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A system for measuring changes in inspiratory load imposed on a patient's respiratory system, comprising: means for measuring electrical activity EAim and EAim occ of at least one respiratory muscle of the patient, wherein EAim is the electrical activity of the at least one respiratory muscle of the patient measured during patient's ventilator unassisted inspiratory effort and wherein EAim occ is the electrical activity of the at least one respiratory muscle of the patient measured by intermittently performing patient's inspiratory occlusions; means for measuring an inspiratory volume Vt during patient's ventilator unassisted inspiratory effort; means for measuring an inspiratory airway pressure Paw occ by intermittently performing patient's inspiratory occlusions; means for calculating a first relation Paw occ /EAim occ; means for calculating a second relation Vt/EAim; means for calculating a load index PVload from the first and second relations as follows: PVLoad = Paw occ / EAim occ / Vt / EAim; and means for determining changes in inspiratory load imposed on the patient's respiratory system in relation to the load index. means for measuring electrical activity EAim and EAim occ of at least one respiratory muscle of the patient, wherein EAim is the electrical activity of the at least one respiratory muscle of the patient measured during patient's ventilator unassisted inspiratory effort and wherein EAim occ is the electrical activity of the at least one respiratory muscle of the patient measured by intermittently performing patient's inspiratory occlusions; means for measuring an inspiratory volume Vt during patient's ventilator unassisted inspiratory effort; means for measuring an inspiratory airway pressure Paw occ by intermittently performing patient's inspiratory occlusions; means for calculating a first relation Paw occ /EAim occ; means for calculating a second relation Vt/EAim; means for calculating a load index PVload from the first and second relations as follows: PVLoad = Paw occ / EAim occ / Vt / EAim; and means for determining changes in inspiratory load imposed on the patient's respiratory system in relation to the load index.
A distance measuring device that is configured to perform processing on time-series luminance signals of each of frames f(m) acquired on the basis of reflected lights of laser lights irradiated in order in a plurality of predetermined directions for each of the frames f(m), the distance measuring device comprising: a storage circuit configured to store information concerning a distance value obtained on the basis of a time-series luminance signal of a preceding frame f(m-1); a selection circuit configured to select a peak based on the information concerning the distance value of the preceding frame f(m-1) as a candidate of the distance value out of peaks in the time-series luminance signal in a present frame f(m); and a measurement processing circuit configured to generate the distance value based on the selected peak, wherein the selection circuit is configured to select, as a first selection peak, a predetermined number of peaks in descending order of peak values for each of the time-series luminance signals of the present frame f(m) and further configured to select a peak other than the first selection peak as a second selection peak using the information concerning the distance value of the preceding frame f(m-1). a storage circuit configured to store information concerning a distance value obtained on the basis of a time-series luminance signal of a preceding frame f(m-1); a selection circuit configured to select a peak based on the information concerning the distance value of the preceding frame f(m-1) as a candidate of the distance value out of peaks in the time-series luminance signal in a present frame f(m); and a measurement processing circuit configured to generate the distance value based on the selected peak, wherein the selection circuit is configured to select, as a first selection peak, a predetermined number of peaks in descending order of peak values for each of the time-series luminance signals of the present frame f(m) and further configured to select a peak other than the first selection peak as a second selection peak using the information concerning the distance value of the preceding frame f(m-1).
A method for controlled energizing in a multiphase electrical system having a transformer being connected to a first electrical subsystem through a first circuit breaker, the first circuit breaker operated by a controller, wherein the transformer comprises a first phase; the method comprising: a. acquiring electrical current waveform in the first phase of the transformer from a current measuring device during a closing operation of the first circuit breaker at an instance for switching determined by the controller; b. determining a first peak in the current in the first phase within a first predetermined window, wherein the first peak is instance at which the magnitude of the current in the first phase is maximum within the first predetermined window; c. determining another peak in the current in the first phase within the first predetermined window, d. calculating a first correction factor for adjusting the instance for switching in the first phase, based on the first peak; e. determining a ratio of the first peak and the another peak for calculating the first correction factor, wherein the ratio is indicative of symmetry of the current waveform in the first phase during the closing operation; and f. adjusting the instance for switching based on the calculated first correction factor for performing a next controlled energization at the adjusted instance of switching in the first phase. a. acquiring electrical current waveform in the first phase of the transformer from a current measuring device during a closing operation of the first circuit breaker at an instance for switching determined by the controller; b. determining a first peak in the current in the first phase within a first predetermined window, wherein the first peak is instance at which the magnitude of the current in the first phase is maximum within the first predetermined window; c. determining another peak in the current in the first phase within the first predetermined window, d. calculating a first correction factor for adjusting the instance for switching in the first phase, based on the first peak; e. determining a ratio of the first peak and the another peak for calculating the first correction factor, wherein the ratio is indicative of symmetry of the current waveform in the first phase during the closing operation; and f. adjusting the instance for switching based on the calculated first correction factor for performing a next controlled energization at the adjusted instance of switching in the first phase.
