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A method for modifying bio-oil derived from biomass pyrolysis, the method comprising: 1) demulsification and stratification to remove water: adding an inorganic salt and an organic demulsifier to a bio-oil, a mass ratio of the inorganic salt to the bio-oil being between 1: 2000 and 1: 800, and a mass ratio of the organic demulsifier and the bio-oil being between 1:4000 and 1:1000; oscillating or stirring a resulting mixture, resting the resulting mixture, to yield a lower layer being an aqueous solution and an upper layer being the bio-oil, and collecting the bio-oil; 2) modification of the bio-oil derived from biomass pyrolysis: employing a conventional catalytic cracking reactor for a catalytic cracking; a zeolite molecular sieve-loaded clay as a catalyst; a) aging the catalyst at a temperature of between 500 and 800°C for between 2 and 8 hours using 100% steam, to yield a modified catalyst; and b) adding certain amount of modified catalyst in the reactor, and injecting the bio-oil in the reactor using a piston pump; a ratio of the catalyst to the bio-oil being between 1:3 and 1:16, and allowing the bio-oil to react under a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of between 6 and 15 h -1, a temperature of between 380 and 700°C, and a pressure between 0.1 and 0.8 megapascal. 1) demulsification and stratification to remove water: adding an inorganic salt and an organic demulsifier to a bio-oil, a mass ratio of the inorganic salt to the bio-oil being between 1: 2000 and 1: 800, and a mass ratio of the organic demulsifier and the bio-oil being between 1:4000 and 1:1000; oscillating or stirring a resulting mixture, resting the resulting mixture, to yield a lower layer being an aqueous solution and an upper layer being the bio-oil, and collecting the bio-oil; 2) modification of the bio-oil derived from biomass pyrolysis: employing a conventional catalytic cracking reactor for a catalytic cracking; a zeolite molecular sieve-loaded clay as a catalyst; a) aging the catalyst at a temperature of between 500 and 800°C for between 2 and 8 hours using 100% steam, to yield a modified catalyst; and b) adding certain amount of modified catalyst in the reactor, and injecting the bio-oil in the reactor using a piston pump; a ratio of the catalyst to the bio-oil being between 1:3 and 1:16, and allowing the bio-oil to react under a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of between 6 and 15 h -1, a temperature of between 380 and 700°C, and a pressure between 0.1 and 0.8 megapascal. a) aging the catalyst at a temperature of between 500 and 800°C for between 2 and 8 hours using 100% steam, to yield a modified catalyst; and b) adding certain amount of modified catalyst in the reactor, and injecting the bio-oil in the reactor using a piston pump; a ratio of the catalyst to the bio-oil being between 1:3 and 1:16, and allowing the bio-oil to react under a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of between 6 and 15 h -1, a temperature of between 380 and 700°C, and a pressure between 0.1 and 0.8 megapascal.
A method to download media content, the method performed at a user equipment, UE, and comprising: receiving metadata for the media content; retrieving, from the metadata, a first uniform resource locator, URL, and a first byte range, the metadata further comprising a second URL and a second byte range, wherein a first portion of the media content is addressable based on the first URL and the first byte range, the first portion having a first encoding of a plurality of alternative encodings of the media content, and wherein a second portion of the media content is addressable based on the second URL and the second byte range, the second portion having a second encoding of the plurality of alternative encodings; and requesting the first portion utilizing the first URL and the first byte range. receiving metadata for the media content; retrieving, from the metadata, a first uniform resource locator, URL, and a first byte range, the metadata further comprising a second URL and a second byte range, wherein a first portion of the media content is addressable based on the first URL and the first byte range, the first portion having a first encoding of a plurality of alternative encodings of the media content, and wherein a second portion of the media content is addressable based on the second URL and the second byte range, the second portion having a second encoding of the plurality of alternative encodings; and requesting the first portion utilizing the first URL and the first byte range.
