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An apparatus (100, 105, 200, 300, 400), comprising: • at least one memory; and • logic (122, 222) coupled to the at least one memory, the logic (122, 222) configured to: ∘ receive baseline bioimpedance information for at least a portion of a human body at a baseline pressure, o receive pressurized bioimpedance information of the portion of the human body at a pressurized pressure, the pressurized pressure greater than the baseline pressure and configured to substantially remove blood volume from the portion at the pressurized pressure, wherein the baseline bioimpedance information and the pressurized bioimpedance information generated at one of a low current frequency, of about 0.1 kHz to about 5 kHz, and a high current frequency, of about 1000 kHz, and characterized in that the logic (122, 222) is configured to: • determine interstitial fluid volume (V IT) based on the baseline bioimpedance information and the pressurized bioimpedance information generated at the low currency frequency, and • determine extracellular volume based on the baseline bioimpedance information, • further characterized in that V IT is determined based on ECV and the pressurized bioimpedance information according to the following equation: V IT = ECV R 0, E R P, E, where R O,E is a first resistance value at the baseline pressure and the low current frequency and R p,E is a second resistance value at the pressurized pressure and the low current frequency. • at least one memory; and • logic (122, 222) coupled to the at least one memory, the logic (122, 222) configured to: ∘ receive baseline bioimpedance information for at least a portion of a human body at a baseline pressure, o receive pressurized bioimpedance information of the portion of the human body at a pressurized pressure, the pressurized pressure greater than the baseline pressure and configured to substantially remove blood volume from the portion at the pressurized pressure, ∘ receive baseline bioimpedance information for at least a portion of a human body at a baseline pressure, o receive pressurized bioimpedance information of the portion of the human body at a pressurized pressure, the pressurized pressure greater than the baseline pressure and configured to substantially remove blood volume from the portion at the pressurized pressure, • determine interstitial fluid volume (V IT) based on the baseline bioimpedance information and the pressurized bioimpedance information generated at the low currency frequency, and • determine extracellular volume based on the baseline bioimpedance information, • further characterized in that V IT is determined based on ECV and the pressurized bioimpedance information according to the following equation: V IT = ECV R 0, E R P, E, where R O,E is a first resistance value at the baseline pressure and the low current frequency and R p,E is a second resistance value at the pressurized pressure and the low current frequency.
A method of controlling a motion of a haptically enabled device comprising at least one actuator for providing haptic effect based alerts to a user device and a sensor for sensing motion of the device, the method comprising: determining a motion of the haptically enabled device relative to a surface by using the sensor; and generating a haptic effect by the actuator to stop the motion or change a direction of the motion. determining a motion of the haptically enabled device relative to a surface by using the sensor; and generating a haptic effect by the actuator to stop the motion or change a direction of the motion.
A plunger assembly for a syringe assembly comprising: a stopper adapter comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the stopper adapter defining an aperture on the proximal end of the stopper adapter, the stopper adapter including a protruding member adjacent the aperture; and a plunger rod having a first end, a second end, and a plunger rod head disposed adjacent the first end of the plunger rod, wherein the plunger rod head comprises at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) transitionable between a deformed position and an un-deformed position, wherein as the plunger rod head is moved axially within the aperture of the stopper adapter, the protruding member of the stopper adapter deforms the at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) of the plunger rod head, and once the plunger rod head is advanced beyond the protruding member of the stopper adapter, the at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) returns to its un-deformed position to secure the plunger rod head within the aperture, characterized in that the stopper adapter is engaged to the plunger rod head by an axial interference engagement to restrict removal of the stopper adapter from the plunger rod head, the stopper adapter further comprising a threaded connection member extending from the distal end thereof, which is sized and adapted for insertion into a threaded cavity of a stopper for rotationally engaging the stopper adapter to the stopper in order to advance the stopper through a syringe barrel. a stopper adapter comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the stopper adapter defining an aperture on the proximal end of the stopper adapter, the stopper adapter including a protruding member adjacent the aperture; and a plunger rod having a first end, a second end, and a plunger rod head disposed adjacent the first end of the plunger rod, wherein the plunger rod head comprises at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) transitionable between a deformed position and an un-deformed position, wherein as the plunger rod head is moved axially within the aperture of the stopper adapter, the protruding member of the stopper adapter deforms the at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) of the plunger rod head, and once the plunger rod head is advanced beyond the protruding member of the stopper adapter, the at least one deformable restraining member (74, 76) returns to its un-deformed position to secure the plunger rod head within the aperture, characterized in that the stopper adapter is engaged to the plunger rod head by an axial interference engagement to restrict removal of the stopper adapter from the plunger rod head, the stopper adapter further comprising a threaded connection member extending from the distal end thereof, which is sized and adapted for insertion into a threaded cavity of a stopper for rotationally engaging the stopper adapter to the stopper in order to advance the stopper through a syringe barrel.
