Abstract: An infant warming system can include a platform for supporting an infant, at least two chest electrodes configured to connect to and detect cardiac potentials from a chest of the infant, an ECG monitor configured to receive the cardiac potentials from the at least two chest electrodes, a pulse oximeter device configured to determine an SpO2 for the infant, and a processor configured to determine one or more activation thresholds for the infant, wherein the one or more activation thresholds represent one or more target saturation levels for the infant. The processor can also compare the heart rate for the infant to a first heart rate threshold and compare the SpO2 for the infant to the one or more target saturation levels, adjust a display on a display device based on the comparisons, and generate a care instruction for a care stage based on the SpO2 of the infant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one prepolymer, thermally conductive particles and particles of fumed aluminium oxide having a BET surface area of 15 m2/g to 200 m2/g. The invention further relates to a method for producing a heat-conducting composition comprising the step of adding fumed aluminium oxide having said BET surface area to the composition. The present invention also relates to the use of fumed aluminium oxide having a BET surface area of 15 m2/g to 200 m2/g to reduce sedimentation of thermally conductive particles in polymer compositions.

Abstract: A unitube breakout kit includes a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end. A top portion is selectively attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers. The bottom portion defines a first pair of slots configured to cooperate with a fastener to attach at least one of fiber optic core tube or unitube ribbon cable to the bottom portion.

Abstract: A tool for deploying plug balls or frac balls in a borehole utilizing the hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the borehole is disclosed. The tool includes two connected cylinders, the first cylinder with a larger cross-sectional area than the second cylinder. The tool includes two connected pistons, the first piston disposed in sealing engagement within the first cylinder, the second piston disposed in sealing engagement within the second cylinder. The tool includes a ball-holding tube connected to the second cylinder. Application of force to the first piston by exposing the first cylinder to the hydrostatic head of the borehole fluid causes the second piston to move which in turn applies force to the balls in the ball-holding tube which deploys the balls into the borehole by ejecting them from the tube.

Abstract: A unitube breakout kit includes a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end. A top portion is selectively attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers. The bottom portion defines a first pair of slots configured to cooperate with a fastener to attach at least one of fiber optic core tube or unitube ribbon cable to the bottom portion.

Abstract: A tool for deploying plug balls or frac balls in a borehole utilizing the hydrostatic pressure of fluid in the borehole is disclosed. The tool includes two connected cylinders, the first cylinder with a larger cross-sectional area than the second cylinder. The tool includes two connected pistons, the first piston disposed in sealing engagement within the first cylinder, the second piston disposed in sealing engagement within the second cylinder. The tool includes a ball-holding tube connected to the second cylinder. Application of force to the first piston by exposing the first cylinder to the hydrostatic head of the borehole fluid causes the second piston to move which in turn applies force to the balls in the ball-holding tube which deploys the balls into the borehole by ejecting them from the tube.

Abstract: The present application provides systems and methods for analyzing animal feeds and for adjusting animal feeds to improve the digestibility of animal feed components. Digestibility of animal feed can be determined by performing in vitro digestion of the feed and analyzing concentrations of residual components in the digested feed by NIR spectroscopy. Animal feed compositions can be adjusted to improve digestibility of components in the feed. The systems and methods of the present application can be used to determine the effect of an additive on the digestibility of feed.

Abstract: A method for coupling a rotational device, particularly a steam turbine, and a shaft device, particularly a gas turbine, the method including the following steps: accelerating the rotational device up to an output rotational speed that is below the rotational speed of the shaft device; detecting a differential angle between the shaft device and the rotational device; and accelerating the rotational device with an acceleration value that is derived from the target rotational speed difference, which is formed as a function of the detected differential angle, the acceleration and a desired target coupling angle. An associated arrangement couples a rotational device.

Abstract: The present application provides systems and methods for analyzing animal feeds and for adjusting animal feeds to improve the digestibility of animal feed components. Digestibility of animal feed can be determined by performing in vitro digestion of the feed and analyzing concentrations of residual components in the digested feed by NIR spectroscopy. Animal feed compositions can be adjusted to improve digestibility of components in the feed. The systems and methods of the present application can be used to determine the effect of an additive on the digestibility of feed.

Abstract: The present application provides systems and methods for analyzing animal feeds and for adjusting animal feeds to improve the digestibility of animal feed components. Digestibility of animal feed can be determined by performing in vitro digestion of the feed and analyzing concentrations of residual components in the digested feed by NIR spectroscopy. Animal feed compositions can be adjusted to improve digestibility of components in the feed. The systems and methods of the present application can be used to determine the effect of an additive on the digestibility of feed.

