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A method of sequestration of greenhouse gases, the method comprising: drilling a borehole through a caprock and into a formation beneath the caprock; disposing one or more neutrally buoyant sensors within a mud filter cake around the borehole; casing the borehole with the sensors outside of the casing; filling an annulus with cement, the cement comprising one or more neutral buoyant sensors; injecting a greenhouse gas into the storage formation; and monitoring an integrity of the borehole by powering and interrogating the one or more sensors with a wireline tool movable inside the casing. drilling a borehole through a caprock and into a formation beneath the caprock; disposing one or more neutrally buoyant sensors within a mud filter cake around the borehole; casing the borehole with the sensors outside of the casing; filling an annulus with cement, the cement comprising one or more neutral buoyant sensors; injecting a greenhouse gas into the storage formation; and monitoring an integrity of the borehole by powering and interrogating the one or more sensors with a wireline tool movable inside the casing.
A mileage display system for displaying on a first meter capable of displaying a predetermined number of display digits an accumulated distance traveled by a vehicle, or an accumulated mileage, comprising: an arithmetic operation unit operatively connected to a main switch of the vehicle and designed to obtain the accumulated mileage by accumulating a pulse signal produced according to running of the vehicle, wherein the arithmetic operation unit is designed to record the accumulated mileage in a predetermined recording unit characterized in that the arithmetic operation unit is designed to extract a numeric value of digits of higher order than the predetermined number of display digits of the accumulated mileage, when the accumulated mileage recorded in the recording unit exceeds a maximum value of display as established by the predetermined number of display digits when the main switch is operated, and the first meter is designed to display for a predetermined period of time the extracted numeric value of digits of higher order than the predetermined number of display digits of the accumulated mileage, when the accumulated mileage recorded in the recording unit exceeds a maximum value of display as established by the predetermined number of display digits when the main switch is operated. an arithmetic operation unit operatively connected to a main switch of the vehicle and designed to obtain the accumulated mileage by accumulating a pulse signal produced according to running of the vehicle, wherein the arithmetic operation unit is designed to record the accumulated mileage in a predetermined recording unit characterized in that the arithmetic operation unit is designed to extract a numeric value of digits of higher order than the predetermined number of display digits of the accumulated mileage, when the accumulated mileage recorded in the recording unit exceeds a maximum value of display as established by the predetermined number of display digits when the main switch is operated, and the first meter is designed to display for a predetermined period of time the extracted numeric value of digits of higher order than the predetermined number of display digits of the accumulated mileage, when the accumulated mileage recorded in the recording unit exceeds a maximum value of display as established by the predetermined number of display digits when the main switch is operated.
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate in which an SiGe layer is grown epitaxially on a Si substrate, comprising: a first layer formation process of epitaxially growing a first SiGe layer on said Si substrate; a second layer formation process of epitaxially growing a second SiGe layer directly onto said first SiGe layer; a heat treatment process of performing heat treatment of the substrate, characterized in that the heat treatment is performed at a temperature exceeding a temperature of epitaxial growth of the second SiGe layer by temporally interrupting the epitaxial growth of the second SiGe layer during the second layer formation process, the temperature of the heat treatment is between 800°C and 1100°C, and the heat treatment time is set to between 1 minute and 200 minutes, and a polishing process of removing the irregularities in a surface of the second SiGe layer caused by said heat treatment, the polishing process being performed by polishing the surface of the second SiGe layer after said formation of the second SiGe layer; wherein in said first layer formation process, the film thickness of said first SiGe layer is set to be thinner than twice the critical film thickness (tc), which is the film thickness at which dislocations arise and lattice relaxation occurs due to increasing film thickness; and in said second layer formation process, the Ge composition ratio in the second SiGe layer is, at the contact face with the first SiGe layer, set lower than the maximum value of the Ge composition ratio in the first SiGe layer, and moreover a gradient composition region is formed in at least a portion of which the Ge composition ratio increases gradually toward the surface of said second SiGe layer from said first SiGe layer. a first layer formation process of epitaxially growing a first SiGe layer on said Si substrate; a second layer formation process of epitaxially growing a second SiGe layer directly onto said first SiGe layer; a heat treatment process of performing heat treatment of the substrate,
Crystalline complex between 1-cyano-2-(4-cyclopropyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene and one or more natural amino acids, characterized in that the natural amino acid is L-proline and characterized in that the crystalline complex is a complex (1:1) between 1-cyano-2-(4-cyclopropyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene and L-proline and characterized in that the crystalline complex is a crystalline hydrate and characterized in that the molar ratio of the crystalline complex of 1-cyano-2-(4-cyclopropyl-benzyl)-4-(β-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-benzene and L-proline with crystal water is 1:1.
