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An energy system comprising: a biomass fuelled electrical power generating plant; a carbon capture system for capturing carbon containing flue gases from consuming the biomass as fuel; and a plant for producing carbon based fuel by reaction of the captured carbon containing flue gases and a source of hydrogen; wherein the electrical power generating plant comprises: a) a biomass pyrolising plant for pyrolising biomass to a charcoal; and b) a direct carbon fuel cell plant for generating electricity from the charcoal. a biomass fuelled electrical power generating plant; a carbon capture system for capturing carbon containing flue gases from consuming the biomass as fuel; and a plant for producing carbon based fuel by reaction of the captured carbon containing flue gases and a source of hydrogen; wherein the electrical power generating plant comprises: a) a biomass pyrolising plant for pyrolising biomass to a charcoal; and b) a direct carbon fuel cell plant for generating electricity from the charcoal. a) a biomass pyrolising plant for pyrolising biomass to a charcoal; and b) a direct carbon fuel cell plant for generating electricity from the charcoal.
Method of generating an attention indication for a dairy animal that is kept in an environment with a freely accessible robotic milking system, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - measuring a plurality of visit intervals (1; 1'), in particular milking intervals, of said dairy animal to the robotic milking system, preferably a plurality of successive milking intervals, - determining a value of a statistical parameter (2; 2') regarding the measured plurality of milking intervals from the measured milking intervals, characterized in that the method comprises the step of, - generating the attention indication, comprising a mastitis alarm signal, if the value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. - measuring a plurality of visit intervals (1; 1'), in particular milking intervals, of said dairy animal to the robotic milking system, preferably a plurality of successive milking intervals, - determining a value of a statistical parameter (2; 2') regarding the measured plurality of milking intervals from the measured milking intervals, characterized in that the method comprises the step of, - generating the attention indication, comprising a mastitis alarm signal, if the value exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
A fire suppression sprinkler assembly comprising: a housing; a sprinkler body disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to supply a fluid to an area, the sprinkler body movable between a first position where the sprinkler body is concealed within the housing and a second position where the sprinkler body extends from the housing to supply the fluid to the area; and a heat responsive element operatively associated with the sprinkler body and configured to facilitate preventing deployment of the sprinkler body from the first position to the second position until the heat responsive element senses a predetermined temperature, characterized in that; the sprinkler body is rotatably coupled to the housing such that the sprinkler body rotates as it transitions from the first position to the second position. a housing; a sprinkler body disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to supply a fluid to an area, the sprinkler body movable between a first position where the sprinkler body is concealed within the housing and a second position where the sprinkler body extends from the housing to supply the fluid to the area; and a heat responsive element operatively associated with the sprinkler body and configured to facilitate preventing deployment of the sprinkler body from the first position to the second position until the heat responsive element senses a predetermined temperature, characterized in that; the sprinkler body is rotatably coupled to the housing such that the sprinkler body rotates as it transitions from the first position to the second position.
A method performed at a mobile first device associated with a participant at an event, comprising: initiating a registration of the first device in response to determining that the first device is in a physical location of the event based on a first registration information generated by at least one of scanning a barcode associated with the physical location and communicating with a close proximity communications tag associated with the physical location; sending the first registration information to a computing device to register the first device for the event; recording first audio via the first device; and sending the first audio for combination with second audio recorded via a second device. initiating a registration of the first device in response to determining that the first device is in a physical location of the event based on a first registration information generated by at least one of scanning a barcode associated with the physical location and communicating with a close proximity communications tag associated with the physical location; sending the first registration information to a computing device to register the first device for the event; recording first audio via the first device; and sending the first audio for combination with second audio recorded via a second device.
A method for producing a ZnO-Al 2 O 3 -MgO sputtering target, comprising the steps of mixing powders of raw material components comprising Al 2 O 3, ZnO and MgO or precursors of these substances and sintering the powder mixtures so as to obtain the sputtering target, said step of mixing comprises a mixing of powders of the raw material components in a liquid,, characterized in that the maximum solubility for said raw material powders in said liquid is less than 200 mg/kg and whereby said liquid comprises water, and whereby powder of MgCO 3 is used as a precursor component for MgO.
