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A flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube comprising: a flexible-tube base that is tubular and that has flexibility; and a polymer cover layer covering the flexible-tube base, wherein the flexible-tube base has a spiral tube made of a metal strip and a tubular mesh member covering the spiral tube and made of braided metal wires, and the flexible tube comprises, between the flexible-tube base and the polymer cover layer, a primer layer including a silane coupling agent, characterized in that the tubular mesh member has a porosity of 2% to 10%. a flexible-tube base that is tubular and that has flexibility; and a polymer cover layer covering the flexible-tube base, wherein the flexible-tube base has a spiral tube made of a metal strip and a tubular mesh member covering the spiral tube and made of braided metal wires, and the flexible tube comprises, between the flexible-tube base and the polymer cover layer, a primer layer including a silane coupling agent, characterized in that the tubular mesh member has a porosity of 2% to 10%.
A jog dial operation switch, comprising: an upper assembly comprising a display device, an upper substrate connected to the display device and comprising a push switch, and an upper body that fixes the display device to the upper substrate; a wheel assembly comprising a ring gear at a bottom surface thereof and surrounding a side of the upper assembly; and a lower assembly comprising a lower body coupled to the upper body and comprising a hollow shaft, characterized in that the lower assembly further comprises a lower substrate to which an encoder engaged with the ring gear is connected; and wherein the display device is rotatable relative the upper body and enables the push switch disposed on the upper substrate to be operated by pressing the display device. an upper assembly comprising a display device, an upper substrate connected to the display device and comprising a push switch, and an upper body that fixes the display device to the upper substrate; a wheel assembly comprising a ring gear at a bottom surface thereof and surrounding a side of the upper assembly; and a lower assembly comprising a lower body coupled to the upper body and comprising a hollow shaft, characterized in that the lower assembly further comprises a lower substrate to which an encoder engaged with the ring gear is connected; and wherein the display device is rotatable relative the upper body and enables the push switch disposed on the upper substrate to be operated by pressing the display device.
A pack for smoking articles comprising: an outer container having a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; a lid, which is hinged to the outer container along a hinge and has an upper wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; an overwrap, which surrounds and wraps the outer container and the lid; and a tear-open band, which is coupled to the overwrap and is designed to be pulled in order to divide the overwrap into a lower portion, which is not connected to the tear-open band, and an upper portion, which is integral to the tear-open band; wherein the lid has a front edge, which delimits the front wall at the bottom; the pack for smoking articles is characterized in that the tear-open band is arranged between the upper wall of the lid and the front edge of the lid so that the upper portion of the overwrap is smaller than the lid and the lower portion of the overwrap partially covers the lid. an outer container having a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; a lid, which is hinged to the outer container along a hinge and has an upper wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; an overwrap, which surrounds and wraps the outer container and the lid; and a tear-open band, which is coupled to the overwrap and is designed to be pulled in order to divide the overwrap into a lower portion, which is not connected to the tear-open band, and an upper portion, which is integral to the tear-open band; wherein the lid has a front edge, which delimits the front wall at the bottom; the pack for smoking articles is characterized in that the tear-open band is arranged between the upper wall of the lid and the front edge of the lid so that the upper portion of the overwrap is smaller than the lid and the lower portion of the overwrap partially covers the lid.
