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An aircraft comprising: first and second structures (10,12) and a connection assembly connecting said first and second structures to each other, said connection assembly comprising: a first rod block attached to said first structure; a second rod block attached to said second structure; a flexible skin having one end connected to said first rod block and another end connected to said second rod block;; and a plurality of assemblies disposed within or adjacent to said flexible skin, characterised in that each assembly comprises: a sleeve; a first rod comprising a first portion slidably coupled to said sleeve, a second portion attached to said first rod block and a third portion disposed between said first and second portions of said first rod, wherein said third portion of said first rod comprises shape memory alloy trained to produce a two-way memory effect in response to heating and cooling. first and second structures (10,12) and a connection assembly connecting said first and second structures to each other, said connection assembly comprising: a first rod block attached to said first structure; a second rod block attached to said second structure; a flexible skin having one end connected to said first rod block and another end connected to said second rod block;; and a plurality of assemblies disposed within or adjacent to said flexible skin, a first rod block attached to said first structure; a second rod block attached to said second structure; a flexible skin having one end connected to said first rod block and another end connected to said second rod block;; and a plurality of assemblies disposed within or adjacent to said flexible skin, characterised in that each assembly comprises: a sleeve; a first rod comprising a first portion slidably coupled to said sleeve, a second portion attached to said first rod block and a third portion disposed between said first and second portions of said first rod, wherein said third portion of said first rod comprises shape memory alloy trained to produce a two-way memory effect in response to heating and cooling. a sleeve; a first rod comprising a first portion slidably coupled to said sleeve, a second portion attached to said first rod block and a third portion disposed between said first and second portions of said first rod, wherein said third portion of said first rod comprises shape memory alloy trained to produce a two-way memory effect in response to heating and cooling.
A reduced reflection glass article, comprising: a glass substrate; and an integral reduced reflection component comprising a plurality of sub-wavelength-sized convex features that are arranged in a monolayer on and fused with at least a portion of a surface of the glass substrate, wherein sub-wavelength-sized means that a longest cross-sectional dimension of any of the plurality of convex features is less than a lowest wavelength of light for which reflection resistance is desired, wherein the reduced reflection glass article has a specular reflectance that is less than or equal to 85 percent of a specular reflectance of the glass substrate alone when measured at wavelengths of 450 nanometers to 750 nanometers. a glass substrate; and an integral reduced reflection component comprising a plurality of sub-wavelength-sized convex features that are arranged in a monolayer on and fused with at least a portion of a surface of the glass substrate, wherein sub-wavelength-sized means that a longest cross-sectional dimension of any of the plurality of convex features is less than a lowest wavelength of light for which reflection resistance is desired, wherein the reduced reflection glass article has a specular reflectance that is less than or equal to 85 percent of a specular reflectance of the glass substrate alone when measured at wavelengths of 450 nanometers to 750 nanometers.
Apparatus for decoding a previous encoded multichannel signal of a previous frame to obtain three or more previous audio output channels, and for decoding a current encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels, wherein the apparatus comprises an interface, a channel decoder, a multichannel processor for generating the three or more current audio output channels, and a noise filling module, wherein the interface is adapted to receive the current encoded multichannel signal, and to receive side information comprising first multichannel parameters (MCH_PAR2), wherein the channel decoder is adapted to decode the current encoded multichannel signal of the current frame to obtain a set of three or more decoded channels (D1, D2, D3) of the current frame, wherein the multichannel processor is adapted to select a first selected pair of two decoded channels (D1, D2) from the set of three or more decoded channels (D1, D2, D3) depending on the first multichannel parameters (MCH_PAR2), wherein the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels (P1*,P2*) based on said first selected pair of two decoded channels (D1, D2) to obtain an updated set of three or more decoded channels (D3, P1*, P2*), characterized in that, before the multichannel processor generates the first group of two or more processed channels (P1*,P2*) based on said first selected pair of two decoded channels (D1, D2), the noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the two channels of said first selected pair of two decoded channels (D1, D2), one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using two or more, but not all of the three or more previous audio output channels, and to fill the spectral lines of the one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel, wherein the noise filling module is adapted to select the two or more previous audio output channels that are used for generating the mixing channel from the three or more previous audio output channels depending on the side information.
