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A device for inserting a mechanical, surgically implantable prosthetic heart valve into an annulus of a heart of a patient, which device comprises: a main body proportioned for releasable engagement with the valve, said main body having means for connection to a handle for moving and positioning the main body and the valve engaged therewith; and said main body also having two sloping guide members extending longitudinally from said main body in a distal direction generally opposite that in which said handle extends, which guide members have tips which are diametrically spaced apart a distance less than a diameter of an outer edge of a distal rim of the valve that would be releasably carried thereon, with outward-facing surfaces of said guide members sloping from said tips outward to about the diameter of the outer edge of the distal rim, whereby passage of the outer edge of distal rim into an annulus, from which the patient's defective valve leaflets have been excised, is facilitated, wherein said main body has a longitudinal axis that substantially coincides with a longitudinal axis of the valve and wherein said outward-facing surfaces are smoothly curved in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said guide member outward-facing surfaces are also curved in a plane parallel to said longitudinal axis, and are sections of a surface of revolution, such as a sphere, an ovoid, or an ellipsoid. a main body proportioned for releasable engagement with the valve, said main body having means for connection to a handle for moving and positioning the main body and the valve engaged therewith; and said main body also having two sloping guide members extending longitudinally from said main body in a distal direction generally opposite that in which said handle extends, which guide members have tips which are diametrically spaced apart a distance less than a diameter of an outer edge of a distal rim of the valve that would be releasably carried thereon, with outward-facing surfaces of said guide members sloping from said tips outward to about the diameter of the outer edge of the distal rim, whereby passage of the outer edge of distal rim into an annulus, from which the patient's defective valve leaflets have been excised, is facilitated, wherein said main body has a longitudinal axis that substantially coincides with a longitudinal axis of the valve and wherein said outward-facing surfaces are smoothly curved in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said guide member outward-facing surfaces are also curved in a plane parallel to said longitudinal axis, and are sections of a surface of revolution, such as a sphere, an ovoid, or an ellipsoid.
A method for managing network congestion, comprising: a) receiving, at a receiver , a packet in an interval comprising a timestamp provided by a first clock of a sender ; b) deriving, by the receiver , a latency value associated with the packet based at least in part on the timestamp provided by the first clock and a receipt time provided by a second clock of the receiver ; c) determining a latency change of a latency value by comparing the latency value associated with the packet with a previous latency value associated with one or more previous packets received within the interval, wherein a positive or negative value of the change indicates a rising or receding queue of a plurality of packets in the interval; and characterized in that d) upon determining the latency change satisfies a latency difference threshold or a sum of bytes received in the interval exceeds an interval length threshold, transmitting a congestion notification message to the sender, the congestion notification message comprising at least one bit indicating whether the congestion notification message is a time-triggered packet type or a packet-triggered notification packet type. a) receiving, at a receiver , a packet in an interval comprising a timestamp provided by a first clock of a sender ; b) deriving, by the receiver , a latency value associated with the packet based at least in part on the timestamp provided by the first clock and a receipt time provided by a second clock of the receiver ; c) determining a latency change of a latency value by comparing the latency value associated with the packet with a previous latency value associated with one or more previous packets received within the interval, wherein a positive or negative value of the change indicates a rising or receding queue of a plurality of packets in the interval; and characterized in that d) upon determining the latency change satisfies a latency difference threshold or a sum of bytes received in the interval exceeds an interval length threshold, transmitting a congestion notification message to the sender, the congestion notification message comprising at least one bit indicating whether the congestion notification message is a time-triggered packet type or a packet-triggered notification packet type.
A method for de-prioritization by radio resource control, RRC, connection reject at a user equipment comprising the steps of: storing a de-prioritization request; removing or suspending the de-prioritization request at the user equipment upon selection of a public land mobile network at the user equipment; and wherein the method further comprises, prior to the the step of removing or suspending, the step of determining that the selection of the public land mobile network is performed on the request of a non-access stratum, NAS. storing a de-prioritization request; removing or suspending the de-prioritization request at the user equipment upon selection of a public land mobile network at the user equipment; and wherein the method further comprises, prior to the the step of removing or suspending, the step of determining that the selection of the public land mobile network is performed on the request of a non-access stratum, NAS.
