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A method of detecting the presence and amounts of specific contaminants in at least one liquid comprising the steps of: providing a volume of liquid, conducting a method of contamination detection capable of measuring the amount of turbidity in the volume of liquid and inferring from that the amount of turbidity causing, contaminants within the liquid, selecting a correcting factor by identifying which of a series of pre-determined correction factors corresponds with the degree to which the measured amount of turbidity scatters light coming from a specific tracer and thereby alters the amount of a change in fluorescence that occurs within the specific liquid when the tracer is in the presence of an oil, introducing the specific tracer into the liquid, measuring the change in fluorescence emitted by introducing the specific tracer into the liquid, correcting the measured change in fluorescence by adjusting the measured change according to the selected correction factor, calculating the amount of oil within the liquid from the corrected measured change in fluorescence, and calculating the amount of non-oil contaminant within the liquid by subtracting the calculated amount of oil from the calculated amount of turbidity causing contaminants, wherein the tracer is polarity-sensitive and displays detectable properties when in water and in the presence of oil but not when in water absent the oil. providing a volume of liquid, conducting a method of contamination detection capable of measuring the amount of turbidity in the volume of liquid and inferring from that the amount of turbidity causing, contaminants within the liquid, selecting a correcting factor by identifying which of a series of pre-determined correction factors corresponds with the degree to which the measured amount of turbidity scatters light coming from a specific tracer and thereby alters the amount of a change in fluorescence that occurs within the specific liquid when the tracer is in the presence of an oil, introducing the specific tracer into the liquid, measuring the change in fluorescence emitted by introducing the specific tracer into the liquid, correcting the measured change in fluorescence by adjusting the measured change according to the selected correction factor, calculating the amount of oil within the liquid from the corrected measured change in fluorescence, and calculating the amount of non-oil contaminant within the liquid by subtracting the calculated amount of oil from the calculated amount of turbidity causing contaminants, wherein the tracer is polarity-sensitive and displays detectable properties when in water and in the presence of oil but not when in water absent the oil.
A method implemented by a first switch in a software defined networking, SDN, network to monitor a tunnel between the first switch and a second switch in the SDN network, the method comprising: generating a first flow entry that matches packets received over the tunnel; generating a second flow entry that matches packet received over the tunnel, wherein the second flow entry has a priority that is lower than a priority of the first flow entry; the method characterised by further comprising the steps of: removing the first flow entry and transmitting a flow removed message to an SDN controller in response to a determination that the first flow entry has timed out, wherein transmitting the flow removed message to the SDN controller causes the SDN controller to enable tunnel monitoring for the tunnel; maintaining a statistic associated with the second flow entry; and transmitting a statistics trigger event message to the SDN controller in response to a determination that the statistic associated with the second flow entry exceeds a threshold value, wherein transmitting the statistics trigger event message to the SDN controller causes the SDN controller to disable tunnel monitoring for the tunnel. generating a first flow entry that matches packets received over the tunnel; generating a second flow entry that matches packet received over the tunnel, wherein the second flow entry has a priority that is lower than a priority of the first flow entry; the method characterised by further comprising the steps of: wherein the second flow entry has a priority that is lower than a priority of the first flow entry; the method characterised by further comprising the steps of: removing the first flow entry and transmitting a flow removed message to an SDN controller in response to a determination that the first flow entry has timed out, wherein transmitting the flow removed message to the SDN controller causes the SDN controller to enable tunnel monitoring for the tunnel; maintaining a statistic associated with the second flow entry; and transmitting a statistics trigger event message to the SDN controller in response to a determination that the statistic associated with the second flow entry exceeds a threshold value, wherein transmitting the statistics trigger event message to the SDN controller causes the SDN controller to disable tunnel monitoring for the tunnel.
