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An aerosol composition for antireflective coatings in solar energy applications obtained by a process of: - providing a sol gel composition comprising tetra alkyl orthosilicate Si(OR)4, wherein R is an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a micelle forming surfactant, an aqueous acidic solution and a low alkyl alcohol solvent; - diluting the sol gel composition with the low alkyl alcohol to a suitable viscosity, preferably diluting 1:3 by weight; and - aerosolizing the diluted sol gel composition to an aerosol with a droplet size of 0.5 to 50 μm, preferably from 1 to 20 μm, wherein the mass ratio between the micelle forming surfactant and the aqueous acidic solution is from 1:2 to 1:2.5, and wherein the sol-gel composition comprises an amphiphilic block copolymer. - providing a sol gel composition comprising tetra alkyl orthosilicate Si(OR)4, wherein R is an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a micelle forming surfactant, an aqueous acidic solution and a low alkyl alcohol solvent; - diluting the sol gel composition with the low alkyl alcohol to a suitable viscosity, preferably diluting 1:3 by weight; and - aerosolizing the diluted sol gel composition to an aerosol with a droplet size of 0.5 to 50 μm, preferably from 1 to 20 μm, wherein the mass ratio between the micelle forming surfactant and the aqueous acidic solution is from 1:2 to 1:2.5, and wherein the sol-gel composition comprises an amphiphilic block copolymer. <EOS>
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Aircraft foldable seat bench comprising: - a seat comprising a seat area and a backrest , and - a carrier arrangement comprising a carrier element carrying the seat and at least one leg , wherein the backrest is movable relative to the carrier element between a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 70° to 110° relative to the seat area and a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 20° relative to the seat area , and wherein the leg is foldable relative to the carrier element between a unfolded position and a folded position, characterized by - a first locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the backrest of the seat in both its deployed position and its stowed position, and - a second locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the leg of the carrier arrangement in both its unfolded position and its folded position, wherein the seat further comprises an armrest which is movable relative to the carrier element between a deployed position in which it is arranged at a first distance from the carrier element and a stowed position in which it is arranged at a second distance from the carrier element which is smaller than the first distance, and which further is provided with: - a third locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the armrest in both its deployed position and its stowed position. - a seat comprising a seat area and a backrest , and - a carrier arrangement comprising a carrier element carrying the seat and at least one leg , wherein the backrest is movable relative to the carrier element between a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 70° to 110° relative to the seat area and a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 20° relative to the seat area , and wherein the leg is foldable relative to the carrier element between a unfolded position and a folded position, characterized by - a first locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the backrest of the seat in both its deployed position and its stowed position, and - a second locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the leg of the carrier arrangement in both its unfolded position and its folded position, - a third locking mechanism which, in a locking state, is adapted to lock the armrest in both its deployed position and its stowed position. <EOS>
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A compound selected from the group consisting of wherein X is lysine; L is a bond or a linker; each PEG is a polyethyleneglycol (PEG) polymer, wherein each PEG polymer has a molecular weight of 1-100 kDa; each R' is selected from the group consisting of cholic acid (CA), (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-(2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-4OH), (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7-hydroxy-3,12-di(2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-5OH) and (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-(3-amino-2-hydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-3OH-NH 2 ); and each R" is selected from the group consisting of cholesterol formate (CF), doxorubicin (DOX), and rhein (Rh). X is lysine; L is a bond or a linker; each PEG is a polyethyleneglycol (PEG) polymer, wherein each PEG polymer has a molecular weight of 1-100 kDa; each R' is selected from the group consisting of cholic acid (CA), (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-(2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-4OH), (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7-hydroxy-3,12-di(2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-5OH) and (3α, 5β, 7α, 12α)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-(3-amino-2-hydroxy-1-propoxy)-cholic acid (CA-3OH-NH 2 ); and each R" is selected from the group consisting of cholesterol formate (CF), doxorubicin (DOX), and rhein (Rh). <EOS>
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An LCOS display comprising an LC medium with positive dielectric anisotropy, characterised in that the LC medium contains one or more compounds of formula I, one or more compounds selected from formulae II and III, and one or more chiral dopants wherein the individual radicals, independently of each other and on each occurrence identically or differently, have the following meanings "alkyl" C 1-6 -alkyl, R a1 H, CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , i, k 0, 1, 2 or 3, R° an unsubstituted or halogenated alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -CH=CH-, -O-,-CO-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, or denotes or X 0 F, Cl, CN, SF 5 , SCN, NCS, a halogenated alkyl radical, a halogenated alkenyl radical, a halogenated alkoxy radical or a halogenated alkenyloxy radical having up to 6 C atoms, and Y 0 H or CH 3 , Y 1-6 H or F. "alkyl" C 1-6 -alkyl, R a1 H, CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , i, k 0, 1, 2 or 3, R° an unsubstituted or halogenated alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -CH=CH-, -O-,-CO-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, or denotes or X 0 F, Cl, CN, SF 5 , SCN, NCS, a halogenated alkyl radical, a halogenated alkenyl radical, a halogenated alkoxy radical or a halogenated alkenyloxy radical having up to 6 C atoms, and Y 0 H or CH 3 , Y 1-6 H or F. <EOS>
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Method for providing a secured communications connection (KVB) between components of a security-critical functional chain , comprising the steps of: (a) transmission (S4) of an identical token to two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain by a security certificate manager , the two adjacent components each having a component interface for a communications connection (KVB) to the other adjacent component; (b) activating (S5) the two component interfaces, provided for the communications connection, of the two adjacent components to establish the communications connection (KVB) between the two adjacent components ; (c) mutual exchange (S6), via the established communications connection (KVB), of the tokens respectively received from the security certificate manager by the two adjacent components ; and (d) continuation (S7) of the established communications connection (KVB) between the two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain if the tokens exchanged between the two adjacent components via the established communications connection (KVB) are identical to the tokens received from the security certificate manager , characterised in that the token transmitted from the security certificate manager to the two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain has an expiry time, after the attainment of which the communications connection (KVB) between the two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain is automatically broken in accordance with a security level. (a) transmission (S4) of an identical token to two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain by a security certificate manager , the two adjacent components each having a component interface for a communications connection (KVB) to the other adjacent component; (b) activating (S5) the two component interfaces, provided for the communications connection, of the two adjacent components to establish the communications connection (KVB) between the two adjacent components ; (c) mutual exchange (S6), via the established communications connection (KVB), of the tokens respectively received from the security certificate manager by the two adjacent components ; and (d) continuation (S7) of the established communications connection (KVB) between the two adjacent components of the security-critical functional chain if the tokens exchanged between the two adjacent components via the established communications connection (KVB) are identical to the tokens received from the security certificate manager , <EOS>
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Retention frame having separate plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") for a system plug connector having at least one such retention frame and an additional retention frame and a connector housing , wherein the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") contain electrical contacts and are retained by the retention frames, wherein the retention frame has: a rectangular duct with devices for retaining the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40"), a plug insert which is arranged in the rectangular duct and within which the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be inserted into the retention frame , wherein the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be arranged so as to be able to be secured in the rectangular duct , characterised in that the retention frame further has slide rails which are arranged opposite and which are formed in the rectangular duct , wherein the retention frame is configured in such a manner that the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be inserted at both sides, from an insertion side and from a connection side, perpendicularly to the retention frame into the rectangular duct , wherein the retention frame is further configured in such a manner that a plug-in module which is inserted into the plug insert and which has in each case at opposing sides two transverse ribs and a groove which is arranged therebetween, can be displaced within the retention frame transversely relative to the insertion direction laterally as far as a stop, wherein the slide rails engage in each case in the grooves , wherein the plug insert is constructed as a separate, U-shaped and electrically conductive portion and is in abutment with three sides within the rectangular duct of the retention frame , the plug insert has in the side frames thereof, which are orientated in a U-shaped manner, on the upper and lower edge two free-standing tongues which are arranged in a parallel manner and which are directed into the centre of the side frame and whose spaced-apart tongue ends are bent into the rectangular duct . a rectangular duct with devices for retaining the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40"), a plug insert which is arranged in the rectangular duct and within which the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be inserted into the retention frame , wherein the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be arranged so as to be able to be secured in the rectangular duct , characterised in that the retention frame further has slide rails which are arranged opposite and which are formed in the rectangular duct , wherein the retention frame is configured in such a manner that the plug-in modules (40, 40', 40") can be inserted at both sides, from an insertion side and from a connection side, perpendicularly to the retention frame into the rectangular duct , wherein the retention frame is further configured in such a manner that a plug-in module which is inserted into the plug insert and which has in each case at opposing sides two transverse ribs and a groove which is arranged therebetween, can be displaced within the retention frame transversely relative to the insertion direction laterally as far as a stop, wherein the slide rails engage in each case in the grooves , wherein the plug insert is constructed as a separate, U-shaped and electrically conductive portion and is in abutment with three sides within the rectangular duct of the retention frame , the plug insert has in the side frames thereof, which are orientated in a U-shaped manner, on the upper and lower edge two free-standing tongues which are arranged in a parallel manner and which are directed into the centre of the side frame and whose spaced-apart tongue ends are bent into the rectangular duct . <EOS>
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A drug delivery system carrier composed of a PEG-carboxy group-containing polysaccharide graft, wherein a carboxy group and PEG are grafted through an ester bond, wherein the carboxy group-containing polysaccharide is hyaluronic acid, and wherein a weight ratio of PEG and hyaluronic acid is 1 : 20 to 1 : 0.1. <EOS>
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A computer-implemented method for validating an integrated circuit design (300A; 400A), wherein the integrated circuit design includes a plurality of shapes (301, 302, 303, 304; 401, 402, 403, 404), the method comprising: generating, using the computer, a first graph (300B; 400B) representative of the integrated circuit design, when the computer is invoked to validate the integrated circuit design, wherein the first graph includes a plurality of vertices (301, 302, 303, 304; 401, 402, 403, 404), wherein each one of the plurality of vertices is associated with a different one of the plurality of shapes; dividing, using the computer, the first graph to create a plurality of sub-graphs from the first graph; decomposing, using the computer, each of a first subset of the plurality of sub-graphs into at least three sets using a hybrid evolutionary algorithm; and merging, using the computer, the at least three sets to generate one of at least three colors for each one of the plurality of vertices to form a colored graph. generating, using the computer, a first graph (300B; 400B) representative of the integrated circuit design, when the computer is invoked to validate the integrated circuit design, wherein the first graph includes a plurality of vertices (301, 302, 303, 304; 401, 402, 403, 404), wherein each one of the plurality of vertices is associated with a different one of the plurality of shapes; dividing, using the computer, the first graph to create a plurality of sub-graphs from the first graph; decomposing, using the computer, each of a first subset of the plurality of sub-graphs into at least three sets using a hybrid evolutionary algorithm; and merging, using the computer, the at least three sets to generate one of at least three colors for each one of the plurality of vertices to form a colored graph. <EOS>
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An apparatus for grinding and depositing smoking material into at least one hollow cigarette tube, said apparatus comprising: a grinder configured to grind said smoking material, said grinder comprising at least one grinder aperture configured to allow passage of said ground smoking material therethrough; and a chamber aligned with said at least one grinder aperture , said chamber configured to receive said at least one hollow cigarette tube therein, wherein when said chamber receives said at least one hollow cigarette tube therein and said smoking material is ground by said grinder , said ground smoking material passes through said at least one grinder aperture and is deposited, via gravity, in said at least one hollow cigarette tube received by said chamber . a grinder configured to grind said smoking material, said grinder comprising at least one grinder aperture configured to allow passage of said ground smoking material therethrough; and a chamber aligned with said at least one grinder aperture , said chamber configured to receive said at least one hollow cigarette tube therein, wherein when said chamber receives said at least one hollow cigarette tube therein and said smoking material is ground by said grinder , said ground smoking material passes through said at least one grinder aperture and is deposited, via gravity, in said at least one hollow cigarette tube received by said chamber . <EOS>
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A radio access network (RAN) node (102 2 ), the RAN node comprising: a processor (132 2 ); and, a memory (134 2 ) that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the RAN node is operable to: calculate (1002b4) a time remaining until a next paging opportunity for a wireless device (104 2 ) within a paging area of the wireless device, wherein the calculating uses an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the wireless device, an extended Discontinuous Receive (eDRX) cycle length of the wireless device, and a coverage class of the wireless device; and transmitting (1002b5), to a core network (CN) node , information indicating the time remaining until the next paging opportunity for the wireless device. a processor (132 2 ); and, a memory (134 2 ) that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the RAN node is operable to: calculate (1002b4) a time remaining until a next paging opportunity for a wireless device (104 2 ) within a paging area of the wireless device, wherein the calculating uses an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the wireless device, an extended Discontinuous Receive (eDRX) cycle length of the wireless device, and a coverage class of the wireless device; and transmitting (1002b5), to a core network (CN) node , information indicating the time remaining until the next paging opportunity for the wireless device. calculate (1002b4) a time remaining until a next paging opportunity for a wireless device (104 2 ) within a paging area of the wireless device, wherein the calculating uses an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the wireless device, an extended Discontinuous Receive (eDRX) cycle length of the wireless device, and a coverage class of the wireless device; and transmitting (1002b5), to a core network (CN) node , information indicating the time remaining until the next paging opportunity for the wireless device. <EOS>
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A non-pathogenic, non-invasive Gram-positive bacterium comprising: (a) a defective thymidylate synthase ( thyA ) gene; (b) a recombinant nucleic acid comprising a promoter operably linked to one or more open reading frames (ORFs) encoding one or more heterologous expression products which are capable of eliciting a prophylactic and/or therapeutic response in a human or animal, wherein said bacterium has a reduced capacity of colonizing a mucosa of said human or animal, in comparison to its wild type ancestor, and wherein said promoter in the recombinant nucleic acid is the native promoter of a Lactococcus gene selected from the group consisting of: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ( gapB ), non-heme iron-binding ferritin ( dpsA ), pyruvate kinase ( pyk ), phosphopyruvate hydratase (eno), dipeptidase PepV ( pepV ), superoxide dismutase ( sodA ), ribosomal protein L19 ( rplS ), HU-like DNA binding protein ( hllA ), and 50S ribosomal protein L28 ( rpmB ). (a) a defective thymidylate synthase ( thyA ) gene; (b) a recombinant nucleic acid comprising a promoter operably linked to one or more open reading frames (ORFs) encoding one or more heterologous expression products which are capable of eliciting a prophylactic and/or therapeutic response in a human or animal, <EOS>
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A fuel cell system comprising: an acquirer configured to acquire a total value of cell voltages of two or more cells included in a fuel cell; and a determiner configured to: determine, when the total value is a first voltage value, abnormal power generation in which power generation by at least a part of the two or more cells is abnormal and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value, determine, when the total value is a second voltage value higher than the first voltage value, normal power generation in which power generation by the two or more cells is normal and determine that output limitation is not necessary and determine, when the total value is a third voltage value higher than the first voltage value but lower than the second voltage value, the normal power generation if a cathode gas flow rate is less than a predetermined value and determine that output limitation is not necessary or the abnormal power generation if the cathode gas flow rate is not less than the predetermined value and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value. an acquirer configured to acquire a total value of cell voltages of two or more cells included in a fuel cell; and a determiner configured to: determine, when the total value is a first voltage value, abnormal power generation in which power generation by at least a part of the two or more cells is abnormal and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value, determine, when the total value is a second voltage value higher than the first voltage value, normal power generation in which power generation by the two or more cells is normal and determine that output limitation is not necessary and determine, when the total value is a third voltage value higher than the first voltage value but lower than the second voltage value, the normal power generation if a cathode gas flow rate is less than a predetermined value and determine that output limitation is not necessary or the abnormal power generation if the cathode gas flow rate is not less than the predetermined value and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value. determine, when the total value is a first voltage value, abnormal power generation in which power generation by at least a part of the two or more cells is abnormal and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value, determine, when the total value is a second voltage value higher than the first voltage value, normal power generation in which power generation by the two or more cells is normal and determine that output limitation is not necessary and determine, when the total value is a third voltage value higher than the first voltage value but lower than the second voltage value, the normal power generation if a cathode gas flow rate is less than a predetermined value and determine that output limitation is not necessary or the abnormal power generation if the cathode gas flow rate is not less than the predetermined value and perform output limitation such that generated power in the fuel cell does not exceed an upper limit value. <EOS>
