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Device, comprising: a fluid cassette frame defining a periphery and an opening bounded on at least three sides by the periphery, the frame being configured for being closely received between two cold plates (30, 32), the frame having at least a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet both establishing respective fluid passageways through the frame into the opening, the fluid inlet and outlet being configured for fluid communication with respective fluid return and supply lines (L3, L4) associated with a patient-engageable heat exchange member (12, 18); and a polymeric membrane assembly connected to the frame and blocking the opening, the membrane assembly including a first membrane parallel to a second membrane with a space therebetween, the fluid inlet and fluid outlet communicating with the space between the membranes, at least one of the membranes (66, 68) being disposed in tension in the opening; and an inlet tube and an outlet tube respectively connected to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, one of the inlet and outlet tubes terminating just below a top rail of the frame, the other one of the inlet and outlet tubes extending to near a bottom of the frame, the longer tube extending to near said bottom of said frame and comprising a thinner tube within a larger tube. a fluid cassette frame defining a periphery and an opening bounded on at least three sides by the periphery, the frame being configured for being closely received between two cold plates (30, 32), the frame having at least a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet both establishing respective fluid passageways through the frame into the opening, the fluid inlet and outlet being configured for fluid communication with respective fluid return and supply lines (L3, L4) associated with a patient-engageable heat exchange member (12, 18); and a polymeric membrane assembly connected to the frame and blocking the opening, the membrane assembly including a first membrane parallel to a second membrane with a space therebetween, the fluid inlet and fluid outlet communicating with the space between the membranes, at least one of the membranes (66, 68) being disposed in tension in the opening; and an inlet tube and an outlet tube respectively connected to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, one of the inlet and outlet tubes terminating just below a top rail of the frame, the other one of the inlet and outlet tubes extending to near a bottom of the frame, the longer tube extending to near said bottom of said frame and comprising a thinner tube within a larger tube.
A method for detecting alignment errors in an alignment element (16, 18) for a beam (23") in an optical beam alignment system (100, 16, 18) for a fiber-optic switch, with output of a measurement of coupled power of the beam (23") without access to direct measurement of beam alignment, the alignment system having a beam-directing controller operative to steer optical beams issued/directed from a first fiber array to impinge on a second fiber array, the method comprising: applying orthogonal electrical excitation signals to the alignment element (16, 18) to cause the optical beam issued/directed from the first fiber array as a collimated beam (23-26, 23'-26') to and through the alignment element (16, 18) to produce four orthogonal variations in measured coupled power of the beam (23"), wherein the orthogonal electrical excitation signals are two sets of sine and cosine signals, each set at a different frequency; detecting said variations in the measured coupled power; and correlating the measured coupled power with the orthogonal electrical excitation signals to produce four orthogonal error signals, including two error signals associated with lateral alignment parameters and two error signals associated with angular alignment parameters for use in the beam directing controller. applying orthogonal electrical excitation signals to the alignment element (16, 18) to cause the optical beam issued/directed from the first fiber array as a collimated beam (23-26, 23'-26') to and through the alignment element (16, 18) to produce four orthogonal variations in measured coupled power of the beam (23"), wherein the orthogonal electrical excitation signals are two sets of sine and cosine signals, each set at a different frequency; detecting said variations in the measured coupled power; and correlating the measured coupled power with the orthogonal electrical excitation signals to produce four orthogonal error signals, including two error signals associated with lateral alignment parameters and two error signals associated with angular alignment parameters for use in the beam directing controller.
A composition comprising: a) an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation inhibitor, and b) a nucleic acid encoding a transcription factor. a) an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation inhibitor, and b) a nucleic acid encoding a transcription factor.
