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A water dispersible polymer film comprising: a polyvinyl alcohol substrate; and a barrier layer coated on at least one surface of the substrate, each barrier layer independently comprising a mixture of (a) a first copolymer that is an at least partially neutralized maleic anhydride-C 2 -C 8 olefin copolymer or its maleic acid counterpart; and (b) a second copolymer that is an at least partially neutralized ethylene (meth)acrylic acid copolymer, wherein the first copolymer is an at least partially neutralized maleic acid-isobutylene copolymer, and further wherein the weight ratio of the first copolymer to the second copolymer is from 10:1 to 1:4. a polyvinyl alcohol substrate; and a barrier layer coated on at least one surface of the substrate, each barrier layer independently comprising a mixture of (a) a first copolymer that is an at least partially neutralized maleic anhydride-C 2 -C 8 olefin copolymer or its maleic acid counterpart; and (b) a second copolymer that is an at least partially neutralized ethylene (meth)acrylic acid copolymer,
A hydrogen generation method comprising: generating a hydrogen-rich reformate gas output from a water gas shift reactor at a temperature greater than 150 °C in a hydrogen generation system comprising a fuel reforming reactor; removing thermal energy and condensing water from the reformate gas by a condenser; separating the reformate gas into a hydrogen stream and an off-gas stream in a pressure swing adsorption hydrogen purification unit; raising the temperature of the hydrogen stream by a recuperative heat exchanger to form a relatively pure hydrogen stream; converting carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2) contained in the hydrogen stream into methane (CH 4) and water vapor (H 2 O) in a catalytic reactor down stream of the PSA unit, wherein the concentrations of CO and CO 2 in the relatively pure hydrogen stream are less than 1000 ppm; and positioning the catalytic reactor relative to the fuel reforming reactor such that thermal energy contained in the hydrogen-rich reformate gas output from the water gas shift reactor maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor at a temperature of greater than 150 °C. generating a hydrogen-rich reformate gas output from a water gas shift reactor at a temperature greater than 150 °C in a hydrogen generation system comprising a fuel reforming reactor; removing thermal energy and condensing water from the reformate gas by a condenser; separating the reformate gas into a hydrogen stream and an off-gas stream in a pressure swing adsorption hydrogen purification unit; raising the temperature of the hydrogen stream by a recuperative heat exchanger to form a relatively pure hydrogen stream; converting carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2) contained in the hydrogen stream into methane (CH 4) and water vapor (H 2 O) in a catalytic reactor down stream of the PSA unit, wherein the concentrations of CO and CO 2 in the relatively pure hydrogen stream are less than 1000 ppm; and positioning the catalytic reactor relative to the fuel reforming reactor such that thermal energy contained in the hydrogen-rich reformate gas output from the water gas shift reactor maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor at a temperature of greater than 150 °C.
A cover for laser welding comprising: a base having a first end, a second end, and a channel system, wherein the channel system is located closer to the first end than the second end of the base, and comprises at least one hole in the base capable of receiving a laser beam and an inert gas; a wall extending from a side of the base to partially enclose the channel system; and characterized by: a seal separate from the wall pivotally attached to the wall, and wherein the seal is capable of conforming to a surface of a structure; an opening in the wall that is located closer to the second end than the first end, wherein the base and wall partially enclose an area, the area forming a partially enclosed volume when the seal in use is placed on the surface; and in which the shape of the partially enclosed volume is such that the inert gas introduced through the channel system in a welding location is caused to move away from the channel system and through the opening the wall. a base having a first end, a second end, and a channel system, wherein the channel system is located closer to the first end than the second end of the base, and comprises at least one hole in the base capable of receiving a laser beam and an inert gas; a wall extending from a side of the base to partially enclose the channel system; and characterized by: a seal separate from the wall pivotally attached to the wall, and wherein the seal is capable of conforming to a surface of a structure; an opening in the wall that is located closer to the second end than the first end, wherein the base and wall partially enclose an area, the area forming a partially enclosed volume when the seal in use is placed on the surface; and in which the shape of the partially enclosed volume is such that the inert gas introduced through the channel system in a welding location is caused to move away from the channel system and through the opening the wall. a seal separate from the wall pivotally attached to the wall, and wherein the seal is capable of conforming to a surface of a structure; an opening in the wall that is located closer to the second end than the first end, wherein the base and wall partially enclose an area, the area forming a partially enclosed volume when the seal in use is placed on the surface; and in which the shape of the partially enclosed volume is such that the inert gas introduced through the channel system in a welding location is caused to move away from the channel system and through the opening the wall.
