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A fluid control device comprising: a support structure configured to be deployed in a borehole; a filtration component disposed at the support structure, the filtration component including a porous medium made from a thermoplastic polymer material, the porous medium including an open cell foam, the porous medium having a porosity selected to cause the porous medium to exhibit shape memory behavior, the porous medium configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded due to a downhole temperature to conform to a surface of the borehole, characterized in that the porosity of the porous medium is at least about 40 percent. a support structure configured to be deployed in a borehole; a filtration component disposed at the support structure, the filtration component including a porous medium made from a thermoplastic polymer material, the porous medium including an open cell foam, the porous medium having a porosity selected to cause the porous medium to exhibit shape memory behavior, the porous medium configured to be compacted from an initial shape to a compacted shape, deployed in the borehole, and subsequently expanded due to a downhole temperature to conform to a surface of the borehole, characterized in that the porosity of the porous medium is at least about 40 percent.
A frameless door for refrigerators, comprising: - a pair of plates (5, 35), made of thermally insulating material, facing and joined by a spacer which divides an interspace between the plates of the pair of plates (5, 35) in a closed chamber - a heating element fixed to one of the plates (5, 35) inside the closed chamber; - an electrical connection element provided with at least one elongated section contained in a housing seat and a first end connected to the heating element; - said housing seat ends with an outlet opening at a second side (30, 55) adjacent to the first side of the pair of plates (5, 35); the electrical connection element being provided with an opposing second end which protrudes out of the outlet opening of the housing seat characterized by comprising: - at least one longitudinal channel (95, 100) parallel to a first side (25, 50) of the pair of plates, the housing seat being contained in the longitudinal channel (95,100) which extends longitudinally along an axial section of the longitudinal channel (95,100), the spacer comprising at least one or two vertical longitudinal members (80, 85) parallel to the second side (30, 55) of the pair of plates (5, 35) and opposed, wherein each vertical longitudinal member (80, 85) is optically transparent. - a pair of plates (5, 35), made of thermally insulating material, facing and joined by a spacer which divides an interspace between the plates of the pair of plates (5, 35) in a closed chamber - a heating element fixed to one of the plates (5, 35) inside the closed chamber; - an electrical connection element provided with at least one elongated section contained in a housing seat and a first end connected to the heating element; - said housing seat ends with an outlet opening at a second side (30, 55) adjacent to the first side of the pair of plates (5, 35); the electrical connection element being provided with an opposing second end which protrudes out of the outlet opening of the housing seat - at least one longitudinal channel (95, 100) parallel to a first side (25, 50) of the pair of plates, the housing seat being contained in the longitudinal channel (95,100) which extends longitudinally along an axial section of the longitudinal channel (95,100), the spacer comprising at least one or two vertical longitudinal members (80, 85) parallel to the second side (30, 55) of the pair of plates (5, 35) and opposed, wherein each vertical longitudinal member (80, 85) is optically transparent.
A mold configuration for forming a pocket in a base film of a pressurized product containment pouch having a base film and a lid film adhered about a perimeter seal seam, the mold configuration comprising: a film support surface; a perimeter edge at said film support surface; wall surfaces inward of said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity; said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces extending to said bottom wall surface; and at least one plateau surface inward of said perimeter edge, wherein said perimeter edge includes plural sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions defining plural sharp corner profiles, the mold configuration being characterized in that each of said sharp corner profiles include a plateau surface inward of said sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions, wherein one of said transition wall surfaces extends between said bottom wall surface and the plateau surfaces of the sharp corner profiles, wherein inward edge surfaces extend between said sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions and said plateau surfaces of each said sharp corner profiles, wherein said plateau surfaces are spaced inward of said film support surface a distance only sufficient to prevent adherence of a lid film to a base film overlying said plateau surfaces while limiting deformation or stretch of the film into the mold configuration from the film support surface. a film support surface; a perimeter edge at said film support surface; wall surfaces inward of said perimeter edge defining a mold cavity; said wall surfaces including a bottom wall surface and transition wall surfaces extending to said bottom wall surface; and at least one plateau surface inward of said perimeter edge, wherein said perimeter edge includes plural sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions defining plural sharp corner profiles, the mold configuration being characterized in that each of said sharp corner profiles include a plateau surface inward of said sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions, wherein one of said transition wall surfaces extends between said bottom wall surface and the plateau surfaces of the sharp corner profiles, wherein inward edge surfaces extend between said sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions and said plateau surfaces of each said sharp corner profiles, wherein said plateau surfaces are spaced inward of said film support surface a distance only sufficient to prevent adherence of a lid film to a base film overlying said plateau surfaces while limiting deformation or stretch of the film into the mold configuration from the film support surface.
