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A sound synthesizing apparatus comprising: a waveform storing section configured to store a plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]) extracted from different positions, on a time axis, of a sound waveform (Vb) indicating a voiced sound; and a waveform generating section configured to generate a synthesized waveform (C[n]) by arranging the plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]) on the time axis, characterized in that the waveform generating section is configured to select, for each processing period of a plurality of processing periods (R[n]), a first unit waveform (Ua[n]) and a second unit waveform (Ub[n]) different from the first unit waveform from among the plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]), and to generate, for the respective processing period, the synthesized waveform (C[n]) which is a sum of a first waveform series (Sa[n]) in which a plurality of the selected first unit waveforms (Ua[n]) are arranged so that intensities thereof increase with time in the respective processing period and a second waveform series (Sb[n]) in which a plurality of the selected second unit waveforms (Ub[n]) are arranged so that intensities thereof decrease with time in the respective processing period. a waveform storing section configured to store a plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]) extracted from different positions, on a time axis, of a sound waveform (Vb) indicating a voiced sound; and a waveform generating section configured to generate a synthesized waveform (C[n]) by arranging the plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]) on the time axis, characterized in that the waveform generating section is configured to select, for each processing period of a plurality of processing periods (R[n]), a first unit waveform (Ua[n]) and a second unit waveform (Ub[n]) different from the first unit waveform from among the plurality of unit waveforms (u[m]), and to generate, for the respective processing period, the synthesized waveform (C[n]) which is a sum of a first waveform series (Sa[n]) in which a plurality of the selected first unit waveforms (Ua[n]) are arranged so that intensities thereof increase with time in the respective processing period and a second waveform series (Sb[n]) in which a plurality of the selected second unit waveforms (Ub[n]) are arranged so that intensities thereof decrease with time in the respective processing period.
Vitamin D compound having a structure according to formula, wherein R is a C 2 -C 10 alkyl functional group or alkenyl functional group, which is optionally substituted by a hydroxy group, L is a linker, and W is a labelling group that is not a vitamin D compound. R is a C 2 -C 10 alkyl functional group or alkenyl functional group, which is optionally substituted by a hydroxy group, L is a linker, and W is a labelling group that is not a vitamin D compound.
A method for manufacturing medical rubber closure by which the medical rubber closure comprising a disc-shaped flange portion and a leg portion formed to be continuous to the lower surface of the flange portion and wherein a region at the lower surface side of the flange portion and the leg portion are made of a nitrile based rubber, wherein the region at a top surface side of the flange portion is made of a butyl based rubber and the leg portion is laminated with a coating layer made of a fluorine based resin film is manufactured through a step of vulcanization molding a sheet of unvulcanized nitrile based rubber that is to form the leg portion and a fluorine based resin film that is to form the coating layer to form a primary molded article, including the leg portion made of the nitrile based rubber and the coating layer made of the fluorine based resin film and being laminated to the leg portion by vulcanization bonding, and thereafter punching out the leg portion individually to prepare a closure blank, and a step of setting the closure blank in a secondary molding mold, overlapping thereon a sheet of unvulcanized nitrile based rubber that is to form the region at the lower surface side of the flange portion and a sheet of unvulcanized butyl based rubber that is to form the region at the top surface side of the flange portion, and performing vulcanization molding in this state to form the region at the lower surface side of the flange portion made of the nitrile based rubber and the region at the top surface side of the flange portion made of the butyl based rubber and vulcanization bonding the two regions (6, 8) and the closure blank to each other.
A method of transitioning between positive power operation and engine braking operation in an internal combustion engine cylinder, said method comprising the steps of: actuating intake and exhaust valves (106, 108) associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that permits the engine cylinder to generate positive power; determining a desire to transition the engine cylinder from generating positive power to providing engine braking; characterized by actuating the intake and exhaust valves associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that provides compression release braking and permits the engine cylinder to transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking in response to the determination of the desire to transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking; determining that the engine cylinder is providing engine braking; and actuating the intake and exhaust valves associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that provides compression release braking and permits the engine cylinder to provide a desired level of engine braking in response to the determination that the engine cylinder is providing engine braking, wherein the manner in which the intake and exhaust valves are actuated for the transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking differs from the manner in which the intake and exhaust valves are actuated for generating positive power and providing engine braking. actuating intake and exhaust valves (106, 108) associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that permits the engine cylinder to generate positive power; determining a desire to transition the engine cylinder from generating positive power to providing engine braking; characterized by actuating the intake and exhaust valves associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that provides compression release braking and permits the engine cylinder to transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking in response to the determination of the desire to transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking; determining that the engine cylinder is providing engine braking; and actuating the intake and exhaust valves associated with the engine cylinder in a manner that provides compression release braking and permits the engine cylinder to provide a desired level of engine braking in response to the determination that the engine cylinder is providing engine braking, wherein the manner in which the intake and exhaust valves are actuated for the transition from generating positive power to providing engine braking differs from the manner in which the intake and exhaust valves are actuated for generating positive power and providing engine braking.
