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A marine vessel comprising at least one propulsion system for providing a power output, said at least one propulsion system comprising; a transmission configured to provide the power output, the transmission comprising at least one planetary gearbox; at least one first energy conversion machine ; at least one power unit operable to selectively drive the transmission and/or the at least one first energy conversion machine ; at least one second energy conversion machine operable to selectively drive or be driven by the transmission ; a power transfer arrangement for transferring power between the first and second energy conversion machines ; and a coupling operable to selectively connect and disconnect the at least one power unit and the transmission such that the at least one power unit is operable to drive the at least one first energy conversion machine independently of the transmission .
Apparatus for bonding a first substrate surface of a first substrate to a second substrate surface of a second substrate , with: - a first substrate holder for receiving the first substrate , - a second substrate holder for receiving a second substrate , characterized in that at least the first substrate holder has a first recess with a securing device for securing the first substrate within the first recess, and a raised portion at least partly surrounding the recess : wherein the apparatus has a hole for evacuating and/or flushing the first recess , wherein the first recess can be flushed with a gas and/or a gas mixture having a negative Joule-Thompson coefficient before and/or during and/or after bonding of the substrates , wherein the raised portion has an expansion surface for seamless expansion of the first substrate surface . - a first substrate holder for receiving the first substrate , - a second substrate holder for receiving a second substrate ,
A post-traumatic immobilisation device having an architectural form using biocompatible material with a rounded shape, consisting of at least two complementary rigid parts in the form of a mesh , defining respective concave cavities, wherein said parts delimit a housing for the adjusted holding of the part of the body to be immobilised, wherein the rigid parts feature helicoidal curved connecting ends which determine a single coupling position of said parts and feature at their curved connecting ends a number of tabs and a number of complementary seats for the centring and orientation of the parts in a normal-use position, characterised in that the rigid parts comprise a number of fasteners featuring raised portions for the coupling of a number of elastic O-rings which clamp the rigid parts to one another in their normal-use position; and the raised portions for the clamping of the elastic O-rings are delimited by a number of channels defined on the external surface of the parts , open at the curved connecting ends of said parts , and feature dimensions suited for the lodging within the same of the corresponding elastic O-ring ; and the elastic O-rings are interchangeable elastic O-rings of different elastic densities and suited to immobilise the rigid parts in their normal-use position, or to enable a slight separation between said rigid parts , increasing the dimensions of the housing intended to hold the immobilised limb in the event of inflammatory processes of the immobilised part.
Evaporator device for water having the following features: - a water tank having an encircling outer wall and an encircling inner wall , - a heating device is provided on the outer wall , - the inner wall extends within the outer wall and with a clearance relative thereto, - a water zone is formed between the outer wall and the inner wall , - a steam outlet which emerges upwards from the water zone , characterized in that within the inner wall a pump is arranged, in order to pump water from a water reservoir into the water zone . - a water tank having an encircling outer wall and an encircling inner wall , - a heating device is provided on the outer wall , - the inner wall extends within the outer wall and with a clearance relative thereto, - a water zone is formed between the outer wall and the inner wall , - a steam outlet which emerges upwards from the water zone , characterized in that within the inner wall a pump is arranged, in order to pump water from a water reservoir into the water zone .
A cartridge configured for use with adhesives or coatings, the cartridge comprising a head part having an outlet , the head part being integrally formed with a cartridge wall , wherein the outlet has one, two or more outlet passages formed therein that extend in parallel to a longitudinal direction (A) of the cartridge , wherein a valve (19, 19', 19", 19'", 19"") is provided in at least one of the one, two or more outlet passages , with the valve (19, 19', 19", 19'", 19"") being axially and radially fixed in position relative to the longitudinal direction (A) and the head part at a peripheral portion of the valve (19, 19', 19", 19'", 19""), characterized in that the valve (19, 19', 19", 19'", 19"") is arranged at an inlet end of the respective outlet passage that is remote from an outlet opening of the outlet passage .
A method for controlling a whitefly pest on a crop plant by applying an insecticidally effective amount of the active ingredient clethodim, or a composition thereof, to the pest, to a locus of the pest, to a crop plant susceptible to attack by the pest, or to a plant propagation material thereof.
Air cap for a spray gun, in particular a paint spray gun, having at least one central opening , which is delimited by a mouth , and two horns , each having at least one inner and one outer horn air duct and one inner and one outer horn air opening , characterized in that the spacing between the front end (A) of the central opening and an axis which perpendicularly intersects the central axis of the central opening and runs through the centre of an inner horn air opening is between 2.4 mm and 2.6 mm and in that the angle (α) between the central axis of an inner horn air duct and the central axis of the central opening is between 57° and 60°.
