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A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient, the patient interface comprising: a foam interfacing portion adapted to provide a nasal interface to contact under and around the patient's nose in use and to deliver breathable gas to the patient's nose in use, and the foam interfacing portion including an orifice adapted to surround both the patient's nares in use; and a positioning and stabilizing structure to support the foam interfacing portion in an operative position on the patient's face, wherein said positioning and stabilizing structure includes a frame and a flexible decoupling element attached to the foam interfacing portion, and the positioning and stabilizing structure being structured to provide rotational, axial, and/or lateral movement to the foam interfacing portion while maintaining a sufficient interface and resisting the application of tube drag and/or headgear tension to the foam interfacing portion, wherein the frame includes an aperture configured to be connected to an air delivery tube, and wherein the orifice in the foam interfacing portion is aligned with the aperture in the frame, such that, in use, pressurized breathable gas is received by the patient interface from the air delivery tube connected to the aperture in the frame and delivered to the patient via an aperture in the decoupling element and the orifice in the foam interfacing portion. a foam interfacing portion adapted to provide a nasal interface to contact under and around the patient's nose in use and to deliver breathable gas to the patient's nose in use, and the foam interfacing portion including an orifice adapted to surround both the patient's nares in use; and a positioning and stabilizing structure to support the foam interfacing portion in an operative position on the patient's face, wherein said positioning and stabilizing structure includes a frame and a flexible decoupling element attached to the foam interfacing portion, and the positioning and stabilizing structure being structured to provide rotational, axial, and/or lateral movement to the foam interfacing portion while maintaining a sufficient interface and resisting the application of tube drag and/or headgear tension to the foam interfacing portion, wherein the frame includes an aperture configured to be connected to an air delivery tube, and wherein the orifice in the foam interfacing portion is aligned with the aperture in the frame,
A process for removing metal from a metal-containing glyceride oil comprising the steps of: (i) contacting a glyceride oil, comprising at least one metal from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper, with a liquid comprising a basic quaternary ammonium salt to form a treated glyceride oil; wherein said glyceride oil contains said metals in a total amount of from 10 mg/kg to 10,000 mg/kg, and wherein the basic quaternary ammonium salt comprises a basic anion selected from hydroxide, alkoxide, alkylcarbonate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, serinate, prolinate, histidinate, threoninate, valinate, asparaginate, taurinate and lysinate; and a quaternary ammonium cation; and (ii) separating the treated glyceride oil from a salt comprising the quaternary ammonium cation after contacting the glyceride oil with the quaternary ammonium salt, providing a treated glyceride oil containing a reduced amount of said metals compared to the glyceride oil contacted in step (i). (i) contacting a glyceride oil, comprising at least one metal from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper, with a liquid comprising a basic quaternary ammonium salt to form a treated glyceride oil; wherein said glyceride oil contains said metals in a total amount of from 10 mg/kg to 10,000 mg/kg, and wherein the basic quaternary ammonium salt comprises a basic anion selected from hydroxide, alkoxide, alkylcarbonate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, serinate, prolinate, histidinate, threoninate, valinate, asparaginate, taurinate and lysinate; and a quaternary ammonium cation; and (ii) separating the treated glyceride oil from a salt comprising the quaternary ammonium cation after contacting the glyceride oil with the quaternary ammonium salt, providing a treated glyceride oil containing a reduced amount of said metals compared to the glyceride oil contacted in step (i).
A wearable device for measuring a tympanic temperature, the wearable device comprising: an ear insert comprising: a retaining portion formed to extend along, substantially fill and be retained within an ear canal in use; a thermopile module comprising a housing supporting an infrared thermopile, the infrared thermopile arranged at an inner end of the retaining portion and arranged for measuring a tympanic temperature in use; a wired electrical connection extending through the ear insert for outputting a signal from the infrared thermopile in use; and an audio conduction channel, provided by an audio passageway defined at least partially within the ear insert and configured as a waveguide to relay sound from an audio driver or an ambient environment to the innermost end of the ear insert, wherein an output of the audio passageway is provided at an innermost end of the ear insert adjacent to the thermopile arranged to open in the ear canal towards the tympanic membrane, in use. a retaining portion formed to extend along, substantially fill and be retained within an ear canal in use; a thermopile module comprising a housing supporting an infrared thermopile, the infrared thermopile arranged at an inner end of the retaining portion and arranged for measuring a tympanic temperature in use; a wired electrical connection extending through the ear insert for outputting a signal from the infrared thermopile in use; and an audio conduction channel, provided by an audio passageway defined at least partially within the ear insert and configured as a waveguide to relay sound from an audio driver or an ambient environment to the innermost end of the ear insert, wherein an output of the audio passageway is provided at an innermost end of the ear insert adjacent to the thermopile arranged to open in the ear canal towards the tympanic membrane, in use.
