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An introducer assembly including a carrier element for carrying an implantable medical device, the carrier element including a distal end at which an implantable medical device is carried and a proximal end; a sheath overlying the carrier element and being retractable so as to expose the distal end of the carrier element, the sheath including a distal end and a proximal end; a handle assembly at the proximal end of the carrier element and sheath, the handle assembly including first and second handle portions (30, 32), attached respectively to the proximal ends of the sheath and the carrier element, the handle assembly being manually operable to retract the sheath by pulling the handle portions (30, 32) towards one another; and a drive assembly (50, 100) coupled between the first and second handle portions (30, 32) and operable to provide a retraction assistance force pulling these handle portions together; characterised in that the drive assembly includes a brake element (66, 102) configured to inhibit the provision of the retraction assistance force if a manual force pulling the first and second handle portions (30, 32) towards one another does not exceed a threshold force; wherein the drive assembly and the first handle portion are coupled to a yoke which operates the brake element in dependence on the balance of the force from the drive assembly against the force of manual retraction, the drive assembly includes a sprung element coupled between the handle portions (30,32), and the brake element (66, 102) is operable to prevent operation of the sprung element.
A method comprising: determining a reverberation time estimate for an audio signal from an excitation gain of an encoded audio signal representing the audio signal. determining a reverberation time estimate for an audio signal from an excitation gain of an encoded audio signal representing the audio signal.
A computer program for prediction of fluid responsiveness of a subject connected to a breathing apparatus providing mechanical ventilation to said subject, the breathing apparatus comprising a PEEP regulating arrangement configured to regulate a positive end-expiratory pressure, PEEP, applied to said subject, and a control unit for controlling said PEEP regulating arrangement and for monitoring at least one parameter indicative of a degree of carbon dioxide elimination of the subject, characterized in that the computer program comprises computer-readable code which, when executed by a processing unit of the control unit, causes the control unit to perform the steps of: - monitoring a carbon dioxide elimination (VCO 2) of the subject as said at least one parameter indicative of a degree of carbon dioxide elimination; - applying a PEEP maneuver in which a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied to the subject is changed from a first PEEP level to a second PEEP level; - predicting the fluid responsiveness of the subject based on a change in said at least one monitored parameter following said change in PEEP, and - visually and/or audibly signalling to an operator of the breathing apparatus whether or not the subject is deemed to be fluid responsive based on a result of said prediction. - monitoring a carbon dioxide elimination (VCO 2) of the subject as said at least one parameter indicative of a degree of carbon dioxide elimination; - applying a PEEP maneuver in which a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied to the subject is changed from a first PEEP level to a second PEEP level; - predicting the fluid responsiveness of the subject based on a change in said at least one monitored parameter following said change in PEEP, and - visually and/or audibly signalling to an operator of the breathing apparatus whether or not the subject is deemed to be fluid responsive based on a result of said prediction.
A method performed in a wireless device for positioning the wireless device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: activating a positioning unit comprised in the wireless device to perform a first position measurement; the method further comprising de-activating the positioning unit after a first position has been measured; performing radio signal measurements on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) in conjunction with the first position measurement in order to determine a first radio signal measurement profile associated with the measured first position comparing subsequent radio signal measurements on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) to the determined first radio signal measurement profile in order to determine if the wireless device has moved away from, or remains at, the measured first position determining if the wireless device has moved away from the measured first position based on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) in the wireless communications network, wherein the wireless device is determined to have moved away from the measured first position if the difference between at least one radio signal measurement of the determined first radio signal measurement profile and at least one corresponding subsequent radio signal measurement is above a threshold value; and when determined that the wireless device has moved away from the measured first position, re-activating the positioning unit to perform at least one second position measurement. activating a positioning unit comprised in the wireless device to perform a first position measurement; the method further comprising de-activating the positioning unit after a first position has been measured; performing radio signal measurements on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) in conjunction with the first position measurement in order to determine a first radio signal measurement profile associated with the measured first position comparing subsequent radio signal measurements on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) to the determined first radio signal measurement profile in order to determine if the wireless device has moved away from, or remains at, the measured first position determining if the wireless device has moved away from the measured first position based on received radio signals from one or more network nodes (110, 111, 112) in the wireless communications network, wherein the wireless device is determined to have moved away from the measured first position if the difference between at least one radio signal measurement of the determined first radio signal measurement profile and at least one corresponding subsequent radio signal measurement is above a threshold value; and when determined that the wireless device has moved away from the measured first position, re-activating the positioning unit to perform at least one second position measurement.
