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A heat pump operation method for use in a system which includes a power generation device, an electric load which operates using power generated by the power generation device, and a heat pump which generates heat using the power generated by the power generation device, the method comprising: obtaining, on a per time unit basis, generated power which is an amount of the power generated by the power generation device, load power which is an amount of the power consumed by the electric load, and surplus power which is a difference between the generated power and the load power; and controlling operation of the heat pump to cause the heat pump to generate heat using power adjusted to follow a per time unit increase or decrease in the surplus power, characterized in that in the controlling, when an amount of change in the surplus power remains greater than a predetermined threshold value for a given period of time extending back from a present time, an extent to which the power consumed by the heat pump follows the surplus power is reduced. obtaining, on a per time unit basis, generated power which is an amount of the power generated by the power generation device, load power which is an amount of the power consumed by the electric load, and surplus power which is a difference between the generated power and the load power; and controlling operation of the heat pump to cause the heat pump to generate heat using power adjusted to follow a per time unit increase or decrease in the surplus power, characterized in that in the controlling, when an amount of change in the surplus power remains greater than a predetermined threshold value for a given period of time extending back from a present time, an extent to which the power consumed by the heat pump follows the surplus power is reduced.
A method of modifying a command sequence comprising a plurality of scene descriptor commands of rich media, the rich media comprising rich media content and the scene descriptor commands which define the way in which the rich media content is to be built up, presented, and changed, the scene descriptor commands having a schedule by which they are to be executed, the method comprising the steps of: transforming the scene descriptor commands into sub-command components of a first type which have to be executed according to the schedule and sub-command components of a second type which are not constrained to be executed according to the schedule; and adjusting the order of the sub-command components so that estimated periods during which the sub-command components of the second type are executed do not overlap with the periods during which the sub-command components of the first type are executed, wherein the adjusting involves selecting a rate parameter and attempting to schedule the sub-command components according to a scheduling adjustment sub-routine for the selected rate parameter, wherein the scheduling adjustment sub-routine is applied iteratively, in which scheduling sub-command components takes place with various values of the rate parameter in order to determine a rate parameter having as low a value as possible at which it is estimated that the sub-command components can be processed correctly, wherein the rate parameter is a speed value representative of a processing speed of a receiving device receiving the sub-command components of the first and second types, or a speed value representative of a transmission rate between a server transmitting the sub-command components of the first and second types and a receiving device receiving the sub-command components of the first and second types. transforming the scene descriptor commands into sub-command components of a first type which have to be executed according to the schedule and sub-command components of a second type which are not constrained to be executed according to the schedule; and adjusting the order of the sub-command components so that estimated periods during which the sub-command components of the second type are executed do not overlap with the periods during which the sub-command components of the first type are executed,
A blended filament nonwoven fabric, comprising a blend of two types of filaments, wherein the two types of filaments are constituted of thermoplastic resins different from each other, the two types of filaments are each mainly constituted of a polyolefin or the two types of filaments are filaments mainly constituted of a polyolefin and filaments mainly constituted of a polyester, an average fiber diameter obtained by dividing the total value of fiber diameters of the filaments present in the nonwoven fabric by the number of the constituent filaments is 0.1 to 10 μm, the ratio of the number of constituent filaments having fiber diameters of 0.1 to 3 μm is 50% or more of the filaments constituting the nonwoven fabric, and the ratio of the number of constituent filaments having fiber diameters exceeding 3 μm is 50% or less of the filaments constituting the nonwoven fabric, the ratio of the number of constituent filaments having fiber diameters of 0.1 to 1.5 μm exceed 30%, the ratio of the number of constituent filaments having fiber diameters of 3 to 10 μm is less than 30%, the nonwoven fabric has a specific volume of 20 cm 3 /g or more, and the nonwoven fabric is produced by a melt-blowing process.
A papilloma pseudovirus or a papilloma VLP that comprises a detectable label for use in a method of detecting the presence of cancer cells in a subject having or suspected of having cancer cells; wherein said method comprises: identifying a subject having or suspected of having cancer cells; administering to said subject a detectable amount of said papilloma pseudovirus or a papilloma VLP that comprises a detectable label; and detecting the presence of cancer cells bound to said papilloma pseudovirus or said papilloma VLP that comprises a detectable label. identifying a subject having or suspected of having cancer cells; administering to said subject a detectable amount of said papilloma pseudovirus or a papilloma VLP that comprises a detectable label; and detecting the presence of cancer cells bound to said papilloma pseudovirus or said papilloma VLP that comprises a detectable label.
