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A method for determining the adsorption energy between an electrically charged adsorbent and an electrically charged adsorbate, taking account of electrostatic interactions between the adsorbate and the adsorbent, by carrying out the following stages: - constructing a simulation box containing said adsorbent (A, B) and said adsorbate (i+, i-), and another adsorbent (A', B') of same type but of opposite charge and another adsorbate (i'+, i'-) of same type but of opposite charge, so that said simulation box has zero charge; - determining the adsorption energy of said adsorbates (i+, i- and i') in said first simulation box using a molecular simulation and the Ewald method, and deducing therefrom the adsorption energy of said adsorbate (i+, i-) on said adsorbent (A, B). - constructing a simulation box containing said adsorbent (A, B) and said adsorbate (i+, i-), and another adsorbent (A', B') of same type but of opposite charge and another adsorbate (i'+, i'-) of same type but of opposite charge, so that said simulation box has zero charge; - determining the adsorption energy of said adsorbates (i+, i- and i') in said first simulation box using a molecular simulation and the Ewald method, and deducing therefrom the adsorption energy of said adsorbate (i+, i-) on said adsorbent (A, B).
An insulation-retaining sheet having a top edge and an opposed bottom edge, and a first side edge and an opposed second side edge, the insulation-retaining sheet comprising: a sheet of mesh having an air permeability as measured by ASTM D737-961 of at least 1.016 m/s (200 cfm per square foot), a top edge and an opposed bottom edge, and a first side edge and an opposed second side edge; and one or more strips of vapor-retarding membrane, each of the one or more strips of vapor retarding membrane each having a top edge and an opposed bottom edge, and a first side edge and an opposed second side edge, the one or more strips of vapor-retarding membrane being laminated to the sheet of mesh, the first side edge each of the strips of vapor-retarding membrane extending to the first side edge of the sheet of mesh, the second side edge each of the strips of vapor-retarding membrane extending to the second side edge of the sheet of mesh, wherein the insulation-retaining sheet has a plurality of open zones extending laterally from the first side edge of the sheet of mesh to the second side edge of the sheet of mesh in which no vapor-retarding membrane is laminated to the mesh. a sheet of mesh having an air permeability as measured by ASTM D737-961 of at least 1.016 m/s (200 cfm per square foot), a top edge and an opposed bottom edge, and a first side edge and an opposed second side edge; and one or more strips of vapor-retarding membrane, each of the one or more strips of vapor retarding membrane each having a top edge and an opposed bottom edge, and a first side edge and an opposed second side edge, the one or more strips of vapor-retarding membrane being laminated to the sheet of mesh, the first side edge each of the strips of vapor-retarding membrane extending to the first side edge of the sheet of mesh, the second side edge each of the strips of vapor-retarding membrane extending to the second side edge of the sheet of mesh, wherein the insulation-retaining sheet has a plurality of open zones extending laterally from the first side edge of the sheet of mesh to the second side edge of the sheet of mesh in which no vapor-retarding membrane is laminated to the mesh.
An ex vivo method for inducing and maintaining osteogenic potential in mesenchymal stem cells, comprising: providing an effective amount of an osteoinductive agent to said mesenchymal stem cells in a suitable growth environment, wherein said osteoinductive agent is one selected from the group consisting of type VII collagen, the non-collageneous domain 1 (NC1 domain) of C7, and the cartilage matrix protein subdomain of C7.
Positive electrode active substance particles comprising a compound having at least a crystal system belonging to a space group of R-3m and a crystal system belonging to a space group of C2/m, and boron, which compound is a composite oxide comprising at least Li, Mn, and Co and/or Ni; which positive electrode active substance particles whose relative intensity ratio [(a)/(b)] of a maximum diffraction peak intensity (a) observed at 2θ = 20.8±1° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the positive electrode active substance as measured using a Cu-Kα ray to a maximum diffraction peak intensity (b) observed at 2θ = 18.6±1° in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern, is 0.02 to 0.5; a content of Mn in the positive electrode active substance particles being controlled such that a molar ratio of Mn/(Ni + Co + Mn) therein is not less than 0.55; and which positive electrode active substance particles comprise the boron in an amount of 0.001 to 3% by weight and wherein the boron component is present on the surface of the positive electrode active substance particles.
