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A stacked liquid crystal (LC) structure associated with a head mounted display , the stacked LC structure comprising: a plurality of LC cells configured to rotate the polarization of light from a broadband light source over a range of wavelengths and a range of incident angles, the plurality of LC cells are arranged in a stack such that the broadband light passes through each of the plurality of LC cells consecutively, wherein an amount of polarization adjustment caused by each LC cell in the plurality of LC cells is wavelength independent over the range of wavelengths and the range of incident angles and the plurality of LC cells are oriented relative to each other such that a cumulative rotation of the polarization for all bands of light within the broadband light is from a first polarization to a second polarization; characterised in that the stacked LC structure further comprises a controller configured to: determine that a failure has occurred in a first one of said LC cells , and apply a voltage to a second one of said LC cells in order to drive the stacked LC structure. a plurality of LC cells configured to rotate the polarization of light from a broadband light source over a range of wavelengths and a range of incident angles, the plurality of LC cells are arranged in a stack such that the broadband light passes through each of the plurality of LC cells consecutively, wherein an amount of polarization adjustment caused by each LC cell in the plurality of LC cells is wavelength independent over the range of wavelengths and the range of incident angles and the plurality of LC cells are oriented relative to each other such that a cumulative rotation of the polarization for all bands of light within the broadband light is from a first polarization to a second polarization; characterised in that the stacked LC structure further comprises a controller configured to: determine that a failure has occurred in a first one of said LC cells , and apply a voltage to a second one of said LC cells in order to drive the stacked LC structure. determine that a failure has occurred in a first one of said LC cells , and apply a voltage to a second one of said LC cells in order to drive the stacked LC structure.
A composition comprising sorbent particles for use in the simultaneous removal of endotoxins from dialysate and uremic solutes from blood during the treatment of patients; wherein said particles are embedded into a membrane, said membrane comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylenesulfone, polyarylethersulfone, polyamide, polyetherimide, polyimide, polyethylene-co-vinyl alcohol, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinylchloride, polyacrylonitrile, polyurethane, polyether ether ketone, and polyacrylic acid; wherein said membrane further comprises at least one hydrophilic additive selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, dextran, glycerol, diethylene glycol, octanol, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, lithium chloride, and calcium chloride; wherein said treatment is selected from the group consisting of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration; whereby in said treatment the dialysate comprises endotoxins at a concentration of at least 0.03 EU/mL at the point in time when the dialysate is first brought into contact with said membrane. wherein said particles are embedded into a membrane, said membrane comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylenesulfone, polyarylethersulfone, polyamide, polyetherimide, polyimide, polyethylene-co-vinyl alcohol, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinylchloride, polyacrylonitrile, polyurethane, polyether ether ketone, and polyacrylic acid; wherein said membrane further comprises at least one hydrophilic additive selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, dextran, glycerol, diethylene glycol, octanol, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, lithium chloride, and calcium chloride; wherein said treatment is selected from the group consisting of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration; whereby in said treatment the dialysate comprises endotoxins at a concentration of at least 0.03 EU/mL at the point in time when the dialysate is first brought into contact with said membrane.
Apparatus for unwinding reels and for joining a ply between two reels comprising a first unwinder adapted to unwind a first reel and a second unwinder adapted to unwind a second reel , said apparatus comprising a joining device adapted to join a first ply belonging to said first reel with a second ply belonging to said second reel , said joining device comprising joining means configured to join, in a joining point along said joining path, said flap of said first ply with said second ply or said flap of said second ply with said first ply , said joining device comprising first cutting means configured to cut said first ply or said second ply upstream of said joining point where the join is performed between said first ply and said second ply and second cutting means configured to cut said flap of said first ply or said flap of said second ply downstream of said joining point, said apparatus being characterized in that said joining device comprises a pair of pulling bars , a first pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said first ply along a joining path with said second ply , a second pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said second ply along a joining path with said first ply . a first unwinder adapted to unwind a first reel and a second unwinder adapted to unwind a second reel , said apparatus comprising a joining device adapted to join a first ply belonging to said first reel with a second ply belonging to said second reel , said joining device comprising joining means configured to join, in a joining point along said joining path, said flap of said first ply with said second ply or said flap of said second ply with said first ply , said joining device comprising first cutting means configured to cut said first ply or said second ply upstream of said joining point where the join is performed between said first ply and said second ply and second cutting means configured to cut said flap of said first ply or said flap of said second ply downstream of said joining point, said apparatus being characterized in that said joining device comprises a pair of pulling bars , a first pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said first ply along a joining path with said second ply , a second pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said second ply along a joining path with said first ply .
