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Apparatus for packaging small-sized products, in particular confectionery products, which are formed into stacked product groups, in film-like packaging material, with a web-shaped packaging material, comprising a gripper device having a plurality of grippers, wherein the grippers each having holding jaws for holding the product group at least partially wrapped by the film-like packaging material and gathering units arranged in front of and behind the holding jaws for producing a clamping closure and funnel-shaped or fan-shaped closure ends of the packaging, and wherein the gripper device provides the grippers with a gripper path which, at least over a predetermined distance, which is longer than the length of a product group, runs parallel to the conveying direction set by a conveying device feeding the product group to the gripper device.
A reference electrode assembly for an electrochemical sensor (100; 200), in particular for a potentiometric sensor, comprising a reference half-cell space having a reference electrode provided therein, the reference half-space comprising a storage space in which a reference electrolyte is provided at any rate in a storage state of the reference electrode assembly, the reference half-cell space further comprising a lock space (14 that is permeable at any rate with respect to the passage of reference electrolyte into an environment of the reference half-cell space, the storage space, in the storage state of the reference electrode assembly, being separated from the lock space with respect to the passage of reference electrolyte, the reference electrode assembly being designed such that a connection permeable for the passage of reference electrolyte from the storage space to the lock space can be created between the storage space and the lock space in order to transfer the reference electrode assembly from the storage state to an operative state.
A method for providing a continuous user authentication service for resource access control by a first device (100, 200) including one or more sensors collecting authentication information, a memory storing instructions and a processor executing the instructions, the method comprising: launching a continuous authentication service, by the processor, at a boot time of the first device (200, 100); receiving authentication information, by the one or more sensors, comprising one or more of explicit authentication information or implicit authentication information; receiving a request for access to a resource of the first device (200,100), by a I/O interface from a user; determining, by the processor, a current value of a security state, the current value of the security state based in part on a time interval between a receipt time of the authentication information and a current time; and controlling access to the resource based on the current value of the security state, by the processor; characterized in that the determining the current value of the security state comprises determining the current value of the security state using a weighting value which is changed based on the result of repeatedly failing to obtain reliable authentication information. launching a continuous authentication service, by the processor, at a boot time of the first device (200, 100); receiving authentication information, by the one or more sensors, comprising one or more of explicit authentication information or implicit authentication information; receiving a request for access to a resource of the first device (200,100), by a I/O interface from a user; determining, by the processor, a current value of a security state, the current value of the security state based in part on a time interval between a receipt time of the authentication information and a current time; and controlling access to the resource based on the current value of the security state, by the processor; characterized in that the determining the current value of the security state comprises determining the current value of the security state using a weighting value which is changed based on the result of repeatedly failing to obtain reliable authentication information.
A method for supporting asynchronous invocation in a distributed data grid comprising a plurality of server nodes, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of tasks at a server node in the distributed data grid, wherein said plurality of tasks are associated with a unit-of-order, the unit-of-order prescribing an order in which said plurality of tasks should be executed; the method being characterised by: executing said plurality of tasks on multiple server nodes of the plurality of server nodes in the order prescribed by the unit-of-order that is guaranteed by the distributed data grid and using, via the plurality of server nodes in the distributed data grid, a peer-to-peer clustering protocol to support a unit-of-order guarantee. receiving a plurality of tasks at a server node in the distributed data grid, wherein said plurality of tasks are associated with a unit-of-order, the unit-of-order prescribing an order in which said plurality of tasks should be executed; the method being characterised by: executing said plurality of tasks on multiple server nodes of the plurality of server nodes in the order prescribed by the unit-of-order that is guaranteed by the distributed data grid and using, via the plurality of server nodes in the distributed data grid, a peer-to-peer clustering protocol to support a unit-of-order guarantee.
