Abstract: A cutting body for a drilling tool has a center axis, at least one cutting element with at least one cutting edge, and at least one side face. The at least one side face has at least one radially inwardly directed cutout, which is designed to produce a drilled hole having an increased roughness, the cutout having precisely three open sides.

Abstract: A digital to analogue voltage converter (DAC) comprising: a first resistor string having a plurality of resistors; and a plurality of DAC stages, each DAC stage coupled to said first resistor string and comprising: a voltage buffer; a first switching stage coupled to the first resistor string, the first switching stage configured to provide an input to the voltage buffer in dependence on receiving a first sub-word of a digital input; a second resistor string having one or more resistors, wherein a first end of the second resistor string is coupled to a current source and a second end of the second resistor string is coupled to an output of the voltage buffer; and a second switching stage coupled to the second resistor string and configured to provide an output of the DAC stage in dependence on receiving a second sub-word of the digital input.

Abstract: In an embodiment a photodiode includes a semiconductor body having a light entrance side and a back side opposite the light entrance side, a first electrode at the light entrance side atop a first doped area of a first conductivity type, a second electrode at the light entrance side atop a second doped area of a second conductivity type, the second doped area being configured to absorb radiation, a gate region at the light entrance side at least between the first electrode and the second electrode, the gate region being connected to a gate electrode, a base electrode at the semiconductor body, the base electrode being configured to receive a current flow from the first electrode, the current flow being indicative of a radiant flux of the radiation onto the second doped area and a radiation shield covering and shielding the first doped area from the radiation to be detected.

Abstract: Embodiments herein include an attenuated live vaccine composition for protection against Neisseria spp. infection, the vaccine composition comprising an effective amount of Snodgras sella alvi (S. alvi), or an antigen component thereof, and methods for treating or preventing disease related to or aggravated by Neisseria gonorrhoea is provided.

Abstract: A conveyor for aligning rod-shaped articles and including a succession of flutes which are movable along a feed path and which are configured to hold respective rod-shaped articles or groups of rod-shaped articles. For each flute, the conveyor has an abutment portion, disposed at least at one end of the flute to define an abutment surface for one end of the rod-shaped article or group of rod-shaped articles housed in the suction flute. The abutment portion is provided with at least one suction zone to hold the end of the rod-shaped article or group of rod-shaped articles by suction against the abutment portion. The suction zone is defined by a plurality of suction perforations, connected or connectable to a negative pressure source and whose transverse size is, for example, smaller than 1 mm, preferably smaller than 0.8 mm and, still more preferably, smaller than 0.6 mm.

Abstract: A shoe component includes a base structure which is substantially shaped so as to reproduce at least partially the sole of a foot of a user, the base structure having an upper surface which is designed to be directed toward the foot and a lower surface which is opposite the upper surface, the component comprising one or more through holes and one or more blind holes provided in the base structure. The one or more through holes are in communication with one or more of the one or more blind holes through one or more channels provided in the base structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to formulations for controlled release both in water and in soils, and to the components and processes that enable effective coating of cores in various forms. The technology used for implementing the invention, i.e., multilayer coating of cores with the addition of various additives and active ingredients, enables modulation of release of the active ingredients in the desired times and modes. Release is regulated according to the desired targets. The technology does not use any organic solvent, but is based upon a thermodynamic technology that uses the phase transitions through control of the heat introduced into or removed from the system. The invention uses low-cost compounds, mostly of natural derivation and in any case biodegradable. Hence, the materials and technology necessary for implementing the present invention have a low environmental impact.

Abstract: A device for subcutaneous delivery of a medicament includes an injection needle and an injection needle movement mechanism to move the injection needle between a rest position and an injection position. The injection needle movement mechanism includes a pushing member movable from a first service position to a second service position, and a support member movable between a first operating position and a second operating position. The support member also includes a coupling portion coupled to a flexible tube connected to the injection needle. The injection needle movement mechanism includes a first compression spring configured to move the pushing member from the first service position to the second service position, and a second compression spring configured to move the support member from the second operating position to the first operating position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of suitable compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD), melatonin (MLT), acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA), or combinations thereof for treatment of pancreatic cancer and/or similar conditions, diseases or disorders.

Abstract: An event-based vision sensor system comprises an event-based pixel array including pixels that detect light, a readout circuit for reading out events associated with light received by each pixel and with the position it occupies in the array, and a memory controller that enables writing of each event, or event-related data, associated with a certain pixel to a certain address in a memory.

