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An electronic timepiece, including: an operation receiving unit which receives an input operation via an operating member; and a processor, the electronic timepiece further comprising: a receiver which receives broadcast radio waves including time information from a satellite; a communicator which carries out mutual wireless communication by establishing wireless communication connection with an external device which is set, the external device being different from the satellite; and in a case where a predetermined input operation corresponding to a command for obtaining information regarding a present time is received via the operating member, the processor selects a first information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained from the external device which is set via the communicator or a second information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained based on the broadcast radio waves received by the receiver according to whether a setting regarding the external device exists. an operation receiving unit which receives an input operation via an operating member; and a processor, the electronic timepiece further comprising: a receiver which receives broadcast radio waves including time information from a satellite; a communicator which carries out mutual wireless communication by establishing wireless communication connection with an external device which is set, the external device being different from the satellite; and in a case where a predetermined input operation corresponding to a command for obtaining information regarding a present time is received via the operating member, the processor selects a first information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained from the external device which is set via the communicator or a second information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained based on the broadcast radio waves received by the receiver according to whether a setting regarding the external device exists. a receiver which receives broadcast radio waves including time information from a satellite; a communicator which carries out mutual wireless communication by establishing wireless communication connection with an external device which is set, the external device being different from the satellite; and in a case where a predetermined input operation corresponding to a command for obtaining information regarding a present time is received via the operating member, the processor selects a first information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained from the external device which is set via the communicator or a second information obtaining operation by which the information is obtained based on the broadcast radio waves received by the receiver according to whether a setting regarding the external device exists.
A valve prosthesis comprising: a valve body including a plurality of valve leaflets affixed to a skirt; and a frame including a distal inflow section, a proximal outflow section, and a valve section between the inflow section and the outflow section, wherein: the valve body is attached to the frame in the valve section at a plurality of commissure points, the frame includes a circumferentially repeating cell pattern in the inflow section and the valve section, the outflow section includes a plurality of loops, the loops being attached to the valve section at a plurality of junctions, and a plurality of valve section cells are positioned between each junction in a circumferential direction; and wherein: each loop includes a first strut and a second strut joined proximally at a loop edge, a first junction, and a second junction, the first junction connects a first loop and a second loop to the valve section, the first junction includes a first proximal valve section cell edge, a second strut from the first loop, and a first strut from the second loop, and the second junction connects the second loop and a third loop to the valve section, the second junction includes a second proximal valve section cell edge, a second strut from the second loop, and a first strut from the third loop. a valve body including a plurality of valve leaflets affixed to a skirt; and a frame including a distal inflow section, a proximal outflow section, and a valve section between the inflow section and the outflow section, wherein: the valve body is attached to the frame in the valve section at a plurality of commissure points, the frame includes a circumferentially repeating cell pattern in the inflow section and the valve section, the outflow section includes a plurality of loops, the loops being attached to the valve section at a plurality of junctions, and a plurality of valve section cells are positioned between each junction in a circumferential direction; and wherein: the valve body is attached to the frame in the valve section at a plurality of commissure points, the frame includes a circumferentially repeating cell pattern in the inflow section and the valve section, the outflow section includes a plurality of loops, the loops being attached to the valve section at a plurality of junctions, and a plurality of valve section cells are positioned between each junction in a circumferential direction; and wherein: each loop includes a first strut and a second strut joined proximally at a loop edge, a first junction, and a second junction, the first junction connects a first loop and a second loop to the valve section, the first junction includes a first proximal valve section cell edge, a second strut from the first loop, and a first strut from the second loop, and the second junction connects the second loop and a third loop to the valve section, the second junction includes a second proximal valve section cell edge, a second strut from the second loop, and a first strut from the third loop.
A two-dimensional material element (100, 100B, 111 A, 112A, 113B), comprising: a first 2D material (M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M18) which is a single layer of a crystal structure, the first 2D material including a first metal chalcogenide-based material based on a first metal chalcogenide; and a second 2D material (M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M26, M28) which is a single layer of a crystal structure, the second 2D material including a second metal chalcogenide-based material based on a second metal chalcogenide, wherein the first metal chalcogenide and second metal chalcogenide have different metal atoms or different chalcogen atoms, characterised in that the first 2D material and the second 2D material are laterally connected to each through their (one-dimensional) side surfaces, and atoms of the first and second 2D materials form chemical bonds therebetween. a first 2D material (M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M18) which is a single layer of a crystal structure, the first 2D material including a first metal chalcogenide-based material based on a first metal chalcogenide; and a second 2D material (M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M26, M28) which is a single layer of a crystal structure, the second 2D material including a second metal chalcogenide-based material based on a second metal chalcogenide, wherein the first metal chalcogenide and second metal chalcogenide have different metal atoms or different chalcogen atoms, characterised in that the first 2D material and the second 2D material are laterally connected to each through their (one-dimensional) side surfaces, and atoms of the first and second 2D materials form chemical bonds therebetween.
