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Device for evaporating a metal melt, comprising: a first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) configured to receive the metal melt (6, 106), comprising at least one aperture, through which the evaporated metal may pass off; a second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) configured to receive a susceptor material (5, 105); a heating source, which is arranged such that it heats the susceptor material (5, 105) in the second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) by means of incident electromagnetic induction, wherein it does not or only negligibly heat the metal melt (6, 106) in the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26); wherein the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) and the second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) are thermally coupled, such that the metal melt (6, 106) can attain a desired temperature; wherein the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) comprises an inner channel towards which the at least one aperture extends; wherein there is further provided an arrangement for forming a flow of a carrier gas directed through the channel in order to carry the evaporated metal passed off from the at least one aperture. a first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) configured to receive the metal melt (6, 106), comprising at least one aperture, through which the evaporated metal may pass off; a second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) configured to receive a susceptor material (5, 105); a heating source, which is arranged such that it heats the susceptor material (5, 105) in the second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) by means of incident electromagnetic induction, wherein it does not or only negligibly heat the metal melt (6, 106) in the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26); wherein the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) and the second crucible or crucible portion (25, 102) are thermally coupled, such that the metal melt (6, 106) can attain a desired temperature; wherein the first crucible or crucible portion (2, 2a; 26) comprises an inner channel towards which the at least one aperture extends; wherein there is further provided an arrangement for forming a flow of a carrier gas directed through the channel in order to carry the evaporated metal passed off from the at least one aperture.
A computer-implemented method for ray tracing through a sub-surface region that includes an interface, the method comprising: when the ray tracing is before the interface, performing conventional ray tracing through the sub-surface region; and when the ray tracing is at the interface, computing (606, 702) a frequency-dependent outgoing ray direction from a point on the interface, wherein the computation is based at least in part on: an incoming ray direction, one or more surface normals, and a computed boundary integral that is based at least in part on the incoming ray direction and a frequency parameter. when the ray tracing is before the interface, performing conventional ray tracing through the sub-surface region; and when the ray tracing is at the interface, computing (606, 702) a frequency-dependent outgoing ray direction from a point on the interface, wherein the computation is based at least in part on: an incoming ray direction, one or more surface normals, and a computed boundary integral that is based at least in part on the incoming ray direction and a frequency parameter. one or more surface normals, and a computed boundary integral that is based at least in part on the incoming ray direction and a frequency parameter.
Method for processing images compressed using block based compression, comprising: determining whether two blocks are neighboring blocks; determining whether the two neighboring blocks are both subdivided, if it is determined that the two blocks are neighboring blocks; performing deblocking filtering on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks, after it is determined that at least one of the two neighboring blocks is not subdivided; further comprising using a first deblocking filter on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks if only one of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided; obtaining one or more difference values of one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks, if neither of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided; comparing the one or more difference values to a first threshold; selecting a second deblocking filter based on the comparison of the one or more difference values to the first threshold; and using the second deblocking filter on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks if neither of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided. determining whether two blocks are neighboring blocks; determining whether the two neighboring blocks are both subdivided, if it is determined that the two blocks are neighboring blocks; performing deblocking filtering on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks, after it is determined that at least one of the two neighboring blocks is not subdivided; further comprising using a first deblocking filter on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks if only one of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided; obtaining one or more difference values of one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks, if neither of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided; comparing the one or more difference values to a first threshold; selecting a second deblocking filter based on the comparison of the one or more difference values to the first threshold; and using the second deblocking filter on one or more edge pixels of the two neighboring blocks if neither of the two neighboring blocks is subdivided.
A wearable device, comprising: a housing having a back cover; an optical mask on first portions of the back cover; the back cover including a set of windows, wherein, a first subset of windows in the set of windows is defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover; and a second subset of windows in the set of windows is inset in a set of openings in the back cover; an optical barrier surrounding each window in the second subset of windows; a set of light emitters configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows; and a set of light detectors configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. a housing having a back cover; an optical mask on first portions of the back cover; the back cover including a set of windows, wherein, a first subset of windows in the set of windows is defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover; and a second subset of windows in the set of windows is inset in a set of openings in the back cover; a first subset of windows in the set of windows is defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover; and a second subset of windows in the set of windows is inset in a set of openings in the back cover; an optical barrier surrounding each window in the second subset of windows; a set of light emitters configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows; and a set of light detectors configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.
