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A process for the production of a biofuel by anaerobic digestion of biomass wherein said biofuel is a combustible gas or liquid derived from degradation of biological starting materials, said process comprising the steps of: i) feeding biomass to an anaerobic digester, ii) feeding digestate comprising at least one hydrolytic enzyme, iii) adding at least one polyamine to increase the hydrolysis of the complex polymers present in the biomass, iv) allowing the resulting mass to react in anaerobic conditions, and v) separating the biofuel obtained, wherein steps i), ii) and iii) are carried out, in any order, before steps iv) and v). i) feeding biomass to an anaerobic digester, ii) feeding digestate comprising at least one hydrolytic enzyme, iii) adding at least one polyamine to increase the hydrolysis of the complex polymers present in the biomass, iv) allowing the resulting mass to react in anaerobic conditions, and v) separating the biofuel obtained,
A securing device comprising: - a first part comprising: - a first strap, wherein a first attachment means is coupled to the first strap, and - at least two magnetic members (3, 12) which are attached to the first strap at a distance to each other, - wherein the first part is configured to hold at least a part of the first strap in a specific rolled up storage position by a magnetic field of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12). - a second part comprising: - a ratchet which is coupled to a second strap, and - a second attachment means coupled to the second strap, the securing device being characterised in that the first part is configured to be magnetically coupled to the second part such that a magnetic field strength of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12) is capable of holding the second part in position in relation to the first part when the securing device is hanging. - a first part comprising: - a first strap, wherein a first attachment means is coupled to the first strap, and - at least two magnetic members (3, 12) which are attached to the first strap at a distance to each other, - wherein the first part is configured to hold at least a part of the first strap in a specific rolled up storage position by a magnetic field of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12). - a first strap, wherein a first attachment means is coupled to the first strap, and - at least two magnetic members (3, 12) which are attached to the first strap at a distance to each other, - wherein the first part is configured to hold at least a part of the first strap in a specific rolled up storage position by a magnetic field of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12). - a second part comprising: - a ratchet which is coupled to a second strap, and - a second attachment means coupled to the second strap, the securing device being characterised in that the first part is configured to be magnetically coupled to the second part such that a magnetic field strength of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12) is capable of holding the second part in position in relation to the first part when the securing device is hanging. - a ratchet which is coupled to a second strap, and - a second attachment means coupled to the second strap, the securing device being characterised in that the first part is configured to be magnetically coupled to the second part such that a magnetic field strength of the at least two magnetic members (3, 12) is capable of holding the second part in position in relation to the first part when the securing device is hanging.
An electrode material for secondary batteries or electric double-layer capacitors comprising a core-shell composite, wherein, the core-shell composite includes a core formed from a nanoporous carbon, and a shell layer formed from conductive polymer nanorods that extend outward from cavities of pores on a surface of the core, a specific surface area of the nanoporous carbon determined by the nitrogen BET method is at least 500 m 2 /g, an average pore size of the nanoporous carbon, obtained by a pore distribution analysis performed using non-localized density functional theory, is at least 1.0 nm but not more than about 3.0 nm, and the conductive polymer nanorods narrow with increasing distance from the pores.
A health monitoring system comprising: at least one sensor; a health monitoring unit, HMU, operatively connected to the at least one sensor to receive data therefrom and to generate at least one numerical status indicator based on the data from the at least one sensor; and a computing device operatively connected to the HMU to receive data therefrom, wherein the computing device is configured to generate a health notification, characterised in that the computing device is configured to generate the health notification when a quantity of the at least one numerical status indicator that are greater than or equal to a pre-determined status indicator threshold exceeds a pre-determined peak count threshold, wherein the pre-determined status indicator threshold is equal to a sum of a mean value of a historical series of numerical status indicators and a standard deviation of the historical series of numerical status indicators multiplied by a configurable factor. at least one sensor; a health monitoring unit, HMU, operatively connected to the at least one sensor to receive data therefrom and to generate at least one numerical status indicator based on the data from the at least one sensor; and a computing device operatively connected to the HMU to receive data therefrom, wherein the computing device is configured to generate a health notification, characterised in that the computing device is configured to generate the health notification when a quantity of the at least one numerical status indicator that are greater than or equal to a pre-determined status indicator threshold exceeds a pre-determined peak count threshold, wherein the pre-determined status indicator threshold is equal to a sum of a mean value of a historical series of numerical status indicators and a standard deviation of the historical series of numerical status indicators multiplied by a configurable factor.
