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An apparatus, comprising: a left-ventricular assist device, comprising: an impeller configured for insertion into a left ventricle of a heart of a subject; a delivery tube configured to pass, through an aorta of the subject, from outside the subject into the left ventricle, the delivery tube comprising an outer layer that varies along a length of the delivery tube such that a flexural rigidity of the delivery tube at a first portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse an aortic valve of the subject, is less than the flexural rigidity at a second portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse at least a portion of an aortic arch of the subject, and the flexural rigidity at the second portion is less than the flexural rigidity at a third portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse a descending aorta of the subject; and a drive cable, which passes through the delivery tube and is configured to rotate the impeller so as to pump blood of the subject from the left ventricle into the aorta. an impeller configured for insertion into a left ventricle of a heart of a subject; a delivery tube configured to pass, through an aorta of the subject, from outside the subject into the left ventricle, the delivery tube comprising an outer layer that varies along a length of the delivery tube such that a flexural rigidity of the delivery tube at a first portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse an aortic valve of the subject, is less than the flexural rigidity at a second portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse at least a portion of an aortic arch of the subject, and the flexural rigidity at the second portion is less than the flexural rigidity at a third portion of the delivery tube, which is configured to traverse a descending aorta of the subject; and a drive cable, which passes through the delivery tube and is configured to rotate the impeller so as to pump blood of the subject from the left ventricle into the aorta.
A method for determining the nucleotide sequence contiguous to a known target nucleotide sequence, the method comprising: (i) shearing a nucleic acid preparation that comprises genomic DNA or mRNA to generate a nucleic acid fragment comprising a known target nucleotide sequence, wherein the known target nucleotide sequence comprises a sequence associated with a gene rearrangement, optionally wherein the gene rearrangement results in a fusion oncogene; (ii) ligating a Y-shaped adaptor to the nucleic acid fragment comprising the known target nucleotide sequence to produce a ligation product; (iii) amplifying the ligation product using a first adaptor primer and a first target-specific primer; (iv) amplifying an amplification product of (iii) with a second adaptor primer and a second target-specific primer, wherein the second adaptor primer and the second target-specific primer are nested relative to the first adaptor primer and the first target-specific primer, respectively, wherein the amplifying of the amplification product of (iii) is conducted using a nucleic acid polymerase enzyme capable of initiating synthesis at a 3' end of a primer annealed to a template and proceeding toward a 5' end of the template, and wherein the template is the amplification product of (iii), thereby producing a further amplification product having a 3' end; and (v) sequencing the further amplification product having the 3' end of (iv) using a first sequencing primer and a second sequencing primer. (i) shearing a nucleic acid preparation that comprises genomic DNA or mRNA to generate a nucleic acid fragment comprising a known target nucleotide sequence, wherein the known target nucleotide sequence comprises a sequence associated with a gene rearrangement, optionally wherein the gene rearrangement results in a fusion oncogene; (ii) ligating a Y-shaped adaptor to the nucleic acid fragment comprising the known target nucleotide sequence to produce a ligation product; (iii) amplifying the ligation product using a first adaptor primer and a first target-specific primer; (iv) amplifying an amplification product of (iii) with a second adaptor primer and a second target-specific primer, wherein the second adaptor primer and the second target-specific primer are nested relative to the first adaptor primer and the first target-specific primer, respectively, wherein the amplifying of the amplification product of (iii) is conducted using a nucleic acid polymerase enzyme capable of initiating synthesis at a 3' end of a primer annealed to a template and proceeding toward a 5' end of the template, and wherein the template is the amplification product of (iii), thereby producing a further amplification product having a 3' end; and (v) sequencing the further amplification product having the 3' end of (iv) using a first sequencing primer and a second sequencing primer.
