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Magnetic-inductive flow measuring system, having a measuring tube for the flow of an electrically conductive medium and having a magnetic field generator for generating a, preferably alternating, magnetic field running at least also perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube, having at least two measuring electrodes (3, 4) tapping the measuring voltage induced in the electrically conductive medium, preferably in contact with the medium and preferably having an evaluation unit, wherein the measuring electrodes (3, 4) have measuring contacts (5, 6) accessible on the outside of the measuring tube and the measuring tube with the measuring electrodes (3, 4) forming a first functional unit and counter contacts (7, 8) corresponding to the measuring contacts (5, 6) of the measuring electrodes (3, 4), the magnetic field generator and the evaluation unit (insofar such is present) forming a second functional unit and wherein the counter contacts (7, 8), the magnetic field generator and the evaluation unit (insofar such is present) are provided in a measuring system housing, characterized in that each of the two counter contacts (7, 8) is assigned a test contact (12, 13) and that the two test contacts (12, 13), on the one hand, and the two measuring contacts (5, 6), on the other hand, are designed and arranged in such a manner that the test contacts (12, 13) have electro-conductive contact to the assigned counter contacts (7, 8) when and only when the counter contact (7, 8) also has electro-conductive contact to the assigned measuring contacts (5, 6).
A method for use in monitoring a condition of an apparatus or a process, the method comprising: providing a plurality of historical data vectors, each historical data vector comprising a value for each of a plurality of empirical variables associated with the apparatus or the process; providing a current data vector comprising a current value for each of the plurality of empirical variables; determining a plurality of distance values, each distance value being determined from the current data vector and a different one of the historical data vectors; identifying a minimum distance value from the determined plurality of distance values; identifying a closest historical data vector as the historical data vector which corresponds to the minimum distance value; determining a vector of residual values from the current data vector and the closest historical data vector, wherein each residual value is determined by subtraction of a value of the current data vector corresponding to one of the empirical variables and the value of the closest historical data vector which corresponds to the same empirical variable; comparing each residual value of the vector of residual values to a corresponding residual range; and determining (134, 136, 138, 140) a condition of the apparatus or the process according to the results of one or more of the comparisons between the residual values of the vector of residual values and the corresponding residual ranges. providing a plurality of historical data vectors, each historical data vector comprising a value for each of a plurality of empirical variables associated with the apparatus or the process; providing a current data vector comprising a current value for each of the plurality of empirical variables; determining a plurality of distance values, each distance value being determined from the current data vector and a different one of the historical data vectors; identifying a minimum distance value from the determined plurality of distance values; identifying a closest historical data vector as the historical data vector which corresponds to the minimum distance value; determining a vector of residual values from the current data vector and the closest historical data vector, wherein each residual value is determined by subtraction of a value of the current data vector corresponding to one of the empirical variables and the value of the closest historical data vector which corresponds to the same empirical variable; comparing each residual value of the vector of residual values to a corresponding residual range; and determining (134, 136, 138, 140) a condition of the apparatus or the process according to the results of one or more of the comparisons between the residual values of the vector of residual values and the corresponding residual ranges.
Fluorine-containing titanium oxide - nano-silica composite particles comprising a condensate of a fluorine-containing alcohol and an alkoxysilane, and titanium oxide and nano-silica particles, wherein the fluorine-containing alcohol is represented by the general formula: R F -A-OH wherein R F is a perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, or a polyfluoroalkyl group, in which a fluorine atom or some of the fluorine atoms of the perfluoroalkyl group are replaced by a hydrogen atom or atoms, and which contains a terminal perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms and a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms; and A is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
A semiconductor device comprising: a first insulating substrate on which at least four semiconductor elements forming a three-level power conversion circuit are mounted; a base plate on which the first insulating substrate is arranged; a positive conductor plate with a positive DC potential that is connected to one semiconductor element among the semiconductor elements; a negative conductor plate with a negative DC potential that is connected to another semiconductor element among the semiconductor elements; and an intermediate potential conductor plate with an intermediate potential that is connected to the remaining two semiconductor elements among the semiconductor elements, wherein the positive conductor plate, the negative conductor plate, and the intermediate potential conductor plate are provided on one surface of the base plate, and the positive conductor plate and the negative conductor plate are arranged close to the intermediate potential conductor plate so as to face the intermediate potential conductor plate. a first insulating substrate on which at least four semiconductor elements forming a three-level power conversion circuit are mounted; a base plate on which the first insulating substrate is arranged; a positive conductor plate with a positive DC potential that is connected to one semiconductor element among the semiconductor elements; a negative conductor plate with a negative DC potential that is connected to another semiconductor element among the semiconductor elements; and an intermediate potential conductor plate with an intermediate potential that is connected to the remaining two semiconductor elements among the semiconductor elements, wherein the positive conductor plate, the negative conductor plate, and the intermediate potential conductor plate are provided on one surface of the base plate, and the positive conductor plate and the negative conductor plate are arranged close to the intermediate potential conductor plate so as to face the intermediate potential conductor plate.
