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A method of coating a surface, comprising the steps of - abrading the surface to be coated with particles to form an abraded surface, - forming and/or arranging a composite structure on the abraded surface, the composite structure comprising - a first fibre fabric impregnated with a first resin, - at least one fibre bundle impregnated with a second resin, the fibre bundle being arranged according to a pattern forming in-between spaces, and in contact with the first fibre fabric, - particles of bioactive material arranged into said in-between spaces of the fibre bundle and arranged in contact with the first fibre fabric, - a second fibre fabric impregnated with a third resin and arranged in contact with the fibre bundles and at least part of the particles of bioactive material, wherein the mesh size of the second fibre fabric is smaller than the average diameter of the particles of bioactive material, - polymerising the resins of the composite structure. - abrading the surface to be coated with particles to form an abraded surface, - forming and/or arranging a composite structure on the abraded surface, the composite structure comprising - a first fibre fabric impregnated with a first resin, - at least one fibre bundle impregnated with a second resin, the fibre bundle being arranged according to a pattern forming in-between spaces, and in contact with the first fibre fabric, - particles of bioactive material arranged into said in-between spaces of the fibre bundle and arranged in contact with the first fibre fabric, - a second fibre fabric impregnated with a third resin and arranged in contact with the fibre bundles and at least part of the particles of bioactive material, wherein the mesh size of the second fibre fabric is smaller than the average diameter of the particles of bioactive material, - a first fibre fabric impregnated with a first resin, - at least one fibre bundle impregnated with a second resin, the fibre bundle being arranged according to a pattern forming in-between spaces, and in contact with the first fibre fabric, - particles of bioactive material arranged into said in-between spaces of the fibre bundle and arranged in contact with the first fibre fabric, - a second fibre fabric impregnated with a third resin and arranged in contact with the fibre bundles and at least part of the particles of bioactive material, wherein the mesh size of the second fibre fabric is smaller than the average diameter of the particles of bioactive material, - polymerising the resins of the composite structure.
A method implemented by an actuator or sensor of adapting to changes in the control topology of a cooperative control system including a plurality of controllers, the method comprising: selecting, by the actuator or sensor, one of the controllers as the master controller for one or more state variables of the actuator or sensor; detecting, by the actuator or sensor, a change in the control topology of the cooperative control system; and reselecting, by the actuator or sensor, a master controller for the one or more state variables responsive to the change in the control topology. selecting, by the actuator or sensor, one of the controllers as the master controller for one or more state variables of the actuator or sensor; detecting, by the actuator or sensor, a change in the control topology of the cooperative control system; and reselecting, by the actuator or sensor, a master controller for the one or more state variables responsive to the change in the control topology.
A method (400; 500; 600; 700; 800) for using a charging system to account for service provided by a network element of a service provider network, comprising: receiving an accounting request from a network element of a service provider network at a router in a charging system, the accounting request associated with service provided by the network element in the service provider network in conjunction with a communication session, the charging system including a plurality of charging collection function servers associated with the router for processing accounting requests from one or more network elements of the service provider network in conjunction with one or more communication sessions; characterized by modifying the received accounting request at the router to form a modified accounting request; sending the modified accounting request from the router to a first charging collection function server selected from the plurality of charging control function servers; receiving an accounting answer from the first charging collection function server at the router indicating the first charging collection function server was not able to process the modified accounting request; and resending the modified accounting request from the router to the first charging collection function server or changing the modified accounting request at the router to form a revised accounting request and sending the revised accounting request from the router to an alternate charging collection function server selected from the plurality of charging control function servers. receiving an accounting request from a network element of a service provider network at a router in a charging system, the accounting request associated with service provided by the network element in the service provider network in conjunction with a communication session, the charging system including a plurality of charging collection function servers associated with the router for processing accounting requests from one or more network elements of the service provider network in conjunction with one or more communication sessions; characterized by modifying the received accounting request at the router to form a modified accounting request; sending the modified accounting request from the router to a first charging collection function server selected from the plurality of charging control function servers; receiving an accounting answer from the first charging collection function server at the router indicating the first charging collection function server was not able to process the modified accounting request; and resending the modified accounting request from the router to the first charging collection function server or changing the modified accounting request at the router to form a revised accounting request and sending the revised accounting request from the router to an alternate charging collection function server selected from the plurality of charging control function servers.
