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An ex vivo method for generating resources from feedstocks, the method comprising: (a) fermenting an organic feedstock comprising catering waste or sewage sludge with a rumen or rumen material taken from a ruminant animal to generate a resource, and (b) adding at least one substance capable of being utilized as a source of nitrogen in the fermenting, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, urea, amino acids and amines, and combinations thereof. (a) fermenting an organic feedstock comprising catering waste or sewage sludge with a rumen or rumen material taken from a ruminant animal to generate a resource, and (b) adding at least one substance capable of being utilized as a source of nitrogen in the fermenting, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, urea, amino acids and amines, and combinations thereof.
Pipetting device for an apparatus for processing a sample or reagent, comprising a coupling mechanism, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises at least a first coupling unit adapted to be coupled to a first pipetting tip and a second coupling unit (106 adapted to be coupled to a second pipetting tip, and a selection element for selectively allowing a coupling of the first coupling unit to or releasing the first coupling unit from the first pipetting tip and for selectively allowing a coupling of the second coupling unit to or releasing the second coupling unit from the second pipetting tip, wherein the selection element is mechanically coupled to the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit, characterised in that said selection element is a single constructional member capable of selectively being in the following operation states: - a first operation state that allows the first coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a second operation state that allows the first coupling unit to couple to or engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a third operation state that allows the first coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a fourth operation state that allows the second coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the second pipetting tip and the first coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the first pipetting tip. - a first operation state that allows the first coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a second operation state that allows the first coupling unit to couple to or engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a third operation state that allows the first coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the first pipetting tip and the second coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the second pipetting tip, - a fourth operation state that allows the second coupling unit to couple to or to engage with the second pipetting tip and the first coupling unit to release from or not to engage with the first pipetting tip.
Safety valve including a tube intended to be fixed to a watch case and a hollow head provided with a shaft extending into the hollow part, said head being movably mounted on the tube and able to move along an axis defined by the shaft between an open position, in which a fluid overpressure inside the watch case is capable of escaping, and a closed position in which fluid is prevented from escaping, said tube comprising in its internal volume a first spring wound around the shaft, the tube being further characterized in that: - an external face of said tube is provided with a cam surface respectively allowing a manual movement of the head to its open position following intervention by a user and an automatic movement of the head towards its open position through the effect of a critical overpressure inside the watch case, - after the first spring, the tube includes a second spring wound around the shaft with the second spring separated from the first spring by a step portion traversed by the shaft and integral with the tube, the first spring being dimensioned so that the valve is active in the presence of an overpressure ΔPx inside the watch case after manual movement of the head into its open position, the second spring being sized so that the valve is active in the presence of an overpressure ΔPy inside the watch case causing automatic movement of the head into its open position, the second spring having a higher stiffness than that of the first spring so that ΔPy is higher than ΔPx. - an external face of said tube is provided with a cam surface respectively allowing a manual movement of the head to its open position following intervention by a user and an automatic movement of the head towards its open position through the effect of a critical overpressure inside the watch case, - after the first spring, the tube includes a second spring wound around the shaft with the second spring separated from the first spring by a step portion traversed by the shaft and integral with the tube, the first spring being dimensioned so that the valve is active in the presence of an overpressure ΔPx inside the watch case after manual movement of the head into its open position, the second spring being sized so that the valve is active in the presence of an overpressure ΔPy inside the watch case causing automatic movement of the head into its open position, the second spring having a higher stiffness than that of the first spring so that ΔPy is higher than ΔPx.
A method for producing a phytase variant, of a reference or parent phytase having improved properties in respect of pH profile and having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO:2, whereby said variant exhibits at least one substitution, insertion or deletion in one or more of the positions: 92, 48, 26, 45, 49, 68, 100, 162, 217, 228, 304, 308, and 358, wherein the positions correspond to the positions of the phytase with the amino acids 1-413 of SEQ ID NO:2, the method comprising a) mutating the DNA or gene encoding the parent phytase in a manner whereby the DNA or gene encodes for said substitution, insertion and/or deletion, b) operably linking said DNA or gene to one or more control sequences that direct the production of the phytase in a suitable expression host to create a DNA construct or a recombinant expression vector, c) transferring said construct or vector to a suitable host, d) cultivating said host to produce the variant phytase, and e) recovering the phytase. a) mutating the DNA or gene encoding the parent phytase in a manner whereby the DNA or gene encodes for said substitution, insertion and/or deletion, b) operably linking said DNA or gene to one or more control sequences that direct the production of the phytase in a suitable expression host to create a DNA construct or a recombinant expression vector, c) transferring said construct or vector to a suitable host, d) cultivating said host to produce the variant phytase, and e) recovering the phytase.
