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The present invention relates to a skin engaging member for use in a razor blade cartridge assembly or shaving systems of the wet shave type comprising an elongated flexible sheath region and at least one elongated, rigid core region. The core region is surrounded by the sheath such that the outer surface of the core does not intersect the outer surface of the sheath. Generally, the core or cores extend axially throughout the sheath and provide sufficient mechanical strength and rigidity to provide adequate mechanical strength and rigidity to provide adequate mechanical strength to the entire skin engaging member, as initially produced, during the shaving operation and after a significant amount of shaves.

A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and is thereafter expanded to the fractionation tower pressure and supplied to the fractionation tower at a lower mid-column feed position. A distillation stream is withdrawn from the column below the feed point of the stream and is then directed into heat exchange relation with the tower overhead vapor stream to cool the distillation stream and condense at least a part of it, forming a condensed stream. At least a portion of the condensed stream is directed to the fractionation tower at an upper mid-column feed position. A recycle stream is withdrawn from the tower overhead after it has been warmed and compressed. The compressed recycle stream is cooled sufficiently to substantially condense it, and is then expanded to the pressure of the fractionation tower and supplied to the tower at a top column feed position. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the fractionation tower are effective to maintain the overhead temperature of the fractionation tower at a temperature whereby the major portion of the desired components is recovered.

The invention discloses an informatization application cluster platform of small and medium enterprises. The informatization application cluster platform comprises a portal management system, an enterprise logistics supply chain resource planning management system, an enterprise resource planning management system, an enterprise distribution resource planning and supply chain management system, an enterprise customer relation management system, an enterprise collaborative working platform management system, an enterprise product data management and product life cycle management system, an enterprise human resource management system, an enterprise operating management talent assessment system, an enterprise educational training network platform integrated system and a decision supporting analysis system. The informatization application cluster platform of the small and medium enterprises has the advantages that: by real-time on-line application and management for a plurality of small and medium enterprises, the safety of the operation data of on-line enterprises can be guaranteed; the investment of economic and technical talents for the informatization application of the small and medium enterprises of China is greatly reduced; an enterprise management bottleneck is optimized; the information technology (IT) application cost of the enterprises is greatly saved; and the implementation of the informatization of the small and medium enterprises is simplified.

An apparatus and method for processing digital images having eye color defects. In one method for detecting and correcting eye color defects of a subject in a digital image, the steps comprise: (a) processing the digital image to automatically detect one or more candidate positions of eye color defects in the digital image; (b) automatically applying an eye color defect algorithm to the digital image at the detected candidate positions to automatically correct for the eye color defect; (c) displaying, on a display, at least a portion of the digital image comprising at least one of the corrected eye color defects; and (d) displaying, on the display, an indicator located proximate the at least one of the corrected eye color defects indicative of the at least one of the corrected eye color defects.

A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a customer utilizes a kiosk to process a shipping bill of materials for presentment at a point of sale terminal.

The present disclosure relates to techniques for accessing modes of operation and techniques for providing an alarm interface for electronic devices. In some embodiments, a device detects that a battery is being charged and that the device is oriented in a predefined orientation. In accordance with the detection that the battery is being charged and that the device is oriented in the predefined orientation, the device activates a predefined mode of operation. In some embodiments, a device displays a first user interface object in a first color, and, at a predetermined time, the device displays the first user interface object in a second color and displays an option for dismissing an alarm, wherein the option for dismissing is displayed as a second user interface object located at a portion of a display of the device proximate to a hardware button of the device.

The invention discloses a device and method for preparing nitrogen foam cement. The preparing device comprises a foam cement producer, a liquid nitrogen evaporator, a liquid nitrogen plunger pump, a foam liquid plunger pump, a foam liquid tank, a heat exchange system, a liquid nitrogen pipeline, a high-pressure cement paste pipeline, a first pipeline, a foam cement discharge pipeline and a densitydetecting device. The heat generated by a power unit, a hydraulic system and other devices in a nitrogen foam well fixing device is recovered through the heat exchange system, the recovered heat is used as a heat source of the liquid nitrogen evaporator, energy conservation and environment protection are realized, the energy utilization rate is high, and equipment input is low. Liquid nitrogen and foam liquid are pressurized through a high-pressure liquid nitrogen plunger pump and a high-pressure foam liquid plunger pump, the mixing uniformity is increased, and the density of foam cement is reduced. The density of the foam cement is detected in real time through the density detecting device, the flow of the liquid nitrogen and/or foam liquid is adjusted according to the density, and the density is simply controlled. By arranging a clear water tank, after operation ends, the equipment and pipelines are flushed, and the service life is polonged.

