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A process for preparing a polythiol, which comprises: preparing a first composition comprising a metal monosulfide; reducing the content of a metal polysulfide in the first composition to obtain a second composition; reacting the second composition with a halogenated alcohol to synthesize a polyol having a thioether group; and reacting the polyol with thiourea, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant to synthesize a polythiol having a thioether group. preparing a first composition comprising a metal monosulfide; reducing the content of a metal polysulfide in the first composition to obtain a second composition; reacting the second composition with a halogenated alcohol to synthesize a polyol having a thioether group; and reacting the polyol with thiourea, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant to synthesize a polythiol having a thioether group.
A method of controlling a vehicle battery management system comprising a battery arranged in a vehicle, the battery being controlled by a battery control unit comprising a battery model describing a relation between a battery state and a time varying battery property, the method comprising, in the battery control unit: measuring at least one time varying battery sensor output; determining a battery state based on said measured battery sensor output; updating said battery model based on the determined battery state, thereby forming an updated battery model; characterized in that the method comprises, in the battery control unit: receiving a second battery model from a second battery control unit controlling a second battery in a second vehicle; and combining the received second model with the existing battery model, wherein said battery model comprises a state map describing said relation between said battery state and said time varying battery property for a range of battery property values, wherein a first state map in said vehicle describes a relation between a battery state and a time varying battery property for a first set of battery property values, and wherein a received second state map describes a relation between a battery state and a time varying battery property for a second set of battery property values, said first set of battery property values being different from said second set of battery property values, the method comprising combining said first and second state maps to form a resulting combined state map. measuring at least one time varying battery sensor output; determining a battery state based on said measured battery sensor output; updating said battery model based on the determined battery state, thereby forming an updated battery model; receiving a second battery model from a second battery control unit controlling a second battery in a second vehicle; and combining the received second model with the existing battery model,
Electron accelerator comprising: - a resonant cavity having an outer conductor and a inner conductor, - an electron source adapted to generate and to inject a beam of electrons transversally into the resonant cavity, - an RF source coupled to the resonant cavity and adapted to energize the resonant cavity with an RF power at a nominal RF frequency (f RF) and to generate an electric field into said resonant cavity so as to accelerate the electrons of the electron beam a plurality of times into the cavity and according to successive and different transversal trajectories, - at least one deflecting magnet adapted to bend back the electron beam when it emerges out of the cavity and to redirect said electron beam towards the cavity, characterized in that the RF source is adapted to energize the resonant cavity with a pulsed RF power having a first pulse frequency (f RFP), a first duty cycle which is smaller than 100%, and a first pulse duration (TP RFP); - a resonant cavity having an outer conductor and a inner conductor, - an electron source adapted to generate and to inject a beam of electrons transversally into the resonant cavity, - an RF source coupled to the resonant cavity and adapted to energize the resonant cavity with an RF power at a nominal RF frequency (f RF) and to generate an electric field into said resonant cavity so as to accelerate the electrons of the electron beam a plurality of times into the cavity and according to successive and different transversal trajectories, - at least one deflecting magnet adapted to bend back the electron beam when it emerges out of the cavity and to redirect said electron beam towards the cavity,
A hydraulically operated impact mechanism with an impact piston, a control slide and a valve for controlling the hydraulically operated impact mechanism having a main valve that is realized as a rotary slide valve with a rotary slide (2, 102), whereby the main valve has two switching functions, whereupon the stroke of the impact piston is modifiable by a first switching function of the main valve, and it is determinable by a second switching function whether the impact mechanism carries out further impact strokes after the occurrence of at least one no-load stroke, characterized in that the rotary slide (2, 102) is developed as a receiving housing that receives a valve element that is realized as a secondary valve, whereby the valve element is a pilot valve that is connected with the control face of the control slide by a reversing line for controlling the control slide.
A cell contact-making system for an electrochemical device which includes a plurality of electrochemical cells, wherein the cell contact-making system includes a current conductor system having one or more cell connectors, for electrically conductively connecting cell terminals of different electrochemical cells, a signal conductor system having one or more signal conductors for electrically conductively connecting a respective signal source to a signal conductor terminal connector of the cell contact-making system, and a monitoring unit for monitoring signals from the signal sources, characterised in that the monitoring unit includes a plug contact terminal connector which is directly connectable by a plug connection to the signal conductor terminal connector of the signal conductor system.
