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An apparatus for a display, the apparatus comprising: a first light source to illuminate in a first direction a first light guide with a first light, the first light guide directing the first light to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first light source disposed within a cavity of a second light guide, both the second light guide and the cavity coupled to the first light guide in the first direction in a tile assembly without overlapping the first light guide; a second light source to illuminate in the first direction the second light guide with a second light, the second light guide directing the second light to the second direction, the cavity underlying a sloped surface of the second light guide in a direction opposite to the second direction; and wherein the sloped surface comprises one or more facets and is configured to direct light to the second direction. a first light source to illuminate in a first direction a first light guide with a first light, the first light guide directing the first light to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first light source disposed within a cavity of a second light guide, both the second light guide and the cavity coupled to the first light guide in the first direction in a tile assembly without overlapping the first light guide; a second light source to illuminate in the first direction the second light guide with a second light, the second light guide directing the second light to the second direction, the cavity underlying a sloped surface of the second light guide in a direction opposite to the second direction; and
A method for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence of toxigenic C. difficile in a sample, said method comprising contacting said sample with at least one upstream primer, at least one downstream primer and at least one strand invasion oligonucleotide under conditions promoting amplification of said target nucleic acid sequence, wherein each said primer and said strand invasion oligonucleotide comprises a region complementary to said target nucleic acid sequence; wherein said strand invasion oligonucleotide renders at least a portion of the target nucleic acid sequence single-stranded to allow the binding of said upstream primer and a downstream primer; and wherein said upstream primer is an oligonucleotide of less than 30 nucleotides in length comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a variant thereof having at least 70% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein said downstream primer is an oligonucleotide of less than 30 nucleotides in length comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a variant thereof having at least 70% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and wherein said strand invasion oligonucleotide is an oligonucleotide of greater than 30 nucleotides in length, wherein said oligonucleotide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or is a variant comprising a target- complementary region having at least 70% sequence identity to the target-complementary sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, or comprising a complementary region to the target-complementary sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, and wherein said strand invasion oligonucleotide further comprises one or more modified nucleotides in its 3' region rendering it non-extendible.
A robot (100; 200) configured to traverse surfaces, the robot comprising: a body that is movable relative to a surface; a controller configured to: generate a map that represents an area to be cleaned to be used by the robot for localization and navigation; receive instructions from a user to set a virtual barrier; and designate the virtual barrier that indicates a location that the robot is prohibited from crossing on the map, characterized in that: the location indicated by the virtual barrier is based on a current location and orientation of the robot; and that the robot further comprises: a transmitter to communicate with a computer network wirelessly to send the map including the virtual barrier over the computer network to one or more remote computing devices. a body that is movable relative to a surface; a controller configured to: generate a map that represents an area to be cleaned to be used by the robot for localization and navigation; receive instructions from a user to set a virtual barrier; and designate the virtual barrier that indicates a location that the robot is prohibited from crossing on the map, characterized in that: the location indicated by the virtual barrier is based on a current location and orientation of the robot; and that the robot further comprises: a transmitter to communicate with a computer network wirelessly to send the map including the virtual barrier over the computer network to one or more remote computing devices. generate a map that represents an area to be cleaned to be used by the robot for localization and navigation; receive instructions from a user to set a virtual barrier; and designate the virtual barrier that indicates a location that the robot is prohibited from crossing on the map, characterized in that: the location indicated by the virtual barrier is based on a current location and orientation of the robot; and that the robot further comprises: a transmitter to communicate with a computer network wirelessly to send the map including the virtual barrier over the computer network to one or more remote computing devices.
