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Method for muting radio resources in a wireless communication system, said wireless communication system comprising a plurality of network nodes and a plurality of user nodes; the method comprising the steps of: - measuring, by at least one user node, received signal strength of radio signals transmitted from one or more network nodes so as to obtain received interference associated with said one or more network nodes; - arranging, by said user node, the received interference associated with said one or more network nodes in an order or a ranking with respect to at least one radio signal criterion; - signalling, by said user node, a first message indicating said order or ranking to at least a first network node; and - muting radio resources based on said signalled order or ranking, by said first network node itself or coordinated together with other network nodes of said plurality of network nodes. - measuring, by at least one user node, received signal strength of radio signals transmitted from one or more network nodes so as to obtain received interference associated with said one or more network nodes; - arranging, by said user node, the received interference associated with said one or more network nodes in an order or a ranking with respect to at least one radio signal criterion; - signalling, by said user node, a first message indicating said order or ranking to at least a first network node; and - muting radio resources based on said signalled order or ranking, by said first network node itself or coordinated together with other network nodes of said plurality of network nodes.
A washing device for dispensing water or a water-based mixture, particular in a shower or a sink, comprising at least one outlet for spraying fluids at a low throughput rate and under increased pressure, and at least one delivery device for increasing a fluid pressure before the spraying, to an operating pressure of the outlet; comprising a mixing device for mixing fluids, in particular water with disinfectant or with soap, before the dispensing, wherein the delivery device and the mixing device are grouped together in an overall construction as part of a compact unit in a housing.
A polishing apparatus for polishing a substrate by bringing the substrate into contact with a polishing surface, comprising: a substrate holder comprising a top ring body having a top ring base, and a carrier having a substrate holding surface configured to press the substrate against the polishing surface, and a retaining ring arranged to surround the substrate holding surface, the retaining ring being fixed to the top ring base to be tiltable in unison therewith; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the substrate holder about its own axis the rotating mechanism being coupled to the top ring base; and at least one local load exerting mechanism configured to exert a local load on a part of the retaining ring in a direction perpendicular to the polishing surface to tilt the retaining ring relative to the substrate holding surface, the at least one local load exerting mechanism being arranged so as not to rotate with the substrate holder, wherein the carrier is separated from the top ring base and coupled thereto by an elastic membrane, whereby the carrier is movable vertically and tiltable relative to the top ring base, the carrier, the top ring base, and the elastic membrane define a pressure chamber. a substrate holder comprising a top ring body having a top ring base, and a carrier having a substrate holding surface configured to press the substrate against the polishing surface, and a retaining ring arranged to surround the substrate holding surface, the retaining ring being fixed to the top ring base to be tiltable in unison therewith; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the substrate holder about its own axis the rotating mechanism being coupled to the top ring base; and at least one local load exerting mechanism configured to exert a local load on a part of the retaining ring in a direction perpendicular to the polishing surface to tilt the retaining ring relative to the substrate holding surface, the at least one local load exerting mechanism being arranged so as not to rotate with the substrate holder, wherein the carrier is separated from the top ring base and coupled thereto by an elastic membrane, whereby the carrier is movable vertically and tiltable relative to the top ring base, the carrier, the top ring base, and the elastic membrane define a pressure chamber.
Roll of adhesive tape for packaging, of the type consisting of an inner core on which is wound a plastic tape which is made adhesive by means of the association of an adhesive, characterized in that said tape is composed of a film in Polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness comprised between 5 and 23 μm (microns) and an adhesive layer having a basis weight of between 8 and 32 grams per square meter.
A movable processing apparatus for mineral material processing comprises a movable frame which frame comprises a support part for supporting the frame against the ground and a rear part which is attached to the support part for receiving mineral material and a neck part which comprises a curved bottom surface, and the support part and the rear part are attached to each other through the neck part, and the frame further comprises a centre part, above the support part, which centre part is attached to the support part, and a nape part which comprises a curved upper surface and through which nape part the centre part and the rear part are attached to each other, characterized in that that the upper surface and the bottom surface are curved in opposite directions.
