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In an integrated circuit configured to indicate a reliability concern associated with the integrated circuit, a method comprising: stressing a plurality of different types of regional circuits susceptible to time dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) respectively located in different regions of the integrated circuit, and which are used for monitoring levels of reliability failure associated with any of the plurality of different types of regional circuits; determining and storing a set of stress-test data based on the levels of reliability failure of the plurality of different types of regional circuits , the set of stress-test data being stored within the integrated circuit to indicate reliability-threshold test data specific to the integrated circuit; within the integrated circuit, detecting the levels of reliability failure of one or more of the plurality of different types of regional circuits via an on-chip monitoring circuit and indicating one or more operational conditions of suspect reliability associated with dielectric breakdown of at least one of the plurality of different types of regional circuits ; characterized in that the stressing the plurality of different types of regional circuits is done under different circuit-stress test conditions, and the method further comprises: providing logic circuitry in the integrated circuit which, during operation of the integrated circuit, adjusts at least one of the different circuit-stress test conditions based on the indicated operational conditions of suspect reliability. stressing a plurality of different types of regional circuits susceptible to time dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) respectively located in different regions of the integrated circuit, and which are used for monitoring levels of reliability failure associated with any of the plurality of different types of regional circuits; determining and storing a set of stress-test data based on the levels of reliability failure of the plurality of different types of regional circuits , the set of stress-test data being stored within the integrated circuit to indicate reliability-threshold test data specific to the integrated circuit; within the integrated circuit, detecting the levels of reliability failure of one or more of the plurality of different types of regional circuits via an on-chip monitoring circuit and indicating one or more operational conditions of suspect reliability associated with dielectric breakdown of at least one of the plurality of different types of regional circuits ; characterized in that the stressing the plurality of different types of regional circuits is done under different circuit-stress test conditions, and the method further comprises: providing logic circuitry in the integrated circuit which, during operation of the integrated circuit, adjusts at least one of the different circuit-stress test conditions based on the indicated operational conditions of suspect reliability.
A crosslinkable stabilized composition for a nonwoven substrate, comprising: an aqueous dispersion of vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers, a polyvinyl alcohol dispersion stabilizer, and a copolymer comprising maleic anhydride units or a copolymer comprising maleic acid units, wherein the composition exhibits a free formaldehyde content of 5 ppm or less.
A method performed in a user equipment , comprising: determining a specific hyper frame to be used for paging information in a hyper radio frame cycle comprising a plurality of extended discontinuous reception periods, wherein the cycle comprises a number of hyper frames and each of the plurality of extended discontinuous reception periods has a same duration, and wherein the determining uses at least a value corresponding to an identification of a user equipment and the duration of the extended discontinuous reception period to determine the specific hyper frame; determining an index of a first paging frame and paging subframe, in a plurality of consecutive paging frames, in the specific hyper frame; and monitoring at least one of the consecutive paging frames and corresponding paging subframes in the specific hyper frame by using the determined index of the first paging frame and paging subframe, wherein the specific hyper frame is determined by using the following equation: J mod eT = UE_ID mod eT, where: J is an index in terms of hyper frame numbers of the specific hyper frame, mod is a modulo operation, and eT is the duration of the extended discontinuous reception period in terms of a number of hyper frames. determining a specific hyper frame to be used for paging information in a hyper radio frame cycle comprising a plurality of extended discontinuous reception periods, wherein the cycle comprises a number of hyper frames and each of the plurality of extended discontinuous reception periods has a same duration, and wherein the determining uses at least a value corresponding to an identification of a user equipment and the duration of the extended discontinuous reception period to determine the specific hyper frame; determining an index of a first paging frame and paging subframe, in a plurality of consecutive paging frames, in the specific hyper frame; and monitoring at least one of the consecutive paging frames and corresponding paging subframes in the specific hyper frame by using the determined index of the first paging frame and paging subframe, wherein the specific hyper frame is determined by using the following equation: J mod eT = UE_ID mod eT, where: J is an index in terms of hyper frame numbers of the specific hyper frame, mod is a modulo operation, and eT is the duration of the extended discontinuous reception period in terms of a number of hyper frames.
