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A membrane of selective permeability, said membrane comprising a porous polymer and terminating on one side in a skin, with open-ended nanotubes embedded in and protruding through opposite surfaces of said skin to provide fluid communication through each of said nanotubes through said membrane, and said skin forming a substantially impermeable barrier around said nanotubes, said membrane having pores increasing in diameter with increasing distance from said skin, wherein the membrane is fabricated by the process of: (a) coating a substrate with a film of polymer solution comprising a polymer dissolved in a solvent; (b) forming over said film of polymer solution a nanotube dispersion layer comprising nanotubes dispersed in a liquid carrier that is partially miscible with, but forms a separate liquid phase from, said polymer solution; (c) evaporating said liquid carrier from said nanotube dispersion layer to leave a residual nanotube dispersion layer over said substrate, said residual nanotube dispersion layer comprising said nanotubes dispersed in said polymer solution and protruding from said nanotube dispersion layer; and (d) contacting said residual nanotube dispersion layer with a liquid that is at least partially miscible with said solvent but in which said polymer is substantially insoluble, to cause precipitation of said polymer to form a porous membrane. (a) coating a substrate with a film of polymer solution comprising a polymer dissolved in a solvent; (b) forming over said film of polymer solution a nanotube dispersion layer comprising nanotubes dispersed in a liquid carrier that is partially miscible with, but forms a separate liquid phase from, said polymer solution; (c) evaporating said liquid carrier from said nanotube dispersion layer to leave a residual nanotube dispersion layer over said substrate, said residual nanotube dispersion layer comprising said nanotubes dispersed in said polymer solution and protruding from said nanotube dispersion layer; and (d) contacting said residual nanotube dispersion layer with a liquid that is at least partially miscible with said solvent but in which said polymer is substantially insoluble, to cause precipitation of said polymer to form a porous membrane.
A device for detecting obstacles that is wearable by a subject on a foot , in particular integrated in an item of footwear that is wearable by said subject , said device comprising at least one ultrasound source for emitting an ultrasound transmission signal (UT) and an ultrasound receiver for receiving a corresponding ultrasound signal (UR) reflected by an obstacle , a control module for measuring a time of flight (Δt) between emission of the ultrasound transmission signal (UT) and reception of the corresponding ultrasound signal (UR) reflected by the obstacle and calculating, on the basis of said time of flight (Δt), the distance (d) at which said obstacle is located, said device being characterized in that it comprises an inertial sensor , in particular an acceleration sensor, designed to measure the acceleration of the foot along three axes (x, y, z), and a control module configured for enabling operation of the ultrasound source if said acceleration values measured by said inertial sensor respect a given condition (Cen) for enabling measurement of the time of flight (Δt), said enabling condition (Cen) comprising identifying a position where the foot is resting on a resting surface during the walk.
A computer-implemented method for processing an audio signal, the method comprising: decoding an encoded signal corresponding to the audio signal to produce a decoded signal having an energy spectrum of a shape including an energy depression; performing filter processing on the decoded signal, the filter processing separating the decoded signal into low-frequency range band signals; computing an average energy of a plurality of the low-frequency range band signals; computing a ratio for a selected one of the low-frequency range band signals by computing a ratio of the average energy of the plurality of the low-frequency range band signals to an energy for the selected low-frequency range band signal; multiplying the selected low-frequency range band signal by the computed ratio for smoothing the energy depression of the low-frequency range band signals; performing a frequency shift on the smoothed low-frequency range band signals, the frequency shift generating high-frequency range band signals from the low-frequency range band signals; combining the low-frequency range band signals and the high-frequency range band signals to generate an output signal; and outputting the output signal.
