A method, an apparatus, a computer readable storage medium configured with instructions for carrying out a method, and logic encoded in one or more computer- readable tangible medium to carry out actions. The method is to decode audio data that includes N.n channels to M.m decoded audio channels, including unpacking metadata and unpacking and decoding frequency domain exponent and mantissa data; determining transform coefficients from the unpacked and decoded frequency domain exponent and mantissa data; inverse transforming the frequency domain data; and in the case M

The invention relates to a scaffold (20) and to methods for installing or removing such a scaffold (20), which is constructed of at least two vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) and at least two connecting elements (28.1, 28.2) that each extend substantially horizontally, having the following characteristics: a) at least one vertical frame (25.2) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) is placed onto one vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2), wherein a vertical frame arrangement (39.1, 39.2) in the form of a vertical frame support (48.1, 48.2) is formed; b) the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical frame support (48.1, 48.2) each comprise at least two parallel vertical supports (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4), which are arranged at a horizontal distance (31); c) the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical frame support (48.1, 48.2) each comprise at least two parallel horizontal arms (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4), which are arranged at a vertical distance (36.1, 36.2); d) the horizontal arms (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) each extend between the at least two vertical supports (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) of the respective vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) perpendicularly to said vertical supports (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) and are fastened at the ends of said horizontal arms to said vertical supports by welding; e) the connecting elements (28) each extend between a vertical support (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) of a vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) and at least one further vertical support (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) arranged at a horizontal distance therefrom and are detachably fastened at the ends of said connecting elements to fastening positions (45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4) of said vertical supports (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4); f) bottom plates (43) are or can be detachably attached to fastening positions (61) in a tiered manner in vertical areas (101.1, 101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5, 101.6) of the scaffold provided one above the other vertically; g) at least one connecting element (28.1, 28.2) of the connecting elements (28.1, 28.2) is used at least during the installation of the scaffold (20) as a hip or back railing element (62.1, 62.2) for protecting a person (63) from falling; h) the vertical supports (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) each have an effective length (92.1, 92.2), which substantially corresponds to the vertical distance (97) of the fastening position (45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4; 61) for the hip or back railing element (62.1, 62.2) or for the bottom plate (43) from the fastening position (45.1, 45.2, 45.3, 45.4; 61) for the hip or back railing element (62.1, 62.2) or for the bottom plate (43) of a vertical frame (25.2) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) already belonging to the nearest vertical area (101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5, 101.6) and already placed onto the vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical area (101.1, 101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5) lying thereunder or which is smaller than said vertical distance (97); i) the horizontal arms (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical frame support (48.1, 48.2) placed one on top of the other each form transverse rungs (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4) of a ladder (21.1, 21.2) for a person (63) to climb, wherein the top transverse rung (35.1, 35.3) of a vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) has a vertical transverse rung distance (36.4) from the lowest transverse rung (35.4) of a vertical frame (25.2) of the vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) already belonging to the nearest vertical area (101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5, 101.6) and already placed onto the vertical frame (25.1, 25.2) of the vertical area (101.1, 101.2, 101.3, 101.4, 101.5) lying thereunder that substantially corresponds to the vertical distance (36.1, 36.2) of the transverse rungs (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4) of the individual vertical frames (25.1, 25.2) so that all adjacent transverse rungs (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4) of the ladder (21.1, 21.2) have substantially the same vertical transverse rung distances (36.1, 36.2, 36.4) from each other.

