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An apparatus for controlling communication, comprising a carrier, the apparatus further comprising a plurality of nodes to be positioned at a subsurface location, each of the plurality of nodes including: a communication linkage for communicating with the carrier using an energy flow, wherein each node is configured to terminate communication with the carrier by destroying at least a part of the communication linkage upon receiving a controlled signal; wherein the part of the communication linkage to be destroyed includes a consumable element through which the energy flow is communicated; a control member to initiate indirectly the energy flow to the communication linkage to destroy the consumable element; and a second control member to form a circuit that allows the energy flow to have sufficient energy to destroy the consumable element, wherein the control member indirectly initiates the energy flow by using the second control member, wherein the energy flow includes electrical energy. a communication linkage for communicating with the carrier using an energy flow, wherein each node is configured to terminate communication with the carrier by destroying at least a part of the communication linkage upon receiving a controlled signal; wherein the part of the communication linkage to be destroyed includes a consumable element through which the energy flow is communicated; a control member to initiate indirectly the energy flow to the communication linkage to destroy the consumable element; and a second control member to form a circuit that allows the energy flow to have sufficient energy to destroy the consumable element, wherein the control member indirectly initiates the energy flow by using the second control member, wherein the energy flow includes electrical energy.
A spun optical fiber for generating a spatially-distributed, optical vortex mode having hybrid-azimuthal or hybrid-radial polarization that exits the fiber as a cylindrically polarized beam, the spun optical fiber comprising: an elliptical core having an elliptical eccentricity of greater than five percent and a core center offset from the geometric center of the fiber by at least ten percent of the core diameter. an elliptical core having an elliptical eccentricity of greater than five percent and a core center offset from the geometric center of the fiber by at least ten percent of the core diameter.
A method for changing a surface of a titanium aluminide alloy-containing article, comprising: stabilizing the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article on a structure; passing a fluid across a surface of said stabilized titanium aluminide alloy-article at high linear speed; and characterised by deforming both a gamma titanium aluminide based phase and an α2 (Ti 3 Al) phase of the titanium aluminide alloy, wherein material is removed from the surface of the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article and thereby changing the surface of the article. stabilizing the titanium aluminide alloy-containing article on a structure; passing a fluid across a surface of said stabilized titanium aluminide alloy-article at high linear speed; and
A compound represented by the following formula, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or tautomer thereof, for use in the treatment of a disorder selected from glaucoma, elevated intraocular pressure, ischemic neuropathy, optic neuropathy, spinal ischemia, pain, diabetic retinopathy, a stroke, a cognitive deficit, a neuropsychiatric condition, drug dependence and addiction, withdrawal symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obesity, insulin resistance, a stress-related condition, diarrhoea, diuresis, nasal congestion, spasticity, attention deficit disorder, psychoses, anxiety, depression, hypertension, congestive heart failure, cardiac ischemia, an autoimmune disease, chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, Crohn's disease, gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, ulcerative colitis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: wherein: X is NH; Z 1 -Z 6 are each independently C, N, O or S, with the proviso that at least one of Z 1 -Z 6 is N; m and n are each independently 1 to 5; p is 1; each R 1 and R 2 is independently H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halide, hydroxy, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, -N(R 6) 2, -CN, -CO 2 R 6 or -CH 2 OH, or when n is 2, the R 1 s taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a fused aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic ring; and R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are each independently H or C 1-6 alkyl. X is NH; Z 1 -Z 6 are each independently C, N, O or S, with the proviso that at least one of Z 1 -Z 6 is N; m and n are each independently 1 to 5; p is 1; each R 1 and R 2 is independently H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halide, hydroxy, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, -N(R 6) 2, -CN, -CO 2 R 6 or -CH 2 OH, or when n is 2, the R 1 s taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a fused aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic ring; and R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are each independently H or C 1-6 alkyl.
