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Process for producing a polymethacrylate foam, characterized in that a composition containing from 0.01 to 2.0 wt% of an initiator, from 2 to 20 wt% of urea as a blowing agent and from 75 to 97.9 wt% of a monomer mixture, wherein said monomer mixture is composed of from 79.70 to 99.995 mol% of MMA, from 0 to 20 mol% of one or more MMA-copolymerizable monomers, from 0.002 to 0.5 mol% of crosslinker and from 0.003 to 1.5 mol% of chain transfer agent and may be present as polymer and/or oligomer to an extent of from 0 to 80 wt%, is polymerized at a temperature between 20°C and 100°C and subsequently foamed at between 130°C and 250°C.
A method of prognosing whether a patient afflicted with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) with leukemia cells that express mutated B cell receptors develops an aggressive or an indolent clinical course of B-CLL comprising determining the expression levels of IgD and IgM in a sample obtained from the peripheral blood of said patient and employing the ratio of IgD and IgM expression levels as an indicator for predicting whether said patient develops an aggressive or an indolent clinical course of B-CLL, wherein a ratio of an expression level of IgD vs. IgM ≤ 1.15 is indicative of the patient developing an aggressive clinical course of B-CLL and wherein a ratio of an expression level of IgD vs. IgM > 1.15 is indicative of the patient developing an indolent clinical course of B-CLL.
Hydropneumatic suspension suitable for use in a vehicle , in particular a rail vehicle, comprising: a hydraulic cylinder arrangement having a hydraulic cylinder and a cylinder piston that is movable back and forth in the hydraulic cylinder , a first spring segment , which is arranged at one of the two longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , and a second spring segment , which is arranged at the other of the two longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , wherein the respective longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement and the associated spring segments are designed in each case in such a way that they form an arc shape curving inwards towards the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , the hydraulic cylinder as well as the cylinder piston are each rigidly connected to a mounting plate , which, in cross-section, has an arc shape, for example a circular arc shape, sloping inwards towards the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , such that this arc shape has a point at a minimal distance near or on the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , the spring segments are each arranged on the side of the respective mounting plate facing away from the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , and the spring segments are layered spring segments, for example layered rubber springs, which preferably have a plurality of layers arranged side by side, such that a plurality of layers are provided perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement in order to achieve a high vertical compressive strength. a hydraulic cylinder arrangement having a hydraulic cylinder and a cylinder piston that is movable back and forth in the hydraulic cylinder , a first spring segment , which is arranged at one of the two longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , and a second spring segment , which is arranged at the other of the two longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , wherein the respective longitudinal ends of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement and the associated spring segments are designed in each case in such a way that they form an arc shape curving inwards towards the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , the hydraulic cylinder as well as the cylinder piston are each rigidly connected to a mounting plate , which, in cross-section, has an arc shape, for example a circular arc shape, sloping inwards towards the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , such that this arc shape has a point at a minimal distance near or on the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , the spring segments are each arranged on the side of the respective mounting plate facing away from the hydraulic cylinder arrangement , and the spring segments are layered spring segments, for example layered rubber springs, which preferably have a plurality of layers arranged side by side, such that a plurality of layers are provided perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic cylinder arrangement in order to achieve a high vertical compressive strength.
