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Permanent reference electrode (10, 10-1), for use with a box housing a voltmeter for measuring the potential of buried metal structures to be protected, comprising: - a zinc electrode, having an elongated shape; - a backfill, with a base of gypsum, bentonite, cellulose fibres, and water, which encloses in its interior said zinc electrode; and - an external casing which covers externally the permanent reference electrode and acts as container of its parts; the permanent reference electrode (10, 10-1) being characterized in that said backfill, enclosing in its interior said zinc electrode, comprises sodium chloride so as to prevent passivation of the zinc material of the electrode, and in that the permanent reference electrode (10, 10-1) further comprises a containment body containing the backfill and covered by the external casing, wherein said containment body is made with a cement mortar consisting of 50-70 % by weight of sand, 15-25% by weight of concrete, 10-15% by weight of water and 1-5% by weight of NaCl and the cement mortar of said containment body exhibits a zone which is left uncovered by the external casing. - a zinc electrode, having an elongated shape; - a backfill, with a base of gypsum, bentonite, cellulose fibres, and water, which encloses in its interior said zinc electrode; and - an external casing which covers externally the permanent reference electrode and acts as container of its parts; the permanent reference electrode (10, 10-1) being characterized in that said backfill, enclosing in its interior said zinc electrode, comprises sodium chloride so as to prevent passivation of the zinc material of the electrode, and in that the permanent reference electrode (10, 10-1) further comprises a containment body containing the backfill and covered by the external casing, wherein said containment body is made with a cement mortar consisting of 50-70 % by weight of sand, 15-25% by weight of concrete, 10-15% by weight of water and 1-5% by weight of NaCl and the cement mortar of said containment body exhibits a zone which is left uncovered by the external casing.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a main compressor section; a turbine section having a variable vane positioned upstream of a rotor blade, wherein said variable vane is provided with an actuator operable to control an orientation of said variable vane; and a tap line tapping air from said main compressor section, and passing said tapped air through a cooling air compressor, characterised in that: said cooling air compressor is a fixed flow compressor, and air downstream of said cooling air compressor is delivered into said turbine section. a main compressor section; a turbine section having a variable vane positioned upstream of a rotor blade, wherein said variable vane is provided with an actuator operable to control an orientation of said variable vane; and a tap line tapping air from said main compressor section, and passing said tapped air through a cooling air compressor,
A method for wireless communication at a station (115-b), comprising: identifying a plurality of control parameters including at least one of a transmit power headroom parameter of the station (115-b), a buffer status report of the station (115-b), a transmit parameter of the station (115-b), a receive parameter of the station (115-b), channel quality information, a link parameter, or a combination thereof; identifying a soliciting frame received from a second station (115-a); determining an allocation of resources for a physical layer convergence protocol, PLCP, packet data unit, PPDU, including one or more Medium Access Control, MAC, Protocol Data Units, MPDUs, to be sent in response to the soliciting frame, the one or more MPDUs comprising a first type of MPDUs, wherein the MPDUs of the first type are solicited by the soliciting frame and are exclusive of the control parameters; after including one or more MPDUs of the first type in the PPDU, determining, based at least in part on whether there are sufficient remaining resources for one or more MPDUs of a second type, whether to include one or more control parameters of the plurality of control parameters in at least one MPDU of the one or more MPDUs of the second type, wherein the MPDUs of the second type are not solicited by the soliciting frame; and transmitting the PPDU comprising the one or more MPDUs to the second station (115-a). identifying a plurality of control parameters including at least one of a transmit power headroom parameter of the station (115-b), a buffer status report of the station (115-b), a transmit parameter of the station (115-b), a receive parameter of the station (115-b), channel quality information, a link parameter, or a combination thereof; identifying a soliciting frame received from a second station (115-a); determining an allocation of resources for a physical layer convergence protocol, PLCP, packet data unit, PPDU, including one or more Medium Access Control, MAC, Protocol Data Units, MPDUs, to be sent in response to the soliciting frame, the one or more MPDUs comprising a first type of MPDUs, wherein the MPDUs of the first type are solicited by the soliciting frame and are exclusive of the control parameters; after including one or more MPDUs of the first type in the PPDU, determining, based at least in part on whether there are sufficient remaining resources for one or more MPDUs of a second type, whether to include one or more control parameters of the plurality of control parameters in at least one MPDU of the one or more MPDUs of the second type, wherein the MPDUs of the second type are not solicited by the soliciting frame; and transmitting the PPDU comprising the one or more MPDUs to the second station (115-a).
