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A method of sorting a stream of unblended minerals, comprising: irradiating an unblended mineral sample with electromagnetic energy to thereby generate reflected, absorbed, or backscattered energy from the unblended mineral sample; measuring the reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy generated by irradiating the unblended mineral sample with a sensor configured to measure reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy; determining spectral characteristics of the unblended mineral sample by performing spectral analysis on the measured reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy generated by irradiating the unblended mineral sample, wherein the spectral characteristics include at least one of frequency content, wavelength content, or amplitude of the response data; identifying a composition of the unblended mineral sample by comparing the spectral characteristics of the unblended mineral sample to previously developed spectral characteristics of samples of known composition, wherein the spectral characteristics of samples of known composition are developed using at least one of: conditional random field algorithms, Bayesian network, one or more Markov models, neural networks, or fuzzy logic techniques; and generating a sort decision for the unblended mineral sample based on the comparison, wherein the sort decision is used in diverting the mineral sample to a desired destination. irradiating an unblended mineral sample with electromagnetic energy to thereby generate reflected, absorbed, or backscattered energy from the unblended mineral sample; measuring the reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy generated by irradiating the unblended mineral sample with a sensor configured to measure reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy; determining spectral characteristics of the unblended mineral sample by performing spectral analysis on the measured reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy generated by irradiating the unblended mineral sample, wherein the spectral characteristics include at least one of frequency content, wavelength content, or amplitude of the response data; identifying a composition of the unblended mineral sample by comparing the spectral characteristics of the unblended mineral sample to previously developed spectral characteristics of samples of known composition, wherein the spectral characteristics of samples of known composition are developed using at least one of: conditional random field algorithms, Bayesian network, one or more Markov models, neural networks, or fuzzy logic techniques; and generating a sort decision for the unblended mineral sample based on the comparison, wherein the sort decision is used in diverting the mineral sample to a desired destination.
A method for releasing impurities from a calcium-based mineral, the method comprising: reacting a calcium-based mineral containing impurities with an aqueous solution of one or more ionic salts at a temperature of 85°C or above to form a slurry, wherein the one or more ionic salts comprise any one or a mixture of ammonium sulphate, ammonium chloride, and sodium sulphate, at least one of the calcium-based mineral and the one or more ionic salts comprises sulphate and at least one of the calcium-based mineral and the one or more ionic salts comprises ammonium, and wherein the concentration of the solution is 25% or higher mass fraction, such that double salt crystals of calcium sulphate and ammonium sulphate are formed and impurities previously enveloped within the calcium-based mineral are released and precipitated into the slurry; and separating the double salt crystals from the impurities. reacting a calcium-based mineral containing impurities with an aqueous solution of one or more ionic salts at a temperature of 85°C or above to form a slurry, wherein the one or more ionic salts comprise any one or a mixture of ammonium sulphate, ammonium chloride, and sodium sulphate, at least one of the calcium-based mineral and the one or more ionic salts comprises sulphate and at least one of the calcium-based mineral and the one or more ionic salts comprises ammonium, and wherein the concentration of the solution is 25% or higher mass fraction, such that double salt crystals of calcium sulphate and ammonium sulphate are formed and impurities previously enveloped within the calcium-based mineral are released and precipitated into the slurry; and separating the double salt crystals from the impurities.
An introducer system, comprising a medical device and an introducer apparatus for facilitating subcutaneous implantation of the medical device , the introducer apparatus comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end , the housing further defining a proximal opening at or adjacent to the proximal end and a distal opening at or adjacent to the distal end , a tunneler extending from the distal end of the housing and configured to facilitate forming a subcutaneous pocket for the medical device , an inserter configured to form the subcutaneous pocket in the tissue and pass the medical device through the distal opening of the housing , wherein the housing includes a compartment that is configured to releasably hold and contain the medical device , characterised in that the compartment is configured to frictionally engage the medical device to hold the medical device within the compartment . a housing having a proximal end and a distal end , the housing further defining a proximal opening at or adjacent to the proximal end and a distal opening at or adjacent to the distal end , a tunneler extending from the distal end of the housing and configured to facilitate forming a subcutaneous pocket for the medical device , an inserter configured to form the subcutaneous pocket in the tissue and pass the medical device through the distal opening of the housing , wherein the housing includes a compartment that is configured to releasably hold and contain the medical device , characterised in that the compartment is configured to frictionally engage the medical device to hold the medical device within the compartment .
