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An apparatus suitable for growing baby crustaceans, the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical tank of generally circular cross-section for containing water; a duct extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis of the tank to a position near the top of the tank, and a chamber below the tank, the duct extending from the chamber; and characterised by a plurality of annular trays arranged as a stack and locating between the duct and the cylindrical tank, each tray defining compartments to accommodate the baby crustaceans, the trays having perforations in their base for through-flow of water; and means comprising a biofilter to pass water through the duct and the tank and also through said biofilter in a non-feeding mode; and further means to recirculate water through the duct and the tank in a feeding mode. a cylindrical tank of generally circular cross-section for containing water; a duct extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis of the tank to a position near the top of the tank, and a chamber below the tank, the duct extending from the chamber; and characterised by a plurality of annular trays arranged as a stack and locating between the duct and the cylindrical tank, each tray defining compartments to accommodate the baby crustaceans, the trays having perforations in their base for through-flow of water; and means comprising a biofilter to pass water through the duct and the tank and also through said biofilter in a non-feeding mode; and further means to recirculate water through the duct and the tank in a feeding mode.
A method for producing a porous adsorbent structure that is capable of a reversible adsorption and desorption cycle for capturing CO 2 from a gas mixture, said structure comprising a support matrix of surface modified cellulose nanofibers, said surface modified cellulose nanofibers consisting of cellulose nanofibers having a diameter of 4 nm to 1000 nm and a length of 100 nm to 1 mm covered with a coupling agent being covalently bound to the surface thereof, wherein i) said support matrix is a web of nanofibers with a porosity of at least 20%, and ii) said coupling agent comprises at least one monoalkyldialkoxyaminosilane, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a first amount of a homogenized suspension of cellulose nanofibers having a diameter of 4 nm to 1000 nm and a length of 100 nm to 1 mm in a solvent; b) adding thereto a second amount of a coupling agent comprising at least one monoalkyldialkoxyaminosilane, thereby allowing formation of a homogeneous suspension of surface modified cellulose nanofibers in said solvent; c) mechanically concentrating said suspension through centrifugation, filtration or pressing, thereby obtaining a wet slurry; d) optionally washing said wet slurry with said solvent; e) removing said solvent by a drying operation, said drying operation being selected from freeze drying, atmospheric freeze drying or a combination thereof, preferably freeze drying, thereby obtaining a dried material; and f) subjecting said dried material to a heating process in an inert atmosphere, thereby obtaining said porous adsorbent structure. i) said support matrix is a web of nanofibers with a porosity of at least 20%, and ii) said coupling agent comprises at least one monoalkyldialkoxyaminosilane, a) providing a first amount of a homogenized suspension of cellulose nanofibers having a diameter of 4 nm to 1000 nm and a length of 100 nm to 1 mm in a solvent; b) adding thereto a second amount of a coupling agent comprising at least one monoalkyldialkoxyaminosilane, thereby allowing formation of a homogeneous suspension of surface modified cellulose nanofibers in said solvent; c) mechanically concentrating said suspension through centrifugation, filtration or pressing, thereby obtaining a wet slurry; d) optionally washing said wet slurry with said solvent; e) removing said solvent by a drying operation, said drying operation being selected from freeze drying, atmospheric freeze drying or a combination thereof, preferably freeze drying, thereby obtaining a dried material; and f) subjecting said dried material to a heating process in an inert atmosphere, thereby obtaining said porous adsorbent structure.
A neutron capture therapy system, comprising: an accelerator configured to accelerate charged particles to generate a charged particle beam; a beam transmitting device configured to transmit the charged particle beam generated by the accelerator, wherein the beam transmitting device comprises a first transmitting device connected to the accelerator, a beam direction conversion device configured to convert a traveling direction of the charged particle beam, a second transmitting device, a third transmitting device, and a fourth transmitting device; and a neutron beam generating device configured to generate a therapeutic neutron beam, wherein the charged particle beam is transmitted to the neutron beam generating device through the beam transmitting device, and the neutron beam generating device comprises a first neutron beam generating device, a second neutron beam generating device, and a third neutron beam generating device; wherein the second transmitting device, the third transmitting device and the fourth transmitting device respectively transmit the charged particle beam from the beam direction conversion device to the first neutron beam generating device, the second neutron beam generating device, and the third neutron beam generating device, and wherein two of the first transmitting device, the third transmitting device, and the fourth transmitting device define a first plane, the first transmitting device and the second transmitting device define a second plane, and the first plane is different from the second plane. an accelerator configured to accelerate charged particles to generate a charged particle beam; a beam transmitting device configured to transmit the charged particle beam generated by the accelerator, wherein the beam transmitting device comprises a first transmitting device connected to the accelerator, a beam direction conversion device configured to convert a traveling direction of the charged particle beam, a second transmitting device, a third transmitting device, and a fourth transmitting device; and a neutron beam generating device configured to generate a therapeutic neutron beam, wherein the charged particle beam is transmitted to the neutron beam generating device through the beam transmitting device, and the neutron beam generating device comprises a first neutron beam generating device, a second neutron beam generating device, and a third neutron beam generating device; wherein the second transmitting device, the third transmitting device and the fourth transmitting device respectively transmit the charged particle beam from the beam direction conversion device to the first neutron beam generating device, the second neutron beam generating device, and the third neutron beam generating device, and wherein two of the first transmitting device, the third transmitting device, and the fourth transmitting device define a first plane, the first transmitting device and the second transmitting device define a second plane, and the first plane is different from the second plane.
