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Watercraft with a hollow charge and a gas space adjoining the hollow charge in the direction of action of the hollow charge , the gas space being variable in length in the direction of action of the hollow charge , characterized in that the hollow charge is arranged such that it can be moved parallel to the direction of action of the hollow charge , the watercraft having a distance-detecting device, the distance detection device being able to detect the distance between the watercraft and an object located in front of the watercraft , the watercraft having a movement device for changing the length of the gas space, the watercraft having a control device , wherein the control device is designed to determine the optimum length of the gas space from the detected distance between the watercraft and the object located in front of the watercraft and to control the direction of movement and the setting of the length of the gas space.
A process for making a continuous web of a longitudinally corrugated fibrous material comprising the steps that a continuous web of a non-corrugated fibrous material is passed between a rigid cylinder , which is affected on the side surface thereof by circumferential grooves 22 which are flanked and shaped so as to define a substantially corrugated profile reproducing the pattern of the corrugations to be obtained substantially on the whole thickness of the web itself, and a presser comprising an external layer which is of an elastically compressible material and which is maintained adherent to said rigid cylinder with a force suitable for making said continuous web penetrate into said grooves and thus obtaining said corrugations affecting the whole thickness of the web itself, and at the same time said continuous web is subjected, on at least one segment of the passage thereof between said rigid cylinder and said presser , to a reduction of the speed of the surface thereof in contact with said presser with respect to the speed of the surface thereof in contact with said rigid cylinder , said force for maintaining said presser adherent to said rigid cylinder and said speed reduction between said two surfaces of the web being mutually defined so that the web exiting from said passage has: - a longitudinally corrugated pattern on both the surfaces thereof, - transverse ripples at least at the corrugated surface which was in contact with said rigid cylinder , said process being further characterized in that : - the difference between the speed of the surface of said web in contact with said presser with respect to the speed of the surface thereof in contact with said rigid cylinder is about 5-30%, - said force for maintaining the presser adherent to said rigid cylinder is such to generate, at the contact area (nip), a linear pressure of about 5-50 Kg per linear centimeter of length of the nip. - a longitudinally corrugated pattern on both the surfaces thereof, - transverse ripples at least at the corrugated surface which was in contact with said rigid cylinder , - the difference between the speed of the surface of said web in contact with said presser with respect to the speed of the surface thereof in contact with said rigid cylinder is about 5-30%, - said force for maintaining the presser adherent to said rigid cylinder is such to generate, at the contact area (nip), a linear pressure of about 5-50 Kg per linear centimeter of length of the nip.
A method of diagnosing tuberculosis disease (TB) in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: a) testing a blood sample from a subject suspected of having TB for the presence of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM/ CD56); and b) diagnosing the patient as having TB if a reduced level of NCAM is detected in the sample relative to a level of NCAM which is associated with subjects with upper and lower respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. a) testing a blood sample from a subject suspected of having TB for the presence of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM/ CD56); and b) diagnosing the patient as having TB if a reduced level of NCAM is detected in the sample relative to a level of NCAM which is associated with subjects with upper and lower respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
A press-on device for a labeling machine , used for pressing an adhesive label onto a product package , wherein the press-on device comprises a slide element as a support for a product package , a conveying unit for conveying a product package along a conveying direction (T), and a folding element for folding an adhesive label applied to an upper surface of the product package and projecting therebeyond, characterized in that the press-on device additionally comprises a motor and a press-on unit driven by the latter and moved in a linear movement (L) during operation of the press-on device , the press-on unit being configured to press an end of the adhesive label onto a lower surface of the product package by means of said linear movement (L), wherein the press-on unit is arranged such that the linear movement (L) executed thereby takes place at an oblique angle relative to the conveying direction (T) of the product package .
