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A mask system for training a patient to become accustomed to the sensation of wearing and using a mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to the patient, the system comprising: a common mask frame; a first cushion (30; 230; 830) constructed from foam and arranged to contact the patient's face in use; and a second cushion constructed from silicone and arranged to contact the patient's face in use, wherein the first and second cushions are each structured to removably attach to the mask frame to respectively form a foam-cushion based mask and a silicone-cushion based mask, wherein the foam-cushion based mask provides an initially more comfortable surface for the patient than the silicone-based cushion, and the patient may subsequently switch from the foam-based cushion to the silicone based cushion. a common mask frame; a first cushion (30; 230; 830) constructed from foam and arranged to contact the patient's face in use; and a second cushion constructed from silicone and arranged to contact the patient's face in use, wherein the first and second cushions are each structured to removably attach to the mask frame to respectively form a foam-cushion based mask and a silicone-cushion based mask, wherein the foam-cushion based mask provides an initially more comfortable surface for the patient than the silicone-based cushion, and the patient may subsequently switch from the foam-based cushion to the silicone based cushion.
Gymnastic machine having movable steps (41 a, 41 b,..., 41 h), comprising a supporting frame, for the resting of said gymnastic machine on the floor, a movable stair comprising a plurality of elongated elements (411 a, 411 b,..., 411 p), each elongated element (411 n) being hinged in series to a preceding elongated element (411 n-1) and to a following elongated element (411 n+1), so as to form a closed series, two consecutive elongated elements (411 a, 411 b,..., 411 p) forming a step (41 a...41 h) of said movable stair acting respectively as tread and riser, said gymnastic machine being characterized in that each one of said elongated element (411 n) comprises at least one first (411' n) and one second (411" n) part articulated to each other, in that each first part (411' n) of each elongated element (411 n) is articulated by means of hinges to the respective second part (411" n) of the same elongated element (411 n) and to the second part (411" n-1) of the elongated element adjacent to said first part (411' n), and in that the articulations between each one of said first (411' n) and second (411" n) parts are parallel to the hinges between the elongated elements.
Gas treatment machine, in particular for extraction, separation, storage or transport of natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide, of the type comprising: - a main circuit for treating natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide, connected to a gas compression chamber, - a gas compressor, housed in the compression chamber, - a rotating electric machine, intended to drive the gas compressor, of the type comprising a stator comprising a coil for the circulation of electric current in view of creating a magnetic flow, wherein the coil comprises at least one torus formed of a winding of several turns each formed of at least one conductor insulated along its length by a primary insulator, the winding forming the torus itself being covered by a secondary insulator, the primary insulator and the secondary insulator comprising polyether ether ketone, and wherein the coil is impregnated with an organic resin such as an epoxy resin or polyester-imide resin, - a housing for the rotating electric machine, this housing communicating with the compression chamber, and - a secondary cooling circuit, conveying the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide from the compression chamber to the rotating electric machine, for the cooling of this rotating electric machine by the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide, the insulated coil being in contact with the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide. - a main circuit for treating natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide, connected to a gas compression chamber, - a gas compressor, housed in the compression chamber, - a rotating electric machine, intended to drive the gas compressor, of the type comprising a stator comprising a coil for the circulation of electric current in view of creating a magnetic flow, wherein the coil comprises at least one torus formed of a winding of several turns each formed of at least one conductor insulated along its length by a primary insulator, the winding forming the torus itself being covered by a secondary insulator, the primary insulator and the secondary insulator comprising polyether ether ketone, and wherein the coil is impregnated with an organic resin such as an epoxy resin or polyester-imide resin, - a housing for the rotating electric machine, this housing communicating with the compression chamber, and - a secondary cooling circuit, conveying the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide from the compression chamber to the rotating electric machine, for the cooling of this rotating electric machine by the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide, the insulated coil being in contact with the natural gas comprising hydrogen sulphide.
A clocking system for clocking the cells of a majority gate device or of a circuit comprising a plurality of parallel majority gate devices, the majority gate device comprising cells and a waveguide adapted for guiding spin waves, characterised in that the clocking system comprises at least one first component adapted for clocking the cells to generate spin waves and to detect spin waves, an odd number of the cells are spin wave generators (212, 214, 216), wherein the number of spin wave generators is at least 3, and at least one cell is a spin wave detector, wherein the spin wave generators (212, 214, 216) and the at least one spin wave detector are positioned in an inline configuration along the waveguide, and wherein the at least one first component is adapted for clocking the cells of the majority gate device such that some of the cells (212, 214, 216) are clocked to generate spin waves such that they interfere in the majority gate device after propagating through the waveguide, and for clocking one or more other cells to receive the interference of the spin waves such that, interference of the spin waves generated by the spin wave generators (212, 214, 216) is detected by the at least one spin wave detector thereby obtaining a signal which corresponds with a combination of at least three spin waves, and the clocking system is configured to control execution of logic functions by means of the at least one first component.
