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A system for ventricular circulatory support, wherein the system comprises the following: - a device for applying a magnetic field to a magnetized bodily fluid, particularly blood, in a region of a vessel, particularly a blood vessel; and - a control device designed to actuate the device for applying a magnetic field such that a magnetically induced force acts on the magnetized bodily fluid in the longitudinal direction of the vessel in the region of said vessel. - a device for applying a magnetic field to a magnetized bodily fluid, particularly blood, in a region of a vessel, particularly a blood vessel; and - a control device designed to actuate the device for applying a magnetic field such that a magnetically induced force acts on the magnetized bodily fluid in the longitudinal direction of the vessel in the region of said vessel.
A multi-cell converter having at least one phase leg connecting to opposite poles (5, 6) of a direct voltage side of the converter and comprising a series connection of switching cells (7, 7', 7"), each said switching cell having at least two current paths (23, 27) between the terminals (14, 15) thereof with a first current path formed by one or more first semiconductor assemblies connected in series and having each a semiconductor device (16, 17) of turn-off type and a free-wheeling diode (18, 19) connected in parallel therewith, and a second path including a series connection of on one hand at least one second semiconductor assembly having a semiconductor device of turn-off type and a free-wheeling diode connected in parallel therewith and on the other at least one energy storing capacitor, a mid point of said series connection of switching cells forming a phase output being configured to be connected to an alternating voltage side of the converter, characterized in that said first semiconductor assemblies of said switching cells (7, 7', 7") are arranged in stacks comprising each at least one semiconductor assembly, that the converter comprises an arrangement configured to obtain electric contact through semiconductor assemblies in said stack while ensuring that the semiconductor assemblies of said first path go into a permanently closed circuit state in case of a failure of the respective switching cell, and that said second path of each switching cell (7, 7', 7") has means (29, 29') configured to keep said second path non-conducting upon occurrence of a said failure.
A vent device comprising at least one control member (20, 22; 120, 121, 122) pivotably supported in an opening in a frame (10; 110), for movement, in response to differential gas pressure between opposite sides of the opening, between a closed position in which the control member(s) (20, 22; 120-122) substantially blocks the opening and an open position in which the control member(s) (20, 22; 120-122) leaves the opening substantially unobstructed for flow of gas therethrough, at least one of the control members (20, 22; 120-122) having associated therewith a restraining mechanism (40-48; 140-148), operable to apply a force to the control member (20, 22; 120-122) to influence movement thereof between its open and closed positions, the restraining mechanism (20-22, 120-122) comprising a cam (38, 40; 138, 140) and cam follower (48; 148) arrangement, the cam (38, 40; 138, 140) and cam follower (48; 148) undergoing relative movement as the control member (20, 22; 120-122) moves between its open and closed positions, the restraining mechanism (20-22, 120-122) provides a check to hold the control member (20, 22; 120-122) in its closed position until a predetermined pressure differential between opposite sides of the opening is reached, characterised in that the check provided by the restraining mechanism (20-22, 120-122) is afforded by a recess (50; 150) in the cam (38, 40; 138, 140), with which the cam follower (48; 148) engages.
An apparatus comprising: an elongated expandable member having a cross-section shaped to support an upper esophageal sphincter, wherein the elongated expandable member includes first and second cylindrical balloons in apposition; and a catheter extending from the elongated expandable member. an elongated expandable member having a cross-section shaped to support an upper esophageal sphincter, wherein the elongated expandable member includes first and second cylindrical balloons in apposition; and a catheter extending from the elongated expandable member.
