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Pendulum device comprising at least one oscillating mass , at least one proximal arm and at least one first distal arm , said proximal arm being fixed to said oscillating mass at one end and being rotatably connected to the distal arm at the other end, so that said oscillating mass can oscillate with respect to said distal arm , the distal arm being rotatably fixed to a support element fixed through a fulcrum point , transmission means being included between the distal arm and the proximal arm , which transmission means are configured so that oscillation of said mass causes the rotation of the distal arm around the fulcrum point , characterized in that said transmission means are configured so that at least one point of said proximal arm performs at least a linear translation, said mass performing a cycloidal trajectory. said proximal arm being fixed to said oscillating mass at one end and being rotatably connected to the distal arm at the other end, so that said oscillating mass can oscillate with respect to said distal arm , the distal arm being rotatably fixed to a support element fixed through a fulcrum point , transmission means being included between the distal arm and the proximal arm , which transmission means are configured so that oscillation of said mass causes the rotation of the distal arm around the fulcrum point , characterized in that said transmission means are configured so that at least one point of said proximal arm performs at least a linear translation, said mass performing a cycloidal trajectory.
A fusion protein, comprising: a chemokine polypeptide, the chemokine polypeptide being a stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) or interleukin-8 (IL-8), or a receptor binding domain thereof; and a cytokine polypeptide connected to the chemokine polypeptide, the cytokine polypeptide being interleukin-2 (IL-2), CD40 ligand (CD40L) or a receptor binding domain thereof; wherein the chemokine polypeptide and the cytokine polypeptide have a common target cell, and the fusion protein has an improved chemotactic activity of the chemokine polypeptide in the fusion protein as compared to that of the chemokine polypeptide alone, and an improved cytokine activity of the cytokine polypeptide in the fusion protein as compared to the cytokine polypeptide alone. a chemokine polypeptide, the chemokine polypeptide being a stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) or interleukin-8 (IL-8), or a receptor binding domain thereof; and a cytokine polypeptide connected to the chemokine polypeptide, the cytokine polypeptide being interleukin-2 (IL-2), CD40 ligand (CD40L) or a receptor binding domain thereof; wherein the chemokine polypeptide and the cytokine polypeptide have a common target cell, and the fusion protein has an improved chemotactic activity of the chemokine polypeptide in the fusion protein as compared to that of the chemokine polypeptide alone, and an improved cytokine activity of the cytokine polypeptide in the fusion protein as compared to the cytokine polypeptide alone.
A method of purifying peptides and/or polypeptides, said peptides and/or polypeptides being the result of a tryptic digest of a sample of biological origin, said method comprising or consisting of: (a) loading a sample comprising peptides and/or polypeptides under acidic or neutral aqueous conditions on mixed-phase solid phase extraction (SPE) material, wherein said material consists of or comprises reversed phase/ion exchange material; (b) washing said mixed-phase SPE material with (ba) an acidic or neutral composition comprising at least 50% (v/v) ethanol, 2-propanol, or butanol; and (bb) an acidic or neutral aqueous solution; and (c) eluting said peptides and/or polypeptides from said mixed-phase SPE material with an alkaline composition comprising at least 50% (v/v) organic solvent. (a) loading a sample comprising peptides and/or polypeptides under acidic or neutral aqueous conditions on mixed-phase solid phase extraction (SPE) material, wherein said material consists of or comprises reversed phase/ion exchange material; (b) washing said mixed-phase SPE material with (ba) an acidic or neutral composition comprising at least 50% (v/v) ethanol, 2-propanol, or butanol; and (bb) an acidic or neutral aqueous solution; and (ba) an acidic or neutral composition comprising at least 50% (v/v) ethanol, 2-propanol, or butanol; and (bb) an acidic or neutral aqueous solution; and (c) eluting said peptides and/or polypeptides from said mixed-phase SPE material with an alkaline composition comprising at least 50% (v/v) organic solvent.
