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Method of operating a laboratory automation system, - wherein the laboratory automation system comprises a plurality of laboratory stations (20, 25), a laboratory sample distribution system and a storage module, wherein the method comprises the steps - detecting that at least one type of items (212, 222) is missing or is running short at one of the laboratory stations (20, 25), - in response to the detecting, disposing a number of such items (212, 222) from one of a number of storage means (210, 220) of the storage module, - transporting the items (212, 222) to the laboratory stations (20, 25) using the laboratory sample distribution system, the method being characterised in: - detecting that at least one storage means (210, 220) is empty or is running short of items (212, 222) stored by means of the storage means (210, 220), and - in response to the detecting, generating a signal indicating that the storage means (210, 220) should be filled and/or replaced. - wherein the laboratory automation system comprises a plurality of laboratory stations (20, 25), a laboratory sample distribution system and a storage module, wherein the method comprises the steps - detecting that at least one type of items (212, 222) is missing or is running short at one of the laboratory stations (20, 25), - in response to the detecting, disposing a number of such items (212, 222) from one of a number of storage means (210, 220) of the storage module, - transporting the items (212, 222) to the laboratory stations (20, 25) using the laboratory sample distribution system, the method being characterised in: - detecting that at least one storage means (210, 220) is empty or is running short of items (212, 222) stored by means of the storage means (210, 220), and - in response to the detecting, generating a signal indicating that the storage means (210, 220) should be filled and/or replaced. - detecting that at least one storage means (210, 220) is empty or is running short of items (212, 222) stored by means of the storage means (210, 220), and - in response to the detecting, generating a signal indicating that the storage means (210, 220) should be filled and/or replaced.
An articulating surgical implement comprising: (i) an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; (ii) a grip on the proximal end for holding the surgical implement; (iii) a surgical implement head formed on the distal end of the elongate body, and having surgical implement jaws (10,11), the surgical implement head having a first joint that allows the surgical implement jaws (10,11) to move relative to each other to open and close for gripping or cutting; (iv) a second joint on the distal end of the elongate body for changing the angle of the surgical implement head relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body; (v) a mechanism for changing the angle of the surgical implement head relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body through an angular range of movement by pivoting about an axis of rotation of the second joint; and (vi) a mechanism for opening and closing the surgical implement jaws (10,11) characterized in that the mechanism for opening and closing the surgical implement jaws (10,11) includes a pulley. (i) an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; (ii) a grip on the proximal end for holding the surgical implement; (iii) a surgical implement head formed on the distal end of the elongate body, and having surgical implement jaws (10,11), the surgical implement head having a first joint that allows the surgical implement jaws (10,11) to move relative to each other to open and close for gripping or cutting; (iv) a second joint on the distal end of the elongate body for changing the angle of the surgical implement head relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body; (v) a mechanism for changing the angle of the surgical implement head relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body through an angular range of movement by pivoting about an axis of rotation of the second joint; and (vi) a mechanism for opening and closing the surgical implement jaws (10,11)
An ultrasound system for an ultrasound therapy of a region of interest comprising: - a patch comprising a two-dimensional array of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs) arranged on a support, wherein a plurality of the transducers is adapted to operate in a variable frequency range, wherein each transducer comprises a membrane or diaphragm suspended above a silicon substrate with a gap therebetween, and - a transducer controller adopted to activate at least two groups of the plurality of the transducers in the array for a transmission of the ultrasound signals into the region of interest, wherein each of the at least two groups is arranged in a pattern and operates at a frequency different from other group's frequency, wherein the transducer controller is further adapted to operate the array of transducers in a collapsed mode in which the membrane or diaphragm is in contact with the floor of the gap, wherein the frequency of each group decreases with an average distance between the group and the region of interest; wherein the patterns of the transducers groups form concentric shapes, wherein a group having an innermost pattern is adapted to operate at a first frequency being a maximum frequency of the activated groups and a group having an outermost pattern is adapted to operate at a second