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A positive airway pressure system comprising: a flow generator configured to provide gas at a pressure to a patient; a user interface configured to provide to the patient the gas at the pressure; a conduit that provides a path for the gas from the flow generator to the user interface; a sensor configured to measure breathing of the patient; and a control system configured to: detect sleep disordered breathing based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; determine a sleep state of the patient based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; control the flow generator to provide a pressure between a low pressure, which is greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O, and a high pressure, which is less than or equal to about 20 cmH 2 O, when the sleep state is determined to be asleep, the pressure provided based at least in part on whether sleep disordered breathing is detected; and control the flow generator to provide an awake pressure lower than the low asleep pressure if the sleep state is determined to be awake, wherein the awake pressure is selectable by a user and is a therapeutic pressure greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O. a flow generator configured to provide gas at a pressure to a patient; a user interface configured to provide to the patient the gas at the pressure; a conduit that provides a path for the gas from the flow generator to the user interface; a sensor configured to measure breathing of the patient; and a control system configured to: detect sleep disordered breathing based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; determine a sleep state of the patient based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; control the flow generator to provide a pressure between a low pressure, which is greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O, and a high pressure, which is less than or equal to about 20 cmH 2 O, when the sleep state is determined to be asleep, the pressure provided based at least in part on whether sleep disordered breathing is detected; and control the flow generator to provide an awake pressure lower than the low asleep pressure if the sleep state is determined to be awake, wherein the awake pressure is selectable by a user and is a therapeutic pressure greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O. detect sleep disordered breathing based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; determine a sleep state of the patient based at least in part on analysis of data acquired by the sensor; control the flow generator to provide a pressure between a low pressure, which is greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O, and a high pressure, which is less than or equal to about 20 cmH 2 O, when the sleep state is determined to be asleep, the pressure provided based at least in part on whether sleep disordered breathing is detected; and control the flow generator to provide an awake pressure lower than the low asleep pressure if the sleep state is determined to be awake, wherein the awake pressure is selectable by a user and is a therapeutic pressure greater than or equal to about 4 cmH 2 O.
An outer periphery-coated honeycomb structure comprising a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls forming a plurality of divided cells, and an outer-peripheral coating layer formed by coating an outer periphery-coating material on at least part of the outer surface of the honeycomb structure; the outer periphery-coating material containing a filler containing a laser-coloring powder containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal compound each developing a color which differs from the original color when irradiated with a laser, and a ceramic powder composed of a ceramic other than the material which constitutes the laser-coloring powder, wherein the ceramic powder is a powder containing particles of at least one kind of ceramic selected from the group consisting of cordierite, silicon nitride, alumina, mullite, zirconia and zirconium phosphate, and a dispersing medium, the filler containing the laser-coloring powder in an amount of 20 to 400 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ceramic powder; the outer periphery-coated honeycomb structure having a marking formed with a laser on the surface of the outer-peripheral coating layer.
A solid lipid nanoparticle comprising: an elastin-like polypeptide conjugated to a hydrophobic moiety; and a lipid molecule, wherein the hydrophobic moiety is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, a substituted amide group with the formula -C N wherein R1 and R2 are independently a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, or a saturated or unsaturated alkoxygroup, wherein the lipid molecule is a neutral lipid molecule or an amphipathic lipid molecule, and wherein the ELP comprises at least one repeat unit selected from the group consisting of VPGXG, PGXGV, GXGVP, XGVPG, GVPGX, and a combination thereof, wherein V is valine, P is proline, G is glycine, and X is any amino acid except proline. an elastin-like polypeptide conjugated to a hydrophobic moiety; and a lipid molecule, wherein the hydrophobic moiety is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, a substituted amide group with the formula -C N wherein R1 and R2 are independently a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, or a saturated or unsaturated alkoxygroup, wherein the lipid molecule is a neutral lipid molecule or an amphipathic lipid molecule, and wherein the ELP comprises at least one repeat unit selected from the group consisting of VPGXG, PGXGV, GXGVP, XGVPG, GVPGX, and a combination thereof, wherein V is valine, P is proline, G is glycine, and X is any amino acid except proline.
