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A charge pump device comprising: a power supply configured to produce a power supply voltage; a charge pump configured to produce an output voltage higher than the power supply voltage, the charge pump including a plurality of switches and a pumping capacitor (CPUMP); and a start-up protection circuit configured to protect a terminal of the charge pump capacitor during a start-up event, the start-up protection circuit including a current limiter connected in series with one of the plurality of switches, the current limiter comprising a current mirror positioned between the power supply and the terminal of the charge pump capacitor to limit current and prevent electrical overstress, characterized in that the start-up protection circuit includes a MOS transistor connected in parallel with the current limiter , and in that the charge pump device is configured to control the MOS transistor to be: open during a start-up event at the beginning of a clock cycle such that a branch current of the charge pump is limited by the current mirror; and closed when it is determined that the output voltage exceeds the power supply voltage such that the current limiter is bypassed, such that the start-up protection circuit is activated when the output voltage is determined not to exceed the power supply voltage. a power supply configured to produce a power supply voltage; a charge pump configured to produce an output voltage higher than the power supply voltage, the charge pump including a plurality of switches and a pumping capacitor (CPUMP); and a start-up protection circuit configured to protect a terminal of the charge pump capacitor during a start-up event, the start-up protection circuit including a current limiter connected in series with one of the plurality of switches, the current limiter comprising a current mirror positioned between the power supply and the terminal of the charge pump capacitor to limit current and prevent electrical overstress, characterized in that the start-up protection circuit includes a MOS transistor connected in parallel with the current limiter , and in that the charge pump device is configured to control the MOS transistor to be: open during a start-up event at the beginning of a clock cycle such that a branch current of the charge pump is limited by the current mirror; and closed when it is determined that the output voltage exceeds the power supply voltage such that the current limiter is bypassed, open during a start-up event at the beginning of a clock cycle such that a branch current of the charge pump is limited by the current mirror; and closed when it is determined that the output voltage exceeds the power supply voltage such that the current limiter is bypassed, such that the start-up protection circuit is activated when the output voltage is determined not to exceed the power supply voltage.
A oncolytic virus and a STAT1/3 inhibitor for use in a method of treating cancer, comprising simultaneous or sequential administration of the oncolytic virus and a STAT1/3 inhibitor, wherein said inhibitor is Nifuroxazide, C16, or a derivative or analog thereof.
A manifold for a heat exchanger assembly comprising: a cover , which comprises at least one channel defined therein; a header applied on said cover , said header being an U-shaped longitudinal element comprising a plurality of slots ; and an internal plate sandwiched between said cover and said header and comprising a plurality of slots in fluid communication with said slots of said header and said at least one channel of said cover ; characterized in that said cover , said internal plate and said header are bent in a direction (D1) extending from said cover towards said header , wherein the header comprises two side walls , wherein the ends of the side walls are bent on the ends of the cover . a cover , which comprises at least one channel defined therein; a header applied on said cover , said header being an U-shaped longitudinal element comprising a plurality of slots ; and an internal plate sandwiched between said cover and said header and comprising a plurality of slots in fluid communication with said slots of said header and said at least one channel of said cover ; characterized in that said cover , said internal plate and said header are bent in a direction (D1) extending from said cover towards said header , wherein the header comprises two side walls , wherein the ends of the side walls are bent on the ends of the cover .
A zoom lens consisting of: a first lens unit (B1) having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit (B2) having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit (B3) having a positive refractive power; and a rear unit (LR) having two or more lens units (B4, B5), in the order from an object side to an image side, an interval between the adjacent lens units being changed in order to carry out at least one of zooming and focusing, wherein the third lens unit includes an aperture diaphragm (SP), wherein the two or more lens units include a focus lens unit that has a negative refractive power and that moves during the focusing, wherein, when the zoom lens focuses on a specific object distance, the focus lens unit moves along the same locus as that of the other lens unit of the zoom lens during zooming and wherein the zoom lens satisfies a conditional expression of 0.3 < f 2 / fn < 1.0 when a focal length of the second lens unit is defined as f2, and a combined focal length of the rear unit on the wide angle end is defined as fn.
A method of visual localisation, comprising: recording localised reference images of an environment along a mapping trajectory; identifying planes in the environment; generating a plurality of new views, wherein each of the new views is associated with a location and orientation, comprising: using the planes to represent portions or regions of the environment; and using the planes in computing the new views from the reference images, wherein a viewpoint change from a first camera view corresponding to a reference view to a second camera view corresponding to a new view is simulated by applying a projective transformation to a reference image of the first camera, wherein the projective transformation is a function of pose and calibration of the first and second cameras and plane position in space and the projection of a plane from the reference view to the new view is represented by a homography; obtaining at least one query image; and determining the location where the query image was obtained on the basis of a comparison of the query image with said new views. recording localised reference images of an environment along a mapping trajectory; identifying planes in the environment; generating a plurality of new views, wherein each of the new views is associated with a location and orientation, comprising: using the planes to represent portions or regions of the environment; and using the planes in computing the new views from the reference images, using the planes to represent portions or regions of the environment; and using the planes in computing the new views from the reference images, wherein a viewpoint change from a first camera view corresponding to a reference view to a second camera view corresponding to a new view is simulated by applying a projective transformation to a reference image of the first camera, wherein the projective transformation is a function of pose and calibration of the first and second cameras and plane position in space and the projection of a plane from the reference view to the new view is represented by a homography; obtaining at least one query image; and determining the location where the query image was obtained on the basis of a comparison of the query image with said new views.