frequency being smaller than the first frequency, said second frequency is a minimum frequency of the activated groups. - a patch comprising a two-dimensional array of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs) arranged on a support, wherein a plurality of the transducers is adapted to operate in a variable frequency range, wherein each transducer comprises a membrane or diaphragm suspended above a silicon substrate with a gap therebetween, and - a transducer controller adopted to activate at least two groups of the plurality of the transducers in the array for a transmission of the ultrasound signals into the region of interest, wherein each of the at least two groups is arranged in a pattern and operates at a frequency different from other group's frequency, wherein the transducer controller is further adapted to operate the array of transducers in a collapsed mode in which the membrane or diaphragm is in contact with the floor of the gap, wherein the frequency of each group decreases with an average distance between the group and the region of interest;
A soap or sanitizer dispenser comprising: a housing; a removable and replaceable concentrate container (302, 902) for holding concentrated soap or sanitizer located within the housing; a concentrate pump in fluid communication with the concentrate container (302, 902); a diluent container (382, 901) for holding a liquid located within the housing; a diluent pump for pumping the diluent; a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the concentrate pump and the diluent pump; and an outlet; wherein concentrated soap or sanitizer pumped from the concentrate container (302, 902) mixes with diluent pumped from the diluent container (382, 901) to form a diluted mixture and the diluted mixture is dispensed at the outlet; characterized in that diluent is used to hydraulically move the concentrate pump. a housing; a removable and replaceable concentrate container (302, 902) for holding concentrated soap or sanitizer located within the housing; a concentrate pump in fluid communication with the concentrate container (302, 902); a diluent container (382, 901) for holding a liquid located within the housing; a diluent pump for pumping the diluent; a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the concentrate pump and the diluent pump; and an outlet; wherein concentrated soap or sanitizer pumped from the concentrate container (302, 902) mixes with diluent pumped from the diluent container (382, 901) to form a diluted mixture and the diluted mixture is dispensed at the outlet; characterized in that diluent is used to hydraulically move the concentrate pump.
Method for disconnecting a buoy from a turret in an arrangement with a vessel of the type comprising a turret mounted rotatably in the vessel and a buoy supporting risers which is lockable to and disconnectable from the turret, the arrangement further comprising mooring lines connecting the buoy with mooring points on the seabed and loading the buoy with mooring forces, characterised in that starting before disconnecting the buoy from the turret the mooring lines are manipulated such that at least during the moment of disconnecting the buoy from the turret the mooring forces are lowered or even substantially eliminated.
A data entry system comprising: a user interface which receives a sequence of one or more context text items input by a user; a predictor trained to predict a next item in the sequence; the predictor comprising a plurality of learnt text item embeddings each text item embedding representing a text item in a numerical form, the text item embeddings having a plurality of different lengths; a projection component which obtains text item embeddings of the context text items and projects these to be of the same length; the predictor comprising a trained neural network which is fed the projected text item embeddings and which computes a numerical output associated with the predicted next item. a user interface which receives a sequence of one or more context text items input by a user; a predictor trained to predict a next item in the sequence; the predictor comprising a plurality of learnt text item embeddings each text item embedding representing a text item in a numerical form, the text item embeddings having a plurality of different lengths; a projection component which obtains text item embeddings of the context text items and projects these to be of the same length; the predictor comprising a trained neural network which is fed the projected text item embeddings and which computes a numerical output associated with the predicted next item.
A vaporisable material for use in a vapour-generating device, comprising tobacco having a moisture content of from about 3 to 5 wt%, and further comprising a humectant in an amount of at least 20 wt%; wherein the tobacco is in the form of any of leaf, stem, expanded tobacco blend and reconstituted tobacco blend.
A heat-curable polyurethane reactive composition being thermoplastic and solid at room temperature and comprising a solid surface-deactivated isocyanate, an isocyanate reactive compound and a catalyst for the reaction of the isocyanate with the isocyanate reactive compound wherein the isocyanate reactive compound is a diol or a higher functional polyol of a polyester or of a polycarbonate or a mixture thereof, the polyester being derived from a hydroxy carboxyl acid or from the corresponding lactone, and the catalyst is a sterically hindered bismuth compound.
