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An apparatus for simulating the appearance of an embossed print, comprising: a processor configured to select an image of a paper substrate; said processor configured to rasterize a vector or image art to be embossed into an image having a same size as a final print; said processor configured to generate an embossing mask from said rasterized image and vector art, wherein said embossing mask is an image that lightens and darkens pixels of the paper substrate image; said processor configured to use said mask to modulate intensity of said paper substrate image, by lightening and darkening pixels of said paper substrate by pixel-by-pixel multiplication of said mask with said rasterized image and vector art of said paper substrate, to yield an embossed paper image, wherein said embossed paper image simulates visual results of an embossed image; said processor configured to operate a printer to apply to said paper substrate said rasterized image and vector art, used to create said embossed paper image, as clear layer to add a dimensional or tactile aspect to said paper substrate; and said processor configured to add to said paper substrate any of text and image content that is not to be embossed. a processor configured to select an image of a paper substrate; said processor configured to rasterize a vector or image art to be embossed into an image having a same size as a final print; said processor configured to generate an embossing mask from said rasterized image and vector art, wherein said embossing mask is an image that lightens and darkens pixels of the paper substrate image; said processor configured to use said mask to modulate intensity of said paper substrate image, by lightening and darkening pixels of said paper substrate by pixel-by-pixel multiplication of said mask with said rasterized image and vector art of said paper substrate, to yield an embossed paper image, wherein said embossed paper image simulates visual results of an embossed image; said processor configured to operate a printer to apply to said paper substrate said rasterized image and vector art, used to create said embossed paper image, as clear layer to add a dimensional or tactile aspect to said paper substrate; and said processor configured to add to said paper substrate any of text and image content that is not to be embossed.
Method for operating a pumped storage power plant with a double-fed induction machine including a stator , which is directly connected to an electrical grid , and a rotor , which is directly connected to an electrical grid via a converter , wherein the method includes: determining a current target value for the rotor current frequency or a mechanical speed (n) of the rotor based on a target power to be transmitted between the electrical grid and the double-fed induction machine depending on measured current operating variables, determining one or more variables characterising a current state of the pumped storage power plant ; determining a current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]), which is determined by a minimal rotor current frequency (Δf) required for the stationary operation or speed difference (Δn) of the rotor speed from the synchronous speed (n 0 ), depending on the one or more variables characterising the current state of the pumped storage power plant in such a way that the current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]) is minimised according to the current state of the pumped storage power plant ; and controlling the converter in order to switch pulse-like sinusoidal voltages and currents with the current target value of the rotor current frequency to the rotor , if the current target value of the rotor current frequency or mechanical rotor speed does not fall in a stationary manner into the current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]). determining a current target value for the rotor current frequency or a mechanical speed (n) of the rotor based on a target power to be transmitted between the electrical grid and the double-fed induction machine depending on measured current operating variables, determining one or more variables characterising a current state of the pumped storage power plant ; determining a current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]), which is determined by a minimal rotor current frequency (Δf) required for the stationary operation or speed difference (Δn) of the rotor speed from the synchronous speed (n 0 ), depending on the one or more variables characterising the current state of the pumped storage power plant in such a way that the current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]) is minimised according to the current state of the pumped storage power plant ; and controlling the converter in order to switch pulse-like sinusoidal voltages and currents with the current target value of the rotor current frequency to the rotor , if the current target value of the rotor current frequency or mechanical rotor speed does not fall in a stationary manner into the current inadmissible synchronous deadband ([-Δf, Δf]; [n 0 -Δn, n 0 +Δn]).