A method for filling a gap with a filler material, the gap being between an existing conduit and a lining material provided inside the existing conduit, the method comprising: an air removing tool attaching step of inserting an air removing tool into an air removing hole bored through the lining material and provided in an upper half part of the lining material, and bringing a leading end face of the air removing tool into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the existing conduit; and an original filling step of injecting the filler material into the gap through a filling port while expelling air from the gap through a leading end of the air removing tool, the air removing tool including, at the leading end thereof, an air removing portion through which air is discharged characterized in that the filling port is provided through a lower portion of the lining material. an air removing tool attaching step of inserting an air removing tool into an air removing hole bored through the lining material and provided in an upper half part of the lining material, and bringing a leading end face of the air removing tool into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the existing conduit; and an original filling step of injecting the filler material into the gap through a filling port while expelling air from the gap through a leading end of the air removing tool, the air removing tool including, at the leading end thereof, an air removing portion through which air is discharged characterized in that the filling port is provided through a lower portion of the lining material.
A communications apparatus, comprising: a local oscillator buffer, and a mixer, wherein the output of the buffer is coupled to the input of the mixer; and wherein the size of the local oscillator buffer and the size of mixer are separately configurable in operation in response to the requirements of the apparatus, where the size of the local oscillator buffer encompasses the width of transistors in a signal path of the buffer and wherein the size of the mixer encompasses the width of transistors in the signal path of the mixer and further comprising a local oscillator control signal for selecting the size of the local oscillator buffer, the apparatus further comprising a mixer control input for selecting the size of the mixer. a local oscillator buffer, and a mixer, wherein the output of the buffer is coupled to the input of the mixer; and wherein the size of the local oscillator buffer and the size of mixer are separately configurable in operation in response to the requirements of the apparatus, where the size of the local oscillator buffer encompasses the width of transistors in a signal path of the buffer and wherein the size of the mixer encompasses the width of transistors in the signal path of the mixer and further comprising a local oscillator control signal for selecting the size of the local oscillator buffer, the apparatus further comprising a mixer control input for selecting the size of the mixer.
A trolley handling system comprising a trolley stowage and a trolley handling device (100; 140; 160; 180; 192) for guiding a trolley into and out of the trolley stowage, the trolley handling device (100; 140; 160; 180; 192) comprising - a trolley holder adapted to interact with the trolley and secure the trolley against displacement relative to the trolley holder in at least a first direction, and - a guiding device comprising a first guiding element attached to the trolley holder and a second guiding element adapted to be provided on a structural part arranged in the vicinity of the trolley stowage, wherein the first and second guiding elements are configured to engage with each other and designed so as to guide the trolley between a first position, in which the trolley is essentially arranged inside of the trolley stowage, and a second position, in which the trolley is at least partially arranged outside the trolley stowage, wherein the trolley, in its second position, is arranged offset relative to its first position in the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the first and second directions (X, Y) are oriented horizontally, thus, form a horizontal plane. - a trolley holder adapted to interact with the trolley and secure the trolley against displacement relative to the trolley holder in at least a first direction, and - a guiding device comprising a first guiding element attached to the trolley holder and a second guiding element adapted to be provided on a structural part arranged in the vicinity of the trolley stowage,
An image processor comprising: an image acquisition section for obtaining a TEM image of a sample held by a sample holding grid; a histogram generating section for generating from the image a histogram representative of a distribution of brightness values of pixels of the image; and a contrast adjusting section for excluding from the histogram subthreshold brightness values less than a threshold value calculated based on a maximum one of the brightness values of the image and adjusting the contrast of the image on the basis of the histogram from which the subthreshold brightness values have been excluded, wherein said contrast adjusting section calculates said threshold value by multiplying said maximum brightness value of the image by a given coefficient, and wherein the given coefficient is set based on the ratio (P2/P1) of the brightness value of the peak arising from the sample holding grid to the brightness value of the peak arising from the sample. an image acquisition section for obtaining a TEM image of a sample held by a sample holding grid; a histogram generating section for generating from the image a histogram representative of a distribution of brightness values of pixels of the image; and a contrast adjusting section for excluding from the histogram subthreshold brightness values less than a threshold value calculated based on a maximum one of the brightness values of the image and adjusting the contrast of the image on the basis of the histogram from which the subthreshold brightness values have been excluded, wherein said contrast adjusting section calculates said threshold value by multiplying said maximum brightness value of the image by a given coefficient, and wherein the given coefficient is set based on the ratio (P2/P1) of the brightness value of the peak arising from the sample holding grid to the brightness value of the peak arising from the sample.
