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A method of depolymerising a lignin, the method comprising: oxidising the lignin with molecular oxygen in the presence of a quinone and a source of nitrogen dioxide to provide an oxidised lignin wherein benzylic -OH of β-O-4 linkages have been converted to carbonyl; and depolymerising the oxidised lignin with a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, aluminium and titanium or mixtures thereof, in the presence of an ammonium salt or carbon dioxide. oxidising the lignin with molecular oxygen in the presence of a quinone and a source of nitrogen dioxide to provide an oxidised lignin wherein benzylic -OH of β-O-4 linkages have been converted to carbonyl; and depolymerising the oxidised lignin with a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, aluminium and titanium or mixtures thereof, in the presence of an ammonium salt or carbon dioxide.
A contact switching device in which a movable iron core provided at one end portion of a movable shaft is attracted to a fixed iron core, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion, by which the movable shaft reciprocates in a shaft center direction, and a movable contact of a movable contact piece arranged at another end portion of the movable shaft contacts and departs from a fixed contact, wherein the movable iron core has a cylindrical outer circumferential portion and an annular attracting and sticking portion in an upper opening edge portion of the cylindrical outer circumferential portion, wherein the annular attracting and sticking portion is ring-shaped with an inner diameter fitted to the movable shaft, and wherein a ratio between an inner diameter (φ 2) and an outer diameter (φ 1) of the cylindrical outer circumferential portion is 77% or less, characterized in that a cylindrical inner circumferential portion is provided inward at an opening edge portion of the annular attracting and sticking portion, wherein the cylindrical inner circumferential portion has an inner diameter fitted to the movable shaft.
Method for the formation of an elementary indicator of the efficiency of azotobacterization (eAZB) of cellulosic soil borne crop residues and of nitrate catch crops (cipan) applicable in integrated fertilizer mangement by measurement of the N-NH4 / N-NO3 (rNN) ratio of mineral nitrogen (Nm) in the soil, the said rNN being obtained without resorting to sampling of the vadose or rooting zone and when the RCS and/or the cipans are azotobacterized by reinforcement characterized in that it comprises the inoculation of populations of telluric azotobacteria in the vicinity of the RCS and the cipans prior to their burial and the constitution of the ZAR, and in that; • the residuspheric activity zone, i.e. the volume of soil surrounding the aforementioned crop residues in the process of decomposing in or on the soil and affecting the activity of microbial microflora, is the object of a simple indexed specimen obtained of Nm and rNN, and in that; • the depth of the ZAR is equal to that of the burial depth of the RCS, • the critical value of rNN, rNN50, is determined either in vitro (rNN50iv) or in situ (rNN50is) and represents the median value between the respective minimum and maximum rNN values reached during the mineralization of said RCS over time. • the residuspheric activity zone, i.e. the volume of soil surrounding the aforementioned crop residues in the process of decomposing in or on the soil and affecting the activity of microbial microflora, is the object of a simple indexed specimen obtained of Nm and rNN, and in that; • the depth of the ZAR is equal to that of the burial depth of the RCS, • the critical value of rNN, rNN50, is determined either in vitro (rNN50iv) or in situ (rNN50is) and represents the median value between the respective minimum and maximum rNN values reached during the mineralization of said RCS over time.