A terminal device comprising: circuitry configured to control performing wireless communication via a plurality of component carriers aggregated by carrier aggregation; characterized by the circuitry being further configured to receive carrier information indicating a component carrier for transmitting a discovery signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the component carrier corresponding to an uplink component carrier; and monitor the discovery signal both in RRC_IDLE mode and RRC CONNECTED mode as a function of the carrier information, the RRC_IDLE mode being without a RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection and the RRC_CONNECTED mode being with a RRC connection. circuitry configured to control performing wireless communication via a plurality of component carriers aggregated by carrier aggregation; characterized by the circuitry being further configured to receive carrier information indicating a component carrier for transmitting a discovery signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the component carrier corresponding to an uplink component carrier; and monitor the discovery signal both in RRC_IDLE mode and RRC CONNECTED mode as a function of the carrier information, the RRC_IDLE mode being without a RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection and the RRC_CONNECTED mode being with a RRC connection. receive carrier information indicating a component carrier for transmitting a discovery signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the component carrier corresponding to an uplink component carrier; and monitor the discovery signal both in RRC_IDLE mode and RRC CONNECTED mode as a function of the carrier information, the RRC_IDLE mode being without a RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection and the RRC_CONNECTED mode being with a RRC connection.
A modular hydraulically damped prosthetic knee joint having a centre of mass; wherein the prosthetic knee joint comprises a thigh element , a distal knee element pivotable about an effective knee axis and a hydraulic damper proximal relative to said knee element, each having their own centre of mass; wherein the thigh element is provided with a proximal attachment feature, configured to enable attachment of the prosthetic knee joint to an amputee stump interface; wherein the knee element is provided with a distal attachment device configured to enable attachment of a shin and foot ; wherein said knee element provides an effective knee axis distal to the centre of mass of the knee joint, throughout its range of movement, configured to allow movement of said knee element about said effective knee axis relative to said thigh element and; wherein the hydraulic damper permits pivot movement of said knee element about said effective knee axis relative to said thigh element configured to provide at least a bimodal level of control to movement of the knee element relative to the thigh element; characterized in that said centre of mass of the knee element and said knee axis are distal to the centre of mass of the hydraulic damper such that said centre of mass of the knee joint remains proximal to the effective knee axis; throughout the range of operation of movement; whereby said centre of mass of the hydraulic damper moves substantially together with said centre of mass of the proximal thigh element and remains substantially stationary relative thereto, irrespective of the pivot position of said knee element about said effective knee axis.
A batch-type device for dynamically crystallizing (meth)acrylic acid, comprising a crystallization tube , a heat medium supply tube , a heat medium discharge tube , a storage part of a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution passed through the crystallization tube , a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution supply part from which a crude (meth)acrylic acid solution is suppliable to the storage part , a (meth)acrylic acid solution circulate-supply part , a tube for circulating and supplying the crude (meth)acrylic acid solution to the (meth)acrylic acid solution circulate-supply part from the storage part , and a pump for circulating and supplying the crude (meth)acrylic acid solution to the circulate-supply part from the storage part so that the crude (meth)acrylic acid solution is flowed downward along the inner wall of the crystallization tube in a coating film-like state; further comprising a pressure meter in the circulate-supply tube ; and further comprising a means for controlling an amount of the crude (meth)acrylic acid solution to be circulated and supplied on the basis of the pressure value measured by the pressure meter , wherein the means is a valve located between the circulation pump and the pressure meter , the valve being capable of controlling a passing solution amount.
