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A dental appliance comprising: a first polymeric shell portion having one or more cavities shaped therein to removably conform to one or more teeth ; at least one spacer coupled to the first polymeric shell portion; and a first arch member coupled to the at least one spacer and configured to provide at least some of a force needed to reposition one or more teeth from a first orientation to a second orientation different from the first orientation, wherein the spacer is integrally formed with the first arch member a first polymeric shell portion having one or more cavities shaped therein to removably conform to one or more teeth ; at least one spacer coupled to the first polymeric shell portion; and a first arch member coupled to the at least one spacer and configured to provide at least some of a force needed to reposition one or more teeth from a first orientation to a second orientation different from the first orientation, wherein the spacer is integrally formed with the first arch member
An organopolysiloxane represented by the following average formula , wherein, R 1 s each independently represent a group selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, R 2 represents a divalent organic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms which may have an oxygen atom(s), R 3 represents any of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R 4 s each independently represent a group selected from an alkyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms and an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average formula , "a" is 1 to 500, "b" is 1 to 10, and "c" is 1 to 10; provided that when "c" is 1, R 4 s each independently represent an alkyl group having 14 to 30 carbon atoms or an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average formula , wherein, R 1 has the same meaning as defined above, R 5 represents a divalent organic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms, and "d" is 1 to 500.
A plasma processing method performed in a plasma processing apparatus , the plasma processing method comprising: a first process (S101) of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the fluorine-containing gas and etching a target substrate (W), in which at least one of a silicon oxide film (D3) and a silicon nitride film (D4) is formed on a surface of a nickel silicide film (D1), with the plasma of the fluorine-containing gas; a second process (S102) of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas and the nitrogen-containing gas and reducing, with the plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas and the nitrogen-containing gas, a nickel-containing material deposited on a member , of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space (S), after the first process; and a third process (S103) of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the oxygen-containing gas and removing nickel, which is obtained by reducing the nickel-containing material in the second process, with the plasma of the oxygen-containing gas. a first process (S101) of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the fluorine-containing gas and etching a target substrate (W), in which at least one of a silicon oxide film (D3) and a silicon nitride film (D4) is formed on a surface of a nickel silicide film (D1), with the plasma of the fluorine-containing gas; a second process (S102) of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas and the nitrogen-containing gas and reducing, with the plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas and the nitrogen-containing gas, a nickel-containing material deposited on a member , of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space (S), after the first process; and a third process (S103) of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space (S) to generate plasma of the oxygen-containing gas and removing nickel, which is obtained by reducing the nickel-containing material in the second process, with the plasma of the oxygen-containing gas.
A module for use with an imaging device comprising a side port, the module comprising: a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom; an output port on the first side to feed medium to the side port of the imaging device ; a communication port to communicate with the imaging device ; and a first intake port on the bottom of the module to receive medium from a first medium storage tray ; characterized in that the module comprises a second intake port on the top of the module to receive medium. a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom; an output port on the first side to feed medium to the side port of the imaging device ; a communication port to communicate with the imaging device ; and a first intake port on the bottom of the module to receive medium from a first medium storage tray ; characterized in that the module comprises a second intake port on the top of the module to receive medium.
An apparatus comprising: an input for receiving a plurality of data streams carrying misaligned common content; a plurality of buffers configured to delay one or more of the data streams to align the common content, each buffer for storing data blocks of a respective one of the plurality of data streams; and an output for selecting a data block from the plurality of buffers to form a next data block in an output packet stream comprising the common content; characterised in that each data block is stored in a respective buffer along with quality information corresponding to said data block and selecting a data block from the plurality of buffers is carried out in dependence on the quality information ; wherein the output is further configured to select a number of data blocks from the plurality of buffers to form the number of next data blocks in the output packet stream, and is further configured to determine whether any of the next data blocks are selected from a first buffer of the plurality of buffers and, if not, using a receive path associated with that first buffer for another application. an input for receiving a plurality of data streams carrying misaligned common content; a plurality of buffers configured to delay one or more of the data streams to align the common content, each buffer for storing data blocks of a respective one of the plurality of data streams; and an output for selecting a data block from the plurality of buffers to form a next data block in an output packet stream comprising the common content; characterised in that each data block is stored in a respective buffer along with quality information corresponding to said data block and selecting a data block from the plurality of buffers is carried out in dependence on the quality information ; wherein the output is further configured to select a number of data blocks from the plurality of buffers to form the number of next data blocks in the output packet stream, and is further configured to determine whether any of the next data blocks are selected from a first buffer of the plurality of buffers and, if not, using a receive path associated with that first buffer for another application.