A device for positioning a door or window relatively to a surface, the device comprising a plurality of inflatable air cushion members of a flexible but non-stretchable air tight sheet material in hose-connection with an inflation tool; wherein each inflatable air cushion member is formed as a bag unit comprising opposite layers of said sheet material provided face to face and joined along an edge area to form a double layer edge region; wherein the bag unit is flat in deflated condition; wherein the air cushion members of the plurality of inflatable air cushion members are separate from each other such that the edge area of a first cushion member of the plurality of inflatable air cushion members is entirely disjoint from the edge area of a second cushion member of said a plurality of inflatable air cushion members; wherein said first and second cushion member are connected through said hose-connection to a common air pump as part of the inflation tool, said common air pump being configured for inflation of said first and second cushion member, characterized in that each air cushion member comprises a rectangular piece of a folded sheet material formed as a rectangle with a fold, wherein the sheet material is joined to form a double layer only along the edge region and joined such that the fold constitutes one edge of the rectangle and the joined double layer edge region constitutes three other edges (13b, 13c, 13d) of the rectangle, wherein a foot piece of an outwardly projecting, flexible first hose is provided at the fold for the hose-connection.
An anti-HIDE1 antibody for use in treating cancer in a patient, the use comprising administering the anti-HIDE1 antibody to said patient, wherein said cancer is treated, and wherein the antibody stimulates the immune system by inhibiting the action of HIDE1.
An adjuvant composition comprising a maleated compound obtained from the reaction of a maleated oil derived from renewable feedstock resources reacted in an ene reaction with an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride which introduced additional carboxylic moieties or the related anhydride structure onto the oil molecules with a compound comprising at least one polyetheramine, wherein the molar ratio of maleated oil to compound is greater than 1.1:1.
A compound of formula A in which R 1 represents phenyl which is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, F 2 HC-, FH 2 C-, F 3 C-. R 1 represents phenyl which is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, F 2 HC-, FH 2 C-, F 3 C-.
A transport pallet having a main body, the main body having an upper face which is a supporting face for loading goods, the main body consisting of a composite which has only four identical modules and connecting means with which the modules are connected to one another, each module being connected to two directly adjacent modules, each module providing a segment of the upper face of the main body, the main body having a lower face which is a contact face for the subsurface in question, and each module having exactly four spaced-apart feet (12, 13, 14, 15) between the upper face and the lower face of the main body, between which feet prongs (7, 8) of fork-lift vehicles can engage laterally in the main body, characterised in that each module is formed from exactly one folded sheet, which consists of corrugated cardboard and is the same as the folded sheets with which the other modules are formed, and a fixing means, wherein each foot (12, 13, 14, 15) has exactly four foot side faces (24, 25, 26) which are parallel in pairs and by means of which each foot (12, 13, 14, 15) is laterally closed around a cavity in each case, wherein each module has on each side (20, 21, 22, 23) a side face which is formed from foot side faces (24, 25, 26) of in each case two feet (12, 13, 14, 15) of the module in question, which are each formed from the folded sheet in question, wherein the foot side faces (24, 25, 26) which form mutually facing side faces of modules connected to one another bear flat against one another.
