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A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) polymerizing monomer in the presence of a coordination catalyst to form a polymer; (b) ceasing said step of polymerizing with a Lewis base; and (c) reacting the polymer with a functionalizing agent. (a) polymerizing monomer in the presence of a coordination catalyst to form a polymer; (b) ceasing said step of polymerizing with a Lewis base; and (c) reacting the polymer with a functionalizing agent.
A device for detecting particles in air; said device comprising: a receiver for receiving a flow of air comprising particles; a particle capturing arrangement configured to transfer the particles from the flow of air to a liquid for collection of a set of particles in the liquid; a flow channel configured to pass a flow of the liquid comprising the set of particles through the flow channel; a light source configured to illuminate the set of particles in the flow channel, such that an interference pattern is formed by interference between light being scattered by the set of particles and non-scattered light from the light source; and an image sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensitive elements configured to detect incident light, the image sensor being configured to detect the interference pattern. a receiver for receiving a flow of air comprising particles; a particle capturing arrangement configured to transfer the particles from the flow of air to a liquid for collection of a set of particles in the liquid; a flow channel configured to pass a flow of the liquid comprising the set of particles through the flow channel; a light source configured to illuminate the set of particles in the flow channel, such that an interference pattern is formed by interference between light being scattered by the set of particles and non-scattered light from the light source; and an image sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensitive elements configured to detect incident light, the image sensor being configured to detect the interference pattern.
A seal bushing for an electrical wire, having a body of elastomeric and electrically insulating material, intended to be fitted over an end part of an electrical wire and mechanically connected to a metal contact that is disposed in an internal cavity of the body of an electrical connector, in which the body of the seal bushing has: - an inner surface adapted to receive with interference said electrical wire, - at least one outer circumferential lip (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) adapted to come into contact with interference with the surface of said internal cavity of the connector, to create a seal to fluids between the cavity of the connector and the electrical wire, and - a front portion with a cylindrical outer surface of smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the outer circumferential lip (4, 4a, 4b, 4c), whereby said inner surface of the body of the bushing is a smooth cylindrical surface and has no projections, the body of said bushing comprising a rear portion (2b1) with a smaller diameter than the outer diameter of said outer lip, defining a collar adapted to absorb and/or dampen the stresses to which the electrical wire is subjected during installation or use as a result of deformation of the part of the wire that protrudes from the rear of the seal bushing, said bushing being characterised in that said bushing comprises a single outer circumferential lip. - an inner surface adapted to receive with interference said electrical wire, - at least one outer circumferential lip (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) adapted to come into contact with interference with the surface of said internal cavity of the connector, to create a seal to fluids between the cavity of the connector and the electrical wire, and - a front portion with a cylindrical outer surface of smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the outer circumferential lip (4, 4a, 4b, 4c),
A direct view or rear projection tiled display arrangement having tiles, each tile having a display screen and pixel locations, comprising: at least two adjacent tiles, each of the two adjacent tiles having at least one first substrate of a first material and at least one first layer of a second material fixed to the first substrate, wherein the thickness of the at least one first layer is less than the thickness of the first substrate; the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first substrate is less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the at least one first layer, wherein the at least one first substrate is fixed to a support frame, the geometry and dimensions of each tile being selected to reduce changes in alignment of the at least two adjacent tiles in the tiled display such that the distance between the at least two tiles is kept to less than 0.5 mm on the display screen, the at least one first substrate having chamfers on lateral sides thereof forming first sloping glue surfaces, and the support frame having second sloping glue surfaces matching the first sloping glue surfaces and the first and second sloping glue surfaces are fixed together with a bounded temperature activated adhesive and the first and second sloping glue surfaces being such that the bounded temperature activated adhesive is resistant to long term creep and shear, and wherein the support frame of each tile is arranged to be fastened to a support structure by mechanical fastening means.
