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An endoscope illumination substrate, comprising: an annular base substrate having a mounting surface; a plurality of first light-emitting parts on the mounting surface; a second-light emitting part that is disposed between the first light-emitting parts and being configured to emit light at a bandwidth different from a bandwidth of light the first light-emitting part is configured to emit; the first light-emitting parts and the second light emitting part include respective light-emitting elements; characterized by a light-shielding body that is disposed between one of the first light-emitting parts and the second-light emitting part; wherein the light-shielding body is stacked on a part of the base substrate on which the first and second light-emitting elements are not mounted; the light-shielding body has a light-shielding face that surrounds the first and second light-emitting elements in a U-shape that opens to an outer periphery of the endoscope illumination substrate. an annular base substrate having a mounting surface; a plurality of first light-emitting parts on the mounting surface; a second-light emitting part that is disposed between the first light-emitting parts and being configured to emit light at a bandwidth different from a bandwidth of light the first light-emitting part is configured to emit; the first light-emitting parts and the second light emitting part include respective light-emitting elements; characterized by a light-shielding body that is disposed between one of the first light-emitting parts and the second-light emitting part; wherein the light-shielding body is stacked on a part of the base substrate on which the first and second light-emitting elements are not mounted; the light-shielding body has a light-shielding face that surrounds the first and second light-emitting elements in a U-shape that opens to an outer periphery of the endoscope illumination substrate.
Dispensing apparatus for dispensing receipts, slips or tickets from a continuous strip of material, said apparatus comprising: - a housing having an outlet; - a supply path at least partially arranged in said housing to supply a strip of material to said outlet; - driven supplying means for making the strip advance along said path, said supply means being arranged along said path upstream of said stationary blade, with reference to the strip advancement, in such a manner as not to tension the strip downstream of said stationary blade; - a stationary blade arranged in said path for cutting the strip when the strip is tensioned, in particular by tensioning means of the apparatus or by a user who pulls one end of the strip; - at least one movable element arranged for being moved by the strip when the strip is tensioned to be cut, said movable element being arranged upstream of said stationary blade, with reference to the strip advancement; - sensor means for detecting a movement of said movable element performed by the strip tensioned for being cut; - control means for controlling said supply means in response to signals received from said sensor means; wherein said supply means is arranged along said path upstream said stationary blade, with reference to the strip advancement, in such a manner as not to tension the strip downstream of said stationary blade, and said control means comprises means for interrupting the strip advancement by said supply means when said sensor means detects the movement of said movable element performed by the tensioned strip. - a housing having an outlet; - a supply path at least partially arranged in said housing to supply a strip of material to said outlet; - driven supplying means for making the strip advance along said path, said supply means being arranged along said path upstream of said stationary blade, with reference to the strip advancement, in such a manner as not to tension the strip downstream of said stationary blade; - a stationary blade arranged in said path for cutting the strip when the strip is tensioned, in particular by tensioning means of the apparatus or by a user who pulls one end of the strip; - at least one movable element arranged for being moved by the strip when the strip is tensioned to be cut, said movable element being arranged upstream of said stationary blade, with reference to the strip advancement; - sensor means for detecting a movement of said movable element performed by the strip tensioned for being cut; - control means for controlling said supply means in response to signals received from said sensor means;
A monitoring system for monitoring the axles (102, 104, 106, 108) of at least one unpowered transport unit, the monitoring system comprising at least one transport unit monitoring system, each of the at least one transport unit monitoring systems being mounted on each of the at least one monitored transport units, the transport unit monitoring system comprising: - a satellite positioning module which is adapted to make a plurality of consecutive position measurements of the transport unit at a corresponding plurality of acquisition times; - a transport unit travelled distance module connected to said satellite positioning module and adapted to determine from said position measurements transport unit travelled distance increments during a corresponding acquisition time period, - a communication module comprising a wireless identification module which is adapted to detect one or more wireless identification tags comprising an axle identifier adapted to uniquely identify an axle (102, 104, 106, 108) when coupled to this axle (102, 104, 106, 108) and present within a predetermined wireless identification module detection range, wherein the monitoring system further comprises an axle travelled distance module connected with said at least one transport unit monitoring system and adapted to determine, for each of the axle identifiers detected by at least one of the transport unit monitoring systems, an axle travelled distance increment during a corresponding acquisition time period characterized in that the axle travelled distance module is adapted to determine the axle travelled distance increments as a function of said transport unit travelled distance increments during this acquisition time period of the at least one transport unit monitoring system that detected this axle identifier during this acquisition time period. - a satellite positioning module which is adapted to make a plurality of consecutive position measurements of the transport unit at a corresponding plurality of acquisition times; - a transport unit travelled distance module connected to said satellite positioning module and adapted to determine from said position measurements transport unit travelled distance increments during a corresponding acquisition time period, - a communication module comprising a wireless identification module which is adapted to detect one or more wireless identification tags comprising an axle identifier adapted to uniquely identify an axle (102, 104, 106, 108) when coupled to this axle (102, 104, 106, 108) and present within a predetermined wireless identification module detection range,
