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An apparatus comprising: a server; a profile manager, operable on the server, to administer a Virtual Internet Protocol, VIP, address profile of an application executable on the server, wherein the VIP profile is shared between the server and a neighboring server, wherein the neighboring server is at least one router hop away from the server, and wherein a virtual address is associated with the VIP profile and the application; a neighbor manager, operable on the server, to determine a first priority associated with the server and a second priority associated with the neighboring server; the neighbor manager further operable to select the neighboring server as an active server of the VIP profile and the application, based on the second priority being higher than the first priority, wherein the active server handles a client request directed to the application; and the profile manager further operable to update the VIP profile based on the selection of the active server; characterized in the neighbor manager further being operable to monitor a first neighbor count of the server and a second neighbor count received from the neighboring server, wherein the first neighbor count indicates a number of servers in the VIP profile from which the server receives a status message and wherein the second neighbor count indicates a number of servers in the VIP profile from which the neighboring server receives the status message; and the neighbor manager further being operable to decrement the first priority in response to the first neighbor count not being equal to the second neighbor count. a server; a profile manager, operable on the server, to administer a Virtual Internet Protocol, VIP, address profile of an application executable on the server, wherein the VIP profile is shared between the server and a neighboring server, wherein the neighboring server is at least one router hop away from the server, and wherein a virtual address is associated with the VIP profile and the application; a neighbor manager, operable on the server, to determine a first priority associated with the server and a second priority associated with the neighboring server; the neighbor manager further operable to select the neighboring server as an active server of the VIP profile and the application, based on the second priority being higher than the first priority, wherein the active server handles a client request directed to the application; and the profile manager further operable to update the VIP profile based on the selection of the active server; characterized in the neighbor manager further being operable to monitor a first neighbor count of the server and a second neighbor count received from the neighboring server, wherein the first neighbor count indicates a number of servers in the VIP profile from which the server receives a status message and wherein the second neighbor count indicates a number of servers in the VIP profile from which the neighboring server receives the status message; and the neighbor manager further being operable to decrement the first priority in response to the first neighbor count not being equal to the second neighbor count.
A method of indicating to a user that a live round has been fired using a blank safety device, comprising: attaching the blank safety device to a firearm muzzle, wherein the blank safety device includes: a body having an internal cavity in communication with a port in a sidewall of the body, and a back section having a back wall and a central bore in communication with the firearm muzzle and wherein the back section is sealed with respect to the internal cavity, wherein the internal cavity extends from a position forward of the back wall to the port rearward of the back wall; and firing a live round through the firearm muzzle into the attached blank safety device, wherein a bullet of the live round pierces a back wall of the sealed back section thereby causing gases from the live round to travel from the central bore through the internal cavity and through the port to the external environment to alert the user that a live round was fired. attaching the blank safety device to a firearm muzzle, wherein the blank safety device includes: a body having an internal cavity in communication with a port in a sidewall of the body, and a back section having a back wall and a central bore in communication with the firearm muzzle and wherein the back section is sealed with respect to the internal cavity, wherein the internal cavity extends from a position forward of the back wall to the port rearward of the back wall; and a body having an internal cavity in communication with a port in a sidewall of the body, and a back section having a back wall and a central bore in communication with the firearm muzzle and wherein the back section is sealed with respect to the internal cavity, wherein the internal cavity extends from a position forward of the back wall to the port rearward of the back wall; and firing a live round through the firearm muzzle into the attached blank safety device, wherein a bullet of the live round pierces a back wall of the sealed back section thereby causing gases from the live round to travel from the central bore through the internal cavity and through the port to the external environment to alert the user that a live round was fired.
A moving image coding apparatus adapted to code moving images including time-continuous frames, comprising: a moving image coding unit that outputs a coded bitstream in which the moving images are coded; a position information generation unit that generates position information in a frame, based on time-continuity information indicating time continuity of the frames; a coded information acquisition unit that acquires coded information on the moving images, based on the position information; an inspection information generation unit that generates inspection information from the coded information; and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the bitstream and the inspection information. a moving image coding unit that outputs a coded bitstream in which the moving images are coded; a position information generation unit that generates position information in a frame, based on time-continuity information indicating time continuity of the frames; a coded information acquisition unit that acquires coded information on the moving images, based on the position information; an inspection information generation unit that generates inspection information from the coded information; and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the bitstream and the inspection information.
