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A delivery system comprising: an implantable medical device; and a removable constraint arranged about and configured to releasably constrain the implantable medical device, the removable constraint including at least two interlocking strands including a first interlocking strand having a different strand property than a second interlocking strand, wherein the first interlocking strand comprises a deployment line configured to release the removeable constraint in response to a force applied to the deployment line, characterized in that the different strand property comprises strand thickness. an implantable medical device; and a removable constraint arranged about and configured to releasably constrain the implantable medical device, the removable constraint including at least two interlocking strands including a first interlocking strand having a different strand property than a second interlocking strand, wherein the first interlocking strand comprises a deployment line configured to release the removeable constraint in response to a force applied to the deployment line, characterized in that the different strand property comprises strand thickness.
A medical balloon (20, 40) for endoluminal location within a patient, the balloon including a balloon wall extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the balloon and provided with one or more scoring or cutting elements, (24, 34) there being embedded within the one or more scoring or cutting elements (24, 34) an elongate channel or lumen providing a material discontinuity therewithin, wherein the at least one channel or lumen is round in axial cross-section, and the at least one channel or lumen being hollow or filled with air or gas or radiopaque or a wave scattering material in the form of a liquid, powder or solid element.
Device for receiving signals in a system comprising: - m signal receiver channels (220-221; 320-323; 420-422), where m is greater than 1; - an antenna system (230-233; 330-337; 430-435); constituted either by n directive antennae n > m, each antenna being able to receive signals in one of its own angular sectors, the own angular sectors of the n antennae essentially not overlapping each other and together forming a total angular sector of 360 degrees, or a multi-sector antenna with n angular sectors n > m, the n angular sectors essentially not overlapping each other and together forming a total angular sector of 360 degrees and having a distinct access and - switching means (240; 340; 440) in order to associate with each signal receiver channel an antenna from among n antennae according to a switching schema selected by control means (250; 350; 450), the switching schema being selected from a plurality of switching schemas of a switching matrix according to a criterion representing the quality of the reception of the signals by said signal receiver channels, characterised in that each of the switching schemas selects m antennae having their angular sectors comprised in a set of m+1 consecutive angular sectors, with at most two antennae from among the m selected antennae having opposite angular sectors. - m signal receiver channels (220-221; 320-323; 420-422), where m is greater than 1; - an antenna system (230-233; 330-337; 430-435); constituted either by n directive antennae n > m, each antenna being able to receive signals in one of its own angular sectors, the own angular sectors of the n antennae essentially not overlapping each other and together forming a total angular sector of 360 degrees, or a multi-sector antenna with n angular sectors n > m, the n angular sectors essentially not overlapping each other and together forming a total angular sector of 360 degrees and having a distinct access and - switching means (240; 340; 440) in order to associate with each signal receiver channel an antenna from among n antennae according to a switching schema selected by control means (250; 350; 450), the switching schema being selected from a plurality of switching schemas of a switching matrix according to a criterion representing the quality of the reception of the signals by said signal receiver channels,
A computer-implemented method for determining frequencies at which to operate interacting qubits arranged as a two dimensional grid in a quantum device, the method comprising: defining a first cost function that maps qubit operation frequency values to a cost corresponding to an operating state of the quantum device; applying one or more constraints to the defined first cost function to define an adjusted cost function; and adjusting qubit operation frequency values to vary the cost according to the adjusted cost function such that the computations performed by the quantum device using the adjusted qubit operation frequency values are less error-prone, wherein adjusting qubit operation frequency values to vary the cost according to the adjusted cost function comprises performing one or more multi-qubit optimization routines to obtain initial qubit operation frequency values, the one or more multi-qubit optimization routines comprising: performing a grid-scale optimization routine to obtain coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values; and performing a pair-scale optimization routine to adjust the coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values to fine-grained initial qubit operation frequency values. defining a first cost function that maps qubit operation frequency values to a cost corresponding to an operating state of the quantum device; applying one or more constraints to the defined first cost function to define an adjusted cost function; and adjusting qubit operation frequency values to vary the cost according to the adjusted cost function such that the computations performed by the quantum device using the adjusted qubit operation frequency values are less error-prone, wherein adjusting qubit operation frequency values to vary the cost according to the adjusted cost function comprises performing one or more multi-qubit optimization routines to obtain initial qubit operation frequency values, the one or more multi-qubit optimization routines comprising: performing a grid-scale optimization routine to obtain coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values; and performing a pair-scale optimization routine to adjust the coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values to fine-grained initial qubit operation frequency values. performing a grid-scale optimization routine to obtain coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values; and performing a pair-scale optimization routine to adjust the coarse-grained initial qubit operation frequency values to fine-grained initial qubit operation frequency values.