Toroidal roller bearing comprising spacer devices for roller elements , the toroidal roller bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring , wherein the toroidal roller bearing allows for axial and angular displacement between the inner ring and the outer ring , wherein each spacer device comprises a first roller element-contacting surface and a second roller element-contacting surface on opposite sides thereof, which first and second roller-contacting surfaces are arranged to separate two adjacent roller elements in a tangential direction of the toroidal roller bearing when the spacer device is in use, and wherein each of the first and second roller element-contacting surfaces has a concave shape adapted to conform to respective convex contacting surfaces of the roller elements , characterized in that each spacer device comprises end members that have projections that extend outwards from first and second roller-contacting surfaces and which are arranged to extend at least partly over the ends of two adjacent roller elements when the spacer device is in use, and in that each spacer device further comprises non-elastically deformable material, wherein each spacer device is provided between every two adjacent roller elements.
Pump shaft for a multi-stage pump , in particular a centrifugal pump, comprising: a circumferential groove region for engagement of a load-relieving device which comprises a ring, in order to impart a force (F) acting in the axial direction of the pump shaft to the pump shaft , wherein the groove region has, in a view of the pump shaft in longitudinal section, a plurality of grooves spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, characterized in that the plurality of grooves are formed by respective circumferential grooves separated from one another or by a single-start or multi-start closed screwthread, wherein a respective groove base of the plurality of grooves is configured in the shape of a segment of a circle, viewed in a longitudinal section. a circumferential groove region for engagement of a load-relieving device which comprises a ring, in order to impart a force (F) acting in the axial direction of the pump shaft to the pump shaft , wherein the groove region has, in a view of the pump shaft in longitudinal section, a plurality of grooves spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, characterized in that the plurality of grooves are formed by respective circumferential grooves separated from one another or by a single-start or multi-start closed screwthread, wherein a respective groove base of the plurality of grooves is configured in the shape of a segment of a circle, viewed in a longitudinal section.
A method for modifying single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) at the 3' end, said method comprising contacting the strand with a ssRNA 2'-O-methyltransferase in the presence of a co-factor, under conditions which allow for the transfer by the ssRNA 2'-O-methyltransferase of a part of the co-factor onto the 3' end of the RNA strand to form a modified RNA strand, wherein the ssRNA bears unmethylated 2'-OH group at 3' terminal nucleotide and wherein the part of the co-factor transferred comprises an extended moiety from an S-adenosyl-L-methionine analogue, with an extended sulfonium-bound side chain comprising a reporter group or functional group.
A method of heat treating a cold rolled steel strip, which method comprises the steps of: a) soaking a cold rolled steel strip above (Ac3 - 60) for a soaking time t2 of 1 - 150 seconds, thereby obtaining a cold rolled steel strip having an at least partially austenitic microstructure; b) cooling of the soaked steel strip resulting from step a) to a temperature T4 in the range of Ms - (Ms - 200); c) heating the cooled steel strip resulting from step b) to a temperature range of Bs - Ms; d) heat treating the heated steel strip in the temperature range of Bs - Ms for a period of time t5 of 30 - 120 seconds; e) cooling the heat treated steel strip to ambient temperature; such that the steel strip has a microstructure (in vol. %) comprising polygonal ferrite (PF) + acicular ferrite (AF) + higher bainitic ferrite (HBF): 20 - 55; wherein polygonal ferrite (PF): 0 - 50; lower bainitic ferrite (LBF) + partitioned martensite (PM): 25 - 70; retained austenite (RA): 5 - 20; martensite (M): 0 - 15; wherein the steel strip has a composition (in mass %) comprising C: 0.15 - 0.35; Mn: 1.50 - 4.00; Si: 0.50 - 2.00; Al: 0.01 - 1.50; P: less than 0.050; S: less than 