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A vehicle component comprising: a body having a first fixture region and a second fixture region; a first beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region with a first beam shape, said first beam being formed of a first composite material; and a second beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region, said second beam being formed of a second composite material and having a second beam shape that is simple compared to the first beam shape wherein the first beam has a first surface area and the second beam has a second surface area, a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area being between 2-10: 1, an outer surface of said first beam extends outward from a center line relative to an outer surface of said second beam , the outer surface of said first beam is positioned a first distance (D1) from a central axis (A) of the body , and the outer surface of the second beam is positioned a second distance (D2) from the center line A of the body , wherein the first distance (D1) is greater than the second distance (D2). a body having a first fixture region and a second fixture region; a first beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region with a first beam shape, said first beam being formed of a first composite material; and a second beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region, said second beam being formed of a second composite material and having a second beam shape that is simple compared to the first beam shape wherein the first beam has a first surface area and the second beam has a second surface area, a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area being between 2-10: 1, an outer surface of said first beam extends outward from a center line relative to an outer surface of said second beam , the outer surface of said first beam is positioned a first distance (D1) from a central axis (A) of the body , and the outer surface of the second beam is positioned a second distance (D2) from the center line A of the body , wherein the first distance (D1) is greater than the second distance (D2).
A laryngoscope comprising a handle , a blade and a light emitter on the blade; the blade having a tip end , a rear end and a blade body extending between the tip end and rear end, and the blade body having an underside and an upper side ; the handle having a head , and the blade and handle being connected by a pivot connection between the rear end of the blade and the head of the handle, whereby the blade is pivotable relative to the handle between an operating position and a folded position, and the rear end of the blade defining a power source housing which houses a power source for the light emitter, the housing having a housing wall and a moveable cover operable in the folded position of the blade to open or close an opening through which the power source can be removed from the housing, the movable cover making a cover catch engagement with the housing wall by means of a cover catch mechanism to hold it closed, characterised in that in the operating position of the blade, a portion of the head of the handle opposes the cover and/or the cover catch mechanism, to prevent opening of the cover. the blade having a tip end , a rear end and a blade body extending between the tip end and rear end, and the blade body having an underside and an upper side ; the handle having a head , and the blade and handle being connected by a pivot connection between the rear end of the blade and the head of the handle, whereby the blade is pivotable relative to the handle between an operating position and a folded position, and the rear end of the blade defining a power source housing which houses a power source for the light emitter, the housing having a housing wall and a moveable cover operable in the folded position of the blade to open or close an opening through which the power source can be removed from the housing, the movable cover making a cover catch engagement with the housing wall by means of a cover catch mechanism to hold it closed, characterised in that in the operating position of the blade, a portion of the head of the handle opposes the cover and/or the cover catch mechanism, to prevent opening of the cover.
Vehicle with a movable lashing apparatus, comprising a lashing bracket , at least a section of which is U-shaped, which has two legs and a crosspiece connecting the legs , and with a bearing element that extends between the legs , wherein the vehicle has receiving openings, through which the legs of the lashing bracket are passed, wherein the bearing element is connected movably with the legs in such manner that a distance between the crosspiece and the bearing element can be changed, characterized in that the bearing element is arranged between the receiving openings and the crosspiece of the lashing bracket .
Motor vehicle air conditioning device , including an enclosure enclosing a heat exchanger of evaporator type or radiator type , intended to have pass through it in parallel a first air stream and a second air stream, this device including on the upstream side of the exchanger a distributor for adjusting the sizes of the respective flow sections of the first air stream and the second air stream through the exchanger , this distributor including a duct incorporating a plurality of distinct parallel channels (5A-5D) conjointly opening into a face of the heat exchanger intended to have the first stream and the second stream pass through it, and a distribution flap mounted on the upstream side of the inlets of the channels (5A-5D) of this duct and on the downstream side of the feed paths of the first stream and the second stream so that the orientation of this flap determines the number of channels conveying the first stream toward the exchanger and the number of channels conveying the second stream toward the exchanger , characterized in that the distribution flap is situated on the downstream side of a corresponding fan for the first stream and the second stream.