A pressure sensitive adhesive is obtained by polymerizing a mixture containing: (1) 100 mass parts of (meth)acrylic monomer comprising 98-50 mass parts of a first monomer selected from an aliphatic (meth)alkyl acrylate having a carbon number of 4-6 and an aliphatic (meth)alkyl acrylate having a carbon number of 7-12, wherein the glass transition temperature of a homo-polymer thereof is -25 degrees C or less; and 2-50 mass parts of a second monomer comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of: an amide group-containing ethylenic unsaturated copolymerizing monomer, a carboxylic group-containing ethylenic unsaturated copolymerizing monomer, an amino group- containing ethylenic unsaturated copolymerizing monomer, a non-tertial alkyl(meth)acrylate wherein the glass transition temperature of a homo-polymer thereof is -25 degrees C or more; and a monomer represented by the chemical structural formula (I) CH2=CR1COO(R2O)nR3 or CH2=CR1COOR4R5 (R1methyl or H; R2 and R4 = linear or branched alkyl having a carbon number of 1-6; R3 =methyl, ethyl, or substituted or non- substituted phenyl; R5=substituted or non-substituted 4-membered or 5-membered ring containing oxygen; n=1-16); (2) 10-100 mass parts of a block copolymer; (3) 20-100 mass parts of hydrogenated tackifier; and (4) 0.05-1.0 mass parts of a photopolymerization initiator

A battery electrolyte monitor including a probe and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a capacitive element within the probe. The probe is acid resistant, and therefore the probe protects the capacitive element from contact with the battery electrolyte. The control circuit periodically charges and discharges the capacitive element using direct current. Depending on at least one of a charging characteristic and a discharging characteristic, the control circuit determines the electrolyte level. If the electrolyte is below a desired minimum level, the control circuit illuminates an indicator light.

An example of a vertically operating door includes a flexible panel (12) comprising two pliable sheets ((28), (30)) of material with a plurality of pads or mats of thermal insulation between the two sheets. In some examples, a plurality of horizontally elongate baffles (26) made of pliable strips of material are installed between the two sheets. The baffles effectively divide one large interior volume between the sheets into more manageable smaller volumes or chambers (34). The baffles restrict the air between the sheets from being forced to the bottom of the panel as the panel ascends and bends across an overhead roller. Without the baffles and smaller chambers, the panel sheets in the area near the bottom of the panel would tend to bulge outward as the door opens.

Disclosed is an image reception device provided with: a reception unit that receives a combined image in which a first image and a second image are disposed in a single frame; and an acquisition unit that acquires region information which is sent together with the combined image and indicates the region the first image is in. The image reception device has a non-stereoscopic display mode in which only the first image is displayed, on the basis of the region information, and/or a stereoscopic display mode in which the first image and the second image are displayed as a stereoscopic image.

A holder (1) for supporting headwear in a supported position, the headwear including a head cover portion and a rim, the holder (1) being operatively securable to a support structure, the holder (1) including: a flange (6, 41) for locating a portion of the rim when the headwear is in the supported position; and a clip (4) spaced apart from the flange (6, 41) for releasabley securing the headwear (20) in the supported position.

A redox flow battery, the battery includes a positive electrolyte storage tank (2) and a negative electrolyte storage tank (3), and the positive electrolyte storage tank (2) and the negative electrolyte storage tank (3) keep liquid intercommunication through a pipeline (5), and wherein the aspect ratio of the pipeline is not less than about 10. A method for continually operating the redox flow battery for a long time by selecting the pipeline with suitable aspect ratio is also provided.

A high pressure rotary nozzle having a rotating shaft (1) operating within a fixed housing (B, C) wherein the axial force which acts upon the shaft due to the fluid pressure at the shaft inlet is balanced by allowing passage of a small amount of the pressurized fluid to be bled to a f rusto-conical chamber between the outside of the shaft and the inside of the housing where the fluid pressure can act axially in an opposing direction upon the shaft to balance the axial inlet force. The balance of axial forces is self -regulating by controlling escape of the fluid through a f rusto-conical region between the shaft and housing. This further provides a fluid bearing between the two surfaces and allows use of interchangeable rotating jet heads (15) having jet orifices (16) which can be oriented in virtually any desirable configuration including axially forward of the nozzle.

High pressure processing is utilized to remove the external carcass portions from an animal carcass. The animal carcass is subjected to pressures of 50 MPa or greater to loosen the external carcass portions. In addition, high pressure processing is utilized to strengthen the hides of animal carcasses by subjecting them to pressures of from 10 to 50 MPa.