 97 wt. % of the asphalt paving material, wherein the oxidized high density polyethylene effectively adheres the asphalt binder to the aggregate so as to resist stripping of the asphalt binder from the aggregate caused by moisture.
Device for safety lock comprising: - a rotor having a slot for receiving a key body and at least one housing capable of receiving at least one movable element , - a key having at least one guide groove along which the movable element can move, and - a stator comprising at least one locking part cooperating with said movable element in certain positions of the key , such that the guide groove extends over at least a part of the key body , in its length and in its height, such that in the absence of the key , the movable element is contained within the housing present in the rotor such that this movable element engages on the guide groove present on the key when inserting the latter into the cylinder and such that it then cooperates with the groove to be moved within the housing to a position where the junction between the movable element and the locking part corresponds to the interface between the rotor and the stator , the movable element then preventing the locking part from descending into its housing during rotation of the rotor . - a rotor having a slot for receiving a key body and at least one housing capable of receiving at least one movable element , - a key having at least one guide groove along which the movable element can move, and - a stator comprising at least one locking part cooperating with said movable element in certain positions of the key , such that the guide groove extends over at least a part of the key body , in its length and in its height, such that in the absence of the key , the movable element is contained within the housing present in the rotor such that this movable element engages on the guide groove present on the key when inserting the latter into the cylinder and such that it then cooperates with the groove to be moved within the housing to a position where the junction between the movable element and the locking part corresponds to the interface between the rotor and the stator , the movable element then preventing the locking part from descending into its housing during rotation of the rotor .
A surgical drill (20; 60) comprising: an instrument body including a drill shaft (22, 24; 63, 65) having a distal end, a proximal end and a length therebetween; and a bushing (67; 167; 267; 367) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a length, wherein the bushing, along its length, includes more than one spring portion (69A - 69E; 169A, 169B), each spring portion (69a - 69e; 169; 369) includes a resilient member; and more than one solid portion (68; 168; 268), where each resilient member is separated along the longitudinal axis from one another by a solid portion, wherein the bushing is cannulated such that the shaft of the drill is positioned therethrough, and wherein a proximal portion of the bushing has an inner diameter to minimize proximal movement of the bushing on the drill shaft, and wherein a distal portion of the bushing is slideable along a portion of the length of the shaft relative to the proximal portion of the bushing. an instrument body including a drill shaft (22, 24; 63, 65) having a distal end, a proximal end and a length therebetween; and a bushing (67; 167; 267; 367) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a length, wherein the bushing, along its length, includes more than one spring portion (69A - 69E; 169A, 169B), each spring portion (69a - 69e; 169; 369) includes a resilient member; and more than one solid portion (68; 168; 268), where each resilient member is separated along the longitudinal axis from one another by a solid portion, wherein the bushing is cannulated such that the shaft of the drill is positioned therethrough, and wherein a proximal portion of the bushing has an inner diameter to minimize proximal movement of the bushing on the drill shaft, and wherein a distal portion of the bushing is slideable along a portion of the length of the shaft relative to the proximal portion of the bushing.
A thermoplastic polyester resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin, (B) 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a novolac type epoxy resin represented by the below-mentioned general formula , and (C) 0.05 to 10 parts by weight of an epoxy compound in which number of epoxy functional groups per molecule is two: (wherein, in the general formula , X represents a bivalent group represented by the general formula ; in the general formula , R 1 and R 2 independently represent Ci-C 8 alkyl, or C 6 -C 10 aryl and may be the same or different; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 8 alkyl or C 6 -C 10 aryl; in the general formula , n represents a value greater than 0 and equal to or smaller than 10; and, in the general formula , a represents an integer from 0 to 4, and b represents an integer from 0 to 3).
