Abstract: A process and method for producing a crystallized metal sulfate. The crystallized metal sulfate may be battery-grade. The method may comprise receiving a metal ion-containing stream and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may comprise receiving a stream from a metal processing plant, and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may be a metal electrowinning process comprising crystalizing a metal ion-containing stream to form a crystallized metal sulfate in a mother liquor. The process or method may comprise returning the mother liquor upstream or to the metal electrowinning process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 5?-cap compounds, in particular the stabilization of RNA by such 5?-cap compounds, and provides compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, and cells comprising an RNA which is modified with such a 5?-cap compound, as well as methods for producing a peptide or protein of interest using the compositions or cells according to the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention provides the RNA, compositions, or cells for use in therapy, in particular for use in a method of treating a disease or disorder by protein replacement therapy, genome engineering, genetic reprogramming, and immunotherapy; a method for increasing the stability of RNA in cells; a method for increasing the expression of RNA in cells; and a method for providing an RNA with a 5?-cap structure.

Abstract: The invention concerns a flux for brazing, a process for brazing metal parts employing said flux, a flux composition containing said flux, aluminum parts coated with said flux or said flux composition, a process for brazing and a brazed metal object obtainable by said brazing process. The flux is high in KAlF4 and low in K3AlF6.

Abstract: A turbomachinery plant is conceived to maximize the power generated by an electrical reversible machine when works as a generator, by reducing the power absorbed by a compressor connected to the electrical reversible machine. The compressor is connected to an antisurge circuit included in the turbomachinery plant, as well as to a suction unit by a first line and to a gas collection unit by a second line and the turbomachinery plant comprises a gas depressurizing compressor so that, when in use, an amount of gas sucked by the gas depressurizing compressor moves from the antisurge circuit to the gas depressurizing compressor and the compressor rotates encountering less resistance and absorbing less power and the power generated by the electrical reversible machine is maximized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for measuring the length of a footprint of a tyre (10). The system comprises a first electronic device (1) and a second electronic device (2), each of which is configured at least to acquire, filter, store and sent data, and a processing unit (3), external to said electronic devices (1, 2), configured at least to receive and process the data sent by each electronic device (1, 2), to measure the length of a footprint on the basis of an angle (?) arranged between a first axis (B1) passing through the centre (O) of the tyre (10) and a first contact point (CP1) between a portion of said tyre (10) and the ground and a second axis (B2) passing through the centre of the tyre (10) and a second contact point (CP2) between said portion of said tyre (10) and the ground.

Abstract: An automobile having a cargo space, a rear door opening for accessing the cargo space and a door pillar which delimits the rear door opening. The vehicle has a rack which in a stowed state is arranged entirely in the cargo space and is at least partially concealed by the door pillar as viewed from outside the automobile in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis of the automobile, and in a deployed state is arranged at least partially outside the cargo space. The vehicle has a transfer mechanism to transfer the rack between the stowed state and the deployed state via the rear door opening, wherein the transfer mechanism is configured such that, during a transfer of the rack from the stowed state into the deployed state, the rack moves inward in the direction of the vehicle transverse axis of the automobile.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided. Some methods may include providing a substrate to a processing chamber, the substrate having a first material adjacent to and covering a surface of a second material, modifying a layer of the first material by flowing a first process gas onto the substrate and thereby creating a modified layer of the first material, removing the modified layer of the first material by flowing a second process gas onto the substrate, and converting, when the surface of the second material is uncovered via removal of the modified layer, the surface to a converted layer of the second material by flowing a third process gas onto the substrate, in which the first and second process gases are less reactive with the converted layer than with the first material and the second material.

Abstract: A solar cell including at least a first layer made of a semiconductor material for absorbing photons from light radiation and releasing charge carriers, and at least one conductive layer, overlapping the first layer, adapted to allow the light radiation to enter into the solar cell towards the first layer and to collect the charge carriers released by the first layer, the solar cell where the conductive layer includes at least three overlapped layers, including a transparent intermediate metal layer, made of metal, and two transparent oxide layers, made of a conductive oxide, where the two oxide layers are an inner oxide layer and an outer oxide layer surrounding the transparent intermediate metal layer to provide a low resistance path for the electrical charges and to maximize the amount of light radiation entering the solar cell. The embodiments also include a solar cells module including said solar cell.

