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A formulation comprising copper ions for use in enhancing embryo implantation in a subject, wherein the formulation is administered to the uterine cavity of the subject, wherein the copper ions are provided in solution or gel form, (i) wherein the subject is hoping to achieve pregnancy through natural conception, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to ovulation and within the same menstrual cycle, or (ii) wherein the subject is undergoing treatment by assisted reproductive technology involving the transfer of embryo, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to embryo transfer and within the same menstrual cycle, or (iii) wherein the subject is undergoing treatment by intra-uterine insemination, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to IUI and within the same menstrual cycle, wherein the formulation is administered to the uterus cavity of the subject in an amount effective to stimulate endometrial production of leukaemia inhibitory factor and/or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), wherein the formulation provides copper ions to the uterine fluid in an amount in the range of 0.025 μg to 12.5 μg per administration. (i) wherein the subject is hoping to achieve pregnancy through natural conception, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to ovulation and within the same menstrual cycle, or (ii) wherein the subject is undergoing treatment by assisted reproductive technology involving the transfer of embryo, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to embryo transfer and within the same menstrual cycle, or (iii) wherein the subject is undergoing treatment by intra-uterine insemination, and the formulation is administered to the subject prior to IUI and within the same menstrual cycle, wherein the formulation is administered to the uterus cavity of the subject in an amount effective to stimulate endometrial production of leukaemia inhibitory factor and/or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), wherein the formulation provides copper ions to the uterine fluid in an amount in the range of 0.025 μg to 12.5 μg per administration.
A drive device configured to drive a detachable unit detachably attached to an image forming apparatus, the drive device comprising: a drive coupling configured to contact and separate from a driven coupling of the detachable unit along with movement of attachment and detachment of the detachable unit with respect to the image forming apparatus; a rotary shaft; a relay member inserted into an opening of the drive coupling and secured on the rotary shaft, the relay member being configured to transmit rotation force of the rotary shaft to the drive coupling to cause the drive coupling to rotate together with the rotary shaft; a contact member disposed further away from the driven coupling than the relay member; and a compression spring wound around the rotary shaft, the compression spring having an axial end contacting the contact member and another axial end contacting the relay member, the compression spring being configured to bias the drive coupling toward an axial end of the drive coupling in response to movement of the drive coupling toward another axial end of the drive coupling, with respect to the relay member, the drive coupling including an outer circumferential restrictor, the outer circumferential restrictor facing an outer circumference of the compression spring to restrict radial movement of the compression spring, the relay member including an inner circumferential restrictor, the inner circumferential restrictor facing an inner circumference of the compression spring to restrict radial movement of the compression spring. a drive coupling configured to contact and separate from a driven coupling of the detachable unit along with movement of attachment and detachment of the detachable unit with respect to the image forming apparatus; a rotary shaft; a relay member inserted into an opening of the drive coupling and secured on the rotary shaft, the relay member being configured to transmit rotation force of the rotary shaft to the drive coupling to cause the drive coupling to rotate together with the rotary shaft; a contact member disposed further away from the driven coupling than the relay member; and a compression spring wound around the rotary shaft, the compression spring having an axial end contacting the contact member and another axial end contacting the relay member, the compression spring being configured to bias the drive coupling toward an axial end of the drive coupling in response to movement of the drive coupling toward another axial end of the drive coupling, with respect to the relay member, the drive coupling including an outer circumferential restrictor, the outer circumferential restrictor facing an outer circumference of the compression spring to restrict radial movement of the compression spring, the relay member including an inner circumferential restrictor, the inner circumferential restrictor facing an inner circumference of the compression spring to restrict radial movement of the compression spring.
