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A bowel irrigation system capable of controlling the size of an inflated balloon (111,411,511) during a bowel irrigation procedure, the system comprising - a container adapted for containing a liquid, - a catheter (110,410,510) adapted for insertion into a rectum of a user, the catheter comprising a balloon (111,411,511) inflated by an amount of liquid for retaining the catheter inside the rectum, - a tubing connecting the container and the catheter, - a pump adapted for inflating the balloon by an amount of liquid, and for pumping liquid from the container to the rectum through the catheter to irrigate the bowels, and a control unit adapted for controlling a flow of fluid in the system, the system further comprises a pressure sensor adapted for assessing a pressure inside the balloon (111,411,511), and wherein the system is adapted for at least partly deflating the balloon, as a response to an assessment of a first pressure inside the balloon being greater than a first threshold value, by reducing the amount of liquid inside the balloon by a first amount of liquid, and characterized in that the system, following a deflation, is adapted for inflating the balloon (111,411,511) by a second amount of liquid as a response to the assessment of a second pressure inside the balloon being below a second threshold value, and wherein the first amount of liquid is greater than the second amount of liquid. - a container adapted for containing a liquid, - a catheter (110,410,510) adapted for insertion into a rectum of a user, the catheter comprising a balloon (111,411,511) inflated by an amount of liquid for retaining the catheter inside the rectum, - a tubing connecting the container and the catheter, - a pump adapted for inflating the balloon by an amount of liquid, and for pumping liquid from the container to the rectum through the catheter to irrigate the bowels, and
Control arrangement for controlling electrical actuators of a water fitting, in particular water outlet valves, wherein the operating parameters for operating the water fitting can be manipulated by controlling the actuators, wherein the control arrangement has at least one electrical control unit and at least two electrical operator control units which can be installed separately from one another and each have at least one operator control element for inputting operator control parameters, wherein the control unit is coupled, in terms of control, to the actuators, on the one hand, and to the operator control elements, on the other hand, and controls the actuators on the basis of the operator control parameters, wherein the control unit provides at least one automatic function in which the control unit, triggered by the operator control of a first operator control element, controls manipulation or a manipulation sequence of operating parameters according to a predetermined rule, and wherein at least one of the operator control units which can be installed separately has an operator control element (14, 15) which is in the form of a shortcut operator control regulator and in response to the adjustment of which the control unit always, that is to say from any control state, manipulates a shortcut operating parameter permanently assigned to the shortcut operator control regulator (14, 15) directly, possibly within at least one manipulation limit, during operation, wherein the shortcut operating parameter can be manipulated by the automatic function, characterized in that the operator control of the shortcut operator control regulator (14, 15) interrupts or overlaps indirect manipulation triggered by the first operator control element.
A control system for a wind turbine, comprising: a sensing device mounted on the wind turbine to sense wind speed at a position upwind of the wind turbine; a controller for receiving and processing signals from the sensing device to detect an extreme operating gust upwind of the wind turbine, and for generating one or more control signals for varying an operating parameter of the wind turbine in response to the detected extreme operating gust, characterized in that the controller comprises a differentiator for differentiating a measurement of the sensed wind speed, and a filter for filtering the differentiated signal, and wherein the controller is configured to detect the extreme operating gust when, as determined by the filter, the output of the differentiator exceeds a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time. a sensing device mounted on the wind turbine to sense wind speed at a position upwind of the wind turbine; a controller for receiving and processing signals from the sensing device to detect an extreme operating gust upwind of the wind turbine, and for generating one or more control signals for varying an operating parameter of the wind turbine in response to the detected extreme operating gust, characterized in that the controller comprises a differentiator for differentiating a measurement of the sensed wind speed, and a filter for filtering the differentiated signal, and wherein the controller is configured to detect the extreme operating gust when, as determined by the filter, the output of the differentiator exceeds a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time.