Method for controlling a cooling process of turbine components (8, 10, 12), in particular of a steam turbine shaft, wherein, during a mist cooling phase, an air stream with added water mist is used to cool the turbine components (8, 10, 12), wherein the mist cooling phase is preceded by an air cooling phase during which an air stream is used to cool the turbine components (8, 10, 12), wherein, during the air cooling phase and during the mist cooling phase, a constant temperature gradient over time is specified for the cooling process, wherein a temperature gradient over time of about 10 K/h is specified, wherein, in order to specify the temperature gradient, the air stream density is regulated during the air cooling phase and the quantity of water mist added to the air stream is regulated during the mist cooling phase, characterized in that the air stream density is set via the valve position of a controllable regulating valve, wherein a switch is made from the air cooling phase into the mist cooling phase when the maximum air stream density has been reached and in particular when the regulating valve is fully open, wherein the air cooling phase is preceded in the cooling process by a heat compensation phase in which temperature equalization of the turbine components (8, 10, 12) with one another takes place by heat conduction, wherein, at the start of the cooling process, provision is made of a steam cooling phase during which steam is used to cool the turbine components (8, 10, 12), wherein, at the transition of the steam cooling phase into the heat compensation phase, the supply of steam and the cooling of the turbine components (8, 10, 12) by means of convection are interrupted, wherein, during the steam cooling phase, a constant temperature gradient over time is specified for the cooling process, said temperature gradient differing from, in particular being greater than, the temperature gradient during the air cooling phase and during the mist cooling phase.
Method for producing a shaped part and/or structural part from aluminium or an aluminium alloy with a corrosion control coat resulting from a sol-gel system, where - first of all a component is produced from aluminium or an aluminium alloy, - a sol-gel system is applied directly to the aluminium or the aluminium alloy and is converted into a corrosion control coat, characterized in that the sol-gel system is cured to form the corrosion control coat, where the sol-gel system comprises a sol-gel coating material comprising a polysiloxane, and where the curing of the sol-gel system through the heat treatment of the component, for the purpose of optimizing the properties of the component, especially the microstructure properties, in the hot age-hardened state, in combination with the heat treatment applied for the structural part, is carried out at a temperature of between 80°C and 210°C. - first of all a component is produced from aluminium or an aluminium alloy, - a sol-gel system is applied directly to the aluminium or the aluminium alloy and is converted into a corrosion control coat,
Pressing method for a press having a lower die and a press ram, driven by a motor, or a sleeve, driven by a motor, wherein the press further comprises a position measurement system for the direct or indirect measuring of the position of the press ram or of the sleeve, and a force measurement system for measuring the force exerted by the press and wherein the position measurement system and the force measurement system are in signal communication with control electronics for controlling the press, having the steps - insertion of the components intended for pressing into the lower die, - pressing the components intended for pressing, and - removing the pressed components, during which - while the pressing is being carried out, data points are recorded for a force path diagram for each inserted component by means of the position measurement system and the force measurement system, - still while the pressing of the components, for which the data points are recorded, is being carried out, an evaluation of the data points is carried out in order to determine at least one correction value for the pressing path, and - still while the pressing of the components, for which the data points are recorded, is being carried out, a correction of the pressing path for the respective component is carried out using at least one of the correction values obtained in this manner, wherein the components intended for pressing include at least a first and a second component, characterized in that the pressing method is a method for the free positioning of the first component at a specified position of the second component, and in that the evaluation of the data points for the force path diagram comprises an at least approximate determination of the position at which the breakaway force was reached. - insertion of the components intended for pressing into the lower die, - pressing the components intended for pressing, and - removing the pressed components, - while the pressing is being carried out, data points are recorded for a force path diagram for each inserted component by means of the position measurement system and the force measurement system, - still while the pressing of the components, for which the data points are recorded, is being carried out, an evaluation of the data points is carried out in order to determine at least one correction value for the pressing path, and - still while the pressing of the components, for which the data points are recorded, is being carried out, a correction of the pressing path for the respective component is carried out using at least one of the correction values obtained in this manner, wherein the components intended for pressing include at least a first and a second component, characterized in that
A process for removing sulfur from yarn comprising the steps of: a) contacting never-dried polymeric yarn with an aqueous base, said polymer comprising imidazole groups and said polymer comprising sulfur atoms characterized as being in the form of sulfate anions; b) contacting the yarn with an aqueous acid comprising a halide; and c) rinsing the yarn. a) contacting never-dried polymeric yarn with an aqueous base, said polymer comprising imidazole groups and said polymer comprising sulfur atoms characterized as being in the form of sulfate anions; b) contacting the yarn with an aqueous acid comprising a halide; and c) rinsing the yarn.