Photovoltaic device comprising a plurality of layers (11, 12, 13) configured to convert light into electric energy, each layer (11, 12, 13) comprising at least one solar cell (11A; 12A, 12B; 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D), each layer (11, 12, 13) being configured such that it has a band gap with a predetermined width, the width of the band gap of each layer (11, 12, 13) being different from the width of the band gap of the other layers (11, 12, 13), wherein at least one of said layers (12, 13) comprises at least two solar cells (12A, 12B; 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D) connected in series, said solar cells connected in series having band gaps with the same width; and wherein the layers (11, 12, 13) are connected to one another in parallel, such that the voltage on each layer (11, 12, 13) is the same, characterised in that at least one of said layers is a layer of silicon which is a support layer for the plurality of layers (11, 12, 13), said layer of silicon comprising: - at least one silicon solar cell with an upper face and a lower face, said layer of silicon comprising back contacts (23, 24) in the lower face, wherein another one of said layers comprises either two germanium solar cells (12A, 12B) or two germanium-silicon solar cells (12A, 12B), deposited on said lower face and connected in series and also connected in parallel with the silicon solar cell through back contacts (23, 24) of the layer of silicon. - at least one silicon solar cell with an upper face and a lower face, said layer of silicon comprising back contacts (23, 24) in the lower face, wherein another one of said layers comprises either two germanium solar cells (12A, 12B) or two germanium-silicon solar cells (12A, 12B), deposited on said lower face and connected in series and also connected in parallel with the silicon solar cell through back contacts (23, 24) of the layer of silicon.
A method for controlling an operation of a mobile robot based on floor environment sensing in a mobile robot operation control apparatus, comprising: a measured current value acquiring step of acquiring a current value or a voltage value measured from a motor (210, 220, 230) which is equipped in a mobile robot to operate; a statistical feature value calculating step of calculating at least one statistical feature value based on the current value or the voltage value; a floor environment sensing step of sensing a final floor environment mode by comparing at least one statistical feature value and a predetermined determination reference value; and an operation control step of controlling an operation of the mobile robot based on a sensing result of the final floor environment mode, characterized in that, in the statistical feature value calculating step, an additional load applied to the main brush due to an additional factor independent from the floor environment is predicted by comparing a current statistical feature value according to a current operation routine of the mobile robot and a past statistical feature value according to a past operation routine and a statistical feature value is calculated by excluding an error according to the predicted additional load from the acquired current value or voltage value. a measured current value acquiring step of acquiring a current value or a voltage value measured from a motor (210, 220, 230) which is equipped in a mobile robot to operate; a statistical feature value calculating step of calculating at least one statistical feature value based on the current value or the voltage value; a floor environment sensing step of sensing a final floor environment mode by comparing at least one statistical feature value and a predetermined determination reference value; and an operation control step of controlling an operation of the mobile robot based on a sensing result of the final floor environment mode, characterized in that, in the statistical feature value calculating step, an additional load applied to the main brush due to an additional factor independent from the floor environment is predicted by comparing a current statistical feature value according to a current operation routine of the mobile robot and a past statistical feature value according to a past operation routine and a statistical feature value is calculated by excluding an error according to the predicted additional load from the acquired current value or voltage value.
A bacterial strain belonging to the species Lactobacillus paracasei deposited at the Coordinated Collection of Microorganism-BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Microbiology Laboratory - Ghent University, under the number LMG S-26420, wherein the bacterial strain is characterized in that it converts linoleic acid in conjugated linoleic acid in a percentage higher than 30%.
A binding machine for gardening comprising: a main handle; a clincher arm that is rotatably attached to the main handle; a tape guide that is configured to draw out and guide a tape at a front end portion of the main handle; a tape gripping device that is configured to grip an end portion of the tape drawn out from the tape guide, at a front end portion of the clincher arm; and a cutting blade that is configured to cut the tape, wherein the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates to grip the tape, characterized in that the tape guide is swingably attached to the main handle such that a position of the tape guide when the tape gripping device operates to grip the end portion of the tape and a position of the tape guide when the cutting blade operates to cut the tape are different from each other, and the tape guide is configured to move while being guided to an inclined surface of the gripping member, and to further move together with the gripping member after being engaged with a V-shaped portion ahead of the inclined surface. a main handle; a clincher arm that is rotatably attached to the main handle; a tape guide that is configured to draw out and guide a tape at a front end portion of the main handle; a tape gripping device that is configured to grip an end portion of the tape drawn out from the tape guide, at a front end portion of the clincher arm; and a cutting blade that is configured to cut the tape, wherein the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates to grip the tape, characterized in that the tape guide is swingably attached to the main handle such that a position of the tape guide when the tape gripping device operates to grip the end portion of the tape and a position of the tape guide when the cutting blade operates to cut the tape are different from each other, and the tape guide is configured to move while being guided to an inclined surface of the gripping member, and to further move together with the gripping member after being engaged with a V-shaped portion ahead of the inclined surface.
