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A method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising: forming (14, 114) a first electrically conductive metal layer (40, 140, 240) on a surface of an IC substrate (30, 130, 230); and electrografting (18, 118) a moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248) onto the first electrically conductive metal layer (40, 140, 240); further comprising after electrografting the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248): forming (22, 122) a second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150) over the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248); forming (24, 124) a passivation layer (52, 152) over the second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150); and forming (28, 126) one or more of openings (60, 76, 78) through the passivation layer (52, 152) and underlying second electrically conductive layer (50, 150) to expose the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248), wherein the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248) functions as a capacitive humidity sensing element (64, 164, 264, 302) when exposed to ambient air. forming (14, 114) a first electrically conductive metal layer (40, 140, 240) on a surface of an IC substrate (30, 130, 230); and electrografting (18, 118) a moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248) onto the first electrically conductive metal layer (40, 140, 240); further comprising after electrografting the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248): forming (22, 122) a second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150) over the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248); forming (24, 124) a passivation layer (52, 152) over the second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150); and forming (28, 126) one or more of openings (60, 76, 78) through the passivation layer (52, 152) and underlying second electrically conductive layer (50, 150) to expose the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248), wherein the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248) functions as a capacitive humidity sensing element (64, 164, 264, 302) when exposed to ambient air. forming (22, 122) a second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150) over the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248); forming (24, 124) a passivation layer (52, 152) over the second electrically conductive material layer (50, 150); and forming (28, 126) one or more of openings (60, 76, 78) through the passivation layer (52, 152) and underlying second electrically conductive layer (50, 150) to expose the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248), wherein the moisture-sensitive polymer layer (48, 148, 248) functions as a capacitive humidity sensing element (64, 164, 264, 302) when exposed to ambient air.
Heat exchanger plate comprising a heat exchange area in a heat transfer plate and a support bar guiding area at an edge of the heat transfer plate, a recess in the edge, and an insert mounted in the recess, wherein the largest width of the recess in a direction parallel to the edge is located at the edge and a support bar guiding section is provided in the insert, characterized in that the insert is in form of a click-on member and that the heat transfer plate comprises at least one indentation (30-32; 35, 36) and the click-on member comprises at least one protrusion (27-29; 33, 34) extending into the indentation (30-32; 35, 36).
A method of representing a conversation of related messages in a message collection user interface, comprising the steps of: defining a dynamic session placeholder for a respective conversation of related messages, said dynamic session placeholder representing as a single entry a collection of messages constituting a common messaging communication session, the single entry including a portion of one of the collection of messages; displaying the message collection user interface comprising the dynamic session placeholder, including the portion of the message, in a list of messages; and updating the dynamic session placeholder, including the portion of the message, in response to an activity of the respective conversation of related messages; characterized in that in response to a selection of the dynamic session placeholder, invoking a messaging application and displaying only the plurality of related messages of the messaging conversation represented by the selected dynamic session placeholder. defining a dynamic session placeholder for a respective conversation of related messages, said dynamic session placeholder representing as a single entry a collection of messages constituting a common messaging communication session, the single entry including a portion of one of the collection of messages; displaying the message collection user interface comprising the dynamic session placeholder, including the portion of the message, in a list of messages; and updating the dynamic session placeholder, including the portion of the message, in response to an activity of the respective conversation of related messages; characterized in that in response to a selection of the dynamic session placeholder, invoking a messaging application and displaying only the plurality of related messages of the messaging conversation represented by the selected dynamic session placeholder.
A fixing device for heating a toner image (t) and fixing the toner image on a recording material, the fixing device comprising: a rotatable tubular film; a heater including a substrate and a heat generating resistor formed on the substrate, the heater including a first surface that is in contact with an inner surface of the film and a second surface that is on an opposite side of the first surface, the heater extending in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a holder for holding a heater, and a heat conducting member that extends in a longitudinal direction and is located between the heater and holder, the heat conducting member including a heater contact portion (a) in contact with the second surface of the heater, wherein in a moving direction in which an inner circumferential surface of the film moves, the heat conducting member includes a film contact portion (b) at a position adjacent to the first surface, the film contact portion being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the film, and wherein on one side in the longitudinal direction, the heat generating resistor extends outside of a longitudinal end portion of the film contact portion, and the heater contact portion extends outside of the film contact portion. a rotatable tubular film; a heater including a substrate and a heat generating resistor formed on the substrate, the heater including a first surface that is in contact with an inner surface of the film and a second surface that is on an opposite side of the first surface, the heater extending in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a holder for holding a heater, and a heat conducting member that extends in a longitudinal direction and is located between the heater and holder, the heat conducting member including a heater contact portion (a) in contact with the second surface of the heater, wherein in a moving direction in which an inner circumferential surface of the film moves, the heat conducting member includes a film contact portion (b) at a position adjacent to the first surface, the film contact portion being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the film, and wherein on one side in the longitudinal direction, the heat generating resistor extends outside of a longitudinal end portion of the film contact portion, and the heater contact portion extends outside of the film contact portion.