A Family B type DNA polymerase comprising amino acids having an amino acid substitution mutation to the position equivalent to Thr514 and/or Ile521, said amino acids selected from: (i) the amino acid of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22-24 and 26-34; (ii) an amino acid having a substitution mutation at the semi-conserved domain in the 3' block binding pocket, said semi-conserved domain comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3 wherein the substitution mutation comprises a mutation selected from a substitution at position 3 to any residue other than Thr or a substitution at position 10 to any residue other than Ile, or a combination thereof; or (iii) an amino acid having a substitution mutation at the semi-conserved domain in the 3' block binding pocket, said semi-conserved domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 wherein the substitution mutation comprises a mutation selected from a substitution at position 6 to any residue other than Thr or a substitution at position 13 to any residue other than Ile, or a combination thereof. (i) the amino acid of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22-24 and 26-34; (ii) an amino acid having a substitution mutation at the semi-conserved domain in the 3' block binding pocket, said semi-conserved domain comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3 wherein the substitution mutation comprises a mutation selected from a substitution at position 3 to any residue other than Thr or a substitution at position 10 to any residue other than Ile, or a combination thereof; or (iii) an amino acid having a substitution mutation at the semi-conserved domain in the 3' block binding pocket, said semi-conserved domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 wherein the substitution mutation comprises a mutation selected from a substitution at position 6 to any residue other than Thr or a substitution at position 13 to any residue other than Ile, or a combination thereof.
A homodyne receiver (100, 200, 300), comprising a first mixer (115, 215, 315) with an RF input port (105, 213, 313) for an RF signal, an LO input port (110, 214, 314) for an LO signal and an output port (120, 217, 317) for the output signal of the first mixer which is also arranged to be the output port of the homodyne receiver, the homodyne receiver (100, 200, 300) also comprising a control unit (125, 225, 325) for controlling an artificial signal leakage from the LO input port (110, 214) to the RF input port (105, 213) of the first mixer (115, 215), the control unit (125, 225, 325) being arranged to control said artificial signal leakage in amplitude and phase so that second-order distortion products and third order distortion products which are created when the RF and LO signals are mixed in the first mixer (115, 215) cancel each other when they exhibit similar amplitudes but a phase difference of 180 degrees.
A method of secure identification of a sending electronic device using a receiving electronic device, the method comprising: storing one or more certificates in a memory of a receiving electronic device, each of the certificates associated with an identity; sending a service query message; receiving a first received communication comprising a multicast message via a communications network in response to the service query message, the first received communication including one or more device parameters of the sending device, the device parameters providing information regarding services available from the device and an address which identifies a location of the sending device where device information regarding the sending device is stored and may be obtained; in response to the first received communication, submitting a request based on the device parameters to the sending device for device information stored at an address location provided in the first received communication; and receiving a second received communication comprising a message to the receiving device including the hash of the certificate of the sending device, the hash of the certificate of the sending device being stored at the address location, the first received communication and the second received communication excluding information regarding the identity; comparing the received hash with hashes of the one or more stored certificates; and on a condition that the received hash corresponds to one of the hashes of the stored certificates, identifying the identity of the sending device as the identity associated with the received hash. storing one or more certificates in a memory of a receiving electronic device, each of the certificates associated with an identity; sending a service query message; receiving a first received communication comprising a multicast message via a communications network in response to the service query message, the first received communication including one or more device parameters of the sending device, the device parameters providing information regarding services available from the device and an address which identifies a location of the sending device where device information regarding the sending device is stored and may be obtained; in response to the first received communication, submitting a request based on the device parameters to the sending device for device information stored at an address location provided in the first received communication; and receiving a second received communication comprising a message to the receiving device including the hash of the certificate of the sending device, the hash of the certificate of the sending device being stored at the address location, the first received communication and the second received communication excluding information regarding the identity; comparing the received hash with hashes of the one or more stored certificates; and on a condition that the received hash corresponds to one of the hashes of the stored certificates, identifying the identity of the sending device as the identity associated with the received hash.
