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A process for the preparation of a seed support that comprises a biodegradable polymer film having a plurality of seeds at least partially embedded therein, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a hydrophobic release liner; (b) applying a coating of an aqueous dispersion or solution comprising a biodegradable polymer on the hydrophobic release liner, wherein the dispersion or solution has a viscosity of from 4000 to 16000 mPa.s and a water content of from 58% to 90% by weight of the coating; (c) depositing a plurality of seeds onto the coating so that the seeds become at least partially embedded in the coating; (c-i) partially drying the coating and applying a porous reinforcing layer to the coating when the coating has partially dried and while the coating is still sufficiently tacky for the reinforcing layer to adhere to the coating; (d) further drying the coating to give a final water content of 1.5% to 15% by weight and thereby form the biodegradable polymer film; and (e) detaching the hydrophobic release liner from the biodegradable polymer film to give the seed support. (a) providing a hydrophobic release liner; (b) applying a coating of an aqueous dispersion or solution comprising a biodegradable polymer on the hydrophobic release liner, wherein the dispersion or solution has a viscosity of from 4000 to 16000 mPa.s and a water content of from 58% to 90% by weight of the coating; (c) depositing a plurality of seeds onto the coating so that the seeds become at least partially embedded in the coating; (c-i) partially drying the coating and applying a porous reinforcing layer to the coating when the coating has partially dried and while the coating is still sufficiently tacky for the reinforcing layer to adhere to the coating; (d) further drying the coating to give a final water content of 1.5% to 15% by weight and thereby form the biodegradable polymer film; and (e) detaching the hydrophobic release liner from the biodegradable polymer film to give the seed support.
An optoelectronic sensor for monitoring a sensing field, said optoelectronic sensor comprising: at least one first optical unit comprising at least one radiation emitting element and at least one radiation receiving element being arranged on a surface of a printed circuit board, PCB; a control unit for processing an output signal generated by said radiation receiving element and for generating a defined sensor signal based on the output signal; wherein the at least one first optical unit comprises a support element having an extruded U-shaped profile, provided with a dovetail groove in which a separately housed, detachable plug-in module is held; wherein the plug-in module is connected to the PCB via a connector receptacle, the plug-in module being detachable fixed in the optical unit between the connector receptacle and a mounting unit; wherein the plug-in module comprises: a plug-in PCB with a wireless communication interface; a diagnostic unit comprising a monitoring unit that is operable to monitor at least one parameter indicative of an operational status of the optical unit, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a processing unit that is operable to generate a communication signal indicative of said operational status; and wherein the wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly transmit the communication signal. at least one first optical unit comprising at least one radiation emitting element and at least one radiation receiving element being arranged on a surface of a printed circuit board, PCB; a control unit for processing an output signal generated by said radiation receiving element and for generating a defined sensor signal based on the output signal; wherein the at least one first optical unit comprises a support element having an extruded U-shaped profile, provided with a dovetail groove in which a separately housed, detachable plug-in module is held; wherein the plug-in module is connected to the PCB via a connector receptacle, the plug-in module being detachable fixed in the optical unit between the connector receptacle and a mounting unit; wherein the plug-in module comprises: a plug-in PCB with a wireless communication interface; a diagnostic unit comprising a monitoring unit that is operable to monitor at least one parameter indicative of an operational status of the optical unit, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a processing unit that is operable to generate a communication signal indicative of said operational status; and wherein the wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly transmit the communication signal. a plug-in PCB with a wireless communication interface; a diagnostic unit comprising a monitoring unit that is operable to monitor at least one parameter indicative of an operational status of the optical unit, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a processing unit that is operable to generate a communication signal indicative of said operational status; and wherein the wireless communication interface is configured to wirelessly transmit the communication signal.
