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An apparatus, comprising: a voltage regulator circuit (102, 114) configured and arranged to provide a regulated voltage supply signal as a voltage supply source; logic state circuitry (104, 118) including logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) configured and arranged to be reconfigured between an application mode and a controlled self-test mode in which data is shifted through the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) in response to a clock signal while being powered from the regulated voltage supply signal; test control circuitry (108, 129) configured and arranged to operate the controlled self-test mode by causing a predetermined set of the data to shift through the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) using a scan mode that causes the logic state circuitry (104, 118) to place an extreme, nominal or minimal load on the voltage regulator circuit (102, 114), wherein the predetermined set of the data causes each of the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) of the logic state circuitry (104, 118) to be exercised for the controlled self-test mode; and a supply-signal monitoring circuit (110, 124) configured and arranged to monitor at least one quality parameter of the regulated voltage supply signal and, in response provide an indication of characteristics of the regulated voltage supply signal which relate to a likelihood that continued operation of the voltage regulator circuit (102, 114) is associated with defective circuitry. a voltage regulator circuit (102, 114) configured and arranged to provide a regulated voltage supply signal as a voltage supply source; logic state circuitry (104, 118) including logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) configured and arranged to be reconfigured between an application mode and a controlled self-test mode in which data is shifted through the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) in response to a clock signal while being powered from the regulated voltage supply signal; test control circuitry (108, 129) configured and arranged to operate the controlled self-test mode by causing a predetermined set of the data to shift through the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) using a scan mode that causes the logic state circuitry (104, 118) to place an extreme, nominal or minimal load on the voltage regulator circuit (102, 114), wherein the predetermined set of the data causes each of the logic modules (106, 121-1 - 121-N) of the logic state circuitry (104, 118) to be exercised for the controlled self-test mode; and a supply-signal monitoring circuit (110, 124) configured and arranged to monitor at least one quality parameter of the regulated voltage supply signal and, in response provide an indication of characteristics of the regulated voltage supply signal which relate to a likelihood that continued operation of the voltage regulator circuit (102, 114) is associated with defective circuitry.
Method for handling communication between a telecommunications network and a user equipment, wherein the communication between the telecommunications network and the user equipment comprises at least one service data flow between, on the one hand, the user equipment and, on the other hand, a gateway node of the telecommunications network, wherein the at least one service data flow comprises data packets, wherein the data packets comprise data packets being sent, by the user equipment, towards the telecommunications network, and data packets being sent, by the gateway node of the telecommunications network, towards the user equipment, wherein the method comprises the step of using a label information for indicating the at least one service data flow such that any data packet belonging to the at least one service data flow and being transmitted in the direction from the user equipment to the gateway node or in the direction from the gateway node to the user equipment either comprises the label information or is transmitted with the label information, wherein the label information is indicative of a quality-of-service level to be applied to the service data flow, and at least one out of -- a termination point of the at least one service data flow, and -- both termination points (20, 190) of the at least one service data flow, wherein the use of bearers is avoided by using the label information. -- a termination point of the at least one service data flow, and -- both termination points (20, 190) of the at least one service data flow, wherein the use of bearers is avoided by using the label information.
