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Floor mop comprising a base with a top side and an underside , and comprising a covering which lies at least against the underside of the base and thus covers the underside of the base , wherein this covering is at least partially made of a material for cleaning floors and thus, at the level of the underside of the base , forms a first cleaning side of the floor mop , wherein the base is largely made of an elastic material, characterized in that the floor mop extends in a length direction (A) and a width direction (B) and that the underside of the base has one or more successive zones which extend in the length direction (A) and next to each other viewed in the width direction (B), so that the first cleaning side is divided into respectively one or more successive contact zones , each contact zone being a zone intended to contact the surface to be cleaned, wherein when the floor mop rests on a surface to be cleaned, the floor mop is deformable between a rest position in which, viewed in the width direction (B), each said zone extends firstly directed upward and then directed back downward so that the contact zones only make limited contact with the surface to be cleaned, and one or more cleaning positions, by exerting a force on a said zone for pressing this zone in the direction of the surface to be cleaned, such that the respective contact zone makes contact with the surface to be cleaned over almost its complete surface.
A method for protectively storing a population of cells, a tissue, or an organ, comprising storing a population of cells, a tissue, or an organ in a zwitterionic microgel to provide stored cells, a stored tissue or a stored organ, wherein the stored cells, stored tissue, or stored organ substantially retain their biological function on storage; wherein the zwitterionic microgel comprises a microgel composition prepared from physical processing of a crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogel or a crosslinked mixed charge hydrogel to provide a microgel composition comprising a plurality of crosslinked zwitterionic or a plurality of crosslinked mixed charge microgel units; and wherein the physical processing comprises cutting, chopping, grinding, grading, templating, rubbing, mincing, extruding, or crushing the crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogel or the crosslinked mixed charge hydrogel to provide the microgel composition. wherein the zwitterionic microgel comprises a microgel composition prepared from physical processing of a crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogel or a crosslinked mixed charge hydrogel to provide a microgel composition comprising a plurality of crosslinked zwitterionic or a plurality of crosslinked mixed charge microgel units; and wherein the physical processing comprises cutting, chopping, grinding, grading, templating, rubbing, mincing, extruding, or crushing the crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogel or the crosslinked mixed charge hydrogel to provide the microgel composition.
Stack-shaped lll-V semiconductor semi-finished product , comprising - a substrate , - a sacrificial layer region arranged on the substrate , - a semiconductor layer region arranged on a surface of the sacrificial layer region , wherein - the substrate , the sacrificial layer region and the semiconductor layer region each comprise at least one chemical element from the main group III and chemical element from the main group V, - at least a part of the sacrificial layer region differs in at least one element from the substrate and from the part of the semiconductor layer region arranged directly on the surface of the sacrificial layer region, - a rate of etching for a predetermined etching process at least for a part of the sacrificial layer region differs by at least a factor 10 from the rate of etching for the substrate and from the rate of etching for the part of the semiconductor layer region arranged directly on the surface of the sacrificial layer region, characterised in that - the sacrificial layer region comprises an at least partly amorphised layer produced by implantation, - the amorphised layer is arranged in the proximity of the centre or in the centre of the sacrificial layer region and - the sacrificial layer region comprises exactly three sacrificial layers (14.2, 14.4, 14.6) and the two outer layers (14.2, 14.6) comprise InGaAs or AlAs or GaInP or AIGaAs or consist of InGaAs or AlAs or GaInP or AlGaAs and the middle sacrificial layer (14.4) comprises GaAs or consists of GaAs. - a substrate , - a sacrificial layer region arranged on the substrate , - a semiconductor layer region arranged on a surface of the sacrificial layer region , wherein - the substrate , the sacrificial layer region and the semiconductor layer region each comprise at least one chemical element from the main group III and chemical element from the main group V, - at least a part of the sacrificial layer region differs in at least one element from the substrate and from the part of the semiconductor layer region arranged directly on the surface of the sacrificial layer region, - a rate of etching for a predetermined etching process at least for a part of the sacrificial layer region differs by at least a factor 10 from the rate of etching for the substrate and from the rate of etching for the part of the semiconductor layer region arranged directly on the surface of the sacrificial layer region, - the sacrificial layer region comprises an at least partly amorphised layer produced by implantation, - the amorphised layer is arranged in the proximity of the centre or in the centre of the sacrificial layer region and - the sacrificial layer region comprises exactly three sacrificial layers (14.2, 14.4, 14.6) and the two outer layers (14.2, 14.6) comprise InGaAs or AlAs or GaInP or AIGaAs or consist of InGaAs or AlAs or GaInP or AlGaAs and the middle sacrificial layer (14.4) comprises GaAs or consists of GaAs.
