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A method of producing a paraffin mixture comprising isoparaffin with a carbon number of 12 to 16, wherein the paraffin mixture has a boiling point range of 185°C to 215°C and has the content of 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane at less than 10 mass%, comprising the following steps 1 to 4 of: Step 1) providing a polybutene mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less by removing an unreacted component and a polymer having a carbon number of 20 or more from a polymerization reaction system of isobutylene and normal butene; Step 2) providing a paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less by hydrogenating the polybutene mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is provided in step 1; Step 3) treating the paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is obtained in step 2 with an adsorbent so as to have an iron content of 5 ppm or less; and Step 4) subjecting to a vacuum distillation to the paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is treated with an adsorbent in step 3 by 15 mass% or more with respect to a charged quantity before the vacuum distillation. Step 1) providing a polybutene mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less by removing an unreacted component and a polymer having a carbon number of 20 or more from a polymerization reaction system of isobutylene and normal butene; Step 2) providing a paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less by hydrogenating the polybutene mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is provided in step 1; Step 3) treating the paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is obtained in step 2 with an adsorbent so as to have an iron content of 5 ppm or less; and Step 4) subjecting to a vacuum distillation to the paraffin mixture having a carbon number of 16 or less that is treated with an adsorbent in step 3 by 15 mass% or more with respect to a charged quantity before the vacuum distillation.
A method for preparing a bleached pulp material having enhanced brightness and enhanced resistance to thermal yellowing comprising: i) providing bleached pulp material; and ii) contacting the bleached pulp material with an effective amount of a mixture of reducing agents comprising from 1% to 10% of one or more borohydrides and wherein the mixture of reducing agents further comprises from 99% to 90% of one or more reducing agents selected from the group consisting of sulfites, bisulfites, metabisulfites (pyrosulfites), sulfoxylates, thiosulfates, dithionites (hydrosulfites), polythionates, formamidinesulfinic acid, formamidinesulfinic acid salts, and formamidinesulfinic acid derivatives. i) providing bleached pulp material; and ii) contacting the bleached pulp material with an effective amount of a mixture of reducing agents comprising from 1% to 10% of one or more borohydrides and wherein the mixture of reducing agents further comprises from 99% to 90% of one or more reducing agents selected from the group consisting of sulfites, bisulfites, metabisulfites (pyrosulfites), sulfoxylates, thiosulfates, dithionites (hydrosulfites), polythionates, formamidinesulfinic acid, formamidinesulfinic acid salts, and formamidinesulfinic acid derivatives.
A method for detecting terrain variations within a field, the method including receiving, with a computing system, one or more images depicting an imaged portion of an agricultural field, the imaged portion of the agricultural field being at least partially represented by a plurality of pixels within the one or more images, the one or more images comprise a depth image of the imaged portion of the agricultural field, each of the plurality of pixels within the depth image being associated with a respective pixel height; classifying, with the computing system, a portion of the plurality of pixels that are associated with soil within the imaged portion of the agricultural field as soil pixels, each soil pixel being associated with a respective pixel height; identifying, with the computing system, each soil pixel having a pixel height that exceeds a height threshold as a candidate ridge pixel; identifying, with the computing system, each soil pixel having a pixel height that is less than a depth threshold as a candidate valley pixel; determining, with the computing system, whether a ridge is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate ridge pixels; and determining, with the computing system, whether a valley is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate valley pixels, characterised by: when it is determined that a ridge is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field, generating by the computing system a convolution by displacing a target image relative to the depth image to determine a ridge orientation. classifying, with the computing system, a portion of the plurality of pixels that are associated with soil within the imaged portion of the agricultural field as soil pixels, each soil pixel being associated with a respective pixel height; identifying, with the computing system, each soil pixel having a pixel height that exceeds a height threshold as a candidate ridge pixel; identifying, with the computing system, each soil pixel having a pixel height that is less than a depth threshold as a candidate valley pixel; determining, with the computing system, whether a ridge is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate ridge pixels; and determining, with the computing system, whether a valley is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate valley pixels, characterised by: when it is determined that a ridge is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field, generating by the computing system a convolution by displacing a target image relative to the depth image to determine a ridge orientation.
