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A splitter/combiner unit for signaling to an optical network unit, ONU, to avoid optical beat interference, OBI, the splitter/combiner unit comprising: a first input for receiving downstream light; a second input for receiving upstream light from at least one ONU, said second input operable to receive a wavelength label information simultaneously from multiple ONUs; and at least one output for providing downstream light to the multiple ONUs in response to upstream light received from the at least one ONU, said downstream light identifying the wavelength of a first ONU to a second ONU, wherein the splitter/combiner unit is configured to signal downstream light over an active downstream channel to the at least one ONU for causing an adjustment to the wavelength over which the at least one ONU communicates with the splitter/combiner unit based on the wavelength information. a first input for receiving downstream light; a second input for receiving upstream light from at least one ONU, said second input operable to receive a wavelength label information simultaneously from multiple ONUs; and at least one output for providing downstream light to the multiple ONUs in response to upstream light received from the at least one ONU, said downstream light identifying the wavelength of a first ONU to a second ONU, wherein the splitter/combiner unit is configured to signal downstream light over an active downstream channel to the at least one ONU for causing an adjustment to the wavelength over which the at least one ONU communicates with the splitter/combiner unit based on the wavelength information.
A method of locating a cable deployed within a body of water, the cable having a first optical fibre running along the length thereof to provide a distributed acoustic sensor comprising a plurality of longitudinal sensing portions (301, 302), comprising: interrogating the first optical fibre by launching electromagnetic radiation into the first optical fibre; transmitting an acoustic stimulus into the body of water, and detecting and processing the backscattered electromagnetic radiation from the distributed acoustic sensor from the plurality of longitudinal sensing portions (301, 302) of the first optical fibre to determine the location of the fibre the method being characterised in that: the location of the first optical fibre is determined by determining the relative time of arrival of the acoustic stimulus at the various sensing portions (301, 302) of the optical fibre; and the acoustic stimulus is transmitted from a plurality of known locations, which are different from one another. interrogating the first optical fibre by launching electromagnetic radiation into the first optical fibre; transmitting an acoustic stimulus into the body of water, and detecting and processing the backscattered electromagnetic radiation from the distributed acoustic sensor from the plurality of longitudinal sensing portions (301, 302) of the first optical fibre to determine the location of the fibre the method being characterised in that: the location of the first optical fibre is determined by determining the relative time of arrival of the acoustic stimulus at the various sensing portions (301, 302) of the optical fibre; and the acoustic stimulus is transmitted from a plurality of known locations, which are different from one another.
Use of a particle having a particle size in the range of from 10 nm to 1000 μm, wherein the particle comprises a polymer shell and a core and the core comprises a phase change active which is a material having a thermal phase transition temperature in the range 24 to 39°C, to provide softness during sweating to the wearer of treated garments, wherein the phase change active is a paraffin wax comprising n-octadecane.
A computer implemented method comprising: obtaining configuration parameters of services and devices of a network infrastructure, the configuration parameters having a tree representation; creating a copy of the tree representation of the configuration parameters; and generating a template having a plurality of matched pattern instances based on the copy of the tree presentation of the configuration parameters, wherein a matched pattern occurs when two or more nodes of the copy of the tree representation have the same set of internal nodes/children and leaves, each of the plurality of matched pattern instances being a single representation of configuration parameters for at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure in which configuration parameter values that are the same for the respective at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure keep their value while any configuration parameter that varies between the respective at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure is replaced with a respective magic value representing a variable. obtaining configuration parameters of services and devices of a network infrastructure, the configuration parameters having a tree representation; creating a copy of the tree representation of the configuration parameters; and generating a template having a plurality of matched pattern instances based on the copy of the tree presentation of the configuration parameters, wherein a matched pattern occurs when two or more nodes of the copy of the tree representation have the same set of internal nodes/children and leaves, each of the plurality of matched pattern instances being a single representation of configuration parameters for at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure in which configuration parameter values that are the same for the respective at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure keep their value while any configuration parameter that varies between the respective at least two different services or devices of the network infrastructure is replaced with a respective magic value representing a variable.
