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A method of generating random numbers, comprising: providing a batch of material samples, wherein each material sample in the batch of material samples has a material surface, wherein the compositions of the batch of material samples are substantially the same, and are produced by substantially the same process; measuring one or more material properties of each material surface in the batch of material samples, the measured one or more material properties having variability based on surface variations of the material surfaces related to a substructure or a texture of the material surfaces; deriving one initial random bit stream from the measured one or more material properties for each material surface in the batch of material samples to obtain a plurality of initial random bit streams; combining the plurality of initial random bit streams from the batch of material samples to arrive at a combined random bit stream, and generating the secondary random bit streams by applying a randomness extraction algorithm to the combined random bit stream. providing a batch of material samples, wherein each material sample in the batch of material samples has a material surface, wherein the compositions of the batch of material samples are substantially the same, and are produced by substantially the same process; measuring one or more material properties of each material surface in the batch of material samples, the measured one or more material properties having variability based on surface variations of the material surfaces related to a substructure or a texture of the material surfaces; deriving one initial random bit stream from the measured one or more material properties for each material surface in the batch of material samples to obtain a plurality of initial random bit streams; combining the plurality of initial random bit streams from the batch of material samples to arrive at a combined random bit stream, and generating the secondary random bit streams by applying a randomness extraction algorithm to the combined random bit stream.
A ventilator system comprising a ventilator and an anesthesia host : the ventilator comprising: a ventilation drive configured to drive ventilation gas from a gas source to a patient; a patient interface section configured to guide inspiratory gas along an inspiratory path from the ventilation drive to a patient connection, and guide expiratory gas along an expiratory path from the patient connection out of the ventilator; wherein the patient interface section is configured to releasably connect to the ventilation drive; and the anesthesia host comprising: a circle breathing system that connects to both the inspiratory path and the expiratory path, wherein the circle breathing system is configured to deliver anesthetic gas to the inspiratory path; wherein the ventilator is configured to removably connect to the host such that at least one of the inspiratory path and the expiratory path are diverted through the host when the ventilator is removably connected to the host; and wherein the patient interface section and the circle breathing system are configured to releasably connect together and to be removed from the ventilation drive and the anesthesia host as a connected unit. the ventilator comprising: a ventilation drive configured to drive ventilation gas from a gas source to a patient; a patient interface section configured to guide inspiratory gas along an inspiratory path from the ventilation drive to a patient connection, and guide expiratory gas along an expiratory path from the patient connection out of the ventilator; wherein the patient interface section is configured to releasably connect to the ventilation drive; and a ventilation drive configured to drive ventilation gas from a gas source to a patient; a patient interface section configured to guide inspiratory gas along an inspiratory path from the ventilation drive to a patient connection, and guide expiratory gas along an expiratory path from the patient connection out of the ventilator; wherein the patient interface section is configured to releasably connect to the ventilation drive; and the anesthesia host comprising: a circle breathing system that connects to both the inspiratory path and the expiratory path, wherein the circle breathing system is configured to deliver anesthetic gas to the inspiratory path; wherein the ventilator is configured to removably connect to the host such that at least one of the inspiratory path and the expiratory path are diverted through the host when the ventilator is removably connected to the host; and
A checking system for checking transparent containers to be filled in a filling system , wherein the check is provided to identify unstable containers prior to the filling, comprising at least one wall thickness sensor , which is configured to detect at least the wall thickness of a container to be checked and to output at least one wall parameter representing the wall thickness, an evaluation unit which is coupled to the at least one wall thickness sensor and which can be coupled to the filling system , wherein the evaluation unit is configured to receive the at least one wall parameter from the at least one wall thickness sensor and at least one container parameter and/or at least one process parameter from the filling system , to classify the container to be checked with regard to its stability on the basis of the at least one wall parameter and additionally on the basis of the at least one container parameter and/or the at least one process parameter using a checking algorithm and to output an instability signal if the checked container has been classified as unstable, wherein the evaluation unit is connected to a damage recognition system which is configured to detect container damage caused by a filling of a container as a damage event, and wherein the evaluation unit is configured to adapt the checking algorithm on the basis of a single damage event or a plurality of damage events such that the recognition of unstable containers is improved. at least one wall thickness sensor , which is configured to detect at least the wall thickness of a container to be checked and to output at least one wall parameter representing the wall thickness, an evaluation unit which is coupled to the at least one wall thickness sensor and which can be coupled to the filling system , wherein the evaluation unit is configured to receive the at least one wall parameter from the at least one wall thickness sensor and at least one container parameter and/or at least one process parameter from the filling system , to classify the container to be checked with regard to its stability on the basis of the at least one wall parameter and additionally on the basis of the at least one container parameter and/or the at least one process parameter using a checking algorithm and to output an instability signal if the checked container has been classified as unstable, wherein the evaluation unit is connected to a damage recognition system which is configured to detect container damage caused by a filling of a container as a damage event, and wherein the evaluation unit is configured to adapt the checking algorithm on the basis of a single damage event or a plurality of damage events such that the recognition of unstable containers is improved.
