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A method for at least partially cladding or covering a building comprising a support on which a multitude of elongate cassettes (60, 60') are mounted at least partially above each other and parallel to each other, which multitude of cassettes (60, 60') form at least one elongate box-shaped section (30, 30'), which is open in a direction away from the building, wherein the section (30, 30') comprises at least one section leg (32, 32') extending away from the building, the method comprising the steps of: a) installing an insulation layer of an insulating material in the section (30, 30'), so that the insulation layer will extend in the direction away from the building beyond the section (30, 30'); b) mounting at least one spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) on the section (30, 30'); c) installing a cladding element against the insulation layer, spaced from the section (30, 30'), by means of the spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) for cladding the insulation layer at least in part; characterised in that the spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) has a substantially L-shaped cross-section and comprises an elongate spacing element (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811, 911) and an engaging element (12, 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712, 812, 912), wherein the engaging element (12, 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712, 812, 912) comprises an engaging surface (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913) for a fastener, which engaging surface (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913) extends at an angle, preferably a right angle, to the spacing element (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811, 911); by the step of: d) fixing the spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) to the section leg (32, 32') of the section (30, 30') by means of a further fastener prior to step (a), in such a manner that the spacing element (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811, 911) extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the section (30, 30'), in the direction away from the building, once the spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) is mounted; and wherein said step (c) of installing the cladding element comprises the step of fixing the cladding element to the engaging surface (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913) of the engaging element (12, 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712, 812, 912) by means of the fastener. a) installing an insulation layer of an insulating material in the section (30, 30'), so that the insulation layer will extend in the direction away from the building beyond the section (30, 30'); b) mounting at least one spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) on the section (30, 30'); c) installing a cladding element against the insulation layer, spaced from the section (30, 30'), by means of the spacer (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910) for cladding the insulation layer at least in part;
An apparatus for dividing light input into a plurality of light outputs, comprising: a first beam splitter configured to divide the light input into a first part and a second part, a first polarization beam splitter configured to provide from the first part a first polarized part and a second polarized part, wherein the first polarized part is for providing a first output and the second polarized part for providing a second output, at least one polarization altering device (12, 17) configured to alter the polarization of light in the second part, and at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) configured to receive light altered by respective at least one polarization altering device (12, 17) and provide therefrom at least one third polarized part for providing at least one third output (4', 6', 4", 6"); wherein the at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) is configured to provide at least one fourth output (4', 6', 4", 6"), and characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one light deflecting device configured to direct the light in the second polarized part produced by the first polarization beam splitter, and at least one fourth polarized part (4', 6', 4", 6") produced by the at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) to be in parallel with the first polarized part at the respective outputs of the apparatus. a first beam splitter configured to divide the light input into a first part and a second part, a first polarization beam splitter configured to provide from the first part a first polarized part and a second polarized part, wherein the first polarized part is for providing a first output and the second polarized part for providing a second output, at least one polarization altering device (12, 17) configured to alter the polarization of light in the second part, and at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) configured to receive light altered by respective at least one polarization altering device (12, 17) and provide therefrom at least one third polarized part for providing at least one third output (4', 6', 4", 6"); wherein the at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) is configured to provide at least one fourth output (4', 6', 4", 6"), and characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one light deflecting device configured to direct the light in the second polarized part produced by the first polarization beam splitter, and at least one fourth polarized part (4', 6', 4", 6") produced by the at least one second polarization beam splitter (16, 18, 20, 21) to be in parallel with the first polarized part at the respective outputs of the apparatus.
An anti-VEGF antibody for use in a method of treating locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a treatment regimen comprising an effective amount of at least one chemotherapy and an anti-VEGF antibody, wherein said subject has not received any chemotherapy for locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer, and/or has not received prior adjuvant chemotherapy in recurrence less than or equal to 12 months since last dose; and wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is capecitabine; and wherein the treatment regimen effectively extends the progression free survival of the subject.
