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A people counting device intended to count people crossing a passage area to enter a room of a building, the counting device comprising: - a time-of-flight type distance sensor comprising a transmitter capable of emitting an emitted signal at an angle α) forming a detection area (9, 10) towards the passage area and a receiver capable of receiving a reflected signal corresponding to a portion of the emitted signal when it is reflected by a person passing within the detection area (9, 10) so as to measure the distance between the person and the distance sensor as a function of time, the detection area (9, 10) having a constant position and orientation, - signal processing means analyzing a variation of the distance between the distance sensor and the detected person in order to determine the direction of movement of the person relative to the passage area to perform a counting of the number of people in the room, characterized in that the distance sensor is disposed relative to the passage area such that the signal reflected by a person entering the passage area in a first direction of passage is different from the signal reflected by a person entering the passage area in a second direction of passage which is opposite to the first direction of passage. - a time-of-flight type distance sensor comprising a transmitter capable of emitting an emitted signal at an angle α) forming a detection area (9, 10) towards the passage area and a receiver capable of receiving a reflected signal corresponding to a portion of the emitted signal when it is reflected by a person passing within the detection area (9, 10) so as to measure the distance between the person and the distance sensor as a function of time, the detection area (9, 10) having a constant position and orientation, - signal processing means analyzing a variation of the distance between the distance sensor and the detected person in order to determine the direction of movement of the person relative to the passage area to perform a counting of the number of people in the room,
A method of changing a molecular structure of a cellulosic or lignocellulosic material, the method comprising: producing an ion beam comprising a first distribution of ion energies having a full width at half maximum of W; adjusting the energies of at least some of the ions to produce a second distribution of ion energies in the ion beam having a full width at half maximum of more than W; and exposing the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material to the adjusted ion beam; wherein adjusting is based on a thickness of the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material; and wherein adjusting the energies of at least some of the ions comprises increasing the full width at half maximum of a Bragg peak of the expected ion dose profile in the material enough to reduce a difference between the thickness of the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material and the full width at half maximum of the Bragg peak. producing an ion beam comprising a first distribution of ion energies having a full width at half maximum of W; adjusting the energies of at least some of the ions to produce a second distribution of ion energies in the ion beam having a full width at half maximum of more than W; and exposing the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material to the adjusted ion beam; wherein adjusting is based on a thickness of the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material; and wherein adjusting the energies of at least some of the ions comprises increasing the full width at half maximum of a Bragg peak of the expected ion dose profile in the material enough to reduce a difference between the thickness of the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material and the full width at half maximum of the Bragg peak.
An engine of an aircraft; the engine comprises: a tubular housing having an air intake opening, through which the engine takes in the external air needed to operate; and at least one air filter, which is arranged in the tubular housing, has a tubular shape and comprises an intake opening, which is arranged in correspondence to the intake opening of the tubular housing, and a bottom wall, which is arranged on the inside of the tubular housing; the engine is characterized in that: the bottom wall of the air filter has an outlet opening; there is provided at least one shutter device, which is coupled to the outlet opening of the bottom wall of the air filter and is movable between a closed position, in which it closes the outlet opening, and an open position, in which it sets the passage through the outlet opening free; and there is provided an actuator, which moves the shutter device between the closed position and the open position. a tubular housing having an air intake opening, through which the engine takes in the external air needed to operate; and at least one air filter, which is arranged in the tubular housing, has a tubular shape and comprises an intake opening, which is arranged in correspondence to the intake opening of the tubular housing, and a bottom wall, which is arranged on the inside of the tubular housing; the engine is characterized in that: the bottom wall of the air filter has an outlet opening; there is provided at least one shutter device, which is coupled to the outlet opening of the bottom wall of the air filter and is movable between a closed position, in which it closes the outlet opening, and an open position, in which it sets the passage through the outlet opening free; and there is provided an actuator, which moves the shutter device between the closed position and the open position. the bottom wall of the air filter has an outlet opening; there is provided at least one shutter device, which is coupled to the outlet opening of the bottom wall of the air filter and is movable between a closed position, in which it closes the outlet opening, and an open position, in which it sets the passage through the outlet opening free; and there is provided an actuator, which moves the shutter device between the closed position and the open position.
