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An apparatus for making a composite article, said apparatus containing a first spaced array of ceramic monofilament strands, the apparatus comprising: a monofilament feed track adapted to carry said first spaced array of ceramic monofilament strands, a diameter of each ceramic monofilament strand nominally measuring at least 100 μm (0.0040 inches), the monofilament feed track comprising a plurality of individual monofilament spools adapted to provide tension to the corresponding array of ceramic monofilament strands; a fiber yarn feed track adapted to carry a second spaced array of fiber yarn tows impregnated with a plurality of glass particulates, the fiber yarn feed track comprising a plurality of fiber yarn spools under no tension for retaining the corresponding plurality of fiber yarn tows impregnated with a plurality of glass particulates; a rotatable mandrel disposed at an end of the monofilament feed track and an end of the fiber yarn feed track, the mandrel adapted to lie down the first spaced array of tensioned ceramic monofilament strands on top of the second spaced array of fiber yarn tows, providing consolidation pressure as both the first and second arrays (20, 22) are wound onto the rotatable mandrel 16 to form a dual-fiber weave; and a heater assembly disposed within or adjacent to the mandrel, the heater assembly adapted to heat at least the glass particulates such that pressure from the wound first spaced array of tensioned ceramic monofilaments is sufficient to consolidate the glass particulates and the dual-fiber weave into a dual-fiber ceramic matrix composite. a monofilament feed track adapted to carry said first spaced array of ceramic monofilament strands, a diameter of each ceramic monofilament strand nominally measuring at least 100 μm (0.0040 inches), the monofilament feed track comprising a plurality of individual monofilament spools adapted to provide tension to the corresponding array of ceramic monofilament strands; a fiber yarn feed track adapted to carry a second spaced array of fiber yarn tows impregnated with a plurality of glass particulates, the fiber yarn feed track comprising a plurality of fiber yarn spools under no tension for retaining the corresponding plurality of fiber yarn tows impregnated with a plurality of glass particulates; a rotatable mandrel disposed at an end of the monofilament feed track and an end of the fiber yarn feed track, the mandrel adapted to lie down the first spaced array of tensioned ceramic monofilament strands on top of the second spaced array of fiber yarn tows, providing consolidation pressure as both the first and second arrays (20, 22) are wound onto the rotatable mandrel 16 to form a dual-fiber weave; and a heater assembly disposed within or adjacent to the mandrel, the heater assembly adapted to heat at least the glass particulates such that pressure from the wound first spaced array of tensioned ceramic monofilaments is sufficient to consolidate the glass particulates and the dual-fiber weave into a dual-fiber ceramic matrix composite.
Condition monitoring system for bearing units for vehicles, the system comprising at least one condition monitoring unit having a wireless sensor configured for measuring at least one operating parameter of one bearing unit of a vehicle and a control unit configured for receiving and processing signals obtained from the condition monitoring unit, further comprising a GPS receiver configured for detecting a geographic position of the vehicle, wherein the condition monitoring unit is configured to be activated and/or deactivated depending on the detected geographic position, characterized in that the control unit is equipped with a memory configured for storing route data of the vehicle, the route data including a plurality of possible route sections along which the vehicle can travel, wherein the control unit is configured to evaluate at least one characteristic of the route sections of the route data and to activate the condition monitoring unit when the vehicle is travelling in a route section with characteristics meeting at least one predetermined criterion and to deactivate the condition monitoring unit in route sections not meeting the at least one predetermined criterion.