A method for attaching a charging wire, comprising: a first step of locking a first end of a charging wire to a wire locking portion formed on a process frame, and engaging a first spring leg portion of a torsion spring shaped wire electrode with a second end of the charging wire; a second step, after the first step, of attaching a coil portion of the wire electrode to a coil support portion formed on the process frame in a state in which a tension larger than zero but smaller than a set value is applied to the charging wire when the coil portion is attached to the coil support portion; characterized in that a third step, after the second step, of moving a second spring leg portion of the wire electrode in a first direction in which a deformation amount of the wire electrode increases, and fixing the second spring leg portion to an electrode support portion formed on the process frame by positioning the second spring leg portion at a fixing position, such that the second spring leg portion is moved without exceeding the fixed position in the first direction and an engagement portion of the second spring leg portion is fitted to the electrode support portion without causing the second spring leg portion to return in a reverse direction opposite to the first direction. a first step of locking a first end of a charging wire to a wire locking portion formed on a process frame, and engaging a first spring leg portion of a torsion spring shaped wire electrode with a second end of the charging wire; a second step, after the first step, of attaching a coil portion of the wire electrode to a coil support portion formed on the process frame in a state in which a tension larger than zero but smaller than a set value is applied to the charging wire when the coil portion is attached to the coil support portion; characterized in that a third step, after the second step, of moving a second spring leg portion of the wire electrode in a first direction in which a deformation amount of the wire electrode increases, and fixing the second spring leg portion to an electrode support portion formed on the process frame by positioning the second spring leg portion at a fixing position, such that the second spring leg portion is moved without exceeding the fixed position in the first direction and an engagement portion of the second spring leg portion is fitted to the electrode support portion without causing the second spring leg portion to return in a reverse direction opposite to the first direction.
A method for wireless communications performed by a user equipment, UE,, comprising: concurrently maintaining a first communication link with a first base station and a second communication link with a second base station based at least in part on performing a dual active link handover; identifying a time between a first transmission opportunity associated with the first base station and a second transmission opportunity associated with the second base station; selecting to communicate in the first transmission opportunity with the first base station instead of monitoring the second transmission opportunity for a message from the second base station based at least in part on the identified time; and monitoring a third transmission opportunity for the message from the second base station based at least in part on performing the dual active link handover. concurrently maintaining a first communication link with a first base station and a second communication link with a second base station based at least in part on performing a dual active link handover; identifying a time between a first transmission opportunity associated with the first base station and a second transmission opportunity associated with the second base station; selecting to communicate in the first transmission opportunity with the first base station instead of monitoring the second transmission opportunity for a message from the second base station based at least in part on the identified time; and monitoring a third transmission opportunity for the message from the second base station based at least in part on performing the dual active link handover.
