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A detection system for detecting fluorescence lifetime, the detection system comprising an excitation light source configured for repeatedly generating pulsed excitation light, and a detector ( 500, 600, 900, 1200, 1500) comprising • a single-photon detection circuit for generating digital pulses upon detection of photons, • a pulse-inhibit circuit ( 165, 166) for rejecting detected photons that occur outside each one of a series of measurement time windows, each subsequent measurement time window starting after a subsequent excitation light pulse has stopped and stopping before a next excitation light pulse is generated, each measurement time window having a measurement window period t w, • a first switched-capacitor circuit having an input terminal for receiving a voltage ramp signal that is restarted with each new measurement window period t w, the first switched-capacitor circuit being configured for repetitively computing an average voltage, based on an exponential moving average function applied to sample voltages V s i recorded over past measurement time windows and determined by the voltage ramp signal in response to detected and not rejected photons, following the principles of the center-of-mass method, the first switched-capacitor circuit having a first node for outputting the computed average voltage as a measure of the fluorescence lifetime. • a single-photon detection circuit for generating digital pulses upon detection of photons, • a pulse-inhibit circuit ( 165, 166) for rejecting detected photons that occur outside each one of a series of measurement time windows, each subsequent measurement time window starting after a subsequent excitation light pulse has stopped and stopping before a next excitation light pulse is generated, each measurement time window having a measurement window period t w, • a first switched-capacitor circuit having an input terminal for receiving a voltage ramp signal that is restarted with each new measurement window period t w, the first switched-capacitor circuit being configured for repetitively computing an average voltage, based on an exponential moving average function applied to sample voltages V s i recorded over past measurement time windows and determined by the voltage ramp signal in response to detected and not rejected photons, following the principles of the center-of-mass method, the first switched-capacitor circuit having a first node for outputting the computed average voltage as a measure of the fluorescence lifetime.
Condom wrapping comprising a condom with a generally circular contour, and two superposed sections (4, 6) of film joined at the edges to form a container to hold the condom in its rolled-up state with the condom vessel in its normal position adjacent to one of the sections of film, the normal direction of unrolling the condom being towards the other section of film, the section of film adjacent to the vessel having - a first line of weakness outlining an opening area; and - means of gripping the part of film outlined by the line of weakness; in such a way that said part of film can be torn in order to open the wrapping from the side of the condom vessel; characterised in that the first line of weakness is in a general shape of a contour corresponding approximately to the contour of the condom, the contour of the first line of weakness is generally circular and the diameter of the contour of said first line is smaller than that of the contour of the condom, in such a way as to ensure the retention of the condom in the wrapping after opening whilst permitting its easy extraction, without unrolling, by drawing on the vessel. - a first line of weakness outlining an opening area; and - means of gripping the part of film outlined by the line of weakness;
A DNA molecule comprising a regulatory element having a DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, wherein said regulatory element is operably linked to a heterologous transcribable polynucleotide molecule.
A system for transferring analog signals, the system comprising: a transmission apparatus including a variable compressor that continuously and variably compresses input signals exponentially according to amplitudes of the input signals and generates compressed signals based on a composite function of a linear function and an exponential function, wherein an output y of the variable compressor is represented according to a formula, y = x − B · exp Ay + C, and the compression ratio, CR, of the variable compressor is represented according to a formula, CR = 1 / 1 + AB · exp Ay; and a reception apparatus including a variable expander that continuously and variably expands the compressed signals exponentially according to amplitudes of the compressed signals and generates expanded signals, wherein an output y' of the variable expander is represented according to a formula, y ' = x ' + B · exp Ax ' − C, and the expansion ratio, ER, of the variable expander is represented according to a formula, ER = 1 + AB · exp Ax '; wherein x is the input of the variable compressor, x' is the input of the variable expander, and A, B, and C are any constant values. a transmission apparatus including a variable compressor that continuously and variably compresses input signals exponentially according to amplitudes of the input signals and generates compressed signals based on a composite function of a linear function and an exponential function, wherein an output y of the variable compressor is represented according to a formula, y = x − B · exp Ay + C, and the compression ratio, CR, of the variable compressor is represented according to a formula, CR = 1 / 1 + AB · exp Ay; and a reception apparatus including a variable expander that continuously and variably expands the compressed signals exponentially according to amplitudes of the compressed signals and generates expanded signals, wherein an output y' of the variable expander is represented according to a formula, y ' = x ' + B · exp Ax ' − C, and the expansion ratio, ER, of the variable expander is represented according to a formula, ER = 1 + AB · exp Ax '; wherein x is the input of the variable compressor, x' is the input of the variable expander, and A, B, and C are any constant values.