A process for producing a hydrocarbon product from a lignin oil, said lignin oil having an oxygen content of 10-30 wt-%, an average weight molecular weight of 500-800 g/mol with a polydispersity of 2, a heating value of 25-35 MJ/kg, a water content of 0-1.5 wt-%, a sodium content of 400-500 ppm, a potassium content of 50-100 ppm, a sulfur content of 1-2.5 wt-% and a total acid number of 110-125 mg KOH/g oil, wherein the process for producing the hydrocarbon product comprises the steps of treating the lignin oil in a reactor in the presence of one or more of a hydrodesulfurization catalyst selected from NiMo on alumina or CoMo on alumina; or a hydrodesulfurization and cracking catalyst selected from NiMo on zeolite or CoMo on zeolite, or a hydrodeoxygenation and cracking catalyst selected from NiO on zeolite, zeolite alone or combinations thereof, or a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst selected from Ni/NiO, Cu/Cr, Pd/Cu, or Pt on a support material, such as chromite and/or alumina and/or zirconia and/or graphite and/or carbon and/or silica; or combinations thereof, and applying a H 2 pressure of 30-160 bar, preferably 50-150 bar, a gas to oil ratio (GTO) of 200-2000 l/l (STP conditions), preferably 500-1500 l/l, at a temperature of 290-400 °C, preferably 300-360 °C, and with a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of 0.25-2 h -1 and preferably 0.5-1 h -1 followed by cooling the reaction product from the reactor to 20-30 °C, and separating the reaction product by phase separation, into a gaseous phase, a liquid hydrocarbon product phase, and a water phase, thereby obtaining the hydrocarbon product. a hydrodesulfurization catalyst selected from NiMo on alumina or CoMo on alumina; or a hydrodesulfurization and cracking catalyst selected from NiMo on zeolite or CoMo on zeolite, or a hydrodeoxygenation and cracking catalyst selected from NiO on zeolite, zeolite alone or combinations thereof, or a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst selected from Ni/NiO, Cu/Cr, Pd/Cu, or Pt on a support material, such as chromite and/or alumina and/or zirconia and/or graphite and/or carbon and/or silica; or combinations thereof, and
A seal made of a rubber composition containing a hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber as a main part of a rubber component, wherein the rubber component contains: a first hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber which has an acrylonitrile content comprised between 48.0% by mass and 52.0% by mass; and a second hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber which has an acrylonitrile content which is lower than the acrylonitrile content of the first hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber.
A mouthpiece for a setting device setting a blind rivet element (50; 50'), comprising: a. a hollow, preferably a hollow-cylindrical, body having an abutting end and a central through bore through which a pulling component of the setting device is movable, said mouthpiece being characterised by further comprising: b. a first endless sealing being arranged adjacent to the central through bore at the abutting end for abutting at a head portion of the blind rivet element , c. a second endless sealing being arranged radially outwardly of the first endless sealing at the abutting end for abutting at a component , and d. a fluid channel extending at least partly through the hollow, preferably a hollow-cylindrical, body such that an exit opening is provided between the first and the second endless sealing and an entry opening for supplying a testing fluid is provided, preferably remote, to the abutting end . a. a hollow, preferably a hollow-cylindrical, body having an abutting end and a central through bore through which a pulling component of the setting device is movable, said mouthpiece being characterised by further comprising: b. a first endless sealing being arranged adjacent to the central through bore at the abutting end for abutting at a head portion of the blind rivet element , c. a second endless sealing being arranged radially outwardly of the first endless sealing at the abutting end for abutting at a component , and d. a fluid channel extending at least partly through the hollow, preferably a hollow-cylindrical, body such that an exit opening is provided between the first and the second endless sealing and an entry opening for supplying a testing fluid is provided, preferably remote, to the abutting end . b. a first endless sealing being arranged adjacent to the central through bore at the abutting end for abutting at a head portion of the blind rivet element , c. a second endless sealing being arranged radially outwardly of the first endless sealing at the abutting end for abutting at a component , and d. a fluid channel extending at least partly through the hollow, preferably a hollow-cylindrical, body such that an exit opening is provided between the first and the second endless sealing and an entry opening for supplying a testing fluid is provided, preferably remote, to the abutting end .
Use of a column tube for chromatography, wherein the column tube includes a plurality of polishing traces extending in a flow direction of the fluid, on an inner circumferential surface of the column tube, and wherein a ratio, to a total number of polishing traces, of a number of polishing traces having a depth in a range from 0.01 to 50 μm and a width in a range from 0.01 to 100 μm is 70% or higher.
In vitro method for the diagnosis of subjects at risk of developing advanced colorectal adenomas comprising: (a) measuring the expression pattern or level of at least miR-15b and miR-29a obtained from a minimally-invasive biological sample of the human subjects to be diagnosed selected from the list consisting of: a plasma sample, blood sample or serum sample; and (b) comparing said expression pattern or level of at least miR-15b and miR-29a of the human subjects to be diagnosed with an already established expression pattern or level, wherein the overexpression of at least miR15b and miR-29a is indicative of advanced colorectal adenomas.