A method for manufacturing a microelectronic device including, on the basis of a substrate: - forming a first layer of a first semiconductor material, on a first area of an upper surface of the substrate; - forming a second layer of a second semiconductor material, on a second area, distinct from the first area, of the upper surface of the substrate; comprising, after forming the second layer: - forming a first metal layer above the first layer; - forming a first contact layer of a first intermetallic compound or solid solution comprising at least one portion of the first layer and at least one portion of the first metal layer; - forming a second metal layer above the second layer; - forming a second contact layer of a second intermetallic compound or solid solution comprising at least one portion of said residual portion and at least one portion of the second metal layer; the method being characterised in that it comprises, between forming the first contact layer and forming the second metal layer: - forming a first sacrificial layer by oxidation of an upper portion of the first contact layer, and a second sacrificial layer by oxidation of an upper portion of the second layer, the thickness e 1 of the first sacrificial layer being greater than the thickness e 2 of the second sacrificial layer; - carrying out a removal of the entire second sacrificial layer so as to expose a residual portion of the second layer and a partial removal of the first sacrificial layer; and in that the second metal layer is formed over said residual portion of the second layer. - forming a first layer of a first semiconductor material, on a first area of an upper surface of the substrate; - forming a second layer of a second semiconductor material, on a second area, distinct from the first area, of the upper surface of the substrate; comprising, after forming the second layer: - forming a first metal layer above the first layer; - forming a first contact layer of a first intermetallic compound or solid solution comprising at least one portion of the first layer and at least one portion of the first metal layer; - forming a second metal layer above the second layer; - forming a second contact layer of a second intermetallic compound or solid solution comprising at least one portion of said residual portion and at least one portion of the second metal layer; - forming a first sacrificial layer by oxidation of an upper portion of the first contact layer, and a second sacrificial layer by oxidation of an upper portion of the second layer, the thickness e 1 of the first sacrificial layer being greater than the thickness e 2 of the second sacrificial layer; - carrying out a removal of the entire second sacrificial layer so as to expose a residual portion of the second layer and a partial removal of the first sacrificial layer;
A posture shirt designed for controlling posture, which is obtained by weaving with areas with diversified traction, intended, according to the zones, to ensure stimulation of the muscles responsible for controlling posture in order to restore a correct attitude in subjects affected by disabling pathologies such as hyperkyphotic dysmorphisms, said shirt comprising at the top a collar, characterised in that it comprises a substantially rigid strip, fixable to the wearer's waist, associated with a pocket formed in the dorsal zone of the shirt located along the spinal column, wherein a reinforcement element or bar is insertable, the reinforcement element or bar representing a dorsal support terminating at the top with a slide that is slidable vertically along the median axis of the bar.
A hinge structure applied to a folding electronic device, wherein the hinge structure comprises a housing and at least one first hinge, and the first hinge comprises: a trajectory limiting mechanism including a first hinge bracket fixedly connected to the housing, a first slider which comprises a first hollow chute, and a second slider which comprises a second hollow chute; and a synchronization mechanism including a cylindrical gear set, a first guide gear, and a second guide gear, the first guide gear and the second guide gear including a gear end (2221, 2231) and a guide end (2222, 2232) respectively, the gear end of the first guide gear engaging with an end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the gear end of the second guide gear engaging with another end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the guide end of the first guide gear being in sliding fit with the first hollow chute, and the guide end of the second guide gear being in sliding fit with the second hollow chute, so as to drive the first slider and the second slider respectively to rotate with respect to the first hinge bracket. a trajectory limiting mechanism including a first hinge bracket fixedly connected to the housing, a first slider which comprises a first hollow chute, and a second slider which comprises a second hollow chute; and a synchronization mechanism including a cylindrical gear set, a first guide gear, and a second guide gear, the first guide gear and the second guide gear including a gear end (2221, 2231) and a guide end (2222, 2232) respectively, the gear end of the first guide gear engaging with an end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the gear end of the second guide gear engaging with another end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the guide end of the first guide gear being in sliding fit with the first hollow chute, and the guide end of the second guide gear being in sliding fit with the second hollow chute, so as to drive the first slider and the second slider respectively to rotate with respect to the first hinge bracket.
A cutting tool, comprising: one or more cutting portions including a cutting insert, a wedge for clamping the cutting insert, a slot formed in a body of the cutting tool and receiving the wedge, and an insert seat recessed within a side surface of the slot and receiving the cutting insert; said insert seat having a radial inner side surface, a bottom supporting surface on which the cutting insert is seated, and a lateral supporting surface outwardly extending from the radial inner side surface and the bottom supporting surface, said cutting insert having a polygonal top surface, a bottom surface supported by the bottom supporting surface of the insert seat, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting between the top surface and the bottom surface, characterized in that the top surface of the cutting insert comprises a recessed portion having a plurality of surfaces inclined toward the center of the top surface of the cutting insert, the outline of said recessed portion being twisted at a twist angle α with respect to the outline of the top surface of the cutting insert, and wherein the wedge includes a projecting portion that contacts the surface inclined toward the center of the top surface of the cutting insert and pushes the cutting insert so that two side surfaces of the side surfaces of the cutting insert can be supported by the radial inner side surface and the lateral supporting surface of the insert seat. one or more cutting portions including a cutting insert, a wedge for clamping the cutting insert, a slot formed in a body of the cutting tool and receiving the wedge, and an insert seat recessed within a side surface of the slot and receiving the cutting insert; said insert seat having a radial inner side surface, a bottom supporting surface on which the cutting insert is seated, and a lateral supporting surface outwardly extending from the radial inner side surface and the bottom supporting surface, said cutting insert having a polygonal top surface, a bottom surface supported by the bottom supporting surface of the insert seat, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting between the top surface and the bottom surface, characterized in that the top surface of the cutting insert comprises a recessed portion having a plurality of surfaces inclined toward the center of the top surface of the cutting insert, the outline of said recessed portion being twisted at a twist angle α with respect to the outline of the top surface of the cutting insert, and wherein the wedge includes a projecting portion that contacts the surface inclined toward the center of the top surface of the cutting insert and pushes the cutting insert so that two side surfaces of the side surfaces of the cutting insert can be supported by the radial inner side surface and the lateral supporting surface of the insert seat.