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An aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles comprising an emulsion polymer and a polyalkylene oxide with a weight average molecular weight in the range of 450 to 1,500 g/mole as determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography according to the method described in the description. wherein the emulsion polymer comprises structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated phosphorous acid monomer and/or a salt thereof, wherein the polyalkylene oxide has the structure of formula (I), R 1 -O-(AO) m -R 2 (I), where R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a straight, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; AO represents an oxybutylene unit or a combination of an oxybutylene unit with an oxypropylene unit; and m is an integer of from 5 to 23; and wherein the amount of the polyalkylene oxide in the polymeric particles is 50% or more, by weight based on the total weight of polyalkylene oxides in the aqueous dispersion. wherein the emulsion polymer comprises structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated phosphorous acid monomer and/or a salt thereof, wherein the polyalkylene oxide has the structure of formula (I), R 1 -O-(AO) m -R 2 (I), where R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a straight, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; AO represents an oxybutylene unit or a combination of an oxybutylene unit with an oxypropylene unit; and m is an integer of from 5 to 23; and wherein the amount of the polyalkylene oxide in the polymeric particles is 50% or more, by weight based on the total weight of polyalkylene oxides in the aqueous dispersion.
A computer-implemented method for assisting surgery of a joint comprising a kinematic system of two bones , the joint being a knee, the method comprising: determining a predicted characteristic of the joint after the surgery; wherein determining the predicted characteristic of the joint after the surgery is based on a spatial parameter of the surgery and based on a mechanical property of the one or more ligaments, the predicted characteristic being a predicted laxity of the joint, the mechanical property comprising a stiffness value or a length value or both of the one or more ligaments; and generating an output signal indicative of the predicted characteristic to assist the surgery; characterised by : determining the mechanical property of one or more ligaments associated with the joint based on measurement data indicative of a movement of the bones relative to each other under multiple mechanical loads ; determining the measurement data based on multiple first images, each of the multiple first images representing a position of the bones relative to each other under the respective mechanical load. determining a predicted characteristic of the joint after the surgery; wherein determining the predicted characteristic of the joint after the surgery is based on a spatial parameter of the surgery and based on a mechanical property of the one or more ligaments, the predicted characteristic being a predicted laxity of the joint, the mechanical property comprising a stiffness value or a length value or both of the one or more ligaments; and generating an output signal indicative of the predicted characteristic to assist the surgery; characterised by : determining the mechanical property of one or more ligaments associated with the joint based on measurement data indicative of a movement of the bones relative to each other under multiple mechanical loads ; determining the measurement data based on multiple first images, each of the multiple first images representing a position of the bones relative to each other under the respective mechanical load. determining the mechanical property of one or more ligaments associated with the joint based on measurement data indicative of a movement of the bones relative to each other under multiple mechanical loads ; determining the measurement data based on multiple first images, each of the multiple first images representing a position of the bones relative to each other under the respective mechanical load.
A cemented carbide for fluid handling components and seal rings, the cemented carbide having a composition comprising: 15 to 30wt% TiC; 5 to 20wt% Ni; 0.5 to 2.5wt% Cr 3 C 2 ; 0.7 to 1.6wt% Mo; and the remainder WC. 15 to 30wt% TiC; 5 to 20wt% Ni; 0.5 to 2.5wt% Cr 3 C 2 ; 0.7 to 1.6wt% Mo; and the remainder WC.
A method of transmitting, using a discrete multi-tone modulation technique, data from a transmitter device over a plurality of pairs of wires to one or more receiver devices , each of which is connected to the transmitter device via at least one respective pair of wires , the or each receiver device being operable to receive signals detected as a change over time in the potential difference across the local ends of the or each respective pair of wires extending between the receiver and the transmitter device , the transmitter device being operable to transmit signals onto the wires extending between the transmitter device and the one or more receiver devices in a plurality of different modes, over a plurality of different channels, the different modes including phantom and differential modes and the different channels including a first set of phantom channels, characterised in that the method comprises selecting a second set of phantom channels from the first set, the second set being a subset of the first set comprising some or all of the phantom channels of the first set such that at least some of the phantom channels in the second set are not mutually orthogonal to one another, connecting the selected phantom channels to the transmitter and transmitting signals from the transmitter onto the phantom channels of the second set of phantom channels.
An orthopedic distraction device comprising: an upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint; a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint; and a displacement mechanism operable to displace the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle; and a controller operatively in communication with the displacement mechanism, ; characterised in that the controller is configured to cause the displacement mechanism to apply varying displacement forces to displace the upper paddle from the lower paddle based on a joint angle of the first and second bones of the joint. an upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint; a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint; and a displacement mechanism operable to displace the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle; and a controller operatively in communication with the displacement mechanism, ; characterised in that the controller is configured to cause the displacement mechanism to apply varying displacement forces to displace the upper paddle from the lower paddle based on a joint angle of the first and second bones of the joint.
