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Apparatus for determining estimated remaining longevity for an implantable stimulator that provides stimulation to a patient in accordance with stimulation parameters, said apparatus comprising: means configured to determine remaining device longevity based on pre-calculated numbers of days previously associated with stimulation parameters used in stimulation during actual device usage; means configured to employ the determined longevity to change longevity indicator states in the device; means monitoring while between longevity state changes to verify that the device continues to operate according to the stimulation parameters of actual device usage and to adjust the determined longevity if the stimulation parameters of use change; and wherein the stimulation parameters comprise pacing pulse amplitude, pacing pulse duration and percentage of pacing, characterized in that the pre-calculated numbers of days associated with the stimulation parameters are stored as a look-up table in memory . means configured to determine remaining device longevity based on pre-calculated numbers of days previously associated with stimulation parameters used in stimulation during actual device usage; means configured to employ the determined longevity to change longevity indicator states in the device; means monitoring while between longevity state changes to verify that the device continues to operate according to the stimulation parameters of actual device usage and to adjust the determined longevity if the stimulation parameters of use change; and wherein the stimulation parameters comprise pacing pulse amplitude, pacing pulse duration and percentage of pacing, characterized in that the pre-calculated numbers of days associated with the stimulation parameters are stored as a look-up table in memory .
A chemical reactor for carrying out reforming of a first feed stream comprising a hydrocarbon gas and steam, said chemical reactor comprising: - a shell comprising a heat source, - a reformer tube housing catalyst material, said reformer tube being placed within the shell and being arranged to being heated by said heat source, said reformer tube comprising a first inlet for feeding said first feed stream into a first reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube, - where said reformer tube comprises a feed conduct arranged to conduct a second feed stream in heat exchange contact with said catalyst material housed within said reformer tube and allow said second feed stream into a second reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube, said second reforming reaction zone being positioned downstream of said first reforming reaction zone, where said second feed stream comprises at least 50 dry mol% CO 2 and where said second feed stream is heated prior to introduction thereof into the second reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube, wherein said feed conduct is configured so that said second feed stream is only in contact with catalyst material in said second reforming reaction zone, wherein said second feed stream is mixed with a partly reformed first feed stream, wherein said feed conduct comprises a first part arranged for conducting said second feed stream in heat exchange contact with catalyst material housed within said reformer tube, and a second part arranged for inletting said second feed stream into said second reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube and wherein said second part comprises second inlets at more than one point along a longitudinal axis of said reformer tube and/or a frit material extending along at least a part of the longitudinal axis for letting said second feed stream be released into said second reforming reaction zone along at least a part of the longitudinal axis of the reformer tube housing said feed conduct. - a shell comprising a heat source, - a reformer tube housing catalyst material, said reformer tube being placed within the shell and being arranged to being heated by said heat source, said reformer tube comprising a first inlet for feeding said first feed stream into a first reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube, - where said reformer tube comprises a feed conduct arranged to conduct a second feed stream in heat exchange contact with said catalyst material housed within said reformer tube and allow said second feed stream into a second reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube, said second reforming reaction zone being positioned downstream of said first reforming reaction zone, where said second feed stream comprises at least 50 dry mol% CO 2 and where said second feed stream is heated prior to introduction thereof into the second reforming reaction zone of said reformer tube,
A lithium ion battery cathode material comprising: a lithium-containing active material; graphenic carbon particles; and a binder, wherein the lithium-containing active material comprises lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel cobalt aluminate, lithium manganate, lithium nickel cobalt manganate or a combination thereof, characterised in that the graphenic carbon particles have a Raman spectroscopy 2D/G peak ratio of from 0.7:1 to 1.4:1. a lithium-containing active material; graphenic carbon particles; and a binder, wherein the lithium-containing active material comprises lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel cobalt aluminate, lithium manganate, lithium nickel cobalt manganate or a combination thereof, characterised in that the graphenic carbon particles have a Raman spectroscopy 2D/G peak ratio of from 0.7:1 to 1.4:1.
