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Process apparatus for treatment of polluted water or liquid, the process apparatus comprising: at least one filter element, the filter element being an elongate hollow semi-permeable member arranged for removing organisms, organic or non-organic pollutants from a polluted water or liquid above a defined filtration size specification when in use; at least one anode; and at least one cathode; wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode are semi-permeable such that liquid can pass therethrough; wherein the anode and cathode are arranged radially and concentrically with respect to the filter element; wherein the process apparatus further comprises an electrical supply arranged in use to generate potential difference and an electrical current between the at least one anode and an adjacent cathode for activating them; and wherein at least one anode and cathode are elongate and each arranged circumferentially and radially around the filter element such that, in use, liquid flows into the process apparatus through one or both ends of the filter element and radially outwards through a wall of the filter element. at least one filter element, the filter element being an elongate hollow semi-permeable member arranged for removing organisms, organic or non-organic pollutants from a polluted water or liquid above a defined filtration size specification when in use; at least one anode; and at least one cathode; wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode are semi-permeable such that liquid can pass therethrough; wherein the anode and cathode are arranged radially and concentrically with respect to the filter element; wherein the process apparatus further comprises an electrical supply arranged in use to generate potential difference and an electrical current between the at least one anode and an adjacent cathode for activating them; and wherein at least one anode and cathode are elongate and each arranged circumferentially and radially around the filter element such that, in use, liquid flows into the process apparatus through one or both ends of the filter element and radially outwards through a wall of the filter element.
A method for use in a first wireless device for selecting a transmission parameter of the first wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: selecting a transmission format based at least upon an estimated level of synchronization of the first wireless device to at least one synchronization source, the estimated level of synchronization of the first wireless device being based at least upon a type of synchronization source; and transmitting a packet to at least a second wireless device using the selected transmission format. selecting a transmission format based at least upon an estimated level of synchronization of the first wireless device to at least one synchronization source, the estimated level of synchronization of the first wireless device being based at least upon a type of synchronization source; and transmitting a packet to at least a second wireless device using the selected transmission format.
A window overlay display processing method, wherein the method is applied to an electronic device in which an application for a following window and an application for a main window are installed; after the following window is created, a display level of the following window is higher than that of the main window before the main window is in focus; in a case where the display level of the following window is higher than that of the main window, if it is monitored that the main window is in focus, the electronic device first sets the display level of the main window to be higher than that of the following window, and then the electronic device resets the display level of the following window to be higher than that of the main window, the method comprises: in a process of overlay-displaying a following window on a main window, capturing an image of display content of the following window according to an image capture time interval; displaying the captured image at a display position corresponding to the following window in the main window so that when the display level of the main window is higher than that of the following window, the main window still displays the captured image corresponding to the display content of the following window. in a process of overlay-displaying a following window on a main window, capturing an image of display content of the following window according to an image capture time interval; displaying the captured image at a display position corresponding to the following window in the main window so that when the display level of the main window is higher than that of the following window, the main window still displays the captured image corresponding to the display content of the following window.
Sensor system for sensing mass concentration of particles smaller than a predetermined threshold in an air stream, comprising: an inlet for receiving a total flow of air with particles, the inlet connected to: a first splitter for separating the total flow of air into a major flow and a minor flow; the major flow comprising particles smaller than the predetermined threshold; the minor flow comprising particles larger than the predetermined threshold; and for leading the major flow to a first duct; and for leading the minor flow to a second duct; a joint, wherein the first duct and the second duct come together, and an outlet, coupled to the joint; a sensor, arranged in the first duct for measuring the amount of particles smaller than the predetermined threshold comprised in the major flow; and a first flow fan for drawing the total flow through the system; characterised by: a second flow fan for drawing the major flow through the first duct; wherein the first flow fan and the second flow fan are coupled to a controller for controlling the first and the second fan speeds such that a predetermined ratio between major and minor flow is obtained. a first splitter for separating the total flow of air into a major flow and a minor flow; the major flow comprising particles smaller than the predetermined threshold; the minor flow comprising particles larger than the predetermined threshold; and for leading the major flow to a first duct; and for leading the minor flow to a second duct; for separating the total flow of air into a major flow and a minor flow; the major flow comprising particles smaller than the predetermined threshold; the minor flow comprising particles larger than the predetermined threshold; and the major flow comprising particles smaller than the predetermined threshold; the minor flow comprising particles larger than the predetermined threshold; and for leading the major flow to a first duct; and for leading the minor flow to a second duct; a joint, wherein the first duct and the second duct come together, and an outlet, coupled to the joint; a sensor, arranged in the first duct for measuring the amount of particles smaller than the predetermined threshold comprised in the major flow; and a first flow fan for drawing the total flow through the system; a second flow fan for drawing the major flow through the first duct; wherein the first flow fan and the second flow fan are coupled to a controller for controlling the first and the second fan speeds such that a predetermined ratio between major and minor flow is obtained.
