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An oral care evaluation system (101, 201, 301) comprising: a light source (103, 205, 305) configured to emit a spectrum of light which induces fluorescence in an organic compound, the light source (103, 205, 305) illuminating soft oral tissue within an oral cavity; an image sensor (105, 207, 307) receiving light generated by fluorescence of the organic compound on the soft oral tissue, the image sensor (105, 207, 307) generating image data for an image of the soft oral tissue, the image comprising a plurality of pixels; and an image processor (109, 213, 313) receiving the image data from the image sensor (105, 207, 307) and programmed to evaluate oral hygiene of the soft oral tissue by assessing an attribute of each pixel in the image; wherein the system (101, 201, 301) further comprises a display screen (113, 215, 323) communicably coupled to the image processor, wherein the image processor is programmed to display the image of the soft oral tissue on the display screen (113, 215, 323); wherein the image processor is programmed to display a hygiene grade on the display screen, the hygiene grade resulting from the evaluation of oral hygiene; wherein while assessing the attributes of the pixels, the image processor (109, 213, 313) is programmed to assign one of a plurality of attribute values to each pixel and to count a number of pixels associated with each of the plurality of attribute values, wherein the image processor (109, 213, 313) is further programmed to evaluate oral hygiene based upon a numerical distribution of counted pixels versus the attribute values. a light source (103, 205, 305) configured to emit a spectrum of light which induces fluorescence in an organic compound, the light source (103, 205, 305) illuminating soft oral tissue within an oral cavity; an image sensor (105, 207, 307) receiving light generated by fluorescence of the organic compound on the soft oral tissue, the image sensor (105, 207, 307) generating image data for an image of the soft oral tissue, the image comprising a plurality of pixels; and an image processor (109, 213, 313) receiving the image data from the image sensor (105, 207, 307) and programmed to evaluate oral hygiene of the soft oral tissue by assessing an attribute of each pixel in the image; wherein the system (101, 201, 301) further comprises a display screen (113, 215, 323) communicably coupled to the image processor, wherein the image processor is programmed to display the image of the soft oral tissue on the display screen (113, 215, 323); wherein the image processor is programmed to display a hygiene grade on the display screen, the hygiene grade resulting from the evaluation of oral hygiene; wherein while assessing the attributes of the pixels, the image processor (109, 213, 313) is programmed to assign one of a plurality of attribute values to each pixel and to count a number of pixels associated with each of the plurality of attribute values, wherein the image processor (109, 213, 313) is further programmed to evaluate oral hygiene based upon a numerical distribution of counted pixels versus the attribute values.
Process for producing a branched saturated hydrocarbon component, characterized in that the process comprises ketonization, hydrodeoxygenation and isomerization steps, using a feedstock being at least one compound selected from the group consisting of C4-C24 fatty acids, C4-C24 fatty acid alkyl esters, esters of fatty acids with C12-C38 fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof; the isomerization step is performed before the ketonization step at a temperature of 150 - 350 °C, at a pressure of 0 - 5 MPa, in the presence of isomerization catalysts selected from aluminium phosphates, silica aluminium phosphates and zeolites; the ketonization is carried out in the presence of metal oxide catalyst where the metal oxide is selected from oxides of Na, Mg, K, Ca, Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, Mo, Rh, Cd, Sn, La, Pb, Bi and rare earth metals, under a pressure from 0 to 10 MPa and at a temperature ranging from 100 to 500 °C, and the ketonization product is hydrodeoxygenated in the presence of a supported Pd, Pt, Ni, NiMo or CoMo hydrodeoxygenation catalyst, the support being activated carbon, alumina and/or silica, under a hydrogen pressure ranging from 0.1 to 20 MPa, at a temperature ranging from 100 to 500 °C.
A method of cutting off a workpiece using a band saw blade, wherein when a workpiece is intended to be cut off by use of an endless band saw blade suspended between a driving wheel and a driven wheel, the workpiece is cut off by imparting to the band saw blade a forced oscillation so that a phase of a longitudinal oscillation which occurs to the band saw blade near the driving wheel is substantially inverted to a phase of a longitudinal oscillation which occurs to the band saw blade near the driven wheel.
