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A method of inhibiting scale in a geological formation comprising: (a) depositing a binder on a surface of the geological formation; (b) delivering a nano-material to the surface of the geological formation whereby to cause adherence by a chemical interaction between the nano-material and the binder, wherein the nano-material is carbon nano-tubes and provides one or more adsorption sites for a scale inhibitor; (c) emplacing a quantity of the scale inhibitor in the geological formation whereby an amount of the scale inhibitor is adsorbed by the nano-material; and (d) inhibiting scale in the geological formation by sustained release of the amount of the scale inhibitor from the nano-material into the geological formation. (a) depositing a binder on a surface of the geological formation; (b) delivering a nano-material to the surface of the geological formation whereby to cause adherence by a chemical interaction between the nano-material and the binder, wherein the nano-material is carbon nano-tubes and provides one or more adsorption sites for a scale inhibitor; (c) emplacing a quantity of the scale inhibitor in the geological formation whereby an amount of the scale inhibitor is adsorbed by the nano-material; and (d) inhibiting scale in the geological formation by sustained release of the amount of the scale inhibitor from the nano-material into the geological formation.
A sound insulation element , with a base element comprising a holding area for holding bulk material and an opening for filling the bulk material into the holding area , wherein the holding area is at least partially filled with the bulk material , wherein the opening is closed by means of a closing element , and wherein the base element is made of plastic material, cardboard and/or paper, characterized in that the bulk material comprises shred wood-cement panels for impact sound insulation, and that the sound insulation element has a length between 0.4 m and 0.8 m, a width (b) between 0.3 m and 0.5 m and/or a height (h) between 0.01 m and 0.1 m.
An induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, said sealing device comprising: an inductor configured to induce a current in the packaging material, the inductor comprising conductor elements ; a polymer insert holding said conductor elements ; and a supporting body holding said polymer insert ; wherein the polymer insert comprises a polymer matrix into which boron nitride particles are dispersed. an inductor configured to induce a current in the packaging material, the inductor comprising conductor elements ; a polymer insert holding said conductor elements ; and a supporting body holding said polymer insert ; wherein the polymer insert comprises a polymer matrix into which boron nitride particles are dispersed.
A method, comprising: at a first device configured to establish a connection over a short-range communication link with a second device : transitioning the first device from a first state to a sleep state, wherein the first state is a higher power state than the sleep state and the transitioning comprises: terminating, by the first device , (i) a paging operation and a page scanning operation associated with a paging protocol and (ii) an advertisement scanning operation associated with an advertisement protocol; and performing, by the first device while the first device is in the sleep state, an advertisement broadcast operation associated with the advertisement protocol, the advertisement broadcast operation generating an advertisement to be broadcast at a first interval, wherein the first interval is greater than a second interval for performing advertisement broadcast operations in an active state. terminating, by the first device , (i) a paging operation and a page scanning operation associated with a paging protocol and (ii) an advertisement scanning operation associated with an advertisement protocol; and performing, by the first device while the first device is in the sleep state, an advertisement broadcast operation associated with the advertisement protocol, the advertisement broadcast operation generating an advertisement to be broadcast at a first interval, wherein the first interval is greater than a second interval for performing advertisement broadcast operations in an active state.
A method of taking light-measurement readings within a targeted space, comprising: receiving, for deployment of an autonomous vehicle having a light-measuring sensor , a light-measuring plan that includes an identification of a plurality of measurement positions for the autonomous vehicle in the targeted space; causing the autonomous vehicle to automatically move to each of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan ; causing the light-measuring sensor to capture the light measurement at each of the measurement positions while the autonomous vehicle is at the corresponding one of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan ; and storing, for each measurement position , the light measurement taken at that position and information identifying that position; wherein the light-measuring plan includes a path traversing the measurement positions , characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the path based on a deployment of the autonomous vehicle prior to executing the light-measuring plan. receiving, for deployment of an autonomous vehicle having a light-measuring sensor , a light-measuring plan that includes an identification of a plurality of measurement positions for the autonomous vehicle in the targeted space; causing the autonomous vehicle to automatically move to each of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan ; causing the light-measuring sensor to capture the light measurement at each of the measurement positions while the autonomous vehicle is at the corresponding one of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan ; and storing, for each measurement position , the light measurement taken at that position and information identifying that position; wherein the light-measuring plan includes a path traversing the measurement positions , characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the path based on a deployment of the autonomous vehicle prior to executing the light-measuring plan.