A method of monitoring fluid flow along a conduit (501, 701, 801) comprising: introducing an acoustic stimulus into the fluid within the conduit to propagate along the conduit wherein the acoustic stimulus comprises at least one acoustic pulse having a time varying frequency; interrogating, using an interrogator unit, an optical fibre deployed along the path of the conduit to provide a distributed acoustic sensor having a plurality of sensing portions of fibre; and analysing acoustic signals detected by said plurality of sensing portions of fibre in response to said acoustic stimulus to determine at least one flow characteristic, wherein analysing the acoustic signal comprises: identifying reflections of said acoustic stimulus caused by discontinuities in the fluid within the conduit; analysing said reflections; and determining any Doppler shift in the reflections of said acoustic stimulus compared to the acoustic stimulus to determine the at least one flow characteristic. introducing an acoustic stimulus into the fluid within the conduit to propagate along the conduit wherein the acoustic stimulus comprises at least one acoustic pulse having a time varying frequency; interrogating, using an interrogator unit, an optical fibre deployed along the path of the conduit to provide a distributed acoustic sensor having a plurality of sensing portions of fibre; and analysing acoustic signals detected by said plurality of sensing portions of fibre in response to said acoustic stimulus to determine at least one flow characteristic, wherein analysing the acoustic signal comprises: identifying reflections of said acoustic stimulus caused by discontinuities in the fluid within the conduit; analysing said reflections; and determining any Doppler shift in the reflections of said acoustic stimulus compared to the acoustic stimulus to determine the at least one flow characteristic. identifying reflections of said acoustic stimulus caused by discontinuities in the fluid within the conduit; analysing said reflections; and determining any Doppler shift in the reflections of said acoustic stimulus compared to the acoustic stimulus to determine the at least one flow characteristic.
A transponder, comprising: digital logic for processing one or more portions of a data frame; a status detection unit configured to detect a status of a data frame reception or data frame transmission; a clock gating unit configured to apply clock gating to said digital logic in dependence on the status of said data frame reception or data frame transmission, wherein said clock gating comprises stalling a clock to the digital logic and/or preventing a system clock signal from reaching the digital logic; characterized in that the transponder further comprises an analog demodulator configured to detect a Miller pause and to convert said Miller pause to a digital signal, a Miller pause being a period in which a logical bit is amplitude modulated by a reader; wherein detecting the status of the data frame reception comprises detecting an end of said Miller pause by detecting a transition of said digital signal; and wherein the clock gating unit is configured to apply said clock gating after said Miller pause. digital logic for processing one or more portions of a data frame; a status detection unit configured to detect a status of a data frame reception or data frame transmission; a clock gating unit configured to apply clock gating to said digital logic in dependence on the status of said data frame reception or data frame transmission, wherein said clock gating comprises stalling a clock to the digital logic and/or preventing a system clock signal from reaching the digital logic; characterized in that the transponder further comprises an analog demodulator configured to detect a Miller pause and to convert said Miller pause to a digital signal, a Miller pause being a period in which a logical bit is amplitude modulated by a reader; wherein detecting the status of the data frame reception comprises detecting an end of said Miller pause by detecting a transition of said digital signal; and wherein the clock gating unit is configured to apply said clock gating after said Miller pause.
A composition comprising a bacterial collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to a PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist for use in a method of treating alopecia areata in a subject in need of hair growth comprising administering the composition to a subject to increase hair growth.
A plastic lens obtained by curing a curable composition comprising a curable compound, wherein the curable composition includes 50 parts by mass or more of a (meth)acrylic curable compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the curable compound, and in the plastic lens, the absorbance ratio of the maximum absorbance Abs1 at a wave number of 1680 to 1620 cm -1 relative to the maximum absorbance Abs2 at a wave number of 1800 to 1690 cm -1 in an infrared spectrum obtained by measurement with a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer is 7.0% or less, as calculated by using the following Formula 1: Absorbance ratio % = Abs 1 / Abs 2 × 100.