Apparatus for feeding liquid metal to an evaporator device in a vacuum chamber , the apparatus further comprising a container adapted to contain a liquid metal, a feed tube from the container to the evaporator device and an electromagnetic pump provided in the feed tube , characterised in that a vacuum enclosure is provided which encloses the electromagnetic pump .
A transmission line length detection device comprising: a first capacitance calculation unit to observe a voltage change in a transmission line in a communication network, and to calculate total capacitance which is capacitance of a whole of the transmission line on a basis of the voltage change; a second capacitance calculation unit to measure a characteristic impedance of the transmission line and to calculate a capacitance per unit length of the transmission line from the characteristic impedance; and an electric length calculation unit to calculate an electric length of the transmission line by dividing the total capacitance calculated by the first capacitance calculation unit by the capacitance per unit length calculated by the second capacitance calculation unit . a first capacitance calculation unit to observe a voltage change in a transmission line in a communication network, and to calculate total capacitance which is capacitance of a whole of the transmission line on a basis of the voltage change; a second capacitance calculation unit to measure a characteristic impedance of the transmission line and to calculate a capacitance per unit length of the transmission line from the characteristic impedance; and an electric length calculation unit to calculate an electric length of the transmission line by dividing the total capacitance calculated by the first capacitance calculation unit by the capacitance per unit length calculated by the second capacitance calculation unit .
Elastic laminate comprising - a polymer intermediate elastic film (F) formed by three coextruded layers (F1, F2, F1), wherein the outer layers (F1) are made of the same polymer material, and the inner layer (F2) is made of a different polymer material, - two nonwoven fabrics (T1, T2) joined, through spot or areas welding (Z), to the two opposite faces of said coextruded elastic film (F), wherein said elastic laminate is a stretched elastic laminate and o the ratio between MD elongation at break at 10N, and laminate thickness after the stretching step is lower than 8, and preferably lower than 7,5 and/or o the ratio in (N/50 mm)/(mm), between CD tensile strength and laminate thickness after the stretching step is lower than 79, and preferably lower than 78 and/or o the ratio in (g/m 2 /mm) between laminate weight and thickness after the stretching step is lower than 105, and more preferably lower than 100, and wherein the welding spot or welding area density is comprised between 15 and 60 spots/cm 2 , the thickness of the laminated product (P) is comprised between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm and the weight of the laminated product (P) is comprised between 60 and 140 g/m 2 . - a polymer intermediate elastic film (F) formed by three coextruded layers (F1, F2, F1), wherein the outer layers (F1) are made of the same polymer material, and the inner layer (F2) is made of a different polymer material, - two nonwoven fabrics (T1, T2) joined, through spot or areas welding (Z), to the two opposite faces of said coextruded elastic film (F), o the ratio between MD elongation at break at 10N, and laminate thickness after the stretching step is lower than 8, and preferably lower than 7,5 and/or o the ratio in (N/50 mm)/(mm), between CD tensile strength and laminate thickness after the stretching step is lower than 79, and preferably lower than 78 and/or o the ratio in (g/m 2 /mm) between laminate weight and thickness after the stretching step is lower than 105, and more preferably lower than 100,
A secure computation system in which r is assumed to be a random number which satisfies 0 ≤ r < 1, [[r]] is assumed to be concealed text of the random number r, and [[2 r ]] is assumed to be concealed text of 2 r , which is 2 raised to a power r, the secure computation system which is configured with two or more secure computation devices and calculates, from concealed text [[x]] of a value x which is a power to which 2 is raised, concealed text [[2 x ]] of 2 x , which is 2 raised to the power x which is the value x, the secure computation system comprising: a decimal fraction decomposing means that calculates concealed text [[x]]-[[r]] of a difference x-r between the value x and the random number r from the concealed text [[x]] by using the concealed text [[r]] and generates concealed text [[e]] and [[f]] of an integer portion e and a decimal fraction portion f (0 ≤ f < 1) of the difference x-r from the concealed text [[x]]-[[r]]; a reconstructing means that reconstructs the decimal fraction portion f from the concealed text [[f]]; a left shift means that generates, from the decimal fraction portion f and the concealed text [[e]], concealed text [[y]] of a left shift value y which is a value obtained by shifting 2 f , which is 2 raised to a power f which is the decimal fraction portion f, to a left by e bit; and a power calculating means that calculates, as the concealed text [[2 x ]], concealed text [[2 r ]]×[[y]] of a value 2 r ×y obtained by multiplying the 2 r , which is a power of 2, by the left shift value y from the concealed text [[y]] by using the concealed text [[2 r ]]. a decimal fraction decomposing means that calculates concealed text [[x]]-[[r]] of a difference x-r between the value x and the random number r from the concealed text [[x]] by using the concealed text [[r]] and generates concealed text [[e]] and [[f]] of an integer portion e and a decimal fraction portion f (0 ≤ f < 1) of the difference x-r from the concealed text [[x]]-[[r]]; a reconstructing means that reconstructs the decimal fraction portion f from the concealed text [[f]]; a left shift means that generates, from the decimal fraction portion f and the concealed text [[e]], concealed text [[y]] of a left shift value y which is a value obtained by shifting 2 f , which is 2 raised to a power f which is the decimal fraction portion f, to a left by e bit; and a power calculating means that calculates, as the concealed text [[2 x ]], concealed text [[2 r ]]×[[y]] of a value 2 r ×y obtained by multiplying the 2 r , which is a power of 2, by the left shift value y from the concealed text [[y]] by using the concealed text [[2 r ]].