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: an indoor fan; an indoor heat exchanger that is configured to generate heated air by exchanging heat between refrigerant and room air either in a normal heating mode or in a hot air mode, wherein a temperature of outgoing air in the hot air mode is higher than the temperature of the outgoing air in the normal heating mode; a condenser; a setting unit that is configured to set the hot air mode or the normal heating mode as operating modes; and a control unit that is configured to control a rotational speed of the indoor fan based on the setting of the hot air mode or the normal heating mode, characterized in that the air conditioner further comprises a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the condenser, and wherein in a case where the operating mode is the normal heating mode, the control unit can lower the rotational speed of the indoor fan at a first rate, and in a case where the operating mode has been switched from the hot air heating mode to the normal heating mode, the control unit is configured to lower the rotational speed of the indoor fan at a second rate, which is slower than the first rate, if an output value of the temperature sensor is higher than a preset threshold value. an indoor fan; an indoor heat exchanger that is configured to generate heated air by exchanging heat between refrigerant and room air either in a normal heating mode or in a hot air mode, wherein a temperature of outgoing air in the hot air mode is higher than the temperature of the outgoing air in the normal heating mode; a condenser; a setting unit that is configured to set the hot air mode or the normal heating mode as operating modes; and a control unit that is configured to control a rotational speed of the indoor fan based on the setting of the hot air mode or the normal heating mode, characterized in that the air conditioner further comprises a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the condenser, and wherein in a case where the operating mode is the normal heating mode, the control unit can lower the rotational speed of the indoor fan at a first rate, and in a case where the operating mode has been switched from the hot air heating mode to the normal heating mode, the control unit is configured to lower the rotational speed of the indoor fan at a second rate, which is slower than the first rate, if an output value of the temperature sensor is higher than a preset threshold value.
A D-physical downlink control channel, D-PDCCH, detection method, comprising: Obtaining, by a user equipment, UE, at least one type of configuration information of an antenna port occupied by a D-PDCCH which is configured on a base station side; obtaining, by the UE, a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and second information, wherein the antenna port configuration information comprises at least antenna port information; determining, by the UE, a search space of the D-PDCCH; and detecting, by the UE, the D-PDCCH in the search space according to the antenna port configuration information and the mapping relationship; wherein the mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and second information comprises any one or any combination of the following mapping relationships: a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and a downlink control information, DCI, format used by the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and an aggregation level of the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and resources occupied by the D-PDCCH; and a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and scheduling information of each carrier carried in the D-PDCCH. Obtaining, by a user equipment, UE, at least one type of configuration information of an antenna port occupied by a D-PDCCH which is configured on a base station side; obtaining, by the UE, a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and second information, wherein the antenna port configuration information comprises at least antenna port information; determining, by the UE, a search space of the D-PDCCH; and detecting, by the UE, the D-PDCCH in the search space according to the antenna port configuration information and the mapping relationship; wherein the mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and second information comprises any one or any combination of the following mapping relationships: a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and a downlink control information, DCI, format used by the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and an aggregation level of the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and resources occupied by the D-PDCCH; and a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and scheduling information of each carrier carried in the D-PDCCH. a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and a downlink control information, DCI, format used by the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and an aggregation level of the D-PDCCH; a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and resources occupied by the D-PDCCH; and a mapping relationship between the antenna port configuration information and scheduling information of each carrier carried in the D-PDCCH.
Use of a composite element for a shoe sole, wherein the composite element comprises at least two elements, wherein each element has a body, a longitudinal extension and a height h vertical to the longitudinal extension and comprises a polymeric material with cellular structure, wherein the elements are at least in partial contact parallel to the longitudinal extension and have a closed surface (skin) at least in the contact area; and wherein the polymeric material with cellular structure of each element is independently selected from polyurethane foams.
