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A microstrip waveguide structure for in vivo sensing of the electric permittivity of an organism, wherein the electric permittivity of the organism includes a known permittivity component and an unknown permittivity component, the microstrip waveguide structure comprising: a dielectric composite having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the dielectric composite comprising three dielectric regions organized linearly and including a first dielectric region, a second dielectric region, and a third dielectric region, wherein the second dielectric region has an anisotropic electric permittivity that is different than an electric permittivity of the first dielectric region and the third dielectric region, and wherein the anisotropic electric permittivity of the second dielectric region is selected to be substantially equal to the known permittivity component of the electric permittivity of the organism; a microstrip transmission line formed on the first side of the dielectric composite and having an input section formed on the first dielectric region, a radiator portion formed on the second dielectric region, and an output portion formed on the third dielectric region; and a ground plane formed on the second side of the dielectric composite. a dielectric composite having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the dielectric composite comprising three dielectric regions organized linearly and including a first dielectric region, a second dielectric region, and a third dielectric region, wherein the second dielectric region has an anisotropic electric permittivity that is different than an electric permittivity of the first dielectric region and the third dielectric region, and wherein the anisotropic electric permittivity of the second dielectric region is selected to be substantially equal to the known permittivity component of the electric permittivity of the organism; a microstrip transmission line formed on the first side of the dielectric composite and having an input section formed on the first dielectric region, a radiator portion formed on the second dielectric region, and an output portion formed on the third dielectric region; and a ground plane formed on the second side of the dielectric composite.
Method for starting up at least one node of an at least partially time-controlled communication system with a statically predefined schedule, the communication system having a periodic transmission pattern and a period cycle comprising a particular number of time slots which are processed in a fixed sequence, the node transmitting at least one message in a frame and a time slot being assigned to the frame, comprising a start-up step, the node being integrated into existing communication or being temporally synchronized with at least one second node in order to start communication, and the method comprising calling at least one function of the node in the normal operating mode, the calling of the function in the normal operating mode being preceded by at least detection of cliques (C1, C2, C3), and at least the node (A-G) of the communication system which has been started up carrying out a reset if cliques (C1, C2, C3) are detected, characterized in that a master function is assigned to a node of the communication system and the master function can be detected by communicating nodes (B-G), the node which has been started up being released from the clique and/or reintegrated according to the principle of the master clique, in which case, if the node with the master function does not belong to the clique, a node is released from the clique or the entire clique is disintegrated, and the principle of the master clique comprises the fact that the clique having the node with the master function is the target clique into which the node which has been started up is reintegrated.
A method of providing a 2G or 3G service to a mobile station according to a 2G or 3G standard, comprising: providing a first network according to a 2G or 3G standard which has a first part comprising at least a base station of the first network and a second part (3") comprising the remainder of the first network; providing a second network according to a 5G standard which has an N3IWF gateway according to the 5G standard; connecting a server, which hosts said second part (3") of the first network, to the second network as a DN entity in the user plane of the 5G standard; connecting a 5G user equipment via an interface to said first part of the first network on the one hand and via said N3IWF gateway to the second network on the other hand; establishing at least one PDU session between the 5G user equipment and the server via the N3IWF gateway; and providing the 2G or 3G service to the mobile station, while it is wirelessly attached to the base station of the first part (3"), by using said first and second parts (3', 3") interconnected via said interface and said at least one PDU session. providing a first network according to a 2G or 3G standard which has a first part comprising at least a base station of the first network and a second part (3") comprising the remainder of the first network; providing a second network according to a 5G standard which has an N3IWF gateway according to the 5G standard; connecting a server, which hosts said second part (3") of the first network, to the second network as a DN entity in the user plane of the 5G standard; connecting a 5G user equipment via an interface to said first part of the first network on the one hand and via said N3IWF gateway to the second network on the other hand; establishing at least one PDU session between the 5G user equipment and the server via the N3IWF gateway; and providing the 2G or 3G service to the mobile station, while it is wirelessly attached to the base station of the first part (3"), by using said first and second parts (3', 3") interconnected via said interface and said at least one PDU session.
