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A method , comprising: maintaining a placement store including a record of allocated computing resources on a plurality of computing nodes of a computing zone , the computing zone including a plurality of agent allocators for allocating resources in response to incoming placement requests in accordance with a placement policy ; determining , based on information from the record of allocated computing resources, that a number of placement conflicts between the plurality of agent allocators with respect to incoming placement requests is greater than or equal to a threshold number of placement conflicts for a predetermined period of time; and based on determining that the number of placement conflicts is greater than or equal to the threshold number of placement conflicts, modifying the placement policy for the plurality of agent allocators by decreasing one or more restrictions from the placement policy associated with allocating resources on the plurality of computing nodes of the computing zone. maintaining a placement store including a record of allocated computing resources on a plurality of computing nodes of a computing zone , the computing zone including a plurality of agent allocators for allocating resources in response to incoming placement requests in accordance with a placement policy ; determining , based on information from the record of allocated computing resources, that a number of placement conflicts between the plurality of agent allocators with respect to incoming placement requests is greater than or equal to a threshold number of placement conflicts for a predetermined period of time; and based on determining that the number of placement conflicts is greater than or equal to the threshold number of placement conflicts, modifying the placement policy for the plurality of agent allocators by decreasing one or more restrictions from the placement policy associated with allocating resources on the plurality of computing nodes of the computing zone.
Screw-down orientable crown (C) comprising a cover integral with a tube and receiving a distinctive sign (L), a fixed body intended to be mounted in a watch case middle and receiving said tube , and means for adjusting the angular orientation of the cover with respect to said watch case middle , wherein the means for adjusting the angular orientation of the cover comprise a ring arranged to be screwed onto the tube , said ring comprising first indexing means arranged to cooperate with second indexing means formed in the body , said ring being pressed in and positioned on the body , these pressing and positioning operations being carried out via the first and second indexing means.
A nasal cannula comprising: an inlet tube adapted to, in use, be in fluid communication with a pressurised source of gases, a pair of nasal prongs (40, 41; 72, 73) arranged in fluid communication with the inlet tube , the prongs adapted to, in use, communicate gases from the inlet to the nares of a patient, a body section , the prongs (40, 41; 72, 73) attached to the body section , a head strap , the body section and the prongs are maintained in use, against the patient's face by way of the headstrap , wherein, the prongs are elliptical in shape and of a diameter such that exhaled gases can be breathed out by the patient past each of the prongs, the prongs being; when in continuous use by the patient, non-sealing with the nares of the patient. an inlet tube adapted to, in use, be in fluid communication with a pressurised source of gases, a pair of nasal prongs (40, 41; 72, 73) arranged in fluid communication with the inlet tube , the prongs adapted to, in use, communicate gases from the inlet to the nares of a patient, a body section , the prongs (40, 41; 72, 73) attached to the body section , a head strap , the body section and the prongs are maintained in use, against the patient's face by way of the headstrap , wherein, the prongs are elliptical in shape and of a diameter such that exhaled gases can be breathed out by the patient past each of the prongs, the prongs being; when in continuous use by the patient, non-sealing with the nares of the patient.
