Abstract: A process for determining the reliability of a sensorized bearing configured to measure load and speed is provided. The process includes the following steps. Bearing load and rotational speed are determined from data acquired from the sensorized bearing. Next, an array linking the determined load to the determined n·dm value is filled until that all available loads are parsed. Then a L10 life is determined for each load within a distribution based on the array. Finally, an overall L10 life is determined based on the Palmgren-Miner rule. The load distribution and the L10 lives a bearing reliability R for a given date is determined based on a Weibull curve and the overall L10 life. The process may be carried out by a computer having a processor and a memory.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that facilitate the characterization of omic variation in tissues while preserving spatial information related to the origin of target analytes in the tissue.

Abstract: An inductive position sensor device for detecting a positional location of a position encoder element having a position reception device, wherein the position reception device includes a printed circuit board of multilayer design and having a coil assembly, wherein the coil assembly includes at least one excitation coil and at least a first and a second reception coil, wherein the first and the second reception coil each include a number of windings which are at least partly surrounded by the excitation coil, wherein the first reception coil includes a compensation winding which is arranged at least in certain areas above and/or below a subsection of the excitation coil.

Abstract: A microcontroller may include a DMA controller, a pattern matching circuit and a memory. The DMA controller may read a first descriptor word in the memory at a location addressed by a first descriptor pointer, and may move an input word from a location in the memory addressed by a source payload pointer to a location in the memory addressed by a destination payload pointer. The pattern matching circuit may perform a pattern matching operation based on the input word and one or more register values. The first descriptor pointer may be modified based on the results of the pattern matching circuit and may generate a second descriptor pointer value.

Abstract: An inverter with a rated power of at least 3 kVA includes a first assembly which includes a first printed circuit board and a DC/AC converter stage, and a second assembly which includes a second printed circuit board and an EMC filter for the DC/AC converter stage. The first printed circuit board is mounted on a heat sink and lies substantially flat on the heat sink, and the DC/AC converter stage has converter components which comprise power semiconductors, chokes and link circuit capacitors. The chokes and the link circuit capacitors are arranged together on one side of the first printed circuit board, and the heat sink is arranged on the opposite side of the first printed circuit board, and the chokes and/or the power semiconductors are thermally connected to the heat sink via the first printed circuit board and a thermally conductive material arranged between the first printed circuit board and the heat sink.

Abstract: The invention relates to a double-façade arrangement (1) for a construction (70), in particular a building, a bridge support, a bridge pier or a noise barrier wall, comprising a double façade (20) for generating a vertically directed air flow (50) by means of the chimney effect. Here, the double façade (20) comprises an inner façade (21) and an outer façade (22), wherein a façade interspace (23) for guiding the air flow (50) is situated between the inner façade (21) and the outer façade (22), wherein the inner façade (21) delimits the façade interspace (23) towards the construction (70), and the outer façade (22) delimits the façade interspace (23) towards the surroundings (60) of the construction (70).

Abstract: A dividing bar for an energy guide chain including a plate-like main body having two main sides and two narrow sides extending in a heightwise direction between two end regions. At least one of the end regions is adapted for releasable fixing to a transverse bar. A respective number of holding grooves for holding plate-like shelves is provided at main sides. According to the invention each holding groove is respectively of a continuous configuration from the one narrow side to the other and at each narrow side has an insertion opening through which a shelf can be respectively introduced into and removed again from the respective holding grooves respectively in both opposite assembly directions. The dividing bar further includes a securing device for securing fitted shelves against unwanted displacement in both assembly directions and against unwanted release from the respective holding groove.

Abstract: This publication describes automatic bundling tool devices capable of tightening one-piece-ties with increased tolerance with respect to the thickness of the one-piece-tie (OPT) strap. In an aspect, disclosed is a bundling tool device that includes a tightening mechanism with a tightening gear unit with a tightening gear, and with a tightening roller unit with two tightening rollers, forming a gap in between tightening gear and tightening rollers. The gap is configured to hold a strap of a respective OPT processed by the device. The tightening gear includes teeth which are configured to fit into a serration of the strap. The tightening roller unit includes a lever with the two tightening rollers being arranged on the lever in a first end section of the lever, a turning point of the lever being arranged in a middle section of the lever, and an adjustment element of the tightening roller unit.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells; a top plate configured to cover an upper side of the battery cell assembly; a bottom plate configured to cover a lower side of the battery cell assembly; a sensing assembly disposed to cover a front side and a rear side of the battery cell assembly; a pair of side plates disposed at side surfaces, respectively, of the battery cell assembly; and a pair of compression pads disposed between the pair of side plates and the battery cell assembly, respectively.