Method for the symmetrical encryption of plaintext messages by means of a secret key, the encryption method performing a block encryption, each block being subject to a plurality N r of encryption rounds (420 i ), each encryption round comprising a substitution layer (421 i ) using a substitution table and a diffusion layer (422 i ) using a diffusion matrix, characterised in that : - a counter is initialised by means of a seed and said counter is incremented at least once between the encryption of two successive plaintext messages; - a non-invertible transformation is performed on a combination of said secret key with an output word from said counter in order to generate a control parameter; - the substitution layer (421 i , 1121 i ) and/or the diffusion layer (422 i , 1122 i ) of each encryption round is configured by means of the control parameter, the configuration of the substitution layer being manifested by an identical permutation of the bits of each element of the substitution table and the configuration of the diffusion layer being manifested by a permutation of the elements of the diffusion matrix. - a counter is initialised by means of a seed and said counter is incremented at least once between the encryption of two successive plaintext messages; - a non-invertible transformation is performed on a combination of said secret key with an output word from said counter in order to generate a control parameter; - the substitution layer (421 i , 1121 i ) and/or the diffusion layer (422 i , 1122 i ) of each encryption round is configured by means of the control parameter, the configuration of the substitution layer being manifested by an identical permutation of the bits of each element of the substitution table and the configuration of the diffusion layer being manifested by a permutation of the elements of the diffusion matrix.
A method, comprising: transporting a first fluid containing agarose at at least 0.5 vol% into a microfluidic droplet containing a second fluid; and causing the agarose to solidify to form a gel particle contained within the second fluid in the microfluidic droplet. transporting a first fluid containing agarose at at least 0.5 vol% into a microfluidic droplet containing a second fluid; and causing the agarose to solidify to form a gel particle contained within the second fluid in the microfluidic droplet.
A specimen retrieval device comprising: a tubular body defining a longitudinal bore , the tubular body having a proximal portion , a distal portion , and a hand grip supported on the proximal portion of the tubular body; an inner shaft having a proximal portion , a distal portion , an actuation handle supported on the proximal portion of the inner shaft, and a support member extending from the distal portion of the inner shaft; a specimen bag supported on the support member at the distal portion of the inner shaft , the specimen bag including an open end , a body , a closed portion , and an inner surface , the body of the specimen bag including a plurality of folds between the open end and the closed portion, the plurality of folds being movable from a folded state to an unfolded state to increase a volume of the specimen bag; and a release string , characterized in that the release string is secured to each of the plurality of folds to retain the folds in the folded state, the release string movable from a non-actuated position to an actuated position to sequentially release each of the plurality of folds from the folded state to the unfolded state to sequentially increase the volume of the specimen bag . a tubular body defining a longitudinal bore , the tubular body having a proximal portion , a distal portion , and a hand grip supported on the proximal portion of the tubular body; an inner shaft having a proximal portion , a distal portion , an actuation handle supported on the proximal portion of the inner shaft, and a support member extending from the distal portion of the inner shaft; a specimen bag supported on the support member at the distal portion of the inner shaft , the specimen bag including an open end , a body , a closed portion , and an inner surface , the body of the specimen bag including a plurality of folds between the open end and the closed portion, the plurality of folds being movable from a folded state to an unfolded state to increase a volume of the specimen bag; and a release string ,
A multi-charge ignition system including a spark plug control unit adapted to control at least two coil stages so as to successively energise and de-energise said coil stages to provide a current to a spark plug, said two stages comprising a first transformer (T1) including a first primary winding (L1) inductively coupled to a first secondary winding (L2); a second transformer (T2) including a second primary winding (L3) inductively coupled to a second secondary winding (L4); characterised in including first switch means (M2) electrically connected between the high end side of the first primary winding and high end side of the second primary winding, and second switch means (M3) electrically connected between the low side of the first primary wining and high side of the second primary winding.
