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An apparatus for coupling to a plurality of electrodes implantable at a plurality of tissue sites of a heart chamber of a subject, the apparatus comprising: a stimulus circuit configured to provide an electrical cardiac pacing stimulation to the plurality of electrodes; a switching circuit configured to select electrodes of the plurality of electrodes for electrical coupling to the stimulus circuit ; a control circuit including a heart rate sub-circuit configured to determine heart rate; and a pacing site activation sub-circuit configured to selectively change which electrodes of the plurality of electrodes are used to provide the electrical cardiac pacing stimulation therapy according to the determined heart rate, wherein the pacing site activation sub-circuit is configured to remove an electrode from a set of electrodes used to deliver the pacing stimulation therapy when the determined heart rate increases to a first specified heart rate threshold, and to restore the electrode in the set of electrodes used to deliver the pacing stimulation therapy when the determined heart rate decreases to the first heart rate threshold or to a second specified heart rate threshold lower than the first heart rate threshold. a stimulus circuit configured to provide an electrical cardiac pacing stimulation to the plurality of electrodes; a switching circuit configured to select electrodes of the plurality of electrodes for electrical coupling to the stimulus circuit ; a control circuit including a heart rate sub-circuit configured to determine heart rate; and a pacing site activation sub-circuit configured to selectively change which electrodes of the plurality of electrodes are used to provide the electrical cardiac pacing stimulation therapy according to the determined heart rate, wherein the pacing site activation sub-circuit is configured to remove an electrode from a set of electrodes used to deliver the pacing stimulation therapy when the determined heart rate increases to a first specified heart rate threshold, and to restore the electrode in the set of electrodes used to deliver the pacing stimulation therapy when the determined heart rate decreases to the first heart rate threshold or to a second specified heart rate threshold lower than the first heart rate threshold.
A method of providing interconnection in a superconducting computing system, the method comprising: coupling a superconducting cable to a first set of superconducting logic based devices and a second set of superconducting logic based devices; cooling the first set, the second set, or the first set and the second set of superconducting logic based devices to or below a first operating temperature; and cooling the superconducting cable to a second operating temperature lower than the first operating temperature. coupling a superconducting cable to a first set of superconducting logic based devices and a second set of superconducting logic based devices; cooling the first set, the second set, or the first set and the second set of superconducting logic based devices to or below a first operating temperature; and cooling the superconducting cable to a second operating temperature lower than the first operating temperature.
A washing machine comprising: a rotatable washing tub configured to accommodate laundry; a pulsator rotatably disposed in the washing tub; a drive shaft configured to rotate the pulsator; a dehydration shaft connected to the washing tub , having a first hollow through which the drive shaft passes; a solenoid configured to form a magnetic field when a current is applied; a fixing core configured to surround the solenoid ; and a clutch configured to function as a shaft-joint or a shaft-joint release between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft , wherein the clutch comprises: an armature configured to be lifted by a magnetic force of the solenoid ; and a clutch coupler configured to be elevated along the dehydration shaft , to function as the shaft-joint between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a first position and as the shaft-joint release between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a second position lifted from the first position, wherein the armature comprises: a core base disposed below the fixing core and extends outward from the clutch coupler ; and a core outer portion extending upward from an outer circumference of the core base . a rotatable washing tub configured to accommodate laundry; a pulsator rotatably disposed in the washing tub; a drive shaft configured to rotate the pulsator; a dehydration shaft connected to the washing tub , having a first hollow through which the drive shaft passes; a solenoid configured to form a magnetic field when a current is applied; a fixing core configured to surround the solenoid ; and a clutch configured to function as a shaft-joint or a shaft-joint release between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft , wherein the clutch comprises: an armature configured to be lifted by a magnetic force of the solenoid ; and a clutch coupler configured to be elevated along the dehydration shaft , to function as the shaft-joint between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a first position and as the shaft-joint release between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a second position lifted from the first position, an armature configured to be lifted by a magnetic force of the solenoid ; and a clutch coupler configured to be elevated along the dehydration shaft , to function as the shaft-joint between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a first position and as the shaft-joint release between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a second position lifted from the first position, wherein the armature comprises: a core base disposed below the fixing core and extends outward from the clutch coupler ; and a core outer portion extending upward from an outer circumference of the core base . a core base disposed below the fixing core and extends outward from the clutch coupler ; and a core outer portion extending upward from an outer circumference of the core base .