An ophthalmologic apparatus comprising: an examination part configured to include an optical system for optically examining an eye; a moving mechanism configured to move the optical system; two or more imaging parts configured to obtain moving images of the eye from two or more different directions; an extracting part configured to extract a partial image from each of two or more images substantially simultaneously obtained by the two or more imaging parts; an analyzing part configured to analyze the two or more partial images extracted by the extracting part to obtain the displacement between the eye and the optical system; and a controller configured to control the moving mechanism based on the displacement obtained by the analyzing part; wherein the analyzing part is configured to analyze each of the two or more partial images to specify a characteristic part in the partial image, and obtain the displacement based on the positional relationship between two or more characteristic parts specified, characterised in that the controller is further configured to control a display to display in parallel the extracted partial images. an examination part configured to include an optical system for optically examining an eye; a moving mechanism configured to move the optical system; two or more imaging parts configured to obtain moving images of the eye from two or more different directions; an extracting part configured to extract a partial image from each of two or more images substantially simultaneously obtained by the two or more imaging parts; an analyzing part configured to analyze the two or more partial images extracted by the extracting part to obtain the displacement between the eye and the optical system; and a controller configured to control the moving mechanism based on the displacement obtained by the analyzing part; wherein the analyzing part is configured to analyze each of the two or more partial images to specify a characteristic part in the partial image, and obtain the displacement based on the positional relationship between two or more characteristic parts specified,
A method for removing hydrogen sulfide from a liquid stream, the method comprising: contacting a first side of a porous, hydrophobic, gas-liquid separation membrane with a liquid stream comprising a first amount of hydrogen sulfide; and contacting a second, opposite side of the separation membrane with a receiving fluid having a lower concentration of hydrogen sulfide than the liquid stream, wherein the hydrogen sulfide moves through the pores of the membrane from the first side to the second side, to provide a reduced-sulfide liquid stream having a second amount of hydrogen sulfide that is less than the first amount of hydrogen sulfide in the liquid stream; characterised in that the receiving fluid comprises a sweet gas being a fuel gas that has a concentration of hydrogen sulfide that is lower than the concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the liquid stream; further characterized in that the receiving fluid is converted to a sour gas feed which exits the membrane unit and is fed to an amine treating unit, where a lean amine solution is added to provide a rich amine stream which is high in hydrogen sulfide content, and the rich amine stream is transferred to an amine regeneration system to recover (i) the lean amine stream that is recycled to the amine treating unit and (ii) the sweet gas stream that is at least in part recycled to the membrane unit. contacting a first side of a porous, hydrophobic, gas-liquid separation membrane with a liquid stream comprising a first amount of hydrogen sulfide; and contacting a second, opposite side of the separation membrane with a receiving fluid having a lower concentration of hydrogen sulfide than the liquid stream, wherein the hydrogen sulfide moves through the pores of the membrane from the first side to the second side, to provide a reduced-sulfide liquid stream having a second amount of hydrogen sulfide that is less than the first amount of hydrogen sulfide in the liquid stream; characterised in that the receiving fluid comprises a sweet gas being a fuel gas that has a concentration of hydrogen sulfide that is lower than the concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the liquid stream; further characterized in that the receiving fluid is converted to a sour gas feed which exits the membrane unit and is fed to an amine treating unit, where a lean amine solution is added to provide a rich amine stream which is high in hydrogen sulfide content, and the rich amine stream is transferred to an amine regeneration system to recover (i) the lean amine stream that is recycled to the amine treating unit and (ii) the sweet gas stream that is at least in part recycled to the membrane unit.
A titanium oxide having a pigment pH of more than 4 as measured according to the pigment test method of JIS K5101-17-1: 2004 and having a bronze structure that is monoclinic and has a space group C2/m, wherein said titanium oxide is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: preparing a slurry containing the titanium oxide of bronze structure, and subjecting the slurry to a neutralization treatment using an aqueous alkaline solution so that the pH of the slurry is more than 4. preparing a slurry containing the titanium oxide of bronze structure, and subjecting the slurry to a neutralization treatment using an aqueous alkaline solution so that the pH of the slurry is more than 4.
A bone harvesting device for extraction of bone and/or cellular material from a patient during a surgical procedure, the device comprising: a main body defining an internal cavity, the main body including a suction port adapted to be coupled to a suction source; and an aspiration assembly comprising: an outer tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the outer tube being coupleable to the body; and an inner tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the inner tube being in fluid communication with the internal cavity and at least partially disposed within the outer tube, such that a venting channel is defined between at least a portion of the exterior surface of the inner tube and at least a portion of the interior surface of the outer tube such that ambient air flows through the venting channel in a proximal-distal direction and curls around the distal end of the inner tube while the bone and/or cellular material is aspirated through the inner tube in a distal-proximal direction. a main body defining an internal cavity, the main body including a suction port adapted to be coupled to a suction source; and an aspiration assembly comprising: an outer tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the outer tube being coupleable to the body; and an inner tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the inner tube being in fluid communication with the internal cavity and at least partially disposed within the outer tube, such that a venting channel is defined between at least a portion of the exterior surface of the inner tube and at least a portion of the interior surface of the outer tube such that ambient air flows through the venting channel in a proximal-distal direction and curls around the distal end of the inner tube while the bone and/or cellular material is aspirated through the inner tube in a distal-proximal direction. an outer tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the outer tube being coupleable to the body; and an inner tube having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the inner tube being in fluid communication with the internal cavity and at least partially disposed within the outer tube, such that a venting channel is defined between at least a portion of the exterior surface of the inner tube and at least a portion of the interior surface of the outer tube such that ambient air flows through the venting channel in a proximal-distal direction and curls around the distal end of the inner tube while the bone and/or cellular material is aspirated through the inner tube in a distal-proximal direction.