A cryptographic integrated circuit adapted to managing operations on an information stream, comprising: a first one-way function, OWF, circuit block configured to generate a hash of an input message ; a programmable transformation function circuit block configured to be customized by a transform key (108; 306) and to transform the hash into a transformed hash ; and a second OWF circuit block configured to generate a second hash of the transformed hash as an output result , wherein the cryptographic integrated circuit controls an information stream knowledge hierarchy , and wherein the transform key (108; 306) is derived from a user passphrase that enables creation of the information stream. a first one-way function, OWF, circuit block configured to generate a hash of an input message ; a programmable transformation function circuit block configured to be customized by a transform key (108; 306) and to transform the hash into a transformed hash ; and a second OWF circuit block configured to generate a second hash of the transformed hash as an output result , wherein the cryptographic integrated circuit controls an information stream knowledge hierarchy , and wherein the transform key (108; 306) is derived from a user passphrase that enables creation of the information stream.
A transverse carpal ligament cutting device comprising: (a) a shaft having a top surface , two side surfaces and a bottom surface ; (b) a shaft opening that extends for a distance along the top surface ; (c) a blade having a blade working end , wherein the blade working end includes a cutting edge that faces the proximal end of the device ; (d) a blade guideway within the shaft , wherein the blade working end moves along the blade guideway , wherein the blade guideway includes a distal guideway end , a distal incline , a plateau , a proximal incline and a proximal guideway end , wherein the blade working end is configured to move up the distal incline , backward along the plateau , and down the proximal incline ; and, (e) one or more balloons coupled to the shaft that expand radially outwardly from the shaft . (a) a shaft having a top surface , two side surfaces and a bottom surface ; (b) a shaft opening that extends for a distance along the top surface ; (c) a blade having a blade working end , wherein the blade working end includes a cutting edge that faces the proximal end of the device ; (d) a blade guideway within the shaft , wherein the blade working end moves along the blade guideway , wherein the blade guideway includes a distal guideway end , a distal incline , a plateau , a proximal incline and a proximal guideway end , wherein the blade working end is configured to move up the distal incline , backward along the plateau , and down the proximal incline ; and, (e) one or more balloons coupled to the shaft that expand radially outwardly from the shaft .
A stable chewy confectionery product comprising starch and a sweetener comprising sucrose and a glucose syrup, wherein the sucrose to glucose ratio in the stable chewy confectionery product is from about 75:25 to about 55:45, wherein the stable chewy confectionary product comprises the sweetener in an amount of at least 75% by weight on a dry basis of the stable chewy confectionery product, comprises the starch in an amount of at least 0.2% by weight on a dry basis of the stable chewy confectionery product and has a water content of 4.5% to 6.5% by weight of the stable chewy confectionery product, wherein the stable chewy confectionery product has a weight of about 4 g or less, and wherein the stable chewy confectionery product is uncoated and unwrapped.
A method for wirelessly authorising a handheld communication device to interact with a pump control system comprising a pump unit , said pump unit comprising a signal generator , and a validation server , and wherein the handheld communication device is provided with a detector unit for detecting signals from the signal generator , wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) the pump control system generating and sending an authorisation signal sequence , b) the handheld communication device detecting the authorisation signal sequence , c) the handheld communication device transmits a handshake signal based on the detected authorisation signal sequence to the validation server , which is in communicative contact with pump unit , and d) the pump control system authorising the handheld communication device to interact with the pump control system, if the handshake signal matches a handshake pattern associated with the authorisation signal sequence . a) the pump control system generating and sending an authorisation signal sequence , b) the handheld communication device detecting the authorisation signal sequence , c) the handheld communication device transmits a handshake signal based on the detected authorisation signal sequence to the validation server , which is in communicative contact with pump unit , and d) the pump control system authorising the handheld communication device to interact with the pump control system, if the handshake signal matches a handshake pattern associated with the authorisation signal sequence .