Head-up display having a display illuminated by a plurality of light sources arranged in distributed fashion, wherein a TIR collimator is arranged between each light source and the display and wherein the TIR collimator is a TIR collimator which redistributes the rays coming from the light source assigned thereto into a directed beam of uniform illuminance, characterized in that the TIR collimator has a multiplicity of ring sectors of differing radial extent (r1-r9), said ring sectors being arranged such that an approximation to the desired cross section of the light beam emanating from the TIR collimator is achieved for the directed beam as a result of the combination of the radial segments with different radial extents (r1-r9).
Impregnated inorganic porous particles comprising a eutectic mixture of thymol and menthol, wherein the weight ratio of thymol to menthol in the eutectic mixture is from 1:10 to 40:1; and the weight ratio of eutectic mixture to particles is from 1:0.5 to 1:10.
A method of directionally aligning nanofibers in a porous medium, comprising: establishing a nanofiber dispersion in a fluid matrix within an outer flow device; contacting the porous medium with the fluid matrix; positioning the porous medium against a permeable shaping tool, thereby causing the porous medium to at least partially conform to an outer surface of the shaping tool; and controlling a pressure within the shaping tool thereby causing the fluid matrix to flow through the porous medium and the shaping tool such that the nanofibers within the porous medium are aligned; wherein the outer surface of the shaping tool is curved, wherein the controlling is performed such that_the fluid matrix to flow in a radial direction relative to a curvature of the outer surface of the shaping tool, and wherein the controlling comprises creating a pressure differential between the pressure within the shaping tool and the pressure of the fluid matrix within the outer flow device. establishing a nanofiber dispersion in a fluid matrix within an outer flow device; contacting the porous medium with the fluid matrix; positioning the porous medium against a permeable shaping tool, thereby causing the porous medium to at least partially conform to an outer surface of the shaping tool; and controlling a pressure within the shaping tool thereby causing the fluid matrix to flow through the porous medium and the shaping tool such that the nanofibers within the porous medium are aligned; wherein the outer surface of the shaping tool is curved, wherein the controlling is performed such that_the fluid matrix to flow in a radial direction relative to a curvature of the outer surface of the shaping tool, and wherein the controlling comprises creating a pressure differential between the pressure within the shaping tool and the pressure of the fluid matrix within the outer flow device.
A method for monitoring ATR inhibition in a subject by measuring γH2AX levels in blood, the method comprising: a) treating blood samples with a DNA damaging agent; wherein the blood samples were taken from the subject at various intervals; wherein the subject has been treated with an ATR inhibitor; and wherein the blood samples are fixed less than 3 hours after exposure to the DNA damaging agent; b) isolating white blood cells from the blood samples; and c) measuring γH2AX levels in the white blood cells by using antibodies specific for γH2AX. a) treating blood samples with a DNA damaging agent; wherein the blood samples were taken from the subject at various intervals; wherein the subject has been treated with an ATR inhibitor; and wherein the blood samples are fixed less than 3 hours after exposure to the DNA damaging agent; b) isolating white blood cells from the blood samples; and c) measuring γH2AX levels in the white blood cells by using antibodies specific for γH2AX.
