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Spray head for a spraying apparatus, the spray head comprising: - a spray head base body including a spray head fluid channel; - a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle comprising a nozzle fluid channel (4.1), wherein said nozzle fluid channels (4.1) being coupled with the spray head fluid channel and the free ends of the nozzle fluid channels (4.1) forming liquid outlets of the spray head, wherein the nozzles are circumferentially arranged around a central axis of the spray head, wherein each nozzle comprise a liquid guiding portion (4.2), said liquid guiding portion (4.2) including said nozzle fluid channel (4.1) and being made of a flexible material, - an adjustment unit comprising an adjustment entity, said adjustment entity being movably mounted at the spray head base body, the adjustment entity comprising a plurality of apertures (7.1) for providing passages for said flexible liquid guiding portions (4.2), wherein the spray head is adapted to change the spraying pattern by moving the adjustment entity with respect to the spray head base body, said movement causing a bending of the flexible liquid guiding portions (4.2) of said nozzles, with the adjustment entity being rotatable arranged at the spray head base body, characterized in that the adjustment entity exhibits apertures (7.1) comprising edges that abut against the liquid guiding portions (4.2) when rotating the adjustment entity and thus bend that liquid guiding portions (4.2) in circumferential direction with respect to a rotational axis of the adjustment entity. - a spray head base body including a spray head fluid channel; - a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle comprising a nozzle fluid channel (4.1), wherein said nozzle fluid channels (4.1) being coupled with the spray head fluid channel and the free ends of the nozzle fluid channels (4.1) forming liquid outlets of the spray head, wherein the nozzles are circumferentially arranged around a central axis of the spray head, wherein each nozzle comprise a liquid guiding portion (4.2), said liquid guiding portion (4.2) including said nozzle fluid channel (4.1) and being made of a flexible material, - an adjustment unit comprising an adjustment entity, said adjustment entity being movably mounted at the spray head base body, the adjustment entity comprising a plurality of apertures (7.1) for providing passages for said flexible liquid guiding portions (4.2),
An autonomous vehicle, comprising: a wheel-set (160, 166) operably connected with a power source; a processing unit including a memory unit; a controller operable to receive and transmit signals to said processing unit, wherein said controller is operable to control said wheel-set (160, 166); a wireless communication system (130, 132) electrically connected with said processing unit; a plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) operable to transmit a signal to said processing unit, wherein said plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) are operable to detect environmental features; and a global positioning satellite receiver electrically connected with said processing unit; the autonomous vehicle being characterized in that said processing unit is operable to navigate an environment utilizing signals from said global positioning satellite receiver in a GPS guidance mode; and wherein said processing unit is operable to navigate said environment utilizing signals from said plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) without signals from said global positioning satellite receiver in a localization guidance mode; wherein said processing unit is operable to switch from said GPS guidance mode to said localization guidance mode. a wheel-set (160, 166) operably connected with a power source; a processing unit including a memory unit; a controller operable to receive and transmit signals to said processing unit, wherein said controller is operable to control said wheel-set (160, 166); a wireless communication system (130, 132) electrically connected with said processing unit; a plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) operable to transmit a signal to said processing unit, wherein said plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) are operable to detect environmental features; and a global positioning satellite receiver electrically connected with said processing unit; the autonomous vehicle being characterized in that said processing unit is operable to navigate an environment utilizing signals from said global positioning satellite receiver in a GPS guidance mode; and wherein said processing unit is operable to navigate said environment utilizing signals from said plurality of perception sensors (116, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128) without signals from said global positioning satellite receiver in a localization guidance mode; wherein said processing unit is operable to switch from said GPS guidance mode to said localization guidance mode.
A method of operating a marine foundation during cyclical loading that subjects a suction pile of the foundation to compression phases and tension phases in alternation, the method comprising: during the compression phases, opening a one-way valve to effect fluid communication between an internal chamber of the pile and surrounding water, thereby ejecting water from within the chamber through the valve; and during the tension phases, closing the valve and admitting water into the pile through soil within a skirt of the pile. during the compression phases, opening a one-way valve to effect fluid communication between an internal chamber of the pile and surrounding water, thereby ejecting water from within the chamber through the valve; and during the tension phases, closing the valve and admitting water into the pile through soil within a skirt of the pile.