A method for implementing calls by using H.323 protocol stacks, characterized by comprising: deploying a plurality of H.323 protocol stacks in a multi-point control unit; configuring the maximum number of the processable calls of each H.323 protocol stack; and when the multi-point control unit is a calling party, selecting a first H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed said maximum number of calls, to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with the called party, and selecting a second H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed said maximum number of calls, to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end; and when the multi-point control unit is a called party, pre-configuring an IP address of a third H.323 protocol stack as an incoming address, wherein the third H.323 protocol stack is configured to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with an opposite end, and selecting a fourth H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed the maximum number of calls, to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end. deploying a plurality of H.323 protocol stacks in a multi-point control unit; configuring the maximum number of the processable calls of each H.323 protocol stack; and when the multi-point control unit is a calling party, selecting a first H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed said maximum number of calls, to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with the called party, and selecting a second H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed said maximum number of calls, to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end; and when the multi-point control unit is a called party, pre-configuring an IP address of a third H.323 protocol stack as an incoming address, wherein the third H.323 protocol stack is configured to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with an opposite end, and selecting a fourth H.323 protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed the maximum number of calls, to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end.
A titanium dioxide pigment, comprising: a plurality of alumina treated titanium dioxide particles, said particles having anchoring moieties associated therewith for facilitating anchoring of a polymer to said particles, wherein said anchoring moieties are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl moieties, phosphate moieties and mixtures thereof; and a polymer deposited on said titanium dioxide particles for inhibiting agglomeration of said titanium dioxide particles in an aqueous based coating formulation, wherein said coating formulation includes an aqueous based solvent and a resin, wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin, a vinyl acrylic resin or a styrene acrylic resin, and wherein said polymer is a copolymer having hydrophilic anchoring groups for interacting with said anchoring moieties associated with said titanium dioxide particles, and hydrophobic end groups for interacting with particles of said resin of said coating formulation to form a network between said titanium dioxide particles and said resin particles in said coating formulation, and wherein the anchoring groups are carbonyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy or amine groups; and wherein said polymer includes a polyether based repeating unit and a polyester based repeating unit, said polyether based repeating unit and said polyester based repeating unit being linked together. a plurality of alumina treated titanium dioxide particles, said particles having anchoring moieties associated therewith for facilitating anchoring of a polymer to said particles, wherein said anchoring moieties are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl moieties, phosphate moieties and mixtures thereof; and a polymer deposited on said titanium dioxide particles for inhibiting agglomeration of said titanium dioxide particles in an aqueous based coating formulation, wherein said coating formulation includes an aqueous based solvent and a resin, wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin, a vinyl acrylic resin or a styrene acrylic resin, and wherein said polymer is a copolymer having hydrophilic anchoring groups for interacting with said anchoring moieties associated with said titanium dioxide particles, and hydrophobic end groups for interacting with particles of said resin of said coating formulation to form a network between said titanium dioxide particles and said resin particles in said coating formulation, and wherein the anchoring groups are carbonyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy or amine groups; and wherein said polymer includes a polyether based repeating unit and a polyester based repeating unit, said polyether based repeating unit and said polyester based repeating unit being linked together.
A steering robot for operating a steering wheel of a test automobile, the robot comprising: an actuator mounted to the automobile; an electromechanical connector (30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F) that detachably connects the actuator to the steering wheel; and a steering processor connected to the actuator and electromechanical connector (30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F), the steering processor adapted to perform the step of: actuating the actuator, thereby operating the steering wheel when the actuator is connected to the steering wheel by way of the electromechanical connector; characterized in that the steering processor is adapted to perform the step of: actuating the electromechanical connector, thereby disconnecting the actuator from the steering wheel. an actuator mounted to the automobile; an electromechanical connector (30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F) that detachably connects the actuator to the steering wheel; and a steering processor connected to the actuator and electromechanical connector (30, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F), the steering processor adapted to perform the step of: actuating the actuator, thereby operating the steering wheel when the actuator is connected to the steering wheel by way of the electromechanical connector; characterized in that the steering processor is adapted to perform the step of: actuating the electromechanical connector, thereby disconnecting the actuator from the steering wheel. actuating the actuator, thereby operating the steering wheel when the actuator is connected to the steering wheel by way of the electromechanical connector; characterized in that the steering processor is adapted to perform the step of: actuating the electromechanical connector, thereby disconnecting the actuator from the steering wheel.
