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An intermittent urinary catheter assembly comprising: - an intermittent urinary catheter comprising a catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end comprises a catheter tip and the distal end comprises a catheter connector, and - a catheter package, wherein the package is of a general elongate shape having a proximal end and a distal end, where the package comprises a cavity for accommodating at least the insertable part of the catheter tube - characterised in that - the catheter package is configured for accommodating the intermittent urinary catheter and is in form of a tubular member - wherein the catheter package is provided with an opening arranged in a predefined area in a side wall (17, 20) of the tubular member for allowing the extraction of the catheter from the package - wherein the opening in the catheter package defines an area of the tubular member where the material is removed from the side wall (17, 20) of the tubular member over an area defining more than 180 degrees of a cross sectional area of the tubular member. - an intermittent urinary catheter comprising a catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end comprises a catheter tip and the distal end comprises a catheter connector, and - a catheter package, wherein the package is of a general elongate shape having a proximal end and a distal end, where the package comprises a cavity for accommodating at least the insertable part of the catheter tube - characterised in that - the catheter package is configured for accommodating the intermittent urinary catheter and is in form of a tubular member - wherein the catheter package is provided with an opening arranged in a predefined area in a side wall (17, 20) of the tubular member for allowing the extraction of the catheter from the package - wherein the opening in the catheter package defines an area of the tubular member where the material is removed from the side wall (17, 20) of the tubular member over an area defining more than 180 degrees of a cross sectional area of the tubular member.
Damper device to be used in a device for pivotably holding a wing flap, the device comprising a flat four-bar linkage, which has two pivotably mounted pivoting arms (6, 7) and two tension arms (8, 9) fastened in an articulated manner parallel to each other to the pivoting arms (6, 7), and wherein a fastening element for attaching the wing flap is attached to the tension arms (8, 9), the device further comprising a linkage frame, on which the four-bar linkage is mounted movably, as well as resilient means for damping of the pivoting movement, said resilient means acting on the four-bar linkage, characterized in that the damper device comprises a linear pressure damper and a first and a second transmission element (320, 330), wherein the pressure damper is actuable on a first side of the pressure damper in a first direction via the first transmission element, such that in its mounted state the pressure damper interacts on a first side of the pressure damper via the first transmission element with a first pivoting arm in the region of a first end position, and wherein the pressure damper is actuable on a second side of the pressure damper in a second direction opposed to the first direction via the second transmission element, such that in its mounted state the pressure damper interacts on the second side of the pressure damper via the second transmission element with a second pivoting arm in the region of a second end position, wherein the transmission elements (320, 330) are movable in a translatory manner relative to each other.
Method for operating of a wind turbine having a rotor, a generator and a wind turbine converter having a converter output terminal upstream of a wind turbine output terminal being connected to a utility grid, the method comprising: obtaining a first input signal (138,139, 211) related to an action output of the wind turbine available at a first location, wherein the first location is between the rotor and the converter output terminal, the first input signal (138,139, 211) being indicative of a rotational speed of the generator estimating a first power reduction (ΔP1) associated to transferring the action output available at the first location to the converter output terminal, deriving an intended mechanical rotor power of the rotor for the given rotational speed of the rotor as indicated by the first input signal (138,139, 211) by using a predetermined speed-power curve or graph (201, 205) or table indicating a dependency or relationship between the rotational speed of the rotor or generator and the intended mechanical rotor power 213; deriving a reference signal based on a difference between the intended mechanical rotor power and the estimated first power reduction (ΔP1); characterized in that the reference signal is supplied to the converter thereby controlling the converter, wherein, based on the reference signal, a processor of the converter derives the corresponding pulse width modulation signal(s) which are then supplied to transistors comprised within the converter. obtaining a first input signal (138,139, 211) related to an action output of the wind turbine available at a first location, wherein the first location is between the rotor and the converter output terminal, the first input signal (138,139, 211) being indicative of a rotational speed of the generator estimating a first power reduction (ΔP1) associated to transferring the action output available at the first location to the converter output terminal, deriving an intended mechanical rotor power of the rotor for the given rotational speed of the rotor as indicated by the first input signal (138,139, 211) by using a predetermined speed-power curve or graph (201, 205) or table indicating a dependency or relationship between the rotational speed of the rotor or generator and the intended mechanical rotor power 213; deriving a reference signal based on a difference between the intended mechanical rotor power and the estimated first power reduction (ΔP1); characterized in that the reference signal is supplied to the converter thereby controlling the converter, wherein, based on the reference signal, a processor of the converter derives the corresponding pulse width modulation signal(s) which are then supplied to transistors comprised within the converter.