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An acoustic output device comprising: a first speaker configured to output sound in a first frequency range; a plurality of second speakers configured to output sound in frequency ranges that are different from the first frequency range; a first crossover circuit connected to the first speaker and one of the plurality of second speakers; a second crossover circuit connected to the first speaker and another one of the plurality of second speakers; and a processor configured to control the first crossover circuit to provide acoustic signals of a first channel to the first speaker and the one of the plurality of second speakers and to control the second crossover circuit to provide acoustic signals of a second channel to the first speaker and the other one of the plurality of speakers, wherein a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the first speaker connected to the first crossover circuit is at least partially different from a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the first speaker connected to the second crossover circuit , and wherein a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the one of the plurality of second speakers connected to the first crossover circuit is at least partially different from a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the other one of the plurality of second speakers connected to the second of crossover circuit. a first speaker configured to output sound in a first frequency range; a plurality of second speakers configured to output sound in frequency ranges that are different from the first frequency range; a first crossover circuit connected to the first speaker and one of the plurality of second speakers; a second crossover circuit connected to the first speaker and another one of the plurality of second speakers; and a processor configured to control the first crossover circuit to provide acoustic signals of a first channel to the first speaker and the one of the plurality of second speakers and to control the second crossover circuit to provide acoustic signals of a second channel to the first speaker and the other one of the plurality of speakers, wherein a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the first speaker connected to the first crossover circuit is at least partially different from a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the first speaker connected to the second crossover circuit , and wherein a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the one of the plurality of second speakers connected to the first crossover circuit is at least partially different from a frequency band of an acoustic signal provided to the other one of the plurality of second speakers connected to the second of crossover circuit. <EOS>
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Capsule for preparing beverages, comprising: - an essentially closed housing which is at least partially filled with a substance to be extracted and/or dissolved, such as ground coffee, for preparing a beverage, wherein the housing is defined at least by a peripheral wall , a bottom wall connected to the peripheral wall, and a laterally protruding engaging edge connected to the peripheral wall at a distance from the bottom wall in order to allow the capsule to be clamped into a capsule holder of a device for preparing beverages; and - at least one essentially closed closing element configured to allow beverage to flow from the capsule , which closing element is connected to the laterally protruding engaging edge for sealing the substance into the capsule, wherein at least a part of the closing element is composed of a laminated foil , wherein the foil is configured so as to tear as a result of pressure build-up in the capsule when water is injected into the capsule , said foil comprising: o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. - an essentially closed housing which is at least partially filled with a substance to be extracted and/or dissolved, such as ground coffee, for preparing a beverage, wherein the housing is defined at least by a peripheral wall , a bottom wall connected to the peripheral wall, and a laterally protruding engaging edge connected to the peripheral wall at a distance from the bottom wall in order to allow the capsule to be clamped into a capsule holder of a device for preparing beverages; and - at least one essentially closed closing element configured to allow beverage to flow from the capsule , which closing element is connected to the laterally protruding engaging edge for sealing the substance into the capsule, wherein at least a part of the closing element is composed of a laminated foil , wherein the foil is configured so as to tear as a result of pressure build-up in the capsule when water is injected into the capsule , said foil comprising: o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. <EOS>
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A connection assembly (1; 40), comprising: - a first rail vehicle element (2; 41); - a second rail vehicle element (3; 42), the first and second rail vehicle elements being coupled to a revolute joint and pivotable with respect to one another about a joint rotational axis (Z); - a first attachment device (9; 45, 46); - a second attachment device (10; 47, 48), the first and second attachment devices (9, 10; 45, 46, 47, 48) being disposed spaced apart from each other and pivotable with respect to one another about the joint rotational axis (Z); - at least one flexible connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50); the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) being connected with a first section of the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) to the first attachment device (9; 45, 46), and with a second section of the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) being connected to the second attachment device (10; 47, 48), characterized in that the first attachment device is mounted on the first rail vehicle element (2; 41) so as to rotate about a first rotational axis (D1) that is parallel to the joint rotational axis (Z), and/or the second attachment device is mounted on the second rail vehicle element (3; 42) so as to rotate about a second rotational axis (D2) that is parallel to the joint rotational axis (Z). - a first rail vehicle element (2; 41); - a second rail vehicle element (3; 42), the first and second rail vehicle elements being coupled to a revolute joint and pivotable with respect to one another about a joint rotational axis (Z); - a first attachment device (9; 45, 46); - a second attachment device (10; 47, 48), the first and second attachment devices (9, 10; 45, 46, 47, 48) being disposed spaced apart from each other and pivotable with respect to one another about the joint rotational axis (Z); - at least one flexible connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50); the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) being connected with a first section of the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) to the first attachment device (9; 45, 46), and with a second section of the connecting element (15, 16; 49, 50) being connected to the second attachment device (10; 47, 48), <EOS>
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A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet ; a drum accommodated in the cabinet to accommodate laundry therein; a circulating flow passage provided to re-supply air discharged from the drum into the drum ; a heat-exchanger disposed inside the circulating flow passage to condense moisture contained in the air or heat the air; a steam supplier provided to generate steam by heating water; and a steam discharge pipe configured to supply the steam generated from the steam supplier into the drum , characterized in that , the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a pipe provided to communicate between the steam supplier and the heat-exchanger , wherein heated water or steam is supplied to the heat-exchanger through the pipe communicating with the steam supplier . a cabinet ; a drum accommodated in the cabinet to accommodate laundry therein; a circulating flow passage provided to re-supply air discharged from the drum into the drum ; a heat-exchanger disposed inside the circulating flow passage to condense moisture contained in the air or heat the air; a steam supplier provided to generate steam by heating water; and a steam discharge pipe configured to supply the steam generated from the steam supplier into the drum , characterized in that , the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a pipe provided to communicate between the steam supplier and the heat-exchanger , wherein heated water or steam is supplied to the heat-exchanger through the pipe communicating with the steam supplier . <EOS>
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A method for vehicle control comprising: determining vehicles in a preset geo-fencing region including N lanes, the included lanes having a length of l threshold , where N is an integer greater than 1; determining a vehicle weight of each said vehicles according to a vehicle type and a waiting duration of each said vehicles, the vehicle weight reflecting a priority of passage of a vehicle, and the waiting duration being a duration that has been waited from the time when a vehicle entered a lane; estimating , according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in each of lanes in the geo-fencing region and positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, a duration to be waited in each said lanes, comprising: f!t determining a weight of each said lanes according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in lanes in the geo-fencing region; and determining, for the lane with the highest weight, the duration to be waited in the lane as zero; and for other lanes, determining queuing weights of the vehicles in the lanes according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in the lanes, a queueing weight of a vehicle being an average value of weights of said vehicle and of vehicles after said vehicle in a lane; determining a number of vehicles to be waited by first vehicles in the lanes according to the queuing weights of the vehicles in the lanes; and determining durations to be waited in the lanes according to the number of vehicles to be waited by the first vehicles in the lanes and a predetermined unit time for a vehicle to pass; and generating a control instruction for each said vehicles according to the respective durations to be waited in each said lanes and the respective positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, the control instruction comprising a state instruction and/or a target speed instruction, wherein the state instruction indicates what state the vehicle is in, comprising start, keep, slow and stop, and the target speed instruction indicates what speed the vehicle has achieved. determining vehicles in a preset geo-fencing region including N lanes, the included lanes having a length of l threshold , where N is an integer greater than 1; determining a vehicle weight of each said vehicles according to a vehicle type and a waiting duration of each said vehicles, the vehicle weight reflecting a priority of passage of a vehicle, and the waiting duration being a duration that has been waited from the time when a vehicle entered a lane; estimating , according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in each of lanes in the geo-fencing region and positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, a duration to be waited in each said lanes, comprising: f!t determining a weight of each said lanes according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in lanes in the geo-fencing region; and determining, for the lane with the highest weight, the duration to be waited in the lane as zero; and for other lanes, determining queuing weights of the vehicles in the lanes according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in the lanes, a queueing weight of a vehicle being an average value of weights of said vehicle and of vehicles after said vehicle in a lane; determining a number of vehicles to be waited by first vehicles in the lanes according to the queuing weights of the vehicles in the lanes; and determining durations to be waited in the lanes according to the number of vehicles to be waited by the first vehicles in the lanes and a predetermined unit time for a vehicle to pass; and generating a control instruction for each said vehicles according to the respective durations to be waited in each said lanes and the respective positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, the control instruction comprising a state instruction and/or a target speed instruction, wherein the state instruction indicates what state the vehicle is in, comprising start, keep, slow and stop, and the target speed instruction indicates what speed the vehicle has achieved. <EOS>
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A method for making a semiconductor wafer comprising: forming a superlattice on a semiconductor substrate comprising a respective plurality of stacked groups of layers (145a-145d), each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one oxygen monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions, with at least some semiconductor atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions being chemically bound together through the at least one oxygen monolayer therebetween; epitaxially forming a semiconductor layer on the superlattice; and annealing the superlattice so that oxygen atoms of the at least one oxygen monolayer relocate to form a buried insulating layer in which the at least some semiconductor atoms are no longer chemically bound together through the at least one oxygen monolayer therebetween, wherein annealing comprises annealing the superlattice at a temperature in a range of 800°C to 1000°C; characterized in that forming the at least one oxygen monolayer comprises forming the at least one oxygen monolayer with a dosage of at least 2.5×10 14 atoms/cm 3 . forming a superlattice on a semiconductor substrate comprising a respective plurality of stacked groups of layers (145a-145d), each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one oxygen monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions, with at least some semiconductor atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions being chemically bound together through the at least one oxygen monolayer therebetween; epitaxially forming a semiconductor layer on the superlattice; and annealing the superlattice so that oxygen atoms of the at least one oxygen monolayer relocate to form a buried insulating layer in which the at least some semiconductor atoms are no longer chemically bound together through the at least one oxygen monolayer therebetween, wherein annealing comprises annealing the superlattice at a temperature in a range of 800°C to 1000°C; characterized in that forming the at least one oxygen monolayer comprises forming the at least one oxygen monolayer with a dosage of at least 2.5×10 14 atoms/cm 3 . <EOS>
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A probe for transient elastography comprising : • a probe casing (PC); • at least one ultrasound transducer (US) having a symmetry axis (A) ; • at least a vibrator (VIB), said vibrator (VIB) being located inside the probe casing (PC); wherein: • the vibrator (VIB) is arranged to induce a movement of the probe casing (PC) along a predefined axis, the predefined axis being the symmetry axis (A) of the ultrasound transducer (US); • the ultrasound transducer is bound to the probe casing (PC) with no motion of the ultrasound transducer (US) with respect to the probe casing (PC); • the probe comprises a position sensor (POS) coupled to the probe casing (PC), the position sensor (POS) being arranged to measure the displacement of the probe ; • characterized in that the probe comprises a control loop using the displacement of the probe as a feedback signal in order to control the movement of the vibrator inside the probe casing and the shape of a low frequency pulse applied by the inertial probe . • a probe casing (PC); • at least one ultrasound transducer (US) having a symmetry axis (A) ; • at least a vibrator (VIB), said vibrator (VIB) being located inside the probe casing (PC); • the vibrator (VIB) is arranged to induce a movement of the probe casing (PC) along a predefined axis, the predefined axis being the symmetry axis (A) of the ultrasound transducer (US); • the ultrasound transducer is bound to the probe casing (PC) with no motion of the ultrasound transducer (US) with respect to the probe casing (PC); • the probe comprises a position sensor (POS) coupled to the probe casing (PC), the position sensor (POS) being arranged to measure the displacement of the probe ; • characterized in that the probe comprises a control loop using the displacement of the probe as a feedback signal in order to control the movement of the vibrator inside the probe casing and the shape of a low frequency pulse applied by the inertial probe . <EOS>
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An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system comprising: a light source for generating a light beam to illuminate a sample , the sample preferably being an eye; a beam divider for separating the light beam into reference and sample arms, wherein the sample arm contains the sample to be imaged; sample arm optics for sequentially illuminating a location in the sample with the light beam from different angles; a detector for receiving light returning from the reference arm and the sample illuminated at each angle and generating signals in response thereto; a processor adapted to coherently combine the signals from the different angles to generate an image of the sample , said image having a transverse resolution that is higher than the transverse resolution achieved from the signal generated from a single angle. a light source for generating a light beam to illuminate a sample , the sample preferably being an eye; a beam divider for separating the light beam into reference and sample arms, wherein the sample arm contains the sample to be imaged; sample arm optics for sequentially illuminating a location in the sample with the light beam from different angles; a detector for receiving light returning from the reference arm and the sample illuminated at each angle and generating signals in response thereto; a processor adapted to coherently combine the signals from the different angles to generate an image of the sample , said image having a transverse resolution that is higher than the transverse resolution achieved from the signal generated from a single angle. <EOS>
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An accelerometer system comprising: an accelerometer comprising a proofmass coupled to an accelerometer housing by a flexure suspension and a pair of negative electrostatic spring forcer electrodes spaced apart from the proofmass on opposing sides; a force rebalance servo that provides a time varying voltage to the proofmass in response to an electrical pickoff signal to maintain the proofmass at a pickoff electrical null, the electrical pickoff signal indicating the motion of the proofmass relative to the accelerometer housing , the force rebalance servo being configured to generate the time varying voltage based on the electrical pickoff signal and based on a time varying disturbance signal , the time varying voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the forces of a net positive spring of the combined flexure suspension and a negative electrostatic spring associated with bias voltages acting on the proofmass as indicated by the electrical pickoff signal; and a negative electrostatic spring servo configured to apply the time varying disturbance signal to the force rebalance servo and to generate a negative electrostatic spring DC voltage based on demodulating the time varying voltage via the time varying disturbance signal , the negative electrostatic spring DC voltage being provided to the pair of negative electrostatic spring forcer electrodes to null the forces of the net positive spring of the combined flexure suspension and the negative electrostatic spring associated with bias voltages acting on the proof mass . an accelerometer comprising a proofmass coupled to an accelerometer housing by a flexure suspension and a pair of negative electrostatic spring forcer electrodes spaced apart from the proofmass on opposing sides; a force rebalance servo that provides a time varying voltage to the proofmass in response to an electrical pickoff signal to maintain the proofmass at a pickoff electrical null, the electrical pickoff signal indicating the motion of the proofmass relative to the accelerometer housing , the force rebalance servo being configured to generate the time varying voltage based on the electrical pickoff signal and based on a time varying disturbance signal , the time varying voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the forces of a net positive spring of the combined flexure suspension and a negative electrostatic spring associated with bias voltages acting on the proofmass as indicated by the electrical pickoff signal; and a negative electrostatic spring servo configured to apply the time varying disturbance signal to the force rebalance servo and to generate a negative electrostatic spring DC voltage based on demodulating the time varying voltage via the time varying disturbance signal , the negative electrostatic spring DC voltage being provided to the pair of negative electrostatic spring forcer electrodes to null the forces of the net positive spring of the combined flexure suspension and the negative electrostatic spring associated with bias voltages acting on the proof mass . <EOS>
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A method for determining a pot position of a pot on a hob , the hob comprising: - a hob plate for positioning the pot , - a plurality of heating devices (H) arranged side by side under the hob plate - a hob control , - a main communication device comprising: + having a transmitter and a receiver adapted to communicate with a pot having a mating communication device , + adapted to measure a distance (d) between itself and the mating communication device of the pot , + is adapted to use a wireless communication protocol, + is adapted to receive an individual identifier of the mating communication device and to store it in the hob control , + belongs to and/or is controlled by the hob control , comprising the steps of: - the hob and the main communication device are switched on and a pot with a counter-communication device is placed on the hob plate , in particular in any position, - the placing or presence of the pot on the hob plate is detected, preferably by means of a pot detection device on the heating device (H) or by means of the heating device (H), - after detection of the presence or placement of the pot on the hob plate , the distance (d) between the main communication device and the counter-communication device of the pot is measured, - the measured distance (d) between the main communication device and the counter-communication device is used to determine the pot position of the pot on the hob , - the determined pot position is stored together with the individual identification of the counter-communication device in the hob control . - a hob plate for positioning the pot , - a plurality of heating devices (H) arranged side by side under the hob plate - a hob control , - a main communication device comprising: + having a transmitter and a receiver adapted to communicate with a pot having a mating communication device , + adapted to measure a distance (d) between itself and the mating communication device of the pot , + is adapted to use a wireless communication protocol, + is adapted to receive an individual identifier of the mating communication device and to store it in the hob control , + belongs to and/or is controlled by the hob control , + having a transmitter and a receiver adapted to communicate with a pot having a mating communication device , + adapted to measure a distance (d) between itself and the mating communication device of the pot , + is adapted to use a wireless communication protocol, + is adapted to receive an individual identifier of the mating communication device and to store it in the hob control , + belongs to and/or is controlled by the hob control , - the hob and the main communication device are switched on and a pot with a counter-communication device is placed on the hob plate , in particular in any position, - the placing or presence of the pot on the hob plate is detected, preferably by means of a pot detection device on the heating device (H) or by means of the heating device (H), - after detection of the presence or placement of the pot on the hob plate , the distance (d) between the main communication device and the counter-communication device of the pot is measured, - the measured distance (d) between the main communication device and the counter-communication device is used to determine the pot position of the pot on the hob , - the determined pot position is stored together with the individual identification of the counter-communication device in the hob control . <EOS>
