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A fastener driving tool , comprising: a housing ; a drive track within the housing; a magazine connected to the housing and configured to hold a supply of fasteners and to provide a leading fastener to the drive track; a driver configured to move downward in the drive track and drive the leading fastener into a workpiece (W) during a drive stroke, and upward in the drive track during a return stroke; a mount connected to the driver; a clincher operatively connected to the housing and to the mount, the clincher being configured to engage the leading fastener during the drive stroke and move into a clinching position at the end of the drive stroke to clinch the fastener to the workpiece; the fastener driving tool being characterized by a motor configured to rotate a crank arm ; a connecting rod pivotably connected to the mount at one end portion thereof and pivotably connected to the crank arm at an opposite end portion thereof, the connecting rod being configured to pull the mount and the driver downward through the drive stroke when the crank arm rotates from a first position to a second position. a housing ; a drive track within the housing; a magazine connected to the housing and configured to hold a supply of fasteners and to provide a leading fastener to the drive track; a driver configured to move downward in the drive track and drive the leading fastener into a workpiece (W) during a drive stroke, and upward in the drive track during a return stroke; a mount connected to the driver; a clincher operatively connected to the housing and to the mount, the clincher being configured to engage the leading fastener during the drive stroke and move into a clinching position at the end of the drive stroke to clinch the fastener to the workpiece; the fastener driving tool being characterized by a motor configured to rotate a crank arm ; a connecting rod pivotably connected to the mount at one end portion thereof and pivotably connected to the crank arm at an opposite end portion thereof, the connecting rod being configured to pull the mount and the driver downward through the drive stroke when the crank arm rotates from a first position to a second position.
A product conveying apparatus for supplying food products to a slicing unit of a food slicing machine , comprising: a first conveying track , a second conveying track , and a third conveying track , wherein the first, second and third conveying tracks are each configured to independently supply a respective food product to the slicing unit , characterized in that one of the first, second and third conveying tracks comprises a traction roll , wherein the traction roll is configured to come into conveying contact with a food product and to supply the same to the slicing unit . a first conveying track , a second conveying track , and a third conveying track , wherein the first, second and third conveying tracks are each configured to independently supply a respective food product to the slicing unit , characterized in that one of the first, second and third conveying tracks comprises a traction roll , wherein the traction roll is configured to come into conveying contact with a food product and to supply the same to the slicing unit .
A pupil detection system comprising: a vector calculation unit configured to calculate a plurality of candidate vectors (V) each connecting a corneal sphere center and a pupil center by a stereo method based on a first pupil image of a subject which is picked up by a first camera (10 L ) and a second pupil image of the subject which is picked up by a second camera (10 R ) the corneal sphere center being an intersection point (C) between an axis (L L ) passing through the first camera and a corneal reflection point (R L ) obtained from the first pupil image and an axis (L R ) passing through the second camera and a corneal reflection point (R R ) obtained from the second pupil image; characterised by a determination unit configured to select, from among the plurality of candidate vectors, a candidate vector (V) satisfying a vector condition in which an angle (α) between the candidate vector and a reference line, which is set based on a position of at least one of the first camera and the second camera , is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and determine that a pupil is located at a pupil center corresponding to the selected candidate vector. a vector calculation unit configured to calculate a plurality of candidate vectors (V) each connecting a corneal sphere center and a pupil center by a stereo method based on a first pupil image of a subject which is picked up by a first camera (10 L ) and a second pupil image of the subject which is picked up by a second camera (10 R ) the corneal sphere center being an intersection point (C) between an axis (L L ) passing through the first camera and a corneal reflection point (R L ) obtained from the first pupil image and an axis (L R ) passing through the second camera and a corneal reflection point (R R ) obtained from the second pupil image; characterised by a determination unit configured to select, from among the plurality of candidate vectors, a candidate vector (V) satisfying a vector condition in which an angle (α) between the candidate vector and a reference line, which is set based on a position of at least one of the first camera and the second camera , is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and determine that a pupil is located at a pupil center corresponding to the selected candidate vector.
