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An implantable medical system comprising: an implantable medical lead (24a, b) including at least one electrode (26a, b; 30a, b); an implantable medical device comprising: a noise detection module that detects noise signals; a sensing module that detects an electrical signal on the implantable medical lead; a therapy module that delivers pacing therapy via the implantable medical lead; and a control module that determines whether the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal, determines whether the sensed electrical signal occurs during a period of time of an expected intrinsic cardiac signal, and controls the therapy module to deliver a pacing pulse before expiration of an escape interval when the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal and the sensed electrical signal occurs during the period of time of the expected intrinsic cardiac signal. an implantable medical lead (24a, b) including at least one electrode (26a, b; 30a, b); an implantable medical device comprising: a noise detection module that detects noise signals; a sensing module that detects an electrical signal on the implantable medical lead; a therapy module that delivers pacing therapy via the implantable medical lead; and a control module that determines whether the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal, determines whether the sensed electrical signal occurs during a period of time of an expected intrinsic cardiac signal, and controls the therapy module to deliver a pacing pulse before expiration of an escape interval when the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal and the sensed electrical signal occurs during the period of time of the expected intrinsic cardiac signal. a noise detection module that detects noise signals; a sensing module that detects an electrical signal on the implantable medical lead; a therapy module that delivers pacing therapy via the implantable medical lead; and a control module that determines whether the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal, determines whether the sensed electrical signal occurs during a period of time of an expected intrinsic cardiac signal, and controls the therapy module to deliver a pacing pulse before expiration of an escape interval when the sensed electrical signal coincides with a sensed noise signal and the sensed electrical signal occurs during the period of time of the expected intrinsic cardiac signal.
A clamping device (100, 400) for an external fixation system, comprising: a first clamp having an opening for receiving an external fixation element, the first clamp having an axle seat; a first base component having a concave first surface and having a second surface facing away from the first surface, the concave surface being in selective engagement with the first clamp; a swivel element comprising an axle component and a post component, the axle component being disposed on the axle seat of the first clamp, the post component extending from the axle component and having a length sized to extend from the axle component through a second external fixation clamp, the post component being arranged to swivel relative to the axle seat; characterised in that the first clamp further comprises a tightening mechanism independent of the swivel element. a first clamp having an opening for receiving an external fixation element, the first clamp having an axle seat; a first base component having a concave first surface and having a second surface facing away from the first surface, the concave surface being in selective engagement with the first clamp; a swivel element comprising an axle component and a post component, the axle component being disposed on the axle seat of the first clamp, the post component extending from the axle component and having a length sized to extend from the axle component through a second external fixation clamp, the post component being arranged to swivel relative to the axle seat; characterised in that the first clamp further comprises a tightening mechanism independent of the swivel element.
An isolated bacterium for use in producing methylated plasmid DNA, wherein the bacterium comprises an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a CpG methylase controlled by a constitutive promoter that is stably incorporated into the chromosomal DNA of the bacterium, and comprising a plasmid wherein plasmid DNA produced by the bacterium has a methylation level of 15% to 80% of the CpG dinucleotides, and wherein the bacterium is an Escherichia coli.
A surveying device for performing a survey by tracking a survey target, comprising: a measurer configured to measure a distance to the survey target and horizontal and vertical angles of the survey target; a main body supporting the measurer; a time obtainer configured to obtain external time information; and tilt sensor configured to detect the tilt of the main body, characterised by a calibrator configured to calibrate the tilt sensor; and a controller configured to cause the calibrator to perform calibration during a period in which the time obtainer obtains the time information, as advance preparation to be performed before the measurement by the measurer. a measurer configured to measure a distance to the survey target and horizontal and vertical angles of the survey target; a main body supporting the measurer; a time obtainer configured to obtain external time information; and tilt sensor configured to detect the tilt of the main body, characterised by a calibrator configured to calibrate the tilt sensor; and a controller configured to cause the calibrator to perform calibration during a period in which the time obtainer obtains the time information, as advance preparation to be performed before the measurement by the measurer.