A method of determining a glucose analyte concentration in a blood biological fluid sample via a biosensor system having a measurement device and a test sensor, the method comprising: measuring a first signal, the first signal being a primary output signal, from the blood biological fluid sample in a reservoir of the test sensor in response to an input signal generated from the measurement device, the first signal being primarily responsive to the glucose analyte concentration in the blood biological fluid sample; generating a second signal, the second signal being a secondary output signal, measured separately from the first signal, the second signal being responsive to an extraneous stimulus of physical or environment characteristics of the blood biological fluid sample affecting the measured first signal; back-calculating a third signal, the third signal being a secondary output signal, based on the first signal via a processor on the measurement device, the third signal being responsive to the extraneous stimulus of physical or environment characteristics of the blood biological fluid sample affecting the first signal; adjusting the second signal by adding a portion of the third signal to the second signal to derive a fourth signal, the fourth signal being an adjusted secondary output signal, via the processor; and converting the first signal to the analyte concentration value using a conversion function with the fourth signal to compensate for the effect of the extraneous stimulus on the first signal via the processor. measuring a first signal, the first signal being a primary output signal, from the blood biological fluid sample in a reservoir of the test sensor in response to an input signal generated from the measurement device, the first signal being primarily responsive to the glucose analyte concentration in the blood biological fluid sample; generating a second signal, the second signal being a secondary output signal, measured separately from the first signal, the second signal being responsive to an extraneous stimulus of physical or environment characteristics of the blood biological fluid sample affecting the measured first signal; back-calculating a third signal, the third signal being a secondary output signal, based on the first signal via a processor on the measurement device, the third signal being responsive to the extraneous stimulus of physical or environment characteristics of the blood biological fluid sample affecting the first signal; adjusting the second signal by adding a portion of the third signal to the second signal to derive a fourth signal, the fourth signal being an adjusted secondary output signal, via the processor; and converting the first signal to the analyte concentration value using a conversion function with the fourth signal to compensate for the effect of the extraneous stimulus on the first signal via the processor.
A compound of Formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Ring B is a 6-membered aromatic ring, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halo, -OH, -NH 2, -CH 3, - CH 2 F, -CHF 2 and -CF 3; or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring having 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms independently selected from O, N and S, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halo, -OH, -NH 2, -CH 3, -CH 2 F, -CHF 2 and -CF 3; A 1 is -H or C 1-3 alkyl; and A 2 is -C(R 7)(R 8)-(CH 2) p -N(R 9)R 10; or A 1 and A 2, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form m is 0, 1 or 2; n1 is 1 or 2; n2 is 0 or 1; n3 is 0 or 1; p is 0 or 1; R is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; or R is -CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 - or -CH 2 CH 2 -; each instance of R 5 independently is halo, -CH 3 or ethyl; each instance of R 6 independently is halo or -CH 3; R 7 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 8 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; R 9 is -H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; and R 10 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; or R 9 and R 8, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form or R 9 and R 10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form w is 0, 1 or 2; X is CH or CH 2; and Z is CH, CH 2 or O. Ring B is a 6-membered aromatic ring, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halo, -OH, -NH 2, -CH 3, - CH 2 F, -CHF 2 and -CF 3; or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring having 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms independently selected from O, N and S, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halo, -OH, -NH 2, -CH 3, -CH 2 F, -CHF 2 and -CF 3; A 1 is -H or C 1-3 alkyl; and A 2 is -C(R 7)(R 8)-(CH 2) p -N(R 9)R 10; or A 1 and A 2, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form m is 0, 1 or 2; n1 is 1 or 2; n2 is 0 or 1; n3 is 0 or 1; p is 0 or 1; R is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; or R is -CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 - or -CH 2 CH 2 -; each instance of R 5 independently is halo, -CH 3 or ethyl; each instance of R 6 independently is halo or -CH 3; R 7 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 8 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; R 9 is -H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; and R 10 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; m is 0, 1 or 2; n1 is 1 or 2; n2 is 0 or 1; n3 is 0 or 1; p is 0 or 1; R is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; or R is -CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 - or -CH 2 CH 2 -; each instance of R 5 independently is halo, -CH 3 or ethyl; each instance of R 6 independently is halo or -CH 3; R 7 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 8 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; R 9 is -H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; and R 10 is -H or C 1 -C 3 alkyl; or R 9 and R 8, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form or R 9 and R 10, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form w is 0, 1 or 2; X is CH or CH 2; and Z is CH, CH 2 or O.
