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A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system for the generation of an aerosol comprising nicotine salt particles, the cartridge comprising: a first compartment containing a nicotine source comprising a first carrier material impregnated with nicotine, the first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first compartment defining a first airflow path extending across a first surface of the first carrier material between the first air inlet and the first air outlet; and a second compartment containing an acid source comprising a second carrier material impregnated with an acid, the second compartment having a second air inlet and a second air outlet, the second compartment defining a second airflow path extending across a first surface of the second carrier material between the second air inlet and the second air outlet; wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are arranged in parallel within the cartridge ; and wherein a thickness of at least one of the first carrier material and the second carrier material varies in a direction along the first airflow path or the second airflow path respectively. a first compartment containing a nicotine source comprising a first carrier material impregnated with nicotine, the first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first compartment defining a first airflow path extending across a first surface of the first carrier material between the first air inlet and the first air outlet; and a second compartment containing an acid source comprising a second carrier material impregnated with an acid, the second compartment having a second air inlet and a second air outlet, the second compartment defining a second airflow path extending across a first surface of the second carrier material between the second air inlet and the second air outlet; wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are arranged in parallel within the cartridge ; and wherein a thickness of at least one of the first carrier material and the second carrier material varies in a direction along the first airflow path or the second airflow path respectively.
A fluid containment apparatus , comprising: a floor having an outer surface that extends to an outer perimeter; a side wall that extends upward from the outer perimeter of the floor to at least partially define a containment area for fluid, the side wall having an outer surface ; a wall support that supports the side wall , the wall support comprising a first support arm having a pivot end and a laterally compressible first retention ear and a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm to a second position where the second support arm is at an angle relative to the first support arm; a floor receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the floor and a side wall receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the side wall with the side wall receptacle being aligned with the floor receptacle ; and the second support arm of the wall support insertable into the side wall receptacle and the first support arm of the wall support insertable into the floor receptacle with the first retention ear of the first support arm of the wall support holding the first support arm of the wall support within the floor receptacle . a floor having an outer surface that extends to an outer perimeter; a side wall that extends upward from the outer perimeter of the floor to at least partially define a containment area for fluid, the side wall having an outer surface ; a wall support that supports the side wall , the wall support comprising a first support arm having a pivot end and a laterally compressible first retention ear and a second support arm pivotally secured to the pivot end of the first support arm, the second support arm being pivotably moveable between a first position proximate to the first support arm to a second position where the second support arm is at an angle relative to the first support arm; a floor receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the floor and a side wall receptacle disposed on the outer surface of the side wall with the side wall receptacle being aligned with the floor receptacle ; and the second support arm of the wall support insertable into the side wall receptacle and the first support arm of the wall support insertable into the floor receptacle with the first retention ear of the first support arm of the wall support holding the first support arm of the wall support within the floor receptacle .
