An image of an individual (2) is obtained using a digital camera (1). The image data is then processed by ratio determination module (10) and an image conversion module (12) to analyse the image and determine data representative of the distribution of blood and melanin in the skin of the imaged individual. This chromophore distribution data is then processed by an image generation module (18) whic...

L'installation comporte des moyens pour l'injection temporaire de gaz inerte ; et au moins un boîtier individuel (6) et autonome muni d'une fenêtr e (13) et comportant des moyens de réception d'un support (3) portant une lentille ophtalmique (2), et des moyens d'étanchéité (21) adaptés à former autour de la lentille ophtalmique (2) une enceinte étanche, cette enceinte comportant un organe d'admiss...

The present invention relates to a system for providing information of a process to a user comprising monitoring, control and/or regulating means for the process, graphical display means for providing to the user status information regarding a number of functions of the process, audio information means regarding a number of said functions of said process, wherein said audio information means is ca...

A tissue handling apparatus is disclosed for receiving tissue clips and transferring the clips into positions suitable for insertion selectively into flat or cubic tissue cartons. The apparatus comprises a plurality of movable buckets for transferring clip s for flat and cubic tissue cartons, the buckets having substantially flat bucket floor s. A folding knife and transfer guide co-operate in ben...

A barrier package for an aerosol container may have a body with a pleated plastic side wall which is strengthened as a result of formation of the side wall by re-heating, stretching and blow molding a pre-form. In fabricating a barrier package into an aerosol container, the package with attached valve cup may be positioned in the mouth of a canister so as to leave the mouth open and propellant inj...

Collectors within a wireless metering network that control a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) of nodes. The collectors typically interact over a WAN with a head-end system, which has network management and control of all collector LANs. Control is distributed from the head-end system down to the data collectors by using TCP/IP data networks to interconnect the data collectors. The data collectors...

A method for predicting node blockage in a telecommunications network includ es determining an aggregated load on a network node and determining a current level of blockage on the node. A demand on the node is projected based on the determined aggregated load. A level of blockage of the node is then projecte d based on the projected demand and the determined current level of blockage.< /SDOAB>

The present invention relates to novel cellulase enzymes, especially novel endoglucanases including endoglucanase fusion proteins, preparations and compositions containing these endoglucanase enzymes and fusion proteins, expression vectors, host cells and methods for their preparation and uses of the cellulases, preparations and compositions in the textile, detergent and pulp and paper industries.

The invention provides methods, nucleic acids and kits for detecting, or f or detecting and distinguishing between or among colorectal cell proliferative disorders. The invention discloses genomic sequences the methylation patterns of which have utility for the improved detection of and differentiation between said class of disorder s, thereby enabling the improved diagnosis and treatment of patie...

The invention concerns a method for determining a characteristic describing the intestinal microbiota for an animal and/or a human being, in which method an animal and/or a human being is fed with a fodder/food; the number of two or more microorganisms in the intestine is determined; and the characteristic describing the intestinal microbiota is calculated as a ratio of the number of microorganism...

A sample is taken of a suspension in a process into a measurement device (100), and the sample is closed into a measurement receptacle (102). A radio frequency signal is led through the sample in a vertical direction by means of a transceiver (108 - 112). The impact of air bubbles on the measurement is decreased. The transit time of the measurement signal and the temperature are measured, and the ...

A gaseous product stream having a predetermined carbon dioxide content of 10- 95 mol.% is produced from a gaseous feed stream containing 3 - 20 mol.% carbon dioxide by converting a portion of the feed stream to a purified stream containing 95 - 99.9 mol.% (dry basis) carbon dioxide and adding the purified stream to the remaining portion of the feed stream. Alternately, a portion of the purified st...

A baseline can be defined using specific attributes of the network traffic. Using the established baseline, deviation can then be measured to detect anomaly on the network. The accurac y of the baseline is the most important criterion of any effective network anomaly detection technique. In a local area network (LAN) environment, the attributes change very frequently by many change agents; fo r ex...

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a circuit board (1) for a transponder (5). The method comprises forming an inductance (3.1 , 4.1) of an antenna circuit (3, 4), in the method at least a first antenna circuit (3) and a second the first antenna Circuit (3) has a different resonance frequency than the second antenna circuit (4), The Invention also relates to a circuit board (1) for...

A system extends the bandwidth of a narrowband speech signal into a wideband spectrum. The system includes a high-band generator that generates a high frequency spectrum based on a narrowband spectrum. A background noise generator generates a high frequency background noise spectrum based on a background noise within the narrowband spectrum. A summing circuit linked to the high-band generator and ...

An enhancement system improves the perceptual quality of a processed speech. The system includes a delay unit that delays a signal received through a discret e input. A spectral modifier linked to the delay unit is programmed to substantially flatten the spectral character of a background noise. An adaptive filter linked to the spectral modifier adapts filter characteristics to match a response of...

The present invention relates to a heat exchanger mixing system comprising at least one heat exchanger zone, at least one connection plate having one or more mixing units, at least four corners per connection plate, wherein each corner being either blind passage corner, a through-passage corner, a single passage corner, or a double passage corner, and the one or more mixing units are provided with...