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A privacy-enhancing wireless communication method, the method comprising: obtaining a frame preamble using a transceiver device at a location, wherein the frame preamble includes a predetermined pattern and wherein movement information corresponding to the location is detectable based on channel state information of the transceiver device in accordance with the predetermined pattern; modifying the predetermined pattern of the frame preamble to include amplitude or phase distortion, wherein the amplitude or phase distortion is falsely indicative of physical movement at the location, random movement at the location, an absence of movement at the location, or a presence of least one electronic device moving at the location; and masking the movement information by transmitting, using the transceiver device, a frame including the frame preamble with the modified predetermined pattern. obtaining a frame preamble using a transceiver device at a location, wherein the frame preamble includes a predetermined pattern and wherein movement information corresponding to the location is detectable based on channel state information of the transceiver device in accordance with the predetermined pattern; modifying the predetermined pattern of the frame preamble to include amplitude or phase distortion, wherein the amplitude or phase distortion is falsely indicative of physical movement at the location, random movement at the location, an absence of movement at the location, or a presence of least one electronic device moving at the location; and masking the movement information by transmitting, using the transceiver device, a frame including the frame preamble with the modified predetermined pattern.
A method for treating biomass comprising (a) Feeding biomass to a pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit; (b) Thermally treating the biomass in the pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit; (c) Discharging the thermally treated biomass from the pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit to produce a discharged thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass; (d) Dewatering the discharged thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass; (e) Feeding the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass into a cooling unit; (f) Cooling the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass by mixing the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass with a liquid which has a lower temperature than the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass in the cooling unit; (g) Treating the cooled aqueous slurry of biomass with an enzyme. (a) Feeding biomass to a pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit; (b) Thermally treating the biomass in the pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit; (c) Discharging the thermally treated biomass from the pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit to produce a discharged thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass; (d) Dewatering the discharged thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass; (e) Feeding the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass into a cooling unit; (f) Cooling the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass by mixing the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass with a liquid which has a lower temperature than the dewatered thermally treated aqueous slurry of biomass in the cooling unit; (g) Treating the cooled aqueous slurry of biomass with an enzyme.
An in vitro method for screening a patient for responsiveness to vagus nerve stimulation to treat an inflammatory disorder, the method comprising: challenging a sample of blood with a first concentration of toxin, wherein the sample is taken from the patient prior to stimulation of the patient's vagus nerve; challenging a second sample of blood with a second concentration of toxin that is at least 2 times the first concentration, wherein the second sample is taken from the patient prior to stimulation of the patient's vagus nerve; and outputting an indication that the patient is a responder or a non-responder for vagus nerve stimulation based on the amount of inflammatory cytokine released in response to the second concentration of toxin compared to the inflammatory cytokine released in response to the first concentration of toxin. challenging a sample of blood with a first concentration of toxin, wherein the sample is taken from the patient prior to stimulation of the patient's vagus nerve; challenging a second sample of blood with a second concentration of toxin that is at least 2 times the first concentration, wherein the second sample is taken from the patient prior to stimulation of the patient's vagus nerve; and outputting an indication that the patient is a responder or a non-responder for vagus nerve stimulation based on the amount of inflammatory cytokine released in response to the second concentration of toxin compared to the inflammatory cytokine released in response to the first concentration of toxin.