An engine including a closed looped flexible coupling, an engine cover and a guide body for guiding movement of the closed looped flexible coupling, wherein at least one of the guide body and the engine cover includes at least one retainer formation arranged to hold the guide body to the engine cover during an engine assembly process, wherein the or each retainer formation is separable from the guide body and/or engine cover respectively; characterized in that: the or each retainer formation is arranged to separate from one of the guide body and the engine cover as a result of the engine being operated.
A print data generating apparatus (1, 3), comprising: a machine learning unit (12, 52) that has a learned model which is obtained by inputting and conducting machine learning of the relationships among data size of document data, print setting conditions, Raster Image Processor, RIP, setting conditions which are employed when performing a RIP process of a plurality of print jobs and printing speeds when the document data are printed by a printing unit; a printing speed predicting unit (13, 53) that is configured to predict the printing speed of a print job to be printed by inputting the data size of the document data of the print job to be printed, the print setting conditions, and arbitrary RIP setting conditions into the learned model; an RIP setting condition determining unit (14, 54) that is configured to determine optimized RIP setting conditions that result in the printing speed which is predicted by the printing speed predicting unit (13, 53) approaching or becoming greater than or equal to a processing speed of the printing unit which is set in advance, and a RIP processing unit (15, 55) that is configured to perform a RIP process for the print job to be printed based on the optimized RIP setting conditions which are determined by the RIP setting condition determining unit (14, 54) to generate print data, and output the generated print data to the printing unit. a machine learning unit (12, 52) that has a learned model which is obtained by inputting and conducting machine learning of the relationships among data size of document data, print setting conditions, Raster Image Processor, RIP, setting conditions which are employed when performing a RIP process of a plurality of print jobs and printing speeds when the document data are printed by a printing unit; a printing speed predicting unit (13, 53) that is configured to predict the printing speed of a print job to be printed by inputting the data size of the document data of the print job to be printed, the print setting conditions, and arbitrary RIP setting conditions into the learned model; an RIP setting condition determining unit (14, 54) that is configured to determine optimized RIP setting conditions that result in the printing speed which is predicted by the printing speed predicting unit (13, 53) approaching or becoming greater than or equal to a processing speed of the printing unit which is set in advance, and a RIP processing unit (15, 55) that is configured to perform a RIP process for the print job to be printed based on the optimized RIP setting conditions which are determined by the RIP setting condition determining unit (14, 54) to generate print data, and output the generated print data to the printing unit.
A single cylinder internal combustion engine, in which a plug hole is provided striding between a cylinder head and a head cover joined to the cylinder head, and an intake side camshaft and an exhaust side camshaft are disposed at positions that sandwich the plug hole therebetween, the intake side camshaft and the exhaust side camshaft being sandwiched between the cylinder head and a cam holder joined to the cylinder head. characterized in that a long hole portion is formed as a part of the plug hole, the long hole portion being formed long in a direction orthogonal to axes of the intake side camshaft and the exhaust side camshaft, and a part of a plurality of cam holder attaching bolts are disposed within the long hole portion of the plug hole, the plurality of cam holder attaching bolts being used for fastening the cam holder to the cylinder head, and a breather chamber is formed between a breather plate and the head cover, the breather chamber being disposed around the long hole portion the breather plate being attached to the head cover.
