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A method for inserting a digital signature into digital data is provided. The digital data has bits and the method includes the steps of: assigning predetermined bits of the digital data for receiving the digital signature; signing the digital data excluding the predetermined bits resulting in the digital signature; and inserting the digital signature into the predetermined bits of the digital data for subsequent authentication of the digital data. Also provided is a method for authenticating digital data having the embedded digital signature in the predetermined bits of the digital data including the steps of: extracting the digital signature from the predetermined bits; decrypting the digital signature from the digital data resulting in a first hash; applying a known one-way hashing function used by an encoder of the digital data to the digital data excluding the predetermined bits resulting in a second hash; and comparing the first hash to the second hash wherein if the first hash matches the second hash the digital data is authentic. In a preferred version of the methods of the present invention, the method further includes the step of inserting associated data into the digital data prior to the signing step such that the digital signature authenticates both the associated data as well as the digital data. Preferably, the associated data is inserted into the bits of the digital data excluding the predetermined bits.

A method for fabricating isolated pores in an inorganic membrane includes the steps of patterning the inorganic membrane to selectively expose a portion of the membrane, forming a plurality of tracks of material damage in the exposed portion of the inorganic membrane by irradiation with energetic ions, and chemically etching the track damaged material to define the pores through the inorganic membrane with a predetermined geometrically defined cross sectional shape and with a controlled diameter range from less than 1 nanometer and up to micrometer scale.

The present invention relates to a wettability switch that comprises an electrochemically active element having a wetting surface with switchable wetting properties. The electrochemically active element comprises an electrochemically active polymer, and surface active molecules each having a lyophobic portion and a lyophilic portion. In the wettability switch, each of said surface active molecules exposes one of said lyophobic portion and said lyophilic portion towards said wetting surface, and the identity of said portion depends on an electrochemical state of said polymer.

The invention provides a method of resolving a location in a second digital map from an ordered list of location reference points determined from a first digital map. The method involves identifying candidate lines and nodes in the second digital map, and using curvature, height and gradient information associated with the location reference points to identify the most likely candidate nodes or lines in the second digital map corresponding to the nodes represented by the location reference points and to lines emanating from or incident at the node in the first digital map. The method involves carrying out a route search between the most likely identified candidate node or line identified for one location reference point, and the corresponding node or line associated with the next reference point in the list, and repeating this step for consecutive pairs of reference points until the final location reference point is reached.

A method of operating a gas turbine power plant comprising of a first gas turbine group, consisting of a compressor and a turbine which are connected mechanically with one another, and a second gas turbine group, including a combustion device, which is placed in the gas flow stream between the first group's compressor and turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group consists of a compressor, a fuel injection device, a combustion chamber and a turbine, whereby the second gas turbine group's compressor and turbine are mechanically coupled to one another and at least one of the gas turbine groups having a device for the extraction of work, whereby the fact that a first flow of water and / or steam is heated with heat from the flue gas from the first group's turbine, that further amounts of water and / or steam are heated with heat from a gas stream that is compressed by the first group's compressor, and the produced water and / or steam is injected into the gas stream in such amounts that at least 60% of the oxygen content of the air in the stream is consumed through combustion in the combustion device, and in that the combustion gas that is fed into the turbine of the second gas turbine group has a pressure in the range 50-300 bar.

A process and system for printing images or text and transferring the printed image to a ceramic, glass or metal substrate, by means of a computer controlled inkjet printer spraying a water based ink onto the surface of water slide transfer paper to thereby form an adherent image area. Subsequent deposit of ceramic thermographic colour powder from an interchangeable cartridge, which allows alternative colours to be applied to the adherent image area, and includes the four colour set of cyan, magenta, yellow and black or any other ceramic colour that is required to reproduce the indicia including metals such as gold, silver or platinum which corresponds to the appropriate col separation being printed onto the waterslide transfer paper, the powder adheres to the adherent image area, excess colour is removed and returned to a storage vessel, the waterslide paper is then passed through the printer again to apply the next colour and so on until the required number of colours required has been achieved, a binding agent is coated over the top of the print to create the water slide off transfer or decal.

A method, computer program, and system for enabling remanence-based advertisement that is not likely to be blocked by adblockers. A method of converting a master image, such as an advertisement or a logo, into a master video, according to an embodiment, includes: dividing the master image into a plurality of sub-images; generating a plurality of video frames defining a master video, the video frames having dimensions of the master image; and inserting the plurality of sub-images into the plurality of video frames, such that a playing of the master video defined by the video frames visually renders the master image.

A method for fabricating isolated pores in an inorganic membrane includes the steps of patterning the inorganic membrane to selectively expose a portion of the membrane, forming a plurality of tracks of material damage in the exposed portion of the inorganic membrane by irradiation with energetic ions, and chemically etching the track damaged material to define the pores through the inorganic membrane with a predetermined geometrically defined cross sectional shape and with a controlled diameter range from less than 1 nanometer and up to micrometer scale.