A simulation device comprising: • a platform which is intended to be positioned in a horizontal plane , • a rotary base which is secured to the platform with the ability to rotate with respect to the platform about a first rotation axis which extends in a vertical direction when the platform is positioned in the horizontal plane, • a movable structure which is supported by the rotary base , the movable structure comprising: • a first ring which is secured to the rotary base with the ability to rotate with respect to the rotary base about a second rotation axis which is perpendicular to the first rotation axis , • a second ring which is internal with respect to the first ring and which is secured thereto with the ability to rotate with respect to the first ring about a third rotation axis which is perpendicular to the second rotation axis , and • a support element which is internal with respect to the second ring and which is secured thereto, characterized in that said support element has the ability to rotate with respect to the second ring about a fourth rotation axis which is perpendicular to the third rotation axis , the support element comprising a seat for receiving a user of the simulation device (100; 101), • a control unit which is operatively connected to the rotary base , first ring , second ring and support element and which is configured to rotate those elements about the respective rotation axes so as to move the user who is received in the seat towards a desired position on the basis of a control signal which represents the desired position. • a platform which is intended to be positioned in a horizontal plane , • a rotary base which is secured to the platform with the ability to rotate with respect to the platform about a first rotation axis which extends in a vertical direction when the platform is positioned in the horizontal plane, • a movable structure which is supported by the rotary base , the movable structure comprising: • a first ring which is secured to the rotary base with the ability to rotate with respect to the rotary base about a second rotation axis which is perpendicular to the first rotation axis , • a second ring which is internal with respect to the first ring and which is secured thereto with the ability to rotate with respect to the first ring about a third rotation axis which is perpendicular to the second rotation axis , and • a support element which is internal with respect to the second ring and which is secured thereto, characterized in that said support element has the ability to rotate with respect to the second ring about a fourth rotation axis which is perpendicular to the third rotation axis , the support element comprising a seat for receiving a user of the simulation device (100; 101), • a control unit which is operatively connected to the rotary base , first ring , second ring and support element and which is configured to rotate those elements about the respective rotation axes so as to move the user who is received in the seat towards a desired position on the basis of a control signal which represents the desired position.
A method of manufacturing a cobalt metal foam catalyst including a metal foam coated with cobalt catalyst powder, comprising the steps of: surface-pretreating a metal foam by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using trimethylaluminum ((CH 3 ) 3 Al) and water to form an Al 2 O 3 thin film; preparing a cobalt catalyst slurry composed of a mixture of alumina sol, a cobalt catalyst and isopropyl alcohol; surface-coating the surface-pretreated metal foam with the cobalt catalyst slurry by dip coating; and drying and calcinating the surface-pretreated metal foam coated with the cobalt catalyst slurry. surface-pretreating a metal foam by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using trimethylaluminum ((CH 3 ) 3 Al) and water to form an Al 2 O 3 thin film; preparing a cobalt catalyst slurry composed of a mixture of alumina sol, a cobalt catalyst and isopropyl alcohol; surface-coating the surface-pretreated metal foam with the cobalt catalyst slurry by dip coating; and drying and calcinating the surface-pretreated metal foam coated with the cobalt catalyst slurry.
Solid-state plasma polymer body, especially plasma polymer layer, wherein the lower limit of the modulus of elasticity of the coating is determined by the following function : E = 25 − 31.5 * x + 13.5 * x 2 − 1.85 * x 3 with x = C/O ratio determined by means of XPS E = modulus of elasticity [GPa] when E ≥ 1.25 GPa and x ≥ 0.5 and ≤ 2.0, where the following applies to the maximum of the Si 2p peak on the surface of the layer, measured by means of XPS: when modulus of elasticity < 10 GPa: 102.5 - 102.8 eV when modulus of elasticity 10-20 GPa: 102.7 - 103.1 eV and preferably when modulus of elasticity > 20 GPa: > 103.0 eV. x = C/O ratio determined by means of XPS E = modulus of elasticity [GPa] when E ≥ 1.25 GPa and x ≥ 0.5 and ≤ 2.0, when modulus of elasticity < 10 GPa: 102.5 - 102.8 eV when modulus of elasticity 10-20 GPa: 102.7 - 103.1 eV and preferably when modulus of elasticity > 20 GPa: > 103.0 eV.
Order-picking apparatus having racks which have a plurality of shelves , wherein between the approximately parallel racks , travel spaces are provided in which rack operating devices can be moved, by means of which shelves and transfer compartments can be accessed in order to pick up or accept goods, and having transverse carriages which can be moved transversely to the shelves and travel spaces in order to transfer goods to or from a transfer compartment, wherein the goods are placed in storage via a loading station and removed from storage via a removal station, wherein a plurality of upper transverse carriages are guided in a loading plane associated with the loading station and a plurality of lower transverse carriages are guided in a removal plane associated with the removal station, which plane is arranged at a distance from the loading plane, characterised in that the loading plane is arranged in the region above the uppermost shelves and transfer compartments and the removal plane is arranged in the region below the lowermost shelves and transfer compartments .
