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A method for protecting a photovoltaic module, comprising applying a restrippable coating to the exterior sun-facing layer of the photovoltaic module, allowing the photovoltaic module to operate, removing the coating from the photovoltaic module, and reapplying the coating to the photovoltaic module, wherein the restrippable coating is a clear aqueous acrylic composition, containing a highly hydrophilic addition copolymer, a water miscible organic coalescing agent or plasticizer and, as optional components, a polyvalent metal compound, a rheology modifier, an alkali-soluble resin and a wax, with or without a wax-soluble resin, and optionally a silane coupling agent.
An implantable or non-implantable medical device having a blood contact surface comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene microstructure of nodes and fibrils in both an x direction and in a substantially perpendicular y direction; wherein the nodes and fibrils have a mean distance between adjacent nodes of 5 micron or less; and wherein the mean width of the 32 largest nodes in a representative 10,000xSEM micrograph is less than 1.5 micron.
Emergency exit window, in particular for rail vehicles, with at least one composite glass pane, made of a prestressed glass pane (SPSG) and another glass pane bonded thereto, fixedly bonded to the window frame, which other glass pane is set back stepwise relative to the edge of the prestressed glass pane including the intermediate layer, and wherein the protruding edge region of the prestressed glass pane is fastened in the window frame, characterized in that the other glass pane (5;26;34;38) bonded to the SPSG pane (4;24;33;37) is a partially prestressed glass pane, that the partially stressed glass pane (5;26;34;38) is set back stepwise relative to the SPSG pane over its entire periphery, and that the distance (gap S) between the peripheral surfaces (7;30;42) of the partially prestressed glass pane (5;26;34;38) and the boundary of the holder (8;27;43) of the SPSG pane (4;22;24;33;37) is selected as a function of the thickness of the SPSG pane such that S [mm] = D ± 2 [mm] and the compressive stress values of the SPSG pane (4;24;33;37) are 90 Mpa to 120 Mpa and the compressive stress values of the partially prestressed glass pane (5;26;34;38) are 60 Mpa to 80 Mpa.
A method implemented in a CELP-based sound signal encoder or a CELP-based sound signal decoder for converting, when the encoder or the decoder switches from a first frame with an internal sampling rate S1 to a second frame, divided into subframes, with an internal sampling rate S2, linear predictive, LP, filter parameters of the first frame from the internal sampling rate S1 to the internal sampling rate S2, the method being characterized by: computing, at the internal sampling rate S1, a power spectrum of an LP synthesis filter using the LP filter parameters; modifying the power spectrum of the LP synthesis filter to convert it from the internal sampling rate S1 to the internal sampling rate S2; inverse transforming the modified power spectrum of the LP synthesis filter to determine autocorrelations of the LP synthesis filter at the internal sampling rate S2; and using the autocorrelations to compute the LP filter parameters at the internal sampling rate S2; wherein the method further comprises: determining for one subframe or a plurality of subframes of the second frame interpolated LP filter parameters by interpolation between LP filter parameters of the second frame determined at the internal sampling rate S2 and the LP filter parameters of the first frame converted from the internal sampling rate S1 to the internal sampling rate S2. computing, at the internal sampling rate S1, a power spectrum of an LP synthesis filter using the LP filter parameters; modifying the power spectrum of the LP synthesis filter to convert it from the internal sampling rate S1 to the internal sampling rate S2; inverse transforming the modified power spectrum of the LP synthesis filter to determine autocorrelations of the LP synthesis filter at the internal sampling rate S2; and using the autocorrelations to compute the LP filter parameters at the internal sampling rate S2;
A carrier material for use in animal litter, the carrier material comprising: bentonite clay; and a dust suppression agent coated on the bentonite clay, wherein the dust suppression agent is an alkoxylate of formula II: R 1 -O- x y -H wherein R 1 is linear or branched C 4 -C 20 alkyl; PO is propyleneoxy; EO is ethyleneoxy; x is from 0.5 to 12; and y is from 2 to 20. bentonite clay; and a dust suppression agent coated on the bentonite clay, wherein the dust suppression agent is an alkoxylate of formula II: R 1 -O- x y -H wherein R 1 is linear or branched C 4 -C 20 alkyl; PO is propyleneoxy; EO is ethyleneoxy; x is from 0.5 to 12; and y is from 2 to 20. wherein R 1 is linear or branched C 4 -C 20 alkyl; PO is propyleneoxy; EO is ethyleneoxy; x is from 0.5 to 12; and y is from 2 to 20.