Flooring comprising: - a substrate, for example made in clay; - a covering, for example in synthetic grass, laid over the substrate; - an intermediate elastic support structure positioned between the substrate and the covering, wherein the support structure extends over the substrate in a deformation direction in an undulated manner, creating overhanging portions spaced from the substrate to obtain the desired yield, characterized in that the support structure comprises a) support portions to support the structure, connected to said overhanging portions, wherein said overhanging portion and the relative support portion form a tab; and b) main ribs (14,14',14"), from which the overhanging portions protrude; and c) a plurality of said tabs projecting from the main rib (14, 14', 14'') transversally distanced, that is along the transversal axis; and wherein the main ribs (14,14',14") extend in a transversal direction orthogonal to the deformation direction and, in a non-deformed configuration of the structure, are distanced from the substrate. - a substrate, for example made in clay; - a covering, for example in synthetic grass, laid over the substrate; - an intermediate elastic support structure positioned between the substrate and the covering, a) support portions to support the structure, connected to said overhanging portions, wherein said overhanging portion and the relative support portion form a tab; and b) main ribs (14,14',14"), from which the overhanging portions protrude; and c) a plurality of said tabs projecting from the main rib (14, 14', 14'') transversally distanced, that is along the transversal axis; and
A plasma-based gas detector, comprising: - a plasma chamber traversed by a gas flow path allowing a flow of a gas sample through said plasma chamber; - a plasma-generating mechanism (21, 25, 26a, 26b) configured to apply a plasma-generating field across the plasma chamber, the plasma-generating field intersecting the gas flow path so as to generate a plasma from said gas sample, the plasma occupying a plasma region within the plasma chamber; and - a pair of electron-injecting electrodes (58a, 58b), each electrode of said pair having an extremity (59a, 59b) projecting within the plasma region. - a plasma chamber traversed by a gas flow path allowing a flow of a gas sample through said plasma chamber; - a plasma-generating mechanism (21, 25, 26a, 26b) configured to apply a plasma-generating field across the plasma chamber, the plasma-generating field intersecting the gas flow path so as to generate a plasma from said gas sample, the plasma occupying a plasma region within the plasma chamber; and - a pair of electron-injecting electrodes (58a, 58b), each electrode of said pair having an extremity (59a, 59b) projecting within the plasma region.
A recombinant binding protein having a specific binding affinity to a protein or peptide, wherein said protein or peptide is not a natural SH3 binding ligand, comprising at least one derivative of the Src homology 3 domain of the FYN kinase, wherein (a) at least one amino acid in or positioned up to two amino acids adjacent to the src loop and (b) at least one amino acid in or positioned up to two amino acids adjacent to the RT loop, is substituted, deleted or added, wherein the SH3 domain derivate has an amino acid sequence having at least 70 % sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein said SH3 domain derivative has at least 85 % identity to the amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 1 representing the Src homology 3 domain of the FYN kinase outside the src and RT loops and with the proviso that the recombinant protein is not a natural SH3 domain containing protein existing in nature. (a) at least one amino acid in or positioned up to two amino acids adjacent to the src loop and (b) at least one amino acid in or positioned up to two amino acids adjacent to the RT loop,
A sequence-based signal processing method, comprising: determining, by a user equipmnent, a sequence { x n} comprising N elements, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1, x n is an element in the sequence { x n}, the sequence { x n} is a sequence satisfying a preset condition, the preset condition is: x n = A · b n · j n, a value of n ranges from 0 to N-1, A is a non-zero complex number, j = − 1, the element b n = u · (1- 2 · s n), u is a non-zero complex number, and a set of one or more sequences { s n} comprising an element s n comprises at least one sequence in a first sequence set or at least one equivalent sequence of the sequence in the first sequence set, the equivalent sequence { q n} satisfies q n = s ( n + M)mod N, M ∈ {0,1,2,..., N -1}; and generating, by the user equipmnent, a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, based on the sequence { x n}; sending, by the user equipmnent, the DMRS, wherein when N=24, sequences in the first sequence set comprise some or all sequences in a sequence set 2, and the sequences in the sequence set 2 comprise: {1,0,0,0,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1, 1,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1,0, 1, 1, 1, 1,0,0}; {1,0,0, 1,0,0,0,0,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1, 1,0, 1,0, 1, 1, 1,0,0,0}; {I,0,0, 1,0,0, 1, 1, 1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0};{1,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1};{1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,1};{1,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,0}. determining, by a user equipmnent, a sequence { x n} comprising N elements, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1, x n is an element in the sequence { x n}, the sequence { x n} is a sequence satisfying a preset condition, the preset condition is: x n = A · b n · j n, a value of n ranges from 0 to N-1, A is a non-zero complex number, j = − 1, the element b n = u · (1- 2 · s n), u is a non-zero complex number, and a set of one or more sequences { s n} comprising an element s n comprises at least one sequence in a first sequence set or at least one equivalent sequence of the sequence in the first sequence set, the equivalent sequence { q n} satisfies q n = s ( n + M)mod N, M ∈ {0,1,2,..., N -1}; and generating, by the user equipmnent, a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, based on the sequence { x n}; sending, by the user equipmnent, the DMRS, wherein when N=24, sequences in the first sequence set comprise some or all sequences in a sequence set 2, and the sequences in the sequence set 2 comprise: {1,0,0,0,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1, 1,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1,0, 1, 1, 1, 1,0,0}; {1,0,0, 1,0,0,0,0,0, 1, 1, 1,0, 1, 1,0, 1,0, 1, 1, 1,0,0,0}; {I,0,0, 1,0,0, 1, 1, 1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0};{1,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1};{1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,1};{1,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,0}.
