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A cannula and instrument assembly comprising: a cannula tube comprising a rigid curved portion; having an inner wall and a curved longitudinal axis, wherein a bend radius of the rigid curved portion is defined at a location on the longitudinal axis, and a surgical instrument adapted to be received within the cannula tube and extending along the curved portion; wherein at the location on the longitudinal axis, a component of the instrument contacts the inner wall of the curved portion, a radial cross section of the inner wall of the curved portion has an oval shape, and a major axis of the oval shape is generally aligned with the curved portion's bend radius; said cannula and instrument being characterized in that where the component of the instrument contacts the inner wall of the curved portion at the location, the inner wall has a radius of curvature smaller than an outer circumference radius of curvature of the component so that the instrument component contacts the inner wall of the curved portion of the cannula tube at two contact patches (55a, 55b) but does not contact the inner wall of the curved portion of the cannula tube between the two contact patches (55a, 55b). a cannula tube comprising a rigid curved portion; having an inner wall and a curved longitudinal axis, wherein a bend radius of the rigid curved portion is defined at a location on the longitudinal axis, and a surgical instrument adapted to be received within the cannula tube and extending along the curved portion; wherein at the location on the longitudinal axis, a component of the instrument contacts the inner wall of the curved portion, a radial cross section of the inner wall of the curved portion has an oval shape, and a major axis of the oval shape is generally aligned with the curved portion's bend radius; said cannula and instrument being characterized in that where the component of the instrument contacts the inner wall of the curved portion at the location, the inner wall has a radius of curvature smaller than an outer circumference radius of curvature of the component so that the instrument component contacts the inner wall of the curved portion of the cannula tube at two contact patches (55a, 55b) but does not contact the inner wall of the curved portion of the cannula tube between the two contact patches (55a, 55b).
An inverted pendulum type vehicle comprising: a traveling unit comprising a driving wheel driven under an inverted pendulum control; a vehicle body frame having the driving wheel supported thereon; at least one driving unit (90, 130) for operating the driving wheel; a battery unit disposed above the driving wheel for supplying electric power to the at least one driving unit (90, 130); and a seat for supporting an occupant thereon; wherein: the inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a lifting apparatus which supports the seat for selected upward and downward movement thereof; the battery unit is supported on a rear side of the vehicle body frame; and the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is supported on the vehicle body frame forward of the battery unit, characterizing in that the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is disposed above the driving wheel and the lifting apparatus is disposed between the at least one driving unit (90, 130) and the battery unit in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body. a traveling unit comprising a driving wheel driven under an inverted pendulum control; a vehicle body frame having the driving wheel supported thereon; at least one driving unit (90, 130) for operating the driving wheel; a battery unit disposed above the driving wheel for supplying electric power to the at least one driving unit (90, 130); and a seat for supporting an occupant thereon; wherein: the inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a lifting apparatus which supports the seat for selected upward and downward movement thereof; the battery unit is supported on a rear side of the vehicle body frame; and the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is supported on the vehicle body frame forward of the battery unit, characterizing in that the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is disposed above the driving wheel and the lifting apparatus is disposed between the at least one driving unit (90, 130) and the battery unit in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body. the inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a lifting apparatus which supports the seat for selected upward and downward movement thereof; the battery unit is supported on a rear side of the vehicle body frame; and the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is supported on the vehicle body frame forward of the battery unit, characterizing in that the at least one driving unit (90, 130) is disposed above the driving wheel and the lifting apparatus is disposed between the at least one driving unit (90, 130) and the battery unit in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body.
Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) comprising a polypropylene copolymer (R-PP) having (a) a comonomer content in the range from 0.1 to 3.0 mol-% based on the weight of the polypropylene copolymer (R-PP), wherein the comonomer is ethylene, (b) a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range from 1.0 to 10.0 g/10min, (c) a melting temperature T m of more than 150.0 °C and (d) an isotacticity of not more than 92.0 % measured according to 13 C-NMR spectroscopy (a) a comonomer content in the range from 0.1 to 3.0 mol-% based on the weight of the polypropylene copolymer (R-PP), wherein the comonomer is ethylene, (b) a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range from 1.0 to 10.0 g/10min, (c) a melting temperature T m of more than 150.0 °C and (d) an isotacticity of not more than 92.0 % measured according to 13 C-NMR spectroscopy
An apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes, characterised in that the apparatus has an unlocked mode wherein the apparatus is responsive to actuation, and a locked mode wherein the apparatus is non-responsive to actuation except for a predetermined subset of inputs, wherein the function which is enabled is performed in the locked mode of the apparatus in response to rocking of the apparatus being detected, without exiting the locked mode. a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes, characterised in that the apparatus has an unlocked mode wherein the apparatus is responsive to actuation, and a locked mode wherein the apparatus is non-responsive to actuation except for a predetermined subset of inputs, wherein the function which is enabled is performed in the locked mode of the apparatus in response to rocking of the apparatus being detected, without exiting the locked mode.
