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Method for injection of a tracer gas into a thermally insulating space of a leaktight and thermally insulating tank, the leaktight and thermally insulating tank exhibiting a polyhedral shape defined by a plurality of tank walls (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) which are attached to a carrier structure, each of the tank walls comprising a thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) comprising insulating elements (3, 7) which are anchored to the carrier structure and a membrane (5, 8) resting against the insulating elements (3, 7) of the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6), the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) of each tank wall communicating with the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) of the other tank wall (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) one another and together defining the thermally insulating space; the said plurality of tank walls including a bottom wall, the said injection method comprising injecting a tracer gas into the thermally insulating space by means of at least one device for injection of tracer gas (19, 28) which emerges in the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) of the bottom wall, the method being characterized in that the device for injection of tracer gas (19, 28) passes through the membrane (5, 8) of the bottom wall, in that the tracer gas is introduced and transported from the inner space of the vessel to said thermally insulating space and in that, prior to the stage of injection of the tracer gas by means of at least one device for injection of tracer gas, the membrane (5, 8) is detached from the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) in the region of the device for injection of the tracer gas by introducing a lifting tool through a hole made in the membrane (5, 8) and by positioning said lifting tool so as to be interposed between the membrane (5, 8) and the thermally insulating barrier (2, 6) of the bottom wall.
A non-invasive microwave measuring device for calculating the flow rate of a fluid, the device comprising: - a non-invasive microwave fluid velocity measuring device comprising a patch antenna or horn antenna to generate a microwave signal that is transmitted at a specific elevation angle α towards the fluid surface and to receive the reflected microwave signal from the fluid surface with a doppler shift frequency, or any other non-invasive fluid velocity measuring device such as laser, optical, acoustic or other; - a drone to which is suspended the measuring device characterized in that it is suspended via a suspension system, said suspension system eliminating vibration noise generated by the drone; and in that the non-invasive microwave measuring device further comprises: - at least one vibration sensor to identify and eliminate false velocity readings induced by the drone; - at least one angle sensor to compensate for Pitch, Roll and Yaw from the drone that influence the fluid surface velocity measurement and determine the final angle from the measuring device towards the fluid surface. - a non-invasive microwave fluid velocity measuring device comprising a patch antenna or horn antenna to generate a microwave signal that is transmitted at a specific elevation angle α towards the fluid surface and to receive the reflected microwave signal from the fluid surface with a doppler shift frequency, or any other non-invasive fluid velocity measuring device such as laser, optical, acoustic or other; - a drone to which is suspended the measuring device characterized in that it is suspended via a suspension system, said suspension system eliminating vibration noise generated by the drone; and in that the non-invasive microwave measuring device further comprises: - at least one vibration sensor to identify and eliminate false velocity readings induced by the drone; - at least one angle sensor to compensate for Pitch, Roll and Yaw from the drone that influence the fluid surface velocity measurement and determine the final angle from the measuring device towards the fluid surface. said suspension system eliminating vibration noise generated by the drone; and in that the non-invasive microwave measuring device further comprises: - at least one vibration sensor to identify and eliminate false velocity readings induced by the drone; - at least one angle sensor to compensate for Pitch, Roll and Yaw from the drone that influence the fluid surface velocity measurement and determine the final angle from the measuring device towards the fluid surface. - at least one vibration sensor to identify and eliminate false velocity readings induced by the drone; - at least one angle sensor to compensate for Pitch, Roll and Yaw from the drone that influence the fluid surface velocity measurement and determine the final angle from the measuring device towards the fluid surface.
A skin dressing comprising a first component comprising a source of protons, a second component comprising a nitrite salt, the dressing comprising a non-thiol reductant and the nitrite salt being the only component with a pK a of from 1.0 to 4.0, such that, when the first and second components are brought together and applied to a skin site the nitrite reacts to generate nitric oxide, increasing the pH of the dressing in contact with the skin from an acidic value to a more neutral value.
An isolated fusion polypeptide comprising two or more Leishmania antigens selected from the group consisting of K26, K39, and K9, wherein the K26 antigen comprises a sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 5, the K39 antigen comprises a sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, and the K9 antigen comprises a sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 7, and wherein at least one of the antigens is isolated from Leishmania donovani.
