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Method for mechanical sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes, the method comprising: obtaining said unsorted mosquitoes; identifying individuals in a stationary phase, the stationary phase selected to be long enough to allow for identification; obtaining images of individuals of said unsorted mosquitoes in said stationary phase; electronically classifying said individuals from said images into at least one member of a group of classifications including male mosquitoes, female mosquitoes, and unclassified objects; obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of said male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, said coordinates relating to a position in said stationary phase; using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by ones of said obtained coordinates while said individual is in said stationary phase, to store or remove said individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes. obtaining said unsorted mosquitoes; identifying individuals in a stationary phase, the stationary phase selected to be long enough to allow for identification; obtaining images of individuals of said unsorted mosquitoes in said stationary phase; electronically classifying said individuals from said images into at least one member of a group of classifications including male mosquitoes, female mosquitoes, and unclassified objects; obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of said male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, said coordinates relating to a position in said stationary phase; using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by ones of said obtained coordinates while said individual is in said stationary phase, to store or remove said individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes.
Method for exhaust gas aftertreatment, in which an exhaust gas to be aftertreated, which is produced during combustion of a fuel, is treated with a reducing agent, wherein a constituent of the fuel is also used as a constituent of the reducing agent, wherein the constituent of the fuel which is also used as a constituent of the reducing agent is hydrogen, which is produced from water, and the reducing agent is a mixture of hydrogen and ammonia, wherein the fuel is a gas mixture of hydrogen and a hydrocarbon gas.
Method for gassing poultry (P1, P2), in which the poultry (P1, P2) is present in a shed space for keeping poultry, in which the method comprises the successive steps of: - providing liquid carbon dioxide, - converting the liquid carbon dioxide into the gaseous carbon dioxide, - bringing the gaseous carbon dioxide to a desired temperature, and - subsequently introducing the gaseous carbon dioxide into the shed space, characterised in that said desired temperature is between 10°C and 35°C and in that the gaseous carbon dioxide is introduced into the shed space at a pressure in the range from 2 bar to 4 bar, preferably at a pressure in the range from 2 bar to 3 bar. - providing liquid carbon dioxide, - converting the liquid carbon dioxide into the gaseous carbon dioxide, - bringing the gaseous carbon dioxide to a desired temperature, and - subsequently introducing the gaseous carbon dioxide into the shed space,
A stacked-type secondary battery made by stacking a plurality of battery cells (10, 80, 90) each in a planar shape having a charge layer (14, 84) that stores electricity sandwiched between a negative electrode (12, 82) and a positive electrode (16, 86), wherein adjacent battery cells (10, 80, 90) are stacked such that negative electrodes (12, 82) thereof are in contact with each other and positive electrodes (16, 86) thereof are in contact with each other, wherein a taking-out lead electrode (36, 38, 50) is sandwiched at least either between two negative electrodes (12, 82) in contact with each other or between two positive electrodes (16, 86) in contact with each other, characterized in that the lead electrode is smaller than a negative electrode surface or a positive electrode surface and wherein lead electrodes (36, 38, 50) sandwiched between positive or negative electrodes (12, 16, 82, 86) of different layers are arranged such that there is no region where all of the lead electrodes (36, 38, 50) simultaneously overlap one another as viewed in the direction of stacking.
An ophthalmic surgical instrument comprising: a handpiece and a syringe inserted and fixed into the handpiece; a rod part at a distal end of the handpiece, the rod part including a distal end part having a surface for adhering a graft thereto; and a hollow pipe part (91, 92) configured to cover the distal end part of the rod part, the pipe part (91, 92) including an inner diameter with a predetermined clearance between the pipe part (91, 92) and the rod part; and a moving unit (94, 95) configured to move the pipe part (91, 92) relative to the rod part along an axial direction of the rod part such that the distal end part is exposed from the pipe part or the distal end part is covered with the pipe part (91, 92), characterized by a nozzle unit including the rod part, the hollow pipe part (91, 92) and the moving unit (94, 95), wherein the nozzle unit is fixed to a distal end part of the syringe. a handpiece and a syringe inserted and fixed into the handpiece; a rod part at a distal end of the handpiece, the rod part including a distal end part having a surface for adhering a graft thereto; and a hollow pipe part (91, 92) configured to cover the distal end part of the rod part, the pipe part (91, 92) including an inner diameter with a predetermined clearance between the pipe part (91, 92) and the rod part; and a moving unit (94, 95) configured to move the pipe part (91, 92) relative to the rod part along an axial direction of the rod part such that the distal end part is exposed from the pipe part or the distal end part is covered with the pipe part (91, 92), characterized by a nozzle unit including the rod part, the hollow pipe part (91, 92) and the moving unit (94, 95), wherein the nozzle unit is fixed to a distal end part of the syringe.
