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A method for a distributed database system including a plurality of nodes (108, 108a-c), the method including: maintaining, at a first node of the plurality of nodes, a first plurality of records of transactions in the system, each record in the first plurality of records being associated with a transaction and including a start time of the transaction and a start time of an oldest transaction that was active at the start time of the transaction, one of the records in the first plurality of records being a record of an oldest currently active transaction in the system; maintaining, at a second node of the plurality of nodes, a second plurality of records of transactions, the second plurality of records including records of completed transactions associated with the second node, each record in the second plurality of records including a transaction start time and a transaction end time; receiving at the second node , a message from the first node including a start time of an oldest transaction that was active at the transaction start time of the oldest currently active transaction in the system; and removing, from the second plurality of records, any records of completed transactions with a transaction end time occurring before the start time of the oldest transaction. maintaining, at a first node of the plurality of nodes, a first plurality of records of transactions in the system, each record in the first plurality of records being associated with a transaction and including a start time of the transaction and a start time of an oldest transaction that was active at the start time of the transaction, one of the records in the first plurality of records being a record of an oldest currently active transaction in the system; maintaining, at a second node of the plurality of nodes, a second plurality of records of transactions, the second plurality of records including records of completed transactions associated with the second node, each record in the second plurality of records including a transaction start time and a transaction end time; receiving at the second node , a message from the first node including a start time of an oldest transaction that was active at the transaction start time of the oldest currently active transaction in the system; and removing, from the second plurality of records, any records of completed transactions with a transaction end time occurring before the start time of the oldest transaction.
A surgical access device comprising an angled lens optical instrument having a distal end and adapted to receive an image and a bladeless tissue separating obturator , the obturator comprising: an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a first lumen between an open proximal end and a distal end; and a transparent distal tip with an inner surface and an outer surface adapted for penetrating tissue; the distal tip disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft ; the outer surface of the distal tip extending distally to a blunt point; wherein the first lumen is sized and configured to receive the optical instrument and the distal tip is adapted to permit passage of an image; and wherein the distal tip being hollow and shaped and configured to receive the distal end of the optical instrument with the first lumen extending into the hollow distal tip and the distal tip including a bulbous section proximal to the blunt point, the bulbous section being configured to accommodate the distal end of the angled lens optical instrument inside the distal tip. an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a first lumen between an open proximal end and a distal end; and a transparent distal tip with an inner surface and an outer surface adapted for penetrating tissue; the distal tip disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft ; the outer surface of the distal tip extending distally to a blunt point; wherein the first lumen is sized and configured to receive the optical instrument and the distal tip is adapted to permit passage of an image; and wherein the distal tip being hollow and shaped and configured to receive the distal end of the optical instrument with the first lumen extending into the hollow distal tip and the distal tip including a bulbous section proximal to the blunt point, the bulbous section being configured to accommodate the distal end of the angled lens optical instrument inside the distal tip.