Intake control device for an engine of a vehicle comprising a change control means (11 a) for changing a length of an intake conduit from a first length to a second length shorter than the first length, and from the second length to the first length, according to whether or not an engine speed has reached a predetermined threshold value (Nelim), wherein the threshold value (Nelim) applied by the change control means has been predetermined on the basis of an engine output torque in the state of the intake conduit set to the first length and an engine output torque in the state of the intake conduit set to the second length, a throttle valve opening detecting means is provided for detecting the throttle valve opening, the threshold value (Nelim) has been predetermined to correspond to a throttle valve opening (Th) stored beforehand in a storage section, and wherein the change control means (11 a) is configured to change the length of the intake conduit between the first length and the second length depending on whether or not the engine speed (Ne) has reached the threshold value (Nelim) based on the throttle valve opening (Th) detected with the throttle valve opening detecting means, characterized in that the threshold value (Nelim) is acquired from threshold values stored as a threshold value table beforehand in the storage section corresponding to the throttle valve opening (Th) detected with the throttle valve opening detecting means, wherein the engine speed threshold value (Nelim) is set to decrease as the detected throttle valve opening (Th) increases.
A method for single ion doping by detecting the impact, penetration and stopping of a single dopant ion in a semiconductor substrate to create a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: impacting a pure semiconductor substrate with single ions to penetrate and stop within the pure semiconductor substrate, and so generate electron-hole pairs within the pure semiconductor substrate; applying a potential across two electrodes (22,23) on the surface of the pure semiconductor substrate to create a field to separate and sweep out electron-hole pairs formed within the pure semiconductor substrate; and detecting transient current in the electrodes, as a result of the sweeping out of the electron-hole pairs formed by a single ion in order to determine that the single ion has been implanted into the pure semiconductor substrate. impacting a pure semiconductor substrate with single ions to penetrate and stop within the pure semiconductor substrate, and so generate electron-hole pairs within the pure semiconductor substrate; applying a potential across two electrodes (22,23) on the surface of the pure semiconductor substrate to create a field to separate and sweep out electron-hole pairs formed within the pure semiconductor substrate; and detecting transient current in the electrodes, as a result of the sweeping out of the electron-hole pairs formed by a single ion in order to determine that the single ion has been implanted into the pure semiconductor substrate.
A crystalline form of 2-((2-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)amino)-N-(7-(hydroxyamino)-7-oxoheptyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide; wherein the crystalline form is characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks expressed in degrees-2-theta at angles 8.3±0.2°, 10.6±0.2°, 16.6±0.2°, 21.3±0.2°, and 25.0±0.2° (Form I), wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern is obtainable using a Bruker D8 Advance equipped with a Cu Kα radiation source (λ=1.54 °A), a 9-position sample holder and a LYNXEYE super speed detector.
A wafer mapping apparatus for commonly mapping differently-sized wafers (W1, W2) which are conveyed to a load port and stored in differently-sized containers (11, 12), the wafer mapping apparatus comprising: a mapping sensor which emits a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in a left-right horizontal direction, a mapping device which is movable in the up-down direction, the mapping sensor being attached to the mapping device; the apparatus being characterized in that a left-right span of the mapping sensor is narrower than a span of a front opening of a minimum-sized container among the differently-sized conatiners, and the mapping sensor is adapted to be inserted into a front opening of each of the containers and moved in an up-down direction in each of the containers to detect the wafers stored in each of the containers, the apparatus further comprising a first protrusion sensor adapted for emitting a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in the left-right horizontal direction, and being attached to the mapping device to be separated frontward from the mapping sensor in a moving direction of the mapping sensor so as to detect a protrusion of a wafer stored in each of the containers; and a second protrusion sensor adapted for emitting a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in an up-down moving direction of the mapping sensor, and for detecting a protrusion of a wafer stored in each of the containers. a mapping sensor which emits a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in a left-right horizontal direction, a mapping device which is movable in the up-down direction, the mapping sensor being attached to the mapping device; the apparatus being characterized in that a left-right span of the mapping sensor is narrower than a span of a front opening of a minimum-sized container among the differently-sized conatiners, and the mapping sensor is adapted to be inserted into a front opening of each of the containers and moved in an up-down direction in each of the containers to detect the wafers stored in each of the containers, the apparatus further comprising a first protrusion sensor adapted for emitting a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in the left-right horizontal direction, and being attached to the mapping device to be separated frontward from the mapping sensor in a moving direction of the mapping sensor so as to detect a protrusion of a wafer stored in each of the containers; and a second protrusion sensor adapted for emitting a detection wave having a radiation axis extending in an up-down moving direction of the mapping sensor, and for detecting a protrusion of a wafer stored in each of the containers.
