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A catheter comprising: an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough; a basket-shaped electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body , the basket-shaped electrode assembly having proximal and distal ends and comprising a plurality of spines , at least one spine having at least one region of greater flexibility between at least two regions of lesser flexibility, wherein the assembly is adapted to assume a collapsed configuration, wherein the at least one spine is arranged along the axis of the catheter body , and an expanded configuration, wherein the at least one spine has a generally uniform flexed curvature along its length, an expander configured to move longitudinally relative to the catheter to change the assembly from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration, wherein the assembly is also adapted to assume a hyper-expanded configuration having a generally uniform curvature at the at least two regions of lesser flexibility and at the at least one region of greater flexibility a hyper or more acute curvature, wherein the at least one region of greater flexibility in the at least one spine allows the spine to change elastically between the expanded configuration and the hyper-expanded configuration in response to an additional force when the assembly , including its distal end, contacts tissue, and wherein the catheter further comprises a tensile member affixed to and connecting adjacent spines to each other. an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough; a basket-shaped electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body , the basket-shaped electrode assembly having proximal and distal ends and comprising a plurality of spines , at least one spine having at least one region of greater flexibility between at least two regions of lesser flexibility, wherein the assembly is adapted to assume a collapsed configuration, wherein the at least one spine is arranged along the axis of the catheter body , and an expanded configuration, wherein the at least one spine has a generally uniform flexed curvature along its length, an expander configured to move longitudinally relative to the catheter to change the assembly from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration, wherein the assembly is also adapted to assume a hyper-expanded configuration having a generally uniform curvature at the at least two regions of lesser flexibility and at the at least one region of greater flexibility a hyper or more acute curvature, wherein the at least one region of greater flexibility in the at least one spine allows the spine to change elastically between the expanded configuration and the hyper-expanded configuration in response to an additional force when the assembly , including its distal end, contacts tissue, and wherein the catheter further comprises a tensile member affixed to and connecting adjacent spines to each other.
A process for separating xylenes starting from a feed comprising cuts of isomers of aromatic hydrocarbons containing 8 carbon atoms, the process comprising selectively adsorbing a xylene isomer from the feed in a simulated moving bed in the presence of a desorbent, using particles of agglomerated zeolitic adsorbent, in the form of beads, based on zeolite crystals with a number-average diameter less than or equal to 1.2 μm, wherein the number-average diameter of said particles of adsorbent is between 150 μm and 500 μm and the mechanical strength measured by the Shell method series SMS1471-74 adapted for agglomerates with a size below 500 μm, i.e. using a sieved sample with a 100 μm sieve and dried at a temperature of 250°C, is greater than or equal to 2 MPa, the cycle time, corresponding to the time between two injections of desorbent on a given bed, being between 4 and 18 min, the ratio of the flow rates of desorbent to feed being between 0.7 and 2.5 and the recycling rate being between 2.0 and 12. the cycle time, corresponding to the time between two injections of desorbent on a given bed, being between 4 and 18 min, the ratio of the flow rates of desorbent to feed being between 0.7 and 2.5 and the recycling rate being between 2.0 and 12.
A combustor section for a gas turbine engine comprising: a diffuser case with a multiple of fuel nozzle mount pads ; and a multiple of fuel nozzles , each comprising a mount flange for mounting to a respective one of the mount pads on the diffuser case; wherein each of the fuel nozzles includes a respective first locator and each of the fuel nozzle mount pads include a respective second locator , characterised in that each first locator interfaces and is indexed with only one of said second locators , so that each fuel nozzle is associated with a particular fuel nozzle mount pad of the multiple of fuel nozzle mount pads on the diffuser case that has an associated positioned second locator to permit installation of only the proper fuel nozzle of the multiple of fuel nozzles in a mistake-proof manner. a diffuser case with a multiple of fuel nozzle mount pads ; and a multiple of fuel nozzles , each comprising a mount flange for mounting to a respective one of the mount pads on the diffuser case; wherein each of the fuel nozzles includes a respective first locator and each of the fuel nozzle mount pads include a respective second locator , characterised in that each first locator interfaces and is indexed with only one of said second locators , so that each fuel nozzle is associated with a particular fuel nozzle mount pad of the multiple of fuel nozzle mount pads on the diffuser case that has an associated positioned second locator to permit installation of only the proper fuel nozzle of the multiple of fuel nozzles in a mistake-proof manner.