A smoke inhalation device comprising: a housing; a cartridge (114; 214) configured to contain a substance; a release device (118; 218) associated with the cartridge (114; 214); a sensor configured to detect an airstream passing through the housing; a timer configured to time the airstream through the housing and to measure the duration of the airstream through the housing each time the sensor is activated by the airstream; and a controller (124; 224) operatively and communicatively coupled to the release device (118; 218) and the sensor, the controller (124; 224) being configured to control the release device (118; 218) based on received data from the sensor, wherein the timer is further configured to accumulate the measured durations in a given period to activate a limit feature according to a substance distribution limit set in control logic of the controller (124; 224). a housing; a cartridge (114; 214) configured to contain a substance; a release device (118; 218) associated with the cartridge (114; 214); a sensor configured to detect an airstream passing through the housing; a timer configured to time the airstream through the housing and to measure the duration of the airstream through the housing each time the sensor is activated by the airstream; and a controller (124; 224) operatively and communicatively coupled to the release device (118; 218) and the sensor, the controller (124; 224) being configured to control the release device (118; 218) based on received data from the sensor, wherein the timer is further configured to accumulate the measured durations in a given period to activate a limit feature according to a substance distribution limit set in control logic of the controller (124; 224).
A cable transportation system cable return pulley comprising: - a hub, which is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and has a plurality of lateral coupling sides lying along respective coplanar straight lines (a, b, c; a, b, c, d; a, b, c, d, e; a, b, c, d, e, f) crosswise to the axis of rotation; and - a main body, which is coupled to the hub, and which comprises an annular seat for housing the cable, and a number of sectors equal to the number of lateral coupling sides of the hub, characterized in that each sector is coupled to the hub and to the adjacent sectors solely along two of said straight lines (a, b, c; a, b, c, d; a, b, c, d, e; a, b, c, d, e, f). - a hub, which is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and has a plurality of lateral coupling sides lying along respective coplanar straight lines (a, b, c; a, b, c, d; a, b, c, d, e; a, b, c, d, e, f) crosswise to the axis of rotation; and - a main body, which is coupled to the hub, and which comprises an annular seat for housing the cable, and a number of sectors equal to the number of lateral coupling sides of the hub, characterized in that each sector is coupled to the hub and to the adjacent sectors solely along two of said straight lines (a, b, c; a, b, c, d; a, b, c, d, e; a, b, c, d, e, f).
A process for the production of a bakery product having an inner part with a croissant-like texture and a crust similar to that of bread, which comprises the steps of: a) kneading a mixture comprising wheat flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast; b) rolling the dough obtained from step a) to obtain a sheet of dough of a predetermined thickness; c) incorporating into said sheet of dough at least one vegetable fat by means of folding and rolling operations; d) subjecting the dough sheet obtained from step c), after restoring said predetermined thickness, to shaping operations, thus obtaining croissant- shaped semifinished products; e) subjecting said semifinished products to leavening; wherein said at least one vegetable fat constitutes from 10.0 to 14.0 % by weight of the total weight of said sheet of dough obtained from step c) and wherein said sugar is sucrose and constitutes from 2.0 to 4.0% by weight of the total weight of said sheet of dough obtained from step c). a) kneading a mixture comprising wheat flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast; b) rolling the dough obtained from step a) to obtain a sheet of dough of a predetermined thickness; c) incorporating into said sheet of dough at least one vegetable fat by means of folding and rolling operations; d) subjecting the dough sheet obtained from step c), after restoring said predetermined thickness, to shaping operations, thus obtaining croissant- shaped semifinished products; e) subjecting said semifinished products to leavening; wherein said at least one vegetable fat constitutes from 10.0 to 14.0 % by weight of the total weight of said sheet of dough obtained from step c) and wherein said sugar is sucrose and constitutes from 2.0 to 4.0% by weight of the total weight of said sheet of dough obtained from step c).
