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A method of reducing noise effects in a system for measuring a physiological parameter, comprising: receiving an input signal; obtaining an assessment of the signal quality of said input signal; selecting coefficients by switching among a plurality of stored discrete preset values for a digital filter using said assessment of signal quality, wherein the stored discrete preset values are fixed or non-changing values; and filtering said input signal using said digital filter, without comparing said filter's output signal with said input signal.
A heat pump water-heater outdoor unit comprising: a cabinet that constitutes an outer casing; a refrigerant circuit that is constituted by annularly connecting a compressor, an air-refrigerant heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger that are provided in the cabinet by a refrigerant pipe, and in which a refrigerant circulates; and an electronic component configured to drive the compressor, characterized in that the outdoor unit further comprises a plurality of accumulators (10A, 10B) that are connected to the refrigerant pipe and constitute part of the refrigerant circuit and are disposed above the compressor in the cabinet, wherein the electronic component comprises a wide band gap semiconductor and is disposed in the cabinet in a state in which the electronic component is in contact with a lower surface of at least one of the accumulators (10A, 10B). a cabinet that constitutes an outer casing; a refrigerant circuit that is constituted by annularly connecting a compressor, an air-refrigerant heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger that are provided in the cabinet by a refrigerant pipe, and in which a refrigerant circulates; and an electronic component configured to drive the compressor, characterized in that the outdoor unit further comprises a plurality of accumulators (10A, 10B) that are connected to the refrigerant pipe and constitute part of the refrigerant circuit and are disposed above the compressor in the cabinet, wherein the electronic component comprises a wide band gap semiconductor and is disposed in the cabinet in a state in which the electronic component is in contact with a lower surface of at least one of the accumulators (10A, 10B).
A method, comprising: receiving a real time communication signal at a radio receiver; measuring at least one performance value associated with the radio receiver with an installed set of state variables usable to affect the performance of the radio receiver; at a processor forming a part of the radio receiver: iteratively changing at least one of the state variables within a prescribed range in order to identify an improved value of the at least one state variable that provides an improvement to the at least one performance value; storing the improved value of the at least one state variable; applying a statistical weighting to the improved value and storing the statistical weighting; and adjusting the prescribed range of the at least one state variable based upon the statistical weighting to provide a revised prescribed range that is statistically likely to contain a value of the at least one state variable that provides improvement in the at least one performance value. receiving a real time communication signal at a radio receiver; measuring at least one performance value associated with the radio receiver with an installed set of state variables usable to affect the performance of the radio receiver; iteratively changing at least one of the state variables within a prescribed range in order to identify an improved value of the at least one state variable that provides an improvement to the at least one performance value; storing the improved value of the at least one state variable; applying a statistical weighting to the improved value and storing the statistical weighting; and adjusting the prescribed range of the at least one state variable based upon the statistical weighting to provide a revised prescribed range that is statistically likely to contain a value of the at least one state variable that provides improvement in the at least one performance value.
A system for stabilizing a resilient object to avoid operationally changing refractive properties of the object, the system comprising: a contact element formed with a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is shaped with a substantially matching correspondence to a selected surface on the resilient object; a device for placing the contact element onto the selected surface of the object, wherein the contact element is placed in an operational location when the contact surface of the contact element is juxtaposed with the selected surface of the object, and wherein any movement of the object is opposed by the contact element to stabilize the object while the contact element is in its operational location; a detector for generating a position signal indicative of an interaction between the contact element and the object, wherein the position signal is used with the device to establish and maintain the contact element in its operational location to oppose movement of the object, characterised in that the system further comprises a liquid, wherein the system is adapted to deposit the liquid on the selected surface of the object to buffer the interaction between the contact element and the object. a contact element formed with a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is shaped with a substantially matching correspondence to a selected surface on the resilient object; a device for placing the contact element onto the selected surface of the object, wherein the contact element is placed in an operational location when the contact surface of the contact element is juxtaposed with the selected surface of the object, and wherein any movement of the object is opposed by the contact element to stabilize the object while the contact element is in its operational location; a detector for generating a position signal indicative of an interaction between the contact element and the object, wherein the position signal is used with the device to establish and maintain the contact element in its operational location to oppose movement of the object, characterised in that the system further comprises a liquid, wherein the system is adapted to deposit the liquid on the selected surface of the object to buffer the interaction between the contact element and the object.