A cutting tool comprising a base material and a coating layer provided on the base material , the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material , an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the coating layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 7 μm and less than or equal to 30 μm; the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm, the titanium carbonitride layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm; the alumina layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm; and when P N1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen in an interface, P B , between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer , and P N2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen at a point A away from the interface, P B , by 1 μm on a side of the intermediate layer , a ratio P N1 /P N2 of the P N1 to the P N2 being more than or equal to 1.03, wherein P N1 , P N2 and the position of the interface, P B , between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer are determined by Auger electron spectroscopy as described in the description, the position of the interface, P B , being a point where the atomic ratio of aluminum is 10 atomic%. the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material , an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the coating layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 7 μm and less than or equal to 30 μm; the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm, the titanium carbonitride layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm; the alumina layer having a thickness of more than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm; and when P N1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen in an interface, P B , between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer , and P N2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen at a point A away from the interface, P B , by 1 μm on a side of the intermediate layer , a ratio P N1 /P N2 of the P N1 to the P N2 being more than or equal to 1.03, wherein P N1 , P N2 and the position of the interface, P B , between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer are determined by Auger electron spectroscopy as described in the description, the position of the interface, P B , being a point where the atomic ratio of aluminum is 10 atomic%.
A method for preparing an immunogenic composition comprising the steps of: (i) growing influenza virus in cell culture wherein trypsin is added to allow viral release; (ii) preparing an antigen composition from the viruses grown in step (i), wherein the antigen composition comprises haemagglutinin and matrix proteins not as a whole virion which form a stable complex; and (iii) combining the antigen composition with a pharmaceutical carrier, to give the immunogenic composition wherein the matrix protein has an amino acid sequence which is a fragment of a full-length M1 matrix protein amino acid sequence. (i) growing influenza virus in cell culture wherein trypsin is added to allow viral release; (ii) preparing an antigen composition from the viruses grown in step (i), wherein the antigen composition comprises haemagglutinin and matrix proteins not as a whole virion which form a stable complex; and (iii) combining the antigen composition with a pharmaceutical carrier, to give the immunogenic composition
An insulation element comprising a pressboard for high-voltage devices, the pressboard having a density of 0.6-1.3 g/cm 3 , comprising 1-15 % microfibrillated cellulose, MFC, based on the total dry weight of the pressboard having a thickness of 0.8-10 mm, such as 1.0-9.0 mm, such as 4.0-9.0 mm; and wherein the MFC is homogenously distributed in the pressboard wherein the pressboard is impregnated with an electrically insulating compound , e.g. a liquid or a resin, such as a cured resin, whereina ratio of a permittivity of the pressboard in mineral oil (ε board, mineral ) and a permittivity of the mineral oil (ε liq, mineral ) is within a range of: ε board , mineral / ε liq , mineral = 1 − 1.9 , preferably 1 − 1.6 , more preferably 1 − 1.4 preferably 1-1.6, more preferably 1-1.4 and/or a ratio of a permittivity of the pressboard in ester oil (ε board, ester ) and a permittivity of the ester oil (ε liq, ester ) is within a range of: ε board , ester / ε liq , ester = 1 − 1.35 , preferably 1 − 1.2 , more preferably 1 − 1.1 . preferably 1-1.2, more preferably 1-1.1. having a density of 0.6-1.3 g/cm 3 , comprising 1-15 % microfibrillated cellulose, MFC, based on the total dry weight of the pressboard having a thickness of 0.8-10 mm, such as 1.0-9.0 mm, such as 4.0-9.0 mm; and wherein the MFC is homogenously distributed in the pressboard wherein the pressboard is impregnated with an electrically insulating compound , e.g. a liquid or a resin, such as a cured resin, whereina ratio of a permittivity of the pressboard in mineral oil (ε board, mineral ) and a permittivity of the mineral oil (ε liq, mineral ) is within a range of: ε board , mineral / ε liq , mineral = 1 − 1.9 , preferably 1 − 1.6 , more preferably 1 − 1.4 preferably 1-1.6, more preferably 1-1.4 and/or a ratio of a permittivity of the pressboard in ester oil (ε board, ester ) and a permittivity of the ester oil (ε liq, ester ) is within a range of: ε board , ester / ε liq , ester = 1 − 1.35 , preferably 1 − 1.2 , more preferably 1 − 1.1 . preferably 1-1.2, more preferably 1-1.1.
