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A method for manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising a step of heating an aqueous packaging solution, wherein the heating step is performed in a state in which the aqueous packaging solution contains at least one type of hydrophilic polymer, and a substrate of the medical device is at least partially in contact with the aqueous packaging solution, and the method satisfies all of requirements (a) to (c) shown below: (a) the hydrophilic polymer is a (co)polymer of a (meth)acrylamide having two substituents, each having 2 or more carbon atoms, on a nitrogen atom; (b) the aqueous packaging solution has a mass% concentration of the hydrophilic polymer in a range of 0.0001 to 30 mass%; and (c) the aqueous packaging solution has a pH in a range of 6.1 to 8.0 after the heating step. wherein the heating step is performed in a state in which the aqueous packaging solution contains at least one type of hydrophilic polymer, and a substrate of the medical device is at least partially in contact with the aqueous packaging solution, and the method satisfies all of requirements (a) to (c) shown below: (a) the hydrophilic polymer is a (co)polymer of a (meth)acrylamide having two substituents, each having 2 or more carbon atoms, on a nitrogen atom; (b) the aqueous packaging solution has a mass% concentration of the hydrophilic polymer in a range of 0.0001 to 30 mass%; and (c) the aqueous packaging solution has a pH in a range of 6.1 to 8.0 after the heating step. (a) the hydrophilic polymer is a (co)polymer of a (meth)acrylamide having two substituents, each having 2 or more carbon atoms, on a nitrogen atom; (b) the aqueous packaging solution has a mass% concentration of the hydrophilic polymer in a range of 0.0001 to 30 mass%; and (c) the aqueous packaging solution has a pH in a range of 6.1 to 8.0 after the heating step.
A method performed by one or more processors of a storage system, the method comprising: maintaining metadata associated with a plurality of blocks of a particular type or level of a data store within the storage system, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of block identifiers, IDs, each corresponding to a respective block of the plurality of blocks, and wherein each block of the plurality of blocks contains data; creating an efficiency set representing a subset of the plurality of block IDs by statistically sampling the plurality of block IDs; for each characteristic of one or more characteristics relating to a state of compression, entropy of uncompressed data, or a type of the data contained in a subset of the plurality of blocks to which the subset of the plurality of block IDs corresponds, estimating an amount of data stored in the particular type or level of the data store having the characteristic based on the efficiency set by, for each block ID of the subset of the plurality of block IDs, analyzing one or more of the metadata and the data contained in the block to which the block ID corresponds; and based on the estimated amount of data stored in the particular type or level of the data store having the characteristic making available additional compression algorithms or applying compressors specific to the particular type of data. maintaining metadata associated with a plurality of blocks of a particular type or level of a data store within the storage system, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of block identifiers, IDs, each corresponding to a respective block of the plurality of blocks, and wherein each block of the plurality of blocks contains data; creating an efficiency set representing a subset of the plurality of block IDs by statistically sampling the plurality of block IDs; for each characteristic of one or more characteristics relating to a state of compression, entropy of uncompressed data, or a type of the data contained in a subset of the plurality of blocks to which the subset of the plurality of block IDs corresponds, estimating an amount of data stored in the particular type or level of the data store having the characteristic based on the efficiency set by, for each block ID of the subset of the plurality of block IDs, analyzing one or more of the metadata and the data contained in the block to which the block ID corresponds; and based on the estimated amount of data stored in the particular type or level of the data store having the characteristic making available additional compression algorithms or applying compressors specific to the particular type of data.