Extruder, wherein feed material can be fed into the extruder, wherein the material feed is formed by means of a planetary roller extruder section that consists of a rotating central spindle and planetary spindles in a housing (100, 119), wherein the housing (100, 119)is internally toothed and encloses at a distance the central spindle, and in the interspace between the central spindle and the housing (100, 119) the planetary spindles rotate about the central spindle, thereby meshing with both the central spindle and the internal toothing of the housing (110, 121), wherein the material feed is guided directly through the housing shell (100, 119), characterised in that the internal toothing of the housing (110, 121), in order to form a feed hopper in the toothing, is truncated, at least in the truncated zone, which is connected to the feed inlet (100, 120, 122) of the housing shell (100, 119), and extends in the rotational direction of the central spindle.
A system for performing image acquisition of a subject supported from a floor, the system comprising: an imaging system operable to perform image acquisition of the subject; and a table system in mobile support of the subject from the floor, the table system including a mobile device in communication with a wireless navigation system to transport the subject across the floor, wherein said mobile device includes a drive for automatically transporting the table system across the floor so as to position said table system at a position to be attained in response to a predefined trajectory or manual input; characterized in that the imaging system can be operated in a wireless manner in combination with and independently of the table system and can be automatically moved across the floor in a wireless manner independently of movement of the table system; and the table system is configured to receive a wireless communication to instruct movement of a tabletop in support of the subject to a tilt position with respect to horizontal. an imaging system operable to perform image acquisition of the subject; and a table system in mobile support of the subject from the floor, the table system including a mobile device in communication with a wireless navigation system to transport the subject across the floor, wherein said mobile device includes a drive for automatically transporting the table system across the floor so as to position said table system at a position to be attained in response to a predefined trajectory or manual input; characterized in that the imaging system can be operated in a wireless manner in combination with and independently of the table system and can be automatically moved across the floor in a wireless manner independently of movement of the table system; and the table system is configured to receive a wireless communication to instruct movement of a tabletop in support of the subject to a tilt position with respect to horizontal.
An apparatus, comprising: a speaker device, comprising: a membrane positioned in a first plane; and a shutter positioned in a second plane that is substantially separated from the first plane; and a controller electrically coupled to the membrane and the shutter and configured to respectively apply a signal (115, 113) to the membrane and the shutter; wherein the membrane is configured to oscillate in response to the signal along a first directional path and at a first frequency effective to generate an ultrasonic acoustic signal; and wherein the shutter is configured to move in response to the signal along a second directional path substantially perpendicular to the first directional path, thereby modulating the ultrasonic acoustic signal such that an audio signal is generated. a speaker device, comprising: a membrane positioned in a first plane; and a shutter positioned in a second plane that is substantially separated from the first plane; and a membrane positioned in a first plane; and a shutter positioned in a second plane that is substantially separated from the first plane; and a controller electrically coupled to the membrane and the shutter and configured to respectively apply a signal (115, 113) to the membrane and the shutter; wherein the membrane is configured to oscillate in response to the signal along a first directional path and at a first frequency effective to generate an ultrasonic acoustic signal; and wherein the shutter is configured to move in response to the signal along a second directional path substantially perpendicular to the first directional path, thereby modulating the ultrasonic acoustic signal such that an audio signal is generated.
An ultrasound transducer device comprising: at least one cMUT cell for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasound waves, the cMUT cell comprising a cell membrane and a cavity underneath the cell membrane, a substrate having a first side and a second side, the at least one cMUT cell arranged on the first side of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises: a substrate base layer, which is formed as a single layer, a plurality of adjacent trenches extending into the substrate base layer in a direction orthogonal to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), wherein spacers are each formed between adjacent trenches, and a connecting cavity which connects the trenches and which extends in a direction parallel to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), the trenches and the connecting cavity together forming a substrate cavity in the substrate, and a substrate membrane covering the substrate cavity, wherein the substrate cavity is located in a region of the substrate underneath the cMUT cell, characterised in that the connecting cavity is formed entirely within the substrate base layer. at least one cMUT cell for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasound waves, the cMUT cell comprising a cell membrane and a cavity underneath the cell membrane, a substrate having a first side and a second side, the at least one cMUT cell arranged on the first side of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises: a substrate base layer, which is formed as a single layer, a plurality of adjacent trenches extending into the substrate base layer in a direction orthogonal to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), wherein spacers are each formed between adjacent trenches, and a connecting cavity which connects the trenches and which extends in a direction parallel to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), the trenches and the connecting cavity together forming a substrate cavity in the substrate, and a substrate membrane covering the substrate cavity, wherein the substrate cavity is located in a region of the substrate underneath the cMUT cell, characterised in that the connecting cavity is formed entirely within the substrate base layer. a substrate base layer, which is formed as a single layer, a plurality of adjacent trenches extending into the substrate base layer in a direction orthogonal to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), wherein spacers are each formed between adjacent trenches, and a connecting cavity which connects the trenches and which extends in a direction parallel to the substrate sides (10a, 10b), the trenches and the connecting cavity together forming a substrate cavity in the substrate, and a substrate membrane covering the substrate cavity, wherein the substrate cavity is located in a region of the substrate underneath the cMUT cell, characterised in that the connecting cavity is formed entirely within the substrate base layer.
