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Information handling apparatus (10, 600) in which first textual metadata is generated in respect of a current information item by reference to an ensemble of information items having respective associated textual metadata, said respective associated textual metadata in turn having corresponding indicator data representing a degree of trust associated with that respective associated textual metadata, the apparatus comprising: means for detecting one or more predetermined properties of the current information item; means for selecting a subset of information items from the ensemble of information items, the subset being a predetermined number of information items which have the one or more predetermined properties most similar to those of the current information item; means for associating with the current information item first textual metadata generated from textual metadata respectively associated with one or more of the subset of information items for which the corresponding associated degree of trust is not below a predetermined threshold, wherein the generated first textual metadata associated with the current information item is allocated indicator data representing a relative degree of trust in the association of that first textual metadata and the current information item, the relative degree of trust being dependent on the degree of trust of the textual metadata associated with an information item in the subset; and means (20, 70, 80) for detecting user interaction with the apparatus which is relevant to the current information item and its associated first textual metadata, and for altering the indicator data associated with the first textual metadata in response to such user interaction. means for detecting one or more predetermined properties of the current information item; means for selecting a subset of information items from the ensemble of information items, the subset being a predetermined number of information items which have the one or more predetermined properties most similar to those of the current information item; means for associating with the current information item first textual metadata generated from textual metadata respectively associated with one or more of the subset of information items for which the corresponding associated degree of trust is not below a predetermined threshold, wherein the generated first textual metadata associated with the current information item is allocated indicator data representing a relative degree of trust in the association of that first textual metadata and the current information item, the relative degree of trust being dependent on the degree of trust of the textual metadata associated with an information item in the subset; and means (20, 70, 80) for detecting user interaction with the apparatus which is relevant to the current information item and its associated first textual metadata, and for altering the indicator data associated with the first textual metadata in response to such user interaction.
A component mounting machine comprising: a component transfer device configured to hold a supplied component and to mount the component onto a conveyed board; and a transfer control device configured to control the component transfer device, wherein the component transfer device is provided with a pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b) configured to grip the component by moving in a direction towards each other, a driving motor configured to move the pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b), a detector configured to detect a rotation angle of the driving motor or a position of the pair of the gripping sections (44a, 44b), and a motor control section configured to perform position feedback control of the driving motor based on a detection signal of the detector and a position command signal from the transfer control device, and the transfer control device is provided with a torque monitoring section configured to monitor a value of a command torque applied to the driving motor from the motor control section, characterized by a gripping state determining section configured to determine that there was a change in a gripping state of the component in a case in which, with the pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b) in a state gripping the component, the command torque monitored by the torque monitoring section drops to a value smaller than a first threshold value. a component transfer device configured to hold a supplied component and to mount the component onto a conveyed board; and a transfer control device configured to control the component transfer device, wherein the component transfer device is provided with a pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b) configured to grip the component by moving in a direction towards each other, a driving motor configured to move the pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b), a detector configured to detect a rotation angle of the driving motor or a position of the pair of the gripping sections (44a, 44b), and a motor control section configured to perform position feedback control of the driving motor based on a detection signal of the detector and a position command signal from the transfer control device, and the transfer control device is provided with a torque monitoring section configured to monitor a value of a command torque applied to the driving motor from the motor control section, characterized by a gripping state determining section configured to determine that there was a change in a gripping state of the component in a case in which, with the pair of gripping sections (44a, 44b) in a state gripping the component, the command torque monitored by the torque monitoring section drops to a value smaller than a first threshold value.
A method for preventing, removing, reducing or disrupting biofilm present on a surface, comprising contacting the surface with an alpha-amylase having the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4, or an alpha amylase having at least 90 % identity to SEQ ID NO 4.
Heating cost distributor for measuring an amount of heat output by a radiator, having a housing which comprises a front housing part (2.1) and a rear housing part (2.2) and in which at least one radiator temperature sensor, at least one room air temperature sensor and an evaluation unit are arranged, the evaluation unit being arranged on a main circuit board and being electrically connected to the temperature sensors (3, 4), characterized in that the radiator temperature sensor is arranged on a sensor circuit board, which is connected mechanically and electrically to the main circuit board via at least two spring elements and is pressed against the rear housing part (2.2) of the housing of the heating cost distributor by means of these spring elements.