A method of testing a valve body of an injector valve for a combustion engine, which valve body holds a plunger piston chamber for forming a compression chamber , a suction valve with a suction piston , one or more fuel fluid channels , a nozzle valve with a nozzle piston , one or more nozzle openings , and a control oil channel , wherein the fuel fluid channels provide a fluid connection from the plunger piston chamber to the nozzle openings when the suction valve is open by a pressure on the suction piston provided by a fluid pressure in the plunger piston chamber and when the nozzle valve is open by a pressure on the nozzle piston provided by a control oil pressure supplied via the control oil channel ; characterized in that the method comprises: supplying control oil to the nozzle piston via the control oil channel at a first control oil pressure, said first control oil pressure being higher than or equal to a predetermined control oil opening pressure for which the nozzle valve is configured to open; supplying a test gas to the suction piston via the plunger piston chamber at a first test gas pressure being lower than a predetermined test gas opening pressure for which the suction valve is configured to open; and checking whether any of the supplied test gas is reaching out through the nozzle openings . a plunger piston chamber for forming a compression chamber , a suction valve with a suction piston , one or more fuel fluid channels , a nozzle valve with a nozzle piston , one or more nozzle openings , and a control oil channel , wherein the fuel fluid channels provide a fluid connection from the plunger piston chamber to the nozzle openings when the suction valve is open by a pressure on the suction piston provided by a fluid pressure in the plunger piston chamber and when the nozzle valve is open by a pressure on the nozzle piston provided by a control oil pressure supplied via the control oil channel ; characterized in that the method comprises: supplying control oil to the nozzle piston via the control oil channel at a first control oil pressure, said first control oil pressure being higher than or equal to a predetermined control oil opening pressure for which the nozzle valve is configured to open; supplying a test gas to the suction piston via the plunger piston chamber at a first test gas pressure being lower than a predetermined test gas opening pressure for which the suction valve is configured to open; and checking whether any of the supplied test gas is reaching out through the nozzle openings .
A method implemented by a decoder, comprising: receiving , by the decoder, a bitstream including a sequence parameter set, SPS, a picture parameter set, PPS, and a plurality of subpictures associated with a subpicture identifier, ID, mapping, wherein the SPS includes an SPS flag; determining , by the decoder, whether the SPS flag has a first value or a second value, wherein the SPS flag having the first value specifies that the subpicture ID mapping is signaled in the SPS, and wherein the SPS flag having the second value specifies that the subpicture ID mapping is signaled in the PPS; obtaining , by the decoder, the subpicture ID mapping from the SPS when the SPS flag has the first value and from the PPS when the SPS flag has the second value; and decoding , by the decoder, the plurality of subpictures using the subpicture ID mapping. receiving , by the decoder, a bitstream including a sequence parameter set, SPS, a picture parameter set, PPS, and a plurality of subpictures associated with a subpicture identifier, ID, mapping, wherein the SPS includes an SPS flag; determining , by the decoder, whether the SPS flag has a first value or a second value, wherein the SPS flag having the first value specifies that the subpicture ID mapping is signaled in the SPS, and wherein the SPS flag having the second value specifies that the subpicture ID mapping is signaled in the PPS; obtaining , by the decoder, the subpicture ID mapping from the SPS when the SPS flag has the first value and from the PPS when the SPS flag has the second value; and decoding , by the decoder, the plurality of subpictures using the subpicture ID mapping.