A method of operating a cupola furnace, the method comprising: inserting a mixture including anthracite coal and coke into a cavity defined by the cupola furnace; disposing a metal feedstock within the cavity; injecting natural gas at a natural gas flow rate and a first quantity of oxygen gas at a first oxygen gas flow rate into the cavity simultaneously through at least one burner (58, 158, 258); driving a second quantity of oxygen gas at a supersonic oxygen gas flow rate into the cavity through at least one lance, wherein the supersonic oxygen gas flow rate is greater than the first oxygen gas flow rate; combusting the mixture within the cavity to produce a stack gas, wherein the stack gas includes carbon monoxide gas and carbon dioxide gas; melting the metal feedstock to produce a melted metal material which is cast iron, ductile base iron, or gray iron; and monitoring the stack gas to thereby operate the cupola furnace, wherein monitoring includes analyzing a first ratio of parts by weight carbon monoxide gas to parts by weight carbon dioxide gas present in the stack gas, and further wherein the monitoring includes changing the amount of coke in the mixture in response to the first ratio. inserting a mixture including anthracite coal and coke into a cavity defined by the cupola furnace; disposing a metal feedstock within the cavity; injecting natural gas at a natural gas flow rate and a first quantity of oxygen gas at a first oxygen gas flow rate into the cavity simultaneously through at least one burner (58, 158, 258); driving a second quantity of oxygen gas at a supersonic oxygen gas flow rate into the cavity through at least one lance, wherein the supersonic oxygen gas flow rate is greater than the first oxygen gas flow rate; combusting the mixture within the cavity to produce a stack gas, wherein the stack gas includes carbon monoxide gas and carbon dioxide gas; melting the metal feedstock to produce a melted metal material which is cast iron, ductile base iron, or gray iron; and monitoring the stack gas to thereby operate the cupola furnace, wherein monitoring includes analyzing a first ratio of parts by weight carbon monoxide gas to parts by weight carbon dioxide gas present in the stack gas, and further wherein the monitoring includes changing the amount of coke in the mixture in response to the first ratio.
A method for Discontinuous Reception, DRX, operation, the method comprising: while a user equipment, UE, is in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, operation in an LTE_ACTlVE state, waking up a receiver of the UE; characterised in that the method further comprises: checking if a current time is a preconfigured wake up time, the preconfigured wake up time corresponding to a radio frame number equal to a radio frame offset plus N times a DRX interval, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to zero; if the current time is the preconfigured wake up time, checking whether a Continuous Reception Command has been received at the UE, wherein if a Continuous Reception Command has been received, the method comprises deactivating DRX and going to continuous reception, or if a Continuous Reception Command has not been received, the method comprises reactivating the DRX; and if the current time is not the preconfigured wake up time, reactivating the DRX. while a user equipment, UE, is in Discontinuous Reception, DRX, operation in an LTE_ACTlVE state, waking up a receiver of the UE; characterised in that the method further comprises: checking if a current time is a preconfigured wake up time, the preconfigured wake up time corresponding to a radio frame number equal to a radio frame offset plus N times a DRX interval, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to zero; if the current time is the preconfigured wake up time, checking whether a Continuous Reception Command has been received at the UE, wherein if a Continuous Reception Command has been received, the method comprises deactivating DRX and going to continuous reception, or if a Continuous Reception Command has not been received, the method comprises reactivating the DRX; and if the current time is not the preconfigured wake up time, reactivating the DRX. checking if a current time is a preconfigured wake up time, the preconfigured wake up time corresponding to a radio frame number equal to a radio frame offset plus N times a DRX interval, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to zero; if the current time is the preconfigured wake up time, checking whether a Continuous Reception Command has been received at the UE, wherein if a Continuous Reception Command has been received, the method comprises deactivating DRX and going to continuous reception, or if a Continuous Reception Command has not been received, the method comprises reactivating the DRX; and if the current time is not the preconfigured wake up time, reactivating the DRX.
A computing device, comprising: a processor; a secure circuit configured to: generate a public key pair comprising a private key and a public key; and sign, using the private key of the public key pair, configuration settings for an operating system of the computing device; and memory having program instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to cause the computing device to: receive, at a bootloader of the computing device, a certificate for the public key pair from a certificate authority, the certificate including the public key of the public key pair; and initiate, by the bootloader, a boot sequence to load the operating system, wherein the boot sequence includes the bootloader verifying the signed configuration settings using the public key included in the certificate. a processor; a secure circuit configured to: generate a public key pair comprising a private key and a public key; and sign, using the private key of the public key pair, configuration settings for an operating system of the computing device; and generate a public key pair comprising a private key and a public key; and sign, using the private key of the public key pair, configuration settings for an operating system of the computing device; and memory having program instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to cause the computing device to: receive, at a bootloader of the computing device, a certificate for the public key pair from a certificate authority, the certificate including the public key of the public key pair; and initiate, by the bootloader, a boot sequence to load the operating system, wherein the boot sequence includes the bootloader verifying the signed configuration settings using the public key included in the certificate. receive, at a bootloader of the computing device, a certificate for the public key pair from a certificate authority, the certificate including the public key of the public key pair; and initiate, by the bootloader, a boot sequence to load the operating system, wherein the boot sequence includes the bootloader verifying the signed configuration settings using the public key included in the certificate.