Steam ironing and/or smoothing apparatus including a handle connected to a steam discharge head including a treatment surface intended for being placed vertically opposite a garment to be smoothed and comprising at least one steam outlet opening, the steam discharge head including a heating body comprising an instantaneous steam generation chamber and an electrical resistor regulated by means of a thermostat for maintaining the temperature of the steam generation chamber around a set temperature, the apparatus comprising an electric pump for injecting liquid into the steam generation chamber characterised in that the pump is controlled by a control circuit that receives information about the state of supply of the electrical resistor through the thermostat, and in that the control circuit modifies the operating state of the pump according to the powering state of the electrical resistor, the pump operating according to a first flow rate when the electrical resistor is powered and according to a second flow rate when the electrical resistor is not powered, the second flow rate being smaller than the first flow rate.
A method performed by at least one processor that implements a first server, the method comprising: obtaining (408, 409) a group identifier of a pair of an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and a controller of the UAV, and a respective subgroup identifier for each of the UAV and the controller; based on requesting a second server to create one or more groups for the pair; provisioning Quality of Service, QoS, for communication of the pair, using the group identifier of the pair and the respective subgroup identifier for each of the UAV and the controller; determining whether a condition of the communication satisfies a pre-defined QoS requirement for the communication of the UAV and the controller; and triggering, based on determining that a condition of the communication does not satisfy the pre-defined QoS requirement, a third server to perform adaptation of the QoS for the UAV and the controller. obtaining (408, 409) a group identifier of a pair of an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and a controller of the UAV, and a respective subgroup identifier for each of the UAV and the controller; based on requesting a second server to create one or more groups for the pair; provisioning Quality of Service, QoS, for communication of the pair, using the group identifier of the pair and the respective subgroup identifier for each of the UAV and the controller; determining whether a condition of the communication satisfies a pre-defined QoS requirement for the communication of the UAV and the controller; and triggering, based on determining that a condition of the communication does not satisfy the pre-defined QoS requirement, a third server to perform adaptation of the QoS for the UAV and the controller.
A system for assessing the arterial health of an individual comprising: a) a fingertip photoplethysmography device for attachment to a fingertip of the hand of one arm of the individual when the one arm is at approximately the same height as the heart of the individual; said fingertip photoplethysmography device for measuring the analog pulse contour of the individual; b) an analog to digital converter for digitizing the analog pulse contour; c) a computer configured for: i) analyzing the digitized analog pulse contour for stable waveforms; ii) processing the stable waveforms of the digitized analog pulse contour; iii) comparing the stable waveforms to a library of known disease state waveforms; and iv) assigning a most probable disease state for the individual based on said comparison, characterized in that the computer is configured for identifying the stable wave forms by analyzing the digitized pulse contour for two consecutive pulse heights that are within 10% of the same value, and once a stable region has been identified, measuring and storing the next five waveforms; and further characterised in that processing the stable waveforms is made using dynamic time warping. a) a fingertip photoplethysmography device for attachment to a fingertip of the hand of one arm of the individual when the one arm is at approximately the same height as the heart of the individual; said fingertip photoplethysmography device for measuring the analog pulse contour of the individual; b) an analog to digital converter for digitizing the analog pulse contour; c) a computer configured for: i) analyzing the digitized analog pulse contour for stable waveforms; ii) processing the stable waveforms of the digitized analog pulse contour; iii) comparing the stable waveforms to a library of known disease state waveforms; and iv) assigning a most probable disease state for the individual based on said comparison, i) analyzing the digitized analog pulse contour for stable waveforms; ii) processing the stable waveforms of the digitized analog pulse contour; iii) comparing the stable waveforms to a library of known disease state waveforms; and iv) assigning a most probable disease state for the individual based on said comparison,