A probiotic preparation for preventing and treating canine gastrointestinal disorders selected from allergy and diarrhoea containing: - at least two lactic acid producing bacteria strains isolated from canine faeces, canine intestines or intestinal fluids, belonging to genus Lactobacillus, said bacteria strains being selected from Lactobacillus fermentum NCIMB 41636, Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 41638 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus NCIMB 41640, - a calcium source in an amount of 20 - 99 weight-% expressed as CaCO 3 and in an amount of 8 - 40 weight % calculated as Ca, of the dry weight of the preparation, - at least one prebiotic, and optionally additional lactic acid producing bacteria strains belonging to the genus Lactobacillus, genus Pedicoccus or genus Weissella and isolated from canine faeces, canine intestines or intestinal fluids, excipients and carriers. - at least two lactic acid producing bacteria strains isolated from canine faeces, canine intestines or intestinal fluids, belonging to genus Lactobacillus, said bacteria strains being selected from Lactobacillus fermentum NCIMB 41636, Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 41638 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus NCIMB 41640, - a calcium source in an amount of 20 - 99 weight-% expressed as CaCO 3 and in an amount of 8 - 40 weight % calculated as Ca, of the dry weight of the preparation, - at least one prebiotic, and
A medical forceps instrument, in particular for tissue fusion, comprising: a tool that comprises two branches (18, 19) for grasping biological tissue between said branches, a hinge that supports at least one of the branches (18, 19) so as to be movable in a pivoting manner about a hinge axis in order to be able to be moved toward or away from the other branch (18, 19), and a tissue abutment that is movably arranged on the hinge and having a slider element whose rounded distal end defines a tissue abutment surface, a central pull-push member that serves for opening and closing the branches (18, 19) and is formed by a gearing element and an actuating element, wherein the tissue abutment is formed as a distal extension of a gearing element. a tool that comprises two branches (18, 19) for grasping biological tissue between said branches, a hinge that supports at least one of the branches (18, 19) so as to be movable in a pivoting manner about a hinge axis in order to be able to be moved toward or away from the other branch (18, 19), and a tissue abutment that is movably arranged on the hinge and having a slider element whose rounded distal end defines a tissue abutment surface, a central pull-push member that serves for opening and closing the branches (18, 19) and is formed by a gearing element and an actuating element, wherein the tissue abutment is formed as a distal extension of a gearing element.
A rubber composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a solid rubber, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a modified liquid diene rubber that is obtained by adding a modifying agent to an unmodified liquid diene rubber (B') and has functional groups derived from the modifying agent, and 20 to 150 parts by mass of a filler, the modified liquid diene rubber satisfying the following (i) to (iv): (i) the content of isoprene units is not less than 50 mass% relative to the total of all monomer units, (ii) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 25,000 to 120,000, (iii) the amount of the modifying agent added is 3 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the unmodified liquid diene rubber (B'), and (iv) the average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber is 15 to 80. (i) the content of isoprene units is not less than 50 mass% relative to the total of all monomer units, (ii) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 25,000 to 120,000, (iii) the amount of the modifying agent added is 3 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the unmodified liquid diene rubber (B'), and (iv) the average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber is 15 to 80.
A device wearable at the neck of a user for the treatment of hydrocephalus, which device comprises: ▪ a main body provided with motor means for actuating movable pushing means positioned, in use, at the jugular veins, ▪ a control unit configured to control said motor means and to receive input data associated with the user's heart rate and to generate a corresponding output signal, wherein said output signal determines a pulsating movement of said pushing means according to the heart rate and wherein said pushing means is configured to compress and decompress the neck at the jugular veins, wherein said output signal comprises a pulse associable with a single heartbeat, wherein said pulse is generated in a trigger instant (T 0) with a predetermined phase shift (T R) with respect to an initial instant of the corresponding heartbeat. ▪ a main body provided with motor means for actuating movable pushing means positioned, in use, at the jugular veins, ▪ a control unit configured to control said motor means and to receive input data associated with the user's heart rate and to generate a corresponding output signal, wherein said output signal determines a pulsating movement of said pushing means according to the heart rate and wherein said pushing means is configured to compress and decompress the neck at the jugular veins, wherein said output signal comprises a pulse associable with a single heartbeat, wherein said pulse is generated in a trigger instant (T 0) with a predetermined phase shift (T R) with respect to an initial instant of the corresponding heartbeat.
A digital printing system, comprising: components to apply an ink layer on a substrate; and a deinking applicator in-line with the components to apply an ink layer, the deinking applicator including: a reservoir to contain a deinking solution; and a roller positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with a deinking layer comprising the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer, wherein the deinking layer renders the ink layer deinkable.. components to apply an ink layer on a substrate; and a deinking applicator in-line with the components to apply an ink layer, the deinking applicator including: a reservoir to contain a deinking solution; and a roller positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with a deinking layer comprising the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer, wherein the deinking layer renders the ink layer deinkable.. a reservoir to contain a deinking solution; and a roller positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with a deinking layer comprising the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer, wherein the deinking layer renders the ink layer deinkable..
