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A refrigeration system which comprises a compressor, an evaporator to which liquid refrigerant compressed by the compressor is supplied through a flow restrictor, and return means which direct refrigerant expanded in the evaporator back to the compressor. The return means include an accumulator in which liquid refrigerant leaving said evaporator may collect, and heating means either integral with or attached to the accumulator. The heating means are adapted to supply heat energy to the liquid refrigerant collected by said accumulator in order to promote its evaporation, thereby increasing the overall efficiency of the refrigeration system. The heating means may be controlled by a microprocessor.

The invention relates to a device for accumulating flat material in flexible strip form, the device comprising an accumulator box having a bottom on which the strip accumulates, at least during accumulation stages, between two end walls and between two side walls that extend so as to face edges of the strip. The accumulator device includes at least one of the following means:rollers mounted idle close to the bottom and on which the strip rests during accumulation stages;air-flow means for establishing a flow of air within the box towards the bottom of the accumulator box;vibrator means for vibrating at least one of the side walls; andadjuster means for adjusting spacing between the side walls.

A method and a system are for determining of the compatibility of control software, which is designed for standard parameters, with a wind energy installation which is operated using operating parameters. The method is an automatic method in which the operating parameters of the wind energy installation and the standard parameters of the control software are first transmitted to a computation unit. The computation unit determines discrepancies between the operating parameters and the standard parameters. A decision on compatibility is made on the basis of the discrepancies. The system includes a logic module which is designed to make the decision. This method makes it easier to automatically update the control software for a wind energy installation. There is no longer any need to manually check the compatibility of the new version of the control software before the new version of the control software can be installed.

Composed element, with at least two wood-based panel-shaped elements; wherein said panel-shaped elements can be coupled to each other at an angle and with a miter joint by means of a locking tongue and groove connection; wherein the tongue consists of a split tongue, with thus at least a first tongue portion and a second tongue portion, as well as a slit situated there between; characterized in that said slit, seen in cross-section, globally extends according to a direction which deviates from the direction of the center line of the panel-shaped element on which the tongue is provided.

A combination bicycle fork and steering tube assembly is formed with a pair of downwardly directed, mutually converging end closure tabs that are bent over into abutment and welded together to define peripherally enclosed fork openings at the ends of the steerer tube. The upper ends of the hollow fork legs are configured to follow the surface contours of the lower end of the steerer tube and are welded to the end closure tabs about the circumferences of the enclosed fork openings at the lower end of the steering tube. The front wheel axle dropouts are formed directly in the lower ends of the fork legs, which include internal dropout support inserts. The dropout support inserts are sandwiched in between a pair of flat, mutually parallel dropout tabs defined directly in the lower ends of the fork legs.

The invention relates to a method of distributing a liquid in the fluid bed of an up-flow or a down-flow fluid bed reactor. The invention provides efficient distribution and a plug flow like fluid flow through the fluid bed where turbulence and / or back-mixing of the fluid are minimised. In accordance with the invention a fluid bed system for use in treating a fluid by contacting the fluid with a solid phase media is provided and the system comprises a reactor chamber adapted to contain the solid phase media and at least one fluid distribution means adapted to distribute and / or deliver the fluid to be treated among the particles of the medium.

Methods and compositions relating to CDP-taxane conjugates are described herein.

A method of making a non-volatile double-gate memory cell. The gate of the control transistor is formed with a relief of a semiconductor material on a substrate. The control gate of the memory transistor is formed with a sidewall of the relief of a semiconductor material configured to store electrical charge. A first layer is deposited so as to cover the stack of layers. The first layer is etched so as to form a first pattern juxtaposed on the relief. A second layer is formed on the first pattern. The second layer is etched so as to form on the first pattern a second pattern having a substantially plane upper face.

An article of manufacture produced by a process comprising the steps of: erecting a sediment-containment structure comprising a plurality of floating boom segments; and introducing sediment into the shape formed by the sediment-containment structure. A system for building up sediment in a water-covered area comprises: a plurality of floating boom segments connected in an essentially closed shape; a sediment source depositing sediment inside the area substantially enclosed by the essentially closed shape formed by the boom segments; and a wasteweir segment disposed so as to close the essentially closed shape formed by the floating boom segments. The wasteweir segment has two posts and a removable barrier element. A method for building up land in a water-covered or water-surrounded area comprises the steps of: erecting a sediment-containment structure comprising a plurality of floating boom; and introducing sediment into the shape formed by the sediment-containment structure.

