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A method of detecting urine and/or feces comprising: - detecting the concentration of at least one gas component indicative of urine and the concentration of at least one gas component indicative of feces; characterized in that it comprises: - registering, for each gas component, a characteristic (10, 11) corresponding to the variation over time of the concentration of each gas component; - comparing said registered characteristic (10, 11) with a predetermined characteristic (12, 13) for the corresponding gas component; - indicating a presence of urine if the registered characteristic of at least one gas component indicative of urine generally conforms with the predetermined characteristic of the same gas component; and - indicating a presence of feces if the registered characteristic (10, 11) of at least one gas component indicative of feces generally conforms to the predetermined characteristic (12, 13) of the same gas component, and wherein the predetermined characteristic (12, 13) varies overtime and the registered characteristic (10, 11) is determined to conform to the predetermined characteristic (12, 13) if the registered characteristic (10, 11) follows the variation over time of the predetermined characteristic (12, 13), wherein the indication of any presence of urine and feces, respectively, comprises - determining whether the concentration of any of said gas components exceeds at least one predetermined limit value during a predetermined period of time, or - determining whether a derivative of the registered characteristic (10, 11) during a predetermined period of time generally conforms to a corresponding expected derivative of the predetermined characteristic (12, 13). - detecting the concentration of at least one gas component indicative of urine and the concentration of at least one gas component indicative of feces; - registering, for each gas component, a characteristic (10, 11) corresponding to the variation over time of the concentration of each gas component; - comparing said registered characteristic (10, 11) with a predetermined characteristic (12, 13) for the corresponding gas component; - indicating a presence of urine if the registered characteristic of at least one gas component indicative of urine generally conforms with the predetermined characteristic of the same gas component; and - indicating a presence of feces if the registered characteristic (10, 11) of at least one gas component indicative of feces generally conforms to the predetermined characteristic (12, 13) of the same gas component, and - determining whether the concentration of any of said gas components exceeds at least one predetermined limit value during a predetermined period of time, or - determining whether a derivative of the registered characteristic (10, 11) during a predetermined period of time generally conforms to a corresponding expected derivative of the predetermined characteristic (12, 13).
A distributed sensing system (200,400) for monitoring pressure of a tire of an aircraft and for use in a landing gear of the aircraft including a tire (474-1,474-2), a wheel (472-1,472-2), and a stationary structure, the distributed sensing system (200,400) comprising: a distributed sensing portion installable on the wheel and configured to receive a power signal from a primary portion, the distributed sensing portion including, a sensor capable of monitoring the pressure of the tire and outputting an analog reading, an analog to digital converter configured to convert the analog reading to a raw digital signal, and a microcontroller configured to compensate the raw digital signal to a conditioned digital signal based on the monitored pressure of the tire, and to modulate the power signal received from the primary portion to encode the conditioned digital signal in the power signal by modulating a current flow to the distributed sensing portion; and the distributed sensing system further comprising: the primary portion installable on the stationary structure and configured to wirelessly provide the power signal to the distributed sensing portion and including, a signal demodulation module configured to extract the conditioned digital signal from the modulated power signal and, a controller configured to communicate data with a brake control unit of the aircraft,the data being based on the conditioned digital signal. a distributed sensing portion installable on the wheel and configured to receive a power signal from a primary portion, the distributed sensing portion including, a sensor capable of monitoring the pressure of the tire and outputting an analog reading, an analog to digital converter configured to convert the analog reading to a raw digital signal, and a microcontroller configured to compensate the raw digital signal to a conditioned digital signal based on the monitored pressure of the tire, and to modulate the power signal received from the primary portion to encode the conditioned digital signal in the power signal by modulating a current flow to the distributed sensing portion; and a sensor capable of monitoring the pressure of the tire and outputting an analog reading, an analog to digital converter configured to convert the analog reading to a raw digital signal, and a microcontroller configured to compensate the raw digital signal to a conditioned digital signal based on the monitored pressure of the tire, and to modulate the power signal received from the primary portion to encode the conditioned digital signal in the power signal by modulating a current flow to the distributed sensing portion; and the distributed sensing system further comprising: the primary portion installable on the stationary structure and configured to wirelessly provide the power signal to the distributed sensing portion and including, a signal demodulation module configured to extract the conditioned digital signal from the modulated power signal and, a controller configured to communicate data with a brake control unit of the aircraft,the data being based on the conditioned digital signal.