An amplifying device for receiving and amplifying a transmission signal having a property of a burst, comprising: an amplifier for amplifying the transmission signal; and a controlling unit for controlling a bias voltage applied to the amplifier, on the basis of information relating to ON/OFF of the transmission signal, wherein: the controlling unit takes: a first control such that the bias voltage has a first voltage value, during a transmission OFF period in which the transmission signal is OFF and which ends a first predetermined time period (t31-t32, t41-t42) before a time (t32, t42) at which the transmission signal is turned from OFF to ON; a second control such that the bias voltage has a second voltage value which is higher than the first voltage value, during a transmission ON period (t32-t33, t42-t43) in which the transmission signal is ON; and a third control such that the bias voltage has a third voltage value which is higher than the second voltage value, during a transmission-start transient period in which the transmission signal is OFF and which starts when the transmission OFF period ends and ends when the transmission ON period starts. an amplifier for amplifying the transmission signal; and a controlling unit for controlling a bias voltage applied to the amplifier, on the basis of information relating to ON/OFF of the transmission signal, wherein: a first control such that the bias voltage has a first voltage value, during a transmission OFF period in which the transmission signal is OFF and which ends a first predetermined time period (t31-t32, t41-t42) before a time (t32, t42) at which the transmission signal is turned from OFF to ON; a second control such that the bias voltage has a second voltage value which is higher than the first voltage value, during a transmission ON period (t32-t33, t42-t43) in which the transmission signal is ON; and a third control such that the bias voltage has a third voltage value which is higher than the second voltage value, during a transmission-start transient period in which the transmission signal is OFF and which starts when the transmission OFF period ends and ends when the transmission ON period starts.
A cellulose based composition for manufacturing a film or foil, characterized in that said composition comprises a. at least one of the polymers selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate, and cellulose acetate propionate, and b. tall oil fatty acid ester, wherein the amount of tall oil fatty acid ester in the composition is 5 to 50 weight-%, wherein the molar mass of the polymers selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate, and cellulose acetate propionate is above 20,000 Da. a. at least one of the polymers selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate, and cellulose acetate propionate, and b. tall oil fatty acid ester, wherein the amount of tall oil fatty acid ester in the composition is 5 to 50 weight-%,
An electrochromic medium for use in an electro-optic element, comprising: a low dimerizing electrochromic compound of Formula: wherein: each R 1 is individually an alkyl, a hydroxyalkyl, or an alkyl substituted with at least one polymerizable functional group; each R 2 is a hydrogen; each R 3 is individually a hydrogen or an alkyl; each R 4 is individually a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a hydroxyalkyl; and X - is an anion. each R 1 is individually an alkyl, a hydroxyalkyl, or an alkyl substituted with at least one polymerizable functional group; each R 2 is a hydrogen; each R 3 is individually a hydrogen or an alkyl; each R 4 is individually a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a hydroxyalkyl; and X - is an anion.
A method for wireless communication in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, in the following referred to as OFDMA, system, wherein multiple mobile stations are assigned to a same contiguous group of frequencies and symbol periods, said method comprising: generating a plurality of contiguous pilot symbol clusters (304, 324) to be transmitted from a wireless communication device; and applying one of a plurality of scalar function to each of the plurality of contiguous pilot symbol clusters (304, 324). generating a plurality of contiguous pilot symbol clusters (304, 324) to be transmitted from a wireless communication device; and applying one of a plurality of scalar function to each of the plurality of contiguous pilot symbol clusters (304, 324).
A method of controlling a solid state lighting panel utilizing a microcontroller, the method comprising: receiving (710, 810, 910, 1010), in the microcontroller, a color management reference value corresponding to a color characteristic of the solid state lighting panel; and adjusting (720, 920, 1020) a control mode of the microcontroller responsive to the color management reference value, wherein the control mode includes a closed loop control mode that provides for the use of feedback signals and an open loop control mode that does not utilize feedback signals, wherein the microcontroller is configured to determine the color management change value, which is a difference between the color management reference value and the current color management value, compare the color management change value to a threshold value and set the microcontroller to a closed loop control mode if the color management change value is greater than the threshold value, wherein adjusting the control mode comprises operating the microcontroller in the closed loop control mode responsive to receipt of the color management reference value until the solid state lighting panel reaches a color characteristic target value corresponding to the color management reference value, and wherein adjusting the control mode further comprises operating the microcontroller in the open loop control mode when the solid state lighting panel substantially reaches the color characteristic target value. receiving (710, 810, 910, 1010), in the microcontroller, a color management reference value corresponding to a color characteristic of the solid state lighting panel; and adjusting (720, 920, 1020) a control mode of the microcontroller responsive to the color management reference value, wherein the control mode includes a closed loop control mode that provides for the use of feedback signals and an open loop control mode that does not utilize feedback signals, wherein the microcontroller is configured to determine the color management change value, which is a difference between the color management reference value and the current color management value, compare the color management change value to a threshold value and set the microcontroller to a closed loop control mode if the color management change value is greater than the threshold value, wherein adjusting the control mode comprises operating the microcontroller in the closed loop control mode responsive to receipt of the color management reference value until the solid state lighting panel reaches a color characteristic target value corresponding to the color management reference value, and wherein adjusting the control mode further comprises operating the microcontroller in the open loop control mode when the solid state lighting panel substantially reaches the color characteristic target value.
