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An optical fiber cable, comprising: a central strength member extending along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable; a plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member, wherein each of the plurality of buffer tubes comprises an inner surface that defines a central bore, and wherein at least one optical fiber is disposed in each central bore in a loose-tube configuration; and a cable jacket disposed circumferentially around the plurality of buffer tubes and extending along the longitudinal axis; characterized in that each of the plurality of buffer tubes comprises a first material comprising at least 30% by weight of flame-retardant additives and having a modulus of elasticity of at most 600 MPa at room temperature and a peak heat release rate (PHRR) of at most 300 kW/m2 as measured according to ASTM E1354; and that a laylength of the plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member is from 200 mm to 400 mm. a central strength member extending along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable; a plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member, wherein each of the plurality of buffer tubes comprises an inner surface that defines a central bore, and wherein at least one optical fiber is disposed in each central bore in a loose-tube configuration; and a cable jacket disposed circumferentially around the plurality of buffer tubes and extending along the longitudinal axis; characterized in that each of the plurality of buffer tubes comprises a first material comprising at least 30% by weight of flame-retardant additives and having a modulus of elasticity of at most 600 MPa at room temperature and a peak heat release rate (PHRR) of at most 300 kW/m2 as measured according to ASTM E1354; and that a laylength of the plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member is from 200 mm to 400 mm.
A process for the production of a die for the production of a surface-structured coating finish which can be bonded to a sheet-like substrate, in particular a leather, an imitation leather material, a textile material or a wood surface, the coating finish being formed by application of a liquid plastic material to the surface of the die and subsequent solidification of the plastic material, the die having a surface structure corresponding to the surface structure of the coating, the surface comprising, on a substrate, surface structure elements which are arranged in a screen and are in the form of elevations or depressions, the surface structure of the die having a brand identification with a surface structure differing from the environment, and the identification being formed by surface structure elements having a size, geometry and/or arrangement differing from the environment, or the identification being formed by roughness of the substrate (fine surface structure) differing from the environment of the identification, the process having the following steps: a) provision of a laser-engraveable elastomeric layer or a layer composite comprising a laser-engraveable elastomeric layer, optionally on a substrate, the laser-engraveable layer comprising a binder and further additives and assistants, b) thermochemical, photochemical or actinic reinforcement of the laser-engraveable elastomeric layer and c) engraving of a die surface structure corresponding to the surface structure of the finish into the laser-engraveable elastomeric layer using a laser. a) provision of a laser-engraveable elastomeric layer or a layer composite comprising a laser-engraveable elastomeric layer, optionally on a substrate, the laser-engraveable layer comprising a binder and further additives and assistants, b) thermochemical, photochemical or actinic reinforcement of the laser-engraveable elastomeric layer and c) engraving of a die surface structure corresponding to the surface structure of the finish into the laser-engraveable elastomeric layer using a laser.
A capsule like cartridge for extruding dental material, comprising: (a) an elongated body, having a cylindrical body wall, which has an inner chamber wall, and a central axis, (b) a nozzle for extruding said dental material from said body out through said nozzle and extending at an obtuse angle to said central axis of said cylindrical body wall, and (c) a cap, supported by said nozzle, closing the outer end of said nozzle to seal the contents of the cartridge against ingress of any surrounding contaminating matter, wherein - said elongated body having an inner chamber wall enclosing the dental material and opening through a chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) into said nozzle, said chamber wall exit port rim having an effective diameter D 1, characterized in that - said nozzle having an inner channel wall having an entrance passage rim (60, 160) having an inner channel wall effective diameter D 2 adjacent to said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) and forming a substantially concentric nozzle entrance passage (71, 171) with said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) - wherein D 2 is effectively greater than said D 1. (a) an elongated body, having a cylindrical body wall, which has an inner chamber wall, and a central axis, (b) a nozzle for extruding said dental material from said body out through said nozzle and extending at an obtuse angle to said central axis of said cylindrical body wall, and (c) a cap, supported by said nozzle, closing the outer end of said nozzle to seal the contents of the cartridge against ingress of any surrounding contaminating matter, wherein - said elongated body having an inner chamber wall enclosing the dental material and opening through a chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) into said nozzle, said chamber wall exit port rim having an effective diameter D 1, characterized in that - said nozzle having an inner channel wall having an entrance passage rim (60, 160) having an inner channel wall effective diameter D 2 adjacent to said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) and forming a substantially concentric nozzle entrance passage (71, 171) with said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) - wherein D 2 is effectively greater than said D 1. - said elongated body having an inner chamber wall enclosing the dental material and opening through a chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) into said nozzle, said chamber wall exit port rim having an effective diameter D 1, characterized in that - said nozzle having an inner channel wall having an entrance passage rim (60, 160) having an inner channel wall effective diameter D 2 adjacent to said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) and forming a substantially concentric nozzle entrance passage (71, 171) with said chamber wall exit port rim (59, 159) - wherein D 2 is effectively greater than said D 1.
