Abstract: Methods for cleaning a substrate are disclosed. The substrate comprises a dielectric surface and a metal surface. The methods comprise providing a cleaning agent to the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A power supply unit for a local consumer load comprises an electrical power generating device (10) configured to generate power from the environment and to provide first electrical power; an electrical energy storage (20) configured to store electrical energy and to provide second electrical power; an electric buffer (30) configured to receive and to buffer said first and said second electric power, and to provide a buffer output power; and an output power regulator (40) configured to provide an output power at a nominal output voltage from said buffer output power, and to adjust said nominal output voltage based on an amount of energy stored by said electrical energy storage (20).

Abstract: An end effector for gripping and spinning a pipe includes a head portion including a first connection interface for connecting the end effector to a robotic arm. In addition, the end effector includes a pair of jaws rotatably connected to the head portion between an open position and a gripping position. Further, the end effector includes a spinner for spinning a pipe held by the pair of jaws in the gripping position around a spinning axis generally corresponding to a longitudinal centre axis of the pipe. The first connection interface has a normal which is substantially parallel to the spinning axis. There is also disclosed a robot including an end effector as well a robot assembly and a drilling installation including such as robot.

Abstract: A mixing system configured to mix a process gas into a mainstream to be processed, the mixing system comprises a distribution channel, an injection unit and a static mixing unit; the injection unit comprises a manifold and a main injection ring, the manifold is adapted to receive said fluid or gas to be injected into the mainstream via said main injection ring, said main injection ring has a circular or annular structure and is provided with a plurality of injection orifices for introducing said process gas into the mainstream.

Abstract: A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A drawer is configured to receive the at least one pill from the funnel outlet in a well and is configured to be slidably received within the dispensing base. A metering flap may be movably positioned between the funnel outlet and the well of the drawer. The metering flap is pivotably coupled to at least one of the funnel and the dispensing base and may be configured to one of a) at least partially block and b) fully block the funnel outlet when the drawer is slidably extended away from the dispensing base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.

Abstract: A novel approach for computing efficiently quantum based signal autocorrelations includes example designs associated with quantum circuits for computing the quantum autocorrelation of the signal. Importantly, to compensate for unique challenges associated with quantum signal processing (particularly regarding probabilistic measurements that result from QFT and IQFT operations), normalization and denormalization steps ensure that quantum measurement results are comparable to ranges that would be obtained with classical autocorrelation computation methods. In addition, because probabilistic measurements resulting from QFT and IQFT operations lose important phase information, lost phase information can be restored following measurement using QFT and IQFT.

Abstract: The present application describes a payload management system that routes a payload item associated with an individual from an origin to a destination. In some examples, the payload item is routed from the origin to the destination separate from a travel itinerary associated with the individual. For example, the payload item can be routed via a vehicle other than a VTOL aircraft that is assigned to the individual for a multi-modal transportation service.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for making a coil (B) comprises a feed unit (2) configured to feed at least one strip-shaped article (N) and a winding unit (1). The winding unit includes a plurality of winding heads (10) and a movement device (3) of said winding heads (10) configured to displace said winding heads (10) according to a trajectory that includes at least one rotation around a rotation axis (C) of said movement device (3), said rotation axis (C) being different from said winding axis (X) and a translation and/or a rotation about a further axis, different from said rotation axis (C) and from said winding axis (X).

Abstract: One or more first servers can implement an example method including storing, at a memory accessible by the first one or more servers, a primary email address for a user. The method further includes detecting a request, from a client device associated with the user, to access a network resource hosted at a second one or more servers, wherein the network resource is associated with an online service. The method also includes automatically generating a secondary email address for the user that is unique to the online service; and transmitting the secondary email address to the second one or more servers such that the online service receives the secondary email address for the user without receiving the primary email address for the user, thereby enabling the online service to transmit emails to the user despite not receiving the primary email address for the user.

Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide a handsfree notification management system. An example method includes displaying one or more notifications by the electronic device. In response to displaying the one or more notifications, the method includes detecting a visual interaction of a user with the one or more notifications, identifying a notification from the one or more notifications based on the visual interaction, determining a time-interval of the visual interaction with the notification, determining one or more actions associated with the notification based on the time-interval of the visual interaction with the notification, and performing the one or more actions.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing smoke detectors are described herein. One smoke detector of a fire sensing system includes a circuit board body, having a set of front scattering emitting light sources located on one side of an optical chamber, a receiver of front scattering light beams from the front scattering emitting light sources and backward scattering light beams, and a set of backward scattering emitting light sources located between the set of front scattering emitting light sources and the receiver, the backward scattering light beams emitted from the backward scattering emitters.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods, apparatuses, computer program products, and systems for fiducials in X-ray devices. One device can include an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays; a scintillator configured to absorb, on a first side, the X-rays after interaction with a scan object, the scintillator being configured to emit light from a second side of the scintillator in response to absorption of the X-rays; a camera configured to receive the light from the second side of the scintillator; and at least one optical fiducial located on the second side of the scintillator and within a field-of-view of the camera, wherein each of the at least one optical fiducial includes a sharp feature, which causes an abrupt step change of intensity in reflected light, and an image captured by the camera includes data representing the sharp feature that is processable to characterize at least one optical parameter of the camera.

Abstract: A test assembly for testing a radar sensor includes: a receptacle for the radar sensor, wherein the radar sensor is configured to transmit a radar signal; at least one receive antenna configured to receive the radar signal; at least two transmit antennas each configured to transmit one reflection signal, wherein a superposition signal, which is a superposition of the reflection signals is receivable by the radar sensor; and a computer configured to ascertain at least one parameter of the respective reflection signals on the basis of the received radar signal. The test assembly comprises more transmit antennas than receive antennas.

Abstract: A machine for carrying out surface treatments onto rolling mill rolls, which includes a supporting structure extending along a longitudinal direction of development, a casing placed at least partially to cover the supporting structure, at least two supporting elements placed on the supporting structure opposed to each other and aligned along a rotation axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of development, a rotation motor configured to put in rotation the roll when supported by the two supporting elements, a grinding group slidably connected to the supporting structure and which includes a grinding tool, a texturing group slidably connected to the supporting structure and which includes a laser head, and a control unit placed in signal communication with the grinding group and with the texturing group and configured to control the grinding group and the texturing group.

Abstract: The invention describes an eco-friendly hotmelt adhesive based on renewable raw materials. The hotmelt adhesive formulation is made up of biobased polyesters, specifically a combination of polylactide and polybutylene succinate, and also of resins, plasticizers and stabilizers; further additives may optionally be added as well, for example waxes, fumed silica, lime or color pigments. The raw materials used are sustainable, biodegradable and unhazardous to nature. The adhesive exhibits very good adhesion to wood, paper, cardboard and certain, predominantly non-polar plastics such as PMMA, ABS, PC, PLA or PET and can be applied with the commonplace systems.

Abstract: In a blood pump for assisting cardiac output, including a housing with a housing inlet and a housing outlet, wherein the housing forms a first pump housing and a second pump housing, a rotor which is mounted in the housing and is rotatable about an axis, wherein the rotor comprises a first pump stage with a first impeller arranged in the first pump housing and a second pump stage with a second impeller arranged in the second pump housing, wherein the first and the second pump stages are each formed as radial or diagonal pumps and through which the blood to be pumped from the housing inlet to the housing outlet can flow in succession, the first pump housing and the second pump housing are connected via a channel which runs radially outside a middle section of the housing arranged between the first and the second pump housing.

Abstract: A cardiac pacing device for implantation in a patient's heart, wherein the cardiac pacing device comprises a processing unit for controlling a pacing signal generator and further comprises a detector configured to measure a time-dependent signal of an intrinsic atrial activity, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect a presence and absence of an intrinsic atrial event within a cardiac cycle based on the measured signal of the atrial activity within the respective cardiac cycle received from the detector, wherein the processing unit is configured to control the pacing signal generator to provide an electrical signal based on the presence and absence of an intrinsic atrial event. Further, a system comprising such first cardiac pacing device and a second cardiac pacing device is explained as well as respective operation methods.

Abstract: A nozzle arrangement for applying fluids to a substrate has a main body which is able to be connected to a mounting region of a distributor and which has an end-side side surface. At least one first outlet nozzle for the fluid to be applied to the substrate is provided in or on the end-side side surface of the main body. A first fluid channel system is formed in the main body, via which the at least one first outlet nozzle is connected in terms of flow to a first fluid connector, which is provided in the main body of the nozzle arrangement. The nozzle arrangement is a monolithic component produced by an additive production method.

Abstract: Herein a specific coated substrate and a specific method for the production of a coated substrate is disclosed.