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A method comprising: at a hybrid radio receiver configured to recover audio content separately from a broadcast radio signal and from a wireless network connection: receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time; deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener; deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators; and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision; characterized in that deriving the fluctuation indicators includes: computing a first fluctuation indicator based on a first number of times the reception metric crosses a first threshold during a time period; and computing a second fluctuation indicator based on a second number of times the reception metric crosses a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold during the time period; and deriving the switching decision includes deriving the switching decision based on the first fluctuation indicator, the second fluctuation indicator, and the previous switching decision. receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time; deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener; deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators; and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision; characterized in that deriving the fluctuation indicators includes: computing a first fluctuation indicator based on a first number of times the reception metric crosses a first threshold during a time period; and computing a second fluctuation indicator based on a second number of times the reception metric crosses a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold during the time period; and computing a first fluctuation indicator based on a first number of times the reception metric crosses a first threshold during a time period; and computing a second fluctuation indicator based on a second number of times the reception metric crosses a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold during the time period; and deriving the switching decision includes deriving the switching decision based on the first fluctuation indicator, the second fluctuation indicator, and the previous switching decision.
A garbage collection method for a storage medium, wherein the storage medium comprises a plurality of storage units (13; 14; 15; 16), each storage unit has a collection parameter, the collection parameter is a numeral or a symbol or a group of numerals or symbols comprising a first collection parameter, a value of the first collection parameter is updated to reflect an age change of the data unit in the storage unit, and each storage unit comprises a plurality of read/write units, wherein the method comprises: selecting a group of storage units from the plurality of storage units when values of the first collection parameters of the storage units selected from the plurality of storage are greater than or equal to a first collection parameter threshold, each storage unit in the group of storage units comprises a stale read/write unit, and the stale read/write unit is a read/write unit storing invalid data; and replicating data in a first valid read/write unit in the group of storage units and data in a second valid read/write unit in the group of storage units to a same destination storage unit, wherein the first valid read/write unit and the second valid read/write unit belong to different storage units in the group of storage units, and the destination storage unit is comprised in the plurality of storage units. selecting a group of storage units from the plurality of storage units when values of the first collection parameters of the storage units selected from the plurality of storage are greater than or equal to a first collection parameter threshold, each storage unit in the group of storage units comprises a stale read/write unit, and the stale read/write unit is a read/write unit storing invalid data; and replicating data in a first valid read/write unit in the group of storage units and data in a second valid read/write unit in the group of storage units to a same destination storage unit, wherein the first valid read/write unit and the second valid read/write unit belong to different storage units in the group of storage units, and the destination storage unit is comprised in the plurality of storage units.
A method for wireless communications at a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving , from a base station, a resource configuration, the resource configuration comprising a first parameter indicating a set of transmission time intervals, TTIs, for transmitting uplink control information in a shared radio frequency spectrum band and a second parameter indicating a maximum number of instances for the uplink control information to be transmitted; performing a channel access procedure to obtain access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band; and transmitting one or more instances of the uplink control information in one or more TTIs of the set of TTIs, wherein the one or more TTIs are subsequent to the conclusion of the channel access procedure, and wherein a number of the one or more instances is based at least in part on a conclusion of the channel access procedure and a number of TTIs in the set of TTIs and the maximum number of instances for the uplink control information to be transmitted, wherein the number of the one or more instances is less than or equal to the maximum number of instances. receiving , from a base station, a resource configuration, the resource configuration comprising a first parameter indicating a set of transmission time intervals, TTIs, for transmitting uplink control information in a shared radio frequency spectrum band and a second parameter indicating a maximum number of instances for the uplink control information to be transmitted; performing a channel access procedure to obtain access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band; and transmitting one or more instances of the uplink control information in one or more TTIs of the set of TTIs, wherein the one or more TTIs are subsequent to the conclusion of the channel access procedure, and wherein a number of the one or more instances is based at least in part on a conclusion of the channel access procedure and a number of TTIs in the set of TTIs and the maximum number of instances for the uplink control information to be transmitted, wherein the number of the one or more instances is less than or equal to the maximum number of instances.