A laminar flow module, comprising a plurality of disks, defined by first disks and second disks, wherein said first disks comprise an inlet hole and an outlet hole at a distance of each other formed through the first disks, wherein said second disks comprise an inlet hole and an outlet hole at a distance of each other formed through the second disks, wherein the inlet and outlet holes of each second disk are in open connection with each other via a spiral path formed through each second disk, and a housing (6, 7), wherein the plurality of disks is comprised in said housing (6, 7); characterized by said first disks and second disks being stacked together into a stack of disks in such a manner that said inlet holes of said first disks are in alignment with said inlet holes of said second disks and said outlet holes of said first disks are in alignment with said outlet holes of said second disks, so that an inlet channel and an outlet channel are formed through the stacked plurality of disks, and said housing (6, 7) having an inlet hole which is aligned with the inlet channel and an outlet hole which is aligned with the outlet channel; and wherein said inlet channel is closed at its end opposite of the inlet hole of said housing and said outlet channel is closed at its end opposite of the outlet hole of said housing (6, 7); wherein in the stack of disks multiple spiral channels are formed between the inlet channel and outlet channel by said spiral paths of said second disks enclosed between adjacent first disks and/or enclosed between a first disk and said housing (6, 7).
A plug-in apparatus for an end portion of a flat ribbon cable for creating a plug connection with a connector receptacle, comprising: the end portion of the flat ribbon cable; at least two cable holding elements which are configured to come into engagement with receptacle holding elements of the connector receptacle, wherein the at least two cable holding elements are configured on opposite sides of the end portion of the flat ribbon cable, wherein the at least two cable holding elements have latching noses which point in opposite directions to one another, wherein the plug-in apparatus comprises a fastening apparatus which is designed to fasten the end portion of the flat ribbon cable in the plug-in apparatus, wherein the end portion of the flat ribbon cable has a stiffening plate with stiffening plate holding elements, and wherein the fastening apparatus and the stiffening plate holding elements are designed to come into engagement with one another, characterized in that the latching noses point toward a cable axis of the flat ribbon cable. the end portion of the flat ribbon cable; at least two cable holding elements which are configured to come into engagement with receptacle holding elements of the connector receptacle, wherein the at least two cable holding elements are configured on opposite sides of the end portion of the flat ribbon cable, wherein the at least two cable holding elements have latching noses which point in opposite directions to one another, wherein the plug-in apparatus comprises a fastening apparatus which is designed to fasten the end portion of the flat ribbon cable in the plug-in apparatus, wherein the end portion of the flat ribbon cable has a stiffening plate with stiffening plate holding elements, and wherein the fastening apparatus and the stiffening plate holding elements are designed to come into engagement with one another, characterized in that the latching noses point toward a cable axis of the flat ribbon cable.
