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A method of treating wastewater with a sequencing batch reactor system having a plurality of reactors arranged in parallel, comprising: operating the plurality of the reactors in a batch flow mode; determining an anticipated flow rate of the wastewater by a controller at an inlet of the reactors for a first period of time to be greater than a flow rate tolerated by a design hydraulic loading rate of the reactors; wherein an anticipated flow rate analyzer measures at least one flow rate parameter which has an effect on the anticipated flow rate and the anticipated flow rate analyzer transmits anticipated flow rate information to the controller, wherein the at least one flow rate parameter is selected from expected rainfall, actual rainfall, and expected sewerage flow rate; selecting by the controller one or more reactor as being in a state capable of receiving the wastewater in a continuous flow mode; and operating by the controller the one or more selected reactor in the continuous flow mode, such that after a second period of time the plurality of the reactors are all operating in the continuous flow mode. operating the plurality of the reactors in a batch flow mode; determining an anticipated flow rate of the wastewater by a controller at an inlet of the reactors for a first period of time to be greater than a flow rate tolerated by a design hydraulic loading rate of the reactors; wherein an anticipated flow rate analyzer measures at least one flow rate parameter which has an effect on the anticipated flow rate and the anticipated flow rate analyzer transmits anticipated flow rate information to the controller, wherein the at least one flow rate parameter is selected from expected rainfall, actual rainfall, and expected sewerage flow rate; selecting by the controller one or more reactor as being in a state capable of receiving the wastewater in a continuous flow mode; and operating by the controller the one or more selected reactor in the continuous flow mode, such that after a second period of time the plurality of the reactors are all operating in the continuous flow mode.
A dishwasher comprising: a sump for storing wash water; a main arm provided in the sump for receiving wash water from the sump; an auxiliary arm (140, 150) rotatably mounted to the main arm, having therein an auxiliary flow passage in which wash water flows; and an auxiliary arm connection member extending from the main arm for rotatably supporting the auxiliary arm (140, 150), wherein the auxiliary arm connection member is inserted into the auxiliary arm (140, 150) to at least half of a length of the auxiliary arm (140, 150) such that the auxiliary arm (140, 150) is mounted to the main arm for being rotatable about the auxiliary arm connection member, characterized in that the auxiliary arm connection member comprises: a flow tube (162, 164) connected to the main arm so as to communicate with the auxiliary flow passage; and a shaft extending from one side of the flow tube (162, 164) into the auxiliary arm (140, 150) so as to be inserted into the auxiliary flow passage. a sump for storing wash water; a main arm provided in the sump for receiving wash water from the sump; an auxiliary arm (140, 150) rotatably mounted to the main arm, having therein an auxiliary flow passage in which wash water flows; and an auxiliary arm connection member extending from the main arm for rotatably supporting the auxiliary arm (140, 150), wherein the auxiliary arm connection member is inserted into the auxiliary arm (140, 150) to at least half of a length of the auxiliary arm (140, 150) such that the auxiliary arm (140, 150) is mounted to the main arm for being rotatable about the auxiliary arm connection member, characterized in that the auxiliary arm connection member comprises: a flow tube (162, 164) connected to the main arm so as to communicate with the auxiliary flow passage; and a shaft extending from one side of the flow tube (162, 164) into the auxiliary arm (140, 150) so as to be inserted into the auxiliary flow passage. a flow tube (162, 164) connected to the main arm so as to communicate with the auxiliary flow passage; and a shaft extending from one side of the flow tube (162, 164) into the auxiliary arm (140, 150) so as to be inserted into the auxiliary flow passage.
