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Method for treating a raw gas mixture which contains harmful sulphurous compounds, comprising i) introducing into a first unit: - a raw gas mixture containing harmful sulphurous compounds, and - an acidic aqueous medium containing nitrate; ii) contacting in said first unit said raw gas mixture with micro-organisms capable of degrading said harmful sulphurous compounds in said aqueous medium; iii) allowing, under anaerobic conditions, said microorganisms to metabolize in said aqueous medium at least part of said harmful sulphurous compounds to sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) and to metabolize at least part of said nitrate into nitrite such that a gas product comprising a lower content of harmful sulphurous compounds compared to the raw gas mixture and an aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite are obtained; and iv) discharging aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite and said gas product from said first unit; v) passing said aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite from said first unit to a second unit in which, under aerobic conditions, nitrate is regenerated by an oxidation reaction of nitrite to nitrate to obtain an aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrate; and vi) recycling at least part of said aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrate from said second unit back to said first unit to function as said acidic aqueous medium containing nitrate of step i); wherein, in the acidic aqueous medium introduced into said first unit, the nitrate level is controlled at a level which is sufficient to allow conversion of at least part of said harmful sulphurous compounds to H 2 SO 4 under said anaerobic conditions. i) introducing into a first unit: - a raw gas mixture containing harmful sulphurous compounds, and - an acidic aqueous medium containing nitrate; - a raw gas mixture containing harmful sulphurous compounds, and - an acidic aqueous medium containing nitrate; ii) contacting in said first unit said raw gas mixture with micro-organisms capable of degrading said harmful sulphurous compounds in said aqueous medium; iii) allowing, under anaerobic conditions, said microorganisms to metabolize in said aqueous medium at least part of said harmful sulphurous compounds to sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) and to metabolize at least part of said nitrate into nitrite such that a gas product comprising a lower content of harmful sulphurous compounds compared to the raw gas mixture and an aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite are obtained; and iv) discharging aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite and said gas product from said first unit; v) passing said aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrite from said first unit to a second unit in which, under aerobic conditions, nitrate is regenerated by an oxidation reaction of nitrite to nitrate to obtain an aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrate; and vi) recycling at least part of said aqueous medium containing H 2 SO 4 and nitrate from said second unit back to said first unit to function as said acidic aqueous medium containing nitrate of step i);
A method for encoding a video frame, the method comprising: encoding, in a bitstream, a syntax element indicative of a slice type of a slice of the video frame; when the slice type of the slice is a B slice type, determining an initialization method for initializing a Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding, CABAC, context associated with the slice to be one of a first initialization method or a second initialization method, and in a case that the initialization method is a first initialization method, setting a value of a flag to a first value, in a case that the initialization method is a second initialization method, setting the value of the flag to a second value, and encoding, in the bitstream, the flag; the method being characterised in that it further comprises when the slice type of the slice is a P slice type, determining the initialization method for initializing the CABAC context associated with the slice to be one of the first initialization method or the second initialization method, and in a case that the initialization method is the second initialization method, setting the value of the flag to the first value, in a case that the initialization method is the first initialization method, setting the value of the flag to the second value, and encoding, in the bitstream, the flag; and when the slice type of the slice is an I slice type, the initialization method is a third initialization method. encoding, in a bitstream, a syntax element indicative of a slice type of a slice of the video frame; when the slice type of the slice is a B slice type, determining an initialization method for initializing a Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding, CABAC, context associated with the slice to be one of a first initialization method or a second initialization method, and in a case that the initialization method is a first initialization method, setting a value of a flag to a first value, in a case that the initialization method is a second initialization method, setting the value of the flag to a second value, and encoding, in the bitstream, the flag; the method being characterised in that it further comprises when the slice type of the slice is a P slice type, determining the initialization method for initializing the CABAC context associated with the slice to be one of the first initialization method or the second initialization method, and in a case that the initialization method is the second initialization method, setting the value of the flag to the first value, in a case that the initialization method is the first initialization method, setting the value of the flag to the second value, and encoding, in the bitstream, the flag; and when the slice type of the slice is an I slice type, the initialization method is a third initialization method.
