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A method, comprising: determining, by a first network device, to transition to a maintenance mode; and generating, by the first network device, a bidirectional forwarding detection "BFD" control packet that includes a diagnostic code field that indicates that the first network device is in the maintenance mode; and transmitting, by the first network device and to a second network device, the BFD control packet for permitting the second network device to perform an action associated with a link between the first network device and the second network device based on the diagnostic code field that indicates that the first network device is in the maintenance mode, wherein the action causes forwarding plane traffic to be diverted away from the first network device. determining, by a first network device, to transition to a maintenance mode; and generating, by the first network device, a bidirectional forwarding detection "BFD" control packet that includes a diagnostic code field that indicates that the first network device is in the maintenance mode; and transmitting, by the first network device and to a second network device, the BFD control packet for permitting the second network device to perform an action associated with a link between the first network device and the second network device based on the diagnostic code field that indicates that the first network device is in the maintenance mode, wherein the action causes forwarding plane traffic to be diverted away from the first network device.
A nasal dilator for stabilizing and supporting or dilating nasal outer wall tissues, comprising: a first end region, a second end region, and an intermediate region interconnecting the first and second end regions; an engagement element for engaging the nasal dilator to skin surfaces of the nasal outer wall tissues; and a resilient element for providing resilient spring biasing forces when the dilator is engaged to the nasal outer wall tissues, the resilient element positioned along at least the intermediate region; wherein at least a portion of at least one peripheral edge of at least one of the resilient and engagement elements and a corresponding surface area adjacent said at least one peripheral edge defining a decorative design element, the peripheral edge is shaped to form at least a portion of a predetermined artistic design, such that the decorative design element is integrated into the at least one of the resilient and engagement elements, the resilient element comprises adjacent, spaced apart, substantially parallel resilient members; and the decorative design element is defined, at least in part, by at least a portion of a long edge of at least one resilient member and at least a portion of the space extending between adjacent resilient members, characterized in that the resilient element is asymmetric about a lateral centerline of the dilator, the resilient element being configured by a periphery of one or more openings formed inboard the outer periphery so as to have substantially symmetric spring biasing force or resiliency on each side of the lateral centerline. a first end region, a second end region, and an intermediate region interconnecting the first and second end regions; an engagement element for engaging the nasal dilator to skin surfaces of the nasal outer wall tissues; and a resilient element for providing resilient spring biasing forces when the dilator is engaged to the nasal outer wall tissues, the resilient element positioned along at least the intermediate region; wherein at least a portion of at least one peripheral edge of at least one of the resilient and engagement elements and a corresponding surface area adjacent said at least one peripheral edge defining a decorative design element, the peripheral edge is shaped to form at least a portion of a predetermined artistic design, such that the decorative design element is integrated into the at least one of the resilient and engagement elements, the resilient element comprises adjacent, spaced apart, substantially parallel resilient members; and the decorative design element is defined, at least in part, by at least a portion of a long edge of at least one resilient member and at least a portion of the space extending between adjacent resilient members,
Telescopic column comprising at least two telescopically displaceable rectangular hollow profiles, where an inner profile is surrounded by at least one outer profile that is composed of four profile sections (4, 9), characterised in that two opposite first profile sections are provided at both of their longitudinal edges with a longitudinal ridge and with a directly adjacent longitudinal groove, the angle between the longitudinal ridge and the longitudinal groove, respectively, and the lateral surface of the first profile section being less than 90 degrees, and in that two opposite second profile sections are angled at both of their longitudinal edges towards the first profile sections and are provided at the end of their angled portion with a longitudinal groove receiving the longitudinal ridge of the adjacent profile section and with a longitudinal ridge received in the longitudinal groove of the first profile section.
A control method performed by a controller for controlling an electric vehicle based on information instructed by an occupant of the electric vehicle, the control method comprising: causing, in a case where the electric vehicle is moved in a instructed directon and at an instructed first speed to approach a target object, the electric vehicle to stop temporarily at a position at which a distance between the electric vehicle and the target object reaches a first stop distance, the control method being characterized in that it further comprises: subsequently, moving, in a case where the instruction to move in a direction of the target object, which is the instructed direction, is continuously issued for a certain time period, in the instructed direction at a second speed lower than the first speed to bring the electric vehicle closer to the target object and causing the electric vehicle to stop at a position at which the distance between the electric vehicle and the target object reaches a second stop distance shorter than the first stop distance.
