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A bodily fluid transfer device, the device comprising: a housing including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and defining an inner volume therebetween, wherein the distal end portion of the housing includes a port configured to receive a flow of bodily fluids therethrough and forms a diverter defining a first lumen and a second lumen configured to be placed in fluid communication with the port; the device further comprising: a valve disposed in the first lumen and configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal with a set of walls defining the first lumen, the valve being operative to move from a closed configuration to an open configuration in response to a pressure differential to allow an initial volume of bodily fluid to be transferred from the port and into the first lumen, the valve being further operative to return to the closed configuration in response to equalization of the pressure differential to sequester the initial volume of bodily fluid from the second lumen and allow the second lumen to receive a subsequent volume of bodily fluid with reduced contamination due to sequestering the initial volume of bodily fluid. a housing including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and defining an inner volume therebetween, wherein the distal end portion of the housing includes a port configured to receive a flow of bodily fluids therethrough and forms a diverter defining a first lumen and a second lumen configured to be placed in fluid communication with the port; the device further comprising: a valve disposed in the first lumen and configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal with a set of walls defining the first lumen, the valve being operative to move from a closed configuration to an open configuration in response to a pressure differential to allow an initial volume of bodily fluid to be transferred from the port and into the first lumen, the valve being further operative to return to the closed configuration in response to equalization of the pressure differential to sequester the initial volume of bodily fluid from the second lumen and allow the second lumen to receive a subsequent volume of bodily fluid with reduced contamination due to sequestering the initial volume of bodily fluid. a valve disposed in the first lumen and configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal with a set of walls defining the first lumen, the valve being operative to move from a closed configuration to an open configuration in response to a pressure differential to allow an initial volume of bodily fluid to be transferred from the port and into the first lumen, the valve being further operative to return to the closed configuration in response to equalization of the pressure differential to sequester the initial volume of bodily fluid from the second lumen and allow the second lumen to receive a subsequent volume of bodily fluid with reduced contamination due to sequestering the initial volume of bodily fluid.
A method of communications carried out on an access terminal, comprising: accessing a list of access points; selecting from the list an access point that can support a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the list includes indicators for one or more access points on the list, wherein the indicators indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state; accessing a second list containing information regarding access points that have previously served the access terminal; and maintaining indicators for one or more of the access points on the list, wherein the indicators are derived from the information on the second list, and wherein the selection of said access point is also based on the indicators. accessing a list of access points; selecting from the list an access point that can support a current traffic state of the access terminal, wherein the list includes indicators for one or more access points on the list, wherein the indicators indicate whether an access point is able to support the current traffic state; accessing a second list containing information regarding access points that have previously served the access terminal; and maintaining indicators for one or more of the access points on the list, wherein the indicators are derived from the information on the second list, and wherein the selection of said access point is also based on the indicators.
A wireless communication device comprising: a storage unit operable to store received data; a receiving device operable to receive a signal providing notification of whether new received data is either a new transmission or a retransmission; a decoding unit operable to obtain both of a first decoding result by decoding the new received data, which is not combined with the stored received data, and a second decoding result by decoding data generated by combining the new received data and the stored received data, even if the new received data is a new transmission according to the signal; an error detection unit operable to perform error detection on both the first decoding result and the second decoding result; and a selection unit operable to select the decoding result that has no error, when the error detection result of the error detection unit indicates that only one of the decoding results has no error. a storage unit operable to store received data; a receiving device operable to receive a signal providing notification of whether new received data is either a new transmission or a retransmission; a decoding unit operable to obtain both of a first decoding result by decoding the new received data, which is not combined with the stored received data, and a second decoding result by decoding data generated by combining the new received data and the stored received data, even if the new received data is a new transmission according to the signal; an error detection unit operable to perform error detection on both the first decoding result and the second decoding result; and a selection unit operable to select the decoding result that has no error, when the error detection result of the error detection unit indicates that only one of the decoding results has no error.