A method of making a coated product, comprising: a) providing a substrate in shape of a web, sheet or tray of fiber-based material, preferably paper, paper board and/or similar lignocellulose material-based product; b) providing a coating material in form of biopolymer-containing aqueous dispersion or solution c) applying the coating material on the substrate to form a coating layer thereon. d) cross-linking the coating material after it has been applied on the substrate characterized by e) dissolving a biopolymer material in water to form the biopolymer-containing aqueous solution, said biopolymer material is a polysaccharide, f) adding citric acid in the range between 5-50 pph in order to cross-link and/or plasticize the biopolymer, g) adjusting the pH of the solution in order to reduce the molecular weight reduction due to hydrolysis. h) Apply the coating onto the fiber substrate, to form said coating layer. i) Simultaneously dry and cross-link the biopolymer material. a) providing a substrate in shape of a web, sheet or tray of fiber-based material, preferably paper, paper board and/or similar lignocellulose material-based product; b) providing a coating material in form of biopolymer-containing aqueous dispersion or solution c) applying the coating material on the substrate to form a coating layer thereon. d) cross-linking the coating material after it has been applied on the substrate characterized by e) dissolving a biopolymer material in water to form the biopolymer-containing aqueous solution, said biopolymer material is a polysaccharide, f) adding citric acid in the range between 5-50 pph in order to cross-link and/or plasticize the biopolymer, g) adjusting the pH of the solution in order to reduce the molecular weight reduction due to hydrolysis. h) Apply the coating onto the fiber substrate, to form said coating layer. i) Simultaneously dry and cross-link the biopolymer material.
A glass composition comprising, in mol%: 53 to 60% SiO 2; 11 to 15% Al 2 O 3; 18 to 30% MgO; 0 to 5% CaO; 0.2 to 1.5% B 2 O 3; 0.5 to 2.5% Li 2 O; and 0 to 0.2% Na 2 O; wherein a total content of MgO and CaO is in a range of 18 to 35 mol%, and a mol ratio calculated by Al 2 O 3 / (MgO + CaO) is 0.3 to 0.5. 53 to 60% SiO 2; 11 to 15% Al 2 O 3; 18 to 30% MgO; 0 to 5% CaO; 0.2 to 1.5% B 2 O 3; 0.5 to 2.5% Li 2 O; and 0 to 0.2% Na 2 O; wherein a total content of MgO and CaO is in a range of 18 to 35 mol%, and a mol ratio calculated by Al 2 O 3 / (MgO + CaO) is 0.3 to 0.5.
Heating apparatus comprising flow and return fluid connections for connecting to a central heating radiator, a pump for circulating liquid between the fluid connections and a heater for heating liquid circulating between the fluid connections, the heating apparatus further comprises a support on which the pump and heater are disposed, the heating apparatus being characterized in that it is mountable to the central heating radiator by way of the support so that the heating apparatus is substantially supported by the central heating radiator through the support.
