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An ROV hot-stab device that is adapted to inject fluids into and extract fluids from a subsea line or a subsea equipment item (18,20), the ROV hot-stab device comprising: a hot stab body comprising a flow bore that is adapted to receive a fluid, wherein the hot stab body is adapted to be inserted into a hot stab access point on said subsea line or said subsea equipment item (18,20) so as to establish fluid communication between said subsea line or said subsea equipment item (18,20) and the flow bore; a housing that is operatively coupled to the hot stab body; at least one fluid inlet/outlet (104A,104B) defined in the housing; an isolation valve that is at least partially positioned within the housing wherein the isolation valve is adapted to, when actuated, establish fluid communication between the bore of the hot stab body and the at least one fluid inlet/outlet (104A,104B); and at least one sensor positioned at least partially within the housing wherein the sensor is adapted to sense a parameter of the fluid. a hot stab body comprising a flow bore that is adapted to receive a fluid, wherein the hot stab body is adapted to be inserted into a hot stab access point on said subsea line or said subsea equipment item (18,20) so as to establish fluid communication between said subsea line or said subsea equipment item (18,20) and the flow bore; a housing that is operatively coupled to the hot stab body; at least one fluid inlet/outlet (104A,104B) defined in the housing; an isolation valve that is at least partially positioned within the housing wherein the isolation valve is adapted to, when actuated, establish fluid communication between the bore of the hot stab body and the at least one fluid inlet/outlet (104A,104B); and at least one sensor positioned at least partially within the housing wherein the sensor is adapted to sense a parameter of the fluid.
A method for synthesis of a silica monolith according to the so-called "sol-gel" process including the following steps: • hydrolysis of tetraethyloxysilane or tetramethyloxysilane in order to form a hydrolyzed precursor followed by condensation of said hydrolyzed precursor in the presence of methanol or ethanol, in the presence of water and NH40H in order to form oligomeric clusters containing several silicon atoms; • dispersion of said oligomeric clusters in a solution in order to form a sol; • polymerization of the sol in order to obtain a gel by a first heat treatment, at a temperature below the boiling temperature of the constituents of the sol; • drying of the gel by a second heat treatment including exposure of the gel to about 90°C for at least 24 hours followed by an increase in temperature in vacuo between about 90°C and about 180°C, said increase in temperature being comprised between 0.1°C/min and 5°C/min followed by a hold of the temperature in vacuo at about 180°C at least during 120h; • transformation of the gel into a xerogel by a third heat treatment, said heat treatment including a hold at a drying temperature comprised between 850 and 1,000°C for at least one hour; • dehydration and densification of the xerogel until a silica monolith is obtained by a fourth heat treatment, said fourth heat treatment comprising a hold at a temperature above 1,100°C for at least one hour. • hydrolysis of tetraethyloxysilane or tetramethyloxysilane in order to form a hydrolyzed precursor followed by condensation of said hydrolyzed precursor in the presence of methanol or ethanol, in the presence of water and NH40H in order to form oligomeric clusters containing several silicon atoms; • dispersion of said oligomeric clusters in a solution in order to form a sol; • polymerization of the sol in order to obtain a gel by a first heat treatment, at a temperature below the boiling temperature of the constituents of the sol; • drying of the gel by a second heat treatment including exposure of the gel to about 90°C for at least 24 hours followed by an increase in temperature in vacuo between about 90°C and about 180°C, said increase in temperature being comprised between 0.1°C/min and 5°C/min followed by a hold of the temperature in vacuo at about 180°C at least during 120h; • transformation of the gel into a xerogel by a third heat treatment, said heat treatment including a hold at a drying temperature comprised between 850 and 1,000°C for at least one hour; • dehydration and densification of the xerogel until a silica monolith is obtained by a fourth heat treatment, said fourth heat treatment comprising a hold at a temperature above 1,100°C for at least one hour.
Device for the production of drinking water from the moisture contained in an atmospheric air flow, comprising: - an evaporator; - a refrigeration unit for the production of a refrigerant liquid which is circulated in said evaporator; - blowing means for forcedly conveying an atmospheric air flow towards said evaporator; - a tank for collecting the water obtained by the condensation of the moisture contained in said air for effect of the heat exchange between said air flow and said refrigerant liquid realized in said evaporator; - electric power supply means; - control means adapted at least to measure the external atmospheric temperature; said device being characterized in that it also comprises deviation means for deviating selectively the refrigerated air exiting from said evaporator towards said refrigeration unit or towards said tank according to the value of the external atmospheric temperature measured by said control means, so that when the atmospheric temperature is lower than a given threshold value said air is directed towards said tank, whereas if said atmospheric temperature is higher than said threshold value said air is directed towards said refrigeration unit.