Electrical connector for a plug-in connection, comprising: a connector housing having a mating part defining a receiving section adapted for receiving a mating section of a counter-connector along an insertion direction, at least two contact terminals that are placed in the receiving section and comprising each a contact element for receiving a contact pin of the counter-connector, and a ground assembly comprising a ground contact having a contacting portion adapted for being electrically connected with a grounding element of the counter-connector, and an attachment element for mounting the ground contact, the attachment element comprising a ground contact housing, wherein the ground contact assembly is arranged outside the receiving section with the contacting portion extending into the receiving section, characterized in that the mating part comprises a window forming a passage for the contacting portion into the receiving section, and in that the electrical connector further comprises at least one positioning element for securing the ground contact against displacement out of a pre-determined mounted position, wherein the positioning element is designed as a pin arranged at a distal end of the ground contact, protruding from the distal end of the ground contact in the insertion direction, and engaging a recess provided in a bottom of the ground contact housing. a connector housing having a mating part defining a receiving section adapted for receiving a mating section of a counter-connector along an insertion direction, at least two contact terminals that are placed in the receiving section and comprising each a contact element for receiving a contact pin of the counter-connector, and a ground assembly comprising a ground contact having a contacting portion adapted for being electrically connected with a grounding element of the counter-connector, and an attachment element for mounting the ground contact, the attachment element comprising a ground contact housing, wherein the ground contact assembly is arranged outside the receiving section with the contacting portion extending into the receiving section, characterized in that the mating part comprises a window forming a passage for the contacting portion into the receiving section, and in that the electrical connector further comprises at least one positioning element for securing the ground contact against displacement out of a pre-determined mounted position, wherein the positioning element is designed as a pin arranged at a distal end of the ground contact, protruding from the distal end of the ground contact in the insertion direction, and engaging a recess provided in a bottom of the ground contact housing.
A recombinant luciferase having luciferase activity and an amino acid sequence which differs from wild-type luciferase from Photinus pyralis, Luciola mingrelica, Luciola cruciata, Luciola lateralis, Pyrophorus plagiophthalamus, Lampyris noctiluca, or Photuris pennsylvanica, in that in the sequence of the recombinant luciferase, the amino acid residue corresponding to aspartic acid 234 in Photinus pyralis wild-type luciferase, or to glycine 236 in Luciola mingrelica, Luciola cruciata or Luciola lateralis wild-type luciferases, is mutated as compared to the corresponding amino acid which appears in the corresponding wild-type luciferase sequence, such that the recombinant luciferase has increased thermostability as compared to the corresponding wild-type luciferase.
A compound represented by the following structural formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treating a hair loss disorder in a human subject, the method comprising administering to the subject about 16 mg/day, or about 24 mg/day, of said Compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein when a position is designated specifically as "D" (deuterium) that position has at least 90% incorporation of deuterium.
A system comprising a connector and a mating connector detachably mated with said connector said mating connector comprising an interlock connector retaining ends of two first conducting wires, a pair of terminals fixed to respective ends of two second conducting wires, and a housing accommodating the interlock connector and the pair of terminals, the connector comprising: an interlock busbar for being inserted into the interlock connector and short-circuiting the two first conducting wires; a clip busbar for pinching and short-circuiting the pair of terminals; a housing accommodating the interlock busbar and the clip busbar; and a lever for being operated in a turning manner and functioning for mating with and unmating from the mating connector; wherein the lever removes the short circuit of the two first conducting wires by pulling out the interlock busbar from the interlock connector, while the pair of terminals are being pinched and short-circuited by the clip busbar, according to a first-half turning operation in an unmating direction of the lever in a state of being mated with the mating connector, characterised in that the connector further comprises a slider supported to the housing for being operated in a sliding manner between an unmating position and a mating position, wherein the slider at the mating position blocks a second-half turning operation of the lever following the first-half turning operation of the lever by interfering with the lever at an end of the first-half turning operation of the lever, and allows the second-half turning operation of the lever after a sliding operation of the slider to the unmating position is performed. an interlock busbar for being inserted into the interlock connector and short-circuiting the two first conducting wires; a clip busbar for pinching and short-circuiting the pair of terminals; a housing accommodating the interlock busbar and the clip busbar; and a lever for being operated in a turning manner and functioning for mating with and unmating from the mating connector; wherein the lever removes the short circuit of the two first conducting wires by pulling out the interlock busbar from the interlock connector, while the pair of terminals are being pinched and short-circuited by the clip busbar, according to a first-half turning operation in an unmating direction of the lever in a state of being mated with the mating connector, characterised in that the connector further comprises a slider supported to the housing for being operated in a sliding manner between an unmating position and a mating position, wherein the slider at the mating position blocks a second-half turning operation of the lever following the first-half turning operation of the lever by interfering with the lever at an end of the first-half turning operation of the lever, and allows the second-half turning operation of the lever after a sliding operation of the slider to the unmating position is performed.
