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A fundus oculi observation device , comprising: an acquiring part configured to acquire a tomographic image of a fundus oculi (Ef) and a two-dimensional image (Ef') of a surface of the fundus oculi (Ef); a first specifying part configured to analyze the tomographic image to specify a vascular region in the tomographic image; a second specifying part configured to analyze the two-dimensional image (Ef') to specify a vascular region in the two-dimensional image (Ef'); an image processor configured to obtain a common region of the vascular region in the tomographic image and the vascular region in the two-dimensional image (Ef'), and specify a region in the tomographic image corresponding to the common region; a display ; and a controller configured to control the display to display the tomographic image so that the region corresponding to the common region can be visually recognized. an acquiring part configured to acquire a tomographic image of a fundus oculi (Ef) and a two-dimensional image (Ef') of a surface of the fundus oculi (Ef); a first specifying part configured to analyze the tomographic image to specify a vascular region in the tomographic image; a second specifying part configured to analyze the two-dimensional image (Ef') to specify a vascular region in the two-dimensional image (Ef'); an image processor configured to obtain a common region of the vascular region in the tomographic image and the vascular region in the two-dimensional image (Ef'), and specify a region in the tomographic image corresponding to the common region; a display ; and a controller configured to control the display to display the tomographic image so that the region corresponding to the common region can be visually recognized.
An assembly of an end-fitting and an unbonded flexible pipe, said unbonded flexible pipe comprises from the inside and out an internal pressure sheath , at least one armor layer and an outer sheath , said end-fitting comprises means for terminating said layers of the flexible pipe , and said end-fitting further comprises sealing means, wherein said sealing means comprises a seal casing concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath , wherein said seal casing comprises a recess in which at least a first ring shaped sealing element is concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath such that the surface of the first ring shaped sealing element at least forms a line contact with the internal pressure sheath , characterized in that a second ring shaped sealing element is concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath in said recess such that the surface of the second ring shaped sealing element at least forms a line contact with the surface of the seal casing and forms a line contact with the surface of the first ring shaped sealing element and wherein the hardness of the first ring shaped sealing element is different from the hardness of the second ring shaped sealing element ; and wherein the Shore D hardness of the first ring shaped sealing element is in the range of 40 to 70 when measured according to ASTM 2240; and wherein the Shore A hardness of the second ring shaped sealing element is in the range of 80 IRHD to 100 IRHD when measured according to ISO 48N. said unbonded flexible pipe comprises from the inside and out an internal pressure sheath , at least one armor layer and an outer sheath , said end-fitting comprises means for terminating said layers of the flexible pipe , and said end-fitting further comprises sealing means, wherein said sealing means comprises a seal casing concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath , wherein said seal casing comprises a recess in which at least a first ring shaped sealing element is concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath such that the surface of the first ring shaped sealing element at least forms a line contact with the internal pressure sheath , characterized in that a second ring shaped sealing element is concentrically arranged around the internal pressure sheath in said recess such that the surface of the second ring shaped sealing element at least forms a line contact with the surface of the seal casing and forms a line contact with the surface of the first ring shaped sealing element and wherein the hardness of the first ring shaped sealing element is different from the hardness of the second ring shaped sealing element ; and wherein the Shore D hardness of the first ring shaped sealing element is in the range of 40 to 70 when measured according to ASTM 2240; and wherein the Shore A hardness of the second ring shaped sealing element is in the range of 80 IRHD to 100 IRHD when measured according to ISO 48N.
A method of authenticating a user terminal seeking access to a service from a service provider in a communication network, the method comprising: allocating to the user terminal a plurality of service-specific identities for accessing respective services; issuing a request from the user terminal, the request identifying the service to be accessed and including a public key of the user terminal; at a certification authority , authenticating the request and issuing a public key certificate for binding a service-specific identity with the public key in the request, and returning the public key certificate to the user terminal. allocating to the user terminal a plurality of service-specific identities for accessing respective services; issuing a request from the user terminal, the request identifying the service to be accessed and including a public key of the user terminal; at a certification authority , authenticating the request and issuing a public key certificate for binding a service-specific identity with the public key in the request, and returning the public key certificate to the user terminal.