Device integrated in or fixed to a backpack for carrying an elongated long-barreled weapon, comprising: - a first protective layer; - a second layer; where the respective layers (12, 14) are joined together at least at some point to form a fold; - at least one releasable locking device for locking at least a part of the first protective layer to at least a part of the second protective layer, thereby providing that the elongated long-barreled weapon may be carried between the first and second protective layer (12, 14); - at least one releasing device connected to the releasable locking device, wherein the releasable locking device comprises: - a first connection element fastened to the first protective layer; - a second connection element fastened to the second protective layer, where the first and second connection elements (31, 32) may be releaseably connected to each other by means of the releasing device; wherein the releasing device is mechanically connected to the releasable locking device; wherein the second layer is a protective layer; wherein activation of the releasing device provides a release of the elongated long-barreled weapon, and wherein the releasing device provides a remote release of the elongated long-barreled weapon. - a first protective layer; - a second layer; where the respective layers (12, 14) are joined together at least at some point to form a fold; - at least one releasable locking device for locking at least a part of the first protective layer to at least a part of the second protective layer, thereby providing that the elongated long-barreled weapon may be carried between the first and second protective layer (12, 14); - at least one releasing device connected to the releasable locking device, - a first connection element fastened to the first protective layer; - a second connection element fastened to the second protective layer, where the first and second connection elements (31, 32) may be releaseably connected to each other by means of the releasing device;
An integrated cultivation and measurement device for label-free detection and classification of cellular alterations, for generation and characterisation of cell-spheroids and monitoring the condition of the cell-spheroids in real time, comprising a) a mounting device for a cultivation chamber plate, wherein the cultivation chamber plate has several culture reservoirs, wherein the bottom of each culture reservoir forms a microcavity and each microcavity features microelectrodes on the microcavity walls and wherein the mounting device has contacts for the microelectrodes, b) an amplifier board linked with the contacts for the microelectrodes in the mounting device, c) a rotary shaker, on which the amplifier board and the mounting device for the cultivation chamber plate are placed, and d) a control unit, that is linked with the amplifier board and the rotary shaker, wherein the control unit allows recording, analyzing of data and controlling the movement of the rotary shaker. a) a mounting device for a cultivation chamber plate, wherein the cultivation chamber plate has several culture reservoirs, wherein the bottom of each culture reservoir forms a microcavity and each microcavity features microelectrodes on the microcavity walls and wherein the mounting device has contacts for the microelectrodes, b) an amplifier board linked with the contacts for the microelectrodes in the mounting device, c) a rotary shaker, on which the amplifier board and the mounting device for the cultivation chamber plate are placed, and d) a control unit, that is linked with the amplifier board and the rotary shaker, wherein the control unit allows recording, analyzing of data and controlling the movement of the rotary shaker.
An optical control device having a substrate formed with an optical waveguide, wherein at least a portion of the optical waveguide (21, 31, 41) is configured as a ridge waveguide and a trench (20, 30, 32, 40, 42) is formed on both sides of at least portions of the ridge waveguide, characterized in that the substrate is a thin plate with a thickness of 10 μm or less and is made of LiNbO 3, LiTaO 3, or KTiOPO 4, a reinforcing plate is adhered to the substrate with an adhesion layer interposed therebetween, the trench (20, 30, 32, 40, 42) has a width of 10 μm or less, and a taper waveguide section which is disposed at least in one of a light input section and a light output section of the ridge waveguide formed at an edge of the substrate, is provided in which the width or depth of the trench (20, 30, 32, 40, 42) change continuously between an edge waveguide section of the substrate and an interior waveguide section thereof so that a light propagation mode of the waveguide is continuously changed between a single-mode and a multi-mode.
