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A method comprising the steps of providing a tagged inhibitor of paraffin or asphaltene precipitation that comprises a base compound bonded to a detectable moiety, the base compound being capable of inhibiting precipitation of paraffins or asphaltenes; and introducing the tagged inhibitor into at least a portion of a subterranean formation ; characterised in that the base compound is a maleic anhydride copolymer and the detectable moiety comprises phosphorus, and the method further comprises the step of using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry to determine a concentration of the tagged inhibitor in a sample of fluid from at least a portion of the subterranean formation.
A process for producing lactic acid or its salts, comprising the following steps: (a) cultivating thermotolerant bacteria from the genus Bacillus to obtain a seed culture; (b) increasing cell number of bacteria by inoculating the seed culture obtained from step (a) into a fermenter containing an initial carbon source under an aerobic condition; (c) fermenting the seed culture obtained from step (b) in the fermenter under a microaerobic condition to obtain lactic acid or its salts; wherein the step (b) comprises at least one addition of the carbon source under any one of the following conditions, which are independent to each other, to increase the concentration of the carbon source: - when the concentration of the carbon source in the fermenter is reduced to 50 % or less compared to the initial concentration; - when the step (b) is carried out for a time of at least one third of the entire period of step (b); - when the optical density (OD600) of bacteria cells has increased at least 10 times over the initial value. (a) cultivating thermotolerant bacteria from the genus Bacillus to obtain a seed culture; (b) increasing cell number of bacteria by inoculating the seed culture obtained from step (a) into a fermenter containing an initial carbon source under an aerobic condition; (c) fermenting the seed culture obtained from step (b) in the fermenter under a microaerobic condition to obtain lactic acid or its salts; - when the concentration of the carbon source in the fermenter is reduced to 50 % or less compared to the initial concentration; - when the step (b) is carried out for a time of at least one third of the entire period of step (b); - when the optical density (OD600) of bacteria cells has increased at least 10 times over the initial value.
A method for detecting organisms in a liquid sample, comprising providing a capture area including particles in a liquid medium and subjected to a hydrodynamic flow, wherein the organisms to be detected are capable of binding to these particles, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) circulating the sample through the capture area; (b) circulating a growth medium through the capture area; and (c) determining the presence, nature or concentration of the organisms in the capture area; said particles being retained in the capture area as a fluidized bed by applying a force opposed to the hydrodynamic flow during at least part of these steps. (a) circulating the sample through the capture area; (b) circulating a growth medium through the capture area; and (c) determining the presence, nature or concentration of the organisms in the capture area; said particles being retained in the capture area as a fluidized bed by applying a force opposed to the hydrodynamic flow during at least part of these steps.
A method for regenerating a zeolite membrane, which is formed on a ceramic porous body and which has been subjected to treatment of removing structure directing agent, the method comprising: heating at a regeneration temperature which does not exceed an oxidative pyrolysis temperature of the structure directing agent used in the formation of the zeolite membrane, characterized in that the zeolite membrane is 10 μm or less in thickness, and heating is performed in air atmosphere at the regeneration temperature at which a difference in ratio of thermal expansion amount between the ceramic porous body and the zeolite membrane, as determined according to the description, is 0.3% or less when 40°C is set as datum. heating at a regeneration temperature which does not exceed an oxidative pyrolysis temperature of the structure directing agent used in the formation of the zeolite membrane, characterized in that the zeolite membrane is 10 μm or less in thickness, and heating is performed in air atmosphere at the regeneration temperature at which a difference in ratio of thermal expansion amount between the ceramic porous body and the zeolite membrane, as determined according to the description, is 0.3% or less when 40°C is set as datum.