A curable fluoropolymer composition comprising: an amorphous fluoropolymer, wherein the amorphous fluoropolymer comprises at least one of an iodine-, a bromine- and a nitrogen-containing cure site group; and particles of a metal fluoride, wherein the particles comprise less than 10% by weight of organic moieties on the particles' surface and wherein the metal of the metal fluoride comprises at least one of an alkaline earth metal, a Group III transition metals, and a Lanthanide metals. an amorphous fluoropolymer, wherein the amorphous fluoropolymer comprises at least one of an iodine-, a bromine- and a nitrogen-containing cure site group; and particles of a metal fluoride, wherein the particles comprise less than 10% by weight of organic moieties on the particles' surface and wherein the metal of the metal fluoride comprises at least one of an alkaline earth metal, a Group III transition metals, and a Lanthanide metals.
A liquid droplet production apparatus comprising: a perforate membrane ; a means for supplying liquid to one side of the membrane; an actuator (41, 42; 50; 60; 70; 80; 100) for vibrating a membrane, so that the vibration causes liquid droplets to be ejected from the other side of the membrane; in which a magnetic force is used to connect the actuator to the membrane so that the vibration can be transmitted, wherein the magnetic force is generated by one or more arrays of magnets (43; 51; 61; 81, 82; 101, 102), each array containing either a plurality of magnets or at least one magnet having a multiple pole configuration; and switch means for switching one or more of the magnets off or for altering the polarity of one or more of the magnets. a perforate membrane ; a means for supplying liquid to one side of the membrane; an actuator (41, 42; 50; 60; 70; 80; 100) for vibrating a membrane, so that the vibration causes liquid droplets to be ejected from the other side of the membrane; in which a magnetic force is used to connect the actuator to the membrane so that the vibration can be transmitted, wherein the magnetic force is generated by one or more arrays of magnets (43; 51; 61; 81, 82; 101, 102), each array containing either a plurality of magnets or at least one magnet having a multiple pole configuration; and switch means for switching one or more of the magnets off or for altering the polarity of one or more of the magnets.
Device for the releasable connection of a furniture drawer, movably guided in a furniture carcass of a piece of furniture via a guide unit, with the guide unit, with a base part on which is mounted an adjusting device , belonging to the device and comprising several components movable relative to one another, and by means of which a position of the furniture drawer connected to the guide unit relative to the guide unit may be set in at least one spatial direction relative to the guide unit, wherein the components of the adjusting device may be combined to form a module which can be pre-assembled and handled uniformly and may be or is attached releasably to a mounting interface on the base part , wherein the mounting interface has a bearing location formed on the base part for support of the module , wherein the bearing location has latching means for engaging the module without tools, and wherein the latching means have four spring-elastic latching crosspieces extending away from the base part and of which in each case two are arranged opposite one another in pairs and have latching lugs which spring on to one another in such a way that the latching crosspieces , on insertion of an assigned component of the module , are in each case pressed outwards and, after the assigned component has passed the latching lugs , snap back again, wherein the latching lugs reach behind the assigned component and secure it to the base part , characterised in that the base part has a recess in which the bearing location is provided.
A method of obtaining a spontaneously self-healing polymeric or composite material, comprising assembling a multiphase hard-soft structure that comprises a hard micro- or nanophase, and a soft micro- or nano-phase polymer comprising a polymeric scaffold, wherein the polymeric scaffold comprises dynamically interacting motifs (DIMs) and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) lower than the intended operating temperature of the material, wherein the dynamically interacting motifs include 5-acetoamidopentyl acrylate, and wherein the assembling includes: (a) synthesizing or acquiring an oligomer or polymer/copolymer having a T m or T g above the intended operating temperature of use for the material, or an inorganic nano-object, which will serve as the hard micro- or nanophase and presents any form of latent reactive functionality, to enable connection to the soft phase polymer in a grafting process, (b) synthesizing or acquiring oligomeric or polymeric macromolecules, either grown directly from the hard phase polymer/object, or pre-synthesized then attached to the hard phase in the grafting process, which are comprised fully or partially of monomers bearing the 5-acetoamidopentyl acrylate, the grafts being covalently connected to end(s) and/or backbone of the polymer or the surface of the nano-object synthesized or chosen in (a), and (c) processing the material obtained in (b). a hard micro- or nanophase, and a soft micro- or nano-phase polymer comprising a polymeric scaffold, (a) synthesizing or acquiring an oligomer or polymer/copolymer having a T m or T g above the intended operating temperature of use for the material, or an inorganic nano-object, which will serve as the hard micro- or nanophase and presents any form of latent reactive functionality, to enable connection to the soft phase polymer in a grafting process, (b) synthesizing or acquiring oligomeric or polymeric macromolecules, either grown directly from the hard phase polymer/object, or pre-synthesized then attached to the hard phase in the grafting process, which are comprised fully or partially of monomers bearing the 5-acetoamidopentyl acrylate, the grafts being covalently connected to end(s) and/or backbone of the polymer or the surface of the nano-object synthesized or chosen in (a), and (c) processing the material obtained in (b).
