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A method of manufacturing a water absorbent agent with a centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 31 g/g or greater, comprising of subjecting an aqueous monomer solution comprising an acrylic acid (salt) to a polymerization step, a drying step, and a surface crosslinking step, wherein a concentration of a monomer component in the aqueous monomer solution is 20 to 75% by weight, wherein the method comprises a step of adding an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) before the drying step and an amount of the α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) used is 0.05 to 1.0 mol% relative to the acrylic acid (salt), wherein the polymerization step comprises adding a predetermined amount of an internal crosslinking agent in advance to the aqueous monomer solution to have a crosslinking reaction simultaneously with polymerization and the amount of the internal crosslinking agent is 0.001 to 1 mol% relative to whole monomer, wherein a peak temperature during a polymerization reaction of the aqueous monomer solution in the polymerization step is 85°C or greater, wherein a heating temperature in the surface crosslinking step is 100 to 200°C, and a heating time in the surface crosslinking step is 30 to 60 minutes, and wherein the CRC of the water absorbent agent after the surface crosslinking step is 31 g/g or greater, wherein a molecular weight of a soluble component of the water absorbent agent is 200,000 Daltons or greater and 700,000 Daltons or less, and wherein the molecular weight of the soluble component is the weight average molecular weight, measured by extracting the soluble component from the water absorbent agent and measuring the weight average molecular weight by GPC as defined in the description. wherein the method comprises a step of adding an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) before the drying step and an amount of the α-hydroxycarboxylic acid (salt) used is 0.05 to 1.0 mol% relative to the acrylic acid (salt), wherein the polymerization step comprises adding a predetermined amount of an internal crosslinking agent in advance to the aqueous monomer solution to have a crosslinking reaction simultaneously with polymerization and the amount of the internal crosslinking agent is 0.001 to 1 mol% relative to whole monomer, wherein a peak temperature during a polymerization reaction of the aqueous monomer solution in the polymerization step is 85°C or greater, wherein a heating temperature in the surface crosslinking step is 100 to 200°C, and a heating time in the surface crosslinking step is 30 to 60 minutes, and wherein the CRC of the water absorbent agent after the surface crosslinking step is 31 g/g or greater, wherein a molecular weight of a soluble component of the water absorbent agent is 200,000 Daltons or greater and 700,000 Daltons or less, and wherein the molecular weight of the soluble component is the weight average molecular weight, measured by extracting the soluble component from the water absorbent agent and measuring the weight average molecular weight by GPC as defined in the description.
A re-entry device , comprising: a core wire ; a jacket surrounding at least a portion of the core wire, the jacket having a generally convex distal surface with a maximum tip diameter; and a probe extending from the distal surface of the jacket, the probe having a maximum probe diameter less than a length of the probe and less than the maximum tip diameter. a core wire ; a jacket surrounding at least a portion of the core wire, the jacket having a generally convex distal surface with a maximum tip diameter; and a probe extending from the distal surface of the jacket, the probe having a maximum probe diameter less than a length of the probe and less than the maximum tip diameter.
A method, performed in a network node, of selecting antenna sector configuration for an adaptive antenna system, AAS, of the network node the method comprising: - determining (S31) performance metrics for wireless devices served from the network node; - deriving (S33) wireless device specific statistics indicative of a distribution of wireless devices served from the network node; for each out of a number of sector configuration models, - associating (S35) the wireless devices served from the network node to the sectors of the respective sector configuration model by comparing the derived wireless device specific statistics to one or more sectorization thresholds for the sectors of the respective sector configuration model, - estimating (S37) performance metrics for each sector configuration model based on the associating of wireless devices to sectors of the respective sector configuration model; and - selecting (S39) an antenna sector configuration of the AAS based on the estimated performance metrics. - determining (S31) performance metrics for wireless devices served from the network node; - deriving (S33) wireless device specific statistics indicative of a distribution of wireless devices served from the network node; for each out of a number of sector configuration models, - associating (S35) the wireless devices served from the network node to the sectors of the respective sector configuration model by comparing the derived wireless device specific statistics to one or more sectorization thresholds for the sectors of the respective sector configuration model, - estimating (S37) performance metrics for each sector configuration model based on the associating of wireless devices to sectors of the respective sector configuration model; and - selecting (S39) an antenna sector configuration of the AAS based on the estimated performance metrics.
