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An image scanning apparatus (100, 400) comprising: a light source (100, 430) comprising at least one light emitting diode arranged to irradiate light to a document which is a scan target (180, 420); a light source control unit controlling a lighting-up point of time of the light source in such a way that an intensity of light irradiated to any one of a plurality of lines of the document from the light source has a difference of less than a predetermined threshold value from, an intensity of light irradiated to another line of the plurality of lines; an image sensor (130, 470) arranged to transform an image formed by light reflected from the document into an electric signal according to a result of controlling the lighting-up point of time; an image sensor control unit arranged to generate a first signal, which is used to control an exposure time during which the image sensor receives the reflected light, at intervals of a first period indicating a time required for scanning any one of the plurality of lines in the document; and an output unit arranged to output image data corresponding to the transformed electric signal, wherein: the light source control unit is arranged to generate at intervals of a second period and a second signal which is used to control lighting-up and extinguishing points of time of the light source characterized in that the first period is at least 50 times the second period. a light source (100, 430) comprising at least one light emitting diode arranged to irradiate light to a document which is a scan target (180, 420); a light source control unit controlling a lighting-up point of time of the light source in such a way that an intensity of light irradiated to any one of a plurality of lines of the document from the light source has a difference of less than a predetermined threshold value from, an intensity of light irradiated to another line of the plurality of lines; an image sensor (130, 470) arranged to transform an image formed by light reflected from the document into an electric signal according to a result of controlling the lighting-up point of time; an image sensor control unit arranged to generate a first signal, which is used to control an exposure time during which the image sensor receives the reflected light, at intervals of a first period indicating a time required for scanning any one of the plurality of lines in the document; and an output unit arranged to output image data corresponding to the transformed electric signal, wherein: the light source control unit is arranged to generate at intervals of a second period and a second signal which is used to control lighting-up and extinguishing points of time of the light source characterized in that the first period is at least 50 times the second period. the light source control unit is arranged to generate at intervals of a second period and a second signal which is used to control lighting-up and extinguishing points of time of the light source characterized in that the first period is at least 50 times the second period.
A weft-insertion-condition display method in a loom which includes a display device and in which a weft arrival time is detected each time a weft insertion operation is performed, the display device calculating statistics regarding the weft arrival times for each of predetermined sampling periods on the basis of the detected weft arrival times, storing the statistics that are sequentially calculated during a weaving operation in time series, graphically displaying the stored statistics in time series along a time axis, and displaying information regarding a cause of variation in a travelling motion of a weft yarn on the same screen as a display screen on which the statistics are displayed, wherein the weft-insertion-condition display method is characterized in that: the information being at least one of information regarding a reset operation for resetting the weft-insertion operational condition to an initial value after the weft-insertion operational condition is changed in the loom that performs a weft insertion control operation for changing a weft-insertion operational condition in accordance with weft arrival angles, information regarding a change in a weft insertion pattern, information regarding a change in a warp shedding pattern, information regarding a change in a weft density, and information regarding a change in rotational speed of the loom. the information being at least one of information regarding a reset operation for resetting the weft-insertion operational condition to an initial value after the weft-insertion operational condition is changed in the loom that performs a weft insertion control operation for changing a weft-insertion operational condition in accordance with weft arrival angles, information regarding a change in a weft insertion pattern, information regarding a change in a warp shedding pattern, information regarding a change in a weft density, and information regarding a change in rotational speed of the loom.