An ultrasound system, comprising: a Doppler signal acquiring unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to acquire a Doppler signal; and a signal processing unit configured to perform filtering upon the Doppler signal by using a first clutter filter having a first cutoff frequency and compute an input signal power to filtered input signal power rate, IFR, for the Doppler signal, characterised by the signal processing unit being further configured to be responsive to the IFR to perform modulation of the Doppler signal and filtering upon the modulated Doppler signal by using the first clutter filter or to perform filtering the Doppler signal by using a second clutter filter having a second cutoff frequency which is higher than the first cutoff frequency without modulation of the Doppler signal. a Doppler signal acquiring unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to acquire a Doppler signal; and a signal processing unit configured to perform filtering upon the Doppler signal by using a first clutter filter having a first cutoff frequency and compute an input signal power to filtered input signal power rate, IFR, for the Doppler signal, characterised by the signal processing unit being further configured to be responsive to the IFR to perform modulation of the Doppler signal and filtering upon the modulated Doppler signal by using the first clutter filter or to perform filtering the Doppler signal by using a second clutter filter having a second cutoff frequency which is higher than the first cutoff frequency without modulation of the Doppler signal.
A process for preparing -2-amino-3-phenylpropylcarbamate hydrochloride of formula comprising the steps of: a. adding -mandelic acid and at least one aldehyde to a suspension of L-phenylalanine in acetic acid, thus obtaining a D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid complex, wherein the D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid molar ratio is 1:1; b. isolating the D-phenylalanine of formula from the D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid complex obtained from step a; c. reacting the D-phenylalanine obtained from step b. with a reducing agent, thus obtaining -(+)-2-amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol of formula d. reacting -(+)-2-amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol obtained from step c. with an acid thus obtaining -2-amino-3-phenylpropilcarbamate of formula e. converting -2-amino-3-phenylpropilcarbamate obtained from step d. into said -2-amino-3-phenylpropylcarbamate hydrochloride of formula. a. adding -mandelic acid and at least one aldehyde to a suspension of L-phenylalanine in acetic acid, thus obtaining a D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid complex, wherein the D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid molar ratio is 1:1; b. isolating the D-phenylalanine of formula from the D-phenylalanine: -mandelic acid complex obtained from step a; c. reacting the D-phenylalanine obtained from step b. with a reducing agent, thus obtaining -(+)-2-amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol of formula d. reacting -(+)-2-amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol obtained from step c. with an acid thus obtaining -2-amino-3-phenylpropilcarbamate of formula e. converting -2-amino-3-phenylpropilcarbamate obtained from step d. into said -2-amino-3-phenylpropylcarbamate hydrochloride of formula.
Electrical flat conductor (40, 60, 80, 100) for motor vehicles, - with a flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) of electrically conductive flat conductor material and - with an insulation of an insulating material encasing the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102), - wherein the height (Hk) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) is less than the width (Bk) of the flat conductor core, - wherein the flat conductor core (42,62,82, 102) has at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b), which limits the width of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) on one side and - wherein the at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82,102) has at least in sections over the length of the flat conductor (40, 60, 80, 100) a partial surface (52a-b, 70a-b, 114a-b), whose contour in the cross-section of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) forms a straight section (46a-b, 54a-b, 72a-b, 116a-b), which extends over a part of the height of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102), characterised in - that the flat conductor (40, 60, 80, 100) has at least one bend (120a, 120b) around the at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) and - that the straight section (46a-b, 54a-b, 72a-b, 116a-b) extends over at least 75% and over at most 90% of the height of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102). - with a flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) of electrically conductive flat conductor material and - with an insulation of an insulating material encasing the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102), - wherein the height (Hk) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) is less than the width (Bk) of the flat conductor core, - wherein the flat conductor core (42,62,82, 102) has at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b), which limits the width of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) on one side and - wherein the at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82,102) has at least in sections over the length of the flat conductor (40, 60, 80, 100) a partial surface (52a-b, 70a-b, 114a-b), whose contour in the cross-section of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) forms a straight section (46a-b, 54a-b, 72a-b, 116a-b), which extends over a part of the height of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102), characterised in - that the flat conductor (40, 60, 80, 100) has at least one bend (120a, 120b) around the at least one narrow side (46a-b, 68a-b, 86a-b, 106a-b) of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102) and - that the straight section (46a-b, 54a-b, 72a-b, 116a-b) extends over at least 75% and over at most 90% of the height of the flat conductor core (42, 62, 82, 102).
