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A lighting device comprising: a light source disposed on an optical axis; a baffle extending about the optical axis and surrounding the light source; and a reflector module connected to the baffle, the reflector module comprising: a main reflector having a light exit opening from which a light output of the lighting device is projected towards a target area, the optical axis passing through the opening, and a plurality of reflective surfaces adjacent to the opening for reflecting light incident thereon away from the opening and at an angle to the optical axis; and a plurality of auxiliary reflectors (60, 62) for adjusting the shape of the light output of the lighting device, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) comprising a reflective surface, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) being moveable relative to the main reflector between a stowed position and a deployed position in which at least part of the reflective surface of the auxiliary reflector is exposed, by the opening of the main reflector, to reflect light incident thereon away from the target area. a light source disposed on an optical axis; a baffle extending about the optical axis and surrounding the light source; and a reflector module connected to the baffle, the reflector module comprising: a main reflector having a light exit opening from which a light output of the lighting device is projected towards a target area, the optical axis passing through the opening, and a plurality of reflective surfaces adjacent to the opening for reflecting light incident thereon away from the opening and at an angle to the optical axis; and a plurality of auxiliary reflectors (60, 62) for adjusting the shape of the light output of the lighting device, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) comprising a reflective surface, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) being moveable relative to the main reflector between a stowed position and a deployed position in which at least part of the reflective surface of the auxiliary reflector is exposed, by the opening of the main reflector, to reflect light incident thereon away from the target area. a main reflector having a light exit opening from which a light output of the lighting device is projected towards a target area, the optical axis passing through the opening, and a plurality of reflective surfaces adjacent to the opening for reflecting light incident thereon away from the opening and at an angle to the optical axis; and a plurality of auxiliary reflectors (60, 62) for adjusting the shape of the light output of the lighting device, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) comprising a reflective surface, each auxiliary reflector (60, 62) being moveable relative to the main reflector between a stowed position and a deployed position in which at least part of the reflective surface of the auxiliary reflector is exposed, by the opening of the main reflector, to reflect light incident thereon away from the target area.
A locking device for locking a tool to the tool holder of a rotary drilling rig, comprising a sleeve, a locking pin, a movement system and a control system, said sleeve and said locking pin being configured such that the sleeve engages around the locking pin with positive locking such that the locking pin can rotate in the sleeve about the longitudinal axis of said locking pin and, as a result, can be displaced laterally, parallelly to said longitudinal axis, with said locking pin comprising at least one radially outwardly extending guide pin which is guided in a slide in the sleeve, and with said movement system having at least one electric motor and at least one shaft, wherein the shaft effects a relative rotation of sleeve and locking pin by means of the force of the electric motor, characterized in that the locking device comprises a position monitoring system which is designed to monitor the position of the locking pin, and in that the locking device is designed such that when measuring the position of the locking pin, the position of the locking pin is determined by measuring the position of the guide pin.
Control device configured for determining a data format for data to be sent via a V2X communication link between a vehicle (120; 210) and at least one device (130; 230), wherein the control device is configured for receiving information regarding communication capacity and computation capacity of the vehicle (120; 210) and/or of the at least one device (130; 230), the control device is configured for analyzing the received information based on the communication capacities and the computation capacities, the control device is configured for selecting, based on the analysis, a data format from a set of data formats for the V2X communication link, wherein the data formats of the set are differentiated with regard to the data volume of the data to be sent, and the control device is configured for sending to the vehicle (120; 210) and/or the at least one device (130; 230) an indication of the data format to be used for the data to be sent. the control device is configured for receiving information regarding communication capacity and computation capacity of the vehicle (120; 210) and/or of the at least one device (130; 230), the control device is configured for analyzing the received information based on the communication capacities and the computation capacities, the control device is configured for selecting, based on the analysis, a data format from a set of data formats for the V2X communication link, wherein the data formats of the set are differentiated with regard to the data volume of the data to be sent, and the control device is configured for sending to the vehicle (120; 210) and/or the at least one device (130; 230) an indication of the data format to be used for the data to be sent.
