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A fibre optic cable (20; 40) for a distributed acoustic sensing system, comprising: at least one optical fibre arrangement ; and at least one outer layer ; the cable (20; 40) further comprising an acoustic insulating layer between the at least one optical fibre arrangement and the outer layer, wherein the acoustic insulating layer further comprises a filler (102; 203; 104), the filler (102; 203; 104) comprising an inner wall and a plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) protruding radially outwardly from the inner wall and bridging the at least one optical fibre arrangement and the at least one outer layer ; the fibre optic cable being characterized in that the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) are interspersed along the length of the cable (20; 40) so as to provide discrete acoustic coupling regions for transmitting acoustic energy from the outer layer to the at least one optical fibre arrangement , and in that the acoustic insulating layer between the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) has lower acoustic coupling than the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104). at least one optical fibre arrangement ; and at least one outer layer ; the cable (20; 40) further comprising an acoustic insulating layer between the at least one optical fibre arrangement and the outer layer, wherein the acoustic insulating layer further comprises a filler (102; 203; 104), the filler (102; 203; 104) comprising an inner wall and a plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) protruding radially outwardly from the inner wall and bridging the at least one optical fibre arrangement and the at least one outer layer ; the fibre optic cable being characterized in that the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) are interspersed along the length of the cable (20; 40) so as to provide discrete acoustic coupling regions for transmitting acoustic energy from the outer layer to the at least one optical fibre arrangement , and in that the acoustic insulating layer between the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104) has lower acoustic coupling than the plurality of built up regions (202; 204a-b, 204a-c; 104).
An engine device comprising: an intake manifold configured to supply air into a cylinder , the cylinder being in communication with the intake manifold through an intake port ; an exhaust manifold configured to output exhaust gas from the cylinder ; a gas injector arranged to the intake port which mixes a gaseous fuel with the air supplied from the intake manifold ; and a main fuel injection valve configured to inject a liquid fuel into a main combustion chamber in the cylinder for combustion, the gas injector and the main fuel injection valve being provided to each of a plurality of the cylinders , the engine device configured to drive in either a gas mode in which the gaseous fuel is supplied into the cylinder and supply of the liquid fuel is stopped, or a diesel mode in which the liquid fuel is supplied into the cylinder , and supply of gaseous fuel is stopped, characterized in that at a time of switching an operation mode from one to the other between the gas mode and the diesel mode, an instant switching to the diesel mode is executed when a decrease amount in the engine load from a switching start time becomes larger than a predetermined amount which leads to an emergency stop of the engine device .
A sterile injectable aqueous composition, sterilized by heat, comprising at least cross-linked hyaluronic acid, or a salt thereof, and one or more fatty acids, characterized in that : ∘ the mass proportion of water is greater than 51% of the total mass ∘ the mass proportion of fatty acid is less than 45% of the total mass ∘ the viscoelastic properties are such that the ratio G"/G' at 0.7 Hz is less than 0.70. ∘ the mass proportion of water is greater than 51% of the total mass ∘ the mass proportion of fatty acid is less than 45% of the total mass ∘ the viscoelastic properties are such that the ratio G"/G' at 0.7 Hz is less than 0.70.