A vapor compression system comprising: a purge unit (100; 600), the purge unit comprising: a vessel (234; 606) having: an inlet (152; 608); a return port (154; 610), a first path between the inlet and the return port; a purge port (156; 612), a second path between the inlet and the purge port; one or more thermoelectric units positioned to be in thermal communication with at least the first path; and a phase change material positioned to receive heat absorbed by the one or more thermoelectric units from the first path, a compressor having a suction port and a discharge port ; a first heat exchanger coupled to the discharge port to receive refrigerant driven in a downstream direction along a refrigerant flowpath in a first operational condition; an expansion device downstream of the first heat exchanger along the refrigerant flowpath in the first operational condition; and a second heat exchanger downstream of the expansion device and coupled to the suction port to return refrigerant in the first operational condition, wherein, the inlet (152; 608) is coupled to the refrigerant flowpath to receive refrigerant; and the return port (154; 610) is coupled to the refrigerant flowpath to return refrigerant. a purge unit (100; 600), the purge unit comprising: a vessel (234; 606) having: an inlet (152; 608); a return port (154; 610), a first path between the inlet and the return port; a purge port (156; 612), a second path between the inlet and the purge port; one or more thermoelectric units positioned to be in thermal communication with at least the first path; and a phase change material positioned to receive heat absorbed by the one or more thermoelectric units from the first path, a vessel (234; 606) having: an inlet (152; 608); a return port (154; 610), a first path between the inlet and the return port; a purge port (156; 612), a second path between the inlet and the purge port; an inlet (152; 608); a return port (154; 610), a first path between the inlet and the return port; a purge port (156; 612), a second path between the inlet and the purge port; one or more thermoelectric units positioned to be in thermal communication with at least the first path; and a phase change material positioned to receive heat absorbed by the one or more thermoelectric units from the first path, a compressor having a suction port and a discharge port ; a first heat exchanger coupled to the discharge port to receive refrigerant driven in a downstream direction along a refrigerant flowpath in a first operational condition; an expansion device downstream of the first heat exchanger along the refrigerant flowpath in the first operational condition; and a second heat exchanger downstream of the expansion device and coupled to the suction port to return refrigerant in the first operational condition, the inlet (152; 608) is coupled to the refrigerant flowpath to receive refrigerant; and the return port (154; 610) is coupled to the refrigerant flowpath to return refrigerant.
Method for applying accessories on a support, comprising the following steps: - providing a ribbon comprising a support sheet made of non-heat sealable material and a film made of heat-sealable material; - cutting the ribbon in such a way as to obtain a section comprising a piece of the support sheet and a film portion disposed in a central position of the piece of the support sheet; - heat-sealing the film portion on a support in such a way to obtain a heat-sealed film portion disposed in a position wherein an accessory is to be applied ; and - applying the accessory on the support , in correspondence of the heat-sealed film portion , in such a way that the accessory penetrates the heat-sealed film portion and the support in order to be fixed to the support. - providing a ribbon comprising a support sheet made of non-heat sealable material and a film made of heat-sealable material; - cutting the ribbon in such a way as to obtain a section comprising a piece of the support sheet and a film portion disposed in a central position of the piece of the support sheet; - heat-sealing the film portion on a support in such a way to obtain a heat-sealed film portion disposed in a position wherein an accessory is to be applied ; and - applying the accessory on the support , in correspondence of the heat-sealed film portion , in such a way that the accessory penetrates the heat-sealed film portion and the support in order to be fixed to the support.
A battery module , comprising: - a plurality of secondary battery cells ; - a cooling plate formed of casted aluminum and comprising a plurality of cooling areas ; and - at least two cooling tubes formed of a metal material and being molded within the cooling plate , - wherein the cooling plate is positioned adjacent to a bottom surface of the plurality of battery cells ; - wherein the bottom surfaces of a plurality of battery cells are placed on each of the cooling areas ; and - wherein each cooling area is configured such that parallel loops of each of the at least two cooling tubes correspond to each of the cooling areas and are positioned underneath a bottom surface of each battery cell and such that a flow of coolant in adjacent two cooling tubes among the at least two cooling tubes is opposed. - a plurality of secondary battery cells ; - a cooling plate formed of casted aluminum and comprising a plurality of cooling areas ; and - at least two cooling tubes formed of a metal material and being molded within the cooling plate , - wherein the cooling plate is positioned adjacent to a bottom surface of the plurality of battery cells ; - wherein the bottom surfaces of a plurality of battery cells are placed on each of the cooling areas ; and - wherein each cooling area is configured such that parallel loops of each of the at least two cooling tubes correspond to each of the cooling areas and are positioned underneath a bottom surface of each battery cell and such that a flow of coolant in adjacent two cooling tubes among the at least two cooling tubes is opposed.
