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A method of controlling a linear lighting device comprising an array of light-emitting elements for emitting illumination to illuminate an environment, the method comprising: arranging a controller to control the illumination emitted by different ones of the light-emitting elements so as to form a spatial pattern, and to vary the spatial pattern according to a spatial dimming function whereby the spatial pattern is varied so as to emit a different overall intensity level as a function of a received dimming signal; determining with an input device , a value of at least one property relating to a manner in which the linear lighting device is deployed, said property comprising at least one of: a position and/or orientation of the linear lighting device relative to a reference point within the environment, and a size and/or shape of the linear lighting device or of a luminaire in which the linear lighting device is installed; and setting the spatial dimming function in dependence on the value of said property, such that the illumination source produces a homogeneous light effect over the linear lighting device while dimming, by ensuring an uniform distribution of the illumination emitted by the light-emitting elements over the length of the linear lighting device . arranging a controller to control the illumination emitted by different ones of the light-emitting elements so as to form a spatial pattern, and to vary the spatial pattern according to a spatial dimming function whereby the spatial pattern is varied so as to emit a different overall intensity level as a function of a received dimming signal; determining with an input device , a value of at least one property relating to a manner in which the linear lighting device is deployed, said property comprising at least one of: a position and/or orientation of the linear lighting device relative to a reference point within the environment, and a size and/or shape of the linear lighting device or of a luminaire in which the linear lighting device is installed; and setting the spatial dimming function in dependence on the value of said property, such that the illumination source produces a homogeneous light effect over the linear lighting device while dimming, by ensuring an uniform distribution of the illumination emitted by the light-emitting elements over the length of the linear lighting device .
A method for producing microparticles containing silanised primary particles, characterised in that a) at least one aqueous dispersion of inorganic particles with a size of 5 nm to 10 μm is initially introduced, b) the pH value of the dispersion from step a) is set to a value of 8 to 11.5, c) the particles are reacted in the presence of alkali ions with a silanisation reagent dissolved in an organic solvent, which reagent comprises neither organic acid functions nor salt-forming groups, and d) the at least one dispersion is dried. a) at least one aqueous dispersion of inorganic particles with a size of 5 nm to 10 μm is initially introduced, b) the pH value of the dispersion from step a) is set to a value of 8 to 11.5, c) the particles are reacted in the presence of alkali ions with a silanisation reagent dissolved in an organic solvent, which reagent comprises neither organic acid functions nor salt-forming groups, and d) the at least one dispersion is dried.
A composition comprising isolated proanthocyanidin polymer from Croton lechleri (such as crofelemer) for use in a method of treating secretory diarrhea in a subject with a Congenital Diarrheal Disorder (CDD), said method comprising administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of the composition, wherein the CDD is Microvillous Inclusion Disease.
An oral-care implement having a longitudinal axis and comprising a bristle carrier and a plurality of cleaning elements embedded in and outwardly extending from the bristle-carrier , wherein at least one of the plurality of cleaning elements is a spring-loaded cleaning element movably disposed in a channel formed in the bristle carrier , the spring-loaded cleaning element comprising a spring portion disposed in the channel and a projecting portion longitudinally adjacent to the spring portion and outwardly extending from the channel at an angle of projection relative to the longitudinal axis of the oral-care implement , wherein the spring portion is structured and configured to elastically deform inside the channel to at least partially conform to a shape of the channel , thereby causing the projecting portion to change its length and the angle of projection, characterized in that the channel comprises a curved portion structured and configured to facilitate the elastic deformation of the spring portion of the spring-loaded cleaning element inside the channel .
The use of an aqueous lactam solution having a lactam content of 50 to 95 wt%, based on the total weight of water and lactam in the solution, as solvent for cross-linked phenolic polymers, preferably for lignin.
A vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular pump, comprising a first component and a second component which are connected to one another in a final assembled state, wherein at least one separate, single-part molded seal (10, 10', 10", 10"') is provided for sealing the connection of the components and is releasably fastenable to one of the two components for a pre-assembly, characterized in that the molded seal (10, 10', 10", 10'") defines at least two sealing regions which are closed in the peripheral direction and which are to be sealed separately from one another; and in that a cross-section of the molded seal (10, 10', 10", 10'") varies locally.
