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A watch band comprising: a first portion comprising a first material adapted to be located directly under a back of a watch case; a second portion comprising a series of rigid links formed from a different second material and adapted to wrap around a wrist of a user; and an attachment structure attaching the first portion to the second portion such that the second portion is continuous with the first portion, characterized in that the attachment structure comprises at least one offset link (360, 370) adapted to couple to a lug of the watch case to prevent relative sliding movement therebetween. a first portion comprising a first material adapted to be located directly under a back of a watch case; a second portion comprising a series of rigid links formed from a different second material and adapted to wrap around a wrist of a user; and an attachment structure attaching the first portion to the second portion such that the second portion is continuous with the first portion, characterized in that the attachment structure comprises at least one offset link (360, 370) adapted to couple to a lug of the watch case to prevent relative sliding movement therebetween.
A method of operating a video data storage system, wherein the video data storage system comprises an index server and at least two storage servers (930, 940, 950) for storing video data, the index server stores a first mapping relationship between a camera identification code and a storage server identification code, and each of the storage servers (930, 940, 950) stores a second mapping relationship between a camera identification code, a time range of video data and a physical location of the video data in the storage server (930, 940, 950); characterized in that the method comprises: making, by the index server, statistics of operation types of video data operated by all the clients and the number of operations for each of the operation types according to operation requests from all the clients for the video data, and obtaining an operation hot value of the video data according to the operation types and the number of operations for each of the operation types through a weighted average algorithm; comparing, by the index server, the operation hot value of the video data with a predetermined first threshold, and if the operation hot value of the video data is larger than the first threshold, sending, by the index server, to at least one storage server different from the storage server currently storing the said video data (930, 940, 950) a backup instruction to instruct the storage server (930, 940, 950) to back up the video data and update the second mapping relationship; updating, by the index server, the first mapping relationship according to a camera identification code corresponding to the video data and a storage server identification code of the storage server (930, 940, 950) that backs up the video data. making, by the index server, statistics of operation types of video data operated by all the clients and the number of operations for each of the operation types according to operation requests from all the clients for the video data, and obtaining an operation hot value of the video data according to the operation types and the number of operations for each of the operation types through a weighted average algorithm; comparing, by the index server, the operation hot value of the video data with a predetermined first threshold, and if the operation hot value of the video data is larger than the first threshold, sending, by the index server, to at least one storage server different from the storage server currently storing the said video data (930, 940, 950) a backup instruction to instruct the storage server (930, 940, 950) to back up the video data and update the second mapping relationship; updating, by the index server, the first mapping relationship according to a camera identification code corresponding to the video data and a storage server identification code of the storage server (930, 940, 950) that backs up the video data.
Process for the production of a superconductor material, said superconductor material comprising a substrate; a superconductor layer deposited on the substrate; a stabilizer layer having an electrical resistance greater than the superconductor layer when said layer is in a superconducting state and lower than the superconductor layer when said layer is in a normal state, and comprising an inner surface at least partly in contact with the superconductor layer and an opposed outer surface; and a current flow diverter layer having a greater electrical resistance than the stabilizer layer, and located between the stabilizer layer and the superconductor layer or inside the stabilizer layer, the current flow diverter layer extending between the superconductor layer and the stabilizer layer's outer surface along a portion of the width of the superconductor layer, wherein the current flow diverter layer, in its width comprises at least one edge and a central region, wherein the process comprises the step of inkjet-printing a current flow ink onto a portion of the width of the superconductor layer when the current flow diverter layer is located between the superconductor layer and the stabilizer layer, or onto a first portion of the stabilizer layer when the current flow diverter layer is located inside the stabilizer layer, to generate the current flow diverter layer, characterized in that in the step of inkjet-printing, the current flow diverter layer is generated by reducing the droplet density of the current flow diverter ink in the at least one edge of the current flow diverter layer with regard to the droplet density of the central region of the current flow diverter layer.
