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A nonwoven material having a first surface and a second surface, said nonwoven material comprising at least two layers that are joined together, said two layers comprising a first layer and a second layer, said layers each comprising a plurality of fibers, wherein said nonwoven material comprises a generally planar first region, said nonwoven material characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise spaced apart deformations in the nonwoven material wherein the first region has a first light transmission value and the portions of said nonwoven material in said second regions have a second transmission value, wherein the deformations form openings in the second surface of the nonwoven material wherein said openings transition into depressions, and protrusions extending outward from the first surface of the nonwoven material to distal portions, and wherein in at least some of the deformations: a) the fibers in the deformations are not melted together aside from any thermal point bonds in the layers; b) the second light transmission value in the deformations is at least 5 units greater than the first light transmission value as measured according to the light transmission method of the description; and c) the deformations are free of apertures. a) the fibers in the deformations are not melted together aside from any thermal point bonds in the layers; b) the second light transmission value in the deformations is at least 5 units greater than the first light transmission value as measured according to the light transmission method of the description; and c) the deformations are free of apertures.
A process for combining the catalytic conversion of organic oxygenates and the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons, characterized in that said process comprises the following steps: An organic oxygenate feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to produce a reaction stream, and a coked catalyst and a product stream are obtained after separating the reaction stream; A hydrocarbon feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to produce a reaction stream, a spent catalyst and a reaction oil vapor are obtained after separating the reaction stream, and the reaction oil vapor is further separated; A part or all of the coked catalyst in step and a part or all of the spent catalyst in step enter a regenerator for the coke-burning regeneration, and the regenerated catalyst is divided into two portions, wherein one portion returns to step and the other portion returns to step after cooling. An organic oxygenate feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to produce a reaction stream, and a coked catalyst and a product stream are obtained after separating the reaction stream; A hydrocarbon feedstock is contacted with a Y-zeolite containing catalyst to produce a reaction stream, a spent catalyst and a reaction oil vapor are obtained after separating the reaction stream, and the reaction oil vapor is further separated; A part or all of the coked catalyst in step and a part or all of the spent catalyst in step enter a regenerator for the coke-burning regeneration, and the regenerated catalyst is divided into two portions, wherein one portion returns to step and the other portion returns to step after cooling.
A dressing for providing therapeutic support to breast tissue (202, 204) of a patient, comprising: a tissue interface, comprising an adhesive material on a first side and a plurality of perforations adapted to communicate negative pressure to the breast tissue (202, 204); a manifold adapted to transmit negative pressure and acquire fluid from the breast tissue (202, 204); a cover positioned adjacent the manifold opposite the tissue interface and adapted to provide a fluid seal around the breast tissue (202, 204); and a port for fluidly coupling to a conduit; characterized in that the manifold further comprises a woven material and wherein fibers of the woven material are aligned along the dressing to the port. a tissue interface, comprising an adhesive material on a first side and a plurality of perforations adapted to communicate negative pressure to the breast tissue (202, 204); a manifold adapted to transmit negative pressure and acquire fluid from the breast tissue (202, 204); a cover positioned adjacent the manifold opposite the tissue interface and adapted to provide a fluid seal around the breast tissue (202, 204); and a port for fluidly coupling to a conduit; characterized in that the manifold further comprises a woven material and wherein fibers of the woven material are aligned along the dressing to the port.
A monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof, that binds specifically to the capsular polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X (NmX), wherein said antibody or fragment thereof comprises at least one heavy chain variable region (V H) comprising a heavy chain CDR1 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, a heavy chain CDR2 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and a heavy chain CDR3 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, and an associated light chain variable region (V L) comprising a light chain CDR1 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, a light chain CDR2 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, and a light chain CDR3 set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, wherein said monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is suitable for in vitro detection of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X, by immunochromatography, in a biological sample without purification of the capsular polysaccharides, and wherein said antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof does not cross-react with Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, W, Y, Z, E, H, I, K and L, and does not cross-react with other types of bacteria.
