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Method for applying granular material by means of an agricultural distribution device , comprising the steps of: - applying granular material onto an agricultural area by means of a plurality of distributing elements (14a-14g, 16a-16g) which are arranged on a distributor boom of the agricultural distribution device , and - detecting rows of plants on the agricultural area during the application of the granular material; the granular material being applied in row regions (20a-20p) of the agricultural area , which comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a first distribution pattern (M1), characterized in that the granular material is applied in row-free regions (22a-22d) of the agricultural area , which do not comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a second distribution pattern (M2). - applying granular material onto an agricultural area by means of a plurality of distributing elements (14a-14g, 16a-16g) which are arranged on a distributor boom of the agricultural distribution device , and - detecting rows of plants on the agricultural area during the application of the granular material; the granular material being applied in row regions (20a-20p) of the agricultural area , which comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a first distribution pattern (M1), characterized in that the granular material is applied in row-free regions (22a-22d) of the agricultural area , which do not comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a second distribution pattern (M2). the granular material being applied in row regions (20a-20p) of the agricultural area , which comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a first distribution pattern (M1), characterized in that the granular material is applied in row-free regions (22a-22d) of the agricultural area , which do not comprise rows of plants, by at least one distributing element (14a-14g, 16a-16g) with a second distribution pattern (M2).
A method comprising: singulating a solar cell (10; 20; 50) to form a plurality of strips , wherein the singulation exposes unpassivated portions of the solar cell (10; 20; 50); sorting the strips which includes placing the singulated strips in a stack with the unpassivated portions aligned; covering at least top and bottom surfaces of the stack or covering all passivated surfaces of the strips placed in the stack leaving only the unpassivated portions exposed; re-passivating the unpassivated portions of the plurality of strips placed in the stack, wherein the re-passivation eliminates active recombination centers; aligning the re-passivated strips in an overlapping pattern; depositing electrically conductive adhesive , ECA, between the overlapped portions of the re-passivated strips , wherein the ECA adheres adjacent re-passivated strips to one another and electrically connects the re-passivated strips to form a string ; and encapsulating the string . singulating a solar cell (10; 20; 50) to form a plurality of strips , wherein the singulation exposes unpassivated portions of the solar cell (10; 20; 50); sorting the strips which includes placing the singulated strips in a stack with the unpassivated portions aligned; covering at least top and bottom surfaces of the stack or covering all passivated surfaces of the strips placed in the stack leaving only the unpassivated portions exposed; re-passivating the unpassivated portions of the plurality of strips placed in the stack, wherein the re-passivation eliminates active recombination centers; aligning the re-passivated strips in an overlapping pattern; depositing electrically conductive adhesive , ECA, between the overlapped portions of the re-passivated strips , wherein the ECA adheres adjacent re-passivated strips to one another and electrically connects the re-passivated strips to form a string ; and encapsulating the string .
Hand-held injection device for the metered injection of a liquid drug into a person's tissue, the injection device including: a) an elongated drug reservoir , the drug reservoir having a longitudinal reservoir axis (A), b) an elongated dosing unit , the dosing unit having a dosing unit inlet, a dosing unit outlet, and a metering cavity , the dosing unit having a longitudinal dosing unit axis (A'), the drug reservoir being fluidically coupled to the dosing unit inlet , the dosing unit and the drug reservoir being arranged such that the longitudinal dosing unit axis (A') is in parallel alignment with the reservoir axis (A), the dosing unit being designed to draw drug from the drug reservoir into the metering cavity via the dosing unit inlet , thus charging the metering cavity , and to subsequently discharge the metering cavity by dosing drug out of the metering cavity into the dosing unit outlet , the dosing unit including a drive coupler for coupling the dosing unit for the application time of the dosing unit to an actuator , such that operation of the actuator results in the metering cavity being charged or discharged, respectively; characterized in that the dosing unit includes a valve arrangement, the valve arrangement being switchable between an inlet state and an outlet state, such that, in the inlet state, the dosing unit inlet fluidically couples with the metering cavity with the dosing unit outlet being fluidically separated from the metering cavity and that, in the outlet state, the metering cavity fluidically couples with the dosing unit outlet with the dosing unit inlet (21 5a) being fluidically separated from the metering cavity , and a further isolated state is provided in which the metering cavity is neither fluidically coupled with the dosing unit inlet nor the dosing unit outlet . a) an elongated drug reservoir , the drug reservoir having a longitudinal reservoir axis (A), b) an elongated dosing unit , the dosing unit having a dosing unit inlet, a dosing unit outlet, and a metering cavity , the dosing unit having a longitudinal dosing unit axis (A'), the drug reservoir being fluidically coupled to the dosing unit inlet ,