Household appliance with a control arrangement with a transmit element for generating transmit radiation (L), a receive element for detecting receive radiation (L') and with a single radiation conduction element , which is arranged movably so that as a function of a position of a control element of the household appliance, a transmission of the transmit radiation (L) from the transmit element in the direction of the receive element as receive radiation (L') is changed, wherein the transmit element and the receive element are arranged on the same side of the radiation conduction element , the control arrangement also has an evaluation facility , which is coupled to the receive element and is designed to generate a control signal for the household appliance as a function of the detected receive radiation (L'), and wherein the household appliance is designed so that as a function of the control signal (CT) an operating mode of the household appliance is set, characterised in that a number of pairs of transmit and receive elements are assigned to the control element , the radiation conduction element travels across the pairs of transmit and receive elements upon actuation of the control element , so that it is identified across which of the number of pairs of transmit and receive elements the radiation conduction element is present.
A building material comprising: - from 10% to 60% (w/w) of a hydraulic binder and/or an air binder; - from 17% to 50% (w/w) of a plant aggregate selected from cotton, hemp fiber, hemp chaff, flax shives, wood chips, cork balls, miscanthus, sisal and/or coconut; - from 0.05% to 5% (w/w) of a water-retaining agent; and - from 10% to 50% (w/w) of water. - from 10% to 60% (w/w) of a hydraulic binder and/or an air binder; - from 17% to 50% (w/w) of a plant aggregate selected from cotton, hemp fiber, hemp chaff, flax shives, wood chips, cork balls, miscanthus, sisal and/or coconut; - from 0.05% to 5% (w/w) of a water-retaining agent; and - from 10% to 50% (w/w) of water.
A method of decoding video data comprising a multi-layer bitstream, the method comprising: decoding, from a video parameter set, VPS, data indicating an offset delay for decoding a current layer of the video data, relative to a reference layer; determining a location of a collocated reference sample associated with a reference picture included in the reference layer of the video data, based on a location of a sample of a current block in the current layer of the video data, and one or more scaled offset values, wherein the one or more scaled offset values indicate a difference in scale between the reference layer and the current layer; applying a clipping function to adjust the location of the collocated reference sample such that the location of the adjusted reference sample is clipped to a boundary of the reference picture, when the collocated reference sample is located outside the reference picture boundary; after adjusting the location of the collocated reference sample, determining a location of a collocated reference block of the video data in the reference layer which includes the adjusted reference sample; and decoding the current block of the video data in the current layer relative to the collocated reference block, wherein the current layer is decoded with the offset delay relative to the reference layer. decoding, from a video parameter set, VPS, data indicating an offset delay for decoding a current layer of the video data, relative to a reference layer; determining a location of a collocated reference sample associated with a reference picture included in the reference layer of the video data, based on a location of a sample of a current block in the current layer of the video data, and one or more scaled offset values, wherein the one or more scaled offset values indicate a difference in scale between the reference layer and the current layer; applying a clipping function to adjust the location of the collocated reference sample such that the location of the adjusted reference sample is clipped to a boundary of the reference picture, when the collocated reference sample is located outside the reference picture boundary; after adjusting the location of the collocated reference sample, determining a location of a collocated reference block of the video data in the reference layer which includes the adjusted reference sample; and decoding the current block of the video data in the current layer relative to the collocated reference block, wherein the current layer is decoded with the offset delay relative to the reference layer.