A heat exchanger, comprising: a plurality of first tubes and a plurality of second tubes through which a refrigerant passes therein and which are lengthily formed up and down, each of the first tubes and the second tubes being spaced apart from each other and air flowing between the tubes; and a fin coming into contact with the first tube and the second tube, wherein the plurality of second tubes is spaced apart from each other and located at a slipstream of the plurality of first tubes in a direction in which air flows, a first louver group comprising a plurality of louvers located between the plurality of first tubes and spaced apart from each other in the direction in which air flows and a second louver group comprising a plurality of louvers located between the plurality of second tubes and spaced apart from each other in the direction in which air flows are formed in the fin, and an interval between adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers of the first louver group is gradually narrowed toward a slipstream of the direction in which air flows, the heat exchanger being characterized by the fact that an interval between adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers of the second louver group is gradually widened toward the slipstream of the direction in which air flows. a plurality of first tubes and a plurality of second tubes through which a refrigerant passes therein and which are lengthily formed up and down, each of the first tubes and the second tubes being spaced apart from each other and air flowing between the tubes; and a fin coming into contact with the first tube and the second tube, wherein the plurality of second tubes is spaced apart from each other and located at a slipstream of the plurality of first tubes in a direction in which air flows, a first louver group comprising a plurality of louvers located between the plurality of first tubes and spaced apart from each other in the direction in which air flows and a second louver group comprising a plurality of louvers located between the plurality of second tubes and spaced apart from each other in the direction in which air flows are formed in the fin, and an interval between adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers of the first louver group is gradually narrowed toward a slipstream of the direction in which air flows, the heat exchanger being characterized by the fact that an interval between adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers of the second louver group is gradually widened toward the slipstream of the direction in which air flows.
A cellobiohydrolase variant comprising a deletion at one or more positions corresponding to positions 195, 196, 197, and 198 of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has cellobiohydrolase activity, and wherein the variant is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 8, or SEQ ID NO: 12; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide having at least 85% identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7, or SEQ ID NO: 11; and (c) a fragment of the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 12, which has cellobiohydrolase activity; and which variant comprises a deletion at two positions corresponding to S195* + S196*; S196* + N197*; or N197* + N198*.
A time division multiple network access method for a short-range communication device comprising at least one protocol stack having a physical layer and a medium access control, MAC, layer, and at least one application layer for performing communication through the at least one protocol stack, the time division multiple network access method comprising: accessing, by the short-range communication device, a first network by applying a first parameter to the at least one protocol stack and a first attribute to the at least one application layer; accessing, by the short-range communication device, a second network by switching the first parameter and the first attribute for accessing the first network into a second parameter and a second attribute for accessing the second network when the first parameter and the first attribute are different from the second parameter and the second attribute; and accessing, by the short-range communication device, the second network based on the first parameter and the first attribute, without switching the first parameter and the first attribute for accessing the first network into the second parameter and the second attribute for accessing the second network, when the first parameter and the first attribute are the same as the second parameter and the second attribute, wherein the short-range communication device is a Zigbee communication device, and wherein the switching of a parameter is triggered by either a time handler or an interrupt handler. accessing, by the short-range communication device, a first network by applying a first parameter to the at least one protocol stack and a first attribute to the at least one application layer; accessing, by the short-range communication device, a second network by switching the first parameter and the first attribute for accessing the first network into a second parameter and a second attribute for accessing the second network when the first parameter and the first attribute are different from the second parameter and the second attribute; and accessing, by the short-range communication device, the second network based on the first parameter and the first attribute, without switching the first parameter and the first attribute for accessing the first network into the second parameter and the second attribute for accessing the second network, when the first parameter and the first attribute are the same as the second parameter and the second attribute, wherein the short-range communication device is a Zigbee communication device, and wherein the switching of a parameter is triggered by either a time handler or an interrupt handler.