A microfluidic synthesis platform comprising: a microfluidic chip holder comprising a computer controlled heating element and cooling element; a microfluidic chip mountable in the microfluidic chip holder, the microfluidic chip comprising a hydrophobic substrate having patterned thereon a hydrophilic reaction site and a plurality of hydrophilic channels or pathways extending outward from the hydrophilic reaction site and terminating at respective loading sites on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic channels or pathways are tapered with an increasing width in an inward direction from the loading sites to the hydrophilic reaction site and a taper angle of at least 4°; and a fixture holding a plurality of non-contact reagent dispensing devices disposed above the microfluidic chip at locations corresponding to the loading sites of the plurality of hydrophilic channels or pathways and configured to dispense one or more liquid droplets, the fixture further holding a moveable collection tube disposed above the hydrophilic reaction site of the microfluidic chip and moveable between a first position above the hydrophilic reaction site and a second position in contact with a droplet located on the hydrophilic reaction site. a microfluidic chip holder comprising a computer controlled heating element and cooling element; a microfluidic chip mountable in the microfluidic chip holder, the microfluidic chip comprising a hydrophobic substrate having patterned thereon a hydrophilic reaction site and a plurality of hydrophilic channels or pathways extending outward from the hydrophilic reaction site and terminating at respective loading sites on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic channels or pathways are tapered with an increasing width in an inward direction from the loading sites to the hydrophilic reaction site and a taper angle of at least 4°; and a fixture holding a plurality of non-contact reagent dispensing devices disposed above the microfluidic chip at locations corresponding to the loading sites of the plurality of hydrophilic channels or pathways and configured to dispense one or more liquid droplets, the fixture further holding a moveable collection tube disposed above the hydrophilic reaction site of the microfluidic chip and moveable between a first position above the hydrophilic reaction site and a second position in contact with a droplet located on the hydrophilic reaction site.
A rotor structure for an electric rotating machine, comprising: a plurality of strip-shaped permanent magnets which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotor and each of which penetrates the rotor in an axial direction of the rotor; flux barriers which are air gaps provided at positions corresponding to width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets to face the width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets; and demagnetization prevention holes each being provided at a position in a vicinity of the corresponding one of the flux barriers and on an opposite side of the flux barrier from a stator and configured to reduce demagnetization at the corresponding one of the width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets, characterized in that each of the demagnetization prevention holes is formed in an arc shape extending along the periphery of the flux barrier, in a curved manner around the width-direction end portion of the permanent magnet from a center side to an outer side of the rotor. a plurality of strip-shaped permanent magnets which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotor and each of which penetrates the rotor in an axial direction of the rotor; flux barriers which are air gaps provided at positions corresponding to width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets to face the width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets; and demagnetization prevention holes each being provided at a position in a vicinity of the corresponding one of the flux barriers and on an opposite side of the flux barrier from a stator and configured to reduce demagnetization at the corresponding one of the width-direction end portions of the permanent magnets, characterized in that each of the demagnetization prevention holes is formed in an arc shape extending along the periphery of the flux barrier, in a curved manner around the width-direction end portion of the permanent magnet from a center side to an outer side of the rotor.
A food product comprising: a kibble; a first coating on the kibble, the first coating is a plasticizer; and a second coating on the kibble, the second coating comprising a fat; wherein the coated kibble has a moisture level less than 12% and wherein the plasticizer is glycerin, the first coating is applied directly on the kibble, and the second coating is applied to the first coating. and the first coating and the second coating are distinct coatings. a kibble; a first coating on the kibble, the first coating is a plasticizer; and a second coating on the kibble, the second coating comprising a fat; wherein the coated kibble has a moisture level less than 12% and wherein the plasticizer is glycerin, the first coating is applied directly on the kibble, and the second coating is applied to the first coating. and the first coating and the second coating are distinct coatings.
A positive airway interface system comprising: a facial mask, the facial mask comprising: an internal support structure; an external shell disposed over the internal support structure; a plurality of strap attachment means provided about an external surface of the external shell; a user interface aperture; and an inlet aperture; characterised in that each of the plurality of strap attachment means extends through the external shell so as to mechanically couple to the internal support structure. a facial mask, the facial mask comprising: an internal support structure; an external shell disposed over the internal support structure; a plurality of strap attachment means provided about an external surface of the external shell; a user interface aperture; and an inlet aperture; an internal support structure; an external shell disposed over the internal support structure; a plurality of strap attachment means provided about an external surface of the external shell; a user interface aperture; and an inlet aperture; characterised in that each of the plurality of strap attachment means extends through the external shell so as to mechanically couple to the internal support structure.
