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A method for monitoring viewership of programs being performed on reproduction equipment in response to a broadcast signal received with a receiver box from a cable or satellite provider, comprising the steps of: receiving, by a receiver box, the broadcast signal to provide an output signal; generating, by the receiver box, viewership data for viewership information separate from the output signal; adding a selected monitoring code to the output signal to provide a combined output signal; inputting the combined output signal to reproduction equipment for performing programs in the broadcast signal and for transmitting the monitoring code; detecting the transmitted monitoring code with a code detector positioned in proximity to the reproduction equipment; transmitting a signal related to the detected monitoring code to a processing device by the code detector independently of the receiver box, the processing device being separate from the receiver box; transmitting the generated viewership data to the processing device by the receiver box separately from the transmitted signal related to the detected monitoring code transmitted by the code detector; and processing the viewership data transmitted by the receiver box by the processing device by recording the viewership data only when the viewership data and the signal related to the detected monitoring code are received by the processing device at the same time. receiving, by a receiver box, the broadcast signal to provide an output signal; generating, by the receiver box, viewership data for viewership information separate from the output signal; adding a selected monitoring code to the output signal to provide a combined output signal; inputting the combined output signal to reproduction equipment for performing programs in the broadcast signal and for transmitting the monitoring code; detecting the transmitted monitoring code with a code detector positioned in proximity to the reproduction equipment; transmitting a signal related to the detected monitoring code to a processing device by the code detector independently of the receiver box, the processing device being separate from the receiver box; transmitting the generated viewership data to the processing device by the receiver box separately from the transmitted signal related to the detected monitoring code transmitted by the code detector; and processing the viewership data transmitted by the receiver box by the processing device by recording the viewership data only when the viewership data and the signal related to the detected monitoring code are received by the processing device at the same time.
Assembly of a first longitudinal reinforcing insert and a second longitudinal reinforcing insert by means of a polymer material covering them at least partially, at least at their junction, each reinforcing insert (12, 14) having a base wall (12a, 14a) flanked by two side walls and a concave open cross-section which is in particular substantially U- or Ω-shaped, the longitudinal directions of said reinforcing inserts being substantially perpendicular, characterized in that: - the first reinforcing insert comprises a curved end, one free end of which defines a rim resting flat against the base wall of the second reinforcing insert on its convex side, - the curved end of the first reinforcing insert and the second reinforcing insert each have, at their junction, an opening (20, 22) through their base wall (12a, 14a), said openings (20, 22) defining a passage through the two reinforcing inserts (12, 14) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first reinforcing insert, - the polymer material forms at least one reinforcing element extending at least partially inside the passage and connecting the first reinforcing insert to the second reinforcing insert. - the first reinforcing insert comprises a curved end, one free end of which defines a rim resting flat against the base wall of the second reinforcing insert on its convex side, - the curved end of the first reinforcing insert and the second reinforcing insert each have, at their junction, an opening (20, 22) through their base wall (12a, 14a), said openings (20, 22) defining a passage through the two reinforcing inserts (12, 14) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first reinforcing insert, - the polymer material forms at least one reinforcing element extending at least partially inside the passage and connecting the first reinforcing insert to the second reinforcing insert.
A tie rod arm (20,108) for use in association with a steering knuckle (14,102) and a tie rod, comprising: an arm portion including a tie rod connection formation; and a steering knuckle connection formation, characterized by a grease cap portion integrally formed with the arm portion and including a grease seal cap. an arm portion including a tie rod connection formation; and a steering knuckle connection formation,
A carrier for adhesive, with the carrier being configured to be attached to a surface, such as a part of a human, animal, vehicle, construction or robot body, the carrier comprising: - a backing substrate, wherein the backing substrate is an interface to a payload; - a patterned surface having islands present at the surface; wherein at least one of the islands and the backing substrate is made from a compliant material, wherein at least a part of a free surface of the islands is coated with an ink comprising curable material, wherein the ink is selected to bond the islands of the carrier to a further object. - a backing substrate, wherein the backing substrate is an interface to a payload; - a patterned surface having islands present at the surface; wherein at least one of the islands and the backing substrate is made from a compliant material, wherein at least a part of a free surface of the islands is coated with an ink comprising curable material, wherein the ink is selected to bond the islands of the carrier to a further object. wherein at least one of the islands and the backing substrate is made from a compliant material, wherein at least a part of a free surface of the islands is coated with an ink comprising curable material, wherein the ink is selected to bond the islands of the carrier to a further object.