A wireless transceiver comprising: a receive path having a low noise amplifier, LNA, that has an input terminal coupled to an antenna , and a first switch (S1) coupled to the input terminal of the LNA and a ground potential, wherein the receive path is configured to receive a radio frequency, RF, signal when the first switch (S1) is in an open position; a first transmit path having a low power amplifier and a second switch (S2), wherein the low power amplifier has an output terminal coupled to the antenna through the second switch (S2), and wherein the first transmit path is configured to provide a first RF signal when the second switch (S2) is in a closed position and the first switch (S1) is in a closed position; and a second transmit path having a balun , a high power amplifier having an output terminal coupled to the balun , and a third switch (S3), wherein the second transmit path is configured to provide a second RF signal when the third switch (S3) is in a closed position, the first switch (S1) is in the closed position, and the second switch (S2) is in an open position, wherein the balun has a primary winding and a secondary winding having a first end coupled to the first transmit path through a capacitor (C21) and a second end coupled to a ground potential through the third switch (S3). a receive path having a low noise amplifier, LNA, that has an input terminal coupled to an antenna , and a first switch (S1) coupled to the input terminal of the LNA and a ground potential, wherein the receive path is configured to receive a radio frequency, RF, signal when the first switch (S1) is in an open position; a first transmit path having a low power amplifier and a second switch (S2), wherein the low power amplifier has an output terminal coupled to the antenna through the second switch (S2), and wherein the first transmit path is configured to provide a first RF signal when the second switch (S2) is in a closed position and the first switch (S1) is in a closed position; and a second transmit path having a balun , a high power amplifier having an output terminal coupled to the balun , and a third switch (S3), wherein the second transmit path is configured to provide a second RF signal when the third switch (S3) is in a closed position, the first switch (S1) is in the closed position, and the second switch (S2) is in an open position, wherein the balun has a primary winding and a secondary winding having a first end coupled to the first transmit path through a capacitor (C21) and a second end coupled to a ground potential through the third switch (S3).
A mandibular advancement device including: an intraoral portion including a body portion, the body portion including lower and upper plates, the lower plate being adapted to accommodate a pair of opposed arms , that extend rearwardly and outwardly from the lower plate into an oral cavity when the device is worn, each arm including a posterior intraoral maxillary abutment surface, and an extraoral portion, characterised in that the mandibular advancement device includes an adjustment means provided on each side of the lower plate , the adjustment means adapted to act upon a respective arm to move the respective arm towards its opposing arm, so that the respective arm's posterior intraoral maxillary abutment surface is moved to a new position. an intraoral portion including a body portion, the body portion including lower and upper plates, the lower plate being adapted to accommodate a pair of opposed arms , that extend rearwardly and outwardly from the lower plate into an oral cavity when the device is worn, each arm including a posterior intraoral maxillary abutment surface, and an extraoral portion, characterised in that the mandibular advancement device includes an adjustment means provided on each side of the lower plate , the adjustment means adapted to act upon a respective arm to move the respective arm towards its opposing arm, so that the respective arm's posterior intraoral maxillary abutment surface is moved to a new position.
An adjustable power intraocular lens, comprising: a container having an optical component and a peripheral component extending around at least a portion of the optical component , wherein the optical component has an anterior optical element , a posterior optical element , and a fluid chamber having a chamber volume between the anterior optical element and the posterior optical element ; an optical fluid in the container; characterised in that the adjustable power intraocular lens further comprises a transport substance in solution with the optical fluid , wherein the transport substance is configured to pass through the container; and a plurality of volume control elements in the peripheral component of the container, wherein the volume control elements comprise: first volume control elements configured to be activated by a non-invasive energy and upon activation to release the transport substance into the optical fluid to decrease the chamber volume; and/or second volume control elements configured to be activated by a non- invasive energy and upon activation to absorb the transport substance from the optical fluid to increase the chamber volume. a container having an optical component and a peripheral component extending around at least a portion of the optical component , wherein the optical component has an anterior optical element , a posterior optical element , and a fluid chamber having a chamber volume between the anterior optical element and the posterior optical element ; an optical fluid in the container; characterised in that the adjustable power intraocular lens further comprises a transport substance in solution with the optical fluid , wherein the transport substance is configured to pass through the container; and a plurality of volume control elements in the peripheral component of the container, wherein the volume control elements comprise: first volume control elements configured to be activated by a non-invasive energy and upon activation to release the transport substance into the optical fluid to decrease the chamber volume; and/or second volume control elements configured to be activated by a non- invasive energy and upon activation to absorb the transport substance from the optical fluid to increase the chamber volume. first volume control elements configured to be activated by a non-invasive energy and upon activation to release the transport substance into the optical fluid to decrease the chamber volume; and/or second volume control elements configured to be activated by a non- invasive energy and upon activation to absorb the transport substance from the optical fluid to increase the chamber volume.