A window, comprising a switchable device for the regulation of light transmission, wherein the switchable device comprises a stack of layers which comprises a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a compartmented switching layer which is positioned between the first and the second substrate layer comprising at least two separated compartments, a first conductive layer which is positioned between the compartmented switching layer and the first substrate layer, and a second conductive layer which is positioned between the compartemented switching layer and the second substrate layer, wherein each of the separated compartments of the switching layer comprises a material which changes its light transmissivity upon the application of voltage, wherein the compartments are formed by surrounding solid borders and wherein a second compartment is formed by a surrounding solid border within the compartment of a first compartment, wherein the switching layer material of each compartment is a liquid crystal switching layer material and wherein each of the separated compartments comprises a mixture of three or more dichroic dyes, wherein the second compartment is filled with a different composition of a switching layer material with respect to the first compartment, and wherein each separated compartment is switchable by application of an electric field between at least two different switching states, individually.
A package for an ostomy barrier ring comprising: a first shell having a first stacking wall having a first interior side and a first exterior side, a first nesting structure formed on the first stacking wall, and a first sidewall extending from and about the first stacking wall; a second shell having a second stacking wall having a second interior side and a second exterior side, a second nesting structure formed on the second stacking wall, and a second sidewall extending from and about the second stacking wall; and a hinge connected to the first shell and second shell (12, 14) allowing the first shell and second shell (12, 14) to rotate relative to one another between an open position and closed position, wherein the first nesting structure is a plateau extending outwardly from the first exterior side, wherein the second nesting structure is a second recess formed in the second exterior side, wherein the second recess defines a corresponding pedestal on the second interior side, and a cavity extends in an area defined between the pedestal and the second sidewall, and wherein a third recess is positioned in and extends from the second recess at the second exterior side, the third recess defining a corresponding projection extending from the pedestal at the second interior side. a first shell having a first stacking wall having a first interior side and a first exterior side, a first nesting structure formed on the first stacking wall, and a first sidewall extending from and about the first stacking wall; a second shell having a second stacking wall having a second interior side and a second exterior side, a second nesting structure formed on the second stacking wall, and a second sidewall extending from and about the second stacking wall; and a hinge connected to the first shell and second shell (12, 14) allowing the first shell and second shell (12, 14) to rotate relative to one another between an open position and closed position, wherein the first nesting structure is a plateau extending outwardly from the first exterior side, wherein the second nesting structure is a second recess formed in the second exterior side, wherein the second recess defines a corresponding pedestal on the second interior side, and a cavity extends in an area defined between the pedestal and the second sidewall, and wherein a third recess is positioned in and extends from the second recess at the second exterior side, the third recess defining a corresponding projection extending from the pedestal at the second interior side.
A method comprising: initiating an aliphatic polycarbonate polymerization reaction by combining an epoxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalytic transition metal-ligand complex to form a reaction mixture comprising a polycarbonate chain; wherein the catalytic transition metal-ligand complex comprises at least one ligand that is a polymerization initiator and at least one ligand that is not a polymerization initiator, wherein the ligand that is not a polymerization initiator is a salen ligand and quenching the polymerization reaction by contacting the reaction mixture with an acid containing an anion that is not a polymerization initiator, wherein the acid containing an anion that is not a polymerization initiator is sulfonic acid or a phosphoric acid derivative having at least one acidic hydrogen atom. initiating an aliphatic polycarbonate polymerization reaction by combining an epoxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalytic transition metal-ligand complex to form a reaction mixture comprising a polycarbonate chain; wherein the catalytic transition metal-ligand complex comprises at least one ligand that is a polymerization initiator and at least one ligand that is not a polymerization initiator, wherein the ligand that is not a polymerization initiator is a salen ligand and quenching the polymerization reaction by contacting the reaction mixture with an acid containing an anion that is not a polymerization initiator, wherein the acid containing an anion that is not a polymerization initiator is sulfonic acid or a phosphoric acid derivative having at least one acidic hydrogen atom.
