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A balloon , comprising: an envelope ; a payload positioned beneath the envelope , wherein the envelope comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion allows more solar energy to be transferred to gas within the envelope than the second portion ; and a control system that is configured to cause the balloon to operate using a first mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by rotating the envelope to change an amount of the first portion that faces the sun and an amount of the second portion that faces the sun; wherein the control system is further configured, responsive to not attaining a desired altitude or rate of descent using the first mode, to cause the balloon to switch from the first mode to operate using a second mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by moving a lifting gas or air into or out of the envelope. an envelope ; a payload positioned beneath the envelope , wherein the envelope comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion allows more solar energy to be transferred to gas within the envelope than the second portion ; and a control system that is configured to cause the balloon to operate using a first mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by rotating the envelope to change an amount of the first portion that faces the sun and an amount of the second portion that faces the sun; wherein the control system is further configured, responsive to not attaining a desired altitude or rate of descent using the first mode, to cause the balloon to switch from the first mode to operate using a second mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by moving a lifting gas or air into or out of the envelope.
A method for managing adaptive bitrate video streaming, the method comprising: retrieving raw data associated with a video stream traffic flow, wherein the video stream traffic flow is an encrypted flow; determining at least one video chunk from the raw data, wherein the video chunk is determined based on a period of activity followed by a period of silence in the video streaming traffic flow; determining parameters associated with the video chunk; the method being characterized in : determining a bitrate factor for the chunk based on the parameters, wherein the parameters comprise a bitrate and a duty cycle of the video stream traffic flow; determining a Quality of Experience, QoE, score based on the bitrate factor ; and providing a traffic action based on the QoE score. retrieving raw data associated with a video stream traffic flow, wherein the video stream traffic flow is an encrypted flow; determining at least one video chunk from the raw data, wherein the video chunk is determined based on a period of activity followed by a period of silence in the video streaming traffic flow; determining parameters associated with the video chunk; the method being characterized in : determining a bitrate factor for the chunk based on the parameters, wherein the parameters comprise a bitrate and a duty cycle of the video stream traffic flow; determining a Quality of Experience, QoE, score based on the bitrate factor ; and providing a traffic action based on the QoE score. the method being characterized in : determining a bitrate factor for the chunk based on the parameters, wherein the parameters comprise a bitrate and a duty cycle of the video stream traffic flow; determining a Quality of Experience, QoE, score based on the bitrate factor ; and providing a traffic action based on the QoE score.
A combination of a cover for a motor drive and a motor drive , wherein the drive includes an air inlet and an air outlet , the cover comprising: a first opening , wherein, in use, air is allowed to pass through the first opening to the air inlet ; a second opening , wherein, in use, air is allowed to pass from the air outlet through second opening ; and a separator inside the cover that is dimensioned and positioned such that, in use, air is prevented from flowing inside the cover from the air outlet to the air inlet ; and a rain restrictor that restricts the ingress of rain into the cover, wherein said rain restrictor is a hood provided on the exterior of the cover , and wherein the hood is shaped to direct at least some air from the air outlet away from the cover , characterized in that the hood is shaped by providing a notch towards the bottom of the hood . a first opening , wherein, in use, air is allowed to pass through the first opening to the air inlet ; a second opening , wherein, in use, air is allowed to pass from the air outlet through second opening ; and a separator inside the cover that is dimensioned and positioned such that, in use, air is prevented from flowing inside the cover from the air outlet to the air inlet ; and a rain restrictor that restricts the ingress of rain into the cover, wherein said rain restrictor is a hood provided on the exterior of the cover , and wherein the hood is shaped to direct at least some air from the air outlet away from the cover , characterized in that the hood is shaped by providing a notch towards the bottom of the hood .
