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A computer-implemented method for conditioning an interior area comprising: retrieving environmental conditions regarding the interior area, wherein the environmental conditions include temperature, humidity, and air speed; retrieving outdoor environmental conditions; generating a field of environmental conditions at a plurality of points within the interior area; calculating a thermal comfort of the user to determine a predicted mean vote; and operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system based on the calculated thermal comfort; characterised by : retrieving usage information regarding the interior area; estimating clothing insulation of a user based on the outdoor environmental conditions and the usage information; receiving feedback from the user regarding the user's comfort level; and operating the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system based on the feedback. retrieving environmental conditions regarding the interior area, wherein the environmental conditions include temperature, humidity, and air speed; retrieving outdoor environmental conditions; generating a field of environmental conditions at a plurality of points within the interior area; calculating a thermal comfort of the user to determine a predicted mean vote; and operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system based on the calculated thermal comfort; characterised by : retrieving usage information regarding the interior area; estimating clothing insulation of a user based on the outdoor environmental conditions and the usage information; receiving feedback from the user regarding the user's comfort level; and operating the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system based on the feedback. retrieving usage information regarding the interior area; estimating clothing insulation of a user based on the outdoor environmental conditions and the usage information; receiving feedback from the user regarding the user's comfort level; and operating the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system based on the feedback.
A method of processing an object with a DNA taggant for authenticating or tracking the object, the method comprising, a) obtaining an object that contains a DNA taggant, wherein the DNA taggant comprises telomeres and a DNA marker; b) treating the item in a) to remove at least a portion of the DNA taggant; c) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) to an amplification process to produce amplified DNA taggant and analyzing the amplified DNA taggant by size and or sequence analysis; and d) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) or the amplified DNA taggant of c) to replication, wherein said DNA taggant has telomeres and replication results in a shortening of the telomeres of said DNA taggant. a) obtaining an object that contains a DNA taggant, wherein the DNA taggant comprises telomeres and a DNA marker; b) treating the item in a) to remove at least a portion of the DNA taggant; c) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) to an amplification process to produce amplified DNA taggant and analyzing the amplified DNA taggant by size and or sequence analysis; and d) subjecting the removed DNA taggant of b) or the amplified DNA taggant of c) to replication, wherein said DNA taggant has telomeres and replication results in a shortening of the telomeres of said DNA taggant.
Household appliance , in particular washing machine, tumble dryer or washer-dryer, with a controller which effects an automatic cycle, of treatment programs which can be selected as main programs , which are composed of partial treatment programs or parameters, which in turn can be specified by the selection of individual parameter values, as well as an operating panel with at least one display and operating elements , in particular display keys, for the selection of the main program and the parameters and parameter values thereof, wherein the controller is furthermore configured such that with the selection of a main program , parameters and parameter values are each individually available for selection and when the household appliance is next switched on, parameters and parameter values can be optionally provided repeatedly for a program cycle according to the selected main program , wherein an assignment marker is provided for the repeatable provision of parameters and parameter values , which assignment marker can be activated, characterised in that the controller is configured, in which controller the parameters and parameter values associated with a selected main program can be changed upon switching off the assignment marker, wherein the parameters and parameter values most recently activated with the assignment marker are retained in the controller and after the household appliance is switched on again upon selection of a main program the parameter and parameter values most recently activated with the assignment marker are preset, wherein the activation of the assignment marker can be displayed on at least one display .
An apparatus for preparing and applying a foliar spray comprising: - supply means for supplying water; - a solute container for holding solute ; - a combinatory part for combining the solute with water from the supply means for forming an electrolyte solution ; and - an ion exchange part for exchanging ions from the electrolyte solution to form a prepared solution ; - characterised in that ∘ the apparatus includes a prepared solution container for holding the prepared solution , and ∘ the prepared solution container is pressurized to hold the prepared solution under pressure for application. - supply means for supplying water; - a solute container for holding solute ; - a combinatory part for combining the solute with water from the supply means for forming an electrolyte solution ; and - an ion exchange part for exchanging ions from the electrolyte solution to form a prepared solution ; - characterised in that ∘ the apparatus includes a prepared solution container for holding the prepared solution , and ∘ the prepared solution container is pressurized to hold the prepared solution under pressure for application. ∘ the apparatus includes a prepared solution container for holding the prepared solution , and ∘ the prepared solution container is pressurized to hold the prepared solution under pressure for application.