A self-propelled vehicle comprising: a chassis; first and second drive wheels connected to the chassis; first and second drive systems connected to the first and second drive wheels for independently controlling a rotational drive speed of each of the first and second drive wheels; caster wheels connected to the chassis; a steering system selectively operable between a drive wheel steering mode and a caster wheel steering mode, wherein, in the caster wheel steering mode, the steering system controls a swivel position of the caster wheels to steer the vehicle and the first and second drive systems are controlled equally to drive the first and second drive wheels, and, in the drive wheel steering mode, the steering system controls the speed difference between the first and second drive wheels to steer the vehicle; and a differential system connected to the drive systems of the first and second drive wheels to enable the first and second drive wheels to operate at different speeds to follow an arc defined by the caster wheels in the caster wheel steering mode. a chassis; first and second drive wheels connected to the chassis; first and second drive systems connected to the first and second drive wheels for independently controlling a rotational drive speed of each of the first and second drive wheels; caster wheels connected to the chassis; a steering system selectively operable between a drive wheel steering mode and a caster wheel steering mode, wherein, in the caster wheel steering mode, the steering system controls a swivel position of the caster wheels to steer the vehicle and the first and second drive systems are controlled equally to drive the first and second drive wheels, and, in the drive wheel steering mode, the steering system controls the speed difference between the first and second drive wheels to steer the vehicle; and a differential system connected to the drive systems of the first and second drive wheels to enable the first and second drive wheels to operate at different speeds to follow an arc defined by the caster wheels in the caster wheel steering mode.
A secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly; a container for receiving the electrode assembly and having first and second facing wide walls (121a, 121b) and first and second facing narrow walls connecting the wide walls, wherein the second wide wall is thinner than the first wide wall, wherein: the thickness of each of the first and second narrow walls gradually decreases from the first wide wall towards the second wide wall. an electrode assembly; a container for receiving the electrode assembly and having first and second facing wide walls (121a, 121b) and first and second facing narrow walls connecting the wide walls, wherein the second wide wall is thinner than the first wide wall, wherein: the thickness of each of the first and second narrow walls gradually decreases from the first wide wall towards the second wide wall. the thickness of each of the first and second narrow walls gradually decreases from the first wide wall towards the second wide wall.
A method for determining the risk or rate of an individual of developing diabetic nephropathy, comprising: determining the levels of two or more biomarkers purified from a urine sample or a plasma sample, wherein a model which accounts for the levels of said two or more biomarkers is used, wherein the biomarkers are selected from the group consisting of lysine advanced glycation end products, arginine advanced glycation end products, and oxidation products, and comparing the biomarker levels to standard values, wherein the level of the biomarkers indicates the risk of developing or the rate of developing diabetic nephropathy, wherein the individual has not been diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy, and wherein the two or more biomarkers comprise methylglyoxal hydroimidazolone. determining the levels of two or more biomarkers purified from a urine sample or a plasma sample, wherein a model which accounts for the levels of said two or more biomarkers is used, wherein the biomarkers are selected from the group consisting of lysine advanced glycation end products, arginine advanced glycation end products, and oxidation products, and comparing the biomarker levels to standard values, wherein the level of the biomarkers indicates the risk of developing or the rate of developing diabetic nephropathy, wherein the individual has not been diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy, and wherein the two or more biomarkers comprise methylglyoxal hydroimidazolone.
An ink composition comprising: a) 2 to 10 parts of one or more glycols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol or dipropylene glycol; b) 30 to 50 parts of glycerol; c) 0.5 to 10 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; d) 0.5 to 9 parts of a water-soluble dye; e) 30 to 70 parts of water; f) 0 to 3 parts of surfactant; g) 0 to 5 parts biocide; wherein all parts are by weight. a) 2 to 10 parts of one or more glycols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol or dipropylene glycol; b) 30 to 50 parts of glycerol; c) 0.5 to 10 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; d) 0.5 to 9 parts of a water-soluble dye; e) 30 to 70 parts of water; f) 0 to 3 parts of surfactant; g) 0 to 5 parts biocide;
A method for forming a photovoltaic film on a substrate comprising: dissolving Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 nanoparticles capped with an organic ligand in a first solvent to form a first solution; dissolving Cu(In,Ga)S 2 nanoparticles capped with an organic ligand in a second solvent to form a second solution; combining the first solution and the second solution to form a third solution; adding oleic acid to the third solution to form an ink; depositing the ink on the substrate to form a first, thinner film; annealing the first film in an inert atmosphere; depositing additional ink on the first film on the substrate to form a second, thicker film; and, annealing the second film in an inert atmosphere. dissolving Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 nanoparticles capped with an organic ligand in a first solvent to form a first solution; dissolving Cu(In,Ga)S 2 nanoparticles capped with an organic ligand in a second solvent to form a second solution; combining the first solution and the second solution to form a third solution; adding oleic acid to the third solution to form an ink; depositing the ink on the substrate to form a first, thinner film; annealing the first film in an inert atmosphere; depositing additional ink on the first film on the substrate to form a second, thicker film; and, annealing the second film in an inert atmosphere.