A honeycomb structure comprising a plurality of cells, with each cell being defined by a wall, said structure comprising an integrity checking device comprising: - at least one piezoelectric transducer that is capable of emitting an elastic wave so that said emitted wave propagates over a given distance in the structure and that is positioned on the wall of a cell of said structure so as to have at least one point of contact with said cell; - at least one piezoelectric transducer that is capable of receiving, from the emitted elastic wave, an elastic wave that has propagated over a given distance in the structure and that is positioned on the wall of a cell of said structure so as to have at least one point of contact with said cell; with at least one cell comprising a plurality of piezoelectric transducers, thus forming a block of transducers. - at least one piezoelectric transducer that is capable of emitting an elastic wave so that said emitted wave propagates over a given distance in the structure and that is positioned on the wall of a cell of said structure so as to have at least one point of contact with said cell; - at least one piezoelectric transducer that is capable of receiving, from the emitted elastic wave, an elastic wave that has propagated over a given distance in the structure and that is positioned on the wall of a cell of said structure so as to have at least one point of contact with said cell;
A conductive film comprising a plurality of conductive portions and a plurality of opening portions, wherein a combination of the conductive portions and the opening portions has mesh shapes, the conductive portions are formed of a plurality of conductive thin metal wires in a mesh pattern having a plurality of lattice intersections, and some of the conductive thin metal wires are formed in a wavy line shape containing arcs extending in alternate directions, at least one of the arcs being disposed between the intersections, the mesh pattern is formed by crossing a plurality of first thin metal wires arranged in one direction and a plurality of second thin metal wires arranged in another direction, characterised in that at least the plurality of first thin metal wires are formed in wavy line shapes containing at least one arc between the intersections, wherein the wavy line shapes of adjacent parallel first thin metal wires have different periods between adjacent intersections, and the length, in which two arcs extending in alternate crest and trough directions are continuously formed, is considered as one period. the conductive portions are formed of a plurality of conductive thin metal wires in a mesh pattern having a plurality of lattice intersections, and some of the conductive thin metal wires are formed in a wavy line shape containing arcs extending in alternate directions, at least one of the arcs being disposed between the intersections, the mesh pattern is formed by crossing a plurality of first thin metal wires arranged in one direction and a plurality of second thin metal wires arranged in another direction, at least the plurality of first thin metal wires are formed in wavy line shapes containing at least one arc between the intersections, wherein the wavy line shapes of adjacent parallel first thin metal wires have different periods between adjacent intersections, and the length, in which two arcs extending in alternate crest and trough directions are continuously formed, is considered as one period.
A pipe clamp for encompassing a circumferential butt joint between two axially adjacent combustion air pipes (20, 21) of a flue gas pipe system of a heating installation, having a fitting ring to fit on curved surfaces of both combustion air pipes, which can be tensioned around the combustion air pipes with fixing means, wherein, in order to open the fitting ring for the purposes of assembly, the fitting ring is provided with a first as well as a second free end region (3, 4), and wherein, when in the assembled condition, an end overlapping section of the first end region overlaps an end tongue of the second end region radially outwardly in the circumferential direction, and wherein the overlapping section, in the assembled condition, overlaps the tongue in both axial directions (7, 8) and is also provided with a respective fitting surface (11, 12) on both axial sides of the tongue, in order to provide axial support close to the tongue on both sides of the butt joint with a respective fitting surface (11, 12) on the outer curved surfaces of the combustion air pipes (20, 21), and wherein the overlapping section is U-shaped in an axial sectional plane, characterized in that the overlapping section is provided with two limbs (9, 10) provided with inwardly chamfered side faces (24, 25) which are axially separated from each other by the tongue, the ends thereof respectively forming one of the fitting surfaces (11, 12), and in that when the pipe clamp is in the assembled condition, the tongue is supported on the chamfered side faces (24, 25) with inclined mating surfaces which match the shape of the side faces.
A method for use in transferring an assignment of a secure chip (120, 501) of a wireless device (102, 201) from a current subscription manager of a current mobile network operator to a new subscription manager of a new mobile network operator, wherein the method is performed by the current subscription manager, the method comprising: receiving, from the current mobile network operator, a request for transferring the assignment; producing transfer permission data which includes an identifier of the secure chip (120, 501), an identifier of the current subscription manager, and a digital signature of the current subscription manager; and sending (4, 4b), from the current subscription manager, to the secure chip (120, 501) a transfer permission message which includes the transfer permission data. receiving, from the current mobile network operator, a request for transferring the assignment; producing transfer permission data which includes an identifier of the secure chip (120, 501), an identifier of the current subscription manager, and a digital signature of the current subscription manager; and sending (4, 4b), from the current subscription manager, to the secure chip (120, 501) a transfer permission message which includes the transfer permission data.
A method for a vehicle for determining an injury information of a vehicle occupant after an accident of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: - sensing, by a vital sensor, at least one physiological signal of the occupant and providing a first output signal indicative of an internal trauma of the occupant to the vehicle electronic control device; - providing to the vehicle electronic control device at least one second output signal from a vehicle internal sensor indicative of an external physical injury of the occupant; characterized in that the method further comprises the step of: - determining (118, 200), by the vehicle electronic control device, an emergency severity index indicative of a life-criticality status based on the first output signal and the second output signal. - sensing, by a vital sensor, at least one physiological signal of the occupant and providing a first output signal indicative of an internal trauma of the occupant to the vehicle electronic control device; - providing to the vehicle electronic control device at least one second output signal from a vehicle internal sensor indicative of an external physical injury of the occupant; characterized in that the method further comprises the step of: - determining (118, 200), by the vehicle electronic control device, an emergency severity index indicative of a life-criticality status based on the first output signal and the second output signal.