A filled silicone rubber, SiR, material comprising 20-50 wt% of alumina tri-hydrate, ATH, as a filler dispersed in SiR to below the percolation threshold, wherein the ATH is a mixture of a first ATH powder and a second ATH powder, the particle size distribution of the first and second ATH powders being such that the d 90 value of the second ATH powder is less than the d 10 value of the first ATH powder; wherein the second ATH powder has an average particle size, d 50, within the range of 5-200 nm, e.g. within the range of 10-100 nm, or within the range of 5-20 nm such as about 10 nm, or within the range of 40-60 nm such as about 50 nm, or within the range of 80-120 nm such as within the range of 90-110 nm such as about 100 nm.
A managing method for managing the connection of a user equipment item to a distributed wireless communication network, said distributed wireless communication network comprising a root node, a plurality of access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) each able to set up a wireless connection with the user equipment item, and a backhaul network for conveying data between the root node and the access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18), the managing method comprising the following steps: • a) sorting the access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) into different groups as a function of a primary indicator representative of their quality of connection to the root node, each group containing access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) having primary indicators included in a characteristic interval associated with the group and distinct from the characteristic interval associated with each other group. • b) selecting a first group from among said groups, and for at least one access node (12, 14, 16, 18) included in the selected group: • c) determining a secondary indicator associated with said access node (12, 14, 16, 18), said secondary indicator being representative of a quality of connection of the user equipment item to the access node (12, 14, 16, 18), • d) comparing the secondary indicator to a threshold, and if the secondary indicator is less than or equal to the threshold: • e) designating the access node (12, 14, 16, 18) for the connection of the user equipment item to the distributed wireless communication network, if, for each access node (12, 14, 16, 18) included in the selected group, the secondary indicator is strictly greater than the threshold: • f) repeating steps b) to e) with a second group containing access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) having a quality of connection to the root node which is lower than that of the access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) of the first group. • a) sorting the access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) into different groups as a function of a primary indicator representative of their quality of connection to the root node, each group containing access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) having primary indicators included in a characteristic interval associated with the group and distinct from the characteristic interval associated with each other group. • b) selecting a first group from among said groups, and • c) determining a secondary indicator associated with said access node (12, 14, 16, 18), said secondary indicator being representative of a quality of connection of the user equipment item to the access node (12, 14, 16, 18), • d) comparing the secondary indicator to a threshold, and • e) designating the access node (12, 14, 16, 18) for the connection of the user equipment item to the distributed wireless communication network, • f) repeating steps b) to e) with a second group containing access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) having a quality of connection to the root node which is lower than that of the access nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) of the first group.
Communication system with at least one first communication unit which is designed in particular as a mobile telephone unit, the first communication unit having an interface (10.4), and a mobile radio connection being able to be established with the communication system via the interface (10.4), and at least one second communication unit which is connected to the communication system via a communication connection, wherein at least one communication unit (10, 20) has a communication means (10.2, 20.2) and at least the other communication unit (20, 10) has a retrievable status information (10.1, 20.1), wherein at least one status information (10.1, 20.1) of the corresponding communication unit (10, 20) is transmitted via the communication system to the communication means (20.2, 10.2) of the other communication unit (20, 10), characterized in that a converter is coupled between a mobile radio network and a fixed network of the communication system, in that a converter is coupled between a mobile radio network and a fixed network of the communications system, the converter producing compatibility between the protocols used in the mobile radio network and the protocols used in the fixed network, and in that the converter serves as a link between an MSC of the mobile radio network and a CSCF of the fixed network, wherein the converter simulates at least one wire-bound communication unit on the side of the mobile radio network and/or simulates at least one mobile communication unit on the side of the fixed network.