A memory system comprising a host and a memory device, the memory device including a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the host having access to a memory space and an extension register space of the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, and the host adapted to control an extended function section of the memory device through a register which is placed in the extension register space, wherein an area in the extension register space indicates information which is configured to specify a type of the extended function and a controllable driver, and address information indicating a place where the register for controlling the extended function is stored, a control section in the memory device is arranged to process a first command to read data from the extension register space in accordance with designations of address information and data length, and a second command to write data to the extension register space in accordance with designations of address information and data length, the host comprising a host driver and a system memory, wherein the host driver is adapted to use the first command to read a function identification code, a manufacturer identification information, and a function identification information from the information which is described in the area in the extension register space, the function identification code for indicating whether a usable general-purpose function driver can be used,and the manufacturer identification information and the function identification information for specifying a dedicated function driver and, if the driver is installed in the host, the host driver is adapted to load the driver into the system memory, and execution of the function driver initializes the extended function in the memory device.
An electrically conductive fiber, comprising: a polymeric fiber comprising desiccant particles, wherein the desiccant particles are particles of silica, TiO 2, aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, or a combination thereof, and have a particle size of 1 nanometer to 5 micrometers, wherein a portion of said particles are located at the surface of the polymeric fiber; and an electrically conductive polymer film made of an electrically conductive polymer, and disposed on at least a portion of the polymeric fiber and at least in partial contact with the desiccant particles; said electrically conductive fiber having sheet resistance ranging from 0.4 to 400 Ohms/square a polymeric fiber comprising desiccant particles, wherein the desiccant particles are particles of silica, TiO 2, aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, or a combination thereof, and have a particle size of 1 nanometer to 5 micrometers, wherein a portion of said particles are located at the surface of the polymeric fiber; and an electrically conductive polymer film made of an electrically conductive polymer, and disposed on at least a portion of the polymeric fiber and at least in partial contact with the desiccant particles; said electrically conductive fiber having sheet resistance ranging from 0.4 to 400 Ohms/square
A thin film solar cell, comprising: a transparent substrate; a transparent electrode layer; at least one photoelectric conversion unit; and a back electrode layer in this order from a light incident side, wherein the transparent substrate comprises a transparent base; a transparent undercoat layer containing fine particles and a binder; and an insulating irregularity layer in this order from the light incident side, and the insulating irregularity layer has a refractive index of 1.40 to 1.65, and has an irregularity pattern on a surface on a transparent electrode layer side; wherein in the insulating irregularity layer, a height difference of the irregularity pattern is 300 nm to 2000 nm, and wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a surface of the transparent undercoat layer on an insulating irregularity layer side is 5 nm to 65 nm.
A method of preparing a composite, the method comprising performing extrusion by supplying a thermoplastic resin comprising at least one of polyamides, polyesters, and polyolefins to a main feeder, followed by supplying a plurality of carbon fiber groups to a side feeder, wherein the carbon fiber groups comprise a plurality of carbon fiber single yarns having a length of ≥ 6 cm to ≤ 8 cm and unidirectionally aligned.
A stapling device comprising; a tool assembly including an anvil assembly, a retainer assembly, and a shell assembly, the anvil assembly having a center rod and an anvil head, the anvil head having a distally facing surface and defining a tissue contact surface and including an annular array of staple deforming pockets positioned about the tissue contacting surface, the shell assembly including a staple cartridge defining a tissue contact surface having an annular array of staple pockets, wherein the center rod is configured to be releasably coupled to a trocar member, such that movement of the trocar member between retracted and advanced positions causes movement of the anvil assembly in relation to the shell assembly from a spaced to an approximated position; and wherein the anvil assembly comprises a stomal sleeve having a tubular configuration, the stomal sleeve having a first end portion secured to the tissue contacting surface of the anvil head radially inwardly of the annular array of staple deforming pockets and a second end portion secured to the distally facing surface of the anvil head.
