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An information processing apparatus for performing video chatting between a user of the information processing apparatus and a conversation partner, comprising: a display unit ; a control unit configured to control switching between a first display state of the display unit and a second display state of the display unit according to a trigger operation that is a specific operation of the user, wherein the trigger operation is based on operation information indicating an operation performed by the user; wherein the control unit is configured to control video chat communication with an information processing apparatus of the conversation partner, when the trigger operation is detected; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive video information to and from the information processing apparatus of the conversation partner, wherein the video information includes a captured image of the conversation partner; wherein the trigger operation is an operation of the user in which a line of sight of the user is turned to or away from a predetermined region of a display screen of the display unit; wherein the second display state is a display state in which the captured image of the conversation partner is displayed as a second content; wherein the first display state is a display state in which the second content is not displayed and transmission and reception of video information to and from the information processing apparatus of the conversation partner is not performed. a display unit ; a control unit configured to control switching between a first display state of the display unit and a second display state of the display unit according to a trigger operation that is a specific operation of the user, wherein the trigger operation is based on operation information indicating an operation performed by the user; wherein the control unit is configured to control video chat communication with an information processing apparatus of the conversation partner, when the trigger operation is detected; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive video information to and from the information processing apparatus of the conversation partner, wherein the video information includes a captured image of the conversation partner; wherein the trigger operation is an operation of the user in which a line of sight of the user is turned to or away from a predetermined region of a display screen of the display unit; wherein the second display state is a display state in which the captured image of the conversation partner is displayed as a second content; wherein the first display state is a display state in which the second content is not displayed and transmission and reception of video information to and from the information processing apparatus of the conversation partner is not performed.
A device for separating components of a multi-component liquid, the device comprising: a container comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and a buoy having a distal end and a proximal end and is configured to be displaced along a longitudinal axis within the container, wherein the buoy comprises: one or more sealed chambers; an orifice at the base of a concave outer surface at the proximal end of the buoy; and characterised in that the buoy further comprises a centrifuge activated ball check valve comprising an open position and a closed position, wherein the ball check valve is configured in the closed position to fluidically seal the orifice and to open in response to an applied force of centrifugation. a container comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and a buoy having a distal end and a proximal end and is configured to be displaced along a longitudinal axis within the container, wherein the buoy comprises: one or more sealed chambers; an orifice at the base of a concave outer surface at the proximal end of the buoy; and characterised in that the buoy further comprises a centrifuge activated ball check valve comprising an open position and a closed position, wherein the ball check valve is configured in the closed position to fluidically seal the orifice and to open in response to an applied force of centrifugation. one or more sealed chambers; an orifice at the base of a concave outer surface at the proximal end of the buoy; and characterised in that the buoy further comprises a centrifuge activated ball check valve comprising an open position and a closed position, wherein the ball check valve is configured in the closed position to fluidically seal the orifice and to open in response to an applied force of centrifugation.
A protected fastener construction comprising: q) a fastener ; r) a seal cap which defines an interior; and s) a cured sealant ; wherein the seal cap is optically translucent, wherein the seal cap is positioned over the fastener such that at least a portion of the fastener resides in the interior of the seal cap ; and wherein the interior of the seal cap additionally contains the cured sealant which binds the seal cap to the fastener , wherein the seal cap comprises a polythioether polymer or a polysulfide polymer; wherein the seal cap and cured sealant substantially prevent electrical arcing around the fastener . q) a fastener ; r) a seal cap which defines an interior; and s) a cured sealant ;
A voltage sensor with an electrical high-voltage terminal , an electrical signal terminal and a ground terminal , wherein the voltage sensor comprises a core area with an electrical resistor arranged therein and a capacitor arrangement arranged therein, wherein the capacitor arrangement is embedded in a dielectric, and - has a first electrode , which is connected to the high-voltage terminal , - has a second electrode , which is connected to the signal terminal, - wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically conductively connected via the electrical resistor , - wherein the capacitor arrangement has a third electrode , which is connected to the ground terminal , characterised in that - the first electrode , the second electrode and the third electrode each comprise a plurality of electrically conductive, rod-shaped modulating elements (9, 9', 9") with a round cross-section, which extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the voltage sensor , and in that - the modulating elements (9, 9', 9") are designed such that they travel with the dielectric during the manufacturing process and temperature variations. - has a first electrode , which is connected to the high-voltage terminal , - has a second electrode , which is connected to the signal terminal, - wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically conductively connected via the electrical resistor , - wherein the capacitor arrangement has a third electrode , which is connected to the ground terminal , characterised in that - the first electrode , the second electrode and the third electrode each comprise a plurality of electrically conductive, rod-shaped modulating elements (9, 9', 9") with a round cross-section, which extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the voltage sensor , and in that - the modulating elements (9, 9', 9") are designed such that they travel with the dielectric during the manufacturing process and temperature variations.
A patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the airways of a patient including at least the nares of the patient, wherein the patient interface is configured to maintain a therapy pressure in a range of about 4 cmH 2 O to about 30 cmH 2 O above ambient air pressure in use, throughout the patient's respiratory cycle, while the patient is sleeping, to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing, said patient interface comprising: a plenum chamber at least partially forming a breathing chamber pressurisable to a therapeutic pressure above ambient air pressure, said plenum chamber including a plenum chamber inlet sized and structured to receive a flow of air at the therapeutic pressure for breathing by a patient; and a seal-forming structure constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways, said seal-forming structure having an opening formed therein such that the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patient's nares, wherein the plenum chamber comprises a textile outer layer , a textile inner layer and a foam interior disposed between the textile outer layer and the textile inner layer , the textile outer layer and the textile inner layer being respectively joined to opposing sides of the foam interior . a plenum chamber at least partially forming a breathing chamber pressurisable to a therapeutic pressure above ambient air pressure, said plenum chamber including a plenum chamber inlet sized and structured to receive a flow of air at the therapeutic pressure for breathing by a patient; and a seal-forming structure constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways, said seal-forming structure having an opening formed therein such that the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patient's nares, wherein the plenum chamber comprises a textile outer layer , a textile inner layer and a foam interior disposed between the textile outer layer and the textile inner layer , the textile outer layer and the textile inner layer being respectively joined to opposing sides of the foam interior .
A turbine engine nozzle extending around a longitudinal axis (A1) and comprising a platform , a blade extending radially with respect to the longitudinal axis (A1) outwards from the platform , a main flange extending radially inwards from the platform , an abradable element and a support element carrying the abradable element , the support element comprising a flange connected to said main flange , the abradable element being intended to be arranged opposite two wipers carried by a rotor of the turbine engine and which define therebetween an inter-wiper cavity , characterised in that it comprises a reinjection duct comprising an inlet configured to open out into the inter-wiper cavity and an outlet formed at a radially outer end of the flange of the support element and configured to open out into a cavity extending axially downstream of the nozzle , the reinjection duct comprising a section extending in the flange of the support element .
A device for treatment of a canal associated with an orifice of a human or animal body, including: a stem portion adapted for insertion along the canal, which stem portion includes at least one fluid flow passage extending along the stem portion; an expandable member carried by the stem portion for occlusion of an inner end region of the canal; a cap slidably mounted on the stem portion , proximally of the expandable member and configured as a receptacle, open distally for occlusion of an outer end of the canal and to accommodate the surface(s) about the outer end of the canal to thereby define, with the expandable member , a treatment cavity that includes the canal and surface(s) about the outer end of the canal; one or more orifices in the stem portion through which treatment fluid is deliverable to the treatment cavity via said at least one fluid flow passage; a fluid reservoir incorporated into the cap , which fluid reservoir is adapted to receive and store treatment fluid for contact with said surfaces about the outer end of the canal; and characterised in that the device further includes an introducer for introducing the stem portion and expandable member into the body, the stem portion being slidable within and relative to the introducer , and wherein the cap is slidable relative to the introducer with a sealing fit therebetween. a stem portion adapted for insertion along the canal, which stem portion includes at least one fluid flow passage extending along the stem portion; an expandable member carried by the stem portion for occlusion of an inner end region of the canal; a cap slidably mounted on the stem portion , proximally of the expandable member and configured as a receptacle, open distally for occlusion of an outer end of the canal and to accommodate the surface(s) about the outer end of the canal to thereby define, with the expandable member , a treatment cavity that includes the canal and surface(s) about the outer end of the canal; one or more orifices in the stem portion through which treatment fluid is deliverable to the treatment cavity via said at least one fluid flow passage; a fluid reservoir incorporated into the cap , which fluid reservoir is adapted to receive and store treatment fluid for contact with said surfaces about the outer end of the canal; and characterised in that the device further includes an introducer for introducing the stem portion and expandable member into the body, the stem portion being slidable within and relative to the introducer , and wherein the cap is slidable relative to the introducer with a sealing fit therebetween.