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, displaying at least a portion of a web page on the touch screen display, wherein the web page comprises a plurality of boxes of content with defined positions relative to each other; detecting a first gesture at a location on the displayed portion of the web page; determining which of the displayed plurality of boxes is at the location of the first gesture; enlarging the boxes and centering the determined box on the touch screen display whilst maintaining the defined positions of the boxes on the display; while the boxes are enlarged and the enlarged determined box is centred, detecting a second gesture on a second enlarged box, of the plurality of displayed boxes, other than the determined box; and, in response to detecting the second gesture, substantially centering the second enlarged box on the touch screen display whilst maintaining the boxes in the defined relative positions on the display. at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, displaying at least a portion of a web page on the touch screen display, wherein the web page comprises a plurality of boxes of content with defined positions relative to each other; detecting a first gesture at a location on the displayed portion of the web page; determining which of the displayed plurality of boxes is at the location of the first gesture; enlarging the boxes and centering the determined box on the touch screen display whilst maintaining the defined positions of the boxes on the display; while the boxes are enlarged and the enlarged determined box is centred, detecting a second gesture on a second enlarged box, of the plurality of displayed boxes, other than the determined box; and, in response to detecting the second gesture, substantially centering the second enlarged box on the touch screen display whilst maintaining the boxes in the defined relative positions on the display.
Device for compensating time dispersions applied to the generation of ultra-short pulses with optic frequency (ν), comprising: - two transparent optical diffraction gratings (RA, RB), which are identical and parallel to each other, operating on the principle of the Bragg diffraction, and - two identical prisms (PA, PB), placed head to tail, in the space separating said aforementioned optical diffraction gratings (RA, RB), characterized in that the outer faces (FeA, FeB) of said prisms (PA, PB) are parallel to each other and form a non-zero angle (γ) with the parallel faces of said optical diffraction gratings (RA, RB). - two transparent optical diffraction gratings (RA, RB), which are identical and parallel to each other, operating on the principle of the Bragg diffraction, and - two identical prisms (PA, PB), placed head to tail, in the space separating said aforementioned optical diffraction gratings (RA, RB),
A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the compound is selected from 6-methoxy-8- (2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(3-(pyridin-4-yl)propyl)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol, 6-methoxy-8-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2- (3-(pyridin-3-yl)propyl)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol and 6,7-dimethoxy-8-(2-methoxyphenyl) -2-(3-(pyridin-4-yl)propyl)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydroisoquinoline.
Optical pressure sensor using interferometric readout of pressure variations, comprising two membranes (3,4) with essentially similar mechanical characteristics, wherein at least one of the membranes is partially transmitting and partially reflective, and where the second membrane is at least partially reflective, the membranes being separated by a cavity defined by a spacer part maintaining a distance between the membranes, the membranes thus providing a interferometer, the sensor also including a readout unit for sensing the variations in the distance between the membranes, and characterised in that the cavity defines a first volume between the membranes is essentially sealed from the second volume outside the membranes, one of them representing a reference volume and the other being a sensor volume being subject to pressure variations so that a pressure variation in one of said volumes results in a change in the distance between the membranes, the membranes moving in opposite directions.
Autonomous actuator for actuation between several positions of a screen for solar protection or shading, comprising a hollow housing delimiting an interior space in which are mounted: - a motor and a reduction assembly, - a control circuit for control of the motor, - a battery assembly connected to the control circuit, the hollow housing comprising a removable lid (42B; 426) allowing access to the batteries and removal thereof, the autonomous actuator comprising an output shaft turning relative to the housing for rotating an element of the screen, characterised in that the removable lid (42B; 426) extends longitudinally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the hollow housing. - a motor and a reduction assembly, - a control circuit for control of the motor, - a battery assembly connected to the control circuit,
A computer implemented method comprising: receiving speech; determining, based on an application field to which recognized text is set to be provided, the application field being a field of an application and the field configured to receive recognized text, a speech recognition correction level, the speech recognition correction level indicating a level of accuracy that is indicated as acceptable when performing speech recognition of the speech; recognizing the speech at the speech recognition correction level to produce the recognized text; and providing, to the application field, the recognized text. receiving speech; determining, based on an application field to which recognized text is set to be provided, the application field being a field of an application and the field configured to receive recognized text, a speech recognition correction level, the speech recognition correction level indicating a level of accuracy that is indicated as acceptable when performing speech recognition of the speech; recognizing the speech at the speech recognition correction level to produce the recognized text; and providing, to the application field, the recognized text.
