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Method for determining a classification of a condition of a road surface for vehicle traffic, said method comprising: defining a reference surface of said road surface ahead of the vehicle ; illuminating said reference surface with at least one light source positioned on the vehicle ; detecting light which is reflected off said reference surface ; and determining said classification of the condition of the road surface by analyzing detected information related to said reference surface ; characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: illuminating said reference surface by means of laser light; providing image information related to said reference surface by detecting said reflected light by means of an NIR camera ; providing further image information related to said reference surface by scanning said reference surface by means of an RGB sensor ; and determining said classification of the road surface by superposing image information related to said reference surface from said NIR camera and said RGB sensor . defining a reference surface of said road surface ahead of the vehicle ; illuminating said reference surface with at least one light source positioned on the vehicle ; detecting light which is reflected off said reference surface ; and determining said classification of the condition of the road surface by analyzing detected information related to said reference surface ; illuminating said reference surface by means of laser light; providing image information related to said reference surface by detecting said reflected light by means of an NIR camera ; providing further image information related to said reference surface by scanning said reference surface by means of an RGB sensor ; and determining said classification of the road surface by superposing image information related to said reference surface from said NIR camera and said RGB sensor .
Polyamide-based polymer composition comprising: a) 50% to 98% by weight of a transparent amorphous polyamide; b) 1% to 15% by weight of a polymer in the form of core-shell particles; and c) 1% to 15% by weight of a polyether block and polyamide block copolymer, characterized in that said polyether block and polyamide block copolymer has: - as a 2 mm layer, a transmittance at 560 nm of 90% or more and - a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide and in that the polymer in the form of core-shell particles has a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide. a) 50% to 98% by weight of a transparent amorphous polyamide; b) 1% to 15% by weight of a polymer in the form of core-shell particles; and c) 1% to 15% by weight of a polyether block and polyamide block copolymer, characterized in that said polyether block and polyamide block copolymer has: - as a 2 mm layer, a transmittance at 560 nm of 90% or more and - a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide - as a 2 mm layer, a transmittance at 560 nm of 90% or more and - a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide
DC overcurrent protection device , comprising an ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element , an overcurrent detection unit that is connected electrically in series, in a high-current path , with the ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element , and control contacts for controlling the ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element that are arranged so as to be able to be electrically connected to one another, wherein the overcurrent detection unit is designed such that, when an overcurrent with a value equal to or greater than a predetermined current value flows in the high-current path , the control contacts are electrically connected to one another, due to an electromagnetic force brought about by the overcurrent, such that an ignition current is transmitted to the ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element , such that the ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element is controlled into a deactivated state , characterized in that the overcurrent detection unit comprises a holding element that is arranged between a wall section of the overcurrent detection unit and a bracket that channels a high current and is able to be moved in relation to the wall section and to which a first control contact is fastened, wherein the bracket is held in the direction of the wall section by a holding force of the holding element such that a flow of current in the high-current path is channelled through the bracket and the bracket forms part of the high-current path by virtue of ends of the bracket forming high-current contacts with sections of that part of the high-current path not formed by the bracket , and the overcurrent detection unit is designed such that, when the overcurrent flows in the high-current path , the bracket moves counter to the holding force of the holding element such that the high-current contacts move away from the sections of the high-current path and a light arc forms at each of the high-current contacts, and that the first control contact makes contact with a second control contact that is positionally fixed with respect to the wall section, as a result of which the first control contact is short-circuited with the second control contact such that the ignition current is transmitted to the ignition current-controlled irreversible high-current deactivation element by an energy source connected to the second control contact .
A method of manufacturing a therapeutic protein, comprising: transfecting a cholesterol-auxotrophic and glutamine-auxotrophic cell with (i) a nucleic acid encoding a protein that restores cholesterol biosynthesis in the cell; (ii) a nucleic acid encoding a protein that restores glutamine biosynthesis in the cell; (iii) a nucleic acid comprising an aminoglycoside antibiotic resistance gene; and (iv) a nucleic acid encoding the therapeutic protein.
