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A method comprising the steps of: providing a stimulus audio signal by a stimulus signal provision means; obtaining a first audio signal and a second audio signal different from the first audio signal, which both are based on said stimulus audio signal; presenting said first audio signal acoustically to an individual by a receiver of a hearing aid worn by said individual at one ear and simultaneously presenting said second audio signal as direct sound acoustically to said one ear of said individual by at least one supplementary loudspeaker, wherein said first audio signal is primarily obtained in a device other than said hearing aid and is fed by a feeding means (28, 29) non-acoustically to said hearing aid, the hearing aid comprising at least one environment microphone, which at least one environment microphone is switched off or disconnected from the hearing aid when feeding the first audio signal non-acoustically to said hearing aid; receiving a response of said individual in regard to said acoustic presentation of said first and second audio signal; and using said response in at least one of a process of fitting said hearing aid to said individual and a process of training said individual in hearing with said hearing aid. providing a stimulus audio signal by a stimulus signal provision means; obtaining a first audio signal and a second audio signal different from the first audio signal, which both are based on said stimulus audio signal; presenting said first audio signal acoustically to an individual by a receiver of a hearing aid worn by said individual at one ear and simultaneously presenting said second audio signal as direct sound acoustically to said one ear of said individual by at least one supplementary loudspeaker, wherein said first audio signal is primarily obtained in a device other than said hearing aid and is fed by a feeding means (28, 29) non-acoustically to said hearing aid, the hearing aid comprising at least one environment microphone, which at least one environment microphone is switched off or disconnected from the hearing aid when feeding the first audio signal non-acoustically to said hearing aid; receiving a response of said individual in regard to said acoustic presentation of said first and second audio signal; and using said response in at least one of a process of fitting said hearing aid to said individual and a process of training said individual in hearing with said hearing aid.
Converter for obtaining electrical energy in a rolling wheel of a vehicle from the deformation of the wheel tyre due to contact with the road surface, comprising a) at least one lever element, which at its first end is rotatably housed, and at its second end is configured to come into contact with the inside of a wheel tyre via at least one contact element such that a deformation of the wheel tyre due to contact with the road surface causes a rotational movement of the lever element, b) a mechanical coupling element which is suitable for transferring the force occurring due to the rotational movement of the lever element, and c) at least one electric generator which is configured to convert the transferred force into electrical energy, wherein, at the second end of the lever element, the contact element is rotatably housed at the lever element about an axis of rotation such that the contact element establishes contact between the lever element and the wheel tyre, and the axis of rotation of the contact element runs substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel, characterised in that the sum (A+B) is the distance A of the fulcrum N of the lever element from the wheel centre M and the distance B of the fulcrum N from the contact point K of the contact element with the inside of the wheel tyre, and in the case of a plurality of contact elements per lever element the contact point with the greatest distance from the fulcrum N, relative to the radius of the inside of the wheel tyre R ((A+B)/R)), is in the range from 102% to 110%. a) at least one lever element, which at its first end is rotatably housed, and at its second end is configured to come into contact with the inside of a wheel tyre via at least one contact element such that a deformation of the wheel tyre due to contact with the road surface causes a rotational movement of the lever element, b) a mechanical coupling element which is suitable for transferring the force occurring due to the rotational movement of the lever element, and c) at least one electric generator which is configured to convert the transferred force into electrical energy,
A kit for the detection of urease, the kit comprising: a composition comprising wet reagents provided in a water-based gel form that contains a pH indicator, wherein the composition is contained in a well formed in a container; a delivery tool arranged to deliver a tissue sample into contact with the composition, wherein the delivery tool comprises a holding part and a sampling part separated by a frangible connection enabling the sampling part to be separated from the holding part; and urea carried on the delivery tool is located at the sampling part, whereby the urea is arranged to be delivered to the composition together with the tissue sample; wherein the pH indicator is suitable for testing for ammonia that will be formed during use of the kit when the urea is broken down by urease. a composition comprising wet reagents provided in a water-based gel form that contains a pH indicator, wherein the composition is contained in a well formed in a container; a delivery tool arranged to deliver a tissue sample into contact with the composition, wherein the delivery tool comprises a holding part and a sampling part separated by a frangible connection enabling the sampling part to be separated from the holding part; and urea carried on the delivery tool is located at the sampling part, whereby the urea is arranged to be delivered to the composition together with the tissue sample; wherein the pH indicator is suitable for testing for ammonia that will be formed during use of the kit when the urea is broken down by urease.