A gateway apparatus connected to a femtocell via a network and relaying at least one of transmission and reception of voice data between a media gateway and the femtocell, the gateway apparatus being characterized by comprising: narrowband determination means for determining whether a bandwidth of the network is a narrowband by comparing the location of the femtocell with narrowband location information, which indicates the location of a narrowband and which is registered in advance, based on a parameter, which is sent from the femtocell and which indicates the location of the femtocell, and for determining whether a bandwidth of the network is a narrowband which is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold; and conversion means for converting the voice data to decrease a bit rate of the voice data transferred to the femtocell via the network from the media gateway when it is determined by the narrowband determination means that the bandwidth is a narrowband, wherein the conversion means further converts the voice data to increase the bit rate of the voice data transferred to the media gateway from the femtocell when it is determined by the narrowband determination means that the bandwidth is a narrowband. narrowband determination means for determining whether a bandwidth of the network is a narrowband by comparing the location of the femtocell with narrowband location information, which indicates the location of a narrowband and which is registered in advance, based on a parameter, which is sent from the femtocell and which indicates the location of the femtocell, and for determining whether a bandwidth of the network is a narrowband which is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold; and conversion means for converting the voice data to decrease a bit rate of the voice data transferred to the femtocell via the network from the media gateway when it is determined by the narrowband determination means that the bandwidth is a narrowband, wherein the conversion means further converts the voice data to increase the bit rate of the voice data transferred to the media gateway from the femtocell when it is determined by the narrowband determination means that the bandwidth is a narrowband.
A computer-implemented method for estimating the accumulated mass of solid microparticles on a surface, said surface being subjected to a flow of a fluid comprising said solid microparticles, wherein the variation of the mass of the solid microparticles on said surface over time is described with a model defined according to the following differential equation II: dN t dt = r N t 1 − N t K − ε N t P t; λ where: N (t) = mass of the solid microparticles accumulated on said surface at an instant of time t; r = growth factor; K = maximum limit value of the accumulated mass of said solid microparticles on said surface; r and K being coefficients correlated to predetermined characteristics of said flow of a fluid comprising said solid microparticles and based on predetermined characteristics of said solid microparticles and of said surface; ε= share of the mass of the solid microparticles detached from said surface, ε having a value in the range between 0 and 1; λ =indicates the average number of detachment events of the mass of the solid microparticles in a predetermined time interval; P (t, λ)= Poisson probability distribution which has a phenomenon of detachment of said mass of microparticles from said surface to happen in said predetermined time interval; said method including the following steps: a. deriving a value of said coefficient r; b. deriving a value of said coefficient K; c. deriving a value of λ; d. deriving a value of ε; e. determining a curve of the variation of the accumulated mass of said microparticles on said surface as a function of time by applying said differential equation II. N (t) = mass of the solid microparticles accumulated on said surface at an instant of time t; r = growth factor; K = maximum limit value of the accumulated mass of said solid microparticles on said surface; r and K being coefficients correlated to predetermined characteristics of said flow of a fluid comprising said solid microparticles and based on predetermined characteristics of said solid microparticles and of said surface; ε= share of the mass of the solid microparticles detached from said surface, ε having a value in the range between 0 and 1; λ =indicates the average number of detachment events of the mass of the solid microparticles in a predetermined time interval; P (t, λ)= Poisson probability distribution which has a phenomenon of detachment of said mass of microparticles from said surface to happen in said predetermined time interval; said method including the following steps: a. deriving a value of said coefficient r; b. deriving a value of said coefficient K; c. deriving a value of λ; d. deriving a value of ε; e. determining a curve of the variation of the accumulated mass of said microparticles on said surface as a function of time by applying said differential equation II. a. deriving a value of said coefficient r; b. deriving a value of said coefficient K; c. deriving a value of λ; d. deriving a value of ε; e. determining a curve of the variation of the accumulated mass of said microparticles on said surface as a function of time by applying said differential equation II.
Method for punching bodywork components, in particular a skin in order to install parking-assistance sensors or headlight washers therein, in which method a bodywork component is placed on a shelf, a punch is held at a distance from the shelf and in a rest position, and the punch is moved towards the shelf initially over a first stroke in order to bring it close to the component, and then over a second stroke in order to pierce said component, the movement of the punch over the second stroke being performed at a travel speed relative to the component that does not exceed 10 mm/s and that is less than the travel speed of the punch over the first stroke, the method being characterized in that the punch is moved over the first stroke with the help of movement means, and over the second stroke with the help of a punching actuator (11, 21) coupled to a force-demultiplication mechanism, the punching actuator (11, 21) being distinct from the movement means.