A smart bag (100, 200, 300) with an integrated display, the smart bag (100, 200, 300) comprising: a set of power sources integral to the smart bag, the set of power sources comprising multiple power sources to provide power to a set of electronic devices; a display (130; 230; 330) integral to the smart bag; and a display management engine (120, 320) that manages the display of information via the integral display (130; 230; 330) wherein the smart bag is configured to be coupled to a user device (150, 250) via a network, said smart bag being characterised in that the display management engine provides an alert to the user device (150, 250), the alert comprising information relating to an amount of power available from the smart bag. a set of power sources integral to the smart bag, the set of power sources comprising multiple power sources to provide power to a set of electronic devices; a display (130; 230; 330) integral to the smart bag; and a display management engine (120, 320) that manages the display of information via the integral display (130; 230; 330) wherein the smart bag is configured to be coupled to a user device (150, 250) via a network, said smart bag being characterised in that the display management engine provides an alert to the user device (150, 250), the alert comprising information relating to an amount of power available from the smart bag.
A method for mounting a securing end fitting for a flexible tubular pipe, said method being of the type comprising the following steps: a) an end fitting and a ring (36, 36', 36") having an external surface in the form of a cylinder of revolution (40, 40', 40") and two opposite cylindrical ends (42, 44; 42', 44'; 42", 44"), for the one part, and a sheath having a sheath end (30; 35; 32) and an external circular edge (46; 46'; 46") situated at said sheath end, for the other part, are provided; b) said ring (36, 36', 36") is fitted inside said sheath end (30; 35; 32); c) said external circular edge (46; 46'; 46") is leveled off to form a leveled edge that has cylindrical symmetry of revolution and is substantially coaxial with said external cylindrical surface (40, 40', 40"); d) said leveled edge is covered with said end fitting so that said sheath end can be crimped between said ring and said end fitting; and in step b), said ring (36, 36', 36") is fitted with one of said two ends (44; 44'; 44") being allowed to extend out of said sheath end (30; 35; 32), characterized in that, in step c), said external circular edge (46; 46'; 46") is leveled off at a given radial distance from said external cylindrical surface (40, 40', 40") by using said one of said two ring ends (44; 44'; 44") as a support. a) an end fitting and a ring (36, 36', 36") having an external surface in the form of a cylinder of revolution (40, 40', 40") and two opposite cylindrical ends (42, 44; 42', 44'; 42", 44"), for the one part, and a sheath having a sheath end (30; 35; 32) and an external circular edge (46; 46'; 46") situated at said sheath end, for the other part, are provided; b) said ring (36, 36', 36") is fitted inside said sheath end (30; 35; 32); c) said external circular edge (46; 46'; 46") is leveled off to form a leveled edge that has cylindrical symmetry of revolution and is substantially coaxial with said external cylindrical surface (40, 40', 40"); d) said leveled edge is covered with said end fitting so that said sheath end can be crimped between said ring and said end fitting; and
A pump for causing a heat-transport fluid to flow in a fluid circuit, the pump including: - a main flange; - a volute inwardly delimiting a flow chamber of the heat-transfer fluid, the volute being rigidly fastened to the main flange; - a pump wheel housed in the flow chamber; - a diffuser housed in the flow chamber, arranged so as to channel the heat-transfer fluid set in motion by the pump wheel; - a drive shaft rotating the pump wheel around a rotation axis, axially traversing the main flange and the diffuser, the pump wheel being rigidly fastened to the drive shaft; - a device for cooling the drive shaft, including a thermal barrier flange axially inserted between the main flange and the volute, and a cooling circuit connected to the thermal barrier flange and surrounding the drive shaft, the diffuser comprises a diffuser flange clamped axially between the thermal barrier flange and the volute; characterized in that one of the diffuser and the thermal barrier flange comprises an outer groove surrounding the rotation axis, the other of the diffuser and the thermal barrier flange including an outer tenon engaged in the outer groove and providing the axial alignment of the cooling device and the diffuser with one another, the outer groove being circumferential, centered on the rotation axis. - a main flange; - a volute inwardly delimiting a flow chamber of the heat-transfer fluid, the volute being rigidly fastened to the main flange; - a pump wheel housed in the flow chamber; - a diffuser housed in the flow chamber, arranged so as to channel the heat-transfer fluid set in motion by the pump wheel; - a drive shaft rotating the pump wheel around a rotation axis, axially traversing the main flange and the diffuser, the pump wheel being rigidly fastened to the drive shaft; - a device for cooling the drive shaft, including a thermal barrier flange axially inserted between the main flange and the volute, and a cooling circuit connected to the thermal barrier flange and surrounding the drive shaft, the diffuser comprises a diffuser flange clamped axially between the thermal barrier flange and the volute;
