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A measuring apparatus, which comprises one or more conductor patterns , measuring means for measuring the impedance produced by electrical coupling between conductor pattern and its environment and adaptor means for adapting the impedance produced by the coupling between the conductor pattern and its environment to the aforementioned measuring means , characterized in that : the adaptor means comprise one or more capacitors, and the adaptor means are connected in series with the aforementioned conductor pattern , wherein the conductor patterns are configured to be installed as a group under a floor surface and connected with sensor conductors to the measuring apparatus , and the conductor patterns are surrounded with insulation and each conductor pattern is connected only to a sensor lead that is connected to the measuring apparatus, and wherein the measuring apparatus is configured to measure alternating current by using the electrical coupling between each conductor pattern and other conductor patterns and/or the structure surrounding the conductor patterns, wherein measuring range of the aforementioned measuring means without the adaptor means is outside a range of impedance produced by the electrical coupling between the conductor pattern and its environment, and the aforementioned adaptor means are adapted to fit the impedance produced by the electrical coupling between the conductor pattern and its environment to be within the measuring range of the measuring means in such a way that the measuring apparatus is able to measure and monitor the strengths of electrical coupling specific to a conductor pattern in order to detect objects (K, K1) disposed on or moving on the floor surface. the adaptor means comprise one or more capacitors, and the adaptor means are connected in series with the aforementioned conductor pattern , wherein the conductor patterns are configured to be installed as a group under a floor surface and connected with sensor conductors to the measuring apparatus , and the conductor patterns are surrounded with insulation and each conductor pattern is connected only to a sensor lead that is connected to the measuring apparatus, and wherein the measuring apparatus is configured to measure alternating current by using the electrical coupling between each conductor pattern and other conductor patterns and/or the structure surrounding the conductor patterns, wherein measuring range of the aforementioned measuring means without the adaptor means is outside a range of impedance produced by the electrical coupling between the conductor pattern and its environment, and the aforementioned adaptor means are adapted to fit the impedance produced by the electrical coupling between the conductor pattern and its environment to be within the measuring range of the measuring means in such a way that the measuring apparatus is able to measure and monitor the strengths of electrical coupling specific to a conductor pattern in order to detect objects (K, K1) disposed on or moving on the floor surface.
A structural component, comprising: a metallic inner tube ; a first lobe extending from the metallic inner tube; and a composite outer tube surrounding the metallic inner tube and the first lobe; wherein a first end of the metallic inner tube extends from the composite outer tube and a second end of the metallic inner tube extends from the composite outer tube; and wherein the metallic inner tube comprises a first constant diameter portion , a tapered portion , and a second constant diameter portion , wherein an outer diameter of the first constant diameter portion is greater than an outer diameter of the second constant diameter portion; and wherein the composite outer tube comprises a first wall thickness (T1) and a second wall thickness (T2), the first wall thickness is less than the second wall thickness; and characterized in that the first wall thickness corresponds to the first constant diameter portion and the second wall thickness corresponds to the second constant diameter portion. a metallic inner tube ; a first lobe extending from the metallic inner tube; and a composite outer tube surrounding the metallic inner tube and the first lobe; wherein a first end of the metallic inner tube extends from the composite outer tube and a second end of the metallic inner tube extends from the composite outer tube; and wherein the metallic inner tube comprises a first constant diameter portion , a tapered portion , and a second constant diameter portion , wherein an outer diameter of the first constant diameter portion is greater than an outer diameter of the second constant diameter portion; and wherein the composite outer tube comprises a first wall thickness (T1) and a second wall thickness (T2), the first wall thickness is less than the second wall thickness; and
A method of making 1,5-pentanediol, the method comprising: (a) dehydrating tetrahydrofurfural alcohol (THFA) to dihydropyran (DHP); (b) hydrating at least a portion of the DHP to 2-hydroxy-tetrahydropyran (2-HY-THP) in the absence of homogeneous acid; and (c) hydrogenating at least a portion of the 2-HY-THP to 1,5-pentanediol. (a) dehydrating tetrahydrofurfural alcohol (THFA) to dihydropyran (DHP); (b) hydrating at least a portion of the DHP to 2-hydroxy-tetrahydropyran (2-HY-THP) in the absence of homogeneous acid; and (c) hydrogenating at least a portion of the 2-HY-THP to 1,5-pentanediol.
