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A method for determining sealing integrity of a heat-sealed container, the method comprising: imaging at least a part of a sealing region of the container using at least one imaging camera operative at a wavelength in the range of 0.76μm - 14 μm; wherein the imaging is performed before, during and/or after sealing of the container; characterized in that the imaging is performed during the movement and/or the transport of the container at a predetermined speed; and wherein the imaging is performed while moving the field of view of the camera in a same direction as the container, wherein the moving of the field of view is configured to reduce the velocity of the container relative to the imaging camera sufficiently to reduce smearing of images obtained from the imaging; determining, based on at least one frame obtained from the imaging made during the movement and/or the transport of the container at the predetermined speed, a sealing efficiency of the container and/or contamination of the sealing region by the filling material. imaging at least a part of a sealing region of the container using at least one imaging camera operative at a wavelength in the range of 0.76μm - 14 μm; wherein the imaging is performed before, during and/or after sealing of the container; characterized in that the imaging is performed during the movement and/or the transport of the container at a predetermined speed; and wherein the imaging is performed while moving the field of view of the camera in a same direction as the container, wherein the moving of the field of view is configured to reduce the velocity of the container relative to the imaging camera sufficiently to reduce smearing of images obtained from the imaging; determining, based on at least one frame obtained from the imaging made during the movement and/or the transport of the container at the predetermined speed, a sealing efficiency of the container and/or contamination of the sealing region by the filling material.
A method of providing assistance to an internal combustion engine for a vehicle using an electric motor coupled to the engines, the method comprising: selectively operating the motor to provide assistance to the engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine, wherein the assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on a plurality of motor assistance profiles and at least in part on an amount of energy expected to be regenerated over the expected driving range, wherein the amount of energy expected to be regenerated is predicted based on an amount of energy regenerated during one or more previous driving cycles, and wherein the motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle. selectively operating the motor to provide assistance to the engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine, wherein the assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on a plurality of motor assistance profiles and at least in part on an amount of energy expected to be regenerated over the expected driving range, wherein the amount of energy expected to be regenerated is predicted based on an amount of energy regenerated during one or more previous driving cycles, and wherein the motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle.
A firewater monitor brake system, comprising: a) a vertical locking disc collar adapted to be affixed externally or internally to a horizontal swivel of a firewater monitor system; b) a horizontal locking disc collar adapted to be affixed externally or internally to a vertical swivel of the firewater monitor system; c) a vertical brake mount adapted to be affixed to a horizontal swivel mounting pad of the firewater monitor system; d) a horizontal brake mount adapted to be affixed to a vertical swivel mounting pad of the firewater monitor system; e) a vertical brake system, wherein the vertical brake system is affixed to the vertical brake mount such that a portion of the vertical brake system is disposed around a portion of the vertical locking disc collar; f) a horizontal brake system, wherein the horizontal brake system is affixed to the horizontal brake mount such that a portion of the horizontal brake system is disposed around a portion of the horizontal locking disc collar; and g) a master cylinder adapted to be affixed to a tiller bar of the firewater monitor system, wherein the master cylinder is connected to and/or coupled to a lever system and wherein the master cylinder is connected to and or coupled to the vertical brake system and/or the horizontal brake system via an actuation system. a) a vertical locking disc collar adapted to be affixed externally or internally to a horizontal swivel of a firewater monitor system; b) a horizontal locking disc collar adapted to be affixed externally or internally to a vertical swivel of the firewater monitor system; c) a vertical brake mount adapted to be affixed to a horizontal swivel mounting pad of the firewater monitor system; d) a horizontal brake mount adapted to be affixed to a vertical swivel mounting pad of the firewater monitor system; e) a vertical brake system, wherein the vertical brake system is affixed to the vertical brake mount such that a portion of the vertical brake system is disposed around a portion of the vertical locking disc collar; f) a horizontal brake system, wherein the horizontal brake system is affixed to the horizontal brake mount such that a portion of the horizontal brake system is disposed around a portion of the horizontal locking disc collar; and g) a master cylinder adapted to be affixed to a tiller bar of the firewater monitor system, wherein the master cylinder is connected to and/or coupled to a lever system and wherein the master cylinder is connected to and or coupled to the vertical brake system and/or the horizontal brake system via an actuation system.