Luminous module for an automotive vehicle, comprising a pixelated light source comprising a plurality of selectively activatable emissive elements and an optical device for projecting light beams that is able to interact with the pixelated light source, the device comprising a lens a first face of which comprises an array of recessed patterns, characterized in that each pattern is such that: - it exhibits rotational symmetry about a local direction (z) normal to the first face so as to define, in any plane containing the local normal direction (z), a symmetrical profile with two areas, specifically a first area and a second area, about the local normal; - each of the two areas comprises two portions, a basal portion of the first area having a bottom joining point with the basal portion of the second area, the basal portion of the first area comprising a first intermediate joining point with a top portion of the first area, and the basal portion of the second area comprising a second intermediate joining point with a top portion of the second area; - for each of the two areas, the basal portion and the top portion are symmetrical about their respective intermediate joining point. - it exhibits rotational symmetry about a local direction (z) normal to the first face so as to define, in any plane containing the local normal direction (z), a symmetrical profile with two areas, specifically a first area and a second area, about the local normal; - each of the two areas comprises two portions, a basal portion of the first area having a bottom joining point with the basal portion of the second area, the basal portion of the first area comprising a first intermediate joining point with a top portion of the first area, and the basal portion of the second area comprising a second intermediate joining point with a top portion of the second area; - for each of the two areas, the basal portion and the top portion are symmetrical about their respective intermediate joining point.
A system comprising: a MEMS accelerometer for mounting in or on a first portion of a window unit or a door unit; a MEMS magnetometer for mounting in or on the first portion of the window unit or the door unit; and a microcontroller unit in communication with each of the MEMS accelerometer and the MEMS magnetometer, wherein the MEMS accelerometer is operable to measure an acceleration or vibration value relative to a second portion of the window unit or the door unit and transmit the acceleration or vibration value to the microcontroller unit, wherein the MEMS magnetometer is operable to measure a magnetic field value relative to a sensor magnet mounted on or embedded in the second portion of the window unit or the door unit and transmit the magnetic field value to the microcontroller unit, wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive user input determining one of a plurality of preconfigured signal analysis algorithms to the MEMS accelerometer and the MEMS magnetometer for use in making a security determination, and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to use the acceleration or vibration value and the magnetic field value as inputs into the determined one of the plurality of preconfigured signal analysis algorithms to make the security determination. a MEMS accelerometer for mounting in or on a first portion of a window unit or a door unit; a MEMS magnetometer for mounting in or on the first portion of the window unit or the door unit; and a microcontroller unit in communication with each of the MEMS accelerometer and the MEMS magnetometer, wherein the MEMS accelerometer is operable to measure an acceleration or vibration value relative to a second portion of the window unit or the door unit and transmit the acceleration or vibration value to the microcontroller unit, wherein the MEMS magnetometer is operable to measure a magnetic field value relative to a sensor magnet mounted on or embedded in the second portion of the window unit or the door unit and transmit the magnetic field value to the microcontroller unit, wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive user input determining one of a plurality of preconfigured signal analysis algorithms to the MEMS accelerometer and the MEMS magnetometer for use in making a security determination, and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to use the acceleration or vibration value and the magnetic field value as inputs into the determined one of the plurality of preconfigured signal analysis algorithms to make the security determination.
Method in which a vehicle having a service brake and a parking brake is held by autonomous brake actuation, wherein, in a first step, an actuation of the service brake is performed, and, in the event of a predefined condition being met, a transfer from the service brake to the parking brake takes place, wherein, during the transfer, both an actuation of the parking brake and also an additional actuation of the service brake take place, characterized in that the additional actuation of the service brake has a predefined profile with respect to time.
Method of providing selected content items to a user, comprising the steps of: A) identifying a first set of content items based on a request by the user, wherein first content metadata are pre-assigned to the content items of said first set, B) automatically generating second content metadata for the content items of said first set on the basis of at least a first derivation rule, said derivation rule specifying an algorithm to be applied to at least the content items of said first set, C) associating said second content metadata to the content items of said first set, D) selecting a second set of selected content items from said first set on the basis of said first content metadata and said second content metadata, and E) providing to the user said second set of selected content items. A) identifying a first set of content items based on a request by the user, wherein first content metadata are pre-assigned to the content items of said first set, B) automatically generating second content metadata for the content items of said first set on the basis of at least a first derivation rule, said derivation rule specifying an algorithm to be applied to at least the content items of said first set, C) associating said second content metadata to the content items of said first set, D) selecting a second set of selected content items from said first set on the basis of said first content metadata and said second content metadata, and E) providing to the user said second set of selected content items.