A method for producing a protein oligomer comprising at least two, and preferably three heterodimeric human NC-1-Fc proteins, the method comprising: a) culturing a host cell expressing (i) a fusion protein comprising, from N- to C-terminus, human NC-1 from collagen 18 fused to human IgG1 Fc with "knob" mutations, or human IgG1 Fc with "knob" mutations fused to human NC-1 from collagen 18, and (ii) human IgG1 Fc with "hole" mutations, under conditions which allow the formation of a protein oligomer comprising at least two, and preferably three heterodimeric human NC-1-Fc proteins, and wherein the fusion protein of (i) and the human IgG1 Fc with "hole" mutations of (ii) are expressed in a ratio of 2:1 or higher, and b) obtaining from the host cell of step a) the protein oligomer comprising at least two, and preferably three heterodimeric human NC-1-Fc proteins. a) culturing a host cell expressing (i) a fusion protein comprising, from N- to C-terminus, human NC-1 from collagen 18 fused to human IgG1 Fc with "knob" mutations, or human IgG1 Fc with "knob" mutations fused to human NC-1 from collagen 18, and (ii) human IgG1 Fc with "hole" mutations, under conditions which allow the formation of a protein oligomer comprising at least two, and preferably three heterodimeric human NC-1-Fc proteins, and wherein the fusion protein of (i) and the human IgG1 Fc with "hole" mutations of (ii) are expressed in a ratio of 2:1 or higher, and b) obtaining from the host cell of step a) the protein oligomer comprising at least two, and preferably three heterodimeric human NC-1-Fc proteins.
An article having a thermal barrier coating comprising: a substrate having a surface; a thermal barrier coating deposited over the surface of the substrate, the thermal barrier coating further comprising: a first layer of ceramic insulating material having a conventional as-deposited APS microstructure disposed over the substrate surface, said conventional as-deposited APS microstructure characterized by a plurality of overlapping splats of material, the individual splats being characterized by intra-splat columns of directionally solidified material extending through the thickness of the splat and wherein the intra-splat boundaries may be tightly joined, or may be separated by gaps resulting in some porosity;; and a second layer of ceramic insulating material disposed on the first layer, the second layer having a columnar-grained structure; wherein columns of material are separated by a respective plurality of gaps, extending in a direction transverse to a plane of interface between the first and second layers. a substrate having a surface; a thermal barrier coating deposited over the surface of the substrate, the thermal barrier coating further comprising: a first layer of ceramic insulating material having a conventional as-deposited APS microstructure disposed over the substrate surface, said conventional as-deposited APS microstructure characterized by a plurality of overlapping splats of material, the individual splats being characterized by intra-splat columns of directionally solidified material extending through the thickness of the splat and wherein the intra-splat boundaries may be tightly joined, or may be separated by gaps resulting in some porosity;; and a second layer of ceramic insulating material disposed on the first layer, the second layer having a columnar-grained structure; wherein columns of material are separated by a respective plurality of gaps, extending in a direction transverse to a plane of interface between the first and second layers. a first layer of ceramic insulating material having a conventional as-deposited APS microstructure disposed over the substrate surface, said conventional as-deposited APS microstructure characterized by a plurality of overlapping splats of material, the individual splats being characterized by intra-splat columns of directionally solidified material extending through the thickness of the splat and wherein the intra-splat boundaries may be tightly joined, or may be separated by gaps resulting in some porosity;; and a second layer of ceramic insulating material disposed on the first layer, the second layer having a columnar-grained structure; wherein columns of material are separated by a respective plurality of gaps, extending in a direction transverse to a plane of interface between the first and second layers.
