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A method of determining a sample fill error in an analyte test strip having at least first, second, third, fourth, and fifth electrodes spaced apart along a fill passage disposed on a substrate that extends from at least a first sample application opening to a second sample application opening, the method comprising the steps of: applying a signal to the first, second, third, and fourth electrodes; depositing a fluid sample into one of the first and second sample application openings; monitoring the first through fourth electrodes for a signal output; in the event the first electrode outputs a signal greater than a first threshold before one of the third or fourth electrodes outputs a signal greater than a third threshold then: sampling the signal from the first electrode and measuring the second, third and fourth electrodes for a signal output from the second electrode greater than the second threshold and a signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes greater than the third threshold within a first predetermined time period otherwise reporting a fill error when the signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes is after the first predetermined time period. applying a signal to the first, second, third, and fourth electrodes; depositing a fluid sample into one of the first and second sample application openings; monitoring the first through fourth electrodes for a signal output; in the event the first electrode outputs a signal greater than a first threshold before one of the third or fourth electrodes outputs a signal greater than a third threshold then: sampling the signal from the first electrode and measuring the second, third and fourth electrodes for a signal output from the second electrode greater than the second threshold and a signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes greater than the third threshold within a first predetermined time period otherwise reporting a fill error when the signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes is after the first predetermined time period. sampling the signal from the first electrode and measuring the second, third and fourth electrodes for a signal output from the second electrode greater than the second threshold and a signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes greater than the third threshold within a first predetermined time period otherwise reporting a fill error when the signal output from at least one of the third and fourth electrodes is after the first predetermined time period.
A sidelink communication method performed by a user equipment, UE, in a communication system, comprising: receiving, by a controller, from a base station a message including first configuration information of a common resource pool and second configuration information for an occupancy state reporting of the common resource pool; receiving, by the controller, from the base station an indicator that indicates resources used for sidelink communication within the common resource pool by monitoring resources indicated by the second configuration information; and performing, by the controller, sidelink communication using resources other than the resources indicated by the indicator within the common resource pool indicated by the first configuration information. receiving, by a controller, from a base station a message including first configuration information of a common resource pool and second configuration information for an occupancy state reporting of the common resource pool; receiving, by the controller, from the base station an indicator that indicates resources used for sidelink communication within the common resource pool by monitoring resources indicated by the second configuration information; and performing, by the controller, sidelink communication using resources other than the resources indicated by the indicator within the common resource pool indicated by the first configuration information.
An electronic cigarette comprising: a circumferential light guide, comprising: a partial circumferential feature; opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls on either side of the partial circumferential feature, the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls configured and arranged to receive and direct light into the partial circumferential feature; a circuit board receiving slot between the longitudinally-extending slot walls; and an outer surface configured and arranged to distribute light, entering the partial circumferential feature from the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls, along the outer surface of the circumferential light guide, wherein an electronic circuit board is positioned within the circuit board receiving slot, the electronic circuit board including at least one light source (520 A - D, 620) directed toward at least one of the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls. a partial circumferential feature; opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls on either side of the partial circumferential feature, the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls configured and arranged to receive and direct light into the partial circumferential feature; a circuit board receiving slot between the longitudinally-extending slot walls; and an outer surface configured and arranged to distribute light, entering the partial circumferential feature from the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls, along the outer surface of the circumferential light guide, wherein an electronic circuit board is positioned within the circuit board receiving slot, the electronic circuit board including at least one light source (520 A - D, 620) directed toward at least one of the opposing longitudinally-extending slot walls.
A method of assembling a clamp to a flexible hose (12, 12a, 12b) for a vehicle, comprising: - providing the hose with a magnetic strip (24, 24a, 24b) such that the magnetic strip has its main direction of extension in a circumferential direction of the hose, - providing a clamp to the hose, at least a part of the clamp being magnetically attracted by the magnetic strip so that said part of the clamp becomes aligned with the magnetic strip along the circumferential direction of the hose, and - tightening the clamp to the hose when the clamp has become aligned with the magnetic strip. - providing the hose with a magnetic strip (24, 24a, 24b) such that the magnetic strip has its main direction of extension in a circumferential direction of the hose, - providing a clamp to the hose, at least a part of the clamp being magnetically attracted by the magnetic strip so that said part of the clamp becomes aligned with the magnetic strip along the circumferential direction of the hose, and - tightening the clamp to the hose when the clamp has become aligned with the magnetic strip.
