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A method for relaying messages in a PLC network comprising a relay node and at least two end nodes attached to said relay node, the method comprising at said relay node: - receiving respective first probing messages from said at least two end nodes; the method characterized in that further comprising at the relay node: - processing said respective first probing messages to generate respective first feedback messages; - broadcasting said respective first feedback messages to said at least two end nodes; wherein said first probing messages are formed as orthogonal signals and received substantially simultaneously in a first time slot, and wherein said first feedback messages are formed as orthogonal signals and broadcast substantially simultaneously in a second time slot, wherein substantially simultaneously implies that the first probing messages/the first feedback messages are transmitted during the same first time slot and second time slot, respectively. - receiving respective first probing messages from said at least two end nodes; the method characterized in that further comprising at the relay node: - processing said respective first probing messages to generate respective first feedback messages; - broadcasting said respective first feedback messages to said at least two end nodes; wherein said first probing messages are formed as orthogonal signals and received substantially simultaneously in a first time slot, and wherein said first feedback messages are formed as orthogonal signals and broadcast substantially simultaneously in a second time slot, wherein substantially simultaneously implies that the first probing messages/the first feedback messages are transmitted during the same first time slot and second time slot, respectively. - processing said respective first probing messages to generate respective first feedback messages; - broadcasting said respective first feedback messages to said at least two end nodes; wherein said first probing messages are formed as orthogonal signals and received substantially simultaneously in a first time slot, and wherein said first feedback messages are formed as orthogonal signals and broadcast substantially simultaneously in a second time slot, wherein substantially simultaneously implies that the first probing messages/the first feedback messages are transmitted during the same first time slot and second time slot, respectively.
An expandable malting plant for germinating and kiln-drying grain, having a heating unit in which a heating device can be installed and at least one expandable germinating/kiln-drying unit, with - a starting module having an air channel with a germinating fan, wherein the starting module is connected to a connector channel and a return channel to the heating unit, - at least one intermediate module, and - an end module, wherein the starting module is connected to the intermediate module, and wherein the intermediate module is connected to the end module to form a process chamber for germinating and kiln-drying grain, wherein the capacity level of the malting plant can be adjusted by changing the size of the process chamber, wherein the malting plant is configured to selectively - conduct air from outside of the starting module into the process chamber and/or circulate airfrom the process chamber via the air channel into the process chamber using the germinating fan during the germinating process, and - conduct air that has been temperature-controlled by the heating device in the heating unit via the connector channel into the process chamber via the starting module during the kiln-drying process of the grain. - a starting module having an air channel with a germinating fan, wherein the starting module is connected to a connector channel and a return channel to the heating unit, - at least one intermediate module, and - an end module, wherein the starting module is connected to the intermediate module, and wherein the intermediate module is connected to the end module to form a process chamber for germinating and kiln-drying grain, wherein the capacity level of the malting plant can be adjusted by changing the size of the process chamber, wherein the malting plant is configured to selectively - conduct air from outside of the starting module into the process chamber and/or circulate airfrom the process chamber via the air channel into the process chamber using the germinating fan during the germinating process, and - conduct air that has been temperature-controlled by the heating device in the heating unit via the connector channel into the process chamber via the starting module during the kiln-drying process of the grain. - conduct air from outside of the starting module into the process chamber and/or circulate airfrom the process chamber via the air channel into the process chamber using the germinating fan during the germinating process, and - conduct air that has been temperature-controlled by the heating device in the heating unit via the connector channel into the process chamber via the starting module during the kiln-drying process of the grain.
A modified Neisseria lactamica, wherein the modified Neisseria lactamica is transformed with recombinant DNA encoding a heterologous protein, and wherein the modified Neisseria lactamica is modified by wild-type lacZ gene knockout or substantial removal of wild-type lacZ gene sequence.