Mixing fitting for a reliable and automatic hygiene flush of cold and hot water pipes with a fitting housing as well as with electronic control and sensors for user recognition, with connections for cold and hot water and an electrically operated solenoid valve as well as a manually adjustable mixing device as a mixing valve with a mixer shaft or as a thermostat, wherein a drive is provided, which is electrically operated and which is connected to an adjusting device, which is connected to the mixing valve or the thermostat, wherein the control, the sensors for user recognition, the solenoid valve, the mixing valve, the drive and the adjusting device are arranged in the fitting housing, characterised in that the adjusting movement of the drive and thus the mixing device connected thereto is freely movable in the de-energised state in such a manner that the mixing device of the mixing fitting can be manually operated without restriction by the respective user during normal operation, wherein at the beginning of an automatic hygiene flush when the solenoid valve is opened, the mixing valve can be moved into an opening position by means of the drive in that the drive is connected to the adjusting device, which adjusts the mixer shaft or the thermostat into the predetermined position for a hygiene flush.
An apparatus for sensing a physical attribute, comprising: a first track defining a first electrode on a substrate; a second track defining a second electrode on said substrate; characterised in that it further comprises an active film in contact with a first sensor portion of said first electrode and a second sensor portion of said second electrode, wherein: said second electrode includes a first extended portion to establish a first additional resistance configured to provide a reference resistor which is not in contact with said active film. a first track defining a first electrode on a substrate; a second track defining a second electrode on said substrate; characterised in that it further comprises an active film in contact with a first sensor portion of said first electrode and a second sensor portion of said second electrode, wherein: said second electrode includes a first extended portion to establish a first additional resistance configured to provide a reference resistor which is not in contact with said active film.
A method for mitigating potential frame instability by an electronic device, comprising: obtaining a current frame of a speech signal subsequent in time to an erased frame; applying a received weighting vector to a current frame end line spectral frequency vector (527, 709) and a previous frame end line spectral frequency vector (523, 707), to generate a current frame mid line spectral frequency vector (525, 711); determining whether the current frame is potentially unstable, wherein a potentially unstable frame has one or more characteristics that indicate a risk of producing a speech artifact; and applying a substitute weighting value instead of the received weighting vector to generate a stable frame parameter if the current frame is potentially unstable, wherein the substitute weighting value is a scalar value greater than 0 and less than 1, and wherein the stable frame parameter is a current frame mid line spectral frequency vector (525, 711), generated by applying the substitute weighting value to the current frame end line spectral frequency vector (527, 709) and the previous frame end line spectral frequency vector (523, 707). obtaining a current frame of a speech signal subsequent in time to an erased frame; applying a received weighting vector to a current frame end line spectral frequency vector (527, 709) and a previous frame end line spectral frequency vector (523, 707), to generate a current frame mid line spectral frequency vector (525, 711); determining whether the current frame is potentially unstable, wherein a potentially unstable frame has one or more characteristics that indicate a risk of producing a speech artifact; and applying a substitute weighting value instead of the received weighting vector to generate a stable frame parameter if the current frame is potentially unstable, wherein the substitute weighting value is a scalar value greater than 0 and less than 1, and wherein the stable frame parameter is a current frame mid line spectral frequency vector (525, 711), generated by applying the substitute weighting value to the current frame end line spectral frequency vector (527, 709) and the previous frame end line spectral frequency vector (523, 707).