A conveying device comprising a longitudinally extending conveying channel extending between an upstream end and a downstream end , a pick-up means located adjacent the upstream end of the conveying channel , the upstream end of the conveying channel being configured for receiving material from the pick-up means , the conveying channel having a base extending longitudinally between the upstream end and the downstream end of the conveying channel , a feed rotor located in the conveying channel and rotatable about a transversely extending rotational axis for urging material through the conveying channel , wherein the base of the conveying channel comprises an upstream base part extending between an upstream end and a downstream end thereof, and a downstream base part extending between an upstream end and a downstream end thereof, the upstream base part and the downstream base part being arranged sequentially in the conveying channel with the downstream end of the upstream base part terminating adjacent the upstream end of the downstream base part , the downstream end of the upstream base part and the upstream end of the downstream base part being resiliently supported in a normal operating state to define respective upstream and downstream portions of the base of the conveying channel , characterised in that the downstream end of the upstream base part is supported by a first resilient support means in the normal operating state thereof to define the upstream portion of the base of the conveying channel , and is urgeable downwardly against an upward urging action of the first resilient support means from the normal operating state thereof away from the conveying channel in response to the force with which the material is being urged against the downstream end of the upstream base part by the feed rotor exceeding a first predefined value, the upstream end of the downstream base part is supported by a second resilient support means in the normal operating state thereof to define the downstream portion of the base of the conveying channel , and is urgeable downwardly against an upward resilient urging force of the second resilient support means from the normal operating state thereof away from the conveying channel in response to the force with which the material is being urged against the upstream end of the downstream base part by the feed rotor exceeding a second predefined value, and the first and second resilient support means are independent of each other.
An attenuated influenza virus which comprises (i) recoded protein-encoding sequences for hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), wherein each sequence has existing synonymous codons from the parent protein-encoding sequence in a rearranged order and has a codon pair bias (CPB) less than the CPB of the parent protein-encoding sequence from which it is derived; wherein the CPB is calculated by the following formula CPB = ∑ i = 1 k CPSi k − 1 for a sequence k amino acids in length, with CPS representing the codon pair score, wherein the rearranged codons in the recoded protein-encoding sequences provide a CPB which is reduced by at least 0.1; and (ii) protein-encoding sequences for other influenza proteins which are not recoded. (i) recoded protein-encoding sequences for hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), wherein each sequence has existing synonymous codons from the parent protein-encoding sequence in a rearranged order and has a codon pair bias (CPB) less than the CPB of the parent protein-encoding sequence from which it is derived; wherein the CPB is calculated by the following formula CPB = ∑ i = 1 k CPSi k − 1 for a sequence k amino acids in length, with CPS representing the codon pair score, wherein the rearranged codons in the recoded protein-encoding sequences provide a CPB which is reduced by at least 0.1; and (ii) protein-encoding sequences for other influenza proteins which are not recoded.
A method for determining a state of an animal , the method comprising reading signals from a sensing means indicative of two sensed conditions of the animal , determining at least one state of the animal from a plurality of states, wherein a first one of the sensed conditions of the animal comprises the orientation of the head of the animal , and at least one of the determined states of the animal comprises ruminating, wherein the animal is determined as ruminating in response to the read signals indicative of the first one of the sensed conditions being indicative of the head of the animal being in a raised state, and the frequency of the read signal being indicative of ruminating, in which the frequency of the read signal is determined as being indicative of ruminating in response to one or more frequency components of the frequency of the read signal lying within a predefined frequency range indicative of the frequency of ruminating, and where two or more frequency components of the read signal lie within the predefined frequency range indicative of ruminating, the average value of the magnitudes of the two or more frequency components which lie within the predefined frequency range is computed, and the frequency of the read signal is determined as being indicative of ruminating in response to the average value of the magnitudes of the two or more frequency components of the read signal, which lie within the frequency range indicative of ruminating, being within the predefined range of magnitudes indicative of ruminating, and wherein the sensing means comprises an accelerometer which produces signals indicative of acceleration to which the accelerometer is subjected along two axes perpendicular to each other, the accelerometer being configured for attaching to the animal so that the signal produced by the accelerometer indicative of the acceleration to which the accelerometer is subjected along one of the axes thereof is indicative of the state of the head of the animal , and the signal indicative of the acceleration to which the accelerometer is subjected along the other one of the axes is indicative of the level of activity of the animal .
