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A solid-state image pickup device including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising: a photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801) configured to generate charges in accordance with incident light; a charge holding portion (102, 802) configured to include a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region that holds the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801) in a portion different from the photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801); and a transfer portion configured to include a transfer gate electrode that controls a potential between the charge holding portion (102, 802) and a sense node (104, 114), wherein the charge holding portion (102, 802) includes a control electrode that is disposed above the first semiconductor region via an insulating film, wherein a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region is disposed in a surface Portion of a semiconductor region between the control electrode and the transfer gate electrode, and the second conductivity type being opposed to the first conductivity type, wherein a first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region (117, 201) is disposed below the second semiconductor region in a charge path extending from the charge holding portion (102, 802) to the sense node (104, 114), characterized in that the second semiconductor region has an impurity concentration higher than an impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region and in that an impurity concentration of the third semiconductor region (117, 201) is higher than the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region. a photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801) configured to generate charges in accordance with incident light; a charge holding portion (102, 802) configured to include a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region that holds the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801) in a portion different from the photoelectric conversion portion (101, 801); and a transfer portion configured to include a transfer gate electrode that controls a potential between the charge holding portion (102, 802) and a sense node (104, 114), wherein the charge holding portion (102, 802) includes a control electrode that is disposed above the first semiconductor region via an insulating film, wherein a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region is disposed in a surface Portion of a semiconductor region between the control electrode and the transfer gate electrode, and the second conductivity type being opposed to the first conductivity type, wherein a first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region (117, 201) is disposed below the second semiconductor region in a charge path extending from the charge holding portion (102, 802) to the sense node (104, 114), characterized in that the second semiconductor region has an impurity concentration higher than an impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region and in that an impurity concentration of the third semiconductor region (117, 201) is higher than the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region.
A method for performing fractional beamforming using a massive antenna array at a Base Station, BS, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: dividing the massive antenna array into partitions by rows or by columns; transmitting control information for the fractional beamforming to a User Equipment, UE; receiving feedback information based on the control information from the UE; and transmitting a signal to the UE by performing beamforming using sub-precoders applied to each of the partitions and a linking precoder that is a set of linking vectors defined by grouping linking coefficients, wherein the linking coefficients are values linking the sub-precoders, wherein the control information includes at least one of information about the partitions, information about pilot patterns corresponding to the partitions, information about the linking precoder, and information indicating whether the partitions belong to a same transmission point, wherein a first part of the sub-precoders and the linking precoder is determined based on the feedback information, wherein a second part of the sub-precoders and the linking precoder is determined randomly. dividing the massive antenna array into partitions by rows or by columns; transmitting control information for the fractional beamforming to a User Equipment, UE; receiving feedback information based on the control information from the UE; and transmitting a signal to the UE by performing beamforming using sub-precoders applied to each of the partitions and a linking precoder that is a set of linking vectors defined by grouping linking coefficients, wherein the linking coefficients are values linking the sub-precoders, wherein the control information includes at least one of information about the partitions, information about pilot patterns corresponding to the partitions, information about the linking precoder, and information indicating whether the partitions belong to a same transmission point, wherein a first part of the sub-precoders and the linking precoder is determined based on the feedback information, wherein a second part of the sub-precoders and the linking precoder is determined randomly.
A fire suppression apparatus comprising: a housing 102 defining a first opening 104 therein, a second opening 106 therein and a flow path 108 providing fluid communication between the first opening and the second; and characterized in that it further comprises: a gas-generating device 110 including a solid propellant composition 114 configured to generate a first gas upon combustion thereof, the gas-generating device being located and configured to provide a flow of the first gas into the flow path such that the flow of the first gas draws a volume of ambient air from a location outside the housing, through the first opening and into the flow path; and at least one oxygen-getting device 120 disposed in the flow path, wherein the oxygen-getting device is configured to reduce a level of oxygen in the volume of ambient air as it flows therethrough. a housing 102 defining a first opening 104 therein, a second opening 106 therein and a flow path 108 providing fluid communication between the first opening and the second; and characterized in that it further comprises: a gas-generating device 110 including a solid propellant composition 114 configured to generate a first gas upon combustion thereof, the gas-generating device being located and configured to provide a flow of the first gas into the flow path such that the flow of the first gas draws a volume of ambient air from a location outside the housing, through the first opening and into the flow path; and at least one oxygen-getting device 120 disposed in the flow path, wherein the oxygen-getting device is configured to reduce a level of oxygen in the volume of ambient air as it flows therethrough. a gas-generating device 110 including a solid propellant composition 114 configured to generate a first gas upon combustion thereof, the gas-generating device being located and configured to provide a flow of the first gas into the flow path such that the flow of the first gas draws a volume of ambient air from a location outside the housing, through the first opening and into the flow path; and at least one oxygen-getting device 120 disposed in the flow path, wherein the oxygen-getting device is configured to reduce a level of oxygen in the volume of ambient air as it flows therethrough.