Installation for transmitting electrical power between a wind farm arranged in a sea or a lake and a land-based energy supply network having a land-based converter that can be connected to the energy supply network , said land-based converter being connected to a lake-based diode rectifier via a DC voltage connection , wherein the diode rectifier is coupled to the wind farm via a lake-based AC voltage network, wherein energy supply means are provided for feeding electrical power into the lake-based AC voltage network, wherein the energy supply means have at least the DC voltage connection that extends at least partly into the sea and that connects the lake-based AC voltage network to a lake-based or land-based coupling-in component, which is configured to feed power into the DC voltage connection , and wherein the diode rectifier has a plurality of partial diode rectifiers connected in series or in parallel on the DC voltage side, characterized in that at least one self-commutated partial converter is connected in series on the DC voltage side with the partial diode rectifiers , said partial converter being able to be connected to the coupling-in component via the DC voltage connection , the partial diode rectifiers can each be bypassed by means of a bypass switch , each partial diode rectifier is connected to the AC voltage network via a separate partial transformer, and each of the partial diode rectifiers is connected to a string , wherein a plurality of wind energy installations are arranged in each string.
A system comprising a feeding arrangement for feeding hatched chicks in a stack of baskets, wherein the feeding arrangement comprises: (i) a support structure , (ii) a first array of lid elements , wherein the lid elements are connected to the support structure , and (iii) a second array of trough elements , each comprising a trough , wherein the trough elements are connected to the support structure , wherein one or more of: (i) the lid elements are movably connected to the support structure , wherein the lid elements are configured to translate relative to the trough elements , and (ii) the trough elements are movably connected to the support structure , wherein (iia) the trough elements are configured to translate relative to the lid elements and/or (iib) the trough elements are configured to pivot relative to the support structure ; wherein the troughs have a controllable configuration relative to the lid elements ; wherein the controllable configuration comprises at least two trough configurations for each of the troughs , wherein (i) in a closed trough configuration, the trough is at least partly closed by at least one of the lid elements , and (ii) in an open trough configuration, the trough is configured at least partly remote from the at least one of the lid elements , wherein a trough content of the trough is accessible; wherein the system is configured for arranging a stack of baskets adjacent to the support structure , wherein any one of the baskets is arranged adjacent to at least one of the troughs , allowing hatched chicks in any one of the baskets to retrieve feed material from one or more of the troughs in the open configuration. (i) the lid elements are movably connected to the support structure , wherein the lid elements are configured to translate relative to the trough elements , and (ii) the trough elements are movably connected to the support structure , wherein (iia) the trough elements are configured to translate relative to the lid elements and/or (iib) the trough elements are configured to pivot relative to the support structure ; wherein the troughs have a controllable configuration relative to the lid elements ; wherein the controllable configuration comprises at least two trough configurations for each of the troughs , wherein (i) in a closed trough configuration, the trough is at least partly closed by at least one of the lid elements , and (ii) in an open trough configuration, the trough is configured at least partly remote from the at least one of the lid elements , wherein a trough content of the trough is accessible; wherein the system is configured for arranging a stack of baskets adjacent to the support structure , wherein any one of the baskets is arranged adjacent to at least one of the troughs , allowing hatched chicks in any one of the baskets to retrieve feed material from one or more of the troughs in the open configuration.
A particulate material comprising: zirconia particles having - a secondary particle size, as determined according to the description, in a range of at least 110 nm to no greater than 350 nm; - a density of 5.50 g/cm 3 to 5.80 g/cm 3 ; - a specific surface area, determined by using a TriStar 3000TM-brand surface area analyzer by Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, in a range of 11 m 2 /g to 25 m 2 /g; - an isoelectric point of at least 6.3 pH and not greater than 6.8, and - an average pore size, determined by the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method, in a range of 15 nm to 26 nm, wherein the zirconia particles are monoclinic ZrO 2 . zirconia particles having - a secondary particle size, as determined according to the description, in a range of at least 110 nm to no greater than 350 nm; - a density of 5.50 g/cm 3 to 5.80 g/cm 3 ; - a specific surface area, determined by using a TriStar 3000TM-brand surface area analyzer by Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, in a range of 11 m 2 /g to 25 m 2 /g; - an isoelectric point of at least 6.3 pH and not greater than 6.8, and - an average pore size, determined by the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method, in a range of 15 nm to 26 nm, - a secondary particle size, as determined according to the description, in a range of at least 110 nm to no greater than 350 nm; - a density of 5.50 g/cm 3 to 5.80 g/cm 3 ; - a specific surface area, determined by using a TriStar 3000TM-brand surface area analyzer by Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, in a range of 11 m 2 /g to 25 m 2 /g; - an isoelectric point of at least 6.3 pH and not greater than 6.8, and - an average pore size, determined by the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method, in a range of 15 nm to 26 nm, wherein the zirconia particles are monoclinic ZrO 2 .