An accessory device for a tool of the landmine type comprising a barbell having a first end at a first sleeve hinged on a surface, for example a floor or terrain, said accessory device comprising: - a second sleeve intended to receive a second end of the barbell , said second sleeve having an elongated extension according to a longitudinal axis (X) thereof; - a first and a second tubular profile originating from the second sleeve and having an extension moving away therefrom, each according to its own direction; - a first and a second rod respectively originating laterally from said first and second tubular profile , said first and second rod having an extension moving away from the respective tubular profile , characterised in that it comprises a fin situated externally on the second sleeve . - a second sleeve intended to receive a second end of the barbell , said second sleeve having an elongated extension according to a longitudinal axis (X) thereof; - a first and a second tubular profile originating from the second sleeve and having an extension moving away therefrom, each according to its own direction; - a first and a second rod respectively originating laterally from said first and second tubular profile , said first and second rod having an extension moving away from the respective tubular profile ,
Telescopic conveyor with at least two belt conveyors arranged one above the other and movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction, each belt conveyor having - a frame , - a circulating belt , - a first terminal deflection pulley at a first end (A) and a - second terminal deflection pulley at a second end (B) of the belt conveyor , said second end (B) being a transfer end of the belt conveyor , and a bridging device being provided between each two adjacent belt conveyors positioned one above the other and which at least partially bridges the height difference (H) to be overcome between the two belt conveyors arranged one above the other at the transfer end, the bridging device having - a ramp with a slope (S) and - a first deflection pulley arranged at the higher end of the ramp , characterized in that - the bridging device has a first hold-down device arranged below the first deflection pulley , and - has a second hold-down device at the foot of the ramp , the circulating belt of each lower belt conveyor passing from one conveying level (E1) below the second hold-down device over the ramp with the slope (S) and from there being deflected by the first deflection pulley and passing underneath the first hold-down device back to the conveying level (E1), and the slope (S) of the ramp continuing steplessly and tangentially along the circulating belt , passing over its second terminal deflection pulley , of the belt conveyor positioned above it. - a frame , - a circulating belt , - a first terminal deflection pulley at a first end (A) and a - second terminal deflection pulley at a second end (B) of the belt conveyor , said second end (B) being a transfer end of the belt conveyor , - a ramp with a slope (S) and - a first deflection pulley arranged at the higher end of the ramp , characterized in that - the bridging device has a first hold-down device arranged below the first deflection pulley , and - has a second hold-down device at the foot of the ramp ,
A carbon nanotube growth process comprising: depositing a catalytic material comprising a catalyst precursor on a glass substrate; wherein the catalyst precursor is formed from a reaction between at least one transition metal salt comprising an iron (II) salt or a hydrate thereof and a cobalt (II) salt or a hydrate thereof and hydrogen peroxide; and after depositing the catalytic material, exposing the glass substrate to carbon nanotube growth conditions so as to grow carbon nanotubes thereon. depositing a catalytic material comprising a catalyst precursor on a glass substrate; wherein the catalyst precursor is formed from a reaction between at least one transition metal salt comprising an iron (II) salt or a hydrate thereof and a cobalt (II) salt or a hydrate thereof and hydrogen peroxide; and after depositing the catalytic material, exposing the glass substrate to carbon nanotube growth conditions so as to grow carbon nanotubes thereon.
A method of producing C6-C54 hydrocarbons comprising: (a) combining one or more C4 - C28 unsaturated fatty acids and one or more C4 - C28 saturated fatty acids with a solvent; and (b) performing a Kolbe electrolysis reaction on the combined reaction mixture prepared in (a) to produce one or more C6 to C54 hydrocarbons, wherein the combined reaction mixture of the unsaturated and saturated fatty acids has a combined saturation score (S) of greater than 1.0, where: S = 2 w s + w mu / w mu + 2 w du + 3 w tu and w s , w mu , w du and w tu are weight percent of fatty acids that are saturated (w s ), and having one (w mu ), two (w du ) or three (w tu ) double bonds, respectively, wherein the method excludes a method consisting of adding 9.44 parts fatty acids derived from the hydrolysis of beef tallow to 89.69 parts methanol, and adding 0.87 part potassium hydroxide to obtain a mixture; heating the mixture to 52°C in a water-jacketed vessel to obtain a clear solution; immersing an electrolysis cell consisting of a platinum foil anode and a nickel cathode separated by a 1.5 mm gap in the solution; and applying a constant electrical current density of 0.2 A cm -2 . (a) combining one or more C4 - C28 unsaturated fatty acids and one or more C4 - C28 saturated fatty acids with a solvent; and (b) performing a Kolbe electrolysis reaction on the combined reaction mixture prepared in (a) to produce one or more C6 to C54 hydrocarbons,
Textile element, suitable for forming all or part of a garment, said textile element comprising at least one contact part intended to be in contact with a user's skin, said contact part being knitted or woven with one or more synthetic yarns, characterized in that said synthetic yarn or yarns, on at least one of the sides of said contact part, said reverse side intended to be in contact with the skin, are composed of at least 90% uniform synthetic yarns; and in that at least some of the uniform synthetic yarns are obtained by stretching a continuous yarn and/or are synthetic yarns textured by a 100% air texturing yarn, without any tangling point, air texturing technology consists in texturing a yarn by introducing the yarn composed of filaments into a nozzle into which air is injected at very high pressure, the filaments then entangle with each other, which gives cohesion to the whole with a swelling effect, the yarn gaining in volume, but without tangling points on the yarn surface.