A valve assembly comprising: a vessel for receiving a liquid comprising a lip and an inner wall comprising a substantially vertical engagement surface, and a valve element comprising a body comprising a resiliently deformable portion having a rim, the rim located in a first plane, wherein at least the rim of the resiliently deformable portion is configured to deform substantially inwardly, to be located in a second plane, so as to be located within the vessel inner wall and into a sealing position within a valve assembly, and further wherein a portion of the rim is configured to lift out of the second plane upon application of a suction force to an upper surface of a corresponding portion of the resiliently deformable portion, wherein the resiliently deformable portion has a lower surface, the lower surface comprising a sealing surface configured to provide a sealing abutment with the substantially vertical engagement surface on the inner wall of the vessel, and wherein the rim has an outer edge and, when the rim is in the second plane, the sealing surface is substantially cylindrical, and the outer edge is configured to sit above the sealing surface. a vessel for receiving a liquid comprising a lip and an inner wall comprising a substantially vertical engagement surface, and a valve element comprising a body comprising a resiliently deformable portion having a rim, the rim located in a first plane, wherein at least the rim of the resiliently deformable portion is configured to deform substantially inwardly, to be located in a second plane, so as to be located within the vessel inner wall and into a sealing position within a valve assembly, and further wherein a portion of the rim is configured to lift out of the second plane upon application of a suction force to an upper surface of a corresponding portion of the resiliently deformable portion, wherein the resiliently deformable portion has a lower surface, the lower surface comprising a sealing surface configured to provide a sealing abutment with the substantially vertical engagement surface on the inner wall of the vessel, and wherein the rim has an outer edge and, when the rim is in the second plane, the sealing surface is substantially cylindrical, and the outer edge is configured to sit above the sealing surface.
A water-tube boiler with concentric heat-exchange coils with an ash-removal system which comprises a coil-shaped heat-exchange tube characterised in that said coil-shaped heat-exchange tube is configured in layers having a section concentric with the turns of the coils joined laterally; wherein, the coil-shaped heat-exchange tube comprises means for performing a rotary movement on an axis of the coil; wherein the water-tube boiler comprises a forced-ventilation hot-air intake configured to introduce hot-air into the boiler to flow through the layers having a concentric section, to heat said coil-shaped heat-exchange tube; wherein said forced-ventilation hot-air intake and the rotary movement of the coil-shaped heat-exchange tube are configured to generate a movement of the ash and the slag, and to move them through the layers having a concentric section following a path; and wherein the boiler water-tube comprises output collectors configured to extract the ash and the slag moved following the path. wherein, the coil-shaped heat-exchange tube comprises means for performing a rotary movement on an axis of the coil; wherein the water-tube boiler comprises a forced-ventilation hot-air intake configured to introduce hot-air into the boiler to flow through the layers having a concentric section, to heat said coil-shaped heat-exchange tube; wherein said forced-ventilation hot-air intake and the rotary movement of the coil-shaped heat-exchange tube are configured to generate a movement of the ash and the slag, and to move them through the layers having a concentric section following a path; and wherein the boiler water-tube comprises output collectors configured to extract the ash and the slag moved following the path.
A sheet storage unit (40, 60, 80) that stores a sheet, the sheet storage unit (40, 60, 80) comprising: a reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) around which a tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) is wound; a first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) that rotates the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) around a rotation axis; a drum (42,62,82) that is connected to the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) via the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) and winds the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) wound around the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) together with the sheet; a second drive unit (45, 68, 88) that rotates the drum (42,62,82) around a rotation axis; and a control unit that controls at least one of the first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) and/or the second drive unit (45, 68, 88) to change tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) according to a state of the sheet storage unit (40, 60, 80); characterized in that in a case that a quantity of a plurality of the sheets wound around the drum (42,62,82) changes from a first quantity to a second quantity, the second quantity being a quantity increased from the first quantity, the control unit controls the at least one of the first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) and/or the second drive unit (45, 68, 88) to set the tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) for the second quantity lower than the tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) for the first quantity. a reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) around which a tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) is wound; a first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) that rotates the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) around a rotation axis; a drum (42,62,82) that is connected to the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) via the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) and winds the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) wound around the reel (41, 61a, 61b, 81a, 81b, 81c) together with the sheet; a second drive unit (45, 68, 88) that rotates the drum (42,62,82) around a rotation axis; and a control unit that controls at least one of the first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) and/or the second drive unit (45, 68, 88) to change tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) according to a state of the sheet storage unit (40, 60, 80); characterized in that in a case that a quantity of a plurality of the sheets wound around the drum (42,62,82) changes from a first quantity to a second quantity, the second quantity being a quantity increased from the first quantity, the control unit controls the at least one of the first drive unit (44, 67a, 67b, 87a, 87c) and/or the second drive unit (45, 68, 88) to set the tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) for the second quantity lower than the tension acting on the tape (43a, 43b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b, 83a, 83b, 83c) for the first quantity.
