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A lighting device comprising: a housing comprising an inner concave reflective surface; and conductive tracks (15, 16) coupleable with at least one power supply, the lighting device characterized by said conductive tracks (15, 16) being provided on said inner concave surface of said housing, said conductive tracks comprising at least a first positive conductive track and at least a first negative conductive track, said lighting device comprising a plurality of solid state light emitters which are mounted on the concave surface and are each in electrical contact with said first positive conductive track, and in electrical contact with said first negative conductive track. a housing comprising an inner concave reflective surface; and conductive tracks (15, 16) coupleable with at least one power supply, conductive tracks (15, 16) coupleable with at least one power supply, the lighting device characterized by said conductive tracks (15, 16) being provided on said inner concave surface of said housing, said conductive tracks comprising at least a first positive conductive track and at least a first negative conductive track, said lighting device comprising a plurality of solid state light emitters which are mounted on the concave surface and are each in electrical contact with said first positive conductive track, and in electrical contact with said first negative conductive track.
A method of preparing a separation matrix, which method comprises (a) providing an aqueous suspension of particles comprised of gelled native polysaccharide; (b) salt-treatment of the suspended particles by adding at least one salt; and (c) cross-linking of the salt-treated particles, wherein the salt(s) are added up to a salt concentration in the suspension in the range of 0.5 to 1.3 M and wherein the temperature during the salt treatment is in the range of 94-98°C. (a) providing an aqueous suspension of particles comprised of gelled native polysaccharide; (b) salt-treatment of the suspended particles by adding at least one salt; and (c) cross-linking of the salt-treated particles,
An ink-jet ink, comprising: a) a vehicle, b) a colorant, and c) a steric stabilized latex particulate comprising a random cross-linked copolymer of a steric stabilization oligomer, having a stabilization group, and a hydrophobic monomer; said steric stabilized latex particulate incorporating 0.5 wt% to 5 wt% of a multimer capable of forming cross-links between polymer chains in the latex particulate. a) a vehicle, b) a colorant, and c) a steric stabilized latex particulate comprising a random cross-linked copolymer of a steric stabilization oligomer, having a stabilization group, and a hydrophobic monomer; said steric stabilized latex particulate incorporating 0.5 wt% to 5 wt% of a multimer capable of forming cross-links between polymer chains in the latex particulate.
A method for detecting and or identifying of the presence of microbes with a CTX-M extended spectrum p-lactamase in a specimen, comprising: obtaining a sample from the specimen to be analyzed for the presence of a CTX-M extended spectrum β-Lactamase; contacting the sample with a set of amplification primers under conditions sufficient to provide polymerase-based nucleic acid amplification products, wherein the set. of amplification primers comprises at least one primer pair comprising a first and second primer, said first and second primers comprising at least 12 consecutive nucleotides selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2; SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4; SEQ ID NOs: 6 and 7; SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ ID NOs: 29 and 30; or the complements thereof, wherein said set of primers comprises one or more primers with a universal base, wherein said set of amplification primers collectively hybridize to, and produce target amplification products in the presence of CTX-M isoforms 1-82; providing reagents and conditions for extension of the primers to generate the target amplification products; and determining the presence and/or amount of the target amplification products, wherein the presence of the target amplification product indicate the presence of said CTX-M extended spectrum β-Lactamase. obtaining a sample from the specimen to be analyzed for the presence of a CTX-M extended spectrum β-Lactamase; contacting the sample with a set of amplification primers under conditions sufficient to provide polymerase-based nucleic acid amplification products, wherein the set. of amplification primers comprises at least one primer pair comprising a first and second primer, said first and second primers comprising at least 12 consecutive nucleotides selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2; SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4; SEQ ID NOs: 6 and 7; SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ ID NOs: 29 and 30; or the complements thereof, SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2; SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4; SEQ ID NOs: 6 and 7; SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ ID NOs: 29 and 30; or the complements thereof, wherein said set of primers comprises one or more primers with a universal base, wherein said set of amplification primers collectively hybridize to, and produce target amplification products in the presence of CTX-M isoforms 1-82; providing reagents and conditions for extension of the primers to generate the target amplification products; and determining the presence and/or amount of the target amplification products, wherein the presence of the target amplification product indicate the presence of said CTX-M extended spectrum β-Lactamase.