A sensor assembly , comprising: a fastener body having a fastener end and a sensor end ; characterized by a sensor substrate coupled with the sensor end of the fastener body , the sensor substrate including one or more conductive bodies and one or more first conductive pathways coupled with the one or more conductive bodies ; and a sensor coupled with the sensor substrate and conductively coupled with the one or more conductive bodies by the one or more first conductive pathways, the sensor configured to sense humidity of air flowing through an air dryer , the one or more conductive bodies of the sensor substrate positioned to engage one or more second conductive pathways in the air dryer in different rotational positions of the fastener body relative to the air dryer . a sensor substrate coupled with the sensor end of the fastener body , the sensor substrate including one or more conductive bodies and one or more first conductive pathways coupled with the one or more conductive bodies ; and a sensor coupled with the sensor substrate and conductively coupled with the one or more conductive bodies by the one or more first conductive pathways, the sensor configured to sense humidity of air flowing through an air dryer , the one or more conductive bodies of the sensor substrate positioned to engage one or more second conductive pathways in the air dryer in different rotational positions of the fastener body relative to the air dryer .
A portable electronic device , comprising: a first body ; a first hinge ; a second body pivotally connected to the first body via the first hinge ; a second hinge ; a third body pivotally connected to the second body via the second hinge , and the second body is located between the first body and the third body ; and an input module , characterised in that the input module is slidably disposed on the third body and covering the second body , and configured such that as the input module is slid away from the second hinge , the second body is uncovered by the input module . a first body ; a first hinge ; a second body pivotally connected to the first body via the first hinge ; a second hinge ; a third body pivotally connected to the second body via the second hinge , and the second body is located between the first body and the third body ; and an input module , characterised in that the input module is slidably disposed on the third body and covering the second body , and configured such that as the input module is slid away from the second hinge , the second body is uncovered by the input module .
An instant lottery ticket game system , comprising: a set of scratch-off lottery ticket blanks , each lottery ticket blank comprising a front face and a back face ; each lottery ticket blank further comprising a game play area on the front face with play indicia that presents a pre-determined game outcome, the play indicia covered by a scratch-off coating (SOC) ; an automated dispenser , the set of lottery ticket blanks housed within the dispenser ; an interface configured with the dispenser and in communication with a printer associated with the dispenser ; the interface configured to accept input of composition indicia from a patron for printing on the front face ; and wherein the printer prints the composition indicia received or selected from the patron on portions of or the entirety of the front face to generate a finished scratch-off lottery ticket prior to dispensing the finished lottery ticket , characterized in that a coating layer is applied over at least the game play area such that an entirety of the front face presents an empty composition area void of lottery ticket indicia. a set of scratch-off lottery ticket blanks , each lottery ticket blank comprising a front face and a back face ; each lottery ticket blank further comprising a game play area on the front face with play indicia that presents a pre-determined game outcome, the play indicia covered by a scratch-off coating (SOC) ; an automated dispenser , the set of lottery ticket blanks housed within the dispenser ; an interface configured with the dispenser and in communication with a printer associated with the dispenser ; the interface configured to accept input of composition indicia from a patron for printing on the front face ; and wherein the printer prints the composition indicia received or selected from the patron on portions of or the entirety of the front face to generate a finished scratch-off lottery ticket prior to dispensing the finished lottery ticket , characterized in that a coating layer is applied over at least the game play area such that an entirety of the front face presents an empty composition area void of lottery ticket indicia.
A vial adaptor comprising: a first housing ; a second housing movably coupled to the first housing, the first housing and the second housing form a first chamber therein; a spike disposed in the first housing and the second housing, the spike having: a tip positioned adjacent to a front end of the first housing, a fluid port connected to a back end of the second housing, a first fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the fluid port, and a second fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the first chamber; wherein displacement of the second housing toward the first housing advances the tip of the spike to protrude out of the first housing and vary a volume of the first chamber, characterized in that the vial adaptor further comprises a sheath surrounding the first housing and the second housing to form a second chamber between the sheath and an external surface of the first housing and the second housing , and in that the second chamber is in air communication with the first chamber . a first housing ; a second housing movably coupled to the first housing, the first housing and the second housing form a first chamber therein; a spike disposed in the first housing and the second housing, the spike having: a tip positioned adjacent to a front end of the first housing, a fluid port connected to a back end of the second housing, a first fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the fluid port, and a second fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the first chamber; wherein displacement of the second housing toward the first housing advances the tip of the spike to protrude out of the first housing and vary a volume of the first chamber, characterized in that the vial adaptor further comprises a sheath surrounding the first housing and the second housing to form a second chamber between the sheath and an external surface of the first housing and the second housing , and in that the second chamber is in air communication with the first chamber . a tip positioned adjacent to a front end of the first housing, a fluid port connected to a back end of the second housing, a first fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the fluid port, and a second fluid channel opening at the tip and connected to the first chamber; wherein displacement of the second housing toward the first housing advances the tip of the spike to protrude out of the first housing and vary a volume of the first chamber, characterized in that the vial adaptor further comprises a sheath surrounding the first housing and the second housing to form a second chamber between the sheath and an external surface of the first housing and the second housing , and in that the second chamber is in air communication with the first chamber .