Refrigeration device for food products, comprising: - a first food refrigeration compartment delimited by a bottom wall , an upper ceiling , a back wall , two side walls , a mobile opening and closing element ; - a second food refrigeration compartment stacked with the first refrigeration compartment ; - an electric heating resistance afforded in said bottom wall ; said bottom wall comprising a first portion not touched by said electric heating resistance and flanked horizontally to said electric heating resistance ; characterised in that a vertical projection of said first portion on a horizontal plane contains entirely at least an imaginary square of 15x15 centimetres in dimensions; the first food refrigeration compartment comprising a food defrosting zone at least partly surmounting the electric heating resistance and a zone for food conservation in a refrigerated environment at least partly surmounting the imaginary square; the defrosting zone and the zone for food conservation being flanked; the refrigeration device comprising visual reference means that indicate which portion of the first food refrigeration compartment will be affected by the food defrosting zone and which portion of the first food refrigeration compartment will be affected by the conservation zone. - a first food refrigeration compartment delimited by a bottom wall , an upper ceiling , a back wall , two side walls , a mobile opening and closing element ; - a second food refrigeration compartment stacked with the first refrigeration compartment ; - an electric heating resistance afforded in said bottom wall ; said bottom wall comprising a first portion not touched by said electric heating resistance and flanked horizontally to said electric heating resistance ; characterised in that a vertical projection of said first portion on a horizontal plane contains entirely at least an imaginary square of 15x15 centimetres in dimensions; the first food refrigeration compartment comprising a food defrosting zone at least partly surmounting the electric heating resistance and a zone for food conservation in a refrigerated environment at least partly surmounting the imaginary square; the defrosting zone and the zone for food conservation being flanked; the refrigeration device comprising visual reference means that indicate which portion of the first food refrigeration compartment will be affected by the food defrosting zone and which portion of the first food refrigeration compartment will be affected by the conservation zone.
A circuit comprising a first input terminal for a connection to a power source (V DD ); a second input terminal for a connection to a reference potential ; an output terminal for a connection to a load; an inductive element (L) connected to the output terminal ; a capacitive element (C) connected between the output terminal and the second input terminal; a first switch (106, T1) connected between the first input terminal and the inductive element (L); a second switch (106, T2) connected between the inductive element (L) and the second input terminal; and a reference generator operable to produce a reference signal; a pulse width modulator, PWM, module having an input connected to the output terminal and an input connected to the reference generator , the PWM module operable to produce a pulse waveform to drive the first and second switches (106, T1, T2), wherein the reference generator comprises a modulator circuit and a level shifter , wherein the modulator circuit is operable to generate a modulated signal , the modulated signal comprising a triangle wave or a sawtooth wave, characterized in that the level shifter is connected to receive the pulse waveform from the PWM module , and wherein the level shifter is operative with the modulator circuit to include a voltage offset in the modulated signal synchronously with the received pulse waveform to produce the reference signal. a first input terminal for a connection to a power source (V DD ); a second input terminal for a connection to a reference potential ; an output terminal for a connection to a load; an inductive element (L) connected to the output terminal ; a capacitive element (C) connected between the output terminal and the second input terminal; a first switch (106, T1) connected between the first input terminal and the inductive element (L); a second switch (106, T2) connected between the inductive element (L) and the second input terminal; and a reference generator operable to produce a reference signal; a pulse width modulator, PWM, module having an input connected to the output terminal and an input connected to the reference generator , the PWM module operable to produce a pulse waveform to drive the first and second switches (106, T1, T2), wherein the reference generator comprises a modulator circuit and a level shifter , wherein the modulator circuit is operable to generate a modulated signal , the modulated signal comprising a triangle wave or a sawtooth wave, characterized in that the level shifter is connected to receive the pulse waveform from the PWM module , and wherein the level shifter is operative with the modulator circuit to include a voltage offset in the modulated signal synchronously with the received pulse waveform to produce the reference signal.
A method for estimating a Gleason score (GS) showing malignancy of prostate cancer as supplementary information for diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer including: measuring content of prostate specific antigen (PSA) having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue at a non-reducing terminal of a sugar chain in a specimen, wherein quantification of the PSA is carried out by using a surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS), and estimating that GS is 4+3 or higher when the measured value is not less than a threshold value, or estimating that GS is 3+4 or lower when the measured value is less than a threshold value, wherein GS is estimated to be 4+3 or higher when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.05 to 0.31 U/ml, and GS is estimated to be 3+4 or lower when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.02 to 0.31 U/ml. measuring content of prostate specific antigen (PSA) having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue at a non-reducing terminal of a sugar chain in a specimen, wherein quantification of the PSA is carried out by using a surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS), and estimating that GS is 4+3 or higher when the measured value is not less than a threshold value, or estimating that GS is 3+4 or lower when the measured value is less than a threshold value, wherein GS is estimated to be 4+3 or higher when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.05 to 0.31 U/ml, and GS is estimated to be 3+4 or lower when the measured value of PSA having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue is set at 0.02 to 0.31 U/ml.