A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine , the fuel injector comprising a pilot fuel flow circuit comprising at least one pilot fuel flow passage extending from a pilot fuel feed at an upstream end of the injector to a pilot fuel spray nozzle inlet , and a main fuel flow circuit comprising at least one main fuel flow passage extending from a main fuel feed at the upstream end of the injector to a main spray nozzle inlet , wherein the at least one pilot fuel flow passage and the at least one main fuel flow passage each comprise a respective at least one axially-extending portion , wherein the at least one axially-extending portion of the main fuel flow passage and the at least one axially-extending portion of the pilot fuel flow passage are concentrically arranged, and wherein the at least one axially-extending portion of the main fuel flow passage is concentrically radially-inwards of a respective one of the axially-extending portions of the pilot fuel flow passage ; wherein the at least one pilot fuel flow passage is a convoluted pilot fuel flow passage extending continuously from the pilot fuel feed to the pilot fuel spray nozzle inlet , the at least one pilot fuel flow passage comprising at least two axially-extending portions joined by an elbow portion proximal the downstream end of the injector such that, in use, pilot fuel can flow in opposing axial directions within the at least two axially-extending portions , and the axially-extending portions is in thermal communication with the main fuel flow circuit; characterised in that the at least one convoluted pilot fuel flow passage comprises an even number greater than two of axially-extending portions and each axially-extending portion has an upstream end proximal the upstream end of the injector and a downstream end distal the upstream end of the injector , wherein adjacent axially-extending portions of the pilot fuel flow passage are connected via a respective elbow portion alternately at their upstream and downstream ends. wherein the at least one pilot fuel flow passage is a convoluted pilot fuel flow passage extending continuously from the pilot fuel feed to the pilot fuel spray nozzle inlet , the at least one pilot fuel flow passage comprising at least two axially-extending portions joined by an elbow portion proximal the downstream end of the injector such that, in use, pilot fuel can flow in opposing axial directions within the at least two axially-extending portions , and the axially-extending portions is in thermal communication with the main fuel flow circuit; characterised in that the at least one convoluted pilot fuel flow passage comprises an even number greater than two of axially-extending portions and each axially-extending portion has an upstream end proximal the upstream end of the injector and a downstream end distal the upstream end of the injector , wherein adjacent axially-extending portions of the pilot fuel flow passage are connected via a respective elbow portion alternately at their upstream and downstream ends.
An in vitro method of inhibiting bacterial conjugation or bacterial horizontal gene transfer, the in vitro method comprising contacting bacteria with an effective amount of a bile acid or a bile salt, wherein said bile acid comprises glycocholic acid or salt thereof, wherein said effective amount does not affect viability of said bacteria and comprises said bile acid or bile salt at a concentration of 1-5 % Weight/Volume (w/v), thereby inhibiting the bacterial conjugation or bacterial horizontal gene transfer.
A method of controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, HVAC, component in a building , the method comprising: arranging (S0) a physical identifier object , which is associated with the HVAC component , in a room of the building in an area with access to a wireless network and at a location distant and separated from the HVAC component ; determining (S3), by a circuit of a mobile communication device , identifier information from the physical identifier object ; transmitting (S5), by the circuit of the mobile communication device , the identifier information via the wireless network to a remote computer system ; receiving, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , from the remote computer system via the wireless network HVAC component data linked to the identifier information; generating (S9) and rendering, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , on a display of the mobile communication device a component user interface of an HVAC virtual room unit for controlling the HVAC component , using the HVAC component data; receiving, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , from a user of the mobile communication device a user command for controlling the HVAC component via the component user interface ; transmitting (S13), by the circuit of the mobile communication device , the user command for the HVAC component via the wireless network to the remote computer system ; and transmitting (S15), by the remote computer system , to the HVAC component via a communication network a control command corresponding to the user command, for controlling the HVAC component . arranging (S0) a physical identifier object , which is associated with the HVAC component , in a room of the building in an area with access to a wireless network and at a location distant and separated from the HVAC component ; determining (S3), by a circuit of a mobile communication device , identifier information from the physical identifier object ; transmitting (S5), by the circuit of the mobile communication device , the identifier information via the wireless network to a remote computer system ; receiving, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , from the remote computer system via the wireless network HVAC component data linked to the identifier information; generating (S9) and rendering, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , on a display of the mobile communication device a component user interface of an HVAC virtual room unit for controlling the HVAC component , using the HVAC component data; receiving, by the circuit of the mobile communication device , from a user of the mobile communication device a user command for controlling the HVAC component via the component user interface ; transmitting (S13), by the circuit of the mobile communication device , the user command for the HVAC component via the wireless network to the remote computer system ; and transmitting (S15), by the remote computer system , to the HVAC component via a communication network a control command corresponding to the user command, for controlling the HVAC component .
