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A centrifugal pump without a centrally placed impeller, the centrifugal pump comprising a pump casing , one or more active propellers and a corresponding propeller shaft and motor , the pump casing being a centrifugal pump casing having an inlet for fluid at the centre of the pump casing and an outlet at the periphery of the pump casing , characterized in that rotation of the fluid around the centre of the pump casing and thereby pressure increase and capacity of the fluid is obtained by the one or more active propellers placed inside the pump casing at a distance from the centre of the pump casing and the propeller shaft is approximately tangential to the rotating fluid. the pump casing being a centrifugal pump casing having an inlet for fluid at the centre of the pump casing and an outlet at the periphery of the pump casing , characterized in that rotation of the fluid around the centre of the pump casing and thereby pressure increase and capacity of the fluid is obtained by the one or more active propellers placed inside the pump casing at a distance from the centre of the pump casing and the propeller shaft is approximately tangential to the rotating fluid.
A system for use in monitoring parameters of an object, the system comprising an illumination unit configured for providing coherent illumination of a predetermined wavelength range and for directing said coherent illumination onto an inspection region of the object, and a collection unit comprising a lens arrangement and a detector array and configured for collecting light returning from the inspection region and for generating one or more image data pieces associated with speckle patterns generated at an intermediate plane between the inspection region and said detector array ; wherein: said detector array is configured as a rolling shutter type detector unit and said collection unit comprises at least one light splitting element configured for splitting collected light to thereby form a plurality of image replications corresponding to said speckle patterns on said detector array on different regions of the detector array , readout of said plurality of image replications providing time shift in collection between different replications
A suctioning and conveying system for suctioning and conveying an object comprising first means for generating a low pressure induced by a whirlwind for sucking in the object, the whirlwind having an axis of rotation, wherein the system comprises second means for conveying the suctioned object along a transfer path transverse to the axis of rotation of the whirlwind, characterized in that the first means is designed as a vortex suction unit which includes an upper vortex generator driven by a motor, the upper vortex generator including a base concentrically driven by the motor and a plurality of blades radially disposed on the base and extending perpendicularly upwards therefrom, the vortex suction unit further comprising a housing surrounding the peripheral edge of the base and blades and being formed integrally with the base .
A method of treating particulates for application to eyelashes, eyebrows or hair, the method comprising: encapsulating each particulate in a first, inner coating comprising a cationically-charged material in an amount sufficient to impart a cationic charge in the range of from 0.1 mV to 400 mV to the particulates, wherein the method comprises introducing the particulates to a microfluidizer and subjecting the particulates to at least one spray coating operation with a first composition comprising a water-soluble or water-dispersible cationically-charged material, followed by at least one drying step, wherein the weight ratio of the first composition to the particulates is in the range of from 0.1: 1 to 5:1, wherein the particulates are in the form of fibers, and wherein the particulates are made of naturally-derived particulates selected from cellulose and cellulose-based-materials, or polylactic acid; rayon; or synthetic particulates selected from nylon or polypropylene. encapsulating each particulate in a first, inner coating comprising a cationically-charged material in an amount sufficient to impart a cationic charge in the range of from 0.1 mV to 400 mV to the particulates, wherein the method comprises introducing the particulates to a microfluidizer and subjecting the particulates to at least one spray coating operation with a first composition comprising a water-soluble or water-dispersible cationically-charged material, followed by at least one drying step, wherein the weight ratio of the first composition to the particulates is in the range of from 0.1: 1 to 5:1, wherein the particulates are in the form of fibers, and wherein the particulates are made of naturally-derived particulates selected from cellulose and cellulose-based-materials, or polylactic acid; rayon; or synthetic particulates selected from nylon or polypropylene.