A method for rate controlling in video coding of sequences of pictures, including a series of Inter frames separated by Intra frames, the method comprising: (a) for an Inter frame in the series, determining a maximum buffer level of a transmission buffer as a function of a position of the Inter frame relative to a previous Intra frame and an upcoming Intra frame in the sequence of pictures; (b) determining a target frame size measured in bits for the Inter frame leading to a transmission buffer level not exceeding the maximum buffer level; (c) encoding the Inter frame into an encoded frame according to the target frame size, the encoded frame having an encoded frame size; (d) determining the transmission buffer level in response to the encoded frame; (e) dropping the encoded frame if it would cause the maximum buffer level to be exceeded. (a) for an Inter frame in the series, determining a maximum buffer level of a transmission buffer as a function of a position of the Inter frame relative to a previous Intra frame and an upcoming Intra frame in the sequence of pictures; (b) determining a target frame size measured in bits for the Inter frame leading to a transmission buffer level not exceeding the maximum buffer level; (c) encoding the Inter frame into an encoded frame according to the target frame size, the encoded frame having an encoded frame size; (d) determining the transmission buffer level in response to the encoded frame; (e) dropping the encoded frame if it would cause the maximum buffer level to be exceeded.
A method for estimating a hemoglobin A1c level, the method comprising: acquiring in advance a correlation between a hemoglobin A1c level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a hemoglobin A1c peak containing hemoglobin A1c to the total value of the peak values of peaks related to hemoglobin A and a glycated mutant hemoglobin level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a glycated mutant hemoglobin peak to the total value of the peak value of a peak containing mutant hemoglobin and the peak value of the glycated mutant hemoglobin peak containing glycated mutant hemoglobin formed by glycating the mutant hemoglobin, from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen containing the hemoglobin A and the mutant hemoglobin that is collected from each of a plurality of subjects to liquid chromatography; deriving a glycated mutant hemoglobin level from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen which is a measurement target collected from a subject having the mutant hemoglobin to liquid chromatography; and estimating a hemoglobin A1c level based on the derived glycated mutant hemoglobin level and the correlation. acquiring in advance a correlation between a hemoglobin A1c level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a hemoglobin A1c peak containing hemoglobin A1c to the total value of the peak values of peaks related to hemoglobin A and a glycated mutant hemoglobin level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a glycated mutant hemoglobin peak to the total value of the peak value of a peak containing mutant hemoglobin and the peak value of the glycated mutant hemoglobin peak containing glycated mutant hemoglobin formed by glycating the mutant hemoglobin, from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen containing the hemoglobin A and the mutant hemoglobin that is collected from each of a plurality of subjects to liquid chromatography; deriving a glycated mutant hemoglobin level from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen which is a measurement target collected from a subject having the mutant hemoglobin to liquid chromatography; and estimating a hemoglobin A1c level based on the derived glycated mutant hemoglobin level and the correlation.
A heavy solids separator for separating solids from fluids, comprising a swirl-generating chamber and a solids accumulation chamber, wherein - the swirl-generating chamber comprises an inlet, a solids outlet and a fluid extraction pipe arranged at the centerline of the chamber, the inlet arranged at an upper part of the swirl-generating chamber, the solids outlet is fluidly connected to the solids accumulation chamber and arranged in the bottom of the swirl-generating chamber, and the fluid extraction pipe has a fluid inlet (6,19) comprising an opening arranged at the centerline of the fluid extraction pipe, the opening facing the solids outlet, and a fluid outlet for extracting fluid out of the swirl-generating chamber; and - the solids accumulation chamber comprises a solids inlet fluidly connected to the solids outlet of the swirl-generating chamber, and a solids outlet arranged in a lower part of the solids accumulation chamber; and - at least parts of the swirl-generating chamber and the solids accumulation chamber are arranged in a cylindrical housing comprising a funnel-shaped frustoconical element delimiting at least a lower section of the swirl-generating chamber and an upper section of the solids accumulation chamber, the funnel-shaped frustoconical element has an upper opening and a lower opening, the upper opening having a larger diameter than the lower opening; wherein the solids accumulation chamber comprises a fluid outlet arranged above the level of the solids inlet and fluidly connected downstream of the fluid outlet of the fluid extraction pipe. - the swirl-generating chamber comprises an inlet, a