A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device , WD, the network node comprising processing circuitry , the processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to: assign the wireless device to a group with other wireless devices based at least in part on a service type of the wireless device and based at least in part on at least one of: a preemption indication monitoring capability of the wireless device ; a power control capability of the wireless device ; and a spatial separateness of the wireless device with respect to at least one of the other wireless devices ; and assign at least one resource to the wireless device according to the group to which the wireless device is assigned, wherein the preemption indication monitoring capability of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device is capable of monitoring for an inter-WD uplink preemption indication message from the network node , wherein the power control capability of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device is capable of an enhanced dynamic uplink, UL, power control boost, and wherein the spatial separateness of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device can be scheduled on a same time-frequency resource as the at least one of the other wireless devices based at least in part on the spatial separateness of the wireless device with respect to the at least one of the other wireless devices . assign the wireless device to a group with other wireless devices based at least in part on a service type of the wireless device and based at least in part on at least one of: a preemption indication monitoring capability of the wireless device ; a power control capability of the wireless device ; and a spatial separateness of the wireless device with respect to at least one of the other wireless devices ; and a preemption indication monitoring capability of the wireless device ; a power control capability of the wireless device ; and a spatial separateness of the wireless device with respect to at least one of the other wireless devices ; and assign at least one resource to the wireless device according to the group to which the wireless device is assigned, wherein the preemption indication monitoring capability of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device is capable of monitoring for an inter-WD uplink preemption indication message from the network node , wherein the power control capability of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device is capable of an enhanced dynamic uplink, UL, power control boost, and wherein the spatial separateness of the wireless device corresponds to whether the wireless device can be scheduled on a same time-frequency resource as the at least one of the other wireless devices based at least in part on the spatial separateness of the wireless device with respect to the at least one of the other wireless devices .
A thermal energy storage unit arranged on a surface to be cooled or heated, the thermal energy storage unit comprising: at least one housing ; and at least one non-rectilinear structure that has a plurality of thermally conductive substructures , the thermal storage unit being characterized by the at least one housing defining at least one flow path that extends along the surface; the at least one non-rectilinear structure being arranged in the at least one flow path; and substructures defining a plurality of interior cavities within the substructures and a plurality of exterior fluid channels that cross over or under the plurality of interior cavities, wherein one of either the plurality of exterior fluid channels or the plurality of interior cavities is configured to contain a phase change material and the other of either the plurality of exterior fluid channels or the plurality of interior cavities accommodates a heat transfer fluid that cross-flows the phase change material. at least one housing ; and at least one non-rectilinear structure that has a plurality of thermally conductive substructures , the thermal storage unit being characterized by the at least one housing defining at least one flow path that extends along the surface; the at least one non-rectilinear structure being arranged in the at least one flow path; and substructures defining a plurality of interior cavities within the substructures and a plurality of exterior fluid channels that cross over or under the plurality of interior cavities, wherein one of either the plurality of exterior fluid channels or the plurality of interior cavities is configured to contain a phase change material and the other of either the plurality of exterior fluid channels or the plurality of interior cavities accommodates a heat transfer fluid that cross-flows the phase change material.
