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An apparatus for controlling airborne pollution, the apparatus comprising: (a) a leeward wall located near a polluted region; and (b) a windward wall located between the leeward wall and the polluted region, the windward wall extending upwardly to a first wall height; (c) the leeward wall being spaced apart from the windward wall so as to define an airflow passageway therebetween; and (d) the leeward wall including an upper portion extending above the first wall height, the upper portion being adapted to direct airflow from a top opening on a windward side, downward through the airflow passageway, and out at least one opening located in or below the leeward wall and below the first wall height for exhausting the airflow from the airflow passageway; (e) wherein the upper portion has a deflector that overhangs the airflow passageway and directs the airflow down into the airflow passageway, and (f) wherein the leeward wall and the windward wall are placed on or over a ground surface. (a) a leeward wall located near a polluted region; and (b) a windward wall located between the leeward wall and the polluted region, the windward wall extending upwardly to a first wall height; (c) the leeward wall being spaced apart from the windward wall so as to define an airflow passageway therebetween; and (d) the leeward wall including an upper portion extending above the first wall height, the upper portion being adapted to direct airflow from a top opening on a windward side, downward through the airflow passageway, and out at least one opening located in or below the leeward wall and below the first wall height for exhausting the airflow from the airflow passageway; (e) wherein the upper portion has a deflector that overhangs the airflow passageway and directs the airflow down into the airflow passageway, and (f) wherein the leeward wall and the windward wall are placed on or over a ground surface.
A method for providing an optical article with a topcoat, comprising: (a) activating the surface of an outermost organic coating of said article with vacuum air plasma, (b) optionally depositing onto said activated surface a bond coat composition comprising at least one adhesion promoter comprising: (i) a -SiXYZ head group, wherein X, Y and Z are independently chosen from an halogen atom or an -OR group wherein each R is independently a linear alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) a reactive end group which is able to react, optionally after physical or chemical treatment, with at least one function carried by at least one compound included in a topcoat composition, and (iii) a spacer that links the head and end groups, so as to obtain a bond coat, (c) coating the activated surface of the outermost organic coating, or the bond coat if present, with a topcoat composition, so as to form a topcoat, the optical article being an ophthalmic lens. (a) activating the surface of an outermost organic coating of said article with vacuum air plasma, (b) optionally depositing onto said activated surface a bond coat composition comprising at least one adhesion promoter comprising: (i) a -SiXYZ head group, wherein X, Y and Z are independently chosen from an halogen atom or an -OR group wherein each R is independently a linear alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) a reactive end group which is able to react, optionally after physical or chemical treatment, with at least one function carried by at least one compound included in a topcoat composition, and (iii) a spacer that links the head and end groups, so as to obtain a bond coat, (c) coating the activated surface of the outermost organic coating, or the bond coat if present, with a topcoat composition, so as to form a topcoat,
Lactobacillus pentosus LPS 01, deposited on 14.11.2008 with Deutsche Sammlung von Mikrorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) with Accession Number N.° DSM 21980.
An afterglowing sign with a sign material having a coloured surface, characterised in that the coloured surface of the sign is provided by printing with opaque ink on the sign material, where a ground colour of the sign is provided by printing an opaque ink and symbols and borders by printing another opaque ink on the sign material, and where the opaque ink of the ground colour and the another opaque ink of the symbols and borders are non-afterglowing, wherein the afterglowing sign also comprises a transparent print of afterglowing pigments and wherein the coloured surface of the sign shines through the transparent print with afterglowing pigments.
Trailer for a route train having a traction device, in particular a front-side towbar and a rear-side trailer hitch, as well as a signal connection for transferring a signal to a tractor of the route train, wherein a safety device of the trailer is provided for transferring an emergency signal to the tractor via the signal connection, wherein the safety device generates an emergency signal when an obstacle approaches the trailer from the front and/or when an obstacle penetrates laterally into an intermediate space between a towing vehicle travelling ahead and the trailer, wherein the safety device generates an emergency signal in the case of mechanical contact, characterized in that the safety device comprises a belt which is tensioned laterally along the intermediate space with respect to the towing vehicle which is travelling ahead, which belt registers penetration of an obstacle into the intermediate space through extension and/or tension with respect to an attachment point on the trailer and generates an emergency signal.
