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A magnetron sputtering apparatus for coating a substrate, preferably with AlCr, AlTi, Ti, or ta-C based sputter targets for AlCrN, AlTiN, TiN or ta-C based thin film preparation, comprising: a treatment chamber to be evacuated and then to be supplied with a sputtering gas, such as Ar, preferably with an Ar partial pressure from 0.1Pa to 1Pa, Xe and/or N 2, preferably with a N 2 partial pressure from 0.05Pa to 0.3Pa; substrate holding means for holding the substrate; a tubular cathode, an anode and a power supply for applying high voltage, preferably from 300V to 1000V, between the cathode and the anode; a tubular target forming the cathode or being supported by the cathode, facing the substrate and being subject to sputtering by plasma formed within the treatment chamber, a magnetic field generation device forming a magnetic field so as to confine electrons in the plasma at or near a surface of the target; and moving means for moving the magnetic field generation device in an axial direction of the target, preferably by at least a distance greater than the axial length of the magnetic field generation device, preferably with a speed in the range from 0.1 to 2.0 m/s, more preferably in the range from 0.3 to 1.0 m/s, characterized in that said magnetic field generation device has a set of three aligned magnets (28, 30, 32), wherein a center magnet is oppositely poled to and magnetically stronger than the side magnets (28, 32), thereby concentrating the magnetic field to a slim area at the center magnet for allowing there at or near the target surface the generation of peak power densities above 500 W/cm 2. a treatment chamber to be evacuated and then to be supplied with a sputtering gas, such as Ar, preferably with an Ar partial pressure from 0.1Pa to 1Pa, Xe and/or N 2, preferably with a N 2 partial pressure from 0.05Pa to 0.3Pa; substrate holding means for holding the substrate; a tubular cathode, an anode and a power supply for applying high voltage, preferably from 300V to 1000V, between the cathode and the anode; a tubular target forming the cathode or being supported by the cathode, facing the substrate and being subject to sputtering by plasma formed within the treatment chamber, a magnetic field generation device forming a magnetic field so as to confine electrons in the plasma at or near a surface of the target; and moving means for moving the magnetic field generation device in an axial direction of the target, preferably by at least a distance greater than the axial length of the magnetic field generation device, preferably with a speed in the range from 0.1 to 2.0 m/s, more preferably in the range from 0.3 to 1.0 m/s, characterized in that said magnetic field generation device has a set of three aligned magnets (28, 30, 32), wherein a center magnet is oppositely poled to and magnetically stronger than the side magnets (28, 32), thereby concentrating the magnetic field to a slim area at the center magnet for allowing there at or near the target surface the generation of peak power densities above 500 W/cm 2.
A carbonate precursor compound of a lithium manganese based oxide powder for a positive electrode of a rechargeable battery, the compound consisting of either one or more of a powderous non-sintered agglomerated M-, M-oxy-, M-hydroxy- and M-oxyhydroxy-carbonate, wherein M=Ni x Mn y Co z A a Y b Z c (SO 4) s, Y being an alkali metal, Z being an anion different from sulphate, A being a dopant different from Y and Z, with 0≤a≤0.05, 0.10≤x≤0.30, 0.50≤y≤0.75, 0≤z≤0.20, x, y, z and a being expressed in mol with a+x+y+z = 1; b, c and s being expressed in wt%; with 0<b≤1.5, 0<s≤2.0 and 0≤c≤1.0, and wherein the carbonate precursor compound has a secondary particle size D50 expressed in μm, and a tap density TD expressed in g/cm 3, with either 1 ≤ TD ≤ (2.78*D50)/(D50+7.23) and the compound having a particle size distribution having a span S≤1.8 with S=(D90-D10)/D50; or 1 ≤ TD ≤ (2.78*D50)/(D50+7.50).
