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A prosthetic mitral valve system comprising: a valve assembly comprising an expandable valve frame and an occluder (350a-c) attached to the expandable valve frame; an anchor assembly comprising an expandable anchor frame that defines a longitudinal axis, the anchor assembly configured to selectively couple with the valve assembly; and a control wire slidably engaged with the expandable anchor frame at a plurality of engagement locations at a mid-body region along the longitudinal axis of the expandable anchor frame, the control wire being manipulable to increase and decrease a diameter of the expandable anchor frame during implantation of the anchor assembly. a valve assembly comprising an expandable valve frame and an occluder (350a-c) attached to the expandable valve frame; an anchor assembly comprising an expandable anchor frame that defines a longitudinal axis, the anchor assembly configured to selectively couple with the valve assembly; and a control wire slidably engaged with the expandable anchor frame at a plurality of engagement locations at a mid-body region along the longitudinal axis of the expandable anchor frame, the control wire being manipulable to increase and decrease a diameter of the expandable anchor frame during implantation of the anchor assembly.
Automatic loading/unloading apparatus (1, 101) for automatically loading flat articles stacked on edge into storage trays and for automatically unloading flat articles stacked on edge therefrom, each of said storage trays having a bottom plate receiving the edges of said flat articles and provided with at least one through window, said automatic loading/unloading apparatus (1, 101) having at least one tray-receiving zone (2, 102) suitable for receiving said trays successively and one stacking zone (3; 103) suitable for receiving said flat articles stacked on edge in the stacking direction before loading/after unloading, said automatic loading/unloading apparatus being characterized in that it has at least one stationary actuator (4; 104) and one moving actuator (5, 105), which actuators are designed so that, simultaneously, one of them is in register with said window and the other of them receives said storage tray bearing against it, and so that said actuators are movable relative to each other between: • a waiting position in which said stationary actuator or said moving actuator that is in register with said window is set back from said moving actuator or from said stationary actuator so that said storage tray can rest respectively on said moving actuator or on said stationary actuator without respectively said stationary actuator or said moving actuator being in contact with said flat articles; and • an unloading position in which respectively said moving actuator or said stationary actuator is set back from said stationary actuator or from said moving actuator so that said stationary actuator or said moving actuator can pass through said window while carrying said flat articles to be loaded/unloaded until it comes flush with said stacking zone (3; 103) without said storage tray being interposed between said flat articles and said stacking zone (3; 103). • a waiting position in which said stationary actuator or said moving actuator that is in register with said window is set back from said moving actuator or from said stationary actuator so that said storage tray can rest respectively on said moving actuator or on said stationary actuator without respectively said stationary actuator or said moving actuator being in contact with said flat articles; and • an unloading position in which respectively said moving actuator or said stationary actuator is set back from said stationary actuator or from said moving actuator so that said stationary actuator or said moving actuator can pass through said window while carrying said flat articles to be loaded/unloaded until it comes flush with said stacking zone (3; 103) without said storage tray being interposed between said flat articles and said stacking zone (3; 103).
A method of coating a surface of a penetrating medical device with a lubricious, silicone coating composition, comprising the steps of: A. applying a lubricious silicone coating composition to a surface of a medical device, the silicone coating composition comprising: a cross-linkable silicone polymer having first reactive functionalities; about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt. % of a non-cross-linkable silicone polymer, based on total solids, wherein said polymer has a weight average molecular weight between about 400,000 and 10,000,000; an excess of amount of about 0.2 wt.% to about 6 wt. % of a silicone cross-linking agent having second reactive functionalities based on total solids, wherein said second reactive functionalities are present in excess to said first reactive functionalities; and, a catalyst, wherein said catalyst consists essentially of platinum divinyltetramethyldisiloxane ethynylcyclohexanol complex having the formula: Pt[(CH 2 =CH)(Me) 2 Si] 2 O·C 6 H 10 (C≡CH), wherein said composition has a weight; B. curing the coating; and, C. exposing the medical device and cured coating composition to a sufficient dose of gamma radiation for a sufficient period of time to effectively provide a flat penetration force profile. A. applying a lubricious silicone coating composition to a surface of a medical device, the silicone coating composition comprising: a cross-linkable silicone polymer having first reactive functionalities; about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt. % of a non-cross-linkable silicone polymer, based on total solids, wherein said polymer has a weight average molecular weight between about 400,000 and 10,000,000; an excess of amount of about 0.2 wt.% to about 6 wt. % of a silicone cross-linking agent having second reactive functionalities based on total solids, wherein said second reactive functionalities are present in excess to said first reactive functionalities; and, a catalyst, wherein said catalyst consists essentially of platinum divinyltetramethyldisiloxane ethynylcyclohexanol complex having the formula: Pt[(CH 2 =CH)(Me) 2 Si] 2 O·C 6 H 10 (C≡CH), wherein said composition has a weight; a cross-linkable silicone polymer having first reactive functionalities; about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt. % of a non-cross-linkable silicone polymer, based on total solids, wherein said polymer has a weight average molecular weight between about 400,000 and 10,000,000; an excess of amount of about 0.2 wt.% to about 6 wt. % of a silicone cross-linking agent having second reactive functionalities based on total solids, wherein said second reactive functionalities are present in excess to said first reactive functionalities; and, a catalyst, wherein said catalyst consists essentially of platinum divinyltetramethyldisiloxane ethynylcyclohexanol complex having the formula: Pt[(CH 2 =CH)(Me) 2 Si] 2 O·C 6 H 10 (C≡CH), wherein said composition has a weight; B. curing the coating; and, C. exposing the medical device and cured coating composition to a sufficient dose of gamma radiation for a sufficient period of time to effectively provide a flat penetration force profile.