A method for controlling dynamic hitless resizing of a network connection in a data transport network, wherein a path of the network connection extends between two connection end nodes (102, 108) and optionally over one or more intermediate nodes (104, 106) of the data transport network; wherein the network connection transports data of client services in transport frames from the ingress end node to the egress end node; and wherein the network connection comprises a first set of M tributary slots defined in a payload area of a higher order transport scheme of the data transport network; the method comprising the following steps, in case the network connection is to be incremented: - receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; - adding at each node along the path in response to the connection resize control signal a second set of N tributary slots to the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M+N tributary slots; and - increasing, after M+N tributary slots are available for the network connection at each node along the path and in a synchronized manner between each pair of neighbouring nodes, a transport data rate of the network connection; and in case the network connection is to be decremented: - receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; - decreasing, after a second set of N tributary slots has been prepared for removal at each node along the path of the network connection in a synchronized manner between each pair of neighbouring nodes, a transport data rate of the network connection; and - removing at each node along the path, in response to the connection resize control signal the second set of N tributary slots from the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M-N tributary slots. - receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; - adding at each node along the path in response to the connection resize control signal a second set of N tributary slots to the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M+N tributary slots; and - increasing, after M+N tributary slots are available for the network connection at each node along the path and in a synchronized manner between each pair of neighbouring nodes, a transport data rate of the network connection; and - receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; - decreasing, after a second set of N tributary slots has been prepared for removal at each node along the path of the network connection in a synchronized manner between each pair of neighbouring nodes, a transport data rate of the network connection; and - removing at each node along the path, in response to the connection resize control signal the second set of N tributary slots from the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M-N tributary slots.
A method for wireless communication by a user-equipment, UE, comprising: determining whether: a universal subscriber identity module, USIM, of the UE comprises an international mobile subscriber identity, IMSI, that matches a subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, of a non-public network, NPN; or the IMSI comprises a PLMN ID that matches a PLMN ID of an identifier of the NPN stored at the UE; deriving a network specific identifier, NSI, in a network access identifier, NAI, format, the NSI including a network identifier, NID, stored at the UE, wherein the NSI is derived using the IMSI of the USIM based on the determination; generating a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, based on the NSI for authentication of the UE with the non-public network, NPN; and sending the SUCI to a network entity for the authentication of the UE with the NPN. determining whether: a universal subscriber identity module, USIM, of the UE comprises an international mobile subscriber identity, IMSI, that matches a subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, of a non-public network, NPN; or the IMSI comprises a PLMN ID that matches a PLMN ID of an identifier of the NPN stored at the UE; deriving a network specific identifier, NSI, in a network access identifier, NAI, format, the NSI including a network identifier, NID, stored at the UE, wherein the NSI is derived using the IMSI of the USIM based on the determination; generating a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, based on the NSI for authentication of the UE with the non-public network, NPN; and sending the SUCI to a network entity for the authentication of the UE with the NPN.
Method for producing a household appliance component, in which a base part of the household appliance component is provided, and a mark is generated with a laser on a top side of the base part, wherein a foam area is formed on the top side by means of the laser for the mark, characterized in that the base part is formed of plastic at least on the top side, and the foam area is reduced in its thickness (d) and increased in its density afterwards by being compressed with a compression element.
A method of manufacturing a spark plug including a cylindrical tubular metallic shell having a screw portion on an outer surface of the metallic shell and a ground electrode attached to an end surface of the metallic shell located at one end in a direction of a center axis thereof, the method comprising: a measurement step of measuring a surface of the screw portion which passes through a measurement region located at a predetermined position in the direction of the center axis, while rotating the metallic shell about the center axis of the metallic shell; an attachment position calculation step of calculating, on the basis of information obtained in the measurement step, an attachment position at which the ground electrode is to be attached to the end surface; and a joining step of joining the ground electrode to the end surface at the attachment position, wherein the measurement step includes a step of measuring a displacement of the surface of the screw portion using a non-contact-type displacement sensor. a measurement step of measuring a surface of the screw portion which passes through a measurement region located at a predetermined position in the direction of the center axis, while rotating the metallic shell about the center axis of the metallic shell; an attachment position calculation step of calculating, on the basis of information obtained in the measurement step, an attachment position at which the ground electrode is to be attached to the end surface; and a joining step of joining the ground electrode to the end surface at the attachment position, wherein the measurement step includes a step of measuring a displacement of the surface of the screw portion using a non-contact-type displacement sensor.
