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A method for melting a solid charge in a furnace, said process comprising the steps of: feeding a solid charge comprising glass or metal to the furnace; injecting a jet of fuel and a primary portion of oxidant called primary oxidant, into a furnace from a fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) in a burner block; causing the jet of fuel and primary oxidant to be directed downward towards the solid charge by initiating injection of a jet of a first actuating fluid (AOIC) downwards towards the jet of fuel and primary oxidant thereby impinging the jet of fuel and primary oxidant, the first actuating fluid (AOIC) being a further portion of oxidant; upon the melting of a desired amount of the solid charge, discontinuing injection of the jet of the first actuating fluid (AOIC); reducing an amount of oxidant injected from the fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) as primary oxidant while initiating injection of a secondary portion of oxidant called secondary oxidant, from at least one secondary lance disposed in the burner block above the fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) until a desired degree of staging of oxidant injection between primary and secondary oxidant and distributed combustion conditions are achieved; and withdrawing the molten charge from the furnace. feeding a solid charge comprising glass or metal to the furnace; injecting a jet of fuel and a primary portion of oxidant called primary oxidant, into a furnace from a fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) in a burner block; causing the jet of fuel and primary oxidant to be directed downward towards the solid charge by initiating injection of a jet of a first actuating fluid (AOIC) downwards towards the jet of fuel and primary oxidant thereby impinging the jet of fuel and primary oxidant, the first actuating fluid (AOIC) being a further portion of oxidant; upon the melting of a desired amount of the solid charge, discontinuing injection of the jet of the first actuating fluid (AOIC); reducing an amount of oxidant injected from the fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) as primary oxidant while initiating injection of a secondary portion of oxidant called secondary oxidant, from at least one secondary lance disposed in the burner block above the fuel/oxidant nozzle (DFON) until a desired degree of staging of oxidant injection between primary and secondary oxidant and distributed combustion conditions are achieved; and withdrawing the molten charge from the furnace.
An underfloor-heating multi-type air conditioner system, comprising: an outdoor machine, an indoor machine connected with the outdoor machine through a refrigerant pipe, and a controller connected respectively with the outdoor machine and the indoor machine through a shielded signal line, the underfloor-heating multi-type air conditioner system further comprising: a set of underfloor-heating pipes comprising a composite underfloor-heating pipe, a third cutoff valve, a third filter, a third electronic expanding valve, a fourth cutoff valve and an underfloor-heating pipe control board, wherein the composite underfloor-heating pipe is connected with the outdoor machine through the refrigerant pipe and a manifold; the third cutoff valve, the third filter and the third electronic expanding valve are arranged in sequence in the inflow direction of a refrigerant on the refrigerant pipe connected with a refrigerant inflow end of the composite underfloor-heating pipe; the third electronic expanding valve is electrically connected with the underfloor-heating pipe control board; the underfloor-heating pipe control board is connected with the controller through the shielded signal line; and the fourth cutoff valve is arranged on the refrigerant pipe connected with a refrigerant outflow end of the composite underfloor-heating pipe. a set of underfloor-heating pipes comprising a composite underfloor-heating pipe, a third cutoff valve, a third filter, a third electronic expanding valve, a fourth cutoff valve and an underfloor-heating pipe control board, wherein the composite underfloor-heating pipe is connected with the outdoor machine through the refrigerant pipe and a manifold; the third cutoff valve, the third filter and the third electronic expanding valve are arranged in sequence in the inflow direction of a refrigerant on the refrigerant pipe connected with a refrigerant inflow end of the composite underfloor-heating pipe; the third electronic expanding valve is electrically connected with the underfloor-heating pipe control board; the underfloor-heating pipe control board is connected with the controller through the shielded signal line; and the fourth cutoff valve is arranged on the refrigerant pipe connected with a refrigerant outflow end of the composite underfloor-heating pipe.