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a nozzle head configured to eject ink droplets along an incident line; a deflecting voltage controller configured to generate a recording signal corresponding to recording information; a charging voltage controller configured to charge the ink droplets on the basis of the recording signal with a first polarity; and a first deflecting electrode and a second deflecting electrode opposed to each other, wherein the incident line passes between the first and second deflecting electrodes (5, 11) with at least a part of the first deflecting electrode being disposed inclined with respect to the direction of the incident line such that the distance between the inclined part of the first deflecting electrode and the incident line gradually increases with increasing distance from the nozzle head and such that a force acts on the charged ink droplets in the direction of the incident line which accelerates the charged droplets, wherein the first deflecting electrode and the second deflecting electrode are polarized so as to deflect the charged ink droplets from the incident line towards the second electrode, and wherein the inkjet recording apparatus records a character or the like on a recording object that moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to a deflecting direction. a nozzle head configured to eject ink droplets along an incident line; a deflecting voltage controller configured to generate a recording signal corresponding to recording information; a charging voltage controller configured to charge the ink droplets on the basis of the recording signal with a first polarity; and a first deflecting electrode and a second deflecting electrode opposed to each other, wherein the incident line passes between the first and second deflecting electrodes (5, 11) with at least a part of the first deflecting electrode being disposed inclined with respect to the direction of the incident line such that the distance between the inclined part of the first deflecting electrode and the incident line gradually increases with increasing distance from the nozzle head and such that a force acts on the charged ink droplets in the direction of the incident line which accelerates the charged droplets, wherein the first deflecting electrode and the second deflecting electrode are polarized so as to deflect the charged ink droplets from the incident line towards the second electrode, and
A heating and cooling system for a building having a hybrid fossil fuel-electric multifunction heat pump (318, 1191, 1292) comprising: a fuel-fired, thermally activated sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) for space and/or water heating comprising at least a desorber, a condenser of the sorption heat pump system (421, 821, 921, 1021), an evaporator of the sorption heat pump (422, 645, 1138) and an absorber (423, 823, 923, 1023, 1123, 1223), an electric-powered vapor compression heat pump system comprising at least a compressor (536, 1036, 1136, 1236), a condenser of the vapor compression heat pump system (537, 646, 1037, 1146) and an evaporator of the vapor compression heat pump system (538, 838, 938, 1138), and an air-moving device (647, 747, 1147, 1247) configured to cause ambient air to flow over both the evaporator (422, 645) of the sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) and condenser (537, 646, 1037, 1146) of the vapor compression heat pump system, wherein the air-moving device (647, 747, 1147, 1247) is configured to cause ambient air to flow through the evaporator (422, 645) of the sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) and then flow through the condenser (537, 646, 1037, 1146) of the vapor compression heat pump system. a fuel-fired, thermally activated sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) for space and/or water heating comprising at least a desorber, a condenser of the sorption heat pump system (421, 821, 921, 1021), an evaporator of the sorption heat pump (422, 645, 1138) and an absorber (423, 823, 923, 1023, 1123, 1223), an electric-powered vapor compression heat pump system comprising at least a compressor (536, 1036, 1136, 1236), a condenser of the vapor compression heat pump system (537, 646, 1037, 1146) and an evaporator of the vapor compression heat pump system (538, 838, 938, 1138), and an air-moving device (647, 747, 1147, 1247) configured to cause ambient air to flow over both the evaporator (422, 645) of the sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) and condenser (537, 646, 1037, 1146) of the vapor compression heat pump system, wherein the air-moving device (647, 747, 1147, 1247) is configured to cause ambient air to flow through the evaporator (422, 645) of the sorption heat pump system (1188, 1288) and then flow through the condenser (537, 646, 1037, 1146) of the vapor compression heat pump system.
A recombinant adeno-associated virus comprising an AAV capsid having the sequence of amino acids 1 to 731 of SEQ ID NO: 95 (AAVpi.2) or a functional AAV capsid having at least 99% identity thereto, wherein the AAV further comprises a minigene having AAV inverted terminal repeats and a heterologous gene operably linked to regulatory sequences which direct its expression in a neuronal host cell.