An apparatus for detection and mapping of the phrenic nerve (25, 27), comprising: an interface, configured to receive one or more magnetic-positioning signals from one or more position sensors (40a-f) coupled to one or more body-surface patches (28a-f) attached to a body of a patient, the magnetic-positioning signals indicative of respective positions of the position sensors; and a processor, configured to: detect an inadvertent stimulation of a phrenic nerve (25, 27) of the patient, which occurs due to cardiac pacing applied by an intra-cardiac electrode in a heart of the patient; estimate, based on the magnetic-positioning signals, a motion of one or more of the body-surface patches (28a-f) occurring during the detected stimulation of the phrenic nerve; estimate, based on the estimated motion of the body-surface patches, a distance between the pacing electrode and the phrenic nerve (25, 27); and send an output derived from the estimated distance to the output device. an interface, configured to receive one or more magnetic-positioning signals from one or more position sensors (40a-f) coupled to one or more body-surface patches (28a-f) attached to a body of a patient, the magnetic-positioning signals indicative of respective positions of the position sensors; and a processor, configured to: detect an inadvertent stimulation of a phrenic nerve (25, 27) of the patient, which occurs due to cardiac pacing applied by an intra-cardiac electrode in a heart of the patient; estimate, based on the magnetic-positioning signals, a motion of one or more of the body-surface patches (28a-f) occurring during the detected stimulation of the phrenic nerve; estimate, based on the estimated motion of the body-surface patches, a distance between the pacing electrode and the phrenic nerve (25, 27); and send an output derived from the estimated distance to the output device. detect an inadvertent stimulation of a phrenic nerve (25, 27) of the patient, which occurs due to cardiac pacing applied by an intra-cardiac electrode in a heart of the patient; estimate, based on the magnetic-positioning signals, a motion of one or more of the body-surface patches (28a-f) occurring during the detected stimulation of the phrenic nerve; estimate, based on the estimated motion of the body-surface patches, a distance between the pacing electrode and the phrenic nerve (25, 27); and send an output derived from the estimated distance to the output device.
An optical communication cross-connection device for exchanging an OTN signal through optical communications, comprising: a plurality of OTN signal processing units (100/300) for asynchronously conducting OTN signal processing; and a space switch connected between the plurality of OTN signal processing units, for conducting bidirectional signal exchange for the OTN signal, wherein a first OTN signal processing unit and a second OTN signal processing unit that conduct signal transmission among the plurality of OTN signal processing units subject the OTN signal to skew processing on one side and deskew processing corresponding to the skew processing on another side between the first OTN signal processing unit and the second OTN signal processing unit or between a communicating end-side of one of the first OTN signal processing unit and the second OTN signal processing unit and a communicating end-side OTN signal processing unit of another optical communication cross-connection device of a communication counterpart destination with respect to the optical communication cross-connection device, and share a clock for the signal transmission therebetween. a plurality of OTN signal processing units (100/300) for asynchronously conducting OTN signal processing; and a space switch connected between the plurality of OTN signal processing units, for conducting bidirectional signal exchange for the OTN signal, wherein a first OTN signal processing unit and a second OTN signal processing unit that conduct signal transmission among the plurality of OTN signal processing units subject the OTN signal to skew processing on one side and deskew processing corresponding to the skew processing on another side between the first OTN signal processing unit and the second OTN signal processing unit or between a communicating end-side of one of the first OTN signal processing unit and the second OTN signal processing unit and a communicating end-side OTN signal processing unit of another optical communication cross-connection device of a communication counterpart destination with respect to the optical communication cross-connection device, and share a clock for the signal transmission therebetween.
An elevator door lock, comprising: a latch that is moveable between a locking position and a released position, the latch including a locking surface configured to engage a stop when the latch is in the locking position; characterized in that the elevator door lock comprises: a magnet that is supported for movement relative to the latch between a first position and a second position and situated to magnetically attract a portion of the latch to selectively move the latch from the locking position into the released position; wherein: the latch is in the locking position when the magnet is in the first position, the magnet attracts the portion of the latch when the magnet is in the second position, and the latch is in the released position when the magnet is in the second position. a magnet that is supported for movement relative to the latch between a first position and a second position and situated to magnetically attract a portion of the latch to selectively move the latch from the locking position into the released position; wherein: the latch is in the locking position when the magnet is in the first position, the magnet attracts the portion of the latch when the magnet is in the second position, and the latch is in the released position when the magnet is in the second position.
