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A method of saccharifying a composition comprising starch to produce a composition comprising glucose, wherein said method comprises: (i) contacting said solution comprising starch with an isolated Aspergillus clavatus alpha amylase (AcAmyl) or variant thereof having α-amylase activity comprising an amino acid sequence with at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to residues 20-497 of SEQ ID NO:1; and (ii) saccharifying said solution comprising starch to produce said composition comprising glucose; wherein said isolated AcAmyl or variant thereof catalyzes the saccharification of the starch solution to glucose. (i) contacting said solution comprising starch with an isolated Aspergillus clavatus alpha amylase (AcAmyl) or variant thereof having α-amylase activity comprising an amino acid sequence with at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to residues 20-497 of SEQ ID NO:1; and (ii) saccharifying said solution comprising starch to produce said composition comprising glucose; wherein said isolated AcAmyl or variant thereof catalyzes the saccharification of the starch solution to glucose.
A sealing assembly for sealing a piston rod of a piston compressor, which piston rod extends in an axial direction and can be moved back and forth in the axial direction, said sealing assembly comprising at least one packing chamber wherein the packing chamber is bounded in the axial direction by a first and a second side wall (5, 6), wherein at least one packing ring, configured as a sealing ring or as a scraping ring, as well as a spring device are arranged in the packing chamber, and wherein a spring device and at least one packing ring are arranged one after the other in the axial direction proceeding from the first side wall, wherein the packing ring lies against the second side wall, characterized in that the spring device is configured as a magnetic spring and consists of two assemblies (9a, 9b) spaced apart in the axial direction, a first assembly and a second assembly (b), wherein each assembly (9a, 9b) comprises at least one magnet (10a, 10b), and wherein the magnets (10a, 10b) are arranged in the two assemblies (9a, 9b) in a mutually matched manner in such a way that the two assemblies (9a, 9b) repel each other and wherein the two assemblies (9a, 9b) are not only mutually displaceable in the axial direction, but also mutually moveable in the radial direction.
Method for measuring a gas flow, where a gas is guided above a sensor having a membrane, wherein the membrane is spanned over an opening of a semiconductor body, wherein a heating element and two thermocouples (6, 7) are arranged on the membrane in such a way that the gas first flows over the first thermocouple, then over the heating element and finally over the second thermocouple, wherein each of the two thermocouples (6, 7) has a contact or a contact row, respectively, at different temperature levels before or after the heating element, respectively, and a contact or a contact row (6a, 7a), respectively, on the semiconductor body at substantially the same temperature level on the semiconductor body, wherein a first temperature difference ΔT1 is measured with the two thermocouples (6, 7) before and after the heating element, wherein the first temperature difference ΔT1 depends on the gas flow and on the thickness (d) of the membrane in a first way, wherein, additionally to the first temperature difference ΔT1, a second temperature difference ΔT2 is measured in the area of the membrane, which depends on the gas flow and on the thickness (d) of the membrane in a second way which differs from the first way, wherein, additionally to the first temperature difference ΔT1 and the second temperature difference ΔT2, a third temperature difference ΔT3 is measured, wherein the first thermocouple measures the second temperature difference ΔT2 between its contacts or contact rows (6a, 6b), respectively, and the second thermocouple measures the third temperature difference ΔT3 between its contacts or contact rows (7a, 7b), respectively, wherein the first temperature difference ΔT1 between the two inner contact rows (6b, 7b) results from the difference between the second temperature difference ΔT2 and the third temperature difference ΔT3, wherein the temperature differences ΔT1, ΔT2, ΔT3 are used together in a calculation in order to generate a measurement signal S which is less dependent on the thickness (d) or the contamination of the membrane, respectively, than the first and the second temperature difference, wherein the measurement signal S is generated or verified by: S = fʹ ΔT 1 ⋅ ΔT 2 + ΔT 3 k with k < 0.
