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A process for the manufacture of a solid polyester foam, comprising the following successive stages: (a) providing an expandable and thermosetting composition containing: - at least at least 60 weight % of the dry weight of the expandable and thermosetting composition, of at least one α-hydroxylated dicarboxylic acid of formula (I): HOOC-(CHR 1 ) n -CHOH-COOH where: n is an integer ranging from 1 - 4, preferably from 1 - 3, especially 1 or 2 and very particularly preferably 1, and each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl (-OH) group or an alkyl group, preferably a C 1-4 alkyl group, and - a surface-active agent, and - an esterification catalyst selected from strong acids, inorganic salts of transition metals, compounds containing a phosphorus atom, compounds containing both fluorine and boron, and Lewis acids, (b) introduction of the expandable and thermosetting composition into a mold or application of the expandable composition to a support, (c) heating the expandable and thermosetting composition to a temperature at least equal to 140°C, preferably of between 160°C and 190°C, until a solid foam block is formed. (a) providing an expandable and thermosetting composition containing: - at least at least 60 weight % of the dry weight of the expandable and thermosetting composition, of at least one α-hydroxylated dicarboxylic acid of formula (I): HOOC-(CHR 1 ) n -CHOH-COOH where: n is an integer ranging from 1 - 4, preferably from 1 - 3, especially 1 or 2 and very particularly preferably 1, and each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl (-OH) group or an alkyl group, preferably a C 1-4 alkyl group, and - a surface-active agent, and - an esterification catalyst selected from strong acids, inorganic salts of transition metals, compounds containing a phosphorus atom, compounds containing both fluorine and boron, and Lewis acids, - at least at least 60 weight % of the dry weight of the expandable and thermosetting composition, of at least one α-hydroxylated dicarboxylic acid of formula (I): HOOC-(CHR 1 ) n -CHOH-COOH where: n is an integer ranging from 1 - 4, preferably from 1 - 3, especially 1 or 2 and very particularly preferably 1, and each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl (-OH) group or an alkyl group, preferably a C 1-4 alkyl group, and n is an integer ranging from 1 - 4, preferably from 1 - 3, especially 1 or 2 and very particularly preferably 1, and each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl (-OH) group or an alkyl group, preferably a C 1-4 alkyl group, and - a surface-active agent, and - an esterification catalyst selected from strong acids, inorganic salts of transition metals, compounds containing a phosphorus atom, compounds containing both fluorine and boron, and Lewis acids, (b) introduction of the expandable and thermosetting composition into a mold or application of the expandable composition to a support, (c) heating the expandable and thermosetting composition to a temperature at least equal to 140°C, preferably of between 160°C and 190°C, until a solid foam block is formed.
Apparatus, comprising: a signal generator , which is configured to deliver a Radio Frequency (RF) signal having a time-varying power to an intra-body probe , for application to tissue in a vicinity of the probe, in order to ablate the tissue; and a processor , which is configured to receive a measurement of a temperature in the vicinity of the probe, and automatically to decide whether the probe is in contact with the tissue by comparing the measured temperature to a temperature threshold that varies in time depending on the time-varying power of the RF signal, characterized in that the processor is configured to set the temperature threshold depending on a fourth root of the power of the RF signal, and wherein the processor is configured to set a proportion coefficient between the temperature threshold and the fourth root of the power of the RF signal, based on a first coefficient that links the measured temperature and the fourth root of the power when the probe is in contact with the tissue, and a second coefficient that links the measured temperature and the fourth root of the power when the probe is not in contact with the tissue. a signal generator , which is configured to deliver a Radio Frequency (RF) signal having a time-varying power to an intra-body probe , for application to tissue in a vicinity of the probe, in order to ablate the tissue; and a processor , which is configured to receive a measurement of a temperature in the vicinity of the probe, and automatically to decide whether the probe is in contact with the tissue by comparing the measured temperature to a temperature threshold that varies in time depending on the time-varying power of the RF signal, characterized in that the processor is configured to set the temperature threshold depending on a fourth root of the power of the RF signal, and wherein the processor is configured to set a proportion coefficient between the temperature threshold and the fourth root of the power of the RF signal, based on a first coefficient that links the measured temperature and the fourth root of the power when the probe is in contact with the tissue, and a second coefficient that links the measured temperature and the fourth root of the power when the probe is not in contact with the tissue.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: communicating, at a mobile device, with a serving home evolved Node B, HeNB, wherein the serving HeNB is not registered with a positioning server; determining , at the mobile device, a different base station from the serving HeNB, for utilizing assistance information in determining a position of the mobile device; receiving , at the mobile device, assistance information related to the location of the different base station from the serving HeNB or the positioning server; and determining, by the mobile device, the position of the mobile device using the assistance information related to the location of the different base station. communicating, at a mobile device, with a serving home evolved Node B, HeNB, wherein the serving HeNB is not registered with a positioning server; determining , at the mobile device, a different base station from the serving HeNB, for utilizing assistance information in determining a position of the mobile device; receiving , at the mobile device, assistance information related to the location of the different base station from the serving HeNB or the positioning server; and determining, by the mobile device, the position of the mobile device using the assistance information related to the location of the different base station.
