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A beverage forming system comprising: first and second portions (3, 4) that define a cartridge receiving portion, at least one of the first and second portions (3, 4) being movable relative to each other between an open position, in which a beverage cartridge is positionable in the cartridge receiving portion, and a closed position in which the first and second portions (3, 4) cooperate to at least partially enclose the beverage cartridge; an actuator movable between first and second positions; a frame that supports the first and second portions (3, 4); and first and second linkage members (52, 9) in contact with each other, the first linkage member being fixed relative to the actuator so that movement of the actuator causes movement of the first linkage member relative to the second linkage member, and the second linkage member being fixed relative to the frame or the second portion; wherein the actuator includes a handle pivotally mounted to the first portion at a handle pivot, and the first portion is pivotally mounted to the frame at a first pivot; and wherein movement of the actuator and first linkage member relative to the second linkage member causes movement of the first and second portions (3, 4) relative to each other between the open and closed positions. first and second portions (3, 4) that define a cartridge receiving portion, at least one of the first and second portions (3, 4) being movable relative to each other between an open position, in which a beverage cartridge is positionable in the cartridge receiving portion, and a closed position in which the first and second portions (3, 4) cooperate to at least partially enclose the beverage cartridge; an actuator movable between first and second positions; a frame that supports the first and second portions (3, 4); and first and second linkage members (52, 9) in contact with each other, the first linkage member being fixed relative to the actuator so that movement of the actuator causes movement of the first linkage member relative to the second linkage member, and the second linkage member being fixed relative to the frame or the second portion; wherein the actuator includes a handle pivotally mounted to the first portion at a handle pivot, and the first portion is pivotally mounted to the frame at a first pivot; and wherein movement of the actuator and first linkage member relative to the second linkage member causes movement of the first and second portions (3, 4) relative to each other between the open and closed positions.
A system for treating a patient, the system comprising: an expandable vascular device comprising a body having a substantially uniform porosity that is adapted to change by adjusting an axial length of the body, and an expanding member, characterized in that the expanding member is positioned within a central lumen of the device, the expanding member configured to engage the body and to shorten axially as the expanding member is radially expanded, as the body is radially expanded from a collapsed configuration, and to reduce a porosity of the body within a body region (115A-D) more than the body porosity is reduced outside the region (115A-D). an expandable vascular device comprising a body having a substantially uniform porosity that is adapted to change by adjusting an axial length of the body, and an expanding member, characterized in that the expanding member is positioned within a central lumen of the device, the expanding member configured to engage the body and to shorten axially as the expanding member is radially expanded, as the body is radially expanded from a collapsed configuration, and to reduce a porosity of the body within a body region (115A-D) more than the body porosity is reduced outside the region (115A-D).
A method comprising: receiving, in a memory, input data to be processed in a first and a second processing layer, wherein, in the second processing layer, a processing operation being carried out on an output of a processing operation of the first processing layer, a processing operation of the first processing layer being carried out using at least one resistive memory array and a processing operation of the second processing layer is carried out using at least one other resistive memory array; assigning the input data to be processed according to at least one processing operation of the first processing layer; buffering output data from at least one processing operation of the first processing layer, determining whether the buffered output data exceeds a threshold data amount to carry out at least one processing operation of the second processing layer; and, when it is determined that the buffered output data exceeds the threshold data amount; assigning at least a portion of the buffered output data to be processed according to at least one processing operation of a second processing layer; performing at least one processing operation of the first and second processing layers in an overlapping time frame; and assigning input data to different resistive memory arrays for the processing operation of the first and second processing layers. receiving, in a memory, input data to be processed in a first and a second processing layer, wherein, in the second processing layer, a processing operation being carried out on an output of a processing operation of the first processing layer, a processing operation of the first processing layer being carried out using at least one resistive memory array and a processing operation of the second processing layer is carried out using at least one other resistive memory array; assigning the input data to be processed according to at least one processing operation of the first processing layer; buffering output data from at least one processing operation of the first processing layer, determining whether the buffered output data exceeds a threshold data amount to carry out at least one processing operation of the second processing layer; and, when it is determined that the buffered output data exceeds the threshold data amount; assigning at least a portion of the buffered output data to be processed according to at least one processing operation of a second processing layer; performing at least one processing operation of the first and second processing layers in an overlapping time frame; and assigning input data to different resistive memory arrays for the processing operation of the first and second processing layers.