Equipment for forming woven fabric having at least one conductive strand, the equipment comprising: interlacing equipment that interlaces first strands (20, 22) and second strands (20, 22) to form the woven fabric having first and second portions (12-1, 12-2); control circuitry that controls the interlacing equipment to create a gap in the woven fabric between the first and second portions (12-1, 12-2); and an insertion tool that: aligns an electrical component with at least one conductive strand; and positions the electrical component into the gap after the electrical component is electrically coupled to the at least one conductive strand, wherein the control circuitry controls the interlacing equipment to continue interlacing the first strands (20, 22) and second strands (20, 22) after the insertion tool positions the electrical component in the gap. interlacing equipment that interlaces first strands (20, 22) and second strands (20, 22) to form the woven fabric having first and second portions (12-1, 12-2); control circuitry that controls the interlacing equipment to create a gap in the woven fabric between the first and second portions (12-1, 12-2); and an insertion tool that: aligns an electrical component with at least one conductive strand; and positions the electrical component into the gap after the electrical component is electrically coupled to the at least one conductive strand, wherein the control circuitry controls the interlacing equipment to continue interlacing the first strands (20, 22) and second strands (20, 22) after the insertion tool positions the electrical component in the gap. aligns an electrical component with at least one conductive strand; and positions the electrical component into the gap after the electrical component is electrically coupled to the at least one conductive strand, wherein the control circuitry controls the interlacing equipment to continue interlacing the first strands (20, 22) and second strands (20, 22) after the insertion tool positions the electrical component in the gap.
An electrical switching apparatus (100; 200; 300; 400) comprising: at least one pole (102; 202; 302; 402); a plurality of first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404); a plurality of second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406); a plurality of pairs of separable contacts (108; 208; 308; 408); and a plurality of field-configurable jumpers (110; 210; 310; 410), each of said plurality of field-configurable jumpers electrically connecting two of said pairs of separable contacts in series, each of said plurality of field-configurable jumpers being electrically connected to: (a) two of said first terminals, (b) two of said first terminals (304; 404) or two of said second terminals (306; 406); or (c) one of said first terminals and one of said second terminals, characterized in that said first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404) are disposed above said second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406), and in that all of said first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404), said second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406) and said field-configurable jumpers (110; 210; 310; 410) are accessible from one side of said electrical switching apparatus (100; 200; 300; 400). at least one pole (102; 202; 302; 402); a plurality of first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404); a plurality of second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406); a plurality of pairs of separable contacts (108; 208; 308; 408); and a plurality of field-configurable jumpers (110; 210; 310; 410), each of said plurality of field-configurable jumpers electrically connecting two of said pairs of separable contacts in series, each of said plurality of field-configurable jumpers being electrically connected to: (a) two of said first terminals, (b) two of said first terminals (304; 404) or two of said second terminals (306; 406); or (c) one of said first terminals and one of said second terminals, characterized in that said first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404) are disposed above said second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406), and in that all of said first terminals (104; 204; 304; 404), said second terminals (106; 206; 306; 406) and said field-configurable jumpers (110; 210; 310; 410) are accessible from one side of said electrical switching apparatus (100; 200; 300; 400).
Method for reducing the water biological contamination in a system for the production of paper and/or wood pulp characterized in that it comprises the step of mixing sodium hypochlorite in an amount lower than 1:5 with a composition comprising 5,5-dimethylimidazolidin-2,4-dione, sodium bromide, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) alpha-(carboxymethyl)-omega-((2-ethylhexyl)oxy)-, water and sodium hydroxide in a mixer directly connected to a wet end of said system for the production of paper and/or wood pulp, to obtain a bromine-based oxidant capable of gradually releasing hypobromous acid, avoiding an excessive increase of the redox potential of the system for producing paper and/or wood pulp.
An apparatus comprising: a flow-through water heater including a conduit to conduct a fluid flowing therethrough, a heating element extending around at least a portion of the conduit, and a first and a second temperature measuring elements (120, 125) to determine respective first and second temperatures (T1, T2) at different locations on the conduit characterized in that the first temperature measuring element is positioned on a top half of the conduit, and the second temperature measuring element is positioned on a bottom half of the conduit, and a computing unit to at least detect an impurity deposit in the conduit based on a first difference between the first and second temperatures (T1, T2). a flow-through water heater including a conduit to conduct a fluid flowing therethrough, a heating element extending around at least a portion of the conduit, and a first and a second temperature measuring elements (120, 125) to determine respective first and second temperatures (T1, T2) at different locations on the conduit characterized in that the first temperature measuring element is positioned on a top half of the conduit, and the second temperature measuring element is positioned on a bottom half of the conduit, and a computing unit to at least detect an impurity deposit in the conduit based on a first difference between the first and second temperatures (T1, T2).
