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A test method for determining a polarity of a multi-fiber cable link comprising a plurality of optical fiber links each connected between a first multi-fiber connector at a first end and a second multi-fiber connector at a second end, according to said polarity, the test method including: injecting test light into one or more of the optical fiber links via corresponding injection ports of the first multi-fiber connector, in accordance with a defined injection pattern; using an image capture device, generating at least one polarity-testing image of the second multi-fiber connector in which test light exiting at least one of the optical fiber links through one or more exit ports of the second multi-fiber connector is imaged as one or more light spots in said polarity-testing image; determining the polarity of the multi-fiber cable link based on a pattern of said one or more light spots in said polarity-testing image; and using said image capture device, generating at least one inspection image in which one or more optical fiber endfaces of the second multi-fiber connector are imaged and in which light spots from test light are absent. injecting test light into one or more of the optical fiber links via corresponding injection ports of the first multi-fiber connector, in accordance with a defined injection pattern; using an image capture device, generating at least one polarity-testing image of the second multi-fiber connector in which test light exiting at least one of the optical fiber links through one or more exit ports of the second multi-fiber connector is imaged as one or more light spots in said polarity-testing image; determining the polarity of the multi-fiber cable link based on a pattern of said one or more light spots in said polarity-testing image; and using said image capture device, generating at least one inspection image in which one or more optical fiber endfaces of the second multi-fiber connector are imaged and in which light spots from test light are absent.
Device to dispense unitary doses of an active substance in a solid pharmaceutical form, including a chamber to house a plurality of unit doses (M1, M2,..., Mi) containing said active substance, a command mechanism that can be actuated by a user, means (28, 20e, 25, 201) to extract a single unit dose out of said chamber and dispense a single dose out of the plurality doses stored in the chamber in response to actuation of the command mechanism by the user, an envelope (10, 10a) cooperating with the chamber, said device wherein: - said envelope (10, 10a): - irreversibly encloses the chamber; - comprises means which, during an alteration of the integrity of the envelope, attest, emphasize or accentuate said alteration; - the means for extracting and dispensing include a mean to prevent the return of a unit dose back into the chamber, said device being characterized in that • it further comprises a housing accommodating a processing unit that cooperates with the command mechanism and a power source that supplies required electrical energy for the operation of said processing unit; • and the said envelope (10, 10a) also irreversibly encloses the housing. - said envelope (10, 10a): - irreversibly encloses the chamber; - comprises means which, during an alteration of the integrity of the envelope, attest, emphasize or accentuate said alteration; - irreversibly encloses the chamber; - comprises means which, during an alteration of the integrity of the envelope, attest, emphasize or accentuate said alteration; - the means for extracting and dispensing include a mean to prevent the return of a unit dose back into the chamber, said device being characterized in that • it further comprises a housing accommodating a processing unit that cooperates with the command mechanism and a power source that supplies required electrical energy for the operation of said processing unit; • and the said envelope (10, 10a) also irreversibly encloses the housing. • it further comprises a housing accommodating a processing unit that cooperates with the command mechanism and a power source that supplies required electrical energy for the operation of said processing unit; • and the said envelope (10, 10a) also irreversibly encloses the housing.
A driver condition assessment device that assesses a driver condition of a host vehicle by assessing whether a consciousness of a driver of the host vehicle is degraded, comprising: travelling condition detection means adapted to detect a travelling condition of the host vehicle; size detection means adapted to detect a size of a preceding vehicle present ahead of the host vehicle; consciousness degradation assessment means adapted to assess whether a consciousness of a driver of the host vehicle is degraded when a travelling condition detected by the travelling condition detection means exceeds a predetermined threshold value; characterized by threshold value setting means adapted to set the predetermined threshold value depending on the size of the preceding vehicle detected by the size detection means; wherein the threshold value setting means is adapted to perform setting the threshold value such that the larger the size of the preceding vehicle, the greater the threshold is. travelling condition detection means adapted to detect a travelling condition of the host vehicle; size detection means adapted to detect a size of a preceding vehicle present ahead of the host vehicle; consciousness degradation assessment means adapted to assess whether a consciousness of a driver of the host vehicle is degraded when a travelling condition detected by the travelling condition detection means exceeds a predetermined threshold value; characterized by threshold value setting means adapted to set the predetermined threshold value depending on the size of the preceding vehicle detected by the size detection means; wherein the threshold value setting means is adapted to perform setting the threshold value such that the larger the size of the preceding vehicle, the greater the threshold is.