A holding arrangement for holding a dental tray, the holding arrangement comprising a base member, an engagement member, which is arranged to be slidably displaceable on a surface of the base member along a first axis, and a spring member (24a, 24b) configured to bias the engagement member towards an engaged position, in which the engagement member is configured to engage with a dental tray so as to hold the dental tray. a base member, an engagement member, which is arranged to be slidably displaceable on a surface of the base member along a first axis, and a spring member (24a, 24b) configured to bias the engagement member towards an engaged position, in which the engagement member is configured to engage with a dental tray so as to hold the dental tray.
A synchronization unit of a gearbox, comprising a synchronizer body which is mounted on a gear shaft for joint rotation therewith, a shifting sleeve which is arranged for joint rotation with the synchronizer body, but so as to be axially displaceable relative thereto, at least one synchronizer ring (18, 20) for coupling the synchronizer body to an associated speed change gear (22, 24) of the gearbox by means of a frictional connection, and a pre-synchronizing unit which engages the shifting sleeve and, upon an axial displacement of the shifting sleeve, applies an axial shifting force to urge the associated synchronizer ring (18, 20) against the speed change gear to be coupled, the pre-synchronizing unit holding and positioning the synchronizer ring (18, 20) with an interlocking fit in both opposite axial directions, two axially opposed synchronizer rings (18, 20) being provided for coupling the synchronizer body to a selective one of two speed change gears (22, 24) of the gearbox by means of a frictional connection, and the pre-synchronizing unit coupling the two synchronizer rings (18, 20) to each other in the axial direction with an interlocking fit for joint axial displacement, provision being made for a rigid component of the pre-synchronizing unit that couples the two synchronizer rings (18, 20), and the pre-synchronizing unit including at least one spring element, characterized in that the at least one spring element urges the coupling component radially inwards.
A method for imaging a welding area, the method comprising: scanning a cross section of a test object orthogonal to a welding direction with an ultrasonic beam, and receiving a reflected signal from the inside of the test object while the cross section is being scanned; and imaging the scanned cross section on the basis of the received reflected signal to inspect a microstructure of the welding area, wherein a beam size of the ultrasonic beam is about 70 μm to 100 μm when the test object is a rim welded wheel and about 300 μm to 1000 μm when the test object is a UOE steel pipe or an electric resistance welded pipe, and wherein a reflected wave from the microstructure of the welding area is enhanced by subtracting a moving average waveform (Ra) at an average score (m) from a received and digitized signal waveform (Rb) to remove a slowly varying component of the received signal, extracting the reflected signal from the microstructure of the welding area, and amplifying only the extracted reflected signal. scanning a cross section of a test object orthogonal to a welding direction with an ultrasonic beam, and receiving a reflected signal from the inside of the test object while the cross section is being scanned; and imaging the scanned cross section on the basis of the received reflected signal to inspect a microstructure of the welding area, wherein a beam size of the ultrasonic beam is about 70 μm to 100 μm when the test object is a rim welded wheel and about 300 μm to 1000 μm when the test object is a UOE steel pipe or an electric resistance welded pipe, and wherein a reflected wave from the microstructure of the welding area is enhanced by subtracting a moving average waveform (Ra) at an average score (m) from a received and digitized signal waveform (Rb) to remove a slowly varying component of the received signal, extracting the reflected signal from the microstructure of the welding area, and amplifying only the extracted reflected signal.
A medical device for reducing the risk of permanent damage to at least one of; the femoral bone, the pelvic bone, components of a prosthetic hip joint, and a fixation between a prosthetic hip joint and at least one of the fernoral bone and the pelvic bone, said medical device comprises a first and second piece, and a releasing member adapted to, in a first state hold said first piece attached to said second piece, and in a second state release said first piece from said second piece, and wherein said releasing member is adapted to change from said first state to said second state when a pre-determined strain is placed on said releasing member, characterized in that said medical device further comprises a calibration member for calibrating the pre-determined strain required for said releasing member to change from said first state to said second state.
Compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treatment of allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions, for example allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma, characterised in that 20 nanogrammes of Compound is administered to a human in need thereof once per week.