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A method for managing VNF instantiation, wherein the method comprises: receiving , by a first device, a request sent by a requester device for instantiating a Network Service, NS, wherein the request carries an instance identifier of a virtualized network function, VNF that is in the NS and that is to be instantiated by a second device; instantiating , by the first device, the NS and recording , by the first device during instantiation of the NS, the instance identifier of the VNF that is to be instantiated by the second device; and authorizing , by the first device, the second device to instantiate the VNF, based on the recorded instance identifier of the VNF and the instance identifier of the VNF comprised in a request sent by the requester device to the second device. receiving , by a first device, a request sent by a requester device for instantiating a Network Service, NS, wherein the request carries an instance identifier of a virtualized network function, VNF that is in the NS and that is to be instantiated by a second device; instantiating , by the first device, the NS and recording , by the first device during instantiation of the NS, the instance identifier of the VNF that is to be instantiated by the second device; and authorizing , by the first device, the second device to instantiate the VNF, based on the recorded instance identifier of the VNF and the instance identifier of the VNF comprised in a request sent by the requester device to the second device.
A recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having pesticidal activity against a lepidopteran pest, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of: a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12; b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; c) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58. a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12; b) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; c) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58.
Sample holder (10; 10') for use in the MALDI technique, comprising: - a support, selected from: a) a support made from a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a volume resistivity lower than 10 12 Ω×cm and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; or b) a support having at least one face covered with a layer of a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a surface resistivity lower than 10 kΩ×square and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; - on a face of the support in case a) or on said covered face in case b), one or more deposits of an oxide of a metal of Group 4 of the periodic table of the elements, having a thickness between 100 and 400 nm and consisting of nanoparticles of said oxide having size between 2 and 50 nm, said one or more deposits entirely surrounded by the polymer of the support in case a) or by the polymer of said layer in case b); wherein said one or more oxide deposits are obtained by ballistic growth from said nanoparticles and have a self-affine structure, which has a porosity hierarchy from one nanometer to one hundred of nanometers; and wherein the surface of the sample holder on which there are said one or more oxide deposits is treated with UV radiation in such a way that the deposits show a contact angle smaller than 5° to a water wettability measurement while the same treatment with UV radiation does not alter the hydrophobicity of the support in case a) or of the polymer of said layer in case b). - a support, selected from: a) a support made from a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a volume resistivity lower than 10 12 Ω×cm and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; or b) a support having at least one face covered with a layer of a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a surface resistivity lower than 10 kΩ×square and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; a) a support made from a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a volume resistivity lower than 10 12 Ω×cm and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; or b) a support having at least one face covered with a layer of a non-elastomeric polymer loaded with graphitic carbon (carbon-black filled), having a surface resistivity lower than 10 kΩ×square and a contact angle in a water wettability measurement at least equal to 90°; - on a face of the support in case a) or on said covered face in case b), one or more deposits of an oxide of a metal of Group 4 of the periodic table of the elements, having a thickness between 100 and 400 nm and consisting of nanoparticles of said oxide having size between 2 and 50 nm, said one or more deposits entirely surrounded by the polymer of the support in case a) or by the polymer of said layer in case b);
A regeneration circuit for a sense amplifier, comprising: a first inverting circuit having an input and an output ; a second inverting circuit having an input and an output ; a first transistor coupled to the input of the second inverting circuit via a first node , wherein a gate of the first transistor is configured to receive a first input signal (NDINT); a second transistor coupled to the input of the first inverting circuit via a second node , wherein a gate of the second transistor is configured to receive a second input signal (DINT); a first switch coupled between the first transistor via the first node and the output of the first inverting circuit, wherein a control input of the first switch is configured to receive a timing signal (CLK), and the first switch is configured to decouple the output of the first inverting circuit from the input of the second inverting circuit when the timing signal turns off the first switch; a second switch coupled between the second transistor via the second node and the output of the second inverting circuit, wherein a control input of the second switch is configured to receive the timing signal, and the second switch is configured to decouple the output of the second inverting circuit from the input of the first inverting circuit when the timing signal turns off the second switch. a first inverting circuit having an input and an output ; a second inverting circuit having an input and an output ; a first transistor coupled to the input of the second inverting circuit via a first node , wherein a gate of the first transistor is configured to receive a first input signal (NDINT); a second transistor coupled to the input of the first inverting circuit via a second node , wherein a gate of the second transistor is configured to receive a second input signal (DINT); a first switch coupled between the first transistor via the first node and the output of the first inverting circuit, wherein a control input of the first switch is configured to receive a timing signal (CLK), and the first switch is configured to decouple the output of the first inverting circuit from the input of the second inverting circuit when the timing signal turns off the first switch; a second switch coupled between the second transistor via the second node and the output of the second inverting circuit, wherein a control input of the second switch is configured to receive the timing signal, and the second switch is configured to decouple the output of the second inverting circuit from the input of the first inverting circuit when the timing signal turns off the second switch.