A system comprising: a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs); a ring bus; a plurality of chokes, each choke of said plurality of chokes electrically coupling an associated UPS of said plurality of UPSs to said ring bus; at least one thyristor switch comprising two anti-parallel thyristors electrically coupled between one choke of said plurality of chokes and said ring bus; at least one controller configured to: detect a fault on said ring bus; characterized in that the controller is further configured to determine a polarity of a current through said thyristor switch; modify a voltage of at least one UPS of said plurality of UPSs to invert the polarity of the current through said thyristor switch; wherein to determine the polarity of a current through said thyristor switch, said at least one controller is configured to perform an open loop integration of a voltage across said one choke. a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs); a ring bus; a plurality of chokes, each choke of said plurality of chokes electrically coupling an associated UPS of said plurality of UPSs to said ring bus; at least one thyristor switch comprising two anti-parallel thyristors electrically coupled between one choke of said plurality of chokes and said ring bus; at least one controller configured to: detect a fault on said ring bus; characterized in that the controller is further configured to determine a polarity of a current through said thyristor switch; modify a voltage of at least one UPS of said plurality of UPSs to invert the polarity of the current through said thyristor switch; wherein to determine the polarity of a current through said thyristor switch, said at least one controller is configured to perform an open loop integration of a voltage across said one choke. detect a fault on said ring bus; characterized in that the controller is further configured to determine a polarity of a current through said thyristor switch; modify a voltage of at least one UPS of said plurality of UPSs to invert the polarity of the current through said thyristor switch; wherein to determine the polarity of a current through said thyristor switch, said at least one controller is configured to perform an open loop integration of a voltage across said one choke.
Drive system for a door, the door leaf of which is laterally guided in a respective guide rail, characterised in that a carriage is guided in one of the guide rails and that a thrust arm is pivotably connected with the carriage and the upper edge of the door leaf, wherein a motor is mounted on the thrust arm.
An anti-TNFα antibody characterised in that the antibody selectively inhibits TNFα signalling through the p55R reducing the signalling therethrough relative to the p75R, by inhibiting TNFα signalling through the p55R to a greater extent than inhibition of TNFα signalling through the p75R, wherein the antibody has an IC 50 for TNFα signalling through p55R which is at least 5 fold lower than its IC 50 for TNFα signalling through p75R, for use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Process for production of an organized network of nanowires on metallic substrate, said process comprising the following steps: a) providing a metallic substrate; b) anodizing said metallic substrate so as to form an oxide layer on said metallic substrate; c) etching the oxide layer which has been formed in step (b) so as to form a template; d) depositing a component in the template formed in step (c), said component forming said nanowires; e) etching the residual amount of component; and f) etching partially the oxide layer so as to remove partially said template; wherein said nanowires are embedded in said oxide layer. a) providing a metallic substrate; b) anodizing said metallic substrate so as to form an oxide layer on said metallic substrate; c) etching the oxide layer which has been formed in step (b) so as to form a template; d) depositing a component in the template formed in step (c), said component forming said nanowires; e) etching the residual amount of component; and f) etching partially the oxide layer so as to remove partially said template;
An in vitro method of increasing phagocytosis of cancer cells, the method comprising: contacting a population of phagocytic cells with a TLR agonist in a dose effective to increase expression of calreticulin on the phagocytic cell surface; and with an effective dose of a CD47 blocking agent; wherein programmed cell removal of cancer cells by the phagocytic cells is increased. contacting a population of phagocytic cells with a TLR agonist in a dose effective to increase expression of calreticulin on the phagocytic cell surface; and with an effective dose of a CD47 blocking agent; wherein programmed cell removal of cancer cells by the phagocytic cells is increased.
Tread for a winter tyre suitable for wet, snowy or icy ground, comprising a crosslinked rubber composition exhibiting a Shore A hardness of greater than 45 and less than 57, measured at 23°C (± 2°C) according to Standard ASTM D 2240 of 1997, characterized in that the said composition comprises (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer(s)): - according to an amount of greater than 25 phr and ranging up to 100 phr, one or more diene elastomers each exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between -75°C and -40°C, - according to an amount of less than 75 phr and ranging down to 0 phr, one or more diene elastomers each exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between -110°C and -75°C, - according to an amount ranging from 5 phr to 35 phr, at least one plasticizing hydrocarbon resin which is miscible in the said diene elastomer or elastomers, the said resin exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between 10°C and 150°C and a number-average molecular weight of between 400 g/mol and 2000 g/mol, and - according to an amount ranging from 5 phr to 35 phr, as natural plasticizer comprising at least one glycerol fatty acid triester, at least one sunflower vegetable oil exhibiting a Tg of between -100 and -70°C, oleic acid representing at least 60% by weight of the totality of fatty acid. - according to an amount of greater than 25 phr and ranging up to 100 phr, one or more diene elastomers each exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between -75°C and -40°C, - according to an amount of less than 75 phr and ranging down to 0 phr, one or more diene elastomers each exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between -110°C and -75°C, - according to an amount ranging from 5 phr to 35 phr, at least one plasticizing hydrocarbon resin which is miscible in the said diene elastomer or elastomers, the said resin exhibiting a glass transition temperature Tg of between 10°C and 150°C and a number-average molecular weight of between 400 g/mol and 2000 g/mol, and - according to an amount ranging from 5 phr to 35 phr, as natural plasticizer comprising at least one glycerol fatty acid triester, at least one sunflower vegetable oil exhibiting a Tg of between -100 and -70°C, oleic acid representing at least 60% by weight of the totality of fatty acid.
