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A cell module comprising: a battery cell group including a plurality of cylindrical battery cells , each of the cylindrical battery cells including: an outer can that has a bottomed cylindrical shape and contains an electricity-generation element; and a sealing body that seals an opening of the outer can , such that the cylindrical battery cells are disposed with the sealing bodies directed in a same direction; a first current collector electrically connected to each of the sealing bodies functioning as first outer terminals of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells ; and a second current collector electrically connected to each of the outer cans functioning as second outer terminals of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells , wherein the second current collector has: a substrate disposed on a side of the sealing bodies to cover the battery cell group ; and at least one current collecting pin protruding in a direction toward the battery cell group from the substrate , and the at least one current collecting pin is inserted into a gap between the cylindrical battery cells in an axial direction of the battery cells and presses side surfaces of the outer cans of at least two cylindrical battery cells , of the cylindrical battery cells , neighboring each other. a battery cell group including a plurality of cylindrical battery cells , each of the cylindrical battery cells including: an outer can that has a bottomed cylindrical shape and contains an electricity-generation element; and a sealing body that seals an opening of the outer can , such that the cylindrical battery cells are disposed with the sealing bodies directed in a same direction; a first current collector electrically connected to each of the sealing bodies functioning as first outer terminals of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells ; and a second current collector electrically connected to each of the outer cans functioning as second outer terminals of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells , wherein the second current collector has: a substrate disposed on a side of the sealing bodies to cover the battery cell group ; and at least one current collecting pin protruding in a direction toward the battery cell group from the substrate , and a substrate disposed on a side of the sealing bodies to cover the battery cell group ; and at least one current collecting pin protruding in a direction toward the battery cell group from the substrate , and the at least one current collecting pin is inserted into a gap between the cylindrical battery cells in an axial direction of the battery cells and presses side surfaces of the outer cans of at least two cylindrical battery cells , of the cylindrical battery cells , neighboring each other.
A piezoelectric stack, comprising: a piezoelectric material, comprising a body of Pb 1.00+x (Zr 0.52 Ti 0.48 ) 1.00-y O 3 Nb y , where x>-0.02 and y>0; on a first side of the piezoelectric material, a first electrode; and on a second side of the piezoelectric material, a second electrode, wherein the second electrode includes a seed layer adjacent to the piezoelectric material, and wherein the seed layer has a film surface with a crystal orientation. a piezoelectric material, comprising a body of Pb 1.00+x (Zr 0.52 Ti 0.48 ) 1.00-y O 3 Nb y , where x>-0.02 and y>0; on a first side of the piezoelectric material, a first electrode; and on a second side of the piezoelectric material, a second electrode, wherein the second electrode includes a seed layer adjacent to the piezoelectric material, and wherein the seed layer has a film surface with a crystal orientation.
A method for producing a thermoelectric alloy, comprising: providing a starting material, wherein the starting material includes germanium (Ge), tellurium (Te), bismuth (Bi), zinc (Zn), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se), copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga), silver (Ag), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) and/or lead (Pb), and purity of each compounds of the starting material is not lower than 4N; performing an oxidation process to the starting material for producing an oxidized material composition, wherein based on the oxidized material composition as 100 atom percent (at%), an oxygen content of the oxidized material composition is 0.001 at% to 10 at%; adding the oxidized material composition and a carburizing agent into a quartz tube, and performing a sealing process, so as to form a sealed quartz tube, wherein a vacuum degree of the sealed quartz tube is not larger than 0.03 mbar; and performing a carburization process to the sealed quartz tube, thereby producing the thermoelectric alloy, wherein the carburization process includes a heating step, and the heating step is heated from 200°C to a melting point of the starting material. providing a starting material, wherein the starting material includes germanium (Ge), tellurium (Te), bismuth (Bi), zinc (Zn), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se), copper (Cu), indium (In), gallium (Ga), silver (Ag), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) and/or lead (Pb), and purity of each compounds of the starting material is not lower than 4N; performing an oxidation process to the starting material for producing an oxidized material composition, wherein based on the oxidized material composition as 100 atom percent (at%), an oxygen content of the oxidized material composition is 0.001 at% to 10 at%; adding the oxidized material composition and a carburizing agent into a quartz tube, and performing a sealing process, so as to form a sealed quartz tube, wherein a vacuum degree of the sealed quartz tube is not larger than 0.03 mbar; and performing a carburization process to the sealed quartz tube, thereby producing the thermoelectric alloy, wherein the carburization process includes a heating step, and the heating step is heated from 200°C to a melting point of the starting material.