Method for estimating a quantity of interest relating to a flow of an inhomogeneous fluid in an artery/tissue/vein dynamic system on the basis of experimental signals delivered by a tomographic measurement system and relating to the concentrations of a contrast agent within given polyhedral volumes, said method being implemented by a processing unit, the method being characterized in that it includes a step of estimating said quantity of interest from a kinematic and parametric model which includes a plurality of parameters, including a flow rate across a face of one of said given polyhedral volumes.
A control device for an internal combustion engine controlling the internal combustion engine including a cylinder, humidity detection means for detecting humidity of outside air supplied to the cylinder, a variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5) for changing a compression ratio of the cylinder, and an ignition device (16, 17) igniting air-fuel mixture in the cylinder, the control device comprising: a compression ratio control unit controlling the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5); and an ignition control unit controlling ignition timing of the ignition device (16, 17), wherein corresponding characteristics between compression ratio and ignition timing are determined for each humidity according to a predetermined condition of an operation state of the internal combustion engine, the compression ratio control unit determines a target compression ratio of the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5) according to the detected humidity, characterized in that while the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5) changes a compression ratio to the target compression ratio, the ignition control unit controls the ignition device (16, 17) on the basis of corresponding characteristics determined according to the detected humidity and a detected current compression ratio. a compression ratio control unit controlling the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5); and an ignition control unit controlling ignition timing of the ignition device (16, 17), wherein corresponding characteristics between compression ratio and ignition timing are determined for each humidity according to a predetermined condition of an operation state of the internal combustion engine, the compression ratio control unit determines a target compression ratio of the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5) according to the detected humidity, characterized in that while the variable compression ratio mechanism (18, 5) changes a compression ratio to the target compression ratio, the ignition control unit controls the ignition device (16, 17) on the basis of corresponding characteristics determined according to the detected humidity and a detected current compression ratio.
A surgical file instrument comprising a tubular casing supporting a reciprocating surgical file, said reciprocating surgical file having a blade at the distal end and a tang at its opposite end, a solid tubular member supported in said tubular casing having an elongated lumen for receiving said reciprocating surgical file wherein said blade is located at the distal end thereof and projects there-beyond and said tang is located at the proximal end thereof and projects there- beyond, a rotary motor, and a motion converter comprising a split casing, said motion converter including means in said split casing for converting rotary motion to reciprocal motion, a shaft, and a source of power for powering said motor for causing said blade to reciprocate, characterised in said means of the motion convertor including a planetary gear system to be driven by said motor, and wherein the instrument further comprises a drum, wherein the shaft is attached to one end of said drum and is attached to said tang for imparting reciprocal motion to said blade, and a cam having a cam slot and a cam follower fitted in said cam slot, said cam operatively connected to said planetary gear system and said cam follower operatively connected to said drum, wherein, when the planetary gear system rotates the cam, the rotary motion is converted to reciprocal motion via the cam follower that reciprocates said drum.
A method for compensating an input signal for distortion introduced by an electronic device operating on the input signal to produce an output signal, characterized in that the method comprises: calculating a statistic characterizing the input signal over a selected time interval; selecting, based on the statistic, one of a predetermined plurality of basis function configurations for a non-linear model of pre-distortion for compensating the distortion introduced by the electronic device; determining a set of pre-distortion model weights corresponding to the selected basis function configuration; applying the selected basis function configuration and the set of pre-distortion model weights to the input signal, to produce a pre-distorted input signal for input to the electronic device. calculating a statistic characterizing the input signal over a selected time interval; selecting, based on the statistic, one of a predetermined plurality of basis function configurations for a non-linear model of pre-distortion for compensating the distortion introduced by the electronic device; determining a set of pre-distortion model weights corresponding to the selected basis function configuration; applying the selected basis function configuration and the set of pre-distortion model weights to the input signal, to produce a pre-distorted input signal for input to the electronic device.