An apparatus for spatial audio encoding comprising: means for receiving or determining for one or more audio signals, spatial audio parameters on a sub band basis for providing spatial audio reproduction, wherein the spatial audio parameters comprise a coherence value for each sub band of a plurality of sub-bands of a frame; means for receiving an energy ratio value for each of the plurality of sub bands; means for determining a significance measure for the coherence values of the plurality of sub bands of the frame; and means for using the significance measure to determine whether to encode the coherence values of the plurality of sub bands of the frame, wherein the apparatus is characterized in that the means for determining the significance measure for the coherence values of the plurality of sub bands of the frame comprises: means for determining a proportion of coherent non-directional energy for each of the plurality of sub bands, wherein the proportion of coherent non-directional energy for a sub band is determined as a non-directional energy ratio for the sub band multiplied by the coherence value for the sub band, wherein the non-directional energy ratio is related to the ratio of energy in the sub band remaining after the energy ratio value for the sub band has been removed; and means for summing, for all the plurality of sub bands, the determined proportion of coherent non-directional energy. means for receiving or determining for one or more audio signals, spatial audio parameters on a sub band basis for providing spatial audio reproduction, wherein the spatial audio parameters comprise a coherence value for each sub band of a plurality of sub-bands of a frame; means for receiving an energy ratio value for each of the plurality of sub bands; means for determining a significance measure for the coherence values of the plurality of sub bands of the frame; and means for determining a proportion of coherent non-directional energy for each of the plurality of sub bands, wherein the proportion of coherent non-directional energy for a sub band is determined as a non-directional energy ratio for the sub band multiplied by the coherence value for the sub band, wherein the non-directional energy ratio is related to the ratio of energy in the sub band remaining after the energy ratio value for the sub band has been removed; and means for summing, for all the plurality of sub bands, the determined proportion of coherent non-directional energy.
A dispenser and applicator head for associating with a dispenser unit (P; R2), such as a pump, a valve, or a squeezable tube, the head comprising: • a connection stub that is for connecting to the dispenser unit (P; R2), the connection stub being made out of a substantially-rigid material, • an assembly core that is made out of the same material as the connection stub, • a dispenser channel that passes through the connection stub and the assembly core, • a fluid applicator pad for coming into contact with an application surface such as the skin, so as to apply fluid to the application surface, the applicator pad being made out of a heat-transfer material, such as metal or ceramic, so as to impart a cold sensation on contact with the skin, the applicator pad being mounted on the assembly core, characterized in that the dispenser and applicator head defines a main axis that extends at least through the connection stub, the applicator pad being mechanically fitted and mounted on the assembly core along a mounting axis that extends transversally relative to the main axis. • a connection stub that is for connecting to the dispenser unit (P; R2), the connection stub being made out of a substantially-rigid material, • an assembly core that is made out of the same material as the connection stub, • a dispenser channel that passes through the connection stub and the assembly core, • a fluid applicator pad for coming into contact with an application surface such as the skin, so as to apply fluid to the application surface, the applicator pad being made out of a heat-transfer material, such as metal or ceramic, so as to impart a cold sensation on contact with the skin, the applicator pad being mounted on the assembly core,
A method for supporting smart contracts in a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain network is a distributed blockchain network having nodes, wherein each node that validates transactions runs a virtual machine for executing a smart contract, wherein a contract rewriting framework system is provided, wherein said contract rewriting framework system comprises a vulnerability detection tool, a rewriter tool and a deployment component, the method comprising: obtaining, by the deployment component, a permission to upgrade a smart contract, wherein said permission is granted to the deployment component by a creator and/or owner of the smart contract during a creation phase of the smart contract; retrieving, by the contract rewriting framework system, the smart contract from the blockchain network, wherein the smart contract is passed to the vulnerability detection tool; detecting, by the vulnerability detection tool, a vulnerability in the smart contract, wherein the vulnerability detection tool determines a type of the vulnerability and an instruction location of the vulnerability; rewriting, by the rewriter tool, the smart contract to include a patch for fixing the vulnerability, wherein a patched smart contract is generated by the rewriter tool based on the type of the vulnerability and the instruction location of the vulnerability; issuing, by the deployment component, an upgrade transaction including the patched smart contract to the blockchain network, such that the patched smart contract is deployed in the blockchain network. obtaining, by the deployment component, a permission to upgrade a smart contract, wherein said permission is granted to the deployment component by a creator and/or owner of the smart contract during a creation phase of the smart contract; retrieving, by the contract rewriting framework system, the smart contract from the blockchain network, wherein the smart contract is passed to the vulnerability detection tool; detecting, by the vulnerability detection tool, a vulnerability in the smart contract, wherein the vulnerability detection tool determines a type of the vulnerability and an instruction location of the vulnerability; rewriting, by the rewriter tool, the smart contract to include a patch for fixing the vulnerability, wherein a patched smart contract is generated by the rewriter tool based on the type of the vulnerability and the instruction location of the vulnerability; issuing, by the deployment component, an upgrade transaction including the patched smart contract to the blockchain network, such that the patched smart contract is deployed in the blockchain network.