An assembly comprising a receiver and a microphone having a microphone housing, wherein: - the receiver comprises: ∘ a receiver housing having a largest dimension of no more than 10mm, the receiver housing comprising a wall portion comprising a sound output , ∘ a receiver diaphragm defining, with an inner surface of the receiver housing , a first chamber in the receiver housing having the sound output , and a second chamber in the receiver housing , the first chamber being at one side of the diaphragm and the second chamber being on an opposite side of the diaphragm, the microphone housing being provided inside the second chamber, where the microphone housing has a volume not exceeding 20% of a volume of the second chamber, characterised in that the receiver housing comprises a sound entrance via which the microphone is configured to receive sound, the sound entrance being provided in the wall portion, in which the sound output is provided. - the receiver comprises: ∘ a receiver housing having a largest dimension of no more than 10mm, the receiver housing comprising a wall portion comprising a sound output , ∘ a receiver diaphragm defining, with an inner surface of the receiver housing , a first chamber in the receiver housing having the sound output , and a second chamber in the receiver housing , the first chamber being at one side of the diaphragm and the second chamber being on an opposite side of the diaphragm, the microphone housing being provided inside the second chamber, ∘ a receiver housing having a largest dimension of no more than 10mm, the receiver housing comprising a wall portion comprising a sound output , ∘ a receiver diaphragm defining, with an inner surface of the receiver housing , a first chamber in the receiver housing having the sound output , and a second chamber in the receiver housing , the first chamber being at one side of the diaphragm and the second chamber being on an opposite side of the diaphragm, the microphone housing being provided inside the second chamber,
A readout circuit for use with a pixel matrix comprising an array of light sensitive pixels, the readout circuit comprising: (a) An array of pixel integration circuits, each pixel integration circuit is adapted for receiving an electric signal indicative of photocurrent of respective light sensitive pixel of the pixel matrix and is configured and operable for integrating said electric signal over a frame period to produce an integrated analogue signal; said array of pixel integration circuits is associated with an imaging output readout utility enabling readout of said integrated analogue signal, indicative of the light intensity sensed by said light sensitive pixel during said frame period, at a frame rate being one over said frame period; and (b) An array of pixel derivation circuits; each pixel derivation circuit comprises signal preprocessing channel configured and operable for receiving a total electric signal indicative of at least a component of the photocurrent(s) of a cluster of one or more respective light sensitive pixels of the pixel matrix; a comparison unit adapted to analyze said total signal to determine digital data indicative of whether a change in said total electric signal is above a predetermined upper threshold, below a predetermined lower threshold, or in between said predetermined upper and lower thresholds; said array of pixel derivation circuits is associated with a digital output utility adapted to enable readout of said digitized data at a second rate being different than said frame rate. (a) An array of pixel integration circuits, each pixel integration circuit is adapted for receiving an electric signal indicative of photocurrent of respective light sensitive pixel of the pixel matrix and is configured and operable for integrating said electric signal over a frame period to produce an integrated analogue signal; said array of pixel integration circuits is associated with an imaging output readout utility enabling readout of said integrated analogue signal, indicative of the light intensity sensed by said light sensitive pixel during said frame period, at a frame rate being one over said frame period; and (b) An array of pixel derivation circuits; each pixel derivation circuit comprises signal preprocessing channel configured and operable for receiving a total electric signal indicative of at least a component of the photocurrent(s) of a cluster of one or more respective light sensitive pixels of the pixel matrix; a comparison unit adapted to analyze said total signal to determine digital data indicative of whether a change in said total electric signal is above a predetermined upper threshold, below a predetermined lower threshold, or in between said predetermined upper and lower thresholds; said array of pixel derivation circuits is associated with a digital output utility adapted to enable readout of said digitized data at a second rate being different than said frame rate.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising the TNP (N2-(m-Trifluorobenzyl), N6-(p-nitrobenzyl)purine) compound represented by formula 1 below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, for use in suppressing appetite in a subject in need thereof.
A machine to process section bars , in particular made of aluminium, light alloys, PVC or the like, comprising an elongated base extending in a first direction ; at least one processing station , which is obtained along the base ; at least one operating head , which is mounted in the processing station to carry out a chip-removal machining of the section bars ; a cutting device , which is mounted in the processing station to cut the section bar into two pieces; a first holding device to hold the section bar at a rear end thereof and to feed it along the base in the first direction ; and at least one second holding device , which is mounted in the processing station to hold the section bar during the processing carried out by the operating head and the cutting device , and comprises a vertical clamping vice , which is provided with a lower jaw and with an upper jaw , the lower jaw comprising, in turn, a plate defining a support surface (A) for the section bar ; and characterized in that the second holding device is provided with a lower support member , which is movable between a lowered rest position, in which the support member is, at the most, coplanar to the support surface (A), and a raised operating position, in which the support member extends above the support surface (A) to support the section bar on the lower side.