Evaluation method for a method for determining an accumulated dose of radiotherapy received during a radiotherapy treatment, known as the method to evaluate, characterised in that: - a deformable model is defined, of at least one organ to treat and at least one nearby organ, and a series of simulated images are generated, using the said model, interpretable by the method to evaluate; - the accumulated dose calculated by the method to evaluate is compared, applied to a least one of the said simulated images, to an accumulated reference dose, in a way that at least one piece of information representing the quality of the said method is delivered, the said accumulated reference dose being obtained by taking into account anatomic deformations actually received at each treatment session by the aid organs, according to their actual shape and/or their actual position during this session. - a deformable model is defined, of at least one organ to treat and at least one nearby organ, and a series of simulated images are generated, using the said model, interpretable by the method to evaluate; - the accumulated dose calculated by the method to evaluate is compared, applied to a least one of the said simulated images, to an accumulated reference dose, in a way that at least one piece of information representing the quality of the said method is delivered,
A method of operating a computing device with limited transcoding resources to represent a single media stream with different bit rates in a network to provide a full spectrum of available adaptive bitrate for the media stream by the computing device, the method comprising: producing, at a first computing device, a manifest file for a given media stream, the manifest file comprising a profile for the given media stream that references two or more available bit rate variants of the given media stream that is available to be created by a transcoder unit of the first computing device, wherein the profile includes i) a first available bit rate value of the given media stream and a Universal Resource Locator, URL, associated with the given media stream and ii) a second bit rate value of the given media stream and the same URL associated with the given media stream, wherein the produced manifest file is provided to a client computing device; in response to receiving a first request from the client computing device for the given media stream, associated with the profile, transcoding, at the first computing device, the given media stream at a first selected bit rate associated with the first request; and in response to receiving a second request from the client device for the given media stream, associated with a new selected bit rate from the profile, transcoding, at the first computing device, the given media stream at the new selected bit rate associated with the second request. producing, at a first computing device, a manifest file for a given media stream, the manifest file comprising a profile for the given media stream that references two or more available bit rate variants of the given media stream that is available to be created by a transcoder unit of the first computing device, wherein the profile includes i) a first available bit rate value of the given media stream and a Universal Resource Locator, URL, associated with the given media stream and ii) a second bit rate value of the given media stream and the same URL associated with the given media stream, wherein the produced manifest file is provided to a client computing device; in response to receiving a first request from the client computing device for the given media stream, associated with the profile, transcoding, at the first computing device, the given media stream at a first selected bit rate associated with the first request; and in response to receiving a second request from the client device for the given media stream, associated with a new selected bit rate from the profile, transcoding, at the first computing device, the given media stream at the new selected bit rate associated with the second request.
A compound comprising: metal powder, an epoxy resin, and a wax, wherein a content of the metal powder is 96 mass% or more and less than 100 mass%, and the wax contains at least saponified montanic acid esters. metal powder, an epoxy resin, and a wax, wherein a content of the metal powder is 96 mass% or more and less than 100 mass%, and the wax contains at least saponified montanic acid esters.
An automated storage device for components for surface mounting or assembly of electronic circuit boards, said storage device having a deposition port for automated storage and retrieval of electronic component tape reels, the interior of said storage device having a plurality of locations for automated storage of said component tape reels, said automated storage device is characterized by comprising a robot arm being configured for picking up, at the deposition port, pallets holding a component tape reel and moving the pallets to selected positions on the interior of the automated storage device, said storage device being configured for storing the electronic component tape reels on the pallets by temporarily affixing, without shelves, the pallets to one of a plurality of locations on the interior of said automated storage device, wherein said pallets are stiff in order to act like shelves for the reels.
Field device designed to determine and/or monitor a physical or chemical process variable in automation engineering with at least one microcontroller, with a power supply unit with limited capacity as the primary supply voltage, with a circuit part (1.2) and with a detection circuit which reports a failure of the power supply unit to the microcontroller by means of a detection signal at such an early stage that enough time is available to take suitable data backup measures to prevent the loss of data, in that a first energy storage unit is connected downstream from the power supply unit in a secondary branch and, in the event of the failure of the power supply unit, provides the microcontroller with sufficient energy to take the appropriate data backup measures, characterized in that the detection circuit is designed in such a way that a reference voltage which is necessary for the detection of a voltage drop in the power supply unit, and acts as a switching threshold, is at a virtually constant distance from the supply voltage of the power supply unit, in that a second energy storage unit (1.3) is connected downstream from the circuit part (1.2), in the secondary branch, which, in the normal situation, is charged to a predefined potential, wherein the potential is reduced in relation to the potential, which is present at the input of the circuit part (1.2), by the voltage drop of the circuit part (1.2), wherein in the event that the supply voltage drops due to ageing the switching threshold is also reduced accordingly, and wherein the switching threshold continues adapting to the supply voltage until the detection circuit transmits a detection signal to the microcontroller in the event that the switching threshold is rapidly undershot.