Swimming pool cleaning system including a cleaning device intended to be submerged in the swimming pool, characterized in that the system includes as well an images acquisition means secured to a float via a flexible tie attached to the submerged cleaning device.
An optical signal receiver comprising: an optical resonator having an aperture to allow optical signal energy to enter and an output to allow a portion of optical signal energy to be emitted, the optical resonator configured to receive optical signal energy of a plurality of wavelengths via the aperture, accumulate resonant optical signal energy inside the optical resonator, cause the emitted optical signal energy at each of the plurality of wavelengths to approach a steady-state output intensity, and disturb the emitted optical signal energy of a respective wavelength upon a transition in the received optical signal energy of the respective wavelength, the optical resonator having at least one dimension to cause phase alignment of the accumulated optical signal energy at each of the plurality of wavelengths; an optical splitter configured to receive the emitted optical signal energy and separate the emitted optical signal energy into each of the plurality of wavelengths; and a detector configured to detect the disturbance to the emitted optical signal energy of at least one of the plurality of wavelengths and determine a characteristic of the transition in the received optical signal energy of the respective at least one of the plurality of wavelengths based upon the disturbance. an optical resonator having an aperture to allow optical signal energy to enter and an output to allow a portion of optical signal energy to be emitted, the optical resonator configured to receive optical signal energy of a plurality of wavelengths via the aperture, accumulate resonant optical signal energy inside the optical resonator, cause the emitted optical signal energy at each of the plurality of wavelengths to approach a steady-state output intensity, and disturb the emitted optical signal energy of a respective wavelength upon a transition in the received optical signal energy of the respective wavelength, the optical resonator having at least one dimension to cause phase alignment of the accumulated optical signal energy at each of the plurality of wavelengths; an optical splitter configured to receive the emitted optical signal energy and separate the emitted optical signal energy into each of the plurality of wavelengths; and a detector configured to detect the disturbance to the emitted optical signal energy of at least one of the plurality of wavelengths and determine a characteristic of the transition in the received optical signal energy of the respective at least one of the plurality of wavelengths based upon the disturbance.
A polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer selected from (i) a polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer comprising an acrylonitrile unit in an amount of from 93.0 mol% to 99.4 mol%; a (meth)acrylamide-based unit in an amount of from 0.5 mol% to 4.0 mol%; and a hydroxyalkyl unsaturated carboxylate unit in an amount of from 0.1 mol% to 3.0 mol%, the (meth)acrylamide-based unit being any one or both of a (meth)acrylamide unit and a (meth)acrylamide derivative unit having a molecular weight of 105 or less; and (ii) a polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer comprising an acrylonitrile unit in an amount of from 93.0 mol% to 98.7 mol%; a (meth)acrylamide-based unit in an amount of from 1.0 mol% to 4.0 mol%; and a hydroxyalkyl unsaturated carboxylate unit in an amount of from 0.3 mol% to 3.0 mol%, the (meth)acrylamide-based unit being any one or both of a (meth)acrylamide unit and a (meth)acrylamide derivative unit having a molecular weight of 105 or less. (i) a polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer comprising an acrylonitrile unit in an amount of from 93.0 mol% to 99.4 mol%; a (meth)acrylamide-based unit in an amount of from 0.5 mol% to 4.0 mol%; and a hydroxyalkyl unsaturated carboxylate unit in an amount of from 0.1 mol% to 3.0 mol%, the (meth)acrylamide-based unit being any one or both of a (meth)acrylamide unit and a (meth)acrylamide derivative unit having a molecular weight of 105 or less; and (ii) a polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer comprising an acrylonitrile unit in an amount of from 93.0 mol% to 98.7 mol%; a (meth)acrylamide-based unit in an amount of from 1.0 mol% to 4.0 mol%; and a hydroxyalkyl unsaturated carboxylate unit in an amount of from 0.3 mol% to 3.0 mol%, the (meth)acrylamide-based unit being any one or both of a (meth)acrylamide unit and a (meth)acrylamide derivative unit having a molecular weight of 105 or less.