Use of a soundproof cover (1, 12) for covering a component of an automobile to be a sound source, said soundproof cover (1, 12) comprising: a sound absorbing material which is provided such that the sound absorbing material is toward the sound source, and a skin material adhesively provided on a surface of the sound absorbing material which is opposite to the sound source, wherein the skin material comprises a material having at least one of air permeability or flexibility, and said soundproof cover (1, 12) being produced by: preparing the skin material by stacking a nonwoven fabric, a hot-melt laminate film and a nonwoven fabric in this order to obtain a stacked material, and subjecting a pre-impregnating treatment to the stacked material; laminating the sound absorbing material and the prepared skin material to form a laminate; and forming the laminate into a predetermined shape of the soundproof cover (1, 12). a sound absorbing material which is provided such that the sound absorbing material is toward the sound source, and a skin material adhesively provided on a surface of the sound absorbing material which is opposite to the sound source, wherein the skin material comprises a material having at least one of air permeability or flexibility, preparing the skin material by stacking a nonwoven fabric, a hot-melt laminate film and a nonwoven fabric in this order to obtain a stacked material, and subjecting a pre-impregnating treatment to the stacked material; laminating the sound absorbing material and the prepared skin material to form a laminate; and forming the laminate into a predetermined shape of the soundproof cover (1, 12).
A bulk material conveyor belt system comprising: a belt, the belt forming a continuous loop having an upper transfer run and a lower return run, the belt defining a vertically oriented center plane about which the belt is generally symmetric; a skirt, the skirt having a lower edge that extends above the transfer run, a wear liner, the wear liner being removably attached to the skirt in a manner such that the skirt lies between the wear liner and the center plane, the wear liner having a lower edge that extends above the transfer run and beneath the lower edge of the skirt, a seal, the seal being clamped against the wear liner, the wear liner extending between the seal and the skirt; characterized in that, it comprises at least two threaded fasteners that removably attach the wear liner to the skirt in a manner such that the lower edge of the wear liner can be raised and lowered relative to the belt by rotating the fasteners.
A microfluidic device comprising: a first microchannel, a second microchannel, and a valve comprising at least an input port and an output port, said ports respectively connected to the first microchannel and the second microchannel, the valve designed to control a flow of liquid along a flow direction ( z) defined by the ports, wherein, the valve further comprises one or more walls (54, 56, 58, 20) joining the ports and defining a hollow chamber that is wider than each of the microchannels in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction, said walls at least partly deformable along a deformation direction (- y) intersecting the flow direction, such that the walls can be given at least a first deformation state and a second deformation state, such that liquid can be pulled, by capillarity, along the flow direction more in the second deformation state than in the first deformation state, and wherein, an opening angle θ add of the chamber at the level of the input port, between the flow direction and a portion of said one or more walls delimiting the hollow chamber at the input port, in a plane ( x, z) perpendicular to said deformation direction (- y), is between 90° and 180°.
A method of determining a trajectory of motion of a vehicle in a predetermined region, wherein the predetermined region comprises a plurality of sub-regions, the method being executed by one or more processors, the method comprising determining an occupancy hypothesis of the predetermined region, wherein the occupancy hypothesis indicates occupied sub-regions of the plurality of sub-regions and non-occupied sub-regions of the plurality of sub-regions; determining a utility value for each sub-region of the predetermined region; determining the trajectory of motion which crosses at least one sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions, based on a function of the utility values of the least one sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions crossed by the trajectory of motion and by maximizing a utility of motion of the vehicle, wherein the utility of motion of the vehicle is indicated by a function of the utility values of the sub-regions crossed by the trajectory of motion; wherein the utility value of each sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions is further determined according to an intended direction of motion of the vehicle. determining an occupancy hypothesis of the predetermined region, wherein the occupancy hypothesis indicates occupied sub-regions of the plurality of sub-regions and non-occupied sub-regions of the plurality of sub-regions; determining a utility value for each sub-region of the predetermined region; determining the trajectory of motion which crosses at least one sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions, based on a function of the utility values of the least one sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions crossed by the trajectory of motion and by maximizing a utility of motion of the vehicle, wherein the utility of motion of the vehicle is indicated by a function of the utility values of the sub-regions crossed by the trajectory of motion; wherein the utility value of each sub-region of the non-occupied sub-regions is further determined according to an intended direction of motion of the vehicle.