A method of manufacturing a connector insert comprising: separating a plurality of fibers in a cable shield layer from a plurality of metallic wires; forming a solder connection between the plurality of metallic wires to a shield of the connector insert; placing a cap (339, 439) over the solder connection; and crimping the cap (339, 439). separating a plurality of fibers in a cable shield layer from a plurality of metallic wires; forming a solder connection between the plurality of metallic wires to a shield of the connector insert; placing a cap (339, 439) over the solder connection; and crimping the cap (339, 439).
A method of nucleic acid analysis comprising: (a) providing a nucleic acid sample comprising at least one chromosome or a fragment thereof greater than 1000 base pairs in length and containing a target region, wherein the nucleic acid sample is processed by a method comprising: (i) retracting the meniscus of an aqueous solution of nucleic acid at a constant rate; (ii) anchoring the ends of the nucleic acid to a solid substrate; and (iii) recovering the nucleic acid from the solid substrate following steps (i) and (ii); (b) creating an emulsion from the nucleic acid sample, wherein each emulsion droplet contains an average of between 0-2 nucleic acids from the nucleic acid sample; (c) amplifying the target region within the emulsion; (d) quantifying the number of emulsion droplets that comprise an amplified target region; and (e) calculating the ratio of droplets containing amplified nucleic acid from the target region to total droplets. (a) providing a nucleic acid sample comprising at least one chromosome or a fragment thereof greater than 1000 base pairs in length and containing a target region, wherein the nucleic acid sample is processed by a method comprising: (i) retracting the meniscus of an aqueous solution of nucleic acid at a constant rate; (ii) anchoring the ends of the nucleic acid to a solid substrate; and (iii) recovering the nucleic acid from the solid substrate following steps (i) and (ii); (i) retracting the meniscus of an aqueous solution of nucleic acid at a constant rate; (ii) anchoring the ends of the nucleic acid to a solid substrate; and (iii) recovering the nucleic acid from the solid substrate following steps (i) and (ii); (b) creating an emulsion from the nucleic acid sample, wherein each emulsion droplet contains an average of between 0-2 nucleic acids from the nucleic acid sample; (c) amplifying the target region within the emulsion; (d) quantifying the number of emulsion droplets that comprise an amplified target region; and (e) calculating the ratio of droplets containing amplified nucleic acid from the target region to total droplets.
A crown head for a timepiece, especially for diving watches, comprising a cap having a cover and an axial skirt, a tube designed to be secured in a case of the timepiece, a sealing gasket arranged between the tube and the axial skirt, and a central pipe designed to be engaged with the tube, the central pipe and the cap forming an assembly able to be placed in different axial positions with respect to the tube, the crown head further comprising a safety valve having an evacuation channel designed to be in fluidic communication with the inside of the case when the valve is in an open configuration so as to evacuate an excess of fluid, the safety valve moreover comprising a pressure regulator arranged inside the evacuation channel to control the outlet speed of the fluid, characterized in that the pressure regulator comprises a ball arranged to cooperate with a ball seat, the ball being arranged on the ball seat so as to obstruct the passage of a fluid in the evacuation channel when the internal pressure upstream from the ball is less than a predetermined value, the ball being dislodged from the ball seat when said internal pressure exceeds the predetermined value in order to establish said fluidic communication.
An adiabatic cooling system, comprising: one or more adiabatic pads; for each of the one or more adiabatic pads, a vibration device attached to the adiabatic pad, the vibration device comprising an input interface and an electromechanically responsive portion, wherein the electromechanically responsive portion is operable to physically vibrate in response to an electrical signal received at the input interface; and a controller communicatively coupled to the input interface of the vibration device for each of the one or more adiabatic pads, the controller comprising a processor configured to: determine that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated; and after determining that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated, provide an electronic signal to the input interface of the vibration device attached to each of the one or more adiabatic pads, wherein the electronic signal is configured to cause the electromechanically responsive portion of the vibration device for each of the one or more adiabatic pads to physically vibrate, thereby causing debris in the one or more adiabatic pads to become one or both of loosened and removed from the one or more adiabatic pads. one or more adiabatic pads; for each of the one or more adiabatic pads, a vibration device attached to the adiabatic pad, the vibration device comprising an input interface and an electromechanically responsive portion, wherein the electromechanically responsive portion is operable to physically vibrate in response to an electrical signal received at the input interface; and a controller communicatively coupled to the input interface of the vibration device for each of the one or more adiabatic pads, the controller comprising a processor configured to: determine that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated; and after determining that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated, provide an electronic signal to the input interface of the vibration device attached to each of the one or more adiabatic pads, wherein the electronic signal is configured to cause the electromechanically responsive portion of the vibration device for each of the one or more adiabatic pads to physically vibrate, thereby causing debris in the one or more adiabatic pads to become one or both of loosened and removed from the one or more adiabatic pads. determine that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated; and after determining that cleaning of the one or more adiabatic pads should be initiated, provide an electronic signal to the input interface of the vibration device attached to each of the one or more adiabatic pads, wherein the electronic signal is configured to cause the electromechanically responsive portion of the vibration device for each of the one or more adiabatic pads to physically vibrate, thereby causing debris in the one or more adiabatic pads to become one or both of loosened and removed from the one or more adiabatic pads.
