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A cochlear implant system comprising: a multi-channel electrode array having a plurality of stimulation electrodes for stimulating audio nerve tissue with the electrode stimulation signals, a processor configured to process an acoustic audio signal, the processor including a bank of filters, each filter in the bank of filters associated with at least one channel having an electrode,, the bank of filters including a first band pass filter that produces a broadband signal (b(t)) covering a predetermined low frequency range associated with temporal fine structure information; a half-wave rectifier configured to rectify the broadband signal (b(t)); a sampling module configured to sample the half wave rectified broadband signal (b(t)) while preserving temporal fine structure information associated with said broadband signal (b(t)); and a stimulation module configured to activate at least one electrode associated with the first band pass filter with electrode stimulation signals based, at least in part, on the sampled half-wave rectified broadband signal (b(t)) such that the temporal fine structure is provided, wherein the stimulation module uses a Continuous-Interleaved-Sampling strategy to activate the at least one electrode associated with one or more filters other than the first band pass filter. a multi-channel electrode array having a plurality of stimulation electrodes for stimulating audio nerve tissue with the electrode stimulation signals, a processor configured to process an acoustic audio signal, the processor including a bank of filters, each filter in the bank of filters associated with at least one channel having an electrode,, the bank of filters including a first band pass filter that produces a broadband signal (b(t)) covering a predetermined low frequency range associated with temporal fine structure information; a half-wave rectifier configured to rectify the broadband signal (b(t)); a sampling module configured to sample the half wave rectified broadband signal (b(t)) while preserving temporal fine structure information associated with said broadband signal (b(t)); and a stimulation module configured to activate at least one electrode associated with the first band pass filter with electrode stimulation signals based, at least in part, on the sampled half-wave rectified broadband signal (b(t)) such that the temporal fine structure is provided, wherein the stimulation module uses a Continuous-Interleaved-Sampling strategy to activate the at least one electrode associated with one or more filters other than the first band pass filter.
An agricultural harvesting vehicle, comprising: a chassis configured for carrying a header that is configured to collect crop material from a field; a chopper carried by said chassis downstream of said header; and a windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") carried by said chassis downstream of said chopper, said windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") including a windrow chute defining a leading edge downstream from said chopper and a trailing edge downstream from said leading edge; characterized in that said windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") further comprises: a roller associated with said leading edge to form an active leading edge of said windrow chute during rotation, wherein the roller is arranged adjacent to the leading edge such that, during operation of the vehicle, rotation of the roller moves crop material from near the leading edge and toward the trailing edge of said windrow chute. a chassis configured for carrying a header that is configured to collect crop material from a field; a chopper carried by said chassis downstream of said header; and a windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") carried by said chassis downstream of said chopper, said windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") including a windrow chute defining a leading edge downstream from said chopper and a trailing edge downstream from said leading edge; characterized in that said windrow assembly (200, 200', 200") further comprises: a roller associated with said leading edge to form an active leading edge of said windrow chute during rotation, wherein the roller is arranged adjacent to the leading edge such that, during operation of the vehicle, rotation of the roller moves crop material from near the leading edge and toward the trailing edge of said windrow chute. a roller associated with said leading edge to form an active leading edge of said windrow chute during rotation, wherein the roller is arranged adjacent to the leading edge such that, during operation of the vehicle, rotation of the roller moves crop material from near the leading edge and toward the trailing edge of said windrow chute.
A grommet for a combustor wall assembly for a gas turbine engine, the grommet comprising: a first wall defining a dilution hole disposed along a centerline; a first flange projecting radially outward with respect to the centerline from the first wall and including a first face and an opposite second face; and a plurality of standoffs engaged to the first face, wherein the first wall includes first and second portions projecting axially outward with respect to the centerline from the respective first and second faces (130', 132'), and the plurality of standoffs are spaced radially outward from the first portion; characterised in that said grommet further comprises: a second flange spaced radially outward from the first portion and spaced axially from the first face, wherein each one of the plurality of standoffs spans between the first face and the second flange. a first wall defining a dilution hole disposed along a centerline; a first flange projecting radially outward with respect to the centerline from the first wall and including a first face and an opposite second face; and a plurality of standoffs engaged to the first face, wherein the first wall includes first and second portions projecting axially outward with respect to the centerline from the respective first and second faces (130', 132'), and the plurality of standoffs are spaced radially outward from the first portion; characterised in that said grommet further comprises: a second flange spaced radially outward from the first portion and spaced axially from the first face, wherein each one of the plurality of standoffs spans between the first face and the second flange.