A chemical detection device comprising: a chemically-sensitive field effect transistor including a floating gate conductor having an upper surface; a dielectric material defining a cavity extending to the upper surface of the floating gate conductor; and a conductive layer on a sidewall of the cavity and electrically communicating with the floating gate conductor, an inner surface of the conductive layer defining a well for the sensor, characterized in that the conductive layer is titanium nitride, and titanium oxide or titanium oxynitride is grown on the inner surface of the conductive layer. a chemically-sensitive field effect transistor including a floating gate conductor having an upper surface; a dielectric material defining a cavity extending to the upper surface of the floating gate conductor; and a conductive layer on a sidewall of the cavity and electrically communicating with the floating gate conductor, an inner surface of the conductive layer defining a well for the sensor, characterized in that
A method for allocating sub-frames for a Hybrid Automatic Repeat ReQuest, HARQ, in Long Term Evolution LTE, system, the method comprising: choosing a Time Division Duplex, TDD, uplink and downlink reference configuration used to determine an HARQ feedback timing for Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, of a Frequency Division Duplex, FDD, downlink carrier; and allocating FDD downlink sub-frames to uplink sub-frames indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, according to an amount of the uplink sub-frames in a radio frame, wherein Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, information corresponding to the FDD downlink sub-frames is carried in corresponding allocated uplink sub-frame, wherein allocating FDD downlink sub-frames to uplink sub-frames indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, according to the amount of the uplink sub-frames in a radio frame comprises: allocating ┌10/ N UL ┐ FDD downlink sub-frames to each of N more uplink sub-frames among the uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame; and allocating └10/ N UL ┘ FDD downlink sub-frames to each of N less uplink sub-frames among the uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in the radio frame; wherein N UL represents the number of uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame, N more = mod(10, N UL), N less = N UL - N more, and the total of FDD downlink sub-frames corresponding to the N UL uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame is 10. choosing a Time Division Duplex, TDD, uplink and downlink reference configuration used to determine an HARQ feedback timing for Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, of a Frequency Division Duplex, FDD, downlink carrier; and allocating FDD downlink sub-frames to uplink sub-frames indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, according to an amount of the uplink sub-frames in a radio frame, wherein Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, information corresponding to the FDD downlink sub-frames is carried in corresponding allocated uplink sub-frame, allocating ┌10/ N UL ┐ FDD downlink sub-frames to each of N more uplink sub-frames among the uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame; and allocating └10/ N UL ┘ FDD downlink sub-frames to each of N less uplink sub-frames among the uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in the radio frame; wherein N UL represents the number of uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame, N more = mod(10, N UL), N less = N UL - N more, and the total of FDD downlink sub-frames corresponding to the N UL uplink sub-frames, indicated by the TDD uplink and downlink reference configuration, in a radio frame is 10.
An integrated laundry washer-dryer comprising a housing, a washing apparatus and a drying apparatus being arranged inside the housing and being configured to respectively independently operate, the drying apparatus comprises a heat exchange element and a heat exchange element filter device; the washing apparatus comprises a water drainage path and a water drainage control device, the water drainage control device being arranged on the water drainage path and configured to control a connection and disconnection of the water drainage path; characterized in that: the water drainage path is in communication with the heat exchange element filter device; the water drainage control device is configured to introduce the water drained from the washing apparatus to the heat exchange element filter device. a housing, a washing apparatus and a drying apparatus being arranged inside the housing and being configured to respectively independently operate, the drying apparatus comprises a heat exchange element and a heat exchange element filter device; the washing apparatus comprises a water drainage path and a water drainage control device, the water drainage control device being arranged on the water drainage path and configured to control a connection and disconnection of the water drainage path; characterized in that: the water drainage path is in communication with the heat exchange element filter device; the water drainage control device is configured to introduce the water drained from the washing apparatus to the heat exchange element filter device. the water drainage path is in communication with the heat exchange element filter device; the water drainage control device is configured to introduce the water drained from the washing apparatus to the heat exchange element filter device.