A method for a first user equipment to receive a signal in a device to device wireless communication system, the method comprising steps of: receiving a synchronization signal comprising a synchronization identifier transmitted from a second user equipment; obtaining synchronization and a synchronization identifier based on the synchronization signal; determining whether a physical sidelink broadcast channel, PSBCH, based on the synchronization signal being successfully decoded; selecting the second user equipment as a synchronization reference, if the PSBCH is successfully decoded; characterized by determining whether a stored synchronization identifier and the obtained synchronization identifier are identical, in case that the PSBCH decoding fails; measuring a measurement level of a demodulation reference signal or an energy level of a resource region in which the PSBCH is located, if the stored synchronization identifier and the obtained synchronization identifier are not identical, and reattempting a decoding of the PSBCH if the measurement level of the demodulation reference signal or the energy level of at least one symbol of the resource region is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. receiving a synchronization signal comprising a synchronization identifier transmitted from a second user equipment; obtaining synchronization and a synchronization identifier based on the synchronization signal; determining whether a physical sidelink broadcast channel, PSBCH, based on the synchronization signal being successfully decoded; selecting the second user equipment as a synchronization reference, if the PSBCH is successfully decoded; characterized by determining whether a stored synchronization identifier and the obtained synchronization identifier are identical, in case that the PSBCH decoding fails; measuring a measurement level of a demodulation reference signal or an energy level of a resource region in which the PSBCH is located, if the stored synchronization identifier and the obtained synchronization identifier are not identical, and reattempting a decoding of the PSBCH if the measurement level of the demodulation reference signal or the energy level of at least one symbol of the resource region is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
A liquid formulation of long-acting insulinotropic peptide conjugate, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of long-acting insulinotropic peptide conjugate wherein an insulinotropic peptide, which is a physiologically active peptide, is linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region; and an albumin-free stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer comprises a buffer, a sugar alcohol, and a non-ionic surfactant; and wherein the insulinotropic peptide is exendin-3, exendin-4, or imidazo-acetyl exendin-4; and wherein the buffer is a citrate buffer, the sugar alcohol is mannitol or sucrose, and the non-ionic surfactant is polysorbate.
Securing device for a tongue of a safety belt , to be mounted on a seat comprising a support , a seating part and a seat back that is designed to tilt with respect to said support , said securing device comprising: - a part for capturing said tongue , and - means for mounting said capturing part on an attachment pin of said seat , which comprise: - a stem attached on the one hand to said capturing part and on the other to a washer , and - a drive means suitable to cause the capturing part to pivot with respect to said support by virtue of the tilting of the seat back , said attachment pin being able to pivot with respect to said support by virtue of the tilting of the seat back with respect to said support , the drive means comprising a bushing , characterized in that said washer is fitted onto said bushing which is itself able to be fitted onto said attachment pin and to be coupled to said attachment pin so as to make the capturing part pivot by virtue of the pivoting of said attachment pin . - a part for capturing said tongue , and - means for mounting said capturing part on an attachment pin of said seat , which comprise: - a stem attached on the one hand to said capturing part and on the other to a washer , and - a drive means suitable to cause the capturing part to pivot with respect to said support by virtue of the tilting of the seat back , - a stem attached on the one hand to said capturing part and on the other to a washer , and - a drive means suitable to cause the capturing part to pivot with respect to said support by virtue of the tilting of the seat back ,
An oil strainer, comprising a lubricating oil passage , and an oil inlet and an oil outlet respectively provided at two ends of the lubricating oil passage , and wherein the oil strainer further comprises a check valve which is arranged at the oil inlet and only allows a lubricating oil to flow into the lubricating oil passage ; the oil strainer further comprises an oil return pressurized passage , and the oil return pressurized passage has one end in communication with the lubricating oil passage , and another end having an oil return port allowing a returning lubricating oil to flow in; and characterized in that a housing of the oil strainer is in a shape of a triangle, the housing is drilled to form a first passage and a second passage, the first passage extends through two corners of the housing , and the second passage is drilled from a remaining corner of the housing and is in communication with the first passage, two ends of the first passage are sealed by screw plugs respectively, the oil outlet and the oil return port are respectively opened on a sidewall of the first passage, the lubricating oil passage is defined by the second passage and a section of the first passage adjacent to the oil outlet , and the oil return pressurized passage is defined by a section of the first passage adjacent to the oil return port . the oil strainer further comprises an oil return pressurized passage , and the oil return pressurized passage has one end in communication with the lubricating oil passage , and another end having an oil return port allowing a returning lubricating oil to flow in; and characterized in that a housing of the oil strainer is in a shape of a triangle, the housing is drilled to form a first passage and a second passage, the first passage extends through two corners of the housing , and the second passage is drilled from a remaining corner of the housing and is in communication with the first passage, two ends of the first passage are sealed by screw plugs respectively, the oil outlet and the oil return port are respectively opened on a sidewall of the first passage, the lubricating oil passage is defined by the second passage and a section of the first passage adjacent to the oil outlet , and the oil return pressurized passage is defined by a section of the first passage adjacent to the oil return port .
