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A method for preparing a hydrophobic silica aerogel, the method comprising: preparing a hydrophobic silica wet gel by adding a first surface modifier, a second surface modifier, a non-polar organic solvent, and an inorganic acid to a water glass solution and performing a reaction; and washing and drying the hydrophobic silica wet gel, wherein the first surface modifier comprises two or more hydrophobic groups in one molecule, and comprises any one selected from the group consisting of an alkyldisilazane-based compound including two or more alkyl groups as hydrophobic groups in one molecule and a hydrate thereof, or a mixture of two or more thereof, the second surface modifier comprises two or more reactive groups reactable with a hydrophilic group on a surface of silica, and comprises any one selected from the group consisting of an alkoxysilane-based compound including two or more alkoxy groups as reactive groups reactable with a hydrophilic group on a surface of silica in one molecule and a hydrate thereof, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and the first surface modifier and the second surface modifier are added in a volume ratio of 1:0.01 bis 1:0.9. preparing a hydrophobic silica wet gel by adding a first surface modifier, a second surface modifier, a non-polar organic solvent, and an inorganic acid to a water glass solution and performing a reaction; and washing and drying the hydrophobic silica wet gel, wherein the first surface modifier comprises two or more hydrophobic groups in one molecule, and comprises any one selected from the group consisting of an alkyldisilazane-based compound including two or more alkyl groups as hydrophobic groups in one molecule and a hydrate thereof, or a mixture of two or more thereof, the second surface modifier comprises two or more reactive groups reactable with a hydrophilic group on a surface of silica, and comprises any one selected from the group consisting of an alkoxysilane-based compound including two or more alkoxy groups as reactive groups reactable with a hydrophilic group on a surface of silica in one molecule and a hydrate thereof, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and the first surface modifier and the second surface modifier are added in a volume ratio of 1:0.01 bis 1:0.9.
A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component, comprising the following steps: - providing a substrate with at least one functional layer, - applying at least one first barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), wherein the first barrier layer comprises one or more materials chosen from: - oxide with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - nitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - oxynitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - indium tin oxide, - aluminum zinc oxide, and - applying at least one second barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), a layer sequence composed of at least two layers (41, 42) comprising different materials is applied as the second barrier layer and the at least two layers (41, 42) comprising different materials comprise a layer comprising an oxide and a layer comprising a nitride, - applying a protective layer comprising a plastic material on the first and second barrier layers (3, 4). - providing a substrate with at least one functional layer, - applying at least one first barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), wherein the first barrier layer comprises one or more materials chosen from: - oxide with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - nitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - oxynitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - indium tin oxide, - aluminum zinc oxide, and - oxide with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - nitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - oxynitride with tin, zinc, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium and/or hafnium, - indium tin oxide, - aluminum zinc oxide, - applying at least one second barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), a layer sequence composed of at least two layers (41, 42) comprising different materials is applied as the second barrier layer and the at least two layers (41, 42) comprising different materials comprise a layer comprising an oxide and a layer comprising a nitride, - applying a protective layer comprising a plastic material on the first and second barrier layers (3, 4).
A device for treating a urinary disorder in a urinary bladder, the device comprising: a shaft (120; 120A; 120B) advancable through a urethra of a patient to reach the bladder; a tissue modification structure (110; 110A; 110B) coupled to a distal end of the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the tissue modification structure is adapted to contact and conform to at least a portion of an inner wall of the bladder; and means (132; 133) for creating a predetermined pattern of tissue regions having reduced electrical propagation in the inner wall of the bladder to modify at least one of a mechanical or an electrical property of the bladder, wherein the means (132; 133) for creating the predetermined pattern of tissue regions comprises a plurality of spaced apart conductors configured to generate an ablation line, the ablation line being continuous only if the bladder volume is low and defining the predetermined pattern of tissue regions having reduced electrical propagation. a shaft (120; 120A; 120B) advancable through a urethra of a patient to reach the bladder; a tissue modification structure (110; 110A; 110B) coupled to a distal end of the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the tissue modification structure is adapted to contact and conform to at least a portion of an inner wall of the bladder; and means (132; 133) for creating a predetermined pattern of tissue regions having reduced electrical propagation in the inner wall of the bladder to modify at least one of a mechanical or an electrical property of the bladder, wherein the means (132; 133) for creating the predetermined pattern of tissue regions comprises a plurality of spaced apart conductors configured to generate an ablation line, the ablation line being continuous only if the bladder volume is low and defining the predetermined pattern of tissue regions having reduced electrical propagation.
