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A method of gas sensing, the method comprising: obtaining , by a resistive gas sensor , a first signal comprising a resistance (R) of the gas sensor and indicating a response of the gas sensor to a concentration of a target gas at the gas sensor ; generating one or more second signals from the first signal, wherein said one or more second signals comprise at least one of a temporal derivative (R') of the first signal, an integral of the first signal, an energy vector of multiple first signals or a dynamic moment (DM) of the gas sensor , wherein the one or more second signals comprise information of a temporal evolution of the resistive gas sensor ; determining a sensor status using the first signal and the one or more second signals; determining an optimal metric using the sensor status , the first signal and the one or more second signals, by calculating a first weight value corresponding to the first signal and calculating one or more second weight values corresponding to each of the one or more second signals, and assigning the first weight value to the first signal and assigning the one or more second weight values to the one or more second signals; and estimating a concentration of the target gas using the optimal metric including calculating the concentration using the calculated weights of the optimal metric. obtaining , by a resistive gas sensor , a first signal comprising a resistance (R) of the gas sensor and indicating a response of the gas sensor to a concentration of a target gas at the gas sensor ; generating one or more second signals from the first signal, wherein said one or more second signals comprise at least one of a temporal derivative (R') of the first signal, an integral of the first signal, an energy vector of multiple first signals or a dynamic moment (DM) of the gas sensor , wherein the one or more second signals comprise information of a temporal evolution of the resistive gas sensor ; determining a sensor status using the first signal and the one or more second signals; determining an optimal metric using the sensor status , the first signal and the one or more second signals, by calculating a first weight value corresponding to the first signal and calculating one or more second weight values corresponding to each of the one or more second signals, and calculating a first weight value corresponding to the first signal and calculating one or more second weight values corresponding to each of the one or more second signals, and assigning the first weight value to the first signal and assigning the one or more second weight values to the one or more second signals; and estimating a concentration of the target gas using the optimal metric including calculating the concentration using the calculated weights of the optimal metric.
A genetically modified host cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding an acid decarboxylase fusion protein comprising an acid decarboxylase polypeptide joined to a prion subunit fused to the carboxyl end of the acid decarboxylase polypeptide, wherein the acid decarboxylase fusion protein has increased activity relative to the acid decarboxylase polypeptide not joined to the prion subunit, wherein the acid decarboxylase is a lysine decarboxylase, and wherein the prion subunit (i) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% identity to an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4; or (ii) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of the prion subunit region of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, or 19; preferably the prion subunit is at least 50 amino acids in length, at least 75 amino acids in length or at least 100 amino acids in length, but 500 amino acids or fewer in length, preferably the prion subunit comprises an amino acid composition having at least 20% glutamine and/or asparagine residues, preferably the prion subunit is joined at the carboxyl end to a BST fragment, λCI fragment or RecA fragment, more preferably an amino acid sequence RRFGEASSAF, ASQWPEETFG or EGVAETNEDF, preferably the nucleic acid encoding an acid decarboxylase fusion protein comprises the nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 18, or 20, preferably the host cell is a bacterium, more preferably from the genus Escherichia or Hafnia, and more preferably Escherichia coli or Hafnia alvei. wherein the acid decarboxylase is a lysine decarboxylase, and wherein the prion subunit (i) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% identity to an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4; or (ii) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% identity to the amino acid sequence of the prion subunit region of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, or 19; preferably the prion subunit is at least 50 amino acids in length, at least 75 amino acids in length or at least 100 amino acids in length, but 500 amino acids or fewer in length, preferably the prion subunit comprises an amino acid composition having at least 20% glutamine and/or asparagine residues, preferably the prion subunit is joined at the carboxyl end to a BST fragment, λCI fragment or RecA fragment, more preferably an amino acid sequence RRFGEASSAF, ASQWPEETFG or EGVAETNEDF, preferably the nucleic acid encoding an acid decarboxylase fusion protein comprises the nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 18, or 20, preferably the host cell is a bacterium, more preferably from the genus Escherichia or Hafnia, and more preferably Escherichia coli or Hafnia alvei.