A glass article comprising a composition, the composition comprising: SiO 2 in an amount in the range from about 60 mol% to about 80 mol%; Al 2 O 3 in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 mol%; Li 2 O in an amount in the range from about 4 mol% to about 11 mol%; B 2 O 3 in an amount in the range of from about 0.9 mol% to about 7.5 mol%; the total amount of B 2 O 3, P 2 O 5, SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is about 80 mol% or greater; the ratio of Li 2 O to the total amount of B 2 O 3, P 2 O 5, SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is less than 0.074; a non-zero amount of P 2 O 5; and K 2 O in an amount of less than 1.0 mol%. SiO 2 in an amount in the range from about 60 mol% to about 80 mol%; Al 2 O 3 in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 mol%; Li 2 O in an amount in the range from about 4 mol% to about 11 mol%; B 2 O 3 in an amount in the range of from about 0.9 mol% to about 7.5 mol%; the total amount of B 2 O 3, P 2 O 5, SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is about 80 mol% or greater; the ratio of Li 2 O to the total amount of B 2 O 3, P 2 O 5, SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is less than 0.074; a non-zero amount of P 2 O 5; and K 2 O in an amount of less than 1.0 mol%.
A method of transmitting data and reference signals, comprising: transmitting an OFDM resource block allocated to a first communication device, the resource block including a plurality of resource elements, each resource element corresponding to a modulation symbol; and transmitting at least one reference symbol associated with the resource block and dedicated to the first communication device in a resource block (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316) allocated to a second communication device, characterized in that the method further comprises transmitting a plurality of OFDM reference symbols dedicated to the first communication device in a plurality of resource blocks (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316) allocated to other communication devices so that the OFDM reference symbols dedicated to the first communication device encompass the resource block allocated to the first communication device in the time-frequency domain. transmitting an OFDM resource block allocated to a first communication device, the resource block including a plurality of resource elements, each resource element corresponding to a modulation symbol; and transmitting at least one reference symbol associated with the resource block and dedicated to the first communication device in a resource block (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316) allocated to a second communication device, characterized in that the method further comprises transmitting a plurality of OFDM reference symbols dedicated to the first communication device in a plurality of resource blocks (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316) allocated to other communication devices so that the OFDM reference symbols dedicated to the first communication device encompass the resource block allocated to the first communication device in the time-frequency domain.
A method of producing an insulating member for sound and/or heat insulation in a building, in which prefoamed polystyrene particles are sintered in a mould under pressure and/or with heat into a moulded part and the moulded part is compressed in at least two directions, preferably in at least two directions lying at right angles to one another, wherein the moulded part is initially compressed in a first direction and then in a further direction, characterized in that the degree of compression in the different compression directions is varied.
An engine comprising a cylinder head in which a starter valve with which compressed air is fed to a combustion chamber is provided and a cooling water passage is formed, wherein the starter valve is arranged in parallel with an axial direction of a cylinder while being fitted in a sleeve wherein an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve forms a part of a wall surface of the cooling water passage, wherein the sleeve is fitted in a starter valve insertion hole formed in the cylinder head, wherein an air passage is formed in the cylinder head to be orthogonal to an axial direction of the starter valve insertion hole, wherein the air passage communicates with a distal end surface of the sleeve in an inserted direction, and wherein a step that engages with a step portion of the starter valve insertion hole is formed on an outer circumference of the sleeve.
An imaging detector, comprising: a photosensor array; a scintillator array optically coupled to the photosensor array; and processing electronics electrically coupled to the photosensor array, the processing electronics including: an A/D converter that converts charge output by the photosensor array into a digital signal having a frequency indicative of the charge, wherein the A/D converter alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal; and a logic unit that corrects the first signal based on the second signal characterized in that the logic unit corrects the first signal based on an average of second signals from different integration periods. a photosensor array; a scintillator array optically coupled to the photosensor array; and processing electronics electrically coupled to the photosensor array, the processing electronics including: an A/D converter that converts charge output by the photosensor array into a digital signal having a frequency indicative of the charge, wherein the A/D converter alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal; and a logic unit that corrects the first signal based on the second signal characterized in that the logic unit corrects the first signal based on an average of second signals from different integration periods. an A/D converter that converts charge output by the photosensor array into a digital signal having a frequency indicative of the charge, wherein the A/D converter alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal; and a logic unit that corrects the first signal based on the second signal characterized in that the logic unit corrects the first signal based on an average of second signals from different integration periods.
