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A breath indicator receivable by a part of a manifold section comprising an inlet port and a gas outlet of a breathing assistance apparatus that supplies gas to a patient, the indicator comprising: an elongate body having a gas sampling end and an attachment end , the attachment end adapted to attach to a part of a breathing assistance apparatus and for locating the gas sampling end , and the gas sampling end to be located in a region where gas from the patient is to be exhaled, the gas sampling end of the elongate body comprising a gas inlet , the inlet being in fluid communication with a sensor via a passageway , the passageway extending from the gas sampling end of the elongate body to the sensor, the passageway providing for a gas flow path extending from the gas inlet to one or more gas outlets , the one or more gas outlets in fluid communication with the surrounding atmosphere external of the breathing assistance apparatus, the sensor positionable for contact with the gas flow path through the passageway , said gas sampling end protruding into a gases space of the manifold and being proximate to the gas outlet of the manifold , wherein the sensor comprises a detector material changeable between a first visual indicator state relating to an inhalation phase of the patient, and a second visual indicator state relating to an exhalation phase of the patient, and wherein the detector material is capable of changing between the visual indicator states at a sufficient rate to substantially correspond with the inhalation and exhalation phases of the patient. an elongate body having a gas sampling end and an attachment end , the attachment end adapted to attach to a part of a breathing assistance apparatus and for locating the gas sampling end , and the gas sampling end to be located in a region where gas from the patient is to be exhaled, the gas sampling end of the elongate body comprising a gas inlet , the inlet being in fluid communication with a sensor via a passageway , the passageway extending from the gas sampling end of the elongate body to the sensor, the passageway providing for a gas flow path extending from the gas inlet to one or more gas outlets , the one or more gas outlets in fluid communication with the surrounding atmosphere external of the breathing assistance apparatus, the sensor positionable for contact with the gas flow path through the passageway , said gas sampling end protruding into a gases space of the manifold and being proximate to the gas outlet of the manifold , wherein the sensor comprises a detector material changeable between a first visual indicator state relating to an inhalation phase of the patient, and a second visual indicator state relating to an exhalation phase of the patient, and wherein the detector material is capable of changing between the visual indicator states at a sufficient rate to substantially correspond with the inhalation and exhalation phases of the patient.
An electric vehicle battery module comprising a nonwoven article comprising a predominantly two-dimensional nonwoven structure or a three-dimensional nonwoven structure comprising a plurality of discontinuous polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic fibers that are cohesively bonded together by a fired precursor inorganic binder, wherein each cohesively bonded discontinuous fiber is bonded to one or a plurality of other said discontinuous fibers at one or more locations along its length, wherein the precursor inorganic binder is a siloxane, wherein the predominantly two-dimensional nonwoven structure is a mat, sheet, or blanket and has a major surface dimension that is at least 10 times larger than its thickness dimension. a predominantly two-dimensional nonwoven structure or a three-dimensional nonwoven structure comprising a plurality of discontinuous polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic fibers that are cohesively bonded together by a fired precursor inorganic binder, wherein each cohesively bonded discontinuous fiber is bonded to one or a plurality of other said discontinuous fibers at one or more locations along its length, wherein the precursor inorganic binder is a siloxane, wherein the predominantly two-dimensional nonwoven structure is a mat, sheet, or blanket and has a major surface dimension that is at least 10 times larger than its thickness dimension.
A method for manufacturing shoe parts in an automated manner, the method comprising: retrieving a first shoe part utilizing a first conveyance mechanism that includes a first pick-up tool ; utilizing a second vision system , determining a position of a base shoe part relative to a stacking surface ; situating the first shoe part at the stacking surface such that at least a portion of the first shoe part overlaps at least a portion of the base shoe part at a preset relative position to form a part stack ; utilizing the second vision system , determining a position of the part stack relative to the stacking surface ; retrieving the part stack from the stacking surface utilizing a second conveyance mechanism that includes a second pick-up-tool ; situating the part stack at a stitching machine, the stitching machine having a needle associated therewith; and stitching together at least part of the overlapping portions of the first shoe part and the base shoe part, wherein movement, by the second conveyance mechanism , of the part stack relative to the stitching machine and movement of the needle associated with the stitching machine are controlled by a shared control system such that the respective movements are synchronized.
