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A sensor for noninvasive measurement of the partial pressure of CO 2 ( p CO 2) in the skin of a human comprising; - a housing, - a gas measuring chamber for measuring gases, - at least one chimney for communication of gases diffusing through the skin to the gas measuring chamber, - a broad band light emitting diode transmitting light into the gas measuring chamber, - a detector system comprising a first and a second photodetector (25, 26) for detecting light transmitted from the broad band light emitting diode through the gas measuring chamber, - wherein the first photodetector detects light at a wavelength wherein CO 2 absorbs light, characterized in that the second photodetector acts as a zero reference detector by measuring light in a freeband where no gases absorb light and is connected to the broad band light emitting diode in a feedback loop through a signal processor, for auto-calibrating the broad band light emitting diode according to the amount of light received at the second photodetector. - a housing, - a gas measuring chamber for measuring gases, - at least one chimney for communication of gases diffusing through the skin to the gas measuring chamber, - a broad band light emitting diode transmitting light into the gas measuring chamber, - a detector system comprising a first and a second photodetector (25, 26) for detecting light transmitted from the broad band light emitting diode through the gas measuring chamber, - wherein the first photodetector detects light at a wavelength wherein CO 2 absorbs light,
A mobile communications device comprising a radio processing circuit and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio processing circuit, the mobile communications device configured to: receive a page; obtain message identification information attaining a core network domain identifying a type of message indicated by the received page as packet switched PS-data and non-PS-data; process the obtained message identification information; and control an ongoing network connection resulting from the processed message identification information. receive a page; obtain message identification information attaining a core network domain identifying a type of message indicated by the received page as packet switched PS-data and non-PS-data; process the obtained message identification information; and control an ongoing network connection resulting from the processed message identification information.
A method for producing lithium carbonate from lithium ion battery waste, the lithium ion battery waste comprising battery positive material components containing Li and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Mn, wherein, after subjecting the lithium ion battery waste to a wet process, thereby separating the at least one metal of the battery positive material components from the lithium ion battery waste to obtain crude lithium carbonate, the method comprises: a dissolution step of dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in a liquid while feeding a carbon dioxide gas; and a decarbonization step of heating a lithium dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step to release carbonic acid, and wherein when dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in the liquid in the dissolution step, the liquid is stirred in a reaction vessel using a stirrer, and a ratio of a diameter (d) of a stirring blade of the stirrer to an inner diameter of the reaction vessel (d/D) is from 0.2 to 0.5. a dissolution step of dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in a liquid while feeding a carbon dioxide gas; and a decarbonization step of heating a lithium dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step to release carbonic acid, and wherein when dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in the liquid in the dissolution step, the liquid is stirred in a reaction vessel using a stirrer, and a ratio of a diameter (d) of a stirring blade of the stirrer to an inner diameter of the reaction vessel (d/D) is from 0.2 to 0.5.
A method for dispensing a fragrance composition into a main cavity of a household appliance during a cleaning cycle of the household appliance, the cleaning cycle comprising a wash cycle during which a detergent is dispensed into the main cavity and at least one rinse cycle, the detergent being comprised in a first compartment of a mobile dispensing device configured to be movably arranged inside the main cavity of the household appliance, the method comprising: - storing the fragrance composition in a second compartment of the mobile dispensing device, the second compartment being separated from the first compartment of the dispensing device; - determining a change in a position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity; and characterized in that it further comprises: - dispensing at least one portion of the fragrance composition from the second compartment into the main cavity at least twice during the at least one rinse cycle so that the position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity at a first dispensing time differs from the position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity at a second dispensing time. - storing the fragrance composition in a second compartment of the mobile dispensing device, the second compartment being separated from the first compartment of the dispensing device; - determining a change in a position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity; and - dispensing at least one portion of the fragrance composition from the second compartment into the main cavity at least twice during the at least one rinse cycle so that the position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity at a first dispensing time differs from the position of the mobile dispensing device in the main cavity at a second dispensing time.