A micromachined or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based push-to-pull mechanical transformer for tensile testing of micro-to-nanometer scale material samples comprising: a first structure; a second structure coupled to the first structure by at least one flexible element (105, 106) that enables the second structure to be moveable relative to the first structure, a first sample mounting area on the first structure, a second sample mounting area on the second structure, wherein the second structure is disposed relative to the first structure so as to form a pulling gap between the first and second sample mounting areas such that when a test sample is mounted across the gap and an external pushing force is applied to the second structure pushing the second structure toward the first structure in a tensile extension direction the width of the pulling gap in the tensile extension direction is increased so as to apply a tensile force to the test sample, which is mounted between the first sample mounting area on the first structure and the second sample mounting area on the second structure. a first structure; a second structure coupled to the first structure by at least one flexible element (105, 106) that enables the second structure to be moveable relative to the first structure, a first sample mounting area on the first structure, a second sample mounting area on the second structure, wherein the second structure is disposed relative to the first structure so as to form a pulling gap between the first and second sample mounting areas such that when a test sample is mounted across the gap and an external pushing force is applied to the second structure pushing the second structure toward the first structure in a tensile extension direction the width of the pulling gap in the tensile extension direction is increased so as to apply a tensile force to the test sample, which is mounted between the first sample mounting area on the first structure and the second sample mounting area on the second structure.
A straddle-type vehicle comprising: a supercharging device which compresses intake-air to be sent to a combustion chamber of an engine; a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage through which an exhaust gas emitted from the engine flows; a control section which controls the engine; and a transmission provided in a driving power transmission path from the engine to a drive wheel, wherein the transmission has a plurality of transmission ratios, wherein the control section is configured to perform an increase suppressing control for suppressing an increase in an exhaust gas temperature, in a case where the control section estimates that the exhaust gas temperature has exceeded an increase suppressing temperature set to be equal to or lower than a catalyst permissible temperature, and wherein a condition used to initiate the increase suppressing control is set so that the increase suppressing control is performed more easily in a case where the transmission ratio is lower than in a case where the transmission ratio is higher. a supercharging device which compresses intake-air to be sent to a combustion chamber of an engine; a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage through which an exhaust gas emitted from the engine flows; a control section which controls the engine; and a transmission provided in a driving power transmission path from the engine to a drive wheel, wherein the transmission has a plurality of transmission ratios, wherein the control section is configured to perform an increase suppressing control for suppressing an increase in an exhaust gas temperature, in a case where the control section estimates that the exhaust gas temperature has exceeded an increase suppressing temperature set to be equal to or lower than a catalyst permissible temperature, and wherein a condition used to initiate the increase suppressing control is set so that the increase suppressing control is performed more easily in a case where the transmission ratio is lower than in a case where the transmission ratio is higher.
A method for obtaining polyphenol extracts from a brewing process, comprising the following steps: (i) putting a partly purified beer, obtained after removal of yeasts, plant debris and colloidal particles, in contact with a resin adsorbing polyphenols; (ii) recovering polyphenols adsorbed on said resin, the step (ii) including a step for desorption of the polyphenols, by means of an organic solvent, from a hydrophobic and non-ionic resin absorbing polyphenols. (i) putting a partly purified beer, obtained after removal of yeasts, plant debris and colloidal particles, in contact with a resin adsorbing polyphenols; (ii) recovering polyphenols adsorbed on said resin,
Apparatus (100, 200, 300, 700) for machining a workpiece with a pulsed laser beam, the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 700) comprising a machining unit configured to provide a pressurized fluid jet onto the workpiece and to couple the laser beam through at least one optical element into the fluid jet towards the workpiece, a sensing unit, a spectral separation unit arranged to receive, during the machining of the workpiece with the laser beam, a laser-induced electromagnetic radiation including secondary radiation emitted from a portion of the workpiece that is machined with the laser beam and propagating away from the workpiece through the fluid jet and through the at least one optical element, and configured to isolate only electromagnetic radiation of interest including at least a part of the secondary radiation on the sensing unit and to prevent initial laser light to reach the sensing unit, characterized by, the sensing unit being configured to convert the secondary radiation into a signal for each laser pulse, and a signal processing unit configured to integrate a plurality of signals over time to produce an integrated signal, and to determine, during the machining of the workpiece with the laser beam, a state of machining the workpiece based on a pattern (500a, 500b) or a change of a pattern (500a, 500b) in the integrated signal. a machining unit configured to provide a pressurized fluid jet onto the workpiece and to couple the laser beam through at least one optical element into the fluid jet towards the workpiece, a sensing unit, a spectral separation unit arranged to receive, during the machining of the workpiece with the laser beam, a laser-induced electromagnetic radiation including secondary radiation emitted from a portion of the workpiece that is machined with the laser beam and propagating away from the workpiece through the fluid jet and through the at least one optical element, and configured to isolate only electromagnetic radiation of interest including at least a part of the secondary radiation on the sensing unit and to prevent initial laser light to reach the sensing unit, characterized by, the sensing unit being configured to convert the secondary radiation into a signal for each laser pulse, and a signal processing unit configured to integrate a plurality of signals over time to produce an integrated signal, and to determine, during the machining of the workpiece with the laser beam, a state of machining the workpiece based on a pattern (500a, 500b) or a change of a pattern (500a, 500b) in the integrated signal.
