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An apparatus comprising: a digital processor, DP, being configured to obtain a temporal sequence of digital measurements of a first optical signal and a temporal sequence of powers of a power-modulated second optical signal, both received by a coherent optical receiver, COR, from an optical fiber link and being configured to estimate a cross-correlation between the temporal sequence of digital measurements and the temporal sequence of powers of the power-modulated second optical signal for a plurality of relative time shifts between the sequences, the first and second optical signals having been transmitted to the COR via the optical fiber link in different frequency channels, each of the digital measurements representing a phase distortion of the received first optical signal at a corresponding time; and wherein the DP is configured to identify a location along the optical fiber link as having a physical change in response to a magnitude of a difference between the estimated cross correlation and a reference cross-correlation being greater than a fixed value for one of the relative time shifts; and wherein the DP is configured to estimate the location of the physical change from the value of the one of the relative time shifts. a digital processor, DP, being configured to obtain a temporal sequence of digital measurements of a first optical signal and a temporal sequence of powers of a power-modulated second optical signal, both received by a coherent optical receiver, COR, from an optical fiber link and being configured to estimate a cross-correlation between the temporal sequence of digital measurements and the temporal sequence of powers of the power-modulated second optical signal for a plurality of relative time shifts between the sequences, the first and second optical signals having been transmitted to the COR via the optical fiber link in different frequency channels, each of the digital measurements representing a phase distortion of the received first optical signal at a corresponding time; and wherein the DP is configured to identify a location along the optical fiber link as having a physical change in response to a magnitude of a difference between the estimated cross correlation and a reference cross-correlation being greater than a fixed value for one of the relative time shifts; and wherein the DP is configured to estimate the location of the physical change from the value of the one of the relative time shifts.
A method for purifying water using at least one unit for trapping one or more ions and at least one membrane filtration unit, wherein an aqueous stream is withdrawn from a source and is fed to said unit for trapping one or more ions, wherein the aqueous stream leaving said unit for trapping one or more ions is fed to said membrane filtration unit, and at least one concentrate stream and at least one permeate stream are obtained in said membrane filtration unit, wherein at least part of said one or more ions that are trapped is added to said permeate stream to obtain a permeate stream enriched with one or more ions, characterized in that said concentrate stream is fed to a bipolar membrane electrodialysis for generating a basic stream and an acid stream, wherein said acid stream is applied in a regeneration step of cationic ion exchanger as said unit for trapping one or more ions, wherein an effluent stream obtained in said regeneration step is fed to an anion exchanger as another unit for trapping one or more ions, wherein at least part of the effluent stream obtained from said anion exchanger is fed to said permeate stream, wherein said anion exchanger is submitted to a regeneration step, and in said regeneration step said basic stream is fed to said anion exchanger, wherein the aqueous stream obtained in said regeneration step is led away.
An electrochemical sensor comprising: a measuring electrode; a counter electrode; an electrolyte; and sensor operating circuitry coupled to the measuring electrode and counter electrode, wherein the measuring electrode is an electrode comprising a noble metal catalyst, an oxide of the noble metal catalyst and a reducible transition metal oxide, wherein the noble metal catalyst comprises platinum, gold or silver and the reducible transition metal oxide is manganese dioxide, ruthenium dioxide or osmiumtetroxide. a measuring electrode; a counter electrode; an electrolyte; and sensor operating circuitry coupled to the measuring electrode and counter electrode, wherein the measuring electrode is an electrode comprising a noble metal catalyst, an oxide of the noble metal catalyst and a reducible transition metal oxide, wherein the noble metal catalyst comprises platinum, gold or silver and the reducible transition metal oxide is manganese dioxide, ruthenium dioxide or osmiumtetroxide.
A gas barrier film comprising a plastic film and an organic gas barrier layer containing a 1,3,5-triazine derivative on at least one surface of the plastic film, wherein the 1,3,5-triazine derivative has sulfur-containing groups as a substituent on 2, 4 and 6 positions, and the 1,3,5-triazine derivative is triazine trithiol, the organic gas barrier layer contains 50% by mass or more of the 1,3,5-triazine derivative, and the thickness of the organic gas barrier layer is 200 nm or less. the 1,3,5-triazine derivative has sulfur-containing groups as a substituent on 2, 4 and 6 positions, and the 1,3,5-triazine derivative is triazine trithiol, the organic gas barrier layer contains 50% by mass or more of the 1,3,5-triazine derivative, and the thickness of the organic gas barrier layer is 200 nm or less.
