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A nasal delivery device for delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales; a nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of the subject; a substance-supply unit which is configured to receive a container containing particulate substance, the container comprising a main body part and first and second bearing support parts (217, 217) at the respective ends of the body part, and operable, when loaded with a container, to provide a metered amount of substance in fluid communication with the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (209, 205), such that an exhalation air flow delivered through the substance-supply unit entrains the substance; and a housing which supports the mouthpiece unit, the nosepiece unit and the substance-supply unit; wherein the substance-supply unit includes a container-receiving member which includes a cavity which defines an air flow channel between the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (209, 205), such that an air flow is delivered therethrough on exhalation by the subject through the mouthpiece; characterized in that: the container-receiving member is movably disposed to the housing between an open position for enabling loading of a container thereinto and a closed position in which the container is contained within the housing, and a support section for supporting the container in the cavity which includes first and second container supports (255, 255) for rotatably supporting the respective support parts (217, 217) of the container. a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales; a nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of the subject; a substance-supply unit which is configured to receive a container containing particulate substance, the container comprising a main body part and first and second bearing support parts (217, 217) at the respective ends of the body part, and operable, when loaded with a container, to provide a metered amount of substance in fluid communication with the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (209, 205), such that an exhalation air flow delivered through the substance-supply unit entrains the substance; and a housing which supports the mouthpiece unit, the nosepiece unit and the substance-supply unit; wherein the substance-supply unit includes a container-receiving member which includes a cavity which defines an air flow channel between the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (209, 205), such that an air flow is delivered therethrough on exhalation by the subject through the mouthpiece; the container-receiving member is movably disposed to the housing between an open position for enabling loading of a container thereinto and a closed position in which the container is contained within the housing, and a support section for supporting the container in the cavity which includes first and second container supports (255, 255) for rotatably supporting the respective support parts (217, 217) of the container.
A metallic copper dispersion comprising at least metallic copper particles having a gelatin on a surface thereof, a polymer dispersing agent, and an organic solvent, wherein the difference between the amine value and the acid value (amine value - acid value) of the gelatin is not more than 0, and the difference between the amine value and the acid value (amine value - acid value) of the polymer dispersing agent is 0 to 50, wherein the amine value of both the gelatin and the polymer dispersing agent is determined in accordance with ASTM D2074, and the acid value of both the gelatin and the polymer dispersing agent is determined in accordance with JIS K 0070.
Marine pipeline installation tensioner comprising a tensioner frame and multiple track units mounted in said frame, wherein each track unit includes an endless track, a chassis, bearing means, e.g. support rollers or the like, mounted on said chassis for supporting the endless track, and one or more track motion control members for effecting controlled motion of the track, and wherein each track unit is arranged mobile within the associated frame by a parallel linkage bar system with parallel linkage bars between the chassis of the track unit and the frame of the tensioner so that a gap between the tracks can be adapted to different pipeline diameters, which parallel linkage bars are respectively connected to the chassis of a track unit near either end of said chassis characterized in that one or more further parallel linkage bars are connected to the chassis in one ore more intermediate positions of the chassis, such that said chassis of the track unit is supported at least in both end regions thereof as well as in a central region by each of said parallel linkage bars to prevent undue bending of the track unit chassis in the central area.
Device for generating ammonia from an ammonia precursor solution, having a reaction space with an inflow connector through which a gas flow can flow into the reaction space, with an outflow connector through which an ammonia-containing gas flow can exit the reaction space, and with a metering device by way of which an ammonia precursor solution can be metered into the reaction space, wherein the inflow connector is connected to a first connecting line through which air can flow from an intake line of an internal combustion engine into the reaction space, and wherein the inflow connector is furthermore connected to a second connecting line through which exhaust gas upstream of the turbocharger can flow from an exhaust line of the internal combustion engine into the reaction space, wherein the outflow connector opens into the exhaust line via a metering line downstream of the turbo-charger, characterized in that the outflow connector opens into the exhaust line via the metering line but upstream of a particle filter and in that an electric heater is arranged in the reaction space.
