mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A communication method for use in a wireless communications network comprising at least one cell in which a base station is arranged to communicate with at least one user terminal through a wireless interface, said method comprising: monitoring at least one property representative of channel variability in time and/or frequency, for at least one channel in the cell used to communicate with said at least one user terminal; using the result of the monitoring to control, by a control node in the network or in the at least one user terminal, the communication in the cell; characterized in that the control of the communication in the cell includes artificially inducing time selectivity and/or frequency selectivity in the communication between the base station and said at least one user terminal; and that the artificially induced time selectivity and/or frequency selectivity is used to perform an optimization step for the amount of selectivity in said at least one channel in the cell by choosing antenna weight functions for a plurality of transmit antennas; transmitting pilots over the transmit antennas for use by a receiver in estimating conditions of the at least one channel, wherein a number of pilots transmitted is less than a number of transmit antennas used; and transmitting replicas of a same time- and frequency variant signal over the transmit antennas, wherein each replica on each antenna is multiplied by the chosen antenna weight functions. monitoring at least one property representative of channel variability in time and/or frequency, for at least one channel in the cell used to communicate with said at least one user terminal; using the result of the monitoring to control, by a control node in the network or in the at least one user terminal, the communication in the cell; transmitting pilots over the transmit antennas for use by a receiver in estimating conditions of the at least one channel, wherein a number of pilots transmitted is less than a number of transmit antennas used; and transmitting replicas of a same time- and frequency variant signal over the transmit antennas, wherein each replica on each antenna is multiplied by the chosen antenna weight functions.
A binding molecule having a penta- or hexameric ring structure comprising five or six bispecific binding units, wherein each of said bispecific binding units has the same two binding specificities and comprises a first chain comprising at least a Cμ2 domain, a Cμ3 domain, and a Cμ4 domain of an IgM heavy chain constant region conjugated to a first binding region to a first binding target, and a second chain comprising at least a Cμ2 domain, a Cμ3 domain, and a Cμ4 domain of an IgM heavy chain constant region and a second binding region to a second binding target, wherein said first and second binding targets are different, and wherein said first and second chains are assembled to create a bispecific binding unit as a result of an asymmetric interface created between their respective IgM heavy chain constant regions; wherein the asymmetric interfaces between the IgM heavy chain constant regions of the two chains of a binding unit are created by a salt bridge formed by pair-wise switches between oppositely charged amino acid residues in at least one of the Cμ2, Cμ3 and/or Cμ4 domains of the two chains of said binding unit, wherein at least one said switch is selected from the group consisting of R328E,D↔E339R,K; R344E,D↔D330R,K; K376E,D↔E385R,K; R427E,D↔E339R,K; T354E,D↔I397R,K; E167R,K↔K177E,D; K169E,D↔E170R,K; D121K,R↔K315D,E; and K185D,E↔D360K,R; and wherein the amino acid numbering is based on the sequence of Cμ1 to Cμ4 of the human μ chain as shown in figure 4 and is sequential from the start of the Cμ1 domain.
Floatable structure comprising a cage with a surrounding wall and a bottom, the cage being arranged for fish farming; wherein the floatable structure comprises a surrounding skirt extending in a downward direction from the bottom, wherein at least a portion of the bottom from the skirt towards a centre of the cage is tight, the tight portion of the bottom and the skirt form a bottom section, an underside of the bottom section is open in a downwards direction and the bottom section form an air bell, and wherein the bottom section is fillable with a gas so that the floatable structure is given additional buoyancy.
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an input audio signal representing a signal of interest captured in the presence of noise; processing at least a portion of the input signal using a digital filter to generate a filtered signal, the digital filter configured to suppress at least a portion of spectrum of the noise; and processing the filtered signal using a first neural network to generate, as an output signal, a de-noised estimate of the signal of interest, wherein the first neural network is trained to compensate for distortions introduced by the digital filter in the signal of interest, wherein the digital filter comprises a variable filter, a frequency response of which is derived based on a predetermined number of frames of the input signal, wherein the variable filter comprises a second neural network comprising one or more neural network layers. receiving an input audio signal representing a signal of interest captured in the presence of noise; processing at least a portion of the input signal using a digital filter to generate a filtered signal, the digital filter configured to suppress at least a portion of spectrum of the noise; and processing the filtered signal using a first neural network to generate, as an output signal, a de-noised estimate of the signal of interest, wherein the first neural network is trained to compensate for distortions introduced by the digital filter in the signal of interest, wherein the digital filter comprises a variable filter, a frequency response of which is derived based on a predetermined number of frames of the input signal, wherein the variable filter comprises a second neural network comprising one or more neural network layers.
