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An X-ray tomography device for providing a 3D tomography image of a sample, said device comprising: - a X-ray source emitting a photon beam in the direction of a beam axis, said photon beam having a solid angle higher than 0.1 degree around said beam axis, - a cell adapted to include a porous sample to be imaged, said cell being situated inside the photon beam and being able to rotate about a cell angle around a cell axis that is substantially perpendicular to the beam axis, and being adapted to enable the porous sample to be flooded by at least one fluid, - a photon detector receiving a transmitted photon beam that is transmitted through said cell, said photon detector providing at least one acquired image for each angle of a plurality of cell angles, and - a processing unit that computes the 3D tomography image on the basis of the acquired images corresponding to the plurality of cell angles, wherein - the device further comprises a first and a second gratings (21, 22) positioned between the cell and the detector, so as the photon detector provides at least a first image corresponding to absorption contrast and a second image corresponding to differential phase contrast, the second grating having a grating period (Pe) lower than 200 nm, and - the device further comprises a microscope between said second grating and the detector, for adapting the transmitted photon beam passing through the first and second gratings and for focalising said transmitted photon beam to the detector, said detector being an X-ray Charge-Coupled Device having a resolution of at least ten megapixels. - a X-ray source emitting a photon beam in the direction of a beam axis, said photon beam having a solid angle higher than 0.1 degree around said beam axis, - a cell adapted to include a porous sample to be imaged, said cell being situated inside the photon beam and being able to rotate about a cell angle around a cell axis that is substantially perpendicular to the beam axis, and being adapted to enable the porous sample to be flooded by at least one fluid, - a photon detector receiving a transmitted photon beam that is transmitted through said cell, said photon detector providing at least one acquired image for each angle of a plurality of cell angles, and - a processing unit that computes the 3D tomography image on the basis of the acquired images corresponding to the plurality of cell angles, - the device further comprises a first and a second gratings (21, 22) positioned between the cell and the detector, so as the photon detector provides at least a first image corresponding to absorption contrast and a second image corresponding to differential phase contrast, the second grating having a grating period (Pe) lower than 200 nm, and - the device further comprises a microscope between said second grating and the detector, for adapting the transmitted photon beam passing through the first and second gratings and for focalising said transmitted photon beam to the detector, said detector being an X-ray Charge-Coupled Device having a resolution of at least ten megapixels.
Method for controlling access to physical devices, wherein each physical device is equipped with an access control unit which can disable and enable access to functions of the physical device, wherein a central control platform is implemented, wherein wireless communication links can be established between the central control platform and the access control units, wherein mobile access devices are present, which can be carried by a user and which can set up wireless communication links to the access control units and the central control platform, that in the event of an access by a user to a physical device using the mobile access device, an identity check of the user is carried out, wherein the user identifies himself or herself to the mobile access device, wherein after a successful identity check a wireless communication link is set up between the mobile access device and the access control unit of the physical device, wherein at least the identity of the user and unique access data are transmitted to the access control unit by the mobile access device, characterized in that on the basis of the information received and on the basis of other information which the access control unit receives from the central control platform, the access control unit determines access rights to the physical device and grants them to the user, wherein on receipt of the information from the mobile access device, the access control unit sends the information on the identity of the user and a unique identifier of the access control unit itself via a wireless communication link to the central control platform, whereupon the central control platform determines the access rights of the identified user to the physical unit associated with the access control unit and the central control platform transmits the access permissions over the wireless communication link to the access control unit and the access control unit grants the access rights on the basis of this information.
Monitoring camera in the case of which the monitoring camera is positioned and/or positionable for monitoring at a stationary monitoring position, having a calibration tool for supporting a calibration of the monitoring camera, the calibration tool being designed as a sensor unit and arithmetic logic unit for determining the stationary monitoring position of the monitoring camera, the stationary monitoring position comprising the absolute position and the orientation of the monitoring camera, and having a calibration module for collating ambient information in the form of digital ambient maps or digital town maps with the stationary monitoring position, determined by the calibration tool, of the monitoring camera, and for calibrating the monitoring camera on the basis of the stationary monitoring position, the calibration relating to the determination of conversion factors into metric quantities between quantities extracted directly from the images of the monitoring camera, both the monitoring camera and the calibration tool respectively having a mechanical connection, designed in complementary fashion relative to one another, which enables a reproducible and/or calibrated mounting of the calibration tool on the monitoring camera.