A negative electrode for a secondary battery comprising an anode active material that is a mixture of an amorphous carbon-coated graphite active material A having a density of 1.50g/cm 3 or less in press pelletizing at 2kN/cm 2 and a carbon-based active material B having a density of 1.65 g/cm 3 or higher in press pelletizing at 2kN/cm 2 in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 99:1 as A:B.
A method in a terminal device (102, 103, 104) for random access in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving a random access configuration from a network device (101, 111), the random access configuration including information for determining a set of candidate subframe numbers and a set of candidate system frame numbers for transmitting a random access preamble; transmitting the random access preamble in a subframe within a radio frame, the subframe being associated with a subframe number, and the radio frame being associated with a system frame number; wherein the subframe number is selected from the set of candidate subframe numbers, and/or, the system frame number is selected from the set of candidate system frame numbers, characterized in that the subframe, and/or, the subframe number, is/are selected based on a size of a Message 3, Msg3, to be transmitted by the terminal device to the network device during the random access. receiving a random access configuration from a network device (101, 111), the random access configuration including information for determining a set of candidate subframe numbers and a set of candidate system frame numbers for transmitting a random access preamble; transmitting the random access preamble in a subframe within a radio frame, the subframe being associated with a subframe number, and the radio frame being associated with a system frame number; wherein the subframe number is selected from the set of candidate subframe numbers, and/or, the system frame number is selected from the set of candidate system frame numbers, characterized in that the subframe, and/or, the subframe number, is/are selected based on a size of a Message 3, Msg3, to be transmitted by the terminal device to the network device during the random access.
A bicycle front derailleur comprising: a main body, and a chain guide operatively coupled to the main body, wherein the chain guide includes a first plate (41 a), a second plate, and a contact member affixed to the first plate (41 a), wherein the first plate (41 a) includes a recessed portion in which the contact member is seated, characterized in that the contact member includes a flexible portion that is adapted to flex when contacted by a chain running through the chain guide, wherein the flexible portion comprises an arcuate shape, wherein the contact member further includes a main body portion, and the flexible portion is extending upwardly from an upper surface of the main body portion, wherein when the flexible portion is flexed by the chain the flexible portion contacts the recessed portion. a main body, and a chain guide operatively coupled to the main body, wherein the chain guide includes a first plate (41 a), a second plate, and a contact member affixed to the first plate (41 a), wherein the first plate (41 a) includes a recessed portion in which the contact member is seated, characterized in that the contact member includes a flexible portion that is adapted to flex when contacted by a chain running through the chain guide, wherein the flexible portion comprises an arcuate shape, wherein the contact member further includes a main body portion, and the flexible portion is extending upwardly from an upper surface of the main body portion, wherein when the flexible portion is flexed by the chain the flexible portion contacts the recessed portion.
Hairstyling apparatus for curling hair comprising a mandrel, a tank of liquid, a wick communicating with the tank so as to be imbibed with liquid, a heating element incorporated into the mandrel and means for guiding the wick configured to allow it to move from a passive position to an active position in which said wick is in contact with the heating element in order to create steam, characterised in that the apparatus comprises a unit for counting time, a system (33, 38) for detecting the active position of the wick configured to trigger the counting unit when it passes into the active position, and a signalling system configured to emit a signal to a user when the counting unit reaches a set time.
A genetically engineered NK (natural killer) cell comprising; (i) a recombinant nucleic acid encoding at least a portion of CXCL12 and/or encodes a transcript for downregulation of CXCR4; and/or (ii) wherein the NK cell is modified to have a deletion or knockout mutation for CXCR4; wherein the at least a portion of CXCL12 is a full-length variant of CXCL 12 or a truncated agonist variant of CXCL12 that binds to CXCR4, and wherein the cell is genetically engineered to have an abolished expression, relative to an unmodified NK cell, of at least one killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor. (i) a recombinant nucleic acid encoding at least a portion of CXCL12 and/or encodes a transcript for downregulation of CXCR4; and/or (ii) wherein the NK cell is modified to have a deletion or knockout mutation for CXCR4; wherein the at least a portion of CXCL12 is a full-length variant of CXCL 12 or a truncated agonist variant of CXCL12 that binds to CXCR4, and wherein the cell is genetically engineered to have an abolished expression, relative to an unmodified NK cell, of at least one killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor.