A working machine comprising: a first section with a first frame and at least one oscillation axle having two opposing end portions (22A, 22B) each being equipped with a propulsion hub (24A, 24B), said propulsion hubs holding a first pair of ground engaging members (26A, 26B); a second section with a second frame and a second pair of ground engaging members (36A, 36B); a joint arrangement pivotly connecting a joint arrangement frame portion of said first frame to said second frame; a motor configured for driving at least one ground engaging member of said first pair of ground engaging members in order to create propulsion forces propelling said working machine; a propulsion force transfer arrangement adapted to transfer propulsion forces from said at least one ground engaging member of the first pair of ground engaging members to the second pair of ground engaging members, via the joint arrangement; wherein the propulsion force transfer arrangement comprises a connecting element extending centrally in a longitudinal direction of the working machine, for transferring propulsion forces in said first section from said at least one ground engaging member of said first pair of ground engaging members and said oscillation axle, to said joint arrangement frame portion, characterized in that the working machine further comprises a pivot pin attached to, and being movable with, said oscillation axle, said pivot pin being configured to rest on a pivot pin resting surface of said first frame in order for said oscillation axle to be movable in the longitudinal direction relative said frame. a first section with a first frame and at least one oscillation axle having two opposing end portions (22A, 22B) each being equipped with a propulsion hub (24A, 24B), said propulsion hubs holding a first pair of ground engaging members (26A, 26B); a second section with a second frame and a second pair of ground engaging members (36A, 36B); a joint arrangement pivotly connecting a joint arrangement frame portion of said first frame to said second frame; a motor configured for driving at least one ground engaging member of said first pair of ground engaging members in order to create propulsion forces propelling said working machine; a propulsion force transfer arrangement adapted to transfer propulsion forces from said at least one ground engaging member of the first pair of ground engaging members to the second pair of ground engaging members, via the joint arrangement; wherein the propulsion force transfer arrangement comprises a connecting element extending centrally in a longitudinal direction of the working machine, for transferring propulsion forces in said first section from said at least one ground engaging member of said first pair of ground engaging members and said oscillation axle, to said joint arrangement frame portion, characterized in that the working machine further comprises a pivot pin attached to, and being movable with, said oscillation axle, said pivot pin being configured to rest on a pivot pin resting surface of said first frame in order for said oscillation axle to be movable in the longitudinal direction relative said frame.
A gas burner for a gas hob, the gas burner comprising a mixing element for mixing a fuel gas with primary air and an injector nozzle adapted to inject a stream of the fuel gas into the mixing element such that a stream of the primary air is entrained in the stream of the fuel gas, the injector nozzle comprising a gas outlet having a first inner diameter, a gas inlet having a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter, and a circumferential wall extending along a longitudinal axis of the injector nozzle from the gas inlet to the gas outlet and circumferentially around the longitudinal axis, wherein, in a radial cross section of the circumferential wall, an inner diameter (d) of the circumferential wall varies along the longitudinal axis in accordance with a polynomial function of a distance (x) between the gas inlet and the radial cross section measured along the longitudinal axis, characterised in that the polynomial function is a polynomial function of order three or more.
A stent-graft comprising a graft of a tubular shape and multiple elastic rings intermittently arranged in an axial direction of the tubular shape spanning across both end-parts of the graft, and housed into a delivery sheath, with each of the elastic rings being transformed into a saddle-shape, and the graft being folded in accordance with the transformation of the elastic rings, wherein an auxiliary elastic wire for an end-part of the graft is furthermore provided, wherein the rigidity of the auxiliary elastic wire is lower than that of the elastic ring and the auxiliary elastic wire is connected, directly or through the graft, only to the muliple elastic rings that are arranged at the respective end-part of the graft.
A method comprising: generating (1201, 1202), by a signal processor of a transmitting apparatus, a signal subject to a spectral mask, the signal comprising a middle channel and a side channel such that the side channel is positioned in a shoulder region of the spectral mask; and wirelessly transmitting, by a transmitter of the transmitting apparatus, the signal subject to the spectral mask to a receiving apparatus; wherein the side channel is a first side channel, the shoulder region is a first shoulder region of the spectral mask, and the method further comprises: selectively enabling or disabling, by the signal processor, a second side channel in a second shoulder region of the spectral mask based on a feedback signal received from the receiving apparatus by a feedback receiver of the transmitting apparatus; wherein the feedback signal includes an indication of signal quality for the middle channel and each side channel. generating (1201, 1202), by a signal processor of a transmitting apparatus, a signal subject to a spectral mask, the signal comprising a middle channel and a side channel such that the side channel is positioned in a shoulder region of the spectral mask; and wirelessly transmitting, by a transmitter of the transmitting apparatus, the signal subject to the spectral mask to a receiving apparatus; wherein the side channel is a first side channel, the shoulder region is a first shoulder region of the spectral mask, and the method further comprises: selectively enabling or disabling, by the signal processor, a second side channel in a second shoulder region of the spectral mask based on a feedback signal received from the receiving apparatus by a feedback receiver of the transmitting apparatus; wherein the feedback signal includes an indication of signal quality for the middle channel and each side channel. selectively enabling or disabling, by the signal processor, a second side channel in a second shoulder region of the spectral mask based on a feedback signal received from the receiving apparatus by a feedback receiver of the transmitting apparatus; wherein the feedback signal includes an indication of signal quality for the middle channel and each side channel.