A hot water heating system for providing heated fresh water, wherein the hot water heating system has a buffer storage tank and a heat source and a fresh-water circulation line and a fresh-water heat exchanger, and the buffer storage tank has a tank outer wall and a storage cavity surrounded by the tank outer wall, and the heat source for heating a heat transfer fluid in the storage cavity is connected to the buffer storage tank, and the fresh-water heat exchanger is arranged in the storage cavity, wherein the fresh-water heat exchanger has a cold water inlet for connection to a drinking-water supply line and a circulation water inlet and a hot water outlet, wherein the fresh-water circulation line has a circulation flow line connected to the hot water outlet and a circulation return line connected to the circulation water inlet, characterised in that the hot water heating system has a flushing line which connects the circulation flow line or the circulation return line to a flushing line connection of the fresh-water heat exchanger.
A vehicle seat for a passenger, including a seat back having a front face pointing to the passenger and a rear face opposite to the front face, the seat including a fold-down element (10, 40), in particular a table, to the rear face of the seat back, pivotably mounted with respect to the seat back, by means of at least one hinge about an axis of rotation (11, 41) enabling the fold-down element (10, 40) to take on at least two predetermined angular positions, defined by at least two abutment means, including a substantially vertical position, in which the front-down element (10, 40) is folded-down to the rear face of the seat back, characterised in that the abutment means, relating to the substantially vertical position, includes increasing resistance means, able to hold the fold-down element (10, 40) in the substantially vertical position, in the absence of a collision, and able to allow the fold-down element pivoting to be continued to the front face of the seat back, under the effect of a collision against the fold-down element (10, 40), in particular the collision of the head of a passenger located behind the seat, in particular in a seat located behind said seat, beyond a force with a predetermined value and with an increasing pivoting resistance.
A system for delivering megasonic energy to a liquid, comprising: - one or more megasonic transducers, each transducer having a single operating frequency within an ultrasound bandwidth and comprising two or more groups of piezoelectric elements arranged in two or more rows; and - a megasonic generator means for driving the one or more transducers, characterized in that: the megasonic generator means is configured for driving the one or more transducers at the single operating frequency within the ultrasound bandwidth, and the generator means is adapted for alternatively or sequentially changing the voltage applied to each group of piezoelectric elements to achieve the same maximum acoustic pressure for each piezoelectric element, and the generator means and the one or more megasonic transducers is constructed and arranged so as to produce ultrasound within the liquid. - one or more megasonic transducers, each transducer having a single operating frequency within an ultrasound bandwidth and comprising two or more groups of piezoelectric elements arranged in two or more rows; and - a megasonic generator means for driving the one or more transducers,
A pharmaceutical composition formulated for: a. topical application to a body surface, and b. antibacterial activity localized to the body surface, the composition comprising: - a therapeutically effective amount of a non-betaine form ciprofloxacin, more than 10% of the non-betaine form ciprofloxacin in suspended form; - a pH of from more than 5.5 to about 10; - at least one member selected from the group consisting of a pH adjusting agent and a preservative; and - water; wherein the body surface is: at least one member of the group consisting of a dermal surface, an ophthalmic surface, a mucosal surface, and a fingernail surface, and/or in at least one member selected from the group consisting of an ear canal, an oral cavity, a pharyngeal cavity, a nasal cavity, a pulmonary cavity, a vaginal cavity, and a rectal cavity; and wherein the composition exhibits a more rapid onset of antibacterial activity than a pharmaceutical formulation that differs from the composition by having: a pH of about 4.5 and 5% or less of the non-betaine form ciprofloxacin in suspended form. - a therapeutically effective amount of a non-betaine form ciprofloxacin, more than 10% of the non-betaine form ciprofloxacin in suspended form; - a pH of from more than 5.5 to about 10; - at least one member selected from the group consisting of a pH adjusting agent and a preservative; and - water; wherein the body surface is: at least one member of the group consisting of a dermal surface, an ophthalmic surface, a mucosal surface, and a fingernail surface, and/or in at least one member selected from the group consisting of an ear canal, an oral cavity, a pharyngeal cavity, a nasal cavity, a pulmonary cavity, a vaginal cavity, and a rectal cavity; and wherein the composition exhibits a more rapid onset of antibacterial activity than a pharmaceutical formulation that differs from the composition by having: a pH of about 4.5 and 5% or less of the non-betaine form ciprofloxacin in suspended form.
