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A self-cleaning, de-polluting paint comprising: (i) from 5% to 40% by volume photocatalytic titanium dioxide in substantially pure anatase form, meaning that the content of the rutile crystalline form is less than 5% by mass of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide, said photocatalytic titanium dioxide being characterized by an average crystallite size between 5 nm and 10 nm and having photocatalytic activity in the presence of visible light, and having a surface area greater than 250 m 2 /g; (ii) one or more additional pigments, such that the total pigment volume concentration of said paint, inclusive of said photocatalytic titanium dioxide, is at least 65%; (iii) a styrene acrylic copolymer binder; and (iv) less than 0.5% by weight inorganic binders; said paint being capable of reducing the concentration of NO x compounds by at least 2.5% when tested using the methodology in paragraph of the description immediately after a dried coating of said paint is formed on a substrate, in the absence of prior activation with water. (i) from 5% to 40% by volume photocatalytic titanium dioxide in substantially pure anatase form, meaning that the content of the rutile crystalline form is less than 5% by mass of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide, said photocatalytic titanium dioxide being characterized by an average crystallite size between 5 nm and 10 nm and having photocatalytic activity in the presence of visible light, and having a surface area greater than 250 m 2 /g; (ii) one or more additional pigments, such that the total pigment volume concentration of said paint, inclusive of said photocatalytic titanium dioxide, is at least 65%; (iii) a styrene acrylic copolymer binder; and (iv) less than 0.5% by weight inorganic binders;
Sepiapterin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treating a BH4-related disorder in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of sepiapterin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, without food, wherein: the BH4-related disorder is a CNS disorder; the sepiapterin is administered orally in an oral dosage form; and the administration to the subject occurs between two hours after consuming food until 30 minutes prior to consuming further food. the BH4-related disorder is a CNS disorder; the sepiapterin is administered orally in an oral dosage form; and the administration to the subject occurs between two hours after consuming food until 30 minutes prior to consuming further food.
An apparatus for measuring bio-information, comprising: a pulse wave sensor comprising a housing with a curved contact surface, convex toward a contact surface of an object of interest, and configured to measure one or more pulse wave signals from the object when in contact with the contact surface; a force sensor disposed below or on a side of the pulse wave sensor and configured to measure a contact force of the object; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information of the object on the basis of the one or more measured pulse wave signals and the measured contact force, characterized in that the housing is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape or a hemi-ellipsoid shape having the following dimensions: a first radius of curvature R1, defining a maximum width of the housing in a width direction of the pulse wave sensor, which is not less than 2 mm and not more than 10 mm, a length L, defining a maximum length of the housing in a length direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction, which is less than or equal to 16 mm, and a second radius of curvature R2, defining a maximum height of the housing in a height direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction and length direction, which is not less than 0.5 * R1 and not more than 4 * R1. a pulse wave sensor comprising a housing with a curved contact surface, convex toward a contact surface of an object of interest, and configured to measure one or more pulse wave signals from the object when in contact with the contact surface; a force sensor disposed below or on a side of the pulse wave sensor and configured to measure a contact force of the object; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information of the object on the basis of the one or more measured pulse wave signals and the measured contact force, characterized in that the housing is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape or a hemi-ellipsoid shape having the following dimensions: a first radius of curvature R1, defining a maximum width of the housing in a width direction of the pulse wave sensor, which is not less than 2 mm and not more than 10 mm, a length L, defining a maximum length of the housing in a length direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction, which is less than or equal to 16 mm, and a second radius of curvature R2, defining a maximum height of the housing in a height direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction and length direction, which is not less than 0.5 * R1 and not more than 4 * R1. a first radius of curvature R1, defining a maximum width of the housing in a width direction of the pulse wave sensor, which is not less than 2 mm and not more than 10 mm, a length L, defining a maximum length of the housing in a length direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction, which is less than or equal to 16 mm, and a second radius of curvature R2, defining a maximum height of the housing in a height direction of the pulse wave sensor that is perpendicular to the width direction and length direction, which is not less than 0.5 * R1 and not more than 4 * R1.