Method for taking images in an active-pixel sensor comprising at least one row of active pixels, in which the active pixels each comprise a photosensitive element, a read-out node and a memory node between the photosensitive element and the read-out node, and at least one first charge-transfer transistor (TRA 1) between the photosensitive element and the memory node, one second charge-transfer transistor (TRA 2) between the memory node and the read-out node, one transistor for resetting the read-out node, one follower transistor having its gate connected to the read-out node and one pixel-selection transistor that is connected between the source of the follower transistor and a column conductor (Col), the image-taking method being such that each integration and read-out cycle comprises a simultaneous initialization of all the photosensitive elements by evacuation of charge of the photosensitive elements in an evacuation drain (D AB), an integration of charge in the photosensitive elements during a common integration duration which starts at the end of said initialization of all the photosensitive elements, a transfer of charge from the memory node to the read-out node after the end of the common integration duration and read-out of the charge contained in the memory node by correlated double sampling read-out successively for each row, after the end of the common integration duration, characterized in that, for each integration and read-out cycle, the image-taking method comprises N transfers of charge of the photosensitive element to the memory node, regularly spaced during de common integration duration, N being an integer higher than or equal to 2, the photosensitive element accumulating charge throughout said common integration duration, the memory node being configured to have a charge-storage capacity that is at least N times that of the photosensitive element, the N transfers being commanded by applying, at regular intervals during said common integration duration, N control pulses (Tri 1, Tri 2, Tri 3) to the gate (TRA 1 -g) of the first transfer transistor, and the end of the Nth transfer setting the end of the common integration duration.
A compound of formula wherein R 1 is alkylsulfanyl, cycloalkylalkoxy, halophenyl or halogen; R 2 is phenyl, halophenyl, cycloalkylalkoxy, alkoxyazetidinyl, 2-oxa-6-azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, (haloalkyl)(hydroxy)pyrrolidinyl, halo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptyl, (alkyl)(halo)azetidinyl or (cycloalkyl)(halo)azetidinyl; one of R 3 and R 4 is hydrogen and the other one is -(CR 5 R 6) m -(CH 2) n -R 7; or R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form aminocarbonyl-dioxo-thiazolidinyl or (aminocarbonyl)(halo)pyrrolidinyl; R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkylalkyl and alkylsulfanylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form oxetanyl; R 7 is alkoxycarbonyl, oxazol-2-yl, 5-alkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, thiazol-2-yl, 5-halophenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl or hydroxycycloalkyl, haloalkylaminocarbonyl or haloazetidinylcarbonyl; m is 0 or 1; n is 0 or 1; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. R 1 is alkylsulfanyl, cycloalkylalkoxy, halophenyl or halogen; R 2 is phenyl, halophenyl, cycloalkylalkoxy, alkoxyazetidinyl, 2-oxa-6-azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, (haloalkyl)(hydroxy)pyrrolidinyl, halo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptyl, (alkyl)(halo)azetidinyl or (cycloalkyl)(halo)azetidinyl; one of R 3 and R 4 is hydrogen and the other one is -(CR 5 R 6) m -(CH 2) n -R 7; or R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form aminocarbonyl-dioxo-thiazolidinyl or (aminocarbonyl)(halo)pyrrolidinyl; R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkylalkyl and alkylsulfanylalkyl; or R 5 and R 6 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form oxetanyl; R 7 is alkoxycarbonyl, oxazol-2-yl, 5-alkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, thiazol-2-yl, 5-halophenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl or hydroxycycloalkyl, haloalkylaminocarbonyl or haloazetidinylcarbonyl; m is 0 or 1; n is 0 or 1;
An apparatus for determining a refractive error of an eye, comprising: a camera configured to capture an image of light from the eye, and an optical power changing device configured to vary an optical power of a light path from the eye to the camera, a computing device which is configured to calculate the refractive error of the eye based on a series of images of light from the eye captured by the camera with varying optical power using the series of images directly as at least approximate point spread functions, wherein the point spread function is an intensity distribution resulting from the eye being illuminated in a single spot, and characterised in that the computing device, for calculating the refractive error, is configured to determine a modulation transfer area as a function of meridian angle and optical power in an angle range from 0° to 180° based on the series of images, and to calculate the refractive error based on the modulation transfer area as a function of angle and optical power. a camera configured to capture an image of light from the eye, and an optical power changing device configured to vary an optical power of a light path from the eye to the camera, a computing device which is configured to calculate the refractive error of the eye based on a series of images of light from the eye captured by the camera with varying optical power using the series of images directly as at least approximate point spread functions, wherein the point spread function is an intensity distribution resulting from the eye being illuminated in a single spot, and characterised in that the computing device, for calculating the refractive error, is configured to determine a modulation transfer area as a function of meridian angle and optical power in an angle range from 0° to 180° based on the series of images, and to calculate the refractive error based on the modulation transfer area as a function of angle and optical power.