A method of manufacturing an ophthalmic lens of glasses configured to reduce eye-lengthening in a subject, the method comprising: forming the ophthalmic lens with a) a first area comprising a plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of: (v) bumps on a surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vi) depressions on the surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vii) translucent inclusions in a material of the ophthalmic lens; and (viii) transparent inclusions in the material of the ophthalmic lens, the transparent inclusions having a refractive index different from that of the material of the ophthalmic lens; and b) a second area surrounded by the first area, the second area being free of the elements, characterized in that: said manufacturing the ophthalmic lens comprises selecting a density, dimension, and material of the elements to reduce a visual acuity from 20/20 when a line of sight passes through the second area to about 20/25 when the line of sight passes through the first area. forming the ophthalmic lens with a) a first area comprising a plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of: (v) bumps on a surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vi) depressions on the surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vii) translucent inclusions in a material of the ophthalmic lens; and (viii) transparent inclusions in the material of the ophthalmic lens, the transparent inclusions having a refractive index different from that of the material of the ophthalmic lens; and b) a second area surrounded by the first area, the second area being free of the elements, a) a first area comprising a plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of: (v) bumps on a surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vi) depressions on the surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vii) translucent inclusions in a material of the ophthalmic lens; and (viii) transparent inclusions in the material of the ophthalmic lens, the transparent inclusions having a refractive index different from that of the material of the ophthalmic lens; and (v) bumps on a surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vi) depressions on the surface of the ophthalmic lens; (vii) translucent inclusions in a material of the ophthalmic lens; and (viii) transparent inclusions in the material of the ophthalmic lens, the transparent inclusions having a refractive index different from that of the material of the ophthalmic lens; and b) a second area surrounded by the first area, the second area being free of the elements, characterized in that: said manufacturing the ophthalmic lens comprises selecting a density, dimension, and material of the elements to reduce a visual acuity from 20/20 when a line of sight passes through the second area to about 20/25 when the line of sight passes through the first area.
A process for production of a magnetic thin film, comprising: a coating process of coating a film-formation target with a coating liquid containing magnetic particles formed of epsilon-type iron-oxide-based compounds which have insulation properties and which serve as a permanent magnet, wherein the magnetic particles contain equal to or greater than 99 wt% of the epsilon-type iron-oxide-based compounds, wherein the magnetic particles are each in a rod-like shape having a long-axis size of equal to or greater than several hundred nanometers and a magnetic domain wall is produced in the magnetic particles having the rod-like shape, wherein the coating liquid is produced from a magnetic material slurry having a ratio of five or less, the ratio being an average particle diameter of the magnetic particles determined by a dynamic light scattering method in relation to an average particle diameter of the magnetic particles observed by a transmission electron microscope observation; and a formation process of letting the coating liquid cure while applying an external magnetic field with a predetermined intensity to the coating liquid applied to the film-formation target, and forming a magnetic thin film. a coating process of coating a film-formation target with a coating liquid containing magnetic particles formed of epsilon-type iron-oxide-based compounds which have insulation properties and which serve as a permanent magnet, wherein the magnetic particles contain equal to or greater than 99 wt% of the epsilon-type iron-oxide-based compounds, wherein the magnetic particles are each in a rod-like shape having a long-axis size of equal to or greater than several hundred nanometers and a magnetic domain wall is produced in the magnetic particles having the rod-like shape, wherein the coating liquid is produced from a magnetic material slurry having a ratio of five or less, the ratio being an average particle diameter of the magnetic particles determined by a dynamic light scattering method in relation to an average particle diameter of the magnetic particles observed by a transmission electron microscope observation; and a formation process of letting the coating liquid cure while applying an external magnetic field with a predetermined intensity to the coating liquid applied to the film-formation target, and forming a magnetic thin film.
A cutting tool having a substrate main body made of hard metal, cermet, steel or highspeed steel and a single-layer or multi-layer coating applied thereto, wherein at least one layer of the coating is a metal oxide layer produced in the PVD process which comprises or is made of grains of aluminium oxide or aluminium-chromium oxide, and the metal oxide layer has a grain structure in which there are present within a plurality of the existing grains structural disorders which are characterised in that point-shaped reflections occur in the electron diffraction images of the grains up to a maximum lattice plane spacing D LIMIT of 0.2 nm and for lattice plane spacings of greater than d LIMIT no point-shaped reflections occur, but an intensity distribution that is typical for amorphous structures, wherein in a multi-layer coating further layers, in addition to the at least one metal oxide layer, are selected from carbides, nitrides, oxides, carbonitrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbides, oxycarbonitrides, borides, boron nitrides, borocarbides, borocarbonitrides, borooxynitrides, borooxocarbides, borooxocarbonitrides and oxoboronitrides of the elements of groups IVa to VIIa of the periodic system and/or aluminium and/or silicon, including mixed-metallic phases and phase mixtures of the aforementioned compounds.
A transmitter comprising: means for generating a drive waveform signal; power supply means; amplifier means (45, 51) connected to the power supply and the means for generating a drive waveform signal for producing an output drive signal based on the drive waveform signal; output means (13, 33) for acting on the output drive signal to generate an output signal having a current and a voltage; and feedback means (35, 37) for providing feedback to the means for generating a drive waveform signal on the basis of the output signal; characterised in that the feedback comprises in-phase and quadrature components of the current and voltage of the output signal. means for generating a drive waveform signal; power supply means; amplifier means (45, 51) connected to the power supply and the means for generating a drive waveform signal for producing an output drive signal based on the drive waveform signal; output means (13, 33) for acting on the output drive signal to generate an output signal having a current and a voltage; and feedback means (35, 37) for providing feedback to the means for generating a drive waveform signal on the basis of the output signal; characterised in that the feedback comprises in-phase and quadrature components of the current and voltage of the output signal.
