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Test element for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid, preferably for detecting glucose in a body fluid, wherein the test element comprises at least one strip-shaped carrier element and at least one test field having at least one test chemistry for detecting the analyte, wherein the test element has a symmetrical shape such that the test element may be inserted in at least two different orientations into a test element receptacle of a testing device having a detection device , wherein in the different orientations at least one analyte-induced change in the test chemistry of the test field is detectable, wherein the test element has a symmetry, wherein the symmetry is selected from the group consisting of: a mirror symmetry about a virtual middle plane of the test element ; a symmetry with respect to a virtual line or axis, wherein the carrier element has a rectangular shape, characterised in that the test field being located such that a distance between the test field and a first broad side or edge of the carrier element substantially is the same as a distance between the test field and a second broad side or edge of the carrier element , wherein the first broad side and the second broad side are located at opposing ends of the rectangular carrier element , wherein the test element comprises a sample test strip having two identical ends and either end of said sample test-strip may be introduced into the test element receptacle in a correct measurement orientation whereby said test field is correctly positioned with respect to the detection device .
A handheld hair dryer (100; 200) comprising: a body (102; 204) extending about an axis , the body including an inner wall (212; 110) and an outer wall (210; 112) spaced radially outward from the inner wall, the inner wall and the outer wall defining a cavity therebetween, wherein a central passage (130; 214) is defined by the inner wall; an inlet (216; 120) defined by the inner wall, wherein the inlet is in flow communication with the central passage to allow airflow in the central passage to be drawn into the cavity through the inlet; an outlet for the airflow to exit the cavity, wherein the hair dryer is configured to direct the airflow through the cavity and towards the outlet; and a handle (104; 208) connected to the body; and a fan (132; 211) positioned adjacent the inlet, characterised in that the fan is configured to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the body. a body (102; 204) extending about an axis , the body including an inner wall (212; 110) and an outer wall (210; 112) spaced radially outward from the inner wall, the inner wall and the outer wall defining a cavity therebetween, wherein a central passage (130; 214) is defined by the inner wall; an inlet (216; 120) defined by the inner wall, wherein the inlet is in flow communication with the central passage to allow airflow in the central passage to be drawn into the cavity through the inlet; an outlet for the airflow to exit the cavity, wherein the hair dryer is configured to direct the airflow through the cavity and towards the outlet; and a handle (104; 208) connected to the body; and a fan (132; 211) positioned adjacent the inlet, characterised in that the fan is configured to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the body.
A performance analysis method, comprising: detecting a cue gesture of a performer who plays a piece of music; calculating a distribution of likelihood of observation by analyzing an audio signal representative of a sound of the piece of music being played, wherein the likelihood of observation is an index showing a correspondence probability of a time point within the piece of music to a playback position; and estimating the playback position depending on the distribution of the likelihood of observation, wherein calculating the distribution of the likelihood of observation includes decreasing the likelihood of observation during a period prior to a reference point specified on a time axis for the piece of music in a case where the cue gesture is detected. detecting a cue gesture of a performer who plays a piece of music; calculating a distribution of likelihood of observation by analyzing an audio signal representative of a sound of the piece of music being played, wherein the likelihood of observation is an index showing a correspondence probability of a time point within the piece of music to a playback position; and estimating the playback position depending on the distribution of the likelihood of observation,
Method for forming an electrically conductive multi-layer coating with anti-corrosion properties and with a thickness comprised between 1 μm and 10 μm onto a metallic substrate , said method comprising the following subsequent steps: a) providing a solvent-free suspension with electrically conductive fillers into a liquid matrix-forming material; b) depositing said suspension on at least a surface portion of a metallic substrate; c) exposing an atmospheric pressure plasma to said surface portion so as to form one electrically conductive layer with anti-corrosion properties; and d) repeating said steps (a), (b) and (c); characterized in that said electrically conductive fillers are electrically conductive carbon-based particles, and in that the liquid matrix-forming material is based on a first organosilicon compound. a) providing a solvent-free suspension with electrically conductive fillers into a liquid matrix-forming material; b) depositing said suspension on at least a surface portion of a metallic substrate; c) exposing an atmospheric pressure plasma to said surface portion so as to form one electrically conductive layer with anti-corrosion properties; and d) repeating said steps (a), (b) and (c); said electrically conductive fillers are electrically conductive carbon-based particles, and in that the liquid matrix-forming material is based on a first organosilicon compound.
