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A method for transmitting control information at a user equipment through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: joint-coding a plurality of control information to obtain a single codeword; obtaining a first modulation symbol sequence from the single codeword; obtaining a plurality of second modulation symbol sequences corresponding to respective slots in the PUCCH from the first modulation symbol sequence; obtaining a plurality of third modulation symbol sequences by circularly shifting the plurality of second modulation symbol sequences in the time domain; obtaining a plurality of complex symbol sequences in the frequency domain by performing discrete fourier transform precoding for the plurality of third modulation symbol sequences; and transmitting the plurality of complex symbol sequences through the PUCCH. joint-coding a plurality of control information to obtain a single codeword; obtaining a first modulation symbol sequence from the single codeword; obtaining a plurality of second modulation symbol sequences corresponding to respective slots in the PUCCH from the first modulation symbol sequence; obtaining a plurality of third modulation symbol sequences by circularly shifting the plurality of second modulation symbol sequences in the time domain; obtaining a plurality of complex symbol sequences in the frequency domain by performing discrete fourier transform precoding for the plurality of third modulation symbol sequences; and transmitting the plurality of complex symbol sequences through the PUCCH.
A method performed by an apparatus for wireless communication, the method comprising: receiving a notification from a wireless device indicating a presence of the wireless device, wherein the notification is triggered by a near field communication, NFC, field detection; determining at least one of a set of beacon parameters after receiving the notification indicating the presence of the wireless device, wherein the determined at least one of the set of beacon parameters is determined based on a contact via the NFC field detection; and transmitting a beacon to the wireless device based on the determined at least one of the set of beacon parameters, wherein the transmitted beacon is a Bluetooth low energy, BLE, beacon, wherein the notification indicates an intent of the wireless device to receive beacons for a period of time, wherein the set of beacon parameters comprises the period of time, and wherein the beacon is transmitted at a periodicity for the received period of time. receiving a notification from a wireless device indicating a presence of the wireless device, wherein the notification is triggered by a near field communication, NFC, field detection; determining at least one of a set of beacon parameters after receiving the notification indicating the presence of the wireless device, wherein the determined at least one of the set of beacon parameters is determined based on a contact via the NFC field detection; and transmitting a beacon to the wireless device based on the determined at least one of the set of beacon parameters, wherein the transmitted beacon is a Bluetooth low energy, BLE, beacon, wherein the notification indicates an intent of the wireless device to receive beacons for a period of time, wherein the set of beacon parameters comprises the period of time, and wherein the beacon is transmitted at a periodicity for the received period of time.
Method for spatially manipulating a microscopic object (20, 23, 33), said method comprising the steps of: providing a cantilever having a tip (13, 24, 27, 32) with an opening and a microchannel extending through the cantilever in its longitudinal direction, said microchannel being fluidly connected to the opening at the tip (13, 24, 27, 32) of the cantilever; providing a probeholder attached to a micro-manipulating mechanism of an Atomic Force Microscope AFM for holding the cantilever and spatially moving the cantilever along a predetermined spatial path; providing pressurizing means (14, 16, 17) for applying a predetermined pressure to the microchannel within the cantilever; moving the cantilever with its tip (13, 24, 27, 32) to the microscopic object (20, 23, 33) to be spatially manipulated, such that the opening of the tip (13,24,27,32) is adjacent to the microscopic object (20, 23, 33); picking up, with said cantilever, the microscopic object (20, 23, 33) as a whole by reducing the pressure within the microchannel relative to the pressure outside the tip (13, 24, 27, 32) of the cantilever, wherein a corresponding deflection (d) of the cantilever, which is due to an adhesion force acting between said microscopic object (20, 23, 33) and the surface supporting said microscopic object (20, 23, 33), is used to calculate said adhesion force; and wherein during picking up, the impedance through the opening of the cantilever is measured in order to characterize the tightness of the microscopic object (20, 23, 33) closing the opening and moving said microscopic object (20, 23, 33) as a whole in the x-y plane parallel to the surface along a predetermined spatial path by means of the cantilever after lift-off of the microscopic object.