A photography system comprising: an observation scope configured to be inserted into a hole of a case in which a plurality of subjects, which are cyclically disposed around a rotary shaft and rotate around the rotary shaft, are housed along with the rotary shaft and the hole is formed to penetrate through the case, the observation scope being configured to sequentially acquire light from the plurality of subjects; an imaging section configured to generate an image by continuously imaging light acquired by the observation scope; an image sensor configured to continuously capture the plurality of subjects which rotate and sequentially output images; and an image acquisition section characterized in that the image acquisition section is configured to detect an edge from the image output from the image sensor, detect a position of the subject based on cyclic variation of a position of the detected edge, acquire the image including the subject at the detected position which is a predetermined position, and detect a cycle in which the rotary shaft rotates based on the cyclic variation of the position of the detected edge. an observation scope configured to be inserted into a hole of a case in which a plurality of subjects, which are cyclically disposed around a rotary shaft and rotate around the rotary shaft, are housed along with the rotary shaft and the hole is formed to penetrate through the case, the observation scope being configured to sequentially acquire light from the plurality of subjects; an imaging section configured to generate an image by continuously imaging light acquired by the observation scope; an image sensor configured to continuously capture the plurality of subjects which rotate and sequentially output images; and an image acquisition section characterized in that the image acquisition section is configured to detect an edge from the image output from the image sensor, detect a position of the subject based on cyclic variation of a position of the detected edge, acquire the image including the subject at the detected position which is a predetermined position, and detect a cycle in which the rotary shaft rotates based on the cyclic variation of the position of the detected edge. detect an edge from the image output from the image sensor, detect a position of the subject based on cyclic variation of a position of the detected edge, acquire the image including the subject at the detected position which is a predetermined position, and detect a cycle in which the rotary shaft rotates based on the cyclic variation of the position of the detected edge.
An oral care composition having enhanced flavor release comprising: an orally acceptable carrier comprising a first flavor; and a multilayer film for extended or delayed flavor release, the multilayer film including a center layer containing a second flavor, the center layer positioned between two outer surface layers, wherein each outer surface layer includes a release modulating agent selected from polyvinyl acetate; and hydroxyethyl cellulose, wherein said outer surface layers and said center layer comprise a film forming polymer selected from hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and a combination of two or more thereof, wherein the film forming polymer is present in an amount from 25% to 75% by weight of the multilayer film, and wherein the outer surface layers further comprise a mucoadhesive polymer selected from the group consisting of: carboxy polymethylene; polycarbophil; and polyvinyl pyrrolidone the multilayer film being adapted to adhere to an oral cavity surface. an orally acceptable carrier comprising a first flavor; and a multilayer film for extended or delayed flavor release, the multilayer film including a center layer containing a second flavor, the center layer positioned between two outer surface layers, wherein each outer surface layer includes a release modulating agent selected from polyvinyl acetate; and hydroxyethyl cellulose, wherein said outer surface layers and said center layer comprise a film forming polymer selected from hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and a combination of two or more thereof, wherein the film forming polymer is present in an amount from 25% to 75% by weight of the multilayer film, and
A method for acquiring a content, comprising: receiving, by a cache node, a probe packet from a storage node; inquiring, by the cache node, whether a first fragment of a target content which the probe packet requests to probe is cached locally; if the first fragment is cached, writing, by the cache node, a new first distance in the probe packet, wherein the new first distance is a preset initial value; receiving, by the cache node, a acquiring request generated by a user equipment according to the probe packet, wherein the acquiring request comprises a first fragment request identifier used for indicating that the first fragment is requested; sending, by the cache node, the first fragment to the user equipment according to the acquiring request, and updating the acquiring request; and forwarding, by the cache node, an updated acquiring request to a next node; wherein the updating the acquiring request, comprises: deleting, by the cache node, the first fragment request identifier; or, setting, by the cache node, the first fragment request identifier as invalid. receiving, by a cache node, a probe packet from a storage node; inquiring, by the cache node, whether a first fragment of a target content which the probe packet requests to probe is cached locally; if the first fragment is cached, writing, by the cache node, a new first distance in the probe packet, wherein the new first distance is a preset initial value; receiving, by the cache node, a acquiring request generated by a user equipment according to the probe packet, wherein the acquiring request comprises a first fragment request identifier used for indicating that the first fragment is requested; sending, by the cache node, the first fragment to the user equipment according to the acquiring request, and updating the acquiring request; and forwarding, by the cache node, an updated acquiring request to a next node; wherein the updating the acquiring request, comprises: deleting, by the cache node, the first fragment request identifier; or, setting, by the cache node, the first fragment request identifier as invalid.