Loop for extracting water from an air conditioning system of a cabin of an air or rail transport vehicle comprising an air cycle turbine engine, said loop comprising: - a condenser comprising a first air circuit, called a moist air circuit, extending between a moist air inlet mouth and a moist air outlet box, intended to convey a stream of moist air loaded with water vapor, and a second circuit, called a dry air circuit, extending between a dry air inlet and a dry air outlet, in thermal interaction with said moist air circuit and intended to convey a stream of air coming from a turbine of said air cycle turbine engine to allow condensation of said stream of moist air, characterized in that it further comprises: - a three-dimensional mesh grid housed in said outlet box of said condenser and configured to be able to capture the water droplets from said stream of moist air condensed by said condenser, - a water recovery unit opening on said outlet box of said condenser and arranged under said three-dimensional mesh grid in order to be able to recover, by force of gravity, the water collected by said three-dimensional mesh grid, said recovery unit further being provided with a discharge port for the recovered water, - an air return pipe linking said outlet box of said condenser to a supply interface for directly or indirectly supplying said turbine of said air cycle turbine engine of said air conditioning system. - a condenser comprising a first air circuit, called a moist air circuit, extending between a moist air inlet mouth and a moist air outlet box, intended to convey a stream of moist air loaded with water vapor, and a second circuit, called a dry air circuit, extending between a dry air inlet and a dry air outlet, in thermal interaction with said moist air circuit and intended to convey a stream of air coming from a turbine of said air cycle turbine engine to allow condensation of said stream of moist air, - a three-dimensional mesh grid housed in said outlet box of said condenser and configured to be able to capture the water droplets from said stream of moist air condensed by said condenser, - a water recovery unit opening on said outlet box of said condenser and arranged under said three-dimensional mesh grid in order to be able to recover, by force of gravity, the water collected by said three-dimensional mesh grid, said recovery unit further being provided with a discharge port for the recovered water, - an air return pipe linking said outlet box of said condenser to a supply interface for directly or indirectly supplying said turbine of said air cycle turbine engine of said air conditioning system.
Method, as part of an encoding or decoding method, for generating for at least one block of pixels of a picture of a sequence of high resolution interlaced pictures, called high resolution sequence, at least one motion predictor from motion data associated with the pictures of a sequence of low resolution progressive pictures, called low resolution sequence, each interlaced picture comprising a top field interlaced with a bottom field, a temporal reference being associated with each progressive picture and each field of an interlaced picture, characterized in that the method comprises: - generating at least one frame motion predictor (41, 44, 45) from motion data associated with at least one block of pixels of the low resolution picture with the same temporal reference as the top or bottom field of said high resolution picture; and - generating at least one field motion predictor (40, 42, 43) from motion data associated with at least one block of pixels of the low resolution picture with the same temporal reference as the top field or bottom field of said high resolution picture. - generating at least one frame motion predictor (41, 44, 45) from motion data associated with at least one block of pixels of the low resolution picture with the same temporal reference as the top or bottom field of said high resolution picture; and - generating at least one field motion predictor (40, 42, 43)
A foldable and unfoldable structure (1, 1') for the rapid erection of buildings, said structure comprising two portal frames (2, 3) constituting two generally parallel first sidewalls of the building or shelter, each one of two other sidewalls having means for vertical hinging, firstly, relative to uprights (4, 4', 7, 7') of the portal frames that they connect and, secondly, about an axis located centrally between the portal frames (2, 3), said structure (1, 1') being covered with rigid and/or flexible covering materials secured to at least one frame of said structure (1, 1'), said materials being associated with each one of front, rear and lateral sidewalls, a floor and a roof of the erected shelter, characterized in that the uprights (7, 7') of one of said portal frames each have an inner telescopically sliding profiled member (16, 16') for extending a height thereof for the purpose of giving an inclination to a roof, said inner telescopically sliding profiled members (16, 16') being connected by an upper spar member thereby forming an upper secondary portal frame which is slidable within a said portal frame, means for controlling sliding thereof being provided in at least one of said uprights (7, 7').