A method of estimating a biological component, comprising: obtaining a calibration spectrum based on a first light returning from an object; generating a signal of a biological component using a biological component measurement value that corresponds to the calibration spectrum, a unit biological component spectrum, and a light transmission path, wherein the biological component comprises at least one of blood glucose, cholesterol, neural fat, proteins, and uric acid, and wherein the unit biological component spectrum and the light transmission path are input in advance; removing the signal of the biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum; measuring (810; 1030) a biological component estimation spectrum to estimate the biological component based on a second light returning from the object in response to a command for measuring the biological component; and estimating a value of the biological component based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum. obtaining a calibration spectrum based on a first light returning from an object; generating a signal of a biological component using a biological component measurement value that corresponds to the calibration spectrum, a unit biological component spectrum, and a light transmission path, wherein the biological component comprises at least one of blood glucose, cholesterol, neural fat, proteins, and uric acid, and wherein the unit biological component spectrum and the light transmission path are input in advance; removing the signal of the biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum; measuring (810; 1030) a biological component estimation spectrum to estimate the biological component based on a second light returning from the object in response to a command for measuring the biological component; and estimating a value of the biological component based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum.
A method for learning engine clutch delivery torque of a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising: determining, by a controller, whether power transference of a transmission transmitting output from an engine of the vehicle and a driving motor of the vehicle is interrupted; controlling, by the controller, a speed of the driving motor to be maintained at a first speed when the power transference of the transmission is interrupted; calculating, by the controller, a first delivery torque of an engine clutch that connects the engine with the driving motor or disconnects the engine from the driving motor, based on the first speed and a second speed of the driving motor which is generated after the engine clutch is engaged; controlling, by the controller, the speed of the driving motor to be maintained at the second speed by releasing the engine clutch after the first delivery torque is calculated; and calculating, by the controller, a second delivery torque of the engine clutch based on the second speed and a third speed of the driving motor which is generated after the engine clutch is engaged. determining, by a controller, whether power transference of a transmission transmitting output from an engine of the vehicle and a driving motor of the vehicle is interrupted; controlling, by the controller, a speed of the driving motor to be maintained at a first speed when the power transference of the transmission is interrupted; calculating, by the controller, a first delivery torque of an engine clutch that connects the engine with the driving motor or disconnects the engine from the driving motor, based on the first speed and a second speed of the driving motor which is generated after the engine clutch is engaged; controlling, by the controller, the speed of the driving motor to be maintained at the second speed by releasing the engine clutch after the first delivery torque is calculated; and calculating, by the controller, a second delivery torque of the engine clutch based on the second speed and a third speed of the driving motor which is generated after the engine clutch is engaged.