A workholding fixture for holding flat semiconductor substrates with - a carrier, - a workholding body which is fixed or which can be fixed on the carrier with a workholding side which faces away from the carrier and - at least one negative pressure channel which penetrates the workholding body with one suction end on the workholding side, the workholding side having a defined suction structure of soft material which applies suction to the semiconductor substrate when negative pressure is applied to the negative pressure channel, wherein the workholding body is made of a soft material and together with the suction structure is formed as a part, wherein the soft material is made electrically conductive in order to prevent electrostatic charging. - a carrier, - a workholding body which is fixed or which can be fixed on the carrier with a workholding side which faces away from the carrier and - at least one negative pressure channel which penetrates the workholding body with one suction end on the workholding side, the workholding side having a defined suction structure of soft material which applies suction to the semiconductor substrate when negative pressure is applied to the negative pressure channel,
A method for operating a switch arrangement, comprising an actuation surface with a predefined switch region having an active state, in which an actuation of the predefined switch region modifies a state of an associated unit, and a passive state, in which the actuation of the predefined switch region does not modify the state of the associated unit, the method comprising the following steps: - determining a region of the actuation surface in which the switch arrangement is actuated; - comparing the determined region with the predefined switch region; - determining the state of the predefined switch region; - releasing a movement of the actuation surface in response to the actuation if the determined region correlates with the predefined switch region and if the active state of the switch region is associated with the determined state, a movement of the actuation surface being possible only if the state of the associated unit is modifiable; and - locking the movement of the actuation surface in response to the actuation if the determined region does not correlate with the predefined switch region and/or if the passive state of the switch region is associated with the determined state. - determining a region of the actuation surface in which the switch arrangement is actuated; - comparing the determined region with the predefined switch region; - determining the state of the predefined switch region; - releasing a movement of the actuation surface in response to the actuation if the determined region correlates with the predefined switch region and if the active state of the switch region is associated with the determined state, a movement of the actuation surface being possible only if the state of the associated unit is modifiable; and - locking the movement of the actuation surface in response to the actuation if the determined region does not correlate with the predefined switch region and/or if the passive state of the switch region is associated with the determined state.
A computer-implemented medical data processing method for determining an orientation of an electrode, the electrode being configured for electrically stimulating an anatomical structure of a patient and comprising a rotational orientation marker, the method comprising executing, on at least one processor of at least one computer, steps of: a) acquiring (S1.1), at the at least one processor, rotational image data describing two-dimensional medical images of the anatomical structure and the electrode, the two-dimensional medical images having been taken with a two-dimensional medical imaging apparatus during rotation of the medical imaging apparatus relative to the anatomical structure, the rotational image data further describing, for each of the two-dimensional medical images, an imaging perspective relative to the anatomical structure associated with the respective two-dimensional medical image; b) determining (S1.2), by the at least one processor and based on the rotational image data, rotational orientation data describing the rotational orientation of the electrode in the reference system of the two-dimensional medical images; c) acquiring (S1.3), at the at least one processor, tomographic image data describing a set of tomographic medical images of the anatomical structure; d) determining (S1.4), by the at least one processor and based on the rotational image data and the tomographic image data and the rotational orientation data, electrode orientation data describing a rotational orientation of the electrode in a reference system of the tomographic image data. a) acquiring (S1.1), at the at least one processor, rotational image data describing two-dimensional medical images of the anatomical structure and the electrode, the two-dimensional medical images having been taken with a two-dimensional medical imaging apparatus during rotation of the medical imaging apparatus relative to the anatomical structure, the rotational image data further describing, for each of the two-dimensional medical images, an imaging perspective relative to the anatomical structure associated with the respective two-dimensional medical image; b) determining (S1.2), by the at least one processor and based on the rotational image data, rotational orientation data describing the rotational orientation of the electrode in the reference system of the two-dimensional medical images; c) acquiring (S1.3), at the at least one processor, tomographic image data describing a set of tomographic medical images of the anatomical structure; d) determining (S1.4), by the at least one processor and based on the rotational image data and the tomographic image data and the rotational orientation data, electrode orientation data describing a rotational orientation of the electrode in a reference system of the tomographic image data.