A levelling spacer device for laying slab-shaped products (P) for covering surfaces which comprises: - a base , positionable posteriorly of a laying surface of at least two slab-shaped products (P) adjacent and flanked with respect to a flanking direction (A); - a separator element which rises from the base and is squared to the base, and is able to contact, on opposite sides, lateral facing flanks of the two flanked slab-shaped products (P); - a threaded shank which rises from the separator element with a screwing axis (B) thereof perpendicular to the base ; - a presser element screwable to the threaded shank ; and - a collar rotatably associated with respect to a rotation axis (E) coinciding with the screwing axis (B), to an end of the presser element facing towards the base , so that the collar is axially interposed between the end of the presser element and the base , wherein constraining means are defined between the collar and the presser element , which constraining means are able to constrain the collar and the presser element axially characterized in that the constraining means comprise snap-fitting means configured so as to axially removably constrain the collar and the presser element , leaving free reciprocal rotation therebetween with respect to the rotation axis (E). - a base , positionable posteriorly of a laying surface of at least two slab-shaped products (P) adjacent and flanked with respect to a flanking direction (A); - a separator element which rises from the base and is squared to the base, and is able to contact, on opposite sides, lateral facing flanks of the two flanked slab-shaped products (P); - a threaded shank which rises from the separator element with a screwing axis (B) thereof perpendicular to the base ; - a presser element screwable to the threaded shank ; and - a collar rotatably associated with respect to a rotation axis (E) coinciding with the screwing axis (B), to an end of the presser element facing towards the base , so that the collar is axially interposed between the end of the presser element and the base , wherein constraining means are defined between the collar and the presser element , which constraining means are able to constrain the collar and the presser element axially characterized in that the constraining means comprise snap-fitting means configured so as to axially removably constrain the collar and the presser element , leaving free reciprocal rotation therebetween with respect to the rotation axis (E).
A cylinder head structure for an internal combustion engine, wherein a monolithic cam carrier is placed on a top of a cylinder head , wherein the cam carrier comprises a pair of longitudinal frames provided parallel to an axial direction of a camshaft and a plurality of transversal frames connected to the pair of longitudinal frames to be spaced from each other and supporting the camshaft via cam bearings , and wherein a flexible structure suppressing amounts of change in a relative position and an inclined angle of the cam bearings relative to the camshaft due to a thermal expansion is provided on at least one of wall surfaces of the longitudinal frames , the wall surfaces being located between adjacent transversal frames, characterized in that : the flexible structure is a structure configured to absorb a difference in thermal expansion between an upper surface side and a contact surface side of the longitudinal frames, the contact surface being in contact with the cylinder head.
Method for producing biogas by means of a digester which is at least partially filled with a substrate , wherein at least one agitating device controlled by a control device is disposed in the digester , characterized by the following process steps: a) a target load curve is lodged in the control device ; b) the control device prescribes a target speed of rotation ; c) the control device operates the agitating device at an actual speed of rotation corresponding to the prescribed target speed of rotation ; d) the control device captures an actual measurement value which is characteristic of the torque of the agitating device at the actual speed of rotation ; e) the control device derives from the actual measurement value an actual characteristic value of the applied torque of the agitating device ; f) the control device compares the derived actual characteristic value against the target characteristic value of the substrate resulting from the target load curve at the prescribed target speed of rotation ; g) the control device controls the agitating device in dependence on the result of comparison. a) a target load curve is lodged in the control device ; b) the control device prescribes a target speed of rotation ; c) the control device operates the agitating device at an actual speed of rotation corresponding to the prescribed target speed of rotation ; d) the control device captures an actual measurement value which is characteristic of the torque of the agitating device at the actual speed of rotation ; e) the control device derives from the actual measurement value an actual characteristic value of the applied torque of the agitating device ; f) the control device compares the derived actual characteristic value against the target characteristic value of the substrate resulting from the target load curve at the prescribed target speed of rotation ; g) the control device controls the agitating device in dependence on the result of comparison.