A method of determining whether a subject who has undergone removal of ER+ breast cancer and has been treated with a first endocrine therapy for a period of time without cancer recurrence is expected to benefit from a switch to a different second endocrine therapy, comprising: preparing cDNA from nucleic acids in a sample of ER+ breast cancer cells from the subject, determining the expression level of the HoxB13 gene from said cDNA, and classifying the subject as expected to benefit from treatment with a different second endocrine therapy after cessation of the first endocrine therapy, wherein said classifying is based upon an elevated expression level of HoxB13; wherein (i) the first endocrine therapy is treatment with a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) or a selective estrogen receptor down-regulator (SERD) and the second endocrine therapy is treatment with an aromatase inhibitor, or (ii) the first endocrine therapy is treatment with an AI and the second endocrine therapy is treatment with a SERM or a SERD. preparing cDNA from nucleic acids in a sample of ER+ breast cancer cells from the subject, determining the expression level of the HoxB13 gene from said cDNA, and classifying the subject as expected to benefit from treatment with a different second endocrine therapy after cessation of the first endocrine therapy, wherein said classifying is based upon an elevated expression level of HoxB13;
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame including a down tube at a front end thereof and the center coupling position is positioned adjacent to the down tube, the down tube having a forward facing surface and a rearward facing surface; a plurality of ground-engaging members (6, 8) for supporting the frame; a front fork, having at least two fork members; and a first clamp member coupled to the front fork and rotatably coupled to the frame, the first clamp member having a center coupling position coupled to the frame, and outer coupling positions coupled to the fork members, the outer coupling positions being vertically higher than the center coupling position, characterized in that the first clamp member is a lower clamp member of a triple clamp assembly and includes a U-shaped channel positioned at the center coupling position and forward of the forward facing surface of the down tube, the U-shaped channel including a first side surface defining a first wall of the channel and a second side surface defining a second wall of the channel, the down tube having a tab, the tab and the first and second side surfaces cooperating to define extreme positions of the clamp relative to the frame. a frame including a down tube at a front end thereof and the center coupling position is positioned adjacent to the down tube, the down tube having a forward facing surface and a rearward facing surface; a plurality of ground-engaging members (6, 8) for supporting the frame; a front fork, having at least two fork members; and a first clamp member coupled to the front fork and rotatably coupled to the frame, the first clamp member having a center coupling position coupled to the frame, and outer coupling positions coupled to the fork members, the outer coupling positions being vertically higher than the center coupling position, characterized in that the first clamp member is a lower clamp member of a triple clamp assembly and includes a U-shaped channel positioned at the center coupling position and forward of the forward facing surface of the down tube, the U-shaped channel including a first side surface defining a first wall of the channel and a second side surface defining a second wall of the channel, the down tube having a tab, the tab and the first and second side surfaces cooperating to define extreme positions of the clamp relative to the frame.
A method for encoding, the method comprising: - determining if a low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied to a current block of a picture; and - responsive to the determining: - when no low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, determining an information representative of the non-application of low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a one-bit value equal to "0", - when a low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, applying the low-frequency non-separable transform on at least one transform coefficient issued from a primary transform applied to the current block and determining an information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a two-bit value equal to "10", - encoding information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform using entropy coding, wherein the low-frequency non-separable transform only uses the first kernel in a list of low-frequency non-separable transform kernels. - determining if a low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied to a current block of a picture; and - responsive to the determining: - when no low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, determining an information representative of the non-application of low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a one-bit value equal to "0", - when a low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, applying the low-frequency non-separable transform on at least one transform coefficient issued from a primary transform applied to the current block and determining an information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a two-bit value equal to "10", - encoding information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform using entropy coding, wherein the low-frequency non-separable transform only uses the first kernel in a list of low-frequency non-separable transform kernels. - when no low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, determining an information representative of the non-application of low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a one-bit value equal to "0", - when a low-frequency non-separable transform should be applied, applying the low-frequency non-separable transform on at least one transform coefficient issued from a primary transform applied to the current block and determining an information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform, the information being a two-bit value equal to "10", - encoding information representative of the low-frequency non-separable transform using entropy coding, wherein the low-frequency non-separable transform only uses the first kernel in a list of low-frequency non-separable transform kernels.