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A method for dynamic inter-cloud placement of virtual network functions , VNFs, in a slice path over a distributed cloud network, wherein the distributed cloud network includes edge clouds which are ingress points for user devices using the network and core clouds which are at least one inter-cloud link removed from the user devices, comprising: determining a pool of candidate slice paths relative to an edge cloud by determining a neighbourhood of available core clouds, wherein the available clouds are limited by the number of VNFs and/or a maximum number of intercloud links, and creating the pool of candidate slice paths which includes every combination of VNFs to the neighbourhood core clouds , relative to the edge cloud ; for the candidate slice paths, determining a load based on each cloud in the candidate slice path, wherein the load is based on at least one of compute load, storage, network capacity and bandwidth for the edge cloud and each core cloud in the candidate slice path; ranking the candidate slice paths based on a composite score that factors in a weighted performance metric and the weighted load , wherein the performance metric corresponds to a service level agreement, SLA, attribute, and the weight applied to the load versus the performance metric is dynamically adjustable to shift the prioritization of load distribution versus performance; identifying a top-ranked candidate slice path; and provisioning the VNFs at corresponding clouds specified by the top-ranked candidate slice path. determining a pool of candidate slice paths relative to an edge cloud by determining a neighbourhood of available core clouds, wherein the available clouds are limited by the number of VNFs and/or a maximum number of intercloud links, and creating the pool of candidate slice paths which includes every combination of VNFs to the neighbourhood core clouds , relative to the edge cloud ; determining a neighbourhood of available core clouds, wherein the available clouds are limited by the number of VNFs and/or a maximum number of intercloud links, and creating the pool of candidate slice paths which includes every combination of VNFs to the neighbourhood core clouds , relative to the edge cloud ; for the candidate slice paths, determining a load based on each cloud in the candidate slice path, wherein the load is based on at least one of compute load, storage, network capacity and bandwidth for the edge cloud and each core cloud in the candidate slice path; ranking the candidate slice paths based on a composite score that factors in a weighted performance metric and the weighted load , wherein the performance metric corresponds to a service level agreement, SLA, attribute, and the weight applied to the load versus the performance metric is dynamically adjustable to shift the prioritization of load distribution versus performance; identifying a top-ranked candidate slice path; and provisioning the VNFs at corresponding clouds specified by the top-ranked candidate slice path.
A method for testing a vehicle-mounted voice device, comprising: obtaining a test corpus and a data label corresponding to the test corpus ; parsing the test corpus based on the data label corresponding to the test corpus to obtain audio data corresponding to each channel included in the test corpus ; adjusting a working mode of each playback channel in a voice playback device based on the audio data corresponding to each channel included in the test corpus, to play the audio data corresponding to the test corpus ; obtaining a recognition result of a vehicle-mounted voice device ; and determining a performance of the vehicle-mounted voice device based on the recognition result and the data label ; wherein the data label indicates that the test corpus is a corpus for controlling a vehicle-mounted air conditioner, and obtaining the recognition result of the vehicle-mounted voice device comprises: determining reference noise data based on the data label ; collecting first voice data in the vehicle ; extracting noise data from the first voice data based on the data label ; and determining the recognition result of the vehicle-mounted voice device based on a matching degree between the noise data and the reference noise data . obtaining a test corpus and a data label corresponding to the test corpus ; parsing the test corpus based on the data label corresponding to the test corpus to obtain audio data corresponding to each channel included in the test corpus ; adjusting a working mode of each playback channel in a voice playback device based on the audio data corresponding to each channel included in the test corpus, to play the audio data corresponding to the test corpus ; obtaining a recognition result of a vehicle-mounted voice device ; and determining a performance of the vehicle-mounted voice device based on the recognition result and the data label ; wherein the data label indicates that the test corpus is a corpus for controlling a vehicle-mounted air conditioner, and obtaining the recognition result of the vehicle-mounted voice device comprises: determining reference noise data based on the data label ; collecting first voice data in the vehicle ; extracting noise data from the first voice data based on the data label ; and determining the recognition result of the vehicle-mounted voice device based on a matching degree between the noise data and the reference noise data . determining reference noise data based on the data label ; collecting first voice data in the vehicle ; extracting noise data from the first voice data based on the data label ; and determining the recognition result of the vehicle-mounted voice device based on a matching degree between the noise data and the reference noise data .
