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An FBMC/OQAM modulator, to modulate an FBMC/OQAM signal from a binary stream, the FBMC/OQAM modulator comprising at least one QAM mapper to map said binary stream into at least one time domain representation of complex symbols, a first transmission chain and a second transmission chain , each transmission chain comprising: - a precoder configured to transpose a first, and respectively a second, set of symbols obtained from the said complex symbols into a frequency domain representation of real, respectively imaginary, samples, - a phase rotator configured to apply a phase quadrature keying to the samples that output the precoder, and - an FBMC modulator configured to modulate the output of the phase rotator into a time domain representation of an FBMC symbol, the FBMC/OQAM modulator further comprising an adder to sum the output of the first transmission chain with a delayed version of the output of the second transmission chain, wherein the FBMC/OQAM modulator is further configured to insert guard interval sequences into the binary stream that input the QAM mapper, or into the symbols in the time domain representation processed by the precoders, the guard interval sequences being inserted so as to be positioned at least over samples situated substantially at the end of the first half of the FBMC symbols generated by the FBMC modulator. - a precoder configured to transpose a first, and respectively a second, set of symbols obtained from the said complex symbols into a frequency domain representation of real, respectively imaginary, samples, - a phase rotator configured to apply a phase quadrature keying to the samples that output the precoder, and - an FBMC modulator configured to modulate the output of the phase rotator into a time domain representation of an FBMC symbol, the FBMC/OQAM modulator further comprising an adder to sum the output of the first transmission chain with a delayed version of the output of the second transmission chain, wherein the FBMC/OQAM modulator is further configured to insert guard interval sequences into the binary stream that input the QAM mapper, or into the symbols in the time domain representation processed by the precoders, the guard interval sequences being inserted so as to be positioned at least over samples situated substantially at the end of the first half of the FBMC symbols generated by the FBMC modulator. the FBMC/OQAM modulator further comprising an adder to sum the output of the first transmission chain with a delayed version of the output of the second transmission chain, wherein the FBMC/OQAM modulator is further configured to insert guard interval sequences into the binary stream that input the QAM mapper, or into the symbols in the time domain representation processed by the precoders, the guard interval sequences being inserted so as to be positioned at least over samples situated substantially at the end of the first half of the FBMC symbols generated by the FBMC modulator.
A method of controlling radio transmission in a cellular network, the method comprising: an access node of the cellular network sending an uplink grant to a communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C), the uplink grant indicating uplink radio resources allocated to the communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C) in reoccurring time intervals; characterized by the access node monitoring an uplink radio resource, configured before each of the reoccurring time intervals, for an indication of intention to transmit uplink data by an uplink transmission on the indicated uplink radio resources in the corresponding reoccurring time interval; and in response to not detecting the indication and determining a need for an uplink transmission in the corresponding reoccurring time interval by a further communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C), the access node reallocating the indicated uplink radio resources in the corresponding time interval to the further communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C). an access node of the cellular network sending an uplink grant to a communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C), the uplink grant indicating uplink radio resources allocated to the communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C) in reoccurring time intervals; characterized by the access node monitoring an uplink radio resource, configured before each of the reoccurring time intervals, for an indication of intention to transmit uplink data by an uplink transmission on the indicated uplink radio resources in the corresponding reoccurring time interval; and in response to not detecting the indication and determining a need for an uplink transmission in the corresponding reoccurring time interval by a further communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C), the access node reallocating the indicated uplink radio resources in the corresponding time interval to the further communication device (10-A, 10-B, 10-C).
A single-junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel , configured to receive a fluid containing particles; and an output sort channel and an output waste channel , each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; and characterized by : an optical reader arranged to optically measure the particles using a laser; a control system arranged to evaluate the optical measurement and to decide to sort or reject a particle; a thermal vapour bubble generator, operable by the control system to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel ; and a vortex element , configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel . an input channel , configured to receive a fluid containing particles; and an output sort channel and an output waste channel , each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; and characterized by : an optical reader arranged to optically measure the particles using a laser; a control system arranged to evaluate the optical measurement and to decide to sort or reject a particle; a thermal vapour bubble generator, operable by the control system to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel ; and a vortex element , configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel . an optical reader arranged to optically measure the particles using a laser; a control system arranged to evaluate the optical measurement and to decide to sort or reject a particle; a thermal vapour bubble generator, operable by the control system to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel ; and a vortex element , configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel .
Tracking unit for a human-powered vehicle, the human-powered vehicle comprising a frame and an electric gear shifter , the tracking unit comprising a tracker , such as a GPS and/or GSM unit, and an antenna for allowing the tracker to communicate with a receiver, wherein - said tracker is placed inside the frame of a human-powered vehicle; and - said tracking unit includes a wire extending from the tracker , through a hole in the frame , to the antenna , characterized in that the antenna is mounted on the exterior of or at least partially integrated in the electric gear shifter . - said tracker is placed inside the frame of a human-powered vehicle; and - said tracking unit includes a wire extending from the tracker , through a hole in the frame , to the antenna , characterized in that the antenna is mounted on the exterior of or at least partially integrated in the electric gear shifter .
An antenna system , comprising: a ground plane at a first layer of a printed circuit board, PCB, of the antenna system, wherein a first edge of the ground plane is perpendicular to and longer than a second edge of the ground plane ; and an array of patch radiator stacks overlapping the ground plane, wherein a first patch radiator stack in the array comprises a first patch radiator at a second layer of the PCB, the first patch radiator having a first edge that is nonparallel with the first edge of the ground plane and with the second edge of the ground plane , wherein a second edge of the first patch radiator is parallel with the first edge of the ground plane , wherein the first patch radiator stack in the array further comprises: a first feed configured to receive a first signal having a first polarization and associated with a first frequency band; a second feed configured to receive a second signal having a second polarization and associated with the first frequency band; a third feed configured to receive a third signal having the first polarization and associated with a second frequency band; and a fourth feed configured to receive a fourth signal having the second polarization and associated with the second frequency band. a ground plane at a first layer of a printed circuit board, PCB, of the antenna system, wherein a first edge of the ground plane is perpendicular to and longer than a second edge of the ground plane ; and an array of patch radiator stacks overlapping the ground plane, wherein a first patch radiator stack in the array comprises a first patch radiator at a second layer of the PCB, the first patch radiator having a first edge that is nonparallel with the first edge of the ground plane and with the second edge of the ground plane , wherein a second edge of the first patch radiator is parallel with the first edge of the ground plane , wherein the first patch radiator stack in the array further comprises: a first feed configured to receive a first signal having a first polarization and associated with a first frequency band; a second feed configured to receive a second signal having a second polarization and associated with the first frequency band; a third feed configured to receive a third signal having the first polarization and associated with a second frequency band; and a fourth feed configured to receive a fourth signal having the second polarization and associated with the second frequency band. a first feed configured to receive a first signal having a first polarization and associated with a first frequency band; a second feed configured to receive a second signal having a second polarization and associated with the first frequency band; a third feed configured to receive a third signal having the first polarization and associated with a second frequency band; and a fourth feed configured to receive a fourth signal having the second polarization and associated with the second frequency band.
A reclaiming unit comprising a heat energy storage module receiving a storage fluid, a heat exchanger and a heat storage circuit configured to fluidly connect the storage module and the heat exchanger and to ensure circulation of the storage fluid to which the storage module is connected, wherein the storage module comprises an empty so-called buffer volume and in that the storage fluid to be stored in the storage module represents a volume smaller than the volume of the storage module so as to keep an empty so-called buffer volume, the energy storage module comprises at least two sensible heat storage reservoirs, including at least a first reservoir and a second reservoir , and a storage fluid injection and withdrawal system arranged in the lower part of each of the at least two reservoirs for removing the storage fluid from the lower part of each of the at least two reservoirs and injecting the storage fluid into the lower part of each of the at least two reservoirs , the storage fluid injection and withdrawal system being configured to promote formation and maintenance of temperature stratification, characterised in that the reclaiming unit comprises a storage module management module configured to control the storage fluid injection or withdrawal system as a function of a temperature set point in the heat exchanger .