An aircraft turbomachine comprising at least: - one high-pressure compressor , - one high-pressure turbine , - one low-pressure turbine , - one first cooling air circulation channel putting into communication the high-pressure compressor and the high-pressure turbine , - one second cooling air circulation channel putting into communication the high-pressure compressor and the low-pressure turbine , - the turbomachine being characterized in that the first channel is equipped with a valve , and in that it also includes a third cooling air circulation channel in selective communication with the first channel by means of the valve , the third channel also being in communication with the low-pressure turbine , the valve having a first configuration in which air circulation in the first channel is allowed and air circulation in the third channel is prohibited, and a second configuration in which air circulation originating in the first channel is diverted to the third channel , and in that the turbomachine also comprises a control device configured to determine a cooling air pressure of the low-pressure turbine and command the valve depending on the determined air pressure to cause it to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration. - one high-pressure compressor , - one high-pressure turbine , - one low-pressure turbine , - one first cooling air circulation channel putting into communication the high-pressure compressor and the high-pressure turbine , - one second cooling air circulation channel putting into communication the high-pressure compressor and the low-pressure turbine , - the turbomachine being characterized in that the first channel is equipped with a valve , and in that it also includes a third cooling air circulation channel in selective communication with the first channel by means of the valve , the third channel also being in communication with the low-pressure turbine , the valve having a first configuration in which air circulation in the first channel is allowed and air circulation in the third channel is prohibited, and a second configuration in which air circulation originating in the first channel is diverted to the third channel ,
A dispersion kneading method by using a kneading segment that is provided in each of a pair of kneading screws rotatably accommodated in a barrel having a cavity therein and rotating in the same direction along with the kneading screws so as to knead a material supplied into the cavity of the barrel , wherein the kneading segment includes two kneading flights protruding outward in the radial direction, a cross-sectional shape of the kneading segment includes two identical outlines being symmetric to each other with respect to the spline shaft , and an outer surface connecting the kneading flights and being one of the two outlines is formed by one convex surface and one concave surface from one kneading flight toward the other kneading flight with an inflection point, characterized in that a ratio (a/c) of a root diameter (a) with respect to the outer diameter (c) of the rotor segment is 0.6 or less, and the convex surface faces the rotation direction of the kneading segment . wherein the kneading segment includes two kneading flights protruding outward in the radial direction, a cross-sectional shape of the kneading segment includes two identical outlines being symmetric to each other with respect to the spline shaft , and an outer surface connecting the kneading flights and being one of the two outlines is formed by one convex surface and one concave surface from one kneading flight toward the other kneading flight with an inflection point, characterized in that a ratio (a/c) of a root diameter (a) with respect to the outer diameter (c) of the rotor segment is 0.6 or less, and the convex surface faces the rotation direction of the kneading segment .
A heat curable adhesive composition comprising a) a poly-phenol compound; b) an amine-encapsulated dimeric isocyanate; and c) a catalyst, wherein the poly-phenol compound is o,o'-diallyl-bisphenol A. a) a poly-phenol compound; b) an amine-encapsulated dimeric isocyanate; and c) a catalyst,
An electronic tongue or nose sensor for analyzing a sample or detecting at least one target, comprising a support on one surface of which is a plurality of sensitive zones, each comprising at least one receptor, it being possible for each sensitive zone to emit a measurable signal generated by the interaction of at least one constituent of the sample or of at least one target with at least one receptor, characterized in that it comprises at least three sensitive zones which differ from one another by virtue of their respective receptor compositions, at least one of the sensitive zones comprising a mixture of at least two different receptors, the other two sensitive zones each comprising at least one of the two receptors.
An ultrasound imaging apparatus comprising: a beamformer to transmit or receive an ultrasound signal; a first probe connection unit (210-1) in which a first probe connector , which is connected to a first probe using a cable , is placed; and a second probe connection unit (210-2) in which a second probe connector , which is connected to a second probe using a cable , is placed, wherein the first probe connection unit (210-1) and the second probe connection unit (210-2) are embodied as internal connectors of a body of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, wherein the second probe connection unit (210-2) is connected to the beamformer via the first probe connection unit (210-1), and the first probe connection unit (210-1) comprises a disconnecting unit to disconnect the first probe connection unit (210-1) and the second probe connection unit (210-2) from each other. a beamformer to transmit or receive an ultrasound signal; a first probe connection unit (210-1) in which a first probe connector , which is connected to a first probe using a cable , is placed; and a second probe connection unit (210-2) in which a second probe connector , which is connected to a second probe using a cable , is placed, wherein the first probe connection unit (210-1) and the second probe connection unit (210-2) are embodied as internal connectors of a body of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, wherein the second probe connection unit (210-2) is connected to the beamformer via the first probe connection unit (210-1), and the first probe connection unit (210-1) comprises a disconnecting unit to disconnect the first probe connection unit (210-1) and the second probe connection unit (210-2) from each other.