A method for removing ionic contaminants from a hydrolysable organic solvent selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, and a carbonate and mixtures thereof, the method comprising (a) contacting the hydrolysable organic solvent with a mixed bed of ion exchange resin comprising cationic ion exchange resins and anionic ion exchange resins, wherein the anionic ion exchange resins are selected from weak-base anionic ion exchange resins and wherein the weak-base anionic ion exchange resin has primary, secondary or tertiary amine groups on a surface of a base resin bead, wherein the contents of Na, K, Ca, Al, Fe, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cr and Sn in the cationic ion exchange resins and the anionic ion exchange resins are 5ppm or less respectively based on the dry-weight of the cationic ion exchange resins and anionic ion exchange resins; and wherein following contact with the mixed bed of ion exchange resin, the hydrolysable organic solvent comprises 0.1 ppb or less of each of Na, K, Ca, Al, Fe, Ni, Zn, Cu, Sn and Cr.
A Doherty power amplifier, PA, comprising: a main power amplification circuit , an auxiliary power amplification circuit , a connection circuit , and an impedance conversion circuit , wherein: an output end of the main power amplification circuit and an output end of the auxiliary power amplification circuit are connected to two ends of the connection circuit separately by using a first bonding wire and a second bonding wire , the output end of the auxiliary power amplification circuit is further connected to one end of the impedance conversion circuit by using a third bonding wire , and the other end of the impedance conversion circuit is connected to an output load , wherein the connection circuit is a first transmission line , wherein a parasitic capacitor, Cds, between a drain and a source of an active die in the main power amplification circuit and the first transmission line and a Cds in the auxiliary power amplification circuit form a π-type network that is used to implement an impedance conversion function, the impedance conversion function is a 90-degree impedance conversion function, wherein the end, connected to the output end of the main power amplification circuit , of the connection circuit is configured to be grounded by using a first capacitor (C1); the Doherty power amplifier further comprising a second harmonic short-circuited circuit , and a position at which the second harmonic short-circuited circuit is connected to the connection circuit is configured to be determined according to a harmonic angle that the main power amplification circuit requires. an output end of the main power amplification circuit and an output end of the auxiliary power amplification circuit are connected to two ends of the connection circuit separately by using a first bonding wire and a second bonding wire , the output end of the auxiliary power amplification circuit is further connected to one end of the impedance conversion circuit by using a third bonding wire , and the other end of the impedance conversion circuit is connected to an output load , wherein the connection circuit is a first transmission line , wherein a parasitic capacitor, Cds, between a drain and a source of an active die in the main power amplification circuit and the first transmission line and a Cds in the auxiliary power amplification circuit form a π-type network that is used to implement an impedance conversion function, the impedance conversion function is a 90-degree impedance conversion function, wherein the end, connected to the output end of the main power amplification circuit , of the connection circuit is configured to be grounded by using a first capacitor (C1); the Doherty power amplifier further comprising a second harmonic short-circuited circuit , and a position at which the second harmonic short-circuited circuit is connected to the connection circuit is configured to be determined according to a harmonic angle that the main power amplification circuit requires.
An apparatus , for a first node, comprising: a transmitter operative to transmit sidelink signals to a second node; and a controller operative to determine whether to use an exceptional resource pool for the transmitter to transmit sidelink signals, wherein the controller is operative to determine whether to use the exceptional resource pool based on a first condition and a second condition being met, wherein the first condition includes that a first channel busy ratio measured during a first congestion control operation regarding a current resource pool is higher than a first threshold, and the second condition includes that at least one packet is determined to be dropped during the first congestion control operation. a transmitter operative to transmit sidelink signals to a second node; and a controller operative to determine whether to use an exceptional resource pool for the transmitter to transmit sidelink signals, wherein the controller is operative to determine whether to use the exceptional resource pool based on a first condition and a second condition being met, wherein the first condition includes that a first channel busy ratio measured during a first congestion control operation regarding a current resource pool is higher than a first threshold, and the second condition includes that at least one packet is determined to be dropped during the first congestion control operation.