A system for ablating tissue, comprising: a catheter for insertion into the body of a patient; a robotic controller for moving the catheter within the body; wherein said controller: advances the catheter until the catheter contacts the tissue surface; maintains contact between the catheter and the tissue surface; and moves the catheter along a predetermined path to create a substantially continuous lesion of ablated tissue; an instrument for measuring electrophysiology information at a point on the tissue surface; a processor adapted for causing the controller to move the catheter to a plurality of contact points on the tissue surface 82, a positional feedback system for detecting position information for each of the plurality of contact points, wherein the processor is further adapted to associate the measured electrophysiology information with the position information for the contact point at which the electrophysiology information was measured, a modeling processor for generating a three-dimensional surface model of at least a portion of the tissue surface; and a display device for presenting a graphical representation of an area of tissue to be ablated, wherein the display device presents a graphical representation of the three-dimensional surface model of at least a portion of the tissue surface. a catheter for insertion into the body of a patient; a robotic controller for moving the catheter within the body; wherein said controller: advances the catheter until the catheter contacts the tissue surface; maintains contact between the catheter and the tissue surface; and moves the catheter along a predetermined path to create a substantially continuous lesion of ablated tissue; advances the catheter until the catheter contacts the tissue surface; maintains contact between the catheter and the tissue surface; and moves the catheter along a predetermined path to create a substantially continuous lesion of ablated tissue; an instrument for measuring electrophysiology information at a point on the tissue surface; a processor adapted for causing the controller to move the catheter to a plurality of contact points on the tissue surface 82, a positional feedback system for detecting position information for each of the plurality of contact points, wherein the processor is further adapted to associate the measured electrophysiology information with the position information for the contact point at which the electrophysiology information was measured, a modeling processor for generating a three-dimensional surface model of at least a portion of the tissue surface; and a display device for presenting a graphical representation of an area of tissue to be ablated, wherein the display device presents a graphical representation of the three-dimensional surface model of at least a portion of the tissue surface.
Cabinet for a recreational vehicle having a main housing with an interior space, a front opening, a left side and a right side; and a door configured to seal the front opening; wherein the cabinet further comprises a left hinge mechanism with a left hinge axis and a right hinge mechanism with a right hinge axis to selectively couple the door hinge-wise to the left side or the right side so that the door can either be rotated about the left hinge axis or the right hinge axis; and the door comprises a left handle which is operably coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the left handle allows to rotate the door about the right hinge axis; and the door further comprises a right handle which is operably coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the right handle allows to rotate the door about the left hinge axis, characterized in that the left hinge mechanism comprises a left locking member separate from the left hinge axis and the right hinge mechanism comprises a right locking member separate from the right hinge axis; and the left locking member and the right locking member are non-movably secured relative to the main housing and in engagement with a blocking element in form of a positive fit; wherein operating the left handle displaces the blocking element so that the left locking member is disengaged from the blocking element; and wherein operating the right handle displaces the blocking element so that the right locking member is disengaged from the blocking element.
A method of encrypting data comprising the steps of: providing data, providing a public key, providing an access structure including a user based attribute, the user based attribute comprising a user verification confidence level; providing an encryption algorithm, inputting the data, the public key, and the access structure into the encryption algorithm, running the encryption algorithm to output a cypher text of encrypted data, whereby the access structure is embedded into the cypher text such that only an entity satisfying the access structure can decrypt the cypher text, characterised in that the step of allocating a user verification confidence level to a user comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of user verification checks, wherein each user verification check corresponds to a user verification confidence level, at least some of the user verification levels being different, choosing one of the plurality of user verification checks, performing the user verification check on the user, if the user passes the user verification check, allocating the user the user verification confidence level associated with the chosen user verification check to the user. providing data, providing a public key, providing an access structure including a user based attribute, the user based attribute comprising a user verification confidence level; providing an encryption algorithm, inputting the data, the public key, and the access structure into the encryption algorithm, running the encryption algorithm to output a cypher text of encrypted data, whereby the access structure is embedded into the cypher text such that only an entity satisfying the access structure can decrypt the cypher text, characterised in that the step of allocating a user verification confidence level to a user comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of user verification checks, wherein each user verification check corresponds to a user verification confidence level, at least some of the user verification levels being different, choosing one of the plurality of user verification checks, performing the user verification check on the user, if the user passes the user verification check, allocating the user the user verification confidence level associated with the chosen user verification check to the user. providing a plurality of user verification checks, wherein each user verification check corresponds to a user verification confidence level, at least some of the user verification levels being different, choosing one of the plurality of user verification checks, performing the user verification check on the user, if the user passes the user verification check, allocating the user the user verification confidence level associated with the chosen user verification check to the user.