A cooker hood comprising an exhaust fume collecting hood and an image processing apparatus, comprising an image processing device, an airflow generation apparatus, and an air channel, wherein an airflow generated by the airflow generation apparatus flows out of an outlet of the air channel, wherein disposing of the outlet of the air channel causes the airflow flowing out of the outlet of the air channel to form an air curtain in front of the image processing device, - the image processing apparatus comprising a housing used for accommodating the image processing device and the airflow generation apparatus, wherein an entrance of the housing constitutes an inlet of the air channel and - the housing is installed on the exhaust fume collecting hood such that the inlet of the air channel is either in the exhaust fume collecting hood or exposed at a top of the exhaust fume collecting hood, characterized in that - the air channel comprises a by-pass channel that is located outside the housing and that communicates with the housing, and an outlet of the by-pass channel constitutes the outlet of the air channel, and - the by-pass channel is a bent channel integrally formed on the housing. - the image processing apparatus comprising a housing used for accommodating the image processing device and the airflow generation apparatus, wherein an entrance of the housing constitutes an inlet of the air channel and - the housing is installed on the exhaust fume collecting hood such that the inlet of the air channel is either in the exhaust fume collecting hood or exposed at a top of the exhaust fume collecting hood, characterized in that - the air channel comprises a by-pass channel that is located outside the housing and that communicates with the housing, and an outlet of the by-pass channel constitutes the outlet of the air channel, and - the by-pass channel is a bent channel integrally formed on the housing.
A maintenance system for maintaining an energy accumulator arrangement (110, 120, 130) of an implant, - the energy accumulator arrangement (110, 120, 130) comprising a battery, a capacitor, and a charging device designed to supply an electric charge from the battery to the capacitor in accordance with a charging program, and the maintenance system comprising - a monitoring device, present in the implant, which is designed to capture and provide a value of a physical parameter of the energy accumulator arrangement (110, 120, 130), and - an evaluation unit for evaluating the captured value of the physical parameter, which is designed to generate an evaluation result signal as a function of the captured value of the physical parameter, characterized by - a transceiver, present in the implant, which is designed to send the captured value of the physical parameter to the evaluation unit, and to receive and provide the evaluation result signal generated by the evaluation unit as a function of the captured value of the physical parameter; and - a control unit, present in the implant, for controlling the charging device and the monitoring device, the control unit being designed to adapt the charging program as a function of the evaluation result signal. - the energy accumulator arrangement (110, 120, 130) comprising a battery, a capacitor, and a charging device designed to supply an electric charge from the battery to the capacitor in accordance with a charging program, and - a monitoring device, present in the implant, which is designed to capture and provide a value of a physical parameter of the energy accumulator arrangement (110, 120, 130), and - an evaluation unit for evaluating the captured value of the physical parameter, which is designed to generate an evaluation result signal as a function of the captured value of the physical parameter, - a transceiver, present in the implant, which is designed to send the captured value of the physical parameter to the evaluation unit, and to receive and provide the evaluation result signal generated by the evaluation unit as a function of the captured value of the physical parameter; and - a control unit, present in the implant, for controlling the charging device and the monitoring device, the control unit being designed to adapt the charging program as a function of the evaluation result signal.
A hydrogenation process comprising: contacting a composition having: (i) greater than 50 wt% of cyclohexylbenzene, the wt% based upon total weight of the composition; and (ii) a hydrogenable component selected from cyclohexenylbenzene; with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under hydrogenation conditions. contacting a composition having: (i) greater than 50 wt% of cyclohexylbenzene, the wt% based upon total weight of the composition; and (ii) a hydrogenable component selected from cyclohexenylbenzene; (i) greater than 50 wt% of cyclohexylbenzene, the wt% based upon total weight of the composition; and (ii) a hydrogenable component selected from cyclohexenylbenzene; with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under hydrogenation conditions.