Lift installation , comprising at least one lift cage which is displaceable along a running track (F), a linear motor assembly, wherein the linear motor assembly is suitable for driving the lift cage in the direction of the running track (F), the linear motor assembly comprises: - a rotor unit having at least one rotor magnet , - a stator unit having a plurality of stator magnets disposed along the running track (F), - at least one fastening unit for the drive-related connection of the rotor unit to the lift cage , wherein the stator magnets are adapted for generating a magnetic field which travels in the direction of the running track (F) and by way of which the at least one rotor magnet for the purpose of driving the rotor unit is magnetically impingeable, wherein the rotor unit by way of the fastening unit , at least when viewed in the running direction (z), is fixedly connected to the lift cage , characterized in that the fastening unit is configured in such a manner that relative movement between the rotor unit and the lift cage is enabled in a direction (x, y) which is transverse to the running direction (F). - a rotor unit having at least one rotor magnet , - a stator unit having a plurality of stator magnets disposed along the running track (F), - at least one fastening unit for the drive-related connection of the rotor unit to the lift cage ,
Connecting piece for use in a container for connecting it to a filling nipple of a dispenser , comprising: - a housing equipped with: - a recess which is open at a first end and at an opposite second end , as well as - a protruding flange at or near the first end of the recess , for coupling to the filling nipple , and - a through opening in a wall of the housing , - as well as a closing element present in the recess in the housing , which closing element is provided with: - a further recess which is also open at a first end of the closing element , a second end of the closing element opposite the first end being closer to the second end of the housing than the first end of the closing element , as well as - a through opening in a wall of the closing element , which closing element is rotatable in the housing between an open position in which the two openings are present in front of each other and a closed position in which the two openings are present next to each other and are closed by parts of the walls of the housing and the closing element , the recess in the housing and the closing element having a circular cylindrical shape, the outside of the closing element connects liquid-tight to the inside of the recess , characterized in that the closing element , in the assembled state of the connecting piece , is slidable in the axial direction in the recess , between a first position in which the closing element is located at a closed part of the wall of the housing , and a second position in which the closing element is located at a part of the wall in which the opening is present. - a housing equipped with: - a recess which is open at a first end and at an opposite second end , as well as - a protruding flange at or near the first end of the recess , for coupling to the filling nipple , and - a through opening in a wall of the housing , - a recess which is open at a first end and at an opposite second end , as well as - a protruding flange at or near the first end of the recess , for coupling to the filling nipple , and - a through opening in a wall of the housing , - as well as a closing element present in the recess in the housing , which closing element is provided with: - a further recess which is also open at a first end of the closing element , a second end of the closing element opposite the first end being closer to the second end of the housing than the first end of the closing element , as well as - a through opening in a wall of the closing element , - a further recess which is also open at a first end of the closing element , a second end of the closing element opposite the first end being closer to the second end of the housing than the first end of the closing element , as well as - a through opening in a wall of the closing element ,
A non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions which when executed by one or more processors perform the following operations to provide hyper-text transfer protocol, HTTP, adaptive streaming, HAS, the operations comprising: processing a manifest file for an HTTP adaptive stream that is received at a user equipment, UE, from a node, wherein the manifest file identifies a plurality of representation levels for a period with each representation level identifying a plurality of segments; determining a physical layer goodput of the UE with the node for the HAS; selecting a plurality of physical layer goodput samples from the HAS; characterized by calculating a slope of a curve fit of the physical layer goodput samples at a time t; and identifying , based on the calculated slope, when to replace a previously received segment identified in the manifest file for the HAS with a same segment at a different representation level. processing a manifest file for an HTTP adaptive stream that is received at a user equipment, UE, from a node, wherein the manifest file identifies a plurality of representation levels for a period with each representation level identifying a plurality of segments; determining a physical layer goodput of the UE with the node for the HAS; selecting a plurality of physical layer goodput samples from the HAS; characterized by calculating a slope of a curve fit of the physical layer goodput samples at a time t; and identifying , based on the calculated slope, when to replace a previously received segment identified in the manifest file for the HAS with a same segment at a different representation level.
A diamond polycrystal comprising diamond grains, the diamond polycrystal including a cubic diamond and a 6H type hexagonal diamond, wherein the cubic diamond and the 6H type hexagonal diamond exist in the same or different diamond grains, and a ratio Ab 1 /Ab 2 is more than or equal to 0.4 and less than or equal to 1, Ab 1 representing a maximum value of absorption in a range of more than or equal to 1200 cm -1 and less than or equal to 1300 cm -1 in an infrared absorption spectrum, Ab 2 representing a maximum value of absorption in a range of more than or equal to 1900 cm -1 and less than or equal to 2100 cm -1 . the diamond polycrystal including a cubic diamond and a 6H type hexagonal diamond, wherein the cubic diamond and the 6H type hexagonal diamond exist in the same or different diamond grains, and a ratio Ab 1 /Ab 2 is more than or equal to 0.4 and less than or equal to 1, Ab 1 representing a maximum value of absorption in a range of more than or equal to 1200 cm -1 and less than or equal to 1300 cm -1 in an infrared absorption spectrum, Ab 2 representing a maximum value of absorption in a range of more than or equal to 1900 cm -1 and less than or equal to 2100 cm -1 .
A method for in vitro diagnosis of the presence of a mental disorder in a human individual or the predisposition of the human individual to the mental disorder, wherein the mental disorder is associated with a dysfunctional DISC1 protein pathway or disturbed dopamine homeostasis, the method comprising: a) measuring in a sample of a body tissue or fluid from the individual the expression levels of at least two marker genes, each of which coding for at least one marker protein, wherein said marker genes are selected from the group consisting of human NKG7, RGS1, CCL4, IFNG, IL12RB2, IL13RA1, KMO, FPR2, SLC27A2, and C3; b) comparing the measured expression levels to predetermined threshold values representing the expression levels of said marker genes in a healthy population; and c) based on the comparison, determining whether the individual has the mental disorder or a predisposition to the mental disorder, wherein the measured expression levels are indicative to the mental disorder or disposition if the measured expression levels of said marker genes exceed, reach or fall below the predetermined threshold value. a) measuring in a sample of a body tissue or fluid from the individual the expression levels of at least two marker genes, each of which coding for at least one marker protein, wherein said marker genes are selected from the group consisting of human NKG7, RGS1, CCL4, IFNG, IL12RB2, IL13RA1, KMO, FPR2, SLC27A2, and C3; b) comparing the measured expression levels to predetermined threshold values representing the expression levels of said marker genes in a healthy population; and c) based on the comparison, determining whether the individual has the mental disorder or a predisposition to the mental disorder, wherein the measured expression levels are indicative to the mental disorder or disposition if the measured expression levels of said marker genes exceed, reach or fall below the predetermined threshold value.