Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic cylinder comprising a body (1) having a wall (3) that defines a cylindrical cavity (2), with a cylindrical cavity axis (X), in which a piston (4) is movably mounted, said piston (4) separating said cylindrical cavity (2) into two tight chambers (5, 6) that are isolated from each other, the wall (3) of the body comprising at least two passages (7, 8) for introducing or discharging a fluid into each of said two chambers (5, 6). The cylinder also comprises two end walls (17, 18) and a rigid rod (32) which is secured to the piston (4) and coaxial with the cylindrical cavity (2), said rod (32) passing through a passage opening (20) provided in one of the two end walls (17, 18). The cylinder is characterised in that it comprises a position sensor (38) comprising a sensor head (39), a sensor rod (40) which is secured to the sensor head (39) and around which a magnet (41) is fitted, and a connector (42) connected to said sensor head (39).

Abstract: The present invention provides transseptal puncture devices configured to access structures on the left side of the heart from the right side of the heart without requiring open-heart surgery. The devices have adjustable stiffness to enter the vasculature in a flexible, atraumatic fashion, then become rigid once in place to provide a stable platform for penetration of the fossa ovalis. The devices are further configured to controllably and stably extend a needle to puncture the FO. The devices include an indwelling blunt stylus that can extend perpendicularly from the device to increase the accuracy of placement near the fossa ovalis.

Abstract: Nitro oleic acid and related metabolites are agonists of PPAR-?. Surprisingly, nitro oleic acid is a more potent agonist of PPAR-?, relative to nitro linoleic acid. Thus, nitro oleic acid and its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrug forms, are candidate therapeutics for the treatment of type-2 diabetes, which results from insulin resistance accompanying the improper functioning of PPAR-?.

Abstract: A centrifugal chiller includes a first expansion unit (23) that expands refrigerant that has been compressed and condensed, and an evaporation unit (41) that evaporates the expanded refrigerant and supplies the evaporated refrigerant to a compression unit (15). The first expansion unit (23) has an orifice (20) through which refrigerant condensed by a condensation unit (17) passes, and a flow rate regulation valve (22) that can regulate the amount of refrigerant condensed by the condensation unit (17) flowing through and that is connected in parallel with the orifice (20).

Abstract: Balancer device has upper and lower housings 3 and 4 having therein an accommodation section 10, a pair of drive and driven side shafts 5 and 6 which are rotatably supported by four plain bearings 11 to 14 provided in the accommodation section and to which a rotation force is transmitted from a crankshaft, and arc band-shaped thrust receiving portions 32a and 33a which thrust flange portions of drive and driven gears 8 and 9 provided at the drive and driven side shafts respectively can contact from a thrust direction. First and second oil storing grooves 34 and 35, groove passages 36 and 37 and vertical groove passages 38a to 39b are formed at the thrust receiving portions on a gravity direction lower side with respect to a meshing portion of the both gears. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress occurrence of abrasion of the thrust receiving portion.

Abstract: A control device for a compressor includes an operation stop control unit that stops the compressor in a procedure different from a normal stop request signal when a signal different from the normal stop request signal that requests the compressor to stop in a predetermined procedure and a forced stop request signal from a device including the compressor is detected. The operation stop control unit stops the compressor in the different procedure according to a speed of the compressor when the forced stop request signal is detected.

Abstract: A system for detecting the presence of bubbles in a solution includes an ultrasonic receiver, receiving a pair of signals having different frequencies after passage through the solution, and a computing unit. The computing unit computes a signal value for each of the signals, the signal value representing a defined signal property, compares the signal values for the signals with each other and/or each with a predefined reference value, and computes a deviation of the signal values from each other and/or between the signal values and the predefined reference value. The computing unit generates a bubble confirmation signal that confirms the presence of bubbles in the solution if the deviation is greater than a predefined threshold value.

Abstract: A transistor is provided that comprises a source region overlying a base structure, a drain region overlying the base structure, and a block of semiconducting material overlying the base structure and being disposed between the source region and the drain region. The block of semiconducting material comprises a gate controlled region adjacent the source region, and a drain access region disposed between the gate controlled region and the drain region. The drain access region is formed of a plurality of semiconducting material ridges spaced apart from one another by non-channel trench openings, wherein at least a portion of the non-channel trench openings being filled with a doped material to provide a depletion region to improve breakdown voltage of the transistor.

Abstract: A metallic material that includes a foundation material; and a surface layer formed on a surface of the foundation material and exposed on an outermost surface, wherein the surface layer contains a precious metal element made of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, and a platinum group element, and In, and a connection terminal being made of the metallic material, wherein the surface layer is formed on a surface of the foundation material, at least in a contact portion electrically contacting an opposite electrically conductive member.

