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Method of estimating a velocity of a wheeled vehicle, wherein the vehicle is a car or a truck, the method comprising: - determining a characteristic frequency in accelerometer signals from an accelerometer of a handheld portable electronic device, which indicate a translational acceleration of the handheld portable electronic device, wherein the characteristic frequency is proportional to a rotational frequency of a wheel of the wheeled vehicle, and - estimating the velocity of the vehicle based on the determined characteristic frequency, wherein estimating comprises multiplying the determined characteristic frequency with a proportionality factor, wherein the handheld portable electronic device is in the vehicle and movable together with said vehicle, wherein the determining comprises: - performing a frequency spectrum analysis of accelerometer signals to obtain an accelerometer signal spectrum, and - determining a frequency of maximal spectral amplitude as a fundamental frequency in the accelerometer signal spectrum, proportional to the rotational frequency of the wheel. - determining a characteristic frequency in accelerometer signals from an accelerometer of a handheld portable electronic device, which indicate a translational acceleration of the handheld portable electronic device, wherein the characteristic frequency is proportional to a rotational frequency of a wheel of the wheeled vehicle, and - estimating the velocity of the vehicle based on the determined characteristic frequency, wherein estimating comprises multiplying the determined characteristic frequency with a proportionality factor, - performing a frequency spectrum analysis of accelerometer signals to obtain an accelerometer signal spectrum, and - determining a frequency of maximal spectral amplitude as a fundamental frequency in the accelerometer signal spectrum, proportional to the rotational frequency of the wheel.
A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of plates, the plates being stacked one on top of the other in a stacking direction to form a bundle of plates, at least a first plate and at least a second plate define a first flow path configured for a flow of a first fluid, at least the second plate and at least a third plate define a second flow path configured for a flow of a second fluid. the bundle of plates comprising a first distribution chamber configured to supply a first fluid to the first circulation path, and a second distribution chamber configured to supply a second fluid to the second circulation path, characterised in that the heat exchanger comprises at least one purification device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) housed in one of the distribution chambers (15, 17) and configured to remove water which has entered the heat exchanger and thus prevent the conduction of electricity.
A method of distinguishing non-alcoholic steatosis (NAFLD) from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH) in a subject having liver disease or disorder, comprising: analyzing a biological sample from a subject to determine the level(s) of one or more biomarkers for NAFLD and/or NASH in the sample, wherein the one or more biomarkers comprise 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate and optionally one or more additional biomarkers selected from Tables 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5B, 6B, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and Figures 1, 2, 3; and comparing the level(s) of the one or more biomarkers in the sample to NAFLD-positive reference levels that distinguish over NASH and/or to NASH-positive reference levels that distinguish over NAFLD in order to determine whether the subject has NASH. analyzing a biological sample from a subject to determine the level(s) of one or more biomarkers for NAFLD and/or NASH in the sample, wherein the one or more biomarkers comprise 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate and optionally one or more additional biomarkers selected from Tables 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5B, 6B, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and Figures 1, 2, 3; and comparing the level(s) of the one or more biomarkers in the sample to NAFLD-positive reference levels that distinguish over NASH and/or to NASH-positive reference levels that distinguish over NAFLD in order to determine whether the subject has NASH.