A method of measuring scattering of X-rays, characterized in that a compound to be analyzed is installed in a receptacle comprising an X-ray-permeable flat bottom, and an X-ray diffraction analysis is undertaken by sending an X-ray stream upwards toward said X-ray-permeable bottom and by measuring the stream of scattered X-rays reflected downwards, and characterized in that a fluid thermostatically controlled to the same temperature as that of the compound to be analyzed in the receptacle is projected toward the X-ray-permeable flat bottom, from outside the receptacle.
A method for producing active hepatocyte growth factor activator (HGFA), characterized in that it comprises: Step 1: a step of obtaining a culture supernatant comprising pro-HGFA by culturing mammalian cells expressing inactive hepatocyte growth factor activator (pro-HGFA) in a medium without serum, and Step 2: a step of adjusting the culture supernatant comprising pro-HGFA obtained in the above step to weakly acidic to convert pro-HGFA into active HGFA, characterized in that said step of adjusting the culture supernatant to weakly acidic is a step of adjusting pH to 4.0 - 6.0. Step 1: a step of obtaining a culture supernatant comprising pro-HGFA by culturing mammalian cells expressing inactive hepatocyte growth factor activator (pro-HGFA) in a medium without serum, and Step 2: a step of adjusting the culture supernatant comprising pro-HGFA obtained in the above step to weakly acidic to convert pro-HGFA into active HGFA,
A correction data generation method for generating correction data in a motor control device that generates a position detection signal relating to a rotational position of a rotary shaft of a motor based on a signal output from a sensor in accordance with a rotational angle of the rotary shaft of the motor which rotates in response to a command signal and that controls the motor by feeding back a corrected position signal obtained by correcting the position detection signal with the correction data, the method characterized by: obtaining in-forward-rotation command information by sampling the command signals during one or more rotations of the rotary shaft in a forward direction in a constant speed region while the motor is driven in a forward drive pattern including the constant speed region where the rotary shaft rotates in the forward direction at a constant speed; obtaining in-reverse-rotation command information by sampling the command signals during one or more rotations of the rotary shaft in a reverse direction in a constant speed region while the motor is driven in a return drive pattern including the constant speed region where the rotary shaft rotates in the reverse direction at the constant speed; and generating the correction data using the in-forward-rotation command information and the in-reverse-rotation command information. obtaining in-forward-rotation command information by sampling the command signals during one or more rotations of the rotary shaft in a forward direction in a constant speed region while the motor is driven in a forward drive pattern including the constant speed region where the rotary shaft rotates in the forward direction at a constant speed; obtaining in-reverse-rotation command information by sampling the command signals during one or more rotations of the rotary shaft in a reverse direction in a constant speed region while the motor is driven in a return drive pattern including the constant speed region where the rotary shaft rotates in the reverse direction at the constant speed; and generating the correction data using the in-forward-rotation command information and the in-reverse-rotation command information.
A contact switching device in which a movable iron core provided at one end portion of a movable shaft is attracted to a fixed iron core, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion, by which the movable shaft reciprocates in a shaft center direction, and a movable contact of a movable contact piece arranged at another end portion of the movable shaft contacts and departs from a fixed contact, wherein a metal position restricting plate that can abut on at least one side of the movable contact piece is arranged inside a housing containing the movable contact piece, characterized in that the metal position restricting plate includes elastic claw portions configured to elastically hold the metal position restricting plate, said elastic claw portions being disposed at both side edge portions of the metal position restricting plate and wherein a pair of metal position restricting plates are arranged so as to abut on both sides of the movable contact piece.
Gong for a timepiece movement comprising a striking mechanism of which the gong is a vibrating member extending on a longitudinal axis, the gong having a first end which can fit inside a lug for fixing the gong on an element of a timepiece or which is integral with said lug, and a second free end, the vibrating member comprising at least two parts (2, 3) connected by a turn-back point, this turn-back point effecting a turn of substantially 180° in the longitudinal axis of this vibrating member, and the first and second parts being at least substantially in the same plane, characterised in that each part (2, 3) of the vibrating member is in the form of an arc of a circle and in that the radii of each of these parts (2, 3) of the vibrating member are different.