Lock system, comprising - a lock key comprising a key blade, a control recess on at least one of the faces (111, 112, 113, 114, 115) of the key blade, and a plurality of code surfaces arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the key blade, and - a lock cylinder comprising ∘ a stator, ∘ a rotor configured for rotating in an opening of the stator, comprising a key housing configured for receiving the key blade, ∘ a plurality of housings, each housing containing at least one rotor pin and one stator pin that are displaceable in the radial direction of the lock cylinder, the rotor pins and code surfaces being configured to cooperate with one another when the key has been fully inserted into the lock cylinder, and ∘ a validation element configured for being housed in the control recess, wherein the control recess partially overlaps at least one stator pin when the key has been fully inserted into the lock cylinder and rotated to a position in which the control recess is facing said stator pin, the stator pin acting as an additional locking element in the event that a fraudulent key with a control recess completely overlapping said stator pin is used, characterized in that the validation element is located in the key housing and is configured for being housed in the control recess when the key is inserted. - a lock key comprising a key blade, a control recess on at least one of the faces (111, 112, 113, 114, 115) of the key blade, and a plurality of code surfaces arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the key blade, and - a lock cylinder comprising ∘ a stator, ∘ a rotor configured for rotating in an opening of the stator, comprising a key housing configured for receiving the key blade, ∘ a plurality of housings, each housing containing at least one rotor pin and one stator pin that are displaceable in the radial direction of the lock cylinder, the rotor pins and code surfaces being configured to cooperate with one another when the key has been fully inserted into the lock cylinder, and ∘ a validation element configured for being housed in the control recess, ∘ a stator, ∘ a rotor configured for rotating in an opening of the stator, comprising a key housing configured for receiving the key blade, ∘ a plurality of housings, each housing containing at least one rotor pin and one stator pin that are displaceable in the radial direction of the lock cylinder, the rotor pins and code surfaces being configured to cooperate with one another when the key has been fully inserted into the lock cylinder, and ∘ a validation element configured for being housed in the control recess,
A cooling system (100, 200, 300, 400, 510, 600) for a server, the system (100, 200, 300, 400, 510, 600) comprising: a plurality of adjacent fan modules (101, 301, 511) configured to generate a plurality of cooling flows; a fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) having a central axis adapted to contain the plurality of adjacent fan modules (101, 301, 511), the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) comprising a cavity on its central axis; a first support bracket adapted to support the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) such that the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) rotates on its central axis; and a bush (104, 204, 514) established in the cavity of the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512), wherein a first end of the bush (104, 204, 514) is adapted to engage the first support bracket on a first surface of the fan cage(102, 202, 302, 402, 512), the system being characterized in that the fan modules (101, 301, 511) are distributed around said central axis. a plurality of adjacent fan modules (101, 301, 511) configured to generate a plurality of cooling flows; a fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) having a central axis adapted to contain the plurality of adjacent fan modules (101, 301, 511), the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) comprising a cavity on its central axis; a first support bracket adapted to support the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) such that the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512) rotates on its central axis; and a bush (104, 204, 514) established in the cavity of the fan cage (102, 202, 302, 402, 512), wherein a first end of the bush (104, 204, 514) is adapted to engage the first support bracket on a first surface of the fan cage(102, 202, 302, 402, 512), the system being characterized in that the fan modules (101, 301, 511) are distributed around said central axis.
A robot apparatus comprising: a robot arm; a first visual sensor that is arranged at an arrangement position that has a fixed positional relationship in relation to an installation plane of the robot arm and is configured to measure a measurement range that includes a moveable range of the robot arm; a second visual sensor that is arranged at a tip of the robot arm; and a control device configured to control position and orientation of the robot arm, wherein the control device calculates a calibration function that relates a measurement value of the first visual sensor to a command value provided to the robot arm using first measurement data obtained by measuring a plurality of features arranged in the measurement area by means of the first visual sensor, calibration orientation data for controlling the position and orientation of the robot arm to a plurality of calibration positions and orientations for respectively measuring the features by means of the second visual sensor, and second measurement data obtained by measuring the features by means of the second visual sensor in a state in which the robot arm is positioned at each of the plurality of calibration positions and orientations on the basis of the calibration orientation data, and wherein, in the case that the position and orientation of the robot arm is controlled on the basis of the measurement value of the first visual sensor, control of generating the command value that is to be provided to the robot arm is performed using the calculated calibration function. a robot arm; a first visual sensor that is arranged at an arrangement position that has a fixed positional relationship in relation to an installation plane of the robot arm and is configured to measure a measurement range that includes a moveable range of the robot arm; a second visual sensor that is arranged at a tip of the robot arm; and a control device configured to control position and orientation of the robot arm, wherein the control device calculates a calibration function that relates a measurement value of the first visual sensor to a command value provided to the robot arm using first measurement data obtained by measuring a plurality of features arranged in the measurement area by means of the first visual sensor, calibration orientation data for controlling the position and orientation of the robot arm to a plurality of calibration positions and orientations for respectively measuring the features by means of the second visual sensor, and second measurement data obtained by measuring the features by means of the second visual sensor in a state in which the robot arm is positioned at each of the plurality of calibration positions and orientations on the basis of the calibration orientation data, and wherein, in the case that the position and orientation of the robot arm is controlled on the basis of the measurement value of the first visual sensor, control of generating the command value that is to be provided to the robot arm is performed using the calculated calibration function.