A screw , in particular of a press screw separator , comprising: - a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis , wherein a radial direction is defined to be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a circumferential direction is defined to be around the longitudinal axis , - at least one screw blade arranged on the shaft and screwed in the circumferential direction , wherein a front axial side , a rear axial side and a radial side are defined on the screw blade with respect to the longitudinal axis , and - at least one reinforcing element of a U-shaped cross-section, which is applied to the radial side of the screw blade , wherein the two legs of the U-shape abut against the front axial side and the rear axial side , characterized in that the screw further comprises: - a sleeve slid onto and fixed to the shaft and abutting against the foremost reinforcing element to block screwing off the at least one reinforcing element in the circumferential direction . - a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis , wherein a radial direction is defined to be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a circumferential direction is defined to be around the longitudinal axis , - at least one screw blade arranged on the shaft and screwed in the circumferential direction , wherein a front axial side , a rear axial side and a radial side are defined on the screw blade with respect to the longitudinal axis , and - at least one reinforcing element of a U-shaped cross-section, which is applied to the radial side of the screw blade , wherein the two legs of the U-shape abut against the front axial side and the rear axial side , - a sleeve slid onto and fixed to the shaft and abutting against the foremost reinforcing element to block screwing off the at least one reinforcing element in the circumferential direction .
An apparatus comprising: an imaging screen (132; 150; 210) configured to diffuse incoming light; an image sensor (134; 230); and a lens system coupled to the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) and configured to focus light from the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) onto the image sensor (134; 230), characterised in that : the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) comprises a printed ceramic diffuser layer fused into a surface of a glass substrate, and a thickness of the ceramic diffuser layer is within a range of 7-10 μm. an imaging screen (132; 150; 210) configured to diffuse incoming light; an image sensor (134; 230); and a lens system coupled to the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) and configured to focus light from the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) onto the image sensor (134; 230), characterised in that : the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) comprises a printed ceramic diffuser layer fused into a surface of a glass substrate, and a thickness of the ceramic diffuser layer is within a range of 7-10 μm. the imaging screen (132; 150; 210) comprises a printed ceramic diffuser layer fused into a surface of a glass substrate, and a thickness of the ceramic diffuser layer is within a range of 7-10 μm.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving a time division duplexing, TDD, multi-slot slot format indicator, SFI, for a set of slots; identifying that a UE is operating in a frequency division duplexing, FDD, mode; and determining , based at least in part on the FDD mode and the TDD multi-slot SFI, a downlink slot format and an uplink slot format for a subset of the set of slots; characterized by determining the downlink slot format and the uplink slot format comprises: determining a first slot format indicator for a first slot of the subset and a second slot format indicator for a second slot of the subset, wherein the first slot precedes the second slot; and allocating the first slot format indicator as the downlink slot format for the first slot and the second slot format indicator as the uplink slot format for the first slot. receiving a time division duplexing, TDD, multi-slot slot format indicator, SFI, for a set of slots; identifying that a UE is operating in a frequency division duplexing, FDD, mode; and determining , based at least in part on the FDD mode and the TDD multi-slot SFI, a downlink slot format and an uplink slot format for a subset of the set of slots; characterized by determining the downlink slot format and the uplink slot format comprises: determining a first slot format indicator for a first slot of the subset and a second slot format indicator for a second slot of the subset, wherein the first slot precedes the second slot; and allocating the first slot format indicator as the downlink slot format for the first slot and the second slot format indicator as the uplink slot format for the first slot. determining a first slot format indicator for a first slot of the subset and a second slot format indicator for a second slot of the subset, wherein the first slot precedes the second slot; and allocating the first slot format indicator as the downlink slot format for the first slot and the second slot format indicator as the uplink slot format for the first slot.