A fusion protein comprising the following protein coding domains operably linked by peptide bonds in the following order: a multimerization scaffold comprised of a portion of a collectin protein, wherein the portion of the collectin self-assembles into two or more trimeric collagen-like arms of the collectin joined at their N-terminus by a disulfide-linked hub region of the collectin, an antigen, wherein the antigen is contained within the multimerization scaffold, wherein the antigen is positioned within the part of the multimerization scaffold which forms the arm of the collectin, and an extracellular domain of a TNF superfamily ligand, wherein the TNF superfamily ligand is selected from the group consisting of CD40L (TNFSF5), CD27L (TNFSF7), CD137L (TNFSF9), OX40L (TNFSF4), GITRL, 4-1BBL, RANKL, LIGHT, CD70, and BAFF, or a single-chain antibody that binds to a TNFSF receptor. a multimerization scaffold comprised of a portion of a collectin protein, wherein the portion of the collectin self-assembles into two or more trimeric collagen-like arms of the collectin joined at their N-terminus by a disulfide-linked hub region of the collectin, an antigen, wherein the antigen is contained within the multimerization scaffold, wherein the antigen is positioned within the part of the multimerization scaffold which forms the arm of the collectin, and an extracellular domain of a TNF superfamily ligand, wherein the TNF superfamily ligand is selected from the group consisting of CD40L (TNFSF5), CD27L (TNFSF7), CD137L (TNFSF9), OX40L (TNFSF4), GITRL, 4-1BBL, RANKL, LIGHT, CD70, and BAFF, or a single-chain antibody that binds to a TNFSF receptor.
Charging handle for an existing gas-powered carbine, in particular of the type AR15 or of the type M4 with a housing , the charging handle to be operated on both sides having an active handle , a passive handle and a shaft with a front portion , a center portion and an end portion , the front portion extending into the region of a gas opening of a bolt carrier of the carbine, and having a widening of the shaft on both sides in the transverse direction for receiving the active handle and the passive handle being provided at the end portion , which are each rotatably mounted on the widening by means of a pin , wherein the active handle is formed integrally, preferably in one piece, with a latch and designed such that it can be rotated between two positions, the latch in a first fixing position cooperating with a latch arrest of the housing of the carbine and fixing the charging handle with respect to the housing , and in a second release position not cooperating with the latch arrest and releasing the charging handle with respect to the housing , the passive handle being designed in such way that it is to be brought into operative connection with the active handle , both handles being forced into the position which corresponds to the fixing position by at least one spring , wherein the release position of the first, active handle is defined by a support surface at the widening of the end portion , against which an internal stop surface of the active handle lies in the release position, whereby the support surface is at a greater distance from the central plane of the weapon than the pin and a shaft stop for a counter face of the active handle is provided at the end portion , which shaft stop is arranged closer to the center plane of the weapon than the pin , characterized in that in the release position of the active handle , the latter contacts both the support surface and the stop .
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount or a prophylactically effective amount of a combination of sacubitril and valsartan in a 1:1 molar ratio for use in the prevention or treatment of heart failure in a human pediatric patient, wherein the human pediatric patient has an age from 1 month to < 18 years, and wherein the patient suffers from chronic heart failure resulting from left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and wherein, when the patient is from 6 to less than 18 year old, the patient has heart failure of NYHA class II, III or IV, or when the patient is less than 6 year old, the patient has heart failure of Ross HF classification II-IV, wherein the use comprises the twice daily administration of a single dose of the combination of sacubitril and valsartan in a 1:1 molar ratio from 2 mg / kg body weight to 4 mg / kg body weight of the patient. when the patient is from 6 to less than 18 year old, the patient has heart failure of NYHA class II, III or IV, or when the patient is less than 6 year old, the patient has heart failure of Ross HF classification II-IV,