Nebulizer comprising a nebulizer head and a control unit, the control unit comprising at least one sensor and being configured to activate the nebulizer head depending on measured values of the at least one sensor, the nebulizer comprising a signal generator which is configured to output a signal which is directly perceptible to the patient, which indicates an activation state of the nebulizer head, a measured value of the at least one sensor, and/or information derived therefrom, wherein the nebulizer head comprises an aerosol generator, and wherein the aerosol generator is a mesh nebulizer, and wherein the signal generator comprises a vibration exciter, wherein the vibration exciter is configured to generate vibration signals with different frequencies and/or intensities, wherein the vibration exciter is configured to provide feedback to a user of the nebulizer about its use, wherein the control unit is configured to activate the nebulizer head depending on the respiratory flow measured via the sensor, characterised in that the control unit is configured to activate the vibration exciter simultaneously with the nebulizer head and for the duration of at least one breath, and wherein the control unit is configured to activate the vibration exciter at a different frequency and/or intensity if the breath is too weak or too strong.
A thermoplastic molding composition comprising A) 20 to 99.9 wt% of a thermoplastic polyamide, B) 0.1 to 40 wt% of an alkenylsuccinic acid derivative obtainable by reaction of polyisobutene having a number-average molecular weight Mn of 10 000 to 50 000 at temperatures of 180°C to 250°C with maleic acid or derivatives thereof in a stoichiometric ratio of at least 2 equivalents of maleic acid or derivatives thereof per reactive double bond in the polyisobutene for a duration of at least 15 minutes to 10 hours and up to 10 bar of positive pressure, wherein the derivatives are selected from the group consisting of anhydrides, mono- or dialkyl esters and mixed esters and wherein the reactive double bonds are the sum total of the terminal α- and β-double bonds in the polyisobutene, C) 0 to 60 wt% of further additives, wherein the weight percentages for the components A) to C) sum to 100%. A) 20 to 99.9 wt% of a thermoplastic polyamide, B) 0.1 to 40 wt% of an alkenylsuccinic acid derivative obtainable by reaction of polyisobutene having a number-average molecular weight Mn of 10 000 to 50 000 at temperatures of 180°C to 250°C with maleic acid or derivatives thereof in a stoichiometric ratio of at least 2 equivalents of maleic acid or derivatives thereof per reactive double bond in the polyisobutene for a duration of at least 15 minutes to 10 hours and up to 10 bar of positive pressure, wherein the derivatives are selected from the group consisting of anhydrides, mono- or dialkyl esters and mixed esters and wherein the reactive double bonds are the sum total of the terminal α- and β-double bonds in the polyisobutene, C) 0 to 60 wt% of further additives,
Device for compensating for a magnetic field generated by a railway vehicle intended to travel on a railway track, in particular a tramway, characterised in that it comprises: - at least two electrically conductive loops intended to be arranged laterally on both sides of the vehicle, - means for measuring the magnetic field outside the vehicle, close to said vehicle, - means for locating the vehicle on the railway track, - flow means (20 suitable for causing an electric current to flow in each loop, and - means for determining an intensity of electric current to flow in each loop, at least on the basis of the position of the vehicle on the railway track and of the magnetic field measured outside the vehicle. - at least two electrically conductive loops intended to be arranged laterally on both sides of the vehicle, - means for measuring the magnetic field outside the vehicle, close to said vehicle, - means for locating the vehicle on the railway track, - flow means (20 suitable for causing an electric current to flow in each loop, and - means for determining an intensity of electric current to flow in each loop, at least on the basis of the position of the vehicle on the railway track and of the magnetic field measured outside the vehicle.
Device for detecting the motion of a compactor roller rotatable about a compactor roller axis of rotation (A V) comprising at least one motion sensor and an energy supply for the at least one motion sensor, characterized in that the energy supply comprises a generator having a stator and a rotor rotatable about a rotor axis of rotation (A R) with respect to the stator.
