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A load control apparatus for controlling movement of a suspended load, the apparatus comprising: a base for attachment to or forming part of a load; a support element pivotally secured to and extending from the base, and comprising a connection means for connection to a lift line; actuation means comprising two actuators (112a, 112b) extending at an angle with respect to each other from the support element and connected to the support element and to the base at respective positions which are spaced from the pivotal connection between the support element and the base, such that actuation, in use, of the actuation means causes the base to pivot relative to the support element wherein, the pivotal connection allows the support element to pivot about two or more axes relative to the base, wherein the actuators are extendable and retractable to apply a force to the support element and the base, and as each actuator is extended or retracted, in use, the lift line is deflected by the applied force at the connection means, thereby acting against any motion of the load; a control means operable to control the actuation of the actuation means in response to movement of the suspended load; and sensing means operatively connected to the control means, wherein the sensing means is configured to sense relative motion between the base and a lifting apparatus or landing platform and to transmit motion data to the control means. a base for attachment to or forming part of a load; a support element pivotally secured to and extending from the base, and comprising a connection means for connection to a lift line; actuation means comprising two actuators (112a, 112b) extending at an angle with respect to each other from the support element and connected to the support element and to the base at respective positions which are spaced from the pivotal connection between the support element and the base, such that actuation, in use, of the actuation means causes the base to pivot relative to the support element wherein, the pivotal connection allows the support element to pivot about two or more axes relative to the base, wherein the actuators are extendable and retractable to apply a force to the support element and the base, and as each actuator is extended or retracted, in use, the lift line is deflected by the applied force at the connection means, thereby acting against any motion of the load; a control means operable to control the actuation of the actuation means in response to movement of the suspended load; and sensing means operatively connected to the control means, wherein the sensing means is configured to sense relative motion between the base and a lifting apparatus or landing platform and to transmit motion data to the control means.
A method for filtering a denial of service attack against a server delivering a service in a telecommunications network, which method comprises the following steps: capturing requests intended for the server, extracting from at least some of the captured requests source addresses from which the requests originate, the source addresses being extracted from samples of the captured requests and the sampling rate being dynamically adjusted based on the flow of requests intended for the server, associating geographic areas respectively with groups of extracted source addresses and with time zone indications, in order to identify the geographic areas located in an "awake" or "asleep" area with respect to the type of service delivered by the server, producing a list (Lf) of source addresses to be filtered based on the groups of source addresses associated with the geographic areas and with time zone indications, on the type of service delivered by the server, and on a threshold (Sf) corresponding to a minimum number of source addresses to be filtered to avoid clogging the server and additionally based on the language of the service delivered by the server, applying filter rules to the source addresses contained in the list in order to block requests from those source addresses that are intended for the server. capturing requests intended for the server, extracting from at least some of the captured requests source addresses from which the requests originate, the source addresses being extracted from samples of the captured requests and the sampling rate being dynamically adjusted based on the flow of requests intended for the server, associating geographic areas respectively with groups of extracted source addresses and with time zone indications, in order to identify the geographic areas located in an "awake" or "asleep" area with respect to the type of service delivered by the server, producing a list (Lf) of source addresses to be filtered based on the groups of source addresses associated with the geographic areas and with time zone indications, on the type of service delivered by the server, and on a threshold (Sf) corresponding to a minimum number of source addresses to be filtered to avoid clogging the server and additionally based on the language of the service delivered by the server, applying filter rules to the source addresses contained in the list in order to block requests from those source addresses that are intended for the server.
A stair assembly to be arranged in a stairwell opening of an upper floor, comprising: - a girder assembly; - a plurality of steps mounted to the girder assembly, - a guard structure; wherein the girder assembly is pivotably mountable to the upper floor to pivot about a pivot axis (PA1, PA2) between an operational position, in which the girder assembly extends obliquely downwards between the upper floor and a lower floor to allow access from the upper floor to the lower floor, and a hidden position, in which the girder assembly extends horizontally in the stairwell opening parallel to the upper floor, characterized in that the moveable guard structure is moveable between an operational position, in which the guard structure extends upwards from the upper floor to prevent a person from inadvertently falling into the stairwell opening, and a hidden position, in which the guard structure has moved downwards relative to the operational position, and in that the stair assembly is configured such that when the girder assembly and the guard structure are in their respective hidden positions a person is able to walk over the stair assembly as part of the upper floor. - a girder assembly; - a plurality of steps mounted to the girder assembly, - a guard structure; wherein the girder assembly is pivotably mountable to the upper floor to pivot about a pivot axis (PA1, PA2) between an operational position, in which the girder assembly extends obliquely downwards between the upper floor and a lower floor to allow access from the upper floor to the lower floor, and a hidden position, in which the girder assembly extends horizontally in the stairwell opening parallel to the upper floor, characterized in that the moveable guard structure is moveable between an operational position, in which the guard structure extends upwards from the upper floor to prevent a person from inadvertently falling into the stairwell opening, and a hidden position, in which the guard structure has moved downwards relative to the operational position, and in that the stair assembly is configured such that when the girder assembly and the guard structure are in their respective hidden positions a person is able to walk over the stair assembly as part of the upper floor.