Abstract: Method for producing a sound absorbing panel including the step of providing a predetermined amount of cellulose fibres. Cellulose fibres have an average length between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 1.3 mm and 2.5 mm. The method further includes a step of soaking the cellulose fibres in a water basin to form a pulp and a step of depositing the pulp on a moulding die. The method further includes a step of pressing said the pulp in order to cause at least a partial removal of the water contained making a fibre mat. The method also includes a step of drying the fibre mat so as to cause evaporation of the water remained in the fibre mat making the sound absorbing panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an aqueous polymer dispersion of polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers, where the process has a first polymerization step as an aqueous radical emulsion polymerization of a first monomer composition M.a and a subsequent further polymerization step as an aqueous radical emulsion polymerization of a second monomer composition M.b, where the monomers M comprise at least one monomer M0 which is selected from compounds of formula 1, wherein X is Cl, Br or OS(O)2R3, Y is H, Cl, Br, OS(O)2R4, C1-C10-alkyl, or C(?O)OR5, R1 is H or C1-C10-alkyl, R2 is H or C1-C10-alkyl, R3 is C1-C10-alkyl, R4 is C1-C10-alkyl, R5 is C1-C20-alkyl. The invention also relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion obtainable by such a process as well as the use of such dispersions.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a resistive, solenoidal electromagnet for whole-body MRI may include ferromagnetic material within an envelope of the electromagnet. The system can be configured to have a field strength of at least 0.05 Tesla and its main electromagnetic field can be generated by layers of conductors instead of bundles. Certain electromagnet designs may be fabricated using non-metallic formers, such as fiberglass, and can be constructed to form a rigid object with the layers of conductors by fixing all together with an epoxy. The electromagnet may be configured to have two separated halves, which may be held apart by a fixation structure such as carbon fiber. The power supply for certain electromagnets herein may have current fluctuations, at frequencies of 180 Hz or above, of at least one part per ten thousand without requiring an additional current filter.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for latency reduction of boot procedures for memory systems are described. A memory system may receive a first command to perform a first reset of one or more components as part of a first phase of a boot procedure of a host system. The memory system may initiate an initialization process of a second phase of the boot procedure upon determining whether the value of a flag has been set from a first value to a second value. Upon completing the initialization process, the flag may be set to the first value. Parameters corresponding to the characteristics of the memory system may be communicated to the host system based on receiving a second command. The memory system may perform a configuration operation of a logical-to-physical mapping concurrently with communicating the parameters with the host system.

Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; an opposed-piston internal combustion engine and having: a crankcase, a number of cylinders obtained in the crankcase, a number of pistons twice the number of the cylinders as two opposed pistons slide in each cylinder, and two crankshafts, which are longitudinally oriented and are each connected to a respective half of the pistons arranged on a same side of the crankcase; and a gearbox, which is connected to the crankshafts of the internal combustion engine and is arranged behind the internal combustion engine. The gearbox has two clutches, each separate and far from the other clutch and connected to a corresponding crankshaft, and two input shafts, each connected to a respective clutch.

Abstract: A zygomatic implant for supporting a dental bridge is provided. The zygomatic implant has a stem with a longitudinal axis having a threaded apical portion, an intermediate portion, and a neck portion having a seat for attachment of an abutment. The zygomatic implant has a head with a polygonal cross section that protrudes atop the neck portion, and two internal threads, each having an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the stem and a mouth located on a lateral wall of the stem. The two internal threads are arranged longitudinally offset along the longitudinal axis of the stem.

Abstract: A gripping tool, usable on a manipulator device for picking up and handling items includes a support frame extending along a first axis, provided with an attachment element for connecting to the manipulator device; and a plurality of gripping devices distributed in assemblies. Each assembly is carried by a respective auxiliary frame connected to the support frame by means of respective connecting members configured to be able to adjust the auxiliary frames and the gripping devices in position with respect to the support frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door handle for a car, wherein the door handle has a handle section to be gripped manually and a pivoting bearing section, by way of which the door handle can be mounted on a car door such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position which unlocks the car door, wherein a metal ball, in particular a steel ball, or a metal cylinder, in particular a steel cylinder, is fastened to the door handle, wherein, if a predefined transverse acceleration which acts on the door handle occurs, the metal ball or the metal cylinder counteracts, as a counterweight, an opening force which acts on the handle section on account of the transverse acceleration. Moreover, the invention relates to a corresponding method for producing a door handle.

Abstract: A charging system of an electric vehicle battery is provided. The charging system has a charging station and at least one charging cable connectable to a battery to be charged. The charging station has at least one power unit provided with a power card adapted to charge the battery and a female-type connector adapted to connect to a male-type connector of the at least one charging cable. The at least one charging cable and the charging station have respective authentication circuits configured to implement a cable authentication algorithm which, in case of positive outcome, enables charging the battery. The charging system allows charging batteries of different types and working voltages. A method for charging an electric vehicle battery is also provided.

Abstract: A method by a network node controls connectivity of UEs by identifying a group of UEs for communication with an application controlling parameters used by the UEs for operation in a vehicle platoon. The method controls connectivity for a UE in the group with a RAN node responsive to characteristics of the other UEs in the group. For each of the UEs the characteristic relates to functional operation of the UE with the application. Another method by an application server identifies the group of UEs, and identifies a characteristic of each of the UEs with the application. A message identifying the group of UEs and their characteristics is communicated to a network node for controlling connectivity for individual UEs in the group with a RAN node responsive to the characteristics of the other UEs in the group.