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A system for modifying a parameter of operation of a tool (110; 200) for use in an automated hair transplantation procedure, the system comprising: a processor configured to control, at least partially, modification of one or more parameters of operation of a tool (110; 200) that performs a plurality of repetitive events; wherein said processor comprises: image processor adapted to process at least one snapshot (345, 355) of a body surface to identify if a criterion associated with the automated procedure is met, wherein the criterion relates to at least one of the following: 1) whether a follicular unit of the automated procedure was transected during the procedure, 2) a force which is applied to the tool (110; 200), or 3) elevation of a follicular unit from the body surface during the procedure; and modification interface adapted to modify and/or allow modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) if the criterion is not met, modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) influencing the criterion. a processor configured to control, at least partially, modification of one or more parameters of operation of a tool (110; 200) that performs a plurality of repetitive events; wherein said processor comprises: image processor adapted to process at least one snapshot (345, 355) of a body surface to identify if a criterion associated with the automated procedure is met, wherein the criterion relates to at least one of the following: 1) whether a follicular unit of the automated procedure was transected during the procedure, 2) a force which is applied to the tool (110; 200), or 3) elevation of a follicular unit from the body surface during the procedure; and modification interface adapted to modify and/or allow modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) if the criterion is not met, modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) influencing the criterion. image processor adapted to process at least one snapshot (345, 355) of a body surface to identify if a criterion associated with the automated procedure is met, wherein the criterion relates to at least one of the following: 1) whether a follicular unit of the automated procedure was transected during the procedure, 2) a force which is applied to the tool (110; 200), or 3) elevation of a follicular unit from the body surface during the procedure; and modification interface adapted to modify and/or allow modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) if the criterion is not met, modification of the one or more parameters of operation of the tool (110; 200) influencing the criterion.
An Uninterruptible Power Supply, UPS, system, the UPS system comprising: an input configured to receive input power having an input voltage level; an output configured to provide output AC power to a load; a converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input power into DC power having a DC voltage level; a DC bus coupled to the converter and configured to receive the DC power; an inverter coupled to the DC bus and configured to convert the DC power from the DC bus into the output AC power and provide the output AC Power to the output; and a controller configured to monitor the input voltage level, monitor a level of the output AC power, and operate the converter to regulate the DC voltage level based on respective comparison results between the input voltage level and an input voltage threshold and between the level of the output AC power and an output power threshold, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the DC voltage level: (i) to a maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is above the input voltage threshold or the level of the output AC power is above the output power threshold; and (ii) to a value lower than the maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is below the input voltage threshold and the level of the output AC power is below the output power threshold. an input configured to receive input power having an input voltage level; an output configured to provide output AC power to a load; a converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input power into DC power having a DC voltage level; a DC bus coupled to the converter and configured to receive the DC power; an inverter coupled to the DC bus and configured to convert the DC power from the DC bus into the output AC power and provide the output AC Power to the output; and a controller configured to monitor the input voltage level, monitor a level of the output AC power, and operate the converter to regulate the DC voltage level based on respective comparison results between the input voltage level and an input voltage threshold and between the level of the output AC power and an output power threshold, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the DC voltage level: (i) to a maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is above the input voltage threshold or the level of the output AC power is above the output power threshold; and (ii) to a value lower than the maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is below the input voltage threshold and the level of the output AC power is below the output power threshold. (i) to a maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is above the input voltage threshold or the level of the output AC power is above the output power threshold; and (ii) to a value lower than the maximum DC bus voltage, in case the input voltage level is below the input voltage threshold and the level of the output AC power is below the output power threshold.
A method of detecting an analyte, said method comprising contacting a set of microspheroidal particles with a sample putatively comprising said analyte, wherein each particle within the set of microspheroidal particles comprises an immobilized binding partner of said analyte and wherein the particle set has a defined Whispering Gallery Mode profile, wherein binding of said analyte to said immobilized binding partner results in a change in said WGM profile indicated by a spectral shift in one or more peaks in the WGM profile of said set of microspheroidal particles which is indicative of the presence of said analyte, and detecting said binding of analyte and binding partner by detecting said spectral shift in one or more peaks in said WGM profile, characterised in that each particle within said set of microspheroidal particles comprises a quantum dot as an optically detectable label and emission from said optically detectable label establishes said WGM profile.
