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An apparatus for toasting a food item arranged to receive and support said food item during toasting and comprising a heating element arranged to heat the surface of the food item by radiant heat and a forced air flow device arranged to blow air across the food item, characterised in that the apparatus is arranged to operate in a first mode in which the forced air flow device is operative and a second mode in which the forced air flow device is reduced or turned off, wherein the apparatus is arranged to change from the first mode to the second mode automatically upon a predetermined condition being met and wherein the apparatus is arranged to use a higher heating power during the first mode than the second mode.
A lower-body garment having a torso portion, a first leg portion , and a second leg portion , the lower-body garment comprising: a base textile forming the first leg portion and the second leg portion ; and a plurality of discrete overlay film structures affixed to the base textile and extending circumferentially around the first leg portion and the second leg portion , wherein upon exposure to moisture the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergo a change in dimension in at least a direction that extends away from a surface of the lower-body garment in a positive or negative direction, and the first leg portion and the second leg portion undergo a decrease in circumference. a base textile forming the first leg portion and the second leg portion ; and a plurality of discrete overlay film structures affixed to the base textile and extending circumferentially around the first leg portion and the second leg portion , wherein upon exposure to moisture the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergo a change in dimension in at least a direction that extends away from a surface of the lower-body garment in a positive or negative direction, and the first leg portion and the second leg portion undergo a decrease in circumference.
A method of protecting a coloured or dyed substrate from dye transfer during exposure to an aqueous cleansing solution, the method comprising the step of treating said a dyed or coloured substrate with a composition comprising a surfactant system, wherein said surfactant system comprises a glycolipid biosurfactant in the range 50-100 wt.% of the total surfactant system.
A method for adaptive radio link monitoring, RLM, the method comprising steps of: a user equipment ,UE , determining a receiver configuration in terms of a current number of receivers used by the UE for receiving down link, DL, signals from a network node ; the UE receiving , from the network node, at least one DL signal having at least one parameter adapted for use by the UE in RLM; the UE performing , Radio Link Monitoring, RLM on the DL signal received from the network node, wherein the at least one DL signal parameter is adapted based on the receiver configuration. a user equipment ,UE , determining a receiver configuration in terms of a current number of receivers used by the UE for receiving down link, DL, signals from a network node ; the UE receiving , from the network node, at least one DL signal having at least one parameter adapted for use by the UE in RLM; the UE performing , Radio Link Monitoring, RLM on the DL signal received from the network node, wherein the at least one DL signal parameter is adapted based on the receiver configuration.
A lens drive motor, wherein the lens drive motor comprises: a housing , a lens support , a coil and a magnet component , the coil being wrapped around the lens support and being provided in the housing , the magnet component comprising multiple sub-magnets, and the multiple sub-magnets being sequentially arranged around a circumferential direction of the coil and being positioned in the housing , wherein each of at least two first sub-magnets of the multiple sub-magnets is of a bent type structure; multiple straight edge segments and multiple corner segments connecting the multiple straight edge segments are comprised at an outer periphery of the lens support ; and outsides of the multiple straight edge segments are covered by the multiple sub-magnets, wherein each of at least two second sub-magnets of the multiple sub-magnets is of a straight line type structure, and the at least two second sub-magnets are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the lens support , each of the at least two first sub-magnets and each of the at least two second sub-magnets are arranged alternately in turn, each of the at least two first sub-magnets comprises a main body segment and an extending segment connected sequentially; an included angle is formed between the extending segment and the main body segment; the main body segment covers a corresponding one straight edge segment of the multiple straight edge segments ; the extending segment stretches out to a corresponding one of the multiple corner segments ; a first end of each of the at least two second sub-magnets has a first distance L1 with an end portion of the main body segment of a first sub-magnet adjacent to the first end; a second end of the each of the at least two second sub-magnets has a second distance L2 with an end portion of the corner segment of another first sub-magnet adjacent to the second end; and the first distance L1 is greater than the second distance L2.