A reverse-phase suspension polymerisation process for the manufacture of polymer beads comprising forming aqueous monomer beads of an aqueous solution comprising water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomer blend and polymerising the monomer or monomer blend, to form polymer beads while suspended in a non-aqueous liquid, and recovering polymer beads, in which the process comprises providing in a vessel a volume of non-aqueous liquid wherein the volume of non-aqueous liquid extends between at least one polymer bead discharge point and at least one monomer feed point , feeding the aqueous monomer or monomer blend through orifices into, or onto, the non-aqueous liquid to form aqueous monomer beads, allowing the aqueous monomer beads to flow towards the polymer bead discharge point initiating polymerisation of the aqueous monomer beads to form polymerising beads, wherein the polymerising beads have formed polymer beads when they reach the polymer bead discharge point, removing a suspension of the polymer beads in non-aqueous liquid from the vessel at the polymer bead discharge point and recovering, water soluble or water swellable polymer beads from the suspension, in which the non-aqueous liquid flows in a downwards direction and co-current with the direction of flow of the monomer beads, in which the aqueous monomer or monomer blend and/or the orifices is/are vibrated such that the frequency multiplied by the weight average droplet diameter is between 150 and 800 mm/s. providing in a vessel a volume of non-aqueous liquid wherein the volume of non-aqueous liquid extends between at least one polymer bead discharge point and at least one monomer feed point , feeding the aqueous monomer or monomer blend through orifices into, or onto, the non-aqueous liquid to form aqueous monomer beads, allowing the aqueous monomer beads to flow towards the polymer bead discharge point initiating polymerisation of the aqueous monomer beads to form polymerising beads, wherein the polymerising beads have formed polymer beads when they reach the polymer bead discharge point, removing a suspension of the polymer beads in non-aqueous liquid from the vessel at the polymer bead discharge point and recovering, water soluble or water swellable polymer beads from the suspension, in which the non-aqueous liquid flows in a downwards direction and co-current with the direction of flow of the monomer beads, in which the aqueous monomer or monomer blend and/or the orifices is/are vibrated such that the frequency multiplied by the weight average droplet diameter is between 150 and 800 mm/s.
A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: a structure having an inside, an outside, a lower end with a lower edge, an upper end, a collapsed condition and an expanded condition; and a valve element mounted within the structure; characterised in that the prosthetic heart valve further includes a buffer 70 extending around a periphery of the inside of the structure and a cuff extending around a periphery of the outside of the structure, the cuff not forming the valve element, the buffer being connected to the structure, the cuff including at least one opening at the periphery of the structure, the buffer being positioned radially outward of the valve element , and the at least one opening being located at a distal end of the cuff, a distal end of the cuff being positioned proximally of the upper end of the structure. a structure having an inside, an outside, a lower end with a lower edge, an upper end, a collapsed condition and an expanded condition; and a valve element mounted within the structure; characterised in that the prosthetic heart valve further includes a buffer 70 extending around a periphery of the inside of the structure and a cuff extending around a periphery of the outside of the structure, the cuff not forming the valve element, the buffer being connected to the structure, the cuff including at least one opening at the periphery of the structure, the buffer being positioned radially outward of the valve element , and the at least one opening being located at a distal end of the cuff, a distal end of the cuff being positioned proximally of the upper end of the structure.
Connection device for a pipe comprising a tubular body delimiting a reception housing which is arranged to receive an end portion of the pipe and which is provided internally with a sealing element , and at least one indicator (10.4) of the penetration of an end portion of the pipe into the tubular body arranged in the reception housing to move axially between an inactive position in which it is hidden by the tubular body and an active position in which it projects from the tubular body, and means for elastically returning the penetration indicator into the inactive position, the penetration indicator being positioned in the tubular body so that the pipe brings said penetration indicator in the active position when the end portion of the pipe is sufficiently engaged in the reception housing to cooperate effectively with the sealing element, characterised in that the elastic return means comprise a helical spring integrally with the penetration indicator.