A computer-implemented method for reducing latency in providing a computing service, the method comprising: receiving, from a mobile computing device, first location data for the mobile computing device at a first time; receiving, from the mobile computing device, second location data for the mobile computing device at a second time; based on the first location data and the second location data, determining a direction vector for the mobile computing device; receiving mapping data for the mobile computing device; determining, based on the mapping data, that the mobile computing device is traveling along a constrained transportation feature, wherein the constrained transportation feature is a roadway, waterway or railway; modifying the direction vector based on the constrained transportation feature; based on the modified direction vector: identifying an edge node from a plurality of edge nodes corresponding to a predicted location of the mobile computing device, wherein the predicted location is a location along the constrained transportation feature in the direction of the modified direction vector; and prior to the mobile computing device being in the predicted location, allocating computing resources for the computing service on the identified edge node. receiving, from a mobile computing device, first location data for the mobile computing device at a first time; receiving, from the mobile computing device, second location data for the mobile computing device at a second time; based on the first location data and the second location data, determining a direction vector for the mobile computing device; receiving mapping data for the mobile computing device; determining, based on the mapping data, that the mobile computing device is traveling along a constrained transportation feature, wherein the constrained transportation feature is a roadway, waterway or railway; modifying the direction vector based on the constrained transportation feature; based on the modified direction vector: identifying an edge node from a plurality of edge nodes corresponding to a predicted location of the mobile computing device, wherein the predicted location is a location along the constrained transportation feature in the direction of the modified direction vector; and prior to the mobile computing device being in the predicted location, allocating computing resources for the computing service on the identified edge node. identifying an edge node from a plurality of edge nodes corresponding to a predicted location of the mobile computing device, wherein the predicted location is a location along the constrained transportation feature in the direction of the modified direction vector; and prior to the mobile computing device being in the predicted location, allocating computing resources for the computing service on the identified edge node.
A ceramic dental implant for implantation into a jaw bone, the implant extending from an apical end to a coronal end , the implant having a blind bore , which is open towards the coronal end of the implant and extends towards the apical end along a central longitudinal axis (LA), the blind bore comprising a threaded section having a base surface from which a thread protrudes radially inwards, the base surface defining the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread as measured from the central longitudinal axis (LA), the thread having a coronal flank and an apical flank connected by a crest at their radially inner ends, the crest defining the minimum radius (R min ) of the thread as measured from the central longitudinal axis (LA), the thread extending in a helical manner along the axial length of the threaded section and having a depth (T D ) defined by the difference in radius between the base surface and the crest , the threaded section comprising a main portion , within which the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread remains constant along the length of the portion and, apically adjacent to the main portion , a tapered portion within which the base surface tapers radially inwards in the apical direction from the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread in the main portion to the minimum radius (R min ) of the thread at the apical end of the tapered portion , the tapered portion extending over an axial length greater than the thread pitch, so as to form a tapered thread having a gradual reduction in thread depth (T D ), said tapered thread extending over more than one thread turn. a blind bore , which is open towards the coronal end of the implant and extends towards the apical end along a central longitudinal axis (LA), the blind bore comprising a threaded section having a base surface from which a thread protrudes radially inwards, the base surface defining the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread as measured from the central longitudinal axis (LA), the thread having a coronal flank and an apical flank connected by a crest at their radially inner ends, the crest defining the minimum radius (R min ) of the thread as measured from the central longitudinal axis (LA), the thread extending in a helical manner along the axial length of the threaded section and having a depth (T D ) defined by the difference in radius between the base surface and the crest , the threaded section comprising a main portion , within which the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread remains constant along the length of the portion and, apically adjacent to the main portion , a tapered portion within which the base surface tapers radially inwards in the apical direction from the maximum radius (R max ) of the thread in the main portion to the minimum radius (R min ) of the thread at the apical end of the tapered portion , the tapered portion extending over an axial length greater than the thread pitch, so as to form a tapered thread having a gradual reduction in thread depth (T D ), said tapered thread extending over more than one thread turn.
