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An apparatus for oxygenating and controlling temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit, the apparatus comprising: a housing providing a blood inlet and a blood outlet; a core disposed within the housing and defining a longitudinal axis; a heat exchanger bundle including a plurality of heat transfer capillary tubes arranged directly over the core, each of the heat transfer capillary tubes terminating at opposing, first and second ends (192, 194) and extending about the core to define an arc relative to the longitudinal axis, the arc having an arc angle of less than 360 degrees; and an oxygenator bundle including a plurality of gas exchange fibers arranged directly over the heat exchanger bundle; and a potting structure encompassing the first end and the second end of each of the heat transfer capillary tubes; wherein the apparatus is configured to establish a blood flow path from the blood inlet to the blood outlet passing radially through the heat exchanger bundle and the oxygenator bundle; and wherein a face of the potting structure is arranged in a plane substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis. a housing providing a blood inlet and a blood outlet; a core disposed within the housing and defining a longitudinal axis; a heat exchanger bundle including a plurality of heat transfer capillary tubes arranged directly over the core, each of the heat transfer capillary tubes terminating at opposing, first and second ends (192, 194) and extending about the core to define an arc relative to the longitudinal axis, the arc having an arc angle of less than 360 degrees; and an oxygenator bundle including a plurality of gas exchange fibers arranged directly over the heat exchanger bundle; and a potting structure encompassing the first end and the second end of each of the heat transfer capillary tubes; wherein the apparatus is configured to establish a blood flow path from the blood inlet to the blood outlet passing radially through the heat exchanger bundle and the oxygenator bundle; and wherein a face of the potting structure is arranged in a plane substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis.
A digital signature management method implemented by one or a plurality of computers (10, 20, 30, 40), the method comprising: generating items of signature record data for items of signature target data inputted in chronological order; and generating an item of milestone data as a new item of signature target data every time the number of items of signature target data inputted reaches a predetermined value, wherein each item of signature record data includes a hash value of a corresponding item of signature target data, a hash value of an item of signature record data inputted immediately previously, and a signature for the hash value of the corresponding item of signature target data and the hash value of the item of signature record data inputted immediately previously, and each item of milestone data includes a hash value of at least one item of milestone data generated earlier, and hash values of items of signature record data corresponding to all items of signature target data inputted after generation of an immediately previous item of milestone data. generating items of signature record data for items of signature target data inputted in chronological order; and generating an item of milestone data as a new item of signature target data every time the number of items of signature target data inputted reaches a predetermined value, wherein each item of signature record data includes a hash value of a corresponding item of signature target data, a hash value of an item of signature record data inputted immediately previously, and a signature for the hash value of the corresponding item of signature target data and the hash value of the item of signature record data inputted immediately previously, and each item of milestone data includes a hash value of at least one item of milestone data generated earlier, and hash values of items of signature record data corresponding to all items of signature target data inputted after generation of an immediately previous item of milestone data.
A parameter adjustment method for evaluating a motion characteristic of a numerically controlled machine tool using a circular motion test and adjusting control parameters of the machine tool, wherein the control parameters include position loop gain, speed loop gain, speed loop integral gain or time constant, friction compensation parameters and backlash correction parameters, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: by a normal direction change rate calculation unit, calculating a normal direction change rate of a trajectory from a circular motion trajectory obtained from a circular motion trajectory data acquisition unit; by a polar coordinate change unit, changing the normal direction change rate into polar coordinates; by a display unit, displaying the normal direction change rate of the trajectory as polar coordinates along with a normal direction change rate limit at which a shape change can be visually recognized by a person; by a parameter change unit and associated input device, adjusting the control parameters of the machine tool when the normal direction change rate is equal to or greater than the normal direction change rate limit; and repeating steps 1 to 4 until the normal direction change rate is equal to or less than the normal direction change rate limit. by a normal direction change rate calculation unit, calculating a normal direction change rate of a trajectory from a circular motion trajectory obtained from a circular motion trajectory data acquisition unit; by a polar coordinate change unit, changing the normal direction change rate into polar coordinates; by a display unit, displaying the normal direction change rate of the trajectory as polar coordinates along with a normal direction change rate limit at which a shape change can be visually recognized by a person; by a parameter change unit and associated input device, adjusting the control parameters of the machine tool when the normal direction change rate is equal to or greater than the normal direction change rate limit; and repeating steps 1 to 4 until the normal direction change rate is equal to or less
A recombinant microbial host cell comprising DNA molecules encoding polypeptides that catalyze the substrate to product conversions: i) pyruvate to acetolactate (pathway step a) ii) acetolactate to 2,3-dihydroxyisovalerate (pathway step b) iii) 2,3-dihydroxyisovalerate to α-ketoisovalerate (pathway step c) and iv) α-ketoisovalerate to isobutyraldehyde (pathway step d), wherein the DNA molecules are heterologous to said microbial host cell and wherein said microbial host cell produces isobutanol, wherein the microbial host cell is a yeast. i) pyruvate to acetolactate (pathway step a) ii) acetolactate to 2,3-dihydroxyisovalerate (pathway step b) iii) 2,3-dihydroxyisovalerate to α-ketoisovalerate (pathway step c) and iv) α-ketoisovalerate to isobutyraldehyde (pathway step d),
Method of spectral scanning upon reception of a digital signal, the method comprising a Fourier transform computation, characterized in that said computation is preceded by multicarrier shaping filtering.