Hard surface suction cleaner for suctioning a liquid-air mixture from a hard surface, in particular, from a window pane, comprising a suctioning device with a suction nozzle, a separating unit and a suction unit, and further comprising a dirty liquid tank and a handle; the separating unit having a separating chamber in which at least one separating element is arranged, and which comprises a suction inlet, a liquid outlet and an air outlet, the suction inlet being in flow connection with the suction nozzle, the liquid outlet with the dirty liquid tank and the air outlet with the suction unit; and the handle being arranged relative to an upright position of the hard surface suction cleaner below the suctioning device; characterized in that the handle surrounds at least part of the dirty liquid tank.
A printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet-shaped medium by using a liquid; a feed path along which the medium can be transported toward the printing unit; a switchback mechanism that, when two sides of the medium are to be printed, is configured to switch back the medium of which one of the two sides has been printed and send the medium to the feed path; and a correction roller pair capable of correcting a skew of the medium by having firm contact with the medium transported along the feed path, wherein the correction roller pair includes a first roller and a second roller that face each other and are configured to transport the medium toward the printing unit as the first roller and the second roller nip the sheet and rotate, wherein the first roller includes a driving shaft extending in a width direction and a plurality of toothed rollers that are inserted over the driving shaft, the toothed rollers being fixed to the driving shaft so as to be rotatable together with the driving shaft, each toothed roller being made by coupling adjacent holders with toothed plates interposed therebetween in the width direction, and wherein, for each of the toothed rollers, protruded portions of the toothed plates are shifted from each other in a circumferential direction in the position on the peripheral surface of the toothed roller so that all the protruded portions are visible from the width direction. a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet-shaped medium by using a liquid; a feed path along which the medium can be transported toward the printing unit; a switchback mechanism that, when two sides of the medium are to be printed, is configured to switch back the medium of which one of the two sides has been printed and send the medium to the feed path; and a correction roller pair capable of correcting a skew of the medium by having firm contact with the medium transported along the feed path, wherein the correction roller pair includes a first roller and a second roller that face each other and are configured to transport the medium toward the printing unit as the first roller and the second roller nip the sheet and rotate, wherein the first roller includes a driving shaft extending in a width direction and a plurality of toothed rollers that are inserted over the driving shaft, the toothed rollers being fixed to the driving shaft so as to be rotatable together with the driving shaft, each toothed roller being made by coupling adjacent holders with toothed plates interposed therebetween in the width direction, and wherein, for each of the toothed rollers, protruded portions of the toothed plates are shifted from each other in a circumferential direction in the position on the peripheral surface of the toothed roller so that all the protruded portions are visible from the width direction.
A method for producing a high-dynamic-range image, comprising: a) receiving a low-resolution image of a scene captured by an image sensor, the low-resolution image having a first spatial resolution and captured at a first exposure level; b) receiving a first high-resolution image of the scene captured by the image sensor, the first high-resolution image having a second spatial resolution and captured at a second exposure level different from the first exposure level, the second spatial resolution being greater than the first spatial resolution; c) using a data processor to form a residual image corresponding to high spatial frequency content in the first high-resolution image; d) using a data processor to form a second high-resolution image having the second spatial resolution and the first exposure level by combining the low-resolution image and the residual image; e) using a data processor to produce the high-dynamic-range image by combining the first high-resolution image and the second high-resolution image; and f) storing the high-dynamic-range image in a processor accessible memory. a) receiving a low-resolution image of a scene captured by an image sensor, the low-resolution image having a first spatial resolution and captured at a first exposure level; b) receiving a first high-resolution image of the scene captured by the image sensor, the first high-resolution image having a second spatial resolution and captured at a second exposure level different from the first exposure level, the second spatial resolution being greater than the first spatial resolution; c) using a data processor to form a residual image corresponding to high spatial frequency content in the first high-resolution image; d) using a data processor to form a second high-resolution image having the second spatial resolution and the first exposure level by combining the low-resolution image and the residual image; e) using a data processor to produce the high-dynamic-range image by combining the first high-resolution image and the second high-resolution image; and f) storing the high-dynamic-range image in a processor accessible memory.
