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An article formed from a composition comprising: a melt polycarbonate resin derived from diphenyl carbonate; and an interfacial polycarbonate resin mixed with the melt polycarbonate resin, wherein the interfacial polycarbonate has an endcap of p-cumyl phenol, wherein the composition comprises 20 wt% to 80 wt% of the melt polycarbonate resin relative to 100 wt% of all polycarbonate resin in the composition, wherein the melt polycarbonate has a melt volume rate from 20 cm 3 /min to 30 cm 3 /min measured in accordance with ISO 1133 at 300°C and a load of 1.2 kg, wherein the composition exhibits a melt volume rate of between 21 cm 3 /10 minutes and 26 cm 3 /10 minutes at 1.2 kg and 300 °C as determined in accordance with ISO 1133, and wherein the article formed from the composition exhibits an IZOD Notched Impact performance as determined in accordance with ISO 180-1A that is greater than an IZOD Notched Impact performance of an article formed from a comparator composition consisting essentially of the melt polycarbonate resin at a temperature in the range of -20 °C and 10 °C. a melt polycarbonate resin derived from diphenyl carbonate; and an interfacial polycarbonate resin mixed with the melt polycarbonate resin, wherein the interfacial polycarbonate has an endcap of p-cumyl phenol, wherein the composition comprises 20 wt% to 80 wt% of the melt polycarbonate resin relative to 100 wt% of all polycarbonate resin in the composition, wherein the melt polycarbonate has a melt volume rate from 20 cm 3 /min to 30 cm 3 /min measured in accordance with ISO 1133 at 300°C and a load of 1.2 kg, wherein the composition exhibits a melt volume rate of between 21 cm 3 /10 minutes and 26 cm 3 /10 minutes at 1.2 kg and 300 °C as determined in accordance with ISO 1133, and wherein the article formed from the composition exhibits an IZOD Notched Impact performance as determined in accordance with ISO 180-1A that is greater than an IZOD Notched Impact performance of an article formed from a comparator composition consisting essentially of the melt polycarbonate resin at a temperature in the range of -20 °C and 10 °C.
A device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, comprising: a heater comprising a heating element, an internal surface, and an external surface, wherein the internal surface defines at least a portion of a receptacle configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate or a cartridge comprising the aerosol-forming substrate; a receptacle inlet in communication with, and upstream of, the receptacle ; a receptacle outlet in communication with, and downstream of, the receptacle ; an air inlet channel in communication with an ambient environment and the receptacle inlet , wherein the air inlet channel defines a tortuous path between the ambient environment and the receptacle inlet , and wherein the tortuous path of the air inlet channel exchanges heat between the heater and air in the air inlet channel , wherein at least a portion of the air inlet channel is defined by the external surface of the heater . a heater comprising a heating element, an internal surface, and an external surface, wherein the internal surface defines at least a portion of a receptacle configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate or a cartridge comprising the aerosol-forming substrate; a receptacle inlet in communication with, and upstream of, the receptacle ; a receptacle outlet in communication with, and downstream of, the receptacle ; an air inlet channel in communication with an ambient environment and the receptacle inlet , wherein the air inlet channel defines a tortuous path between the ambient environment and the receptacle inlet , and wherein the tortuous path of the air inlet channel exchanges heat between the heater and air in the air inlet channel , wherein at least a portion of the air inlet channel is defined by the external surface of the heater .
A magnet work machine comprising: an engine as a power source; a generator motor driven by the engine to function as a generator; a magnet having an attraction function and a release function realized by energization and demagnetization using the generator motor as a power supply; and a controller which conducts control of the generator motor and the magnet including transmission/reception of electric power between the generator motor and the magnet , wherein the controller is configured to transmit electric power applied to the magnet to the generator motor during demagnetization of the magnet so as to allow the generator motor to consume the electric power as regenerative power, characterized by a main circuit voltage detector which detects a voltage of a main circuit connecting the generator motor and the magnet , wherein the controller is configured to control a torque of the generator motor as a motor according to a voltage change of the main circuit during the demagnetization of the magnet based on a voltage of the main circuit detected by the main circuit voltage detector so as to suppress the voltage change during the demagnetization of the magnet . an engine as a power source; a generator motor driven by the engine to function as a generator; a magnet having an attraction function and a release function realized by energization and demagnetization using the generator motor as a power supply; and a controller which conducts control of the generator motor and the magnet including transmission/reception of electric power between the generator motor and the magnet , wherein the controller is configured to transmit electric power applied to the magnet to the generator motor during demagnetization of the magnet so as to allow the generator motor to consume the electric power as regenerative power, characterized by a main circuit voltage detector which detects a voltage of a main circuit connecting the generator motor and the magnet , wherein the controller is configured to control a torque of the generator motor as a motor according to a voltage change of the main circuit during the demagnetization of the magnet based on a voltage of the main circuit detected by the main circuit voltage detector so as to suppress the voltage change during the demagnetization of the magnet .