A driving circuit for a pixel unit, for driving an OLED, wherein, the driving circuit for the pixel unit comprises: a driving thin-film transistor (DTFT), a first switching element, a storage capacitor (Cs) and a driving control unit; wherein, a first end of said storage capacitor (Cs) is connected to a gate of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT), and a second end of said storage capacitor (Cs) is connected to a high level output of a driving power supply; a source of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT) is connected to a data line (Data) via said first switching element; said driving control unit is configured for controlling said storage capacitor (Cs) to be charged and/or discharged to control said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT) to operate in a saturation region, so as to compensate a threshold voltage Vth of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT) by a gate-source voltage of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT); wherein said driving control unit further comprises: a second switching element, a third switching element, a fourth switching element and a fifth switching element; wherein, a gate of said second switching element is connected to a first control line, a source of said second switching element is connected to the drain of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT); a gate of said third switching element is connected to a scan line for transmitting a control signal (SCAN), a source of said third switching element is connected to the gate of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT), and a drain of said third switching element is connected to the drain of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT); a gate of said fourth switching element is connected to a second control line, a source of said fourth switching element is connected to the drain of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT), and a drain of said fourth switching element is connected to an anode of said OLED; and a gate of said fifth switching element is connected to said second control line, a source of said fifth switching element is connected to said high level output of the driving power supply, and a drain of said fifth switching element is connected to the source of said driving thin-film transistor (DTFT); characterized in that a drain of said second switching element is connected to a low level output of the driving power supply, and that a gate of said first switching element is connected to the scan line (SCAN).
Method for producing an orthodontic element with a ceramic main body, which has a base surface for fixing the element to a tooth, characterised in that a laser beam is guided along the base surface in an impingement area, the base surface in the impingement area is superficially heated locally by means of the laser beam, and microscopic particles break free from the base surface by means of crack development.
An activation and operation mode system for an electrochemical battery for the propulsion of a marine craft, in particular a submarine craft; the battery is of the type comprising a plurality of electrochemical cells housed in a chamber containing an anhydrous electrolyte; and the activation and operation mode system comprises an inlet valve to enable water inflow from the outside; a flow rate regulator to regulate water flow rate through the inlet valve; an outlet valve to enable outflow of fluids produced by the chemical reaction; and a mode or switching valve having an inlet, which is fluidically connected to an outlet conduit from the chamber for a liquid electrolyte outflow, a first outlet (16B1), which is fluidically connected to an inlet of the outlet valve, and a second outlet (16B2), which is fluidically connected to the chamber; the activation and operation mode system is characterised in that the inlet valve, the outlet valve, the flow rate regulator and the mode valve are incorporated in a single casing so as to define a compact monolithic assembly.
A titanium material formed of pure titanium or a titanium alloy comprising: a surface film having a multilayer structure provided with at least two layers, namely a surface layer and an inner layer in contact with the inner side of the surface layer; the surface layer being formed of titanium oxide with a hardness of 5 GPa to 20 GPa wherein the hardness is measured by nanoindentation, wherein a diamond probe with a tip angle of 90 degrees is pressed into the surface of the titanium material at a loading rate of 400 μN/s until the load reaches 100 μN, and the load is divided by the projected area of the probe-contacting portion after unloading is performed at the same loading rate; and the inner layer containing at least one of titanium carbide and titanium nitride, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of not less than 5 nm and less than 100nm. a surface film having a multilayer structure provided with at least two layers, namely a surface layer and an inner layer in contact with the inner side of the surface layer; the surface layer being formed of titanium oxide with a hardness of 5 GPa to 20 GPa wherein the hardness is measured by nanoindentation, wherein a diamond probe with a tip angle of 90 degrees is pressed into the surface of the titanium material at a loading rate of 400 μN/s until the load reaches 100 μN, and the load is divided by the projected area of the probe-contacting portion after unloading is performed at the same loading rate; and the inner layer containing at least one of titanium carbide and titanium nitride, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of not less than 5 nm and less than 100nm.