Method for processing differently measurements of critical Tag to Reader calibration, TRcal, symbol and data coded by a pulse interval coding, the method proceeds communication according to an Electronic Product Code, EPC, protocol, and includes following steps: - picking up Ultra High Frequency, UHF, signals by an antenna of a device for processing Ultra High Frequency signals, - creating an envelope signal from the Ultra High Frequency signals picked up by the antenna in a demodulator, - processing the envelope signal and decoding critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol and data in a logic unit of the device, - interpreting the critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol and data, - storing the interpreted data, - encoding transmit data, - modulating the encoded data in a modulator, and - clocking the steps as above by a local oscillator, the method being characterised in that in the step of processing the envelope signal, the envelope signal from the demodulator is sampled by a re-sampling circuit, which is clocked for processing the critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol at a first frequency clock, whereas data are processed at a second divided frequency clock of the first frequency clock lower than the first frequency clock. - picking up Ultra High Frequency, UHF, signals by an antenna of a device for processing Ultra High Frequency signals, - creating an envelope signal from the Ultra High Frequency signals picked up by the antenna in a demodulator, - processing the envelope signal and decoding critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol and data in a logic unit of the device, - interpreting the critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol and data, - storing the interpreted data, - encoding transmit data, - modulating the encoded data in a modulator, and - clocking the steps as above by a local oscillator, the method being characterised in that in the step of processing the envelope signal, the envelope signal from the demodulator is sampled by a re-sampling circuit, which is clocked for processing the critical Tag to Reader calibration symbol at a first frequency clock, whereas data are processed at a second divided frequency clock of the first frequency clock lower than the first frequency clock.
A refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism and a second heat exchanger are connected by pipes, wherein the first heat exchanger includes a first refrigerant passage and a second refrigerant passage that share a plurality of fins with each other, the first refrigerant passage and the second refrigerant passage are provided in parallel in the refrigerant circuit; a high-and-low-pressure switching mechanism is provided on an inlet side of the second refrigerant passage of the first heat exchanger in flowing of refrigerant in an operation in which the first heat exchanger functions as a condenser, and is configured to perform switching between flow directions of the refrigerant; a refrigerant blocking mechanism is provided on an outlet side of the second refrigerant passage of the first heat exchanger in the flowing of the refrigerant in the operation, and is configured to block the flowing of the refrigerant, each of the first refrigerant passage and the second refrigerant passage is divided into a plurality of passages in the first heat exchanger; and the first heat exchanger is configured such that a heat transfer tube included in the first refrigerant passage and a heat transfer tube included in the second refrigerant passage are alternately arranged.
A system for detecting an infection in a wound at a wound site of a host, the system comprising: a vacuum source adapted to produce reduced pressure; a porous pad adapted to deliver the reduced pressure to the wound site, wherein the porous pad further comprises luciferase and luciferin; a drape adapted to provide an airtight seal over the pad and the wound site; a conduit fluidly connecting the porous pad to the vacuum source whereby the conduit is configured to withdraw fluid from the wound site in response to the reduced pressure; and a photodetector capable of detecting light emitting from the porous pad for identifying ATP as a product of the infection in the fluid withdrawn from the wound site, wherein the ATP is produced by an infecting organism during the infection; whereby increasing concentrations of the ATP indicates the increasing severity of an infection. a vacuum source adapted to produce reduced pressure; a porous pad adapted to deliver the reduced pressure to the wound site, wherein the porous pad further comprises luciferase and luciferin; a drape adapted to provide an airtight seal over the pad and the wound site; a conduit fluidly connecting the porous pad to the vacuum source whereby the conduit is configured to withdraw fluid from the wound site in response to the reduced pressure; and a photodetector capable of detecting light emitting from the porous pad for identifying ATP as a product of the infection in the fluid withdrawn from the wound site, wherein the ATP is produced by an infecting organism during the infection; whereby increasing concentrations of the ATP indicates the increasing severity of an infection.
A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, the power supply unit comprising: a power supply configured to discharge power to a load for generating an aerosol from an aerosol source; a control unit configured to control the power supply; and a sensor configured to output a value related to a remaining amount of the power supply, wherein the control unit is configured to detect a short circuit of the power supply based on an output value of the sensor in response to a request for aerosol generation. a power supply configured to discharge power to a load for generating an aerosol from an aerosol source; a control unit configured to control the power supply; and a sensor configured to output a value related to a remaining amount of the power supply, wherein the control unit is configured to detect a short circuit of the power supply based on an output value of the sensor in response to a request for aerosol generation.