Method of controlling or regulating the temperature of a cast strip in a continuous casting plant, wherein the cast strip after continuous issue from a mould is guided along a conveying path by a supporting strip guide, which comprises at least one segment (1, 2, 3, 4) with secondary cooling means, of the continuous casting plant, wherein the secondary cooling means is adjusted by a controlling or regulating unit and thus the surfaces of the cast strip are cooled, wherein a temperature field for the cast strip along its conveying direction within the supporting strip guide is calculated and a position of the end of the liquid phase of the cast strip is determined therefrom, wherein a plurality of target temperatures (i - x) for the surface of the cast strip is stored in a memory of the controlling or regulating unit for a material, which is to be cast, of the cast strip, characterised by: (i) investigating whether the position of the end of the liquid phase of the cast strip lies in a predetermined permissible region within the supporting strip guide and (ii) if the position of the end of the liquid phase of the cast strip lies in the predetermined permissible region of the supporting strip guide and a target temperature plot set in the region of the at least one segment of the supporting strip guide has not changed for a predetermined time of preferably at least 5 minutes and the calculated liquid phase lengths for the two next-higher (= hotter) target temperatures still lie in the predetermined permissible region of the supporting strip guide: reducing the cooling performance in that the secondary cooling means in the at least one segment of the supporting strip guide is adjusted to the next-higher (= hotter) target temperature plot, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) are performed fully automatically by the controlling or regulating unit. (i) investigating whether the position of the end of the liquid phase of the cast strip lies in a predetermined permissible region within the supporting strip guide and (ii) if the position of the end of the liquid phase of the cast strip lies in the predetermined permissible region of the supporting strip guide and a target temperature plot set in the region of the at least one segment of the supporting strip guide has not changed for a predetermined time of preferably at least 5 minutes and the calculated liquid phase lengths for the two next-higher (= hotter) target temperatures still lie in the predetermined permissible region of the supporting strip guide: reducing the cooling performance in that the secondary cooling means in the at least one segment of the supporting strip guide is adjusted to the next-higher (= hotter) target temperature plot,
An immersion cooling system comprising: a housing having an interior space; a heat-generating component disposed within the interior space, wherein the heat generating component comprises an electronic device; and a working fluid liquid disposed within the interior space such that the heat-generating component is in contact with the working fluid liquid; wherein the working fluid comprises at least 50% by weight of a compound having Structural Formula wherein each R f 1 and R f 2 is, independently, (i) a linear or branched perhalogenated acyclic alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms and optionally contains one or more catenated heteroatoms selected from O or N; or (ii) a perhalogenated 5-7 membered cyclic alkyl group having 3-7 carbon atoms and optionally contains one or more catenated heteroatoms selected from O or N, and wherein the working fluid is a fluid with a dielectric constant of less than 2.5, wherein said dielectric constant is measured by ASTM D150 at 25°C at 1 KHz. a housing having an interior space; a heat-generating component disposed within the interior space, wherein the heat generating component comprises an electronic device; and a working fluid liquid disposed within the interior space such that the heat-generating component is in contact with the working fluid liquid; wherein the working fluid comprises at least 50% by weight of a compound having Structural Formula wherein each R f 1 and R f 2 is, independently, (i) a linear or branched perhalogenated acyclic alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms and optionally contains one or more catenated heteroatoms selected from O or N; or (ii) a perhalogenated 5-7 membered cyclic alkyl group having 3-7 carbon atoms and optionally contains one or more catenated heteroatoms selected from O or N, and wherein the working fluid is a fluid with a dielectric constant of less than 2.5, wherein said dielectric constant is measured by ASTM D150 at 25°C at 1 KHz.
A surface treatment method of tantalum spinneret, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: (a) placing the tantalum spinneret in an oxygen-containing electrolyte solution at room temperature to 380°C and applying an anode voltage of 3 to 800V constantly for 0.01 to 2 hours, with a voltage-increasing current density of 1 to 200 mA/cm 2 to form a layer of amorphous Ta 2 O 5 film; (b) optionally polishing: polishing a fiber outlet face of the tantalum spinneret treated in step (a) to remove the Ta 2 O 5 film on a surface of the fiber outlet face; and (c) coating: subjecting the tantalum spinneret treated in step (b) to a coating treatment by a molten salt electrochemical method to form a film layer containing lithium-containing compound. (a) placing the tantalum spinneret in an oxygen-containing electrolyte solution at room temperature to 380°C and applying an anode voltage of 3 to 800V constantly for 0.01 to 2 hours, with a voltage-increasing current density of 1 to 200 mA/cm 2 to form a layer of amorphous Ta 2 O 5 film; (b) optionally polishing: polishing a fiber outlet face of the tantalum spinneret treated in step (a) to remove the Ta 2 O 5 film on a surface of the fiber outlet face; and (c) coating: subjecting the tantalum spinneret treated in step (b) to a coating treatment by a molten salt electrochemical method to form a film layer containing lithium-containing compound.
