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An apparatus for blanching a microcrop, the apparatus comprising: a conveyance mechanism operable to transport a biomass to a blanching tray; an applicator operable to dispense a blanching solution onto at least one surface of the biomass within the blanching tray; the blanching tray oriented to receive a volume of the blanching solution from the applicator; a vibratory mechanism comprising at least one of a one-axis motor, an axis motor drive, a stepper motor, a servo motor and a balanced or unbalanced weight capable of vibrating the blanching tray to generate a net motion of the received volume of the blanching solution within the blanching tray such that a wave of blanching solution is formed, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a first gauge operable to measure at least one of: a volume of the blanching solution within the blanching tray, or a volume of the blanching solution exiting the blanching tray. a conveyance mechanism operable to transport a biomass to a blanching tray; an applicator operable to dispense a blanching solution onto at least one surface of the biomass within the blanching tray; the blanching tray oriented to receive a volume of the blanching solution from the applicator; a vibratory mechanism comprising at least one of a one-axis motor, an axis motor drive, a stepper motor, a servo motor and a balanced or unbalanced weight capable of vibrating the blanching tray to generate a net motion of the received volume of the blanching solution within the blanching tray such that a wave of blanching solution is formed, and a volume of the blanching solution within the blanching tray, or a volume of the blanching solution exiting the blanching tray.
A method to generate an attenuation correction map by means of a computer to compensate imaging errors in emission tomography resulting from the presence of hardware parts inside the imaging volume of an emission tomograph, comprising the following steps: (1.a) preparing or providing one or more 3-dimensional CAD models of the hardware parts to be compensated; (1.b) converting the required components of the CAD models into a 3-dimensional image data set into voxels on a predetermined grid and assigning a filling factor to each voxel; (1.c) pointwise multiplying the 3-dimensional image data set of each component with the respective known attenuation coefficient of the material that forms the respective component and the respective energy corresponding to the emission tomography radio tracer used; and (1.d) super-imposing the 3-dimensional image data sets of all components of the hardware parts to be compensated for to form an attenuation correction map. (1.a) preparing or providing one or more 3-dimensional CAD models of the hardware parts to be compensated; (1.b) converting the required components of the CAD models into a 3-dimensional image data set into voxels on a predetermined grid and assigning a filling factor to each voxel; (1.c) pointwise multiplying the 3-dimensional image data set of each component with the respective known attenuation coefficient of the material that forms the respective component and the respective energy corresponding to the emission tomography radio tracer used; and (1.d) super-imposing the 3-dimensional image data sets of all components of the hardware parts to be compensated for to form an attenuation correction map.
A solvent for recovery of carbon dioxide from gaseous mixture, comprising: (a) at least amine, wherein the amine is 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (APMD), and (b) at least one salt, wherein the salt is potassium taurate, wherein said solvent contains less than 75% by weight of water and has a single liquid phase, wherein the molar concentration of AMPD is between 0.5 M to 4 M and the total molar concentration of potassium taurate is 0.1 M to 3.5 M. (a) at least amine, wherein the amine is 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (APMD), and (b) at least one salt, wherein the salt is potassium taurate,
An apparatus, comprising: an implantable reservoir configured to have a treatment substance disposed therein; an implantable delivery tube having a proximal end fluidically coupled to the reservoir and a distal end positionable adjacent an inner ear of a recipient; and characterized by a passive activation mechanism configured to transfer a portion of the treatment substance in the reservoir to the delivery tube for delivery to the inner ear , wherein the passive activation mechanism comprises at least one resiliently flexible portion of the reservoir configured to deform in response to application of a force so as to propel a portion of the treatment substance from the reservoir to the delivery tube , wherein the passive activation mechanism does not comprise an implanted active pump and a power source. an implantable reservoir configured to have a treatment substance disposed therein; an implantable delivery tube having a proximal end fluidically coupled to the reservoir and a distal end positionable adjacent an inner ear of a recipient; and characterized by a passive activation mechanism configured to transfer a portion of the treatment substance in the reservoir to the delivery tube for delivery to the inner ear , wherein the passive activation mechanism comprises at least one resiliently flexible portion of the reservoir configured to deform in response to application of a force so as to propel a portion of the treatment substance from the reservoir to the delivery tube , wherein the passive activation mechanism does not comprise an implanted active pump and a power source.