A method of generating a dynamic security code for a card transaction performed by a user using a user electronic device separate from a card , the card transaction using card details of the card , wherein the user electronic device stores an identifier (ID), the method comprising, at the user electronic device : receiving a user request to generate a dynamic security code; upon receiving the user request , sending a time request to a time source external to the user electronic device ; receiving, in response to the time request, a message comprising a time from the time source ; determining an authenticity of the message containing the time; computing the dynamic security code as a function of the time received in the message and a key (dCVV-key_ID) stored at the user electronic device ; and causing the dynamic security code to be displayed on a display of the user electronic device, wherein the method comprises a preliminary enrolment process comprising, at the user electronic device : receiving partial data about cards issued to a user from an authorisation entity; receiving user input selecting at least one of the cards; and sending the identifier (ID) to the authorisation entity ; wherein the identifier (ID) can be used to associate the selected card to the key used to compute the security code. receiving a user request to generate a dynamic security code; upon receiving the user request , sending a time request to a time source external to the user electronic device ; receiving, in response to the time request, a message comprising a time from the time source ; determining an authenticity of the message containing the time; computing the dynamic security code as a function of the time received in the message and a key (dCVV-key_ID) stored at the user electronic device ; and causing the dynamic security code to be displayed on a display of the user electronic device, wherein the method comprises a preliminary enrolment process comprising, at the user electronic device : receiving partial data about cards issued to a user from an authorisation entity; receiving user input selecting at least one of the cards; and sending the identifier (ID) to the authorisation entity ; wherein the identifier (ID) can be used to associate the selected card to the key used to compute the security code.
An oral care composition comprising a peroxide compound, wherein the peroxide compound is hydrogen peroxide present as a complex with polyvinylpyrrolidone, present in a concentration of from 0.01 to 0.5 weight % based on the total weight of the composition, and a zinc compound, wherein the zinc compound is zinc oxide, wherein the weight ratio of the peroxide compound to the zinc compound is from 1:10 to 5:1, and wherein the composition is anhydrous, meaning that the composition contains 2 weight % or less free water.
An engine misfire detection device comprising: a supercharger rotation speed measurement unit measuring a rotation speed of a supercharger ; a misfire index calculation unit calculating a misfire index from a degree of change in the rotation speed of the supercharger measured by the supercharger rotation speed measurement unit ; and a misfire determination unit determining a misfire in an engine when the misfire index yt calculated by the misfire index calculation unit exceeds a pre-set determination value (D), characterized in that the misfire index calculation unit calculates the decrease rate ΔNt of the rotation speed of the supercharger using the following equation: Δ Nt t a = − 1 × Nt t n − Nt t n − 1 / Nt t n − 1 × 100 , where Nt is the rotation speed of the supercharger, and t is a time at which a piston reaches a top dead center position, and further the misfire index calculation unit calculates the misfire index yt based on the decrease rate ΔNt of the rotation speed Nt of the supercharger by using the following equation: yt t n = − Δ Nt t n + Δ Nt t n − 1 . a supercharger rotation speed measurement unit measuring a rotation speed of a supercharger ; a misfire index calculation unit calculating a misfire index from a degree of change in the rotation speed of the supercharger measured by the supercharger rotation speed measurement unit ; and a misfire determination unit determining a misfire in an engine when the misfire index yt calculated by the misfire index calculation unit exceeds a pre-set determination value (D), characterized in that the misfire index calculation unit calculates the decrease rate ΔNt of the rotation speed of the supercharger using the following equation: Δ Nt t a = − 1 × Nt t n − Nt t n − 1 / Nt t n − 1 × 100 , where Nt is the rotation speed of the supercharger, and t is a time at which a piston reaches a top dead center position, and further the misfire index calculation unit calculates the misfire index yt based on the decrease rate ΔNt of the rotation speed Nt of the supercharger by using the following equation: yt t n = − Δ Nt t n + Δ Nt t n − 1 .