Process for producing a particulate composition containing methionine, methionylmethionine, potassium salt and ammonium sulphate, comprising the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous mixture containing 0.5 to 4% by weight methionine, 0.5 to 5% by weight methionylmethionine, 1 to 9% by weight potassium in the form of potassium salt and 7 to 35% by weight ammonium sulphate, (b) generating particles from the aqueous mixture provided in step (a) by a forming process with upstream and/or simultaneous evaporation of the water, (c) drying the particles obtained in step (b). (a) providing an aqueous mixture containing 0.5 to 4% by weight methionine, 0.5 to 5% by weight methionylmethionine, 1 to 9% by weight potassium in the form of potassium salt and 7 to 35% by weight ammonium sulphate, 0.5 to 4% by weight methionine, 0.5 to 5% by weight methionylmethionine, 1 to 9% by weight potassium in the form of potassium salt and 7 to 35% by weight ammonium sulphate, (b) generating particles from the aqueous mixture provided in step (a) by a forming process with upstream and/or simultaneous evaporation of the water, (c) drying the particles obtained in step (b).
A method for processing an image, the method comprising: capturing an image of a target using optics configured to receive light reflected off the target onto the image sensor; running, by a microprocessor an application thread for calling a decoder shell function; and running, by the microprocessor, a decoder thread for decoding the image, wherein the decoder thread is created by the application thread for processing the captured image of the target using the decoder shell function, wherein running of the application thread is independent of running of the decoder thread, and wherein in response to an event, the decoder thread is terminated and the application thread exits the decoder shell function. capturing an image of a target using optics configured to receive light reflected off the target onto the image sensor; running, by a microprocessor an application thread for calling a decoder shell function; and running, by the microprocessor, a decoder thread for decoding the image, wherein the decoder thread is created by the application thread for processing the captured image of the target using the decoder shell function, wherein running of the application thread is independent of running of the decoder thread, and
A method for providing position information, the method comprising: sending, by a first device to a second device, via a real-time transmission protocol, a message specifying at least one position-related parameter associated with the second device; and receiving, by the first device from the second device, via the real-time transmission protocol, the at least one position-related parameter, wherein the real-time transmission protocol is the Real-time Transport Protocol "RTP" specified in Internet Engineering Task Force "IETF" Request for Comments "RFC" 3550, and wherein audio information is transmitted in an RTP audio stream and video information is transmitted in an RTP video stream, and the at least one position-related parameter is transmitted in an RTP stream separate from the RTP video stream and the RTP audio stream. sending, by a first device to a second device, via a real-time transmission protocol, a message specifying at least one position-related parameter associated with the second device; and receiving, by the first device from the second device, via the real-time transmission protocol, the at least one position-related parameter, wherein the real-time transmission protocol is the Real-time Transport Protocol "RTP" specified in Internet Engineering Task Force "IETF" Request for Comments "RFC" 3550, and wherein audio information is transmitted in an RTP audio stream and video information is transmitted in an RTP video stream, and the at least one position-related parameter is transmitted in an RTP stream separate from the RTP video stream and the RTP audio stream.
A method for modification of starch, comprising the following steps: a) adding an alkaline solution to a starch, in particular a native starch, to obtain an alkali-treated starch composition having a water content of 25 to 40 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the starch composition, b) heating the alkali-treated starch composition, optionally after pre-drying, wherein the pH of the alkaline solution is from 9 to 12, in particular 10 to 11, and wherein the pH of the alkali-treated starch composition is from 5 to 7. a) adding an alkaline solution to a starch, in particular a native starch, to obtain an alkali-treated starch composition having a water content of 25 to 40 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the starch composition, b) heating the alkali-treated starch composition, optionally after pre-drying, wherein the pH of the alkaline solution is from 9 to 12, in particular 10 to 11, and wherein the pH of the alkali-treated starch composition is from 5 to 7.