A balancer for balancing a rotor, particularly a vehicle wheel, comprising: - a base; - a shaft support connected to the base; - a shaft rotatable along a rotation axis relative to the shaft support, configured such that the rotor to be balanced can be mounted on the shaft; - a motor for actuating the shaft; characterized in that it further comprises: - one or more elastic elements positioned between the shaft support and the base, such that the shaft support is elastically suspended over the base; - a first IMU fixedly positioned on the shaft support and configured to measure a first (a z) and/or a second (a y) and/or a third accelerations (a x), and/or a first (ω z) and/or a second (ω y) and/or a third (ω x) angular speeds along three axes (x, y, z) of a reference frame integrally moving with the first IMU, and to generate signals representative of the same; - a second IMU fixedly positioned on the shaft at a radial distance from the shaft rotation axis, and configured to measure a first (a z) and/or a second (a y) and/or a third accelerations (a x), and/or a first (ω z) and/or a second (ω y) and/or a third (ω x) angular speeds along three axes (x, y, z) of a reference frame integrally moving with the second IMU, and to generate signals representative of the same. - a base; - a shaft support connected to the base; - a shaft rotatable along a rotation axis relative to the shaft support, configured such that the rotor to be balanced can be mounted on the shaft; - a motor for actuating the shaft; - one or more elastic elements positioned between the shaft support and the base, such that the shaft support is elastically suspended over the base; - a first IMU fixedly positioned on the shaft support and configured to measure a first (a z) and/or a second (a y) and/or a third accelerations (a x), and/or a first (ω z) and/or a second (ω y) and/or a third (ω x) angular speeds along three axes (x, y, z) of a reference frame integrally moving with the first IMU, and to generate signals representative of the same; - a second IMU fixedly positioned on the shaft at a radial distance from the shaft rotation axis, and configured to measure a first (a z) and/or a second (a y) and/or a third accelerations (a x), and/or a first (ω z) and/or a second (ω y) and/or a third (ω x) angular speeds along three axes (x, y, z) of a reference frame integrally moving with the second IMU, and to generate signals representative of the same.
Method to detect bacteria in a biological sample in order to determine if said biological sample comprises tuberculous mycobacteria or non-tuberculous mycobacteria (MOTT), comprising: - to subject said biological sample to a plurality of light scattering measurements in order to acquire a plurality of set of measurements as a function of time; - to process said set of measurements acquired, so as to determine at least the starting time of the exponential phase of bacterial growth, the maximum value of bacterial growth of said set of measurements acquired and the temporal development of at least one statistical parameter; - to calculate one or more characteristic values from said temporal development of said statistical parameter; - to analyze, by means of one or more algorithms making use of a neural network, at least said starting time of the exponential phase of bacterial growth, said maximum value of bacterial growth of said set of measurements acquired and said calculated characteristic values, in order to determine if said biological sample comprises tuberculous mycobacteria or non-tuberculous mycobacteria (MOTT), wherein said statistical parameter is a standard deviation, wherein said characteristic values are defined by the values of the progressive average of said temporal development of the standard deviation calculated starting from said starting time of the exponential phase of bacterial growth. - to subject said biological sample to a plurality of light scattering measurements in order to acquire a plurality of set of measurements as a function of time; - to process said set of measurements acquired, so as to determine at least the starting time of the exponential phase of bacterial growth, the maximum value of bacterial growth of said set of measurements acquired and the temporal development of at least one statistical parameter; - to calculate one or more characteristic values from said temporal development of said statistical parameter; - to analyze, by means of one or more algorithms making use of a neural network, at least said starting time of the exponential phase of bacterial growth, said maximum value of bacterial growth of said set of measurements acquired and said calculated characteristic values, in order to determine if said biological sample comprises tuberculous mycobacteria or non-tuberculous mycobacteria (MOTT),
An air-conditioning control system for computer rooms, the system comprising: a rack housing a plurality of computers; an equipment installation area where the rack is installed; a free access floor provided under a floor of the equipment installation area; an air conditioner configured to take in air from the equipment installation area and to supply the air at adjusted temperature to the free access floor; a vent connecting the equipment installation area to the free access floor; an air volume adjustment device located at the vent and configured to adjust a volume of air flowing from the free access floor to the equipment installation area; a driving unit configured to drive the air volume adjustment device; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, characterized in that the air volume adjustment device comprises: an air volume adjustment sheet provided with an opening to allow passage of air; a first roll connected to one end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet; and a second roll located away from the first roll, connected to another end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet, and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet. a rack housing a plurality of computers; an equipment installation area where the rack is installed; a free access floor provided under a floor of the equipment installation area; an air conditioner configured to take in air from the equipment installation area and to supply the air at adjusted temperature to the free access floor; a vent connecting the equipment installation area to the free access floor; an air volume adjustment device located at the vent and configured to adjust a volume of air flowing from the free access floor to the equipment installation area; a driving unit configured to drive the air volume adjustment device; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, characterized in that the air volume adjustment device comprises: an air volume adjustment sheet provided with an opening to allow passage of air; a first roll connected to one end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet; and a second roll located away from the first roll, connected to another end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet, and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet. an air volume adjustment sheet provided with an opening to allow passage of air; a first roll connected to one end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet; and a second roll located away from the first roll, connected to another end portion of the air volume adjustment sheet, and made capable of reeling in the air volume adjustment sheet.