A compound of Formula II: wherein: R 1 is hydroxy or C 1 -C 3 alkanoyloxy; and R 2 through R 5, and R 10 are H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is hydroxy or C 1 -C 3 alkanoyloxy; and R 2 through R 5, and R 10 are H,
A biodegradable polyester composition, comprising the following components in parts by weight: i) 60 to 100 parts of biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyester; ii) 0 to 40 parts of polylactic acid; iii) 0 to 35 parts of an organic filler and/or an inorganic filler; iv) 0 to 1 part of a copolymer which contains epoxy group and is based on styrene, acrylate and/or methacrylate; and based on the total weight of the biodegradable polyester composition, 100 - 950ppm of a cyclic ester having a structure shown as formula i) 60 to 100 parts of biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyester; ii) 0 to 40 parts of polylactic acid; iii) 0 to 35 parts of an organic filler and/or an inorganic filler; iv) 0 to 1 part of a copolymer which contains epoxy group and is based on styrene, acrylate and/or methacrylate; and based on the total weight of the biodegradable polyester composition, 100 - 950ppm of a cyclic ester having a structure shown as formula
An end plug (1;1';100;100') for coreless paper rolls including a central body (3;3';103;103'), wherein at least three resilient elements (4-7;4'-7';104-107;104'-107') protrude from the central body (3;3';103;103') and resiliently press against the interior of the paper roll when the end plug is inserted into an end of a paper roll, the radial extension of the resilient elements being influenced by rotation of said plug or a part thereof, characterised in that the central body (3;3';103;103') has an axial extension and said resilient elements (4-7;4'-7';104-107;104'-107') are extended axially along the central body and protrude outwardly therefrom, said resilient elements being wing-shaped, wherein an imaginary line between the tip of a wing-shaped element (4-7;4'-7';104-107;104'-107') and the base thereof, i.e. the interface between the central body (3;3';103;103') and the wing-shaped element, forming an acute angle (α) to a tangential plane passing through said base.
A method of transmitting encapsulated media, the method comprising: receiving a first request to establish a tunnel with a stream based transport layer, the first request comprising a tag; receiving a second request to establish the tunnel with a datagram based transport layer, the second request comprising the tag; establishing the tunnel with the stream based transport layer and receiving the encapsulated media over the stream based transport layer; establishing the datagram based transport layer for the tunnel in addition to the stream based transport layer and receiving the encapsulated media over the datagram based transport layer; and releasing (410, 411, 510) the stream based transport layer. receiving a first request to establish a tunnel with a stream based transport layer, the first request comprising a tag; receiving a second request to establish the tunnel with a datagram based transport layer, the second request comprising the tag; establishing the tunnel with the stream based transport layer and receiving the encapsulated media over the stream based transport layer; establishing the datagram based transport layer for the tunnel in addition to the stream based transport layer and receiving the encapsulated media over the datagram based transport layer; and releasing (410, 411, 510) the stream based transport layer.
A powder, as propulsion powder or ignition powder for accelerating projectiles for mortar systems, which is based on nitrocellulose and comprises a crystalline, nitramine-based energetic material at 1-30 wt% and an inorganic muzzle flash suppressor, the powder being present in the form of grains, and the grains having on their surface an inert plasticizing additive, wherein the inorganic muzzle flash suppressor is present at 0.1-10 wt% and, characterized in that the inert plasticizing additive is camphor and is present at 0.01-1 wt%.
A game stick for use with a golf ball, said stick comprising: a shaft having a first end and a second end; a head provided at the second end of the shaft; a channel defined in the head and configured to receive the golf ball therein and from which the golf ball is thrown during play; a first and a second side wall, a back wall; and the channel is defined between an interior surface of the first side wall, and an interior surface of the second side wall; wherein at least one of the first and second side walls (432, 434) defines an aperture (440a, 440b), for example, a round aperture, for receiving a portion of the golf ball when the ball is positioned against the back wall. a shaft having a first end and a second end; a head provided at the second end of the shaft; a channel defined in the head and configured to receive the golf ball therein and from which the golf ball is thrown during play; a first and a second side wall, a back wall; and the channel is defined between an interior surface of the first side wall, and an interior surface of the second side wall; wherein at least one of the first and second side walls (432, 434) defines an aperture (440a, 440b), for example, a round aperture, for receiving a portion of the golf ball when the ball is positioned against the back wall.