A method for accelerating a vehicle during pull away from rest on a slope comprising: determining the gradient of the slope on which the vehicle is positioned, generating an offset value for an accelerator pedal position signal taking into account the gradient; combining the offset value with the accelerator pedal position signal to generate a virtual pedal position signal, and; controlling an engine of the vehicle to produce torque using the virtual pedal position signal, wherein the offset is applied when the accelerator pedal is not depressed. determining the gradient of the slope on which the vehicle is positioned, generating an offset value for an accelerator pedal position signal taking into account the gradient; combining the offset value with the accelerator pedal position signal to generate a virtual pedal position signal, and; controlling an engine of the vehicle to produce torque using the virtual pedal position signal, wherein the offset is applied when the accelerator pedal is not depressed.
Process for the recovery of one or more monomers from a gas stream , comprising the following stages: within one and the same first extraction column C1, a) a stage of extraction by bringing the gas stream into contact, in an extraction column (C1), with an organic extraction solvent , in which the said extraction solvent absorbs the said monomer or monomers, and b) a stage of stripping or desorption with an inert gas in the extraction column (C1), by feeding, at the bottom of the column (C1) and below the feeding of the gas stream laden with monomers, with a stream of inert gas, preferably molecular nitrogen or a gas stream enriched in molecular nitrogen , a liquid stream comprising the extraction solvent and the monomer or monomers being recovered at the bottom of the column (C1) and an exiting gas stream being recovered at the top of the column (C1), then within a second recovery column C2, c) a stage of recovery of the said monomer or monomers, in which the said monomer or monomers are separated from the extraction solvent by distillation in a recovery column (C2) fed with the liquid stream recovered at the bottom of the column (C1), a stream comprising concentrated monomer(s) being recovered at the top of the column (C2) and a liquid stream comprising the extraction solvent being recovered at the bottom of the column (C2) and then recycled to the top of the column (C1), the monomer or monomers being chosen from dienes, vinylaromatic compounds and isobutene. a) a stage of extraction by bringing the gas stream into contact, in an extraction column (C1), with an organic extraction solvent , in which the said extraction solvent absorbs the said monomer or monomers, and b) a stage of stripping or desorption with an inert gas in the extraction column (C1), by feeding, at the bottom of the column (C1) and below the feeding of the gas stream laden with monomers, with a stream of inert gas, preferably molecular nitrogen or a gas stream enriched in molecular nitrogen , a liquid stream comprising the extraction solvent and the monomer or monomers being recovered at the bottom of the column (C1) and an exiting gas stream being recovered at the top of the column (C1), then within a second recovery column C2, c) a stage of recovery of the said monomer or monomers, in which the said monomer or monomers are separated from the extraction solvent by distillation in a recovery column (C2) fed with the liquid stream recovered at the bottom of the column (C1), a stream comprising concentrated monomer(s) being recovered at the top of the column (C2) and a liquid stream comprising the extraction solvent being recovered at the bottom of the column (C2) and then recycled to the top of the column (C1), the monomer or monomers being chosen from dienes, vinylaromatic compounds and isobutene.
A user multicast routing method comprising: assigning (S201) a multicast routing upstream label to multicast routing, and carrying (S201) timestamp information in the multicast routing upstream label, wherein the multicast routing upstream label is used for indicating routing information of a multicast stream, and the timestamp information is used for indicating marked time of the multicast routing upstream label; characterized by further comprising when the multicast routing upstream label conflicts with a received multicast routing upstream label of another edge device, using (S202) a multicast routing upstream label carrying timestamp information of which the time is earlier for multicast routing. assigning (S201) a multicast routing upstream label to multicast routing, and carrying (S201) timestamp information in the multicast routing upstream label, wherein the multicast routing upstream label is used for indicating routing information of a multicast stream, and the timestamp information is used for indicating marked time of the multicast routing upstream label; characterized by further comprising when the multicast routing upstream label conflicts with a received multicast routing upstream label of another edge device, using (S202) a multicast routing upstream label carrying timestamp information of which the time is earlier for multicast routing.