A method of making an additively manufactured metal component, said method comprising: (a) providing a metal-containing feedstock comprising a high-vapor-pressure metal and at least one other metal species different than said high-vapor-pressure metal; (b) exposing a first amount of said metal-containing feedstock to an energy source for melting said first amount of said metal-containing feedstock, thereby generating a first melt layer; and (c) solidifying said first melt layer, thereby generating a first solid layer of an additively manufactured metal component, wherein said metal-containing feedstock contains a higher concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal compared to the concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said first solid layer, wherein said metal-containing feedstock further comprises grain-refining nanoparticles, wherein said nanoparticles are 2000 nm or less in size, and wherein an enrichment ratio of wt% concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said metal-containing feedstock to wt% concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said first solid layer is at least 1.05. (a) providing a metal-containing feedstock comprising a high-vapor-pressure metal and at least one other metal species different than said high-vapor-pressure metal; (b) exposing a first amount of said metal-containing feedstock to an energy source for melting said first amount of said metal-containing feedstock, thereby generating a first melt layer; and (c) solidifying said first melt layer, thereby generating a first solid layer of an additively manufactured metal component, wherein said metal-containing feedstock contains a higher concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal compared to the concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said first solid layer, wherein said metal-containing feedstock further comprises grain-refining nanoparticles, wherein said nanoparticles are 2000 nm or less in size, and wherein an enrichment ratio of wt% concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said metal-containing feedstock to wt% concentration of said high-vapor-pressure metal in said first solid layer is at least 1.05.
A current collector comprising a conductive substrate and a resin layer possessing conductivity on at least one side of the conductive substrate; wherein the resin layer possessing conductivity has a surface roughness Ra of 0.1 μm or higher and 1.0 μm or lower; characterized in, that the resin layer possessing conductivity has a thickness t [μm] and a surface with an average inclination angle θa [degree], with t and θa satisfying an equation of (1/3)t + 0.5 ≤ θa ≤ (1/3)t + 10, wherein θa is obtained by measuring concave and convex of the surface of the resin layer and calculating using the following equation: θ a = tan − 1 h 1 + h 2 + h 3 +... + h n L wherein h 1, h 2, h 3,........., h n is the height of from the bottom of a concave to the top of a convex observed within the reference length L.
A method for managing streaming media service to a plurality of user devices disposed within an aircraft that is traveling along a predicted transport path through a multi-carrier communications system, the method comprising: computing, by a mobility management system, a congestion map to indicate congestion conditions for a plurality of carriers of the multi-carrier communications system along the predicted transport path, the congestion map indicating a first carrier as uncongested with respect to servicing the aircraft during a first service timeframe, and the congestion map indicating a second carrier as congested with respect to servicing the aircraft during a second service timeframe; identifying, by the mobility management system, candidate media content portions for consumption by one or more of the plurality of user devices during the second service timeframe, wherein the identifying is based at least in part on media content items presently provided to the one or more of the plurality of user devices within the aircraft via the multi-carrier communications system; selecting, by the mobility management system, a set of media content portions from the candidate media content portions that satisfy a pre-position threshold; and scheduling, by the mobility management system, transmission of the selected set of media content portions to the aircraft via the first carrier for storage local to the aircraft. computing, by a mobility management system, a congestion map to indicate congestion conditions for a plurality of carriers of the multi-carrier communications system along the predicted transport path, the congestion map indicating a first carrier as uncongested with respect to servicing the aircraft during a first service timeframe, and the congestion map indicating a second carrier as congested with respect to servicing the aircraft during a second service timeframe; identifying, by the mobility management system, candidate media content portions for consumption by one or more of the plurality of user devices during the second service timeframe, wherein the identifying is based at least in part on media content items presently provided to the one or more of the plurality of user devices within the aircraft via the multi-carrier communications system; selecting, by the mobility management system, a set of media content portions from the candidate media content portions that satisfy a pre-position threshold; and scheduling, by the mobility management system, transmission of the selected set of media content portions to the aircraft via the first carrier for storage local to the aircraft.
A firearm with a shoulder support, comprising a shoulder stock that can be joined by means of a connector to a shoulder-stock receptacle of the firearm, also comprising a shoulder-stock adjuster to adjust the position of the shoulder stock relative to the shoulder-stock receptacle along an adjustment axis, and comprising a cheek rest, whereby the cheek rest is mounted by means of a bearing on the shoulder stock so as to be movable in the direction parallel to the adjustment axis, characterized in that a stop to limit a movement path of the cheek rest towards the front is provided on the shoulder-stock receptacle, wherein the position of the cheek rest defined by the stop of the shoulder-stock receptacle is configured in such a way that a cocking lever of the firearm does not collide with the cheek rest, even in the completely retracted state.