Method for managing resources of a fixed-access and mobile radio convergent telecommunications network, at least some of said resources being implemented in a virtualized and remote form in said network, optical resources of said network being allocated between at least one optical router and a plurality of optical modems (100mf, 100mm) of said network, characterized in that a centralized management module for managing the mobile radio resources of said network: - receives at least one performance indicator in relation to said mobile radio part of said network, referred to as mobile radio performance indicator, transmitted by at least one base station of said network that is connected to one of said optical modems and/or by a virtualized radio functions module (100vran) for virtualized radio functions that are remote in said network and dedicated to said mobile radio part of said network; - estimates optical resource requirements of said mobile radio part of said network based at least on said at least one mobile radio performance indicator, delivering information representative of said optical resource requirements, referred to as mobile radio optical requirements information; and - transmits said mobile radio optical requirements information to a centralized management module for managing the optical and fixed-access resources of said network in order to manage said optical resources of said network. - receives at least one performance indicator in relation to said mobile radio part of said network, referred to as mobile radio performance indicator, transmitted by at least one base station of said network that is connected to one of said optical modems and/or by a virtualized radio functions module (100vran) for virtualized radio functions that are remote in said network and dedicated to said mobile radio part of said network; - estimates optical resource requirements of said mobile radio part of said network based at least on said at least one mobile radio performance indicator, delivering information representative of said optical resource requirements, referred to as mobile radio optical requirements information; and - transmits said mobile radio optical requirements information to a centralized management module for managing the optical and fixed-access resources of said network in order to manage said optical resources of said network.
An assembly of parts for crimping or/and loading a braided stent or braided stent-based prosthesis from an expanded diameter to a compressed symmetrical diameter comprising or consisting of as components a funnel, a tubular structure positioned within a base part, wherein the funnel consists of at least two parts and which parts are connected by a disengageable locking mechanism, a pulling means, as pulling means a rotatable wheel, at least one pulling suture guidance hole useful for passing through a pulling suture.
A mixture comprising, as active components: 1) Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50331; NRRL B-50615) and 2) at least one pesticide II from selected from: - pyraclostrobin and - fluxapyroxad; wherein component 1) and component 2) are present in a synergistically effective amount. 1) Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50331; NRRL B-50615) and 2) at least one pesticide II from selected from: - pyraclostrobin and - fluxapyroxad; - pyraclostrobin and - fluxapyroxad;
An assembly containing a holder for fixing a conduit to a covering and the covering, wherein the holder is provided - with a conduit bracket and - with at least one anchoring element which is connected to the conduit bracket and comprises a shaft (5.1) which extends beyond the underside (4.1) of the conduit bracket in an extension direction to a lower shaft end (5.11), and at least two wings (5.2) which are connected thereto at opposite sides of the shaft (5.1) and which run at least sectionally at angles to the extension direction of the shaft (5.1), wherein the shaft (5.1) is made of an elastic material and has a slit (5.12) running between the wings (5.2) which extends parallel to the extension direction of the shaft (5.1) from the lower end of the shaft (5.11) in the direction of the conduit bracket and forms at least two partial sections (5.1a, 5.1b) running alongside one another, characterized in that the wings (5.2) and the slit (5.12) are configured in such a manner that when the anchoring element is pressed in in the extension direction into the covering, the wings (5.2) press together in the direction of the shaft (5.1) and at the same time the slit (5.12) extends in the extension direction to the lower end of the shaft (5.11). - with a conduit bracket and - with at least one anchoring element which is connected to the conduit bracket and comprises a shaft (5.1) which extends beyond the underside (4.1) of the conduit bracket in an extension direction to a lower shaft end (5.11), and at least two wings (5.2) which are connected thereto at opposite sides of the shaft (5.1) and which run at least sectionally at angles to the extension direction of the shaft (5.1),
A collapsible guitar comprising a guiding device for guiding a first set of strings into place when the instrument is reassembled, wherein the strings are arranged such that it is not necessary to detach the strings from the instrument when disassembled or reassembled, wherein the guitar comprises a headstock and means for folding the headstock along the neck, and wherein the guitar comprises first and/or second means for guiding the strings of the first set of strings, wherein the first guiding means is adapted to pivot, relative to the headstock without lateral movement relative thereto to guide the strings into position relative to each other at the headstock.