A rubber composition, comprising a rubber component, which comprises at least one halobutyl rubber selected from the group consisting of bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber, a filler component which comprises at least one filler F1 that has a 14 C content in the range of 0.20 to 0.45 Bq/g of carbon; a carbon content in the range of 60 wt.% to 85 wt.% relative to the ash-free and water-free filler; has an STSA surface area in the range of 10 m 2 /g of filler to 50 m 2 /g of filler; and has acidic hydroxyl groups on its surface; and wherein the proportion of halobutyl rubber in the rubber composition is 70 to 100 phr. a rubber component, which comprises at least one halobutyl rubber selected from the group consisting of bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber, a filler component which comprises at least one filler F1 that has a 14 C content in the range of 0.20 to 0.45 Bq/g of carbon; a carbon content in the range of 60 wt.% to 85 wt.% relative to the ash-free and water-free filler; has an STSA surface area in the range of 10 m 2 /g of filler to 50 m 2 /g of filler; and has acidic hydroxyl groups on its surface; and wherein the proportion of halobutyl rubber in the rubber composition is 70 to 100 phr.
A process for mismatch correction of the output signal of a time-interleaved analog to digital converter, the output signal containing frequency components that include, besides a desired signal tone, one or more mismatch spur component groups, said process comprising: - generating an analytical signal of the output signal of the time-interleaved analog to digital module, thereby creating a complex valued signal; - for each of the one or more mismatch spur component groups, frequency shifting of the analytical signal in order to shift the desired signal tone to the frequency location of the corresponding mismatch spur component group by multiplication with a complex modulation vector, thereby generating corresponding shifted frequency components; - using the analytical signal and the shifted frequency components for creating a mismatch identification signal for each mismatch spur component group by placing the corresponding mismatch spur component group at the conjugate frequency location of the desired signal tone, - subjecting each mismatch identification signal to an IQ mismatch correction algorithm in order to derive mismatch spur parameters with respect to a mismatch spur component group, - filtering the shifted frequency components by using the mismatch spur parameters derived via the IQ mismatch correction algorithm, thereby reconstructing the mismatch spur component group, - subtracting the reconstructed mismatch spur component group from the output signal of the time-interleaved analog to digital module. - generating an analytical signal of the output signal of the time-interleaved analog to digital module, thereby creating a complex valued signal; - for each of the one or more mismatch spur component groups, frequency shifting of the analytical signal in order to shift the desired signal tone to the frequency location of the corresponding mismatch spur component group by multiplication with a complex modulation vector, thereby generating corresponding shifted frequency components; - using the analytical signal and the shifted frequency components for creating a mismatch identification signal for each mismatch spur component group by placing the corresponding mismatch spur component group at the conjugate frequency location of the desired signal tone, - subjecting each mismatch identification signal to an IQ mismatch correction algorithm in order to derive mismatch spur parameters with respect to a mismatch spur component group, - filtering the shifted frequency components by using the mismatch spur parameters derived via the IQ mismatch correction algorithm, thereby reconstructing the mismatch spur component group, - subtracting the reconstructed mismatch spur component group from the output signal of the time-interleaved analog to digital module.