An automated system comprising: a robotic arm that extends between a base end and a distal end ; an end effector coupled at the distal end of the robotic arm ; and a computing device executing a computational planner, characterised in that : the automated system is an automated drywalling system; the end effector is a mudding end effector which is configured to apply joint compound or plaster to a target surface; and the computing device generates instructions for driving the mudding end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one mudding task that includes applying joint compound or plaster, via the mudding the end effector , to one or more joints between a plurality of drywall pieces , the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one mudding task. a robotic arm that extends between a base end and a distal end ; an end effector coupled at the distal end of the robotic arm ; and a computing device executing a computational planner, characterised in that : the automated system is an automated drywalling system; the end effector is a mudding end effector which is configured to apply joint compound or plaster to a target surface; and the computing device generates instructions for driving the mudding end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one mudding task that includes applying joint compound or plaster, via the mudding the end effector , to one or more joints between a plurality of drywall pieces , the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one mudding task. the automated system is an automated drywalling system; the end effector is a mudding end effector which is configured to apply joint compound or plaster to a target surface; and the computing device generates instructions for driving the mudding end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one mudding task that includes applying joint compound or plaster, via the mudding the end effector , to one or more joints between a plurality of drywall pieces , the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one mudding task.
A method to manage secure sleep state transitions in a computing platform including a processor an operating system to control the computing platform, a basic input/output system to boot the computing platform, and a memory, the method comprising: in response to an initiation of a sleep state of the computing platform, encrypting the memory of the computing platform, the memory including a first critical portion that has to be decrypted before the operating system can be resumed from the sleep state and a second portion which does not need to be decrypted before the operating system can control the operation of the computing platform, placing the computing platform in the sleep state including powering down a portion of the computing platform and preserving a state of the computing platform; in response to an initiation of a resume procedure to resume the computing platform from the sleep state, booting the computing platform with the basic input output system; before passing control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system to the operation system, passing control to a virtual machine monitor executed on the processor; decrypting , with the virtual machine monitor, the first critical portion of the memory; after the first critical portion of the memory has been decrypted and before the second portion of the memory has been decrypted, passing control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system to the operating system; and after the operating system has received control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system, decrypting , with the virtual machine monitor, the second portion of the remaining memory in an on-demand fashion. in response to an initiation of a sleep state of the computing platform, encrypting the memory of the computing platform, the memory including a first critical portion that has to be decrypted before the operating system can be resumed from the sleep state and a second portion which does not need to be decrypted before the operating system can control the operation of the computing platform, placing the computing platform in the sleep state including powering down a portion of the computing platform and preserving a state of the computing platform; in response to an initiation of a resume procedure to resume the computing platform from the sleep state, booting the computing platform with the basic input output system; before passing control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system to the operation system, passing control to a virtual machine monitor executed on the processor; decrypting , with the virtual machine monitor, the first critical portion of the memory; after the first critical portion of the memory has been decrypted and before the second portion of the memory has been decrypted, passing control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system to the operating system; and after the operating system has received control of the computing platform from the basic input/output system, decrypting , with the virtual machine monitor, the second portion of the remaining memory in an on-demand fashion.
A colour-image sensor, comprising a matrix of N active photosensitive pixels, each pixel having a photodiode in order to deliver an electrical signal as a function of the electrical charges generated in the photodiode by light, the matrix being covered with a mosaic of colour filters (GF, GR) placed in correspondence with the matrix of pixels to form pixels that are referred to as coloured pixels (R, G, B) coated with a colour filter, the filters being of K different types corresponding to a number K of different colours at least equal to two and the pixels of each colour being distributed in the matrix, the matrix further comprising P pixels, with P<N, that are referred to as white pixels (T), distributed in the matrix, the photodiodes of the coloured pixels being constructed differently from the photodiodes of the white pixels, the photodiodes of the coloured pixels having, for infrared wavelengths, a coefficient of conversion of photons into electrical charges significantly lower than the conversion coefficient of the photodiodes of the white pixels for the same wavelengths, characterized in that the photodiode is a silicon photodiode and in that the white pixels are not covered with a colour filter.
A method for creating a porous ceramic structure comprising: creating a composition, wherein the composition comprises a liquid, a plurality of particles disposed within the liquid, a catalyst material disposed within the liquid, and a pore-forming agent disposed within the liquid; wherein the liquid comprises one or more siloxane species; the plurality of particles comprises a ceramic material; the pore-forming agent comprises an agent that is substantially inert with respect to the liquid, further comprising (a) a silicon-bearing agent that has a number average molecular weight less than 1,300 grams per mole, or (b) a molecule having a molecular mass less than 1,000 grams per mole and a freezing point between -40° C and 25° C that is soluble in the liquid, or any combination of the two; disposing the composition in any desired shape; volatilizing at least a portion of the pore-forming agent; curing the composition to form a green body; and firing the green body. creating a composition, wherein the composition comprises a liquid, a plurality of particles disposed within the liquid, a catalyst material disposed within the liquid, and a pore-forming agent disposed within the liquid; wherein the liquid comprises one or more siloxane species; the plurality of particles comprises a ceramic material; the pore-forming agent comprises an agent that is substantially inert with respect to the liquid, further comprising (a) a silicon-bearing agent that has a number average molecular weight less than 1,300 grams per mole, or (b) a molecule having a molecular mass less than 1,000 grams per mole and a freezing point between -40° C and 25° C that is soluble in the liquid, or any combination of the two; disposing the composition in any desired shape; volatilizing at least a portion of the pore-forming agent; curing the composition to form a green body; and firing the green body.
