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a method and device of treatment of cocoa butter - containing masses , particularly molten chocolates , destined for subsequent processing , particularly in coating machines , the method comprising the steps of mildly cooling the mass from a first temperature of approximately 45 ° to 50 ° c . which is above the highest...
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a polyaxial fastener is secured within an implant with a retaining ring . the ring is assembled onto a circumferential groove formed in the fastener head . the groove and ring are positionable , when the fastener is installed into an implant , at a wide portion of the mating polyaxial aperture in the implant . the ring...
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a wind turbine may be controlled in a variety of manners to optimize operating parameters . in one arrangement , for example , the length or the pitch of a wind turbine rotor blade may be adjusted to avoid harmonic resonance frequencies . in another example , the length of a rotor blade may be modified to reduce noise ...
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Hot gaseous atmospheres that permeate galaxies and extend far beyond their stellar distribution, where they are commonly referred to as the circumgalactic medium, imprint important information about feedback processes powered by the stellar populations of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes (SMBHs). In ...
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brush seals formed in hemispherical rings are supported to the end of the convergent nozzle of the each of the clam shells of a multi - axis vector thrust nozzle of a gas turbine engine powering aircraft . the brush seal may be arced or straight and bear against the spherical surface of the collar formed on the end of ...
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the present invention relates to ceramic materials containing a homogeneous dispersion of metal particles , particularly sol - gel ceramic materials , a method of preparing the same , and processes for hydrogenating and oxidizing organic compounds using the same .
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a method of manufacturing a circuit breaker comprises the steps of preassembling the movable parts of the circuit breaker between a pair of frame members and providing a housing that is configured for supporting the unitary breaker assembly without attachments . other circuit breaker components , attached to the unitar...
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a punch press is utilized for rapidly embossing ceiling tile . the embossing plate in the press is backed up with a high output heater to assist in the embossing operation .
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The Einstein Toolkit is a community-driven software platform of core computational tools to advance and support research in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics. The Einstein Toolkit has been supported by NSF 2004157/2004044/2004311/2004879/2003893/1550551/1550461/1550436/1550514, Any opinions, findings,...
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a new golf tee that increases the distance obtained on a drive is described . the tee increases driving distance by minimizing the energy absorbed by the tee when it is struck by the golf club . by absorbing less energy from the club head , the new tee minimizes the amount club head speed is reduced at impact , which t...
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a stretchable fabric shoe decoration system which covers a shoe and on which can be fastened one or more decorative elements . the system allowing for a single shoe cover to be removably used to decorate an unlimited number of shoes . the system also allowing for a single pair of shoes to be serially decorated by an un...
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a method and system for purchased - based segmentation of potential customers employs the use of actual , observed purchases instead of presumptions and correlations to improve the accuracy of segmentation and involves collecting empirical data for a client on actual purchasing behavior of a group of customers and appl...
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a can end having a countersink bead , an inclined chuck wall and a strong seam , resists distortion from its circular profile when subjected to thermal processing or when packaging carbonated beverages . this high hoop strength affects the manner in which the can end ultimately fails when placed under extreme abuse con...
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We present detailed elemental abundances and radial velocities of stars in the metal-poor globular cluster (GC) NGC 2298, based on near-infrared high-resolution (R ∼ 22 500) spectra of 12 members obtained during the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE-2) at Las Campanas Ob...
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a cargo tie down assembly and method of use thereof for a vehicle platform . the tie down assembly includes a tie down member for securing cargo on such a vehicle platform . the tie down member has an opening therethrough . an anchor is adapted to extend in a first opening in a rail of such a vehicle platform . the anc...
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an amplifier circuit for a cable access television line amplifier has a circuit input and a circuit output and includes a first cascode amplifier having a first input and a first output , and a second cascode amplifier having a second input and a second output where the second cascode amplifier is coupled in a push - p...
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in one embodiment of the invention , a pixel unit has two sub - pixel regions each including a liquid crystal capacitor and storage capacitor . the capacitance ratio of the sc to lcc of the first sub - pixel differs from the capacitance ratio of the sc to lcc of the second sub - pixel .