An object centering device configured to center a conveyed object, the object centering device comprising a restricting guide member having a pair of guide surfaces , the pair of guide surfaces facing the object and being configured to be respectively in contact with at least a pair of opposed contact portions of the object, wherein the pair of guide surfaces of the restricting guide member has front end portions extending away from each other toward a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the object, and characterized in that the front end portions are configured such that an angle formed by the pair of guide surfaces is changeable, the front end portions of the restricting guide member are coupled to each other such that a first front guide member and a second front guide member constituting the pair of guide surfaces are allowed to be opened and closed about a first opening/closing shaft , a rear end of the first front guide member is coupled and configured to be opened and closed about a second opening/closing shaft , and a rear end of the second front guide member is coupled and configured to be opened and closed about a third opening/closing shaft . a restricting guide member having a pair of guide surfaces , the pair of guide surfaces facing the object and being configured to be respectively in contact with at least a pair of opposed contact portions of the object, wherein the pair of guide surfaces of the restricting guide member has front end portions extending away from each other toward a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the object, and characterized in that the front end portions are configured such that an angle formed by the pair of guide surfaces is changeable, the front end portions of the restricting guide member are coupled to each other such that a first front guide member and a second front guide member constituting the pair of guide surfaces are allowed to be opened and closed about a first opening/closing shaft , a rear end of the first front guide member is coupled and configured to be opened and closed about a second opening/closing shaft , and a rear end of the second front guide member is coupled and configured to be opened and closed about a third opening/closing shaft .
Device for inspecting a biological fluid, comprising a channel through which the fluid flows, a first inspection module arranged in a first region of said channel , and a second inspection module arranged in a second region of said channel , which device is arranged to provide a quantity that is representative of the output of the second inspection module , characterised in that the first inspection module is arranged to measure at least one electrical property of the fluid passing through the first region , the second inspection module is arranged to measure at least one optical property of the fluid passing through the second region , and the inspection device further comprises a controller , which is connected to the first inspection module and to the second inspection module and is arranged to control the second inspection module according to the output of the first inspection module , wherein the controller is capable of emitting a control signal having a delay chosen relative to an output signal of the first inspection module , the controller being arranged to define said chosen delay as a function of the distance between the first region and the second region , of at least one time property of the second inspection module , and of the speed of the fluid passing through the channel .
System for measuring a distance travelled by a guided vehicle designed for being electrically connected to a power line , the system comprising: - a sensor system configured for being installed on-board the guided vehicle and for measuring, for at least one field component of an electromagnetic field of said power line , values of said at least one field component; - a processing unit connected to the sensor system , said processing unit being configured for receiving, for each of the field components for which said values have been measured, the measured values; characterized in that the processing unit is configured for automatically calculating, for at least one of the field components for which said values have been measured, a travelled distance Δx = x j -x i that has been travelled by the guided vehicle by solving, for the considered field component, the following equations: y j = W x j t j ; and y i = W x i t i wherein y j is the value measured by the sensor system for said considered field component at position x j and time t j ; y i is the value measured by the sensor system for said considered field component at position x i and time t i ; W(x k ,t k ) is a wave function configured for modelling the values y k measured for the considered field component in function of the position x k and time t k , wherein the positions x k are defined along the power line ; the travelled distance Δx = x j -x i being the distance travelled by the guided vehicle between two measurements of the considered field component performed respectively at time t i at position x i and at time t j at position x j and resulting in measured values y i and y j respectively. - a sensor system configured for being installed on-board the guided vehicle and for measuring, for at least one field component of an electromagnetic field of said power line , values of said at least one field component; - a processing unit connected to the sensor system , said processing unit being configured for receiving, for each of the field components for which said values have been measured, the measured values; y j is the value measured by the sensor system for said considered field component at position x j and time t j ; y i is the value measured by the sensor system for said considered field component at position x i and time t i ; W(x k ,t k ) is a wave function configured for modelling the values y k measured for the considered field component in function of the position x k and time t k , wherein the positions x k are defined along the power line ; the travelled distance Δx = x j -x i being the distance travelled by the guided vehicle between two measurements of the considered field component performed respectively at time t i at position x i and at time t j at position x j and resulting in measured values y i and y j respectively.
