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A method for determining the cross-sectional area [ A(H) ] of a tank of a pump station within an interspace (Y) of the tank delimited by a pump start liquid level [ START ] and a pump stop liquid level [STOP], as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , the tank of the pump station being configured for temporary storage of a liquid, wherein the pump station comprises an inlet for influent liquid, an outlet , at least one pump configured for transporting the liquid away from the tank via said outlet , and a liquid level sensor , the method is characterized by the steps of: - establishing the cross sectional area [ A(H-seg) ] of the tank in a sub-segment of the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - operating the pump to transport liquid away from the tank and determining the pumped flow [ Q(H-seg) ] in the sub-segment of the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - determining the pumped flow [ Q(H) ] in the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , based on the determined sub-segment pumped flow [ Q(H-seg) ], - operating the pump to transfer liquid away from the tank and by means of the liquid level sensor determining a liquid level change [ ΔH(H) ] in the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - determining the cross-sectional area [ A(H) ] of the tank within the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , by dividing the interspace pumped flow [ Q(H) ] by the liquid level change [ ΔH(H) ], [ Q(H) / ΔH(H) = A(H) ]. - establishing the cross sectional area [ A(H-seg) ] of the tank in a sub-segment of the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - operating the pump to transport liquid away from the tank and determining the pumped flow [ Q(H-seg) ] in the sub-segment of the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - determining the pumped flow [ Q(H) ] in the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , based on the determined sub-segment pumped flow [ Q(H-seg) ], - operating the pump to transfer liquid away from the tank and by means of the liquid level sensor determining a liquid level change [ ΔH(H) ] in the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , - determining the cross-sectional area [ A(H) ] of the tank within the interspace (Y) of the tank , as a function of the height [ H ] taken from the bottom of the tank , by dividing the interspace pumped flow [ Q(H) ] by the liquid level change [ ΔH(H) ], [ Q(H) / ΔH(H) = A(H) ].
A method of selectively removing hydrogen sulfide contained in a gaseous effluent comprising CO 2 , wherein a stage of selective absorption of the hydrogen sulfide in relation to the CO 2 is carried out by contacting said effluent with an absorbent solution comprising (a) water and (b) at least one nitrogen compound, said compound comprising at least one tertiary amine function or one hindered secondary amine function comprising at least one quaternary carbon at nitrogen alpha position or two tertiary carbons at nitrogen α and α' position, and wherein the absorption selectivity of hydrogen sulfide in relation to CO 2 is controlled by adding a proportion equal to less than 20 % by weight of absorbent solution of a viscosifying compound (c) to said absorbent solution, in order to increase the dynamic viscosity of the absorbent solution by at least 25 % in relation to the same absorbent solution without said viscosifying compound, said proportion of the viscosifying compound (c) being adjusted so as to obtain the desired absorption selectivity, and said viscosifying compound (c) being selected from the group consisting of polyethers and their copolymers.
A platoon communication method, comprising: receiving, by an internet of things platform, platoon information of a platoon, wherein the platoon comprises a plurality of platoon members, the platoon information comprises an identification of the platoon member in the platoon, an identification of a leader, a communication mode supported by the platoon member, and platooning scope information of a platooning scope, and the leader is one of the platoon members in the platoon; and sending, by the internet of things platform, a communication mode that is of the platoon and that is planned by the internet of things platform to the platoon, wherein the communication mode of the platoon is used to indicate a communication mode supposed to be used by the platoon member in the platoon in the platooning scope; wherein the communication mode is planned by the internet of things platform based on the platoon information of the platoon and planning assistance information; wherein the planning assistance information is a communication mode supported by a geographic area or scope, the communication mode supported by the geographic area or scope is obtained by the platform based on network status information and map information, the network status information comprises at least one of coverage information of a wireless signal and congestion information of the wireless signal, and the map information comprises at least one of a road topology and a building location relationship. receiving, by an internet of things platform, platoon information of a platoon, wherein the platoon comprises a plurality of platoon members, the platoon information comprises an identification of the platoon member in the platoon, an identification of a leader, a communication mode supported by the platoon member, and platooning scope information of a platooning scope, and the leader is one of the platoon members in the platoon; and sending, by the internet of things platform, a communication mode that is of the platoon and that is planned by the internet of things platform to the platoon, wherein the communication mode of the platoon is used to indicate a communication mode supposed to be used by the platoon member in the platoon in the platooning scope; wherein the communication mode is planned by the internet of things platform based on the platoon information of the platoon and planning assistance information; wherein the planning assistance information is a communication mode supported by a geographic area or scope, the communication mode supported by the geographic area or scope is obtained by the platform based on network status information and map information, the network status information comprises at least one of coverage information of a wireless signal and congestion information of the wireless signal, and the map information comprises at least one of a road topology and a building location relationship.