A valve arrangement for a shock absorber, said valve arrangement comprising: - a valve housing comprising a first and a second port - a pilot chamber being in fluid communication with said first and/or second port, wherein a pilot pressure (Pp) is defined by a hydraulic pressure in said pilot chamber; - a main valve member being axially movably arranged in said valve housing and being arranged to interact with a main valve seat member in order to restrict a main fluid flow between said first and second ports in response to said pilot pressure (Pp) acting on said main valve member ; wherein - the main valve seat member is movable between a first compression stroke position and a second rebound stroke position so that, during the compression stroke, the main fluid flow is restricted at a first restriction (R1) and a cooperating serially arranged second restriction (R2), and, during the rebound stroke, the main fluid flow is restricted at a third restriction (R3) and a cooperating serially arranged fourth (R4) restriction; - at least one of the valve housing and the movable main valve seat member further comprises a geometrically defined circumferential aperture having a radial inner wall and a radial outer wall , wherein the radial inner wall forms a part of the first restriction (R1) and the radial outer wall forms a part of the second restriction (R2). - a valve housing comprising a first and a second port - a pilot chamber being in fluid communication with said first and/or second port, wherein a pilot pressure (Pp) is defined by a hydraulic pressure in said pilot chamber; - a main valve member being axially movably arranged in said valve housing and being arranged to interact with a main valve seat member in order to restrict a main fluid flow between said first and second ports in response to said pilot pressure (Pp) acting on said main valve member ; wherein - the main valve seat member is movable between a first compression stroke position and a second rebound stroke position so that, during the compression stroke, the main fluid flow is restricted at a first restriction (R1) and a cooperating serially arranged second restriction (R2), and, during the rebound stroke, the main fluid flow is restricted at a third restriction (R3) and a cooperating serially arranged fourth (R4) restriction; - at least one of the valve housing and the movable main valve seat member further comprises a geometrically defined circumferential aperture having a radial inner wall and a radial outer wall , wherein the radial inner wall forms a part of the first restriction (R1) and the radial outer wall forms a part of the second restriction (R2).
Hair-styling apparatus designed to be held and operated by hand and comprising a main body , which includes at least one motorised roller mounted for rotation relative to the main body in order to cause a lock of hair ( C ) to be styled to move by friction relative to the main body , said main body also includes guide means for said lock of hair (C ), said guide means comprising a pressing roller intended to locally press said lock of hair ( C ) against the motorised roller to enable said lock of hair ( C ) to be fed by friction, said main body including a gripping device for said lock of hair ( C ) to be styled, said guide means comprising said gripping device , said gripping device being arranged upstream of said motorised roller relative to the direction of movement ( D ) of said lock of hair ( C ) relative to the main body , said hair-styling apparatus being characterised in that the guide means are arranged relative to said motorised roller to keep said lock of hair ( C ) pressed against said motorised roller with an angular contact sector (α) of at least 30°.
A method for screening for a genotype for loss of antigen presentation via MHC class I, comprising: in a sample containing nucleic acid that has been provided from a subject, identifying a chromosomal deletion and inversion event in a chromosome 15, wherein the deletion and inversion event results in the loss of the beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) locus, and wherein the presence of the chromosomal deletion and inversion event indicates that the subject possesses a genotype for loss of antigen presentation via MHC class I.
Method for operating a fan system comprising a control device and a backward curved centrifugal fan having a motor and a rotor driven by the motor , wherein the fan system is configured to create a gas flow (G) that is characterized by at least one actual flow value (pa(kT), Q(kT); pa (t akt ), Q(t akt )), wherein the method comprises the following steps: - Determination of an operation parameter (U(kT); U(t akt )) forming a correcting variable and characterizing the operation condition of the motor of the centrifugal fan , - Determination, in a continuous or time-discrete manner, of at least one operation parameter (I(kT); I(t akt )) forming at least one actual system variable and characterizing the operation condition of the motor of the centrifugal fan , - Providing the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) and the actual system variable (I(kT); I(t akt )) to an artificial neural network of the control device , - Determination of the at least one actual flow value (Q(kT); Q(t akt )) by means of the artificial neural network based on the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) and the actual system variable (I(kT); I(t akt )) and the time-dependent change (I((k-1)T); dI) of the actual system variable (I((k-1)T);dI), - Checking whether the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) has to be modified based on the at least one determined actual flow value (Q(kT), Q(t akt )). - Determination of an operation parameter (U(kT); U(t akt )) forming a correcting variable and characterizing the operation condition of the motor of the centrifugal fan , - Determination, in a continuous or time-discrete manner, of at least one operation parameter (I(kT); I(t akt )) forming at least one actual system variable and characterizing the operation condition of the motor of the centrifugal fan , - Providing the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) and the actual system variable (I(kT); I(t akt )) to an artificial neural network of the control device , - Determination of the at least one actual flow value (Q(kT); Q(t akt )) by means of the artificial neural network based on the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) and the actual system variable (I(kT); I(t akt )) and the time-dependent change (I((k-1)T); dI) of the actual system variable (I((k-1)T);dI), - Checking whether the correcting variable (U(kT); U(t akt )) has to be modified based on the at least one determined actual flow value (Q(kT), Q(t akt )).