A thermoforming packaging machine with a top film forming station, wherein the forming tool upper part and the foaming tool lower part of the top film forming station are disposed above a transportation plane of a lower film. One of the forming tool upper part or the forming tool lower part are operably connected to a lifting mechanism by a traverse system. The lifting mechanism is disposed below the transportation plane of the lower film. The traverse system transfers a lifting force from the lifting device to one of the forming tool upper part or lower part through the transportation plane of the lower film.

An article of manufacture produced by a process comprising the steps of: erecting a sediment-containment structure comprising a plurality of floating boom segments; and introducing sediment into the shape formed by the sediment-containment structure. A system for building up sediment in a water-covered area comprises: a plurality of floating boom segments connected in an essentially closed shape; a sediment source depositing sediment inside the area substantially enclosed by the essentially closed shape formed by the boom segments; and a wasteweir segment disposed so as to close the essentially closed shape formed by the floating boom segments. The wasteweir segment has two posts and a removable barrier element. A method for building up land in a water-covered or water-surrounded area comprises the steps of: erecting a sediment-containment structure comprising a plurality of floating boom; and introducing sediment into the shape formed by the sediment-containment structure.

The invention relates to a device for accumulating flat material in flexible strip form, the device comprising an accumulator box having a bottom on which the strip accumulates, at least during accumulation stages, between two end walls and between two side walls that extend so as to face edges of the strip. The accumulator device includes at least one of the following means:rollers mounted idle close to the bottom and on which the strip rests during accumulation stages;air-flow means for establishing a flow of air within the box towards the bottom of the accumulator box;vibrator means for vibrating at least one of the side walls; andadjuster means for adjusting spacing between the side walls.

The present invention provides a method for detecting a genetic variant in a region of interest in a DNA sample comprising (i) determining, for a given sequencing platform, sequencing process and sequencing depth, the distribution of the number of reads supporting a genetic variant or plurality of genetic variants expected to be observed in the sequencing results of amplification reactions due to amplification and sequencing error (read count distribution); (ii) based on the read count distribution determined in step (i), establishing a threshold frequency at or above which the genetic variant must be observed in sequencing results of amplification reactions to assign a positive determination for the presence of the genetic variant in a given amplification reaction; (iii) partitioning the DNA sample into a plurality of replicate amplification reactions, so that the mean number of amplifiable template molecules of the region of interest in a replicate amplification reaction is fewer than the reciprocal of the threshold frequency determined in step (ii); (iv) performing the amplification reactions of step (iii) and sequencing the products of amplification reactions, (v) based on step (ii) and the results of step (iv), determining the presence / absence of the genetic variant in each replicate amplification reaction; and (vi) integrating the results of (v) to determine the presence / absence of the genetic variant in the region of interest in the DNA sample.

A vehicle structure sub-unit includes a cross-member of metal material and two crash-box modules with their front surfaces welded or glued to the rear wall of the cross-member. A reinforcing metal plate is interposed between the front surface of at least one of the two crash-box modules and the rear wall. The rear wall has a depressed flat portion in which the reinforcing plate is received, in such a way that the surface of the reinforcing plate facing the crash-box module is substantially flush with the surface of the rear wall. A depressed portion of the rear wall is located in an offset position, closer to the center of the cross-member, with respect to the crash-box module, in such a way that the reinforcing plate is in contact only with a part of the front surface of the crash-box module, the remaining part of the front surface being in direct contact with the rear wall.

Methods and compositions relating to CDP-taxane conjugates are described herein.

Methods of designing at least one progressive ophthalmic lens for a user having a dominant eye and a non-dominant eye are provided. These methods include determining a first inset for a lens for the dominant eye, and determining a measurement of phoria of the user. The methods further include determining a second inset for a lens for the non-dominant eye depending on the first inset and on the measurement of phoria, and designing the lens for the non-dominant eye according to the second inset. Systems, computer systems and computer program products suitable for performing these design methods are also provided. Progressive ophthalmic lenses designed according to said design methods are also provided.

A planetary gear drive has needle roller bearings of full roller type as planetary gear bearings for planetary gears. The needle roller bearings have lubrication mechanisms, respectively. Each lubrication mechanism has an annular grease retaining groove. The grease retaining groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface (an outer-race-side raceway surface) of the shaft hole of each planetary gear. Poor lubrication can be prevented from occurring when needle roller bearings of full roller type are employed as the planetary gear bearings.