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Machine for producing cosmetic or medicinal products such as stick products, comprising: - a plurality of moulds; - a pouring station arranged for pouring fluid material into each of the moulds; - a de-moulding station arranged for extracting the solidified content from the moulds; - a continuous conveyor arranged for conveying the plurality of moulds from the pouring station to the de-moulding station and/or vice-versa; - a heating system arranged for heating the moulds or keep them at a temperature greater than that outside of the machine itself, while such moulds are conveyed from the de-moulding station to or towards the pouring station; - a cooling system arranged for bringing or keeping the moulds at a temperature lower than the temperature which they have or the temperature existing at the pouring station, while such moulds are conveyed from the pouring station towards the demoulding station; wherein: - the continuous conveyor is arranged for moving the plurality of moulds along a non-circular path; - at least part of the moulds are made of a material selected from the following group: an elastomeric or rubbery material, a silicone-based material; and further comprising a plurality of thermal separation walls arranged for thermally insulating from one another a plurality of sections of the path followed by the molds moved by the conveyor. - a plurality of moulds; - a pouring station arranged for pouring fluid material into each of the moulds; - a de-moulding station arranged for extracting the solidified content from the moulds; - a continuous conveyor arranged for conveying the plurality of moulds from the pouring station to the de-moulding station and/or vice-versa; - a heating system arranged for heating the moulds or keep them at a temperature greater than that outside of the machine itself, while such moulds are conveyed from the de-moulding station to or towards the pouring station; - a cooling system arranged for bringing or keeping the moulds at a temperature lower than the temperature which they have or the temperature existing at the pouring station, while such moulds are conveyed from the pouring station towards the demoulding station; - the continuous conveyor is arranged for moving the plurality of moulds along a non-circular path; - at least part of the moulds are made of a material selected from the following group: an elastomeric or rubbery material, a silicone-based material; and further comprising a plurality of thermal separation walls arranged for thermally insulating from one another a plurality of sections of the path followed by the molds moved by the conveyor.
A suspension liner sleeve adapted to provide an interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket, the liner sleeve comprising: an elongate, generally conical body portion formed from at least one material segment (312, 314) that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas, the liner sleeve defines a continuous liner profile extending between the distal and proximal end areas; and a plurality of resilient seal elements protruding radially from the liner body portion, the plurality of seal elements extending entirely around at least one outer peripheral portion of the liner body portion, wherein each of the seal elements extends beyond the liner profile and is arranged for deflection toward the liner profile when the liner sleeve is donned and placed within the prosthetic socket; characterized in that each of the seal elements defines a peak defined as the outermost extending portion of the seal element, a distal arcuate section extends from the peak to a distal root at the liner profile, and a proximal arcuate section extends from the peak to a proximal root at the liner profile. an elongate, generally conical body portion formed from at least one material segment (312, 314) that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas, the liner sleeve defines a continuous liner profile extending between the distal and proximal end areas; and a plurality of resilient seal elements protruding radially from the liner body portion, the plurality of seal elements extending entirely around at least one outer peripheral portion of the liner body portion, wherein each of the seal elements extends beyond the liner profile and is arranged for deflection toward the liner profile when the liner sleeve is donned and placed within the prosthetic socket; characterized in that each of the seal elements defines a peak defined as the outermost extending portion of the seal element, a distal arcuate section extends from the peak to a distal root at the liner profile, and a proximal arcuate section extends from the peak to a proximal root at the liner profile.