An apparatus and as method for generating ultrasound. The apparatus comprises: a signal generator arranged to generate a driving signal; and an ultrasound transducer arranged to transmit an ultrasound beam in response to the driving signal received from the signal generator. The signal generator is arranged to combine a carrier wave and a modulating wave having a lower frequency than the carrier wave to generate an amplitude modulated driving signal. The ultrasound beam is suitable for inducing cavitation in a human or animal body tissue.

A system and method for true peer-to-peer automatic teller machine transactions using mobile device payment systems, where a user may receive physical cash in exchange for digital currency from another user, without either one of them having to have a merchant account or a credit / debit card clearing system through a payment processor, comprising a smartphone with an associate peer-to-peer ATM application, blockchain datastore, GPS satellite, cellular tower, and smart wallet application.

A work piece carrier is provided with two reference systems for accurately positioning it with regard to a chuck member. The work piece carrier comprises a central aperture with the two opposite ends of the aperture surrounded by one of the reference systems. The two reference systems are independent from each other and allow the work piece carrier to be attached to the chuck member in two different positions. Assigned to each reference system is a protrusion surrounding the central aperture and extending substantially in the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the work piece carrier. The particular protrusion is provided with a shoulder serving as a clamping surface, adapted to be engaged by clamping elements provided in the chuck member. Preferably, also the centering elements for defining the position of the work piece carrier with regard to the chuck member are located on the particular protrusion.

A method and an apparatus for data storage based on fibers are described. Data are stored as marks in a surface of a fiber or in a volume near the surface of the fiber. Data marks are written to or read from the fiber by irradiating the surface of the fiber with at least one radiation beam. The fiber has calibration marks for controlling a speed of the fiber relative to the at least one radiation beam.

In an assembly including a diesel engine, a fluid coupling connected to the flywheel of the diesel engine, a comminuting machine and a conveyor for feeding the comminuting machine, a fluid coupling module is common to various output power train assemblies. Slip speed of the fluid coupling between impeller input and runner output shafts is measured, and modulates or regulates the process feed rate of the conveyer. An electrically actuated control valve acts as an oil flow diverter valve directing oil into the fluid coupling impeller when a signal to engage the coupling is given, and in response to a signal from an over-temperature sensor when the temperature of circuit oil leaving the element exceeds a preset set point value, diverts the oil to a reservoir, thereby permitting the impeller and runner cavity to evacuate, which separates the engine from the load.

A method and a device for determining and displaying a flyaway distance for a rotorcraft in the event of an engine of the rotorcraft failing, and while taking account of the height of waves being overflown by the rotorcraft. The method includes a first determination for determining a flyaway distance of the rotorcraft in the event of a failure of an engine and under current flying conditions, a second determination for determining a maximum altitude of the waves being overflown by the rotorcraft and displaying the flyaway distance and the maximum altitude on a display instrument of the rotorcraft indicating the relative height of the rotorcraft or else its altitude. A safety margin is preferably added to the maximum altitude of the waves, or else to the flyaway distance of the rotorcraft.

A purified acid composition including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid is prepared by a process including a) providing an acid composition solution of a crude acid composition in a polar solvent, the crude acid composition including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid (FFCA); b) contacting the acid composition solution with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to hydrogenate FFCA to hydrogenation products, such that the hydrogenation products contain a minor amount of 2-methyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid (MFA) or no MFA, yielding a hydrogenated solution; c) separating at least a portion of the FDCA from the hydrogenated solution by crystallization.

A method for handling sludge arranged on the bottom (2) of a water filled basin (1), wherein the water defining a surface, is described. The method comprises the steps of freezing the sludge in a portion of the bottom (2) of the basin (1), arranging a closable container (3) in the basin (1) below the surface of the water, which container (3) comprises a collecting filter, moving the frozen sludge into the container (3) to a position above the collecting filter, closing the container (3), and thawing the frozen sludge in the container (3). An apparatus for performing the method is also described.

A purified acid composition including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid is prepared in a process, including oxidizing a feedstock containing 5-alkoxymethylfurfural to an oxidation product including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid (FFCA), and esters of FDCA and, optionally, esters of FFCA; hydrolyzing the at least part of the oxidation product in the presence of water, thereby hydrolyzing at least esters of FDCA and, optionally, esters of FFCA to obtain an aqueous solution of an acid composition including FDCA, FFCA and ester of FDCA in an amount below the amount of ester of FDCA in the solution of the oxidation product; contacting at least part of the solution of the acid composition with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to hydrogenate FFCA to hydrogenation products, yielding a hydrogenated solution; and separating at least a portion of the FDCA from at least part of the hydrogenated solution by crystallization.