Kit comprising i) unmodified autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs), wherein said UA-ADRCs are isolated from adipose tissue comprising collagenase digestion of said tissue, followed by centrifugal density gradient separation, ii) an autologous fraction 2 of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF-2), and iii) an osteoinductive scaffold (OIS). i) unmodified autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs), wherein said UA-ADRCs are isolated from adipose tissue comprising collagenase digestion of said tissue, followed by centrifugal density gradient separation, ii) an autologous fraction 2 of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF-2), and iii) an osteoinductive scaffold (OIS).
A method for allocating a slice instance of a communications network, the method comprising: obtaining, by a management function, requirements for the slice instance; checking , by the management function, a feasibility of the slice instance requirements in view of one or more of network resources and network capabilities; preparing , by the management function, a network environment for the slice instance in view of the slice instance requirements; and commissioning , by the management function, the slice instance; wherein when checking the feasibility results in a determination that the requirements for the slice instance are not feasible, the method further comprising negotiating, by the management function, requirements for the slice instance with a 3GPP entity. obtaining, by a management function, requirements for the slice instance; checking , by the management function, a feasibility of the slice instance requirements in view of one or more of network resources and network capabilities; preparing , by the management function, a network environment for the slice instance in view of the slice instance requirements; and commissioning , by the management function, the slice instance; wherein when checking the feasibility results in a determination that the requirements for the slice instance are not feasible, the method further comprising negotiating, by the management function, requirements for the slice instance with a 3GPP entity.
A device (10c; 10e) comprising: a first electrode , a second electrode , and a metal chalcogenide-containing material between the first and second electrodes; and a first electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the first electrode , and a second electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the second electrode , the regions comprising at least one composition having a bandgap of at least 3.5 electronvolts, characterised in that at least one of the regions comprises a stack of at least three layers , the first and third layers comprising one or both of gallium oxide and gadolinium oxide, and the second layer comprising aluminum oxide. a first electrode , a second electrode , and a metal chalcogenide-containing material between the first and second electrodes; and a first electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the first electrode , and a second electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the second electrode , the regions comprising at least one composition having a bandgap of at least 3.5 electronvolts, characterised in that at least one of the regions comprises a stack of at least three layers , the first and third layers comprising one or both of gallium oxide and gadolinium oxide, and the second layer comprising aluminum oxide.
A compound represented by the following structural formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating cancer in a veterinary subject in need thereof.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: precomputing a separate three-dimensional, i.e. 3D, integration filter mask for each of x, y, and z dimensions, wherein the three-dimensional integration filter mask are pre-computed with a given operator length; receiving a portion of a 3D post-stack seismic data set of a seismic survey for processing; loading the received portion of 3D post-stack seismic data set into a generated 3D-sub-cube; applying the separate 3D integration filter masks to the loaded 3D-sub-cube to generate filtered 3D-sub-cube data; and calculating the square mean of the filtered 3D-sub-cube data to generate smoothed 3D-sub-cube data. precomputing a separate three-dimensional, i.e. 3D, integration filter mask for each of x, y, and z dimensions, wherein the three-dimensional integration filter mask are pre-computed with a given operator length; receiving a portion of a 3D post-stack seismic data set of a seismic survey for processing; loading the received portion of 3D post-stack seismic data set into a generated 3D-sub-cube; applying the separate 3D integration filter masks to the loaded 3D-sub-cube to generate filtered 3D-sub-cube data; and calculating the square mean of the filtered 3D-sub-cube data to generate smoothed 3D-sub-cube data.