Abstract: An aperture feed network includes a substrate having a first surface and a parallel second surface, first and second conductive traces on the first surface of the substrate, a third conductive trace on the second surface of the substrate, a conductive via extending through a thickness of the substrate, and one or more ground plane structures on the second surface of the substrate. The substrate comprises a dielectric material. The first and second conductive traces together form a differential signal line. The third conductive trace comprises a first branch and a second branch. The conductive via contacts the first branch of the third conductive trace on the second surface of the substrate and the second conductive trace on the first surface of the substrate. The one or more ground plane structures have irregular shapes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a facility which has a dirty facility area and an adjacent clean facility area, baskets for receiving the dirty articles, and a wall separating the dirty area from the clean area, the dirty area including an entry door for receiving the dirty articles, pre-processing stations with tables for the pre-washing and/or sorting by a human operator, or even by a robotic operator, of the dirty articles and for arranging the pre-washed and/or sorted articles in the baskets, pick-up points at the pre-processing stations for pick-up of the baskets with the pre-washed and/or sorted articles, a plurality of washers, eg.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a dry desulfurizing and denitrificating agent and its preparation method and applications. The desulfurizing and denitrificating agent is made of raw materials comprising the following components based on 100 parts by weight of the desulfurizing and denitrificating agent: 30-60 parts by weight of TiO2, 10-30 parts by weight of ZrO2, 2-10 parts by weight of V2O5, 2-10 parts by weight of CoO, 1-8 parts by weight of Co2O3, 2-10 parts by weight of Fe2O3, 5-15 parts by weight of MnO2, and 2-10 parts by weight of KMnO4. The desulfurizing and denitrificating agent of the present disclosure has a good catalytic oxidation performance on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides of flue gas, and a high rate of desulfurization and denitrification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for the monitoring and authorization of an optimization device in a network. In exemplary embodiments, an optimization device transmits an authorization request message to a portal to receive authorization to operate. The portal transmits an authorization response message to the optimization device with capability parameters for operation of the device, including at least one expiration parameter for the authorization. The optimization device sends updated authorization request messages to the portal with its device usage information, such that the portal can dynamically monitor the optimization device and continue to authorize its operation.

Abstract: A torque and angular sensor includes a differential angle sensor to precisely measure a differential angle between an input shaft and an output shaft and an angular position sensor to measure the angle of at least one of the shafts over a full angular range. The differential angle sensor measures an output rotation angle of an output target and an input rotation angle of an input target using changing voltages in taps on the input and output coils, which each carry an AC excitation current and which are each inductively coupled with teeth on targets fixed to rotate with one of the shafts. Input shaft rotation angle region is combined with the input angular position as a rotation angle composite. A raw torque angle is determined based on the difference between the input and output rotation angles. Rotational and Linear compensation provides a high-precision torque angle.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for evaluating or mitigating a network attack. A device determines one or more client internet protocol addresses associated with the attack on the service. The device assigns a severity score to the attack based on a type of the attack. The device identifies a probability of a user account accessing the service during an attack window based on the type of attack. The device generates an impact score for the user account based on the severity score and the probability of the user account accessing the service during the attack window. The device selects a mitigation policy for the user account based on the impact score.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for initiating establishment of a connection. The system may include a device intermediary between a client and a server. The device may determine at least one server name indicator (SNI) for an application executing on the client and having a secure session established with the server. The device may determine, for each domain name corresponding to the at least one SNI, a session timeout value for the corresponding domain name. The device may send a message to the client according to each session timeout value, to cause the client to initiate establishment of a connection for the corresponding domain name using the secure session.

Abstract: Apparatus for treating a surface of a wind turbine blade (14), comprising an expandable structure (22) that is deployable from a collapsed state into an expanded state in which the structure defines an elongated treatment zone (32) into which a blade (14) is receivable in use. The apparatus includes treating means (52) arranged to apply a treatment in the treatment zone. Also provided is a method for treating a wind turbine blade (14) including: positioning a wind turbine blade in a substantially vertical orientation; locating an expandable structure (22) adjacent the wind turbine blade; deploying the expandable structure (22) about the blade (14) such that the expandable structure (22) defines an elongated treatment zone (32) which receives at least part of the blade (14); and applying surface treatment to the surface of the blade (14) using the expandable structure (22).

Abstract: A vehicle interior component may comprise a console assembly such as a floor console. The vehicle interior component may comprise a base providing a compartment; a cover movable between a closed position and open position; and a latch mechanism comprising an arm providing a latch feature to secure the cover to the base. The cover may comprise a latch feature; the arm may move between an elevated position for the latch feature of the arm to engage the latch feature of the cover to secure the cover to the base and a retracted position for the latch feature of the arm to disengage the latch feature of the cover to release the cover from the base. The vehicle interior component may comprise a mechanism to actuate movement of the cover to the open position. The latch mechanism may comprise a concealed magnetic latch.

Abstract: There are provided a step seal, a seal structure, a turbo machine, and a method for manufacturing a step seal. The step seal suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure and a second structure and is formed on the first structure so as to have a clearance between the step seal and a seal fin formed on the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween and rotate around an axis line relative to each other. The step seal includes: a step seal body having a step face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid and an opposed face facing the second structure; and a protrusion formed between the step face and the opposed face.

Abstract: A dispensing closure for a squeeze bottle comprises an outer element, an intermediate element and an inner element. The outer element (3) comprises an outwardly-deflectable diaphragm (35) surrounding an outlet opening (36). The intermediate element (5) comprises an annular seat (57) underlying the outlet opening (36) of the outer element and support structure (56) for the annular seat, with an inflow opening (552) through the annular seat (57) and an outflow opening (551) through the intermediate element around the annular seat (57). The inner element comprises a blocking portion (48; 148) and support structure (46; 146) mounting the blocking portion in the closure aligned with the annular seat. The diaphragm has an inward closed position in which the annular seat of the intermediate element engages around the outlet opening to block flow, and an outwardly-deflected position in which it allows outflow through the outflow opening and outlet opening.