A method for producing a catalyst shaped unit having a cross section in the range 100 - 1000 mm comprising a honeycomb monolith for the selective oxidation or reduction of components of exhaust gases of internal combustion engines or power stations using an additive layer method comprising the steps of: (i) forming a layer of a powdered catalytic material or powdered catalyst support material; (ii) binding or fusing the powdered catalytic material or powdered catalyst support material in the layer according to a predetermined pattern; (iii) repeating (i) and (ii) layer upon layer to form the honeycomb monolith; and (iv) where the honeycomb monolith is formed from powdered catalyst support material, applying a catalytic material from a solution of a metal compound to the catalyst support material, wherein the powdered catalytic material or the catalytic material applied to the catalyst support material of the honeycomb monolith in step (iv) comprises one or more metals or metal compounds containing metals selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, La, Hf, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, or Ce. (i) forming a layer of a powdered catalytic material or powdered catalyst support material; (ii) binding or fusing the powdered catalytic material or powdered catalyst support material in the layer according to a predetermined pattern; (iii) repeating (i) and (ii) layer upon layer to form the honeycomb monolith; and (iv) where the honeycomb monolith is formed from powdered catalyst support material, applying a catalytic material from a solution of a metal compound to the catalyst support material,
A method for production of a polymethylmethacrylate bone cement comprising the steps of: a) Providing a cement powder, containing - at least one particulate polymethylmethacrylate or polymethylmethacrylate copolymer of the sieve fraction smaller than 100 μm; - an initiator; and - at least one methylmethacrylate-insoluble, particulate or fibrous additive, whereby the additive possesses an absorption capacity of more than/equal to 0.6 g methylmethacrylate per gram of additive at room temperature; b) providing a monomer solution, containing - at least one methylmethacrylate and - an activator c) contacting the cement powder and the monomer solution, characterised in that the mixing takes place without shearing forces being applied. a) Providing a cement powder, containing - at least one particulate polymethylmethacrylate or polymethylmethacrylate copolymer of the sieve fraction smaller than 100 μm; - an initiator; and - at least one methylmethacrylate-insoluble, particulate or fibrous additive, whereby the additive possesses an absorption capacity of more than/equal to 0.6 g methylmethacrylate per gram of additive at room temperature; - at least one particulate polymethylmethacrylate or polymethylmethacrylate copolymer of the sieve fraction smaller than 100 μm; - an initiator; and - at least one methylmethacrylate-insoluble, particulate or fibrous additive, whereby the additive possesses an absorption capacity of more than/equal to 0.6 g methylmethacrylate per gram of additive at room temperature; b) providing a monomer solution, containing - at least one methylmethacrylate and - an activator - at least one methylmethacrylate and - an activator c) contacting the cement powder and the monomer solution, characterised in that
A resin film having an aromatic polysulfone as a forming material, wherein: the resin film has a thickness of less than 100 μm; the resin film further contains an organic compound having a boiling point no lower than 250 °C and no higher than 400 °C; and the organic compound is contained in an amount of at least 500 ppm and at most 4000 ppm relative to the mass of the aromatic polysulfone. the resin film has a thickness of less than 100 μm; the resin film further contains an organic compound having a boiling point no lower than 250 °C and no higher than 400 °C; and the organic compound is contained in an amount of at least 500 ppm and at most 4000 ppm relative to the mass of the aromatic polysulfone.
A head-mounted display device, comprising: a housing , suitable for covering a pair of eyeballs of the user; a pair of display modules , each of the pair of display modules comprising: a bracket , movably connected to the housing ; a display panel , fixed to the bracket ; and a lens , fixed to the bracket ; a pair of cameras , respectively fixed to the pair of brackets to respectively capture images of the pair of eyeballs ; a driving module , coupled to the pair of brackets to move the pair of brackets relative to the housing ; and a control system , electrically connected to the pair of cameras and the driving module ; characterized in that the control system is configured to calculate a deviation between a center of a pupil of the eyeball and a center of the image according to the image of the corresponding eyeball captured by one of the pair of cameras , and move the pair of brackets relative to the housing by the driving module according to the deviation. a housing , suitable for covering a pair of eyeballs of the user; a pair of display modules , each of the pair of display modules comprising: a bracket , movably connected to the housing ; a display panel , fixed to the bracket ; and a lens , fixed to the bracket ; a bracket , movably connected to the housing ; a display panel , fixed to the bracket ; and a lens , fixed to the bracket ; a pair of cameras , respectively fixed to the pair of brackets to respectively capture images of the pair of eyeballs ; a driving module , coupled to the pair of brackets to move the pair of brackets relative to the housing ; and a control system , electrically connected to the pair of cameras and the driving module ; characterized in that the control system is configured to calculate a deviation between a center of a pupil of the eyeball and a center of the image according to the image of the corresponding eyeball captured by one of the pair of cameras , and move the pair of brackets relative to the housing by the driving module according to the deviation.
