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An ultrasound system for generating focused ultrasound, the ultrasound system comprising: an ultrasound transducer assembly comprising: a piezoelectric layer ; an acoustic lens having a proximal surface and a curved distal surface , wherein the proximal surface is attached to the piezoelectric layer, said acoustic lens having a diameter less than 10 mm and an f-number of less than two; a driver circuitry operably connected with the ultrasound assembly; characterized in that said ultrasound transducer assembly further comprises an acoustic impedance matching layer coating the curved distal surface of the acoustic lens, wherein an acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric layer approximately matches an acoustic impedance of the acoustic lens, and in that the driver circuitry is configured to deliver electrical pulses with a voltage and operating frequency sufficient for generating ultrasound pulses that produce cavitation within water. an ultrasound transducer assembly comprising: a piezoelectric layer ; an acoustic lens having a proximal surface and a curved distal surface , wherein the proximal surface is attached to the piezoelectric layer, said acoustic lens having a diameter less than 10 mm and an f-number of less than two; a driver circuitry operably connected with the ultrasound assembly; characterized in that said ultrasound transducer assembly further comprises an acoustic impedance matching layer coating the curved distal surface of the acoustic lens, wherein an acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric layer approximately matches an acoustic impedance of the acoustic lens, and in that the driver circuitry is configured to deliver electrical pulses with a voltage and operating frequency sufficient for generating ultrasound pulses that produce cavitation within water. a piezoelectric layer ; an acoustic lens having a proximal surface and a curved distal surface , wherein the proximal surface is attached to the piezoelectric layer, said acoustic lens having a diameter less than 10 mm and an f-number of less than two; a driver circuitry operably connected with the ultrasound assembly; characterized in that said ultrasound transducer assembly further comprises an acoustic impedance matching layer coating the curved distal surface of the acoustic lens, wherein an acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric layer approximately matches an acoustic impedance of the acoustic lens, and in that the driver circuitry is configured to deliver electrical pulses with a voltage and operating frequency sufficient for generating ultrasound pulses that produce cavitation within water.
A four-wheel steering system , comprising: a front-wheel steering system that steers front wheels (12 FR , 12 FL ) of a vehicle ; and a rear-wheel steering system that steers rear wheels (12 RR , 12 RL ) of the vehicle in accordance with a steering angle (θ s ) that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel , wherein, the rear-wheel steering system includes a control device that, when a vehicle speed (V) is equal to or lower than a vehicle speed threshold (V th ), performs antiphase control in which the rear wheels are steered in an opposite direction to that in which the front wheels are steered, and when the vehicle speed (V) is equal to or lower than the vehicle speed threshold (V th ), the control device performs in-phase control in which the rear wheels are steered in the same direction as that in which the front wheels are steered, in response to a specific trigger operation that is performed via the steering wheel . a front-wheel steering system that steers front wheels (12 FR , 12 FL ) of a vehicle ; and a rear-wheel steering system that steers rear wheels (12 RR , 12 RL ) of the vehicle in accordance with a steering angle (θ s ) that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel , wherein, the rear-wheel steering system includes a control device that, when a vehicle speed (V) is equal to or lower than a vehicle speed threshold (V th ), performs antiphase control in which the rear wheels are steered in an opposite direction to that in which the front wheels are steered, and when the vehicle speed (V) is equal to or lower than the vehicle speed threshold (V th ), the control device performs in-phase control in which the rear wheels are steered in the same direction as that in which the front wheels are steered, in response to a specific trigger operation that is performed via the steering wheel .