A tire comprising: a steel cord having a plated coating layer including Cu and Zn; rubber covering the steel cord ; and a bonding layer including Cu 2 S and CuS, provided closer to the rubber than an interface between the steel cord and the rubber , wherein a molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS of Cu 2 S and CuS included in the bonding layer is in a range higher than or equal to 1.0 and lower than or equal to 10.0, wherein the molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS is obtained for an evaluation sample of a slice of the tire including a surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the steel cord , so that a surface of the evaluation sample includes the interface between the steel cord and the rubber , wherein the evaluation sample is measured by an X-ray absorption fine structure, with respect to a region of the bonding layer closer to the rubber than the interface between the steel cord and the rubber , so that a K shell absorption edge of a copper atom and a broad oscillation component spectrum are measured by scanning an energy of a high-intensity X-ray, wherein the molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS of Cu 2 S and CuS included in the bonding layer is calculated, using a standard sample spectrum for Cu 2 S and CuS, with respect to an X-ray absorption near edge structure measured using the high-intensity X-ray in a region of 9600 eV or higher and 9700 eV or lower, wherein the plated coating layer further includes Co, and wherein the rubber includes 0.1 parts by mass or greater and 5.0 parts by mass or less of organic acid cobalt, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component. a steel cord having a plated coating layer including Cu and Zn; rubber covering the steel cord ; and a bonding layer including Cu 2 S and CuS, provided closer to the rubber than an interface between the steel cord and the rubber , wherein a molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS of Cu 2 S and CuS included in the bonding layer is in a range higher than or equal to 1.0 and lower than or equal to 10.0, wherein the molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS is obtained for an evaluation sample of a slice of the tire including a surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the steel cord , so that a surface of the evaluation sample includes the interface between the steel cord and the rubber , wherein the evaluation sample is measured by an X-ray absorption fine structure, with respect to a region of the bonding layer closer to the rubber than the interface between the steel cord and the rubber , so that a K shell absorption edge of a copper atom and a broad oscillation component spectrum are measured by scanning an energy of a high-intensity X-ray, wherein the molar ratio Cu 2 S/CuS of Cu 2 S and CuS included in the bonding layer is calculated, using a standard sample spectrum for Cu 2 S and CuS, with respect to an X-ray absorption near edge structure measured using the high-intensity X-ray in a region of 9600 eV or higher and 9700 eV or lower, wherein the plated coating layer further includes Co, and wherein the rubber includes 0.1 parts by mass or greater and 5.0 parts by mass or less of organic acid cobalt, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component.
