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A processor comprising: an instruction fetch unit to fetch a pair of instruction order enforcement instructions , which are part of an instruction set of the processor, the pair of instruction order enforcement instructions to include an activation instruction and an enforcement instruction, the activation instruction to occur before the enforcement instruction in a program order; and an instruction order enforcement module , in response to the pair of the instruction order enforcement instructions, while instruction order enforcement is activated, which is initially to occur in response to the activation instruction at a first stage of a pipeline of the processor, to prevent instructions, and not just memory access instructions, occurring after the enforcement instruction in the program order, from being processed prior to the activation instruction, in an out-of-order portion of the processor, wherein deactivation of the instruction order enforcement by the instruction order enforcement module is in response to the activation instruction after the activation instruction has advanced through the pipeline. an instruction fetch unit to fetch a pair of instruction order enforcement instructions , which are part of an instruction set of the processor, the pair of instruction order enforcement instructions to include an activation instruction and an enforcement instruction, the activation instruction to occur before the enforcement instruction in a program order; and an instruction order enforcement module , in response to the pair of the instruction order enforcement instructions, while instruction order enforcement is activated, which is initially to occur in response to the activation instruction at a first stage of a pipeline of the processor, to prevent instructions, and not just memory access instructions, occurring after the enforcement instruction in the program order, from being processed prior to the activation instruction, in an out-of-order portion of the processor, wherein deactivation of the instruction order enforcement by the instruction order enforcement module is in response to the activation instruction after the activation instruction has advanced through the pipeline.
A method for preparing quartz glass with low content of hydroxyl and high purity, comprising: providing silica powders, the silica powders comprising hydroxyl groups; dehydroxylating the silica powders, comprising: drying the silica powders at a first temperature; heating the silica powders up to a second temperature and introducing a first oxidizing gas comprising halogen gas, thereby obtaining first dehydroxylated powders; heating the first dehydroxylated powders up to a third temperature and introducing a second oxidizing gas comprising oxygen or ozone, thereby obtaining second dehydroxylated powders; heating the second dehydroxylated powders up to a fourth temperature to obtain a vitrified body; and cooling the vitrified body to obtain the quartz glass; characterized in that a total mass of the introduced first oxidizing gas is within 1% of a total mass of the silica powders. providing silica powders, the silica powders comprising hydroxyl groups; dehydroxylating the silica powders, comprising: drying the silica powders at a first temperature; heating the silica powders up to a second temperature and introducing a first oxidizing gas comprising halogen gas, thereby obtaining first dehydroxylated powders; heating the first dehydroxylated powders up to a third temperature and introducing a second oxidizing gas comprising oxygen or ozone, thereby obtaining second dehydroxylated powders; drying the silica powders at a first temperature; heating the silica powders up to a second temperature and introducing a first oxidizing gas comprising halogen gas, thereby obtaining first dehydroxylated powders; heating the first dehydroxylated powders up to a third temperature and introducing a second oxidizing gas comprising oxygen or ozone, thereby obtaining second dehydroxylated powders; heating the second dehydroxylated powders up to a fourth temperature to obtain a vitrified body; and cooling the vitrified body to obtain the quartz glass; characterized in that a total mass of the introduced first oxidizing gas is within 1% of a total mass of the silica powders.
A system for eliciting a full swallowing reflex in a human subject, the system comprising: a plurality of surface electrodes configured to overlay at least thyroid cartilage in the neck of the human subject; and a controller configured to: generate a stimulation signal for eliciting the full swallowing reflex in the human subject, characterised in that the full swallowing reflex includes raising the larynx, the stimulation signals including one of: a bipolar stimulation pulse having a first pulse phase duration of at least 100ms, and a unipolar stimulation pulse that includes a rising edge with a duration of at least 100ms; and provide the stimulation signal to the plurality of surface electrodes upon receipt of a trigger signal. a plurality of surface electrodes configured to overlay at least thyroid cartilage in the neck of the human subject; and a controller configured to: generate a stimulation signal for eliciting the full swallowing reflex in the human subject, characterised in that the full swallowing reflex includes raising the larynx, the stimulation signals including one of: a bipolar stimulation pulse having a first pulse phase duration of at least 100ms, and a unipolar stimulation pulse that includes a rising edge with a duration of at least 100ms; and provide the stimulation signal to the plurality of surface electrodes upon receipt of a trigger signal. generate a stimulation signal for eliciting the full swallowing reflex in the human subject, characterised in that the full swallowing reflex includes raising the larynx, the stimulation signals including one of: a bipolar stimulation pulse having a first pulse phase duration of at least 100ms, and a unipolar stimulation pulse that includes a rising edge with a duration of at least 100ms; and a bipolar stimulation pulse having a first pulse phase duration of at least 100ms, and a unipolar stimulation pulse that includes a rising edge with a duration of at least 100ms; and provide the stimulation signal to the plurality of surface electrodes upon receipt of a trigger signal.
