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A signal processing apparatus comprising: polarized wave separation means for receiving four digital signals and generating two polarization signals corresponding to two polarization components of signal light from the four digital signals by using filters having filter coefficients, the four digital signals being generated by performing photoelectric conversion and analog-digital conversion on four output light beams which are generated by making the signal light having undergone polarization division multiplexing and a first multi-level modulation and local light interfere with each other by using a 90° optical hybrid; carrier compensation means for compensating for a phase difference and a frequency difference between the signal light and the local light in relation to the two polarization signals, so as to generate two carrier compensated signals; determination means for demodulating the two carrier compensated signals; selection means for selecting either one of a signal arrangement of the first multi-level modulation and a signal arrangement of a second multi-level modulation, a number of levels of the second multi-level modulation being less than a number of levels of the first multi-level modulation, the selected signal arrangement being used by the determination means for the demodulation; and coefficient setting means for updating the filter coefficients of the polarized wave separation means by using an output selected by the selection means. polarized wave separation means for receiving four digital signals and generating two polarization signals corresponding to two polarization components of signal light from the four digital signals by using filters having filter coefficients, the four digital signals being generated by performing photoelectric conversion and analog-digital conversion on four output light beams which are generated by making the signal light having undergone polarization division multiplexing and a first multi-level modulation and local light interfere with each other by using a 90° optical hybrid; carrier compensation means for compensating for a phase difference and a frequency difference between the signal light and the local light in relation to the two polarization signals, so as to generate two carrier compensated signals; determination means for demodulating the two carrier compensated signals; selection means for selecting either one of a signal arrangement of the first multi-level modulation and a signal arrangement of a second multi-level modulation, a number of levels of the second multi-level modulation being less than a number of levels of the first multi-level modulation, the selected signal arrangement being used by the determination means for the demodulation; and coefficient setting means for updating the filter coefficients of the polarized wave separation means by using an output selected by the selection means.
A miR-15, a precursor thereof, or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding said miR-15 or said precursor thereof, for use in treating a medical condition selected from the group consisting of a depression, an anxiety, an impaired cognitive function, a panic attack, a compulsive behavior, an addiction, a social phobia, a sleep disorder, a food related disorder, a growth disorder and a reproduction disorder.
Electronic equipment comprising a host controller able to control at least one universal serial communication port, able to be connected to a plurality of peripherals (12, 13), characterized in that each of the peripherals (12, 13) connected to said port is associated with a peripheral supervisor, said peripheral supervisor being able to determine and to signal a communication defect between the port and the peripheral with which it is associated and in that the host controller comprises means for re-initializing the communication port when all the peripheral supervisors signal a communication defect.
A method of preparing hydrophobic aggregates for use in refractory castables, comprising: (a) creating insulating fire brick; (b) crushing the IFB to a desired particle size to form an aggregate; (c) coating the aggregate with a hydrophobic component; and (d) drying the coated aggregate to less than 1% moisture. (a) creating insulating fire brick; (b) crushing the IFB to a desired particle size to form an aggregate; (c) coating the aggregate with a hydrophobic component; and (d) drying the coated aggregate to less than 1% moisture.