A method for facilitating removal of mercury from a primary fluid stream of interest which is contaminated with organically-bound, elemental and ionic mercury species, comprising: analyzing the primary fluid stream to characterize the relative content of the organically-bound, elemental and ionic mercury species present therein by the steps of: (a) forming a diverted side stream from the primary fluid stream, and (b) passing the diverted side stream successively through three in series filter stages (16, 18, 28), the first of the filter stages being effective to capture the organically bound mercury, the second of the filter stages being effective to capture the elemental mercury, and the third of the filter stages being effective to capture the ionic mercury; continuing the diverted side stream flow through the filter stages (16, 18, 28) for a predetermined period; upon conclusion of the predetermined period determining the quantity of mercury collected at each of the filter stages (16, 18, 28); and utilizing the data resulting from step to determine the capacity of the three different the filter stages (16, 18, 28) required to reduce the mercury content in the primary fluid stream to a desired level. analyzing the primary fluid stream to characterize the relative content of the organically-bound, elemental and ionic mercury species present therein by the steps of: (a) forming a diverted side stream from the primary fluid stream, and (b) passing the diverted side stream successively through three in series filter stages (16, 18, 28), the first of the filter stages being effective to capture the organically bound mercury, the second of the filter stages being effective to capture the elemental mercury, and the third of the filter stages being effective to capture the ionic mercury; (a) forming a diverted side stream from the primary fluid stream, and (b) passing the diverted side stream successively through three in series filter stages (16, 18, 28), the first of the filter stages being effective to capture the organically bound mercury, the second of the filter stages being effective to capture the elemental mercury, and the third of the filter stages being effective to capture the ionic mercury; continuing the diverted side stream flow through the filter stages (16, 18, 28) for a predetermined period; upon conclusion of the predetermined period determining the quantity of mercury collected at each of the filter stages (16, 18, 28); and utilizing the data resulting from step to determine the capacity of the three different the filter stages (16, 18, 28) required to reduce the mercury content in the primary fluid stream to a desired level.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a human interleukin -3-diphtheria toxin conjugate for use in a method for treating a plasmacytoid dendritic cell cancer in a human, wherein said method comprises administering said human IL-3-diphtheria toxin conjugate to said human.
An apparatus for cleaning the exterior of tubes of a heat exchanger which, when in use, are heated by the flue gases of a heater furnace, the apparatus comprising a carriage having a traction mechanism comprising motorised wheels or a pair of motorised caterpillar tracks which, in use, make frictional contact with the outer surface of the bundle to advance the carriage relative to the bundle and to guide the carriage for movement along the outer surface of the bundle in a direction parallel to the tubes, a holder fitted to the carriage, and characterised by a lance retained, in use, in the holder in a position in which the tip of the lance extends beyond the outer surface of the bundle and penetrates between the tubes of the bundle, the lance being advanced along the bundle by the movement of the carriage while remaining in the latter position.
Method for setting light conditions of a vehicle and for providing illumination which compensates for light fluctuations in an interior of the vehicle, comprising: - specifying an illumination target value of a control device in the interior; - emitting light through at least one light source arranged in the interior in dependence on the illumination target value specified by the control device; - capturing a current illumination value in the interior using a capture device; - setting the current illumination value to the specified illumination target value by controlling the at least one light source if a deviation of the current illumination value from the specified illumination target value is detected; - capturing an ambient lighting value in a vicinity of the vehicle using a further capture device, wherein the ambient lighting value comprises a light colour of the ambient light, - setting the current illumination value by controlling the at least one light source in such a way that a light colour of the emitted light in the interior of the vehicle is adapted to a light colour detected in the vicinity of the vehicle, characterized in that - the vehicle further comprises a headlamp device, wherein the control device is used to set the headlamp light emitted by the headlamp device in dependence on the current illumination value in such a way that light fluctuations in the interior of the vehicle are compensated for and a comfort level for a driver or passenger of the vehicle during use of the vehicle is increased. - specifying an illumination target value of a control device in the interior; - emitting light through at least one light source arranged in the interior in dependence on the illumination target value specified by the control device; - capturing a current illumination value in the interior using a capture device; - setting the current illumination value to the specified illumination target value by controlling the at least one light source if a deviation of the current illumination value from the specified illumination target value is detected; - capturing an ambient lighting value in a vicinity of the vehicle using a further capture device, wherein the ambient lighting value comprises a light colour of the ambient light, - setting the current illumination value by controlling the at least one light source in such a way that a light colour of the emitted light in the interior of the vehicle is adapted to a light colour detected in the vicinity of the vehicle, characterized in that - the vehicle further comprises a headlamp device, wherein the control device is used to set the headlamp light emitted by the headlamp device in dependence on the current illumination value in such a way that light fluctuations in the interior of the vehicle are compensated for and a comfort level for a driver or passenger of the vehicle during use of the vehicle is increased.