A bacteria susceptibility measuring device comprising: a stage on which a sample container is mounted; a temperature adjustment device including an upper heating body and a lower heating body disposed above and below the sample container; an image pickup device for picking up an image of the sample container, the image pickup device including a lighting apparatus and an image pickup apparatus , characterized in that each of the upper heating body and the lower heating body has a structure of a first region (201; 301) which is a peripheral portion and a second region (202; 302) including a center portion; wherein at least one of the upper heating body and the lower heating body includes a plurality of linear heat generating bodies such that an interval between adjacent linear heat generating bodies in the first region is larger than an interval between adjacent linear heat generating bodies in the second region, so that the temperature and amount of heat generation in the first region are higher than the respective temperature and amount of heat generation in the second region; and wherein the stage is an XY stage adapted to move the sample container in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and both the upper heating body and the lower heating body have a planar size larger than the movement range of the XY stage. a stage on which a sample container is mounted; a temperature adjustment device including an upper heating body and a lower heating body disposed above and below the sample container; an image pickup device for picking up an image of the sample container, the image pickup device including a lighting apparatus and an image pickup apparatus , characterized in that each of the upper heating body and the lower heating body has a structure of a first region (201; 301) which is a peripheral portion and a second region (202; 302) including a center portion; wherein at least one of the upper heating body and the lower heating body includes a plurality of linear heat generating bodies such that an interval between adjacent linear heat generating bodies in the first region is larger than an interval between adjacent linear heat generating bodies in the second region, so that the temperature and amount of heat generation in the first region are higher than the respective temperature and amount of heat generation in the second region; and wherein the stage is an XY stage adapted to move the sample container in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and both the upper heating body and the lower heating body have a planar size larger than the movement range of the XY stage.
A device for counting sterilization cycles during the sterilization of medical instruments and devices, comprising a counter for recording and reproducing a number of the sterilization cycles, an actuation unit for a sterilization parameter-dependent actuation of the counter , and a locking unit for a sterilization parameter-dependent locking of the counter , wherein the actuation unit actuates the counter upon exceeding a first threshold sterilization pressure and the locking unit locks the counter after an actuation has been carried out and/or after exceeding a first threshold sterilization temperature, and unlocks it after falling below a second threshold sterilization temperature.
Assembly for tightly covering an elongate member of predetermined dimensions with an elastic protective sleeve, comprising: - said sleeve ; - a tubular core for holding expanded said sleeve , which core is covered tightly by said sleeve and is configured to internally receive said elongate member; - a slip film interposed between said sleeve and said core to allow said core to slide relative to said sleeve; and - an add-on to the slip film which is mechanically bonded to the slip film and attached to the core at a predetermined attachment location between an end of the sleeve and an end of the core located beyond said end of the sleeve; said assembly being characterised in that it further comprises a fastener provided with a male locking member (172-174) while said core has a female locking member (156-158), said female member (156-158) and said male member (172-174) being at said predetermined attachment location in a predetermined relative locking position in which the male member (172-174) is locked to the core with the add-on to the film which is attached to the core by clamping between the male member (172-174) and the female member (156-158); said add-on , said female member (156-158) and said fastener being configured such that the male member (172-174) can be moved relative to the female member (156-158) until the male member (172-174) and the female member (156-158) adopt a predetermined relative unlocking position in which the male member (172-174) is free to be removed from the female member (156-158) while the add-on is free to move relative to the core . - said sleeve ; - a tubular core for holding expanded said sleeve , which core is covered tightly by said sleeve and is configured to internally receive said elongate member; - a slip film interposed between said sleeve and said core to allow said core to slide relative to said sleeve; and - an add-on to the slip film which is mechanically bonded to the slip film and attached to the core at a predetermined attachment location between an end of the sleeve and an end of the core located beyond said end of the sleeve;
A method of testing for pulmonary hypertension comprising performing a test for pulmonary hypertension using as an indicator the concentration of selenoprotein P protein in a sample derived from a subject.