A regenerative optical amplifier comprising at least an optical cavity defined by two end mirrors (7, 8), and an electro-optical unit arranged to change a polarization state of an incident beam comprising optical pulses upon application of an electric signal, wherein the said electro-optical unit is located essentially in the middle of the optical cavity, between a first and a second polarizer, wherein the regenerative optical amplifier further comprises a polarization rotator and a third polarizer, arranged at an input section of the regenerative optical amplifier, and the length of a first and a second optical path, extending from the electro-optical unit towards the end mirrors is long enough, so that the electro-optical unit is able to fully transition from one state to another while an optical pulse is propagating in either of the first and the second optical paths, wherein the regenerative optical amplifier has two outputs and the electro-optical unit sorts the amplified pulses and selectively directs them to the main output (RA Out) or the second output; wherein such selective operation is achieved by changing the electro-optical unit state while an amplified pulse propagates in respective optical paths: - if the amplified pulse propagates in the first optical path, it is directed through the first polarizer to the main output (RA Out); - if the amplified pulse propagates in the second optical path, it is directed towards the polarization rotator and out-coupled by the third polarizer, so that the polarization rotator and the third polarizer, arranged at the input section of the regenerative optical amplifier, form the second output. - if the amplified pulse propagates in the first optical path, it is directed through the first polarizer to the main output (RA Out); - if the amplified pulse propagates in the second optical path, it is directed towards the polarization rotator and out-coupled by the third polarizer, so that the polarization rotator and the third polarizer, arranged at the input section of the regenerative optical amplifier, form the second output.
A method of configuring communication of data points from producers of data points of an industrial automation control system, power distribution system, power generation system, and/or power transmission system to at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90) of data points, the method comprising: receiving, by a configuration device, information on required data points, the required data points being a subset of all available data points and being the set of data points required by the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90) of data points; automatically determining, by the configuration device, a communication configuration of data points for transmission of the required data points from the producers to the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90), comprising determining a transmission path for each of the required data points, based on protocols supported by the producers, the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90), and nodes traversed on the transmission path from a producer to the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90); and automatically generating and outputting, by the configuration device, configuration data for the producer of a required data point. receiving, by a configuration device, information on required data points, the required data points being a subset of all available data points and being the set of data points required by the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90) of data points; automatically determining, by the configuration device, a communication configuration of data points for transmission of the required data points from the producers to the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90), comprising determining a transmission path for each of the required data points, based on protocols supported by the producers, the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90), and nodes traversed on the transmission path from a producer to the at least one consumer (51, 52; 83, 84, 90); and automatically generating and outputting, by the configuration device, configuration data for the producer of a required data point.
A method of manufacturing a composite laminate structure of a wind turbine blade part by means of resin transfer moulding, preferably vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding, where fibre-reinforcement material is impregnated with liquid resin in a mould cavity, wherein the mould cavity comprises rigid mould part having a mould surface defining a surface of the wind turbine blade part, the method comprising the following steps: a. Alternately stacking on the rigid mould part: i. a number of fibre-reinforcement layers (42, 46) comprising electrically conductive fibres, such as carbon fibres, and ii. a flow strip layer (62, 64) in form of a layer of flow strips (62a, 62b, 62c, 64a, 64b, 64c), each having a strip width, and which are arranged so as to form spacings having a spacing width between two juxtaposed strips, b. sealing a second mould part against the rigid mould part in order to form the mould cavity, c. optionally evacuating the mould cavity, d. supplying a resin to the mould cavity, and e. curing or hardening the resin in order to form the composite laminate structure; wherein the fibre-reinforcement layers (42, 46) and the layer (62, 64) of flow strips (62a, 62b, 62c, 64a, 64b, 64c) are arranged such that at least a number of electrically conductive fibres on a first fibre-reinforcement layer (42, 46) on a first side of a flow strip layer (62, 64) is able to contact a number of electrically conductive