solids outlet and a fluid extraction pipe arranged at the centerline of the chamber, the inlet arranged at an upper part of the swirl-generating chamber, the solids outlet is fluidly connected to the solids accumulation chamber and arranged in the bottom of the swirl-generating chamber, and the fluid extraction pipe has a fluid inlet (6,19) comprising an opening arranged at the centerline of the fluid extraction pipe, the opening facing the solids outlet, and a fluid outlet for extracting fluid out of the swirl-generating chamber; and - the solids accumulation chamber comprises a solids inlet fluidly connected to the solids outlet of the swirl-generating chamber, and a solids outlet arranged in a lower part of the solids accumulation chamber; and - at least parts of the swirl-generating chamber and the solids accumulation chamber are arranged in a cylindrical housing comprising a funnel-shaped frustoconical element delimiting at least a lower section of the swirl-generating chamber and an upper section of the solids accumulation chamber, the funnel-shaped frustoconical element has an upper opening and a lower opening, the upper opening having a larger diameter than the lower opening;
A process for the oxidation of powder materials containing starch, which is carried out in the absence of any metal compounds and which comprises the successive steps of: a) providing a powder material comprising starch; b) mixing said material with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2); and c) adding to the mixture thus obtained an aqueous solution of ammonia, which is reacted with said mixture. a) providing a powder material comprising starch; b) mixing said material with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2); and c) adding to the mixture thus obtained an aqueous solution of ammonia, which is reacted with said mixture.
A method for network node security configuration in a customer facility, comprising: performing operations by a mobile communication device to obtain a unique identifier from a network node to be installed at a customer facility via a first short range communication link; communicating a signal comprising the unique identifier from the mobile communication device to a remote server via a first long range communication link; verifying by the remote server that a correct type of network node is being installed at a first location within the customer facility according to a respective work order; and communicating security information, useful for configuring security functions of the network node, from the remote server to the network node via the mobile communication device, without presenting the security information to a user of the mobile communication device or storing the security information in persistent memory of the mobile communication device. performing operations by a mobile communication device to obtain a unique identifier from a network node to be installed at a customer facility via a first short range communication link; communicating a signal comprising the unique identifier from the mobile communication device to a remote server via a first long range communication link; verifying by the remote server that a correct type of network node is being installed at a first location within the customer facility according to a respective work order; and communicating security information, useful for configuring security functions of the network node, from the remote server to the network node via the mobile communication device, without presenting the security information to a user of the mobile communication device or storing the security information in persistent memory of the mobile communication device.
A method for producing a fructose composition comprising the following successive steps: - provision of an initial composition comprising glucose; - concentration of the initial composition by evaporation of water to obtain a concentrated initial composition; - isomerization of glucose to fructose from the concentrated initial composition, making it possible to obtain an intermediate composition; - purification of the intermediate composition in a multicolumn chromatography system, making it possible to obtain a glucose-rich raffinate and a fructose-rich extract; - concentration of the extract by evaporation of water; wherein the intermediate composition is not subjected to a concentration step by evaporation of water between the isomerization step and the purification step, and the raffinate is recycled and added to the initial composition prior to the concentration step of the initial composition. - provision of an initial composition comprising glucose; - concentration of the initial composition by evaporation of water to obtain a concentrated initial composition; - isomerization of glucose to fructose from the concentrated initial composition, making it possible to obtain an intermediate composition; - purification of the intermediate composition in a multicolumn chromatography system, making it possible to obtain a glucose-rich raffinate and a fructose-rich extract; - concentration of the extract by evaporation of water; wherein the intermediate composition is not subjected to a concentration step by evaporation of water between the isomerization step and the purification step, and the raffinate is recycled and added to the initial composition prior to the concentration step of the initial composition.