A connection having a first tubular end comprising a first end flange having an end face, and a collar comprising a sleeve and an end stop, said sleeve arranged about said first end flange and said end stop arranged about said first tubular end, said collar slideable along said first tubular end, the connection further having a second tubular end comprising a second end flange having an end face, and a locking nut about and slideable along said second tubular end, wherein said sleeve comprises a set of circumferential grooves, wherein the collar has an internal threaded portion and said locking nut has a corresponding external threaded portion, wherein the internal threaded portion and external portion are sized to threadedly mate to lock the first and second tubular ends together, wherein the end stop is located at a distal end of the sleeve and the set of circumferential grooves is located at a proximal end of said sleeve, wherein a body portion is provided between the set of circumferential grooves and the end stop, which body portion is configured for elastically extending during tensioning with a tensioning tool and the body portion is configured for remaining under elastic extension once the tensioning tool is removed and a connection is made, wherein the set of circumferential grooves is arranged in an external surface of said proximal end of said sleeve, such that the set of circumferential grooves is configured for being engaged in use by a set of ridges of the tensioning tool such that said set of ridges is movable into said set of circumferential grooves (23,47) and an axial tension is appliable to said collar relative to said second tubular end.
A brew basket comprising: a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus; a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor (60, 25); and a vertically reciprocating member secured at a first end to the perforated floor (60, 25) for raising and lowering the perforated floor (60, 25) of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform, the brew basket being characterized by: a fastener that cooperates with the reciprocating member to capture the perforated floor (60, 25) of the brew basket therebetween; a cylindrical collar below the perforated floor (60, 25) and retained at an upper surface of the reciprocating member, whereupon the perforated floor (60, 25) is captured between the cylindrical collar and the fastener and reciprocates with the reciprocating member; and a spring member mounted on the reciprocating member and applying a resilient force to the reciprocating member to bias the perforated floor (60, 25) in its lowermost position. a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus; a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor (60, 25); and a vertically reciprocating member secured at a first end to the perforated floor (60, 25) for raising and lowering the perforated floor (60, 25) of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform, the brew basket being characterized by: a fastener that cooperates with the reciprocating member to capture the perforated floor (60, 25) of the brew basket therebetween; a cylindrical collar below the perforated floor (60, 25) and retained at an upper surface of the reciprocating member, whereupon the perforated floor (60, 25) is captured between the cylindrical collar and the fastener and reciprocates with the reciprocating member; and a spring member mounted on the reciprocating member and applying a resilient force to the reciprocating member to bias the perforated floor (60, 25) in its lowermost position. a fastener that cooperates with the reciprocating member to capture the perforated floor (60, 25) of the brew basket therebetween; a cylindrical collar below the perforated floor (60, 25) and retained at an upper surface of the reciprocating member, whereupon the perforated floor (60, 25) is captured between the cylindrical collar and the fastener and reciprocates with the reciprocating member; and a spring member mounted on the reciprocating member and applying a resilient force to the reciprocating member to bias the perforated floor (60, 25) in its lowermost position.
A valve control system comprising: a latch valve controlling a stream of water in a pipe; a flow rate sensor measuring a flow rate in the pipe; and a valve control device determining that the latch valve is malfunctioning if a flow rate value measured by the flow rate sensor is not within a pre-set flow rate value range corresponding to a valve operation and controlling the latch valve to re-operate in the occurrence of the malfunction, wherein the valve control device comprises a first counter measuring the number of re-operations of the latch valve, wherein when the number of re-operations of the latch valve measured by the first counter exceeds a pre-set number, the valve control device controls the latch valve to perform a reverse operation of the operation performed during the re-operations. a latch valve controlling a stream of water in a pipe; a flow rate sensor measuring a flow rate in the pipe; and a valve control device determining that the latch valve is malfunctioning if a flow rate value measured by the flow rate sensor is not within a pre-set flow rate value range corresponding to a valve operation and controlling the latch valve to re-operate in the occurrence of the malfunction, wherein the valve control device comprises a first counter measuring the number of re-operations of the latch valve, wherein when the number of re-operations of the latch valve measured by the first counter exceeds a pre-set number, the valve control device controls the latch valve to perform a reverse operation of the operation performed during the re-operations.
