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A method of determining the surface temperature (T O) of a food to be cooked, which is cooked in a cooking appliance in a cooking chamber atmosphere which contains steam, the method comprising the following steps: a) determining the temperature (T G) of the cooking chamber atmosphere and the partial pressure (p G) of the steam in the gaseous phase of the cooking chamber atmosphere by respective sensors (22, 24), b) determining the surface temperature (T O) of the food to be cooked, based on the temperature (T G) of the cooking chamber atmosphere and the partial pressure (p G) of the steam in the gaseous phase of the cooking chamber atmosphere by a control unit of the cooking appliance, taking into account the measured values of the sensors (22, 24). a) determining the temperature (T G) of the cooking chamber atmosphere and the partial pressure (p G) of the steam in the gaseous phase of the cooking chamber atmosphere by respective sensors (22, 24), b) determining the surface temperature (T O) of the food to be cooked, based on the temperature (T G) of the cooking chamber atmosphere and the partial pressure (p G) of the steam in the gaseous phase of the cooking chamber atmosphere by a control unit of the cooking appliance, taking into account the measured values of the sensors (22, 24).
An in vitro method for detecting an active polyomavirus infection in a patient, the method comprising: determining the presence or absence of a polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample, comprising blood, blood serum, cerebrospinal fluid or urine obtained from the patient, wherein the presence of the polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample comprising blood, blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid is indicative of an active JC virus infection in the patient, and the presence of polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample comprising urine is indicative of an active BK virus infection in the patient. determining the presence or absence of a polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample, comprising blood, blood serum, cerebrospinal fluid or urine obtained from the patient, wherein the presence of the polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample comprising blood, blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid is indicative of an active JC virus infection in the patient, and the presence of polyomavirus agnoprotein in a biological sample comprising urine is indicative of an active BK virus infection in the patient.
Method of separating phenolic compounds in salified form from an aqueous reaction mixture resulting from the reaction of a phenolic compound and glyoxylic acid in the presence of a base, leading to a reaction mixture comprising at least the excess of phenolic starting compound in salified form and the various mandelic compounds in salified form, resulting from the reaction, characterized in that said reaction mixture comprising the phenolic starting compound in salified form is contacted with an adsorbent support selected from activated carbons, adsorbent polystyrene, polyacrylic or phenolic polymers, zeolites, and molecular sieves, leading to the selective adsorption of said phenolic compound on said support, and to the recovery of an aqueous stream comprising the mandelic compounds in salified form obtained from the reaction, and in that the phenolic compound fixed on the adsorbent is desorbed by a regenerative treatment of said adsorbent.
Installation for the catalytic denitrification of exhaust gases, comprising: - a denitrification reactor containing a structured catalyst through which exhaust gases to be treated pass in order to be denitrified, - a bypass pipe: - which is provided with at least one stop (24, 26), - which is mounted on the denitrification reactor while being connected thereto, upstream of the catalyst, by an inlet opening, - through which the exhaust gases to be treated bypass the denitrification reactor without passing through the catalyst when the stop or stops are open, and - means for unclogging the catalyst, which means are adapted to project a fluid into the reactor so as to free dust from the upstream free surface of the catalyst, characterised in that the unclogging means are adapted to project the fluid both tangentially to the upstream free surface of the catalyst, in order to remove the dust therefrom, and towards the inlet opening of the bypass pipe in order to evacuate the dust through the bypass pipe together with at least a portion of the exhaust gases to be treated. - a denitrification reactor containing a structured catalyst through which exhaust gases to be treated pass in order to be denitrified, - a bypass pipe: - which is provided with at least one stop (24, 26), - which is mounted on the denitrification reactor while being connected thereto, upstream of the catalyst, by an inlet opening, - through which the exhaust gases to be treated bypass the denitrification reactor without passing through the catalyst when the stop or stops are open, and - which is provided with at least one stop (24, 26), - which is mounted on the denitrification reactor while being connected thereto, upstream of the catalyst, by an inlet opening, - through which the exhaust gases to be treated bypass the denitrification reactor without passing through the catalyst when the stop or stops are open, and - means for unclogging the catalyst, which means are adapted to project a fluid into the reactor so as to free dust from the upstream free surface of the catalyst,
System for protecting an infrastructure and for defending against a threat approaching the infrastructure, comprising multiple effectors and a command centre with fire control for the effectors, wherein, upon detection of a threat, at least one effector delivers a non-lethal countermeasure that damages the threat and/or causes it to crash, wherein the non-lethal countermeasure takes the form of non-lethal plastic projectiles, and wherein the effectors (2 1-n) are assigned sighting and target-tracking means (3 1-n) and at least one directing and/or actuating drive, and wherein multiple modular platforms for receiving the effectors (2, 2 1-n) are incorporated, wherein these platforms may also serve for receiving the sighting and target-tracking means (3, 3 1-n), and wherein the platforms additionally have a sensor, which detects the spatial position of the effectors, wherein the command centre is configured in such a way that it can be determined from the spatial position of the effectors which one or ones of the effectors has a promising position for combatting the approaching threat.