A semiconductor device (112, 241) comprising: a pair of semiconductor chips, including a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip, that are placed next to each other in the same plane; a high-voltage bus bar (121, 1121) that is bonded to one surface of the first semiconductor chip and that has a high-voltage terminal; a low-voltage bus bar (123, 1131) that is bonded to one surface of the second semiconductor chip and that has a low-voltage terminal; a first metal wiring board (125, 1122) having one end portion that is bonded to another surface of the first semiconductor chip; a second metal wiring board (126, 1132) having one end portion that is bonded to another surface of the second semiconductor chip; and an output terminal connected to an opposite end portion of the first metal wiring board (125, 1122) and an opposite end portion of the second metal wiring board (126, 1132), wherein the high-voltage terminal of the high-voltage bus bar (121, 1121) and the low-voltage terminal of the low-voltage bus bar are (123, 1131) located on the same side of the semiconductor device (112, 241), and the output terminal is positioned between the high-voltage terminal and the low-voltage terminal, the high-voltage bus bar (121, 1121) and the first metal wiring board (125, 1122) are parallel, located in different planes and overlap in a planar view taken in a direction perpendicular to said planes, wherein the current flow direction of the high-voltage bus bar (121, 1121) and the current flow direction of the first metal wiring board (125, 1122) are opposite to each other, and the low-voltage bus bar (123, 1131) and the second metal wiring board (126, 1132) are parallel, located in different planes and overlap in a planar view taken in a direction perpendicular to said planes, wherein the current flow direction of the low-voltage bus bar (123, 1131) and the current flow direction of the second metal wiring board (126, 1132) are opposite to each other. a pair of semiconductor chips, including a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip, that are placed next to each other in the same plane; a high-voltage bus bar (121, 1121) that is bonded to one surface of the first semiconductor chip and that has a high-voltage terminal; a low-voltage bus bar (123, 1131) that is bonded to one surface of the second semiconductor chip and that has a low-voltage terminal; a first metal wiring board (125, 1122) having one end portion that is bonded to another surface of the first semiconductor chip; a second metal wiring board (126, 1132) having one end portion that is bonded to another surface of the second semiconductor chip; and an output terminal connected to an opposite end portion of the first metal wiring board (125, 1122) and an opposite end portion of the second metal wiring board (126, 1132), wherein
Use of an activatable, de-esterified, pectin-converted fruit fibre for the manufacture of a cooked cured product, characterized in that the fruit fibre is an activatable, de-esterified, pectin-converted citrus fibre having a yield point I (rotation) in the fibre dispersion greater than 1.0 Pa and a water-soluble pectin content of 10 to 35 wt.%, wherein the water-soluble pectin is a low-esterified pectin with a degree of esterification of less than 50%, or the fruit fibre is a deesterified, pectin-converted apple fibre, having a yield point I (rotation) in the fibre dispersion of more than 1.0 Pa and a water-soluble pectin content of 10 to 22% by weight, wherein the water-soluble pectin is a low-esterified pectin with a degree of esterification of less than 50%.
A method of estimating a target measurement relating to at least one target position, the method including: obtaining at least one target measurement ( z k) from a first sensor, and applying a Gaussian Process technique to a said target measurement to obtain an estimated updated target measurement ( z̃ k) by calculating a predicted bias (Δ z k *) for the measurement ( z k) from a regression model represented by the GP and using the predicted bias to produce the estimated updated target measurement ( z̃ k). obtaining at least one target measurement ( z k) from a first sensor, and applying a Gaussian Process technique to a said target measurement to obtain an estimated updated target measurement ( z̃ k) by calculating a predicted bias (Δ z k *) for the measurement ( z k) from a regression model represented by the GP and using the predicted bias to produce the estimated updated target measurement ( z̃ k).
A system comprising an active cover plate containing electrical components (710, 715, 720, 725, 730, 735); and a modified electrical device designed as a switch or an outlet to supply or control power or to supply electrical signals and configured to receive the active cover plate, comprising: a body; and at least one connector (740, 860, 930, 1020, 1125-1, 1125-2, 1210-1, 1210-2, 1320) on the body to make power connections and a control connection with the active cover plate characterized in that the body comprises internal control circuitry for controlling a flow of electrical current through the modified electrical device, wherein the active cover plate supplies control signals to the internal control circuitry in the modified electrical device via the at least one connector. a body; and at least one connector (740, 860, 930, 1020, 1125-1, 1125-2, 1210-1, 1210-2, 1320) on the body to make power connections and a control connection with the active cover plate characterized in that the body comprises internal control circuitry for controlling a flow of electrical current through the modified electrical device, wherein the active cover plate supplies control signals to the internal control circuitry in the modified electrical device via the at least one connector.