A soil cultivation implement having a soil cultivation unit for cultivating a soil with soil cultivation tools along a working direction (A), which is configured for carrying out in a first working position a left-turning cultivation of the soil and in a second working position a right-turning cultivation of the soil, wherein on the soil cultivation unit a soil reconsolidation unit is attached in such a manner that the soil reconsolidation unit is arranged in the working direction behind the soil cultivation unit, characterised in that the soil reconsolidation unit is attached by means of a pivotable setting mechanism , wherein through the setting mechanism the soil reconsolidation unit with respect to the working direction can be laterally offset and can be set at a pitch angle (α1, α2) relative to the working direction on both sides in order to exert an adjustable side pulling force on the soil cultivation implement through interaction with the soil. wherein on the soil cultivation unit a soil reconsolidation unit is attached in such a manner that the soil reconsolidation unit is arranged in the working direction behind the soil cultivation unit, characterised in that the soil reconsolidation unit is attached by means of a pivotable setting mechanism , wherein through the setting mechanism the soil reconsolidation unit with respect to the working direction can be laterally offset and can be set at a pitch angle (α1, α2) relative to the working direction on both sides in order to exert an adjustable side pulling force on the soil cultivation implement through interaction with the soil.
A method for calculating a risk index of aortic rupture or dissection of an individual with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm, ATAA, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a first data set linked to the clinical and/or demographic characteristics of the individual; obtaining a second data set linked to the biochemical characteristics of a biological sample of the individual; obtaining a third data set linked to the morphological and functional characteristics of the aorta and processing said third data set to obtain a fourth data set by computational modelling; and integrating the first data set , the second data set , the third data set and the fourth data set in a predictive model to obtain the risk index (i) of aortic rupture or dissection; characterized in that the second data set comprises expression values of at least one non-coding RNA biomarker chosen from the group comprising: miR-16, miR-9 miR-101, miR-143, miR-19, miR-21, miR-29, and miR-423-5p. obtaining a first data set linked to the clinical and/or demographic characteristics of the individual; obtaining a second data set linked to the biochemical characteristics of a biological sample of the individual; obtaining a third data set linked to the morphological and functional characteristics of the aorta and processing said third data set to obtain a fourth data set by computational modelling; and integrating the first data set , the second data set , the third data set and the fourth data set in a predictive model to obtain the risk index (i) of aortic rupture or dissection; characterized in that the second data set comprises expression values of at least one non-coding RNA biomarker chosen from the group comprising: miR-16, miR-9 miR-101, miR-143, miR-19, miR-21, miR-29, and miR-423-5p.
A cell support consisting of a porous body made of a biodegradable material, the porous body having the following properties: (a) a porosity from 81% to 99.99%, (b) an average pore size of 10 to 400 μm, (c) having a hole interconnecting pores, and (d) a water absorption rate from 1000% to 9900%, wherein the biodegradable material is recombinant gelatin. (a) a porosity from 81% to 99.99%, (b) an average pore size of 10 to 400 μm, (c) having a hole interconnecting pores, and (d) a water absorption rate from 1000% to 9900%,
A lotion emulsion composition comprising a preservative enhancing agent and a rheology modifier, wherein: a. the preservative enhancing agent is sorbitan caprylate, or the preservative enhancing agent is glyceryl caprylate/caprate and the glyceryl caprylate/caprate is a mono- or di-glyceride; b. the rheology modifier comprises a hydrocolloid, wherein the rheology modifier is xanthan gum, and wherein the rheology modifier is present in the range of from 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of the lotion emulsion composition; c. the pH of the lotion emulsion composition is less than 4.2; and d. the combined amount of preservative enhancing agent and rheology modifier is less than 0.3% by weight of the total lotion emulsion composition; and wherein the lotion has an average drying rate of greater than 6.5 % mass/min based on the Lotion Drying Rate Method. a. the preservative enhancing agent is sorbitan caprylate, or the preservative enhancing agent is glyceryl caprylate/caprate and the glyceryl caprylate/caprate is a mono- or di-glyceride; b. the rheology modifier comprises a hydrocolloid, wherein the rheology modifier is xanthan gum, and wherein the rheology modifier is present in the range of from 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of the lotion emulsion composition; c. the pH of the lotion emulsion composition is less than 4.2; and d. the combined amount of preservative enhancing agent and rheology modifier is less than 0.3% by weight of the total lotion emulsion composition; and wherein the lotion has an average drying rate of greater than 6.5 % mass/min based on the Lotion Drying Rate Method.