A car-following controller comprising object detection means (Sa) for detecting an object in the direction of travel of a subject vehicle (Va), vehicle speed detection means (Sb) for detecting a vehicle speed of the subject vehicle (Va), control start command means (Sc) for commanding the starting of following control, preceding vehicle determination means for determining the state of travel, among objects detected by the object detection means (Sa), of a preceding vehicle (Vb) that the subject vehicle (Va) is following, and following control means for carrying out acceleration/deceleration control and stop hold control of the subject vehicle (Va) based on the vehicle speed of the subject vehicle (Va) and the inter-vehicle distance with respect to the preceding vehicle (Vb) when starting of following control is commanded by the control start command means (Sc), characterized in that the following control means determines that stop determination conditions for the subject vehicle (Va) are fulfilled if the preceding vehicle determination means detects stopping of the preceding vehicle (Vb) while the subject vehicle (Va) is subjected to deceleration control and, after the stop determination conditions are fulfilled, carries out temporary stop hold control after the subject vehicle (Va) has been subjected to the deceleration control regardless of whether or not the preceding vehicle (Vb) has started.
An audio signal processing apparatus for separating a plurality of mixture signals from a MIMO system to obtain a plurality of output signals, the plurality of mixture signals being the response of the MIMO system to a plurality of source signals, the signal processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of blind source separators (205A-N) including a first blind source separator based on a first blind source separation technique and a second blind source separator based on a second blind source separation technique, wherein the first blind source separator is configured to compute a first plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a first set of coefficients describing the MIMO system and wherein the second blind source separator is configured to compute a second plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a second set of coefficients describing the MIMO system; a combiner configured to combine the first plurality of preliminary output signals with the second plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a set of combiner coefficients to obtain the plurality of output signals, wherein each combiner coefficient is associated with a blind source separator of the plurality of blind source separators (205A-N); and characterised in that it further comprises: an adjuster configured to adjust the first set of coefficients of the first blind source separator and the second set of coefficients of the second blind source separator on the basis of the plurality of output signals. a plurality of blind source separators (205A-N) including a first blind source separator based on a first blind source separation technique and a second blind source separator based on a second blind source separation technique, wherein the first blind source separator is configured to compute a first plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a first set of coefficients describing the MIMO system and wherein the second blind source separator is configured to compute a second plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a second set of coefficients describing the MIMO system; a combiner configured to combine the first plurality of preliminary output signals with the second plurality of preliminary output signals on the basis of a set of combiner coefficients to obtain the plurality of output signals, wherein each combiner coefficient is associated with a blind source separator of the plurality of blind source separators (205A-N); and characterised in that it further comprises: an adjuster configured to adjust the first set of coefficients of the first blind source separator and the second set of coefficients of the second blind source separator on the basis of the plurality of output signals.
Seal for sealing a movable door leaf, window sash or the like with respect to a fixed means, for example the floor, - with one or more holding means, - with a sealing strip (2, 3) which is mounted on the one or more holding means so as to be displaceable from an inoperative position into a sealing position, - wherein the one or more holding means is or are suited and designed to fasten the seal in a groove or on an outer side of a door leaf, a window sash or the like, - wherein the sealing strip (2, 3) comprises a holding profile and an elastic sealing profile, - wherein the sealing profile is suited and designed, in the sealing position of the sealing strip (2, 3), to bear sealingly on the fixed means by way of a first portion, - wherein the sealing profile has two legs on which there are provided fastening structures by means of which the sealing profile is fastened on complementary fastening structures of the holding profile, - wherein the sealing profile bears or is fastened sealingly on the holding profile, - wherein the seal is suited and designed to ensure that, at least in the sealing position of the sealing strip (2, 3), a second portion or a plurality of second portions of both legs of the sealing profile bears or bear on at least one groove wall or the outer side of the door leaf, window sash or the like, characterized in that the legs have extensions (36, 37) which are extended beyond the fastening structures and which form further second portions of the legs, in that the extensions are turned outward, and in that ends of these extensions are suited and designed to provide permanent sealing, i.e. both in a sealing position of the sealing strip (2, 3) and in an inoperative position of the sealing strip (2, 3), with respect to at