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A tongue cleaning device having a head portion comprising at least a mechanical tongue cleaning section having at least a cleaning protrusion (9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21) and at least a tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) for enabling a current flow into a user's tongue during operation, a handle portion, a contact electrode (5; 30) in the handle portion enabling a current flow into a user's body in a use state, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is electrically connected to the contact electrode (5; 30) and to the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) such that in a use state a current flow is enabled between the contact electrode (5; 30) and the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) through a user's body, wherein the mechanical tongue cleaning section and the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) are arranged such that they can simultaneously get into contact with the user's tongue during operation characterised in that the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) forms at least part of the cleaning protrusion. a head portion comprising at least a mechanical tongue cleaning section having at least a cleaning protrusion (9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21) and at least a tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) for enabling a current flow into a user's tongue during operation, a handle portion, a contact electrode (5; 30) in the handle portion enabling a current flow into a user's body in a use state, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is electrically connected to the contact electrode (5; 30) and to the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) such that in a use state a current flow is enabled between the contact electrode (5; 30) and the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) through a user's body, wherein the mechanical tongue cleaning section and the tongue cleaning electrode (7, 16, 22, 31) are arranged such that they can simultaneously get into contact with the user's tongue during operation
A supporting structure for planting rhizomatous water plants on the bed of a body of water, the supporting structure (1; 14) comprising at least one cage (5; 18, 20) having recesses for housing rhizomatous water plants; and a mass (6; 19, 21) of blocks of inert material sized and packed in the cage (5; 18, 20) to define a plurality of gaps extending between the blocks of inert material for housing rhizomatous water plants, wherein the cage is deformed at, to define, the recesses.
A secure computing device comprising: a secure computing unit configured to execute secure computing on encrypted data obtained by encrypting plaintext represented in a prescribed expression format for stochastic computing in a homomorphic encryption scheme, wherein the secure computing includes a process of acquiring a sum and a process of acquiring a product, wherein the secure computing unit determines a value of each digit of a bit string representing the sum as one of a value of a corresponding digit of a bit string that represents first encrypted data and is represented in the expression format and a value of a corresponding digit of a bit string that represents second encrypted data and is represented in the expression format in the process of acquiring the sum that is a sum of the first encrypted data of the encrypted data and the second encrypted data of the encrypted data, wherein the secure computing unit concatenates the upper bit string that is the bit string representing the first encrypted data and the lower bit string that is the bit string representing the second encrypted data so that the lower bit string is added to the end of the upper bit string in the process of acquiring the sum that is the sum of the first encrypted data and the second encrypted data and acquires a concatenation result as the sum, and wherein the first encrypted data and the second encrypted data are results obtained by encrypting a plurality of bits of the plaintext into a single cipher. a secure computing unit configured to execute secure computing on encrypted data obtained by encrypting plaintext represented in a prescribed expression format for stochastic computing in a homomorphic encryption scheme, wherein the secure computing includes a process of acquiring a sum and a process of acquiring a product, wherein the secure computing unit determines a value of each digit of a bit string representing the sum as one of a value of a corresponding digit of a bit string that represents first encrypted data and is represented in the expression format and a value of a corresponding digit of a bit string that represents second encrypted data and is represented in the expression format in the process of acquiring the sum that is a sum of the first encrypted data of the encrypted data and the second encrypted data of the encrypted data, wherein the secure computing unit concatenates the upper bit string that is the bit string representing the first encrypted data and the lower bit string that is the bit string representing the second encrypted data so that the lower bit string is added to the end of the upper bit string in the process of acquiring the sum that is the sum of the first encrypted data and the second encrypted data and acquires a concatenation result as the sum, and wherein the first encrypted data and the second encrypted data are results obtained by encrypting a plurality of bits of the plaintext into a single cipher.
