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An enhanced passive scanning method for a wireless local area network, comprising: transmitting at least one of a beacon signal and a gratuitous probe response in a wireless local area network channel by an access point, wherein the gratuitous probe response is a supplemental beacon signal that is transmitted more frequently than beacon signals, between the occurrence of beacon signals, and contains only information essential to allow a wireless communication device to manage roaming and timing; a wireless communication device receiving the gratuitous probe response; updating a site timing table entry in a site timing table, based on the received gratuitous probe response; setting a scan start time for a neighboring access point or another wireless communication device, based on entries in the updated site timing table; and determining a power mode for the wireless communication device, based on the scan start time, by determining a time period remaining until a target gratuitous probe response transmission time is scheduled. transmitting at least one of a beacon signal and a gratuitous probe response in a wireless local area network channel by an access point, wherein the gratuitous probe response is a supplemental beacon signal that is transmitted more frequently than beacon signals, between the occurrence of beacon signals, and contains only information essential to allow a wireless communication device to manage roaming and timing; a wireless communication device receiving the gratuitous probe response; updating a site timing table entry in a site timing table, based on the received gratuitous probe response; setting a scan start time for a neighboring access point or another wireless communication device, based on entries in the updated site timing table; and determining a power mode for the wireless communication device, based on the scan start time, by determining a time period remaining until a target gratuitous probe response transmission time is scheduled. receiving the gratuitous probe response; updating a site timing table entry in a site timing table, based on the received gratuitous probe response; setting a scan start time for a neighboring access point or another wireless communication device, based on entries in the updated site timing table; and determining a power mode for the wireless communication device, based on the scan start time, by determining a time period remaining until a target gratuitous probe response transmission time is scheduled.
A postal sorting machine comprising a sorting conveyor suitable for transporting postal articles in series past sorting outlets and a postal article feed unit having a magazine for storing postal articles to be sorted and a separator that is suitable for injecting the postal articles to be sorted one-by-one from the magazine onto the sorting conveyor while placing them in series at constant pitch, the separator has a robotized arm provided with a pneumatic pickup that is steerable in three-dimensional space, a vision sensor suitable for observing a pile of postal articles stored loosely in the magazine to produce image data including a certain postal article to be separated from the pile of loose postal articles, and a monitoring and control unit that, on the basis of said image data produced by the vision sensor, is suitable for identifying a non-covered pickup face of said certain postal article so that said postal article can be gripped by the pickup, said monitoring and control unit also being arranged to control the robotized arm in such a manner as to come and pick up said certain postal article via its pickup face and put it onto the sorting conveyor, said postal sorting machine being characterized in that a flat conveying segment is organized to slope sideways, with a lower side edge and an upper side edge that is higher than the lower side edge, which is designed as a jogging edge, and in that the robotized arm is designed to put each postal article, separated from the pile of loose postal articles, individually onto the sideways-sloping flat conveying segment in such a manner that said article comes, by gravity, to be jogged against the lower edge of the conveyor.
A medical device configured to be positioned within an intraluminal passage, the device comprising: a tubular body being radially expandable, the tubular body comprising a plurality of first wires braided together, the tubular body having a first end extending to a second end, the tubular body having a mesh region disposed between the first and second ends, the mesh region comprising a plurality of second wires braided with the plurality of first wires, characterised in that the tubular body has a reinforcement region adjacent one of the first and second ends, the reinforcement region having at least one of the first wires being folded onto one of the first and second wires to prevent migration of the tubular body within the intraluminal passage.
Silica-based granular material comprising silica and at least one IR-opacifier selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, ilmenites, iron titanates, iron oxides, zirconium silicates, manganese oxides, graphites, carbon blacks and mixtures thereof, hydrophobized with a surface treatment agent comprising a silicon atom, wherein the granular material has: a) a cumulative pore volume of pores > 4 nm of more than 2.5 cm 3 /g, as determined by the mercury intrusion method according to DIN ISO 15901-1; b) a tamped density of 140 g/L to 290 g/L; c) a number of silanol groups relative to BET surface area d SiOH of at least 0.5 SiOH/nm 2, as determined by reaction with lithium aluminium hydride; d) a number of silicon atoms in the surface treatment agent relative to BET surface area d [Si] of at least 1.0 [Si atoms]/nm 2. a) a cumulative pore volume of pores > 4 nm of more than 2.5 cm 3 /g, as determined by the mercury intrusion method according to DIN ISO 15901-1; b) a tamped density of 140 g/L to 290 g/L; c) a number of silanol groups relative to BET surface area d SiOH of at least 0.5 SiOH/nm 2, as determined by reaction with lithium aluminium hydride; d) a number of silicon atoms in the surface treatment agent relative to BET surface area d [Si] of at least 1.0 [Si atoms]/nm 2.