A polymer having the structure: Where R 1 is C n H 2n+1 R 2 is a diheterofunctional group n has a value from 1 to 10 x has a value from 1 to 10,000 y has a value from 1 to 10,000 P is a polyether chain; and D is a Xanthene dye selected from at least one of Acid Red 52, Acid Red 289, Gallein, Bromopyrogallol Red, 2',7'-Dichlorofluorescein Sodium Salt, 9-(4'-Dimethylaminophenyl)-2,6,7-trihydroxyfluorone Sulfate Hydrate, Dibromofluorescein, Uranine K, Fluorescein, Uranine, Pyrogallol Red, Sulfonfluorescein, Tetrabromofluorescein Potassium Salt, Acid Red 91 ( Eosin Bluish), Acid Red 94 (Rose Bengal), Acid Red 87( Eosin), Acid Red 92 (Phloxine B ), 3,4,5,6-Tetrachlorofluorescein, Tetraiodofluorescein (Erythrosin B or Erythrosine B) and Phenylfluorone R 1 is C n H 2n+1 R 2 is a diheterofunctional group n has a value from 1 to 10 x has a value from 1 to 10,000 y has a value from 1 to 10,000 P is a polyether chain; and D is a Xanthene dye selected from at least one of Acid Red 52, Acid Red 289, Gallein, Bromopyrogallol Red, 2',7'-Dichlorofluorescein Sodium Salt, 9-(4'-Dimethylaminophenyl)-2,6,7-trihydroxyfluorone Sulfate Hydrate, Dibromofluorescein, Uranine K, Fluorescein, Uranine, Pyrogallol Red, Sulfonfluorescein, Tetrabromofluorescein Potassium Salt, Acid Red 91 ( Eosin Bluish), Acid Red 94 (Rose Bengal), Acid Red 87( Eosin), Acid Red 92 (Phloxine B ), 3,4,5,6-Tetrachlorofluorescein, Tetraiodofluorescein (Erythrosin B or Erythrosine B) and Phenylfluorone
An on-skin sensor system configured for transcutaneous glucose monitoring of a host, the system comprising: a sensor module housing ; a glucose sensor having a first section configured for subcutaneous sensing and a second section mechanically coupled to the sensor module housing ; an electrical interconnect mechanically coupled to the sensor module housing and electrically coupled to the glucose sensor , wherein the electrical interconnect comprises a spring ; wherein the sensor module housing comprises at least three proximal protrusions located around and configured to contact a perimeter of the spring and configured to orient the spring ; wherein a portion of the second section of the glucose sensor is located between the at least three proximal protrusions distally to the spring ; and wherein a distal portion of the spring is located between the at least three proximal protrusions. a sensor module housing ; a glucose sensor having a first section configured for subcutaneous sensing and a second section mechanically coupled to the sensor module housing ; an electrical interconnect mechanically coupled to the sensor module housing and electrically coupled to the glucose sensor , wherein the electrical interconnect comprises a spring ; wherein the sensor module housing comprises at least three proximal protrusions located around and configured to contact a perimeter of the spring and configured to orient the spring ; wherein a portion of the second section of the glucose sensor is located between the at least three proximal protrusions distally to the spring ; and wherein a distal portion of the spring is located between the at least three proximal protrusions.
A method of detecting gaits of an individual by using a gait detection sensor worn by the individual, the sensor comprising an accelerometer and a processing unit , the method comprising: • the accelerometer obtaining an acceleration signal representing one or more sensor acceleration values; • the processing unit sampling the acceleration signal to obtain a sampled acceleration signal; • the processing unit segmenting the sampled acceleration signal into a given number of windows of a given duration to obtain a segmented acceleration signal; • the processing unit extracting a feature set from the segmented acceleration signal, the feature set characterising the acceleration signal; • the processing unit determining a probability value, by using a trained probability estimator using the extracted feature set, for a respective window, n, where n is a positive integer greater than zero, the probability value giving an estimated probability value of gait occurrence for the individual during the respective window; • the processing unit , which is configured to utilise temporal information of past detected activities, modifying the estimated probability value by using a histogram of previously detected gait durations to obtain a modified probability value; • the processing unit determining , based on the modified probability value, and by using a determination threshold whether or not the respective window represents gait occurrence. • the accelerometer obtaining an acceleration signal representing one or more sensor acceleration values; • the processing unit sampling the acceleration signal to obtain a sampled acceleration signal; • the processing unit segmenting the sampled acceleration signal into a given number of windows of a given duration to obtain a segmented acceleration signal; • the processing unit extracting a feature set from the segmented acceleration signal, the feature set characterising the acceleration signal; • the processing unit determining a probability value, by using a trained probability estimator using the extracted feature set, for a respective window, n, where n is a positive integer greater than zero, the probability value giving an estimated probability value of gait occurrence for the individual during the respective window; • the processing unit , which is configured to utilise temporal information of past detected activities, modifying the estimated probability value by using a histogram of previously detected gait durations to obtain a modified probability value; • the processing unit determining , based on the modified probability value, and by using a determination threshold whether or not the respective window represents gait occurrence.