Support for an electronic circuit board configured to support an electronic circuit board intended to be connected to at least one component, the at least one component comprising at least one male contact intended to be inserted into a corresponding female contact of the electronic circuit board, the support for the electronic circuit board being intended to be arranged between the electronic circuit board and the at least one component and comprising guiding elements for guiding the at least one male contact to the corresponding female contact, said support being characterized in that said support forms a housing intended to receive a sealing gel, said housing comprising an open cavity intended to receive said electronic circuit board, a bottom of said cavity comprises said guiding elements, the open cavity is filled with said sealing gel so that said electronic circuit board is embedded in said gel, said support comprises positioning elements for positioning the electronic circuit board on said support that are intended to position the electronic circuit board on said support in a predetermined position.
An access control method for a car park with the following steps: ascertaining a character string on a registration number of a vehicle using an image processing device (4, 6, 8), wherein clearance for entry into the car park is given if the ascertained character string is assigned to a registered user, and wherein entry into the car park is blocked if the registration number is not present in the user database; reading a credential using a reading device, if entry into the car park is blocked after the character string is ascertained, wherein the credential is assigned to a user of the vehicle and has a feature identifying the user; determining whether the feature identifying the user is present in a user database; and linking the ascertained character string with the feature identifying the user using the user database if the feature identifying the user is present in the user database, in order thus to register the registration number of the vehicle as belonging to the user, so that when the next entry into the car park takes place, the registration number of the vehicle is recognised as assigned to a registered user and clearance is given for the entry. ascertaining a character string on a registration number of a vehicle using an image processing device (4, 6, 8), wherein clearance for entry into the car park is given if the ascertained character string is assigned to a registered user, and wherein entry into the car park is blocked if the registration number is not present in the user database; reading a credential using a reading device, if entry into the car park is blocked after the character string is ascertained, wherein the credential is assigned to a user of the vehicle and has a feature identifying the user; determining whether the feature identifying the user is present in a user database; and linking the ascertained character string with the feature identifying the user using the user database if the feature identifying the user is present in the user database, in order thus to register the registration number of the vehicle as belonging to the user, so that when the next entry into the car park takes place, the registration number of the vehicle is recognised as assigned to a registered user and clearance is given for the entry.
A method for the fluid-tight connection of two components (100d, 100e) for producing a fluid-tight unit, whereby the method comprises the following steps: - provision of at least one first component, which has a cutting burr on a main surface; - joining of the first component to at least one second component, whereby the joining occurs in such a way that a main surface of the second component is in contact with the main surface of the first component and the cutting burr is arranged by at least a predefined distance from a side surface of the second component; and - fluid-tight connection, particularly soldering of the first and second components (100e, 100d) to produce the fluid-tight unit. - provision of at least one first component, which has a cutting burr on a main surface; - joining of the first component to at least one second component, whereby the joining occurs in such a way that a main surface of the second component is in contact with the main surface of the first component and the cutting burr is arranged by at least a predefined distance from a side surface of the second component; and - fluid-tight connection, particularly soldering of the first and second components (100e, 100d) to produce the fluid-tight unit.
Composition comprising from 45 to 95% by weight of trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, from 1 to 45% by weight of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and from 1 to 30% by weight of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
A frequency spectrum allocation method, the method comprising: receiving, by a frequency spectrum allocation apparatus, first system throughputs, reported by servers of different operators and determined by the servers on each frequency spectrum reference unit, wherein for the first system throughput, reported by each server and determined by the server on each frequency spectrum reference unit, the first system throughput is determined by integrating, second system throughputs, reported by respective served base stations of the server and determined by the base stations on the frequency spectrum reference unit, and an available frequency spectrum is divided into a number of frequency spectrum reference units; and for each frequency spectrum reference unit, allocating, by the frequency spectrum allocation apparatus, the frequency spectrum reference unit to an operator with a largest value of the first system throughput according to the first system throughputs reported by the servers of the respective operators on the frequency spectrum reference unit. receiving, by a frequency spectrum allocation apparatus, first system throughputs, reported by servers of different operators and determined by the servers on each frequency spectrum reference unit, wherein for the first system throughput, reported by each server and determined by the server on each frequency spectrum reference unit, the first system throughput is determined by integrating, second system throughputs, reported by respective served base stations of the server and determined by the base stations on the frequency spectrum reference unit, and an available frequency spectrum is divided into a number of frequency spectrum reference units; and for each frequency spectrum reference unit, allocating, by the frequency spectrum allocation apparatus, the frequency spectrum reference unit to an operator with a largest value of the first system throughput according to the first system throughputs reported by the servers of the respective operators on the frequency spectrum reference unit.