A conveyor belt system configured for forming a predetermined arrangement (F) from a plurality of products provided thereto individually or in respective groups, wherein the products according to the predetermined arrangement (F) are intended for an infeed process (E) on a packaging machine , and wherein a plurality of products at a time can be oriented in a row (Q) transversely to the conveying direction (T), the conveyor belt system comprising: - a distributing belt module by means of which products can be taken up from an upstream positioned product provider , - a buffer belt module arranged downstream of the distributing belt module and configured to convey in a plurality of tracks (S) extending side by side along the conveying direction (T) a respective plurality of products one after the other, and - an orienting belt module controllable such that it will position the products , which have been transferred thereto, in at least one row (Q) transversely to the conveying direction (T) according to the predetermined arrangement (F), wherein the orienting belt module is positioned further downstream than the buffer belt module , when seen in the conveying direction (T), characterized in that the orienting belt module is configured as an infeed belt for filling packaging troughs provided for the infeed process (E). - a distributing belt module by means of which products can be taken up from an upstream positioned product provider , - a buffer belt module arranged downstream of the distributing belt module and configured to convey in a plurality of tracks (S) extending side by side along the conveying direction (T) a respective plurality of products one after the other, and - an orienting belt module controllable such that it will position the products , which have been transferred thereto, in at least one row (Q) transversely to the conveying direction (T) according to the predetermined arrangement (F), wherein the orienting belt module is positioned further downstream than the buffer belt module , when seen in the conveying direction (T),
Method for measuring a dental object using a dental camera , wherein several optical three-dimensional images of the object are produced during the measurement, wherein an acoustic sound is generated by a sound generator during the measurement, characterised in that the sound is suitable as feedback for the user, wherein the speed of movement of the dental camera relative to the object is determined using a motion sensor on the dental camera or by evaluating the measured images , wherein the sound is generated depending on the determined speed of movement.
A process for purification of polyether block copolymers comprising polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene moieties using sequential multi-column size exclusion chromatography apparatus operated as a counter current moving bed wherein a process cycle comprises the steps of (A) providing a feed mixture comprising the block copolymers dissolved in an eluent in a feed vessel, (B) subjecting the feed mixture to a chromatographic separation by introducing the feed mixture into an apparatus comprising a plurality of chromatographic columns sequentially linked together, each column comprising a stationary bed, (C) after separation collecting a first eluent portion enriched in the purified target block copolymer and a second eluent portion depleted of the purified target block copolymer, (D) collecting the purified block copolymer from the first eluent portion, and (E) recovery of the depleted eluent and recycling the depleted eluent from the solvent recovery zone into the process. (A) providing a feed mixture comprising the block copolymers dissolved in an eluent in a feed vessel, (B) subjecting the feed mixture to a chromatographic separation by introducing the feed mixture into an apparatus comprising a plurality of chromatographic columns sequentially linked together, each column comprising a stationary bed, (C) after separation collecting a first eluent portion enriched in the purified target block copolymer and a second eluent portion depleted of the purified target block copolymer, (D) collecting the purified block copolymer from the first eluent portion, and (E) recovery of the depleted eluent and recycling the depleted eluent from the solvent recovery zone into the process.
A first optical isomer component of the 1,4-benzothiazepine-1-oxide derivative represented by the following formula [II] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (in the formula, * indicates the presence of optical isomers) wherein the first optical isomer component is the first eluted enantiomer when two enantiomers are separated by using a chiral column at the conditions described below, Column: CHIRALPAK AD-H (manufactured by Daicel Corporation) Size: 0.46 cm I.D. × 25 cm L. Mobile phase: MeOH/MeCN/DEA = 90/10/0.1 (v/v) Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min Temperature: 40°C. Column: CHIRALPAK AD-H (manufactured by Daicel Corporation) Size: 0.46 cm I.D. × 25 cm L. Mobile phase: MeOH/MeCN/DEA = 90/10/0.1 (v/v) Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min Temperature: 40°C.