Abstract: A snap-fit connection arrangement includes groove and tongue strips respectively having a groove and tongue, and first and second attachment regions for placement along first and second components, respectively. The groove and tongue strips respectively extend in first and second longitudinal directions transversely to their respective cross sections. Cross-sectional contours of the tongue and the groove correspond to each other through use of latching elements so that a snap-fit connection can be established as the tongue is inserted in a joining direction into the groove. The snap-fit connection allows for relative movement between the tongue and groove strips along at least one of the longitudinal directions and prevents relative movement between the tongue and groove strips transversely to at least one of the longitudinal directions. The tongue includes a latching recess comprising an undercut that extends along and within the tongue and is configured for latching engagement with a rib.

Abstract: This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) that degrades Proto-oncogene VAV 1 protein (VAV1). The chemical entities are useful, e.g., for treating a subject (e.g., a human subject) having an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automatic bundling tool device (ABT) for bundling a bundling good by means of a one-piece-tie (OPT). In an aspect, an ABT includes: a holding unit configured to receive, hold, and release a respective OPT which is provided to the ABT from an external reservoir of OPTs; a linear motion guiding unit configured to linearly guide the holding unit in a longitudinal direction while moving between a receiving position where the holding unit receives, during intended use, the respective OPT and a releasing position where the holding unit releases, during intended use, the respective OPT; and a drive unit configured to move the holding unit along the linear motion guiding unit.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus for controlling the quality of a food product, including a quality control module, equipped with: at least one sensorized device, the sensorized device being adapted to detect at least one parameter regarding a property of a food product; a processing and control unit connected to the sensorized device for receiving the detected value regarding a property of a food product; the processing unit is configured to derive a quality indication of the food product based on the value detected by the sensorized device, and the apparatus includes a communication module connected to the processing and control unit and configured to transmit information relating to the derived quality indication.

Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate handling device for a wafer, a substrate handling system for a wafer and a method for substrate handling. The substrate handling device comprises: —an end effector, —a straightening ring, and —a suction cup. The suction cup is arranged within the straightening ring. At least the straightening ring is releasably attached to the end effector. A first part of the suction cup is connectable to a vacuum supply and a second part of the suction cup is attachable to a substrate by means of reduced pressure provided by the vacuum supply. The suction cup projects from the straightening ring in a normal pressure state. The suction cup is on the same level as the straightening ring in a reduced pressure state, in which the substrate is held by the suction cup, so that the straightening ring contacts the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.

Abstract: Described herein is a compact polyurethane having a density of ?850 g/l, obtainable by reacting at least the components: i) a polyisocyanate composition; and ii) a polyol composition, including at least one polyether polyol (ii.1) which is obtainable by reacting ii.1.1) a polyol starter with a functionality of 3 to 6 with ii.1.2) propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide, in the presence of a boron-based, fluorine-containing Lewis acid catalyst (ii.1.3), where the polyether polyol (ii.1) has an equivalent molecular weight of 50 to 150 g/mol, and ii.1.4) optionally further auxiliaries and/or additives. Also described herein are a process for producing such a compact polyurethane and compact polyurethanes obtainable by this process. Also described herein is a method of using such a compact polyurethane for the production of a fiber composite. Also described herein are a corresponding fiber composite material and a process for producing such a fiber composite.

Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a membrane having fibres of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), having average diameter between 100 nm and 2000 nm, and at least one oxide having piezoelectric properties in a subdivided form having at least one average size between 1 nm and 100 nm. Preferably, the PHA fibres are produced by electrospinning. Advantageously, demonstrating good piezoelectric properties and considering that the piezoelectric device includes PHA, a biodegradable and biocompatible material, the device can be used in biological systems, for example in flexible micro-actuator systems for drug delivery and in the engineering of biological tissues (such as, for example, in pacemaker devices).

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for enriching and screening a target object such as a cell, bacteria or biomolecule from a sample. The apparatus includes a plurality of multi-channel mesh bodies arranged in parallel, and each multi-channel mesh body includes a mesh body formed by intersecting a plurality of threads, a plurality of screen pores formed by intersecting the plurality of threads, and a capturing layer formed on the mesh body. The capturing layer includes a capturing material specifically binding with the target object.

Abstract: A rotor for a pump, such as a blood pump, may include a hub configured to rotate around a central axis, and at least one rotor blade coupled to and extending away from an outer surface of the hub, the rotor blade comprising a medical-grade polyurethane, the rotor blade configured to have a crimped state and a running state. The medical-grade polyurethane may be configured for casting or injection molding, and upon curing, the medical-grade material advantageously has a shore A hardness of 90-100, or a shore B hardness of 35-55, and a Young's modulus of 60 MPa-250 MPa. When crimped, the rotor blades are compressed and exposed to strains of up to about 160% in a dry environment at temperatures of 20-25° C. When running, the rotor blades are expanded and exposed to strains of up to 10% in a wet environment at temperatures of 36-38° C.