A piezoceramic hydrophone comprising at least the following elements: - a first hemispherical shell and a second hemispherical shell which are assembled to form a hollow sphere ; wherein the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell comprise a radially polarized, piezoelectric material and the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell have an outer layer , and the outer layer comprises silver and/or silicon compounds; - an electrical contact of the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell ; and - a polymer jacket around the hollow sphere ; characterized in that the outer layer is joined to the polymer jacket by a bonding agent and wherein the bonding agent comprises a compound of the formula (M 1 ) 2 [(M 2 )F 6 ], where M 1 = H, NH 4 , Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and M 2 = Ti, Zr. - a first hemispherical shell and a second hemispherical shell which are assembled to form a hollow sphere ; wherein the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell comprise a radially polarized, piezoelectric material and the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell have an outer layer , and the outer layer comprises silver and/or silicon compounds; - an electrical contact of the first hemispherical shell and the second hemispherical shell ; and - a polymer jacket around the hollow sphere ;
A method in an Evolved Packet System, EPS, communications network of facilitating re-establishing of a failed communications session undertaken via a plurality of EPS nodes, being characterized in comprising: acquiring (S101) EPS bearer context data of each of the plurality of EPS nodes involved in the communication session; combining (S102) the acquired EPS bearer context data of each of the plurality of EPS nodes into EPS bearer context data common to the plurality of EPS nodes; associating (S103) the common EPS bearer context data with a communication session identifier and an identifier of each of the plurality of EPS nodes involved in the communication session; and storing (S104) the common EPS bearer context data and the identifiers for re-establishment of the communications session from the common EPS bearer context data in case of failure. acquiring (S101) EPS bearer context data of each of the plurality of EPS nodes involved in the communication session; combining (S102) the acquired EPS bearer context data of each of the plurality of EPS nodes into EPS bearer context data common to the plurality of EPS nodes; associating (S103) the common EPS bearer context data with a communication session identifier and an identifier of each of the plurality of EPS nodes involved in the communication session; and storing (S104) the common EPS bearer context data and the identifiers for re-establishment of the communications session from the common EPS bearer context data in case of failure.
A method for controlling a turbomachine (T) equipped with a gas generator comprising, respectively, low-pressure and high-pressure , rotation shafts, the turbomachine including at least one electric machine (ME1, ME2) forming a device for injecting/taking-off power onto/from one of said rotation shafts, said method including steps included in a control loop and comprising: - the determining (E10, F10), for at least one shaft and as a function of a rating setpoint (N2_REQ) associated with said at least one shaft, of a variation dU of a mechanical power command, - the determining (E20, F20), for the set of electric machines and as a function of an injection/take-off setpoint (Pelec_REQ) associated with said set of electric machines, of a variation dPelec of a power injection/take-off command, - the determining (E30, F30) of a multivariable command (C_MULTI) including a fuel flow rate component (Wf_MULTI) as well as a power injection/take-off component (U1, U2) for each electric machine, said multivariable command being determined such as to: • optimize a constraint of tracking of said variations dU and dPelec, • observe operating limits of the turbomachine. - the determining (E10, F10), for at least one shaft and as a function of a rating setpoint (N2_REQ) associated with said at least one shaft, of a variation dU of a mechanical power command, - the determining (E20, F20), for the set of electric machines and as a function of an injection/take-off setpoint (Pelec_REQ) associated with said set of electric machines, of a variation dPelec of a power injection/take-off command, - the determining (E30, F30) of a multivariable command (C_MULTI) including a fuel flow rate component (Wf_MULTI) as well as a power injection/take-off component (U1, U2) for each electric machine, said multivariable command being determined such as to: • optimize a constraint of tracking of said variations dU and dPelec, • observe operating limits of the turbomachine. • optimize a constraint of tracking of said variations dU and dPelec, • observe operating limits of the turbomachine.
Valve function group for a liquid-conducting system comprising a domestic appliance and a liquid tank for selective flow-conducting connection of the liquid tank to or flow-conducting separation of the liquid tank from the domestic appliance , comprising a coupling socket for the flow-conducting connection of the valve function group to the liquid tank , and a coupling connecting piece inserted in an insertion position into a connecting-piece holder of the coupling socket in a flow-conducting manner for the flow-conducting connection of the valve function group to the domestic appliance , the coupling socket having a bush seal which is transferable back and forth between a closed position blocking a flow path connecting the liquid tank to the connecting-piece holder in a flow-conducting manner and an open position opening the flow path , and the flow path is blockable in its closed position and openable in its open position only by means of an elastic deformation of the bush seal , characterised in that the bush seal is designed such that the bush seal is transferable in the insertion position from its closing position into its open position and/or from its open position into its closed position by means of a vacuum applied to the bush seal , preferably only by means of a vacuum.
