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A method for manufacturing a faucet, comprising the steps of: preparing metallic parts and non-metallic parts, including a manifold (150; 250) adapted to supply cool and hot water to a controlling member, and cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370); coupling the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270) to the manifold or coupling the cool and hot water flow path pipes (360, 370) to flow connection members and the manifold; moulding a lower body and an upper body around the manifold to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (360, 370) and the flow path connection members are coupled or the manifold to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270) are coupled in such a manner as to inject a resin into a space portion of a double injection mould and to fill the space portion with the resin, so that the manifold (150; 250) to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370) are coupled is surrounded with the lower body and the upper body; and assembling the lower body and the upper body in which the manifold (150; 250) coupled to the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370) is accommodated to other parts constituting the faucet; characterized in that the resin is a liquid type ABS resin. preparing metallic parts and non-metallic parts, including a manifold (150; 250) adapted to supply cool and hot water to a controlling member, and cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370); coupling the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270) to the manifold or coupling the cool and hot water flow path pipes (360, 370) to flow connection members and the manifold; moulding a lower body and an upper body around the manifold to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (360, 370) and the flow path connection members are coupled or the manifold to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270) are coupled in such a manner as to inject a resin into a space portion of a double injection mould and to fill the space portion with the resin, so that the manifold (150; 250) to which the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370) are coupled is surrounded with the lower body and the upper body; and assembling the lower body and the upper body in which the manifold (150; 250) coupled to the cool and hot water flow path pipes (260, 270; 360, 370) is accommodated to other parts constituting the faucet; characterized in that the resin is a liquid type ABS resin.
An oral tobacco product for causing a user to absorb active constituents of tobacco via saliva of the user when the oral tobacco product is put in the mouth of the user, the oral tobacco product comprising: a tobacco mixture containing tobacco particles made from tobacco materials as a major ingredient; and a pouch made from a wrapper to enclose said tobacco mixture, the wrapper being water-permeable, characterised in that the pouch includes a water-repellent area (30; 31a-31b; 32a-32b; 33a-33d; 34a-34d) formed on at least either an outer or an inner surface of the wrapper to account for 20 to 60% of the entire outer or inner surface of the wrapper, said water-repellent area providing water-repellency for the wrapper and preventing permeation of water coming out from the tobacco particles. a tobacco mixture containing tobacco particles made from tobacco materials as a major ingredient; and a pouch made from a wrapper to enclose said tobacco mixture, the wrapper being water-permeable, characterised in that the pouch includes a water-repellent area (30; 31a-31b; 32a-32b; 33a-33d; 34a-34d) formed on at least either an outer or an inner surface of the wrapper to account for 20 to 60% of the entire outer or inner surface of the wrapper, said water-repellent area providing water-repellency for the wrapper and preventing permeation of water coming out from the tobacco particles.
A curable composition comprising: a) at least one epoxide compound E having at least two epoxide groups; b) at least one amine A having at least two amine hydrogens; and c) at least one acrylic ester U; wherein the epoxide compound E comprises at least one epoxide compound E', the amine A comprises at least one amine A', and the acrylic ester U comprises at least one monofunctional acrylic ester U' whose Hansen solubility parameters at 23°C for the dipole forces δ ρ and for the specific interactions δ h satisfy the following conditions: δ p U ′ − δ p E ′ 2 + δ h U ′ − δ h E ′ 2 ≥ 1.5 and δ p U ′ 2 + δ h U ′ 2 − δ p Α ′ 2 + δ h Α ′ 2 ≥ 0, where the term "monofunctional" is understood to mean that the acrylic ester has only one acrylate group (H2C=CH-COO-). a) at least one epoxide compound E having at least two epoxide groups; b) at least one amine A having at least two amine hydrogens; and c) at least one acrylic ester U;
A method for preparing adjuvanted virosomes, comprising the steps of: (i) providing an aqueous composition of non-adjuvanted virosomes comprising a membrane fusion protein; (ii) dissolving an amphiphilic adjuvant in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-aqueous solvent which can form a homogeneous mixture with water, wherein said non-aqueous adjuvant solvent has a solubility in water of at least 5 g/100 mL at 20°C; and (iii) diluting said adjuvant solution in said aqueous virosome composition to induce insertion of adjuvant in the outer leaflet of the virosomal membrane while preserving membrane fusion activity of the virosomes, as determined by in vitro fusion measurements using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). (i) providing an aqueous composition of non-adjuvanted virosomes comprising a membrane fusion protein; (ii) dissolving an amphiphilic adjuvant in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-aqueous solvent which can form a homogeneous mixture with water, wherein said non-aqueous adjuvant solvent has a solubility in water of at least 5 g/100 mL at 20°C; and (iii) diluting said adjuvant solution in said aqueous virosome composition to induce insertion of adjuvant in the outer leaflet of the virosomal membrane while preserving membrane fusion activity of the virosomes, as determined by in vitro fusion measurements using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).
