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A method of securely booting a computer system having a central processing unit , a crypto processor , a multiplexer and an SPI module , the program code of the at least one boot loader being stored in the SPI module and the central processing unit , the crypto processor and the SPI module being electrically connected to the multiplexer , the method comprising the following steps: - switching the multiplexer , by the crypto processor , so that an electrical connection is established from the SPI module to the central processing unit ; - executing the program code of the at least one boot loader to load a kernel after the step of switching the multiplexer , wherein the kernel is loaded by the central processing unit ; - switching the multiplexer , by the crypto processor , after the step of executing the program code of the at least one bootloader, and after the loading of the kernel has been started, so as to establish an electrical connection from the SPI module to the crypto processor and to interrupt the electrical connection between the SPI module and the central processing unit ; - verifying, during loading of the kernel, the program code of the boot loader by the crypto processor after the electrical connection between the SPI module and the crypto processor has been established and at least a part of the program code of the boot loader has been executed; and - interrupting the booting, by the crypto processor , if a result of the verifying of the program code of the boot loader indicates a manipulation of the program code of the boot loader. - switching the multiplexer , by the crypto processor , so that an electrical connection is established from the SPI module to the central processing unit ; - executing the program code of the at least one boot loader to load a kernel after the step of switching the multiplexer , wherein the kernel is loaded by the central processing unit ; - switching the multiplexer , by the crypto processor , after the step of executing the program code of the at least one bootloader, and after the loading of the kernel has been started, so as to establish an electrical connection from the SPI module to the crypto processor and to interrupt the electrical connection between the SPI module and the central processing unit ; - verifying, during loading of the kernel, the program code of the boot loader by the crypto processor after the electrical connection between the SPI module and the crypto processor has been established and at least a part of the program code of the boot loader has been executed; and - interrupting the booting, by the crypto processor , if a result of the verifying of the program code of the boot loader indicates a manipulation of the program code of the boot loader.
A polymer batch comprising a polymer material and silver particles, wherein the silver particles have a size characteristic of particles formed by grinding silver leaf, wherein the silver particles have a depth of less than 1 μm and a size of from 0.1 μm to 10 μm.
A fluid control component for use in a hub of a catheter assembly, comprising: a body configured to be disposed within a cavity of the hub and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the body is configured to not pierce a valve disposed in the hub when in the first position and wherein the body is configured to pierce the valve when in the second position, the body including: a central conduit to enable fluid flow through an internal portion of the body when the body is in the second position; and a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs disposed on an exterior surface of the body , the ribs providing a plurality of fluid flow channels between the valve and an external portion of the body when the body is in the second position characterized in that each rib includes a notch configured to releasably engage with an annular ridge defined in the cavity of the hub when the body is in the first position. a central conduit to enable fluid flow through an internal portion of the body when the body is in the second position; and a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs disposed on an exterior surface of the body , the ribs providing a plurality of fluid flow channels between the valve and an external portion of the body when the body is in the second position characterized in that each rib includes a notch configured to releasably engage with an annular ridge defined in the cavity of the hub when the body is in the first position.
Device for physical exercises, - with a spherical housing , - with sensor means for determining sensor data indicative of a user's effect on the device, - with output means for outputting output information to the user and - with a control device , - wherein the control device is configured to control the output means as a function of the sensor data, characterized in that - the sensor means comprise at least one proximity sensor which is configured to provide sensor data indicative of a distance of the user's effect to the device, wherein a distance of the user's effect to the device of up to 10 cm is detected via the at least one proximity sensor, wherein quantitative distance information is provided within this distance, - in that the at least one proximity sensor is designed as a capacitive proximity sensor, - in that the at least one proximity sensor is arranged as a spherical section on the inner surface of the outer wall of the housing , and permits a determination of a directional dependency of the user's effect, and - the capacitive proximity sensor has several capacitor regions , each with at least two capacitor electrodes (14a, 14c; 14b, 14d). - with a spherical housing , - with sensor means for determining sensor data indicative of a user's effect on the device, - with output means for outputting output information to the user and - with a control device , - wherein the control device is configured to control the output means as a function of the sensor data, - the sensor means comprise at least one proximity sensor which is configured to provide sensor data indicative of a distance of the user's effect to the device, wherein a distance of the user's effect to the device of up to 10 cm is detected via the at least one proximity sensor, wherein quantitative distance information is provided within this distance, - in that the at least one proximity sensor is designed as a capacitive proximity sensor, - in that the at least one proximity sensor is arranged as a spherical section on the inner surface of the outer wall of the housing , and permits a determination of a directional dependency of the user's effect, and - the capacitive proximity sensor has several capacitor regions , each with at least two capacitor electrodes (14a, 14c; 14b, 14d).