A distributed network comprising a plurality of subnets ; wherein each of the plurality of subnets comprises a changeable set of nodes ; wherein the network is configured to generate for each of the plurality of subnets, by a distributed key generation protocol, an individual static verification key of a public-key signature scheme and a first set of corresponding secret key shares for a first set of nodes of the respective subnet; redistribute, for each of the plurality of subnets, by a secret-redistribution protocol, the secret key shares of the respective first set of secret key shares to a second set of nodes of the respective subnet, thereby creating a second set of secret key shares corresponding to the same static verification key of the respective subnet . wherein each of the plurality of subnets comprises a changeable set of nodes ; wherein the network is configured to generate for each of the plurality of subnets, by a distributed key generation protocol, an individual static verification key of a public-key signature scheme and a first set of corresponding secret key shares for a first set of nodes of the respective subnet; redistribute, for each of the plurality of subnets, by a secret-redistribution protocol, the secret key shares of the respective first set of secret key shares to a second set of nodes of the respective subnet, thereby creating a second set of secret key shares corresponding to the same static verification key of the respective subnet .
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a motor assembly for generating an air flow for drawing air carrying dust into a dust collector compartment ; a cover for the motor assembly; and an air flow channel , from the motor assembly to an air outlet in the housing, characterised in that the cover comprises an inner and an outer motor assembly cover member , each extending over an end of the motor assembly near the air outlet and along the side of the motor assembly to form a double wall of the wall structure between the motor assembly and the air outlet in a region where the air exits the motor assembly and each having an edge located with respect to other walls of the wall structure such that air flows around the edge to reach the outlet and thereby forms one or more turns of the air flow channel, wherein at least one of said edges has an undulating shape with a plurality of peaks and troughs and/or at least one of said edges are wave-shaped, preferably at least one of said edges are in the shape of a sinusoid curve. a motor assembly for generating an air flow for drawing air carrying dust into a dust collector compartment ; a cover for the motor assembly; and an air flow channel , from the motor assembly to an air outlet in the housing, characterised in that the cover comprises an inner and an outer motor assembly cover member , each extending over an end of the motor assembly near the air outlet and along the side of the motor assembly to form a double wall of the wall structure between the motor assembly and the air outlet in a region where the air exits the motor assembly and each having an edge located with respect to other walls of the wall structure such that air flows around the edge to reach the outlet and thereby forms one or more turns of the air flow channel, wherein at least one of said edges has an undulating shape with a plurality of peaks and troughs and/or at least one of said edges are wave-shaped, preferably at least one of said edges are in the shape of a sinusoid curve.
A pressure regulating device for a gas delivery apparatus , which conveys gases along a gases pathway to a patient, comprising: a mounting having an inlet port for receiving pressurised gases; an outlet port for delivering said pressurised gases to a patient ; and a relief port for regulating the pressure of said gases; the relief port including a valve member biased against a valve seat member and arranged to open when the pressure of said gases exceeds a selected level in order to release some of the gases out through the relief port; characterised in that the position of the valve seat member is manually adjustable within the relief port using a control member , in order to adjust the selected level of pressure at which the valve member will open. a mounting having an inlet port for receiving pressurised gases; an outlet port for delivering said pressurised gases to a patient ; and a relief port for regulating the pressure of said gases; the relief port including a valve member biased against a valve seat member and arranged to open when the pressure of said gases exceeds a selected level in order to release some of the gases out through the relief port;
Securing means for securing a civil engineering element to a construction machine , in particular a pile to a pile driver with a connecting means at the construction machine and a flexible securing element , in particular a securing chain, wherein a first end of the flexible securing element is attached to the construction machine and a second end is provided with a connecting link which can pass through a securing lug on the civil engineering element and can be releasably fastened to the construction machine by the connecting means , characterised in that a detection unit is provided on the connecting means , which detection unit is designed for identifying a fastening of the connecting link to the connecting means , and in that the detection unit can generate and output a signal if a fastening of the connecting link is identified.