A method for steering at least one seismic element in a body of water during a seismic survey, the seismic element being towed by a vessel and being connected to at least one steering device capable to adjust a position of the element while being towed by a vessel, the method comprising: measuring an actual position of the seismic element; calculating a virtual position of the seismic element, wherein the virtual position corresponds to a position of the seismic element when towed with no adjustment from the source steering device; retrieving a pre-plot path that includes desired positions of the seismic element for the seismic survey; and moving with a first distance (ΔY) the vessel based on the virtual position so that the virtual position approaches the pre-plot path; the method further comprising: adjusting by a second distance (ΔL) the steering device when the actual position of the element deviates from the pre-plot path so that the actual position approaches the pre-ploth path. measuring an actual position of the seismic element; calculating a virtual position of the seismic element, wherein the virtual position corresponds to a position of the seismic element when towed with no adjustment from the source steering device; retrieving a pre-plot path that includes desired positions of the seismic element for the seismic survey; and moving with a first distance (ΔY) the vessel based on the virtual position so that the virtual position approaches the pre-plot path; the method further comprising: adjusting by a second distance (ΔL) the steering device when the actual position of the element deviates from the pre-plot path so that the actual position approaches the pre-ploth path. adjusting by a second distance (ΔL) the steering device when the actual position of the element deviates from the pre-plot path so that the actual position approaches the pre-ploth path.
A method of operating a mobile device (400, 505), the method comprising: receiving, by a user interface of the mobile device, a geographic address for storing in a contact record of a database of contact records on the mobile device; characterised in that, upon receipt of the geographic address, automatically determining latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address; and in the database of contact records, associating the latitude and longitude coordinates with the geographic address; wherein determining the latitude and longitude coordinates comprises first searching existing contact records in the database of contact records for the geographic address and if the latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address are in an existing contact record, cross-referencing the contact record to the existing contact record for accessing the latitude and longitude coordinates (220, 240 and 280), and if the latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address are not in an existing contact record, requesting the longitude and latitude coordinates from a location server over a wireless network. receiving, by a user interface of the mobile device, a geographic address for storing in a contact record of a database of contact records on the mobile device; characterised in that, upon receipt of the geographic address, automatically determining latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address; and in the database of contact records, associating the latitude and longitude coordinates with the geographic address; wherein determining the latitude and longitude coordinates comprises first searching existing contact records in the database of contact records for the geographic address and if the latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address are in an existing contact record, cross-referencing the contact record to the existing contact record for accessing the latitude and longitude coordinates (220, 240 and 280), and if the latitude and longitude coordinates for the geographic address are not in an existing contact record, requesting the longitude and latitude coordinates from a location server over a wireless network.
A method of activating the rotor of a velocity flowmeter by a stream, which keeps the rotor hydro/gas-dynamically suspended, where the stream is directed through a working chamber, the cross section of which is bigger than the cross-sections of the inlet or outlet channels and which holds a spherical rotor with a diametric through-hole, characterised in that prior to its passing into the working chamber, the stream is twisted with a swirler, then converted inside the working chamber into a cone-shaped vortex, and the rotor of the velocity flowmeter is placed inside the vortex and revolves together with the vortex around a cylindrical cantilever of a shaft to reduce hydraulic resistance, prevent uneven rotation of the spherical rotor within a single revolution, and to reduce precession of its rotation to the level preventing its resonant step-up in the working chamber.
A method for executing an application, comprising: starting the application in a first execution environment provided by a web browser, wherein the application and the web browser are executed in separate operating system processes, and wherein a first message passing service implementation is used to provide services to the application from the web browser based on the attributes of the first execution environment; receiving an execution environment change notification from a user of the application; and transitioning the application to a second execution environment, without interrupting the execution of the application, by replacing the first message passing service implementation with a second service implementation, wherein the second service implementation is used to provide services to the application based on the attributes of the second execution environment, such that execution of the application may continue after execution of the web browser is terminated. starting the application in a first execution environment provided by a web browser, wherein the application and the web browser are executed in separate operating system processes, and wherein a first message passing service implementation is used to provide services to the application from the web browser based on the attributes of the first execution environment; receiving an execution environment change notification from a user of the application; and transitioning the application to a second execution environment, without interrupting the execution of the application, by replacing the first message passing service implementation with a second service implementation, wherein the second service implementation is used to provide services to the application based on the attributes of the second execution environment, such that execution of the application may continue after execution of the web browser is terminated.