A catheter assembly comprising: a catheter ; a needle having a sharp distal tip disposed in the catheter; a catheter hub housing the catheter and the needle; a needle shield configured to be connected to the catheter hub; and a clip disposed in the needle shield that cooperates with the needle, the clip including a spade that attaches the clip to the needle shield, wherein an outer surface of the spade is exposed to an outside of the catheter assembly. a catheter ; a needle having a sharp distal tip disposed in the catheter; a catheter hub housing the catheter and the needle; a needle shield configured to be connected to the catheter hub; and a clip disposed in the needle shield that cooperates with the needle, the clip including a spade that attaches the clip to the needle shield, wherein an outer surface of the spade is exposed to an outside of the catheter assembly.
Rotary device for rotating a flat dough disc, comprising: - a bearing face for the dough disc ; - a drive motor ; - a first driver which is disposed above the bearing face and is able to be driven so as to rotate about a rotation axis by means of the drive motor , wherein the first driver is conceived to transmit a torque to the flat dough disc , characterized in that the bearing face is non-rotatable relative to the rotation axis ; in that the first driver has engagement elements for engaging in the flat dough disc ; in that the first driver by way of the engagement elements is conceived to engage in the flat dough disc and by means of the engagement elements engaging in the flat dough disc to transmit torque to the flat dough disc in such a way that the flat dough disc rotates about the rotation axis relative to the non-rotated bearing face ; in that the engagement elements are designed in such a way that, while engaging in the flat dough disc, they permit an expansion of the flat dough disc in the radial direction radial in relation to the rotation axis due to the centrifugal force acting on said flat dough disc during rotation; in that the first driver is driven by the drive motor in such a way that the engagement elements revolve in a rotation direction about the rotation axis ; in that the first driver has a main body ; and in that the engagement elements project from the main body in the direction towards the bearing face ; in that the engagement elements have an engagement face which lies at the front in the rotation direction and by means of which torque is able to be transmitted from the first driver to the flat dough disc ; and in that the engagement face , proceeding from the main body of the first driver , in terms of the direction of the rotation axis runs so as to be inclined towards the bearing face , towards the front in the rotation direction . - a bearing face for the dough disc ; - a drive motor ; - a first driver which is disposed above the bearing face and is able to be driven so as to rotate about a rotation axis by means of the drive motor , wherein the first driver is conceived to transmit a torque to the flat dough disc ,
Threaded joint for oil and gas pipes, the joint comprising a female part and a male part , wherein a coupling direction (CD) between the male part and the female part and a coupling configuration are defined, the male part having a nose , wherein the female part is a joint tubular body comprising a coupling section which internal surface (S11) is threaded, the axis of the tubular body having the coupling direction (CD), a seal section which prolongs the coupling section in the coupling direction with a decreasing diameter in the coupling direction, the seal section having an internal sealing surface (S12) and a shoulder at the end of the seal section for abutting the nose of the male part in the coupling configuration and wherein the male part comprises a tubular body which comprises a first section which external surface (S21) is threaded and which is complementary to the threaded internal surface (S11) of the female part , a second sealing section comprising a seal surface (S22) which in the coupling configuration cooperates with the seal surface (S12) of the female part for sealing the joint, wherein, - the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part is made of conical sections (S121, S122); - the seal surface (S22) of the male part comprises a proximal portion (S221) closer to the first section and a distal portion (S222) closer to the end ; - the proximal portion (S221) having a conical surface which forms, in the coupling configuration, a first seal (PS) with one of the conical sections (S121) of the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part ; - the distal portion (S222) having a convex surface (S223) which forms, in the coupling configuration, a second seal (DS) with the other conical section (S122) of the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part ; - such that in the coupling configuration a double seal formed by the first seal (PS) and the second seal (DS) is established, the first seal (PS) being a cone to cone seal that can prevent ingress from external pressure, the second seal (DS) being a convex to cone seal that reduces the galling. - the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part is made of conical sections (S121, S122); - the seal surface (S22) of the male part comprises a proximal portion (S221) closer to the first section and a distal portion (S222) closer to the end ; - the proximal portion (S221) having a conical surface which forms, in the coupling configuration, a first seal (PS) with one of the conical sections (S121) of the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part ; - the distal portion (S222) having a convex surface (S223) which forms, in the coupling configuration, a second seal (DS) with the other conical section (S122) of the internal sealing surface (S12) of the female part ; - such that in the coupling configuration a double seal formed by the first seal (PS) and the second seal (DS) is established, the first seal (PS) being a cone to cone seal that can prevent ingress from external pressure, the second seal (DS) being a convex to cone seal that reduces the galling.
