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A wireless communication apparatus, the apparatus comprising: means for determining one or more uplink performance characteristics of at least one of a first antenna and a second antenna; and characterized by: means for determining one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna and the second antenna if one or more uplink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than a threshold; and means for selectively switching a first transmit circuit from transmitting wireless communications via a first antenna to transmit wireless communications via a second antenna if the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the second antenna. means for determining one or more uplink performance characteristics of at least one of a first antenna and a second antenna; and characterized by: means for determining one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna and the second antenna if one or more uplink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than a threshold; and means for selectively switching a first transmit circuit from transmitting wireless communications via a first antenna to transmit wireless communications via a second antenna if the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the second antenna. means for determining one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna and the second antenna if one or more uplink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than a threshold; and means for selectively switching a first transmit circuit from transmitting wireless communications via a first antenna to transmit wireless communications via a second antenna if the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the first antenna are worse than the one or more downlink performance characteristics of the second antenna.
An apparatus for cooking food products on both sides thereof, including: a base member associated to a first heating surface adapted to support food products to be cooked, an upper member associated to a second heating surface and movable relative to said base member so that, when the upper member is moved towards the base member, the second heating surface comes to lie opposite to the first heating surface so as to enclose the food product therebetween, a suction line fluidly connected to an air circulation device and adapted to collect the fumes arising during cooking, and a cooking chamber, formed by said base member and said upper member when closed against each other, is adapted to retain the fumes, odours and cooking effluent produced during cooking therewithin, so as to prevent them from leaking outside, and to convey the fumes to the suction line. a base member associated to a first heating surface adapted to support food products to be cooked, an upper member associated to a second heating surface and movable relative to said base member so that, when the upper member is moved towards the base member, the second heating surface comes to lie opposite to the first heating surface so as to enclose the food product therebetween, a suction line fluidly connected to an air circulation device and adapted to collect the fumes arising during cooking, and a cooking chamber, formed by said base member and said upper member when closed against each other, is adapted to retain the fumes, odours and cooking effluent produced during cooking therewithin, so as to prevent them from leaking outside, and to convey the fumes to the suction line.
Anesthetization gas mask for a small animal comprising a first mask part providing an inlet for an anesthetization gas, a second mask part for transmitting the anesthetization gas being mechanically connected to the first mask part wherein the first and the second mask part (11, 12) at least partially define an anesthetization volume for receiving a mouth part of the small animal characterized in that the second mask part for transmitting the anesthetization gas is movably connected to the first mask part having the inlet for an anesthetization gas, and that the anesthetization gas mask is geometrically constructed and configured such that a movement of the first mask part from a working position to a blocking position relative to the second mask part blocks the passage of anesthetization gas into the anesthetization volume. a first mask part providing an inlet for an anesthetization gas, a second mask part for transmitting the anesthetization gas being mechanically connected to the first mask part wherein the first and the second mask part (11, 12) at least partially define an anesthetization volume for receiving a mouth part of the small animal characterized in that the second mask part for transmitting the anesthetization gas is movably connected to the first mask part having the inlet for an anesthetization gas, and that the anesthetization gas mask is geometrically constructed and configured such that a movement of the first mask part from a working position to a blocking position relative to the second mask part blocks the passage of anesthetization gas into the anesthetization volume.
