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A flame retardant composition comprising a substrate and a flame retardant polymer chemically bonded to at least a portion of the substrate; wherein the flame retardant polymer is derived from a phosphorus compound; and the flame retardant polymer is chemically bonded to at least a portion of the substrate by a multifunctional coupling agent.
A vehicle safety system comprising at least one image sensor device , a control unit arrangement , at least one environmental detection device that is adapted to determine whether a target vehicle at least partly is within a blind spot field that is outside a coverage of available rear-view mirrors for the vehicle driver , and at least one warning device adapted to emit a first warning signal in the form of a warning light when a target vehicle travelling in an adjacent second lane , constituting a target lane , is determined to at least partly be present in a left-hand blind spot field or right-hand blind spot field , where said image sensor device is arranged to detect eye configurations of a vehicle driver and to transfer these images to an image control unit , where the image control unit is adapted to process the acquired images and determine the position of a driver's eyes , and to determine where the gaze of the eyes falls, characterized in that when said warning device is initiated to emit the first warning signal in the form of a warning light, the image control unit is arranged to determine if the vehicle driver at least partly is looking outside a warning area that encompasses said warning device , and in that case the control unit arrangement is arranged to issue a second warning signal, where the second warning signal is constituted by a sound signal, a tactile signal or any combination of these.
An apparatus for use in analysing ultrasound image data of rectus abdominis muscles of a subject, the apparatus comprising: a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions; and a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: obtain a sequence of ultrasound images of the rectus abdominis muscles, the sequence of ultrasound images having been obtained using an ultrasound transducer tilted at different angles to the surface of the skin of the subject and thus having different angles of ingress of the ultrasound waves into the skin; select an ultrasound image from the sequence of ultrasound images , the selected ultrasound image comprising image in the sequence in which a region of the rectus abdominis muscle appears clearest compared to other images in the sequence of ultrasound images ; and make a measurement of the rectus abdominis muscles in the selected ultrasound image. a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions; and a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: obtain a sequence of ultrasound images of the rectus abdominis muscles, the sequence of ultrasound images having been obtained using an ultrasound transducer tilted at different angles to the surface of the skin of the subject and thus having different angles of ingress of the ultrasound waves into the skin; select an ultrasound image from the sequence of ultrasound images , the selected ultrasound image comprising image in the sequence in which a region of the rectus abdominis muscle appears clearest compared to other images in the sequence of ultrasound images ; and make a measurement of the rectus abdominis muscles in the selected ultrasound image. obtain a sequence of ultrasound images of the rectus abdominis muscles, the sequence of ultrasound images having been obtained using an ultrasound transducer tilted at different angles to the surface of the skin of the subject and thus having different angles of ingress of the ultrasound waves into the skin; select an ultrasound image from the sequence of ultrasound images , the selected ultrasound image comprising image in the sequence in which a region of the rectus abdominis muscle appears clearest compared to other images in the sequence of ultrasound images ; and make a measurement of the rectus abdominis muscles in the selected ultrasound image.
An integrated circuit device comprising: - a semiconductor substrate having a resistivity of at least 100 Q.cm; - an electrically insulating layer that contacts the semiconductor substrate, the electrically insulating layer being susceptible of inducing in the semiconductor substrate a parasitic surface conduction layer that interfaces with the electrically insulating layer; and - an electrical circuit located on the electrically insulating layer, wherein the integrated circuit device comprises a plurality of depletion-inducing junctions at least partially comprised in the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of depletion-inducing junctions being adapted to autonomously induce in the semiconductor substrate a plurality of depleted zones that interface with the electrically insulating layer, characterized in that the depletion-inducing junctions are disposed in one of the following manners: an array-like manner and a checkerboard-like manner, and whereby at least some depletion-inducing junctions of the plurality interface with a section of the electrically insulating layer that lies in-between two sections of the electrical circuit. - a semiconductor substrate having a resistivity of at least 100 Q.cm; - an electrically insulating layer that contacts the semiconductor substrate, the electrically insulating layer being susceptible of inducing in the semiconductor substrate a parasitic surface conduction layer that interfaces with the electrically insulating layer; and - an electrical circuit located on the electrically insulating layer,
A method for producing a carbon nanotube comprising the steps of: preparing an amorphous carbon rod by burning a mixture consisting of carbon black and coal-tar pitch, preparing an anode, which contains amorphous carbon as a main component, by filling a metal catalyst in a hole formed in the amorphous carbon rod, producing soot containing a carbon nanotube by arc-discharge using the anode, and purifying the produced soot. preparing an amorphous carbon rod by burning a mixture consisting of carbon black and coal-tar pitch, preparing an anode, which contains amorphous carbon as a main component, by filling a metal catalyst in a hole formed in the amorphous carbon rod, producing soot containing a carbon nanotube by arc-discharge using the anode, and purifying the produced soot.
