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A method of recovering noble metal(s) from a noble-metal-containing material, comprising: exposing the material comprising the noble metal(s) and at least one base metal to a mixture comprising nitrate ions and at least one supplemental acid; and recovering at least a portion of the noble metal(s) from the noble-metal-containing material, wherein the amount of nitrate ions within the mixture is less than or equal to 10 wt%, wherein the supplemental acid comprises a sulfonic acid, and wherein: the total amount of sulfonic acids within the mixture is less than 25 wt%, and/or the supplemental acid further comprises phosphoric acid and/or sulfuric acid. exposing the material comprising the noble metal(s) and at least one base metal to a mixture comprising nitrate ions and at least one supplemental acid; and recovering at least a portion of the noble metal(s) from the noble-metal-containing material, wherein the amount of nitrate ions within the mixture is less than or equal to 10 wt%, wherein the supplemental acid comprises a sulfonic acid, and wherein: the total amount of sulfonic acids within the mixture is less than 25 wt%, and/or the supplemental acid further comprises phosphoric acid and/or sulfuric acid. the total amount of sulfonic acids within the mixture is less than 25 wt%, and/or the supplemental acid further comprises phosphoric acid and/or sulfuric acid.
A method for optically encoding individual discrete volumes comprising: associating optically encoded particles with a nucleic acid primer, wherein each distinct type of particle is associated with one or more unique nucleic acid primer; and randomly distributing the optically encoded particles to individual discrete volumes, wherein the observable pattern of discrete optically encoded particles in each discrete volume allows the independent identification of each discrete volume. associating optically encoded particles with a nucleic acid primer, wherein each distinct type of particle is associated with one or more unique nucleic acid primer; and randomly distributing the optically encoded particles to individual discrete volumes, wherein the observable pattern of discrete optically encoded particles in each discrete volume allows the independent identification of each discrete volume.
A control method for avoiding a wind turbine run-away, comprising: determining whether a brake system of the wind turbine has failed or not; if the brake system has failed, calculating an initial crosswind position based on a current wind direction angle, and enabling a yaw system of the wind turbine to perform a crosswind operation based on the initial crosswind position; performing a long-period filter processing on wind direction data acquired during a crosswind process to obtain an average wind direction angle, and performing a short-period filter processing on the wind direction data to obtain an instantaneous wind direction angle; determining whether a wind direction has a sudden change or not based on the average wind direction angle and the instantaneous wind direction angle; and if the wind direction has a sudden change, calculating a new crosswind position based on the average wind direction angle, and enabling the yaw system to perform a crosswind operation based on the new crosswind position. determining whether a brake system of the wind turbine has failed or not; if the brake system has failed, calculating an initial crosswind position based on a current wind direction angle, and enabling a yaw system of the wind turbine to perform a crosswind operation based on the initial crosswind position; performing a long-period filter processing on wind direction data acquired during a crosswind process to obtain an average wind direction angle, and performing a short-period filter processing on the wind direction data to obtain an instantaneous wind direction angle; determining whether a wind direction has a sudden change or not based on the average wind direction angle and the instantaneous wind direction angle; and if the wind direction has a sudden change, calculating a new crosswind position based on the average wind direction angle, and enabling the yaw system to perform a crosswind operation based on the new crosswind position.
Electromagnetic actuator having a magnet coil , which has a coil former with a coil winding arranged thereon and a central recess which extends in an axial direction (a), and an armature which is arranged such that it can be displaced in the central recess and also a termination piece which is arranged at an axial end of the coil former and in which an operating element is mounted such that it can be displaced in the axial direction (a), wherein the armature can be moved by operation of the magnet coil , so that a force which is applied by the armature of the electromagnetic actuator can be transmitted to the operating element , wherein the operating element is of two-part design and has an operating pin , which is mounted in the termination piece , and also a separating piece which is fixedly connected to the operating pin at an end section of the operating pin that protrudes out of the termination piece in the direction of the armature and which is acted on by the armature when the magnet coil is operated, wherein the separating piece is produced from a non-magnetic material, in particular from non-magnetic steel, characterized in that the operating pin is not fixedly connected to the armature and has its own bearing arrangement independently of the bearing of the armature .
