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A method of evaluating a preparation for the level of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, comprising: (a) measuring an amount or a concentration of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in the preparation to provide a value; (b) comparing the value to a range of values corresponding to a pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria; and (c) determining if the value is a value in the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, wherein: (i) if the value is in the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as accepted; or (ii) if the value is outside the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as not accepted; wherein the preparation is a cosmetic product, a therapeutic product or a consumer product, or is in the process of being prepared or manufactured as a cosmetic product, a therapeutic product or a consumer product. (a) measuring an amount or a concentration of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in the preparation to provide a value; (b) comparing the value to a range of values corresponding to a pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria; and (c) determining if the value is a value in the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, wherein: (i) if the value is in the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as accepted; or (ii) if the value is outside the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as not accepted; (i) if the value is in the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as accepted; or (ii) if the value is outside the range of values corresponding to the pre-determined range of amounts or concentrations of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, classifying the product as not accepted;
A method for moistening surfaces of a solid with a gaseous moistening agent, in particular water, comprising the following steps: a) exposing at least a portion of the solid to a first atmosphere with a first relative gas humidity R1 of the moistening agent for a time period t1 such that the moistening agent is adsorbed at the surface of the solid, whereby the surface of the solid is partially covered by the moistening agent, b) exposing at least a portion of the solid to a second atmosphere with a second relative gas humidity R2 of the moistening agent for a time period t2 such that the moistening agent is partially desorbed from the surface of the solid, c) multiple repetitions of the steps a) and b), d) exposing at least a portion of the solid to the first atmosphere for a time period t3, wherein, after the time period t3, a wetting disaster with the moistening agent exists at at least the portion of the solid. a) exposing at least a portion of the solid to a first atmosphere with a first relative gas humidity R1 of the moistening agent for a time period t1 such that the moistening agent is adsorbed at the surface of the solid, whereby the surface of the solid is partially covered by the moistening agent, b) exposing at least a portion of the solid to a second atmosphere with a second relative gas humidity R2 of the moistening agent for a time period t2 such that the moistening agent is partially desorbed from the surface of the solid, c) multiple repetitions of the steps a) and b), d) exposing at least a portion of the solid to the first atmosphere for a time period t3, wherein, after the time period t3, a wetting disaster with the moistening agent exists at at least the portion of the solid.
A driving device for a paraglider, wherein the paraglider has a harness for receiving a pilot, comprising a support frame and a first motor attached to the support frame, a first propeller and a second propeller, wherein during flight operations of the paraglider, the first propeller is arranged to the left of the pilot and the second propeller is arranged to the right of the pilot, and wherein the support frame comprises a rod, wherein the first propeller is arranged at a first end of the rod and the second propeller is arranged at a second end of the rod and wherein during flight operations, the rod is arranged in front of the pilot, wherein the support frame comprises securing means for securing the driving device to a harness of a driveless paraglider, wherein the securing means have a receptacle for receiving a karabiner of the harness, characterized in that the securing means are rigidly connected to the support frame and in that the karabiner is received in the receptacle in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the receptacle has an elongated stop for engaging an at least partially straight leg of the karabiner and a retaining element for retaining the karabiner at the stop, and wherein the securing means cooperate with the harness in such a manner that when applying a load to the harness, the karabiner and together with it the receptacle is rotated, by which in turn the support frame and thus the drive unit is set upright so that axes of rotation of the first propeller and the second propeller are vertically oriented in an unloaded state of the harness and only pivot into a horizontal orientation when the harness is loaded.
A decorated molded article comprising a transparent resin layer, a projection layer partly arranged on a front side of said transparent resin layer and surrounded by its own outline, a screen layer arranged on an area intended to be decorated of a back side of said transparent resin layer and on which an image projected from said projection layer is produced, characterized in that said decorated molded article further comprises a cover layer which covers said projection layer and is formed on a front side of said projection layer, wherein the cover layer transmits light from the projection layer to a certain degree, and the light transmitted from the projection layer and the color emitted from the cover layer jointly take on the same color as that of the surrounding, such that the color of said cover layer mixed with the color of said projection layer is the same color on the area covered by said cover layer as a color of the surrounding area, said cover layer is surrounded by its own outline, and the outline of said cover layer overlaps with the outline of said projection layer, and said cover layer is arranged on an outermost side of said decorated molded article, wherein the outermost side is opposite to a side of the molded article on which said screen layer is arranged.