An irrigation device for facilitating growth of plant, comprising an above ground mat having an opening through which a plant extends, and a drip tube disposed therein, the drip tube having an open end connectable to a water source and a series of apertures along a length thereof within the mat, wherein the mat is comprised of a first sheet of landscape fabric material that is air and water permeable, and a second sheet of landscape fabric material that is air and water permeable, wherein the first and second sheets of landscape fabric material are heat fused to one another; the first and second sheets (18, 20) of material being heat fused-attached to one another adjacent to inner and outer peripheral edges and intermediate the inner and outer edges so as to hold the drip tube in place with respect to the first and second sheets (18, 20) of the landscape fabric material, wherein open ends of the drip tube within the mat are attached to a tee connector such that the drip tube forms a closed loop having a spaced apart generally concentric or spiral configuration. the mat is comprised of a first sheet of landscape fabric material that is air and water permeable, and a second sheet of landscape fabric material that is air and water permeable, wherein the first and second sheets of landscape fabric material are heat fused to one another; the first and second sheets (18, 20) of material being heat fused-attached to one another adjacent to inner and outer peripheral edges and intermediate the inner and outer edges so as to hold the drip tube in place with respect to the first and second sheets (18, 20) of the landscape fabric material, wherein open ends of the drip tube within the mat are attached to a tee connector such that the drip tube forms a closed loop having a spaced apart generally concentric or spiral configuration.
A chip-scale atomic clock, comprising: a physics package (102, 300); a laser die located in a first thermal zone in the physics package; an isothermal cage (116, 308) located in the physics package, the isothermal cage surrounding the laser die in the first thermal zone; a quarter wave plate (120, 306) mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the laser die through an opening in the isothermal cage; a vapor cell (130, 302) mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the quarter wave plate, the vapor cell located in a second thermal zone that is independent from the first thermal zone; and an optical detector mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the vapor cell; wherein the first thermal zone provides a first operation temperature at a first stability point associated with the laser die, and the second thermal zone provides a second operation temperature at a second stability point associated with the vapor cell; wherein the isothermal cage is configured to maintain the first thermal zone at the first operation temperature at a first stability point associated with the laser die. a physics package (102, 300); a laser die located in a first thermal zone in the physics package; an isothermal cage (116, 308) located in the physics package, the isothermal cage surrounding the laser die in the first thermal zone; a quarter wave plate (120, 306) mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the laser die through an opening in the isothermal cage; a vapor cell (130, 302) mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the quarter wave plate, the vapor cell located in a second thermal zone that is independent from the first thermal zone; and an optical detector mounted in the physics package and in optical communication with the vapor cell; wherein the first thermal zone provides a first operation temperature at a first stability point associated with the laser die, and the second thermal zone provides a second operation temperature at a second stability point associated with the vapor cell; wherein the isothermal cage is configured to maintain the first thermal zone at the first operation temperature at a first stability point associated with the laser die.
A grain dryer associable with a combine harvester provided with an endothermic engine, comprising at least a first feed screw and a second feed screw, whose helicoids (15, 25) feature an outer diameter close to the inner diameter of the pipe that receives them, configured to transfer grains towards a collection tank, wherein the grain is conveyed first along the first feed screw and then along the second feed screw, wherein while being transferred grains are licked by a heated air blown by ventilation means, the air at least partially taken from the external world, said first feed screw having a heated air inlet port in its start section and an outlet port in its end section, so that the heated air runs through it longitudinally, characterized in that the grain dryer further comprises a first heat exchanger configured so that, when the dryer is associated with the combine harvester, the air that crosses said first feed screw is heated by the high temperature exhaust fumes ejected by said endothermic engine and a second heat exchanger configured so that, when the dryer is associated with the combine harvester, the air that runs through said second feed screw is heated by the cooling liquid of said endothermic engine, in that it comprises grain sensors which measure the humidity and the temperature of the grains output from said first feed screw and in that the circuit of the air coming from said first heat exchanger comprises branches, provided with appropriate choking and intercepting means, which are operated as a function of the measurements taken by said grain sensors, each of said branches delivering said air to a corresponding section of said first feed screw.