A system comprising: a channel comprising a central region and an outer wall, the outer wall configured to contain a pressurized fluid within the central region, the outer wall comprising a wall portion that is deformable and incompressible and that has an inner surface adjacent the central region and an outer surface that is fluidly isolated from the central region; a pressure sensor (118; 200) comprising: (a) a pressure transducer that generates an electrical signal representative of a magnitude of mechanical stress applied to the pressure transducer, the pressure transducer having a surface area; (b) a pressure sensing face having a surface area that is larger than the surface area of the pressure transducer; and (c) a force concentrating mechanism in contact with the pressure transducer that is configured to translate force applied to the pressure sensing face into mechanical stress on the pressure transducer; and a mounting mechanism that is configured to push the pressure sensing face into intimate contact with the outer surface of the wall portion and deform the wall portion with the pressure sensing face, such that the electrical signal provides a measure that is related to a pressure of the pressurized fluid in the central region. a channel comprising a central region and an outer wall, the outer wall configured to contain a pressurized fluid within the central region, the outer wall comprising a wall portion that is deformable and incompressible and that has an inner surface adjacent the central region and an outer surface that is fluidly isolated from the central region; a pressure sensor (118; 200) comprising: (a) a pressure transducer that generates an electrical signal representative of a magnitude of mechanical stress applied to the pressure transducer, the pressure transducer having a surface area; (b) a pressure sensing face having a surface area that is larger than the surface area of the pressure transducer; and (c) a force concentrating mechanism in contact with the pressure transducer that is configured to translate force applied to the pressure sensing face into mechanical stress on the pressure transducer; (a) a pressure transducer that generates an electrical signal representative of a magnitude of mechanical stress applied to the pressure transducer, the pressure transducer having a surface area; (b) a pressure sensing face having a surface area that is larger than the surface area of the pressure transducer; and (c) a force concentrating mechanism in contact with the pressure transducer that is configured to translate force applied to the pressure sensing face into mechanical stress on the pressure transducer; and a mounting mechanism that is configured to push the pressure sensing face into intimate contact with the outer surface of the wall portion and deform the wall portion with the pressure sensing face, such that the electrical signal provides a measure that is related to a pressure of the pressurized fluid in the central region.
An ex-vivo or in-vitro method of assessing a malignancy of a colon tumor comprising: (a) determining a tissue level of a polypeptide being at least 95 % homologous to the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, or (b) determining levels of mRNA encoding a polypeptide being at least 95 % homologous to the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, in a tissue of the colon tumor, thereby assessing the malignancy of the colon tumor. (a) determining a tissue level of a polypeptide being at least 95 % homologous to the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, or (b) determining levels of mRNA encoding a polypeptide being at least 95 % homologous to the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, in a tissue of the colon tumor, thereby assessing the malignancy of the colon tumor.
A method for the finished-product related production and further processing of mixtures of chlorinated polysilane for the generation of silicon and/or silicon-based products, characterized in that, depending on the generated polysilane mixture of low-molecular-weight polysilanes having 2 to 6 silicon atoms, medium-molecular-weight polysilanes having 7 to 14 silicon atoms or high-molecular-weight polysilanes having at least 15 silicon atoms and the desired finished product and/or intermediate product, the chlorinated polysilane mixtures are produced plasma-chemically from SiCl 4 and H 2, and wherein by methylation of the polysilane mixture or of individual components, partially permethylated compounds of the general formulas Si n Cl a Me b (a+b = 2n) and Si n Cl c Me d (c + d = 2n+2) are obtained, wherein the polysilane mixture is a polymeric dichlorosilane having the empirical formula SiCl 2+x consisting of rings (x=0) having the molecular formula Si n Cl 2n, and chains (0 < x ≤ 1) having the molecular formula Si n Cl 2n+2, wherein the chains are terminated with -SiCl 3 groups.
A process for generating syngas from CO 2, the process comprising: maintaining a reaction chamber at a temperature of at least 815.6°C (1500°F) and at a pressure of one bar or greater; providing a gaseous stream containing carbon dioxide (CO 2) at a first selected rate to said reactor as a feed gas; providing carbon to said reaction chamber at a second selected rate, the mass ratio of said provided carbon with respect to the provided CO 2 being between 0.420 and 0.670; providing H 2 O to said reaction chamber at a third selected rate, the mass ratio of said provided H 2 O with respect to said provided CO 2 being between 0.220 and 0.400; and reacting said carbon, said H 2 O and said carbon dioxide (CO 2) in said gaseous stream to reduce said provided CO 2 by at least 30% to concurrently form syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2), and said second selected rate at which said carbon is provided being the same rate as said carbon is consumed during said reaction such that said carbon exiting said reaction chamber in said syngas combines with O 2 and comprises CO or CO 2, wherein oxygen supplied to the chamber is maintained at an oxygen to carbon dioxide mass ratio (O 2 /CO 2) no greater than 0.600, and wherein said carbon is selected from the group consisting of charcoal, coke, coal, solid waste and biomass. maintaining a reaction chamber at a temperature of at least 815.6°C (1500°F) and at a pressure of one bar or greater; providing a gaseous stream containing carbon dioxide (CO 2) at a first selected rate to said reactor as a feed gas; providing carbon to said reaction chamber at a second selected rate, the mass ratio of said provided carbon with respect to the provided CO 2 being between 0.420 and 0.670; providing H 2 O to said reaction chamber at a third selected rate, the mass ratio of said provided H 2 O with respect to said provided CO 2 being between 0.220 and 0.400; and reacting said carbon, said H 2 O and said carbon dioxide (CO 2) in said gaseous stream to reduce said provided CO 2 by at least 30% to concurrently form syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2), and said second selected rate at which said carbon is provided being the same rate as said carbon is consumed during said reaction such that said carbon exiting said reaction chamber in said syngas combines with O 2 and comprises CO or CO 2, wherein oxygen supplied to the chamber is maintained at an oxygen to carbon dioxide mass ratio (O 2 /CO 2) no greater than 0.600, and wherein said carbon is selected from the group consisting of charcoal, coke, coal, solid waste and biomass.