A communicator for a portable defibrillator supporting the communicator, the communicator comprising: an assembly of a wireless phone and a battery, characterized in that the communicator further includes a motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is operable to power couple the battery to the wireless phone responsive to a sensing of any movement of the portable defibrillator, wherein a power coupling of the battery to the wireless phone automatically activates the wireless phone to register to a wireless network, and wherein an activation of the wireless phone enables the wireless phone to execute a call to an emergency service center over the wireless network responsive to a manual actuation of the wireless phone. an assembly of a wireless phone and a battery, wherein the motion sensor is operable to power couple the battery to the wireless phone responsive to a sensing of any movement of the portable defibrillator, wherein a power coupling of the battery to the wireless phone automatically activates the wireless phone to register to a wireless network, and wherein an activation of the wireless phone enables the wireless phone to execute a call to an emergency service center over the wireless network responsive to a manual actuation of the wireless phone.
A single- or multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester film, encompassing at least one external layer which comprises spherical, organic particles at a concentration of ≥ 2.5 % by weight, based on the weight of said external layer, where the size of the spherical particles (d 50) is ≥ 5.0 μm (determined by the method in the Description).
Use of ionic compounds, characterized in that they comprise A) a compound of the formula and B) tri(C 6 -C 14 -alkyl) C 1 -C 8 -alkyla=onium and/or tri(C 6 -C 14 -alkyl) C 1 -C 8 -alkylphosphonium for controlling glyphosate-resistant weeds. A) a compound of the formula and B) tri(C 6 -C 14 -alkyl) C 1 -C 8 -alkyla=onium and/or tri(C 6 -C 14 -alkyl) C 1 -C 8 -alkylphosphonium
A method to detect the theft of a mobile terminal connected to a radiocommunication network, comprising the following steps within a device included within the radiocommunication network: Initially storing an IMSI identity and an IMEI number related to the mobile terminal together with secret data (DonS) provided by the owner of the mobile terminal, After authentication of the mobile terminal by a network entity capable of communicating with a location register, retrieving the IMSI identity and the IMEI number for the mobile terminal from this network entity, Comparing the retrieved IMSI identity and the IMEI number with the initially stored IMSI identity and IMEI number, If either the retrieved IMSI identity or IMEI number are different from the initially stored IMSI identity or IMEI number, querying the mobile terminal by asking the user of the mobile terminal to provide the secret data, If the secret data provided are different from the initially stored secret data (DonS), detecting a theft of the mobile terminal. Initially storing an IMSI identity and an IMEI number related to the mobile terminal together with secret data (DonS) provided by the owner of the mobile terminal, After authentication of the mobile terminal by a network entity capable of communicating with a location register, retrieving the IMSI identity and the IMEI number for the mobile terminal from this network entity, Comparing the retrieved IMSI identity and the IMEI number with the initially stored IMSI identity and IMEI number, If either the retrieved IMSI identity or IMEI number are different from the initially stored IMSI identity or IMEI number, querying the mobile terminal by asking the user of the mobile terminal to provide the secret data, If the secret data provided are different from the initially stored secret data (DonS), detecting a theft of the mobile terminal.
An isolated monoclonal antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, which binds an epitope on human Toll-like Receptor 2 with a K D of 3x10 -8 M or less and which mediates TLR2 antagonism independent of binding of the antibody or the antigen binding portion thereof to CD32 (Fc gamma receptor II), wherein the epitope is recognised by a reference antibody, wherein the reference antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
A method of increasing impairment co-variance matrix R u estimation accuracy in downlink in a user equipment in a communication network system comprising a plurality of communication network nodes (15a, 15b) communicating with one or more user equipments, where each network node (15a, 15b) is serving at least one cell in which the user equipments are situated, characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: - performing de-spread on High Speed - Downlink Shared Channel symbols to form a matrix X of de-spread symbols; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel and modulation scheme information to form a matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and the channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel, the modulation scheme information and the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value output from the previous step to increase the estimation accuracy of the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value; - repeating the previous step until the output symbols are the same as the input symbols or the number of iterations reaches a pre-defined maximum value; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value with increased estimation accuracy to form an impairment co-variance matrix R u estimate; - using the impairment co-variance matrix R u estimate and the channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel to determine Generalized RAKE combining weight w and to estimate Common Pilot Channel Signal to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio. - performing de-spread on High Speed - Downlink Shared Channel symbols to form a matrix X of de-spread symbols; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel and modulation scheme information to form a matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and the channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel, the modulation scheme information and the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value output from the previous step to increase the estimation accuracy of the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value; - repeating the previous step until the output symbols are the same as the input symbols or the number of iterations reaches a pre-defined maximum value; - using the matrix X of de-spread symbols and the matrix S of recovered symbols in hard value with increased estimation accuracy to form an impairment co-variance matrix R u estimate; - using the impairment co-variance matrix R u estimate and the channel estimates h c from Common Pilot Channel to determine Generalized RAKE combining weight w and to estimate Common Pilot Channel Signal to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio.