Method for introducing fresh water into an automatic dishwasher, in particular into a domestic dishwasher, in which method the fresh water is supplied to the automatic dishwasher from a fresh-water dispensing point, characterised in that the fresh water is supplied to a circulating pump of the automatic dishwasher and is introduced therefrom, without pumping, into a collecting vessel which is fluidically connected to the circulating pump, the mixed water, which consists of fresh and residual water and accumulates in the collecting vessel being pumped away by means of a feed pump which is fluidically connected to the collecting vessel.
A reformer arrangement comprising a pre-reformer and a reformer, the pre-reformer comprising a gas tight duct and at least one electrically conducting member arranged in the duct, the at least one electrically conducting member is electrically isolated from the duct, the duct has an inlet for receiving a hydrocarbon fuel at a first end and an outlet for supplying a pre-reformed hydrocarbon fuel at a second end, at least the inner surface of the duct is chemically inert with respect to the hydrocarbon fuel, an electrical power supply electrically connected to the at least one electrically conducting member and control means to control the supply of electrical current through the at least one electrically conducting member to maintain the at least one electrically conducting member at a temperature to provide selective thermal decomposition of higher hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon fuel, wherein the outlet of the duct is connected to the reformer via an inertial separator or an electrostatic separator to remove particulate carbon from the pre-reformed hydrocarbon fuel.
A method for sequencing a template polynucleotide strand comprising: (a) disposing a plurality of template polynucleotide strands into a plurality of reaction chambers, each reaction chamber comprising a template polynucleotide strand having a sequencing primer hybridized thereto and a polymerase operably bound thereto; (b) introducing a known nucleoside triphosphates into each reaction chamber according to a predetermined ordering of dNTP flows; (c) detecting sequential incorporation at the 3' end of the sequencing primer of one or more nucleoside triphosphates if the known nucleoside triphosphate is complementary to corresponding nucleotides in the template nucleic acid; (d) washing away unincorporated nucleoside triphosphates from the reaction chamber; and (e) repeating steps (b) through (d) until the polynucleotide strand is sequenced; wherein the predetermined ordering of dNTP flows is defined by (i) a flow of one kind is always followed by a flow of a different kind; and (ii) at least one flow of each kind is followed by a flow of the same kind after a single intervening flow of a different kind. (a) disposing a plurality of template polynucleotide strands into a plurality of reaction chambers, each reaction chamber comprising a template polynucleotide strand having a sequencing primer hybridized thereto and a polymerase operably bound thereto; (b) introducing a known nucleoside triphosphates into each reaction chamber according to a predetermined ordering of dNTP flows; (c) detecting sequential incorporation at the 3' end of the sequencing primer of one or more nucleoside triphosphates if the known nucleoside triphosphate is complementary to corresponding nucleotides in the template nucleic acid; (d) washing away unincorporated nucleoside triphosphates from the reaction chamber; and (e) repeating steps (b) through (d) until the polynucleotide strand is sequenced; (i) a flow of one kind is always followed by a flow of a different kind; and (ii) at least one flow of each kind is followed by a flow of the same kind after a single intervening flow of a different kind.
A flexible stamp comprising at least an upper layer as a texturing layer and comprising a relief area, a strengthening layer and a protective layer, wherein the strengthening layer has a thermal expansion coefficient of 10 ppm/°C or lower, a Young's modulus in the range of 10 GPa - 200 GPa, a layer thickness of below 300 μm and an area which at least covers the relief area, characterized in that the strengthening layer is shielded by at least one layer, which layer extends at least partially around or over the edge and/or corner portions of the strengthening layer and which layer is selected from a group consisting of the texturing layer, the protective layer and one or more further layers.
A display member comprising: a light guiding member for guiding light outputted from a first light source; a light spreading portion for spreading the light guided by the light guiding member, the light spreading portion being provided on at least one of the surface and the rear surface of the light guiding member; and a design display portion for displaying a design, the design display portion being provided on at least one of the surface side and the rear surface side of the light guiding member, wherein the design display portion includes a first light transmissive outputting portion for transmitting and outputting the light spread by the light spreading portion, wherein the light spreading portion is provided to correspond to the first light transmissive outputting portion, characterised in that the display member further comprises a low refractive index portion provided between the light guiding member and the design display portion and having a refractive index of light lower than that of the light guiding member, wherein the low refractive index portion is formed with a through hole at a position corresponding to the first light transmissive outputting portion. a light guiding member for guiding light outputted from a first light source; a light spreading portion for spreading the light guided by the light guiding member, the light spreading portion being provided on at least one of the surface and the rear surface of the light guiding member; and a design display portion for displaying a design, the design display portion being provided on at least one of the surface side and the rear surface side of the light guiding member, wherein the design display portion includes a first light transmissive outputting portion for transmitting and outputting the light spread by the light spreading portion, wherein the light spreading portion is provided to correspond to the first light transmissive outputting portion, characterised in that the display member further comprises a low refractive index portion provided between the light guiding member and the design display portion and having a refractive index of light lower than that of the light guiding member, wherein the low refractive index portion is formed with a through hole at a position corresponding to the first light transmissive outputting portion.