A honeycomb filter comprising: porous partition portions forming a plurality of cells, each of the cells being open at one end and sealed at the other end, serving as a flow path of a fluid, and having a polygonal cross section orthogonal to the flow path; and a trapping layer for trapping and removing solid components contained in the fluid, the trapping layer including a side trapping layer disposed on the partition portion that forms a side of a polygon of each of the cells and a corner trapping layer disposed on the partition portion that forms a corner of the polygon of each of the cells, wherein the corner trapping layer has a high porosity region having a porosity higher than the porosity of the side trapping layer, the high porosity region being disposed on the partition portion side of the corner trapping layer; wherein the thickness of the high porosity region is more than 0% and 40% or less of the thickness of a region of the corner trapping layer, the region being other than the high porosity region. porous partition portions forming a plurality of cells, each of the cells being open at one end and sealed at the other end, serving as a flow path of a fluid, and having a polygonal cross section orthogonal to the flow path; and a trapping layer for trapping and removing solid components contained in the fluid, the trapping layer including a side trapping layer disposed on the partition portion that forms a side of a polygon of each of the cells and a corner trapping layer disposed on the partition portion that forms a corner of the polygon of each of the cells, wherein the corner trapping layer has a high porosity region having a porosity higher than the porosity of the side trapping layer, the high porosity region being disposed on the partition portion side of the corner trapping layer; wherein the thickness of the high porosity region is more than 0% and 40% or less of the thickness of a region of the corner trapping layer, the region being other than the high porosity region.
A method for generating responses during a conversation between a user and a chatbot, comprising: receiving, during the conversation between the user and the chatbot, a first sound input in the conversation; extracting a first audio attribute from the first sound input, wherein the first audio attribute indicates a first condition of the user; determining an initial audio attribute of the user from a user profile, wherein the initial audio attribute indicates an initial condition of the user; determining, before receiving a second sound input in the conversation, a difference between the first audio attribute and the initial audio attribute, wherein the difference indicates an initial condition change of the user from the initial condition to the first condition; generating a response to the first sound input based at least on the initial condition change; receiving, during the conversation between the user and the chatbot, the second sound input in the conversation; extracting a second audio attribute from the second sound input, wherein the second audio attribute indicates a second condition of a user; determining a difference between the second audio attribute and the first audio attribute, wherein the difference indicates a condition change of the user from the first condition to the second condition; and generating a response to the second sound input based at least on the condition change. receiving, during the conversation between the user and the chatbot, a first sound input in the conversation; extracting a first audio attribute from the first sound input, wherein the first audio attribute indicates a first condition of the user; determining an initial audio attribute of the user from a user profile, wherein the initial audio attribute indicates an initial condition of the user; determining, before receiving a second sound input in the conversation, a difference between the first audio attribute and the initial audio attribute, wherein the difference indicates an initial condition change of the user from the initial condition to the first condition; generating a response to the first sound input based at least on the initial condition change; receiving, during the conversation between the user and the chatbot, the second sound input in the conversation; extracting a second audio attribute from the second sound input, wherein the second audio attribute indicates a second condition of a user; determining a difference between the second audio attribute and the first audio attribute, wherein the difference indicates a condition change of the user from the first condition to the second condition; and generating a response to the second sound input based at least on the condition change.