An electrical storage module (10, 110) comprising: an electrical storage element group (11, 128) in which a plurality of electrical storage elements (12, 127) are stacked on one another, each electrical storage element (12, 127) having lead terminals that protrude from a side edge of the electrical storage element (12, 127); fuses that are electrically connected to the lead terminals, and to which detection terminals for detecting a state of the electrical storage elements (12, 127) are directly connected; characterized in that holding members that hold the lead terminals and fuse connecting busbars (40, 150) that electrically connect the fuses and the lead terminals, each holding member being provided with a fuse mounting part on which a fuse is mounted, and a terminal housing part in which a detection terminal is housed, wherein the fuses are electrically connected to the detection terminals and the electrical storage elements (12, 127), by putting the electrical storage module (10, 110) into a state in which the fuses are mounted on the fuse mounting parts, the detection terminals are housed in the terminal housing parts, and the fuse connecting busbars (40, 150) and the lead terminals are connected to each other. an electrical storage element group (11, 128) in which a plurality of electrical storage elements (12, 127) are stacked on one another, each electrical storage element (12, 127) having lead terminals that protrude from a side edge of the electrical storage element (12, 127); fuses that are electrically connected to the lead terminals, and to which detection terminals for detecting a state of the electrical storage elements (12, 127) are directly connected; characterized in that holding members that hold the lead terminals and fuse connecting busbars (40, 150) that electrically connect the fuses and the lead terminals, each holding member being provided with a fuse mounting part on which a fuse is mounted, and a terminal housing part in which a detection terminal is housed, wherein the fuses are electrically connected to the detection terminals and the electrical storage elements (12, 127), by putting the electrical storage module (10, 110) into a state in which the fuses are mounted on the fuse mounting parts, the detection terminals are housed in the terminal housing parts, and the fuse connecting busbars (40, 150) and the lead terminals are connected to each other.
A photovoltaic cell, preferably a thin-film photovoltaic cell, comprising a substrate made of aluminosilicate glass, characterized in that the aluminosilicate glass comprises or consists of the following glass composition (in wt.-% on oxide basis): SiO 2 49 - 69 wt.-% B 2 O 3 0 - 2 wt.-% preferably B 2 O 3 0 wt.-% Al 2 O 3 > 4.7 - 15 wt.-% preferably Al 2 O 3 > 9 - 15.5 wt.-% more preferably Al 2 O 3 > 11 - 15.5 wt.-% Li 2 O 0 - 4 wt.-% preferably Li 2 O 0 - < 0.3 wt.-% Na 2 O 10 - 16 wt.-% K 2 O > 2 - < 5 wt.-%, the sum of Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O being > 12 - 19 wt.-%, and MgO > 0 - 6 wt.-% preferably MgO > 2 - 5.5 wt.-% CaO > 0 - < 5 wt.-% preferably CaO 2 - < 5 wt.-% SrO 0 - 8 wt.-% preferably SrO 0 - 5 wt.-% more preferably SrO 0 - < 3 wt.-% BaO > 1 - 10 wt.-% preferably BaO 1.1 - 9 wt.-% particularly preferably BaO 2 - 8.5 wt.-%, the sum of MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO being 7 - 16 wt.-%, and F 0 - 3 wt.-% preferably F > 0 - 0.3 wt.-% TiO 2 0 - 6 wt.-% preferably TiO 2 > 0.1 - 5 wt.-% Fe 2 O 3 0 - 0.5 wt.-% ZrO 2 > 0 - 6 wt.-% preferably ZrO 2 1 - 6 wt.-% particularly preferably ZrO 2 1.5 - 5 wt.-%, the sum of BaO + ZrO 2 being 4 - 15 wt.