A shift selector mechanism for motor vehicle transmissions, comprising: - a first part ; - a second part movable relative to the first part ; - a spring member acting upon the second part such that the second part is biased onto a contoured surface ; and - a damper element for absorbing impacts to the first part , the damper element being a part of or being attached to the second part and such that relative movement of the second part to the first part causes relative movement of the damper element to the first part without contacting the first part , wherein the second part is a plunger arranged to at least partially slide within the first part and wherein the first part is a shift lever, characterized in that the second part is provided with a number of folding flanges adapted for surrounding the damper element to retain it in position, whereby in use the damper element remains trapped between the second part and the folding flanges preventing the damper element from directly contacting the shift lever . - a first part ; - a second part movable relative to the first part ; - a spring member acting upon the second part such that the second part is biased onto a contoured surface ; and - a damper element for absorbing impacts to the first part , the damper element being a part of or being attached to the second part and such that relative movement of the second part to the first part causes relative movement of the damper element to the first part without contacting the first part ,
A method of producing a porous molded body, the method comprising: the step of obtaining a molded body by molding a raw material that contains from 1 part by mass to 100 parts by mass of a bicarbonate compound (A) represented by AHCO 3 (wherein, A represents Na or K) and from 0 parts by mass to 99 parts by mass of a compound (B) represented by B n X (wherein, B represents Na or K; X represents CO 3 , SO 4 , SiO 3 , F, Cl, or Br; and n represents an integer of 1 or 2 as determined by the valence of X) (provided that a total amount of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass); and the step of obtaining a porous molded body by performing a heat treatment of the molded body in a temperature range of from 100°C to 500°C and an atmosphere that contains water vapor in an amount of from 10.0 g/m 3 to 750,000 g/m 3 and thereby thermally decomposing not less than 90% by mass of the bicarbonate compound (A). the step of obtaining a molded body by molding a raw material that contains from 1 part by mass to 100 parts by mass of a bicarbonate compound (A) represented by AHCO 3 (wherein, A represents Na or K) and from 0 parts by mass to 99 parts by mass of a compound (B) represented by B n X (wherein, B represents Na or K; X represents CO 3 , SO 4 , SiO 3 , F, Cl, or Br; and n represents an integer of 1 or 2 as determined by the valence of X) (provided that a total amount of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass); and the step of obtaining a porous molded body by performing a heat treatment of the molded body in a temperature range of from 100°C to 500°C and an atmosphere that contains water vapor in an amount of from 10.0 g/m 3 to 750,000 g/m 3 and thereby thermally decomposing not less than 90% by mass of the bicarbonate compound (A).
A composition comprising: a) a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer containing secondary or tertiary amino functional groups, and b) a swelling agent, wherein the crosslinked hydrophilic polymer a) is obtainable by reacting a hydrophilic polymer containing amino functional groups with a crosslinking agent which contains at least two epoxide functional groups. a) a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer containing secondary or tertiary amino functional groups, and b) a swelling agent,
A method of producing a blank for a shaft milling tool comprising a generally cylindrical body of solid carbide, the blank having a rear portion and a front portion , the periphery of which front portion being designed for chip flutes to be formed therein, said method comprising: a) providing a first green body including the rear portion and a first part of the front portion axially adjacent the rear portion and having at least one axially extending inner channel extending at least through the first part of the front portion ; b) providing a second green body including a second part of the front portion axially adjacent the first part ; c) said first and second parts of the front portion each comprising a connecting surface defining a common interface; characterized in d) forming at least one generally radially extending channel in at least one of the said connecting surfaces , said channel having a radially inner end configured for fluid communication with said axial channel , the radial channel extending towards the periphery of the tool at least up to a radial position corresponding to 40% of the outer radius (R) of the blank, wherein the radial channel is formed such as to extend along a not straight path including at least one angled or curved section; e) sintering the first green body and said second green body together to form a unitary blank of sintered carbide. a) providing a first green body including the rear portion and a first part of the front portion axially adjacent the rear portion and having at least one axially extending inner channel extending at least through the first part of the front portion ; b) providing a second green body including a second part of the front portion axially adjacent the first part ; c) said first and second parts of the front portion each comprising a connecting surface defining a common interface; characterized in d) forming at least one generally radially extending channel in at least one of the said connecting surfaces , said channel having a radially inner end configured for fluid communication with said axial channel , the radial channel extending towards the periphery of the tool at least up to a radial position corresponding to 40% of the outer radius (R) of the blank, wherein the radial channel is formed such as to extend along a not straight path including at least one angled or curved section; e) sintering the first green body and said second green body together to form a unitary blank of sintered carbide.