A control method for an information processing apparatus , the information processing apparatus having a first application program for executing a function of a communication apparatus and a second application program, different from the first application program for executing a setting screen relating to a function of the information processing apparatus , the control method comprising: displaying, by the first application program, a screen on a display unit for receiving, from a user, an execution instruction to execute pairing processing for authenticating communication, by a predetermined communication method, between a communication apparatus selected by the user and the information processing apparatus ; in a case where the execution instruction is received, performing control such that a setting screen is displayed on the display unit by the second application program, wherein the setting screen is a screen for receiving from the user an input instruction for selecting a target communication apparatus for the pairing processing from a plurality of communication apparatuses that are capable of performing communication by the predetermined communication method; and displaying on the setting screen displayed on the display unit by the second application program, a notification region for notifying the user of information regarding an operation to be executed on the setting screen displayed on the display unit , wherein the pairing processing between the information processing apparatus and a selected target communication apparatus is executed in response to receiving on the setting screen an input instruction from the user for selecting the target communication apparatus. displaying, by the first application program, a screen on a display unit for receiving, from a user, an execution instruction to execute pairing processing for authenticating communication, by a predetermined communication method, between a communication apparatus selected by the user and the information processing apparatus ; in a case where the execution instruction is received, performing control such that a setting screen is displayed on the display unit by the second application program, wherein the setting screen is a screen for receiving from the user an input instruction for selecting a target communication apparatus for the pairing processing from a plurality of communication apparatuses that are capable of performing communication by the predetermined communication method; and displaying on the setting screen displayed on the display unit by the second application program, a notification region for notifying the user of information regarding an operation to be executed on the setting screen displayed on the display unit , wherein the pairing processing between the information processing apparatus and a selected target communication apparatus is executed in response to receiving on the setting screen an input instruction from the user for selecting the target communication apparatus.
A system comprising: a computing device communicatively coupled to a storage network comprising a plurality of memory blocks , wherein: the computing device is operable to access one or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks and maintain a registry over the same one or more memory blocks, the registry is adaptively resized according to the access of the one or more memory blocks , the registry comprises one or more registry blocks , each registry block comprises a split level, one or more keys, a bucket identifier, and an index, a specified number of bits in each of the one or more keys of each registry block indicate the index of each registry block, the specified number is the split level of each registry block, and a number of least significant bits in each of the one or more keys of each registry block indicate the bucket identifier of each registry block. the computing device is operable to access one or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks and maintain a registry over the same one or more memory blocks, the registry is adaptively resized according to the access of the one or more memory blocks , the registry comprises one or more registry blocks , each registry block comprises a split level, one or more keys, a bucket identifier, and an index, a specified number of bits in each of the one or more keys of each registry block indicate the index of each registry block, the specified number is the split level of each registry block, and a number of least significant bits in each of the one or more keys of each registry block indicate the bucket identifier of each registry block.
A system comprising a base and at least a first moveable entity , the first moveable entity being separate to and moveable with respect to the base and positionable in at least a first position (P1) with respect to the base , the base comprising at least a first base electrode , and the moveable entity comprising at least a first moveable entity electrode , and said electrodes being arranged such that when the moveable entity is in said first position (P1) the first base electrode and the first moveable entity electrode are coupled to form a first capacitor (C1), the base further comprising signal supply means , arranged to supply a first time-varying electrical signal to the first base electrode , and the first moveable entity further comprising circuitry connected to the first moveable entity electrode , wherein said base is arranged to power said circuitry via said time-varying electrical signal and the coupling between the first base electrode and the first moveable entity electrode when the first moveable entity is in the first position (P1), and wherein said time-varying electrical signal carries data and said circuitry is arranged to detect said data when the first moveable entity is in said first position (P1), characterised in that the circuitry is electrically coupled to the base via only the first capacitor (C1) when the first moveable entity is in the first position (P1), the circuitry includes a second capacitor (C) and a virtual ground conductor, and the capacitance of the second capacitor (C) is much larger than the capacitance of the first capacitor (C1).