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A method of manufacture of a non-leachable antimicrobial material comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) providing a substrate, comprised in whole or in part of a natural or synthetic substrate material, b) treating the substrate by applying an aqueous solution of an antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte to said substrate, wherein the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte has an average degree of polymerization of 3 to 2500, and an excess cationic charge density of at least 1 mole per 25,000 grams; wherein the solution concentration of the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte is 20 weight percent to 0.01 weight percent, and, without rinsing the exposed substrate, c) drying said exposed substrate thoroughly to effect non-leachable bonding between at least a portion of the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte and the exposed substrate. a) providing a substrate, comprised in whole or in part of a natural or synthetic substrate material, b) treating the substrate by applying an aqueous solution of an antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte to said substrate, wherein the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte has an average degree of polymerization of 3 to 2500, and an excess cationic charge density of at least 1 mole per 25,000 grams; wherein the solution concentration of the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte is 20 weight percent to 0.01 weight percent, and, without rinsing the exposed substrate, c) drying said exposed substrate thoroughly to effect non-leachable bonding between at least a portion of the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte and the exposed substrate.
A process for treating waste by particle size reduction and aerobic fermentation, prior to a final treatment, in particular a stabilization, composting or methanization treatment, according to which: - the waste is introduced semi-continuously, or continuously, at one end of a substantially horizontal rotary drum, suitable for delivering the pretreated waste at its other end, - the drum is ventilated and the waste undergoes, in the drum, the particle size reduction and a first step of aerobic fermentation, with an appropriate residence time, in particular of 2 to 4 days, - the pretreated waste is subjected to a screening operation in order to separate a fraction of finer particle size enriched in organic material from a coarser fraction, - the waste leaves the drum continuously, - a storage (4,5) of the pretreated waste is carried out on leaving the drum, - a ventilation of the stored pretreated waste is provided, - and the pretreated waste, after storage, is transferred to the screening unit, characterized in that the ventilation air leaving the storage area is sent to the rotary drum to contribute to the ventilation of the drum before being sent to a treatment, in particular an odor control treatment. - the waste is introduced semi-continuously, or continuously, at one end of a substantially horizontal rotary drum, suitable for delivering the pretreated waste at its other end, - the drum is ventilated and the waste undergoes, in the drum, the particle size reduction and a first step of aerobic fermentation, with an appropriate residence time, in particular of 2 to 4 days, - the pretreated waste is subjected to a screening operation in order to separate a fraction of finer particle size enriched in organic material from a coarser fraction, - the waste leaves the drum continuously, - a storage (4,5) of the pretreated waste is carried out on leaving the drum, - a ventilation of the stored pretreated waste is provided, - and the pretreated waste, after storage, is transferred to the screening unit, characterized in that the ventilation air leaving the storage area is sent to the rotary drum to contribute to the ventilation of the drum before being sent to a treatment, in particular an odor control treatment.
An electrical household appliance comprising a cable connector and channel assembly having a first part in the form of a cable connector joining a plurality of incoming conductor means with a plurality of outgoing conductor means in an enclosing manner, said cable connector and channel assembly further comprising a second part in the form of a cable channel provided within a cable channel housing so as to enclose an electrical cable establishing electrical connection with said first part of said cable connector and channel assembly, characterized in that said first part of the cable connector and channel assembly is disposed on an internal wall surface of said electrical household appliance and said second part has a channel outer opening communicating with a cable outlet hole disposed on an external wall surface of the electrical household appliance, the cable being both fixed and safely guided outside the appliance, so as to avoid cable intermingling.
A hemostasis valve for a tearaway sheath assembly, wherein the valve is defined by a pair of valve halves joined by a sealed weak interfacial joint to define a distal end having a transverse distal section having at least one slit partially thereacross, and a proximal end defining a large diameter cavity extending distally to the transverse distal section, characterized in that: distal end portions of the valve halves converge, and each thereof includes at least one rib portion axially along an outer surface thereof having stiffness to enhance the closing of the distal end portions at the distal valve slit.