A process for producing synthesis gas, the process comprising the steps of a) reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming section thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O and impurities comprising ammonia; b) shifting the synthesis gas in a shift section comprising one or more shift steps in series to a shifted synthesis gas; c) separating from the shifted synthesis gas a process condensate originating from cooling and optionally washing of the shifted synthesis gas; d) passing a part of the process condensate to a condensate steam stripper, wherein dissolved shift byproducts comprising ammonia, methanol and amines formed during shifting the synthesis gas are stripped out of the process condensate using steam resulting in a stripper steam stream, e) adding the stripper steam stream from the process condensate steam stripper to the hydrocarbon feed and/or to the synthesis gas downstream the reforming section, upstream the last shift step, wherein the remaining part of the process condensate is purged. a) reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming section thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O and impurities comprising ammonia; b) shifting the synthesis gas in a shift section comprising one or more shift steps in series to a shifted synthesis gas; c) separating from the shifted synthesis gas a process condensate originating from cooling and optionally washing of the shifted synthesis gas; d) passing a part of the process condensate to a condensate steam stripper, wherein dissolved shift byproducts comprising ammonia, methanol and amines formed during shifting the synthesis gas are stripped out of the process condensate using steam resulting in a stripper steam stream, e) adding the stripper steam stream from the process condensate steam stripper to the hydrocarbon feed and/or to the synthesis gas downstream the reforming section, upstream the last shift step, wherein
Method for managing a production process for fabricating at least one component, comprising the steps: - receiving and storing fabrication data (DSG) on the basis of which the component can be fabricated by the production process, in a first file container (CON1) (STP1); - receiving and storing reproduction data (LIC) which relates to the component, wherein said reproduction data (LIC) characterises at least one permission relating to the fabrication of the component, in the first file container (CON1) (STP2); - and the specific steps: receiving and storing production data (PRO) which characterises at least one state of at least one production machine during the production process, in a second file container (CON2) (STP3); - receiving and storing character data (OBJ) which characterises at least one property of the component that is fabricated by the production process, in a third file container (CON3) (STP4); - receiving at least one request (REQ) (STP5); - assigning the fabrication data (DSG) a level of detail that can be predefined and characterises an accuracy with which the fabrication data (DSG) must be provided; - providing at least one part (PRT) of the stored fabrication data (DSG) and/or reproduction data (LIC) and/or production data (PRO) and/or character data (OBJ) as a function of the request (REQ) (STP6), wherein the fabrication data (DSG) is provided on the basis of the level of detail as a function of the request (REQ) - manufacturing at least one part of the component by means of additive and/or subtractive manufacturing. - receiving and storing fabrication data (DSG) on the basis of which the component can be fabricated by the production process, in a first file container (CON1) (STP1); - receiving and storing reproduction data (LIC) which relates to the component, wherein said reproduction data (LIC) characterises at least one permission relating to the fabrication of the component, in the first file container (CON1) (STP2); - and the specific steps: receiving and storing production data (PRO) which characterises at least one state of at least one production machine during the production process, in a second file container (CON2) (STP3); - receiving and storing character data (OBJ) which characterises at least one property of the component that is fabricated by the production process, in a third file container (CON3) (STP4); - receiving at least one request (REQ) (STP5); - assigning the fabrication data (DSG) a level of detail that can be predefined and characterises an accuracy with which the fabrication data (DSG) must be provided; - providing at least one part (PRT) of the stored fabrication data (DSG) and/or reproduction data (LIC) and/or production data (PRO) and/or character data (OBJ) as a function of the request (REQ) (STP6), wherein the fabrication data (DSG) is provided on the basis of the level of detail as a function of the request (REQ) - manufacturing at least one part of the component by means of additive and/or subtractive manufacturing.