A manufacturing method for a temperature sensor, comprising: a first disposing step of disposing a first lead wire and a second lead wire side by side; a preparing step of preparing a thermistor element, the thermistor element including a body, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode that are provided to the body, the thermistor element having a first side face and a second side face that are opposite to each other, a third side face that is adjacent to the first side face to form a first corner (θ1), and a fourth side face that is adjacent to the second side face to form a second corner (θ2) at a position substantially diagonal to the first corner (θ1); a second disposing step of disposing the thermistor element so that a distal end portion of the first lead wire extends along and is in contact with the first side face and passes by the first side face, and a distal end portion of the second lead wire extends along and is in contact with the second side face; and a fixing step of electrically connecting and fixing the first lead wire to the first outer electrode, and electrically connecting and fixing the second lead wire to the second outer electrode, in a state in which the first corner (θ1) and the second corner (θ2) are respectively supported by the first lead wire and the second lead wire. a first disposing step of disposing a first lead wire and a second lead wire side by side; a preparing step of preparing a thermistor element, the thermistor element including a body, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode that are provided to the body, the thermistor element having a first side face and a second side face that are opposite to each other, a third side face that is adjacent to the first side face to form a first corner (θ1), and a fourth side face that is adjacent to the second side face to form a second corner (θ2) at a position substantially diagonal to the first corner (θ1); a first side face and a second side face that are opposite to each other, a third side face that is adjacent to the first side face to form a first corner (θ1), and a fourth side face that is adjacent to the second side face to form a second corner (θ2) at a position substantially diagonal to the first corner (θ1); a second disposing step of disposing the thermistor element so that a distal end portion of the first lead wire extends along and is in contact with the first side face and passes by the first side face, and a distal end portion of the second lead wire extends along and is in contact with the second side face; and a fixing step of electrically connecting and fixing the first lead wire to the first outer electrode, and electrically connecting and fixing the second lead wire to the second outer electrode, in a state in which the first corner (θ1) and the second corner (θ2) are respectively supported by the first lead wire and the second lead wire.
A method of enhancing oil recovery comprising: (a) water-flooding an oil reservoir with an alkaline fluid or a fluid containing a compound toxic to indigenous microbes to reduce the concentration of microbes that have the ability to utilize short chain hydrocarbons of about 12 carbons or less; (b) inoculating the oil reservoir with a consortium comprising microbes that naturally are, or are engineered to be, obligatory alkaliphilic, halo-alkaliphilic or alkaline tolerant and naturally are, or are engineered to be, deficient in their ability to utilize short chain hydrocarbons of 12 carbons or less but have the ability to convert hydrocarbons into fatty acids, (c) allowing the consortium to proliferate and degrade hydrocarbons of greater than 12 carbons, and (d) obtaining enhanced oil recovery from the oil reservoir, wherein step (c) is performed under alkaline conditions. (a) water-flooding an oil reservoir with an alkaline fluid or a fluid containing a compound toxic to indigenous microbes to reduce the concentration of microbes that have the ability to utilize short chain hydrocarbons of about 12 carbons or less; (b) inoculating the oil reservoir with a consortium comprising microbes that naturally are, or are engineered to be, obligatory alkaliphilic, halo-alkaliphilic or alkaline tolerant and naturally are, or are engineered to be, deficient in their ability to utilize short chain hydrocarbons of 12 carbons or less but have the ability to convert hydrocarbons into fatty acids, (c) allowing the consortium to proliferate and degrade hydrocarbons of greater than 12 carbons, and (d) obtaining enhanced oil recovery from the oil reservoir, wherein step (c) is performed under alkaline conditions.
An aircraft surveillance system comprising an LPWAN network made up of pieces of measuring equipment and an LPWAN reception terminal, the LPWAN reception terminal also being adapted to be connected to maintenance equipment of the aircraft, each piece of measuring equipment comprising: • a sensor (15; 20; 24; 27) arranged to measure a parameter of the aircraft; • an LPWAN antenna and an LPWAN transmitter arranged to transmit measurement data produced by the sensor to the LPWAN reception terminal; • an independent power source that powers the piece of measuring equipment; • a main cut-off member connected between the independent power source and the LPWAN transmitter; and • a main control component arranged to monitor operating parameters of the LPWAN transmitter and to open and close the main cut-off member selectively as a function of the operating parameters. • a sensor (15; 20; 24; 27) arranged to measure a parameter of the aircraft; • an LPWAN antenna and an LPWAN transmitter arranged to transmit measurement data produced by the sensor to the LPWAN reception terminal; • an independent power source that powers the piece of measuring equipment; • a main cut-off member connected between the independent power source and the LPWAN transmitter; and • a main control component arranged to monitor operating parameters of the LPWAN transmitter and to open and close the main cut-off member selectively as a function of the operating parameters.
A variant of Homo sapiens acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT), the variant having at least 92% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 and comprising a mutation in a residue selected from A258, G260, and T272 in SEQ ID NO: 1, the mutation providing for an increased catalytic activity in converting N-acetylserotonin to melatonin as compared to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the variant has at least 50% increased catalytic activity in converting N-acetylserotonin to melatonin as compared to SEQ ID NO:1, and wherein the mutation is an amino acid substitution selected from A258E, G260D, T272A and T272G.