Method for the spreading of granular material, in particular seeds, having the steps: - producing of a plurality of individual air streams which are loaded with granular material by means of a distributor system of an agricultural spreading machine, and - singling of the grains of the granular material of the individual air streams by way of in each case one electrically driven singling device of the agricultural spreading machine; - temporary storing of a buffer quantity of granular material in the singling devices; - rotating of the buffer quantity of a singling device within a buffer gap of the corresponding singling device, and - controlling of the distributor system in a manner which is dependent on at least one operating parameter of the respective singling devices, the at least one operating parameter of the respective singling devices comprising the current consumption of the respective singling devices. - producing of a plurality of individual air streams which are loaded with granular material by means of a distributor system of an agricultural spreading machine, and - singling of the grains of the granular material of the individual air streams by way of in each case one electrically driven singling device of the agricultural spreading machine; - temporary storing of a buffer quantity of granular material in the singling devices; - rotating of the buffer quantity of a singling device within a buffer gap of the corresponding singling device, and - controlling of the distributor system in a manner which is dependent on at least one operating parameter of the respective singling devices, the at least one operating parameter of the respective singling devices comprising the current consumption of the respective singling devices.
Method for verifying documents (46; 61), comprising the steps: detecting a plurality of different images of the same document (46; 61) under different recording conditions by means of a detection device; deriving of features from the images by means of an evaluation unit; comparing the features to expert knowledge by means of a verification unit, verifying the document (46; 61) using a result of the comparison, wherein the images are subjected in each case by means of a transformation unit to a wavelet transformation, and the features are derived from individual wavelet pixels or wavelet pixel areas, wherein each wavelet transformation produces for each frequency range (4-n) three spectral ranges (4-n-x), which are allocated accordingly to a spatial direction of a basis vector of a co-ordinate system and to a diagonal in the co-ordinate system of the local region of the image. detecting a plurality of different images of the same document (46; 61) under different recording conditions by means of a detection device; deriving of features from the images by means of an evaluation unit; comparing the features to expert knowledge by means of a verification unit, verifying the document (46; 61) using a result of the comparison, wherein the images are subjected in each case by means of a transformation unit to a wavelet transformation, and the features are derived from individual wavelet pixels or wavelet pixel areas, wherein each wavelet transformation produces for each frequency range (4-n) three spectral ranges (4-n-x), which are allocated accordingly to a spatial direction of a basis vector of a co-ordinate system and to a diagonal in the co-ordinate system of the local region of the image.
A Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCADA system for controlling a distributed industrial system based on information obtained at inspection points (Q, O) of the system, wherein a distance between two inspection points exceeds a range of a system information obtaining sensor, comprising - a routing module for determining a route for an unmanned vehicle to an inspection point (O, Q), - the unmanned vehicle, which is equipped with a sensor for obtaining system information from the inspection point and adapted to move along the route to the inspection point, and - a sensor module for control of the sensor and for reception and processing of system information previously obtained and transmitted by the sensor, wherein the information returned by the vehicle is integrated into the SCADA system of the industrial system. - a routing module for determining a route for an unmanned vehicle to an inspection point (O, Q), - the unmanned vehicle, which is equipped with a sensor for obtaining system information from the inspection point and adapted to move along the route to the inspection point, and - a sensor module for control of the sensor and for reception and processing of system information previously obtained and transmitted by the sensor, wherein the information returned by the vehicle is integrated into the SCADA system of the industrial system.