A neuromodulation system, comprising a first device (10; 50; 72) comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause a microcontroller to cause one or more electrodes to provide a stimulation waveform (500; 600; 700; 800; 900; 1002; 1004; 1006; 1008; 1010; 1012) at the one or more electrodes , wherein the stimulation waveform comprises at least one stimulation phase, and one or more of at least one pre-pulse phase or one post-pulse phase; wherein the at least one pre-pulse phase or at least one post-pulse phase is defined by at least one parameter, the at least one parameter being amplitude, wherein the value of the at least one parameter changes from a first value to a second value during the at least one pre-pulse phase or at least one post-pulse phase, wherein the first value is below an initial recruitment threshold value for a non-target neural element and the second value is above the initial recruitment threshold value for the non-target neural element, and wherein at least a part of the at least one pre-pulse phase or the at least one post-pulse phase is opposite polarity than the at least one stimulation phase. wherein the at least one pre-pulse phase or at least one post-pulse phase is defined by at least one parameter, the at least one parameter being amplitude, wherein the value of the at least one parameter changes from a first value to a second value during the at least one pre-pulse phase or at least one post-pulse phase, wherein the first value is below an initial recruitment threshold value for a non-target neural element and the second value is above the initial recruitment threshold value for the non-target neural element, and wherein at least a part of the at least one pre-pulse phase or the at least one post-pulse phase is opposite polarity than the at least one stimulation phase.
A method for assisting in multipoint data flow control in a wireless communication system having a number, n+1, where n≥1, of wireless-transmission points, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - obtaining (S1), for each of said wireless-transmission points, a round trip time of a present sampling period for data travelling to a user equipment via a respective wireless-transmission point and an acknowledge message travelling back via said respective wireless-transmission point; - computing (S2) a round trip time skew for said present sampling period for each respective said wireless-transmission point; said round trip time skew being a difference between said obtained round trip time of each respective said wireless-transmit point and a reference value; - providing (S4) a separate reference round trip time value for each of said wireless-transmission points in dependence of said computed round trip time skews; and - based on the provided reference round trip time value generating (S5) a separate rate control signal, for each of said wireless-transmission points. - obtaining (S1), for each of said wireless-transmission points, a round trip time of a present sampling period for data travelling to a user equipment via a respective wireless-transmission point and an acknowledge message travelling back via said respective wireless-transmission point; - computing (S2) a round trip time skew for said present sampling period for each respective said wireless-transmission point; - providing (S4) a separate reference round trip time value for each of said wireless-transmission points in dependence of said computed round trip time skews; and - based on the provided reference round trip time value generating (S5) a separate rate control signal, for each of said wireless-transmission points.
A bicycle solitary chainring of a bicycle front crank set for engagement with a drive chain, comprising: a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein the plurality of teeth are formed about the periphery of the chainring ; the plurality of teeth consists of an even number; the plurality of teeth including a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth , wherein each tooth of the first group of teeth is wider in the axial direction of the chainring than each tooth of the second group of teeth , wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth includes an outboard side and an inboard side opposite the outboard side and each tooth of the first group of teeth includes at least a first protrusion on the outboard side and each tooth of the second group of teeth is free of protrusions; wherein the first group of teeth and the second group of teeth are equal in number; wherein the teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged alternatingly and adjacently between teeth of the first group of teeth, such that a single tooth of the first group of teeth is arranged between two successive teeth of the second group of teeth ; characterized in that the outboard side and the inboard side of the teeth of the first group of teeth differ in their shape in a cross sectional view of the first group teeth such that the inboard side is free of a protrusion or comprises a second protrusion , wherein the first protrusion has a first width and the second protrusion has a second width, wherein the first width is greater than the second width. a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein the plurality of teeth are formed about the periphery of the chainring ; the plurality of teeth consists of an even number; the plurality of teeth including a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth , wherein each tooth of the first group of teeth is wider in the axial direction of the chainring than each tooth of the second group of teeth , wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth includes an outboard side and an inboard side opposite the outboard side and each tooth of the first group of teeth includes at least a first protrusion on the outboard side and each tooth of the second group of teeth is free of protrusions; wherein the first group of teeth and the second group of teeth are equal in number; wherein the teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged alternatingly and adjacently between teeth of the first group of teeth, such that a single tooth of the first group of teeth is arranged between two successive teeth of the second group of teeth ; characterized in that the outboard side and the inboard side of the teeth of the first group of teeth differ in their shape in a cross sectional view of the first group teeth such that the inboard side is free of a protrusion or comprises a second protrusion , wherein the first protrusion has a first width and the second protrusion has a second width, wherein the first width is greater than the second width.