A treatment apparatus for treating peri-implantitis, comprising: an application tip that is adapted for insertion into the sub-gingival region between the screw fixture of a dental implant and the surrounding gingiva and/or bone, wherein the length of the application tip relevant for the treatment must correspond to at least to the depth of the peri-implant pocket to be treated and is between 8 mm to 20 mm, and wherein the application tip comprises one or more nozzles for jetting pressurized sterile fluid for removing the bacterial biofilms from the outer surface of the screw fixture of the dental implant in vivo; a handpiece for holding and guiding the application tip ; characterized by comprising a supply unit for supplying pressurized sterile fluid with at least 10 hPa (10 bar) to the application tip . a handpiece for holding and guiding the application tip ; characterized by comprising a supply unit for supplying pressurized sterile fluid with at least 10 hPa (10 bar) to the application tip .
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a substrate of alumina or aluminum nitride, the substrate having a face ; a flexible film that includes therein an optical element , wherein the flexible film is silicone-based and conforms to the substrate face as it expands and contracts during operation; and a semiconductor light emitting diode or laser diode on the substrate face, the semiconductor light emitting diode or laser diode being between the substrate and the flexible film and configured to emit light through the optical element. a substrate of alumina or aluminum nitride, the substrate having a face ; a flexible film that includes therein an optical element , wherein the flexible film is silicone-based and conforms to the substrate face as it expands and contracts during operation; and a semiconductor light emitting diode or laser diode on the substrate face, the semiconductor light emitting diode or laser diode being between the substrate and the flexible film and configured to emit light through the optical element.
An actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink, comprising an actinic radiation-polymerizable compound, surface-treated titanium oxide, and a wax, wherein the surface-treated titanium oxide contains carbon atoms in an amount of 0.31mass% to 2.0mass% based on a total mass thereof.
A positive electrode mix for a lithium ion secondary battery, the positive electrode mix comprising: a positive electrode active material containing a lithium metal oxide represented by Formula : Li 1 + X MO 2 ... where X is a number satisfying -0.15 < X ≤ 0.15, and M is Ni or an atomic group containing two or more types of atoms including 55 mol% or greater and less than 100 mol% of Ni; a vinylidene fluoride polymer; and an additive selected from the group consisting of LiBr, LiCI, and CaCl 2 , wherein a content of the additive is an amount that is 0.001 parts by mass or greater and 1.0 part by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material. a positive electrode active material containing a lithium metal oxide represented by Formula : Li 1 + X MO 2 ... where X is a number satisfying -0.15 < X ≤ 0.15, and M is Ni or an atomic group containing two or more types of atoms including 55 mol% or greater and less than 100 mol% of Ni; a vinylidene fluoride polymer; and an additive selected from the group consisting of LiBr, LiCI, and CaCl 2 , wherein a content of the additive is an amount that is 0.001 parts by mass or greater and 1.0 part by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material.
A method performed by one or more vehicles for mapping based on multi-journey data, comprising: providing a first set of object data corresponding to a first journey to an apparatus; providing a second set of object data corresponding to a second journey to the apparatus; receiving map data from the apparatus, wherein the map data is generated by the apparatus based on a similarity metric between the first set of object data and the second set of object data, wherein the similarity metric indicates a physical distance between a point of the first set of object data and a point of the second set of object data for at least one object; wherein the map data is further generated based on clustering the first set of object data and the second set of object data for the at least one object based on the similarity metric to produce at least one object cluster; and wherein the clustering comprises performing hierarchical clustering using the similarity metric, wherein the physical distance is used as a parameter which is different for two or more levels and/or steps of clustering. providing a first set of object data corresponding to a first journey to an apparatus; providing a second set of object data corresponding to a second journey to the apparatus; receiving map data from the apparatus, wherein the map data is generated by the apparatus based on a similarity metric between the first set of object data and the second set of object data, wherein the similarity metric indicates a physical distance between a point of the first set of object data and a point of the second set of object data for at least one object; wherein the map data is further generated based on clustering the first set of object data and the second set of object data for the at least one object based on the similarity metric to produce at least one object cluster; and wherein the clustering comprises performing hierarchical clustering using the similarity metric, wherein the physical distance is used as a parameter which is different for two or more levels and/or steps of clustering.