Equipment for supporting and moving formworks destined for building tunnels, said equipment comprising: - at least one pair of supports provided with rolling means ; and - a frame , mounted on said supports , adapted to support a structure on which one or more formworks are installed; wherein each support comprises a body that includes a first chamber , in which there is slidably housed a first piston integral with a first rod connected to the frame ; characterized in that said body further comprises: - a second chamber , in which there is slidably housed a second piston integral with a second rod ; and - a supporting element connected to the end of the second rod ; wherein the first chamber and the second chamber can be supplied with a pressurized hydraulic fluid to control the movement of the respective pistons along a substantially vertical axis (Y), wherein the first piston and the second piston are coaxial and the respective rods extend from the body in opposite directions, wherein the second piston is movable between a retracted position, in which the rolling means of the support are in contact with the ground and the supporting element is raised, and an extended position, in which said rolling means are raised and the supporting element is in contact with the ground. - at least one pair of supports provided with rolling means ; and - a frame , mounted on said supports , adapted to support a structure on which one or more formworks are installed; wherein each support comprises a body that includes a first chamber , in which there is slidably housed a first piston integral with a first rod connected to the frame ; characterized in that said body further comprises: - a second chamber , in which there is slidably housed a second piston integral with a second rod ; and - a supporting element connected to the end of the second rod ; - a second chamber , in which there is slidably housed a second piston integral with a second rod ; and - a supporting element connected to the end of the second rod ; wherein the first chamber and the second chamber can be supplied with a pressurized hydraulic fluid to control the movement of the respective pistons along a substantially vertical axis (Y), wherein the first piston and the second piston are coaxial and the respective rods extend from the body in opposite directions, wherein the second piston is movable between a retracted position, in which the rolling means of the support are in contact with the ground and the supporting element is raised, and an extended position, in which said rolling means are raised and the supporting element is in contact with the ground.
The use of a mixture of carboxylic acid hydrazide and a hydroxy substituted urone for curing a resin formulation containing at least 50 wt % of an epoxy phenolic resin, wherein the carboxylic acid hydrazide is adipic acid dihydrazide.
A modular support system comprising a modular support pad for use as a spine table positioner pad comprising: an electronic pressure sensor ; tubing ; a support cushion ; a fluid-filled bladder coupled to the electronic pressure sensor via the tubing , the electronic pressure sensor sensing a fluid pressure within the fluid-filled bladder ; and a ticking surrounding the fluid-filled bladder and the support cushion and forming a person support surface and a bottom surface , wherein a pressure applied to the fluid-filled bladder pushes a volume of fluid out of the fluid-filled bladder and into the tubing , characterised in that the electronic pressure sensor senses the fluid pressure caused by the volume of fluid entering the tubing and outputs a signal corresponding to the applied pressure and the electronic pressure sensor is positioned external to the modular support pad . an electronic pressure sensor ; tubing ; a support cushion ; a fluid-filled bladder coupled to the electronic pressure sensor via the tubing , the electronic pressure sensor sensing a fluid pressure within the fluid-filled bladder ; and a ticking surrounding the fluid-filled bladder and the support cushion and forming a person support surface and a bottom surface , wherein a pressure applied to the fluid-filled bladder pushes a volume of fluid out of the fluid-filled bladder and into the tubing , characterised in that the electronic pressure sensor senses the fluid pressure caused by the volume of fluid entering the tubing and outputs a signal corresponding to the applied pressure and the electronic pressure sensor is positioned external to the modular support pad .
A method for attaching an electrode to cabling , comprising: providing a cable comprising a plurality of insulated wires coiled around a central core , wherein the wires are covered with a sheath , and wherein the sheath is transparent, and an insulating layer of at least one of the plurality of insulated wires is colored differently from the colors of insulating layers of the remaining plurality of insulated wires; selecting a location for attaching a respective electrode by finding a colored insulated wire visually from the plurality of insulated wires, and then finding a required location for the respective electrode along the cabling; removing a section of the sheath and removing a corresponding section of insulation from the colored insulated wire in a set of the coiled wires, wherein the section of the sheath is removed from above the wire, so as to provide a respective access channel through the sheath and through the insulation to a respective section of a respective conductor of the wire in the set while the respective section remains coiled on the central core ; and fastening the respective electrode to the respective access channel while the respective section remains coiled on the central core , wherein the method further comprises positioning a solder ball in proximity to the respective access channel prior to fastening the respective electrode , and wherein fastening the respective electrode comprises melting the solder ball so that solidified solder connects the respective section of the respective conductor , via the respective access channel , to the respective electrode . providing a cable comprising a plurality of insulated wires coiled around a central core , wherein the wires are covered with a sheath , and wherein the sheath is transparent, and an insulating layer of at least one of the plurality of insulated wires is colored differently from the colors of insulating layers of the remaining plurality of insulated wires; selecting a location for attaching a respective electrode by finding a colored insulated wire visually from the plurality of insulated wires, and then finding a required location for the respective electrode along the cabling; removing a section of the sheath and removing a corresponding section of insulation from the colored insulated wire in a set of the coiled wires, wherein the section of the sheath is removed from above the wire, so as to provide a respective access channel through the sheath and through the insulation to a respective section of a respective conductor of the wire in the set while the respective section remains coiled on the central core ; and fastening the respective electrode to the respective access channel while the respective section remains coiled on the central core , wherein the method further comprises positioning a solder ball in proximity to the respective access channel prior to fastening the respective electrode , and wherein fastening the respective electrode comprises melting the solder ball so that solidified solder connects the respective section of the respective conductor , via the respective access channel , to the respective electrode .