An isolated polypeptide having capacity of increasing β cell proliferation and/or number for use in a method of treating or inhibiting diabetes in a subject, which polypeptide: comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; consists of the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises or consists of the amino acid sequence corresponding to amino acids 114-258 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 80% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 90% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid consisting of the nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID Nos: 8-11; or is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising or consisting of the nucleotide sequence corresponding to nucleotides 340-774 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-10. comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; consists of the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-7; comprises or consists of the amino acid sequence corresponding to amino acids 114-258 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 80% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 90% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to the nucleic acid sequence set forth as any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-11; is encoded by a nucleic acid consisting of the nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID Nos: 8-11; or is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising or consisting of the nucleotide sequence corresponding to nucleotides 340-774 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-10.
Method for smoothing textile items in at least one tunnel finisher , wherein the textile items are successively transported in an unsorted state by a conveyor, so as to be suspended thereon, along the conveying section through the at least one tunnel finisher and herein are impinged with steam and dried with warm air, characterized in that textile items which are difficult, or comparatively difficult, to dry and cannot be sufficiently dried in one pass through the single tunnel finisher, or not only in the first tunnel finisher , are dried in a plurality of passes through the same single tunnel finisher , or in each case one pass through successive tunnel finishers .
A support for a bearing for an electric pump , having a contoured portion which forms in a single body; and comprising: - a receptacle for said bearing , - a receptacle for a sealing element said receptacle for said sealing element being arranged within a flange element which comprises: - a disk-like portion provided with a first through hole - an annular portion , which is coaxial to said disk-like portion and surrounds said first through hole ; the support being provided with an element for covering said annular portion , which forms said receptacle for said sealing element , wherein said covering element : - is made of metallic material, preferably stainless steel; - is co-molded with said flange element , - is complementary to said annular portion , - has a shape which duplicates the shape of said annular portion . - a receptacle for said bearing , - a receptacle for a sealing element said receptacle for said sealing element being arranged within a flange element which comprises: - a disk-like portion provided with a first through hole - an annular portion , which is coaxial to said disk-like portion and surrounds said first through hole ; - a disk-like portion provided with a first through hole - an annular portion , which is coaxial to said disk-like portion and surrounds said first through hole ; the support being provided with an element for covering said annular portion , which forms said receptacle for said sealing element , wherein said covering element : - is made of metallic material, preferably stainless steel; - is co-molded with said flange element , - is complementary to said annular portion , - has a shape which duplicates the shape of said annular portion . - is made of metallic material, preferably stainless steel; - is co-molded with said flange element , - is complementary to said annular portion , - has a shape which duplicates the shape of said annular portion .
A method for making a toothpaste tube having a barrier tube shoulder , comprising: forming a parison from a multi-layer laminated structure having an inner layer that faces an interior of the parison, an outer layer comprising an exterior surface of the parison, and an interdisposed layer between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the interdisposed layer is a flavor barrier layer; providing an extrusion blow molding (EBM) mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50") comprising at least one cavity shaped as a barrier tube shoulder ; positioning the parison in the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50"); blow molding the parison such that the parison substantially conforms to the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50") to form at least one barrier tube shoulder having the barrier layer; removing the barrier tube shoulder from the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50"); separating the at least one extrusion-blow-molded barrier tube shoulder from at least one spacer wall structure ; providing a tube body having an open end; and attaching the at least one extrusion-blow-molded barrier tube shoulder on the open end of the tube body. forming a parison from a multi-layer laminated structure having an inner layer that faces an interior of the parison, an outer layer comprising an exterior surface of the parison, and an interdisposed layer between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the interdisposed layer is a flavor barrier layer; providing an extrusion blow molding (EBM) mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50") comprising at least one cavity shaped as a barrier tube shoulder ; positioning the parison in the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50"); blow molding the parison such that the parison substantially conforms to the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50") to form at least one barrier tube shoulder having the barrier layer; removing the barrier tube shoulder from the EBM mold (30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 50', 50"); separating the at least one extrusion-blow-molded barrier tube shoulder from at least one spacer wall structure ; providing a tube body having an open end; and attaching the at least one extrusion-blow-molded barrier tube shoulder on the open end of the tube body.