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a method for optimizing energy efficiency in a manufacturing process includes monitoring power consumption of each of a plurality of manufacturing entities of the manufacturing process using a power metering device assigned thereto ; collecting , from the power metering devices , a first data stream that includes infor...
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The first Population III (Pop III) stars formed out of primordial, metal-free gas, in minihalos at z > 20, and kickstarted the cosmic processes of reionization and enrichment. While these stars are likely more massive than their enriched counterparts, the current unknowns of their astrophysics include when the first...
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a plastic auxiliary frame magnetically attachable to eyeglasses wherein magnets are positioned such that they magnetically engage the face of the rim surrounding the parent eyeglass frame . the magnets are so positioned that they do not actually touch the rim face so that scratching of the finish on the face is prevent...
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We present a comprehensive analysis of DB white dwarfs drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, based on model fits to ugriz photometry and medium-resolution spectroscopy from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We also take advantage of the exquisite trigonometric parallax measurements recently obtained by the Gaia mission....
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an archery practice / exercise device for use with a bow including a handleriser portion and a bow string . the practice / exercise device includes a cylinder having a closure member for partially closing a forward end of the cylinder so as to delimit an orifice through which air may be expelled from the cylinder . a p...
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We present second epoch optical spectra for 30 changing-look (CL) candidates found by searching for Type-1 optical variability in a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) spectroscopically classified as Type 2. We use a random-forest-based light-curve classifier and spectroscopic follow-up, confirming 50 per cent of c...
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a method and apparatus for visually inspecting and sorting semiconductor wafers and the individual microcircuits or chips thereon . the preferred embodiment employs a scanner to obtain a virtual reality image of the wafer and all chips are identified and sorted by applying high - speed image processing routines . the r...
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a gift container with an integrated decorative display element is provided . the decorative element is adapted to be easily mounted upon the gift box to reduce the time and complexity involved in wrapping gifts . the decorative element may include mechanisms to quickly secure the gift box lid to the gift box container ...
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We present the methodology and performance of the new Lagrangian hydrodynamics code MAGMA2, a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code that benefits from a number of non-standard enhancements. By default it uses high-order smoothing kernels and wherever gradients are needed, they are calculated via accurate matrix in...
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a millable solid soap . the millable solid soap contains a solid phase soap base and hydrogel phase particles dispersed in said soap base . the hydrogel phase particles act as fillers to render a low total fatty matter solid soap .
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a device for independently tensioning lines includes : a housing ; a control handle extending from the housing and configured for manual rotation by a hand of a person ; a first line extending from the housing ; and a second line extending from the housing . the control handle is manually rotatable by hand about an axi...
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This work develops application techniques for stochastic modeling of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) variability as a probe of accretion disk physics. Stochastic models, specifically Continuous Auto-Regressive Moving Average (CARMA) models, characterize light curves with a perturbation spectrum and an Impulse-Response fu...
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a positive shutoff device is provided for a connection point of a refrigeration system . the connection point includes a manually - actuatable valve that permits charging and testing of the system . the device includes a first fitting engagable with the connection point and having a raised actuator that actuates the ma...
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a system and method for maintaining an air inflation mattress configuration sufficient for patient support and comfort . infrared illumination levels are measured within individual or groups of inflated mattress chambers . a staggered approach to illumination monitoring of chambers or sections to eliminate crosstalk be...
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a circuit arrangement for operating a discharge lamp with a high frequency current comprising input terminals for connection to a source of low frequency supply voltage , a rectifier bridge coupled to the input terminals for rectifying the low frequency supply voltage , and an inverter shunting a first capacitor for ge...
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disclosed herein are free - standing , pinhole - free , ultrathin polyimide films having thickness of about 400 angstroms or less and a process to prepare them . the films find particular utility in separatory applications .