A processor-implemented method for segmenting a two-dimensional image of an anatomical structure, the method comprising: - acquiring a three-dimensional model of the anatomical structure, the three-dimensional model comprising a plurality of segments and a view plane associated with the two-dimensional image and information indicative of a spatial position and an orientation of the view plane with respect to the three-dimensional model; and - adapting the acquired three-dimensional model to align the acquired three-dimensional model with the two-dimensional image based on the view plane associated with the two-dimensional image; - wherein the two-dimensional image is segmented by the plurality of segments of the adapted three-dimensional model, and wherein adapting the acquired three-dimensional model to align with the two-dimensional image comprises restricting degrees of freedom of the acquired three-dimensional model to in-plane rotations and/or translations and is based on any one or more of the spatial position of the view plane and the orientation of the view plane with respect to the three-dimensional model. - acquiring a three-dimensional model of the anatomical structure, the three-dimensional model comprising a plurality of segments and a view plane associated with the two-dimensional image and information indicative of a spatial position and an orientation of the view plane with respect to the three-dimensional model; and - adapting the acquired three-dimensional model to align the acquired three-dimensional model with the two-dimensional image based on the view plane associated with the two-dimensional image; - wherein the two-dimensional image is segmented by the plurality of segments of the adapted three-dimensional model, and
A method for controlling a zero sequence voltage of a voltage source converter, comprising: when an alternating current, AC, system ground fault occurs, detecting a zero sequence voltage at an AC side or at a direct current, DC, side of a converter; if the detected zero sequence voltage is greater than a set value V 0ref , increasing a DC side voltage of the converter to a set value U dc0 , wherein a value to which the DC side voltage is increased meets a relational expression: U dc0 >2U m , wherein U m is a non-faulty phase voltage peak, thereby generating an appropriate reference wave at the AC side of the converter to match an AC voltage, and accordingly controlling overmodulation of a reference wave at a faulty station to suppress fluctuation of a DC voltage. when an alternating current, AC, system ground fault occurs, detecting a zero sequence voltage at an AC side or at a direct current, DC, side of a converter; if the detected zero sequence voltage is greater than a set value V 0ref , increasing a DC side voltage of the converter to a set value U dc0 , wherein a value to which the DC side voltage is increased meets a relational expression: U dc0 >2U m , wherein U m is a non-faulty phase voltage peak, thereby generating an appropriate reference wave at the AC side of the converter to match an AC voltage, and accordingly controlling overmodulation of a reference wave at a faulty station to suppress fluctuation of a DC voltage.
A support grid assembly for use in a vessel including a wall with an inner surface, the support grid assembly comprising: at least one panel including a first wall including a screen configured to support a media, and a second wall configured to be supported by the inner surface of the wall of the vessel , wherein each panel of the at least one panel defines a volume and within the volume are one or more flow control vanes ; and a manifold coupled to and in hydraulic communication with the at least one panel and configured to be in hydraulic communication with an inlet or outlet of the vessel , characterized in that the one or more flow control vanes are disposed within the volume to direct flow and control fluid flow distribution through each panel and into the manifold , the one or more flow control vanes are generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of each panel and the one or more flow control vanes including a tapered end that direct fluid flow to the manifold . at least one panel including a first wall including a screen configured to support a media, and a second wall configured to be supported by the inner surface of the wall of the vessel , wherein each panel of the at least one panel defines a volume and within the volume are one or more flow control vanes ; and a manifold coupled to and in hydraulic communication with the at least one panel and configured to be in hydraulic communication with an inlet or outlet of the vessel , characterized in that the one or more flow control vanes are disposed within the volume to direct flow and control fluid flow distribution through each panel and into the manifold , the one or more flow control vanes are generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of each panel and the one or more flow control vanes including a tapered end that direct fluid flow to the manifold .