A method of screening an agent for preventing or treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) the method comprising: (a) contacting a population of astrocytes, the astrocytes having been ex-vivo differentiated from pluripotent stem cells (PSC), with the agent; (b) co-culturing the population of astrocytes of step (a) with a population of neurons under stress selected from hypoxicity, oxidative stress, glutamate toxicity or AMPA/kainate toxicity; and (c) quantifying an effect of said agent to enhance survival or neural function of the population of neurons. (a) contacting a population of astrocytes, the astrocytes having been ex-vivo differentiated from pluripotent stem cells (PSC), with the agent; (b) co-culturing the population of astrocytes of step (a) with a population of neurons under stress selected from hypoxicity, oxidative stress, glutamate toxicity or AMPA/kainate toxicity; and (c) quantifying an effect of said agent to enhance survival or neural function of the population of neurons.
A method for personalizing a document blank by way of a graphic to produce a document using an irradiation unit, the document blank comprising a photosensitive layer, at least one optically detectable parameter of the photosensitive layer changing when electromagnetic radiation is applied, the change in the parameter scaling with the energy input into the photosensitive layer, the irradiation unit providing electromagnetic radiation, the energy of the radiation provided by the irradiation unit being settable, comprising the following steps: • providing a monochrome starting graphic ; • reducing the brightness values of the monochrome starting graphic to at least two brightness levels to obtain a reduced starting graphic ; • dividing the reduced starting graphic into partial graphics , each of the partial graphics only including pixels of the same brightness; and • completely reproducing each of the individual partial graphics on the document blank by applying electromagnetic radiation to the photosensitive layer, wherein each brightness level (H1, H2, H3, ...) is associated with energy to be introduced into the photosensitive layer, and wherein the energy to be introduced associated with the brightness level (H1, H2, H3, ...) of the partial graphic is applied to the photosensitive layer during the reproduction of the partial graphic , and wherein the document blank comprises a chip , including a memory area , as well as an interface , the interface enabling access to the memory area of the chip , the method furthermore comprising storing the starting graphic in the memory area of the chip . • providing a monochrome starting graphic ; • reducing the brightness values of the monochrome starting graphic to at least two brightness levels to obtain a reduced starting graphic ; • dividing the reduced starting graphic into partial graphics , each of the partial graphics only including pixels of the same brightness; and • completely reproducing each of the individual partial graphics on the document blank by applying electromagnetic radiation to the photosensitive layer, wherein each brightness level (H1, H2, H3, ...) is associated with energy to be introduced into the photosensitive layer, and wherein the energy to be introduced associated with the brightness level (H1, H2, H3, ...) of the partial graphic is applied to the photosensitive layer during the reproduction of the partial graphic , and wherein the document blank comprises a chip , including a memory area , as well as an interface , the interface enabling access to the memory area of the chip , the method furthermore comprising storing the starting graphic in the memory area of the chip .
An apparatus comprising: a material delivery structure configured to receive a plurality of lengths of material and having an end ; a roller located at the end of the material delivery structure , the roller being movably rotatable and configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the end of the material delivery structure; a first side of the material delivery structure in which the first side is configured to guide a first number of lengths of material in the plurality of lengths of material to the roller; and a second side of the material delivery structure in which the second side is configured to guide a second number of lengths of material in the plurality of lengths of material to the roller. a material delivery structure configured to receive a plurality of lengths of material and having an end ; a roller located at the end of the material delivery structure , the roller being movably rotatable and configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the end of the material delivery structure; a first side of the material delivery structure in which the first side is configured to guide a first number of lengths of material in the plurality of lengths of material to the roller; and a second side of the material delivery structure in which the second side is configured to guide a second number of lengths of material in the plurality of lengths of material to the roller.
Brake lining holder for a rail vehicle, with at least one latching apparatus and a sliding rail running in the direction of a brake lining holder longitudinal axis for receiving a brake lining, wherein the latching apparatus has an eccentric shaft with an eccentric arranged on a first end face, a bushing connected to the brake lining holder and a spring , characterised in that the eccentric shaft is guided in the bushing in a manner and the spring is arranged coaxially with the eccentric shaft in a manner that the eccentric exerts forces on the brake lining and the brake lining container .
