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A polymerization process, the process comprising: contacting a catalyst composition with an olefin monomer and an optional olefin comonomer in a polymerization reactor system under polymerization conditions to produce an olefin polymer, wherein the catalyst composition comprises catalyst component I, catalyst component II, an activator, and an optional co-catalyst, wherein: catalyst component I comprises a boron bridged metallocene compound with a cyclopentadienyl group and an indenyl group; and catalyst component II comprises a single atom bridged metallocene compound with a fluorenyl group. catalyst component I comprises a boron bridged metallocene compound with a cyclopentadienyl group and an indenyl group; and catalyst component II comprises a single atom bridged metallocene compound with a fluorenyl group.
A method of lowering and installing a structure in water, comprising: temporarily carrying a denser-than-water ballast material on board the structure; lowering the structure while carrying the ballast material; anchoring the structure at a subsea location while carrying the ballast material; at the subsea location, dissolving, suspending or diluting the ballast material in water while the ballast material is carried by the anchored structure; removing the dissolved, suspended or diluted ballast material from the anchored structure; and further comprising: initially shielding the ballast material from water and subsequently exposing the ballast material to a flow of water that promotes its dissolution, suspension or dilution, wherein: the ballast material is a particulate solid that is dry before being exposed to the water that dissolves, suspends or dilutes it; and the structure comprises at least one barrier that closes a space containing the ballast material, which barrier is arranged to be opened, dissolved, penetrated or removed to expose the ballast material to water when the structure is at the subsea location. temporarily carrying a denser-than-water ballast material on board the structure; lowering the structure while carrying the ballast material; anchoring the structure at a subsea location while carrying the ballast material; at the subsea location, dissolving, suspending or diluting the ballast material in water while the ballast material is carried by the anchored structure; removing the dissolved, suspended or diluted ballast material from the anchored structure; and further comprising: initially shielding the ballast material from water and subsequently exposing the ballast material to a flow of water that promotes its dissolution, suspension or dilution, wherein: the ballast material is a particulate solid that is dry before being exposed to the water that dissolves, suspends or dilutes it; and the structure comprises at least one barrier that closes a space containing the ballast material, which barrier is arranged to be opened, dissolved, penetrated or removed to expose the ballast material to water when the structure is at the subsea location. the ballast material is a particulate solid that is dry before being exposed to the water that dissolves, suspends or dilutes it; and the structure comprises at least one barrier that closes a space containing the ballast material, which barrier is arranged to be opened, dissolved, penetrated or removed to expose the ballast material to water when the structure is at the subsea location.
A living biological sample observation method by an electron microscope, the method comprising: applying a composition for evaporation suppression including at least one kind selected from an amphiphilic compound, oils and fats, and an ionic liquid to a body surface of a living biological sample; irradiating the sample applied with the composition for evaporation suppression with an electron beam or plasma to form a polymerized film on the surface of the sample as a thin film and covering the sample with the polymerized film, wherein the sample is provided with motility by suppressing decrease in temperature associated with evaporation from the inside of the sample body, the morphology of the sample is preserved as it is, and an internal body temperature of the sample, which enables the sample to be active, is maintained even under vacuum; and displaying an electron microscopic image of the sample covered with the polymerized film and accommodated in a sample chamber under vacuum as it is alive on a display device. applying a composition for evaporation suppression including at least one kind selected from an amphiphilic compound, oils and fats, and an ionic liquid to a body surface of a living biological sample; irradiating the sample applied with the composition for evaporation suppression with an electron beam or plasma to form a polymerized film on the surface of the sample as a thin film and covering the sample with the polymerized film, wherein the sample is provided with motility by suppressing decrease in temperature associated with evaporation from the inside of the sample body, the morphology of the sample is preserved as it is, and an internal body temperature of the sample, which enables the sample to be active, is maintained even under vacuum; and displaying an electron microscopic image of the sample covered with the polymerized film and accommodated in a sample chamber under vacuum as it is alive on a display device.