An electro-optic detector for detecting terahertz radiation comprising: an electro-optic material through which the terahertz radiation passes; a source of probe radiation for illuminating the electro-optic material; an optical arrangement configured to cause the probe radiation to make multiple passes through the electro-optic material; a combination of polarising and analysing optics; and a radiation detector for detecting the probe radiation after the multiple passes are made, wherein the polarising optics are configured to provide a known input polarisation state to the probe radiation, and the analysing optics and the radiation detector are together configured to monitor the output polarisation state of the probe radiation after the multiple passes are made such that the measured output polarisation state provides a measure of the birefringence induced by the THz radiation in the electro-optic material, and wherein the wavelength of the probe radiation is selected and the optical arrangement is configured to provide an adjustable path length between each pass of the probe radiation in the electro-optic material such that each time that any particular wavefront of the probe radiation passes through the electro-optic material in the same direction as the terahertz radiation, this wavefront meets the terahertz radiation at the same point in the phase cycle of the terahertz wave as it did on its previous pass. an electro-optic material through which the terahertz radiation passes; a source of probe radiation for illuminating the electro-optic material; an optical arrangement configured to cause the probe radiation to make multiple passes through the electro-optic material; a combination of polarising and analysing optics; and a radiation detector for detecting the probe radiation after the multiple passes are made, wherein the polarising optics are configured to provide a known input polarisation state to the probe radiation, and the analysing optics and the radiation detector are together configured to monitor the output polarisation state of the probe radiation after the multiple passes are made such that the measured output polarisation state provides a measure of the birefringence induced by the THz radiation in the electro-optic material, and wherein the wavelength of the probe radiation is selected and the optical arrangement is configured to provide an adjustable path length between each pass of the probe radiation in the electro-optic material such that each time that any particular wavefront of the probe radiation passes through the electro-optic material in the same direction as the terahertz radiation, this wavefront meets the terahertz radiation at the same point in the phase cycle of the terahertz wave as it did on its previous pass.
A yarn feeding arrangement for feeding weft yarn to a weaving machine, the yarn feeding arrangement comprising a motor driven bobbin drive and a motor driven loop buffer device, the yarn feeding arrangement further comprising a sensor configured to detect yarn motion, the yarn feeding arrangement comprising a controller for controlling the motor of the motor driven bobbin drive and the motor driven loop buffer device, wherein the controller is adapted to: - drive the motor of the motor driven bobbin drive at a speed to feed a determined essentially average amount of weft yarn to be consumed by the weaving machine, - drive the motor of the motor driven loop buffer device based on the difference between the output yarn motion from the motor driven bobbin drive and a motion model of weft insertion yarn motion in the weaving machine, wherein the controller is adapted to determine the motion model based on a learning procedure, wherein the learning procedure is configured to operate at least one of the motor driven bobbin drive and the motor driven loop buffer device, wherein the bobbin is driven in its center, characterized in that the learning procedure comprises to determine the amount of yarn that is unrolled from the bobbin per angle. - drive the motor of the motor driven bobbin drive at a speed to feed a determined essentially average amount of weft yarn to be consumed by the weaving machine, - drive the motor of the motor driven loop buffer device based on the difference between the output yarn motion from the motor driven bobbin drive and a motion model of weft insertion yarn motion in the weaving machine, wherein
A method for obtaining a raised pattern on a substrate, comprising the following steps: - moving a substrate having one face; - supplying a film with a first face (8.1); - projecting onto the first face (8.1) a raised-pattern product using digital printing technology so as to generate a positive raised pattern on the first face (8.1); - fixing the positive raised pattern on the film; - applying an overlay product; - obtaining a negative raised pattern on the overlay product by contact with the positive raised pattern; - fixing the negative raised pattern on the face of the substrate. - moving a substrate having one face; - supplying a film with a first face (8.1); - projecting onto the first face (8.1) a raised-pattern product using digital printing technology so as to generate a positive raised pattern on the first face (8.1); - fixing the positive raised pattern on the film; - applying an overlay product; - obtaining a negative raised pattern on the overlay product by contact with the positive raised pattern; - fixing the negative raised pattern on the face of the substrate.
Operating device for a household appliance comprising a visual display unit and a touch-sensitive operating ring acting as a touch-sensitive operating region which is configured in the surface area of the visual display unit, wherein the visual display unit is covered by a separate transparent cover of the operating device, wherein a recess is configured on an upper side of the cover and is defined by a recess wall, wherein the recess is configured as a continuous crater-like depression, when viewed as a whole, such that the entire recess wall is configured below the level of a surface area of the upper side adjacent to the depression, wherein at least one upper annular partial surface of the recess wall forms a touch surface of the operating ring and the recess wall has a further partial surface which adjoins the touch surface at the bottom thereof, characterised in that a printing is configured on a lower side of the cover, the surface area of the operating ring on the upper side being visually identified thereby, wherein the printing is configured as a ring on the lower side and with a radial ring thickness which corresponds to the radial dimensional difference between an upper annular edge of the operating ring and a lower annular edge of the operating ring.