A hair brush for styling hair, the brush comprising: an array of bristles each extending from a base to a free end, moulded from a resiliently flexible plastics material; at least some or all of the bristles comprising a first, relatively wide, portion which tapers from the base and a second, relatively narrow, portion which extends from the first portion to the free end; characterised by the bristles being arranged in two or more spaced apart, offset, rows wherein centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles 4 in an adjacent row; and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row; and the bristles are sized and arranged so that, in use, the second portion serves to penetrate and divide hair between the bristles and the first portion of the bristles enables tension to be applied to the hair when hair flows between the bristles .
A computer-implemented method for performing a database backup for repairless restore, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving, during a database backup operation by a reconciliation node in a backup cluster , replica data records representing replicated copies of data records of a database from each of a plurality of data storage nodes in a production cluster , such that all replica data records of a first database key of the database are received by a first reconciliation node and such that all replica data records of a second database key of the database are received by a second reconciliation node , wherein the production cluster comprises the plurality of data storage nodes , each data storage node comprising a copy of database , wherein the backup cluster comprises a plurality of reconciliation nodes ; processing the replica data records in parallel across the plurality of reconciliation nodes without inter-node communication between the data storage nodes; merging updates to the replica data records ; identifying stale or redundant data records in the updated replica data records ; discarding the stale or redundant data records from the updated replica data records to create a single copy of updated data records ; and restoring, by the backup cluster , the copy of the updated data records to the production cluster by replicating the updated data records to each of the data storage nodes , wherein each of the updated data records is consistent thereby obviating subsequent repair. receiving, during a database backup operation by a reconciliation node in a backup cluster , replica data records representing replicated copies of data records of a database from each of a plurality of data storage nodes in a production cluster , such that all replica data records of a first database key of the database are received by a first reconciliation node and such that all replica data records of a second database key of the database are received by a second reconciliation node , wherein the production cluster comprises the plurality of data storage nodes , each data storage node comprising a copy of database , wherein the backup cluster comprises a plurality of reconciliation nodes ; processing the replica data records in parallel across the plurality of reconciliation nodes without inter-node communication between the data storage nodes; merging updates to the replica data records ; identifying stale or redundant data records in the updated replica data records ; discarding the stale or redundant data records from the updated replica data records to create a single copy of updated data records ; and restoring, by the backup cluster , the copy of the updated data records to the production cluster by replicating the updated data records to each of the data storage nodes , wherein each of the updated data records is consistent thereby obviating subsequent repair.
Silo for storing for instance manure, wherein the silo is covered on an upper side thereof with a flexible roof , wherein the roof is manufactured from a flexible material, which is optionally supported by a central column, or is otherwise deformable, wherein at least one flexible photovoltaic device is arranged on the roof , wherein the at least one flexible photovoltaic device is fastened to the flexible roof by means of first fastening means which are fixed permanently onto the roof , and second fastening means which are fixed, optionally permanently, onto the at least one flexible photovoltaic device , wherein the first fastening means and the second fastening means are mutually releasable and reconnectable to each other in order to thus fasten the at least one flexible photovoltaic device releasably to the roof , characterised in that the first and second fastening means are formed by respective parts of a hook and loop fastening.
A negative electrode comprising: a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a silicon-based negative electrode active material, a binder, a conductive material, and single-walled carbon nanotubes; characterised in that : the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylonitrile, and polyacryl amide, the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included at 0.001 wt% to 1 wt% in the negative electrode active material layer; the conductive material and the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included in a weight ratio of 500:1 to 5:1 in the negative electrode active material layer; and the conductive material comprises carbon black. a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a silicon-based negative electrode active material, a binder, a conductive material, and single-walled carbon nanotubes; characterised in that : the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylonitrile, and polyacryl amide, the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included at 0.001 wt% to 1 wt% in the negative electrode active material layer; the conductive material and the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included in a weight ratio of 500:1 to 5:1 in the negative electrode active material layer; and the conductive material comprises carbon black. the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylonitrile, and polyacryl amide, the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included at 0.001 wt% to 1 wt% in the negative electrode active material layer; the conductive material and the single-walled carbon nanotubes are included in a weight ratio of 500:1 to 5:1 in the negative electrode active material layer; and the conductive material comprises carbon black.