A method, in a server, for processing audio data in a plurality of uplink audio channels captured at a respective plurality of client devices at different locations in an acoustic space for delivery to a remote client device, the method comprising: determining a time difference between audio data of at least a first audio channel and a second audio channel of the same acoustic space, wherein the time difference is determined by correlating audio data of the first audio channel as a consequence of an event in the acoustic space against audio data of the second audio channel as a consequence of the event in the acoustic space; and enabling a corrective time shift between the first audio channel and the second audio channel when the time difference exceeds a threshold, characterized in that the corrective time shift selectively introduces a segment of additional audio to an audio channel in an uplink audio buffer or discards a segment of audio from an audio channel in the uplink audio buffer, wherein the corrective time shift is sized to reduce the time difference between the first audio channel and the second audio channel to below the threshold. determining a time difference between audio data of at least a first audio channel and a second audio channel of the same acoustic space, wherein the time difference is determined by correlating audio data of the first audio channel as a consequence of an event in the acoustic space against audio data of the second audio channel as a consequence of the event in the acoustic space; and enabling a corrective time shift between the first audio channel and the second audio channel when the time difference exceeds a threshold,
A method for wireless communications by an apparatus, comprising: generating a first frame having a header portion recognizable by first and second types of devices and having another portion; selecting a first value of a scrambler field of the header portion of the frame to indicate at least one of: whether said another portion of the frame is encoded using an enhanced modulation scheme supported by the second type of devices but not supported by the first type of devices or a length of said another portion of the frame encoded using the enhanced modulation scheme; and outputting the frame for transmission. generating a first frame having a header portion recognizable by first and second types of devices and having another portion; selecting a first value of a scrambler field of the header portion of the frame to indicate at least one of: whether said another portion of the frame is encoded using an enhanced modulation scheme supported by the second type of devices but not supported by the first type of devices or a length of said another portion of the frame encoded using the enhanced modulation scheme; and whether said another portion of the frame is encoded using an enhanced modulation scheme supported by the second type of devices but not supported by the first type of devices or a length of said another portion of the frame encoded using the enhanced modulation scheme; and outputting the frame for transmission.
A method for preparing in water a composite comprising a polymer and at least one active compound, comprising: (a) the preparation, at a temperature below 40°C, of a mixture comprising water and at least one HASE-type copolymer, completely or partially neutralised by means of a base; (b) the addition under stirring and at a temperature below 40°C: of at least one monomer comprising at least one polymerisable olefinic unsaturation; of at least one radical-generating compound; of at least one active compound and (c) the polymerisation under stirring of monomer by heating to a temperature above 50°C. (a) the preparation, at a temperature below 40°C, of a mixture comprising water and at least one HASE-type copolymer, completely or partially neutralised by means of a base; (b) the addition under stirring and at a temperature below 40°C: of at least one monomer comprising at least one polymerisable olefinic unsaturation; of at least one radical-generating compound; of at least one active compound and of at least one monomer comprising at least one polymerisable olefinic unsaturation; of at least one radical-generating compound; of at least one active compound and (c) the polymerisation under stirring of monomer by heating to a temperature above 50°C.
A device (100,200) comprising a controller configured to: determine whether graphical objects (410a, 410b, 910c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) to be displayed on a map at a given zoom level will overlap when the map is displayed at said given zoom level, cause stacking of at least some of the graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) that have been determined to overlap at a location at the given zoom level to create a further graphical object at the location representing, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c), and enabling a user to view, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) upon user selection of the further graphical object, cause display of said further graphical object at the location representing, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c), and enabling a user to view, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) upon user selection of the further graphical object, and display of other graphical objects; change said given zoom level to a further zoom level that is more zoomed in than the given zoom level; cause splitting up of the further graphical object into a plurality of second further graphical objects that do not overlap with each other or with other graphical objects at said further zoom level. determine whether graphical objects (410a, 410b, 910c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) to be displayed on a map at a given zoom level will overlap when the map is displayed at said given zoom level, cause stacking of at least some of the graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) that have been determined to overlap at a location at the given zoom level to create a further graphical object at the location representing, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c), and enabling a user to view, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) upon user selection of the further graphical object, cause display of said further graphical object at the location representing, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c), and enabling a user to view, at said given zoom level, at least some of the stacked graphical objects (410a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 610a, 610b, 610c) upon user selection of the further graphical object, and display of other graphical objects; change said given zoom level to a further zoom level that is more zoomed in than the given zoom level; cause splitting up of the further graphical object into a plurality of second further graphical objects that do not overlap with each other or with other graphical objects at said further zoom level.