A method for aligning a plurality of columns of pieces of food dough that are conveyed downstream by a conveyor so that the leading edges of the pieces are aligned on a line (L1, L2) perpendicular to the direction in which the pieces of the food dough are conveyed, using a plurality of aligning members corresponding to the columns of the pieces for aligning the pieces, wherein while the aligning members are moving downstream at a lower speed than that of the conveyor, the respective aligning members contact the respective leading edges of the pieces of the columns, which pieces are conveyed by the conveyor, causing the pieces to slip on the conveyor, and then the aligning members move up and are separated from the pieces; characterized in that the aligning members are arranged on lines on a supporting shaft which is fixed to distal ends of left and right brackets (19L, 19R), whose proximal ends are fixed to the ends of a moving shaft for alignment; wherein the method comprises the steps of: reciprocating the aligning members, in the direction, by reciprocating connecting rods (63L, 63R) by a rotation of eccentric cams (59L, 59R) attached to a rotating shaft, and by reciprocating the moving shaft for alignment to which distal ends of the connecting rods (63L, 63R) are relatively rotatably connected; and moving the aligning members up and down onto the conveyor by changing up and down movement of levers to rotational movement of the moving shaft for alignment, wherein the up and down swinging levers are provided, which levers are swung up and down by disk-like cams attached to a driven shaft, which shaft rotates in synchronization with a rotation of the rotating shaft. reciprocating the aligning members, in the direction, by reciprocating connecting rods (63L, 63R) by a rotation of eccentric cams (59L, 59R) attached to a rotating shaft, and by reciprocating the moving shaft for alignment to which distal ends of the connecting rods (63L, 63R) are relatively rotatably connected; and moving the aligning members up and down onto the conveyor by changing up and down movement of levers to rotational movement of the moving shaft for alignment, wherein the up and down swinging levers are provided, which levers are swung up and down by disk-like cams attached to a driven shaft, which shaft rotates in synchronization with a rotation of the rotating shaft.
A luminescent security feature for improving the security level of a substrate, the feature being able to emit a luminescence response with information, wherein the security feature comprises a mixture of at least two luminescent materials producing corresponding, overlapping spectral bands as a response to an excitation radiation, characterized in that each luminescent material is a powdered pigment and comprises a matrix and at least one luminophore embedded in the matrix, and in that the luminescent materials have different luminophores but the same matrix, or have different matrices but the same luminophore.
A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a given user, the audio data being detected via one or more microphones of an assistant device of the given user; processing a first portion of the audio data to generate first utterance features; performing a first comparison of the first utterance features to first speaker features for a first text dependent speaker verification, TD-SV, for the user, the first TD-SV being dependent on a first set of one or more terms; processing a second portion of the audio data to generate second utterance features, the second portion of the audio data being distinct from the first portion of the audio data; performing a second comparison of the second utterance features to second speaker features for a second TD-SV for the user, the second TD-SV being dependent on a second set of one or more terms that are distinct from the first set of one or more terms; determining, based on both the first comparison and the second comparison, to authenticate the user for the spoken utterance; and in response to determining to authenticate the user for the spoken utterance: performing one or more actions, that are based on the spoken utterance, receiving audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a given user, the audio data being detected via one or more microphones of an assistant device of the given user; processing a first portion of the audio data to generate first utterance features; performing a first comparison of the first utterance features to first speaker features for a first text dependent speaker verification, TD-SV, for the user, the first TD-SV being dependent on a first set of one or more terms; processing a second portion of the audio data to generate second utterance features, the second portion of the audio data being distinct from the first portion of the audio data; performing a second comparison of the second utterance features to second speaker features for a second TD-SV for the user, the second TD-SV being dependent on a second set of one or more terms that are distinct from the first set of one or more terms; determining, based on both the first comparison and the second comparison, to authenticate the user for the spoken utterance; and in response to determining to authenticate the user for the spoken utterance: performing one or more actions, that are based on the spoken utterance,
A method for transmitting long term evolution, LTE, measurement reports on an uplink, comprising: managing invalid reference subframes in a multicarrier configuration by transmitting measurement reports for at least one component carrier with a valid reference subframe; and sending dummy information for at least one component carrier with an invalid reference subframe. managing invalid reference subframes in a multicarrier configuration by transmitting measurement reports for at least one component carrier with a valid reference subframe; and sending dummy information for at least one component carrier with an invalid reference subframe.
