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Use of a catalyst comprising titanium oxide granules having copper oxide supported thereon and containing titanium oxide as an active component, wherein the catalyst has the following characteristics: the granules each have a substantially spherical shape; wherein an angle at which a granule first starts sliding is from 0.5° to 15.0° and an angle at which all the granules finish sliding is from 2.0° to 30.0°; granules each having a particle diameter of from 0.2 mm to 1.6 mm account for 70% or more of all the granules; an amount of copper oxide to be supported is from 0.1 wt% to 10.0 wt% in terms of copper oxide for decomposing plastic waste, such as for decomposing thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic compositions, or for decomposing silicone oil compositions. the granules each have a substantially spherical shape; wherein an angle at which a granule first starts sliding is from 0.5° to 15.0° and an angle at which all the granules finish sliding is from 2.0° to 30.0°; granules each having a particle diameter of from 0.2 mm to 1.6 mm account for 70% or more of all the granules; an amount of copper oxide to be supported is from 0.1 wt% to 10.0 wt% in terms of copper oxide for decomposing plastic waste, such as for decomposing thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic compositions, or for decomposing silicone oil compositions.
A filter element assembly having at least three stages, for a pressure vessel having a tube sheet (28, 66) with a plurality of openings, the filter element assembly comprising: at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) adapted to be installed through one of the openings, the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) having a seal member disposed between the ends (36, 42) of the filter element assembly positioned for sealing against the tube sheet, (28,66) the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) providing for two stages of filtration with a flow passage upstream of the seal member radially through filter media into a central passage and then another stage radially outward through the media downstream of the seal; charaterized in that the filter element assembly comprises a prefilter element surrounding the at least one internal filter element (34,156) upstream of the seal to provide a prefilter stage upstream of the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156). at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) adapted to be installed through one of the openings, the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) having a seal member disposed between the ends (36, 42) of the filter element assembly positioned for sealing against the tube sheet, (28,66) the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156) providing for two stages of filtration with a flow passage upstream of the seal member radially through filter media into a central passage and then another stage radially outward through the media downstream of the seal; charaterized in that the filter element assembly comprises a prefilter element surrounding the at least one internal filter element (34,156) upstream of the seal to provide a prefilter stage upstream of the at least one internal filter element (34, 40, 156).
A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for determining separate channel state information, CSI, for a flexible subframe in a wireless communication system applying time division duplex, TDD, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a base station in a flexible subframe; upon determining (104, 204) that a reference signal for CSI measurement is comprised in the received signal, determining (106, 206, 403) CSI for the flexible subframe based on the reference signal; and reporting (107, 207) the determined CSI to the base station in one or more configured uplink resources until: a predefined time period has elapsed after determining of the CSI, the CSI has been reported a predefined number of times, or a more recent CSI for a flexible subframe is determined. receiving a signal from a base station in a flexible subframe; upon determining (104, 204) that a reference signal for CSI measurement is comprised in the received signal, determining (106, 206, 403) CSI for the flexible subframe based on the reference signal; and reporting (107, 207) the determined CSI to the base station in one or more configured uplink resources until: a predefined time period has elapsed after determining of the CSI, the CSI has been reported a predefined number of times, or a more recent CSI for a flexible subframe is determined. a predefined time period has elapsed after determining of the CSI, the CSI has been reported a predefined number of times, or a more recent CSI for a flexible subframe is determined.