A method of wireless communications performed by a user equipment, UE comprising: configuring antenna elements of the UE to communicate in a serving cell using a first beam; monitoring a channel quality metric in the serving cell; and re-configuring the antenna elements of the UE to perform mobility measurements of one or more neighboring cells using a second beam broader than the first beam if the metric falls below a threshold value and further comprising determining if the UE is in line of sight, LOS, coverage of a threshold number of cells and re-configuring the antenna elements only if the UE is in LOS coverage of the threshold number of cells. configuring antenna elements of the UE to communicate in a serving cell using a first beam; monitoring a channel quality metric in the serving cell; and re-configuring the antenna elements of the UE to perform mobility measurements of one or more neighboring cells using a second beam broader than the first beam if the metric falls below a threshold value and further comprising determining if the UE is in line of sight, LOS, coverage of a threshold number of cells and re-configuring the antenna elements only if the UE is in LOS coverage of the threshold number of cells.
A method, for a user equipment operating in a mobile communication system, of sensing wireless transmissions from a user of a spectral resource, the method comprising: operating receiver equipment within the user equipment to receive (305, 403) signals within a given bandwidth around a given carrier frequency; ascertaining (307, 405) whether the user equipment is readily capable of analyzing the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; in response to ascertaining that the user equipment is not readily capable of analyzing the received signals to ascertain whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals, performing: working cooperatively with a remote unit to analyze the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; and reporting results of the analysis to a main node, wherein working cooperatively with the remote unit to analyze the received signals to ascertain whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals comprises: communicating a representation of the received signals to the remote unit for the purpose of obtaining at least partly analyzed results relating to whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; and receiving, from the remote unit, the at least partly analyzed results relating to whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals. operating receiver equipment within the user equipment to receive (305, 403) signals within a given bandwidth around a given carrier frequency; ascertaining (307, 405) whether the user equipment is readily capable of analyzing the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; in response to ascertaining that the user equipment is not readily capable of analyzing the received signals to ascertain whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals, performing: working cooperatively with a remote unit to analyze the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; and reporting results of the analysis to a main node, working cooperatively with a remote unit to analyze the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; and reporting results of the analysis to a main node, communicating a representation of the received signals to the remote unit for the purpose of obtaining at least partly analyzed results relating to whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals; and receiving, from the remote unit, the at least partly analyzed results relating to whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals.
A method of producing a heterologous protein in mammalian host cells in culture, comprising growing mammalian host cells selected from the group consisting of BHK21 cells, wherein said mammalian host cells contain a nucleic acid encoding HBx, a nucleic acid providing exogenous XBP1s and a nucleic acid encoding the heterologous protein, under conditions such that HBx and the heterologous protein are expressed by the mammalian host cells.
Pick-up apparatus for harvested crops arranged in a crop heap, in particular root crops, and preferably sugar beets, the pick-up apparatus comprising a pick-up section defining a pick-up direction PP, a pick-up plane PL, and a first lateral outward direction LOD1, the pick-up section having a pick-up member and a pick-up frame, the pick-up frame having a first lateral side, a second lateral side and forming a pick-up opening, the pick-up member defining a pick-up width PW for the harvested crops, the pick-up apparatus comprising a heap divider adapted for dividing the crop heap, the heap divider comprising a dividing member adapted for guiding harvested crop on the crop heap towards the pick-up opening, characterized in that - the dividing member has an upper end, a lower end and a longitudinal axis X-X, and in that - in an active position of the dividing member, the dividing member is inclined with respect to the pick-up plane PL, the upper end is located with respect to the lower end forward taken in the pick-up direction PD and the upper end is located laterally outwards of the first lateral side taken in the first lateral outward direction LOD1. - the dividing member has an upper end, a lower end and a longitudinal axis X-X, and in that - in an active position of the dividing member, the dividing member is inclined with respect to the pick-up plane PL, the upper end is located with respect to the lower end forward taken in the pick-up direction PD and the upper end is located laterally outwards of the first lateral side taken in the first lateral outward direction LOD1.
