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A method of delivering video content to a client device from a server, said video content comprising a sequence of segments and wherein each of the segments is encoded at a plurality of bit rates, said method comprising: a) receiving information at the client device about each segment, wherein the information comprises the bit rates, the duration, and a viewer importance parameter associated with each segment; b) estimating the network bit rate between the server and the client device; c) calculating the time available to download a first segment, using the duration of the video content buffered at the client device, the duration of said first segment, and the minimum buffer duration to avoid buffer underflow; d) determining a maximum segment bit rate in dependence on the estimated network bitrate, on the duration of said first segment, and on the time available to download; e) scaling the maximum segment bit rate by applying a rate scale factor to the determined maximum segment bit rate, wherein the rate scale factor is at least dependent on the viewer importance parameter associated with the first segment; f) identifying and selecting a bit rate for the first segment that is no greater than the scaled maximum segment bitrate; g) delivering the identified first segment to the client device; whereby, when the viewer importance parameter associated with said first segment is higher than the viewer importance parameter associated with a second segment, the identified bit rate is higher for the first segment than for the second segment. a) receiving information at the client device about each segment, wherein the information comprises the bit rates, the duration, and a viewer importance parameter associated with each segment; b) estimating the network bit rate between the server and the client device; c) calculating the time available to download a first segment, using the duration of the video content buffered at the client device, the duration of said first segment, and the minimum buffer duration to avoid buffer underflow; d) determining a maximum segment bit rate in dependence on the estimated network bitrate, on the duration of said first segment, and on the time available to download; e) scaling the maximum segment bit rate by applying a rate scale factor to the determined maximum segment bit rate, wherein the rate scale factor is at least dependent on the viewer importance parameter associated with the first segment; f) identifying and selecting a bit rate for the first segment that is no greater than the scaled maximum segment bitrate; g) delivering the identified first segment to the client device; whereby, when the viewer importance parameter associated with said first segment is higher than the viewer importance parameter associated with a second segment, the identified bit rate is higher for the first segment than for the second segment.
An isolated promoter sequence comprising a nucleic acid of between 500 and 1700 nucleotides in length having at least 98% identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, or SEQ ID NO:7.
A method of increasing carbon capture in a fermentation process, the method including gasification of a feedstock to produce a syngas substrate in a gasifier and contacting at least a portion of the syngas substrate with one or more micro-organisms in a bioreactor to produce one or more products, wherein the products are one or more acids and/or alcohols, wherein an exit stream exits the bioreactor and wherein at least a portion of the exit stream is passed into the gasifier.
An apparatus for processing data from at least one digital signal for a system for transmitting and/or receiving RF signals of active antenna type comprising a plurality of radiating elements and capable of forming at least one beam by computation using a plurality of combiners, characterised in that it comprises at least two combiner arrays (501-503 and 511-513), at least one vector converter and one inverse converter, the vector converter comprises an input channel and at least two output channels (721, 722), and is capable of converting an integer digital datum of the digital signal present on the input channel into a vector representation by at least two components in residue arithmetic on the output channels (721, 722), one output channel being dedicated to each component, the inverse converter comprises at least two input channels (91, 92) and one output channel, and is capable of converting the datum in vector representation defined by at least two components in residue arithmetic present on the input channels into an integer digital datum on the output channel, one input channel being dedicated to each component, the vector converter and the inverse converter being arranged on either side of the combiner arrays and the combiner arrays being arranged so as to process in parallel said components in residue arithmetic to form the beam in reception mode or the excitation signal of a radiating element of the antenna in transmission mode, one combiner array performing the processing operations associated with a specific component in residue arithmetic, a sub-set of said components of a combiner being implanted in a digital apparatus and/or card and/or circuit of combiner arrays type.
