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A mold stack comprising: a cavity insert configured to define a portion of a molding cavity for defining a body portion of a preform to be molded therein which preform is capable of being subsequently blown into a beverage container, the cavity insert positionable, in use, within a bore in a cavity plate in a loose fit arrangement, allowing for a degree of float, in a lateral direction, of the cavity insert relative to the cavity plate; and a flange insert positionable in use, at least partially within the bore in the cavity plate in association with the cavity insert, wherein the flange insert comprises a flange member projecting away from a mold face of the cavity plate. a cavity insert configured to define a portion of a molding cavity for defining a body portion of a preform to be molded therein which preform is capable of being subsequently blown into a beverage container, the cavity insert positionable, in use, within a bore in a cavity plate in a loose fit arrangement, allowing for a degree of float, in a lateral direction, of the cavity insert relative to the cavity plate; and a flange insert positionable in use, at least partially within the bore in the cavity plate in association with the cavity insert, wherein the flange insert comprises a flange member projecting away from a mold face of the cavity plate.
A method of performing deformation processing on a ceramic, comprising: a step of heating the ceramic within a temperature range of more than 700°C and not more than 1400°C; a step of applying a voltage to the heated ceramic; and a step of applying a stress to the heated ceramic with a constant strain rate of not less than 1×10 -3 s -1 and not more than 1×10 -1 s -1 to which the voltage has been applied, wherein the step of applying a voltage includes applying a voltage while controlling a current density flowing through the ceramic by means of a control unit that controls at least the operation of power source to change the current and voltage in such a way that the stress to be applied to the ceramic by the step of applying a stress is constant, and the step of applying a stress includes applying a stress selected from the group consisting of a tensile stress and a compressive stress to the ceramic. a step of heating the ceramic within a temperature range of more than 700°C and not more than 1400°C; a step of applying a voltage to the heated ceramic; and a step of applying a stress to the heated ceramic with a constant strain rate of not less than 1×10 -3 s -1 and not more than 1×10 -1 s -1 to which the voltage has been applied, wherein the step of applying a voltage includes applying a voltage while controlling a current density flowing through the ceramic by means of a control unit that controls at least the operation of power source to change the current and voltage in such a way that the stress to be applied to the ceramic by the step of applying a stress is constant, and the step of applying a stress includes applying a stress selected from the group consisting of a tensile stress and a compressive stress to the ceramic.
An aquaculture system for hosting an aquatic animal, the aquaculture system comprising (i) a basin configured to host water and the aquatic animal, and (ii) a light generating system configured to provide system light to the basin, characterized in that the system light has controllable polarization, and wherein in an operational mode of the light generating system the light generating system is configured to provide system light sequentially having M different polarization states, wherein M ≥ 2, and wherein at least part of the M different polarization states are provided consecutively for time periods individually selected from the range of 0.005 - 10 seconds.
An image signal processing method, wherein the method comprises: obtaining an image signal, wherein the image signal is derived based on a sensor signal collected by an image sensor; characterized by recognizing, by using a neural network, a scene to which the image signal belongs; determining, by using attribute information of the image signal, whether the scene is accurate; and if determining that the scene is accurate, performing enhancement processing on the image signal based on the scene, to generate an enhanced image signal; wherein the attribute information of the image signal comprises at least one of light intensity information and foreground location information in the image signal; wherein the determining, by using attribute information of the image signal, whether the scene is accurate comprises: determining, based on the light intensity information, whether a light intensity of the image signal is within a preset light intensity threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate, or determining, based on the foreground location information, whether a foreground location of the image signal is within a preset distance threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate. obtaining an image signal, wherein the image signal is derived based on a sensor signal collected by an image sensor; characterized by recognizing, by using a neural network, a scene to which the image signal belongs; determining, by using attribute information of the image signal, whether the scene is accurate; and if determining that the scene is accurate, performing enhancement processing on the image signal based on the scene, to generate an enhanced image signal; wherein the attribute information of the image signal comprises at least one of light intensity information and foreground location information in the image signal; wherein the determining, by using attribute information of the image signal, whether the scene is accurate comprises: determining, based on the light intensity information, whether a light intensity of the image signal is within a preset light intensity threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate, or determining, based on the foreground location information, whether a foreground location of the image signal is within a preset distance threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate. determining, based on the light intensity information, whether a light intensity of the image signal is within a preset light intensity threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate, or determining, based on the foreground location information, whether a foreground location of the image signal is within a preset distance threshold range, to determine whether the scene is accurate.
