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A device (10, 52) for distributing and/or grouping containers in a container treatment system, having: an entry conveying apparatus (12, 54) which is configured to convey a multiplicity of containers in a single-track container entry stream (18, 46); an exit conveying apparatus which is configured to discharge the containers in a multiple-track container exit stream transverse, preferably 90°, to the container entry stream (18, 46) or the entry conveying apparatus (12, 54); and a transfer conveying apparatus which has a guide track and a plurality of movement devices which can be driven individually, preferably by a long stator linear motor, and are guided along the guide track, the plurality of movement devices having a conveying element which is configured to transfer in each case a plurality of containers from the entry conveying apparatus (12, 54) to the exit conveying apparatus. an entry conveying apparatus (12, 54) which is configured to convey a multiplicity of containers in a single-track container entry stream (18, 46); an exit conveying apparatus which is configured to discharge the containers in a multiple-track container exit stream transverse, preferably 90°, to the container entry stream (18, 46) or the entry conveying apparatus (12, 54); and a transfer conveying apparatus which has a guide track and a plurality of movement devices which can be driven individually, preferably by a long stator linear motor, and are guided along the guide track, the plurality of movement devices having a conveying element which is configured to transfer in each case a plurality of containers from the entry conveying apparatus (12, 54) to the exit conveying apparatus.
PUFA, vitamin E, vitamin D and the protein bound amino acids glycine, arginine and tryptophan as active ingredients for use in the prevention or treatment of malnutrition associated with COPD, for use in the prevention or treatment of malnutrition associated with neurological disease or neurological disorders and for use in prevention or treatment of malnutrition during wound healing, wherein an effective amount of said active ingredients is administered in the form of a nutritionally complete liquid nutritional composition comprising a) a lipid component providing 40-50 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition, wherein 12-16 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition is provided by PUFA, b) 4.0-8.0 mg/100mL alpha-tocopherol equivalents (alpha-TE) vitamin E, c) 5.0-12.0 μg/100mL vitamin D, d) a protein component, wherein the protein component consists of collagen hydrolysate as a first protein source and milk protein as a second protein source, wherein collagen hydrolysate is present at a concentration from 70-90 wt% based on the total weight of the protein component and the milk protein is present at a concentration from 10-30 wt% based on the total weight of the protein component and wherein the protein component provides 15-40 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition, wherein the collagen hydrolysate has an average molecular weight M w of from 1000 to 6000 Da, wherein the average molecular weight M w is determined as set forth in the description, e) 2.5-4.5 g/100mL protein bound glycine, f) 0.5-1.5 g/100mL protein bound arginine, g) at least 0.02 g/100mL protein bound tryptophan, and h) wherein the composition has a caloric density of at least 2.0 kcal/ml. a) a lipid component providing 40-50 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition, wherein 12-16 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition is provided by PUFA, b) 4.0-8.0 mg/100mL alpha-tocopherol equivalents (alpha-TE) vitamin E, c) 5.0-12.0 μg/100mL vitamin D, d) a protein component, wherein the protein component consists of collagen hydrolysate as a first protein source and milk protein as a second protein source, wherein collagen hydrolysate is present at a concentration from 70-90 wt% based on the total weight of the protein component and the milk protein is present at a concentration from 10-30 wt% based on the total weight of the protein component and wherein the protein component provides 15-40 EN% based on the total energy of the nutritional composition, wherein the collagen hydrolysate has an average molecular weight M w of from 1000 to 6000 Da, wherein the average molecular weight M w is determined as set forth in the description, e) 2.5-4.5 g/100mL protein bound glycine, f) 0.5-1.5 g/100mL protein bound arginine, g) at least 0.02 g/100mL protein bound tryptophan, and h) wherein the composition has a caloric density of at least 2.0 kcal/ml.
