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A device for testing packaged foodstuffs for the presence of microorganisms, the device comprising: - an infeed unit for a package containing a foodstuff; - a sample analysis device which is disposed downstream of the infeed unit and which is configured for taking a sample of the foodstuff in the package as well as for testing the sample for the presence of microorganisms; - a discharge unit which is disposed downstream of the sample analysis device for discharging the package from the device; wherein - the device comprises a storage unit for the package, which is disposed between the sample analysis device and the discharge unit; - the device further comprises display means for displaying a result of the testing of the sample from the package at the location of the discharge unit; and - the device is configured so that the storage unit delivers the package at the discharge unit substantially at the same time as the results of the package in question are being displayed by the display means. - an infeed unit for a package containing a foodstuff; - a sample analysis device which is disposed downstream of the infeed unit and which is configured for taking a sample of the foodstuff in the package as well as for testing the sample for the presence of microorganisms; - a discharge unit which is disposed downstream of the sample analysis device for discharging the package from the device; wherein - the device comprises a storage unit for the package, which is disposed between the sample analysis device and the discharge unit; - the device further comprises display means for displaying a result of the testing of the sample from the package at the location of the discharge unit; and - the device is configured so that the storage unit delivers the package at the discharge unit substantially at the same time as the results of the package in question are being displayed by the display means.
A method of monitoring a gas turbine engine comprising the steps of: (a) receiving information from actual flights of an aircraft including an engine to be monitored, and including at least one of the ambient temperature at takeoff, and internal engine pressures, temperatures and speeds; (b) evaluating the damage accumulated on an engine component given the data received in step (a); (c) storing the determined damage from step (b); (d) repeating steps (a)-(c); (e) recommending a suggested future use for the component based upon steps (a)-(d), characterised in that: the suggested future use includes a suggestion to utilize the component on a particular type flight, wherein the particular type flight is: on a different engine having a different thrust rating than the thrust rating of the engine of the current use of the component; and/or for use on a different aircraft flying routes having a different average ambient temperature than the current use of the aircraft that includes the monitored engine. (a) receiving information from actual flights of an aircraft including an engine to be monitored, and including at least one of the ambient temperature at takeoff, and internal engine pressures, temperatures and speeds; (b) evaluating the damage accumulated on an engine component given the data received in step (a); (c) storing the determined damage from step (b); (d) repeating steps (a)-(c); (e) recommending a suggested future use for the component based upon steps (a)-(d), on a different engine having a different thrust rating than the thrust rating of the engine of the current use of the component; and/or for use on a different aircraft flying routes having a different average ambient temperature than the current use of the aircraft that includes the monitored engine.
A bimodal high-density polyethylene polymer composition comprising a base resin which has a density of 946 to 951 kg/m 3, preferably 947 to 951 kg/m 3, and comprises an ethylene polymer having a density of above 970 kg/m 3, preferably above 971 kg/m 3 in an amount ranging between 47 and 53% by weight, preferably between 48 and 52% by weight, most preferably between 49.5 and 51.5% by weight and an ethylene polymer having a density lower than the density of polymer, wherein said composition has a complex viscosity at a shear rate of 0.01 rad/s (190°C) ranging between 220 and 450 kPa.s, preferably between 220 and 420 kPa.s and a complex viscosity at a shear rate of 100 rad/s (190°C) ranging from 2000 to 2500 Pa.s, preferably from 2100 to 2450 Pa.s, which composition has a melt elastic modulus G'(G"=3000) at a reference melt viscous modulus (G") value of G"=3000 Pa ranging from 1650 to 2400 Pa, and when made into a pipe has a resistance to stress cracking of greater than 9,000 h, preferably greater than 10,000 h as measured by notch pipe test according to ISO ISO 13479: 1997.