A method for routing a network call in a network call center which comprises multiple sub call centers, comprising: receiving a network call routing request from a requesting sub call center; determining a destination sub call center based on service capacity parameters of the multiple sub call centers corresponding to the network call service, wherein the service capacity parameters comprise put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers; and forwarding the network call routing request to the determined destination sub call center for a call process; wherein the method further comprises: reporting put-through call numbers and call losses by the multiple sub call centers periodically; determining a destination sub call center based on service capacity parameters of the multiple sub call centers corresponding to the network call service comprises: calculating put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers based on the put-through call numbers and the call losses reported by the multiple sub call centers; taking the sub call center with the highest put-through rate as the destination sub call center. receiving a network call routing request from a requesting sub call center; determining a destination sub call center based on service capacity parameters of the multiple sub call centers corresponding to the network call service, wherein the service capacity parameters comprise put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers; and forwarding the network call routing request to the determined destination sub call center for a call process; wherein the method further comprises: reporting put-through call numbers and call losses by the multiple sub call centers periodically; determining a destination sub call center based on service capacity parameters of the multiple sub call centers corresponding to the network call service comprises: calculating put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers based on the put-through call numbers and the call losses reported by the multiple sub call centers; taking the sub call center with the highest put-through rate as the destination sub call center. reporting put-through call numbers and call losses by the multiple sub call centers periodically; determining a destination sub call center based on service capacity parameters of the multiple sub call centers corresponding to the network call service comprises: calculating put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers based on the put-through call numbers and the call losses reported by the multiple sub call centers; taking the sub call center with the highest put-through rate as the destination sub call center. calculating put-through rates of the multiple sub call centers based on the put-through call numbers and the call losses reported by the multiple sub call centers; taking the sub call center with the highest put-through rate as the destination sub call center.
A method of fabricating an object which comprises at least one polyamide material, by three-dimensional inkjet printing, the method comprising: receiving three-dimensional printing data corresponding to the shape of the object; dispensing droplets of at least a first model formulation and a second model formulation in layers, on a receiving medium, according to said printing data; and exposing said layers to a curing energy, said curing energy comprising heat, wherein said first model formulation comprises a lactam and a catalyst for inducing anionic ring opening polymerization of said lactam, and said second model formulation comprises an activator for promoting said anionic ring opening polymerization of said lactam, and wherein at least one of said first and second model formulations further comprises an amine-containing compound capable of increasing a rate of said polymerization upon exposure to said curing energy, said compound being an aliphatic or alicyclic, monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compound featuring at least one primary, secondary and/or tertiary amine groups, thereby fabricating the object. receiving three-dimensional printing data corresponding to the shape of the object; dispensing droplets of at least a first model formulation and a second model formulation in layers, on a receiving medium, according to said printing data; and exposing said layers to a curing energy, said curing energy comprising heat, wherein said first model formulation comprises a lactam and a catalyst for inducing anionic ring opening polymerization of said lactam, and said second model formulation comprises an activator for promoting said anionic ring opening polymerization of said lactam, and wherein at least one of said first and second model formulations further comprises an amine-containing compound capable of increasing a rate of said polymerization upon exposure to said curing energy, said compound being an aliphatic or alicyclic, monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compound featuring at least one primary, secondary and/or tertiary amine groups, thereby fabricating the object.