An installation set for operating fittings installed in the ground to connect the fittings to pipes , comprising a rod assembly surrounded by a sleeve pipe that can be operated using a mobile rotating device , comprising an anchoring in the surrounding ground that counteracts the twisting of the installation set , the anchoring being integrated into an outer pipe surrounding the sleeve pipe , characterized in that the outer pipe comprises at least one foldable wedge as the anchoring of the installation set in the ground.
A magnetic coupling device for coupling at least a first and a second member , coaxial with one another, so that they can at least perform a joint rotary movement about a common axis (A) or a relative rotary movement, depending on the intensity of a torque applied to one of said members, wherein at least one of said members has axially extending magnetised areas each consisting of a row of axially aligned magnets , wherein, for coupling said at least a first and a second member so that they can perform, in addition to said rotary movements, also a joint translatory movement along said axis or a relative translatory movement, depending on the intensity of an axial force applied to one of said members, the magnets in the different rows are magnets with the same polarity arranged adjacent to each other in the respective row, the magnets in a row having opposite polarity with respect to the magnets in the adjacent rows and characterized in that the magnets in a row are axially offset with respect to the magnets of an adjacent row so that ends of the magnets of different rows are not aligned to form a circumference perpendicular to the axis (A) of the first and second member .
A control device-implemented method of disabling manual controls in the control device associated with an article of footwear , comprising: receiving, from a sensor of the article of footwear , a signal indicative of competitive activity or non-competitive activity of a user wearing the article of footwear , upon determining, from the signal, that the user is engaging in competitive activity , activating a lockout mode in which manual control of the control device is disabled; while in the lockout mode, monitoring activity of the user to determine when the user wearing the article of footwear is engaging in the non-competitive activity based on the signal; upon determining that the user is engaging in non-competitive activity, deactivating the lockout mode so that manual control of the device is enabled; monitoring activity of the user to determine when the user wearing the article of footwear is engaging in competitive activity based on the signal; wherein determining if the user is engaging in competitive activity comprises comparing the signal from the sensor against a threshold; wherein determining the user is engaging in competitive activity comprises determining that the signal from the sensor is greater than the threshold. receiving, from a sensor of the article of footwear , a signal indicative of competitive activity or non-competitive activity of a user wearing the article of footwear , upon determining, from the signal, that the user is engaging in competitive activity , activating a lockout mode in which manual control of the control device is disabled; while in the lockout mode, monitoring activity of the user to determine when the user wearing the article of footwear is engaging in the non-competitive activity based on the signal; upon determining that the user is engaging in non-competitive activity, deactivating the lockout mode so that manual control of the device is enabled; monitoring activity of the user to determine when the user wearing the article of footwear is engaging in competitive activity based on the signal; wherein determining if the user is engaging in competitive activity comprises comparing the signal from the sensor against a threshold; wherein determining the user is engaging in competitive activity comprises determining that the signal from the sensor is greater than the threshold.