A method for configuring and scheduling radio resources for device-to-device, D2D, transmissions between a first user equipment, UE, and a second UE within D2D proximity, the method comprising: receiving, at the first UE, a resource request from the second UE; in response to receiving the resource request and based on an indication in the resource request, determining, by the first UE, whether a regular resource allocation period or an extended resource allocation period is to be used to allocate sidelink radio resources for the second UE, wherein the extended resource allocation period is longer than the regular resource allocation period; and in response to determining to use the extended resource allocation period, transmitting, from the first UE to the second UE, an extended sidelink resource grant, wherein the extended sidelink resource grant indicates allocated sidelink radio resources, and the allocated sidelink radio resources are used by the second UE for transmissions from the second UE to the first UE for the extended resource allocation period; wherein the extended resource allocation period starts when the second UE receives a start indication from the first UE, and the extended resource allocation period ends when the second UE receives a stop indication from the first UE. receiving, at the first UE, a resource request from the second UE; in response to receiving the resource request and based on an indication in the resource request, determining, by the first UE, whether a regular resource allocation period or an extended resource allocation period is to be used to allocate sidelink radio resources for the second UE, wherein the extended resource allocation period is longer than the regular resource allocation period; and in response to determining to use the extended resource allocation period, transmitting, from the first UE to the second UE, an extended sidelink resource grant, wherein the extended sidelink resource grant indicates allocated sidelink radio resources, and the allocated sidelink radio resources are used by the second UE for transmissions from the second UE to the first UE for the extended resource allocation period; wherein the extended resource allocation period starts when the second UE receives a start indication from the first UE, and the extended resource allocation period ends when the second UE receives a stop indication from the first UE.
An ice making apparatus, comprising - a lower body, - an upper body placed on top of the lower body, - a lower insulating part placed in the lower body, - an upper insulating part placed in the upper body, - an ice mold placed between the upper insulating part and the lower insulating part so as to form at least one ice cell, and having at least one filler opening provided on its upper surface and a discharge opening provided on its lower surface, - a cut-out into which water enters, provided so as to be under the ice mold and inside the lower insulating part, and a channel enabling liquid to pass through, with one end opening to the cut-out via a first opening, and the other end opening to the upper surface of the upper body via a second opening, characterized by a float movable within the channel by buoyancy of water. - a lower body, - an upper body placed on top of the lower body, - a lower insulating part placed in the lower body, - an upper insulating part placed in the upper body, - an ice mold placed between the upper insulating part and the lower insulating part so as to form at least one ice cell, and having at least one filler opening provided on its upper surface and a discharge opening provided on its lower surface, - a cut-out into which water enters, provided so as to be under the ice mold and inside the lower insulating part, and a channel enabling liquid to pass through, with one end opening to the cut-out via a first opening, and the other end opening to the upper surface of the upper body via a second opening, characterized by a float movable within the channel by buoyancy of water.