A method for assisting the diagnosis of the condition of myelofibrosis, comprising the steps of: measuring a marker protein contained in the peripheral blood collected from a patient with myelofibrosis; and determining the condition of myelofibrosis of the patient based on the measured value of the marker protein, wherein the marker protein is M2BP (Mac-2-binding protein) having a sugar chain that binds to WFA (Wisteria floribunda agglutinin) lectin. measuring a marker protein contained in the peripheral blood collected from a patient with myelofibrosis; and determining the condition of myelofibrosis of the patient based on the measured value of the marker protein, wherein the marker protein is M2BP (Mac-2-binding protein) having a sugar chain that binds to WFA (Wisteria floribunda agglutinin) lectin.
A microelectromechanical force/pressure sensor comprising: a sensor die, of semiconductor material, having a front surface and a bottom surface extending in a horizontal plane (xy); piezoresistive elements, integrated in the bulk region of the sensor die, at the front surface thereof; and a cap die, coupled above the sensor die, covering the piezoresistive elements, having a respective front surface and a respective bottom surface, opposite to each other along a vertical direction (z) transverse to said horizontal plane (xy), the bottom surface of the cap die facing the front surface of the sensor die, further comprising a conversion layer arranged on the front surface of the sensor die, the conversion layer being patterned to define a groove traversing its entire thickness along the vertical direction (z) and being uniformly in contact with the front surface of the sensor die outside the groove; wherein the piezoresistive elements are arranged vertically in correspondence to the groove, characterized in that the sensor die is made of a solid and compact bulk region having a substantially constant thickness along the vertical direction (z) where said piezoresistive elements are arranged, and in that the conversion layer is configured to convert a load applied to the front surface of the cap die and/or bottom surface of the sensor die, into a planar stress distribution in the bulk region of said sensor die acting in said horizontal plane (xy) at said groove, which is sensed by said piezoresistive elements. a sensor die, of semiconductor material, having a front surface and a bottom surface extending in a horizontal plane (xy); piezoresistive elements, integrated in the bulk region of the sensor die, at the front surface thereof; and a cap die, coupled above the sensor die, covering the piezoresistive elements, having a respective front surface and a respective bottom surface, opposite to each other along a vertical direction (z) transverse to said horizontal plane (xy), the bottom surface of the cap die facing the front surface of the sensor die, further comprising a conversion layer arranged on the front surface of the sensor die, the conversion layer being patterned to define a groove traversing its entire thickness along the vertical direction (z) and being uniformly in contact with the front surface of the sensor die outside the groove; wherein the piezoresistive elements are arranged vertically in correspondence to the groove, characterized in that the sensor die is made of a solid and compact bulk region having a substantially constant thickness along the vertical direction (z) where said piezoresistive elements are arranged, and in that the conversion layer is configured to convert a load applied to the front surface of the cap die and/or bottom surface of the sensor die, into a planar stress distribution in the bulk region of said sensor die acting in said horizontal plane (xy) at said groove, which is sensed by said piezoresistive elements.
A drilling mud separation centrifuge, comprising: a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within a bowl; and a feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding a drilling mud through a feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to an annular space between the wall of the screw conveyor and the bowl, which comprises a large bowl section which is coupled to a conical discharge end provided with a solids discharge port; characterized in that the large bowl section (12d, 60) and the conical discharge end (12e, 58) comprise an outer surface of composite material and an inner sleeve including a wear-resistant urethane surface bonded to the outer surface of composite material; and wherein the conical discharge end further includes a ceramic discharge port for the exit of the separated solids and an inner annular ceramic liner disposed at the end of the conical discharge end (12e,58), the inner annular ceramic liner being juxtaposed to the inner sleeve in the conical discharge end. a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within a bowl; and a feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding a drilling mud through a feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to an annular space between the wall of the screw conveyor and the bowl, which comprises a large bowl section which is coupled to a conical discharge end provided with a solids discharge port; characterized in that the large bowl section (12d, 60) and the conical discharge end (12e, 58) comprise an outer surface of composite material and an inner sleeve including a wear-resistant urethane surface bonded to the outer surface of composite material; and wherein the conical discharge end further includes a ceramic discharge port for the exit of the separated solids and an inner annular ceramic liner disposed at the end of the conical discharge end (12e,58), the inner annular ceramic liner being juxtaposed to the inner sleeve in the conical discharge end.