A device to retrieve an obstruction in a blood vessel, comprising: an outer sheath comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and an internal lumen extending proximal of the distal end and terminating at the proximal end; and a funnel catheter at least partially within the outer sheath, the funnel catheter comprising an expanding distal tip, a distal end located at the distal tip, and an internal lumen extending proximal of the distal end and at the proximal end, characterised in that the device further comprises a funnel sheath enclosing at least a portion of the funnel catheter whereby at least a portion of the distal end of the funnel catheter can extend distally into lumen of the outer sheath from the funnel sheath. an outer sheath comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and an internal lumen extending proximal of the distal end and terminating at the proximal end; and a funnel catheter at least partially within the outer sheath, the funnel catheter comprising an expanding distal tip, a distal end located at the distal tip, and an internal lumen extending proximal of the distal end and at the proximal end, characterised in that the device further comprises a funnel sheath enclosing at least a portion of the funnel catheter whereby at least a portion of the distal end of the funnel catheter can extend distally into lumen of the outer sheath from the funnel sheath.
A surgical article comprising a material incorporating a fluorophore selected from a near infrared agent or a fluorescent protein, wherein the NIR agent has a maximum absorption at a wavelength of from 650 nm to 1,000 nm, wherein the fluorophore is affixed to the material covalently, hydrophobically, ionically, by hydrogen bond, or combinations thereof.
An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine in which a hydrocarbon feed valve for feeding hydrocarbons is arranged inside of an engine exhaust passage, an exhaust purification catalyst combination for reacting NOx contained in exhaust gas and reformed hydrocarbons is arranged inside of the engine exhaust passage downstream of the hydrocarbon feed valve, the exhaust purification catalyst combination is comprised of an upstream-side catalyst and a downstream-side catalyst arranged in series at an interval from each other, the upstream-side catalyst has a smaller cross-sectional area than the downstream-side catalyst and has a function of at least reforming hydrocarbons which are fed from the hydrocarbon feed valve, a precious metal catalyst (51, 52) is carried on an exhaust flow surface of at least one catalyst of the upstream-side catalyst and the downstream-side catalyst and a basic exhaust gas flow surface part is formed around the precious metal catalyst (51, 52), the exhaust purification catalyst combination reduces the NOx which is contained in exhaust gas if a concentration of hydrocarbons which flow to the upstream-side catalyst is made to vibrate by within a predetermined range of amplitude and within a predetermined range of period and increases a storage amount of NOx which is contained in exhaust gas if the vibration period of the hydrocarbon concentration is made longer than the predetermined range, and, at the time of engine operation, the concentration of hydrocarbons which flow to the upstream-side catalyst is made to vibrate by within said predetermined range of amplitude and within said predetermined range of period to thereby reduce NOx which is contained in exhaust gas in the exhaust purification catalyst, characterized in that NOx contained in exhaust gas and reformed hydrocarbons are reacted inside the exhaust purification catalyst combination whereby a reducing intermediate containing nitrogen and hydrocarbons is produced, and a vibration period of the hydrocarbon concentration is a vibration period required for continued production of the reducing intermediate, wherein the vibration period of the hydrocarbon concentration is 0.3 second to 5 seconds.
An infusion adapter for connection with an infusion fluid container, the infusion adapter comprising: a connection portion configured to engage an injection port of an infusion fluid container; and a port configured to connect to an intravenous line, the port in fluid communication with the connection portion, wherein the connection portion includes a retaining ring extending radially outward from the connection portion, the retaining ring is configured to securely connect the infusion adapter to the infusion fluid container to substantially prevent disconnection of the infusion adapter from the infusion fluid container once the infusion adapter is connected to the infusion fluid container, and wherein the retaining ring includes an indicator (112, 112A) configured to provide visualization of insertion of the connection portion into an injection port of an infusion fluid container, characterized in that the retaining ring has a first side with a surface that is tapered in a longitudinal direction of the connection portion, and a second side defining a sharp edge formed at an angle in the longitudinal direction of the connection portion, and wherein the indicator (112, 112A) is annular and positioned between the first side and the second side of the retaining ring. a connection portion configured to engage an injection port of an infusion fluid container; and a port configured to connect to an intravenous line, the port in fluid communication with the connection portion, wherein the connection portion includes a retaining ring extending radially outward from the connection portion, the retaining ring is configured to securely connect the infusion adapter to the infusion fluid container to substantially prevent disconnection of the infusion adapter from the infusion fluid container once the infusion adapter is connected to the infusion fluid container, and wherein the retaining ring includes an indicator (112, 112A) configured to provide visualization of insertion of the connection portion into an injection port of an infusion fluid container, characterized in that