Process for producing a composite material for use in the production of vehicle tyres comprising the process steps of: a) producing or providing a starting composition comprising as starting monomers: i) ε-aminocaproic acid and/or ε-caprolactam and/or ii) hexamethylenediamine and hexamethylenedicarboxylic acid, wherein the starting monomers present in the starting composition are at least partially produced from biomass based on the amount of substance of the starting monomers present in the starting composition, b) polymerizing the starting monomers present in the starting composition to afford a biobased polyamide, forming the biobased polyamide into a biobased polyamide yarn and processing the biobased polyamide yarn into a reinforcing cord and c) embedding the reinforcing cord in a vulcanizable rubber mixture to obtain the composite material. a) producing or providing a starting composition comprising as starting monomers: i) ε-aminocaproic acid and/or ε-caprolactam and/or ii) hexamethylenediamine and hexamethylenedicarboxylic acid, wherein the starting monomers present in the starting composition are at least partially produced from biomass based on the amount of substance of the starting monomers present in the starting composition, i) ε-aminocaproic acid and/or ε-caprolactam and/or ii) hexamethylenediamine and hexamethylenedicarboxylic acid, wherein the starting monomers present in the starting composition are at least partially produced from biomass based on the amount of substance of the starting monomers present in the starting composition, b) polymerizing the starting monomers present in the starting composition to afford a biobased polyamide, forming the biobased polyamide into a biobased polyamide yarn and processing the biobased polyamide yarn into a reinforcing cord and c) embedding the reinforcing cord in a vulcanizable rubber mixture to obtain the composite material.
A method for separating a water from a liquid mixture, wherein the liquid mixture comprises the water and a polymer solution, the polymer solution comprises a polymer and a non-aqueous organic solvent, the polymer solution has a viscosity of 300 mPa·s or more and 100,000 mPa·s or less, the method for separating the water from a liquid mixture comprises a step of introducing the liquid mixture in a liquid cyclone-type separation device to separate the water from the liquid mixture, the liquid cyclone-type separation device comprises a hollow cylindrical part and a hollow conical part at a lower side of the cylindrical part, the cylindrical part comprises a carry-in passage , introducing the liquid mixture in the liquid cyclone-type separation device , and a collection opening , characterized by collecting the polymer solution separated from the liquid mixture, and the conical part comprises a discharge opening , discharging the water separated from the liquid mixture, provided at the lower tip of a reduced diameter.
An operating method of a network apparatus, the method comprising: determining whether congestion occurs; determining whether congestion control is supported based on a downlink packet related to the congestion in case that the congestion occurs; receiving at least one uplink packet from at least one terminal; identifying an uplink packet related to the congestion among the at least one uplink packet in case that the congestion control is supported based on the downlink packet related to the congestion; and updating a congestion-related field of a header of the identified uplink packet. determining whether congestion occurs; determining whether congestion control is supported based on a downlink packet related to the congestion in case that the congestion occurs; receiving at least one uplink packet from at least one terminal; identifying an uplink packet related to the congestion among the at least one uplink packet in case that the congestion control is supported based on the downlink packet related to the congestion; and updating a congestion-related field of a header of the identified uplink packet.
A method for processing an audio signal in accordance with a room impulse response , the method comprising: separately processing the audio signal with an early part of the room impulse response and with a late reverberation of the room impulse response or a synthetic reverberation; and combining the audio signal processed with the early part of the room impulse response and the audio signal processed with the late reverberation of the room impulse response or with the synthetic reverberation, determining a transition from the early part to the late reverberation in the room impulse response as a time when a correlation measure reaches a threshold, wherein the correlation measure describes with regard to the room impulse response a similarity of a decay in acoustic energy including an initial state and of the decay in acoustic energy starting at a point in time, said point in time following the initial state over a predefined frequency range, wherein the threshold is set dependent on the correlation measure for said point in time, said point in time being a time of a selected one of the early reflections in the early part of the room impulse response , and wherein the selected one of the early reflections is the first reflection . separately processing the audio signal with an early part of the room impulse response and with a late reverberation of the room impulse response or a synthetic reverberation; and combining the audio signal processed with the early part of the room impulse response and the audio signal processed with the late reverberation of the room impulse response or with the synthetic reverberation, determining a transition from the early part to the late reverberation in the room impulse response as a time when a correlation measure reaches a threshold, wherein the correlation measure describes with regard to the room impulse response a similarity of a decay in acoustic energy including an initial state and of the decay in acoustic energy starting at a point in time, said point in time following the initial state over a predefined frequency range, wherein the threshold is set dependent on the correlation measure for said point in time, said point in time being a time of a selected one of the early reflections in the early part of the room impulse response , and wherein the selected one of the early reflections is the first reflection .