Device for thermally treating products in containers, comprising supply and discharge conveyors for containers; at least one treatment zone for irrigating or spraying the containers with a process liquid and a circulation circuit for at least partially reusing the process liquid, the circulation circuit comprising at least one pump; characterized by at least one separation unit with several parallel lamellae for cleaning the process liquid from particles, the pump pumping the process liquid along the lamella.
Device (1, 31) for labelling containers with label sleeves, comprising: - retaining devices for holding a mouth-end portion of the containers; - spreading devices, each having circumferentially distributed spreading segments which can be moved apart from one another to pick up and spread open the label sleeves; and - positioning devices for moving to a labelling position of the retaining devices and/or spreading devices in which the label sleeves are respectively positioned around the containers, characterised in that the labelling position is reached by means of a relative movement of the label sleeves from a base-end portion of the container in the direction of the mouth-end portion. - retaining devices for holding a mouth-end portion of the containers; - spreading devices, each having circumferentially distributed spreading segments which can be moved apart from one another to pick up and spread open the label sleeves; and - positioning devices for moving to a labelling position of the retaining devices and/or spreading devices in which the label sleeves are respectively positioned around the containers, characterised in that the labelling position is reached by means of a relative movement of the label sleeves from a base-end portion of the container in the direction of the mouth-end portion.
A method of probabilistically estimating a velocity of a plunger of a beam pump, the method comprising: continuously monitoring well acoustics using a plurality of passive acoustic sensors attached to external structures of the beam pump; digitizing and filtering outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors and sending the digitized and filtered outputs to a computing device for storage and processing; and using the digitized and filtered outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors, estimating a probability of the velocity of the plunger using a hidden Markov model to represent a probability of a position and the probability of the velocity of the plunger, the HMM comprising a state space model and an observational model. continuously monitoring well acoustics using a plurality of passive acoustic sensors attached to external structures of the beam pump; digitizing and filtering outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors and sending the digitized and filtered outputs to a computing device for storage and processing; and using the digitized and filtered outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors, estimating a probability of the velocity of the plunger using a hidden Markov model to represent a probability of a position and the probability of the velocity of the plunger, the HMM comprising a state space model and an observational model.
A method of monitoring a DC voltage source, the method comprising: selectively coupling a neutral to first and second DC busses (10a, 10b) that are coupled to the DC voltage source to generate a voltage having an AC component on the first and second DC busses (10a, 10b); detecting a residual current associated with the generated voltage at a point between the DC voltage source and the first and second DC busses (10a, 10b) connected thereto; and identifying a fault in the DC voltage source by detecting a change in an AC component of the detected residual current. selectively coupling a neutral to first and second DC busses (10a, 10b) that are coupled to the DC voltage source to generate a voltage having an AC component on the first and second DC busses (10a, 10b); detecting a residual current associated with the generated voltage at a point between the DC voltage source and the first and second DC busses (10a, 10b) connected thereto; and identifying a fault in the DC voltage source by detecting a change in an AC component of the detected residual current.
A method of production of a homogeneous powdered product from a starting product in a liquid state, the starting product having sugars as at least 60% of its total solids, the method comprising: in the absence of air, pressurizing the starting product to a pressure greater than 1 bar and less than 15 bar and injecting a gas into the starting product to form a mixture in which the starting product is substantially saturated by the gas; and degassing the mixture into a continuous stream of transport gas such that, on contact with the transport gas, water from the mixture evaporates to leave the homogeneous powdered product; characterised in that: the gas is carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, or a mixture of one or more of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen; the transport gas comprises one or more of air, oxygen, or carbon dioxide and is at a temperature greater than 50°C; and before or during the injection of the gas, the starting product is cooled below 30°C. in the absence of air, pressurizing the starting product to a pressure greater than 1 bar and less than 15 bar and injecting a gas into the starting product to form a mixture in which the starting product is substantially saturated by the gas; and degassing the mixture into a continuous stream of transport gas such that, on contact with the transport gas, water from the mixture evaporates to leave the homogeneous powdered product; characterised in that: the gas is carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, or a mixture of one or more of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen; the transport gas comprises one or more of air, oxygen, or carbon dioxide and is at a temperature greater than 50°C; and before or during the injection of the gas, the starting product is cooled below 30°C. the gas is carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, or a mixture of one or more of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen; the transport gas comprises one or more of air, oxygen, or carbon dioxide and is at a temperature greater than 50°C; and before or during the injection of the gas, the starting product is cooled below 30°C.