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A metal powder sintering paste, comprising silver particles having a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 5 μm, as measured through laser diffractometry, as a main component, further comprising inorganic spacer particles having a CV value, a standard deviation / an average value, of less than 5%, and comprising substantially no resin, wherein the inorganic spacer particles have a median diameter of 10 to 60 μm, as measured using a particle diameter distribution obtained using a laser diffraction/scattering method, and the concentration of the inorganic spacer particles in the metal powder sintering paste is 10 vol% or less. <EOS>
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A controlling apparatus for knitting a jacquard knitted fabric in a circular knitting machine, in which a knitting tool is movably mounted, comprising: a rocking piece base member for controlling the knitting tool, the rocking piece base member being mounted in the same groove as the knitting tool; at least one rocking piece supported so as to be capable of rocking on the rocking piece base member ; at least one pair of attracting members respectively corresponding to both ends of the rocking piece ; a control cam for controlling the knitting tool; and an intermediate cam for controlling the rocking piece base member , characterised in that it comprises at least one rocking piece retracting cam for retracting the rocking piece . a rocking piece base member for controlling the knitting tool, the rocking piece base member being mounted in the same groove as the knitting tool; at least one rocking piece supported so as to be capable of rocking on the rocking piece base member ; at least one pair of attracting members respectively corresponding to both ends of the rocking piece ; a control cam for controlling the knitting tool; and an intermediate cam for controlling the rocking piece base member , characterised in that it comprises at least one rocking piece retracting cam for retracting the rocking piece . <EOS>
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Resilient sole , arranged in particular to be attached to a concrete layer or positioned between a concrete layer and a ballast , characterised in that it is formed of a recycled rubber layer , in the revulcanised state after devulcanisation, and of a layer of structured fibres , arranged in contact with the rubber layer, said fibres being partially impregnated in said rubber layer and having a free thickness of structured fibres. <EOS>
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A trolley for the transportation of a load on staircases having a main support frame , at least one main track mounted for rotation thereby projecting below said main support frame in order to define a first lower slide surface for the trolley, motor means or actuation means for said at least one main track , and at least one load bed supported by said main support frame , comprising at least one auxiliary frame structure provided with support and slide or roll means delimiting a second slide surface on the lower part, and lifting-lowering means for said at least one auxiliary frame structure designed to move said at least one auxiliary frame structure with respect to said main support frame between: an upper rest position, in which said at least one auxiliary frame structure is located with its support and slide or roll means at a higher level than that of said first lower slide surface and said trolley is movable by said at least one main track , and a lower work position, in which said main support frame is at a level higher than said at least one auxiliary frame structure and said trolley rests on said at least one auxiliary frame structure and is movable on said support and slide or roll means ; said auxiliary frame structure is housable at an intermediate section of said main support frame and when placed in said upper rest position it is arranged completely within the bulk of said main support frame ; when said auxiliary frame structure is placed in said lower work position, said at least one main track projects beyond said auxiliary frame structure at the front (F) and/or back (R) of said trolley; characterized in that it further comprises an auxiliary track provided for said one main track , said auxiliary track being placed on the front (F) or on the back (R) of said main track and is tilted or tiltable with respect thereto. <EOS>
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An interface unit for a thermal network, the interface unit comprising: an interface unit heat exchanger ; a plurality of refrigerant pipes ; a plurality of intercept valves engagable with a piping circuit of a thermal network; and a controller associated with the plurality of intercept valves; the plurality of refrigerant pipes defining at least two different refrigerant flow paths across the interface unit heat exchanger , the at least two different refrigerant flow paths being selectively activatable by the controller controlling a status of the plurality of intercept valves , and characterised in that a first said refrigerant pipe is provided as a sub-cooling refrigerant inlet pipe , a second said refrigerant pipe is provided as a multi-stage refrigerant inlet pipe , a third said refrigerant pipe is provided as a heat-recovery refrigerant inlet pipe , and a fourth said refrigerant pipe is provided as a refrigerant outlet pipe , the said first, second and third refrigerant pipes respectively defining a sub-cooling refrigerant flow path, a multi-stage refrigerant flow path, and a heat-recovery flow path through the interface unit heat exchanger and out of the said fourth refrigerant pipe. an interface unit heat exchanger ; a plurality of refrigerant pipes ; a plurality of intercept valves engagable with a piping circuit of a thermal network; and a controller associated with the plurality of intercept valves; the plurality of refrigerant pipes defining at least two different refrigerant flow paths across the interface unit heat exchanger , the at least two different refrigerant flow paths being selectively activatable by the controller controlling a status of the plurality of intercept valves , and characterised in that a first said refrigerant pipe is provided as a sub-cooling refrigerant inlet pipe , a second said refrigerant pipe is provided as a multi-stage refrigerant inlet pipe , a third said refrigerant pipe is provided as a heat-recovery refrigerant inlet pipe , and a fourth said refrigerant pipe is provided as a refrigerant outlet pipe , the said first, second and third refrigerant pipes respectively defining a sub-cooling refrigerant flow path, a multi-stage refrigerant flow path, and a heat-recovery flow path through the interface unit heat exchanger and out of the said fourth refrigerant pipe. <EOS>
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A smoking article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilise at least one component of the smokable material, the article comprising: a body of smokable material ; and an assembly comprising: a cooling segment of between 20mm and 30mm in length for cooling the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; a filter segment adjacent to the cooling segment for filtering the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; and a mouth end segment adjacent to the filter segment for being received in a mouth of a user, wherein the mouth end segment consists of a tube; wherein the cooling segment is located between the body of smokable material and the filter segment . a body of smokable material ; and an assembly comprising: a cooling segment of between 20mm and 30mm in length for cooling the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; a filter segment adjacent to the cooling segment for filtering the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; and a mouth end segment adjacent to the filter segment for being received in a mouth of a user, wherein the mouth end segment consists of a tube; wherein the cooling segment is located between the body of smokable material and the filter segment . a cooling segment of between 20mm and 30mm in length for cooling the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; a filter segment adjacent to the cooling segment for filtering the volatilised at least one component of the smokable material ; and a mouth end segment adjacent to the filter segment for being received in a mouth of a user, wherein the mouth end segment consists of a tube; wherein the cooling segment is located between the body of smokable material and the filter segment . <EOS>
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A vacuum cleaner comprising: a motor ; a fan driven by the motor ; a main body housing housing the motor and the fan , and including an intake port for allowing an airflow due to the fan to enter inside; and a dust collection unit detachably attached to the main body housing to cover the intake port , wherein, as the dust collection unit , a first dust collection unit having: a connection pipe having a suction port through which an airflow from outside enters; a cyclone chamber in which the airflow flowing in from the connection pipe swirls; and an inner cylindrical part which is provided in the cyclone chamber and has a cylindrical shape extending in an axial direction of the connection pipe and through which the airflow flowing into the cyclone chamber passes toward the main body housing , the first dust collection unit centrifugally separating dust with the airflow swirling around a periphery of the inner cylindrical part inside the cyclone chamber , and a second dust collection unit formed with a suction port through which an airflow from outside enters and having a dust collecting chamber in a cylindrical shape extending in a front-rear direction from the suction port to the intake port , and configured to collect dust without using a centrifugal force of the airflow, due to a filter disposed on a way in which the airflow flows in the dust collecting chamber, are selectively attachable to and detachable from the main body housing . a motor ; a fan driven by the motor ; a main body housing housing the motor and the fan , and including an intake port for allowing an airflow due to the fan to enter inside; and a dust collection unit detachably attached to the main body housing to cover the intake port , wherein, as the dust collection unit , a first dust collection unit having: a connection pipe having a suction port through which an airflow from outside enters; a cyclone chamber in which the airflow flowing in from the connection pipe swirls; and an inner cylindrical part which is provided in the cyclone chamber and has a cylindrical shape extending in an axial direction of the connection pipe and through which the airflow flowing into the cyclone chamber passes toward the main body housing , the first dust collection unit centrifugally separating dust with the airflow swirling around a periphery of the inner cylindrical part inside the cyclone chamber , and a second dust collection unit formed with a suction port through which an airflow from outside enters and having a dust collecting chamber in a cylindrical shape extending in a front-rear direction from the suction port to the intake port , and configured to collect dust without using a centrifugal force of the airflow, due to a filter disposed on a way in which the airflow flows in the dust collecting chamber, are selectively attachable to and detachable from the main body housing . <EOS>
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A pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive has an elastic portion (Ep) calculated by Equation 1 of 20 to 80% according to the Elastic portion (Ep measurement) method as described in the description and a water vapor transmission rate in a thickness direction of 50 g/m 2 ·day or less wherein the water vapor transmission rate is measured on a film having a thickness of 100 μm according to the water vapor transmission rate method as described in the description, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises an encapsulating resin which is a copolymer of a diene and an olefin-based compound having one carbon-carbon double bond and has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC according to the description of 100,000 to 2,000,000, and a multifunctional active energy ray-polymerizable compound which is included at 5 to 30 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the encapsulating resin: Ep unit : % = 100 × σ 2 / σ 1 wherein σ1 is the maximum stress value measured when 50% strain is applied to the film by applying approximately 200 gf of normal force with a parallel plate in a relaxation test mode at 80 °C using an advanced rheometric expression system (ARES) on a pressure-sensitive adhesive film having a thickness of 600 μm, and σ2 is a stress value measured after said strain is applied to said film for 180 seconds. <EOS>
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A method for producing a sintered magnet, the method consisting of: producing a sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M, wherein R1 is neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), or a combination thereof, and accounts for 27-34 wt. % of a total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; the boron (B) accounts for 0.8-1.3 wt. % of the total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; M is titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), gallium (Ga), copper (Cu), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), or a combination thereof, and accounts for 0-5 wt. % of the total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; and the rest is Fe; washing the sintered magnet using an acid solution and deionized water, successively, and drying the sintered magnet to yield a treated magnet; mixing a heavy rare earth element powder RX, an organic solid powder EP and an organic solvent ETto yield a slurry RXE, coating the slurry RXE on a surface of the treated magnet, and drying the treated magnet to yield a treatment unit comprising an RXE layer, wherein the organic solvent ET is ether, benzene, ethyl alcohol, glycerol, ethanediol, or a combination thereof; and heating the treatment unit in at a temperature of between 850°C and 970°C for between 0.5 and 48 hrs, quenching the treatment unit, and then aging the treatment unit at a temperature of between 430°C and 650°C for between 2 and 10 hrs; characterized in that in , the heavy rare earth element powder RX is Dy powder, Tb powder, or a combination thereof; and the organic solid powder EP is a rosin-modified alkyd resin, a thermoplastic phenolic resin, an urea-formaldehyde resin, or a combination thereof. producing a sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M, wherein R1 is neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), or a combination thereof, and accounts for 27-34 wt. % of a total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; the boron (B) accounts for 0.8-1.3 wt. % of the total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; M is titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), gallium (Ga), copper (Cu), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), or a combination thereof, and accounts for 0-5 wt. % of the total weight of the sintered magnet R1-Fe-B-M; and the rest is Fe; washing the sintered magnet using an acid solution and deionized water, successively, and drying the sintered magnet to yield a treated magnet; mixing a heavy rare earth element powder RX, an organic solid powder EP and an organic solvent ETto yield a slurry RXE, coating the slurry RXE on a surface of the treated magnet, and drying the treated magnet to yield a treatment unit comprising an RXE layer, wherein the organic solvent ET is ether, benzene, ethyl alcohol, glycerol, ethanediol, or a combination thereof; and heating the treatment unit in at a temperature of between 850°C and 970°C for between 0.5 and 48 hrs, quenching the treatment unit, and then aging the treatment unit at a temperature of between 430°C and 650°C for between 2 and 10 hrs; <EOS>
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A device comprising one or more well adapted to receive a sample with cells, wherein each well comprises a multielectrode array (MEA) , wherein said MEA comprises a membrane on which a plurality of array electrodes (M.1, P.1, ...) are arranged to form the array of said MEA , wherein said membrane comprises an upper surface on which said array electrodes (M.1, P.1, ...) emerge, and a lower surface where said membrane is in contact with electronic circuit connecting the array electrodes (M.1, P.1, ...) to electronic equipment assisting in the operation of the MEA, characterized in that the membrane comprises groups of end-to-end nanoholes containing conductive nanolines , and wherein one group of conductive nanolines comprises more than 1000 nanolines and electrically connects one single array electrode (M.1 or P.1, ...) of said MEA to said circuit on the lower surface of said membrane , and in that said electronic circuit is provided on an electronic circuit support board , wherein said membrane is attached on said board so as to electrically connect an array electrode (M.1, P.1, ...) to said circuit board via said conductive nanolines in a group of nanoholes . <EOS>
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A method for recycling a polystyrene based material containing organohalogen flame retardant and/or freonen, comprising the steps of: (i) dissolving the polystyrene based material in a high-boiling, apolar, organic reaction solvent; (ii) heating the polystyrene contained in the reaction solvent to a temperature so as to release halogen from the flame retardant and/or freonen; (iii) contacting released halogen with a base so as to form a halogen salt; (iv) removing the halogen salt; (v) pyrolyzing polystyrene contained in the reaction solvent at a temperature so as to depolymerize polystyrene; and (vi) distilling the depolymerized mixture into at least a styrene fraction. (i) dissolving the polystyrene based material in a high-boiling, apolar, organic reaction solvent; (ii) heating the polystyrene contained in the reaction solvent to a temperature so as to release halogen from the flame retardant and/or freonen; (iii) contacting released halogen with a base so as to form a halogen salt; (iv) removing the halogen salt; (v) pyrolyzing polystyrene contained in the reaction solvent at a temperature so as to depolymerize polystyrene; and (vi) distilling the depolymerized mixture into at least a styrene fraction. <EOS>
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A method comprising: generating multiple versions of a segment of a source media item, the versions comprising encodings of the segment at different encoding bitrates for each resolution of the segment; measuring a quality metric for each version of the segment; generating rate-quality models for each resolution of the segment based on the measured quality metrics corresponding to the resolutions; generating , by a processing device , a probability model to predict requesting probabilities that representations of the segment are requested, the probability model based on a joint probability distribution of network speed and viewport size that is generated from client-side feedback statistics associated with prior playbacks of other media items; determining , by the processing device , an encoding bitrate for each of the representations of the segment based on the rate-quality models and the probability model; and assigning determined encoding bitrates to corresponding representations of the segment. generating multiple versions of a segment of a source media item, the versions comprising encodings of the segment at different encoding bitrates for each resolution of the segment; measuring a quality metric for each version of the segment; generating rate-quality models for each resolution of the segment based on the measured quality metrics corresponding to the resolutions; generating , by a processing device , a probability model to predict requesting probabilities that representations of the segment are requested, the probability model based on a joint probability distribution of network speed and viewport size that is generated from client-side feedback statistics associated with prior playbacks of other media items; determining , by the processing device , an encoding bitrate for each of the representations of the segment based on the rate-quality models and the probability model; and assigning determined encoding bitrates to corresponding representations of the segment. <EOS>
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A system for generating a three-dimensional, 3D, map of part of a field-of-view, FOV, of at least one detector of an active 3D scanner , the system comprising: the active 3D scanner , comprising: a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings. the active 3D scanner , comprising: a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings. obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings. <EOS>
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A hydrochloride salt, a citrate salt, a phosphate salt, or a sulfate salt of compound 1. <EOS>