A method, comprising: determining, by a first computing device, a plurality of ordered combinations of reliability associations identifying a plurality of reliability paths between the first computing device and a second computing device, each of the plurality of reliability paths comprising a plurality of computing devices including the first computing device and the second computing device, the plurality of reliability paths being determined from a distributed database comprising data identifying a plurality of reliability associations between pairs of the computing devices; determining, by the first computing device, an amount of reliability for each reliability path of the plurality of reliability paths between the first computing device and the second computing device, the amount of reliability for each reliability path being based at least in part on a length of each reliability path; selecting, by the first computing device, a reliability path from the plurality of reliability paths based on a comparison between the plurality of reliability paths, wherein the selected reliability path is determined from the reliability associations in the distributed database, and wherein at least one of the computing devices in the selected reliability path being queried to confirm that a corresponding reliability association is valid; and determining, by the first computing device, whether to interact with the second computing device based at least in part on comparing the amount of reliability of the selected reliability path to a threshold value. determining, by a first computing device, a plurality of ordered combinations of reliability associations identifying a plurality of reliability paths between the first computing device and a second computing device, each of the plurality of reliability paths comprising a plurality of computing devices including the first computing device and the second computing device, the plurality of reliability paths being determined from a distributed database comprising data identifying a plurality of reliability associations between pairs of the computing devices; determining, by the first computing device, an amount of reliability for each reliability path of the plurality of reliability paths between the first computing device and the second computing device, the amount of reliability for each reliability path being based at least in part on a length of each reliability path; selecting, by the first computing device, a reliability path from the plurality of reliability paths based on a comparison between the plurality of reliability paths, wherein the selected reliability path is determined from the reliability associations in the distributed database, and wherein at least one of the computing devices in the selected reliability path being queried to confirm that a corresponding reliability association is valid; and determining, by the first computing device, whether to interact with the second computing device based at least in part on comparing the amount of reliability of the selected reliability path to a threshold value.
An arrangement (230, 240) comprising: a base comprising a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base to a second surface opposite the first surface; a fluid transport tube (10, 18) comprising a first end configured to receive a fluid sample, a second end opposite the first end and attached to the base, and a lumen therethrough, wherein the fluid transport tube is in fluid communication with the bore and wherein the first end of the fluid transport tube protrudes outwardly from the first surface of the base; an assay pad containing a chemical reagent configured to react with a predetermined analyte, the assay pad in fluid communication with the bore; and a retaining member (64, 72) at least partially overlying the assay pad, wherein the retaining member is coupled to the base such that at least a portion of the assay pad is compressed between the retaining member and the base, wherein the second surface of the base comprises a fluid transport-enhancing groove (30, 62) in fluid communication with the bore, wherein the assay pad directly overlies the bore and directly overlies at least a portion of the fluid transport-enhancing groove, and wherein the portion of the assay pad that is compressed forms a first region located along a perimeter of the assay pad. a base comprising a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base to a second surface opposite the first surface; a fluid transport tube (10, 18) comprising a first end configured to receive a fluid sample, a second end opposite the first end and attached to the base, and a lumen therethrough, wherein the fluid transport tube is in fluid communication with the bore and wherein the first end of the fluid transport tube protrudes outwardly from the first surface of the base; an assay pad containing a chemical reagent configured to react with a predetermined analyte, the assay pad in fluid communication with the bore; and a retaining member (64, 72) at least partially overlying the assay pad, wherein the retaining member is coupled to the base such that at least a portion of the assay pad is compressed between the retaining member and the base, wherein the second surface of the base comprises a fluid transport-enhancing groove (30, 62) in fluid communication with the bore, wherein the assay pad directly overlies the bore and directly overlies at least a portion of the fluid transport-enhancing groove, and wherein the portion of the assay pad that is compressed forms a first region located along a perimeter of the assay pad.