-% preferably the sum of BaO + ZrO 2 being 5 - 15 wt.-%, CeO 2 0 - 2 wt.-% WO 3 0 - 3 wt.-% Bi 2 O 3 0 - 3 wt.-% MoO 3 0 - 3 wt.-%, the ratio (wt.-%) of CaO:MgO being in the range of 0.5 to 1.7; or the aluminosilicate glass comprises or consists of the following glass composition (in wt.-% on oxide basis): SiO 2 48 - 58 wt.-% B 2 O 3 0 - 1 wt.-% preferably B 2 O 3 0 wt.-% Al 2 O 3 12 - 16 wt.-% preferably Al 2 O 3 > 12 - 15 wt.-% Li 2 O 0 - 1 wt.-% preferably Li 2 O 0 - < 0.3 wt.-% Na 2 O 10 - 14 wt.-% K 2 O 1 - 5 wt.-% preferably K 2 O 2 - 4 wt.-% the sum of Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O being 11 - 17 wt.-%, and MgO 1.5 - 6 wt.-% CaO 3 - 4.5 wt.-% preferably CaO 3 - < 4.5 wt.-% SrO 0 - 3 wt.-% preferably SrO 0- < 0.5 wt.-% BaO 3 - 10 wt.-% preferably BaO 4 - 9.5 wt.-% particularly preferably BaO 5 - 8.5 wt.-%, the sum of MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO being 7 - 18 wt.-%, and preferably the sum of MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO being 12 - 17 wt.-%, F 0 - 3 wt.-% preferably F > 0 - 1 wt.-% TiO 2 0 - 3 wt.-% preferably TiO 2 0 - 2 wt.-% particularly preferably TiO 2 0 - 1 wt.-% Fe 2 O 3 0 - 0.5 wt.-% ZrO 2 > 0 - 7 wt.-% preferably ZrO 2 1 - 6 wt.-% particularly preferably ZrO 2 1.5 - 6 wt.-%, the sum of BaO + ZrO 2 being 8 - 15 wt.-% preferably the sum of BaO + ZrO 2 being 10 - 15 wt.-%, more preferably the sum of BaO + ZrO 2 being 8 - 13 wt.-%, CeO 2 0 - 2 wt.-% WO 3 0 - 3 wt.-% Bi 2 O 3 0 - 3 wt.-% MoO 3 0 - 3 wt.-%, the ratio (wt.-%) of CaO:MgO being in the range of 0.5 to 1.7.
A control system for a wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3), wherein the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) comprises a number of wind turbines (1A,..., 3n) for generating electrical power and a substation for feeding the electrical power into a grid, which control system comprises - a remote computing environment (10, 20, 30), which remote computing environment (10, 20, 30) is realised at a location remote from the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) and comprises a virtual environment (10A, 10B,..., 10n) for each wind turbine (1A,..., 3n) of the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) for complete control functionality of the wind turbines (1A,..., 3n), and a virtual supervisory controller for interacting with a virtual environment (10A, 10B,..., 10n) of a wind turbine (1A,..., 3n); and - a communication means (14, 140) for communication between an operator at a remote location and a wind turbine (1A,..., 3n) of the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) by means of the virtual supervisory controller and the virtual environments (10A, 10B,..., 10n) of the wind turbines (1A,..., 3n). - a remote computing environment (10, 20, 30), which remote computing environment (10, 20, 30) is realised at a location remote from the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) and comprises a virtual environment (10A, 10B,..., 10n) for each wind turbine (1A,..., 3n) of the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) for complete control functionality of the wind turbines (1A,..., 3n), and a virtual supervisory controller for interacting with a virtual environment (10A, 10B,..., 10n) of a wind turbine (1A,..., 3n); and - a communication means (14, 140) for communication between an operator at a remote location and a wind turbine (1A,..., 3n) of the wind park (WP1, WP2, WP3) by means of the virtual supervisory controller and the virtual environments (10A, 10B,..., 10n) of the wind turbines (1A,..., 3n).
