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A surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgical procedures comprising: a handle portion ; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion ; and an end effector extending distally of the elongated body portion and movable between a first position and a second position; characterised in that : an elongated tissue probe is movably positioned within the elongated portion for imaging, wherein the probe movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, wherein movement of the probe moves the end effector from the first position to the second position wherein the end effector comprises first and second jaws , wherein at least one of the jaws has a cavity to receive tissue therein, and wherein movement of the probe to the advanced position effects movement of the end effector to the second position, the second position being a closed position of the jaws , and wherein first and second jaws form a cavity therebetween when in the closed position, to retain tissue therebetween and block out external light. a handle portion ; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion ; and an end effector extending distally of the elongated body portion and movable between a first position and a second position; characterised in that : an elongated tissue probe is movably positioned within the elongated portion for imaging, wherein the probe movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, wherein movement of the probe moves the end effector from the first position to the second position wherein the end effector comprises first and second jaws , wherein at least one of the jaws has a cavity to receive tissue therein, and wherein movement of the probe to the advanced position effects movement of the end effector to the second position, the second position being a closed position of the jaws , and wherein first and second jaws form a cavity therebetween when in the closed position, to retain tissue therebetween and block out external light. an elongated tissue probe is movably positioned within the elongated portion for imaging, wherein the probe movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, wherein movement of the probe moves the end effector from the first position to the second position wherein the end effector comprises first and second jaws , wherein at least one of the jaws has a cavity to receive tissue therein, and wherein movement of the probe to the advanced position effects movement of the end effector to the second position, the second position being a closed position of the jaws , and wherein first and second jaws form a cavity therebetween when in the closed position, to retain tissue therebetween and block out external light.
A method for producing an improved plant, said method including: (i) providing a library of plant germplasm; and a library of symbionts; (ii) inoculating the plant germplasm library with one or more symbionts selected from the symbiont library to generate symbiota; (iii) selecting, screening and/or evaluating the inoculated plant germplasm library or the symbiota for desired symbiota characteristic(s); and (iv) subsequently identifying, culturing or otherwise using the symbiota exhibiting desired characteristic(s) to produce the improved plant, wherein: said symbiont(s) are endophytes and/or epiphytes and/or plant-associated microbiomes; said library of germplasm includes 100s to 1000s of genotypes; said library of symbionts includes 10s to 100s of genotypes; and said step (iii) includes a step of genetic analysis and/or metabolic analysis; said plant germplasm is present as an embryo; and said inoculation step includes coating said embryo with a symbiont-containing coating layer to form an artificial seed. (i) providing a library of plant germplasm; and a library of symbionts; (ii) inoculating the plant germplasm library with one or more symbionts selected from the symbiont library to generate symbiota; (iii) selecting, screening and/or evaluating the inoculated plant germplasm library or the symbiota for desired symbiota characteristic(s); and (iv) subsequently identifying, culturing or otherwise using the symbiota exhibiting desired characteristic(s) to produce the improved plant, wherein: said symbiont(s) are endophytes and/or epiphytes and/or plant-associated microbiomes; said library of germplasm includes 100s to 1000s of genotypes; said library of symbionts includes 10s to 100s of genotypes; and said step (iii) includes a step of genetic analysis and/or metabolic analysis; said plant germplasm is present as an embryo; and said inoculation step includes coating said embryo with a symbiont-containing coating layer to form an artificial seed. said symbiont(s) are endophytes and/or epiphytes and/or plant-associated microbiomes; said library of germplasm includes 100s to 1000s of genotypes; said library of symbionts includes 10s to 100s of genotypes; and said step (iii) includes a step of genetic analysis and/or metabolic analysis; said plant germplasm is present as an embryo; and said inoculation step includes coating said embryo with a symbiont-containing coating layer to form an artificial seed.