fibres on a second fibre-reinforcement layer (42, 46) on a second side of a flow strip layer (62, 64) through the spacing, characterized in that the strip width is larger than the spacing width. a. Alternately stacking on the rigid mould part: i. a number of fibre-reinforcement layers (42, 46) comprising electrically conductive fibres, such as carbon fibres, and ii. a flow strip layer (62, 64) in form of a layer of flow strips (62a, 62b, 62c, 64a, 64b, 64c), each having a strip width, and which are arranged so as to form spacings having a spacing width between two juxtaposed strips, i. a number of fibre-reinforcement layers (42, 46) comprising electrically conductive fibres, such as carbon fibres, and ii. a flow strip layer (62, 64) in form of a layer of flow strips (62a, 62b, 62c, 64a, 64b, 64c), each having a strip width, and which are arranged so as to form spacings having a spacing width between two juxtaposed strips, b. sealing a second mould part against the rigid mould part in order to form the mould cavity, c. optionally evacuating the mould cavity, d. supplying a resin to the mould cavity, and e. curing or hardening the resin in order to form the composite laminate structure;
A beamformer comprising: a weight calculator configured to determine M sets of weights based on an estimated channel between M antennas at a transmitter and an antenna at a receiver, wherein each of the M sets of weights corresponds to a different one of the M antennas at the transmitter and is used to weight F source symbols for transmission from the different one of the M antennas at the transmitter to which the set of weights corresponds; and a normalizer configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a power constraint determined based on a code rate used to encode information mapped to the F source symbols; wherein the normalizer is configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a per-symbol, per-antenna (PSPA) power constraint if the code rate is below a threshold value, and the normalizer is configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a per-tone, per-antenna (PTPA) power constraint if the code rate is above the threshold value. a weight calculator configured to determine M sets of weights based on an estimated channel between M antennas at a transmitter and an antenna at a receiver, wherein each of the M sets of weights corresponds to a different one of the M antennas at the transmitter and is used to weight F source symbols for transmission from the different one of the M antennas at the transmitter to which the set of weights corresponds; and a normalizer configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a power constraint determined based on a code rate used to encode information mapped to the F source symbols; wherein the normalizer is configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a per-symbol, per-antenna (PSPA) power constraint if the code rate is below a threshold value, and the normalizer is configured to normalize the M sets of weights under a per-tone, per-antenna (PTPA) power constraint if the code rate is above the threshold value.
A device for securing the louvres of a vertical blind, comprising a base plate that is adapted for fixing to a surface adjacent the blind and an integral retaining member which is adjustable to releasably secure a variable number of louvres against the base plate, the device further comprising a spacer on the back face of the base plate such that the device is capable of securing the pull-cord and/or tilt control chain between the base plate and the vertical surface adjacent the blind characterised in that the integral retaining member is a flexible retaining member, the proximal end of which is fixed towards one end of the base plate, and the other end of the base plate is adapted to engage releasably a distal part of the flexible retaining member such that the louvres are releasably secured against the base plate by the flexible retaining member.
A system for the production of sulfur dioxide gas comprising: a submerged combustion reactor for the combustion of molten sulfur to sulfur dioxide comprising an inlet for a supply of molten sulfur, an inlet for a supply of oxygen at ≥ 90% purity by volume, an inlet for condenser sulfur, and an outlet; a vapour phase combustion chamber for the combustion of sulfur vapour to sulfur dioxide comprising an inlet connected to the outlet of the submerged combustion reactor, an inlet for a supply of oxygen at ≥ 90% purity by volume, and an outlet; an apparatus for cooling a gas and for condensing sulfur vapor into liquid sulfur comprising an inlet connected to the outlet of the vapour phase combustion chamber, an outlet for liquid sulfur connected to the condensed sulfur inlet of the submerged combustion reactor, and an outlet for a gas mixture comprising sulfur dioxide and residual sulfur vapour. a submerged combustion reactor for the combustion of molten sulfur to sulfur dioxide comprising an inlet for a supply of molten sulfur, an inlet for a supply of oxygen at ≥ 90% purity by volume, an inlet for condenser sulfur, and an outlet; a vapour phase combustion chamber for the combustion of sulfur vapour to sulfur dioxide comprising an inlet connected to the outlet of the submerged combustion reactor, an inlet for a supply of oxygen at ≥ 90% purity by volume, and an outlet; an apparatus for cooling a gas and for condensing sulfur vapor into liquid sulfur comprising an inlet connected to the outlet of the vapour phase combustion chamber, an outlet for liquid sulfur connected to the condensed sulfur inlet of the submerged combustion reactor, and an outlet for a gas mixture comprising sulfur dioxide and residual sulfur vapour.