A method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships in order to reduce sulphur oxide emissions, the method comprising - scrubbing with water the exhaust gases in an exhaust gas scrubber (1, 1') in order to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions of the exhaust gases, said scrubbing producing wash water to be purified, i.e. effluent containing impurities, - supplying the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities and exiting from the exhaust gas scrubber (1, 1'), to a purification unit (2, 2') onboard a ship, and purifying the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities, in the purification unit to produce a purified effluent, and - monitoring a pH value of the purified effluent, and if it is less than 6.5, it is adjusted to a value of at least 6.5, after which the purified effluent is discharged into a sea or returned to the exhaust gas scrubber (1,1'), characterized in that the purification unit (2, 2') comprises an effluent circuit (3, 3') including at least one membrane filter (4, 4'), and that the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities, is circulated in the effluent circuit (3, 3'), whereby effluent containing impurities is filtered using a semipermeable membrane (7, 7') of the membrane filter (4, 4') for carrying out said purifying of the wash water to be purified, in order to achieve the purified effluent and a residue containing impurities, the purified effluent being removed from the membrane filter and from circulation of the effluent circuit while the residue keeps on circulating in the effluent circuit. - scrubbing with water the exhaust gases in an exhaust gas scrubber (1, 1') in order to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions of the exhaust gases, said scrubbing producing wash water to be purified, i.e. effluent containing impurities, - supplying the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities and exiting from the exhaust gas scrubber (1, 1'), to a purification unit (2, 2') onboard a ship, and purifying the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities, in the purification unit to produce a purified effluent, and - monitoring a pH value of the purified effluent, and if it is less than 6.5, it is adjusted to a value of at least 6.5, after which the purified effluent is discharged into a sea or returned to the exhaust gas scrubber (1,1'), characterized in that the purification unit (2, 2') comprises an effluent circuit (3, 3') including at least one membrane filter (4, 4'), and that the wash water to be purified, i.e. the effluent containing impurities, is circulated in the effluent circuit (3, 3'), whereby effluent containing impurities is filtered using a semipermeable membrane (7, 7') of the membrane filter (4, 4') for carrying out said purifying of the wash water to be purified, in order to achieve the purified effluent and a residue containing impurities, the purified effluent being removed from the membrane filter and from circulation of the effluent circuit while the residue keeps on circulating in the effluent circuit.
A color filter substrate for a transflective LCD device, comprising a color filter layer including a reflective region color photoresist corresponding to a reflective region of the transflective liquid crystal display device and a transmissive region color photoresist corresponding to a transmissive region of the transflective liquid crystal display device, characterized in that the reflective region color photoresist and the transmissive region color photoresist are the same in concentration of colored particles, the average size of the colored particles in the reflective region color photoresist is smaller than that of the colored particles in the transmissive region color photoresist.
A merchandise display system comprising: a pusher structure slidably-coupled to a track; the pusher structure comprising a lock arm configured to selectively engage with a ratchet rack to allow for selective unidirectional motion of the pusher structure along the track upon application of a manual force to a pusher face of the pusher structure; and a pull strip usable to selectively disengage the ratchet rack from the lock arm to allow for bidirectional sliding of the pusher structure along the track; whereby to allow for displayed products to be moved towards a front of a display shelf of the merchandise display system or to allow for products to be reloaded into the merchandise display system. a pusher structure slidably-coupled to a track; the pusher structure comprising a lock arm configured to selectively engage with a ratchet rack to allow for selective unidirectional motion of the pusher structure along the track upon application of a manual force to a pusher face of the pusher structure; and a pull strip usable to selectively disengage the ratchet rack from the lock arm to allow for bidirectional sliding of the pusher structure along the track; whereby to allow for displayed products to be moved towards a front of a display shelf of the merchandise display system or to allow for products to be reloaded into the merchandise display system.