A slide device comprising: a rail whose cross-section is substantially C-shaped; and a bearing arranged to face an inner wall plane (2, 3) of the rail and configured such that an outer ring of the bearing is arranged rotatably, wherein the inner wall plane of the rail guides a slider supporting an inner ring of the bearing such that the slider is moved linearly, and wherein a shaft of the slider is constituted of three groups of shafts having different angles, and is configured to support the inner ring of the bearing, and is formed integrally with the slider, and a through hole is formed in a center of the shaft, and rigidity of a portion of the shaft facing a raceway groove of the inner ring of the bearing is reduced. a rail whose cross-section is substantially C-shaped; and a bearing arranged to face an inner wall plane (2, 3) of the rail and configured such that an outer ring of the bearing is arranged rotatably, wherein the inner wall plane of the rail guides a slider supporting an inner ring of the bearing such that the slider is moved linearly, and wherein a shaft of the slider is constituted of three groups of shafts having different angles, and is configured to support the inner ring of the bearing, and is formed integrally with the slider, and a through hole is formed in a center of the shaft, and rigidity of a portion of the shaft facing a raceway groove of the inner ring of the bearing is reduced.
A method comprising: a) forming a layered tubular member by placing one or more outer layers about an inner layer and joining at one or more seams along a length of the layered tubular member, wherein the one or more outer layers include a first resin impregnated therein; b) applying the first resin or a second resin at the one or more seams; c) creating one or more fillets along the one or more seams with the first resin, the second resin, or an adhesive, wherein the one or more fillets are formed between an edge of the one or more outer layers and a surface of the one or more outer layers; and d) curing the first resin, the second resin, and the adhesive so that the layered tubular member, the first resin, the second resin, and the adhesive form a composite structure having a tubular shape. a) forming a layered tubular member by placing one or more outer layers about an inner layer and joining at one or more seams along a length of the layered tubular member, wherein the one or more outer layers include a first resin impregnated therein; b) applying the first resin or a second resin at the one or more seams; c) creating one or more fillets along the one or more seams with the first resin, the second resin, or an adhesive, wherein the one or more fillets are formed between an edge of the one or more outer layers and a surface of the one or more outer layers; and d) curing the first resin, the second resin, and the adhesive so that the layered tubular member, the first resin, the second resin, and the adhesive form a composite structure having a tubular shape.
An airfoil, comprising: a. an outer surface having a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream from the leading edge, and a convex surface between the leading and trailing edges (46, 48); b. a cavity inside the outer surface; c. a platform connected to the outer surface, wherein the platform defines a top surface around at least a portion of the outer surface; d. a first plurality of trenches beneath the top surface of the platform upstream from the leading edge, e. a first plurality of cooling passages that provide fluid communication from the first plurality of trenches through the top surface of the platform; and f. a plenum inside the platform in fluid communication with the cavity and the first plurality of trenches; the plenum comprising a plurality of separate chambers characterized in that each chamber is configured to connect a specific portion of the cavity to a specific group of trenches. a. an outer surface having a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream from the leading edge, and a convex surface between the leading and trailing edges (46, 48); b. a cavity inside the outer surface; c. a platform connected to the outer surface, wherein the platform defines a top surface around at least a portion of the outer surface; d. a first plurality of trenches beneath the top surface of the platform upstream from the leading edge, e. a first plurality of cooling passages that provide fluid communication from the first plurality of trenches through the top surface of the platform; and f. a plenum inside the platform in fluid communication with the cavity and the first plurality of trenches; the plenum comprising a plurality of separate chambers characterized in that each chamber is configured to connect a specific portion of the cavity to a specific group of trenches.
