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A method for performing an optimized control of a complex dynamical system (sys) using machine learned, scenario based control heuristics, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a simulation model (f) for predicting a system state vector (x) of said dynamical system (sys) in time based on a current scenario parameter vector (p) comprising parameters that describe the external factors of the system, i.e. factors that do not change because of the system's evolution, and a control vector (u); b) using a Model Predictive Control, MPC, algorithm to provide the control vector (u) at every time during a simulation of said dynamical system (sys) using said simulation model (f) for different scenario parameter vectors (p0, p1, p2,..) and initial system state vectors (x00, x01, x02,..); c) calculating for every simulated combination of a scenario parameter vector (p) and initial system state vector (x 0) a resulting optimal control value (u* (p, x 0)) by the MPC algorithm and saving the resulting optimal control value; d) generating machine learned control heuristics (u a (p, x 0)) approximating the relationship between the corresponding scenario parameter vectors (p) and the initial system state vectors (x 0) for the saved resulting optimal control values (u* (p, x 0)) using a machine learning algorithm; and e) using the generated machine learned control heuristics to control the complex dynamical system (sys) modelled by said simulation model (f). a) providing a simulation model (f) for predicting a system state vector (x) of said dynamical system (sys) in time based on a current scenario parameter vector (p) comprising parameters that describe the external factors of the system, i.e. factors that do not change because of the system's evolution, and a control vector (u); b) using a Model Predictive Control, MPC, algorithm to provide the control vector (u) at every time during a simulation of said dynamical system (sys) using said simulation model (f) for different scenario parameter vectors (p0, p1, p2,..) and initial system state vectors (x00, x01, x02,..); c) calculating for every simulated combination of a scenario parameter vector (p) and initial system state vector (x 0) a resulting optimal control value (u* (p, x 0)) by the MPC algorithm and saving the resulting optimal control value; d) generating machine learned control heuristics (u a (p, x 0)) approximating the relationship between the corresponding scenario parameter vectors (p) and the initial system state vectors (x 0) for the saved resulting optimal control values (u* (p, x 0)) using a machine learning algorithm; and e) using the generated machine learned control heuristics to control the complex dynamical system (sys) modelled by said simulation model (f).
Method for the quantitative measurement of proteins in a liquid sample, comprising the following steps: - sampling a liquid sample, preferably online, - diluting the sample to adjust pH, ionic strength, osmolality, etc., of the sample, - passing the liquid sample through a microflow cell (microchip) having a micro-channel constituting a flow path of the microflow cell, - reacting the protein contained in the liquid sample to achieve a coloring reaction with an enzyme or a reaction yielding a product showing fluorescence or phosphorescence, and - measuring the amount of protein, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the micro-channel is 0.04 mm 2 or less and in that the step of passing the liquid sample is preceded by a step of immobilizing a primary antibody having a selective affinity for the protein in the flow path of the microflow cell (microchip) in advance. - sampling a liquid sample, preferably online, - diluting the sample to adjust pH, ionic strength, osmolality, etc., of the sample, - passing the liquid sample through a microflow cell (microchip) having a micro-channel constituting a flow path of the microflow cell, - reacting the protein contained in the liquid sample to achieve a coloring reaction with an enzyme or a reaction yielding a product showing fluorescence or phosphorescence, and - measuring the amount of protein,
Pig segment for actively propelling a pig in elongated hollow bodies in particular, preferably in gas and oil pipelines, comprising a drive and at least one supporting element by means of which the pig segment can be supported on an inner surface of the hollow body, and at least one bearing element that can be moved along a longitudinal axis of the pig segment, wherein the supporting element is pivotably arranged on the bearing element such that said supporting element can adopt a supporting position, in which position a supporting force is produced relative to a force being exerted on the bearing element in a longitudinal direction, wherein the supporting element, i.e. either the element itself or its enclosure, has a curved surface that faces outwards and points away from the longitudinal axis, said curvature being varied, wherein the supporting element has a substantially crescent-shaped form, which, on one side on which a swivel bearing is arranged, is initially more curved and then tapers off, wherein, due to the curvature of the surface which in some regions has the form of an Archimedes spiral or a logarithmic spiral form, independently from the inner diameter of the hollow body, a similar ratio is maintained between the supporting force and the force exerted on the bearing element in the longitudinal direction, wherein the drive comprises at least one motor by means of which the bearing element is movable along the longitudinal axis and by means of which the bearing element can be driven via a threaded rod connected to the motor by means of the drive.