A method for transmitting a plurality of frames to a plurality of receivers in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a plurality of data lengths in accordance with the plurality of receivers based on a number of symbols for the frames to be transmitted, each of the plurality of data lengths corresponding to each of the plurality of receivers; determining a maximum data length among the plurality of data lengths; determining a length for each of the plurality of frames in time domain; generating the plurality of frames in accordance with the length of the frames, the frames including a first signal field and a plurality of second signal fields (804, 805); and transmitting the plurality of frames to the plurality of receivers. characterized in that the first signal field indicates the maximum data length and each of the plurality of second signal fields indicates the data length for each of the plurality of receivers. determining a plurality of data lengths in accordance with the plurality of receivers based on a number of symbols for the frames to be transmitted, each of the plurality of data lengths corresponding to each of the plurality of receivers; determining a maximum data length among the plurality of data lengths; determining a length for each of the plurality of frames in time domain; generating the plurality of frames in accordance with the length of the frames, the frames including a first signal field and a plurality of second signal fields (804, 805); and transmitting the plurality of frames to the plurality of receivers. characterized in that the first signal field indicates the maximum data length and each of the plurality of second signal fields indicates the data length for each of the plurality of receivers.
A method for detecting one or more biomarkers of a subject, the method comprising: (a) preparing a microneedle device comprising one or more microneedles to which one or more probes specific for the one or more biomarkers of the subject are covalently attached, wherein the one or more probes are polynucleotides complementary to the one or more biomarkers of the subject; (b) contacting the microneedle device with skin tissue of the subject in situ or with a skin tissue biopsy from the subject, thereby enabling the one or more probes to hybridize to the one or more biomarkers of the subject; and (c) detecting the biomarkers hybridized to the one or more probes covalently attached to the one or more microneedles, wherein at least one biomarker is an mRNA polynucleotide. (a) preparing a microneedle device comprising one or more microneedles to which one or more probes specific for the one or more biomarkers of the subject are covalently attached, wherein the one or more probes are polynucleotides complementary to the one or more biomarkers of the subject; (b) contacting the microneedle device with skin tissue of the subject in situ or with a skin tissue biopsy from the subject, thereby enabling the one or more probes to hybridize to the one or more biomarkers of the subject; and (c) detecting the biomarkers hybridized to the one or more probes covalently attached to the one or more microneedles, wherein at least one biomarker is an mRNA polynucleotide.
A perfuming method comprising applying a water-based product to a fabric or a human body and drying, the water-based product containing a perfume precursor composed of an ester of at least one perfume selected from maltol, ethyl maltol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, and raspberry ketone, and at least one aliphatic monocarboxylic acid or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, adipic acid, and sebacic acid; and subsequently bringing the perfume precursor into contact with moisture in the air to perform hydrolysis, thereby releasing a perfume.
Method for the coaxial mounting of a plastic air-gap sleeve in the recess of the stator of an electric motor driving a pump, a coaxial annular space being present as clearance between the outside of the air-gap sleeve and the inner face of the stator recess, characterized in that the air-gap sleeve is provided on its outside with a plurality of axially parallel projecting ribs made from plastic, the height of which is greater than the radial width of the annular space, and in that, when the air-gap sleeve is pushed coaxially into the stator recess, a front sharp edge of the stator recess reduces the height of the ribs by shearing-off to an extent such that the air-gap sleeve is seated with a press fit in the stator recess.
Data recording system with a computer unit comprising a memory unit, with a time stamp unit constructed to generate absolute time stamps, and with an interface unit constructed for connection with at least one vehicle, wherein the computer unit is constructed to read in data, which are generated in the vehicle and are transmitted by way of vehicle buses, by way of the interface unit, to provide the data with time stamps generated in the time stamp unit and to store the data in the memory unit, wherein provided in the vehicle are one or more image receivers which are constructed to generate image signals as data flows with trains of data sequences, wherein one data sequence represents one image and wherein the data recording system comprises a calculating unit constructed to calculate, for predetermined data sequences from the image receiver or several image receivers, test values characterising the data sequences, characterised in that the computer unit is constructed to provide the data, which are transmitted by way of the vehicle buses, individually with absolute time stamps and to store the time stamps therewith and the computer unit is further constructed to provide each test value with an absolute time stamp characterising the instant of creation of the data sequence and to store the test values, which are provided with the absolute time stamps, in the memory unit.
A self-locking nipple provided for fixing a wheel spoke to a wheel part, the nipple comprising a body provided for being inserted through a hole in the wheel part and having an internally threaded axial opening extending along a longitudinal axis of the nipple and being provided for receiving an externally threaded end of a wheel spoke, the internally threaded axial opening having an internal screw-thread of which a narrowed part provides a self-locking function to the nipple, as a result of which in use the threaded end of the wheel spoke is clamped in the axial opening of the nipple, characterised in that the narrowed part of the internal screw-thread is rotationally symmetric with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nipple and extends over one to two windings of the internal screw-thread; and wherein the narrowed part is located at recesses (41, 42) which are provided in the outside of the body at rotationally symmetric positions and extend over a predetermined length in axial direction of the nipple and/or over a predetermined depth in radial direction of the nipple; and wherein the recesses are cone-shaped.