A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting , by a voice assistant application executing on a control device , a first device at a location, wherein the location is a conference room; associating , by the voice assistant application , the first device with at least one device command in a commands library; receiving , by the voice assistant application , a voice input from a user at the location to attend an event; in response to the input, obtaining event information associated with the event at the location, wherein the event information includes information regarding a remote teleconference or web conference space associated with the event; processing , by the voice assistant application , the input locally to determine a first device command associated with the input and included in the at least one device command; and causing , by the voice assistant application , at least one first operation to be performed by the first device in accordance with the first device command; wherein the method further comprises performing, by the control device : identifying a user at the location; and based on the user identification, causing at least one second operation to be performed by the first device, wherein the at least one second operation includes setting a personalized configuration of the first device, including setting a volume level configuration for a speaker of the first device. detecting , by a voice assistant application executing on a control device , a first device at a location, wherein the location is a conference room; associating , by the voice assistant application , the first device with at least one device command in a commands library; receiving , by the voice assistant application , a voice input from a user at the location to attend an event; in response to the input, obtaining event information associated with the event at the location, wherein the event information includes information regarding a remote teleconference or web conference space associated with the event; processing , by the voice assistant application , the input locally to determine a first device command associated with the input and included in the at least one device command; and causing , by the voice assistant application , at least one first operation to be performed by the first device in accordance with the first device command; wherein the method further comprises performing, by the control device : identifying a user at the location; and based on the user identification, causing at least one second operation to be performed by the first device, wherein the at least one second operation includes setting a personalized configuration of the first device, including setting a volume level configuration for a speaker of the first device. identifying a user at the location; and based on the user identification, causing at least one second operation to be performed by the first device, wherein the at least one second operation includes setting a personalized configuration of the first device, including setting a volume level configuration for a speaker of the first device.
A danger avoidance apparatus , comprising: a container configured to couple to a user; a lift providing mechanism movably coupled to the container between a packed position within the container and a deployed position exterior to the container including an airfoil that is configured to provide, when deployed, lift to the user at a first velocity (V1) of the user along a first direction to elevate the user above a ground surface to an elevated position; a descent control mechanism separate from the lift providing mechanism comprising a parachute or canopy movably coupled to the container between a packed position within the container and a deployed position exterior to the container that is configured to control, when deployed, descent of the user from the elevated position and to reduce the velocity of the user along the first direction from the first velocity (V1); and at least one rip cord (210; 250) engaged with the container and selectively operable by the user, wherein the at least one rip cord (210; 250) is configured to activate the lift providing mechanism from its packed position to its deployed position to elevate the user to the elevated position and subsequently activate the descent control mechanism from its packed position to its deployed position to control the descent of the user from the elevated position upon the selective operation of the at least one rip cord (210; 250) by the user. a container configured to couple to a user; a lift providing mechanism movably coupled to the container between a packed position within the container and a deployed position exterior to the container including an airfoil that is configured to provide, when deployed, lift to the user at a first velocity (V1) of the user along a first direction to elevate the user above a ground surface to an elevated position; a descent control mechanism separate from the lift providing mechanism comprising a parachute or canopy movably coupled to the container between a packed position within the container and a deployed position exterior to the container that is configured to control, when deployed, descent of the user from the elevated position and to reduce the velocity of the user along the first direction from the first velocity (V1); and at least one rip cord (210; 250) engaged with the container and selectively operable by the user, wherein the at least one rip cord (210; 250) is configured to activate the lift providing mechanism from its packed position to its deployed position to elevate the user to the elevated position and subsequently activate the descent control mechanism from its packed position to its deployed position to control the descent of the user from the elevated position upon the selective operation of the at least one rip cord (210; 250) by the user.
A nutritional composition comprising a combination of Bifidobacterium breve and non-digestible oligosaccharides for use in preventing and/or reducing the risk of occurrence of hyperinsulinemia and/or insulin resistance later in life in a human subject by administration of the nutritional composition to the human subject early in life, wherein the nutritional composition is an infant formula or follow on formula or young child formula, and wherein the composition comprises a mixture of galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides, and wherein said human subject is exposed to or raised in an obesogenic environment and/or consumes after infancy a Western Style Diet that is increased in fat and is increased in saturated fatty acids, with the fat providing more than 35 % of the total calories of the diet, and with the saturated fatty acids providing more than 10 % of the total calories of the diet, and wherein early in life is when the human subject has an age of 0 to 36 months and wherein later in life is when the human subject has an age above 5 years.
Method for electrochemically producing valeric acid, said method comprising - contacting a solution of levulinic acid with an anode and a cathode in an electrochemical cell; and - electrochemically reducing levulinic acid at the cathode to form valeric acid, wherein the cathode comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of cadmium, zinc, and indium. - contacting a solution of levulinic acid with an anode and a cathode in an electrochemical cell; and - electrochemically reducing levulinic acid at the cathode to form valeric acid,
A device comprising: a first processing means for computing, based on values of a subset of pixels in each frame of a time sequence of video frames, basic quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities; a buffer for storing consecutive sets of the basic quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities for a sliding time window; a second processing means for: - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window including the most recent frame, first indicators being bright-quantile indicators numerically characterizing the temporal peak of the basic quantiles in the sliding time window; - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window, dark-quantile indicators which are distinct from the bright-quantile indicators; and - computing, based on the bright-quantile indicators and the dark-quantile indicators, desired quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities; and a corrector for generating a corrected frame by replacing pixel values in the most recent frame with corrected pixel values identified based on the desired quantiles. a first processing means for computing, based on values of a subset of pixels in each frame of a time sequence of video frames, basic quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities; a buffer for storing consecutive sets of the basic quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities for a sliding time window; a second processing means for: - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window including the most recent frame, first indicators being bright-quantile indicators numerically characterizing the temporal peak of the basic quantiles in the sliding time window; - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window, dark-quantile indicators which are distinct from the bright-quantile indicators; and - computing, based on the bright-quantile indicators and the dark-quantile indicators, desired quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities; and - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window including the most recent frame, first indicators being bright-quantile indicators numerically characterizing the temporal peak of the basic quantiles in the sliding time window; - computing, based on the stored basic quantiles in the sliding time window, dark-quantile indicators which are distinct from the bright-quantile indicators; and - computing, based on the bright-quantile indicators and the dark-quantile indicators, desired quantiles and corresponding cumulative probabilities; and a corrector for generating a corrected frame by replacing pixel values in the most recent frame with corrected pixel values identified based on the desired quantiles.
A channel-variable cooling and heating circulating fan, comprising a rear net cover , a drive device , a heating component and a fan blade , wherein the drive device and the heating component are arranged inside the rear net cover , and the drive device has a rotatable shaft going through the heating component to connect to the fan blade ; a sealed annular air channel is formed on a front end of the rear net cover and intake grids are formed on a rear end of the rear net cover and by the rotating of the fan blade , an axial wind is produced which enters through the intake air grids , blows through the heating component and into the sealed annular air channel and flows out therefrom; the rear net cover is provided with a radial air intake channel of an annular shape thereon, the sealed annular air channel communicates with the radial air intake channel , and the radial air intake channel is provided with an annular windshield ring ; characterized in that , the radial air intake channel is provided between the fan blade and the heating component , and the annular windshield ring has an axial size greater than or equal to an axial size of the radial air intake channel , and is capable of axially moving into and out of a position where the radial air intake channel is located, thereby controlling the opening and closing of the radial air intake channel .
A drainage element for a drainage system of an underground space , wherein the drainage element is an elongated object provided with a shell inside which is a water receiving space ; the drainage element has groove-like configuration, whereby the shell of the drainage element is provided with a longitudinal side opening which is configured to be faced towards a mounting surface ; and the shell of the drainage element comprises edges limiting the side opening; and wherein the edges are provided with several flexible sealing lips whereby the edges have fringed configuration; characterized in that the shell of the drainage element has corrugated configuration, whereby the outer surface comprises alternating valleys and ridges . wherein the drainage element is an elongated object provided with a shell inside which is a water receiving space ; the drainage element has groove-like configuration, whereby the shell of the drainage element is provided with a longitudinal side opening which is configured to be faced towards a mounting surface ; and the shell of the drainage element comprises edges limiting the side opening; and wherein the edges are provided with several flexible sealing lips whereby the edges have fringed configuration; characterized in that the shell of the drainage element has corrugated configuration, whereby the outer surface comprises alternating valleys and ridges .