A tubular structure comprising: a) a first sheet metal helically wound about a longitudinal axis; b) a second sheet metal having a smooth and flat metal surface, and having voids disposed therein, said second sheet metal being helically wound about said longitudinal axis and coaxially about said first sheet metal; c) an insulation disposed within said voids; and, d) a third sheet metal helically wound about said longitudinal axis and coaxially about said first sheet metal and said second sheet metal; wherein said third sheet metal has voids disposed therein and wherein said voids disposed within said third sheet metal are disposed within said third sheet metal so a first of said voids disposed in said second sheet metal is overlaid by a second of said voids disposed within said third sheet metal. a) a first sheet metal helically wound about a longitudinal axis; b) a second sheet metal having a smooth and flat metal surface, and having voids disposed therein, said second sheet metal being helically wound about said longitudinal axis and coaxially about said first sheet metal; c) an insulation disposed within said voids; and, d) a third sheet metal helically wound about said longitudinal axis and coaxially about said first sheet metal and said second sheet metal;
A sail (10; 100; 200; 300; 2000) for sailboats, said sail comprising one or more battens (11, 12, 13; 51), characterized in that the sail further comprises at least one pair of shape memory systems (131, 131', 132, 132'; 231, 231', 232, 232'; 331, 331', 332, 332'; 53, 53') comprising one or more shape memory elements, said shape memory systems (131, 131', 132, 132'; 231, 231', 232, 232'; 331, 331', 332, 332', 53, 53') being arranged in correspondence of at least one said battens (11, 12, 13; 51) and being operably connected to the sail opposite faces or directly to the battens (11, 12, 13; 51) so as to face the opposite faces of the sail, and in that said shape memory systems (131, 131', 132, 132'; 231, 231', 232, 232'; 331, 331', 332, 332) extend along said battens (11, 12, 13; 51).
A light emitting display comprising: a first substrate on which a plurality of light emitting devices are formed; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate so as to define a space between the light emitting devices and the second substrate; a dam member, comprising an inorganic material, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the plurality of light emitting devices; an inorganic sealing material comprising frit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate on an outward side of the dam member and attaching the first substrate and the second substrate; and a filling material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate on an inward side of the dam member; wherein the filling material is formed of at least one inert fluorocarbon based liquid, wherein the filling material is arranged to fill the space between the light emitting devices and the second substrate; and characterized in that the dam member comprises a reflecting layer arranged to reflect a laser or infrared rays formed on the surface of the dam member. a first substrate on which a plurality of light emitting devices are formed; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate so as to define a space between the light emitting devices and the second substrate; a dam member, comprising an inorganic material, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the plurality of light emitting devices; an inorganic sealing material comprising frit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate on an outward side of the dam member and attaching the first substrate and the second substrate; and a filling material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate on an inward side of the dam member; wherein the filling material is formed of at least one inert fluorocarbon based liquid, wherein the filling material is arranged to fill the space between the light emitting devices and the second substrate; and characterized in that the dam member comprises a reflecting layer arranged to reflect a laser or infrared rays formed on the surface of the dam member.
A two parts double-layer wear-and-impact-resistant tube, wherein the wear-and-impact-resistant tube is used for transporting concrete and includes an outer protective tube and an inner wear-resistant assembled tube, wherein the inner wear-resistant assembled tube is nested in the outer protective tube, leaving a buffer chamber therebetween, the inner wear-resistant assembled tube is composed of two tube walls (8, 12), the two tube walls split joint together and form the body of inner tube with an annular cross section wherein the two tube walls (8, 12) are made of different materials; characterised in that there are filling channels with predefined width between the two tube walls (8, 12), which filling channels enable the auto-filling of the buffer chamber between the outer protective tube and the inner wear-resistant assembled tube upon transporting of concrete.
A voice over new radio, VoNR, user identification method, comprising: extracting, in response to a radio resource control, RRC, connection resume request, an identifier of a user terminal from the RRC connection resume request; querying whether the identifier of the user terminal is stored in a database preconfigured, wherein several identifiers and a storage write time corresponding to each of the several identifiers are stored in the database; calculating a time difference between a time at which the RRC connection resume request is received and a storage write time corresponding to the identifier of the user terminal in the database, in response to querying that the identifier of the user terminal is stored in the database; determining whether the time difference is shorter than a valid duration threshold predefined; and identifying that the user terminal is a VoNR user, in response to determining that the time difference is shorter than the valid duration threshold. extracting, in response to a radio resource control, RRC, connection resume request, an identifier of a user terminal from the RRC connection resume request; querying whether the identifier of the user terminal is stored in a database preconfigured, wherein several identifiers and a storage write time corresponding to each of the several identifiers are stored in the database; calculating a time difference between a time at which the RRC connection resume request is received and a storage write time corresponding to the identifier of the user terminal in the database, in response to querying that the identifier of the user terminal is stored in the database; determining whether the time difference is shorter than a valid duration threshold predefined; and identifying that the user terminal is a VoNR user, in response to determining that the time difference is shorter than the valid duration threshold.