An apparatus comprising: means for providing a user selectable part of a user input device of the apparatus, the user selectable part being a part of the user input device which may be actuated and in response to the actuation provides a control signal to a controller; means for configuring the apparatus in either a first state or a second state wherein, in the first state the user selectable part is associated with a first function, having a first characteristic, so that the first function is performed in response to actuation of the user selectable part, and wherein in the second state the user selectable part is associated with a second function, different to the first function, so that the second function is performed in response to actuation of the user selectable part; and means for controlling a tactile quality of the user selectable part with respect to the rest of the user input device so that the user selectable part is provided with a first tactile quality when the apparatus is in the first state and a second different tactile quality when the apparatus is in the second state wherein the first tactile quality is indicative of the first characteristic of the first function, and wherein the user selectable part is selectable with the first tactile quality in the first state and the user selectable part is selectable with the second tactile quality in the second state. means for providing a user selectable part of a user input device of the apparatus, the user selectable part being a part of the user input device which may be actuated and in response to the actuation provides a control signal to a controller; means for configuring the apparatus in either a first state or a second state wherein, in the first state the user selectable part is associated with a first function, having a first characteristic, so that the first function is performed in response to actuation of the user selectable part, and wherein in the second state the user selectable part is associated with a second function, different to the first function, so that the second function is performed in response to actuation of the user selectable part; and means for controlling a tactile quality of the user selectable part with respect to the rest of the user input device so that the user selectable part is provided with a first tactile quality when the apparatus is in the first state and a second different tactile quality when the apparatus is in the second state wherein the first tactile quality is indicative of the first characteristic of the first function, and wherein the user selectable part is selectable with the first tactile quality in the first state and the user selectable part is selectable with the second tactile quality in the second state.
Method of levelling hair colour comprising at least two parts wherein one part being the part not closer to scalp which is artificially colour changed to a lighter colour by means of lightening and/or colouring and/or bleaching than the other part closer to scalp which is undamaged and has its natural colour, wherein hair is optionally shampooed and optionally towel dried and the part directly at the scalp, undamaged and has its natural colour, is applied a composition resulting from mixing two compositions, A and B, prior to application, wherein composition A comprises at least one oxidizing agent and has an acidic pH between 2 and 5 and composition B comprises at least one fatty acid salt which is an in-situ formed ammonium or substituted ammonium salt selected from oleic and linoleic acids at a concentration 2 to 20% by weight calculated to the total of composition B, wherein the substituted ammonium is a compound according to general structure R 1 R 2 R 3 N wherein R 1, R 2 and R 3 are same or different H, C 1 - C 6 alkyl, C 1 - C 6 monohydroxyalkyl or C 2 - C 6 polyhydroxyalkyl with the condition that at least one of R 1, R 2 and R 3 is a mono or polyhydroxyalkyl, and two anionic surfactants wherein the one is selected from the fatty alcohol ether sulphates and the other is selected from alkyl polyether carboxylic acids and the salts thereof and alkyl amido polyether carboxylic acids and the salts thereof, wherein the Composition B comprises anionic surfactants at a total concentration between 5 and 30% by weight, calculated to total of the composition B, and has a pH between 5 and 12, processed for up to 10 min, at a temperature between 20 and 45°C, and rinsed off from hair and hair is optionally dried wherein the composition B comprises at least one oxidative dye precursors and the total concentration of oxidative dyestuff precursors is in the range of 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, calculated to the total of Composition B, and wherein the compositions A and B are mixed at a weight ratio of 2:1 to 1:1.
A method to measure a test strip in a test strip module (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2502), carried out in a mobile computing device comprising a camera and a screen on a face of the mobile computing device, the method comprising: in a calibration phase before a sample is introduced to a reaction area on the test strip, detecting with the camera an ambient light effect from an ambient light leaking into the test strip module (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2502) when the test strip module (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2502) is mounted on the face of the mobile computing device; in a measurement phase after the sample is introduced to the reaction area on the test strip: illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen; detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area; correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect; correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property; and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen. in a calibration phase before a sample is introduced to a reaction area on the test strip, detecting with the camera an ambient light effect from an ambient light leaking into the test strip module (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2502) when the test strip module (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2502) is mounted on the face of the mobile computing device; in a measurement phase after the sample is introduced to the reaction area on the test strip: illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen; detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area; correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect; correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property; and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen. illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen; detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area; correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect; correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property; and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen.