A pharmaceutical combination product comprising: (a) a protoparvovirus, wherein said protoparvovirus is H-1 (H-1PV) or a related rodent protoparvovirus selected from Lulll, Mouse minute virus, Mouse protoparvovirus, Rat minute virus, Rat protoparvovirus or Rat virus; and (b) an antiviral benzimidazole derivative of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, in the antiviral benzimidazole derivative of Formula I: M is a 5-membered heteroaryl ring; and A' and A" are each independently selected from any one of to: wherein R is hydrogen or methyl. (a) a protoparvovirus, wherein said protoparvovirus is H-1 (H-1PV) or a related rodent protoparvovirus selected from Lulll, Mouse minute virus, Mouse protoparvovirus, Rat minute virus, Rat protoparvovirus or Rat virus; and (b) an antiviral benzimidazole derivative of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, in the antiviral benzimidazole derivative of Formula I: M is a 5-membered heteroaryl ring; and A' and A" are each independently selected from any one of to: wherein R is hydrogen or methyl. M is a 5-membered heteroaryl ring; and A' and A" are each independently selected from any one of to: wherein R is hydrogen or methyl.
A method for communication in an operating system of a terminal device, comprising: obtaining, by an application layer of the terminal device, a hash sequence via applying a hash algorithm to a character string; obtaining, by the application layer of the terminal device, a secondary hash sequence via applying the hash algorithm to the hash sequence, and setting, by the application layer of the terminal device, the secondary hash sequence to be a feature sequence; transmitting, by the application layer of the terminal device, the feature sequence to a kernel of the operating system of the terminal device (102, 203); determining, by the kernel of the operating system of the terminal device, an operation specified by the character string according to at least a configuration table and the feature sequence, wherein the configuration table contains a correspondence relationship between feature sequences and operations specified by character strings, and the configuration table is transmitted by the application layer to the kernel. obtaining, by an application layer of the terminal device, a hash sequence via applying a hash algorithm to a character string; obtaining, by the application layer of the terminal device, a secondary hash sequence via applying the hash algorithm to the hash sequence, and setting, by the application layer of the terminal device, the secondary hash sequence to be a feature sequence; transmitting, by the application layer of the terminal device, the feature sequence to a kernel of the operating system of the terminal device (102, 203); determining, by the kernel of the operating system of the terminal device, an operation specified by the character string according to at least a configuration table and the feature sequence, wherein the configuration table contains a correspondence relationship between feature sequences and operations specified by character strings, and the configuration table is transmitted by the application layer to the kernel.
A quantum communications system comprising: a communications system; and a quantum key distribution, QKD, system operable with the communications system and comprising a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node, wherein the transmitter node comprises a continuous-variable QKD, CV-QKD, protocol device for generating the first QKD protocol, and a discrete-variable QKD, DV-QKD, protocol device for generating the second QKD protocol; the transmitter node configured to transmit to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses and switching between first and second QKD protocols based upon at least one channel condition. a communications system; and a quantum key distribution, QKD, system operable with the communications system and comprising a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node, wherein the transmitter node comprises a continuous-variable QKD, CV-QKD, protocol device for generating the first QKD protocol, and a discrete-variable QKD, DV-QKD, protocol device for generating the second QKD protocol; the transmitter node configured to transmit to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses and switching between first and second QKD protocols based upon at least one channel condition.