A beard trimmer having a handle , a motor and a removable head portion , wherein the head portion comprises at least a first long hair cutter unit for trimming the hair length that is provided with a first, non-foil type outer cutter and a first inner cutter , the first outer cutter is provided with a cutter skin contact surface , the motor comprises a drive shaft that drives one or both of the first inner cutter and the first outer cutter in order to oscillate relative to the other in a direction along an x axis and cut hair between the first inner cutter and the first outer cutter along a hair cutting movement y axis which is orthogonal to axis x, a z axis is orthogonal to the x axis and y axis and extends from the drive shaft vertically through the cutter skin contact surface, a first comb unit is provided comprising comb teeth , a thickness along the z axis of the comb teeth defines a comb hair trimming length, the first long hair cutter unit is moveable, and the first comb unit is detachably mounted at the first long hair cutter unit so that both the first long hair cutter unit and the first comb unit are moveable together, characterised in that the first comb unit comprises on both lateral sides comb teeth which are symmetrically and/or the same with respect to the tooth shape and its thickness along the z axis and the x axis, so that the first comb unit is usable in both opposite movement directions along the y axis with the same hair catching result and/or hair combing result and/or hair trimming result.
Method for processing data packets that are received by a network node equipment referred to as upstream and are intended to be transmitted to a terminal equipment via a network node equipment referred to as downstream and via a communication link, said upstream node equipment comprising a queue of non-priority data packets that are intended for said terminal equipment, which is able to store a predetermined number of data packets before their transmission to the downstream node equipment, said method being characterized in that it is implemented by said upstream node and in that it comprises the following steps: • obtaining a first item of information representative of a fill state of said queue of the upstream node equipment, over a predetermined observation period; • when said first item of information obtained has a value indicative of a level of filling of the queue lower than or equal to a first predetermined non-zero lower threshold, reducing an output rate of said queue; • when said first item of information obtained has a value indicative of a level of filling of the queue higher than a first predetermined upper threshold higher than said first lower threshold, increasing said output rate of said queue. • obtaining a first item of information representative of a fill state of said queue of the upstream node equipment, over a predetermined observation period; • when said first item of information obtained has a value indicative of a level of filling of the queue lower than or equal to a first predetermined non-zero lower threshold, reducing an output rate of said queue; • when said first item of information obtained has a value indicative of a level of filling of the queue higher than a first predetermined upper threshold higher than said first lower threshold, increasing said output rate of said queue.
Device for producing green coal for agricultural use from agricultural organic materials, including: - a container able to receive the organic materials; - an enclosure enclosing the container and delimiting an intermediate space around the container ; - a system for heating the intermediate space; - a rotary stirring system configured so as to stir the organic materials placed in the container ; and wherein the rotary stirring system comprises a plurality of blades that are fixed relative to the container and a plurality of moving blades rotating relative to the container , the plurality of fixed blades being distributed into at least two stages of fixed blades along the rotation axis , the plurality of moving blades being distributed into at least two stages of moving blades along the rotation axis , the stages of fixed blades and the stages of moving blades being alternating along the rotation axis , in which device the lateral wall of the container has a circular cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis , and wherein the container comprises a bottom wall inclined downwards in the direction of an outlet conduit , characterised in that the spacing between any two adjacent stages from respectively the stages of fixed blades and the stages of moving blades lies in the range 50 to 150 mm, and in that at least one fixed blade has a length greater than 50% of the radius of the container , and in that the rotary stirring system includes a stage of additional moving blades at a height level, along the rotation axis , corresponding to a junction zone between the lateral wall of the container and the bottom wall , and in that the length of the additional moving blades is less than the length of the moving blades of the stages of moving blades, and in that the moving blades are mounted on a single shaft, and wherein the shaft is mounted on the bottom wall for rotation therewith. - a container able to receive the organic materials; - an enclosure enclosing the container and delimiting an intermediate space around the container ; - a system for heating the intermediate space; - a rotary stirring system configured so as to stir the organic materials placed in the container ;
A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery , the separator comprising a substrate ; an organic layer positioned on at least one side of the substrate and including an organic material; and an inorganic layer positioned on at least one side of the substrate and including an inorganic material, wherein the organic material comprises first organic particles of spherical shape and second organic particles of spherical shape having D50 average particle sizes in the range of 0.1 μm to 5 μm, and wherein a ratio of the D50 average particle sizes of the first organic particles to the second organic particles ranges from 1:1.5 to 1:7.
A non-therapeutic method for promoting skin moisturization in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of a plant extract; wherein the plant extract comprises at least one combination selected from the group consisting of a Pu-erh tea extract and a blueberry extract, a Pu-erh tea extract and a spinach extract, a Four Seasons Spring tea extract and a blueberry extract, and a Four Seasons Spring tea extract and a spinach extract.
An alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist for use in the facilitation of emergence from general anesthesia; wherein said alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist is (R)-3-(6-p-tolyl-pyridin-3-yloxy)-1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane in free base form or in acid addition salt form.
Method of manufacturing a barrier film web (10a; 10b) for use in laminated packaging materials for liquid food products, comprising a polymer film web substrate and a durable diamond-like carbon (DLC) barrier coating vapour-deposition coated onto the polymer film web substrate, wherein the barrier coating is a single-layer gradient diamond-like carbon coating, DLC, exhibiting from the interface (A) with the polymer film substrate throughout the depth of the barrier coating towards the surface thereof, a gradient of decreasing oxygen ion concentration to a minimum value and a subsequent increase, the decreasing gradient having a slope of from 5*10 3 to 5*10 4 counts per nanometer coating thickness, the minimum value being located at from 40 to 60 % of the depth of the coating, as measured from the surface of the barrier coating, as depicted by an intensity-versus thickness diagram by surface analysis by Dynamic Time of Flight Secondary ion Mass Spectroscopy, ToF-SiMS, calibrated to a TEM microscopy thickness measurement, while the concentrations of the carbon and hydrogen ionic groups remain at a substantially constant level throughout the depth of the barrier coating, the method comprising the steps of introducing a hydrocarbon gas in a plasma zone, forwarding the polymer film web substrate through the plasma zone at a constant speed, the speed being regulated by the operation of the un-wind and rewind rollers of the apparatus, applying the DLC coating by a radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition method, by means of a plasma being inductively coupled to the power and having a uniform composition over a large area with a high electron density of from 1*10 12 to 1*10 14 per cm 3 , and being supported by a resonance frequency network from at least one large-area extensive antenna, the at least one large-area extensive antenna comprising a plurality of interconnected elementary resonant meshes, wherein each mesh comprises at least two conductive legs and at least two capacitors, each antenna thus having a plurality of resonant frequencies. introducing a hydrocarbon gas in a plasma zone, forwarding the polymer film web substrate through the plasma zone at a constant speed, the speed being regulated by the operation of the un-wind and rewind rollers of the apparatus, applying the DLC coating by a radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition method, by means of a plasma being inductively coupled to the power and having a uniform composition over a large area with a high electron density of from 1*10 12 to 1*10 14 per cm 3 , and being supported by a resonance frequency network from at least one large-area extensive antenna, the at least one large-area extensive antenna comprising a plurality of interconnected elementary resonant meshes, wherein each mesh comprises at least two conductive legs and at least two capacitors, each antenna thus having a plurality of resonant frequencies.
Method for shifting a dual clutch transmission, wherein the dual clutch transmission has two sub-transmissions, each having a friction clutch (K1, K2) and a transmission input shaft (EW1, EW2), wherein several gear steps are assigned to the two sub-transmissions, wherein a shift is carried out from an engaged gear step, viz., from a source gear to a target gear, wherein, in a first phase, at least one friction clutch for synchronizing the engine speed with a synchronous speed of the target gear is operated in a slipping manner, characterized in that , at the end of the first phase, the target gear is checked and possibly changed, and that in a second phase, the friction clutch assigned to the target gear is opened, and, in a third phase, the target gear is engaged, and, at the end of the third phase, the friction clutch (K1, K2) assigned to the target gear is closed, wherein in the second phase, the friction clutch (K1, K2) assigned to the target gear is opened up to a residual torque, and the residual torque is used to synchronize the associated transmission input shaft (Ew1, Ew2) in the third phase.
A method for performing wireless communication channel access, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station , a first message granting an uplink transmission at a particular time, the first message including an indication of a listen-before-talk, LBT, category to be used for the uplink transmission; determining whether the particular time is within a channel occupancy time, COT , initiated by the base station ; in response to determining that the particular time is not within the COT initiated by the base station , performing an LBT procedure defined by the LBT category indicated in the first message; in response to determining that the particular time is within the COT initiated by the base station , performing an LBT procedure defined by a second LBT category, other than the LBT category indicated in the first message; in response to successful completion of an LBT procedure, transmitting the uplink transmission at the particular time. receiving, from a base station , a first message granting an uplink transmission at a particular time, the first message including an indication of a listen-before-talk, LBT, category to be used for the uplink transmission; determining whether the particular time is within a channel occupancy time, COT , initiated by the base station ; in response to determining that the particular time is not within the COT initiated by the base station , performing an LBT procedure defined by the LBT category indicated in the first message; in response to determining that the particular time is within the COT initiated by the base station , performing an LBT procedure defined by a second LBT category, other than the LBT category indicated in the first message; in response to successful completion of an LBT procedure, transmitting the uplink transmission at the particular time.