A method for controlling the oil pressure of an oil pump (40, 140) in a combustion engine, said combustion engine comprising a crankcase and a separator (14, 114) for separating oil present in a blow-by gas from the crankcase, characterized by the steps of providing oil pressure demand for a set of different engine operation conditions, said oil pressure demand defining the theoretical required oil pressure of said oil pump, wherein the theoretical required oil pressure is determined based on at least an amount of blow-by gases in the crankcase; controlling the oil pressure of said oil pump based on said oil pressure demand for at least one engine operation condition in said set of different engine operation conditions; driving the separator using oil from said oil pump, said oil being pressurized based on said oil pressure demand. characterized by the steps of providing oil pressure demand for a set of different engine operation conditions, said oil pressure demand defining the theoretical required oil pressure of said oil pump, wherein the theoretical required oil pressure is determined based on at least an amount of blow-by gases in the crankcase; controlling the oil pressure of said oil pump based on said oil pressure demand for at least one engine operation condition in said set of different engine operation conditions; driving the separator using oil from said oil pump, said oil being pressurized based on said oil pressure demand.
An assembled roller shutter box with two head parts, a ceiling part, one or more bottom parts (4, 5), a front wall part and a rear wall part, wherein the head part can be welded to an assigned end face of the ceiling part, the front wall part and preferably the one or more bottom parts (4, 5) and/or the rear wall part, characterized in that oversize projections essentially are provided peripherally on both head parts on an end face thereof and make it possible to achieve a homogeneous welding seam in the course of a welding process.
A flux comprising: an organic acid; a rosin; a thixotropic agent; and a solvent, characterized in that the thixotropic agent contains a cyclic amide compound and an acyclic amide compound, and contains 0.1 wt% or more and 8.0 wt% or less of the cyclic amide compound and 0.5 wt% or more and 8.0 wt% or less of the acyclic amide compound, a total amount of the cyclic amide compound and the acyclic amide compound being 1.5 wt% or more and 10.0 wt% or less based on the total weight of the flux, the cyclic amide compound is an amide compound with a molecular weight of 3,000 or less, obtained by cyclic polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid and/or a tricarboxylic acid, and a diamine and/or a triamine, the acyclic amide compound is an amide compound obtained by acyclic condensation of a monocarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, and/or a tricarboxylic acid, and a monoamine, a diamine, and/or a triamine, wherein the dicarboxylic acid and the tricarboxylic acid of the cyclic amide compound have 3 or more and 10 or less carbon atoms, and the diamine and the triamine of the cyclic amide compound have 2 or more and 54 or less carbon atoms, and wherein the monocarboxylic acid, the dicarboxylic acid, and the tricarboxylic acid of the acyclic amide compound have 2 or more and 28 or less carbon atoms, and the monoamine, the diamine and the triamine of the acyclic amide compound have 0 or more and 54 or less carbon atoms. an organic acid; a rosin; a thixotropic agent; and a solvent, characterized in that the thixotropic agent contains a cyclic amide compound and an acyclic amide compound, and contains 0.1 wt% or more and 8.0 wt% or less of the cyclic amide compound and 0.5 wt% or more and 8.0 wt% or less of the acyclic amide compound, a total amount of the cyclic amide compound and the acyclic amide compound being 1.5 wt% or more and 10.0 wt% or less based on the total weight of the flux, the cyclic amide compound is an amide compound with a molecular weight of 3,000 or less, obtained by cyclic polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid and/or a tricarboxylic acid, and a diamine and/or a triamine, the acyclic amide compound is an amide compound obtained by acyclic condensation of a monocarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, and/or a tricarboxylic acid, and a monoamine, a diamine, and/or a triamine, wherein the dicarboxylic acid and the tricarboxylic acid of the cyclic amide compound have 3 or more and 10 or less carbon atoms, and the diamine and the triamine of the cyclic amide compound have 2 or more and 54 or less carbon atoms, and wherein the monocarboxylic acid, the dicarboxylic acid, and the tricarboxylic acid of the acyclic amide compound have 2 or more and 28 or less carbon atoms, and the monoamine, the diamine and the triamine of the acyclic amide compound have 0 or more and 54 or less carbon atoms.
An apparatus for controlling a wind power generator unit, comprising: a deviation detection unit to detect an angular deviation between windward and a current rotation direction of a nacelle after a wind power generator is installed so as to face the windward; and a control unit to receive data detected by the deviation detection unit and to control a brake state and a yawing state of a yaw brake unit; wherein when the nacelle rotates out of a preset deviation range, the control unit temporarily releases frictional force of a brake pad coming into close contact with a disk so as to control a brake operation state of the yaw brake unit, and wherein the nacelle comprises resisters provided in a plurality of yaw drive units, and overheating states of the resisters are detected by a resister state detection unit. a deviation detection unit to detect an angular deviation between windward and a current rotation direction of a nacelle after a wind power generator is installed so as to face the windward; and a control unit to receive data detected by the deviation detection unit and to control a brake state and a yawing state of a yaw brake unit;
A composition comprising α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and a spermidine/spermine N 1 -acetyltransferase expression agonist that is a non-aspirin containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for use in the prevention or treatment of carcinoma in a patient, wherein the dietary polyamine intake by said patient is less than 300 μmol polyamine per day.