A mode-locked, figure-eight fiber laser (20; 30) comprising: a fused fiber coupler for connecting two fiber loops; a bi-directional loop (1; 31) connected to said coupler having a gain element and a first pump source ; a unidirectional loop (2; 32) connected to said coupler having a gain element , a second pump source , an isolator (8: 34), a filter (6; 21) and an output coupler (5; 35); wherein: said laser is configured to start a high-order multi-pulse state of operation when both said first pump source and said second pump source are driven at a high power; and said laser is configured to transition from said high-order multi-pulse state of operation to a low-order multi-pulse state of operation when said first pump source is driven at a lower power; characterised in that said laser is configured to transition from said low-order multi-pulse state of operation to provide a stable single-pulse state of operation when said second pump source is driven at zero power. a fused fiber coupler for connecting two fiber loops; a bi-directional loop (1; 31) connected to said coupler having a gain element and a first pump source ; a unidirectional loop (2; 32) connected to said coupler having a gain element , a second pump source , an isolator (8: 34), a filter (6; 21) and an output coupler (5; 35); wherein: said laser is configured to start a high-order multi-pulse state of operation when both said first pump source and said second pump source are driven at a high power; and said laser is configured to transition from said high-order multi-pulse state of operation to a low-order multi-pulse state of operation when said first pump source is driven at a lower power; characterised in that said laser is configured to transition from said low-order multi-pulse state of operation to provide a stable single-pulse state of operation when said second pump source is driven at zero power. said laser is configured to start a high-order multi-pulse state of operation when both said first pump source and said second pump source are driven at a high power; and said laser is configured to transition from said high-order multi-pulse state of operation to a low-order multi-pulse state of operation when said first pump source is driven at a lower power; characterised in that said laser is configured to transition from said low-order multi-pulse state of operation to provide a stable single-pulse state of operation when said second pump source is driven at zero power.
A catheter comprising a proximal end , a distal end and a pair of electrodes spaced apart between said proximal and distal ends; and a catheter guide, characterised in that the catheter guide comprises: i) a first positioning indicator , configured to be visible by direct oral examination at the posterior wall of the oropharynx and distal to the pair of electrodes to indicate if the catheter position needs adjusting in the patient; and ii) a second positioning indicator configured to be visible by direct oral examination at the posterior wall of the oropharynx and proximate the first positioning indicator to confirm the electrodes of the catheter are positioned correctly at C3:C4 junction of the vertebrae. i) a first positioning indicator , configured to be visible by direct oral examination at the posterior wall of the oropharynx and distal to the pair of electrodes to indicate if the catheter position needs adjusting in the patient; and ii) a second positioning indicator configured to be visible by direct oral examination at the posterior wall of the oropharynx and proximate the first positioning indicator to confirm the electrodes of the catheter are positioned correctly at C3:C4 junction of the vertebrae.
A method of constructing a color array panel for use in a display panel, comprising: individually reducing (Step 1) each stack sheet of two or more stack sheets to a respective thickness, wherein each stack sheet of the two or more stack sheets corresponds to each subpixel type in a plurality of subpixel types, and wherein at least one of the two or more stack sheets comprises light regeneration materials; stacking (Step 2) the two or more stack sheets in an order that matches an order in which the plurality of subpixel types is stacked in the display panel; repeatedly cutting (Step 3), across each of the two or more stacked sheets along a first planar direction of the two or more stacked sheets, the stacked two or more stack sheets into stacking segments, wherein each of the stacking segments is of a same specific thickness; rotating (Step 4) the stacking segments around the first planar direction by 90 degrees; and stacking (Step 4) the stacking segments along a second planar direction of the two or more stack sheets orthogonal to the first planar direction, to form the color array panel that comprises a specific pitch of the two or more stack sheets along the second planar direction, wherein the specific pitch of the two or more stack sheets in the color array panel matches a pitch of the plurality of subpixels. individually reducing (Step 1) each stack sheet of two or more stack sheets to a respective thickness, wherein each stack sheet of the two or more stack sheets corresponds to each subpixel type in a plurality of subpixel types, and wherein at least one of the two or more stack sheets comprises light regeneration materials; stacking (Step 2) the two or more stack sheets in an order that matches an order in which the plurality of subpixel types is stacked in the display panel; repeatedly cutting (Step 3), across each of the two or more stacked sheets along a first planar direction of the two or more stacked sheets, the stacked two or more stack sheets into stacking segments, wherein each of the stacking segments is of a same specific thickness; rotating (Step 4) the stacking segments around the first planar direction by 90 degrees; and stacking (Step 4) the stacking segments along a second planar direction of the two or more stack sheets orthogonal to the first planar direction, to form the color array panel that comprises a specific pitch of the two or more stack sheets along the second planar direction, wherein the specific pitch of the two or more stack sheets in the color array panel matches a pitch of the plurality of subpixels.