A method of analyzing biological data, the method comprising: inputting by a computer biological data containing at least a protein expression level of MX dynamin-like GTPase 1 and a protein expression level of C-reactive protein in the blood of a subject; calculating by the computer a distance d between a segment S ROI of a curved line S and an axis π defined by a direction, said distance d being calculated, perpendicularly to said axis π, between a point P on said axis π and a corresponding point on said curved line, said point being defined by a coordinate δ along said direction; and correlating said distance to the presence of, absence of, or likelihood that the subject has, a bacterial infection; wherein at least 90% of said segment is between a lower bound line S LB =f(δ)-ε 0 and an upper bound line S UB =f(δ)+ε 1, wherein said f(δ) equals 1/(1+exp(-δ)), wherein said coordinate δ, once calculated, equals a 0 +a 1 X+a 2 Y, wherein said X is a value of said CRP in μg/ml, and said Y is a value of said MX1 in ng/ml, wherein each of said ε 0 and said ε 1 is less than 0.5, and wherein a 0 is from 0.4 to 0.5, a 1 is from 0.015 to 0.02, and a 2 is from -0.0025 to -0.0018. inputting by a computer biological data containing at least a protein expression level of MX dynamin-like GTPase 1 and a protein expression level of C-reactive protein in the blood of a subject; calculating by the computer a distance d between a segment S ROI of a curved line S and an axis π defined by a direction, said distance d being calculated, perpendicularly to said axis π, between a point P on said axis π and a corresponding point on said curved line, said point being defined by a coordinate δ along said direction; and correlating said distance to the presence of, absence of, or likelihood that the subject has, a bacterial infection; wherein at least 90% of said segment is between a lower bound line S LB =f(δ)-ε 0 and an upper bound line S UB =f(δ)+ε 1, wherein said f(δ) equals 1/(1+exp(-δ)), wherein said coordinate δ, once calculated, equals a 0 +a 1 X+a 2 Y, wherein said X is a value of said CRP in μg/ml, and said Y is a value of said MX1 in ng/ml, wherein each of said ε 0 and said ε 1 is less than 0.5, and wherein a 0 is from 0.4 to 0.5, a 1 is from 0.015 to 0.02, and a 2 is from -0.0025 to -0.0018.
A system, comprising: a voice recording apparatus for recording an audio recording of a patient during a time interval; a speech recognition unit for receiving the audio recording and determining, from the audio recording, a number of speech pauses during the time interval and a length of each of the pauses; and a processor; characterized in that the processor is adapted for determining, based on the number of pauses and the length of each of the pauses, a breathlessness score for the patient corresponding to the time interval. a voice recording apparatus for recording an audio recording of a patient during a time interval; a speech recognition unit for receiving the audio recording and determining, from the audio recording, a number of speech pauses during the time interval and a length of each of the pauses; and a processor; characterized in that the processor is adapted for determining, based on the number of pauses and the length of each of the pauses, a breathlessness score for the patient corresponding to the time interval.
A process for the enhancement of the biodegradability of polyolefinic materials comprising the steps of: a. providing a polyolefinic material; b. mixing the polyolefinic material with at least a fatty reagent, with a ratio of fatty reagent/polyolefinic material ranging from 1/5 to 1/1 in weight; c. heating up the polyolefinic material mixed with the at least a fatty reagent to the melting temperature of the polyolefinic material, in order to obtain a melted material; d. letting cool the melted material at room temperature for a time sufficient to obtain a solidified product; e. incubating the solidified product with at least a fungal mycelium selected from fungal strains secreting Unspecific Peroxygenases, in presence of at least a fungal culture medium. a. providing a polyolefinic material; b. mixing the polyolefinic material with at least a fatty reagent, with a ratio of fatty reagent/polyolefinic material ranging from 1/5 to 1/1 in weight; c. heating up the polyolefinic material mixed with the at least a fatty reagent to the melting temperature of the polyolefinic material, in order to obtain a melted material; d. letting cool the melted material at room temperature for a time sufficient to obtain a solidified product; e. incubating the solidified product with at least a fungal mycelium selected from fungal strains secreting Unspecific Peroxygenases, in presence of at least a fungal culture medium.