An immunity induction therapy apparatus, comprising a infrared light generating device, and a bearing and driving part configured to bear the infrared light generating device and capable of driving the infrared light generating device to be disposed at a suitable position, wherein the infrared light generating device comprises a light source part and an optical system configured to regulate and output light emitted by the light source part, and the light source part is connected to a light source control circuit wherein the optical system comprises a light source focusing group, a light homogenizing group, a homogenized-light focusing and focus regulating group, and a homogenized-light collimating group arranged in sequence from front to back; the light source part comprises a reflector cup and a light source provided at the center of the reflector cup; and the reflector cup is provided on the front side of the light source focusing group and the light homogenizing group comprises an integrator rod .
A method for instituting redistribution of wireless clients to improve service, comprising the steps of: allowing a client to associate to an access point , hereafter AP, the AP being one of a plurality of access points, hereafter APs, in connection with a network ; deciding that an associated client should be redistributed based on a connection metric, wherein the decision is based on a probability calculation; and sending the associated client a trigger, wherein the trigger is at least one of, a redistribution request and a disconnect message, wherein the sending is by the AP and the deciding is performed by the APs acting in concert with one another; and wherein the probability calculation comprises: maintaining connection metric distribution statistics for the client; periodically comparing the client connection metric to a relevant selected set of historical client connection metrics, periodically computing distribution percentiles of the client performance metric relative to the selected set; and calculating trigger probability based on a function of the percentile; wherein the step of sending the associated client the trigger is based on the calculated trigger probability. allowing a client to associate to an access point , hereafter AP, the AP being one of a plurality of access points, hereafter APs, in connection with a network ; deciding that an associated client should be redistributed based on a connection metric, wherein the decision is based on a probability calculation; and sending the associated client a trigger, wherein the trigger is at least one of, a redistribution request and a disconnect message, wherein the sending is by the AP and the deciding is performed by the APs acting in concert with one another; and wherein the probability calculation comprises: maintaining connection metric distribution statistics for the client; periodically comparing the client connection metric to a relevant selected set of historical client connection metrics, periodically computing distribution percentiles of the client performance metric relative to the selected set; and calculating trigger probability based on a function of the percentile; maintaining connection metric distribution statistics for the client; periodically comparing the client connection metric to a relevant selected set of historical client connection metrics, periodically computing distribution percentiles of the client performance metric relative to the selected set; and calculating trigger probability based on a function of the percentile; wherein the step of sending the associated client the trigger is based on the calculated trigger probability.
A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir containing fluid; a dispenser head that is provided with a dispenser orifice , dispenser means for dispensing at least a fraction of said fluid through said dispenser orifice , and passage means for connecting said reservoir to said dispenser orifice on actuation of said dispenser means , said passage means including a hollow needle that penetrates into said reservoir on actuation of said dispenser means , said needle being fastened in a needle support that is itself fastened in said dispenser head , said needle support including blocking means , characterized in that said blocking means , in the rest position, co-operate with said reservoir so as to prevent it from moving axially relative to said head .
An apparatus for diagnosing a degree of degradation of a battery, comprising: a measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells (B) in each of a plurality of cycles where charging and discharging is performed and output a plurality of voltage information about the plurality of measured voltages; and a control unit configured to receive the plurality of voltage information, calculate a voltage deviation of each cycle for each battery cell based on a reference voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells, select a cycle section satisfying a predetermined condition for each of the plurality of battery cells based on the calculated voltage deviation, calculate a voltage deviation change rate corresponding to each of the plurality of selected cycle sections, and diagnose a relative degree of degradation of the plurality of battery cells based on the plurality of calculated voltage deviation change rates. a measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells (B) in each of a plurality of cycles where charging and discharging is performed and output a plurality of voltage information about the plurality of measured voltages; and a control unit configured to receive the plurality of voltage information, calculate a voltage deviation of each cycle for each battery cell based on a reference voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells, select a cycle section satisfying a predetermined condition for each of the plurality of battery cells based on the calculated voltage deviation, calculate a voltage deviation change rate corresponding to each of the plurality of selected cycle sections, and diagnose a relative degree of degradation of the plurality of battery cells based on the plurality of calculated voltage deviation change rates.