A method for processing biomass digestate, the method comprising the steps of - providing a biomass digestate (BD), - subj ecting the biomass digestate to a separation step (SEP) into a liquid fraction (LF) and a solid biomass digestate fraction (SBD), - subjecting the solid biomass digestate fraction (SBD) to an acidic wash step (AW) at a pressure below 200 kPa (2 bar) to obtain a washed biomass digestate (WBD), - separating (SEP) the washed biomass digestate (WBD) into a liquid wash fraction (LW) and a solid wash fraction (SW), - posttreating (POST) the solid wash fraction (SW) to obtain a posttreated solid wash fraction (PSW) and - anaerobic digesting (AD) the posttreated solid wash fraction (PSW) to obtain a posttreated biomass digestate (PBD), wherein the amount of phosphorus in the solid wash fraction (SW) is reduced compared to amount of phosphorus in the solid biomass digestate fraction (SBD), wherein the posttreatment is selected from the list consisting of steam explosion, laccase treatment, base treatment, dilute acid treatment, thermal treatment, dissolution in ionic liquids and subsequent precipitation, dissolution in molten salt hydrates, or an organosolv process, or combinations thereof. - providing a biomass digestate (BD), - subj ecting the biomass digestate to a separation step (SEP) into a liquid fraction (LF) and a solid biomass digestate fraction (SBD), - subjecting the solid biomass digestate fraction (SBD) to an acidic wash step (AW) at a pressure below 200 kPa (2 bar) to obtain a washed biomass digestate (WBD), - separating (SEP) the washed biomass digestate (WBD) into a liquid wash fraction (LW) and a solid wash fraction (SW), - posttreating (POST) the solid wash fraction (SW) to obtain a posttreated solid wash fraction (PSW) and - anaerobic digesting (AD) the posttreated solid wash fraction (PSW) to obtain a posttreated biomass digestate (PBD),
An electronic chip comprising means for protecting against attacks, said means comprising: - a resistive region (102; 602); - a device of connection to a node of a selectable number (N 1 ) of first areas (106-k) in contact with the resistive region ; - a detector of a difference between measured and expected electric resistance values (RVp) between said node and a second area in contact with the resistive region, said expected value being randomly selectable. - a resistive region (102; 602); - a device of connection to a node of a selectable number (N 1 ) of first areas (106-k) in contact with the resistive region ; - a detector of a difference between measured and expected electric resistance values (RVp) between said node and a second area in contact with the resistive region, said expected value being randomly selectable.
Inverter for converting a DC voltage (U DC ) of a DC voltage source into an AC voltage (U AC ) for feeding into a single-phase three-wire network and for supplying loads , having a DC input for connection to the DC voltage source , a DC link with a DC link midpoint , a DC/AC converter , a control device , and an AC output having two or more outer conductors (L1, L2) and a neutral conductor (N) for connection to the single-phase three-wire network and the loads , the DC/AC converter having at least two half bridges , which half bridges are, in a normal operating mode (NOM), connected in parallel on the output side and connected to one of the outer conductors (L1, L2) of the AC output , and the DC link midpoint being connected to one of the other outer conductors (L1, L2) of the AC output , characterised in that the control device is designed, in an emergency power mode (BOM), to connect a half bridge of the DC/AC converter to an outer conductor (L1) of the AC output , the other half bridge of the DC/AC converter to another outer conductor (L2) of the AC output , and the DC link midpoint to the neutral conductor (N) of the AC output , and to halve the amplitude of the output signal (U1 BOM , U2 BOM ) of the half bridges , and to carry out a phase shift of the output signal (U1 BOM ) of one half bridge or output signal (U2 BOM ) of the other half bridge by 180° relative to the output signal (U2 BOM ) of the other half bridge or output signal (U1 BOM ) of the first half bridge , so that without the use of a transformer at least some loads can be supplied even in the emergency power mode (BOM), a measuring device being provided for detecting network parameters (NP) of the single-phase three-wire network , which device is connected to the control device , so that the deviation of a network parameter (NP) of the single-phase three-wire network from a specified value (NPS) can be displayed on a display , and so that the control device is designed to automatically switch to the emergency power mode (BOM) when a network parameter (NP) of the single-phase three-wire network deviates from a specified value (NPS).
A communications interface for communications between participants having respective screens available to them, said interface including a two-dimensional virtual space and two-dimensional graphical avatars that firstly represent respective ones of said participants and secondly are designed to move in said virtual space , said virtual space and said graphical avatars being designed to be displayed on said screens, said communications interface also including control means enabling each of the participants to control the movements of their respective graphical avatars , said communications interface sets up a discussion channel automatically between two of said participants when the distances (d') between a graphical object positioned in said virtual space and each of the two graphical avatars representing respective ones of said two participants are less than or equal to a second predetermined value (D2), setting up said discussion channel enabling said two participants to converse with each other, in real time, by audio-video communication with a video window popping up in the graphical avatar of each participant in question, said graphical object being an activable/deactivable window designed to be activated for all of said participants who are represented by respective graphical avatars when the distance (d') between each of said respective graphical avatars and said graphical object is less than or equal to a second predetermined value (D2), activation of said graphical object enabling interaction to take place between said graphical object and each of said participants having their respective avatars distant from said graphical object by said distance (d') less than or equal to the second predetermined value (D2), said activation corresponding to broadcasting of an audiovisual content which is perceived only by said participants having their respective avatars at a distance (d') from said graphical object which is less than or equal to said second predetermined value (D2), broadcasting ceasing automatically for participants moving their graphical avatars away from the graphical object to distances (d') greater than the second predetermined value (D2), the other participants who have their avatars at a distance (d') from said graphical object which is less than or equal to said second predetermined value (D2) still having access to the content being broadcast.
