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A process for digesting biosolids comprising: hydrolyzing insoluble organic polymers in a sludge derived from wastewater in an acidic hydrolysis environment having a pH between 5 and 6 to produce hydrolyzed biosolids; fermenting the hydrolyzed biosolids in an anaerobic digestion environment to produce anaerobically digested biosolids and biogas; optionally digesting the anaerobically digested biosolids in a thermophilic aerobic digestion environment to produce thermophilically digested biosolids; digesting the anaerobically digested biosolids or the thermophilically digested biosolids in a mesophilic digestion environment to produce mesophilically digested biosolids comprising nitrates at a concentration; transferring an amount of the mesophilically digested biosolids to the acidic hydrolysis environment at a recycle rate of at least 60%; and supplying the nitrates from the mesophilic digestion environment to the acidic hydrolysis environment in an amount to achieve a minimum nitrate to sulfide ratio of 8:5. hydrolyzing insoluble organic polymers in a sludge derived from wastewater in an acidic hydrolysis environment having a pH between 5 and 6 to produce hydrolyzed biosolids; fermenting the hydrolyzed biosolids in an anaerobic digestion environment to produce anaerobically digested biosolids and biogas; optionally digesting the anaerobically digested biosolids in a thermophilic aerobic digestion environment to produce thermophilically digested biosolids; digesting the anaerobically digested biosolids or the thermophilically digested biosolids in a mesophilic digestion environment to produce mesophilically digested biosolids comprising nitrates at a concentration; transferring an amount of the mesophilically digested biosolids to the acidic hydrolysis environment at a recycle rate of at least 60%; and supplying the nitrates from the mesophilic digestion environment to the acidic hydrolysis environment in an amount to achieve a minimum nitrate to sulfide ratio of 8:5.
Method for correcting an error in the generation of a frequency by frequency synthesis means of a terminal of a terrestrial wireless communication system, said wireless communication system comprising an access network suitable for exchanging data with said terminal, said method comprising: - transmitting, by the terminal and intended for the access network, of a query message on a frequency generated by the frequency synthesis means, - estimating, by the access network, of the error in the generation of the frequency of the query message as a function of a theoretical transmission frequency of the query message by the terminal and an actual frequency of reception of said query message by the access network, - transmitting, by the access network and intended for said terminal, of a response message comprising an item of correction information of said estimated error, - generating, by the frequency synthesis means of the terminal and as a function of the item of correction information received from the access network, of a frequency of reception by the terminal of a broadcast signal transmitted by the access network, characterized in that the theoretical transmission frequency of the query message is not known a priori by the access network, said query message comprises an item of information allowing said access network to determine the theoretical frequency over which said query message has been theoretically transmitted by the terminal. - transmitting, by the terminal and intended for the access network, of a query message on a frequency generated by the frequency synthesis means, - estimating, by the access network, of the error in the generation of the frequency of the query message as a function of a theoretical transmission frequency of the query message by the terminal and an actual frequency of reception of said query message by the access network, - transmitting, by the access network and intended for said terminal, of a response message comprising an item of correction information of said estimated error, - generating, by the frequency synthesis means of the terminal and as a function of the item of correction information received from the access network, of a frequency of reception by the terminal of a broadcast signal transmitted by the access network,
Device for measuring at least one parameter of a patient, the device comprising a casing equipped with at least three sensors, each sensor being configured for measuring one distinct parameter of the patient, said three sensors are a temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the patient, a sound sensor to record a body sound of the patient, and an oximeter sensor to measure an oxygen blood level of the patient and/or the patient's heart rate, said three sensors being mounted in the casing so that when the device is in contact with the skin of the patient, at least the three sensors are able to measure three distinct parameters simultaneously, each parameter acquired by one sensor, characterized in that the casing comprises two opposite externals faces namely a first main face and a second face, the first main face comprising at least the oximeter sensor, and the second main face comprising at least the temperature sensor and the sound sensor.