Semi-automatic rifle having a lock (5, 14) which is movable within a lock housing between an open position and a closed position, a barrel, a magazine arranged below the barrel, a lock catch for mounting the lock (5, 14) in the open position and a feeder system for transporting a cartridge extracted from the magazine to the height of the barrel, wherein the feeder system comprises a feeder which is pivotable about a transverse axis and a magazine hatch cooperating with the lock catch, characterised in that the pivoting movement of the feeder effected by the lock (5, 14) is controlled by a control element separated from the lock catch.
A method of manufacturing a hybrid structure of a plurality of flexible multi-layer substrates (300, 400), which stack up a plurality of metal layers (12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27), a plurality of dielectric layers (10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 26) alternately, the method comprising steps of: coating a dielectric layer on a surface of a carrier; forming at least one VIA at the dielectric layer and a metal layer on the dielectric layer and then coating another dielectric layer; repeating the forming step to form a multi-layer substrate; dividing border districts of the carrier and the multi-layer substrate to separate the multi-layer substrate from the carrier; separating a border district of at least one metal layer (12, 15, 18) connecting with a border district of the corresponding dielectric layer (10, 13, 16) from adjacent metal layers and adjacent dielectric layers for each multi-layer substrate (300, 400); and connecting a separated border district of a metal layer (12, 15, 18) of one multi-layer substrate with a separated border district of a metal layer (22, 25, 27) of another multi-layer substrate to form a connection section; during the forming step, said method further comprising: implementing an interface adhesion enhancing process on rest districts of the metal layer (12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27) and the corresponding dielectric layer (10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 26) except the border district to increase adhesion intensity on the rest districts before coating the another dielectric layer. coating a dielectric layer on a surface of a carrier; forming at least one VIA at the dielectric layer and a metal layer on the dielectric layer and then coating another dielectric layer; repeating the forming step to form a multi-layer substrate; dividing border districts of the carrier and the multi-layer substrate to separate the multi-layer substrate from the carrier; separating a border district of at least one metal layer (12, 15, 18) connecting with a border district of the corresponding dielectric layer (10, 13, 16) from adjacent metal layers and adjacent dielectric layers for each multi-layer substrate (300, 400); and connecting a separated border district of a metal layer (12, 15, 18) of one multi-layer substrate with a separated border district of a metal layer (22, 25, 27) of another multi-layer substrate to form a connection section; during the forming step, said method further comprising: implementing an interface adhesion enhancing process on rest districts of the metal layer (12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27) and the corresponding dielectric layer (10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 26) except the border district to increase adhesion intensity on the rest districts before coating the another dielectric layer.
DC voltage network, having - three DC voltage sub-networks, - three energy storage networks, - nine power converters and - three energy stores, wherein the power converters in each case have a DC voltage converter and the voltage of the energy store is DC voltage, wherein each DC voltage sub-network can be connected to at least one AC voltage network via at least one feed device, characterised in that each DC voltage sub-network is connected to each energy storage network via one power converter of the nine power converters in each case, wherein each energy storage network is in each case connected to one of the energy stores, in such a way that the energy storage network concerned has the voltage of the respective energy store, wherein each of the nine power converters is arranged between one of the three DC voltage sub-networks and one of the three energy storage networks in each case. - three DC voltage sub-networks, - three energy storage networks, - nine power converters and - three energy stores, wherein the power converters in each case have a DC voltage converter and the voltage of the energy store is DC voltage, wherein each DC voltage sub-network can be connected to at least one AC voltage network via at least one feed device, characterised in that each DC voltage sub-network is connected to each energy storage network via one power converter of the nine power converters in each case, wherein each energy storage network is in each case connected to one of the energy stores, in such a way that the energy storage network concerned has the voltage of the respective energy store, wherein each of the nine power converters is arranged between one of the three DC voltage sub-networks and one of the three energy storage networks in each case.
A stent, including: an inner stent which is formed by processing a metal cylinder so that circumferential direction units are axially connected to one another through plural connection portions and so that each of the circumferential direction units is formed of a circumferentially-extended and annularly-connected zigzag portion or of circumferentially-connected plural frame-like portions; and an outer stent which is formed cylindrically by braiding metal wire and which is put on an outer circumference of the inner stent, characterized in that the inner stent and the outer stent are fixed by a resin fixing layer. an inner stent which is formed by processing a metal cylinder so that circumferential direction units are axially connected to one another through plural connection portions and so that each of the circumferential direction units is formed of a circumferentially-extended and annularly-connected zigzag portion or of circumferentially-connected plural frame-like portions; and an outer stent which is formed cylindrically by braiding metal wire and which is put on an outer circumference of the inner stent, characterized in that the inner stent and the outer stent are fixed by a resin fixing layer.