A method for elasticity ultrasound imaging, the method comprising: acquiring , with an ultrasound system, first ultrasound data for a three-dimensional region of tissue including the soft tissue for which elasticity imaging is being performed, the first ultrasound data comprising voxels representing different locations distributed along three axes in the three-dimensional region at a first time; acquiring , with the ultrasound system, second ultrasound data for the three-dimensional region, the second ultrasound data comprising voxels representing the different locations distributed along the three axes in the three-dimensional region at a second time different than the first time; identifying an anatomical landmark of the three-dimensional region and represented in the first and second ultrasound data,; determining motion of the anatomical landmark from the first time to the second time; estimating elasticity in the three-dimensional region from the first and second ultrasound data; motion correcting in the estimating of elasticity in the three-dimensional region from the first and second ultrasound data, the motion correcting being a function of the motion of the anatomical landmark; and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the elasticity in the three-dimensional region, wherein the elasticity ultrasound imaging is acquired by the ultrasound system with compression or acoustic radiation force; wherein the anatomical landmark represents a structure less susceptible to the compression or a wave resulting from the acoustic radiation force than the soft tissue. acquiring , with an ultrasound system, first ultrasound data for a three-dimensional region of tissue including the soft tissue for which elasticity imaging is being performed, the first ultrasound data comprising voxels representing different locations distributed along three axes in the three-dimensional region at a first time; acquiring , with the ultrasound system, second ultrasound data for the three-dimensional region, the second ultrasound data comprising voxels representing the different locations distributed along the three axes in the three-dimensional region at a second time different than the first time; identifying an anatomical landmark of the three-dimensional region and represented in the first and second ultrasound data,; determining motion of the anatomical landmark from the first time to the second time; estimating elasticity in the three-dimensional region from the first and second ultrasound data; motion correcting in the estimating of elasticity in the three-dimensional region from the first and second ultrasound data, the motion correcting being a function of the motion of the anatomical landmark; and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the elasticity in the three-dimensional region, wherein the elasticity ultrasound imaging is acquired by the ultrasound system with compression or acoustic radiation force; wherein the anatomical landmark represents a structure less susceptible to the compression or a wave resulting from the acoustic radiation force than the soft tissue.
A process for purifying methyl methacrylate; said process comprising: (a) feeding a product mixture comprising methyl methacrylate, methanol, water and oligomers of methyl methacrylate to a divided section of a distillation column comprising a dividing wall; (b) removing an overhead stream and a bottoms stream from the distillation column, and removing a middle side draw stream from the distillation column; wherein the crude product enters the dividing wall distillation column in a divided section on an opposing side of the dividing wall from the middle side draw stream; and (c) removing an upper side draw stream from a point above the dividing wall and below the top of the distillation column, separating a portion of water from the upper side draw stream to produce a dewatered upper side draw stream and returning the dewatered upper side draw stream to the distillation column.
An imaging apparatus for imaging a raw sample as an imaging object carried together with liquid (M) in a sample container (WP), the apparatus comprising: the sample container (WP) with a bottom surface having optical transparency and comprising wells (W), each well (W) being configured to carry the raw sample as the imaging object together with the liquid (M); a holder for holding the sample container (WP); an imaging optical system , arranged to face the sample container (WP) held by the holder , that has an object-side hypercentric property; an imaging element for imaging an image of the imaging object focused by the imaging optical system ; and an illuminator for illuminating the imaging object from a side opposite to the imaging optical system across the sample container (WP) held by the holder , wherein: the illuminator includes a light source and an illumination optical system causing light emitted from the light source to be incident on a sample surface where the imaging object is present; the illumination optical system has an optical axis coaxial with that of the imaging optical system and is configured such that an exit pupil position(Pp), where an image of the light source is focused on the optical axis of the illumination optical system , is located between the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system ; the holder is arranged in such a way that the well bottom surface (Wb) is between the exit pupil position (Pp) and the imaging optical system ; the imaging apparatus being characterized in that a size of an imaging field of view (V) is smaller than the size of the bottom surface (Wb) of each well (W), and the imaging field of view (V) contains only a central area distant from a peripheral edge part (Wp) of each well (W). the illuminator includes a light source and an illumination optical system causing light emitted from the light source to be incident on a sample surface where the imaging object is present; the illumination optical system has an optical axis coaxial with that of the imaging optical system and is configured such that an exit pupil position(Pp), where an image of the light source is focused on the optical axis of the illumination optical system , is located between the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system ; the holder is arranged in such a way that the well bottom surface (Wb) is between the exit pupil position (Pp) and the imaging optical system ; the imaging apparatus being characterized in that a size of an imaging field of view (V) is smaller than the size of the bottom surface (Wb) of each well (W), and the imaging field of view (V) contains only a central area distant from a peripheral edge part (Wp) of each well (W).
A patch panel on which a plurality of mounting frames , to which various kinds of adapters including a SC adapter (Q2) and a LC adapter (Q1) for electrical or optical communication, and a modular adapter (Q3) for telephone are attached by combining the adapters , are mounted in an insertable manner through a window opening from the front side of the patch panel , where the patch panel is provided with the window opening set to a predetermined length dimension which allows the mounting frames having a port specification different from one another to be mounted by combining the mounting frames in array.