A device for generating energy for use in the electrical ablation of tissue comprising: a voltage source ; a capacitor bank having at least a first capacitor and one or more additional capacitors, the capacitor bank accessible at a plurality of locations to operate as a plurality of output sources; and an output stage coupling the capacitor bank to a plurality of output nodes (A, B, C) with an output path for each output node, the output stage further comprising: a plurality of power selector switches coupled to the capacitor bank at the plurality of locations , the plurality of power selector switches arranged as sets of switch arrays each having a switch dedicated to each output path allowing independent and simultaneous access to the capacitor bank to derive a plurality of outputs at the same or different voltage levels; and a plurality of electrode selector switch pairs each associated with a respective one of the plurality of output nodes (A, B, C), each electrode selector switch pair including a high side switch coupled to the respective one of the output nodes (A, B, C) and a low side switch coupled to a reference. a voltage source ; a capacitor bank having at least a first capacitor and one or more additional capacitors, the capacitor bank accessible at a plurality of locations to operate as a plurality of output sources; and an output stage coupling the capacitor bank to a plurality of output nodes (A, B, C) with an output path for each output node, the output stage further comprising: a plurality of power selector switches coupled to the capacitor bank at the plurality of locations , the plurality of power selector switches arranged as sets of switch arrays each having a switch dedicated to each output path allowing independent and simultaneous access to the capacitor bank to derive a plurality of outputs at the same or different voltage levels; and a plurality of electrode selector switch pairs each associated with a respective one of the plurality of output nodes (A, B, C), each electrode selector switch pair including a high side switch coupled to the respective one of the output nodes (A, B, C) and a low side switch coupled to a reference. a plurality of power selector switches coupled to the capacitor bank at the plurality of locations , the plurality of power selector switches arranged as sets of switch arrays each having a switch dedicated to each output path allowing independent and simultaneous access to the capacitor bank to derive a plurality of outputs at the same or different voltage levels; and a plurality of electrode selector switch pairs each associated with a respective one of the plurality of output nodes (A, B, C), each electrode selector switch pair including a high side switch coupled to the respective one of the output nodes (A, B, C) and a low side switch coupled to a reference.
Plant for the treatment of sludge coming from sewage purification processes, comprising: • a sludge reception stage , for storing the sludge for a predetermined time, • a sludge thermal drying stage , for removing moisture from said sludge, • a thermal exploitation stage , for burning the sludge, • an electric energy production stage operating in a cogenerative ORC cycle, for transforming the thermal energy produced in said thermal exploitation stage into electric energy, wherein said thermal exploitation stage comprises a system for feeding a combustion section consisting of a rotary drum or a grid or a fluid bed, and a recovery boiler using a diathermal oil downstream said thermal exploitation stage for transporting said thermal energy to the electric energy production stage through heating said diathermal oil in the thermal exploitation stage , the plant comprises a thermal recovery unit associated with said thermal exploitation stage and with said electric energy production stage , said thermal recovery unit comprising a hot water, or equivalent heating fluid, circuit that connects said electric energy production stage to the sludge thermal drying stage , so that the heating fluid is heated by the heat discharged by the power cycle during the condensing phase in said electric energy production stage , and is made available in fully recovered form for use in the sludge thermal drying stage , wherein said thermal drying stage comprises at least one belt-type thermal dryer operating at low temperature, which uses said hot water circuit as a heat source. • a sludge reception stage , for storing the sludge for a predetermined time, • a sludge thermal drying stage , for removing moisture from said sludge, • a thermal exploitation stage , for burning the sludge, • an electric energy production stage operating in a cogenerative ORC cycle, for transforming the thermal energy produced in said thermal exploitation stage into electric energy,
Method for managing flows of electrical energy within a radio access system for a communication network including a radio transceiver , a device for connecting to an electrical grid , an electrical energy production device and a battery for storing electrical energy produced by said production device and for electrically powering the radio transceiver , characterized in that a control device determines an operating strategy for the battery by optimizing (E1) an objective function ( O ) that associates a cost with a possible operating strategy for the battery during a period of determined duration T and while respecting at least one constraint for protecting the battery against accelerated ageing, and manages (E2) the incoming and outgoing flows of electrical energy of the battery depending on the determined operating strategy, wherein one constraint for protecting the battery is to restrict the duration of disuse of the battery to a predefined maximum duration and wherein the maximum duration of disuse of the battery is determined depending on the temperature of the battery and/or on the current state of charge of the battery.