A method comprising: receiving at a network access point associated with a first network an authentication request for a station associated with a second network; making a determination, at a policy-based identity routing engine, that the authentication request is suitable for off-network authentication, wherein off-network authentication includes authentication for the station that occurs on a second network different than the first network; identity routing the authentication request to an online authentication proxy, wherein the online authentication proxy routes the authentication request to the second network when it is determined, by comparing routing rules of an authentication proxy rules datastore to characteristics of the first network, suitability for routing to the second network; receiving from the second network an off-network authentication result responsive to the authentication request and indicative of authorization to access second network services, wherein the second network services include network services provided by the second network; providing first network services to the station consistent with the off-network authentication result through the network access point, wherein the first network services include network services provided by the first network. receiving at a network access point associated with a first network an authentication request for a station associated with a second network; making a determination, at a policy-based identity routing engine, that the authentication request is suitable for off-network authentication, wherein off-network authentication includes authentication for the station that occurs on a second network different than the first network; identity routing the authentication request to an online authentication proxy, wherein the online authentication proxy routes the authentication request to the second network when it is determined, by comparing routing rules of an authentication proxy rules datastore to characteristics of the first network, suitability for routing to the second network; receiving from the second network an off-network authentication result responsive to the authentication request and indicative of authorization to access second network services, wherein the second network services include network services provided by the second network; providing first network services to the station consistent with the off-network authentication result through the network access point, wherein the first network services include network services provided by the first network.
A surgical device comprising: a device body; a tracheal hook; and a scalpel mounted at a first end of the body and defining a cutting plane, wherein the body has a channel configured to slidably receive the tracheal hook at the first end of the body, characterized in that: the channel further is configured to removably receive the tracheal hook at the first end of the body; and the tracheal hook has (i) at a first end a tip having a barb that extends away from the cutting plane of the scalpel and (ii) a planar intermediate portion defining a plane which is parallel to the cutting plane. a device body; a tracheal hook; and a scalpel mounted at a first end of the body and defining a cutting plane, wherein the body has a channel configured to slidably receive the tracheal hook at the first end of the body, characterized in that: the channel further is configured to removably receive the tracheal hook at the first end of the body; and the tracheal hook has (i) at a first end a tip having a barb that extends away from the cutting plane of the scalpel and (ii) a planar intermediate portion defining a plane which is parallel to the cutting plane. the channel further is configured to removably receive the tracheal hook at the first end of the body; and the tracheal hook has (i) at a first end a tip having a barb that extends away from the cutting plane of the scalpel and (ii) a planar intermediate portion defining a plane which is parallel to the cutting plane.
A fastening element for mounting stationary objects, such as towel holders, shelves or lights, on an installation surface, such as a wall or a ceiling, in particular in rooms fitted out with tiles or marble slabs, wherein the fastening element can be fastened on the installation surface by introducing an adhering and connecting agent into an adhesive space formed by the installation surface and one or more components of the fastening element, wherein a) the adhering and connecting agent is a light-curing adhesive; b) at least one of the components of the fastening element that form the adhesive space is at least partially transparent; and c) at least one of the at least partially transparent components of the fastening element is formed as a first ring, the adhesive space being located inside this first ring. a) the adhering and connecting agent is a light-curing adhesive; b) at least one of the components of the fastening element that form the adhesive space is at least partially transparent; and c) at least one of the at least partially transparent components of the fastening element is formed as a first ring, the adhesive space being located inside this first ring.