A control device for an internal combustion engine including a supercharger, comprising: a compressor of the supercharger installed in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine; an EGR device that recirculates part of an exhaust gas to an intake passage from an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, as an EGR gas; a throttle valve that is installed downstream of the compressor in the intake passage; an ISC passage that connects an upstream side of the compressor and a downstream side of the throttle valve of the intake passage; an ISC valve that regulates an amount of air that flows in the ISC passage by being controlled to a predetermined opening degree; characterised by control means executing valve opening control that makes an opening degree of the ISC valve a maximum opening degree larger than a reference opening degree, when: a requested torque required from the internal combustion engine is smaller than a predicted generation torque calculated in accordance with a control target value, and an intake pressure downstream of the throttle valve in the intake passage is larger than an intake pressure at the upstream side of the compressor in the intake passage; and means for prohibiting opening of an EGR valve (64; 70) of the EGR device, during execution of the valve opening control. a compressor of the supercharger installed in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine; an EGR device that recirculates part of an exhaust gas to an intake passage from an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, as an EGR gas; a throttle valve that is installed downstream of the compressor in the intake passage; an ISC passage that connects an upstream side of the compressor and a downstream side of the throttle valve of the intake passage; an ISC valve that regulates an amount of air that flows in the ISC passage by being controlled to a predetermined opening degree; characterised by control means executing valve opening control that makes an opening degree of the ISC valve a maximum opening degree larger than a reference opening degree, when: a requested torque required from the internal combustion engine is smaller than a predicted generation torque calculated in accordance with a control target value, and an intake pressure downstream of the throttle valve in the intake passage is larger than an intake pressure at the upstream side of the compressor in the intake passage; and means for prohibiting opening of an EGR valve (64; 70) of the EGR device, during execution of the valve opening control. a requested torque required from the internal combustion engine is smaller than a predicted generation torque calculated in accordance with a control target value, and an intake pressure downstream of the throttle valve in the intake passage is larger than an intake pressure at the upstream side of the compressor in the intake passage; and means for prohibiting opening of an EGR valve (64; 70) of the EGR device, during execution of the valve opening control.
A calcium phosphate dispersion composition comprising: (i) calcium phosphate selected from hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate; (ii) xanthan gum; (iii) a polyglycerin fatty acid ester; (iv) alkyldiaminoethylglycine hydrochloride; and (v) water. (i) calcium phosphate selected from hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate; (ii) xanthan gum; (iii) a polyglycerin fatty acid ester; (iv) alkyldiaminoethylglycine hydrochloride; and (v) water.
A microprotrusion array for use in transport of a material across a biological barrier, wherein said array comprises a plurality of microprotrusions composed of a swellable polymer composition, characterised in that the microprotrusions are fabricated from at least one polymer selected from poly (hydroxyethylmethacrylate), poly (methylvinylether/maleic acid), esters thereof and poly (methyl/vinyl ether/maleic anhydride).
A power heating machine having a first heat exchanger, a compressor, a second heat exchanger, and a throttle device which are connected by a refrigerant line perfused by a refrigerant, as well as having electronics (21, 22, 23) which comprise power electronics for current supply and/or control electronics for controlling the power heating machine, wherein the power heating machine further has a heat transfer device which is embodied to absorb at least heat energy emitted from the electronics (21, 22, 23) and to emit it to the refrigerant, wherein the electronics (21, 22, 23) have heat-emitting electrical components, characterised in that the heat-emitting electrical components are arranged directly adjacent to one another and abut the heat transfer device in a locally limited region, so that the heat energy is transferred to the refrigerant in a concentrated manner. wherein the power heating machine further has a heat transfer device which is embodied to absorb at least heat energy emitted from the electronics (21, 22, 23) and to emit it to the refrigerant, wherein the electronics (21, 22, 23) have heat-emitting electrical components, characterised in that the heat-emitting electrical components are arranged directly adjacent to one another and abut the heat transfer device in a locally limited region, so that the heat energy is transferred to the refrigerant in a concentrated manner.