A system comprising: a first storage device storing a boot manifest, the boot manifest comprising a manifest type flag; a second storage device storing a counter value; and a microcontroller in communication with the first storage device and the second storage device, the microcontroller to perform a boot process, and configured to: determine a(S565/S580) manifest type of the boot manifest based on the manifest type flag; determine a tenancy mode based on a parity of the counter value; execute an owner secure boot flow if the manifest type is an owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is an owner tenancy mode; execute a tenancy revocation flow if the manifest type is the owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is a tenant tenancy mode; execute a tenancy transfer flow if the manifest type is a tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the owner tenancy mode; and execute a tenancy secure boot flow if the manifest type is the tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the tenant tenancy mode. a first storage device storing a boot manifest, the boot manifest comprising a manifest type flag; a second storage device storing a counter value; and a microcontroller in communication with the first storage device and the second storage device, the microcontroller to perform a boot process, and configured to: determine a(S565/S580) manifest type of the boot manifest based on the manifest type flag; determine a tenancy mode based on a parity of the counter value; execute an owner secure boot flow if the manifest type is an owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is an owner tenancy mode; execute a tenancy revocation flow if the manifest type is the owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is a tenant tenancy mode; execute a tenancy transfer flow if the manifest type is a tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the owner tenancy mode; and execute a tenancy secure boot flow if the manifest type is the tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the tenant tenancy mode. determine a(S565/S580) manifest type of the boot manifest based on the manifest type flag; determine a tenancy mode based on a parity of the counter value; execute an owner secure boot flow if the manifest type is an owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is an owner tenancy mode; execute a tenancy revocation flow if the manifest type is the owner manifest type and the tenancy mode is a tenant tenancy mode; execute a tenancy transfer flow if the manifest type is a tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the owner tenancy mode; and execute a tenancy secure boot flow if the manifest type is the tenant manifest type and the tenancy mode is the tenant tenancy mode.
A content delivery method for performing content delivery among a plurality of communication terminals via a wireless LAN, and the method comprises: a step wherein the plurality of communication terminals exchange with each other control messages to be transmitted and received until a request for the content delivery is received and a response expressing deliverability of the requested content is transmitted, in an ad hoc mode; and a step wherein a communication terminal having received the request for the content delivery and having transmitted the response expressing the deliverability of the requested content, among the plurality of communication terminals, delivers the content to a communication terminal having requested the content delivery, in an infrastructure mode. a step wherein the plurality of communication terminals exchange with each other control messages to be transmitted and received until a request for the content delivery is received and a response expressing deliverability of the requested content is transmitted, in an ad hoc mode; and a step wherein a communication terminal having received the request for the content delivery and having transmitted the response expressing the deliverability of the requested content, among the plurality of communication terminals, delivers the content to a communication terminal having requested the content delivery, in an infrastructure mode.
Security device in the form of a heavy block of concrete for blocking forced access of vehicles to a protected zone, the concrete member having a generally frustoconical shape with a lower portion, a lateral wall and an upper portion, characterised in that - the lower portion is provided with feet, - the lateral wall has fixing consoles with lateral fixing surfaces, and - the upper portion has an open cavity. - the lower portion is provided with feet, - the lateral wall has fixing consoles with lateral fixing surfaces, and - the upper portion has an open cavity.
A lever lock male connector (2,2') having a connector main body (3,3',3",3"') comprising a rod-shaped male luer, a tubular hood surrounding the male luer, and a lever connected to a base end portion of the male luer via a base, wherein the male luer is disposed coaxially with a central axis of the connector main body, the lever includes a locking portion that is disposed on the same side as the male luer relative to the base, an operating portion that is disposed on the opposite side to the male luer relative to the base, and a locking claw that protrudes toward the male luer from a surface of the locking portion that is located on a side facing the male luer, the locking portion is disposed within a cut-out that is formed in the hood, and the lever is elastically pivotable so that, when an outer surface of the operating portion is pressed, the locking claw moves away from the male luer, characterised in that when the connector main body is viewed along the central axis, the connector main body has a major axis in a direction in which the male luer opposes the lever, and a portion of the male connector that protrudes furthest from the central axis in the radial direction is a portion of the lever that is connected to the base.