Control module for an electric appliance comprising a printed circuit board , on which are mounted electrical and electronic components and at least one power transistor , fixed onto a first area of the printed circuit board and comprising a first terminal (D) called drain, linked to a first electrically conductive track of said first area , a second terminal (S) called source and linked to a second electrically conductive track of a second area of the printed circuit board and a third terminal (G) called gate, characterized in that the printed circuit board comprises at least one opening forming a discontinuity of material, at least partial, between the first and second areas of the printed circuit board , said opening being situated between the first and second conductive tracks .
A method of unlocking a lock screen in an electronic device, comprising the steps of: displaying a lock screen comprising a plurality of objects, wherein each object in the plurality of objects is randomly assigned one of an On state and an Off state; detecting a gesture for changing a state of at least one first object of the plurality of objects from the On state to the Off state and a state of at least one second object of the plurality of objects from the Off state to the On state; generating a first unlocking value in response to the gesture, the first unlocking value being a pattern formed by objects of the plurality of objects in the On state; determining whether the first unlocking value is identical with a predetermined second unlocking value ; and unlocking the lock screen if the first unlocking value is identical with the predetermined second unlocking value; wherein objects in the On state are displayed as visual effect differently from objects in the Off state; wherein the gesture comprises a drag gesture through at least a center point of the at least one first object and at least a center point of the at least one second object. displaying a lock screen comprising a plurality of objects, wherein each object in the plurality of objects is randomly assigned one of an On state and an Off state; detecting a gesture for changing a state of at least one first object of the plurality of objects from the On state to the Off state and a state of at least one second object of the plurality of objects from the Off state to the On state; generating a first unlocking value in response to the gesture, the first unlocking value being a pattern formed by objects of the plurality of objects in the On state; determining whether the first unlocking value is identical with a predetermined second unlocking value ; and unlocking the lock screen if the first unlocking value is identical with the predetermined second unlocking value; wherein objects in the On state are displayed as visual effect differently from objects in the Off state; wherein the gesture comprises a drag gesture through at least a center point of the at least one first object and at least a center point of the at least one second object.
A radar system for providing joint object detection and communication, the radar system comprising: a communication signal generator configured to provide a communication signal; a pre-distortion module configured to apply a pre-distortion to the communication signal to provide a pre-distorted communication signal; a linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal generator configured to provide an LFM signal; a mixer configured to mix the pre-distorted communication signal onto the LFM signal to provide a radar signal to be transmitted by the radar system; and an all-pass filter configured to filter one or more de-ramped reflected signals of the radar signal reflected off of one or more objects to provide a filtered signal, wherein each de-ramped reflected signal includes the pre-distorted communication signal, wherein the all-pass filter provides a linear group delay, and a non-linear phase response, and wherein the pre-distortion is an inverse of the non-linear phase response of the all-pass filter. a communication signal generator configured to provide a communication signal; a pre-distortion module configured to apply a pre-distortion to the communication signal to provide a pre-distorted communication signal; a linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal generator configured to provide an LFM signal; a mixer configured to mix the pre-distorted communication signal onto the LFM signal to provide a radar signal to be transmitted by the radar system; and an all-pass filter configured to filter one or more de-ramped reflected signals of the radar signal reflected off of one or more objects to provide a filtered signal, wherein each de-ramped reflected signal includes the pre-distorted communication signal, wherein the all-pass filter provides a linear group delay, and a non-linear phase response, and wherein the pre-distortion is an inverse of the non-linear phase response of the all-pass filter.