A nitrated lipid and an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) for use in a method for the treatment of a chronic kidney disease or diabetic nephropathy, wherein the nitrated lipid is 9-nitrooleic acid, 10-nitrooleic acid, or the combination thereof.
An agricultural working machine, in particular a tractor, with at least one working assembly for carrying out or supporting agricultural work and with a driver assistance system for detecting operational parameters, characterized in that the driver assistance system is configured to detect a plurality of operational parameters and to form performance indicators based on the detected operational parameters, wherein the performance indicators are formed as a function of one of a plurality of different modes and each mode comprises a field-dependent and/or machine-dependent and/or event-dependent mode which is linked to the operation of the agricultural working machine, - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and the production of the performance indicators in the field-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are formed as a function of the field being worked, - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and formation of the performance indicators in the machine-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are formed as a function of the agricultural working machine employed and/or as a function of the working assembly employed, - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and the formation of the performance indicators in the event-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are produced as a function of the agricultural operational assignment, wherein an evaluation and/or visualisation of the performance indicators is carried out as a function of a selection parameter and the respective selection parameter is selected from the group comprising an agricultural working machine, an operational assignment, a working assembly, a field, one or more environmental conditions, at least one operator, a time, a date and/or a combination of at least two of these selection parameters, and in that the driver assistance system is configured to enable time-dependent variations of characteristic operator inputs during evaluation and/or visualisation of the respective performance indicators. - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and the production of the performance indicators in the field-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are formed as a function of the field being worked, - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and formation of the performance indicators in the machine-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are formed as a function of the agricultural working machine employed and/or as a function of the working assembly employed, - wherein the detection of the operational parameters and the formation of the performance indicators in the event-dependent mode means that other operational parameters are detected and other performance indicators are produced as a function of the agricultural operational assignment,
A valve device for changing over mass flow of rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, between at least two non-parallel conveying channels feeding rod-like articles and a conveying channel receiving rod-like articles or between a conveying channel feeding rod-like articles and at least two non-parallel conveying channels receiving rod-like articles, comprising at least one rotatable change-over element for changing over mass flow comprising a through channel for transferring mass flow between the feeding conveying channel and the receiving conveying channel, the rotatable change-over element having different angular positions relative to its principally horizontal axis of rotation which allow connecting individual feeding and receiving channels, wherein in the rotatable change-over element at least one conveying unit situated at a wall (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of a through channel of the rotatable change-over element is disposed, the conveying unit having an operating section (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) supporting mass flow of rod-like articles via the through channel in the direction from a feeding channel (2, 2a, 2b) to a receiving channel (3, 3a), characterised in that the rotatable change-over element has at least one shut-off surface (10, 11) rotatable together with the through channel for shutting-off a channel (2, 2a, 2b, 3, 3a) opening which is not connected with the through channel of the change-over element. at least one rotatable change-over element for changing over mass flow comprising a through channel for transferring mass flow between the feeding conveying channel and the receiving conveying channel, the rotatable change-over element having different angular positions relative to its principally horizontal axis of rotation which allow connecting individual feeding and receiving channels, wherein in the rotatable change-over element at least one conveying unit situated at a wall (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of a through channel of the rotatable change-over element is disposed, the conveying unit having an operating section (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) supporting mass flow of rod-like articles via the through channel in the direction from a feeding channel (2, 2a, 2b) to a receiving channel (3, 3a), characterised in that the rotatable change-over element has at least one shut-off surface (10, 11) rotatable together with the through channel for shutting-off a channel (2, 2a, 2b, 3, 3a) opening which is not connected with the through channel of the change-over element.