A method for controlling an uninterruptible power supply having a battery, the method comprising acts of: powering a load coupled to the UPS using utility power; determining whether an energy cost associated with the utility power exceeds a threshold cost; determining whether a charge level of the battery exceeds a threshold charge level; powering the load from the battery in response to determining that the energy cost exceeds the threshold cost and that the charge level of the battery exceeds the threshold charge level; and determining whether the charge level of the battery is below a reserve charge level, wherein the reserve charge level corresponds to a predetermined minimum amount of desired time the load can be powered by the battery, and powering the load from utility power in response thereto. powering a load coupled to the UPS using utility power; determining whether an energy cost associated with the utility power exceeds a threshold cost; determining whether a charge level of the battery exceeds a threshold charge level; powering the load from the battery in response to determining that the energy cost exceeds the threshold cost and that the charge level of the battery exceeds the threshold charge level; and determining whether the charge level of the battery is below a reserve charge level, wherein the reserve charge level corresponds to a predetermined minimum amount of desired time the load can be powered by the battery, and powering the load from utility power in response thereto.
Method for removing ethanol from an alcohol containing fermentation product which, after completely running through a production method specific for the fermentation product, contains a final concentration of ethanol typical for the production method, comprising the steps: a) Adding a non-saccharomyces yeast or a mixture of non-saccharomyces yeasts to the alcohol containing fermentation product, and b) aerobic fermentation of the alcohol containing fermentation product under oxygen restricted conditions and without further supplementing with sugar containing media, wherein the ethanol contained in the alcohol containing fermentation product is reduced by the non- saccharomyces yeasts and metabolized under the formation of aromatic substances specific for the fermentation product. a) Adding a non-saccharomyces yeast or a mixture of non-saccharomyces yeasts to the alcohol containing fermentation product, and b) aerobic fermentation of the alcohol containing fermentation product under oxygen restricted conditions and without further supplementing with sugar containing media, wherein the ethanol contained in the alcohol containing fermentation product is reduced by the non- saccharomyces yeasts and metabolized under the formation of aromatic substances specific for the fermentation product.
A heat transfer system for a turbine engine, the heat transfer system comprising: an annular inlet cowling; a plurality of heat pipes each of the plurality of heat pipes having at least a section thereof disposed in contact with an interior of the annular inlet cowling, the heat pipes being thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe to the annular inlet cowling; each of the plurality of heat pipes including a generally axially-extending aft section, and a forward section, the forward sections of the plurality of heat pipes being disposed within the annular inlet cowling in a circumferential array; characterised in that: the forward sections have a shape conforming to the shape of the annular inlet cowling; each of the plurality of heat pipes further comprises a transition section interconnecting the forward section and the aft section; wherein the transition section of one or more of the plurality of heat pipes extends at least partially in a circumferential direction. an annular inlet cowling; a plurality of heat pipes each of the plurality of heat pipes having at least a section thereof disposed in contact with an interior of the annular inlet cowling, the heat pipes being thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe to the annular inlet cowling; each of the plurality of heat pipes including a generally axially-extending aft section, and a forward section, the forward sections of the plurality of heat pipes being disposed within the annular inlet cowling in a circumferential array; characterised in that: the forward sections have a shape conforming to the shape of the annular inlet cowling; each of the plurality of heat pipes further comprises a transition section interconnecting the forward section and the aft section; wherein the transition section of one or more of the plurality of heat pipes extends at least partially in a circumferential direction. the forward sections have a shape conforming to the shape of the annular inlet cowling; each of the plurality of heat pipes further comprises a transition section interconnecting the forward section and the aft section; wherein the transition section of one or more of the plurality of heat pipes extends at least partially in a circumferential direction.
An anti-carboxymethyllysine antibody for use in treating inflammation or auto-immune disorders, wherein said treating comprises anti-CML antibody-mediated killing of senescent cells.
A shutter catch for a locking, as required, of a door shutter or window shutter to a fixed-position wall section, said shutter catch comprising a fastening section for directly or indirectly fastening the shutter catch to the wall section and a holding section (21, 21') for engaging behind the door shutter or window shutter with respect to an outward direction facing away from the wall section in the assembled state of the shutter catch, wherein the holding section has a contact surface which is provided for an engaging-behind contact with an edge of the door shutter or window shutter and which extends in an oblique or curved manner with respect to the outward direction, and wherein at least one step for catching the edge of the door shutter or window shutter in an overload situation is formed in the contact surface, characterized in that the step is formed by a flank section of a notch provided in the contact surface.