A marine hose status monitoring system that determines a status of a marine hose comprising a hose body provided with an inner surface layer, a reinforcing layer disposed on an outer circumferential side of the inner surface layer, and an outer surface layer disposed on an outer circumferential side of the reinforcing layer, and a connection fitting connected to both end portions of the hose body in a longitudinal direction, the marine hose status monitoring system comprising: an electrically conductive rubber that extends inside the outer surface layer and deforms, which causes to change an electrical resistance value; a resistance detection mechanism that detects the electrical resistance value between at least two locations separated from one another in an extending direction of the electrically conductive rubber; and a storage unit that stores detection data detected by the resistance detection mechanism, wherein the electrically conductive rubber extends in the longitudinal direction of the hose body, and wherein a plurality of the electrically conductive rubbers are disposed separated from one another in a circumferential direction of the hose body. an electrically conductive rubber that extends inside the outer surface layer and deforms, which causes to change an electrical resistance value; a resistance detection mechanism that detects the electrical resistance value between at least two locations separated from one another in an extending direction of the electrically conductive rubber; and a storage unit that stores detection data detected by the resistance detection mechanism, wherein the electrically conductive rubber extends in the longitudinal direction of the hose body, and wherein a plurality of the electrically conductive rubbers are disposed separated from one another in a circumferential direction of the hose body.
A window assembly for mounting in a building structure, said assembly including: - a window sash pivotally mounted to a window frame, - a ventilation opening suitable for air ventilation of said building structure, - a ventilation flap connected with said sash or said frame and being pivotally movable between a closed position wherein said flap blocks said ventilation opening and an open position wherein said ventilation opening is unblocked, - said flap including a structural part projecting outwards from said frame in said open and closed positions, characterized by said flap connected with said sash or said frame being movable to said open or closed position from a first position wherein said structural part projects less from said frame, and wherein, in said open and closed positions, said structural part projects beyond an imaginary plane defined by the outer faces of members of said frame on the side of said frame where said ventilation flap is provided, and wherein said structural part does not project beyond said plane in said first position, wherein a lock for locking said sash to said frame is operatively connected with said flap in said open and closed positions for controlling said lock by pivotal movement of said flap, and no connection is established between said flap and said lock in said first position of said flap. - a window sash pivotally mounted to a window frame, - a ventilation opening suitable for air ventilation of said building structure, - a ventilation flap connected with said sash or said frame and being pivotally movable between a closed position wherein said flap blocks said ventilation opening and an open position wherein said ventilation opening is unblocked, - said flap including a structural part projecting outwards from said frame in said open and closed positions,
A speech enhancement apparatus comprising: a time-frequency transforming unit which computes a frequency domain signal for each of a plurality of frequency bands by transforming a speech signal containing a signal component and a noise component into a frequency domain; a noise estimating unit which estimates the noise component based on the frequency domain signal for each frequency band; a signal-to-noise ratio computing unit which computes, for each frequency band, a signal-to-noise ratio representing the ratio of the signal component to the noise component; a gain computing unit which selects a frequency band whose computed signal-to-noise ratio indicates that the signal component contained in the speech signal for the frequency band is recognizable for humans, and which determines a gain indicating the degree of enhancement to be applied to the speech signal in accordance with the signal-to-noise ratio of the selected frequency band; an enhancing unit which amplifies an amplitude component of the frequency domain signal in each frequency band in accordance with the gain, and which corrects the amplitude component of the frequency domain signal by subtracting the noise component from the amplitude component in each frequency band; and a frequency-time transforming unit which computes a corrected speech signal by transforming the frequency domain signal having the corrected amplitude component in each frequency band into a time domain. a time-frequency transforming unit which computes a frequency domain signal for each of a plurality of frequency bands by transforming a speech signal containing a signal component and a noise component into a frequency domain; a noise estimating unit which estimates the noise component based on the frequency domain signal for each frequency band; a signal-to-noise ratio computing unit which computes, for each frequency band, a signal-to-noise ratio representing the ratio of the signal component to the noise component; a gain computing unit which selects a frequency band whose computed signal-to-noise ratio indicates that the signal component contained in the speech signal for the frequency band is recognizable for humans, and which determines a gain indicating the degree of enhancement to be applied to the speech signal in accordance with the signal-to-noise ratio of the selected frequency band; an enhancing unit which amplifies an amplitude component of the frequency domain signal in each frequency band in accordance with the gain, and which corrects the amplitude component of the frequency domain signal by subtracting the noise component from the amplitude component in each frequency band; and a frequency-time transforming unit which computes a corrected speech signal by transforming the frequency domain signal having the corrected amplitude component in each frequency band into a time domain.