Polypropylene composition comprising (A) 60 to 95 wt% based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition of a heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) comprising 10 to 30 wt% of dispersed phase based on the total weight of the HECO with the dispersed phase having a comonomer content of 30 to 45 wt% and the HECO having a melt flow rate MFR PP in the range of 12 to 200 g/10 min and being prepared in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst (ZN-C), (B) 0 to 15 wt% of one or more elastomers based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition, (C) 5 to 20 wt% of at least one filler based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition, the filler being selected from the group consisting of mica, wollastonite, kaolinite, smectite, montmorillonite and talc and having a median particle size d50 [mass percent] of equal to or below 5 μm, wherein the polypropylene composition fulfils inequation fogging ≤ 0.02 MFR Comp + 0.3 with the dispersed phase being measured as xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction at 25 °C according to ISO 16152, the comonomer content of the dispersed phase being measured with NMR, the MFR Comp and the MFR PP being measured at 230 °C and at a load of 2.16 kg according to ISO 1133 and the fogging being measured gravimetrically according to ISO 75201, method B. (A) 60 to 95 wt% based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition of a heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) comprising 10 to 30 wt% of dispersed phase based on the total weight of the HECO with the dispersed phase having a comonomer content of 30 to 45 wt% and the HECO having a melt flow rate MFR PP in the range of 12 to 200 g/10 min and being prepared in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst (ZN-C), (B) 0 to 15 wt% of one or more elastomers based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition, (C) 5 to 20 wt% of at least one filler based on the total weight of the final polypropylene composition, the filler being selected from the group consisting of mica, wollastonite, kaolinite, smectite, montmorillonite and talc and having a median particle size d50 [mass percent] of equal to or below 5 μm,
A film cooling structure comprising: a wall part having an outer surface and an inner surface and extending forward and rearward; and a cooling hole including an inner peripheral surface formed in a tubular shape, the inner peripheral surface forming an inlet opening to the inner surface and an outlet opening to the outer surface, the cooling hole penetrating through the wall part and being inclined such that the outlet is positioned rearward of the inlet; wherein the cooling hole includes: a throat having a minimum cross section ; and a diffuser part extending from the throat to the outlet and including a channel cross section expanding rearward and along the wall part as the channel cross section approaches the outlet, and the inner peripheral surface of the cooling hole includes: a flat portion at a front part of the inner peripheral surface, extending in a direction (WD) which is perpendicular to an extending direction (ED) of the cooling hole and is along the wall part; and characterized by further including a convex portion projecting from a rear part of the inner peripheral surface toward the flat portion, extending in parallel with the flat portion, and forming the throat between the convex portion and the flat portion. a wall part having an outer surface and an inner surface and extending forward and rearward; and a cooling hole including an inner peripheral surface formed in a tubular shape, the inner peripheral surface forming an inlet opening to the inner surface and an outlet opening to the outer surface, the cooling hole penetrating through the wall part and being inclined such that the outlet is positioned rearward of the inlet; wherein the cooling hole includes: a throat having a minimum cross section ; and a diffuser part extending from the throat to the outlet and including a channel cross section expanding rearward and along the wall part as the channel cross section approaches the outlet, and a throat having a minimum cross section ; and a diffuser part extending from the throat to the outlet and including a channel cross section expanding rearward and along the wall part as the channel cross section approaches the outlet, and the inner peripheral surface of the cooling hole includes: a flat portion at a front part of the inner peripheral surface, extending in a direction (WD) which is perpendicular to an extending direction (ED) of the cooling hole and is along the wall part; and a flat portion at a front part of the inner peripheral surface, extending in a direction (WD) which is perpendicular to an extending direction (ED) of the cooling hole and is along the wall part; and
A process for recovery of 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-ol from a stream comprising 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-yl formate, ≥ 0.01 wt.% to ≤ 10 wt.% water and ≥ 50 wt.% to ≤ 70 wt.% methanol, each based on the total weight of the stream, comprising at least the steps of: A) contacting at least one amine catalyst with the stream to obtain a treated stream; B) subjecting the treated stream to a temperature in the range of ≥ 40 °C to ≤ 120°C to obtain 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-ol; and C) removing 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-ol from the treated stream. A) contacting at least one amine catalyst with the stream to obtain a treated stream; B) subjecting the treated stream to a temperature in the range of ≥ 40 °C to ≤ 120°C to obtain 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-ol; and C) removing 3-methyl-but-3-en-1-ol from the treated stream.