A method of controlling a circuit breaker in which the intensity of the current flowing through the circuit breaker and the output voltage applied to a load are measured, in particular measured continuously, and the results of the measurements are evaluated by a control unit, the control unit controlling an actuator of the circuit breaker as a function of the results of the measurements, characterized in that the control unit carries out the following steps: a) measuring and comparing the current intensity with a current limit value (I limit) and/or the change in current intensity with a limit gradient while the actuator is opened; b) closing the actuator as soon as the current intensity in step a) exceeds a current limit value (I limit) or increases with a gradient larger than a limit gradient; c) measuring and comparing the output voltage with a voltage limit value (U load); d) carrying out step a) if in step c) the output voltage is above the voltage limit value (U load); the actuator in the closed position interrupting a main line between a power supply and the load, and the actuator in the open position connecting the load to the power supply. a) measuring and comparing the current intensity with a current limit value (I limit) and/or the change in current intensity with a limit gradient while the actuator is opened; b) closing the actuator as soon as the current intensity in step a) exceeds a current limit value (I limit) or increases with a gradient larger than a limit gradient; c) measuring and comparing the output voltage with a voltage limit value (U load); d) carrying out step a) if in step c) the output voltage is above the voltage limit value (U load);
A portable electronic programmer (820A-820N), comprising: a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display an output to the user; an electronic memory storage configured to store programming instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the programming instructions that are stored on the electronic memory storage of the portable electronic programmer (820A-820N), characterized in that the one or more processors are configured to perform the following steps by executing the programming instructions: displaying, via the graphical user interface, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum, the lead including a plurality of electrode contacts; and evaluating how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead, wherein the evaluating comprises: determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum; determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum; and determining a degree of curvature of the lead. a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display an output to the user; an electronic memory storage configured to store programming instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the programming instructions that are stored on the electronic memory storage of the portable electronic programmer (820A-820N), characterized in that the one or more processors are configured to perform the following steps by executing the programming instructions: displaying, via the graphical user interface, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum, the lead including a plurality of electrode contacts; and evaluating how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead, wherein the evaluating comprises: determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum; determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum; and determining a degree of curvature of the lead. displaying, via the graphical user interface, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum, the lead including a plurality of electrode contacts; and evaluating how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead, wherein the evaluating comprises: determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum; determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum; and determining a degree of curvature of the lead. determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum; determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum; and determining a degree of curvature of the lead.
A personal health care article which comprises a nonwoven web comprising a first filament comprising a first health care active and a second filament comprising a second health care active wherein said first health care active and said second health care active are different; the filaments comprising: a. from 10% to 80%, by weight on a dry filament basis, of a backbone material; b. greater than 10%, by weight on a dry filament basis, of the health care active wherein said health care active is releasable from said filament wherein said filament is exposed to conditions of intended use; and c. less than 20%, by weight of the filament, moisture; wherein the filaments have a length of at least 5.08 cm. a. from 10% to 80%, by weight on a dry filament basis, of a backbone material; b. greater than 10%, by weight on a dry filament basis, of the health care active wherein said health care active is releasable from said filament wherein said filament is exposed to conditions of intended use; and c. less than 20%, by weight of the filament, moisture; wherein the filaments have a length of at least 5.08 cm.
A method for manufacturing paper, paperboard or cardboard comprising the steps of (a) pulping an aqueous cellulosic material containing a starch; (b) preventing at least a portion of the starch from being microbially degraded by treating the aqueous cellulosic material containing the starch with one or more biocides at at least 2 different feeding points, the one or more biocides being at least partially added to the cellulosic material in the thick stock area, where the cellulosic material has a stock consistency of at least 2.0%, and the one or more biocides comprising an inorganic ammonium salt in combination with a halogen source added at a concentration from 0.010% to 0.080% active substance as Cl 2 and optionally an organic biocide; and (h) adding a dry and/or wet strength polymer to the cellulosic material. (a) pulping an aqueous cellulosic material containing a starch; (b) preventing at least a portion of the starch from being microbially degraded by treating the aqueous cellulosic material containing the starch with one or more biocides at at least 2 different feeding points, the one or more biocides being at least partially added to the cellulosic material in the thick stock area, where the cellulosic material has a stock consistency of at least 2.0%, and the one or more biocides comprising an inorganic ammonium salt in combination with a halogen source added at a concentration from 0.010% to 0.080% active substance as Cl 2 and optionally an organic biocide; and (h) adding a dry and/or wet strength polymer to the cellulosic material.