An apparatus or machine for winding with a rotation turret or head provided with at least one device for the winding of rolls with and without core, especially suitable for the winding of a film for plastic bags, said device comprising pairs of opposite grippers (11, 13) longitudinally developed, co-axially and symmetrically arranged with respect to a vertical plane and each with one of the two ends apt to allow the hooking to a structure for moving said grippers in axial sliding with respect to a guide bushing and to at least one support flange fixed with respect to the apparatus or machine for winding and coaxial one to the other, with the guide bushing arranged between said end of the grippers and said support flange, the pairs of grippers each comprising an upper gripper (12, 16) and a lower gripper (14, 18) opposite one to the other, with said pairs of grippers provided with fixed tongues suitable for coupling with the exterior of a core and for hooking the film for driving the same, said device characterised in that it comprises mobile means with magnetic drive apt to couple with at least one further core fitted on the same pair of grippers for the hooking and the driving of a further film to be wound into a roll.
A method for scaling the volume of a coaxial cell fusion chamber for fusing biological cells, wherein an inner electrode, an outer electrode, and a gap between the inner electrode and the outer electrode of the cell fusion chamber are selected, the gap forming the cell fusion chamber, comprising the step of: determining two of a first electrode radius of the inner electrode, a second electrode radius of the outer electrode, and the gap between the inner electrode and the outer electrode, characterised by the further step of increasing the height of the electrodes, whilst setting and keeping constant the ratio (r1/r2) of the first electrode radius to the second electrode radius to a value in a range between 0.7 to 0. 9, and the third of the first electrode radius of the inner electrode, the second electrode radius of the outer electrode, and the gap between the inner electrode and the outer electrode, based on the set value of the ratio, calculated such that compression between the biological cells, having a cell radius determined by cell type, and permeability between cell membranes are maximized and temperature rise is minimized for providing cell fusion in the cell fusion chamber, the relative permittivity of the external medium being about 75, the Clausius-Mossotti function being 0.95, the force starting from 1 nanodyne, the rms AC voltage being calculated from V in the equation ∇ E 2 = − 2 V 2 r 1 3 ln r 1 / r 2 2; where E is the electric field; and the AC duration being between 5 and 20 seconds. determining two of a first electrode radius of the inner electrode, a second electrode radius of the outer electrode, and the gap between the inner electrode and the outer electrode, characterised by the further step of increasing the height of the electrodes, whilst setting and keeping constant the ratio (r1/r2) of the first electrode radius to the second electrode radius to a value in a range between 0.7 to 0. 9, and the third of the first electrode radius of the inner electrode, the second electrode radius of the outer electrode, and the gap between the inner electrode and the outer electrode, based on the set value of the ratio, calculated such that compression between the biological cells, having a cell radius determined by cell type, and permeability between cell membranes are maximized and temperature rise is minimized for providing cell fusion in the cell fusion chamber, the relative permittivity of the external medium being about 75, the Clausius-Mossotti function being 0.95, the force starting from 1 nanodyne, the rms AC voltage being calculated from V in the equation ∇ E 2 = − 2 V 2 r 1 3 ln r 1 / r 2 2; where E is the electric field; and the AC duration being between 5 and 20 seconds. where E is the electric field; and the AC duration being between 5 and 20 seconds.
An electrode for an implantable medical device, the electrode comprising: an alloy including: iridium; and at least one of cobalt and iron; and a conductive oxide layer on a surface of the alloy, the conductive oxide layer having a thickness greater than about 5 nanometers and characterized in that the conductive oxide layer includes iridium oxide. an alloy including: iridium; and at least one of cobalt and iron; and iridium; and at least one of cobalt and iron; and a conductive oxide layer on a surface of the alloy, the conductive oxide layer having a thickness greater than about 5 nanometers and characterized in that the conductive oxide layer includes iridium oxide.