Method for the management, by a device, of a matrix of keys comprising at least one row (LIG0 to LIG3) and at least two columns (COL0 to COL2), each key, when pressed, enabling the short-circuiting of a row and a column of said matrix, the method comprising at least two iterations (T n, T n+1) of a scan phase comprising the following steps for each of the rows processed successively: • writing a predetermined logic value to the row; and • for each column, reading a logic value in the column to determine whether the column is short-circuited with the row, by comparison between the logic value read and the predetermined logic value, characterized in that, during at least one part of a time slot included between two successive iterations (T n, T n+1) of the scan phase, the device carries out: • a first mechanism of protection consisting in reading a logic value on at least one row or column, and detecting an attempt at illicit scanning as a function of the logic value read; and • a second mechanism of protection (91, 93) consisting in writing an arbitrary logic value, equal to or different from the predetermined logic value, to at least one row or column, so as to prevent an attempt at illicit scanning, in that the device carries out the second mechanism of protection (91; 93) on at least one given row or column, during at least one part (P1, P3) of the time slot except during at least one detection time interval, in that during each detection time interval, the device carries out the first mechanism of protection, consisting in reading a logic value on said at least one given row or column, and detecting an attempt at illicit scanning if the logic value read is different from said arbitrary logic value written by the second mechanism before said detection time interval, in that each row or column to which the device writes, before said detection time interval, in carrying out the second mechanism of protection, is placed in a state of low impedance, in that each row or column on which the device reads, during said detection time interval, in carrying out the first mechanism of protection, is placed in a state of high impedance, and in that, for said at least one given row or column, the start of the detection time interval corresponds to a passage from said state of low impedance to said state of high impedance, giving rise to a voltage measurable by the device if a current resulting from an attempt at illicit scanning is present on said at least one given row or column. • writing a predetermined logic value to the row; and • for each column, reading a logic value in the column to determine whether the column is short-circuited with the row, by comparison between the logic value read and the predetermined logic value, • a first mechanism of protection consisting in reading a logic value on at least one row or column, and detecting an attempt at illicit scanning as a function of the logic value read; and • a second mechanism of protection (91, 93) consisting in writing an arbitrary logic value, equal to or different from the predetermined logic value, to at least one row or column, so as to prevent an attempt at illicit scanning,
A process for improving the resistance of hydroxymethylfurfural or of a derivative of hydroxymethylfurfural to degradation through oxidation, comprising adding one or more antioxidants, wherein butylated hydroxyanisole is included in the one or more antioxidants.
A method to improve NO x reduction in diesel engine exhausts by selective catalytic reduction using reductants comprising hydrocarbons, comprising passing the exhaust gases through a series of zones, said zones comprising a first zone in which a metal/zeolite catalyst is located that promotes HC SCR, to yield a first product gas; a second zone through which the first product gas is passed and in which a Ag/Al 2 O 3 catalyst is located that promotes the H 2 -promoted HC SCR reaction to produce a second product gas and a third zone through which the second product gas is passed and in which a precious metal-based catalyst is located that promotes CO/H 2 SCR to yield a final, NO x -depleted, exhaust gas, and admixing a reformate gas comprising CO and H 2 with one or more of the exhaust gases, the first product gas and the second product gas.
A method for placement of virtual network functions managers, VNFMs, in a network functions virtualization, NFV, system, comprising: - determining a number of VNFMs for the NFV system; - determining a type for each VNFM; - determining a placement for each VNFM over distributed Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Points of Presence, NFVI-PoPs; - determining a plurality of associations between the VNFMs and virtual network function, VNF, instances in the system, thereby generating a VNFMs placement solution; and - generating a set of neighbor VNFMs placement solutions, determining a best VNFMs placement solution among a current VNFMs placement solution and the set of VNFMs placement solutions and setting the current VNFMs placement solution to the best VNFMs placement solution, wherein determining the best VNFMs placement solution comprises selecting the VNFMs placement solution which minimizes operational cost, wherein the operational cost is the sum of a VNFM resource cost, a VNFs lifecycle management cost over time period, a VNFM migration cost and a VNFs reassignment cost, wherein the determining the best VNFMs placement solution is executed iteratively until a termination criterion is satisfied, the termination criterion being reached when new iterations do not minimize further the operational cost; - setting the current VNFMs placement solution to the VNFMs placement solution; - assigning the VNF instances to the VNFMs according to the current VNFMs placement solution and activating the VNFMs. - determining a number of VNFMs for the NFV system; - determining a type for each VNFM; - determining a placement for each VNFM over distributed Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Points of Presence, NFVI-PoPs; - determining a plurality of associations between the VNFMs and virtual network function, VNF, instances in the system, thereby generating a VNFMs placement solution; and - generating a set of neighbor VNFMs placement solutions, determining a best VNFMs placement solution among a current VNFMs placement solution and the set of VNFMs placement solutions and setting the current VNFMs placement solution to the best VNFMs placement solution, wherein determining the best VNFMs placement solution comprises selecting the VNFMs placement solution which minimizes operational cost, wherein the operational cost is the sum of a VNFM resource cost, a VNFs lifecycle management cost over time period, a VNFM migration cost and a VNFs reassignment cost, wherein the determining the best VNFMs placement solution is executed iteratively until a termination criterion is satisfied, the termination criterion being reached when new iterations do not minimize further the operational cost; - setting the current VNFMs placement solution to the VNFMs placement solution; - assigning the VNF instances to the VNFMs according to the current VNFMs placement solution and activating the VNFMs.