Heat exchanger intended for carrying out an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, comprising a plurality of chambers (3, 6) stacked in a longitudinal direction (A-A') to form a heat exchange core, at least one first chamber able to contain the first fluid being delimited by a pair of first plates (4, 5), at least one second chamber able to contain the second fluid being delimited by a pair of second plates (7, 8), the second plates (7, 8) comprising orifices (71, 72, 81, 82) in communication with the second chamber, the first plates (4, 5) each comprising at least two primary orifices (41, 42, 51, 52) and at least two second orifices (43, 44, 53, 54), the two primary orifices (41, 42, 51, 52) being in communication with the first chamber, the two secondary orifices (43, 44, 53, 54) being in communication with the orifices (71, 72, 81, 82) of the second plates (7, 8), characterized in that the first plates (4, 5) are distinct from the second plates (7, 8), in that each plate (4, 5, 7, 8) comprises a deformation (55, 83) delimited peripherally by an edge (56, 84), the bottom of the deformation (55, 83) extending in a plane different from that in which the peripheral edge extends, so as to at least partially delimit the corresponding chamber (3, 6), in that the deformation comprises a groove arranged so as to divide the corresponding chamber in order to form a U-shaped circuit (31, 32, 33) for circulation of the fluid (FC, FR), and in that all of the chambers (3, 6) are arranged so as to delimit a U-shaped circuit for circulation of the fluid (FC, FR), a first U-shaped circuit (31, 32, 33) being inverted relative to a second U-shaped circuit (61, 62, 63), the second plates (7, 8) each comprising only two orifices (71, 72, 81, 82), these second plates (7, 8) having no orifice in communication with the first chamber.
A fixing device for fixing an image on a recording medium, the fixing device comprising: an endless flexible fixing member formed into a loop; a heat conductive member disposed within the loop formed by the fixing member, the fixing member movable along the heat conductive member; a heater (25, 45) disposed near the heat conductive member to heat the heat conductive member; a pressing member that is configured to press the fixing member against the heat conductive member to form a fixing nip between the heat conductive member and the pressing member, through which the recording medium passes; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the fixing member; and a lubricant disposed between the fixing member and the heat conductive member, wherein the lubricant is applied to an interface portion between the fixing member and the heat conductive member at a gap, the fixing member has a diameter d1 and the heat conductive member has a diameter d2, wherein a difference (d1-d2) between the diameter d1 of the fixing member and the diameter d2 of the heat conductive member is set to be within 1mm, characterized in that the lubricant covers substantially the entire area of the interface portion between the fixing member and the heat conductive member, and the fixing device is configured such that the heater (25, 45) heats the heat conductive member to heat the lubricant with the fixing member stopped, and the fixing member starts to rotate after heating of the heat conductive member by the heater (25, 45). an endless flexible fixing member formed into a loop; a heat conductive member disposed within the loop formed by the fixing member, the fixing member movable along the heat conductive member; a heater (25, 45) disposed near the heat conductive member to heat the heat conductive member; a pressing member that is configured to press the fixing member against the heat conductive member to form a fixing nip between the heat conductive member and the pressing member, through which the recording medium passes; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the fixing member; and a lubricant disposed between the fixing member and the heat conductive member, wherein the lubricant is applied to an interface portion between the fixing member and the heat conductive member at a gap, the fixing member has a diameter d1 and the heat conductive member has a diameter d2, wherein a difference (d1-d2) between the diameter d1 of the fixing member and the diameter d2 of the heat conductive member is set to be within 1mm, characterized in that the lubricant covers substantially the entire area of the interface portion between the fixing member and the heat conductive member, and the fixing device is configured such that the heater (25, 45) heats the heat conductive member to heat the lubricant with the fixing member stopped, and the fixing member starts to rotate after heating of the heat conductive member by the heater (25, 45).