A catheter (600, 1000, 1100), comprising an elongated body (610, 1019, 1119) extendable along a longitudinal axis (602, 1020, 1120) defining a median plane and a transverse plane perpendicular to the median plane in a same Cartesian coordinate system, said elongated body longitudinally splits relative to the median plane at a junction (628, 1022, 1122) into a first distal end region (516, 612, 1023, 1123) terminating in first tip (518, 614, 1024, 1124) and a second distal end region (536, 616, 1025, 1125) terminating in a second tip (538, 618, 1026, 1126); wherein the elongated body encloses a first lumen (522, 620, 1017, 1117) extending between a first proximal port (514, 622) and the first tip, and a second lumen (542, 624, 1018, 1118) extending between a second proximal port (534, 626) and the second tip, the first lumen has a first longitudinal lumen axis (637, 1029, 1129) and a first lumen wall, and the second lumen has a second longitudinal lumen axis (639, 1030, 1130) and a second lumen wall, wherein, when the first distal end region and the second distal end region are aligned, the first and second lumen walls extend along the median plane, and the transverse plane contains both the first longitudinal lumen axis and second longitudinal lumen axis; characterized in that the first distal end region and the second distal end region are configured to voluntary separate from each other along the median plane from aligning with each other such that the first and second longitudinal lumen axes diverge from the transverse plane.
A device for cooling a turbine shroud comprising: - at least one annular flange (33, 34) configured to be attached to an annular radial collar of a shroud support structure being arranged upstream of the turbine shroud and comprising at least one cooling air circulation channel (33a, 34a), - a diffuser configured to be attached to said annular radial collar downstream of the annular flange (33, 34) and comprising at least one intake channel in fluid communication with the circulation channel (33a, 34a) of the annular flange (33, 34), and comprising an injection cavity comprising a plurality of injection holes and being configured to inject cooling air originating in the intake channel on a radially external face of the shroud, via the injection holes, - the device for cooling being characterized in that it further comprises a particle filter arranged on an inlet section of the circulation channel (33a, 34a) of the annular flange (33, 34), the particle filter comprising a plurality of openings, the diameter of these openings being less than the diameter of the injection holes of the diffuser. - at least one annular flange (33, 34) configured to be attached to an annular radial collar of a shroud support structure being arranged upstream of the turbine shroud and comprising at least one cooling air circulation channel (33a, 34a), - a diffuser configured to be attached to said annular radial collar downstream of the annular flange (33, 34) and comprising at least one intake channel in fluid communication with the circulation channel (33a, 34a) of the annular flange (33, 34), and comprising an injection cavity comprising a plurality of injection holes and being configured to inject cooling air originating in the intake channel on a radially external face of the shroud, via the injection holes, - the device for cooling being characterized in that it further comprises a particle filter arranged on an inlet section of the circulation channel (33a, 34a) of the annular flange (33, 34), the particle filter comprising a plurality of openings, the diameter of these openings being less than the diameter of the injection holes of the diffuser.
A method for acquiring billing and usage data in an Internet protocol, IP, multimedia subsystem, IMS, environment, the method comprising: copying at least one of a call signaling message and an IMS accounting message relating to an IMS transaction upstream from a billing system, BS; and providing the at least one copied message to an application for one of billing verification, fraud detection, revenue assurance, and data analysis. copying at least one of a call signaling message and an IMS accounting message relating to an IMS transaction upstream from a billing system, BS; and providing the at least one copied message to an application for one of billing verification, fraud detection, revenue assurance, and data analysis.