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sinusitis , mucocysts , tumors , infections , hearing disorders , choanal atresia , fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses , eustachian tubes , lachrymal ducts and other ear , nose , throat and mouth structures are diagnosed and / or treated using minimally invasive approaches and , in many cases , flex...
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the present invention relates to a method of synchronisation between communication networks exchanging information by frame of informations , each communication network having clock and the number of clock pulses is monitored by a counter . the synchronisation is made by reading information representing the counted clo...
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a ducted propeller aircraft from which visibility is excellent and which is capable of operating quietly and efficiently has a propeller shroud which serves as a primary load path to pass bending and torsional stresses to which the mainplane is subject in use between the portions of the mainplane either side of the shr...
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a conventional dram needs to be refreshed at an interval of several tens of milliseconds to hold data , which results in large power consumption . in addition , a transistor therein is frequently turned on and off ; thus , deterioration of the transistor is also a problem . these problems become significant as the memo...
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a network comprising : a plurality of different receptacles for facilitating a connection to different information networks requiring different access authorization , each different receptacle optically or electrically coupled to one and only one different information network , each different receptacle having an inner...
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We compare model results from a semi-analytic (merger-tree based) framework for high-redshift (z ≃ 5-20) galaxy formation against reionization indicators, including the Planck electron scattering optical depth (τ <SUB>es</SUB>) and the ionizing photon emissivity ({\dot{n}}<SUB>{ion</SUB>}), to shed light on the reioniz...
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a kit and method for creating a 3 - dimensional toy includes a battery powered light , a container filled with a light curable polymer and one or more molds into which the light curable polymer is inserted . optimal the kit may also include one or more sheets of transparent material to which the light curable polymer d...
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a collaborative control method for tracking lagrangian coherent structures and manifolds on flows employs at least three autonomous underwater vehicles each equipped with a local flow sensor . a first flow sensor is a tracking sensor and the other sensors are herding sensors for controlling and determining the actions ...
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an agitator is provided including an open system having a base holding a plurality of culturing beakers as well as a lid holding a tube transporting fresh seawater into each beaker , gently stirring the water within and eliminating any decaying embryos . each beaker has at least a bottom made of mesh allowing water to ...
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We present the first application of a bin-scheme microphysical and vertical transport model to determine the size distribution of titanium and silicate cloud particles in the atmospheres of hot Jupiters. We predict particle size distributions from first principles for a grid of planets at four representative equatorial...
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the present invention is a method and system to convert speech signal into a parametric representation in terms of timbre vectors , and to recover the speech signal thereof . the speech signal is first segmented into non - overlapping frames using the glottal closure instant information , each frame is converted into a...
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<BR /> Aims: We aim to quantify the relation between the dust-to-gas mass ratio (DTG) and gas-phase metallicity of z = 2.1 − 2.5 luminous galaxies and contrast this high-redshift relation against analogous constraints at z = 0. <BR /> Methods: We present a sample of ten star-forming main-sequence galaxies in the redshi...
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the present invention is a shoe matching device with internal tension spring capacity to clip matching pairs of shoes together to prevent separation temporarily . it can be easily placed and removed from the pair of shoes . this invention presents a method and device to keep matching pairs of shoe physically together .
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an improvement to the melt transesterification reaction of diaryl carbonate with dihydroxy aryl compound is disclosed . the improvement entails the following steps introducing the resulting vapor stream at the mid - height of a first distillation column , and separating the vapor stream into a top product containing hi...
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The planar MHD shock code mhd_vode has been developed in order to simulate both continuous (C) type shock waves and jump (J) type shock waves in the interstellar medium. The physical and chemical state of the gas in steady-state may also be computed and used as input to a shock wave model. The code is written principal...
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disclosed is a probe implement for removing jam debris , including documents , and foreign objects from prescribed document transport track segments of a document processing machine ; this implement being constructed of planar , flat , elongate thin dielectric material , and being so formed , shaped and constructed as ...