An identifying method being applied to a composite optical fiber assembly, the composite optical fiber assembly comprising: a quartz optical fiber, connectors (A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber, which are provided at two ends of the quartz optical fiber, respectively, two plastic optical fibers , and connectors (A3, B1) of the two plastic optical fibers , wherein each of the two plastic optical fibers has only one of the connectors (A3, B1), and wherein the two plastic optical fibers are so laid on the quartz optical fiber, that the connectors (A3, B1) of the two plastic optical fibers are at different ends of the quartz optical fiber assembly, respectively, and that at an end of the optical fiber assembly the connection state of a connector of the quartz optical fiber is to determined by light injected into the connector of the plastic fiber located at that end; characterized in that the method comprises: determining (S202) whether the connector(A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber is reliably connected; and depending on the result of the determination, lightening (S204) one of the two plastic optical fibers on the quartz optical fiber of which the connector has been reliably connected, such that the one of the two plastic optical fibers conspicuously highlight a connection state of the connector(A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber. a quartz optical fiber, connectors (A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber, which are provided at two ends of the quartz optical fiber, respectively, two plastic optical fibers , and connectors (A3, B1) of the two plastic optical fibers , wherein each of the two plastic optical fibers has only one of the connectors (A3, B1), and wherein the two plastic optical fibers are so laid on the quartz optical fiber, that the connectors (A3, B1) of the two plastic optical fibers are at different ends of the quartz optical fiber assembly, respectively, and that at an end of the optical fiber assembly the connection state of a connector of the quartz optical fiber is to determined by light injected into the connector of the plastic fiber located at that end; determining (S202) whether the connector(A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber is reliably connected; and depending on the result of the determination, lightening (S204) one of the two plastic optical fibers on the quartz optical fiber of which the connector has been reliably connected, such that the one of the two plastic optical fibers conspicuously highlight a connection state of the connector(A2, B2) of the quartz optical fiber.
A method of wireless communication at a User Equipment, UE, comprising: receiving , from a base station, an indication of resources in time and frequency allocated for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, NOMA, communication with the base station, wherein the indication of resources comprises a set of NOMA resource units, NA-RUs, wherein the set of NA-RUs are mapped to a time frequency resource grid with respect to a synchronization signal block, SSB, based on at least one of a center frequency of an NA-RU or a number of physical resource blocks, PRBs, within each NA-RU in the set of NA-RUs, wherein the indication of resources is based on a mapping of the set of NA-RUs to a time frequency resource grid and indexed in a sequential order; and transmitting uplink NOMA communication to the base station based on the indication of resources received from the base station. receiving , from a base station, an indication of resources in time and frequency allocated for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, NOMA, communication with the base station, wherein the indication of resources comprises a set of NOMA resource units, NA-RUs, wherein the set of NA-RUs are mapped to a time frequency resource grid with respect to a synchronization signal block, SSB, based on at least one of a center frequency of an NA-RU or a number of physical resource blocks, PRBs, within each NA-RU in the set of NA-RUs, wherein the indication of resources is based on a mapping of the set of NA-RUs to a time frequency resource grid and indexed in a sequential order; and transmitting uplink NOMA communication to the base station based on the indication of resources received from the base station.
An encoding apparatus for generating a plurality of extended viewport streams of virtual reality, VR, data for delivery to a plurality of client devices, comprising: a processing unit configured for: segmenting a sphere defined in a VR video file projected in an equirectangular projection, ERP, format into a plurality of overlapping segments ; and creating a plurality of extended viewport streams for the VR video file by performing the following in each one of a plurality of iterations: applying a rotation to each of the plurality of overlapping segments of the sphere, cropping from each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segments of the sphere a respective extended field of view, EFOV, frame , and instructing a network to transmit the respective EFOV frame of each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segment to one or more distribution devices . segmenting a sphere defined in a VR video file projected in an equirectangular projection, ERP, format into a plurality of overlapping segments ; and creating a plurality of extended viewport streams for the VR video file by performing the following in each one of a plurality of iterations: applying a rotation to each of the plurality of overlapping segments of the sphere, cropping from each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segments of the sphere a respective extended field of view, EFOV, frame , and instructing a network to transmit the respective EFOV frame of each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segment to one or more distribution devices . applying a rotation to each of the plurality of overlapping segments of the sphere, cropping from each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segments of the sphere a respective extended field of view, EFOV, frame , and instructing a network to transmit the respective EFOV frame of each of the plurality of rotated overlapping segment to one or more distribution devices .