Method for determining the aging state parameter of an electrochemical battery system, the method being executed by a control unit of the battery system and comprising the following successive steps: - the detection of a first instant when the battery reaches a state-of-charge reference limit during a charging or discharging phase, said reference limit possibly being the full state-of-charge limit or the full state of discharge limit, - the detection of a second moment of the start of a relaxation phase of the battery, - the continuous measurement of a voltage signal across the terminals of the battery in relaxation, - estimation of the open circuit voltage from the voltage signal measured in relaxation, - the method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the determination of a relative state of charge parameter (SOCen) of the battery at the second instant, the relative state of charge parameter corresponding to a calculated state of charge, according to a quantity of energy charged or discharged from the first moment, compared to the nominal capacity of the battery, - estimation of the aging state parameter as a function of said open circuit voltage and of said relative state of charge parameter (SOCen) by reading a predetermined map providing predetermined values of a state parameter as a function of predetermined values of the open circuit voltage, said state parameter being dependent on the parameter of the relative state of charge (SOCen) and on the parameter of the state of aging. - the detection of a first instant when the battery reaches a state-of-charge reference limit during a charging or discharging phase, said reference limit possibly being the full state-of-charge limit or the full state of discharge limit, - the detection of a second moment of the start of a relaxation phase of the battery, - the continuous measurement of a voltage signal across the terminals of the battery in relaxation, - estimation of the open circuit voltage from the voltage signal measured in relaxation, - the method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the determination of a relative state of charge parameter (SOCen) of the battery at the second instant, the relative state of charge parameter corresponding to a calculated state of charge, according to a quantity of energy charged or discharged from the first moment, compared to the nominal capacity of the battery, - estimation of the aging state parameter as a function of said open circuit voltage and of said relative state of charge parameter (SOCen) by reading a predetermined map providing predetermined values of a state parameter as a function of predetermined values of the open circuit voltage, said state parameter being dependent on the parameter of the relative state of charge (SOCen) and on the parameter of the state of aging.
A shear open valve, typically for use in a offshore or onshore well bore, comprising an outer hollow housing with an interior valve seat and a internal body comprising a valve element sealing surface movable in a longitudinal direction within the outer hollow housing, characterized in that a pre tensioning section forming a nose of the outer hollow housing by means of threads is connected to the outer hollow housing, where the pre tensioning section is formed with a partial threaded recess and a through bore, into which partial threaded recess a screw nut comprising locking means and a through bore is arranged by means of threads, the through bores of the pre tensioning section and screw nut being aligned, in which screw nut a retainer key comprising a first set of locking means is arranged, the retainer key being locked in the screw nut in a closed state of the shear open valve by means of the first set of locking means and the locking means and in contact with the internal body in such a way that the valve element sealing surface of the internal body is forced into abutment with the interior valve seat of the outer housing, where an increase in pressure exceeding a predetermined pressure causes the first set of locking means to break, allowing the internal movable body and the retainer key through the bores of the pre tensioning section and screw nut to move towards a stop surface in the pre tensioning section, thereby opening the shear open valve.
A direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC) comprising a proton exchange membrane separating an anode section from a cathode section, which cathode section contains a cathode collection element electrically connected to a cathode catalyst, the cathode catalyst being in diffusive communication with a gaseous oxidant, and which anode section comprises an anode collection element electrically connected to an anode catalyst, the anode catalyst being in diffusive communication with a fuel supply, wherein the PEM is structured to have a bottom and walls extending from the bottom to a containment distance into the cathode section, and wherein the cathode catalyst is located within the containment distance from the bottom, and wherein the cathode collection element has a cathode terminal site, and the cathode collection element with the cathode terminal site is made from a single piece, and the PEM has an opening through which the cathode terminal site extends. wherein the PEM is structured to have a bottom and walls extending from the bottom to a containment distance into the cathode section, and wherein the cathode catalyst is located within the containment distance from the bottom, and wherein the cathode collection element has a cathode terminal site, and the cathode collection element with the cathode terminal site is made from a single piece, and the PEM has an opening through which the cathode terminal site extends.