A method for data distribution across a trunked network, the method comprising: receiving (1.1) a data packet at a packet processing node; modifying (2.2, 2.3) at least one existing field in a first layer of the data packet, and determining (2.4) the line of the trunked network that the data packet will be sent to based on the at least one modified field wherein the at least one existing field in the first layer of the data packet is modified based on information in at least one existing field in a second layer of the data packet, said at least one existing field in the first layer comprises at least one Layer 2 field, the step of modifying said at least one Layer 2 field includes modifying the Media Access Control, MAC, destination address wherein there is at least one MAC destination address reserved for each port in the output trunk. receiving (1.1) a data packet at a packet processing node; modifying (2.2, 2.3) at least one existing field in a first layer of the data packet, and determining (2.4) the line of the trunked network that the data packet will be sent to based on the at least one modified field wherein the at least one existing field in the first layer of the data packet is modified based on information in at least one existing field in a second layer of the data packet, said at least one existing field in the first layer comprises at least one Layer 2 field, the step of modifying said at least one Layer 2 field includes modifying the Media Access Control, MAC, destination address wherein there is at least one MAC destination address reserved for each port in the output trunk.
A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine comprising: an outer ring; an inner ring; a multiple of airfoils between said outer ring and said inner ring; and a spring biased tie-rod assembly mounted through at least one of said multiple of airfoils; characterised in that: the spring biased tie-rod assembly includes a tie rod and a split retainer (126A, 126B), the split retainer (126A, 126B) interfacing with a flared end section (134A, 134B) of the tie rod. an outer ring; an inner ring; a multiple of airfoils between said outer ring and said inner ring; and a spring biased tie-rod assembly mounted through at least one of said multiple of airfoils; characterised in that: the spring biased tie-rod assembly includes a tie rod and a split retainer (126A, 126B), the split retainer (126A, 126B) interfacing with a flared end section (134A, 134B) of the tie rod.
Reflector for semiconductor light sources, in particular for a downlight, said reflector comprising an inner space delimited by a reflector surrounding wall and a light exit side that is arranged at a longitudinal end of the reflector and on which the inner space is open, wherein a light source point is provided in the inner space and in the transverse direction of the reflector being peripherally surrounded by the reflector surrounding wall, at which light source point a center of an emitting surface of a light source in the reflector can be arranged, wherein the reflector surrounding wall has a recess through which the one light source arranged in the reflector can be electrically contacted and fixed, wherein on the inner side of the reflector surrounding wall facing the inner space facets are disposed that have a surface that is reflecting and curved in the longitudinal direction and/or transverse direction, wherein the radius of curvature of the facets assigned to the curvature in the longitudinal direction, averaged over all the facets the center of the surface thereof has the same distance from the light source point, varies as a function of this facet distance, wherein the radius of curvature of the facets assigned to the curvature in the transverse direction, averaged over all the facets the center of the surface thereof having the same distance, with regard to the transverse direction, from the axis running through the light source point in the longitudinal direction, varies as a function of this transverse distance, wherein the radius of curvature of the facets assigned to the curvature in the longitudinal direction increases with an increasing facet distance, characterized in that the radius of curvature of the facets assigned to the curvature in the transverse direction decreases with an increasing transverse distance.
An infrared light transmissive optical material (10, 100, 120, 130, 200), comprising: a first ceramic phase comprising a first ceramic material and a first dopant distributed therein; and a second ceramic phase homogenously intermixed with the first ceramic phase and comprising a second ceramic material and a second dopant distributed therein; wherein the first dopant increases the refractive index of the first ceramic material, relative to a refractive index of a corresponding first ceramic material that is free of the first dopant and the second dopant decreases the refractive index of the second ceramic material, relative to a refractive index of a corresponding second ceramic material that is free of the second dopant, and the first dopant and the second dopant independently range from 0.5 wt% to 50 wt% of the first ceramic phase and the second ceramic phase, respectively and are present in an amount such that a difference in a refractive index of the first ceramic phase and of the second ceramic phase is in a range of from about 0.001 to about 0.2. a first ceramic phase comprising a first ceramic material and a first dopant distributed therein; and a second ceramic phase homogenously intermixed with the first ceramic phase and comprising a second ceramic material and a second dopant distributed therein; the first dopant increases the refractive index of the first ceramic material, relative to a refractive index of a corresponding first ceramic material that is free of the first dopant and the second dopant decreases the refractive index of the second ceramic material, relative to a refractive index of a corresponding second ceramic material that is free of the second dopant, and the first dopant and the second dopant independently range from 0.5 wt% to 50 wt% of the first ceramic phase and the second ceramic phase, respectively and are present in an amount such that a difference in a refractive index of the first ceramic phase and of the second ceramic phase is in a range of from about 0.001 to about 0.2.