A tuna canning machine with automatic quality control, comprising: a feeding conveyor system configured to receive and transport tuna blocks; a density control system configured to compact the tuna blocks; a nozzle configured to shape the compacted tuna blocks; a cutting device configured to obtain tuna portions from the shaped tuna blocks; a feeding system of empty cans; a pusher system comprising a pusher configured to introduce the tuna portions into the empty cans according to an adjustable pressure and path; characterized in that the tuna canning machine comprises: an artificial vision system configured to make height measurements of the canned tuna portions; and a control unit configured to dynamically adjust the height of the canned tuna portions by controlling the pressure and path of the pusher based on the height measurements of the canned tuna portions. a feeding conveyor system configured to receive and transport tuna blocks; a density control system configured to compact the tuna blocks; a nozzle configured to shape the compacted tuna blocks; a cutting device configured to obtain tuna portions from the shaped tuna blocks; a feeding system of empty cans; a pusher system comprising a pusher configured to introduce the tuna portions into the empty cans according to an adjustable pressure and path; characterized in that the tuna canning machine comprises: an artificial vision system configured to make height measurements of the canned tuna portions; and a control unit configured to dynamically adjust the height of the canned tuna portions by controlling the pressure and path of the pusher based on the height measurements of the canned tuna portions. an artificial vision system configured to make height measurements of the canned tuna portions; and a control unit configured to dynamically adjust the height of the canned tuna portions by controlling the pressure and path of the pusher based on the height measurements of the canned tuna portions.
A tube arrangement comprising: a) an inner tube and b) an outer tube wherein said inner tube and said outer tube are telescopically slidable relative to each other, wherein said inner tube comprises, on its outer surface, a longitudinal groove and a plurality of deformations having a predetermined shape; c) a sleeve fitted into said outer tube, at one of its ends; d) a fastening device configured to prevent the sliding of the inner tube with respect to the outer tube, when said fastening device is engaged at least partially in one of said deformations; e) a slider and elastic means, wherein said slider cooperates with said fastening device under the action of said elastic means; characterized in that arrangement of tubes further comprises f) an actuating device operatively connected to said slider, wherein said longitudinal groove forms, at an end (12") of the inner tube, a slide inclined towards the longitudinal axis of the inner tube for separating the inner tube from the outer tube. a) an inner tube and b) an outer tube wherein said inner tube and said outer tube are telescopically slidable relative to each other, wherein said inner tube comprises, on its outer surface, a longitudinal groove and a plurality of deformations having a predetermined shape; wherein said inner tube and said outer tube are telescopically slidable relative to each other, wherein said inner tube comprises, on its outer surface, a longitudinal groove and a plurality of deformations having a predetermined shape; c) a sleeve fitted into said outer tube, at one of its ends; d) a fastening device configured to prevent the sliding of the inner tube with respect to the outer tube, when said fastening device is engaged at least partially in one of said deformations; e) a slider and elastic means, wherein said slider cooperates with said fastening device under the action of said elastic means; characterized in that arrangement of tubes further comprises f) an actuating device operatively connected to said slider,
Compressed air generation system for an automotive vehicle, comprising: - a turbocompressor suitable for feeding an internal combustion engine of the automotive vehicle with compressed air, - an air compressor, - at least one compressed air tank connected to an outlet pipe of the air compressor, the air compressor comprising an inlet pipe fed with compressed air from the turbocompressor, wherein the compressed air generation system comprises a pressure regulator placed downstream the turbocompressor and upstream the air compressor and which limits the pressure of the compressed air fed from the turbocompressor to the air compressor to a first threshold, wherein the compressed air generation system comprises a tank sensor adapted to detect the quantity of compressed air contained in the air