A wireless power transfer device comprising: a primary coil configured to receive a primary magnetic flux in a first direction from an external device providing the primary magnetic flux ; a secondary coil configured to output a secondary magnetic flux in a second direction different from the first direction to charge a wrist device with the secondary magnetic flux , wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil form a closed electric circuit; and a casing supporting the primary coil and the secondary coil , wherein the physical structure of the casing is selected in order to receive the wrist device in a predetermined manner, and wherein the secondary coil is directed with respect to the casing so as to direct the secondary magnetic flux to a target area of the wrist device . a primary coil configured to receive a primary magnetic flux in a first direction from an external device providing the primary magnetic flux ; a secondary coil configured to output a secondary magnetic flux in a second direction different from the first direction to charge a wrist device with the secondary magnetic flux , wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil form a closed electric circuit; and a casing supporting the primary coil and the secondary coil , wherein the physical structure of the casing is selected in order to receive the wrist device in a predetermined manner, and wherein the secondary coil is directed with respect to the casing so as to direct the secondary magnetic flux to a target area of the wrist device .
A mineral base oil having: a kinematic viscosity at 40°C of 4.0 mm 2 /s or more and less than 6.0 mm 2 /s, a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1.0 mm 2 /s or more and less than 2.0 mm 2 /s, a flash point of 140°C or higher, wherein the flash point means a value measured by the Cleveland open-cup method according to JIS K2265-4; a density at 15°C of 0.800 g/cm 3 or more and 0.860 g/cm 3 or less measured according to JIS K2249; and a naphthene content of 10 to 40 measured according to ASTM D-3238 ring analysis wherein a temperature gradient Δ|η*| of complex viscosity between two temperature points -10°C and -25°C is 0.0030 Pa·s/°C or less as measured with a rotary rheometer under conditions at an angular velocity of 6.3 rad/s and a strain amount of 0.1 to 100%. a kinematic viscosity at 40°C of 4.0 mm 2 /s or more and less than 6.0 mm 2 /s, a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1.0 mm 2 /s or more and less than 2.0 mm 2 /s, a flash point of 140°C or higher, wherein the flash point means a value measured by the Cleveland open-cup method according to JIS K2265-4; a density at 15°C of 0.800 g/cm 3 or more and 0.860 g/cm 3 or less measured according to JIS K2249; and a naphthene content of 10 to 40 measured according to ASTM D-3238 ring analysis wherein a temperature gradient Δ|η*| of complex viscosity between two temperature points -10°C and -25°C is 0.0030 Pa·s/°C or less as measured with a rotary rheometer under conditions at an angular velocity of 6.3 rad/s and a strain amount of 0.1 to 100%.
A lifting mechanism for a bed, comprising: - a leg connecting a foot assembly to a frame for supporting a mattress, the frame defining a support plane; and - a linkage mechanism connected between the frame and the leg and configured to allow the frame to move with respect to the foot assembly in a direction perpendicular to the support plane between a raised position and a lowered position, the linkage mechanism comprising an arm pivotally connected at a first end to the frame and pivotally connected at a second end to the leg , wherein during movement of the frame between the raised and lowered positions the foot assembly does not move in a direction parallel to the support plane, and characterised in that the frame comprises a seat having a convex bearing surface and the first end of the arm comprises a concave bearing surface , and sliding of the convex bearing surface over the concave bearing surface causes the arm to pivot with respect to the frame . - a leg connecting a foot assembly to a frame for supporting a mattress, the frame defining a support plane; and - a linkage mechanism connected between the frame and the leg and configured to allow the frame to move with respect to the foot assembly in a direction perpendicular to the support plane between a raised position and a lowered position, the linkage mechanism comprising an arm pivotally connected at a first end to the frame and pivotally connected at a second end to the leg ,
A communication device comprising circuitry to: receive packets, corresponding to a single radio bearer, from network devices corresponding to distinct radio access technologies, RATs; identify, based on the packets, sequence numbers, SNs, of missed packets that were not received by the device; create, based on the SNs, a report that identifies the missed packets; and communicate the report to one of the network devices; wherein to create the report, the circuitry is to: include a SN of the first packet in the report; and characterized in that to create the report the circuitry is further to: determine a number of packets between a first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, determine, based on the number of packets between the first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, a number of bits to be used for each missed packet after the first packet of the missed packets to represent the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet, and for each of the remainder of the missed packets, use the determined number of bits to indicate the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet. receive packets, corresponding to a single radio bearer, from network devices corresponding to distinct radio access technologies, RATs; identify, based on the packets, sequence numbers, SNs, of missed packets that were not received by the device; create, based on the SNs, a report that identifies the missed packets; and communicate the report to one of the network devices; wherein to create the report, the circuitry is to: include a SN of the first packet in the report; and characterized in that to create the report the circuitry is further to: determine a number of packets between a first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, determine, based on the number of packets between the first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, a number of bits to be used for each missed packet after the first packet of the missed packets to represent the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet, and for each of the remainder of the missed packets, use the determined number of bits to indicate the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet. determine a number of packets between a first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, determine, based on the number of packets between the first packet of the missed packets and a last packet of the missed packets, a number of bits to be used for each missed packet after the first packet of the missed packets to represent the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet, and for each of the remainder of the missed packets, use the determined number of bits to indicate the number of packets between the first packet and that missed packet.