Method for operating an air conditioner comprising a refrigerant circuit including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit (3a, 3b) that are connected together, a control unit that controls operation of the refrigerant circuit, and a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture containing a hydrofluorocarbon having a property of undergoing a disproportionation reaction being sealed in the refrigerant circuit, wherein the method comprises executing pump down operation in which the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flows from the indoor unit to the outdoor unit while being stopped from flowing from the outdoor unit to the indoor unit and is collected into a portion of the refrigerant circuit within the outdoor unit, characterized in that the method further comprises executing, after the completion of the pump down operation, compositional ratio determination in which a compositional ratio of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture is determined based on a pressure and temperature of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture collected into the outdoor unit by the pump down operation, and generating an alert when the compositional ratio of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture determined by the compositional ratio determination is outside an acceptable proportion range of the hydrofluorocarbon having the property of undergoing a disproportionation reaction. a refrigerant circuit including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit (3a, 3b) that are connected together, an outdoor unit and an indoor unit (3a, 3b) that are connected together, a control unit that controls operation of the refrigerant circuit, and a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture containing a hydrofluorocarbon having a property of undergoing a disproportionation reaction being sealed in the refrigerant circuit, wherein the method comprises executing pump down operation in which the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flows from the indoor unit to the outdoor unit while being stopped from flowing from the outdoor unit to the indoor unit and is collected into a portion of the refrigerant circuit within the outdoor unit, characterized in that the method further comprises executing, after the completion of the pump down operation, compositional ratio determination in which a compositional ratio of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture is determined based on a pressure and temperature of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture collected into the outdoor unit by the pump down operation, and generating an alert when the compositional ratio of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture determined by the compositional ratio determination is outside an acceptable proportion range of the hydrofluorocarbon having the property of undergoing a disproportionation reaction.
An automated external defibrillator system of an elevator comprising: an AED call switch, provided on the side of an elevator door or provided in a key input unit of a home automation; an elevator; wherein pushing of the AED call switch causes an AED call signal to be transmitted to the elevator; wherein the elevator is adapted to move to the floor at which the AED call switch has been activated when an AED call signal is received from the AED call switch; the system further comprising an AED storage box, which is equipped in the elevator and stores the AED in it, and turns on a LED on one side of it when the AED call signal is received by the elevator. an AED call switch, provided on the side of an elevator door or provided in a key input unit of a home automation; an elevator; wherein pushing of the AED call switch causes an AED call signal to be transmitted to the elevator; wherein the elevator is adapted to move to the floor at which the AED call switch has been activated when an AED call signal is received from the AED call switch; the system further comprising an AED storage box, which is equipped in the elevator and stores the AED in it, and turns on a LED on one side of it when the AED call signal is received by the elevator.
A method of producing a product of a biosynthetic pathway of interest, the method comprising: (a) growing bacterial cells that express enzymes of a biosynthetic pathway of interest for production of a product, wherein at least one of the enzymes: (i) is an enzyme that controls metabolic flux in the biosynthetic pathway and (ii) is an enzyme that is genetically modified to contain a periplasmic targeting peptide sequence and is relocated to the periplasm of the cell; thereby producing bacterial cells that contain at least one modified enzyme that is sequestered into the periplasmic space, wherein the genetic modification and periplasmic sequestering have no negative effect on the bacterial cell growth; (b) lysing the bacterial cells, thereby producing a cell lysate containing the enzymes of the biosynthetic pathway and the at least one genetically modified periplasm-sequestered enzyme; and (c) combining the cell lysate with one or more substances selected from substrates, enzymes, nutrients, co-factors, buffers, reducing agents and ATP generating systems; (d) incubating the cell lysate for a period of time under conditions sufficient to enzymatically produce said product, wherein the product is selected from the group consisting of antibiotics; biosurfactants; biological fuels, amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, alcohols, polyols, flavors, fragrances, nucleotides, vitamins, pigments, sugars, polysaccharides, biopolymers, plastics, isoprenoids, terpenes and cell metabolites. (a) growing bacterial cells that express enzymes of a biosynthetic pathway of interest for production of a product, wherein at least one of the enzymes: (i) is an enzyme that controls metabolic flux in the biosynthetic pathway and (ii) is an enzyme that is genetically modified to contain a periplasmic targeting peptide sequence and is relocated to the periplasm of the