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A method for detecting manufacturing defects of hydraulic dampers, especially hydraulic shock absorbers described herein applies a measurement procedure consisting of a set of computational tasks performed in a specific sequence with the use of measuring computer in order to record a vibration acceleration signal of mechanical vibrations of a piston rod of a hydraulic damper displacing by a forcing actuator, while the vibration acceleration signal is obtained by an accelerometer , moreover the method comprises two phases, wherein phase one consists of subsequent operations of the measurement procedure, followed by automatic pre-processing of the vibration acceleration signal, processing of the vibration acceleration signal, processing of the signal using an FFT algorithm, determination of statistical characteristics of the spectrum, such as mean, variance and standard deviation, followed by the determination of the values of upper and lower boundary characteristics for each of the n frequency intervals of the spectrum domain, whereas phase two includes, in sequence, the measurement procedure, automatic pre-processing of the vibration acceleration signal, additional processing of the vibration acceleration signal, processing of the signal using an FFT algorithm, determination of the values of upper and lower number of exceedance of boundary characteristics, comparison of the sum of the number of the upper and lower exceedance of boundary characteristics with the corresponding limit values and, based on that, indication of the classification result in the form of two conditions: fit or unfit, wherein the measurement procedure consists of the following steps: first, the hydraulic damper is placed on a fixing plate and fixed in place; then the forcing actuator (9a-d) moves down at a speed controlled by the control system and attains a position in which the accelerometer fastened to the piston rod of the forcing actuator makes contact with the end of the piston rod of the hydraulic damper, after that the movement at the speed controlled by the control system is continued until the forcing actuator attains a set outward working position h TH , whereas the vibration acceleration signal is recorded throughout the duration of the outward movement of the piston rod of the forcing actuator, characterized in that the hydraulic damper is fixed in place during the measurement procedure by clamping it with a hydraulic damper blocking actuator , and in that the hydraulic damper is positioned so that the longitudinal axis of the hydraulic damper piston rod is directed upwards, whereby the vibration acceleration signal is recorded by the accelerometer which is secured to the end of the piston rod of the forcing actuator, and by using standard sample hydraulic dampers in the phase of determining boundary characteristics, said standard sample hydraulic dampers being of a design identical to that of the tested hydraulic damper; and in that automatic clipping of the vibrational acceleration signal is effected in the time domain by the range of t 0 -t s , wherein the t s point is determined by the instant the accelerometer comes into contact with the end of the hydraulic damper piston rod, while t 0 is determined by the instant the piston rod of the forcing actuator is in its upper end position, and in that in order to determine the boundary characteristics an iteratively determined maximum correction factor of the standard deviation a max and adjusted standard deviation σ c j are used. <EOS>
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A communication system core network comprising: a plurality of service providing instances configured to provide a first network service ; a component configured to select one of the service providing instances as recipient for a heart-beat message of a second network service, wherein the component is a component providing the second network service; and a transmitter configured to transmit the heart-beat message to the selected service providing instance, wherein the transmitter is comprised in an entity providing the second network service; a further service providing instance configured to provide the second network service; wherein any service providing instance of the plurality of service providing instances is configured to provide the first network service for the second network service or use the second network service for providing the first network service and is unbound to the further service providing instance; wherein one of the service providing instances is configured to request the further service providing instance to transmit heart-beat messages and the further service providing instance is configured to generate heart-beat messages including the heart-beat message as a consequence of the request. a plurality of service providing instances configured to provide a first network service ; a component configured to select one of the service providing instances as recipient for a heart-beat message of a second network service, wherein the component is a component providing the second network service; and a transmitter configured to transmit the heart-beat message to the selected service providing instance, wherein the transmitter is comprised in an entity providing the second network service; a further service providing instance configured to provide the second network service; wherein any service providing instance of the plurality of service providing instances is configured to provide the first network service for the second network service or use the second network service for providing the first network service and is unbound to the further service providing instance; wherein one of the service providing instances is configured to request the further service providing instance to transmit heart-beat messages and the further service providing instance is configured to generate heart-beat messages including the heart-beat message as a consequence of the request. <EOS>
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A male connector of an optical-electrical transmission device , the male connector being configured to be connected to a female connector of the optical-electrical transmission device, and comprising: a first insulating substrate ; a light emitting element and a light sensing element arranged on the first substrate ; an electrical interconnection formed on the first insulating substrate ; a first collimating lens arranged in a first optical transmission path from the light emitting element ; a second collimating lens arranged in a second optical transmission path to the light sensing element ; a first positioning section arranged between the first insulating substrate and the light emitting element and the light sensing element; wherein the first positioning section is configured to be connected to a second positioning section of the female connector ; the first positioning section comprises a ring-shaped inclined surface having a normal intersecting the normal to the first insulating substrate ; the light emitting element and the light sensing element being arranged within the inclined surface on top of the first positioning section ; the inclined surface has a tapered shape; a region of the first positioning section surrounded by the inclined surface being wider in a direction facing the first insulating substrate than in the opposite direction; and the first positioning section comprises a first projection on a top surface thereof. a first insulating substrate ; a light emitting element and a light sensing element arranged on the first substrate ; an electrical interconnection formed on the first insulating substrate ; a first collimating lens arranged in a first optical transmission path from the light emitting element ; a second collimating lens arranged in a second optical transmission path to the light sensing element ; a first positioning section arranged between the first insulating substrate and the light emitting element and the light sensing element; wherein the first positioning section is configured to be connected to a second positioning section of the female connector ; the first positioning section comprises a ring-shaped inclined surface having a normal intersecting the normal to the first insulating substrate ; the light emitting element and the light sensing element being arranged within the inclined surface on top of the first positioning section ; the inclined surface has a tapered shape; a region of the first positioning section surrounded by the inclined surface being wider in a direction facing the first insulating substrate than in the opposite direction; and the first positioning section comprises a first projection on a top surface thereof. <EOS>
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A focusing state measuring apparatus for measuring a focusing state of a working apparatus with respect to a target object so as to perform work, the focusing state measuring apparatus comprising: a base plate installed in the working apparatus performing work on the target object and spaced apart from the target object; a first line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate and configured to irradiate a first line beam toward the target object; and a second line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate so as to be spaced apart from the first line beam generation unit in a first direction and configured to irradiate a second line beam toward the target object, wherein the focusing state of the working apparatus comprises: a focusing distance indicating a separation distance between the working apparatus and the target object; and a focusing gradient indicating a tilt degree of the working apparatus with respect to a work plane of the target object, and wherein the focusing state measuring apparatus is configured that the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined based on a comparison of the first line beam irradiated onto the target object and the second line beam irradiated onto the target object , and the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined to be accurate, if the first line beam and the second line beam match each other. a base plate installed in the working apparatus performing work on the target object and spaced apart from the target object; a first line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate and configured to irradiate a first line beam toward the target object; and a second line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate so as to be spaced apart from the first line beam generation unit in a first direction and configured to irradiate a second line beam toward the target object, wherein the focusing state of the working apparatus comprises: a focusing distance indicating a separation distance between the working apparatus and the target object; and a focusing gradient indicating a tilt degree of the working apparatus with respect to a work plane of the target object, and wherein the focusing state measuring apparatus is configured that the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined based on a comparison of the first line beam irradiated onto the target object and the second line beam irradiated onto the target object , and the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined to be accurate, if the first line beam and the second line beam match each other. a focusing distance indicating a separation distance between the working apparatus and the target object; and a focusing gradient indicating a tilt degree of the working apparatus with respect to a work plane of the target object, and wherein the focusing state measuring apparatus is configured that the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined based on a comparison of the first line beam irradiated onto the target object and the second line beam irradiated onto the target object , and the focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined to be accurate, if the first line beam and the second line beam match each other. <EOS>
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A method of operation of a Network Function, NF, service consumer (NF A) in a core network of a cellular communications system, comprising: sending , to a NF service producer (NF B), a first request message to invoke a NF service provided by the NF service producer, which request message comprises a Consumer ID that is globally unique and identical for all service requests triggered by the NF service consumer for the service provided by the NF service producer, and which comprises a first recovery time stamp that indicates a time at which the NF service consumer last performed a recovery; performing a restart of the NF service consumer; and then sending , to the NF service producer, a second request message to invoke the same NF service as the one requested in the first request message, which second request message comprises said Consumer ID and a second recovery timestamp that indicates a new time at which the restart was performed, which new time is newer than the time indicated by the first recovery timestamp in the first request message. sending , to a NF service producer (NF B), a first request message to invoke a NF service provided by the NF service producer, which request message comprises a Consumer ID that is globally unique and identical for all service requests triggered by the NF service consumer for the service provided by the NF service producer, and which comprises a first recovery time stamp that indicates a time at which the NF service consumer last performed a recovery; performing a restart of the NF service consumer; and then sending , to the NF service producer, a second request message to invoke the same NF service as the one requested in the first request message, which second request message comprises said Consumer ID and a second recovery timestamp that indicates a new time at which the restart was performed, which new time is newer than the time indicated by the first recovery timestamp in the first request message. <EOS>
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A method of making a light weight component , comprising: forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration by a machining process selected from the group comprising: milling; electrical discharge machining (EDM); water-jet machining; and laser machining, wherein the desired configuration is slightly smaller than the final dimensions of the light weight component , wherein the metallic foam core is an open cell structure; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core via an application process selected from the group comprising: flame spray application process; plasma spray application process; cold-spray application process; electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB/PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and electroplating application process after the metallic foam core has been formed into the desired configuration; characterised by : forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening. forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration by a machining process selected from the group comprising: milling; electrical discharge machining (EDM); water-jet machining; and laser machining, wherein the desired configuration is slightly smaller than the final dimensions of the light weight component , wherein the metallic foam core is an open cell structure; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core via an application process selected from the group comprising: flame spray application process; plasma spray application process; cold-spray application process; electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB/PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and electroplating application process after the metallic foam core has been formed into the desired configuration; characterised by : forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening. forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening. <EOS>
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A mist and vapor eliminating filter comprising: a first stage hollow filter and a second stage hollow filter ; (a) the first stage hollow filter comprising a first housing having a first housing first end and a first housing second end ; and, arranged in the first housing: (i) a first adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; and, (ii) a first hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the first adsorption element; the first stage hollow filter including a first end cap connected to the first housing first end; (b) the second stage hollow filter comprising a second housing having second housing first end and a second housing second end ; and, arranged in the second housing: (iii) a second adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; (iv) a second hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the second adsorption element; the second stage hollow filter including a second end cap connected to the second housing second end; (c) wherein the first housing second end is connected to the second housing first end by an intermediate end cap ; characterised in that the intermediate end cap includes a first drain channel for draining condensed water between the first housing second end and the second housing first end; and, the second end cap includes a second drain channel for draining condensed water at the second housing second end. (a) the first stage hollow filter comprising a first housing having a first housing first end and a first housing second end ; and, arranged in the first housing: (i) a first adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; and, (ii) a first hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the first adsorption element; the first stage hollow filter including a first end cap connected to the first housing first end; (i) a first adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; and, (ii) a first hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the first adsorption element; the first stage hollow filter including a first end cap connected to the first housing first end; (b) the second stage hollow filter comprising a second housing having second housing first end and a second housing second end ; and, arranged in the second housing: (iii) a second adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; (iv) a second hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the second adsorption element; the second stage hollow filter including a second end cap connected to the second housing second end; (iii) a second adsorption element comprising activated carbon and/or activated clay; (iv) a second hydrophobic pleated hollow porous medium surrounding the second adsorption element; the second stage hollow filter including a second end cap connected to the second housing second end; (c) wherein the first housing second end is connected to the second housing first end by an intermediate end cap ; characterised in that the intermediate end cap includes a first drain channel for draining condensed water between the first housing second end and the second housing first end; and, the second end cap includes a second drain channel for draining condensed water at the second housing second end. <EOS>
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A method for constructing a circular complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) molecule from an endogenous circular ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule, said method comprising: (a) providing a biological sample comprising said endogenous circular RNA molecule; (b) priming said endogenous circular RNA molecule with one or more primers; wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by random priming using one or more random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 6 bases, or wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by non-random priming using one or more non-random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 8 bases; (c) extending said one or more primers with a reverse transcriptase to generate one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule, wherein said one or more linear cDNA fragments and said endogenous circular RNA molecule form an RNA-DNA heteroduplex; (d) incubating said RNA-DNA heteroduplex with a nuclease that targets single-stranded DNA to digest displaced cDNA flaps and create adjacent DNA ends bridged by the endogenous circular RNA molecule; (e) ligating with a ligase said one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule to convert said one or more linear cDNA fragments into a covalently closed circular cDNA molecule, wherein said ligase is a ligase that can ligate a 5' DNA end adjacent to a 3' DNA end of said one or more linear cDNA fragments bridged by said endogenous circular RNA molecule. (a) providing a biological sample comprising said endogenous circular RNA molecule; (b) priming said endogenous circular RNA molecule with one or more primers; wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by random priming using one or more random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 6 bases, or wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by non-random priming using one or more non-random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 8 bases; (c) extending said one or more primers with a reverse transcriptase to generate one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule, wherein said one or more linear cDNA fragments and said endogenous circular RNA molecule form an RNA-DNA heteroduplex; (d) incubating said RNA-DNA heteroduplex with a nuclease that targets single-stranded DNA to digest displaced cDNA flaps and create adjacent DNA ends bridged by the endogenous circular RNA molecule; (e) ligating with a ligase said one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule to convert said one or more linear cDNA fragments into a covalently closed circular cDNA molecule, wherein said ligase is a ligase that can ligate a 5' DNA end adjacent to a 3' DNA end of said one or more linear cDNA fragments bridged by said endogenous circular RNA molecule. <EOS>
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A liquid dispenser to supply liquid to an animal, comprising: a container configured to store liquid and having an upper opening; a pump having an inlet to suction liquid stored in the container and an outlet to discharge the liquid; a lid (300 and 400) seated on the container to cover the upper opening and having a hole through which liquid discharged from the pump flows; and a base to support the container , characterized in that the base includes: a fan having an intake and an outtake, a suction grill through which ambient air is suctioned via the intake of the fan , a plurality of exhaust vents through which air from the outtake of the fan is discharged, and a fan housing to which the fan is mounted, the fan housing having at least one inclined surface which is inclined outward from a top end to a bottom end, the bottom end being closer to the exhaust vents than the top end, wherein a heat sink is placed on the fan housing so as to have a vertical position corresponding to a vertical position of the exhaust vents provided in the base , the heat sink including a heat dissipation plate and a plurality of radiating fins which is provided on the fan housing , wherein ends of the radiating fins are aligned with the exhaust vents of the base , wherein the liquid dispenser further comprises a Peltier device mounted on the heat dissipation plate of the heat sink , a metal plate and an opening formed in a bottom of the container , wherein the metal plate is provided on top of the Peltier device and is exposed through the opening of the container . a container configured to store liquid and having an upper opening; a pump having an inlet to suction liquid stored in the container and an outlet to discharge the liquid; a lid (300 and 400) seated on the container to cover the upper opening and having a hole through which liquid discharged from the pump flows; and a base to support the container , characterized in that the base includes: a fan having an intake and an outtake, a suction grill through which ambient air is suctioned via the intake of the fan , a plurality of exhaust vents through which air from the outtake of the fan is discharged, and a fan housing to which the fan is mounted, the fan housing having at least one inclined surface which is inclined outward from a top end to a bottom end, the bottom end being closer to the exhaust vents than the top end, a fan having an intake and an outtake, a suction grill through which ambient air is suctioned via the intake of the fan , a plurality of exhaust vents through which air from the outtake of the fan is discharged, and a fan housing to which the fan is mounted, the fan housing having at least one inclined surface which is inclined outward from a top end to a bottom end, the bottom end being closer to the exhaust vents than the top end, wherein a heat sink is placed on the fan housing so as to have a vertical position corresponding to a vertical position of the exhaust vents provided in the base , the heat sink including a heat dissipation plate and a plurality of radiating fins which is provided on the fan housing , wherein ends of the radiating fins are aligned with the exhaust vents of the base , wherein the liquid dispenser further comprises a Peltier device mounted on the heat dissipation plate of the heat sink , a metal plate and an opening formed in a bottom of the container , wherein the metal plate is provided on top of the Peltier device and is exposed through the opening of the container . <EOS>