A renal nerve modulation catheter, comprising: an elongate catheter shaft; wherein the catheter shaft has a plurality of cuts formed therein that define a plurality of electrode assemblies; and wherein the electrode assemblies each include a main strut, one or more branched spacer struts extending from the main strut, and an electrode extending from the main strut and positioned radially inward from the one or more spacer struts when the catheter shaft is in an expanded configuration. an elongate catheter shaft; wherein the catheter shaft has a plurality of cuts formed therein that define a plurality of electrode assemblies; and wherein the electrode assemblies each include a main strut, one or more branched spacer struts extending from the main strut, and an electrode extending from the main strut and positioned radially inward from the one or more spacer struts when the catheter shaft is in an expanded configuration.
Water tank cover for a motor vehicle, which extends over the vehicle width up to the wing beds respectively and has a recess in the region of at least one bonnet hinge, wherein the water tank cover has a central part and two side parts firmly connected to the central part, characterised in that the two side parts are firmly connected to the central part via a flexible hinge respectively.
A wireless communications system for a fleet of automotive vehicle comprising: a server in communication with a server network and including a database; a fob including a fob memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a fob network; and a control unit in an automotive vehicle including a vehicle memory storing a vehicle identifier and temporarily storing unique identifiers corresponding with key fobs, the control unit in communication with the server via the server network and with the fob via the fob network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the automotive vehicle through the fob network, the automotive vehicle is configured to: query the vehicle memory to determine whether the fob identifier is stored in the vehicle memory; and then access the database to validate the key fob so as to activate one or more functions of the automotive vehicle only if the fob identifier is not stored in the vehicle memory. a server in communication with a server network and including a database; a fob including a fob memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a fob network; and a control unit in an automotive vehicle including a vehicle memory storing a vehicle identifier and temporarily storing unique identifiers corresponding with key fobs, the control unit in communication with the server via the server network and with the fob via the fob network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the automotive vehicle through the fob network, the automotive vehicle is configured to: query the vehicle memory to determine whether the fob identifier is stored in the vehicle memory; and then access the database to validate the key fob so as to activate one or more functions of the automotive vehicle only if the fob identifier is not stored in the vehicle memory. query the vehicle memory to determine whether the fob identifier is stored in the vehicle memory; and then access the database to validate the key fob so as to activate one or more functions of the automotive vehicle only if the fob identifier is not stored in the vehicle memory.
A method for determining at least one of a blood pressure, an arterial compliance parameter, or an arterial distensibility of a subject, the method comprising; measuring a value for pulse wave velocity within an arterial segment or segments of a subject; providing a value for flow velocity within the arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for blood density of the subject; determining values of material characteristics of an artery; and calculating, by a computer, at least one of a blood pressure, an arterial compliance parameter, or an arterial distensibility of the subject by inputting the value for pulse wave velocity, the value for flow velocity, the value for blood density, and the values of the material characteristics of the artery into a calibrated model of a fluid-structure interaction incorporating conservation of mass and momentum for a fluid, and non-linear elasticity of a structure. measuring a value for pulse wave velocity within an arterial segment or segments of a subject; providing a value for flow velocity within the arterial segment or segments of the subject; providing a value for blood density of the subject; determining values of material characteristics of an artery; and calculating, by a computer, at least one of a blood pressure, an arterial compliance parameter, or an arterial distensibility of the subject by inputting the value for pulse wave velocity, the value for flow velocity, the value for blood density, and the values of the material characteristics of the artery into a calibrated model of a fluid-structure interaction incorporating conservation of mass and momentum for a fluid, and non-linear elasticity of a structure.
A laminate comprising an abrasion resisting layer disposed on a surface of an optically transmissive substrate, wherein the layer comprises a pattern of spatially separated protrusions of a material extending away from the surface, said pattern having a period ranging from 10 to 350 nm, and silica interposed between the protrusions, wherein the material has a Knoop hardness measured according to ASTM E384 Knoop Hardness Standard which is greater than that of the silica, wherein the protrusions comprise extremities which align with an exposed surface of the silica opposing the surface, or protrude from the exposed surface.