Method of in vitro diagnosis of an invasive fungal infection caused by a pathogenic fungal microorganism, characterised in that: - a sample of biological fluid is provided, taken from a mammal, with said biological fluid notably containing proteins and/or lipids and/or salts, and/or polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides susceptible to form complexes with said proteins and/or lipids and/or salts; - said biological fluid sample is treated so as to extract said polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides; - using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, it is determined whether or not there is a presence, among said polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides extracted, of at least one given compound of interest deriving from said fungal microorganism and chosen from among polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and monosaccharides; - from this it is inferred that if the said given compound of interest is present in the said sample, the said mammal is suffering from an invasive fungal infection. - a sample of biological fluid is provided, taken from a mammal, with said biological fluid notably containing proteins and/or lipids and/or salts, and/or polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides susceptible to form complexes with said proteins and/or lipids and/or salts; - said biological fluid sample is treated so as to extract said polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides; - using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, it is determined whether or not there is a presence, among said polysaccharides and/or oligosaccharides and/or monosaccharides extracted, of at least one given compound of interest deriving from said fungal microorganism and chosen from among polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and monosaccharides; - from this it is inferred that if the said given compound of interest is present in the said sample, the said mammal is suffering from an invasive fungal infection.
Thermoplastic polyolefin composition having a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C) between 30 and 100 g/10 min measured according to ISO 1133, comprising a) a matrix phase comprising a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) and/or a propylene copolymer (R-PP), and b) a dispersed phase comprising an ethylene-C 3 -C 8 -α-olefin rubber copolymer, wherein (i) the composition comprises 20 wt.-% to 45 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of a xylene cold soluble fraction having (i-a) an ethylene content in the range of 40 wt.-% to 65 wt.-%, and (i-b) an intrinsic viscosity of below 1.5 dL/g measured according to ISO 1628, and (ii) the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of xylene cold insoluble fraction to the intrinsic viscosity of the xylene cold soluble fraction ( /) of the thermoplastic polyolefin composition is in the range of 0.75 to 1.35. a) a matrix phase comprising a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) and/or a propylene copolymer (R-PP), and b) a dispersed phase comprising an ethylene-C 3 -C 8 -α-olefin rubber copolymer, (i) the composition comprises 20 wt.-% to 45 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of a xylene cold soluble fraction having (i-a) an ethylene content in the range of 40 wt.-% to 65 wt.-%, and (i-b) an intrinsic viscosity of below 1.5 dL/g measured according to ISO 1628, and (i-a) an ethylene content in the range of 40 wt.-% to 65 wt.-%, and (i-b) an intrinsic viscosity of below 1.5 dL/g measured according to ISO 1628, and (ii) the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of xylene cold insoluble fraction to the intrinsic viscosity of the xylene cold soluble fraction ( /) of the thermoplastic polyolefin composition is in the range of 0.75 to 1.35.
Roller unit for laying cables (11, 12, 13), comprising a frame (23, 23') where at least one pair of sliders (25, 25') are positioned disposed in sequence and aligned parallel to a laying direction (S1, S2) of the cables (11, 12, 13), in which said sliders (25, 25') are each provided with at least one pair of wheels (28, 28a, 28b) to support a cable (11, 12, 13) to be laid and in which said sliders (25, 25') are hinged to said frame (23, 23') and rotatable around respective axes of rotation (A, A') in order to vary the inclination thereof with respect to said frame (23, 23') and therefore to vary the radius of curvature (R, R1, R2, R3) of the supported cable (11, 12, 13), said roller unit being characterized in that at least one of the sliders (25, 25') comprises an oscillation limiting tooth (30, 30') provided in at least one portion (32, 32') of the slider (25, 25') protruding from said frame (23, 23'), in which said oscillation limiting tooth (30, 30') is configured to abut against a lateral wall (31, 31') of said frame (23, 23') when said slider (25, 25'), rotating around the respective axis of rotation (A, A'), exceeds a certain inclination, so as to prevent an excessive reduction of the radius of curvature (R, R1, R2, R3) of the cable (11, 12, 13) supported by said slider (25, 25'), wherein said lateral wall (31, 31') on which the oscillation limiting tooth (30, 30') abuts is a front or rear wall of said frame (23, 23') with respect to said laying direction (S1, S2) of the cables (11, 12, 13).