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Method for modifying an item of multimedia content captured by at least one first terminal able to retransmit said item of content over a communication network, characterized in that the method comprises: - a step (SEL) of identifying at least one portion of said item of multimedia content captured by said at least one first terminal, said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content containing at least one image, - a step (CALC) of determining at least one quality indicator for said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content, said quality indicator being determined by comparing said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content and an item of reference content; - a step (GEN) of modifying said at least one portion of said item of content on the basis of said at least one quality indicator. - a step (SEL) of identifying at least one portion of said item of multimedia content captured by said at least one first terminal, said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content containing at least one image, - a step (CALC) of determining at least one quality indicator for said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content, said quality indicator being determined by comparing said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content and an item of reference content; - a step (GEN) of modifying said at least one portion of said item of content on the basis of said at least one quality indicator. <EOS>
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A method of detecting human activity, said method comprising the steps of: using a radar sensor to monitor a space; receiving an output signal from the radar sensor ; characterized by : producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity. using a radar sensor to monitor a space; receiving an output signal from the radar sensor ; characterized by : producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity. producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity. <EOS>
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A woody, ambery perfume composition, free or substantially free of KARANAL and which is selected from perfume compositions A through L: A B C D E F NIMBEROL 40.0 16.0 20.0 16.0 16.0 10.0 AMBERMAX FROM 10% TEC 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 AMBROCENIDE CRYST 1.2 1.2 1.2 6.5 AMBROCENIDE FROM 10% DPG 3.0 1.2 AMBER XTREME 1.0 2.0 MYSTIKAL FROM 10% TEC 0.002 ALDRONE SPIRAMBRENE PHARAONE FROM 10% DPG 0.02 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 37.0 67.8 64.8 0.18 TRIETHYL CITRATE (TEC) 18.0 13.5 12.6 13.7 ISO E SUPER 81.1 66.60 81.50 Dilution factor taken into account G H I J K L NIMBEROL 10.0 10.0 10.0 70.0 70.0 40.0 AMBERMAX FROM 10% TEC 2 AMBROCENIDE CRYST 1.2 1.2 1.2 AMBROCENIDE FROM 10% DPG 3 AMBER XTREME 2.0 2.0 2.0 MYSTIKAL FROM 10% TEC 0.003 0.002 0.002 ALDRONE 0.5 1.0 SPIRAMBRENE 20 20 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 10 37 TRIETHYL CITRATE (TEC) 0.027 0.018 0.018 10 18 ISO E SUPER 86.77 86.28 85.78 Dilution factor taken into account <EOS>
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A urinary catheter assembly comprising an outer package of gas-impermeable material and an intermittent urinary catheter comprising a hydrophilic coating arranged inside the outer package , the catheter comprising a proximal insertion end , a distal connection end , and a connector at the distal connection end , the connector defining a distal opening, the catheter assembly further comprising a sleeve of liquid-impermeable material configured to define at least part of a liquid tight enclosure , the liquid tight enclosure enclosing an insertable part of the catheter , the liquid tight enclosure being closed by a first closure in the proximal insertion end and a second closure in the distal connection end , the second closure being configured to be opened as the outer package is opened and the first closure being configured to be opened as the catheter and sleeve is removed from the outer package , where the sleeve is attached to a handle in the proximal end and the sleeve is attached to the connector in the distal end , and where the handle is configured to allow gripping of the catheter in the proximal end without touching the sleeve , characterised in that the handle defines a proximal opening , and in that the first closure comprises a proximal foil and a peelable weld, the peelable weld being arranged between the proximal foil and the proximal opening of the handle . <EOS>
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A method for wireless communications by a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving a grant scheduling a first higher priority channel that has a higher priority than each channel of a plurality of lower priority channels scheduled for the UE; dropping a first lower priority channel of the plurality of lower priority channels that at least partially overlaps in time with the first higher priority channel based at least in part on determining that the grant is received prior to a multiplexing deadline for the plurality of lower priority channels; multiplexing the remaining lower priority channels of the plurality of lower priority channels; and transmitting or receiving a first transmission using the first higher priority channel and a second transmission using the multiplexed lower priority channels of the plurality of lower priority channels based at least in part on the dropping. receiving a grant scheduling a first higher priority channel that has a higher priority than each channel of a plurality of lower priority channels scheduled for the UE; dropping a first lower priority channel of the plurality of lower priority channels that at least partially overlaps in time with the first higher priority channel based at least in part on determining that the grant is received prior to a multiplexing deadline for the plurality of lower priority channels; multiplexing the remaining lower priority channels of the plurality of lower priority channels; and transmitting or receiving a first transmission using the first higher priority channel and a second transmission using the multiplexed lower priority channels of the plurality of lower priority channels based at least in part on the dropping. <EOS>
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A rotary head for string trimmers having at least one line portion (F); the rotary head (1; 101) comprising a rotary body , which has a rotation axis (X) and a side wall ; wherein the rotary body is manufactured as one single piece; wherein the rotary body has one or more return areas or means (12; 112), each of which is configured to lock a respective line portion (F) by means of consecutive curves (C1A, C1B, C2, C11) on different planes (π1A, Π 1B, π2); Z the rotary head being characterized in that each return area or means (12; 112) is arranged along the side wall of the rotary body ; wherein a line portion (F) inserted in a return area or means (12; 112) does not radially protrude, in use, outwards from the rotary body ; wherein at least two consecutive curves (C1A, C2; C1B, C2) are obtained on two respective planes (π1A, π2; π1B, n2) perpendicular to one another. <EOS>
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A hair styling composition comprising at least two latex polymers, wherein the composition comprising at least two latex polymers comprises: polymer A, having a Young's modulus ranging from 0.1 MPa to 10 MPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of at least 1%; and polymer B, having a Young's modulus ranging from 10 MPa to 6 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of less than 5%, wherein at least one latex polymer is a film-forming polymer; wherein the at least two latex polymers are, independently, chosen from acrylate latex polymers and polyurethane latex polymers; wherein the at least two latex polymers are, independently or together, dispersed particles in an aqueous dispersion medium; wherein the at least two latex polymers are present in a combined amount ranging from 0.1 % to 9% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition; wherein the at least two latex polymers are present in the composition in a weight ratio ranging from 10:1 to 1:10; and wherein said composition produces a film having a Young's modulus ranging from 0.05 MPa to 5 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, that ranges up to 300%, each Young's modulus and strain being measured on a latex film obtained by allowing a 30 gram water solution containing 4 grams of the latex polymer(s) to dry slowly in a 100 ml PFA Petri dish (100 mm diameter × 15 mm height) at room temperature for at least 3 days. polymer A, having a Young's modulus ranging from 0.1 MPa to 10 MPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of at least 1%; and polymer B, having a Young's modulus ranging from 10 MPa to 6 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of less than 5%, wherein at least one latex polymer is a film-forming polymer; wherein the at least two latex polymers are, independently, chosen from acrylate latex polymers and polyurethane latex polymers; wherein the at least two latex polymers are, independently or together, dispersed particles in an aqueous dispersion medium; wherein the at least two latex polymers are present in a combined amount ranging from 0.1 % to 9% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition; wherein the at least two latex polymers are present in the composition in a weight ratio ranging from 10:1 to 1:10; and wherein said composition produces a film having a Young's modulus ranging from 0.05 MPa to 5 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, that ranges up to 300%, each Young's modulus and strain being measured on a latex film obtained by allowing a 30 gram water solution containing 4 grams of the latex polymer(s) to dry slowly in a 100 ml PFA Petri dish (100 mm diameter × 15 mm height) at room temperature for at least 3 days. <EOS>
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A method for modifying a free-form deformation representation of an object on a computer, the representation comprising a free-form deformation geometry and a free-form deformation control volume, the method comprising the steps of: deforming the free-form deformation control volume; selecting a first module of the object, wherein the first module comprises a part of the free-form deformation geometry and is situated in a first free-form deformation sub-control volume of the control volume; choosing a second module from a database, wherein the second module comprises a second free-form deformation geometry; replacing the part of the free-form deformation geometry with the second free-form deformation geometry, and characterized in including a step of replacing the deformed first sub-control volume by an undeformed second sub-control volume of the second free-form deformation geometry in the free-form deformation control volume, wherein the structure of the undeformed first and second sub-control volumes is the same. deforming the free-form deformation control volume; selecting a first module of the object, wherein the first module comprises a part of the free-form deformation geometry and is situated in a first free-form deformation sub-control volume of the control volume; choosing a second module from a database, wherein the second module comprises a second free-form deformation geometry; replacing the part of the free-form deformation geometry with the second free-form deformation geometry, and characterized in including a step of replacing the deformed first sub-control volume by an undeformed second sub-control volume of the second free-form deformation geometry in the free-form deformation control volume, wherein the structure of the undeformed first and second sub-control volumes is the same. <EOS>
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A method of conducting wireless communications between a control device and a respiratory therapy device , the method comprising: establishing, by the control device , an insecure wireless communication channel with the respiratory therapy device; obtaining, by the control device , a first shared secret via a different channel than the insecure wireless communication channel, the first shared secret being known to the respiratory therapy device ; receiving, by the control device in a key exchange with the respiratory therapy device via the insecure wireless communication channel, a key; computing, by the control device , a second shared secret using the first shared secret and the key, the second shared secret being known to the respiratory therapy device and being cryptographically stronger than the first shared secret; and conducting, by the control device , wireless communications with the respiratory therapy device based on the second shared secret. establishing, by the control device , an insecure wireless communication channel with the respiratory therapy device; obtaining, by the control device , a first shared secret via a different channel than the insecure wireless communication channel, the first shared secret being known to the respiratory therapy device ; receiving, by the control device in a key exchange with the respiratory therapy device via the insecure wireless communication channel, a key; computing, by the control device , a second shared secret using the first shared secret and the key, the second shared secret being known to the respiratory therapy device and being cryptographically stronger than the first shared secret; and conducting, by the control device , wireless communications with the respiratory therapy device based on the second shared secret. <EOS>
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An electronic, optical or optoelectronic device comprising a polymeric semiconductor component, characterized in that the polymeric semiconductor component comprises a polymer having formula (VI): wherein: Ar and Ar' are different optionally substituted 5-8 membered heteroaryl groups; π and π' are different optionally substituted 11-24 membered polycyclic aryl or heteroaryl groups; R 1 is selected from F and Cl; R 3 and R 4 independently are selected from H, F, and Cl; c is 1 or 2; m and m' are 0, 1, or 2; n and n' are 0, 1, or 2 provided that m and m' are 1 and/or n and n' are 1; x and y are real numbers representing mole fractions, wherein 0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.95, 0.05 ≤ y ≤ 0.95, and the sum of x and y is 1; and wherein the polymer has a molecular weight in the range of 3,000 to 300,000; and wherein optionally the repeating unit comprising x mole fraction of the polymer and the repeating unit comprising y mole fraction of the polymer are repeated in a random manner. Ar and Ar' are different optionally substituted 5-8 membered heteroaryl groups; π and π' are different optionally substituted 11-24 membered polycyclic aryl or heteroaryl groups; R 1 is selected from F and Cl; R 3 and R 4 independently are selected from H, F, and Cl; c is 1 or 2; m and m' are 0, 1, or 2; n and n' are 0, 1, or 2 provided that m and m' are 1 and/or n and n' are 1; x and y are real numbers representing mole fractions, wherein 0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.95, 0.05 ≤ y ≤ 0.95, and the sum of x and y is 1; and wherein the polymer has a molecular weight in the range of 3,000 to 300,000; and wherein optionally the repeating unit comprising x mole fraction of the polymer and the repeating unit comprising y mole fraction of the polymer are repeated in a random manner. <EOS>
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A direct-current voltage conversion circuit comprising: a switching circuit having a plurality of switching elements (21-24); and a controller that is configured to control operations of the plurality of switching elements (21-24), wherein the controller is configured to: execute asymmetric PWM control for controlling a duty ratio by varying a pulse width of two switching elements included in the plurality of switching elements (21-24) and connected in series and phase shift control for controlling the duty ratio by varying an amount of phase shift of two switching elements included in the plurality of switching elements (21-24) and not connected in series, characterised by perform the phase shift control when the duty ratio is lower than a predetermined ratio, perform the asymmetric PWM control when the duty ratio is higher than or equal to the predetermined ratio; and perform switching between the phase shift control and the asymmetric PWM control by changing duty ratios discontinuously such that step-down ratios immediately before and after the switching change within a predetermined range which is ±5%. execute asymmetric PWM control for controlling a duty ratio by varying a pulse width of two switching elements included in the plurality of switching elements (21-24) and connected in series and phase shift control for controlling the duty ratio by varying an amount of phase shift of two switching elements included in the plurality of switching elements (21-24) and not connected in series, characterised by perform the phase shift control when the duty ratio is lower than a predetermined ratio, perform the asymmetric PWM control when the duty ratio is higher than or equal to the predetermined ratio; and perform switching between the phase shift control and the asymmetric PWM control by changing duty ratios discontinuously such that step-down ratios immediately before and after the switching change within a predetermined range which is ±5%. <EOS>
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Assembly for the online analysis of a target compound in a gas, characterised in that it comprises: • a device for cleaning a gas comprising a plurality of compounds, a first compound from the plurality of compounds being tar, a second compound from the plurality of compounds being water, and a target compound, the cleaning device comprising: ∘ a receptacle with an inlet and an outlet , the gas circulating through the receptacle from the inlet to the outlet , ∘ a first filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , through which the gas circulates, intended to filter the tar, the first filter comprising a material absorbing tar, the first filter not capturing said target compound, the tar being in gaseous, liquid and/or solid form, and o a second filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , upstream or downstream of the first filter , through which the gas circulates and intended to remove the water from the gas in that the second filter comprises a material adsorbing water, and in that the second filter does not capture said target compound; • a gas analyser downstream of the cleaning device and configured to measure the concentration of the target compound in the gas, and in that the target compound is selected from HCl and NH 3 . • a device for cleaning a gas comprising a plurality of compounds, a first compound from the plurality of compounds being tar, a second compound from the plurality of compounds being water, and a target compound, the cleaning device comprising: ∘ a receptacle with an inlet and an outlet , the gas circulating through the receptacle from the inlet to the outlet , ∘ a first filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , through which the gas circulates, intended to filter the tar, the first filter comprising a material absorbing tar, the first filter not capturing said target compound, the tar being in gaseous, liquid and/or solid form, and o a second filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , upstream or downstream of the first filter , through which the gas circulates and intended to remove the water from the gas in that the second filter comprises a material adsorbing water, and in that the second filter does not capture said target compound; ∘ a receptacle with an inlet and an outlet , the gas circulating through the receptacle from the inlet to the outlet , ∘ a first filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , through which the gas circulates, intended to filter the tar, the first filter comprising a material absorbing tar, the first filter not capturing said target compound, the tar being in gaseous, liquid and/or solid form, and the first filter comprising a material absorbing tar, the first filter not capturing said target compound, the tar being in gaseous, liquid and/or solid form, and o a second filter positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle , upstream or downstream of the first filter , through which the gas circulates and intended to remove the water from the gas in that the second filter comprises a material adsorbing water, and in that the second filter does not capture said target compound; • a gas analyser downstream of the cleaning device and configured to measure the concentration of the target compound in the gas, <EOS>
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A reaction force output device comprising: a driving part configured to transmit a driving force of a motor to a driving member through a gear mechanism to drive the driving member, thereby outputting a force in a direction opposite to an operating direction of an operation element to the operation element operated by a driver; and a controller configured to determine a control amount applied to the driving part based on an input value supplied from an outside, characterised in that the controller gradually increases the control amount, maintains the control amount at a constant value and then increases the control amount stepwise when increasing the control amount according to the input value. a driving part configured to transmit a driving force of a motor to a driving member through a gear mechanism to drive the driving member, thereby outputting a force in a direction opposite to an operating direction of an operation element to the operation element operated by a driver; and a controller configured to determine a control amount applied to the driving part based on an input value supplied from an outside, characterised in that the controller gradually increases the control amount, maintains the control amount at a constant value and then increases the control amount stepwise when increasing the control amount according to the input value. <EOS>