An ultrasound transducer attachment system (1, 1'), comprising: a substrate layer (2, 2'), having a first face (4, 4') and a second face (6, 6'), wherein the second face (6, 6') is on an opposite side to the first face (4, 4'), the first face (4, 4') comprising a first adhesive surface (5, 5') for bonding to skin on the neck of a human or animal patient; an ultrasound transducer (8, 8'), fastened to the first face (4, 4') of the substrate layer (2, 2'), for placement adjacent a carotid artery of the patient; and characterised by further comprising a removable alignment layer (10, 10'), removably bonded to the second face (6, 6') of the substrate layer (2, 2') and extending beyond the substrate layer (2, 2') in at least a first direction, along a first dimension, so as to aid alignment of the ultrasound transducer (8, 8') adjacent the carotid artery of the patient. a substrate layer (2, 2'), having a first face (4, 4') and a second face (6, 6'), wherein the second face (6, 6') is on an opposite side to the first face (4, 4'), the first face (4, 4') comprising a first adhesive surface (5, 5') for bonding to skin on the neck of a human or animal patient; an ultrasound transducer (8, 8'), fastened to the first face (4, 4') of the substrate layer (2, 2'), for placement adjacent a carotid artery of the patient; and characterised by further comprising a removable alignment layer (10, 10'), removably bonded to the second face (6, 6') of the substrate layer (2, 2') and extending beyond the substrate layer (2, 2') in at least a first direction, along a first dimension, so as to aid alignment of the ultrasound transducer (8, 8') adjacent the carotid artery of the patient.
A method, comprising: receiving locations of multiple ablation sites formed on a surface of a heart; characterized by: measuring distances (110, 115, 120) among at least some of the ablation sites based on the locations; identifying one or more gaps between the ablation sites that meet an alerting criterion, wherein identifying the gaps comprises detecting the gaps that are larger than a first threshold but smaller than a second threshold; and indicating the identified gaps to an operator. receiving locations of multiple ablation sites formed on a surface of a heart; characterized by: measuring distances (110, 115, 120) among at least some of the ablation sites based on the locations; identifying one or more gaps between the ablation sites that meet an alerting criterion, wherein identifying the gaps comprises detecting the gaps that are larger than a first threshold but smaller than a second threshold; and indicating the identified gaps to an operator. measuring distances (110, 115, 120) among at least some of the ablation sites based on the locations; identifying one or more gaps between the ablation sites that meet an alerting criterion, wherein identifying the gaps comprises detecting the gaps that are larger than a first threshold but smaller than a second threshold; and indicating the identified gaps to an operator.
An image sensor, in particular a CMOS image sensor, for electronic cameras, said image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels for generating exposure-dependent signals, wherein a respective one of the plurality of pixels at least comprises: - a light-sensitive element to generate electric charge from incident light; - a readout node; - a transfer gate to selectively couple the light-sensitive element to the readout node; - a converter transistor to convert the charge present at the readout node into a voltage signal at a signal output; and - a selection switch which is connected to the signal output of the converter transistor to selectively couple the signal output of the converter transistor to a column line of the image sensor which is associated with a plurality of pixels of the image sensor; wherein a column amplifier is associated with the column line, wherein the column line is coupled or can be coupled to a negative input of the column amplifier via an input capacitor, wherein the column amplifier has an amplifier output for outputting an amplifier output signal, wherein the amplifier output is connected to a column readout circuit and to a compensation line, wherein the compensation line is coupled via a respective feedback capacitor to the respective readout node of the pixels associated with the column line, characterized in that the compensation line is directly connected to the feedback capacitor. - a light-sensitive element to generate electric charge from incident light; - a readout node; - a transfer gate to selectively couple the light-sensitive element to the readout node; - a converter transistor to convert the charge present at the readout node into a voltage signal at a signal output; and - a selection switch which is connected to the signal output of the converter transistor to selectively couple the signal output of the converter transistor to a column line of the image sensor which is associated with a plurality of pixels of the image sensor; wherein a column amplifier is associated with the column line, wherein the column line is coupled or can be coupled to a negative input of the column amplifier via an input capacitor, wherein the column amplifier has an amplifier output for outputting an amplifier output signal, wherein the amplifier output is connected to a column readout circuit and to a compensation line, wherein the compensation line is coupled via a respective feedback capacitor to the respective readout node of the pixels associated with the column line, characterized in that the compensation line is directly connected to the feedback capacitor.