A non-penetrating tissue separator comprising: an outer shaft having an outer shaft lumen, an outer shaft distal portion, and an outer shaft distal lip; an inner shaft having an inner shaft lumen and an inner shaft external surface; a grabbing element attached to a distal edge of the inner shaft and having a grabbing element distal surface, a grabbing element proximal surface, a grabbing element circumferential surface, a grabbing element inner opening, and surface features disposed along at least one of the grabbing element distal surface, the grabbing element proximal surface, or the grabbing element circumferential surface, wherein at least a portion of the outer shaft is disposed around at least a portion of the inner shaft, so as to enable relative axial movement between the inner shaft and the outer shaft, thereby facilitating positioning of the grabbing element between a first state or a second state; wherein the grabbing element is rotatable about a central axis thereof, wherein the central axis of the grabbing element is directed in a distally oriented direction, orthogonal to the grabbing element distal surface, and wherein the surface features are atraumatic surface features, configured to releasably engage and grasp a tissue via the surface features, without cutting, dissecting or penetrating it, during rotational movement of the grabbing element around its central axis, and to retain the tissue engaged therewith after rotational movement is halted and when the grabbing element is pulled in a proximal direction. an outer shaft having an outer shaft lumen, an outer shaft distal portion, and an outer shaft distal lip; an inner shaft having an inner shaft lumen and an inner shaft external surface; a grabbing element attached to a distal edge of the inner shaft and having a grabbing element distal surface, a grabbing element proximal surface, a grabbing element circumferential surface, a grabbing element inner opening, and surface features disposed along at least one of the grabbing element distal surface, the grabbing element proximal surface, or the grabbing element circumferential surface, wherein at least a portion of the outer shaft is disposed around at least a portion of the inner shaft, so as to enable relative axial movement between the inner shaft and the outer shaft, thereby facilitating positioning of the grabbing element between a first state or a second state; wherein the grabbing element is rotatable about a central axis thereof, wherein the central axis of the grabbing element is directed in a distally oriented direction, orthogonal to the grabbing element distal surface, and wherein the surface features are atraumatic surface features, configured to releasably engage and grasp a tissue via the surface features, without cutting, dissecting or penetrating it, during rotational movement of the grabbing element around its central axis, and to retain the tissue engaged therewith after rotational movement is halted and when the grabbing element is pulled in a proximal direction.
A method operational on a wireless user equipment, comprising: determining whether a size of data to be transmitted is greater than or less than a predetermined threshold, wherein the data comprises scheduled data and non-scheduled data; transmitting the scheduled and non-scheduled data on a primary carrier when the size of the data is less than the predetermined threshold; transmitting a predetermined amount of the scheduled data on a secondary carrier and any remaining amount of the scheduled data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold; and transmitting the non-scheduled data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, said method further comprising: prior to transmitting the predetermined amount of the data on the secondary carrier and any remaining amount of the data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the method comprises: transmitting an indicator to inform a network of the uplink scheduling where the predetermined amount of data will be transmitted on the secondary carrier and any remaining data on the primary carrier; and receiving an acknowledgement of the transmitted indicator from the network. determining whether a size of data to be transmitted is greater than or less than a predetermined threshold, wherein the data comprises scheduled data and non-scheduled data; transmitting the scheduled and non-scheduled data on a primary carrier when the size of the data is less than the predetermined threshold; transmitting a predetermined amount of the scheduled data on a secondary carrier and any remaining amount of the scheduled data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold; and transmitting the non-scheduled data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, said method further comprising: prior to transmitting the predetermined amount of the data on the secondary carrier and any remaining amount of the data on the primary carrier when the size of the data is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the method comprises: transmitting an indicator to inform a network of the uplink scheduling where the predetermined amount of data will be transmitted on the secondary carrier and any remaining data on the primary carrier; and receiving an acknowledgement of the transmitted indicator from the network. transmitting an indicator to inform a network of the uplink scheduling where the predetermined amount of data will be transmitted on the secondary carrier and any remaining data on the primary carrier; and receiving an acknowledgement of the transmitted indicator from the network.