A chair comprising a seat and a backrest, the backrest comprising a front face (20.1) and a rear face (20.2), the seat being able to pivot, about a first axis of rotation, between a first seat position defining a first seat plane (P 10-1) and a second seat position that is inclined with respect to said first seat plane, the chair being characterized in that the backrest is able to pivot, about a second axis of rotation that is parallel to said first axis of rotation, between a first backrest position and a second backrest position, the latter being essentially parallel to the first seat plane (P 10-1) such that the chair is able to switch: - from a first configuration, referred to as the seating configuration, in which the seat and the backrest extend in their respective first positions, the chair then being suitable for receiving a person seated on the seat; - to a second configuration, referred to as the support configuration, in which the seat and the backrest extend in their respective second positions, the chair being suitable for receiving a person whose chest rests on said rear face (20.2) of said backrest. - from a first configuration, referred to as the seating configuration, in which the seat and the backrest extend in their respective first positions, the chair then being suitable for receiving a person seated on the seat; - to a second configuration, referred to as the support configuration, in which the seat and the backrest extend in their respective second positions, the chair being suitable for receiving a person whose chest rests on said rear face (20.2) of said backrest.
A processor-implemented method for generating parameters for use in controlling the operation of a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning device, the method comprising: receiving, from a plurality of sensors, a plurality of ambient parameters with respect to a building at periodic intervals, wherein the plurality of ambient parameters comprises an inside air ambient temperature, an outside air ambient temperature, and an inside air ambient relative humidity; computing a plurality of performance parameters at the periodic intervals based on the plurality of ambient parameters, wherein the plurality of performance parameters comprises an inside air water vapor pressure and an inside air dew point temperature; determining a plurality of operation parameters during an unoccupied period based on the plurality of ambient parameters and the plurality of performance parameters, wherein an unoccupied period is a time during which the building is not occupied or is occupied by few people, and wherein the plurality of operation parameters comprises a condensation occurrence point inside the building; and dynamically providing a recommendation regarding optimum operation for the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning device during the unoccupied period based on the plurality of operation parameters during the unoccupied period, wherein the recommendation comprises an operational state and a dynamic set point of operation, wherein the dynamic set point is based on the condensation occurrence point inside the building. receiving, from a plurality of sensors, a plurality of ambient parameters with respect to a building at periodic intervals, wherein the plurality of ambient parameters comprises an inside air ambient temperature, an outside air ambient temperature, and an inside air ambient relative humidity; computing a plurality of performance parameters at the periodic intervals based on the plurality of ambient parameters, wherein the plurality of performance parameters comprises an inside air water vapor pressure and an inside air dew point temperature; determining a plurality of operation parameters during an unoccupied period based on the plurality of ambient parameters and the plurality of performance parameters, wherein an unoccupied period is a time during which the building is not occupied or is occupied by few people, and wherein the plurality of operation parameters comprises a condensation occurrence point inside the building; and dynamically providing a recommendation regarding optimum operation for the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning device during the unoccupied period based on the plurality of operation parameters during the unoccupied period, wherein the recommendation comprises an operational state and a dynamic set point of operation, wherein the dynamic set point is based on the condensation occurrence point inside the building.
A dryer for drying dry goods, in particular textiles, with - a heating chamber, in which the dry good to be dried is to be arranged, and a cooling chamber, wherein the heating chamber and the cooling chamber are designed so that they can be sealed gastight against each other and/or against the outside environment, - a connecting line, which connects the chambers (22, 24) with each other in a fluid conducting manner, and has a closing valve, - a vacuum pump effectively connected with the cooling chamber, - a heating pump effectively connected with the two chambers (22; 24), wherein the heating pump is connected with the cooling chamber via a cooling line, and with a hot water tank via a heating line, wherein the heat pump introduces heated water into the hot water tank, - a steam generator, which directs generated steam into the heating chamber via a steam line, wherein the steam generator is connected with the hot water tank via an extraction line, and uses the heated water from the hot water tank to generate steam, wherein the steam supplied by the steam generator is mixed with moisture of the dry good in the heating chamber, and the resulting moist steam can be fed to the cooling chamber via the connecting line, wherein an overpressure can be generated by vaporizing the moisture in the heating chamber, wherein an underpressure can be generated by condensing the moisture in the cooling chamber, such that a pressure difference can be produced between the heating chamber and cooling chamber, and wherein the vacuum pump is designed for a demand-based pumping of dry air from the cooling chamber. - a heating chamber, in which the dry good to be dried is to be arranged, and a cooling chamber, wherein the heating chamber and the cooling chamber are designed so that they can be sealed gastight against each other and/or against the outside environment, - a connecting line, which connects the chambers (22, 24) with each other in a fluid conducting manner, and has a closing valve, - a vacuum pump effectively connected with the cooling chamber, - a heating pump effectively connected with the two chambers (22; 24), wherein the heating pump is connected with the cooling chamber via a cooling line, and with a hot water tank via a heating line, wherein the heat pump introduces heated water into the hot water tank, - a steam generator, which directs generated steam into the heating chamber via a steam line, wherein the steam generator is connected with the hot water tank via an extraction line, and uses the heated water from the hot water tank to generate steam,
A free-flowing mixture containing: - a granulate material made of a thermoplastic elastomer and a functionalized thermoplastic elastomer, and comprising at least one phase change material bound to the thermoplastic elastomer, - and at least one binding agent capable of adsorbing and/or absorbing portions of the phase change material; characterized in that - the binding agent is present in intermediate spaces between the grains of the granulate material; and either - i) the proportion by weight of the phase change material in the granulate material is between 60% and 90% and the binding agent is a non-silicate binding agent; or - ii) the proportion by weight of the phase change material in the granulate material is more than 70% and up to 90%. - a granulate material made of a thermoplastic elastomer and a functionalized thermoplastic elastomer, and comprising at least one phase change material bound to the thermoplastic elastomer, - and at least one binding agent capable of adsorbing and/or absorbing portions of the phase change material; characterized in that - the binding agent is present in intermediate spaces between the grains of the granulate material; and either - i) the proportion by weight of the phase change material in the granulate material is between 60% and 90% and the binding agent is a non-silicate binding agent; or - ii) the proportion by weight of the phase change material in the granulate material is more than 70% and up to 90%.
