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An integrated air duct module for delivering cold air of a refrigerator, comprising an air duct housing with an air duct formed therein, the air duct housing being provided with an air inlet for the cold air to enter the air duct and a first air outlet for discharging the cold air from the air duct, wherein the air duct housing further has a second air outlet for discharging the cold air from the air duct, characterized in that it further comprises an air vent for controlling the second air outlet to be opened and closed is fixed at the second air outlet, wherein the air duct housing comprises an air-duct rear plate provided with the air inlet and an air-duct front cover plate provided with the first air outlet, wherein the integrated air duct module further includes an air guide portion fixed at the second air outlet and provided therein with a flow guide cavity, wherein the air vent is provided in the flow guide cavity, wherein the air duct housing has a covering portion extending outwards and at least covering a part of an outer wall of the air guide portion, and wherein the covering portion is formed at the air-duct rear plate, a mounting cavity where the air guide portion is embedded and mounted is formed between the covering portion and the air-duct front cover plate, and when the air guide portion is embedded into the mounting cavity, a butt joint is implemented between the flow guide cavity and the second air outlet. wherein the integrated air duct module further includes an air guide portion fixed at the second air outlet and provided therein with a flow guide cavity, wherein the air vent is provided in the flow guide cavity, wherein the air duct housing has a covering portion extending outwards and at least covering a part of an outer wall of the air guide portion, and wherein the covering portion is formed at the air-duct rear plate, a mounting cavity where the air guide portion is embedded and mounted is formed between the covering portion and the air-duct front cover plate, and when the air guide portion is embedded into the mounting cavity, a butt joint is implemented between the flow guide cavity and the second air outlet.
A method of controlling arthropod pest infestations in an interior dwelling space, characterised in that said method comprises the steps of 1) cleaning of surfaces and objects within the interior dwelling space using a high efficiency water extraction device, said device utilizing water that is heated to a temperature sufficient to kill or immobilize the pest, and to which is added a cleaning agent comprising a first surfactant that imparts a surface tension of about 30 dynes/cm or lower; and 2) applying an arthropod control composition to surfaces and objects within said interior dwelling space; said composition comprising an arthropod control agent and a second surfactant that imparts a surface tension of about 30 dynes/cm or lower. 1) cleaning of surfaces and objects within the interior dwelling space using a high efficiency water extraction device, said device utilizing water that is heated to a temperature sufficient to kill or immobilize the pest, and to which is added a cleaning agent comprising a first surfactant that imparts a surface tension of about 30 dynes/cm or lower; and 2) applying an arthropod control composition to surfaces and objects within said interior dwelling space; said composition comprising an arthropod control agent and a second surfactant that imparts a surface tension of about 30 dynes/cm or lower.
A method for predicting the suitability of treatment with a target therapy for a gastrointestinal-related disorder in a subject, comprising: a) preparing a sample of nucleic acids from a specimen obtained from the subject; b) contacting the sample with a panel of nucleic acid segments consisting of at least a portion of 2 members from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences corresponding to SEQ ID NOS:1-19 to detect levels of the panel segments, wherein the panel includes the nucleotide sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1; c) evaluating the sample against a reference standard to determine the magnitude of change in the amounts of at least 2 members present in the sample; and d) correlating the magnitude of change with the suitability of treatment with the target therapy for the gastrointestinal-related disorder, wherein the subject is a patient having ulcerative colitis and the target therapy is an anti-TNFα antibody, for example infliximab; and the sample is from a subject providing the sample prior to administration of the therapy. a) preparing a sample of nucleic acids from a specimen obtained from the subject; b) contacting the sample with a panel of nucleic acid segments consisting of at least a portion of 2 members from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequences corresponding to SEQ ID NOS:1-19 to detect levels of the panel segments, wherein the panel includes the nucleotide sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1; c) evaluating the sample against a reference standard to determine the magnitude of change in the amounts of at least 2 members present in the sample; and d) correlating the magnitude of change with the suitability of treatment with the target therapy for the gastrointestinal-related disorder,
A flavor inhaler comprising: a flavor source configured to generate flavor without combusting; a cylindrical holding member including at least the flavor source inside; a flow path that is provided in the cylindrical holding member and that is extending from the flavor source toward a suction port for sucking the flavor; and a cooling layer provided only downstream of the flavor source, wherein the cooling layer is provided on an inner surface of the cylindrical holding member, and faces the flow path; wherein the cooling layer has a thickness of 0.005 mm or more to 0.5 mm or less, preferably of 0.05 mm or more to 0.5 mm or less, wherein inside of the cooling layer is hollow, wherein the suction port comprises a filter, and wherein the flavor source is a tobacco material, characterised in that the cylindrical holding member has one or more holes arranged such that external air flows into the flow path without passing the flavor source, and at least a part of the cooling layer is provided downstream of the holes. a flavor source configured to generate flavor without combusting; a cylindrical holding member including at least the flavor source inside; a flow path that is provided in the cylindrical holding member and that is extending from the flavor source toward a suction port for sucking the flavor; and a cooling layer provided only downstream of the flavor source, wherein the cooling layer is provided on an inner surface of the cylindrical holding member, and faces the flow path; wherein the cooling layer has a thickness of 0.005 mm or more to 0.5 mm or less, preferably of 0.05 mm or more to 0.5 mm or less, wherein inside of the cooling layer is hollow, wherein the suction port comprises a filter, and wherein the flavor source is a tobacco material, characterised in that the cylindrical holding member has one or more holes arranged such that external air flows into the flow path without passing the flavor source, and at least a part of the cooling layer is provided downstream of the holes.