A method for decoding an encoded higher-order Ambisonics (HOA) representation of a 2- or 3-dimensional sound field, the decoding method comprising: - receiving a bit stream containing the encoded HOA representation, including O encoded spatial domain signals; - perceptual decoding each one of the encoded spatial domain signals into a corresponding decoded spatial domain signal, wherein the decoded spatial domain signals represent a regular distribution of reference points on a sphere; - transforming the decoded spatial domain signals for a frame into O HOA coefficients of the frame. - receiving a bit stream containing the encoded HOA representation, including O encoded spatial domain signals; - perceptual decoding each one of the encoded spatial domain signals into a corresponding decoded spatial domain signal, wherein the decoded spatial domain signals represent a regular distribution of reference points on a sphere; - transforming the decoded spatial domain signals for a frame into O HOA coefficients of the frame.
A method of printing and cutting a label for application to a product, the method comprising the steps of: providing a strip of label substrate , the label substrate comprising a colour change layer; selectively exposing a section of the label substrate to radiation from laser illumination means to induce colour change in the colour change layer and thereby form a printed image; and cutting the label substrate using said laser illumination means characterised in that the spot size of the laser is varied for imaging and for cutting.
An aircraft, comprising: air cycle machine for an environmental control system of the aircraft, the air cycle machine comprising: at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium (A1) and a third medium (A3); a compressor configured to compress a second medium; a shaft mechanically coupling the at least one turbine and the compressor; and a mixing point (MP1) located downstream of at least one turbine, wherein a mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system; wherein the first medium, second medium and third medium are distinct media and the air cycle machine is configured to receive each of the first, second and third media separately; characterized in that the first medium is bleed air, the second medium is fresh air and the third medium is cabin air. at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium (A1) and a third medium (A3); a compressor configured to compress a second medium; a shaft mechanically coupling the at least one turbine and the compressor; and a mixing point (MP1) located downstream of at least one turbine, wherein a mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system; wherein the first medium, second medium and third medium are distinct media and the air cycle machine is configured to receive each of the first, second and third media separately; characterized in that the first medium is bleed air, the second medium is fresh air and the third medium is cabin air.
A method, comprising: receiving , at a computing device , an operating system (OS) manifest including a declarative summary of a target device OS to be instantiated on a target device of a target device class, wherein the OS manifest includes a plurality of resource identifiers and a reference to a base OS template; building , by the computing device , an OS image package from the base OS template referenced by the OS manifest by installing resources corresponding to the plurality of resource identifiers to the base OS template; generating , by the computing device , a finalized OS image package by sealing the OS image package to prevent runtime modifications to the finalized OS image package upon installation of the target device OS on the target device ; and causing the finalized OS image package to be deployed to a plurality of target devices (104a-n) of the target device class. receiving , at a computing device , an operating system (OS) manifest including a declarative summary of a target device OS to be instantiated on a target device of a target device class, wherein the OS manifest includes a plurality of resource identifiers and a reference to a base OS template; building , by the computing device , an OS image package from the base OS template referenced by the OS manifest by installing resources corresponding to the plurality of resource identifiers to the base OS template; generating , by the computing device , a finalized OS image package by sealing the OS image package to prevent runtime modifications to the finalized OS image package upon installation of the target device OS on the target device ; and causing the finalized OS image package to be deployed to a plurality of target devices (104a-n) of the target device class.