Steel wire of ferritic-pearlitic or pearlitic microstructure and of diameter d expressed in mm, d being less than or equal to 0,25 mm, characterized in that it has a carbon content by weight C, expressed in %, such that 0,5% < C < 0,6% and a maximum tensile strength R, expressed in MPa, such that R ≥ A.(920.C + 500)/d 1/2 with A=1 and R≥ 2950 MPa, the maximum tensile strength R being measured according to the ISO 6892 standard of 1984.
A piston assembly for a Stirling cycle engine of the type having two or more of the piston assemblies reciprocating within cylinder bores, each of the piston assemblies separating isolated cycle volumes of a working gas contained within the engine, the piston assembly comprising: a piston dome forming a top end and a bottom end, the piston dome having a hollow interior, a piston base affixed to the piston dome bottom end, a connecting rod affixed to the piston base, an upper and a lower ring set (176;178) positioned within a ring groove for sealing with the cylinder bore, and a land ring positioned within the ring groove between the upper and lower ring sets (176;178), a first ring of the upper ring set positioned on a side of the land ring toward the piston dome top end and the second ring of the upper ring set positioned below the first ring and adjacent to the land ring, a first ring of the lower ring set positioned on a side of the land ring toward the piston base, and a second ring of the lower ring set positioned between the first ring of the lower ring set and the land ring, an upper and a lower expander ring respectively positioned radially inboard of the upper and lower ring sets (176;178) and each expander ring formed of elastomeric material, wherein the first rings (177;181) of the upper and lower ring sets (176;178) have a radial split, characterised in that each expander ring has a lip engaging respectively the first ring (177;181) of the upper or lower ring set (176;178) and in that the second rings (179;183) of the upper and lower ring sets (176;178) are solid rings. a piston dome forming a top end and a bottom end, the piston dome having a hollow interior, a piston base affixed to the piston dome bottom end, a connecting rod affixed to the piston base, an upper and a lower ring set (176;178) positioned within a ring groove for sealing with the cylinder bore, and a land ring positioned within the ring groove between the upper and lower ring sets (176;178), a first ring of the upper ring set positioned on a side of the land ring toward the piston dome top end and the second ring of the upper ring set positioned below the first ring and adjacent to the land ring, a first ring of the lower ring set positioned on a side of the land ring toward the piston base, and a second ring of the lower ring set positioned between the first ring of the lower ring set and the land ring, an upper and a lower expander ring respectively positioned radially inboard of the upper and lower ring sets (176;178) and each expander ring formed of elastomeric material, wherein the first rings (177;181) of the upper and lower ring sets (176;178) have a radial split, characterised
A valve (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) to perform lung volume reduction procedures, comprising: a braided structure (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) adapted for endoscopic insertion in a bronchial passage, the braided structure having a proximal end and a distal end; a non porous coating adapted to prevent flow of air through the braided structure; a constricted portion (108, 208, 308, 508) of the braided structure preventing flow of air therethrough, and defining a funnel shaped portion thereof; a valve structure adapted to permit expulsion of mucus from the distal end to the proximal end; and an anchor portion (210, 306, 406, 456, 510) extending from the braided structure, wherein the funnel shaped portion is adapted to prevent flow of air from the proximal end to the distal end in the direction towards the constricted portion. a braided structure (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) adapted for endoscopic insertion in a bronchial passage, the braided structure having a proximal end and a distal end; a non porous coating adapted to prevent flow of air through the braided structure; a constricted portion (108, 208, 308, 508) of the braided structure preventing flow of air therethrough, and defining a funnel shaped portion thereof; a valve structure adapted to permit expulsion of mucus from the distal end to the proximal end; and an anchor portion (210, 306, 406, 456, 510) extending from the braided structure, wherein the funnel shaped portion is adapted to prevent flow of air from the proximal end to the distal end in the direction towards the constricted portion.