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an application services cloud based on text-based messaging that hosts a plurality of application services that enables applications to be designed and delivered in a simple, productive, and extensible user experience. The present disclosure transforms any device equipped with text-based messaging into a cloud computer, a thin client with connected access to cloud-hosted applications. The disclosure overcomes heretofore unsolved platform design and implementation challenges for text-based messaging applications such as issues of user interface constraints, security, service discovery, information filtering and tracking, platform integration and extensibility, and architectural scalability.

The invention discloses a data sharing method and system, a blockchain system, and computing equipment. The data sharing method comprises the following steps: after receiving data from a data owner, a data storer stores the data and submits basic information of the data to the blockchain system; when receiving an access request from a user, the data storer judges whether the user sending the access request has an access authority or not according to the basic information stored in the blockchain system and the access authority of the user for the data; and if the user has the access authority for the data for which the access request is sent, the data storer provides the data to the user according to the access authority. The data sharing method and system, the blockchain system and the computing equipment adopting the technical scheme have the advantages that costs and resource input can be greatly reduced, and global sharing control for the data can be achieved.

The invention relates to a Graphene and carbon fiber-based composite material and a preparation method thereof. The composite material is prepared by taking the Graphene and the carbon fiber as raw materials, and coating a Graphene coating layer on the surface of the carbon fiber by a coating method, and the thickness of the coating layer is 1nm-5mum. The Graphene is taken as a surface coating material of the carbon fiber, and the Graphene and the carbon fiber are carbon materials and have high compatibility, thus Graphene solution coated on the surface of the carbon fiber can form the high-performance composite material and further improve the mechanical property, conductivity and heat resistance of the carbon fiber. The composite material has low cost, simple operation and strong applicability.

An input device having touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position during a period of time of touch when the touched position detecting means is touched, wherein a character and a symbol are inputted to be displayed on a display screen. Provided are: a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of characters or symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on the touched position detecting means; means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a character or a symbol of a virtual key corresponding to an area including the touched position; means for temporarily displaying on the display screen a character or a symbol of the outputted code signal; and means for determinately displaying the character or the symbol on the display screen when the code signal has disappeared.

The present invention relates to a smart agriculture monitoring system based on a Web of Things. The system includes a CPU, connected with a smart sensor, a smart adjusting and controlling device, a real-time image and video monitoring apparatus, a transmission apparatus, an alarm system and a terminal; the CPU is connected with the smart sensor, the smart adjusting and controlling device, the real-time image and video monitoring apparatus, the transmission apparatus, the alarm system and the terminal via the wireless network controlling system; and the smart agriculture monitoring system is powered via a solar energy powering apparatus. The Web of Things agriculture smart detection and control system can greatly increase manufacturing and managing efficiency, save manpower, and can conveniently provide a strong scientific data theoretical support to aspects such as various agricultural fields or researches; and the important function thereof is obvious in the highly automated and intelligentized society.

A process and apparatus for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbons from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) stream is disclosed. The LNG feed stream is divided into two portions. The first portion is supplied to a fractionation column at an upper mid-column feed point. The second portion is directed in heat exchange relation with a warmer distillation stream rising from the fractionation stages of the column, whereby this portion of the LNG feed stream is partially vaporized and the distillation stream is totally condensed. The condensed distillation stream is divided into a “lean” LNG product stream and a reflux stream, whereupon the reflux stream is supplied to the column at a top column feed position. The partially vaporized portion of the LNG feed stream is separated into vapor and liquid streams which are thereafter supplied to the column at lower mid-column feed positions. The quantities and temperatures of the feeds to the column are effective to maintain the column overhead temperature at a temperature whereby the major portion of the desired components is recovered in the bottom liquid product from the column.