Steel presenting a yield strength greater than or equal to 485 MPa and having a chemical composition consisting of, in weight%, relative to the total weight of said chemical composition, 0.05 ≤ C ≤ 0.10 0.15 ≤ Si ≤ 0.35 1.20 ≤ Mn ≤ 1.50 0.02 ≤ Cr ≤ 0.10 0.10 < Mo ≤ 0.30 0.015 ≤ Al ≤ 0.040 0.002 ≤ N ≤ 0.012 0.10 ≤ Ni ≤ 0.30 0.02 ≤ V ≤ 0.06; 0.01 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.03 0.001 ≤ Ti ≤ 0,025 the balance of the chemical composition of said steel being constituted by Fe and optionally one or more residual elements, chosen from P, S, B, Ca, Cu and mixtures thereof; the amounts of said residual elements, expressed in weight%, relative to the total weight of said chemical composition being as follows: P ≤ 0.012 S ≤ 0.003 B ≤ 0.0005 Ca ≤ 0.004 Cu ≤ 0.12; and the chemical composition of said steel satisfying the following formula between C, Cr, Mo, Nb, V and Ti, the contents of which are expressed in weight%, C + Cr + Mo + Nb + V + Ti ≤ 0.55 0.05 ≤ C ≤ 0.10 0.15 ≤ Si ≤ 0.35 1.20 ≤ Mn ≤ 1.50 0.02 ≤ Cr ≤ 0.10 0.10 < Mo ≤ 0.30 0.015 ≤ Al ≤ 0.040 0.002 ≤ N ≤ 0.012 0.10 ≤ Ni ≤ 0.30 0.02 ≤ V ≤ 0.06; 0.01 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.03 0.001 ≤ Ti ≤ 0,025 P ≤ 0.012 S ≤ 0.003 B ≤ 0.0005 Ca ≤ 0.004 Cu ≤ 0.12;
Electrode arrangement for a surface treatment of a body with a physical plasma, comprising: - a high voltage connection for connecting to an output of an alternating high voltage source generating an alternating high voltage; - several line-shaped electrode bodies which are together connected to the alternating high voltage connection in such a way that the same alternating high voltage is present at all electrode bodies, and which are covered by a dielectric and/or individually capacitively coupled to the high voltage connection; and - a treatment space adjoining the electrode bodies, in which the body can be introduced for the surface treatment with the physical plasma; characterised in that each of the electrode bodies includes an arch-shaped area in which the respective line-shaped electrode body changes its direction by at least 90°, wherein the treatment space is at least partially located between the arch-shaped areas of the electrode bodies. - a high voltage connection for connecting to an output of an alternating high voltage source generating an alternating high voltage; - several line-shaped electrode bodies which are together connected to the alternating high voltage connection in such a way that the same alternating high voltage is present at all electrode bodies, and which are covered by a dielectric and/or individually capacitively coupled to the high voltage connection; and - a treatment space adjoining the electrode bodies, in which the body can be introduced for the surface treatment with the physical plasma; characterised in that each of the electrode bodies includes an arch-shaped area in which the respective line-shaped electrode body changes its direction by at least 90°, wherein the treatment space is at least partially located between the arch-shaped areas of the electrode bodies.
A terminal comprising: a codec mode request reception unit configured to receive a codec mode request including a codec mode that is determined by a base station in accordance with a radio condition of the terminal; a mode switching notification unit configured to notify an encoder of switching to the codec mode included in the received codec mode request; a mode switching acknowledgement unit configured to transmit a response message to the base station when confirming that the encoder switches the codec mode, and a capability notification unit configured to notify the base station of capability information indicating that the terminal supports mode switching using the codec mode request from the base station, wherein the codec mode request reception unit is configured to receive the codec mode request from the base station when the capability notification unit notifies the base station of the capability information indicating that the terminal supports mode switching using the codec mode request from the base station. a codec mode request reception unit configured to receive a codec mode request including a codec mode that is determined by a base station in accordance with a radio condition of the terminal; a mode switching notification unit configured to notify an encoder of switching to the codec mode included in the received codec mode request; a mode switching acknowledgement unit configured to transmit a response message to the base station when confirming that the encoder switches the codec mode, and a capability notification unit configured to notify the base station of capability information indicating that the terminal supports mode switching using the codec mode request from the base station, wherein the codec mode request reception unit is configured to receive the codec mode request from the base station when the capability notification unit notifies the base station of the capability information indicating that the terminal supports mode switching using the codec mode request from the base station.
Use of a purge gas essentially free of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and comprising nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia, and optionally argon, directly produced from a converter of a first ammonia production unit, comprising an active and reduced catalyst, in a method for reducing an inactive and oxidised catalyst of a converter of a second ammonia production unit.
A method for producing a rubber composition comprising kneading a rubber component containing 30 to 95% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer containing a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group and 5 to 70% by mass of cross-linked rubber particles with 20 to 100 parts by mass of silica based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, wherein the conjugated diene polymer contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, a thiol group, an epoxy group, a thioepoxy group, an oxetane group and a hydrocarbylthio group.
A linear power distribution arrangement having a linear supply unit with at least one protective conductor and a housing body, wherein the linear supply unit is mounted in the housing body, wherein a fixing element is provided, said fixing element having a contact web and a number of retaining legs which are electrically connected to one another, wherein the contact web engages on the protective conductor and the one or more holding legs engage between the linear supply unit and the housing body such that the one or more holding legs are both in contact with the linear supply unit and in electrical contact with the housing body, characterized in that the holding legs in each case have a plurality of lamella elements which are arranged one behind the other in a linear direction of extent (x).