A compound of Formula, wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from H, halogen, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted amine, optionally substituted carboxylic acid or ester, nitro and nitrile; R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10 and R 11 independently selected from H, halogen, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted amine, optionally substituted carboxylic acid or ester, nitro and nitrile and a group of Formula: - m -CR 12 R 13 R 14 wherein at least one group of R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10 and R 11 is a group of Formula; X is selected from O, NR 15, S, CH 2 and hydrazine (-N-N-), m is an integer elected from 0 and 1 and R 12, R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from H, OH, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl and halogen, wherein at least one of R 12, R 13 and R 14 is F or Cl; Y is selected from -CR 16 R 17 - and -NR 18 -; R 15 is selected from H, optionally substituted alkoxy and optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from H, halogen, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl and optionally substituted aryl; R 18 is independently selected from H or optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl; any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, or polymorphs, tautomers, geometrical isomers, optically active forms, enantiomeric mixtures thereof, and mixtures thereof for use in the prevention, the repression or treatment of a disease or disorder related to a deficiency in energy metabolism in the central nervous system and/or a neurological disorder, in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia - in particular Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies -, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury or a psychotic disorder such as depression, schizophrenia, mild cognitive impairments and epilepsy and for enhancing cognitive and memory functions.
A method for preparing a modified chitosan, comprising mixing a chitosan, an inorganic base, and a dispersant having a hydroxyl group, adding an etherifying agent thereto, and subjecting the resulting mixture to an etherification reaction to obtain the modified chitosan, wherein the etherification reaction comprises a first etherification reaction, a second etherification reaction, and a third etherification reaction; the first etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 20-35 °C, a pressure of 0.05-0.1 MPa for 2.5-3.5 h; the second etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 40-50 °C, a pressure of 0.11-0.18 MPa for 2.0-3.0 h; and the third etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 55-65 °C, a pressure of 0.21-0.28 MPa for 2.0-3.0 h. mixing a chitosan, an inorganic base, and a dispersant having a hydroxyl group, adding an etherifying agent thereto, and subjecting the resulting mixture to an etherification reaction to obtain the modified chitosan, wherein the etherification reaction comprises a first etherification reaction, a second etherification reaction, and a third etherification reaction; the first etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 20-35 °C, a pressure of 0.05-0.1 MPa for 2.5-3.5 h; the second etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 40-50 °C, a pressure of 0.11-0.18 MPa for 2.0-3.0 h; and the third etherification reaction is performed at a temperature of 55-65 °C, a pressure of 0.21-0.28 MPa for 2.0-3.0 h.
A sheet comprising ultrafine fibers having an ionic substituent being at least one selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid-derived group, a carboxylic acid-derived group, and a sulfuric acid-derived group, wherein the amount of ionic substituents is from 0.001 to 5.0 mmol/g, wherein the ultrafine fibers are fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less, and an organic ion that is a counterion of the ionic substituent, wherein the content of the organic ion is 0.40 mmol/g or less.
Method of producing a head part of an implantable medical device with a head part housing, which has a blind hole-like recess, along which in coaxially arrangement and axially serial sequence, at least one electrically conductive contact ring element as well as an electrically insulating, elastically deformable sealing ring are joined together in a non-positive manner through an axial joining force, wherein the at least one contact ring element and the at least one sealing ring are arranged along a rod-shaped assembly tool and along the rod-shaped assembly tool are non-positively joined together with each other through the production of a joining force, and wherein the at least one non-positively joined contact ring element arranged along the rod-shaped assembly tool as well as the at least one sealing ring are surrounded by a solidifiable casting compound present in flowable form, wherein the joining force between the at least one contact ring element and the sealing ring is produced along the assembly tool by way of fastening means (5, 6) applied on at least both sides of the at least one contact ring element and sealing ring along the assembly tool, characterised in that at least one fastening means is fixed in an axially moveable and detachable axially firm manner on the assembly tool and is configured in the manner of a nut with an internal thread which is brought into contact with an outer thread provided along the assembly tool in such a way that the fastening means designed in the manner of a nut, through relative turning along the outer thread of the assembly tool, is on one side non-positively brought into engagement with the at least one contact ring element or sealing ring while producing the joining force, in that after solidification of the casting compound, which in the form of a dimensionally stable matrix forming part of the head part housing mechanically supports the axial joining force, the rod shaped assembly tool is detached and removed from the at least one contact ring element and the at least one sealing ring, and in that the at least one fastening means remains in the solidified casting compound. in that after solidification of the casting compound, which in the form of a dimensionally stable matrix forming part of the head part housing mechanically supports the axial joining force, the rod shaped assembly tool is detached and removed from the at least one contact ring element and the at least one sealing ring, and in that the at least one fastening means remains in the solidified casting compound.