Board, wherein said board consists at least of a substrate which is formed at least of a gypsum-based, a cement-based or another mineral or geopolymer based basic material layer, more particularly fiber cement board, wherein the board, on at least two opposite edges, is provided with coupling means which allow coupling two of such boards to each other, which are configured such that they, in the coupled condition, provide for a locking according to a direction in the plane of the coupled boards and perpendicular to the coupled edges, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the coupled boards, wherein the coupling means are realized substantially in one piece or entirely in one piece in the board, and more particularly in the basic material layer, and wherein in the proximity of the front side of the board, on the corner edge between the front side and at least one, and preferably both, of said two edges, a chamfer is present, in the form of a bevel or rounding, wherein the board comprises a top layer, wherein the chamfer extends deeper than the thickness of the top layer and thus extends at least into the basic material layer; characterized in that the surface of the chamfer comprises a separate covering and that the top layer is thinner than 1 mm.
A method for capturing a pollutant entrained in a volume of water, the method comprising directing flow of a fluid stream comprising water and a pollutant through interstices of a multitude of fractured fragments of contaminant-sorbent, hydrophobic bodies of a filter medium comprising particles of an organic matrix material attached to styrene-butadiene-styrene granules embedded in an M-Class rubber matrix, wherein the OMM particles comprise any of (a) particles of biochar, (b) cellulosic particles, or (c) activated carbon particles, and wherein the pollutant comprises any of the following: (i) hydrocarbons such as oils, (ii) phosphate pollutants, and (iii) synthetic organic compounds such as volatile organic compound, polychlorinated biphenyl, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances.
A method for an optical network of establishing Optical Paths for user traffic by routing and wavelength assignment of optical channels carried in optical links of a Wavelength Switched Optical Network, the method comprising: - obtaining a structured set of Physical Impairment, PI, parameter values affecting the optical channels, wherein at least one PI parameter value of said PI parameter values is/are obtained by measurement and distribution of said at least one PI parameter value among network nodes connected to the Optical Paths in the Wavelength Switched Optical Network; - determining a feasibility verdict for each optical path by performing path computation involving, for each optical path, the obtained structured set of PI parameter values, wherein the determining of the feasibility verdicts comprises: - calculating, for each optical link, a Quality of Transmission, QoT, parameter value by means of the obtained structured set of PI parameter values; and - assessing said feasibility verdicts for different Optical Paths across the Wavelength Switched Optical Network based on said calculated QoT parameter values of the optical links constituting each of said different Optical Paths; wherein the method further comprises: - routing optical signals via the Optical Paths based upon said determined feasibility verdicts for said different Optical Paths. - obtaining a structured set of Physical Impairment, PI, parameter values affecting the optical channels, wherein at least one PI parameter value of said PI parameter values is/are obtained by measurement and distribution of said at least one PI parameter value among network nodes connected to the Optical Paths in the Wavelength Switched Optical Network; - determining a feasibility verdict for each optical path by performing path computation involving, for each optical path, the obtained structured set of PI parameter values, wherein the determining of the feasibility verdicts comprises: - calculating, for each optical link, a Quality of Transmission, QoT, parameter value by means of the obtained structured set of PI parameter values; and - assessing said feasibility verdicts for different Optical Paths across the Wavelength Switched Optical Network based on said calculated QoT parameter values of the optical links constituting each of said different Optical Paths; - calculating, for each optical link, a Quality of Transmission, QoT, parameter value by means of the obtained structured set of PI parameter values; and - assessing said feasibility verdicts for different Optical Paths across the Wavelength Switched Optical Network based on said calculated QoT parameter values of the optical links constituting each of said different Optical Paths; - routing optical signals via the Optical Paths based upon said determined feasibility verdicts for said different Optical Paths.