An online sample manager for a liquid chromatography system, comprising: a process valve comprising: a first fluidic port for communication with a process line; a second fluidic port for communication with at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component; a third fluidic port (1, 2) for communication with a sample syringe (308, 314); a sample drawing position permitting fluidic passage between the process line and the sample syringe (308, 314); and a storage position permitting fluidic passage between the sample syringe (308, 314) and at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component, the online sample manager further comprising: an injection block in fluidic communication with the wash component; and a column valve permitting fluidic passage between the injection block and a column line port a process valve comprising: a first fluidic port for communication with a process line; a second fluidic port for communication with at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component; a third fluidic port (1, 2) for communication with a sample syringe (308, 314); a sample drawing position permitting fluidic passage between the process line and the sample syringe (308, 314); and a storage position permitting fluidic passage between the sample syringe (308, 314) and at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component, the online sample manager further comprising: a first fluidic port for communication with a process line; a second fluidic port for communication with at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component; a third fluidic port (1, 2) for communication with a sample syringe (308, 314); a sample drawing position permitting fluidic passage between the process line and the sample syringe (308, 314); and a storage position permitting fluidic passage between the sample syringe (308, 314) and at least one of a sample storage vessel and a wash component, the online sample manager further comprising: an injection block in fluidic communication with the wash component; and a column valve permitting fluidic passage between the injection block and a column line port
Plant for the thermal preparation of a material flow (5, 5', 5"), having - a hot gas generator for generating a hot gas flow, - a thermal treatment device which is connected to the hot gas generator via a hot gas line and comprises a material inlet for admitting the material flow that is to be thermally treated, a material outlet for discharging the thermally treated material flow (5"), and an exhaust gas outlet, - a drying device which is connected to the exhaust gas outlet of the thermal treatment device and comprises a material inlet for admitting a material flow that is to be dried, a material outlet for discharging the dried material flow, and a dryer exhaust gas line, - an adjustable material gate having an inlet and at least one first and one second outlet (7b, 7c), wherein the inlet of the material gate is connected to the material outlet of the drying device, the first outlet of the material gate is connected to the material inlet of the thermal treatment device, and the second outlet of the material gate serves to discharge the dried material flow, and - an adjustable gas gate having an inlet and at least one first and one second outlet (14b, 14c), wherein the inlet of the gas gate is connected to the hot gas generator, the first outlet of the gas gate is connected to the thermal treatment device, and the second outlet of the gas gate is connected to the drying device. - a hot gas generator for generating a hot gas flow, - a thermal treatment device which is connected to the hot gas generator via a hot gas line and comprises a material inlet for admitting the material flow that is to be thermally treated, a material outlet for discharging the thermally treated material flow (5"), and an exhaust gas outlet, - a drying device which is connected to the exhaust gas outlet of the thermal treatment device and comprises a material inlet for admitting a material flow that is to be dried, a material outlet for discharging the dried material flow, and a dryer exhaust gas line, - an adjustable material gate having an inlet and at least one first and one second outlet (7b, 7c), wherein the inlet of the material gate is connected to the material outlet of the drying device, the first outlet of the material gate is connected to the material inlet of the thermal treatment device, and the second outlet of the material gate serves to discharge the dried material flow, and - an adjustable gas gate having an inlet and at least one first and one second outlet (14b, 14c), wherein the inlet of the gas gate is connected to the hot gas generator, the first outlet of the gas gate is connected to the thermal treatment device, and the second outlet of the gas gate is connected to the drying device.
