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A process kit for use in a multi-cathode processing chamber, comprising: a rotatable shield having a base, a conical portion extending downward and radially outward from the base, and a collar portion extending radially outward from a bottom of the conical portion, wherein an egg-shaped hole is formed through the conical portion; an inner deposition ring having a leg portion, a flat portion extending radially inward from the leg portion, a first recessed portion extending radially inward from the flat portion, and a first lip extending upward from an innermost section of the first recessed portion, the inner deposition ring being configured for being disposed atop a substrate support of the multi-cathode processing chamber; and an outer deposition ring having a collar portion, an upper flat portion disposed above and extending radially inward from the collar portion, a second recessed portion extending inward from the upper flat portion, and a second lip extending upward from an innermost section of the second recessed portion, wherein the leg portion of the inner deposition ring extends into the second recessed portion of the outer deposition ring to form a tortuous path between the inner and outer deposition rings (140,142). a rotatable shield having a base, a conical portion extending downward and radially outward from the base, and a collar portion extending radially outward from a bottom of the conical portion, wherein an egg-shaped hole is formed through the conical portion; an inner deposition ring having a leg portion, a flat portion extending radially inward from the leg portion, a first recessed portion extending radially inward from the flat portion, and a first lip extending upward from an innermost section of the first recessed portion, the inner deposition ring being configured for being disposed atop a substrate support of the multi-cathode processing chamber; and an outer deposition ring having a collar portion, an upper flat portion disposed above and extending radially inward from the collar portion, a second recessed portion extending inward from the upper flat portion, and a second lip extending upward from an innermost section of the second recessed portion, wherein the leg portion of the inner deposition ring extends into the second recessed portion of the outer deposition ring to form a tortuous path between the inner and outer deposition rings (140,142).
A game apparatus comprising: a prize support section that supports a prize; a prize moving section for moving the prize supported by the prize support section by making a movement of the prize and a motion to attain or release the prize; a prize outlet that allows a player to remove the prize; and a prize guiding space that guides the prize toward the prize outlet, characterized in that the game apparatus further comprises: a control section that controls the movement and the motion of the prize moving section based on operation information, and controls a motion force of the prize moving section based on motion force information, a motion force change section that changes the motion force information based on a position of the prize moving section. a prize support section that supports a prize; a prize moving section for moving the prize supported by the prize support section by making a movement of the prize and a motion to attain or release the prize; a prize outlet that allows a player to remove the prize; and a prize guiding space that guides the prize toward the prize outlet, characterized in that the game apparatus further comprises: a control section that controls the movement and the motion of the prize moving section based on operation information, and controls a motion force of the prize moving section based on motion force information, a motion force change section that changes the motion force information based on a position of the prize moving section. a control section that controls the movement and the motion of the prize moving section based on operation information, and controls a motion force of the prize moving section based on motion force information, a motion force change section that changes the motion force information based on a position of the prize moving section.
A signal processing circuit arrangement comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive a plurality of encoded layers on a shared time-frequency channel; a processing circuit configured to evaluate soft probability values for each of the plurality of encoded layers to determine a decoding confidence metric for each of the plurality of encoded layers; a selection circuit configured to select an initial encoded layer from the plurality of encoded layers according to the decoding confidence metrics for the plurality of encoded layers; a layer recovery circuit configured to decode each of the plurality of encoded layers starting with the initial encoded layer according to a successive interference cancelation decoding scheme; and a retransmission circuit configured to: obtain initial soft probability values for at least one encoded layer of the plurality of encoded layers; identify previous soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers that correspond to an earlier transmission of the at least one encoded layers; and combine the initial soft probability values with the previous soft probability values to obtain the soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers. a receiver circuit configured to receive a plurality of encoded layers on a shared time-frequency channel; a processing circuit configured to evaluate soft probability values for each of the plurality of encoded layers to determine a decoding confidence metric for each of the plurality of encoded layers; a selection circuit configured to select an initial encoded layer from the plurality of encoded layers according to the decoding confidence metrics for the plurality of encoded layers; a layer recovery circuit configured to decode each of the plurality of encoded layers starting with the initial encoded layer according to a successive interference cancelation decoding scheme; and a retransmission circuit configured to: obtain initial soft probability values for at least one encoded layer of the plurality of encoded layers; identify previous soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers that correspond to an earlier transmission of the at least one encoded layers; and combine the initial soft probability values with the previous soft probability values to obtain the soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers. obtain initial soft probability values for at least one encoded layer of the plurality of encoded layers; identify previous soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers that correspond to an earlier transmission of the at least one encoded layers; and combine the initial soft probability values with the previous soft probability values to obtain the soft probability values for the at least one encoded layers.