A tread for using with a tire , the tread comprising a first circumferential groove , a second circumferential groove , a third circumferential groove and a fourth circumferential groove , the first, second, third, and fourth circumferential grooves defining a first, a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth circumferential rib , wherein the first and the fifth circumferential rib are the axially outermost ribs with respect to the equatorial plane of the tread or the tire on which the tread is configured to be used, characterized by the tread further comprising a plurality of incisions extending circumferentially within and fully around the first circumferential rib and a plurality of incisions extending circumferentially within and fully around the fifth circumferential rib , wherein the incisions within the respective circumferential rib each have a width in a range of from 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm, and wherein the first and fifth circumferential rib include a plurality of lateral grooves .
Door opener having a housing for installing in a moveable door leaf or a stationary doorframe and having a door opener latch moveably mounted in the housing , said door opener latch being switched by an actuator between a release position and a blocking position, wherein the actuator comprises an electric coil having an extendable tappet , and the tappet actuates an interposed blocking member in order to switch the door opener latch between the release position and the blocking position, characterised in that the electric coil has a two-part coil beaker surrounding the coil winding, having a first part surrounding the coil winding and a second part surrounding the coil winding, wherein the two parts , surrounding the coil winding, of the coil beaker are mounted moveably in relation to each other, and the first part , surrounding the coil winding, of the coil beaker is connected to the tappet shiftable via the coil .
Gas wiping device for controlling the thickness of a metallic coating applied on a metal strip by means of hot dip coating comprising a gas feed chamber with a gas inlet and multiple gas outlets , a gas discharge nozzle with an elongated gas discharge slot and wherein the gas outlets of the gas feed chamber are in fluid connection with the gas discharge nozzle , characterised in that the gas discharge nozzle comprises a first and a second plate enclosing a sharp angle, is connected at the outer ends by end plates and is connected at spaced intervals by separator vanes dividing at least part of the gas discharge nozzle in multiple gas discharge channels , wherein the gas discharge channels are in fluid connection with the elongated gas discharge slot and wherein multiple gas feed channels are provided for the fluid connection between the multiple gas outlets of the gas feed chamber and the multiple gas discharge channels of the gas discharge nozzle , wherein each of the multiple gas outlets of the gas feed chamber is in fluid connection with a gas discharge channel of the gas discharge nozzle , and wherein a flow chamber is provided between the outer ends of the gas feed channels and the gas discharge nozzle .
An arrangement for atrioventricular valve replacement, comprising: - a prosthetic system comprising a prosthetic valved body and an annular support structure within which the prosthetic valved body can be expanded until it meets opposition, the annular support structure , comprising at least two components, having a locking mechanism which enables permanent and durable structural continuity to be restored during the procedure of positioning and release at the implant site, - one or more guide wires adapted to be deployed below the annulus of the native valve and capable of being wrapped around the whole of the native valve so as to provide an effective guide for the positioning of the annular support structure, each component of the annular support structure being made with a hollow geometry, allowing the passage of a guide wire and providing an aperture , for the exit of the guide wire located about halfway along the length of the component, wherein by tensioning the one or more guide wires a closing action is applied to the locking mechanism . - a prosthetic system comprising a prosthetic valved body and an annular support structure within which the prosthetic valved body can be expanded until it meets opposition, the annular support structure , comprising at least two components, having a locking mechanism which enables permanent and durable structural continuity to be restored during the procedure of positioning and release at the implant site, - one or more guide wires adapted to be deployed below the annulus of the native valve and capable of being wrapped around the whole of the native valve so as to provide an effective guide for the positioning of the annular support structure,
Process for cleaning and/or renovating joints (LJ [longitudinal joints], TJ [transverse joints]) in surfaces of concrete or asphalt roads, characterised in that it comprises a step of removing joint filling material from the joint (LJ, TJ) by dry ice blasting.