A method of controlling water levels and detergent concentration in a wash machine comprising: loading one or more articles into a wash tank of the wash machine; initiating a wash cycle comprising a wash phase and a rinse phase; dosing the one or more articles with a detergent composition; during the wash phase first initiating a concentrated pre-soak by decreasing the free wash water during the wash phase such the reduced level of free wash water comprises only 9% to 60% of the free water normally present in the wash phase; washing the one or more articles at the low water level; optionally increasing the water levels to the amount of free water normally present in the wash phase; characterized in rinsing the one or more articles, extracting rinse water from the wash tank, delivering the rinse water from a sump of the wash tank to at least one filter, delivering the rinse water to a pump, transferring the rinse water to one or more reservoir tanks, and then return the rinse water to the wash tank via a spray nozzle in a subsequent wash phase, and wherein the rinse water extracted from the extracting step or during water draining of other phases is reused; maintaining temperature of reused rinse water in the one or more reservoir tanks with insulation which insulates the wash tank and/or the reservoir tank until the rinse water is returned back to the wash tank; and unloading phase, wherein one or more articles is removed from the wash tank. loading one or more articles into a wash tank of the wash machine; initiating a wash cycle comprising a wash phase and a rinse phase; dosing the one or more articles with a detergent composition; during the wash phase first initiating a concentrated pre-soak by decreasing the free wash water during the wash phase such the reduced level of free wash water comprises only 9% to 60% of the free water normally present in the wash phase; washing the one or more articles at the low water level; optionally increasing the water levels to the amount of free water normally present in the wash phase; characterized in rinsing the one or more articles, extracting rinse water from the wash tank, delivering the rinse water from a sump of the wash tank to at least one filter, delivering the rinse water to a pump, transferring the rinse water to one or more reservoir tanks, and then return the rinse water to the wash tank via a spray nozzle in a subsequent wash phase, and wherein the rinse water extracted from the extracting step or during water draining of other phases is reused; maintaining temperature of reused rinse water in the one or more reservoir tanks with insulation which insulates the wash tank and/or the reservoir tank until the rinse water is returned back to the wash tank; and unloading phase, wherein one or more articles is removed from the wash tank.
A lighting device comprising: - at least one light guide; - a light source coupled to a light inlet surface of the at least one light guide; the lighting device further comprising a reflecting element for reflecting light beams (a) emitted by the light source, the reflecting element being located at an end of the at least one light guide opposite the light inlet surface wherein: - the at least one light guide is configured for emitting light beams mainly in a first direction through a light outlet surface of the at least one light guide, the light outlet surface being disposed at least partially at an angle (alpha) of more than 90o with respect to the first direction; - the light guide has at least one surface comprised of a plurality of prisms, at least a first portion of the plurality of prisms being configured for reflecting light beams coming from the reflecting element, and to reflect them towards the first direction; - at least a second portion of the plurality of prisms is configured for refracting light beams coming from the light source; characterized in that - the lighting device further comprises a light guide support having a reflective surface for reflecting light beams coming from the light source. - at least one light guide; - a light source coupled to a light inlet surface of the at least one light guide; - the at least one light guide is configured for emitting light beams mainly in a first direction through a light outlet surface of the at least one light guide, the light outlet surface being disposed at least partially at an angle (alpha) of more than 90o with respect to the first direction; - the light guide has at least one surface comprised of a plurality of prisms, at least a first portion of the plurality of prisms being configured for reflecting light beams coming from the reflecting element, and to reflect them towards the first direction; - at least a second portion of the plurality of prisms is configured for refracting light beams coming from the light source; characterized in that - the lighting device further comprises a light guide support having a reflective surface for reflecting light beams coming from the light source. - the lighting device further comprises a light guide support having a reflective surface for reflecting light beams coming from the light source.
An aqueous solution comprising a nonionic surfactant, a alkyl phenoxy polyethoxy phosphate and an alkyl glucoside selected from a group consisting of alkyl glucosides characterized by the alkyl group having eight or fewer carbons and when the alkyl group has eight carbons it is a branched alkyl having a linear six carbon chain with a two carbon branch, where the aqueous solution is further characterized by containing less than 0.3 weight-percent cumene sulfonic acid or its alkali salt based on total aqueous solution weight and the alkyl glucoside is present at a concentration greater than alkyl glucosides having an alkyl group with more than eight carbons.
A fertilizing composition which comprises a nitrogen source, characterized in that it includes pulcherrimin extract as an inhibitor of urease activity.