A method for distinguishing a test gas escaping from a leak in a test object from an interfering gas in the environment of the test object during sniffing leak detection, comprising the following steps: suctioning gas from the environment of the test object in the region of the outer surface of the test object by means of a sniffing tip, which has a suction opening, which is connected, for gas conduction, to a sensor, which is designed to determine the test gas partial pressure of the test gas in the suctioned gas flow, varying, with periodic repetition, the flow intensity of the suctioned gas flow, setting a total pressure of the suctioned gas at the sensor of at least 80 percent of the total pressure of the gas in the atmosphere surrounding the test object, avoiding fluctuations of the total pressure of the suctioned gas at the sensor of more than 10 percent, measuring the test gas partial pressure of test gas contained in the suctioned gas flow by means of the sensor, and indicating that the test object has a leak if the measured test gas partial pressure has a varying component, the mean amplitude of which is greater than a threshold value and which follows the variation of the suctioned gas flow. suctioning gas from the environment of the test object in the region of the outer surface of the test object by means of a sniffing tip, which has a suction opening, which is connected, for gas conduction, to a sensor, which is designed to determine the test gas partial pressure of the test gas in the suctioned gas flow, varying, with periodic repetition, the flow intensity of the suctioned gas flow, setting a total pressure of the suctioned gas at the sensor of at least 80 percent of the total pressure of the gas in the atmosphere surrounding the test object, avoiding fluctuations of the total pressure of the suctioned gas at the sensor of more than 10 percent, measuring the test gas partial pressure of test gas contained in the suctioned gas flow by means of the sensor, and indicating that the test object has a leak if the measured test gas partial pressure has a varying component, the mean amplitude of which is greater than a threshold value and which follows the variation of the suctioned gas flow.
A rotating shaft device comprising a fixed carter and driving means integral to at least one of one or more rotating shafts of the rotating shaft device, each driving means having its own integrated control and power supply unit (11, 25), characterized in that it comprises: • one or more annular antennas, connected to said respective control and power supply unit (11, 25) and arranged so as to at least partially surround one or more of said rotating shafts, and integral to the rotating shaft of the respective control and power supply unit (11, 25), so that said rotating shafts act as wave guide for the signals received from said one or more annular antennas and intended to be received by the respective control and power supply unit (11, 25) to drive said driving means associated thereto; and • radio transmission means, integral with the carter and associated to one or more of said rotating shafts to send signals therethrough to said one or more annular antennas. • one or more annular antennas, connected to said respective control and power supply unit (11, 25) and arranged so as to at least partially surround one or more of said rotating shafts, and integral to the rotating shaft of the respective control and power supply unit (11, 25), so that said rotating shafts act as wave guide for the signals received from said one or more annular antennas and intended to be received by the respective control and power supply unit (11, 25) to drive said driving means associated thereto; and • radio transmission means, integral with the carter and associated to one or more of said rotating shafts to send signals therethrough to said one or more annular antennas.
A sulfur reduction additive composition in combination with a conventional FCC catalyst, the additive composition for use with a cracking catalyst in a hydrocarbon cracking process, the additive composition comprising a montmorillonite clay support material having deposited on its surface a first metal component selected from Group 12 (Group IIB) of the Periodic Table and a second metal component selected from Group 13 (Group III) of the Periodic Table.
Bumper module intended to be arranged on the longitudinal members of an automotive vehicle, the module comprising at least one shock absorber, a cross-member extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle and two plates adapted to be attached directly to the front or rear of the longitudinal members and wherein: - the shock absorber extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and rests directly on the cross-member; - each lateral end of the shock absorber rests directly on a first area of one of the plates; and - each lateral end of the cross-member rests directly on a second area of one of the plates and/or rests directly on an area of the longitudinal members; the module being characterised in that the cross-member is adapted to be positioned between the longitudinal members. - the shock absorber extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and rests directly on the cross-member; - each lateral end of the shock absorber rests directly on a first area of one of the plates; and - each lateral end of the cross-member rests directly on a second area of one of the plates and/or rests directly on an area of the longitudinal members;
An in vitro method of isolating an enriched population of Tr1 cells from a biological sample of a subject, comprising the steps of: a. obtaining a T cell-containing biological sample of a subject, b. isolating cells from the biological sample of the subject that express the cell surface markers CD4, CD49b, and LAG-3 and that are CD45RA negative. a. obtaining a T cell-containing biological sample of a subject, b. isolating cells from the biological sample of the subject that express the cell surface markers CD4, CD49b, and LAG-3 and that are CD45RA negative.