A method of detecting failure in an array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N) connected in parallel, the method comprising: during an operation mode of the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), measuring a voltage V across the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), the voltage associated with a temperature; during a failure detection mode of the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), shunting the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), and measuring a shunt voltage (Vs) occurring across a resistive element connected in series with the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N); comparing the shunt voltage (Vs) to an expected shunt voltage (Vs_exp) for the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N) at the temperature; and generating a failure signal indicative of a detected failure in the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N) when the shunt voltage (Vs) deviates from the expected shunt voltage (Vs_exp) by more than a deviation threshold. during an operation mode of the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), measuring a voltage V across the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), the voltage associated with a temperature; during a failure detection mode of the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), shunting the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N), and measuring a shunt voltage (Vs) occurring across a resistive element connected in series with the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N); comparing the shunt voltage (Vs) to an expected shunt voltage (Vs_exp) for the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N) at the temperature; and generating a failure signal indicative of a detected failure in the array (300; 402) of thermocouples (304; TC N) when the shunt voltage (Vs) deviates from the expected shunt voltage (Vs_exp) by more than a deviation threshold.
A time-of-flight, TOF, mass spectrometer (250, 310, 311) comprising: an ion source array for supplying ions (182, 254, 309) at an array of positions, wherein the ion source array comprises a single ion source (251, 301) for generating ions and an ion divider (252-253, 255, 308) for dividing or guiding the ions generated by the ion source to the array of positions on the ion source array; a position sensitive ion detector (187, 197); and ion optics (101-107, 180, 190, 220) arranged and configured to guide ions from the ion source array to the position sensitive detector so as to map ions from the array of positions on the ion source array to an array of positions on the position sensitive detector; wherein the ion optics includes at least one gridless ion mirror for reflecting ions, and the TOF mass spectrometer is characterised in that it comprises an orthogonal ion accelerator (175 185) for pulsing ions into said ion mirror, and in that the TOF mass spectrometer is configured to determine flight times of ions from the orthogonal ion accelerator to the detector. an ion source array for supplying ions (182, 254, 309) at an array of positions, wherein the ion source array comprises a single ion source (251, 301) for generating ions and an ion divider (252-253, 255, 308) for dividing or guiding the ions generated by the ion source to the array of positions on the ion source array; a position sensitive ion detector (187, 197); and ion optics (101-107, 180, 190, 220) arranged and configured to guide ions from the ion source array to the position sensitive detector so as to map ions from the array of positions on the ion source array to an array of positions on the position sensitive detector; wherein the ion optics includes at least one gridless ion mirror for reflecting ions, and the TOF mass spectrometer is characterised in that it comprises an orthogonal ion accelerator (175 185) for pulsing ions into said ion mirror, and in that the TOF mass spectrometer is configured to determine flight times of ions from the orthogonal ion accelerator to the detector. spectrometer is characterised in that it comprises an orthogonal ion accelerator (175 185) for pulsing ions into said ion mirror, and in that the TOF mass spectrometer is configured to determine flight times of ions from the orthogonal ion accelerator to the detector.
