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A method of inhibiting or controlling the rate of release of a well treatment agent in a well, a subterranean formation, a flow conduit or a vessel, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the well, subterranean formation, flow conduit or vessel the well treatment agent in a microemulsion; and (b) demulsifying the well treatment agent from the microemulsion at a constant rate over a sustained period of time to continuously release the well treatment agent from the microemulsion into water or hydrocarbons which are contained in the formation, well, conduit or vessel; wherein the microemulsion is a water-in-oil microemulsion; the microemulsion comprises a solvent-surfactant blend and an aqueous diluent, wherein the solvent-surfactant blend comprises from 35% to 80% by volume of surfactant, from 14% to 54% by volume solvent and from 0 to 20% by volume alcohol; the particle size of the well treatment agent is between from 0.001 to 100 microns; the amount of well treatment agent in the microemulsion is between from 2 to 20 weight percent; and wherein the lifetime of the well treatment agent introduced into the well is at least six months. (a) introducing into the well, subterranean formation, flow conduit or vessel the well treatment agent in a microemulsion; and (b) demulsifying the well treatment agent from the microemulsion at a constant rate over a sustained period of time to continuously release the well treatment agent from the microemulsion into water or hydrocarbons which are contained in the formation, well, conduit or vessel;
A pellet grill , comprising: a burn pot configured to combust pellet fuel received within the burn pot ; an auger configured to deliver the pellet fuel to the burn pot ; an auger motor operatively coupled to the auger ; a fan ; and characterized by one or more processors configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger , the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger has not yet delivered to the burn pot to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot ; and command the fan to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan , the operation of the fan in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot to combust. a burn pot configured to combust pellet fuel received within the burn pot ; an auger configured to deliver the pellet fuel to the burn pot ; an auger motor operatively coupled to the auger ; a fan ; and characterized by one or more processors configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger , the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger has not yet delivered to the burn pot to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot ; and command the fan to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan , the operation of the fan in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot to combust. determine whether a shutdown sequence of the pellet grill has been initiated; and in response to determining that the shutdown sequence has been initiated: command the auger motor to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger , the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger has not yet delivered to the burn pot to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot ; and command the fan to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan , the operation of the fan in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot to combust. command the auger motor to reverse a direction of rotation of the auger , the reversal to cause pellet fuel which the auger has not yet delivered to the burn pot to be purged in a direction away from the burn pot ; and command the fan to operate in an increased output mode relative to a normal output mode of the fan , the operation of the fan in the increased output mode to cause pellet fuel located in the burn pot to combust.
Method for operating a hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle, which comprises an exhaust generating internal combustion engine and an electric machine, wherein the internal combustion engine and the electric machine each provide a drive torque, alone or at least temporarily together, wherein when a requirement variable exceeds a start threshold value the internal combustion engine is started and the drive torque is generated at least partially by means of the internal combustion engine, and when a requirement variable falls below a stop threshold value, the internal combustion engine is stopped and the drive torque is generated by the electric machine alone, and wherein the hybrid drive device has a particle filter for filtering the exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, wherein the start threshold value and/or the stop threshold value are selected to be variable as a function of an operating variable describing a temperature of the internal combustion engine in order to reduce soot generation within the engine, characterised in that when the operating variable goes below below a first setpoint the start threshold value is reduced by a first start threshold difference value from a start threshold initial value and/or in that when the operating variable goes below the first setpoint, the stop threshold value is reduced by a first stop threshold difference value from a stop threshold initial value.
A flowmeter , for connecting to an inlet pipe, having a sensor assembly connected to meter electronics , wherein the sensor assembly comprises at least one driver and at least one pickoff , comprising: a conduit array comprising a plurality of small conduits therein, configured to receive a process fluid therein, and characterised by : the conduit array is configured to selectably adjust a beta ratio of the flowmeter , wherein the beta ratio is the ratio of the flowmeter's effective diameter, formed by the small conduits which are selected to receive the process fluid, to the diameter of the inlet pipe.