An apparatus for processing food stuff comprising: a container for receiving a food stuff; a food processing unit for processing the food stuff in the container; a force sensor for measuring an operation parameter; and a control unit for operating the food processing unit based on measurements received from the force sensor, characterized in that the force sensor is configured to measure, in addition to the operating parameter: an interaction with the apparatus by a user when the user applies a force on the apparatus; wherein the control unit is configured to: receive measurements of the user interaction from the force sensor; and process the received measurements to: determine if a predetermined user interaction or a predetermined user interaction pattern corresponding to a user input command has been performed by the user; and control the food processing unit in dependence on the determined user input command. a container for receiving a food stuff; a food processing unit for processing the food stuff in the container; a force sensor for measuring an operation parameter; and a control unit for operating the food processing unit based on measurements received from the force sensor, characterized in that the force sensor is configured to measure, in addition to the operating parameter: an interaction with the apparatus by a user when the user applies a force on the apparatus; wherein the control unit is configured to: receive measurements of the user interaction from the force sensor; and process the received measurements to: determine if a predetermined user interaction or a predetermined user interaction pattern corresponding to a user input command has been performed by the user; and control the food processing unit in dependence on the determined user input command. an interaction with the apparatus by a user when the user applies a force on the apparatus; wherein the control unit is configured to: receive measurements of the user interaction from the force sensor; and process the received measurements to: determine if a predetermined user interaction or a predetermined user interaction pattern corresponding to a user input command has been performed by the user; and control the food processing unit in dependence on the determined user input command. receive measurements of the user interaction from the force sensor; and process the received measurements to: determine if a predetermined user interaction or a predetermined user interaction pattern corresponding to a user input command has been performed by the user; and control the food processing unit in dependence on the determined user input command. determine if a predetermined user interaction or a predetermined user interaction pattern corresponding to a user input command has been performed by the user; and control the food processing unit in dependence on the determined user input command.
A method of assigning performance indicators to objects (14 1 - 14 6) of a network, comprising: determining a first set (S 1) of paths in said network, each said path comprising a plurality of interconnected objects (14 1 - 14 6) of said network, wherein said first set (S 1) comprises paths that fulfil a predetermined criterion; determining a second set (S 2) of paths (18, 20) in said network, each said path (18, 20) comprising a plurality of interconnected objects (14 1 -14 6) of said network, wherein said second set (S 2) comprises paths (18, 20) that do not fulfil said predetermined criterion; and assigning performance indicators to said objects (14 1 - 14 6) of said network by means of a computation that is based on said first set (S 1) of paths and said second set (S 2) of paths (18, 20), wherein said computation involves a linear optimization that allows for a sharpest possible separation between said first set (S 1) and said second set, and such that a sum of said performance indicators of objects (14 1 - 14 6) along a given path in relation to a first threshold value (T 1) indicates whether said given path fulfils said predetermined criterion, and/or indicates whether said given path does not fulfil said predetermined criterion. determining a first set (S 1) of paths in said network, each said path comprising a plurality of interconnected objects (14 1 - 14 6) of said network, wherein said first set (S 1) comprises paths that fulfil a predetermined criterion; determining a second set (S 2) of paths (18, 20) in said network, each said path (18, 20) comprising a plurality of interconnected objects (14 1 -14 6) of said network, wherein said second set (S 2) comprises paths (18, 20) that do not fulfil said predetermined criterion; and assigning performance indicators to said objects (14 1 - 14 6) of said network by means of a computation that is based on said first set (S 1) of paths and said second set (S 2) of paths (18, 20), wherein said computation involves a linear optimization that allows for a sharpest possible separation between said first set (S 1) and said second set, and such that a sum of said performance indicators of objects (14 1 - 14 6) along a given path in relation to a first threshold value (T 1) indicates whether said given path fulfils said predetermined criterion, and/or indicates whether said given path does not fulfil said predetermined criterion.