A rail track assembly comprising a rail defining a longitudinal channel configured to receive at least a portion of a monitoring drone (114, 1000) for movement therein; an end cap coupled to a first longitudinal end of the rail; and a charge cap coupled to a second longitudinal end of the rail opposite the first longitudinal end, the charge cap including a power module for charging the monitoring drone (114, 1000) when the monitoring drone is located at the second longitudinal end. a rail defining a longitudinal channel configured to receive at least a portion of a monitoring drone (114, 1000) for movement therein; an end cap coupled to a first longitudinal end of the rail; and a charge cap coupled to a second longitudinal end of the rail opposite the first longitudinal end, the charge cap including a power module for charging the monitoring drone (114, 1000) when the monitoring drone is located at the second longitudinal end.
A Power Converter, comprising a first bridge arm unit, a second bridge arm unit, a third bridge arm unit and a capacitor, wherein: an upper side of the first bridge arm unit and an upper side of the second bridge arm unit are connected with a first end of the capacitor, and a lower side of the first bridge arm unit and a lower side of the second bridge arm unit are connected with a second end of the capacitor; the first bridge arm unit comprises two diodes (D2, D4) or switches series-connected in a same direction, and a joint of the two diodes (D2, D4) or switches is connected with a first end of a power supply; the second bridge arm unit comprises two switches (S1, S3) and one inductor; the two switches (S1, S3) in the second bridge arm unit are series-connected in a same direction, and a first end of the inductor is connected with a joint of the two switches (S1, S3) in the second bridge arm unit, and a second end of the inductor is connected with a second end of the power supply; characterized in that an upper side of the third bridge arm unit is connected with the first end of the capacitor, and a lower side of the third bridge arm unit is connected with the second end of the capacitor; and the third bridge arm unit comprises two diodes (D1, D3) series-connected in a same direction, and a joint of the two diodes (D1, D3) in the third bridge arm unit is connected with the second end of the power supply. an upper side of the first bridge arm unit and an upper side of the second bridge arm unit are connected with a first end of the capacitor, and a lower side of the first bridge arm unit and a lower side of the second bridge arm unit are connected with a second end of the capacitor; the first bridge arm unit comprises two diodes (D2, D4) or switches series-connected in a same direction, and a joint of the two diodes (D2, D4) or switches is connected with a first end of a power supply; the second bridge arm unit comprises two switches (S1, S3) and one inductor; the two switches (S1, S3) in the second bridge arm unit are series-connected in a same direction, and a first end of the inductor is connected with a joint of the two switches (S1, S3) in the second bridge arm unit, and a second end of the inductor is connected with a second end of the power supply; characterized in that an upper side of the third bridge arm unit is connected with the first end of the capacitor, and a lower side of the third bridge arm unit is connected with the second end of the capacitor; and the third bridge arm unit comprises two diodes (D1, D3) series-connected in a same direction, and a joint of the two diodes (D1, D3) in the third bridge arm unit is connected with the second end of the power supply.
A tire comprising: a first annular bead and a second annular bead; a body ply extending between the first annular bead and the second annular bead; an annular belt package (120, 125), including a first annular belt, disposed radially upward of the body ply and extending axially across a portion of the body ply, and a second annular belt, disposed radially upward of the first annular belt and extending axially across a portion of the body ply; a circumferential tread, disposed radially above the annular belt package (120, 125), including at least a tread cap and a tread base, both of which extend axially across a portion of the body ply; a lattice ply (200a; 200b; 200c) comprising a plurality of spaced apart axial filaments (205a, 205b; 235) and a plurality of nodes (165; 165b; 165c; 220a; 220b) having a three-dimensional shape and a Shore D hardness between 50 and 100, wherein the lattice ply (200a; 200b; 200c) is disposed radially between the annular belt package (120, 125) and the tread cap, and extends axially across a portion of the body ply; and a first sidewall extending between the first annular bead and a first shoulder, the first shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread, and a second sidewall extending between the second annular bead and a second shoulder, the second shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread. a first annular bead and a second annular bead; a body ply extending between the first annular bead and the second annular bead; an annular belt package (120, 125), including a first annular belt, disposed radially upward of the body ply and extending axially across a portion of the body ply, and a second annular belt, disposed radially upward of the first annular belt and extending axially across a portion of the body ply; a circumferential tread, disposed radially above the annular belt package (120, 125), including at least a tread cap and a tread base, both of which extend axially across a portion of the body ply; a lattice ply (200a; 200b; 200c) comprising a plurality of spaced apart axial filaments (205a, 205b; 235) and a plurality of nodes (165; 165b; 165c; 220a; 220b) having a three-dimensional shape and a Shore D hardness between 50 and 100, wherein the lattice ply (200a; 200b; 200c) is disposed radially between the annular belt package (120, 125) and the tread cap, and extends axially across a portion of the body ply; and a first sidewall extending between the first annular bead and a first shoulder, the first shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread, and a second sidewall extending between the second annular bead and a second shoulder, the second shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread.
