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Method for detecting a sequence of rotational speed/torque fluctuations of a drive device, wherein the drive device comprises at least one internal combustion engine and a torsional oscillation influencing device, wherein for detection of rotational speed/torque fluctuations the actual rotational speed of the torsional oscillation influencing device is determined, and wherein - a local rotational speed minimum and a local rotational speed maximum are detected, and wherein - the local rotational speed minimum and the local rotational speed maximum are evaluated under formation of a local amplitude and a local frequency as local rotational speed characteristic values, characterized by the following method steps: - determining the duration of a local oscillation period, wherein within this period the local rotational speed characteristic values are in an oscillation tolerance range, wherein this oscillation tolerance range is related to a tolerance basis, wherein this tolerance basis is related to the first determined local amplitude/frequency of a local oscillation pattern, wherein the oscillation tolerance range is a range which is limited by two tolerance threshold values, wherein one of these threshold values, related to the tolerance basis, is 25%, preferably 10% and more preferably 3% larger than this and the further one of these threshold values is 25%, preferably 10% and more preferably 3% smaller than this, - describing a local oscillation pattern, which comprises the duration of the local oscillation period, the local amplitude and the local frequency, and - comparing the local oscillation pattern with predetermined comparison oscillation patterns, wherein, by this comparison, a categorization of this oscillation pattern is facilitated. - a local rotational speed minimum and a local rotational speed maximum are detected, and wherein - the local rotational speed minimum and the local rotational speed maximum are evaluated under formation of a local amplitude and a local frequency as local rotational speed characteristic values, - determining the duration of a local oscillation period, wherein within this period the local rotational speed characteristic values are in an oscillation tolerance range, wherein this oscillation tolerance range is related to a tolerance basis, wherein this tolerance basis is related to the first determined local amplitude/frequency of a local oscillation pattern, wherein the oscillation tolerance range is a range which is limited by two tolerance threshold values, wherein one of these threshold values, related to the tolerance basis, is 25%, preferably 10% and more preferably 3% larger than this and the further one of these threshold values is 25%, preferably 10% and more preferably 3% smaller than this, - describing a local oscillation pattern, which comprises the duration of the local oscillation period, the local amplitude and the local frequency, and - comparing the local oscillation pattern with predetermined comparison oscillation patterns, wherein, by this comparison, a categorization of this oscillation pattern is facilitated.
Laundry treatment appliance having a pump for pumping washing liquid, wherein the pump has a suction chamber with a suction port for fluidic connection to a suction line, a first pressure chamber with a first pressure port for fluidic connection to a first pressure line, and a second pressure chamber with a second pressure port for fluidic connection to a second pressure line, and wherein the pump has a first pump motor for pumping the washing liquid out of the first pressure chamber through the first pressure line with a first delivery rate and a second pump motor for pumping the washing liquid out of the second pressure chamber through the second pressure line with a second delivery rate, and a pump drive system for controlling the first and second pump motor (131, 133), characterised in that the pump drive system is designed to activate one of the two pump motors (131, 133) in an activation period in order to pump washing liquid out of the associated pressure chamber (119, 125) through the associated pressure line (123, 129) with the associated delivery rate (137, 143), and that the pump drive system is designed to activate the other of the two pump motors (131, 133) in the activation period in order to pump washing liquid out of the associated pressure chamber (119, 125) through the associated pressure line (123, 129) up to a maximum washing liquid level in the associated pressure line (123, 129) in order to prevent air being sucked in through the associated pressure line (123, 129), and wherein further the pump drive system is designed to control the speed of the first and second pump motor (131, 133).
Temocillin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treating an intestinal disorder in a subject experiencing adherent invasive E. coli (AIEC) overgrowth of the intestine.