A method for transmitting and receiving a signal from an evolved Node B, eNB, by a user equipment, UE, in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first packet from the eNB; transmitting a Negative-ACK, NACK, response related to the first packet to the eNB; receiving a second packet from the eNB; determining whether an error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet; transmitting, to the eNB, information about whether an error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, wherein the step of determining whether the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet includes determining that the error has occurred in the NACK response if the second packet is not retransmission of the first packet, characterised in that the information about whether the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet is transmitted to the eNB together with ACK/NACK response related to the second packet, and wherein if the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, the ACK/NACK response related to the second packet is transmitted through a first uplink resource, and wherein if the error has not occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, the ACK/NACK response related to the second packet is transmitted through a second uplink resource. receiving a first packet from the eNB; transmitting a Negative-ACK, NACK, response related to the first packet to the eNB; receiving a second packet from the eNB; determining whether an error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet; transmitting, to the eNB, information about whether an error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, wherein the step of determining whether the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet includes determining that the error has occurred in the NACK response if the second packet is not retransmission of the first packet, characterised in that the information about whether the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet is transmitted to the eNB together with ACK/NACK response related to the second packet, and wherein if the error has occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, the ACK/NACK response related to the second packet is transmitted through a first uplink resource, and wherein if the error has not occurred in the NACK response related to the first packet, the ACK/NACK response related to the second packet is transmitted through a second uplink resource.
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus including a bottom plate, a heat exchanger mounted on the bottom plate, and a fan sending air to the heat exchanger, the outdoor unit comprising: a heater provided on the bottom plate; and a heater fixture, characterised in that the unit comprises a fan retaining portion, mounted on the bottom plate, configured to retain the fan; and in that the heater fixture is mounted on the fan retaining portion and is configured to fix the heater by pressing the heater against the bottom plate from above. a heater provided on the bottom plate; and a heater fixture, characterised in that the unit comprises a fan retaining portion, mounted on the bottom plate, configured to retain the fan; and in that the heater fixture is mounted on the fan retaining portion and is configured to fix the heater by pressing the heater against the bottom plate from above.
The use of a genetically modified lactic acid bacterium producing glucagon-like peptide-1 or exendin-4 for the production of a medicament to treat obesity or to reduce food intake and/or body weight.
A position sensor, in particular intended for detecting the torsion of a steering column, consisting of a first magnetized magnetic rotor structure comprising a plurality of magnets, a second stator structure comprising two rings (210, 250) extended by teeth (212, 252) which are axially oriented and interlocked, and a third stationary collector structure consisting of two flux collection parts (50, 60) which define at least one air gap in which at least one magnet-sensitive element (301, 302) is placed, said flux collection parts (50, 60) and said toothed rings (210, 250) defining therebetween a magnetic permeance independent of the relative radial and angular position of said second stator structure with respect to said third collector structure, said collection parts (50, 60) each comprising an angular collection sector (310, 350), wherein - said collection parts (50, 60) each comprise an angular collection sector and have at least one primary collection zone (311, 351) continued by at least one prolongation having at least one secondary collection zone (313, 333, 363, 357, 358), - said secondary collection zones (313, 333, 363, 357, 358) are terminated by flat extensions forming the two poles of said air gap, and in that the transverse median plane of said air gap intersects at least one of said prolongations, characterized in that - said primary collection zone (311, 351) is positioned on one side of the transverse median plane defining the air gap - and a secondary collection zone (313, 333, 363, 357, 358) is positioned on the other side of the transverse median plane defining the air gap to create, by combining two flux collection parts (50, 60), a blocking zone of the magnetic field that reverses the direction of the collected magnetic field passing through the air gap. - said collection parts (50, 60) each comprise an angular collection sector and have at least one primary collection zone (311, 351) continued by at least one prolongation having at least one secondary collection zone (313, 333, 363, 357, 358), - said secondary collection zones (313, 333, 363, 357, 358) are terminated by flat extensions forming the two poles of said air gap, and in that the transverse median plane of said air gap intersects at least one of said prolongations, - said primary collection zone (311, 351) is positioned on one side of the transverse median plane defining the air gap - and a secondary collection zone (313, 333, 363, 357, 358) is positioned on the other side of the transverse median plane defining the air gap to create, by combining two flux collection parts (50, 60), a blocking zone of the magnetic field that reverses the direction of the collected magnetic field passing through the air gap.
A recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particle, comprising: a viral capsid encapsidating a nucleic acid vector, wherein the nucleic acid vector comprises an inverted terminal repeat sequence comprising a glucocorticoid receptor responsive element, wherein the glucocorticoid receptor responsive element comprises a sequence selected from: GGTACANNNTGT(T/C)CT (SEQ ID NO: 1); AGAACANNNTGTTCT (SEQ ID NO: 8); or, GGCACAGTGTGGTCT (SEQ ID NO: 9), wherein each N is independently a T, C, G or A and wherein (T/C) is either a T or a C nucleotide. a viral capsid encapsidating a nucleic acid vector, wherein the nucleic acid vector comprises an inverted terminal repeat sequence comprising a glucocorticoid receptor responsive element, wherein the glucocorticoid receptor responsive element comprises a sequence selected from: GGTACANNNTGT(T/C)CT (SEQ ID NO: 1); AGAACANNNTGTTCT (SEQ ID NO: 8); or, GGCACAGTGTGGTCT (SEQ ID NO: 9), GGTACANNNTGT(T/C)CT (SEQ ID NO: 1); AGAACANNNTGTTCT (SEQ ID NO: 8); or, GGCACAGTGTGGTCT (SEQ ID NO: 9), wherein each N is independently a T, C, G or A and wherein (T/C) is either a T or a C nucleotide.
A radiation window foil for an X-ray radiation window, comprising: - a continuous window layer with a first side and a second side wherein said continuous window layer comprises silicon nitride, - a first mesh or grid layer stacked on or bonded to said first side of said continuous window layer, and - a second mesh or grid layer stacked on or bonded to said second side of said continuous window layer; wherein both said first mesh or grid layer and said second mesh or grid layer are made of monocrystalline silicon. - a continuous window layer with a first side and a second side wherein said continuous window layer comprises silicon nitride, - a first mesh or grid layer stacked on or bonded to said first side of said continuous window layer, and - a second mesh or grid layer stacked on or bonded to said second side of said continuous window layer;
A sleeve for a filtering unit with backwashing, the sleeve being configured to be mounted coaxially inside a stack of annular filtering elements, comprising apertures each having an inner orifice and an outer orifice, the outer orifice of each aperture being configured to face and communicate with an inner passage of a filtering element, wherein the apertures are organized in several circumferential rows, each circumferential row extending over a whole circumference of the sleeve, wherein at least some of the apertures have an outer orifice elongated in the circumferential direction, and wherein at least some of the apertures have an inner orifice elongated in the axial direction. comprising apertures each having an inner orifice and an outer orifice, the outer orifice of each aperture being configured to face and communicate with an inner passage of a filtering element, wherein the apertures are organized in several circumferential rows, each circumferential row extending over a whole circumference of the sleeve, wherein at least some of the apertures have an outer orifice elongated in the circumferential direction, and wherein at least some of the apertures have an inner orifice elongated in the axial direction.
Cable junction comprising: - at least two electrical cables (120, 122), each comprising its own independent shielding means; - a common shield surrounding front portions of the independent shielding means of the cables (120, 122); - a clamping device for clamping the common shield on a portion of the independent shielding means; wherein the clamping device comprises internal clamping means (176, 178) for clamping the common shield on flanks (180, 182) of the shielding means, characterized in that the cable junction comprises: - an electrical component comprising a rear cable receiving face and comprising cable reception cavities (112, 114) opening through the said rear face, the front end portions (136, 138) of the two electrical cables (120, 122) being electrically connected on the said electrical component; - an electrical component shield wrapped around all the said cavities (112, 114); and the common shield electrically connecting the said electrical component shield with the independent shielding means. - at least two electrical cables (120, 122), each comprising its own independent shielding means; - a common shield surrounding front portions of the independent shielding means of the cables (120, 122); - a clamping device for clamping the common shield on a portion of the independent shielding means; - an electrical component comprising a rear cable receiving face and comprising cable reception cavities (112, 114) opening through the said rear face, the front end portions (136, 138) of the two electrical cables (120, 122) being electrically connected on the said electrical component; - an electrical component shield wrapped around all the said cavities (112, 114);