Process for preparing a catalyst, characterized in that a) monomer droplets of a mixture comprising at least one monoethylenically unsaturated aromatic compound, at least one multiethylenically unsaturated compound and at least one initiator are converted to a crosslinked bead polymer, and b) the crosslinked bead polymer from step a) is sulphonated in the presence of sulphuric acid at a temperature of 50°C to 160°C and the concentration of the sulphuric acid during the reaction is at least 75% by weight and the amount of sulphuric acid used is 70% by weight to 95% by weight and the amount of the bead polymer used is 5% by weight to 30% by weight, based on the total amount of sulphuric acid and bead polymer used, and the sulphuric acid is used in a concentration between 92% and 99%, and the sum total of the percentages by weight of sulphuric acid and bead polymer based on the amount of the reaction mixture is > 98% by weight, and c) the sulphonated crosslinked bead polymers from step b) are reacted with at least one sulphur compound from the group of thioalcohols, thioethers and thioesters or mixtures of these compounds. a) monomer droplets of a mixture comprising at least one monoethylenically unsaturated aromatic compound, at least one multiethylenically unsaturated compound and at least one initiator are converted to a crosslinked bead polymer, and b) the crosslinked bead polymer from step a) is sulphonated in the presence of sulphuric acid at a temperature of 50°C to 160°C and the concentration of the sulphuric acid during the reaction is at least 75% by weight and the amount of sulphuric acid used is 70% by weight to 95% by weight and the amount of the bead polymer used is 5% by weight to 30% by weight, based on the total amount of sulphuric acid and bead polymer used, and the sulphuric acid is used in a concentration between 92% and 99%, and the sum total of the percentages by weight of sulphuric acid and bead polymer based on the amount of the reaction mixture is > 98% by weight, and c) the sulphonated crosslinked bead polymers from step b) are reacted with at least one sulphur compound from the group of thioalcohols, thioethers and thioesters or mixtures of these compounds.
A method for producing n-butanol from crude n-butanol by fractional distillation in a dividing wall distillation column comprising a condenser; a reboiler; and a main column including a dividing wall installed therein, wherein the main column is divided into a top zone, an upper feed zone, an upper outflow zone, a lower feed zone, a lower outflow zone and a bottom zone, and wherein the main column has at least one inflow and at least three outflows, the inflow being a stream of crude n-butanol as a feed F flowing into an intermediate feed plate NR1, where the upper feed zone and the lower feed zone of the main column are in contact with each other, and at least one of the outflows is substantially a stream of n-butanol, wherein the temperature of the top zone is in the range of 90 to 100 °C at ambient pressure (1,09 kgf/cm 2), wherein the temperature of the bottom zone is in the range of 140 to 160 °C at ambient pressure (1,09 kgf/cm 2), wherein the temperature of an intermediate outflow plate NR2, which is provided in a position where the upper outflow zone and the lower outflow zone are in contact with each other and from which the intermediate boiling component S flows, is in the range of 118 to 127 °C at ambient pressure (1,09 kgf/cm 2).
A process for preparing a perfuming composition comprising the steps of: (i) Heating a viscosifying agent comprising tricyclodecanedimethanol alcohol at a temperature greater than 90°C, (ii) Optionally, cooling down the solution obtained in step i) at a temperature greater than room temperature, preferably comprised between 30°C and 80°C, and (iii) Cooling down mixture obtained in step (i) or (ii) at room temperature, wherein a perfumery carrier comprising dipropylene glycol is further added at any stage of the process, and wherein a perfume oil comprising at least one perfuming ingredient is further added in step (ii) and/or in step (iii). (i) Heating a viscosifying agent comprising tricyclodecanedimethanol alcohol at a temperature greater than 90°C, (ii) Optionally, cooling down the solution obtained in step i) at a temperature greater than room temperature, preferably comprised between 30°C and 80°C, and (iii) Cooling down mixture obtained in step (i) or (ii) at room temperature,
A satellite, comprising: a bus; a boom having a first end mounted to the bus, and a second end distal from the first end; a thruster mounted on the second end of the boom; and an end effector mounted on the second end of the boom configured to acquire objects; characterized in that: the thruster mounted on the second end of the boom is configured to provide thrust to the satellite. a bus; a boom having a first end mounted to the bus, and a second end distal from the first end; a thruster mounted on the second end of the boom; and an end effector mounted on the second end of the boom configured to acquire objects; characterized in that: the thruster mounted on the second end of the boom is configured to provide thrust to the satellite.