A method of eliminating or reducing a bacterial biofilm comprising a) providing a fusion protein comprising an endolysin or bacteriocin to which a peptide with membrane or LPS disrupting activity is fused; and b) contacting a material, liquid, surface or biological material with said fusion protein, wherein the method is not a method for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy. a) providing a fusion protein comprising an endolysin or bacteriocin to which a peptide with membrane or LPS disrupting activity is fused; and b) contacting a material, liquid, surface or biological material with said fusion protein,
A therapy system for applying high frequency therapy signals to a patient's spinal cord region, comprising: a controller; and at least one implantable signal delivery device electrically coupled to the controller, wherein the controller includes instructions for directing a high frequency therapy signal to the patient's dorsal column via the at least one implantable signal delivery device, wherein the high frequency therapy signal has a frequency in a frequency range from 2,500 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and a current amplitude in a range from 2 mA to 20 mA. a controller; and at least one implantable signal delivery device electrically coupled to the controller,
Gearbox mount comprising a housing, a mount core and a spring body made of elastomeric material, the housing enclosing the mount core at a distance on the outer periphery, the spring body being arranged in the gap formed by the distance, wherein the spring body and the mount core are vulcanized together, wherein the mounting core is substantially double T-shaped and comprises four stop buffers (12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4) arranged in an X-direction of the gearbox mount, characterised in that the housing and the spring body are associated with each other in an unlinked manner, in that the spring body is linked to two connecting parts (5, 6) arranged opposite to one another, and in that the spring body is fixed in the housing by means of the connecting parts (5, 6) under elastic pre-tension, in that the connecting parts (5, 6) enclose the spring body in the form of a half-shell on the outer circumference, in that the sides of the half-shells (9, 10) facing each other are in contact during the intended use of the gearbox mount, and in that the elastomeric material of the spring body completely encloses the mount core on the outer circumference.
A method for receiving demodulation-reference signals, DM-RSs, for vehicle-to-vehicle, V2V, communication by a V2V device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a configuration for at least one common DM-RS for a first transmission time interval, TTI, and a second TTI following the first TTI; and receiving a first DM-RS and the common DM-RS in the first TTI from a first device, and receiving the common DM-RS and a second DM-RS in the second TTI from a second device according to the configuration, wherein each of the first TTI and the second TTI is composed of a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols smaller than a number of OFDM symbols of a subframe, and symbol structures of the first TTI and the second TTI are configured to match symbol structures of the subframe, and wherein the first DM-RS and the common DM-RS are used to perform channel estimation for the first TTI, and wherein the common DM-RS and the second DM-RS are used to perform the channel estimation for the second TTI. receiving a configuration for at least one common DM-RS for a first transmission time interval, TTI, and a second TTI following the first TTI; and receiving a first DM-RS and the common DM-RS in the first TTI from a first device, and receiving the common DM-RS and a second DM-RS in the second TTI from a second device according to the configuration, wherein each of the first TTI and the second TTI is composed of a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols smaller than a number of OFDM symbols of a subframe, and symbol structures of the first TTI and the second TTI are configured to match symbol structures of the subframe, and wherein the first DM-RS and the common DM-RS are used to perform channel estimation for the first TTI, and wherein the common DM-RS and the second DM-RS are used to perform the channel estimation for the second TTI.
A sealing configuration for a gas turbine engine the sealing configuration comprising: a fan inlet spinner; a fan rotor; at least one fan blade platform operably coupled to the fan rotor and the fan inlet spinner, and the at least one fan blade platform being coupled to the fan rotor via a pin, characterized by a space being maintained between the fan inlet spinner and the at least one fan blade platform; and at least one retention seal comprising: a first seal base; a second seal base; and a resilient bulb member coupled to the first seal base, wherein the angle formed between the first seal base and the second seal base is an acute angle, the at least one retention seal being affixed to the fan inlet spinner adjacent to the at least one fan blade platform, wherein the second seal base is affixed to an aft end of the fan inlet spinner, and wherein when centrifugal forces are exerted on the at least one retention seal, the first seal base contacts a platform seal landing on the at least one fan blade platform, and the first seal base is substantially parallel with the pin. a fan inlet spinner; a fan rotor; at least one fan blade platform operably coupled to the fan rotor and the fan inlet spinner, and the at least one fan blade platform being coupled to the fan rotor via a pin, a first seal base; a second seal base; and a resilient bulb member coupled to the first seal base,