A prosthetic heart valve , comprising: a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section adjacent a proximal end , an aortic section adjacent a distal end , a transition section tapering outwardly from the annulus section to the aortic section, and a plurality of commissure features disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts , selected ones of the struts being directly coupled to the commissure features and having multiple widths (w1, w2, w3) along their length and being wider adjacent the commissure features than at select locations spaced away from the commissure features; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly , the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets , two adjacent leaflets forming a leaflet commissure directly connected to the plurality of commissure features, the valve assembly configured to allow blood to flow from the annulus section toward the aortic section and to prevent blood from flowing from the aortic section toward the annulus section, characterized in that the selected ones of the struts include a first pair of proximal struts each coupled to a proximal end of one of the commissure features at a proximal junction and extending within the annulus section toward the proximal end of the stent, and a second pair of distal struts each coupled to a distal end of the one of the commissure features at a distal junction and extending within the transition section toward the distal end of the stent. a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section adjacent a proximal end , an aortic section adjacent a distal end , a transition section tapering outwardly from the annulus section to the aortic section, and a plurality of commissure features disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts , selected ones of the struts being directly coupled to the commissure features and having multiple widths (w1, w2, w3) along their length and being wider adjacent the commissure features than at select locations spaced away from the commissure features; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly , the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets , two adjacent leaflets forming a leaflet commissure directly connected to the plurality of commissure features, the valve assembly configured to allow blood to flow from the annulus section toward the aortic section and to prevent blood from flowing from the aortic section toward the annulus section, characterized in that the selected ones of the struts include a first pair of proximal struts each coupled to a proximal end of one of the commissure features at a proximal junction and extending within the annulus section toward the proximal end of the stent, and a second pair of distal struts each coupled to a distal end of the one of the commissure features at a distal junction and extending within the transition section toward the distal end of the stent.
A method of generating phase-synchronized local oscillator, LO, signals, the method comprising: generating a first LO signal in a first transceiver chain of a wireless communications device by reducing a frequency of a first timing signal to a first carrier frequency; selecting either the first timing signal or a second timing signal for use in a second transceiver chain of the wireless communications device based at least in part on a mode select signal indicating an operating mode of the wireless communications device; generating a second LO signal in the second transceiver chain by reducing a frequency of the selected first or second timing signal to the first carrier frequency or a second carrier frequency, respectively; and aligning a phase of the second LO signal with a first alignment signal, wherein the first alignment signal is activated, for a limited duration, in response to a change in state of the mode select signal. generating a first LO signal in a first transceiver chain of a wireless communications device by reducing a frequency of a first timing signal to a first carrier frequency; selecting either the first timing signal or a second timing signal for use in a second transceiver chain of the wireless communications device based at least in part on a mode select signal indicating an operating mode of the wireless communications device; generating a second LO signal in the second transceiver chain by reducing a frequency of the selected first or second timing signal to the first carrier frequency or a second carrier frequency, respectively; and aligning a phase of the second LO signal with a first alignment signal, wherein the first alignment signal is activated, for a limited duration, in response to a change in state of the mode select signal.