Use of compound 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidone (compound I) as foliar herbicide, wherein cloquintocet-mexyl is added as safener.
A structured packing of a fluid exchange column defining an exchange surface for at least one liquid phase intended to come into intimate contact with at least one gas phase, said packing consisting of a pile of rectangular plates comprising corrugations, each plate being inscribed between two parallel planes (L1 L2), said corrugations forming a succession of channels comprising fins inscribed between said two parallel planes, each one of said fins consisting of at least one band cut out in one of said plates, the width of the band ranging between 1 and 15 mm, the band remaining secured to the plate on at least one side (E1; E2) and the band being deformed so as to create an orifice forming a discontinuity on the surface of the plate, wherein direction of the channels of a plate forms a non-zero angle with respect to direction (D') of the channels of an adjacent plate, and wherein the lengths of the fins of one channel are different from the lengths of the fins of a neighbouring channel.
Method for determining a route and data relay between a source node and a destination node in a data network comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of said network comprising a plurality of interfaces, each interface being located by an address, a network layer and an operating system, wherein a node diffuses within a message in the network, in addition to the list of its neighbours, or a subset, the list of interfaces that make it possible to create a link with this neighbour as well as the characteristic of these interfaces, said characteristic comprising any information that can make it possible to validate if the interfaces on a route are independent, an interface being independent from another interface when these two interfaces can transmit simultaneously; comprising a step of acquiring links between said plurality of interfaces of said nodes of the network as well as characteristics of said plurality of interfaces corresponding to said links, said links defining a plurality of interface routes between said source node and said destination node, and, characterised in that it comprises on each node, calculating, upon reception of said diffused messages, for any pair of network nodes, the interface routes that can join the two nodes of said pair and which satisfy the condition C according to which any pair of interfaces on a portion of the interface route between said two nodes is comprised of independent interfaces; then, during the transmission of a packet from the initial source node to the final destination node, a step consisting in determining, on each one of the nodes the relay interface that can supply for said packet in transit from a source relay to a destination relay, an interface route that satisfies the condition C, and packet transmission on the interface determined as such.
A method of analyzing a copolycarbonate, the method comprising: reacting the copolycarbonate including a first repeating unit derived from an aromatic diol compound and a second repeating unit derived from a polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound with methanol to decompose the copolycarbonate into the aromatic diol compound and the polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound; and performing gel permeation chromatography of the decomposed polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound, wherein the step of reacting the copolycarbonate with methanol includes the steps of dissolving an alkali in methanol to prepare an alkali hydroxide solution; and reacting the prepared alkali hydroxide solution with the copolycarbonate to perform an alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis reaction, wherein the alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis reaction is performed at 40°C to 80°C. reacting the copolycarbonate including a first repeating unit derived from an aromatic diol compound and a second repeating unit derived from a polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound with methanol to decompose the copolycarbonate into the aromatic diol compound and the polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound; and performing gel permeation chromatography of the decomposed polysiloxane-containing aromatic diol compound, wherein the step of reacting the copolycarbonate with methanol includes the steps of dissolving an alkali in methanol to prepare an alkali hydroxide solution; and reacting the prepared alkali hydroxide solution with the copolycarbonate to perform an alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis reaction, wherein the alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis reaction is performed at 40°C to 80°C.
An intelligent infrared control device, comprising: an infrared code receiving module, configured to receive a first infrared code; a parsing script acquisition module, configured to acquire a first parsing script corresponding to the first infrared code from a cloud server; and an infrared parsing module, configured to parse the first infrared code using the first parsing script, to acquire a control signal corresponding to the first infrared code; wherein the first parsing script is a lua infrared code parsing script. an infrared code receiving module, configured to receive a first infrared code; a parsing script acquisition module, configured to acquire a first parsing script corresponding to the first infrared code from a cloud server; and an infrared parsing module, configured to parse the first infrared code using the first parsing script, to acquire a control signal corresponding to the first infrared code; wherein the first parsing script is a lua infrared code parsing script.