A process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting, in a reactor, a reactor feed stream comprising toluene, C9 aromatics, C10 aromatics, and hydrogen over a catalyst to produce a reactor effluent stream comprising benzene and xylenes; (b) cooling the reactor effluent stream to form a first two-phase mixture; (c) separating the first two-phase mixture into a first liquid stream and a first vapor stream; (d) providing at least a portion of the first liquid stream to a benzene column, wherein the portion of the first liquid stream provided to the benzene column bypasses a stabilizer column; and (e) recovering benzene from the first condensed liquid stream in the benzene column. (a) reacting, in a reactor, a reactor feed stream comprising toluene, C9 aromatics, C10 aromatics, and hydrogen over a catalyst to produce a reactor effluent stream comprising benzene and xylenes; (b) cooling the reactor effluent stream to form a first two-phase mixture; (c) separating the first two-phase mixture into a first liquid stream and a first vapor stream; (d) providing at least a portion of the first liquid stream to a benzene column, wherein the portion of the first liquid stream provided to the benzene column bypasses a stabilizer column; and (e) recovering benzene from the first condensed liquid stream in the benzene column.
A method of producing a chemical delivery device with a three-dimensional object printer comprising: receiving with a controller a first concentration parameter for a first active chemical in a first region of a substrate in the chemical delivery device; generating with the controller halftoned image data using a stochastic halftone screen and with reference to the first concentration parameter, the halftoned image data including a plurality of activated pixels that correspond only to locations of a first portion of a plurality of cavities formed in a substrate that receive the first active chemical; and ejecting with at least a first ejector a predetermined amount of a first chemical carrier including the first active chemical into each cavity in the first portion of the cavities in the substrate with reference to the halftoned image data to produce the chemical delivery device with a concentration of the first active chemical corresponding to the first concentration parameter; the method further comprising: prior to ejecting the predetermined volume of the first chemical carrier including the first active chemical, forming (204, 220, 224), with a dispenser, the substrate from a plurality of layers including an excipient material. receiving with a controller a first concentration parameter for a first active chemical in a first region of a substrate in the chemical delivery device; generating with the controller halftoned image data using a stochastic halftone screen and with reference to the first concentration parameter, the halftoned image data including a plurality of activated pixels that correspond only to locations of a first portion of a plurality of cavities formed in a substrate that receive the first active chemical; and ejecting with at least a first ejector a predetermined amount of a first chemical carrier including the first active chemical into each cavity in the first portion of the cavities in the substrate with reference to the halftoned image data to produce the chemical delivery device with a concentration of the first active chemical corresponding to the first concentration parameter;
Apparatus for continuous tempering of chocolate mass comprising a column of disc-shaped elements comprising mass chambers (4, 37) and intermediary water chambers, a central drive shaft (6, 36) extending through the chambers and in engagement with mixing elements (7, 23, 24, 31, 33) arranged in at least one mass chamber (4, 37), characterized in, that a sun gear wheel (14, 35) is arranged in the mass chamber with its hub (15, 34) engaged on the shaft (6, 36), that an internal ring gear (16, 38) is arranged extending along the inside (17, 39) of the peripheral wall (11, 40) of the mass chamber (4, 37), and that the mixing elements (7, 23, 24, 30) comprise at least one intermediary planet wheel (18, 30), which meshes with the sun gear wheel (14, 35) and with the internal ring gear (16, 38), and which planet wheel (18, 30) carries mixing elements (7, 23, 24,31,33).