A method of scanning a vessel for the sequencing of nucleic acids, comprising (a) using a scan actuator to translate a vessel along a reference surface on a rigid body of a detection apparatus, wherein the vessel comprises a lumen and a wall, wherein the lumen comprises analytes, wherein the analytes comprise nucleic acids, wherein the reference surface contacts at least a portion of the vessel during the translating, and wherein the vessel is aligned with a detector via the rigid body and wherein the reference surface forms, with the detector, a structural loop in which the reference surface remains rotationally fixed with respect to the detector during the translating; and (b) detecting the analytes at different locations along the vessel using the detector, wherein the vessel is urged to the reference surface by a preload creating a pushing force on a side of the vessel that is opposite a side of the vessel that contacts the reference surface during the detecting, thereby scanning the vessel. (a) using a scan actuator to translate a vessel along a reference surface on a rigid body of a detection apparatus, wherein the vessel comprises a lumen and a wall, wherein the lumen comprises analytes, wherein the analytes comprise nucleic acids, wherein the reference surface contacts at least a portion of the vessel during the translating, and wherein the vessel is aligned with a detector via the rigid body and wherein the reference surface forms, with the detector, a structural loop in which the reference surface remains rotationally fixed with respect to the detector during the translating; and (b) detecting the analytes at different locations along the vessel using the detector, wherein the vessel is urged to the reference surface by a preload creating a pushing force on a side of the vessel that is opposite a side of the vessel that contacts the reference surface during the detecting,
A method of a base station, BS, supporting a communication service based on a first frequency band corresponding to a licensed band and a second frequency band corresponding to an unlicensed band in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: assigning an initial value of a counter to a random number, the random number being selected within a predetermined range, in case that the BS is to transmit data on a channel using the second frequency band; sensing whether the channel using the second frequency band is idle during a first slot duration; decrementing the counter in case the counter is greater than zero and the channel is idle during the first slot duration; and transmitting the data on the channel in case that the counter reaches zero and the sensed slot duration is idle, wherein the decrementing operation and the sensing operation for an additional slot duration is repeated as long as the counter is greater than zero, wherein the BS does not decrement the counter during overlapping with a different transmission corresponding to a second listen-before-talk, LBT, protocol being concurrently executed at the BS over the channel, and wherein the different transmission includes a transmission of a discovery signal and does not include the transmission of the data. assigning an initial value of a counter to a random number, the random number being selected within a predetermined range, in case that the BS is to transmit data on a channel using the second frequency band; sensing whether the channel using the second frequency band is idle during a first slot duration; decrementing the counter in case the counter is greater than zero and the channel is idle during the first slot duration; and transmitting the data on the channel in case that the counter reaches zero and the sensed slot duration is idle, wherein the decrementing operation and the sensing operation for an additional slot duration is repeated as long as the counter is greater than zero, wherein the BS does not decrement the counter during overlapping with a different transmission corresponding to a second listen-before-talk, LBT, protocol being concurrently executed at the BS over the channel, and wherein the different transmission includes a transmission of a discovery signal and does not include the transmission of the data.
A system (41; 42; 51; 52) for providing a location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46) for a vehicle group (41; 42; 51; 52) comprising multiple vehicles (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) wherein the multiple vehicles (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) are configured as hosts of the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46), the permission to access the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46) by the vehicle group (41; 42; 51; 52), depends on physical closeness of the multiple vehicles (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) to each other, wherein the multiple vehicles, (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) when being physically close to each other, obtain consensus on next actions to be taken on the road, and announce the consensus in a smart contract (15; 25; 25), and wherein each vehicle of the vehicle group (41; 42; 51; 52) stores the smart contract (15; 25; 25)in the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46) and executes the next actions specified in the smart contract (15; 25; 25). wherein the multiple vehicles (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) are configured as hosts of the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46), the permission to access the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46) by the vehicle group (41; 42; 51; 52), depends on physical closeness of the multiple vehicles (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) to each other, wherein the multiple vehicles, (41a, 41b, 41c; 42a, 42b, 42c; 51a, 51b, 51c; 52a, 52b, 52c) when being physically close to each other, obtain consensus on next actions to be taken on the road, and announce the consensus in a smart contract (15; 25; 25), and wherein each vehicle of the vehicle group (41; 42; 51; 52) stores the smart contract (15; 25; 25)in the location based distributed ledger (16; 26; 36; 44; 46) and executes the next actions specified in the smart contract (15; 25; 25).