Use of a phosphor represented by a formula: MeX 1 X 2:RE 3+, wherein Me represents a metal ion, X 1 and X 2 is independently a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine; and RE is a samarium rare earth element in the trivalent +3 oxidation state, wherein the phosphor has a crystal grain size of between 10 and 1000nm, and wherein the phosphor comprises the samarium rare earth element in a concentration of about 0.01% to about 5% relative to the metal halide concentration; to store energy from irradiation by X-ray, γ-ray or UV radiation such that the irradiation causes the trivalent +3 oxidation state of the samarium rare earth element to be reduced to divalent +2 oxidation state to enable readout by photoexcited luminescence. Me represents a metal ion, X 1 and X 2 is independently a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine; and RE is a samarium rare earth element in the trivalent +3 oxidation state, wherein the phosphor has a crystal grain size of between 10 and 1000nm, and wherein the phosphor comprises the samarium rare earth element in a concentration of about 0.01% to about 5% relative to the metal halide concentration; to store energy from irradiation by X-ray, γ-ray or UV radiation such that the irradiation causes the trivalent +3 oxidation state of the samarium rare earth element to be reduced to divalent +2 oxidation state to enable readout by photoexcited luminescence.
A communication method, comprising: determining, by a terminal (120, 700, 900), to transmit first uplink control information and second uplink control information in a target time unit, wherein the terminal (120, 700, 900) uses a first uplink control channel when individually transmitting the first uplink information in the target time unit, and the terminal (120, 700, 900) uses a second uplink control channel when individually transmitting the second uplink control information in the a target time unit, and a number of time domain symbols included in the first uplink control channel is greater than a number of time domain symbols included in the second uplink control channel; using, by the terminal (120, 700, 900), target time domain symbols in the first uplink control channel to transmit the second uplink control information in the target time unit, wherein the target time domain symbols are at least some time domain symbols from among the time domain symbols used for transmitting reference symbols in the first uplink control channel; using, by the terminal (120, 700, 900), time domain symbols, other than the time domain symbols for transmitting reference symbols in the first uplink control channel to transmit the first uplink control information in the target time unit. determining, by a terminal (120, 700, 900), to transmit first uplink control information and second uplink control information in a target time unit, wherein the terminal (120, 700, 900) uses a first uplink control channel when individually transmitting the first uplink information in the target time unit, and the terminal (120, 700, 900) uses a second uplink control channel when individually transmitting the second uplink control information in the a target time unit, and a number of time domain symbols included in the first uplink control channel is greater than a number of time domain symbols included in the second uplink control channel; using, by the terminal (120, 700, 900), target time domain symbols in the first uplink control channel to transmit the second uplink control information in the target time unit, wherein the target time domain symbols are at least some time domain symbols from among the time domain symbols used for transmitting reference symbols in the first uplink control channel; using, by the terminal (120, 700, 900), time domain symbols, other than the time domain symbols for transmitting reference symbols in the first uplink control channel to transmit the first uplink control information in the target time unit.
Method for fastening a rivet element to at least one workpiece, in which a rivet hole is produced in the at least one workpiece with the aid of the rivet element, wherein the rivet element has a hollow shank with a bore, a closed punch head at one end of the shank, a flange projecting outward from the shank at a distance from the punch head, and a deformation region between the flange and the punch head, characterised by the steps: a) supporting the at least one workpiece on a first dolly, b) inserting a mandrel into the bore of the rivet element by an axial motion until the mandrel end contacts the punch head, c) pressing the punch head against the at least one supported workpiece by means of a force acting on the mandrel, forming the rivet hole in the at least one workpiece by means of the punch head, and inserting the rivet element in the rivet hole until the flange contacts the at least one workpiece, d) supporting the rivet element on a second dolly next to the mandrel, e) placing a riveting die on the punch head and deforming the deformation region of the shank into a closure flange that contacts the workpiece by causing the riveting die and the second dolly to approach one another, and withdrawing the mandrel. a) supporting the at least one workpiece on a first dolly, b) inserting a mandrel into the bore of the rivet element by an axial motion until the mandrel end contacts the punch head, c) pressing the punch head against the at least one supported workpiece by means of a force acting on the mandrel, forming the rivet hole in the at least one workpiece by means of the punch head, and inserting the rivet element in the rivet hole until the flange contacts the at least one workpiece, d) supporting the rivet element on a second dolly next to the mandrel, e) placing a riveting die on the punch head and deforming the deformation region of the shank into a closure flange that contacts the workpiece by causing the riveting die and the second dolly to approach one another, and withdrawing the mandrel.