Robot device generating an alternating linear motion for automatically moving, by translation, back and forth any type of stroller/cradle for babies/children, characterized in that it comprises at least one electric motor connected to a gear speed reducer, which reducer is connected to an actuator converting the rotational motion into an alternating linear back and forth motion, said device comprising at least one pivotable arm, which arm is connected with one end thereof to said actuating device, while said pivotable arm is provided at the other end with means for coupling to said stroller/cradle, wherein there is provided a control electronics configured to set the operation of said electric motor; the said control electronics comprising a microcomputer, sensors and control circuits; at least one of the sensors is a detection sensor adapted to detect movements of the stroller/cradle.
An automated videoconferencing method, comprising: capturing wide and tight view video for a videoconference by sharing a same vantage point of an environment with first and second cameras (50A-50B) co-located on an endpoint; capturing audio with microphones (60A-B) co-located on the endpoint relative to the first and second cameras (50A-50B); outputting the wide view video for the videoconference captured with the first camera by directing the first camera in a wide view of the environment from the shared vantage point; and determining, during the videoconference, locations of audio indicative of speech in the environment relative to the shared vantage point using the microphones (60A-B) co-located on the endpoint; wherein for each determination, the method comprises directing the second camera co-located on the endpoint at the location while outputting the wide view video from the first camera for the videoconference, and subsequently switching output for the videoconference from the wide view video to the tight view video captured with the second camera in a tight view of the location from the shared vantage point; and wherein for at least one of the determinations, the method comprises detecting an audio exchange between at least two of the locations in the environment and outputting the wide view video of the first camera from the shared vantage point for the videoconference instead of outputting the tight view video of the second camera from the shared vantage point. capturing wide and tight view video for a videoconference by sharing a same vantage point of an environment with first and second cameras (50A-50B) co-located on an endpoint; capturing audio with microphones (60A-B) co-located on the endpoint relative to the first and second cameras (50A-50B); outputting the wide view video for the videoconference captured with the first camera by directing the first camera in a wide view of the environment from the shared vantage point; and determining, during the videoconference, locations of audio indicative of speech in the environment relative to the shared vantage point using the microphones (60A-B) co-located on the endpoint; wherein for each determination, the method comprises directing the second camera co-located on the endpoint at the location while outputting the wide view video from the first camera for the videoconference, and subsequently switching output for the videoconference from the wide view video to the tight view video captured with the second camera in a tight view of the location from the shared vantage point; and wherein for at least one of the determinations, the method comprises detecting an audio exchange between at least two of the locations in the environment and outputting the wide view video of the first camera from the shared vantage point for the videoconference instead of outputting the tight view video of the second camera from the shared vantage point.