A device for manufacturing containers by thermoforming; comprising: - a mould body with at least one cavity for the thermoforming of a container, - and a container forming station, - support tabs of a decorative paper, mounted on a shaft that can rotate between: an operative position wherein they access the inside of the cavity of the mould and form a support stop of a decorative paper, and an inoperative position wherein they are arranged outside the cavity of the mould, - said tabs being moved towards an inoperative position, outside the mould, in the thermoforming station by the thrust of the plastic sheet itself during the expansion thereof in the thermoforming phase of the container, - actuation means of the tabs, which comprise an actuation cylinder that acts on a rear end of the tabs, causing them to fold towards an operative support position of the decorative paper inside the mould; - a forming punch to insert into each cavity of the mould a plastic sheet that, in the thermoforming stage, expands against the inner surface of the cavity by means of the insertion of pressurised air, adopting the corresponding shape; characterized in that it comprises: an insertion station for inserting the decorative paper into the cavities of the mould, and in that the actuation cylinder of the tabs is mounted on the insertion station for inserting the decorative paper, and the forming area of the container lacks external actuation means of the tabs. - a mould body with at least one cavity for the thermoforming of a container, - and a container forming station, - support tabs of a decorative paper, mounted on a shaft that can rotate between: an operative position wherein they access the inside of the cavity of the mould and form a support stop of a decorative paper, and an inoperative position wherein they are arranged outside the cavity of the mould, - said tabs being moved towards an inoperative position, outside the mould, in the thermoforming station by the thrust of the plastic sheet itself during the expansion thereof in the thermoforming phase of the container, - actuation means of the tabs, which comprise an actuation cylinder that acts on a rear end of the tabs, causing them to fold towards an operative support position of the decorative paper inside the mould; - a forming punch to insert into each cavity of the mould a plastic sheet that, in the thermoforming stage, expands against the inner surface of the cavity by means of the insertion of pressurised air, adopting the corresponding shape;
A compound according to Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, stereoisomer, hydrate, or solvate thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8 and R12 in each occurrence is independently H, CH 3, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH 3, CF 3, OCF 3, NH 2, COOH, CHO, OH, SH, NO 2, COCH 3, CONH 2, or NHCOCH 3; R9, R10 and R11 each is independently H, CH 3, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH 3, CF 3, OCF 3, NH 2, COOH, CHO, OH, SH, NO 2, COCH 3, CONH 2, NHCOCH 3, or R13 is CH 3; and one or two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 of Formula II are other than H and the remainder are H; for use in treating a subject suffering from epilepsy. R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8 and R12 in each occurrence is independently H, CH 3, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH 3, CF 3, OCF 3, NH 2, COOH, CHO, OH, SH, NO 2, COCH 3, CONH 2, or NHCOCH 3; R9, R10 and R11 each is independently H, CH 3, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH 3, CF 3, OCF 3, NH 2, COOH, CHO, OH, SH, NO 2, COCH 3, CONH 2, NHCOCH 3, or R13 is CH 3; and one or two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 of Formula II are other than H and the remainder are H; for use in treating a subject suffering from epilepsy.
A method for rapidly diagnosing if an acute medical event in an emergency patient is associated with a circulatory and/or an ischemic complication, comprising the steps of a) determining the amount of an ANP-type peptide in a sample of a patient; b) determining the amount ofsFlt-1 in a sample from a patient; c) comparing the amounts measured in steps a) and b) to reference amounts; d) establishing a diagnosis based on the results of c), wherein an increased level of the ANP-type peptide relative to the reference amount is indicative of a circulatory complication and wherein an increased level ofsFlt-1 relative to the reference amount is indicative of an ischemic complication, wherein the circulatory complication is caused by cardiac arrhythmia, and wherein the ischemic complication is characterized by a systolic blood pressure of less than 80 mmHg. a) determining the amount of an ANP-type peptide in a sample of a patient; b) determining the amount ofsFlt-1 in a sample from a patient; c) comparing the amounts measured in steps a) and b) to reference amounts; d) establishing a diagnosis based on the results of c), wherein an increased level of the ANP-type peptide relative to the reference amount is indicative of a circulatory complication and wherein an increased level ofsFlt-1 relative to the reference amount is indicative of an ischemic complication, wherein the circulatory complication is caused by cardiac arrhythmia, and wherein the ischemic complication is characterized by a systolic blood pressure of less than 80 mmHg.
Energy management system for a building, comprising at least one heat pump, at least one first thermal energy storage device for providing domestic hot water (DHW-TES), at least one second thermal energy storage device for providing space heating (SH-TES), at least one renewable energy generation device, at least one first state of charge analyser for determining the state of charge of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (SOC-DHW), at least one second state of charge analyser for determining the state of charge of the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SOC-SH), and a controller configured to control the at least one heat pump, the at least one first thermal energy storage device (DHW-TES), the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SH-TES), and the at least one renewable energy generation device, characterized in that the controller is configured to control, in dependence on at least the state of charge of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (SOC-DHW) and/or the state of charge of the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SOC-SH), whether one of and which of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (DHW-TES) and the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SH-TES) is charged with energy provided by the at least one heat pump and/or energy provided by the at least one renewable energy generation device. at least one heat pump, at least one first thermal energy storage device for providing domestic hot water (DHW-TES), at least one second thermal energy storage device for providing space heating (SH-TES), at least one renewable energy generation device, at least one first state of charge analyser for determining the state of charge of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (SOC-DHW), at least one second state of charge analyser for determining the state of charge of the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SOC-SH), and a controller configured to control the at least one heat pump, the at least one first thermal energy storage device (DHW-TES), the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SH-TES), and the at least one renewable energy generation device, characterized in that the controller is configured to control, in dependence on at least the state of charge of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (SOC-DHW) and/or the state of charge of the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SOC-SH), whether one of and which of the at least one first thermal energy storage device (DHW-TES) and the at least one second thermal energy storage device (SH-TES) is charged with energy provided by the at least one heat pump and/or energy provided by the at least one renewable energy generation device.