Method for encoding digital images or video streams, comprising: - a receiving phase, wherein at least a portion of an image (f) is received; - a graph weights prediction phase, wherein the elements of a weights matrix associated to a graph related to a block of the image, a predicted block, are predicted on the basis of reconstructed, de-quantized and inverse-transformed pixel values of at least one previously coded block, a predictor block, of the image (f), the weights matrix being a matrix comprising elements (w ij) denoting the level of similarity between a pair of pixels composing said image (f), and said graph comprising vertices and arcs wherein the vertices are the pixels of the image and the arcs connect said pixels; - a graph transform computation phase, wherein the graph Fourier transform of the blocks of the image (f) is performed, obtaining for said blocks a set of coefficients determined on the basis of the predicted weights; - a coefficients quantization phase, wherein said coefficients are quantized; - an output phase wherein a bitstream comprising said transformed and quantized coefficients is transmitted and/or stored. - a receiving phase, wherein at least a portion of an image (f) is received; - a graph weights prediction phase, wherein the elements of a weights matrix associated to a graph related to a block of the image, a predicted block, are predicted on the basis of reconstructed, de-quantized and inverse-transformed pixel values of at least one previously coded block, a predictor block, of the image (f), the weights matrix being a matrix comprising elements (w ij) denoting the level of similarity between a pair of pixels composing said image (f), and said graph comprising vertices and arcs wherein the vertices are the pixels of the image and the arcs connect said pixels; - a graph transform computation phase, wherein the graph Fourier transform of the blocks of the image (f) is performed, obtaining for said blocks a set of coefficients determined on the basis of the predicted weights; - a coefficients quantization phase, wherein said coefficients are quantized; - an output phase wherein a bitstream comprising said transformed and quantized coefficients is transmitted and/or stored.
A method of configuring a system to perform a cryptographic operation, wherein the system comprises one or more processors arranged to perform the cryptographic operation, at least in part, by performing a multiparty computation that uses a plurality of parties that jointly generate a result based on input data, wherein each party is arranged to use respective secret data for the multiparty computation, wherein the method comprises: updating the respective secret data of at least two of the parties, wherein the respective secret data of a first party of the at least two of the parties is updated using a modification value; and wherein the respective secret data of a second party of the at least two of the parties is updated using the modification value; and wherein the updated secret data is arranged so that, for each possible value of the input data, performance of the multiparty computation using the updated secret data generates the same result as performance of the multiparty computation using the secret data prior to the step of updating. updating the respective secret data of at least two of the parties, wherein the respective secret data of a first party of the at least two of the parties is updated using a modification value; and wherein the respective secret data of a second party of the at least two of the parties is updated using the modification value; and wherein the updated secret data is arranged so that, for each possible value of the input data, performance of the multiparty computation using the updated secret data generates the same result as performance of the multiparty computation using the secret data prior to the step of updating.
An electrochemical cell 101 for the treatment of water, comprising: at least one water chamber 117 configured to hold water to be treated; at least one redox electrode 111 comprising a ferrous chloride solution in hydrochloric acid; at least one intercalation electrode 112 comprising manganese dioxide, wherein the intercalation electrode is immersed in the water chamber or separated from the water chamber by an optional porous separator 115; and an anion exchange membrane 114 separating the redox electrode from the water chamber. at least one water chamber 117 configured to hold water to be treated; at least one redox electrode 111 comprising a ferrous chloride solution in hydrochloric acid; at least one intercalation electrode 112 comprising manganese dioxide, wherein the intercalation electrode is immersed in the water chamber or separated from the water chamber by an optional porous separator 115; and an anion exchange membrane 114 separating the redox electrode from the water chamber.