Method for calibrating an acquisition chain of a braking device or braking system of at least one vehicle, in particular at least one railway vehicle, wherein the acquisition chain comprises: - a sensor means arranged to measure a value of a physical quantity and to provide an analogue signal, the value of which is a function of the value of said physical quantity; - an analogue-to-digital conversion means arranged to convert said analogue signal into a digital signal; - control means arranged to determine the value of said physical quantity from said digital signal and according to a transfer function including at least one coefficient; said calibration method including the steps of: a) measuring, by means of a calibration means having a degree of accuracy greater than a predetermined threshold, a predetermined reference value of said physical quantity; b) measuring, by means of said acquisition chain, said predetermined reference value of said physical quantity; c) determining a measurement error of the acquisition chain by comparing the value measured by the calibration means with the value measured by the acquisition chain; d) modifying the at least one coefficient of said transfer function of the control means of the acquisition chain, on the basis of said comparison of the value measured by the calibration means with the value measured by the acquisition chain, so that said measurement error of the acquisition chain is minimized or rendered null. - a sensor means arranged to measure a value of a physical quantity and to provide an analogue signal, the value of which is a function of the value of said physical quantity; - an analogue-to-digital conversion means arranged to convert said analogue signal into a digital signal; - control means arranged to determine the value of said physical quantity from said digital signal and according to a transfer function including at least one coefficient; a) measuring, by means of a calibration means having a degree of accuracy greater than a predetermined threshold, a predetermined reference value of said physical quantity; b) measuring, by means of said acquisition chain, said predetermined reference value of said physical quantity; c) determining a measurement error of the acquisition chain by comparing the value measured by the calibration means with the value measured by the acquisition chain; d) modifying the at least one coefficient of said transfer function of the control means of the acquisition chain, on the basis of said comparison of the value measured by the calibration means with the value measured by the acquisition chain, so that said measurement error of the acquisition chain is minimized or rendered null.
A communication method for transmitting data with a plurality of preambles for a particular user, the communication method comprising: selecting a preamble sequence from a preamble set, that is agreed between the transmitter and a receiver, among a plurality of predetermined preamble sets, each of the preamble sets having at least two preamble sequences; generating preambles using the selected preamble sequence; and multiplexing the generated preambles and transmission data; and transmitting the multiplexed preambles and transmission data. selecting a preamble sequence from a preamble set, that is agreed between the transmitter and a receiver, among a plurality of predetermined preamble sets, each of the preamble sets having at least two preamble sequences; generating preambles using the selected preamble sequence; and multiplexing the generated preambles and transmission data; and transmitting the multiplexed preambles and transmission data.
A method for making an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) medical implant comprising: obtaining a preform consolidated from UHMWPE resin; thereafter hot isostatically pressing a UHMWPE preform at a temperature between 150°C and 170°C for 8 hours at a pressure of between 14 and 207 MPa (2000 and 30.000 psi); thereafter irradiating the UHMWPE perform in a solid state at a total radiation dose of 20 to 100 kGy; thereafter heating the irradiated UHMWPE preform to a temperature of 110°C to 130°C for between 2 to 10 hours; cooling the irradiated and heated preform to or below 50°C; and thereafter forming a medical implant from the preform. obtaining a preform consolidated from UHMWPE resin; thereafter hot isostatically pressing a UHMWPE preform at a temperature between 150°C and 170°C for 8 hours at a pressure of between 14 and 207 MPa (2000 and 30.000 psi); thereafter irradiating the UHMWPE perform in a solid state at a total radiation dose of 20 to 100 kGy; thereafter heating the irradiated UHMWPE preform to a temperature of 110°C to 130°C for between 2 to 10 hours; cooling the irradiated and heated preform to or below 50°C; and thereafter forming a medical implant from the preform.