A method for power generation, the method comprising: combusting a fuel in a combustor with an oxidant in the presence of a compressed stream of carbon dioxide to form a compressed combustion product stream; expanding the compressed combustion product stream across a turbine to generate power and provide an expanded combustion product stream; passing the expanded combustion product stream through a primary heat exchanger to recuperate an available quantity of heat therefrom and form a cooled turbine exhaust stream; removing water from the cooled turbine exhaust stream to provide a stream of carbon dioxide; compressing the stream of carbon dioxide to form the compressed stream of carbon dioxide; recycling the compressed stream of carbon dioxide back to the combustor; heating a circulating fluid stream in a low-grade heat source to form a heated circulating fluid stream; and using the heated circulating fluid stream to increase the available quantity of heat in the expanded combustion product stream that is recuperated with the primary heat exchanger. combusting a fuel in a combustor with an oxidant in the presence of a compressed stream of carbon dioxide to form a compressed combustion product stream; expanding the compressed combustion product stream across a turbine to generate power and provide an expanded combustion product stream; passing the expanded combustion product stream through a primary heat exchanger to recuperate an available quantity of heat therefrom and form a cooled turbine exhaust stream; removing water from the cooled turbine exhaust stream to provide a stream of carbon dioxide; compressing the stream of carbon dioxide to form the compressed stream of carbon dioxide; recycling the compressed stream of carbon dioxide back to the combustor; heating a circulating fluid stream in a low-grade heat source to form a heated circulating fluid stream; and using the heated circulating fluid stream to increase the available quantity of heat in the expanded combustion product stream that is recuperated with the primary heat exchanger.
An inflating/deflating device used for a protective clothing, comprising: an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, characterized in that, the outer cylinder is provided with at least one first hole in its circumferential wall; the inner cylinder arranged within the outer cylinder, provided with at least one second hole in its circumferential wall, and being capable of sliding between a first position at which the second hole is aligned with the first hole, and a second position at which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; wherein a blade and a motor driving the blade are provided in the inner cylinder; a biasing device is provided in the outer cylinder for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which a one-way valve is provided so as to only allow pressurized gas to flow from the inner cylinder through the third opening to the outside, while to prevent the pressurized gas from flowing in an opposite direction, wherein at the first position, gas pressurized by the blade in the inner cylinder is discharged into the protective clothing through the aligned first and second holes (11, 25) as well as the third opening, as the pressure of the gas in the cavity of the protective clothing increases up to a predetermined pressure, the inner cylinder is pushed by the pressure of the gas in the cavity towards the second position, so that the second hole is deviated from the first hole and the valve is closed. an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, characterized in that, the outer cylinder is provided with at least one first hole in its circumferential wall; the inner cylinder arranged within the outer cylinder, provided with at least one second hole in its circumferential wall, and being capable of sliding between a first position at which the second hole is aligned with the first hole, and a second position at which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; wherein a blade and a motor driving the blade are provided in the inner cylinder; a biasing device is provided in the outer cylinder for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which a one-way valve is provided so as to only allow pressurized gas to flow from the inner cylinder through the third opening to the outside, while to prevent the pressurized gas from flowing in an opposite direction, wherein at the first position, gas pressurized by the blade in the inner cylinder is discharged into the protective clothing through the aligned first and second holes (11, 25) as well as the third opening, as the pressure of the gas in the cavity of the protective clothing increases up to a predetermined pressure, the inner cylinder is pushed by the pressure of the gas in the cavity towards the second position, so that the second hole is deviated from the first hole and the valve is closed.
A GLP-1 agonist and an inhibitor of IL-21 function for use in a method for treatment of type 1 diabetes, wherein said inhibitor of IL-21 function is an antibody that is capable of specifically binding IL-21.