A solar cell comprising, on a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type: a base layer which has the first conductivity type; and an emitter layer which is adjacent to the base layer and has a second conductivity type which is a conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, and further comprising a base collecting electrode provided on at least the base layer , characterized in that a part of the base collecting electrode is also arranged on the emitter layer so as to be in contact with the emitter layer adjacent to the base layer on which the base collecting electrode is arranged, further wherein a film thickness of the base collecting electrode arranged on the emitter layer is 0.1 to 10 μm.
Device for determining a vital sign of a subject comprising: - an interface for receiving a data stream derived from detected light reflected from a region of interest including a skin area of the subject , said data stream comprising a data signal per skin pixel area of one or more skin pixels for a plurality of skin pixel areas of said region of interest, the data signal representing the detected light reflected from the respective skin pixel area over time, - an analyzer for analyzing spatial and/or temporal properties of the skin area, - a processor for determining a vital sign information signal of the subject based on the data signals of skin pixel areas within the skin area, and - a post-processor for determining the desired vital sign from said vital sign information signal, wherein said analyzer is configured to determine reliability information from said spatial and/or temporal properties of the skin area, said reliability information indicating the reliability of the determination of the vital sign information or vital sign determined based on the data signals of skin pixel areas within the skin area, and wherein said determined spatial and/or temporal properties and said reliability information are used by the processor for determining the vital sign information signal and/or by the post-processor for determining the desired vital sign, characterized in that said analyzer is configured to determine the spatial uniformity of the skin area over time by dividing the skin area into skin pixel blocks, determining the spatial uniformity of said skin pixel blocks and determining the number of smooth and/or textured skin pixel blocks over time, and to determine said reliability information using the change of the number of smooth and/or textured skin pixel blocks over time and/or the change of the size of the skin area over time. - an interface for receiving a data stream derived from detected light reflected from a region of interest including a skin area of the subject , said data stream comprising a data signal per skin pixel area of one or more skin pixels for a plurality of skin pixel areas of said region of interest, the data signal representing the detected light reflected from the respective skin pixel area over time, - an analyzer for analyzing spatial and/or temporal properties of the skin area, - a processor for determining a vital sign information signal of the subject based on the data signals of skin pixel areas within the skin area, and - a post-processor for determining the desired vital sign from said vital sign information signal, to determine the spatial uniformity of the skin area over time by dividing the skin area into skin pixel blocks, determining the spatial uniformity of said skin pixel blocks and determining the number of smooth and/or textured skin pixel blocks over time, and to determine said reliability information using the change of the number of smooth and/or textured skin pixel blocks over time and/or the change of the size of the skin area over time.
A carbon dioxide electrolytic device comprising an electrolysis cell including: a cathode configured to reduce a first substance containing carbon dioxide and thus produce a first product containing a carbon compound; a cathode flow path which faces the cathode and which allows a gas containing the carbon dioxide to flow; an anode configured to oxidize a second substance containing water or a hydroxide and thus produce a second product containing oxygen; an anode flow path which faces the anode and which allows an electrolytic solution containing the water or the hydroxide to flow; a water-repellent porous sheet which faces the anode flow path and which allows the second product to flow, the water-repellent porous sheet having a contact angle of 100 degrees or less; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode in contact with the anode. a cathode configured to reduce a first substance containing carbon dioxide and thus produce a first product containing a carbon compound; a cathode flow path which faces the cathode and which allows a gas containing the carbon dioxide to flow; an anode configured to oxidize a second substance containing water or a hydroxide and thus produce a second product containing oxygen; an anode flow path which faces the anode and which allows an electrolytic solution containing the water or the hydroxide to flow; a water-repellent porous sheet which faces the anode flow path and which allows the second product to flow, the water-repellent porous sheet having a contact angle of 100 degrees or less; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode in contact with the anode.