Method (M400) for generating a non-fungible token, hereafter NFT, associated with a digital asset, wherein an electronic device (100d1) executes: - obtaining (S410) an initial NFT comprising information identifying the digital asset; - obtaining (S420) information, named transformation information, representative of at least one transformation method delivering a transformed digital asset when applied to the digital asset, the transformation method reducing the amount of information present in the digital asset for having the transformed digital asset representative of at least one technical characteristic of the digital asset; and - updating (S440) the information of the initial NFT delivering said NFT associated with the digital asset, the updated information comprising the transformation information. - obtaining (S410) an initial NFT comprising information identifying the digital asset; - obtaining (S420) information, named transformation information, representative of at least one transformation method delivering a transformed digital asset when applied to the digital asset, the transformation method reducing the amount of information present in the digital asset for having the transformed digital asset representative of at least one technical characteristic of the digital asset; and - updating (S440) the information of the initial NFT delivering said NFT associated with the digital asset, the updated information comprising the transformation information.
Method for producing a sleeper for use in the railway track superstructure, comprising the following production steps: a) providing a mixture 10 - 60 % mass of which consists of a granulate of a plastic, which is deformable by applying heat, and the remainder of which consists of a sand having a bulk density of 1.4 - 2.0 g/cm 3 ; b) heating the mixture to a temperature of 150 - 200 °C; c) pouring the mixture into a press mould reproducing the sleeper; d) pressing the mixture in the mould at a pressing pressure measured in the mixture of 1 - 5 MPa over a pressing period of up to 60 minutes; e) removing the sleeper from the mould. a) providing a mixture 10 - 60 % mass of which consists of a granulate of a plastic, which is deformable by applying heat, and the remainder of which consists of a sand having a bulk density of 1.4 - 2.0 g/cm 3 ; b) heating the mixture to a temperature of 150 - 200 °C; c) pouring the mixture into a press mould reproducing the sleeper; d) pressing the mixture in the mould at a pressing pressure measured in the mixture of 1 - 5 MPa over a pressing period of up to 60 minutes; e) removing the sleeper from the mould.
An electrophoretic particle comprising a pigment particle having an intermediate residue covalently bonded to the surface of the pigment particle and a polymer covalently bonded to the intermediate residue, wherein the polymer is derived from one or more monomers and at least one of the monomers is a styrenic monomer selected from the group consisting of 4-fluorostyrene, 2-fluorostyrene, 4-chlorostyrene, 2-chlorostyrene, 4-bromostyrene, 2-bromo-styrene, 4-iodostyrene, 2-iodostyrene, and combinations thereof, wherein the pigment particle on which the polymer is to be formed is reacted with a bifunctional reagent having a silane coupling group capable of reacting with, and bonding to, the surface of the pigment particle and a polymerizable group, and wherein the polymerizable group is polymerized with the one or more monomers, such that the bifunctional reagent is converted into the intermediate residue that forms a link between the surface of the pigment particle and the polymer. wherein the polymer is derived from one or more monomers and at least one of the monomers is a styrenic monomer selected from the group consisting of 4-fluorostyrene, 2-fluorostyrene, 4-chlorostyrene, 2-chlorostyrene, 4-bromostyrene, 2-bromo-styrene, 4-iodostyrene, 2-iodostyrene, and combinations thereof, wherein the pigment particle on which the polymer is to be formed is reacted with a bifunctional reagent having a silane coupling group capable of reacting with, and bonding to, the surface of the pigment particle and a polymerizable group, and wherein the polymerizable group is polymerized with the one or more monomers, such that the bifunctional reagent is converted into the intermediate residue that forms a link between the surface of the pigment particle and the polymer.