A system for analyzing physico-chemical properties of a skin surface, comprising: ▪ at least one contact sensor for applying to said skin surface to be analyzed in order to determine a one-off information , once or twice a day, relating to a particular area of the skin surface, ▪ at least one environment sensor designed to accompany a user throughout the day and to measure, throughout the day, at least one external parameter acting on said skin surface, ▪ a processing unit interfaced with the contact and environment sensors (12-13), said unit being fitted with analysis means allowing the determination of some physico-chemical properties of the skin surface to be analyzed, from signals generated by one-off measurements of the skin surface obtained by the at least one contact sensor and from measurements over time obtained by the at least one environment sensor ; characterized in that said one-off measurements correspond to a measurement carried out manually by the user with non-predictable and variable time intervals; said measurements over time correspond to a measurement carried out automatically with almost periodic time intervals. ▪ at least one contact sensor for applying to said skin surface to be analyzed in order to determine a one-off information , once or twice a day, relating to a particular area of the skin surface, ▪ at least one environment sensor designed to accompany a user throughout the day and to measure, throughout the day, at least one external parameter acting on said skin surface, ▪ a processing unit interfaced with the contact and environment sensors (12-13), said unit being fitted with analysis means allowing the determination of some physico-chemical properties of the skin surface to be analyzed, from signals generated by one-off measurements of the skin surface obtained by the at least one contact sensor and from measurements over time obtained by the at least one environment sensor ;
An image analysis apparatus for analyzing orientations of fiber bundles of X-yarns and Y-yarns from a three-dimensional image derived from X-ray computer tomography of a woven fabric made of fiber bundles of the X-yarns, the Y-yarns, and Z-yarns, the image analysis apparatus comprising: a binarization unit that binarizes the three-dimensional image; and an overlapping area extraction unit that extracts an overlapping area, in which the X-yarns and the Y-yarns perpendicularly and three-dimensionally intersect with each other, from the binarized image; the image analysis apparatus is characterized by comprising: a reference direction determination unit that averages an overlapping direction of each voxel included in the overlapping area and determines the averaged direction as a reference direction; a Z-yarn removal unit that removes the Z-yarns from the binarized image by applying a directional distance method on a reference plane perpendicular to the reference direction; and a fiber bundle orientation estimation unit that applies the directional distance method again to the image, from which the Z-yarns have been removed, on the reference plane and estimates the orientations of the fiber bundles of the X-yarns and the Y-yarns on the basis of a directional distance calculated upon the application. a binarization unit that binarizes the three-dimensional image; and an overlapping area extraction unit that extracts an overlapping area, in which the X-yarns and the Y-yarns perpendicularly and three-dimensionally intersect with each other, from the binarized image; the image analysis apparatus is characterized by comprising: a reference direction determination unit that averages an overlapping direction of each voxel included in the overlapping area and determines the averaged direction as a reference direction; a Z-yarn removal unit that removes the Z-yarns from the binarized image by applying a directional distance method on a reference plane perpendicular to the reference direction; and a fiber bundle orientation estimation unit that applies the directional distance method again to the image, from which the Z-yarns have been removed, on the reference plane and estimates the orientations of the fiber bundles of the X-yarns and the Y-yarns on the basis of a directional distance calculated upon the application. a reference direction determination unit that averages an overlapping direction of each voxel included in the overlapping area and determines the averaged direction as a reference direction; a Z-yarn removal unit that removes the Z-yarns from the binarized image by applying a directional distance method on a reference plane perpendicular to the reference direction; and a fiber bundle orientation estimation unit that applies the directional distance method again to the image, from which the Z-yarns have been removed, on the reference plane and estimates the orientations of the fiber bundles of the X-yarns and the Y-yarns on the basis of a directional distance calculated upon the application.
An imaging catheter comprising an imaging assembly wherein the imaging catheter further comprises an imaging window and an inner member , wherein the imaging assembly comprises a transducer and an image collector having a radiopaque marker disposed interior to the image collector, so that the radiopaque marker is longitudinally co-located with the image collector, wherein the imaging assembly including the image collector is capable of being translated within the imaging window while imaging vasculature, wherein the radiopaque marker is longitudinally co-located with the image collector during translation thereof within the imaging window, characterized in that the imaging assembly further comprises a unibody disposed at least partially interior to the transducer , the unibody being substantially on the same axis along the inner member as the radiopaque marker .
An aqueous cosmetic composition suitable for vaporization with a non-aerosol vaporizer or aerosol vaporizer, comprising: - one or more particulate(s) having an average particle size in the range of 10 μm to 250 μm being insoluble in water at 25°C at atmospheric pressure, - one or more inorganic salt(s) being soluble in water at 25°C at atmospheric pressure, selected from salts providing divalent and/or trivalent cations upon dissolution in water, - one or more monohydric and/or dihydric alcohol(s). - one or more particulate(s) having an average particle size in the range of 10 μm to 250 μm being insoluble in water at 25°C at atmospheric pressure, - one or more inorganic salt(s) being soluble in water at 25°C at atmospheric pressure, selected from salts providing divalent and/or trivalent cations upon dissolution in water, - one or more monohydric and/or dihydric alcohol(s).