An isolated antibody or antibody fragment specific for cluster of differentiation 3, wherein said antibody or antibody fragment specifically binds to human CD3 and to non-human primate CD3, wherein said antibody or antibody fragment comprises the variable heavy chain having SEQ ID NO: 7 and the variable light chain having SEQ ID NO: 17.
A power tool comprising: a motor which drives a detachably attached tool to perform a predetermined operation; a first housing to which the tool is detachably attached at an end of the first housing and which has a first cylindrical portion at the other end; a second housing which has a second cylindrical portion covering the first cylindrical portion, wherein the second cylindrical portion is adapted relatively movable to the first cylindrical portion; and a vibration reduction member which is provided between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion, characterized in that the vibration reduction member reduces the transmission of vibration between the first housing and the second housing via elastic shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member, a direction of the shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member corresponds to a direction of a rotation axis of the motor, and the first housing comprises a slide guide which guides the second housing to be slid in the longitudinal direction of the tool. a motor which drives a detachably attached tool to perform a predetermined operation; a first housing to which the tool is detachably attached at an end of the first housing and which has a first cylindrical portion at the other end; a second housing which has a second cylindrical portion covering the first cylindrical portion, wherein the second cylindrical portion is adapted relatively movable to the first cylindrical portion; and a vibration reduction member which is provided between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion, characterized in that the vibration reduction member reduces the transmission of vibration between the first housing and the second housing via elastic shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member, a direction of the shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member corresponds to a direction of a rotation axis of the motor, and the first housing comprises a slide guide which guides the second housing to be slid in the longitudinal direction of the tool.
Process for steel production comprising - production of sponge iron from iron oxide-containing starting material by direct reduction with reduction gas, wherein the reduction gas comprises at least 20% by volume of hydrogen H2, and - production of an iron melt having a carbon content of 1-5% by mass, wherein at least a sub-amount of the sponge iron produced from iron oxide-containing starting material by direct reduction with reduction gas is subjected to a treatment, wherein the treatment comprises: - energy input and addition of additives to produce a melt and a slag, wherein the energy input is effected substantially from electricity and the energy input effected from electricity is effected via an electric arc and via electric resistance heating, and wherein the slag has a basicity B2 defined as the ratio of calcium oxide to silicon dioxide CaO/SiO 2 in percent by mass of less than 1.3, preferably less than 1.25, particularly preferably less than 1.2, - adjustment of the carbon content in the melt, - reduction of at least a sub-amount of the iron oxides present in the sponge iron and wherein the slag is separated during and/or after the treatment and - use of the iron melt for production of steel. - production of sponge iron from iron oxide-containing starting material by direct reduction with reduction gas, wherein the reduction gas comprises at least 20% by volume of hydrogen H2, and - production of an iron melt having a carbon content of 1-5% by mass, wherein at least a sub-amount of the sponge iron produced from iron oxide-containing starting material by direct reduction with reduction gas is subjected to a treatment, wherein the treatment comprises: - energy input and addition of additives to produce a melt and a slag, - energy input and addition of additives to produce a melt and a slag, wherein the energy input is effected substantially from electricity and the energy input effected from electricity is effected via an electric arc and via electric resistance heating, and wherein the slag has a basicity B2 defined as the ratio of calcium oxide to silicon dioxide CaO/SiO 2 in percent by mass of less than 1.3, preferably less than 1.25, particularly preferably less than 1.2, - adjustment of the carbon content in the melt, - reduction of at least a sub-amount of the iron oxides present in the sponge iron - adjustment of the carbon content in the melt, - reduction of at least a sub-amount of the iron oxides present in the sponge iron and wherein the slag is separated during and/or after the treatment and - use of the iron melt for production of steel. - use of the iron melt for production of steel.