Fill level measuring device with a transit time correction, comprising: a transmitting and receiving unit for emitting a measuring signal in direction of a surface of a filling material and for receiving the measuring signal reflected at the surface of the filling material and at a reference reflection point; an evaluation unit for determining a process parameter at the location of the reference reflection point using the measuring signal reflected at the reference reflection point and known physical properties of the filling material or the atmosphere; wherein the evaluation unit is further configured to determine a correction factor for a transit time, determined by the fill level measuring device, of the measuring signal reflected at the surface of the filling material using the process parameter, the known physical properties of the filling material or the atmosphere and a deviation in the process parameter. a transmitting and receiving unit for emitting a measuring signal in direction of a surface of a filling material and for receiving the measuring signal reflected at the surface of the filling material and at a reference reflection point; an evaluation unit for determining a process parameter at the location of the reference reflection point using the measuring signal reflected at the reference reflection point and known physical properties of the filling material or the atmosphere; wherein the evaluation unit is further configured to determine a correction factor for a transit time, determined by the fill level measuring device, of the measuring signal reflected at the surface of the filling material using the process parameter, the known physical properties of the filling material or the atmosphere and a deviation in the process parameter.
Apparatus, comprising predicting means adapted to predict whether or not a coded data block received by the apparatus on an uplink can be successfully decoded by a predetermined decoder adapted to apply a predetermined decoding on the coded data block, wherein the apparatus is or is comprised in an access node of a radio access network and the predetermined decoder is comprised in a central device managing a plurality of access nodes and connected to the access node with an interface; forwarding means adapted to forward the coded data block and the result of the prediction to the central device without applying the predetermined decoding to the coded data block; requesting means adapted to request a retransmission of the coded data block to the apparatus if the predicting means predicts that the coded data block cannot be decoded by the decoder, and modifying means adapted to modify an algorithm used by the predicting means to predict whether or not the received coded data block can be successfully decoded, the modifying being based at least on an information on a rate of false predictions received from the central device. predicting means adapted to predict whether or not a coded data block received by the apparatus on an uplink can be successfully decoded by a predetermined decoder adapted to apply a predetermined decoding on the coded data block, wherein the apparatus is or is comprised in an access node of a radio access network and the predetermined decoder is comprised in a central device managing a plurality of access nodes and connected to the access node with an interface; forwarding means adapted to forward the coded data block and the result of the prediction to the central device without applying the predetermined decoding to the coded data block; requesting means adapted to request a retransmission of the coded data block to the apparatus if the predicting means predicts that the coded data block cannot be decoded by the decoder, and modifying means adapted to modify an algorithm used by the predicting means to predict whether or not the received coded data block can be successfully decoded, the modifying being based at least on an information on a rate of false predictions received from the central device.
A transformable gamma camera (14, 18) comprising: groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors, a collimator and radiation shielding; the transformable gamma camera being configured to subdivide at a plane bisecting the transaxial width of the camera into a plurality of subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R), each of the subdivided gamma cameras having at least one of the groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors and corresponding collimator, wherein the radiation shielding comprises additional shielding (13L, 13R) configured to cover the exposed edges of the subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R); wherein the plurality of subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R) can be independently positioned to facilitate contouring with a region of interest for a spatial resolution. groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors, a collimator and radiation shielding; the transformable gamma camera being configured to subdivide at a plane bisecting the transaxial width of the camera into a plurality of subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R), each of the subdivided gamma cameras having at least one of the groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors and corresponding collimator, wherein the radiation shielding comprises additional shielding (13L, 13R) configured to cover the exposed edges of the subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R); wherein the plurality of subdivided gamma cameras (14L, 14R, 18L, 18R) can be independently positioned to facilitate contouring with a region of interest for a spatial resolution.
An orally acceptable zinc-containing film, comprising: a zinc-containing compound; one or more film forming polymers; and a film stabilizing ingredient, wherein the film stabilizing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and a mixture thereof; and wherein the zinc-containing compound is present at a concentration of greater than 30% by weight, wherein if present, the polyethylene glycol is at a concentration of from 10 to 25% by weight, and wherein if present, the titanium dioxide is at a concentration of from 0.01 to 10% by weight. a zinc-containing compound; one or more film forming polymers; and a film stabilizing ingredient, wherein the film stabilizing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and a mixture thereof; and wherein the zinc-containing compound is present at a concentration of greater than 30% by weight, wherein if present, the polyethylene glycol is at a concentration of from 10 to 25% by weight, and wherein if present, the titanium dioxide is at a concentration of from 0.01 to 10% by weight.