A garment comprising: a textile layer (510, 610, 612); and a fluid-filled bladder secured to the textile layer (510, 610, 612), and characterized in that the fluid-filled bladder comprises: an inner layer facing an interior of the fluid-filled bladder, and an outer layer laminated to the inner layer and positioned external to the inner layer, the outer layer formed from a film material that undergoes a change in dimension in at least a z-direction when exposed to moisture to cause the fluid-filled bladder to transition from a first shape to a second shape, wherein the z-direction is generally orthogonal to the surface plane of the fluid-filled bladder.
A medical dressing (200; 300; 400) for application to a surface of a human body; the dressing (200; 300; 400) having a central portion and a surrounding border portion, wherein the dressing (200; 300; 400) comprises a plurality of layers including: - a backing layer, - an adhesive body contact layer, and - one or more pad-forming layers forming a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the body contact layer, wherein the backing layer and the body contact layer extend beyond the periphery of the pad to define the border portion along the contour of the pad; wherein the plurality of layers includes at least a first and a second anisotropic layer (205; 209) having anisotropic stiffness, wherein the first anisotropic layer is the body contact layer or a sub-layer forming part of the body contact layer, wherein the medical dressing (200; 300; 400) has a first direction (x) of extension and a second direction (y) of extension being perpendicular to the first direction (x) of extension, and wherein the stiffness, defined by the tensile force at 15% strain, as measured by the tensile test described in the specification, of each one of the first and the second anisotropic layer (205; 209) is higher in the second direction (y) of extension than in the first direction (x) of extension. - a backing layer, - an adhesive body contact layer, and - one or more pad-forming layers forming a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the body contact layer, wherein the backing layer and the body contact layer extend beyond the periphery of the pad to define the border portion along the contour of the pad; wherein the plurality of layers includes at least a first and a second anisotropic layer (205; 209) having anisotropic stiffness, wherein the first anisotropic layer is the body contact layer or a sub-layer forming part of the body contact layer, wherein the medical dressing (200; 300; 400) has a first direction (x) of extension and a second direction (y) of extension being perpendicular to the first direction (x) of extension, and wherein the stiffness, defined by the tensile force at 15% strain, as measured by the tensile test described in the specification, of each one of the first and the second anisotropic layer (205; 209) is higher in the second direction (y) of extension than in the first direction (x) of extension.
A computer-implemented process for diagnosing problems with a hydrocarbon production or injection well having a production tubing, an intermediate casing and a plurality of successive larger casings, wherein there is an annular space between the production tubing and the intermediate casing and a plurality of annuli (9, 10, 11) formed between the intermediate casing and the successive larger casings, the process comprising: a) monitoring pressure in production tubing and annuli 7, 9, 10, 11) continuously or semi-continuously over time; b) correlating certain rates of change of said pressure, or certain patterns of variation in said pressure with respective faults or conditions in the well; and c) thereby identifying or predicting said faults or conditions as they arise or before they arise; the method being characterized by monitoring pressure in production tubing and two or more annuli 7, 9, 10, 11) continuously or semi-continuously over time; determining the relative variation of pressure over time between two annuli (7, 9, 10, 11) or between production tubing and an annulus (7, 9, 10, 11); and correlating the relative variation with respective faults or conditions in the well. a) monitoring pressure in production tubing and annuli 7, 9, 10, 11) continuously or semi-continuously over time; b) correlating certain rates of change of said pressure, or certain patterns of variation in said pressure with respective faults or conditions in the well; and c) thereby identifying or predicting said faults or conditions as they arise or before they arise; the method being characterized by monitoring pressure in production tubing and two or more annuli 7, 9, 10, 11) continuously or semi-continuously over time; determining the relative variation of pressure over time between two annuli (7, 9, 10, 11) or between production tubing and an annulus (7, 9, 10, 11); and correlating the relative variation with respective faults or conditions in the well.