A machine for manufacturing pallets, wherein each pallet comprises a first base , a second base and separators , each one of which includes a first tubular body and a second tubular body located inside the first tubular body ; wherein the second tubular body includes end portions which protrude with respect to the ends of the first tubular body and fit inside opposing openings located in the first base and second base ; and wherein the ends of the first tubular body are seated on opposing faces of the first base and second base ; characterised in that it comprises; - a rotary feeder comprising radial housings for the location of the first tubular body and the second tubular body , wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are secured, by means of retention devices , separately and in one same coaxial direction in the rotary feeder ; - a gripper comprising a first securing module and a second securing module to secure, respectively, the first tubular body and the second tubular body along the interior faces thereof, wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are secured and spaced apart from one another in one same coaxial direction and wherein the gripper is incorporated to a robotic arm ; wherein, the robotic arm is in charge to transfer the gripper , comprising the first tubular body and the second tubular body in pairs, from the rotary feeder to an area above a transport table on which the first base of the pallet rests, and to displace the gripper downwards to fit one of the end portions of the second tubular body into the opening of the first base when it is resting on the transport table ; and wherein the robotic arm is in charge to deactivate the securing modules so that the first tubular body falls by gravity to rest on the first plate around the second tubular body . - a rotary feeder comprising radial housings for the location of the first tubular body and the second tubular body , wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are secured, by means of retention devices , separately and in one same coaxial direction in the rotary feeder ; - a gripper comprising a first securing module and a second securing module to secure, respectively, the first tubular body and the second tubular body along the interior faces thereof, wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are secured and spaced apart from one another in one same coaxial direction and wherein the gripper is incorporated to a robotic arm ;
A method of increasing communication security, said method comprising: responsive to receiving a first message from a first computer system, determining whether said first computer system is authorized to communicate with a second computer system, wherein said determining is performed at a third computer system; if said first computer system is authorized to communicate with a second computer system, communicating a second message from said third computer system to said first computer system, wherein said second message includes a first data portion and a second data portion, wherein said first data portion is associated with a security token, wherein said first data portion includes a first instance of a session key, and wherein said second data portion includes a second instance of said session key; communicating a third message from said first computer system to said second computer system, wherein said third message includes said first data portion; generating, at said first computer system, authentication data using said second instance of said session key; communicating a fourth message from said first computer system to said second computer system, wherein said fourth message includes said authentication data; and performing, at said second computer system, message validation associated with said fourth message, wherein said performing further comprises performing, using said first instance of said session key, message validation based on said authentication data. responsive to receiving a first message from a first computer system, determining whether said first computer system is authorized to communicate with a second computer system, wherein said determining is performed at a third computer system; if said first computer system is authorized to communicate with a second computer system, communicating a second message from said third computer system to said first computer system, wherein said second message includes a first data portion and a second data portion, wherein said first data portion is associated with a security token, wherein said first data portion includes a first instance of a session key, and wherein said second data portion includes a second instance of said session key; communicating a third message from said first computer system to said second computer system, wherein said third message includes said first data portion; generating, at said first computer system, authentication data using said second instance of said session key; communicating a fourth message from said first computer system to said second computer system, wherein said fourth message includes said authentication data; and performing, at said second computer system, message validation associated with said fourth message, wherein said performing further comprises performing, using said first instance of said session key, message validation based on said authentication data.
A data transmission method, wherein the method is applied to a transmit end of a processor system, and the processor system comprises a first node controller, NC, and a second NC connected to each other; wherein the transmit end is the first NC, or the second NC, and a receive end is the second NC or the first NC respectively; wherein the transmit end has a first port comprising at least two interfaces, and each interface at the transmit end is connected to an interface on a second port of the second NC at a receive end ; wherein the interfaces between the first NC and the second NC are connected in a manner with interface sequence numbers not corresponding one-to-one, wherein the interfaces are optical interfaces of the type CXP; the method comprises: obtaining , by the transmit end , at least two to-be-transmitted packets; and for each of the at least two to-be-transmitted packets: determining , by the transmit end , a respective interface in the at least two interfaces of the transmit end, the respective interface used to transmit the packet, and determining an identifier that is of the packet and that is related to the respective interface, wherein the identifier represents the sequence number of the respective interface in the at least two interfaces used to transmit the at least two to-be-transmitted packets; adding , by the transmit end , the respective identifier to a packet header of the packet; and sending , by the transmit end to the receive end through the respective interface, the packet added with the identifier, for the receive end to adjust, based on the identifier, a sequence of packets; wherein if an interface of the at least two interfaces on the first port of the first NC fails, sending by the transmit end , to the receive end through the respective other interface of the at least two interfaces on the first port of the first NC, the packet added with the identifier related to the failed interface. determining , by the transmit end , a respective interface in the at least two interfaces of the transmit end, the respective interface used to transmit the packet, and determining an identifier that is of the packet and that is related to the respective interface, wherein the identifier represents the sequence number of the respective interface in the at least two interfaces used to transmit the at least two to-be-transmitted packets; adding , by the transmit end , the respective identifier to a packet header of the packet; and sending , by the transmit end to the receive end through the respective interface, the packet added with the identifier, for the receive end to adjust, based on the identifier, a sequence of packets; wherein if an interface of the at least two interfaces on the first port of the first NC fails, sending by the transmit end , to the receive end through the respective other interface of the at least two interfaces on the first port of the first NC, the packet added with the identifier related to the failed interface.