A method for receiving digital data transmitted by frames using an integrity check coding by which, before a step of transmission of a frame over a channel, an additional frame validation information item created using said integrity check coding is added to the frame and, after said step of transmission over said channel, an estimation of the received frame is carried out by means of a decision unit making it possible to determine a reference frame by firm decisions concerning the value of each bit received of a series of bits of length N considered and a verification of the compatibility of said reference frame supplied by the firm decisions is carried out with said integrity check coding used, said method being characterized in that it comprises steps consisting, for each frame received: - in calculating, for each bit of said reference frame supplied by the firm decisions, a value of likelihood of the value of the received bit representative of the probability of transmission error for the bits considered; and, in case of non-compatibility of said reference frame with said integrity check coding: - in identifying in said reference frame a non-empty finite set of bits most likely errored as a function of said likelihood values calculated for each bit; - in listing a plurality of candidate frames each corresponding respectively to one of the possible combinations of a number of inversions of the bits most likely errored identified in said reference frame; - in verifying the compatibility of the candidate frames of said plurality of candidate frames listed with said integrity check coding; - in selecting a candidate frame compatible with said integrity check coding for estimating the frame received, said method further comprising steps consisting in receiving a first set of bits giving the length of the frame, in considering at least two candidate frame length values determined as a function of the likelihood values calculated for each bit of said first set of bits, and in carrying out the estimation of the frame received according the preceding steps in ascending order of the frame lengths considered, in succession. - in calculating, for each bit of said reference frame supplied by the firm decisions, a value of likelihood of the value of the received bit representative of the probability of transmission error for the bits considered; - in identifying in said reference frame a non-empty finite set of bits most likely errored as a function of said likelihood values calculated for each bit; - in listing a plurality of candidate frames each corresponding respectively to one of the possible combinations of a number of inversions of the bits most likely errored identified in said reference frame; - in verifying the compatibility of the candidate frames of said plurality of candidate frames listed with said integrity check coding; - in selecting a candidate frame compatible with said integrity check coding for estimating the frame received,
A method of producing a carbon nanotube-enhanced interlayer assembly for composite structures, the method comprising: growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) on a substrate (312, 412); and attaching the substrate to a first fiber layer wherein the substrate has a first side and a second side, and characterized in that growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) on a substrate includes producing a first portion of carbon nanotubes extending at least generally perpendicularly from the first side of the substrate and producing a second portion of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) extending at least generally perpendicularly from the second side of the substrate. growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) on a substrate (312, 412); and attaching the substrate to a first fiber layer wherein the substrate has a first side and a second side, and characterized in that growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) on a substrate includes producing a first portion of carbon nanotubes extending at least generally perpendicularly from the first side of the substrate and producing a second portion of carbon nanotubes (314, 414a, 414b) extending at least generally perpendicularly from the second side of the substrate.
A sampling chip dividing instrument (2;2') for cutting off a cut portion (130;131;132) from a sampling chip, wherein the sampling chip comprises a channel for collecting a sample therein and one or more of the cut portions (130;131;132) that is cuttable at a position of a cutting slit (128a;128b;128c) provided on an outer surface for cutting off a part of the channel, and the sampling chip is configured to allow to cut off the cut portions (130;131;132) from the sampling chip by bending the sampling chip in a predetermined bending direction at a position of the cutting slit (128a-128c), and wherein the sampling chip dividing instrument (2;2') is comprising: a main body block; a space (14;18;20) that is provided inside the main body block, has an opening (14a;18a;20a) leading to an outer surface of the main body block, and fits in and contains the cut portion (130;131;132) of the sampling chip through the opening (14a;18a;20a); and a surrounding portion (4;12;16;22;24;26), which is provided outside of the space (14;18;20) so as to surround the opening (14a;18a;20a), for receiving a sample scattered from a break portion of the sampling chip divided near the opening (14a;18a;20a). the sampling chip comprises a channel for collecting a sample therein and one or more of the cut portions (130;131;132) that is cuttable at a position of a cutting slit (128a;128b;128c) provided on an outer surface for cutting off a part of the channel, and the sampling chip is configured to allow to cut off the cut portions (130;131;132) from the sampling chip by bending the sampling chip in a predetermined bending direction at a position of the cutting slit (128a-128c), and wherein the sampling chip dividing instrument (2;2') is comprising: a main body block; a space (14;18;20) that is provided inside the main body block, has an opening (14a;18a;20a) leading to an outer surface of the main body block, and fits in and contains the cut portion (130;131;132) of the sampling chip through the opening (14a;18a;20a); and a surrounding portion (4;12;16;22;24;26), which is provided outside of the space (14;18;20) so as to surround the opening (14a;18a;20a), for receiving a sample scattered from a break portion of the sampling chip divided near the opening (14a;18a;20a). a main body block; a space (14;18;20) that is provided inside the main body block, has an opening (14a;18a;20a) leading to an outer surface of the main body block, and fits in and contains the cut portion (130;131;132) of the sampling chip through the opening (14a;18a;20a); and a surrounding portion (4;12;16;22;24;26), which is provided outside of the space (14;18;20) so as to surround the opening (14a;18a;20a), for receiving a sample scattered from a break portion of the sampling chip divided near the opening (14a;18a;20a).