A mobile microwave system for controlling weed growth in a target location, such as an agricultural field, the system comprising - a microwave unit comprising a microwave generator for generating microwaves within a frequency range suitable for controlling weed growth; - wherein the mobile microwave system is mountable to a vehicle or comprises a drive means for moving said mobile microwave system; characterised in that the mobile microwave system further comprises: - a phased array antenna system comprising - a plurality of antenna elements for emitting a focused microwave beam within a target area; - at least one controllable phase shifter coupled between the microwave unit and the plurality of antenna elements; - wherein the phase shifter is configured for shifting a microwave phase of at least a part of the generated microwaves in order to adjust a direction of the focused microwave beam; - and a processing unit operatively connected to the phase shifter and configured to steer the focused microwave beam direction to align the target area with a position of a target weed plant in the target location. - a microwave unit comprising a microwave generator for generating microwaves within a frequency range suitable for controlling weed growth; - wherein the mobile microwave system is mountable to a vehicle or comprises a drive means for moving said mobile microwave system; - a phased array antenna system comprising - a plurality of antenna elements for emitting a focused microwave beam within a target area; - at least one controllable phase shifter coupled between the microwave unit and the plurality of antenna elements; - wherein the phase shifter is configured for shifting a microwave phase of at least a part of the generated microwaves in order to adjust a direction of the focused microwave beam; - a plurality of antenna elements for emitting a focused microwave beam within a target area; - at least one controllable phase shifter coupled between the microwave unit and the plurality of antenna elements; - wherein the phase shifter is configured for shifting a microwave phase of at least a part of the generated microwaves in order to adjust a direction of the focused microwave beam; - and a processing unit operatively connected to the phase shifter and configured to steer the focused microwave beam direction to align the target area with a position of a target weed plant in the target location.
A method performed by one or more data processing apparatus (100; 1800; 1810), the method comprising: receiving, by an upward node (110; 810) from one or more nodes (120; 820) of a distributed computing system, event fragments (400; 520) for corresponding events that have occurred within the distributed computing system, wherein each event fragment comprises an age parameter that indicates an age of the corresponding event from a perspective of a node that sent the event fragment to the upward node; calculating, by the upward node and for each event, a corresponding disentangled time based on (i) a received time that represents a time at which the upward node received the event fragment for the event and (ii) the age of the event indicated by the age parameter for the event; and arranging, by the upward node, the events in an order according to the corresponding disentangled time for each event wherein the age for each event that occurred at the node that sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node is equal to a difference between (i) a send time at which the node sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node and (ii) a time at which the event occurred at the node; and/or wherein the age for each event that occurred at a different node that is different from a given node that sends the event fragment for the node to the upward node is equal to a difference between (i) a send time at which the given node sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node and (ii) a timestamp for the event. receiving, by an upward node (110; 810) from one or more nodes (120; 820) of a distributed computing system, event fragments (400; 520) for corresponding events that have occurred within the distributed computing system, wherein each event fragment comprises an age parameter that indicates an age of the corresponding event from a perspective of a node that sent the event fragment to the upward node; calculating, by the upward node and for each event, a corresponding disentangled time based on (i) a received time that represents a time at which the upward node received the event fragment for the event and (ii) the age of the event indicated by the age parameter for the event; and arranging, by the upward node, the events in an order according to the corresponding disentangled time for each event wherein the age for each event that occurred at the node that sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node is equal to a difference between (i) a send time at which the node sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node and (ii) a time at which the event occurred at the node; and/or wherein the age for each event that occurred at a different node that is different from a given node that sends the event fragment for the node to the upward node is equal to a difference between (i) a send time at which the given node sends the event fragment for the event to the upward node and (ii) a timestamp for the event.
Coating formulation for preparing a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating formulation comprises (a) at least one multifunctional polymerizable compound according to formula wherein G is a residue of a polyfunctional compound having at least n functional groups; wherein each R 1 and each R 2 independently represents hydrogen or a group selected from substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbons which optionally contain one or more heteroatoms and wherein n is an integer having a value of at least 2, (b) at least one Norrish Type I photoinitiator; and (c) at least one Norrish Type II photoinitiator. (a) at least one multifunctional polymerizable compound according to formula wherein G is a residue of a polyfunctional compound having at least n functional groups; wherein each R 1 and each R 2 independently represents hydrogen or a group selected from substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbons which optionally contain one or more heteroatoms and wherein n is an integer having a value of at least 2, (b) at least one Norrish Type I photoinitiator; and (c) at least one Norrish Type II photoinitiator.