A system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprising an uninterruptible power supply (110, 210, 410) comprising an inverter (214, 412) configured to selectively supply power to a load from an energy storage device; a generator (121, 222, 322, 622, 722, 822, 922) configured to be coupled to a power input of the UPS (110, 210, 410); an engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925); a hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923); a mechanical coupling mechanism (122, 223, 323, 624, 723, 824, 924) configured to selectively couple the engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925) and the hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923) to the generator (121, 222, 322, 622, 722, 822, 922); a hydraulic accumulator (126, 227, 327, 627, 725, 726, 827, 927); a valve (125, 226, 227, 228, 326, 328, 626, 725, 726, 826, 926, 928, 932) configured to fluidically couple the hydraulic accumulator (126, 227, 327, 627, 725, 726, 827, 927) to the hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923); and a control circuit (219, 231, 331, 418, 631, 727, 828, 931) configured to control the valve (125, 226, 227, 228, 326, 328, 626, 725, 726, 826, 926, 928, 932), the mechanical coupling mechanism (122, 223, 323, 624, 723, 824, 924) and the engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925) in conjunction with the UPS (110, 210, 410) to supply power to the UPS (110, 210, 410). an uninterruptible power supply (110, 210, 410) comprising an inverter (214, 412) configured to selectively supply power to a load from an energy storage device; a generator (121, 222, 322, 622, 722, 822, 922) configured to be coupled to a power input of the UPS (110, 210, 410); an engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925); a hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923); a mechanical coupling mechanism (122, 223, 323, 624, 723, 824, 924) configured to selectively couple the engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925) and the hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923) to the generator (121, 222, 322, 622, 722, 822, 922); a hydraulic accumulator (126, 227, 327, 627, 725, 726, 827, 927); a valve (125, 226, 227, 228, 326, 328, 626, 725, 726, 826, 926, 928, 932) configured to fluidically couple the hydraulic accumulator (126, 227, 327, 627, 725, 726, 827, 927) to the hydraulic motor (124, 125, 225, 325, 525, 623, 724, 823, 923); and a control circuit (219, 231, 331, 418, 631, 727, 828, 931) configured to control the valve (125, 226, 227, 228, 326, 328, 626, 725, 726, 826, 926, 928, 932), the mechanical coupling mechanism (122, 223, 323, 624, 723, 824, 924) and the engine (123, 224, 324, 625, 724, 725, 825, 925) in conjunction with the UPS (110, 210, 410) to supply power to the UPS (110, 210, 410).
A DC/DC converter comprising: a high-side MOSFET, an inductor and an output capacitor connected in series between an input terminal (V batt) and a supply voltage terminal (ground), an output terminal (+V out) being coupled to a node between the inductor and the output capacitor; a freewheeling clamp including a freewheeling MOSFET and a - freewheeling diode connected in parallel with the inductor; I break-before-make circuitry connected to drive the gates of the high-side and freewheeling MOSFETs (251, 257), respectively; and a pulse-width modulation circuit connected to drive the BBM circuitry, characterized in that each of the freewheeling MOSFET and the freewheeling diode is connected in parallel with the inductor by being coupled between a first terminal (V x) and a second terminal of the inductor, the high-side MOSFET and the freewheeling MOSFET being turned on and off in sequence in a manner such that the high-side MOSFET and the freewheeling MOSFET are never turned on simultaneously and a freewheeling current flows through the freewheeling diode in a first BBM interval after the high-side MOSFET is turned off and before the freewheeling MOSFET is turned on and in a second BBM interval after the freewheeling MOSFET is turned off and before the high-side MOSFET is turned on. a high-side MOSFET, an inductor and an output capacitor connected in series between an input terminal (V batt) and a supply voltage terminal (ground), an output terminal (+V out) being coupled to a node between the inductor and the output capacitor; a freewheeling clamp including a freewheeling MOSFET and a - freewheeling diode connected in parallel with the inductor; I break-before-make circuitry connected to drive the gates of the high-side and freewheeling MOSFETs (251, 257), respectively; and a pulse-width modulation circuit connected to drive the BBM circuitry, characterized in that each of the freewheeling MOSFET and the freewheeling diode is connected in parallel with the inductor by being coupled between a first terminal (V x) and a second terminal of the inductor, the high-side MOSFET and the freewheeling MOSFET being turned on and off in sequence in a manner such that the high-side MOSFET and the freewheeling MOSFET are never turned on simultaneously and a freewheeling current flows through the freewheeling diode in a first BBM interval after the high-side MOSFET is turned off and before the freewheeling MOSFET is turned on and in a second BBM interval after the freewheeling MOSFET is turned off and before the high-side MOSFET is turned on.