An enclosure for a computer system (100, 200) having electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a seamless housing (102, 202) separate from the electronic components and having a cylindrical shape that includes a first circular opening at a first end and a second circular opening axially disposed from the first circular opening at a second end opposite the first end, the cylindrically shaped housing further comprising a longitudinal axis and a circular cross section, the circular cross section having (i) a centre point at a position on the longitudinal axis and (ii) a radius having a constant length and that originates at the centre point and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the cylindrically shaped housing encloses an internal volume that is symmetric about the longitudinal axis, the housing being formed of material that is both electrically and thermally conductive, and characterised by the second circular opening being at least partially defined by an exhaust lip arranged to engage with and remove heat from a portion of the air flowing out of the second opening, wherein the housing (102, 202) has a varying thickness value that decreases gradually from a first thickness value near the exhaust lip to a second thickness value. a seamless housing (102, 202) separate from the electronic components and having a cylindrical shape that includes a first circular opening at a first end and a second circular opening axially disposed from the first circular opening at a second end opposite the first end, the cylindrically shaped housing further comprising a longitudinal axis and a circular cross section, the circular cross section having (i) a centre point at a position on the longitudinal axis and (ii) a radius having a constant length and that originates at the centre point and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and (i) a centre point at a position on the longitudinal axis and (ii) a radius having a constant length and that originates at the centre point and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the cylindrically shaped housing encloses an internal volume that is symmetric about the longitudinal axis, the housing being formed of material that is both electrically and thermally conductive, and characterised by the second circular opening being at least partially defined by an exhaust lip arranged to engage with and remove heat from a portion of the air flowing out of the second opening, wherein the housing (102, 202) has a varying thickness value that decreases gradually from a first thickness value near the exhaust lip to a second thickness value.
A data transmission method, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a network device, first data sent by a first terminal device on a multiplexing resource, wherein the first data is generated based on a first multiple access signature, MAS; receiving, by the network device, second data sent by a second terminal device on the multiplexing resource, wherein the second data is generated based on a second MAS, and the first MAS and the second MAS comprise different demodulation reference signals, DMRSs, and/or different preamble sequences; and detecting, by the network device based on the first MAS and the second MAS, the first data and the second data that are sent on the multiplexing resource, and the method being characterized in that: the method further comprises: sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the first data by using the first MAS in a first MAS set; and before the sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, the method further comprises: sending, by the network device, second indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate the first MAS set. receiving, by a network device, first data sent by a first terminal device on a multiplexing resource, wherein the first data is generated based on a first multiple access signature, MAS; receiving, by the network device, second data sent by a second terminal device on the multiplexing resource, wherein the second data is generated based on a second MAS, and the first MAS and the second MAS comprise different demodulation reference signals, DMRSs, and/or different preamble sequences; and detecting, by the network device based on the first MAS and the second MAS, the first data and the second data that are sent on the multiplexing resource, and the method being characterized in that: the method further comprises: sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the first data by using the first MAS in a first MAS set; and before the sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, the method further comprises: sending, by the network device, second indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate the first MAS set. sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the first data by using the first MAS in a first MAS set; and before the sending, by the network device, first indication information to the first terminal device, the method further comprises: sending, by the network device, second indication information to the first terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate the first MAS set.
Automaton for treating waste, in particular for banalizing waste from healthcare activities with risks of infection, comprising a tank mounted on a chassis and intended to be provided with waste, means for crushing waste mounted at the bottom of the tank, means for heating waste in view of the disinfection thereof, and computerised means for controlling crushing and heating means, the heating means comprising at least one microwave generator of which the output is connected to an end of a waveguide of which the other end opens into the tank, the generator being carried by independent means regarding the chassis or mounted on the chassis by means absorbing vibrations of the tank during the crushing of waste.
An isolated polypeptide substrate for a disintegrin-like and metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type-1 motif 13 (ADAMTS13) that is from 45 to 70 amino acids in length and has an amino acid sequence that shares at least 80% identity with part of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, with the following modifications: (i) the amino acid corresponding to position 1599 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from Q to K; (ii) the amino acid corresponding to position 1610 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from N to C; and (iii) the amino acids corresponding to Q1624 to R1641 of SEQ ID NO: 2 are deleted. (i) the amino acid corresponding to position 1599 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from Q to K; (ii) the amino acid corresponding to position 1610 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from N to C; and (iii) the amino acids corresponding to Q1624 to R1641 of SEQ ID NO: 2 are deleted.