Process for controlling a carbon monoxide emission of an electric arc furnace, which comprises a furnace vessel, an arrangement for determining a height of a foamed slag in at least three zones of the furnace vessel on the basis of a structure-borne noise measurement, at least one first device (50a, 50b, 50c) for controlling a supply of oxygen, and at least one second device (60a, 60b, 60c) for controlling an introduction of carbon into the furnace vessel, wherein the height of the foamed slag is determined in each of the at least three zones and measured values obtained thereby are associated with a carbon monoxide content in the off-gas of the electric arc furnace, wherein the introduction of carbon and/or the supply of oxygen in at least one of the at least three zones is controlled in such a manner that the height of the foamed slag and thus the carbon monoxide content in the off-gas are maintained below a maximum value.
A method for controlling the throughflow cross-section of a gas valve which includes a valve body in which a flow channel is provided, a valve element adjustable therein between a closed and an open position, an armature, a coil, a spring and a control circuit, characterized in that for opening the flow channel the following steps are provided: - the control circuit energizes the coil with a pulse-width-modulated current whose duty cycle is increased proceeding from a starting value, until the armature starts to move from the closed position against the action of the spring; - the control circuit reduces the duty cycle before the valve element has reached the open position; - the control circuit sets the duty cycle to a predefined holding value with which the valve element is held in the open position. - the control circuit energizes the coil with a pulse-width-modulated current whose duty cycle is increased proceeding from a starting value, until the armature starts to move from the closed position against the action of the spring; - the control circuit reduces the duty cycle before the valve element has reached the open position; - the control circuit sets the duty cycle to a predefined holding value with which the valve element is held in the open position.
System for training an interventionalist to perform an invasive percutaneous intervention or an endoscopic intervention on an organ, by using a tool in this organ, comprising: - a pipe comprising an entrance and an exit and having a size and/or a shape similar to a body vessel or a tubular body cavity, the body vessel or the tubular body cavity being connected to the organ, wherein the exit of the pipe physically simulates or represents the exit of the vessel or of the tubular body cavity at its junction with the organ; - said tool, arranged to be inserted by the interventionalist at the entrance of the pipe and to be pushed by the interventionalist through the pipe; - at least one stereoscopic camera arranged to acquire images of an end portion of the tool starting from the moment when this end portion starts emerging from the exit of the pipe; - a real-time 3D model generating unit, arranged for generating a real-time 3D model of this end portion of the tool from said images, - a merging unit, arranged for merging in real-time in a common environment said real-time 3D model and a pre-computed 3D model of at least a portion of the organ; - a display for receiving these data in order to show to the interventionalist said common environment, so that the interventionalist can see in real-time on the display where the real-time 3D model of the tool is located with respect to the pre-computed 3D model of the portion of the organ, thus making the training of the interventionalist possible. - a pipe comprising an entrance and an exit and having a size and/or a shape similar to a body vessel or a tubular body cavity, the body vessel or the tubular body cavity being connected to the organ, wherein the exit of the pipe physically simulates or represents the exit of the vessel or of the tubular body cavity at its junction with the organ; - said tool, arranged to be inserted by the interventionalist at the entrance of the pipe and to be pushed by the interventionalist through the pipe; - at least one stereoscopic camera arranged to acquire images of an end portion of the tool starting from the moment when this end portion starts emerging from the exit of the pipe; - a real-time 3D model generating unit, arranged for generating a real-time 3D model of this end portion of the tool from said images, - a merging unit, arranged for merging in real-time in a common environment said real-time 3D model and a pre-computed 3D model of at least a portion of the organ; - a display for receiving these data in order to show to the interventionalist said common environment, so that the interventionalist can see in real-time on the display where the real-time 3D model of the tool is located with respect to the pre-computed 3D model of the portion of the organ, thus making the training of the interventionalist possible.
Cleaning device for cleaning a bottom of a borehole in the ground, with a pumping means, through which sedimented ground material in the region of the bottom of the borehole can be sucked away via a suction opening and discharged from the borehole via a suction line, where at least one flushing arm with at least one flushing nozzle is provided by which a flushing jet can be produced which exits the cleaning device and flushes sedimented ground material from the bottom of the borehole, wherein the at least one flushing arm is mounted to be rotatable about a middle axis, characterised in that the at least one flushing arm is arranged on a rotatable rotor, wherein a rotation movement of the rotor can be produced by a flushing jet being directed in circumference direction due to a blow-back, and in that the pumping means is suitable to suck sedimented ground material together with liquid in the borehole and to remove a portion of the sucked liquid from the suction line via a branch line to the at least one flushing nozzle on the rotor for forming the flushing jet.