A fusion protein comprising a Cas9 nuclease, said nuclease comprising a protospacer adjacent motif recognition domain and coupled to a DNA binding domain protein wherein; a) the PAM recognition domain comprises a substitution selected from the group consisting of an R1333K mutation, an R1333S mutation, and an R1335K mutation when the Cas9 is a Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) nuclease; and an R1025A mutation and an K1013A/R1025A mutation when the Cas9 is a Neisseria meningitidis Cas9 (NmCas9) nuclease, wherein the substitution attenuates DNA-binding affinity; or b) the fusion protein has improved cleavage activity at a target site with a suboptimal PAM relative to the same wild-type Cas9 isoform; or c) the PAM recognition domain comprises a substitution of an arginine PAM recognition residue that participates in base-specific binding or contacting the phosphodiester backbone for a different amino acid residue as compared to the wild type sequence, wherein the substitution attenuates DNA-binding affinity and the fusion protein has improved cleavage activity at a target site with a suboptimal PAM relative to the same wild-type Cas9 isoform. a) the PAM recognition domain comprises a substitution selected from the group consisting of an R1333K mutation, an R1333S mutation, and an R1335K mutation when the Cas9 is a Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) nuclease; and an R1025A mutation and an K1013A/R1025A mutation when the Cas9 is a Neisseria meningitidis Cas9 (NmCas9) nuclease, wherein the substitution attenuates DNA-binding affinity; or b) the fusion protein has improved cleavage activity at a target site with a suboptimal PAM relative to the same wild-type Cas9 isoform; or c) the PAM recognition domain comprises a substitution of an arginine PAM recognition residue that participates in base-specific binding or contacting the phosphodiester backbone for a different amino acid residue as compared to the wild type sequence, wherein the substitution attenuates DNA-binding affinity and the fusion protein has improved cleavage activity at a target site with a suboptimal PAM relative to the same wild-type Cas9 isoform.
A method of manufacturing a roller bearing in which a plurality of rollers are interposed between an inner ring raceway and an outer ring raceway, and a crowning (13b, 13c) is formed on at least one of the inner ring raceway, the outer ring raceway, and a roller rolling contact surface, wherein: a drop amount of the crowning (13b, 13c) at an end of an effective length of a roller is determined based on a nominal dimension and a design load of the roller using Expression, below: [Expression 2] z m = 0.0051 x + 0.2721 ⋅ d + L + 0.0415 x − 0.3443 where, z m [μm] indicates the drop amount of the crowning (13b, 13c) at the end of the effective length of the roller, x[%] indicates a percentage of the design load to a basic dynamic load rating, d[mm] indicates a diameter of the roller, and L[mm] indicates the effective length; the drop amount at the end of the effective length of the roller is applied to a table indicating a plurality of drop amounts corresponding to a plurality of positions in a bus-line direction in dimensionless amounts, and a plurality of drop amounts at a plurality of positions in the bus-line direction are determined, wherein the table includes values in Table 2, below: [Table 2] Bus-line Direction Position (Dimensionless Amount) Drop Amount (Dimensionless Amount) 0-0.50 0 0.55 0.002 0.60 0.015 0.65 0.043 0. 70 0.086 0.75 0.147 0.80 0.229 0.85 0.340 0.90 0.489 0. 95 0.696 1.00 1.000 and from the determined plurality of drop amounts, a profile line of the crowning (13b, 13c) formed on at least one of the inner ring raceway, the outer ring raceway, and the roller rolling contact surface is determined.
A sd-rxRNA for use in delivering a nucleic acid to an eye of a subject in need thereof, wherein the sd-rxRNA is administered by subretinal injection or intravitreal injection to the eye of the subject in an effective amount to promote RNA interference by the sd-rxRNA in the eye, wherein the sd-rxRNA comprises an isolated double stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a guide (antisense) strand and a passenger (sense) strand, wherein the sd-rxRNA includes a double stranded region and wherein the guide strand contains a single stranded region, wherein the double stranded region is from 8-15 nucleotides long, wherein the single stranded region is 4-12 nucleotides long, wherein the single stranded region contains 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 phosphorothioate modifications, wherein at least 40% of the nucleotides of the isolated double stranded nucleic acid molecule are modified, wherein the sd-rxRNA is directed against a gene encoding VEGF or CTGF, and wherein the sd-rxRNA comprises at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence selected from the sequences SEQ ID NOs: 797-1026 (Table 5); SEQ ID NOs: 1315-1376 (Table 8); or SEQ ID NOs: 1379-1398 (Table 10).