A machine for preparing and dispensing beverages comprising a device for heating water, said device comprising at least one metal duct for the water flow between an inlet and an outlet and at least one winding of electromagnetic induction, characterized in that the loops of said winding are wound around a spool made of an electrically insulating material having a cavity inside which said metal duct is housed and in that said metal duct and said spool are at least partially separated by a gap inside said cavity.
A breath-actuated nebulizer system comprising: a nebulizer comprising a housing having an ambient air inlet, a chamber for holding an aerosol, a pressurized gas inlet, a liquid medication reservoir, an actuator coupled to a biasing diaphragm, and an air outlet communicating with the chamber for permitting the aerosol to be withdrawn from the chamber; wherein the actuator and biasing diaphragm assembly is coaxially and slideably positioned within the nebulizer, the actuator is configured to move between an UP/OFF non-nebulizing position to an DOWN/ON nebulizing position, and the biasing diaphragm assists in the movement of the actuator between the UP/OFF non-nebulizing position when no inhalation is occurring and the DOWN/ON nebulizing position when inhalation is occurring, characterized in that the breath-actuated nebulizer system further comprises: - an activation detector coupled to the actuator to detect movement of the actuator and thereby an activation of the nebulizer; - a flow detector coupled to the nebulizer and operable to detect an inhalation flow through the chamber; and - a feedback device operable to provide feedback to a user about the inhalation flow such that the user may adjust the inhalation flow in real time. a nebulizer comprising a housing having an ambient air inlet, a chamber for holding an aerosol, a pressurized gas inlet, a liquid medication reservoir, an actuator coupled to a biasing diaphragm, and an air outlet communicating with the chamber for permitting the aerosol to be withdrawn from the chamber; wherein the actuator and biasing diaphragm assembly is coaxially and slideably positioned within the nebulizer, the actuator is configured to move between an UP/OFF non-nebulizing position to an DOWN/ON nebulizing position, and the biasing diaphragm assists in the movement of the actuator between the UP/OFF non-nebulizing position when no inhalation is occurring and the DOWN/ON nebulizing position when inhalation is occurring, characterized in that the breath-actuated nebulizer system further comprises: - an activation detector coupled to the actuator to detect movement of the actuator and thereby an activation of the nebulizer; - a flow detector coupled to the nebulizer and operable to detect an inhalation flow through the chamber; and - a feedback device operable to provide feedback to a user about the inhalation flow such that the user may adjust the inhalation flow in real time. - an activation detector coupled to the actuator to detect movement of the actuator and thereby an activation of the nebulizer; - a flow detector coupled to the nebulizer and operable to detect an inhalation flow through the chamber; and - a feedback device operable to provide feedback to a user about the inhalation flow such that the user may adjust the inhalation flow in real time.
A baler comprising: a net wrapper assembly; a separable net support tube comprising a first support tube, a second support tube, and a mating connection; a first end of the first support tube is connected to the net wrapper assembly at a pivoting element on the net wrapper assembly; a second end of the first support tube and a first end of the second support tube being connected at the mating connection within a net roll, forming the separable net support tube during installation of the net roll into the net wrapper assembly; and the formed separable net support tube is attached to the net wrapper assembly at a second end of the second support tube when the net roll is in a wrapping active position within the net wrapper assembly, characterized in that the baler further comprises a platform that supports the weight of the net roll during installation, wherein the platform comprises a top surface where the net roll lies and one or more top surface support pieces (259a, 259b) connected to the top surface and extending below the top surface and mounted to the baler in proximity to the front of the baler. a net wrapper assembly; a separable net support tube comprising a first support tube, a second support tube, and a mating connection; a first end of the first support tube is connected to the net wrapper assembly at a pivoting element on the net wrapper assembly; a second end of the first support tube and a first end of the second support tube being connected at the mating connection within a net roll, forming the separable net support tube during installation of the net roll into the net wrapper assembly; and
A surgical fastener applying apparatus, comprising: an anvil half-section defining a longitudinal axis and a tissue contacting surface, the anvil half-section including a proximal end and a distal end; a cartridge receiving half-section mechanically coupled to the anvil half-section; and a multi-stage deflection control system mechanically coupled to the anvil half-section, the deflection control system being configured and adapted to reinforce the distal end of the anvil half-section upon application of a force thereto, the force acting on the anvil half-section in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the anvil half-section and normal to a plane defined by the tissue contacting surface, wherein the rate and/or degree of deflection of the distal end of the anvil half-section is reduced, when tissue is clamped between the distal ends of the anvil and staple cartridge receiving half-sections wherein the anvil half-section includes a U-shaped channel member having a pair of side walls interconnected by a base wall and wherein the deflection control system comprises: a reinforcing member extending longitudinally between side walls of channel member and resting atop base wall, and a pair of juxtaposed shoulders preferably integrally formed with and extending transversely from an inner surface of side walls of channel member, wherein each shoulder includes a body portion having a height greater than reinforcing member and a head portion configured and dimensioned to overlie reinforcing member, so that the distal end of reinforcing member is slidably coupled to the distal end of channel member via the shoulders.