A speckle-image-correlation optical displacement sensing readhead, the readhead providing speckle pattern images used to determine a relative displacement measurement along at least a first measurement axis relative to a member having a surface that gives rise to speckles when illuminated with coherent radiation, the readhead comprising: a coherent light source that emits a light beam that illuminates a portion of the surface to produce a speckle pattern that corresponds to the illuminated portion, the illuminated portion depending on the relative displacement; a readhead optical system having a nominal focal plane, the readhead optical system including an image detector positioned along an optical path of the readhead optical system to receive an image of the speckle pattern; and at least one stabilizing element, wherein the stabilizing element stabilizes the speckle pattern images used to determine the relative displacement measurement with respect to potential changes in the speckle pattern that might otherwise occur due to causes other than the relative displacement along at least a first measurement axis, the at least one stabilizing element comprising a warm-up period monitoring system (1900, 2000) that provides a signal when the speckle pattern images used to determine a relative displacement measurement are nominally stable. a coherent light source that emits a light beam that illuminates a portion of the surface to produce a speckle pattern that corresponds to the illuminated portion, the illuminated portion depending on the relative displacement; a readhead optical system having a nominal focal plane, the readhead optical system including an image detector positioned along an optical path of the readhead optical system to receive an image of the speckle pattern; and at least one stabilizing element, wherein the stabilizing element stabilizes the speckle pattern images used to determine the relative displacement measurement with respect to potential changes in the speckle pattern that might otherwise occur due to causes other than the relative displacement along at least a first measurement axis, the at least one stabilizing element comprising a warm-up period monitoring system (1900, 2000) that provides a signal when the speckle pattern images used to determine a relative displacement measurement are nominally stable.
A method comprising: sampling a data signal using a data sampler operating in a data signal processing path having a decision threshold associated with a decision feedback equalization, DFE, correction factor; measuring an eye opening of the data signal by adjusting a decision threshold of a spare sampler operating outside of the data signal processing path to determine a center-of-eye value for the decision threshold of the spare sampler; initializing the decision threshold of the spare sampler based on the center-of-eye value and the DFE correction factor; generating phase-error signals from the spare sampler and phase error signals from the data sampler responsive to a detection of a predetermined data pattern; and updating the decision threshold of the data sampler based on an accumulation of comparisons of the phase-error signals from the spare sampler and corresponding phase-error signals from the data sampler generated in the same unit sampling instant. sampling a data signal using a data sampler operating in a data signal processing path having a decision threshold associated with a decision feedback equalization, DFE, correction factor; measuring an eye opening of the data signal by adjusting a decision threshold of a spare sampler operating outside of the data signal processing path to determine a center-of-eye value for the decision threshold of the spare sampler; initializing the decision threshold of the spare sampler based on the center-of-eye value and the DFE correction factor; generating phase-error signals from the spare sampler and phase error signals from the data sampler responsive to a detection of a predetermined data pattern; and updating the decision threshold of the data sampler based on an accumulation of comparisons of the phase-error signals from the spare sampler and corresponding phase-error signals from the data sampler generated in the same unit sampling instant.