Use of a polymeric material comprising i) a polymer matrix; (ii) an inorganic component dispersed inside said matrix and characterized by a lamellar structure with a neutralized net positive or negative charge able to intercalate within said lamellar structure an active principle (iii), said active principle establishing an ionic type bond with the inorganic component, the combination of the inorganic component (ii) and of the active principle (iii) constituting an intercalation compound and said inorganic component consisting of synthetic hydrotalcytes of the Mg-Al or Zn-Al type with a molar ratio Mg(Zn)/Al which varies from 1.5 to 4 and with an anionic exchange capacity which varies from 2 to 5 mequiv/g in food packaging field, in particular in active food packaging. said active principle establishing an ionic type bond with the inorganic component, the combination of the inorganic component (ii) and of the active principle (iii) constituting an intercalation compound and said inorganic component consisting of synthetic hydrotalcytes of the Mg-Al or Zn-Al type with a molar ratio Mg(Zn)/Al which varies from 1.5 to 4 and with an anionic exchange capacity which varies from 2 to 5 mequiv/g
A combined heat and power system comprising: a Rankine cycle apparatus including an evaporator that heats a working fluid by heat exchange between the working fluid and a heat source medium, an expansion machine that converts expansion power of the working fluid into rotational power, and a condenser that cools the working fluid by heat exchange between the working fluid and a heat medium; and a thermal circuit that uses the heat medium heated by the condenser, characterized in that the heat and power system further comprises a control apparatus for controlling the expansion volume ratio of the expansion machine wherein the expansion volume ratio of the expansion machine is equal to or less than an expansion ratio in a theoretical Rankine cycle determined based on a discharge state and a suction state, in the discharge state a temperature and a pressure of the working fluid at a discharge port of the expansion machine being determined by a temperature TI of the heat medium at an outlet of the condenser and by a saturated vapor pressure Pd of the working fluid at the temperature TI, and in the suction state a temperature and a pressure of the working fluid at a suction port of the expansion machine being determined based on a temperature Th of the heat source medium at an inlet of the evaporator.. a Rankine cycle apparatus including an evaporator that heats a working fluid by heat exchange between the working fluid and a heat source medium, an expansion machine that converts expansion power of the working fluid into rotational power, and a condenser that cools the working fluid by heat exchange between the working fluid and a heat medium; and a thermal circuit that uses the heat medium heated by the condenser, characterized in that the heat and power system further comprises a control apparatus for controlling the expansion volume ratio of the expansion machine wherein the expansion volume ratio of the expansion machine is equal to or less than an expansion ratio in a theoretical Rankine cycle determined based on a discharge state and a suction state, in the discharge state a temperature and a pressure of the working fluid at a discharge port of the expansion machine being determined by a temperature TI of the heat medium at an outlet of the condenser and by a saturated vapor pressure Pd of the working fluid at the temperature TI, and in the suction state a temperature and a pressure of the working fluid at a suction port of the expansion machine being determined based on a temperature Th of the heat source medium at an inlet of the evaporator..
Method for the manufacturing of an Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) extrusion alloy, the alloy initially being cast to extrusion billet(s), containing in wt.% Si: 0,20 - 1,50 Mg: 0,25 - 1,50 Fe: 0,05 - 0,50 Cu: 0,00 - 1,00 Mn: 0,00 - 1,00 Cr: 0,00 - 0,50 Zn: 0,00 - 0,50 Ti: 0,00 - 0,20, and including incidental impurities and balance Al, wherein the billet, depending on its alloy composition and application, is heated to the desired homogenisation holding temperature T 1 between 520°C and 620°C and held at said temperature for a required time, wherein thereafter the billet is subjected to cooling from the homogenisation temperature T 1 to a temperature T 2, or cooling to a temperature T 3 lower than T 2 and then reheating to T 2, before onset of cooling at a rate of 150°C/h or faster wherein the temperature T 2 is at least 10°C lower than the temperature T 1 and at or above the solvus line for Mg+Si, and wherein the time between the temperature T 1 and the onset of cooling at a rate of 150°C/h or faster starting at the temperature T 2 is minimum 30 minutes and maximum 20 hours. Si: 0,20 - 1,50 Mg: 0,25 - 1,50 Fe: 0,05 - 0,50 Cu: 0,00 - 1,00 Mn: 0,00 - 1,00 Cr: 0,00 - 0,50 Zn: 0,00 - 0,50 Ti: 0,00 - 0,20, and including incidental impurities and balance Al,