A pulsed direct current sputtering system, comprising: a plasma chamber enclosing a first magnetron coupled to a first target , a second magnetron coupled to a second target , and an anode ; a first power source coupled to the first magnetron and the anode, the first power source configured to provide cyclic first-power-source voltage with a positive potential and a negative potential during each cycle between the anode and the first magnetron; a second power source coupled to the second magnetron and the anode, the second power source configured to provide a cyclic second-power-source voltage with a positive potential and a negative potential during each cycle between the anode and the second magnetron; and a controller configured to control the first power source and the second power source such that the first power source applies sputtering power to the first magnetron substantially simultaneously as the second power source applies sputtering power to the second magnetron during a first period of time (t1) of each cycle and the first power source and the second power source substantially simultaneously apply anode power to the anode for a second period of time (t2) during another portion of each cycle. a plasma chamber enclosing a first magnetron coupled to a first target , a second magnetron coupled to a second target , and an anode ; a first power source coupled to the first magnetron and the anode, the first power source configured to provide cyclic first-power-source voltage with a positive potential and a negative potential during each cycle between the anode and the first magnetron; a second power source coupled to the second magnetron and the anode, the second power source configured to provide a cyclic second-power-source voltage with a positive potential and a negative potential during each cycle between the anode and the second magnetron; and a controller configured to control the first power source and the second power source such that the first power source applies sputtering power to the first magnetron substantially simultaneously as the second power source applies sputtering power to the second magnetron during a first period of time (t1) of each cycle and the first power source and the second power source substantially simultaneously apply anode power to the anode for a second period of time (t2) during another portion of each cycle.
A piezoelectric thin film that is formed through sputtering and consists essentially of scandium aluminum nitride, characterised in that the piezoelectric thin film has a carbon atomic content between 0.1 at% and 2.5 at%.
A connection management method, comprising: sending (S 101, S201), by a first terminal, a request message carrying a first QoS parameter to a second terminal, wherein the request message is used for indicating to establish a new connection for QoS flow between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the first QoS parameter, wherein the new connection between the first terminal and the second terminal is a Device-to-Device, D2D, connection, characterised in that the new connection is established in the following situation: an application layer ID of an existing connection is not available for the new connection. sending (S 101, S201), by a first terminal, a request message carrying a first QoS parameter to a second terminal, wherein the request message is used for indicating to establish a new connection for QoS flow between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the first QoS parameter, wherein the new connection between the first terminal and the second terminal is a Device-to-Device, D2D, connection, characterised in that the new connection is established in the following situation: an application layer ID of an existing connection is not available for the new connection.
A method of screening for compounds that inhibit signaling of a mutant SMO protein that incorporates a mutation at amino acid 241 of SEQ ID NO: 1 comprising contacting said mutant SMO with a test compound and detecting binding of said compound to said mutant SMO whereby binding of said test compound to mutant SMO indicates that said test compound is an inhibitor of mutant SMO.
A footwear lacing apparatus comprising: a housing structure comprising: a first inlet ; a second inlet ; and a lacing channel extending between the first and second inlets; a modular spool disposed in the lacing channel, the modular spool comprising: a lower plate including a shaft extending from the lower plate; an upper plate including a drum portion ; wherein the upper plate is releasabley connected to the lower plate at a connection interface; a drive mechanism coupling with the modular spool and adapted to rotate the modular spool to wind or unwind a lace cable extending through the lacing channel and between the upper and lower plates of the modular spool; a pair of pegs extending from the upper plate within the drum; and a plurality of ports extending into the lower plate around the shaft; wherein the pair of pegs can extend into a pair of ports from the plurality of ports to rotationally lock the upper plate and the lower plate. a housing structure comprising: a first inlet ; a second inlet ; and a lacing channel extending between the first and second inlets; a first inlet ; a second inlet ; and a lacing channel extending between the first and second inlets; a modular spool disposed in the lacing channel, the modular spool comprising: a lower plate including a shaft extending from the lower plate; an upper plate including a drum portion ; wherein the upper plate is releasabley connected to the lower plate at a connection interface; a lower plate including a shaft extending from the lower plate; an upper plate including a drum portion ; wherein the upper plate is releasabley connected to the lower plate at a connection interface; a drive mechanism coupling with the modular spool and adapted to rotate the modular spool to wind or unwind a lace cable extending through the lacing channel and between the upper and lower plates of the modular spool; a pair of pegs extending from the upper plate within the drum; and a plurality of ports extending into the lower plate around the shaft; wherein the pair of pegs can extend into a pair of ports from the plurality of ports to rotationally lock the upper plate and the lower plate.