A cable, comprising: a conductive core; and one or more layers surrounding said conductive core, wherein said conductive core comprises an elongated polymeric inner member concentrically surrounded by a conductive layer, wherein said polymeric inner member is formed from a filled-polymeric-composite material that comprises a polymeric continuous phase having dispersed therein a filler material. a conductive core; and one or more layers surrounding said conductive core,
Method for controlling the extrusion of a semifinished product in a tyre building process, said method comprising: ➢ providing a semifinished product at the exit of an extrusion assembly, said semifinished product comprising at least: a first component made of at least one first material; a second component made of at least one second material, different from said first material; said semifinished product having accumulated heat during an extrusion carried out in said extrusion assembly; ➢ making a first verification for verifying at least one of: presence of said second component; arrangement of said second component relative to said first component, wherein said first verification comprises: detecting first electromagnetic radiations representative of a heat emission from said semifinished product while said semifinished product is releasing said accumulated heat; based on said first radiations detected, determining first detection parameters representative of at least one of the presence of said second component and the arrangement of said second component relative to said first component. ➢ providing a semifinished product at the exit of an extrusion assembly, said semifinished product comprising at least: a first component made of at least one first material; a second component made of at least one second material, different from said first material; said semifinished product having accumulated heat during an extrusion carried out in said extrusion assembly; a first component made of at least one first material; a second component made of at least one second material, different from said first material; ➢ making a first verification for verifying at least one of: presence of said second component; arrangement of said second component relative to said first component, wherein said first verification comprises: detecting first electromagnetic radiations representative of a heat emission from said semifinished product while said semifinished product is releasing said accumulated heat; based on said first radiations detected, determining first detection parameters representative of at least one of the presence of said second component and the arrangement of said second component relative to said first component. presence of said second component; arrangement of said second component relative to said first component, detecting first electromagnetic radiations representative of a heat emission from said semifinished product while said semifinished product is releasing said accumulated heat; based on said first radiations detected, determining first detection parameters representative of at least one of the presence of said second component and the arrangement of said second component relative to said first component.
Dust container for a vacuum cleaner, the dust container comprising a dust bag, made of an air permeable material, and a connector plate, surrounding an opening in the dust bag, whereby the connector plate can correctly position the opening within a vacuum cleaner by the connector plate being inserted in a holder of the vacuum cleaner, characterized by the connector plate extending in a main plane, comprising an injection molded plastic material and having a living hinge allowing a part of the connector plate to be flexed out of the main plane, wherein the living hinge comprises a reinforcement flange stiffening the living hinge until the reinforcement flange is broken.
A method operated on an access terminal (902, 1102) for assisted initial network acquisition of a first wireless network, comprising: broadcasting (1112, 1304) a request for a first wireless network information over a second wireless network; receiving (1114, 1116, 1306) the first wireless network information from an assisting access terminal (904, 1104) over the second wireless network, wherein said assisting access terminal is already part of the first network associated with the first wireless network information and the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network; receiving (1114, 1116, 1310) clock timing information as to the drift of a clock and/or a common oscillator of the assisting access terminal from the assisting access terminal via the second wireless network, using said clock timing information to align a clock of the access terminal with the clock of the assisting access terminal and to adjust the received first wireless network information based on the received clock timing information by compensating for drift of the common oscillator of the assisting access terminal; detecting (1120, 1318) the first wireless network based on the received first wireless network information; and acquiring (1122, 1320) communication service over the first wireless network through the access terminal. broadcasting (1112, 1304) a request for a first wireless network information over a second wireless network; receiving (1114, 1116, 1306) the first wireless network information from an assisting access terminal (904, 1104) over the second wireless network, wherein said assisting access terminal is already part of the first network associated with the first wireless network information and the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network; receiving (1114, 1116, 1310) clock timing information as to the drift of a clock and/or a common oscillator of the assisting access terminal from the assisting access terminal via the second wireless network, using said clock timing information to align a clock of the access terminal with the clock of the assisting access terminal and to adjust the received first wireless network information based on the received clock timing information by compensating for drift of the common oscillator of the assisting access terminal; detecting (1120, 1318) the first wireless network based on the received first wireless network information; and acquiring (1122, 1320) communication service over the first wireless network through the access terminal.
Method for overmoulding a polyamide component by means of a polyolefin matrix, the polyamide component having a melting point M p and the polyolefin matrix consisting of a mixture of at least one non-reactive aliphatic polyolefin and at least one polyolefin comprising a reactive function chosen from the anhydride family, comprising a step of overmoulding the polyamide component by means of the polyolefin matrix, said matrix being injected in the molten state onto the polyamide component, characterized in that the polyolefin comprising said reactive function represents between 5% and 20% by weight of the abovementioned matrix and in that, prior to the step of overmoulding said component by means of the matrix, at least the surface of said component is heated to a temperature in a range between (M p - 55)°C (degrees Celsius) and (M p - 20)°C.