A method of preparing a high protein, acidified dairy product comprising the steps of a) providing a liquid composition having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, which comprises - a total amount of protein in the range of 8-15% w/w, - a total amount of micellar casein in the range of 60-80% w/w based on total protein - a total amount of insoluble particles of denatured whey protein in the range of 5-18% w/w total protein - a total amount of non-denatured beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) in the range of 1-15% w/w total protein, wherein the liquid composition has a volume weighted mean particle diameter, D , of at most 50 micron when measured according to Example 1.1, and b) heating the liquid composition of step a) to a temperature of at least 70 degrees C for a duration of time sufficient to obtain at least partial microbial reduction, c) subjecting the heat-treated, liquid composition of step b) to at least one acidification step using an acidifying agent, thereby obtaining an acidified dairy composition, d) optionally, smoothening the acidified dairy composition, and e) optionally, packaging the acidified dairy product comprising, or even consisting of, the acidified dairy composition of step c) or step d). a) providing a liquid composition having a pH in the range of 5.5-8.0, which comprises - a total amount of protein in the range of 8-15% w/w, - a total amount of micellar casein in the range of 60-80% w/w based on total protein - a total amount of insoluble particles of denatured whey protein in the range of 5-18% w/w total protein - a total amount of non-denatured beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) in the range of 1-15% w/w total protein, wherein the liquid composition has a volume weighted mean particle diameter, D , of at most 50 micron when measured according to Example 1.1, and - a total amount of protein in the range of 8-15% w/w, - a total amount of micellar casein in the range of 60-80% w/w based on total protein - a total amount of insoluble particles of denatured whey protein in the range of 5-18% w/w total protein - a total amount of non-denatured beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) in the range of 1-15% w/w total protein, b) heating the liquid composition of step a) to a temperature of at least 70 degrees C for a duration of time sufficient to obtain at least partial microbial reduction, c) subjecting the heat-treated, liquid composition of step b) to at least one acidification step using an acidifying agent, thereby obtaining an acidified dairy composition, d) optionally, smoothening the acidified dairy composition, and e) optionally, packaging the acidified dairy product comprising, or even consisting of, the acidified dairy composition of step c) or step d).
A method , performed by a gateway device (3; 4; 100), to support selective forwarding of messages published to one of a group address and a virtual address in a flooding mesh network of communicatively coupled communication devices each having a unique unicast address, said gateway device (3; 4; 100) comprising a plurality of network interfaces (6; 7; 8; 9), each arranged for receiving and transmitting messages in respective mesh network segments of said mesh network and for communicatively coupling to a configuration client (2; 150), said configuration client (2; 150) being arranged for maintaining unicast addresses of said communication devices in said mesh network and a mapping between unicast addresses and at least one of a group address and a virtual address of communication devices in said mesh network , said method comprising the steps of: - receiving , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), over a network interface (6; 7; 8), a message published to a group address or a virtual address - retrieving , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), based on said mapping by said configuration client (2; 150), unicast addresses of all communication devices collectively identified by said group or said virtual address in said received message; - keeping track, by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), of which communication devices are heard on which of said plurality of network interfaces (6; 7; 8; 9); - determining , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), based on said retrieved unicast addresses, that all said communication devices are serviced by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), and determining over which of said interfaces the message should be forwarded; - sending , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), said received message on said determined interfaces (6; 7; 8) corresponding to said communication devices addressed by said retrieved unicast addresses. - receiving , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), over a network interface (6; 7; 8), a message published to a group address or a virtual address - retrieving , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), based on said mapping by said configuration client (2; 150), unicast addresses of all communication devices collectively identified by said group or said virtual address in said received message; - keeping track, by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), of which communication devices are heard on which of said plurality of network interfaces (6; 7; 8; 9); - determining , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), based on said retrieved unicast addresses, that all said communication devices are serviced by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), and determining over which of said interfaces the message should be forwarded; - sending , by said gateway device (3; 4; 100), said received message on said determined interfaces (6; 7; 8) corresponding to said communication devices addressed by said retrieved unicast addresses.
A process for producing a microbial storage compound (MSC) from a feed stream containing readily biodegradable chemical oxygen demand (RBCOD) at a level of at least 250 mg/l, and ammonia at a level which is at least 0.2 g N per g RBCOD, comprising: (a) subjecting the feed stream to storage compound-accumulating microorganisms (SCAM) in the presence of dissolved oxygen, while adding carbon dioxide as necessary for maintaining a pH below 9, in one or more stages, to produce SCAM which contain MSC at a level of at least 50 wt.% based on dry weight of the organic part of the microorganisms, and RBCOD-depleted wastewater; (b) separating at least a part of the SCAM containing MSC produced in step (a) from the RBCOD-depleted wastewater; (c) optionally returning a part of the SCAM separated in step (b) to step (a). (d) subjecting at least a part of the RBCOD-depleted wastewater to ammonia-oxidising microorganisms (AOM) in the presence of dissolved oxygen to produce RBCOD-depleted and ammonia-depleted wastewater, and a gas containing molecular carbon dioxide; (e) feeding at least a part of said gas containing carbon dioxide to step (a); and (f) harvesting at least a part of the SCAM separated in step (b), wherein the microbial storage compound (MSC) comprises a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and wherein the storage compound-accumulating microorganisms (SCAM) comprise PHA-accumulating micro-organisms. (a) subjecting the feed stream to storage compound-accumulating microorganisms (SCAM) in the presence of dissolved oxygen, while adding carbon dioxide as necessary for maintaining a pH below 9, in one or more stages, to produce SCAM which contain MSC at a level of at least 50 wt.% based on dry weight of the organic part of the microorganisms, and RBCOD-depleted wastewater; (b) separating at least a part of the SCAM containing MSC produced in step (a) from the RBCOD-depleted wastewater; (c) optionally returning a part of the SCAM separated in step (b) to step (a). (d) subjecting at least a part of the RBCOD-depleted wastewater to ammonia-oxidising microorganisms (AOM) in the presence of dissolved oxygen to produce RBCOD-depleted and ammonia-depleted wastewater, and a gas containing molecular carbon dioxide; (e) feeding at least a part of said gas containing carbon dioxide to step (a); and (f) harvesting at least a part of the SCAM separated in step (b), wherein the microbial storage compound (MSC) comprises a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and wherein the storage compound-accumulating microorganisms (SCAM) comprise PHA-accumulating micro-organisms.