An aircraft control system enabling automatic takeoff or landing, denoted by "ATOL", of an aircraft, the system is characterized in that: an aircraft control station configured to communicate over a beyond line of sight, denoted by "BLOS", communication link with the aircraft; a takeoff and landing support, denoted by "TLS", unit, being physically separated from the aircraft control station, and configured to communicate over a line of sight (denoted by "LOS") communication link with the aircraft; an ATOL subsystem mountable on an aircraft and configured to execute automatic takeoff or landing, denoted by "TOL", wherein during takeoff or landing: the aircraft control station is configured to provide, over the BLOS communication link, navigation instructions allowing the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft to control the aircraft during TOL; the TLS unit is configured to provide to the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft, over the LOS communication link, DGPS positioning data; the ATOL subsystem is configured to integrate the DGPS positioning data with native positioning data acquired by an onboard GPS device to thereby generate augmented positioning data; and generate instructions for controlling the aircraft during TOL, based on the augmented positioning data and the navigation instructions. an aircraft control station configured to communicate over a beyond line of sight, denoted by "BLOS", communication link with the aircraft; a takeoff and landing support, denoted by "TLS", unit, being physically separated from the aircraft control station, and configured to communicate over a line of sight (denoted by "LOS") communication link with the aircraft; an ATOL subsystem mountable on an aircraft and configured to execute automatic takeoff or landing, denoted by "TOL", wherein during takeoff or landing: the aircraft control station is configured to provide, over the BLOS communication link, navigation instructions allowing the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft to control the aircraft during TOL; the TLS unit is configured to provide to the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft, over the LOS communication link, DGPS positioning data; the ATOL subsystem is configured to integrate the DGPS positioning data with native positioning data acquired by an onboard GPS device to thereby generate augmented positioning data; and generate instructions for controlling the aircraft during TOL, based on the augmented positioning data and the navigation instructions. the aircraft control station is configured to provide, over the BLOS communication link, navigation instructions allowing the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft to control the aircraft during TOL; the TLS unit is configured to provide to the ATOL subsystem onboard the aircraft, over the LOS communication link, DGPS positioning data; the ATOL subsystem is configured to integrate the DGPS positioning data with native positioning data acquired by an onboard GPS device to thereby generate augmented positioning data; and generate instructions for controlling the aircraft during TOL, based on the augmented positioning data and the navigation instructions.
A connection system to interface with a continuous circulating sub, comprising: a movable base; a first engagement mechanism carried on the movable base; and a second engagement mechanism mounted on the movable base comprising a rotatable tubular adapter pipe carried on the movable base, the rotatable tubular adapter pipe comprises a threaded end for connecting to a threaded side port of the continuous circulating sub; characterised in that the first engagement mechanism comprises a coaxial tool assembly having a rotatable inner wrench nested inside a rotatable outer wrench, the inner wrench being configured for engagement with a pressure tap of the continuous circulating sub and the outer wrench being configured for engagement with a safety plug in the threaded side port. a movable base; a first engagement mechanism carried on the movable base; and a second engagement mechanism mounted on the movable base comprising a rotatable tubular adapter pipe carried on the movable base, the rotatable tubular adapter pipe comprises a threaded end for connecting to a threaded side port of the continuous circulating sub; characterised in that the first engagement mechanism comprises a coaxial tool assembly having a rotatable inner wrench nested inside a rotatable outer wrench, the inner wrench being configured for engagement with a pressure tap of the continuous circulating sub and the outer wrench being configured for engagement with a safety plug in the threaded side port.
A dispenser for dispensing a material from a container through a nozzle, the dispenser comprising: a body portion for holding the container in a fixed relationship with the body portion; a plunger moveable to advance with respect to the container to urge material from the container through the nozzle; a motor arranged to move the plunger; and a controller arranged to control the motor; characterised in that: the controller is configured to determine and compare a desired motor speed and an actual motor speed and is arranged to act to minimise a difference between the desired motor speed and the actual motor speed and thereby to control the motor based on a speed at which the plunger moves. a body portion for holding the container in a fixed relationship with the body portion; a plunger moveable to advance with respect to the container to urge material from the container through the nozzle; a motor arranged to move the plunger; and a controller arranged to control the motor;