A composition comprising: at least one non-ionic cellulose ether, said at least one non-ionic cellulose ether being hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), one or more pH regulating agent(s) comprising a lactate and/or a citrate buffer, optionally a preservative, and water, said composition having a pH from 3 to 5, a viscosity from 35000 to 100 000 mPas, said viscosity being measured at 20 °C according to European Pharmacopeia 7.0, 2.210, and being free from any additional active pharmaceutical agent wherein said composition comprises from 1 wt% to 5 wt% of said non-ionic cellulose ether based on the total weight of the composition, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of vestibulodynia. at least one non-ionic cellulose ether, said at least one non-ionic cellulose ether being hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), one or more pH regulating agent(s) comprising a lactate and/or a citrate buffer, optionally a preservative, and water, said composition having a pH from 3 to 5, a viscosity from 35000 to 100 000 mPas, said viscosity being measured at 20 °C according to European Pharmacopeia 7.0, 2.210, and being free from any additional active pharmaceutical agent wherein said composition comprises from 1 wt% to 5 wt% of said non-ionic cellulose ether based on the total weight of the composition, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of vestibulodynia.
A process for purifying of a raw gas containing mainly C1-C5 hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide, and impurities of organic and inorganic sulfur compounds, halogenated and non-halogenated volatile organic compounds, oxygen, nitrogen and water, without substantially oxidizing the C1-C5 hydrocarbons and without substantially oxidizing the organic and inorganic sulfur compounds to sulfur trioxide, the process comprises the steps of contacting the raw gas at a temperature of between 200 and 450° C in one or more oxidation steps with a selective oxidation catalyst and oxidizing selectively in part or in full the organic and inorganic sulfur compounds and the halogenated and non-halogenated volatile organic compounds to carbon dioxide, water, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen halides; and removing at least part of excess of oxygen contained in the raw gas in the one or more oxidation steps by adding lower alcohols, lower ethers, hydrogen or combinations thereof to the raw gas upstream to at least one of the one or more oxidation steps and oxidizing the lower alcohols, lower ethers or hydrogen or combinations thereof to carbon dioxide and water with the at least part of the excess of oxygen; withdrawing and cooling a hot exit gas from the one or more oxidation steps comprising the C1-C5 hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, water, hydrogen halides and being essentially free of oxygen; and introducing the cooled exit gas into a purification step and removing the sulfur dioxide and the hydrogen halides, from the cooled exit gas; and collecting a purified exit gas comprising the C1-C5 hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide and water.
A camouflage system suitable for protecting an asset from detection, the system comprising a camouflage cover configured to match a spectral signature of surrounding vegetation, the camouflage cover including: a first boundary layer; a second boundary layer below the first boundary layer, a first channel (1406, 1601) being formed between the first and second boundary layers through which a liquid can be circulated, the first channel (1406, 1601) being visible through the first boundary layer; and a first liquid distributing medium located within the first channel and configured to distribute the liquid throughout the first channel, characterized in that the first channel includes a liquid feed in liquid communication with the liquid distribution medium. a first boundary layer; a second boundary layer below the first boundary layer, a first channel (1406, 1601) being formed between the first and second boundary layers through which a liquid can be circulated, the first channel (1406, 1601) being visible through the first boundary layer; and a first liquid distributing medium located within the first channel and configured to distribute the liquid throughout the first channel, characterized in that the first channel includes a liquid feed in liquid communication with the liquid distribution medium.
A sealing mechanism, for use in a ventilation assembly of an air-conditioning apparatus, comprising: a fixed portion having an opening and a limiting rail; and a moving portion connected with the limiting rail and movable along the limiting rail to close or open the opening, wherein at least one of the fixed portion and the moving portion is provided with a first sealing protrusion, and the first sealing protrusion is arranged between the fixed portion and the moving portion, wherein both the fixed portion and the moving portion have a rectangle or square shape, characterized in that two long edges of the fixed portion both form a crimping structure, the limiting rail is formed in the crimping structure, and two edges of the moving portion are arranged in the two limiting rails, respectively. a fixed portion having an opening and a limiting rail; and a moving portion connected with the limiting rail and movable along the limiting rail to close or open the opening, wherein at least one of the fixed portion and the moving portion is provided with a first sealing protrusion, and the first sealing protrusion is arranged between the fixed portion and the moving portion, wherein both the fixed portion and the moving portion have a rectangle or square shape, characterized in that two long edges of the fixed portion both form a crimping structure, the limiting rail is formed in the crimping structure, and two edges of the moving portion are arranged in the two limiting rails, respectively.