A communication method of a base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: identifying during a predetermined period in an unlicensed band occupancy status for a channel; determining channel state information including a number of transitions from idle state to busy state in the unlicensed band based on the occupancy status; determining parameters that are used for determining whether the channel is busy, based on the number of transitions from idle state to busy state; and transmitting the parameters to a terminal. identifying during a predetermined period in an unlicensed band occupancy status for a channel; determining channel state information including a number of transitions from idle state to busy state in the unlicensed band based on the occupancy status; determining parameters that are used for determining whether the channel is busy, based on the number of transitions from idle state to busy state; and transmitting the parameters to a terminal.
Gear lever for pivotably interconnecting two components of a sewing machine, the gear lever comprising - a lever upper side extending along a lever longitudinal axis; - a lever lower side extending along the lever longitudinal axis, the lever lower side facing away from the lever upper side; - two coupling recesses (20, 21) arranged at a distance from each other along the lever longitudinal axis for interaction with sewing machine components, the coupling recesses (20, 21) extending in each case transversely to the lever longitudinal axis, - a first wick recess for guided arrangement of a lubricating wick, the first wick recess -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a first outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever upper side; and - a second wick recess for guided arrangement of the lubricating wick, the second wick recess -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a second outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever lower side. - a lever upper side extending along a lever longitudinal axis; - a lever lower side extending along the lever longitudinal axis, the lever lower side facing away from the lever upper side; - two coupling recesses (20, 21) arranged at a distance from each other along the lever longitudinal axis for interaction with sewing machine components, the coupling recesses (20, 21) extending in each case transversely to the lever longitudinal axis, - a first wick recess for guided arrangement of a lubricating wick, the first wick recess -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a first outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever upper side; and -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a first outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever upper side; and - a second wick recess for guided arrangement of the lubricating wick, the second wick recess -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a second outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever lower side. -- extending along the lever longitudinal axis, and -- being provided on a second outer edge of the gear lever in the region of the lever lower side.
A HPV6 L1 protein having 3, 4, or 5 amino acids at its N-terminus deleted and replaced with a single Met as compared with a wild type HPV6 L1 protein.
An intravascular imaging device, comprising: a catheter body; a drive cable extending through a lumen of the catheter body; a housing coupled to a distal section of the drive cable; and an ultrasound transducer mounted within the housing, wherein the housing includes a trough on a backside of the ultrasound transducer, characterized in that the trough is shaped to deflect ultrasound signals away from the ultrasound transducer and wherein the trough has an arcuate profile along a longitudinal axis of the housing. a catheter body; a drive cable extending through a lumen of the catheter body; a housing coupled to a distal section of the drive cable; and an ultrasound transducer mounted within the housing, wherein the housing includes a trough on a backside of the ultrasound transducer, characterized in that the trough is shaped to deflect ultrasound signals away from the ultrasound transducer and wherein the trough has an arcuate profile along a longitudinal axis of the housing.
A gas turbine engine component comprising: a film hole; and a metering coupon comprising a material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion located within the film hole; characterised in that: the metering coupon comprises an aperture having a diameter, wherein in response to an increase in temperature of the gas turbine engine component, the metering coupon is configured to contract and the diameter is configured to increase, allowing for additional cooling airflow through the aperture to protect the gas turbine engine component. a film hole; and a metering coupon comprising a material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion located within the film hole; characterised in that: the metering coupon comprises an aperture having a diameter, wherein in response to an increase in temperature of the gas turbine engine component, the metering coupon is configured to contract and the diameter is configured to increase, allowing for additional cooling airflow through the aperture to protect the gas turbine engine component.