A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine, comprising: an airfoil extending along a span from a base to a tip and along a chord from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side, a tip pocket at the tip of the airfoil, the tip pocket at least partially surrounded by a peripheral tip wall defining a portion of the pressure and suction sides (33e, 33f); at least one internal cooling passage in the airfoil, the at least one internal cooling passage having at least one outlet communicating with the tip pocket; and a reinforcing bump located on the pressure side of the airfoil and protruding from a baseline surface of the peripheral tip wall to a bump end located into the tip pocket, characterized in the reinforcing bump overlapping a location where a curvature of a concave portion of the pressure side of the airfoil is maximal. an airfoil extending along a span from a base to a tip and along a chord from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side, a tip pocket at the tip of the airfoil, the tip pocket at least partially surrounded by a peripheral tip wall defining a portion of the pressure and suction sides (33e, 33f); at least one internal cooling passage in the airfoil, the at least one internal cooling passage having at least one outlet communicating with the tip pocket; and a reinforcing bump located on the pressure side of the airfoil and protruding from a baseline surface of the peripheral tip wall to a bump end located into the tip pocket, characterized in the reinforcing bump overlapping a location where a curvature of a concave portion of the pressure side of the airfoil is maximal.
An article of jewelry having a replaceable ornamental element comprising in combination a frame (2; 13) provided with a central recess, an ornamental element adapted to be received in the central recess, a first magnet fixed to the bottom of the ornamental element, and a second magnet fixed inside the central recess for removably assure the ornamental element therein, characterized in that - said bottom of the ornamental element has a first perimeter groove acting as a seat for said first magnet being correspondingly shaped to be fixed to said bottom of the ornamental element; - the central recess of the frame (2; 13) has internally a perimeter projection in which a second perimeter groove is formed acting as a seat for said second magnet being shaped like said first magnet in order to be fixed to the central recess of the frame (2; 13), and - a through opening extends through the central recess of the frame (2; 13) for the introduction of a hand finger being able to allow the decorative element to be removed from the frame (2; 13). - said bottom of the ornamental element has a first perimeter groove acting as a seat for said first magnet being correspondingly shaped to be fixed to said bottom of the ornamental element; - the central recess of the frame (2; 13) has internally a perimeter projection in which a second perimeter groove is formed acting as a seat for said second magnet being shaped like said first magnet in order to be fixed to the central recess of the frame (2; 13), and - a through opening extends through the central recess of the frame (2; 13) for the introduction of a hand finger being able to allow the decorative element to be removed from the frame (2; 13).
A printer for printing plate-like print media, in particular for printing marker cards which comprise one or more markers for marking electrical appliances, connectors, cables or the like, wherein the printer comprises a printing unit with at least one print head (104, 105) for printing the print media in accordance with the inkjet printing principle, this printing unit being movable in and counter to a conveying direction, and a cleaning unit for cleaning the print heads (104, 105), which comprises a cleansing device for extracting ink in an extraction direction from the print head (104, 105), wherein the cleaning unit additionally comprises a driving device for moving the cleansing device into various operating positions (R, D, A, L, T, W), which include a servicing position, wherein the cleansing device can be moved with the driving device into the servicing position in which it can be completely removed from the printer, characterised in that the cleansing device comprises a frame on which are arranged tooth sections (212a - d), which are each in meshing engagement with an output pinion (257a, b, 258a, b) of the driving device in order to move the cleansing device, and which are able to be brought out of engagement in the servicing position to remove the cleansing device, and/or the cleaning unit comprises a collecting device with a collecting container for the ink, which cannot be moved with the cleansing device, but rather can be removed from the printer separately in an exchanging position of the cleansing device, which is one of the operating positions.