A method for configuring an optical network terminal, comprising the steps of: a) connecting the optical network terminal to a networking device, b) establishing a local IP-based communication connection between the optical network terminal and the networking device, c) transmitting a request to receive a registration identifier, said registration identifier being associated with the optical network terminal, from the networking device to a central server, wherein the request is transmitted via a non-optical communication network, in particular a wireless communication network, d) transmitting a registration identifier, which is associated with the optical network terminal, from the central server to the networking device via the non-optical communication network and transmitting the received registration identifier from the networking device to the connected optical network terminal via the IP-based communication connection, and e) storing the received registration identifier in the optical network terminal. a) connecting the optical network terminal to a networking device, b) establishing a local IP-based communication connection between the optical network terminal and the networking device, c) transmitting a request to receive a registration identifier, said registration identifier being associated with the optical network terminal, from the networking device to a central server, wherein the request is transmitted via a non-optical communication network, in particular a wireless communication network, d) transmitting a registration identifier, which is associated with the optical network terminal, from the central server to the networking device via the non-optical communication network and transmitting the received registration identifier from the networking device to the connected optical network terminal via the IP-based communication connection, and e) storing the received registration identifier in the optical network terminal.
A process for producing an optical effect layer on a substrate, said process comprising the steps of: a) applying on a substrate surface a coating composition comprising i) platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles and ii) a binder material, said coating composition being in a first state, b) exposing the coating composition to a dynamic magnetic field of a first magnetic-field-generating device so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles, c) exposing the coating composition of step b) to a static magnetic field of a second magnetic-field-generating device, thereby mono-axially re-orienting at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles, and d) hardening the coating composition of step c) to a second state so as to fix the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles in their adopted positions and orientations. a) applying on a substrate surface a coating composition comprising i) platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles and ii) a binder material, said coating composition being in a first state, b) exposing the coating composition to a dynamic magnetic field of a first magnetic-field-generating device so as to bi-axially orient at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles, c) exposing the coating composition of step b) to a static magnetic field of a second magnetic-field-generating device, thereby mono-axially re-orienting at least a part of the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles, and d) hardening the coating composition of step c) to a second state so as to fix the platelet-shaped magnetic or magnetisable pigment particles in their adopted positions and orientations.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station through a higher layer signaling, a configuration of a candidate time domain position to monitor a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, for downlink control information, DCI, wherein the DCI includes an ultra-reliability low latency communication, URLLC, preemption indication, UPI, information; receiving, from the base station, the DCI including the UPI information by monitoring the PDCCH based on the configuration; determining at least one time domain position for the UPI information, using a higher layer signaling, the UPI information indicating a resource within the at least one time domain position; determining whether a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH resource and the resource indicated by the UPI information overlap or not; and wherein a PUSCH transmission is not performed in the PUSCH resource overlapped with the resource indicated by the UPI information, in case that the PUSCH resource and the resource indicated by the UPI information overlap. receiving, from a base station through a higher layer signaling, a configuration of a candidate time domain position to monitor a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, for downlink control information, DCI, wherein the DCI includes an ultra-reliability low latency communication, URLLC, preemption indication, UPI, information; receiving, from the base station, the DCI including the UPI information by monitoring the PDCCH based on the configuration; determining at least one time domain position for the UPI information, using a higher layer signaling, the UPI information indicating a resource within the at least one time domain position; determining whether a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH resource and the resource indicated by the UPI information overlap or not; and wherein a PUSCH transmission is not performed in the PUSCH resource overlapped with the resource indicated by the UPI information, in case that the PUSCH resource and the resource indicated by the UPI information overlap.