A secret communication device to be connected to each of a plurality of remote nodes (A1-AN) through an optical transmission line, wherein a plurality of channels including a quantum channel and a classical channel are to be set with each remote node, characterized by comprising: a first optical switch for switching the quantum channel to connect to a selected one of the remote nodes; a second optical switch for switching the classical channel to connect to a selected one of the remote nodes; and a controller for independently controlling the first optical switch and the second optical switch so as to perform for a selected remote node: reception of an optical signal, generation of shared random number through the classical channel based on data obtained by detecting the optical signal through the quantum channel, and cryptographic communication using a cryptographic key extracted from the shared random number. a first optical switch for switching the quantum channel to connect to a selected one of the remote nodes; a second optical switch for switching the classical channel to connect to a selected one of the remote nodes; and a controller for independently controlling the first optical switch and the second optical switch so as to perform for a selected remote node: reception of an optical signal, generation of shared random number through the classical channel based on data obtained by detecting the optical signal through the quantum channel, and cryptographic communication using a cryptographic key extracted from the shared random number.
A method for selectively issuing retransmission requests by a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising: determining whether a packet received over a wireless channel from a remote terminal and carrying encoded audio samples representative of a frame of an audio signal is deemed bad; responsive to determining that the packet is deemed bad: determining whether voice activity has been detected in the audio signal based on an analysis of at least one previously-received frame of the audio signal; determining whether an immediately preceding packet was lost; generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that voice activity has been detected; and generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that the immediately preceding packet was lost, and regardless of whether or not voice activity has been detected; determining that a retransmission request for the packet should not be generated, responsive to determining that neither voice activity has been detected, nor the immediately preceding packet was lost. determining whether a packet received over a wireless channel from a remote terminal and carrying encoded audio samples representative of a frame of an audio signal is deemed bad; responsive to determining that the packet is deemed bad: determining whether voice activity has been detected in the audio signal based on an analysis of at least one previously-received frame of the audio signal; determining whether an immediately preceding packet was lost; generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that voice activity has been detected; and generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that the immediately preceding packet was lost, and regardless of whether or not voice activity has been detected; determining that a retransmission request for the packet should not be generated, responsive to determining that neither voice activity has been detected, nor the immediately preceding packet was lost. determining whether voice activity has been detected in the audio signal based on an analysis of at least one previously-received frame of the audio signal; determining whether an immediately preceding packet was lost; generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that voice activity has been detected; and generating a retransmission request for the packet for transmission to the remote terminal responsive to determining that the immediately preceding packet was lost, and regardless of whether or not voice activity has been detected; determining that a retransmission request for the packet should not be generated, responsive to determining that neither voice activity has been detected, nor the immediately preceding packet was lost.
A system configured to determine if a vessel is within a region proximate to a working end of a surgical instrument, said system comprising: at least one light emitter disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument, the at least one light emitter configured to emit light of two different wavelengths, at least one light sensor disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument opposite the at least one light emitter, the at least one light sensor configured to detect light at the two different wavelengths and to provide a signal having a pulsatile and a non-pulsatile component for each wavelength, a controller coupled to the at least one light sensor and configured to determine a ratio of the transmitted light at the two different wavelengths, to determine if a dip is present in the non-pulsatile component of the signal from the at least one light sensor for each of the two different wavelengths, to determine a symmetry of the dip if a dip is determined, and to indicate if the vessel is a ureter within the region proximate to the working end of the surgical instrument based on the ratio and the symmetry. at least one light emitter disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument, the at least one light emitter configured to emit light of two different wavelengths, at least one light sensor disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument opposite the at least one light emitter, the at least one light sensor configured to detect light at the two different wavelengths and to provide a signal having a pulsatile and a non-pulsatile component for each wavelength, a controller coupled to the at least one light sensor and configured to determine a ratio of the transmitted light at the two different wavelengths, to determine if a dip is present in the non-pulsatile component of the signal from the at least one light sensor for each of the two different wavelengths, to determine a symmetry of the dip if a dip is determined, and to indicate if the vessel is a ureter within the region proximate to the working end of the surgical instrument based on the ratio and the symmetry.