Method for manufacturing a damping device for damping impacts and/or vibrations comprising at least two flexible elements each being able to be deformed under the effect of a strain and at least one so-called dissipative layer ; the so-called dissipative layer being obtained in at least one material having a shear modulus lower than the shear modulus of each said flexible element , a damping factor greater than the damping factor of each said flexible element , and secured at least partially to each said flexible element such that a bending of said at least two flexible elements under the effect of a strain, results in a shearing of the dissipative layer allowing at least a portion of the energy of said strain to be dissipated; the method comprising the step of: forming said at least two parallel flexible elements ; characterized in that the method also comprises the steps of: depositing, between said flexible elements, a polymerizable material in liquid form having, after polymerization, a shear modulus lower than the shear modulus of said flexible element and a damping factor greater than the damping factor of said flexible elements ; and polymerizing said polymerizable material. forming said at least two parallel flexible elements ; characterized in that the method also comprises the steps of: depositing, between said flexible elements, a polymerizable material in liquid form having, after polymerization, a shear modulus lower than the shear modulus of said flexible element and a damping factor greater than the damping factor of said flexible elements ; and polymerizing said polymerizable material. depositing, between said flexible elements, a polymerizable material in liquid form having, after polymerization, a shear modulus lower than the shear modulus of said flexible element and a damping factor greater than the damping factor of said flexible elements ; and polymerizing said polymerizable material.
A multiple-tube stormwater filter sock (5; 105) comprising: a downstream tube (10; 112) comprising a liquid permeable outer shell and absorbent media (14; 114) at least partially filling the outer shell of the downstream tube (10; 112); an upstream tube (20; 113) comprising a liquid permeable outer shell and absorbent media (24; 124) at least partially filling the outer shell of the upstream tube (20; 113); and characterized by the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) being arranged side-by-side and attached to each other and spaced apart by a separator web (30; 130) between the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) having a width W measured between the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113), wherein the separator web (30; 130) is structured and arranged to allow side-by-side lateral bending of the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) during installation of the stormwater filter sock (5; 105). a downstream tube (10; 112) comprising a liquid permeable outer shell and absorbent media (14; 114) at least partially filling the outer shell of the downstream tube (10; 112); an upstream tube (20; 113) comprising a liquid permeable outer shell and absorbent media (24; 124) at least partially filling the outer shell of the upstream tube (20; 113); and characterized by the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) being arranged side-by-side and attached to each other and spaced apart by a separator web (30; 130) between the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) having a width W measured between the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113), wherein the separator web (30; 130) is structured and arranged to allow side-by-side lateral bending of the downstream and upstream tubes (10, 20; 112, 113) during installation of the stormwater filter sock (5; 105).
An apparatus , comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory, the at least one memory storing computer program instructions for execution by the at least one processor; a first display arrangement ; an exit pupil expanding light guide arrangement comprising an in-coupling region and an out-coupling region , the in-coupling region being configured to in-couple first light from the first display arrangement, and the out-coupling region being configured to out-couple the first light towards a user; and a second display arrangement arranged to transmit second light , through the exit pupil expanding light guide arrangement at the out-coupling region, towards the user, wherein the computer program instructions are configured, when executed by the at least one processor, to cause the first light to form an image comprising primary content having a movement component in a first direction , and to cause the second light to form an image comprising secondary content moving in a second direction , substantially opposite to the first direction, wherein the image comprising secondary content is at least partially spatially coincident with the image comprising primary content, such that said secondary content augments said primary content. at least one processor; at least one memory, the at least one memory storing computer program instructions for execution by the at least one processor; a first display arrangement ; an exit pupil expanding light guide arrangement comprising an in-coupling region and an out-coupling region , the in-coupling region being configured to in-couple first light from the first display arrangement, and the out-coupling region being configured to out-couple the first light towards a user; and a second display arrangement arranged to transmit second light , through the exit pupil expanding light guide arrangement at the out-coupling region, towards the user, wherein the computer program instructions are configured, when executed by the at least one processor, to cause the first light to form an image comprising primary content having a movement component in a first direction , and to cause the second light to form an image comprising secondary content moving in a second direction , substantially opposite to the first direction, wherein the image comprising secondary content is at least partially spatially coincident with the image comprising primary content, such that said secondary content augments said primary content.