A retention system comprising: a shroud configured to be coupled to a helmet , the shroud including a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the shroud is configured to be coupled to an accessory device ; and a flexible element coupled to the shroud and configured to at least partially secure the accessory device to the shroud, the flexible element extending through an opening in the front surface of the shroud, wherein the opening extends through the shroud from the front surface to the rear surface of the shroud and wherein the shroud includes a groove and a portion of the flexible element is within the groove. a shroud configured to be coupled to a helmet , the shroud including a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the shroud is configured to be coupled to an accessory device ; and a flexible element coupled to the shroud and configured to at least partially secure the accessory device to the shroud, the flexible element extending through an opening in the front surface of the shroud, wherein the opening extends through the shroud from the front surface to the rear surface of the shroud and wherein the shroud includes a groove and a portion of the flexible element is within the groove.
A crawler for moving along a cylindrical structure and in a circular motion around the structure , wherein the structure has a longitudinal direction , wherein the crawler comprises a first clamping unit and a second clamping unit , which are configured for selectively clamping around the structure to hold the respective clamping unit fixed to the structure, each of the clamping units comprising a substantially U-formed rigid segment forming a gap for taking up the structure inside the gap ; wherein each of the clamping units also comprise pivotal grippers at opposite ends of the rigid segment and transverse actuators connected to the grippers and arranged for pivoting the grippers into a clamping orientation by which the structure is clamped inside the gap by the grippers , wherein the two clamping units are connected to each other by a plurality of longitudinal actuators arranged for acting synchronous in parallel for varying the distance between the two clamping units ; wherein the crawler is configured for movement along the structure according to an inchworm principle in which the clamping units alternately clamp and release the structure, as the actuators first advance the first clamping unit relatively to the second clamping unit while only the second clamping unit is clamping the structure and then drag the second clamping unit towards the first clamping unit while only the first clamping unit is clamping the structure , characterised in that each of the clamping units comprises a stationary roller inside the gap and the grippers comprise rollers for holding the structure inside the gap between the stationary roller and the rollers on the grippers , the rollers being oriented for rolling the crawler in a circular motion around the structure perpendicular to the longitudinal direction , when the structure is clamped inside the gap .
Method for facial authentication of a wearer of a watch comprising the following steps: - initiation of the authentication process comprising a substep of detection of at least one triggering movement/gesture carried out by the wearer; - capture of at least one sequence of images relative to the face of the wearer pivoting from one direction to another in front of the optical sensor ; - acquisition of surface geometric data of the face associated with each image of said at least one sequence; - generation of a three-dimensional model of the face of the wearer from said at least one captured sequence of images and from said acquired geometric data; - determination of an identification index generated on the basis of identification data relative to a plurality of features characteristic of the face of the wearer of the watch detected on the basis of the three-dimensional model, and - identification of the wearer if the identification index is greater than a reference identification index, and in that the step of initiation comprises a substep of determining that the face of the wearer positioned opposite the optical sensor belongs to a living being, characterised in that during such a substep different processing operations are carried out on at least one physiological measurement datum taken on the face positioned opposite said optical sensor aiming to compare said at least one measurement datum with one or more reference thresholds. - initiation of the authentication process comprising a substep of detection of at least one triggering movement/gesture carried out by the wearer; - capture of at least one sequence of images relative to the face of the wearer pivoting from one direction to another in front of the optical sensor ; - acquisition of surface geometric data of the face associated with each image of said at least one sequence; - generation of a three-dimensional model of the face of the wearer from said at least one captured sequence of images and from said acquired geometric data; - determination of an identification index generated on the basis of identification data relative to a plurality of features characteristic of the face of the wearer of the watch detected on the basis of the three-dimensional model, and - identification of the wearer if the identification index is greater than a reference identification index, and in that the step of initiation comprises a substep of determining that the face of the wearer positioned opposite the optical sensor belongs to a living being, characterised in that during such a substep different processing operations are carried out on at least one physiological measurement datum taken on the face positioned opposite said optical sensor aiming to compare said at least one measurement datum with one or more reference thresholds.