A method for hydrolytic cleavage of zearalenone and/or at least one zearalenone derivative by means of a hydrolytically cleaving polypeptide, characterized in that the zearalenone and/or at least one zearalenone derivative is hydrolysed by the polypeptide, which is a hydrolase having an amino acid sequence of sequence ID No. 9 or a functional variant thereof, wherein a sequence identity of at least 70 % exists between the functional variant and the amino acid sequence.
A respiratory system for delivery of a medicament to a patient, comprising: a pressurized gas source ; a nebulizer containing a medicament, the nebulizer being configured to receive pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to nebulize at least a portion of the medicament, and to direct nebulized medicament toward a breathing unit configured to deliver nebulized medicament to the patient; and a pressure sensitive switch associated with the pressurized gas source and the breathing unit, wherein the pressure sensitive switch is configured to open upon a first threshold negative pressure level to release pressurized gas, and to close upon a second threshold negative pressure level, the first and second threshold levels occurring during an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle, wherein the second threshold negative pressure level is set at a lower pressure level relative to the first threshold negative pressure level such that when the breathing unit is used by a patient, the pressure sensitive switch closes before an ending of an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle of the patient, wherein the first threshold negative pressure level is set at a level that occurs at an initial portion of an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle and the second threshold negative pressure is set at a level that occurs upon reaching a terminal portion of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle. a pressurized gas source ; a nebulizer containing a medicament, the nebulizer being configured to receive pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to nebulize at least a portion of the medicament, and to direct nebulized medicament toward a breathing unit configured to deliver nebulized medicament to the patient; and a pressure sensitive switch associated with the pressurized gas source and the breathing unit, wherein the pressure sensitive switch is configured to open upon a first threshold negative pressure level to release pressurized gas, and to close upon a second threshold negative pressure level, the first and second threshold levels occurring during an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle, wherein the second threshold negative pressure level is set at a lower pressure level relative to the first threshold negative pressure level such that when the breathing unit is used by a patient, the pressure sensitive switch closes before an ending of an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle of the patient, wherein the first threshold negative pressure level is set at a level that occurs at an initial portion of an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle and the second threshold negative pressure is set at a level that occurs upon reaching a terminal portion of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle.
Cooking appliance device with at least one heating coil (10a - 10d), which has at least two windings (12a - 12d, 13a - 13d), wherein a winding (12a - 12d, 13a - 13d) defines exactly one circulation of the heating coil (10a - 10d), and with at least one fixing device (14a - 14d), which fixes the heating coil (10a - 10d) at least partially mechanically in an assembled state, wherein the fixing device (14a - 14d) comprises a support unit (16a - 16d) and a retaining unit (18a - 18d) which is embodied separately from the support unit (16a - 16d) as a mechanical structural unit and is arranged on the heating coil (10a - 10d), characterised in that the retaining unit (18a - 18d) in the assembled state fixes each of the windings (12a - 12d, 13a - 13d) separately on the support unit (16a - 16d), wherein the retaining unit (18a - 18d), for fixing of the healing coil (10a - 10d), connects each of the windings separately to the support unit (16a - 16d).
A flexible timepiece component for an oscillator mechanism or for a barrel of a horological movement, the timepiece component including at least a part made of a composite material , wherein the composite material comprises a matrix and a multitude of nanowires distributed in the matrix , the matrix having an overall flat shape extending substantially in a plane (P), the nanowires being juxtaposed, the matrix including a material for filling the interstices between the nanowires to join them to each other, each nanowire forming a solid one-piece tube, the nanowires being disposed substantially parallel to an axis (A) substantially perpendicular to the plane (P).