An insulated door panel for an appliance, the insulated door panel comprising: a metallic structural outer panel that includes folded side edges that extend from a front panel, wherein a corner gap is defined between each set of adjacent side edges; interior blocks that are fixedly attached to an interior surface of the metallic structural outer panel, wherein each interior block is positioned to at least partially form an adhesive cavity within the metallic structural outer panel and within spaces defined by each corner gap; a solid sealing member defined within each adhesive cavity, wherein the solid sealing member is a cured adhesive; and a back panel attached at least to the side edges of the metallic structural outer panel, wherein an insulating cavity is defined between the back panel, the metallic structural outer panel, and the interior blocks. a metallic structural outer panel that includes folded side edges that extend from a front panel, wherein a corner gap is defined between each set of adjacent side edges; interior blocks that are fixedly attached to an interior surface of the metallic structural outer panel, wherein each interior block is positioned to at least partially form an adhesive cavity within the metallic structural outer panel and within spaces defined by each corner gap; a solid sealing member defined within each adhesive cavity, wherein the solid sealing member is a cured adhesive; and a back panel attached at least to the side edges of the metallic structural outer panel, wherein an insulating cavity is defined between the back panel, the metallic structural outer panel, and the interior blocks.
Capsule for the preparation of a beverage from a powdery or granular raw material, comprising a body made of polymer material, said body having a top edge and a bottom edge, at least one of said top edge and said bottom edge being provided with a foil (18, 20) suitable for sealing said at least one edge (14, 16); the body comprising a bottom wall provided with at least one hole, and a top chamber defined between a top foil and the bottom wall; said foil (18, 20) being provided with a tongue (22, 24), said top chamber being provided with a filter applied onto the bottom wall and consisting of a sheet of permeable material, said capsule being characterized in that the filter is provided with a filter tongue.
A method of manufacturing a flexible pipe body, comprising: providing a fluid retaining layer; wrapping a plurality of tensile armour elements around the fluid retaining layer to form a tensile armour layer; and characterised by wrapping a crush resistant elongate body that houses at least one fibre in metal tube (FIMT) around the fluid retaining layer and alongside two of the plurality of tensile armour elements in the tensile armour layer to be radially between the two tensile armour elements, and wherein the crush resistant elongate body is substantially filled with a matrix material. providing a fluid retaining layer; wrapping a plurality of tensile armour elements around the fluid retaining layer to form a tensile armour layer; and characterised by wrapping a crush resistant elongate body that houses at least one fibre in metal tube (FIMT) around the fluid retaining layer and alongside two of the plurality of tensile armour elements in the tensile armour layer to be radially between the two tensile armour elements, and wherein the crush resistant elongate body is substantially filled with a matrix material.
An improved valve stem having disposed therein along its long axis a fluid channel, the improved valve stem comprising: a base end configured for mounting to a wheel; a post end having a one-way valve mounted in the fluid channel; one or more auxiliary ports disposed between the base end and the post end, the one or more auxiliary ports being in fluid communication with the fluid channel; a sleeve translatably disposed about the stem so as to allow closing and opening of the auxiliary ports; a first seal disposed adjacent the one or more auxiliary ports for sealing engagement between the stem and sleeve, the first seal being disposed between the one or more auxiliary ports and the post end; a lock ring disposed between the first seal and the post end; a second seal disposed for sealing engagement between the stem and sleeve, the second seal being disposed about the stem adjacent the one or more auxiliary ports and between the one or more auxiliary ports and the base end; and a spring slidably disposed about the stem, a first end of the spring being between the second seal and the base end, and a second end of the spring abutting the sleeve so as to urge the sleeve against the lock ring; wherein when the sleeve is urged against the lock ring, the one or more auxiliary ports are closed and the first and second seals sealingly engage the stem and sleeve; and wherein the sleeve may be forcibly translated against spring pressure along the stem away from the first seal so as to open the auxiliary ports and allow fluid to flow therethrough. a base end configured for mounting to a wheel; a post end having a one-way valve mounted in the fluid channel; one or more auxiliary ports disposed between the base end and the post end, the one or more auxiliary ports being in fluid communication with the fluid channel; a sleeve translatably disposed about the stem so as to allow closing and opening of the auxiliary ports; a first seal disposed adjacent the one or more auxiliary ports for sealing engagement between the stem and sleeve, the first seal being disposed between the one or more auxiliary ports and the post end; a lock ring disposed between the first seal and the post end; a second seal disposed for sealing engagement between the stem and sleeve, the second seal being disposed about the stem adjacent the one or more auxiliary ports and between the one or more auxiliary ports and the base end; and a spring slidably disposed about the stem, a first end of the spring being between the second seal and the base end, and a second end of the spring abutting the sleeve so as to urge the sleeve against the lock ring; wherein when the sleeve is urged against the lock ring, the one or more auxiliary ports are closed and the first and second seals sealingly engage the stem and sleeve; and wherein the sleeve may be forcibly translated against spring pressure along the stem away from the first seal so as to open the auxiliary ports and allow fluid to flow therethrough.