A heating device, comprising a ceramic heating element and a smoking product bearing assembly, wherein, the ceramic heating element comprises a heating body and a heating circuit, the heating body is cylindrical; and the smoking product bearing assembly comprises a preheating tube and a blocking piece, the blocking piece is arranged in a cavity defined by the preheating tube to divide the cavity into a first cavity suitable for being used for placing a smoking product and a second cavity used for placing at least one part of the ceramic heating element, characterised in that the heating body is internally provided with a porous channel, and the heating circuit is arranged on the heating body to heat air passing through the porous channel, the heating circuit being printed on the outer surface of the heating body in the thick film circuit mode. the ceramic heating element comprises a heating body and a heating circuit, the heating body is cylindrical; and the smoking product bearing assembly comprises a preheating tube and a blocking piece, the blocking piece is arranged in a cavity defined by the preheating tube to divide the cavity into a first cavity suitable for being used for placing a smoking product and a second cavity used for placing at least one part of the ceramic heating element, characterised in that the heating body is internally provided with a porous channel, and the heating circuit is arranged on the heating body to heat air passing through the porous channel, the heating circuit being printed on the outer surface of the heating body in the thick film circuit mode.
Fluid pump comprising a housing formed by a first housing part and a second housing part, an electric motor formed by a stator and a rotor, the stator being arranged in the first housing part, a fluid duct provided in the second housing part, a temperature sensor assigned to the fluid duct in order to detect the temperature of a medium situated therein, wherein the temperature sensor is arranged in a holding element, a metal thermally conductive element is arranged between the fluid duct and the temperature sensor and forms an outer wall of the holding element, characterized in that the holding element is provided on the first housing part which is placed on the second housing part, wherein the holding element projects into the fluid duct.
Method for coding a current image (I C), the current image (I C) being a current view (V w,i) situated at a current instant (ti) in a current multi-view image (IMV i), the method comprising a step of determining, in a first image (IR 1) different from the current image, a group of k pixels corresponding to a current group of k pixels to be coded of the current image (I C), said coding method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - calculation of a motion vector between each of the k pixels of the first image (IR 1) and a corresponding pixel of a second image (IR 2) different from the current image, on completion of which a field of k motion vectors is obtained, - prediction of the pixels of the current group of k pixels of said current image (I C) on the basis of the field of k motion vectors which is obtained, said prediction step consisting in predicting the k pixels of said current group of pixels by corresponding pixels of a third image (IR 3) different from said current image (I C), said corresponding pixels being pointed at respectively by the k motion vectors of said field of motion vectors which is obtained, the first and second images (IR 1, IR 2) being reference images which have already been coded and then decoded and which belong to a view different from the view to which the current image belongs, the third image (IR 3) being a reference image which has already been coded and then decoded and which belongs to the same view as the current image. - calculation of a motion vector between each of the k pixels of the first image (IR 1) and a corresponding pixel of a second image (IR 2) different from the current image, on completion of which a field of k motion vectors is obtained, - prediction of the pixels of the current group of k pixels of said current image (I C) on the basis of the field of k motion vectors which is obtained, said prediction step consisting in predicting the k pixels of said current group of pixels by corresponding pixels of a third image (IR 3) different from said current image (I C), said corresponding pixels being pointed at respectively by the k motion vectors of said field of motion vectors which is obtained, the first and second images (IR 1, IR 2) being reference images which have already been coded and then decoded and which belong to a view different from the view to which the current image belongs, the third image (IR 3) being a reference image which has already been coded and then decoded and which belongs to the same view as the current image.