A method , comprising: detecting global motion of an event-driven camera based on a plurality of pixels of an event-driven image sensor detecting that pixel integration outputs for each of the plurality of pixels have reached an event indication value, wherein the event indication value is a value of the pixel integration output indicating that sufficient change has occurred in a pixel well of the pixel to represent a change in the event-driven image sensor field of view; and in response to detecting the global motion: generating , by event-driven image sensor circuitry , a global activation signal, and in response to the global activation signal: preventing storage and processing data contained in the plurality of pixels. detecting global motion of an event-driven camera based on a plurality of pixels of an event-driven image sensor detecting that pixel integration outputs for each of the plurality of pixels have reached an event indication value, wherein the event indication value is a value of the pixel integration output indicating that sufficient change has occurred in a pixel well of the pixel to represent a change in the event-driven image sensor field of view; and in response to detecting the global motion: generating , by event-driven image sensor circuitry , a global activation signal, and in response to the global activation signal: preventing storage and processing data contained in the plurality of pixels.
A method for screening a subject for the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), comprising - receiving marker data indicative for a plurality of marker parameters for a subject, such plurality of marker parameters indicating, for the subject for a measurement period, an age value, a sample level of creatinine, and a sample level of albumin; and - determining a risk factor indicative of the risk of suffering CKD for the subject from the plurality of marker parameters, wherein the determining comprises - weighting the age value higher than the sample level of albumin, and - weighting the sample level of creatinine higher than the sample level of albumin. - receiving marker data indicative for a plurality of marker parameters for a subject, such plurality of marker parameters indicating, for the subject for a measurement period, an age value, a sample level of creatinine, and a sample level of albumin; and - determining a risk factor indicative of the risk of suffering CKD for the subject from the plurality of marker parameters, wherein the determining comprises - weighting the age value higher than the sample level of albumin, and - weighting the sample level of creatinine higher than the sample level of albumin. - weighting the age value higher than the sample level of albumin, and - weighting the sample level of creatinine higher than the sample level of albumin.
A process for producing sheet glass comprising: floating and advancing a glass ribbon on a molten metal surface in a molten metal bath ; bringing a plurality of rolls into contact with both edge portions of the glass ribbon in a width direction of the glass ribbon to form the glass ribbon in a planar shape; heating both edge portions of the glass ribbon more intensely than a central portion of the glass ribbon in the width direction in an upstream zone of the molten metal bath; and rotating the rolls such that upstream rolls in an advancing direction of the glass ribbon have a lower peripheral speed than downstream rolls in the advancing direction, thereby to produce sheet glass having a central portion in a width direction thereof formed so as to have a greater thickness than both edge portions thereof, wherein the sheet glass produced from the glass ribbon has a principal surface with a maximum height Rz of at most 0.3 μm in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001 in a roughness curve having a reference length of 25 mm. floating and advancing a glass ribbon on a molten metal surface in a molten metal bath ; bringing a plurality of rolls into contact with both edge portions of the glass ribbon in a width direction of the glass ribbon to form the glass ribbon in a planar shape; heating both edge portions of the glass ribbon more intensely than a central portion of the glass ribbon in the width direction in an upstream zone of the molten metal bath; and rotating the rolls such that upstream rolls in an advancing direction of the glass ribbon have a lower peripheral speed than downstream rolls in the advancing direction, thereby to produce sheet glass having a central portion in a width direction thereof formed so as to have a greater thickness than both edge portions thereof,
A device for controlling the temperature of a battery of a motor vehicle , in particular a traction battery of a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle, comprising: - an air-conditioning system for producing a temperature-controlled air stream (A) for controlling the temperature of an interior vehicle space of the motor vehicle ; and - a cooling circuit with: - a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the battery ; - a second heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with a surrounding area of the device ; and - a third heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with the temperature-controlled air stream (A). - an air-conditioning system for producing a temperature-controlled air stream (A) for controlling the temperature of an interior vehicle space of the motor vehicle ; and - a cooling circuit with: - a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the battery ; - a second heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with a surrounding area of the device ; and - a third heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with the temperature-controlled air stream (A). - a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the battery ; - a second heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with a surrounding area of the device ; and - a third heat exchanger , which is arranged for exchanging heat with the temperature-controlled air stream (A).