A method for operating a reception device in a communication system, the method comprising: determining a shift distance between a symbol or an estimated symbol in a received signal comprising a distortion and a constellation point of a hypothetical modulation; determining an approximate likelihood of the received signal matching the transmitted signal based on the shift distance; determining a bias factor as a value from values for a predetermined bias correspondence; and selecting a determined modulation maximizing a combination of the approximate likelihood and the bias factor for communicating with a transmission device, wherein the value corresponds to a combination of a signal to noise ratio, SNR, based on the distortion and the hypothetical modulation, and wherein the values for the predetermined bias correspondence correspond to possible values of SNR for possible values of hypothetical modulation. determining a shift distance between a symbol or an estimated symbol in a received signal comprising a distortion and a constellation point of a hypothetical modulation; determining an approximate likelihood of the received signal matching the transmitted signal based on the shift distance; determining a bias factor as a value from values for a predetermined bias correspondence; and selecting a determined modulation maximizing a combination of the approximate likelihood and the bias factor for communicating with a transmission device, wherein the value corresponds to a combination of a signal to noise ratio, SNR, based on the distortion and the hypothetical modulation, and wherein the values for the predetermined bias correspondence correspond to possible values of SNR for possible values of hypothetical modulation.
An air conditioner management system comprising a first acquisition unit configured to acquire air conditioner installation region information about a region where an air conditioner is installed, and further comprising a first storage unit that stores maintenance region information about a predetermined region where, if the air conditioner is installed therein, the air conditioner requires predetermined periodic replacement of metal parts thereof; a second storage unit that stores maintenance information about the predetermined periodic replacement; a determination unit configured to determine whether the air conditioner is installed in the predetermined region, based on the maintenance region information stored in the first storage unit and the air conditioner installation region information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a presentation unit configured to, when the air conditioner is installed in the predetermined region, present the maintenance information stored in the second storage unit to a maintenance worker of the air conditioner based on a determination result of the determination unit. a first acquisition unit configured to acquire air conditioner installation region information about a region where an air conditioner is installed, and further comprising a first storage unit that stores maintenance region information about a predetermined region where, if the air conditioner is installed therein, the air conditioner requires predetermined periodic replacement of metal parts thereof; a second storage unit that stores maintenance information about the predetermined periodic replacement; a determination unit configured to determine whether the air conditioner is installed in the predetermined region, based on the maintenance region information stored in the first storage unit and the air conditioner installation region information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a presentation unit configured to, when the air conditioner is installed in the predetermined region, present the maintenance information stored in the second storage unit to a maintenance worker of the air conditioner based on a determination result of the determination unit.
A method of producing a pack (P) of smoking articles (C), comprising: providing a pre-assembled pack (P) of smoking articles comprising an inner pack comprising a flexible sheet in which a group of smoking articles (C) is wrapped and having a re-closable flap movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles (C) and an open position for accessing the smoking articles (C), and an outer pack comprising a container which holds and substantially encompasses the inner pack , the outer pack having a lid in a closed position preventing access to the inner pack , where the lid is movable between the closed position and an open position for accessing the inner pack ; creating a space between the lid of the outer pack and the inner pack to provide access to a portion of the re-closable flap ; attaching the re-closable flap of the inner pack to the lid of the outer pack via the space; and subsequently, transporting the pack (P) to a wrapping station to wrap the pack (P) individually in a clear film. providing a pre-assembled pack (P) of smoking articles comprising an inner pack comprising a flexible sheet in which a group of smoking articles (C) is wrapped and having a re-closable flap movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles (C) and an open position for accessing the smoking articles (C), and an outer pack comprising a container which holds and substantially encompasses the inner pack , the outer pack having a lid in a closed position preventing access to the inner pack , where the lid is movable between the closed position and an open position for accessing the inner pack ; creating a space between the lid of the outer pack and the inner pack to provide access to a portion of the re-closable flap ; attaching the re-closable flap of the inner pack to the lid of the outer pack via the space; and subsequently, transporting the pack (P) to a wrapping station to wrap the pack (P) individually in a clear film.