A dialysis composition comprising 0.5 to 3 mM citrate, 1 to 5 mM total calcium, and 0 to 1.5 mM total magnesium, wherein the dialysis composition comprises [cit] mM citrate and [Ca] new mM total calcium, wherein CA new = Ca norm + k ca ⋅ cit , [Ca] norm equals 1.00, 1.25 mM, 1.5 mM, or 1.75 mM calcium, and k ca is within range 0.10-0.2, range 0.12-0.18, or 0.15; and wherein the dialysis composition further comprises [Mg] new mM total magnesium, wherein Mg new = Mg norm + k Mg ⋅ cit , [Mg] norm equals 0.5 mM, 0.6 mM. or 0.75 mM magnesium, and k Mg is within range 0.04-0.10, range 0.06-0.08, or 0.07. [Ca] norm equals 1.00, 1.25 mM, 1.5 mM, or 1.75 mM calcium, and k ca is within range 0.10-0.2, range 0.12-0.18, or 0.15; and wherein the dialysis composition further comprises [Mg] new mM total magnesium, wherein Mg new = Mg norm + k Mg ⋅ cit , [Mg] norm equals 0.5 mM, 0.6 mM. or 0.75 mM magnesium, and k Mg is within range 0.04-0.10, range 0.06-0.08, or 0.07.
A robotic cleaner comprising: a cleaner body arranged to be movable; and a suction unit arranged to move relative to the cleaner body in a vertical direction, wherein the suction unit includes: an inlet , through which foreign matter on the cleaning surface is sucked; and at least one support unit provided to separate the inlet and the cleaning surface from each other by a predetermined distance characterised in that the suction unit further includes a control unit configured to forcibly move the suction unit in a vertical direction. a cleaner body arranged to be movable; and a suction unit arranged to move relative to the cleaner body in a vertical direction, wherein the suction unit includes: an inlet , through which foreign matter on the cleaning surface is sucked; and at least one support unit provided to separate the inlet and the cleaning surface from each other by a predetermined distance characterised in that the suction unit further includes a control unit configured to forcibly move the suction unit in a vertical direction. an inlet , through which foreign matter on the cleaning surface is sucked; and at least one support unit provided to separate the inlet and the cleaning surface from each other by a predetermined distance characterised in that the suction unit further includes a control unit configured to forcibly move the suction unit in a vertical direction.
A microfluidic device comprising a compartment containing a phaseguide pattern for guiding a flow of a liquid within the compartment , wherein at least one phaseguide of said phaseguide pattern comprises a groove, bump or line of material with different wettability that acts as a capillary pressure barrier that is shaped such that it has an engineered local change in capillary force along said phaseguide for controlling a position, where an overflow of the phaseguide by a liquid phase occurs, wherein said position along the phaseguide where said overflow by the liquid over the phaseguide is provoked, is located at the position of the local change in capillary force and represents the weakest point of the phaseguide , thus defining a stability of the phaseguide , and wherein the at least one phaseguide is shaped at said position by introduction of a branch to the phaseguide such that an angle which is enclosed by the phaseguide and said branch is smaller than any angle enclosed by the phaseguide and first and second walls of said compartment ; and wherein the at least one phaseguide spans the complete length of an advancing phase front, such that the advancing front aligns itself along the phaseguide before crossing it. wherein at least one phaseguide of said phaseguide pattern comprises a groove, bump or line of material with different wettability that acts as a capillary pressure barrier that is shaped such that it has an engineered local change in capillary force along said phaseguide for controlling a position, where an overflow of the phaseguide by a liquid phase occurs, wherein said position along the phaseguide where said overflow by the liquid over the phaseguide is provoked, is located at the position of the local change in capillary force and represents the weakest point of the phaseguide , thus defining a stability of the phaseguide , and wherein the at least one phaseguide is shaped at said position by introduction of a branch to the phaseguide such that an angle which is enclosed by the phaseguide and said branch is smaller than any angle enclosed by the phaseguide and first and second walls of said compartment ; and wherein the at least one phaseguide spans the complete length of an advancing phase front, such that the advancing front aligns itself along the phaseguide before crossing it.