Arc fault detection circuit for detecting an arc fault in an electric line, comprising: a filter , which has a filter input for receiving an input signal from the electric line and a filter output for outputting a filtered signal; a circuit element for outputting a reference signal; a comparator , which has a first comparator input coupled to the filter output for receiving the filtered signal, a second comparator input coupled to the circuit element output for receiving the reference signal, and a comparator output for providing a binary output signal depending on a difference between the filtered signal and the reference signal; and an arc fault determination module , which is coupled to the comparator output and which is configured to determine the presence of the arc fault in the electric line depending on the output signals of the comparator , characterised in that the filter is configured such that a cutoff frequency of the filter can be changed. a filter , which has a filter input for receiving an input signal from the electric line and a filter output for outputting a filtered signal; a circuit element for outputting a reference signal; a comparator , which has a first comparator input coupled to the filter output for receiving the filtered signal, a second comparator input coupled to the circuit element output for receiving the reference signal, and a comparator output for providing a binary output signal depending on a difference between the filtered signal and the reference signal; and an arc fault determination module , which is coupled to the comparator output and which is configured to determine the presence of the arc fault in the electric line depending on the output signals of the comparator , characterised in that the filter is configured such that a cutoff frequency of the filter can be changed.
A method for the purification of a target protein from a sample comprising the steps of i. loading a protein-containing sample onto a stationary phase, so as to bind the target protein to said stationary phase; ii. subjecting the bound target protein to a caprylic acid solution; wherein the caprylic acid solution comprises 1 to 50 mM free caprylic acid; and iii. eluting the target protein, wherein said purification of a target protein comprises inactivation of virus in said sample by said caprylic acid treatment, wherein the pH of the caprylic acid solution is in the range 2 to 7, wherein said target protein is an antibody or a fragment thereof, and wherein said stationary phase is a chromatography column. i. loading a protein-containing sample onto a stationary phase, so as to bind the target protein to said stationary phase; ii. subjecting the bound target protein to a caprylic acid solution; wherein the caprylic acid solution comprises 1 to 50 mM free caprylic acid; and iii. eluting the target protein, wherein said purification of a target protein comprises inactivation of virus in said sample by said caprylic acid treatment, wherein the pH of the caprylic acid solution is in the range 2 to 7, wherein said target protein is an antibody or a fragment thereof, and wherein said stationary phase is a chromatography column.
Brewing head in a hot beverage preparation device for household use having a brewing chamber for receiving a beverage substrate capsule from a movable brewing chamber part , in order to insert a capsule into the brewing chamber, and a stationary brewing chamber part , with a piercing apparatus (50; 60) for the capsule in a first brewing chamber part and having a plunger (16; 26) which interacts with the piercing apparatus (50; 60) in the other, second brewing chamber part as a thrust bearing of the capsule during piercing, characterised in that the plunger (16; 26) can be adjusted relative to the second brewing chamber part .
A pharmaceutical formulation comprising Compound (I); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the formulation comprises a release modifier that provides a maximum plasma concentration (C max ) of Compound (I) below 50 ng/mL when a dose of between 1-100 mg of the formulation is administered to a human, wherein the release modifier is a hypromellose.
A disposable keg for food liquids ( L ) to be used with tapping means ( S ) for tapping the latter, comprising: - an outer container made of polymeric material including a neck ; - a deformable bag susceptible to internally house the food liquid ( L ), said bag being housed inside said outer container ; - feeding means for the feeding of the food liquid (L), reciprocally connectable with the tapping means ( S ), said feeding means comprising a valve assembly placed in correspondence to the neck of said outer container , said valve assembly including a base element and a valve casing reciprocally coupled to each other characterized in that said valve casing includes a lower surface ( 68" ), said base element including an upper surface susceptible to remain faced to said lower surface ( 68" ), said deformable bag having at least one portion interposed between said bottom ( 68" ) and upper surfaces, said base element and said valve casing being reciprocally configured so that said at least one portion of said deformable bag comes in contact respectively with said upper and lower ( 68" ) surfaces. - an outer container made of polymeric material including a neck ; - a deformable bag susceptible to internally house the food liquid ( L ), said bag being housed inside said outer container ; - feeding means for the feeding of the food liquid (L), reciprocally connectable with the tapping means ( S ), said feeding means comprising a valve assembly placed in correspondence to the neck of said outer container , said valve assembly including a base element and a valve casing reciprocally coupled to each other