A recording device comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire vital signs through a sensor device having a plurality of electrodes; a recording unit configured to record a bipolar potential of a main channel (41; 61) which is defined by combining the plurality of electrodes, using the vital signs; a potential calculator configured to generate bipolar potential waveforms (42, 44) on the basis of electric signals of the electrodes acquired by the acquisition unit; an addition unit configured to add a mark (43; 63) to each bipolar potential waveform at a predetermined position on a time axis; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a position of the mark (43; 63) added to each waveform (42, 44), wherein the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the position of the mark (43; 63) added to the bipolar potential of the main channel (41; 61), based on bipolar potentials of reference channels (45, 48; 64, 67) including electrodes included in the main channel (41; 61). an acquisition unit configured to acquire vital signs through a sensor device having a plurality of electrodes; a recording unit configured to record a bipolar potential of a main channel (41; 61) which is defined by combining the plurality of electrodes, using the vital signs; a potential calculator configured to generate bipolar potential waveforms (42, 44) on the basis of electric signals of the electrodes acquired by the acquisition unit; an addition unit configured to add a mark (43; 63) to each bipolar potential waveform at a predetermined position on a time axis; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a position of the mark (43; 63) added to each waveform (42, 44), wherein the adjusting unit is configured to adjust the position of the mark (43; 63) added to the bipolar potential of the main channel (41; 61), based on bipolar potentials of reference channels (45, 48; 64, 67) including electrodes included in the main channel (41; 61).
A heat shield assembly for a diffuser case of a combustor section of a gas turbine engine, comprising: a heat shield having an annular shape and a first groove formed circumferentially along an inner surface of the heat shield wherein the first groove is defined by side walls and a surface of the heat shield; a support lock having a second groove extending radially inward from a distal surface of the support lock; and a retention ring configured to fit within the first groove of the heat shield and the second groove of the support lock; characterised in that a first gap separates the retention ring and the side walls and is defined between a forward and aft surface (194,196) of the retention ring and the side walls. a heat shield having an annular shape and a first groove formed circumferentially along an inner surface of the heat shield wherein the first groove is defined by side walls and a surface of the heat shield; a support lock having a second groove extending radially inward from a distal surface of the support lock; and a retention ring configured to fit within the first groove of the heat shield and the second groove of the support lock; characterised in that a first gap separates the retention ring and the side walls and is defined between a forward and aft surface (194,196) of the retention ring and the side walls.
A scroll compressor comprising: a scroll type compressor body provided with an orbiting scroll and a fixed scroll; a motor configured to drive the compressor body; an inverter configured to drive the motor; a discharge pipe configured to connect a discharge port of the compressor body to an air tank storing air compressed by the compressor body; and a check valve configured to shut off the compressed air flowing backward from the air tank in the discharge pipe, characterized in that: when stopping the compressor body, the inverter is configured to control a rotational speed of the motor driving the compressor body, in two steps at a first deceleration that begins when a stop command is output and ends when compression is stopped and a second deceleration that is lower than the first deceleration and that begins when compression is stopped and ends when the compressor body stops. a scroll type compressor body provided with an orbiting scroll and a fixed scroll; a motor configured to drive the compressor body; an inverter configured to drive the motor; a discharge pipe configured to connect a discharge port of the compressor body to an air tank storing air compressed by the compressor body; and a check valve configured to shut off the compressed air flowing backward from the air tank in the discharge pipe, characterized in that: when stopping the compressor body, the inverter is configured to control a rotational speed of the motor driving the compressor body, in two steps at a first deceleration that begins when a stop command is output and ends when compression is stopped and a second deceleration that is lower than the first deceleration and that begins when compression is stopped and ends when the compressor body stops.