A computer implemented method for identifying vehicle performance, the method comprising - maintaining a database with clustered reference data based on first vehicle data from one or more first vehicles, in which each cluster in the clustered reference data is associated with a cluster significant parameter being a cluster threshold indicative of the association of the corresponding cluster, - collecting second vehicle data from one or more second vehicles different to the one or more first vehicles, - determining an associated significant parameter of the second vehicle data corresponding to the cluster significant parameter, - comparing the second vehicle data and associated significant parameter with the clustered reference data and cluster thresholds, - identifying the second vehicle data with regards to the clusters of the clustered reference data by means of the associated significant parameter and the cluster threshold, and in response of not being able to identify the second vehicle data with regards to a cluster of the clustered reference data, define the second vehicle data as an outlier, wherein the second vehicle data belongs to more than one cluster, - identifying vehicle performance being at least one of vehicle usage patterns, wear patterns, premature failure indicators and quality problems, based on the combination of cluster identification and determined outlier of the second vehicle data. - maintaining a database with clustered reference data based on first vehicle data from one or more first vehicles, in which each cluster in the clustered reference data is associated with a cluster significant parameter being a cluster threshold indicative of the association of the corresponding cluster, - collecting second vehicle data from one or more second vehicles different to the one or more first vehicles, - determining an associated significant parameter of the second vehicle data corresponding to the cluster significant parameter, - comparing the second vehicle data and associated significant parameter with the clustered reference data and cluster thresholds, - identifying the second vehicle data with regards to the clusters of the clustered reference data by means of the associated significant parameter and the cluster threshold, and in response of not being able to identify the second vehicle data with regards to a cluster of the clustered reference data, define the second vehicle data as an outlier, wherein the second vehicle data belongs to more than one cluster, - identifying vehicle performance being at least one of vehicle usage patterns, wear patterns, premature failure indicators and quality problems, based on the combination of cluster identification and determined outlier of the second vehicle data.
A wireless communication method, comprising: receiving multiple data streams, each data stream representing data for a separate user equipment; generating information symbols by multiplexing the multiple data streams; modulating each of the information symbols onto one of a set of two dimensional, 2D, orthogonal basis functions that spans at least a portion of bandwidth and time duration of an orthogonal time frequency space, OTFS, frame, wherein the set of 2D orthogonal basis functions comprises OTFS basis functions along a delay dimension and a Doppler dimension; and further processing and transmitting a transmission burst using a universal filtered multi-carrier, UFMC, technique, wherein the modulating the information symbols includes placing each information symbol on a grid along the delay dimension and the Doppler dimension, wherein at least one pilot symbol on the grid is surrounded by a rectangle of unused grid points, and wherein the modulating includes giving different ones of the set of 2D orthogonal basis functions within the OTFS frame to each user equipment to achieve multiplexing of the multiple data streams. receiving multiple data streams, each data stream representing data for a separate user equipment; generating information symbols by multiplexing the multiple data streams; modulating each of the information symbols onto one of a set of two dimensional, 2D, orthogonal basis functions that spans at least a portion of bandwidth and time duration of an orthogonal time frequency space, OTFS, frame, wherein the set of 2D orthogonal basis functions comprises OTFS basis functions along a delay dimension and a Doppler dimension; and further processing and transmitting a transmission burst using a universal filtered multi-carrier, UFMC, technique, wherein the modulating the information symbols includes placing each information symbol on a grid along the delay dimension and the Doppler dimension, wherein at least one pilot symbol on the grid is surrounded by a rectangle of unused grid points, and wherein the modulating includes giving different ones of the set of 2D orthogonal basis functions within the OTFS frame to each user equipment to achieve multiplexing of the multiple data streams.