A fastener comprising: an elongated body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end ; a head having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface , wherein the first end of the elongated body is coupled to the second surface of the head , and wherein a diameter of the head is greater than a diameter of the elongated body ; a sleeve positioned over at least a portion of the elongated body and the second surface of the head ; and a plurality of textured elements positioned on an exterior surface of the sleeve adjacent the second surface of the head wherein the plurality of textured elements extends on the exterior surface of the sleeve from the first end of the elongated body to the first surface of the head only. an elongated body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end ; a head having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface , wherein the first end of the elongated body is coupled to the second surface of the head , and wherein a diameter of the head is greater than a diameter of the elongated body ; a sleeve positioned over at least a portion of the elongated body and the second surface of the head ; and a plurality of textured elements positioned on an exterior surface of the sleeve adjacent the second surface of the head wherein the plurality of textured elements extends on the exterior surface of the sleeve from the first end of the elongated body to the first surface of the head only.
A laminated sheet having a plurality of layers laminated therein, the laminated sheet characterized by comprising: an absorbing layer absorbing at least one of liquid and gas; a reinforcing layer laminated on said absorbing layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the reinforcing layer is formed of one selected from a group consisting of biaxially-oriented polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyvinyl chloride; an aluminum layer laminated on said reinforcing layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween; and a liquid- and/or gas-barrier layer laminated on said aluminum layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween and suppressing entry of at least one of liquid and gas, wherein the liquid- and/or gas-barrier layer is formed of biaxially-oriented polyamide or polyethylene terephthalate, and wherein the reinforcing layer is disposed between the absorbing layer and the aluminum layer , which improves the entire strength of the laminated sheet. an absorbing layer absorbing at least one of liquid and gas; a reinforcing layer laminated on said absorbing layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the reinforcing layer is formed of one selected from a group consisting of biaxially-oriented polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyvinyl chloride; an aluminum layer laminated on said reinforcing layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween; and a liquid- and/or gas-barrier layer laminated on said aluminum layer with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween and suppressing entry of at least one of liquid and gas, wherein the liquid- and/or gas-barrier layer is formed of biaxially-oriented polyamide or polyethylene terephthalate, and wherein the reinforcing layer is disposed between the absorbing layer and the aluminum layer , which improves the entire strength of the laminated sheet.
A dynamic graphic code, representing, in encoded manner, a security, - said security being formed by a sequence of alphanumeric characters and/or symbols, characterized in that - said dynamic graphic code consisting in a timely sequence of graphic codes to be provided on a display , - each graphic code of the sequence being a bar code or QR code containing information, - said information contained in each graphic code of the said sequence comprises a fixed part and a variable part, - each variable part being time dependent, - each variable part is encoded together with the respective fixed part thereby forming said sequence of different graphic codes, - each fixed part contains said security, - each fixed part can be determined by comparing two or more subsequent codes of the said sequence of graphic codes. - said security being formed by a sequence of alphanumeric characters and/or symbols, - said dynamic graphic code consisting in a timely sequence of graphic codes to be provided on a display , - each graphic code of the sequence being a bar code or QR code containing information, - said information contained in each graphic code of the said sequence comprises a fixed part and a variable part, - each variable part being time dependent, - each variable part is encoded together with the respective fixed part thereby forming said sequence of different graphic codes, - each fixed part contains said security, - each fixed part can be determined by comparing two or more subsequent codes of the said sequence of graphic codes.