A continuous web of packaging material having a bulk layer comprising at least one crease line for facilitating folding of the packaging material to a package (8, 200), the at least one crease line being formed as an imprint on a primary side of said packaging material, and as an embossment on a secondary side of said packaging material, said imprint being formed as an elongated groove having a triangular profile, wherein the bulk layer is a fibrous layer having a density higher than 300 kg/m3 and a bending stiffness index of from 6.0 to 24.0 Nm6/kg3, according to method ISO 2493-1 and SCAN-P 29:95 (equivalently 0.5 to 2.0 Nm7/kg3), wherein the crease lines have a reduced thickness of the imprinted or embossed packaging material, compared to un-creased material, of from 5 % to 25 %, and wherein the triangular profile is non-symmetrical along a center line extending from a bottom apex in the normal direction of said packaging material.
System for growth and reproduction of microorganisms having a basin system, comprising a number of basins, wherein - each basin has an illuminable vertical meandering system formed by partition walls (3.4), and - each basin is filled with a nutrient suspension, - wherein a lighting unit is arranged on a lower end of each partition wall (3.4), characterized in that - at least one outer wall (3.1) of each basin is double-walled to form a cavity, and - a temperature-control medium for temperature-control of the nutrient suspension is flowable through the cavity, - wherein, for fixation of the partition walls (3.4), they are connected by means of holders (3.5) to the outer walls (3.1) by means of a force-fit or form-fit or a combination of a force-fit and form-fit, and the lighting unit is arranged between two holders (3.5) of each partition wall (3.4) on the lower end of said partition wall (3.4), wherein tight thermal coupling between the temperature-control medium and the lighting element is established via the holders (3.5), such that heat loss from the lighting unit is dissipatable by means of the temperature-control medium. - each basin has an illuminable vertical meandering system formed by partition walls (3.4), and - each basin is filled with a nutrient suspension, - wherein a lighting unit is arranged on a lower end of each partition wall (3.4), - at least one outer wall (3.1) of each basin is double-walled to form a cavity, and - a temperature-control medium for temperature-control of the nutrient suspension is flowable through the cavity, - wherein, for fixation of the partition walls (3.4), they are connected by means of holders (3.5) to the outer walls (3.1) by means of a force-fit or form-fit or a combination of a force-fit and form-fit, and the lighting unit is arranged between two holders (3.5) of each partition wall (3.4) on the lower end of said partition wall (3.4),
An ink supply method in an ink supply apparatus including an ink fountain storing ink, a plurality of ink fountain keys (4-1 - 4-n) arranged in the ink fountain, an ink fountain roller to which the ink is supplied from the ink fountain in accordance with opening ratios of the plurality of ink fountain keys, an ink ductor roller to which the ink is transferred from the ink fountain roller by an ink feed operation, and an ink roller group to which the ink transferred to the ink ductor roller is supplied, characterized by comprising the steps of: forming, in the ink roller group, an ink film thickness distribution (Me) corresponding to an image on a printing plate for printing of a next job (S101 - S112, S129 - S160); dividing, into a plurality of upstream and downstream roller subgroups (6A, 6B) in an ink flow path, the ink roller group in which the ink film thickness distribution to be used for printing of the next job is formed; performing, after or before division, a throw-on operation for at least one of the plurality of roller subgroups including a most downstream roller subgroup;and a plate cylinder on which the printing plate to be used for printing of the next job is mounted (S162 - S164); and after division, supplying the ink in at least one of the plurality of divided roller subgroups to the printing plate mounted on the plate cylinder by rotating a predetermined number of times the plate cylinder and at least one of the plurality of divided roller subgroups, which are thrown on (S165 - S169). forming, in the ink roller group, an ink film thickness distribution (Me) corresponding to an image on a printing plate for printing of a next job (S101 - S112, S129 - S160); dividing, into a plurality of upstream and downstream roller subgroups (6A, 6B) in an ink flow path, the ink roller group in which the ink film thickness distribution to be used for printing of the next job is formed; performing, after or before division, a throw-on operation for at least one of the plurality of roller subgroups including a most downstream roller subgroup;and a plate cylinder on which the printing plate to be used for printing of the next job is mounted (S162 - S164); and after division, supplying the ink in at least one of the plurality of divided roller subgroups to the printing plate mounted on the plate cylinder by rotating a predetermined number of times the plate cylinder and at least one of the plurality of divided roller subgroups, which are thrown on (S165 - S169).