An endovascular cryogenic system for effecting a predetermined cooling treatment of a diseased region of a patient body, the predetermined cooling treatment comprising cooling the diseased region for a time in a predetermined time range, the system comprising: an endovascular catheter having an elongate flexible body with a proximal end and a distal end with a balloon (28, 30) near the distal end; a single-use cartridge having a seal and being comprised in a container and further comprising a cryogenic cooling fluid (60; 104) disposed within the cartridge and maintained under pressure by the seal when the cartridge is at room temperature, wherein the cartridge contains 5 to 30 grams of cooling fluid; a cooling fluid path from the container to the balloon, the path having a diffuser with radially oriented openings, cooling fluid flow advancing along the path and through said openings of the diffuser into the balloon so as to inflate the balloon and effect the predetermined cooling treatment a single time after the seal is opened; and a flow interrupter disposed along the cooling fluid path, wherein the flow interrupter is adapted to intermittently inhibit cryogenic cooling fluid flow from the container to the balloon so as to limit cooling, wherein the quantity and pressure of the cryogenic cooling fluid are sufficient to cool a surface of the diseased region to a temperature from about -5° C to about -25° C for a time from about 10 to about 60 seconds. an endovascular catheter having an elongate flexible body with a proximal end and a distal end with a balloon (28, 30) near the distal end; a single-use cartridge having a seal and being comprised in a container and further comprising a cryogenic cooling fluid (60; 104) disposed within the cartridge and maintained under pressure by the seal when the cartridge is at room temperature, wherein the cartridge contains 5 to 30 grams of cooling fluid; a cooling fluid path from the container to the balloon, the path having a diffuser with radially oriented openings, cooling fluid flow advancing along the path and through said openings of the diffuser into the balloon so as to inflate the balloon and effect the predetermined cooling treatment a single time after the seal is opened; and a flow interrupter disposed along the cooling fluid path, wherein the flow interrupter is adapted to intermittently inhibit cryogenic cooling fluid flow from the container to the balloon so as to limit cooling, wherein the quantity and pressure of the cryogenic cooling fluid are sufficient to cool a surface of the diseased region to a temperature from about -5° C to about -25° C for a time from about 10 to about 60 seconds.
An electrical short-circuiting closing switch comprising: - an electrically insulating housing; - a first electrode having a tapered first electrode opening; - a second electrode having a tapered second electrode opening; - a movable contact having a tapered profile, the movable contact being movable relative to the housing along a closing axis from an open position, in which the movable contact is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, to a closed position, in which the movable contact electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode by engaging the tapered profile with the first electrode opening and the second electrode opening; and - an actuator arranged to force the movable contact from the open position to the closed position, characterised in that at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is flexibly attached to the housing. - an electrically insulating housing; - a first electrode having a tapered first electrode opening; - a second electrode having a tapered second electrode opening; - a movable contact having a tapered profile, the movable contact being movable relative to the housing along a closing axis from an open position, in which the movable contact is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, to a closed position, in which the movable contact electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode by engaging the tapered profile with the first electrode opening and the second electrode opening; and - an actuator arranged to force the movable contact from the open position to the closed position, characterised in that
A powder containing 20 percent by dry weight or more of milk-derived complex lipids characterized by containing protein by 15 to 35 percent by dry weight and fat by 45 to 60 percent by dry weight; said powder being obtainable by adjusting a pH value of a butter serum or a reconstituted liquid of butter serum powder to 4.0 to 5.0, adding calcium chloride and removing the produced sediments, filtering the supernatant by microfiltration at a fractional grain size of 0.1 to 1.4 μm or by ultrafiltration, and then drying the obtained concentrate, wherein the milk-derived complex lipids are phospholipids and glycolipids.
A system, comprising: a flow combiner, comprising: an outlet duct; a compressor bleed inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the compressor bleed inlet duct is configured to receive a bleed flow from a compressor of a gas turbine engine; and a ventilation inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the ventilation inlet duct is configured to receive a ventilation flow from an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine engine, wherein the bleed flow and the ventilation flow are combined as an outlet flow through the outlet duct, wherein the compressor bleed inlet duct and the ventilation inlet duct couple to a common duct portion of the outlet duct, wherein the common duct portion comprises a backflow inhibiter having a plurality of conduits, and wherein each conduit has a cross-sectional flow area that decreases in a downstream flow direction. a flow combiner, comprising: an outlet duct; a compressor bleed inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the compressor bleed inlet duct is configured to receive a bleed flow from a compressor of a gas turbine engine; and a ventilation inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the ventilation inlet duct is configured to receive a ventilation flow from an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine engine, an outlet duct; a compressor bleed inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the compressor bleed inlet duct is configured to receive a bleed flow from a compressor of a gas turbine engine; and a ventilation inlet duct coupled to the outlet duct, wherein the ventilation inlet duct is configured to receive a ventilation flow from an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine engine, wherein the bleed flow and the ventilation flow are combined as an outlet flow through the outlet duct, wherein the compressor bleed inlet duct and the ventilation inlet duct couple to a common duct portion of the outlet duct, wherein the common duct portion comprises a backflow inhibiter having a plurality of conduits, and wherein each conduit has a cross-sectional flow area that decreases in a downstream flow direction.