Continuous process for preparing an isocyanate by phosgenation of the corresponding primary amine, which comprises the steps: (i) reaction of the primary amine with an excess of phosgene in the gas phase; (ii) treatment of the process product obtained in (i) with a solvent at a temperature which is below the boiling point of the isocyanate and above the decomposition temperature of the corresponding carbamoyl chloride to give a gaseous stream (ii-1) containing hydrogen chloride and unreacted phosgene and a liquid stream (ii-2) containing solvent and isocyanate; (iii)separation of the hydrogen chloride and phosgene present in the stream (ii-1) to give a liquid phosgene-containing stream (iii-1) and a gaseous stream (iii-2) containing hydrogen chloride; (iv) partial vaporization of the liquid phosgene-containing stream (iii-1) to give a two-phase process product; (v) introduction of the two-phase process product from step (iv) at the top of a distillation column, from which a gaseous phosgene-containing stream is taken off at the top; (vi) recirculation of the gaseous phosgene-containing stream from step (v) to step (i); (vii)work-up of the liquid stream (ii-2) containing solvent and isocyanate obtained in step (ii) to isolate the desired isocyanate. (i) reaction of the primary amine with an excess of phosgene in the gas phase; (ii) treatment of the process product obtained in (i) with a solvent at a temperature which is below the boiling point of the isocyanate and above the decomposition temperature of the corresponding carbamoyl chloride to give a gaseous stream (ii-1) containing hydrogen chloride and unreacted phosgene and a liquid stream (ii-2) containing solvent and isocyanate; (iii)separation of the hydrogen chloride and phosgene present in the stream (ii-1) to give a liquid phosgene-containing stream (iii-1) and a gaseous stream (iii-2) containing hydrogen chloride; (iv) partial vaporization of the liquid phosgene-containing stream (iii-1) to give a two-phase process product; (v) introduction of the two-phase process product from step (iv) at the top of a distillation column, from which a gaseous phosgene-containing stream is taken off at the top; (vi) recirculation of the gaseous phosgene-containing stream from step (v) to step (i); (vii)work-up of the liquid stream (ii-2) containing solvent and isocyanate obtained in step (ii) to isolate the desired isocyanate.
A device for attaching an airbag module to the front of the roof of a motor vehicle, including: - a support; - a plate for supporting the module, which is distinct from the support and configured to be attached to said support, the supporting plate including at least one stiffener (50, 51), said stiffener(s) (50, 51) extending longitudinally and/or transversely and being preferably formed by deformation of the supporting plate, characterized in that said stiffener(s) (50, 51) have a rounded profile section forming a concavity oriented downwards when the supporting plate is mounted on the support and the device is attached to the roof. - a support; - a plate for supporting the module, which is distinct from the support and configured to be attached to said support,
Method for manufacturing a particle foam material part wherein foam material particles are heated in a moulding tool, such that they are heat-sealed to the particle foam material part, whereby heat is applied to the foam material particles by means of electromagnetic RF radiation, characterised in that the foam material particles are made of polyurethane, polylactate, polyether block amide (PEBA) or of polyethylene terephthalate.
A sound attenuation device for an intake line of a heat combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger, the device comprising: - a pipe for conveying gas having a peripheral wall provided with at least one through opening, said through opening serving as a housing for a separation element, and - at least one peripheral chamber disposed around the pipe so as to totally or partially surround the separation element, wherein the separation element is formed from a fibrous material so as to allow gas to circulate between the pipe and the peripheral chamber, the fibrous material having a permeability comprised between 650 l/m 2 /s and 1200 l/m 2 /s, characterized in that the peripheral chamber is at least partially filled with a sound absorption element, in that the sound absorption element has an annular or substantially annular profile, and in that the sound absorption element comprises at least two adjacent parts, namely a first part and a second part, the first part having an external diameter smaller than the external diameter of the second part. - a pipe for conveying gas having a peripheral wall provided with at least one through opening, said through opening serving as a housing for a separation element, and - at least one peripheral chamber disposed around the pipe so as to totally or partially surround the separation element, wherein the separation element is formed from a fibrous material so as to allow gas to circulate between the pipe and the peripheral chamber, the fibrous material having a permeability comprised between 650 l/m 2 /s and 1200 l/m 2 /s, characterized in that the peripheral chamber is at least partially filled with a sound absorption element, in that the sound absorption element has an annular or substantially annular profile, and in that the sound absorption element comprises at least two adjacent parts, namely a first part and a second part, the first part having an external diameter smaller than the external diameter of the second part.