A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car , comprising: a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt ; and a plurality of yarns being formed from a self extinguishing fluoroelastomer material; characterized in that the plurality of yarns are interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure, and in that the fluoroelastomer material is one of an ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene or a polyvinylidene fluoride material. a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt ; and a plurality of yarns being formed from a self extinguishing fluoroelastomer material; characterized in that the plurality of yarns are interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure, and in that the fluoroelastomer material is one of an ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene or a polyvinylidene fluoride material.
A method of preparing a suspension of a polymersome-encapsulated functional protein, comprising: thermally blending a quantity of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer with a quantity of a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) for at least 30 minutes, wherein the thermal blending is performed at 90-100 °C to produce a PEG/polymer formulation, wherein the amphiphilic diblock copolymer comprises poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(butadiene) (PEO-b-PBD); mixing and cooling the PEG/polymer formulation to room temperature; adding an aliquot of a solution of a functional protein to a sample containing the PEG/polymer formulation, wherein a ratio of the aliquot to the PEG/polymer formulation is between around 0.5:1 and around 1.5:1 by volume to produce polymersomes; and performing at least three dilution steps such that the polymersomes are progressively saturated with the functional protein, wherein each dilution step comprises: adding to the sample an additional amount of the solution of the functional protein; mixing a resulting dispersion of the functional protein in the PEG/polymer formulation; and sonicating the resulting dispersion for at least 30 minutes; removing surface-associated protein from polymersomes in the suspension of the polymersome-encapsulated functional protein using proteolysis wherein using proteolysis comprises: treating the PEG/polymer/protein sample with a 0.4 wt% pronase solution for at least 18 hours at room temperature allowing dialysis of the mixed PEG/polymer/protein sample at 4 °C for at least twelve hours. thermally blending a quantity of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer with a quantity of a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) for at least 30 minutes, wherein the thermal blending is performed at 90-100 °C to produce a PEG/polymer formulation, wherein the amphiphilic diblock copolymer comprises poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(butadiene) (PEO-b-PBD); mixing and cooling the PEG/polymer formulation to room temperature; adding an aliquot of a solution of a functional protein to a sample containing the PEG/polymer formulation, wherein a ratio of the aliquot to the PEG/polymer formulation is between around 0.5:1 and around 1.5:1 by volume to produce polymersomes; and performing at least three dilution steps such that the polymersomes are progressively saturated with the functional protein, wherein each dilution step comprises: adding to the sample an additional amount of the solution of the functional protein; mixing a resulting dispersion of the functional protein in the PEG/polymer formulation; and sonicating the resulting dispersion for at least 30 minutes; adding to the sample an additional amount of the solution of the functional protein; mixing a resulting dispersion of the functional protein in the PEG/polymer formulation; and sonicating the resulting dispersion for at least 30 minutes;
A drive device for a movable furniture part , in particular a drawer, comprising - a housing , - an ejection device which is arranged in the housing for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position (SS) into an open position (OS), wherein the ejection device comprises an ejection force storage member which is arranged on the housing and an ejection slider which is force-actuated by the ejection force storage member , - a retraction device which is arranged in the same housing for retracting the movable furniture part from an open position (OS) into the closed position (SS), wherein the ejection device and the retraction device are arranged in one single housing , wherein this housing comprises a housing cover and a housing base plate , wherein the drive device has a retraction operating mode (B1) and an ejection and retraction operating mode (B2), wherein in the retraction operating mode (B1) only the retracting device is operative while opening and closing the movable furniture part and in the ejection and retraction operating mode (B2) both the ejection device and the retracting device are operative while opening and closing the movable furniture part , characterized in that the ejection device can be coupled to the retraction device by means of a push element and a coupling element , wherein an end region of the coupling element comprises bajonet-like coupling parts , wherein in the closed position (SS) the coupling element is decoupled from the push element , wherein in the ejection and retraction mode (B2) starting with reaching a coupling position (K) the coupling element is moved by the push element during an opening movement and a relative movement of the coupling element to the ejection slider is carried out. - a housing , - an ejection device which is arranged in the housing for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position (SS) into an open position (OS), wherein the ejection device comprises an ejection force storage member which is arranged on the housing and an ejection slider which is force-actuated by the ejection force storage member , - a retraction device which is arranged in the same housing for retracting the movable furniture part from an open position (OS) into the closed position (SS),
An aerosolisable formulation comprising (i) water in an amount of at least 30 wt.% based on the aerosolisable formulation (ii) nicotine; (iii) at least one acid; and (iv) one or more flavours; and (v) one or more encapsulating materials, wherein the encapsulating material encapsulates at least one of the one or more flavours in preference to protonated nicotine; wherein the molar ratio of (a) encapsulating material encapsulating the one or more flavours to (b) unencapsulated flavours is greater than the molar ratio of (c) encapsulating material encapsulating nicotine to (d) unencapsulated nicotine. (i) water in an amount of at least 30 wt.% based on the aerosolisable formulation (ii) nicotine; (iii) at least one acid; and (iv) one or more flavours; and (v) one or more encapsulating materials, wherein the encapsulating material encapsulates at least one of the one or more flavours in preference to protonated nicotine; wherein the molar ratio of (a) encapsulating material encapsulating the one or more flavours to (b) unencapsulated flavours is greater than the molar ratio of (c) encapsulating material encapsulating nicotine to (d) unencapsulated nicotine.