A method of decoding a video signal based on intra prediction, the method comprising: configuring a reference sample to be used for prediction of a current block based on width and height information of the current block; deriving (S501) an intra prediction mode of the current block; and generating (S504) a prediction sample of the current block using the reference sample based on the intra prediction mode of the current block, characterized in that when the current block is a non-square block, first intra prediction modes covering a first angle range determined based on a ratio of the width and height information of the current block are removed from a plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, and second intra prediction modes, as many as a number of the first intra prediction modes, covering a second angle range which is different from the first angle range are added to the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, said second intra prediction modes being different from the intra prediction modes already constituting the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, and wherein the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined as one of the plurality of intra prediction modes which the first intra prediction modes are removed from and the second intra prediction modes are added to. configuring a reference sample to be used for prediction of a current block based on width and height information of the current block; deriving (S501) an intra prediction mode of the current block; and generating (S504) a prediction sample of the current block using the reference sample based on the intra prediction mode of the current block, characterized in that when the current block is a non-square block, first intra prediction modes covering a first angle range determined based on a ratio of the width and height information of the current block are removed from a plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, and second intra prediction modes, as many as a number of the first intra prediction modes, covering a second angle range which is different from the first angle range are added to the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, said second intra prediction modes being different from the intra prediction modes already constituting the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block, and wherein the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined as one of the plurality of intra prediction modes which the first intra prediction modes are removed from and the second intra prediction modes are added to.
A TGF-β ligand trap comprising a TGF-β ligand binding domain of a TGF-β type II receptor and an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin for use in a method of treating, preventing, or reducing the progression rate of right ventricular hypertrophy in a subject, wherein the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the TGF-β ligand trap to the subject.
A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle having a battery and an occupant safety device , the arrangement comprising: a crash sensor responsive to acceleration, a battery sensor (13-17) arranged to monitor a battery parameter indicative of the condition of the battery, a first actuator for activating the occupant safety device, and a control unit operable to receive and process signals (x,b) from both the crash sensor and the battery sensor (13-17), the control unit being operable to issue an actuating command to the first actuator to activate the occupant safety device in response to a signal x from the crash sensor , the arrangement further comprising a second actuator for activating a battery safety device ; and the control unit being operable to issue an actuating command to said second actuator to activate the battery safety device upon receipt of both i) a signal x from the crash sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold value X 1 and ii) a signal (b) from the battery sensor (13-17) satisfying a predetermined criterion. a crash sensor responsive to acceleration, a battery sensor (13-17) arranged to monitor a battery parameter indicative of the condition of the battery, a first actuator for activating the occupant safety device, and a control unit operable to receive and process signals (x,b) from both the crash sensor and the battery sensor (13-17), the control unit being operable to issue an actuating command to the first actuator to activate the occupant safety device in response to a signal x from the crash sensor , the arrangement further comprising a second actuator for activating a battery safety device ; and the control unit being operable to issue an actuating command to said second actuator to activate the battery safety device upon receipt of both i) a signal x from the crash sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold value X 1 and ii) a signal (b) from the battery sensor (13-17) satisfying a predetermined criterion. i) a signal x from the crash sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold value X 1 and ii) a signal (b) from the battery sensor (13-17) satisfying a
A method of wireless communication, the method comprising: transmitting a gap size request; receiving a downlink, DL, reception indication during an active duration of a discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration; identifying a gap between an ON duration of the DRX configuration and a reception opportunity based at least in part on the DL reception indication, wherein a duration of the gap is based at least in part on the gap size request; identifying the reception opportunity of the active duration of the DRX configuration, following the gap , based at least in part on the DL reception indication, wherein the identified reception opportunity is different from an ON duration of the DRX configuration; and listening for a subsequent DL reception indication during the reception opportunity . transmitting a gap size request; receiving a downlink, DL, reception indication during an active duration of a discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration; identifying a gap between an ON duration of the DRX configuration and a reception opportunity based at least in part on the DL reception indication, wherein a duration of the gap is based at least in part on the gap size request; identifying the reception opportunity of the active duration of the DRX configuration, following the gap , based at least in part on the DL reception indication, wherein the identified reception opportunity is different from an ON duration of the DRX configuration; and listening for a subsequent DL reception indication during the reception opportunity .