Synergistic mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) one fungicidal compound IA selected from the group consisting of pyraclostrobin and triticonazole; or 2) the insecticidal compound IB tefluthrin; and 3) Bacillus subtilis MBI600 as compound II having the accession number NRRL B-50595 wherein the ratio by weight from compound IA to compound II is from 1:50 to 50:1 and wherein the ratio by weight from compound IB to compound II is from 50:1 to 1:1. 1) one fungicidal compound IA selected from the group consisting of pyraclostrobin and triticonazole; or 2) the insecticidal compound IB tefluthrin; and 3) Bacillus subtilis MBI600 as compound II having the accession number NRRL B-50595
A wound dressing comprising: a hydrophilic elastic foam layer configured to engage a wound bed, and having a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the wound bed; a drape layer having a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the first side of the hydrophilic elastic foam layer; and a plurality of superabsorbent projections fixed to and extending from the first side of the hydrophilic elastic foam layer towards the second side of the drape layer which may be formed in a plurality of shapes or patterns comprising circles, squares, hexagons, hoops/halos, stars, crosses, a range of lines, or any combination of said shapes; wherein the superabsorbent projections are operable to draw a wound exudate fluid through the hydrophilic elastic foam layer; and wherein the drape layer comprises a material having a high moisture vapor transmission rate, and is configured to permit evaporation of the wound exudate fluid from the superabsorbent projections. a hydrophilic elastic foam layer configured to engage a wound bed, and having a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the wound bed; a drape layer having a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the first side of the hydrophilic elastic foam layer; and a plurality of superabsorbent projections fixed to and extending from the first side of the hydrophilic elastic foam layer towards the second side of the drape layer which may be formed in a plurality of shapes or patterns comprising circles, squares, hexagons, hoops/halos, stars, crosses, a range of lines, or any combination of said shapes; wherein the superabsorbent projections are operable to draw a wound exudate fluid through the hydrophilic elastic foam layer; and wherein the drape layer comprises a material having a high moisture vapor transmission rate, and is configured to permit evaporation of the wound exudate fluid from the superabsorbent projections.
A method for processing a selected IP traffic offload connection, the method comprising: when a terminal is handed over from a source secondary base station to a destination secondary base station under a condition that a master base station is not changed, receiving, by the master base station, an interface message from the destination secondary base station, wherein the source secondary base station supports a collocated local gateway; and when a handover success acknowledgement message sent by the destination secondary base station is received, triggering, by the master base station, the source secondary base station to notify a local gateway to release a selected IP traffic offload at Local Network, SIPTO@LN, Public Data Network, PDN, connection; wherein triggering, by the master base station, the source secondary base station to notify the collocated local gateway to release a SIPTO@LN PDN connection is implemented by the following manner: sending, by the master base station, a designated interface message or an interface message comprising a designated information element or a newly-added information element to the source secondary base station. when a terminal is handed over from a source secondary base station to a destination secondary base station under a condition that a master base station is not changed, receiving, by the master base station, an interface message from the destination secondary base station, wherein the source secondary base station supports a collocated local gateway; and when a handover success acknowledgement message sent by the destination secondary base station is received, triggering, by the master base station, the source secondary base station to notify a local gateway to release a selected IP traffic offload at Local Network, SIPTO@LN, Public Data Network, PDN, connection; wherein triggering, by the master base station, the source secondary base station to notify the collocated local gateway to release a SIPTO@LN PDN connection is implemented by the following manner: sending, by the master base station, a designated interface message or an interface message comprising a designated information element or a newly-added information element to the source secondary base station.
Method for optimising the specific consumption of a helicopter equipped with two turboshaft engines (1, 2) which each comprise a gas generator (11, 21) provided with a combustion chamber and a free turbine (12, 22) able to drive a rotor of the helicopter, each of these turboshaft engines (1, 2) being capable of operating on its own at a continuous flight speed, the other turboshaft engine (2, 1) therefore being capable of passing, at a speed referred to as super-idle at zero power, into a mode for accelerating the gas generator of this turboshaft engine (2, 1) by means of compatible driving together with a restart in an emergency output, the free turbine (12, 22) of said turboshaft engine (1, 2) at the super-idle speed being uncoupled from the helicopter rotor, characterised in that this super-idle speed is obtained while the combustion chamber of the gas generator is ignited, and in that this super-idle speed is assisted by the shaft of the gas generator being mechanically driven in rotation at this speed, so as to reduce the operating temperature and the fuel consumption of this gas generator.