A buttress applier cartridge configured to retain one or more buttress assemblies, wherein the buttress applier cartridge is further configured for use with an end effector of a surgical stapler to apply the one or more buttress assemblies to one or more of a first jaw and a second jaw of the end effector, wherein the first jaw of the end effector comprises an anvil and the second jaw of the end effector comprises a staple cartridge, wherein the buttress applier cartridge comprises (a) a housing assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the housing assembly defines a channel extending longitudinally and configured to receive the end effector; (b) a platform, directly or indirectly connectable with the housing assembly, wherein the platform extends longitudinally within an area defined by the channel, wherein the platform is configured to support the one or more buttress assemblies thereon; and (c) a pocket formed in the platform, wherein the pocket is located distal to where the platform is configured to support the one or more buttress assemblies, wherein the pocket is configured to receive a curved tip of the end effector when clamping the end effector on the platform, characterized in that the pocket comprises a perforated slit. (a) a housing assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the housing assembly defines a channel extending longitudinally and configured to receive the end effector; (b) a platform, directly or indirectly connectable with the housing assembly, wherein the platform extends longitudinally within an area defined by the channel, wherein the platform is configured to support the one or more buttress assemblies thereon; and (c) a pocket formed in the platform, wherein the pocket is located distal to where the platform is configured to support the one or more buttress assemblies, wherein the pocket is configured to receive a curved tip of the end effector when clamping the end effector on the platform,
A mobile communications device, comprising: a wireless module configured for receiving a detachment request message comprising a detachment cause from a cellular station of a wireless network; a controller module configured for determining whether the detachment cause indicates unauthorized membership of a closed subscriber group, CSG, supported by the cellular station, for determining whether the cellular station is a non-CSG cell in response to the detachment cause indicating unauthorized membership of the CSG supported by the cellular station, and for keeping an allowed CSG list unmodified in response to the cellular station being a non-CSG cell. a wireless module configured for receiving a detachment request message comprising a detachment cause from a cellular station of a wireless network; a controller module configured for determining whether the detachment cause indicates unauthorized membership of a closed subscriber group, CSG, supported by the cellular station, for determining whether the cellular station is a non-CSG cell in response to the detachment cause indicating unauthorized membership of the CSG supported by the cellular station, and for keeping an allowed CSG list unmodified in response to the cellular station being a non-CSG cell.
A method of producing a universal joint assembly comprising: providing a joining member for forming a universal joint, said joining member comprising a first pivot and a second pivot; applying continuous fibre reinforcement and a polymer matrix to a form including said joining member to create a single fibre-reinforced polymer structure in which the joining member is embedded; and splitting said single fibre-reinforced structure into a first fibre-reinforced polymer shaft and a second fibre-reinforced polymer shaft that are coupled together by the joining member to form a universal joint. providing a joining member for forming a universal joint, said joining member comprising a first pivot and a second pivot; applying continuous fibre reinforcement and a polymer matrix to a form including said joining member to create a single fibre-reinforced polymer structure in which the joining member is embedded; and splitting said single fibre-reinforced structure into a first fibre-reinforced polymer shaft and a second fibre-reinforced polymer shaft that are coupled together by the joining member to form a universal joint.
A hypoxia-activated bioreductive agent for use in a method of administering said agent to a liver tissue of a subject in need thereof to treat liver cancer, the method comprising: applying locally to said liver tissue a therapeutically effective amount of said agent, wherein said applying locally is performed when pressure of a hepatic artery of said subject is reduced, wherein said pressure is reduced by introducing a vessel occlusion device comprising a balloon into said hepatic artery, thereby treating said liver cancer.
An isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; (b) a polynucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818 under wash conditions of 5X SSC, 50% formamide and 42°C for 10 minutes; (c) a polynucleotide having at least 70% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; (d) a fragment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; and (e) a complement of the sequence of (a), (b), (c) or (d), wherein ingestion by a coleopteran plant pest of a double stranded ribonucleotide sequence comprising at least one strand that is complementary to said polynucleotide or said fragment inhibits the growth of said pest. (a) a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; (b) a polynucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818 under wash conditions of 5X SSC, 50% formamide and 42°C for 10 minutes; (c) a polynucleotide having at least 70% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; (d) a fragment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:818; and (e) a complement of the sequence of (a), (b), (c) or (d), wherein ingestion by a coleopteran plant pest of a double stranded ribonucleotide sequence comprising at least one strand that is complementary to said polynucleotide or said fragment inhibits the growth of said pest.
