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Apparatus to identify, in an assisted breathing machine , possible respiratory asynchronies between the conditions of inspiration and expiration set by said assisted breathing machine and the activity of inspiration and expiration of a subject associated with said assisted breathing machine , said apparatus comprising detection devices configured to detect data relating at least to flow and pressure parameters of the air supplied and expired from said assisted breathing machine and characterized in that said apparatus comprises a processing unit , connected to said detection devices and configured to select the flow and pressure parameters detected, correlating said flow and pressure parameters with respect to each other to provide said flow and pressure parameters in a pressure-flow graph, constructing at least a main closed pressure-flow curve (L1) that defines a complete breathing cycle, and one or more secondary closed curves (L2, L2') overlapping said main closed curve (L1) in said complete breathing cycle, said one or more secondary closed curves (L2, L2') having respective closed areas below the area enclosed by said main closed curve (L1); and in that said processing unit is configured to analyze the pressure-flow graph obtained in order to identify possible respiratory asynchronies as corresponding to one or more of said secondary closed curves (L2, L2') at least partly deviating from the profile of the main closed pressure-flow curve (L1).
Hydraulic actuator arrangement comprising a hydraulic actuator having a pressure chamber , a cylinder in a cylinder housing , and a piston connected to a piston rod , a hydraulic pump connected to the pressure chamber , and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump , wherein the pump and the motor are arranged within the actuator , characterized in that a hydraulic pressure amplifier is arranged between the hydraulic pump and the pressure chamber , wherein the motor and the pump are arranged in the piston rod .
A device for converting thermal energy into electrical energy, comprising a first and a second layer of thermally conductive material, an intermediate layer of polymer material which is arranged between the first and the second layer and has a thermal conductivity lower than the first and the second layer , wherein a plurality of channels in which a colloidal suspension of active particles is contained is arranged inside the intermediate layer , said colloidal suspension being capable of flowing along each of said channels as a result of a temperature gradient applied between the first layer and the second layer , and a plurality of pick-up elements arranged along said channels and configured to extract electrostatic force or electromotive force induced as a response to a flow of the colloidal suspension as a result of at least one among a pyroelectric effect, triboelectric effect and thermomagnetic advection, wherein each of said channels forms a closed loop and comprises an outgoing branch and a return branch extending as an asymmetrical helix, each of said outgoing and return branches comprising a plurality of turns, each of which has diametrically opposed portions adjacent to the first layer and to the second layer , respectively.
An electronic device comprising: at least one memory a camera; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain a raw image for an external object from the camera in a secure environment and store the obtained raw image in the at least one memory, obtain a first image from the raw image through first image processing and second image processing on the stored raw image in the secure environment, based on obtaining of a verification request from a normal environment: obtain, in the secure environment, a second image obtained from the raw image through the second image processing for the stored raw image in the normal environment, obtain a third image from the second image through the first image processing for the obtained second image in the secure environment, and identify integrity of the second image based on the obtained first image and the obtained third image. at least one memory a camera; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain a raw image for an external object from the camera in a secure environment and store the obtained raw image in the at least one memory, obtain a first image from the raw image through first image processing and second image processing on the stored raw image in the secure environment, based on obtaining of a verification request from a normal environment: obtain, in the secure environment, a second image obtained from the raw image through the second image processing for the stored raw image in the normal environment, obtain a third image from the second image through the first image processing for the obtained second image in the secure environment, and identify integrity of the second image based on the obtained first image and the obtained third image. obtain a raw image for an external object from the camera in a secure environment and store the obtained raw image in the at least one memory, obtain a first image from the raw image through first image processing and second image processing on the stored raw image in the secure environment, based on obtaining of a verification request from a normal environment: obtain, in the secure environment, a second image obtained from the raw image through the second image processing for the stored raw image in the normal environment, obtain a third image from the second image through the first image processing for the obtained second image in the secure environment, and identify integrity of the second image based on the obtained first image and the obtained third image. obtain, in the secure environment, a second image obtained from the raw image through the second image processing for the stored raw image in the normal environment, obtain a third image from the second image through the first image processing for the obtained second image in the secure environment, and identify integrity of the second image based on the obtained first image and the obtained third image.