A transmit power control method, applied to a mobile terminal, wherein the method comprises: monitoring whether the mobile terminal has accessed a wireless access point, AP; when the mobile terminal has accessed the AP, detecting (S120) a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, of a signal that is sent by the AP and received by the mobile terminal, and detecting a data sending rate at which the mobile terminal sends data to the AP; obtaining (S130) a pre-established transmit power relationship table, wherein in the transmit power relationship table, in the case of a same RSSI, each data sending rate is corresponding to multiple preset transmit power values; searching (S140) the transmit power relationship table for one preset transmit power corresponding to both the RSSI and the data sending rate, wherein the one preset transmit power is a minimum transmit power and using the minimum transmit power as a first target transmit power; and adjusting (S150) a current transmit power of the mobile terminal to the first target transmit power, so that the mobile terminal sends data to the AP according to the first target transmit power. monitoring whether the mobile terminal has accessed a wireless access point, AP; when the mobile terminal has accessed the AP, detecting (S120) a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, of a signal that is sent by the AP and received by the mobile terminal, and detecting a data sending rate at which the mobile terminal sends data to the AP; obtaining (S130) a pre-established transmit power relationship table, wherein in the transmit power relationship table, in the case of a same RSSI, each data sending rate is corresponding to multiple preset transmit power values; searching (S140) the transmit power relationship table for one preset transmit power corresponding to both the RSSI and the data sending rate, wherein the one preset transmit power is a minimum transmit power and using the minimum transmit power as a first target transmit power; and adjusting (S150) a current transmit power of the mobile terminal to the first target transmit power, so that the mobile terminal sends data to the AP according to the first target transmit power.
A heat exchanger , made of a plastic material, comprising a stack of plates , whose adjacent plates are spaced apart from each other so that the stack of plates has a set of intermediate spaces enabling a circulation of fluid between these plates , the set of intermediate spaces comprises a plurality of multi-fluid intermediate spaces , each multi-fluid intermediate space being intended for the circulation of several fluids between two adjacent plates of the stack of plates , each of said multi-fluid intermediate spaces being partitioned into several compartments sealingly separated from each other, each compartment being configured for the circulation of a fluid among the plurality of fluids, and each compartment being in fluid communication with one of the compartments of a distinct multi-fluid intermediate space among the plurality of multi-fluid intermediate spaces characterized in that each multi-fluid intermediate space comprises an inner wall extending therethrough so as to sealingly separate at least two adjacent compartments of this multi-fluid intermediate space , and the inner wall is configured to enable a heat exchange between the fluids circulating in these at least two adjacent compartments .
An aerosol-generating system comprising: a liquid-storage portion for holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode , wherein at least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode ; aerosol-generating means comprising one or more aerosol-generating elements , wherein at least one of the aerosol-generating elements comprises one of the first electrode and the second electrode ; and a control system configured to: measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode , and determine the amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion based on the measured electrical quantity information. a liquid-storage portion for holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode , wherein at least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode ; aerosol-generating means comprising one or more aerosol-generating elements , wherein at least one of the aerosol-generating elements comprises one of the first electrode and the second electrode ; and a control system configured to: measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode , and determine the amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion based on the measured electrical quantity information. measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode , and determine the amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion based on the measured electrical quantity information.