A method of operating a network node that serves a cell in a cellular communication system, wherein an air interface of the cellular communication system is divided up into sequentially occurring frames, each of the frames comprising a plurality of sequentially occurring sub-frames, each of the sub-frames comprising a plurality of sequentially occurring symbols, the method being characterized by comprising: receiving information from a device indicative of one or more device capabilities of the device, ascertaining a suitable RACH signature and corresponding RAR signal reception information, including relative time/frequency grid position at which a RAR signal will be transmitted when the device uses the RACH signature in a random access request; transmitting information to the device, wherein the information is indicative of the RACH signature of the RACH request signal that is indicative of one or more device capabilities; receiving and detecting a RACH request signal (RACH 1, RACH 2) transmitted by the device (703, 705) within the cell; based at least in part on a RACH signature of the request signal that is indicative of one or more device capabilities of the device, ascertaining (807, 905) an associated time/frequency position and RAR window size for transmitting a response signal; and transmitting (809, 907) the response signal at the ascertained time/frequency position. receiving information from a device indicative of one or more device capabilities of the device, ascertaining a suitable RACH signature and corresponding RAR signal reception information, including relative time/frequency grid position at which a RAR signal will be transmitted when the device uses the RACH signature in a random access request; transmitting information to the device, wherein the information is indicative of the RACH signature of the RACH request signal that is indicative of one or more device capabilities; receiving and detecting a RACH request signal (RACH 1, RACH 2) transmitted by the device (703, 705) within the cell; based at least in part on a RACH signature of the request signal that is indicative of one or more device capabilities of the device, ascertaining (807, 905) an associated time/frequency position and RAR window size for transmitting a response signal; and transmitting (809, 907) the response signal at the ascertained time/frequency position.
A method for biosensing a binding ability among a biomolecule, such as an antibody, a membrane protein or the like, and a virus, comprising the steps of: a) labelling the virus by conjugating a plurality of dyes, preferably fluorescein dyes, to the virus in order to achieve a labelled virus being controllable with respect to the density of labelled dyes per virus molecule; b) solutions-phase-wise binding the labelled virus to the biomolecule in a liquid solution to the extent the binding characteristics among the biomolecule and the labelled virus in order to generate biomolecule virus compounds and to allow for a mix-and-measure ligand-binding homogenous assay that non-disruptively measures the lasing response of the biomolecule virus compounds; c) pumping the liquid solution comprising the biomolecule virus compound with light having a wavelength and/or an intensity being adopted to the type of the effective mechanism of the dyes, preferably the effective fluorescence mechanism of the fluorescein dyes, labelled to the virus; d) amplifying the light emitted from the pumped dyes in an optical resonator in the attempt to achieve a lasing response from the excited dyes in the optical resonator; and e) measuring the intensity of the amplified emitted light and evaluating the intensity of the amplified emitted light against the intensity of the amplified emitted light from a known density of labelled fluorescein dyes per virus molecule or against an equivalent concentration of unbound labelled virus with the same number of dyes per virus in order to determine the binding ability of the biomolecule to the labelled virus. a) labelling the virus by conjugating a plurality of dyes, preferably fluorescein dyes, to the virus in order to achieve a labelled virus being controllable with respect to the density of labelled dyes per virus molecule; b) solutions-phase-wise binding the labelled virus to the biomolecule in a liquid solution to the extent the binding characteristics among the biomolecule and the labelled virus in order to generate biomolecule virus compounds and to allow for a mix-and-measure ligand-binding homogenous assay that non-disruptively measures the lasing response of the biomolecule virus compounds; c) pumping the liquid solution comprising the biomolecule virus compound with light having a wavelength and/or an intensity being adopted to the type of the effective mechanism of the dyes, preferably the effective fluorescence mechanism of the fluorescein dyes, labelled to the virus; d) amplifying the light emitted from the pumped dyes in an optical resonator in the attempt to achieve a lasing response from the excited dyes in the optical resonator; and e) measuring the intensity of the amplified emitted light and evaluating the intensity of the amplified emitted light against the intensity of the amplified emitted light from a known density of labelled fluorescein dyes per virus molecule or against an equivalent concentration of unbound labelled virus with the same number of dyes per virus in order to determine the binding ability of the biomolecule to the labelled virus.
A nozzle presenting a longitudinal axis (ZZ') and comprising both a combustion chamber made of metal material and presenting a downstream end and also a diverging portion made of composite material formed by a wall of conical shape extending between an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end of the composite material diverging portion being connected to the downstream end of the combustion chamber; the nozzle being characterized in that it further comprises an annular fastener mount made of metal material comprising a first portion secured to the combustion chamber and a second portion extending beyond the downstream end of the combustion chamber in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, the first and second portions of the annular fastener mount being rigidly secured to each other, and in that the upstream end of the composite material diverging portion is fastened to the second portion of the annular fastener mount by a plurality of fastener members, each comprising a fastener bolt, each fastener bolt passing through the conically-shaped wall of the composite material diverging portion near the upstream end of said wall.