A method of determining contamination of allograft products, comprising: a) agitating an extraction fluid in which the allograft products are immersed; b) removing the allograft products from said extraction fluid; and c) analyzing the extraction fluid for contamination; wherein during said agitating step, said extraction fluid is contained within an extraction vessel comprising an outer container and a foraminous inner container positioned within said outer container; wherein during said agitating step, said allograft products are located within said inner container; wherein said step of removing the allograft products from said extraction fluid comprises removing said inner container from said outer container; and wherein said agitating step comprises sonicating said extraction fluid at an intensity of between 13 and 145 watts per litre and at a selected frequency and duration sufficient to dislodge contaminants from the allograft products while maintaining the viability of any microbial contaminants dislodged from the allograft products. a) agitating an extraction fluid in which the allograft products are immersed; b) removing the allograft products from said extraction fluid; and c) analyzing the extraction fluid for contamination; wherein during said agitating step, said extraction fluid is contained within an extraction vessel comprising an outer container and a foraminous inner container positioned within said outer container; wherein during said agitating step, said allograft products are located within said inner container; wherein said step of removing the allograft products from said extraction fluid comprises removing said inner container from said outer container; and wherein said agitating step comprises sonicating said extraction fluid at an intensity of between 13 and 145 watts per litre and at a selected frequency and duration sufficient to dislodge contaminants from the allograft products while maintaining the viability of any microbial contaminants dislodged from the allograft products.
A coronary drug-eluting stent for use in controlling restenosis and preventing thrombosis, comprising a stent and a controlled release drug layer formed by coating a composite drug on the stent, wherein the composite drug comprises As 2 O 3 and Sirolimus, and based on a stent having an opened external diameter of 3.0 mm, the amount of As 2 O 3 used is 1 to 8 μg/mm and the amount of the Sirolimus used is 1 to 8 μg/mm.
A sound absorber comprising porous material for absorbing sound and comprising areas (1a, 1b, 1c) of the porous material, which are adjacent to each other and among which there is an impedance discontinuity between two adjacent areas (1 a, 1 b, 1 c), wherein the adjacent areas (1 a, 1 b, 1 c) made of porous material are designed such that there are at least two different interfaces between the areas (1a, 1b, 1c) which comprise impedance discontinuities of different sizes, characterized in that the areas made of porous material are arranged under pressure in a housing which is closed on an entry side of the sound by a porous or holey surface.
A hydraulic circuit arrangement comprising: a fluid working machine, said fluid working machine comprising at least a first and a second group (30, 32) of piston cylinder assemblies, at least first and second fluid flow connections (100a, 100b, 102a, 102b) for hydraulic fluid flow circuits serving hydraulic loads (8, 10), the first fluid flow connection (100a, 102a) of the fluid working machine being designed to be connected to a first hydraulic fluid flow circuit and the second fluid flow connection (100b, 102b) being designed to be connected to a second hydraulic fluid flow circuit; the hydraulic circuit arrangement further comprising a controller for said fluid working machine, wherein the controller is designed and configured in a way to actuate actively controllable valves associated with a first group of piston cylinder assemblies, and a second group (30, 32) of piston cylinder assemblies in a way to actively control the net displacement of fluid by the first and second group (30, 32) of piston cylinder assemblies by actuation of said actively controllable valves, wherein the actuation is controlled on a cycle-by-cycle basis for at least some of the piston cylinder assemblies, wherein the controller is further configured in a way that the actuation of said actively controllable valves of said first and second group (30, 32) of piston cylinder assemblies is performed in a way that the first and the second group (30, 32) of piston cylinder assemblies fulfil fluid flow demands and/or motoring demands independently from each other, characterised in that the first and second hydraulic fluid flow circuit are an open fluid flow circuit and a closed fluid flow circuit, wherein the actuation cycle of the actively controllable valves of said second group of piston cylinder assemblies is performed in a way to changeably fulfil the requirements of an open fluid flow circuit and of a closed fluid flow circuit.