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in treating a bacterial infection in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises: (a) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, and (b) a compound of Formula: wherein each stereocenter (indicated with an "*") can be either the R or S configuration, or an enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: or a tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: wherein each R 1 - R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, C(=O)R a and S(=O) 2 R b; each R a is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or aryl; and each R b is independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or aryl, or a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: wherein X is NH, O or S, or a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. (a) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, and (b) a compound of Formula: wherein each stereocenter (indicated with an "*") can be either the R or S configuration, or an enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: or a tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: wherein each R 1 - R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, C(=O)R a and S(=O) 2 R b; each R a is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or aryl; and each R b is independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or aryl, or a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a compound of Formula: wherein X is NH, O or S, or a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A nanoparticle pharmaceutical formulation for photodynamic therapy comprising: - poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) particles having a mean size of less than 500nm in diameter; - a therapeutically effective amount of a tetrapyrrole-based hydrophobic photosensitizer; - a stabilizing agent; wherein said photosensitizer is a chlorin or bacteriochlorin derivative according to formula A wherein: R 1 is H or OH R 2 to R 5 are substituents either in the meta- or para- position of the phenyl ring with R 2 to R 5 independently of one another chosen from a group of substituents consisting of: -OH, - COOH, -NH 2, -COOX, -NHX, OX, -NH-Y-COOH, or -CO-Y-NH 2. wherein: X is a polyethyleneglycol-residue with (CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 3 with n = 1-30 or a carbohydrate moiety; Y is peptides or oligopeptides wherein n = 1-30; ring D is having the structure: wherein said stabilizing agent is poly(vinyl alcohol). - poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) particles having a mean size of less than 500nm in diameter; - a therapeutically effective amount of a tetrapyrrole-based hydrophobic photosensitizer; - a stabilizing agent; wherein said photosensitizer is a chlorin or bacteriochlorin derivative according to formula A wherein: R 1 is H or OH R 2 to R 5 are substituents either in the meta- or para- position of the phenyl ring with R 2 to R 5 independently of one another chosen from a group of substituents consisting of: -OH, - COOH, -NH 2, -COOX, -NHX, OX, -NH-Y-COOH, or -CO-Y-NH 2. wherein: X is a polyethyleneglycol-residue with (CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 3 with n = 1-30 or a carbohydrate moiety; Y is peptides or oligopeptides wherein n = 1-30; ring D is having the structure: wherein said stabilizing agent is poly(vinyl alcohol). wherein said photosensitizer is a chlorin or bacteriochlorin derivative according to formula A wherein: R 1 is H or OH R 2 to R 5 are substituents either in the meta- or para- position of the phenyl ring with R 2 to R 5 independently of one another chosen from a group of substituents consisting of: -OH, - COOH, -NH 2, -COOX, -NHX, OX, -NH-Y-COOH, or -CO-Y-NH 2. R 1 is H or OH R 2 to R 5 are substituents either in the meta- or para- position of the phenyl ring with R 2 to R 5 independently of one another chosen from a group of substituents consisting of: -OH, - COOH, -NH 2, -COOX, -NHX, OX, -NH-Y-COOH, or -CO-Y-NH 2. wherein: X is a polyethyleneglycol-residue with (CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 3 with n = 1-30 or a carbohydrate moiety; Y is peptides or oligopeptides wherein n = 1-30; X is a polyethyleneglycol-residue with (CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 3 with n = 1-30 or a carbohydrate moiety; Y is peptides or oligopeptides wherein n = 1-30; ring D is having the structure: wherein said stabilizing agent is poly(vinyl alcohol).
Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein said panels at least comprise a substrate and a top layer, wherein said top layer comprises a paper layer having a printed wood pattern covering at least the majority of the surface of the paper layer, and wherein said method at least comprises the step of providing said paper layer with said printed wood pattern, wherein said paper layer is a colored paper layer, the colour of the paper layer being chosen to thereby limit the dry weight of deposited ink for attaining said wood pattern, and wherein for providing the entirety of said printed wood pattern use is made of pigment containing inks deposited on said paper layer by means of a digital inkjet printer, wherein the dry weight of the total volume of said pigment containing inks deposited on said paper layer is lower than 15 grams per square meter.
A washing machine comprising a tub; a drum wherein the laundry is loaded; a heater which heats the washing water in the tub, which is disposed into a receptacle provided at the lower side of the tub and which extends in the space between the drum and the tub in the horizontal direction; and a terminal plate which enables the heater to be fixed to the tub and which is used for making the electrical connections, - characterized by the heater being a dual-immersion heater and having a first heating element used for heating the washing water and a second heating element which is connected to the same terminal plate as the first heating element, which is energized independently or together with the first heating element by means of a switching unit and which heats the water taken into the tub to generate steam. - characterized by the heater being a dual-immersion heater and having a first heating element used for heating the washing water and a second heating element which is connected to the same terminal plate as the first heating element, which is energized independently or together with the first heating element by means of a switching unit and which heats the water taken into the tub to generate steam.
