During the production of stainless steel, a slag is formed during the mel ting of the solid material in the electric arc furnace, the slag having a hi gh degree of metal oxides, particularly chromium oxide. The chromium concent ration often reaches values of more than 30%. Currently, such slags cannot b e reduced to a desired degree due to their composition. In order to minimize the resulting high...

Particulate, expandable styrene polymers capable of being processed into hard foamed plastic materials of a small density and containing, therefore, at least one foaming agent comprise at least aluminum in a particulate form for improving their thermal insulation properties. The styrene polymer particles comprise, after their expansion, a fine cell structure and contain the aluminum particles inco...

A polyamide-based vapor barrier film as part of a heat insulating system having a water vapor diffusion resistance that is dependent upon ambient humidity, wherein the polyamide at a relative ambient humidity of 30-50 % has a water vapor diffusion resistance s_d of d > 5 m diffusion-equivalent air layer density and at a relative ambient humidity of 60 - 80 % has a water vapor diffusion r...

A downhole fiber optic protection system is disclosed which includes at least one protector sub mounted in a downhole string, the protector sub having at least one recess formed in an outside diameter of the protector sub and optionally including component protectors mounted to the outside diameter of the protector sub whereby the one or more recesses in the outside of the protector sub provide pr...

A method of sending mail electronically. A sender supplies information to a receiver on data media relative to mail to be sent, such as addressees and mail contents. The contents of the data media are fed into the receiver's computer system, in which the addressees are compared with a register that includes information as to whether or not respective addressees have an electronic mail address. The...

A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to t...

Method for determining pressure profiles in wellbores, flowlines and pipelines flowing singlephase and multiphase fluids and use of such a method. The flow is temporarily stopped or restricted with a quick acting valve and the pressure is continuously recorded at a point a short distance upstream, using the Joukowsky equation: Deltap_a=rho u a, where rho(kg/m3) represents the fluid density, u(m/s)...

A layered coating composition for use in producing a cool dark coating co mposition. The coating system includes an IR reflecting layer, having IR-ref lective pigments in a resinous binder. A radiation absorbing layer is coated onto the IR reflecting layer. The radiation absorbing layer includes nano-s ized pigments dispersed in a resinous binder.

There is described a method for making a vehicle (2), including a body comprising carbon fibres, preferably a military vehicle. The method consists of the body being wound up over a mandrel with threads (28) wetted in glue. The threads (28) contain carbon fibres. The threads (28) wound around the mandrel (22) are subsequently cured. After the curing, the body is drawn off the mandrel (22), and the...

Compounds of the general formula P1-L-P2; wherein "P1" is a pyrazinoylguanidine sodium channel blocker, "L" is a linking group, and "P2" is either (i) a pyrazinoylguanidine sodium channel blocker or (ii) a P2Y2 receptor agonist, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical formulations containing the same and methods of use thereof to hydrate mucosal surfaces such as airway mucosal surfaces are also disclosed.

The invention relates to an automatic charging system for charging a vehicle ( i ) for using an infrastructure delimited by a boundary (100) during a charging period Tc based on GNSS location with guaranteed performance, comprising: - an onboard receiver with integrity guarantee or OBU (30) which, in addition to providing position information, provides additional information relating to the e...

A deep draft semi-submersible offshore structure suitable for conducting mineral exploration and production operations in deep waters of the oceans. The structure uses three or more caissons or columns equidistantly spaced from adjacent columns. The weight distribution and provision of liquid or solid permanent balance in the lower ends of each column make the structure stable without reliance upo...

O PRESENTE INVENTO REFERE-SE A UM REVESTIMENTO ACRÍLICO PARA PROTECÇÃO DE BETÃO, EM PARTICULAR, DE BETÃO ARMADO, DE BASE AQUOSA DO TIPO MONOCOMPONENTE, PRONTO A APLICAR. ESTE REVESTIMENTO ALIA À SUA FUNÇÃO DECORATIVA, UM EXCELENTE DESEMPENHO NA PROTECÇÃO DE ESTRUTURAS DE BETÃO CONTRA AGENTES CORROSIVOS PRESENTES NA ATMOSFERA - CUMPRE A NORMA EN 1504-2. PARA ALÉM DOS CRITÉRIOS ESPECIFICADOS NESTA N...

The present invention provides an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction producing piperitol from pinoresinol, and a reaction producing sesamin from piperitol. The invention also provides a gene that encodes such enzyme. Further, the invention provides a vector and transformant including a gene encoding the enzyme, and a producing method of the protein using the transformant.

A broadcasting signal receiver and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal are disclosed. An identifier of a cell is configured in second program table information or signaling information of the broadcastin g signal. If the cell is changed, channel information of the changed cell ca n be obtained from second program table information in which transmission ch annel information of...

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A method of densifying a bulk particulate material includes at least partially confining the bulk particulate material, and rotating a rotatable member submerged under the bulk particulate material about an axis of rotation to cause movement of the material particles essentially towards or away from the axis or rotation, thereby to provide a densified bulk particulate material. The method is parti...

A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, particularly but not exclusively for open shoes such as sandals, sabots and the like. The sole includes a lower element, on which a tread is integrated in a downward region, the lower element chosen between an element that is vapor-permeable at least in an upward region and a perforated element, and an upper vapor-permeable and/or perforated element...

Antibodies and antibody fragments which are anti-idiotypic to an antibody that interferes with the binding of the Cepsilon3 region of IgE to its high affinity receptor (mimobodies), particularly, which are anti-idiotypic to BSW17 (BSW17-mimobodies) are described, as well as their use as pharmaceuticals, especially vaccines, in the treatment of IgE-mediated diseases.