A laser system comprising: an oscillator configured to produce a plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses having a first spectral width W1; a positive group velocity dispersion connecting segment connected directly between an output of the oscillator and an input of an amplifier , wherein the connecting segment is adapted to maintain the sign of the chirp of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to reduce a duration of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses ; the amplifier having a positive group velocity dispersion and is configured to receive at the input of the amplifier the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to amplify the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses to produce, at an output of the amplifier , a plurality of positively chirped optical light pulses having a second spectral width W2; wherein the sign of the chirp of the optical pulses is changed no more than once from a negative sign to a positive sign between the output of the oscillator and the output of the amplifier . an oscillator configured to produce a plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses having a first spectral width W1; a positive group velocity dispersion connecting segment connected directly between an output of the oscillator and an input of an amplifier , wherein the connecting segment is adapted to maintain the sign of the chirp of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to reduce a duration of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses ; the amplifier having a positive group velocity dispersion and is configured to receive at the input of the amplifier the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to amplify the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses to produce, at an output of the amplifier , a plurality of positively chirped optical light pulses having a second spectral width W2; wherein the sign of the chirp of the optical pulses is changed no more than once from a negative sign to a positive sign between the output of the oscillator and the output of the amplifier .
An apparatus arranged to heat smokable material to volatilise at least one component of said smokable material , the apparatus comprising: an outer housing ; a sleeve contained in the outer housing ; at least one heater segment within the sleeve for heating smokable material contained within the apparatus ; characterized in that a plurality of annular supports which support the sleeve within the outer housing , with the sleeve being mounted within the annular supports and the annular supports being mounted within the outer housing . an outer housing ; a sleeve contained in the outer housing ; at least one heater segment within the sleeve for heating smokable material contained within the apparatus ; characterized in that a plurality of annular supports which support the sleeve within the outer housing , with the sleeve being mounted within the annular supports and the annular supports being mounted within the outer housing .
A Streptococcus thermophilus strain characterized in that it is galactose positive and sucrose negative.
A data transmission method in a wireless communication network, performed by a node in the wireless communication network, characterized by comprising: when numerology information allocated for a terminal is changed, sending changed numerology information to the terminal, enabling the terminal to utilize resources corresponding to the changed numerology information for data transmission; wherein the numerology information comprises subcarrier spacing, SCS, frequency domain information of the SCS and cyclic prefix, CP, information of the SCS; the frequency domain information of the SCS comprises at least one of: a subband starting position, a subband ending position, a subband-direct current, DC, carrier position, a subband-center carrier position, a subband bandwidth, or frequency hopping information; wherein the sending changed numerology information to the terminal, comprises: sending, via downlink control information, an index of numerology information corresponding to the changed numerology information to the terminal. when numerology information allocated for a terminal is changed, sending changed numerology information to the terminal, enabling the terminal to utilize resources corresponding to the changed numerology information for data transmission; wherein the numerology information comprises subcarrier spacing, SCS, frequency domain information of the SCS and cyclic prefix, CP, information of the SCS; the frequency domain information of the SCS comprises at least one of: a subband starting position, a subband ending position, a subband-direct current, DC, carrier position, a subband-center carrier position, a subband bandwidth, or frequency hopping information; wherein the sending changed numerology information to the terminal, comprises: sending, via downlink control information, an index of numerology information corresponding to the changed numerology information to the terminal.