An integrated circuit for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device, comprising: an output for providing an output signal to a transducer including both a source audio signal for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effect of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer; an ambient microphone input for receiving an ambient microphone signal (ref) indicative of the ambient audio sounds; an error microphone input for receiving an error microphone signal (err) indicative of the output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; and a processing circuit that implements a feedback path comprising a compressor having a compressor response in series with a feedback filter having a filter response such that the feedback path has a feedback response which is a product of the compressor response and the filter response and generates a feedback anti-noise signal from the error microphone signal, wherein the compressor response is a function of the ambient microphone signal, and wherein the anti-noise signal comprises at least the feedback anti-noise signal. an output for providing an output signal to a transducer including both a source audio signal for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effect of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer; an ambient microphone input for receiving an ambient microphone signal (ref) indicative of the ambient audio sounds; an error microphone input for receiving an error microphone signal (err) indicative of the output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; and a processing circuit that implements a feedback path comprising a compressor having a compressor response in series with a feedback filter having a filter response such that the feedback path has a feedback response which is a product of the compressor response and the filter response and generates a feedback anti-noise signal from the error microphone signal, wherein the compressor response is a function of the ambient microphone signal, and wherein the anti-noise signal comprises at least the feedback anti-noise signal.
An information processing method comprising: acquiring (S1010, S2010) an image of an object (10, 20) captured by an imaging apparatus (100, 200); acquiring (S1010, S2010) an angle of inclination of the object or the imaging apparatus measured by an inclination sensor (105, 205) mounted on the object or the imaging apparatus; detecting (S1020, S2020) a plurality of straight lines from the captured image; and calculating (S1030, S2040) a position and orientation of the object or the imaging apparatus, on which the inclination sensor is mounted, by obtaining an inclination angle component of the orientation as the angle of inclination measured by the inclination sensor, and obtaining an azimuth angle component of the orientation and the position by solving simultaneous equations which represent correspondences between the plurality of straight lines detected from the captured image and line segments in a three-dimensional geometric model of the object. acquiring (S1010, S2010) an image of an object (10, 20) captured by an imaging apparatus (100, 200); acquiring (S1010, S2010) an angle of inclination of the object or the imaging apparatus measured by an inclination sensor (105, 205) mounted on the object or the imaging apparatus; detecting (S1020, S2020) a plurality of straight lines from the captured image; and calculating (S1030, S2040) a position and orientation of the object or the imaging apparatus, on which the inclination sensor is mounted, by obtaining an inclination angle component of the orientation as the angle of inclination measured by the inclination sensor, and obtaining an azimuth angle component of the orientation and the position by solving simultaneous equations which represent correspondences between the plurality of straight lines detected from the captured image and line segments in a three-dimensional geometric model of the object.
A method for interrupting a transmitting device transmitting a call in a communication system, the method comprising: a first device encoding call information of a call to be transmitted into a series of channel frames; the first device operating in a transmitting mode and transmitting the call on a communication channel via the series of channel frames, wherein the call is receivable by a plurality of devices, and the first device inserting a plurality of open channel frame periods on to the communication channel during transmission of the call by intermittently dropping, instead of transmitting, a corresponding predetermined plurality of the channel frames; the first device switching to a receiving mode during one of the inserted open channel frame periods and determining, while in the receiving mode, whether an interrupt request has been transmitted from a second device of the plurality of devices and received at the first device, wherein the first device and the plurality of devices are mobile or wireless communication devices; and responsive to the first device determining that an interrupt request for requesting use of the channel has been transmitted from the second device and received at the first device, as a function of the interrupt request, at least one of: the first device ceasing transmitting of the call; and the first device pausing transmission of the call for a predetermined period of time. a first device encoding call information of a call to be transmitted into a series of channel frames; the first device operating in a transmitting mode and transmitting the call on a communication channel via the series of channel frames, wherein the call is receivable by a plurality of devices, and the first device inserting a plurality of open channel frame periods on to the communication channel during transmission of the call by intermittently dropping, instead of transmitting, a corresponding predetermined plurality of the channel frames; the first device switching to a receiving mode during one of the inserted open channel frame periods and determining, while in the receiving mode, whether an interrupt request has been transmitted from a second device of the plurality of devices and received at the first device, wherein the first device and the plurality of devices are mobile or wireless communication devices; and responsive to the first device determining that an interrupt request for requesting use of the channel has been transmitted from the second device and received at the first device, as a function of the interrupt request, at least one of: the first device ceasing transmitting of the call; and the first device pausing transmission of the call for a predetermined period of time. the first device ceasing transmitting of the call; and the first device pausing transmission of the call for a predetermined period of time.