Method for determining the position of a rail vehicle, wherein in the method a distance measuring device containing position marker information which is provided by means of position markers on the track is readjusted in each case and the distance measurement values supplied by the distance measuring device are used as position-determining distance measurement values for position determination after the adjustment, wherein the position marker information is captured by means of a position marker information recorder which is connected to the distance measuring device, characterised in that a further position marker information recorder, which is offset relative to the first position marker information recorder in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, captures the position marker information from the same position marker again in each case, wherein the first position marker information recorder is deployed at the front of the rail vehicle and the further position marker information recorder is deployed at the tail of the rail vehicle, and wherein in the method when one of the position markers is passed by the first position marker information recorder the distance measuring device is adjusted using the position marker information captured by the first position marker information recorder and until the same position marker is passed by the further position marker information recorder for determining the position of the rail vehicle the position-determining distance measurement values of the previously adjusted distance measuring device are used, and when the same position marker is passed by the further position marker information recorder the distance measuring device or a further distance measuring device connected to the further position marker information recorder is readjusted by the position marker information from the respective position marker captured by the further position marker information recorder and after the adjustment the position-determining distance measurement values supplied by said distance measuring device are used for position determination.
A method implemented in a cloud radio access network (C-RAN), the method comprising: transmitting channel state information reference signals to a plurality of user equipment (UEs); receiving a measured downlink CSI from each UE among the plurality of UEs, wherein the DL CSI corresponds to a plurality of antenna ports associated with a set of remote radio heads (RRHs) in a cluster; estimating an uplink CSI for each UE antenna port, wherein the UL CSI is estimated using a pre-defined pilot received from each UE and collected from RRHs; deriving a calibration coefficient for each RRH and UE antenna port pair based on the measured DL CSI and the estimated UL CSI; and transmitting data using a precoder, wherein the precoder is a non-linear precoder. transmitting channel state information reference signals to a plurality of user equipment (UEs); receiving a measured downlink CSI from each UE among the plurality of UEs, wherein the DL CSI corresponds to a plurality of antenna ports associated with a set of remote radio heads (RRHs) in a cluster; estimating an uplink CSI for each UE antenna port, wherein the UL CSI is estimated using a pre-defined pilot received from each UE and collected from RRHs; deriving a calibration coefficient for each RRH and UE antenna port pair based on the measured DL CSI and the estimated UL CSI; and transmitting data using a precoder, wherein the precoder is a non-linear precoder.
A method of growing a bulk single crystal material for use as an x-ray or gamma ray detector comprising the steps of: providing a seed substrate of a silicon, gallium arsenide or silicon carbide material different from the bulk crystal material to be formed, growing a thin film of semiconductor material comprising one of cadmium telluride, cadmium manganese telluride and cadmium zinc telluride directly on the seed substrate at a growth rate of between 1 and 10 microns per hour using a physical vapour phase deposition technique, thereby forming an intermediate layer on the substrate, using the same physical vapour phase deposition technique varying growth parameters to increase the rate of growth, thereby forming a transition region on the intermediate layer, and using the same physical vapour phase deposition technique forming the bulk layer of semiconductor material comprising one of cadmium telluride, cadmium manganese telluride and cadmium zinc telluride on the transition region at a growth rate of between 100 and 500 microns per hour. providing a seed substrate of a silicon, gallium arsenide or silicon carbide material different from the bulk crystal material to be formed, growing a thin film of semiconductor material comprising one of cadmium telluride, cadmium manganese telluride and cadmium zinc telluride directly on the seed substrate at a growth rate of between 1 and 10 microns per hour using a physical vapour phase deposition technique, thereby forming an intermediate layer on the substrate, using the same physical vapour phase deposition technique varying growth parameters to increase the rate of growth, thereby forming a transition region on the intermediate layer, and using the same physical vapour phase deposition technique forming the bulk layer of semiconductor material comprising one of cadmium telluride, cadmium manganese telluride and cadmium zinc telluride on the transition region at a growth rate of between 100 and 500 microns per hour.