Adapter for an offshore foundation construction including a cylindrical sleeve for receiving a pile (22a, 22) of the offshore foundation construction, the adapter being characterized by a device for verifying the bearing capacity of a first pile of the offshore foundation construction after its insertion, the device comprising a body, a first means for connecting the body to a referential element, a second means for connecting the body to the first pile, a means for applying a load on the first pile in a direction parallel to the axis of the first pile, and further including a means for measuring a displacement of the first pile.
Method for the production of uniform films on moving substrates in a vacuum chamber by deposition of at least one source material by means of magnetron sputtering, in which at least one substrate is transported with at least one movable substrate mounting in the vacuum chamber to at least one sputtering zone and, in the sputtering zone, at least one film made of at least one source material is deposited on the substrate by sputtering the target comprising the at least one source material, wherein the at least one source material is deposited without separate supply of a reaction gas into the vacuum chamber, characterised in that all surfaces which are situated in the region of the sputtering zone consist of the at least one source material. wherein the at least one source material is deposited without separate supply of a reaction gas into the vacuum chamber, characterised in that all surfaces which are situated in the region of the sputtering zone consist of the at least one source material.
A flexible coverage-providing article (1, 11) for outside use, comprising: - a covering textile layer (2, 22), and - a woven illuminating layer comprising diffusing optical fibers and binding threads woven with the diffusing optical fibers, the illuminating layer furthermore comprising a border composed of woven textile threads, the border being placed on the perimeter of the woven illuminating layer, the diffusing optical fibers extending beyond one edge of the woven illuminating layer, an end segment of the diffusing optical fibers being formed into a strand, - an assembly seam, the woven illuminating layer being fastened to the covering textile layer (2, 22) by the assembly seam on the border, the two layers being taut, - a lighting unit, the lighting unit comprising an optical output, the optical output being connected to the strand of diffusing optical fibers, and a light source for generating a light flux in the optical output. - a covering textile layer (2, 22), and - a woven illuminating layer comprising diffusing optical fibers and binding threads woven with the diffusing optical fibers, the illuminating layer furthermore comprising a border composed of woven textile threads, the border being placed on the perimeter of the woven illuminating layer, the diffusing optical fibers extending beyond one edge of the woven illuminating layer, an end segment of the diffusing optical fibers being formed into a strand, - an assembly seam, the woven illuminating layer being fastened to the covering textile layer (2, 22) by the assembly seam on the border, the two layers being taut, - a lighting unit, the lighting unit comprising an optical output, the optical output being connected to the strand of diffusing optical fibers, and a light source for generating a light flux in the optical output.
A method for making a 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran or a 2,5-dihydroxymethyl tetrahydrofuran derivative compound of a formula selected from the group consisting of: where R is H or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; comprising, contacting the hexose in an organic solvent with a hydrogenation catalyst containing a metal comprising a member selected from the group consisting of Pd, Pt and Ni, and simultaneously with an acid catalyst, at a temperature, a pressure and for a time sufficient to dehydrate the sugar and reduce the dehydrated product to the hydroxymethylfuran or hydroxymethyltetrahydrofuran derivative.
A method for treating metallurgical slag in order to segregate heavy metals in the slag by including them permanently in a crystal structure of the treated slag, the method comprising the steps of: a) extracting the slag produced by an electric furnace by pouring of a continuous flow of slag out of the furnace; b) simultaneously to step a), mixing evenly with said slag a quantity of sand by controlled pouring of a continuous flow of sand in said continuous flow of slag for creating a resulting continuous flow of treated slag, said sand being in granular form. a) extracting the slag produced by an electric furnace by pouring of a continuous flow of slag out of the furnace; b) simultaneously to step a), mixing evenly with said slag a quantity of sand by controlled pouring of a continuous flow of sand in said continuous flow of slag for creating a resulting continuous flow of treated slag, said sand being in granular form.