Method for determining the rigidity of a geological layer in terms of propagation velocity of the elastic waves within a geological system delimited by a free surface and comprising at least one first geological layer having a first rigidity and a thickness (s) and a second geological layer having a second rigidity and being arranged below the first geological layer, wherein the first layer is delimited by the free surface and comprises the foundations of a building structure and has a first rigidity value and the second layer has a second rigidity value, the first rigidity value being larger than the second rigidity value and said first and second layer being separated from each other by an interface, the method comprising the steps of: - positioning a source within the second geological layer, whose rigidity is intended to be measured, the source being apt to generate seismic waves and being located at a depth (t), comprised between 0.1 m and 2 m from the interface; - activating said source of seismic waves; - detecting at least one seismic signal by means of an array of sensors arranged coupled with the free surface and positioned on the free surface, wherein the array of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors (8a,...,8j), wherein the at least one signal is a plurality of seismic signals and each sensor of the plurality is apt to detect a seismic signal of the plurality of seismic signals; - determining from the at least one seismic signal a shear velocity of the elastic waves in the second layer and thus indicative of the rigidity of the second layer, and - calculating the rigidity from the shear velocity of the elastic waves in the second layer. - positioning a source within the second geological layer, whose rigidity is intended to be measured, the source being apt to generate seismic waves and being located at a depth (t), comprised between 0.1 m and 2 m from the interface; - activating said source of seismic waves; - detecting at least one seismic signal by means of an array of sensors arranged coupled with the free surface and positioned on the free surface, wherein the array of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors (8a,...,8j), wherein the at least one signal is a plurality of seismic signals and each sensor of the plurality is apt to detect a seismic signal of the plurality of seismic signals; - determining from the at least one seismic signal a shear velocity of the elastic waves in the second layer and thus indicative of the rigidity of the second layer, and - calculating the rigidity from the shear velocity of the elastic waves in the second layer.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) a MUC1 peptide of at least 6 consecutive MUC1 residues and no more than 20 consecutive MUC1 residues and comprising the sequence CQCRRK, wherein the amino-terminal cysteine of CQCRRK is covered on its NH 2 -terminus by at least one amino acid residue that need not correspond to the native MUC1 transmembrane sequence, wherein the MUC1 peptide is encapsulated in a polymeric microparticle or is formulated in drug release capsules and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, buffer or diluent.
Dry building material formulations comprising one or more hydraulically setting binders, one or more fillers, one or more polymers in the form of water-redispersible powders (polymer powders), and optionally one or more additives, characterized in that the polymer powders are obtainable by drying aqueous dispersions comprising one or more silica sols and one or more polymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
An electronic apparatus comprising: a display control means configured to display an input image, a first GUI image, and a second GUI image at a display; a first detecting means configured to detect a position of a predetermined object in the input image; and a second detecting means configured to detect a gazing point at which a user is looking in the input image; wherein the display control means is configured to display the first GUI image in a position corresponding to the position of the predetermined object detected by the first detecting means and display the second GUI image in a position corresponding to the gazing point detected by the second detecting means, characterized in that the electronic apparatus further comprises a determination means configured to determine whether the first GUI image and the second GUI image overlap, and in a case where it is determined that the first GUI image and the second GUI image overlap, the display control means is configured to make the second GUI image less noticeable than in a case where it is determined that the first GUI image and the second GUI image do not overlap. a display control means configured to display an input image, a first GUI image, and a second GUI image at a display; a first detecting means configured to detect a position of a predetermined object in the input image; and a second detecting means configured to detect a gazing point at which a user is looking in the input image; wherein the display control means is configured to display the first GUI image in a position corresponding to the position of the predetermined object detected by the first detecting means and display the second GUI image in a position corresponding to the gazing point detected by the second detecting means, characterized in that the electronic apparatus further comprises a determination means configured to determine whether the first GUI image and the second GUI image overlap, and in a case where it is determined that the first GUI image and the second GUI image overlap, the display control means is configured to make the second GUI image less noticeable than in a case where it is determined that the first GUI image and the second GUI image do not overlap.