A hand-held power tool comprising: - an electric motor configured to power a tool of the power tool , - a power supply arrangement configured to supply electricity to the electric motor , - an air-cooling path extending past at least portions of the electric motor and the power supply arrangement so as to cool the electric motor and the power supply arrangement when air is flowing through the air-cooling path , and - a fan arranged in the air-cooling path between the electric motor and the power supply arrangement , wherein the fan is configured to generate an air flow through the air-cooling path in a flow direction (d) from the electric motor towards the power supply arrangement , characterized in that the power tool comprises a housing with a first housing portion accommodating the electric motor and a second housing portion (23") accommodating the power supply arrangement , wherein the electric motor comprises a motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extends through the motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extend around and past the motor casing . - an electric motor configured to power a tool of the power tool , - a power supply arrangement configured to supply electricity to the electric motor , - an air-cooling path extending past at least portions of the electric motor and the power supply arrangement so as to cool the electric motor and the power supply arrangement when air is flowing through the air-cooling path , and - a fan arranged in the air-cooling path between the electric motor and the power supply arrangement , wherein the fan is configured to generate an air flow through the air-cooling path in a flow direction (d) from the electric motor towards the power supply arrangement , characterized in that the power tool comprises a housing with a first housing portion accommodating the electric motor and a second housing portion (23") accommodating the power supply arrangement , wherein the electric motor comprises a motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extends through the motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extend around and past the motor casing . wherein the fan is configured to generate an air flow through the air-cooling path in a flow direction (d) from the electric motor towards the power supply arrangement , characterized in that the power tool comprises a housing with a first housing portion accommodating the electric motor and a second housing portion (23") accommodating the power supply arrangement , wherein the electric motor comprises a motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extends through the motor casing , and wherein a portion of the air-cooling path extend around and past the motor casing .
A divert chute comprising: an upper end for positioning adjacent a side of a sorting conveyor conveying parcels (P) in a conveying direction ; a lower end defining the length of the chute with the upper end ; an upstream side and a downstream side spaced apart from the upstream side in the conveying direction and defining the width of the chute ; a slide region extending from the upper end to the lower end and having a flat outer surface; and characterized by an array of rollers extending above the level of the flat outer surface at the upper end closer to the downstream side than to the upstream side ; wherein the rollers have high-friction peripheries; and wherein the rollers are rotatable in a direction down the chute toward the lower end to resist the conveying-direction momentum of the parcels (P) and help roll the parcels (P) onto the slide region and toward the lower end . an upper end for positioning adjacent a side of a sorting conveyor conveying parcels (P) in a conveying direction ; a lower end defining the length of the chute with the upper end ; an upstream side and a downstream side spaced apart from the upstream side in the conveying direction and defining the width of the chute ; a slide region extending from the upper end to the lower end and having a flat outer surface; and characterized by an array of rollers extending above the level of the flat outer surface at the upper end closer to the downstream side than to the upstream side ; wherein the rollers have high-friction peripheries; and wherein the rollers are rotatable in a direction down the chute toward the lower end to resist the conveying-direction momentum of the parcels (P) and help roll the parcels (P) onto the slide region and toward the lower end .
Fluid collection apparatus for use in a negative pressure wound therapy procedure, comprising: a body portion comprising a fluid inlet and an outlet ; an expandable container in the form of a flexible bag; wherein the flexible bag contains wicking material and super absorber material configured to trap and store fluid removed from a wound site. a body portion comprising a fluid inlet and an outlet ; an expandable container in the form of a flexible bag; wherein the flexible bag contains wicking material and super absorber material configured to trap and store fluid removed from a wound site.
A nucleic acid molecule for inhibiting expression of p21 comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand, wherein the strands form a duplex region, and wherein: I) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:59 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:73; II) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:58 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:72; or III) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:60 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:74. I) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:59 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:73; II) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:58 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:72; or III) the sense strand is SEQ ID NO:60 and the antisense strand is SEQ ID NO:74.