A dust cup comprising: a dust cup housing encompassing a dust cup chamber, said dust cup housing further comprising an air inlet and an air outlet defining a path for a dust laden air-stream to flow through said dust cup chamber, and which air outlet is arranged to be connectable to an air suction element, to which said path is in fluid communication; a filter assembly having a first end which is removably arranged at said air outlet for filtering said dust-laden air-stream; said filter assembly comprising an outer filter and an inner filter, wherein said outer filter and said inner filter are formed as receptacles which are concentrically and unidirectionally arranged with a respective receptacle opening directed towards said first end of the filter assembly, and wherein said inner filter is slidably insertable into said outer filter, and wherein in a mounted position said inner filter is arranged to be substantially fully inserted into said outer filter; characterized in that said filter assembly further comprising a fixing member (40, 41; 50, 51; 60, 61) which is arranged to retain the inner filter in a predetermined displacement (d) position relative to said mounted position, in response to said inner filter being subjected to an extraction force for detaching said filter assembly from said dust cup housing. a dust cup housing encompassing a dust cup chamber, said dust cup housing further comprising an air inlet and an air outlet defining a path for a dust laden air-stream to flow through said dust cup chamber, and which air outlet is arranged to be connectable to an air suction element, to which said path is in fluid communication; a filter assembly having a first end which is removably arranged at said air outlet for filtering said dust-laden air-stream; said filter assembly comprising an outer filter and an inner filter, wherein said outer filter and said inner filter are formed as receptacles which are concentrically and unidirectionally arranged with a respective receptacle opening directed towards said first end of the filter assembly, and wherein said inner filter is slidably insertable into said outer filter, and wherein in a mounted position said inner filter is arranged to be substantially fully inserted into said outer filter; characterized in that said filter assembly further comprising a fixing member (40, 41; 50, 51; 60, 61) which is arranged to retain the inner filter in a predetermined displacement (d) position relative to said mounted position, in response to said inner filter being subjected to an extraction force for detaching said filter assembly from said dust cup housing.
A system, comprising - a tray: for loading and unloading of samples to a system, wherein the tray comprises a base plate comprising on its upper surface a longitudinal extending guiding rail which is arranged closer to one of the two longitudinal sides of the tray, wherein the tray comprises at least one element (7,20) that is configured to extend through an opening in the upper surface of the base plate, when the tray is lifted from a surface; and - at least one rack comprising on its lower surface an acceptance slot configured for accommodating the guiding rail of the tray; and - a loading area comprising two toothed conveyer belts arranged in a distance corresponding to the trays width. - a tray: for loading and unloading of samples to a system, wherein the tray comprises a base plate comprising on its upper surface a longitudinal extending guiding rail which is arranged closer to one of the two longitudinal sides of the tray, wherein the tray comprises at least one element (7,20) that is configured to extend through an opening in the upper surface of the base plate, when the tray is lifted from a surface; and - at least one rack comprising on its lower surface an acceptance slot configured for accommodating the guiding rail of the tray; and - a loading area comprising two toothed conveyer belts arranged in a distance corresponding to the trays width.
A processor device comprising: an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of images obtained by imaging an observation object with a plurality of illumination light beams having different wavelength ranges, respectively; a control unit configured to perform designation of the type and the light emission amount of the illumination light for a light source control unit; an oxygen saturation calculation unit that calculates an oxygen saturation of the observation object, based on data being either a look-up table or a predetermined calculation formula; a correction unit that corrects the data that the oxygen saturation calculation unit uses for the calculation of the oxygen saturation, using the image; a determination unit that determines a success or failure of the correction using the image or the light emission amount; and a warning unit that performs warning in a case where a determination result obtained by the determination unit is a failure. an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of images obtained by imaging an observation object with a plurality of illumination light beams having different wavelength ranges, respectively; a control unit configured to perform designation of the type and the light emission amount of the illumination light for a light source control unit; an oxygen saturation calculation unit that calculates an oxygen saturation of the observation object, based on data being either a look-up table or a predetermined calculation formula; a correction unit that corrects the data that the oxygen saturation calculation unit uses for the calculation of the oxygen saturation, using the image; a determination unit that determines a success or failure of the correction using the image or the light emission amount; and a warning unit that performs warning in a case where a determination result obtained by the determination unit is a failure.