A control system for construction machinery, comprising: a hydraulic pump ; first and second actuators connected to the hydraulic pump through first and second parallel lines respectively and operable by a working oil discharged from the hydraulic pump ; first and second control valves installed in the first and second parallel lines respectively and configured to control operations of the first and second actuators ; and first and second spool displacement adjusting valves configured to supply a pilot signal pressure to spools of the first and second control valves in proportion to an inputted control signal to control displacement amounts of the spools of the first and second control valves ; characterized by a controller configured to receive a manipulation signal for the first actuator and a manipulation signal for the second actuator of an operator for a multiple operation of the first and second actuators and to output the control signal to the first and second spool displacement adjusting valves corresponding to said manipulation signals of the operator, wherein the controller is further configured to limit a spool displacement amount of the second control valve according to the manipulation signal for the first actuator when the manipulation signals for the multiple operation of the first and second actuators are received. a hydraulic pump ; first and second actuators connected to the hydraulic pump through first and second parallel lines respectively and operable by a working oil discharged from the hydraulic pump ; first and second control valves installed in the first and second parallel lines respectively and configured to control operations of the first and second actuators ; and first and second spool displacement adjusting valves configured to supply a pilot signal pressure to spools of the first and second control valves in proportion to an inputted control signal to control displacement amounts of the spools of the first and second control valves ; characterized by a controller configured to receive a manipulation signal for the first actuator and a manipulation signal for the second actuator of an operator for a multiple operation of the first and second actuators and to output the control signal to the first and second spool displacement adjusting valves corresponding to said manipulation signals of the operator, wherein the controller is further configured to limit a spool displacement amount of the second control valve according to the manipulation signal for the first actuator when the manipulation signals for the multiple operation of the first and second actuators are received.
A gear oil composition comprising a base stock and at least 0.01 wt% of a friction reducing additive which is a diglycerol C 12 to C 24 saturated fatty ester comprising at least 10 wt% of monoester, and at least 20 wt% of diester, based upon the total weight of fatty esters of diglycerol in the composition.
A neural stimulation device comprising: a microprocessor programmed to: cause a first electrode implanted in a patient to issue a stimulation waveform to the patient's neural tissue, receive a signal from a second electrode implanted in the patient, the signal indicative of a neural response to the stimulation waveform, wherein the neural response comprises compound action potentials evoked in the neural tissue by the stimulation waveform, compare the received signal to a modeled neural response generated using a model of the patient's neural tissue, wherein the model comprises a plurality of modeled neural elements and a weight associated with each of the plurality of modeled neural elements, and wherein the modeled neural response comprises a weighted summation of modeled compound action potentials evoked in the modeled neural elements by the stimulation waveform, and adjust the modeled neural response based on the comparison. cause a first electrode implanted in a patient to issue a stimulation waveform to the patient's neural tissue, receive a signal from a second electrode implanted in the patient, the signal indicative of a neural response to the stimulation waveform, wherein the neural response comprises compound action potentials evoked in the neural tissue by the stimulation waveform, compare the received signal to a modeled neural response generated using a model of the patient's neural tissue, wherein the model comprises a plurality of modeled neural elements and a weight associated with each of the plurality of modeled neural elements, and wherein the modeled neural response comprises a weighted summation of modeled compound action potentials evoked in the modeled neural elements by the stimulation waveform, and adjust the modeled neural response based on the comparison.
A method for determining the abundance of a target molecule in a liquid sample comprising the steps of: - incubating in a reaction chamber the liquid sample with a target molecule-binding probe comprising a single domain antibody conjugated to a fluorescent probe to provide a reaction mixture, wherein the single chain antibody is capable of binding selectively to the target molecule; - assaying the reaction mixture in the reaction chamber for fluorescence polarisation to detect a change in polarisation between excitation and emission light; and - correlating the change in polarisation with the abundance of target molecule in the sample. - incubating in a reaction chamber the liquid sample with a target molecule-binding probe comprising a single domain antibody conjugated to a fluorescent probe to provide a reaction mixture, wherein the single chain antibody is capable of binding selectively to the target molecule; - assaying the reaction mixture in the reaction chamber for fluorescence polarisation to detect a change in polarisation between excitation and emission light; and - correlating the change in polarisation with the abundance of target molecule in the sample.
Component arrangement having a carrier element and a first component element , which is connected to the carrier element by means of a first latching connection , and a second component element , which is connected to the first component element by means of a second latching connection , wherein the first latching connection comprises a first latching hook and the second latching connection comprises a second latching hook , wherein the second latching hook engages form-fittingly around the first latching hook to provide the second latching connection , characterized in that the first component element is a holding frame for a sensor .