Modular conveyor unit for a higher-level conveyor system for transporting goods on a transport plane, wherein a) the conveyor unit comprises transport rollers, drive means, at least one adjusting device and a control unit; b) the transport rollers can be rotated about their respective axes of rotation at a controllable speed and in a controllable direction of rotation; c) the drive means for driving the transport rollers are designed to be controllable; d) the axes of rotation of the transport rollers are designed to be controllably adjustable by rotation about their respective pivot axes about their own pivot axis angle; e) the adjusting device for adjusting the axes of rotation of the transport rollers about their respective pivot axes is designed to be controllable; f) the control unit is designed to control the conveyor unit, in particular the adjusting device and the drive means; and g) the conveyor unit also comprises a connecting device for connecting the conveyor unit to the higher-level conveyor system, h) at least two of the transport rollers can be controlled differently from one another; and i) the drive means are designed to be individually controllable for driving a transport roller, characterized in that the connecting device is designed as a plug-in connection. a) the conveyor unit comprises transport rollers, drive means, at least one adjusting device and a control unit; b) the transport rollers can be rotated about their respective axes of rotation at a controllable speed and in a controllable direction of rotation; c) the drive means for driving the transport rollers are designed to be controllable; d) the axes of rotation of the transport rollers are designed to be controllably adjustable by rotation about their respective pivot axes about their own pivot axis angle; e) the adjusting device for adjusting the axes of rotation of the transport rollers about their respective pivot axes is designed to be controllable; f) the control unit is designed to control the conveyor unit, in particular the adjusting device and the drive means; and g) the conveyor unit also comprises a connecting device for connecting the conveyor unit to the higher-level conveyor system, h) at least two of the transport rollers can be controlled differently from one another; and i) the drive means are designed to be individually controllable for driving a transport roller, characterized in that the connecting device is designed as a plug-in connection.
A power device comprising an output port (Ps) and at least one first acoustic channel and one second acoustic channel, each acoustic channel comprising at least one first acoustic wave transducer, called input transducer (Te 1, Te 2), connected to an input port (P 1, P 2), and an acoustic wave transducer, called output transducer (Ts 1, Ts 2), characterised in that: - each acoustic channel further comprises an acoustic wave transducer, called floating transducer (Tf 1, Tf 2), connected to a port, called floating port (Pf); - said input transducer and said output transducer are separated by a distance equal to (2m+1)λ/4, with m being an integer and λ being the propagation wavelength; - said input transducer and said floating transducer are separated by a distance equal to (2n+1)λ/2, with n being an integer; - each output transducer is connected to said output port (Ps), with said power device being a combiner. - each acoustic channel further comprises an acoustic wave transducer, called floating transducer (Tf 1, Tf 2), connected to a port, called floating port (Pf); - said input transducer and said output transducer are separated by a distance equal to (2m+1)λ/4, with m being an integer and λ being the propagation wavelength; - said input transducer and said floating transducer are separated by a distance equal to (2n+1)λ/2, with n being an integer; - each output transducer is connected to said output port (Ps), with said power device being a combiner.