A door weather strip comprising: an installation base member operatively coupled on a peripheral edge of a door of an automobile; and a main seal part integrally molded with an inner-cabin side of the installation base member, the main seal part making elastic contact with a door opening edge of a body when the door is in a closed position, whereby a die molded part on a corner part connects an extrusion molded part on a roof side and an extrusion molded part on a pillar side, characterized in that an installation base member of said extrusion molded part on the roof side has a super-soft seal lip made of highly foamed sponge formed thereon, the super-soft seal lip making elastic contact with the peripheral edge of said door, an installation base member of said die molded part has a die molded seal lip formed thereon, the die molded seal lip making elastic contact with the peripheral edge of said door, the die molded seal lip being connected to the super-soft seal lip by die molding, wherein: thickness of said die molded seal lip is thicker: in a range from a position on a straight part on a roof side of said die molded part to a position on a curve; or in a range from the position on said straight part on the roof side to a position on a straight part on a pillar side close to said extrusion molded part on the pillar side via said curve; than thickness of said die molded seal lip in a range (40a-40c) from a position of connection between said extrusion molded part on the roof side and the die molded part to the position on the straight part on the roof side of said die molded part. thickness of said die molded seal lip is thicker: in a range from a position on a straight part on a roof side of said die molded part to a position on a curve; or in a range from the position on said straight part on the roof side to a position on a straight part on a pillar side close to said extrusion molded part on the pillar side via said curve; than thickness of said die molded seal lip in a range (40a-40c) from a position of connection between said extrusion molded part on the roof side and the die molded part to the position on the straight part on the roof side of said die molded part.
Checking system for checking the integrity of a tool during the machining of a metal piece on a machine tool comprising a support structure (1, 6) and a tool holder which carries the tool, the checking system includes - a detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64) adapted to generate a detection signal indicative of the contact between the tool and the metal piece, with at least one power source (11; 21, 22) and an inductor (4; 64) comprising an annular core (7; 67A, 67B) arranged at the tool holder and windings (9; 69) wound on said annular core (7; 67A, 67B), and - a control unit connected to the detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64), the checking system being characterized in that the detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64) has a half-bridge configuration with two resistive branches powered by AC voltages that are substantially 90° out of phase with respect to each other and respectively comprising said inductor (4; 64) and a reference resistor, and a detection branch with a conversion unit and a processing unit for generating and transmitting said detection signal to the control unit. - a detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64) adapted to generate a detection signal indicative of the contact between the tool and the metal piece, with at least one power source (11; 21, 22) and an inductor (4; 64) comprising an annular core (7; 67A, 67B) arranged at the tool holder and windings (9; 69) wound on said annular core (7; 67A, 67B), and - a control unit connected to the detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64), the checking system being characterized in that the detection circuit (4, 8; 18; 64) has a half-bridge configuration with two resistive branches powered by AC voltages that are substantially 90° out of phase with respect to each other and respectively comprising said inductor (4; 64) and a reference resistor, and a detection branch with a conversion unit and a processing unit for generating and transmitting said detection signal to the control unit.
Multi-donor human serum product comprising insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) bound in macromolecular complexes of a molecular size of 30 kDa or more, the product comprising 20 ng/ml IGF-1 or more, the product comprising less than 70 mg/dl monosaccharides, wherein the product is optionally an isotonic solution or an isotonic gel. the product comprising less than 70 mg/dl monosaccharides, wherein the product is optionally an isotonic solution or an isotonic gel.
A method comprising: providing a garment that substantially contours to an operator's body, but not the operator's head, to protect a portion of the operator's body from radiation, and wherein the garment is suspended from a suspension component, wherein the suspension component includes a bridge configured to ride along one or more rails, and the suspension component includes a trolley that rides along the bridge, and wherein the bridge is capable of providing a purely lateral axis of motion and the trolley is capable of providing a purely linear axis of motion, the garment being configured to secure a face shield thereon, the face shield protecting at least a portion of the operator's head from radiation, wherein the garment is supported by the suspension component so that the garment is substantially weightless to the operator.