A method of assisting an operator of a spectrometer to enhance the quality of a spectral measurement of a sample, wherein the method is a focusing method comprising the steps: providing a spectrometer including a probe and a detector having a dynamic range, wherein the detector is in optical communication with the probe, wherein the spectrometer is controlled by a processor in communication with a display device; defining a regular update interval; performing a series of automatic, individual spectral measurements of the sample during the update interval; dynamically adjusting the length and number of individual measurements in the update interval to stay within the dynamic range of the detector; at the end of the update interval, calculating and displaying via the display device a measurement quality metric based upon a combined spectral measurement of the sample taken during update interval using the processor; providing information to the operator enabling the operator to optimize the measurement quality metric based upon the relative position of the probe relative to the sample; and repeating the series of individual spectral measurements, calculating and displaying the measurement quality metric, and providing information to the operator until a desired quality of the combined spectral measurement of the sample is achieved. providing a spectrometer including a probe and a detector having a dynamic range, wherein the detector is in optical communication with the probe, wherein the spectrometer is controlled by a processor in communication with a display device; defining a regular update interval; performing a series of automatic, individual spectral measurements of the sample during the update interval; dynamically adjusting the length and number of individual measurements in the update interval to stay within the dynamic range of the detector; at the end of the update interval, calculating and displaying via the display device a measurement quality metric based upon a combined spectral measurement of the sample taken during update interval using the processor; providing information to the operator enabling the operator to optimize the measurement quality metric based upon the relative position of the probe relative to the sample; and repeating the series of individual spectral measurements, calculating and displaying the measurement quality metric, and providing information to the operator until a desired quality of the combined spectral measurement of the sample is achieved.
Drive and dosing device for an injection device for administering a liquid product, in particular a medicament, wherein product doses to be administered repeatedly can be set with the drive and dosing device, comprising: a) a housing and a dosing member, to be held by the user of the drive and dosing device, which is rotatable or is rotated relative to the housing for setting a product dose to be administered, b) an actuating member, to be actuated by the user of the drive and dosing device, which is displaceable or is displaced relative to the dosing member for dispensing the set product dose, c) an advancing member, the distal end of which is envisaged to act upon a piston of a product container fixed to or fixable to the drive and dosing device, d) a counter bearing, wherein the advancing member can be moved relative to the counter bearing in a dispensing direction, for effecting a dispensing of the set product dose, characterised by e) a spring, acting between the advancing member and the counter bearing and pre-tensioned in the delivered condition of the device, pre-tension with so much energy that it can dispense the maximum product quantity to be dispensed from the product container in several individual dispensing processes, f) a rotation member, the turning of which relative to the housing effects that the spring can move the advancing member in the dispensing direction, g) and a coupling (9e, 1b), which releases the turning of the rotation member relative to the housing through actuating the actuating member, and blocks the turning of the rotation member relative to the housing through releasing the actuating member. a) a housing and a dosing member, to be held by the user of the drive and dosing device, which is rotatable or is rotated relative to the housing for setting a product dose to be administered, b) an actuating member, to be actuated by the user of the drive and dosing device, which is displaceable or is displaced relative to the dosing member for dispensing the set product dose, c) an advancing member, the distal end of which is envisaged to act upon a piston of a product container fixed to or fixable to the drive and dosing device, d) a counter bearing, wherein the advancing member can be moved relative to the counter bearing in a dispensing direction, for effecting a dispensing of the set product dose, e) a spring, acting between the advancing member and the counter bearing and pre-tensioned in the delivered condition of the device, pre-tension with so much energy that it can dispense the maximum product quantity to be dispensed from the product container in several individual dispensing processes, f) a rotation member, the turning of which relative to the housing effects that the spring can move the advancing member in the dispensing direction, g) and a coupling (9e, 1b), which releases the turning of the rotation member relative to the housing through actuating the actuating member, and blocks the turning of the rotation member relative to the housing through releasing the actuating member.
An electronic pen comprising: a coil wound around a magnetic core; a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil; a rectifier circuit which, in operation, is configured to rectify an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor and a diode; characterized by a voltage detection circuit which, in operation, is configured to detect whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value; a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor; and a charge control circuit which, in operation, is configured to control supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage; wherein the charge control circuit, in operation, is configured to cause the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value. a coil wound around a magnetic core; a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil; a rectifier circuit which, in operation, is configured to rectify an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor and a diode; characterized by a voltage detection circuit which, in operation, is configured to detect whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value; a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor; and a charge control circuit which, in operation, is configured to control supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage; wherein the charge control circuit, in operation, is configured to cause the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value.