An isolated monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binding apelin and comprising a heavy chain variable region having the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 213, and a light chain variable region having the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 215.
A method for wireless communication over a shared radio frequency spectrum, the method comprising: identifying a listen-before-talk, LBT, silencing criterion between each pair of wireless devices in a plurality of wireless devices; dividing the plurality of wireless devices into a plurality of independent sets based at least in part on the identified LBT silencing criterion; determining , for a location, an aggregated interference value for each independent set; determining an aggregated interference value for the location based at least in part on the determined aggregated interference values for each independent set; and selectively adjusting a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices to alter the aggregated interference value for the location. identifying a listen-before-talk, LBT, silencing criterion between each pair of wireless devices in a plurality of wireless devices; dividing the plurality of wireless devices into a plurality of independent sets based at least in part on the identified LBT silencing criterion; determining , for a location, an aggregated interference value for each independent set; determining an aggregated interference value for the location based at least in part on the determined aggregated interference values for each independent set; and selectively adjusting a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices to alter the aggregated interference value for the location.
An acoustic telemetry unit comprising: an acoustic receiver for receiving acoustic telemetry signals; a filter for filtering signals received by the acoustic receiver; a processor for processing signals passed by the filter to recover a data signal; and an energy storage module for supplying electrical power to the acoustic telemetry unit; characterised by : means for charging the energy storage module using frequencies in the signals received by the acoustic receiver which are not passed by the filter . an acoustic receiver for receiving acoustic telemetry signals; a filter for filtering signals received by the acoustic receiver; a processor for processing signals passed by the filter to recover a data signal; and an energy storage module for supplying electrical power to the acoustic telemetry unit; characterised by : means for charging the energy storage module using frequencies in the signals received by the acoustic receiver which are not passed by the filter .
A method for receiving control information and data by a user equipment , UE, in a wireless communication system supporting beamforming, the method comprising: receiving , from a base station , control information on a downlink control channel using a first reception beam; receiving , from the base station , data which is scheduled based on the control information, on a downlink data channel using a second reception beam which is identical or similar to the first reception beam, if time difference between reception of the control information and the data is less than a threshold; and receiving, from the base station , the data which is scheduled based on the control information, on the downlink data channel using a third reception beam which is determined based on information from the base station , if the time difference between reception of the control information and the data is equal to or greater than the threshold. receiving , from a base station , control information on a downlink control channel using a first reception beam; receiving , from the base station , data which is scheduled based on the control information, on a downlink data channel using a second reception beam which is identical or similar to the first reception beam, if time difference between reception of the control information and the data is less than a threshold; and receiving, from the base station , the data which is scheduled based on the control information, on the downlink data channel using a third reception beam which is determined based on information from the base station , if the time difference between reception of the control information and the data is equal to or greater than the threshold.