An injection device comprising: a housing for holding a syringe that has a needle at one end; a cap that is removably attached to the housing and has a needle shield to cover said needle , wherein the needle shield is located inside the cap and is fixed thereto; a gear assembly comprising first and second linear gears and a double gear , wherein the double gear comprises first and second portions that are fixed relative to each other and share a common rotational axis, wherein the first portion is configured to engage the first linear gear and the second portion is configured to engage the second linear gear , wherein the gear assembly is configured such that movement of the first linear gear in a first direction rotates the double gear to drive the second linear gear to urge the needle shield away from the housing to facilitate removal of the needle shield from the needle ; and, an actuator configured to be slid by a user to move the first linear gear in the first direction, wherein the first linear gear is fixed relative to the actuator. a housing for holding a syringe that has a needle at one end; a cap that is removably attached to the housing and has a needle shield to cover said needle , wherein the needle shield is located inside the cap and is fixed thereto; a gear assembly comprising first and second linear gears and a double gear , wherein the double gear comprises first and second portions that are fixed relative to each other and share a common rotational axis, wherein the first portion is configured to engage the first linear gear and the second portion is configured to engage the second linear gear , wherein the gear assembly is configured such that movement of the first linear gear in a first direction rotates the double gear to drive the second linear gear to urge the needle shield away from the housing to facilitate removal of the needle shield from the needle ; and, an actuator configured to be slid by a user to move the first linear gear in the first direction, wherein the first linear gear is fixed relative to the actuator.
A stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handheld vacuum cleaner and a stick , wherein when the handheld vacuum cleaner is docked to the stick an air path is formed connecting an air outlet of the handheld vacuum cleaner with an air outlet provided in the stick , characterized in that a noise absorption unit is provided in the air path or outside the air outlet from the stick .
A kit comprising a stool sample collector for obtaining a stool sample from a subject; reagents for isolating a nucleic acid from the sample; a bisulfite reagent; and oligonucleotides specifically binding to a genetic region having chromosome 3 coordinates 143119999-143120158.
Method for operating a vehicle which moves automatically within an environment , in particular a cleaning robot, wherein the vehicle detects environment data relating to obstacles during a movement within the environment , wherein the vehicle recognizes its current position and orientation within the environment by means of a comparison of the detected environment data with map data of an environment map and moves within the environment by means of the environment map , wherein the environment map is shown on a display of the vehicle , the environment map being shown on the display of the vehicle which is oriented substantially horizontally with respect to its display plane during a movement of the vehicle , characterized in that the orientation of the map of the surroundings is varied as a function of a detected orientation of the vehicle within the environment , the environment map always being displayed in such a way that the orientation of the displayed map of the surroundings corresponds to the spatial orientation of the environment , wherein the orientation of the environment map relative to the display varies with the current direction of travel of the vehicle and the orientation of the environment map shown on the display of the vehicle is changed if the vehicle changes its direction of travel, and wherein the environment map shown on the display is a smaller image of the actual environment and corresponds to reality in relation to the spatial directions shown.