A method for reducing optical transmission impairments, particularly nonlinear effects, of at least one link, comprising the following steps: a) extracting a phase information (Δθ) from an optical signal received via the at least one link, wherein the phase information (Δθ) is based on a residual nonlinear phase difference between received and transmitted symbols or sequences of symbols, b) determining the nonlinear coefficient (γ) associated with the at least one link, based on the phase information (Δθ), c) applying a control mechanism using the nonlinear coefficient (γ), wherein the control mechanism comprises a Digital Backward Propagation algorithm, and wherein: - a cost function (CF) is derived based on the extracted phase information (Δθ), and - an optimization algorithm is applied in connection with that cost function (CF) to determine the nonlinear coefficient (γ). a) extracting a phase information (Δθ) from an optical signal received via the at least one link, wherein the phase information (Δθ) is based on a residual nonlinear phase difference between received and transmitted symbols or sequences of symbols, b) determining the nonlinear coefficient (γ) associated with the at least one link, based on the phase information (Δθ), c) applying a control mechanism using the nonlinear coefficient (γ), - a cost function (CF) is derived based on the extracted phase information (Δθ), and - an optimization algorithm is applied in connection with that cost function (CF) to determine the nonlinear coefficient (γ).
A process for producing a fiber reinforced molded product which comprises placing at least a reinforcing fiber substrate in a cavity of a mold , injecting a resin into said cavity, and curing said resin, wherein on at least one surface side of the reinforcing fiber substrate, a substrate for forming a skin layer and a resin distribution medium , which is located between the skin layer' forming substrate and the reinforcing fiber substrate are disposed via an interlayer wherein the interlayer is located between the skin layer forming substrate and the resin distribution medium, wherein a ratio of a coefficient of impregnation of the resin distribution medium to a coefficient of impregnation of the substrate for forming the skin layer is 1.5-10, wherein the interlayer has a cover factor of 90%-100% and comprises at least one woven fabric, and wherein the coefficients of impregnation and the cover factor are determined as disclosed in the description.
A marine vessel portable device registration system comprising: a plurality of portable devices each including a portable device operator and configured to transmit an authentication signal (SA), which is a wireless signal for authentication; and a controller configured to be disposed on a marine vessel and configured or programmed to receive the authentication signal (SA) from any of the plurality of portable devices and to perform authentication control processing related to control of the marine vessel based on the authentication signal (SA) that has been received; wherein a registered portable device , which is a portable device that has been authenticated and registered by the controller among the plurality of portable devices , is configured to transmit a specific wireless signal (SS) based on an input operation on the portable device operator ; and the controller is configured or programmed to receive the specific wireless signal (SS) from the registered portable device , and to perform control of authenticating and registering an unregistered portable device that is a portable device other than the registered portable device among the plurality of portable devices , the unregistered portable device corresponding to a wireless signal that has been received, as a new registered portable device based on having received the wireless signal from the unregistered portable device . a plurality of portable devices each including a portable device operator and configured to transmit an authentication signal (SA), which is a wireless signal for authentication; and a controller configured to be disposed on a marine vessel and configured or programmed to receive the authentication signal (SA) from any of the plurality of portable devices and to perform authentication control processing related to control of the marine vessel based on the authentication signal (SA) that has been received; wherein a registered portable device , which is a portable device that has been authenticated and registered by the controller among the plurality of portable devices , is configured to transmit a specific wireless signal (SS) based on an input operation on the portable device operator ; and the controller is configured or programmed to receive the specific wireless signal (SS) from the registered portable device , and to perform control of authenticating and registering an unregistered portable device that is a portable device other than the registered portable device among the plurality of portable devices , the unregistered portable device corresponding to a wireless signal that has been received, as a new registered portable device based on having received the wireless signal from the unregistered portable device .