A flow rate measuring device configured to measure a flow rate of a fuel gas flowing through a passage and including a shutoff valve device serving to shut off the passage, the flow rate measuring device comprising: a device controller ; a stepping motor configured to rotate a rotating shaft , the stepping motor including a stator having a plurality of coils and configured to rotate by a constant angle depending upon an applied pulse current; a male screw portion on the rotating shaft , the device controller configured to set the number of pulses and frequency of the pulse current applied to each of the coils to control a rotation speed and a rotation angle of the rotating shaft ; and a valve element configured to block the passage, the valve element including a female screw portion accommodating the male screw portion , the valve element moving in an axial direction in accordance with rotation of the rotating shaft , wherein a dry lubricating coating resides on a contact surface of the male screw portion and the female screw portion , characterized in that a thread pitch of the male screw portion is in a range from 0.3 to 1 mm, such that the pulse current applied to the motor by the device controller , in relation to an inductance of the motor , is in a range that does not cause explosion of the fuel gas and that allows a thrust force necessary for moving the valve element to be obtained, wherein the device controller is configured to adjust the rotational speed of the motor such that the applied pulse current, voltage and inductance is adjusted to be within intrinsic safety standards. a device controller ; a stepping motor configured to rotate a rotating shaft , the stepping motor including a stator having a plurality of coils and configured to rotate by a constant angle depending upon an applied pulse current; a male screw portion on the rotating shaft , the device controller configured to set the number of pulses and frequency of the pulse current applied to each of the coils to control a rotation speed and a rotation angle of the rotating shaft ; and a valve element configured to block the passage, the valve element including a female screw portion accommodating the male screw portion , the valve element moving in an axial direction in accordance with rotation of the rotating shaft , wherein a dry lubricating coating resides on a contact surface of the male screw portion and the female screw portion , characterized in that a thread pitch of the male screw portion is in a range from 0.3 to 1 mm, such that the pulse current applied to the motor by the device controller , in relation to an inductance of the motor , is in a range that does not cause explosion of the fuel gas and that allows a thrust force necessary for moving the valve element to be obtained, wherein the device controller is configured to adjust the rotational speed of the motor such that the applied pulse current, voltage and inductance is adjusted to be within intrinsic safety standards.
A method of transforming intermediate representation (IR) code compiled from a compute shader comprised of source code in a shading language and executing machine executable instructions obtained from the transformed IR code on a CPU, comprising: performing a marking and analysis pass that includes: marking , for an entry subroutine, the beginnings and ends of subroutines in the IR code , marking memory barriers nested within the subroutine but not in nested subroutines, marking all call sites that may execute a barrier either directly by the callee or via a call chain, and for each marked barrier and marked call site, marking scopes and related operations that nest the marked barrier or marked call site, including the subroutine scope; and using the marked IR code to form maximal-size thread loops by traversing subroutine operations in order and processing marked operations of the subroutine, wherein said processing includes inserting in the IR code an operation defining the end of a thread loop before the marked operation if said marked operation is not the beginning of a subroutine, inserting in the IR code an operation defining the beginning of a thread loop after the marked operation if said marked operation is not the end of a subroutine, and removing marked operations that correspond to barrier operations from the IR code, wherein the IR code is compiled and executed on a CPU that is not a GPU, and wherein a thread-loop is executed by a plurality of CPU threads. performing a marking and analysis pass that includes: marking , for an entry subroutine, the beginnings and ends of subroutines in the IR code , marking memory barriers nested within the subroutine but not in nested subroutines, marking all call sites that may execute a barrier either directly by the callee or via a call chain, and for each marked barrier and marked call site, marking scopes and related operations that nest the marked barrier or marked call site, including the subroutine scope; and marking , for an entry subroutine, the beginnings and ends of subroutines in the IR code , marking memory barriers nested within the subroutine but not in nested subroutines, marking all call sites that may execute a barrier either directly by the callee or via a call chain, and for each marked barrier and marked call site, marking scopes and related operations that nest the marked barrier or marked call site, including the subroutine scope; and using the marked IR code to form maximal-size thread loops by traversing subroutine operations in order and processing marked operations of the subroutine, wherein said processing includes inserting in the IR code an operation defining the end of a thread loop before the marked operation if said marked operation is not the beginning of a subroutine, inserting in the IR code an operation defining the beginning of a thread loop after the marked operation if said marked operation is not the end of a subroutine, and removing marked operations that correspond to barrier operations from the IR code, wherein the IR code is compiled and executed on a CPU that is not a GPU, and wherein a thread-loop is executed by a plurality of CPU threads.