A method performed by a first node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a second node, coordination information including an index for indicating a density pattern of a second phase tracking reference signal, PTRS; transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including information on a first subcarrier offset for a first PTRS; and transmitting, to the terminal, the first PTRS based on the coordination information, wherein the first subcarrier offset for the first PTRS is different from a second subcarrier offset for the second PTRS. receiving, from a second node, coordination information including an index for indicating a density pattern of a second phase tracking reference signal, PTRS; transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including information on a first subcarrier offset for a first PTRS; and transmitting, to the terminal, the first PTRS based on the coordination information, wherein the first subcarrier offset for the first PTRS is different from a second subcarrier offset for the second PTRS.
A cargo management system comprising: an air cushion cargo shuttle; an air blower configured to blow air beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle; the cargo management system being characterised in that it comprises an aft shuttle drive belt coupled to the air cushion cargo shuttle; and a forward shuttle drive belt coupled to the air cushion cargo shuttle. an air cushion cargo shuttle; an air blower configured to blow air beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle; the cargo management system being characterised in that it comprises an aft shuttle drive belt coupled to the air cushion cargo shuttle; and a forward shuttle drive belt coupled to the air cushion cargo shuttle.
A system for endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage, comprising: an access sheath including an elongated tube extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including an access lumen extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and a flexible tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated tube, the flexible tip biased to a curved configuration; a sharp slidably received within the access lumen, the sharp extending longitudinally from a proximal end to distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, the sharp being configured as a hypotube with a multi-facet distal tip at the distal end thereof having holes open to the channel, the channel configured to receive a fluid therethrough; and a dilating sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a dilating lumen extending therethrough, the dilating lumen sized and shaped to slidably receive the access sheath; and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of each of the sharp, access sheath and dilating sheath, wherein the handle assembly includes an access sheath rotation knob at a proximal end thereof, wherein the access sheath rotation knob is coupled to the proximal end of the access sheath via an access sheath hub at the handle and is rotatable, allowing transmission of torque in both the clockwise and counterclockwise direction. an access sheath including an elongated tube extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including an access lumen extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and a flexible tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated tube, the flexible tip biased to a curved configuration; a sharp slidably received within the access lumen, the sharp extending longitudinally from a proximal end to distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, the sharp being configured as a hypotube with a multi-facet distal tip at the distal end thereof having holes open to the channel, the channel configured to receive a fluid therethrough; and a dilating sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a dilating lumen extending therethrough, the dilating lumen sized and shaped to slidably receive the access sheath; and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of each of the sharp, access sheath and dilating sheath, wherein the handle assembly includes an access sheath rotation knob at a proximal end thereof, wherein the access sheath rotation knob is coupled to the proximal end of the access sheath via an access sheath hub at the handle and is rotatable, allowing transmission of torque in both the clockwise and counterclockwise direction.