A male luer lock connector comprising: a. a tube body having a conical outer sleeve; and b. a connection blocking member ; c. wherein the connection blocking member delimits a space around the tube body ; d. forms a coding stop in axial direction (A); and e. is configured to mechanically prevent connection of the male luer lock connector to a standard female luer connector and a standard female luer lock connector, wherein standard female luer connectors of a cannula abut the coding stop with their collar; and f. and the male luer lock connector further comprises a threaded body having an internal thread , wherein the coding stop of the connection blocking member is attached to the outer end of the threaded body . a. a tube body having a conical outer sleeve; and b. a connection blocking member ; c. wherein the connection blocking member delimits a space around the tube body ; d. forms a coding stop in axial direction (A); and e. is configured to mechanically prevent connection of the male luer lock connector to a standard female luer connector and a standard female luer lock connector, wherein standard female luer connectors of a cannula abut the coding stop with their collar; and f. and the male luer lock connector further comprises a threaded body having an internal thread , wherein the coding stop of the connection blocking member is attached to the outer end of the threaded body .
An extraction device for removing a previously implanted leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP), the LCP including a retrieval feature disposed at a proximal end of the LCP, the extraction device having a proximal region and a distal region , the extraction device comprising: a retrieval cavity at the distal region of the extraction device that is sized to accommodate at least part of the LCP therein once the LCP is extracted; a retrieval loop extendable beyond the retrieval cavity and manipulatable from the proximal region by an operator of the extraction device ; characterised in that the retrieval loop is configured along an inside surface of the retrieval loop to cut through ingrowth tissue that extends over the LCP in order to expose the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker; and the retrieval loop is further configured to grasp the exposed retrieval feature and pull the LCP into the retrieval cavity of the extraction device , wherein the retrieval loop forms at least part of a loop with a first surface on an inner side of the loop and a second surface on an outer side of the loop , wherein the first surface is configured to cut tissue, while the second surface is not configured to cut the ingrowth tissue or damage tissue. a retrieval cavity at the distal region of the extraction device that is sized to accommodate at least part of the LCP therein once the LCP is extracted; a retrieval loop extendable beyond the retrieval cavity and manipulatable from the proximal region by an operator of the extraction device ; characterised in that the retrieval loop is configured along an inside surface of the retrieval loop to cut through ingrowth tissue that extends over the LCP in order to expose the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker; and the retrieval loop is further configured to grasp the exposed retrieval feature and pull the LCP into the retrieval cavity of the extraction device , wherein the retrieval loop forms at least part of a loop with a first surface on an inner side of the loop and a second surface on an outer side of the loop , wherein the first surface is configured to cut tissue, while the second surface is not configured to cut the ingrowth tissue or damage tissue.
A method for improving a feed conversion rate of poultry, wherein the feed conversion rate is defined as the ratio of the amount of feed given to the total weight of eggs laid, comprising giving the poultry acetylcysteine as active ingredient for improving the feed conversion rate, and wherein the average amount of acetylcysteine given per day is 0.5 mg to 5 mg/Kg.
An in vitro method of detecting disseminated intravascular coagulation, comprising measuring sCD14-ST in a sample.
A system for producing a high oxygen content gas to be delivered to a patient comprising: an oxygen concentrator , wherein the oxygen concentrator comprises: one or more adsorbent sieve beds operable to remove nitrogen from air to produce concentrated oxygen gas at respective outlets thereof; a product tank fluidly coupled to the respective outlets of the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; a compressor operable to pressurize ambient air; one or more sieve bed flow paths from the compressor to respective inlets of the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; a bypass flow path from the compressor to the product tank that bypasses the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; and a valve unit operable to selectively allow flow of pressurized ambient air from the compressor along the one or more sieve bed flow paths and along the bypass flow path in response to a control signal. one or more adsorbent sieve beds operable to remove nitrogen from air to produce concentrated oxygen gas at respective outlets thereof; a product tank fluidly coupled to the respective outlets of the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; a compressor operable to pressurize ambient air; one or more sieve bed flow paths from the compressor to respective inlets of the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; a bypass flow path from the compressor to the product tank that bypasses the one or more adsorbent sieve beds ; and a valve unit operable to selectively allow flow of pressurized ambient air from the compressor along the one or more sieve bed flow paths and along the bypass flow path in response to a control signal.