An engineered microorganism, comprising a reverse beta oxidation cycle that produces alcohols, carboxylic acids, and hydrocarbons, said microorganism comprising: i) expression of the ß-oxidation enzymes: a) thiolase catalyzing the conversion of (C n)-acyl CoA to β-ketoacyl-CoA, b) hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase catalyzing the conversion of β-ketoacyl-CoA to β-hydroxyacyl-CoA, c) enoyl-CoA hydratase catalyzing the conversion of β-hydroxyacyl-CoA to trans-Δ2-Enoyl-CoA and, d) acyl-CoA dehydrogenase or transenoyl-CoA reductase catalyzing the conversion of trans -Δ2-Enoyl CoA to (C n+2)-acyl CoA, in the absence of fatty acids and presence of a non-fatty acid carbon source with fadR, atoC(c), ΔarcA, Δcrp, crp*, ii) functional operation of the ß-oxidation cycle in the reverse/biosynthetic direction, wherein the reverse operation comprises overexpression of said thiolase; and iii) overexpression of one or more termination enzymes that convert reverse beta oxidation cycle intermediates to a desired alcohol, carboxylic acid, or hydrocarbon. i) expression of the ß-oxidation enzymes: a) thiolase catalyzing the conversion of (C n)-acyl CoA to β-ketoacyl-CoA, b) hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase catalyzing the conversion of β-ketoacyl-CoA to β-hydroxyacyl-CoA, c) enoyl-CoA hydratase catalyzing the conversion of β-hydroxyacyl-CoA to trans-Δ2-Enoyl-CoA and, d) acyl-CoA dehydrogenase or transenoyl-CoA reductase catalyzing the conversion of trans -Δ2-Enoyl CoA to (C n+2)-acyl CoA, in the absence of fatty acids and presence of a non-fatty acid carbon source with fadR, atoC(c), ΔarcA, Δcrp, crp*, a) thiolase catalyzing the conversion of (C n)-acyl CoA to β-ketoacyl-CoA, b) hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase catalyzing the conversion of β-ketoacyl-CoA to β-hydroxyacyl-CoA, c) enoyl-CoA hydratase catalyzing the conversion of β-hydroxyacyl-CoA to trans-Δ2-Enoyl-CoA and, d) acyl-CoA dehydrogenase or transenoyl-CoA reductase catalyzing the conversion of trans -Δ2-Enoyl CoA to (C n+2)-acyl CoA, in the absence of fatty acids and presence of a non-fatty acid carbon source with fadR, atoC(c), ΔarcA, Δcrp, crp*, ii) functional operation of the ß-oxidation cycle in the reverse/biosynthetic direction, wherein the reverse operation comprises overexpression of said thiolase; and iii) overexpression of one or more termination enzymes that convert reverse beta oxidation cycle intermediates to a desired alcohol, carboxylic acid, or hydrocarbon.
A controller for a diesel engine that performs primary injection control in which primary injection of fuel is controlled based on an operational status of the diesel engine and additional injection control in which additional injection of the fuel is controlled for estimation of a cetane number of the fuel, the diesel engine controller comprising control means that, as the additional injection control, causes a plurality of fuel injections to be performed at respectively different injection timings, calculates an amount of increase in torque of an engine output shaft due to each of the plurality of fuel injections, estimates injection timing at which misfiring starts to occur based on a trend of variation in the calculated amount of increase in torque as the injection timing of the plurality of fuel injections is shifted in one direction, and estimates the cetane number of the fuel based on the estimated injection timing, characterized by the trend of variation in the amount of increase in torque is a trend of variation in the amount of increase in torque as the injection timing is shifted so that the injection timing of the plurality of fuel injections is shifted from an advance side to a retard side.