A method for calibrating a gyroscope and an optical flow, OF, sensor, comprising: detecting, by the gyroscope, a physical motion of a robot operating on a surface; detecting, by the OF sensor, one or more image signals including information, wherein the information includes a function of a respective image at each frame of the one or more image signals and the function is associated with an image quality; deriving estimates of sensor calibration parameters of each of the gyroscope and the OF sensor based on the detected physical motion and the information; calibrating the OF sensor based on the estimates of sensor calibration parameters of the OF sensor; and calibrating the gyroscope based on the estimates of sensor calibration parameters of the gyroscope, wherein calibrating the gyroscope comprises: identifying a relationship between the information and the detected physical motion; and calibrating a scale of the gyroscope based on the identified relationship. detecting, by the gyroscope, a physical motion of a robot operating on a surface; detecting, by the OF sensor, one or more image signals including information, wherein the information includes a function of a respective image at each frame of the one or more image signals and the function is associated with an image quality; deriving estimates of sensor calibration parameters of each of the gyroscope and the OF sensor based on the detected physical motion and the information; calibrating the OF sensor based on the estimates of sensor calibration parameters of the OF sensor; and calibrating the gyroscope based on the estimates of sensor calibration parameters of the gyroscope, wherein calibrating the gyroscope comprises: identifying a relationship between the information and the detected physical motion; and calibrating a scale of the gyroscope based on the identified relationship. identifying a relationship between the information and the detected physical motion; and calibrating a scale of the gyroscope based on the identified relationship.
A blend comprising carbon and lead, wherein: a) the blend comprises a total impurity content of less than 500 ppm of all elements having atomic numbers ranging from 11 to 92, excluding lead, as measured by proton induced x-ray emission; b) the mass percent of carbon particles as a percentage of the total mass of carbon particles and lead particles ranges from 0.5% to 4.0%; and c) the mean particle diameter for the carbon particles ranges from 1 to 100 microns. a) the blend comprises a total impurity content of less than 500 ppm of all elements having atomic numbers ranging from 11 to 92, excluding lead, as measured by proton induced x-ray emission; b) the mass percent of carbon particles as a percentage of the total mass of carbon particles and lead particles ranges from 0.5% to 4.0%; and c) the mean particle diameter for the carbon particles ranges from 1 to 100 microns.
A process for realizing a reclosable container from sheet material, comprising stages of: predisposing a structure made of sheet material defining internally thereof a chamber, the chamber exhibiting at least an access delimited by a portion of wall of the structure and by a free edge of the wall of the structure; predisposing a closure element made of sheet material comprising a base wall and a lateral wall emerging from the base wall; associating the closure element to the structure such as to at least partially close the access, the lateral wall of the closure element being positioned at the portion of the wall of the structure, characterized in that after the stage of association a stage of contemporary deformation is comprised, of at least a part of the lateral wall of the closure element and at least a part of the portion of wall of the container in order to realize corresponding grooves (9, 10) on the parts which grooves (9, 10) are destined to define coupling and decoupling surfaces by rotation between the closure element and the container. predisposing a structure made of sheet material defining internally thereof a chamber, the chamber exhibiting at least an access delimited by a portion of wall of the structure and by a free edge of the wall of the structure; predisposing a closure element made of sheet material comprising a base wall and a lateral wall emerging from the base wall; associating the closure element to the structure such as to at least partially close the access, the lateral wall of the closure element being positioned at the portion of the wall of the structure, characterized in that after the stage of association a stage of contemporary deformation is comprised, of at least a part of the lateral wall of the closure element and at least a part of the portion of wall of the container in order to realize corresponding grooves (9, 10) on the parts which grooves (9, 10) are destined to define coupling and decoupling surfaces by rotation between the closure element and the container.
Fixing element (1, 10) for the installation of a hotplate (4, 5, 6) in a work surface, said fixing element having a mounting spring fixed there on a mounting element (4, 5, 6, 21) provided by the hotplate (4, 5, 6) or the work surface, said mounting spring being resiliently clamped during assembly of the mounting elements on the respective other mounting element (4, 5, 6, 21), wherein the fixing element (1, 10) has a displaceable double-arm clamping element with an element arm, wherein the double-arm clamping element is displaceable, limited by a stop, on the mounting spring and is pivotably guided about a virtual pivot axis, which clamping element possesses, on one of two arm webs (13.1) of an element arm, a retaining stop which is lockable on the respective other mounting element and clamping members on the other arm web (13.2), characterised in that during assembly of the mounting elements a pressure point of the mounting spring can be displaced from the first-mentioned arm web (13.1) to the second-mentioned arm web (13.2) of the clamping element and wherein the clamping element has a detent curve representing the pivot axis and slidingly interacting with a sliding stop of the mounting spring, with which detent curve the sliding stop can be displaced with a lifting movement in relation to a displacement path (b) over the detent curve from the one to the other arm web (13.1, 13.2) with opposing forces on inclined planes.