Generator configured to generate electrical energy from heat, for example from sunlight, comprising: - a moveable carrier , which is reciprocally moveable along a movement path and connected to a kinetic-electric converter; - a stationary support arranged at the movement path; - wherein one of the carrier and the support is provided with a magnet arranged along or in the movement path and the other of the carrier and the support is provided with separate ferromagnetic elements arranged along or in the movement path; - a heat supply associated with the one of the carrier and the support that is provided with the magnet, wherein the heat supply is configured to direct heat onto successively at least one of the ferromagnetic elements to warm the ferromagnetic element to above a Curie temperature thereof, to thereby impart reciprocal movement of the carrier relative to the support through magnetic interaction between the magnet and the ferromagnetic elements ; and - a cooling system configured for cooling at least the ferromagnetic elements , wherein the cooling system comprises a basin with water or coolant , over and into which the other of the carrier and the support extends for the water or coolant to be in thermal contact with all ferromagnetic elements for cooling to below a Curie temperature after heating to above the Curie temperature thereof, wherein the basin is connected to a water or coolant circuit , wherein the moveable carrier is configured to circulate the water or coolant through the circuit . - a moveable carrier , which is reciprocally moveable along a movement path and connected to a kinetic-electric converter; - a stationary support arranged at the movement path; - wherein one of the carrier and the support is provided with a magnet arranged along or in the movement path and the other of the carrier and the support is provided with separate ferromagnetic elements arranged along or in the movement path; - a heat supply associated with the one of the carrier and the support that is provided with the magnet, wherein the heat supply is configured to direct heat onto successively at least one of the ferromagnetic elements to warm the ferromagnetic element to above a Curie temperature thereof, to thereby impart reciprocal movement of the carrier relative to the support through magnetic interaction between the magnet and the ferromagnetic elements ; and - a cooling system configured for cooling at least the ferromagnetic elements , wherein the cooling system comprises a basin with water or coolant , over and into which the other of the carrier and the support extends for the water or coolant to be in thermal contact with all ferromagnetic elements for cooling to below a Curie temperature after heating to above the Curie temperature thereof, wherein the basin is connected to a water or coolant circuit , wherein the moveable carrier is configured to circulate the water or coolant through the circuit .
An image forming apparatus , comprising: an image carrier having a photoconductive layer on a surface thereof; a transfer member configured to cause a toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to be transferred to a transferee member at a transfer position of the image carrier; and a light source configured to emit light toward the surface of the image carrier after transfer of the toner image to remove residual charges on the photoconductive layer, an effective light receiving width of the image carrier in a width direction thereof being less than a width of the transfer member, characterized in that the image forming apparatus further comprises a cleaning blade configured to remove residual toner on the surface of the image carrier at a cleaning position after the transfer of the toner image, and the light emitted from the light source is directed to a position of the image carrier in a region from the transfer position to the cleaning position in a rotational direction of the image carrier. an image carrier having a photoconductive layer on a surface thereof; a transfer member configured to cause a toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to be transferred to a transferee member at a transfer position of the image carrier; and a light source configured to emit light toward the surface of the image carrier after transfer of the toner image to remove residual charges on the photoconductive layer, an effective light receiving width of the image carrier in a width direction thereof being less than a width of the transfer member, characterized in that the image forming apparatus further comprises a cleaning blade configured to remove residual toner on the surface of the image carrier at a cleaning position after the transfer of the toner image, and the light emitted from the light source is directed to a position of the image carrier in a region from the transfer position to the cleaning position in a rotational direction of the image carrier.
A method of producing a modified natural rubber, comprising: a step of treating natural rubber latex with a proteolytic enzyme; and a step of treating the natural rubber latex treated in the previous step with at least one of a lipolytic enzyme or a phospholipid degrading enzyme. a step of treating natural rubber latex with a proteolytic enzyme; and a step of treating the natural rubber latex treated in the previous step with at least one of a lipolytic enzyme or a phospholipid degrading enzyme.
A conveyor assembly comprising: a frame having a wall ; a first sliding plate slidably coupled to the wall ; a second sliding plate slidably coupled to the wall ; a conveyor supported by the frame ; a first non-driven idler shaft coupled to the conveyor ; a drive shaft coupled to the conveyor and to the first sliding plate ; a drive motor coupled to the drive shaft and to the second sliding plate ; and an actuator coupled to both the wall and to the drive shaft , wherein activation of the actuator is configured to cause sliding movement of both the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate . a frame having a wall ; a first sliding plate slidably coupled to the wall ; a second sliding plate slidably coupled to the wall ; a conveyor supported by the frame ; a first non-driven idler shaft coupled to the conveyor ; a drive shaft coupled to the conveyor and to the first sliding plate ; a drive motor coupled to the drive shaft and to the second sliding plate ; and an actuator coupled to both the wall and to the drive shaft , wherein activation of the actuator is configured to cause sliding movement of both the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate .