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Method for manufacturing a luminescent timepiece component for a portable object, said method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of: - producing a pre-mixture of a phosphorescent pigment in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight, a fluorescent pigment in an amount of 1 to 4% by weight and a plasticiser in a maximum amount of 10% by weight; - mixing a polymer base with said pre-mixture and extruding a first time the mixture obtained to obtain a homogeneous polymer mixture; - extruding a second time the mixture on a single-screw extruder equipped with a die for producing calendered strips of a thickness of at least 0.3 mm; - cutting the strip to obtain the desired luminescent timepiece component. - producing a pre-mixture of a phosphorescent pigment in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight, a fluorescent pigment in an amount of 1 to 4% by weight and a plasticiser in a maximum amount of 10% by weight; - mixing a polymer base with said pre-mixture and extruding a first time the mixture obtained to obtain a homogeneous polymer mixture; - extruding a second time the mixture on a single-screw extruder equipped with a die for producing calendered strips of a thickness of at least 0.3 mm; - cutting the strip to obtain the desired luminescent timepiece component.
A process comprising: depositing a bond coat on an airfoil component including on a trailing edge region thereof that defines a trailing edge of the airfoil component, within holes located within the trailing edge region and spaced apart from the trailing edge, and on lands located within the trailing edge region and between the holes; depositing a ceramic coating on the bond coat including on the trailing edge region of the airfoil component, within the holes located within the trailing edge region, and on the lands between the holes; and then using an ablative laser beam to selectively remove the ceramic coating within the holes without completely removing the ceramic coating on the trailing edge region and the lands between the holes, wherein the bond coat within the holes is retained. depositing a bond coat on an airfoil component including on a trailing edge region thereof that defines a trailing edge of the airfoil component, within holes located within the trailing edge region and spaced apart from the trailing edge, and on lands located within the trailing edge region and between the holes; depositing a ceramic coating on the bond coat including on the trailing edge region of the airfoil component, within the holes located within the trailing edge region, and on the lands between the holes; and then using an ablative laser beam to selectively remove the ceramic coating within the holes without completely removing the ceramic coating on the trailing edge region and the lands between the holes, wherein the bond coat within the holes is retained.
A food storage device for holding food items in a controlled environment comprising: a plurality of discrete food storage cavities (104a-c), each storage cavity defining a food storage volume and having an associated control element for controlling the environment in the food storage volume in which food items can be held, each storage cavity having a different associated secondary input interface (110a-i) for programming the device, and a different secondary human-readable display (112a-i) for displaying programming menu options and for displaying a status of the storage cavity; and a primary input interface, discrete from the secondary input interfaces, for permitting a user to program the plurality of cavities in cooperation with the secondary input interfaces, the device being programmable by a hierarchy of programming menus by programming comprising selecting a desired programming menu option among different programming menu options displayed on different secondary displays by making an input via the secondary input interface that is associated with the secondary display displaying the selected menu option. a plurality of discrete food storage cavities (104a-c), each storage cavity defining a food storage volume and having an associated control element for controlling the environment in the food storage volume in which food items can be held, each storage cavity having a different associated secondary input interface (110a-i) for programming the device, and a different secondary human-readable display (112a-i) for displaying programming menu options and for displaying a status of the storage cavity; and a primary input interface, discrete from the secondary input interfaces, for permitting a user to program the plurality of cavities in cooperation with the secondary input interfaces, the device being programmable by a hierarchy of programming menus by programming comprising selecting a desired programming menu option among different programming menu options displayed on different secondary displays by making an input via the secondary input interface that is associated with the secondary display displaying the selected menu option.
A method for production of a preparation from a vegetable material enriched in a polysaccharide, wherein the backbone of the polysaccharide comprises rhamnogalacturonan-I cores and optionally alpha(1,4)-linked homo-galacturonic acid stretches, wherein the molar ratio of galacturonyl acid residues to rhamnosyl residues in the backbone of the polysaccharide ranges from 30:1 to 1:1, and wherein the polysaccharide has a molecular weight between 40 kDa and 2,000 kDa, comprising the steps: (a) mixing the vegetable material with a polar alcoholic solvent, preferably ethanol; and (b) separating a solid residue obtained in step a) from the solvent; and (c) mixing the solid residue obtained in step b) with a buffered aqueous solution having a pH between 7 and 8; and (d) optionally separating the solid residue from the aqueous solution as obtained from step c); and (e) optionally purifying the aqueous solution from step d) to yield the polysaccharide. (a) mixing the vegetable material with a polar alcoholic solvent, preferably ethanol; and (b) separating a solid residue obtained in step a) from the solvent; and (c) mixing the solid residue obtained in step b) with a buffered aqueous solution having a pH between 7 and 8; and (d) optionally separating the solid residue from the aqueous solution as obtained from step c); and (e) optionally purifying the aqueous solution from step d) to yield the polysaccharide.