cell; thereby producing bacterial cells that contain at least one modified enzyme that is sequestered into the periplasmic space, wherein the genetic modification and periplasmic sequestering have no negative effect on the bacterial cell growth; (i) is an enzyme that controls metabolic flux in the biosynthetic pathway and (ii) is an enzyme that is genetically modified to contain a periplasmic targeting peptide sequence and is relocated to the periplasm of the cell; (b) lysing the bacterial cells, thereby producing a cell lysate containing the enzymes of the biosynthetic pathway and the at least one genetically modified periplasm-sequestered enzyme; and (c) combining the cell lysate with one or more substances selected from substrates, enzymes, nutrients, co-factors, buffers, reducing agents and ATP generating systems; (d) incubating the cell lysate for a period of time under conditions sufficient to enzymatically produce said product,
A method of determining amount and/or activity of an antioxidant in a test sample, the method including: performing photometric measurements of a reaction mixture having known initial concentrations of a source of free radicals ( 0) and a chemiluminescence activator ([Lum] 0), starting from the instant of reaction initiation; selecting a reaction rate constant (k R) for generating free radicals and a reaction rate constant (k Lum) for eliminating free radicals upon interacting with the activator, based on dependence of light radiation intensity of the mixture on the time of reaction by using numerical techniques such that the calculated dependence best fits experimentally found dependence, taking into account known initial concentrations of the source of free radicals 0 and the luminescence activator [Lum] 0; preparing a new reaction mixture having known values of 0 and [Lum] 0 and containing an antioxidant; performing photometric measurements of the new mixture, and taking into account the known values of 0, [Lum] 0, k R, and k Lum, basing on change in chemiluminescence intensity of the new reaction mixture, depending on duration of the period of time passing from the instant of reaction initiation, determining an initial concentration [In] 0 of the antioxidant and a reaction rate constant (k In) for interaction between free radicals and the antioxidant by using numerical techniques based on the best correlation between the equations and the observable dependence of intensity of chemiluminescence on the time of reaction. performing photometric measurements of a reaction mixture having known initial concentrations of a source of free radicals ( 0) and a chemiluminescence activator ([Lum] 0), starting from the instant of reaction initiation; selecting a reaction rate constant (k R) for generating free radicals and a reaction rate constant (k Lum) for eliminating free radicals upon interacting with the activator, based on dependence of light radiation intensity of the mixture on the time of reaction by using numerical techniques such that the calculated dependence best fits experimentally found dependence, taking into account known initial concentrations of the source of free radicals 0 and the luminescence activator [Lum] 0; preparing a new reaction mixture having known values of 0 and [Lum] 0 and containing an antioxidant; performing photometric measurements of the new mixture, and taking into account the known values of 0, [Lum] 0, k R, and k Lum, basing on change in chemiluminescence intensity of the new reaction mixture, depending on duration of the period of time passing from the instant of reaction initiation, determining an initial concentration [In] 0 of the antioxidant and a reaction rate constant (k In) for interaction between free radicals and the antioxidant by using numerical techniques based on the best correlation between the equations and the observable dependence of intensity of chemiluminescence on the time of reaction.
A braking chopper for dissipating braking power away from the direct-current rails of an AC drive system, said braking chopper being an inverter unit consisting of upper- and lower-branch controllable semiconductor switches (V1 - V6), wherein the inverter is connected by its output connectors to the direct-current rails via a resistor unit, characterized in that the resistor unit comprises two resistors (R1, R2), of which the first is connected to the positive direct-current rail (DC+) and the second to the negative direct-current rail (DC-), wherein both lower-branch and upper-branch semiconductor switches are turned on during braking, and wherein one brake resistor is controlled by the lower-branch switch of only one phase and the second brake resistor by the upper-branch switch of another phase.
An LGPS-based solid electrolyte, which satisfies a composition of Li u Sn v P 2 S y X z (6≤u≤14, 0.8≤v≤2.1, 9≤y≤16, 0≤z≤1.6; X represents Cl, Br or I), and which has peaks at at least 2θ=19.80°±0.50°, 20.10°±0.50°, 26.60°±0.50° and 29.10°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction (CuKa: λ=1.5405 Å).
A spreading apparatus for spreading granular and/or pulverulent material, the assembly comprising: a hopper comprising a discharge aperture; a power source; one or more material handling components; agitation means for agitating material within the hopper; circuitry arranged for supplying power from a power source to one or more material handling components; characterised by monitoring means for monitoring the power drawn by the one or more material handling components; and, control means for controlling operation of the agitation means in dependence upon said power. a hopper comprising a discharge aperture; a power source; one or more material handling components; agitation means for agitating material within the hopper; circuitry arranged for supplying power from a power source to one or more material handling components; characterised by monitoring means for monitoring the power drawn by the one or more material handling components; and, control means for controlling operation of the agitation means in dependence upon said power.