A computer implemented method of monitoring processing of messages by an application in a data transaction processing system, the method comprising: detecting, by a processor coupled with the application, that the application has received a message of a plurality of messages for processing as each message of the plurality of messages is received by the application, the application including a plurality of checkpoints including at least a start checkpoint associated with an input of the application and an end checkpoint associated with an output of the application; temporarily associating, by the processor, an identifier of a plurality of identifiers with each received message whilst the received message is being processed by the application, each of the plurality of identifiers having a data size such that the storage space necessary to store the identifier is less than the storage space necessary to store an identifier sized to uniquely identify all of the plurality of messages; upon each received message traversing a checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints, storing, by the processor, in a data store, a data entry based on (i) the identifier associated with the received message, (ii) the traversed checkpoint, and (iii) a time when the received message traversed the checkpoint; and upon completion of the message processing, disassociating the identifier from the message so that it can be subsequently reused to be associated with another message. detecting, by a processor coupled with the application, that the application has received a message of a plurality of messages for processing as each message of the plurality of messages is received by the application, the application including a plurality of checkpoints including at least a start checkpoint associated with an input of the application and an end checkpoint associated with an output of the application; temporarily associating, by the processor, an identifier of a plurality of identifiers with each received message whilst the received message is being processed by the application, each of the plurality of identifiers having a data size such that the storage space necessary to store the identifier is less than the storage space necessary to store an identifier sized to uniquely identify all of the plurality of messages; upon each received message traversing a checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints, storing, by the processor, in a data store, a data entry based on (i) the identifier associated with the received message, (ii) the traversed checkpoint, and (iii) a time when the received message traversed the checkpoint; and upon completion of the message processing, disassociating the identifier from the message so that it can be subsequently reused to be associated with another message.
Tip protector device for a medical instrument comprising: - a housing configured to releasably receive a tip of a medical instrument; - a clamping system configured to retain by clamping the tip received by the housing in a retaining position; and - a locking system configured to perform a locking step, wherein the locking step comprises, successively, the locking and unlocking of the clamping system in the retaining position, characterized in that the locking system further comprises a blocking element, such as a protruding part or a sliding button, and a guiding element, for guiding the blocking element, with a limited number of predefined locking and unlocking positions, wherein the blocking element is configured to block the locking system after repeated use of the tip protector device such that the tip protector device is disabled for further use, and in that the locking system is configured to perform at least a first and a second locking step before the blocking element blocks the locking system. - a housing configured to releasably receive a tip of a medical instrument; - a clamping system configured to retain by clamping the tip received by the housing in a retaining position; and - a locking system configured to perform a locking step, wherein the locking step comprises, successively, the locking and unlocking of the clamping system in the retaining position,
Device for emulsification comprising a) a tubular emulsifying chamber with a tube wall and two end regions (2, 4) for a helical flow with a helical flow direction, b) at least one inlet for a fluid mixture of two non-mixable fluid fractions into the emulsifying chamber at the first end region and c) at least one outlet for the fluid mixture out of the emulsifying chamber at the second end region wherein d) the emulsifying chamber exhibits between the two end regions (2, 4) a cross-section symmetrical about an axis of symmetry, wherein the outlets and the inlets in the flow direction open, tangentially or at an acute angle to an immediately surrounding pipe wall region, into or out of the emulsifying chamber, wherein e) the axis of symmetry and the emulsifying chamber comprise at least one curved region, and f) the inlets and outlets are arranged skewed to the axis of symmetry, characterised in that the device for emulsification is realised without moving parts. a) a tubular emulsifying chamber with a tube wall and two end regions (2, 4) for a helical flow with a helical flow direction, b) at least one inlet for a fluid mixture of two non-mixable fluid fractions into the emulsifying chamber at the first end region and c) at least one outlet for the fluid mixture out of the emulsifying chamber at the second end region wherein d) the emulsifying chamber exhibits between the two end regions (2, 4) a cross-section symmetrical about an axis of symmetry, wherein the outlets and the inlets in the flow direction open, tangentially or at an acute angle to an immediately surrounding pipe wall region, into or out of the emulsifying chamber, wherein e) the axis of symmetry and the emulsifying chamber comprise at least one curved region, and f) the inlets and outlets are arranged skewed to the axis of symmetry, characterised in that the device for emulsification is realised without moving parts.