A rack (300, 502), comprising: a top frame and a bottom frame connected by at least one post (370, 570); and a server chassis (380, 504) installed within the rack (300, 502), wherein the rack (300, 502) further comprises: a power distribution assembly having a mounting bracket, a hinge, and a bracket, and connected to the at least one post (370, 570) by the mounting bracket, wherein the power distribution assembly is rotatable about the mounting bracket at the hinge in and out of an installation/removal path of the server chassis (380, 504), wherein the power distribution assembly comprises a power distribution unit connected to the power distribution assembly by the bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket is configured to extend the rotatable power distribution assembly from the rack (300, 502) and is configured to provide sufficient spacing and allow the bracket to rotate in and out of the rack (300, 502). a top frame and a bottom frame connected by at least one post (370, 570); and a server chassis (380, 504) installed within the rack (300, 502), wherein the rack (300, 502) further comprises: a power distribution assembly having a mounting bracket, a hinge, and a bracket, and connected to the at least one post (370, 570) by the mounting bracket, wherein the power distribution assembly is rotatable about the mounting bracket at the hinge in and out of an installation/removal path of the server chassis (380, 504), wherein the power distribution assembly comprises a power distribution unit connected to the power distribution assembly by the bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket is configured to extend the rotatable power distribution assembly from the rack (300, 502) and is configured to provide sufficient spacing and allow the bracket to rotate in and out of the rack (300, 502).
A process for the recovery and/or purification of a recombinantly expressed intracellular protein comprising the sequence of Annexin A5 (AnxA5) from an endotoxin-producing host cell with a cell wall, wherein the process comprises releasing the intracellular protein from the host cell, characterised in that the step of releasing the intracellular AnxA5 protein is conducted in the presence of a homogenisation buffer comprising non-ionic detergent, and preferably wherein the process does not include any centrifugation steps for the recovery and/or purification of the AnxA5 protein after its release from the host cell and/or in which the AnxA5 protein remains in solution throughout the process except when temporarily bound to any chromatographic resins.
A method of cutting a laminate sheet in which a plurality of sheet members are assembled to form fiber-reinforced plastic, the method comprising: a cutter-placing step of placing at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) which extends in a thickness direction of the laminate sheet, on the laminate sheet at a plurality of positions in a longitudinal direction of the laminate sheet; and a cutting step, after the cutter-placing step, of cutting the laminate sheet by pressing the at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) into the laminate sheet in the thickness direction, wherein, in the cutting step, at the plurality of positions, respective pressing-in amounts by which the at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) is pressed into the laminate sheet are varied from one another so that an end of the laminate sheet is cut to have a stair shape. a cutter-placing step of placing at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) which extends in a thickness direction of the laminate sheet, on the laminate sheet at a plurality of positions in a longitudinal direction of the laminate sheet; and a cutting step, after the cutter-placing step, of cutting the laminate sheet by pressing the at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) into the laminate sheet in the thickness direction, wherein, in the cutting step, at the plurality of positions, respective pressing-in amounts by which the at least one cutter (12, 32, 48, 62) is pressed into the laminate sheet are varied from one another so that an end of the laminate sheet is cut to have a stair shape.