A tackifier containing a copolymer that contains a structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene, and a structural unit derived from styrene, wherein the copolymer satisfies requirements (i) to (iii) below: (i) a content of the structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in a range of 30 to 70 mol%; (ii) a softening point (Tm) measured by a ring and ball method in accordance with JIS K 2207 is in a range of 110 to 170°C; and (iii) a content of a low molecular weight substance having a molecular weight of 350 or less in terms of polystyrene is less than 1.5% by mass, the molecular weight being measured by gel permeation chromatography with polystyrene standards and tetrahydrofuran as solvent. (i) a content of the structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in a range of 30 to 70 mol%; (ii) a softening point (Tm) measured by a ring and ball method in accordance with JIS K 2207 is in a range of 110 to 170°C; and (iii) a content of a low molecular weight substance having a molecular weight of 350 or less in terms of polystyrene is less than 1.5% by mass, the molecular weight being measured by gel permeation chromatography with polystyrene standards and tetrahydrofuran as solvent.
A microporous film comprising polypropylene satisfying the following requirements and: the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) value, as determined by gel permeation chromatography, is not less than 100,000 but less than 800,000, the value (Mw/Mn) obtained by dividing the weight-average molecular weight by the number-average molecular weight is more than 7.0 but not more than 12.0, and the value (Mz/Mw) obtained by dividing the Z-average molecular weight by the weight-average molecular weight is not less than 3.8 but not more than 9.0, and the mesopentad fraction, as measured by 13 C-NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance method), is not less than 95.5%. the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) value, as determined by gel permeation chromatography, is not less than 100,000 but less than 800,000, the value (Mw/Mn) obtained by dividing the weight-average molecular weight by the number-average molecular weight is more than 7.0 but not more than 12.0, and the value (Mz/Mw) obtained by dividing the Z-average molecular weight by the weight-average molecular weight is not less than 3.8 but not more than 9.0, and the mesopentad fraction, as measured by 13 C-NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance method), is not less than 95.5%.
Use of a composition comprising an alkyd resin and an organic solvent for the repeated sanitizing or cleansing of a surface, wherein the alkyd resin comprises fatty acid residues, which contain at least six carbon atoms in their saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chain, and the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, iso-propanol, n-butanol, iso-butanol, tert-butanol, ethyl methyl ketone, acetone, ethyl acetate, and mixtures thereof.
A stereoselective process for the preparation of (2R,3S/2S,3R)-3-(4-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-6-yl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol intermediate compound of Formula II or an acid addition salt thereof comprising the step of reacting 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethanone compound of Formula III with 6-(1-bromoethyl)-4-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine compound of Formula IV in the presence of zinc, bromine and an aprotic organic solvent.