A method for obtaining a first system information from a network device based on a request of a terminal, the method comprising: receiving , by the terminal, configuration indication information from the network device, wherein the configuration indication information comprises a correspondence between the first system information and a random access, RACH, preamble configuration information or the configuration indication information does not comprise a correspondence between the first system information and a RACH preamble configuration information; determining, by the terminal based on the configuration indication information, that the first system information has a corresponding RACH preamble configuration information in the configuration indication information; sending , by the terminal, a first request message to request the first system information, to the network device according to the RACH preamble configuration information corresponding to the first system information; determining, by the terminal based on the configuration indication information, that the first system information has no corresponding RACH preamble configuration information in the configuration indication information; sending , by the terminal to the network device, a radio resource control, RRC, signaling for requesting the first system information; and receiving , by the terminal, the first system information from the network device. determining, by the terminal based on the configuration indication information, that the first system information has a corresponding RACH preamble configuration information in the configuration indication information; sending , by the terminal, a first request message to request the first system information, to the network device according to the RACH preamble configuration information corresponding to the first system information; determining, by the terminal based on the configuration indication information, that the first system information has no corresponding RACH preamble configuration information in the configuration indication information; sending , by the terminal to the network device, a radio resource control, RRC, signaling for requesting the first system information; and receiving , by the terminal, the first system information from the network device.
A welding device for welding a web and a continuous strip member to each other, the welding device comprising: a pair of pressure members opposing each other for pressurizing the web and the continuous strip member ; a feed device configured to intermittently feed the web and the continuous strip member in a longitudinal direction of the web and the continuous strip member through the pair of pressure members in a state in which the web and the continuous strip member are superposed on each other; and a laser device configured to irradiate the web or the continuous strip member with a laser beam at a position upstream of the pair of pressure members so as to melt the web or the continuous strip member with the laser beam for welding of the web and the continuous strip member ; characterized in that the welding device further comprises a movement device configured to move the pair of pressure members upstream with respect to the web and the continuous strip member during a pause phase of an intermittent feed cycle. a pair of pressure members opposing each other for pressurizing the web and the continuous strip member ; a feed device configured to intermittently feed the web and the continuous strip member in a longitudinal direction of the web and the continuous strip member through the pair of pressure members in a state in which the web and the continuous strip member are superposed on each other; and a laser device configured to irradiate the web or the continuous strip member with a laser beam at a position upstream of the pair of pressure members so as to melt the web or the continuous strip member with the laser beam for welding of the web and the continuous strip member ; characterized in that the welding device further comprises a movement device configured to move the pair of pressure members upstream with respect to the web and the continuous strip member during a pause phase of an intermittent feed cycle.
A system , comprising: two or more pairs of electrodes , wherein (i) the electrodes comprise linear strips , (ii) the electrodes in each pair are parallel with one another, and (iii) the pairs are not parallel with one another, the electrodes disposed over a distal end of a catheter for insertion into a heart of a patient; and a processor , which is configured to: receive electrophysiological (EP) signals acquired by the pairs of electrodes; and based on a timing of the received EP signals, calculate a local direction at which the received EP signals propagate in the heart. two or more pairs of electrodes , wherein (i) the electrodes comprise linear strips , (ii) the electrodes in each pair are parallel with one another, and (iii) the pairs are not parallel with one another, the electrodes disposed over a distal end of a catheter for insertion into a heart of a patient; and a processor , which is configured to: receive electrophysiological (EP) signals acquired by the pairs of electrodes; and based on a timing of the received EP signals, calculate a local direction at which the received EP signals propagate in the heart. receive electrophysiological (EP) signals acquired by the pairs of electrodes; and based on a timing of the received EP signals, calculate a local direction at which the received EP signals propagate in the heart.
Inhaler for the inhalation of a formulation from a carrier that is in the form of a belt, strip and/or film, particularly a blister, wherein the carrier is arranged in the inhaler and in which the carrier can be set oscillating (S) by the impact of an air current (L) for the purpose of the delivery and/or dispersion of the formulation , wherein the carrier comprises a carrier element, cover and a covering device , the cover comprising at least one opening which is covered by the covering device or a covering element of the covering device when the carrier is closed, and wherein the cover is at least partially covered by the covering device and the covering device can be manually opened or removed in order to open the carrier or the cover for the subsequent delivery of the formulation . the carrier comprises a carrier element, cover and a covering device , the cover comprising at least one opening which is covered by the covering device or a covering element of the covering device when the carrier is closed, and wherein the cover is at least partially covered by the covering device and the covering device can be manually opened or removed in order to open the carrier or the cover for the subsequent delivery of the formulation .