An induction-heating cooker comprising: - an electromagnetic coil for generating a magnetic field; - a drive unit which supplies high-frequency current to the electromagnetic coil; - a control unit which controls the drive unit; and - a detection unit which has detection means for detecting electric characteristics of the drive unit and, when a load is placed near the electromagnetic coil, detects frequency characteristics of a load resistance which are the electric characteristics, wherein the control unit has load determination means for determining whether the load is a heating target or a power receiving subject on the basis of the frequency characteristics of the load resistance, and the control unit performs control such that, if the load is determined to be the heating target, a range of an output power value of the drive unit is set to a first range having a first maximum output power value and operation is performed in an induction heating operation mode in which the heating target is heated by the electromagnetic coil, and if the load is determined to be the power receiving subject, a range of an output power value of the drive unit is set to a second range having a second maximum output power value and operation is performed in a non-contact power feeding operation mode in which power is supplied to the power receiving subject by the electromagnetic coil. - an electromagnetic coil for generating a magnetic field; - a drive unit which supplies high-frequency current to the electromagnetic coil; - a control unit which controls the drive unit; and - a detection unit which has detection means for detecting electric characteristics of the drive unit and, when a load is placed near the electromagnetic coil, detects frequency characteristics of a load resistance which are the electric characteristics, wherein the control unit has load determination means for determining whether the load is a heating target or a power receiving subject on the basis of the frequency characteristics of the load resistance, and the control unit performs control such that, if the load is determined to be the heating target, a range of an output power value of the drive unit is set to a first range having a first maximum output power value and operation is performed in an induction heating operation mode in which the heating target is heated by the electromagnetic coil, and if the load is determined to be the power receiving subject, a range of an output power value of the drive unit is set to a second range having a second maximum output power value and operation is performed in a non-contact power feeding operation mode in which power is supplied to the power receiving subject by the electromagnetic coil.
A pump turbine system, comprising 1.1 a turbine having a turbine wheel (1.1) and a turbine spiral housing (1.2) and a turbine intake pipe (1.5); 1.2 a pump having a pump wheel (2.1) and a pump spiral housing (2.2) and a pump intake pipe (2.5); 1.3 the two spiral housings (1.2, 2.2) are arranged in opposite directions to each other; 1.4 a shaft on which the turbine wheel (1.1) and the pump wheel (2.1) are arranged in a rotationally fixed manner; 1.5 an electric machine which is in a drive connection with the shaft or can be brought into such a connection; 1.6 the pressure lines (1.3, 2.3) of the two spiral housing (1.2, 2.2) open into a single common pressure line; 1.7 both intake pipes (1.5, 2.5) are each connected to intake conduits (1.4, 2.4), wherein both intake conduits (1.4, 2.4) open into a common intake conduit; wherein 1.8 a separate shut-off device (1.6, 2.6) is arranged in each case in the intake conduits (1.4, 2.4); 1.9 the two spiral housings (1.2, 2.2) delimit an intermediate space with each other and are supported directly by means of a support element such as a cylindrical support ring or support cone; and 1.10 a common shut-off device (6.1) is arranged in the pressure line; characterized in that 1.11 a bearing, such as guide bearing or combined track and guide bearing, is arranged in the intermediate space for supporting the shaft; and 1.12 the common shut-off device (6.1) is designed such that the two spiral housings (1.1, 2.2) are always supplied with the same pressure, namely the headwater pressure applied to the headwater. 1.1 a turbine having a turbine wheel (1.1) and a turbine spiral housing (1.2) and a turbine intake pipe (1.5); 1.2 a pump having a pump wheel (2.1) and a pump spiral housing (2.2) and a pump intake pipe (2.5); 1.3 the two spiral housings (1.2, 2.2) are arranged in opposite directions to each other; 1.4 a shaft on which the turbine wheel (1.1) and the pump wheel (2.1) are arranged in a rotationally fixed manner; 1.5 an electric machine which is in a drive connection with the shaft or can be brought into such a connection; 1.6 the pressure lines (1.3, 2.3) of the two spiral housing (1.2, 2.2) open into a single common pressure line; 1.7 both intake pipes (1.5, 2.5) are each connected to intake conduits (1.4, 2.4), wherein both intake conduits (1.4, 2.4) open into a common intake conduit; wherein 1.8 a separate shut-off device (1.6, 2.6) is arranged in each case in the intake conduits (1.4, 2.4); 1.9 the two spiral housings (1.2, 2.2) delimit an intermediate space with each other and are supported directly by means of a support element such as a cylindrical support ring or support cone; and 1.10 a common shut-off device (6.1) is arranged in the pressure line; characterized in that 1.11 a bearing, such as guide bearing or combined track and guide bearing, is arranged in the intermediate space for supporting the shaft; and 1.12 the common shut-off device (6.1) is designed such that the two spiral housings (1.1, 2.2) are always supplied with the same pressure, namely the headwater pressure applied to the headwater.