A system, comprising: a liquid-gas separator including, a substantially planar body configured to be seated in a fluid flow to separate a flow of liquid from the fluid flow; one or more apertures disposed in the body configured collect the flow of liquid; and one or more diverters integrally formed on or in the body configured to divert the flow of water towards the one or more apertures ; wherein the one or more diverters includes a pair of ramps angled oblique to a longitudinal axis of the planar body and diverging away from the planar body configured to direct the fluid flow over the pair of ramps and to separate the flow of liquid from the fluid flow and divert the flow of liquid between the pair of ramps . a liquid-gas separator including, a substantially planar body configured to be seated in a fluid flow to separate a flow of liquid from the fluid flow; one or more apertures disposed in the body configured collect the flow of liquid; and one or more diverters integrally formed on or in the body configured to divert the flow of water towards the one or more apertures ; a substantially planar body configured to be seated in a fluid flow to separate a flow of liquid from the fluid flow; one or more apertures disposed in the body configured collect the flow of liquid; and one or more diverters integrally formed on or in the body configured to divert the flow of water towards the one or more apertures ; wherein the one or more diverters includes a pair of ramps angled oblique to a longitudinal axis of the planar body and diverging away from the planar body configured to direct the fluid flow over the pair of ramps and to separate the flow of liquid from the fluid flow and divert the flow of liquid between the pair of ramps .
Safety draining and waterproofing bossed membrane for landfills, mines or tunnels, having a weight between 400 g/m 2 and 1500 g/m 2 , of a plastic sheet having a thickness (S1) between 0.45 mm and 1.6 mm of HDPE, PP or mixtures thereof, provided with small-sized bosses shaped as a truncated pyramid, identical to each other and arranged in a regular pattern with a high distribution density; said bossed membrane having an overall thickness (H4) between 3 mm and 7 mm; said bossed membrane being characterised in that it has a distribution density of said bosses that is higher than 25000 bosses/m 2 , with a pitch (P4) between 6 mm and 6.8 mm, wherein the single boss has a combined shape being made up of a body shaped as a truncated pyramid that acts as a rigid load-bearing structure and of a head in the form of a deformable spherical cap , which are interlocked and connected to each other in such a way as to be progressively yielding if subjected to a concentrated load; said boss yielding first in correspondence of said head and only in the end being squeezed at the base of said body , like a damper - shock absorber, in such a way as to uniformly redistribute the loads among the bosses and prevent them from collapsing, also with an anti-obstruction effect for the purpose of drainage and an anti-crack effect of the interface layers; said boss , with the inner surface of the cavity entirely shaped as a regular truncated pyramid, being obtained by forming said sheet (104, S1) around a punch shaped as a truncated pyramid with a rectangular base, having the larger base corresponding to the opening of the cavity and the smaller base constituting the flat bottom of said cavity, while on the opposite face of the head the outer surface is a spherical cap in such a way as to form on the inside a progressive reduction in the thickness of the material like a neck that makes it yielding in a uniform and progressive way; said thickness of the head being at most equal to the thickness of the sheet (S1) in correspondence of the upper support , and laterally where it is connected to the body and wherein, at the base of said boss , the outer edges have a radius (R2) that is greater with respect to the natural shrinkage of the material (R3) in such a way as to stiffen the base with respect to the body .
A secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are wound or stacked; an insulator on at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode assembly; and a battery case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the insulator, and an electrolyte and sealed by a cap assembly, wherein the insulator comprises: a peripheral portion having a disk ring shape and made of a rigid material including a phenolic resin; a central portion extending inward from an inner circumferential surface of the peripheral portion and including a textile fabric having high-temperature resistance including a glass fabric; and wherein the peripheral portion has an inner diameter that corresponds to 50% to 95% of an outer diameter thereof. an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are wound or stacked; an insulator on at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode assembly; and a battery case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the insulator, and an electrolyte and sealed by a cap assembly, wherein the insulator comprises: a peripheral portion having a disk ring shape and made of a rigid material including a phenolic resin; a central portion extending inward from an inner circumferential surface of the peripheral portion and including a textile fabric having high-temperature resistance including a glass fabric; and wherein the peripheral portion has an inner diameter that corresponds to 50% to 95% of an outer diameter thereof. a peripheral portion having a disk ring shape and made of a rigid material including a phenolic resin; a central portion extending inward from an inner circumferential surface of the peripheral portion and including a textile fabric having high-temperature resistance including a glass fabric; and wherein the peripheral portion has an inner diameter that corresponds to 50% to 95% of an outer diameter thereof.