A biocompatible drug delivery system for use in a method for preventing or delaying the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration to wet AMD, the drug delivery system comprising an anti-neovascular agent selected from bevacizumab, ranibizumab and esters, salts and mixtures thereof and a polymeric vehicle associated with the anti-neovascular agent; wherein: the polymeric vehicle is a lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer, the method comprises the step of administering the drug delivery system to an eye of the patient with dry AMD, and the patient has wet AMD in the other eye, wherein the administering step is carried out by injecting the system into the vitreous cavity of the dry AMD eye. the polymeric vehicle is a lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer, the method comprises the step of administering the drug delivery system to an eye of the patient with dry AMD, and the patient has wet AMD in the other eye,
Digestive enzyme blend comprising protease, amylase, lactase, lipase and cellulase (DigeZyme ®) for use in a method for therapeutic management of delayed onset muscle soreness, said method comprising steps of administering effective concentrations of the enzyme blend to mammals presenting with symptoms of delayed onset muscle soreness, wherein the individual enzymes in the digestive blend are present in the concentrations: a) Amylase: 24000 DU/g, b) cellulase: 1100 CU/g, c) lipase: 200 FIP/g, d) lactase: 4000 ALU/g and e) protease: 6000 PC/g.
A method for controlling operation of a hybrid automotive vehicle equipped with at least an internal combustion engine and an electric machine, each adapted to deliver torque to a driveline of the vehicle, wherein said method comprises at least the following steps: a) determination of the ability of the engine to deliver torque to an output shaft (66, 69) and allotment of a value (0,1) to a first parameter on the basis of this determination, b) determination of the ability of the electric machine to deliver torque to its output shaft and allotment of a value (0,1) to a second parameter on the basis of this determination, d) computation of a value (0, 1, 2, 3) of a global parameter (P G), on the basis of the respective values of the first and second parameters (P1, P2), and e) generation of an electric or an electronic signal representative of the value of the global parameter (P G); wherein the global parameter can take a first value and second value corresponding respectively to: - a first configuration of the driveline where it cannot move the vehicle, and - a second configuration of the driveline where it can move the vehicle, on the basis of an order received; wherein said global parameter (P G) takes its second value when either the engine or the electric machine is able to deliver torque to a respective output shaft (66, 67, 69), or when both the engine and the electric machine are able to deliver torque to some output shafts characterized in that the global parameter (P G) can take a third value (0,5) corresponding to a third configuration of the powertrain where it is switching from its first configuration to its second configuration. a) determination of the ability of the engine to deliver torque to an output shaft (66, 69) and allotment of a value (0,1) to a first parameter on the basis of this determination, b) determination of the ability of the electric machine to deliver torque to its output shaft and allotment of a value (0,1) to a second parameter on the basis of this determination, d) computation of a value (0, 1, 2, 3) of a global parameter (P G), on the basis of the respective values of the first and second parameters (P1, P2), and e) generation of an electric or an electronic signal representative of the value of the global parameter (P G); - a first configuration of the driveline where it cannot move the vehicle, and - a second configuration of the driveline where it can move the vehicle, on the basis of an order received;
An automated device for opening and closing metal goods-transportation boxes for stowage on ships using an automatic "spreader" and special boxes, wherein a. the automatic "spreader" comprises a mechanical/hydraulic system, which raises and lowers wires and, characterized in that b. when lowering wires and boxes opening through wires and are tractioned, while wires and are slightly loose and no longer traction points and of said boxes whereby goods contained in the boxes drain through the lower inclined surfaces of the boxes and do not leave wastes in said boxes and c. when raising wires and, said wires are tractioned, while wires and ease and are no longer tractioned, whereby the boxes are completely closed and then removed from the ship. a. the automatic "spreader" comprises a mechanical/hydraulic system, which raises and lowers wires and, characterized in that b. when lowering wires and boxes opening through wires and are tractioned, while wires and are slightly loose and no longer traction points and of said boxes whereby goods contained in the boxes drain through the lower inclined surfaces of the boxes and do not leave wastes in said boxes and c. when raising wires and, said wires are tractioned, while wires and ease and are no longer tractioned, whereby the boxes are completely closed and then removed from the ship.
