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Method for producing syngas, comprising the following steps: a) splitting a hydrocarbon into carbon and hydrogen using a plasma, b) mixing steam and carbon dioxide with at least a portion of the product obtained in a) containing the main components carbon and hydrogen , wherein a portion of the carbon obtained by the splitting is converted in an endothermic reaction with steam to carbon monoxide and hydrogen, preferably at temperatures in the range of 800°C to 1700°C and a portion of the carbon obtained by the splitting is converted in another endothermic reaction with the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, preferably at temperatures in the range of 800°C to 1700°C and wherein heat is supplied to the endothermal reaction in order to ensure maximum conversion of carbon , and c) quenching the product stream of step b). a) splitting a hydrocarbon into carbon and hydrogen using a plasma, b) mixing steam and carbon dioxide with at least a portion of the product obtained in a) containing the main components carbon and hydrogen , wherein a portion of the carbon obtained by the splitting is converted in an endothermic reaction with steam to carbon monoxide and hydrogen, preferably at temperatures in the range of 800°C to 1700°C and a portion of the carbon obtained by the splitting is converted in another endothermic reaction with the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, preferably at temperatures in the range of 800°C to 1700°C and wherein heat is supplied to the endothermal reaction in order to ensure maximum conversion of carbon , and c) quenching the product stream of step b).
A bass reflex type speaker comprising a housing of a speaker and a bass reflex port comprising: a tubular body portion ; and a surface forming portion which is board-like, and continuous to an inner wall of the tubular body portion and which has a surface extending radially outwardly from an opening end of the tubular body portion disposed in the housing of the speaker, wherein the surface forming portion extends linearly in a direction away from a tube axis (ax) of the tubular body portion in a cross section parallel to the tube axis (ax), wherein the surface of the surface forming portion is an inside housing first surface disposed in the housing , wherein the inside housing first surface and an inside housing second surface disposed in the housing are opposed to each other, wherein a cross section of an air-flow passage at the opening end of the tubular body portion in the housing in a direction perpendicular to the tube axis (ax) of the tubular body portion has a circular shape with a radius r0, characterised in that a distance (h) between the inside housing first surface and the inside housing second surface is r0/2. a tubular body portion ; and a surface forming portion which is board-like, and continuous to an inner wall of the tubular body portion and which has a surface extending radially outwardly from an opening end of the tubular body portion disposed in the housing of the speaker, wherein the surface forming portion extends linearly in a direction away from a tube axis (ax) of the tubular body portion in a cross section parallel to the tube axis (ax), wherein the surface of the surface forming portion is an inside housing first surface disposed in the housing , wherein the inside housing first surface and an inside housing second surface disposed in the housing are opposed to each other, wherein a cross section of an air-flow passage at the opening end of the tubular body portion in the housing in a direction perpendicular to the tube axis (ax) of the tubular body portion has a circular shape with a radius r0, characterised in that a distance (h) between the inside housing first surface and the inside housing second surface is r0/2.
A method of producing rare earth elements or rare earth alloys in a molten salt electrochemical process, comprising: - manufacturing a solid composite anode with one or multiple oxygen containing compounds of one or more rare earth elements, then - arranging an electrolysis cell with the solid composite anode and a cathode facilitating deposition of rare earth elements, wherein a molten salt electrolyte in the cell comprises chloride compounds, - wherein the electrochemical process results in that the oxygen in the oxide containing rare earth compound(s) are released as oxygen containing gas species and the rare earth element(s) in the anode is(are) electrochemically dissolved as rare earth metal ion(s) in the electrolyte, - collecting rare earth element(s) or rare earth alloy(s) from the cathode. - manufacturing a solid composite anode with one or multiple oxygen containing compounds of one or more rare earth elements, then - arranging an electrolysis cell with the solid composite anode and a cathode facilitating deposition of rare earth elements, wherein a molten salt electrolyte in the cell comprises chloride compounds, - wherein the electrochemical process results in that the oxygen in the oxide containing rare earth compound(s) are released as oxygen containing gas species and the rare earth element(s) in the anode is(are) electrochemically dissolved as rare earth metal ion(s) in the electrolyte, - collecting rare earth element(s) or rare earth alloy(s) from the cathode.