0.020; N: less than 0.0080; wherein the sum (Si + Al) is ≥ 0.60; and optionally one or more elements selected from 0 < Cr ≤ 1.00; 0 < Cu ≤ 0.20; 0 < Ni ≤ 0.50; 0 < Mo ≤ 0.50; 0 < Nb ≤ 0.10; 0 < V ≤ 0.10; 0 < Ti ≤ 0.10; 0 < B ≤ 0.0030; 0 < Ca ≤ 0.0050; 0 < REM ≤ 0.0100, wherein REM is one or more rare earth metals; and the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities. a) soaking a cold rolled steel strip above (Ac3 - 60) for a soaking time t2 of 1 - 150 seconds, thereby obtaining a cold rolled steel strip having an at least partially austenitic microstructure; b) cooling of the soaked steel strip resulting from step a) to a temperature T4 in the range of Ms - (Ms - 200); c) heating the cooled steel strip resulting from step b) to a temperature range of Bs - Ms; d) heat treating the heated steel strip in the temperature range of Bs - Ms for a period of time t5 of 30 - 120 seconds; e) cooling the heat treated steel strip to ambient temperature; 0 < Cr ≤ 1.00; 0 < Cu ≤ 0.20; 0 < Ni ≤ 0.50; 0 < Mo ≤ 0.50; 0 < Nb ≤ 0.10; 0 < V ≤ 0.10; 0 < Ti ≤ 0.10; 0 < B ≤ 0.0030; 0 < Ca ≤ 0.0050; 0 < REM ≤ 0.0100, wherein REM is one or more rare earth metals;
A method , comprising: performing a Virtual Machine (VM) restore instance type discovery process at a production site; creating a test VM with a VM restore instance type that matches a VM restore instance type identified during performance of the discovery process; using the test VM as a basis to create a test restore VM at a cloud storage site; restoring the test VM at the cloud storage site using the test restore VM; characterized in further comprising: generating a 4-D baseline vector based on the restoration of the test VM, the 4-D baseline vector identifying a particular VM restore instance type; generating a 5-D vector based on the 4-D baseline vector, wherein the 5-D vector identifies a geographical region, VM, RI (restore instance) type, RC (restore completion) time, and an RC (restore completion) price; ranking the 5-D vector relative to one or more other 5-D vectors, all of the 5-D vectors identifying the same production site VM; and restoring , at the cloud storage site, the production site VM identified in the 5-D vectors, and the production site VM restored at the cloud storage site has a VM restore instance type identified in the highest ranked 5-D vector. performing a Virtual Machine (VM) restore instance type discovery process at a production site; creating a test VM with a VM restore instance type that matches a VM restore instance type identified during performance of the discovery process; using the test VM as a basis to create a test restore VM at a cloud storage site; restoring the test VM at the cloud storage site using the test restore VM; generating a 4-D baseline vector based on the restoration of the test VM, the 4-D baseline vector identifying a particular VM restore instance type; generating a 5-D vector based on the 4-D baseline vector, wherein the 5-D vector identifies a geographical region, VM, RI (restore instance) type, RC (restore completion) time, and an RC (restore completion) price; ranking the 5-D vector relative to one or more other 5-D vectors, all of the 5-D vectors identifying the same production site VM; and restoring , at the cloud storage site, the production site VM identified in the 5-D vectors, and the production site VM restored at the cloud storage site has a VM restore instance type identified in the highest ranked 5-D vector.
A method , performed by a wireless device operative in a wireless communication network, of buffer status reporting, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining , from the network, one or more configurations specifically for sending a Buffer Status Report, BSR, using a 2-step Random Access, RA, procedure by the one or more configurations defining at least one RACH Opportunity as exclusive to BSR reporting; and transmitting to the network a BSR in a MsgA of a 2-step RA; wherein the one or more configurations is/are different to a configuration for a MsgA transmission which does not comprise a BSR. obtaining , from the network, one or more configurations specifically for sending a Buffer Status Report, BSR, using a 2-step Random Access, RA, procedure by the one or more configurations defining at least one RACH Opportunity as exclusive to BSR reporting; and transmitting to the network a BSR in a MsgA of a 2-step RA; wherein the one or more configurations is/are different to a configuration for a MsgA transmission which does not comprise a BSR.