An activin receptor antagonist for use in the treatment of obesity or overweight condition in a human subject, wherein the activin receptor antagonist is an anti-ActRII receptor antibody; wherein the anti-ActRII receptor antibody comprises a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 7 or a sequence having 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 7; and a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 9 or a sequence having 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 9; and wherein the anti-ActRII receptor antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 1, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a light chain variable domain comprising CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 5 and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6. wherein the anti-ActRII receptor antibody comprises a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 7 or a sequence having 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 7; and a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 9 or a sequence having 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 9; and wherein the anti-ActRII receptor antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 1, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a light chain variable domain comprising CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 5 and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6.
An ink, comprising: an organic pigment having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 1 50 nm or less; a resin for dispersing the organic pigment; a resin fine particle; and a water-soluble urethane resin; wherein an average particle diameter of the resin fine particle is 0.60 time or more and 1.2 times or less as large as an average particle diameter of the organic pigment. an organic pigment having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 1 50 nm or less; a resin for dispersing the organic pigment; a resin fine particle; and a water-soluble urethane resin;
A steel member, a chemical composition of the steel member comprising, by mass%, C: 0.25 to 0.60%, Si: 0.25 to 2.00%, Mn: 0.30 to 3.00%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, N: 0.010% or less, Ti: 0.010 to 0.100%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0100%, Cu: 0.15 to 1.00%, Mo: 0.10 to 1.00%, Cr: 0 to 1.00%, Ni: 0 to 1.00%, V: 0 to 1.00%, Ca: 0 to 0.010%, Al: 0 to 1.00%, Nb: 0 to 0.10%, Sn: 0 to 1.00%, W: 0 to 1.00%, Sb: 0 to 1.00%, REMs: 0 to 0.30%, and bal.: Fe and impurities, a maximum value of the content of Cu in a range of a depth from the surface of 0 to 30 μm being 1.4 times or more of the content of Cu at a depth of 200 μm determined as set out in the description, wherein the structure of the steel member comprises, by area ratio, 70% or more of martensite, and as the balance, residual austenite, bainite, ferrite, and pearlite may be contained. a chemical composition of the steel member comprising, by mass%, C: 0.25 to 0.60%, Si: 0.25 to 2.00%, Mn: 0.30 to 3.00%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, N: 0.010% or less, Ti: 0.010 to 0.100%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0100%, Cu: 0.15 to 1.00%, Mo: 0.10 to 1.00%, Cr: 0 to 1.00%, Ni: 0 to 1.00%, V: 0 to 1.00%, Ca: 0 to 0.010%, Al: 0 to 1.00%, Nb: 0 to 0.10%, Sn: 0 to 1.00%, W: 0 to 1.00%, Sb: 0 to 1.00%, REMs: 0 to 0.30%, and bal.: Fe and impurities, a maximum value of the content of Cu in a range of a depth from the surface of 0 to 30 μm being 1.4 times or more of the content of Cu at a depth of 200 μm determined as set out in the description, wherein the structure of the steel member comprises, by area ratio, 70% or more of martensite, and as the balance, residual austenite, bainite, ferrite, and pearlite may be contained.
Method for iteratively decoding a word of a correcting code by means of an iterative decoding algorithm in the course of which, for each bit of said code word, at least one extrinsic information item (L i->j, L 1->2, L 2->1) is generated at each iteration, said method including the following steps: - an initial step of decoding said code word by means of said iterative decoding algorithm; - simultaneously with said iterative decoding, for each bit of said code word, a step of determining the number of sign changes of at least one extrinsic information item (L i->j, L 1->2, L 2->1) or the number of sign differences between an extrinsic information item (L 1->2) and another extrinsic information item (L 2->1), in the course of all the successive iterations of said iterative decoding algorithm; if the decoding does not converge, said method further comprising - a step of modifying, in said code word, only the value of the bit for which said number of sign changes or sign differences is the highest, to produce at least one modified code word, - an additional step of decoding said at least one modified code word by means of said iterative decoding algorithm. - an initial step of decoding said code word by means of said iterative decoding algorithm; - simultaneously with said iterative decoding, for each bit of said code word, a step of determining the number of sign changes of at least one extrinsic information item (L i->j, L 1->2, L 2->1) or the number of sign differences between an extrinsic information item (L 1->2) and another extrinsic information item (L 2->1), in the course of all the successive iterations of said iterative decoding algorithm; - a step of modifying, in said code word, only the value of the bit for which said number of sign changes or sign differences is the highest, to produce at least one modified code word, - an additional step of decoding said at least one modified code word by means of said iterative decoding algorithm.