A method to increase sperm functionality comprising (a) isolating biological fluid comprising sperm; (b) removing energy nutrients from said biological fluid in (a); (c) placing said sperm of (b)in a medium without an energy nutrient for a period of time; and (d) adding an energy nutrient to said media and sperm; whereby sperm functionality is increased as compared to sperm cells that had not undergone energy nutrient starvation. (a) isolating biological fluid comprising sperm; (b) removing energy nutrients from said biological fluid in (a); (c) placing said sperm of (b)in a medium without an energy nutrient for a period of time; and (d) adding an energy nutrient to said media and sperm;
A method for facilitating nucleic acid sequence assembly, the method comprising: a) providing a nucleic acid sample comprising single-stranded template nucleic acids; b) priming each template nucleic acid with one or more barcode initiation primers to create annealed nucleic acid assemblies, wherein each barcode initiation primer comprises a 3' - template hybridization portion, and a 5'- barcode initiation portion; c) performing a polymerase extension to create template complementary strands which remain annealed to the template nucleic acids; d) performing two or more rounds of split-pool synthesis coupling oligonucleotide coding units "assayable polymer subunits" to assemble an oligonucleotide barcode sequence on each of the template complementary strands comprising the barcode region, the primer region and the target-specific region complementary to the target nucleic acid; e) sequencing the barcoded complementary strands to obtain template DNA sequence reads; and f), identifying barcode sequence associated with each template DNA sequence read to identify those sequences that arose from the same template nucleic acid and assembling the template nucleic acid sequence from the template-complementary regions of the barcoded complementary strands. a) providing a nucleic acid sample comprising single-stranded template nucleic acids; b) priming each template nucleic acid with one or more barcode initiation primers to create annealed nucleic acid assemblies, wherein each barcode initiation primer comprises a 3' - template hybridization portion, and a 5'- barcode initiation portion; c) performing a polymerase extension to create template complementary strands which remain annealed to the template nucleic acids; d) performing two or more rounds of split-pool synthesis coupling oligonucleotide coding units "assayable polymer subunits" to assemble an oligonucleotide barcode sequence on each of the template complementary strands comprising the barcode region, the primer region and the target-specific region complementary to the target nucleic acid; e) sequencing the barcoded complementary strands to obtain template DNA sequence reads; and f), identifying barcode sequence associated with each template DNA sequence read to identify those sequences that arose from the same template nucleic acid and assembling the template nucleic acid sequence from the template-complementary regions of the barcoded complementary strands.
Multipole electrical switching device with an outer housing, in which at least two separate switching pole housings are accommodated, which each form an insulating outer housing of a switching compartment for accommodating an individual switching pole, in which the at least two separate switching pole housings, on walls facing towards each other, each have at least one mounting (28, 29; 30, 31) which form a mounting pair assigned to each other, whereby, for mechanical connection of the at least two separate switching pole housings, the mounting pair is assigned a connection means which engages into the two mountings (28, 29; 30, 31) forming the mounting pair, characterised in that the mountings (28, 29; 30, 31) are formed by two hook-like projections (28a, 28b; 29a, 29b; 30a, 30b; 31a 31b) in each case, each forming an undercut in relation to a dividing joint formed between the two walls facing towards each other in each case, the connection means engages below the undercuts, and the connection means is moulded in a primary shaping process in one piece onto the outer housing.
Arrangement for carbon dioxide electrolysis, comprising - an electrolysis cell having an anode and a cathode, where anode and cathode are connected to a voltage supply, where the cathode takes the form of a gas diffusion electrode adjoined on a first side by a gas space and on a second side by a cathode space, - an electrolyte circuit that adjoins the electrolysis cell, - a gas supply for supplying carbon dioxide-containing gas to the gas space, characterized in that - the gas space has an outlet for electrolyte, carbon dioxide and product gases from the electrolysis, - the outlet is connected via a return connection to the gas supply, - a pump apparatus is present for circulation of carbon dioxide and product gas in the circuit formed from the gas space and the return connection. - an electrolysis cell having an anode and a cathode, where anode and cathode are connected to a voltage supply, where the cathode takes the form of a gas diffusion electrode adjoined on a first side by a gas space and on a second side by a cathode space, - an electrolyte circuit that adjoins the electrolysis cell, - a gas supply for supplying carbon dioxide-containing gas to the gas space, - the gas space has an outlet for electrolyte, carbon dioxide and product gases from the electrolysis, - the outlet is connected via a return connection to the gas supply, - a pump apparatus is present for circulation of carbon dioxide and product gas in the circuit formed from the gas space and the return connection.
A method for determining timing for a time division duplex, TDD, signal in a distributed antenna system, DAS, the method comprising: grouping power samples of a downlink portion of the TDD signal into blocks corresponding to a respective time period; comparing power samples of the blocks to a power threshold; assigning the blocks as ON or OFF based on a number of power samples in a respective block that are above the power threshold; identifying a start of a downlink burst in the TDD signal as an ON block preceded by at least a minimum number of consecutive OFF blocks; and controlling at least one component in the DAS based on the start of the downlink burst. grouping power samples of a downlink portion of the TDD signal into blocks corresponding to a respective time period; comparing power samples of the blocks to a power threshold; assigning the blocks as ON or OFF based on a number of power samples in a respective block that are above the power threshold; identifying a start of a downlink burst in the TDD signal as an ON block preceded by at least a minimum number of consecutive OFF blocks; and controlling at least one component in the DAS based on the start of the downlink burst.