A method comprising: reducing a quantity of messages sent during map-reduce rounds used to determine a cluster assignment for a node in a large distributed graph being distributed across leaf servers (150A, 150B, 150n) by: at least one root computing device performing a predetermined quantity of rounds of a map stage and a reduce stage for the nodes of the graph, the map stage causing messages to be sent between the leaf servers, and wherein performing the predetermined number of rounds generates, for each node, a set of potential cluster assignments (405, 410, 415, 420), the at least one root computing device generating a data structure in memory on the at least one root computing device to store a mapping between each node and its potential cluster assignment, and the at least one root computing device using the data structure during remaining map-reduce rounds, wherein the remaining map-reduce rounds are performed on the data structure without sending messages between the leaf servers (150A, 150B, 150n); and the at least one root computing device storing the cluster assignment for each node in the memory. reducing a quantity of messages sent during map-reduce rounds used to determine a cluster assignment for a node in a large distributed graph being distributed across leaf servers (150A, 150B, 150n) by: at least one root computing device performing a predetermined quantity of rounds of a map stage and a reduce stage for the nodes of the graph, the map stage causing messages to be sent between the leaf servers, and wherein performing the predetermined number of rounds generates, for each node, a set of potential cluster assignments (405, 410, 415, 420), the at least one root computing device generating a data structure in memory on the at least one root computing device to store a mapping between each node and its potential cluster assignment, and the at least one root computing device using the data structure during remaining map-reduce rounds, wherein the remaining map-reduce rounds are performed on the data structure without sending messages between the leaf servers (150A, 150B, 150n); and at least one root computing device performing a predetermined quantity of rounds of a map stage and a reduce stage for the nodes of the graph, the map stage causing messages to be sent between the leaf servers, and wherein performing the predetermined number of rounds generates, for each node, a set of potential cluster assignments (405, 410, 415, 420), the at least one root computing device generating a data structure in memory on the at least one root computing device to store a mapping between each node and its potential cluster assignment, and the at least one root computing device using the data structure during remaining map-reduce rounds, wherein the remaining map-reduce rounds are performed on the data structure without sending messages between the leaf servers (150A, 150B, 150n); and the at least one root computing device storing the cluster assignment for each node in the memory.
A method for unit cell casting of titanium or titanium-alloys, the method comprising: evacuating an external chamber to create an evacuated external chamber wherein a crucible containing a titanium alloy ingot is positioned therein; injecting a pressurized gas into the evacuated external chamber to create a pressurized external chamber; melting the titanium alloy ingot within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by an induction coil positioned around the crucible; evacuating an internal chamber positioned within the external chamber to create an evacuated internal chamber, wherein a mold is positioned within the internal chamber; and transferring the completely melted titanium alloy material into the mold from the crucible using a pressure differential created between the external chamber and the internal chamber; wherein a frequency generated in the induction coil ranges from 1 kilo-Hertz to 50 kilo-Hertz, and a power ranges from 15 kilo-Watts to 50 kilo-Watts; characterized in that an atmospheric pressure of the evacuated internal chamber ranges from 9.87×10 -7 atmosphere to 9.87×10 -13 atmosphere, the induction coil is positioned around a bottom section of the crucible, and the method further comprises heating the mold using an infrared heating unit (50a, 50b) positioned within the internal chamber to create a heated mold. evacuating an external chamber to create an evacuated external chamber wherein a crucible containing a titanium alloy ingot is positioned therein; injecting a pressurized gas into the evacuated external chamber to create a pressurized external chamber; melting the titanium alloy ingot within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by an induction coil positioned around the crucible; evacuating an internal chamber positioned within the external chamber to create an evacuated internal chamber, wherein a mold is positioned within the internal chamber; and transferring the completely melted titanium alloy material into the mold from the crucible using a pressure differential created between the external chamber and the internal chamber; wherein a frequency generated in the induction coil ranges from 1 kilo-Hertz to 50 kilo-Hertz, and a power ranges from 15 kilo-Watts to 50 kilo-Watts; characterized in that an atmospheric pressure of the evacuated internal chamber ranges from 9.87×10 -7 atmosphere to 9.87×10 -13 atmosphere, the induction coil is positioned around a bottom section of the crucible, and the method further comprises heating the mold using an infrared heating unit (50a, 50b) positioned within the internal chamber to create a heated mold.