A residential block consisting of residential storeys arranged one above the other, at least one of the residential storeys comprising mutually adjacent residential units having: an outer shell consisting of a cuboid container which has a bottom surface , a top , up to two lateral walls and up to two end walls ; a cuboid interior which has an edge length of at least 2 m in each case, a floor which can be walked on with footfall sound insulation , a room ceiling and up to four room walls , the room walls being plasterboard walls; an intermediate space formed between the top and the walls on one side and the room ceiling and the room walls on the other side; and monolithic thermal insulation in the intermediate space , characterised in that the thermal insulation completely fills the intermediate space and is adhesively bonded to the room ceiling and the room walls such that the thermal insulation replaces a substructure for reinforcing the plasterboard walls.
A method of a first device , comprising: based on a first short distance communication mode, receiving respective connection information and respective authentication information broadcasted from each of a plurality of external devices, the respective authentication information for identifying whether the each of the plurality of external devices is controllable by the first device ; based on the respective authentication information, attempting to authenticate the each of the plurality of external devices; based on that a portion of the plurality of external devices is authenticated as controllable by the first device , displaying information related to the portion of the plurality of external devices on a portion of an execution screen of a first application, the portion of the plurality of external devices including a second device ; based on the displayed information related to the portion of the plurality of external devices, receiving a user input for selecting the second device among the portion of the plurality of external devices; based on the user input for selecting the second device , communicatively connecting the first device to the second device based on corresponding connection information which is received based on the first short distance communication mode; based on a second short distance communication mode different from the first short distance communication mode, transmitting information for controlling the second device to the second device , wherein the first short distance communication mode is BLE communication mode based on a first short distance communication mode, receiving respective connection information and respective authentication information broadcasted from each of a plurality of external devices, the respective authentication information for identifying whether the each of the plurality of external devices is controllable by the first device ; based on the respective authentication information, attempting to authenticate the each of the plurality of external devices; based on that a portion of the plurality of external devices is authenticated as controllable by the first device , displaying information related to the portion of the plurality of external devices on a portion of an execution screen of a first application, the portion of the plurality of external devices including a second device ; based on the displayed information related to the portion of the plurality of external devices, receiving a user input for selecting the second device among the portion of the plurality of external devices; based on the user input for selecting the second device , communicatively connecting the first device to the second device based on corresponding connection information which is received based on the first short distance communication mode; based on a second short distance communication mode different from the first short distance communication mode, transmitting information for controlling the second device to the second device , wherein the first short distance communication mode is BLE communication mode
Anchor rail for anchoring in concrete, having a substantially C-shaped cross-section, wherein the anchor rail comprises at least one anchor , two side walls and two opposite free legs , wherein a slot is formed in the longitudinal direction of the anchor rail between the free legs , wherein the free legs have an at least partial toothing on the side averted from the anchor and thus on the front outside of the anchor rail with respect to the longitudinal direction , characterised in that a region of the two side walls which is averted from the at least one anchor is bounded at the same level by end faces of the side walls , and in that the end faces of the side walls top the free legs .
Underwater radio frequency antenna able to radiate in an underwater propagation medium, comprising: - a hollow conducting tube forming a resonant cavity, said conducting tube having an open end and a closed end, - means for the excitation of said resonant cavity suitable for being fed with signals and arranged in such a way that the resonant cavity emits an electromagnetic radiation through said open end, - at least one layer of dielectric material filling at least partially said resonant cavity so as to close the open end of the resonant cavity and render said cavity leaktight in relation to the underwater medium, said layer being suitable for resisting the pressure of the underwater medium and allowing said electromagnetic radiation to pass through, characterised in that the means for excitation of the resonant cavity include a probe connected by one of the ends thereof, or first end , to a signal supply cable via an orifice in the wall of the resonant cavity, said orifice being advantageously formed substantially at the centre of the wall of the closed end of the conducting tube in such a way that the probe is substantially positioned on the axis of symmetry (X) of the conducting tube, and in that the probe has, at a second end corresponding to the free end of the probe, a so-called transition element having for example an overall inverted triangle shape wherein the vertex is connected to said second end. - a hollow conducting tube forming a resonant cavity, said conducting tube having an open end and a closed end, - means for the excitation of said resonant cavity suitable for being fed with signals and arranged in such a way that the resonant cavity emits an electromagnetic radiation through said open end, - at least one layer of dielectric material filling at least partially said resonant cavity so as to close the open end of the resonant cavity and render said cavity leaktight in relation to the underwater medium, said layer being suitable for resisting the pressure of the underwater medium and allowing said electromagnetic radiation to pass through,