An aircraft having at least one wing comprising, at each of the ends thereof, a winglet forming an angle of between 0° and 45° relative to the vertical, characterized in that each winglet has a leading edge , and a slat situated in front of the leading edge , said slat forming a surface separated from the leading edge so as to place a slot between said slat and the leading edge , said slot placed along said leading edge being oriented so as to make an airflow circulate through said slot from an outer surface of the winglet to an inner surface of said winglet .
A method comprising: displaying a live view image of an object to be photographed on a screen; detecting a first gesture that is performed on the screen while the live view image is displayed; and displaying a thumbnail menu of already captured images on the screen together with the live view image based on a duration of the first gesture, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the already captured images are already available for a gallery mode, the first gesture is a touch and hold gesture, and displaying the thumbnail menu comprises increasing a count of images included in the thumbnail menu in proportion to the duration of the first gesture. displaying a live view image of an object to be photographed on a screen; detecting a first gesture that is performed on the screen while the live view image is displayed; and displaying a thumbnail menu of already captured images on the screen together with the live view image based on a duration of the first gesture, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the already captured images are already available for a gallery mode, the first gesture is a touch and hold gesture, and displaying the thumbnail menu comprises increasing a count of images included in the thumbnail menu in proportion to the duration of the first gesture.
A corrosion-resistant terminal material comprising a substrate made of copper or a copper alloy and a film layered on the substrate, wherein a planned core wire contact part which is in contact with a core wire of an electric wire when a terminal is formed and a planned contact part to be a contact part are formed; the film formed in the planned core wire contact part has a tin layer made of tin or a tin alloy and a metallic zinc layer formed on the tin layer; characterized in that , the film formed in the planned contact part has a tin layer made of tin or a tin alloy but does not have the metallic zinc layer. a planned core wire contact part which is in contact with a core wire of an electric wire when a terminal is formed and a planned contact part to be a contact part are formed; the film formed in the planned core wire contact part has a tin layer made of tin or a tin alloy and a metallic zinc layer formed on the tin layer; characterized in that , the film formed in the planned contact part has a tin layer made of tin or a tin alloy but does not have the metallic zinc layer.
A method performed by a server for grouping a plurality of client devices, the method comprising: receiving sound descriptors from the plurality of client devices, wherein the sound descriptors are extracted from environmental sounds by the client devices at predetermined time intervals; determining a similarity of the sound descriptors, wherein the similarity includes a similarity value between the sound descriptors; and grouping the plurality of client devices into at least one similar context group based on the similarity of the sound descriptors and independent of a device location of each client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the plurality of client devices are grouped into the at least one similar context group when the similarity value exceeds a predetermined value; characterised by constructing a similar client list for one of the client devices in one of the similar context groups, wherein the similar client list includes a list of the other client devices in one of the similar context groups having similar sound descriptors captured at the predetermined time intervals; and transmitting the similar client list to at least one of the client devices. receiving sound descriptors from the plurality of client devices, wherein the sound descriptors are extracted from environmental sounds by the client devices at predetermined time intervals; determining a similarity of the sound descriptors, wherein the similarity includes a similarity value between the sound descriptors; and grouping the plurality of client devices into at least one similar context group based on the similarity of the sound descriptors and independent of a device location of each client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the plurality of client devices are grouped into the at least one similar context group when the similarity value exceeds a predetermined value; characterised by constructing a similar client list for one of the client devices in one of the similar context groups, wherein the similar client list includes a list of the other client devices in one of the similar context groups having similar sound descriptors captured at the predetermined time intervals; and transmitting the similar client list to at least one of the client devices.