A method for optimising a network parameter in a set of network parameters in a multiple access wireless communication system comprising a plurality of terminals and a multi-access receiver which communicates using a frame comprising a plurality of slots, and the multi-access receiver has a first field of view and is configured to successfully decode up to m transmissions in each slot of a frame from terminals in the field of view, characterised in that each terminal has an active state for transmitting, and an inactive state during which the terminal is prevented from transmitting and the network parameters comprise ( p, n, m, ε) where p is the probability of an active terminal deciding to transmit in a frame, n is the number of slots per frame, m is the number of simultaneous transmissions that a multi-access receiver can successfully decode in a single slot, and ε is the probability of failure of a terminal to successfully transmit a message whilst in a field of view of the multiple access receiver, and the method of optimising a network parameter comprising: selecting a network parameter and numerically solving q = 1 - pQ ( m, λ) and K 0 = 1 − ε 1 / F 1 − ε λ ∗ n to optimise λ * where 1 - q is the proportion of terminals that succeed in transmitting in a frame and Q is the gamma function, K 0 is the number of new terminals that enter the field of view each frame, F is the number of frames a terminal is in the field of view for, λ = k / n and k = pK and where K is the number of active terminals in the field of view.
An apparatus for encoding a multi-view image, the apparatus comprising: a determination unit that obtains a picture in one view image sequence to be encoded by using inter-view prediction from a multi-view image sequence, image sequences of the multi-view image sequence each comprising a view sequence of pictures, aligned with one other view sequence in time, and determines whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequence is a reference picture referred to by any other pictures aligned with the obtained picture in time in another view image sequence among the image sequences of the multi-view image sequence, for inter-view prediction of the other pictures to generate a determination result; and an encoding unit that encodes the pictures using inter-view prediction based on the determination result, and encodes an information that indicates whether the obtained picture is a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction of the other pictures aligned with the obtained picture in time in another view image sequence, wherein the information is included in a network abstraction layer unit header, wherein the encoding unit inter-view predicts the pictures by using only the pictures indicated by the determination result, as reference pictures wherein a picture which is a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction is included in a reference picture list and a picture which is not a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction is not included in the reference picture list. a determination unit that obtains a picture in one view image sequence to be encoded by using inter-view prediction from a multi-view image sequence, image sequences of the multi-view image sequence each comprising a view sequence of pictures, aligned with one other view sequence in time, and determines whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequence is a reference picture referred to by any other pictures aligned with the obtained picture in time in another view image sequence among the image sequences of the multi-view image sequence, for inter-view prediction of the other pictures to generate a determination result; and an encoding unit that encodes the pictures using inter-view prediction based on the determination result, and encodes an information that indicates whether the obtained picture is a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction of the other pictures aligned with the obtained picture in time in another view image sequence, wherein the information is included in a network abstraction layer unit header, wherein the encoding unit inter-view predicts the pictures by using only the pictures indicated by the determination result, as reference pictures wherein a picture which is a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction is included in a reference picture list and a picture which is not a reference picture referred to for inter-view prediction is not included in the reference picture list.