A system of handling of mailpieces and importing and exporting files containing information about printed mailpieces, comprising a plurality of folder inserters (22, 24, 26) each having a reading device for extracting at least a job ID and a mailpiece ID from each of said printed mailpieces, wherein for processing said printed mailpieces through said plurality of folder inserters the system comprises: - processing nodes (12; 32, 34, 36; 42; 44, 46) associated with said plurality of folder inserters, comprising at least a primary processing node and configured to check said job ID and mailpiece ID from the printed mailpiece against locally held rules, wherein the communications between the folder inserters and the associated processing nodes are in real time, - a storage node (14; 38) connected to said primary processing node and configured to store said job ID and mailpiece ID, and - an interface node (16; 40) connected to said storage node and configured to import and export said files containing information about printed mailpieces from a print management software, characterized in that when a first mailpiece of a job is detected in a folder inserter, the processing node associated to said folder inserter is configured to check out the job from the storage node for its exclusive use and becomes the primary processing node, and while the job is checked out to the primary processing node, transactions written in the other processing nodes as said printed mailpieces enter and exit the other folder inserters and relating to the checked out job are relayed by the other processing nodes to the primary processing node. - processing nodes (12; 32, 34, 36; 42; 44, 46) associated with said plurality of folder inserters, comprising at least a primary processing node and configured to check said job ID and mailpiece ID from the printed mailpiece against locally held rules, wherein the communications between the folder inserters and the associated processing nodes are in real time, - a storage node (14; 38) connected to said primary processing node and configured to store said job ID and mailpiece ID, and - an interface node (16; 40) connected to said storage node and configured to import and export said files containing information about printed mailpieces from a print management software, characterized in that when a first mailpiece of a job is detected in a folder inserter, the processing node associated to said folder inserter is configured to check out the job from the storage node for its exclusive use and becomes the primary processing node, and while the job is checked out to the primary processing node, transactions written in the other processing nodes as said printed mailpieces enter and exit the other folder inserters and relating to the checked out job are relayed by the other processing nodes to the primary processing node.
A method of operating a polyethylene reactor system, comprising: discharging continuously a transfer slurry from a first polymerization reactor through a first transfer line (21L-1) to a fluff slurry processing system and then from the fluff slurry processing system through a second transfer line (21L-2) to a second polymerization reactor, the transfer slurry comprising diluent and a first polyethylene, wherein the fluff slurry processing system comprises a lights removal system; discharging a product slurry from a second polymerization reactor, the product slurry comprising diluent, the first polyethylene, and a second polyethylene; determining a pressure loss due to friction in the first (21L-1) and/or second transfer line (21L-2); and adjusting a process variable in response to the pressure loss exceeding a specified value, wherein adjusting a process variable comprises at least one of the following: increasing pressure and/or allowing pressure to increase in the first polymerization reactor; lowering slurry viscosity in the first polymerization reactor; lowering pressure in the second polymerization reactor; or, placing in service another transfer line and discharging continuously at least a portion of the transfer slurry from the first polymerization reactor through the another transfer line to the second polymerization reactor, wherein the specified value comprises a pressure loss in the range of 30 kPa to 200 kPa (5 pounds per square inch (psi) to 30 psi). discharging continuously a transfer slurry from a first polymerization reactor through a first transfer line (21L-1) to a fluff slurry processing system and then from the fluff slurry processing system through a second transfer line (21L-2) to a second polymerization reactor, the transfer slurry comprising diluent and a first polyethylene, wherein the fluff slurry processing system comprises a lights removal system; discharging a product slurry from a second polymerization reactor, the product slurry comprising diluent, the first polyethylene, and a second polyethylene; determining a pressure loss due to friction in the first (21L-1) and/or second transfer line (21L-2); and adjusting a process variable in response to the pressure loss exceeding a specified value, wherein adjusting a process variable comprises at least one of the following: increasing pressure and/or allowing pressure to increase in the first polymerization reactor; lowering slurry viscosity in the first polymerization reactor; lowering pressure in the second polymerization reactor; or, placing in service another transfer line and discharging continuously at least a portion of the transfer slurry from the first polymerization reactor through the another transfer line to the second polymerization reactor, wherein the specified value comprises a pressure loss in the range of 30 kPa to 200 kPa (5 pounds per square inch (psi) to 30 psi).