Heat exchanger plate of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger plate comprising two faces (12, 13) extending between two lateral edges and two longitudinal edges of said heat exchanger plate, the heat exchanger plate comprising at least an opening extending from a first face to a second face of the heat exchanger plate, each opening being delimited by a collar that is arranged around the at least one opening, the heat exchanger plate comprising at least one dimple protruding above at least one of the faces (12, 13), wherein said at least one dimple comprises a flat area and a slopped area, said slopped area being interposed between the collar and the flat area, the slopped area being delimited by two opposite sidelines, characterized in that a first distance between both side lines is growing from the flat area of the at least one dimple up to the collar.
A vehicle external warning sound generation system, comprising: a transducer that is configured to generate warning sounds external to a vehicle in response to an input sound signal; a sensor that is configured to sense sounds external to the vehicle and has an output signal that represents both sensed ambient noise and sensed warning sounds emitted by the transducer; and a processing system, responsive to the sensor output signal, that generates the input sound signal that is provided to the transducer, wherein the processing system comprises an adaptive filter which reduces the level of the sensed warning sounds in the sensor output signal, so that mostly ambient noise remains from the sensor output signal, wherein one or more properties of the generated warning sounds are related to the ambient noise, and wherein the properties comprise the frequency, such that the frequency of the generated warning sounds is related to the ambient noise. a transducer that is configured to generate warning sounds external to a vehicle in response to an input sound signal; a sensor that is configured to sense sounds external to the vehicle and has an output signal that represents both sensed ambient noise and sensed warning sounds emitted by the transducer; and a processing system, responsive to the sensor output signal, that generates the input sound signal that is provided to the transducer, wherein the processing system comprises an adaptive filter which reduces the level of the sensed warning sounds in the sensor output signal, so that mostly ambient noise remains from the sensor output signal, wherein one or more properties of the generated warning sounds are related to the ambient noise, and wherein the properties comprise the frequency, such that the frequency of the generated warning sounds is related to the ambient noise.
A computer-implemented method of processing images from a sequence of images, comprising grey tones and colour tones, the method comprising the steps of: - obtaining grey tone images based on the image's luminance or lightness values from the images in the sequence; - deriving a further grey tone image by applying temporal noise reduction to the grey tone images; - determining the presence of grey tone edges in the further grey tone image, the determining of grey tone edges comprising determining, in the further grey tone image, information that is representative of both the presence and the strength of the relevant grey tone edges; - mapping the determined grey tone edges into a coloured image from the sequence or one or more colour tone images obtained from the coloured image; - applying local filtering under control of said grey tone edges to said coloured image or the one or more colour tone images, the local filtering comprising edge preserving filtering under control of the information that is representative of the presence and the strength of the relevant grey tone edges. - obtaining grey tone images based on the image's luminance or lightness values from the images in the sequence; - deriving a further grey tone image by applying temporal noise reduction to the grey tone images; - determining the presence of grey tone edges in the further grey tone image, the determining of grey tone edges comprising determining, in the further grey tone image, information that is representative of both the presence and the strength of the relevant grey tone edges; - mapping the determined grey tone edges into a coloured image from the sequence or one or more colour tone images obtained from the coloured image; - applying local filtering under control of said grey tone edges to said coloured image or the one or more colour tone images, the local filtering comprising edge preserving filtering under control of the information that is representative of the presence and the strength of the relevant grey tone edges.
A remote optical gas detection device, comprising an infrared camera associated with measuring and reference filters mounted successively on the sighting axis of the camera, and means for processing the signals supplied by the camera and corresponding to the fluxes of at least two areas of different temperature of an observed region, a detection housing connected to an electrical power supply unit, the detection housing comprising an infrared detector with a matrix of photodetectors and fixed to a power-driven support which is guided in axial movement inside the detection housing enabling optical focussing due to thermal drift in order to compensate said drift without any spatial modification of the scene observed, an infrared lens mounted in front of the detector, a filter assembly held by a rotating disk, this assembly being arranged between the lens and the detector and including power-driven means for successively bringing each filter onto the sighting axis of the lens and detector, the detection housing likewise including electronic boards for controlling the detector, for acquiring and digitizing the infrared signals and for controlling the means of rotating the disk carrying the filters, and a processor responsible for controlling the operation of the detection housing and for applying gas detection algorithms to the signals supplied by the detector.