Stacking unit of slats on a support ladder for the production of Venetian blinds, wherein the ladder consists of a complete ladder or a pair of half-ladders, and in both cases comprises two uprights (P1, P2), which support a plurality of engagement elements (T1, T2) with the slats arranged at regular distances along the longitudinal extension of the uprights, wherein said stacking unit comprises: - means for guiding a slat (L) along a longitudinal insertion lane (X) on an insertion plane (m); - means for positioning a ladder on a positioning plane (p) incident to said insertion plane (m) at an area of engagement with the slats, said positioning means being suitable to position the ladder with the two uprights (P1, P2) spaced from each other transversely, on the two sides of said longitudinal insertion lane (X); - means for associating the slat to said ladder at said area of engagement by acting on said engagement elements (T1, T2); and - a loader , placed above the insertion plane (m), inside of which, one at a time, the slats are progressively pushed, juxtaposed to each other, after being associated to the ladder, characterized in that the stacking unit further comprises means for laterally containing the movements of each of the two uprights (P1, P2) of said ladder between two vertical guide planes (V1, V2) extending parallel to said longitudinal insertion lane (X), each of said two vertical guide planes (V1, V2) extending laterally to said longitudinal insertion lane (X) near one of the two side edges (X1, X2) of said longitudinal insertion lane, externally thereto, said containment means being suitable to guide the uprights (P1, P2) to be placed parallel to the longitudinal edges of the slats (L), wherein said lateral containment means consist of two flat sheets , each of which defines a main face facing the longitudinal insertion lane (X) and is positioned in such a way that said main face lies on one of said two vertical guide planes (V1, V2). - means for guiding a slat (L) along a longitudinal insertion lane (X) on an insertion plane (m); - means for positioning a ladder on a positioning plane (p) incident to said insertion plane (m) at an area of engagement with the slats, said positioning means being suitable to position the ladder with the two uprights (P1, P2) spaced from each other transversely, on the two sides of said longitudinal insertion lane (X); - means for associating the slat to said ladder at said area of engagement by acting on said engagement elements (T1, T2); and - a loader , placed above the insertion plane (m), inside of which, one at a time, the slats are progressively pushed, juxtaposed to each other, after being associated to the ladder,
A core-shell microcapsule slurry comprising microcapsules having an oil-based core and a polymeric shell coated with a composition comprising at least a first cationic copolymer and a second cationic copolymer, characterized in that : - the weight ratio between the first copolymer and the second copolymer in the slurry is comprised between 0.05 and 7, preferably between 0.5 and 6.5, more preferably between 1 and 6.2, even more preferably between 3 and 6; and - the first cationic copolymer comprises acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride. - the weight ratio between the first copolymer and the second copolymer in the slurry is comprised between 0.05 and 7, preferably between 0.5 and 6.5, more preferably between 1 and 6.2, even more preferably between 3 and 6; and - the first cationic copolymer comprises acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride.
A filter cartridge for a vacuum cleaner comprising: first and second opposite end walls, a side wall or walls which extend between the end walls so as to define an enclosure which surrounds a filter interior, wherein one or more of the walls comprises filter membrane material, the cartridge having an opening provided through the first end wall for receiving air-entrained detritus into the interior, the opening being defined by a rigid support structure which spans and supports the first end wall of the cartridge , and wherein the rigid support structure of the first end wall comprises a central inner collar which defines the filter cartridge opening , wherein a non-return valve is provided in the filter opening, which non-return valve is provided with resilient constraint means which is adapted to adopt an open configuration in response to a threshold reduced pressure in the cartridge interior, and which closes, or substantially closes, when the pressure reverts to ambient, and characterised in that the non-return valve comprises a flap of material which can deflect between a closed position in which the flap blocks the filter opening and an open position in which the flap is deflected away from the open position and into the filter interior, and wherein a shroud is provided around the filter opening , projecting inwardly into the filter interior from the collar which defines the opening . first and second opposite end walls, a side wall or walls which extend between the end walls so as to define an enclosure which surrounds a filter interior, wherein one or more of the walls comprises filter membrane material, the cartridge having an opening provided through the first end wall for receiving air-entrained detritus into the interior, the opening being defined by a rigid support structure which spans and supports the first end wall of the cartridge , and wherein the rigid support structure of the first end wall comprises a central inner collar which defines the filter cartridge opening , wherein a non-return valve is provided in the filter opening, which non-return valve is provided with resilient constraint means which is adapted to adopt an open configuration in response to a threshold reduced pressure in the cartridge interior, and which closes, or substantially closes, when the pressure reverts to ambient, and characterised in that the non-return valve comprises a flap of material which can deflect between a closed position in which the flap blocks the filter opening and an open position in which the flap is deflected away from the open position and into the filter interior, and
One-piece surgical clip , in particular from metal, comprising two clamping arms and a non-spring-elastic connection portion that interconnects the two clamping arms in an integral manner, wherein the two clamping arms on account of a plastic deformation of the clip are pivotable towards one another from an opened initial position up to a closed end position, engage on the connection portion so as to be mutually spaced apart and are in each case extended beyond the connection portion by one lever arm moulded thereon, and wherein, by squeezing the two lever arms , the two clamping arms , on account of a plastic deformation of the connection portion , are pivotable from the closed end position to an opened position, characterized in that the two lever arms , in particular at the external ends thereof, are interconnected by an external connection arm , which can be plastically deformed by squeezing the two lever arms .