A method of executing an application in a touch device, the method comprising: displaying an execution screen of a first application as a full screen window on a display screen; receiving an execution event input for executing a second appl ication; configuring a multi-window display in which the display screen is split into two windows according to a releasing position of the execution event input within a portion of the display screen; and independently displaying execution screens of the first application and the second application through respective windows in the multi-window display; wherein a window for displaying the second application execution screen of the multi-window display is located in a portion of the display screen corresponding to where the execution event input is released; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving an execution event input for executing an additional appl ication; displaying an execution screen of the additional application within one of the windows selected to display the additional application screen; and processing in the background an application previously displaying an execution screen within the selected window. displaying an execution screen of a first application as a full screen window on a display screen; receiving an execution event input for executing a second appl ication; configuring a multi-window display in which the display screen is split into two windows according to a releasing position of the execution event input within a portion of the display screen; and independently displaying execution screens of the first application and the second application through respective windows in the multi-window display; wherein a window for displaying the second application execution screen of the multi-window display is located in a portion of the display screen corresponding to where the execution event input is released; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving an execution event input for executing an additional appl ication; displaying an execution screen of the additional application within one of the windows selected to display the additional application screen; and processing in the background an application previously displaying an execution screen within the selected window. receiving an execution event input for executing an additional appl ication; displaying an execution screen of the additional application within one of the windows selected to display the additional application screen; and processing in the background an application previously displaying an execution screen within the selected window.
A method for manufacturing a sole component of an article of footwear, the method comprising steps of: forming an unpressurized bladder having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, the lower surface having a concave configuration in a transverse cross-section; recessing a reinforcing structure into the bladder and bonding the reinforcing structure to the bladder; and pressurizing the bladder to extend the portion of the lower surface having the concave configuration from the concave configuration to a substantially planar configuration. forming an unpressurized bladder having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, the lower surface having a concave configuration in a transverse cross-section; recessing a reinforcing structure into the bladder and bonding the reinforcing structure to the bladder; and pressurizing the bladder to extend the portion of the lower surface having the concave configuration from the concave configuration to a substantially planar configuration.
An acoustical ceiling panel comprising a flat core and an acoustically transparent face sheet adhesively attached directly to one of two oppositely facing major sides of the core, the core comprising a multitude of layers of corrugated fiberboard laminated together, the corrugated fiberboard layers each having a corrugated medium adhesively attached to a flat liner board, the corrugated medium forming regularly spaced flutes of curvilinear cross-section, the flutes of the layers of fiberboard being arranged in parallel directions extending perpendicularly to the major faces of the core, characterized in that the face sheet being a non-woven fabric painted to achieve an air flow resistance that allows the panel to exhibit an NRC of 0.7, and wherein the side of the core opposite the side covered by the face sheet is covered by a paper backing sheet adhesively attached to the core for improving CAC.
A shutter system for providing controllable privacy, comprising: a shutter (115, 300) supported over a camera lens of a device, the shutter configured to block light transmission in a first state and permit light transmission in a second state in response to a sufficient voltage being applied across the shutter; and a controller (220, 310) coupled to the shutter to selectively apply the voltage, characterized in that the controller comprises a timer (225, 340) settable to a time during which the voltage is applied. a shutter (115, 300) supported over a camera lens of a device, the shutter configured to block light transmission in a first state and permit light transmission in a second state in response to a sufficient voltage being applied across the shutter; and a controller (220, 310) coupled to the shutter to selectively apply the voltage, characterized in that the controller comprises a timer (225, 340) settable to a time during which the voltage is applied.
A plate-shaped building element for fixing to a building wall or ceiling based on at least one mineral lightweight filler and at least one binder, wherein the plate-shaped building element has an external reinforcement in the form of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric or paper, characterised in that a further reinforcement is disposed on the inside, so that the plate-shaped building element comprises a reinforced and a reinforcement-free surface, wherein the further reinforcement is disposed essentially parallel to the external reinforcement and off-centre in relation to the cross-section of the plate-shaped building element and wherein the distance of the further reinforcement from the reinforced surface of the plate-shaped building element is greater than the distance from the reinforcement-free surface of the plate-shaped building element; furthermore, that layers of the same material or layers of the same initial material are separated from one another by the reinforcement lying on the inside; and that the material or the initial material for producing the layer constituting the reinforcement-free surface has been enriched by at least one further auxiliary material.