least one groove wall, the outer side of the door leaf, a cover (A, W) or the like. - with one or more holding means, - with a sealing strip (2, 3) which is mounted on the one or more holding means so as to be displaceable from an inoperative position into a sealing position, - wherein the one or more holding means is or are suited and designed to fasten the seal in a groove or on an outer side of a door leaf, a window sash or the like, - wherein the sealing strip (2, 3) comprises a holding profile and an elastic sealing profile, - wherein the sealing profile is suited and designed, in the sealing position of the sealing strip (2, 3), to bear sealingly on the fixed means by way of a first portion, - wherein the sealing profile has two legs on which there are provided fastening structures by means of which the sealing profile is fastened on complementary fastening structures of the holding profile, - wherein the sealing profile bears or is fastened sealingly on the holding profile, - wherein the seal is suited and designed to ensure that, at least in the sealing position of the sealing strip (2, 3), a second portion or a plurality of second portions of both legs of the sealing profile bears or bear on at least one groove wall or the outer side of the door leaf, window sash or the like,
A method for protecting a wind turbine from extreme and fatigue loads associated with high wind speed events, the method comprising: receiving, via a wind turbine condition estimator programmed in a turbine controller of the wind turbine, operating data indicative of current wind turbine operation; characterised by the following method steps: determining, via the wind turbine condition estimator, a plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions at the wind turbine by solving a control algorithm having one or more equations using the operating data, the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions comprising, at least, an estimated wind speed at the wind turbine and at least one loading proxy of the wind turbine; and, implementing, via the turbine controller, a corrective action only when each of the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions indicates that one or more loading conditions of the wind turbine exceeds a predetermined limit. receiving, via a wind turbine condition estimator programmed in a turbine controller of the wind turbine, operating data indicative of current wind turbine operation; characterised by the following method steps: determining, via the wind turbine condition estimator, a plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions at the wind turbine by solving a control algorithm having one or more equations using the operating data, the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions comprising, at least, an estimated wind speed at the wind turbine and at least one loading proxy of the wind turbine; and, implementing, via the turbine controller, a corrective action only when each of the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions indicates that one or more loading conditions of the wind turbine exceeds a predetermined limit. determining, via the wind turbine condition estimator, a plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions at the wind turbine by solving a control algorithm having one or more equations using the operating data, the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions comprising, at least, an estimated wind speed at the wind turbine and at least one loading proxy of the wind turbine; and, implementing, via the turbine controller, a corrective action only when each of the plurality of estimated wind turbine conditions indicates that one or more loading conditions of the wind turbine exceeds a predetermined limit.
A method of detecting protease activity in a sample, comprising contacting the sample with a composition comprising: a dispersion of gold nanoparticles, whose surface is coated with a gelatin; and CaCl 2; wherein a color change of the composition, a turbidity change of the composition, or both, upon the contacting of the sample with the composition, indicates the presence of protease activity in the sample, characterized in that the method further comprises, prior to the contacting of the sample with the composition, preparing the composition by: reducing tetrachloroauric acid with iso-ascorbic acid to obtain a dispersion of the gold nanoparticles in which the gold nanoparticles are uncapped; coating the gold nanoparticles in the dispersion of gold nanoparticles with the gelatin, to obtain a dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles; and then adding the CaCl 2 to the dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles. a dispersion of gold nanoparticles, whose surface is coated with a gelatin; and CaCl 2; wherein a color change of the composition, a turbidity change of the composition, or both, upon the contacting of the sample with the composition, indicates the presence of protease activity in the sample, characterized in that the method further comprises, prior to the contacting of the sample with the composition, preparing the composition by: reducing tetrachloroauric acid with iso-ascorbic acid to obtain a dispersion of the gold nanoparticles in which the gold nanoparticles are uncapped; coating the gold nanoparticles in the dispersion of gold nanoparticles with the gelatin, to obtain a dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles; and then adding the CaCl 2 to the dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles. reducing tetrachloroauric acid with iso-ascorbic acid to obtain a dispersion of the gold nanoparticles in which the gold nanoparticles are uncapped; coating the gold nanoparticles in the dispersion of gold nanoparticles with the gelatin, to obtain a dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles; and then adding the CaCl 2 to the dispersion of coated gold nanoparticles.