A pet foodstuff comprising a first amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, alanine, cysteine, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, serine, tryptophan and tyrosine or a mixture of two or more thereof; and a second amino acid selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine, isoleucine, lysine, aspartic acid, ornithine, threonine, valine, proline and hydroxyproline or a mixture of two or more thereof and one or more furanones for increasing the palatability of a foodstuff to a companion animal; wherein the one or more furanones is/are a compound according to formula I or formula II wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; R 3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl; R 4 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydroxyl; R 5 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, 5 or 6 membered saturated heterocycle or -OC R 7, preferably hydroxyl, -OCH 3, -OCH 2 CH 3, -OC CH 3, methyl or pyrrolidine; R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydrogen or methyl; R 7 is C 1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl. wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; R 3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl; R 4 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydroxyl; R 5 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, 5 or 6 membered saturated heterocycle or -OC R 7, preferably hydroxyl, -OCH 3, -OCH 2 CH 3, -OC CH 3, methyl or pyrrolidine; R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, preferably hydrogen or methyl; R 7 is C 1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl.
A multivision system comprising: a plurality of video display devices (200a-200i), each video display device being arranged to store an access code assigned to it, display the stored access code according to first control data, the first control data being for canceling an OSD locking function and being received from a remote controller and check, upon receipt of second control data from the remote controller, whether an access code included in the second control data is equal to the stored access code so that said video display device enters a control mode using an OSD menu if the two access codes are the same; and a remote controller arranged to input an access code, store the access code and a custom code including a manufacturer identifying code, generate, according to the input access code, second control data including the access code, and transmit the generated second control data to the video display device. a plurality of video display devices (200a-200i), each video display device being arranged to store an access code assigned to it, display the stored access code according to first control data, the first control data being for canceling an OSD locking function and being received from a remote controller and store an access code assigned to it, display the stored access code according to first control data, the first control data being for canceling an OSD locking function and being received from a remote controller and check, upon receipt of second control data from the remote controller, whether an access code included in the second control data is equal to the stored access code so that said video display device enters a control mode using an OSD menu if the two access codes are the same; and check, upon receipt of second control data from the remote controller, whether an access code included in the second control data is equal to the stored access code so that said video display device enters a control mode using an OSD menu if the two access codes are the same; and a remote controller arranged to input an access code, store the access code and a custom code including a manufacturer identifying code, generate, according to the input access code, second control data including the access code, and input an access code, store the access code and a custom code including a manufacturer identifying code, generate, according to the input access code, second control data including the access code, and transmit the generated second control data to the video display device.
A method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising allowing a polyhaloaromatic compound (a), an alkali metal hydrosulfide (b), and an organic acid alkali metal salt (c) to react with each other in the presence of a solid alkali metal sulfide and an aprotic polar organic solvent, wherein the reaction is conducted using the organic acid alkali metal salt (c) in a ratio of 0.01 moles or more and less than 0.9 moles relative to a total of 1 mole of the solid alkali metal sulfide and the alkali metal hydrosulfide (b) in a state where the amount of water existing in the reaction system is 0.02 moles or less relative to 1 mole of the aprotic polar organic solvent.
A snooper for efficiently processing at least one Internet Protocol IP packet incoming to a mobile station acting as a gateway for applications running on either the mobile station or a terminal equipment tethered to the mobile station, comprising: a receiver for receiving the at least one packet; a storage, communicatively associated with said receiver, for storing at least one list, wherein the at least one list includes at least one Van Jacobson VJ connection identification of at least one of an active originator and an active destination for ones of the at least one packet corresponding to active applications running on the mobile station; a comparator for delineating a received connection identification of one of the VJ compressed ones of the at least one packet received at said receiver against the at least one list; forwarding the IP packet without decompressing to the terminal equipment if the delineating determines that the connection identification does not correspond to an active application on the mobile station; and forwarding the IP packet to the intended destination in the mobile station otherwise. a receiver for receiving the at least one packet; a storage, communicatively associated with said receiver, for storing at least one list, wherein the at least one list includes at least one Van Jacobson VJ connection identification of at least one of an active originator and an active destination for ones of the at least one packet corresponding to active applications running on the mobile station; a comparator for delineating a received connection identification of one of the VJ compressed ones of the at least one packet received at said receiver against the at least one list; forwarding the IP packet without decompressing to the terminal equipment if the delineating determines that the connection identification does not correspond to an active application on the mobile station; and forwarding the IP packet to the intended destination in the mobile station otherwise.