A solar thermal power plant for transferring solar energy into electricity, comprising: - a back-up boiler system, - a heat transfer fluid circuit comprising a heat transfer fluid, said fluid being a molten salts mixture, said heat transfer fluid circuit being in thermal contact with a solar collection system for heating the molten salts mixture; and - a boiler feed water circuit comprising boiler feed water, said boiler feed water circuit being in thermal contact with the heat transfer fluid circuit to produce steam in the boiler feed water circuit, - and a steam turbine operatively coupled to the boiler feed water circuit for generating the electricity by means of supplied steam; wherein said back-up boiler system comprises a combustion chamber and a convection section in fluid connection with said combustion chamber , wherein in the convection section at least a first heat exchanger is provided that is operatively coupled to the heat transfer fluid circuit comprising a molten salts mixture of the solar thermal power plant, and a second heat exchanger that is operatively coupled to the feed water circuit comprising boiler feed water of the solar thermal power plant, wherein the back-up boiler system further comprises a selection means that is configured to selectively direct flue gas coming from the combustion chamber along the first heat exchanger , or along the second heat exchanger or along both heat exchangers , for only providing heat to the first heat exchanger for heating the molten salt mixture, or only providing heat to the second heat exchanger for pre-heating the boiler feed water or providing heat to both heat exchangers , preferably dependent on availability of solar radiation and/or dependent on demand of power generation. - a back-up boiler system, - a heat transfer fluid circuit comprising a heat transfer fluid, said fluid being a molten salts mixture, said heat transfer fluid circuit being in thermal contact with a solar collection system for heating the molten salts mixture; and - a boiler feed water circuit comprising boiler feed water, said boiler feed water circuit being in thermal contact with the heat transfer fluid circuit to produce steam in the boiler feed water circuit, - and a steam turbine operatively coupled to the boiler feed water circuit for generating the electricity by means of supplied steam;
. An eddy current flaw detection device comprising: an exciter configured to induce eddy current in a tested object , a detector to detect a change in a reactive magnetic field generated by the eddy current in the tested object, the detector being separated from the exciter and located on the same side of the tested object, a backside body made of ferromagnetic material disposed opposite side of the exciter and the detector sandwiching the tested object therebetween. an exciter configured to induce eddy current in a tested object , a detector to detect a change in a reactive magnetic field generated by the eddy current in the tested object, the detector being separated from the exciter and located on the same side of the tested object, a backside body made of ferromagnetic material disposed opposite side of the exciter and the detector sandwiching the tested object therebetween.
An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, including a first part for coupling to an edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel and a second part for coupling to an opposed edge portion of a second, neighbouring, concrete flooring panel, wherein the system includes a retaining clip for retaining the second part to the first part, characterised in that the retaining clip is frangible to allow separation of the first and second parts after setting of the first and second concrete flooring panels; in that the retaining clip engages with a first rail extending along the length of the first part and a second rail extending along the length of the second part ; and in that the retaining clip , when in place retaining the second part to the first part , forms an aperture on each side of the system for accommodating a bridging pin . characterised in that the retaining clip is frangible to allow separation of the first and second parts after setting of the first and second concrete flooring panels; in that the retaining clip engages with a first rail extending along the length of the first part and a second rail extending along the length of the second part ; and in that the retaining clip , when in place retaining the second part to the first part , forms an aperture on each side of the system for accommodating a bridging pin .
A forming device that forms a metal pipe by heating and expanding a metal pipe material , the device comprising: a pair of dies between which the metal pipe material is expanded; electrodes that oppose each other and that sandwich both end parts of the metal pipe material therebetween to heat the metal pipe material ; a busbar which is a conductor that is connected only to one of the opposing electrodes to supply electric power from a power supply; and a driving mechanism that moves at least one of the pair of dies , wherein the busbar which is a conductor is connected only to one of the electrodes on a side of one of the pair of dies of which an amount of movement by the driving mechanism is smaller than the other. a pair of dies between which the metal pipe material is expanded; electrodes that oppose each other and that sandwich both end parts of the metal pipe material therebetween to heat the metal pipe material ; a busbar which is a conductor that is connected only to one of the opposing electrodes to supply electric power from a power supply; and a driving mechanism that moves at least one of the pair of dies , wherein the busbar which is a conductor is connected only to one of the electrodes on a side of one of the pair of dies of which an amount of movement by the driving mechanism is smaller than the other.
Use of a composition comprising an aqueous solvent and a polymer having at least a structural unit (A) represented by the following formula and further containing a hydrophobic group as a protein adsorption preventing agent: wherein R 1 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group and n represents an integer of 1 to 10.