A comparator, comprising: a differential input circuit connected to a first power source for delivering a first voltage (VDDH') and configured to output a signal when a voltage of an input signal is higher than a voltage of a reference signal; a voltage converting circuit configured to convert the output signal from the differential input circuit into a signal corresponding to a second voltage (VDDL') and to output this converted signal; a positive feedback circuit connected to a second power source for delivering the second voltage (VDDL') lower than the first voltage (VDDH'), and configured to receive the converted signal from the voltage converting circuit , to invert this signal, to speed up a transition speed of this inversion by a positive feedback and to output the inverted signal, wherein the differential input circuit is also connected to a negative bias voltage source for delivering a negative bias voltage (VSS) such that the differential input circuit operates in an entire potential difference in the range between the first voltage (VDDH') and the negative bias voltage (VSS) and the positive feedback circuit operates in a potential difference in the range between the second voltage (VDDL') and 0V. a differential input circuit connected to a first power source for delivering a first voltage (VDDH') and configured to output a signal when a voltage of an input signal is higher than a voltage of a reference signal; a voltage converting circuit configured to convert the output signal from the differential input circuit into a signal corresponding to a second voltage (VDDL') and to output this converted signal; a positive feedback circuit connected to a second power source for delivering the second voltage (VDDL') lower than the first voltage (VDDH'), and configured to receive the converted signal from the voltage converting circuit , to invert this signal, to speed up a transition speed of this inversion by a positive feedback and to output the inverted signal, wherein the differential input circuit is also connected to a negative bias voltage source for delivering a negative bias voltage (VSS) such that the differential input circuit operates in an entire potential difference in the range between the first voltage (VDDH') and the negative bias voltage (VSS) and the positive feedback circuit operates in a potential difference in the range between the second voltage (VDDL') and 0V.
Apparatus comprising: a submersible pump having an impeller housing housing an impeller and a motor, the impeller housing configured to contain an air/water mixture, wherein a slit is cut at the highest point of the impeller housing for trapped air to leave the impeller housing once the pump has been submerged; and a control circuit configured for implementing an anti-air-lock on/off start-up cycle to cycle the pump on and off for a predetermined number of cycles at start up, so that the trapped air will float to the top and be expelled out the slit when the pump is cycled off. a submersible pump having an impeller housing housing an impeller and a motor, the impeller housing configured to contain an air/water mixture, wherein a slit is cut at the highest point of the impeller housing for trapped air to leave the impeller housing once the pump has been submerged; and a control circuit configured for implementing an anti-air-lock on/off start-up cycle to cycle the pump on and off for a predetermined number of cycles at start up, so that the trapped air will float to the top and be expelled out the slit when the pump is cycled off.
A biaxial stretch blow molding device for driving a blow core fixing member to which a blow core mold is fixed, and a stretch rod fixing member to which a stretch rod is fixed, to move forward and backward, comprising: a first guide shaft which is erected on an upper base and to which the blow core fixing member is slidably coupled; a second guide shaft erected on the stretch rod fixing member ; support member fixed to the first guide shaft and provided with a guide hole through which the second guide shaft is slidably inserted; a first drive means for moving the blow core fixing member forward and backward independently of the stretch rod fixing member ; and a second drive means for moving the stretch rod fixing member forward and backward independently of the blow core fixing member , wherein the stretch rod fixing member is disposed to contact the blow core fixing member when the stretch rod fixing member is driven to move backward. a first guide shaft which is erected on an upper base and to which the blow core fixing member is slidably coupled; a second guide shaft erected on the stretch rod fixing member ; support member fixed to the first guide shaft and provided with a guide hole through which the second guide shaft is slidably inserted; a first drive means for moving the blow core fixing member forward and backward independently of the stretch rod fixing member ; and a second drive means for moving the stretch rod fixing member forward and backward independently of the blow core fixing member ,