A system comprising: an aerosol delivery device comprising an optical detector ; an age verification system configured to verify an age of a user; and a host device comprising a display, the host device configured to communicate with the age verification system via a network and configured to transmit an optical signal via the display for receipt by the optical detector of the aerosol delivery device, the optical signal being based on the verification of the user; wherein, prior to transmitting the optical signal , the host device is configured to prompt the user to position their aerosol delivery device such that the optical detector of the aerosol delivery device is aligned with the display of the host device to receive the optical signal, for authentication of the aerosol delivery device ; wherein, in response to the authentication, the aerosol delivery device is configured to unlock. an aerosol delivery device comprising an optical detector ; an age verification system configured to verify an age of a user; and a host device comprising a display, the host device configured to communicate with the age verification system via a network and configured to transmit an optical signal via the display for receipt by the optical detector of the aerosol delivery device, the optical signal being based on the verification of the user; wherein, prior to transmitting the optical signal , the host device is configured to prompt the user to position their aerosol delivery device such that the optical detector of the aerosol delivery device is aligned with the display of the host device to receive the optical signal, for authentication of the aerosol delivery device ; wherein, in response to the authentication, the aerosol delivery device is configured to unlock.
A DC/DC converter, comprising: a first terminal and a second terminal of application of a first voltage (Ve); a first terminal and a second terminal of supply of a second voltage; a piezoelectric element ; a first switch (K1; D1) coupling a first electrode of the piezoelectric element to the first terminal of application of a first voltage (Ve); a second switch (K2; D2) coupling said first electrode of the piezoelectric element to the first terminal of supply of a second voltage (Vs); and at least a third switch (K3; K4, K5) connecting the first electrode to a second electrode of the piezoelectric element, the converter being configures to perform, in steady state, a control cycle comprising the following successive phases: (I) turning off all the switches; (II) turning on the first switch (K1; D1); (III) turning off all the switches; (IV) turning on the third switch (K3; K4, D1); (V) turning off all the switches; and (VI) turning on the second switch (K2).. a first terminal and a second terminal of application of a first voltage (Ve); a first terminal and a second terminal of supply of a second voltage; a piezoelectric element ; a first switch (K1; D1) coupling a first electrode of the piezoelectric element to the first terminal of application of a first voltage (Ve); a second switch (K2; D2) coupling said first electrode of the piezoelectric element to the first terminal of supply of a second voltage (Vs); and at least a third switch (K3; K4, K5) connecting the first electrode to a second electrode of the piezoelectric element, the converter being configures to perform, in steady state, a control cycle comprising the following successive phases: (I) turning off all the switches; (II) turning on the first switch (K1; D1); (III) turning off all the switches; (IV) turning on the third switch (K3; K4, D1); (V) turning off all the switches; and (VI) turning on the second switch (K2).. (I) turning off all the switches; (II) turning on the first switch (K1; D1); (III) turning off all the switches; (IV) turning on the third switch (K3; K4, D1); (V) turning off all the switches; and (VI) turning on the second switch (K2)..
A method for making a semiconductor device comprising forming a superlattice on a substrate comprising a plurality of stacked groups of layers (45a-45n), with each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion (46a-46n), and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions, characterized in that forming at least one of the base semiconductor portions comprises: overgrowing the at least one base semiconductor portion and etching back the overgrown at least one base semiconductor portion.
Ultrasound imaging apparatus for segmenting an anatomical object in a field of view of an ultrasound acquisition unit during an image-guided intervention, comprising: - a data interface configured to receive a continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream , provided as live image data, of the object in the field of view in an image plane from the ultrasound acquisition unit and to receive a three-dimensional segmentation model as a three-dimensional representation of the object from a segmentation unit , - an image processor configured to determine a two-dimensional segmentation model on the basis of the three-dimensional segmentation model and a segmentation plane , wherein the segmentation plane and an image plane of the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream correspond to each other, and wherein the image processor is configured to adapt a contour of the two-dimensional segmentation model to the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream on the basis of pattern detection, and wherein the image processor is configured to provide annotated two-dimensional live image data on the basis of the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream and the adapted segmentation model adapted to the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream. - a data interface configured to receive a continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream , provided as live image data, of the object in the field of view in an image plane from the ultrasound acquisition unit and to receive a three-dimensional segmentation model as a three-dimensional representation of the object from a segmentation unit , - an image processor configured to determine a two-dimensional segmentation model on the basis of the three-dimensional segmentation model and a segmentation plane , wherein the segmentation plane and an image plane of the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream correspond to each other, and wherein the image processor is configured to adapt a contour of the two-dimensional segmentation model to the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream on the basis of pattern detection, and wherein the image processor is configured to provide annotated two-dimensional live image data on the basis of the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream and the adapted segmentation model adapted to the continuous two-dimensional ultrasound data stream.