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an indication that one or more portions of cache data are to be copied from an originating cluster having a specified number of replica nodes (115A-115C) to a destination cluster having an arbitrary number of replica nodes; copying the one or more portions of cache data to a cache dump; creating a log that identifies where the one or more portions of cache data are stored in the cache dump; and copying the one or more portions of cache data from the cache dump to the replica nodes of the destination cluster, wherein the copying includes writing the copied data in a distributed manner, such that at least a portion of the copied data is distributed over each of the replica nodes in the destination cluster (116A-116D). receiving an indication that one or more portions of cache data are to be copied from an originating cluster having a specified number of replica nodes (115A-115C) to a destination cluster having an arbitrary number of replica nodes; copying the one or more portions of cache data to a cache dump; creating a log that identifies where the one or more portions of cache data are stored in the cache dump; and copying the one or more portions of cache data from the cache dump to the replica nodes of the destination cluster, wherein the copying includes writing the copied data in a distributed manner, such that at least a portion of the copied data is distributed over each of the replica nodes in the destination cluster (116A-116D).
A terminal apparatus, comprising: a display screen unit having a display screen that is capable of displaying a plurality of display windows on the display screen in a superposed manner and of displaying a plurality of minimized display windows; a touch panel unit configured to obtain a touch operation performed by a user; and a controller configured to: when a display window is displayed in a first minimum state, in which a portion of the display window is displayed at an end of the display screen while a size of the display window is maintained, display a button on said display window for changing said display window in the first minimum state to an icon (Ic) obtained by reducing a size of the display window; change the display window in the first minimum state to the icon (Ic) in response to detecting a tapping operation on the button; and in response to detecting a tapping operation on the icon (Ic), change the icon (Ic) to the display window in a normal state, in which the entire display window is displayed in the display screen, or in the first minimum state a display screen unit having a display screen that is capable of displaying a plurality of display windows on the display screen in a superposed manner and of displaying a plurality of minimized display windows; a touch panel unit configured to obtain a touch operation performed by a user; and a controller configured to: when a display window is displayed in a first minimum state, in which a portion of the display window is displayed at an end of the display screen while a size of the display window is maintained, display a button on said display window for changing said display window in the first minimum state to an icon (Ic) obtained by reducing a size of the display window; change the display window in the first minimum state to the icon (Ic) in response to detecting a tapping operation on the button; and in response to detecting a tapping operation on the icon (Ic), change the icon (Ic) to the display window in a normal state, in which the entire display window is displayed in the display screen, or in the first minimum state when a display window is displayed in a first minimum state, in which a portion of the display window is displayed at an end of the display screen while a size of the display window is maintained, display a button on said display window for changing said display window in the first minimum state to an icon (Ic) obtained by reducing a size of the display window; change the display window in the first minimum state to the icon (Ic) in response to detecting a tapping operation on the button; and in response to detecting a tapping operation on the icon (Ic), change the icon (Ic) to the display window in a normal state, in which the entire display window is displayed in the display screen, or in the first minimum state
A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly comprising first and second electrodes (11, 12); a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate on the case and having a short-circuit opening; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode; a second terminal coupled to the second electrode; a short-circuit member at the cap plate, corresponding to the short-circuit opening, the said short-circuit member being electrically connected to the first electrode and configured to deform to electrically couple the first and second electrodes (11, 12); and a short-circuit protrusion at the second terminal and configured to be contacted by the short-circuit member when it deforms; wherein the surface roughness of the short-circuit protrusion is greater than that of the cap plate, characterised in that the second terminal comprises a plurality of micro-sized protrusions. an electrode assembly comprising first and second electrodes (11, 12); a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate on the case and having a short-circuit opening; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode; a second terminal coupled to the second electrode; a short-circuit member at the cap plate, corresponding to the short-circuit opening, the said short-circuit member being electrically connected to the first electrode and configured to deform to electrically couple the first and second electrodes (11, 12); and a short-circuit protrusion at the second terminal and configured to be contacted by the short-circuit member when it deforms; wherein the surface roughness of the short-circuit protrusion is greater than that of the cap plate, characterised in that the second terminal comprises a plurality of micro-sized protrusions.