A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising: executing, by at least one processor of the electronic device, an application program to interface with a framework interface; routing, by the framework interface, data between the application program and one or more communication modules, wherein each of the one or more communication modules is configured to operate according to a selected one or more communication protocols, wherein the framework interface is configured to select at least one of the one or more communication modules for at least part of the data; and communicating, by the one or more communication modules, the data with one or more external electronic devices, wherein the communicating of the data with the one or more external electronic devices comprises establishing, by the framework interface, one or more communication channels with the one or more external electronic devices, wherein the one or more communication channels include one or more logical channels, wherein the one or more logical channels are independent of the one or more communication protocols, and wherein each of the one or more logical channels is associated with a different session established at a session layer of the electronic device. executing, by at least one processor of the electronic device, an application program to interface with a framework interface; routing, by the framework interface, data between the application program and one or more communication modules, wherein each of the one or more communication modules is configured to operate according to a selected one or more communication protocols, wherein the framework interface is configured to select at least one of the one or more communication modules for at least part of the data; and communicating, by the one or more communication modules, the data with one or more external electronic devices, wherein the communicating of the data with the one or more external electronic devices comprises establishing, by the framework interface, one or more communication channels with the one or more external electronic devices, wherein the one or more communication channels include one or more logical channels, wherein the one or more logical channels are independent of the one or more communication protocols, and wherein each of the one or more logical channels is associated with a different session established at a session layer of the electronic device.
Vehicle seat with an upper vehicle seat part , on which a mass (M) can be arranged, a lower vehicle seat part and with a device for levelling and stabilising the level of the upper vehicle seat part , the device having an air spring , by means of which a relative movement of the lower vehicle seat part and the upper vehicle seat part with respect to one another can be spring-loaded, wherein the lower vehicle seat part and the upper vehicle seat part are arranged in a non-deflected state at a predeterminable distance from one another and wherein the air spring is connected fluidically to a volume of a working volume of an auxiliary volume module by means of a first fluid connection , characterised in that , the vehicle seat has a control unit , wherein the control unit is provided and designed to, when the distance between the lower vehicle seat part and the upper vehicle seat part increases due to the relative movement, reduce the volume of the working volume in such a way that that a pressure in the air spring can be adjusted in such a way that a distance between the upper vehicle seat part and a reference surface is essentially unchanged, and when the distance between the lower vehicle seat part and the vehicle seat upper part is reduced due to the relative movement, to increase the volume of the working volume in such a way that that the pressure in the air spring can be adjusted in such a way that the distance between the upper vehicle seat part and the reference surface is essentially unchanged. wherein the lower vehicle seat part and the upper vehicle seat part are arranged in a non-deflected state at a predeterminable distance from one another and wherein the air spring is connected fluidically to a volume of a working volume of an auxiliary volume module by means of a first fluid connection , characterised in that , the vehicle seat has a control unit , wherein the control unit is provided and designed to, when the distance between the lower vehicle seat part and the upper vehicle seat part increases due to the relative movement, reduce the volume of the working volume in such a way that that a pressure in the air spring can be adjusted in such a way that a distance between the upper vehicle seat part and a reference surface is essentially unchanged, and when the distance between the lower vehicle seat part and the vehicle seat upper part is reduced due to the relative movement, to increase the volume of the working volume in such a way that that the pressure in the air spring can be adjusted in such a way that the distance between the upper vehicle seat part and the reference surface is essentially unchanged.
A photoelectric conversion element , comprising: a first electrode ; a photoelectric conversion layer over the first electrode ; a second electrode over the photoelectric conversion layer ; and a sealing member enclosing one electrode selected from the first electrode and the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer , and adhering to an adhesion region in the other electrode selected from the first electrode and the second electrode , characterized in that a cross-section of the photoelectric conversion element in a stacking direction, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of a length L is 20 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less, where the length L is a length in the stacking direction from a face of the other electrode where the adhesion region is absent to the sealing member adhering to the adhesion region . a first electrode ; a photoelectric conversion layer over the first electrode ; a second electrode over the photoelectric conversion layer ; and a sealing member enclosing one electrode selected from the first electrode and the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer , and adhering to an adhesion region in the other electrode selected from the first electrode and the second electrode , characterized in that a cross-section of the photoelectric conversion element in a stacking direction, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of a length L is 20 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less, where the length L is a length in the stacking direction from a face of the other electrode where the adhesion region is absent to the sealing member adhering to the adhesion region .