An energy storage apparatus comprising: an energy storage device including a negative electrode comprising an active material that contains a carbon material and a silicon material; and a measuring section for measuring an internal pressure change rate of the energy storage device, the measuring section including a pressure sensor, a current sensor and a calculation section, the pressure sensor and the current sensor being connected to the calculation section, the calculation section being configured to record a value of the internal pressure and the amount of charge over time and to calculate the internal pressure change rate from the amounts of change in value of the internal pressure and in amount of charge, and the calculation section being capable of determining, during discharge, whether the discharge is mainly by the carbon material or by the silicon material on the basis of the calculated internal pressure change rate. an energy storage device including a negative electrode comprising an active material that contains a carbon material and a silicon material; and a measuring section for measuring an internal pressure change rate of the energy storage device, the measuring section including a pressure sensor, a current sensor and a calculation section, the pressure sensor and the current sensor being connected to the calculation section, the calculation section being configured to record a value of the internal pressure and the amount of charge over time and to calculate the internal pressure change rate from the amounts of change in value of the internal pressure and in amount of charge, and the calculation section being capable of determining, during discharge, whether the discharge is mainly by the carbon material or by the silicon material on the basis of the calculated internal pressure change rate.
A surgical microscope for performing ophthalmic surgery, the surgical microscope comprising: an optical coherence tomography scanning system coupled to the surgical microscope and suitable for scanning a surgical field, the surgical microscope suitable for viewing visible light from the surgical field, wherein the OCT scanning system is configured to project near-infrared light onto the surgical field for the scanning of the surgical field; a multi-beam splitter in an optical path transmitting the visible light to a first ocular of the surgical microscope, the multi-beam splitter configured to divert a first portion of the NIR light and a second portion of the visible light to an imaging path of the surgical microscope; a dichroic mirror in the imaging path suitable for splitting the first portion of the NIR light from the second portion of the visible light; an infrared camera configured to generate an IR image of the surgical field from the first portion of the NIR light, the IR image indicating a location in the surgical field of the scanning of the surgical field; and a visible camera configured to generate a visible image of the surgical field from the second portion of the visible light. an optical coherence tomography scanning system coupled to the surgical microscope and suitable for scanning a surgical field, the surgical microscope suitable for viewing visible light from the surgical field, wherein the OCT scanning system is configured to project near-infrared light onto the surgical field for the scanning of the surgical field; a multi-beam splitter in an optical path transmitting the visible light to a first ocular of the surgical microscope, the multi-beam splitter configured to divert a first portion of the NIR light and a second portion of the visible light to an imaging path of the surgical microscope; a dichroic mirror in the imaging path suitable for splitting the first portion of the NIR light from the second portion of the visible light; an infrared camera configured to generate an IR image of the surgical field from the first portion of the NIR light, the IR image indicating a location in the surgical field of the scanning of the surgical field; and a visible camera configured to generate a visible image of the surgical field from the second portion of the visible light.
A method of treating a flow of fluid with microwave radiation using an apparatus that comprises a vessel having a sidewall and opposed first and second end walls defining a cylindrical chamber, the first end wall being disposed a predetermined distance d 1 from the second end wall, wherein the method comprises; flowing fluid through a pipeline, the pipeline passing through the first end wall towards the second end wall of the vessel, the chamber and the pipeline being co-axial and the pipeline being transparent to microwave radiation; and admitting microwave radiation into the chamber from a microwave radiation source, wherein the microwave radiation source has a magnetron set back from the vessel sidewall and an antenna that extends from the magnetron through a microwave radiation inlet in the side wall of the vessel and into the vessel chamber, wherein the wavelength λ of the microwave radiation in the chamber is such that the distance d 1 is equal to an integral multiple of λ/2 so that the chamber is a microwave resonator, the microwave radiation inlet is off-centre with respect to the longitudinal extent of the chamber (d 1) and a distal free end of the antenna is disposed at a predetermined projecting distance d 3 from the chamber sidewall of less than or equal to λ/4 and greater than or equal to 3λ/16.