A rubber reinforcing material comprising: an adhesive composition; an organic fiber cord; and a rubber member bonded to the organic fiber cord through the adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises: a graft copolymer; and a surfactant, wherein the graft copolymer comprises a chloroprene polymer chain and a graft chain bonded to the chloroprene polymer chain, the graft chain comprises a structural unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a content of the structural unit derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is 50% by mass or more on the basis of the whole graft chain, a molar ratio of a content of oxygen atom with respect to a content of chlorine atom in the graft copolymer is 0.04 to 1, wherein the contents of the chlorine atom and the oxygen atom in the graft copolymer is measured using the method described in the description, and a solid content concentration of the adhesive composition is 10 to 50% by mass. an adhesive composition; an organic fiber cord; and a rubber member bonded to the organic fiber cord through the adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises: a graft copolymer; and a surfactant, wherein the graft copolymer comprises a chloroprene polymer chain and a graft chain bonded to the chloroprene polymer chain, the graft chain comprises a structural unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a content of the structural unit derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is 50% by mass or more on the basis of the whole graft chain, a molar ratio of a content of oxygen atom with respect to a content of chlorine atom in the graft copolymer is 0.04 to 1, wherein the contents of the chlorine atom and the oxygen atom in the graft copolymer is measured using the method described in the description, and a solid content concentration of the adhesive composition is 10 to 50% by mass.
A method for operating an electric gardening and/or forestry apparatus system , the gardening and/or forestry apparatus system comprising: - an accumulator , - a gardening and/or forestry apparatus having an electric motor , and - a protective electronic circuit , the protective electronic circuit including inputs which are connected to the accumulator, outputs which are connected to the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, a switching element which is disposed in a power path between one of the inputs and one of the outputs, and a bypass path which is coupled in the power path in parallel to the switching element and includes a current limiting resistor element , the method comprising the steps: - a) turning on the switching element to a first conductive condition (on), - b) measuring an electric current (I) through the power path , - c) turning off the switching element to a second conductive condition (off), if the measured electric current exceeds a predetermined current limit value (Igrenz), - d) measuring an electric output voltage (Uout) between the outputs , and - e1) either again turning on the switching element to the first conductive condition (on), if the measured electric output voltage reaches and/or exceeds a predetermined voltage limit value (Ugrenz), - e2) or outputting an error signal (FS), if the measured electric output voltage is below the predetermined voltage limit value. - an accumulator , - a gardening and/or forestry apparatus having an electric motor , and - a protective electronic circuit , the protective electronic circuit including inputs which are connected to the accumulator, outputs which are connected to the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, a switching element which is disposed in a power path between one of the inputs and one of the outputs, and a bypass path which is coupled in the power path in parallel to the switching element and includes a current limiting resistor element , - a) turning on the switching element to a first conductive condition (on), - b) measuring an electric current (I) through the power path , - c) turning off the switching element to a second conductive condition (off), if the measured electric current exceeds a predetermined current limit value (Igrenz), - d) measuring an electric output voltage (Uout) between the outputs , and - e1) either again turning on the switching element to the first conductive condition (on), if the measured electric output voltage reaches and/or exceeds a predetermined voltage limit value (Ugrenz), - e2) or outputting an error signal (FS), if the measured electric output voltage is below the predetermined voltage limit value.
A mooring buoy comprising: - a first body capable of floating; - a fluid circuit for feeding a fluid into at least a chamber or, vice versa, for removing it from said chamber toward the outside; and - a control unit connected to said fluid circuit ; characterized by the fact that the mooring buoy further comprising: - a second body placed under the first body said first and second bodies being slidingly connected, said second body being normally submerged when the buoy is in use and in the rest position; - a connecting means connected to the second body and fixable to a mooring line of a vessel to be moored to the buoy , said connecting element being housed in a seat produced in the first body and being movable, due to the effect of the movement of the first and second body, between a retracted position, in which it returns into the profile of the first body , and a protruding position, in which it protrudes from the top end of the first body thereby enabling the mooring line to be fixed to the buoy ; wherein said at least one chamber is located in the second body or in the first body or in both, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the fluid circuit to vary the amount of said fluid in the chamber so as to cause a variation of the immersion depth of the first body with respect to the second body or vice versa and, consequently, movement of the connecting element between the aforesaid retracted and protruding positions. - a first body capable of floating; - a fluid circuit for feeding a fluid into at least a chamber or, vice versa, for removing it from said chamber toward the outside; and - a control unit connected to said fluid circuit ; - a second body placed under the first body said first and second bodies being slidingly connected, said second body being normally submerged when the buoy is in use and in the rest position; - a connecting means connected to the second body and fixable to a mooring line of a vessel to be moored to the buoy , said connecting element being housed in a seat produced in the first body and being movable, due to the effect of the movement of the first and second body, between a retracted position, in which it returns into the profile of the first body , and a protruding position, in which it protrudes from the top end of the first body thereby enabling the mooring line to be fixed to the buoy ; wherein said at least one chamber is located in the second body or in the first body or in both, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the fluid circuit to vary the amount of said fluid in the chamber so as to cause a variation of the immersion depth of the first body with respect to the second body or vice versa and, consequently, movement of the connecting element between the aforesaid retracted and protruding positions.