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Since the 1970s, astronomers have struggled with the issue of how matter can be accreted to promote black-hole growth. While low-angular-momentum stars may be devoured by a black hole, they are not a sustainable source of fuel. Gas, which could potentially provide an abundant fuel source, presents another challenge due...
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disclosed are a process for the preparation of synthetic filaments or fibers and a composition for use as an auxiliary agent in the production of such fibers and filaments . the composition comprises a butylene oxide adduct of a fatty alcohol oxyethylate having the formula r -- o --. sub . n --. sub . m h wherein r = c...
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in one aspect , the present invention is directed to a vehicular brake comprising : a closed - circuit tunnel containing hydraulic liquid ; a mechanism for moving the hydraulic liquid within the closed - circuit tunnel together with the wheel of the vehicle ; and at least one faucet within the closed - circuit tunnel ,...
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a network for carrying out control , sensing and data communications , comprising a plurality of nodes . each node may be connected to a payload , which comprises sensors , actuators and dte &# 39 ; s . the network is formed using a plurality of independent communication links , each based on electrically - conducting ...
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this invention relates to a two - step synthesis of high purity dialkyl 2 - vinyl - cyclopropane - 1 , 1 - dicarboxylate in which a mixture of trans - and cis - 1 , 4 - dihalobutene - 2 is first isomerized to essentially trans - 1 , 4 - dihalobutene - 2 followed immediately by cyclocondensing the resultant trans - 1 , ...
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We investigate the impact of cosmic rays (CRs) and different modes of CR transport on the properties of Milky Way-mass galaxies in cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulations in the context of the AURIGA project. We systematically study how advection, anisotropic diffusion, and additional Alfvén-wave cooling affect ...
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a suspension system for an air - dropped sonobuoy includes a transducer housing wherein the upper portion is emptied upon deployment of a float . the weight distribution of the transducer and housing provides for a center of mass and a center of buoyancy at a location beneath a pivot in the upper portion of the housing...
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an electromagnetic pickup device for receiving electromagnetic signals is disclosed that comprises an h - field probe having an end the is insertable into the earth for receiving the h - field component of the electromagnetic signal and a plurality of e - field probes that are radially disposed about the h - field prob...
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the present invention concerns a circuit comprising a memory array having a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of bitlines , a reference circuit , a column select circuit , an enable control circuit , and one or more sense amplifiers . the reference circuit may be configured to present a reference voltage signal in...
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a document rights management system defines an unrenderable origin designator in a media item that does not display or alter the physically rendered version of an instantiation of the media item . the unrenderable designator does not appear as an obscured or occluded feature in a printed or displayed versions . the ren...
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the invention described relates to the synthesis of gold nanorods in high concentrations in a single batch and their use in detection of nitroexplosives using surface enhanced raman spectroscopy . the nanoparticle suspensions were stable up to a month after preparation . the aggregated nanorods have a strong sers effec...
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disclosed herein are polyurethane compositions specifically adapted to produce non - porous membranes exhibiting waterproof and water vapor transmissible characteristics . the membranes can be produced as free standing products or can be produced as coatings on porous substrates to confer similar properties to such sub...
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a method of making a roll of adhesive tape that comprises providing a length of tape having a leading end , a trailing end , a first side , and a second side opposite the first side , wherein the second side of the tape is at least partially covered with pressure sensitive adhesive and providing a tab having first and ...
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a motorized drum has a drum shell having an inner periphery and a central axis , with a motor and a reducer disposed therewithin for delivering rotary power to the drum shell at a determined region thereof . a mounting face system has a mounting face arrangement that receives components to be attached to alter the leng...
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We compute the corrections to the Schwarzschild metric necessary to reproduce the Hawking temperature derived from a generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), so that the GUP deformation parameter is directly linked to the deformation of the metric. Using this modified Schwarzschild metric, we compute corrections to the...
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a method for adjusting a hearing device is disclosed in which one of several hearing programs can be selected , as well as a hearing device system to perform the method . the method comprises the steps of identifying a momentary acoustic surround situation and of arranging the selectable hearing programs according to t...