A method for surface-modifying an object made of a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, the method comprising: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; and step 2 of radically polymerizing a halogen-containing deliquescent monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points, by irradiation with ultraviolet light having a wavelength within the range of 300 to 400 nm to grow polymer chains on the surface of the object, wherein the deliquescent monomer is a compound represented by the following formula: wherein A represents an oxygen atom or NH; B represents a C 1 -C 4 alkylene group; R 11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 12, R 13, and R 14 are the same as or different from one another and each represent a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; and X - represents a halogen ion. step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; and step 2 of radically polymerizing a halogen-containing deliquescent monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points, by irradiation with ultraviolet light having a wavelength within the range of 300 to 400 nm to grow polymer chains on the surface of the object, wherein the deliquescent monomer is a compound represented by the following formula: wherein A represents an oxygen atom or NH; B represents a C 1 -C 4 alkylene group; R 11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 12, R 13, and R 14 are the same as or different from one another and each represent a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; and X - represents a halogen ion.
A nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer comprising a magnetic field generator (3,3') for generating a magnetic field of a predetermined orientation, a rotatable mechanism, having a rotational axis (X-X), which comprises a stator supporting a rotor, the rotor adapted to hold a sample to be tested by the spectrometer by being rotated within the magnetic field and a device determining an angle between the stator and the magnetic field, the stator being provided at a location that, in use, is within a region of the magnetic field having the predetermined orientation generated by the generator (3,3'), the device comprising a Hall Effect sensor and the device further comprises a voltage measuring apparatus connected to the Hall Effect sensor for measuring the Hall voltage of the Hall Effect sensor and an angle calculating device, for calculating an angle of the stator with respect to the magnetic field, based on a measured value of the Hall voltage, and the spectrometer further comprising a system for adjusting the angle of the stator and the magnetic field in response to an output of the Hall Effect sensor, characterised in that the Hall Effect sensor is mounted on the stator, the Hall Effect sensor being mounted at a known fixed angle with respect to the rotational axis (X-X) of the rotatable mechanism, and in that the plane of the Hall Effect sensor is oriented so as to be at an angle of no more than 5° with respect to the region of the magnetic field that passes, in use, through the Hall Effect sensor.
A process for producing acrylic acid, the process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a crude product stream comprising: from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acrylic acid; from 0.5 wt% to 50 wt% of at least one alkylenating agent comprising formaldehyde and/or precursors thereof; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acetic acid; and from 1 wt% to 60 wt% water; (b) separating at least a portion of the crude product stream to form an alkylenating agent stream comprising at least 1 wt% alkylenating agent, and an intermediate acrylic acid stream comprising acrylic acid, and (c) separating the intermediate acrylic acid stream via distillation to form a finished acrylic acid stream comprising at least 85 wt% acrylic acid, less than 15 wt% acetic acid, less than 1 wt% water, less than 1 wt% alkylenating agent, and from 0.1 to 10 wt% propionic acid; wherein step (b) is performed in at least one column having an operating pressure ranging from 40 kPa to 80 kPa. (a) providing a crude product stream comprising: from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acrylic acid; from 0.5 wt% to 50 wt% of at least one alkylenating agent comprising formaldehyde and/or precursors thereof; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acetic acid; and from 1 wt% to 60 wt% water; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acrylic acid; from 0.5 wt% to 50 wt% of at least one alkylenating agent comprising formaldehyde and/or precursors thereof; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% acetic acid; and from 1 wt% to 60 wt% water; (b) separating at least a portion of the crude product stream to form an alkylenating agent stream comprising at least 1 wt% alkylenating agent, and an intermediate acrylic acid stream comprising acrylic acid, and (c) separating the intermediate acrylic acid stream via distillation to form a finished acrylic acid stream comprising at least 85 wt% acrylic acid, less than 15 wt% acetic acid, less than 1 wt% water, less than 1 wt% alkylenating agent, and from 0.1 to 10 wt% propionic acid;
A guest-host inclusion complex comprising: a mass ratio of -3-amino-4-(5-(bis-chloroethyl)amino)-2-methylphenyl) butanoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable zwitterion, internal salt, or salt thereof, to a sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin having an average degree of substitution of from 6 to 8 (SBE 6-8 -β-CD) or a pharmaceutically acceptable zwitterion, internal salt, or salt thereof, of from 1:50 to 1:60.