A cyclic bioisostere of derivatives of a purine system having the general structural formula where R is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, and R 1 is selected from the group consisting of -H, -NH 2, -Br, -Cl, -OH, -COOH; B is selected from the group consisting of -N= and -CR 1 =; Z is selected from the group consisting of -CR 1 = and -N=; and A is selected from the group consisting of -N= and -CR 1 =; with the proviso that when A is -N=, then B is -N= and Z is -CR 1 =, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof for the use in the treatment of thymus involution. where R is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, and R 1 is selected from the group consisting of -H, -NH 2, -Br, -Cl, -OH, -COOH; B is selected from the group consisting of -N= and -CR 1 =; Z is selected from the group consisting of -CR 1 = and -N=; and A is selected from the group consisting of -N= and -CR 1 =; with the proviso that when A is -N=, then B is -N= and Z is -CR 1 =,
An escalator comprising: a plurality of treads arranged one after another along a track, each of which has a tread surface and a riser adjacent to a rear end of the tread surface and running transverse to the tread surface; a guide rail assembly having a chain roller guide rail for guiding chain rollers of the treads and a idler roller guide rail for guiding idler rollers of the treads during a forward run of a lower, horizontally running region of the track over a central region of the track that runs at an incline toward an upper, horizontally running region of the track and during a return run moving in the opposite direction; wherein each tread has a front intermeshing structure and a rear intermeshing structure, wherein the front and the rear intermeshing structure (33, 41) are formed complementarily to each other in such a manner that intermeshing structures (33, 41) of adjacent treads oriented toward one another can meshably engage into each other, characterized in that there is a transition region between the upper horizontally running region and the central region that runs at an incline, wherein in the transition region of the return run, the chain roller guide rail and /or the idler roller guide rail has two curved regions (K R1, K R2) close to the edges of the upper and the central regions (11, 13) having a sharp curvature (R1, R2) and an interposed curved region (Kz) having a gentler curvature. a plurality of treads arranged one after another along a track, each of which has a tread surface and a riser adjacent to a rear end of the tread surface and running transverse to the tread surface; a guide rail assembly having a chain roller guide rail for guiding chain rollers of the treads and a idler roller guide rail for guiding idler rollers of the treads during a forward run of a lower, horizontally running region of the track over a central region of the track that runs at an incline toward an upper, horizontally running region of the track and during a return run moving in the opposite direction; wherein each tread has a front intermeshing structure and a rear intermeshing structure, wherein the front and the rear intermeshing structure (33, 41) are formed complementarily to each other in such a manner that intermeshing structures (33, 41) of adjacent treads oriented toward one another can meshably engage into each other, characterized in that there is a transition region between the upper horizontally running region and the central region that runs at an incline, wherein in the transition region of the return run, the chain roller guide rail and /or the idler roller guide rail has two curved regions (K R1, K R2) close to the edges of the upper and the central regions (11, 13) having a sharp curvature (R1, R2) and an interposed curved region (Kz) having a gentler curvature.
A method for producing a chamfer on a tooth end edge of a workpiece toothing by removing material with a rotationally driven chamfering tool (6a, 6b) in a machining operation brought about by controlled axial machine movements between the chamfering tool and the likewise rotationally driven workpiece toothing, characterised in that material is removed with a geometrically undefined cutting edge, and the removal takes place in a coordinated action between an in particular changeable profiling of the chamfering tool and an axial machine control used for the machining operation, performed in dependence on predetermined parameters defining the chamfer to be produced.
An article, comprising: a device comprising a substance transfer component for receiving a substance from the skin and/or from beneath the skin of a subject, and/or for delivering a substance to the skin and/or to a location beneath the skin of a subject, wherein the device comprises a vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure; and an environment, contained within an external package, having a pressure that is less than about 50 mmHg below atmospheric pressure, the environment surrounding the device. a device comprising a substance transfer component for receiving a substance from the skin and/or from beneath the skin of a subject, and/or for delivering a substance to the skin and/or to a location beneath the skin of a subject, wherein the device comprises a vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure; and an environment, contained within an external package, having a pressure that is less than about 50 mmHg below atmospheric pressure, the environment surrounding the device.