A method for quantifying a nucleic acid characterized in that the method comprises: (a) a step of contacting a solution comprising: a nucleic acid sample containing a nucleic acid comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a detection probe labeled with a labeling substance containing a sequence which forms a stem-loop structure and is capable of hybridizing to the second portion, and having 5' protruding end or 3' protruding end, with a substrate fixed with a capture probe containing a sequence capable of hybridizing to the first portion, (b) a step of forming the nucleic acid-the detection probe-the capture probe complex on the substrate by hybridizing the second portion to the detection probe and hybridizing the first portion to the capture probe, (c) a step of ligating an end of the detection probe with an end of the nucleic acid and ligating an end of the detection probe with an end of the capture probe, and (d) a step of quantitatively detecting the labeling substance of the nucleic acid-the detection probe-the capture probe complex formed on the substrate, and quantifying nucleic acid of the nucleic acid sample from a detection result. (a) a step of contacting a solution comprising: a nucleic acid sample containing a nucleic acid comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a detection probe labeled with a labeling substance containing a sequence which forms a stem-loop structure and is capable of hybridizing to the second portion, and having 5' protruding end or 3' protruding end, with a substrate fixed with a capture probe containing a sequence capable of hybridizing to the first portion, a nucleic acid sample containing a nucleic acid comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a detection probe labeled with a labeling substance containing a sequence which forms a stem-loop structure and is capable of hybridizing to the second portion, and having 5' protruding end or 3' protruding end, with a substrate fixed with a capture probe containing a sequence capable of hybridizing to the first portion, (b) a step of forming the nucleic acid-the detection probe-the capture probe complex on the substrate by hybridizing the second portion to the detection probe and hybridizing the first portion to the capture probe, (c) a step of ligating an end of the detection probe with an end of the nucleic acid and ligating an end of the detection probe with an end of the capture probe, and (d) a step of quantitatively detecting the labeling substance of the nucleic acid-the detection probe-the capture probe complex formed on the substrate, and quantifying nucleic acid of the nucleic acid sample from a detection result.
A computer-implemented method for assisting subject positioning in chest X-ray imaging, comprising: receiving an optical image signal of a rear view of the subject; determining a current positioning of a scapula of the subject based on the optical image signal, wherein the current positioning of the scapula is assessed as to whether and/or to which extent it would overlap or would not overlap a lung field of the subject to be imaged; determining a feedback for positioning the subject and/or its scapula based on the determined current positioning of the scapula; and providing the feedback for positioning the subject. receiving an optical image signal of a rear view of the subject; determining a current positioning of a scapula of the subject based on the optical image signal, wherein the current positioning of the scapula is assessed as to whether and/or to which extent it would overlap or would not overlap a lung field of the subject to be imaged; determining a feedback for positioning the subject and/or its scapula based on the determined current positioning of the scapula; and providing the feedback for positioning the subject.
A method comprising: receiving, from a first entity at a negotiation service entity in a network of connected entities, a negotiation request comprising an indication of a service to be at least one of provided by the first entity or received by the first entity; admitting the first entity to the negotiation service entity; selecting, at the negotiation service entity from a plurality of negotiation target entities, and based on receiving the negotiation request comprising the indication of the service, a negotiation target entity capable of one or more of providing the service to the first entity or receiving the service from the first entity; determining, based on the indication of the service, and based on selecting the negotiation target entity, a negotiation result request for transmitting to the selected negotiation target entity; transmitting, to the selected negotiation target entity from the negotiation service entity, the negotiation result request; receiving, from the negotiation target entity at the negotiation service entity, a negotiation result response; and transmitting, to the first entity from the negotiation service entity, a negotiation result comprising an indication of the service to be provided by one of the first entity or the selected negotiation target entity to the other one of the first entity or the selected negotiation target entity. receiving, from a first entity at a negotiation service entity in a network of connected entities, a negotiation request comprising an indication of a service to be at least one of provided by the first entity or received by the first entity; admitting the first entity to the negotiation service entity; selecting, at the negotiation service entity from a plurality of negotiation target entities, and based on receiving the negotiation request comprising the indication of the service, a negotiation target entity capable of one or more of providing the service to the first entity or receiving the service from the first entity; determining, based on the indication of the service, and based on selecting the negotiation target entity, a negotiation result request for transmitting to the selected negotiation target entity; transmitting, to the selected negotiation target entity from the negotiation service entity, the negotiation result request; receiving, from the negotiation target entity at the negotiation service entity, a negotiation result response; and transmitting, to the first entity from the negotiation service entity, a negotiation result comprising an indication of the service to be provided by one of the first entity or the selected negotiation target entity to the other one of the first entity or the selected negotiation target entity.