A two-stage charge equalization apparatus for a series-connected battery string, comprising: a battery module having a plurality of batteries connected in series; a battery string having M (M≥2) battery modules connected in series; M charge control switch modules (1130, 1131-1136) connected in parallel to each of the M battery modules; M second DC/DC converters (1120, 1121-1126) connected to each of the M charge control switch modules (1130, 1131-1136); and a microprocessor controlling the charge control switch module (1130, 1131-1136), characterized in that a single first DC/DC converter connected to the M second DC/DC converter is inputted with an overall potential of the battery string, outputs a potential lower than the potential inputted and each of batteries composing the battery module shares the second DC/DC converter (1120, 1121-1126) using the charge control switch module (1130, 1131-1136). a battery module having a plurality of batteries connected in series; a battery string having M (M≥2) battery modules connected in series; M charge control switch modules (1130, 1131-1136) connected in parallel to each of the M battery modules; M second DC/DC converters (1120, 1121-1126) connected to each of the M charge control switch modules (1130, 1131-1136); and a microprocessor controlling the charge control switch module (1130, 1131-1136), characterized in that a single first DC/DC converter connected to the M second DC/DC converter is inputted with an overall potential of the battery string, outputs a potential lower than the potential inputted and each of batteries composing the battery module shares the second DC/DC converter (1120, 1121-1126) using the charge control switch module (1130, 1131-1136).
A GR antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment of depression or a related disorder in a patient to whom an SSRI or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is also administered; characterized in that the GR antagonist is (11β,17β)-11-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-17-hydroxy-17-(1-propynyl)-estra-4,9-dien-3-one and the SSRI is fluoxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and wherein the depression related disorder is selected from anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or bipolar disorder.
Apparatus for determining the impact of bruxism of an individual for a period of time, said apparatus comprising: • means for monitoring muscle activity signals of at least one of the masticatory muscles, • means for processing said signals in order to determine the duration and intensity of each bruxism episode and to count the number of bruxism episodes, • means for determining the total impact of bruxism for said period of time, by calculating the impact of each bruxism episode based on integrating the intensity vs. time for each bruxism episode and adding up each calculated impact of each bruxism episode, and • graphical and/or numerical display means configured for displaying the determined total impact. • means for monitoring muscle activity signals of at least one of the masticatory muscles, • means for processing said signals in order to determine the duration and intensity of each bruxism episode and to count the number of bruxism episodes, • means for determining the total impact of bruxism for said period of time, by calculating the impact of each bruxism episode based on integrating the intensity vs. time for each bruxism episode and adding up each calculated impact of each bruxism episode, and • graphical and/or numerical display means configured for displaying the determined total impact.
An apparatus for making a flow determination with respect to a flow through a fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16), the fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16) comprising a wall having an inner surface surrounding a flow space through which the fluid flows and an outer surface, the apparatus comprising: • a first temperature sensor (10, 12, 110) arranged to be mounted on the outer surface of the fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16) and arranged to generate a first temperature signal indicative of a first temperature being the temperature of the outer surface; • a second temperature sensor (11, 13, 120) arranged to be positioned spaced apart from the first temperature sensor (10, 12, 110) and to generate a second temperature signal indicative of a second temperature being the ambient temperature outside of the fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16); and • a processor having inputs for the first and second temperature signals; in which the processor has an output for the flow determination and is arranged to make the flow determination by: • determining the first and second temperatures at a first time; • using the first and second temperatures at the first time, predicting a predicted first temperature, which predicted first temperature is representative of the first temperature at a second time later than the first time, under an assumption of a zero flow state, wherein the first temperature converges with the ambient temperature following an expected convergence curve; • determining the first temperature at the second time; • comparing the predicted first temperature with the determined first temperature at the second time; and • making the flow determination dependent upon the comparison. • a first temperature sensor (10, 12, 110) arranged to be mounted on the outer surface of the fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16) and arranged to generate a first temperature signal indicative of a first temperature being the temperature of the outer surface; • a second temperature sensor (11, 13, 120) arranged to be positioned spaced apart from the first temperature sensor (10, 12, 110) and to generate a second temperature signal indicative of a second temperature being the ambient temperature outside of the fluid conduit (4, 14, 15, 16); and • a processor having inputs for the first and second temperature signals; • determining the first and second temperatures at a first time; • using the first and second temperatures at the first time, predicting a predicted first temperature, which predicted first temperature is representative of the first temperature at a second time later than the first time, under an assumption of a zero flow state, wherein the first temperature converges with the ambient temperature following an expected convergence curve; • determining the first temperature at the second time; • comparing the predicted first temperature with the determined first temperature at the second time; and • making the flow determination dependent upon the comparison.