Method for controlling a motor vehicle door lock, the motor vehicle door lock comprising • a locking mechanism, • an electrical drive, the locking mechanism being unlocked by means of the drive, • a child safety device having a child safety sensor, the drive being activated or not activated depending on the switch position of the child safety sensor; • a closure drive, by means of which the locking mechanism is transferred from a pre-ratchet position to a main ratchet position, • a locking mechanism sensor being associated with the locking mechanism; • the locking mechanism sensor being activated when the locking mechanism is completely locked; • the drive being activated or not activated depending on the switch position of the locking mechanism sensor; • an operating lever being provided; characterized in that • at least one opening switch is operated by means of the operating lever; • the opening switch is queried; • when the opening switch is activated, the child safety sensor is queried; • when the child safety sensor is activated, the closure drive is queried; • when the closure drive is activated, the locking mechanism sensor is queried; • when the locking mechanism sensor is deactivated, the door is opened. • a locking mechanism, • an electrical drive, the locking mechanism being unlocked by means of the drive, • a child safety device having a child safety sensor, the drive being activated or not activated depending on the switch position of the child safety sensor; • a closure drive, by means of which the locking mechanism is transferred from a pre-ratchet position to a main ratchet position, • a locking mechanism sensor being associated with the locking mechanism; • the locking mechanism sensor being activated when the locking mechanism is completely locked; • the drive being activated or not activated depending on the switch position of the locking mechanism sensor; • an operating lever being provided; characterized in that • at least one opening switch is operated by means of the operating lever; • the opening switch is queried; • when the opening switch is activated, the child safety sensor is queried; • when the child safety sensor is activated, the closure drive is queried; • when the closure drive is activated, the locking mechanism sensor is queried; • when the locking mechanism sensor is deactivated, the door is opened.
Analogue device for estimating in real time the start angle of combustion of an engine, comprising an input for receiving a cylinder pressure signal and an estimation circuit suitable for delivery, from a signal representative of the time derivative of the cylinder pressure signal, a signal representative of the combustion start instants, characterized in that the estimation circuit is an analogue circuit, and in that the signal representative of the combustion start instants is a pulsed signal between 0 V and 5 V that is periodic and of a period equal to the thermodynamic cycle, the rising edges of this signal corresponding to the successive combustion start instants.
A portable electronic apparatus, characterized in that, the electronic apparatus comprises: a battery, at least one pressure sensor provided on a surface of the battery, and a controller electrically connected with the pressure sensor; whereas the pressure sensor samples a pressure parameter on the surface of the battery; the controller acquires the pressure parameter on the surface of the battery, detects a magnitude relation between the pressure parameter and a predefined threshold value, and generates a control instruction for protecting the battery based on the detected result; the controller is configured to detect, at a predetermined time interval, the magnitude relations between the pressure parameter and a first threshold value, a second threshold value, and a third threshold value which increase progressively; and the controller is further configured to generate a reminder information instruction for triggering the electronic apparatus to issue a reminder alert via a display screen, a speaker and/or a signal lamp, if the detected result is that the pressure parameter is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value; and generates a permanent failure instruction for triggering the battery to enter into a permanent failure state, if the detected result is that the pressure parameter is larger than a third threshold value; characterized in that the controller is configured to generate sleep instruction for triggering the battery to enter into a sleep state, if the detected result is that the pressure parameter is larger than the second threshold value and smaller than the third threshold value; and the controller is configured to detect whether the pressure parameter recovers to be smaller than the second threshold value after the battery enters into the sleep state, and to generate a sleep recover instruction for triggering the battery to recover from the sleep state to a normal operating state if the detected result is that the pressure parameter is smaller than the second threshold value.
A heating cooker comprising a steam generator, said steam generator comprising: a water storage chamber which stores water therein; at least one heating portion (50, 51) which heats water in the water storage chamber to generate steam, a water supply device which supplies the water storage chamber with water; a steam spout port which spouts the steam generated in the water storage chamber therethrough; characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of fins positioned below the steam spout port in a steam-generating direction and spaced from one another, wherein the plurality of fins are integrally formed with an inner wall of the water storage chamber, and wherein of the plurality of fins, the fins positioned at a central portion of the water storage chamber are horizontally aligned at a first interval and the fins positioned on right and left end side are horizontally aligned at a second interval, wherein the first interval is smaller than the second interval and wherein a first distance between the plurality of fins differs from a second distance between an inner wall side surface of the water storage chamber and the fins. a water storage chamber which stores water therein; at least one heating portion (50, 51) which heats water in the water storage chamber to generate steam, a water supply device which supplies the water storage chamber with water; a steam spout port which spouts the steam generated in the water storage chamber therethrough; characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of fins positioned below the steam spout port in a steam-generating direction and spaced from one another, wherein the plurality of fins are integrally formed with an inner wall of the water storage chamber, and wherein of the plurality of fins, the fins positioned at a central portion of the water storage chamber are horizontally aligned at a first interval and the fins positioned on right and left end side are horizontally aligned at a second interval, wherein the first interval is smaller than the second interval and wherein a first distance between the plurality of fins differs from a second distance between an inner wall side surface of the water storage chamber and the fins.