A method of identifying a candidate for further colorectal cancer screening comprising: measuring N-myristoylatransferase 2 levels in a sample from a patient at risk of developing colorectal cancer, suspected of having colorectal cancer or having colorectal cancer, wherein NMT2 levels above a threshold level indicates that the patient is a candidate for further CRC screening, wherein the sample is selected from the group consisting of: whole blood, peripheral blood monocyte cells, T-cells and/or CD8+ cells. measuring N-myristoylatransferase 2 levels in a sample from a patient at risk of developing colorectal cancer, suspected of having colorectal cancer or having colorectal cancer, wherein NMT2 levels above a threshold level indicates that the patient is a candidate for further CRC screening, wherein the sample is selected from the group consisting of: whole blood, peripheral blood monocyte cells, T-cells and/or CD8+ cells.
A cell growth apparatus (100, 400, 500, 600) comprising: an external apparatus body (101, 501); a plurality of cell growth chambers (111, 450, 550, 650) arranged in layers each cell growth chamber having a gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane (113, 530, 630) and an opposing surface; and a plurality of tracheal spaces (118, 440, 540, 640) between each layer, which plurality of tracheal spaces are separated by supports (119, 219, 432, 532, 632), each tracheal space being in communication with a gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane (113, 530, 630) of a cell growth chamber (111, 450, 550, 650); wherein each tracheal space (118, 440, 540, 640) permits gaseous exchange between said gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane (113, 530, 630) of said cell growth chamber (111, 450, 550, 650) and external atmosphere via a series of openings (541, 641) formed in the external apparatus body (101, 501) between the supports (119, 219, 432, 532, 632) or in an external frame (202, 302, 633) formed by the supports (119, 219, 432, 532, 632). an external apparatus body (101, 501); a plurality of cell growth chambers (111, 450, 550, 650) arranged in layers each cell growth chamber having a gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane (113, 530, 630) and an opposing surface; and a plurality of tracheal spaces (118, 440, 540, 640) between each layer, which plurality of tracheal spaces are separated by supports (119, 219, 432, 532, 632), each tracheal space being in communication with a gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane (113, 530, 630) of a cell growth chamber (111, 450, 550, 650);
Hopper, in particular for a rock crushing plant, screening plant or the like, having a side wall which delimits a hopper space, wherein a wall extension is pivotably coupled to the side wall, wherein an erecting aid is associated with the wall extension in order to move the wall extension between a folded-down transport position and an erected working position, wherein the erection aid comprises an actuator coupled to a pivotally mounted lever, wherein the lever is pivotally coupled to a balance lever, and wherein the balance lever is pivotally coupled to the wall extension, characterized in in that the erecting aid comprises two holders which are fixed to the outside of the side wall, that the holders are arranged spaced apart from each other, in that the actuator is accommodated between the holders and is coupled pivotably on one side to the two holders and that the lever is pivotally coupled to at least one of the holders via a hinge point (43.1). wherein a wall extension is pivotably coupled to the side wall, wherein an erecting aid is associated with the wall extension in order to move the wall extension between a folded-down transport position and an erected working position, wherein the erection aid comprises an actuator coupled to a pivotally mounted lever, wherein the lever is pivotally coupled to a balance lever, and wherein the balance lever is pivotally coupled to the wall extension, characterized in in that the erecting aid comprises two holders which are fixed to the outside of the side wall, that the holders are arranged spaced apart from each other, in that the actuator is accommodated between the holders and is coupled pivotably on one side to the two holders and that the lever is pivotally coupled to at least one of the holders via a hinge point (43.1).
A device for measurement of a soiling level of a photovoltaic array, the device comprising a transparent window, an imaging unit (212, 230),, an enclosure, within which the imaging unit (212, 230) is located, and a computing element coupled to said imaging unit (212, 230), wherein the transparent window is bonded to the inside or outside of the enclosure, said device is configured to allow soiling particles to accumulate on a surface of said transparent window, said imaging unit (212, 230) is configured to capture an image (650, 654, 700, 740) of said surface, and said computing element is configured to perform analysis of said image (650, 654, 700, 740) to determine a soiling level of said transparent window corresponding to a transmission loss through the transparent window due to the soiling particles, wherein said analysis comprises determining a reference brightness of said image (650, 654, 700, 740) corresponding to a clean state of said transparent window, and determining said soiling level based at least upon a brightness of said image relative to said reference brightness.