A method for detecting a scene change in encoding one or more digital pictures, comprising: a) calculating a statistical quantity μM for a given section in a current picture, the current picture comprising a plurality of sections each comprising a plurality of pixels having a pixel value, wherein the statistical quantity μ M is a mean or a variance of the pixel values for the given section in the current picture; b) defining, for the given section in the current picture, a window around a co-located section in a previous picture, the window comprising one or more sections in the previous picture, in addition to the co-located section; c) calculating a sum E over all sections in the window by summing the statistical quantity μ M for each section in the previous picture that is in the window; d) calculating a magnitude of a difference between the sum E calculated in c) and the statistical quantity μM for the given section in the current picture; e) determining according to the magnitude of the difference between E and μ M whether the given section is a scene-change section; f) repeating a), b), c), d) and e) for a plurality of sections in the current picture and determining a number of scene-change sections for the current picture; g) determining whether the current picture is a scene-change picture by comparing the number of scene change sections to a threshold; and h) storing or transferring information indicating whether or not the current picture is a scene-change picture. a) calculating a statistical quantity μM for a given section in a current picture, the current picture comprising a plurality of sections each comprising a plurality of pixels having a pixel value, wherein the statistical quantity μ M is a mean or a variance of the pixel values for the given section in the current picture; b) defining, for the given section in the current picture, a window around a co-located section in a previous picture, the window comprising one or more sections in the previous picture, in addition to the co-located section; c) calculating a sum E over all sections in the window by summing the statistical quantity μ M for each section in the previous picture that is in the window; d) calculating a magnitude of a difference between the sum E calculated in c) and the statistical quantity μM for the given section in the current picture; e) determining according to the magnitude of the difference between E and μ M whether the given section is a scene-change section; f) repeating a), b), c), d) and e) for a plurality of sections in the current picture and determining a number of scene-change sections for the current picture; g) determining whether the current picture is a scene-change picture by comparing the number of scene change sections to a threshold; and h) storing or transferring information indicating whether or not the current picture is a scene-change picture.
Electrorheological actuator (1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c) for active vibration damping, comprising an actuator housing (11, 11 a, 11 b) which encloses an actuator chamber (3, 3a, 3b), the actuator housing (11, 11 a, 11 b) comprising an inlet and an outlet, to which hydraulic lines can be connected in order to generate a volume flow of an electrorheological fluid along a flow path from the inlet, through the actuator chamber (3, 3a, 3b), to the outlet, the volume flow being controlled by an electrorheological valve (5, 5a, 5b) comprising electrodes (6, 6a, 6b) to which a voltage can be applied and which form capacitor surfaces and between which electrodes there remains a gap which forms a part of the flow path, characterised in that a wall region of the housing (11, 11 a, 11 b) is formed in a deflectable manner, and a piston is attached to the deflectable wall region outside the actuator chamber (3, 3a, 3b) so as to be movable on said region, the deflectable wall region being arranged upstream of the valve (5, 5a) in the flow direction.
An integrated slurry hydroprocessing and steam pyrolysis process for production of olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals from crude oil, the process comprising: a. treating the crude oil and heavy components derived from one or more of slurry residue, a heated stream within the steam pyrolysis zone or a mixed product stream, in a slurry hydroprocessing zone in the presence of hydrogen under conditions effective to produce an effluent having an increased hydrogen content; b. thermally cracking the effluent in the presence of steam in a steam pyrolysis zone under conditions effective to produce a mixed product stream; c. separating the mixed product stream; d. purifying hydrogen recovered in step (c) and recycling it to step (a); and e. recovering olefins and aromatics from the separated mixed product stream. a. treating the crude oil and heavy components derived from one or more of slurry residue, a heated stream within the steam pyrolysis zone or a mixed product stream, in a slurry hydroprocessing zone in the presence of hydrogen under conditions effective to produce an effluent having an increased hydrogen content; b. thermally cracking the effluent in the presence of steam in a steam pyrolysis zone under conditions effective to produce a mixed product stream; c. separating the mixed product stream; d. purifying hydrogen recovered in step (c) and recycling it to step (a); and e. recovering olefins and aromatics from the separated mixed product stream.