A system, comprising: at least one computing device; and an address allocation service executable by the at least one computing device, the address allocation service being configured to: initially assign a first network address allocation to a subdivision of a network, the subdivision including a plurality of computing devices (118a, 118N); configure a router for the subdivision to implement the first network address allocation; obtain data indicating a reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the reconfiguration increases a quantity of virtual machine instances hosted by the plurality of computing devices; subsequently assign a second network address allocation to the subdivision of the network based at least in part on the reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the size of the second network address allocation is determined based on a network address assignment velocity associated with the computing devices; and reconfigure the router for the subdivision to implement the second network address allocation. at least one computing device; and an address allocation service executable by the at least one computing device, the address allocation service being configured to: initially assign a first network address allocation to a subdivision of a network, the subdivision including a plurality of computing devices (118a, 118N); configure a router for the subdivision to implement the first network address allocation; obtain data indicating a reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the reconfiguration increases a quantity of virtual machine instances hosted by the plurality of computing devices; subsequently assign a second network address allocation to the subdivision of the network based at least in part on the reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the size of the second network address allocation is determined based on a network address assignment velocity associated with the computing devices; and reconfigure the router for the subdivision to implement the second network address allocation. initially assign a first network address allocation to a subdivision of a network, the subdivision including a plurality of computing devices (118a, 118N); configure a router for the subdivision to implement the first network address allocation; obtain data indicating a reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the reconfiguration increases a quantity of virtual machine instances hosted by the plurality of computing devices; subsequently assign a second network address allocation to the subdivision of the network based at least in part on the reconfiguration of the computing devices, wherein the size of the second network address allocation is determined based on a network address assignment velocity associated with the computing devices; and reconfigure the router for the subdivision to implement the second network address allocation.
A method of producing antibody genetic diversity or variability by modifying immunoglobulin complementarity determining regions (CDRs), the method comprising: (a) introducing into one or more CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequences one or more zinc finger DNA binding domain recognition sequences to generate one or more non-identical targeting site sequences within the one or more CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequences for binding one or more zinc finger nucleases, thereby producing CDRs comprising modified nucleic acid sequences; and (b) expressing in a cell, a nucleic acid encoding at least an antibody heavy chain variable domain and/or at least an antibody light chain variable domain comprising the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence of (a) under conditions in which the expressed ZFN binds and cleaves the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence within the targeting site sequence, said cell expressing a nucleic acid sequence encoding a zinc finger nuclease into which is introduced the zinc finger DNA binding domain targeting site sequences of (a) operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a DNA cleavage domain of a type IIS restriction enzyme, wherein DNA cleavage by the ZFN is determined by the targeting site sequences within the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence of (a). (a) introducing into one or more CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequences one or more zinc finger DNA binding domain recognition sequences to generate one or more non-identical targeting site sequences within the one or more CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequences for binding one or more zinc finger nucleases, thereby producing CDRs comprising modified nucleic acid sequences; and (b) expressing in a cell, a nucleic acid encoding at least an antibody heavy chain variable domain and/or at least an antibody light chain variable domain comprising the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence of (a) under conditions in which the expressed ZFN binds and cleaves the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence within the targeting site sequence, said cell expressing a nucleic acid sequence encoding a zinc finger nuclease into which is introduced the zinc finger DNA binding domain targeting site sequences of (a) operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a DNA cleavage domain of a type IIS restriction enzyme, wherein DNA cleavage by the ZFN is determined by the targeting site sequences within the modified CDR-encoding nucleic acid sequence of (a).
An eye wearing device, comprising: a body, having a first surface, a second surface, a center, a first outer edge of the first surface and a second outer edge of the second surface; at least one reservoir, arranged in the body and configured to load a drug; the eye wearing device being characterised in further comprising at least one microchannel, arranged close to the first outer edge of the first surface and the second outer edge of the second surface, wherein one end of the microchannel is connected to the reservoir so as to fill the drug into the reservoir, and the other end of the microchannel is an opening facing an edge of the eye wearing device, and configured to be in contact with a cornea and/or a sclera, and the opening is connected to the first outer edge of the first surface and the second outer edge of the second surface, wherein an average diameter of a cross section of the microchannel is smaller than or equal to an average diameter of a cross section of the reservoir, an average curvature radius of the eye wearing device is 6 mm to 15 mm, and the eye wearing device is worn on the cornea and/or the sclera of a user through the second surface. a body, having a first surface, a second surface, a center, a first outer edge of the first surface and a second outer edge of the second surface; at least one reservoir, arranged in the body and configured to load a drug; the eye wearing device being characterised in further comprising at least one microchannel, arranged close to the first outer edge of the first surface and the second outer edge of the second surface, wherein one end of the microchannel is connected to the reservoir so as to fill the drug into the reservoir, and the other end of the microchannel is an opening facing an edge of the eye wearing device, and configured to be in contact with a cornea and/or a sclera, and the opening is connected to the first outer edge of the first surface and the second outer edge of the second surface, wherein an average diameter of a cross section of the microchannel is smaller than or equal to an average diameter of a cross section of the reservoir, an average curvature radius of the eye wearing device is 6 mm to 15 mm, and the eye wearing device is worn on the cornea and/or the sclera of a user through the second surface.