A solid state method for forming lenses, lens blanks, and lens components, said method comprising the steps of: forming at least one lens material as a fine powder that, under compression, is capable of being formed into a cohesive monolithic mass having low scattering and high transmission over predetermined wavelengths and operating conditions; placing a weighted amount of the fine powder into an open ended molding cavity having opposed pressure applying surfaces of predetermined shape; applying increased pressure to the fine powder until it coheres into a final preferred shape; releasing the mechanical pressure; opening the molding cavity; and removing the finished part from the molding cavity, the method being characterized in that the fine powder is capable of being formed into a cohesive monolithic mass having low scattering and high transmission over predetermined wavelengths and operating conditions at a temperature lower than its melt temperature and within the range of 4 to 271°C (40 to 520°F), and the increased pressure is applied to the fine powder at a temperature lower than the melt temperature of the fine powder. forming at least one lens material as a fine powder that, under compression, is capable of being formed into a cohesive monolithic mass having low scattering and high transmission over predetermined wavelengths and operating conditions; placing a weighted amount of the fine powder into an open ended molding cavity having opposed pressure applying surfaces of predetermined shape; applying increased pressure to the fine powder until it coheres into a final preferred shape; releasing the mechanical pressure; opening the molding cavity; and removing the finished part from the molding cavity, the method being characterized in that the fine powder is capable of being formed into a cohesive monolithic mass having low scattering and high transmission over predetermined wavelengths and operating conditions at a temperature lower than its melt temperature and within the range of 4 to 271°C (40 to 520°F), and the increased pressure is applied to the fine powder at a temperature lower than the melt temperature of the fine powder.
Camera lens comprising - a casing; - a lens stack, which comprises a plurality of lens elements stacked along a stacking axis and which is arranged within the casing; - a spring arrangement being pre-compressed to exert a clamping force between the casing and the lens stack basically in a direction of an optical axis of the at least one lens element, characterized in that the lens stack copmprises at least one spacer, wherein each spacer is at least partially arranged between two lens elements each and is configured for maintaining a respective predefined distance between the respective two lens elements along the stacking axis and that the spring arrangement is mounted between a first end face of the casing and the lens stack and that the lens stack is configured to transmit the clamping force via the plurality of lens elements and the at least one spacer in the direction of the optical axis to a second end face of the casing and in that the spring arrangement comprises a basically conical shape with a central aperture and comprises or is a spring washer, that the spring arrangement is mounted with a convex side facing the lens stack, that the spring arrangement exerts a line load onto the lens stack, that a lateral gap exists between the spacers and the casing around the entire circumference of the casing, which lateral gap has a width of at least 0,1 mm. - a casing; - a lens stack, which comprises a plurality of lens elements stacked along a stacking axis and which is arranged within the casing; - a spring arrangement being pre-compressed to exert a clamping force between the casing and the lens stack basically in a direction of an optical axis of the at least one lens element,
Header bag for packaging at least one medical device, comprising at least one sheet (10, 11) configured to be sealed to form an enclosure for the at least one medical device, wherein the at least one sheet (10, 11) comprises at least an inner layer (10i, 11i) and an outer layer (10o, 11o), the inner and outer layers being impervious to gas so that a vacuum can be created in a volume extending between the inner and outer layers, characterized in that the header bag further comprises a pressure sensor arranged between the inner and outer layers (10i, 10o) and an RFID tag configured to communicate with the pressure sensor.
A computer arranged to perform a method of detecting an indication of a potential intradialytic morbid event by monitoring a patient's condition during excess fluid removal by ultrafiltration during a hemodialysis treatment, wherein the method comprises: i) establishing an initial ultrafiltration rate of fluid removal; ii) determining the patient's relative blood volume; and characterised by iii) removing a portion of the volume of excess fluid from blood of the patient at the initial ultrafiltration rate while periodically monitoring: a second derivative of the relative blood volume over time (SDRBV); iv) continuing to remove excess fluid from blood of the patient at the same ultrafiltration rate, or, optionally, incrementally increasing the ultrafiltration rate; v) if the SDRBV is in a range of between a low SDRBV alarm level and a high SDRBV alarm level, triggering an alarm for a potential IME for the patient; and vi) taking a remedial action if the alarm is triggered. i) establishing an initial ultrafiltration rate of fluid removal; ii) determining the patient's relative blood volume; and characterised by iii) removing a portion of the volume of excess fluid from blood of the patient at the initial ultrafiltration rate while periodically monitoring: a second derivative of the relative blood volume over time (SDRBV); a second derivative of the relative blood volume over time (SDRBV); iv) continuing to remove excess fluid from blood of the patient at the same ultrafiltration rate, or, optionally, incrementally increasing the ultrafiltration rate; v) if the SDRBV is in a range of between a low SDRBV alarm level and a high SDRBV alarm level, triggering an alarm for a potential IME for the patient; and vi) taking a remedial action if the alarm is triggered.