A method of forming an imaging fibre apparatus comprising: arranging core rods and cladding rods to form at least one primary stack , each primary stack comprising a plurality of core rods and cladding rods arranged in a stack arrangement thereby to form a plurality of core regions within a cladding region, wherein the cladding rods comprise capillary tubes such that the cladding region comprises at least in part an air cladding region; performing a drawing process to form a plurality of drawn stacks from the at least one primary stack ; wherein the plurality of core rods and cladding rods are further arranged to have a selected shape such that the plurality of stacks stack together in a desired arrangement and wherein the stack arrangement comprises an at least partial outer layer of cladding rods thereby to provide separation between core regions of respective adjacent stacks when stacked in the desired arrangement, the method further comprising: stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack ; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus. arranging core rods and cladding rods to form at least one primary stack , each primary stack comprising a plurality of core rods and cladding rods arranged in a stack arrangement thereby to form a plurality of core regions within a cladding region, wherein the cladding rods comprise capillary tubes such that the cladding region comprises at least in part an air cladding region; performing a drawing process to form a plurality of drawn stacks from the at least one primary stack ; wherein the plurality of core rods and cladding rods are further arranged to have a selected shape such that the plurality of stacks stack together in a desired arrangement and wherein the stack arrangement comprises an at least partial outer layer of cladding rods thereby to provide separation between core regions of respective adjacent stacks when stacked in the desired arrangement, the method further comprising: stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack ; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus. stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack ; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus.
A bolt retention assembly for attaching a wear member to a work tool defining a horizontal direction (X direction), a vertical direction (Z direction), and a lateral direction (Y direction) that is perpendicular to the vertical direction (Z direction) and the horizontal direction (X direction), the bolt retention assembly comprising: an adapter including a forward abutment portion and a rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion , the adapter also defining an interior aperture ; and a slide including a forward threaded portion configured to fit within the interior aperture of the adapter , and a rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion configured to pass through the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion of the adapter ; wherein the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion defines a maximum horizontal dimension of the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion , and the rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion defines a maximum horizontal dimension that is equal to or greater than the maximum horizontal dimension of the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion such that the slide is free to move horizontally relative to the adapter and extend horizontally past the adapter ; characterised in that the forward threaded portion of the slide includes a first vertical wall defining a threaded aperture , and the rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion includes four horizontally extending prongs attached to the first vertical wall . an adapter including a forward abutment portion and a rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion , the adapter also defining an interior aperture ; and a slide including a forward threaded portion configured to fit within the interior aperture of the adapter , and a rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion configured to pass through the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion of the adapter ; wherein the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion defines a maximum horizontal dimension of the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion , and the rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion defines a maximum horizontal dimension that is equal to or greater than the maximum horizontal dimension of the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion such that the slide is free to move horizontally relative to the adapter and extend horizontally past the adapter ; characterised in that the forward threaded portion of the slide includes a first vertical wall defining a threaded aperture , and the rearward horizontally oriented pronged portion includes four horizontally extending prongs attached to the first vertical wall .