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A method of making a mechanical fastener, the method comprising: providing two slit webs having mechanical fastening elements and lengths in a machine direction, wherein each slit web includes a plurality of laterally separated interrupted slits that are interrupted by intact bridging regions of the web, wherein the interrupted slits extend in a first direction that is non-parallel to a cross-machine direction, and wherein for at least some adjacent interrupted slits, the intact bridging regions are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the first direction; applying tension to the two slit webs in the machine direction; and spreading the two slit webs in a cross-machine direction by moving the slit webs over an apparatus having two crowned surfaces to provide two spread mechanical fastening webs, wherein each spread mechanical fastening web comprises multiple strands of the slit web attached to each other at least at some of the intact bridging regions and separated from each other between at least some of the intact bridging regions, and wherein at least a portion of the two crowned surfaces is a low-friction surface, and the two crowned surfaces and the two slit webs are not moving at the same speed in the same direction. providing two slit webs having mechanical fastening elements and lengths in a machine direction, wherein each slit web includes a plurality of laterally separated interrupted slits that are interrupted by intact bridging regions of the web, wherein the interrupted slits extend in a first direction that is non-parallel to a cross-machine direction, and wherein for at least some adjacent interrupted slits, the intact bridging regions are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the first direction; applying tension to the two slit webs in the machine direction; and spreading the two slit webs in a cross-machine direction by moving the slit webs over an apparatus having two crowned surfaces to provide two spread mechanical fastening webs, wherein each spread mechanical fastening web comprises multiple strands of the slit web attached to each other at least at some of the intact bridging regions and separated from each other between at least some of the intact bridging regions, and wherein at least a portion of the two crowned surfaces is a low-friction surface, and the two crowned surfaces and the two slit webs are not moving at the same speed in the same direction.
A method for wireless communication, performed by a User Equipment , comprising: identifying a first TTI duration for at least a first set of transmission time intervals, TTIs, to be used for communications over at least a first component carrier (205-a) and a second component carrier (205-b); identifying a second TTI duration for at least a second set of TTIs to be used for communications over one or more of the first component carrier (205-a) or the second component carrier (205-b), the first TTI duration being shorter than the second TTI duration; and receiving, over the first component carrier (205-a), scheduling information for the second component carrier (205-b), the scheduling information indicating resources for transmissions over at least a subset of the first set of TTIs, wherein receiving the scheduling information comprises: receiving, over the first component carrier (205-a), a first portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the second set of TTIs, wherein the first portion of the scheduling information is for two or more TTIs in the first set of TTIs; and receiving, over the second component carrier (205-b), a second portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the first set of TTIs, wherein the second portion of the scheduling information is for the first TTI of the first set of TTIs. identifying a first TTI duration for at least a first set of transmission time intervals, TTIs, to be used for communications over at least a first component carrier (205-a) and a second component carrier (205-b); identifying a second TTI duration for at least a second set of TTIs to be used for communications over one or more of the first component carrier (205-a) or the second component carrier (205-b), the first TTI duration being shorter than the second TTI duration; and receiving, over the first component carrier (205-a), scheduling information for the second component carrier (205-b), the scheduling information indicating resources for transmissions over at least a subset of the first set of TTIs, wherein receiving the scheduling information comprises: receiving, over the first component carrier (205-a), a first portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the second set of TTIs, wherein the first portion of the scheduling information is for two or more TTIs in the first set of TTIs; and receiving, over the second component carrier (205-b), a second portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the first set of TTIs, wherein the second portion of the scheduling information is for the first TTI of the first set of TTIs. receiving, over the first component carrier (205-a), a first portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the second set of TTIs, wherein the first portion of the scheduling information is for two or more TTIs in the first set of TTIs; and receiving, over the second component carrier (205-b), a second portion of the scheduling information during a first TTI of the first set of TTIs, wherein the second portion of the scheduling information is for the first TTI of the first set of TTIs.