A method for preparing guanidino acetic acid from cyanamide and glycine, wherein cyanamide and glycine are continuously added to a pre-mixed aqueous solution comprising glycine and base characterized in that the rate of addition of cyanamide and glycine is adjusted such that the molar ratio of base to glycine within the reaction mixture is kept constant at 0.1 to 0.4 over the entire reaction period.
A composition for controlling aquatic weeds in a body of water, comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (a) a compound of formula or a compound of formula, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) one or more of copper sulfate, mixed copper ethanolamine complex, diquat dibromide, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, wherein the weight ratio of (a) to copper sulfate is within the range of from 1:250 to 1:1, or the weight ratio of (a) to mixed copper ethanolamine complex is within the range of from 1:2500 to 1:2, or the weight ratio of (a) to diquat dibromide is within the range of from 1:220 to 1:6, or the weight ratio of (a) to endothal or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof is within the range of from 1:2500 to 1:1, or the weight ratio of (a) to fluridone is within the range of from 1:100 to 40:1. wherein the weight ratio of (a) to copper sulfate is within the range of from 1:250 to 1:1, or the weight ratio of (a) to mixed copper ethanolamine complex is within the range of from 1:2500 to 1:2, or the weight ratio of (a) to diquat dibromide is within the range of from 1:220 to 1:6, or the weight ratio of (a) to endothal or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof is within the range of from 1:2500 to 1:1, or the weight ratio of (a) to fluridone is within the range of from 1:100 to 40:1.
A method for detecting time series data, wherein the method is applied to a data transmission system and comprises: determining, based on data information carried in time series data from a data source device, whether missing of time series data occurs in a data receiving process, wherein the data information comprises time information and/or sequence numbers; if missing of time series data occurs, storing data information of the missing time series data; determining whether a missing data subscription event is set in a subscription resource created in advance; and if the missing data subscription event exists, determining whether a preset trigger condition for a data missing notification that is preset in the missing data subscription event is currently satisfied; and if the trigger condition for a data missing notification is satisfied, sending data missing notification information to a target device. determining, based on data information carried in time series data from a data source device, whether missing of time series data occurs in a data receiving process, wherein the data information comprises time information and/or sequence numbers; if missing of time series data occurs, storing data information of the missing time series data; determining whether a missing data subscription event is set in a subscription resource created in advance; and if the missing data subscription event exists, determining whether a preset trigger condition for a data missing notification that is preset in the missing data subscription event is currently satisfied; and if the trigger condition for a data missing notification is satisfied, sending data missing notification information to a target device.
Steering shaft for a motor vehicle, comprising a hollow shaft and an inner shaft which is arranged coaxially in the hollow shaft, can be telescoped relative to the hollow shaft in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the steering shaft, and is connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the hollow shaft via at least one ball, a ball cage being arranged coaxially between the inner shaft and the hollow shaft, which ball cage has at least one radial receiving opening, in which a ball is received such that it can be rotated freely, and which radial receiving opening has a circumferential opening edge, at least one retaining tongue (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) which extends over a circumferential part region of the receiving opening projecting from the opening edge, the retaining tongue (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) being of resilient configuration, and two or more retaining tongues (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) being arranged distributed over the circumference of the receiving opening, at least two retaining tongues (6a-6b, 6c-6d, 6e-6f) being arranged so as to lie opposite one another in pairs with regard to the receiving opening, characterized in that a plurality of pairs of retaining tongues (6a-6b, 6c-6d, 6e-6f) which in each case lie opposite one another are realized.
A lighting device comprising: at least a first elongated carrier and a second elongated carrier, at least one of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier being configured to support at least one light-emitting element, each of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier being foldable; wherein at least the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier have been repeated folded over each other, thereby forming a plurality of folds in each of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier, such that a plurality of sections of the first elongated carrier are interleaved with respect to a plurality of sections of the second elongated carrier so as to form an interleaved structure. at least a first elongated carrier and a second elongated carrier, at least one of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier being configured to support at least one light-emitting element, each of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier being foldable; wherein at least the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier have been repeated folded over each other, thereby forming a plurality of folds in each of the first elongated carrier and the second elongated carrier, such that a plurality of sections of the first elongated carrier are interleaved with respect to a plurality of sections of the second elongated carrier so as to form an interleaved structure.