An article of footwear comprising: an upper; a closure system including: a strap having a fixed end fixed relative to the upper, a free end selectively securable to the upper in a fastened position, and an elastic portion (70A, 70B) between the fixed end and the free end; a tensioning cable anchored to the upper and secured to the strap; and the tensioning cable being configured to tighten against the uppe when the elastic portion (70A, 70B) of the strap stretches as the free end of the strap is pulled, characterized in that a plurality of pulleys is anchored to the upper and engaging the tensioning cable. an upper; a closure system including: a strap having a fixed end fixed relative to the upper, a free end selectively securable to the upper in a fastened position, and an elastic portion (70A, 70B) between the fixed end and the free end; a tensioning cable anchored to the upper and secured to the strap; and the tensioning cable being configured to tighten against the uppe a strap having a fixed end fixed relative to the upper, a free end selectively securable to the upper in a fastened position, and an elastic portion (70A, 70B) between the fixed end and the free end; a tensioning cable anchored to the upper and secured to the strap; and the tensioning cable being configured to tighten against the uppe when the elastic portion (70A, 70B) of the strap stretches as the free end of the strap is pulled, characterized in that a plurality of pulleys is anchored to the upper and engaging the tensioning cable.
An apparatus for inserting an intraocular lens into an eye, comprising: a main body having a barrel portion defining a passage extending a longitudinal axis; and a plunger movably received in said passage, the plunger having, at its distal end, a distal fastening portion, and having a proximal end for manually pressing the plunger forward in the main body along the longitudinal axis; a guide element connected to the distal fastening portion of said plunger, the guide element being a separate structure from said plunger, the guide element laterally guiding the plunger in the barrel portion during movement along the longitudinal axis, the guide element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the guide element having a fastening structure for fastening a plunger needle to said guide element; characterized in that the barrel portion of the main body is provided with a substantially longitudinal internal groove or with a substantially longitudinal slot, that the guide element has a radial bore, that the distal fastening portion of the plunger has a radial bore in alignment with the radial bore of the guide element, and that the guide element carries a stop element in the form of a guide pin, the stop element extending both into the radial bore of the guide element and into the radial bore of the fastening portion so as to lock the plunger relative to the guide element, and extending laterally into said groove or slot so as to prevent twisting of the plunger relative to the main body. a main body having a barrel portion defining a passage extending a longitudinal axis; and a plunger movably received in said passage, the plunger having, at its distal end, a distal fastening portion, and having a proximal end for manually pressing the plunger forward in the main body along the longitudinal axis; a guide element connected to the distal fastening portion of said plunger, the guide element being a separate structure from said plunger, the guide element laterally guiding the plunger in the barrel portion during movement along the longitudinal axis, the guide element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the guide element having a fastening structure for fastening a plunger needle to said guide element; characterized in that the barrel portion of the main body is provided with a substantially longitudinal internal groove or with a substantially longitudinal slot, that the guide element has a radial bore, that the distal fastening portion of the plunger has a radial bore in alignment with the radial bore of the guide element, and that the guide element carries a stop element in the form of a guide pin, the stop element extending both into the radial bore of the guide element and into the radial bore of the fastening portion so as to lock the plunger relative to the guide element, and extending laterally into said groove or slot so as to prevent twisting of the plunger relative to the main body.
A method of controlling transmissions on a physical sidelink shared channel in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: a user equipment receiving a first stage sidelink control information from a further user equipment; based on assistance information stored in the user equipment and the received first stage sidelink control information, the user equipment determining a configuration for transmission of second stage sidelink control information; based on the determined configuration for transmission of the second stage sidelink control information, the user equipment receiving the second stage sidelink control information from the further user equipment; and based on the received second stage sidelink control information, the user equipment receiving a transmission on the physical sidelink shared channel (207, 208) from the further user equipment. a user equipment receiving a first stage sidelink control information from a further user equipment; based on assistance information stored in the user equipment and the received first stage sidelink control information, the user equipment determining a configuration for transmission of second stage sidelink control information; based on the determined configuration for transmission of the second stage sidelink control information, the user equipment receiving the second stage sidelink control information from the further user equipment; and based on the received second stage sidelink control information, the user equipment receiving a transmission on the physical sidelink shared channel (207, 208) from the further user equipment.