A system for performing ophthalmic surgery, the system comprising: a primary lens that inverts a portion of an image of a surgical field through which light reflected from an eye undergoing ophthalmic surgery passes; the system being characterised by an image sensor that converts the light passed through the primary lens into a lens image and light that has not passed through the primary lens into a peripheral image, wherein the lens image and peripheral image form a digital image; a processing resource that identifies a boundary between the lens image and the peripheral image in the digital image and inverts at least a portion of the lens image or at least a portion of the peripheral image to form a corrected image; and a display that displays the corrected image. a primary lens that inverts a portion of an image of a surgical field through which light reflected from an eye undergoing ophthalmic surgery passes; the system being characterised by an image sensor that converts the light passed through the primary lens into a lens image and light that has not passed through the primary lens into a peripheral image, wherein the lens image and peripheral image form a digital image; a processing resource that identifies a boundary between the lens image and the peripheral image in the digital image and inverts at least a portion of the lens image or at least a portion of the peripheral image to form a corrected image; and a display that displays the corrected image.
A spinal implant comprising: an elongated threaded body portion dimensioned and configured for percutaneous introduction into the interspinous process space and having a longitudinal axis, characterized in that the body portion includes an interior cavity and a pair of deployable engagement members (20a, 20b) mounted to rotate in tandem about a common axis extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body portion between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body portion for engaging the spinous process, wherein each engagement member (20a, 20b) includes a pair of curved engagement arms (22a, 22b) extending radially outwardly from a central hub, and each engagement arm (22a, 22b) includes a distal claw portion (26a, 26b) having a plurality of teeth for engaging the spinous process. an elongated threaded body portion dimensioned and configured for percutaneous introduction into the interspinous process space and having a longitudinal axis, characterized in that the body portion includes an interior cavity and a pair of deployable engagement members (20a, 20b) mounted to rotate in tandem about a common axis extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body portion between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body portion for engaging the spinous process, wherein each engagement member (20a, 20b) includes a pair of curved engagement arms (22a, 22b) extending radially outwardly from a central hub, and each engagement arm (22a, 22b) includes a distal claw portion (26a, 26b) having a plurality of teeth for engaging the spinous process.
Method for treating a metal strip, where the metal strip undergoes heat treatment first of all in a directly fired furnace and is subsequently heat-treated further in a radiant tube furnace, characterised in that at least part of the exhaust gases from the radiant tubes is fed to a burner in the directly fired furnace.
A method for forming a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite, comprising: (a) distributing graphite microparticles into a molten thermoplastic polymer phase; and (b) applying a succession of shear strain events to the molten polymer phase so that the shear stress within said molten polymer phase is equal to or greater than the Interlayer Shear Strength of said graphite microparticles and said molten polymer phase exfoliates the graphite successively with each event until said graphite is at least partially exfoliated to form a distribution in the molten polymer phase of single- and multi-layer graphene nanoparticles less than 10 nanometers thick along a c-axis direction. (a) distributing graphite microparticles into a molten thermoplastic polymer phase; and (b) applying a succession of shear strain events to the molten polymer phase so that the shear stress within said molten polymer phase is equal to or greater than the Interlayer Shear Strength of said graphite microparticles and said molten polymer phase exfoliates the graphite successively with each event until said graphite is at least partially exfoliated to form a distribution in the molten polymer phase of single- and multi-layer graphene nanoparticles less than 10 nanometers thick along a c-axis direction.