A wire electric discharge machine that supports a wire electrode by upper and lower wire guides provided in upper and lower nozzles , respectively, and performs electric discharge machining while moving the wire electrode relative to a workpiece according to a machining program and supplying a machining fluid from the upper and lower nozzles , the wire electric discharge machine comprising: a fluid pressure detecting unit that detects the pressure of the machining fluid supplied from the upper nozzle and the pressure of the machining fluid supplied from the lower nozzle during the electric discharge machining; a memory device that stores a relational expression representing a relation between the pressure of the machining fluid detected by the fluid pressure detecting unit and a displacement amount of each of the upper and lower wire guides corresponding to the pressure of the machining fluid; and a controller that obtains displacement amounts of the upper and lower wire guides , which correspond to the pressure of the machining fluid detected by the fluid pressure detecting unit , from the relational expression stored in the memory device , calculates positional compensation values of the upper and lower wire guides on the basis of the obtained displacement amounts, and compensates the position of the wire electrode relative to the workpiece by compensating command values of the machining program on the basis of the calculated positional compensation values. a fluid pressure detecting unit that detects the pressure of the machining fluid supplied from the upper nozzle and the pressure of the machining fluid supplied from the lower nozzle during the electric discharge machining; a memory device that stores a relational expression representing a relation between the pressure of the machining fluid detected by the fluid pressure detecting unit and a displacement amount of each of the upper and lower wire guides corresponding to the pressure of the machining fluid; and a controller that obtains displacement amounts of the upper and lower wire guides , which correspond to the pressure of the machining fluid detected by the fluid pressure detecting unit , from the relational expression stored in the memory device , calculates positional compensation values of the upper and lower wire guides on the basis of the obtained displacement amounts, and compensates the position of the wire electrode relative to the workpiece by compensating command values of the machining program on the basis of the calculated positional compensation values.
A method for deleting a target region in the genome of a filamentous fungal cell, the method comprising: a) introducing into a population of filamentous fungal cells a Cas endonuclease, a guide RNA, and a donor DNA, wherein the Cas endonuclease and guide RNA are capable of forming a complex that enables the Cas endonuclease to introduce a double-strand break at a target site in the genome of the fungal cells and allowing the donor DNA to be inserted at the target site, wherein the donor DNA comprises a sequence homologous to a genomic sequence of the fungal cells, wherein the genomic sequence and the target site flank the target region in the fungal cell genome, and wherein the donor DNA is not inserted at the target site via a homologous recombination between the donor DNA and the fungal cell genome; b) culturing the population of fungal cells under conditions that allow homologous recombination between the genomic sequence and the sequence homologous to the genomic sequence; and c) identifying at least one fungal cell in the culture in which deletion of the target region has occurred; wherein the Cas endonuclease, the guide RNA, or both are introduced transiently into the population of fungal cells. a) introducing into a population of filamentous fungal cells a Cas endonuclease, a guide RNA, and a donor DNA, wherein the Cas endonuclease and guide RNA are capable of forming a complex that enables the Cas endonuclease to introduce a double-strand break at a target site in the genome of the fungal cells and allowing the donor DNA to be inserted at the target site, wherein the donor DNA comprises a sequence homologous to a genomic sequence of the fungal cells, wherein the genomic sequence and the target site flank the target region in the fungal cell genome, and wherein the donor DNA is not inserted at the target site via a homologous recombination between the donor DNA and the fungal cell genome; b) culturing the population of fungal cells under conditions that allow homologous recombination between the genomic sequence and the sequence homologous to the genomic sequence; and c) identifying at least one fungal cell in the culture in which deletion of the target region has occurred; wherein the Cas endonuclease, the guide RNA, or both are introduced transiently into the population of fungal cells.