A process for the preparation of levulinic acid comprising: (a) providing a feedstock comprising fructose and glucose; (b) mixing methanol and an acid with said feedstock and allowing insoluble matter to separate forming a first stream; (c) subjecting said first stream to solid-liquid separation forming a reaction mixture free of said insoluble matter; (d) maintaining said reaction mixture at an effective temperature for a specific time period forming in a second stream, wherein the temperature is between 90° C and 120° C; (e) subjecting said second stream to pH correction using an alkali forming a third stream; (f) distilling said third stream forming a fourth stream and a forming a first distillate stream; (g) filtering said fourth stream forming a fifth stream; (h) extracting said fourth stream with an organic solvent to get a mixture of aqueous and organic phases; (i) separating said mixture by liquid-liquid separation forming an organic stream and an aqueous stream; (j) subjecting said organic stream to distillation to remove said organic solvent and get a product stream comprising methyl levulinate; (k) recovering levulinic acid from said methyl levulinate by hydrolysis and removal of methanol; and (l) recovering glucose from said aqueous stream by hydrolysis and removal of methanol. (a) providing a feedstock comprising fructose and glucose; (b) mixing methanol and an acid with said feedstock and allowing insoluble matter to separate forming a first stream; (c) subjecting said first stream to solid-liquid separation forming a reaction mixture free of said insoluble matter; (d) maintaining said reaction mixture at an effective temperature for a specific time period forming in a second stream, wherein the temperature is between 90° C and 120° C; (e) subjecting said second stream to pH correction using an alkali forming a third stream; (f) distilling said third stream forming a fourth stream and a forming a first distillate stream; (g) filtering said fourth stream forming a fifth stream; (h) extracting said fourth stream with an organic solvent to get a mixture of aqueous and organic phases; (i) separating said mixture by liquid-liquid separation forming an organic stream and an aqueous stream; (j) subjecting said organic stream to distillation to remove said organic solvent and get a product stream comprising methyl levulinate; (k) recovering levulinic acid from said methyl levulinate by hydrolysis and removal of methanol; and (l) recovering glucose from said aqueous stream by hydrolysis and removal of methanol.
A forming station for producing pourable foodstuff containers starting from a packaging material tube, comprising: a first forming half-shell and a second forming half-shell, opposed each other along an abutment direction and predisposed for receiving between them a portion of the tube destined to originate a pourable foodstuff container; the first forming half-shell and the second forming half-shell being hinged with respect to articulation parallel axes, in such a way the first forming half-shell and the second forming half-shell are movable in order to be close each other and to be far each other; each forming half-shell (2, 3) comprising an abutment surface (20, 30), to abut the portion of tube, filled with the pourable foodstuff; characterized in that: the abutment surface of the first forming half-shell comprises a first portion and a second portion, shaped in such a way that the first portion protrudes with respect to the second portion, and that the second portion curves inward with respect to the first portion, according to a transverse direction with respect to the lying plane of the abutment surface of the first forming half-shell, so that said container, when it is formed, has at least one wall with a protrusion and a recess. a first forming half-shell and a second forming half-shell, opposed each other along an abutment direction and predisposed for receiving between them a portion of the tube destined to originate a pourable foodstuff container; the first forming half-shell and the second forming half-shell being hinged with respect to articulation parallel axes, in such a way the first forming half-shell and the second forming half-shell are movable in order to be close each other and to be far each other; each forming half-shell (2, 3) comprising an abutment surface (20, 30), to abut the portion of tube, filled with the pourable foodstuff; the abutment surface of the first forming half-shell comprises a first portion and a second portion, shaped in such a way that the first portion protrudes with respect to the second portion, and that the second portion curves inward with respect to the first portion, according to a transverse direction with respect to the lying plane of the abutment surface of the first forming half-shell, so that said container, when it is formed, has at least one wall with a protrusion and a recess.
A camshaft phaser for use with an internal combustion engine for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in said internal combustion engine, said camshaft phaser comprising: an input member connectable to said crankshaft of said internal combustion engine to provide a fixed ratio of rotation between said input member and said crankshaft; an output member connectable to said camshaft of said internal combustion engine and defining a phasing advance chamber and a phasing retard chamber with said input member; and a rotary valve spool coaxially disposed within said output member such that said rotary valve spool is rotatable relative to said output member and said input member, said rotary valve spool defining a rotary valve spool advance chamber and a rotary valve spool retard chamber; wherein oil supplied to said rotary valve spool advance chamber causes said rotary valve spool to rotate relative to said output member and relative to said input member in a retard direction; wherein oil supplied to said rotary valve spool retard chamber causes said rotary valve spool to rotate relative to said output member and relative to said input member in an advance direction; wherein rotation of said rotary valve spool in the advance direction allows oil to be supplied to said phasing retard chamber, thereby causing said output member to rotate relative to said input member in the advance direction; and wherein rotation of said rotary valve spool in the retard direction allows oil to be supplied to said phasing advance chamber, thereby causing said output member to rotate relative to said input member in the retard direction. an input member connectable to said crankshaft of said internal combustion engine to provide a fixed ratio of rotation between said input member and said crankshaft; an output member connectable to said camshaft of said internal combustion engine and defining a phasing advance chamber and a phasing retard chamber with said input member; and a rotary valve spool coaxially disposed within said output member such that said rotary valve spool is rotatable relative to said output member and said input member, said rotary valve spool defining a rotary valve spool advance chamber and a rotary valve spool retard chamber; wherein oil supplied to said rotary valve spool advance chamber causes said rotary valve spool to rotate relative to said output member and relative to said input member in a retard direction; wherein oil supplied to said rotary valve spool retard chamber causes said rotary valve spool to rotate relative to said output member and relative to said input member in an advance direction; wherein rotation of said rotary valve spool in the advance direction allows oil to be supplied to said phasing retard chamber, thereby causing said output member to rotate relative to said input member in the advance direction; and wherein rotation of said rotary valve spool in the retard direction allows oil to be supplied to said phasing advance chamber, thereby causing said output member to rotate relative to said input member in the retard direction.