A sensor-augmented two-dimensional barcode, comprising: a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate comprising a sensor dye region positioned within a two-dimensional barcode symbol, the sensor dye region comprising a sensor dye having a chemistry configured, responsive to an occurrence of an environmental condition, to undergo a continuous chemical or physical state change between an initial state and an end state, causing a gradual change in a color state of the sensor dye, wherein the color state indicates exposure to the environmental condition; and a second layer provided on the substrate comprising the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol, the barcode symbol comprising a plurality of modules in a permanent color state, wherein the sensor dye is initially in an initial color state when unactivated and in response to exposure to the environmental condition dynamically changes to a plurality of different color states within a range between the initial color state and an end color state before reaching the end color state, and characterized in that the two dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating the size, shape and/or location of the sensor dye region, or wherein the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating product life equation parameters of the sensor dye region. a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate comprising a sensor dye region positioned within a two-dimensional barcode symbol, the sensor dye region comprising a sensor dye having a chemistry configured, responsive to an occurrence of an environmental condition, to undergo a continuous chemical or physical state change between an initial state and an end state, causing a gradual change in a color state of the sensor dye, wherein the color state indicates exposure to the environmental condition; and a second layer provided on the substrate comprising the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol, the barcode symbol comprising a plurality of modules in a permanent color state, wherein the sensor dye is initially in an initial color state when unactivated and in response to exposure to the environmental condition dynamically changes to a plurality of different color states within a range between the initial color state and an end color state before reaching the end color state, and characterized in that the two dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating the size, shape and/or location of the sensor dye region, or wherein the two-dimensional error-correcting barcode symbol includes information indicating product life equation parameters of the sensor dye region.
Computer-implemented method for optimising an optical element having at least one diffractive grating (14; 122), wherein at least one refractive surface, which contributes to the refractive deflection of light, and/or the at least one diffractive grating (14; 122) of the optical element is/are optimised so as to minimise the colour fringe and at least one second-order imaging error of the optical element, wherein the method comprises optimising the at least one refractive surface and/or the at least one diffractive grating (14; 122) by minimising or maximising a target function F 2 or F 3, which is dependent on the at least one imaging error and on the longitudinal chromatic aberration or the transverse chromatic aberration of the optical element, wherein optimisation is carried out for a plurality of evaluation points, wherein F 2 = F monochrom λ 0 + ∑ i g FLF i × f S SK i λ 2 − S SK i λ 1 2 F 3 = F monochrom λ 0 + ∑ i g FQF i × g Δ φ SK i λ 2 λ 1 2 and wherein F monochrom ( λ) represents a monochromatic target function for the wavelength λ; g FLF ( i) represents the weighting of the longitudinal chromatic aberration at the i -th evaluation point of the optical element; g FQF ( i) represents the weighting of the transverse chromatic aberration at the i -th evaluation point of the optical element; S SK ( i, λ 1) represents the vergence matrix of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for wavelength λ 1 and for the i -th evaluation point; S SK ( i, λ 2) represent the vergence matrix of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for the wavelength λ 2 and for the i -th evaluation point; and f (S SK ( i, λ 2) - S SK ( i, λ 1)) represents a function of the difference between the vergence matrices of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for the different wavelengths λ 1 and λ 2; Δ φ SK ( i, λ 2, λ 1) represents the angle between the object-side main beams for the different wavelength λ 1 and λ 2; and g(Δ φ SK ( i, λ 2, λ 1)) represents a function of the angle between the object-side main beams for the different wavelengths λ 1 and λ 2. F monochrom ( λ) represents a monochromatic target function for the wavelength λ; g FLF ( i) represents the weighting of the longitudinal chromatic aberration at the i -th evaluation point of the optical element; g FQF ( i) represents the weighting of the transverse chromatic aberration at the i -th evaluation point of the optical element; S SK ( i, λ 1) represents the vergence matrix of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for wavelength λ 1 and for the i -th evaluation point; S SK ( i, λ 2) represent the vergence matrix of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for the wavelength λ 2 and for the i -th evaluation point; and f (S SK ( i, λ 2) - S SK ( i, λ 1)) represents a function of the difference between the vergence matrices of the wavefront on the vertex sphere for the different wavelengths λ 1 and λ 2; Δ φ SK ( i, λ 2, λ 1) represents the angle between the object-side main beams for the different wavelength λ 1 and λ 2; and g(Δ φ SK ( i, λ 2, λ 1)) represents a function of the angle between the object-side main beams for the different wavelengths λ 1 and λ 2.