A method of operating a source edge computing server of an edge-computing system, comprising: executing a multi-user edge computing application between the source edge computing server and a first user equipment -UE- for a first user and between the source edge computing server and a second UE for a second user based on: a first user context of the first user comprising a first set of parameters having values specific to the multi-user edge computing application being executed for the first user between the first UE and the source edge computing server; a second user context of the second user comprising a second set of parameters having values specific to the multi-user edge computing application being executed for the second user between the second UE and the source edge computing server; and a group context of the first user and the second user comprising group parameters having values shared between the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server for executing the multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user between the first UE and the second UE and the source edge computing server; - relocating the first user context from the source edge computing server to a target edge computing server, and - providing the group context from the source edge computing server to the target edge computing server. a first user context of the first user comprising a first set of parameters having values specific to the multi-user edge computing application being executed for the first user between the first UE and the source edge computing server; a second user context of the second user comprising a second set of parameters having values specific to the multi-user edge computing application being executed for the second user between the second UE and the source edge computing server; and a group context of the first user and the second user comprising group parameters having values shared between the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server for executing the multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user between the first UE and the second UE and the source edge computing server; - relocating the first user context from the source edge computing server to a target edge computing server, and - providing the group context from the source edge computing server to the target edge computing server.
Protection structure having a device for energy dissipation, comprising: - a deformable elongated material strip having a longitudinal axis, said material strip being integrated in a rope that can be tensioned; and - a deformation unit, which interacts with the material strip, - wherein the material strip is one of a profile bar and a none-profiled material strip which is profiled by the deformation unit, and is deformable by applying a tension to the rope, characterized in that - said material strip, along the longitudinal axis thereof, is fed linearly through the deformation unit, and - said deformation unit comprises two deformation elements (5, 6) in the form of rotatable rollers which are positionable to each other in a selectable distance and thereby defining a linearly formed deformation gap. - a deformable elongated material strip having a longitudinal axis, said material strip being integrated in a rope that can be tensioned; and - a deformation unit, which interacts with the material strip, - wherein the material strip is one of a profile bar and a none-profiled material strip which is profiled by the deformation unit, and is deformable by applying a tension to the rope, characterized in that - said material strip, along the longitudinal axis thereof, is fed linearly through the deformation unit, and - said deformation unit comprises two deformation elements (5, 6) in the form of rotatable rollers which are positionable to each other in a selectable distance and thereby defining a linearly formed deformation gap. - said material strip, along the longitudinal axis thereof, is fed linearly through the deformation unit, and - said deformation unit comprises two deformation elements (5, 6) in the form of rotatable rollers which are positionable to each other in a selectable distance and thereby defining a linearly formed deformation gap.
A state-dependent secondary decoder for supporting a primary state-dependent decoder, which is adapted to decode a sequence of prediction-coded video frames, when the primary decoder receives an incomplete frame, characterised in that the secondary decoder is adapted to receive and decode the sequence in parallel to the primary decoder said support including responding to receipt of an incomplete frame by: interrupting its decoding until it receives data restoring the incomplete frame; decoding the restored incomplete frame and subsequent frames until it has caught up with the primary decoder; and copying its state into the primary decoder, wherein the secondary decoder is connectable to the primary decoder via a data connection for copying said state into the primary decoder. interrupting its decoding until it receives data restoring the incomplete frame; decoding the restored incomplete frame and subsequent frames until it has caught up with the primary decoder; and copying its state into the primary decoder, wherein the secondary decoder is connectable to the primary decoder via a data connection for copying said state into the primary decoder.