A vaccine comprising an immunogenically effective amount of a protein fragment of Hepatitis E Virus Open Reading Frame 2 (HEV ORF2) spanning at least the region from amino acid 125 to amino acid 607 and at most the region from amino acid 112 to amino acid 660, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for use in the protection of anti-HEV MDA-positive piglets against HEV fecal shedding that is a result of an infection of the piglets.
A method for producing a heterodimeric CH3 domain-comprising molecule from a single cell, wherein said molecule comprises two human IgG CH3 domains that are capable of forming an interface, said method comprising providing in said cell a. A first nucleic acid molecule encoding a 1 st human IgG CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain, b. A second nucleic acid molecule encoding a 2 nd human IgG CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain, wherein said first CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain comprises a lysine residue at amino acid position 366 according to the EU numbering system and wherein said second CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain comprises an aspartic acid residue at amino acid position 351 according to the EU numbering system, said method further comprising the step of culturing said host cell and allowing for expression of said two nucleic acid molecules and harvesting said heterodimeric CH3 domain-comprising molecule from the culture. a. A first nucleic acid molecule encoding a 1 st human IgG CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain, b. A second nucleic acid molecule encoding a 2 nd human IgG CH3 domain-comprising polypeptide chain,
A circuit arrangement for a network connection variable with regard to the input voltage (1-phase/3-phase), comprising a 3-phase PFC stage and a centre tap connected between the capacitors via a connecting line to a neutral conductor of an input AC voltage source, characterized in that, to implement the 1-phase mode, a branch having two further diodes connected in series is connected in parallel to the rectifier diodes in each line branch (20, 30, 40) of the PFC stage and between the diodes a centre tap is provided respectively, which is connected to the neutral conductor, while the centre tap provided between the capacitors is not connected to the neutral conductor via the connecting line.
A pre-consolidated laminate pre-form for a wind turbine blade having a top side and a back side extending between respective edge portions, said laminate pre-form comprising a plurality of layers of continuous fibre tows extending in a length direction of said laminate pre-form, said fibre tows being at least partly fixed by at least one non-continuous layer of resin, wherein said plurality of layers of continuous fibre tows are positioned in between a first and a second prepreg or semi-preg layer (6a, 6b) including fibres extending in an oblique direction with respect to said length direction, and at least one distribution channel is provided at the back side extending in said length direction.
A fiber optic cable used for distributed acoustic sensing, comprising: one or more DAS regions along a length of the cable; and one or more segments comprising a standard optical fiber, functioning as a transmission line and connecting the one or more DAS regions, wherein the DAS regions have a greater acoustic sensitivity than the one or more segments, and wherein the DAS regions have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of about 80 μm and the one or more segments have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of 125 μm. one or more DAS regions along a length of the cable; and one or more segments comprising a standard optical fiber, functioning as a transmission line and connecting the one or more DAS regions, wherein the DAS regions have a greater acoustic sensitivity than the one or more segments, and wherein the DAS regions have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of about 80 μm and the one or more segments have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of 125 μm.
Optical imaging system for generating an image of an object plane, comprising a lens system which comprises a main objective and a reduction optical unit between the main objective and the object plane and which is aligned along an optical axis of the lens system, wherein the reduction optical unit comprises a first lens with a positive refractive power and a second lens with a negative refractive power, wherein an object-side first main plane and an image-side second main plane (H') are defined by the lens system, wherein the optical imaging system defines a first observation beam path and a second observation beam path which are guided through the lens system in such a way that, in the first main plane and in the second main plane (H'), the observation beam paths (30, 40) in each case have a distance B from the optical axis of the lens system, characterized in that the first lens is manufactured from a first material which has a first Abbe number, and in that the second lens is manufactured from a second material which has a second Abbe number, wherein the first Abbe number is greater than the second Abbe number, and in that the lens system is configured in such a way that the following relation is satisfied for all wavelengths in the wavelength range λ of 480 nm≤λ≤660 nm and for a main wavelength e=546 nm: | arctan B f e ′ + f e ⋅ f e ′ / f λ − f e | < 0.5 ′, in angular minutes where: f e = object-side focal length for the main wavelength e in respect of the first main plane; f λ = object-side focal length for the wavelength λ in respect of the first main plane; f e ' = image-side focal length for the main wavelength e in respect of the second main plane (H'). f e = object-side focal length for the main wavelength e in respect of the first main plane; f λ = object-side focal length for the wavelength λ in respect of the first main plane; f e ' = image-side focal length for the main wavelength e in respect of the second main plane (H').