A vehicle comprising a wheel axle stroke locking device, wherein the vehicle comprises at least a front fork support seat, a front fork unit having an upper end mounted to the front fork support seat, a front wheel rotatably mounted to a lower end of the front fork unit by means of a wheel axle, the front wheel being arranged in pair, comprising a left front wheel and a right front wheel respectively on left and right sides, and a wheel axle stroke locking device having an upper end coupled to the front fork support seat and a lower end coupled to the lower end of the front fork unit, wherein the wheel axle stroke locking device is located between the left front wheel and the right front wheel of the front wheels; the wheel axle stroke locking device comprises a first connector, a second connector, and a movement constraining member, the first connector comprising a guide rod, the guide rod extending from the first connector in a direction toward the front fork support seat, the first connector having a lower end directly mounted to the wheel axle; the second connector has an upper end that is mounted to the front fork support seat, the guide rod extending in the second connector; the movement constraining member is coupled to the second connector, the movement constraining member receiving extension of the guide rod of the first connector therethrough and operable to constrain sliding movement of the guide rod; the front fork unit comprises a first assembly and a second assembly and the first assembly has a lower end that is provided with a wheel axle pivotal coupling section and the wheel axle pivotal coupling section is arranged to receive the wheel axle to rotatably mount thereto; a lower end of the first connector is provided, on one side thereof, with a connection section and the connection section is directly coupled, together with the wheel axle, to the wheel axle pivotal coupling section of the first assembly of the front fork unit; the guide rod extends from the first connector in a direction toward the front fork support seat and the guide rod is located in front of the front fork unit; a shock reduction sleeve is arranged at connection between the first connector and the guide rod, a lower end of the guide rod being rotatably mounted, via a pivot shaft, to the first connector, the shock reduction sleeve being sleeved over the pivot shaft, the pivot shaft being located in an outer circumferential range of the hub of the front wheel; the connection section of the first connector is provided with a positioning section, and the positioning section is made up of positioning blocks.
A shape measuring apparatus (10, 110) comprising: a probe (12, 112) for scanning across a surface (24, 124) to be measured, while vibrating up and down; a minute-vibration generation section (16, 116) for vibrating the probe (12, 112) up and down; a vertical movement control section (17, 117) for moving the probe up and down to keep a constant contact force or a constant distance between the surface (24, 124) to be measured and the probe (12, 112); a scanning section (18, 118) for scanning the surface (24, 124) to be measured with the probe (12, 112); a displacement sensor (20, 120) for measuring vertical displacement of the probe (12, 112) and outputting a probe displacement signal (26,126); and a signal processing section (22,122) for obtaining information about the contact force or distance between the surface (24,124) to be measured and the probe (12, 112) from a high-frequency component, corresponding to the vibration of the probe (12, 112), of the probe displacement signal (26,126) output from the displacement sensor (20, 120) when the probe (12, 112) is brought closer to the surface (24,124) to be measured while being vibrated, and for obtaining information about profile of the surface (24,124) to be measured from a low-frequency component, corresponding to the profile of the surface (24, 124) to be measured, of the probe displacement signal (26, 126) output when the surface (24, 124) to be measured is scanned such that the distance or the contact force is kept constant. a probe (12, 112) for scanning across a surface (24, 124) to be measured, while vibrating up and down; a minute-vibration generation section (16, 116) for vibrating the probe (12, 112) up and down; a vertical movement control section (17, 117) for moving the probe up and down to keep a constant contact force or a constant distance between the surface (24, 124) to be measured and the probe (12, 112); a scanning section (18, 118) for scanning the surface (24, 124) to be measured with the probe (12, 112); a displacement sensor (20, 120) for measuring vertical displacement of the probe (12, 112) and outputting a probe displacement signal (26,126); and a signal processing section (22,122) for obtaining information about the contact force or distance between the surface (24,124) to be measured and the probe (12, 112) from a high-frequency component, corresponding to the vibration of the probe (12, 112), of the probe displacement signal (26,126) output from the displacement sensor (20, 120) when the probe (12, 112) is brought closer to the surface (24,124) to be measured while being vibrated, and for obtaining information about profile of the surface (24,124) to be measured from a low-frequency component, corresponding to the profile of the surface (24, 124) to be measured, of the probe displacement signal (26, 126) output when the surface (24, 124) to be measured is scanned such that the distance or the contact force is kept constant.