A milling module for converting bone stock into bone chips, the milling module comprising: a shell adapted for releasable attachment to a base module that includes a motor , the shell having: an inlet opening through which bone stock is introduced into the shell; an outlet opening through which bone chips are discharged from the shell; and a milling element moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips, the milling element including a feature for removably attaching the milling element to the base module motor so that the actuation of the motor results in the actuation of the milling element , wherein the shell includes a foundation adapted for releasable attachment to the base module , the foundation including the outlet opening and a lid attached to the foundation , the lid including the inlet opening of the shell, characterized in that each of the lid and the milling element is removably attached to the foundation , and the foundation and the lid are collectively configured so that removal of the lid from the foundation allows the milling element to be accessed and removed through an opening in the foundation previously covered by the lid for harvesting residual bone chips from a surface of the milling element . a shell adapted for releasable attachment to a base module that includes a motor , the shell having: an inlet opening through which bone stock is introduced into the shell; an outlet opening through which bone chips are discharged from the shell; and a milling element moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips, the milling element including a feature for removably attaching the milling element to the base module motor so that the actuation of the motor results in the actuation of the milling element , an inlet opening through which bone stock is introduced into the shell; an outlet opening through which bone chips are discharged from the shell; and a milling element moveably disposed in the shell between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for converting bone stock into bone chips, the milling element including a feature for removably attaching the milling element to the base module motor so that the actuation of the motor results in the actuation of the milling element , wherein the shell includes a foundation adapted for releasable attachment to the base module , the foundation including the outlet opening and a lid attached to the foundation , the lid including the inlet opening of the shell, characterized in that each of the lid and the milling element is removably attached to the foundation , and the foundation and the lid are collectively configured so that removal of the lid from the foundation allows the milling element to be accessed and removed through an opening in the foundation previously covered by the lid for harvesting residual bone chips from a surface of the milling element .
Construction method, in which - an excavation pit is produced in the ground and - in the excavation pit foundation elements are produced at predetermined working points with at least one working apparatus, characterized in that - in a computer unit the dimensions of the excavation pit, the working points and the dimensions of the at least one working apparatus are entered and - in that in the computer unit a required workspace for the at least one working apparatus and an open space in the excavation pit are determined automatically. - an excavation pit is produced in the ground and - in the excavation pit foundation elements are produced at predetermined working points with at least one working apparatus, - in a computer unit the dimensions of the excavation pit, the working points and the dimensions of the at least one working apparatus are entered and - in that in the computer unit a required workspace for the at least one working apparatus and an open space in the excavation pit are determined automatically.