Apparatus for gripping and emptying bins onto a motor vehicle for waste collection, comprising: a guiding frame; a carriage movable along the guiding frame and carrying a pair of lifting arms operatively engageable to respective grip elements respectively carried by opposite side walls of a bin; a support group fixable to a side wall of a motor vehicle; a kinematic assembly linking the guiding frame with the support group; at least one control actuator acting on the kinematic assembly to move the guiding frame between a approached position with respect to said side wall and a position of maximum distance from said side wall; wherein said kinematic assembly comprises: at least a first lever rotatably coupled with said guiding frame and with the support group; characterized by at least a second lever having a respective proximal end slidably guided on the support group; and at least a push rod linking the second lever with said guiding frame, wherein said first and second lever are mutually hinged in an intermediate point of their longitudinal development. a guiding frame; a carriage movable along the guiding frame and carrying a pair of lifting arms operatively engageable to respective grip elements respectively carried by opposite side walls of a bin; a support group fixable to a side wall of a motor vehicle; a kinematic assembly linking the guiding frame with the support group; at least one control actuator acting on the kinematic assembly to move the guiding frame between a approached position with respect to said side wall and a position of maximum distance from said side wall; wherein said kinematic assembly comprises: at least a first lever rotatably coupled with said guiding frame and with the support group; characterized by at least a second lever having a respective proximal end slidably guided on the support group; and at least a push rod linking the second lever with said guiding frame, wherein said first and second lever are mutually hinged in an intermediate point of their longitudinal development. at least a first lever rotatably coupled with said guiding frame and with the support group; characterized by at least a second lever having a respective proximal end slidably guided on the support group; and at least a push rod linking the second lever with said guiding frame, wherein said first and second lever are mutually hinged in an intermediate point of their longitudinal development.
A method for producing films or mats and sheets of nanofibres, in particular films or mats and sheets of cellulose nanofibres, wherein - nanofibre material is dispersed in solvent, wherein - the sol6 lefd content is between 1 and 4 vol. % and the slurry produced in this way is applied by means of an applicator to a conveyor belt moving in a conveying direction and - the slurry poured on is subsequently pre-dried and - the pre-dried slurry is, after pre-drying, subjected to the main drying, and, after achieving a pre-defined moisture content, is removed from the conveyor belt, wherein the pre-drying is carried out by means of longitudinally and/or vertically arranged infra-red emitters or ones placed diagonally in relation to the direction in which the conveyor belt runs, and the main drying is carried out using medium-wave and/or short-wave infra-red emitter units with a high performance density, wherein the infra-red emitters are controlled either individually or in groups, wherein the steam from the solvent is selectively discharged and, additionally, when the main drying is being carried out, and, in addition, air and/or other gases are supplied during the main drying process to remove the moisture and are diffusely fed into the area of the main drying process. - nanofibre material is dispersed in solvent, wherein - the sol6 lefd content is between 1 and 4 vol. % and the slurry produced in this way is applied by means of an applicator to a conveyor belt moving in a conveying direction and - the slurry poured on is subsequently pre-dried and - the pre-dried slurry is, after pre-drying, subjected to the main drying, and, after achieving a pre-defined moisture content, is removed from the conveyor belt, wherein the pre-drying is carried out by means of longitudinally and/or vertically arranged infra-red emitters or ones placed diagonally in relation to the direction in which the conveyor belt runs, and the main drying is carried out using medium-wave and/or short-wave infra-red emitter units with a high performance density, wherein the infra-red emitters are controlled either individually or in groups, wherein the steam from the solvent is selectively discharged and, additionally, when the main drying is being carried out, and, in addition, air and/or other gases are supplied during the main drying process to remove the moisture and are diffusely fed into the area of the main drying process.