An apparatus comprising: an ingress port configured to receive a signal comprising a plurality of encoded audio signals corresponding to a plurality of sources; and a processor coupled to the ingress port and configured to: calculate a parameter for each of the plurality of encoded audio signals, wherein each parameter is calculated without decoding any of the encoded audio signals, and the parameter is an estimate of channel quality; select some, but not all, of the plurality of encoded audio signals according to the parameter for each of the encoded audio signals; decode the selected signals to generate a plurality of decoded audio signals; and combine the plurality of decoded audio signals into a first audio signal. an ingress port configured to receive a signal comprising a plurality of encoded audio signals corresponding to a plurality of sources; and a processor coupled to the ingress port and configured to: calculate a parameter for each of the plurality of encoded audio signals, wherein each parameter is calculated without decoding any of the encoded audio signals, and the parameter is an estimate of channel quality; select some, but not all, of the plurality of encoded audio signals according to the parameter for each of the encoded audio signals; decode the selected signals to generate a plurality of decoded audio signals; and combine the plurality of decoded audio signals into a first audio signal. calculate a parameter for each of the plurality of encoded audio signals, wherein each parameter is calculated without decoding any of the encoded audio signals, and the parameter is an estimate of channel quality; select some, but not all, of the plurality of encoded audio signals according to the parameter for each of the encoded audio signals; decode the selected signals to generate a plurality of decoded audio signals; and combine the plurality of decoded audio signals into a first audio signal.
A multilayered body for medical containers used in forming a medical container, comprising at least an innermost layer composed of a cyclic polyolefin, an intermediate layer which is formed adjacently to said innermost layer and comprises at least 65 % by weight of a linear low-density polyethylene produced using a single-site catalyst, and further comprises a high-density polyethylene, which has a density higher than that of the linear low-density polyethylene produced using a single-site catalyst, in an amount of not more than 30 % by weight, and an outermost layer containing a high-density polyethylene.
A non-woven mat comprising: a plurality of reinforcing fibers; and a binder composition comprising a binder resin, a coupling agent, and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the binder composition is non-corrosive, wherein the binder resin comprises a thermoset material, a thermoplastic material, or a combination thereof, and wherein the non-woven mat exhibits a tensile strength of at least 1.356 J (1.0 lb/ft) after being soaked in a 100% styrene monomer for 10 minutes; wherein the corrosion inhibitor is triethanolamine, wherein said corrosion inhibitor is present in the binder composition from 0.05 to 15.0 wt.%, based on the total solids in the binder composition. a plurality of reinforcing fibers; and a binder composition comprising a binder resin, a coupling agent, and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the binder composition is non-corrosive, wherein the binder resin comprises a thermoset material, a thermoplastic material, or a combination thereof, and wherein the non-woven mat exhibits a tensile strength of at least 1.356 J (1.0 lb/ft) after being soaked in a 100% styrene monomer for 10 minutes; wherein the corrosion inhibitor is triethanolamine, wherein said corrosion inhibitor is present in the binder composition from 0.05 to 15.0 wt.%, based on the total solids in the binder composition.
A laser welding method comprising: selecting and inputting into welding pattern selection means a welding pattern, where the selected welding pattern relates to weighing more either the fine appearance of the weld bead, or the efficiency of the laser welding, whereby the selected pattern determines whether, relating to the fine appearance of the weld bead, to emit shield gas in advance through a laser nozzle provided on a laser processing head at a time of moving the laser processing head from the reference position to a starting position for welding the workpiece and, at the starting position for welding and when a rate of the shield gas is stabilized, starting radiating the laser beam onto the workpiece, or whether, relating to the efficiency of the laser welding, to start emission of the shield gas when the laser processing head reaches the starting position for welding and radiating the laser beam onto the workpiece when the rate of the shield gas is stabilized; and performing laser welding on the workpiece according to the welding pattern input into the welding pattern selection means. selecting and inputting into welding pattern selection means a welding pattern, where the selected welding pattern relates to weighing more either the fine appearance of the weld bead, or the efficiency of the laser welding, whereby the selected pattern determines whether, relating to the fine appearance of the weld bead, to emit shield gas in advance through a laser nozzle provided on a laser processing head at a time of moving the laser processing head from the reference position to a starting position for welding the workpiece and, at the starting position for welding and when a rate of the shield gas is stabilized, starting radiating the laser beam onto the workpiece, or whether, relating to the efficiency of the laser welding, to start emission of the shield gas when the laser processing head reaches the starting position for welding and radiating the laser beam onto the workpiece when the rate of the shield gas is stabilized; and performing laser welding on the workpiece according to the welding pattern input into the welding pattern selection means.