Actuator, - having a housing, and at least - having a connecting element, - having a shape memory element, the shape of which changes as a result of heating, the shape memory element being arranged in the housing such that it displaces the connecting element as a result of its shape change, - having a heat conducting element, which is configured and is arranged in the housing such that it touches the shape memory element, at least from time to time, - having a switching element, which is formed and arranged in the housing such that, in the event of a break actuation, it breaks a heat conducting contact between at least one heat conducting element and either the memory shape element or at least one heat conducting element touching the shape memory element, and that, in the event of a setup actuation, it sets up the heat conducting contact, and - having a heating element, which is configured and arranged in the housing such that, when actuated, it heats the shape memory element, characterized in that the shape memory element and the switching element are formed and arranged in the housing such that, during a setup actuation after a break actuation, by virtue of which the switching element has broken the heat conducting contact, and with simultaneous termination of heating of the shape memory element, by virtue of which it has displaced the connecting element into an end position, the switching element sets up the heat conducting contact before the shape memory element has displaced the connecting element into an opposite end position. - having a housing, and at least - having a connecting element, - having a shape memory element, the shape of which changes as a result of heating, the shape memory element being arranged in the housing such that it displaces the connecting element as a result of its shape change, - having a heat conducting element, which is configured and is arranged in the housing such that it touches the shape memory element, at least from time to time, - having a switching element, which is formed and arranged in the housing such that, in the event of a break actuation, it breaks a heat conducting contact between at least one heat conducting element and either the memory shape element or at least one heat conducting element touching the shape memory element, and that, in the event of a setup actuation, it sets up the heat conducting contact, and - having a heating element, which is configured and arranged in the housing such that, when actuated, it heats the shape memory element,
A method of producing an agglomerated powder selected from: an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture medium powder; an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture medium supplement powder; an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture nutritive medium subgroup powder combinable with other subgroups to produce a cell culture nutritive medium powder; or an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture buffer powder, said method comprising: (a) placing a dry powder into a fluid bed apparatus; and (b) introducing a solvent into the dry powder under conditions that produce an agglomerated powder, wherein said agglomerated powder comprises sodium bicarbonate buffer which is included in said dry powder cell culture medium of step (a) or in said solvent of step (b); wherein the dry powder is selected from: a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium supplement; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture nutritive medium subgroup combinable with other subgroups to produce a cell culture nutritive medium powder; or a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture buffer. an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture medium powder; an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture medium supplement powder; an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture nutritive medium subgroup powder combinable with other subgroups to produce a cell culture nutritive medium powder; or an agglomerated eukaryotic cell culture buffer powder, said method comprising: (a) placing a dry powder into a fluid bed apparatus; and (b) introducing a solvent into the dry powder under conditions that produce an agglomerated powder, (a) placing a dry powder into a fluid bed apparatus; and (b) introducing a solvent into the dry powder under conditions that produce an agglomerated powder, wherein said agglomerated powder comprises sodium bicarbonate buffer which is included in said dry powder cell culture medium of step (a) or in said solvent of step (b); wherein the dry powder is selected from: a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium supplement; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture nutritive medium subgroup combinable with other subgroups to produce a cell culture nutritive medium powder; or a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture buffer. a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture medium supplement; a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture nutritive medium subgroup combinable with other subgroups to produce a cell culture nutritive medium powder; or a dry powder eukaryotic cell culture buffer.
A battery management apparatus comprising: a processor configured to collect sensing data of a battery using a sensor; and characterized by infrared, IR, communicators located adjacent to sides of a board of the battery management apparatus and configured to face a neighboring battery management apparatus of the battery management apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the collected sensing data to the neighboring battery management apparatus using one of the IR communicators, wherein the IR communicators comprise: a first IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a first lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a second IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a second lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a third IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a third lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; and a fourth IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a fourth lateral direction of the battery management apparatus. a processor configured to collect sensing data of a battery using a sensor; and characterized by infrared, IR, communicators located adjacent to sides of a board of the battery management apparatus and configured to face a neighboring battery management apparatus of the battery management apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the collected sensing data to the neighboring battery management apparatus using one of the IR communicators, wherein the IR communicators comprise: a first IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a first lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a second IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a second lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a third IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a third lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; and a fourth IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a fourth lateral direction of the battery management apparatus. a first IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a first lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a second IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a second lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; a third IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a third lateral direction of the battery management apparatus; and a fourth IR communicator set configured to perform an IR communication in a fourth lateral direction of the battery management apparatus.