A method for the prognosis of mortality of a subject suffering from sepsis, wherein said method comprises determining a level of proadrenomedullin (proADM) in a sample of said subject, wherein a level of proADM below 0.88 nmol/L is indicative for the subject to survive within about 28 days.
An air-conditioning apparatus comprising walls that form an air outlet blowing air that has exchanged heat in a heat exchanger , wherein the air outlet is defined by an inner air-passage wall and an outer air-passage wall in a longitudinal direction of the air outlet and by air-outlet sidewalls in a short-side direction of the air outlet , characterized in that two end portions of each of the inner air-passage wall and the outer air-passage wall in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet have respective recesses such that a passage of the air therein is made wider than in a central portion of the wall, the recesses each having a smaller width (L2) in the longitudinal direction on a downstream side of the air than on an upstream side of the air, and wherein a depth of each recess in middle portion between the upstream side and the downstream of the air is deeper than that of each of the upstream side and the downstream side, wherein the walls include the inner air-passage wall having a concave curved surface and the outer air-passage wall having a convex curved surface, and the inner air-passage wall and the outer air-passage wall have the recesses, and the recesses of the inner air-passage wall face the recesses of the outer air-passage wall .
An actuation arrangement (210; 810) for a thrust reverser , comprising: a track configured to be disposed on and coupled to a frame of a thrust reverser ; a carrier configured to translate along the track ; and a linear actuator coupled to the carrier and configured to be coupled to the frame , wherein the carrier is driven along the track by the linear actuator , and the carrier is configured to move a reverser door between a stowed position and a deployed position in response to the carrier translating along the track , characterised in that : the carrier comprises a first track lug and a second track lug and the track comprises a first groove configured to receive the first track lug and a second groove configured to receive the second track lug . a track configured to be disposed on and coupled to a frame of a thrust reverser ; a carrier configured to translate along the track ; and a linear actuator coupled to the carrier and configured to be coupled to the frame , wherein the carrier is driven along the track by the linear actuator , and the carrier is configured to move a reverser door between a stowed position and a deployed position in response to the carrier translating along the track , characterised in that : the carrier comprises a first track lug and a second track lug and the track comprises a first groove configured to receive the first track lug and a second groove configured to receive the second track lug .
A system comprising: a stimulation generator configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to a patient; and processing circuitry configured to: determine, based on sensed electrically evoked compound action potential, eECAP, signals elicited by the electrical stimulation defined by respective different therapy parameter values, a threshold eECAP value at which an eECAP biomarker is detectable for the electrical stimulation; determine first therapy parameters of the different therapy parameters that define the electrical stimulation at a first intensity that elicited the eECAP biomarker at the threshold eECAP value; determine second therapy parameters for subsequent electrical stimulation that define a second intensity less than the first intensity; and control stimulation circuitry to deliver the subsequent electrical stimulation to the patient as an incontinence therapy. a stimulation generator configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to a patient; and processing circuitry configured to: determine, based on sensed electrically evoked compound action potential, eECAP, signals elicited by the electrical stimulation defined by respective different therapy parameter values, a threshold eECAP value at which an eECAP biomarker is detectable for the electrical stimulation; determine first therapy parameters of the different therapy parameters that define the electrical stimulation at a first intensity that elicited the eECAP biomarker at the threshold eECAP value; determine second therapy parameters for subsequent electrical stimulation that define a second intensity less than the first intensity; and control stimulation circuitry to deliver the subsequent electrical stimulation to the patient as an incontinence therapy. determine, based on sensed electrically evoked compound action potential, eECAP, signals elicited by the electrical stimulation defined by respective different therapy parameter values, a threshold eECAP value at which an eECAP biomarker is detectable for the electrical stimulation; determine first therapy parameters of the different therapy parameters that define the electrical stimulation at a first intensity that elicited the eECAP biomarker at the threshold eECAP value; determine second therapy parameters for subsequent electrical stimulation that define a second intensity less than the first intensity; and control stimulation circuitry to deliver the subsequent electrical stimulation to the patient as an incontinence therapy.