A method comprising: sending, by a two-way active measurement protocol, TWAMP, control client on a centralized controller device of a network and to a TWAMP server on a first network device in the network over a first control connection, a first set of TWAMP control messages to negotiate a data session for a given service supported at the TWAMP server; sending, following the negotiation, by the TWAMP control client and to a TWAMP session initiator on a second network device in the network over a second control connection, a second set of TWAMP control messages instructing the TWAMP session initiator to establish the data session for the given service with the TWAMP server; and receiving, by the TWAMP control client and from the TWAMP session initiator over the second control connection, service data measurements for the given service, wherein the service data measurements are collected by the TWAMP session initiator from the TWAMP server over the data session. sending, by a two-way active measurement protocol, TWAMP, control client on a centralized controller device of a network and to a TWAMP server on a first network device in the network over a first control connection, a first set of TWAMP control messages to negotiate a data session for a given service supported at the TWAMP server; sending, following the negotiation, by the TWAMP control client and to a TWAMP session initiator on a second network device in the network over a second control connection, a second set of TWAMP control messages instructing the TWAMP session initiator to establish the data session for the given service with the TWAMP server; and receiving, by the TWAMP control client and from the TWAMP session initiator over the second control connection, service data measurements for the given service, wherein the service data measurements are collected by the TWAMP session initiator from the TWAMP server over the data session.
A method of modifying a fluoropolymer comprising: contacting the fluoropolymer with a modifying composition preparable from components comprising a phase transfer catalyst, at least one of a sulfide or polysulfide salt or anionic conjugate acid thereof, and a liquid vehicle; and heating the modifying composition at a temperature of at least about 40 degrees Celsius while in contact with the fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer has a backbone comprising subunits having the structure -CH 2 CFX-, wherein X represents H, Cl, or F. contacting the fluoropolymer with a modifying composition preparable from components comprising a phase transfer catalyst, at least one of a sulfide or polysulfide salt or anionic conjugate acid thereof, and a liquid vehicle; and heating the modifying composition at a temperature of at least about 40 degrees Celsius while in contact with the fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer has a backbone comprising subunits having the structure -CH 2 CFX-, wherein X represents H, Cl, or F.
A write-once disc with at least one record layer, the disc comprising: at least one temporary defect management area in which multiple pieces of temporary management information including temporary defect information and temporary defect management information have been sequentially recorded, the temporary defect information comprising position information of a defect area and position information of a replacement area for replacing the defect area, the temporary defect management information comprising a pointer indicating an area in which the temporary defect information is recorded; and an access information area in which location information is recorded, the access information area being discrete from the at least one temporary defect management area, the location information comprising a pointer to a recording position of the last updated temporary management information. at least one temporary defect management area in which multiple pieces of temporary management information including temporary defect information and temporary defect management information have been sequentially recorded, the temporary defect information comprising position information of a defect area and position information of a replacement area for replacing the defect area, the temporary defect management information comprising a pointer indicating an area in which the temporary defect information is recorded; and an access information area in which location information is recorded, the access information area being discrete from the at least one temporary defect management area, the location information comprising a pointer to a recording position of the last updated temporary management information.
A fibrous assembly comprising: a first nanofiber that sequesters a first reactive component; and a second nanofiber that sequesters a second reactive component, wherein the first and second nanofiber is a nanofiber prepared by an electrospinning or gas-jet method, wherein the first and second nanofibers release their reactive components when the nanofibers are in the presence of a releasing agent, and wherein when the first and second nanofibers release their reactive components, the first and second reactive components react with each other to form a reaction product. a first nanofiber that sequesters a first reactive component; and a second nanofiber that sequesters a second reactive component, wherein the first and second nanofiber is a nanofiber prepared by an electrospinning or gas-jet method, wherein the first and second nanofibers release their reactive components when the nanofibers are in the presence of a releasing agent, and wherein when the first and second nanofibers release their reactive components, the first and second reactive components react with each other to form a reaction product.