A gastrointestinal implant device comprising: a first anchoring mechanism designed to be secured along a gastrointestinal tract and within a stomach; a second anchoring mechanism coupled to and spaced from the first anchoring mechanism, the second anchoring mechanism designed to be secured further along the gastrointestinal tract and beyond the stomach; and a sleeve coupled to and positioned circumferentially about the outer surface of the second anchoring mechanism, the sleeve designed to extend from the second anchoring mechanism into a small intestine and to minimize absorption of nutrients by a wall of the small intestine; wherein the second anchoring mechanism includes a plurality of struts to form a framework, the framework being expandable to contact a duodenal or an intestinal wall a coupling mechanism coupling the first anchoring mechanism to the second anchoring mechanism, the coupling mechanism is configured to allow rotational movement of the second anchoring mechanism relative to the first anchoring mechanism following implantation of the gastrointestinal implant device characterised at least in that the second anchoring mechanism has a spherical or a partially spherical shape. a first anchoring mechanism designed to be secured along a gastrointestinal tract and within a stomach; a second anchoring mechanism coupled to and spaced from the first anchoring mechanism, the second anchoring mechanism designed to be secured further along the gastrointestinal tract and beyond the stomach; and a sleeve coupled to and positioned circumferentially about the outer surface of the second anchoring mechanism, the sleeve designed to extend from the second anchoring mechanism into a small intestine and to minimize absorption of nutrients by a wall of the small intestine;
A method of depositing a Tungsten layer, comprising: pre-processing a substrate by depositing a SiH 4 base W film on a surface of the substrate by means of an Atomic Layer Deposition process; and depositing a B 2 H 6 base W layer on the pre-processed surface by means of the ALD process, wherein the ALD process comprises: introducing a SiH 4 gas and a WF 6 gas to a reactive cavity to form the SiH 4 base W film; and alternately introducing a B 2 H 6 gas and a WF 6 gas into the reactive cavity for a number of cycles to form the B 2 H 6 base W layer, characterized in that the substrate comprises a gate trench formed by a gate-last process, and the W film and the W layer fill into the gate trench to function as a gate electrode. pre-processing a substrate by depositing a SiH 4 base W film on a surface of the substrate by means of an Atomic Layer Deposition process; and depositing a B 2 H 6 base W layer on the pre-processed surface by means of the ALD process, wherein the ALD process comprises: introducing a SiH 4 gas and a WF 6 gas to a reactive cavity to form the SiH 4 base W film; and alternately introducing a B 2 H 6 gas and a WF 6 gas into the reactive cavity for a number of cycles to form the B 2 H 6 base W layer, characterized in that the substrate comprises a gate trench formed by a gate-last process, and the W film and the W layer fill into the gate trench to function as a gate electrode. introducing a SiH 4 gas and a WF 6 gas to a reactive cavity to form the SiH 4 base W film; and alternately introducing a B 2 H 6 gas and a WF 6 gas into the reactive cavity for a number of cycles to form the B 2 H 6 base W layer, characterized in that the substrate comprises a gate trench formed by a gate-last process, and the W film and the W layer fill into the gate trench to function as a gate electrode.
An arrangement comprising: an optical device including a radially inner beam forming portion and a radially outer portion (12, 112) at least partly enclosing the radially inner portion, said optical device comprising a light receiving side and a light exit side; a reflector arranged between a light source and the light receiving side of the optical device to reflect and focus light emitted directly from a light source into a collimated light beam,, in a first direction towards the radially outer portion (12, 112), such that a first optical path is formed from the light source to the radially outer portion (12, 112) via the reflector; wherein the radially outer portion (12, 112) is transparent and presents a plurality of protrusions (14, 16) extending from a first main surface (20, 22) of the radially outer portion and being spaced apart in a radial direction such that incident light reaching the radially outer portion (12, 112) along the first optical path exits the radially outer portion (12, 112) in a direction parallel to the first direction, and wherein, by means of said plurality of protrusions (14, 16), the radially outer portion (12, 112) is arranged to be at least one of scattering and attenuating for light reaching the radially outer portion along a second optical path extending directly between the light source and the radially outer portion (12, 112), wherein the radially inner beam forming portion is arranged to form a focusing lens for collimating a portion of the light emitted directly by the light source. an optical device including a radially inner beam forming portion and a radially outer portion (12, 112) at least partly enclosing the radially inner portion, said optical device comprising a light receiving side and a light exit side; a reflector arranged between a light source and the light receiving side of the optical device to reflect and focus light emitted directly from a light source into a collimated light beam,, in a first direction towards the radially outer portion (12, 112), such that a first optical path is formed from the light source to the radially outer portion (12, 112) via the reflector; wherein the radially outer portion (12, 112) is transparent and presents a plurality of protrusions (14, 16) extending from a first main surface (20, 22) of the radially outer portion and being spaced apart in a radial direction such that incident light reaching the radially outer portion (12, 112) along the first optical path exits the radially outer portion (12, 112) in a direction parallel to the first direction, and wherein, by means of said plurality of protrusions (14, 16), the radially outer portion (12, 112) is arranged to be at least one of scattering and attenuating for light reaching the radially outer portion along a second optical path extending directly between the light source and the radially outer portion (12, 112), wherein the radially inner beam forming portion is arranged to form a focusing lens for collimating a portion of the light emitted directly by the light source.