A method of controlling an electrical power network in dependence on a sudden event which is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load, the electrical power network comprising plural controllers with each controller being configured to provide for control of controllable apparatus connected to the electrical power network at a different respective location in the electrical power network , the method comprising: determining the occurrence of a sudden event that is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load in the electrical power network or part of the electrical power network ; receiving plural substantially synchronised quantities in each of the plural controllers , each of the plural quantities corresponding to at least one of frequency and angle at a respective one of plural different locations in the electrical power network ; and generating a control output from each of the controllers in dependence on the received plural quantities, each control output being for control of its respective controllable apparatus , each controller being operative to generate the control output independent of operation of any other controller , on an ongoing basis in dependence on ongoing receipt of the plural quantities, the method being characterised in that , each controller is operative to generate the control output without being dependant on a signal received from any of the other plural controllers . determining the occurrence of a sudden event that is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load in the electrical power network or part of the electrical power network ; receiving plural substantially synchronised quantities in each of the plural controllers , each of the plural quantities corresponding to at least one of frequency and angle at a respective one of plural different locations in the electrical power network ; and generating a control output from each of the controllers in dependence on the received plural quantities, each control output being for control of its respective controllable apparatus , each controller being operative to generate the control output independent of operation of any other controller , on an ongoing basis in dependence on ongoing receipt of the plural quantities, the method being characterised in that , each controller is operative to generate the control output without being dependant on a signal received from any of the other plural controllers .
A method for recycling waste material, comprising steps of: 1) reducing waste material to powder by grinding; 2) preparing a suspension of a polysaccharide as a crosslinking agent in water; 3) adding to the suspension of point 2) the powder obtained at point 1); 4) subjecting the mixture of point 3) to shaking up to formation of a hydrogel; 5) proceeding to freeze-drying of the hydrogel, obtaining a porous foam, wherein said waste material is a composite material or glass from industrial waste. 1) reducing waste material to powder by grinding; 2) preparing a suspension of a polysaccharide as a crosslinking agent in water; 3) adding to the suspension of point 2) the powder obtained at point 1); 4) subjecting the mixture of point 3) to shaking up to formation of a hydrogel; 5) proceeding to freeze-drying of the hydrogel, obtaining a porous foam, wherein said waste material is a composite material or glass from industrial waste.
Isolated nucleic acid encoding a leader operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein of interest (POI), wherein the nucleic acid encoding the leader is fused to the N-terminus of the POI, which leader is selected from the group consisting of a) a signal peptide consisting of the 20 amino acids sequence of SEQ ID 1 or a functional variant thereof with one or two point mutations, and b) a signal peptide consisting of the 20 amino acids sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID 2, 3, 4 and 5, wherein the signal peptide characterized by a 21 amino acids sequence that includes a C-terminal extension by an additional alanine is excluded, and; wherein the nucleic acid does not encode the amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID 8, and wherein the signal peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID 2 fused with a polypeptide consisting of one immunoglobulin single variable domain is excluded. a) a signal peptide consisting of the 20 amino acids sequence of SEQ ID 1 or a functional variant thereof with one or two point mutations, and b) a signal peptide consisting of the 20 amino acids sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID 2, 3, 4 and 5,
A test chamber for conditioning air, the test chamber comprising a test space which serves to receive test material and which can be closed off from the surroundings and which is temperature-insulated, and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space, the temperature control device allowing a temperature in a temperature range of -80 °C to +180 °C, preferably -100 °C to +200 °C, to be established within the test space, the temperature control device having a cooling device comprising a cooling circuit with a refrigerant, a heat exchanger disposed in the test space, a compressor , a condenser , and an expansion element , characterized in that the refrigerant is a nearly azeotropic and/or zeotropic refrigerant mixture of a mass percentage of carbon dioxide of 0.2 to 0.8 and a mass percentage of at least one of the components pentafluoroethane of 0.1 to 0.4, monofluoroethane and/or fluoromethane, the refrigerant having a relative CO 2 equivalent of < 3000, preferably < 500, in particular preferably < 10, with respect to 20 years.