An optical system for performing distance measurements, the optical system comprising: a bulk transmitter optic ; an illumination source comprising a plurality of light emitters aligned to project discrete beams of light through the bulk transmitter optic into a field ahead of the optical system; and a micro-optic channel array disposed between the illumination source and the bulk transmitter optic, the micro-optic channel array defining a plurality of micro-optic channels having a one-to-one relationship with light emitters in the plurality of light emitters, each micro-optic channel including a micro-optic lens unique to that channel and spaced apart from a corresponding light emitter from the plurality of light emitters with the micro-optic lens being configured to receive a light cone from the corresponding light emitter and generate a reduced-size spot image of the corresponding emitter at a focal point displaced from the corresponding emitter at a location between the emitter and the bulk transmitter optic. a bulk transmitter optic ; an illumination source comprising a plurality of light emitters aligned to project discrete beams of light through the bulk transmitter optic into a field ahead of the optical system; and a micro-optic channel array disposed between the illumination source and the bulk transmitter optic, the micro-optic channel array defining a plurality of micro-optic channels having a one-to-one relationship with light emitters in the plurality of light emitters, each micro-optic channel including a micro-optic lens unique to that channel and spaced apart from a corresponding light emitter from the plurality of light emitters with the micro-optic lens being configured to receive a light cone from the corresponding light emitter and generate a reduced-size spot image of the corresponding emitter at a focal point displaced from the corresponding emitter at a location between the emitter and the bulk transmitter optic.
A flutter damper (102; 201) for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a chamber (118; 202) having an internal space; a movable diaphragm disposed at least partially within the chamber, the diaphragm separating the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber , the second chamber forming an acoustic volume, wherein a size of the acoustic volume configures the chamber for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes; and a biasing member that moves the diaphragm responsive to a signal from an aircraft or engine electronic control (EEC) unit, when in use, wherein movement of the diaphragm increases or reduces the size of the acoustic volume of the second chamber; wherein the chamber includes a top surface and the diaphragm extends parallel to the top surface to divide the chamber into two internal chambers including the first internal chamber on a radially outer side of the chamber and the second internal chamber on a radially inner side of the chamber, when the damper is mounted on the gas turbine engine, the diaphragm moving radially inwardly and outwardly to change the size of the acoustic volume of the second internal chamber; and the flutter damper includes a sensor in electronic communication with the electronic engine control, when in use, that detects the position of the diaphragm in the chamber. a chamber (118; 202) having an internal space; a movable diaphragm disposed at least partially within the chamber, the diaphragm separating the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber , the second chamber forming an acoustic volume, wherein a size of the acoustic volume configures the chamber for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes; and a biasing member that moves the diaphragm responsive to a signal from an aircraft or engine electronic control (EEC) unit, when in use, wherein movement of the diaphragm increases or reduces the size of the acoustic volume of the second chamber; wherein the chamber includes a top surface and the diaphragm extends parallel to the top surface to divide the chamber into two internal chambers including the first internal chamber on a radially outer side of the chamber and the second internal chamber on a radially inner side of the chamber, when the damper is mounted on the gas turbine engine, the diaphragm moving radially inwardly and outwardly to change the size of the acoustic volume of the second internal chamber; and the flutter damper includes a sensor in electronic communication with the electronic engine control, when in use, that detects the position of the diaphragm in the chamber.
An emissive layer for an electroluminescent display device, the emissive layer comprising: a two-dopant system, the two-dopant system comprising: a population of quantum dots (QDs); and a population of molecules exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), wherein the TADF molecules are selected from: (2,3,5,6-tetra(9H-carbazol-9-yl)isonicotinonitrile, (2,3,5,6-tetra(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), (2,3,4,5,6-penta(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), (2,3,5,6-tetrakis(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), and (2,3,4,5,6-pentakis(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile); and wherein: the emissive layer is free of host matrix; and the emissive layer has a QD:TADF molecule ratio of 6: 1 to 1 : 1 by weight. a population of quantum dots (QDs); and a population of molecules exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), wherein the TADF molecules are selected from: (2,3,5,6-tetra(9H-carbazol-9-yl)isonicotinonitrile, (2,3,5,6-tetra(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), (2,3,4,5,6-penta(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), (2,3,5,6-tetrakis(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile), and (2,3,4,5,6-pentakis(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile); and wherein: the emissive layer is free of host matrix; and the emissive layer has a QD:TADF molecule ratio of 6: 1 to 1 : 1 by weight. the emissive layer is free of host matrix; and the emissive layer has a QD:TADF molecule ratio of 6: 1 to 1 : 1 by weight.