Distributor unit for transferring tablets and putting them in order, from a loading zone to an unloading zone, and to distribute said tablets in an orderly and controlled manner in organized blisters present in a blister strip, said distributor unit comprising belt-type feed means comprising a feed belt, characterized in that said feed belt is provided, along at least part of its length, and along at least part of its width, with a plurality of open through seatings each having sizes coordinated with those of the tablets to be distributed, said open through seatings having a transverse interaxis about equal to, and a longitudinal interaxis equal to or less than, that of said blisters in said blister strip, a support plane being provided, located immediately under said feed belt to support the tablets received from the open through seatings at least for a segment of trajectory between the loading zone and the unloading zone.
A composition for use in a method of treating and/or preventing a CSPG5 expressing cancer by inducing immunity in a subject, wherein the composition comprises, as an active ingredient, (i) at least one polypeptide having immunity-inducing activity and selected from the group consisting of the following polypeptides (a), (b), and (c), or (ii) a recombinant vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide and capable of expressing said polypeptide in vivo: (a) a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 or 14; (b) a polypeptide having a sequence identity of 85% or more with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 or 14; (c) a polypeptide comprising the polypeptide (a) or (b) as a partial sequence. (a) a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 or 14; (b) a polypeptide having a sequence identity of 85% or more with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 or 14; (c) a polypeptide comprising the polypeptide (a) or (b) as a partial sequence.
A method of evaluating an earth formation including a porous medium, the method comprising: making a plurality of estimates of complex permittivity, using at least one processor, based on measurements using an electromagnetic tool at a plurality of frequencies in a borehole penetrating the earth formation; estimating, using the at least one processor, at least one polarization parameter using a real part and an imaginary part of each estimate of complex permittivity of the earth formation, wherein the at least one polarization parameter comprises at least one of an oil saturation parameter and a water saturation parameter for a complete saturation point (β*, α*); wherein using the real part and the imaginary part comprises modeling the permittivity as a Havriliak-Negami curve, estimating a plurality of spectral characteristics of the Havriliak-Negami curve, and using a spectral dielectric curve constant ν = 2 ε " max / ε 0 − ε ∞ for the porous medium, the spectral dielectric curve constant (v) invariant with respect to water-oil ratio in the porous medium, wherein ε " max is the maximal loss factor, ε 0 is the static value of the real part of the dielectric permittivity and ε ∞ is the high-frequency limit of the real part of the dielectric permittivity; and estimating, using the at least one processor, at least one property of the earth formation using the at least one polarization parameter, wherein the at least one property includes at least one of formation porosity, water fraction, and oil fraction. making a plurality of estimates of complex permittivity, using at least one processor, based on measurements using an electromagnetic tool at a plurality of frequencies in a borehole penetrating the earth formation; estimating, using the at least one processor, at least one polarization parameter using a real part and an imaginary part of each estimate of complex permittivity of the earth formation, wherein the at least one polarization parameter comprises at least one of an oil saturation parameter and a water saturation parameter for a complete saturation point (β*, α*); wherein using the real part and the imaginary part comprises modeling the permittivity as a Havriliak-Negami curve, estimating a plurality of spectral characteristics of the Havriliak-Negami curve, and using a spectral dielectric curve constant ν = 2 ε " max / ε 0 − ε ∞ for the porous medium, the spectral dielectric curve constant (v) invariant with respect to water-oil ratio in the porous medium, wherein ε " max is the maximal loss factor, ε 0 is the static value of the real part of the dielectric permittivity and ε ∞ is the high-frequency limit of the real part of the dielectric permittivity; and estimating, using the at least one processor, at least one property of the earth formation using the at least one polarization parameter, wherein the at least one property includes at least one of formation porosity, water fraction, and oil fraction.