Method for removing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from a gas, for instance a flue gas, the method comprising: a) providing a sorbent liquid for the CO 2, such as an amine solvent, in countercurrent flow with a gas stream comprising the CO 2 and absorbing the CO 2 in the sorbent liquid so as to obtain a gas with a reduced concentration of CO 2, and a sorbent liquid enriched with the absorbed CO 2; b) stripping the absorbed CO 2 from the enriched sorbent liquid so as to obtain a regenerated sorbent liquid and CO 2 -containing gas, wherein - the absorbing step a) is performed at a first facility provided in a first location; - the sorbent liquid enriched with the absorbed CO 2 is transported from the first facility to a second facility distinct from the first facility and provided in a second location at a distance of at least 3 km from the first location; - the stripping step b) is performed at the second facility and at least 24 hours later than the absorbing step a); - there is no pipeline connection between the first facility and the second facility; and - the second facility comprises a greenhouse. a) providing a sorbent liquid for the CO 2, such as an amine solvent, in countercurrent flow with a gas stream comprising the CO 2 and absorbing the CO 2 in the sorbent liquid so as to obtain a gas with a reduced concentration of CO 2, and a sorbent liquid enriched with the absorbed CO 2; b) stripping the absorbed CO 2 from the enriched sorbent liquid so as to obtain a regenerated sorbent liquid and CO 2 -containing gas, - the absorbing step a) is performed at a first facility provided in a first location; - the sorbent liquid enriched with the absorbed CO 2 is transported from the first facility to a second facility distinct from the first facility and provided in a second location at a distance of at least 3 km from the first location; - the stripping step b) is performed at the second facility and at least 24 hours later than the absorbing step a); - there is no pipeline connection between the first facility and the second facility; and - the second facility comprises a greenhouse.
Plug-in insert designed for insertion into a main body, wherein the plug-in insert is designed for the releasable coupling of a tubular element in the main body, wherein the plug-in insert comprises a plug-in sleeve, a fixing element and a release member, wherein the fixing element is designed for the releasable fixing of a tubular element, inserted via an insertion opening, in the plug-in sleeve and the release member cooperates with the fixing element in such a way that the fixing of the tubular element is released by an axial movement of the release member relative to the plug-in sleeve, wherein the plug-in sleeve comprises a sleeve portion (5.1) formed of at least one wall element (5A, 5B), wherein the wall element (5A, 5B) is formed by stamping and bending a metallic flat material portion into a shell-shaped or circumferentially closed element and wherein the fixing element is enclosed by the sleeve portion (5.1) and fixed in the sleeve portion (5.1) in interlocking fashion, wherein the sleeve portion (5.1) has, at a second free end of the plug-in sleeve that is opposite to the insertion opening, a flange (5.1.2) for forming a contact surface for a sealing element and wherein the fixing element - is fixed at the edge in a bead (5.1.1) of the sleeve portion (5.1) of the plug-in sleeve in such a way that the bead (5.1.1) of the sleeve portion (5.1) forms a circumferential bulge into which the edge of the fixing element is inserted and is thus held in the bead in an interlocking manner; or - is held in the plug-in sleeve by means of a snap-in mechanism by being pressed in axially. - is fixed at the edge in a bead (5.1.1) of the sleeve portion (5.1) of the plug-in sleeve in such a way that the bead (5.1.1) of the sleeve portion (5.1) forms a circumferential bulge into which the edge of the fixing element is inserted and is thus held in the bead in an interlocking manner; or - is held in the plug-in sleeve by means of a snap-in mechanism by being pressed in axially.