A lever type connector comprising, a first housing for accommodating a plurality of connecting terminals and carrying a rotating lever having a cam slit formed therein, by rotating said rotating lever, a cooperating housing being pulled toward said first housing to attain an engaged condition in which said cooperating housing is engaged with said first housing and a plurality of connecting terminals installed within said cooperating housing are connected to said plurality of connecting terminals installed within said first housing, wherein said first housing comprises a locking mechanism for engaging and locking a part of the rotating lever with a part of the first housing in the engaged condition of the first housing with the cooperating housing; said locking mechanism includes locking holes formed in side walls of said rotating lever, characterized in that two moveable strips are provided in respective side walls of a cover member of the first housing, each moveable strip being connected to the associated side wall at a first end of the moveable strip and having a second free end, each moveable strip having a respective outwardly protruding release projection at the second free end of the moveable strip and a respective outwardly protruding locking claw at a middle portion between the first end and the second free end, each locking claw being engageable with a respective one of the locking holes; each release projection protruding outwardly higher than the locking claw on the same moveable strip and said locking claws being removable from the corresponding locking holes by pushing said release projections inwardly.
A process for "ex situ" treatment of a catalyst which has to be reduced prior to use, said catalyst containing at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic table and which is free of group VI metals, deposited on a support, consisting of carrying out three steps a), b), c): a) bringing the catalyst into contact with at least one sulphur-containing agent or compound (step termed selectivation), the degree of metal sulphurization is preferably in the range 10% to 30%, and 0.05% to 10% of sulphur, expressed as the weight of sulphur with respect to the mass of catalyst, is incorporated into the catalyst, b) treating said catalyst with hydrogen at a temperature above ambient temperature (step termed reduction); c) passivating said catalyst, carried out by contact with a heavy inert organic liquid or by oxidizing treatment carried out after steps a) and b), the heavy inert organic liquid is selected from the group constituted by a white oil, a gas oil and a hexadecane. a) bringing the catalyst into contact with at least one sulphur-containing agent or compound (step termed selectivation), the degree of metal sulphurization is preferably in the range 10% to 30%, and 0.05% to 10% of sulphur, expressed as the weight of sulphur with respect to the mass of catalyst, is incorporated into the catalyst, b) treating said catalyst with hydrogen at a temperature above ambient temperature (step termed reduction); c) passivating said catalyst, carried out by contact with a heavy inert organic liquid or by oxidizing treatment carried out after steps a) and b), the heavy inert organic liquid is selected from the group constituted by a white oil, a gas oil and a hexadecane.
An apparatus, comprising: a sampling chamber comprising at least a first chamber and a second chamber and configured to receive a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack, wherein the portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter; a gas analyzer in the first chamber and configured to receive the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one concentration level of the one or more gases using a laser and output a signal indicative thereof; and a particulate matter analyzer in the second chamber and configured to measure a concentration level of the particulate matter using optics and output a signal indicative thereof. a sampling chamber comprising at least a first chamber and a second chamber and configured to receive a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack, wherein the portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter; a gas analyzer in the first chamber and configured to receive the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one concentration level of the one or more gases using a laser and output a signal indicative thereof; and a particulate matter analyzer in the second chamber and configured to measure a concentration level of the particulate matter using optics and output a signal indicative thereof.
Sintered gearwheel having teeth which, in the flank and root regions (2, 3), comprise a compacted surface layer (7, 8, 9) which is completely continuous in the transition portion between the flank and root regions (2, 3) and has a residual porosity of less than 10%, characterised in that the compacted surface layer is formed with a smaller thickness in the transition portion between the flank and root regions (2, 3) than in the adjoining flank and root regions (2, 3) and that the thickness of the compacted surface layer in the transition portion between the flank and the root regions (2, 3) is at most 280 μm.
Arrangement for fastening a functional module in a vehicle, said functional module having a fastening element, to a receiving element that is able to be locked in place releasably with the fastening element, wherein to form a ball catch device, at least one ball element mounted in the fastening element is provided, which is able to be shifted to lock the fastening element in place with the receiving element in a corresponding catch receiver of the receiving element, characterised in that - the fastening element has an actuating tappet in operative connection with the ball element, said actuating tappet holding the ball element in a first position for locking in place in the catch receiver and causing the release of the catch receiver by the ball element in a second position, - the actuating tappet is held in the first position, preloaded with spring force by means of a spring element, and - the receiving element is formed for fastening in a rail, wherein the receiving element has a clamping device for moving and clamping the receiving element in the rail. - the fastening element has an actuating tappet in operative connection with the ball element, said actuating tappet holding the ball element in a first position for locking in place in the catch receiver and causing the release of the catch receiver by the ball element in a second position, - the actuating tappet is held in the first position, preloaded with spring force by means of a spring element, and - the receiving element is formed for fastening in a rail, wherein the receiving element has a clamping device for moving and clamping the receiving element in the rail.