Computer-implemented method for optimizing a routing of data traffic in a communications network with a plurality of communication nodes which are connectable over edges of communication paths for a routing of the data traffic, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - Capturing a set of traffic demands, each traffic demand (5a, 5b) specifying a transfer of a determined data volume from an origin node (o) to a destination node (d) among the plurality of communication nodes, - Specifying a set of potential short communication paths (p) among possible communication paths between the respective origin nodes (o) and the respective destination nodes (d) specified in the set of traffic demands, wherein the edges (e) within the set of potential short communication paths (p) are assigned a respective usage capacity limit, - Calculating, for the set of traffic demands, fractional capacity usages of the edges (e) within the set of potential short communication paths (p), the fractional capacity usages being calculated based on the respective usage capacity limit, - Formulating the calculated fractional capacity usages as terms of a quadratic stress function, - Determining, by using a quantum concept processor, an optimized routing by selecting for each traffic demand (5a, 5b) of the set of traffic demands one short communication path (p1-p4) from the set of potential short communication paths (p), such that the quadratic stress function is minimized. - Capturing a set of traffic demands, each traffic demand (5a, 5b) specifying a transfer of a determined data volume from an origin node (o) to a destination node (d) among the plurality of communication nodes, - Specifying a set of potential short communication paths (p) among possible communication paths between the respective origin nodes (o) and the respective destination nodes (d) specified in the set of traffic demands, wherein the edges (e) within the set of potential short communication paths (p) are assigned a respective usage capacity limit, - Calculating, for the set of traffic demands, fractional capacity usages of the edges (e) within the set of potential short communication paths (p), the fractional capacity usages being calculated based on the respective usage capacity limit, - Formulating the calculated fractional capacity usages as terms of a quadratic stress function, - Determining, by using a quantum concept processor, an optimized routing by selecting for each traffic demand (5a, 5b) of the set of traffic demands one short communication path (p1-p4) from the set of potential short communication paths (p), such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.
A process for the manufacture of butanol and/or acetone, comprising at least the steps of: - treating pot ale and a biomass substrate other than draff, pot ale being a by-product of the first spirit distillation from a copper distillation vessel in the manufacture of malt whisky, to solubilise at least a portion of the biomass substrate to provide a treated substrate; and - fermenting the treated substrate in the presence of a culture of butanol- and/or acetone-forming micro-organisms at a concentration of free copper ions of less than 20 μM to provide a fermented product containing butanol and/or acetone. - treating pot ale and a biomass substrate other than draff, pot ale being a by-product of the first spirit distillation from a copper distillation vessel in the manufacture of malt whisky, to solubilise at least a portion of the biomass substrate to provide a treated substrate; and - fermenting the treated substrate in the presence of a culture of butanol- and/or acetone-forming micro-organisms at a concentration of free copper ions of less than 20 μM to provide a fermented product containing butanol and/or acetone.
An integrated circuit for a near-field radio, comprising: an oscillator configured to output a carrier frequency; an inductor capacitor, LC, tank antenna circuit configured to resonate at a resonance frequency; a frequency measuring circuit configured to measure the resonance frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit and compare the resonance frequency to the carrier frequency; a controller configured to adjust the frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit to the carrier frequency; a variable resistor configured to adjust a quality factor of the LC tank antenna circuit; and a feedback circuit configured to cause the LC tank antenna circuit to oscillate; wherein the integrated circuit is arranged to measure a level of current input to the feedback circuit and to measure the quality factor of the LC tank antenna circuit based on the level of current. an oscillator configured to output a carrier frequency; an inductor capacitor, LC, tank antenna circuit configured to resonate at a resonance frequency; a frequency measuring circuit configured to measure the resonance frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit and compare the resonance frequency to the carrier frequency; a controller configured to adjust the frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit to the carrier frequency; a variable resistor configured to adjust a quality factor of the LC tank antenna circuit; and a feedback circuit configured to cause the LC tank antenna circuit to oscillate; wherein the integrated circuit is arranged to measure a level of current input to the feedback circuit and to measure the quality factor of the LC tank antenna circuit based on the level of current.
A drinks preparation machine, comprising a housing, a preparation module for preparing a brewed drink from water and from an extraction material or extract, further comprising a display device and a physical operating element which is designed as an element which is physically movable relative to the housing, wherein the drinks preparation machine is configured to permit a user to make a setting of a first drinks quantity before a start of the drinks preparation, characterised in that the drinks preparation machine is further configured, after the start and during the drinks preparation, to permit an adjustment of a remaining drinks quantity which is different from zero, via the operating element.