Filling device, in particular for filling liquid containers of electronic cigarettes with a liquid, the filling device comprising: - a rotary carrousel configured to rotate about a main axis of rotation, - a pump cam track extending about the main axis, wherein the rotary carrousel comprises multiple hose pumps arranged in an annular configuration about said main axis, wherein each hose pump comprises: ∘ a hose, ∘ a rotary pump device, the rotary pump device comprising: ▪ a roller rotor comprising a number of rollers which are configured to engage the hose and urge the liquid through the hose, ▪ a cam rotor comprising a number of pump cams which are configured to engage the pump cam track, the cam rotor being coupled to the roller rotor, wherein the pump cam track comprises an inclined section configured to engage the pump cams and to rotate the rotary pump device of a hose pump during the rotary movement of the carrousel, wherein during the rotation of the rotary pump device a quantity of liquid is pumped into a container positioned in a container holder which is associated with said hose pump. - a rotary carrousel configured to rotate about a main axis of rotation, - a pump cam track extending about the main axis, wherein the rotary carrousel comprises multiple hose pumps arranged in an annular configuration about said main axis, wherein each hose pump comprises: ∘ a hose, ∘ a rotary pump device, the rotary pump device comprising: ▪ a roller rotor comprising a number of rollers which are configured to engage the hose and urge the liquid through the hose, ▪ a cam rotor comprising a number of pump cams which are configured to engage the pump cam track, the cam rotor being coupled to the roller rotor, wherein the pump cam track comprises an inclined section configured to engage the pump cams and to rotate the rotary pump device of a hose pump during the rotary movement of the carrousel, wherein during the rotation of the rotary pump device a quantity of liquid is pumped into a container positioned in a container holder which is associated with said hose pump. ∘ a hose, ∘ a rotary pump device, the rotary pump device comprising: ▪ a roller rotor comprising a number of rollers which are configured to engage the hose and urge the liquid through the hose, ▪ a cam rotor comprising a number of pump cams which are configured to engage the pump cam track, the cam rotor being coupled to the roller rotor, ▪ a roller rotor comprising a number of rollers which are configured to engage the hose and urge the liquid through the hose, ▪ a cam rotor comprising a number of pump cams which are configured to engage the pump cam track, the cam rotor being coupled to the roller rotor,
A glass composition comprising TiO 2 in the amount of 1 mol% to 70 mol%, Nb 2 O 5 in the amount of 1 mol% to 40 mol%, and P 2 O 5 in the amount of 20 mol% to 45 mol%, wherein the molar sum of TiO 2 and Nb 2 O 5 in the glass composition is greater than 60 mol%, wherein the glass does not include SiO 2 or WO 3.
A control device for an internal combustion engine in which a blowby gas is recirculated to an intake passage, comprising: NOx concentration measuring means that measures a NOx concentration in said intake passage downstream from a position where the blowby gas is recirculated; oxygen concentration measuring means that measures an oxygen concentration in said intake passage downstream from the position where the blowby gas is recirculated; fresh air mass flow rate measuring means that measures a mass flow rate of fresh air taken into said intake passage; blowby gas mass flow rate calculating means that calculates a mass flow rate of the blowby gas recirculated to said intake passage from the oxygen concentration and the mass flow rate of the fresh air; all gas mass flow rate measuring means that measures a mass flow rate of all gases in said intake passage from the mass flow rate of the fresh air and the mass flow rate of the blowby gas; NOx mass flow rate calculating means that calculates a mass flow rate of NOx in said intake passage from the mass flow rate of all the gases and the NOx concentration; and diagnosis means that diagnoses a state of said internal combustion engine based on the mass flow rate of Nox. NOx concentration measuring means that measures a NOx concentration in said intake passage downstream from a position where the blowby gas is recirculated; oxygen concentration measuring means that measures an oxygen concentration in said intake passage downstream from the position where the blowby gas is recirculated; fresh air mass flow rate measuring means that measures a mass flow rate of fresh air taken into said intake passage; blowby gas mass flow rate calculating means that calculates a mass flow rate of the blowby gas recirculated to said intake passage from the oxygen concentration and the mass flow rate of the fresh air; all gas mass flow rate measuring means that measures a mass flow rate of all gases in said intake passage from the mass flow rate of the fresh air and the mass flow rate of the blowby gas; NOx mass flow rate calculating means that calculates a mass flow rate of NOx in said intake passage from the mass flow rate of all the gases and the NOx concentration; and diagnosis means that diagnoses a state of said internal combustion engine based on the mass flow rate of Nox.
A fiber-reinforced resin shaped product comprising: reinforcing fibers with a weight average fiber length of 10 mm to 100 mm; and a thermoplastic resin, the fiber-reinforced resin shaped product having grains on at least a part of a surface thereof, wherein a maximum height (Rz) of the grains is 100 μm to 200 μm, and an average pitch (Rsm) between adjacent grains is 1100 μm or less wherein a resin proportion in the grains is lower than a resin proportion in an inner portion of the fiber-reinforced resin shaped product by 1 vol% to 10 vol%. reinforcing fibers with a weight average fiber length of 10 mm to 100 mm; and a thermoplastic resin, the fiber-reinforced resin shaped product having grains on at least a part of a surface thereof, wherein a maximum height (Rz) of the grains is 100 μm to 200 μm, and an average pitch (Rsm) between adjacent grains is 1100 μm or less wherein a resin proportion in the grains is lower than a resin proportion in an inner portion of the fiber-reinforced resin shaped product by 1 vol% to 10 vol%.
A ground compacting machine, particularly a single-drum roller, comprising a machine frame supporting a body, wherein at least one ballast weight adapted to the body is fastened to the machine frame, characterized in that said at least one ballast weight at least partially comprises an impact-proof enclosure forming a component part of the body, wherein the impact-proof enclosure is filled with weighting filling material and the impact-proof enclosure protects the filling material from impact loads.