Syringe body of a syringe having a piercing means arranged at its distal end , wherein a safety device , for avoiding stab wounds, is arranged on the syringe body , comprising a sleeve element which extends along an axial direction (X) and at least partially encloses the piercing means and the syringe body , the sleeve element comprising a distal end portion and an adjacent another portion and is arranged on a distal end region of the syringe body , characterised in that the safety device comprises a collar element , by means of which the safety device is rigidly arranged on the distal end region of the syringe body , wherein the sleeve element comprises a guide track , wherein during a movement of the syringe body relative to the sleeve element substantially along the axial direction (X), the guidance of at least one guide projection in the at least one guide track causes the sleeve element to rotate along the circumferential direction (U), the safety device comprising a contact element which contacts a patient's skin when the syringe is used and which is arranged at the distal end of the sleeve element and is rotatable independently of the sleeve element along the circumferential direction (U), whereby a rotation of the sleeve element is not transferred to the contact element during the use of the syringe , a circumferential guide groove being formed in a lateral surface of the distal end portion , and the contact element comprising a guide projection which engages in the guide groove of the sleeve element , wherein the wall thickness of the sleeve element in the distal end portion is greater than in the another portion.
A method for differentiating eosinophilic esophagitis from proton pump inhibitor responsive esophageal eosinophilia (PPI-REE) in a patient in need of such diagnosis distinguishing between those two conditions, the method comprising a. determining an expression level of a KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product in an esophageal biopsy sample from the patient; b. determining whether the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product in the esophageal biopsy sample is above or below a threshold level; and c. diagnosing the patient as having eosinophilic esophagitis if the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product is above the threshold level or diagnosing the patient as having PPI-REE if the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product is below the threshold level, wherein the threshold level is relative to a reference expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product from normal esophageal tissue. a. determining an expression level of a KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product in an esophageal biopsy sample from the patient; b. determining whether the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product in the esophageal biopsy sample is above or below a threshold level; and c. diagnosing the patient as having eosinophilic esophagitis if the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product is above the threshold level or diagnosing the patient as having PPI-REE if the expression level of the KCNJ2/Kir2.1 gene or gene product is below the threshold level,
A mirror with an image display function comprising, in this order: a transmission type liquid crystal display device which emits linearly polarized light to form an image; a 1/4 wavelength plate; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a central wavelength of selective reflection in a visible light region, wherein the cholesteric liquid crystal layer and the 1/4 wavelength plate are in direct contact with each other, and the 1/4 wavelength plate is a layer formed by curing a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes three or more cholesteric liquid crystal layers, and the three or more cholesteric liquid crystal layers have different central wavelengths of selective reflection, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a red light wavelength region, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a green light wavelength region, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a blue light wavelength region, and wherein in the circular polarization reflection layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a longer central wavelength of selective reflection is disposed closer to the image display device. a transmission type liquid crystal display device which emits linearly polarized light to form an image; a 1/4 wavelength plate; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a central wavelength of selective reflection in a visible light region, wherein the cholesteric liquid crystal layer and the 1/4 wavelength plate are in direct contact with each other, and the 1/4 wavelength plate is a layer formed by curing a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes three or more cholesteric liquid crystal layers, and the three or more cholesteric liquid crystal layers have different central wavelengths of selective reflection, wherein the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a red light wavelength region, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a green light wavelength region, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a central wavelength of selective reflection in a blue light wavelength region, and wherein in the circular polarization reflection layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a longer central wavelength of selective reflection is disposed closer to the image display device.
Corrosion resistant screw securing disc having an annular stainless steel disc body for arrangement between a screw head and a flat support , with a disc upper side and a disc underside facing the support, wherein the disc body is of convex design, characterised in that the surfaces of the disc upper side and the disc underside of the disc body are compacted by a stamping process, wherein the disc body has a material thickness of at least 1.5 mm, wherein both surfaces of upper and underside of the disc body are provided with a mutually different cordage with respect to cordage depth and/or cordage pattern.