Trigger method to start an active regeneration cycle of a particle filter arranged in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of a) recording a general drive index of the vehicle; b) sensing a current physical condition of the particle filter; c) sensing a current drive pattern of the vehicle; d) affirming or negating a regeneration necessity based on a map relating the general drive index of the vehicle, the physical condition of the particle filter and the current drive pattern of the vehicle to the regeneration necessity, wherein before step a) a first drive pattern (DP 1), in particular a drive pattern with a vehicle velocity (v) of at least 50 km/h, is defined as being favorable for the regeneration, and a second drive pattern (DP 2), in particular a drive pattern with a vehicle velocity (v) of less than 50 km/h, is defined as being unfavorable for the regeneration, the general drive index of the vehicle is recorded by evaluating a predetermined number of recorded drive styles of successive drive cycles of the vehicle, in particular at least three drive styles, wherein a drive cycle of the vehicle is defined as being an interval between a start of the vehicle and a stop of the vehicle, the drive style of a drive cycle is recorded as being a first drive style, in particular a fast drive style, or as being a second drive style, in particular a slow drive style, by counting the number of the first drive patterns (DP 1) in the drive cycle and the number of the second drive patterns (DP 2) in the drive cycle, and by recording the drive style of the drive cycle as the first drive style if the number of the first drive patterns (DP 1) predominates in the drive cycle and by recording the drive style of the drive cycle as the second drive style if the number of the second drive patterns (DP 2) predominates in the drive cycle, and a first general drive index (GI 1), in particular a fast general drive index, is recorded if at evaluation of the predetermined number of drive styles the first drive style predominates, and a second general drive index (GI 2), in particular a slow general drive index, is recorded if at evaluation of the predetermined number of drive styles the second drive style predominates. a) recording a general drive index of the vehicle; b) sensing a current physical condition of the particle filter; c) sensing a current drive pattern of the vehicle; d) affirming or negating a regeneration necessity based on a map relating the general drive index of the vehicle, the physical condition of the particle filter and the current drive pattern of the vehicle to the regeneration necessity,
A short RNA capable of upregulating MafA expression in a human cell, wherein said short RNA includes a first strand which is 19 to 25 nucleotides in length and (a) comprises the sequence AUCUGUACUGGAUGAGCGG (SEQ ID NO: 1) or (b) comprises the sequence UUUCCCGCAGGAGAUUGAC (SEQ ID NO: 2), and wherein said RNA includes a second strand which is 19 to 25 nucleotides in length and which forms a duplex with said first strand.
A method for wireless communications, comprising: Identifying (1005, 1105, 1205), by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system, the data packet associated with a first latency type; identifying (1010, 1110, 1210) a set of candidate transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on a resource window, wherein a size of the resource window is based at least in part on the first latency type; selecting (1015, 1125, 1220), from the set of candidate transmission time intervals, a set of transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on the resource window and a set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system using a resource map (210, 305), wherein the resource map (210, 305) indicates occupied or unoccupied resources, wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises: selecting unoccupied resources in a transmission time interval multiplexed in frequency with retransmissions from at least one other wireless device, the retransmissions from the at least one other wireless device corresponding to previously decoded data packets; and transmitting (1020, 1130, 1225) the data packet to the second wireless device using the set of transmission time intervals. Identifying (1005, 1105, 1205), by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system, the data packet associated with a first latency type; identifying (1010, 1110, 1210) a set of candidate transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on a resource window, wherein a size of the resource window is based at least in part on the first latency type; selecting (1015, 1125, 1220), from the set of candidate transmission time intervals, a set of transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on the resource window and a set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system using a resource map (210, 305), wherein the resource map (210, 305) indicates occupied or unoccupied resources, wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises: selecting unoccupied resources in a transmission time interval multiplexed in frequency with retransmissions from at least one other wireless device, the retransmissions from the at least one other wireless device corresponding to previously decoded data packets; and transmitting (1020, 1130, 1225) the data packet to the second wireless device using the set of transmission time intervals. selecting unoccupied resources in a transmission time interval multiplexed in frequency with retransmissions from at least one other wireless device, the retransmissions from the at least one other wireless device corresponding to previously decoded data packets; and transmitting (1020, 1130, 1225) the data packet to the second wireless device using the set of transmission time intervals.