A heating system for preforms (P), comprising a carousel for treating the preforms (P) comprising a plurality of heating elements configured to be inserted either inside or outside each preform (P) and to radiate electromagnetic radiation in the infrared field characterized in that the infrared field forms, in such a device, a disc of radiation according to a radial symmetry with respect to the center of the axis of the preform.
A method of forming a sheet material, the method comprising: advancing an arrangement comprising a body of fibres and a reinforcing structure, wherein the body of fibres comprises leather fibres and the reinforcing structure comprises splittable fibres; and subjecting the arrangement to successive hydroentanglement steps, wherein in each such hydroentanglement step the arrangement is exposed to high pressure jets of liquid over a surface of the arrangement, wherein subjecting the arrangement to successive hydroentanglement steps causes the fibres of the body of fibres to entangle with each other and causes a mechanical bond to form between the fibres of the body of fibres and the reinforcing structure, wherein the mechanical bond is caused by at least: some of the fibres of the body of fibres being pushed by the high-pressure jets of liquid into gaps in the reinforcing structure; at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure splitting to form split fibres which reduces the space within the gaps such that the reinforcing structure constricts about fibres of the body of fibres which have been pushed in the gaps; and at least some of the fibres of the body of fibres entangling with at least some of the split fibres and at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure. advancing an arrangement comprising a body of fibres and a reinforcing structure, wherein the body of fibres comprises leather fibres and the reinforcing structure comprises splittable fibres; and subjecting the arrangement to successive hydroentanglement steps, wherein in each such hydroentanglement step the arrangement is exposed to high pressure jets of liquid over a surface of the arrangement, wherein subjecting the arrangement to successive hydroentanglement steps causes the fibres of the body of fibres to entangle with each other and causes a mechanical bond to form between the fibres of the body of fibres and the reinforcing structure, wherein the mechanical bond is caused by at least: some of the fibres of the body of fibres being pushed by the high-pressure jets of liquid into gaps in the reinforcing structure; at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure splitting to form split fibres which reduces the space within the gaps such that the reinforcing structure constricts about fibres of the body of fibres which have been pushed in the gaps; and at least some of the fibres of the body of fibres entangling with at least some of the split fibres and at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure. some of the fibres of the body of fibres being pushed by the high-pressure jets of liquid into gaps in the reinforcing structure; at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure splitting to form split fibres which reduces the space within the gaps such that the reinforcing structure constricts about fibres of the body of fibres which have been pushed in the gaps; and at least some of the fibres of the body of fibres entangling with at least some of the split fibres and at least some of the splittable fibres of the reinforcing structure.
A system for providing drive shaft braking during the operation of an irrigation machine, wherein the irrigation machine comprises a drive tower structure having a drive tower pipe supporting the drive tower; wherein the irrigation machine further comprises a drive system having a drive motor and a drive shaft ; wherein the system comprises: a cam , wherein the cam is attached to the drive shaft; an extension arm , wherein the extension arm has a first securing point ; further wherein the extension arm is rotatably mounted to the drive tower pipe ; a securing arm, wherein the securing arm has a second securing point; further wherein the securing arm is fixedly secured to the drive tower pipe; a spring , wherein the spring is attached between the first securing point and the second securing point; and a follower mechanism , wherein the follower mechanism is secured to the extension arm; and wherein the follower mechanism applies frictional pressure to the cam in response to the force applied by the spring to the follower mechanism through the extension arm ; wherein the frictional pressure applied to the cam is sufficient to hold the drive shaft in place when rotational force is not actively applied by the drive motor.