A method for establishing communication with a first mobile device having a global identifier, said method comprising a phone exchange : receiving registration information from a VOIP client of the first mobile device , the registration information comprising a global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device; receiving IP address information for the first mobile device; registering the first mobile device by attaching the global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device with an internal identifier and the IP address information for the first mobile device; receiving, from a VOIP client of a calling device, a communication request for the first mobile device, the communication request specifying the global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device; routing a call using the internal identifier, wherein routing the call using said internal identifier comprises directing the call to an egress point of the phone exchange; and connecting the call with the first mobile device using the IP address information for the first mobile device. receiving registration information from a VOIP client of the first mobile device , the registration information comprising a global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device; receiving IP address information for the first mobile device; registering the first mobile device by attaching the global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device with an internal identifier and the IP address information for the first mobile device; receiving, from a VOIP client of a calling device, a communication request for the first mobile device, the communication request specifying the global identifier corresponding to the first mobile device; routing a call using the internal identifier, wherein routing the call using said internal identifier comprises directing the call to an egress point of the phone exchange; and connecting the call with the first mobile device using the IP address information for the first mobile device.
A method , in a first wireless node, for receiving a set of Layer 2, L2, messages from a second wireless node, using first and second physical data channels, the method comprising: transmitting to the second wireless node, one or more mapping rules, by a configuration message indicating, for at least one of a first subset of the L2 messages and a second subset of the L2 messages, at least one data flow or category of data that should be mapped to the at least one of the first and the second subset of L2 messages, wherein the first and second subsets are mapped to a first physical data channel and a second physical data channel respectively by using the one or more mapping rules; receiving , from the second wireless node, the first subset of the L2 messages on the first physical data channel; receiving , from the second wireless node, the second, mutually exclusive, subset of the L2 messages on the second physical data channel, ; retaining decoding-related information for unsuccessfully decoded messages in the first subset for use with subsequent retransmissions of the unsuccessfully decoded messages; transmitting one or more acknowledgements or negative acknowledgements to the second wireless node for messages in the first subset; and discarding decoding-related information for unsuccessfully decoded messages in the second subset, without waiting for retransmissions of the unsuccessfully decoded messages in the second subset. transmitting to the second wireless node, one or more mapping rules, by a configuration message indicating, for at least one of a first subset of the L2 messages and a second subset of the L2 messages, at least one data flow or category of data that should be mapped to the at least one of the first and the second subset of L2 messages, wherein the first and second subsets are mapped to a first physical data channel and a second physical data channel respectively by using the one or more mapping rules; receiving , from the second wireless node, the first subset of the L2 messages on the first physical data channel; receiving , from the second wireless node, the second, mutually exclusive, subset of the L2 messages on the second physical data channel, ; retaining decoding-related information for unsuccessfully decoded messages in the first subset for use with subsequent retransmissions of the unsuccessfully decoded messages; transmitting one or more acknowledgements or negative acknowledgements to the second wireless node for messages in the first subset; and discarding decoding-related information for unsuccessfully decoded messages in the second subset, without waiting for retransmissions of the unsuccessfully decoded messages in the second subset.