An apparatus for processing bales, for agricultural machines provided with a chamber for forming a substantially cylindrical bale, which comprises at least one structure for supporting a reel of banded material, of the type of a net, a polymeric film, and the like, designed to wrap the bale, means of movement of a device for the transfer and delivery of an end flap (A') of the reel to the forming chamber, said device being provided with an end blade which can move along a work path, from a first limit position, in which said blade is proximate to the reel supported by said structure, for the withdrawal of the end flap (A'), to a second limit position, in which said blade is facing toward the chamber, for the delivery of the flap (A') to the chamber, and vice versa, said limit positions having substantially the same height from the ground, characterized in that said blade is adapted to move along said work path substantially parallel to the ground.
An apparatus for detecting a missing or misaligned step (16, 16a, 16b) of a conveyor (10, 10a, 10b) extending between a first platform and a second platform, comprising: at least one drive speed sensor configured to detect a drive speed and output a drive pulse signal corresponding to the drive speed; at least one first step sensor (104, 104a, 104b) and at least one second step sensor, the first step sensor (104, 104a, 104b) configured to detect each step (16, 16a, 16b) at the first platform (12, 14) and outputting a first step pulse signal corresponding to the steps (16, 16a, 16b) at the first platform, the second step sensor configured to detect each step (16, 16a, 16b) at the second platform (12, 14) and outputting a second step pulse signal corresponding to the steps (16, 16a, 16b) at the second platform; and characterised by a control unit that receives the drive pulse signal and first and second step pulse signals, the control unit being configured to determine a frequency of the drive pulse signal, determine a ratio of drive pulses per step pitch, determine a phase difference between the first and second step pulse signals, monitor the pulses per step pitch ratio and the step pulse signal phase difference for variance, and provide instructions to adjust operation of the conveyor (10, 10a, 10b) in response to detected variance. at least one drive speed sensor configured to detect a drive speed and output a drive pulse signal corresponding to the drive speed; at least one first step sensor (104, 104a, 104b) and at least one second step sensor, the first step sensor (104, 104a, 104b) configured to detect each step (16, 16a, 16b) at the first platform (12, 14) and outputting a first step pulse signal corresponding to the steps (16, 16a, 16b) at the first platform, the second step sensor configured to detect each step (16, 16a, 16b) at the second platform (12, 14) and outputting a second step pulse signal corresponding to the steps (16, 16a, 16b) at the second platform; and characterised by a control unit that receives the drive pulse signal and first and second step pulse signals, the control unit being configured to determine a frequency of the drive pulse signal, determine a ratio of drive pulses per step pitch, determine a phase difference between the first and second step pulse signals, monitor the pulses per step pitch ratio and the step pulse signal phase difference for variance, and provide instructions to adjust operation of the conveyor (10, 10a, 10b) in response to detected variance.
A continuously variable transmission including a variator unit having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft, and a first, a second, a third and a fourth planetary gear set (8, 10, 12, 13), wherein each of said first and second planetary gear sets (8,10) has a first member (14a, 16a) being operatively connected to a common transmission input shaft which common transmission input shaft is common to the first and second planetary gear sets (8,10) and a second member (14b, 16b) being operatively connected to a common output shaft which common output shaft is common to the first and second planetary gear sets (8,10), each of said first and second planetary gear sets (8,10) further including a third member (14c, 16c), and said third planetary gear set having a first, a second and a third member (18a, 18b, 18c), said variator output shaft is operatively connected to said third member of said first planetary gear set, that said third member of said third planetary gear set is selectively connectable to a transmission output shaft a second member of the fourth planetary gear set being selectively connectable to a transmission housing and a third member of the fourth planetary gear set being operatively connected to said transmission output shaft, characterized in that said variator input shaft is operatively connected to said third member of said second planetary gear set and that said first member of said third planetary gear set is operatively connected to said variator output shaft, that said second member of said third planetary gear set is selectively connectable to said third member of said second planetary gear set and selectively connectable to said transmission housing, that a first member of the fourth planetary gear set being selectively connectable to said common output shaft and selectively connectable to said third member of said third planetary gear set.