A method for encrypted communications comprising: receiving an unprotected data packet; selecting a security association, SA, for the unprotected data packet from a security association database, SAD, by using a selector that identifies at least one endpoint device (104, 106); determining an indexing parameter from the SA, which relates the SA in the SAD with a key in a key storage database, KSD, wherein the key enables encryption of a data packet; determining an active key location from a plurality of key locations from the KSD using the indexing parameter, wherein the active key location is the location of the presently active key; encrypting the unprotected data packet using a key from the active key location to generate an encrypted data packet; forming a security parameter index, SPI, in a header of the encrypted data packet by using a key identifier, KeyID, from the active key location; and transmitting the encrypted data packet with the header indicating the SPI to a receiver. receiving an unprotected data packet; selecting a security association, SA, for the unprotected data packet from a security association database, SAD, by using a selector that identifies at least one endpoint device (104, 106); determining an indexing parameter from the SA, which relates the SA in the SAD with a key in a key storage database, KSD, wherein the key enables encryption of a data packet; determining an active key location from a plurality of key locations from the KSD using the indexing parameter, wherein the active key location is the location of the presently active key; encrypting the unprotected data packet using a key from the active key location to generate an encrypted data packet; forming a security parameter index, SPI, in a header of the encrypted data packet by using a key identifier, KeyID, from the active key location; and transmitting the encrypted data packet with the header indicating the SPI to a receiver.
A photovoltaic article comprising a first photovoltaic cell having a photoelectrically active region which is located between a topside electrode and a backside electrode, and an electrical connector in contact with the backside electrode on the backside of the cell and is connected to the backside electrode by use of an electrically conductive adhesive or solder, wherein an electrically conductive patch is located over at least a portion of and in electrical contact with both the backside electrode and the connector.
An axial fan for conveying cooling air for a cooling device of a motor vehicle, wherein the axial fan is adapted to be connected to an upstream heat exchanger via a fan shroud for conveying the cooling air, wherein the axial fan comprises axial vanes, each having a leading edge and a trailing edge as well as a vane tip, and a shroud ring connected to the vane tips and having an inflow edge and an outflow edge, characterised in that the inflow edge of the shroud ring is recessed relative to the leading edges of the axial vanes in the flow direction such that the shroud ring only extends over the downstream portion of the fan vane depth in axial direction, and a stationary guide ring (6, 8, 14, 15, 17, 21) is arranged upstream of the shroud ring relative to the flow direction in the recessed section.
A process for preparing carboxylic esters by reaction of a reaction mixture comprising a carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic anhydride and an alcohol in the presence of an esterification catalyst selected from among alkoxides, carboxylates and chelate compounds of titanium, zirconium, tin, aluminum and zinc, in a reaction system comprising one or more stirred tank reactors, with water of reaction being distilled off as alcohol-water azeotrope with the vapor, where the vapor from at least one reactor is at least partly condensed, the condensate is separated into an aqueous phase and an alcohol phase and the alcohol phase is at least partly recirculated to the reaction system, wherein the reaction mixture is treated with superheated alcohol vapor.