A method of operating a fault detection unit to identify a fault condition in a digital subscriber line in a telecommunications network, said digital subscriber line comprising metallic wires, and said method comprising: determining an upstream line attenuation and a downstream line attenuation associated with the digital subscriber line; calculating a line attenuation ratio for said digital subscriber line based on the downstream and upstream line attenuations; comparing the calculated line attenuation ratio to the line attenuation ratio distribution calculated from a population of digital subscriber lines, and each of said population of digital subscriber lines comprises metallic wires; determining a fault condition of the digital subscriber line in dependence on the result of the comparison; characterised in that the line attenuation ratio distribution comprises an upper threshold of attenuation ratio and a lower threshold of attenuation ratio, said upper and lower thresholds defining a range of attenuation ratios within which a proportion of the population of digital subscriber lines reside, and the determined fault condition is either a high resistance connection if the calculated line attenuation ratio is below the lower threshold and a shunt if the calculated line attenuation ratio is above the upper threshold. determining an upstream line attenuation and a downstream line attenuation associated with the digital subscriber line; calculating a line attenuation ratio for said digital subscriber line based on the downstream and upstream line attenuations; comparing the calculated line attenuation ratio to the line attenuation ratio distribution calculated from a population of digital subscriber lines, and each of said population of digital subscriber lines comprises metallic wires; determining a fault condition of the digital subscriber line in dependence on the result of the comparison; characterised in that the line attenuation ratio distribution comprises an upper threshold of attenuation ratio and a lower threshold of attenuation ratio, said upper and lower thresholds defining a range of attenuation ratios within which a proportion of the population of digital subscriber lines reside, and the determined fault condition is either a high resistance connection if the calculated line attenuation ratio is below the lower threshold and a shunt if the calculated line attenuation ratio is above the upper threshold.
Device suitable for aligning a calibration chart for a vehicle, the device comprising said calibration chart which is adjustably positioned on a support of said device in front of a distance detector of said vehicle, wherein said support has an arm lying in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, on both ends of said arm being mounted a measuring light source to which corresponds a reflector unit adapted to be mounted on the rear axle of the vehicle, wherein said calibration chart positioned in a rectangular direction with regard to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle is mounted on a swivel arm to be locked on said support and adapted to be pivoted through 180° on vertical axis in order to avoid re-positioning of said calibration chart.
Communication device in a packet-switched communication network, comprising means for: • receiving from a client device, synchronized with said communication device on a common time base, a request of a list of streams provided by various sources; • receiving the requested streams from said various sources; • transmitting to the client device the requested streams; wherein said communication device comprises means for • receiving a notification from the client device of a change in said list of streams at a determined time; and • operating the requested change, at said determined time. • receiving from a client device, synchronized with said communication device on a common time base, a request of a list of streams provided by various sources; • receiving the requested streams from said various sources; • transmitting to the client device the requested streams; wherein said communication device comprises means for • receiving a notification from the client device of a change in said list of streams at a determined time; and • operating the requested change, at said determined time.
Adherent cells of placenta or adipose tissue for use in treating a condition selected from a delayed wound-healing, a deep wound and a burn wound, wherein the adherent cells are obtained from a three-dimensional culture.
Method of isolating a nucleic acid target region from a population of nucleic acid molecules, said method comprising the steps of: a) contacting said population of nucleic acid molecules with a Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA complex, wherein the gRNA comprises a guide segment that is complementary to a first site adjacent to said target region, thereby forming a Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA-nucleic acid complex, b) contacting the population of nucleic acid molecules comprising said Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA-nucleic acid complex with at least one enzyme having single-strand 3' to 5' exonuclease activity, thereby forming a 5' single-stranded overhang in said first site, c) removing the Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA complex from the population of step b), d) contacting the population of step c) with an oligonucleotide probe, said probe comprising a sequence that is at least partially complementary to said overhang, thereby forming a duplex between said probe and said overhang, and further comprising contacting the population of step c) with a FEN1 enzyme and a ligase, and e) isolating said duplex from the population of nucleic acid molecules of step d), thereby isolating said nucleic acid target region. a) contacting said population of nucleic acid molecules with a Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA complex, wherein the gRNA comprises a guide segment that is complementary to a first site adjacent to said target region, thereby forming a Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA-nucleic acid complex, b) contacting the population of nucleic acid molecules comprising said Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA-nucleic acid complex with at least one enzyme having single-strand 3' to 5' exonuclease activity, thereby forming a 5' single-stranded overhang in said first site, c) removing the Class 2 Type V Cas protein-gRNA complex from the population of step b), d) contacting the population of step c) with an oligonucleotide probe, said probe comprising a sequence that is at least partially complementary to said overhang, thereby forming a duplex between said probe and said overhang, and further comprising contacting the population of step c) with a FEN1 enzyme and a ligase, and e) isolating said duplex from the population of nucleic acid molecules of step d), thereby isolating said nucleic acid target region.