A method for detecting and controlling banknote dispensing quality of a self-service terminal, comprising: Step S1: detecting an empty cashbox in the self-service terminal, setting a qualified rate of dispensed banknotes of the empty cashbox as 0, and permanently shielding the empty cashbox; Step S2: detecting a banknote-jammed cashbox in the self-service terminal, setting a qualified rate of dispensed banknotes of the banknote-jammed cashbox as 0, and permanently shielding the banknote-jammed cashbox; Step S3: detecting qualified rates of dispensed banknotes of all non-empty cashboxes and non-banknote-jammed cashboxes, wherein the qualified rate of dispensed banknotes is a percentage of qualified banknotes to all banknotes dispensed from a cashbox after the banknotes being checked by a machine core of the self-service terminal, classifying all the non-empty and non-banknote-jammed cashboxes according to nominal values, and sequencing the cashboxes per nominal value in a descending order of the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes; and Step S4: maintaining cashboxes ranked top M of the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes per nominal value in an open state, in which the cashboxes are in an operational state, and maintaining the other cashboxes in a temporarily shielded state, in which the cashboxes are in a closed state and not in service in next banknote dispensing; wherein the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes are re-sequenced every time after banknote dispensing. Step S1: detecting an empty cashbox in the self-service terminal, setting a qualified rate of dispensed banknotes of the empty cashbox as 0, and permanently shielding the empty cashbox; Step S2: detecting a banknote-jammed cashbox in the self-service terminal, setting a qualified rate of dispensed banknotes of the banknote-jammed cashbox as 0, and permanently shielding the banknote-jammed cashbox; Step S3: detecting qualified rates of dispensed banknotes of all non-empty cashboxes and non-banknote-jammed cashboxes, wherein the qualified rate of dispensed banknotes is a percentage of qualified banknotes to all banknotes dispensed from a cashbox after the banknotes being checked by a machine core of the self-service terminal, classifying all the non-empty and non-banknote-jammed cashboxes according to nominal values, and sequencing the cashboxes per nominal value in a descending order of the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes; and Step S4: maintaining cashboxes ranked top M of the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes per nominal value in an open state, in which the cashboxes are in an operational state, and maintaining the other cashboxes in a temporarily shielded state, in which the cashboxes are in a closed state and not in service in next banknote dispensing; wherein the qualified rates of dispensed banknotes are re-sequenced every time after banknote dispensing.
A vascular access catheter assembly including: - a main body , - a needle secured to a needle hub which is releasably connected to the main body , - a cannula which is attached to the main body and adapted to coaxially surround the needle , and - a swabbable intravenous valve securely attached to the main body , such that at a first state of the assembly , the intravenous valve is positioned substantially around a retraction axis (X) of the needle ; characterized by - the valve including a core ; wherein the assembly comprises a cap which is releasably connected to the main body , and the needle hub is secured to the cap , or integral with the cap ; the valve is adapted by its shape, size and position relative to the main body , to be movable relative to the main body along the retraction axis (X) towards the cannula at bringing the assembly from its first state to a second state by moving the needle hub towards the main body until a tip of the needle is exposed from the cannula ; and the valve includes a gap between the core and the cap adapted to be filled by moving the cap along with the valve towards the core at bringing the assembly from the first state to the second state. - a main body , - a needle secured to a needle hub which is releasably connected to the main body , - a cannula which is attached to the main body and adapted to coaxially surround the needle , and - a swabbable intravenous valve securely attached to the main body , such that at a first state of the assembly , the intravenous valve is positioned substantially around a retraction axis (X) of the needle ; - the valve including a core ; wherein the assembly comprises a cap which is releasably connected to the main body , and the needle hub is secured to the cap , or integral with the cap ; the valve is adapted by its shape, size and position relative to the main body , to be movable relative to the main body along the retraction axis (X) towards the cannula at bringing the assembly from its first state to a second state by moving the needle hub towards the main body until a tip of the needle is exposed from the cannula ; and the valve includes a gap between the core and the cap adapted to be filled by moving the cap along with the valve towards the core at bringing the assembly from the first state to the second state. the assembly comprises a cap which is releasably connected to the main body , and the needle hub is secured to the cap , or integral with the cap ; the valve is adapted by its shape, size and position relative to the main body , to be movable relative to the main body along the retraction axis (X) towards the cannula at bringing the assembly from its first state to a second state by moving the needle hub towards the main body until a tip of the needle is exposed from the cannula ; and the valve includes a gap between the core and the cap adapted to be filled by moving the cap along with the valve towards the core at bringing the assembly from the first state to the second state.