A method of identifying an asthma patient or a respiratory disorder patient who is likely to be responsive to treatment with a TH2 Pathway Inhibitor comprising determining whether the patient is Eosinophilic Inflammation Positive using an Eosinophilic Inflammation Diagnostic Assay (EIDA), wherein the EIP status indicates that the patient is likely to be responsive to treatment with the TH2 Pathway Inhibitor, wherein the EIDA comprises the steps of: a) determining the amount of Total Periostin in a sample obtained from an asthma patient; b) comparing the amount of Total Periostin determined in step a) to a reference amount; and c) stratifying said patient into the category of responder or non-responder based on the comparison obtained in step b) wherein Total Periostin comprises at least isoforms 1,2,3, and 4 of periostin. a) determining the amount of Total Periostin in a sample obtained from an asthma patient; b) comparing the amount of Total Periostin determined in step a) to a reference amount; and c) stratifying said patient into the category of responder or non-responder based on the comparison obtained in step b)
A process for production of multicomponent moldings, which comprises producing a molding of which at least one layer is composed of a thermoplastic molding composition composed of A) from 10 to 99.99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate having an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, Part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of A x B y type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1, or a mixture of these, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%. A) from 10 to 99.99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate having an OH number of from 1 to 600 mg KOH/g of polycarbonate (to DIN 53240, Part 2), or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of A x B y type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1, or a mixture of these, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives,
Method for producing a cable harness, comprising the following steps: (a) fitting end plugs on a building board; (b) attaching a plurality of collector rings in each case in a starting position which is associated with an end plug; (c) attaching lines to the end plugs, wherein the lines are fixed only to the end plugs; (d) displacing the collector rings along the lines, which connect their end plugs in each case, as far as an end position which is associated with each collector ring; (e) attaching ties along the cable strands during or after displacement of the collector rings. (a) fitting end plugs on a building board; (b) attaching a plurality of collector rings in each case in a starting position which is associated with an end plug; (c) attaching lines to the end plugs, wherein the lines are fixed only to the end plugs; (d) displacing the collector rings along the lines, which connect their end plugs in each case, as far as an end position which is associated with each collector ring; (e) attaching ties along the cable strands during or after displacement of the collector rings.
A focusing system including a light modulator comprising a plurality of cells, each cell comprising two deformable dielectric layers (4, 5) which meet at an interface, at least one of which is a relief forming gel, a first electrode on one side of the layers and a signal electrode on the other side of the layers, said focussing system further including means arranged to supply signals to the signal electrodes of the cells so that a relief surface of the deformable gel layer takes the shape of a lens such that the light modulator acts as a lens, wherein the signal electrodes of the cells are arranged in the form of independently switchable concentric rings.
An aqueous co-formulation of metalaxyl containing i. metalaxyl; ii. at least one organic pesticide compound PC1, which has a solubility in water of at most 1 g/l at 20°C and a melting point in the range from 40 to 100°C; and iii. an aqueous phase containing water and at least one surfactant; wherein the at least one organic pesticide compound PC1 is present in the form of particles suspended in the aqueous phase and where at least 95 % of the metalaxyl present in the aqueous co-formulation is present dissolved in the aqueous phase and where the surfactant comprises at least one salt of an oligomer or polymer having a plurality of arylsulfonate groups selected from the group consisting of the salts of naphthalinsulfonic acid formaldehyde condensates, phenolsulfonic acid formaldehyde condensates, naphthalinsulfonic acid urea formaldehyde condensates and phenolsulfonic acid formaldehyde urea condensates, and mixtures thereof, which is obtainable by a process comprising a) providing a suspension of metalaxyl in an aqueous phase containing water, the at least one surfactant, which comprises the at least one salt of an oligomer or polymer having a plurality of arylsulfonate groups; b) treating the suspension until at least 98% of the metalaxyl present in the aqueous suspension of step a) is present in dissolved form, to obtain an aqueous composition of metalaxyl, wherein metalaxyl is present in dissolved form; c) mixing the aqueous composition of metalaxyl obtained in step b) with an aqueous suspension of the further organic pesticide compound PC1. i. metalaxyl; ii. at least one organic pesticide compound PC1, which has a solubility in water of at most 1 g/l at 20°C and a melting point in the range from 40 to 100°C; and iii. an aqueous phase containing water and at least one surfactant; a) providing a suspension of metalaxyl in an aqueous phase containing water, the at least one surfactant, which comprises the at least one salt of an oligomer or polymer having a plurality of arylsulfonate groups; b) treating the suspension until at least 98% of the metalaxyl present in the aqueous suspension of step a) is present in dissolved form, to obtain an aqueous composition of metalaxyl, wherein metalaxyl is present in dissolved form; c) mixing the aqueous composition of metalaxyl obtained in step b) with an aqueous suspension of the further organic pesticide compound PC1.