A method for preparing 4-(dialkylchlorosilyl)butyronitriles by reacting a mixture of allyl cyanide T, which has a technical grade purity and is a mixture of 100 parts by weight allyl cyanide and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight crotonitrile, with dialkylchlorosilanes in the presence of a catalyst of transition group 8 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the reaction is conducted such that in the presence of the catalyst in the reaction mixture a stoichiometric excess of the dialkylchlorosilane used is present and the allyl cyanide T is metered in and wherein the alkyl radicals in the dialkylchlorosilane and 3-cyanopropyldialkylchlorosilane are linear alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising: monitoring a sensed airspeed of the UAV (100; 200); obtaining a commanded speed for the UAV, the commanded speed representing a command to fly the UAV at a given speed relative to an airmass through which the UAV is flying or to Earth over which the UAV is flying, characterised in that obtaining the commanded speed for the UAV comprises calculating the commanded speed (cmd_speed) as: cmd_speed = V_xc 2 + V_yci 2, where V xc represents a forward commanded velocity for the UAV and V_yci represents a lateral commanded inertial velocity for the UAV, the lateral commanded inertial velocity calculated as a lateral component of a commanded inertial velocity that points along a commanded path for the UAV; when the commanded speed is greater than the sensed airspeed, using the commanded speed in lieu of the sensed airspeed for scheduling thrust for propulsion of the UAV and/or allocating control effort for a control surface of the UAV; and when the sensed airspeed is greater than the commanded speed, using the sensed airspeed instead of the commanded speed for scheduling thrust for propulsion of the UAV and/or allocating control effort for the control surface of the UAV. monitoring a sensed airspeed of the UAV (100; 200); obtaining a commanded speed for the UAV, the commanded speed representing a command to fly the UAV at a given speed relative to an airmass through which the UAV is flying or to Earth over which the UAV is flying, characterised in that obtaining the commanded speed for the UAV comprises calculating the commanded speed (cmd_speed) as: cmd_speed = V_xc 2 + V_yci 2, where V xc represents a forward commanded velocity for the UAV and V_yci represents a lateral commanded inertial velocity for the UAV, the lateral commanded inertial velocity calculated as a lateral component of a commanded inertial velocity that points along a commanded path for the UAV; when the commanded speed is greater than the sensed airspeed, using the commanded speed in lieu of the sensed airspeed for scheduling thrust for propulsion of the UAV and/or allocating control effort for a control surface of the UAV; and when the sensed airspeed is greater than the commanded speed, using the sensed airspeed instead of the commanded speed for scheduling thrust for propulsion of the UAV and/or allocating control effort for the control surface of the UAV.
An exercise device for swallowing rehabilitation with a variable resistance, the exercise device comprising: an exerciser body forming a support; chin receiving means movably connected to the exerciser body; exercising means for creating resistance when the chin receiving means is moved towards the exerciser body; and a lever arm (32, 70) connected to the exerciser body via a fulcrum (45, 75) and configured to interact with the exercising means; characterised in that the exercising means or the fulcrum is displaceable to provide a variable resistance against movement of the chin receiving means towards the exerciser body, and in that the exercising means is arranged to extend between the exerciser body and the lever arm. an exerciser body forming a support; chin receiving means movably connected to the exerciser body; exercising means for creating resistance when the chin receiving means is moved towards the exerciser body; and a lever arm (32, 70) connected to the exerciser body via a fulcrum (45, 75) and configured to interact with the exercising means; characterised in that the exercising means or the fulcrum is displaceable to provide a variable resistance against movement of the chin receiving means towards the exerciser body, and in that the exercising means is arranged to extend between the exerciser body and the lever arm.
Electric motor having a connecting unit for wiring the stator windings (U, V, W) of the electric motor, wherein the ends of the stator winding lines are connected, in particular are force-lockingly connected and/or weldingly connected, to cable lugs (5, 11), wherein the cable lugs (5, 11) are connected to respective bolts (1, 9), in particular wherein the bolts are inserted through an opening arranged in the cable lug, wherein the cable lugs are arranged cast in casting compound, wherein the bolts are each connected, in particular screw-connected, to a spacer, wherein the distance between nearest adjacent bolts, in particular along the spacer and/or thus the distance between the connecting regions of the respective bolt to the spacer, is in each case greater than the radial extent of the spacer, in particular so that the bolts are arranged in a row on the spacer and are each spaced apart from one another, wherein the spacer is formed in one piece and/or of electrically insulating material, in particular of plastic, of an epoxy resin-containing part or of ceramic, wherein the cable lugs are each plugged onto the bolts by means of their punched openings, wherein a plurality of cable lugs not aligned parallel are connected to a bolt provided for forming a star point, in particular wherein the cable lugs connected to second ends of the stator windings are connected to the bolt, wherein the connecting unit is arranged in casting compound in such a manner that the bolt provided for forming a star point does not protrude from the casting compound and that the other bolts at least partly protrude from the casting compound.