A method of producing a food or beverage product, the method comprising; providing an aqueous ingredient composition comprising pea protein at a concentration of 1.0 to 6 wt.%; adding to the ingredient composition 4.0 to 20 mM of divalent cations available to complex the pea protein; and subsequently heat treating the ingredient composition at a pH of 6.6 to 7.3 to form agglomerates comprising pea protein, wherein the heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 80 °C to 125 °C for a period of 30 seconds to 20 minutes, or at a temperature of above 125 °C for 3 to 45 seconds. providing an aqueous ingredient composition comprising pea protein at a concentration of 1.0 to 6 wt.%; adding to the ingredient composition 4.0 to 20 mM of divalent cations available to complex the pea protein; and subsequently heat treating the ingredient composition at a pH of 6.6 to 7.3 to form agglomerates comprising pea protein, wherein the heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 80 °C to 125 °C for a period of 30 seconds to 20 minutes, or at a temperature of above 125 °C for 3 to 45 seconds.
Device for monitoring and switching a load circuit, having a) an input part and an output part, b) switching inputs (209, 210) to connect a controller to the input part, c) switching outputs (121, 122) to connect at least one load circuit (103, 113a, 113b, 113c) with at least one load (126a, 126b, 126c) to be switched to the output part, d) at least one load switch (118, 119) for switching, in particular for switching on and off, the at least one load (126a, 126b, 126c), e) wherein the input part has an input circuit (215; 315) which converts switching commands of the controller incoming via the switching inputs (209, 210) into switching processes of the load switches (118, 119), f) having a first fault detection circuit, connected in parallel with the load circuit, to detect faults in the load circuit and g) having a second fault detection circuit, connected in series with the load circuit, to detect faults in the load circuit, h) wherein the first and the second fault detection circuits each generate intermediate fault signals which are logically linked in a logic circuit (213, 313) to form an overall fault signal, and wherein the overall fault signal is transmitted from the output part to the input part and made available via the switching inputs (209, 210) for evaluation. a) an input part and an output part, b) switching inputs (209, 210) to connect a controller to the input part, c) switching outputs (121, 122) to connect at least one load circuit (103, 113a, 113b, 113c) with at least one load (126a, 126b, 126c) to be switched to the output part, d) at least one load switch (118, 119) for switching, in particular for switching on and off, the at least one load (126a, 126b, 126c), e) wherein the input part has an input circuit (215; 315) which converts switching commands of the controller incoming via the switching inputs (209, 210) into switching processes of the load switches (118, 119), f) having a first fault detection circuit, connected in parallel with the load circuit, to detect faults in the load circuit and g) having a second fault detection circuit, connected in series with the load circuit, to detect faults in the load circuit, h) wherein the first and the second fault detection circuits each generate intermediate fault signals which are logically linked in a logic circuit (213, 313) to form an overall fault signal, and wherein the overall fault signal is transmitted from the output part to the input part and made available via the switching inputs (209, 210) for evaluation.
A cap, formed by a top surface and a perimetric side wall, which can be fitted on an opening of a liquid container, with at least one hole for the exit of liquid from the container and at least one hole for the entrance of air into the container, comprising: - a check valve for the entrance of air located in the air inlet to allow the entrance of air into the container but not the exit of the liquid, - coupling means to said container, which are built into the cap forming a single body, said coupling means being a threading located in the perimetric wall of the cap, and characterized in that: - said valve comprises a tubular body extending into the container, with two ends, such that a first end is located in the air inlet with its walls surrounding it, and the second end opposite the first has contacting wall closing the tubular body when at rest or when exerting external pressure on the container and its walls are separated opening the tubular body when in use or when creating the vacuum inside the container, and - said valve being built into the cap forming a single body or part made from the same single material, which is neither latex nor silicone. - a check valve for the entrance of air located in the air inlet to allow the entrance of air into the container but not the exit of the liquid, - coupling means to said container, which are built into the cap forming a single body, said coupling means being a threading located in the perimetric wall of the cap, and - said valve comprises a tubular body extending into the container, with two ends, such that a first end is located in the air inlet with its walls surrounding it, and the second end opposite the first has contacting wall closing the tubular body when at rest or when exerting external pressure on the container and its walls are separated opening the tubular body when in use or when creating the vacuum inside the container, and - said valve being built into the cap forming a single body or part made from the same single material, which is neither latex nor silicone.