A method for operating a motor vehicle, in which ultrasonic waves are emitted into an environmental area of the motor vehicle by at least one ultrasonic sensor, operated in the active operation, of an ultrasonic sensor device of the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle is equipped with an internal combustion engine and an electrical drive machine as a hybrid vehicle and is at least temporarily operated with the electrical drive machine in the active operation of the ultrasonic sensor of the motor vehicle arranged at a rear of the motor vehicle, characterized in that in case that the motor vehicle is operated with the internal combustion engine upon activation of the ultrasonic sensor, the internal combustion engine is turned off and the electrical drive machine is activated, or based on sensor data of at least one sensor (18, 19, 20, 21) of the motor vehicle different from the ultrasonic sensor, an exhaust cloud, from which the ultrasonic waves are reflected, output from an exhaust system of the motor vehicle into the environmental area and generated by the internal combustion engine in the active operation, is detected and the internal combustion engine is turned off and the electrical drive machine is activated depending on the detection of the exhaust cloud. the motor vehicle is equipped with an internal combustion engine and an electrical drive machine as a hybrid vehicle and is at least temporarily operated with the electrical drive machine in the active operation of the ultrasonic sensor of the motor vehicle arranged at a rear of the motor vehicle, characterized in that in case that the motor vehicle is operated with the internal combustion engine upon activation of the ultrasonic sensor, the internal combustion engine is turned off and the electrical drive machine is activated, or based on sensor data of at least one sensor (18, 19, 20, 21) of the motor vehicle different from the ultrasonic sensor, an exhaust cloud, from which the ultrasonic waves are reflected, output from an exhaust system of the motor vehicle into the environmental area and generated by the internal combustion engine in the active operation, is detected and the internal combustion engine is turned off and the electrical drive machine is activated depending on the detection of the exhaust cloud.
A steel cord for reinforcing rubber comprising a double-twist structure including a plurality of first and second strands comprising twisted filaments (1, 2), wherein the cord comprises a central structure of said first strands which are composed of at least seven filaments (1,2) and at least one outer layer of said second strands, wherein the central structure is composed of two, three or four said first strands being twisted around each other, wherein the first and second strands have a layer twist structure having two or more layers, characterized in that all strands of the cord are twisted together in the same direction with the same pitch to form the cord having a compact twist structure.
A method of configuring a specific field device, the method comprising the steps of: - identifiying an original Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture "OPC UA" server provided for a field device of the same type as the specific field device; - creating a data set of values of parameters of the original OPC UA server; - storing the created data set of the values of parameters of the original OPC UA server in a storage medium separate to the original OPC UA server; and - generating a configuration for the specific field device comprising utilizing the created data set of the values of parameters of the original OPC UA server in the storage medium separate to the original OPC UA server. - identifiying an original Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture "OPC UA" server provided for a field device of the same type as the specific field device; - creating a data set of values of parameters of the original OPC UA server; - storing the created data set of the values of parameters of the original OPC UA server in a storage medium separate to the original OPC UA server; and - generating a configuration for the specific field device comprising utilizing the created data set of the values of parameters of the original OPC UA server in the storage medium separate to the original OPC UA server.
Filter for filtering an aqueous liquid containing solid particles, in particular a grinding liquid produced during grinding of lenses in optical companies, comprising a hollow-cylindrical filter element through which the liquid flows from the outside inwards during filtration, as well as a rotatable rotor arranged inside the filter element and provided with flushing openings for back-flushing the filter element, wherein filtrate can be supplied under pressure into the rotor to hydraulically drive the rotor by the filtrate exiting the flushing openings and to spray the filtrate from the outside of the filter element against the inside of the filter element during rotation of the rotor to remove solid particles, characterised in that the filter element comprises a filter material held by a cylindrical filter cage, which is formed by a flat filter fabric bent in a tubular shape, the adjacent edges of which overlap.