Plastics meter housing, in particular for a fluid meter, comprising a bowl-like body having a base and a thereto adjoining annular wall having hollow connection pieces integrally formed thereon and leading into the interior of the body, wherein on the outer side of the base are configured a plurality of ribs, which radiate from a center, branch and run to the base rim, and on the outer side of the wall, a plurality of wall ribs, which at least partially intersect and run over at least a part of the wall height.
Festooner for buffering a strip, wherein the festooner comprises a first holder and a second holder, wherein at least one of the first holder and the second holder is movable towards and away from the other of the first holder and the second holder in a buffer direction to vary a buffer capacity of the festooner, wherein the festooner further comprises a first set of buffer rollers and a second set of buffer rollers held by the first holder and the second holder, respectively, wherein the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers define a meandering first buffer path between them extending alternatingly along a buffer roller of the first set of buffer rollers and a buffer roller of the second set of buffer rollers, wherein the festooner further comprises a third set of buffer rollers and a fourth set of buffer rollers coaxial to the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers, respectively, defining a meandering second buffer path between them extending alternatingly along a buffer roller of the third set of buffer rollers and a buffer roller of the fourth set of buffer rollers, characterized in that 1 the festooner further comprises a first endless drive element for driving the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers, 1 wherein the festooner further comprises a second endless drive element for driving the third set of buffer rollers and the fourth set of buffer rollers. the festooner further comprises a first endless drive element for driving the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers, 1 wherein the festooner further comprises a second endless drive element for driving the third set of buffer rollers and the fourth set of buffer rollers.
A compound comprising the structure Q-L-Y; wherein Q is a glucagon superfamily peptide having agonist activity at the glucagon receptor, the GIP receptor, the GLP-1 receptor, or a combination thereof; Y is a steroid which activates a Type I nuclear hormone receptor, wherein Y has a molecular weight of up to about 1000 daltons; and L is a linking group or a bond.
An electric arc breaker device (1; 50) comprising: • a contact zone in which there are present at least one stationary contact and at least one movable contact that is movable relative to the stationary contact, the contacts (3; 4) being capable of being put into contact with each other and of being separated from each other; and • an arcing horn present facing the stationary contact, the height h c of the arcing horn being greater than or equal to the height h t of the stationary contact, and the arcing horn presenting a folded-back arc switching portion extending in a direction away from the stationary contact; the device being present in a box and being characterized in that the arcing horn has a width L equal to the inside width of said box, the width L of the arc horn corresponding to its largest dimension measured perpendicularly to its height. • a contact zone in which there are present at least one stationary contact and at least one movable contact that is movable relative to the stationary contact, the contacts (3; 4) being capable of being put into contact with each other and of being separated from each other; and • an arcing horn present facing the stationary contact, the height h c of the arcing horn being greater than or equal to the height h t of the stationary contact, and the arcing horn presenting a folded-back arc switching portion extending in a direction away from the stationary contact;
A coated substrate comprising: a substrate having thereon 1) a coating layer of an antireflective composition comprising a) a resin, b) an acid or thermal acid generator, and c) a crosslinker, and 2) a coating layer of a photoresist over the antireflective layer; wherein the antireflective composition comprises at least 30 mole percent oxygen. a substrate having thereon 1) a coating layer of an antireflective composition comprising a) a resin, b) an acid or thermal acid generator, and c) a crosslinker, and 2) a coating layer of a photoresist over the antireflective layer; wherein the antireflective composition comprises at least 30 mole percent oxygen. 1) a coating layer of an antireflective composition comprising a) a resin, b) an acid or thermal acid generator, and c) a crosslinker, and 2) a coating layer of a photoresist over the antireflective layer;
