Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the computer simulation of a chemical process comprising a plurality of functional modules for completing respective simulation levels of said chemical process, a storage module for storing experimental data relating to chemical species in a data structure that can be used by at least one functional module, a performance evacuation module, in which said process is defined by a set of files shared by ail the modules of the system, each file comprising a description of a raw material and a description of a decomposition of this raw material into chemical species, said files being the inputs and the outputs of said modules of the system, the decomposition into chemical species being preserved throughout the processing operations.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination, and the support material contains between 0.3 and 2.0 mmol OH groups/g of the support material; (b) reacting the support material with at least one of: (b1) a compound containing at least one alkoxy or phenoxy group bound though its oxygen atom to a metal element from Group 5 (V, Nb, Ta) or Group 6 (Cr, Mo, W); (b2) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element from Group 5 or 6; (b3) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element which is copper (Cu); and (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b).

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes the steps of: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, wherein the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of thereof; (b) reacting the support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups of step (a) with a precursor containing two transition metal atoms, each chosen independently from the group consisting of: W, Mo, Cr, Ta, Nb, V, Mn; (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b) in order to provide a catalyst material showing dual site surface species containing pairs of transition metal atoms derived from the precursor that are present in oxide form on the support material. Additionally, a catalyst material is obtained by the process set out above, and the catalyst material is used as an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalyst for nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction.

Abstract: An actuator for a magnet valve, the actuator including a housing including a terminal wall including an opening; and an armature arranged in the housing and movable in an axial linear manner between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the opening is closed by a terminal cover, wherein the terminal cover includes a contour that protrudes at least in a direction towards the armature, and wherein the contour includes a first section that defines the second end position of the armature.

Abstract: An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures having a continuous well with control gates that control a local depletion region to form quantum dots. Local depleted well tunneling is used to control quantum operations to implement quantum computing circuits. Qubits are realized by modulating gate potential to control tunneling through local depleted region between two or more sections of the well. Complex structures with a higher number of qdots per continuous well and a larger number of wells are fabricated. Both planar and 3D FinFET semiconductor processes are used to build well to gate and well to well tunneling quantum structures. Combining a number of elementary quantum structure, a quantum computing machine is realized. An interface device provides an interface between classic circuitry and quantum circuitry by permitting tunneling of a single quantum particle from the classic side to the quantum side of the device.

Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures having a continuous well with control gates that control a local depletion region to form quantum dots. Local depleted well tunneling is used to control quantum operations to implement quantum computing circuits. Qubits are realized by modulating gate potential to control tunneling through local depleted region between two or more sections of the well. Complex structures with a higher number of qdots per continuous well and a larger number of wells are fabricated. Both planar and 3D FinFET semiconductor processes are used to build well to gate and well to well tunneling quantum structures. Combining a number of elementary quantum structure, a quantum computing machine is realized. An interface device provides an interface between classic circuitry and quantum circuitry by permitting tunneling of a single quantum particle from the classic side to the quantum side of the device.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.

Abstract: A system for facilitating e-commerce transaction is disclosed. The system includes a request receiving module to enable the interactive support agent platform to receive order requests from a customer. The system includes an order placement module to identify a merchant from a merchant database based on the order requests corresponds to the customer specific merchandise or service request and enable the interactive support agent platform to select products from a catalogue of an identified merchant based on the order requests. The system includes a checkout processing module to enable the interactive support agent platform to share a checkout page with the customer via a communication medium based on selected products corresponds to the identified merchant and perform a checkout process by transmitting billing and shipping information via a secure checkout page rendered within a chat window, a browser or the user interface corresponding to the interactive support agent platform.