A method in a network element of a packet data network to route packets with embedded virtual local area network information and an IP header to end addresses of virtual forwarding instances to establish virtual extensible LAN, VxLAN, based virtual local area networks over 802.1aq Ethernet networks, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an 802.1aq Ethernet frame from a Virtual Machine, VM, run on a VxLAN server including an embedded virtual network identifier, VNI; looking up the VNI in a VNI to I-SID virtual forwarding instance, VFI, table to map the VNI to an 802.1aq I-SID, I-Component Service Identifier, and an associated VFI, the associated VFI having an associated internet protocol, IP, address to backbone media access control, B-MAC, address table that is shared with a set of VFIs each having a respective associated I-SID; resolving by the VFI a destination IP address of the frame to a remote B-MAC address using the shared IP to B-MAC table ; encapsulating the frame with the I-SID and B-MAC; and sending the frame to the remote B-MAC address. receiving an 802.1aq Ethernet frame from a Virtual Machine, VM, run on a VxLAN server including an embedded virtual network identifier, VNI; looking up the VNI in a VNI to I-SID virtual forwarding instance, VFI, table to map the VNI to an 802.1aq I-SID, I-Component Service Identifier, and an associated VFI, the associated VFI having an associated internet protocol, IP, address to backbone media access control, B-MAC, address table that is shared with a set of VFIs each having a respective associated I-SID; resolving by the VFI a destination IP address of the frame to a remote B-MAC address using the shared IP to B-MAC table ; encapsulating the frame with the I-SID and B-MAC; and sending the frame to the remote B-MAC address.
A method of encapsulating an electronic assembly , the method comprising: disposing a plurality of electrically non-conductive particles on a substrate which carries one or more components of the electronic assembly ; introducing a reactive parylene monomer in a vapor form into interstitial spaces among the plurality of the electrically non-conductive particles ; and forming a parylene binder in the interstitial spaces of the electrically non-conductive particles from the reactive parylene monomer, wherein a sealing structure is formed from the electrically non-conductive particles and the parylene binder ; the method characterised by : disposing the substrate on a package base ; disposing a heat sink on the sealing structure opposing the substrate ; and coupling the heat sink to the package base . disposing a plurality of electrically non-conductive particles on a substrate which carries one or more components of the electronic assembly ; introducing a reactive parylene monomer in a vapor form into interstitial spaces among the plurality of the electrically non-conductive particles ; and forming a parylene binder in the interstitial spaces of the electrically non-conductive particles from the reactive parylene monomer, wherein a sealing structure is formed from the electrically non-conductive particles and the parylene binder ; the method characterised by : disposing the substrate on a package base ; disposing a heat sink on the sealing structure opposing the substrate ; and coupling the heat sink to the package base . disposing the substrate on a package base ; disposing a heat sink on the sealing structure opposing the substrate ; and coupling the heat sink to the package base .
Strip holder consisting of a housing with a front side and a back side , wherein the housing comprises at least one strip receiving channel , at least one fluid receiving channel , and at least one fluid reservoir , wherein the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel are in fluid connection with the at least one fluid reservoir ; and wherein the front side is made of a solid material and comprises at least one inspection window ; characterized in that the at least one fluid reservoir is partly separated by at least one strip supporting structure comprising at least one weir structure defining a sub-reservoir capable of holding a predefined fluid volume, wherein the at least one strip supporting structure is provided below the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel ; and wherein the at least one strip supporting structure is provided in orthogonal orientation to the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel . wherein the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel are in fluid connection with the at least one fluid reservoir ; and wherein the front side is made of a solid material and comprises at least one inspection window ; characterized in that the at least one fluid reservoir is partly separated by at least one strip supporting structure comprising at least one weir structure defining a sub-reservoir capable of holding a predefined fluid volume, wherein the at least one strip supporting structure is provided below the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel ; and wherein the at least one strip supporting structure is provided in orthogonal orientation to the at least one strip receiving channel and the at least one fluid receiving channel .
A dishwasher comprising a body ; a washing tub which is arranged in the body and wherein the washing process is realized; at least one rack which is disposed in the washing tub and whereon the dishes to be washed are placed; a holder assembly comprising a plurality of plate holder wires arranged on a row and at least one bottle holder wire arranged in the same row, which is provided on the rack and which enable the kitchen items to be fixed on the rack ; and at least one spraying member which enables the water to be sprayed onto the rack and the kitchen items to be cleaned; wherein the holder assembly is rotatably arranged around a horizontal axis to change between a placement position and an idle position, such that in the placement position the plurality of plate holder wires is parallel to the base of the rack and the at least one bottle holder wire extends upwards from the base of the rack for placing a bottle thereon, and in the idle position the plurality of plate holder wires is perpendicular to the base of the rack for placing plates thereon; characterized by a gripping member disposed on the bottle holder wire , to fix a bottle between said bottle holder wire and the gripping member .