A photoelectric composite cable for an indoor wireless distribution system, comprising two power wires, four groups of wire pairs, an optical unit, and a framework, which are arranged in a cable cavity of the cable, wherein, the framework is provided with seven radial side bulges separating the cable cavity into seven framework cavities, in which the two power wires, the four groups of wire pairs and the optical unit are arranged respectively to form an integral structure, the integral structure on a periphery thereof is coated with a polyester belt, and the polyester belt on a periphery thereof is coated with an outer sheath, and wherein, the optical unit comprises a flame-retardant sheath and an aramid fiber reinforcing ring piece respectively with a circular ring shaped cross section and sequentially arranged from outside to inside, and an optical fiber arranged in an inner cavity of the aramid fiber reinforcing ring piece.
A barrier film composite, comprising: a film with an undulating surface; and at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer disposed on the undulating surface of the film, wherein the film comprises a stretchable material, characterised in that: the stretchable material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and combinations thereof; and the barrier film composite comprises alternating layers of the at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer. a film with an undulating surface; and at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer disposed on the undulating surface of the film, wherein the film comprises a stretchable material, characterised in that: the stretchable material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and combinations thereof; and the barrier film composite comprises alternating layers of the at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer. the stretchable material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and combinations thereof; and the barrier film composite comprises alternating layers of the at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer.
A method for configuring and operating a virtual base station that hosts multiple network operators (150, 160), comprising: instantiating a plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B), each baseband processor corresponding to one of a plurality of network operators (150, 160), each baseband processor having one or more cell group processors (405A-C), wherein each cell group processor (405A-C) has a plurality of band-specific cell processors (415, 420, 425, 430); allocating a distinct plurality of shared spectrum access channels to each of the plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B); receiving a grant to one or more of the distinct plurality of shared spectrum channels corresponding to each baseband processor (105A, 105B); and assigning each shared spectrum access channel of the distinct plurality of shared spectrum access channels for each of the plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B) to a corresponding band-specific cell processor (415, 420, 425, 430) of each. instantiating a plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B), each baseband processor corresponding to one of a plurality of network operators (150, 160), each baseband processor having one or more cell group processors (405A-C), wherein each cell group processor (405A-C) has a plurality of band-specific cell processors (415, 420, 425, 430); allocating a distinct plurality of shared spectrum access channels to each of the plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B); receiving a grant to one or more of the distinct plurality of shared spectrum channels corresponding to each baseband processor (105A, 105B); and assigning each shared spectrum access channel of the distinct plurality of shared spectrum access channels for each of the plurality of baseband processors (105A, 105B) to a corresponding band-specific cell processor (415, 420, 425, 430) of each.
Hard coating preparation having a hard coating layer containing any one sugar/sugar alcohol selected from the group of maltitol, xylitol, erythritol, mannitol, lactitol, a mixture of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-mannitol, trehalose, sucrose as well as oxidized starch and/or acid treated starch.
A nonwoven fabric laminate comprising a meltblown nonwoven fabric and a spunbond nonwoven fabric stacked on at least one surface of the meltblown nonwoven fabric, the meltblown nonwoven fabric including a fiber of an ethylene polymer composition containing an ethylene polymer (a) and an ethylene polymer wax (b) having a softening point exceeding 110°C, the spunbond nonwoven fabric including a fiber formed from an ethylene polymer (y), or from an ethylene polymer (y) and a polyester polymer (x), characterized in that the ethylene polymer wax (b) has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to less than 6,000.