A heating device (10; 100) comprising: an electrically conductive fabric; and first and second electrical connections (42, 44; 120, 122, 124) each connected to the electrically conductive fabric at a first end (15; 130) of the device (10; 100) such that when the electrical connections (42, 44; 120, 122, 124) are connected to a power source current flows from the first electrical connection (42; 122), through the conductive fabric and to the second electrical connection (44; 120, 124) thereby generating heat, characterised in that: the conductive fabric comprises a first portion and at least three legs (112, 114, 116) joined to and extending from the first portion to the first end of the device, each of the legs (112, 114, 116) including the first and second electrical connections (120, 122, 124) at the ends thereof, and one of said legs is connected to a first terminal of a power supply and two other of said legs (112, 116) are connected to a second terminal of the power supply. an electrically conductive fabric; and first and second electrical connections (42, 44; 120, 122, 124) each connected to the electrically conductive fabric at a first end (15; 130) of the device (10; 100) such that when the electrical connections (42, 44; 120, 122, 124) are connected to a power source current flows from the first electrical connection (42; 122), through the conductive fabric and to the second electrical connection (44; 120, 124) thereby generating heat, characterised in that: the conductive fabric comprises a first portion and at least three legs (112, 114, 116) joined to and extending from the first portion to the first end of the device, each of the legs (112, 114, 116) including the first and second electrical connections (120, 122, 124) at the ends thereof, and one of said legs is connected to a first terminal of a power supply and two other of said legs (112, 116) are connected to a second terminal of the power supply.
Device for spreading a pourable food mixture onto a cooking plate (Pc) to make flat cakes or pancakes, comprising a rotary shaft (Ar) intended to be disposed virtually perpendicularly with respect to the cooking face of the cooking plate (Pc), a turntable (Pn) fixed onto said rotary shaft (Ar), said turntable bearing a spreading and scraping means, at least one abutment (Mr) designed to bear and roll or slide on the heating face of the cooking plate, the spreading and scraping means (Mt) comprising at least one scraper whose free working edge is rectilinear that makes it possible, on the one hand, to spread a ball of dough previously deposited on the heating face of said cooking plate and, on the other hand, scrape the thickness of mixture as long as it remains liquid so as to redeposit a layer of material upstream to skim the mixture and plug the holes by reproducing the movement of a person skilled in the art in making flat cakes or pancakes, characterized in that the device comprises two scrapers, a first scraper borne by said turntable (Pn) and a second scraper borne by a second turntable, the free edge of the first scraper being disposed practically secant to the axis of the rotary shaft (Ar), the bottom edge of the first scraper extending at least to the axis of said shaft and in that the second turntable is linked to the first turntable via height adjusting means, considering the device in its position of use.
A proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles, obtainable by a process comprising the steps of A) mixing: (i) one or more aromatic tetraamino compounds and (ii) one or more aromatic carboxylic acids or esters thereof which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or (iii) one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, in polyphosphoric acid to form a solution and/or dispersion B) heating the mixture from step A), preferably under inert gas, and polymerizing until an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.8dl/g, preferably at least 1.0dl/g, in particular at least 1.5dl/g, is obtained for the polymer being formed, C) addition of one or more polyazole polymers, D) heating the mixture from step C), preferably under inert gas, E) applying a membrane layer using the mixture according to step D) on a carrier, F) optionally heating the membrane on the carrier obtained from step E), G) treating the membrane formed in the presence of water and/or moisture, H) removal of the membrane from the carrier. characterized in that the total content of all polyazole polymers in the membrane is at least 5% by weight and up to 25% by weight of the total weight of the membrane including any acids, such as polyphosphoric acid and/or phosphoric acid and water being present, and excluding any optional additives, and the membranes have a Young's modulus of at least 2.0 MPa. A) mixing: (i) one or more aromatic tetraamino compounds and (ii) one or more aromatic carboxylic acids or esters thereof which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or (iii) one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, in polyphosphoric acid to form a solution and/or dispersion (i) one or more aromatic tetraamino compounds and (ii) one or more aromatic carboxylic acids or esters thereof which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or (iii) one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, B) heating the mixture from step A), preferably under inert gas, and polymerizing until an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.8dl/g, preferably at least 1.0dl/g, in particular at least 1.5dl/g, is obtained for the polymer being formed, C) addition of one or more polyazole polymers, D) heating the mixture from step C), preferably under inert gas, E) applying a membrane layer using the mixture according to step D) on a carrier, F) optionally heating the membrane on the carrier obtained from step E), G) treating the membrane formed in the presence of water and/or moisture, H) removal of the membrane from the carrier.
An electrolysis system for electrowinning a metal from an electrolyte, comprising electrolysis tanks, each tank containing a number of anodes and a number of cathodes, which are arranged alternatively, each anode being arranged inside an anode bag that is made of a material that permeates the electrolyte in a controlled manner, the bag defining an anodic space on its inside and a free cathodic space on its outside, the cathodes being in the outer space, whereby metal is precipitated on the surface of the cathode and oxygen is generated on the anodes, and wherein the pH of the anolyte in the anode bag is lower than the pH of the catholyte in the cathodic space, so that the electrolyte continuously flows from the cathodic space into the anodic space inside the anode bag so as to be the anolyte, a means of feeding the catholyte into the cathodic space and removing it as an overflow, and a means of separately removing the anolyte from each anode bag, said means of removing the anolyte includes an overflow pipe for each anode bag, the pipe comprising an upper end, which opens in the upper area of the anode bag, defining the level of the anolyte in the anode bag, characterized in that the overflow pipe includes - a first pipe element, which is connected to the anode bag, and the upper end of said first pipe element is inside the anode bag, and the lower end of the first pipe element extends into the cathodic space outside the anode bag and which first pipe element includes a first vertical element in the vicinity of the lower end, and - a second pipe element that is firmly connected to the vertical wall of the electrolysis tank, and the upper end of the second pipe element extends into the cathodic space, said second pipe element including a second vertical element, which is in the area of the upper end and has an outer diameter (d) smaller than the inner diameter of the first vertical element, so that when the lower end of the first pipe element is adjacent to the upper end of the second pipe element, the first vertical element can receive the second vertical element on its inside, when the anode bag is lowered. - a first pipe element, which is connected to the anode bag, and the upper end of said first pipe element is inside the anode bag, and the lower end of the first pipe element extends into the cathodic space outside the anode bag and which first pipe element includes a first vertical element in the vicinity of the lower end, and - a second pipe element that is firmly connected to the vertical wall of the electrolysis tank, and the upper end of the second pipe element extends into the cathodic space, said second pipe element including a second vertical element, which is in the area of the upper end and has an outer diameter (d) smaller than the inner diameter of the first vertical element, so that when the lower end of the first pipe element is adjacent to the upper end of the second pipe element, the first vertical element can receive the second vertical element on its inside, when the anode bag is lowered.
A pharmaceutical solution for use in enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and in reducing toxicity of an anti-tumor drug, when used in combination with at least one anti-tumor drug in the treatment or prevention of malignant tumors, wherein the pharmaceutical solution contains deuterium oxide as a solvent, wherein every 100 ml of the pharmaceutical solution contain 95 to 99.9 ml deuterium oxide, and in the deuterium oxide the isotope abundance of deuterium is 90% to 99.9%, and wherein the anti-tumor drug is selected from the group consisting of 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, mitomycin, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, thiotepa and bevacizumab.