A security feature , having a plurality of luminescent surface elements , wherein a luminescence lifetime ( τ ) is determinable for each of the surface elements , wherein the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) varies between the surface elements , and wherein the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) codes data in the surface elements , characterized in that the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) in each surface element can assume one of two different values, and wherein the data are binary coded by means of the luminescence lifetime ( τ ), and wherein the first value of the luminescence lifetime corresponds to a logical 1 and the second value corresponds to a logical 0. wherein a luminescence lifetime ( τ ) is determinable for each of the surface elements , wherein the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) varies between the surface elements , and wherein the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) codes data in the surface elements , characterized in that the luminescence lifetime ( τ ) in each surface element can assume one of two different values, and wherein the data are binary coded by means of the luminescence lifetime ( τ ), and wherein the first value of the luminescence lifetime corresponds to a logical 1 and the second value corresponds to a logical 0.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving , by a radio access network, RAN, device (205; 405; 505; 905; 1005; 1105) of a wireless communication system , an indication of a traffic flow to be served by the wireless communication system ; determining , by the RAN device, time offset information for transmissions of the traffic flow based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting , by the RAN device to at least one application entity in the wireless communication system, the time offset information in response to the indication, wherein the at least one application entity includes an Application Function, AF , on an edge server (245; 445; 545) and/or an application on a user device (215; 310, 315; 415; 515); and wherein the time offset is based on a common clock shared between nodes communicating the traffic flow or based on packet arrivals of one or more existing traffic flows. receiving , by a radio access network, RAN, device (205; 405; 505; 905; 1005; 1105) of a wireless communication system , an indication of a traffic flow to be served by the wireless communication system ; determining , by the RAN device, time offset information for transmissions of the traffic flow based at least in part on the indication; and transmitting , by the RAN device to at least one application entity in the wireless communication system, the time offset information in response to the indication, wherein the at least one application entity includes an Application Function, AF , on an edge server (245; 445; 545) and/or an application on a user device (215; 310, 315; 415; 515); and wherein the time offset is based on a common clock shared between nodes communicating the traffic flow or based on packet arrivals of one or more existing traffic flows.
An in vitro method for determining the prognosis of the survival time of a patient suffering from a cancer comprising the steps consisting of i) determining the expression level of the couple DNMT3A/ISGF3γ in a sample from said patient, ii) comparing said expression level with a predetermined reference value and iii) providing a good prognosis when the expression level is lower than the predetermined reference value and a poor prognosis when the expression level is higher than the predetermined reference value.
Control unit for a motor-driven conveyor roller, comprising - A first voltage input terminal adapted to connect a first power supply line - A first voltage output terminal adapted to connect the power supply line for a drive unit of the motor-driven conveyor roller, - A second voltage output terminal adapted to connect a power supply line for a sensor or an actuator characterised in that the control unit comprises: - A second voltage input terminal adapted to connect a second power supply line, and an electronic voltage control circuit connecting said first and second voltage input terminals and said first and second voltage output terminals, and adapted to detect and provide a voltage required for a load connected to a voltage output terminal at said voltage output terminal, and in that the electronic circuit is adapted to modulate a voltage at a first voltage level at the first and second voltage input terminals such that a required second voltage level lower than the first voltage level is provided at one of the first and second voltage output terminals. - A first voltage input terminal adapted to connect a first power supply line - A first voltage output terminal adapted to connect the power supply line for a drive unit of the motor-driven conveyor roller, - A second voltage output terminal adapted to connect a power supply line for a sensor or an actuator - A second voltage input terminal adapted to connect a second power supply line, and an electronic voltage control circuit connecting said first and second voltage input terminals and said first and second voltage output terminals, and adapted to detect and provide a voltage required for a load connected to a voltage output terminal at said voltage output terminal, and in that the electronic circuit is adapted to modulate a voltage at a first voltage level at the first and second voltage input terminals such that a required second voltage level lower than the first voltage level is provided at one of the first and second voltage output terminals. an electronic voltage control circuit connecting said first and second voltage input terminals and said first and second voltage output terminals, and adapted to detect and provide a voltage required for a load connected to a voltage output terminal at said voltage output terminal, and in that the electronic circuit is adapted to modulate a voltage at a first voltage level at the first and second voltage input terminals such that a required second voltage level lower than the first voltage level is provided at one of the first and second voltage output terminals.
An apparatus configured to determine a measure of the frequency of an electrical signal, wherein the apparatus comprises a controller for an electrical power system and the controller is configured to provide said measure of the frequency of the electrical signal for control of the electrical power system, the apparatus configured to; based on a plurality of samples of the electrical signal , determine a Hilbert transformation to obtain a value for each of the samples of the electrical signal for use as an imaginary representation of each of the samples of the electrical signal and combine each said imaginary representation with a corresponding real representation of the samples of the electrical signal to form a complex representation of the electrical signal; perform a Fourier transform on each said complex representation of the samples of the electrical signal and determine a phase angle therefrom; determine a measure of the frequency of the electrical signal based on a derivative of the phase angle with respect to time.