A pneumatic tire that specifies the tire mounting direction when mounted on a vehicle, wherein the cap rubber layer on the outermost layer of the tread is divided in the tire width direction, the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle is formed of a rubber composition containing 25% by mass or less of styrene in the rubber component and having a glass transition temperature of -18 °C or higher, wherein the acetone-extracted content in the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle is 20% by mass or more, wherein the styrene content (mass%) is determined from the refractive index according to JIS K6383, characterised in that a content of carbon black in the rubber composition forming the cap rubber layer located inside of the vehicle is 3 to 30 parts by mass, and, when the carbon black content ratio is C OUT (mass%), and the ground contact area ratio is L OUT, in the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle, and the carbon black content ratio is C IN (mass%) and the ground contact area ratio is L IN in the cap rubber layer located inside the vehicle, the following (Formula 1) and (Formula 2) are satisfied. C IN < C OUT 0 ≤ C OUT × L OUT − C IN × L IN the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle is formed of a rubber composition containing 25% by mass or less of styrene in the rubber component and having a glass transition temperature of -18 °C or higher, wherein the acetone-extracted content in the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle is 20% by mass or more, wherein the styrene content (mass%) is determined from the refractive index according to JIS K6383, characterised in that a content of carbon black in the rubber composition forming the cap rubber layer located inside of the vehicle is 3 to 30 parts by mass, and, when the carbon black content ratio is C OUT (mass%), and the ground contact area ratio is L OUT, in the cap rubber layer located on the outside of the vehicle, and the carbon black content ratio is C IN (mass%) and the ground contact area ratio is L IN in the cap rubber layer located inside the vehicle, the following (Formula 1) and (Formula 2) are satisfied. C IN < C OUT 0 ≤ C OUT × L OUT − C IN × L IN
An apparatus for treating a human or animal tissue, such as a cornea or a crystalline lens, said apparatus including a device for conditioning a L.A.S.E.R. beam generated by a femtosecond laser, the conditioning device being disposed downstream of the femtosecond laser and comprising a sweeping optical scanner and a focusing optical system downstream of the sweeping optical scanner: - The sweeping optical scanner including: o at least one optical mirror pivoting around at least one axis for deflecting the L.A.S.E.R. beam, - The focusing optical system including: o a concentrator module for focusing the L.A.S.E.R. beam in a focusing plane, characterized in that said at least one pivoting optical mirror of the sweeping optical scanner extends over the optical path of the L.A.S.E.R beam between: - the object focal plane F object of a lens equivalent to the focusing optical system, and - an inlet orifice of the focusing optical system. - The sweeping optical scanner including: o at least one optical mirror pivoting around at least one axis for deflecting the L.A.S.E.R. beam, o at least one optical mirror pivoting around at least one axis for deflecting the L.A.S.E.R. beam, - The focusing optical system including: o a concentrator module for focusing the L.A.S.E.R. beam in a focusing plane, characterized in that said at least one pivoting optical mirror of the sweeping optical scanner extends over the optical path of the L.A.S.E.R beam between: - the object focal plane F object of a lens equivalent to the focusing optical system, and - an inlet orifice of the focusing optical system. o a concentrator module for focusing the L.A.S.E.R. beam in a focusing plane, characterized in that said at least one pivoting optical mirror of the sweeping optical scanner extends over the optical path of the L.A.S.E.R beam between: - the object focal plane F object of a lens equivalent to the focusing optical system, and - an inlet orifice of the focusing optical system. - the object focal plane F object of a lens equivalent to the focusing optical system, and - an inlet orifice of the focusing optical system.
A LED filament device comprising an elongated LED filament unit, wherein the elongated LED filament unit is configured to generate filament unit light; wherein: - the elongated LED filament unit comprises n1 sets of LED filaments, wherein the n1 sets of LED filaments are electrically coupled, wherein the n1 sets of LED filaments are configured in a linear array, wherein n1 ≥ 2; wherein each set of LED filaments comprises at least two electrically antiparallel configured LED filaments; - the LED filaments are configured to generate filament light; wherein each LED filament comprises n2 solid state-based light generating devices, wherein the solid state-based light generating devices are electrically coupled, wherein the solid state-based light generating devices are configured to generate device light; wherein n2 for the LED filaments are selected from the range of ≥ 4; - one or more of the coupled solid state-based light generating devices are at least partly encapsulated with an encapsulant comprising a light transmissive material; and characterized in that - two or more of the n1 sets of LED filaments are configured electrically antiparallel. - the elongated LED filament unit comprises n1 sets of LED filaments, wherein the n1 sets of LED filaments are electrically coupled, wherein the n1 sets of LED filaments are configured in a linear array, wherein n1 ≥ 2; wherein each set of LED filaments comprises at least two electrically antiparallel configured LED filaments; - the LED filaments are configured to generate filament light; wherein each LED filament comprises n2 solid state-based light generating devices, wherein the solid state-based light generating devices are electrically coupled, wherein the solid state-based light generating devices are configured to generate device light; wherein n2 for the LED filaments are selected from the range of ≥ 4; - one or more of the coupled solid state-based light generating devices are at least partly encapsulated with an encapsulant comprising a light transmissive material; and characterized in that - two or more of the n1 sets of LED filaments are configured electrically antiparallel.