A method for detecting various analytes, characterised by the following steps: a) Providing separation particles containing on their surface on the one hand means of binding the analyte to be identified and on the other hand means of separating the analyte bound to the particles b) Providing identification particles having on their surface on the one hand means of binding the analyte to be identified and on the other hand containing on their surface or enclosed therein means, which are capable, after they have been detached or released from the particles, by virtue of their labeling of generating a signal which serves for identification of the analyte c) Combining analyte, separation particles and identification particles d) Removing and washing the identification particles bound via the analyte by means of the separation particles e) Releasing the means which serve to identify the analyte, characterized in that the identification occurs on a lateral flow strip, and that the means serving for identification of the analyte, are reversibly coupled to the identification particles, and that the identification molecules simultaneously serve for identification of the analyte, and for detection. a) Providing separation particles containing on their surface on the one hand means of binding the analyte to be identified and on the other hand means of separating the analyte bound to the particles b) Providing identification particles having on their surface on the one hand means of binding the analyte to be identified and on the other hand containing on their surface or enclosed therein means, which are capable, after they have been detached or released from the particles, by virtue of their labeling of generating a signal which serves for identification of the analyte c) Combining analyte, separation particles and identification particles d) Removing and washing the identification particles bound via the analyte by means of the separation particles e) Releasing the means which serve to identify the analyte, characterized in that the identification occurs on a lateral flow strip, and that the means serving for identification of the analyte, are reversibly coupled to the identification particles, and that the identification molecules simultaneously serve for identification of the analyte, and for detection.
A method for localizing a mobile device in a vehicle, comprising: triggering an audio system mounted on a vehicle, which audio system comprises a plurality of speakers, to play an acoustic signal, wherein each of the plurality of speakers plays a part of the acoustic signal; and calculating a position of a mobile device in the vehicle based on a sample period of a recording of the audio system's playback of the acoustic signal, which recording is recorded by the mobile device, and position information of the plurality of speakers, wherein coarse detection of sample sequence with relatively high magnitudes is performed to select the sample period; the position of the mobile device is calculated based on cross-correlation between each part of the acoustic signal and the sample period of the recording, and each part of the acoustic signal is padded with zero to make a length of each part of the acoustic signal equal to a length of the sample period. triggering an audio system mounted on a vehicle, which audio system comprises a plurality of speakers, to play an acoustic signal, wherein each of the plurality of speakers plays a part of the acoustic signal; and calculating a position of a mobile device in the vehicle based on a sample period of a recording of the audio system's playback of the acoustic signal, which recording is recorded by the mobile device, and position information of the plurality of speakers, wherein coarse detection of sample sequence with relatively high magnitudes is performed to select the sample period; the position of the mobile device is calculated based on cross-correlation between each part of the acoustic signal and the sample period of the recording, and each part of the acoustic signal is padded with zero to make a length of each part of the acoustic signal equal to a length of the sample period.
A system for side-channel based detection of cyber-attack, the system comprising: one or more processors and a memory, the memory being a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions encoded thereon, such that upon execution of the instructions, the one or more processors perform operations of: converting data bus signals from a platform into a first time series of system states; converting analog side-channel signals from the platform into a second time-series of system states, comprising operations of: capturing an analog side-channel signal; converting the analog side-channel signal into a digital representation; normalizing and convolving the digital representation of the analog side-channel signal with at least one stored template representing expected patterns for different system states; selecting a best matching template for the digital representation; and outputting at periodic intervals an identification of the best matching template; detecting anomalous behavior of the platform by comparing the first time series of system states with the second time series of system states to identify violations of predetermined constraints, the anomalous behavior being designated as a cyber-attack of the platform; and causing the platform to initiate an action based on the cyber-attack. converting data bus signals from a platform into a first time series of system states; converting analog side-channel signals from the platform into a second time-series of system states, comprising operations of: capturing an analog side-channel signal; converting the analog side-channel signal into a digital representation; normalizing and convolving the digital representation of the analog side-channel signal with at least one stored template representing expected patterns for different system states; selecting a best matching template for the digital representation; and outputting at periodic intervals an identification of the best matching template; capturing an analog side-channel signal; converting the analog side-channel signal into a digital representation; normalizing and convolving the digital representation of the analog side-channel signal with at least one stored template representing expected patterns for different system states; selecting a best matching template for the digital representation; and outputting at periodic intervals an identification of the best matching template; detecting anomalous behavior of the platform by comparing the first time series of system states with the second time series of system states to identify violations of predetermined constraints, the anomalous behavior being designated as a cyber-attack of the platform; and causing the platform to initiate an action based on the cyber-attack.