A compound represented by the formula: wherein X is CH or N, one of Y and Z is C(O), and the other is C(R 2 )(R 3 ), R 2 and R 3 are both hydrogen atoms; the atom on R 1 bonded to N of the Y-N-Z is C; and R 1 is an optionally substituted C 6-14 aryl group, an optionally substituted C 3-10 cycloalkyl group which is optionally fused with an optionally substituted benzene ring, or an optionally substituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, or a salt thereof. X is CH or N, one of Y and Z is C(O), and the other is C(R 2 )(R 3 ), R 2 and R 3 are both hydrogen atoms; the atom on R 1 bonded to N of the Y-N-Z is C; and R 1 is an optionally substituted C 6-14 aryl group, an optionally substituted C 3-10 cycloalkyl group which is optionally fused with an optionally substituted benzene ring, or an optionally substituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group,
Autonomous robot for the inspection and maintenance of large-sized pipes made of a central module that plays the role of chassis, a number of movement modules , a rotating module equipped with radial arms , wherein the movement inside the pipe is completed by means of three movement modules which are displayed radially and at the same distance around the central body , each movement module being made of two bars equipped each with a movement group with wheels with tyres operated by a gear-motor , the adjustment to the diameter of the pipe being completed by means of the display of the bars in scissors, as well as through modification of the angle between the two bars , which are articulated by a rotating joint , wherein for the inspection and the maintenance of the pipes, the robot is equipped with the rotating module that supports a first arm fitted with different tools and a second arm equipped with two video cameras , and a proximity sensor , the first and second arms being displayed radially in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the robot and being extensible in the radial direction wherein for the maintenance of the distance between the robot and the inner surface of the pipe , in its curved areas, the first and second arms can be moved in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the robot through a translation joint operated by a motor .
A method for extracting morphological characteristics from a sample of biological material, comprising an internal and an external print, using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) acquiring system delivering a signal representative of the sample, the method comprising forming based at least on the signal representative of the sample an image containing intensity data and an image containing phase data corresponding to the time of flight of light, in order to extract morphological characteristics of the sample, wherein, in order to form the image containing phase data corresponding to the time of flight of the light, a position of a maximum reflectivity peak is determined based on the data to be extracted, the ones of the internal print or of the external print, of a profile of reflectivity of the light with depth established from the signal delivered by the acquiring system, said profile of reflectivity comprising several maximum reflectivity peaks, the first maximum reflectivity peak of the profile of reflectivity corresponding to the peak of interest for the external print, the second peak corresponding to the peak of interest for the internal print, method characterized in that an image containing intensity data, especially the intensity image I(x,y), and the image containing phase data, especially the phase image P(x,y), are fused to form a single image.
A compound semiconductor substrate (CS) comprising: an SiC layer , an AlN buffer layer formed on the SiC layer , a nitride semiconductor layer containing Al, formed on the AlN buffer layer , a first GaN layer formed on the nitride semiconductor layer , a first AlN intermediate layer formed on the first GaN layer , being in contact with the first GaN layer , and a second GaN layer formed on the first AlN intermediate layer , being in contact with the first AlN intermediate layer , wherein the nitride semiconductor layer includes a first nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, a second AlN layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer , being in contact with the first nitride semiconductor layer , and a second nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, formed on the second AlN layer and being in contact with the second AlN layer , and a compositional ratio of Al in at least one of the first and second nitride semiconductor layers decreases from a lower part to an upper part of the nitride semiconductor layer . an SiC layer , an AlN buffer layer formed on the SiC layer , a nitride semiconductor layer containing Al, formed on the AlN buffer layer , a first GaN layer formed on the nitride semiconductor layer , a first AlN intermediate layer formed on the first GaN layer , being in contact with the first GaN layer , and a second GaN layer formed on the first AlN intermediate layer , being in contact with the first AlN intermediate layer , wherein the nitride semiconductor layer includes a first nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, a second AlN layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer , being in contact with the first nitride semiconductor layer , and a second nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, formed on the second AlN layer and being in contact with the second AlN layer , and a compositional ratio of Al in at least one of the first and second nitride semiconductor layers decreases from a lower part to an upper part of the nitride semiconductor layer . a first nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, a second AlN layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer , being in contact with the first nitride semiconductor layer , and a second nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and Ga, formed on the second AlN layer and being in contact with the second AlN layer , and a compositional ratio of Al in at least one of the first and second nitride semiconductor layers decreases from a lower part to an upper part of the nitride semiconductor layer .
