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A frequency allocation method, in a code division multiplexing communication system capable of using a plurality of frequencies, comprising: monitoring remaining resources for each frequency of said plurality of frequencies, and monitoring a number of calls to which the frequency is allocated for each frequency of said plurality of frequencies for each of a plurality of call types; checking, when performing frequency allocation for a new call belonging to one of said plurality of call types, whether a specific frequency predetermined in advance can be allocated to the new call by taking said remaining resources of the specific frequency into consideration; allocating, when the specific frequency can be allocated to the new call, said specific frequency to the new call for communication; specifying, when the specific frequency cannot be allocated to the new call, a frequency which is capable of alleviating unevenness of the number of calls of said one call type among said plurality of frequencies, based on the number of calls to which the frequency is allocated for each frequency, for each of said plurality of call types, and allocating said specified frequency to the new call for communication; wherein the plurality of call types are decided based on the call bitrate. monitoring remaining resources for each frequency of said plurality of frequencies, and monitoring a number of calls to which the frequency is allocated for each frequency of said plurality of frequencies for each of a plurality of call types; checking, when performing frequency allocation for a new call belonging to one of said plurality of call types, whether a specific frequency predetermined in advance can be allocated to the new call by taking said remaining resources of the specific frequency into consideration; allocating, when the specific frequency can be allocated to the new call, said specific frequency to the new call for communication; specifying, when the specific frequency cannot be allocated to the new call, a frequency which is capable of alleviating unevenness of the number of calls of said one call type among said plurality of frequencies, based on the number of calls to which the frequency is allocated for each frequency, for each of said plurality of call types, and allocating said specified frequency to the new call for communication; the plurality of call types are decided based on the call bitrate.
A method of controlled competitive exchange of a bound first agent and a competing agent including the steps of: (a) providing an oligomeric metal coordination complex coordinately bound to a surface of a metal, metal alloy, glass or polymer substrate, the first agent having been selected for its coordination strength to the oligomeric metal coordination complex and being coordinately bound thereto, and wherein the first agent is selected from a therapeutic agent or a capping agent; and (b) exposing the substrate-bound oligomeric metal coordination complex with bound first agent to the competing agent in solution, the competing agent having a greater coordination strength with the oligomeric metal coordination complex than the first agent, wherein the competing agent has a greater number of electron donating sites than the first agent to thereby allow the competing agent to exchange with the first agent and become preferentially bound to the oligomeric metal coordination complex and wherein the nature of the first agent and competing agent are selected, with respect to one another, such that the exchange occurs over a desired time period. (a) providing an oligomeric metal coordination complex coordinately bound to a surface of a metal, metal alloy, glass or polymer substrate, the first agent having been selected for its coordination strength to the oligomeric metal coordination complex and being coordinately bound thereto, and wherein the first agent is selected from a therapeutic agent or a capping agent; and (b) exposing the substrate-bound oligomeric metal coordination complex with bound first agent to the competing agent in solution, the competing agent having a greater coordination strength with the oligomeric metal coordination complex than the first agent,
A pressure regulator device for an air supply system for an airjet weaving machine comprising a pilot controlled first pressure regulator, which first pressure regulator is connectable to a compressed air source supplying a feed pressure and loaded by a settable pilot pressure, and a second pressure regulator for regulating the settable pilot pressure of the pilot controlled first pressure regulator, characterized in that the second pressure regulator is adapted for regulating the settable pilot pressure in order to provide an output pressure at the pilot controlled first pressure regulator, which output pressure is independent of variations in the feed pressure.