Use of a peptide encoded by an open reading frame present on the primary transcript of a miR (miPEP) miPEP introduced externally into a plant for promoting its growth, said miPEP introduced externally being a peptide comprising, or consisting of, a sequence identical to that of a miPEP naturally present in said plant, said miPEP naturally present being a peptide of 3 to 100 amino acids, the sequence of which is encoded by an open reading frame situated at 5' on the primary transcript of a miR, said miPEP being capable of modulating the accumulation of said miRNA in said plant, which miRNA regulates the expression of at least one gene involved in the development of the vegetative or reproductive parts of the plant, in particular the roots, the stem, the leaves or the flowers, the sum of the quantity of said miPEP introduced externally and that of said miPEP naturally present being strictly greater than the quantity of said miPEP that is naturally present, said gene involved in the development of the vegetative or reproductive parts of the plant being selected from the group consisting of: NAC1, NAC4, NAC5, CUC1 and CUC2, the group consisting of: REVOLUTA, PHABULOSA, PHAVOLUTA, ATHB-8 and ATHB-15 or the group consisting of: TCP3 and TCP4, said miR being selected from the group consisting of: miR164a, miR165a or miR319a.
A laundry treating appliance comprising: - a chassis defining an interior with a chassis opening; - a tub located within the interior and defining a tub interior having a tub opening; - a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber with an access opening; - an annular bellows extending between the tub opening and the chassis opening and having an inner peripheral surface; - a closure selectively moveable relative to the chassis opening to selectively open/close the chassis opening and - an air recirculating assembly having a blower fluidly coupled to a recirculation conduit with an inlet and an outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; characterised in that the outlet is defined by a deflection component (132; 232; 332; 432; 532) including at least one deflector (134, 136, 138, 140; 234, 236, 238; 334, 336; 434, 436; 534, 536, 538) oriented to deflect at least a portion of the air emitted through the outlet, in a circumferential direction about the inner peripheral surface. - a chassis defining an interior with a chassis opening; - a tub located within the interior and defining a tub interior having a tub opening; - a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber with an access opening; - an annular bellows extending between the tub opening and the chassis opening and having an inner peripheral surface; - a closure selectively moveable relative to the chassis opening to selectively open/close the chassis opening and - an air recirculating assembly having a blower fluidly coupled to a recirculation conduit with an inlet and an outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber;
A row unit on a planting machine, comprising: a support frame; a trench opener; a gauge wheel; a gauge wheel arm that couples the gauge wheel to the support frame; and a planting depth actuator assembly, configured to selectively engage the gauge wheel arm, to receive a planting depth actuation signal generated based on a target planting depth, and to apply a force to the gauge wheel arm to position the gauge wheel relative to the trench opener to obtain the target planting depth; wherein the planting depth actuator assembly comprises: an arm contact member (150, 220); a linkage having a locking member; a motor, coupled to the arm contact member through the linkage, whereby the motor is configured to rotate the linkage to move the arm contact member to a target position to apply the force to the gauge wheel arm; and wherein the locking member is configured to lock the arm contact member (150, 220) in the target position and to transmit force exerted by the gauge wheel arm against the arm contact member (150, 220) to the support frame, and to isolate the motor from the force exerted by the gauge wheel arm against the arm contact member (150, 220). a support frame; a trench opener; a gauge wheel; a gauge wheel arm that couples the gauge wheel to the support frame; and a planting depth actuator assembly, configured to selectively engage the gauge wheel arm, to receive a planting depth actuation signal generated based on a target planting depth, and to apply a force to the gauge wheel arm to position the gauge wheel relative to the trench opener to obtain the target planting depth; wherein the planting depth actuator assembly comprises: an arm contact member (150, 220); a linkage having a locking member; a motor, coupled to the arm contact member through the linkage, whereby the motor is configured to rotate the linkage to move the arm contact member to a target position to apply the force to the gauge wheel arm; and an arm contact member (150, 220); a linkage having a locking member; a motor, coupled to the arm contact member through the linkage, whereby the motor is configured to rotate the linkage to move the arm contact member to a target position to apply the force to the gauge wheel arm; and wherein the locking member is configured to lock the arm contact member (150, 220) in the target position and to transmit force exerted by the gauge wheel arm against the arm contact member (150, 220) to the support frame, and to isolate the motor from the force exerted by the gauge wheel arm against the arm contact member (150, 220).