A range switching device of an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission including a detent mechanism that is configured to press a roller against a groove (6a, 6b) by using a spring, to move the roller between grooves (6a, 6b), and to determine a range position of the transmission, the range position of the transmission being changed by driving the detent mechanism by an actuator, wherein the range switching device comprises the actuator and an A/T control unit that is configured to control the actuator so that the actuator drives, wherein in changing the range position of the transmission, the actuator is braked in accordance with a drawing force of the spring into a groove (6a, 6b), characterized in that the A/T control unit is configured to drive the actuator so that the actuator is reversed and is braked by calculating a braking force by PI control focusing on responsiveness, to calculate a braking force corresponding to the drawing force of the spring to a bottom position in a groove (6a, 6b), and to add the calculated braking forces to each other so that the actuator is driven to be reversed and is braked based on a result of the addition.
A method of monitoring the level of performance of a software application running on a computing device attached to a computer network and communicating with one or more network-attached devices, which method comprises: monitoring information exchange at at least one station on the network; measuring at least two performance indicator metrics associated with the information exchange; characterised in that the method further comprises: deriving an indicator parameter from a non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics, wherein the non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics is obtained by applying a non-linear transformation to each said indicator metric in order to obtain a corresponding derived value, and at least two of the derived values are then additively combined to obtain the said indicator parameter; and triggering a diagnostic trace into the network, for stimulating a response from the network or the computing infrastructure, in dependence upon the value of the said indicator parameter. monitoring information exchange at at least one station on the network; measuring at least two performance indicator metrics associated with the information exchange; characterised in that the method further comprises: deriving an indicator parameter from a non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics, wherein the non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics is obtained by applying a non-linear transformation to each said indicator metric in order to obtain a corresponding derived value, and at least two of the derived values are then additively combined to obtain the said indicator parameter; and triggering a diagnostic trace into the network, for stimulating a response from the network or the computing infrastructure, in dependence upon the value of the said indicator parameter. deriving an indicator parameter from a non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics, wherein the non-linear additive combination of the indicator metrics is obtained by applying a non-linear transformation to each said indicator metric in order to obtain a corresponding derived value, and at least two of the derived values are then additively combined to obtain the said indicator parameter; and triggering a diagnostic trace into the network, for stimulating a response from the network or the computing infrastructure, in dependence upon the value of the said indicator parameter.
A tow prepreg, made by impregnating a reinforcing fiber bundle with a matrix resin composition that comprises component: epoxy resin, component: epoxy resin curing agent, and component (C'): pre-gelatinizing agent which is vinyl polymer particles with an average particle diameter of 2.0 μm or less obtained by emulsion or suspension polymerization, the pre-gelatinizing agent having a temperature of minimum viscosity of 110°C or lower, wherein, the temperature of minimum viscosity is determined to be the temperature obtained at the minimum viscosity that appears on the highest temperature side when a sample is prepared by adding and dispersing homogeneously 10 parts by mass of the component (C') to 100 parts by mass of bisphenol-A epoxy resin with an epoxy equivalent weight of 190 ±6 g/eq, and by dissolving 10 parts by mass of a boron trichloride-octylamine complex into the mixture, and when the viscosity of the sample is measured by increasing the temperature at a rate of 2°C/min. component: epoxy resin, component: epoxy resin curing agent, and component (C'): pre-gelatinizing agent which is vinyl polymer particles with an average particle diameter of 2.0 μm or less obtained by emulsion or suspension polymerization, the pre-gelatinizing agent having a temperature of minimum viscosity of 110°C or lower,
A method of making sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate, comprising adding carbon dioxide gas and an aqueous solution comprising sodium hydroxide and a compound of the formula Na + [X-O] - where X is Cl, Br, or I to a reactor, reacting the carbon dioxide and the sodium hydroxide to form sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate, and removing sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate from the reactor.