Container, in particular sorting and delivery container, for the transport and the storage of objects, in particular of postal items, with a substantially rectangular bottom and four side walls (6, 8, 10, 12), wherein at least at one of the four side walls, in particular a lateral side wall or a part thereof can be transferred from a first position which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom and in which it delimits the container towards the side to a second position which is substantially in parallel to the bottom and in which it delimits or closes the container upwards, the side wall is slidably supported on adjacent corner columns or side walls (8, 10) and is guided via a slotted guide, and the slidable side wall comprises, at the sides facing the adjacent corner columns or side walls (8, 10), a guide pin formed thereon, in particular as one piece, which engages with slotted pieces which are correspondingly formed on the adjacent corner columns or side walls (8, 10), characterized in that the guide pin is arranged at the lower end of the side edges of the side wall facing the adjacent side walls (8, 10), and the slidable side wall is guided at the adjacent corner columns or side walls (8, 10) such that it can be slid from the first position at first only in the plane of the side wall away from the bottom and only after passing a predetermined height can it be tilted inwards towards an opposite side wall.
Process for preparing self-binding pigment particles comprising the following steps: a) providing a suspension comprising at least one calcium carbonate containing material, b) providing an anionic polymeric binder, wherein said binder comprises at least one modified polysaccharide, c) providing at least one cationic polymer, wherein the at least one cationic polymer of step c) is selected from the group comprising polyamines, polyethyleneimines, polyacrylamides, cationic epichlorohydrin resins, polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, cationic starch, cationic guar, and mixtures thereof, d) mixing the suspension of step a) and the binder of step b), and e) grinding the mixed suspension of step d), wherein the at least one cationic polymer of step c) i) is mixed in step d) with the suspension of step a) and the binder of step b), and/or ii) is mixed with the suspension obtained after grinding step e), and the obtained mixture is deagglomerated, wherein the binder of step b) is added in an amount from 0.001 to 20 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the dry calcium carbonate containing material, the at least one cationic polymer of step c) is added in an amount from 0.001 to 20 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the dry calcium carbonate containing material, and the grinding step e) is carried out until the fraction of self-binding pigment particles having a particle size of less than 2 μm is greater than 20 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the pigment particles, as measured with a Mastersizer 2000. a) providing a suspension comprising at least one calcium carbonate containing material, b) providing an anionic polymeric binder, wherein said binder comprises at least one modified polysaccharide, c) providing at least one cationic polymer, wherein the at least one cationic polymer of step c) is selected from the group comprising polyamines, polyethyleneimines, polyacrylamides, cationic epichlorohydrin resins, polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, cationic starch, cationic guar, and mixtures thereof, d) mixing the suspension of step a) and the binder of step b), and e) grinding the mixed suspension of step d), i) is mixed in step d) with the suspension of step a) and the binder of step b), and/or ii) is mixed with the suspension obtained after grinding step e), and the obtained mixture is deagglomerated,
A photoelectric conversion device, comprising: an electrode layer; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a group I-III-VI compound; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and forming a pn junction with the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes at least one of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium as group VI-B elements and oxygen, and wherein an atomic concentration of oxygen in the first semiconductor layer is lower in a surface portion on the electrode layer side than in a central portion of the first semiconductor layer in a thickness direction thereof. an electrode layer; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a group I-III-VI compound; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and forming a pn junction with the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes at least one of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium as group VI-B elements and oxygen, and wherein an atomic concentration of oxygen in the first semiconductor layer is lower in a surface portion on the electrode layer side than in a central portion of the first semiconductor layer in a thickness direction thereof.