Heel member for an open-heel fin, comprising a loop-shaped body (1; 3) with a substantially parabolic profile, such that its inside takes the form of a cavity (101; 103) with a substantially parabolic profile and suitable for completely housing the rear portion of the user's ankle, and at least one strap for the coupling with the sides of the fin foot-pocket, said body being provided, on both of its arms (201; 203), with at least one axial duct (211; 213; 223) suitable for the housing of said strap .
A container system comprising: a container body having a storage space and an opening that provides access to the storage space , the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening , the rim having an upper surface , a closure system that is connectable to the container body and is sized and configured to cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space , the closure system comprising a locking system , where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim ; characterised in that the closure system comprises a frame and a lid , wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the frame . a container body having a storage space and an opening that provides access to the storage space , the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening , the rim having an upper surface , the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening , the rim having an upper surface , a closure system that is connectable to the container body and is sized and configured to cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space , the closure system comprising a locking system , where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim ; characterised in that the closure system comprises a frame and a lid , wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the frame . cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space , the closure system comprising a locking system , where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim ; characterised in that the closure system comprises a frame and a lid , wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the frame .
Method for producing beverages by simultaneous extraction and inactivation of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms using in-bulk High Pressure Processing (HPP), comprising the steps of: a) introducing a mixture of one or several liquids and solids, into a watertight flexible bag , the bag being housed inside a high-pressure vessel , b) filling the high-pressure vessel with a pressurizing fluid, thus, increasing the pressure inside the vessel wherein the watertight flexible bag prevents direct contact between the pressurizing fluid and the mixture, c) maintaining a pressure between 200 and 800 MPa inside the vessel during a period of time between 1 s and 59 min, both based on an extraction rate and/or yield desired and an inactivation level of spoilage and/or pathogenic microorganisms that is intended, d) evacuating the pressurizing fluid from the high-pressure vessel, thus, reducing the pressure inside, e) evacuating the mixture from the flexible bag, and f) hygienically filtering the mixture evacuated from the flexible bag, and g) obtaining a safe and particle-free beverage, with extracted compounds of interest from the solid or solids. a) introducing a mixture of one or several liquids and solids, into a watertight flexible bag , the bag being housed inside a high-pressure vessel , b) filling the high-pressure vessel with a pressurizing fluid, thus, increasing the pressure inside the vessel wherein the watertight flexible bag prevents direct contact between the pressurizing fluid and the mixture, c) maintaining a pressure between 200 and 800 MPa inside the vessel during a period of time between 1 s and 59 min, both based on an extraction rate and/or yield desired and an inactivation level of spoilage and/or pathogenic microorganisms that is intended, d) evacuating the pressurizing fluid from the high-pressure vessel, thus, reducing the pressure inside, e) evacuating the mixture from the flexible bag, and f) hygienically filtering the mixture evacuated from the flexible bag, and g) obtaining a safe and particle-free beverage, with extracted compounds of interest from the solid or solids.
An apparatus for steam reforming of hydrocarbons comprising a steam reformer containing a plurality of externally-heated vertical tubes each tube having an inlet for a feed gas mixture comprising hydrocarbon and steam, and an outlet for a reformed gas mixture, wherein the tubes contain a particulate steam reforming catalyst comprising nickel adjacent the outlet and a structured steam reforming catalyst comprising nickel adjacent the inlet, wherein the structured steam reforming catalyst is a steam reforming catalyst supported on a structure or is a steam reforming catalyst contained within a structure.