Civil engineering machine with - a mobile carrier device , - a leader with a linear guide , along which a work carriage for a construction work device is movably mounted, - a linkage mechanism with which the leader is mounted to the carrier device , so as to be adjustable between a substantially vertical working position and a substantially horizontal transport position, - at least one running-with trailing cable , which is connected to the movable work carriage on the one hand, and to the carrier device or the leader on the other hand, and - wherein at least one support device is provided for the at least one trailing cable on the leader , characterized in that , the support device is adjustable between a retracted retraction position and an extended support position, and in that the at least one trailing cable is held in the extended support position by the support device in the essentially horizontal transport position of the leader . - a mobile carrier device , - a leader with a linear guide , along which a work carriage for a construction work device is movably mounted, - a linkage mechanism with which the leader is mounted to the carrier device , so as to be adjustable between a substantially vertical working position and a substantially horizontal transport position, - at least one running-with trailing cable , which is connected to the movable work carriage on the one hand, and to the carrier device or the leader on the other hand, and - wherein at least one support device is provided for the at least one trailing cable on the leader , the support device is adjustable between a retracted retraction position and an extended support position, and in that the at least one trailing cable is held in the extended support position by the support device in the essentially horizontal transport position of the leader .
A method for producing microfibrillated cellulose with paper burst strength enhanced attributes for the production of a paper product, comprising: (a) processing at a first location an aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose into a first processed microfibrillated cellulose product, characterized by a fibre steepness of from 20 to 50, and/or (ii) a fibre d 50 of at least about 50 μm (b) dewatering the first processed microfibrillated cellulose; (c) transporting the dewatered processed microfibrillated cellulose, and optionally inorganic particulate material, to a second location; and (d) further processing at the second location the first processed microfibrillated cellulose, and optional inorganic particulate material, by subjecting an aqueous suspension comprising the microfibrillated cellulose and optionally inorganic particulate material to high shear, wherein the high shear is generated, at least in part, by a moving shearing element, to improve the attributes of the microfibrillated cellulose for the production of paper, and wherein the term "high shear" means a shear rate of from about 20,000 s -1 to about 120,000 s -1 ; wherein the first processed microfibrillated cellulose product is obtained by a process comprising microfibrillating a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose in an aqueous environment in the presence of a grinding medium, and optionally in the presence of inorganic material, selected from an alkaline earth metal carbonate or sulphate, such as calcium carbonate, for example, natural calcium carbonate and/or precipitated calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, gypsum, a hydrous kandite clay such as kaolin, halloysite or ball clay, an anhydrous (calcined) kandite clay such as metakaolin or fully calcined kaolin, talc, mica, perlite and diatomaceous earth, and magnesium hydroxide, and aluminium trihydrate, and combinations thereof. (a) processing at a first location an aqueous composition of microfibrillated cellulose into a first processed microfibrillated cellulose product, characterized by a fibre steepness of from 20 to 50, and/or (ii) a fibre d 50 of at least about 50 μm (b) dewatering the first processed microfibrillated cellulose; (c) transporting the dewatered processed microfibrillated cellulose, and optionally inorganic particulate material, to a second location; and (d) further processing at the second location the first processed microfibrillated cellulose, and optional inorganic particulate material, by subjecting an aqueous suspension comprising the microfibrillated cellulose and optionally inorganic particulate material to high shear, wherein the high shear is generated, at least in part, by a moving shearing element, to improve the attributes of the microfibrillated cellulose for the production of paper, and wherein the term "high shear" means a shear rate of from about 20,000 s -1 to about 120,000 s -1 ;