Medical spray device, in particular a lavage system, comprising a compressed gas supply conduit for generating a gas flow, a liquid supply conduit for supplying a liquid, a dispensing tube having an open tube end for spraying fine droplets or a spray mist of a liquid-gas mixture, and an operable valve element that is arranged in the compressed gas supply conduit , wherein a constriction of the cross-sectional area is provided in the dispensing tube and a merging site is arranged in the region of the constriction through which the liquid merges into the gas flow from the compressed gas supply conduit , whereby the constriction forms a nozzle in the dispensing tube , characterised in that a second nozzle is arranged at the end of the compressed gas supply conduit through which the flowing gas exits from the compressed gas supply conduit in the direction of the constriction
An ex vivo method of diagnosis of infectious peritonitis in a human, comprising: a) providing a body fluid sample from said patient, wherein said body fluid sample is a serum sample or a plasma sample; b) determining the level of pancreatic stone protein / regenerating protein (PSP/reg) in said sample; c) comparing the level of PSP/reg determined in step b) with a reference value, wherein the reference value is obtained by determining the level of PSP/reg in a body fluid sample from a patient without infection, and wherein the reference value is below 20ng/ml; and wherein a level of PSP/reg determined in step b) of 30ng/ml or more is indicative of an infectious peritonitis. a) providing a body fluid sample from said patient, wherein said body fluid sample is a serum sample or a plasma sample; b) determining the level of pancreatic stone protein / regenerating protein (PSP/reg) in said sample; c) comparing the level of PSP/reg determined in step b) with a reference value, wherein the reference value is obtained by determining the level of PSP/reg in a body fluid sample from a patient without infection, and wherein the reference value is below 20ng/ml; and
A method for controlling a game in a game console based on an image obtained by a camera , wherein computer executable instructions are stored in at least one memory which, when executed by at least one processor , perform a method comprising: obtaining a silhouette in the image as a portion of the image that is associated with a user , generating a first distance field relative to the edge of the silhouette in the image; generating a second distance field relative to a central location within the silhouette; generating , based on the first distance field and the second distance field, a path from an extremity point of the silhouette to the central location, wherein the extremity point is a point on the silhouette identified from pixels in the second distance field that are the furthest from the central location and wherein the generating the path comprises examining the first distance field and the second distance field and examining adjacent pixels that are adjacent to a current pixel to determine an appropriate next pixel of the path, wherein the determining an appropriate next pixel comprises selecting the adjacent pixel with the highest value in the first distance field and a lower or equal value in the second distance field than the current pixel as the next pixel in the path; and controlling the game using the path. obtaining a silhouette in the image as a portion of the image that is associated with a user , generating a first distance field relative to the edge of the silhouette in the image; generating a second distance field relative to a central location within the silhouette; generating , based on the first distance field and the second distance field, a path from an extremity point of the silhouette to the central location, wherein the extremity point is a point on the silhouette identified from pixels in the second distance field that are the furthest from the central location and wherein the generating the path comprises examining the first distance field and the second distance field and examining adjacent pixels that are adjacent to a current pixel to determine an appropriate next pixel of the path, wherein the determining an appropriate next pixel comprises selecting the adjacent pixel with the highest value in the first distance field and a lower or equal value in the second distance field than the current pixel as the next pixel in the path; and controlling the game using the path.
A piezoelectric device comprising: a support ; a single-crystal piezoelectric thin film (20/120) formed on or over the support , the piezoelectric thin film (20/120) being polarized along a +Z axis and a -Z axis that are crystal axes, the -Z crystal axis pointing away from the support ; and an electrode formed on a main surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film remote from the support , wherein said main surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film has a stepped structure with flat faces formed by -Z crystal planes , the -Z crystal planes being perpendicular to said -Z crystal axis of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film, and wherein the electrode has a crystal plane parallel to the -Z crystal planes of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film (20/120). a support ; a single-crystal piezoelectric thin film (20/120) formed on or over the support , the piezoelectric thin film (20/120) being polarized along a +Z axis and a -Z axis that are crystal axes, the -Z crystal axis pointing away from the support ; and an electrode formed on a main surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film remote from the support , wherein said main surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film has a stepped structure with flat faces formed by -Z crystal planes , the -Z crystal planes being perpendicular to said -Z crystal axis of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film, and wherein the electrode has a crystal plane parallel to the -Z crystal planes of the single-crystal piezoelectric thin film (20/120).