A herb extract prepared by extracting a herb mixture consisting of Sophora flavescens, Licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), Lonicera japonica, Angelica gigas, Aralia continentalis, Saussurea lappa, Bangpoong (Saposhnikovia divaricata), Zizyphus jujuba, Houttuynia cordata, Forsythia koreana, Arctii Fructus, Epimedium koreanum, Ginseng, Lithospermi Radix, Sanguisorbae officinalis, Cnidium officinale, Scrophularia buergeriana, and Reynoutria elliptica by using water as a solvent.
A water application device (10/100) for applying water in a garden watering system, the device (10/100) comprising: a main body (20/110) graspable along a handle portion (22/119) thereof by an operator, the main body (20/110) housing a flow control assembly configured to enable the device (10/100) to execute a control function relative to flow of water through the device (10/100); an operable member (30/140) operably coupled to the main body (20/110) to interface with the flow control assembly to alternately provide flow and stop flow through the device (10/100); and a flow channel formed inside the main body (20/110) to define a flow path between an inlet portion (26/114) and an outlet portion (24/112) of the device (10/100), the flow channel defining at least one critical area in which water is enabled to collect when the water application device is not applying water, wherein the critical area includes at least one compensator receiver configured to receive a compensator comprising compressible material configured to enable the compensator to be compressed within the critical area to increase an effective volume of the critical area, wherein one of the compensator or the critical area is provided with at least one retention rib (330 or 340) to facilitate holding the compensator in the critical area, and wherein either or both of an internal and external diameter of the compensator changes along a longitudinal length of the compensator. a main body (20/110) graspable along a handle portion (22/119) thereof by an operator, the main body (20/110) housing a flow control assembly configured to enable the device (10/100) to execute a control function relative to flow of water through the device (10/100); an operable member (30/140) operably coupled to the main body (20/110) to interface with the flow control assembly to alternately provide flow and stop flow through the device (10/100); and a flow channel formed inside the main body (20/110) to define a flow path between an inlet portion (26/114) and an outlet portion (24/112) of the device (10/100), the flow channel defining at least one critical area in which water is enabled to collect when the water application device is not applying water, wherein the critical area includes at least one compensator receiver configured to receive a compensator comprising compressible material configured to enable the compensator to be compressed within the critical area to increase an effective volume of the critical area, wherein one of the compensator or the critical area is provided with at least one retention rib (330 or 340) to facilitate holding the compensator in the critical area, and wherein either or both of an internal and external diameter of the compensator changes along a longitudinal length of the compensator.
Building surface panelling consisting of a top layer and a substructure, with the top layer being formed by elongate elements of a wooden material, which are arranged next to one another and parallel to one another at a distance from one another, whereby the substructure features support slats (3, 9) whose longitudinal direction extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the elements of the top layer, wherein the elements of the top layer are connected to the support slats (3, 9) by fastening elements (7, 8), wherein two fastening elements (7, 8) are arranged in the intersection area between an element of the top layer and a support slat (3, 9), which are offset relative to one another by being arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the respective top element, whereby each of the support slats (3, 9) consists of a first and a second partial slat (4, 5, 10, 11), which are arranged parallel to one another, characterised in that the fastening elements (7, 8) are screws or nails, in that the two partial slats (4, 5; 10, 11) are at least slightly movable in their longitudinal direction relative to one another, and in that, at the intersections with elements of the top layer, only the fastening element that is closer to the element of one lateral partial shell surface than to the second of these partial shell surfaces is arranged on the first partial slat, and in that only the fastening element that is closer to the element of its second lateral partial shell surface than to the first of these partial shell surfaces is arranged on the second partial slat, so that, when the cross-sectional area of the elements changes due to moisture-induced swelling or shrinkage, the partial slats (4, 5) are offset relative to one another by approximately the average amount of this change, and thus hardly any shear forces are introduced into the fastening elements (7, 8).
A vibration exciter for load testing a rotor blade, having a direct drive, which can be connected to the rotor blade via a lever mechanism, wherein the lever mechanism has a pendulum support, which is connected to a coupling device for force transmission to the rotor blade, and a lever, which is connected in an articulated manner to the pendulum support, characterized in that the direct drive has - an electric motor, - a motor shaft, to which the lever is connected in a rotationally fixed manner, and - a control, which is configured for generating a cyclically oscillating rotational movement of the electric motor. - an electric motor, - a motor shaft, to which the lever is connected in a rotationally fixed manner, and - a control, which is configured for generating a cyclically oscillating rotational movement of the electric motor.