A feeder assembly configured to transport blast media from a source of media into a flow of transport gas, the feeder comprising: a. a rotor comprising a peripheral surface, the rotor being rotatable about an axis of rotation; b. a cavity defined by at least one cavity wall and a cavity bottom, the cavity comprising a cavity axis; c. a seal comprising a first surface, the first surface disposed adjacent at least a portion of the peripheral surface; d. a piston moveably disposed at least partially in the cavity, the piston being moveable along the cavity axis, the piston having a bottom; e. an inlet connectable to a transport fluid source; f. an outlet; g. a transport fluid flow path, at least a portion of the transport fluid flow path being defined by the seal and the piston, the transport fluid flow path comprising an entrance and an exit, the entrance being in fluid communication with the inlet, the exit being in fluid communication with the outlet; h. a pressure chamber defined by the piston and at least a respective portion of the at least one cavity wall and the cavity bottom, characterized in that the piston and the seal are configured such that pressure within the pressure chamber controls how much sealing force with which the first surface is urged against the peripheral surface. a. a rotor comprising a peripheral surface, the rotor being rotatable about an axis of rotation; b. a cavity defined by at least one cavity wall and a cavity bottom, the cavity comprising a cavity axis; c. a seal comprising a first surface, the first surface disposed adjacent at least a portion of the peripheral surface; d. a piston moveably disposed at least partially in the cavity, the piston being moveable along the cavity axis, the piston having a bottom; e. an inlet connectable to a transport fluid source; f. an outlet; g. a transport fluid flow path, at least a portion of the transport fluid flow path being defined by the seal and the piston, the transport fluid flow path comprising an entrance and an exit, the entrance being in fluid communication with the inlet, the exit being in fluid communication with the outlet; h. a pressure chamber defined by the piston and at least a respective portion of the at least one cavity wall and the cavity bottom,
A moisture absorbing polymeric product comprising a blend of - a non-elastomeric polymeric material selected from thermoplastic polystyrenes, and - a water absorbing agent, said agent having at least two components of which at least one is swellable when brought into contact with water, wherein the water absorbing agent comprises a combination of at least one zeolite and at least one alkaline earth metal oxide. - a non-elastomeric polymeric material selected from thermoplastic polystyrenes, and - a water absorbing agent, said agent having at least two components of which at least one is swellable when brought into contact with water,
A fuel cell stack with a multilayer type collector plate (132, 134), comprising: end plates disposed at opposite sides of stack cells stacked in a line to fixedly support the stack cells; and current collectors disposed inside the end plates to collect electricity generated by the stack cells and configured to transmit the electricity to the outside, wherein at least one of the current collectors disposed at the opposite sides of the stack cells includes a first collector plate having a current collection terminal, and a second collector plate stacked on one surface of the first collector plate, characterized in that the first collector plate is elastically supported by an elastic member to be pressed against an end cell of the stack cells, and wherein the first collector is configured to move from the end plate to the end cell by the elastic member to form a gap between the first and second collector plates when the stack cells are thermally contracted. end plates disposed at opposite sides of stack cells stacked in a line to fixedly support the stack cells; and current collectors disposed inside the end plates to collect electricity generated by the stack cells and configured to transmit the electricity to the outside, wherein at least one of the current collectors disposed at the opposite sides of the stack cells includes a first collector plate having a current collection terminal, and a second collector plate stacked on one surface of the first collector plate, characterized in that the first collector plate is elastically supported by an elastic member to be pressed against an end cell of the stack cells, and wherein the first collector is configured to move from the end plate to the end cell by the elastic member to form a gap between the first and second collector plates when the stack cells are thermally contracted.