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abstract : an armored inflatable boat cocoon , having an element flap which has a small window for seeing and a long zipper which a person can unzip and step in to get protection , the element flap is controlled by numerous cords , the armored inflatable boat cocoon which is buckled to a seat with numerous back straps ...
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a method of forcibly disconnecting a communications connection established between a mobile station and a mobile services switching network , depending on whether the communications connection initially allocated to the mobile station has deteriorated or that a call connection or a handover attempt has failed . with th...
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a disposable container for disposing of yard debris . the container has a containment area defined by a sidewall . the containment area has a volume for storing waste yard debris . the container has an opening for accessing the containment area . the container has a flap adjacent the opening . the flap joins a base sur...
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the present invention is intended to link television broadcast content and web content with each other so that both types of content match the characteristics of television media , and prevent the viewing of television broadcasting from being interrupted . an associated information providing method for providing associ...
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a lens is provided which can be worn , in the form of eyeglasses , for the reduction of visual noise and resulting eye strain for an observer of a visual display terminal . the lens comprises a light transmitting plastic body having convex shaped outer surface away from the eye of the observer and a concave inner surfa...
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a memory architecture design and strategy of the present invention uses memory devices that would normally be considered disadvantageous , but by accommodating the data input , output , and other peripheral controller services , overall performance in this mode is optimized . the surprising result is that even though t...
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as it is often difficult for users of a keyboard to adequately identify and select the correct keys in a keyboard where the light is inadequate , it is desirable to provide a keyboard capable that allows a user to better see keys of the keyboard even in environments where there is not sufficient light to see the keys ....
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a pacifier or dummy includes a resilient nipple , a guard , and a plug body inserted into the end of the tubular portion of the nipple that is opposite to the mouthpiece . the plug body is carried by a base , which is supported by the guard and is resilient in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the nipple . the ...
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an improved control circuit for maintaining constant amplitude of the sinusoidal output signal of an oscillator circuit by synchronously demodulating the signal using a push - pull transistor pair operating in saturation to generate a control signal for comparison with a reference voltage in a direct coupled negative f...
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a control system adapted to be secured to a solid fuel burner , such as a fireplace or a stove , to create and regulate forced fluid heat exchange and forced draft in the burner . the system comprises an electrical draft inducer / damper mounted in the burner flue , a fluid heat exchanger mounted over the burner firebo...
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a maximum likelihood decoder includes metric generators for generating metrics based on a plurality of partial responses and a viterbi decoder for realizing maximum likelihood decoding by using a synthetic metric generated by synthesizing the metrics . a first partial response is an original partial response . a second...
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a valve system is disclosed . the system has a main valve that is adjustable for output flow and pressure . the system also includes an output flow transducer , an output pressure transducer , and a fluid depth transducer . a microcontroller is operatively coupled to the valve , the output flow transducer , the output ...
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disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding digital watermarks into content signals . also disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and / or verifying digital watermarks in content signals . according to one embodiment , a system for encoding of digital watermark information includes : a window identif...
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there is disclosed an apparatus for sharpening an edge in a video image . the apparatus comprises : 1 ) a first circuit for determining a first luminance value of a first pixel associated with the first edge and a second luminance value of a second pixel associated with the first edge , wherein the first and second pix...
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code and script for Collins et al. (2021) Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants. Nature Communications.
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a composite material for a lithium ion battery anode and a method of producing the same is disclosed , wherein the composite material comprises a porous electrode composite material . pores with carbon - based material forming at the pore wall are created in situ . the porous electrode composite material provide space ...
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Context. The lifetime of protoplanetary disks around young stars limits the timescale of planet formation. A disk dissipation timescale ≤10 Myr was inferred from surveys that count the relative number of stars with disks - the disk fraction - in young stellar clusters with different ages. However, most previous surveys...
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an oil - in - water emulsion is prepared with certain siloxane - oxyalkylene copolymeric surfactants which have in the emulsion a combined hlb value of between about 4 - 7 . the oil phase includes silicone oils which are volatile and silicone oils or gums which are non - volatile , or mixtures of silicone oils and gums...