A solar cell comprising: a base semiconductor layer having a first bandgap, wherein the base semiconductor layer comprises a p-type semiconductor material; and an emitter semiconductor layer having a second bandgap, wherein the emitter semiconductor layer comprises an n-type semiconductor material; and a depletion semiconductor layer having a third bandgap, wherein said third bandgap is greater than said first bandgap and said second bandgap, wherein the depletion semiconductor layer comprises a p-type semiconductor material, wherein the depletion layer is positioned between the base semiconductor layer and the emitter semiconductor layer; wherein the base semiconductor layer and said emitter semiconductor layer define a p-n junction having a depletion region having a first cross-sectional thickness and wherein said depletion semiconductor layer has a second cross-sectional thickness, said second cross-sectional thickness being substantially equal to said first cross-sectional thickness. a base semiconductor layer having a first bandgap, wherein the base semiconductor layer comprises a p-type semiconductor material; and an emitter semiconductor layer having a second bandgap, wherein the emitter semiconductor layer comprises an n-type semiconductor material; and a depletion semiconductor layer having a third bandgap, wherein said third bandgap is greater than said first bandgap and said second bandgap, wherein the depletion semiconductor layer comprises a p-type semiconductor material, wherein the depletion layer is positioned between the base semiconductor layer and the emitter semiconductor layer; wherein the base semiconductor layer and said emitter semiconductor layer define a p-n junction having a depletion region having a first cross-sectional thickness and wherein said depletion semiconductor layer has a second cross-sectional thickness, said second cross-sectional thickness being substantially equal to said first cross-sectional thickness.
A computer-implemented method for communicating shared blockchain data, the method comprising: sending , by a consensus node of a blockchain network, current state information and one or more transactions associated with a current block of a blockchain to one or more shared storage nodes of the blockchain network, wherein the consensus node stores block header associated with every block of the blockchain and the current state information, the one or more shared storage nodes store block body and historic state information associated with every block of the blockchain, and wherein the historic state information is stored as key-value pairs, KVPs, of a historic state tree with values being account states of accounts associated with the blockchain network and keys being hash values of the corresponding account states; verifying , by the consensus node, that the one or more transactions are stored by the one or more shared storage nodes; and receiving , by the consensus node from one of the one or more shared storage nodes, a notification of a transaction associated with the consensus node. sending , by a consensus node of a blockchain network, current state information and one or more transactions associated with a current block of a blockchain to one or more shared storage nodes of the blockchain network, wherein the consensus node stores block header associated with every block of the blockchain and the current state information, the one or more shared storage nodes store block body and historic state information associated with every block of the blockchain, and wherein the historic state information is stored as key-value pairs, KVPs, of a historic state tree with values being account states of accounts associated with the blockchain network and keys being hash values of the corresponding account states; verifying , by the consensus node, that the one or more transactions are stored by the one or more shared storage nodes; and receiving , by the consensus node from one of the one or more shared storage nodes, a notification of a transaction associated with the consensus node.
A lighting system comprising: a first substrate ; a lamp body including a positioning guide portion that guides and positions the first substrate when the first substrate is attached; and a second substrate that is disposed in the lamp body to be stacked on the first substrate , characterised in that the second substrate is fixed to a tip end portion of the positioning guide portion , wherein a vent hole that provides communication between an inside and an outside of the lamp body is provided in the lamp body , and on an inner surface of the lamp body outside in a radial direction from the vent hole , a recess that forms a gap between the recess and the first substrate is provided. a first substrate ; a lamp body including a positioning guide portion that guides and positions the first substrate when the first substrate is attached; and a second substrate that is disposed in the lamp body to be stacked on the first substrate , characterised in that the second substrate is fixed to a tip end portion of the positioning guide portion , wherein a vent hole that provides communication between an inside and an outside of the lamp body is provided in the lamp body , and on an inner surface of the lamp body outside in a radial direction from the vent hole , a recess that forms a gap between the recess and the first substrate is provided.