A method of making a transparent nanoformulation, the method comprising: mixing a) an aqueous continuous phase comprising an anionic surfactant comprising sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and b) a hydrophobic discontinuous phase comprising a hydrophobic branched or straight-chain polycarboxylic acid or a hydrophobic straight-chain monocarboxylic acid, and wherein the nanoformulation is made without the step of high-shear mixing and without the step of diluting the mixture of the aqueous continuous phase and the hydrophobic discontinuous phase in cold water. mixing a) an aqueous continuous phase comprising an anionic surfactant comprising sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and b) a hydrophobic discontinuous phase comprising a hydrophobic branched or straight-chain polycarboxylic acid or a hydrophobic straight-chain monocarboxylic acid, and wherein the nanoformulation is made without the step of high-shear mixing and without the step of diluting the mixture of the aqueous continuous phase and the hydrophobic discontinuous phase in cold water.
A cleansing composition for keratin fibers, preferably for human keratin fibers, more preferably for human hair, having a pH in the range of 1 to 7 comprising: a) one or more amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant(s), and/or their salt(s), b) one or more non-ionic surfactant(s), c) one or more internal olefin sulfonate surfactant(s) obtained by sulfonating an internal olefin having 16 carbon atoms and having an average double bond position in the range from 3.9 to 4.5, and/or its salt(s), wherein the weight ratio of compounds according to group a) to compounds according to group c) is in the range of 2 to 15. a) one or more amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant(s), and/or their salt(s), b) one or more non-ionic surfactant(s), c) one or more internal olefin sulfonate surfactant(s) obtained by sulfonating an internal olefin having 16 carbon atoms and having an average double bond position in the range from 3.9 to 4.5, and/or its salt(s),
Manoeuvring system comprising a manoeuvring device for a trailer , and a remote control for controlling the trailer by means of the manoeuvring device , wherein the manoeuvring device has at least one auxiliary traction drive temporarily driving wheels on both sides of the trailer , and wherein the manoeuvring device has technical means in order to determine a change in the orientation of the vehicle , characterized in that the remote control has an input device with a handle part and provides for a rotation of the handle part about its vertical axis, and wherein, with the rotation of the handle part about the vertical axis, a rotational component of the traction movement of the trailer can be influenced, wherein control signals are detected by deflecting the handle part , and the orientation of the handle part specifies a desired target orientation of the vehicle , and wherein, during cornering of the trailer , the orientation thereof continuously changes, to be precise for such time until the target orientation is achieved.
Encapsulation structure of at least one microdevice made on and/or in a substrate and arranged in at least one cavity formed between the substrate and a cap rigidly attached to the substrate , in which the cap includes at least: - one layer of a first material, one face of which forms an inner wall of the cavity , and - mechanical reinforcement portions rigidly connected to at least said face of the layer of the first material , partly covering said face of the layer of the first material , and having gas absorption and/or adsorption properties, characterized in that these mechanical reinforcement portions include at least one second material, the Young's modulus of which is higher than that of the first material, and in that each of the mechanical reinforcement portions includes at least one first layer of the second material, and at least one second layer of a third metallic getter material such that the first layer of the second material is arranged between the layer of the first material and the second layer of the third material and/or is covered by the second layer of the third material. - one layer of a first material, one face of which forms an inner wall of the cavity , and - mechanical reinforcement portions rigidly connected to at least said face of the layer of the first material , partly covering said face of the layer of the first material , and having gas absorption and/or adsorption properties,
A liner for upholstered furniture, said liner comprising a layered material with at least two layers, in which layered material a carded nonwoven wadding, constituting a first layer, is thermally bonded to a carded nonwoven top layer, constituting a second layer, wherein - said wadding has a thickness of 4 to 140 mm, and a weight of 50 to 2800 g/m 2 ; at least 20 wt% of the staple fibers in the wadding has a linear mass density of at least 6 dtex; and 5 to 40 wt% of the staple fibers in the wadding are bi-component binder fibers; and - said top layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 4 mm, and a weight of 20 to 120 g/m 2 ; at least 90 wt% of the staple fibers in the top layer has a linear mass density of 5 dtex or less; and 50 wt% to 100 wt% of the staple fibers in the top layer are bi-component binder fibers. - said wadding has a thickness of 4 to 140 mm, and a weight of 50 to 2800 g/m 2 ; at least 20 wt% of the staple fibers in the wadding has a linear mass density of at least 6 dtex; and 5 to 40 wt% of the staple fibers in the wadding are bi-component binder fibers; and - said top layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 4 mm, and a weight of 20 to 120 g/m 2 ; at least 90 wt% of the staple fibers in the top layer has a linear mass density of 5 dtex or less; and 50 wt% to 100 wt% of the staple fibers in the top layer are bi-component binder fibers.