tank, a control unit which receives signals from the tank sensor and controls the pressure regulator, and a controlled valve adapted to close the feeding of the inlet pipe of the air compressor with the turbocompressor if the tank sensor detects that the air tank is full, wherein the controlled valve is formed by the pressure regulator that can be closed, and wherein the pressure regulator comprises a controllable actuator (32; 50) adapted to close the pressure regulator whatever the pressure upstream the pressure regulator and the pressure downstream the pressure regulator. - a turbocompressor suitable for feeding an internal combustion engine of the automotive vehicle with compressed air, - an air compressor, - at least one compressed air tank connected to an outlet pipe of the air compressor,
A method for controlling a movable object, comprising: detecting a live object (104, 311-313, 501, 611-613) within a proximity of the movable object; determining an operation mode (401-404, 501, 502, 510, 512, 602) to operate the movable object with the live object (104, 311-313, 501, 611-613) detected within the proximity of the movable object; and applying a control scheme (603, 700, 800, 900) associated with the operation mode (401-404, 501, 502, 510, 512, 602) to control an operation of the movable object, wherein the control scheme (603, 700, 800, 900) uses one or more control components to control a set of movement characteristics, and wherein the control components include a position control component to perform position control, a velocity control component to perform velocity control, an orientation control component to perform orientation control, and a tilt control component to perform tilt control; wherein the method is characterized by maintaining the tilt control while relaxing the position control, the velocity control, and the orientation control. detecting a live object (104, 311-313, 501, 611-613) within a proximity of the movable object; determining an operation mode (401-404, 501, 502, 510, 512, 602) to operate the movable object with the live object (104, 311-313, 501, 611-613) detected within the proximity of the movable object; and applying a control scheme (603, 700, 800, 900) associated with the operation mode (401-404, 501, 502, 510, 512, 602) to control an operation of the movable object, wherein the control scheme (603, 700, 800, 900) uses one or more control components to control a set of movement characteristics, and wherein the control components include a position control component to perform position control, a velocity control component to perform velocity control, an orientation control component to perform orientation control, and a tilt control component to perform tilt control; a position control component to perform position control, a velocity control component to perform velocity control, an orientation control component to perform orientation control, and a tilt control component to perform tilt control; wherein the method is characterized by maintaining the tilt control while relaxing the position control, the velocity control, and the orientation control.
Capacitive sensor for areally identifying an approach by an object, wherein the capacitive sensor has a first and a second adjoining, electrically conductive area (12, A1, B1) which are insulated from one another and are arranged laterally at a distance from one another and form a first electrical capacitance in such a way that the value of the first electrical capacitance changes when the object approaches in order to thereby form a first detection region, wherein, after charging of the first electrical capacitance, an electric field is formed between the first and the second electrically conductive area (12, A1, B1), and wherein the capacitive sensor has a third and a fourth electrically conductive area (12, A2, B2) which are interconnected in such a way that the third and the fourth electrically conductive area (12, A2, B2) form a second electrical capacitance in such a way that the value of the second electrical capacitance changes when an object approaches in order to thereby form a second detection region, wherein the first, second, third and fourth electrically conductive area (12, A1, B1, A2, B2) are each arranged in such a way that the first and the second detection region at least partially overlap in each case, characterized in that the capacitive sensor is of flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid design, in that the capacitive sensor has a circuit carrier, wherein the circuit carrier is of flexurally rigid and/or torsionally rigid design, and in that the capacitive sensor has a spacer element, wherein the spacer element is arranged between the conductive areas (12, A1, B1, A2, B2) and the circuit carrier.