A system and method for inputting Chinese characters using phonetic-based or stroke-based input method in a reduced keyboard is disclosed. By introducing common indices to ideographic characters, the system allows the ideographic characters to be shared among different type of input methods such as phonetic-based input method and stroke-based input method. The system matches input sequences to input method specific indices such as phonetic or stroke indices. These input method specific indices are then converted into indices to ideographic characters, which is then used to retrieve ideographic characters.

A safety and recovery system for an unmanned aerial vehicle including a parachute holder mountable to the aerial vehicle. A parachute is disposed in the parachute holder. An actuator is engaged with the parachute holder. A flight sensor is in communication with the actuator, the flight sensor programmed to detect one or more predetermined emergency flight conditions, and transmit an emergency signal when the flight sensor detects one of the predetermined emergency flight conditions. The actuator deploys the parachute from the parachute holder when the actuator receives the emergency signal from the flight sensor. Autonomous deployment of the parachute can help minimize damage to the aerial vehicle, equipment on the aerial vehicle, or objects or persons beneath the aerial vehicle, in the event of an emergency.

The present disclosure relates to techniques accessing and displaying information pertaining to past times and future times. In some embodiments, a device displays a first current-time indicator and a user interface object configured to display information corresponding to a first information source and to the current time. In some embodiments, in response to and in accordance with detecting a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism, the device displays a non-current-time indicator indicating a non-current time, and updates the first user interface object to display information corresponding to the first information source and the non-current time. In some embodiments, the device continues to display an indication of the current time.

The invention provides a method for automatically testing embedded software, and aims to provide a method which is not separated in design and execution and is capable of improving the testing efficiency and the testing quality of the embedded software. The method is realized through the following technical schemes of integrating interface design, test planning, test design, test execution, defect management and regression test in a unified platform for management by adopting software engineering; allocating the grades between a data element and a data block according to difference of items, and designing an interface control file; establishing a test cross-linking environment diagram, formulating test types, and designing test items or test sub-items, the name of test cases and the description of test cases; designing independent test cases, forming a scene/business flow test case by linking the independent test cases together through a flow diagram, and saving data of the test design in a database; jointly forming a test platform by enabling the test execution to be combined with the test environment diagram, the test cases and an interface route; automatically recording a test result by a system.

A system for renting vehicles is disclosed. The system can comprise a vehicle access communicator (“VAC”) capable of interfacing with one or more functions of a rental vehicle and a user provided portable electronic device. The VAC can control various functions of the vehicle including, but not limited to, the door locks and/or enabling/disabling the vehicle. The VAC can also monitor various functions of the vehicle including, but not limited to, the fuel level and/or the odometer readings. The VAC can connect to the portable electronic device using a suitable connection method to access additional functionality such as, for example and not limitation, locations services, cellular, and/or internet access. The VAC and the portable electronic device can be used to provide a rental system with reduced infrastructure and operating costs. The system can enable the use of “Green Zones” to provide permanent or temporary vehicle rental areas.

The invention discloses a carst region double-arch road tunnel construction method, which comprises the following steps; 1. carrying out construction preparation; 2. carrying out construction at channel openings; 3. adopting a three-pilot-tunnel method for constructing the channel inlet opening section, and adopting a step digging method for digging during the three-pilot-tunnel method construction; 4. adopting a middle-pilot-tunnel method for constructing the middle communication section of the channel, and adopting a full cross section method for digging during the middle-pilot-tunnel method construction; 5. adopting the three-pilot-tunnel method or the middle-pilot-tunnel method for constructing the channel outlet opening section, adopting the step digging method for digging when the middle-pilot-tunnel method is adopted for digging construction of the channel outlet opening section, and synchronously carrying out secondary lining construction from the front part to the back part in the digging construction process of the channel inlet opening section, the middle communication section of the channel and the channel outlet opening section. The invention has the advantages of reasonable design, simple and convenient construction, safe and reliable construction process, flexible construction mode, short construction period and greatly simplified construction steps, and effectively overcomes various defects during the traditional carst region double-arch road tunnel construction.