A packing system for food products, comprising: - a continuous strip formed by a succession of preformed and sealed bags, - movement means able to advance the strip of bags in a predetermined pathway, - a tunnel for containing a lateral edge of the strip of bags for an operating portion of the pathway, along the operating portion there being present, at least: - injector means able to inject a sterilising substance on the lateral edge of the strip of bags, - first cutting means able to cut the lateral edge in a longitudinal direction for opening an aperture along a margin of the bags, filling means (205, 210, 220) able to dispense, internally of each bag, a food product through the respective open aperture, and - sealing means of the aperture of the bag after filling thereof, characterised in that within the operating portion of said tunnel is further present a second cutting means for cutting the strip of bags in a transversal direction for separating the bags. - a continuous strip formed by a succession of preformed and sealed bags, - movement means able to advance the strip of bags in a predetermined pathway, - a tunnel for containing a lateral edge of the strip of bags for an operating portion of the pathway, along the operating portion there being present, at least: - injector means able to inject a sterilising substance on the lateral edge of the strip of bags, - first cutting means able to cut the lateral edge in a longitudinal direction for opening an aperture along a margin of the bags, filling means (205, 210, 220) able to dispense, internally of each bag, a food product through the respective open aperture, and - sealing means of the aperture of the bag after filling thereof, characterised in that within the operating portion of said tunnel is further present a second cutting means for cutting the strip of bags in a transversal direction for separating the bags.
An aerosol-generating system comprising a fluid-permeable electric heater assembly and a liquid storage portion, the liquid storage portion comprising a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and a capillary material configured to convey liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the heater assembly, the heater assembly comprising: an electrically insulating substrate, an aperture being formed in the electrically insulating substrate; and a heater element fixed to the electrically insulating substrate, the heater element spanning the aperture and comprising a plurality of electrically conductive filaments connected to first and second electrically conductive contact portions, the first and second electrically conductive contact portions positioned on opposite sides of the aperture to one another, and the plurality of electrically conductive filaments form interstices, and the interstices formed by the filaments have a width between 75 μm and 25 μm, wherein the first and second electrically conductive contact portions are configured to allow contact with an external power supply; wherein the heater assembly is fixed to the housing of the liquid storage portion; and wherein the capillary material is in contact with the electrically conductive filaments over substantially the entire extent of the aperture. an electrically insulating substrate, an aperture being formed in the electrically insulating substrate; and a heater element fixed to the electrically insulating substrate, the heater element spanning the aperture and comprising a plurality of electrically conductive filaments connected to first and second electrically conductive contact portions, the first and second electrically conductive contact portions positioned on opposite sides of the aperture to one another, and the plurality of electrically conductive filaments form interstices, and the interstices formed by the filaments have a width between 75 μm and 25 μm, wherein the first and second electrically conductive contact portions are configured to allow contact with an external power supply; wherein the heater assembly is fixed to the housing of the liquid storage portion; and wherein the capillary material is in contact with the electrically conductive filaments over substantially the entire extent of the aperture.
Security element for an object to be protected, which security element has a substrate with a plurality of micro-reflectors and micro-structures arranged in a pattern, wherein - each of the micro-structures is assigned to one of the micro-reflectors, as a result of which a plurality of grating reflectors each comprising a micro-reflector and at least one of the micro-structures are formed, - each of the micro-structures is embodied in such a way that it diffracts in a reflective fashion the visible radiation which is incident from a half-space through an aperture of the micro-reflector, - the grating reflectors arranged in the pattern generate an image which can be perceived by a viewer, and - each micro-structure is embodied as a sub-wavelength grating which diffracts in a reflective fashion a first portion of the visible radiation which is incident from the half-space through the aperture of the micro-reflector, characterized in that each of the sub-wavelength gratings diffracts the first portion into a zero order of reflection/diffraction. - each of the micro-structures is assigned to one of the micro-reflectors, as a result of which a plurality of grating reflectors each comprising a micro-reflector and at least one of the micro-structures are formed, - each of the micro-structures is embodied in such a way that it diffracts in a reflective fashion the visible radiation which is incident from a half-space through an aperture of the micro-reflector, - the grating reflectors arranged in the pattern generate an image which can be perceived by a viewer, and - each micro-structure is embodied as a sub-wavelength grating which diffracts in a reflective fashion a first portion of the visible radiation which is incident from the half-space through the aperture of the micro-reflector, characterized in that