A portable conveyor belt splicing apparatus for joining together ends (20, 22) of a conveyor belt, the portable conveyor belt splicing apparatus comprising: first and second press assemblies (12, 14); elongated platens (46, 48) of the first and second press assemblies (12, 14) for being clamped on belt ends (20, 22) to longitudinally extend widthwise across conveyor belt ends (20, 22); heaters (42, 44) of the first and second press assemblies (12, 14) operable to heat the platens (46, 48); and at least one bladder (96, 98) of the first press assembly being inflatable to increase the clamping force applied to the belt ends (20, 22) by the platen of the first press assembly, the at least one bladder (96, 98) having a pair of opposite ends and extending longitudinally therebetween; characterized by at least one first fan assembly of the first press assembly intermediate and spaced from the ends of the bladder (96, 98) for directing air past the bladder (96, 98) transverse to the longitudinal extent thereof and toward the platen of the first press assembly for cooling the platen. first and second press assemblies (12, 14); elongated platens (46, 48) of the first and second press assemblies (12, 14) for being clamped on belt ends (20, 22) to longitudinally extend widthwise across conveyor belt ends (20, 22); heaters (42, 44) of the first and second press assemblies (12, 14) operable to heat the platens (46, 48); and at least one bladder (96, 98) of the first press assembly being inflatable to increase the clamping force applied to the belt ends (20, 22) by the platen of the first press assembly, the at least one bladder (96, 98) having a pair of opposite ends and extending longitudinally therebetween; characterized by at least one first fan assembly of the first press assembly intermediate and spaced from the ends of the bladder (96, 98) for directing air past the bladder (96, 98) transverse to the longitudinal extent thereof and toward the platen of the first press assembly for cooling the platen.
A method of determining the reliability of a low resolution cartography to reliably activate at least one driver assistance system of an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle traveling on a road and comprising a navigation system and a perception system, the navigation system comprising the cartography and providing at least one slope and at least one curvature of the road around the vehicle, the slope being mapped and the curvature being mapped, the perception system providing a slope and a path of the road around the vehicle, the slope being measured and the path being measured, the method being characterized in that it is performed to regularly update when the vehicle is traveling on the road, and to perform the following steps: · Determination of a so-called cartographic lane, starting from at least the cartographic curvature; · Determination of an inclination indicator indicating a match between the inclination imaged and the measured inclination, wherein the inclination indicator is a number between 0 and 1 and the value 1 indicates a strong match and the value 0 indicates a non-match; · Determination of a trajectory indicator indicating a match between the trajectory imaged and the trajectory measured, wherein the trajectory indicator is a number between 0 and 1 and the value 1 indicates a strong match and the value 0 indicates a mismatch; · Calculation of a correlation value from the slope indicator and the trajectory indicator; · Determination of a reliable or unreliable indicator of the reliability of the mapping, the indicator being reliable if the correlation value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. · Determination of a so-called cartographic lane, starting from at least the cartographic curvature; · Determination of an inclination indicator indicating a match between the inclination imaged and the measured inclination, wherein the inclination indicator is a number between 0 and 1 and the value 1 indicates a strong match and the value 0 indicates a non-match; · Determination of a trajectory indicator indicating a match between the trajectory imaged and the trajectory measured, wherein the trajectory indicator is a number between 0 and 1 and the value 1 indicates a strong match and the value 0 indicates a mismatch; · Calculation of a correlation value from the slope indicator and the trajectory indicator; · Determination of a reliable or unreliable indicator of the reliability of the mapping, the indicator being reliable if the correlation value exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
A method performed by a communication device, the method comprising: receiving a broadcasting message from a base station, wherein the broadcasting message indicates that the base station supports relaying function; accessing the base station; and transmitting capability information of the communication device to the base station; and receiving configuration information from the base station, wherein the configuration information includes at least a threshold for relay selection. receiving a broadcasting message from a base station, wherein the broadcasting message indicates that the base station supports relaying function; accessing the base station; and transmitting capability information of the communication device to the base station; and receiving configuration information from the base station, wherein the configuration information includes at least a threshold for relay selection.