A laminated vehicle glazing comprising: at least two glazing panes laminated together by at least one interlayer therebetween; at least one sensor which is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand contacting or proximal to at least one of the panes; at least one shield associated with the at least one sensor whereby the at least one sensor is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand from only one side of the vehicle glazing; and at least one connector electrically connected to the at least one sensor connectable to an external device for control of the external device by manual operation of the at least one sensor. at least two glazing panes laminated together by at least one interlayer therebetween; at least one sensor which is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand contacting or proximal to at least one of the panes; at least one shield associated with the at least one sensor whereby the at least one sensor is manually operable by the presence of a user's hand from only one side of the vehicle glazing; and at least one connector electrically connected to the at least one sensor connectable to an external device for control of the external device by manual operation of the at least one sensor.
A method of transmitting a video sequence at a selectable quality from a server over a network, using a network control protocol operable in response to a control parameter to allocate to the server a share of available transmission capacity in proportion to the value of the control parameter, comprising: (a) selecting a reference quality; (b) determining a reference transmission rate from a statistical analysis of training sequences encoded at the selected reference quality; (c) determining a plurality of transmission rate values as the transmission rates needed over successive time periods of the video sequence for successful transmission of the video sequence at the selected reference quality; (d) setting the control parameter as a ratio of one of the determined plurality of transmission rate values to the reference transmission rate; (e) sending the control parameter to the control protocol when the transmission rate value changes; and then (f) transmitting video, encoded at a quality adapted in dependence upon an actual transmission capacity made available by the network to the server as a result of the provided control parameter. (a) selecting a reference quality; (b) determining a reference transmission rate from a statistical analysis of training sequences encoded at the selected reference quality; (c) determining a plurality of transmission rate values as the transmission rates needed over successive time periods of the video sequence for successful transmission of the video sequence at the selected reference quality; (d) setting the control parameter as a ratio of one of the determined plurality of transmission rate values to the reference transmission rate; (e) sending the control parameter to the control protocol when the transmission rate value changes; and then (f) transmitting video, encoded at a quality adapted in dependence upon an actual transmission capacity made available by the network to the server as a result of the provided control parameter.
A kit of parts comprising: - a heat sink structure comprising a plurality of heat sink parts, each heat sink part having a contact area for contacting a surface of an electronic device, the heat sink parts being spaced apart and not directly connected to each other, - a guide structure (24, 25) to position the heat sink parts relative to the surface of the electronic device, characterized in that the guide structure (24, 25) comprises respective openings for accepting and providing a sliding fit for the respective heat sink parts to enable positioning the heat sink parts on the surface of the electronic device. - a heat sink structure comprising a plurality of heat sink parts, each heat sink part having a contact area for contacting a surface of an electronic device, the heat sink parts being spaced apart and not directly connected to each other, - a guide structure (24, 25) to position the heat sink parts relative to the surface of the electronic device, characterized in that the guide structure (24, 25) comprises respective openings for accepting and providing a sliding fit for the respective heat sink parts to enable positioning the heat sink parts on the surface of the electronic device.
Method for introducing diametrically arranged fracture-splitting notches or fracture-splitting notch portions in a circumferential wall of a bearing eye of a component that is to be fracture-split, wherein the fracture-splitting plane is given by the fracture-splitting notches (4, 6) or fracture-splitting notch portions, characterised in that the focus diameter of the laser beam is substantially smaller than the width of the fracture-splitting notch (4, 6) or of the fracture-splitting notch portion, so that the contour thereof is formed by repeatedly passing the component through the laser beam, wherein the focus diameter of the laser beam is smaller than 60 μm, preferably approximately 20 μm.