A beverage packed in a package, the beverage comprising a distilled liquor and having an alcohol content of 1 to 20 v/v%, wherein the package has a clear section, wherein at least part of the clear section has an optical transmittance of not more than 70% in a region of at least 50% of the wavelength range of from 420 nm to 460 nm, and an optical transmittance of not less than 80% in the wavelength range of more than 540 nm but not more than 780 nm.
A thermoformable composition containing (a) as thermoformable, biodegradable resin at least one poly-L-lactide with less than 1 mol% of D-lactoyl units (PLLA) or at least one poly-L-lactide with from 1 mol% to 5 mol% of D-lactoyl units and (b) a nucleating combination consisting of α) 1 to 10 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least one poly-D-lactide with less than 1 mol% of L-lactoyl-units (PDLA) as component α 1) or of 0.5 to 5% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of PLLA/PDLA or PLA/PDLA stereocomplex crystallites, preferably with a molar ratio of 1:1, as component α 2), β) 0.1 to 25% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of an inorganic nucleating agent, preferably talc, and γ) 0.1 to 30 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least an inorganic filler with lamellar structure, preferably a lamellar clay mineral wherein the component (γ) is always a different compound to any inorganic nucleating compound used as component (β). (a) as thermoformable, biodegradable resin at least one poly-L-lactide with less than 1 mol% of D-lactoyl units (PLLA) or at least one poly-L-lactide with from 1 mol% to 5 mol% of D-lactoyl units and (b) a nucleating combination consisting of α) 1 to 10 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least one poly-D-lactide with less than 1 mol% of L-lactoyl-units (PDLA) as component α 1) or of 0.5 to 5% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of PLLA/PDLA or PLA/PDLA stereocomplex crystallites, preferably with a molar ratio of 1:1, as component α 2), β) 0.1 to 25% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of an inorganic nucleating agent, preferably talc, and γ) 0.1 to 30 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least an inorganic filler with lamellar structure, preferably a lamellar clay mineral wherein the component (γ) is always a different compound to any inorganic nucleating compound used as component (β). α) 1 to 10 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least one poly-D-lactide with less than 1 mol% of L-lactoyl-units (PDLA) as component α 1) or of 0.5 to 5% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of PLLA/PDLA or PLA/PDLA stereocomplex crystallites, preferably with a molar ratio of 1:1, as component α 2), β) 0.1 to 25% by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of an inorganic nucleating agent, preferably talc, and γ) 0.1 to 30 % by weight, based on the total amount of the thermoformable resin a), of at least an inorganic filler with lamellar structure, preferably a lamellar clay mineral
Method for the extraction by forward osmosis of a given compound contained in a liquid solution, referred to as the feed solution, wherein said feed solution is circulated in contact with a first face of a membrane able to selectively allow the transfer of said given compound by osmosis, and a second liquid solution, referred to as the extraction solution, is circulated in contact with a second face of said membrane opposite to said first face, said method being characterised in that the extraction solution contains potassium lactate.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a memory to store a first reservation time at which the apparatus is to enter a power save mode; an interface for receiving image data relating to an image forming job; and a controller; the controller being configured, when the image forming apparatus is to enter a power save mode, to send a second reservation time at which the image forming apparatus will be switched from the power save mode to the normal mode to an external device; wherein, when the image data is input in the power save mode of the image forming apparatus, the controller is configured to send the image data to the external device for storage, and when the image forming apparatus switches to the normal mode, the controller is configured to control the image forming apparatus to perform an image forming job using the image data received from the external device. a memory to store a first reservation time at which the apparatus is to enter a power save mode; an interface for receiving image data relating to an image forming job; and a controller; the controller being configured, when the image forming apparatus is to enter a power save mode, to send a second reservation time at which the image forming apparatus will be switched from the power save mode to the normal mode to an external device; wherein, when the image data is input in the power save mode of the image forming apparatus, the controller is configured to send the image data to the external device for storage, and when the image forming apparatus switches to the normal mode, the controller is configured to control the image forming apparatus to perform an image forming job using the image data received from the external device.