A food composition for use in enhancing a companion animal's ability to resist or combat a viral infection, comprising lipoic acid and one or more of vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium, lutein, tocotrienols, coenzyme Q10, S-adenosylmethioine, taurine, soy isoflavones, N-acetylcysteine, glutathione, and gingko biloba, wherein the lipoic acid is present in an amount of at least 25ppm, wherein the enhancement in the companion animal's ability to resist or combat a viral infection comprises an induction of an interferon-mediated antiviral response, and wherein the companion animal is a dog.
A method of wireless communication at a first base station, comprising: receiving, from a user equipment, an indication of a capability for standalone operation in a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, that utilizes an unlicensed frequency spectrum and a dual connectivity capability involving the first RAT and a second RAT that utilizes a licensed frequency spectrum, wherein dual connectivity comprises the user equipment being connected to the first base station using the second RAT as a master base station on a first frequency and to a second base station using the first RAT as a secondary base station on a second frequency at a same time; and characterized by signaling, to the user equipment, an indication of a set of procedures for dual connectivity communication with the master base station and the secondary base station, wherein the set of procedures corresponds to a level of support for the first RAT at the first base station. receiving, from a user equipment, an indication of a capability for standalone operation in a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, that utilizes an unlicensed frequency spectrum and a dual connectivity capability involving the first RAT and a second RAT that utilizes a licensed frequency spectrum, wherein dual connectivity comprises the user equipment being connected to the first base station using the second RAT as a master base station on a first frequency and to a second base station using the first RAT as a secondary base station on a second frequency at a same time; and characterized by signaling, to the user equipment, an indication of a set of procedures for dual connectivity communication with the master base station and the secondary base station, wherein the set of procedures corresponds to a level of support for the first RAT at the first base station.
An electronic simulation cigarette comprising: a shell; an air inlet port set up at one end of the shell; a power source and an atomization and spray device installed in the shell; a heater installed in the atomization and spray device, wherein the power source is connected to the heater; a capsule installed in the shell, wherein the capsule is filled with a smoke solution and connected with the atomization and spray device; a capsule aspiration device installed at one end of the atomization and spray device while the capsule aspiration device is penetrated into the capsule; a liquid resistance plate, a liquid storage chamber, an atomizing chamber and a supporting base installed on the atomization and spray device, wherein the heater is installed in the atomizing chamber; a jet hole set up on the supporting base, wherein the capsule aspiration device comprises an aspiration needle tube and a stylet installed in the aspiration needle tube; an infilling filled in the liquid storage chamber, wherein the liquid storage chamber is connected with a melt delivery frame connected to the aspiration needle tube; and a vent hole set up on the liquid resistance plate.
A terminal device comprising: a reception unit configured to receive information indicating a number of transmission repetitions for physical downlink control channel, and a physical layer control unit configured to perform radio link monitoring based on a threshold being defined as a level of a downlink radio link, wherein a value of the threshold corresponds to a specific block error rate of a physical downlink control channel transmission with the number of transmission repetitions, a value of a timer T310 started or restarted, in a case that out-of-sync conditions are consecutively received a predetermined number of times referred to as N310 times, is configured by using a radio resource control message, and a value range of the timer T310 is 0 ms to T ms, T > 2000, the value range of the timer T310 being different from another value range of another timer T310 started or restarted, in a case that out-of-sync conditions are consecutively received N310 times in another terminal device which uses a parameter included in SystemInformationBlockType1, the another value range being 0 ms to 2000 ms. a reception unit configured to receive information indicating a number of transmission repetitions for physical downlink control channel, and a physical layer control unit configured to perform radio link monitoring based on a threshold being defined as a level of a downlink radio link, wherein a value of the threshold corresponds to a specific block error rate of a physical downlink control channel transmission with the number of transmission repetitions, a value of a timer T310 started or restarted, in a case that out-of-sync conditions are consecutively received a predetermined number of times referred to as N310 times, is configured by using a radio resource control message, and a value range of the timer T310 is 0 ms to T ms, T > 2000, the value range of the timer T310 being different from another value range of another timer T310 started or restarted, in a case that out-of-sync conditions are consecutively received N310 times in another terminal device which uses a parameter included in SystemInformationBlockType1, the another value range being 0 ms to 2000 ms.