A method of operating a scanning probe microscope (SPM) comprising: tuning the SPM to determine an operating frequency of a drive of the SPM without detecting an amplitude response of an oscillating probe over a range of frequencies, wherein the oscillating probe is driven by a piezoelectric actuator , wherein said tuning step includes generating a thermally induced displacement power spectrum (TIDPS) of the SPM to generate a TIDPS curve , wherein the piezoelectric actuator to oscillate the probe during SPM operation is grounded while generating the TIDPS, determining the operating frequency of the SPM based only on the TIDPS curve by identifying the operating frequency based only on a peak associated with the TIDPS curve , wherein the peak of the TIDPS curve corresponds to a fundamental resonant frequency of the oscillating probe , and exclusively using the thermal response of the probe to tune the SPM, wherein the generating step includes a high speed data capture (HSDC) to generate HSDC data, wherein the SPM comprises a detector configured to detect the deflection of the probe and wherein the HSDC data are deflection data from the detector , and wherein the high speed data capture includes using field programmable gate array (FPGA) architecture, and wherein the high speed data capture includes a capture rate between about 5 MHz and 50 MHz and a duration greater than 10 ms and less than 1000 ms. tuning the SPM to determine an operating frequency of a drive of the SPM without detecting an amplitude response of an oscillating probe over a range of frequencies, wherein the oscillating probe is driven by a piezoelectric actuator , wherein said tuning step includes generating a thermally induced displacement power spectrum (TIDPS) of the SPM to generate a TIDPS curve , wherein the piezoelectric actuator to oscillate the probe during SPM operation is grounded while generating the TIDPS, determining the operating frequency of the SPM based only on the TIDPS curve by identifying the operating frequency based only on a peak associated with the TIDPS curve , wherein the peak of the TIDPS curve corresponds to a fundamental resonant frequency of the oscillating probe , and exclusively using the thermal response of the probe to tune the SPM, wherein the generating step includes a high speed data capture (HSDC) to generate HSDC data, wherein the SPM comprises a detector configured to detect the deflection of the probe and wherein the HSDC data are deflection data from the detector , and wherein the high speed data capture includes using field programmable gate array (FPGA) architecture, and wherein the high speed data capture includes a capture rate between about 5 MHz and 50 MHz and a duration greater than 10 ms and less than 1000 ms.
A heat sealable flexible film structure comprising: a layer (A) comprising from 35 to 80 percent by weight of the layer (A) of a propylene based plastomer or elastomer ("PBPE") comprising a propylene/ethylene copolymer consisting of units derived from propylene and ethylene and from 20 to 65 percent by weight of layer (A) of a low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.915 g/cm 3 to 0.935 g/cm 3 ; wherein the density is measured according to ASTM D792; a layer (B), adjacent to layer (A), comprising a polyolefin-based polymer selected from the group consisting of (i) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ethylene copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene and one or more α-olefins having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; (ii) a metallocene catalyzed ethylene copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene and one or more α-olefins having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; (iii) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ethylene homopolymer; (iv) a metallocene catalyzed ethylene homopolymer, (v) a low density polyethylene, and combinations thereof; and an outermost layer (C) comprising a material having a melting point greater than 140 °C measured according to the method described in the description, wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polyamide, propylene homopolymer, aluminium foil and combinations thereof. a layer (A) comprising from 35 to 80 percent by weight of the layer (A) of a propylene based plastomer or elastomer ("PBPE") comprising a propylene/ethylene copolymer consisting of units derived from propylene and ethylene and from 20 to 65 percent by weight of layer (A) of a low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.915 g/cm 3 to 0.935 g/cm 3 ; wherein the density is measured according to ASTM D792; a layer (B), adjacent to layer (A), comprising a polyolefin-based polymer selected from the group consisting of (i) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ethylene copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene and one or more α-olefins having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; (ii) a metallocene catalyzed ethylene copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene and one or more α-olefins having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; (iii) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ethylene homopolymer; (iv) a metallocene catalyzed ethylene homopolymer, (v) a low density polyethylene, and combinations thereof; and an outermost layer (C) comprising a material having a melting point greater than 140 °C measured according to the method described in the description, wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polyamide, propylene homopolymer, aluminium foil and combinations thereof.