A selective inhibitor of c-Fos for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a cancer - caused by or involving a mutation in the Ras/ERK pathway; and/or - associated with an increased production of c-Fos; wherein said selective inhibitor of c-Fos is a peptide comprising: - at least one cell penetrating sequence; and - an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 29 (FVFTYPEA). - caused by or involving a mutation in the Ras/ERK pathway; and/or - associated with an increased production of c-Fos; - at least one cell penetrating sequence; and - an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 29 (FVFTYPEA).
A method for scheduling resources, characterized in that, the method comprises: calculating an interference factor of each User Equipment in a scheduling queue of a current subframe by using an interference factor mapping rule; calculating a priority corresponding to each UE in the scheduling queue of the current subframe by using the interference factor of each UE; and allocating resources for each UE according to the priority corresponding to each UE in the scheduling queue of the current subframe. calculating an interference factor of each User Equipment in a scheduling queue of a current subframe by using an interference factor mapping rule; calculating a priority corresponding to each UE in the scheduling queue of the current subframe by using the interference factor of each UE; and allocating resources for each UE according to the priority corresponding to each UE in the scheduling queue of the current subframe.
A razor cartridge comprising: - a housing extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis (x), wherein the housing comprises a leading longitudinal side, a trailing longitudinal side, and a recess in between the leading and trailing longitudinal sides for accommodating a plurality of cutting members; and - a group of cutting members comprising the plurality of cutting members disposed at least partially in the recess, wherein each cutting member is arranged between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the recess in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge; wherein a first cutting member of the group of cutting members comprises a first blade support having a first blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the first blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane, and a first blade attached to the first blade mounting portion; and wherein a second cutting member of the group of cutting members comprises a second blade support having a second blade mounting portion disposed on an outer surface of the second blade support that, in use, faces towards a shaving plane, and a second blade attached to the second blade mounting portion. - a housing extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis (x), wherein the housing comprises a leading longitudinal side, a trailing longitudinal side, and a recess in between the leading and trailing longitudinal sides for accommodating a plurality of cutting members; and - a group of cutting members comprising the plurality of cutting members disposed at least partially in the recess, wherein each cutting member is arranged between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the recess in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge; wherein a first cutting member of the group of cutting members comprises a first blade support having a first blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the first blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane, and a first blade attached to the first blade mounting portion; and wherein a second cutting member of the group of cutting members comprises a second blade support having a second blade mounting portion disposed on an outer surface of the second blade support that, in use, faces towards a shaving plane, and a second blade attached to the second blade mounting portion.
A method implemented in a communication network element which controls a primary cell, said method comprising initiating controlling of a discovery procedure for discovering at least one secondary cell located in a communication area of the primary cell, the discovery procedure using a discovery signal communicated via a physical discovery channel, said method characterized by configuring a signaling of the discovery signal, wherein the discovery signal is based on a positioning reference signal, wherein configuring the signaling of the discovery signal applies to at least one of frequency domain multiplexing for splitting resources of the positioning reference signal in the frequency domain, and using reserved communication resources for the signaling of the discovery signal, the reserved communication resources being otherwise reserved for specific control channels, setting a transceiver element of the secondary cell to send a discovery signal in accordance with the configuration of the signaling of the discovery signal, and sending data related to the configuration of the signaling of the discovery signal to a communication terminal element located in the primary cell.
A hand-held vacuum cleaner comprising: - a motor/fan unit configured to generate an airflow having a first direction at an inlet of the motor/fan unit, and - a first air conducting path arranged downstream of the motor/fan unit, characterized in that the first air conducting path is configured to direct air to flow in a direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the first air conducting path is arranged radially outside of the motor/fan unit along more than 40% of the length of the motor/fan unit measured in the first direction. - a motor/fan unit configured to generate an airflow having a first direction at an inlet of the motor/fan unit, and - a first air conducting path arranged downstream of the motor/fan unit, characterized in that the first air conducting path is configured to direct air to flow in a direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the first air conducting path is arranged radially outside of the motor/fan unit along more than 40% of the length of the motor/fan unit measured in the first direction. the first air conducting path is configured to direct air to flow in a direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the first air conducting path is arranged radially outside of the motor/fan unit along more than 40% of the length of the motor/fan unit measured in the first direction.