A method for removing a contaminant from waste water from fertilizer plant comprising the steps of: a) concentrating the contaminant in the wastewater; b) chemically converting the contaminant in the wastewater by electrolysis in particular wherein the contaminant forms a gas upon electrolysis; and c) recirculating the electrolyzed wastewater to the fertilizer plant; wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater is performed by a forward osmosis module or a pressure assisted osmosis module, comprising a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a membrane wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater comprises the step of directing the wastewater to the first compartment of the osmosis module and wherein the recirculating step comprises the steps of i) directing the electrolyzed wastewater to the second compartment of the osmosis module; and ii) recirculating the wastewater from the second compartment of the osmosis module to the fertilizer plant. a) concentrating the contaminant in the wastewater; b) chemically converting the contaminant in the wastewater by electrolysis in particular wherein the contaminant forms a gas upon electrolysis; and c) recirculating the electrolyzed wastewater to the fertilizer plant; wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater is performed by a forward osmosis module or a pressure assisted osmosis module, comprising a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a membrane wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater comprises the step of directing the wastewater to the first compartment of the osmosis module and wherein the recirculating step comprises the steps of i) directing the electrolyzed wastewater to the second compartment of the osmosis module; and ii) recirculating the wastewater from the second compartment of the osmosis module to the fertilizer plant. wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater is performed by a forward osmosis module or a pressure assisted osmosis module, comprising a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a membrane wherein the step of concentrating the wastewater comprises the step of directing the wastewater to the first compartment of the osmosis module and wherein the recirculating step comprises the steps of i) directing the electrolyzed wastewater to the second compartment of the osmosis module; and ii) recirculating the wastewater from the second compartment of the osmosis module to the fertilizer plant. i) directing the electrolyzed wastewater to the second compartment of the osmosis module; and ii) recirculating the wastewater from the second compartment of the osmosis module to the fertilizer plant.
A superconducting magnet comprising: superconducting magnet windings wound as a solenoid to generate a magnetic field oriented in an axial direction (z) when carrying a superconducting electric current; and a conductive loop having a long axis (L) crossing the superconducting magnet windings along the axial direction; wherein the conductive loop is thermally connected with the superconducting magnet windings at crossings of the superconducting magnet windings along the axial direction; characterized in that the conductive loop is a superconducting loop which is electrically connected with the superconducting magnet windings to carry the superconducting electric current carried by the superconducting magnet windings. superconducting magnet windings wound as a solenoid to generate a magnetic field oriented in an axial direction (z) when carrying a superconducting electric current; and a conductive loop having a long axis (L) crossing the superconducting magnet windings along the axial direction; wherein the conductive loop is thermally connected with the superconducting magnet windings at crossings of the superconducting magnet windings along the axial direction; characterized in that the conductive loop is a superconducting loop which is electrically connected with the superconducting magnet windings to carry the superconducting electric current carried by the superconducting magnet windings.
A vessel with a semi-automatic or automatic vessel mooring system, the vessel including a hull ; a mooring line winch unit ; at least one mooring line extending from said winch unit ; a weight at an end of the at least one mooring line; a mooring line guide boom with at least one mooring line guide, and a mooring line guide portion movable between a retracted position aligned with the hull , and an extended position; wherein the hull includes at least one hull opening and wherein the at least one mooring line extends through the at least one hull opening ; wherein the mooring line guide is provided by at least one mooring line guide boom opening in the mooring line guide portion aligned with the at least one hull opening when the mooring line guide boom is in the retracted position aligned with the hull ; wherein the mooring line guide boom is pivotally supported in the hull, and includes a mooring line guide boom actuator provided to swing the mooring line guide boom with the mooring line guide portion between the retracted position aligned with the hull and the extended position; whereby the mooring line guide portion in the extended position allows the winch unit to lower the weight at the end of the mooring line extending through the mooring line guide and onto a quay . a mooring line winch unit ; at least one mooring line extending from said winch unit ; a weight at an end of the at least one mooring line; a mooring line guide boom with at least one mooring line guide, and a mooring line guide portion movable between a retracted position aligned with the hull , and an extended position; wherein the hull includes at least one hull opening and wherein the at least one mooring line extends through the at least one hull opening ; wherein the mooring line guide is provided by at least one mooring line guide boom opening in the mooring line guide portion aligned with the at least one hull opening when the mooring line guide boom is in the retracted position aligned with the hull ; wherein the mooring line guide boom is pivotally supported in the hull, and includes a mooring line guide boom actuator provided to swing the mooring line guide boom with the mooring line guide portion between the retracted position aligned with the hull and the extended position; whereby the mooring line guide portion in the extended position allows the winch unit to lower the weight at the end of the mooring line extending through the mooring line guide and onto a quay .