A structural element for a bottle closure with means for showing its first use in nominal conditions, where this structural element extends along a longitudinal X-X' axis corresponding to the axis of the mouth of the bottle when the structural element is in an operating position on said mouth and comprises two components, a first component comprising: - an outer sleeve (1.1), with an axis parallel to the X-X' axis, having a base (1.2) at one of its ends suitable for being coupled on the mouth of the bottle - a core (1.4) arranged inside the outer sleeve (1.1), with its axis essentially parallel to the X-X' axis, and linked to it by means of at least one bridge (1.5), where - there is a first cavity between the core (1.4) and the outer sleeve (1.1) accessible from the outside when the structural element is in the operating position on the mouth of the bottle; and a second cavity accessible from the inside, - the first cavity and the second cavity are communicated by means of one or more windows (1.6) intended for the passage of the liquid stored in the bottle when the structural element is in the operating position on the mouth of the bottle; and, a second component which can be removed by the user so that the structural element operates in nominal conditions comprising: - a first body (2.1) arranged in the first cavity, characterised in that the second component further comprises: - a gripping element (2.2) accessible from the outside in an operating position attached to the first body (2.1), - an element (2.3) of the first body (2.1) having a mechanical link or attachment with the first component and is so arranged that after the second component is removed by the user by means of pulling on the gripping element (2.2), this mechanical link or attachment stops acting. - an outer sleeve (1.1), with an axis parallel to the X-X' axis, having a base (1.2) at one of its ends suitable for being coupled on the mouth of the bottle - a core (1.4) arranged inside the outer sleeve (1.1), with its axis essentially parallel to the X-X' axis, and linked to it by means of at least one bridge (1.5), - there is a first cavity between the core (1.4) and the outer sleeve (1.1) accessible from the outside when the structural element is in the operating position on the mouth of the bottle; and a second cavity accessible from the inside, - the first cavity and the second cavity are communicated by means of one or more windows (1.6) intended for the passage of the liquid stored in the bottle when the structural element is in the operating position on the mouth of the bottle; and, - a first body (2.1) arranged in the first cavity, characterised in that the second component further comprises: - a gripping element (2.2) accessible from the outside in an operating position attached to the first body (2.1), - an element (2.3) of the first body (2.1) having a mechanical link or attachment with the first component and is so arranged that after the second component is removed by the user by means of pulling on the gripping element (2.2), this mechanical link or attachment stops acting.
A percutaneous introducer, particularly for flexible drainage tubes and with various profiles, comprising a main body, said main body comprising a longitudinally extended tubular element arranged in the distal portion of said main body, said tubular element comprising a terminal arranged at the distal end of said tubular element, and a sliding body which comprises a longitudinally extended obturator arranged in the distal portion of said sliding body, said obturator being inserted and being movable longitudinally within said tubular element of said main body, said obturator comprising a cutting blade which is arranged and fixed at the distal end of said obturator, and in that it comprises a return and positioning spring adapted to return said cutting blade to a retracted position within its seat, following a controlled exit of said cutting blade through a passage slot arranged in said terminal of said tubular element, and further comprising a lid which is adapted to close a first opening of said main body which is arranged in the proximal face of said main body, said sliding body comprising a longitudinally extended tubular body which is arranged in the proximal portion of said sliding body, said tubular body being inserted and movable longitudinally within a tubular portion of said main body, said tubular body comprising a partition, the proximal end of said obturator being engaged on the distal face of said partition, characterized in that it comprises a sliding carriage accommodated in a second opening of said main body arranged in the distal face of said main body, said sliding carriage being longitudinally movable within said main body, said sliding carriage comprising a rotating mechanism which is engaged on a rib of said tubular body and is adapted to load and release said sliding body said main body comprising a loading and release spring adapted to be compressed by said tubular body which is integral with said sliding carriage and then released by means of said rotating mechanism, causing said controlled exit of said cutting blade.
Device for tensioning and tightening a screw fastened to a component (18, 20), comprising an engagement element connectable to the screw, a support element configured to support the device against the component and to translationally guide the engagement element, a connecting element connectable to a nut engaged with the screw and a screwing unit for rotationally actuating the connecting element relative to the screw, wherein the screwing unit comprises a spring element which is configured to exert an actuating torque for rotating the connecting element about a longitudinal axis of the screw, and wherein a first end of the spring element is structurally coupled to the connecting element in a torque-transmitting manner, characterized in that a second end of the spring element is structurally coupled to the engagement element in a torque-transmitting manner.
A method for measuring total microbiological content in an aqueous medium comprising adding a fluorescent dye to the aqueous medium, measuring the fluorescent signal in the aqueous medium to obtain a baseline fluorescent signal, releasing intracellular content of the microbiological matter into the aqueous medium by heat or chemically lysing the microbiological matter, measuring the fluorescent signal in the aqueous medium with the released intracellular content of the microbiological matter to obtain a second fluorescent signal, subtracting the baseline signal from the second fluorescent signal to obtain a net fluorescent signal and equating the net fluorescent signal with a microbiological content; wherein the method further comprises adjusting the net fluorescent signal with a net background signal, said method further comprising obtaining an additional aqueous medium portion for use as a background aqueous medium portion, by treating the background aqueous medium portion to remove microbiological matter, adding a fluorescent dye to the treated background aqueous medium portion, measuring a fluorescent signal in the treated background aqueous medium portion to obtain a background baseline fluorescent signal repeating the heat or chemical lysing procedure on the background aqueous medium portion, measuring the fluorescent signal in the heat or chemically lysed background aqueous medium portion to obtain a second background fluorescent signal, subtracting the background baseline fluorescent signal from the second background fluorescent signal to obtain a net background signal, adjusting the net fluorescent signal with the net background signal and equating the adjusted net fluorescent signal with a microbiological content.