A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising: a mouthpiece having a recess sized and shaped to mate with an intended user's dentition; a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to determine whether the intended user's dentition is positioned within the recess ; and an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the sensing element , the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the sensing element determining that the intended user's dentition is positioned within the recess . a mouthpiece having a recess sized and shaped to mate with an intended user's dentition; a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to determine whether the intended user's dentition is positioned within the recess ; and an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the sensing element , the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the sensing element determining that the intended user's dentition is positioned within the recess .
Motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a rotary latch and a pawl, further comprising an actuation lever chain for the locking mechanism, further comprising a locking element and at least one securing element , and comprising exactly one spring element which cooperates with both the locking element and the securing element , it being possible for the actuation lever chain to be controlled via the locking element to be put at least into the functional states "unlocked" and "locked" and additionally via the securing element to be put into the functional states "non-secured" and "secured", characterized in that the spring element additionally cooperates with the actuation lever chain .
A fuel cell stack, which comprises a stacked plurality of single cells (C), each of the single cells (C) having a membrane electrode assembly with a peripheral frame and a pair of separators holding the peripheral frame and the membrane electrode assembly between them, wherein the peripheral frame and the separators of each of the single cells (C) have distribution holes (H1, H3, H4, H6) that continue to each other in a stacked state to form a manifold (M1, M3, M4, M6) for distributing reaction gas, at least a part of an inner wall of the manifold (M1, M3, M4, M6) is formed in a continuous flat shape that extends in a stacking direction of the single cells (C), each of the peripheral frames and each of the separators comprise a flattening face (F1, F2, F3) in an inner wall of the respective distribution hole (H1, H3, H4, H6), and each of the flattening face (F1, F2, F3) of each of the peripheral frames and each of the separators continues to each other so that at least a part of the inner wall of the manifold (M1, M3, M4, M6) is formed in the continuous flat shape that extends in the stacking direction of the single cells (C), characterized in that each of the peripheral frames comprises a adhesive portion for adhesion to an opposed member adjacent in the stacking direction at an edge of each of the distribution holes (H1, H3, H4, H6) and a pit for adhesive on an opposite side of the adhesive portion from the distribution hole (H1, H3, H4, H6).
A method for pulling a casing, comprising the steps of: - assembling a toolstring, from top to bottom, of - a drill pipe string, - a spear tool - a space-out drill pipe string above a cutter tool - a through bore cutter tool , - a swivel below the cutter tool , - a swab cup wash tool , - a perforation gun , - run in hole and place the perforation gun at a predetermined perforation depth, - perforate the casing using the perforation gun , - wash the perforated casing annulus using the swab cup wash tool , - circulate in cement into the washed casing annulus and the casing bore using the swab cup wash tool , - wait on cement and pressure test the cement plug so formed, - pull up and cut the casing at a shallower depth using said casing cutter tool , - test pull the severed-off casing section using said spear tool , - if test pull successful, pull up and remove said spear tool , said cutter tool and said wash tool , - reinsert said spear tool and run in to engage the severed-off casing section, and pull said severed casing section out of hole. - assembling a toolstring, from top to bottom, of - a drill pipe string, - a spear tool - a space-out drill pipe string above a cutter tool - a through bore cutter tool , - a swivel below the cutter tool , - a swab cup wash tool , - a perforation gun , - run in hole and place the perforation gun at a predetermined perforation depth, - perforate the casing using the perforation gun , - wash the perforated casing annulus using the swab cup wash tool , - circulate in cement into the washed casing annulus and the casing bore using the swab cup wash tool , - wait on cement and pressure test the cement plug so formed, - pull up and cut the casing at a shallower depth using said casing cutter tool , - test pull the severed-off casing section using said spear tool , - if test pull successful, pull up and remove said spear tool , said cutter tool and said wash tool , - reinsert said spear tool and run in to engage the severed-off casing section, and pull said severed casing section out of hole.