A sample analyzer (1, 2), comprising: a sample preparing section for preparing a measurement sample from a sample and a reagent; a detecting section for detecting a predetermined type of particle contained in one measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing section, wherein the detecting section is configured to detect the predetermined type of particle optically; and a data processing section being configured to perform operations comprising: (a) generating a plurality of analysis data for analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on a detection result by the detecting section by expanding or compressing the detection result obtained by the detecting section at mutually different ratios, wherein each of the plurality of analysis data represents a state of distribution of the predetermined type of particle; (b) selecting one analysis data from the plurality of analysis data based on the state of the distribution of the predetermined type of particle in the plurality of analysis data; (c) analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on at least the one analysis data selected in the operation (b); and (d) outputting an analysis result obtained in the operation (c). a sample preparing section for preparing a measurement sample from a sample and a reagent; a detecting section for detecting a predetermined type of particle contained in one measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing section, wherein the detecting section is configured to detect the predetermined type of particle optically; and a data processing section being configured to perform operations comprising: (a) generating a plurality of analysis data for analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on a detection result by the detecting section by expanding or compressing the detection result obtained by the detecting section at mutually different ratios, wherein each of the plurality of analysis data represents a state of distribution of the predetermined type of particle; (b) selecting one analysis data from the plurality of analysis data based on the state of the distribution of the predetermined type of particle in the plurality of analysis data; (c) analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on at least the one analysis data selected in the operation (b); and (d) outputting an analysis result obtained in the operation (c). (a) generating a plurality of analysis data for analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on a detection result by the detecting section by expanding or compressing the detection result obtained by the detecting section at mutually different ratios, wherein each of the plurality of analysis data represents a state of distribution of the predetermined type of particle; (b) selecting one analysis data from the plurality of analysis data based on the state of the distribution of the predetermined type of particle in the plurality of analysis data; (c) analyzing the predetermined type of particle based on at least the one analysis data selected in the operation (b); and (d) outputting an analysis result obtained in the operation (c).
A system for a thrust reverser of an aircraft comprising: a primary sleeve; and a secondary sleeve; wherein a first stroke associated with the primary sleeve is different from a second stroke associated with the secondary sleeve; and wherein the primary sleeve is configured to translate a first distance associated with the first stroke at the outset of a deployment of the thrust reverser and a second distance associated with the first stroke at a later stage of the deployment; characterised in that: the secondary sleeve comprises a translating cascade; and the primary sleeve is coupled to the secondary sleeve via a plurality of four-bar mechanisms arranged in series. a primary sleeve; and a secondary sleeve; wherein a first stroke associated with the primary sleeve is different from a second stroke associated with the secondary sleeve; and wherein the primary sleeve is configured to translate a first distance associated with the first stroke at the outset of a deployment of the thrust reverser and a second distance associated with the first stroke at a later stage of the deployment; characterised in that: the secondary sleeve comprises a translating cascade; and the primary sleeve is coupled to the secondary sleeve via a plurality of four-bar mechanisms arranged in series.
A device for controlling a first control gate transistor, comprising: a second transistor and a third transistor series-connected between a first and a second terminals of application of a power supply voltage (Vdd), the junction point of these transistors being intended to be connected to the gate of the first transistor; a terminal of application of a digital control signal; characterized in that it further includes a circuit for generating an analog signal according to variations of the power supply voltage; and for each of the second and third transistors, a circuit (262; 264) of selection between said digital signal and said analog signal, one of the second and third transistors being controlled in linear state from said digital signal whereas the other is controlled in saturated state from said analog signal. a second transistor and a third transistor series-connected between a first and a second terminals of application of a power supply voltage (Vdd), the junction point of these transistors being intended to be connected to the gate of the first transistor; a terminal of application of a digital control signal; characterized in that it further includes a circuit for generating an analog signal according to variations of the power supply voltage; and for each of the second and third transistors, a circuit (262; 264) of selection between said digital signal and said analog signal, one of the second and third transistors being controlled in linear state from said digital signal whereas the other is controlled in saturated state from said analog signal.