A cartridge holder assembly comprising - a cartridge holder for a drug delivery device; - a cartridge at least partly filled with a medicinal fluid to be dispensed by the drug delivery device and having a distal end section hermetically sealed by a flexible and deformable septum ; and - a piercing assembly adapted to provide a fluid-transferring connection with the inner volume of the cartridge by way of a piercing element pointing in distal direction with a pointed free end section; wherein the cartridge holder comprises: - a proximal portion for receiving the cartridge , - a distal portion comprising a mount for the piercing assembly ; wherein the distal portion further comprises an outside thread adapted to threadedly receive a corresponding inner thread of the piercing assembly , and - retaining means (40; 42; 44) adapted to substantially prevent the cartridge from displacing in proximal direction with respect to the proximal portion and/or distal portion , - wherein the distal portion is integrally formed with the proximal portion being larger in diameter than the distal portion , and - wherein the retaining means comprise axially and/or circumferentially extending retaining ribs arranged along an inside wall of the distal portion adapted to retain the cartridge in a press-fit and to provide radial clamping of the cartridge , characterized in that the distal portion is opened towards its distal end and is free of a radially inwardly directed flange portion at its distal end section, such that the piercing assembly provides a distal end stop for the cartridge when assembled with the cartridge holder . - a cartridge holder for a drug delivery device; - a cartridge at least partly filled with a medicinal fluid to be dispensed by the drug delivery device and having a distal end section hermetically sealed by a flexible and deformable septum ; and - a piercing assembly adapted to provide a fluid-transferring connection with the inner volume of the cartridge by way of a piercing element pointing in distal direction with a pointed free end section; - a proximal portion for receiving the cartridge , - a distal portion comprising a mount for the piercing assembly ; wherein the distal portion further comprises an outside thread adapted to threadedly receive a corresponding inner thread of the piercing assembly , and - retaining means (40; 42; 44) adapted to substantially prevent the cartridge from displacing in proximal direction with respect to the proximal portion and/or distal portion , - wherein the distal portion is integrally formed with the proximal portion being larger in diameter than the distal portion , and - wherein the retaining means comprise axially and/or circumferentially extending retaining ribs arranged along an inside wall of the distal portion adapted to retain the cartridge in a press-fit and to provide radial clamping of the cartridge ,
A telesurgical system comprising: a teleoperated manipulator ; and a control system ; wherein the control system operates the telesurgical system in a first operating mode in which the control system drives a mechanical component of a surgical instrument coupled to the manipulator within a first range of an operating parameter; wherein the control system operates the telesurgical system in a second operating mode in which the control system drives the mechanical component of the surgical instrument coupled to the manipulator within a second range of the operating parameter; characterized in that the control system updates a remaining usable life of the surgical instrument by a first amount based on the control system operating the telesurgical system in the first operating mode within the first range and by a second amount based on the control system operating the telesurgical system in the second operating mode within the second range, the second range of the operating parameter being defined by limits that are within the first range of the operating parameter. a teleoperated manipulator ; and a control system ; wherein the control system operates the telesurgical system in a first operating mode in which the control system drives a mechanical component of a surgical instrument coupled to the manipulator within a first range of an operating parameter; wherein the control system operates the telesurgical system in a second operating mode in which the control system drives the mechanical component of the surgical instrument coupled to the manipulator within a second range of the operating parameter; characterized in that the control system updates a remaining usable life of the surgical instrument by a first amount based on the control system operating the telesurgical system in the first operating mode within the first range and by a second amount based on the control system operating the telesurgical system in the second operating mode within the second range, the second range of the operating parameter being defined by limits that are within the first range of the operating parameter.
Method for preparing an apparatus for use in a process for concentrating a mineral acid by evaporation of water, wherein the apparatus comprises a device which is resistant to the mineral acid, wherein the device has coatings selected from the group consisting of the materials steel enamel, silicon carbide, glass, tantalum, niobium, perfluorinated polymers and a composite of two or more of these materials, or wherein the device is made of one of these materials, comprising a step of flushing of the device with an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution having a concentration by mass of alkali metal hydroxide in the range from 1% to 30% at a temperature in the range from 40°C to 90°C for a time of from 2 hours to 7 days. wherein the device has coatings selected from the group consisting of the materials steel enamel, silicon carbide, glass, tantalum, niobium, perfluorinated polymers and a composite of two or more of these materials, or wherein the device is made of one of these materials, comprising a step of flushing of the device with an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution having a concentration by mass of alkali metal hydroxide in the range from 1% to 30% at a temperature in the range from 40°C to 90°C for a time of from 2 hours to 7 days.