A device for treating a patient's nasal airway by modifying at least one property of at least one tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in a nasal airway, the device comprising: a treatment element sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to deliver energy to tissues within the nose to modify the at least one property of the at least one tissue; one, two or more pairs of non-penetrating bipolar electrodes arranged along a length of the treatment element; a shaft extending from the treatment element; and a handle attached to the shaft at an opposite end from the treatment element, wherein the handle includes a housing to hold a power source for providing energy to the treatment element, characterised in that two wings extend laterally from opposite sides of the treatment element and are configured to direct the treatment element into a treatment location in the nasal airway. a treatment element sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to deliver energy to tissues within the nose to modify the at least one property of the at least one tissue; one, two or more pairs of non-penetrating bipolar electrodes arranged along a length of the treatment element; a shaft extending from the treatment element; and a handle attached to the shaft at an opposite end from the treatment element, wherein the handle includes a housing to hold a power source for providing energy to the treatment element, characterised in that two wings extend laterally from opposite sides of the treatment element and are configured to direct the treatment element into a treatment location in the nasal airway.
An IL-15 heterodimeric protein, comprising: protein and protein; wherein said protein is a fusion protein reassembled and formed by IL-15 fused to a first Fc variant; said protein is a fusion protein reassembled and formed by IL-15Rα or its variant fused to a second Fc variant; protein and protein form a stable heterodimeric protein by the interaction between the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant; wherein IL-15Rα variant is an extracellular domain portion of IL-15 Rα or functional fragment thereof, said functional fragment is a truncated form of IL-15Rα extracellular domain portion with 65 to 102 amino acids; wherein the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant are selected from Knob modified Fc and Hole modified Fc, respectively; and when the first Fc variant is a Knob modified Fc, the second Fc variant is a Hole modified Fc; or when the second Fc variant is a Knob modified Fc, the first Fc variant is a Hole modified Fc; and the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant are linked to the C-terminus of IL-15 and IL-15Rα. protein and protein; wherein said protein is a fusion protein reassembled and formed by IL-15 fused to a first Fc variant; said protein is a fusion protein reassembled and formed by IL-15Rα or its variant fused to a second Fc variant; protein and protein form a stable heterodimeric protein by the interaction between the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant; wherein IL-15Rα variant is an extracellular domain portion of IL-15 Rα or functional fragment thereof, said functional fragment is a truncated form of IL-15Rα extracellular domain portion with 65 to 102 amino acids; wherein the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant are selected from Knob modified Fc and Hole modified Fc, respectively; and when the first Fc variant is a Knob modified Fc, the second Fc variant is a Hole modified Fc; or when the second Fc variant is a Knob modified Fc, the first Fc variant is a Hole modified Fc; and the first Fc variant and the second Fc variant are linked to the C-terminus of IL-15 and IL-15Rα.
An engine harness for guiding a plurality of cables adjacent an internal combustion engine operatively connected to an electrical system of a vehicle by said plurality of cables along a cable path between the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, said engine harness substantially manufactured of a polymer foam thereby providing a protective sleeve for the plurality of cables, said engine harness further provided with at least one mount for mounting to the internal combustion engine; characterized in that the at least one mount comprises a bracket section embedded in the polymer foam of the engine harness and having at least two flanges (215, 216) extending from an outer surface of the engine harness to an interior of the engine harness, and a plug section, having a plug element extending outward from the outer surface of the engine harness along a centerline normal to the cable path, wherein said at least two flanges (215, 216) are arranged for centering the plurality of cables with the cable path in the engine harness; and wherein each flange of the at least two flanges (215, 216) comprises a plurality of elongate slots for providing an interlocking structure created between the polymer foam and mount that interlocks the mount into the engine harness.