Adhesive dispenser for applying adhesive on a substrate, comprising an inlet conduit configured for being coupled to at least one external cartridge in which an adhesive is stored, and distribution means comprising a plurality of outlet openings configured for dispensing said adhesive, and movable adjustment means, at least part of said adjustment means being arranged in each outlet opening, the adjustment means demarcating an adjustable blocked area in each outlet opening, an outlet conduit having a variable section being formed in the area not covered by said blocked area in each outlet opening, adhesive beads having a different cross-section being able to be obtained by displacing the adjustment means, characterized in that the adjustment means comprise a base, a plurality of protuberances which extend from the base and which are housed in a respective outlet opening, and a blocking wall arranged at the back of the adjustment means adjacent to each of the protuberances, each protuberance and the corresponding blocking wall defining the blocked areas of each outlet opening.
Culinary article for cooking food comprising a cap provided with a side wall, a handle (5, 5b) comprising fastening means for securing it to the side wall and an accessory (4, 70) removable from the culinary article, said accessory being separate from the handle (5, 5b) and comprising an electromechanical device, characterised in that said handle (5, 5b) includes an electrical energy source, in that the electrical energy source powers the electromechanical device arranged on the accessory (4, 70) via an electrical circuit (24, 25) having electrical connection-disconnection means (26, 28).
A laser scanning microscope configured to illuminate a sample with a plurality of pulsed excitation light beams comprising different spectral components (B1, B2), hereinafter excitation spectral components, said sample containing a plurality of fluorescent species, wherein the microscope comprises: a single-photon detector array configured to detect a fluorescence signal emitted by the sample, said fluorescence signal comprising different spectral components, hereinafter emission spectral components, an excitation spectrum encoder configured to impose a respective temporal delay to each excitation spectral component in such a way that each excitation spectral component illuminates the sample at a different time relative to the other excitation spectral components, an emission spectrum encoder configured to impose a respective temporal delay to each emission spectral component in such a way that each emission spectral component reaches the single-photon detector array at a different time relative to the other emission spectral components, a data acquisition system configured to acquire a measurement signal provided by the single-photon detector array and provide a time-resolved image of the sample, said time-resolved image comprising, for each pixel or voxel in the image, a histogram of the photon arrival time of the emission spectral components to the single-photon detector array, and a multi-species decoder configured to decode the excitation spectrum, the emission spectrum, and the fluorescence decay curve for each of said fluorescent species, based on said time-resolved image of the sample. a single-photon detector array configured to detect a fluorescence signal emitted by the sample, said fluorescence signal comprising different spectral components, hereinafter emission spectral components, an excitation spectrum encoder configured to impose a respective temporal delay to each excitation spectral component in such a way that each excitation spectral component illuminates the sample at a different time relative to the other excitation spectral components, an emission spectrum encoder configured to impose a respective temporal delay to each emission spectral component in such a way that each emission spectral component reaches the single-photon detector array at a different time relative to the other emission spectral components, a data acquisition system configured to acquire a measurement signal provided by the single-photon detector array and provide a time-resolved image of the sample, said time-resolved image comprising, for each pixel or voxel in the image, a histogram of the photon arrival time of the emission spectral components to the single-photon detector array, and a multi-species decoder configured to decode the excitation spectrum, the emission spectrum, and the fluorescence decay curve for each of said fluorescent species, based on said time-resolved image of the sample.