A notification device comprising: a speaker installed in a seat; a sweep signal generator configured to generate a detection sweep signal capable of continuously changing a frequency of vibration that the speaker causes a user to feel, by changing a frequency of a predetermined wave at a constant speed in a frequency band in which the user can be caused to feel a signal in the form of the vibration; a vibration detector configured to detect vibration outputted from the speaker using the detection sweep signal generated by the sweep signal generator; and a sound measurement unit configured to detect a frequency band indicating a signal level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold as a sweep frequency band in frequency characteristics of the vibration detected by the vibration detector, wherein the sweep signal generator generates a resonance sweep signal by changing the frequency of the predetermined wave at a constant speed in the sweep frequency band detected by the sound measurement unit, and the speaker generates vibration in the seat using the resonance sweep signal. a speaker installed in a seat; a sweep signal generator configured to generate a detection sweep signal capable of continuously changing a frequency of vibration that the speaker causes a user to feel, by changing a frequency of a predetermined wave at a constant speed in a frequency band in which the user can be caused to feel a signal in the form of the vibration; a vibration detector configured to detect vibration outputted from the speaker using the detection sweep signal generated by the sweep signal generator; and a sound measurement unit configured to detect a frequency band indicating a signal level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold as a sweep frequency band in frequency characteristics of the vibration detected by the vibration detector, wherein the sweep signal generator generates a resonance sweep signal by changing the frequency of the predetermined wave at a constant speed in the sweep frequency band detected by the sound measurement unit, and the speaker generates vibration in the seat using the resonance sweep signal.
A grinding or polishing unit of a sheet , in particular a glass sheet; the unit comprising a fixed guide , a slide coupled with said guide to run in a rectilinear direction (K), a motorized head connected to said slide and configured to carry a grinding wheel or a polishing wheel , and a configurable electro-pneumatic assembly for movement of said slide in said rectilinear direction (K); the electro-pneumatic assembly comprising: - an electric motor ; - a movement transmission operated by said electric motor and having a first movable member ; - a pneumatic actuator having a second movable member ; and - command and control means for activating said electric motor at least when the grinding wheel is mounted on the wheel head or at least said pneumatic actuator when said polishing wheel is mounted on said wheel head ; wherein said pneumatic actuator comprises a sleeve fixed to one end of said fixed guide , wherein said first and second movable member are both stably connected to said slide and wherein reversible connection means are interposed between said electric motor and said first movable member . - an electric motor ; - a movement transmission operated by said electric motor and having a first movable member ; - a pneumatic actuator having a second movable member ; and - command and control means for activating said electric motor at least when the grinding wheel is mounted on the wheel head or at least said pneumatic actuator when said polishing wheel is mounted on said wheel head ; wherein said pneumatic actuator comprises a sleeve fixed to one end of said fixed guide , wherein said first and second movable member are both stably connected to said slide and wherein reversible connection means are interposed between said electric motor and said first movable member .
A method of detecting analytes in a sample comprising exposing the test region of a test strip in an assay system to an energy signal applied by an energy source after contacting the test strip of the assay system with a sample, wherein the sample moves through the test strip by capillary action, the assay system comprising nanoparticles conjugated to analyte binding molecule that bind the analyte in the sample and a test region comprising capture molecules; and measuring the heating response to the applied energy signal generated in the test region by a sensor and analyzing a slope and a maximum level of the heating response to detect the presence or absence of the analyte in the test region . exposing the test region of a test strip in an assay system to an energy signal applied by an energy source after contacting the test strip of the assay system with a sample, wherein the sample moves through the test strip by capillary action, the assay system comprising nanoparticles conjugated to analyte binding molecule that bind the analyte in the sample and a test region comprising capture molecules; and measuring the heating response to the applied energy signal generated in the test region by a sensor and analyzing a slope and a maximum level of the heating response to detect the presence or absence of the analyte in the test region .