A unit for detecting wear and temperature of a braking member of a vehicle, the unit comprising a sensing assembly , an electrical connector adapted to enable connection of the unit to an electrical circuit of said vehicle, and an electrical wiring for connection of said sensing assembly to said electrical connector, the sensing assembly comprising: - an attachment body having an axis and configured to be stably connected to the braking member; - detection means for detecting wear of the braking member; - sensor means for detecting the temperature of the braking member; said wear detection means and said temperature sensor means being arranged along said axis and housed in said attachment body, said attachment body housing a row of electrical detection circuits arranged cascaded along said axis; said row of electrical detection circuits comprising a plurality of first electrical detection circuits, each having a respective wear detector, and at least one second detection circuit having a respective temperature sensor; characterized in that said electrical detection circuits present respective first terminals electrically connected together and to a first electrical pole, and second terminals connected to respective second electrical poles electrically separate from each other. - an attachment body having an axis and configured to be stably connected to the braking member; - detection means for detecting wear of the braking member; - sensor means for detecting the temperature of the braking member; said wear detection means and said temperature sensor means being arranged along said axis and housed in said attachment body, said attachment body housing a row of electrical detection circuits arranged cascaded along said axis; said row of electrical detection circuits comprising a plurality of first electrical detection circuits, each having a respective wear detector, and at least one second detection circuit having a respective temperature sensor; characterized in that said electrical detection circuits present respective first terminals electrically connected together and to a first electrical pole, and second terminals connected to respective second electrical poles electrically separate from each other.
A wireless barcode scanner device comprising: a device housing including a head, the head including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being distinct from the second surface; a first receive coil extending in a first plane in alignment with the first surface; and a second receive coil spaced apart from the first receive coil, the second receive coil extending in a second plane different from the first plane and aligned with the second surface, the first and second coils being configured to inductively receive wireless power signals . a device housing including a head, the head including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being distinct from the second surface; a first receive coil extending in a first plane in alignment with the first surface; and a second receive coil spaced apart from the first receive coil, the second receive coil extending in a second plane different from the first plane and aligned with the second surface, the first and second coils being configured to inductively receive wireless power signals .
Method for managing the downloading of a digital content (CHA, CHB) available by progressive downloading from a contents server in a communication network (1, WAN, 10, LAN), said contents server being accessible by a downloading device (DTTV) via a service gateway of a local area network including a first terminal, referred to as the master terminal (TA), and at least a second terminal (TB), the method comprising the following steps on the downloading device: - definition (E30, E20) of a unique association (ID_C, ID_M) between the master terminal (TA) and the downloading device (5, DTTV); - storage (E31) of said association in the downloading device; - assignment of the highest priority of use of the downloading device to said master terminal; - reception of a request (E32) for progressive downloading of a first digital content (CHB) originating from a first requesting terminal; - reception of a request (E36) for progressive downloading of a second digital content (CHA) originating from a second requesting terminal; - for a requesting terminal that is not the master terminal, - obtaining (E33) of a file of user rights (FDU, TDU) comprising at least one priority datum (PTB) of the requesting terminal, said datum relating to the use of the downloading device (5, DTTV); - comparison (E33, E36) of the priority datum of the first terminal (PTA) with the priority datum of the second terminal (PTB), so as to define the terminal having priority; - downloading (E35, E38) of the digital content (CHA, CHB) requested by the requesting terminal having priority. - definition (E30, E20) of a unique association (ID_C, ID_M) between the master terminal (TA) and the downloading device (5, DTTV); - storage (E31) of said association in the downloading device; - assignment of the highest priority of use of the downloading device to said master terminal; - reception of a request (E32) for progressive downloading of a first digital content (CHB) originating from a first requesting terminal; - reception of a request (E36) for progressive downloading of a second digital content (CHA) originating from a second requesting terminal; - for a requesting terminal that is not the master terminal, - obtaining (E33) of a file of user rights (FDU, TDU) comprising at least one priority datum (PTB) of the requesting terminal, said datum relating to the use of the downloading device (5, DTTV); - comparison (E33, E36) of the priority datum of the first terminal (PTA) with the priority datum of the second terminal (PTB), so as to define the terminal having priority; - downloading (E35, E38) of the digital content (CHA, CHB) requested by the requesting terminal having priority. - obtaining (E33) of a file of user rights (FDU, TDU) comprising at least one priority datum (PTB) of the requesting terminal, said datum relating to the use of the downloading device (5, DTTV); - comparison (E33, E36) of the priority datum of the first terminal (PTA) with the priority datum of the second terminal (PTB), so as to define the terminal having priority; - downloading (E35, E38) of the digital content (CHA, CHB) requested by the requesting terminal having priority.