A device for dispensing liquid out of a sterile bottle of the type including a bacteriological protection membrane mounted across a conduit for circulating the fluids between the inside and the outside of the bottle to retain the micro-organisms which are possibly present outside, and made of a material with hydrophilic properties in a first portion of the extent of the membrane across said conduit and with hydrophobic properties in a second portion of this extent, the device including means for organising the circulation of liquid and air fluids through said membrane which include a porous pad mounted across the fluid circulation conduit upstream of the membrane on the inner side of the bottle, the device further including, downstream of the membrane on the outer side of the bottle, a tip for dispensing liquid out of the bottle in successive doses, characterised in that said membrane is made of a material integrating an agent with biocidal activity by ionic oxidation, in that the porous pad is made of a material of such nature and porosity that it is capable of receiving and absorbing said agent with biocidal activity driven by the liquid out of the membrane while avoiding its penetration inside the bottle, and in that the tip is made of a non-porous polymer material loaded with a biocidal agent of the same type as that present in said membrane and capable of migrating through the material towards the free surface thereof to be gradually released therefrom as fluids pass, such that the excess which is not consumed in contact with the material is driven with any liquid flow returning to the bottle, thus used to recharge the membrane with biocidal agent. the device including means for organising the circulation of liquid and air fluids through said membrane which include a porous pad mounted across the fluid circulation conduit upstream of the membrane on the inner side of the bottle, the device further including, downstream of the membrane on the outer side of the bottle, a tip for dispensing liquid out of the bottle in successive doses, characterised in that said membrane is made of a material integrating an agent with biocidal activity by ionic oxidation, in that the porous pad is made of a material of such nature and porosity that it is capable of receiving and absorbing said agent with biocidal activity driven by the liquid out of the membrane while avoiding its penetration inside the bottle, and in that the tip is made of a non-porous polymer material loaded with a biocidal agent of the same type as that present in said membrane and capable of migrating through the material towards the free surface thereof to be gradually released therefrom as fluids pass, such that the excess which is not consumed in contact with the material is driven with any liquid flow returning to the bottle, thus used to recharge the membrane with biocidal agent.
A system adapted for testing for an analyte, the analyte being Hb A1C, the system comprising: a test strip including: a test strip detection conductor; a first flow path, the first flow path including a heating area, the test strip detection conductor in the heating area, the test strip detection conductor configured to be activated to heat a sample in the heating area. a test strip detection conductor; a first flow path, the first flow path including a heating area, the test strip detection conductor in the heating area, the test strip detection conductor configured to be activated to heat a sample in the heating area.
A method (900, 1000, 1100) performed in a media processing tool implemented by a computer system, the method comprising: adding (930, 1030, 1130) custom data to encoded media content, wherein the custom data indicates nominal range of samples of the media content, the samples of the media content representing the intensity of brightness or the intensity of a color component of a pixel of the media content and having a sample depth that indicates an available range of values that can be used to represent the samples, and wherein the nominal range is a range of values within the available range for the sample depth of the samples of the media content, and wherein the custom data indicating the nominal range of samples is one of: (a) full range characterized by values from 0... 2 n -1 for samples of bit depth n and (b) a limited range characterized by values in a sub-range of the full range", and outputting (940, 1040, 1140) the custom data and the encoded media content. adding (930, 1030, 1130) custom data to encoded media content, wherein the custom data indicates nominal range of samples of the media content, the samples of the media content representing the intensity of brightness or the intensity of a color component of a pixel of the media content and having a sample depth that indicates an available range of values that can be used to represent the samples, and wherein the nominal range is a range of values within the available range for the sample depth of the samples of the media content, and wherein the custom data indicating the nominal range of samples is one of: (a) full range characterized by values from 0... 2 n -1 for samples of bit depth n and (b) a limited range characterized by values in a sub-range of the full range", and outputting (940, 1040, 1140) the custom data and the encoded media content. (a) full range characterized by values from 0... 2 n -1 for samples of bit depth n and (b) a limited range characterized by values in a sub-range of the full range", and outputting (940, 1040, 1140) the custom data and the encoded media content.
Timepiece movement including a barrel, an escapement that has an escape wheel and pinion (27, 25), a balance and a gear train for transmitting energy stored in the barrel to the escape wheel, wherein said gear train includes an intermediate wheel kinematically connected to the barrel by a first portion of the gear train and meshing directly with the escape pinion, the escapement (25, 27) and the balance being mounted in a rotating carrousel frame kinematically connected to the movement and arranged for rotating coaxially about said intermediate wheel, the first part of the gear train comprising an average pinion connected to the frame by a kinematic chain, characterized in that the kinematic chain is formed, in this order, by an average wheel constrained to rotate with the average pinion, an inter second mobile (11, 13), a setting wheel, and a carrousel wheel constrained to rotate with the frame, the mobile (11, 13) and the setting wheel both being off-centre with respect to the frame, and in that the movement is designed to impose a speed of one revolution per minute on the frame and to impose a speed different from one revolution per minute on the intermediate wheel.