Mobile communication device comprising an operating system for the mobile communication device, a radio interface for connecting to a wireless network, a display on which a graphical user interface is displayed to enable the user to operate the mobile communication device according to the operating system and a local storage where the data files associated with the graphical user interface are stored wherein the local storage permits the storage of a plurality of user interfaces and means for managing the graphical user interface such that the user can select one out of the plurality of stored graphical user interfaces characterized in that a dynamic means for rendering the graphical user interface is comprised, wherein the dynamic means for automatic rendering of the graphical user interface are arranged to monitor and store the user behavior related to functionalities of the mobile communication device said means performing an automatic change of the graphical user interface based on the plurality of stored graphical user interfaces and based on the stored user behavior such that the functionalities of the mobile communication device presented by the graphical user interface are putted in the foreground in accordance with the stored user behavior related to the functionalities of the mobile communication device, wherein the functionalities are selected out of the group business e-mail functionality, private e-mail functionality, event information, personal blog, telephone call, SMS messaging, MMS messaging, address books, calendar.
A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a first conjugate comprising a phthalocyanine dye linked to an antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surface of a tumor cell, for use in a treatment regimen for treating the tumor in a human subject, wherein the treatment regimen comprises: a) administering to the human subject having the tumor (i) an immune checkpoint inhibitor that specifically binds a molecule selected from the group consisting of CD25, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA-4, LAG-3, TIM-3, 4-1BB, GITR, CD40, CD40L, OX40, OX40L, CXCR2, B7-H3, B7-H4, BTLA, HVEM, CD28 and VISTA and (ii) the first conjugate; and b) greater than 12 hours after administering the immune checkpoint inhibitor, irradiating the tumor at a wavelength of 660 nm to 740 nm at a dose of at least 10 J cm -2 that renders the first conjugate cytotoxic, thereby treating the tumor; wherein the irradiation is effected after administration of the first conjugate. a) administering to the human subject having the tumor (i) an immune checkpoint inhibitor that specifically binds a molecule selected from the group consisting of CD25, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA-4, LAG-3, TIM-3, 4-1BB, GITR, CD40, CD40L, OX40, OX40L, CXCR2, B7-H3, B7-H4, BTLA, HVEM, CD28 and VISTA and (ii) the first conjugate; and b) greater than 12 hours after administering the immune checkpoint inhibitor, irradiating the tumor at a wavelength of 660 nm to 740 nm at a dose of at least 10 J cm -2 that renders the first conjugate cytotoxic, thereby treating the tumor;
A film formation method for forming, on a substrate, a film containing constituent elements of a target through a vapor deposition process using plasma with placing the substrate and the target to face to each other, comprising the step of: forming the film with surrounding the substrate with a wall surface (10S, 41S) having the constituent elements of the target adhering thereto, and applying a physical treatment to the wall surface (10S, 41S) to cause the components adhering to the wall surface (10S, 41S) to be released into a film formation atmosphere, characterized in that the method is adapted to form said film, while the target and the film to be formed include a plurality of constituent elements, and the physical treatment comprises a treatment to apply an AC voltage, wherein the film comprises a plurality of elements other than a nonmetal and non-metalloid element, and a sputter rate of an element having a highest sputter rate among the plurality of elements is at least 1.5 times a sputter rate of an element having a lowest sputter rate. forming the film with surrounding the substrate with a wall surface (10S, 41S) having the constituent elements of the target adhering thereto, and applying a physical treatment to the wall surface (10S, 41S) to cause the components adhering to the wall surface (10S, 41S) to be released into a film formation atmosphere, characterized in that the method is adapted to form said film, while the target and the film to be formed include a plurality of constituent elements, and the physical treatment comprises a treatment to apply an AC voltage, wherein the film comprises a plurality of elements other than a nonmetal and non-metalloid element, and a sputter rate of an element having a highest sputter rate among the plurality of elements is at least 1.5 times a sputter rate of an element having a lowest sputter rate.