Method for operating a ring spinning machine, wherein yarn spun on at least one workstation of the ring spinning machine is wound onto a spinning sleeve, and wherein the spinning sleeve is at least temporarily removed from the workstation by a gripper during a maintenance operation, characterized in that during the maintenance operation, the spinning sleeve is first gripped at a spinning position by a first gripping portion of the gripper, is brought to an intermediate position within the workstation and is subsequently gripped by a second gripping portion of the gripper and removed from the workstation and that the gripper assumes a first gripper position for gripping the spinning sleeve at the spinning position and a second gripper position for gripping the spinning sleeve at the intermediate position and that a first inner diameter, defined by the first gripping portion, in the first gripper position substantially corresponds to a second inner diameter, defined by the second gripping portion, in the second gripper position.
Use of a pyrazole compound of formula I or a stereoisomer, salt or N-oxide thereof as nitrification inhibitor, wherein R 1 is C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently of each other selected from H, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and C 2 -C 4 -alkynyl, with the proviso that at least one of R 2, R 3 and R 4 is C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl. R 1 is C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently of each other selected from H, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and C 2 -C 4 -alkynyl, with the proviso that at least one of R 2, R 3 and R 4 is C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl.
A composite biocompatible ceramic material comprising a first and a second phase, wherein said first phase is doped Hardystonite (Ca 2 ZnSi 2 O 7) and said second phase is a metal oxide belonging to the spinel group of minerals.
A process for preparing a filtration membrane, the process comprising: (a) applying to a porous support member a solution comprising a first solvent and a polymer that is substantially soluble in said first solvent, the first solvent being miscible in a second solvent in which second solvent the polymer is substantially insoluble but swellable, such that the polymer enters the pores of the support member; and (b) contacting said polymer with said second solvent to precipitate said polymer from said solution to form a precipitated non-crosslinked gel polymer that fills or coats the pores of the support member. (a) applying to a porous support member a solution comprising a first solvent and a polymer that is substantially soluble in said first solvent, the first solvent being miscible in a second solvent in which second solvent the polymer is substantially insoluble but swellable, such that the polymer enters the pores of the support member; and (b) contacting said polymer with said second solvent to precipitate said polymer from said solution to form a precipitated non-crosslinked gel polymer that fills or coats the pores of the support member.
An organic electroluminescent device having a multilayer structure comprising at least an emitting layer and one or more electron-transporting layer(s) between a cathode (17,18) and an anode; the triplet energy gap (Eg T) of a host material forming the emitting layer being 2.52 eV or more and 3.7 eV or less; an electron-transporting material forming the electron-transporting layer which contacts the emitting layer being different from the host material, and having a hole mobility measured by the time of flight method (μ(h)) > 1.0 x 10 -7 cm 2 / (V•s) at a field intensity of 10 5 to 10 7 V/cm, and the emitting layer comprising a phosphorescent metal complex compound containing a heavy metal, wherein the electron-transporting material forming the electron-transporting layer which contacts the emitting layer has one or more of the following structures to: five-membered ring or six-membered ring containing =N- skeleton, wherein X 1 is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and Z 1 and Z 2 are independently atom groups which can form a nitrogen-containing hetero ring,
A coated fertilizer, comprising: a fertilizer granule; and a coating disposed on a surface of the fertilizer granule, wherein the coating comprises interpenetrating domains comprising 50 to 80 wt.% polymer domains based on the total weight of the coating and 20 to 50 wt.% wax domains based on the total weight of the coating, wherein the polymer domains comprise polybutylene succinate and polylactic acid. a fertilizer granule; and a coating disposed on a surface of the fertilizer granule, wherein the coating comprises interpenetrating domains comprising 50 to 80 wt.% polymer domains based on the total weight of the coating and 20 to 50 wt.% wax domains based on the total weight of the coating, wherein the polymer domains comprise polybutylene succinate and polylactic acid.
A synergistic antimicrobial composition comprising: (a) a monoethanolamine complex of copper oxide and an alkylbenzyldimethylammonium salt; and (b) 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. (a) a monoethanolamine complex of copper oxide and an alkylbenzyldimethylammonium salt; and (b) 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.