A method performed by a network node in a wireless communication network employing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, technology, wherein a channel between the network node and a wireless device comprises a set of Resource Block Groups, RBGs, the method comprising: - receiving , from the wireless device, a measurement report indicating a channel quality of the channel between the network node and the wireless device, wherein the channel quality is represented by a geometry, - determining whether the channel quality is acceptable or unacceptable by comparing the geometry to a geometry threshold, G th , and - responsive to determining that the geometry is above the geometry threshold, transmitting , to the wireless device, a bitmap indicating which RBG(s) to report channel quality measurements for and which RBGs to exclude. - receiving , from the wireless device, a measurement report indicating a channel quality of the channel between the network node and the wireless device, wherein the channel quality is represented by a geometry, - determining whether the channel quality is acceptable or unacceptable by comparing the geometry to a geometry threshold, G th , and - responsive to determining that the geometry is above the geometry threshold, transmitting , to the wireless device, a bitmap indicating which RBG(s) to report channel quality measurements for and which RBGs to exclude.
An apparatus for enabling smokable material to be heated to volatilise at least one component of said smokable material, the apparatus comprising: a housing ; a sensor arrangement to enable an article of smokable material to be identified when the article has been introduced into the housing in use; and a processor; characterised in that the sensor arrangement includes: a capacitive sensor comprising at least one electrode , the processor constructed and arranged to sense a change in the capacitance of the at least one electrode and an article of smokable material as a result of the article introduced into the housing in use; and/or a resistive sensor comprising at least two electrodes , the processor constructed and arranged to provide a measure of electrical resistance using the at least two electrodes as a result of an article of smokable material introduced into the housing in use. a housing ; a sensor arrangement to enable an article of smokable material to be identified when the article has been introduced into the housing in use; and a processor; characterised in that the sensor arrangement includes: a capacitive sensor comprising at least one electrode , the processor constructed and arranged to sense a change in the capacitance of the at least one electrode and an article of smokable material as a result of the article introduced into the housing in use; and/or a resistive sensor comprising at least two electrodes , the processor constructed and arranged to provide a measure of electrical resistance using the at least two electrodes as a result of an article of smokable material introduced into the housing in use. a capacitive sensor comprising at least one electrode , the processor constructed and arranged to sense a change in the capacitance of the at least one electrode and an article of smokable material as a result of the article introduced into the housing in use; and/or a resistive sensor comprising at least two electrodes , the processor constructed and arranged to provide a measure of electrical resistance using the at least two electrodes as a result of an article of smokable material introduced into the housing in use.
A radiation measurement system for measuring radiation from a radiation source , the radiation measurement system comprising: a controller ; a cylindrical vessel configured to carry water; a ring drive operable with the controller for providing a rotational movement about a first axis ; a horizontal drive operable with the controller for providing a horizontal movement along a second axis generally parallel to a diameter of the ring drive , the horizontal drive operable with the ring drive for receiving rotational movement therefrom; a vertical drive operable with the controller for providing vertical movement of the horizontal drive along a third axis ; and a radiation detector within the cylindrical vessel and positioned through a combination of the rotational, horizontal, and vertical movements along the first axis , second axis , and third axis . a controller ; a cylindrical vessel configured to carry water; a ring drive operable with the controller for providing a rotational movement about a first axis ; a horizontal drive operable with the controller for providing a horizontal movement along a second axis generally parallel to a diameter of the ring drive , the horizontal drive operable with the ring drive for receiving rotational movement therefrom; a vertical drive operable with the controller for providing vertical movement of the horizontal drive along a third axis ; and a radiation detector within the cylindrical vessel and positioned through a combination of the rotational, horizontal, and vertical movements along the first axis , second axis , and third axis .
Substances of the general formula (I) [SiO x (OH) 4-2x ] n wherein the Si atoms are Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 and Q 4 type Si atoms; n represents an integer, between 12 and 2000; X represents a number between 1.45 and 1.55; wherein the substances consist of an inner core and an outer shell, wherein more than 75% of the Q 4 type Si atoms are contained in the inner core and more than 75% of Q 3 and Q 2 and Q 1 type Si atoms are contained in the outer shell; wherein the substances have a spheroidal form and a diameter in the range of 0.3 nm to 5.0 nm as measured by Dynamic Light Scattering, and wherein the substances are capable of inhibiting Na,K-ATPase. the Si atoms are Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 and Q 4 type Si atoms; n represents an integer, between 12 and 2000; X represents a number between 1.45 and 1.55; wherein the substances consist of an inner core and an outer shell, wherein more than 75% of the Q 4 type Si atoms are contained in the inner core and more than 75% of Q 3 and Q 2 and Q 1 type Si atoms are contained in the outer shell; wherein the substances have a spheroidal form and a diameter in the range of 0.3 nm to 5.0 nm as measured by Dynamic Light Scattering, and wherein the substances are capable of inhibiting Na,K-ATPase.