A wireless transmission device (2_1) comprising: communication means arranged to employ an adaptive modulation scheme for sending a first frame to an opposing device (2_2) through a first wireless transmission path, and to receive a second frame from the opposing device (2_2) through a second wireless transmission path, the second wireless transmission path having a frequency different from the first wireless transmission path; multiplex means for multiplexing a plurality of first data signals and a second data signal to generate the first frame, the first data signals being input in parallel at a fixed rate, and the second data signal being input at a variable rate, and separation means for separating, from the second frame, a plurality of third data signals, a fourth data signal, and information relating to a number of multiplexed third data signals, the third data signals being input in parallel to the opposing device (2_2) at a fixed rate, and the fourth data signal being input to the opposing device (2_2) at a variable rate, wherein the multiplex means is arranged to include, in the first frame, information relating to a number of multiplexed first data signals; said device characterised in that the multiplex means is arranged to determine the number of multiplexed first data signals according to the number of multiplexed third data signals, wherein when the multiplex means determines to reduce the number of multiplexed first data signals, the multiplex means is arranged to allocate a vacant region in the first frame, resulting from said reduction, for multiplexing of the second data signal. communication means arranged to employ an adaptive modulation scheme for sending a first frame to an opposing device (2_2) through a first wireless transmission path, and to receive a second frame from the opposing device (2_2) through a second wireless transmission path, the second wireless transmission path having a frequency different from the first wireless transmission path; multiplex means for multiplexing a plurality of first data signals and a second data signal to generate the first frame, the first data signals being input in parallel at a fixed rate, and the second data signal being input at a variable rate, and separation means for separating, from the second frame, a plurality of third data signals, a fourth data signal, and information relating to a number of multiplexed third data signals, the third data signals being input in parallel to the opposing device (2_2) at a fixed rate, and the fourth data signal being input to the opposing device (2_2) at a variable rate, wherein the multiplex means is arranged to include, in the first frame, information relating to a number of multiplexed first data signals; said device characterised in that the multiplex means is arranged to determine the number of multiplexed first data signals according to the number of multiplexed third data signals, wherein when the multiplex means determines to reduce the number of multiplexed first data signals, the multiplex means is arranged to allocate a vacant region in the first frame, resulting from said reduction, for multiplexing of the second data signal.
An in vitro method for obtaining an ex vivo model of inflamed skin comprising the following steps: a) injecting, into the dermis of a healthy skin biopsy previously taken from a mammal, a composition comprising an effective amount for activating dermal resident T cells of an anti-CD3 antibody and an anti-CD28 antibody, b) incubating the injected skin biopsy obtained in step a) in the presence of a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one mixture of IL-1β, IL-23, and TGF-β for obtaining the polarization of the T cells activated in step a) into LTh1 and/or LTh17 and the synthesis of inflammation markers. a) injecting, into the dermis of a healthy skin biopsy previously taken from a mammal, a composition comprising an effective amount for activating dermal resident T cells of an anti-CD3 antibody and an anti-CD28 antibody, b) incubating the injected skin biopsy obtained in step a) in the presence of a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one mixture of IL-1β, IL-23, and TGF-β for obtaining the polarization of the T cells activated in step a) into LTh1 and/or LTh17 and the synthesis of inflammation markers.
A vacuum system comprising: a vacuum pump; a heat exchanger for receiving a heat transfer fluid, the heat transfer fluid comprising a gas; and a control valve for controlling the supply of the heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger; wherein the heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the vacuum pump and is operable to absorb thermal energy from the vacuum pump; and characterised in that the control valve is operable selectively to bypass the heat exchanger. a vacuum pump; a heat exchanger for receiving a heat transfer fluid, the heat transfer fluid comprising a gas; and a control valve for controlling the supply of the heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger; wherein the heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the vacuum pump and is operable to absorb thermal energy from the vacuum pump; and characterised in that the control valve is operable selectively to bypass the heat exchanger.
A method of establishing a cryptographic relationship between a Mobile Node and a proxy node in a communications network, the method comprising: at the Mobile Node, receiving from the proxy node at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the proxy node; at the Mobile Node, concatenating the cryptographic attribute received from he proxy node with a random value, and hashing the concatenated value; at the Mobile Node, using the received at least part of the cryptographic attribute and at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the Mobile Node, using at least part of the resultant hash value as a modifier, to generate an identifier for the Mobile Node, at the proxy node, sending the identifier belonging to the Mobile Node and the random value to a third node; at the third node, using the identifier belonging to the Mobile Node and the random value to verify that the proxy node has a trust relationship with the Mobile Node, and is entitled to send messages on behalf of the Mobile node. at the Mobile Node, receiving from the proxy node at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the proxy node; at the Mobile Node, concatenating the cryptographic attribute received from he proxy node with a random value, and hashing the concatenated value; at the Mobile Node, using the received at least part of the cryptographic attribute and at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the Mobile Node, using at least part of the resultant hash value as a modifier, to generate an identifier for the Mobile Node, at the proxy node, sending the identifier belonging to the Mobile Node and the random value to a third node; at the third node, using the identifier belonging to the Mobile Node and the random value to verify that the proxy node has a trust relationship with the Mobile Node, and is entitled to send messages on behalf of the Mobile node.