A vehicle unlocking authentication method, comprising: receiving an authentication request sent by a terminal device, wherein the authentication request comprises a device fingerprint of the terminal device and a first authentication code; and searching for a pre-stored service key corresponding to the device fingerprint, and calculating a second authentication code based on the device fingerprint and the service key; the method being characterized by further comprising: performing an XOR operation on a first random number and the service key to obtain an XOR value, when it is detected that the first authentication code is the same as the second authentication code, sending a first response including the XOR value to the terminal device, wherein the terminal device calculates a third authentication code according to the first response and feeds back a second response including the third authentication code; calculating a fourth authentication code according to the device fingerprint, the service key, and the first random number, when the second response is received; and confirming that an unlocking authentication for the vehicle by the terminal device is completed, when it is detected that the third authentication code is the same as the fourth authentication code. receiving an authentication request sent by a terminal device, wherein the authentication request comprises a device fingerprint of the terminal device and a first authentication code; and searching for a pre-stored service key corresponding to the device fingerprint, and calculating a second authentication code based on the device fingerprint and the service key; the method being characterized by further comprising: performing an XOR operation on a first random number and the service key to obtain an XOR value, when it is detected that the first authentication code is the same as the second authentication code, sending a first response including the XOR value to the terminal device, wherein the terminal device calculates a third authentication code according to the first response and feeds back a second response including the third authentication code; calculating a fourth authentication code according to the device fingerprint, the service key, and the first random number, when the second response is received; and confirming that an unlocking authentication for the vehicle by the terminal device is completed, when it is detected that the third authentication code is the same as the fourth authentication code.
A nucleic acid chimera comprising: a first nucleic acid molecule comprising a 5' non-coding region, a nucleic acid encoding non-structural proteins and a C protein, and a 3' non-coding region from a West Nile virus genome, wherein the C protein comprises a prM signal sequence comprising a portion of the prM signal sequence from the West Nile virus genome and a portion of the prM signal sequence from a Dengue virus genome; and a second nucleic acid molecule operably linked to the first nucleic acid molecule, encoding a prM protein and E protein from a Dengue virus genome, wherein the E protein comprises a leucine at an amino acid corresponding to E protein amino acid position 347 of DEN1, DEN2, or DEN4 or E protein amino acid position 345 of DEN3. a first nucleic acid molecule comprising a 5' non-coding region, a nucleic acid encoding non-structural proteins and a C protein, and a 3' non-coding region from a West Nile virus genome, wherein the C protein comprises a prM signal sequence comprising a portion of the prM signal sequence from the West Nile virus genome and a portion of the prM signal sequence from a Dengue virus genome; and a second nucleic acid molecule operably linked to the first nucleic acid molecule, encoding a prM protein and E protein from a Dengue virus genome, wherein the E protein comprises a leucine at an amino acid corresponding to E protein amino acid position 347 of DEN1, DEN2, or DEN4 or E protein amino acid position 345 of DEN3.
A catalytic cracking catalyst, wherein said catalytic cracking catalyst has a cracking active component, an optional mesoporous aluminosilicate material, a clay selected from one or more of kaolin, metahalloysite, montmorillonite, diatomite, halloysite, saponite, rectorite, sepiolite, attapulgite, hydrotalcite and bentonite, and a binder selected from one or more of silica sol, alumina sol and pseudoboehmite, wherein said cracking active component comprises a rare earth-containing Y zeolite, an optional other Y zeolite, and an optional MFI-structured zeolite, said rare earth-containing Y zeolite has a rare earth content as rare earth oxide of 10-25wt%, e.g. 11-23wt%; a unit cell size of 2.440-2.472nm, e.g. 2.450-2.470nm determined by X-ray diffraction according to RIPP145-90; a crystallinity of 35-65%, e.g. 40-60%, determined by X-ray diffraction according to RIPP 146-90; a Si/Al atom ratio in the skeleton of 2.5-5.0, obtained by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement and calculation; and a product of the ratio of the strength I 1 of the peak at 2θ=11.8±0.1° to the strength I 2 of the peak at 2θ=12.3±0.1° in the X-ray diffraction spectrogram of the zeolite and the weight percent of rare earth as rare earth oxide in the zeolite of higher than 48, e.g. higher than 55.