Abstract: Described herein are aqueous mixtures including water, 1-vinylimidazole-containing polymer(s) (P) and quaternary ammonium salts (QA). Also described herein are methods of production and use of same.

Abstract: A process for reducing the amount of volatile and semi-volatile organic substances of a polypropylene composition to below 150 ?g/g (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) and below 350 ?g/g (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011).

Abstract: A method of generating a control program, wherein the method includes: executing an application by the first robot manipulator, at the same time, determining trajectory data and/or wrench data, determining robot commands from a stored time series, the robot commands being principal elements of the control program for the robot manipulator without relation to design conditions of a first robot manipulator, and generating the control program for a second robot manipulator based on the stored robot commands and based on the design conditions of the second robot manipulator.

Abstract: Damping arrangement of an active chassis for an axle of a vehicle. A damping system cooperates with each wheel. Each of the damping systems has a damper having a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a piston, a reversible hydraulic pump and an electric motor, and a hydraulic unit having a hydraulic reservoir and valves. The hydraulic pump and the hydraulic unit of the respective damping system cooperate with the hydraulic cylinder thereof such that, dependent upon the conveying direction of the hydraulic pump, a movement of the piston in a first actuation direction or in a second actuation direction can be provided. The electric motors of both damping systems are connected to and drivable by a common control device. A position sensor is associated with each electric motor to acquire the rotor position of the respective electric motor. A pressure sensor is associated with each hydraulic pump to acquire a pressure.

Abstract: Gas exchange unit comprising an inlet that is acentrically slanted, and a method for producing a gas exchange unit.

Abstract: A method of operating a robot manipulator including: ascertaining a wrench or joint torque vector based on a weight force and/or based on an inertial force of a mass of a load on an end effector of the robot manipulator; ascertaining a maximum permissible workspace and/or a maximum permissible kinematic variable, in each case based on the wrench or joint torque vector such that the wrench or joint torque vector does not exceed a predetermined metric within the maximum permissible workspace; and activating the robot manipulator to execute a predetermined task in consideration of the maximum permissible kinematic variable, such that the end effector or the load on the end effector remains within the maximum permissible workspace if, at beginning of execution of the task, the end effector or the load on the end effector is located within the maximum permissible workspace.

Abstract: Provided herein are materials and methods for efficiently delivering nucleic acids to cochlear and vestibular cells, and methods of treating sensory transduction disorders associated with a genetic defect.

Abstract: A method to compensate for projection errors when outputting images using a smart-glasses system. At least one image is produced using an arithmetic logic unit of the system. The image produced or an image to be output is transmitted by the arithmetic logic unit to a micro-electromechanical output unit, particularly smart glasses, of the system. Before the image is output by the output unit, a correction algorithm is executed to generate a corrected image to be output. Image regions of the corrected image to be output are assigned at least one stored position within the produced image via at least one stored transformation function depending in each case on a position within the corrected image to be output. At least one image-region parameter is ascertained for the image regions to be generated depending in each case on the stored position assigned to the respective image region to be generated.

Abstract: A system for removing gaseous micro emboli from blood prior to oxygenation. The system including a module having a blood inlet, a blood outlet, and a port configured to provide atmospheric or sub-atmospheric pressures, and microporous hollow fibers situated in the module and fluidly coupled to the port to provide the atmospheric or sub-atmospheric pressures inside the microporous hollow fibers. The module is configured to receive the blood through the blood inlet such that the blood flows from the blood inlet to the blood outlet around outside surfaces of the microporous hollow fibers such that at least some of the gaseous micro emboli in the blood are drawn from the blood through the microporous hollow fibers by the atmospheric or sub-atmospheric pressures.