A method for designing a patient-customized electrode array or selecting an existing EA that fits the patient best, comprising: acquiring information of the patient-specific cochlear size and/or shape of the cochlea; and designing a patient-customized electrode array or selecting an existing EA that fits the patient best based on the acquired information of the patient-specific cochlear size and/or shape of the cochlea, wherein the acquiring step comprises: segmenting shapes of structures of interest (SOIs) of a cochlea of the patient in a pre-operative computed tomography image of the cochlea using a shape model, wherein the EA is to be placed in the cochlea; defining a three dimensional curve of interest within the shape model of the SOIs as a sequence of points, {Pi}, wherein i = 1, 2, 3, N, N is an integer greater than zero; automatically transforming the defined 3D curve to the pre-operative CT image so as to obtain a structure curve in the cochlea; and determining a length and curvatures of the structure curve at the sequence of points {Pi}, wherein the structure curve is a modiolar curve in the cochlea, and the EA is a pre-curved EA; or wherein the structure curve is a lateral wall curve in the cochlea, and the EA is a straight EA. acquiring information of the patient-specific cochlear size and/or shape of the cochlea; and designing a patient-customized electrode array or selecting an existing EA that fits the patient best based on the acquired information of the patient-specific cochlear size and/or shape of the cochlea, segmenting shapes of structures of interest (SOIs) of a cochlea of the patient in a pre-operative computed tomography image of the cochlea using a shape model, wherein the EA is to be placed in the cochlea; defining a three dimensional curve of interest within the shape model of the SOIs as a sequence of points, {Pi}, wherein i = 1, 2, 3, N, N is an integer greater than zero; automatically transforming the defined 3D curve to the pre-operative CT image so as to obtain a structure curve in the cochlea; and determining a length and curvatures of the structure curve at the sequence of points {Pi}, wherein the structure curve is a modiolar curve in the cochlea, and the EA is a pre-curved EA; or wherein the structure curve is a lateral wall curve in the cochlea, and the EA is a straight EA.
Transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of buprenorphine, comprising a buprenorphine-containing self-adhesive layer structure comprising A) a buprenorphine-impermeable backing layer, and B) a buprenorphine-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on said buprenorphine-impermeable backing layer, the adhesive layer comprising a) at least one polymer-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, b) an analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and c) a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, levulinic acid and mixtures thereof, in an amount sufficient so that said analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine is solubilized therein to form a mixture, and the carboxylic acid buprenorphine mixture forms dispersed deposits in the said pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein said buprenorphine-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is the skin contact layer for use in a method of treating pain by applying a transdermal therapeutic system for 7 days on the skin of a patient. A) a buprenorphine-impermeable backing layer, and B) a buprenorphine-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on said buprenorphine-impermeable backing layer, the adhesive layer comprising a) at least one polymer-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, b) an analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and c) a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, levulinic acid and mixtures thereof, in an amount sufficient so that said analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine is solubilized therein to form a mixture, and the carboxylic acid buprenorphine mixture forms dispersed deposits in the said pressure-sensitive adhesive, a) at least one polymer-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, b) an analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and c) a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, levulinic acid and mixtures thereof, in an amount sufficient so that said analgesically effective amount of buprenorphine is solubilized therein to form a mixture, and the carboxylic acid buprenorphine mixture forms dispersed deposits in the said pressure-sensitive adhesive,
A metal gasket adapted to be disposed between a cylinder head and a cylinder block, which comprises: a thin metal plate (B1, B2, B3) having a first opening; a first elastic metal substrate (A12, A21, A2); a second elastic metal substrate (A11, A22, A1); and at least one foamed rubber layer (110, 210, 34) for sealingly contacting the cylinder block, wherein each of the first and second elastic metal substrates have a second opening at a position corresponding to the position of the first opening, and have a bead (12, 22 32) formed on a peripheral portion of the second opening, wherein the thin metal plate (B1, B2, B3) is disposed between the beads (12, 22, 32) of the first and second elastic metal substrates, wherein the at least one foamed rubber layer (110, 210, 34) is provided by a process comprising foaming a pre-foamed layer comprising a pre-foamed composition, wherein the pre-foamed layer has a thickness of 15 to 50 μm and a ratio of the thickness of the rubber layer after foaming to that before foaming of 2 to 4, characterized in that the foamed rubber layer (110, 210, 34) has an open cell ratio of 80 % or more. a thin metal plate (B1, B2, B3) having a first opening; a first elastic metal substrate (A12, A21, A2); a second elastic metal substrate (A11, A22, A1); and at least one foamed rubber layer (110, 210, 34) for sealingly contacting the cylinder block,
A polysiloxane comprising a structure of Formula I: wherein; R 1 and R 2 are independently a hydrocarbon radical, an unsaturated radical, an alkoxy radical, an aryl radical or an alkenyloxy radical; R 3 is an organic UV absorbing group; R 4 is independently a direct bond or hydrocarbon radical optionally substituted with oxygen and nitrogen, or a group of Formula II(a) or Formula II(b) wherein A and B are a hydrocarbon radical; R 5 is independently a hydrogen, a halogen, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryloxy group; R 6 is independently a hydroxyl group, an amine group, an acid chloride group, or a sulfonyl halide group; x is from 1 to 300; y is from 0 to 50 and z is from 1 to 50.