A voltage detector circuit, comprising: a voltage divider configured to divide a high voltage (Vpp) to generate a divided voltage (Vdiv) at an output node; a discharge section configured to discharge the high voltage to the power supply voltage in response to a first control signal; a comparator configured to determine whether the divided voltage at the output node reaches a reference voltage (Vref); and a control signal generator configured to output a second control signal (PUMP_OSC) in response to a comparator output signal and the first control signal, wherein the voltage divider comprises a first resistor having a first terminal connected to the high voltage, a second resistor having a first terminal connected to the output node, and a second low-voltage NMOS transistor having a drain connected to a second terminal of the second resistor, a source connected to a ground voltage, and a gate configured to receive a third control signal, characterized in that the voltage divider includes a high-voltage prevention circuit configured to prevent the high voltage from being applied to a first low-voltage transistor of the comparator while the high voltage is discharged, wherein the high-voltage prevention circuit comprises a NMOS high-voltage transistor having a drain connected to a second terminal of the first resistor, a source connected to the output node, and a gate configured to be connected to the power supply voltage or to receive a fourth control singal. a voltage divider configured to divide a high voltage (Vpp) to generate a divided voltage (Vdiv) at an output node; a discharge section configured to discharge the high voltage to the power supply voltage in response to a first control signal; a comparator configured to determine whether the divided voltage at the output node reaches a reference voltage (Vref); and a control signal generator configured to output a second control signal (PUMP_OSC) in response to a comparator output signal and the first control signal,
A data processing method, wherein the method is applied to a terminal comprising a trusted execution environment, TEE, and a rich execution environment, REE, and comprises: determining whether a first conflicting application is in a whitelist, wherein a first conflicting application is an application accessing a first conflicting peripheral, the conflicting peripheral being a peripheral that may disclose various types of status information of a terminal or may trigger a side-channel attack, and the whitelist includes at least an identifier of an application that is allowed for access; when it is determined that the first conflicting application is in the whitelist, independently taking over the first conflicting peripheral by a TEE management module, wherein the first conflicting application is an application that is running in a REE operating system, wherein independently taking over the first conflicting peripheral means that the TEE management module takes over the first conflicting peripheral, and a REE management module cannot take over the first conflicting peripheral such that the TEE management module exclusively occupies the first conflicting peripheral, loads a TEE driver of the peripheral, and forbids the REE management module to take over or control the first conflicting peripheral; and when a trusted user interface, TUI, is displayed, sending data generated by the first conflicting peripheral to the first conflicting application, where the TUI is a user interaction interface implemented based on the TEE which prevents an external entity from accessing predefined conflicting peripherals of the terminal. determining whether a first conflicting application is in a whitelist, wherein a first conflicting application is an application accessing a first conflicting peripheral, the conflicting peripheral being a peripheral that may disclose various types of status information of a terminal or may trigger a side-channel attack, and the whitelist includes at least an identifier of an application that is allowed for access; when it is determined that the first conflicting application is in the whitelist, independently taking over the first conflicting peripheral by a TEE management module, wherein the first conflicting application is an application that is running in a REE operating system, wherein independently taking over the first conflicting peripheral means that the TEE management module takes over the first conflicting peripheral, and a REE management module cannot take over the first conflicting peripheral such that the TEE management module exclusively occupies the first conflicting peripheral, loads a TEE driver of the peripheral, and forbids the REE management module to take over or control the first conflicting peripheral; and when a trusted user interface, TUI, is displayed, sending data generated by the first conflicting peripheral to the first conflicting application, where the TUI is a user interaction interface implemented based on the TEE which prevents an external entity from accessing predefined conflicting peripherals of the terminal.
A beverage machine comprising: a liquid supply tank configured to hold a liquid for forming a beverage; a pump fluidly coupled to the liquid supply tank; a liquid supply line configured to provide liquid from the liquid supply tank to the pump; the beverage machine being characterized by a vent fluidly coupled to the liquid supply line to vent at least a portion of the liquid supply line to ambient pressure such that, for at least some fill levels of the liquid supply tank, a liquid level in the liquid supply line is at a same height as a liquid level in the liquid supply tank; and a sensor configured to detect presence and absence of liquid in the liquid supply line. a liquid supply tank configured to hold a liquid for forming a beverage; a pump fluidly coupled to the liquid supply tank; a liquid supply line configured to provide liquid from the liquid supply tank to the pump; the beverage machine being characterized by a vent fluidly coupled to the liquid supply line to vent at least a portion of the liquid supply line to ambient pressure such that, for at least some fill levels of the liquid supply tank, a liquid level in the liquid supply line is at a same height as a liquid level in the liquid supply tank; and a sensor configured to detect presence and absence of liquid in the liquid supply line.
A compound of formula which is 7-methyl-2-[4-[3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-2-pyridyl]-1,7-diazaspiro[4.4]nonan-6-one: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.