A fluid pressure shock absorber comprising: a tube; a cylinder disposed in the tube and having a tip and a base supported by the tube; a head member supported on the tip of the cylinder; a hole formed in the tube and having an opening facing the head member; a ring-shaped stopper member screwed onto an outer circumference of the head member; and a pin member passing through the stopper member radially, characterized in that the pin member comprises a base that is supported by the head member radially outward and a tip portion that penetrates the hole. a tube; a cylinder disposed in the tube and having a tip and a base supported by the tube; a head member supported on the tip of the cylinder; a hole formed in the tube and having an opening facing the head member; a ring-shaped stopper member screwed onto an outer circumference of the head member; and a pin member passing through the stopper member radially, characterized in that the pin member comprises a base that is supported by the head member radially outward and a tip portion that penetrates the hole.
A method for inflating a tyre by means of a tyre changing apparatus equipped with a tool (18, 19, 38), where the tyre is mounted on a corresponding wheel rim, the rim being fixed to a wheel-holder unit of the tyre changing apparatus, where the tyre includes a first bead, a first sidewall, a second bead, a second sidewall and a tread and where the rim includes an outside surface, a first flange and a first rib, where the first flange and the first rib jut out radially from the outside surface and are axially spaced from each other to define a first seat for the first bead, wherein the method comprises the following steps, in sequence: - placing the tool (18, 19, 38) at an operating position, where one end of it (18A, 19A, 38A) is positioned axially between the first flange and the first rib and radially between the outside surface of the rim and the tyre tread, where the first bead is interposed between the tool (18, 19, 38) and the second bead; - blowing a gas under pressure through an inflation valve into a chamber delimited by the tyre and by the rim, while keeping the tool (18, 19, 38) at the operating position during blowing,; - removing the tool (18, 19, 38) from the operating position, characterized in that during blowing a portion of the first sidewall of the tyre is pressed against the end (18A, 19A, 38A) of the tool (18, 19, 38) and the tool (18, 19, 38) applies a controlled force on the first sidewall of the tyre, while the first bead moves from the first rib to the first flange. - placing the tool (18, 19, 38) at an operating position, where one end of it (18A, 19A, 38A) is positioned axially between the first flange and the first rib and radially between the outside surface of the rim and the tyre tread, where the first bead is interposed between the tool (18, 19, 38) and the second bead; - blowing a gas under pressure through an inflation valve into a chamber delimited by the tyre and by the rim, while keeping the tool (18, 19, 38) at the operating position during blowing,; - removing the tool (18, 19, 38) from the operating position,
Grinding roller comprising hard bodies (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) embedded in the surface for fixing a material bed, characterized in that the hard bodies (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) are accommodated in each case in a sleeve (105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605a, 605b) and are inserted into the surface (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602) and the material of the sleeve (105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605b) has a chemical standard potential which is lower, that is to say more negative, than that of the surface (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602) of the grinding roller.
An apparatus, comprising: a first heat spreader and a second heat spreader; a matrixed heat spreader, the matrixed heat spreader including a first plurality of portions perpendicular to a second plurality of portions, the first plurality of portions intersecting the second plurality of portions, wherein the matrixed heat spreader is thermally coupled to an inner side of the first heat spreader, the first heat spreader located over the matrixed heat spreader, and wherein the matrixed heat spreader is thermally coupled to an inner side of the second heat spreader, the second heat spreader located under the matrixed heat spreader; a third heat spreader including a third plurality of portions located on, and thermally coupled to the second heat spreader, and a fourth plurality of portions located on, and thermally coupled to the first heat spreader; and a phase change material, PCM, located in a plurality of reservoirs defined by the matrixed heat spreader. a first heat spreader and a second heat spreader; a matrixed heat spreader, the matrixed heat spreader including a first plurality of portions perpendicular to a second plurality of portions, the first plurality of portions intersecting the second plurality of portions, wherein the matrixed heat spreader is thermally coupled to an inner side of the first heat spreader, the first heat spreader located over the matrixed heat spreader, and wherein the matrixed heat spreader is thermally coupled to an inner side of the second heat spreader, the second heat spreader located under the matrixed heat spreader; a third heat spreader including a third plurality of portions located on, and thermally coupled to the second heat spreader, and a fourth plurality of portions located on, and thermally coupled to the first heat spreader;
An isolated polynucleotide which encodes a WUSCHEL-related homeobox4 polypeptide derived from the plant C. olitorius or C. capsularis, comprising a nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO 2 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or a complement thereof; and b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or a complement thereof. a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO 2 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or a complement thereof; and b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or a complement thereof.