A method for removing mercury and selenium from waste water containing sulphates, in particular waste water from flue gas desulphurization plants, wherein: a) a volume of waste water V1 contaminated with mercury and selenium having a known sulphate concentration is provided, b) BaSO 4 is precipitated from the volume of waste water which has been provided, thereby producing a defined quantity of Ba 2+ ions in the volume of waste water V1, c) the BaSO 4 formed is separated, whereupon waste water which is depleted in solids is obtained, d) in order to remove mercury, the waste water which is depleted in solids is fed over an ion exchanger, whereupon waste water with a reduced mercury content is obtained, and e) selenium and/or selenium compounds are removed from the waste water with a reduced mercury content. a) a volume of waste water V1 contaminated with mercury and selenium having a known sulphate concentration is provided, b) BaSO 4 is precipitated from the volume of waste water which has been provided, thereby producing a defined quantity of Ba 2+ ions in the volume of waste water V1, c) the BaSO 4 formed is separated, whereupon waste water which is depleted in solids is obtained, d) in order to remove mercury, the waste water which is depleted in solids is fed over an ion exchanger, whereupon waste water with a reduced mercury content is obtained, and e) selenium and/or selenium compounds are removed from the waste water with a reduced mercury content.
A method for resource binding, comprising: acquiring a data constraint of an Internet of Things data input point of an algorithm encapsulation module forming an IOT application, wherein the data constraint defines a requirement which must be met by an IOT resource to be bound to the IOT data input point; on the basis of the acquired data constraint and descriptions of IOT resources in the IOT, searching amongst the IOT resources for an IOT resource matching the IOT data input point; and if an IOT resource matching the IOT data input point is found, binding the IOT resource found to the IOT data input point. acquiring a data constraint of an Internet of Things data input point of an algorithm encapsulation module forming an IOT application, wherein the data constraint defines a requirement which must be met by an IOT resource to be bound to the IOT data input point; on the basis of the acquired data constraint and descriptions of IOT resources in the IOT, searching amongst the IOT resources for an IOT resource matching the IOT data input point; and if an IOT resource matching the IOT data input point is found, binding the IOT resource found to the IOT data input point.
A helmet system (102; 202) comprising: a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of aircraft data; a helmet visualization system configured to display data visible to an aircraft operator wearing the helmet system; a memory system comprising a data storage system (120; 302; 402) configured to store the aircraft data and an operational memory configured to store values for display on the helmet visualization system; a processing system operably coupled to the communication interface and the memory system, the processing system configured to: format the aircraft data into a plurality of time sequential records; store the time sequential records in the data storage system of the memory system; and manage storage within the data storage system of the memory system as a circular buffer; and a helmet housing that encapsulates the communication interface, the memory system, and the processing system. a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of aircraft data; a helmet visualization system configured to display data visible to an aircraft operator wearing the helmet system; a memory system comprising a data storage system (120; 302; 402) configured to store the aircraft data and an operational memory configured to store values for display on the helmet visualization system; a processing system operably coupled to the communication interface and the memory system, the processing system configured to: format the aircraft data into a plurality of time sequential records; store the time sequential records in the data storage system of the memory system; and manage storage within the data storage system of the memory system as a circular buffer; and format the aircraft data into a plurality of time sequential records; store the time sequential records in the data storage system of the memory system; and manage storage within the data storage system of the memory system as a circular buffer; and a helmet housing that encapsulates the communication interface, the memory system, and the processing system.
A wire electrical discharge machining apparatus, having an automatic wire threader for automatically threading a wire electrode through a start hole formed in a work, characterized in that the automatic wire threader comprises: a feed roller, disposed at a position higher than the start hole, and feeding the wire electrode to the start hole; and a vertical drive device, disposed between the feed roller and the start hole, and moving the wire electrode up and down slightly by supplying compressed air in an upward direction and in a downward direction. a feed roller, disposed at a position higher than the start hole, and feeding the wire electrode to the start hole; and a vertical drive device, disposed between the feed roller and the start hole, and moving the wire electrode up and down slightly by supplying compressed air in an upward direction and in a downward direction.
A method of controlling the power consumption of an electromechanical lock of a security system comprising a plurality of doors, electromechanical locks, sensors associated with a respective electromechanical lock, access control units, a controller comprising a processor, and one power source supplying power to the electromechanical locks, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) Obtaining, by the controller, the supply voltage level of the electromechanical lock from the sensor associated with the electromechanical lock, b) Comparing, by the processor, the supply voltage level with a lower threshold supply voltage level and, if the supply voltage level is below the threshold supply voltage level, c) adjusting, by the controller, the power consumption of the electromechanical lock such that the supply voltage level is raised at least to the threshold supply voltage level, by adjusting the current to the electromechanical lock by means of pulse width modulation, PWM. a) Obtaining, by the controller, the supply voltage level of the electromechanical lock from the sensor associated with the electromechanical lock, b) Comparing, by the processor, the supply voltage level with a lower threshold supply voltage level and, if the supply voltage level is below the threshold supply voltage level, c) adjusting, by the controller, the power consumption of the electromechanical lock such that the supply voltage level is raised at least to the threshold supply voltage level, by adjusting the current to the electromechanical lock by means of pulse width modulation, PWM.