Casing for a turbine engine compressor comprising cavities hollowed out, so as not to communicate with one another, in the thickness of said casing from its internal face and disposed parallel to one another on a circumference of said casing, said cavities having an elongate form in a principal orientation direction between two lateral walls and being closed towards the upstream end and towards the downstream end by an upstream face and by a downstream face respectively, the intersections of which with the internal face of the casing form an upstream boundary and a downstream boundary respectively, characterised in that the upstream boundary of these cavities is in the form of an undulating line comprising at least two half-waves on its length lying between said lateral walls.
A semiconductor structure, comprising: • a substrate, comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate comprises a semiconductor material; • a metal layer stack disposed over the first side of the substrate, wherein the metal layer stack comprises a plurality of metallization layers and interdielectric layers and wherein an antenna element is formed in the metal layer stack; • wherein the antenna element is configured to align the main radiation direction of the antenna element in direction of the substrate; and • wherein the second side of the substrate is configured as a dielectric resonator. • a substrate, comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate comprises a semiconductor material; • a metal layer stack disposed over the first side of the substrate, wherein the metal layer stack comprises a plurality of metallization layers and interdielectric layers and wherein an antenna element is formed in the metal layer stack; • wherein the antenna element is configured to align the main radiation direction of the antenna element in direction of the substrate; and • wherein the second side of the substrate is configured as a dielectric resonator.
Additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation comprising a) at least one salt of a polyvalent metal cation with at least one organic phosphonate and/or phosphate compound as anion, optionally in a mixture with at least one compound capable of releasing an inorganic anion selected from carbonate, oxalate, silicate, phosphate, polyphosphate, phosphite, borate, aluminate and sulphate, which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, wherein the solubility of the sparingly soluble salt in water under standard conditions of 20°C and standard pressure is less than 5 g/l, and b) at least one polymeric dispersant comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains, wherein the polyvalent metal cation selected from Al 3+, Fe 3+, Fe 2+, Zn 2+, Mn 2+, Cu 2+, Mg 2+, Ca 2+, Sr 2+, Ba 2+ and mixtures thereof, and wherein the metal cation is present in such an amount that the following ratio (a) is greater than 1 and less than 30: 0.1 < ∑ i z K, i ∗ n K, i ∑ j z S, j ∗ n S, j < 50 where z K,i is the magnitude of the charge of the polyvalent metal cation, n K,i is the number of moles of the polyvalent metal cation weighed in, z S,j is the magnitude of the charge of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant, n S,j is the number of moles of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant weighed in, the indices i and j are independent of one another and are an integer greater than 0, where i is the number of different kinds of polyvalent metal cations and j is the number of different kinds of anionic and anionogenic groups present in the polymeric dispersant. a) at least one salt of a polyvalent metal cation with at least one organic phosphonate and/or phosphate compound as anion, optionally in a mixture with at least one compound capable of releasing an inorganic anion selected from carbonate, oxalate, silicate, phosphate, polyphosphate, phosphite, borate, aluminate and sulphate, which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, wherein the solubility of the sparingly soluble salt in water under standard conditions of 20°C and standard pressure is less than 5 g/l, and b) at least one polymeric dispersant comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains, z K,i is the magnitude of the charge of the polyvalent metal cation, n K,i is the number of moles of the polyvalent metal cation weighed in, z S,j is the magnitude of the charge of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant, n S,j is the number of moles of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant weighed in,
A method of determining at least one parameter value relating to nitric oxide, NO, production in the lower respiratory tract of a subject, the method comprising: obtaining a plurality of measurements of NO levels in exhaled air and air flow rate during multiple exhalations of a subject performing tidal breathing; dividing each exhalation into a plurality of exhalation parts; analyzing the plurality of measurements to identify parts of the exhalations where the NO produced in the lower respiratory tract dominates the NO contribution from other sources; determining at least one parameter value relating to NO production in the lower respiratory tract of the subject using the measurements of NO levels and/or air flow rate for only those parts identified in the step of analyzing. obtaining a plurality of measurements of NO levels in exhaled air and air flow rate during multiple exhalations of a subject performing tidal breathing; dividing each exhalation into a plurality of exhalation parts; analyzing the plurality of measurements to identify parts of the exhalations where the NO produced in the lower respiratory tract dominates the NO contribution from other sources; determining at least one parameter value relating to NO production in the lower respiratory tract of the subject using the measurements of NO levels and/or air flow rate for only those parts identified in the step of analyzing.