A mode-locked, polarization-maintaining figure-eight fiber laser for generating ultrashort optical output pulses, the laser comprising a bi-directional loop comprising a section of polarization maintaining optical fiber; a unidirectional loop comprising a section of polarization maintaining optical fiber; a first section of polarization-maintaining amplifying medium inserted along the polarization maintaining optical fiber forming either one of the bi-directional loop and the unidirectional loop, the amplifying medium responsive to an incoming optical pump signal to generate an amplified version of a propagating optical signal; and a polarization maintaining directional coupler disposed between and coupled to both the bi-directional and unidirectional loops of polarization maintaining fibers, the maintained polarization state of the propagating optical signal providing a stable and constant mode-locking state thereof CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the fiber laser further comprises an optical loss element coupled to the section of polarization maintaining optical fiber forming the bi-directional loop, the optical loss element configured to introduce an intentional amount of attenuation to an optical signal propagating in the bi-directional loop sufficient to create an accumulation of a phase difference between the counter-propagating signals and generate an ultrashort optical output pulse.
Method for operating a cleaning appliance, the cleaning appliance having a suds container for receiving a washing liquor and a drum for receiving items to be cleaned, the method comprising the following steps: carrying out a first phase of a cleaning process with a washing liquor, the items to be cleaned being completely saturated with washing liquor in the first phase;and executing a second phase of the cleaning process, the washing liquor being reduced by a proportion, the items to be cleaned being partially saturated with washing liquor in the second phase, the washing liquor being heated, depending on a fill level (150, 155, 160) of the washing liquor in the suds container, in in order to generate steam from the washing liquor for heating the items to be cleaned, characterised in that in the step of executing, in order to reduce the washing liquor, the washing liquor in the suds container is pumped out, at least during a rotational movement of the drum at an expulsion speed, in order to remove washing liquor from the items to be cleaned, and in the step of executing, the fill level (150, 155, 160) of the washing liquor in the suds container is monitored by means of a pressure sensor of the cleaning appliance. carrying out a first phase of a cleaning process with a washing liquor, the items to be cleaned being completely saturated with washing liquor in the first phase;and executing a second phase of the cleaning process, the washing liquor being reduced by a proportion, the items to be cleaned being partially saturated with washing liquor in the second phase, the washing liquor being heated, depending on a fill level (150, 155, 160) of the washing liquor in the suds container, in in order to generate steam from the washing liquor for heating the items to be cleaned, characterised in that in the step of executing, in order to reduce the washing liquor, the washing liquor in the suds container is pumped out, at least during a rotational movement of the drum at an expulsion speed, in order to remove washing liquor from the items to be cleaned, and in the step of executing, the fill level (150, 155, 160) of the washing liquor in the suds container is monitored by means of a pressure sensor of the cleaning appliance.
A method for determining broadcast information, comprising: receiving, by user equipment, at least two broadcast channels sent by a network device, wherein each broadcast channel comprises a reference signal and broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises configuration information of a control channel resource, wherein the reference signal of the broadcast channel further carries quasi co-location, QCL information, and the QCL information indicate that the reference signal of the broadcast channel and a demodulation reference signal of at least one control channel in the control channel resource are quasi co-located; and determining, by the user equipment based on the reference signals of each of the two broadcast channels, whether broadcast information comprised in the two broadcast channels is the same. receiving, by user equipment, at least two broadcast channels sent by a network device, wherein each broadcast channel comprises a reference signal and broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises configuration information of a control channel resource, wherein the reference signal of the broadcast channel further carries quasi co-location, QCL information, and the QCL information indicate that the reference signal of the broadcast channel and a demodulation reference signal of at least one control channel in the control channel resource are quasi co-located; and determining, by the user equipment based on the reference signals of each of the two broadcast channels, whether broadcast information comprised in the two broadcast channels is the same.