A gutter cleaner comprising: a fan assembly ; a guide configured to at least partially support the fan assembly on a gutter, wherein the guide comprises a skid configured to slide along the gutter; a handle coupled to the fan assembly at a location adjacent to a first axial end of the handle ; and a battery port disposed at a location adjacent to a second axial end of the handle , the second axial end of the handle being opposite the first axial end of the handle , wherein the gutter cleaner is supportable via the handle by an operator located at an elevation below the gutter, and characterised in that the force generated by the fan assembly can effectively cancel out the perceived weight of the gutter cleaner , so that the gutter cleaner has an approximately neutral operational buoyancy. a fan assembly ; a guide configured to at least partially support the fan assembly on a gutter, wherein the guide comprises a skid configured to slide along the gutter; a handle coupled to the fan assembly at a location adjacent to a first axial end of the handle ; and a battery port disposed at a location adjacent to a second axial end of the handle , the second axial end of the handle being opposite the first axial end of the handle , wherein the gutter cleaner is supportable via the handle by an operator located at an elevation below the gutter, and characterised in that the force generated by the fan assembly can effectively cancel out the perceived weight of the gutter cleaner , so that the gutter cleaner has an approximately neutral operational buoyancy.
A method for use in a receiving device , the method comprising: obtaining a beamforming parameter associated with a signal to be received; scheduling an automatic gain control, AGC, operation based on the beamforming parameter; and applying the AGC operation on the signal according to the scheduling , wherein applying the AGC operation on the signal according to the scheduling comprises applying the AGC operation synchronously with application of the beamforming parameter on the signal. obtaining a beamforming parameter associated with a signal to be received; scheduling an automatic gain control, AGC, operation based on the beamforming parameter; and applying the AGC operation on the signal according to the scheduling , wherein applying the AGC operation on the signal according to the scheduling comprises applying the AGC operation synchronously with application of the beamforming parameter on the signal.
A hitting detection method performed on an electronic percussion instrument , the electronic percussion instrument comprising: a head of which an upper surface is formed as a hitting surface ; a body part , which is cylindrical and has an opening at an upper end side, the opening is covered by the head ; a frame which is fixed to an inner peripheral side of the body part and faces a lower surface of the head ; a rim sensor which is supported by the frame and detects a hitting on an edge of the body part ; and a plurality of head sensors , each of the head sensors comprising a sensor unit and a cushion fixed to an upper surface of the sensor unit , wherein the sensor unit is in contact with the lower surface of the head through the cushion while being supported by the frame and detect a hitting on the hitting surface , wherein the rim sensor is disposed at a center side of the frame , and wherein the plurality of head sensors are disposed closer to an outer edge side of the frame than the rim sensor , the method is characterized in that comprising: a first determination step of comparing a ratio or a difference between an output value of the rim sensor and output values of the head sensors with a first threshold value to determine a first playing style in which only an edge of the body part is hit and a second playing style in which the hitting surface and the edge of the body part are hit. a head of which an upper surface is formed as a hitting surface ; a body part , which is cylindrical and has an opening at an upper end side, the opening is covered by the head ; a frame which is fixed to an inner peripheral side of the body part and faces a lower surface of the head ; a rim sensor which is supported by the frame and detects a hitting on an edge of the body part ; and a plurality of head sensors , each of the head sensors comprising a sensor unit and a cushion fixed to an upper surface of the sensor unit , wherein the sensor unit is in contact with the lower surface of the head through the cushion while being supported by the frame and detect a hitting on the hitting surface , wherein the rim sensor is disposed at a center side of the frame , and wherein the plurality of head sensors are disposed closer to an outer edge side of the frame than the rim sensor , the method is characterized in that comprising: a first determination step of comparing a ratio or a difference between an output value of the rim sensor and output values of the head sensors with a first threshold value to determine a first playing style in which only an edge of the body part is hit and a second playing style in which the hitting surface and the edge of the body part are hit.