A partial ceramic casting mold (1500, 1600), comprising: - a first core portion (1501, 1601) and a first shell portion (1502, 1602), the first core portion (1501, 1601) and the first shell portion (1502, 1602) both being formed of a photopolymerized material and interfacing with at least a second core portion (1503, 1603) and a second shell portion (1504, 1604), the second core portion (1503, 1603) and the second shell portion (1504, 1604) both being formed of a photopolymerized material to form the partial ceramic casting mold (1500, 1600); - a cavity between the first and second core portions (1501, 1601, 1503, 1603) and the first and second shell portions (1502, 1602, 1504, 1604), the cavity defining a cast component upon casting, particularly a turbine blade or a stator vane, wherein the first and second core portions (1501, 1601, 1503, 1603) and the first and second shell portions (1502, 1602, 1504, 1604) are formed of a photopolymerized liquid ceramic photopolymer; wherein the first core portion (1501, 1601) or the first shell portion (1502, 1602) includes at least one interlocking feature adapted to interface with an interlocking feature on the second core portion (1503, 1604) or second shell portion (1504, 1604). - a first core portion (1501, 1601) and a first shell portion (1502, 1602), the first core portion (1501, 1601) and the first shell portion (1502, 1602) both being formed of a photopolymerized material and interfacing with at least a second core portion (1503, 1603) and a second shell portion (1504, 1604), the second core portion (1503, 1603) and the second shell portion (1504, 1604) both being formed of a photopolymerized material to form the partial ceramic casting mold (1500, 1600); - a cavity between the first and second core portions (1501, 1601, 1503, 1603) and the first and second shell portions (1502, 1602, 1504, 1604), the cavity defining a cast component upon casting, particularly a turbine blade or a stator vane, wherein the first and second core portions (1501, 1601, 1503, 1603) and the first and second shell portions (1502, 1602, 1504, 1604) are formed of a photopolymerized liquid ceramic photopolymer; wherein the first core portion (1501, 1601) or the first shell portion (1502, 1602) includes at least one interlocking feature adapted to interface with an interlocking feature on the second core portion (1503, 1604) or second shell portion (1504, 1604).
A spray formulation for colonisation of plants with spores of endophytes comprising: - a surfactant in a range of from 0.01 to 5 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation; - an UV-protecting compound in a range of from 0.05 to 7 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation; - a nutrient in a range of from 0.1 to 7 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation wherein the nutrient is selected from carbon sources, sugars, or yeast extract; - spores of the endophytes in an amount of 10 2 to 10 8 spores/mL spray formulation; and, - optionally, hydrophilic liquid. - a surfactant in a range of from 0.01 to 5 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation; - an UV-protecting compound in a range of from 0.05 to 7 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation; - a nutrient in a range of from 0.1 to 7 wt.-% based on the total weight of the spray formulation wherein the nutrient is selected from carbon sources, sugars, or yeast extract; - spores of the endophytes in an amount of 10 2 to 10 8 spores/mL spray formulation; and, - optionally, hydrophilic liquid.
A polycarbonate resin comprising: a unit represented by the following formula: [wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, or a halogen atom, and m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4], a unit represented by the following formula: [wherein R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, or a halogen atom, R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, s and t each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4, and p and q each independently represent an integer of 1 or more], and a carbonate unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and/or alicyclic diol compound, wherein the polycarbonate resin satisfies the following expressions and: the molar ratio of unit to unit, /, is 0.2 to 11.0, and the molar ratio of unit + unit to unit + unit + unit, {(A+B) / (A+B+C)}, is 0.30 to 0.60. a unit represented by the following formula: [wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, or a halogen atom, and m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4], a unit represented by the following formula: [wherein R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, or a halogen atom, R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing an aromatic group, s and t each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4, and p and q each independently represent an integer of 1 or more], and a carbonate unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and/or alicyclic diol compound, wherein the polycarbonate resin satisfies the following expressions and: the molar ratio of unit to unit, /, is 0.2 to 11.0, and the molar ratio of unit + unit to unit + unit + unit, {(A+B) / (A+B+C)}, is 0.30 to 0.60. the molar ratio of unit to unit, /, is 0.2 to 11.0, and the molar ratio of unit + unit to unit + unit + unit, {(A+B) / (A+B+C)}, is 0.30 to 0.60.
A process for producing a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition, comprising the sequential steps of: a) unwinding from a first package of at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand having a first filament thickness t1 and a second package of at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand having a second filament thickness t2 larger than the first filament thickness t1, wherein t2 is 5 to 20 μm larger than t1, and b) applying a sheath of a thermoplastic polymer composition around the at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand and the at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand to form a sheathed continuous multifilament strand comprising the at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand and the at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand. a) unwinding from a first package of at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand having a first filament thickness t1 and a second package of at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand having a second filament thickness t2 larger than the first filament thickness t1, wherein t2 is 5 to 20 μm larger than t1, and b) applying a sheath of a thermoplastic polymer composition around the at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand and the at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand to form a sheathed continuous multifilament strand comprising the at least one first continuous glass multifilament strand and the at least one second continuous glass multifilament strand.