Method for the serial commissioning of a number of electro-mechanical drive control systems , each comprising a machine and a machine controller (100;90,95), wherein (a) a boot memory area stores machine-related data comprising at least a number of first parameters for a number of controllers and a number of application-specific second parameters of one of the drive control systems; (b) the numbers of first and second parameters are permanently stored in the boot memory area, which boot memory area is organised as module that is removed from a first machine controller (100;90,95) and inserted into a further machine controller; (c) a transfer of machine-related data takes place from the boot memory area to the further machine controller; (d) wherein an insertion of the module into the first machine controller initiates a transfer of the machine-related data from a mirror boot-memory area of the machine controller to the boot area , when the electro-mechanical drive control system is in operation. (a) a boot memory area stores machine-related data comprising at least a number of first parameters for a number of controllers and a number of application-specific second parameters of one of the drive control systems; (b) the numbers of first and second parameters are permanently stored in the boot memory area, which boot memory area is organised as module that is removed from a first machine controller (100;90,95) and inserted into a further machine controller; (c) a transfer of machine-related data takes place from the boot memory area to the further machine controller; (d) wherein an insertion of the module into the first machine controller initiates a transfer of the machine-related data from a mirror boot-memory area of the machine controller to the boot area , when the electro-mechanical drive control system is in operation.
Device for spraying charged droplets of a liquid towards a target along a spraying direction, comprising: - a reservoir for receiving the liquid (L), - a first electrode being arranged at an outlet of said reservoir , - a second electrode forming a counter electrode to the first electrode for accelerating said droplets (D) along the spraying direction (S), and - a housing holding the reservoir as well as said electrodes , characterized in that said housing forms a spray chamber extending along the spraying direction (S), wherein the reservoir is connected to the spray chamber via said outlet and wherein the spray chamber comprises an opening facing said outlet along the spraying direction (S) for ejecting the droplets (D) out of the spray chamber , wherein the second electrode comprises a contact area being designed to contact said target (T) into which said liquid (L) is to be injected. - a reservoir for receiving the liquid (L), - a first electrode being arranged at an outlet of said reservoir , - a second electrode forming a counter electrode to the first electrode for accelerating said droplets (D) along the spraying direction (S), and - a housing holding the reservoir as well as said electrodes ,
A phase separator for liquid mixtures, in particular for human blood, having a stopper having a passage , a vessel having an opening on one side, a bottom on the other side and an inner wall , the opening of which is closed by the stopper by means of a press fit with the inner wall , a receptacle and a membrane which closes the passage , which, upon manual displacement of the stopper along the inner wall in the direction of the bottom into a liquid located in the vessel , is permeable to the liquid through a puncture produced by means of a cannula provided for filling with the liquid mixture to be separated, characterized in that, the passage on one side of the membrane has a nozzle-like neck for coupling the receptacle , the membrane is arranged between the neck and the bottom and the receptacle is provided as a handle for the manual displacement of the stopper and is configured as a piston syringe that can be inserted wholly or partially into the vessel with an outlet that can be coupled to the neck , a piston and a syringe body , the piston of which can be moved out of the syringe body by the liquid flowing through the puncture.
An apparatus comprising: an optical fiber (700; 800) extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the optical fiber (700; 800) including a cladding layer (784; 884) circumferentially disposed about a core layer (786; 886), the optical fiber (700; 800) further including a substantially spherically shaped portion (758; 858) at the distal end; a first coating circumferentially disposed on a first length of the cladding layer (784; 884); and a second coating different from the first coating circumferentially disposed on a second length of the cladding layer (784; 884), wherein the second length extends distally from a region proximate the distal end of the first coating (780, 782; 880, 882), the second coating including a second inner coating (762; 862) and a second outer coating (764; 864); characterised by the second outer coating (764; 864) comprising a polymeric or acrylic material. an optical fiber (700; 800) extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the optical fiber (700; 800) including a cladding layer (784; 884) circumferentially disposed about a core layer (786; 886), the optical fiber (700; 800) further including a substantially spherically shaped portion (758; 858) at the distal end; a first coating circumferentially disposed on a first length of the cladding layer (784; 884); and a second coating different from the first coating circumferentially disposed on a second length of the cladding layer (784; 884), wherein the second length extends distally from a region proximate the distal end of the first coating (780, 782; 880, 882), the second coating including a second inner coating (762; 862) and a second outer coating (764; 864); characterised by the second outer coating (764; 864) comprising a polymeric or acrylic material.