A part or a set of parts of a turbomachine comprising at least first and second blades (3I, 3E), and a platform from which extends the blades (3I, 3E), characterized in that the platform has a non-axisymmetrical surface limited by a first and a second end plane (PS, PR), and defined by at least two construction curves (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4, PC-5) of class C 1 each representing the value of a radius of said surface depending on a position between the intrados of the first blade and the extrados of the second blade along a plane substantially parallel to the end planes (PS, PR), including: - at least one upstream curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4); - a downstream curve (PC-5) positioned between the first curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4) and a trailing edge of the first and second blades (31, 3E), and associated with an axial position located between 50% and 80% by length relatively to a blade chord (31, 3E) extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the blade (31, 3E); each construction curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4, PC-5) being defined by at least one intrados end control point and one extrados end control point, respectively on each of the first and second blades (31, 3E) between which said surface extends, such that: - the tangent to the downstream curve (PC-5) in the extrados end control point is tilted by at most 5° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry; - the tangent to the downstream curve (PC-5) in the intrados end control point is tilted by at most 10° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry; - any tangent to an upstream construction curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4) in an end control point is tilted by at least 5° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry. - at least one upstream curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4); - a downstream curve (PC-5) positioned between the first curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4) and a trailing edge of the first and second blades (31, 3E), and associated with an axial position located between 50% and 80% by length relatively to a blade chord (31, 3E) extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the blade (31, 3E); - the tangent to the downstream curve (PC-5) in the extrados end control point is tilted by at most 5° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry; - the tangent to the downstream curve (PC-5) in the intrados end control point is tilted by at most 10° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry; - any tangent to an upstream construction curve (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, PC-4) in an end control point is tilted by at least 5° with respect to an axisymmetrical geometry.
Nozzle for a floor cleaning appliance, for example a vacuum cleaner, with the following features: a nozzle housing with an insertion opening arranged at least partially on a side area; and a floor cleaning roller that can be removed from the nozzle housing via the insertion opening and can be re-inserted into the nozzle housing via the insertion opening, wherein the floor cleaning roller has a substantially cylindrical roller body section and a closure structure for the insertion opening that is mounted such that it can rotate in relation to the roller body section, wherein the closure structure has a first latching structure and a second latching structure that lies substantially opposite the first latching structure; and wherein the nozzle housing comprises a first mating latching structure assigned to the first latching structure and a second mating latching structure assigned to the second latching structure, which are embodied so as to enable a positive connection between the nozzle housing and the closure structure that can be released and re-established, characterised in that the first latching structure, the second latching structure, the first mating latching structure and the second mating latching structure are embodied and arranged such that they release the floor cleaning roller by pressing on unlocking sections, which lie substantially opposite one another, on an outer area of the closure structure. a nozzle housing with an insertion opening arranged at least partially on a side area; and a floor cleaning roller that can be removed from the nozzle housing via the insertion opening and can be re-inserted into the nozzle housing via the insertion opening, wherein the floor cleaning roller has a substantially cylindrical roller body section and a closure structure for the insertion opening that is mounted such that it can rotate in relation to the roller body section, wherein the closure structure has a first latching structure and a second latching structure that lies substantially opposite the first latching structure; and wherein the nozzle housing comprises a first mating latching structure assigned to the first latching structure and a second mating latching structure assigned to the second latching structure, which are embodied so as to enable a positive connection between the nozzle housing and the closure structure that can be released and re-established, characterised in that the first latching structure, the second latching structure, the first mating latching structure and the second mating latching structure are embodied and arranged such that they release the floor cleaning roller by pressing on unlocking sections, which lie substantially opposite one another, on an outer area of the closure structure.
Rosette fitting for a handle for doors or windows, comprising a support part that can be mounted in a recess in a door leaf or window leaf and comprising a covering rosette that can be attached and detachably fixed to the support part and, when attached and fixed, is substantially flush with a visible side of the door leaf or window leaf that surrounds the recess, the covering rosette being formed by a planar flat material portion that, when attached and fixed, is arranged in parallel with a plane of the door leaf or window leaf and has, in a direction that is orthogonal to the plane of the door leaf or window leaf, at least one protruding fixing means, at least one counter fixing means being provided on the support part, and, when the covering rosette is pushed onto the support part, the fixing means of the covering rosette entering into a fixing connection, on the support part, with the counter fixing means, which fixing connection snaps in, catches or latches in a different manner, characterized in that, when the covering rosette is pushed against the support part again, said fixing connection is released again, and so the covering rosette can be removed from the support part or can be moved away along the handle.