A plate fin heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of plates (102, 104) defining a set of hot fluid passages between adjacent plates of the plurality of plates and a set of cold fluid passages between adjacent plates of the plurality of plates; a hot fluid inlet and a hot fluid outlet in fluid communication through the hot fluid passages and located at a first face of the heat exchanger; and a fluid flow barrier between adjacent plates defining the hot fluid passages, said barrier extending between the adjacent plates and extending from the first face of the heat exchanger at a location between the hot fluid inlet and the hot fluid outlet in a direction perpendicular to the first face, said barrier defining a first pass of hot fluid passages on a first side of the barrier and a second pass of hot fluid passages on a second side of the barrier, characterised in that said fluid flow barrier comprises a void space isolated from the first and second passes (122, 124) of hot fluid passages.
A method, comprising: receiving, from a mobile device, data associated with a plurality of different locations of the mobile device interacting with an access point at different times; determining, based on the data associated with each of the plurality of locations, distances between the plurality of different locations at the different times at which the mobile device interacted with the access point; comparing each of the determined distances with a predefined distance threshold; identifying, in response to the comparing, the access point as a mobile access point based on one of the identified distances exceeding the predefined distance threshold; and transmitting, to other mobile devices, location data identifying a location of the access point that has been identified as a mobile access point. receiving, from a mobile device, data associated with a plurality of different locations of the mobile device interacting with an access point at different times; determining, based on the data associated with each of the plurality of locations, distances between the plurality of different locations at the different times at which the mobile device interacted with the access point; comparing each of the determined distances with a predefined distance threshold; identifying, in response to the comparing, the access point as a mobile access point based on one of the identified distances exceeding the predefined distance threshold; and transmitting, to other mobile devices, location data identifying a location of the access point that has been identified as a mobile access point.
A process for the production of a wavelength converter comprising a siloxane polymer matrix with wavelength converter nano particles embedded therein, the process comprising: (a) mixing (i) a first liquid comprising short chain siloxane polymers and wavelength converter nano particles having an outer surface grafted with siloxane grafting ligands and (ii) curable siloxane polymers, and (b) curing the curable siloxane polymers, thereby producing the wavelength converter; - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers have s1 Si backbone elements, wherein the siloxane grafting ligands comprise siloxane grafting ligands having x1 Si backbone elements, wherein at least one Si backbone element of each siloxane grafting ligand comprises a group having a grafting functionality; and wherein the curable siloxane polymers have y1 Si backbone elements; - wherein x1/s1 ≥ 0.8, s1<y1 and wherein x1<y1; and - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers and the curable siloxane polymers do not have side groups having a grafting functionality. (a) mixing (i) a first liquid comprising short chain siloxane polymers and wavelength converter nano particles having an outer surface grafted with siloxane grafting ligands and (ii) curable siloxane polymers, and (b) curing the curable siloxane polymers, thereby producing the wavelength converter; - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers have s1 Si backbone elements, wherein the siloxane grafting ligands comprise siloxane grafting ligands having x1 Si backbone elements, wherein at least one Si backbone element of each siloxane grafting ligand comprises a group having a grafting functionality; and wherein the curable siloxane polymers have y1 Si backbone elements; - wherein x1/s1 ≥ 0.8, s1<y1 and wherein x1<y1; and - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers and the curable siloxane polymers do not have side groups having a grafting functionality. - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers have s1 Si backbone elements, wherein the siloxane grafting ligands comprise siloxane grafting ligands having x1 Si backbone elements, wherein at least one Si backbone element of each siloxane grafting ligand comprises a group having a grafting functionality; and wherein the curable siloxane polymers have y1 Si backbone elements; - wherein x1/s1 ≥ 0.8, s1<y1 and wherein x1<y1; and - wherein the short chain siloxane polymers and the curable siloxane polymers do not have side groups having a grafting functionality.
A system of composite particles for remediation of a selected contaminant area, the system comprising two or more types of composite particles, each particle having a core and a coating, characterized in that: the coating of a first-type particle contains a reactive material comprising at least one reactive composition for fixing, complexing, adsorbing or absorbing a contaminant; and the coating of a second-type particle contains in a statin composition at least one statin compound capable of inhibiting the growth of methanogenic Archaea, wherein the statin composition includes a red yeast rice extract or a monacolin. the coating of a first-type particle contains a reactive material comprising at least one reactive composition for fixing, complexing, adsorbing or absorbing a contaminant; and the coating of a second-type particle contains in a statin composition at least one statin compound capable of inhibiting the growth of methanogenic Archaea, wherein the statin composition includes a red yeast rice extract or a monacolin.