An ophthalmic cannula assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 900), comprising: a cannula (122, 210, 310, 410, 510, 910) wherein the cannula includes an outer cannula surface and an inner cylindrical bore that defines a longitudinal axis and an inner radius, the cannula defining a cannula length measured parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a hub (132, 230, 330, 930) adjoining a proximal end of the cannula, the cannula with hub being configured for insertion into an eye, such that the cannula may be inserted into an incision in the eye up to the hub to allow surgical instruments to be inserted into the eye through the cannula; wherein the cannula with hub is configured to be received onto a trocar piercing device, for insertion into the eye; characterised in that the cannula assembly further comprising: an optical fiber (320, 420, 920) attached to the outer cannula surface (215, 315, 915) for at least a portion of the cannula length that is configured to extend into the eye; a cover material (360, 460, 560, 960) that covers at least a portion of the optical fiber, that is configured to extend into the eye, and that is in contact with the outer cannula surface; and a light diffuser (350, 450, 550, 950) at a distal tip of the optical fiber. a cannula (122, 210, 310, 410, 510, 910) wherein the cannula includes an outer cannula surface and an inner cylindrical bore that defines a longitudinal axis and an inner radius, the cannula defining a cannula length measured parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a hub (132, 230, 330, 930) adjoining a proximal end of the cannula, the cannula with hub being configured for insertion into an eye, such that the cannula may be inserted into an incision in the eye up to the hub to allow surgical instruments to be inserted into the eye through the cannula; wherein the cannula with hub is configured to be received onto a trocar piercing device, for insertion into the eye; characterised in that the cannula assembly further comprising: an optical fiber (320, 420, 920) attached to the outer cannula surface (215, 315, 915) for at least a portion of the cannula length that is configured to extend into the eye; a cover material (360, 460, 560, 960) that covers at least a portion of the optical fiber, that is configured to extend into the eye, and that is in contact with the outer cannula surface; and a light diffuser (350, 450, 550, 950) at a distal tip of the optical fiber. an optical fiber (320, 420, 920) attached to the outer cannula surface (215, 315, 915) for at least a portion of the cannula length that is configured to extend into the eye; a cover material (360, 460, 560, 960) that covers at least a portion of the optical fiber, that is configured to extend into the eye, and that is in contact with the outer cannula surface; and a light diffuser (350, 450, 550, 950) at a distal tip of the optical fiber.
An electronics chassis for containing and supporting electronic components having different operating temperatures, the electronics chassis comprising: a plurality of thermally conductive walls forming an enclosure; a first heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipation surface; a second heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipation surface; and a thermal isolator positioned in at least one of the walls to provide thermal isolation between the first and second heat dissipators (30, 32), the thermal isolator comprising a thermally insulating material; and characterized by the thermal isolator substantially surrounding the first heat dissipator. a plurality of thermally conductive walls forming an enclosure; a first heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipation surface; a second heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipation surface; and a thermal isolator positioned in at least one of the walls to provide thermal isolation between the first and second heat dissipators (30, 32), the thermal isolator comprising a thermally insulating material; and characterized by the thermal isolator substantially surrounding the first heat dissipator.
A method for the aluminothermic welding of rails, wherein two rail ends to be welded are surrounded by a welding mould defining a moulding cavity, comprising the steps of: - triggering an aluminothermic reaction in a crucible; - casting the metal derived from said reaction into the mould, so as to fill the moulding cavity starting from the foot of the rail; characterized in that, after filling of the mould cavity, it comprises a step to trigger a second aluminothermic reaction above the rail head, and to cast the metal derived from said reaction into the moulding cavity in the region of the rail head. - triggering an aluminothermic reaction in a crucible; - casting the metal derived from said reaction into the mould, so as to fill the moulding cavity starting from the foot of the rail;
A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus for adjusting a temperature in a passenger compartment by cooling or heating air sent to the passenger compartment, the vehicle air-conditioning apparatus comprising: a cooling device that cools the air sent to the passenger compartment; a Peltier element that heats the air sent to the passenger compartment; a circulation circuit that circulates coolant performing heat transfer with an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle, and heats air sent to the passenger compartment by the coolant, wherein the Peltier element includes a heating portion that heats the coolant in the circulation circuit, the Peltier element heating the air sent to the passenger compartment through the heating operation by the heating portion, the circulation circuit includes a first path that allows the coolant circulating in the circulation circuit to pass through the internal combustion engine and a second path that allows the coolant to bypass the internal combustion engine, characterized in that either one of the first path and the second path is used as a path for circulating the coolant, wherein when the internal combustion engine generates a small amount of heat, the second path is selected as the path for circulating the coolant in the circulation circuit to heat the coolant by the heating portion of the Peltier element, and when the internal combustion engine generates a large amount of heat, the first path is selected as the path for circulating the coolant in the circulation circuit to heat the coolant by the internal combustion engine. a cooling device that cools the air sent to the passenger compartment; a Peltier element that heats the air sent to the passenger compartment; a circulation circuit that circulates coolant performing heat transfer with an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle, and heats air sent to the passenger compartment by the coolant, wherein the Peltier element includes a heating portion that heats the coolant in the circulation circuit, the Peltier element heating the air sent to the passenger compartment through the heating operation by the heating portion, the circulation circuit includes a first path that allows the coolant circulating in the circulation circuit to pass through the internal combustion engine and a second path that allows the coolant to bypass the internal combustion engine, characterized in that either one of the first path and the second path is used as a path for circulating the coolant, wherein when the internal combustion engine generates a small amount of heat, the second path is selected as the path for circulating the coolant in the circulation circuit to heat the coolant by the heating portion of the Peltier element, and when the internal combustion engine generates a large amount of heat, the first path is selected as the path for circulating the coolant in the circulation circuit to heat the coolant by the internal combustion engine.
