Abstract: The invention relates to a public sanitary device (1), comprising a housing with walk-in positions (20, 30), each with a receptacle (21, 31) for human excrement and/or urine. The housing is provided with a first housing part (11) intended for placing underground, a second housing part (12) received movably in the first housing part and a third housing part (13) received movably in the second housing part. The sanitary device comprises a drive for moving the second and third housing parts between an underground rest position and an above-ground position of use. At least one of the walk-in positions is provided with a door for closing the walk-in position. The door comprises at least a first and a second door segment (41, 42), which door segments are movable in longitudinal direction relative to each other. The second housing part (12) comprises the first door segment (41) and the third housing part (13) comprises the second door segment (42).

Abstract: A printing head (100) for a 3-D printing device is disclosed that comprises a nozzle (110) arranged to print a layer (140) of a printing material on a receiving surface (130) and a texturing member (120) arranged to texture the layer or the receiving surface during printing of said layer. The nozzle comprises an outlet including the texturing member (120) and the outlet is shaped to form protrusions (145) extending from a main surface of the layer (140) for interlocking with a subsequent layer. The texturing member ensures that contacting layers formed with the printing head exhibit improved adhesion due to the increased contact surface area between the layers. This yields stronger 3-D articles printed in this manner. A printing apparatus including the printing head, a printing method and an article printed in accordance with the printing method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A self-propelled jack-up vessel has a centreline extending from a bow end to a stern end of the vessel along a central longitudinal axis, defining port and starboard sides of the vessel. The vessel comprises a hull, a deck and four retractable legs, which extend through the hull and the deck. The vessel includes a bow leg arranged on the centreline towards the bow, a stern leg arranged on the centreline towards the stern, and a starboard leg arranged at the starboard side. The diagonal placement of the legs, with respect to the centreline gives greater stability and flexibility. Further, a vessel is provided having a cruciform primary structural arrangement.

Abstract: An arrow nock may have at least two distinct string guide impressions each designed to receive a bowstring to fire an arrow from a bow. The nock may be operable when connected and aligned with the arrow to cause the bowstring to be received within at least one of the string guide impressions to fire the arrow. As it is received within the string guide impression, the bowstring may cause the arrow to rotate about its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Migrating fish often want to travel between different bodies of water, which may be positioned at different heights. To overcome these heights, water passages may be used that provide a water path at a slope over which a fish is able to swim up. A compact housing is provided by allowing a water guide over which the water flow flows to rotate around an axis parallel to gravity in a helical shape. The fish lock may be provided with a resting chamber which comprises a volume of water with a low flow velocity. Sensors and a controller may be provided to control a flow rate of the water through the fish lock according to for example the type of fish passing through the fish lock and an administrator may monitor the fish lock at a distance and may be contacted in case of malfunction.

Abstract: A blasting mat including a number of resilient elements arranged in a number of parallel rows that are located in a number of predetermined regions of the blasting mat. The resilient elements in each region are respectively subjected to a preselected compression pressure, to cause each region to have a respective preselected density within a range of preselected densities. The preselected density of at least a second selected one of the regions is greater than the preselected density of at least a first selected one of the regions.

Abstract: An elongate ultrasound probe including a probe head with a transducer array, a handle, a flexor located between and affixed to the probe head and the handle, a flexor actuator configured to flex the flexor, and a probe head motion actuator configured to oscillate the flexor actuator and thereby oscillate the probe head. A method includes electronically vibrating a probe head, which includes a transducer array, of an ultrasound probe in connection with ultrasound elasticity imaging.

Abstract: An immersion lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed in which liquid is provided between a projection system of the apparatus and a substrate. The use of both liquidphobic and liquidphilic layers on various elements of the apparatus is provided to help prevent formation of bubbles in the liquid and to help reduce residue on the elements after being in contact with the liquid.

Abstract: A laser lighting module for a vehicle headlight includes at least one laser, a scanning arrangement, a light conversion device, a safety mirror, a safety detector and a safety controller. The laser emits light in a first wavelength range and the scanning arrangement moves a beam of the light within a scanning solid angle so a spot of the light moves across the light conversion device. The light conversion device converts a fraction of the light to converted light in a different wavelength range than the first and emits a mixture of transmitted and converted light. The safety mirror is arranged within the scanning solid angle such that at least 90% of the transmitted light hits the safety mirror. The safety controller receives the control signal, generated by the safety detector from the safety detection light, and switches off the laser if the control signal exceeds a first threshold value.

Abstract: A patterning device comprising a reflective marker, wherein the marker comprises: a plurality of reflective regions configured to preferentially reflect radiation having a given wavelength; and a plurality of absorbing regions configured to preferentially absorb radiation having the given wavelength; wherein the absorbing and reflective regions are arranged to form a patterned radiation beam reflected from the marker when illuminated with radiation, and wherein the reflective regions comprise a roughened reflective surface, the roughened reflective surface being configured to diffuse radiation reflected from the reflective regions, and wherein the roughened reflective surface has a root mean squared roughness of about an eighth of the given wavelength or more.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for use in generating a print job for an offset printing apparatus. The method comprising determining a print job to be printed on the offset printer comprises an odd number of separations, and in response to determining that the print job comprises an odd number of separations, alternating a print order of at least two separations between odd and even pages of the print job.