A holder (1, 101) for suitably accommodating consumer products such as a portable computer, for example a tablet computer or a smartphone, comprising, at least when not filled with consumer products, an at least substantially rectangular, flat storage portion (2, 102) comprising a first and a second at least substantially flat wall (10; 24), which walls (10; 24) define between them at least one flat compartment provided with an opening for accommodating the consumer products therein, and an at least substantially flat flap portion (3, 103), which is designed for closing the holder (1, 101) by being folded over, the flap portion (3, 103) comprising an at least substantially rectangular plate-shaped wall element (15, 115), wherein a first elongate connecting element (16, 116) is provided at the location of a first longitudinal edge of the wall element (15, 115), which connecting element (16, 116) is designed for being accommodated in a first passage that is provided in the first wall at the location of a longitudinal edge of the first wall of the storage portion, for interconnecting the wall element (15, 115) and the storage portion (2, 102), characterized in that the holder further comprising, at the location of two opposite short edges of the wall element (15, 115) that extend transversely to the first longitudinal edge of said wall element (15, 115), a strip-shaped element (18, 20) which extend along the respective short edge and which is oriented perpendicularly to the plane of the wall element, wherein the respective strip-shaped element (18, 20, 118, 120) extends outside the wall element (15, 115) at the location of at least one of the first and the second longitudinal edge of the wall element (15, 115), wherein the respective projecting parts of the strip-shaped element (18, 20, 118, 120) are designed for connecting said respective connecting element (16, 116) thereto.
Labelling device for labelling objects, in particular containers, comprising: a temporary buffer; a feeding unit for feeding n label webs (EB1 - EB4) to the temporary buffer, n being a natural number greater than 1; a labelling unit for applying labels to the objects, in particular the containers; the temporary buffer comprising at least 2n stations configured to reel and unreel label webs (EB1 - EB4), other label webs (E1 - E4) already being at least partially reeled at n stations, characterised in that the temporary buffer is configured to reel the n in-fed label webs (EB1 - EB4) respectively essentially simultaneously and whilst doing so unreel the n other label webs (E1 - E4) one after the other for labelling. a temporary buffer; a feeding unit for feeding n label webs (EB1 - EB4) to the temporary buffer, n being a natural number greater than 1; a labelling unit for applying labels to the objects, in particular the containers; the temporary buffer comprising at least 2n stations configured to reel and unreel label webs (EB1 - EB4), other label webs (E1 - E4) already being at least partially reeled at n stations, characterised in that the temporary buffer is configured to reel the n in-fed label webs (EB1 - EB4) respectively essentially simultaneously and whilst doing so unreel the n other label webs (E1 - E4) one after the other for labelling.
A protective helmet, particularly for cyclists or motorcyclists, comprising a helmet body forming a protective shell adapted to be worn on the head of a user, a face visor mounted to the helmet body and adapted to be placed in front of the face of the user, said face visor being capable of defining, with the helmet body, an inner space adapted to receive the head of the user, an air inlet formed on the helmet body and adapted to convey air from the external environment towards said inner space, an air filter arranged at said air inlet, a ventilation system configured to purify the air in said inner space, said ventilation system comprising - an air outlet formed on the helmet body, and through which said inner space is in fluid communication with the external environment, and characterised by further comprising - a carbon dioxide sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in said inner space, and - an electric fan arranged at the air outlet and configured to suck the air from said inner space and discharge it into the external environment, said electric fan being operable as a function of the signal provided by the carbon dioxide sensor. a helmet body forming a protective shell adapted to be worn on the head of a user, a face visor mounted to the helmet body and adapted to be placed in front of the face of the user, said face visor being capable of defining, with the helmet body, an inner space adapted to receive the head of the user, an air inlet formed on the helmet body and adapted to convey air from the external environment towards said inner space, an air filter arranged at said air inlet, a ventilation system configured to purify the air in said inner space, said ventilation system comprising - an air outlet formed on the helmet body, and through which said inner space is in fluid communication with the external environment, and characterised by further comprising - a carbon dioxide sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in said inner space, and - an electric fan arranged at the air outlet and configured to suck the air from said inner space and discharge it into the external environment, said electric fan being operable as a function of the signal provided by the carbon dioxide sensor. - an air outlet formed on the helmet body, and through which said inner space is in fluid communication with the external environment, and characterised by further comprising - a carbon dioxide sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in said inner space, and - an electric fan arranged at the air outlet and configured to suck the air from said inner space and discharge it into the external environment, said electric fan being operable as a function of the signal provided by the carbon dioxide sensor.