A windshield-wiper system , for use on an automated vehicle , said system comprising: a precipitation-detector that detects precipitation proximate to a host-vehicle ; a windshield-wiper actuator that clears the precipitation from a windshield of the host-vehicle and an object-detector that detects a distance of an object to the host-vehicle , the system being characterized by further comprising a controller in communication with the precipitation-detector , the windshield-wiper actuator , and the object-detector , said controller determines when the precipitation is present based on the precipitation-detector , determines the distance from the object to the host-vehicle based on the object-detector , and adjusts a speed of the windshield-wiper actuator when the precipitation is detected and the object is less than a distance-threshold away from the host-vehicle , wherein the distance-threshold is defined based on the identity of the object . a precipitation-detector that detects precipitation proximate to a host-vehicle ; a windshield-wiper actuator that clears the precipitation from a windshield of the host-vehicle and an object-detector that detects a distance of an object to the host-vehicle , the system being characterized by further comprising a controller in communication with the precipitation-detector , the windshield-wiper actuator , and the object-detector , said controller determines when the precipitation is present based on the precipitation-detector , determines the distance from the object to the host-vehicle based on the object-detector , and adjusts a speed of the windshield-wiper actuator when the precipitation is detected and the object is less than a distance-threshold away from the host-vehicle , wherein the distance-threshold is defined based on the identity of the object .
Use of a diaryl carbonate containing a compound of the following formula (I) for suppressing terminal OH groups in the production of an aromatic polycarbonate resin by a melt transesterification method, wherein the melt transesterification method comprises performing melt polycondensation in the presence of a transesterification catalyst using the diaryl carbonate and an aromatic dihydroxy compound: wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aryloxy group, wherein the diaryl carbonate is represented by ArO-CO-OAr, in which Ar represents a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or an aryloxy group, and wherein the amount of the compound of the formula (I) contained in the diaryl carbonate is 0.1 ppm to less than 1,000 ppm by mass.
Cosmetic applicator with a finger support extending along a longitudinal axis (L) that forms the applicator center between a stem attachment and an applicator tip , which finger support transitions integrally into the solid applicator tip and the stem attachment , wherein the finger support consists of two, better at least three leaf spring elements that are grouped eccentrically but symmetrically around the free applicator center, which leaf spring elements have fingers on their outer side, wherein the applicator tip and the stem attachment are connected exclusively via the leaf spring elements and the leaf spring elements are elastic in such a way that, under the influence of a force acting on one side in the radial direction, the applicator tip can be deflected by at least 5 mm (AL) in the radial direction, wherein, in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L) of the applicator , the cross section of the leaf spring elements has the shape of a triangle that is oriented such that one tip of the triangle comes closest to the applicator center.
A diagnostically useful carrier comprising a) a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or a variant thereof, and b) a somatic lysate of Toxocara canis larvae, wherein the variant is a polypeptide comprising a sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1. a) a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or a variant thereof, and b) a somatic lysate of Toxocara canis larvae,
Method for automatically detecting the abrasiveness of an abrasive tool integrated into an abrasive process of an abrasive device having a geometrically undefined cutting edge, in particular a grinding wheel arranged and rotary drive about an axis of rotation by means of a capturing device integrated into the grinding process with a sensor system detecting optically at least a portion of the topographical surface of the abrasive tool and an evaluation device of the radiation detected by means of the optical sensor system, characterised in that during the grinding process of at least one predefined microscopic section of the topographical surface of the grinding tool at least one image is captured by a single camera provided as an optical sensor system under light radiation from a light source arranged coaxially about the optical axis (z) of the camera and by means of an image processing device provided as an evaluation device the at least one captured image is compared with a reference image and the abrasiveness of the grinding tool is determined by means of the comparison.
A method for window control at a head mountable device, HMD, , the method comprising: displaying a plurality of windows in a viewable area of a virtual reality environment of the HMD , the viewable area determined based on orientation of the HMD , wherein each of the plurality of windows corresponds to an application for completing at least one task; receiving a request to lock a position of a particular window from the plurality of windows in the viewable area ; locking the position of the particular window in the viewable area in response to the lock request , wherein the position of the locked window is fixed in the viewable area relative to the orientation of the HMD , when locked, regardless of the orientation of the HMD , characterised by incrementing , each time the request to lock the position of the particular window corresponding to the application is received, a value of a counter for the application; and in response to the value of the counter being incremented to a preset number, locking the position of the particular window corresponding to the application a next time the application is launched without having received the request to lock the position. displaying a plurality of windows in a viewable area of a virtual reality environment of the HMD , the viewable area determined based on orientation of the HMD , wherein each of the plurality of windows corresponds to an application for completing at least one task; receiving a request to lock a position of a particular window from the plurality of windows in the viewable area ; locking the position of the particular window in the viewable area in response to the lock request , wherein the position of the locked window is fixed in the viewable area relative to the orientation of the HMD , when locked, regardless of the orientation of the HMD , characterised by incrementing , each time the request to lock the position of the particular window corresponding to the application is received, a value of a counter for the application; and in response to the value of the counter being incremented to a preset number, locking the position of the particular window corresponding to the application a next time the application is launched without having received the request to lock the position.