A sports shoe with an inflatable tightening system, comprising: a bottom sole being provided with a compressible and stretchable air cushion; an upper vamp being attached to the bottom sole, the upper vamp being provided with at least one airbag configured for covering and abutting against the foot; an air-charging valve being provided between the air cushion and the at least one airbag; an air-intaking valve being provided between the air cushion and an external environment; and an air-discharging duct being provided between the at least one airbag and the external environment, the air-discharging duct being partially received in the air cushion and passing through the air cushion to communicate with the at least one airbag, the air-discharging duct being provided with an air-discharging valve, the air-intaking valve and the air-discharging valve are integrated into one valve assembly; wherein when the air cushion is compressed, the air-charging valve is opened and the air-intaking valve is closed, such that the air inside the air cushion is filled into the at least one airbag; when the air cushion stretches and restores, the air-intaking valve is opened and the air-charging valve is closed, such that the air in the external environment enters into the air cushion; when the air-discharging valve is activated to open, the air inside the at least one airbag is discharged out via the air-discharging duct; when the air-discharging valve is closed, the air inside the at least one airbag is prevented from being discharged out via the air-discharging duct. a bottom sole being provided with a compressible and stretchable air cushion; an upper vamp being attached to the bottom sole, the upper vamp being provided with at least one airbag configured for covering and abutting against the foot; an air-charging valve being provided between the air cushion and the at least one airbag; an air-intaking valve being provided between the air cushion and an external environment; and an air-discharging duct being provided between the at least one airbag and the external environment, the air-discharging duct being partially received in the air cushion and passing through the air cushion to communicate with the at least one airbag, the air-discharging duct being provided with an air-discharging valve, the air-intaking valve and the air-discharging valve are integrated into one valve assembly; wherein when the air cushion is compressed, the air-charging valve is opened and the air-intaking valve is closed, such that the air inside the air cushion is filled into the at least one airbag; when the air cushion stretches and restores, the air-intaking valve is opened and the air-charging valve is closed, such that the air in the external environment enters into the air cushion; when the air-discharging valve is activated to open, the air inside the at least one airbag is discharged out via the air-discharging duct; when the air-discharging valve is closed, the air inside the at least one airbag is prevented from being discharged out via the air-discharging duct.
A method for predicting post partum depression in a patient comprising the steps of: a. in a sample that has been obtained from the patient; b. measuring white blood cell type counts and the DNA methylation levels of two or more biomarkers in the sample obtained from the patient, wherein the two or more biomarkers comprise binding protein 3 (HP1BP3) and tetratricopeptide repeat domain 9B (TTC9B); and c. predicting PPD in the patient based on the relative DNA methylation levels at the two or more biomarker loci, including HP1BP3 and TTC9B, relative to the proportion of differing white blood cell types, wherein the proportion of differing white blood cell types comprises the ratio of monocytes:non-monocytes. a. in a sample that has been obtained from the patient; b. measuring white blood cell type counts and the DNA methylation levels of two or more biomarkers in the sample obtained from the patient, wherein the two or more biomarkers comprise binding protein 3 (HP1BP3) and tetratricopeptide repeat domain 9B (TTC9B); and c. predicting PPD in the patient based on the relative DNA methylation levels at the two or more biomarker loci, including HP1BP3 and TTC9B, relative to the proportion of differing white blood cell types, wherein the proportion of differing white blood cell types comprises the ratio of monocytes:non-monocytes.
A method for controlling a dispensing device of a stand-alone dispensing system for flowable detergents or cleaning agents preferably for use in a dishwasher, whereby the dispensing system consists of the dispenser and a storage container for at least one detergent or cleaning agent, especially embodied as a cartridge coupled removably to the dispenser, whereby the dispenser has a housing, in the housing has at least one energy source, at least one actuator for carrying out a dispensing, and an electronic control unit for controlling at least one actuator, and on the housing has a conductivity sensor, which is connected to the control unit in terms of circuity and is outwardly open to the surroundings of the dispenser, characterized in that during the running of a cleaning cycle with at least two different rinse stages (S 1, S 2), the measured conductivity value, currently detected by the conductivity sensor, is determined continuously or discontinuously by the control unit, the sequence of determined measured conductivity values is evaluated by the control unit with respect to the course of the absolute value of the conductivity and with respect to the gradient of the course (dL/dt) of the conductivity, and when the currently measured conductivity value falls below a maximum measured conductivity value (L max) determined in the first rinse stage (S 1) and the gradient of the course (dL/dt) of the measured conductivity values exceeds a certain threshold, this is evaluated by the control unit as a water change and the start of the next rinse stage (S 2).