A hookah, comprising a glass tube, a push rod, an assistant push rod, a silicone ring, an outer air tube, a water-storage glass tube, an inner air tube and a fixed base; wherein a bottom end of the push rod is disposed in the glass tube and is movable in an inner wall of the glass tube when being pushed by force; tobacco material is loaded in the glass tube and between a bottom end of the push rod and an opening of the glass tube; and smoke produced by the atomization of the tobacco material flows in an air passage of the push rod; the assistant push rod sleeves a first half of the push rod; under the action of the assistant push rod, the push rod moves along the inner wall of the glass tube to the opening of the glass tube; the silicone ring is disposed in a top opening of the assistant push rod and between the assistant push rod and the push rod, so that owing to the frictional force, the movement of the assistant push rod drives the push rod to move; and the fixed base is disposed in a top opening of the slidable cylinder; a top end of the push rod is sheathed with the second seal ring disposed in the fixed base; the inner air tube is disposed through the fixed base and communicates with the push rod; the outer air tube sleeves the inner air tube and is fixed on the fixed base; a lower seal ring sleeves the fixed base to seal a bottom opening of the water-storage glass tube; the water-storage glass tube is supported by the fixed base and the outer air tube is disposed in the water-storage glass tube; characterised in that the hookah further comprises an inversion valve disposed on a top of the inner air tube and between the inner air tube and the outer air tube to block water in the water-storage glass tube and to prevent the water from entering the inner air tube. a bottom end of the push rod is disposed in the glass tube and is movable in an inner wall of the glass tube when being pushed by force; tobacco material is loaded in the glass tube and between a bottom end of the push rod and an opening of the glass tube; and smoke produced by the atomization of the tobacco material flows in an air passage of the push rod; the assistant push rod sleeves a first half of the push rod; under the action of the assistant push rod, the push rod moves along the inner wall of the glass tube to the opening of the glass tube; the silicone ring is disposed in a top opening of the assistant push rod and between the assistant push rod and the push rod, so that owing to the frictional force, the movement of the assistant push rod drives the push rod to move; and the fixed base is disposed in a top opening of the slidable cylinder; a top end of the push rod is sheathed with the second seal ring disposed in the fixed base; the inner air tube is disposed through the fixed base and communicates with the push rod; the outer air tube sleeves the inner air tube and is fixed on the fixed base; a lower seal ring sleeves the fixed base to seal a bottom opening of the water-storage glass tube; the water-storage glass tube is supported by the fixed base and the outer air tube is disposed in the water-storage glass tube;
A method for creating a chemical link between liquid biological samples and their associated digital information, which comprises, sample tagging a liquid biological sample with a chemical nanosignature composition which comprises a combination of at least one quantum dot reference and at least 2, 3, 4, 5 or more quantum dot tracers, wherein said link is created by using the following ratio: Tracer Fluo. Intensity Reference Fluo Intensity to normalized the fluorescence intensity of each tracer of the composition and arrayed said normalized values into a unique 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more digit number/signature, wherein said digit number/signature shall be read and be entered into a database at point of manufacture or point of application in order to create a chemical link between the liquid biological sample tagged with the composition, and its associated digital information.
A system for helping a user navigate and/or determine distances between the user and one or more landmarks on a golf course, the system comprising: a user tracking system to track the location of the user on the golf course; a golf ball tracking system configured to track a golf ball; a display device configured to be worn on a user's head and including a display system with a heads up display having a transparent display screen configured to display images to the user; a processor configured to control the user tracking system and the display system, the processor configured to: determine a distance between the location of the user and a landmark on the golf course; and direct the heads up display device to: display an enhanced image of the golf ball imposed upon the user's real world view; and display the determined distance between the location of the user and the landmark imposed upon the user's real world view through the transparent display screen of the display device. a user tracking system to track the location of the user on the golf course; a golf ball tracking system configured to track a golf ball; a display device configured to be worn on a user's head and including a display system with a heads up display having a transparent display screen configured to display images to the user; a processor configured to control the user tracking system and the display system, the processor configured to: determine a distance between the location of the user and a landmark on the golf course; and direct the heads up display device to: display an enhanced image of the golf ball imposed upon the user's real world view; and display the determined distance between the location of the user and the landmark imposed upon the user's real world view through the transparent display screen of the display device. determine a distance between the location of the user and a landmark on the golf course; and direct the heads up display device to: display an enhanced image of the golf ball imposed upon the user's real world view; and display the determined distance between the location of the user and the landmark imposed upon the user's real world view through the transparent display screen of the display device. display an enhanced image of the golf ball imposed upon the user's real world view; and display the determined distance between the location of the user and the landmark imposed upon the user's real world view through the transparent display screen of the display device.