A binding method of a perfect-bound booklet comprising: a paper folding step of folding each leaf of sheets forming a body to obtain multiple signatures; a pressing step of pressing creased parts of the multiple signatures in a thickness direction of the multiple signatures; a paper jogging step of jogging a one-book bundle formed of a predetermined number of signatures forming a body, a front cover, and a back cover, or a multi-book bundle formed by stacking a plurality of one-book bundles on top of one another; a first application step of applying a first adhesive that remains flexible upon curing, in a layer in a middle area 5 to 10 millimeters width from both top and bottom end edges of a rear face of the one-book bundle or the multi-book bundle; and a second application step of applying a second adhesive in a layer on an entire rear face of the one-book or multi-book bundle including the parts where the first adhesive is not applied, after leaving the first adhesive layer for a predetermined drying time. a paper folding step of folding each leaf of sheets forming a body to obtain multiple signatures; a pressing step of pressing creased parts of the multiple signatures in a thickness direction of the multiple signatures; a paper jogging step of jogging a one-book bundle formed of a predetermined number of signatures forming a body, a front cover, and a back cover, or a multi-book bundle formed by stacking a plurality of one-book bundles on top of one another; a first application step of applying a first adhesive that remains flexible upon curing, in a layer in a middle area 5 to 10 millimeters width from both top and bottom end edges of a rear face of the one-book bundle or the multi-book bundle; and a second application step of applying a second adhesive in a layer on an entire rear face of the one-book or multi-book bundle including the parts where the first adhesive is not applied, after leaving the first adhesive layer for a predetermined drying time.
A sliding component comprising: a pair of sliding parts sliding relative to each other, the pair of sliding parts each having a sliding face (S), on both sides of which a first fluid and a second fluid of different kinds are present, wherein the sliding face of at least one of the sliding parts is provided with a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism comprising a first negative pressure generation groove , and is provided with a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism comprising a second negative pressure generation groove located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and is further provided with a dynamic pressure generation mechanism comprising dynamic pressure generation grooves on at least one of the first-fluid side and the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and the second negative pressure generation groove is isolated from the first-fluid side by a land (R), and characterised in that the first negative pressure generation groove is isolated from the second-fluid side by a land (R). a pair of sliding parts sliding relative to each other, the pair of sliding parts each having a sliding face (S), on both sides of which a first fluid and a second fluid of different kinds are present, wherein the sliding face of at least one of the sliding parts is provided with a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism comprising a first negative pressure generation groove , and is provided with a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism comprising a second negative pressure generation groove located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and is further provided with a dynamic pressure generation mechanism comprising dynamic pressure generation grooves on at least one of the first-fluid side and the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and the second negative pressure generation groove is isolated from the first-fluid side by a land (R), and characterised in that the first negative pressure generation groove is isolated from the second-fluid side by a land (R).
5-cholesten-3,25-diol, 3-sulfate (25HC3S), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of preventing or treating kidney dysfunction or failure in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an amount of the 5-cholesten-3,25-diol, 3-sulfate (25HC3S) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that is sufficient to prevent or treat the kidney dysfunction or failure.
A disc-shaped sample chamber for collecting molten metal, the chamber comprising a chamber body having a left body and a right body bonded to each other to define a disc-shaped sample space (S) therebetween; a sample inlet extending upward from the chamber body and connecting the sample space (S) with the outside; and a welded bonding portion disposed on at least one lateral face of the chamber body for bonding the left body and the right body to each other, wherein a welded bonding portion is disposed at a portion of a bonding line between the left body and the right body , thereby bonding the left body and the right body to each other, wherein the welded bonding portion is formed in a spot welding manner using a laser. a chamber body having a left body and a right body bonded to each other to define a disc-shaped sample space (S) therebetween; a sample inlet extending upward from the chamber body and connecting the sample space (S) with the outside; and a welded bonding portion disposed on at least one lateral face of the chamber body for bonding the left body and the right body to each other, wherein a welded bonding portion is disposed at a portion of a bonding line between the left body and the right body , thereby bonding the left body and the right body to each other, wherein the welded bonding portion is formed in a spot welding manner using a laser.