An image processing apparatus comprising: tone conversion means for executing tone conversion of an image; and component conversion means (114, 115, 116) for converting frequency components of a plurality of frequency bands of an image after that image has undergone tone conversion by said tone conversion means, on the basis of values of the frequency components and tone conversion characteristics of said tone conversion means. tone conversion means for executing tone conversion of an image; and component conversion means (114, 115, 116) for converting frequency components of a plurality of frequency bands of an image after that image has undergone tone conversion by said tone conversion means, on the basis of values of the frequency components and tone conversion characteristics of said tone conversion means.
A compound of Formula Vb: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R 4 is halo, cyano, alkyl, sulfonamide, sulfinyl, sulfonyl or sulfoximinyl; R 5 is hydrogen, halo or alkyl; and R 8 is hydroxy, alkylamino, alkoxy or amino. R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R 4 is halo, cyano, alkyl, sulfonamide, sulfinyl, sulfonyl or sulfoximinyl; R 5 is hydrogen, halo or alkyl; and R 8 is hydroxy, alkylamino, alkoxy or amino.
Aqueous adhesive formulation comprising a mixture of at least one semicrystalline or crystalline polyurethane having a melting temperature of 35 to 80°C and an enthalpy of fusion of ≥ 35 J/g as component A, at least one plasticizer as component B, at least one salt as component C, and optionally at least one further polymer as component D, characterized in that the mixture contains 30% to 94.9% by weight of component A, 5% to 45% by weight of component B, 0.001% to 3% by weight of component C, and optionally 0% to 30% by weight of component D, in each case based on the sum total of the amounts of components A, B, C, and optionally D present in the mixture. at least one semicrystalline or crystalline polyurethane having a melting temperature of 35 to 80°C and an enthalpy of fusion of ≥ 35 J/g as component A, at least one plasticizer as component B, at least one salt as component C, and optionally at least one further polymer as component D, the mixture contains 30% to 94.9% by weight of component A, 5% to 45% by weight of component B, 0.001% to 3% by weight of component C, and optionally 0% to 30% by weight of component D, 30% to 94.9% by weight of component A, 5% to 45% by weight of component B, 0.001% to 3% by weight of component C, and optionally 0% to 30% by weight of component D, in each case based on the sum total of the amounts of components A, B, C, and optionally D present in the mixture.
A base of a tower assembly comprising: a foundation; and a core component located on the foundation and said core component including: a body having an arcuate outer sidewall and an arcuate inner sidewall, the body including an access hole extending from the outer sidewall through a bottom of the body, and the body including at least one reinforcement member located between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the at least one reinforcement member extending into the foundation; and a flange extending from the arcuate inner sidewall of the body, the flange including at least one bore hole configured to receive a post-tensioning tendon. a foundation; and a core component located on the foundation and said core component including: a body having an arcuate outer sidewall and an arcuate inner sidewall, the body including an access hole extending from the outer sidewall through a bottom of the body, and the body including at least one reinforcement member located between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the at least one reinforcement member extending into the foundation; and a flange extending from the arcuate inner sidewall of the body, the flange including at least one bore hole configured to receive a post-tensioning tendon. a body having an arcuate outer sidewall and an arcuate inner sidewall, the body including an access hole extending from the outer sidewall through a bottom of the body, and the body including at least one reinforcement member located between the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, the at least one reinforcement member extending into the foundation; and a flange extending from the arcuate inner sidewall of the body, the flange including at least one bore hole configured to receive a post-tensioning tendon.
Method of synchronizing master and slave clocks in a computer network, comprising receiving, by a local network node, information about a first remote time (t 1r) of a first master clock, receiving, by the local network node, information about a second remote time (t 1abs) of a second master clock, wherein a first slave clock of the local network node is synchronized to the first master clock, and a second slave clock of the local network node is synchronized to the second master clock, wherein a first time (trel) for the first slave clock is determined depending on a current time (t5r) of the first slave clock, information about the first remote time (t 1r), information about a first delay, T link_rel, characterizing a first transmission time for transmitting the first remote time (t 1r) to the local network node, and a first compensation, r rel, for a first frequency drift between the first master clock and the first slave clock, a second time (t abs) for the second slave clock is determined depending on the current time (t 5r) of the first slave clock, information about the second remote time (t 1abs), information about a second delay, T link_abs, characterizing a second transmission time for transmitting the second remote time (t 1abs) to the local network node, and a second compensation, r abs, for a second frequency drift between the second master clock and the first slave clock.