A method using lateral flow comprising: providing a microfabricated device having a plurality of microwells, and a membrane applied on the microfabricated device and covering at least one microwell of the plurality of the microwells, the membrane having a first portion disposed on one side of the at least one microwell and a second portion on the other side of the at least one microwell; and contacting the first portion of the membrane with a first liquid absorbable by the membrane such that the first liquid is wicked by the membrane and laterally flows from the first portion to the second portion and across the at least one microwell, and at least a portion of the first liquid enters into the at least one microwell. providing a microfabricated device having a plurality of microwells, and a membrane applied on the microfabricated device and covering at least one microwell of the plurality of the microwells, the membrane having a first portion disposed on one side of the at least one microwell and a second portion on the other side of the at least one microwell; and contacting the first portion of the membrane with a first liquid absorbable by the membrane such that the first liquid is wicked by the membrane and laterally flows from the first portion to the second portion and across the at least one microwell, and at least a portion of the first liquid enters into the at least one microwell.
A laser surgery apparatus for contact laser surgery, comprising (a) a contact laser scalpel for contact laser surgery, the contact laser scalpel comprising: an optical fiber of IR laser radiation transmissive material and terminating at an optical fiber tip having an exposed core region, and support means for holding said fiber and for positioning said scalpel, wherein said fiber tip is tapered and disposed at a distal end of the scalpel for contacting a tissue to be cut and comprises an uncoated contact surface for transmitting laser radiation and a guiding surface that is at least partially reflective to laser radiation and configured such that laser radiation guided by said optical fiber to said fiber tip will be at least partially reflected by said guiding surface and emitted through said uncoated contact surface; (b) a pulsed laser source adapted to provide pulse durations in the femtosecond, picosecond and/or nanosecond range, and (c) light transmitting means connecting said laser source to said optical fiber of said scalpel for conveying laser radiation from said laser source to said optical fiber such that the conveyed laser light is emitted at said uncoated contact surface of the fiber tip. (a) a contact laser scalpel for contact laser surgery, the contact laser scalpel comprising: an optical fiber of IR laser radiation transmissive material and terminating at an optical fiber tip having an exposed core region, and support means for holding said fiber and for positioning said scalpel, wherein said fiber tip is tapered and disposed at a distal end of the scalpel for contacting a tissue to be cut and comprises an uncoated contact surface for transmitting laser radiation and a guiding surface that is at least partially reflective to laser radiation and configured such that laser radiation guided by said optical fiber to said fiber tip will be at least partially reflected by said guiding surface and emitted through said uncoated contact surface; an optical fiber of IR laser radiation transmissive material and terminating at an optical fiber tip having an exposed core region, and support means for holding said fiber and for positioning said scalpel, wherein said fiber tip is tapered and disposed at a distal end of the scalpel for contacting a tissue to be cut and comprises an uncoated contact surface for transmitting laser radiation and a guiding surface that is at least partially reflective to laser radiation and configured such that laser radiation guided by said optical fiber to said fiber tip will be at least partially reflected by said guiding surface and emitted through said uncoated contact surface; (b) a pulsed laser source adapted to provide pulse durations in the femtosecond, picosecond and/or nanosecond range, and (c) light transmitting means connecting said laser source to said optical fiber of said scalpel for conveying laser radiation from said laser source to said optical fiber such that the conveyed laser light is emitted at said uncoated contact surface of the fiber tip.
A melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) peptide ligand comprising naturally occurring amino acids, wherein the MC1R peptide ligand is according to SEQ ID NO. 1: H-Tyr 1 -Val 2 -Waa 3 -Gly 4 -Xaa 5 -Phe 6 -Yaa 7 -Zaa 8 -Asp 9 -Arg 10 -Phe 11 -Gly 12 -R1 (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein Waa is a Met, Ile, or Leu, Xaa is a His or Pro, Yaa is an Arg or Leu, and Zaa is a Phe or Trp, and wherein R1 of the C-terminal is -NH 2, or -OH, with the caveat that Waa is not Met, Xaa is not His, Yaa is not Arg, Zaa is not Trp, and R1 is not -OH simultaneously.