A separator comprising a porous film having a tensile strength of about 60 MPa or greater, the porous film comprising carboxyl-group-containing cellulose nanofibers, wherein the carboxyl-group-containing cellulose nanofibers comprise a group of Formula 1 or Formula 2 bound to a carbon atom of a pyranose ring in the carboxyl-group-containing cellulose nanofibers: Formula 1 is -R 1 -O-R 2 -COOM Formula 2 -O-R 2 -COOM wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C10 alkylene group, and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal, and wherein the tensile strength is measured according to the description.
A method of treating at least one animal skin substrate comprising agitating, for at least a first time period, the animal skin substrate with a solid particulate material and a treatment liquor in a rotatably mounted drum, opening an outlet opening of the drum agitating the animal skin substrate in the drum for a second time period, the drum further comprising an apertured screen arranged at the outlet and configured such that during said second time period solid particulate material and treatment liquor exit the drum through the outlet opening and the at least one animal skin substrate is retained in the drum, and collecting said solid particulate material in a collecting vessel.
An apparatus comprising: an electrolyte membrane that includes a pair of main surfaces; a cathode catalyst layer that is provided to one main surface of the electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer that is provided to the other main surface of the electrolyte membrane; a cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) that is provided on a main surface of the cathode catalyst layer which does not face the electrolyte membrane; a separator that includes a recess through which cathode gas led out from the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) flows; an anode gas diffusion layer that is provided on a main surface of the anode catalyst layer which does not face the electrolyte membrane; a voltage applicator that applies a voltage between the cathode catalyst layer and the anode catalyst layer; and a fastener that fastens a laminated body of the electrolyte membrane, the cathode catalyst layer, the anode catalyst layer, the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A), and the anode gas diffusion layer, wherein the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A), which is elastically deformable, is accommodated in the recess, is disposed to project from the recess in a thickness direction of the recess before fastening of the laminated body, and characterized in that the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) includes an elastic member between a side surface of the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) and a side surface of the recess, and the elastic member is configured with a material whose rigidity is lower than the cathode gas diffusion layer. an electrolyte membrane that includes a pair of main surfaces; a cathode catalyst layer that is provided to one main surface of the electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer that is provided to the other main surface of the electrolyte membrane; a cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) that is provided on a main surface of the cathode catalyst layer which does not face the electrolyte membrane; a separator that includes a recess through which cathode gas led out from the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) flows; an anode gas diffusion layer that is provided on a main surface of the anode catalyst layer which does not face the electrolyte membrane; a voltage applicator that applies a voltage between the cathode catalyst layer and the anode catalyst layer; and a fastener that fastens a laminated body of the electrolyte membrane, the cathode catalyst layer, the anode catalyst layer, the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A), and the anode gas diffusion layer, wherein the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A), which is elastically deformable, is accommodated in the recess, is disposed to project from the recess in a thickness direction of the recess before fastening of the laminated body, and characterized in that the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) includes an elastic member between a side surface of the cathode gas diffusion layer (31A, 131A, 231A) and a side surface of the recess, and the elastic member is configured with a material whose rigidity is lower than the cathode gas diffusion layer.
An apparatus comprising a subsea electrical connector for providing a subsea electrical connection, the connector comprising: an internal portion, the internal portion comprising a first fluid, a seal, the seal sealing the internal portion from an exterior of the connector, wherein the seal is configured to open at a pressure differential threshold across the seal, the pressure differential threshold being lower than that corresponding to an atmospheric internal pressure in the internal portion and an external pressure at the exterior of the connector at a location of deployed use of the connector; wherein the apparatus comprises a fluid chamber for housing the connector, the fluid chamber comprising the first fluid. an internal portion, the internal portion comprising a first fluid, a seal, the seal sealing the internal portion from an exterior of the connector, wherein the seal is configured to open at a pressure differential threshold across the seal, the pressure differential threshold being lower than that corresponding to an atmospheric internal pressure in the internal portion and an external pressure at the exterior of the connector at a location of deployed use of the connector; wherein the apparatus comprises a fluid chamber for housing the connector, the fluid chamber comprising the first fluid.