Filling element for filling containers, for example, for free jet filling of containers, with liquid contents, in particular for the filling of containers with liquid contents containing solid constituents, with at least one contents chamber formed in a filling element housing and with a liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b) provided between the contents chamber and at least one discharge opening (7.1) in the contents housing, with at least one valve body (9, 9a, 9b), which can be moved between a position in which it blocks at least one valve opening (8, 8a, 17), and thus blocks the liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b), and a position in which it releases the at least one valve opening (6, 6a, 17), and thus opens the liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b), wherein the at least one valve opening (6, 6a, 17) forms a valve seat, against which the valve body (9, 9a, 9b) is in contact with sealing effect when the liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b) is closed, and that the closure movement of the valve body (9, 9a, 9b), at the closing of the liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b), or at least the larger components of this closure movement, is oriented transverse to an axis, which comprises the valve opening (6, 6a, 17) at the valve seat, and which thereafter defines the main flow direction of the liquid contents, with the liquid valve (12, 12a, 12b) open, in the region of the valve seat or, respectively, in the region of the liquid valve, characterised in that the at least one valve opening (6, 6a) or, respectively, the valve surface formed by this, is provided at a ring surface surrounding the movement axis of the valve body (9, 9a), along which the valve body (9, 9a) moves at the closing of the liquid valve (12, 12a), wherein the ring surface is the casing surface or circumferential surface of a cylindrical or conical or truncated conical-shaped projection (5, 5a).
A downhole wireline machining tool string for increasing an inner diameter (ID s) of a well tubular metal structure in a well, the downhole wireline machining tool string having a longitudinal axis and comprising: - a rotatable tool part comprising a machining tool having a first end part, a second end part, a diameter (D T) and a circumference (C T), and - a stationary tool part comprising: - a driving unit configured to rotate the rotatable tool part and powered through the wireline, characterized in that the machining tool comprises a body having an outer face, and a plurality of inserts, each insert having a length along the longitudinal axis, and the inserts projecting from the outer face of the body and being distributed around the circumference, the first end part being arranged closest to the stationary tool part, and in that the machining tool has a bore arranged coincidently with a centre axis of the machining tool around which the rotatable tool part rotates, the bore extending into and through the second end part. - a rotatable tool part comprising a machining tool having a first end part, a second end part, a diameter (D T) and a circumference (C T), and - a stationary tool part comprising: - a driving unit configured to rotate the rotatable tool part and powered through the wireline, characterized in that the machining tool comprises a body having an outer face, and a plurality of inserts, each insert having a length along the longitudinal axis, and the inserts projecting from the outer face of the body and being distributed around the circumference, the first end part being arranged closest to the stationary tool part, and in that the machining tool has a bore arranged coincidently with a centre axis of the machining tool around which the rotatable tool part rotates, the bore extending into and through the second end part. - a driving unit configured to rotate the rotatable tool part and powered through the wireline, characterized in that the machining tool comprises a body having an outer face, and a plurality of inserts, each insert having a length along the longitudinal axis, and the inserts projecting from the outer face of the body and being distributed around the circumference, the first end part being arranged closest to the stationary tool part, and in that the machining tool has a bore arranged coincidently with a centre axis of the machining tool around which the rotatable tool part rotates, the bore extending into and through the second end part.
A computer-implemented method for controlling the imaging by a robotic camera of an event including a plurality of participants, said method including determining a target situation in the event comprising: receiving from a participant tracking system positional information including the relative positions of a first plurality of selected participants in the event; detecting by a processor, in real-time, aggregate motion of the selected participants using the positional information, the step of detecting aggregate motion including determining an aggregate motion value of the selected participants at a given point in time, an aggregate motion value at any particular time being a sum or average of velocities of the selected participants at that time; determining by the processor that the target situation has occurred when at least one change in the aggregate motion occurs in accordance with a predetermined characteristic during a first time interval, the step of determining that change in the aggregate motion including the processor determining a difference between two sequentially determined aggregate motion values; and automatically directing the robotic camera to capture the target situation. receiving from a participant tracking system positional information including the relative positions of a first plurality of selected participants in the event; detecting by a processor, in real-time, aggregate motion of the selected participants using the positional information, the step of detecting aggregate motion including determining an aggregate motion value of the selected participants at a given point in time, an aggregate motion value at any particular time being a sum or average of velocities of the selected participants at that time; determining by the processor that the target situation has occurred when at least one change in the aggregate motion occurs in accordance with a predetermined characteristic during a first time interval, the step of determining that change in the aggregate motion including the processor determining a difference between two sequentially determined aggregate motion values; and automatically directing the robotic camera to capture the target situation.