Process for the recovery of lead and silicates from lead containing glasses, which comprises the following steps: a) grinding the glass to obtain a powder of grain size between 1 mm and 200 μm; b) attack of the glass by an aqueous solution of a hydroxide of an alkali metal in a concentration of between 30 and 50% by weight at a temperature of at least 180 °C, obtaining a first suspension consisting of a water-based liquid phase containing soluble silicates and lead in the form of the ion Pb 2+ , and a particulate of insoluble silicates; c) filtration of the first suspension to separate the liquid phase from the particulate; d) treatment of said liquid phase in an electrochemical cell with deposit of metallic lead onto the cathode and extraction from the cell of a first solution containing soluble silicates and between 0.07 and 0.12% by weight of Pb 2+ ion; e) union of a first part of said first solution with the insoluble silicates particulate separated in step c) and recirculating the obtained mixture in step c); f) titration of the second part of said first solution to determine the concentration of Pb 2+ ion; g) treatment of said second part of the first solution with metallic zinc for the reduction of Pb 2+ to metallic lead, obtaining a second solution containing less than 50 ppm of Pb 2+ ion; h) filtering to extract the metallic lead from said second solution. a) grinding the glass to obtain a powder of grain size between 1 mm and 200 μm; b) attack of the glass by an aqueous solution of a hydroxide of an alkali metal in a concentration of between 30 and 50% by weight at a temperature of at least 180 °C, obtaining a first suspension consisting of a water-based liquid phase containing soluble silicates and lead in the form of the ion Pb 2+ , and a particulate of insoluble silicates; c) filtration of the first suspension to separate the liquid phase from the particulate; d) treatment of said liquid phase in an electrochemical cell with deposit of metallic lead onto the cathode and extraction from the cell of a first solution containing soluble silicates and between 0.07 and 0.12% by weight of Pb 2+ ion; e) union of a first part of said first solution with the insoluble silicates particulate separated in step c) and recirculating the obtained mixture in step c); f) titration of the second part of said first solution to determine the concentration of Pb 2+ ion; g) treatment of said second part of the first solution with metallic zinc for the reduction of Pb 2+ to metallic lead, obtaining a second solution containing less than 50 ppm of Pb 2+ ion; h) filtering to extract the metallic lead from said second solution.
A system for measuring a change in a crack, including: - a distance measurement device that includes a body bearing a measurement instrument and having a first positioning means , and a movable member including a second positioning means - at least two targets that are able to cooperate with a positioning means , characterized in that : - said targets are hemispherical in shape and in that said positioning means consist of rings having a cross section that is smaller than the cross section of the base of said target. - a distance measurement device that includes a body bearing a measurement instrument and having a first positioning means , and a movable member including a second positioning means - at least two targets that are able to cooperate with a positioning means , characterized in that : - said targets are hemispherical in shape and in that said positioning means consist of rings having a cross section that is smaller than the cross section of the base of said target. - said targets are hemispherical in shape and in that said positioning means consist of rings having a cross section that is smaller than the cross section of the base of said target.
A method for forming a polymer product, the method comprising: a. forming a living polymer, wherein said living polymer is anionically initiated and comprises a cation; b. adding a functional initiator precursor of the formula FI-H, wherein H is hydrogen and FI is a functional group, said H terminates said living polymer and said FI and said cation form a functional initiator; c. adding monomer, wherein said functional initiator initiates anionic polymerization of said monomer; and d. terminating the polymerization reaction initiated in step (c), wherein said functional initiator precursor is a functional dithiane, a trialkyltin hydride or mixtures thereof. a. forming a living polymer, wherein said living polymer is anionically initiated and comprises a cation; b. adding a functional initiator precursor of the formula FI-H, wherein H is hydrogen and FI is a functional group, said H terminates said living polymer and said FI and said cation form a functional initiator; c. adding monomer, wherein said functional initiator initiates anionic polymerization of said monomer; and d. terminating the polymerization reaction initiated in step (c), wherein said functional initiator precursor is a functional dithiane, a trialkyltin hydride or mixtures thereof.