Side gate nozzle comprising a supply block, a distribution block and a nozzle block interconnected to each other in an axial direction (z), a. wherein the nozzle block comprises at least one nozzle recess, in which a nozzle insert is arranged which in the axial direction (z) is held by a set screw interconnected to the nozzle block, characterized in that b. the set screw expands at least partially across the nozzle recess; c. the diameter of the set screw is bigger than the width of the nozzle recess in a lateral direction, d. the set screw interacts with an inside thread arranged at two opposite side walls of the nozzle recess. a. wherein the nozzle block comprises at least one nozzle recess, in which a nozzle insert is arranged which in the axial direction (z) is held by a set screw interconnected to the nozzle block, characterized in that b. the set screw expands at least partially across the nozzle recess; c. the diameter of the set screw is bigger than the width of the nozzle recess in a lateral direction, d. the set screw interacts with an inside thread arranged at two opposite side walls of the nozzle recess.
Power-electronic switching system having a large number of switching units and having a mounting unit, wherein the mounting unit has a holding apparatus, on which holding apparatus the switching units are arranged, characterized in that the holding apparatus comprises an insulation material for electrically insulating the holding apparatus from the switching units and the switching units from one another, and in that the holding apparatus comprises two limbs each having a plurality of projections for the purpose of holding the respective switching unit.
A method comprising: using frequency hopping for a wireless communication; randomizing inter cell interference for a hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, acknowledgement channel using frequency hopping; and using time or frequency division multiplexing for said wireless communication; using a hybrid automatic repeat request channel that includes three HARQ channel units, each unit including one sub-carrier with two orthogonal frequency division multiplexed symbols, wherein each sub-carrier is indexed; characterized in that the inter cell interference is randomized on two levels: a first level in which the HARQ channel units of different cell sectors are permuted to different frequency-time locations; and a second level inside an uplink HARQ feedback region including varying: the HARQ acknowledge channel mapping and the HARQ acknowledge channel indexing; and the HARQ acknowledge channel sequence, said HARQ feedback region comprising three feedback mini-tiles, FMT, each comprising two sub-carriers by six OFDM symbols. using frequency hopping for a wireless communication; randomizing inter cell interference for a hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, acknowledgement channel using frequency hopping; and using time or frequency division multiplexing for said wireless communication; using a hybrid automatic repeat request channel that includes three HARQ channel units, each unit including one sub-carrier with two orthogonal frequency division multiplexed symbols, wherein each sub-carrier is indexed; characterized in that the inter cell interference is randomized on two levels: a first level in which the HARQ channel units of different cell sectors are permuted to different frequency-time locations; and a second level inside an uplink HARQ feedback region including varying: the HARQ acknowledge channel mapping and the HARQ acknowledge channel indexing; and the HARQ acknowledge channel sequence, a first level in which the HARQ channel units of different cell sectors are permuted to different frequency-time locations; and a second level inside an uplink HARQ feedback region including varying: the HARQ acknowledge channel mapping and the HARQ acknowledge channel indexing; and the HARQ acknowledge channel sequence, the HARQ acknowledge channel mapping and the HARQ acknowledge channel indexing; and the HARQ acknowledge channel sequence, said HARQ feedback region comprising three feedback mini-tiles, FMT, each comprising two sub-carriers by six OFDM symbols.