An apparatus comprising: a processor ; and a memory storing machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: detect a system shutdown associated with a computer system that includes a save operation; determine (606; 414), as part of the system shutdown associated with the computer system that includes the save operation, upon completion of the save operation that includes saving of data to a primary location, that an error occurred with respect to the save operation; based on a determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation, identify (608; 424) a reserved location for saving the data; save the data to the reserved location; and update (612; 426) metadata to indicate usage of the reserved location as the primary location for the saved data, wherein the data includes non-volatile dual in-line memory module-software, NVDIMM-SW, content, the primary location is associated with a primary non-volatile memory express, NVMe, partition that is to be used to save the NVDIMM-SW content, and the reserved location is associated with a reserved NVMe partition that is to be used to save the NVDIMM-SW content based on the determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation. a processor ; and a memory storing machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: detect a system shutdown associated with a computer system that includes a save operation; determine (606; 414), as part of the system shutdown associated with the computer system that includes the save operation, upon completion of the save operation that includes saving of data to a primary location, that an error occurred with respect to the save operation; based on a determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation, identify (608; 424) a reserved location for saving the data; save the data to the reserved location; and update (612; 426) metadata to indicate usage of the reserved location as the primary location for the saved data, detect a system shutdown associated with a computer system that includes a save operation; determine (606; 414), as part of the system shutdown associated with the computer system that includes the save operation, upon completion of the save operation that includes saving of data to a primary location, that an error occurred with respect to the save operation; based on a determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation, identify (608; 424) a reserved location for saving the data; save the data to the reserved location; and update (612; 426) metadata to indicate usage of the reserved location as the primary location for the saved data, wherein the data includes non-volatile dual in-line memory module-software, NVDIMM-SW, content, the primary location is associated with a primary non-volatile memory express, NVMe, partition that is to be used to save the NVDIMM-SW content, and the reserved location is associated with a reserved NVMe partition that is to be used to save the NVDIMM-SW content based on the determination that the error occurred with respect to the save operation.
A method of launching and recovering a remotely operated vehicle from a docking station of a launch and recovery system , the method comprising: deploying the docking station in the water; deploying the remotely operated vehicle in the water; deploying a sensor in the water separately from the docking station , the sensor being arranged to sense wave motion and/or particle motion in the water surrounding the remotely operated vehicle ; receiving from the sensor a measurement corresponding to a particle motion in the water surrounding the remotely operated vehicle ; subsequent to receiving the measurement, directing movement of the remotely operated vehicle to dock the remotely operated vehicle with the docking station ; synchronizing a motion of the docking station with a motion of the remotely operated vehicle based at least in part on the measurement corresponding to the particle motion; and ceasing directed movement of the remotely operated vehicle while receiving the measurement. deploying a sensor in the water separately from the docking station , the sensor being arranged to sense wave motion and/or particle motion in the water surrounding the remotely operated vehicle ; receiving from the sensor a measurement corresponding to a particle motion in the water surrounding the remotely operated vehicle ; subsequent to receiving the measurement, directing movement of the remotely operated vehicle to dock the remotely operated vehicle with the docking station ; synchronizing a motion of the docking station with a motion of the remotely operated vehicle based at least in part on the measurement corresponding to the particle motion; and ceasing directed movement of the remotely operated vehicle while receiving the measurement.
A bag for medial use comprising two transparent films delimiting at least a first compartment and a second compartment , a peelable seal between the first compartment and the second compartment , a permanent seal on the contour of said bag , at least one filling tube , an opening on the first compartment , and two labels having a complex containing aluminum, sealed to the first compartment , one of said labels being located on the rear face and the other label being located on the front face of the said bag , the opening on the first compartment being delimited by an extension of the films above the labels, said extension being sealed only on the two sides, but not horizontally and being flexible enough to allow easy opening.