An apparatus, comprising: (a) a dilation instrument, the dilation instrument comprising: (i) a guide tube having a malleable distal portion, and (ii) a dilation catheter slidably positioned in the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter is configured to translate relative to the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter includes: a distal end, a dilator, and a position sensor; (b) a fluid source in fluid communication with the dilator; and (c) an image guided surgery system in communication with the position sensor, wherein the image guided surgery system is configured to determine a position of the position sensor in three-dimensional space based on signals generated by the position sensor, wherein the guide tube defines an inner diameter, wherein the dilation catheter defines an outer diameter, wherein the guide tube and the dilation catheter cooperate to define a gap between the inner diameter of the guide tube and the outer diameter of the dilation catheter. (a) a dilation instrument, the dilation instrument comprising: (i) a guide tube having a malleable distal portion, and (ii) a dilation catheter slidably positioned in the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter is configured to translate relative to the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter includes: a distal end, a dilator, and a position sensor; (i) a guide tube having a malleable distal portion, and (ii) a dilation catheter slidably positioned in the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter is configured to translate relative to the guide tube, wherein the dilation catheter includes: a distal end, a dilator, and a position sensor; a distal end, a dilator, and a position sensor; (b) a fluid source in fluid communication with the dilator; and (c) an image guided surgery system in communication with the position sensor, wherein the image guided surgery system is configured to determine a position of the position sensor in three-dimensional space based on signals generated by the position sensor,
A compound capable of reducing or inhibiting (a) the biological activity of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) or (b) the expression of the gene encoding TXNIP for use in a method of improving female fertility, characterized in that said compound is (i) an antisense oligonucleotide or shRNA reducing or inhibiting the expression of the gene encoding TXNIP, or (ii) an antibody directed against TXNIP or a fragment thereof, or (iii) an inactive version of TXNIP or nucleic acid sequences encoding an inactive version of TXNIP. (i) an antisense oligonucleotide or shRNA reducing or inhibiting the expression of the gene encoding TXNIP, or (ii) an antibody directed against TXNIP or a fragment thereof, or (iii) an inactive version of TXNIP or nucleic acid sequences encoding an inactive version of TXNIP.
Use of in vitro engineered lymphocytes comprising a vector for conditionally expressing a protein having the function of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a tumor in a mammal, said vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding a gene switch, said gene switch comprising: (a) at least one transcription factor sequence, wherein said at least one transcription factor sequence encodes a ligand-dependent transcription factor, operably linked to a promoter; and (b) a polynucleotide encoding a protein having the function of IL-12 linked to a promoter which is activated by said ligand-dependent transcription factor; wherein said polynucleotide encoding said protein having the function of IL-12 encodes a protein that is at least 85% identical to wild type human IL-12, and wherein said ligand is to be administered at or less than 24 hours after administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising said cells and daily for a period of 5 to 28 days. (a) at least one transcription factor sequence, wherein said at least one transcription factor sequence encodes a ligand-dependent transcription factor, operably linked to a promoter; and (b) a polynucleotide encoding a protein having the function of IL-12 linked to a promoter which is activated by said ligand-dependent transcription factor;
An electromagnetic lateral initiative vibration damping system, characterized in that it comprises: an electromagnet controller; a lateral acceleration sensor; an electromagnet initiative vibration damper; and a computing device, wherein the electromagnet controller is connected to the lateral acceleration sensor, the electromagnet initiative vibration damper and the computing device; the lateral acceleration sensor is configured to acquire train lateral acceleration of a magnetic levitation train and transmit the acquired train lateral acceleration to the electromagnet controller; the computing device is configured to acquire train position information and a train speed of the magnetic levitation train, and transmit the acquired train position information and train speed to the electromagnet controller; the electromagnet controller is configured to determine a vibration damper target gap value of the electromagnet initiative vibration damper based on the acquired train lateral acceleration, the train position information and the train speed, and control, based on the determined vibration damper target gap value, the electromagnet initiative vibration damper to operate; and the electromagnet initiative vibration damper is configured to move from a default position to a position specified by the vibration damper target gap value under control of the electromagnet controller. an electromagnet controller; a lateral acceleration sensor; an electromagnet initiative vibration damper; and a computing device, wherein the electromagnet controller is connected to the lateral acceleration sensor, the electromagnet initiative vibration damper and the computing device; the lateral acceleration sensor is configured to acquire train lateral acceleration of a magnetic levitation train and transmit the acquired train lateral acceleration to the electromagnet controller; the computing device is configured to acquire train position information and a train speed of the magnetic levitation train, and transmit the acquired train position information and train speed to the electromagnet controller; the electromagnet controller is configured to determine a vibration damper target gap value of the electromagnet initiative vibration damper based on the acquired train lateral acceleration, the train position information and the train speed, and control, based on the determined vibration damper target gap value, the electromagnet initiative vibration damper to operate; and the electromagnet initiative vibration damper is configured to move from a default position to a position specified by the vibration damper target gap value under control of the electromagnet controller.