An accumulator comprising: a pressure container including a liquid pressure port connected to a pressure pipe; a tubular bellows arranged telescopically along an inner wall of the pressure container ; a bellows cap configured to close one end of the bellows to divisionally define, in cooperation with the bellows , a liquid chamber (M) communicating with the liquid pressure port and a gas chamber (G) in which a pressure gas is enclosed; and a stay provided with a through hole , the stay partitioning the liquid chamber (M) into a closed liquid chamber (Mc) on a side of the bellows and an open liquid chamber (Mo) on a side of the liquid pressure port , characterized in that : the bellows cap includes an elastic abutment part provided with an annular sealing part positioned around the through hole to face the through hole, and a buffering part positioned on a radially inner side of the sealing part ; and communication passages always communicating with the through hole are formed in at least one of the buffering part of the elastic abutment part and the stay in contact with the buffering part . a pressure container including a liquid pressure port connected to a pressure pipe; a tubular bellows arranged telescopically along an inner wall of the pressure container ; a bellows cap configured to close one end of the bellows to divisionally define, in cooperation with the bellows , a liquid chamber (M) communicating with the liquid pressure port and a gas chamber (G) in which a pressure gas is enclosed; and a stay provided with a through hole , the stay partitioning the liquid chamber (M) into a closed liquid chamber (Mc) on a side of the bellows and an open liquid chamber (Mo) on a side of the liquid pressure port , characterized in that : the bellows cap includes an elastic abutment part provided with an annular sealing part positioned around the through hole to face the through hole, and a buffering part positioned on a radially inner side of the sealing part ; and communication passages always communicating with the through hole are formed in at least one of the buffering part of the elastic abutment part and the stay in contact with the buffering part .
An apparatus for treating urinary retention of a human patient by discharging urine from the urinary bladder , comprising: an expandable member , adapted to be implanted inside the urinary bladder of a patient, for discharging urine from the urinary bladder as a result of its expansion in volume, an implantable control device for controlling the expansion of the expandable member, the control device being adapted to be connected to the expandable member through the wall of the urinary bladder, wherein the control device comprises a powered operation device for assisting the expandable member to discharge urine, characterized by an external energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy from the outside of the patient's body to the inside of the patient's body to be used in connection with operating the powered operation device, an implantable energy transforming device adapted to receive wireless energy from the external energy transmission device , an implantable rechargeable battery adapted to be charged by energy received by the implantable energy transforming device , a control unit comprising an internal control unit and an external control unit , wherein the control unit is adapted to control the charging of the battery, and a sensor or measuring device configured to measure a battery temperature, wherein the measured battery temperature is useable in the control of the charging of the battery to avoid excessive heating. an expandable member , adapted to be implanted inside the urinary bladder of a patient, for discharging urine from the urinary bladder as a result of its expansion in volume, an implantable control device for controlling the expansion of the expandable member, the control device being adapted to be connected to the expandable member through the wall of the urinary bladder, wherein the control device comprises a powered operation device for assisting the expandable member to discharge urine, characterized by an external energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy from the outside of the patient's body to the inside of the patient's body to be used in connection with operating the powered operation device, an implantable energy transforming device adapted to receive wireless energy from the external energy transmission device , an implantable rechargeable battery adapted to be charged by energy received by the implantable energy transforming device , a control unit comprising an internal control unit and an external control unit , wherein the control unit is adapted to control the charging of the battery, and a sensor or measuring device configured to measure a battery temperature, wherein the measured battery temperature is useable in the control of the charging of the battery to avoid excessive heating.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: generating uplink control information at a wireless device; and transmitting the uplink control information over an interlace of a carrier of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the interlace comprising a plurality of non-contiguous concurrent resource blocks in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; wherein at least two resource blocks in the interlace comprise different portions of the uplink control information; wherein generating the uplink control information comprises: receiving a downlink transmission; and generating acknowledgement information for the downlink transmission, the uplink control information comprising the acknowledgement information. generating uplink control information at a wireless device; and transmitting the uplink control information over an interlace of a carrier of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the interlace comprising a plurality of non-contiguous concurrent resource blocks in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; wherein at least two resource blocks in the interlace comprise different portions of the uplink control information; wherein generating the uplink control information comprises: receiving a downlink transmission; and generating acknowledgement information for the downlink transmission, the uplink control information comprising the acknowledgement information. receiving a downlink transmission; and generating acknowledgement information for the downlink transmission, the uplink control information comprising the acknowledgement information.