A method for manufacturing a secured window in an identification card, comprising: - providing a transparent window in the identification card; - embedding information in the transparent window , - covering a first side of the transparent window and the embedded information with a thermochromic layer , the thermochromic layer becoming substantially transparent when subjected to a level of heat greater than a determined threshold value; - covering a second side of the transparent window , opposite to the first side, with a further thermochromic layer , such that the embedded information becomes visible through the transparent window when both sides of the transparent window are exposed to the level of heat greater than the determined threshold value. - providing a transparent window in the identification card; - embedding information in the transparent window , - covering a first side of the transparent window and the embedded information with a thermochromic layer , the thermochromic layer becoming substantially transparent when subjected to a level of heat greater than a determined threshold value; - covering a second side of the transparent window , opposite to the first side, with a further thermochromic layer , such that the embedded information becomes visible through the transparent window when both sides of the transparent window are exposed to the level of heat greater than the determined threshold value.
Holding frame for plug-in connectors, for receiving identical and/or different plug-in connector modules , wherein the holding frame consists of two holding-frame modules and two PE walls with a protective earthing terminal and at least one fastening means for fastening the holding frame in a plug-in connector housing, characterized in that the holding frame modules can be latched to the PE walls and the holding frame modules each consist of at least two stamped or lasered, puzzle-piece-like wall elements . the holding frame consists of two holding-frame modules and two PE walls with a protective earthing terminal and at least one fastening means for fastening the holding frame in a plug-in connector housing, characterized in that the holding frame modules can be latched to the PE walls and the holding frame modules each consist of at least two stamped or lasered, puzzle-piece-like wall elements .
A method of clearing well casing or tubing from a target region of an oil/gas well borehole , said method comprising: producing a plurality of perforations in the well casing/tubing in the target region of the well borehole that is to be cleared; delivering a chemical agent down the oil/gas well to the region of the perforated well casing/tubing; and initiating a chemical reaction between the chemical agent and the well casing or tubing , wherein the chemical reaction consumes one or more chemical components of the material from which the well casing or tubing is made. producing a plurality of perforations in the well casing/tubing in the target region of the well borehole that is to be cleared; delivering a chemical agent down the oil/gas well to the region of the perforated well casing/tubing; and initiating a chemical reaction between the chemical agent and the well casing or tubing , wherein the chemical reaction consumes one or more chemical components of the material from which the well casing or tubing is made.
Robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning floor surfaces, the robotic vacuum cleaner having a first drive device for travelling over floor surfaces, the robotic vacuum cleaner having a fan unit for generating a suction air flow, the robotic vacuum cleaner having a first separation unit for separating particles from the suction air flow, the robotic vacuum cleaner having a second separation unit for separating particles from the suction air flow, the second separation unit being arranged downstream of the first separation unit in the suction air flow, a cleaning device being arranged on the second separation unit , the cleaning device cleaning the second separation unit of separated particles, characterised in that the cleaning device has a net element , the net element acting on the second separation unit .
A communications method, wherein the method comprises: triggering , by a terminal device, a scheduling request, SR; if determining that a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, carrying the SR and a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, carrying a first data packet overlap in a time domain resource of a first uplink resource, a processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource is processing completed and determining that a first priority of a logical channel for triggering the SR is higher than or equal to a second priority of a logical channel among logical channels of the first data packet, sending , by the terminal device, the PUCCH on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the second priority is the highest priority among priorities of the logical channels of the first data packet; characterized in that , transmitting, by the terminal device, the first data packet on a second uplink resource, wherein the second uplink resource and the first uplink resource correspond to a same HARQ process. triggering , by a terminal device, a scheduling request, SR; if determining that a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, carrying the SR and a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, carrying a first data packet overlap in a time domain resource of a first uplink resource, a processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource is processing completed and determining that a first priority of a logical channel for triggering the SR is higher than or equal to a second priority of a logical channel among logical channels of the first data packet, sending , by the terminal device, the PUCCH on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the second priority is the highest priority among priorities of the logical channels of the first data packet; characterized in that , transmitting, by the terminal device, the first data packet on a second uplink resource, wherein the second uplink resource and the first uplink resource correspond to a same HARQ process.