A method (200, 300, 400) of dynamically adjusting thresholds of a compressor responsive to an input audio signal, the method comprising: receiving, by a scene switch analyzer, an input audio signal having a plurality of frequency band components; determining, by the scene switch analyzer, whether a scene switch has occurred in the input audio signal, wherein a scene switch is determined to have occurred when the input audio signal transitions from being a broadband signal to being a narrowband signal or vice versa; providing, by the scene switch analyzer, one or more control signals to a distortion audibility model to guide smoothing to compressor thresholds of the frequency band components by guiding a change of an attack time constant and/or a release time constant of a smoother; and processing the frequency band components of the input audio signal, including: in response to determining that scene switch has not occurred, the control signal indicating use of a large time constant thereby applying slow smoothing to compressor thresholds of the frequency band components; and in response to determining that scene switch has occurred, the one or more control signals indicating use of a small or zero-valued time constant thereby applying fast smoothing or no smoothing to the compressor thresholds of the frequency band components. receiving, by a scene switch analyzer, an input audio signal having a plurality of frequency band components; determining, by the scene switch analyzer, whether a scene switch has occurred in the input audio signal, wherein a scene switch is determined to have occurred when the input audio signal transitions from being a broadband signal to being a narrowband signal or vice versa; providing, by the scene switch analyzer, one or more control signals to a distortion audibility model to guide smoothing to compressor thresholds of the frequency band components by guiding a change of an attack time constant and/or a release time constant of a smoother; and processing the frequency band components of the input audio signal, including: in response to determining that scene switch has not occurred, the control signal indicating use of a large time constant thereby applying slow smoothing to compressor thresholds of the frequency band components; and in response to determining that scene switch has occurred, the one or more control signals indicating use of a small or zero-valued time constant thereby applying fast smoothing or no smoothing to the compressor thresholds of the frequency band components. in response to determining that scene switch has not occurred, the control signal indicating use of a large time constant thereby applying slow smoothing to compressor thresholds of the frequency band components; and in response to determining that scene switch has occurred, the one or more control signals indicating use of a small or zero-valued time constant thereby applying fast smoothing or no smoothing to the compressor thresholds of the frequency band components.
Rain detection device for sensing rain drops on a surface, having at least one sensor unit comprising at least one capacitive sensor element, the sensor element being designed and/or arranged in such a way that a capacitance characteristic value of the sensor element changes depending on an object contacting the surface, and having at least one evaluation unit which is configured to detect rain drops on the surface depending on a differential signal from the sensor element, characterized in that the evaluation unit is configured to detect a rain drop on the surface depending on a symmetry characteristic value of the differential signal, in particular with respect to a zero point, wherein the symmetry characteristic value describes a symmetry of a signal shape and/or of separate value sets of the differential signal across a waveform and wherein the differential signal is defined as a temporal waveform of a rate of change of the capacitance characteristic value of the sensor element.
A method of regenerating an acrylic resin, comprising providing a collection of particles of acrylic resin that has calculated Hansch parameter of -0.2 to 0.5, wherein one or more humic acid, one or more fulvic acid, or a mixture thereof, is adsorbed onto said acrylic resin, and bringing said collection of particles of acrylic resin into contact with an aqueous solution having pH of 4 or lower, to form a mixture B2RA, then separating acrylic resin from said mixture B2RA, and wherein the salt ratio, which is the mole ratio of all dissolved metal ions to all dissolved non-hydroxide anions, in aqueous solution, is less than 0.1:1. providing a collection of particles of acrylic resin that has calculated Hansch parameter of -0.2 to 0.5, wherein one or more humic acid, one or more fulvic acid, or a mixture thereof, is adsorbed onto said acrylic resin, and bringing said collection of particles of acrylic resin into contact with an aqueous solution having pH of 4 or lower, to form a mixture B2RA, then separating acrylic resin from said mixture B2RA, and wherein the salt ratio, which is the mole ratio of all dissolved metal ions to all dissolved non-hydroxide anions, in aqueous solution, is less than 0.1:1.