An input/output I/O request processing method, executed by an agent module of a host , wherein the host is connected to a first storage array and a second storage array , and the method comprises: obtaining (S302, S303) a disk identifier of a to-be-migrated disk and an array identifier of the second storage array based on a detected migration request; sending (S304) the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the second storage array corresponding to the array identifier, so that the second storage array creates an image disk of the to-be-migrated disk based on the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk, wherein the to-be-migrated disk is created in the first storage array ; instructing (S308) the second storage array to report a disk identifier of a disk of the host , setting virtual path information for a path used for reporting a disk identifier of the image disk, and reporting the virtual path information to a multipath module of the host ; and receiving (S313) a disk identifier query request sent by the multipath module by using a virtual path, wherein the virtual path is determined based on the virtual path information; sending (S314) the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the multipath module , so that the multipath module manages the virtual path as a path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk, and setting (S315) the virtual path as a preferential access path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk.. obtaining (S302, S303) a disk identifier of a to-be-migrated disk and an array identifier of the second storage array based on a detected migration request; sending (S304) the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the second storage array corresponding to the array identifier, so that the second storage array creates an image disk of the to-be-migrated disk based on the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk, wherein the to-be-migrated disk is created in the first storage array ; instructing (S308) the second storage array to report a disk identifier of a disk of the host , setting virtual path information for a path used for reporting a disk identifier of the image disk, and reporting the virtual path information to a multipath module of the host ; and receiving (S313) a disk identifier query request sent by the multipath module by using a virtual path, wherein the virtual path is determined based on the virtual path information; sending (S314) the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the multipath module , so that the multipath module manages the virtual path as a path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk, and setting (S315) the virtual path as a preferential access path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk..
Composite glass for a head-up display with an upper edge (O) and a lower edge (U), at least comprising an outer pane made of glass and an inner pane made of glass, which are bonded to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer , wherein the inner pane has a thickness from 0.5 mm to 0.9 mm, and wherein the thickness of the intermediate layer in the vertical course between the lower edge (U) and the upper edge (O) is variable at least in sections with a maximum wedge angle (α) less than or equal to 0.15 mrad, wherein the thickness of the outer pane is from 1.4 mm to 1.8 mm, wherein the intermediate layer is implemented by at least one thermoplastic film, in which the wedge angle (α) is created by stretching. wherein the thickness of the outer pane is from 1.4 mm to 1.8 mm, wherein the intermediate layer is implemented by at least one thermoplastic film, in which the wedge angle (α) is created by stretching.
Device for bidirectional wireless communication by visible or invisible light, comprising at least (a) one or more transmitter modules , each transmitter module comprising: - a light source which is powered by a control means and emits an amplitude and/or phase modulated light ; - a control means which generates an electrical signal derived from the digital/analogue conversion of source data to be transmitted; (b) a receiver module comprising: - a photodetector illuminated by said modulated light and generating a modulated electrical signal in response to said modulated light ; - a processing module for the signal generated by said photodetector which is designed to communicate with the control means via the return path ; - an electronic means which is located between the photodetector and the signal processing module and able to adjust the impedance of the photodetector in order to maximise the throughput rate of transmitted data while minimising the distortion of the signal received; characterized in that the photodetector is a photovoltaic module and said electronic means for adjusting impedance is configured to vary the impedance of the photodetector in successive increments as a function of a control signal corresponding to an acceptable quality criterion (CQ_Acc), and to maximise the level of the electric signal received, provided that a criterion representing the quality of the electrical signal received is better than said acceptable quality criterion (CQ_Acc). (a) one or more transmitter modules , each transmitter module comprising: - a light source which is powered by a control means and emits an amplitude and/or phase modulated light ; - a control means which generates an electrical signal derived from the digital/analogue conversion of source data to be transmitted; - a light source which is powered by a control means and emits an amplitude and/or phase modulated light ; - a control means which generates an electrical signal derived from the digital/analogue conversion of source data to be transmitted; (b) a receiver module comprising: - a photodetector illuminated by said modulated light and generating a modulated electrical signal in response to said modulated light ; - a processing module for the signal generated by said photodetector which is designed to communicate with the control means via the return path ; - an electronic means which is located between the photodetector and the signal processing module and able to adjust the impedance of the photodetector in order to maximise the throughput rate of transmitted data while minimising the distortion of the signal received; - a photodetector illuminated by said modulated light and generating a modulated electrical signal in response to said modulated light ; - a processing module for the signal generated by said photodetector which is designed to communicate with the control means via the return path ; - an electronic means which is located between the photodetector and the signal processing module and able to adjust the impedance of the photodetector in order to maximise the throughput rate of transmitted data while minimising the distortion of the signal received;