A method of encapsulating point cloud data in encapsulating containers, the method comprising writing point cloud data in at least one of said encapsulating containers, characterized in that the method further comprises for at least one spatial region of a spatial sensing coverage of a sensing device: - writing a first data on a presence of a sensing reliability score in one of said encapsulating containers; and - if the first data indicates that a sensing reliability score is present in one encapsulating container, writing said sensing reliability score in one of said encapsulating containers; the sensing reliability score being a value belonging to a range of values indicating a degree of sensing reliability of a spatial region, wherein the point cloud data is sensed by the sensing device and belongs to the spatial region of the spatial sensing coverage of the sensing device. - writing a first data on a presence of a sensing reliability score in one of said encapsulating containers; and - if the first data indicates that a sensing reliability score is present in one encapsulating container, writing said sensing reliability score in one of said encapsulating containers;
Method for making a mold for casting highly reactive molten masses, in particular for casting titanium, titanium alloys or intermetallic titanium aluminides, with the following steps: making a contact layer by applying a first slicker onto a mold core, which first slicker contains a first Y 2 O 3 powder as an essential solid component, making a first sanding layer on the contact layer by sanding the contact layer with a second Y 2 O 3 powder containing Y 2 O 3 as the essential component, characterized in that a first dry mass for making the first slicker contains at least 75 wt. % of Y 2 O 3 and as a further solid component at least 1.0 to 25 wt. % of a hydraulic binder. making a contact layer by applying a first slicker onto a mold core, which first slicker contains a first Y 2 O 3 powder as an essential solid component, making a first sanding layer on the contact layer by sanding the contact layer with a second Y 2 O 3 powder containing Y 2 O 3 as the essential component, characterized in that a first dry mass for making the first slicker contains at least 75 wt. % of Y 2 O 3 and as a further solid component at least 1.0 to 25 wt. % of a hydraulic binder.
Connection device suitable to connect a first car of a multi-car vehicle with a second car of the multi-car vehicle comprising a connection rod or a coupler rod or an articulated joint, comprising an energy dissipating device comprising - an energy dissipating member that dissipates energy when it is deformed, whereby the energy dissipating member has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being spaced apart from each other in a compression stroke direction, - a stopper with a stopping surface, whereby the first end of the energy dissipating member is in contact with the stopping surface, the stopping surface preventing that the first end moves into the compression stroke direction, - a deformer that is in contact with the second end of the energy dissipating member and is held apart from the stopper by the energy dissipating member, whereby the deformer can be moved towards the stopper by application of a linear force pointing in the compression stroke direction that is larger than a predetermined threshold value and whereby the deformer deforms the energy dissipating member when moving towards the stopper, - characterized in that the energy dissipating device comprises a guide that interacts with the deformer to guide the deformer to move in the compression stroke direction, whereby the guide has a three-dimensional guide surface that interacts with a surface of the deformer, whereby the guide surface extends in a direction parallel to the compression stroke direction and that the cross-section of the guide surface in a plane that is normal to the compression stroke direction has the form of an arc or the form of a ring, and whereby the energy dissipating device forms part of the connection rod or the coupler rod or the articulated joint. - an energy dissipating member that dissipates energy when it is deformed, whereby the energy dissipating member has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being spaced apart from each other in a compression stroke direction, - a stopper with a stopping surface, whereby the first end of the energy dissipating member is in contact with the stopping surface, the stopping surface preventing that the first end moves into the compression stroke direction, - a deformer that is in contact with the second end of the energy dissipating member and is held apart from the stopper by the energy dissipating member, whereby the deformer can be moved towards the stopper by application of a linear force pointing in the compression stroke direction that is larger than a predetermined threshold value and whereby the deformer deforms the energy dissipating member when moving towards the stopper, - characterized in that the energy dissipating device comprises a guide that interacts with the deformer to guide the deformer to move in the compression stroke direction,