A method for privacy protected dynamic clustering of end users, the method comprising: ascertaining a number of end users subscribed to a cluster, wherein the cluster is indicative of a group of end users having a common interest; and splitting the cluster into two or more sub-clusters if the ascertained number of end users is greater than a predetermined explore-splitting threshold, wherein number of end users subscribed to the two or more sub-clusters is greater than a predetermined cluster size threshold. ascertaining a number of end users subscribed to a cluster, wherein the cluster is indicative of a group of end users having a common interest; and splitting the cluster into two or more sub-clusters if the ascertained number of end users is greater than a predetermined explore-splitting threshold, wherein number of end users subscribed to the two or more sub-clusters is greater than a predetermined cluster size threshold.
Method for producing a wear-resistant roller component where at least one surface of a metal body is provided with a wear-resistant layer characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: arranging a metal template of steel sheet having a pattern of through-going holes on the at least one surface of the metal body; providing a cover covering at least a part of the metal template of steel sheet and arranging the cover at a distance to the metal template to form a gap between the cover and the metal template; applying a powder material suitable for being sintered into the through-going holes of the metal template by introducing the powder material into the gap between the cover and the metal template; and bonding together the metal body, the metal template, the cover and the powder material in a sintering process, and the wear resistance of the metal template being lower than the wear resistance of the metal powder after the sintering process. arranging a metal template of steel sheet having a pattern of through-going holes on the at least one surface of the metal body; providing a cover covering at least a part of the metal template of steel sheet and arranging the cover at a distance to the metal template to form a gap between the cover and the metal template; applying a powder material suitable for being sintered into the through-going holes of the metal template by introducing the powder material into the gap between the cover and the metal template; and bonding together the metal body, the metal template, the cover and the powder material in a sintering process, and the wear resistance of the metal template being lower than the wear resistance of the metal powder after the sintering process.
A method of regulating a non-isolated DC-DC converter, comprising: applying a pulse width modulated signal to cyclically activate a power transistor (212, 306) that couples an input voltage (V IN) to a floating ground voltage node, thereby charging an inductor with a floating ground voltage signal at the floating ground voltage node to generate an output voltage (V OUT) at an output of the DC-DC converter; characterized by measuring the output voltage (V OUT) with a first floating comparator (202, 310) to detect a high threshold output voltage at the output voltage (V OUT), where the first floating comparator (202, 310) has first and second inputs connected, respectively, across first and second resistive elements (R2, R3) to measure a feedback voltage across a feedback resistor that is connected in series with a first diode between the output voltage (V OUT) and a neutral ground reference voltage; disabling the pulse width modulated signal to deactivate the power transistor (212, 306) upon detecting the high threshold output voltage; measuring the output voltage (V OUT) with a second floating comparator (204, 320) to detect a low threshold output voltage at the output voltage (V OUT), where the second floating comparator (204, 320) has first and second inputs connected, respectively, across the first and second resistive elements (R2, R3) to measure the feedback voltage across the feedback resistor; and enabling the pulse width modulated signal to cyclically reactivate the power transistor (212, 306) upon detecting the low threshold output voltage. applying a pulse width modulated signal to cyclically activate a power transistor (212, 306) that couples an input voltage (V IN) to a floating ground voltage node, thereby charging an inductor with a floating ground voltage signal at the floating ground voltage node to generate an output voltage (V OUT) at an output of the DC-DC converter; characterized by measuring the output voltage (V OUT) with a first floating comparator (202, 310) to detect a high threshold output voltage at the output voltage (V OUT), where the first floating comparator (202, 310) has first and second inputs connected, respectively, across first and second resistive elements (R2, R3) to measure a feedback voltage across a feedback resistor that is connected in series with a first diode between the output voltage (V OUT) and a neutral ground reference voltage; disabling the pulse width modulated signal to deactivate the power transistor (212, 306) upon detecting the high threshold output voltage; measuring the output voltage (V OUT) with a second floating comparator (204, 320) to detect a low threshold output voltage at the output voltage (V OUT), where the second floating comparator (204, 320) has first and second inputs connected, respectively, across the first and second resistive elements (R2, R3) to measure the feedback voltage across the feedback resistor; and enabling the pulse width modulated signal to cyclically reactivate the power transistor (212, 306) upon detecting the low threshold output voltage.