A porous silicon-containing composite comprising: a porous core comprising a porous silicon composite secondary particle; and a shell on at least one surface of the porous core, the shell comprising a first graphene, wherein the porous silicon composite secondary particle comprises an aggregate of a first primary particle comprising silicon, a second primary particle comprising a structure, and a second graphene on at least one surface of the first primary particle and the second primary particle, wherein at least one of a shape and a degree of oxidation of the first primary particle and the second primary particle are different, wherein the first primary particle has a plate shape, a needle shape, a cube shape, or a rod shape, and wherein the second primary particle has a spherical form, a nanowire form or a combination thereof. a porous core comprising a porous silicon composite secondary particle; and a shell on at least one surface of the porous core, the shell comprising a first graphene, wherein the porous silicon composite secondary particle comprises an aggregate of a first primary particle comprising silicon, a second primary particle comprising a structure, and a second graphene on at least one surface of the first primary particle and the second primary particle, a first primary particle comprising silicon, a second primary particle comprising a structure, and a second graphene on at least one surface of the first primary particle and the second primary particle, wherein at least one of a shape and a degree of oxidation of the first primary particle and the second primary particle are different, wherein the first primary particle has a plate shape, a needle shape, a cube shape, or a rod shape, and wherein the second primary particle has a spherical form, a nanowire form or a combination thereof.
A mobile RF communication device comprising a radio frequency communications interface and a controller, said radio frequency communications interface comprising at least a first RF modem connected to a first SIM module configured for receiving a first SIM card associated with a first operator and a second RF modem connected to a second SIM module configured for receiving a second SIM card associated with a second operator, wherein said mobile RF communication device is configured for dual SIM operation and wherein said controller is characterized by being configured to: send a request for search data relevant to the second SIM module to a server, said request including an identifier for a first cell associated with the first operator; receive a response from said server, said response including a correlation for said first cell and search data for a second cell associated with the second operator, the search data including an identifier for the second cell; and adapt a network searching strategy for the second RF modem based on the correlation and search data. send a request for search data relevant to the second SIM module to a server, said request including an identifier for a first cell associated with the first operator; receive a response from said server, said response including a correlation for said first cell and search data for a second cell associated with the second operator, the search data including an identifier for the second cell; and adapt a network searching strategy for the second RF modem based on the correlation and search data.
A milling process of soya beans, comprising following stages: introducing rehydrating water into at least a rehydrator; introducing soya beans into the rehydrator; waiting to enable absorption of part of the water by the soya beans in order for the beans to be rehydrated; extracting the soya beans from the rehydrator; milling the soya beans extracted from the rehydrator to obtain a slurry; characterised in that it further comprises at least a washing cycle of the soya beans comprising stages of: introducing washing water into the rehydrator, in which rehydrator the rehydrating water and the soya beans have already been introduced; discharging at least a part of the water present in the rehydrator, which part of the water is in excess; the process comprising following stages, following the stage of waiting for a part of the water to be absorbed by the soya beans and preceding the stage of milling the soya beans: separating the rehydrated soya beans from at least a part of the excess water; introducing the rehydrated soya beans into a temporary tank: extracting the rehydrated soya beans from the temporary tank; adding milling water to the rehydrated soya beans; acquiring a control value which is proportional to a mass of slurry produced per time unit during the stage of milling the soya beans; retroactively controlling a ratio between the milling water added to the soya beans and the soya beans, on the basis of the control value. introducing rehydrating water into at least a rehydrator; introducing soya beans into the rehydrator; waiting to enable absorption of part of the water by the soya beans in order for the beans to be rehydrated; extracting the soya beans from the rehydrator; milling the soya beans extracted from the rehydrator to obtain a slurry; characterised in that it further comprises at least a washing cycle of the soya beans comprising stages of: introducing washing water into the rehydrator, in which rehydrator the rehydrating water and the soya beans have already been introduced; discharging at least a part of the water present in the rehydrator, which part of the water is in excess; the process comprising following stages, following the stage of waiting for a part of the water to be absorbed by the soya beans and preceding the stage of milling the soya beans: separating the rehydrated soya beans from at least a part of the excess water; introducing the rehydrated soya beans into a temporary tank: extracting the rehydrated soya beans from the temporary tank; adding milling water to the rehydrated soya beans; acquiring a control value which is proportional to a mass of slurry produced per time unit during the stage of milling the soya beans; retroactively controlling a ratio between the milling water added to the soya beans and the soya beans, on the basis of the control value.