A lined pipe or reservoir element for transporting or storing drinking water, the pipe or reservoir element comprising: - a blank pipe or reservoir element made of ductile cast iron, steel or concrete, and - an inner lining located on an inner wall of the blank pipe or reservoir element , the inner lining being capable of being obtained by applying a mortar comprising a binder to the inner wall , characterized in that the binder comprises one from among: - a first composition comprising a mixture of CEM I SR Portland cement and blast-furnace slag, the weight portion of the CEM I SR Portland cement in said mixture being between 5% and 64%, - a second composition comprising a mixture of CEM III/B cement and microsilica, or a mixture of CEM I SR Portland cement and microsilica, the weight proportion of CEM III/B cement or of CEM I SR Portland cement in said mixture being between 50% and 94%, and - the mixtures of the first composition and the second composition. - a blank pipe or reservoir element made of ductile cast iron, steel or concrete, and - an inner lining located on an inner wall of the blank pipe or reservoir element , the inner lining being capable of being obtained by applying a mortar comprising a binder to the inner wall , characterized in that the binder comprises one from among: - a first composition comprising a mixture of CEM I SR Portland cement and blast-furnace slag, the weight portion of the CEM I SR Portland cement in said mixture being between 5% and 64%, - a second composition comprising a mixture of CEM III/B cement and microsilica, or a mixture of CEM I SR Portland cement and microsilica, the weight proportion of CEM III/B cement or of CEM I SR Portland cement in said mixture being between 50% and 94%, and - the mixtures of the first composition and the second composition.
A method for preparing an anti-reflective coating on a substrate comprising the steps: (i) reacting nano-particles with an amount of surface modifying agent selected from alkoxy silanes, thereby forming surface modified particles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise silicon dioxide; (ii) pre-hydrolysing an alkoxy silane binder; (iii) mixing the surface modified particles from step (i) with the pre-hydrolysed binder from step (ii), thereby forming a coating composition, wherein the coating composition comprises 6% to 85 % surface modified nano-particles by weight of the solid fraction relative to the final coating composition, and wherein the amount of binder in the coating composition is 1% or more and 50% or less by weight of the solid fraction; and (iv) applying the coating composition to a substrate. (i) reacting nano-particles with an amount of surface modifying agent selected from alkoxy silanes, thereby forming surface modified particles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise silicon dioxide; (ii) pre-hydrolysing an alkoxy silane binder; (iii) mixing the surface modified particles from step (i) with the pre-hydrolysed binder from step (ii), thereby forming a coating composition, wherein the coating composition comprises 6% to 85 % surface modified nano-particles by weight of the solid fraction relative to the final coating composition, and wherein the amount of binder in the coating composition is 1% or more and 50% or less by weight of the solid fraction; and (iv) applying the coating composition to a substrate.
A method at a Secure User Plane Location platform, SLP, of supporting location of a user equipment, UE, using a Secure User Plane Location, SUPL session over a Fifth Generation, 5G, New Radio, NR, data connection, the method comprising: establishing the 5G NR data connection between the UE and the SLP; receiving a SUPL message from the UE as part of the SUPL session, the SUPL message comprising a Location ID, LID, parameter having a Long-Term Evolution, LTE, Cell Information data field, wherein cell data is included in the LTE Cell Information data field, and wherein the cell data comprises information regarding a 5G NR serving cell of the UE; and determining a location of the UE based at least in part on the cell data. establishing the 5G NR data connection between the UE and the SLP; receiving a SUPL message from the UE as part of the SUPL session, the SUPL message comprising a Location ID, LID, parameter having a Long-Term Evolution, LTE, Cell Information data field, wherein cell data is included in the LTE Cell Information data field, and wherein the cell data comprises information regarding a 5G NR serving cell of the UE; and determining a location of the UE based at least in part on the cell data.
A detection system for measuring one or more conditions within a predetermined area comprising: a fiber harness having a fiber optic cable for transmitting light, the fiber optic cable defining a plurality of nodes arranged to measure the condition, wherein each node is arranged such that light scattered by an atmosphere adjacent the node is received by a corresponding separate core of the fiber optic cable at least one scattering angle relative to light transmitted through the node; and a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with each node is transmitted to the control system , wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at each node. a fiber harness having a fiber optic cable for transmitting light, the fiber optic cable defining a plurality of nodes arranged to measure the condition, wherein each node is arranged such that light scattered by an atmosphere adjacent the node is received by a corresponding separate core of the fiber optic cable at least one scattering angle relative to light transmitted through the node; and a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with each node is transmitted to the control system , wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at each node.