A garment, particularly a protective vest, which is adjustable in its size, wherein at least one outer zipper having two rows of teeth (14, 16) is provided, wherein the garment has a first size in a closed state of the outer zipper and a second size in an opened state of the outer zipper, wherein the first size is smaller than the second size, and wherein, in the opened state of the outer zipper, the rows of teeth (14, 16) are held together at a distance by material at least partly covered by the outer zipper in the closed state of the outer zipper, characterised in that an inner zipper having two rows of teeth (22, 24) is provided which is at least partly covered by the outer zipper in the closed state of the outer zipper and which is exposed in the opened state of the outer zipper, and in that the garment has the second size in a closed state of the inner zipper and a third size in the opened state of the inner zipper, the second size being smaller than the third size, wherein, in the opened state of the inner zipper, the rows of teeth (22, 24) of the inner zipper are held together at a distance by a material at least partly covered by the inner zipper in the closed state of the inner zipper,and wherein, in the opened state of the zippers (12, 20) the rows of teeth (14, 16, 22, 24) are completely separated from each other.
A method of generating a prediction of subjective picture quality from a single source of video input, comprising: accepting one or more video frames at said single input; measuring a series of local impairments within the one or more video frames; aggregating the series of local impairments to produce a local impairment difference image for each of the one or more video frames; subtracting the local impairment difference image from a respective frame of the originally accepted one or more video frames to create a pseudo reference; and comparing the originally accepted one or more video frames with the pseudo reference to yield the prediction of subjective picture quality. accepting one or more video frames at said single input; measuring a series of local impairments within the one or more video frames; aggregating the series of local impairments to produce a local impairment difference image for each of the one or more video frames; subtracting the local impairment difference image from a respective frame of the originally accepted one or more video frames to create a pseudo reference; and comparing the originally accepted one or more video frames with the pseudo reference to yield the prediction of subjective picture quality.
Cable gland consisting of a cylindrical sleeve having a through channel for a wire, - comprising a clamping element at the insertion opening of the through channel and - comprising a spiral compression spring pushed over the outer covering of the sleeve and supported on the sleeve, characterized in that the outer thread of the sleeve is formed by the spiral compression spring, and in that a union nut which can be screwed over the sleeve has an internal contour - comprising at least one thread turn for screwing onto the compression spring, by means of which thread turn the union nut can be screwed over the compression spring, - comprising a spring chamber that connects to the thread turn in the axial direction for receiving the region of the compression spring that has been screwed over and - comprising an internal contour that connects to the spring chamber in the axial direction as an actuator for the clamping element. - comprising a clamping element at the insertion opening of the through channel and - comprising a spiral compression spring pushed over the outer covering of the sleeve and supported on the sleeve, - comprising at least one thread turn for screwing onto the compression spring, by means of which thread turn the union nut can be screwed over the compression spring, - comprising a spring chamber that connects to the thread turn in the axial direction for receiving the region of the compression spring that has been screwed over and - comprising an internal contour that connects to the spring chamber in the axial direction as an actuator for the clamping element.
An apparatus comprising: at least one means for transmitting signals in a discontinuous transmission mode including transmission of speech frames interspersed with frames including comfort noise parameters during periods of speech pauses, the at least one means comprising: a first means for estimating a current noise value, wherein estimating the current noise value comprises estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio; and a second means for selectively controlling a rate at which the frames including comfort noise parameters are transmitted during the periods of speech pauses based upon the estimated current noise value. at least one means for transmitting signals in a discontinuous transmission mode including transmission of speech frames interspersed with frames including comfort noise parameters during periods of speech pauses, the at least one means comprising: a first means for estimating a current noise value, wherein estimating the current noise value comprises estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio; and a second means for selectively controlling a rate at which the frames including comfort noise parameters are transmitted during the periods of speech pauses based upon the estimated current noise value. a first means for estimating a current noise value, wherein estimating the current noise value comprises estimating a current signal-to-noise ratio; and a second means for selectively controlling a rate at which the frames including comfort noise parameters are transmitted during the periods of speech pauses based upon the estimated current noise value.