A tire, comprising a cap tread and a base tread, the tire satisfying the following relationships and : 0.4 ≦ Tc Tb ≦ 1.5 wherein Tc represents an average thickness of the cap tread, and Tb represents an average thickness of the base tread, and tan δ c E ∗ c ≧ 0.16 wherein tan δc represents a -30°C tan δ (a loss tangent measured at a temperature of -30°C, an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 2.5%, and a frequency of 10 Hz) of the cap tread, and E*c represents a 0°C E* (a complex modulus measured at a temperature of 0°C, an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 2.5%, and a frequency of 10 Hz) of the cap tread. the tire satisfying the following relationships and : 0.4 ≦ Tc Tb ≦ 1.5 wherein Tc represents an average thickness of the cap tread, and Tb represents an average thickness of the base tread, and tan δ c E ∗ c ≧ 0.16 wherein tan δc represents a -30°C tan δ (a loss tangent measured at a temperature of -30°C, an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 2.5%, and a frequency of 10 Hz) of the cap tread, and E*c represents a 0°C E* (a complex modulus measured at a temperature of 0°C, an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 2.5%, and a frequency of 10 Hz) of the cap tread.
An air-bleed/air-ingress arrangement for a gas turbine engine , the gas turbine engine comprising a bypass channel and an engine core, the engine core comprising a transition duct arranged in use to channel air towards one or more compressors and an air flow passage extending from the bypass channel through the core and towards the transition duct, the arrangement further comprising a first air-bleed port arranged in use to fluidly connect the transition duct and the airflow passage and configured to communicate air from the transition duct to the bypass channel and a second air-ingress port arranged in use to fluidly connect the transition duct and the airflow passage and configured to communicate air from the bypass channel to the transition duct, characterised in that the first air-bleed port and second air-ingress port are integrally formed in a single circumferentially extending body or a pair of circumferentially extending bodies arranged in use to abut one another, wherein the single circumferentially extending body or the pair of circumferentially extending bodies each comprise either a ring or a torus.
Method for detecting a blocked condensate drain of a heater , comprising at least the following steps: a) detecting an operating parameter of the heater which allows a voltage amplitude of an ionization electrode of a flame detection system to be inferred, b) comparing the operating parameter detected in step a) with a limit value, c) recognizing a blocked condensate drain from the comparison according to step b), characterized in that the operating parameter detected in step a) is a manipulated variable of a control circuit for keeping the voltage amplitude of an AC voltage signal of the ionization electrode of the flame detection system constant. a) detecting an operating parameter of the heater which allows a voltage amplitude of an ionization electrode of a flame detection system to be inferred, b) comparing the operating parameter detected in step a) with a limit value, c) recognizing a blocked condensate drain from the comparison according to step b),
A device comprising: a memory configured to store an operating system and an application for execution on the operating system; and processing circuitry configured to execute the operating system and the application, wherein the application is configured to: receive an object handle for establishing a wireless connection to a peripheral device ; determine, based on the object handle, an advertisement cadence for the peripheral device, wherein the advertisement cadence comprises periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable interleaved with periods of time wherein the peripheral device is non-discoverable; and at a time determined based on the advertisement cadence, issue, using the object handle, a request that the operating system establish the wireless connection to the peripheral device, such that the operating system establishes the wireless connection to the peripheral device during one of the periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable. a memory configured to store an operating system and an application for execution on the operating system; and processing circuitry configured to execute the operating system and the application, wherein the application is configured to: receive an object handle for establishing a wireless connection to a peripheral device ; determine, based on the object handle, an advertisement cadence for the peripheral device, wherein the advertisement cadence comprises periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable interleaved with periods of time wherein the peripheral device is non-discoverable; and at a time determined based on the advertisement cadence, issue, using the object handle, a request that the operating system establish the wireless connection to the peripheral device, such that the operating system establishes the wireless connection to the peripheral device during one of the periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable. receive an object handle for establishing a wireless connection to a peripheral device ; determine, based on the object handle, an advertisement cadence for the peripheral device, wherein the advertisement cadence comprises periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable interleaved with periods of time wherein the peripheral device is non-discoverable; and at a time determined based on the advertisement cadence, issue, using the object handle, a request that the operating system establish the wireless connection to the peripheral device, such that the operating system establishes the wireless connection to the peripheral device during one of the periods of time wherein the peripheral device is discoverable.