A laser fiber, having a distal end having a laser fiber face; comprising a tip addition attached to the laser fiber face; the material of the tip addition comprising a material which absorbs laser energy and being configured to fragment and/or melt; wherein, upon impingement of laser energy through the laser fiber to the laser fiber face and to the tip addition, the tip addition fragments and/or melts, characterized in that the tip addition is formed in one of a spherically shaped surface or a hemispherically shaped surface.
Method for the operating glow plugs that project with a glow element into a diesel engine which interacts with an engine control unit and with a glow plug control unit which, following a preheating phase, controls the electric power supplied to the glow plugs in dependence on an input received from the engine control unit, wherein the engine control unit determines a value defining a reference steady-state temperature that is to be reached at the glow element, and transmits this value as target value to the glow plug control unit which implements this target with an algorithm stored in the glow plug control unit taking into account characteristic values stored in the glow plug control unit, characterized in that the target value effectuates a change of the steady-state temperature of the heater element from a first reference steady-state temperature to a second reference steady-state temperature, wherein the algorithm executed during heat-up effectuates an overshooting of the temperature of the glow element over the second reference steady-state temperature and the algorithm executed during cooling effectuates an undershooting of the temperature of the glow element over the second reference steady-state temperature.
An apparatus for a torque limiter, comprising: an indication device configured to provide an indication that the torque limiter has tripped, and of the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter when the torque limiter tripped, in use; and a movable component configured to move in first and second opposing directions based on the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter, wherein the movable component is connected to the indication device, such that, in use, the indication device moves or otherwise indicates the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter based on whether the movable component moves in the first or second direction; characterised in that: said indication device and said movable component are interconnected by a device configured to amplify the movement of the movable component. an indication device configured to provide an indication that the torque limiter has tripped, and of the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter when the torque limiter tripped, in use; and a movable component configured to move in first and second opposing directions based on the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter, wherein the movable component is connected to the indication device, such that, in use, the indication device moves or otherwise indicates the direction of torque applied to the torque limiter based on whether the movable component moves in the first or second direction; characterised in that: said indication device and said movable component are interconnected by a device configured to amplify the movement of the movable component.
A hard surface treatment composition comprising: a) particle having particle size of no greater than 3 microns; b) non-volatile silicone; and c) at least 30% of water by weight of the composition, wherein the weight ratio of the particle to the non-volatile silicone is at least 3:1. a) particle having particle size of no greater than 3 microns; b) non-volatile silicone; and c) at least 30% of water by weight of the composition,
A control device for a component mounting machine, which is for mounting electronic components on a circuit board and which is provided with a feeder that is configured to supply the electronic components by feeding carrier tape housing the electronic components, the control device comprising: an error detecting section configured to detect a pickup error in which the electronic component was not picked up during pickup operation of picking up and holding the electronic component supplied by the feeder; characterized by a recovery control section configured to perform recovery processing of picking up the electronic component by performing the pickup operation again in a case in which a quantity of the pickup errors that has occurred consecutively during multiple attempts at the pickup operation is less than a threshold value (Tr); a tape management section configured to acquire a remaining amount of the carrier tape at the feeder; and a threshold changing section configured to change the threshold value (Tr) based on the acquired remaining amount of the carrier tape. an error detecting section configured to detect a pickup error in which the electronic component was not picked up during pickup operation of picking up and holding the electronic component supplied by the feeder; characterized by a recovery control section configured to perform recovery processing of picking up the electronic component by performing the pickup operation again in a case in which a quantity of the pickup errors that has occurred consecutively during multiple attempts at the pickup operation is less than a threshold value (Tr); a tape management section configured to acquire a remaining amount of the carrier tape at the feeder; and a threshold changing section configured to change the threshold value (Tr) based on the acquired remaining amount of the carrier tape.
Hub for a wheel, designed to be fastened to a frame element of a cycle, having a central shaft about which is mounted so as to be able to rotate a hub body and at least one cap placed at the end of said shaft, said cap having a first cylindrical wall intended to slide against a second cylindrical wall produced on the shaft, an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface being defined on the cap and the shaft, so as to produce a radial space between them, said hub also having an element for retaining the cap on the shaft that is placed in said radial space, said retention element having at least one portion that bears simultaneously (with point contact) on the central shaft and the cap, characterized in that the retention element is constituted by a metal pin.