A molecular sample preparation instrument suitable for extraction related techniques, said instrument comprising: a sample cup (45;135) with one open filtered end and a mouth opposite said filtered end; a reaction chamber surrounding said sample cup, said reaction chamber and said sample cup defining open jacket portions between the interior surfaces of said reaction chamber and exterior surfaces of said sample cup (45; 135), with said reaction chamber including, a drain floor in communication with said open filtered end of said sample cup (45;135); a pressure sealing lid over said mouth of said sample cup (45;135); a first solvent inlet from said pressure sealing lid to the interior of said sample cup (45;135); and a second solvent inlet from said drain floor into said reaction chamber; and a reaction chamber heater in thermal contact with said reaction chamber; so that solvent can be added from both of the first and second solvent inlets into said sample cup (45;135) and from said second solvent inlet into said jacket portions so that said heater can heat said reaction chamber and solvent in said jacket portions, and so that heated solvent in said jacket portions can heat said sample cup (45;135) and heat solvents and extraction samples inside said sample cup (45;135) so that solvent from said second inlet can enter said sample cup (45;135) through said open filtered end and favorably agitate extraction solvents and samples in said sample cup (45;135). a sample cup (45;135) with one open filtered end and a mouth opposite said filtered end; a reaction chamber surrounding said sample cup, said reaction chamber and said sample cup defining open jacket portions between the interior surfaces of said reaction chamber and exterior surfaces of said sample cup (45; 135), with said reaction chamber including, a drain floor in communication with said open filtered end of said sample cup (45;135); a pressure sealing lid over said mouth of said sample cup (45;135); a first solvent inlet from said pressure sealing lid to the interior of said sample cup (45;135); and a second solvent inlet from said drain floor into said reaction chamber; and a reaction chamber heater in thermal contact with said reaction chamber; so that solvent can be added from both of the first and second solvent inlets into said sample cup (45;135) and from said second solvent inlet into said jacket portions so that said heater can heat said reaction chamber and solvent in said jacket portions, and so that heated solvent in said jacket portions can heat said sample cup (45;135) and heat solvents and extraction samples inside said sample cup (45;135) so that solvent from said second inlet can enter said sample cup (45;135) through said open filtered end and favorably agitate extraction solvents and samples in said sample cup (45;135).
A computer-implemented method for mitigating effects of denial of service conditions, comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, identifying one or more remotely deployed network points of presence from a plurality of remotely deployed network points of presence (506;606) based at least in part on a geographic region identified as an origin of a denial of service attack on one or more network destinations (502;602); taking one or more actions that cause at least one remote network service provider to route at least a portion of network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations through the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence, wherein the one or more network destinations (502;602) correspond to one or more servers that are geographically remote from the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence; at least during network conditions indicative of a denial of service attack on the one or more network destinations (502;602), causing one or more computing devices at the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence to filter network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations (502;602) prior to dispatching the filtered network traffic toward the one or more network destinations (502;602), the filtered network traffic excluding network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations (502;602) determined to be illegitimate. identifying one or more remotely deployed network points of presence from a plurality of remotely deployed network points of presence (506;606) based at least in part on a geographic region identified as an origin of a denial of service attack on one or more network destinations (502;602); taking one or more actions that cause at least one remote network service provider to route at least a portion of network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations through the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence, wherein the one or more network destinations (502;602) correspond to one or more servers that are geographically remote from the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence; at least during network conditions indicative of a denial of service attack on the one or more network destinations (502;602), causing one or more computing devices at the identified one or more remotely deployed network points of presence to filter network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations (502;602) prior to dispatching the filtered network traffic toward the one or more network destinations (502;602), the filtered network traffic excluding network traffic addressed to the one or more network destinations (502;602) determined to be illegitimate.
Balance base for a rowing machine which is suitable as a stand for the rowing machine and on which the rowing machine can be fixedly positioned, wherein the balance base has an upper frame, a lower frame, and at least one spring element, wherein the spring element is arranged between the upper frame and the lower frame, wherein a form-fitting or force-fitting fixation is provided for the upper frame to the rowing machine, and wherein the at least one spring element is made of an elastic or viscoelastic material, wherein the tilting rigidity of the spring element is both lower than the tensile-compressive rigidity and lower than the shear stiffness, and wherein the balance base can be positioned under the rowing machine in such a way that the at least one spring element is arranged in the vertical plane which includes the central longitudinal axis of the rowing machine so that, by placing the rowing machine on the balance base, no additional movements of the rowing machine, other than the lateral tilting movement about the longitudinal axis of the rowing machine, are possible.