Gripper weaving loom comprising a weft insertion system wherein a carrying gripper and a drawing gripper are driven with alternate motion, inside the shed formed by the warp yarns, by a pair of toothed wheels by means of corresponding flexible gripper straps which bear at one end said carrying gripper and, respectively, said drawing gripper, said gripper straps are meshed with said toothed wheels through a series of eyelets formed longitudinally in the body of the gripper straps and are kept adhering to a sector of said wheels by means of guide slides, said system being controlled by a central control unit of the loom, said loom furthermore comprising an optical monitoring device for monitoring the wear condition of at least one of said gripper straps consisting of at least one light source having a predetermined wavelength and emitting a light radiation towards the surface of said gripper strap, while the gripper strap is in motion, at least one sensor which detects the intensity of the light radiation reflected by said gripper strap during the movement thereof and emits a corresponding series of electric signals, characterized in that it further comprises an acquisition and buffer memory device which acquires said series of electric signals and transmits them, converted into digital signals, to said central control unit of the loom, a memory unit wherein said digital signals are stored as an historical series of optical profiles of the gripper strap at said wavelength at subsequent times, and a comparison unit which compares the latest optical profile processed with the historical series of stored optical profiles and provides an evaluation of the progressive wear condition of said gripper strap.
A refrigerant transporting hose comprising a gas barrier layer made of a polyamide resin composition, wherein the polyamide resin composition contains at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxides, oxides and carbonates of divalent and trivalent metals in an amount of 1% to 15% by weight relative to the total amount of the metal compound and the polymer component, characterised in that the polyamide resin composition contains a polyolefin elastomer at least part of which polyolefin elastomer is modified with an acid.
A method of operating a laundry treating appliance in a cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance having a tub and a rotatable, perforated drum located within the tub and operably coupled with a motor for rotating the drum, the drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to a cycle of operation, the cycle of operation comprising: a pre-wash phase comprising: rotating the drum; supplying a treating chemistry comprising at least one substance other than water to the tub; supplying liquid to the tub to form a mixture of the liquid and the treating chemistry; and supplying the mixture onto the laundry; and a wash phase, subsequent to the pre-wash phase, comprising: forming a wash mixture comprising water and a detergent composition; supplying the wash mixture to the laundry; and applying mechanical energy to the laundry; characterized in that: the pre-wash phase comprises rotating the drum to impart a centrifugal force to the laundry sufficient to distribute the laundry about a periphery of the drum to form an annulus of laundry within the treating chamber and supplying the treating chemistry via the drum by supplying the treating chemistry through a center of the annulus of laundry such that the treating chemistry bypasses the laundry and flows through the perforations in the drum into the tub. rotating the drum; supplying a treating chemistry comprising at least one substance other than water to the tub; supplying liquid to the tub to form a mixture of the liquid and the treating chemistry; and supplying the mixture onto the laundry; and a wash phase, subsequent to the pre-wash phase, comprising: forming a wash mixture comprising water and a detergent composition; supplying the wash mixture to the laundry; and applying mechanical energy to the laundry; characterized in that: forming a wash mixture comprising water and a detergent composition; supplying the wash mixture to the laundry; and applying mechanical energy to the laundry; characterized in that:
A bite-size carbohydrate-based product comprising: a dough portion having a carbohydrate source comprising a glucogenic:fructogenic carbohydrate ratio ranging between about 1.5 to about 2.5 with at least 60% of the energy content of the bite-size carbohydrate-based product coming from the carbohydrate source; and a filling encased by the dough portion, wherein the sodium ranges from about 200 mg to about 400 mg of sodium per 100 g of the bite-size carbohydrate-based product, wherein the filling is semi-liquid, and wherein the filling comprises from about 10% to about 20% by weight of the product.
A method for detecting fraudulent message service message traffic, the method comprising: (a) monitoring message service message traffic, wherein the message service message traffic includes at least one of short message service, multimedia message service, and instant message traffic; (b) determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent based on the presence of message service message traffic that is sent to a unassigned number, wherein the unassigned number comprises a mobile identification number that is not assigned to a mobile subscriber by a mobile network operator, wherein determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent based on the presence of message service message traffic that is sent to a unassigned number includes performing a lookup in a unassigned number database that contains a list of unassigned mobile identification numbers; and (c) performing a mitigating action in response to determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent. (a) monitoring message service message traffic, wherein the message service message traffic includes at least one of short message service, multimedia message service, and instant message traffic; (b) determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent based on the presence of message service message traffic that is sent to a unassigned number, wherein the unassigned number comprises a mobile identification number that is not assigned to a mobile subscriber by a mobile network operator, wherein determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent based on the presence of message service message traffic that is sent to a unassigned number includes performing a lookup in a unassigned number database that contains a list of unassigned mobile identification numbers; and (c) performing a mitigating action in response to determining that the monitored message service message traffic is fraudulent.