A device for treating an incision, the device comprising: a generally planar tension relief module, comprising: a central structure in fluid communication with the incision, wherein at least a portion of the central structure is adapted to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the incision, characterised in that the tension relief module further comprises: opposing adhesive structures coupled to the central structure, wherein the opposing adhesive structures are adapted to be stretched from a relaxed configuration to a first tensile configuration and to return towards the relaxed configuration from the first tensile configuration into a second tensile configuration and impart a contracting force in a direction that is towards the opposing adhesive structure, and opposing pull tabs reversibly coupled to the opposing adhesive structures, wherein the opposing pull tabs are adapted to allow a user to grip an outer portion of the opposing pull tabs and apply tension to the underlying opposing adhesive structures; and a flexible sealant structure comprising a lower adhesive surface and sized to seal over the tension relief module forming a sealed flow pathway. a generally planar tension relief module, comprising: a central structure in fluid communication with the incision, wherein at least a portion of the central structure is adapted to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the incision, characterised in that the tension relief module further comprises: opposing adhesive structures coupled to the central structure, wherein the opposing adhesive structures are adapted to be stretched from a relaxed configuration to a first tensile configuration and to return towards the relaxed configuration from the first tensile configuration into a second tensile configuration and impart a contracting force in a direction that is towards the opposing adhesive structure, and opposing pull tabs reversibly coupled to the opposing adhesive structures, wherein the opposing pull tabs are adapted to allow a user to grip an outer portion of the opposing pull tabs and apply tension to the underlying opposing adhesive structures; and opposing adhesive structures coupled to the central structure, wherein the opposing adhesive structures are adapted to be stretched from a relaxed configuration to a first tensile configuration and to return towards the relaxed configuration from the first tensile configuration into a second tensile configuration and impart a contracting force in a direction that is towards the opposing adhesive structure, and opposing pull tabs reversibly coupled to the opposing adhesive structures, wherein the opposing pull tabs are adapted to allow a user to grip an outer portion of the opposing pull tabs and apply tension to the underlying opposing adhesive structures; and a flexible sealant structure comprising a lower adhesive surface and sized to seal over the tension relief module forming a sealed flow pathway.
A method for producing applicator tampons using a tubular assembly channel with a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second diameter smaller than the first one, wherein the two sections adjoin each other in axial orientation and thereby form a shoulder, the distal opening of the second section widens in a funnel shape and, near the shoulder, a side channel opens into the second section, and using a compressed air system which can be connected distally to the distal opening of the second section and to the side channel, in which a tampon with tampon retrieval thread and an applicator inner tube is pressed into an applicator outer tube by means of a plunger, characterized in that the applicator outer tube is positioned in the first section of the assembly channel in such a way that the opening of the applicator outer tube bears on the shoulder, the tampon is pushed through the second section of the assembly channel into the applicator outer tube in such a way that the tampon retrieval thread remains in the second section of the assembly channel, compressed air is blown into the assembly channel through the distal opening of the second section, in such a way that the tampon retrieval thread is extended into the side channel, the applicator inner tube is positioned in the second section of the assembly channel in such a way that the mouth of the side channel remains free, compressed air is blown through the side channel into the assembly channel, such that the tampon retrieval thread is extended into the applicator inner tube, the applicator inner tube is pushed into the applicator outer tube until it reaches its final position, and, finally, the applicator tampon (6, 7, 8, 9) is ejected from the assembly channel.
A fluoropolymer coating composition, comprising: a fluoropolymer base component present in an amount of between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said coating composition, said fluoropolymer base component comprising at least one fluoropolymer including high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE) in the form of an aqueous dispersion and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of at least 500,000; wherein said at least one high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE) includes a modifying co-monomer in an amount less than 1 wt.% based on the weight of said high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE); and a blended fluoropolymer composition present in an amount of between 5 wt.% and 20 wt.% based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said coating composition, said blended fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one low molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (LPTFE) in the form of an aqueous dispersion, and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of less than 500,000, and having a first melt temperature (T m) of 332°C or less; and at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer, said at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer being in the form of an aqueous dispersion. a fluoropolymer base component present in an amount of between 80 wt.% and 95 wt.% based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said coating composition, said fluoropolymer base component comprising at least one fluoropolymer including high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE) in the form of an aqueous dispersion and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of at least 500,000; wherein said at least one high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE) includes a modifying co-monomer in an amount less than 1 wt.% based on the weight of said high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE); and a blended fluoropolymer composition present in an amount of between 5 wt.% and 20 wt.% based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said coating composition, said blended fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one low molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (LPTFE) in the form of an aqueous dispersion, and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of less than 500,000, and having a first melt temperature (T m) of 332°C or less; and at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer, said at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer being in the form of an aqueous dispersion. at least one low molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (LPTFE) in the form of an aqueous dispersion, and having a number average molecular weight (M n) of less than 500,000, and having a first melt temperature (T m) of 332°C or less; and at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer, said at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer being in the form of an aqueous dispersion.
A sustained release tablet having two-phase release-controlling system, which consists of a first release-controlling phase comprising pregabalin or its salt and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; and a second release-controlling phase comprising polyethylene oxide as a swelling polymer, the first release-controlling phase being homogeneously dispersed in the second release-controlling phase.