An anti-vibration apparatus comprising a bush , said bush comprising a substantially rigid elongate core , said elongate core comprises on its outer surface a vibration dampening material , the bush further having two end cap washers located either end of the bush, configured in that the vibration dampening material on the bush engages with the end cap washer to cover the end of the elongate core, wherein the vibration dampening material further comprises a plurality of recessed portions on its surface, characterised in that the two end cap washers are selected from a further vibrational damping material, wherein said end cap washers comprise a stepped portion to allow insertion of the respective end of the elongate core and to interface fit with said vibration dampening material and provide additional expansion space, wherein the plurality of recessed portions extend axially along the main axis of the elongate core. said elongate core comprises on its outer surface a vibration dampening material , the bush further having two end cap washers located either end of the bush, configured in that the vibration dampening material on the bush engages with the end cap washer to cover the end of the elongate core, wherein the vibration dampening material further comprises a plurality of recessed portions on its surface, characterised in that the two end cap washers are selected from a further vibrational damping material, wherein said end cap washers comprise a stepped portion to allow insertion of the respective end of the elongate core and to interface fit with said vibration dampening material and provide additional expansion space, wherein the plurality of recessed portions extend axially along the main axis of the elongate core.
A method of forming a multi-layered ceramic barrier coating , the method characterised by comprising: under a chamber pressure of greater than 1 Pascals, evaporating a low-dopant ceramic material using a first input evaporating energy that is above a threshold for depositing the low-dopant ceramic material in a low-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure versus a low-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure, the evaporated low-dopant ceramic material depositing on a substrate as a first layer that has the low-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure ; and under the chamber pressure of greater than 1 Pascal, evaporating a high-dopant ceramic material using a second input evaporating energy that is below a threshold for depositing the high-dopant ceramic material in a high-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure versus a high-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure , the evaporated high-dopant ceramic material depositing on the substrate as a second layer that has the high-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure , wherein the low-dopant ceramic material has at least 10 wt% less dopant than the high-dopant ceramic material. under a chamber pressure of greater than 1 Pascals, evaporating a low-dopant ceramic material using a first input evaporating energy that is above a threshold for depositing the low-dopant ceramic material in a low-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure versus a low-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure, the evaporated low-dopant ceramic material depositing on a substrate as a first layer that has the low-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure ; and under the chamber pressure of greater than 1 Pascal, evaporating a high-dopant ceramic material using a second input evaporating energy that is below a threshold for depositing the high-dopant ceramic material in a high-dopant ceramic columnar microstructure versus a high-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure , the evaporated high-dopant ceramic material depositing on the substrate as a second layer that has the high-dopant ceramic branched columnar microstructure , wherein the low-dopant ceramic material has at least 10 wt% less dopant than the high-dopant ceramic material.
A method of library preparation, the method comprising: partitioning a mixture comprising a nucleic acid, a hairpin primer, and a polymerase into a plurality of partitions, wherein the hairpin primer comprises a hairpin structure that inhibits non-specific interactions with the hairpin primer; annealing, within one of the partitions, the hairpin primer to the nucleic acid; and performing an amplification reaction to extend the annealed hairpin primer with the polymerase, thereby creating an amplicon; and performing a second amplification reaction with a universal primer that includes a targeting sequence complementary to a portion of the amplicon; wherein the amplification reaction is performed at a first temperature and the second amplification reaction is performed at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and lower than a third temperature at which the hairpin structure denatures. partitioning a mixture comprising a nucleic acid, a hairpin primer, and a polymerase into a plurality of partitions, wherein the hairpin primer comprises a hairpin structure that inhibits non-specific interactions with the hairpin primer; annealing, within one of the partitions, the hairpin primer to the nucleic acid; and performing an amplification reaction to extend the annealed hairpin primer with the polymerase, thereby creating an amplicon; and performing a second amplification reaction with a universal primer that includes a targeting sequence complementary to a portion of the amplicon; wherein the amplification reaction is performed at a first temperature and the second amplification reaction is performed at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and lower than a third temperature at which the hairpin structure denatures.