A non-naturally occurring microorganism comprising disruption of the genes adhE, aspA, ldhA and mdh, and a disruption of the genes encoding the enzymes catalyzing the SUCOAS reaction as defined in Table 8, wherein said microorganism further comprises a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) biosynthetic pathway, said pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding 4-hydroxybutanoate dehydrogenase, CoA-independent succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, succinyl-CoA synthetase, CoA-dependent succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, 4-hydroxybutyrate:CoA transferase, glutamate:succinic semialdehyde transaminase, glutamate decarboxylase, CoA-independent aldehyde dehydrogenase, CoA-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase or alcohol dehydrogenase, wherein said exogenous nucleic acid is expressed in sufficient amounts to produce 1,4-butanediol (BDO).
A thermostat comprising: a wireless transmitter ; control circuits coupled to the wireless transmitter ; power sensing circuitry ; a thermal sensor coupled to the control circuits wherein the control circuits respond to a pre-set temperature requirement to activate a selected output, and wherein, responsive to the power sensing circuitry sensing available power at a first level, wireless communications are reduced to a predetermined level; characterised in that , responsive to the power sensing circuity sensing available power at a lower, second level the selected output is activated by a thermally responsive switch . a wireless transmitter ; control circuits coupled to the wireless transmitter ; power sensing circuitry ; a thermal sensor coupled to the control circuits wherein the control circuits respond to a pre-set temperature requirement to activate a selected output, and wherein, responsive to the power sensing circuitry sensing available power at a first level, wireless communications are reduced to a predetermined level; characterised in that , responsive to the power sensing circuity sensing available power at a lower, second level the selected output is activated by a thermally responsive switch .
Composition comprising vitamin B2, vitamin D and zinc for use to treat or prevent Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) wherein administration of said composition is not in-utero or through breastfeeding.
A coffee machine with a temperature control device comprising a pump, connected to a boiler with heating elements, in which is fitted a heat exchanger, connected to a coffee group of the machine, under which is placed a handle with a filter, whereby between the heat exchanger and the coffee group is installed a device for regulating the water flow, characterized in that, the device for regulating the water flow is an adjustable valve , whereby a volumetric sensor for the coffee machine is fitted to the supply pipeline , and between the pump and the heat exchanger are fitted a volumetric sensor for the coffee group and valve for filling the boiler , where the coffee group is connected to an electromagnetic valve and the heat exchanger , while a permanent magnet is mounted on the handle and an identification sensor and a temperature sensor are installed on the machine group , whereby the coffee machine also includes a temperature adjustment and control module connected to a server , the temperature sensor , the identification sensor , the electromagnetic valve , the pump , the volumetric sensor for the whole coffee machine and the volumetric sensor of the coffee group, as at the same time the temperature adjustment and control module is also connected to a water level sensor and a water pressure sensor in the boiler , the adjustable valve , the heating elements of the boiler , a temperature sensor of the heat exchanger and the valve for filling the boiler , whereby the temperature adjustment and control module is provided with a keypad and a display as well.