A vehicle comprising an image display system , the image display system comprising a display , a camera mounted on the vehicle, and an apparatus comprising circuitry configured to control an opening and closing motion of a window of the vehicle based on a display state of the display that is configured to display on the window an image captured by the camera; wherein the image display system further comprises a sensor ; characterised in that the circuitry is further configured to control at least one of (i) brightness of the image displayed by the display, (ii) contrast of the image displayed by the display, (iii) a reflectance of a semi-transmissive reflection material disposed within a region of the window, or (iv) a display configuration of a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle, on the basis of a detection result of the sensor ; wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the brightness or the contrast of the image higher than a usual set value, in response to the sensor detecting a head motion or a sight line movement of a driver of the vehicle; and wherein the circuitry is further configured such that, when the sensor does not detect a head motion or a sight line movement of a driver of the vehicle for a certain period, the circuitry sets the brightness or the contrast of the image lower than the usual set value. comprising a display , a camera mounted on the vehicle, and an apparatus comprising circuitry configured to control an opening and closing motion of a window of the vehicle based on a display state of the display that is configured to display on the window an image captured by the camera; wherein the image display system further comprises a sensor ; characterised in that the circuitry is further configured to control at least one of (i) brightness of the image displayed by the display, (ii) contrast of the image displayed by the display, (iii) a reflectance of a semi-transmissive reflection material disposed within a region of the window, or (iv) a display configuration of a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle, on the basis of a detection result of the sensor ; wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the brightness or the contrast of the image higher than a usual set value, in response to the sensor detecting a head motion or a sight line movement of a driver of the vehicle; and wherein the circuitry is further configured such that, when the sensor does not detect a head motion or a sight line movement of a driver of the vehicle for a certain period, the circuitry sets the brightness or the contrast of the image lower than the usual set value.
A valve system apparatus (64, 66; 64, 86; 64, 94) for attachment to a small-volume nebulizer (50; 80), said valve system apparatus (64, 66; 64, 86; 64, 94) comprising: a valve system body comprising: a vertical port (56; 88) configured to connect with an aerosol output port of said small-volume nebulizer (50; 80), wherein contained within said vertical port (56; 88) is a valve gate (66; 86; 94) which is configured to open based upon an inhalation by a user and which is configured to close based upon an exhalation by the user; and a patient interface tube (58; 82) at the top of said vertical port (56; 88), wherein the patient interface tube (58; 82) includes a first end having a patient opening operable to connect with a patient interface component and a second end having a flow restrictor comprises an orifice plate and within an ambient port , wherein said flow restrictor is configured to choke or limit the airflow through the ambient port thereby choking the flow of the user's inspiratory and expiratory effort a valve system body comprising: a vertical port (56; 88) configured to connect with an aerosol output port of said small-volume nebulizer (50; 80), wherein contained within said vertical port (56; 88) is a valve gate (66; 86; 94) which is configured to open based upon an inhalation by a user and which is configured to close based upon an exhalation by the user; and a patient interface tube (58; 82) at the top of said vertical port (56; 88), a vertical port (56; 88) configured to connect with an aerosol output port of said small-volume nebulizer (50; 80), wherein contained within said vertical port (56; 88) is a valve gate (66; 86; 94) which is configured to open based upon an inhalation by a user and which is configured to close based upon an exhalation by the user; and a patient interface tube (58; 82) at the top of said vertical port (56; 88), wherein the patient interface tube (58; 82) includes a first end having a patient opening operable to connect with a patient interface component and a second end having a flow restrictor comprises an orifice plate and within an ambient port , wherein said flow restrictor is configured to choke or limit the airflow through the ambient port thereby choking the flow of the user's inspiratory and expiratory effort