Magnetic vibration damper comprising a first coaxial element, a second coaxial element, at least a third coaxial element and energy conversion means configured to dissipate mechanical energy, being the first coaxial element, the second coaxial element and the at least one third coaxial element mechanically configured to enable relative movements along a common axis, characterized in that: - the first coaxial element comprises at least a plurality of first permanent magnets equally spaced along the axis direction; - the second coaxial element comprises at least a plurality of first soft magnets equally spaced along the axis direction; - the at least one third coaxial element comprises at least two second permanent magnets, and - the at least a plurality of first soft magnets being located between the at least a plurality of first permanent magnets and the at least two second permanent magnets in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction. - the first coaxial element comprises at least a plurality of first permanent magnets equally spaced along the axis direction; - the second coaxial element comprises at least a plurality of first soft magnets equally spaced along the axis direction; - the at least one third coaxial element comprises at least two second permanent magnets, and - the at least a plurality of first soft magnets being located between the at least a plurality of first permanent magnets and the at least two second permanent magnets in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction.
Method for operating an internal combustion machine, which comprises • an internal combustion engine, • a fresh gas line in which a fresh gas compressor is integrated, the fresh gas compressor being drivable by means of an electric motor, and • an exhaust gas line in which an exhaust gas turbine having a variable turbine geometry, a bypass line having a bypass valve for bypassing the exhaust gas turbine as required, and, downstream of the exhaust gas turbine and the bypass line, an exhaust gas aftertreatment component are integrated, in which, when an operating temperature of the exhaust gas aftertreatment component is below a set temperature during operation of the internal combustion engine, the bypass line is at least temporarily released, the fresh gas compressor is driven by means of the electric motor and the VTG is set to a position which is at least 50% or at least 80% or at least 90% closed, characterized in that the fresh gas compressor and the exhaust gas turbine are mechanically decoupled and the VTG is set to a position which is less than 100% closed. • an internal combustion engine, • a fresh gas line in which a fresh gas compressor is integrated, the fresh gas compressor being drivable by means of an electric motor, and • an exhaust gas line in which an exhaust gas turbine having a variable turbine geometry, a bypass line having a bypass valve for bypassing the exhaust gas turbine as required, and, downstream of the exhaust gas turbine and the bypass line, an exhaust gas aftertreatment component are integrated,
A fan section for a gas turbine engine comprising: a rotor hub defining an axis; an array of airfoils circumferentially spaced about the rotor hub, each of the airfoils including pressure and suction sides (P,S) between a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip, facing pressure and suction sides of adjacent airfoils defining a channel in a chordwise direction having a width between the facing pressure and suction sides at a given span position of the adjacent airfoils, wherein the width at each pressure side location along the channel is defined as a minimum distance to a location along the suction side, characterised by: the width diverging without converging along the channel for at least some of the span positions, the channel width diverging without converging at 100% span, and a region with the width converging and diverging along the channel extends from 0% span to greater than 5% span and less than half of the span positions; and a stagger angle (α) of each of the array of airfoils relative to the axis is less than or equal to about 16 degrees at each of the span positions in which the width converges and diverges along the channel. a rotor hub defining an axis; an array of airfoils circumferentially spaced about the rotor hub, each of the airfoils including pressure and suction sides (P,S) between a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip, facing pressure and suction sides of adjacent airfoils defining a channel in a chordwise direction having a width between the facing pressure and suction sides at a given span position of the adjacent airfoils, wherein the width at each pressure side location along the channel is defined as a minimum distance to a location along the suction side, the width diverging without converging along the channel for at least some of the span positions, the channel width diverging without converging at 100% span, and a region with the width converging and diverging along the channel extends from 0% span to greater than 5% span and less than half of the span positions; and a stagger angle (α) of each of the array of airfoils relative to the axis is less than or equal to about 16 degrees at each of the span positions in which the width converges and diverges along the channel.
Coupling (12a, 12b) for connecting a first double-profile support to a second double-profile support and/or for attaching at least one add-on part to the first double-profile support, the coupling (12a, 12b) having the following: a) a first profile element; b) a plurality of first through-recesses (42a-42d) in the first profile element for attaching the first double-profile support and the second double-profile support to the coupling (12a, 12b); c) a second profile element; the first profile element being interlockingly connectable to the second profile element at least in portions, characterized in that the first profile element and the second profile element are identical. a) a first profile element; b) a plurality of first through-recesses (42a-42d) in the first profile element for attaching the first double-profile support and the second double-profile support to the coupling (12a, 12b); c) a second profile element;