An anti-microbial agent for use in a method of prophylactically treating a subject determined to be at risk for CMV infection, wherein said risk of infection is evaluated according to a method comprising: (a) stimulating a sample containing T cells from the subject with a viral antigen in vitro; (b) determining expression levels of at least three markers selected from CD107, IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α in response to the viral antigen stimulation of the T cells; (c) evaluating the risk of infection in the subject by calculating the risk of CMV infection as follows: log(hazard ratio) = - 0.396 X 1 - 0.324 X 2 + 0.307 X 3 where X 1, refers to the polyfunctional CD107-/IFN-γ+/IL2+/TNFα+ CD4+ T cells, X 2 to the polyfunctional CD107-/IFN-γ+/IL2+/TNFα +CD8+ T cells, and X 3 to the bifunctional CD107+/IFN-γ+/IL2-/TNFα-CD8+ T cells; and wherein the subject for treatment is one having a risk of CMV infection with a log risk score greater than -1.2 or greater than -1.4. (a) stimulating a sample containing T cells from the subject with a viral antigen in vitro; (b) determining expression levels of at least three markers selected from CD107, IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α in response to the viral antigen stimulation of the T cells; (c) evaluating the risk of infection in the subject by calculating the risk of CMV infection as follows: log(hazard ratio) = - 0.396 X 1 - 0.324 X 2 + 0.307 X 3 where X 1, refers to the polyfunctional CD107-/IFN-γ+/IL2+/TNFα+ CD4+ T cells, X 2 to the polyfunctional CD107-/IFN-γ+/IL2+/TNFα +CD8+ T cells, and X 3 to the bifunctional CD107+/IFN-γ+/IL2-/TNFα-CD8+ T cells; and wherein the subject for treatment is one having a risk of CMV infection with a log risk score greater than -1.2 or greater than -1.4.
An azeotropic composition consisting essentially of from 60.2 mole percent to 98.8 mole percent E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and from 39.8 mole percent to 1.2 mole percent 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, which has a boiling point temperature of from -40°C to 120°C at a pressure of from 1.5 psia to 328 psia (10.3 kPa to 2.26 MPa).
A suturing system, comprising: a suturing device comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of arms near the distal end, wherein each arm is configured to rotate between a first position wherein the arm is retracted within the elongate body, and a second position wherein the arm has a free end extending away from the elongate body, each arm comprising at least one suture mount at the free end; a sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the elongate body; a needle carriage comprising a plurality of outer lumens and a central lumen adapted to surround at least a portion of the sheath; a plurality of needles, each needle configured to move between a retracted position in which the needle is within a corresponding outer lumen to a deployed position in which a distal point of the needle extends out of the corresponding outer lumen and into a corresponding suture mount; and a plurality of suture portions, wherein each suture portion has a suture end releasably retained within a suture mount of a corresponding arm of the plurality of arms. a suturing device comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of arms near the distal end, wherein each arm is configured to rotate between a first position wherein the arm is retracted within the elongate body, and a second position wherein the arm has a free end extending away from the elongate body, each arm comprising at least one suture mount at the free end; a sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the elongate body; a needle carriage comprising a plurality of outer lumens and a central lumen adapted to surround at least a portion of the sheath; a plurality of needles, each needle configured to move between a retracted position in which the needle is within a corresponding outer lumen to a deployed position in which a distal point of the needle extends out of the corresponding outer lumen and into a corresponding suture mount; and a plurality of suture portions, wherein each suture portion has a suture end releasably retained within a suture mount of a corresponding arm of the plurality of arms.
Sensor device on a printed circuit board, by means of which stator windings of an electric machine are interconnected, wherein the sensor device is arranged in a manner fixed to the housing in the electric machine, wherein the printed circuit board is a carrier of the sensor device such that the sensor device does not require separate securing to a housing or to a stator of the electric machine, having a magnetic field sensor integrated into the sensor device, by means of which magnetic field sensor both the earth's magnetic field and a magnetic field that rotates with the rotor shaft of the electric machine are able to be detected for rotor position identification, characterized in that the sensor device has further sensors for detecting the longitudinal accelerations in all three spatial directions and the angular accelerations about all three spatial directions, wherein an evaluation unit is integrated into the sensor device, by means of which evaluation unit the sensor signals are evaluated, wherein the superposed magnetic fields from the sensor signal are analysed in the evaluation unit of the sensor device such that the magnetic fields are able to be assigned individually in order to determine the present rotor position of the rotor shaft.