Method for monitoring a surrounding area of a motor vehicle, wherein measurement points of surfaces of objects in the surrounding area that are detected by at least two sensor devices (4, 5) of the motor vehicle are received, characterized in that first measurement points of a first surface area detected by a first sensor device are received and second measurement points, which are detected by a second sensor device, of a second surface area that is free of overlaps with the first surface area are received, the first and second measurement points lie in non-overlapping areas of the detection areas of the first and second sensor devices, a relative position of the surface areas (13, 14) with respect to each other is determined based on the first and second measurement points, and it is determined based on the relative position whether the surface areas (13, 14) are to be assigned to an individual object and, if so, the surface areas (13, 14) are combined into a total surface area of the object.
A vented nuclear fission fuel module, comprising: at least one nuclear fission fuel element capable of generating a gaseous fission product; a valve body associated with said at least one nuclear fission fuel element, said valve body defining a plenum (812, 835) therein for receiving the gaseous fission product; and a valve in operative communication with the plenum for controllably venting the gaseous fission product from the plenum; characterized in that said valve body comprises a flexible diaphragm coupled to said valve for moving said valve to a closed position, wherein the flexible diaphragm is interposed between a lower plenum portion and an upper plenum portion of the plenum, and wherein the flexible diaphragm has a plurality of apertures therethrough, which allow the gaseous fission product to travel from the lower plenum portion to the upper plenum portion. at least one nuclear fission fuel element capable of generating a gaseous fission product; a valve body associated with said at least one nuclear fission fuel element, said valve body defining a plenum (812, 835) therein for receiving the gaseous fission product; and a valve in operative communication with the plenum for controllably venting the gaseous fission product from the plenum;
A method for manufacturing a feed composition comprising the steps of: i. mixing feed components with granules comprising a core and a coating, wherein the core comprises an enzyme, ii. steam treating said composition (i), and iii. pelleting said composition (ii), characterized in that the coating comprises at least 60% w/w of a salt, wherein the salt is selected from Na 2 SO 4 and K 2 SO 4, and wherein the granules do not further comprise a wax coating. i. mixing feed components with granules comprising a core and a coating, wherein the core comprises an enzyme, ii. steam treating said composition (i), and iii. pelleting said composition (ii),
A method of forming an embossed surface in a building panel, comprising the steps of: • forming an ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) having a horizontal and vertical extension by applying a curable ink (25, 25a, 25b) on a surface layer of the building panel by means of a digital ink head, • forming a cavity in the surface layer by pressing the ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) against the surface layer by a basic matrix, thereby forming an embossed surface of the building panel, • simultaneously with forming the cavity, forming a basic embossing in the surface layer by pressing said basic matrix against the surface layer, and • removing the ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) from the embossed surface. • forming an ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) having a horizontal and vertical extension by applying a curable ink (25, 25a, 25b) on a surface layer of the building panel by means of a digital ink head, • forming a cavity in the surface layer by pressing the ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) against the surface layer by a basic matrix, thereby forming an embossed surface of the building panel, • simultaneously with forming the cavity, forming a basic embossing in the surface layer by pressing said basic matrix against the surface layer, and • removing the ink matrix (41, 41a, 41b) from the embossed surface.