An in vitro method of differentiating human pluripotent stem cells into atrial cardiomyocytes, the method comprising the steps of: a) contacting the human pluripotent stem cells with a Wnt-signaling agonist and/or a BMP-signaling agonist in an aqueous media for a period of about 6 - 54 hours; b) after step a), contacting the Wnt-signaling agonist and/or BMP-signaling agonist-contacted cells with a Wnt-signaling antagonist in an aqueous media for a period of about 6 - 54 hours; and wherein the cells are contacted with a retinoic acid-signaling agonist in an aqueous media within the first 96 hours of steps a) and b), for a period of at least 6 hours. a) contacting the human pluripotent stem cells with a Wnt-signaling agonist and/or a BMP-signaling agonist in an aqueous media for a period of about 6 - 54 hours; b) after step a), contacting the Wnt-signaling agonist and/or BMP-signaling agonist-contacted cells with a Wnt-signaling antagonist in an aqueous media for a period of about 6 - 54 hours; and
A laundry dryer comprising a housing which houses: - a laundry compartment , - an air circuit which includes the laundry compartment and a heat exchanger for extracting moisture from the drying air , - a fluff trap with a screen filter wall , positioned in the air circuit downstream of the laundry compartment and upstream of the heat exchanger , wherein the laundry dryer comprises a cleaning system configured to brush and/or scrape the filter wall when the fluff trap is assembled in the laundry dryer , wherein the laundry dryer further comprises a compacting system configured to compact fluff and other residues removed from the filter wall so as to form a compacted fluff clump that can be extracted from the machine , wherein the cleaning system comprises one or more scrapers or brushes movable in contact along the filter wall by means of an actuator , wherein the compacting system comprises: - a piston pusher positioned in the fluff trap and movable by means of an actuator or by means of said actuator , or - a worm screw conveyor positioned in the fluff trap and which can be actuated in rotation by means of an actuator or by means of said actuator , so as to convey the fluff detached from the filter wall towards a collection area and compress the fluff in the collection area , characterized in that the collection area is shaped as a drawer which can be opened outwardly of the housing or which is removable from the machine , wherein the cleaning system comprises a scraper edge or an auxiliary brush positioned in contact with a compacting member (21; 23) of the compacting system and configured so as to execute a relative movement with respect to said compacting member (21; 23) of the compacting system to clean a surface which pushes and compacts the fluff. - a laundry compartment , - an air circuit which includes the laundry compartment and a heat exchanger for extracting moisture from the drying air , - a fluff trap with a screen filter wall , positioned in the air circuit downstream of the laundry compartment and upstream of the heat exchanger , - a piston pusher positioned in the fluff trap and movable by means of an actuator or by means of said actuator , or - a worm screw conveyor positioned in the fluff trap and which can be actuated in rotation by means of an actuator or by means of said actuator ,
A method for providing functionality to customer premises equipment comprising: detecting one or more customer premises connected to a wide area network (WAN), wherein each customer premises includes a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices (10A-10E), a local area network (LAN) connecting each of said plurality of CPE devices (10A-10E), and an external network communications device for connecting the LAN to the WAN ; virtualizing each of said CPE device (10A-10E) from each customer premises from the one or more customer premises to define a plurality of vCPE devices; characterised by : implementing each vCPE device in software as a compute module in a computing cloud environment, within which compute module a micro kernel is implemented to establish separation between the processing and flow of network data and payloads for each subscriber; and providing functionality to said CPE devices (10A-10E) via respective vCPE devices; wherein each said vCPE device disjoins network functionality from a corresponding CPE device (10A-10E) and provides said disjoined network functionality via a software equivalent provided by said vCPE device. detecting one or more customer premises connected to a wide area network (WAN), wherein each customer premises includes a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices (10A-10E), a local area network (LAN) connecting each of said plurality of CPE devices (10A-10E), and an external network communications device for connecting the LAN to the WAN ; virtualizing each of said CPE device (10A-10E) from each customer premises from the one or more customer premises to define a plurality of vCPE devices; characterised by : implementing each vCPE device in software as a compute module in a computing cloud environment, within which compute module a micro kernel is implemented to establish separation between the processing and flow of network data and payloads for each subscriber; and providing functionality to said CPE devices (10A-10E) via respective vCPE devices; wherein each said vCPE device disjoins network functionality from a corresponding CPE device (10A-10E) and provides said disjoined network functionality via a software equivalent provided by said vCPE device. implementing each vCPE device in software as a compute module in a computing cloud environment, within which compute module a micro kernel is implemented to establish separation between the processing and flow of network data and payloads for each subscriber; and providing functionality to said CPE devices (10A-10E) via respective vCPE devices; wherein each said vCPE device disjoins network functionality from a corresponding CPE device (10A-10E) and provides said disjoined network functionality via a software equivalent provided by said vCPE device.