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A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising: a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities , each staple cavity having one of a plurality of surgical staples disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one broad spectrum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one broad spectrum MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples; and characterised in that the MMP inhibitor inhibits four or less of MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP9, MMP12, MMP13, MMP14, and MMP16, and wherein the MMP inhibitor is one or more inhibitors selected from the group consisting of MMI-166, tanomastat, cipemastat, MMI-270, and ABT-770; and wherein the MMP inhibitor comprises an absorbable substance configured to permit or enhance adhesion of the MMP inhibitor to an outer surface of the staples, wherein the absorbable substance is ionically charged. a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities , each staple cavity having one of a plurality of surgical staples disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one broad spectrum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one broad spectrum MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples; and characterised in that the MMP inhibitor inhibits four or less of MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP9, MMP12, MMP13, MMP14, and MMP16, and wherein the MMP inhibitor is one or more inhibitors selected from the group consisting of MMI-166, tanomastat, cipemastat, MMI-270, and ABT-770; and wherein the MMP inhibitor comprises an absorbable substance configured to permit or enhance adhesion of the MMP inhibitor to an outer surface of the staples, wherein the absorbable substance is ionically charged. <EOS>
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Computer-implemented method for defining a dental arrangement for the production of partial or full tooth prostheses, comprising the steps of: determining base points of a lower jaw and/or an upper jaw, defined by coordinates; determining a transverse dimension and/or a skeletal class and/or type of bite on the basis of the coordinates determined for the lower jaw and/or the upper jaw, and selecting, from a plurality of predetermined dental arrangements, a suitable dental arrangement on the basis of the transverse dimension determined and/or the skeletal class determined and/or the type of bite determined. determining base points of a lower jaw and/or an upper jaw, defined by coordinates; determining a transverse dimension and/or a skeletal class and/or type of bite on the basis of the coordinates determined for the lower jaw and/or the upper jaw, and selecting, from a plurality of predetermined dental arrangements, a suitable dental arrangement on the basis of the transverse dimension determined and/or the skeletal class determined and/or the type of bite determined. <EOS>
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Method for freezing olive oil which is extracted according to the rules of biological oil production by cold extraction which is characterized by the fact that it is performed by the following steps: Step 1: Measurement of the polyphenols whilst the olives are on the olive tree so as to determine the time the polyphenols are at their highest point. Step 2: The fruit of the olives are collected in metallic containers in which nitrogen is supplied. Step 3: The olive oil is extracted from the olives fruits by the cold extraction method of olive oil production, with water with temperature not higher than 27° C and the product remains in the softening facilities for 30' maximum. Step 4: The product is driven into a first inox tank with nitrogen supply, where the temperature conditions are at 27° C and remains there for 12 hours. Following, it is transferred into a 2 nd inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 22° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Following it is transferred into a 3 rd inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 17° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Following it is transferred into a 4 th inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 12° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Finally, it is transferred into a 5 th inox tank, with nitrogen supply and at a temperature of 5° C (±1) lower of the previous one, that is 7° C, where it remains for 24 hours. Step 5: The product is being packaged in packaging of various contents. Step 6: The product is frozen gradually slowly in stages, at a freeze from -18 °C to -23°C. Step 1: Measurement of the polyphenols whilst the olives are on the olive tree so as to determine the time the polyphenols are at their highest point. Step 2: The fruit of the olives are collected in metallic containers in which nitrogen is supplied. Step 3: The olive oil is extracted from the olives fruits by the cold extraction method of olive oil production, with water with temperature not higher than 27° C and the product remains in the softening facilities for 30' maximum. Step 4: The product is driven into a first inox tank with nitrogen supply, where the temperature conditions are at 27° C and remains there for 12 hours. Following, it is transferred into a 2 nd inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 22° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Following it is transferred into a 3 rd inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 17° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Following it is transferred into a 4 th inox tank, with nitrogen supply at a temperature 5° C (±1) lower than the previous one, that is 12° C, where it remains 12 more hours. Finally, it is transferred into a 5 th inox tank, with nitrogen supply and at a temperature of 5° C (±1) lower of the previous one, that is 7° C, where it remains for 24 hours. Step 5: The product is being packaged in packaging of various contents. Step 6: The product is frozen gradually slowly in stages, at a freeze from -18 °C to -23°C. <EOS>
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An appearance inspection method for inspecting appearance of a to-be-inspected object , the appearance inspection method being executed using an appearance inspection apparatus and comprising: an imaging step (S1) of imaging a plurality of the to-be-inspected objects using a camera of an imaging unit and acquiring images thereof; a first sorting step (S2) of sorting the images as non-defective product estimation images within a predetermined standard and defective product estimation images outside the standard by using an algorithm of one class learning, the first sorting step (S2) being executed using a processing unit of a computer device ; and a second sorting step (S3) of detecting a defective product from the to-be-inspected objects by extracting features of defects from the defective product estimation images using an algorithm of object detection, and searching the images for the features by comparing the image data acquired in the imaging step (S1) with the features of the defects from the defective product estimation images sorted in the first sorting step (S2), the second sorting step (S3) being executed using the processing unit . an imaging step (S1) of imaging a plurality of the to-be-inspected objects using a camera of an imaging unit and acquiring images thereof; a first sorting step (S2) of sorting the images as non-defective product estimation images within a predetermined standard and defective product estimation images outside the standard by using an algorithm of one class learning, the first sorting step (S2) being executed using a processing unit of a computer device ; and a second sorting step (S3) of detecting a defective product from the to-be-inspected objects by extracting features of defects from the defective product estimation images using an algorithm of object detection, and searching the images for the features by comparing the image data acquired in the imaging step (S1) with the features of the defects from the defective product estimation images sorted in the first sorting step (S2), the second sorting step (S3) being executed using the processing unit . <EOS>
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A method comprising: receiving an indication that a first COS service and one or more first COS endpoints are created in a first COS cluster , wherein the first COS service defines a set of one or more COS pods in the first COS cluster , and wherein a COS endpoint of the one or more first COS endpoints includes a network address of a COS pod of the set of one or more COS pods ; and transmitting a request to create, in a second COS cluster , a second COS service and one or more second COS endpoints that correspond to the first COS service and the one or more first COS endpoints , wherein creation of the second COS service and the one or more second COS endpoints causes insertion of one or more first Domain Name System (DNS) records in a first DNS server that is local to the second COS cluster , and wherein the one or more first DNS records are inserted to enable one or more COS pods (104P-Q) of the second COS cluster to communicate with the set of one or more COS pods of the first COS cluster through a network . receiving an indication that a first COS service and one or more first COS endpoints are created in a first COS cluster , wherein the first COS service defines a set of one or more COS pods in the first COS cluster , and wherein a COS endpoint of the one or more first COS endpoints includes a network address of a COS pod of the set of one or more COS pods ; and wherein the first COS service defines a set of one or more COS pods in the first COS cluster , and wherein a COS endpoint of the one or more first COS endpoints includes a network address of a COS pod of the set of one or more COS pods ; and transmitting a request to create, in a second COS cluster , a second COS service and one or more second COS endpoints that correspond to the first COS service and the one or more first COS endpoints , wherein creation of the second COS service and the one or more second COS endpoints causes insertion of one or more first Domain Name System (DNS) records in a first DNS server that is local to the second COS cluster , and wherein the one or more first DNS records are inserted to enable one or more COS pods (104P-Q) of the second COS cluster to communicate with the set of one or more COS pods of the first COS cluster through a network . wherein creation of the second COS service and the one or more second COS endpoints causes insertion of one or more first Domain Name System (DNS) records in a first DNS server that is local to the second COS cluster , and wherein the one or more first DNS records are inserted to enable one or more COS pods (104P-Q) of the second COS cluster to communicate with the set of one or more COS pods of the first COS cluster through a network . <EOS>
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A reamer blade , comprising: a gage portion ; and cutting elements having substantially circular cutting faces affixed to the at least one blade , each of the cutting elements comprising a cutting edge for contacting the borehole, wherein a cutting edge of at least one cutting element located on the gage portion is defined substantially by an arcuate portion of a cutting face periphery, the at least one cutting element located on the gage portion exhibiting a cutting face back rake angle greater than a back rake angle of cutting faces of cutting elements on at least one other portion of the at least one blade; wherein the cutting edge of the at least one cutting element extends above a surface of the at least one blade a distance less than a radius of the cutting face of the at least one cutting element. a gage portion ; and cutting elements having substantially circular cutting faces affixed to the at least one blade , each of the cutting elements comprising a cutting edge for contacting the borehole, wherein a cutting edge of at least one cutting element located on the gage portion is defined substantially by an arcuate portion of a cutting face periphery, the at least one cutting element located on the gage portion exhibiting a cutting face back rake angle greater than a back rake angle of cutting faces of cutting elements on at least one other portion of the at least one blade; wherein the cutting edge of the at least one cutting element extends above a surface of the at least one blade a distance less than a radius of the cutting face of the at least one cutting element. <EOS>
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An electroluminescent display device comprising: a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions (SP); a plurality of light emitting diodes (D) spaced apart from each other on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of pixel regions (SP), respectively; an encapsulation film respectively covering the plurality of light emitting diodes (D) and having a first refractive index; a first partition wall (PW1) disposed between the encapsulation film corresponding to a boundary between the plurality of pixel regions (SP) and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index; and a color filter layer disposed on the encapsulation film and the first partition wall (PW1), wherein the color filter layer includes a plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) having a third refractive index and a second partition wall (PW2) disposed between the plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) and having a fourth refractive index lower than the third refractive index, wherein the second partition wall (PW2) is disposed corresponding to the first partition wall (PW1), and wherein the plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) are disposed to correspond to the plurality of light emitting diodes (D), respectively. a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions (SP); a plurality of light emitting diodes (D) spaced apart from each other on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of pixel regions (SP), respectively; an encapsulation film respectively covering the plurality of light emitting diodes (D) and having a first refractive index; a first partition wall (PW1) disposed between the encapsulation film corresponding to a boundary between the plurality of pixel regions (SP) and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index; and a color filter layer disposed on the encapsulation film and the first partition wall (PW1), wherein the color filter layer includes a plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) having a third refractive index and a second partition wall (PW2) disposed between the plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) and having a fourth refractive index lower than the third refractive index, wherein the second partition wall (PW2) is disposed corresponding to the first partition wall (PW1), and wherein the plurality of color filter patterns (181, 183, 185; 281, 283, 285) are disposed to correspond to the plurality of light emitting diodes (D), respectively. <EOS>
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A method of manufacturing a trifluoropyruvyl fluoride dimer, comprising a reaction step of reacting hexafluoropropylene oxide and aldehyde, characterized in that , the hexafluoropropylene oxide and the aldehyde are reacted at 0°C to 100°C in the reaction step, and in that the method comprises an aging step of aging at equal to or higher than 100°C, after the reaction step. the hexafluoropropylene oxide and the aldehyde are reacted at 0°C to 100°C in the reaction step, and in that the method comprises an aging step of aging at equal to or higher than 100°C, after the reaction step. <EOS>
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A control system for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to: determine a requirement for the host vehicle within a first lane to manoeuvre into a second lane to perform an overtake; check whether an abort condition is satisfied, wherein satisfaction of the abort condition is determined by checking a third lane for another road user converging with or alongside the host vehicle before the host vehicle manoeuvres into the second lane to perform the overtake, wherein the third lane is on an opposite side of the first lane to the second lane ; and if the abort condition is satisfied, cause the host vehicle to remain in the first lane . determine a requirement for the host vehicle within a first lane to manoeuvre into a second lane to perform an overtake; check whether an abort condition is satisfied, wherein satisfaction of the abort condition is determined by checking a third lane for another road user converging with or alongside the host vehicle before the host vehicle manoeuvres into the second lane to perform the overtake, wherein the third lane is on an opposite side of the first lane to the second lane ; and if the abort condition is satisfied, cause the host vehicle to remain in the first lane . <EOS>
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An edible product suitable for use as spreads comprising, based on the total weight of the edible product, a) from 15 to 80 percentage by weight (wt %) of a glyceride composition [composition (G F ), herein after] b) from 20 to 85 wt % of a fat free part comprised in at least one filler material, and c) at most 20 wt % of water, wherein the composition (G F ) comprises, with respect to the total weight of the composition(GF): d) from 5 to 20 wt % of saturated fatty acid residues (SAFA), e) at most 3 wt % of trans unsaturated fatty acid residues (TFA), f) at most 8 wt % of C12:0 fatty acid residues, g) C14:0, C16:0 and C18:0 fatty acid residues wherein the weight ratio of (C14:0 + C16:0) / C18:0 is at most 1.0, h) SUS-triglycerides [SUS, herein after] and SSU-triglycerides [SSU, herein after] wherein the weight ratio of SUS/SSU is more than 1.0, wherein S represents a saturated fatty acid residue having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and U represents an unsaturated fatty acid residue having 18 or more carbon atoms, and wherein the composition (G F ) has i) a solid fat content (SFC) at 20°C of less than 5 wt % and a SFC at 35°C of less than 1 wt % wherein the SFC is measured according to International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) method 2.150 a, and wherein the edible product has j) a hardness (T) of maximum 1000 g and a ratio ( R ) between the hardness (T) and the SFC at 20°C, R = T/SFC20 of at least 125, whereby T is the hardness of the food product expressed in gram and measured with an SMS-texture meter type TA.XT plus at 20°C using a metal or hard plastic cylindrical probe of a diameter of 10 mm, to a penetration depth of 10 mm at a probe speed of 0.5 mm/sec. a) from 15 to 80 percentage by weight (wt %) of a glyceride composition [composition (G F ), herein after] b) from 20 to 85 wt % of a fat free part comprised in at least one filler material, and c) at most 20 wt % of water, d) from 5 to 20 wt % of saturated fatty acid residues (SAFA), e) at most 3 wt % of trans unsaturated fatty acid residues (TFA), f) at most 8 wt % of C12:0 fatty acid residues, g) C14:0, C16:0 and C18:0 fatty acid residues wherein the weight ratio of (C14:0 + C16:0) / C18:0 is at most 1.0, h) SUS-triglycerides [SUS, herein after] and SSU-triglycerides [SSU, herein after] wherein the weight ratio of SUS/SSU is more than 1.0, wherein S represents a saturated fatty acid residue having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and U represents an unsaturated fatty acid residue having 18 or more carbon atoms, <EOS>
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A hydraulic hammer comprising: a housing defining a cutout ; a power cell slidably received within the housing , the power cell including a valve assembly extending from a side of the power cell , wherein the valve assembly is at least partially received within the cutout of the housing ; and a pair of wear plates at least partially disposed around the valve assembly of the power cell ; characterised in that each of the pair of wear plates is coupled to the power cell . a housing defining a cutout ; a power cell slidably received within the housing , the power cell including a valve assembly extending from a side of the power cell , wherein the valve assembly is at least partially received within the cutout of the housing ; and a pair of wear plates at least partially disposed around the valve assembly of the power cell ; characterised in that each of the pair of wear plates is coupled to the power cell . <EOS>
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A sheet manufacturing method comprising: a web forming step of forming a web by accumulating a defibrated product in a dry manner; a moisture imparting step of imparting the web with moisture; a pressurizing step of pressurizing the web to which the moisture is imparted; and a heating step of heating the web to which the moisture is imparted, wherein the pressurizing step and the heating step are performed at the same time, characterised in that : a water content of the web to which the moisture is imparted in the moisture imparting step is 12-60% by mass, a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing step is 0.2-15 MPa, and a temperature of the web in the heating step is 50-100°C. a web forming step of forming a web by accumulating a defibrated product in a dry manner; a moisture imparting step of imparting the web with moisture; a pressurizing step of pressurizing the web to which the moisture is imparted; and a heating step of heating the web to which the moisture is imparted, wherein the pressurizing step and the heating step are performed at the same time, characterised in that : a water content of the web to which the moisture is imparted in the moisture imparting step is 12-60% by mass, a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing step is 0.2-15 MPa, and a temperature of the web in the heating step is 50-100°C. a water content of the web to which the moisture is imparted in the moisture imparting step is 12-60% by mass, a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing step is 0.2-15 MPa, and a temperature of the web in the heating step is 50-100°C. <EOS>