A method for representing modifications to a set of data objects comprising: - generating a baseline identifying data content of a first version of a set of data objects, wherein said first version of said set of data objects comprises a plurality of files as data objects, said baseline including a basis index data block table which stores for each unique data block within the first version of the set of data objects a source file identifier, an offset from the start of the source file, and a length of the data block; - identifying the differences between a second version of the set of data objects and the first version of the set of data objects, wherein said second version of said set of data objects comprises a plurality of files as data objects; - generating update information by using the identified differences, said update information including references to data blocks that already exist within the first version of the set of data objects, a reference to a data block including a same source file identifier, a same offset from the start of the source file, and a same length of the data block as stored for the data block in the basis index data block table and an offset of the data block in a data object of the second version of the set of data objects, and including content of said identified differences not existing as data blocks within the first version of the set of data objects; and - storing the update information whereby the update information is retrievable and useable to generate the second version of the set of data objects from the first version of the set of data objects. - generating a baseline identifying data content of a first version of a set of data objects, wherein said first version of said set of data objects comprises a plurality of files as data objects, said baseline including a basis index data block table which stores for each unique data block within the first version of the set of data objects a source file identifier, an offset from the start of the source file, and a length of the data block; - identifying the differences between a second version of the set of data objects and the first version of the set of data objects, wherein said second version of said set of data objects comprises a plurality of files as data objects; - generating update information by using the identified differences, said update information including references to data blocks that already exist within the first version of the set of data objects, a reference to a data block including a same source file identifier, a same offset from the start of the source file, and a same length of the data block as stored for the data block in the basis index data block table and an offset of the data block in a data object of the second version of the set of data objects, and including content of said identified differences not existing as data blocks within the first version of the set of data objects; and - storing the update information whereby the update information is retrievable and useable to generate the second version of the set of data objects from the first version of the set of data objects.
A balloon catheter, comprising: an elongated, tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and a balloon positioned along the distal end of the shaft, wherein a portion of a wall of the balloon partially forms a tubular coextruded structure comprising a carrier material and a radiopaque material. an elongated, tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and a balloon positioned along the distal end of the shaft, wherein a portion of a wall of the balloon partially forms a tubular coextruded structure comprising a carrier material and a radiopaque material.
A heating plant for plastic material preforms, comprising: - at least one tunnel (3, 3') for the passage of a plurality of preforms to be heated; - a plurality of infrared radiation lamps arranged along said at least one tunnel (3, 3') for heating said plurality of preforms; - forced ventilation means for generating a ventilating air flow (F2, F3), said forced ventilation means being shaped and arranged so as to convey said ventilating air flow through said at least one tunnel (3, 3'); - at least one recirculation channel (15, 15') arranged to receive said ventilating air flow (F2, F3) exiting from said at least one tunnel (3, 3'); - a mixing member, including at least one first inlet for ambient air, at least one second inlet communicating with said recirculation channel (15, 15') for receiving said ventilating air flow (F2, F3) exiting from said at least one tunnel (3, 3') and at least one mixed air flow outlet, said mixing member being shaped and arranged so as to convey said mixed air flow towards a suction side of said forced ventilation means; - at least one mobile shutter for regulating the opening of said at least one first inlet or of said at least one second inlet; characterized in that said heating plant further comprises: - a hot air source; - flow means for conveying a flow of said hot air from said source towards said mixing member. - at least one tunnel (3, 3') for the passage of a plurality of preforms to be heated; - a plurality of infrared radiation lamps arranged along said at least one tunnel (3, 3') for heating said plurality of preforms; - forced ventilation means for generating a ventilating air flow (F2, F3), said forced ventilation means being shaped and arranged so as to convey said ventilating air flow through said at least one tunnel (3, 3'); - at least one recirculation channel (15, 15') arranged to receive said ventilating air flow (F2, F3) exiting from said at least one tunnel (3, 3'); - a mixing member, including at least one first inlet for ambient air, at least one second inlet communicating with said recirculation channel (15, 15') for receiving said ventilating air flow (F2, F3) exiting from said at least one tunnel (3, 3') and at least one mixed air flow outlet, said mixing member being shaped and arranged so as to convey said mixed air flow towards a suction side of said forced ventilation means; - at least one mobile shutter for regulating the opening of said at least one first inlet or of said at least one second inlet; - a hot air source; - flow means for conveying a flow of said hot air from said source towards said mixing member.