An absorbent article for personal hygiene, the article having a wearer-facing side and a garment-facing side, the article comprising: - a liquid permeable topsheet on the wearer-facing side; - a liquid impermeable backsheet on the garment-facing side; - an absorbent layer comprising a superabsorbent polymer and disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent layer being disposed within a core wrap (16, 16'); - a contrasting layer between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the contrasting layer is the top layer of the core wrap; and - a masking layer disposed between the topsheet and the contrasting layer, wherein the masking layer is a fluid handling layer comprising unbonded or loosely bonded fibers and is free of superabsorbent polymer and has a generally white appearance, wherein the masking layer comprises at least one see-through area, and the contrasting layer has a color that contrasts with the appearance of the masking layer, so that the contrasting layer is at least partially visible on the wearer-facing side of the article through the see-through area; wherein the see-through area is a channel area substantially free of masking layer material; and wherein the see-through area and rest of the masking layer have a ΔE* of at least 2.0 as measured on the wearer-facing side of the article, wherein the color difference is measured according to the CIE L*a*b* space method as indicated herein. - a liquid permeable topsheet on the wearer-facing side; - a liquid impermeable backsheet on the garment-facing side; - an absorbent layer comprising a superabsorbent polymer and disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent layer being disposed within a core wrap (16, 16'); - a contrasting layer between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the contrasting layer is the top layer of the core wrap; and - a masking layer disposed between the topsheet and the contrasting layer, wherein the masking layer is a fluid handling layer comprising unbonded or loosely bonded fibers and is free of superabsorbent polymer and has a generally white appearance, wherein the masking layer comprises at least one see-through area, and the contrasting layer has a color that contrasts with the appearance of the masking layer, so that the contrasting layer is at least partially visible on the wearer-facing side of the article through the see-through area; wherein the see-through area is a channel area substantially free of masking layer material; and wherein the see-through area and rest of the masking layer have a ΔE* of at least 2.0 as measured on the wearer-facing side of the article, wherein the color difference is measured according to the CIE L*a*b* space method as indicated herein.
A method of fabricating a waveguide coupler, the method comprising: providing a substrate including a first waveguide and a second waveguide, both waveguides (710, 730) being operable to guide light along a longitudinal direction and spatially separated by a gap having a bottom surface, wherein the second waveguide comprises a III-V material; forming a first material in the gap, wherein the first material has a first index of refraction; and forming a second material in the gap, wherein the second material comprises amorphous silicon, and has an index of refraction higher than the first index of refraction. providing a substrate including a first waveguide and a second waveguide, both waveguides (710, 730) being operable to guide light along a longitudinal direction and spatially separated by a gap having a bottom surface, wherein the second waveguide comprises a III-V material; forming a first material in the gap, wherein the first material has a first index of refraction; and forming a second material in the gap, wherein the second material comprises amorphous silicon, and has an index of refraction higher than the first index of refraction.
Fiber application head (1, 101) for making composite material parts, comprising an application roller (2, 102) for applying a strip formed of one or more fibers (F1, F2) to the application surface of a mold, and a main guide system (3, 103) for guiding at least one fiber to said application roller, said application roller is mounted movable relative to said main guide system (3, 103) between a first position, in which said strip is guided by the main guide system on a first portion of the cylindrical surface of the roller, and a second position in which said strip is guided on a second portion of the cylindrical surface of the roller, said application roller (2, 102) is mounted pivotable about a pivoting axis (A3, A'3) located above the rotation axis (A2, A'2) of the application roller and parallel to said rotation axis, the operation of the application roller between its two positions being carried out by pivoting said roller about said pivoting axis, said roller being capable of being operated between its two positions by actuating means, the fiber application head further comprising a movable additional guide system (5, 105), linked to said application roller and moving with it between its first and second positions, comprising first additional guide means (50a, 60a; 150a) capable of guiding each fiber exiting the main guide system towards the first portion of the cylindrical surface of the roller in its first position, and second additional guide means (50b, 60b; 150b) capable of guiding each fiber exiting the main guide system (3, 103) towards the second portion of the cylindrical surface of the roller in its second position, characterized in that the fiber application head further comprises blocking means (46a, 46b) for blocking the roller (2, 102) in each of its two positions.
A method for the cleaning and/or maintenance of an automatic dishwasher, characterized in that, in a normal cleaning cycle for cleaning items to be washed, in particular dirty dishes, a maintenance product for automatic dishwashers is metered in together with an automatic dishwashing detergent, which maintenance product is formulated separately from the dishwashing detergent, the maintenance product having (a) at least one non-ionic surfactant, preferably a fatty alcohol alkoxylate, and (b) at least one acid or a buffer system consisting of at least one acid and at least one base, and a solution of 10 wt.% of the maintenance product in water at 20 °C having a pH of <6.5, preferably <6.0, even more preferably 5.0-5.6, the maintenance product being in a water-soluble packaging, in particular in a film containing polyvinyl alcohol.