A method of producing an antibody specific to a human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in bacterial cells, eukaryotic cells, or mammalian cells, wherein: the antibody specific to the human FcRn comprises a heavy chain immunoglobulin variable region and a light chain immunoglobulin variable region, which form an antigen binding site that binds to the human FcRn at both pH 6.0 and pH 7.5 with a dissociation constant (K D) of no higher than 10 nM, and wherein the six complementary determining regions (CDRs) in the HC and LC variable regions, in combination, are at least 95% identical to: (a) HC CDRs 1-3 of M0161-B04 set forth as SEQ ID NOs: 174-176 respectively, and (b) LC CDRs 1-3 of M0161-B04 set forth as SEQ ID NOs: 171-173 respectively. (a) HC CDRs 1-3 of M0161-B04 set forth as SEQ ID NOs: 174-176 respectively, and (b) LC CDRs 1-3 of M0161-B04 set forth as SEQ ID NOs: 171-173 respectively.
A device comprising: a grouping unit configured to perform grouping of a plurality of terminal devices that support non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, on the basis of a size of transmission data of each of the plurality of terminal devices, and an allocation unit configured to allocate the same radio resources to each of groups obtained as a result of the grouping; wherein the device is configured to, when two or more terminal devices belong to a group that is obtained as a result of the grouping, perform radio communication with the two or more terminal devices using NOMA, and characterized in that the device is configured to, when only one terminal device belongs to the group that is obtained as a result of the grouping, perform radio communication with the one terminal device using orthogonal multiple access. a grouping unit configured to perform grouping of a plurality of terminal devices that support non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, on the basis of a size of transmission data of each of the plurality of terminal devices, and an allocation unit configured to allocate the same radio resources to each of groups obtained as a result of the grouping; wherein the device is configured to, when two or more terminal devices belong to a group that is obtained as a result of the grouping, perform radio communication with the two or more terminal devices using NOMA, and characterized in that the device is configured to, when only one terminal device belongs to the group that is obtained as a result of the grouping, perform radio communication with the one terminal device using orthogonal multiple access.
A pneumatic actuator (140; 240), comprising: - a replaceable gas capsule with a capsule outlet, for supplying a gas under elevated pressure; - a pressure reducer connected with an outlet of the gas capsule, adapted for providing gas under a reduced pressure; - a control valve connected with an outlet of the pressure reducer for receiving the gas under reduced pressure, having a first outlet for selectively supplying the gas to a pneumatic cylinder, and having a second outlet for selectively discharging the gas from the cylinder into the environment; - the pneumatic cylinder with a piston that is movable from a retracted position to an extended position. - a replaceable gas capsule with a capsule outlet, for supplying a gas under elevated pressure; - a pressure reducer connected with an outlet of the gas capsule, adapted for providing gas under a reduced pressure; - a control valve connected with an outlet of the pressure reducer for receiving the gas under reduced pressure, having a first outlet for selectively supplying the gas to a pneumatic cylinder, and having a second outlet for selectively discharging the gas from the cylinder into the environment; - the pneumatic cylinder with a piston that is movable from a retracted position to an extended position.
A method for the assembly of frustoconical concrete towers comprising the following steps: • a step of placing and positioning of at least one subset (4, 14) of a tower section formed by at least two segments (1, 11) in an area near the base of the tower; and • a step of assembling the subset (4, 14) of the tower section carried out by joining at least two segments (1, 11), such that the assembled subset (4, 14) is freestanding; characterised in that the method further comprises: • a step of stacking the assembled subset (4, 14) onto an immediately lower tower section wherein at least a remaining segment (1, 11) or at least another assembled subset (4, 14) to complete the tower section are intended to be stacked onto the immediately lower tower section. • a step of placing and positioning of at least one subset (4, 14) of a tower section formed by at least two segments (1, 11) in an area near the base of the tower; and • a step of assembling the subset (4, 14) of the tower section carried out by joining at least two segments (1, 11), such that the assembled subset (4, 14) is freestanding; • a step of stacking the assembled subset (4, 14) onto an immediately lower tower section wherein at least a remaining segment (1, 11) or at least another assembled subset (4, 14) to complete the tower section are intended to be stacked onto the immediately lower tower section.
Electric ship drive (1, 2) which has a drive engine (3, 4) and a drive shaft in a POD, wherein the drive shaft is mechanically coupled to an auxiliary engine, wherein the auxiliary engine is located on the POD with an open POD housing, characterized in that the auxiliary engine is fastened to a housing of the POD, in that the POD housing has a housing opening, and in that the auxiliary engine is mechanically coupled to the drive shaft through the housing opening.