A structure of a non-interference front-surface opening/closing-type frame, the structure comprising: a fixing frame ; a cover frame rotatably coupled to the fixing frame ; and an elastic member interposed between the fixing frame and the cover frame , wherein the fixing frame comprises: a protrusion protruding downward from one end of the fixing frame in a lateral direction; and a shaft groove opened inward and downward inside the protrusion , and the cover frame comprises: a rotating shaft inserted into the shaft groove ; a compression piece formed sharply inward and downward from the rotating shaft and elastically supported by the elastic member ; and a connection piece connecting the other end of the cover frame and the compression piece , characterized in that a pressing piece , which protrudes in a downward direction of the fixing frame to press the elastic member , is formed in an inner upper portion of the fixing frame to press an upper portion of the elastic member , thereby creating a gap (G) between the upper portion of the elastic member and the lower portion of the protrusion .
An integrated-circuit device comprising a processor , non-volatile memory , non-volatile memory control logic , and memory protection logic , wherein: the memory protection logic is arranged to control access to a protectable region of the non-volatile memory in dependence on protection configuration data stored in a protection-configuration region of the non-volatile memory; the protectable region is variable and the device is arranged to store, in the protection configuration region, one or more addresses that define said protectable region of the non-volatile memory ; the non-volatile memory control logic is arranged to prevent writing to any portion of the protection-configuration region unless that portion is in an erased state by checking, in response to receiving an instruction to write to a portion of the protection-configuration region, that the portion is in an erased state before allowing the write; and the non-volatile memory control logic is arranged to allow the protection-configuration region to be erased only if the protectable region is in an erased state. the memory protection logic is arranged to control access to a protectable region of the non-volatile memory in dependence on protection configuration data stored in a protection-configuration region of the non-volatile memory; the protectable region is variable and the device is arranged to store, in the protection configuration region, one or more addresses that define said protectable region of the non-volatile memory ; the non-volatile memory control logic is arranged to prevent writing to any portion of the protection-configuration region unless that portion is in an erased state by checking, in response to receiving an instruction to write to a portion of the protection-configuration region, that the portion is in an erased state before allowing the write; and the non-volatile memory control logic is arranged to allow the protection-configuration region to be erased only if the protectable region is in an erased state.
A method for determining in a sample a concentration of a first fluid in a second fluid, comprising: detecting a first intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a first beam of a reference wavelength; detecting a second intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a second beam of a first wavelength; detecting a third intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a third beam of the reference wavelength; detecting a fourth intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a fourth beam of a second wavelength; and determining a value of the concentration of the first fluid in the second fluid based at least in part on the detected first, second, third and fourth intensities, wherein the first and second beams comprise a first path length, and wherein the third and fourth beams comprise a second path length; detecting a temperature of the sample; and accessing stored calibration data, wherein the step of determining a value of the concentration of the first fluid in the second fluid is further based on the value of the second intensity the first intensity − the fourth intensity the third intensity , the detected temperature, and the stored calibration data, wherein the first wavelength corresponds to an absorption peak of the first fluid, wherein the second wavelength corresponds to an absorption peak of the second fluid, and wherein the reference wavelength is selected such that the first and third beams are not absorbed by the fluid. detecting a first intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a first beam of a reference wavelength; detecting a second intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a second beam of a first wavelength; detecting a third intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a third beam of the reference wavelength; detecting a fourth intensity of radiation transmitted through the sample by a fourth beam of a second wavelength; and determining a value of the concentration of the first fluid in the second fluid based at least in part on the detected first, second, third and fourth intensities, wherein the first and second beams comprise a first path length, and wherein the third and fourth beams comprise a second path length; detecting a temperature of the sample; and accessing stored calibration data, wherein the step of determining a value of the concentration of the first fluid in the second fluid is further based on the value of the second intensity the first intensity − the fourth intensity the third intensity , the detected temperature, and the stored calibration data, wherein the first wavelength corresponds to an absorption peak of the first fluid, wherein the second wavelength corresponds to an absorption peak of the second fluid, and wherein the reference wavelength is selected such that the first and third beams are not absorbed by the fluid.