Sanitary outlet device having a housing , which forms a jet former receptacle into which an adapter is removably inserted, which defines a flow path , wherein the adapter is arranged in the jet former receptacle so as to be rotatable between a fixing position, in which the adapter is locked with the housing and forms a flow resistance in the flow path , and a releasing position, in which the adapter is removable from the jet former receptacle , characterized in that the adapter , in the fixing position, is locked with the housing on an outer side of the housing , in that the locking can be released by means of a rotation of the adapter into the releasing position, in that the housing has a non-circular contour on the outer side at least in one portion , which non-circular contour interrupts the contour of the outer side , wherein, during a rotation of the adapter , the non-circular contour forces a detent means out of engagement, or releases said detent means from engagement, with a counterpart detent means on the housing .
A self-powered device comprising: a control circuit; a power supply source ; and self-destruction means, the device being characterized in that : The self-destruction means comprise a heating element configured to increase the temperature and to cause thermal runaway of the power supply source to destroy the device by impairing the power supply source. a control circuit; a power supply source ; and self-destruction means,
A method for isolating a bioactive fraction comprising less than 25 microgram/kg patulin and less than 0.1% total protein content and being derived from fruit selected from peaches, pears, bananas, plums, apples, pineapples, apricots, cherries, grapes, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, tangerines, prickly pears, nectarines, pomegranates, oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes, and combinations or mixtures thereof, which comprises processing said fruit to obtain a fruit juice, and subjecting said fruit juice to the following process steps: subjecting said fruit juice to a membrane fraction destabilization step comprising - subjecting said fruit juice to electromagnetic waves of from 2.45 GHz up to 7.0 GHz for a time effective to achieve destabilization of the membrane fraction, - maintaining the temperature of said fruit juice during said membrane destabilizing step below 40 °C, and - yielding a destabilized fruit juice; subjecting said destabilized fruit juice to a membrane fraction separation step to yield a membrane fraction and a fruit juice supernatant, and subjected said fruit juice supernatant to the stabilizing step to yield stabilized bioactive fraction derived from fruit juice. subjecting said fruit juice to a membrane fraction destabilization step comprising - subjecting said fruit juice to electromagnetic waves of from 2.45 GHz up to 7.0 GHz for a time effective to achieve destabilization of the membrane fraction, - maintaining the temperature of said fruit juice during said membrane destabilizing step below 40 °C, and - yielding a destabilized fruit juice; - subjecting said fruit juice to electromagnetic waves of from 2.45 GHz up to 7.0 GHz for a time effective to achieve destabilization of the membrane fraction, - maintaining the temperature of said fruit juice during said membrane destabilizing step below 40 °C, and - yielding a destabilized fruit juice; subjecting said destabilized fruit juice to a membrane fraction separation step to yield a membrane fraction and a fruit juice supernatant, and subjected said fruit juice supernatant to the stabilizing step to yield stabilized bioactive fraction derived from fruit juice.
A composition comprising the microbes in ATCC Patent Deposit PTA-122728.
Reflection device for a thermal solar power plant comprising at least one reflector , the at least one reflector comprising at least one surface for reflecting sun rays, said at least one reflective surface being curved and having a focal zone, wherein said at least one reflective surface comprises at least one first portion and one second portion articulated so as to be able to follow the course of the sun and articulated against one another in rotation, the reflection device comprising a support intended to be fixed with respect to the ground and configured to support the first and second portions , and wherein the first portion and the second portion are each articulated in rotation with respect to the support about one same axis of rotation , characterised in that the first and second portions are configured such that the relative rotation thereof leads to a modification of the focal zone of the reflector so as to be able to maintain the focal distance and therefore the focal zone of the reflector at the level of a receiver of the power plant.
A module for thermal storage by a phase-change material including a vat , at least one heat-exchanger including first (4.1) and second (4.2) connecting ends intended to be connected to a heat-transfer fluid network, said first (4.1) and second (4.2) connecting ends penetrating and opening into the vat , a structure (S) received in the vat and intended to contain a phase-change material, said structure (S) comprising a porous matrix (MA, MA') with communicating cells crossed by said heat-exchanger and in contact with the external surface of said heat-exchanger , said matrix (MA, MA') being obtained by moulding around said heat-exchanger , characterised in that said vat comprising at least one wall made of a material formed by moulding directly on the porous matrix (MA, MA').