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Method for treating items of laundry in a washing machine , which has an outer tub , a drum mounted rotatably about an essentially horizontal axis in the outer tub for receiving the items of laundry and a control facility , wherein the method contains the following steps: a) introducing an open or closed container containing a laundry treatment agent to a lower region of the drum ; b) filling an aqueous liquid into the outer tub in a quantity W which is sufficient for the liquid level h in the drum to have a predetermined minimum value h min , wherein in step b) the predetermined minimum value h min is selected so that at least the drum comes into contact with the aqueous liquid or a recirculation is enabled with a recirculation system, wherein the amount of aqueous liquid contained in the recirculation system is sufficient to guide the liquid pumped out of the outer tub via a recirculation line back into the outer tub and to bring the liquid available in the outer tub in the circuit into contact with the items of laundry in the drum , characterised by the further step: (c) moving the aqueous liquid during a predetermined time frame t set > 1 min, in which the drum is moved so that no rotation of the drum about an angle α ≥ 180° takes place, wherein in step (c) the movement of the aqueous liquid is generated by the movement of the drum which carries along the liquid during the movement, and/or (d) moving the aqueous liquid during a predetermined time frame t set > 1 min, in which the drum is in a rest state or is moved so that no rotation of the drum about an angle α ≥ 180° takes place, wherein in step (d) the movement of the aqueous liquid is generated by operating the recirculation system, which has the recirculation line and a recirculation pump which serves to convey the aqueous liquid . a) introducing an open or closed container containing a laundry treatment agent to a lower region of the drum ; b) filling an aqueous liquid into the outer tub in a quantity W which is sufficient for the liquid level h in the drum to have a predetermined minimum value h min , wherein in step b) the predetermined minimum value h min is selected so that at least the drum comes into contact with the aqueous liquid or a recirculation is enabled with a recirculation system, wherein the amount of aqueous liquid contained in the recirculation system is sufficient to guide the liquid pumped out of the outer tub via a recirculation line back into the outer tub and to bring the liquid available in the outer tub in the circuit into contact with the items of laundry in the drum , (c) moving the aqueous liquid during a predetermined time frame t set > 1 min, in which the drum is moved so that no rotation of the drum about an angle α ≥ 180° takes place, wherein in step (c) the movement of the aqueous liquid is generated by the movement of the drum which carries along the liquid during the movement, and/or (d) moving the aqueous liquid during a predetermined time frame t set > 1 min, in which the drum is in a rest state or is moved so that no rotation of the drum about an angle α ≥ 180° takes place, wherein in step (d) the movement of the aqueous liquid is generated by operating the recirculation system, which has the recirculation line and a recirculation pump which serves to convey the aqueous liquid . <EOS>
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A nozzle structure for discharging molten steel, comprising: a nozzle body having a molten steel discharge path therein, and comprising a plurality of nozzle refractory members arranged to divide the molten steel discharge path at one or more positions in an orthogonal direction with respect to an upward-downward direction and joined together through one or more joints, wherein at least one of the nozzle refractory members is configured to be detachable through a sliding movement in an orthogonal direction thereof or application of a mechanical load applied diagonally downward to the at least one nozzle refractory member during casting operation; and an inner bore sleeve formed of a refractory material, and provided on an inner bore surface of the nozzle body to extend in the upward-downward direction across at least one of the joints which joins said at least one detachable nozzle refractory member and an adjacent one of the remaining nozzle refractory members. a nozzle body having a molten steel discharge path therein, and comprising a plurality of nozzle refractory members arranged to divide the molten steel discharge path at one or more positions in an orthogonal direction with respect to an upward-downward direction and joined together through one or more joints, wherein at least one of the nozzle refractory members is configured to be detachable through a sliding movement in an orthogonal direction thereof or application of a mechanical load applied diagonally downward to the at least one nozzle refractory member during casting operation; and an inner bore sleeve formed of a refractory material, and provided on an inner bore surface of the nozzle body to extend in the upward-downward direction across at least one of the joints which joins said at least one detachable nozzle refractory member and an adjacent one of the remaining nozzle refractory members. <EOS>
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Cellulosic Fibre of the lyocell genus, characterized by the following properties: a) the fibre has a content of hemicellulose of 5 wt.% to 50 wt.%, wherein the term "hemicellulose" includes short chain celluloses and other short chain polysaccharides with a degree of polymerization (DP) of up to 500 b) the fibre is characterized by the Hoeller factors F1 and F2 as follows: Hoeller factor F1 ≥ 0.7 + x and ≤ 1.3 + x Hoeller factor F2 ≥ 0.75 + x * 6 and ≤ 3.5 + x * 6 wherein x is 0.5 if the fibre does not contain a matting agent, x is 0 if the fibre does contain a matting agent, and if x is 0.5, the fibre has a content of incorporation agents of less than 0.05 wt.% based on cellulose. a) the fibre has a content of hemicellulose of 5 wt.% to 50 wt.%, wherein the term "hemicellulose" includes short chain celluloses and other short chain polysaccharides with a degree of polymerization (DP) of up to 500 b) the fibre is characterized by the Hoeller factors F1 and F2 as follows: Hoeller factor F1 ≥ 0.7 + x and ≤ 1.3 + x Hoeller factor F2 ≥ 0.75 + x * 6 and ≤ 3.5 + x * 6 wherein x is 0.5 if the fibre does not contain a matting agent, x is 0 if the fibre does contain a matting agent, and if x is 0.5, the fibre has a content of incorporation agents of less than 0.05 wt.% based on cellulose. x is 0.5 if the fibre does not contain a matting agent, x is 0 if the fibre does contain a matting agent, and if x is 0.5, the fibre has a content of incorporation agents of less than 0.05 wt.% based on cellulose. <EOS>
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An agricultural system , wherein the agricultural system comprises: a header comprising: a feed roller configured to engage a crop and to drive material other than grain (MOG) of the crop toward a field; and a chopper configured to cut the MOG driven toward the field by the feed roller for discharge from the agricultural system ; and characterized in that the agricultural system further comprises: at least one sensor and a control system that is communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor , the at least one sensor being configured to transmit sensor data indicative of a size of the MOG discharged from the agricultural system to the control system , the control system being configured to output a control signal to adjust a speed of the chopper relative to a speed of the feed roller based on the size of the MOG discharged from the agricultural system . a header comprising: a feed roller configured to engage a crop and to drive material other than grain (MOG) of the crop toward a field; and a chopper configured to cut the MOG driven toward the field by the feed roller for discharge from the agricultural system ; and a feed roller configured to engage a crop and to drive material other than grain (MOG) of the crop toward a field; and a chopper configured to cut the MOG driven toward the field by the feed roller for discharge from the agricultural system ; and characterized in that the agricultural system further comprises: at least one sensor and a control system that is communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor , the at least one sensor being configured to transmit sensor data indicative of a size of the MOG discharged from the agricultural system to the control system , the control system being configured to output a control signal to adjust a speed of the chopper relative to a speed of the feed roller based on the size of the MOG discharged from the agricultural system . <EOS>
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Automated teller machine for inputting and/or outputting one or more documents of value, the automated teller machine comprising: a security container for storing one or more documents of value; a first input/output interface and a second input/output interface ; a head unit which is mounted so as to be displaceable to a plurality of positions relative to the security container , wherein the head unit is designed to transfer one or more documents of value • into or out of the automated teller machine in a first position of the plurality of positions by means of the first input/output interface ; • into or out of the automated teller machine in a second position of the plurality of positions by means of the second input/output interface ; and • between the head unit and the security container in a third position of the plurality of positions. a security container for storing one or more documents of value; a first input/output interface and a second input/output interface ; a head unit which is mounted so as to be displaceable to a plurality of positions relative to the security container , wherein the head unit is designed to transfer one or more documents of value • into or out of the automated teller machine in a first position of the plurality of positions by means of the first input/output interface ; • into or out of the automated teller machine in a second position of the plurality of positions by means of the second input/output interface ; and • between the head unit and the security container in a third position of the plurality of positions. • into or out of the automated teller machine in a first position of the plurality of positions by means of the first input/output interface ; • into or out of the automated teller machine in a second position of the plurality of positions by means of the second input/output interface ; and • between the head unit and the security container in a third position of the plurality of positions. <EOS>
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A fluid circulation device for circulating a fluid comprising a structure body which comprises: a plural number of micro-channels extended in a direction, and at the same time, arranged so as to be lined up in a direction intersecting the direction, each for circulating the fluid; and at least one communicating part for linking micro-channels adjacent to each other in an arrangement direction of the plural number of micro-channels to each other, to allow communicating with each other; formed inside of the structure body , characterized in that the communicating part has a width (Wi) equal to or less than a flow passage width (Wa) of the micro-channel. a plural number of micro-channels extended in a direction, and at the same time, arranged so as to be lined up in a direction intersecting the direction, each for circulating the fluid; and at least one communicating part for linking micro-channels adjacent to each other in an arrangement direction of the plural number of micro-channels to each other, to allow communicating with each other; formed inside of the structure body , characterized in that the communicating part has a width (Wi) equal to or less than a flow passage width (Wa) of the micro-channel. <EOS>
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A sofa support structure comprising: a footrest link set , a lumbar support set , a transmission rod set and a cushion bracket , the footrest link set , the lumbar support set and the transmission rod set are disposed on the cushion bracket , the transmission rod set is configured for driving the lumbar support set to be gathered and extended, wherein the transmission rod set is a transmission rod , a first end of the transmission rod is rotatably connected to the lumbar support set , and a second end of the transmission rod is pivotally connected to the footrest link set ; the lumbar support set comprises a first link assembly , a second link assembly , a third link assembly and a lumbar bracket , wherein the first link assembly is pivotally connected to the transmission rod and the cushion bracket , respectively; the second link assembly is pivotally connected to the cushion bracket and the lumbar bracket , respectively; the third link assembly is pivotally connected to the first link assembly and the second link assembly , respectively; characterized in that the footrest link set comprises: a fifth link , a first end of the fifth link is pivotally connected to the cushion bracket and the transmission rod ; a sixth link , a first end of the sixth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the fifth link ; a seventh link , a first end of the seventh link is pivotally connected to a second end of the sixth link ; an eighth link , a first end of the eighth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the seventh link ; a ninth link , a first end of the ninth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the eighth link , a second end of the ninth link is pivotally connected to the cushion bracket , the ninth link is fixedly connected to an external driving device by a first fastener ; a footrest bracket pivotally connected to the seventh link ; and a tenth link , a first end of the tenth link is pivotally connected to the first end of the eighth link , and a second end of the tenth link is pivotally connected to the footrest bracket . a fifth link , a first end of the fifth link is pivotally connected to the cushion bracket and the transmission rod ; a sixth link , a first end of the sixth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the fifth link ; a seventh link , a first end of the seventh link is pivotally connected to a second end of the sixth link ; an eighth link , a first end of the eighth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the seventh link ; a ninth link , a first end of the ninth link is pivotally connected to a second end of the eighth link , a second end of the ninth link is pivotally connected to the cushion bracket , the ninth link is fixedly connected to an external driving device by a first fastener ; a footrest bracket pivotally connected to the seventh link ; and a tenth link , a first end of the tenth link is pivotally connected to the first end of the eighth link , and a second end of the tenth link is pivotally connected to the footrest bracket . <EOS>
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Sports footwear, comprising a substantially soft inner element or liner and a substantially rigid outer element or shell, wherein at least said substantially soft inner element comprises an upper and a sole , further comprising at least one insert incorporated into or applied to said upper of said substantially soft inner element , characterized in that said insert comprises a layer made of thermo-formable material and a layer made of cork coupled to each other and it extends substantially in the malleolar region of the upper of said inner liner , on both sides of said liner . <EOS>
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A wearable device that can be attached to or detached from a user, the wearable device comprising: a first display having a first size; a processor ; and a memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed, allow the processor to: display, through the first display , a user interface for obtaining a text input, the user interface including an input window ; transmit, to an external device that includes a second display having a second size larger than the first size, a request for obtaining the text input through the external device and supplementary information related to the request, the transmitted supplementary information including text that is pre-input into the input window; receive, from the external device , input information related to the text input obtained through the external device , wherein the input information is transmitted by the external device in response to detecting that the text input is completed; and display the received input information in the input window of the user interface. a first display having a first size; a processor ; and a memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed, allow the processor to: display, through the first display , a user interface for obtaining a text input, the user interface including an input window ; transmit, to an external device that includes a second display having a second size larger than the first size, a request for obtaining the text input through the external device and supplementary information related to the request, the transmitted supplementary information including text that is pre-input into the input window; receive, from the external device , input information related to the text input obtained through the external device , wherein the input information is transmitted by the external device in response to detecting that the text input is completed; and display the received input information in the input window of the user interface. display, through the first display , a user interface for obtaining a text input, the user interface including an input window ; transmit, to an external device that includes a second display having a second size larger than the first size, a request for obtaining the text input through the external device and supplementary information related to the request, the transmitted supplementary information including text that is pre-input into the input window; receive, from the external device , input information related to the text input obtained through the external device , wherein the input information is transmitted by the external device in response to detecting that the text input is completed; and display the received input information in the input window of the user interface. <EOS>
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A method for preparing a fermented composition with improved odor, comprising: - preparing grain flour; - performing primary fermentation of the grain flour using yeast which produces α-galactosidase, protease, and phytase; - performing secondary fermentation of the primary fermented product using a strain of the genus Bacillus; and - obtaining the secondary fermented product. - preparing grain flour; - performing primary fermentation of the grain flour using yeast which produces α-galactosidase, protease, and phytase; - performing secondary fermentation of the primary fermented product using a strain of the genus Bacillus; and - obtaining the secondary fermented product. <EOS>
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A method of producing a medical appliance comprising rotationally spinning a first layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from a rotating spinneret, in the absence of an electric field, the first layer of polytetrafluoroethylene comprising a portion of the medical appliance. <EOS>
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A vehicle comprising: a battery , a secondary coil receiving electric power to be supplied to the battery from a power feeding device external to the vehicle , a rectifier rectifying the electric power extracted by the secondary coil , a communication device communicating with the power feeding device , and an ECU , wherein the ECU is configured to signal the power feeding device to stop charging when the ECU determines that the battery is fully charged, characterized in that the ECU is configured to control the vehicle to shut down receiving electric power in the vehicle by changing an impedance of the secondary coil when the ECU detects an error during charging of the battery . a battery , a secondary coil receiving electric power to be supplied to the battery from a power feeding device external to the vehicle , a rectifier rectifying the electric power extracted by the secondary coil , a communication device communicating with the power feeding device , and an ECU , wherein the ECU is configured to signal the power feeding device to stop charging when the ECU determines that the battery is fully charged, characterized in that the ECU is configured to control the vehicle to shut down receiving electric power in the vehicle by changing an impedance of the secondary coil when the ECU detects an error during charging of the battery . <EOS>
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An electrical supply module comprising: a composite board comprising an anode layer and a cathode layer of electrically conducting material, which anode layer and cathode layer are separated by an insulator of electrically insulating material, an adapter for mounting in a hole extending entirely through or partly through the composite board, the adapter comprising a circuit board carrying an electronic component, the circuit board establishing electrical connection from the anode layer to an anode of the electronic component and electrical connection from the cathode layer to a cathode of the electronic component, a power supply capable of providing a constant voltage or a constant current between the anode layer and the cathode layer characterized in that the anode layer and the cathode layer each have a trench extending from a connection surface (A) of the composite board. a composite board comprising an anode layer and a cathode layer of electrically conducting material, which anode layer and cathode layer are separated by an insulator of electrically insulating material, an adapter for mounting in a hole extending entirely through or partly through the composite board, the adapter comprising a circuit board carrying an electronic component, the circuit board establishing electrical connection from the anode layer to an anode of the electronic component and electrical connection from the cathode layer to a cathode of the electronic component, a power supply capable of providing a constant voltage or a constant current between the anode layer and the cathode layer characterized in that the anode layer and the cathode layer each have a trench extending from a connection surface (A) of the composite board. <EOS>
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A security module for a controller area network, CAN, node , the security module comprising: a receive data, RXD, input interface for receiving data from a CAN bus ; a transmit data, TXD, output interface for transmitting data to the CAN bus ; wherein the security module is configured to: receive a CAN frame from the CAN bus via the RXD input interface; compare an identifier of the received CAN frame with at least one identifier associated with a local controller ; and upon detection of a match between the identifier of the received CAN frame and the at least one identifier associated with the local controller , output an error signal to the CAN bus via the TXD output interface by setting a predetermined plurality of consecutive bits in the CAN frame to a dominant value, wherein the predetermined plurality of consecutive bits identifies a security error to CAN nodes connected to the CAN bus and is at least 10 consecutive bits. a receive data, RXD, input interface for receiving data from a CAN bus ; a transmit data, TXD, output interface for transmitting data to the CAN bus ; wherein the security module is configured to: receive a CAN frame from the CAN bus via the RXD input interface; compare an identifier of the received CAN frame with at least one identifier associated with a local controller ; and upon detection of a match between the identifier of the received CAN frame and the at least one identifier associated with the local controller , output an error signal to the CAN bus via the TXD output interface by setting a predetermined plurality of consecutive bits in the CAN frame to a dominant value, wherein the predetermined plurality of consecutive bits identifies a security error to CAN nodes connected to the CAN bus and is at least 10 consecutive bits. receive a CAN frame from the CAN bus via the RXD input interface; compare an identifier of the received CAN frame with at least one identifier associated with a local controller ; and upon detection of a match between the identifier of the received CAN frame and the at least one identifier associated with the local controller , output an error signal to the CAN bus via the TXD output interface by setting a predetermined plurality of consecutive bits in the CAN frame to a dominant value, wherein the predetermined plurality of consecutive bits identifies a security error to CAN nodes connected to the CAN bus and is at least 10 consecutive bits. <EOS>