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a plurality of input streams; determining a quantization parameter value for a portion of each of the plurality of input streams; determining a range of acceptable quantization parameter values for an output stream, wherein the range of acceptable quantization parameter values comprises a plurality of quantization parameter values bound by a minimum quantization parameter value and a maximum quantization parameter value, wherein the minimum and maximum quantization parameter values are determined based upon a certain level of perceptual quality and a maximum bitrate available for delivery of the output stream to a destination ; selecting an optimal input stream from the plurality of input streams based upon the range of acceptable quantization parameter values for the output stream and a quality characteristic associated with the optimal input stream, wherein the optimal input stream comprises the highest resolution input stream from the plurality of input streams having a quantization parameter value for the portion of the input stream that is within the range of acceptable quantization parameter values for the output stream ; and outputting the portion of the optimal input stream as part of an output stream, wherein each portion of the output stream has a quantization parameter that falls within the range of acceptable quantization parameter values. receiving a plurality of input streams; determining a quantization parameter value for a portion of each of the plurality of input streams; determining a range of acceptable quantization parameter values for an output stream, wherein the range of acceptable quantization parameter values comprises a plurality of quantization parameter values bound by a minimum quantization parameter value and a maximum quantization parameter value, wherein the minimum and maximum quantization parameter values are determined based upon a certain level of perceptual quality and a maximum bitrate available for delivery of the output stream to a destination ; selecting an optimal input stream from the plurality of input streams based upon the range of acceptable quantization parameter values for the output stream and a quality characteristic associated with the optimal input stream, wherein the optimal input stream comprises the highest resolution input stream from the plurality of input streams having a quantization parameter value for the portion of the input stream that is within the range of acceptable quantization parameter values for the output stream ; and outputting the portion of the optimal input stream as part of an output stream, wherein each portion of the output stream has a quantization parameter that falls within the range of acceptable quantization parameter values.
A vehicle pedal actuator , comprising: an elongate rod ; an adjustable, releasable steering wheel hook slidably secured to the elongate rod , the steering wheel hook configured to bear against a vehicle's steering wheel ; a spring biasing the steering wheel hook at a first position, and a tightening mechanism for locking the steering wheel hook at a desired position along the elongate rod ; a pedal plate adapted to bear against a vehicle pedal ; a linear actuator connected to the pedal plate and mounted on the elongate rod , the linear actuator configured to extend the pedal plate and withdraw the pedal plate in response to electrical control signals; and a controller configured to send electrical control signals to the linear actuator to extend and withdraw the pedal plate . an elongate rod ; an adjustable, releasable steering wheel hook slidably secured to the elongate rod , the steering wheel hook configured to bear against a vehicle's steering wheel ; a spring biasing the steering wheel hook at a first position, and a tightening mechanism for locking the steering wheel hook at a desired position along the elongate rod ; a pedal plate adapted to bear against a vehicle pedal ; a linear actuator connected to the pedal plate and mounted on the elongate rod , the linear actuator configured to extend the pedal plate and withdraw the pedal plate in response to electrical control signals; and a controller configured to send electrical control signals to the linear actuator to extend and withdraw the pedal plate .
An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least: receive time information over a packet-switched computer network , the time information including a current standard time, time-zone offset and timestamps that define a predetermined timeframe; calculate a current local time from the current standard time and time-zone offset, and including an adjustment of the current local time in instances in which the timestamps indicate that the current standard time is within the predetermined timeframe; and cause a clock to be set to the current local time; said apparatus being integral with an appliance that includes the clock , said apparatus further comprising a real-time clock configured to be set to and keep the current standard time. receive time information over a packet-switched computer network , the time information including a current standard time, time-zone offset and timestamps that define a predetermined timeframe; calculate a current local time from the current standard time and time-zone offset, and including an adjustment of the current local time in instances in which the timestamps indicate that the current standard time is within the predetermined timeframe; and cause a clock to be set to the current local time; said apparatus being integral with an appliance that includes the clock , said apparatus further comprising a real-time clock configured to be set to and keep the current standard time.