A computer-implemented method for determining failures in laboratory equipment, the method comprising the rule generation steps: a) receiving a desired probability of false rejection, P̌ fr, and a desired error detection rate, Ě D, such as a desired probability of error detection, P̌ ed, relating to one or more QC levels, J, of quality control, QC, samples to be processed by the equipment; b) setting a number of runs, R, to one; c) calculating an error detection rate, Ê D, based at least partially on R; d) determining if Ê D is below Ě D, and if so: increase R by one, and repeat steps c) to d), and if not: define a rule for determining failures in the laboratory equipment based, at least partially, on R; the method further comprising rule application steps: e) receiving or collecting standardized QC results, preferably from at least R runs of QC samples generated by the equipment; f) applying the rule defined in step d) to the standardized QC results; g) determining failures in the equipment, if the standardized QC results comply with the rule. a) receiving a desired probability of false rejection, P̌ fr, and a desired error detection rate, Ě D, such as a desired probability of error detection, P̌ ed, relating to one or more QC levels, J, of quality control, QC, samples to be processed by the equipment; b) setting a number of runs, R, to one; c) calculating an error detection rate, Ê D, based at least partially on R; d) determining if Ê D is below Ě D, and if so: increase R by one, and repeat steps c) to d), and if not: define a rule for determining failures in the laboratory equipment based, at least partially, on R; increase R by one, and repeat steps c) to d), and if not: define a rule for determining failures in the laboratory equipment based, at least partially, on R; e) receiving or collecting standardized QC results, preferably from at least R runs of QC samples generated by the equipment; f) applying the rule defined in step d) to the standardized QC results; g) determining failures in the equipment, if the standardized QC results comply with the rule.
A mobile communication method comprising: a step of causing a radio access network apparatus (eNB, RNC) to broadcast existing parameters including a first idle mode cell reselection threshold used by a mobile station to perform cell reselection processing based on a result of Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ, measurement in six resource blocks and wideband parameters including a second idle mode cell reselection threshold different from the first threshold used to perform cell reselection processing based on a result of RSRQ measurement in a bandwidth larger than six resource blocks; a step of causing a mobile station capable of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks to use the wideband parameters to perform the cell reselection processing based on the result of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks for cell reselection; and a step of causing a mobile station incapable of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks to use the existing parameters to perform the cell reselection processing based on the result of the RSRQ measurement in six resource blocks for cell reselection. a step of causing a radio access network apparatus (eNB, RNC) to broadcast existing parameters including a first idle mode cell reselection threshold used by a mobile station to perform cell reselection processing based on a result of Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ, measurement in six resource blocks and wideband parameters including a second idle mode cell reselection threshold different from the first threshold used to perform cell reselection processing based on a result of RSRQ measurement in a bandwidth larger than six resource blocks; a step of causing a mobile station capable of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks to use the wideband parameters to perform the cell reselection processing based on the result of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks for cell reselection; and a step of causing a mobile station incapable of the RSRQ measurement in the bandwidth larger than six resource blocks to use the existing parameters to perform the cell reselection processing based on the result of the RSRQ measurement in six resource blocks for cell reselection.
Motor vehicle with at least one first Component, with a on first component second Component, with at least one flexible Component and with a Fastening device for Setting the component on first Component, wherein the fastening device comprises: at least a Fixing means which a fixing section on which at least the flexible Component, in particular a Cable and / or a hose, fixable is, at least a Recording means that a Receiving section into which the Fixing means with a Coupling section of the fixing means along one coupling direction insertable and in it definable is, and that at a external surface of the first component on a Joining area of the first component adjacent definable or set is, where the second component along one Joining direction in the direction on the first component movable and on first Component on joining area can be defined is, wherein the receiving portion of the receiving means and / or the coupling portion of the recording medium Fixing means the joining area against the Joining direction at least in some areas towering and wherein the receiving portion of the receiving means for external surface of the first component a Distance through which the receiving portion and the on Recording section Fixing means for on joining area arranged second component - transverse to joining direction considered - at least through a gap without contact spaced apart are.