A solar battery device comprising: a semiconductor substrate including a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region present on a side of a first surface, and a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region different from the first-conductivity-type and located on a side of a second surface (lb) that is an opposite side from the first surface; and a covering part (Pc1, Pc1A, PclB) located on the side of the first surface (la) of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the covering part (Pc1, Pc1A, PclB) includes a laminated portion (Ps1, Ps1A, Ps1B) in which a plurality of layers including a passivation layer and an antireflection layer are present in a laminated state, in the laminated portion (Ps1, Ps1A, Ps1B), the passivation layer includes a region in which a thickness decreases from a side of an outer peripheral portion (lop) toward a side of a central part of the first surface, the passivation layer is located, on the first surface, in the region set to 20% to 50% of the distance between the outer peripheral portion (lop) and the central part, from the outer peripheral portion, such that the passivation layer is not present in the central part and the region therearound, and the passivation layer is located on the second surface (lb) of the semiconductor substrate. a semiconductor substrate including a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region present on a side of a first surface, and a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region different from the first-conductivity-type and located on a side of a second surface (lb) that is an opposite side from the first surface; and a covering part (Pc1, Pc1A, PclB) located on the side of the first surface (la) of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the covering part (Pc1, Pc1A, PclB) includes a laminated portion (Ps1, Ps1A, Ps1B) in which a plurality of layers including a passivation layer and an antireflection layer are present in a laminated state, in the laminated portion (Ps1, Ps1A, Ps1B), the passivation layer includes a region in which a thickness decreases from a side of an outer peripheral portion (lop) toward a side of a central part of the first surface, the passivation layer is located, on the first surface, in the region set to 20% to 50% of the distance between the outer peripheral portion (lop) and the central part, from the outer peripheral portion, such that the passivation layer is not present in the central part and the region therearound, and the passivation layer is located on the second surface (lb) of the semiconductor substrate.
A method for detecting sperm DNA fragmentation in a semen sample, comprising: (a) embedding the semen sample containing semen cells in a gel comprising agarose, acrylamide, alginate, or vinyl chloride; (b) subjecting the sperm cells-embedding gel to a DNA denaturation treatment with a DNA denaturing solution, to denature the DNA of the sperm cells; (c) subjecting the denatured gel obtained in step (b) to a lysis treatment with a lysis solution including urea at a concentration ranging from 0.5 M to 4 M and sodium dodecyl sulfate at a concentration ranging from 0.05% (w/v, g/mL) to 0.5% (w/v, g/mL) to lyse the nuclear proteins of the sperm cells; (d) subjecting the lysed gel obtained in step (c) to DNA staining; and (e) observing the presence or the absence of halo formation around heads of the sperm cells, wherein no halo formation or the presence of a halo having a halo width smaller than one third of a diameter of the corresponding sperm head is indicative of presence of sperm DNA fragmentation. (a) embedding the semen sample containing semen cells in a gel comprising agarose, acrylamide, alginate, or vinyl chloride; (b) subjecting the sperm cells-embedding gel to a DNA denaturation treatment with a DNA denaturing solution, to denature the DNA of the sperm cells; (c) subjecting the denatured gel obtained in step (b) to a lysis treatment with a lysis solution including urea at a concentration ranging from 0.5 M to 4 M and sodium dodecyl sulfate at a concentration ranging from 0.05% (w/v, g/mL) to 0.5% (w/v, g/mL) to lyse the nuclear proteins of the sperm cells; (d) subjecting the lysed gel obtained in step (c) to DNA staining; and (e) observing the presence or the absence of halo formation around heads of the sperm cells, wherein no halo formation or the presence of a halo having a halo width smaller than one third of a diameter of the corresponding sperm head is indicative of presence of sperm DNA fragmentation.