Method of adaptive route selection in a node of a wireless mesh communication network, wherein a path discovery procedure is performed for determining a path from a source node to a destination node, wherein a route request message, RREQ, is broadcast by the source node which is re-broadcasted in a number of hops by one or more nodes receiving the route request message, RREQ, wherein the destination node broadcasts a route reply message, RREP, in response to the reception of said route request message, RREQ, which is re-broadcasted in a number of hops by one or more nodes receiving the route reply message, RREP, wherein a node which has received said route request message, RREQ, or said route reply message, RREP, updates a route table with corresponding estimated reward values (Qx), for the corresponding broadcast action, wherein a procedure of reinforcement learning is performed in the path discovery procedure, and that a reward function is used for estimating said reward values (Q x) in the path discovery procedure which is dependent from a receiving signal strength indicator, RSSI, measured during reception of said route request message, RREQ, or route reply message, RREP, and the number of hops the route request message, RREQ, or the route reply message, RREP, has propagated in the network to reach the receiving node, wherein the reward function is defined in the form: { reward = ƒ RSSI, N hops = RSSI min RSSI ∗ N hops, if RSSI ≠ 0 reward = ƒ RSSI, N hops = RSSI min N hops, if RSSI ≠ 0 where reward is the resulting estimated reward value for the action to send a message to the next neighbor from which the route request message, RREQ, or the route response message, RREP, has been received, and RSSI min is the minimum possible value of the receiving signal strength indicator RSSI, which can be measured by the wireless network interface.
A supervision and control method for preventing poor air quality and fire as well as issuing an alarm regarding a dangerous situation, the method using an air quality indicator unit mounted to the ceiling or on a wall and provided with an air quality sensor and with one or more directable infrared remote thermometers, as well as one or more control and supervision units (8, 20, 25) to detect devices that deteriorate air quality or create a danger, which are as an additional device connected to or integrated into home appliances or electrical devices (21, 22, 23), sending air quality information measured by the air quality sensor from the air quality indicator unit to the control and supervision unit (8, 20, 25), the air quality indicator unit is monitoring the presence of a user of the home appliances or electrical devices (21, 22, 23), and the control and supervision unit (8, 20, 25) is controlling ventilation on the basis of the received air quality information, wherein on the basis of the received air quality information, the operation and/or energy supply of also other home appliances or electrical devices (21, 22, 23) is controlled than those concerned with ventilation, and that on the basis of a deterioration of air quality detected by the air quality indicator unit and home appliances or electrical devices (21, 22, 23) being on or inputting power, the home appliance or electrical device causing the problem is detected and ventilation is intensified and/or the electricity is cut off to the electrical device or home appliance creating the problem if a preset alarm limit of the dangerous situation based on the information detected is exceeded characterized in, that the method uses the air quality indicator unit mounted to the ceiling or on a wall, into which is integrated the one or more directable infrared remote thermometers to detect a dangerously high temperature, and in that the one or more directable remote thermometers directed to the home appliances or electrical devices detect temperatures exceeding the preset alarm limit and temperature information is used together with the received air quality information to control the operation and/or energy supply of the home appliances or electrical devices.
A communication method for an Inductive Power Transfer system having a primary conductive path capable of being energised by an electric current, and a plurality of pick-ups adapted to receive electrical energy from the current in the primary path to supply a load, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting an instruction over the primary path to a pick-up; the pick-up acting on the instruction by supplying power to the load to induce a predetermined variation in the current in the primary conductive path; and detecting, at a location remote from the pick-up and on the primary path, the variation in the current in the primary path and using the detected variation to determine a response from the pick-up to the instruction. transmitting an instruction over the primary path to a pick-up; the pick-up acting on the instruction by supplying power to the load to induce a predetermined variation in the current in the primary conductive path; and detecting, at a location remote from the pick-up and on the primary path, the variation in the current in the primary path and using the detected variation to determine a response from the pick-up to the instruction.
A method for measuring temperature and deformation of a part or structure on the basis of a single line of optical fiber having a single Bragg grating, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a. - interrogating the optical fiber based on two sampling frequencies; one being a low frequency ( f sl) and the other being a high frequency ( f sh), said low frequency f sl being suitable for sensing a slow rate of change corresponding to the temperature variation, said high frequency f sh being suitable for sensing a fast rate of change corresponding to vibrations; b. - implementing an algorithmic block based on a blind-source-separation technique, comprising a frequency analysis, a multivariate analysis, higher-order statistics; c. - returning to the time domain via an inverse Fourier transform. a. - interrogating the optical fiber based on two sampling frequencies; one being a low frequency ( f sl) and the other being a high frequency ( f sh), said low frequency f sl being suitable for sensing a slow rate of change corresponding to the temperature variation, said high frequency f sh being suitable for sensing a fast rate of change corresponding to vibrations; b. - implementing an algorithmic block based on a blind-source-separation technique, comprising a frequency analysis, a multivariate analysis, higher-order statistics; c. - returning to the time domain via an inverse Fourier transform.