A process for preparing compounds of Formula: wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or a group of the formula which comprises contacting a compound of the formula with (i) a transition metal catalyst comprising a palladium compound and (ii) an oxidizing agent; optionally in the presence of at least one of a compound of the formula wherein R is chosen from hydrogen; and C 1 -C 12 alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more of groups chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, halo, nitro, and cyano; R* is chosen from hydrogen; C 1 -C 12 alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more of groups chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, halo, nitro, and cyano;and an alkali metal cation; or a compound having at least one C 1 -C 12 alkanoyloxy moiety of the formula a compound of the formula wherein R is chosen from hydrogen; and C 1 -C 12 alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more of groups chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, halo, nitro, and cyano; R* is chosen from hydrogen; C 1 -C 12 alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more of groups chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, halo, nitro, and cyano;and an alkali metal cation; or a compound having at least one C 1 -C 12 alkanoyloxy moiety of the formula
Method of controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine, in which method - combustion gas is pressurized by a first compressor and introduced into the engine; - fuel is combusted in the engine making use of the pressurized combustion gas thus forming exhaust gas; - exhaust gas is removed from the engine; - a portion of the exhaust gas is recirculated by including the portion into the combustion gas prior to its introduction into the engine; - the portion of the exhaust gas is pressurized by a controllable second compressor and introduced into the combustion gas; - a first signal being the rotational speed of the first compressor is acquired; - a second signal being the rotational speed of the second compressor is acquired; - feedback signal is acquired as a function of the first signal and the second signal; - reference signal is acquired as a function of engine load and engine's rotational speed; and - a control signal used for controlling the operation of the second compressor is established by comparing the feedback signal to the reference signal. - combustion gas is pressurized by a first compressor and introduced into the engine; - fuel is combusted in the engine making use of the pressurized combustion gas thus forming exhaust gas; - exhaust gas is removed from the engine; - a portion of the exhaust gas is recirculated by including the portion into the combustion gas prior to its introduction into the engine; - the portion of the exhaust gas is pressurized by a controllable second compressor and introduced into the combustion gas; - a first signal being the rotational speed of the first compressor is acquired; - a second signal being the rotational speed of the second compressor is acquired; - feedback signal is acquired as a function of the first signal and the second signal; - reference signal is acquired as a function of engine load and engine's rotational speed; and - a control signal used for controlling the operation of the second compressor is established by comparing the feedback signal to the reference signal.
A solid formulation comprising a milled carotenoid, at least one hydrocolloid, a glucose syrup, sucrose and a water-soluble antioxidant, wherein the carotenoid is selected from the group consisting of lutein and zeaxanthin and any mixture thereof, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of modified food starches and any mixture thereof, and wherein the milled carotenoid has the following particle size distribution: D [3,2] in the range of from 0.6 to 1.5 μm, and D [v, 0.5] in the range of from 1.1 to 3.5 μm, all D values as measured by laser diffraction according to the Fraunhofer scattering model. wherein the carotenoid is selected from the group consisting of lutein and zeaxanthin and any mixture thereof, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of modified food starches and any mixture thereof, and wherein the milled carotenoid has the following particle size distribution: D [3,2] in the range of from 0.6 to 1.5 μm, and D [v, 0.5] in the range of from 1.1 to 3.5 μm, all D values as measured by laser diffraction according to the Fraunhofer scattering model.
A surgical image processing apparatus comprising: an image processing part that applies an image process by software to a surgical region image; and a display control part that controls a display of the surgical region image to which the image process is applied, wherein the image processing part produces a pre-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established before updating the software to the surgical region image and a post-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established after updating the software to the surgical region image, the display control part controls a display of at least a portion of at least either one of the pre-update processed image or the post-update processed image, and the display control part adds the pre-update processed image and the post-update processed image to each other at predetermined ratios for each pixel, to be displayed. an image processing part that applies an image process by software to a surgical region image; and a display control part that controls a display of the surgical region image to which the image process is applied, wherein the image processing part produces a pre-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established before updating the software to the surgical region image and a post-update processed image acquired by applying the image process established after updating the software to the surgical region image, the display control part controls a display of at least a portion of at least either one of the pre-update processed image or the post-update processed image, and the display control part adds the pre-update processed image and the post-update processed image to each other at predetermined ratios for each pixel, to be displayed.