A method for testing control logic for a propeller driven by a gas turbine engine of an aircraft, the control logic comprising minimum pitch protection logic and propeller overspeed protection logic, the method comprising: overriding, by one or more controllers, a signal indicating the aircraft is operating in a ground mode; testing, by the one or more controllers, the minimum pitch protection logic when the signal is overriden; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the gas turbine engine is operating at a ground fine setting; restoring, by the one or more controllers, the signal to an original state in which the signal indicates the aircraft is operating in the ground mode; and modifying, by the one or more controllers, the propeller overspeed protection logic; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the propeller is operating at a low pitch condition when the gas turbine engine is operating at the ground fine setting; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the propeller is operating at an overspeed condition when the gas turbine engine is operating at the ground fine setting; and testing, by the one or more controllers, the propeller overspeed protection logic in response to determining the propeller is operating at the overspeed condition. overriding, by one or more controllers, a signal indicating the aircraft is operating in a ground mode; testing, by the one or more controllers, the minimum pitch protection logic when the signal is overriden; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the gas turbine engine is operating at a ground fine setting; restoring, by the one or more controllers, the signal to an original state in which the signal indicates the aircraft is operating in the ground mode; and modifying, by the one or more controllers, the propeller overspeed protection logic; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the propeller is operating at a low pitch condition when the gas turbine engine is operating at the ground fine setting; determining, by the one or more controllers, that the propeller is operating at an overspeed condition when the gas turbine engine is operating at the ground fine setting; and testing, by the one or more controllers, the propeller overspeed protection logic in response to determining the propeller is operating at the overspeed condition.
A smart single-use tube line assembly for use in a unit operation of a bioprocess, comprising at least one tube line (16, 18), the tube line (16, 18) including a tube body surrounding a lumen through which a medium can flow, and a functional element (12, 14) embedded in the tube body, the functional element (12, 14) being configured to perform an optical and/or electrical function, characterized by an interface for coupling both the lumen and the functional element (12, 14) of the tube line (16, 18) to a matching interface of another component, allowing liquid medium to be transferred from the tube line (16, 18) to the other component and for connecting the functional element (12, 14), respectively, at the same time, and a control unit for controlling the optical and/or electrical function. at least one tube line (16, 18), the tube line (16, 18) including a tube body surrounding a lumen through which a medium can flow, and a functional element (12, 14) embedded in the tube body, the functional element (12, 14) being configured to perform an optical and/or electrical function, characterized by an interface for coupling both the lumen and the functional element (12, 14) of the tube line (16, 18) to a matching interface of another component, allowing liquid medium to be transferred from the tube line (16, 18) to the other component and for connecting the functional element (12, 14), respectively, at the same time, and a control unit for controlling the optical and/or electrical function.
A tip-retention device for use with a welding torch, comprising: - an annular sidewall surrounding a hollow interior; - a tip-retention wall attached to the sidewall, wherein the tip-retention wall includes a bore configured to fit a contact tip; and - a channel in fluid communication with the hollow interior, wherein the channel is configured to provide a passage for gas to flow around the tip-retention wall, and wherein the tip-retention wall is configured to direct the gas radially away from the contact tip and then again towards the contact tip, characterized in that said channel includes a plurality of channels formed by curved cutaways in the annular sidewall, wherein each of the channels comprises a first hole (26, 26a, 26c) on a first side of the tip-retention wall and a second hole (26, 26a, 26c) on a second side of the tip-retention wall, each channel being bordered by a flat on either side of the channel, by an annular rim that comprises a leading edge of the tip-retention device at the front and by a ledge of the annular sidewall created by the curved cutaway at the rear, and that the tip-retention wall includes a locking taper configured to interface with a forward-facing taper of the contact tip so as to retain the contact tip within the bore. - an annular sidewall surrounding a hollow interior; - a tip-retention wall attached to the sidewall, wherein the tip-retention wall includes a bore configured to fit a contact tip; and - a channel in fluid communication with the hollow interior, wherein the channel is configured to provide a passage for gas to flow around the tip-retention wall, and wherein the tip-retention wall is configured to direct the gas radially away from the contact tip and then again towards the contact tip, characterized in that said channel includes a plurality of channels formed by curved cutaways in the annular sidewall, wherein each of the channels comprises a first hole (26, 26a, 26c) on a first side of the tip-retention wall and a second hole (26, 26a, 26c) on a second side of the tip-retention wall, each channel being bordered by a flat on either side of the channel, by an annular rim that comprises a leading edge of the tip-retention device at the front and by a ledge of the annular sidewall created by the curved cutaway at the rear, and that the tip-retention wall includes a locking taper configured to interface with a forward-facing taper of the contact tip so as to retain the contact tip within the bore.