A process for reducing the sulfur content of a hydrocarbon stream, the process comprising: fractionating a full range cracked naphtha in a catalytic distillation reactor system into a light naphtha fraction and a combined medium and heavy naphtha fraction and concurrently contacting the light naphtha fraction with a hydrogenation catalyst in the catalytic distillation reactor system to convert at least a portion of the dienes and mercaptans to thioethers and to hydrogenate at least a portion of the dienes; fractionating the combined medium and heavy naphtha fraction in a naphtha splitter into a heavy naphtha fraction and a medium naphtha fraction having a boiling range, end point temperature minus initial boiling point temperature, of less than 66°C (150°F); hydrodesulfurizing the heavy naphtha fraction; mixing the medium naphtha fraction with hydrogen and a gas oil to form a mixture; contacting the mixture with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reactor to produce a reactor effluent comprising hydrogen sulfide, unreacted hydrogen, and a medium naphtha fraction having a reduced sulfur concentration; and separating the medium naphtha fraction having a reduced sulfur concentration from the gas oil, the unreacted hydrogen, and hydrogen sulfide. fractionating a full range cracked naphtha in a catalytic distillation reactor system into a light naphtha fraction and a combined medium and heavy naphtha fraction and concurrently contacting the light naphtha fraction with a hydrogenation catalyst in the catalytic distillation reactor system to convert at least a portion of the dienes and mercaptans to thioethers and to hydrogenate at least a portion of the dienes; fractionating the combined medium and heavy naphtha fraction in a naphtha splitter into a heavy naphtha fraction and a medium naphtha fraction having a boiling range, end point temperature minus initial boiling point temperature, of less than 66°C (150°F); hydrodesulfurizing the heavy naphtha fraction; mixing the medium naphtha fraction with hydrogen and a gas oil to form a mixture; contacting the mixture with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reactor to produce a reactor effluent comprising hydrogen sulfide, unreacted hydrogen, and a medium naphtha fraction having a reduced sulfur concentration; and separating the medium naphtha fraction having a reduced sulfur concentration from the gas oil, the unreacted hydrogen, and hydrogen sulfide.
A system for producing a liquid with gas bubbles, the system comprising: - a liquid inlet for receiving a liquid stream; - a gas inlet for receiving a gas stream; - an eductor for mixing the liquid stream and the gas stream to obtain a liquid-gas mixture; - a mixing column having an input for receiving the liquid-gas mixture and configured to provide a liquid-gas mixture with reduced size of gas bubbles at its outlet; characterized in that: - the mixing column comprises a stack of filling layers comprising a plurality of porous layers separated alternately by plate layers and ring layers of impermeable materials; - wherein each plate layer has a form of a plate that is distanced by a clearance from the internal wall of the mixing column for directing the liquid-gas mixture form one porous layer to the following porous layer along the inner periphery of the mixing column; and - wherein each ring layer has a form of a ring that has a central flow-through aperture for directing the liquid-gas mixture from porous layer to the following porous layer via the aperture. - a liquid inlet for receiving a liquid stream; - a gas inlet for receiving a gas stream; - an eductor for mixing the liquid stream and the gas stream to obtain a liquid-gas mixture; - a mixing column having an input for receiving the liquid-gas mixture and configured to provide a liquid-gas mixture with reduced size of gas bubbles at its outlet; - the mixing column comprises a stack of filling layers comprising a plurality of porous layers separated alternately by plate layers and ring layers of impermeable materials; - wherein each plate layer has a form of a plate that is distanced by a clearance from the internal wall of the mixing column for directing the liquid-gas mixture form one porous layer to the following porous layer along the inner periphery of the mixing column; and - wherein each ring layer has a form of a ring that has a central flow-through aperture for directing the liquid-gas mixture from porous layer to the following porous layer via the aperture.