A fluoropolymer [polymer (F)] comprising: - recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride, - recurring units derived from trifluoroethylene, and - recurring units derived from 1,2-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethylene. - recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride, - recurring units derived from trifluoroethylene, and - recurring units derived from 1,2-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethylene.
A torque transmission unit for the frictional transmission of a torque, comprising a disk carrier with a plurality of disks , which can be pressed together with mating disks of the torque transmission unit to form a friction assembly , and with a torque transmission element by means of which a torque can be transmitted from the disk carrier to a machine element connected or connectable to the disk carrier , such as a transmission input shaft , wherein the disks are arranged on the disk carrier in an axially displaceable manner while executing a sliding movement on at least one shaped element of the disk carrier , which can transmit a torque in a form-fitting manner, wherein the torque transmission unit further comprises at least one axially acting spring device by means of which at least one disk can be axially displaced in relation to the torque transmission element in addition to the sliding movement, characterised in that the disk carrier has a plurality of disk carrier segments , which have respective shaped elements on each of which at least one disk is arranged in a non-rotatable manner and can be axially displaced while executing the sliding movement.
A cellulose-containing composition comprising cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and protein, wherein the cellulose fibers have ionic substituents, wherein the ionic substituent is represented by phosphoric acid group or phosphoric acid group-derived substituent, or wherein the ionic substituent is represented by carboxyl group or carboxyl group-derived substituent and wherein the amount of said carboxyl groups or carboxyl group-derived substituents is more than 0.1 mmol/g per 1 g (mass) of the ultrafine cellulose fibers; wherein the protein includes an enzyme, the endoglucanase activity of the enzyme is 840 U/L or less, and when the cellulose-containing composition having a solid concentration of 0.4% by mass is obtained, the viscosity of the cellulose-containing composition measured under conditions of 25°C and a rotation number of 3 rpm is 10 mPa·s or more and 11000 mPa·s or less. wherein the cellulose fibers have ionic substituents, wherein the ionic substituent is represented by phosphoric acid group or phosphoric acid group-derived substituent, or wherein the ionic substituent is represented by carboxyl group or carboxyl group-derived substituent and wherein the amount of said carboxyl groups or carboxyl group-derived substituents is more than 0.1 mmol/g per 1 g (mass) of the ultrafine cellulose fibers; wherein the protein includes an enzyme, the endoglucanase activity of the enzyme is 840 U/L or less, and when the cellulose-containing composition having a solid concentration of 0.4% by mass is obtained, the viscosity of the cellulose-containing composition measured under conditions of 25°C and a rotation number of 3 rpm is 10 mPa·s or more and 11000 mPa·s or less.
A compound for use as an imaging agent selected from : a) b) Hydrochloride salt of the following compound of the structure 1-(2-(4-(2-[ 18 F]fluoroethoxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)guanidinium Chloride; c) Hydrochloride salt of the following compound of the structure 1-(4-(2-[ 18 F]Fluoroethoxy)phenethyl)guanidinium Chloride; or d) Trifluoroacetate salt of the following compound of the structure 3-Chloro-4-(2-[ 18 F]fluoroethoxy)phenethylguanidinium Trifluoroacetate; wherein F is 18F; or a compound having the structure: optionally, when present, F is 18 F. a) b) Hydrochloride salt of the following compound of the structure 1-(2-(4-(2-[ 18 F]fluoroethoxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)guanidinium Chloride; c) Hydrochloride salt of the following compound of the structure 1-(4-(2-[ 18 F]Fluoroethoxy)phenethyl)guanidinium Chloride; or d) Trifluoroacetate salt of the following compound of the structure 3-Chloro-4-(2-[ 18 F]fluoroethoxy)phenethylguanidinium Trifluoroacetate; wherein F is 18F; or a compound having the structure: optionally, when present, F is 18 F.