Method for separating off carbon dioxide from a gas mixture (10a-1 0e) that consists of breathing air, with a life-sustaining device in a submarine, in which - in a first method step the gas mixture (10a-10e) is fed to an adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one first pressure, wherein at least one pressure container is used as an adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e), and in a second method step a gas mixture (18a-18e) is conveyed out of the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one second pressure that is higher than the first pressure, wherein the second pressure is greater than 5 bar abs . and wherein carbon dioxide is conveyed directly out of the submarine without subsequent densification and without using a compressor , wherein for a pressure increase inside the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) is heated to favour a desorption of the carbon dioxide, wherein the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) is heated by means of hot vapour (30a-30c, 30e), wherein for a pressure increase inside the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) a fluid is introduced into the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e), wherein - in the first method step the gas mixture (10a-10e) is fed to the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one first temperature and - in the second method step the gas mixture (18a-18e) that is to conveyed off is conveyed out of the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one second temperature that is higher than the first temperature. - in a first method step the gas mixture (10a-10e) is fed to an adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one first pressure, wherein at least one pressure container is used as an adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e), and in a second method step a gas mixture (18a-18e) is conveyed out of the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one second pressure that is higher than the first pressure, wherein the second pressure is greater than 5 bar abs . and wherein carbon dioxide is conveyed directly out of the submarine without subsequent densification and without using a compressor , wherein for a pressure increase inside the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) is heated to favour a desorption of the carbon dioxide, wherein the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) is heated by means of hot vapour (30a-30c, 30e), wherein for a pressure increase inside the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) a fluid is introduced into the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e), wherein - in the first method step the gas mixture (10a-10e) is fed to the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one first temperature and - in the second method step the gas mixture (18a-18e) that is to conveyed off is conveyed out of the adsorption and/or absorption unit (14a-14e) under at least one second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.
A three-dimensional printing composite build material composition, comprising: a polymer particle, wherein the polymer particle is an aliphatic polyamide; and an inorganic particle, wherein the inorganic particle is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, semiconductor oxides, inorganic glasses, carbides, nitrides, borides, and combinations thereof, and the inorganic particle has an average particle size ranging from 3 μm to 40 μm; wherein a mass ratio of polymer particle to inorganic particle in the composite build material composition ranges from 5:2 to 1:3. a polymer particle, wherein the polymer particle is an aliphatic polyamide; and an inorganic particle, wherein the inorganic particle is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, semiconductor oxides, inorganic glasses, carbides, nitrides, borides, and combinations thereof, and the inorganic particle has an average particle size ranging from 3 μm to 40 μm; wherein a mass ratio of polymer particle to inorganic particle in the composite build material composition ranges from 5:2 to 1:3.
A data link for a MIMO communication system comprising: a first transceiver device comprising a first body having a transducer mounting surface near or at which is mounted a plurality of first transducers (107A - 107D) configured to, in use, receive and convert a plurality of electrical waveforms to a respective plurality of acoustic signals; a first bonding layer configured to, in use, bond a barrier mounting surface of the first body of the first transceiver device opposite its transducer mounting surface to a barrier through which the plurality of acoustic signals output by the first transceiver device is transmitted; a second transceiver device comprising a second body having a transducer mounting surface near or at which is mounted a plurality of second transducers (107'A - 107'D) configured to, in use, receive and convert the plurality of acoustic signals transmitted through the barrier to a respective plurality of electrical waveforms, and a second bonding layer configured to, in use, bond a barrier mounting surface of the second body of the of the second transceiver device opposite to its transducer mounting surface to the barrier; characterised in that the first bonding layer and second bonding layer are highly reflective and are arranged to reflect the plurality of acoustic signals output by the first transceiver device such that, in use, the first body of the first transceiver device and the second body of the second transceiver device function as reverberation chambers for the acoustic signals. a first transceiver device comprising a first body having a transducer mounting surface near or at which is mounted a plurality of first transducers (107A - 107D) configured to, in use, receive and convert a plurality of electrical waveforms to a respective plurality of acoustic signals; a first bonding layer configured to, in use, bond a barrier mounting surface of the first body of the first transceiver device opposite its transducer mounting surface to a barrier through which the plurality of acoustic signals output by the first transceiver device is transmitted; a second transceiver device comprising a second body having a transducer mounting surface near or at which is mounted a plurality of second transducers (107'A - 107'D) configured to, in use, receive and convert the plurality of acoustic signals transmitted through the barrier to a respective plurality of electrical waveforms, and a second bonding layer configured to, in use, bond a barrier mounting surface of the second body of the of the second transceiver device opposite to its transducer mounting surface to the barrier; characterised in that the first bonding layer and second bonding layer are highly reflective and are arranged to reflect the plurality of acoustic signals output by the first transceiver device such that, in use, the first body of the first transceiver device and the second body of the second transceiver device function as reverberation chambers for the acoustic signals.