A lift mechanism for lifting and lowering a support member relative to a frame connected to the support member so the support member is movable vertically relative to the frame , the lift mechanism comprising: a drive unit that drives the support member to lift the support member relative to the frame and control the descent of the support member relative to the frame from a second position to a first position, the drive unit including an electric motor; and at least one pin to secure the support member relative to the frame in at least one of the two positions; characterized by a control system that energizes the electric motor with full voltage when the drive unit drives the support member to lift the support member to the first position and that energizes the electric motor with reduced voltage for a period of time to hold the support member at the first position. a drive unit that drives the support member to lift the support member relative to the frame and control the descent of the support member relative to the frame from a second position to a first position, the drive unit including an electric motor; and at least one pin to secure the support member relative to the frame in at least one of the two positions; characterized by a control system that energizes the electric motor with full voltage when the drive unit drives the support member to lift the support member to the first position and that energizes the electric motor with reduced voltage for a period of time to hold the support member at the first position.
A computer-implemented method comprising: providing context signals associated with a mobile device to at least one data source (112; 312); receiving context-based information corresponding to the context signals from the at least one data source; receiving correctness information corresponding to accuracy of the context-based information from a correctness measure based on crowd-sourced feedback; and processing the correctness information to generate a blended data source to increase an overall accuracy corresponding to other context-based information provided by the at least one data source for other received context signals; characterized in that the method further comprises logging the correctness information collected from each of a plurality of samples, in that the at least one data source comprises a plurality of independent data sources that each contain at least some inaccurate data, and in that processing the correctness information to increase the overall accuracy comprises processing the logged correctness information of the plurality of samples to create a blended data source from among the plurality of data sources, including, segmenting each data source into segments (S1-S4) to provide a plurality of counterpart segments among the data sources, determining a measure of correctness for each counterpart segment, and selecting selected segments for the blended data source from among the counterpart segments based at least in part upon the measure of correctness for each counterpart segment. providing context signals associated with a mobile device to at least one data source (112; 312); receiving context-based information corresponding to the context signals from the at least one data source; receiving correctness information corresponding to accuracy of the context-based information from a correctness measure based on crowd-sourced feedback; and processing the correctness information to generate a blended data source to increase an overall accuracy corresponding to other context-based information provided by the at least one data source for other received context signals; characterized in that the method further comprises logging the correctness information collected from each of a plurality of samples, in that the at least one data source comprises a plurality of independent data sources that each contain at least some inaccurate data, and in that processing the correctness information to increase the overall accuracy comprises processing the logged correctness information of the plurality of samples to create a blended data source from among the plurality of data sources, including, segmenting each data source into segments (S1-S4) to provide a plurality of counterpart segments among the data sources, determining a measure of correctness for each counterpart segment, and selecting selected segments for the blended data source from among the counterpart segments based at least in part upon the measure of correctness for each counterpart segment.
A computer-implemented method for a second node to establish a trusted communication with a first node , the second node having a second node identifier and a second secret point, the second secret point being a group private key times a map-to-point hash of the second node identifier, the group private key being associated with a group of nodes configured to grant credentials, the method comprising: obtaining a first secret point from the group of nodes, wherein the first secret point is the group private key times a map-to-point hash of a first node identifier; obtaining the first node identifier; generating a second node session key using the first node identifier, the second secret point and the map-to-point hash; providing a second node identifier to the first node to enable it to generate a first node session key; confirming that the first node session key matches a second node session key generated by the second node using the bilinear pairing operation with the second secret point and with a map-to-point hash of the first node identifier. obtaining a first secret point from the group of nodes, wherein the first secret point is the group private key times a map-to-point hash of a first node identifier; obtaining the first node identifier; generating a second node session key using the first node identifier, the second secret point and the map-to-point hash; providing a second node identifier to the first node to enable it to generate a first node session key; confirming that the first node session key matches a second node session key generated by the second node using the bilinear pairing operation with the second secret point and with a map-to-point hash of the first node identifier.