Abstract: A rail port insert is provided. The insert comprises an outer casing comprising a tubular sidewall and a base, the sidewall and base defining a spatial volume therein, the base defining an inlet passage that extends through the base and that is fluid communication with the spatial volume, and an elastomeric body having a first end and a second end, the elastomeric body disposed within the spatial volume and affixed to an inner surface of the tubular sidewall, the base, or both an inner surface of the tubular sidewall and the base. The elastomeric body comprising a flow passageway having a length extending from the first end to the second end, the first end in fluid communication with the inlet passage of the base, the second end further comprising a depth-length and defining an orifice along the depth-length, the orifice moving from a closed position in the absence of any applied pressure within the flow passageway, to an open position when pressure is applied within the flow passageway.

Abstract: For a kinematic modelled in a kinematics coordinate system by hingedly interconnected. single axles, a method calculates a braking region possibly covered by at least one of the single axles connected to an origin of the kinematics coordinate system and at least one of the single axles moving relative to the origin, in the event of a braking process, for a point that is coupled to a single axle, at least one virtual end position of the point is determined from an initial position of the point, a vectorial speed of at least one single axle, and a minimum deceleration of at least one single axle. The braking region of the point is determined using an envelope of the initial position and the at least one virtual end position, the extent of the envelope being calculated from the initial position and the at least one virtual end position.

Abstract: To correct aberrations in the image plane of a camera while modifying selected, modifiable camera settings that influence aberrations quickly and simply, a plurality of features with different known feature positions is provided in space. For each selected, modifiable camera setting influencing the aberration, at least two defined setting specifications are provided for modifying respective camera settings. For each setting specification, the camera captures the plurality of features. The camera determines positions of features in the image plane. Via a known mathematical method, a connection between different known feature positions in space and corresponding image positions in the image plane of the camera is determined. For each of the setting specifications of the selected modifiable camera settings, correction parameters of at least one mathematical correction model are determined for correcting the aberration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to topical composition comprising a cetyl phosphate surfactant mixture consisting essentially of mono- and/or dicetyl esters of phosphoric acid or salts thereof and cetylalcohol and inorganic phosphate and heavy metals and water, characterized in that the surfactant mixture contains no organochlorine impurities and has an inorganic phosphate content of less than 0.7 wt.-% and a heavy metal content of less than 12 ppm.

Abstract: An LED backlight system having a plurality of backlight segments including an integral light waveguide, each backlight segment supporting a sidelight emitting LED. A light guide having a rectangular shape, a flat top surface, and a curved lower surface defines a cavity having a top and sidewalls, with the sidelight emitting LED positioned in the cavity. At least one of a reflective layer and a top out-coupling structure can be positioned between the top of the cavity and the sidelight emitting LED.

Abstract: The airport monitoring system (1) for monitoring an airport territory (5), comprises an airport territory surface and an optic sensor system (70, 72a, . . . , 72e, 100). The airport territory surface has a traffic infrastructure to support conveyance elements of a vehicle (90), e.g. an aircraft or a service vehicle, therewith allowing movements of the vehicle over the airport territory surface. The optic sensor system (70, 72a, . . . , 72e, 100), includes an interrogator module (100) and fiber optic sensors (72a, . . . , 72e) coupled thereto. The fiber optic sensors are arranged below the airport territory surface and have a respective plurality of optic strain-sensor elements (722) with mutually different optical characteristics. The interrogator module (100) transmits optical interrogation signals into the fiber optic sensors and receives respective response optical signals that have been modulated by the fiber optic sensors based on their optical characteristics.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for building three-dimensional objects, comprising a box-shaped build chamber (2) having a plurality of sides (4), and an x-y gantry (10) having mounted thereon a nozzle head assembly (12) for movement thereof relative to the build chamber (2). The additive manufacturing system (1) further comprises a plurality of roller units (14, 16) evenly arranged along a circumference (18) of one side of the plurality of sides (4), wherein each roller unit (14, 16) comprises a cover sheet (20, 22) rolled at least in part into coil form and wherein each cover sheet (20, 22) extends from the roller unit (14, 16) to the nozzle head assembly (12) for closing the build chamber (2) there between. Each roller unit (14, 16) is configured to allow the cover sheet (20, 22) to coil and uncoil in correspondence to the movement of the nozzle head assembly (12).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device with a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The light emitting layer emits first light. The device further includes AE1-xLi2Be4O6:Eux, wherein AE=one or more of Sr, Ba, Ca, disposed in the path of the first light. The AE1-xLi2Be4O6:Eux absorbs first light and emits second light. In some embodiments, the first light and second light may be blue.

Abstract: Compositions and vaccine combinations containing synthetic HIV envelope proteins, and methods for inducing an immune response against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are described. Viral expression vectors encoding the synthetic HIV envelope proteins can be used in the vaccine combinations to induce immune responses against HIV and provide improved protective immunity against HIV.