A piston for use in forming an associated gas spring assembly and adapted to engage an associated projection of an associated structural support member, said piston comprising: a first end including a first end wall adapted to engage an associated flexible sleeve of the associated gas spring assembly; an opposing second end including a second end wall adapted to abuttingly engage the associated structural support member, said second end disposed in longitudinally-spaced relation to said first end such that a central axis extends therebetween; an outer side wall extending at least partially between said first and second ends (150, 152) and suitable for rolling of the associated flexible sleeve therealong; an inner side wall disposed in radially-inward spaced relation to said outer side wall such that a chamber is at least partially defined therebetween; first and second support walls extending from said inner side wall to said outer side wall such that said chamber is at least partially segmented by said first and second support walls; and first and second recess walls (176, 178) positioned between said inner and outer side walls (164, 156), characterized in that the first and second recess walls (176, 178) extend between said first and second support walls and are radially spaced from one another to at least partially define a recess adapted to receive the associated projection of the associated structural support member such that lateral loads acting on said piston can be transferred to the associated projection; and the piston further comprises one or more support ribs connecting said second recess wall and said outer side wall. a first end including a first end wall adapted to engage an associated flexible sleeve of the associated gas spring assembly; an opposing second end including a second end wall adapted to abuttingly engage the associated structural support member, said second end disposed in longitudinally-spaced relation to said first end such that a central axis extends therebetween; an outer side wall extending at least partially between said first and second ends (150, 152) and suitable for rolling of the associated flexible sleeve therealong; an inner side wall disposed in radially-inward spaced relation to said outer side wall such that a chamber is at least partially defined therebetween; first and second support walls extending from said inner side wall to said outer side wall such that said chamber is at least partially segmented by said first and second support walls; and first and second recess walls (176, 178) positioned between said inner and outer side walls (164, 156), characterized in that the first and second recess walls (176, 178) extend between said first and second support walls and are radially spaced from one another to at least partially define a recess adapted to receive the associated projection of the associated structural support member such that lateral loads acting on said piston can be transferred to the associated projection; and the piston further comprises one or more support ribs connecting said second recess wall and said outer side wall.
A method for reducing interference performed by a first transmitting node having a coverage area falling at least partly within the coverage area of a second transmitting node, the method comprising: determining one or more protected transmission time intervals during which transmissions from the second transmitting node are to be protected; transmitting first-node-specific data to one or more mobile terminals at a first power level during one or more transmission time intervals other than the protected transmission time intervals; characterized in that during the one or more protected transmission time intervals, transmitting second data that is also transmitted by the second transmitting node during the protected transmission time intervals, wherein said transmitting of second data is performed at a reduced power level, relative to the first power level. determining one or more protected transmission time intervals during which transmissions from the second transmitting node are to be protected; transmitting first-node-specific data to one or more mobile terminals at a first power level during one or more transmission time intervals other than the protected transmission time intervals; characterized in that during the one or more protected transmission time intervals, transmitting second data that is also transmitted by the second transmitting node during the protected transmission time intervals, wherein said transmitting of second data is performed at a reduced power level, relative to the first power level.