A data bus housed in a box, the data bus housed in a box comprising: at least one optical connector located on at least one side of the data bus housed in a box; at least one mother board housed inside of the box, and comprising a transmit side and a receive side, wherein the transmit side comprises at least one transmit optical media converter OMC tile to perform electrical to optical conversion, and the receive side comprises at least one receive OMC tile to perform optical to electrical conversion; a plurality of first receive optical fibers , wherein each of the first receive optical fibers is connected from one of the at least one receive OMC tile to a receive coupler , which is a star coupler; a second receive optical fiber , wherein the second receive optical fiber is connected from the receive coupler to one of the at least one optical connector ; a plurality of first transmit optical fibers , wherein each of the first transmit optical fibers is connected from one of the at least one transmit OMC tile to a transmit coupler , which is a star coupler; and a second transmit optical fiber , wherein the second transmit optical fiber is connected from the transmit coupler to one of the at least one optical connector . at least one optical connector located on at least one side of the data bus housed in a box; at least one mother board housed inside of the box, and comprising a transmit side and a receive side, wherein the transmit side comprises at least one transmit optical media converter OMC tile to perform electrical to optical conversion, and the receive side comprises at least one receive OMC tile to perform optical to electrical conversion; a plurality of first receive optical fibers , wherein each of the first receive optical fibers is connected from one of the at least one receive OMC tile to a receive coupler , which is a star coupler; a second receive optical fiber , wherein the second receive optical fiber is connected from the receive coupler to one of the at least one optical connector ; a plurality of first transmit optical fibers , wherein each of the first transmit optical fibers is connected from one of the at least one transmit OMC tile to a transmit coupler , which is a star coupler; and a second transmit optical fiber , wherein the second transmit optical fiber is connected from the transmit coupler to one of the at least one optical connector .
A multilayer light-blocking film for optical equipment, comprising: a multilayer structure comprising at least a first black light-blocking layer disposed on the front side of the multilayer structure and a second black light-blocking layer disposed on the back side of the multilayer structure, wherein the first black light-blocking layer and the second black light-blocking layer each have an optical density of 2.5 or more and a 60-degree glossiness of 5.0% or less, the multilayer light-blocking film being characterised in that the first black light-blocking layer has a 60-degree glossiness different from a 60-degree glossiness of the second black light-blocking layer, where a difference between the 60-degree glossiness of the first black light-blocking layer and the 60-degree glossiness of the second black light-blocking layer is 1.0 to 4.5%. a multilayer structure comprising at least a first black light-blocking layer disposed on the front side of the multilayer structure and a second black light-blocking layer disposed on the back side of the multilayer structure, wherein the first black light-blocking layer and the second black light-blocking layer each have an optical density of 2.5 or more and a 60-degree glossiness of 5.0% or less, the multilayer light-blocking film being characterised in that the first black light-blocking layer has a 60-degree glossiness different from a 60-degree glossiness of the second black light-blocking layer, where a difference between the 60-degree glossiness of the first black light-blocking layer and the 60-degree glossiness of the second black light-blocking layer is 1.0 to 4.5%.
Internal loader with a U-shaped vehicle frame directed in the longitudinal direction (R) of the vehicle and having two limbs and a loading shaft arranged between the limbs , which can be closed by a gate , wherein the gate - is pivotably attached to one of the limbs on a first outer side by means of a hinge , - on a second outer side comprises at least one centring device , which coincides with a receptacle attached to the other of the limbs and, when the gate is closed, aligns the gate with respect to the said other limb in a closed position (P1), and wherein the limbs are each carried by at least one, preferably several, running wheels with a wheel suspension , characterised in that the wheel suspensions are individually or jointly height-adjustable by means of a lifting device on the limbs and at least one sensor device is provided which detects a position (PZ) of the centring device relative to a position (PA) of the receptacle . - is pivotably attached to one of the limbs on a first outer side by means of a hinge , - on a second outer side comprises at least one centring device , which coincides with a receptacle attached to the other of the limbs and, when the gate is closed, aligns the gate with respect to the said other limb in a closed position (P1),