A nonwoven web for producing infusion pouches and bags, consisting of: a plurality of mono-component mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers for forming a non-woven web through dry thermo-bonding; said mono-component mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers having a crystalline portion; an amorphous PLA powder added to said mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers, said PLA powder having a melting point below the melting point of said mono-component, mono-constituent PLA fibers; wherein said PLA powder optionally includes an amount of Allantoin and/or sodium thiosulphate; said mono-component mono-constituent PLA fibers and PLA powders forming together pore sizes of said non-woven web that are maintained when infused with hot or non-heated liquids for enhancing flow; said non-woven web containing no plasticizers or surface treatment additives, and formed without the use of plasticizers and surface treatments; and said non-woven web is biodegradable and recyclable. a plurality of mono-component mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers for forming a non-woven web through dry thermo-bonding; said mono-component mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers having a crystalline portion; an amorphous PLA powder added to said mono-constituent Polylactic Acid fibers, said PLA powder having a melting point below the melting point of said mono-component, mono-constituent PLA fibers; wherein said PLA powder optionally includes an amount of Allantoin and/or sodium thiosulphate; said mono-component mono-constituent PLA fibers and PLA powders forming together pore sizes of said non-woven web that are maintained when infused with hot or non-heated liquids for enhancing flow; said non-woven web containing no plasticizers or surface treatment additives, and formed without the use of plasticizers and surface treatments; and said non-woven web is biodegradable and recyclable.
Device for rolling, in particular for stepped rolling, of rolling stock with at least one pair of rolls and at least one linear drive (4, 5) which is arranged downstream of the pair of rolls in the rolling direction and which, together with the pair of rolls, can apply tensile stress to the rolling stock, characterized by means for detecting the tensile stress and by a control device for controlling the drive power of the linear drive as a function of the tensile stress detected, in order optionally to vary the tensile stress applied to the rolling stock or to keep the tensile stress constant behind the roll gap as the drive speeds change.
A method for the drying of material by air that is caused to circulate around and/or through the material, where the drying comprises at least two subprocesses (A, B) and where the circulation air in each subprocess (A, B) is conditioned to considerably different wet temperatures (TvA, TvB) characterised in that energy recovery takes place during drying through the use of an energy-recovery system, where the circulation air in one of the subprocesses (A, B), the subprocess with higher wet temperature (TvA, TvB), is divided into at least two subsets (3, 4) in a first compartment, where, for compensating for the fall in pressure in the first subset that passes through a condensation arrangement, a fan (6.1) comprised in the energy-recovery system is used where a subset is caused to pass through the condensation arrangement in which the subset is demoisturised through condensation, where energy obtained during the condensation process is transferred to an energy arrangement for the transfer of the energy to the second subprocess (A, B), to circulation air with the lower wet temperature (TvA, TvB), where the other subset of the circulation air is led past the condensation process, the condensation arrangement, where all subsets (3, 4) of the circulation air are brought together after the condensation process of the first subset, its passage through the condensation arrangement, in a second compartment and where the fan (6.1) has a rate of revolution that can be varied in order to regulate the power of the condensation arrangement.
A method for producing hydrocarbons on a production line comprising at least two production wells, each production well comprising at least one device configured to supply an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the well as a function of respective data, the wells being coupled to a test separator configured to provide an estimate of the cumulative flow rate of the fluid for all of the wells as a function of respective data, wherein the method comprises, during the production: • the determination of respective data upon the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the device of each well; • the determination of the respective data upon the provision of an estimate of the cumulative flow rate by the test separator; and • a process for data validation and reconciliation involving the determined data, the reconciliation being conditioned by an at least substantial equality between the sum of the estimates of the flow rate of the fluid to be supplied by the device of each well and the estimate of the cumulative flow rate to be supplied by the test separator. • the determination of respective data upon the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the device of each well; • the determination of the respective data upon the provision of an estimate of the cumulative flow rate by the test separator; and • a process for data validation and reconciliation involving the determined data, the reconciliation being conditioned by an at least substantial equality between the sum of the estimates of the flow rate of the fluid to be supplied by the device of each well and the estimate of the cumulative flow rate to be supplied by the test separator.