A method for producing a high strength steel sheet having an improved ductility and an improved formability, the sheet having a yield strength YS of at least 850 MPa, a tensile strength TS of at least 1180 MPa, a total elongation of at least 14% and a hole expansion ratio HER measured according to the ISO standard 16630:2009 of at least 30%, by heat treating a steel sheet wherein the chemical composition of the steel contains: 0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.25% 1.2% ≤ Si ≤ 1.8% 2% ≤ Mn ≤ 2.4% 0.1% ≤ Cr ≤ 0.25% Nb ≤ 0.05% Ti ≤ 0.05% Al ≤ 0.50% the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, including less than 0.05% Ni, less than 0.02% Mo, less than 0.03% Cu, less than 0.007% V, less than 0.0010% B, less than 0.007 % S, less than 0.02% P and less than 0.010% N, and wherein the heat treatment comprises the following steps: - annealing the sheet at an annealing temperature TA higher than Ac3 but less than 1000°C for a time of more than 30 s, - quenching the sheet by cooling it down to a quenching temperature QT between 275°C and 325°C, at a cooling speed sufficient to have, just after quenching, a structure consisting of austenite and at least 50% of martensite, the austenite content being such that the final structure i.e. after treatment and cooling to the room temperature, consists of between 3% and 15% of residual austenite and between 85 and 97% of the sum of martensite and bainite, without ferrite, - heating the sheet up to a partitioning temperature PT between 420°C and 470°C and maintaining the sheet at this temperature for a partitioning time Pt between 50 s and 150 s, wherein maintaining the sheet at the partitioning temperature means that during partitioning the temperature of the sheet remains between PT-10°C and PT +10°C, and, - cooling the sheet down to the room temperature. 0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.25% 1.2% ≤ Si ≤ 1.8% 2% ≤ Mn ≤ 2.4% 0.1% ≤ Cr ≤ 0.25% Nb ≤ 0.05% Ti ≤ 0.05% Al ≤ 0.50% - annealing the sheet at an annealing temperature TA higher than Ac3 but less than 1000°C for a time of more than 30 s, - quenching the sheet by cooling it down to a quenching temperature QT between 275°C and 325°C, at a cooling speed sufficient to have, just after quenching, a structure consisting of austenite and at least 50% of martensite, the austenite content being such that the final structure i.e. after treatment and cooling to the room temperature, consists of between 3% and 15% of residual austenite and between 85 and 97% of the sum of martensite and bainite, without ferrite, - heating the sheet up to a partitioning temperature PT between 420°C and 470°C and maintaining the sheet at this temperature for a partitioning time Pt between 50 s and 150 s, wherein maintaining the sheet at the partitioning temperature means that during partitioning the temperature of the sheet remains between PT-10°C and PT +10°C, and, - cooling the sheet down to the room temperature.
A steel cord comprising strands and monofilaments made of steel wherein said strands comprise strand filaments made of steel twisted together with a strand lay length and direction, wherein said strands and said monofilaments are twisted together with a cord lay and direction, said strands forming the outer layer of said steel cord characterised in that said monofilaments fill the valleys between adjacent strands on the radial outer side of said outer layer of said steel cord and wherein said monofilaments have a monofilament tensile strength, said monofilament tensile strength being lower than the tensile strength of the strand filaments closest to said monofilaments.
An electronic device comprising: a touch screen; and a processor, wherein the processor configured to: detect a touch input from a reference region which is set in at least a partial region of the touch screen; when a movement of the touch input is detected, activate a screen adjustment mode based on a movement range of the touch input; during maintenance of the touch input, adjust a screen size of the touch screen based on a movement distance of the touch input and display the touch screen of the adjusted screen size; and when the touch input is released after the screen size is adjusted, set a screen size at the time that the touch input is released as a screen size of the screen adjustment mode. a touch screen; and a processor, wherein the processor configured to: detect a touch input from a reference region which is set in at least a partial region of the touch screen; when a movement of the touch input is detected, activate a screen adjustment mode based on a movement range of the touch input; during maintenance of the touch input, adjust a screen size of the touch screen based on a movement distance of the touch input and display the touch screen of the adjusted screen size; and when the touch input is released after the screen size is adjusted, set a screen size at the time that the touch input is released as a screen size of the screen adjustment mode. detect a touch input from a reference region which is set in at least a partial region of the touch screen; when a movement of the touch input is detected, activate a screen adjustment mode based on a movement range of the touch input; during maintenance of the touch input, adjust a screen size of the touch screen based on a movement distance of the touch input and display the touch screen of the adjusted screen size; and when the touch input is released after the screen size is adjusted, set a screen size at the time that the touch input is released as a screen size of the screen adjustment mode.