UHC light-weight steel with improved scale resistance, characterised by a composition in % w/w of C: 1 to 1.6 Al: 5 to 10 Cr: 0.5 to 3 Si: 0.1 to 2.8 if applicable stabilising alloying elements selected from the group Nb, Ti, Mg and/or N in a quantity of 0,02 to 0.8 % w/w, and if applicable the further alloying elements with an Ni, Mo and / or V content below 0.15 % w / w rest iron and the usual impurities which accompany steel. C: 1 to 1.6 Al: 5 to 10 Cr: 0.5 to 3 Si: 0.1 to 2.8
A vehicle comprising: a friction braking device configured to generate a friction braking force; a generator motor configured to generate a regenerative braking force; and an electric control unit configured to adjust the friction braking force and adjust the regenerative braking force by controlling energization of the generator motor such that a braking force that is required by the vehicle is generated, characterized in that, it is configured to interrupt energization of the generator motor at predetermined timing after timing at which a duration of an occupant's specific operation, which is an operation of a main switch to shut down the power supply, is equal to a threshold time, and is configured to control the regenerative braking force such that the regenerative braking force gradually reduces within a specific period from the detection of occupant's specific operation to the predetermined timing when the regenerative braking force is being generated at the operation detection timing. a friction braking device configured to generate a friction braking force; a generator motor configured to generate a regenerative braking force; and an electric control unit configured to adjust the friction braking force and adjust the regenerative braking force by controlling energization of the generator motor such that a braking force that is required by the vehicle is generated, characterized in that, it is configured to interrupt energization of the generator motor at predetermined timing after timing at which a duration of an occupant's specific operation, which is an operation of a main switch to shut down the power supply, is equal to a threshold time, and is configured to control the regenerative braking force such that the regenerative braking force gradually reduces within a specific period from the detection of occupant's specific operation to the predetermined timing when the regenerative braking force is being generated at the operation detection timing.
Method for detecting and quantifying charged molecules and favourably heavy metal ions included in a fluid, said method comprising steps of: a) placing in the fluid a functionalised radiografted track-etched polymer membrane FRTEM which contains nanopores functionalised with a specific molecule; this membrane comprising a first electrode on one side of the membrane, b) selectively capturing charged molecules inside the nanopores due to said specific molecule, c) applying an anodic stripping voltammetric analysis on the membrane in order to differentiate and quantify captured charged molecules, said first electrode being used as an anodic stripping voltammetric detection electrode. a) placing in the fluid a functionalised radiografted track-etched polymer membrane FRTEM which contains nanopores functionalised with a specific molecule; this membrane comprising a first electrode on one side of the membrane, b) selectively capturing charged molecules inside the nanopores due to said specific molecule, c) applying an anodic stripping voltammetric analysis on the membrane in order to differentiate and quantify captured charged molecules, said first electrode being used as an anodic stripping voltammetric detection electrode.
A method of configuring, in a telecommunication system including core network nodes and radio nodes, each of the radio nodes connected to a plurality of the core network nodes and having configuration data for links between the radio node and each of the core network nodes to which it is connected, the configuration data including information on which of said core network nodes is to be used when the radio node receives a request for a call from a mobile station and is to set up a communication path through the radio node wherein when one of said links is setup or changed, configuration information for the link is sent from the core network node at one end of the link to the radio node at the opposite end of the link, characterized in that said configuration information sent from one of the core network nodes includes identity ranges of mobile stations for which calls received from them are to be routed from the respective radio node to said one of the core network nodes.
A light detection and ranging, "LIDAR", system for a lamp unit, a portable device or a vehicle, arranged to scan a scene, the system comprising: a light source arranged to output light having a first characteristic; a spatial light modulator, "SLM", arranged to receive the light from the light source and output spatially-modulated light in accordance with computer-generated holograms represented on the spatial light modulator; a holographic controller arranged to output a plurality of computer-generated holograms to the spatial light modulator, wherein each computer-generated hologram is arranged to form a corresponding light footprint within the scene and the holographic controller is further arranged to change the position of the light footprint within the scene; and a light detector arranged to receive light having the first characteristic from the scene and output a light response signal, wherein the plurality of computer-generated holograms comprise a first computer-generated hologram arranged to form a first light footprint at a first position in the scene and a second computer-generated hologram arranged to form a second light footprint at a second position in the scene, wherein output of the second computer-generated hologram immediately follows output of the first computer-generated hologram, and wherein the first light footprint has a first area and the second light footprint has a second area, wherein the first area is not equal to the second area. a light source arranged to output light having a first characteristic; a spatial light modulator, "SLM", arranged to receive the light from the light source and output spatially-modulated light in accordance with computer-generated holograms represented on the spatial light modulator; a holographic controller arranged to output a plurality of computer-generated holograms to the spatial light modulator, wherein each computer-generated hologram is arranged to form a corresponding light footprint within the scene and the holographic controller is further arranged to change the position of the light footprint within the scene; and a light detector arranged to receive light having the first characteristic from the scene and output a light response signal, wherein the plurality of computer-generated holograms comprise a first computer-generated hologram arranged to form a first light footprint at a first position in the scene and a second computer-generated hologram arranged to form a second light footprint at a second position in the scene, wherein output of the second computer-generated hologram immediately follows output of the first computer-generated hologram, and wherein the first light footprint has a first area and the second light footprint has a second area, wherein the first area is not equal to the second area.