A data storage method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal equipment, configuration signaling sent by a base station; and determining, by the terminal equipment, a first parameter according to the configuration signaling, a number of Transport Blocks, TBs, stored in a buffer by the terminal equipment being not smaller than the first parameter when a number of TBs received by the terminal equipment and failed to be decoded is not smaller than the first parameter; the method further comprising: determining, by the terminal equipment, a minimum to-be-stored bit number n SB of each Coded Block, CB, in the to-be-stored TBs which are failed to be decoded, according to the first parameter; wherein determining the minimum to-be-stored bit number n SB of each CB comprises: for a correctly decoded CB, determining n SB = min K Π ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, and for other CBs, determining n SB = min N cb ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, where min represents minimalization, └ ̇┘ represents rounding-down, K Π represents a system information length of the corresponding CB,N cb represents the coded bit length input for the corresponding CB in the rate matcher of the base station, C represents the number of the CBs comprised in the to-be-stored TBs which are failed to be decoded, N' soft represents one of the total lengths of the multiple buffers reported by the terminal equipment, and N num_TB is the first parameter. receiving, by a terminal equipment, configuration signaling sent by a base station; and determining, by the terminal equipment, a first parameter according to the configuration signaling, a number of Transport Blocks, TBs, stored in a buffer by the terminal equipment being not smaller than the first parameter when a number of TBs received by the terminal equipment and failed to be decoded is not smaller than the first parameter; the method further comprising: determining, by the terminal equipment, a minimum to-be-stored bit number n SB of each Coded Block, CB, in the to-be-stored TBs which are failed to be decoded, according to the first parameter; wherein determining the minimum to-be-stored bit number n SB of each CB comprises: for a correctly decoded CB, determining n SB = min K Π ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, and for other CBs, determining n SB = min N cb ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, for a correctly decoded CB, determining n SB = min K Π ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, and for other CBs, determining n SB = min N cb ⌊ N ′ soft C ⋅ N num _ TB ⌋, where min represents minimalization, └ ̇┘ represents rounding-down, K Π represents a system information length of the corresponding CB,N cb represents the coded bit length input for the corresponding CB in the rate matcher of the base station, C represents the number of the CBs comprised in the to-be-stored TBs which are failed to be decoded, N' soft represents one of the total lengths of the multiple buffers reported by the terminal equipment, and N num_TB is the first parameter.
Lighting apparatus (1; 21; 31) for a headlight for generating a light emission pattern in a far field, comprising - at least one light source (4; 4a, 4b) for emitting primary light onto an illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); - at least two different phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) which are introducible into the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); at least partly alternately by means of at least one translational movement; and - a control device for positioning the phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) in relation to the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); wherein - a respectively associated light emission pattern is generatable in a predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3); and - the control device is configured, for the purpose of setting a specific light emission pattern, to move at least one phosphor surface (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) provided for this purpose into the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32) by means of at least one translational movement, characterized in that the lighting apparatus comprises a plurality of carriers (2a-2d) which are at least translationally displaceable independently of one another and each have a plurality of phosphor surfaces (A1-D3), wherein a phosphor surface (A1-D3) of a respective carrier (2a-2d) is in each case introducible simultaneously into the illumination surface. - at least one light source (4; 4a, 4b) for emitting primary light onto an illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); - at least two different phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) which are introducible into the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); at least partly alternately by means of at least one translational movement; and - a control device for positioning the phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) in relation to the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32); - a respectively associated light emission pattern is generatable in a predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3); and - the control device is configured, for the purpose of setting a specific light emission pattern, to move at least one phosphor surface (3a-3c; 3a-3f; 13a-13d; A1-D3) provided for this purpose into the illumination surface (7; 7a, 7b; 32) by means of at least one translational movement,
Method for controlling a compressed-air-controlled brake system of a utility vehicle (3, 4), wherein a monitoring sensor monitors whether the securing or positioning of a vehicle part of the utility vehicle (3, 4) of a load of the utility vehicle (3, 4) or of a load carrier (7, 10) which accommodates a load of the utility vehicle (3, 4), provided for the sake of a safe driving state of the utility vehicle (3, 4), has occurred, and wherein the brakes of the utility vehicle (3, 4) are activated automatically if the monitoring sensor detects that the securing or positioning of the vehicle part, of the load or of the load carrier (7, 10), provided for the sake of a safe driving state of the utility vehicle (3, 4), has not occurred, wherein at least at the start of the automatic activation of the brakes of the utility vehicle (3, 4) the brakes are activated in a pulsed fashion such that the brake pressure (p) is modulated to and fro between a lower pressure value (p 1) and an upper pressure value (p 2), wherein the driving utility vehicle (3, 4) is not decelerated or is only decelerated insignificantly.