An inverter-integrated electric compressor comprising: an inverter box provided on an outer periphery of a housing; an inverter having a control circuit board and accommodated within the inverter box; an electrical component mounted on a side of the control circuit board and being a constituent element of the inverter; a heat-dissipating flat section provided on an inner wall of the inverter box, wherein the electrical component is disposed in abutment with the heat-dissipating flat section directly or via a heat conducting member so as to dissipate heat of the electrical component toward the housing; and a spacer member interposed between the control circuit board and the electrical component so as to fill a space between the control circuit board and the electrical component, wherein the spacer member is of rigid construction such that the control circuit board and the electrical component are prevented from being displaced towards and away from each other, and wherein lead terminals of the electrical component extend through the spacer member and are inserted into lead-terminal insertion holes formed in the control circuit board so as to be connected to the control circuit board, characterized in that the control circuit board, the spacer member and the electrical component are fastened by a fastening member that extends through the control circuit board, the spacer member and the electrical component. an inverter box provided on an outer periphery of a housing; an inverter having a control circuit board and accommodated within the inverter box; an electrical component mounted on a side of the control circuit board and being a constituent element of the inverter; a heat-dissipating flat section provided on an inner wall of the inverter box, wherein the electrical component is disposed in abutment with the heat-dissipating flat section directly or via a heat conducting member so as to dissipate heat of the electrical component toward the housing; and a spacer member interposed between the control circuit board and the electrical component so as to fill a space between the control circuit board and the electrical component, wherein the spacer member is of rigid construction such that the control circuit board and the electrical component are prevented from being displaced towards and away from each other, and wherein lead terminals of the electrical component extend through the spacer member and are inserted into lead-terminal insertion holes formed in the control circuit board so as to be connected to the control circuit board, characterized in that the control circuit board, the spacer member and the electrical component are fastened by a fastening member that extends through the control circuit board, the spacer member and the electrical component.
A molten fuel nuclear reactor comprising: a reactor vessel defining a reactor core containing nuclear fuel; a first heat exchanger above the reactor core that receives high temperature nuclear fuel from the reactor core; a second heat exchanger above the reactor core that receives nuclear fuel from the first heat exchanger and delivers lower temperature nuclear fuel to the reactor core; and a containment vessel surrounding the reactor vessel, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger. a reactor vessel defining a reactor core containing nuclear fuel; a first heat exchanger above the reactor core that receives high temperature nuclear fuel from the reactor core; a second heat exchanger above the reactor core that receives nuclear fuel from the first heat exchanger and delivers lower temperature nuclear fuel to the reactor core; and a containment vessel surrounding the reactor vessel, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger.
A decorative film comprising: a base layer; a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface, as a separate body on the base layer or as a single body with the base layer; a transparent resin layer on or above the brightening layer; and a semi-transparent metallic layer having a substantially flat surface shape, on or above the transparent resin layer, wherein the decorative film exhibits flip-flop appearance, wherein a storage modulus of at least one of the base layer or the brightening base layer and the transparent resin layer is from 1×10 6 Pa to 15×10 8 Pa in a temperature range of 110°C to 150°C when measured under conditions of a frequency of 10 Hz and stretching mode. a base layer; a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface, as a separate body on the base layer or as a single body with the base layer; a transparent resin layer on or above the brightening layer; and a semi-transparent metallic layer having a substantially flat surface shape, on or above the transparent resin layer, wherein the decorative film exhibits flip-flop appearance, wherein a storage modulus of at least one of the base layer or the brightening base layer and the transparent resin layer is from 1×10 6 Pa to 15×10 8 Pa in a temperature range of 110°C to 150°C when measured under conditions of a frequency of 10 Hz and stretching mode.