Method for testing the integrity of a primary barrier arranged in a well, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) arranging a first sealing device above the primary barrier in a position axially spaced from the primary barrier in the well, thereby establishing a test chamber confined by the first sealing device and the primary barrier; wherein the method further comprises the steps of: b) arranging a second sealing device above the first sealing device in a position axially spaced from the first sealing device in the well, thereby establishing a further test chamber between the first sealing device and the second sealing device; c) reducing the pressure of the test chamber to a predetermined test pressure; d) monitoring the pressure of the test chamber and the further test chamber after the pressure reduction; e) verifying the integrity of the primary barrier if the following conditions are fulfilled: - no pressure increase is detected in the test chamber after the applied pressure reduction; and - no pressure decrease is detected in the further test chamber after the applied pressure reduction. a) arranging a first sealing device above the primary barrier in a position axially spaced from the primary barrier in the well, thereby establishing a test chamber confined by the first sealing device and the primary barrier; wherein the method further comprises the steps of: b) arranging a second sealing device above the first sealing device in a position axially spaced from the first sealing device in the well, thereby establishing a further test chamber between the first sealing device and the second sealing device; c) reducing the pressure of the test chamber to a predetermined test pressure; d) monitoring the pressure of the test chamber and the further test chamber after the pressure reduction; e) verifying the integrity of the primary barrier if the following conditions are fulfilled: - no pressure increase is detected in the test chamber after the applied pressure reduction; and - no pressure decrease is detected in the further test chamber after the applied pressure reduction. - no pressure increase is detected in the test chamber after the applied pressure reduction; and - no pressure decrease is detected in the further test chamber after the applied pressure reduction.
An image processing device, comprising: image data acquisition means for acquiring image data of a color image having a plurality of color channels, wherein the color image contains a red channel, a green channel and a blue channel; numerical value acquisition means for acquiring respective numerical values in the plurality of color channels contained in a pixel value of the color image based on the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means; and image processing means for embedding a watermark in each of the plurality of color channels by changing the numerical value acquired by the numerical value acquisition means wherein the image processing means is configured to vary change amounts of the numerical values when watermarks are to be embedded in the respective plurality of color channels so that the change amounts are different from one another; and characterized in that the image processing means comprises determination means for determining whether a region of the color image in which the watermark is to be embedded is whitish, and watermarks are embedded in only the red channel and the blue channel when the region is determined to be whitish, and the watermarks are embedded in all the plurality of color channels when the region is determined to be non-whitish. image data acquisition means for acquiring image data of a color image having a plurality of color channels, wherein the color image contains a red channel, a green channel and a blue channel; numerical value acquisition means for acquiring respective numerical values in the plurality of color channels contained in a pixel value of the color image based on the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means; and image processing means for embedding a watermark in each of the plurality of color channels by changing the numerical value acquired by the numerical value acquisition means wherein the image processing means is configured to vary change amounts of the numerical values when watermarks are to be embedded in the respective plurality of color channels so that the change amounts are different from one another; and characterized in that the image processing means comprises determination means for determining whether a region of the color image in which the watermark is to be embedded is whitish, and watermarks are embedded in only the red channel and the blue channel when the region is determined to be whitish, and the watermarks are embedded in all the plurality of color channels when the region is determined to be non-whitish.
A system for providing advanced voice services in a cellular telephone network, comprising: a cellular telephone network for making calls between mobiles; at least one real-time exchange that interfaces to the cellular telephone network to perform advanced voice services, the advanced voice services including an instant two-way half-duplex voice call within a group of users of the cellular telephone network; wherein an originating mobile transmits an event trigger to the real-time exchange, and the real-time exchange transmits a wakeup message to one or more terminating mobiles of predicted participants, in order to transition the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants from a dormant state to an active state prior to a call being setup with the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants; and wherein the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants are identified by a predictive wakeup mechanism before the originating mobile sends a list of one or more terminating mobiles of actual participants to the real-time exchange. a cellular telephone network for making calls between mobiles; at least one real-time exchange that interfaces to the cellular telephone network to perform advanced voice services, the advanced voice services including an instant two-way half-duplex voice call within a group of users of the cellular telephone network; wherein an originating mobile transmits an event trigger to the real-time exchange, and the real-time exchange transmits a wakeup message to one or more terminating mobiles of predicted participants, in order to transition the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants from a dormant state to an active state prior to a call being setup with the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants; and wherein the terminating mobiles of the predicted participants are identified by a predictive wakeup mechanism before the originating mobile sends a list of one or more terminating mobiles of actual participants to the real-time exchange.