Abstract: The present application provides systems and methods for analyzing animal feeds and for adjusting animal feeds to improve the digestibility of animal feed components. Digestibility of animal feed can be determined by performing in vitro digestion of the feed and analyzing concentrations of residual components in the digested feed by NIR spectroscopy. Animal feed compositions can be adjusted to improve digestibility of components in the feed. The systems and methods of the present application can be used to determine the effect of an additive on the digestibility of feed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for analyzing animal feeds. In particular, the present disclosure relates to in vitro systems and methods for analyzing animal feed for metabolism of nutrients and energy sources.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispersion comprising inorganic particles, water and at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises repeating units derived from monomers having at least one quaternary ammonium group, repeating units derived from monomers having at least one carboxy group and repeating units derived from ester monomers which contain polyalkoxyalkylene groups and have a number average molecular weight in the range from 3000 g/mol to 10 000 g/mol. The present dispersion can, in particular, be used for producing concrete and can be processed over a very long period of time.

Abstract: A process is described for producing mouldings from plastics by coating a moulding on one or more sides with a lacquer system, the lacquer system being composed of a binder or a binder mixture, optionally a solvent or solvent mixture, optionally other additives usual in lacquer systems and optionally a thickener, and use can be made here of polymeric thickeners at from 0 to 20% content and oligomeric thickeners at from 0 to 40% content, in each case based on dry film (components a, c, d, e), from 5 to 500 parts by weight, based on a), of an electrically conductive metal oxide powder with a median primary particle size of from 1 to 80 nm and a percentage degree of aggregation of from 0.01 to 99%, from 5 to 500 parts by weight, based on a), of inert nanoparticles coated [sic] in a manner known per se and the lacquer cured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions for producing formable scratchproof coatings with dirt repellency effect, comprising A) from 1% by weight to 30% by weight of a prepolymer obtainable by free-radically polymerizing a mixture comprising A1) from 1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one sulphur compound containing at least 3 thiol groups and A2) from 90 to 99 parts by weight of alkyl (meth)acrylates, B) from 0.2% by weight to 10% by weight of at least one fluoroalkyl (meth)acrylate having 6 to 60 carbon atoms in the alcohol residue and including 13 to 121 fluorine atoms, C) from 20% by weight to 80% by weight of polyfunctional (meth)acrylates, D) from 0.01% by weight to 10% by weight of at least one initiator E) from 2% by weight to 75% by weight of at least one diluent and F) from 0% by weight to 40% by weight of customary additives G) from 0.01% by weight to 10% by weight of 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for production of foils or sheets composed of thermoplastic with electrically conductive coating by means of the following steps of a process: a) single-side coating of a backing foil composed of a thermoplastic with a lacquer composition based on silicon and comprising inorganic semiconductor particles, b) extrusion of an extrudate of a thermoplastic, c) bringing the coated side of the backing foil and the extrudate of the extruded thermoplastic together in the nip of the polishing stack, d) peeling of the backing foil from the composite, whereupon the coating of the backing foil remains on the extruded thermoplastic, e) if appropriate, cooling of the plastics web to ambient or room temperature. The invention further relates to the extruded and coated foils and sheets, and also to their uses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a synthetic body from a synthetic material obtained by radical polymerization, which is coated on one or several sides with an Si-containing or inorganic substance. According to the inventive method, a substrate is coated with a lacquer composition which contains inorganic particles dissolved in a solvent which may optionally also contain a flow-control agent. One or more substrates that are coated in this manner can be used to construct a polymerization chamber, the coated sides facing the interior of the chamber. After radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of a polymerization initiator and a separating agent mixture the inward inorganic coating is transferred from the substrate to or onto the surfaces of the radically polymerized synthetic material or the corresponding synthetic body.

Abstract: The invention relates to coating agents having an antigraffiti effect. Said coating agents can be obtained according to a method consisting in condensing the organic silicon compounds of general formula (I): R1nSIX4-n, wherein R1 represents a group comprising 1-20 carbon atoms, X represents an alkoxy radical having 1-20 carbon atoms or halogen and n represents an even number between 0-3. The different radicals X or R1 can be identical or different and/or the precondensates can be obtained from said components. At least 50 wt. % of the silicon compounds, in relation to the total weight of the used silicon compounds, is represented by the formula R1SiX3, wherein R1 and X have the above-cited meaning, in order to form polysiloxanes until the ratio of signals R1SiO(OH) and signals R1SiO1,5 measured by NMR-spectroscopy ranges from 0.