A method of operating a reprogrammable non-volatile memory system having an array of memory cells organized into NAND strings and a system controller connected thereto, the memory cells individually including a transistor (70, 71, 72, 74) having a source and drain, a charge storage element and a control gate, each NAND string having a source end and a drain end and being formed by a series of charge storage transistors (70, 71, 72, 74) daisy-chained by the drain of one cell (70, 71, 72, 74) to the source of the adjacent charge storage transistor (70, 71, 72, 74) and switchable to the source end by a source select transistor and switchable to the drain end by a drain select transistor, the method comprising, in the memory system: identifying the memory cells (70, 71, 72, 74) of the NAND strings to be in either a first group (71, 72) or a second group (70, 74), recognizing when, in response to a command, data are read from memory cells of the first group (71, 72) but not at least some of the second group (70, 74), in response to such a recognition, scrub reading data from at least some of the unread memory cells of the second group (70, 74), thereafter measuring a number of errors in the data read from memory cells of the second group (70, 74), thereafter determining from the number of measured data errors whether a refresh of the scrub read data is necessary, and if so, refreshing the data of memory cells in both of the first (71, 72) and second groups (70, 74) CHARACTERISED IN THAT: the first and second groups are predefined such that the memory cells of the second group (70, 74) are adjacent to either the source select transistor or the drain select transistor and the memory cells of the first group (71, 72) are the complement of the second group. identifying the memory cells (70, 71, 72, 74) of the NAND strings to be in either a first group (71, 72) or a second group (70, 74), recognizing when, in response to a command, data are read from memory cells of the first group (71, 72) but not at least some of the second group (70, 74), in response to such a recognition, scrub reading data from at least some of the unread memory cells of the second group (70, 74), thereafter measuring a number of errors in the data read from memory cells of the second group (70, 74), thereafter determining from the number of measured data errors whether a refresh of the scrub read data is necessary, and if so, refreshing the data of memory cells in both of the first (71, 72) and second groups (70, 74) CHARACTERISED IN THAT: the first and second groups are predefined such that the memory cells of the second group (70, 74) are adjacent to either the source select transistor or the drain select transistor and the memory cells of the first group (71, 72) are the complement of the second group. the first and second groups are predefined such that the memory cells of the second group (70, 74) are adjacent to either the source select transistor or the drain select transistor and the memory cells of the first group (71, 72) are the complement of the second group.
A power control system comprising: a plurality of point-of-load regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) each comprising at least one power switch (12, 14) adapted to convey power to a load and a digital controller adapted to control operation of said at least one power switch (12, 14) responsive to a feedback measurement (V o), said digital controller further comprising an infinite impulse response filter having a transfer function defined by plural filter coefficients (C o -C n, B 1 -B n); a serial data bus operatively connecting said plurality of POL regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114); and a system controller connected to said serial data bus and adapted to communicate digital data to said plurality of POL regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) via said serial data bus, said digital data including programming data for programming said plural filter coefficients (C o -C n, B 1 -B n); wherein said system controller further comprises a user interface adapted to receive said programming data from a user system, said user system comprising at least a user computer, wherein said infinite impulse response filter provides the following transfer function G(z): G z = PWM z VEd z = C 0 + C 1 ⋅ z − 1 + C 2 ⋅ z − 2 +... + C n ⋅ z − n 1 − B 1 ⋅ z − 1 − B 2 ⋅ z − 2 −... − B n ⋅ z − n wherein PWM(z) is a digital control output, VEd(z) is an error signal, and said plural filter coefficients include Co... Cn as input side filter coefficients and B 1... B n as output side filter coefficients. a plurality of point-of-load regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) each comprising at least one power switch (12, 14) adapted to convey power to a load and a digital controller adapted to control operation of said at least one power switch (12, 14) responsive to a feedback measurement (V o), said digital controller further comprising an infinite impulse response filter having a transfer function defined by plural filter coefficients (C o -C n, B 1 -B n); a serial data bus operatively connecting said plurality of POL regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114); and a system controller connected to said serial data bus and adapted to communicate digital data to said plurality of POL regulators (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) via said serial data bus, said digital data including programming data for programming said plural filter coefficients (C o -C n, B 1 -B n); wherein said system controller further comprises a user interface adapted to receive said programming data from a user system, said user system comprising at least a user computer, wherein said infinite impulse response filter provides the following transfer function G(z): G z = PWM z VEd z = C 0 + C 1 ⋅ z − 1 + C 2 ⋅ z − 2 +... + C n ⋅ z − n 1 − B 1 ⋅ z − 1 − B 2 ⋅ z − 2 −... − B n ⋅ z − n wherein PWM(z) is a digital control output, VEd(z) is an error signal, and said plural filter coefficients include Co... Cn as input side filter coefficients and B 1... B n as output side filter coefficients.