A vehicle lamp unit comprising: a projection lens disposed on an optical axis (Ax) extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a semiconductor light emitting element comprising a light emitting surface having an almost rectangular shape and disposed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens such that a long side of the light emitting surface is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis (Ax); and a reflector comprising a reflection surface having an almost oval shape, wherein a first focal point of the reflector is located on the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a second focal point of the reflector is located on the semiconductor light emitting element; and wherein the semiconductor light emitting unit does not comprise a cover member which covers the light emitting surface, and the light emitting surface is formed in a rectangular shape, which is larger than 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm characterized in that a minimum distance between the reflection surface and a rear corner portion of the light emitting surface is in a range of 0.3 millimeters (mm) to 3 mm, and wherein a minimum distance (t) between the reflection surface and a rear long side of the light emitting surface is 5 mm or less. a projection lens disposed on an optical axis (Ax) extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a semiconductor light emitting element comprising a light emitting surface having an almost rectangular shape and disposed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens such that a long side of the light emitting surface is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis (Ax); and a reflector comprising a reflection surface having an almost oval shape, wherein a first focal point of the reflector is located on the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a second focal point of the reflector is located on the semiconductor light emitting element; and wherein the semiconductor light emitting unit does not comprise a cover member which covers the light emitting surface, and the light emitting surface is formed in a rectangular shape, which is larger than 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm characterized in that a minimum distance between the reflection surface and a rear corner portion of the light emitting surface is in a range of 0.3 millimeters (mm) to 3 mm, and wherein a minimum distance (t) between the reflection surface and a rear long side of the light emitting surface is 5 mm or less.
A system comprising: a core processor having first and second memory buses (120, 122), each memory bus comprising an address bus and a data bus; and first and second memory banks (200,202) coupled to the first and second memory buses (120, 122), wherein said core processor is a digital signal processor core and said core processor further includes a cache to hold instructions whose instruction fetches conflict with data accesses; characterized in that: each of the first and second memory banks is user-configurable as an SRAM or a cache; each of the memory banks is divided into minibanks (300, 302, 304, 306) of memory, each minibank (300, 302, 304, 306) is configured as a single ported memory array, and said plurality of minibanks are connected in such a way as to permit said core processor to access at least two of said plurality of minibanks (300, 302, 304, 306) simultaneously in a single cycle to emulate a multiported behaviour; and the number of said plurality of minibanks is greater than the number of memory buses in the core processor. a core processor having first and second memory buses (120, 122), each memory bus comprising an address bus and a data bus; and first and second memory banks (200,202) coupled to the first and second memory buses (120, 122), wherein said core processor is a digital signal processor core and said core processor further includes a cache to hold instructions whose instruction fetches conflict with data accesses; characterized in that: each of the first and second memory banks is user-configurable as an SRAM or a cache; each of the memory banks is divided into minibanks (300, 302, 304, 306) of memory, each minibank (300, 302, 304, 306) is configured as a single ported memory array, and said plurality of minibanks are connected in such a way as to permit said core processor to access at least two of said plurality of minibanks (300, 302, 304, 306) simultaneously in a single cycle to emulate a multiported behaviour; and the number of said plurality of minibanks is greater than the number of memory buses in the core processor.
Method for obtaining a solid target for radionuclides production by cyclotron, comprising the steps of: - arranging at least one first supporting element, having at least one first surface intended to support at least one precursor isotope - (step 110); - applying said at least one precursor isotope on said at least one first surface of said at least one first supporting element - (step 120); said at least one first supporting element being a chemically inert material at conditions of dissolution of said at least one precursor isotope and at least one radioactive isotope of interest produced upon irradiation of said target by said cyclotron, characterized by the fact that said step of applying said at least one precursor isotope on said at least one first surface of said at least one first supporting element comprises at least one magnetron sputtering step of said precursor isotope on at least one said first surface. - arranging at least one first supporting element, having at least one first surface intended to support at least one precursor isotope - (step 110); - applying said at least one precursor isotope on said at least one first surface of said at least one first supporting element - (step 120); said at least one first supporting element being a chemically inert material at conditions of dissolution of said at least one precursor isotope and at least one radioactive isotope of interest produced upon irradiation of said target by said cyclotron, characterized by the fact that said step of applying said at least one precursor isotope on said at least one first surface of said at least one first supporting element comprises at least one magnetron sputtering step of said precursor isotope on at least one said first surface.