Abstract: An ice bagging and dispensing apparatus has at least one ice making machine; an ice hopper for receiving ice from the at least one ice making machine; an ice bagging machine for bagging ice from the ice hopper; an ice bag conveyor for conveying bagged ice from the ice bagging machine to an ice storage chamber, the ice bag conveyor positioned below the ice storage chamber; a carriage for moving and lifting the bag of ice into the ice storage chamber; one or more supports for supporting one or more bags of ice in the ice storage chamber above the ice bag conveyor; and, one or more consumer access doors to the ice storage chamber. This maintains first-in, first out (FIFO) principles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nanocatalyst-type nanoscale composition including a nanoparticle semiconductor, plasmonic metal nanoparticles and an organic photosensitiser of the carbo-mer type. Also disclosed is a method for producing such a nano-catalyst. Also disclosed is use of the nanocatalyst for photoelectrolysis, in particular, for the photoelectrolysis of water, as well as to a power source including the nanocatalyst.

Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures having a continuous fully depleted well with control gates that form two quantum dot on either side of the gate. Appropriate potentials are applied to the well and control gate to control quantum tunneling between quantum dots thereby enabling quantum operations to occur. Qubits are realized by modulating applied gate potential to control tunneling through a quantum transport path between two or more sections of the well. Complex structures with a higher number of quantum dots per continuous well and a larger number of wells can be fabricated. Both planar and 3D FinFET semiconductor processes are used to build well to gate and well to well tunneling quantum structures. An injection device permits tunneling of a single quantum particle from a classic side to a quantum side of the device. Detection interface devices detect the presence or absence of a particle destructively or nondestructively.

Abstract: A method is presented for monitoring the use of a building area, where instruments are installed at a variety of points in a building to monitor and record parameters of interest to a building operator. The building operating system provides past and real-time information based on the parameters, and alerts a building operator when unintended events occur. The circumstances for unintended events are bundled into modes, such that by selecting a mode for a building area, a building operator is effectively selecting a set of circumstances for which alerts must be given.

Abstract: An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a sample-collecting device capable of quantitative sampling. The sample-collecting device according to the present specification comprises an upper housing and a lower housing which are coupled to be engaged with each other. A film part and a light diffusion part may be provided between the upper housing and the lower housing. A pillar-shaped sample inlet having a central path may be formed in the upper surface of the upper housing, and a sample stopper may be formed as a step on the lower surface of the upper housing. The step is spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a hole in the central path, which is formed in the lower surface of the upper housing, to form a sample storage space, and the step is in contact with the film part to enable sealing so that a sample that has flowed into the sample storage space does not flow out between the sample stopper and the film part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): (I) as defined in the description. The present invention also relates to a method for extracting biological membrane-associated membrane proteins, comprising a step of bringing an aqueous solution of biological membrane-associated membrane proteins into contact with at least one compound of the invention. The present invention also relates to a method for stabilizing membrane proteins in solution in an aqueous solution, comprising a step (i) consisting in bringing an aqueous solution of a membrane protein in solution into contact with at least one compound of the invention.

Abstract: It is possible to improve the CQI reception performance even when a delay is caused in a propagation path, a transmission timing error is caused, or a residual interference is generated between cyclic shift amounts of different ZC sequences. For the second symbol and the sixth symbol of the ACK/NACK signal which are multiplexed by RS of CQI, (+, +) or (?, ?) is applied to a partial sequence of the Walsh sequence. For RS of CQI transmitted from a mobile station, + is added as an RS phase of the second symbol and ? is added as an RS phase of the sixth symbol. A base station (100) receives multiplexed signals of ACK/NACK signals and CQI signals transmitted from a plurality of mobile stations. An RS synthesis unit (119) performs synthesis by aligning the RS phase of CQI.

Abstract: An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

Abstract: The present invention provides for methods and systems for accessing a secured building. The method includes retrieving information from a code associated with a carrier and an address. The code may be a barcode with encoded information. The method further includes confirming that the address is associated with the secured building and further validating the carrier as an authorized carrier by an identification of the carrier. The method further includes validating a status associated with the information to be one of: in transit; and out for delivery. Upon positive response of the status, the method further includes allowing access to the secured building. In some embodiments, prior to allowing access to the secured building, the method further includes checking that an update to the status is within 24 hours.