A method of controlling fuel injection into a combustor of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: applying a first electrical charge to fuel such that the fuel becomes a charged fuel; and applying a second electrical charge to a component of the combustor, the method being characterized in that, the first electrical charge is applied to the fuel at a first frequency and the second electrical charge is applied to the component at a second frequency such that at least one of a selected tone, a selected screech, and a selected noise is produced by spraying the charged fuel through the component and into a combustion chamber of the combustor from a fuel nozzle. applying a first electrical charge to fuel such that the fuel becomes a charged fuel; and applying a second electrical charge to a component of the combustor, the method being characterized in that, the first electrical charge is applied to the fuel at a first frequency and the second electrical charge is applied to the component at a second frequency such that at least one of a selected tone, a selected screech, and a selected noise is produced by spraying the charged fuel through the component and into a combustion chamber of the combustor from a fuel nozzle.
A communication method, comprising: sending, by a first base station, measurement configuration to a user equipment; obtaining, by the first base station, a measurement report from the user equipment, wherein the measurement report comprises a cell global identifier of a cell and band information of the cell; and performing, by the first base station, cell handover based on the band information of the cell and the cell global identifier of the cell; wherein when at least two bands are configured for the cell, the band information comprises one band configured for the cell and an additional band list configured for the cell, the additional band list relates to a band except the band configured for the cell. sending, by a first base station, measurement configuration to a user equipment; obtaining, by the first base station, a measurement report from the user equipment, wherein the measurement report comprises a cell global identifier of a cell and band information of the cell; and performing, by the first base station, cell handover based on the band information of the cell and the cell global identifier of the cell; wherein when at least two bands are configured for the cell, the band information comprises one band configured for the cell and an additional band list configured for the cell, the additional band list relates to a band except the band configured for the cell.
A mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus using a multicarrier scheme, the mobile station apparatus comprising: a detection section configured to detect adaptability to space multiplexing transmission for each of a plurality of divided frequency bands, each divided frequency band including a plurality of subcarriers; a transmission format setting section configured to set a transmission format based on the adaptability detected for each divided frequency band, the transmission format including a spatial multiplexing number and information on transmission/reception weight; and a transmitter configured to transmit, as feedback information, the transmission format to the base station apparatus. a detection section configured to detect adaptability to space multiplexing transmission for each of a plurality of divided frequency bands, each divided frequency band including a plurality of subcarriers; a transmission format setting section configured to set a transmission format based on the adaptability detected for each divided frequency band, the transmission format including a spatial multiplexing number and information on transmission/reception weight; and a transmitter configured to transmit, as feedback information, the transmission format to the base station apparatus.
A method for manufacturing a textile padding product, comprising the following operational steps in the sequential order: a) cutting an input material made of silk to obtain pieces of fabric, wherein the input material is chosen from: - silk processing waste selected from finished fabrics, dyed or not dyed and printed fabrics, - used clothing, garments, underwear; b) garnetting pieces of fabric of step a) to obtain a silk fiber staple; c) optionally, blending the silk fiber staple with fibers other than silk and/or feathers in defined amounts; d) lubricating the silk fiber staple of the step b) or of the blend of step c); e) carding the lubricated staple material output from step d); f) textile sizing the carded textile material of step e) by providing overlapping staple tissues of crossed fibers; g) quilting or needling the overlapping and crossed staple tissues of step f) to obtain a padding material. a) cutting an input material made of silk to obtain pieces of fabric, wherein the input material is chosen from: - silk processing waste selected from finished fabrics, dyed or not dyed and printed fabrics, - used clothing, garments, underwear; - silk processing waste selected from finished fabrics, dyed or not dyed and printed fabrics, - used clothing, garments, underwear; b) garnetting pieces of fabric of step a) to obtain a silk fiber staple; c) optionally, blending the silk fiber staple with fibers other than silk and/or feathers in defined amounts; d) lubricating the silk fiber staple of the step b) or of the blend of step c); e) carding the lubricated staple material output from step d); f) textile sizing the carded textile material of step e) by providing overlapping staple tissues of crossed fibers; g) quilting or needling the overlapping and crossed staple tissues of step f) to obtain a padding material.