An electrical connector for an accessory module (200; 400), said electrical connector comprising: • a shell that presents a front face and that includes holding means for holding the front face against an outside face (211; 411) of said accessory module (200; 400); • at least one electrical connection element that is housed, at least in part, inside said shell and that comprises: • a connection terminal that is accessible via the front face of said shell for connecting to said accessory module (200; 400), and that includes a reception socket for receiving a pin of said accessory module (200; 400), which socket is situated inside said shell , the front face of the shell presenting at least one access opening for accessing said socket; and • a feed terminal that is accessible via a feed-in side face of said shell for connecting to an electric wire ; and • blocking means that present an actuator portion for blocking each electric wire bearing against each feed terminal . • a shell that presents a front face and that includes holding means for holding the front face against an outside face (211; 411) of said accessory module (200; 400); • at least one electrical connection element that is housed, at least in part, inside said shell and that comprises: • a connection terminal that is accessible via the front face of said shell for connecting to said accessory module (200; 400), and that includes a reception socket for receiving a pin of said accessory module (200; 400), which socket is situated inside said shell , the front face of the shell presenting at least one access opening for accessing said socket; and • a feed terminal that is accessible via a feed-in side face of said shell for connecting to an electric wire ; and • a connection terminal that is accessible via the front face of said shell for connecting to said accessory module (200; 400), and that includes a reception socket for receiving a pin of said accessory module (200; 400), which socket is situated inside said shell , the front face of the shell presenting at least one access opening for accessing said socket; and • a feed terminal that is accessible via a feed-in side face of said shell for connecting to an electric wire ; and • blocking means that present an actuator portion for blocking each electric wire bearing against each feed terminal .
A method of operating a wireless local area network access point for automatically allowing or denying a wireless network device to access the wireless local area network, the method comprising, at the access point: receiving probe requests from the wireless network device, the probe requests probing for a wireless network identified by a service set identifier (SSID=OPERATORMAINTENANCE) not being broadcast by said access point; upon receiving of said probe requests, transmitting a request , to a server , for receipt of a list of unique identifiers of wireless local area network devices allowed in the wireless local area network; upon receiving a response from the server to said request for receipt of said list, said response comprising said list, enabling said service set identifier; upon receiving another probe request for the enabled service set identifier from the wireless network device, establishment of an association between the access point and the wireless network device; receiving , from the wireless network device, an identifier of the wireless network device; allowing, or denying , the wireless network device access to the wireless local area network according to the received identifier matching, or not matching, with one of the unique identifiers in the list; communicating the allowance or the denial to the wireless network device. receiving probe requests from the wireless network device, the probe requests probing for a wireless network identified by a service set identifier (SSID=OPERATORMAINTENANCE) not being broadcast by said access point; upon receiving of said probe requests, transmitting a request , to a server , for receipt of a list of unique identifiers of wireless local area network devices allowed in the wireless local area network; upon receiving a response from the server to said request for receipt of said list, said response comprising said list, enabling said service set identifier; upon receiving another probe request for the enabled service set identifier from the wireless network device, establishment of an association between the access point and the wireless network device; receiving , from the wireless network device, an identifier of the wireless network device; allowing, or denying , the wireless network device access to the wireless local area network according to the received identifier matching, or not matching, with one of the unique identifiers in the list; communicating the allowance or the denial to the wireless network device.
A method using one or more hardware processors, the method comprising: electronically accessing , by a content access module, digital content; analyzing the digital content, by a speech detector, to identify at least one dialog segment within the digital content; verifying the at least one dialog segment, wherein the verifying comprises performing lip movement detection on the digital content, and determining whether the lip movement detection coincides with a starting point and an ending point of the at least one dialog segment; adjusting the at least one dialog segment based on an outcome of the verifying, the adjusting comprising changing a starting point and/or ending point of the at least one dialog segment; causing display of the digital content on a device of a user; detecting a rewind trigger issued by the user; and in response to detecting the rewind trigger, rewinding the display of the digital content to the starting point of a preceding dialog segment identified based on the analysis of dialog in the digital content and adjusted based on the outcome ot the verifying. electronically accessing , by a content access module, digital content; analyzing the digital content, by a speech detector, to identify at least one dialog segment within the digital content; verifying the at least one dialog segment, wherein the verifying comprises performing lip movement detection on the digital content, and determining whether the lip movement detection coincides with a starting point and an ending point of the at least one dialog segment; adjusting the at least one dialog segment based on an outcome of the verifying, the adjusting comprising changing a starting point and/or ending point of the at least one dialog segment; causing display of the digital content on a device of a user; detecting a rewind trigger issued by the user; and in response to detecting the rewind trigger, rewinding the display of the digital content to the starting point of a preceding dialog segment identified based on the analysis of dialog in the digital content and adjusted based on the outcome ot the verifying.