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a semiconductor - on - insulator type semiconductor device with an enhanced electrostatic discharge tolerance having a semiconductor layer on an insulating support substrate , comprising a pair of voltage supply lines formed on the semiconductor layer , a pair of low resistivity semiconductor regions connected to said ...
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the transfer of messages using an udp transport is provided . a typical example is offered by the snmp messages , used to perform the communication between manager units and agent units within a system for the management of data communication networks , such as internet . the payload of messages , for example the messa...
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a compressor having a corrosive resistant coating is disclosed . the coating has a first spray coated metallic layer . a sealant layer is disposed over the sprayed metallic coating which has an organic component , a solvent component , and an inorganic phase .
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a craftwork accessory may provide a portable and / or easy - to - use tool to help users &# 39 ; accurately and repeatedly apply stamp impressions and the like to items such as cardstock . the accessory may include a base portion , one or more elevated side portions and cover portion . the side portions may define a wo...
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a method for digital image eye artifact detection and correction include identifying one or more candidate red - eye defect regions in an acquired image . for one or more candidate red - eye regions , a seed pixels and / or a region of pixels having a high intensity value in the vicinity of the candidate red - eye regi...
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a system for distributing advertising data electronically is disclosed . a server computer is configured to store advertising data . a communication module is located in the server computer . the communication module is configured to transmit the advertising data to one or more display computers . a software module res...
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provided is a fused salt electrolysis process for preparing neodymium or a neodymium alloy , especially a neodymium / iron alloy , which has a high purity and a reduced carbon content , at a low cost , a high current efficiency , and a high productivity . according to this fused salt electrolysis process , by collectin...
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in semiconductor circuits , and particularly in memories , it is often desirable to use bipolar transistors for speed together with mos elements . however , although the bipolar transistors are useful for speed considerations , they undesirably significantly increase the power consumption of the overall circuit . accor...
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We present a new gravitational lens modelling technique designed to model high-resolution interferometric observations with large numbers of visibilities without the need to pre-average the data in time or frequency. We demonstrate the accuracy of the method using validation tests on mock observations. Using small data...
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a digital automatic gain control system includes an envelope detector coupled to a system input for converting an ac input signal into a dc output signal . an analog - to - digital converter has an input coupled to receive the output signal of the envelope detector and an output coupled to a digital register controlled...
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in a structure for making a display that forms images including a transparent substrate having first and second surfaces ; a light sensitive conductive layer provided over the first surface of the transparent substrate and patternable to form conductive traces ; and an array which can produce a colored image .
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hay stacks and bales are loaded , transported and unloaded by a single man . pivotal lifting tines carried by a mast which attaches to a tractor three - point hitch are maneuvered under a stack or bale . lift assist wheels coupled with the mast raise the loaded tines to transport the load . a clamp means secures the st...
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a portable telescoping observation stand attachable to a pole , a tree or like object by way of straps includes a plurality of telescopically engaged sections maintained in an extended position by locking members removably received in slots in overlapping ends of adjacent sections . foot hold members removably attached...
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The MAMMOTH-I Nebula at redshift 2.3 is one of the largest known Lyα nebulae in the universe, spanning ∼440 kpc. Enormous Lyα nebulae like MAMMOTH-I typically trace the densest and most active regions of galaxy formation. Using sensitive low-surface-brightness observations of CO(1-0) with the Very Large Array, we trace...
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the present invention relates to a fluid agitator which may stir fluid in a closed space without leakage of the fluid . the fluid agitator has a motive means and a bearing means installed in the closed space . in the fluid agitator employing a electric motor as the motive means , only the stator coil of the motor which...
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an electric fan with more than one operational configuration is disclosed , comprising a fan unit , a first support element and a second support element . in one operational configuration , the fan unit rests on top of the first support element and generates a horizontally oscillating airflow . in another configuration...
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