A captive cap for a screw-neck container, being the captive cap of the type comprising: - a cap shell with an internal thread sized to be screwed onto and unscrewed from the neck of the container, - a ring for retaining the captive cap to the container, - two articulable arms linked by their forward extremities to the cap shell and linked by their rearward extremities to the ring , - an upper frangible line , defining the separable portion of the cap shell with regard to the ring and to the articulable arms , which extends circumferentially between 210° and 340°, while at the remainder of the circumference a frontal separation of between 150° and 20° is defined between the frontal extremities of the articulable arms , - a lower frangible line , defining the separable section of the ring with regard to the cap shell and with regard to the articulable arms , which extends circumferentially between 180° and 330°, while in the remainder of the circumference a rearward separation of between 180° and 30° is defined between the rearward extremities of the articulable arms , wherein the lower frangible line comprises a recess located in said frontal separation and projecting toward the cap shell , the captive cap being characterized in that the ring comprises at least one cut-out which is centred in said rearward separation and coincides substantially on the same plane as the lower frangible line . - a cap shell with an internal thread sized to be screwed onto and unscrewed from the neck of the container, - a ring for retaining the captive cap to the container, - two articulable arms linked by their forward extremities to the cap shell and linked by their rearward extremities to the ring , - an upper frangible line , defining the separable portion of the cap shell with regard to the ring and to the articulable arms , which extends circumferentially between 210° and 340°, while at the remainder of the circumference a frontal separation of between 150° and 20° is defined between the frontal extremities of the articulable arms , - a lower frangible line , defining the separable section of the ring with regard to the cap shell and with regard to the articulable arms , which extends circumferentially between 180° and 330°, while in the remainder of the circumference a rearward separation of between 180° and 30° is defined between the rearward extremities of the articulable arms ,
An image processing apparatus that acquires an image for estimating a pulse of a person, comprising: a data compression processing unit that executes data compression processing on an input captured image based on intra-frame compression and inter-frame prediction; characterized by an operation-mode selection unit that is capable of selecting one of a first operation mode for normal imaging and a second operation mode for pulse estimation based on a command of a user, wherein in a case where the second operation mode is selected, the data compression processing unit sets an interval between I frames constituting the compressed image generated by the data compression processing to an interval to be different from that in a case where the first operation mode is selected, the I frame being generated by intra-frame compression by the data compression processing, so that - the resulting frequency of the I frames in the second operation mode is lower than the frequency of the pulse, or - the data compression processing unit constitutes the compressed image only with the I frames , wherein in a case where the first operation mode is selected, the data compression processing unit constitutes a compressed image with at least an I frame and a frame being generated by inter-frame prediction by the data compression processing. a data compression processing unit that executes data compression processing on an input captured image based on intra-frame compression and inter-frame prediction; characterized by an operation-mode selection unit that is capable of selecting one of a first operation mode for normal imaging and a second operation mode for pulse estimation based on a command of a user, wherein in a case where the second operation mode is selected, the data compression processing unit sets an interval between I frames constituting the compressed image generated by the data compression processing to an interval to be different from that in a case where the first operation mode is selected, the I frame being generated by intra-frame compression by the data compression processing, so that - the resulting frequency of the I frames in the second operation mode is lower than the frequency of the pulse, or - the data compression processing unit constitutes the compressed image only with the I frames , wherein in a case where the first operation mode is selected, the data compression processing unit constitutes a compressed image with at least an I frame and a frame being generated by inter-frame prediction by the data compression processing. - the resulting frequency of the I frames in the second operation mode is lower than the frequency of the pulse, or - the data compression processing unit constitutes the compressed image only with the I frames , wherein in a case where the first operation mode is selected, the data compression processing unit constitutes a compressed image with at least an I frame and a frame being generated by inter-frame prediction by the data compression processing.
A copolymer comprising: a monomer unit (A) represented by formula (I), shown below, where, in formula (I), L is a single bond or a divalent linking group and Ar is an optionally substituted aromatic ring group; and a monomer unit (B) represented by formula (II), shown below, where, in formula (II), R 1 is an alkyl group, R 2 is an alkyl group, a halogen atom, or a haloalkyl group, p is an integer of not less than 0 and not more than 5, and in a case in which more than one R 2 is present, each R 2 may be the same or different, wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of 1.7 or less determined by the method mentioned in the specification. a monomer unit (A) represented by formula (I), shown below, where, in formula (I), L is a single bond or a divalent linking group and Ar is an optionally substituted aromatic ring group; and a monomer unit (B) represented by formula (II), shown below, where, in formula (II), R 1 is an alkyl group, R 2 is an alkyl group, a halogen atom, or a haloalkyl group, p is an integer of not less than 0 and not more than 5, and in a case in which more than one R 2 is present, each R 2 may be the same or different, wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of 1.7 or less determined by the method mentioned in the specification.