A device for a bicycle, the device comprising: an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end arranged to be connected to the handlebar of the bicycle and a second end arranged to extend freely; at least one light source arranged to illuminate at least a part of the elongate member; wherein the elongate member is flexibly resilient such that, if a force causes the elongate member to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, the elongate member will return to the first configuration once the force is removed; and a pivot for allowing the device to move to a stowed configuration; wherein the elongate member is of a length so as to extend outwardly beyond an end of the handlebar in the first configuration; characterised in that the elongate member is transparent or translucent and the light source is arranged to direct at least a portion of the light from the light source along and within the elongate member, wherein the elongate member is movable to a stowed configuration in which the elongate member does not extend outwardly beyond the end of the handlebar. an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end arranged to be connected to the handlebar of the bicycle and a second end arranged to extend freely; at least one light source arranged to illuminate at least a part of the elongate member; wherein the elongate member is flexibly resilient such that, if a force causes the elongate member to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, the elongate member will return to the first configuration once the force is removed; and a pivot for allowing the device to move to a stowed configuration; wherein the elongate member is of a length so as to extend outwardly beyond an end of the handlebar in the first configuration; characterised in that the elongate member is transparent or translucent and the light source is arranged to direct at least a portion of the light from the light source along and within the elongate member, wherein the elongate member is movable to a stowed configuration in which the elongate member does not extend outwardly beyond the end of the handlebar.
A facility for providing peritoneal dialysis exchanges for multiple peritoneal dialysis patients comprising: a plurality of peritoneal dialysis solutions of varying concentrations; and system configured to accept information from a patient concerning a treatment prescribed for the patient via a prescription, and wherein each of the peritoneal dialysis solutions (i) is stored in the facility for the multiple peritoneal dialysis patients or (ii) is prepared on demand according to patient's prescription, wherein the prescription prescribes one of the dialysis solutions, and wherein the facility enables the patient to perform a peritoneal dialysis exchange at the facility using the prescribed peritoneal dialysis solution, and wherein the facility is outside of the patient's home. a plurality of peritoneal dialysis solutions of varying concentrations; and system configured to accept information from a patient concerning a treatment prescribed for the patient via a prescription, and wherein each of the peritoneal dialysis solutions (i) is stored in the facility for the multiple peritoneal dialysis patients or (ii) is prepared on demand according to patient's prescription, wherein the prescription prescribes one of the dialysis solutions, and wherein the facility enables the patient to perform a peritoneal dialysis exchange at the facility using the prescribed peritoneal dialysis solution, and wherein the facility is outside of the patient's home.
A method for producing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer comprising a polymerization step of obtaining a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active end by polymerizing or copolymerizing a conjugated diene compound or a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound by use of a polymerization initiator containing a compound represented by the following chemical formula or and having at least one nitrogen atom in a molecule and an organic lithium compound; and a modification step of reacting a modifier represented by the following chemical formula with the active end of the conjugated diene-based polymer: wherein R 1 and R 2, which may be the same or different, each represent any selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 14 carbon atoms and an aralkyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 1 and R 2 may bind to form a cyclic structure together with an adjacent nitrogen atom; and in this case R 1 and R 2 are hydrocarbon groups having 5 to 12 carbon atoms in total and may have an unsaturated bond and a branched structure: wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same as defined in the formula; R 3 is either an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a group represented by any one of formulas to; when R 3 is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X represents any one of Cl, Br and I; and when R 3 is a group represented by any one of the following formulas to, X is a hydrogen atom: wherein R 4 to R 7 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; R 8 represents an alkylene group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; R 9 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and n is an integer of 2 or 3.
A washing apparatus that is configured to treat laundry introduced into an interior area of the washing apparatus through a cabinet door that is coupled to a cabinet and is configured to open or close an opening of the cabinet, the washing apparatus including, a tub that is accessible through the opening in a state in which the cabinet door is opened, that is configured to store water, and that includes a tub opening at a top of the tub, and a drum that is located in the tub and that is configured to rotate about a shaft, the shaft extending in a vertical direction, characterized in that the washing apparatus further comprises a tub cover that is coupled to the tub and that covers the tub opening, wherein the tub cover includes an air channel unit (47, 49) that is configured to allow air to communicate between an interior area of the tub and an exterior area of the tub. a tub that is accessible through the opening in a state in which the cabinet door is opened, that is configured to store water, and that includes a tub opening at a top of the tub, and a drum that is located in the tub and that is configured to rotate about a shaft, the shaft extending in a vertical direction,