A method for adding friends comprising: scanning to acquire a two-dimension code shared by a two-dimension code sharing user; parsing the two-dimension code to obtain a user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user; judging a relationship between a user identifier of a two-dimension code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user; if the relationship between the user identifier of the two-dimension code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user is not a friend relationship, entering a friend adding interface and adding the two-dimension code sharing user as a friend; wherein after the entering a friend adding interface and adding the two-dimension code sharing user as a friend, the method further comprises: sending a message to the two-dimension code sharing user to notify the two-dimension code sharing user of being added as a friend by other user, so that the two-dimension code sharing user makes a corresponding operation for this friend adding; wherein the method further comprises: if the relationship between the user identifier of the two-dimensional code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user is a friend relationship, displaying a personal page of the two-dimension code sharing user. scanning to acquire a two-dimension code shared by a two-dimension code sharing user; parsing the two-dimension code to obtain a user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user; judging a relationship between a user identifier of a two-dimension code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user; if the relationship between the user identifier of the two-dimension code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user is not a friend relationship, entering a friend adding interface and adding the two-dimension code sharing user as a friend; wherein after the entering a friend adding interface and adding the two-dimension code sharing user as a friend, the method further comprises: sending a message to the two-dimension code sharing user to notify the two-dimension code sharing user of being added as a friend by other user, so that the two-dimension code sharing user makes a corresponding operation for this friend adding; wherein the method further comprises: if the relationship between the user identifier of the two-dimensional code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user is a friend relationship, displaying a personal page of the two-dimension code sharing user. sending a message to the two-dimension code sharing user to notify the two-dimension code sharing user of being added as a friend by other user, so that the two-dimension code sharing user makes a corresponding operation for this friend adding; wherein the method further comprises: if the relationship between the user identifier of the two-dimensional code scanning user and the user identifier of the two-dimension code sharing user is a friend relationship, displaying a personal page of the two-dimension code sharing user.
An imaging device including an imaging means that images a subject, a detection means that detects shake of the imaging means , and a pan and tilt driving means that rotates the imaging means in a panning direction and a tilting direction, the imaging device comprising: an imaging direction changing means configured to control the pan and tilt driving means such that an imaging direction of the imaging means is changed; and to control the pan and tilt driving means in accordance with a detection result of the detection means such that the detected shake is corrected; and an image processing means configured to perform image processing on a predetermined region of an image captured by the imaging means , characterized in that the image processing means determines a position of the predetermined region based on a first angle which is a rotational angle of the imaging means used to change the imaging direction and a second angle which is a shake correction rotational angle used to correct the detected shake. an imaging direction changing means configured to control the pan and tilt driving means such that an imaging direction of the imaging means is changed; and to control the pan and tilt driving means in accordance with a detection result of the detection means such that the detected shake is corrected; and control the pan and tilt driving means such that an imaging direction of the imaging means is changed; and to control the pan and tilt driving means in accordance with a detection result of the detection means such that the detected shake is corrected; and an image processing means configured to perform image processing on a predetermined region of an image captured by the imaging means , characterized in that the image processing means determines a position of the predetermined region based on a first angle which is a rotational angle of the imaging means used to change the imaging direction and a second angle which is a shake correction rotational angle used to correct the detected shake.
A computer-implemented method of managing one or more records in a log-structured merge (LSM) tree based storage system during a merge operation from the memory storage to a target physical storage extent, comprising: selecting one or more records that fall within a temporal range; selecting one or more records having a same key, from within the range of one or more records, to form a duplicate set (400; 401; 500; 501) organized in a temporal order; separating a newest record R (360; 410; 440; 510; 540) from the duplicate set to form a prune set (420; 450; 500; 501) from the remaining duplicate set records, wherein the newest record R (360; 410; 440; 510; 540) is retained and the remaining records of the duplicate set (400; 401; 500; 501) are retained as the prune set; discarding the prune set by not writing the prune set to the target extent; and discarding R by not writing R to the target extent when R (360; 540) is a tombstone, and the oldest record (330; 560) in the prune set is an initial record, wherein a tombstone is a record that indicates that a value corresponding to a key associated with the tombstone has been deleted, and an initial record is a record including a designation indicating that when the initial record was inserted no other active record in the system was associated with a same key that is associated with the initial record. selecting one or more records that fall within a temporal range; selecting one or more records having a same key, from within the range of one or more records, to form a duplicate set (400; 401; 500; 501) organized in a temporal order; separating a newest record R (360; 410; 440; 510; 540) from the duplicate set to form a prune set (420; 450; 500; 501) from the remaining duplicate set records, wherein the newest record R (360; 410; 440; 510; 540) is retained and the remaining records of the duplicate set (400; 401; 500; 501) are retained as the prune set; discarding the prune set by not writing the prune set to the target extent; and discarding R by not writing R to the target extent when R (360; 540) is a tombstone, and the oldest record (330; 560) in the prune set is an initial record, wherein a tombstone is a record that indicates that a value corresponding to a key associated with the tombstone has been deleted, and an initial record is a record including a designation indicating that when the initial record was inserted no other active record in the system was associated with a same key that is associated with the initial record.