A drop-on-demand card printing system (12, 112), comprising: a drop-on-demand print head having an ink inlet and an ink outlet; an ink delivery system connected to the drop-on-demand print head, the ink delivery system includes: a first ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink inlet and a second ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink outlet; an ink supply tank containing a supply of ink; a supply pump fluidly connected between the ink supply tank and the first ink header tank; a return pump fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank; and a first valve fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank to control flow from the second ink header tank to the ink supply tank; a vacuum system fluidly connected to the first ink header tank that applies a vacuum to the drop-on-demand print head. a drop-on-demand print head having an ink inlet and an ink outlet; an ink delivery system connected to the drop-on-demand print head, the ink delivery system includes: a first ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink inlet and a second ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink outlet; an ink supply tank containing a supply of ink; a supply pump fluidly connected between the ink supply tank and the first ink header tank; a return pump fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank; and a first valve fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank to control flow from the second ink header tank to the ink supply tank; a first ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink inlet and a second ink header tank fluidly connected to the ink outlet; an ink supply tank containing a supply of ink; a supply pump fluidly connected between the ink supply tank and the first ink header tank; a return pump fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank; and a first valve fluidly connected between the second ink header tank and the ink supply tank to control flow from the second ink header tank to the ink supply tank; a vacuum system fluidly connected to the first ink header tank that applies a vacuum to the drop-on-demand print head.
A medical system, the medical system comprising: a plurality of implantable medical devices including a first implantable medical device and a second implantable medical device, wherein the first implantable medical device is a leadless cardiac pacemaker and the second implantable medical device is a leadless cardiac pacemaker, wherein the first implantable medical device is configured to provide an anti-tachycardia response via one or more electrodes of the first implantable medical device and to communicate a message to at least the second implantable medical device before providing the anti-tachycardia response.
A device for intraocular injection comprising: a drug delivery device (1, 1') comprising a housing compartment for receiving a cartridge or a syringe; a foot at a distal end of the drug delivery device for positioning the drug delivery device with respect to an injection site; characterized in that a magnifying device coupled to one of the drug delivery device and the foot for magnifying a view of the injection site is provided, wherein the magnifying device is located at the distal end of the drug delivery device (1, 1') or a proximal end of the foot. a drug delivery device (1, 1') comprising a housing compartment for receiving a cartridge or a syringe; a foot at a distal end of the drug delivery device for positioning the drug delivery device with respect to an injection site; characterized in that a magnifying device coupled to one of the drug delivery device and the foot for magnifying a view of the injection site is provided, wherein the magnifying device is located at the distal end of the drug delivery device (1, 1') or a proximal end of the foot.
Support device for a raised floor, particularly for outdoors, comprising a base for resting on a support slab of the raised floor, a threaded sleeve, which can be coupled to a threaded collar of said base and a head (6,6',6") removably constrained to said threaded sleeve, in which said threaded sleeve presents an upper closing disc, presenting least one radial appendage, configured to bayonet-engage in a corresponding radial opening obtained in an annular flange provided in said head (6,6',6") when this is coupled with said threaded sleeve, characterized in that two teeth are provided on the sides of said radial opening, having an inclined side facing said opening and a side substantially orthogonal to the plane of the flange, facing opposite, and that said radial appendage is equipped with suitable flexibility to allow its elastic yielding during its sliding along the inclined side of one of said teeth following the rotation of said threaded sleeve with respect to said head (6,6',6") rotation which is resisted when said radial appendage rests against said substantially orthogonal side.
A braze alloy composition, comprising: a) 5% by weight to 25% by weight germanium; b) 1% by weight to 4% by weight boron; c) chromium, at a level of 0% or at a level of 1% by weight to 40% by weight; and d) 1% to 10% by weight of at least one refractory element selected from molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, and niobium; e) a balance of nickel or the combination of nickel and cobalt; wherein the composition has an amorphous structure; and the composition has less than 0.01% by weight of each of: silicon, palladium, gold, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and vanadium. a) 5% by weight to 25% by weight germanium; b) 1% by weight to 4% by weight boron; c) chromium, at a level of 0% or at a level of 1% by weight to 40% by weight; and d) 1% to 10% by weight of at least one refractory element selected from molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, and niobium; e) a balance of nickel or the combination of nickel and cobalt; wherein