A bumper beam comprising an elongate beam with a U-profile comprising a main portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the elongate beam and two webs (16, 18) extending longitudinally along opposite sides of the main portion configured to face a white body of a vehicle to which the elongate beam is configured to be attached, characterised in that a at least one patch is provided on at least one of the webs (16, 18), said patch comprising an initiator positioned in a mid-section of the patch, the initiator being configured to, upon impact, initiate deformation of the web (16, 18) of the elongate beam on which it is provided, wherein the initiators are comprised of weakened portions in the patches and extend in the longitudinal direction of the elongate beam so as to initiate a deformation by a longitudinal folding along the web (16, 18) on which they are provided.
An expression cassette, comprising a nucleic acid which has a nucleic acid sequence, selected from the group consisting of a) a nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 29, b) a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence from a), c) a nucleic acid sequence that codes for a protein according to SEQ ID NO: 30, characterised in that the nucleic acid sequence is operatively linked to a promoter which comprises the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 33. a) a nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 29, b) a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence from a), c) a nucleic acid sequence that codes for a protein according to SEQ ID NO: 30, characterised in that the nucleic acid sequence is operatively linked to a promoter which comprises the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 33.
A line tensioner comprising: a first attachment portion for releasably fixing to a line, the first attachment portion having a slot with two opposing surfaces (5, 6) extending in a first direction from a throat towards a mouth, the line being receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces (5, 6); a bearing portion, the line being slidably engagable with the bearing portion for tensioning the line, the bearing portion having a bearing surface, the line being slidably engagable with the bearing surface, the bearing surface having a bearing width and the bearing portion configured to limit the width of line that can be accommodated on the bearing surface; and a second attachment portion for releasably fixing to the line, the second attachment portion having a slot with two opposing surfaces (12, 13) extending in a second direction from a throat towards a mouth, the line being receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces (12, 13), the second direction being opposite to the first characterized in that, the bearing surface has a minimum radius of curvature of 0.75 times the bearing width. a first attachment portion for releasably fixing to a line, the first attachment portion having a slot with two opposing surfaces (5, 6) extending in a first direction from a throat towards a mouth, the line being receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces (5, 6); a bearing portion, the line being slidably engagable with the bearing portion for tensioning the line, the bearing portion having a bearing surface, the line being slidably engagable with the bearing surface, the bearing surface having a bearing width and the bearing portion configured to limit the width of line that can be accommodated on the bearing surface; and a second attachment portion for releasably fixing to the line, the second attachment portion having a slot with two opposing surfaces (12, 13) extending in a second direction from a throat towards a mouth, the line being receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces (12, 13), the second direction being opposite to the first characterized in that, the bearing surface has a minimum radius of curvature of 0.75 times the bearing width.
A radio device, comprising: a Bluetooth circuitry; a proximity communication circuitry configured to receive configuration commands wirelessly from a physically separate user device over a magnetic induction -based proximity communication; and at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, characterized in that the Bluetooth circuitry is configured to generate and advertise a Bluetooth beacon signal having a Bluetooth standard frame format wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the radio device to perform operations comprising: reconfiguring at least part of data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal on the basis of the received configuration commands, wherein the data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal is set to comprise at least physical activity related information. a Bluetooth circuitry; a proximity communication circuitry configured to receive configuration commands wirelessly from a physically separate user device over a magnetic induction -based proximity communication; and at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, characterized in that the Bluetooth circuitry is configured to generate and advertise a Bluetooth beacon signal having a Bluetooth standard frame format wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the radio device to perform operations comprising: reconfiguring at least part of data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal on the basis of the received configuration commands, wherein the data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal is set to comprise at least physical activity related information. reconfiguring at least part of data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal on the basis of the received configuration commands, wherein the data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal is set to comprise at least physical activity related information.