A method of decreasing a light-induced degradation caused by an impurity in a silicon substrate, which is doped by at least one p-type dopant, the method comprising the steps of providing (120, 130) a charged insulation layer capable of retaining charge on the silicon substrate for generating a potential difference between the charged insulation layer and the silicon substrate, heat treating the silicon substrate in a temperature of 400°C maximum for enabling the impurity causing the light-induced degradation and being in the silicon substrate to diffuse due to the potential difference into a boundary of the silicon substrate and the insulation layer, and stabilizing the impurity into the boundary by heat treating the silicon substrate after the diffusion of the impurity has completed.
An image scanning apparatus, comprising: an array photosensitive pixel unit, configured to receive at least one optical signal; and a control circuit, connected with the array photosensitive pixel unit, and configured to control the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive the at least one optical signal; wherein the image scanning apparatus is a contact image sensor; characterised in that the control circuit comprises: a control switch controlling the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive the at least one optical signal with a lighting pulse signal synchronous with a control pulse signal of an LED; wherein the control switch is configured to: within each row period of the contact image sensor, when the control pulse signal of the LED is at a high level, control the lighting pulse signal to be at a high level, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to be in a light receiving open state, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive reflected lights of an original and convert to charges for storage, wherein the reflected lights are the lights reflected by the original which is irradiated by lights given out under the control pulse signal of the LED; wherein the control switch is configured to: within each row period of the contact image sensor, when the control pulse signal of the LED is at a low level, control the lighting pulse signal to be at a low level, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to be in a light receiving close state, control the array photosensitive pixel unit no longer receive any lighting information, and no longer change a charge quantity stored. an array photosensitive pixel unit, configured to receive at least one optical signal; and a control circuit, connected with the array photosensitive pixel unit, and configured to control the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive the at least one optical signal; wherein the image scanning apparatus is a contact image sensor; characterised in that the control circuit comprises: a control switch controlling the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive the at least one optical signal with a lighting pulse signal synchronous with a control pulse signal of an LED; wherein the control switch is configured to: within each row period of the contact image sensor, when the control pulse signal of the LED is at a high level, control the lighting pulse signal to be at a high level, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to be in a light receiving open state, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to receive reflected lights of an original and convert to charges for storage, wherein the reflected lights are the lights reflected by the original which is irradiated by lights given out under the control pulse signal of the LED; wherein the control switch is configured to: within each row period of the contact image sensor, when the control pulse signal of the LED is at a low level, control the lighting pulse signal to be at a low level, control the array photosensitive pixel unit to be in a light receiving close state, control the array photosensitive pixel unit no longer receive any lighting information, and no longer change a charge quantity stored.
A process to manufacture from oxalic acid and glycerin of a miticide composition which retains its miticide properties for at least 40 days, against Varroa destructor in bee hives, wherein said composition comprises glycerin between 0 and 20% (W/W), oxalic acid between 5 and 20 % (W/W), tartaric acid between 50 and 80% (W/W) and formic acid between 0.5 and 15% (W/W), which process comprises the following steps: a. mixing glycerin and oxalic acid, b. heating the mixture of step a., and c. cooling the mixture. a. mixing glycerin and oxalic acid, b. heating the mixture of step a., and c. cooling the mixture.
A method for producing propylene, comprising: (a) directing methane (CH 4) and oxygen (O 2) into an oxidative coupling of methane reactor that reacts the CH 4 and the O 2 to yield an OCM product stream comprising hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C 2+ compounds) including ethylene; (b) directing the OCM product stream into a separations unit that yields an ethylene stream comprising ethylene from the OCM product stream; (c) directing a first portion of ethylene from the ethylene stream into a dimerization reactor that reacts the ethylene in a dimerization reaction to yield a butene stream comprising butene compounds; (d) directing the butene stream into a C 4 separations unit that yields a butene-2 stream comprising butene-2 from the butene stream; and (e) directing the butene-2 stream and a second portion of ethylene from the ethylene stream into a metathesis reactor that reacts the butene-2 and the ethylene to yield a metathesis product stream comprising C 2+ compounds including propylene. (a) directing methane (CH 4) and oxygen (O 2) into an oxidative coupling of methane reactor that reacts the CH 4 and the O 2 to yield an OCM product stream comprising hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C 2+ compounds) including ethylene; (b) directing the OCM product stream into a separations unit that yields an ethylene stream comprising ethylene from the OCM product stream; (c) directing a first portion of ethylene from the ethylene stream into a dimerization reactor that reacts the ethylene in a dimerization reaction to yield a butene stream comprising butene compounds; (d) directing the butene stream into a C 4 separations unit that yields a butene-2 stream comprising butene-2 from the butene stream; and (e) directing the butene-2 stream and a second portion of ethylene from the ethylene stream into a metathesis reactor that reacts the butene-2 and the ethylene to yield a metathesis product stream comprising C 2+ compounds including propylene.