An unpacking station for a system for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects , the unpacking station comprising: a construction module configured to contain an additively manufactured three-dimensional object and unsolidified construction material surrounding the object ; an unpacking device for unpacking the object from the unsolidified construction material after completion of an additive construction process, wherein the unpacking device comprises a robot having at least three robot axes (A1-A6); at least one unpacking tool arranged or formed on a robot axis (A6), the unpacking tool provided for unpacking the object from the unsolidified construction material surrounding the object after completion of the additive construction process; and a movement device configured to provide movement of the robot relative to the object or movement of the robot relative to the construction module . a construction module configured to contain an additively manufactured three-dimensional object and unsolidified construction material surrounding the object ; an unpacking device for unpacking the object from the unsolidified construction material after completion of an additive construction process, wherein the unpacking device comprises a robot having at least three robot axes (A1-A6); at least one unpacking tool arranged or formed on a robot axis (A6), the unpacking tool provided for unpacking the object from the unsolidified construction material surrounding the object after completion of the additive construction process; and a movement device configured to provide movement of the robot relative to the object or movement of the robot relative to the construction module .
A stent comprising: a plurality of expandable rings formed of a plurality of struts ; and a plurality of flexible bridging elements (30; 100; 200) interconnecting the plurality of expandable rings and allowing the stent to flex axially, each of the plurality of flexible bridging elements including at least two curved flex members (32;110;210) and an enlarged portion (34;120;220) between the two curved flex members (32;110;210), wherein the at least two curved flex members are contoured by varying their cross sections along their length to distribute strain substantially uniformly along the curved flex members , characterized in that at least one reservoir for containing a beneficial agent is positioned in the enlarged portion (34;120;220), wherein the at least two curved flex members each have an average radius of curvature R of at least 15% of an axial distance D between two adjacent interconnected expandable rings, and wherein the at least two curved flex members each have an average radius of curvature R of at least 2 times a largest width W of the at least two curved flex members. a plurality of expandable rings formed of a plurality of struts ; and a plurality of flexible bridging elements (30; 100; 200) interconnecting the plurality of expandable rings and allowing the stent to flex axially, each of the plurality of flexible bridging elements including at least two curved flex members (32;110;210) and an enlarged portion (34;120;220) between the two curved flex members (32;110;210), wherein the at least two curved flex members are contoured by varying their cross sections along their length to distribute strain substantially uniformly along the curved flex members , characterized in that at least one reservoir for containing a beneficial agent is positioned in the enlarged portion (34;120;220), wherein the at least two curved flex members each have an average radius of curvature R of at least 15% of an axial distance D between two adjacent interconnected expandable rings, and wherein the at least two curved flex members each have an average radius of curvature R of at least 2 times a largest width W of the at least two curved flex members.
Method for manufacturing, by means of epitaxy, a monocrystalline useful layer (3; 3', 3") of GaN on a substrate of which the coefficient of thermal expansion is less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of GaN, said substrate being thus suitable for generating tensile strain in said useful layer on returning to ambient temperature after epitaxy, wherein the method comprises the following successive steps: (a) formation, on the substrate , of a buffer layer of AIN, (b) three-dimensional epitaxial growth, directly on the buffer layer , of a monocrystalline layer of GaN relaxed at the epitaxial temperature, with a thickness comprised between 1 and 5 μm, (c1) epitaxial growth, on the layer of GaN, of a first intermediate layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0.5<x≤1, 0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 10 and 50 nm, (c2) epitaxial growth of a layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0≤x<0.5, 0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 0.5 and 2 μm, (c3) epitaxial growth of a second intermediate layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0.5<x≤1,0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 10 and 50 nm, at least one of the layers formed in steps (c1) to (c3) being an at least ternary III-N alloy comprising aluminium and gallium, (d) epitaxial growth of said useful layer (3; 3', 3") of GaN. (a) formation, on the substrate , of a buffer layer of AIN, (b) three-dimensional epitaxial growth, directly on the buffer layer , of a monocrystalline layer of GaN relaxed at the epitaxial temperature, with a thickness comprised between 1 and 5 μm, (c1) epitaxial growth, on the layer of GaN, of a first intermediate layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0.5<x≤1, 0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 10 and 50 nm, (c2) epitaxial growth of a layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0≤x<0.5, 0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 0.5 and 2 μm, (c3) epitaxial growth of a second intermediate layer having the composition B w Al x Ga y In z N, where w+x+y+z=1 and 0.5<x≤1,0≤y<1, 0≤w<1 and 0≤z<1, with a thickness comprised between 10 and 50 nm, at least one of the layers formed in steps (c1) to (c3) being an at least ternary III-N alloy comprising aluminium and gallium, (d) epitaxial growth of said useful layer (3; 3', 3") of GaN.