A cargo container assembly adapted to be delivered in an aircraft for transporting a temperature sensitive cargo supported by a pallet, said assembly comprising a box-like outer shell including side, top and bottom walls and having a front opening and a movable door assembly for closing said front opening, a box-like inner shell within said outer shell and including side, top and bottom walls spaced inwardly from the corresponding said walls of said outer shell and defining a cargo receiving chamber, thermal insulation material confined between the corresponding said side, top and bottom walls of said inner and outer shells, a refrigeration system carried by said shells and connected to cool said chamber and including a compressor and at least one exhaust fan, characterized in that a smoke detection system is connected to control said exhaust fan, and said smoke detection system includes at least one smoke detector connected to de-energize said exhaust fan in response to the detection of smoke in the ambient air outside of said cargo container assembly.
Composite pigment containing calcium phosphate, comprising titanium dioxide pigment particles and precipitated, particulate crystalline calcium orthophosphate in quantities of at least 10% by weight, preferably at least 30% by weight, and particularly at least 50% by weight, referred to composite pigment, where the precipitated calcium orthophosphate displays a particle size of at least 0.2 μm.
An energy producing apparatus, comprising: - a plurality of units (2a, 2b) for producing thermal and electrical energy, that can be outputted to a cooktop and/or to user systems (200, 201, 202, 203) external to said cooktop; - a supplying system apt to inlet a comburent and a fuel in said energy producing units (2a, 2b); - a distribution system for said thermal and electrical energy produced; and - a user-programmable control unit, apt to adjust the power outputted by said energy producing units (2a, 2b) and to actuate said supplying system and said distribution system; wherein a first set of said energy producing units is integrated in respective cooking units for preparing foods through the transmission of thermal energy; and characterised in that it further comprises a second set of said energy producing units, thermally insulated with respect to the cooktop; and in that each of said energy producing units of said first and second sets (2a; 2b) is a capsule (40, 40a; 40b) apt to house an activating pellet to which said thermal energy and/or electrical energy producing comburent and fuel are flown, wherein said pellet is with fuel cells and produces thermal energy and electrical energy in the form of direct current. - a plurality of units (2a, 2b) for producing thermal and electrical energy, that can be outputted to a cooktop and/or to user systems (200, 201, 202, 203) external to said cooktop; - a supplying system apt to inlet a comburent and a fuel in said energy producing units (2a, 2b); - a distribution system for said thermal and electrical energy produced; and - a user-programmable control unit, apt to adjust the power outputted by said energy producing units (2a, 2b) and to actuate said supplying system and said distribution system;
A single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) device comprising: a Si-based avalanche layer formed over an n-type semiconductor contact layer; a p-type charge sheet layer formed in or on the avalanche layer, the p-type charge sheet layer having an in-plane width; a Ge-based absorber layer, formed over the charge sheet layer and/or the avalanche layer, and overlapping the charge sheet layer, the Ge-based absorber layer having an in-plane width; characterized in that at least in one in-plane direction, the in-plane width of the Ge-based absorber layer is greater than the in-plane width of the p-type charge sheet layer. a Si-based avalanche layer formed over an n-type semiconductor contact layer; a p-type charge sheet layer formed in or on the avalanche layer, the p-type charge sheet layer having an in-plane width; a Ge-based absorber layer, formed over the charge sheet layer and/or the avalanche layer, and overlapping the charge sheet layer, the Ge-based absorber layer having an in-plane width; characterized in that at least in one in-plane direction, the in-plane width of the Ge-based absorber layer is greater than the in-plane width of the p-type charge sheet layer.
A compound for use in the treatment of eosinophilic diseases, the compound being represented by the general formula: wherein R 1 and R' 1 are independently hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R2 is optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the eosinophilic diseases are bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, polypous rhinosinusopathies, eosinophilic colitis, eosinophilic syndrome, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, anaphylactic shock, Quincke's edema, eosinophilic vasculitis, eosinophyllic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, or fibroses, provided the compound represented by the general formula is not wherein R 1 and R' 1 are independently hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R2 is optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the eosinophilic diseases are bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, polypous rhinosinusopathies, eosinophilic colitis, eosinophilic syndrome, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, anaphylactic shock, Quincke's edema, eosinophilic vasculitis, eosinophyllic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, or fibroses, provided the compound represented by the general formula is not