A method comprising: providing a kitchen assembly that comprises one or more supports , one or more side counters (16/18), which are supported by said one or more supports , a central counter , and a front panel positioned sideways relative to said one or more supports , wherein there is a space adjacent said one or more side counters (16/18) and behind said front panel for receiving therein a cooking appliance ; the method being characterized in further comprising: instructing to use said kitchen assembly in one of two modes, a storage mode and a usage mode, wherein in the usage mode the central counter is placed above said space and is adjacent said one or more side counters (16/18) and said front panel , and said cooking appliance is not in said space , and wherein in the storage mode the central counter is moved away from said space and said cooking appliance is positioned in said space .
A vehicle with an aerial work platform comprising: a vehicle body that is able to travel; a lifting and lowering apparatus that is provided in the vehicle body ; and a work platform that is provided on the lifting and lowering apparatus and allows an operator to board thereon, wherein the lifting and lowering apparatus has a plurality of mast members that are provided at the vehicle body so as to extend in an up-down direction and are allowed to extend and contract by being assembled in a telescopic form so as to be able to relatively move in the up-down direction, and extending and contracting means for causing the plurality of mast members to extend and contract in the up-down direction, the plurality of mast members include a top mast member that is disposed on an outermost side on which the work platform is provided and a top-side intermediate mast member that is assembled in a telescopic form inside the top mast member so as to be able to relatively move in the up-down direction, characterized in that : the top mast member is provided with load detection means for detecting a load applied to the top mast member and obtaining a mounted load on the work platform , a plurality of sliders that allow the top mast member and the top-side intermediate mast member to relatively move are disposed between the top mast member and the top-side intermediate mast member at positions that are different from each other in the up-down direction, and the plurality of sliders are secured to the top mast member . a vehicle body that is able to travel; a lifting and lowering apparatus that is provided in the vehicle body ; and a work platform that is provided on the lifting and lowering apparatus and allows an operator to board thereon, wherein the lifting and lowering apparatus has a plurality of mast members that are provided at the vehicle body so as to extend in an up-down direction and are allowed to extend and contract by being assembled in a telescopic form so as to be able to relatively move in the up-down direction, and extending and contracting means for causing the plurality of mast members to extend and contract in the up-down direction, the plurality of mast members include a top mast member that is disposed on an outermost side on which the work platform is provided and a top-side intermediate mast member that is assembled in a telescopic form inside the top mast member so as to be able to relatively move in the up-down direction, characterized in that : the top mast member is provided with load detection means for detecting a load applied to the top mast member and obtaining a mounted load on the work platform , a plurality of sliders that allow the top mast member and the top-side intermediate mast member to relatively move are disposed between the top mast member and the top-side intermediate mast member at positions that are different from each other in the up-down direction, and the plurality of sliders are secured to the top mast member .
Stackable chair having a chair frame, a seat surface attached thereto and a backrest , wherein the chair frame has side part on both sides of the chair suitable in each case for stacking two chairs, wherein each side part in each case has a front and a rear chair leg , wherein on at least one side part a transverse strut is arranged as a stacking aid, characterised in that above the transverse strut an insertion bevel, which extends sloping downwards and laterally outwards, is provided, on which the transverse strut of the upper chair can be displaced during the stacking at least in some regions downwards.
An ophthalmic composition comprising, in an aqueous medium: sulfasalazine or its salt and hyaluronic acid or its salt as an active ingredient; and polyoxyl 40 stearate as a solubilizing agent, wherein the polyoxyl 40 stearate is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 2 wt% based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the aqueous medium is phosphate buffer or citrate buffer, if the citrate buffer is used, a pH is less than 6, and if the phosphate buffer is used, the composition does not contain PVP and does not contain Tocopheryl (vitamin E) polyethylene glycolsuccinate. wherein the polyoxyl 40 stearate is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 2 wt% based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the aqueous medium is phosphate buffer or citrate buffer, if the citrate buffer is used, a pH is less than 6, and if the phosphate buffer is used, the composition does not contain PVP and does not contain Tocopheryl (vitamin E) polyethylene glycolsuccinate.