A process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene comprising: providing a multitubular fixed-bed reactor comprising a reactor inlet, an interior shell space, and a plurality of reactor tubes, wherein the plurality of reactor tubes comprise a catalyst bed that comprises an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst; supplying a feed gas comprising ethane and oxygen to the reactor inlet and allowing the ethane and oxygen to react in the presence of the oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst to yield a reactor effluent comprising ethylene; and supplying a coolant to the interior shell space of the multitubular fixed-bed reactor in a flow pattern that is co-current with the flow of the feed gas through the plurality of reactor tubes, wherein the coolant is supplied to the interior shell space via an upstream coolant inlet at an upstream inlet coolant temperature and is withdrawn from the interior shell space via a downstream coolant outlet at a downstream outlet coolant temperature, and wherein the downstream outlet coolant temperature exceeds the upstream inlet coolant temperature by 5°C to 30°C. providing a multitubular fixed-bed reactor comprising a reactor inlet, an interior shell space, and a plurality of reactor tubes, wherein the plurality of reactor tubes comprise a catalyst bed that comprises an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst; supplying a feed gas comprising ethane and oxygen to the reactor inlet and allowing the ethane and oxygen to react in the presence of the oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst to yield a reactor effluent comprising ethylene; and supplying a coolant to the interior shell space of the multitubular fixed-bed reactor in a flow pattern that is co-current with the flow of the feed gas through the plurality of reactor tubes, wherein the coolant is supplied to the interior shell space via an upstream coolant inlet at an upstream inlet coolant temperature and is withdrawn from the interior shell space via a downstream coolant outlet at a downstream outlet coolant temperature, and wherein the downstream outlet coolant temperature exceeds the upstream inlet coolant temperature by 5°C to 30°C.
Acid buffering contraceptive including alginic acid, a bioadhesive compound and L-lactic acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the alginic acid has an average molecular weight between 100,000 to 200,000 g/mol; and wherein the alginic acid has a ratio of mannuronate:guluronate residues between 0.3 to 0.8.
An integrated control device that assigns, from among status information of monitoring target functions that is stored in monitoring data and is provided for each of a plurality of pieces of equipment to be monitored, a same attribute to a plurality of pieces of status information integrally monitored over at least two or more pieces of the equipment , and that integrates the plurality of pieces of status information of the monitoring target functions for each attribute, to derive integrated status information, the integrated control device comprising: a monitoring data acquisition unit that obtains the monitoring data from each of a plurality of pieces of the equipment; and an integration processing unit that carries out an operation of applying a predetermined operator being set for each attribute to pieces of status information with the same attribute being stored in the monitoring data obtained by the monitoring data acquisition unit , and that treats an operation result as the integrated status information, or treats information associated beforehand with the operation result as the integrated status information; characterized in that the predetermined operator includes first applying an arithmetic operator to a numerical representation of each piece of the monitoring data having the same attribute from each piece of equipment, and second applying a logical operator to one or more of the results of applying the arithmetic operator to the numerical representation of each piece of the monitoring data having the same attribute from each piece of equipment. a monitoring data acquisition unit that obtains the monitoring data from each of a plurality of pieces of the equipment; and an integration processing unit that carries out an operation of applying a predetermined operator being set for each attribute to pieces of status information with the same attribute being stored in the monitoring data obtained by the monitoring data acquisition unit , and that treats an operation result as the integrated status information, or treats information associated beforehand with the operation result as the integrated status information; characterized in that the predetermined operator includes first applying an arithmetic operator to a numerical representation of each piece of the monitoring data having the same attribute from each piece of equipment, and second applying a logical operator to one or more of the results of applying the arithmetic operator to the numerical representation of each piece of the monitoring data having the same attribute from each piece of equipment.