Nutritional composition for the oral and/or enteral feeding of children offspring of mammals comprising kynurenic acid or its salt at a concentration corresponding to the content of kynurenic acid in the breast milk of the nursing mother appropriate for the feeding period.
A confectionary product comprising: a) a dry foam portion having an envelope density of less than 0.8 g/ml and comprising not less than 80 wt. % bulking sweetener agent; and b) a chewing gum portion. a) a dry foam portion having an envelope density of less than 0.8 g/ml and comprising not less than 80 wt. % bulking sweetener agent; and b) a chewing gum portion.
An apparatus for heating a medical fluid, comprising at least one fluid passage for delivering the medical fluid, at least one heating element by means of which the medical fluid in the fluid passage can be heated, at least one first detection means for detecting a parameter which correlates with the flow rate of the medical fluid through the fluid passage, and/or at least one second detection means for detecting a parameter which corresponds to a set point for the flow rate of the medical fluid through the fluid passage, at least one control and/or regulating means by means of which the fluid temperature of the fluid in the fluid passage and/or the temperature of the heating element can be controlled and/or regulated, characterized by a switching means by means of which the control and/or regulating means can be switched from a fluid temperature control to a heating element temperature control and/or vice versa, wherein the switching means is designed such that switching is effected when it is detected by means of the switching means that the flow rate falls below and/or exceeds a predetermined flow rate threshold value.
A method for determining the whole length of a moving vehicle, which method comprises: - identifying when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a pivot signal S T; - detecting at least one vehicle reference point by means of a detector unit situated on the vehicle when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a reference signal S R; wherein said vehicle reference point is a point on the rearmost portion or in the foremost portion of the vehicle and wherein said detector unit is being suspended in the vehicle's chassis; - determining on the basis of said reference signal a linear distance between said vehicle reference point and the detector unit, and generating on the basis thereof a distance signal S D; - determining for the vehicle a pivot angle α related to said vehicle reference point, and generating on the basis thereof a pivot angle S α; - calculating the whole vehicle length on the basis of at least said linear distance and said pivot angle when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a whole vehicle length signal S L. - identifying when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a pivot signal S T; - detecting at least one vehicle reference point by means of a detector unit situated on the vehicle when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a reference signal S R; wherein said vehicle reference point is a point on the rearmost portion or in the foremost portion of the vehicle and wherein said detector unit is being suspended in the vehicle's chassis; - determining on the basis of said reference signal a linear distance between said vehicle reference point and the detector unit, and generating on the basis thereof a distance signal S D; - determining for the vehicle a pivot angle α related to said vehicle reference point, and generating on the basis thereof a pivot angle S α; - calculating the whole vehicle length on the basis of at least said linear distance and said pivot angle when the vehicle pivots, and generating on the basis thereof a whole vehicle length signal S L.