An implantable medical lead, comprising: an inner insulation layer surrounding at least one filar of the implantable medical lead; a shield (9118, 9150) about the inner insulation layer, an outer insulation layer surrounding the shield and the inner insulation layer, characterized by the shield being formed as a tubular shape about the inner insulation in which is formed a linear axial cut (9140, 9152) that breaks mechanical continuity of the shield circumferentially about the inner insulation layer while the shield maintains shielding continuity circumferentially about the inner insulation layer. an inner insulation layer surrounding at least one filar of the implantable medical lead; a shield (9118, 9150) about the inner insulation layer, an outer insulation layer surrounding the shield and the inner insulation layer, characterized by the shield being formed as a tubular shape about the inner insulation in which is formed a linear axial cut (9140, 9152) that breaks mechanical continuity of the shield circumferentially about the inner insulation layer while the shield maintains shielding continuity circumferentially about the inner insulation layer.
An isolated protein, comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 70% identical to residues 1 to 57 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and which comprises: (i) a motif X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 in positions 15 to 18 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein X 1 is an asparagine, X 2 is a glycine, X 3 and X 4 are hydrophobic amino acids, and (ii) one to three disulfide bonds between two cysteine residues, for use as vasopressin-2 receptor (V2R) antagonist in the treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of pathological conditions characterized by euvolemic or hypovolemic hyponatremia, Nephrogenic Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis, Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus, Polycystic kidney disease, cancers, thrombosis and Menière disease. (i) a motif X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 in positions 15 to 18 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein X 1 is an asparagine, X 2 is a glycine, X 3 and X 4 are hydrophobic amino acids, and (ii) one to three disulfide bonds between two cysteine residues,
A compound having a structure of Formula II or Formula II': or their optical isomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates; where each Rg is independently H, halogen, -CF 2 H, -CF 3, -CN, C1-C3 alkyl, or C1-C3 alkoxy; n is selected from 0, 1 and 2; Rd is selected from when Rd is Re is selected from H, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl, and C1-C6 oxaalkyl, wherein preferably C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl and C1-C6 oxaalkyl are further substituted with amino, hydroxyl, and C1-C3 alkyl; when Rd is Re is selected from H, CH 3, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl, and C1-C6 oxaalkyl, wherein preferably CH 3, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl and C1-C6 oxaalkyl are further substituted with amino, hydroxyl, and C1-C3 alkyl; Y 1, Y 2, Y 3 and Y 4 are independently selected from C(Rf) and N, and at least one of Y 1, Y 2, Y 3 and Y 4 is N, wherein Rf is selected from H, halogen, C1-C3 alkyl, -CF 3, and -CF 2 H. or their optical isomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates; where each Rg is independently H, halogen, -CF 2 H, -CF 3, -CN, C1-C3 alkyl, or C1-C3 alkoxy; n is selected from 0, 1 and 2; Rd is selected from when Rd is Re is selected from H, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl, and C1-C6 oxaalkyl, wherein preferably C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl and C1-C6 oxaalkyl are further substituted with amino, hydroxyl, and C1-C3 alkyl; when Rd is Re is selected from H, CH 3, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl, and C1-C6 oxaalkyl, wherein preferably CH 3, C2-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 azaalkyl and C1-C6 oxaalkyl are further substituted with amino, hydroxyl, and C1-C3 alkyl; Y 1, Y 2, Y 3 and Y 4 are independently selected from C(Rf) and N, and at least one of Y 1, Y 2, Y 3 and Y 4 is N, wherein Rf is selected from H, halogen, C1-C3 alkyl, -CF 3, and -CF 2 H.
Use of a scale control agent for inhibiting scale formation or deposition in highly acidic aqueous systems, the scale control agent comprising organic phosphonate, wherein the organic phosphonate is bis(hexamethylenetriaminepenta (methylenephosphonic acid)) (BHMTAP) and the organic phosphonate is in an amount of from 10 ppm to 100 ppm of the total aqueous system; and wherein the highly acidic aqueous system has a pH less than 2.