A surgical stapling instrument, comprising an end effector (25002, 25510), comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge (25009, 25512) comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a control circuit configured to: determine an electrical parameter of the tissue, preferably tissue impedance, at each of predetermined zones between the anvil and the staple cartridge; characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to: detect (25036, 25038) an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity. an end effector (25002, 25510), comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge (25009, 25512) comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge (25009, 25512) comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a control circuit configured to: determine an electrical parameter of the tissue, preferably tissue impedance, at each of predetermined zones between the anvil and the staple cartridge; characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to: detect (25036, 25038) an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity. detect (25036, 25038) an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity.
A power failure monitoring device of a digital protection relay, comprising: a voltage transforming unit configured to drop a voltage of an alternating current electric power to provide an electric power voltage signal representing an electric power voltage value; characterized in, that the power failure monitoring device further comprises: at least one setting display window configured for allowing a user to set one or more of a rated electric power voltage and a power failure determination reference ratio, wherein the power failure determination reference ratio is a boundary ratio for determining a power failure with respect to the rated electric power voltage; and a controller configured to compute and store a power failure reference voltage based on the preset rated electric power voltage and the power failure determination reference ratio, and to compare the electric power voltage value, which is represented by the electric power voltage signal provided from the voltage transforming unit, with the stored power failure reference voltage to determine a power failure when the electric power voltage value is not greater than the stored power failure reference voltage. a voltage transforming unit configured to drop a voltage of an alternating current electric power to provide an electric power voltage signal representing an electric power voltage value; characterized in, that the power failure monitoring device further comprises: at least one setting display window configured for allowing a user to set one or more of a rated electric power voltage and a power failure determination reference ratio, wherein the power failure determination reference ratio is a boundary ratio for determining a power failure with respect to the rated electric power voltage; and a controller configured to compute and store a power failure reference voltage based on the preset rated electric power voltage and the power failure determination reference ratio, and to compare the electric power voltage value, which is represented by the electric power voltage signal provided from the voltage transforming unit, with the stored power failure reference voltage to determine a power failure when the electric power voltage value is not greater than the stored power failure reference voltage. at least one setting display window configured for allowing a user to set one or more of a rated electric power voltage and a power failure determination reference ratio, wherein the power failure determination reference ratio is a boundary ratio for determining a power failure with respect to the rated electric power voltage; and a controller configured to compute and store a power failure reference voltage based on the preset rated electric power voltage and the power failure determination reference ratio, and to compare the electric power voltage value, which is represented by the electric power voltage signal provided from the voltage transforming unit, with the stored power failure reference voltage to determine a power failure when the electric power voltage value is not greater than the stored power failure reference voltage.
A connecting rod comprising two elastically flexible slats (1, 2) which are curved and arranged symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of the connecting rod, said slats (1, 2) having end zones (3, 4) running parallel to said axis, as well as transverse spacer means placed between the slats (1,2) and means for securing the slats to each other and to the transverse spacer means, characterised in that the securing means comprise means for adjusting the curve of the slats (1, 2) with a view to varying the axial length of the connecting rod.
A method for decoding video data, the method comprising: receiving a slice of a current picture of the video data; parsing an intra block copy syntax element to determine that an IBC mode is enabled for the slice; receiving a syntax element indicating a number of reference pictures in a reference picture list for the slice of video data; responsive to the syntax element indicating the number of reference pictures in the reference picture list is equal to one and the determination that the IBC mode is enabled for the slice, constructing the reference picture list for the slice of the video data without receiving reference picture list modification information by adding the current picture comprising the slice as the first entry in the reference picture list. receiving a slice of a current picture of the video data; parsing an intra block copy syntax element to determine that an IBC mode is enabled for the slice; receiving a syntax element indicating a number of reference pictures in a reference picture list for the slice of video data; responsive to the syntax element indicating the number of reference pictures in the reference picture list is equal to one and the determination that the IBC mode is enabled for the slice, constructing the reference picture list for the slice of the video data without receiving reference picture list modification information by adding the current picture comprising the slice as the first entry in the reference picture list.