A process for the preparation of plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of polymer which comprises the steps of: (i) generating a spin fluid comprising (a) 5 to 30 wt. % of total spin fluid being a polymer of one or more polymer types, (b) a primary spin agent selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and (c) a co-spin agent selected from the group consisting of 1H,6H-perfluorohexane, 1H-perfluoroheptane, and 1H-perfluorohexane, and (ii) flash-spinning the spin fluid at a pressure that is greater than the autogenous pressure of the spin fluid into a region of lower pressure to form plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of the polymer wherein; the co-spin agent being present in the spin fluid in an amount sufficient to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with the primary spin agent in the presence of the polymer, wherein the azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are determined at 40°C, and wherein the azeotrope-like composition is the composition of fluids wherein the boiling point pressure is different by less than 5% from the dew point pressure. (i) generating a spin fluid comprising (a) 5 to 30 wt. % of total spin fluid being a polymer of one or more polymer types, (b) a primary spin agent selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and (c) a co-spin agent selected from the group consisting of 1H,6H-perfluorohexane, 1H-perfluoroheptane, and 1H-perfluorohexane, and (ii) flash-spinning the spin fluid at a pressure that is greater than the autogenous pressure of the spin fluid into a region of lower pressure to form plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of the polymer wherein; the co-spin agent being present in the spin fluid in an amount sufficient to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with the primary spin agent in the presence of the polymer, wherein the azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are determined at 40°C, and wherein the azeotrope-like composition is the composition of fluids wherein the boiling point pressure is different by less than 5% from the dew point pressure.
A lead frame for an integrated electronic device, comprising: - a die pad structure (110; 29,110; 310,450) of a first metallic material, including a die pad (110;310,450) and delimited by a top structure surface (103; 103,103'; 303, 452); and - a top coating structure (112; 12',112; 312, 512) formed by a second metallic material and arranged, in direct contact, on the top structure surface, the second material having an oxidation rate lower than the first material; wherein the top coating structure covers the whole top structure surface, leaving exposed a number of corner portions (117S; 217S; 457S) of the top structure surface, which are separate from one another; characterized in that the die pad structure (110; 29,110; 310,450) forms a number of edges (11; 111); and wherein each edge is perpendicular to a corresponding corner portion (117S; 217S; 457S), with which it is in direct contact. - a die pad structure (110; 29,110; 310,450) of a first metallic material, including a die pad (110;310,450) and delimited by a top structure surface (103; 103,103'; 303, 452); and - a top coating structure (112; 12',112; 312, 512) formed by a second metallic material and arranged, in direct contact, on the top structure surface, the second material having an oxidation rate lower than the first material; wherein the top coating structure covers the whole top structure surface, leaving exposed a number of corner portions (117S; 217S; 457S) of the top structure surface, which are separate from one another; characterized in that the die pad structure (110; 29,110; 310,450) forms a number of edges (11; 111); and wherein each edge is perpendicular to a corresponding corner portion (117S; 217S; 457S), with which it is in direct contact. wherein the top coating structure covers the whole top structure surface, leaving exposed a number of corner portions (117S; 217S; 457S) of the top structure surface, which are separate from one another; characterized in that the die pad structure (110; 29,110; 310,450) forms a number of edges (11; 111); and wherein each edge is perpendicular to a corresponding corner portion (117S; 217S; 457S), with which it is in direct contact.
A method of executing a Turing incomputable procedure; wherein said method executes a computer program; wherein one or more program instructions executed at distinct instances are computed differently; wherein said method uses an active element machine program; wherein the Turing incomputability is used to conceal execution of one or more program instructions of said computer program; wherein said method uses randomness to execute said computer program; wherein the randomness is generated from physical processes using quantum phenomena, and said active element machine program uses said randomness to generate one or more interpretations; wherein said method uses one or more interpretations to compute a program instruction.
A method of processing an alloy workpiece to reduce thermal cracking, characterised by comprising: inserting the alloy workpiece into a metallic canister, wherein the metallic canister has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the alloy workpiece and includes an inner surface comprising a nickel-boron coating on at least a portion of the inner surface; encapsulating the alloy workpiece in the metallic canister to provide a canned assembly; removing at least a portion of gas from the interior of the canned assembly; and heating the canned assembly to transient liquid phase bond the alloy workpiece to the metallic canister. inserting the alloy workpiece into a metallic canister, wherein the metallic canister has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the alloy workpiece and includes an inner surface comprising a nickel-boron coating on at least a portion of the inner surface; encapsulating the alloy workpiece in the metallic canister to provide a canned assembly; removing at least a portion of gas from the interior of the canned assembly; and heating the canned assembly to transient liquid phase bond the alloy workpiece to the metallic canister.