A multisensor for measurement of both of the turbidity of liquid and the presence of liquid in a sensing volume, comprising: - an electronic light source and electronic light detector positioned at ends of an optical path through a channel open to receive a passage of fluid therethrough; - at least one optical element positioned along the optical path in contact with the fluid to change a transmission of light between the electronic light source and electronic light detector , wherein the light detector is placed at a focal plane of the at least one optical element with air within the passage , and wherein the transmission of light between the electronic light source and the electronic light detector is changed as a function of an index of refraction of the fluid relative to material of the optical element to produce a first level of transmission of light from the electronic light source to the electronic light detector when the fluid in the passage is air and to produce a second level of transmission of light from the electronic light source to the electronic light detector when the fluid in the passage is clear water , the first level being greater than the second level; further including detection circuitry for detecting at least three levels of light transmission corresponding to the fluid in the passage being air , the fluid in the passage being water of low turbidity , and the fluid in the passage being water of high turbidity higher than the low turbidity. - an electronic light source and electronic light detector positioned at ends of an optical path through a channel open to receive a passage of fluid therethrough; - at least one optical element positioned along the optical path in contact with the fluid to change a transmission of light between the electronic light source and electronic light detector , wherein the light detector is placed at a focal plane of the at least one optical element with air within the passage , and wherein the transmission of light between the electronic light source and the electronic light detector is changed as a function of an index of refraction of the fluid relative to material of the optical element to produce a first level of transmission of light from the electronic light source to the electronic light detector when the fluid in the passage is air and to produce a second level of transmission of light from the electronic light source to the electronic light detector when the fluid in the passage is clear water , the first level being greater than the second level; further including detection circuitry for detecting at least three levels of light transmission corresponding to the fluid in the passage being air , the fluid in the passage being water of low turbidity , and the fluid in the passage being water of high turbidity higher than the low turbidity.
A polishing liquid comprising: manganese oxide abrasive grains; permanganate ions; and a cellulosic surfactant or a cationic surfactant, and having a pH of 5 or more and 11 or less.
A method of determining the interference susceptibility of a digital subscriber line , said method comprising the steps of: i) measuring the signal to noise ratio margin of the digital subscriber line over a period time; ii) comparing the measured signal to noise ratio margin over the period of time to a reference function to determine a degree of similarity between the measured signal to noise ratio margin and the reference function, wherein the reference function represents a signal to noise ratio margin over time and where the signal to noise ratio margin of the reference function is higher during the day and lower during the night, and the reference function repeats daily; iii) determining the interference susceptibility of the digital subscriber line based on the determined degree of similarity from the comparing step. i) measuring the signal to noise ratio margin of the digital subscriber line over a period time; ii) comparing the measured signal to noise ratio margin over the period of time to a reference function to determine a degree of similarity between the measured signal to noise ratio margin and the reference function, wherein the reference function represents a signal to noise ratio margin over time and where the signal to noise ratio margin of the reference function is higher during the day and lower during the night, and the reference function repeats daily; iii) determining the interference susceptibility of the digital subscriber line based on the determined degree of similarity from the comparing step.
A method for wireless communications at a first user equipment that supports a radio access network, RAN, assisted rate adaptation capability enabling the first UE to operate at bit rates that exceed a guaranteed bit rate, the method comprising: configuring a session description protocol, SDP, parameter that indicates the RAN assisted rate adaptation capability of the UE; and receiving , at the first UE, a network capability notification from a first base station associated with the first UE, wherein the network capability notification indicates that the first base station also supports the RAN assisted rate adaptation capability; generating, at the first UE, a SDP message that includes the SDP parameter; and transmitting , from the first UE, the SDP message to a second endpoint, wherein the second endpoint includes one or both of a second UE and a second base station; and wherein the SDP message from the first UE indicates to the second endpoint that a first endpoint supports the RAN assisted rate capability, the first endpoint including one or more or both of the first UE and the first base station. configuring a session description protocol, SDP, parameter that indicates the RAN assisted rate adaptation capability of the UE; and receiving , at the first UE, a network capability notification from a first base station associated with the first UE, wherein the network capability notification indicates that the first base station also supports the RAN assisted rate adaptation capability; generating, at the first UE, a SDP message that includes the SDP parameter; and transmitting , from the first UE, the SDP message to a second endpoint, wherein the second endpoint includes one or both of a second UE and a second base station; and wherein the SDP message from the first UE indicates to the second endpoint that a first endpoint supports the RAN assisted rate capability, the first endpoint including one or more or both of the first UE and the first base station.