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a speech recognition method comprising: predicting a word class of a word following a word sequence that has been previously searched for based on the word sequence that has been previously searched for; searching for a candidate word corresponding to a speech signal; extending the word sequence that has been previously searched for using the candidate word that has been searched for; and adjusting a probability value of the extended word sequence based on the predicted word class, wherein the adjusting a probability value of the extended word sequence comprises increasing a probability value of a candidate word belonging to the predicted word class and included in a personalized language model among candidate words that have been searched for. predicting a word class of a word following a word sequence that has been previously searched for based on the word sequence that has been previously searched for; searching for a candidate word corresponding to a speech signal; extending the word sequence that has been previously searched for using the candidate word that has been searched for; and adjusting a probability value of the extended word sequence based on the predicted word class, wherein the adjusting a probability value of the extended word sequence comprises increasing a probability value of a candidate word belonging to the predicted word class and included in a personalized language model among candidate words that have been searched for.
A propylene-ethylene copolymer having high flow characteristics comprising: a propylene content of greater than 90% by weight, the copolymer containing ethylene (ET) in an amount of from 2.0% to 5.0% by weight, and wherein the copolymer has a xylene soluble fraction (XS) determined according to the method described in the description, such that the copolymer has an XS/ET ratio of less than 1.51, and wherein the copolymer has a melt flow rate of greater than 45 g/10 min at a temperature of 230 °C and at a load of 2.16 kg, the copolymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of greater than 2.8.
Surface-forming equipment , comprising: - a blade including a girder having the shape of a geometric profile section that is elongate along a longitudinal axis (L), the blade comprising a scraper secured to the girder and covering a lower surface of the girder, the lower surface of the scraper being in contact with a surface that is to be formed while the surface-forming equipment is in use; and - an attachment structure having a proximal end connected to the blade and a distal end configured to be attached to a mobile unit; the blade being characterized in that the girder has at least three surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis, these including the lower surface , a front surface and a rear surface , the lower surface extending between the front and rear surfaces and the front surface and rear surface having a substantially flat or concave profile. - a blade including a girder having the shape of a geometric profile section that is elongate along a longitudinal axis (L), the blade comprising a scraper secured to the girder and covering a lower surface of the girder, the lower surface of the scraper being in contact with a surface that is to be formed while the surface-forming equipment is in use; and - an attachment structure having a proximal end connected to the blade and a distal end configured to be attached to a mobile unit;
Method for monitoring the dynamics of gas sensors of an internal combustion engine , wherein, depending on the geometry, measurement principle, ageing or soiling, the gas sensors have a low-pass behaviour which is described by a cut-off frequency of the exhaust gas probe , wherein, if the gas state variable to be measured changes, the dynamics are diagnosed on the basis of a comparison of a modelled signal and a measured signal, and wherein the measured signal is an actual value of an output signal from the gas sensor and the modelled signal is a model value, wherein the output signal from the gas sensor is filtered using a suitable high-pass filter which is described by the cut-off frequency (T F ) of a first-order high-pass filter , and, if the gas state variable to be measured changes, higher-frequency signal components are evaluated, and there is a loss of dynamics if the cut-off frequency of the exhaust gas probe falls below the cut-off frequency (T F ) of the first-order high-pass filter , wherein, if an air/fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture supplied to the internal combustion engine changes, the dynamics of the gas sensor are diagnosed, and, in the event of this change in the air/fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine , higher-frequency signal components are evaluated, wherein the higher-frequency signal components of the gas sensor are compared with correspondingly high-pass-filtered output signals from a model of the gas sensor and the dynamics of the gas sensor are inferred on the basis of the comparison, wherein both the higher-frequency signal components of the gas sensor and those of the model are squared and integrated and are used to calculate higher-frequency energy components, and these energy components are then related and the dynamic behaviour of the gas sensor is inferred on the basis of the energy ratio (36.1) calculated in this manner.