A method of correcting a near-infrared and/or visible image of a tissue portion to correct for absorption by melanin comprising: determining skin color of the tissue portion; determining a melanin correction factor from the skin color; correcting for melanin absorption at each wavelength used for imaging the tissue portion, thereby providing a corrected image of the tissue portion and the biomolecules of interest within the tissue portion, and displaying the corrected image of the tissue portion, wherein the skin color is determined by measuring light reflected from the tissue portion at two or more wavelengths and using reflectance to calculate the skin color of the tissue portion and the correction for melanin absorption comprises multiplying absorption at each wavelength by the melanin correction factor and subtracting said absorption at each wavelength so as to subtract absorption due to melanin from the image. determining skin color of the tissue portion; determining a melanin correction factor from the skin color; correcting for melanin absorption at each wavelength used for imaging the tissue portion, thereby providing a corrected image of the tissue portion and the biomolecules of interest within the tissue portion, and displaying the corrected image of the tissue portion, wherein the skin color is determined by measuring light reflected from the tissue portion at two or more wavelengths and using reflectance to calculate the skin color of the tissue portion and the correction for melanin absorption comprises multiplying absorption at each wavelength by the melanin correction factor and subtracting said absorption at each wavelength so as to subtract absorption due to melanin from the image.
A data transmission method, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a base station, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, service transmission request and MBMS service data that are sent by a core network device; after receiving the MBMS service transmission request or the MBMS service data, sending, by the base station, an MBMS service paging message in a cell served by the base station, wherein the MBMS service paging message is used to instruct user equipment, UE, to receive the MBMS service data; and sending, by the base station, the MBMS service data to the UE according to the MBMS service transmission request, characterized in that if the base station determines that the UE that needs to receive the MBMS service data is in a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connected state, or is transmitting a unicast service or an MBMS service, the base station determines, according to a receiving capability of the UE, whether the UE can receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time; and if the UE cannot receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time, a connection release indication message is sent to the UE; or if the UE can receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time, the connection release indication message is not sent. receiving, by a base station, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, service transmission request and MBMS service data that are sent by a core network device; after receiving the MBMS service transmission request or the MBMS service data, sending, by the base station, an MBMS service paging message in a cell served by the base station, wherein the MBMS service paging message is used to instruct user equipment, UE, to receive the MBMS service data; and sending, by the base station, the MBMS service data to the UE according to the MBMS service transmission request, characterized in that if the base station determines that the UE that needs to receive the MBMS service data is in a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connected state, or is transmitting a unicast service or an MBMS service, the base station determines, according to a receiving capability of the UE, whether the UE can receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time; and if the UE cannot receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time, a connection release indication message is sent to the UE; or if the UE can receive a unicast service and an MBMS service at the same time, the connection release indication message is not sent.
An expandable sheath comprising: an elongated annular member having a radially expanded state and a folded state, and comprising a thick wall portion and a thin wall portion; wherein the thick wall portion has a C-shaped cross section with a first longitudinally extending end and a second longitudinally extending end; wherein the thin wall portion extends between the first and second ends (166, 168) of the thick wall portion which together define the tubular shape of the annular member; characterized in that the thin wall portion and the thick wall portion of the annular member are integrally formed and coextruded in the folded state, in which the thin wall portion is positioned between the first and second longitudinally extending ends (166, 168) and the overlapping sections of the thick wall portion. an elongated annular member having a radially expanded state and a folded state, and comprising a thick wall portion and a thin wall portion; wherein the thick wall portion has a C-shaped cross section with a first longitudinally extending end and a second longitudinally extending end; wherein the thin wall portion extends between the first and second ends (166, 168) of the thick wall portion which together define the tubular shape of the annular member; characterized in that the thin wall portion and the thick wall portion of the annular member are integrally formed and coextruded in the folded state, in which the thin wall portion is positioned between the first and second longitudinally extending ends (166, 168) and the overlapping sections of the thick wall portion.