A plate heat exchanger comprising flow channels which are flown through by a first and a second medium in a co-current flow or counter-current flow, which flow channels are formed for the first medium between individual plates that are respectively connected to form a pair of plates and for the second medium between pairs of plates that are assembled to form a plate stack, wherein the individual plates and the pairs of plates are connected to each other at longitudinal edges and contact surfaces which extend in parallel to the main flow direction, wherein each individual plate comprises corresponding inflow and outflow cross sections (Z1, Z2, A1, A2) for the first medium, which are diagonally arranged, in the longitudinal direction, and inflow respectively outflow cross sections (Z1, Z2, A1, A2) for the second medium, which are juxtaposed to the first ones in the transverse direction, wherein the inflow or outflow cross sections (A1, A2, Z1, Z2) for the first medium are respectively offset by half the height of the inflow or outflow cross sections (Z1, Z2, A1, A2) for the second medium, wherein the individual plates comprise guide blades, which are formed by protrusions and project into the flow channel, in the entry area, wherein the guide blades are arc-shaped with an inflow leg which is essentially oriented in parallel to the main flow direction and an outflow leg which is oriented under an angle with respect to the inflow leg, and wherein the individual plates are provided with a profiling (31, 32) that creates turbulences, characterized in - that the guide blades of the inflow cross sections (Z1, Z2) do not project beyond the lengthwise center of the individual plates, wherein the inflow legs and the outflow legs essentially comprise the same length, and wherein the guide blades are arranged at essentially the same distance from the associated transverse edge (14a, 14b) of the respective individual plate, and - that the profiling (31, 32) which creates turbulences and is provided in the entry area of the inflow cross sections (Z1, Z2) extends up to the guide blades and is omitted in the area which is adjacent in mirror symmetry to the lengthwise center of the individual plates. - that the guide blades of the inflow cross sections (Z1, Z2) do not project beyond the lengthwise center of the individual plates, wherein the inflow legs and the outflow legs essentially comprise the same length, and wherein the guide blades are arranged at essentially the same distance from the associated transverse edge (14a, 14b) of the respective individual plate, and - that the profiling (31, 32) which creates turbulences and is provided in the entry area of the inflow cross sections (Z1, Z2) extends up to the guide blades and is omitted in the area which is adjacent in mirror symmetry to the lengthwise center of the individual plates.
Refrigerator, in particular household refrigerator, comprising an inner container with a front opening, which can be closed by a door leaf, for unloading and/or loading refrigerated products and a pull-out refrigerated product container, and support means for the pull-out support of the refrigerated product container in the inner container, wherein the support means comprise in each instance at least one roller (8a, 8b) on opposite sides of the refrigerated product container, said roller rolling on at least one counter bearing surface of the inner container, characterised in that the at least one roller (8a, 8b) is rotatably mounted in an intermediate housing component, which is detachably fastened to the refrigerated product container.
Bypass steam system for introducing a flow of high-energy steam into a condenser, comprising an arrangement making the flow uniform, wherein the arrangement has a housing, which is designed to limit the flow, wherein the housing has holes, through which the flow flows as a jet into a space outside the housing, characterized in that the spacing D of the holes is such that, at a distance A from the housing, no merging of jets coming from two adjacent holes takes place, where D = A, wherein the spacing D of two adjacent hole centers is at least D = 50 mm. characterized in that the spacing D of the holes is such that, at a distance A from the housing, no merging of jets coming from two adjacent holes takes place, where D = A, wherein the spacing D of two adjacent hole centers is at least D = 50 mm.