A module (30, 60) of road safety barrier for contacting and redirecting an errant vehicle on both a first side and a second side opposite one another, comprising: - a first longitudinal beam; - a second longitudinal beam; - an upright and a further upright that support the first beam and the second beam, at respective opposite longitudinal ends of the module (30, 60); - protrusions at both longitudinal ends of the module (30, 60), each extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a hole, the protrusions and the holes being configured so as to house a bolt which couples another module (30, 40, 50, 60), the module (30, 60) being characterised in that: - the module (30, 60) comprises a wall which is solidly constrained to the upright and which is adjacent, on a second side of the module (30, 60), to the protrusions; - the module (30, 60) comprises a further wall which is solidly constrained to the further upright and which is adjacent, on a first side of the module (30, 60), to the protrusions; - each protrusion at the longitudinal end of the further upright extends transversally towards the second side in such a way that the edge thereof facing towards the second side is substantially aligned to the inner face of the wall; - each protrusion at the longitudinal end of the upright extends transversally towards the first side in such a way that the edge thereof facing towards the first side is substantially aligned with the inner face of the further wall. - a first longitudinal beam; - a second longitudinal beam; - an upright and a further upright that support the first beam and the second beam, at respective opposite longitudinal ends of the module (30, 60); - protrusions at both longitudinal ends of the module (30, 60), each extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a hole, the protrusions and the holes being configured so as to house a bolt which couples another module (30, 40, 50, 60), - the module (30, 60) comprises a wall which is solidly constrained to the upright and which is adjacent, on a second side of the module (30, 60), to the protrusions; - the module (30, 60) comprises a further wall which is solidly constrained to the further upright and which is adjacent, on a first side of the module (30, 60), to the protrusions; - each protrusion at the longitudinal end of the further upright extends transversally towards the second side in such a way that the edge thereof facing towards the second side is substantially aligned to the inner face of the wall; - each protrusion at the longitudinal end of the upright extends transversally towards the first side in such a way that the edge thereof facing towards the first side is substantially aligned with the inner face of the further wall.
A Pseudomonas exotoxin A comprising an amino acid sequence having a substitution of one or more of amino acid residues L294, L297, Y298, L299, and R302, with the proviso that when the amino acid sequence comprises a substitution of alanine for the amino acid residue R302, at least one of amino acid residues L294, L297, Y298, and L299 is substituted, wherein the amino acid residues L294, L297, Y298, L299, and R302 are defined by reference to SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein the PE has increased cytotoxic activity and the PE has reduced immunogenicity as compared to an unsubstituted PE, optionally with a substitution of one or more amino acid residues within one or more B-cell epitopes of SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or a substitution of one or more amino acid residues within one or more T cell epitopes within amino acid residues R421, L422, L423, A425, R427, L429, Y439, H440, F443, L444, A446, A447, I450, 463-519, R551, L552, T554, I555, L556, and W558 of SEQ ID NO: 1, preferably wherein the substitution of one or more of amino acid residues L294, L297, Y298, L299, and R302 is a substitution of alanine, glycine, serine, or glutamine in place of one or more of amino acid residues L294, L297, Y298, L299, and R302.
A method of concentrating lithium hydroxide in an evaporator, and at the same time, reducing the tendency for lithium carbonate to scale the evaporator, comprising: directing a feed comprising lithium, hydroxide, and carbonate to the evaporator; concentrating the feed in the evaporator to produce a concentrate including lithium hydroxide, and lithium carbonate crystals; reducing the tendency for lithium carbonate to scale the evaporator by increasing the concentration of lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator by: (i) circulating a slurry containing the lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator and promoting the crystallization of lithium carbonate in the slurry; (ii) clarifying at least a portion of the concentrate in the evaporator to form a clarified solution; and (iii) discharging the clarified solution as a clarified solution stream from the evaporator; wherein reducing the tendency for lithium carbonate to scale the evaporator by increasing the concentration of lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator, further includes separately discharging a portion of the concentrate as a slurry stream. directing a feed comprising lithium, hydroxide, and carbonate to the evaporator; concentrating the feed in the evaporator to produce a concentrate including lithium hydroxide, and lithium carbonate crystals; reducing the tendency for lithium carbonate to scale the evaporator by increasing the concentration of lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator by: (i) circulating a slurry containing the lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator and promoting the crystallization of lithium carbonate in the slurry; (ii) clarifying at least a portion of the concentrate in the evaporator to form a clarified solution; and (iii) discharging the clarified solution as a clarified solution stream from the evaporator; (i) circulating a slurry containing the lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator and promoting the crystallization of lithium carbonate in the slurry; (ii) clarifying at least a portion of the concentrate in the evaporator to form a clarified solution; and (iii) discharging the clarified solution as a clarified solution stream from the evaporator; wherein reducing the tendency for lithium carbonate to scale the evaporator by increasing the concentration of lithium carbonate crystals in the evaporator, further includes separately discharging a portion of the concentrate as a slurry stream.