An apparatus for forming a build in a powder bed , the apparatus comprising: a diode laser fiber array comprising a plurality of diode lasers and a plurality of optical fibers corresponding to the plurality of diode lasers , wherein respective ones of the plurality of optical fibers are configured to receive a laser beam from a corresponding one of the plurality of diode lasers and to emit the laser beam; a support configured to support a powder bed or a component configured to support the powder bed at a distance from ends of the plurality of optical fibers ; and a controller configured to control the diode laser fiber array to emit a plurality of laser beams onto the powder bed from selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers of the diode laser fiber array , the selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build such that the plurality of laser beams from the selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers simultaneously melt a portion of the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build, wherein the diode laser fiber array and the powder bed are stationary during the melting of the portion. a diode laser fiber array comprising a plurality of diode lasers and a plurality of optical fibers corresponding to the plurality of diode lasers , wherein respective ones of the plurality of optical fibers are configured to receive a laser beam from a corresponding one of the plurality of diode lasers and to emit the laser beam; a support configured to support a powder bed or a component configured to support the powder bed at a distance from ends of the plurality of optical fibers ; and a controller configured to control the diode laser fiber array to emit a plurality of laser beams onto the powder bed from selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers of the diode laser fiber array , the selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build such that the plurality of laser beams from the selected ones of the plurality of optical fibers simultaneously melt a portion of the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build, wherein the diode laser fiber array and the powder bed are stationary during the melting of the portion.
An in vitro method for preparing a cardiac progenitor cell or a cardiomyocyte from an induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell, comprising contacting the stem cell with an effective amount of about 0.5 μM to about 30 μM of an isoxazole to prepare the cardiac progenitor cell or the cardiomyocyte from the induced pluripotent stem cell.
A glass container comprising as container parts i) a glass tube with a first end and a further end , the glass tube having a wall thickness d w and an outer diameter d c ; ii) a glass bottom , wherein the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end ; iii) a curved glass heel extending from an outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube ; wherein the curved glass heel is defined by an outer radius (r o ), an inner radius (r i ) and a thickness of the glass (d h ) in the curved glass heel and wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 100 × d h 3 × r i / d w × d c 2 + 4.4 mm 2 / d c < 0.55 mm . i) a glass tube with a first end and a further end , the glass tube having a wall thickness d w and an outer diameter d c ; ii) a glass bottom , wherein the glass bottom closes the glass tube at the first end ; iii) a curved glass heel extending from an outer area of the glass bottom to the first end of the glass tube ;
An armchair, with a. a seat , b. supporting feet with which the armchair is supported in a home position on a footprint , c. a stand-up aid for lifting the seat from the home position to a raised position, wherein the stand-up aid has an adjustment mechanism with a servomotor , and d. a chassis with wheels for moving the armchair, wherein e. the chassis is adjustable relative to the supporting feet between at least a first and a second position, with the wheels being spaced apart in the first position of the footprint while the armchair is supported with the supporting feet on the footprint , and with the wheels being in rolling contact with the footprint in the second position while the supporting feet are arranged so as to be spaced apart from the footprint , characterized in that f. the adjustment mechanism of the stand-up aid is coupled with the chassis for the purpose of displacing the chassis by means of the servomotor between the first and second position, g. the chassis comprises at least one anti-slip element and can be further displaced relative to the supporting feet into a third position in which the armchair is supported on the anti-slip element and a portion of the wheels on the footprint , while the remaining wheels are arranged so as to be spaced apart from the footprint , h. the anti-slip element is coupled via a linkage mechanism with the chassis and the adjustment mechanism and i. the chassis is coupled with the servomotor via the adjustment mechanism for the motorized displacement of the chassis into the first, second, and third position. a. a seat , b. supporting feet with which the armchair is supported in a home position on a footprint , c. a stand-up aid for lifting the seat from the home position to a raised position, wherein the stand-up aid has an adjustment mechanism with a servomotor , and d. a chassis with wheels for moving the armchair, wherein e. the chassis is adjustable relative to the supporting feet between at least a first and a second position, with the wheels being spaced apart in the first position of the footprint while the armchair is supported with the supporting feet on the footprint , and with the wheels being in rolling contact with the footprint in the second position while the supporting feet are arranged so as to be spaced apart from the footprint , characterized in that f. the adjustment mechanism of the stand-up aid is coupled with the chassis for the purpose of displacing the chassis by means of the servomotor between the first and second position, g. the chassis comprises at least one anti-slip element and can be further displaced relative to the supporting feet into a third position in which the armchair is supported on the anti-slip element and a portion of the wheels on the footprint , while the remaining wheels are arranged so as to be spaced apart from the footprint , h. the anti-slip element is coupled via a linkage mechanism with the chassis and the adjustment mechanism and i. the chassis is coupled with the servomotor via the adjustment mechanism for the motorized displacement of the chassis into the first, second, and third position.