An image visualisation method, comprising: visually presenting a primary image in a main viewport of a display monitor , wherein the primary image is processed with a first processing algorithm for generating primary image data; visually presenting a primary region of interest over a sub-portion of the primary image, wherein the primary region of interest identifies an area of interest in the primary image which is processed with the first processing algorithm; and visually presenting, concurrently with visually presenting a primary region of interest, at least one secondary region of interest over a different sub-portion of the primary image, wherein the at least one secondary region of interest shows the same area of interest as in the primary region of interest processed with a second different processing algorithm for generating secondary image data different from the primary image data, wherein a geometry of the at least one secondary region of interest is the same as a geometry of the primary region of interest and wherein the at least one secondary region of interest does not overlap the primary region of interest. visually presenting a primary image in a main viewport of a display monitor , wherein the primary image is processed with a first processing algorithm for generating primary image data; visually presenting a primary region of interest over a sub-portion of the primary image, wherein the primary region of interest identifies an area of interest in the primary image which is processed with the first processing algorithm; and visually presenting, concurrently with visually presenting a primary region of interest, at least one secondary region of interest over a different sub-portion of the primary image, wherein the at least one secondary region of interest shows the same area of interest as in the primary region of interest processed with a second different processing algorithm for generating secondary image data different from the primary image data, wherein a geometry of the at least one secondary region of interest is the same as a geometry of the primary region of interest and wherein the at least one secondary region of interest does not overlap the primary region of interest.
Method for controlling a light beam emitted by the headlights of a vehicle , consisting in defining a target zone in which the intensity of the light beam is attenuated in order to avoid dazzling a third vehicle detected by image acquisition means on board the vehicle, characterized in that the extent of said target zone is determined to encompass a two-dimensional virtual quadrilateral footprint which at least partially covers the third-party vehicle, one dimension of said footprint being representative of a width of the third-party vehicle and the depth of said footprint in the direction of travel of the vehicle being representative of an estimated length of said third-party vehicle by calculation means on board the vehicle, and in that the process comprises the following steps: - two extreme cases are considered, one representative of the potential detection of a narrow vehicle and the other representative of the potential detection of a wide vehicle , - each of these extreme cases is associated with an intermediate two-dimensional quadrilateral virtual footprint , e.g. trapezoidal, - for each headlight of the vehicle, defined angles are calculated between the direction of travel of the vehicle and the line passing through that headlight and some of the corners of the two intermediate quadrilateral footprints, - angular boundaries of the target area are defined so that one of said boundaries passes through the corner corresponding to that of the previously calculated angles of smaller value while the other of said boundaries passes through the corner corresponding to that of the previously calculated angles of larger value, - and a projection step in which the intensity of the light beam of each headlight is attenuated in the target area whose boundaries are adjusted on said virtual footprint. - two extreme cases are considered, one representative of the potential detection of a narrow vehicle and the other representative of the potential detection of a wide vehicle , - each of these extreme cases is associated with an intermediate two-dimensional quadrilateral virtual footprint , e.g. trapezoidal, - for each headlight of the vehicle, defined angles are calculated between the direction of travel of the vehicle and the line passing through that headlight and some of the corners of the two intermediate quadrilateral footprints, - angular boundaries of the target area are defined so that one of said boundaries passes through the corner corresponding to that of the previously calculated angles of smaller value while the other of said boundaries passes through the corner corresponding to that of the previously calculated angles of larger value, - and a projection step in which the intensity of the light beam of each headlight is attenuated in the target area whose boundaries are adjusted on said virtual footprint.
An element for manipulating a hollow organ (E), consisting of: an elongate element having a substantially solid structure, the elongate element including: a distal end configured for insertion into the interior of a hollow organ (E); a distal portion adjacent to the distal end ; a proximal end opposite from the distal end ; and a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end ; and a manipulation section at the distal portion of the elongate element , wherein the manipulation section is configured as a waveform with a width of greater than 14 mm and a sufficient rigidity to flatten and/or move at least a portion of the hollow organ (E) when placed within the hollow organ (E). an elongate element having a substantially solid structure, the elongate element including: a distal end configured for insertion into the interior of a hollow organ (E); a distal portion adjacent to the distal end ; a proximal end opposite from the distal end ; and a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end ; and a distal end configured for insertion into the interior of a hollow organ (E); a distal portion adjacent to the distal end ; a proximal end opposite from the distal end ; and a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end ; and a manipulation section at the distal portion of the elongate element , wherein the manipulation section is configured as a waveform with a width of greater than 14 mm and a sufficient rigidity to flatten and/or move at least a portion of the hollow organ (E) when placed within the hollow organ (E).