A heat pipe system including a heat pipe having a first end and a second end for transferring working fluid from the first end to the second end; a first reservoir in fluid communication with the first end for holding working fluid in liquid form; a first heat exchanger at the first end for transmitting thermal energy from a heat source to working fluid in the first reservoir in order to vaporise said fluid; a second heat exchanger at the second end for transmitting thermal energy from vaporised working fluid to a heat sink thereby condensing said fluid; a second reservoir in fluid communication with the second end for holding condensed working fluid in liquid form before it is returned to the first end of the heat pipe; a return conduit for returning condensed working fluid from the second end to the first end; and a pump for pumping the condensed working fluid from the second end to the first end along the return conduit; wherein the heat pipe, the return conduit and the first reservoir form a hermetically sealed circuit, and wherein the pump is located inside the sealed circuit and is configured to be driven from outside the sealed circuit; characterised in that the return conduit is separate from the heat pipe. a heat pipe having a first end and a second end for transferring working fluid from the first end to the second end; a first reservoir in fluid communication with the first end for holding working fluid in liquid form; a first heat exchanger at the first end for transmitting thermal energy from a heat source to working fluid in the first reservoir in order to vaporise said fluid; a second heat exchanger at the second end for transmitting thermal energy from vaporised working fluid to a heat sink thereby condensing said fluid; a second reservoir in fluid communication with the second end for holding condensed working fluid in liquid form before it is returned to the first end of the heat pipe; a return conduit for returning condensed working fluid from the second end to the first end; and a pump for pumping the condensed working fluid from the second end to the first end along the return conduit; wherein the heat pipe, the return conduit and the first reservoir form a hermetically sealed circuit, and wherein the pump is located inside the sealed circuit and is configured to be driven from outside the sealed circuit; characterised in that the return conduit is separate from the heat pipe.
A pharmaceutical agent comprising an oligodeoxynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4 connected by a linker, which ODN is capable of binding to the extended polypurine tract of HIV-1 for use as a medicament for the protection of a female from HIV-1 infection during sexual intercourse by inactivation of retroviral infectivity outside a cell, wherein the medicament is prepared for application on the vaginal mucosa and inactivation occurs in the vagina.
A cell derived from a human perichondrial tissue wherein Alcian blue does not stain said perichondrial tissue, said cell being capable of differentiating into a chondrocyte.
A combustor liner for a gas turbine comprising: a wall (62; 64); and a plurality of airflow injection holes in the wall arranged in a circumferentially-extending row, the plurality of airflow injection holes including a plurality of circular first airflow injection holes and a plurality of axially-elongated non-circular second airflow injection holes, the axially elongated airflow injection holes elongated along a general airflow direction through the combustor; characterised in that the plurality of airflow injection holes is an alternating arrangement of one first airflow injection hole and one second airflow injection hole, such that one first airflow injection hole is adjacent to one second airflow injection hole in each circumferential direction along the circumferentially-extending row, and one second airflow injection hole is adjacent to one first airflow injection hole in each circumferential direction along the circumferentially-extending row; and the areas of each circular first airflow injection hole and each axially-elongated second airflow injection hole are equal. a wall (62; 64); and a plurality of airflow injection holes in the wall arranged in a circumferentially-extending row, the plurality of airflow injection holes including a plurality of circular first airflow injection holes and a plurality of axially-elongated non-circular second airflow injection holes, the axially elongated airflow injection holes elongated along a general airflow direction through the combustor; characterised in that the plurality of airflow injection holes is an alternating arrangement of one first airflow injection hole and one second airflow injection hole, such that one first airflow injection hole is adjacent to one second airflow injection hole in each circumferential direction along the circumferentially-extending row, and one second airflow injection hole is adjacent to one first airflow injection hole in each circumferential direction along the circumferentially-extending row; and the areas of each circular first airflow injection hole and each axially-elongated second airflow injection hole are equal.
A high-strength steel sheet having a YR of 0.85 or less, a chemical composition containing, by mass%, C: 0.100% to 0.150%, Si: 0.30% to 0.70%, Mn: 2.20% to 2.80%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0020% or less, A1: 0.020% to 0.060%, N: 0.0050% or less, Nb: 0.010% to 0.060%, Ti: 0.010% to 0.030%, B: 0.0005% to 0.0030%, Sb: 0.005% to 0.015%, Ca: 0.0015% or less, and optionally one or more of Cr: 0.30% or less, V: 0.10% or less, Mo: 0.20% or less, Cu: 0.10% or less, Ni: 0.10% or less, and REM: 0.0010% to 0.0050%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 25% or less of a ferrite phase, 75% or more of a bainite phase and/or a martensite phase, and 5% or less of cementite, wherein, in a surface layer that is a region within 50 μm from the surface in the thickness direction, the area ratio of a ferrite phase is 5% to 20%, a tensile strength being 1180 MPa or more, which tensile strength being measured according JIS Z 2241, an excellent tensile strength-ductility balance represented by a product of tensile strength and ductility (El) measured according to JIS Z 2241 being 11500 MPa % or more, and a bending workability in the width direction of the steel sheet being R/t = 3.0 or less, wherein R/t is the ratio of the limit bending radius to the thickness of the steel sheet, which bending workability is evaluated on the basis of a V-block method according to JIS Z 2248.