A method of improved media frame transmission in a communication network, by: providing a plurality of consecutive regular media frames for transmission; characterised by providing and storing, in a buffer that is available to a Medium Access Control-enhanced, MAC-e, entity within a NodeB, a robust representations of said plurality of consecutive regular media frames, wherein the robust frames have a higher probability for a successful transmission without needing to use extra power compared to regular media frames; transmitting at least a subset of said regular media frames; detecting, by the MAC-e entity, an indication of a loss of a transmitted regular media frame, transmitting, by the MAC-e entity, in response to said detected frame loss, at least a stored robust representation of the lost media frame. providing a plurality of consecutive regular media frames for transmission; characterised by providing and storing, in a buffer that is available to a Medium Access Control-enhanced, MAC-e, entity within a NodeB, a robust representations of said plurality of consecutive regular media frames, wherein the robust frames have a higher probability for a successful transmission without needing to use extra power compared to regular media frames; transmitting at least a subset of said regular media frames; detecting, by the MAC-e entity, an indication of a loss of a transmitted regular media frame, transmitting, by the MAC-e entity, in response to said detected frame loss, at least a stored robust representation of the lost media frame.
An apparatus for suturing a tissue or for suturing a replacement valve to a tissue comprising a handle, having a distal end and a proximal end; a suture column, having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the distal end of the handle; a cylinder ring, wherein the cylinder ring is circumferentially located on the suture column and is capable of moving toward the proximal end of the suture column or distal end of the suture column; a plurality of spokes having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the plurality of spokes comprises radial spokes and vertical spokes, wherein the proximal end of the spokes comprising radial spokes is attached to the cylinder ring; one or more triggers (110, 112, 136, 152) present on the handle; a plurality of needles connected to the distal end of the plurality of spokes and operatively connected to one of the one or more triggers; a plurality of sutures threadingly attached to the plurality of needles; and a plurality of tie-bands operatively connected to one of the one or more triggers; and wherein the cylinder ring moving toward the proximal end of the suture column corresponds with an expanding of the spokes.
A die cutter clamping and limiting device, comprising a clamping assembly and a limiting assembly which are mounted on a die cutter fixing plate of a cutting machine, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a left die pressing plate, a right die pressing plate, and pressing cylinders, the left die pressing plate and the right die pressing plate are disposed on the left and right side edges of a lower surface of the die cutter fixing plate respectively, wherein the limiting assembly comprises front limiting components and rear limiting components located at front and rear side surfaces of the die cutter fixing plate, wherein at least one of the front limiting component and the rear limiting component is a movable limiting component and the other is a fixed limiting component or movable limiting component, wherein the movable limiting components perform limiting or unlocking for the front and rear side surfaces of the die cutter by performing linkage with the left die pressing plate or the right die pressing plate, characterized in that, the pressing cylinders are disposed inside the die cutter fixing plate and drive the left die pressing plate and the right die pressing plate respectively to press a die cutter closely against the lower surface of the die cutter fixing plate.
A piezoceramic material with reduced lead content, based on potassium sodium niobate of the basic composition (K x Na y Li 1-x-y)a (Mn u Ta v Sb w Nb 1-u-v-w)O 3, with 0<x<1 y; 0<y<1; 0<u<0.01; 0<v<0.3; 0≤w<0.2 and 0.95<a<1.05; x+y ≤ 1; characterized by the addition of a mixture of Pb, Nb and optionally Ag according to k% by weight Pb + l% by weight Nb + m% by weight Ag with 0<k<0.5; 0<l<1; 0≤m<1.
A compound that inhibits granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) signaling for use in a method for preventing ischemia-reperfusion injury in a subject, wherein the ischemia-reperfusion injury is due to or associated with tissue or organ transplantation or surgery, and wherein the compound that inhibits G-CSF signaling is a protein comprising an antibody variable region that specifically binds to G-CSF or G-CSF receptor (G-CSFR) and neutralizes G-CSF signaling.