A method for narrowband allocation, comprising: allocating at least one narrowband to a User Equipment, UE, wherein at least one Physical Resource Block, PRB, contained in each of the at least one narrowband is not overlapped with another PRB, or at least one PRB contained in part or all of the at least one narrowband is partially overlapped with another PRB (S102); characterized in that : wherein when one of the at least one narrowband is a downlink narrowband but not a downlink central narrowband or one of the at least one narrowband is an uplink narrowband, a PRB index interval of one of the at least one narrowband is one of the following: k × G , k × G + 5 ; k × G − 6 , k × G − 1 ; k × G − 1 , k × G + 4 ; N RB − N RB mod G − a × G , N RB − 1 ; wherein G∈ , a∈ , N RB is a number of PRBs corresponding to a system bandwidth, a PRB index, for downlink, in the PRB index interval refers to the PRB index obtained by numbering, starting from zero, PRBs in the system bandwidth according to an ascending order from lowest frequency to highest frequency, and a PRB index, for uplink, in the PRB index interval refers to the PRB index obtained by numbering, starting from zero, PRBs in a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, bandwidth of a cell according to an ascending order from lowest frequency to highest frequency, and k is a non-negative integer. allocating at least one narrowband to a User Equipment, UE, wherein at least one Physical Resource Block, PRB, contained in each of the at least one narrowband is not overlapped with another PRB, or at least one PRB contained in part or all of the at least one narrowband is partially overlapped with another PRB (S102); characterized in that : wherein when one of the at least one narrowband is a downlink narrowband but not a downlink central narrowband or one of the at least one narrowband is an uplink narrowband, a PRB index interval of one of the at least one narrowband is one of the following: k × G , k × G + 5 ; k × G − 6 , k × G − 1 ; k × G − 1 , k × G + 4 ; N RB − N RB mod G − a × G , N RB − 1 ; wherein G∈ , a∈ , N RB is a number of PRBs corresponding to a system bandwidth, a PRB index, for downlink, in the PRB index interval refers to the PRB index obtained by numbering, starting from zero, PRBs in the system bandwidth according to an ascending order from lowest frequency to highest frequency, and a PRB index, for uplink, in the PRB index interval refers to the PRB index obtained by numbering, starting from zero, PRBs in a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, bandwidth of a cell according to an ascending order from lowest frequency to highest frequency, and k is a non-negative integer.
An electronic apparatus comprising: a main body comprising a nut portion (330; 430; 520; 630; 910; 1030) having a screw coupling thread, wherein the nut portion is coupled to a bottom side of the main body; a level-adjustable foot (320; 420; 620; 920; 1020) at a lower side of the main body, configured to support the main body, adjustable in height to level the main body, and comprising a bolt portion (152; 322; 422; 510; 622; 922; 1022) having a screw coupling thread and being screw-coupled to the nut portion via engagement of the screw coupling thread of the nut portion and the screw coupling thread of the bolt portion; a support plate (350; 450; 650; 950; 1050) located inside the main body and configured to be in contact with an end portion of the bolt portion; and an elastic member (340; 440; 640; 940; 1040) configured to generate a repulsive force in response to the bolt portion being screw-coupled to the nut portion, to thereby increase contact between the screw coupling thread of the bolt portion and the screw coupling thread of the nut portion, wherein the elastic member is coupled to the support plate and to the bottom side of the main body, or the elastic member is coupled to the support plate and to the nut portion. a main body comprising a nut portion (330; 430; 520; 630; 910; 1030) having a screw coupling thread, wherein the nut portion is coupled to a bottom side of the main body; a level-adjustable foot (320; 420; 620; 920; 1020) at a lower side of the main body, configured to support the main body, adjustable in height to level the main body, and comprising a bolt portion (152; 322; 422; 510; 622; 922; 1022) having a screw coupling thread and being screw-coupled to the nut portion via engagement of the screw coupling thread of the nut portion and the screw coupling thread of the bolt portion; a support plate (350; 450; 650; 950; 1050) located inside the main body and configured to be in contact with an end portion of the bolt portion; and an elastic member (340; 440; 640; 940; 1040) configured to generate a repulsive force in response to the bolt portion being screw-coupled to the nut portion, to thereby increase contact between the screw coupling thread of the bolt portion and the screw coupling thread of the nut portion, wherein the elastic member is coupled to the support plate and to the bottom side of the main body, or the elastic member is coupled to the support plate and to the nut portion.
A transducer comprising: a monolithic substrate comprising: a first doping region ; a second doping region that is opposite in conductivity to the first doping region, the second doping region comprising a first vibrating portion ; and a first empty space between the first doping region and the first vibrating portion; characterised in that the first vibrating portion comprises a plurality of first through-holes and wherein the first vibrating portion further comprises a first material film which seals the plurality of first through-holes . a monolithic substrate comprising: a first doping region ; a second doping region that is opposite in conductivity to the first doping region, the second doping region comprising a first vibrating portion ; and a first empty space between the first doping region and the first vibrating portion; a first doping region ; a second doping region that is opposite in conductivity to the first doping region, the second doping region comprising a first vibrating portion ; and a first empty space between the first doping region and the first vibrating portion; characterised in that the first vibrating portion comprises a plurality of first through-holes and wherein the first vibrating portion further comprises a first material film which seals the plurality of first through-holes .