A noise-reducing fan system, comprising: a motor; a fan body, mounted on the motor, and the fan body adapted to be driven and rotated by the motor, wherein the fan body comprises a plurality of blades; a plurality of magnetic-inducing elements, disposed on the plurality of blades, respectively; a magnetic field generator, capable of generating a magnetic field, adapted to drive the plurality of magnetic-inducing elements to vibrate the plurality of blades and generate a vibration sound so as to counterbalance at least a portion of a noise emitted from the fan body as rotating; and a noise-reducing sound source device, capable of sending out a noise-reducing sound, and the noise-reducing sound source device being disposed on a predetermined position, so that the noise-reducing sound counterbalances at least the other portion of the noise emitted from the fan body as rotating. a motor; a fan body, mounted on the motor, and the fan body adapted to be driven and rotated by the motor, wherein the fan body comprises a plurality of blades; a plurality of magnetic-inducing elements, disposed on the plurality of blades, respectively; a magnetic field generator, capable of generating a magnetic field, adapted to drive the plurality of magnetic-inducing elements to vibrate the plurality of blades and generate a vibration sound so as to counterbalance at least a portion of a noise emitted from the fan body as rotating; and a noise-reducing sound source device, capable of sending out a noise-reducing sound, and the noise-reducing sound source device being disposed on a predetermined position, so that the noise-reducing sound counterbalances at least the other portion of the noise emitted from the fan body as rotating.
A waveguide (10, 110, 500), comprising: a first core (20, 120, 520) having a first refractive index: a second core (30, 130, 530) having a second refractive index, the second core being spaced apart from and parallel with the first core; a cladding (40, 140, 540) surrounding the first core and the second core, the cladding having a refractive index lower than the first refractive index and the second refractive index, and wherein an interstitial portion of the cladding is located between the first core and the second core; and wherein a first region of the first core adjacent to the interstitial portion of the cladding or of the interstitial portion of the cladding adjacent to the first core is color dyed; and wherein (i) the waveguide further comprises one or more additional regions of the first core adjacent to the cladding or of the cladding adjacent to the first core and wherein the first region and the one or more additional regions are color dyed and do not overlap one another along a longitudinal length of the first core; or (ii) wherein the first color-dyed region overlaps with an additional color-dyed region along the length of the first core. a second core (30, 130, 530) having a second refractive index, the second core being spaced apart from and parallel with the first core; a cladding (40, 140, 540) surrounding the first core and the second core, the cladding having a refractive index lower than the first refractive index and the second refractive index, and wherein an interstitial portion of the cladding is located between the first core and the second core; and wherein a first region of the first core adjacent to the interstitial portion of the cladding or of the interstitial portion of the cladding adjacent to the first core is color dyed; and wherein (i) the waveguide further comprises one or more additional regions of the first core adjacent to the cladding or of the cladding adjacent to the first core and wherein the first region and the one or more additional regions are color dyed and do not overlap one another along a longitudinal length of the first core; or (ii) wherein the first color-dyed region overlaps with an additional color-dyed region along the length of the first core.
A maintenance method for a wind turbine power generation facility that is provided with a wind turbine rotor including at least one wind turbine blade, a nacelle that rotatably supports the wind turbine rotor, a tower that rotatably supports the nacelle, and an electric drive unit that changes a pitch angle of the wind turbine blade or a yaw angle of the nacelle, the method comprising a step of rotating a wheel gear engaged with a pinion gear of the drive unit by an integer number of times by driving the drive unit, the integer being equal to or larger than 1, wherein the number of teeth Nw of the wheel gear is set to be a value indivisible by the number of teeth Np of the pinion gear, characterized in that a) a surface hardness of the pinion gear is set to be lower than a surface hardness of the wheel gear, and/or b) a surface roughness of the pinion gear is set to be higher than a surface roughness of the wheel gear. a) a surface hardness of the pinion gear is set to be lower than a surface hardness of the wheel gear, and/or b) a surface roughness of the pinion gear is set to be higher than a surface roughness of the wheel gear.