Gd(PCTA-tris-glutaric acid) complex of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein at least 50% of the complex consists of the enantiomer [(αR,α'R,α"R)-α,α',α"-tris(2-carboxyethyl)-3,6,9,15-tetraazabicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-1 ,11,13-triene-3,6,9-triacetato(3-)-κN3,κN6,κN9,κN15,κO3,κO6,κO9]-gadolinium having the formula Ia (enantiomer RRR) the enantiomer [(αS,α'S,α"S)-α,α',α"-tris(2-carboxyethyl)-3,6,9,15-tetraazabicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-1 ,11,13-triene-3,6,9-triacetato(3-)-κN3,κN6,κN9,κN15,κO3,κO6,κO9]-gadolinium having the formula Ib (enantiomer SSS) , or a mixture of such RRR and SSS enantiomers.
An aircraft comprising: an airframe ; a fuselage supported by the airframe ; a main gear box ; a rotor including a hub and a rotor head ; an extending tail which starts aft of a cabin portion of the aircraft where the fuselage begins to narrow and includes a vertical stabilizer and a stabilator ; and a vibration suppression system characterized by : one or more active vibration control, AVC, actuators mounted in the extending tail within a vibration affected zone (X), the vibration affected zone being between about 0% to about 20% of a length of the extending tail measured from a trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer in forward direction, wherein the vibration suppression system is operatively connected to the one or more AVC actuators and configured to be operated to reduce vibratory loads induced by rotor blade produced wake due to aerodynamic effects and impacting surfaces of the extending tail . an airframe ; a fuselage supported by the airframe ; a main gear box ; a rotor including a hub and a rotor head ; an extending tail which starts aft of a cabin portion of the aircraft where the fuselage begins to narrow and includes a vertical stabilizer and a stabilator ; and a vibration suppression system characterized by : one or more active vibration control, AVC, actuators mounted in the extending tail within a vibration affected zone (X), the vibration affected zone being between about 0% to about 20% of a length of the extending tail measured from a trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer in forward direction, wherein the vibration suppression system is operatively connected to the one or more AVC actuators and configured to be operated to reduce vibratory loads induced by rotor blade produced wake due to aerodynamic effects and impacting surfaces of the extending tail .
A nucleic acid complex having a structure of the following Structural Formula : mA ≡ mC + wherein, A represents a bioactive nucleic acid having either a sequence capable of binding to a target gene or a target gene sequence; C represents a carrier peptide nucleic acid capable of binding to the bioactive nucleic acid; '=' represents complementary binding between the bioactive nucleic acid and the carrier peptide nucleic acid; 'm' represents a material for facilitating endosomal escape of the bioactive nucleic acid and the carrier peptide nucleic acid, wherein the material for facilitating endosomal escape is GLFDIIKKIAESF (SEQ ID NO: 86) or histidine ; the bioactive nucleic acid represented by A is generally negatively charged or neutral; C (+) indicates that the carrier peptide nucleic acid is generally positively charged; and the carrier peptide nucleic acid comprises one or more peptide nucleic acid monomers modified such that the carrier peptide nucleic acid is generally positively charged. A represents a bioactive nucleic acid having either a sequence capable of binding to a target gene or a target gene sequence; C represents a carrier peptide nucleic acid capable of binding to the bioactive nucleic acid; '=' represents complementary binding between the bioactive nucleic acid and the carrier peptide nucleic acid; 'm' represents a material for facilitating endosomal escape of the bioactive nucleic acid and the carrier peptide nucleic acid, wherein the material for facilitating endosomal escape is GLFDIIKKIAESF (SEQ ID NO: 86) or histidine ; the bioactive nucleic acid represented by A is generally negatively charged or neutral; C (+) indicates that the carrier peptide nucleic acid is generally positively charged; and the carrier peptide nucleic acid comprises one or more peptide nucleic acid monomers modified such that the carrier peptide nucleic acid is generally positively charged.
A cosmetic water-based ink in form of a suspension containing at least one acryl-based polymer, at least one polymeric ionic thickener, at least one anionic or amphoteric-ionic surfactant, at least one material in particle form and at least one non-ionic surfactant, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is a compound which contains between 4 and 8 units of PEG or PPG and a C8 - C16 fatty acid residue.