A lens edging system, comprising: an edger configured to perform edging to a spectacle lens in accordance with three-dimensional edging locus data obtained from edging shape data by calculation; a three-dimensional measurement device configured to three-dimensionally measure an edging size of the spectacle lens edged by the edger; and an edging size management device configured to correct a tool diameter value of an edging tool used for calculating the edging locus data based on a difference between a measured value of the edging size obtained by measurement by the three-dimensional measurement device, and a theoretical value of the edging size obtained by calculation. an edger configured to perform edging to a spectacle lens in accordance with three-dimensional edging locus data obtained from edging shape data by calculation; a three-dimensional measurement device configured to three-dimensionally measure an edging size of the spectacle lens edged by the edger; and an edging size management device configured to correct a tool diameter value of an edging tool used for calculating the edging locus data based on a difference between a measured value of the edging size obtained by measurement by the three-dimensional measurement device, and a theoretical value of the edging size obtained by calculation.
A preparation method for oxide luminescent material, activated by trivalent thulium and emitting blue-light, said oxide consisting of (Y 0.995 Tm 0.005) 2 O 3, characterized in that the preparation method consists of the following steps -: dissolving 0.995mmol Y203 and 0.005 mmol Tm203 in 1 ml nitric acid and 2 ml of deionized water; adding 30ml of a mixed solution of ethanol and water in a volume ratio of 3:1 then adding 0.84 g of citric acid, under stirring, heating the mixture obtained in the previous step until for 2 hours at 80°C until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, drying the gel obtained in the previous step in an oven at 150°C for 6 h until a xerogel is obtained, placing the powder in a high temperature furnace wherein the temperature is raised to 900°C at a heating rate of 300°C/h and sintering the powder for 4 hours at 900°C, thereby obtaining said oxide luminescent material. dissolving 0.995mmol Y203 and 0.005 mmol Tm203 in 1 ml nitric acid and 2 ml of deionized water; adding 30ml of a mixed solution of ethanol and water in a volume ratio of 3:1 then adding 0.84 g of citric acid, under stirring, heating the mixture obtained in the previous step until for 2 hours at 80°C until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, drying the gel obtained in the previous step in an oven at 150°C for 6 h until a xerogel is obtained, placing the powder in a high temperature furnace wherein the temperature is raised to 900°C at a heating rate of 300°C/h and sintering the powder for 4 hours at 900°C, thereby obtaining said oxide luminescent material.
A power headroom information transmission method executed by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting beamforming, the method comprising: transmitting to a base station a first power headroom information; receiving, from the base station, configuration information including index information of a beam for beam measurement; measuring a beam, based on the configuration information; determining transmission of a second power headroom information when the index information of the measured beam is different from the index information of the beam contained in the configuration information; and transmitting, to the base station, the second power headroom information in case that the transmission of the second power headroom information is determined. transmitting to a base station a first power headroom information; receiving, from the base station, configuration information including index information of a beam for beam measurement; measuring a beam, based on the configuration information; determining transmission of a second power headroom information when the index information of the measured beam is different from the index information of the beam contained in the configuration information; and transmitting, to the base station, the second power headroom information in case that the transmission of the second power headroom information is determined.
A sheet stacking assistance system provided for a sheet stacking system in which flimsy print media sheets are sequentially ejected from a sheet ejection position to drop by gravity onto an underlying stack of other such flimsy print media sheets to be superposed thereon, the sheet stacking assistance system comprising: a system for providing a signal that a trailing edge of a print media sheet is being ejected from said sheet ejection position, a print media sheet trailing edge knockdown system (52, 56A, M2) activated in response to said signal that the trailing edge of the print media sheet is being ejected from said sheet ejection position, said print media sheet trail edge knockdown system (52, 56A, M2) comprising a tamping member and an actuator for moving the tamping member substantially linearly downwardly from above said sheet ejection position and past said sheet ejection position to engage a trailing edge area of said ejected print media sheet to rapidly push said print media sheet rapidly downwardly towards said underlying stack of other such flimsy print media sheets, and for automatically rapidly reciprocally lifting up away from said print media sheet to above said sheet ejection position before a subsequent sequential ejection of a print media sheet from said sheet ejection position, characterized in that said actuator including a gear and said tamping member being fixed to a rack to form a rack and gear driven system for reciprocating movement of the tamping member.
A composition comprising a protein fraction derived from a secretion or lysate of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, wherein the protein fraction consists of the Subtilin biosynthesis protein C (SpaC); Glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH); Elongation factor TU (EF-Tu); Triosephosphate isomerase; and Enolase.