A system for detecting rhinitis, comprising a device for detecting rhinitis in a human subject, comprising an inflatable member that, in a first state, is configured to be introducible into the nasal cavity of the human subject; an expansion member configured to expand the inflatable member to an expanded, second state within the nasal cavity such that the inflatable member abuts against the tissue of the nasal cavity; wherein the device further comprises a pressure sensing member configured to measure a pressure exerted on the inflatable member in the second state by the tissue of the nasal cavity, and the system further comprises a data collection module configured to obtain an input signal reflecting a tissue response pressure of the nasal cavity of said human subject, wherein the tissue response pressure corresponds to the pressure exerted by tissue of the nasal cavity on said inflatable member in said expanded, second state; characterized by a pressure analyzing module configured to analyze said input signal to identify plateaus and decreases in the signal over a period of time, and a rhinitis detection module configured to detect rhinitis by comparing said plateaus and decreases in the signal over time with at least one predetermined boundary condition. an inflatable member that, in a first state, is configured to be introducible into the nasal cavity of the human subject; an expansion member configured to expand the inflatable member to an expanded, second state within the nasal cavity such that the inflatable member abuts against the tissue of the nasal cavity; wherein the device further comprises a pressure sensing member configured to measure a pressure exerted on the inflatable member in the second state by the tissue of the nasal cavity, and the system further comprises
A method for generating gear teeth, wherein a workpiece which is to receive a toothed profile and a cutting tool are advanced towards each other in a rolling feed motion until each flank (10, 20) of the tooth profile has been generated after several passes of the tool, wherein in each pass a cut surface containing at least one flank cut (11, 12, 13, 14) is generated on the workpiece, wherein an auxiliary motion is superimposed on the rolling feed movement whereby the flank cuts (11-12, 12-13, 13-14) generated in at least two immediately consecutive passes are connected to each other, characterised in that the generation of the cut surface in the last tool pass with the rolling feed movement is carried out without the auxiliary movement.
Apparatus for radiation therapy comprising: a drive stand; a rotatable gantry pivotally coupled to the drive stand and including a treatment source; a first arm (205;405) coupled to the rotatable gantry; an imaging source coupled to a source end (251;451) of the first arm; a second arm (207;407) coupled to the rotatable gantry; and an image detector coupled to an imaging end (252;452) of the second arm, wherein at least one of the first arm, the second arm, the imaging source and the imaging detector is pivotally coupled at its coupling point, characterised in that the first arm includes a first pivot point and the second arm includes a second pivot point. a drive stand; a rotatable gantry pivotally coupled to the drive stand and including a treatment source; a first arm (205;405) coupled to the rotatable gantry; an imaging source coupled to a source end (251;451) of the first arm; a second arm (207;407) coupled to the rotatable gantry; and an image detector coupled to an imaging end (252;452) of the second arm, wherein at least one of the first arm, the second arm, the imaging source and the imaging detector is pivotally coupled at its coupling point, characterised in that the first arm includes a first pivot point and the second arm includes a second pivot point.
A method of selecting an antenna configuration for communicating in a wireless communication network by a user equipment, UE, comprising: determining that a rear guard period for changing from a first antenna configuration to a second antenna configuration is not needed between a scheduled sounding reference signal, SRS, transmission and a scheduled downlink transmission; transmitting the scheduled SRS transmission using the first antenna configuration; changing from the first antenna configuration to the second antenna configuration; and receiving the scheduled downlink transmission using the second antenna configuration without observing the rear guard period, wherein determining that the rear guard period is not needed comprises: determining a propagation delay between a base station and a user equipment is sufficient to allow for changing between the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration without the rear guard period; or determining that it is not necessary to receive a first symbol of the scheduled downlink transmission. determining that a rear guard period for changing from a first antenna configuration to a second antenna configuration is not needed between a scheduled sounding reference signal, SRS, transmission and a scheduled downlink transmission; transmitting the scheduled SRS transmission using the first antenna configuration; changing from the first antenna configuration to the second antenna configuration; and receiving the scheduled downlink transmission using the second antenna configuration without observing the rear guard period, determining a propagation delay between a base station and a user equipment is sufficient to allow for changing between the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration without the rear guard period; or determining that it is not necessary to receive a first symbol of the scheduled downlink transmission.
Network device comprising a first network interface adapted to communicate with at least one further network device within a sub-network (12, 14), and a proxy module adapted to provide control, notification and information retrieval functionality relating to said at least one further network device to network devices outside said sub-network (12, 14), wherein said proxy module is adapted to store information of the network devices of the sub-network in a memory, check, based on this information, whether a network device outside the sub-network attempting to access a network device that is within the sub-network and is in low-power consumption state, wake up the network device from the low-power consumption state, and allow data communication between the network device in the sub-network and the network device outside of the sub-network in normal-power consumption state. store information of the network devices of the sub-network in a memory, check, based on this information, whether a network device outside the sub-network attempting to access a network device that is within the sub-network and is in low-power consumption state, wake up the network device from the low-power consumption state, and allow data communication between the network device in the sub-network and the network device outside of the sub-network in normal-power consumption state.