A cooking apparatus comprising: an input panel including a plurality of touch buttons; and a processor configured to: enter a calibration mode according to a predetermined event, receive a signal corresponding to a test input for a touch button among the plurality of touch buttons from the input panel in the calibration mode, characterized in that based on the strength of the received signal being smaller than the threshold value for identifying whether the touch button was touched, reduce the threshold value by a predetermined ratio, identify whether the strength of a newly acquired signal received from the input panel for the touch button after the threshold value is reduced is greater than or equal to the reduced threshold value, and based on the strength of the newly acquired signal being smaller than the reduced threshold value, additionally reduce the reduced threshold value by the predetermined ratio. an input panel including a plurality of touch buttons; and a processor configured to: enter a calibration mode according to a predetermined event, receive a signal corresponding to a test input for a touch button among the plurality of touch buttons from the input panel in the calibration mode, enter a calibration mode according to a predetermined event, receive a signal corresponding to a test input for a touch button among the plurality of touch buttons from the input panel in the calibration mode, characterized in that based on the strength of the received signal being smaller than the threshold value for identifying whether the touch button was touched, reduce the threshold value by a predetermined ratio, identify whether the strength of a newly acquired signal received from the input panel for the touch button after the threshold value is reduced is greater than or equal to the reduced threshold value, and based on the strength of the newly acquired signal being smaller than the reduced threshold value, additionally reduce the reduced threshold value by the predetermined ratio. identify whether the strength of a newly acquired signal received from the input panel for the touch button after the threshold value is reduced is greater than or equal to the reduced threshold value, and based on the strength of the newly acquired signal being smaller than the reduced threshold value, additionally reduce the reduced threshold value by the predetermined ratio.
A sole configured for use with an orthopedic walking brace, comprising a proximal surface and a distal surface (522, 620), the proximal surface configured to receive a patient's foot, and the distal surface having a posterior region, a mid region, and an anterior region, wherein: the posterior region is configured to lie under a heel portion of the patient's foot, and has a first anterior-posterior curvature, the mid region is configured to lie under a center portion of the patient's foot, and has a second AP curvature, and the anterior region is configured to lie under an anterior metatarsal and toe portion of the patient's foot, characterised in that the anterior region has a third AP curvature that increases from a posterior side of the anterior region toward a middle portion of the anterior region and decreases from the middle portion toward an anterior side of the anterior region. the posterior region is configured to lie under a heel portion of the patient's foot, and has a first anterior-posterior curvature, the mid region is configured to lie under a center portion of the patient's foot, and has a second AP curvature, and the anterior region is configured to lie under an anterior metatarsal and toe portion of the patient's foot, characterised in that the anterior region has a third AP curvature that increases from a posterior side of the anterior region toward a middle portion of the anterior region and decreases from the middle portion toward an anterior side of the anterior region.
A method in a first network node, of assisting a first Optical Network Unit, ONU, starting up a communication with an Optical Line Terminal, OLT, the first network node being communicatively coupled to the OLT, the first ONU that is not yet in operation and a first number of ONUs (130a, 130b, 130d) that are already in operation, the first number being a natural number, each of the first number of ONUs (130a, 130b, 130d) being assigned to a time interval within an upstream frame to transmit an upstream burst to the OLT, at least one predetermined time slot in the upstream frame being not assigned to any of the first number of ONUs (130a, 130b, 130d); the method comprising: a) receiving an upstream optical signal comprising burst signals transmitted by the first number of ONUs (130a, 130b, 130d) in response to a downstream frame respectively on the time interval assigned to them; b) providing the upstream optical signal to the first ONU that is not yet in operation. a) receiving an upstream optical signal comprising burst signals transmitted by the first number of ONUs (130a, 130b, 130d) in response to a downstream frame respectively on the time interval assigned to them; b) providing the upstream optical signal to the first ONU that is not yet in operation.
An arrangement of a common rail and a pressure sensor, the common rail adapted to be arranged in a fuel injection equipment of an internal combustion engine, said common rail having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end wherein is arranged the pressure sensor to a second end, said body defining a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall surrounding a cylindrical internal space wherein in use, highly pressurised fuel is stored, wherein the common rail further comprises a transverse wall arranged in the vicinity of said first end, said transverse wall sealingly closing said internal space so that, in use, pressurised fuel retained in the inner space exerts forces on an inner face of said transverse wall and wherein the transverse wall is arranged slightly inside the first end of the common rail thus defining a recess opening in said first end, the recess being defined between the very end of the peripheral wall and an outer face of the transverse wall that forms the bottom of said recess and wherein said transverse wall is integral to the peripheral wall, the pressure sensor having a force sensing device fixed on the outer face of the transverse wall and residing within the recess, said force sensing device being adapted to generate a signal representative of the pressure in the internal space; the assembly further comprising an electric connector arranged at the first end of the common rail, said connector having pins electrically connected to the force sensing device.