A contact pin (2, 2') for a high-voltage switch and/or medium-voltage switch, wherein the contact pin (2, 2') has: a contact tip (4, 4') from an arc-erosion resistant material, and a tubular support sleeve which is connected to the contact tip (4, 4'), a support core (8, 8') which is disposed in the support sleeve and is connected to the support sleeve, wherein the contact tip (4, 4') is disposed in a forward region of the contact pin (2, 2') in which arcs arise during use of the contact pin (2, 2'), and wherein the support sleeve is disposed in a rear region of the contact pin (2, 2'), adjoining the forward region, in which no arcs arise during use of the contact pin (2, 2') characterized in that the support sleeve material is selected from: a refractory material, an alloy based on refractory material, and steel. a contact tip (4, 4') from an arc-erosion resistant material, and a tubular support sleeve which is connected to the contact tip (4, 4'), a support core (8, 8') which is disposed in the support sleeve and is connected to the support sleeve, wherein the contact tip (4, 4') is disposed in a forward region of the contact pin (2, 2') in which arcs arise during use of the contact pin (2, 2'), and wherein the support sleeve is disposed in a rear region of the contact pin (2, 2'), adjoining the forward region, in which no arcs arise during use of the contact pin (2, 2') characterized in that the support sleeve material is selected from: a refractory material, an alloy based on refractory material, and steel.
A cross-contamination-free fluid switching valve, characterized in that, the cross-contamination-free fluid switching valve includes a valve body, a first drive assembly and a second drive assembly, wherein the valve body is composed of a valve head, a valve-core seat and a rotor valve-core, the valve-core seat is rotatable relative to the valve head, the rotor valve-core is mounted on the valve-core seat slidably, the valve-core seat is provided with a sliding chute, the rotor valve-core is connected to the sliding chute slidably, an end surface, away from the valve head, of the rotor valve-core is provided with a guide groove, a length direction of the guide groove is perpendicular to a length direction of the sliding, the rotor valve-core is fitted with the valve head that is provided with at least three switching ports, the rotor valve-core is provided with a groove, which is able to be in communication with the port on a fitting plane between the rotor valve-core and the valve head, the first drive assembly is configured to drive the valve-core seat to rotate, and the second drive assembly is configured to drive the rotor valve-core to slide.
Rotary nozzle device for development and rehabilitation of wells, the rotary nozzle device comprising a body with a longitudinal axis; a first group of nozzles (23, 25); a second group of nozzles (27, 29); wherein the body is adapted for being inserted into a well and for supplying a regenerating medium to the nozzles (23, 25, 27, 29); wherein the first group of nozzles (23, 25) is arranged at a first distance along the longitudinal axis to the second group of nozzles (27, 29); wherein at least one nozzle (23, 25, 27, 29) is adjustable in such a way that the angle between the nozzle (23, 25, 27, 29) and the longitudinal axis is variable, wherein the first group of nozzles (23, 25) comprises a first nozzle and a second nozzle; wherein the second group of nozzles (27, 29) comprises a third nozzle and a forth nozzle; wherein the first nozzle is mounted to the body opposite the second nozzle in a first plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; wherein the third nozzle is mounted to the body opposite the forth nozzle in a second plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and wherein the first distance between the first group of nozzles and the second group of nozzles is variable.
Apparatus constituting part of an induction and fuel delivery system for a cylinder of a piston internal combustion engine, comprising a small cyclone comprising a cylindrical part; and a conical part joined to said cylindrical part, an upper wall closing said cylindrical part, and having an aperture through which a flow of atomised fuel is discharged, and an inlet duct arranged to discharge a flow of heated air tangentially into the small cyclone to generate a sustained vortex of high rotational speeds, the inlet duct comprising a tangentially-arranged inlet to said cylindrical part through which said flow of heated air is delivered; a modulatable fuel injector delivering a flow of atomised fuel into said small cyclone wherein it underdoes flash evaporation and energetic mixing, said upper wall supporting means for mounting said modulatable fuel injector; a delivery duct connecting said small cyclone to the inlet tract of said cylinder wherein said vortex fuel-air mixture is mixed with induction air; the small cyclone including an outlet at the apex of said conical part joined to said delivery duct; and means to prevent overheating of said modulatable fuel injector.