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, the method comprising: advancing a discrete component on a carrier member ; rotating a transfer member about a first axis of rotation; accepting the discrete component on the transfer member ; advancing a first substrate , a second substrate , and one or more elastic strands toward a process member ; receiving the second substrate on an outer circumferential surface of the process member , wherein the process member rotates about a longitudinal axis of rotation ; attaching at least a portion of the one or more elastic strands to the first substrate ; disposing the second substrate on at least a portion of the one or more elastic strands and the first substrate to form a belt assembly ; and characterized by the steps of: advancing the belt assembly to a first laser source , where the first laser source is operated below a cutting power so that the laser source imparts a line of weakness on the belt assembly ; advancing the belt assembly to the second laser source , wherein the second laser source severs a portion of the one or more elastic strands forming a gap ; and positioning the discrete component on a portion of the belt assembly . advancing a discrete component on a carrier member ; rotating a transfer member about a first axis of rotation; accepting the discrete component on the transfer member ; advancing a first substrate , a second substrate , and one or more elastic strands toward a process member ; receiving the second substrate on an outer circumferential surface of the process member , wherein the process member rotates about a longitudinal axis of rotation ; attaching at least a portion of the one or more elastic strands to the first substrate ; disposing the second substrate on at least a portion of the one or more elastic strands and the first substrate to form a belt assembly ; advancing the belt assembly to a first laser source , where the first laser source is operated below a cutting power so that the laser source imparts a line of weakness on the belt assembly ; advancing the belt assembly to the second laser source , wherein the second laser source severs a portion of the one or more elastic strands forming a gap ; and positioning the discrete component on a portion of the belt assembly .
Interrupter unit for a circuit breaker, the interrupter unit comprising - a gas-insulated housing , which is fillable with a quenching gas, and - a gas-guiding structure , which is arranged in the housing and has a guide tube and at least one diverting element , wherein - the guide tube runs in a tubular manner about a longitudinal axis of the interrupter unit in order to guide hot gas, which is created in an electric arc region of the interrupter unit by heating quenching gas by an electric arc, away from the electric arc region, and - the at least one diverting element is designed to set hot gas exiting from the guide tube in a circular flow running around the longitudinal axis , characterized in that the interrupter unit has a snail-like diverting element which projects through an open guide tube end of the guide tube , which guide tube end is averted from the electric arc region, into the guide tube and has a groove which faces the electric arc region and is substantially in the form of a conical spiral which runs around the longitudinal axis and the diameter of which decreases in the direction of the electric arc region. - a gas-insulated housing , which is fillable with a quenching gas, and - a gas-guiding structure , which is arranged in the housing and has a guide tube and at least one diverting element , wherein - the guide tube runs in a tubular manner about a longitudinal axis of the interrupter unit in order to guide hot gas, which is created in an electric arc region of the interrupter unit by heating quenching gas by an electric arc, away from the electric arc region, and - the at least one diverting element is designed to set hot gas exiting from the guide tube in a circular flow running around the longitudinal axis ,
A computing system-implemented method of predicting major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide binding affinity, the method comprising: obtaining a plurality of training peptide sequences; configuring a neural network model to be trained to predict major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide binding affinity using the plurality of training peptide sequences, wherein configuring the neural network model comprises configuring an encoder of the neural network model comprising a recurrent neural network (RNN) to process an input training peptide sequence to generate a fixed-dimension encoding output by applying a final hidden state of the RNN at intermediate state outputs of the RNN to generate attention weighted outputs, and linearly combining the attention weighted outputs; training the neural network model using the plurality of training peptide sequences; and configuring a computing device to use the trained neural network model to predict MHC-peptide binding affinity for a test peptide sequence. obtaining a plurality of training peptide sequences; configuring a neural network model to be trained to predict major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide binding affinity using the plurality of training peptide sequences, wherein configuring the neural network model comprises configuring an encoder of the neural network model comprising a recurrent neural network (RNN) to process an input training peptide sequence to generate a fixed-dimension encoding output by applying a final hidden state of the RNN at intermediate state outputs of the RNN to generate attention weighted outputs, and linearly combining the attention weighted outputs; training the neural network model using the plurality of training peptide sequences; and configuring a computing device to use the trained neural network model to predict MHC-peptide binding affinity for a test peptide sequence.
A computing system for performing automated image processing, comprising: means for carrying out, by use of a first neural network, a step of forming a coarse image by segmenting an object from a first image containing the object and a first background by a segmentation mask, and, using the mask, cutting off the segmented object from the first image and pasting the segmented object onto a second image containing only a second background, means for carrying out, by use of a second neural network, a step of constructing an enhanced version of the second image with the pasted segmented object by enhancing the coarse image based on the first image and the second image and the mask; means for carrying out, by use of a third neural network, a step of restoring a first background-only image of the first image without the removed segmented object by inpainting an image obtained by zeroing out pixels of the first image using the mask; wherein the first, second and third neural networks are combined into a common architecture of neural networks for sequentially performing segmentation, enhancing and inpainting and for simultaneously learning, wherein the common architecture of neural networks accepts the images and outputs processed images of the same dimensions. means for carrying out, by use of a first neural network, a step of forming a coarse image by segmenting an object from a first image containing the object and a first background by a segmentation mask, and, using the mask, cutting off the segmented object from the first image and pasting the segmented object onto a second image containing only a second background, means for carrying out, by use of a second neural network, a step of constructing an enhanced version of the second image with the pasted segmented object by enhancing the coarse image based on the first image and the second image and the mask; means for carrying out, by use of a third neural network, a step of restoring a first background-only image of the first image without the removed segmented object by inpainting an image obtained by zeroing out pixels of the first image using the mask; wherein the first, second and third neural networks are combined into a common architecture of neural networks for sequentially performing segmentation, enhancing and inpainting and for simultaneously learning, wherein the common architecture of neural networks accepts the images and outputs processed images of the same dimensions.