Device for adjusting the blade pitch of a wind generator comprising: end supports to which blades in use are fixed; a rotating head-piece comprising a plurality of tubular radial bearings to which the blades of the wind generator in use are articulately connected by means of the end supports; a linear actuator comprising a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder, located in a central hollow of the rotating head-piece; wherein the rotating head-piece comprises a tubular body inside of which the linear actuator is located, and an annular extension wherein the tubular radial bearings are solidly joined; and characterised in that it further comprises a spring coupled around the tubular body of the rotating head-piece, and a mobile crosspiece which incorporates a coupled ring which is guided around an end span of the tubular body and which comprises arms and connecting rods connected to the end supports of the blades, so that the linear actuator is connected to a central point of the crosspiece to move this crosspiece, either against the resistance of the spring or with it, thus varying the blade pitch by means of the connecting rods and producing a rotation of the blades around the axial direction thereof. end supports to which blades in use are fixed; a rotating head-piece comprising a plurality of tubular radial bearings to which the blades of the wind generator in use are articulately connected by means of the end supports; a linear actuator comprising a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder, located in a central hollow of the rotating head-piece;
Use of a cationic liposomal preparation comprising at least one cationic lipid from 30 mole% to 99.9 mole%, paclitaxel in an amount of at least 0.1 mole% and at least one neutral and/or anionic lipid from 0 mole% to 70 mole% for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for administering to a human patient in need thereof in the treatment of cancer at a monthly dose of 0.25 mg up to 10 mg of paclitaxel / kg body weight of said patient.
A fan blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil including a distal tip connected to a leading edge, a trailing edge, a concave side and a convex side, the concave side and the convex side being at least partially coated with an erosion resistant coating, characterised by the distal tip being coated with a bonded abrasive coating (33, 433) that increases in thickness as it extends from the concave side or the convex side towards a mid-portion of the distal tip.
A cultivated hybrid Brassica plant or plant part thereof which contains within its genome an introgression comprising a polynucleotide, particularly an isolated polynucleotide, comprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 3 (GD33 version of BoIC.VG1.a); wherein said nucleic acid molecule upon expression in the cultivated Brassica plant or plant part thereof, leads to an increased seed vigour as compared to a cultivated Brassica plant or plant part thereof that does not comprise the said polynucleotide.
A method for surveying a subterranean borehole, the method comprising: (a) providing a string of downhole tools including first and second gravity measurement devices (80, 100) at corresponding first and second longitudinal positions in the borehole, the first and second gravity measurement devices being substantially free to rotate with respect to one another about a substantially cylindrical borehole axis, the string of tools further including an angular position sensor (200, 200') disposed to measure a relative angular position between the first and second gravity measurement devices; (b) causing the first and second gravity measurement devices to measure corresponding first and second gravity vector sets; (c) causing the angular position sensor to measure a corresponding relative angular position between the first and second gravity measurement devices; and (d) processing the first and second gravity vector sets and the angular position to calculate a change in borehole azimuth between the first and second positions in the borehole. (a) providing a string of downhole tools including first and second gravity measurement devices (80, 100) at corresponding first and second longitudinal positions in the borehole, the first and second gravity measurement devices being substantially free to rotate with respect to one another about a substantially cylindrical borehole axis, the string of tools further including an angular position sensor (200, 200') disposed to measure a relative angular position between the first and second gravity measurement devices; (b) causing the first and second gravity measurement devices to measure corresponding first and second gravity vector sets; (c) causing the angular position sensor to measure a corresponding relative angular position between the first and second gravity measurement devices; and (d) processing the first and second gravity vector sets and the angular position to calculate a change in borehole azimuth between the first and second positions in the borehole.