A solid oxide fuel cell system for generating electricity by reacting fuel and oxidant gas, comprising: a fuel cell module comprising plurality of fuel cells, and a fuel gas dispersion chamber that distributes and supplies fuel to each of the fuel cells, and an affixing member (18b, 63) constituting a part of the fuel gas dispersion chamber, with multiple insertion holes (18c, 63a) formed in the affixing member into which the fuel cells are inserted, wherein each of the fuel cells is affixed in an airtight manner to the affixing member (18b, 63) using a ceramic adhesive by means of a layer of a ceramic adhesive formed on the affixing member (18b, 63), and the layer of the ceramic adhesive has a gas leak suppression portion around the periphery of each of the fuel cells which is formed thicker than other parts of the layer of the ceramic adhesive and comprises a prominence and a hanging portion, and wherein the gas leak suppression portion suppresses the occurrence of cracks in the layer of the ceramic adhesive caused by shrinkage when the ceramic adhesive is hardened. a fuel cell module comprising plurality of fuel cells, and a fuel gas dispersion chamber that distributes and supplies fuel to each of the fuel cells, and an affixing member (18b, 63) constituting a part of the fuel gas dispersion chamber, with multiple insertion holes (18c, 63a) formed in the affixing member into which the fuel cells are inserted, wherein each of the fuel cells is affixed in an airtight manner to the affixing member (18b, 63) using a ceramic adhesive by means of a layer of a ceramic adhesive formed on the affixing member (18b, 63), and the layer of the ceramic adhesive has a gas leak suppression portion around the periphery of each of the fuel cells which is formed thicker than other parts of the layer of the ceramic adhesive and comprises a prominence and a hanging portion, and wherein the gas leak suppression portion suppresses the occurrence of cracks in the layer of the ceramic adhesive caused by shrinkage when the ceramic adhesive is hardened.
A method for producing an endless belt, which comprises at least one weld seam (7, 9), characterized in that at least one material that reduces the thermal conductivity of the weld seam (7, 9) is introduced into the weld seam, wherein the material introduced into the weld seam is selected from the group Cr, Ni, Co, or that the thermal conductivity is increased in at least one area of the endless belt directly adjacent to the weld seam (7, 9) by changing a material composition and/or a material structure of the endless belt in this area, wherein a depression in a belt surface relative to the weld seam is generated on the endless belt in the area directly adjacent to the weld seam, wherein the depression is filled with a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the weld seam.
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving at least one resource block in a transmission, where the at least one resource block comprises a first set of reference signals, RS, specific to the UE; determining whether a second set of RS, specific to the UE, is available in the transmission, wherein the determining comprises receiving from an evolved Node B, eNB, information indicating whether the second set of RS is available or not and whether the second set of RS is intended for other UEs or not; and processing the received at least one resource block based on the first set of RS and further based on the second set of RS if determined available, wherein the processing comprises performing time tracking if the second set of RS is determined available.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, for wireless communication, the method comprising: communicating with a first cell for a first call, wherein the first call is one of a packet-switched, PS, call and a circuit-switched, CS, call; sending (414, 612) measurement reports to a radio access network, RAN; receiving (416, 614) a trigger from the RAN; wherein the trigger from the RAN is based on the measurement reports; wherein in response to the trigger to perform a PS-to-CS handover: establishing a second call, while the first call is pending at the first cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; terminating the first call after establishing the second call; and performing the handover after terminating the first call, the handover being from the first cell to a second cell; and wherein in response to the trigger to perform a CS-to-PS handover: performing the handover of the first call from the first cell to the second cell; establishing a second call with the second cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; and terminating the first call after establishing the second call. communicating with a first cell for a first call, wherein the first call is one of a packet-switched, PS, call and a circuit-switched, CS, call; sending (414, 612) measurement reports to a radio access network, RAN; receiving (416, 614) a trigger from the RAN; wherein the trigger from the RAN is based on the measurement reports; wherein in response to the trigger to perform a PS-to-CS handover: establishing a second call, while the first call is pending at the first cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; terminating the first call after establishing the second call; and performing the handover after terminating the first call, the handover being from the first cell to a second cell; establishing a second call, while the first call is pending at the first cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; terminating the first call after establishing the second call; and performing the handover after terminating the first call, the handover being from the first cell to a second cell; and wherein in response to the trigger to perform a CS-to-PS handover: performing the handover of the first call from the first cell to the second cell; establishing a second call with the second cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; and terminating the first call after establishing the second call. performing the handover of the first call from the first cell to the second cell; establishing a second call with the second cell, wherein the second call is the other of the PS call and the CS call; and terminating the first call after establishing the second call.