A β-glucosidase polypeptide variant comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least about 85% identical to wild type Azospirillum irakense β-glucosidase (SEQ ID NO: 4) and comprising a substitution at position N79D, wherein the variant exhibits improved thermoactivity relative to the wildtype Azospirillum irakense β-glucosidase.
An outer space-based debris detection system comprising: a first satellite configured to propagate first solitary plasma waves through an outer space detection area having a debris body therein, the debris body propagating second plasma waves therefrom; and a second satellite configured to be associated with the outer space detection area and configured to receive the first solitary plasma waves from the first satellite after interaction with the second plasma waves from the debris body to thereby detect the debris body. a first satellite configured to propagate first solitary plasma waves through an outer space detection area having a debris body therein, the debris body propagating second plasma waves therefrom; and a second satellite configured to be associated with the outer space detection area and configured to receive the first solitary plasma waves from the first satellite after interaction with the second plasma waves from the debris body to thereby detect the debris body.
An actuation system for varying the pitch of the blades of a variable pitch fan or propeller, the actuation system including: a first actuator (34, 35, 36); a second actuator; a first linkage which operably connects the first actuator to the blades such that operation of the first actuator varies the pitch of the blades via the first linkage; and a second linkage which operably connects the second actuator in series connection to the first actuator such that operation of the second actuator varies the pitch of the blades by series connection of the second linkage to the first linkage; the actuation system characterised in that the first actuator is switchable between a stowed configuration in which it is inoperable and set at a position corresponding to zero pitch variation by the first actuator, and an active configuration in which it is operable, and when the first actuator is in its stowed configuration, the second actuator is operable to vary the pitch of the blades over a forward range of angles causing the fan or propeller to produce differing amounts of forward thrust, an end point of the range being a blade angle corresponding to a boundary between forward thrust and reverse thrust, and when the second actuator is at an operative position corresponding to the end point of the forward range, and the first actuator is switched to its active configuration, the first actuator is operable to vary the pitch of the blades over a reverse range of angles causing the fan or propeller to produce differing amounts of reverse thrust. a first actuator (34, 35, 36); a second actuator; a first linkage which operably connects the first actuator to the blades such that operation of the first actuator varies the pitch of the blades via the first linkage; and a second linkage which operably connects the second actuator in series connection to the first actuator such that operation of the second actuator varies the pitch of the blades by series connection of the second linkage to the first linkage; the actuation system characterised in that the first actuator is switchable between a stowed configuration in which it is inoperable and set at a position corresponding to zero pitch variation by the first actuator, and an active configuration in which it is operable, and when the first actuator is in its stowed configuration, the second actuator is operable to vary the pitch of the blades over a forward range of angles causing the fan or propeller to produce differing amounts of forward thrust, an end point of the range being a blade angle corresponding to a boundary between forward thrust and reverse thrust, and when the second actuator is at an operative position corresponding to the end point of the forward range, and the first actuator is switched to its active configuration, the first actuator is operable to vary the pitch of the blades over a reverse range of angles causing the fan or propeller to produce differing amounts of reverse thrust.
A method of generating a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, sequence for transmitting a device-to-device, D2D, signal, by a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a sequence group; determining a base sequence in the sequence group; generating a reference signal sequence by applying cyclic shift to the base sequence; generating the DMRS sequence from the reference signal sequence; and transmitting a DMRS generated based on the DMRS sequence, wherein ID information, which is used for performing group hopping for the sequence group, corresponds to a layer 1 ID, L1 ID, changing according to time, wherein an index of a slot is used for at least one selected from the group consisting of the determination of the sequence group, the determination of the base sequence, and the application of the cyclic shift. determining a sequence group; determining a base sequence in the sequence group; generating a reference signal sequence by applying cyclic shift to the base sequence; generating the DMRS sequence from the reference signal sequence; and transmitting a DMRS generated based on the DMRS sequence, wherein ID information, which is used for performing group hopping for the sequence group, corresponds to a layer 1 ID, L1 ID, changing according to time, wherein an index of a slot is used for at least one selected from the group consisting of the determination of the sequence group, the determination of the base sequence, and the application of the cyclic shift.