A method for controlling access to a plurality of applications (122, 124, 126) of an electronic device the method comprising: receiving a voice command to access a target application among the plurality of applications, each application of the plurality of applications associated with a security level, each security level associated with a user confidence threshold; determining a user confidence value associated with the voice command by comparing data representative of the voice command to a speaker model associated with an authorized user if the user confidence value satisfies a target user confidence threshold associated with the security level of the target application, generating an updated speaker model based on the voice command and adjusting at least one of the user confidence thresholds based on the updated speaker model. receiving a voice command to access a target application among the plurality of applications, each application of the plurality of applications associated with a security level, each security level associated with a user confidence threshold; determining a user confidence value associated with the voice command by comparing data representative of the voice command to a speaker model associated with an authorized user if the user confidence value satisfies a target user confidence threshold associated with the security level of the target application, generating an updated speaker model based on the voice command and adjusting at least one of the user confidence thresholds based on the updated speaker model.
An apparatus for modelling a shaft in 3D, comprising: - a sensor head adapted to be axially moved within said shaft by means of a suspension system, said sensor head comprising: ∘ 3D sensors placed along the circumference of said sensor head, adapted to take images along an inner circumference of said shaft, each of said images comprising depth information about the part of the inner surface of said shaft within the field of view of the respective 3D sensor; ∘ a measuring apparatus adapted to determine a measured height position of said sensor head within said shaft; - a processing unit comprising: ∘ a placement module configured to place said images in a virtual space, based on said measured height position and the positioning of said image sensors on said sensor head, resulting in a rough placement of said images, thereby obtaining a first reconstruction of the inner surface of said shaft; ∘ a correction module configured to correct said rough placement, based on comparing overlapping images and/or based on a measured deviation of said sensor head with respect to a central axis of said shaft, resulting in a 3D model of said shaft. - a sensor head adapted to be axially moved within said shaft by means of a suspension system, said sensor head comprising: ∘ 3D sensors placed along the circumference of said sensor head, adapted to take images along an inner circumference of said shaft, each of said images comprising depth information about the part of the inner surface of said shaft within the field of view of the respective 3D sensor; ∘ a measuring apparatus adapted to determine a measured height position of said sensor head within said shaft; ∘ 3D sensors placed along the circumference of said sensor head, adapted to take images along an inner circumference of said shaft, each of said images comprising depth information about the part of the inner surface of said shaft within the field of view of the respective 3D sensor; ∘ a measuring apparatus adapted to determine a measured height position of said sensor head within said shaft; - a processing unit comprising: ∘ a placement module configured to place said images in a virtual space, based on said measured height position and the positioning of said image sensors on said sensor head, resulting in a rough placement of said images, thereby obtaining a first reconstruction of the inner surface of said shaft; ∘ a correction module configured to correct said rough placement, based on comparing overlapping images and/or based on a measured deviation of said sensor head with respect to a central axis of said shaft, resulting in a 3D model of said shaft. ∘ a placement module configured to place said images in a virtual space, based on said measured height position and the positioning of said image sensors on said sensor head, resulting in a rough placement of said images, thereby obtaining a first reconstruction of the inner surface of said shaft; ∘ a correction module configured to correct said rough placement, based on comparing overlapping images and/or based on a measured deviation of said sensor head with respect to a central axis of said shaft, resulting in a 3D model of said shaft.
An apparatus for supporting a payload, the apparatus comprising: a payload mount configured to mechanically couple to the payload, wherein the payload mount includes a detection module configured to detect a spatial disposition of the payload; a first support member coupled to the payload mount and configured to rotate the payload mount relative to the first support member; and a flexible member electrically coupling the first support member and the payload mount, wherein a length of the flexible member winds around a portion of the first support member or the payload mount, such that the length winds up around the portion when the payload mount is rotated in a first direction and unwinds from the portion when the payload mount is rotated in a second direction; wherein the flexible member is configured to receive data indicative of the spatial disposition of the payload from the detection module for transmission of the data to a controller. a payload mount configured to mechanically couple to the payload, wherein the payload mount includes a detection module configured to detect a spatial disposition of the payload; a first support member coupled to the payload mount and configured to rotate the payload mount relative to the first support member; and a flexible member electrically coupling the first support member and the payload mount, wherein a length of the flexible member winds around a portion of the first support member or the payload mount, such that the length winds up around the portion when the payload mount is rotated in a first direction and unwinds from the portion when the payload mount is rotated in a second direction; wherein the flexible member is configured to receive data indicative of the spatial disposition of the payload from the detection module for transmission of the data to a controller.