Substrate for fluorescent detection of micro-organisms, more specifically B. anthracis, wherein said substrate comprises fluorescent label - Ahx - X1- X2 - X3 - Lys - quencher wherein X1, X2 and X3 are amino acids, in which at least one of X1, X2 and X3 is a D-amino acid, in which at least one amino acid is Leu or D-Leu and in which X3 may be absent, wherein Lys stands for Lysine, and Ahx stands for amino hexonic acid..
A method comprising: recording a first location of a mobile device; determining, by one or more processors of a geographic-positioning component of the mobile device, on a periodic basis, a current location of the mobile device; determining, by the geographic-positioning component, a radius defining a geographic region around the first location, wherein the radius is determined based on a battery level of the mobile device, wherein the radius which is determined if the mobile device's battery level is less than a pre-determined threshold is larger than the radius which is determined if the mobile device's battery level is greater than said pre-determined threshold; determining, by the one or more processors of the geographic-positioning component, whether the current location is outside the geographic region; and if the current location is outside the geographic region, then transmitting, by the one or more processors of the geographic-positioning component, a message to one or more other processors of the mobile device, the message causing one or more of the other processors to transition from a sleep state to an active state. recording a first location of a mobile device; determining, by one or more processors of a geographic-positioning component of the mobile device, on a periodic basis, a current location of the mobile device; determining, by the geographic-positioning component, a radius defining a geographic region around the first location, wherein the radius is determined based on a battery level of the mobile device, wherein the radius which is determined if the mobile device's battery level is less than a pre-determined threshold is larger than the radius which is determined if the mobile device's battery level is greater than said pre-determined threshold; determining, by the one or more processors of the geographic-positioning component, whether the current location is outside the geographic region; and if the current location is outside the geographic region, then transmitting, by the one or more processors of the geographic-positioning component, a message to one or more other processors of the mobile device, the message causing one or more of the other processors to transition from a sleep state to an active state.
A method for generating structures in an image, comprising: obtaining a first image including a first set of structures and a second influencer set of structures wherein the second influencer set of structures move and/or deform daily, the first and second influencer set of structures being located at respective first locations in the first image; obtaining a second image including the second influencer set of structures, the second influencer set of structures being located at a second location in the second image, the second location being different from the first location of the second influencer set of structures in the first image; and characterized by propagating the first set of structures from the first image to the second image based on image registration that is guided by the second influencer set of structures (302, 302'), wherein the second influencer set of structures (302, 302') includes structures that affect one or more of shape, size, and/or location of one or more structures in the first set of structures. obtaining a first image including a first set of structures and a second influencer set of structures wherein the second influencer set of structures move and/or deform daily, the first and second influencer set of structures being located at respective first locations in the first image; obtaining a second image including the second influencer set of structures, the second influencer set of structures being located at a second location in the second image, the second location being different from the first location of the second influencer set of structures in the first image; and characterized by propagating the first set of structures from the first image to the second image based on image registration that is guided by the second influencer set of structures (302, 302'), wherein the second influencer set of structures (302, 302') includes structures that affect one or more of shape, size, and/or location of one or more structures in the first set of structures.
Suction/blowing device, comprising a fan, which in the suction mode draws in a suction air stream through a suction pipe of the suction/blowing device (1, 41, 81), wherein the fan is driven by a drive motor, wherein the flow direction of the suction air stream is oriented from an intake opening of the suction pipe towards the fan, wherein the suction/blowing device comprises a switch-over device (6, 36, 56, 86) for switching between suction mode and blowing mode, and wherein the fan delivers in the blowing mode a blowing air stream through the suction pipe, the flow direction of which is oriented from the fan towards the intake opening, characterised in that the switch-over device (6, 36, 56, 86) switches the direction of rotation (23, 24) of the fan.