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Elevator system having at least one car which is displaceable in an elevator shaft , wherein the car by way of a suspension rope is connected to a counterweight , and wherein a connection means is provided, which has a first end at the car side and a second end, wherein the first end of the connection means is fastened to a suspension which is provided on the car and which is at least partially positioned outside the vertical projection of the car ; comprising a suspension installation which exerts a first force on the suspension , said first force counteracting a second force acting on the suspension on account of the mass of the connections means , characterized in that the suspension installation has an additional rope , wherein a first end of the additional rope is fastened to the suspension in such a manner that the first force on account thereof is exerted on the suspension . <EOS>
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A plate assembly for a heat exchanger comprising a first plate connected by brazing to an end plate on one side and to a second plate on the other side, thereby providing a conduit between the first plate and the second plate for a heat exchange fluid, wherein the second plate comprises an opening , characterised in that the first plate comprises a reinforcement element comprising a raised portion in contact with a part of edge area of the opening , wherein the reinforcement element is configured to enable flow of a heat exchange fluid through the opening and between the first plate and the second plate . <EOS>
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A method for transmission leakage signal cancellation in analog domain, the method comprising: splitting an input signal into a plurality of signal paths, wherein the input signal is a copy of a transmission signal; complex weighting and delaying, for each signal path, a respective signal; summing outputs of the signal paths, and providing an output comprising the sum of the signal paths, wherein the output signal is fed forward to receiver paths to cancel transmission signal leakage, characterized in that the complex weighting and delaying are configured to independently control gain, phase and delay of the output signal over broadband, and in that the method further comprises: fractionally delaying each respective signal for each signal path, wherein a delay of each of the plurality of signal paths is selected individually for each of the plurality of signal paths. splitting an input signal into a plurality of signal paths, wherein the input signal is a copy of a transmission signal; complex weighting and delaying, for each signal path, a respective signal; summing outputs of the signal paths, and providing an output comprising the sum of the signal paths, wherein the output signal is fed forward to receiver paths to cancel transmission signal leakage, characterized in that the complex weighting and delaying are configured to independently control gain, phase and delay of the output signal over broadband, and in that the method further comprises: fractionally delaying each respective signal for each signal path, wherein a delay of each of the plurality of signal paths is selected individually for each of the plurality of signal paths. <EOS>
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Vehicle washing system for cleaning a vehicle (F) with a carrier movable along a washing zone and a foam dispensing device (16-19) to generate a foam curtain (V) extending across the direction of travel (L) of the carrier, wherein the foam dispensing device (16-19) is arranged so as to be vertically adjustable on carrier and includes at least one foam outlet from which foam emerges under pressure, characterized in that the foam delivery device includes a baffle facing the foam outlet to collect and divert the emerging foam, a lower edge of the baffle is a runoff edge which extends across the washing zone. <EOS>
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A power supply control system comprising: one or more power supply control devices supplied with power from a battery; and a controller for wirelessly communicating signals with the power supply control devices , wherein each of the power supply control devices includes a startup unit for receiving, via a first antenna , a wireless startup signal (s0) transmitted (S101) from the controller , and supplying power from the battery to a communication unit while receiving the wireless startup signal (s0), and the communication unit which is for, while being supplied with power from the battery, receiving (S114), via a second antenna , a monitoring control instruction (s5) from the controller , acquiring (S115) a monitoring control result (s6) for the monitored and/or controlled battery, and transmitting (S116) the monitoring control result (s6) to the controller as needed in response to the monitoring control instruction (s5), wherein said first or said second antenna is installed in the null point direction of the other antenna of said first and said second antenna, or wherein a conductive plate is installed between said first and said second antenna. one or more power supply control devices supplied with power from a battery; and a controller for wirelessly communicating signals with the power supply control devices , wherein each of the power supply control devices includes a startup unit for receiving, via a first antenna , a wireless startup signal (s0) transmitted (S101) from the controller , and supplying power from the battery to a communication unit while receiving the wireless startup signal (s0), and the communication unit which is for, while being supplied with power from the battery, receiving (S114), via a second antenna , a monitoring control instruction (s5) from the controller , acquiring (S115) a monitoring control result (s6) for the monitored and/or controlled battery, and transmitting (S116) the monitoring control result (s6) to the controller as needed in response to the monitoring control instruction (s5), wherein said first or said second antenna is installed in the null point direction of the other antenna of said first and said second antenna, or wherein a conductive plate is installed between said first and said second antenna. a startup unit for receiving, via a first antenna , a wireless startup signal (s0) transmitted (S101) from the controller , and supplying power from the battery to a communication unit while receiving the wireless startup signal (s0), and the communication unit which is for, while being supplied with power from the battery, receiving (S114), via a second antenna , a monitoring control instruction (s5) from the controller , acquiring (S115) a monitoring control result (s6) for the monitored and/or controlled battery, and transmitting (S116) the monitoring control result (s6) to the controller as needed in response to the monitoring control instruction (s5), wherein said first or said second antenna is installed in the null point direction of the other antenna of said first and said second antenna, or wherein a conductive plate is installed between said first and said second antenna. <EOS>
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A lamp optics comprising: a laminar light guide having two opposing laminar sides , a lens block grid arranged on a first of the two laminar sides such that the lens block grid elements of the lens block grid are in flat contact with the first laminar side , wherein the second laminar side has a structure with diffuser elements , wherein the diffuser elements are respectively provided opposite one of the lens block grid elements and opposite one of the contact areas of the laminar contact between the lens block grid elements and the light guide to diffusely scatter light coupled into the light guide and to emit at least partially via each opposite lens block grid element , wherein the lens block grid element of the light guide make out. a laminar light guide having two opposing laminar sides , a lens block grid arranged on a first of the two laminar sides such that the lens block grid elements of the lens block grid are in flat contact with the first laminar side , wherein the second laminar side has a structure with diffuser elements , wherein the diffuser elements are respectively provided opposite one of the lens block grid elements and opposite one of the contact areas of the laminar contact between the lens block grid elements and the light guide to diffusely scatter light coupled into the light guide and to emit at least partially via each opposite lens block grid element , wherein the lens block grid element of the light guide make out. <EOS>
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Apparatus for real-time visualizing a movement of a lower jaw versus an upper jaw in a craniomaxillofacial area of a patient in dental diagnostics, comprising: an input interface for receiving a two-dimensional image signal of the craniomaxillofacial area of the patient from a camera and a three-dimensional jaw model of the craniomaxillofacial area of the patient being precalculated based on volume data; a registration unit for registering the three-dimensional jaw model with the two-dimensional image signal in a first jaw position of the lower jaw versus the upper jaw and in a second jaw position of the lower jaw versus the upper jaw, wherein the first jaw position is different from the second jaw position; an imaging unit for generating a two-dimensional depth-view of the craniomaxillofacial area from the three-dimensional jaw model based on the conducted registrations and the two-dimensional image signal, said two-dimensional depth-view including a structure underlying an image area of the two-dimensional image signal; and an output interface for outputting the two-dimensional depth-view. an input interface for receiving a two-dimensional image signal of the craniomaxillofacial area of the patient from a camera and a three-dimensional jaw model of the craniomaxillofacial area of the patient being precalculated based on volume data; a registration unit for registering the three-dimensional jaw model with the two-dimensional image signal in a first jaw position of the lower jaw versus the upper jaw and in a second jaw position of the lower jaw versus the upper jaw, wherein the first jaw position is different from the second jaw position; an imaging unit for generating a two-dimensional depth-view of the craniomaxillofacial area from the three-dimensional jaw model based on the conducted registrations and the two-dimensional image signal, said two-dimensional depth-view including a structure underlying an image area of the two-dimensional image signal; and an output interface for outputting the two-dimensional depth-view. <EOS>
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An overhead processing method in an optical transport network, wherein the method comprises: generating an optical supervisory channel, OSC, frame, wherein the OSC frame comprises a plurality of overhead code block units, each of the plurality of overhead code block units bears an overhead of one of a plurality of overhead types, the OSC frame carries overhead identification information, the overhead identification information is used to identify the overhead type of the overhead born by each of the plurality of overhead code block units, and overheads of the plurality of overhead types comprise an optical transmission section overhead, OTS OH, an optical multiplex section overhead, OMS OH, and an optical tributary signal assembly overhead, OTSiA OH; and sending the OSC frame. generating an optical supervisory channel, OSC, frame, wherein the OSC frame comprises a plurality of overhead code block units, each of the plurality of overhead code block units bears an overhead of one of a plurality of overhead types, the OSC frame carries overhead identification information, the overhead identification information is used to identify the overhead type of the overhead born by each of the plurality of overhead code block units, and overheads of the plurality of overhead types comprise an optical transmission section overhead, OTS OH, an optical multiplex section overhead, OMS OH, and an optical tributary signal assembly overhead, OTSiA OH; and sending the OSC frame. <EOS>
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A polar coding method performed by a communications device, the method comprising: obtaining a set of information bits; determining, based on a code length N of a polar code, that there are a total of N subchannels, corresponding to N rows of a coding matrix of the polar code respectively; calculating reliability of the subchannels, using indexes of first K subchannels of higher reliability as elements of a set of indexes of the information bits of the set of information bits, and using indexes corresponding to remaining (N - K) polarized channels as elements of a set of indexes of fixed bits; constructing at least one check equation based on a correspondence between a first subchannel of the N subchannels and at least one second subchannel that is in a second subchannel group of the N subchannels, wherein a check bit of the check equation corresponds to the first subchannel, at least one information bit of the check equation corresponds to the at least one second subchannel, a sequence number of the first subchannel is divided by a first preset value and a remainder is a second preset value, a sequence number of the at least one second subchannel is divided by a third preset value and a remainder is a fourth preset value, the sequence number of the first subchannel is greater than the sequence number of the at least one second subchannel, and the correspondence indicates that the addition of the bits of the at least one second subchannel corresponding to the at least one information bit is equal to the bit of the first subchannel corresponding to the check bit; performing parity-check encoding of the bits of the N subchannels by using the at least one check equation; and performing polar encoding on the parity-check encoded bits of the N subchannels. obtaining a set of information bits; determining, based on a code length N of a polar code, that there are a total of N subchannels, corresponding to N rows of a coding matrix of the polar code respectively; calculating reliability of the subchannels, using indexes of first K subchannels of higher reliability as elements of a set of indexes of the information bits of the set of information bits, and using indexes corresponding to remaining (N - K) polarized channels as elements of a set of indexes of fixed bits; constructing at least one check equation based on a correspondence between a first subchannel of the N subchannels and at least one second subchannel that is in a second subchannel group of the N subchannels, wherein a check bit of the check equation corresponds to the first subchannel, at least one information bit of the check equation corresponds to the at least one second subchannel, a sequence number of the first subchannel is divided by a first preset value and a remainder is a second preset value, a sequence number of the at least one second subchannel is divided by a third preset value and a remainder is a fourth preset value, the sequence number of the first subchannel is greater than the sequence number of the at least one second subchannel, and the correspondence indicates that the addition of the bits of the at least one second subchannel corresponding to the at least one information bit is equal to the bit of the first subchannel corresponding to the check bit; performing parity-check encoding of the bits of the N subchannels by using the at least one check equation; and performing polar encoding on the parity-check encoded bits of the N subchannels. <EOS>
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An electrolyte solution for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising - a compound of formula : wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1-4 -alkyl optionally containing an ether bond, and - chloride ions in a concentration of 1.0 × 10 -6 to 1.0 × 10 3 ppm. - a compound of formula : wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently C 1-4 -alkyl optionally containing an ether bond, and - chloride ions in a concentration of 1.0 × 10 -6 to 1.0 × 10 3 ppm. <EOS>
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Ground drilling device for drilling in soil by means of a drill string, wherein the ground drilling device has a drilling carriage and a sled movable in translational motion on the drilling carriage , and a holder is arranged on the sled a) for the screwing connection of a rod section to the drill string, or b) for the screwing detachment of a rod section from the drill string, wherein the holder can move in translational motion relative to the sled characterized in that a support bearing the holder is displaceably arranged on the sled , which is optionally detachably fixed on the sled to compensate for a change in the position of the holder caused by the screwing. a) for the screwing connection of a rod section to the drill string, or b) for the screwing detachment of a rod section from the drill string, wherein the holder can move in translational motion relative to the sled characterized in that a support bearing the holder is displaceably arranged on the sled , which is optionally detachably fixed on the sled to compensate for a change in the position of the holder caused by the screwing. <EOS>
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A device for treating a sample of fecal matter, comprising: - a container for containing a solution for treating the sample; - a plug for removably closing the container , the plug comprising an end piece for distributing a mixture of the solution with the sample; - a spoon for collecting the sample comprising: • a hollow operating portion comprising a bottom and a lateral edge surrounding the bottom , and • a handle extending from the operating portion , the handle being secured to the plug , the spoon being dimensioned to extend into the container when the plug closes the latter; wherein the handle comprises: - an internal cavity in fluid communication with the end piece of the plug ; - a rear wall extending the bottom of the operating portion , bordering the internal cavity and comprising orifices for filtering the mixture; wherein the handle also comprises a front wall opposite the rear wall and bordering the internal cavity , and wherein the front and rear walls are flat and parallel; characterized in that the front wall is solid. - a container for containing a solution for treating the sample; - a plug for removably closing the container , the plug comprising an end piece for distributing a mixture of the solution with the sample; - a spoon for collecting the sample comprising: • a hollow operating portion comprising a bottom and a lateral edge surrounding the bottom , and • a handle extending from the operating portion , • a hollow operating portion comprising a bottom and a lateral edge surrounding the bottom , and • a handle extending from the operating portion , the handle being secured to the plug , the spoon being dimensioned to extend into the container when the plug closes the latter; wherein the handle comprises: - an internal cavity in fluid communication with the end piece of the plug ; - a rear wall extending the bottom of the operating portion , bordering the internal cavity and comprising orifices for filtering the mixture; - an internal cavity in fluid communication with the end piece of the plug ; - a rear wall extending the bottom of the operating portion , bordering the internal cavity and comprising orifices for filtering the mixture; wherein the handle also comprises a front wall opposite the rear wall and bordering the internal cavity , and wherein the front and rear walls are flat and parallel; characterized in that the front wall is solid. <EOS>
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Vehicle staircase or machine staircase, comprising a support and also tread elements , wherein, upon the action of a weight force on a tread element , a distance of at least one tread element from the ground can be reduced, wherein, to set a speed of the movement of the at least one tread element , the support comprises at least one assembly , which assembly comprises at least one dynamic braking means , characterized in that the dynamic braking means takes the form of an eddy current brake. <EOS>
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A method for registering three-dimensional images with two-dimensional intra-operative images, comprising: segmenting a tubular structured organ in a three-dimensional image of the tubular structured organ; projecting the segmented three-dimensional image of the tubular structured organ into two-dimensional space to provide a projected image; characterized by : segmenting a medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical instrument to obtain a shape of the medical instrument; computing a similarity score between the projected image and the shape of the medical instrument depicted in the two-dimensional image to determine a best match; and registering the projected image to the two-dimensional image based on the best match. segmenting a tubular structured organ in a three-dimensional image of the tubular structured organ; projecting the segmented three-dimensional image of the tubular structured organ into two-dimensional space to provide a projected image; characterized by : segmenting a medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical instrument to obtain a shape of the medical instrument; computing a similarity score between the projected image and the shape of the medical instrument depicted in the two-dimensional image to determine a best match; and registering the projected image to the two-dimensional image based on the best match. segmenting a medical instrument depicted in a two-dimensional image of the medical instrument to obtain a shape of the medical instrument; computing a similarity score between the projected image and the shape of the medical instrument depicted in the two-dimensional image to determine a best match; and registering the projected image to the two-dimensional image based on the best match. <EOS>
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