A computer implemented method of simulating the pressure variation induced by a well test, the method comprising: determining front propagation within a subsurface volume, said subsurface volume being discretised into a plurality of cells forming a grid and comprising at least one geological fault ; determining, said front propagation in terms of the time of arrival of the front at a particular cell from one or more neighbouring cells which make up a neighbourhood of said particular cell, by performing a fast marching algorithm; wherein, for each considered faulted cell that is adjacent a geological fault which is not aligned on an axis of the grid, the neighbourhood of said considered faulted cell is defined as comprising only its geometric neighbours, said geometric neighbours being all non-faulted stratigraphic neighbours and all other faulted cells on each side of the fault that are adjacent to or geometrically in contact with the considered faulted cell, regardless of stratification of the subsurface volume, the stratigraphic neighbours of the considered faulted cell comprising those cells which would contact the considered faulted cell if the fault was not present; and wherein the method further comprises performing said fast marching algorithm to obtain an expression of the drained subsurface volume as a function of diffusive time of flight; converting this expression to simulate the pressure variation induced by a well test; and a preliminary step of identifying as faulted cells, all cells for which a corner and/or vertex is in contact with the fault. determining front propagation within a subsurface volume, said subsurface volume being discretised into a plurality of cells forming a grid and comprising at least one geological fault ; determining, said front propagation in terms of the time of arrival of the front at a particular cell from one or more neighbouring cells which make up a neighbourhood of said particular cell, by performing a fast marching algorithm; wherein, for each considered faulted cell that is adjacent a geological fault which is not aligned on an axis of the grid, the neighbourhood of said considered faulted cell is defined as comprising only its geometric neighbours, said geometric neighbours being all non-faulted stratigraphic neighbours and all other faulted cells on each side of the fault that are adjacent to or geometrically in contact with the considered faulted cell, regardless of stratification of the subsurface volume, the stratigraphic neighbours of the considered faulted cell comprising those cells which would contact the considered faulted cell if the fault was not present; and wherein the method further comprises performing said fast marching algorithm to obtain an expression of the drained subsurface volume as a function of diffusive time of flight; converting this expression to simulate the pressure variation induced by a well test; and a preliminary step of identifying as faulted cells, all cells for which a corner and/or vertex is in contact with the fault.
Capacitor fastening for fastening a capacitor to a panel , the capacitor , when mounted in place, being fastened to the panel at the capacitor's lower part, the capacitor fastening comprisinc the panel ; retaining means in the panel at a mounting point of the capacitor preventing a lateral movement of the capacitor in at least one selected direction; a tightening plate arranged above the panel and to be fastened to the panel , which tightening plate has a hole corresponding to the diameter of the capacitor above the mounting point of the panel ; and wedging means between the panel and the tightening plate for tightening the capacitor in place between the panel and the plate, wherein the wedging means comprise wedging pins in the panel and corresponding wedging holes in the tightening plate , which, when brought into co-operation, are arranged to tighten the retaining means of the panel - and thereby the panel - and the edge of the hole of the tightening plate - and thereby the tightening plate - against each other in two opposite directions around the capacitor in directions perpendicular to the axial direction of the capacitor .
Method for transporting a fibre web from a crosslapper to a downstream machine, wherein the fibre web is deposited in folded form by a lapper on a delivery belt and is transported from there to a buffer table having an endless belt which receives the folded fibre web at a pulsed speed (v 22 ) from the delivery belt and delivers it at a constant speed (v 23 ) to the downstream machine for further processing or bonding, wherein, in order to compensate for the differences in speed between the entry and the exit of the buffer table , the folded fibre web is buffered in a slack portion of the belt which is arranged in an upper run of the belt , wherein the transport speed of the folded fibre web at the entry of the buffer table is coupled with the movement and with the speed profile of the lapper, characterised in that the maximum speed (v 22 ) of the folded fibre web at the entry of the buffer table is lower than the maximum speed (v 15 ) on the delivery belt .
A Long Term Evolution-Advanced, LTE-A, transmission mode 9, TM9, based carrier aggregation method, comprising: determining , by a network side device, a component carrier, CC, which is currently activated in a carrier aggregation, CA, system; if a CC configured with transmission mode 9, TM9, exists in the currently activated CCs, determining , by the network side device, a CC transmission mode, TM, for the CC configured with TM9, in which, when the CC configured with TM9 is a primary component carrier, PCC, under codebook condition, the network side device determines the TM of the CC as codebook TM9, or, under non-codebook condition, the network side device determines the TM of the CC as non-codebook TM9; and transmitting , by the network side device, data to a user equipment, UE, according to the TM. determining , by a network side device, a component carrier, CC, which is currently activated in a carrier aggregation, CA, system; if a CC configured with transmission mode 9, TM9, exists in the currently activated CCs, determining , by the network side device, a CC transmission mode, TM, for the CC configured with TM9, in which, when the CC configured with TM9 is a primary component carrier, PCC, under codebook condition, the network side device determines the TM of the CC as codebook TM9, or, under non-codebook condition, the network side device determines the TM of the CC as non-codebook TM9; and transmitting , by the network side device, data to a user equipment, UE, according to the TM.