A baking oven comprising: a plurality of oven chambers, at least one oven chamber comprising: at least one heating means including at least one heating element (18, 20) for generating heat; one or more baking trays; at least one support means including a rotatable turntable supporting the one or more baking trays in a baking tray position within the oven chamber; wherein the at least one oven chamber has an active region under the baking tray position and an inactive region positioned outwardly of the active region, the baking tray position defining a rectangle centred on an axis of rotation of the rotatable turntable, and an active region outer boundary is defined as being within a circle defined by rotation of an outer most corner of the rectangle, the at least one heating element being positioned within the active region for more directly heating an underside of the baking tray position; wherein the at least one heating element (18, 20) extends from a wall of the oven into the active region, each of the at least one heating element (18, 20) having an inactive portion and an active portion, the inactive portion extending from the wall to the active portion which extends within the active region, the at least one heating element (18, 20) is arranged to provide more than 2 times greater power density to the active region than to the inactive region, and characterised in that the inactive portion of the at least one heating element (18, 20) does not produce heat. at least one heating means including at least one heating element (18, 20) for generating heat; one or more baking trays; at least one support means including a rotatable turntable supporting the one or more baking trays in a baking tray position within the oven chamber; wherein the at least one oven chamber has an active region under the baking tray position and an inactive region positioned outwardly of the active region, the baking tray position defining a rectangle centred on an axis of rotation of the rotatable turntable, and an active region outer boundary is defined as being within a circle defined by rotation of an outer most corner of the rectangle, the at least one heating element being positioned within the active region for more directly heating an underside of the baking tray position; wherein the at least one heating element (18, 20) extends from a wall of the oven into the active region, each of the at least one heating element (18, 20) having an inactive portion and an active portion, the inactive portion extending from the wall to the active portion which extends within the active region, the at least one heating element (18, 20) is arranged to provide more than 2 times greater power density to the active region than to the inactive region, and characterised in that the inactive portion of the at least one heating element (18, 20) does not produce heat.
A peptide, or salt thereof, comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence with at least 90% homology with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 RIHMVYSKRSGKPRGYAFIEY [SEQ ID NO: 1], comprising: (i) a phosphoserine at position 10, and (ii) an oxidized methionine at position 4. (i) a phosphoserine at position 10, and (ii) an oxidized methionine at position 4.
An electric drive for a bicycle, comprising, - an electric motor having a drive shaft, - a driven shaft for coupling to a wheel drive of the bicycle, - a transmission comprising a plurality of gears which drivingly connects, in a rotational drive direction, the drive shaft to the driven shaft, - wherein the plurality of gears comprises a first gear and a second gear which engage with each other, - whereby the rotational axes of the first gear and second gear are non-parallel and non-intersecting. - characterized in that, when viewed along an axis perpendicular to the rotational axes (5,7) of the first gear and the second gear, the angle between rotational axes (5, 7) of the first gear and the second gear is in the range of 10 deg to 20 deg. - an electric motor having a drive shaft, - a driven shaft for coupling to a wheel drive of the bicycle, - a transmission comprising a plurality of gears which drivingly connects, in a rotational drive direction, the drive shaft to the driven shaft, - wherein the plurality of gears comprises a first gear and a second gear which engage with each other, - whereby the rotational axes of the first gear and second gear are non-parallel and non-intersecting. - characterized in that, when viewed along an axis perpendicular to the rotational axes (5,7) of the first gear and the second gear, the angle between rotational axes (5, 7) of the first gear and the second gear is in the range of 10 deg to 20 deg.
A composition for rectal use comprising: - honey in a weight percentage >50% w/w - glycerine in a weight percentage of between 10-25% w/w for use in the treatment of constipation in a subject in need thereof. - honey in a weight percentage >50% w/w - glycerine in a weight percentage of between 10-25% w/w for use in the treatment of constipation in a subject in need thereof.
Sliding plug door for a rail vehicle, having a door frame or a portal frame, at least one door leaf and at least one lighting means in the door region, characterised in that the lighting means is an LED strip or an LED chain located in a groove of the door frame or portal frame at a point which is at least substantially covered by the door leaf in the closed state of the door.