A wafer, which comprises as a starting material a material with a low ductility, which comprises at least one exposed surface, wherein at least one prefabricated application layer, which has freely selectable material properties, is applied to the exposed surface of the starting material thereby forming a composite structure, wherein the prefabricated application layer comprises a prefabricated structuring, wherein the composite structure is subjected to an internal and/or external stress field in such a way that the starting material is cleaved along an inner plane thereby forming the wafer, wherein the wafer comprises relief-like surface structures at the resultant cleavage face with essentially pre-definable patterns, which can be varied through the properties of the starting material, wherein the application layer is constituted as a polymer film prefabricated in a defined manner, and wherein the subjecting of the composite structure to the stress field takes place by means of a temperature-induced and/or temperature gradient-induced mechanical stress field, which cleaves the composite structure along an inner plane of the starting material.
A venting assembly for use with a wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system, said wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system having a pipe network, a source of water for said pipe network, and at least one sprinkler head connected with said pipe network, a drain valve for draining said pipe network, and inert gas source connected with said pipe network, said venting assembly comprising: a primary air vent adapted to be connected with the pipe network and vent gas but not water from the pipe network; a redundant air vent coupled to the primary air vent and adapted to vent gas but not water from the pipe network; and wherein the primary air vent opens to discharge gas to the redundant air vent; characterized by an airflow regulator adapted to control gas flow between said primary air vent and atmosphere; wherein the redundant air vent opens to discharge gas to the airflow regulator; wherein the airflow regulator opens to discharge gas to atmosphere when a gas pressure in the pipe network is above a set point pressure level; and wherein the airflow regulator closes to substantially prevent atmospheric air from entering the redundant air vent while the pipe network is drained of water. a primary air vent adapted to be connected with the pipe network and vent gas but not water from the pipe network; a redundant air vent coupled to the primary air vent and adapted to vent gas but not water from the pipe network; and wherein the primary air vent opens to discharge gas to the redundant air vent; characterized by an airflow regulator adapted to control gas flow between said primary air vent and atmosphere; wherein the redundant air vent opens to discharge gas to the airflow regulator; wherein the airflow regulator opens to discharge gas to atmosphere when a gas pressure in the pipe network is above a set point pressure level; and wherein the airflow regulator closes to substantially prevent atmospheric air from entering the redundant air vent while the pipe network is drained of water.
An elevator car energy storage mounting arrangement comprising: a lower beam configured to carry an elevator car; a rack configured to carry an energy storage; and an energy storage mounted in the rack; and further characterized in that the rack is slidably mounted between a bottom of the elevator car and the lower beam. a lower beam configured to carry an elevator car; a rack configured to carry an energy storage; and an energy storage mounted in the rack; and further characterized in that the rack is slidably mounted between a bottom of the elevator car and the lower beam.
A recombinant strain belonging to the order of Actinomycetales, wherein at least one gene encoding an enzyme having vanillin reductase activity is non-functional; characterized in that: - said gene encoding an enzyme having vanillin reductase activity presents a sequence having at least 80% of nucleic acid identity with a sequence selected in a group consisting of the sequences SEQ ID NO 1, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 5, SEQ ID NO 7, and SEQ ID NO 9; and/or - said enzyme having vanillin reductase activity has an amino acid sequence presenting at least 80% of amino acid identity with a sequence selected in a group consisting of the sequences: SEQ ID NO 2, SEQ ID NO 4, SEQ ID NO 6, SEQ ID NO 8, and SEQ ID NO 10; and/or - at least one gene chosen among the genes presenting the sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO 1, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 5, SEQ ID NO 7 and SEQ ID NO 9 is non-functional. - said gene encoding an enzyme having vanillin reductase activity presents a sequence having at least 80% of nucleic acid identity with a sequence selected in a group consisting of the sequences SEQ ID NO 1, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 5, SEQ ID NO 7, and SEQ ID NO 9; and/or - said enzyme having vanillin reductase activity has an amino acid sequence presenting at least 80% of amino acid identity with a sequence selected in a group consisting of the sequences: SEQ ID NO 2, SEQ ID NO 4, SEQ ID NO 6, SEQ ID NO 8, and SEQ ID NO 10; and/or - at least one gene chosen among the genes presenting the sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO 1, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 5, SEQ ID NO 7 and SEQ ID NO 9 is non-functional.
Use, for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres such as the hair, of one or more volatile linear alkanes having from 7 to 15 carbon atoms and of one or more fatty esters, which are liquid at 25 °C and atmospheric pressure, of C 12-30 mono- or dicarboxylic acid and of C 1-30 monohydric alcohol in an anhydrous medium, in a weight ratio of volatile linear alkane (s) to liquid fatty ester(s) of less than 5.