Method of performing a plurality of synthesis processes of preparing a radiopharmaceutical in series, which method comprises carrying out a first synthesis run comprising the steps of: a) providing water containing 18F; b) trapping the 18F from the water provided in step a) on an anion exchange material ; c) eluting the trapped 18F from the anion exchange material to a reaction vessel of a first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette ; d) preparing a radiopharmaceutical incorporating the eluted 18F using the first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette ; wherein steps a)-d) are repeated in at least one subsequent run using another radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette (50"; 50"'); and wherein the method comprises a reconditioning step of said anion exchange material between two consecutive runs. a) providing water containing 18F; b) trapping the 18F from the water provided in step a) on an anion exchange material ; c) eluting the trapped 18F from the anion exchange material to a reaction vessel of a first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette ; d) preparing a radiopharmaceutical incorporating the eluted 18F using the first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette ;
Device for producing foamed insulating panels with a mold plate that forms a bottom, a mold plate opposite the molded bottom plate and forming a cover , and a mold frame arranged between the two mold plates , wherein the two mold plates and the mold frame form a foaming mold , having an adjusting device with an adjusting drive , wherein one of the two mold plates is movable by means of the adjusting drive , whereby a nominal spacing of the two mold plates can be set, characterized by a pressing device having at least one pressing drive , which during the production cycle of an insulating panel in the foaming mold can cause a reversing movement of at least one of the mold plates while altering the relative spacing of the two mold plates , accompanied by a reversible pressing of the insulating panel, and wherein one of the two mold plates is arranged fixedly relative to the mold frame, and the opposite mold plate is movable by means of the pressing- and adjusting drive .
A valve, comprising: a first fluid port ; a second fluid port ; an orifice providing a fluid connection between the first and second fluid ports ; a moveable sub-assembly , moveable between a first position in which the fluid connection is open and a second position in which the fluid connection is closed by the moveable sub-assembly ; the moveable sub-assembly comprising first and second sub-components , the first and second sub-components being mechanically connected by a crimp to fix a position of the first sub-component relative to the second sub-component , characterised in that : the second sub-component comprises one or more openings configured to enable access to a crimping region to form the crimp. a first fluid port ; a second fluid port ; an orifice providing a fluid connection between the first and second fluid ports ; a moveable sub-assembly , moveable between a first position in which the fluid connection is open and a second position in which the fluid connection is closed by the moveable sub-assembly ; the moveable sub-assembly comprising first and second sub-components , the first and second sub-components being mechanically connected by a crimp to fix a position of the first sub-component relative to the second sub-component , characterised in that : the second sub-component comprises one or more openings configured to enable access to a crimping region to form the crimp.
An apparatus for containing and measuring a fluid, the apparatus comprising: a reservoir comprising an opening and a wall, the opening configured to allow passage of the fluid in and out of the reservoir, and the wall defining a chamber configured to contain the fluid; a fluid sensing unit coupled to the reservoir, the fluid sensing unit configured to generate measurement data indicative of a volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir; and a proximity sensor coupled to the reservoir, the proximity sensor configured to detect a presence of a proximity trigger disposed within a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor is located near a portion of the reservoir configured to couple to a component comprising the proximity trigger, such that the proximity trigger is placed within the predetermined distance when the component is coupled to the reservoir, the apparatus further comprising a processing unit in communication with the fluid sensing unit and the proximity sensor, wherein the processing unit is configured to identify a type of the component in response to measurement data generated by the proximity sensor. a reservoir comprising an opening and a wall, the opening configured to allow passage of the fluid in and out of the reservoir, and the wall defining a chamber configured to contain the fluid; a fluid sensing unit coupled to the reservoir, the fluid sensing unit configured to generate measurement data indicative of a volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir; and a proximity sensor coupled to the reservoir, the proximity sensor configured to detect a presence of a proximity trigger disposed within a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor is located near a portion of the reservoir configured to couple to a component comprising the proximity trigger, such that the proximity trigger is placed within the predetermined distance when the component is coupled to the reservoir, the apparatus further comprising a processing unit in communication with the fluid sensing unit and the proximity sensor, wherein the processing unit is configured to identify a type of the component in response to measurement data generated by the proximity sensor.