Multilayer product comprising - at least one layer of an acrylate-based foam carrier; and - a multiphase polymer composition applied to this layer; the multiphase polymer composition comprising: o a comb copolymer which is obtainable by polymerization of at least one (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of at least one macromer selected from the group consisting of polymerizable ethylene-butylene, ethylene-propylene, ethylene-butylene-propylene and isobutylene macromers, and which forms a continuous acrylate phase and a discontinuous hydrocarbon phase Kw; o and at least one hydrocarbon component which is soluble in the hydrocarbon phase Kw of the comb copolymer and comprises at least one plasticizer resin and at least one solid resin; the multiphase polymer composition having a continuous acrylate phase with a static glass transition temperature Tg(Ac), measured by the DSC method, and a discontinuous hydrocarbon phase Kw1, comprising the hydrocarbon component and having a static glass transition temperature Tg, measured by the DSC method, where Tg is higher than Tg(Ac) by 35 to 60 kelvins. - at least one layer of an acrylate-based foam carrier; and - a multiphase polymer composition applied to this layer; o a comb copolymer which is obtainable by polymerization of at least one (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of at least one macromer selected from the group consisting of polymerizable ethylene-butylene, ethylene-propylene, ethylene-butylene-propylene and isobutylene macromers, and which forms a continuous acrylate phase and a discontinuous hydrocarbon phase Kw; o and at least one hydrocarbon component which is soluble in the hydrocarbon phase Kw of the comb copolymer and comprises at least one plasticizer resin and at least one solid resin;
A nucleoside derivative or a salt thereof, represented by the following chemical formula: where in the chemical formula, L 1 and L 2 are each independently a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X 1 and X 2 are each independently an imino group (-NR 1 -), an ether group (-O-), or a thioether group (-S-), and the R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and Su is represented by the following chemical formula and may or may not have a protecting group: where in the chemical formula, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a group represented by the following chemical formula, R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a phosphoramidite group, R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a mercapto group, where in the chemical formula, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z is a hydroxyl group or an imidazole group, and m is an integer of 1 to 10. L 1 and L 2 are each independently a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X 1 and X 2 are each independently an imino group (-NR 1 -), an ether group (-O-), or a thioether group (-S-), and the R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and Su is represented by the following chemical formula and may or may not have a protecting group: where in the chemical formula, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a group represented by the following chemical formula, R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a phosphoramidite group, R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a mercapto group, where in the chemical formula, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z is a hydroxyl group or an imidazole group, and m is an integer of 1 to 10. R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a group represented by the following chemical formula, R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group, or a phosphoramidite group, R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or a mercapto group, where in the chemical formula, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z is a hydroxyl group or an imidazole group, and m is an integer of 1 to 10. Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z is a hydroxyl group or an imidazole group, and m is an integer of 1 to 10.
A synthetic method comprising the step of combining a zinc compound selected from ZnO and ZnCl 2, with a lysine compound selected from lysine and lysine·HCl, in aqueous acid, and further comprising the step of isolating a zinc-lysine complex of formula [Zn(C 6 H 14 N 2 O 2) 2 Cl] + Cl - from the final reaction mixture.
A method for controlling a pressurised water nuclear reactor including: - a core producing thermal power; - sensors for acquiring the mean temperature of the primary coolant and for calculating thermal power; - actuators for controlling the temperature of the primary coolant; - actuators for controlling the axial power distribution; the driving method being characterised in that it includes: - a first control phase for controlling the reactor in normal operation by controlling the mean temperature of the primary coolant so as to match it to a reference temperature profile (P ref) as a function of the thermal power of the reactor; - a second control phase, referred to as stretchout phase, occurring after the normal operation of the reactor when the fuel is spent, for controlling the reactor in stretchout phase by controlling the axial power distribution, the mean temperature freely varying in a temperature range delimited by an upper limit corresponding to the reference temperature profile (P ref) in normal operation of the reactor and a lower limit corresponding (i) to the reference temperature profile (P ref) in normal operation of the reactor with an offset of -Y°C, Y being between 5 and 50, or (ii) to a fixed temperature equal to the reference temperature at 100% of the rated power with an offset of -Z°C, Z being between 10 and 50. - a core producing thermal power; - sensors for acquiring the mean temperature of the primary coolant and for calculating thermal power; - actuators for controlling the temperature of the primary coolant; - actuators for controlling the axial power distribution; - a first control phase for controlling the reactor in normal operation by controlling the mean temperature of the primary coolant so as to match it to a reference temperature profile (P ref) as a function of the thermal power of the reactor; - a second control phase, referred to as stretchout phase, occurring after the normal operation of the reactor when the fuel is spent, for controlling the reactor in stretchout phase by controlling the axial power distribution, the mean temperature freely varying in a temperature range delimited by an upper limit corresponding to the reference temperature profile (P ref) in normal operation of the reactor and a lower limit corresponding (i) to the reference temperature profile (P ref) in normal operation of the reactor with an offset of -Y°C, Y being between 5 and 50, or (ii) to a fixed temperature equal to the reference temperature at 100% of the rated power with an offset of -Z°C, Z being between 10 and 50.