Method for monitoring a molding process carried out in cycles, wherein a data collection is provided which contains at least the following data: - in each case cycle data of the molding process carried out on a molding machine for past cycles and - quality data from molded parts produced using the molding machine for at least some of the past cycles, and wherein, with the molding machine, at least one further cycle of the molding process is carried out as well as current cycle data of the at least one further cycle are gathered, characterized in that the following further steps are carried out: - determining at least two nearest neighbors in the form of the cycle data from at least two of the past cycles, such that the cycle data of the at least two nearest neighbors lie nearer to the current cycle data than the cycle data which do not pertain to the at least two nearest neighbors, wherein only those past cycles for which quality data are contained in the data collection are used for the determination of the at least two nearest neighbors, - checking a predictability criterion, wherein it is checked whether a quality variation of the quality data of the cycles of the at least two nearest neighbors is smaller than a maximum variation and/or larger than a minimum variation and, - if the predictability criterion is not met, issuing a first notification that a quality and/or a quality datum of the molded part produced with the at least one further cycle is not reliably predictable. - in each case cycle data of the molding process carried out on a molding machine for past cycles and - quality data from molded parts produced using the molding machine for at least some of the past cycles, - determining at least two nearest neighbors in the form of the cycle data from at least two of the past cycles, such that the cycle data of the at least two nearest neighbors lie nearer to the current cycle data than the cycle data which do not pertain to the at least two nearest neighbors, wherein only those past cycles for which quality data are contained in the data collection are used for the determination of the at least two nearest neighbors, - checking a predictability criterion, wherein it is checked whether a quality variation of the quality data of the cycles of the at least two nearest neighbors is smaller than a maximum variation and/or larger than a minimum variation and, - if the predictability criterion is not met, issuing a first notification that a quality and/or a quality datum of the molded part produced with the at least one further cycle is not reliably predictable.
An apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes in a fluid carrier printed on a substrate (212; 248; 325; 377; 705; 804) in a continuous printing process, the apparatus comprising a rotatable roller (210; 410; 610; 710) for positioning with an outer surface (244; 333) proximate to the substrate, said rotatable roller comprising a plurality of roller sections (400; 510; 701) detachably positioned side by side for forming a cylindrical body (420; 501) of the rotatable ble roller, wherein each roller section comprises one or more magnetized portions (202; 204; 206; 208; 258; 258'; 302; 303; 335; 326; 370; 401 509; 702; 803) for creating a magnetic field of a pre-determined configuration emanating from the outer surface (244; 333) of the roller into the substrate to orient the magnetic flakes in a selected pattern; wherein the outer surface (244; 333) of the rotatable roller (210; 410; 610; 710) is substantially even for providing a substantially uniform contact with the substrate across the outer surface (244; 333) of the rotatable roller (210; 410; 610; 710) during the linear printing process; and, wherein the roller sections (400; 510; 701) are interchangeable for forming different combinations of the magnetic flake patterns on the substrate.
A method for generating code for a closed-loop controller, the method being carried out in a data processing system and the method comprising the steps: - receiving input for a simulation model, the simulation model including a sensor; - concurrently executing (304, 306) the simulation model and control code for a simulated physical controller, the control code interacting with the simulation model according to a state of the sensor; - generating revised control code based on the executed simulation model and control code; - generating controller-specific control code based on the revised control code wherein the controller-specific control code is executed using a simulation of a specific controller corresponding to the controller-specific control code; and - executing the simulation model and the controller-specific control code, the controller-specific control code interacting with the simulation model. - receiving input for a simulation model, the simulation model including a sensor; - concurrently executing (304, 306) the simulation model and control code for a simulated physical controller, the control code interacting with the simulation model according to a state of the sensor; - generating revised control code based on the executed simulation model and control code; - generating controller-specific control code based on the revised control code wherein the controller-specific control code is executed using a simulation of a specific controller corresponding to the controller-specific control code; and - executing the simulation model and the controller-specific control code, the controller-specific control code interacting with the simulation model.