A method of adjusting positioning data, the method comprising acquiring positioning data obtained from a first registration for a plurality of objects to be surveyed having mutual constant positions; measuring relative positions for at least a subset of the plurality of objects in a second registration; and calculating an adapted measurement position for at least one of the objects of the subset of the plurality of objects by correlating the measured relative positions from the second registration for the at least a subset of the plurality of objects with the acquired positioning data from the first registration, wherein the adapted measurement position is based on the acquired positioning data, wherein the acquired positioning data from the first registration is a file comprising the positions for the respective object, wherein the method is characterized in that the first registration is obtained through a first device and wherein the second registration is obtained through a second device and wherein the positions are determined from above the objects to be registered at a higher altitude than from the ground level altitude on which the measurement of the relative positions for the at least a subset of the plurality of objects is made in the second registration. acquiring positioning data obtained from a first registration for a plurality of objects to be surveyed having mutual constant positions; measuring relative positions for at least a subset of the plurality of objects in a second registration; and calculating an adapted measurement position for at least one of the objects of the subset of the plurality of objects by correlating the measured relative positions from the second registration for the at least a subset of the plurality of objects with the acquired positioning data from the first registration, wherein the adapted measurement position is based on the acquired positioning data, wherein the acquired positioning data from the first registration is a file comprising the positions for the respective object, wherein the method is characterized in that the first registration is obtained through a first device and wherein the second registration is obtained through a second device and wherein the positions are determined from above the objects to be registered at a higher altitude than from the ground level altitude on which the measurement of the relative positions for the at least a subset of the plurality of objects is made in the second registration.
A method, implemented in at least one network node of a wireless communication network serving a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is transmitting one or more uplink channels to each of a serving cell and at least one non-serving cell, the method comprising: sending inner-loop power control, ILPC, commands to the wireless device in such a way that only ILPC commands transmitted by the serving cell affect the power of one or more control channels transmitted by the wireless device to the serving cell; and adjusting a power offset for a data channel transmitted by the wireless device to the at least one non-serving cell so as to compensate for an uplink-downlink power imbalance among the serving cell and the at least one non-serving cell. sending inner-loop power control, ILPC, commands to the wireless device in such a way that only ILPC commands transmitted by the serving cell affect the power of one or more control channels transmitted by the wireless device to the serving cell; and adjusting a power offset for a data channel transmitted by the wireless device to the at least one non-serving cell so as to compensate for an uplink-downlink power imbalance among the serving cell and the at least one non-serving cell.
A tibial implant for a knee replacement comprising: a plate configured to reside on a single condyle of a tibia, the plate having a thickness at a peripheral region and having a length in an antero-posterior direction; and a keel projecting from a distal surface of the plate by a depth, characterised in that at least one of the thickness of the plate, the length of the plate and the depth of the keel are selected based upon a physical attribute of a patient into whom the tibial implant is to be implanted, the physical attribute comprising one or more of a height of the patient, a body mass index of the patient, a size of the single condyle of the tibia, and a length of the tibia; and in that at least one of the thickness, the length and the depth are linearly related to one another and have a proportional relationship to the physical attribute. a plate configured to reside on a single condyle of a tibia, the plate having a thickness at a peripheral region and having a length in an antero-posterior direction; and a keel projecting from a distal surface of the plate by a depth, characterised in that at least one of the thickness of the plate, the length of the plate and the depth of the keel are selected based upon a physical attribute of a patient into whom the tibial implant is to be implanted, the physical attribute comprising one or more of a height of the patient, a body mass index of the patient, a size of the single condyle of the tibia, and a length of the tibia; and in that at least one of the thickness, the length and the depth are linearly related to one another and have a proportional relationship to the physical attribute.
A computer-implemented method for network duplication, comprising: receiving (502, 602, 1102) a request to duplicate a first network that includes one or more virtual devices and that overlays one or more physical networks, said request comprising a selected copy resolution specifying how closely a duplicate network should match the first network; responsive to receipt of the request, creating (508, 712, 720) a plurality of virtual duplicate devices each corresponding according to the selected copy resolution to one of the one or more virtual devices in the first network and arranging the created virtual duplicate devices in a duplicate network to overlay the one or more physical networks in a manner similar to the manner in which the first network overlays the one or more physical networks; and providing access to the duplicate network. receiving (502, 602, 1102) a request to duplicate a first network that includes one or more virtual devices and that overlays one or more physical networks, said request comprising a selected copy resolution specifying how closely a duplicate network should match the first network; responsive to receipt of the request, creating (508, 712, 720) a plurality of virtual duplicate devices each corresponding according to the selected copy resolution to one of the one or more virtual devices in the first network and arranging the created virtual duplicate devices in a duplicate network to overlay the one or more physical networks in a manner similar to the manner in which the first network overlays the one or more physical networks; and providing access to the duplicate network.