A communication method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal, second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information indicates a configuration value in a first frequency domain resource unit size set by using ⌈ log 2 N ⌉ bits, wherein N is the number of configurations values of the first frequency domain resource unit size in the first frequency domain resource unit size set corresponding to a subband or a frequency band, and ┌ ┐ indicates rounding up, N >1; and determining, by the terminal, a size of a first frequency domain resource unit based on the second configuration information and predefined first configuration information, wherein the predefined first configuration information comprises a correspondence between the subband or the frequency band and the first frequency domain resource unit size set, wherein the first frequency domain resource unit is a resource block group, RBG receiving, by a terminal, second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information indicates a configuration value in a first frequency domain resource unit size set by using ⌈ log 2 N ⌉ bits, wherein N is the number of configurations values of the first frequency domain resource unit size in the first frequency domain resource unit size set corresponding to a subband or a frequency band, and ┌ ┐ indicates rounding up, N >1; and determining, by the terminal, a size of a first frequency domain resource unit based on the second configuration information and predefined first configuration information, wherein the predefined first configuration information comprises a correspondence between the subband or the frequency band and the first frequency domain resource unit size set, wherein the first frequency domain resource unit is a resource block group, RBG
A method for asynchronous event notification by a device in a system that supports command queuing, comprising: receiving an asynchronous event notification request command from a host (410, 510); accepting the asynchronous event notification request command without scheduling the asynchronous event notification request command for completion (425, 530); monitoring device operation for an asynchronous event (455, 530); processing at least one other command after having accepted the asynchronous event notification command (450, 522); detecting an asynchronous event after having processed the at least one other command (460, 535); and providing notification of the asynchronous event by scheduling the command for completion and sending a response to the host (465, 540). receiving an asynchronous event notification request command from a host (410, 510); accepting the asynchronous event notification request command without scheduling the asynchronous event notification request command for completion (425, 530); monitoring device operation for an asynchronous event (455, 530); processing at least one other command after having accepted the asynchronous event notification command (450, 522); detecting an asynchronous event after having processed the at least one other command (460, 535); and providing notification of the asynchronous event by scheduling the command for completion and sending a response to the host (465, 540).
A micro-fluidic system comprising at least one micro-channel having a wall with an inner side, wherein the micro-fluidic system furthermore comprises: - a plurality of ciliary actuator elements attached to said inner side of said wall, each ciliary actuator element having a shape and an orientation, and - means for applying stimuli to said plurality of ciliary actuator elements so as to cause a change in their shape and/or orientation. - a plurality of ciliary actuator elements attached to said inner side of said wall, each ciliary actuator element having a shape and an orientation, and - means for applying stimuli to said plurality of ciliary actuator elements so as to cause a change in their shape and/or orientation.
A composition comprising a clathrate consisting of a cyclodextrin and an active ingredient, wherein the cyclodextrin and active ingredient clathrate is homogeneously dispersed in a polysaccharide polymer matrix in aqueous solution formed by hyaluronic acid and/or salts thereof and an oligosaccharide derivative of chitosan with lactose, obtained by reductive amination reaction of chitosan D-glucosamine, having a degree of substitution of the amine functional group with lactose of at least 40%.
An easy-to-open cap for containers and with retention of the cover, once opened, comprising a base ring and a cover between which a hinge arrangement is provided, which allows a stable and articulated connection between the base ring and the cover of the cap, an internal wall of the cover providing a threading complementary to a threading formed on a mouth of a container, wherein said hinge arrangement allows the cover to be brought from its closed position, aligned and integral with the base ring, to an open position rotated with respect to the base ring, said base ring providing a circumferential notch which extends along the whole external surface of the cap except for the area in which said hinge arrangement is formed which allows at least a partial removal between the cover and the base ring once interposed frangible bridges have been broken, opposite ends of an area of the cover in which the hinge arrangement is formed being connected to said base ring by a respective string extension which ensures that the cover, even once unscrewed from a container mouth, always remains attached to it, wherein stable positioning means of the cover are provided, opened and rotated by at least 180° with respect to the base ring arranged on said cover and on said base ring respectively, characterized in that said stable positioning means comprises a tooth which is part of the cover which extends upwards from a closure wall of the cover and a seat for the above-mentioned tooth obtained in a first part of the base ring and facing upwards in correspondence with said hinge arrangement between the ends of each of the string extensions, said seat for said tooth obtained in a first part of the base ring is V-shaped.