A composition comprising: a polymer derived from (a) a fluorinated olefin monomer, wherein the fluorinated olefin monomer is selected from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), vinylidene fluoride (VDF), chlorotrifluoroethene (CTFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and perfluorinated vinylethers; (b) a highly fluorinated sulfur-containing monomer of the formula: CX 1 X 2 =CX 3 [(CX 4 X 5 ) w -O-R 1 -SO 2 Y] where each X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , and X 5 is independently selected from H, Cl, or F; w is 0 or 1; R 1 is a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated alkylene group, optionally comprising oxygen atoms; and Y is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, or OM, where M is a cation; and (c) at least 0.01 and at most 2 mol % of a polyfunctional monomer versus the total moles of monomer present, wherein the polyfunctional monomer comprises at least two functional groups, wherein the functional groups are selected from the group consisting of: (i) a fluorovinyl ether group, (ii) a fluoroallyl ether group, (iii) a fluorinated olefinic group, and (iv) combinations thereof, wherein the composition further comprises an additive, wherein the additive comprises at least one of a manganese and cerium. (a) a fluorinated olefin monomer, wherein the fluorinated olefin monomer is selected from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), vinylidene fluoride (VDF), chlorotrifluoroethene (CTFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and perfluorinated vinylethers; (b) a highly fluorinated sulfur-containing monomer of the formula: CX 1 X 2 =CX 3 [(CX 4 X 5 ) w -O-R 1 -SO 2 Y] where each X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , and X 5 is independently selected from H, Cl, or F; w is 0 or 1; R 1 is a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated alkylene group, optionally comprising oxygen atoms; and Y is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, or OM, where M is a cation; and (c) at least 0.01 and at most 2 mol % of a polyfunctional monomer versus the total moles of monomer present, wherein the polyfunctional monomer comprises at least two functional groups, wherein the functional groups are selected from the group consisting of: (i) a fluorovinyl ether group, (ii) a fluoroallyl ether group, (iii) a fluorinated olefinic group, and (iv) combinations thereof, wherein the composition further comprises an additive, wherein the additive comprises at least one of a manganese and cerium.
Method for the in line leak testing of blow moulded containers wherein a conveyor line is fed with a continuous stream of blow moulded containers from a blow moulding machine, at least one measuring head is temporarily tightly connected to a first blow moulded container , said at least one measuring head is moved in order to follow the movement of said first blow moulded container, said first blow moulded container is pressurized by a source of pressurized gas whereafter the source of pressurized gas is disconnected and said at least one measuring head is used to measure the pressure decay in said first blow moulded container while following the movement of said first blow moulded container, said measured pressure decay is compared with stored data for the pressure decay of acceptable containers and an accept or non-accept signal is generated which implies proceeding or disposal of said first blow moulded container, wherein the at least one measuring head thereafter is moved against the moving direction of the conveyor line to a subsequent blow moulded container, is tightly connected to said subsequent blow moulded container, is moved in order to follow the movement of said subsequent blow moulded container and is used to perform in line leak testing of said subsequent blow moulded container and to generate an accept or non-accept signal for said subsequent blow moulded container, wherein at least a further measuring head is provided, wherein the measuring heads are arranged in a group of measuring heads, moving in unison to test two or more blow moulded containers simultaneously, characterized in that random gaps between the containers are handled by adapting the distance between two or more measuring heads to the random gaps between the containers and block gaps in the sequence of containers on the conveyor line occurring due to batch wise production of the containers are handled by adapting the position of the group of measuring heads to the block gaps.