A cartridge, comprising: - An outer shell defining an inner volume containing: ∘ A first reservoir containing a first component and having a first aperture for discharge of the first component; ∘ a second reservoir containing a second component and having a second aperture for discharge of the second component; characterized in that it further includes ∘ A first removable film impermeable to the first component sealing the first aperture; ∘ A second removable film impermeable to the second component sealing the second aperture; - A seat having an opening in said outer shell and delimiting walls within said inner volume, said first and second apertures (32, 42) being formed in said delimiting walls, the seat being configured to house a piercer of an external component; and - Wherein a portion of the first film or a portion of the second film is protruding from said opening or it faces said opening. - An outer shell defining an inner volume containing: ∘ A first reservoir containing a first component and having a first aperture for discharge of the first component; ∘ a second reservoir containing a second component and having a second aperture for discharge of the second component; characterized in that it further includes ∘ A first removable film impermeable to the first component sealing the first aperture; ∘ A second removable film impermeable to the second component sealing the second aperture; ∘ A first reservoir containing a first component and having a first aperture for discharge of the first component; ∘ a second reservoir containing a second component and having a second aperture for discharge of the second component; ∘ A first removable film impermeable to the first component sealing the first aperture; ∘ A second removable film impermeable to the second component sealing the second aperture; - A seat having an opening in said outer shell and delimiting walls within said inner volume, said first and second apertures (32, 42) being formed in said delimiting walls, the seat being configured to house a piercer of an external component; and - Wherein a portion of the first film or a portion of the second film is protruding from said opening or it faces said opening.
Arrangement to retrofit a wind turbine, - with a blade, which is prepared to be connected with the hub of the wind turbine, - with an extension unit, which is designed and prepared to elongate the blade, characterised by the fact that, - the extension unit is connected with the tip of the blade by a pressure, which is applied between the tip of the blade and the extension unit, - while the applied pressure is a low-pressure in relation to the ambient barometric pressure. - with a blade, which is prepared to be connected with the hub of the wind turbine, - with an extension unit, which is designed and prepared to elongate the blade, characterised by the fact that, - the extension unit is connected with the tip of the blade by a pressure, which is applied between the tip of the blade and the extension unit, - while the applied pressure is a low-pressure in relation to the ambient barometric pressure.
Method for operating a microfluidic sequencing device having at least one microfluidic sequencing channel which fluidically connects a first microfluidic gap with a second microfluidic gap, wherein the sequencing channel is formed as a cavity in the region of the first gap and is formed as a pore in the region of the second gap, wherein the pore has a smaller cross section than the cavity, wherein the method comprises the following steps: feeding a sample solution into the first gap in order to introduce a cell into the cavity; lysing the cell into its cellular constituents in order to release cellular DNA of the cell; rinsing the first gap in order to remove undesired cellular constituents of the cell from the cavity and/or the first gap and to isolate the DNA in the cavity; filling the first gap and the second gap with a sequencing buffer; and sequencing the DNA in the pore. feeding a sample solution into the first gap in order to introduce a cell into the cavity; lysing the cell into its cellular constituents in order to release cellular DNA of the cell; rinsing the first gap in order to remove undesired cellular constituents of the cell from the cavity and/or the first gap and to isolate the DNA in the cavity; filling the first gap and the second gap with a sequencing buffer; and sequencing the DNA in the pore.
A head-mounted imaging apparatus, comprising: a projector that is energizable to project image-bearing light; a light-conditioning element configured to direct and shape the image-bearing light from the projector to form a real image plane; a curved mirror that is partially transmissive to allow at least partial visibility of the ambient environment to one eye of an observer, wherein a surface of the curved mirror is substantially spherical; a lenslet array positioned adjacent to the real image plane and optically disposed at substantially one focal length away from the curved mirror, wherein the lenslet array is curved about a single axis; and a beamsplitter in a path of light from the real image at the lenslet array, wherein the beamsplitter is arranged to direct at least a portion of the light from the real image toward the curved mirror; wherein the curved mirror is configured to direct light from the beamsplitter to form a virtual image for the one eye of the observer who wears the head-mounted imaging apparatus; wherein the lenslet array includes a plurality of lenslets facing the curved mirror side of the path of light, the plurality of lenslets having respective focal points, and wherein the real image plane is located along or within a substrate of the lenslet array and before the focal points of the plurality of lenslets in the path of light. a projector that is energizable to project image-bearing light; a light-conditioning element configured to direct and shape the image-bearing light from the projector to form a real image plane; a curved mirror that is partially transmissive to allow at least partial visibility of the ambient environment to one eye of an observer, wherein a surface of the curved mirror is substantially spherical; a lenslet array positioned adjacent to the real image plane and optically disposed at substantially one focal length away from the curved mirror, wherein the lenslet array is curved about a single axis; and a beamsplitter in a path of light from the real image at the lenslet array, wherein the beamsplitter is arranged to direct at least a portion of the light from the real image toward the curved mirror; wherein the curved mirror is configured to direct light from the beamsplitter to form a virtual image for the one eye of the observer who wears the head-mounted imaging apparatus; wherein the lenslet array includes a plurality of lenslets facing the curved mirror side of the path of light, the plurality of lenslets having respective focal points, and wherein the real image plane is located along or within a substrate of the lenslet array and before the focal points of the plurality of lenslets in the path of light.