A device for stimulating a tissue with electromagnetic fields, the device comprising: - a computing unit; - an external power source connected to the computing unit; - a decoupling circuit connected to the external power source and to the computing unit; and - an arrangement of electromagnetic transducers connected to the computing unit and to the decoupling circuit, the arrangement is functionally disposed over the tissue; wherein the computing unit implements a method for stimulating a tissue with electromagnetic fields, the method comprising the stages of: a) applying an electric field stimulus to a tissue through said arrangement of electromagnetic transducers that receive an activation signal, the frequency of which varies from an initial tissue stimulation frequency f ie to a final tissue stimulation frequency f fe with increments or decrements in steps of a frequency delta Δf e during a time delta Δt e; b) measuring the tissue impedance response to the stimulus of stage a); c) establishing a reference level with the tissue impedance response measured in stage b); d) establishing a tolerance NT to the reference level established in stage c); e) determining lower tissue stimulation frequencies f bx as the point where the tissue impedance response falls below the tolerance NT established in stage d); and f) determining upper tissue stimulation frequencies f tx as the point where the tissue impedance response returns to the tolerance NT established in stage d); wherein the upper tissue stimulation frequencies f tx are greater than the lower tissue stimulation frequencies f bx and x is a natural number greater than or equal to 1. - a computing unit; - an external power source connected to the computing unit; - a decoupling circuit connected to the external power source and to the computing unit; and - an arrangement of electromagnetic transducers connected to the computing unit and to the decoupling circuit, the arrangement is functionally disposed over the tissue; a) applying an electric field stimulus to a tissue through said arrangement of electromagnetic transducers that receive an activation signal, the frequency of which varies from an initial tissue stimulation frequency f ie to a final tissue stimulation frequency f fe with increments or decrements in steps of a frequency delta Δf e during a time delta Δt e; b) measuring the tissue impedance response to the stimulus of stage a); c) establishing a reference level with the tissue impedance response measured in stage b); d) establishing a tolerance NT to the reference level established in stage c); e) determining lower tissue stimulation frequencies f bx as the point where the tissue impedance response falls below the tolerance NT established in stage d); and f) determining upper tissue stimulation frequencies f tx as the point where the tissue impedance response returns to the tolerance NT established in stage d);
A heat exchanger comprising: a plate with an external surface, wherein the external surface bounds an interior of the plate; a channel disposed in the heat exchanger, wherein the channel passes through a portion of the interior of the plate; and a nozzle integrally disposed in the heat exchanger, wherein the nozzle extends through a portion of the external surface and is fluidly connected to the channel, wherein the nozzle is configured to transport a liquid from the channel, through the external surface, and to distribute the liquid onto a portion of the heat exchanger; and characterized by a valve disposed in the channel. a plate with an external surface, wherein the external surface bounds an interior of the plate; a channel disposed in the heat exchanger, wherein the channel passes through a portion of the interior of the plate; and a nozzle integrally disposed in the heat exchanger, wherein the nozzle extends through a portion of the external surface and is fluidly connected to the channel, wherein the nozzle is configured to transport a liquid from the channel, through the external surface, and to distribute the liquid onto a portion of the heat exchanger; and characterized by a valve disposed in the channel.
A data processing method performed by an information processing device operating a machine learning algorithm, said machine learning algorithm processing operational data originating from a context and human mental brain activity data relating to human participation (31, 32) with said context provided by a brain-computer interface operating a respective classifier, wherein said operational data and human mental brain activity data are identified by sensing (46, 47, 48) human mental engagement with an aspect of said context and wherein at least one of analysis and inferencing by said machine learning algorithm and aspects of said context are controlled by said information processing device based on said data processing, characterized in that said operational data comprise at least one of sensed, perceived, obtained or otherwise identified physical data, virtual data and environmental information originating from or relating to the context which is a real-life context that is a non-predefined or authentic non-virtual context or environment occurring in reality or practice, and said human mental brain activity data comprise implicit human participation with said real-life context provided by the brain-computer interface which is a passive brain-computer interface (35, 54) operating one or more classifiers associated with different types of response or mental states of human participation, wherein said operational data and said human mental brain activity data processed by said machine learning algorithm are identified by sensing human mental engagement with an aspect of said real-life context referring to what aspect or aspects of said real-life context said human participation (31, 32) is momentarily implicitly involved with continuously monitored by the passive brain-computer interface (35, 54) operating a respective classifier or classifiers, and wherein at least one of analysis and inferencing by said machine learning algorithm and aspects of said real-life context are controlled by said information processing device based on said data processing to impart human knowledge, intelligence, subjective interpretations and human advise about tasks, processes, devices, and information perceived from said real-life context.