Method for forming a functionalised guide pattern intended for the self-assembly of a block copolymer by graphoepitaxy, the forming method comprising the following steps: - forming on a substrate a first functionalisation layer made of a first material having a first chemical affinity with respect to the block copolymer; - depositing a protective layer on the first functionalisation layer ; - forming a guide pattern on the protective layer , the guide pattern comprising at least one cavity opening onto the protective layer , the cavity comprising a bottom and side walls ; - implanting ions having an atomic number less than 10 in a portion of the protective layer located at the bottom of the cavity by exposure to an ion bombardment, in such a way that the implanted portion of the protective layer can be selectively etched with respect to the non-implanted portion of the protective layer; - forming, in the cavity , a second functionalisation layer made of a second material having a second chemical affinity with respect to the block copolymer, the second functionalisation layer comprising a first portion arranged on the protective layer at the bottom of the cavity and a second portion arranged on the side walls of the cavity; and - etching the implanted portion of the protective layer and the first portion of the second functionalisation layer selectively with respect to the non-implanted portion of the protective layer , the second portion of the second functionalisation layer and the first functionalisation layer , so as to expose a portion of the first functionalisation layer located at the bottom of the cavity. - forming on a substrate a first functionalisation layer made of a first material having a first chemical affinity with respect to the block copolymer; - depositing a protective layer on the first functionalisation layer ; - forming a guide pattern on the protective layer , the guide pattern comprising at least one cavity opening onto the protective layer , the cavity comprising a bottom and side walls ; - implanting ions having an atomic number less than 10 in a portion of the protective layer located at the bottom of the cavity by exposure to an ion bombardment, in such a way that the implanted portion of the protective layer can be selectively etched with respect to the non-implanted portion of the protective layer; - forming, in the cavity , a second functionalisation layer made of a second material having a second chemical affinity with respect to the block copolymer, the second functionalisation layer comprising a first portion arranged on the protective layer at the bottom of the cavity and a second portion arranged on the side walls of the cavity; and - etching the implanted portion of the protective layer and the first portion of the second functionalisation layer selectively with respect to the non-implanted portion of the protective layer , the second portion of the second functionalisation layer and the first functionalisation layer , so as to expose a portion of the first functionalisation layer located at the bottom of the cavity.
A storage system, comprising: a plurality of storage nodes , each of the plurality of storage nodes having a plurality of storage units with storage memory, and a forwarding unit ; a first network coupling each forwarding unit of the plurality of storage nodes; and a second network coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of storage units of each of the plurality of storage nodes characterized in that one of the plurality of storage units of a first one of the plurality of storage nodes is configured to initiate or relay a command to a destination storage unit of a second one of the plurality of storage nodes via the second network , through one of the storage units of the second one of the plurality of storage nodes , and to the destination storage unit via the forwarding unit of the second one of the plurality of storage nodes , without the command passing through the first network . a plurality of storage nodes , each of the plurality of storage nodes having a plurality of storage units with storage memory, and a forwarding unit ; a first network coupling each forwarding unit of the plurality of storage nodes; and a second network coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of storage units of each of the plurality of storage nodes characterized in that one of the plurality of storage units of a first one of the plurality of storage nodes is configured to initiate or relay a command to a destination storage unit of a second one of the plurality of storage nodes via the second network , through one of the storage units of the second one of the plurality of storage nodes , and to the destination storage unit via the forwarding unit of the second one of the plurality of storage nodes , without the command passing through the first network .
An electrical contact element made from an electrically conductive contact material , wherein the contact element comprises at least one area on which particles are arranged in an adherent manner, of which at least a part has penetrated into the contact material at least in sections, characterised in that the contact element has at least one crimp section with which the at least one area at least partially overlaps, wherein the at least one crimp section has a basic surface structure into which the particles have at least partially penetrated, and wherein the basic surface structure is made from impressed grooves or ribs perpendicular to a receiving direction for an electrical conductor.
A process wherein a gas, containing SO 2 and O 2 is brought in contact with a mixture of from 95% vol. to 50% vol. of activated carbon catalyst and from 5% vol. to 50% vol. of an inert filler material; wherein the SO 2 is converted to H 2 SO 4 on the activated carbon catalyst and is then washed from the activated carbon catalyst to obtain a H 2 SO 4 solution.