A reprocessing system for cleaning and/or disinfecting medical devices , in particular endoscopes, comprising at least one reprocessing device , wherein a reprocessing chamber of the reprocessing device is provided for cleaning and/or disinfecting at least one medical device , in particular arranged in the cleaning basket , in a cleaning and/or disinfection process inside the reprocessing chamber, and wherein the reprocessing chamber is closed or can be closed by means of a door provided on a front panel of the reprocessing device , characterized in that the medical device and/or the cleaning basket comprise a machine-readable identifying feature and the reprocessing device comprises a contact-free operating sensor which is configured to interact with the machine-readable identifying feature , wherein the sensor is further configured to record location coordinates of the medical device and/or the cleaning basket in a time-dependent manner and to output said coordinates to a control unit of the reprocessing device , wherein the control unit is configured, proceeding from the time-dependent location coordinates, to perform a movement analysis of the recorded medical device and/or cleaning basket and to determine whether the medical device and/or the cleaning basket are moving towards the door of the reprocessing device provided in the front panel and, if this is determined, to generate a door-opening signal and to allow access to the treatment chamber by opening the door , wherein the control unit is configured to determine a space curve of the medical device and/or cleaning basket from the time-dependent location coordinates and, if this space curve extends for at least a predefined distance and/or at least a predefined time period and/or at at least a predefined speed in the direction of the door provided in the front panel of the reprocessing device , to take this as an indication that the medical device and/or the cleaning basket are moving towards the door of the reprocessing device .
A method of making a spray-dried laundry detergent particle, wherein the method comprises the steps: (a) forming an aqueous laundry detergent slurry, wherein the slurry comprises: (i) from 1wt% to 40wt% anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 0.1wt% to 3.5wt% polyepoxy succinic acid polymer; and (iii) from 10wt% to 80wt% water, and (b) spray drying the slurry formed in step (a) to form a spray-dried laundry detergent particle. (a) forming an aqueous laundry detergent slurry, wherein the slurry comprises: (i) from 1wt% to 40wt% anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 0.1wt% to 3.5wt% polyepoxy succinic acid polymer; and (iii) from 10wt% to 80wt% water, and (i) from 1wt% to 40wt% anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 0.1wt% to 3.5wt% polyepoxy succinic acid polymer; and (iii) from 10wt% to 80wt% water, and (b) spray drying the slurry formed in step (a) to form a spray-dried laundry detergent particle.
Use of an enzyme having beta-galactosidase activity in the production of (i) lactose-depleted or lactose-free, and (ii) galacto-oligosaccharide-enriched dairy products, wherein said enzyme is derived from Paenibacillus wynnii, and wherein said enzyme comprises (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and having beta-galactosidase and transgalactosylation activity. (i) lactose-depleted or lactose-free, and (ii) galacto-oligosaccharide-enriched (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and having beta-galactosidase and transgalactosylation activity.
A cap for forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener , the cap comprising a cap body with an annular base terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening into a central cavity , and characterised in that the cap further comprises: a. an annular skirt providing an annular pocket between the skirt and the base ; b. an inlet hole in the skirt , wherein the inlet hole is in fluid communication with the pocket and arranged to interconnect with a sealing material injection device to provide a flow of sealing material through the skirt via the inlet hole into the pocket; and c. an outlet in the skirt , wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the pocket and arranged to enable air to escape the pocket through the skirt via the outlet as the sealing material flows from the inlet hole into the pocket. a. an annular skirt providing an annular pocket between the skirt and the base ; b. an inlet hole in the skirt , wherein the inlet hole is in fluid communication with the pocket and arranged to interconnect with a sealing material injection device to provide a flow of sealing material through the skirt via the inlet hole into the pocket; and c. an outlet in the skirt , wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the pocket and arranged to enable air to escape the pocket through the skirt via the outlet as the sealing material flows from the inlet hole into the pocket.