A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving an input signal including an electrical signal which corresponds to a physiological signal measured through a biometric sensor module of the electronic device; detecting (1120, 1310, 1330) an input operation of a user based on at least the input signal, wherein the input operation includes a contact operation indicating that a finger or other body part of the user to be examined contacts at least a part of a surface of the biometric sensor module and a separation operation indicating that the finger or other body part is separated from the surface of the biometric sensor module; and acquiring (1130, 1340) an image through a camera module when the separation operation is detected. receiving an input signal including an electrical signal which corresponds to a physiological signal measured through a biometric sensor module of the electronic device; detecting (1120, 1310, 1330) an input operation of a user based on at least the input signal, wherein the input operation includes a contact operation indicating that a finger or other body part of the user to be examined contacts at least a part of a surface of the biometric sensor module and a separation operation indicating that the finger or other body part is separated from the surface of the biometric sensor module; and acquiring (1130, 1340) an image through a camera module when the separation operation is detected.
Apparatus for actuating and/or monitoring a brushless DC motor by means of a converter circuit, comprising - a switching-off apparatus, - a driver circuit (1.1) acting on the converter circuit, and - a testable diagnosis unit for monitoring at least one parameter of the apparatus and/or of the converter circuit and/or of the brushless DC motor, wherein the switching-off apparatus acts on the driver circuit (1.1) and characterized in that the testable diagnosis unit is set up to respond to a test command, comprising the adjustment of a test value for at least one limit value corresponding to the monitored parameter, by ascertaining and outputting a fault state that describes a malfunction of the testable diagnosis unit. - a switching-off apparatus, - a driver circuit (1.1) acting on the converter circuit, and - a testable diagnosis unit for monitoring at least one parameter of the apparatus and/or of the converter circuit and/or of the brushless DC motor, wherein the switching-off apparatus acts on the driver circuit (1.1) and characterized in that the testable diagnosis unit is set up to respond to a test command, comprising the adjustment of a test value for at least one limit value corresponding to the monitored parameter, by ascertaining and outputting a fault state that describes a malfunction of the testable diagnosis unit.
Roll of sheets based on a fibrous cellulosic product, such as toilet paper, comprising a rolled strip consisting of a continuous succession of cellulose wadding-based sheets made by joining at least two individual plies, each sheet being kept, with the possibility of detachment, with the adjacent sheet or two sheets by one, respectively two pre-cut lines, the said at least two individual plies of each sheet being connected by bonding along a peripheral zone of each sheet and the surface area of the said peripheral zone representing between 4% and 60% of the total surface area of each sheet, characterized in that the connection between the said at least two individual plies of each sheet is made over the whole perimeter of this sheet, in that at least one sheet, preferably each sheet, has, in its central zone not forming part of the peripheral zone, at least one pattern of points made by embossing, in that the pattern(s) are made in the form of at least one closed surface area embossed evenly with an overall density of pattern points in the form of protrusions due to the embossing, having circular-section tops, said density being between 20 protrusions/cm 2 and 100 protrusions/cm 2, the diameter of the said circular-section tops of the protrusions being between 0.1 mm and 1.5 mm.
Fungicidal composition, comprising • trifloxystrobin • formate • at least one substance which, as a one-molar solution in water or calculated as a one-molar solution in water or an aqueous comparative scale, has a pH of 5.0 or less under standard conditions. • trifloxystrobin • formate • at least one substance which, as a one-molar solution in water or calculated as a one-molar solution in water or an aqueous comparative scale, has a pH of 5.0 or less under standard conditions.
A sheet for a photovoltaic cell that comprises a resin layer, the resin layer comprising a silicone resin and a high refractive filler of which a refractive index with respect to light having a wavelength of 400 nm is 1.55 or more, and wherein the silicone resin is represented by an average composition formula of Formula 1: [Formula 1] (R 3 SiO 1/2) a (R 2 SiO 2/2) b (RSiO 3/2) c (SiO 4/2) d wherein R's are substituents directly bound to a silicon atom, and independently represent hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an isocyanate group, an alkoxy group or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, with the provision that at least one of the R's represents an aryl group; a is between 0 and 0.6, b is between 0 and 0.95, c is between 0 and 0.8, and d is between 0 and 0.4, with the provision that a+b+c+d is 1, and b and c are not 0 simultaneously, wherein the at least one of the R's is an epoxy group. wherein R's are substituents directly bound to a silicon atom, and independently represent hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an isocyanate group, an alkoxy group or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, with the provision that at least one of the R's represents an aryl group; a is between 0 and 0.6, b is between 0 and 0.95, c is between 0 and 0.8, and d is between 0 and 0.4, with the provision that a+b+c+d is 1, and b and c are not 0 simultaneously, wherein the at least one of the R's is an epoxy group.