A method for the production of derivatives of 4-hydroxy-2-ketobutyrate chosen among 1,3-propanediol and 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate by culturing a genetically modified microorganism for the production of the desired derivative of 4-hydroxy-2-ketobutyrate, wherein the genetically modified microorganism is able to produce 1,3 propanediol from 4-hydroxy-2-ketobutyrate and/or to produce 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate from 4-hydroxy-2-ketobutyrate by further comprising a gene coding for a mutant glutamate dehydrogenase converting by deamination L-homoserine into 4-hydroxy-2-ketobutyrate and wherein said mutant glutamate dehydrogenase comprises at least one mutation where amino acid K (Lys) at position 92, by reference to E. coli glutamate dehydrogenase of SEQ ID NO: 1, is replaced by amino acid V (Val).
Laid fiber cable for use as running cable in an apparatus with a drum drive, comprising a laid core cable and several outer strands surrounding the core cable, wherein the core cable and the outer strands are made of several fiber lines (9-9b, 10-10b), wherein the fiber lines (9-9b, 10-10b) are made of a non-metallic composite material having reinforcing fibers, the reinforcing fibers are stranded to form at least one reinforcing line, wherein the at least one reinforcing line is designed as as reinforcing strand or reinforcing cable and is fabricated by an apparatus for producing wire cables or wire strands, characterized in that the laid core cable is at least partially surrounded by a sheathing (15; 18).
A device for forming a circumferential groove in a pipe element having a longitudinal axis, said device comprising: a drive roller rotatable about a drive roller axis, said drive roller being engageable with an inner surface of said pipe element when said drive roller axis is oriented substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said pipe element; a grooving roller rotatable about a grooving roller axis oriented substantially parallel to said drive roller axis, said grooving roller having a known diameter, said grooving roller being movable toward and away from said drive roller so as to forcibly engage an outer surface of said pipe element so as to displace material of said pipe element and form said groove therein upon rotation of said pipe element; characterized in that the device further comprises a first sensor for determining a degree of rotation of said grooving roller and generating a first signal indicative thereof; a second sensor for determining a degree of rotation of said pipe element and generating a second signal indicative thereof; and a control system adapted to receive said first and second signals, use said first and second signals to determine a diameter of said groove, and control motion of said grooving roller toward and away from said drive roller in response to said diameter of said groove. a drive roller rotatable about a drive roller axis, said drive roller being engageable with an inner surface of said pipe element when said drive roller axis is oriented substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said pipe element; a grooving roller rotatable about a grooving roller axis oriented substantially parallel to said drive roller axis, said grooving roller having a known diameter, said grooving roller being movable toward and away from said drive roller so as to forcibly engage an outer surface of said pipe element so as to displace material of said pipe element and form said groove therein upon rotation of said pipe element; characterized in that the device further comprises a first sensor for determining a degree of rotation of said grooving roller and generating a first signal indicative thereof; a second sensor for determining a degree of rotation of said pipe element and generating a second signal indicative thereof; and a control system adapted to receive said first and second signals, use said first and second signals to determine a diameter of said groove, and control motion of said grooving roller toward and away from said drive roller in response to said diameter of said groove.
A dehydration formulation selected from the group consisting of: (a) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM Proline, and 1% PVA, pH 6.8; (b) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 50 mM Proline, and 1% PVA; (c) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM trans-4-hydroxy L-proline, and 1% PVA, pH 6.8; (d) 50 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 50 mM Betaine, 10 mM Bis-Tris, and 0.33% PVA, pH 6.0; and (e) 50 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 50 mM Betaine, 10 mM MES, and 0.33% PVA, pH 6.0. (a) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM Proline, and 1% PVA, pH 6.8; (b) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 50 mM Proline, and 1% PVA; (c) 100 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM trans-4-hydroxy L-proline, and 1% PVA, pH 6.8; (d) 50 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 50 mM Betaine, 10 mM Bis-Tris, and 0.33% PVA, pH 6.0; and (e) 50 mM Alanine-Glutamine, 50 mM Betaine, 10 mM MES, and 0.33% PVA, pH 6.0.