An elastic terpolymer, which is a copolymer of 40 to 70 wt% of ethylene, 20 to 50 wt% of a C 3 -C 20 alpha-olefin, and 2 to 20 wt% of a diene as obtained in the presence of a catalyst comprising a vanadium compound, wherein the elastic terpolymer satisfies: i) the weight average molecular weight measured by GPC is 100,000 to 500,000; and ii) in the monomer distribution of the copolymer determined by 13 C NMR analysis, K given by the following Equation 1 is 0.01 or less, K = CCC * EEE wherein is the growth rate constant when the monomer distribution of the copolymer is "alpha-olefin-alpha-olefin-alpha-olefin"; and is the growth rate constant when the monomer distribution of the copolymer is "ethylene-ethylene-ethylene". i) the weight average molecular weight measured by GPC is 100,000 to 500,000; and ii) in the monomer distribution of the copolymer determined by 13 C NMR analysis, K given by the following Equation 1 is 0.01 or less, K = CCC * EEE wherein is the growth rate constant when the monomer distribution of the copolymer is "alpha-olefin-alpha-olefin-alpha-olefin"; and is the growth rate constant when the monomer distribution of the copolymer is "ethylene-ethylene-ethylene".
A method for constructing reinforced, filled and set walls, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of unitary pre-formed panel structures each comprising two construction boards held apart from each other by a preset distance by a plurality of spaced apertured strength members [2, 31] to form a hollow sandwich construction with a void defined between the construction boards, each strength member comprising a vertically extending web [4, 32] and a pair of flanges [5, 33], each flange being fixedly joined to the web along a vertically extending edge of the web, with one said flange being coupled to one construction board, the second said flange being coupled to the other construction board, and the web extending between the construction boards, and at least one bar [10, 37] joined to the remainder of the strength member and extending beyond an edge of the construction boards to form a stabbing bar, and each strength member having a bar receiving portion associated with its end opposite the at least one bar; placing a first said panel structure in an erect position with its strength members extending vertically and with the stabbing bars projecting above the remainder of the panel structure; filling the void between the construction boards with a settable material; before, during or after said tilling step, locating a second said panel structure vertically above the first by lowering the second said panel structure on to the first such panel structure so that respective stabbing bars of the first panel structure slot into bar receiving portions of strength members in the second panel structure; and thereafter filling the void between the construction boards of the second panel with said settable material.
A spiral-wound membrane module, the SWM module comprising: (a) a central tube having perforations along its length for collecting a permeate; (b) at least two filtration envelopes, each said filtration envelope having two membrane sheets and a porous, fabric-type insert in between said two membrane sheets for facilitating said permeate to flow, wherein each said envelope is closed along three edges of said two membrane sheets, and wherein each said envelope is configured to allow said permeate to exit from a fourth, open edge attached to said central tube; and (c) a respective feed-spacer sheet in planar contact with an outer membrane surface of a respective said filtration envelope; wherein said respective feed-spacer sheet is in the form of a net having nodes of spherical or spheroidal shape, symmetrically distributed in said net such that node centers of said nodes are on a common plane said common plane being the planar plane of symmetry of said respective feed-spacer sheet, and neighboring centers of four nearest nodes form apices of a parallelogram, wherein all said nodes are connected by flexible segments such that said net forms a regular planar net, wherein symmetry axes of said flexible segments are on the same plane as the common plane of said nodes, wherein said net is symmetric in relation to the planar plane of symmetry of said respective feed-spacer sheet, wherein a ratio of a mean node diameter of said nodes over a mean segment diameter of said segments varies between 1.5 and 5.0. (a) a central tube having perforations along its length for collecting a permeate; (b) at least two filtration envelopes, each said filtration envelope having two membrane sheets and a porous, fabric-type insert in between said two membrane sheets for facilitating said permeate to flow, wherein each said envelope is closed along three edges of said two membrane sheets, and wherein each said envelope is configured to allow said permeate to exit from a fourth, open edge attached to said central tube; and (c) a respective feed-spacer sheet in planar contact with an outer membrane surface of a respective said filtration envelope;