Biomimetic collagen-hydroxyapatite composite material comprising an at least partially fibrous collagen scaffold including mature native collagen fibers possessing triple helicity as shown by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy, wherein those mature native collagen fibers are at least partially covered with epitactically grown crystals of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite, whereby the epitactically grown nanocrystals have the same morphology as human bone mineral and the same size as human bone mineral, namely a length of 30 to 50 nm and a width of 14 to 25 nm and wherein the epitactically grown crystals of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite form a layer having a thickness of at least 30 ± 15 nm, as determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.
A heat exchanger comprising: - a plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) each having: - an external tubular diameter (14, 24) or equivalent diameter; - two openings (12, 13, 22, 23) into the interior of the tubular fluid channel, said openings being arranged at distant end positions of the fluid channel; wherein - each of the plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) are formed as a coil (11, 21, 31), such as a helical coil (11, 21, 31), over at least a part of their lengths, each coil (11, 21, 31) being provided as a plurality of windings (15, 25) each of said coils (11, 21, 31) evolving with a centre path (16, 26, 36); - the coils (11, 21, 31) of the plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) are intertwined around one another with the centre path (16, 26, 36) of each coil being distant from the centre path (16, 26, 36) of the other coils (11, 21, 31), and each of the centre paths (16, 26, 36) forms a helix, and characterized in that - in a transverse cross section of the heat exchanger, a planar representation (18, 28, 38) of a winding of a first of said coils (11, 21, 31) overlaps a planar representation (18, 28, 38) of a winding of each of the other said coils (11, 21, 31) of said plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30). - a plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) each having: - an external tubular diameter (14, 24) or equivalent diameter; - two openings (12, 13, 22, 23) into the interior of the tubular fluid channel, said openings being arranged at distant end positions of the fluid channel; wherein - an external tubular diameter (14, 24) or equivalent diameter; - two openings (12, 13, 22, 23) into the interior of the tubular fluid channel, said openings being arranged at distant end positions of the fluid channel; wherein - each of the plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) are formed as a coil (11, 21, 31), such as a helical coil (11, 21, 31), over at least a part of their lengths, each coil (11, 21, 31) being provided as a plurality of windings (15, 25) each of said coils (11, 21, 31) evolving with a centre path (16, 26, 36); - the coils (11, 21, 31) of the plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30) are intertwined around one another with the centre path (16, 26, 36) of each coil being distant from the centre path (16, 26, 36) of the other coils (11, 21, 31), and each of the centre paths (16, 26, 36) forms a helix, and characterized in that - in a transverse cross section of the heat exchanger, a planar representation (18, 28, 38) of a winding of a first of said coils (11, 21, 31) overlaps a planar representation (18, 28, 38) of a winding of each of the other said coils (11, 21, 31) of said plurality of tubular fluid channels (10, 20, 30).
A method for making a dental appliance configured to position at least one tooth of a patient, the method comprising: printing a hardenable liquid resin composition on a major surface (315, 317) of a polymeric material to form a pattern thereon comprising a plurality of unhardened liquid regions, wherein the hardenable liquid resin composition comprises a glass ionomer, a resin modified glass ionomer, or combinations thereof, along with at least one therapeutic agent and a dental filler in an aqueous hardenable resin matrix; hardening the unhardened liquid regions to form a corresponding array of structures on the major surface, wherein the structures have a characteristic cross-sectional dimension of about 25 microns to about 1 mm, and a feature spacing of about 100 microns to about 2000 microns and forming a dental appliance from the polymeric material, wherein the dental appliance comprises an arrangement of cavities configured to receive one or more teeth. printing a hardenable liquid resin composition on a major surface (315, 317) of a polymeric material to form a pattern thereon comprising a plurality of unhardened liquid regions, wherein the hardenable liquid resin composition comprises a glass ionomer, a resin modified glass ionomer, or combinations thereof, along with at least one therapeutic agent and a dental filler in an aqueous hardenable resin matrix; hardening the unhardened liquid regions to form a corresponding array of structures on the major surface, wherein the structures have a characteristic cross-sectional dimension of about 25 microns to about 1 mm, and a feature spacing of about 100 microns to about 2000 microns and forming a dental appliance from the polymeric material, wherein the dental appliance comprises an arrangement of cavities configured to receive one or more teeth.