A method of determining flow speed of a fluid within a conduit comprising the steps of: providing a fibre optic distributed acoustic sensor having an optical fibre deployed along the length of the conduit; and interrogating said optical fibre by launching radiation into said optical fibre and detecting radiation backscattered from said optical fibre ; characterised by : introducing at least one acoustic stimulus into the fluid in the conduit such that a first acoustic stimulus travels in one direction in the conduit and a second acoustic stimulus travels in the opposite direction in the conduit so as to set up standing waves within the fluid; monitoring the acoustic response to the first acoustic stimulus and second acoustic stimulus using said distributed acoustic sensor; detecting sensing portions of the optical fibre which correspond to beat nodes and/or antinodes of a standing wave; determining the distance along the conduit between said sensing portions of optical fibre corresponding to beat nodes and/or antinodes; and using said determined distance to determine the flow speed of the fluid at that section of conduit. providing a fibre optic distributed acoustic sensor having an optical fibre deployed along the length of the conduit; and interrogating said optical fibre by launching radiation into said optical fibre and detecting radiation backscattered from said optical fibre ; characterised by : introducing at least one acoustic stimulus into the fluid in the conduit such that a first acoustic stimulus travels in one direction in the conduit and a second acoustic stimulus travels in the opposite direction in the conduit so as to set up standing waves within the fluid; monitoring the acoustic response to the first acoustic stimulus and second acoustic stimulus using said distributed acoustic sensor; detecting sensing portions of the optical fibre which correspond to beat nodes and/or antinodes of a standing wave; determining the distance along the conduit between said sensing portions of optical fibre corresponding to beat nodes and/or antinodes; and using said determined distance to determine the flow speed of the fluid at that section of conduit. introducing at least one acoustic stimulus into the fluid in the conduit such that a first acoustic stimulus travels in one direction in the conduit and a second acoustic stimulus travels in the opposite direction in the conduit so as to set up standing waves within the fluid; monitoring the acoustic response to the first acoustic stimulus and second acoustic stimulus using said distributed acoustic sensor; detecting sensing portions of the optical fibre which correspond to beat nodes and/or antinodes of a standing wave; determining the distance along the conduit between said sensing portions of optical fibre corresponding to beat nodes and/or antinodes; and using said determined distance to determine the flow speed of the fluid at that section of conduit.
A system , comprising: a segmentation engine , which in operation, detects and separates video content being rendered on a screen of a hosting device from a non-video content rendered on the rest of the screen, wherein the video content comprises dynamic content that is being played back on the screen of the hosting device and changes overtime at regular intervals; a dynamic engine , which in operation, captures, at a video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the video content , and performs video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the video content , and a static engine , which in operation, captures, at a non-video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the non-video content , wherein the video frame rate exceeds the non-video frame rate, and performs non-video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the non-video content characterized in that the segmentation engine identifies whether the video content is being actively rendered or paused; and the segmentation engine does not separate the video content from the rest of the screen content if the video content is paused. a segmentation engine , which in operation, detects and separates video content being rendered on a screen of a hosting device from a non-video content rendered on the rest of the screen, wherein the video content comprises dynamic content that is being played back on the screen of the hosting device and changes overtime at regular intervals; a dynamic engine , which in operation, captures, at a video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the video content , and performs video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the video content , and captures, at a video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the video content , and performs video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the video content , and a static engine , which in operation, captures, at a non-video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the non-video content , wherein the video frame rate exceeds the non-video frame rate, and performs non-video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the non-video content captures, at a non-video frame rate, a plurality of screenshots of the non-video content , wherein the video frame rate exceeds the non-video frame rate, and performs non-video compression on each of the plurality of screenshots of the non-video content