A method for manufacturing a shoe, in particular a sport shoe, wherein the method comprises: a. providing a flexible sock element (350; 450; 521); b. injecting at least one sole element (380; 480; 570) on the flexible sock element (350; 450; 521), such that the at least one sole element (380; 480; 570) comprises a stiffening element (385; 485; 575) below the arch of the foot, wherein the sole element (380; 480; 570) is configured as an outsole element; c. injecting of a reinforcing element (370; 470; 550) on the flexible sock element (350; 450; 521) before the injecting of the outsole element (380; 480; 570). a. providing a flexible sock element (350; 450; 521); b. injecting at least one sole element (380; 480; 570) on the flexible sock element (350; 450; 521), such that the at least one sole element (380; 480; 570) comprises a stiffening element (385; 485; 575) below the arch of the foot, wherein the sole element (380; 480; 570) is configured as an outsole element; c. injecting of a reinforcing element (370; 470; 550) on the flexible sock element (350; 450; 521) before the injecting of the outsole element (380; 480; 570).
An arrangement for measuring a gas concentration by means of absorption spectroscopy, in particular for the capnometric measurement of the proportion of CO 2 in breathing air, which is designed in such a way that, in operation, IR light from a thermal light source is guided through a measuring cell with a gas mixture to be analysed, and is further designed to determine the gas concentrations of a gas to be measured contained in the gas mixture via a measurement of an attenuation of the light introduced into the measuring cell due to absorption in the gas to be measured, wherein the arrangement comprises an optical beam path with an IR light-generating thermal light source and an associated spherical or parabolic reflector , a measuring cell which can be filled or is filled with the gas mixture, and a measuring path for the light generated by the thermal light source, at least one sensor (25, 27, 28, 28', 28", 30) and at least one band pass filter which is connected upstream of the at least one sensor (25, 27, 28, 28', 28", 30), wherein the arrangement further comprises an evaluation device designed to determine the gas concentration to be measured from the attenuation of the IR light in the measuring cell , wherein - at least two sensors are comprised and the at least one band-pass filter is designed for transmission in a measuring wavelength range in which the gas to be measured absorbs IR light, and the at least one band-pass filter or at least one further band-pass filter is designed for transmission in a reference wavelength range in which the gas to be measured does not absorb IR light or absorbs it only slightly in comparison with the measuring wavelength range, or - only a single sensor is included and the band-pass filter connected upstream of the single sensor is designed as a double band-pass filter that transmits IR light both in the measurement wavelength range and in the reference wavelength range, wherein the thermal light source is designed as a micro filament lamp with a light-generating filament arranged in an evacuated capsule or a capsule filled with an inert gas and is arranged at the focal point of the spherical or parabolic reflector , wherein the at least one sensor (25, 27, 28, 28', 28", 30) is designed as an infrared-sensitive photodiode whose sensitive area is less than 1 mm 2 . - at least two sensors are comprised and the at least one band-pass filter is designed for transmission in a measuring wavelength range in which the gas to be measured absorbs IR light, and the at least one band-pass filter or at least one further band-pass filter is designed for transmission in a reference wavelength range in which the gas to be measured does not absorb IR light or absorbs it only slightly in comparison with the measuring wavelength range, or - only a single sensor is included and the band-pass filter connected upstream of the single sensor is designed as a double band-pass filter that transmits IR light both in the measurement wavelength range and in the reference wavelength range,
A method of manufacturing wind turbine rotor blades , wherein each rotor blade comprises an inboard section and an outboard section , and wherein - an inboard blade section comprising a root end and a transition region is manufactured using a first casting process (P1); and - an outboard blade section comprising an airfoil region is manufactured using a second casting process (P2), which second casting process (P2) is different from the first casting process (P1); characterized in that it comprises the steps of - scheduling two consecutive workflow stages (S1, S2); - manufacturing three outboard sections and one inboard section during one workflow stage (S1) and - manufacturing two inboard sections during the other workflow stage (S2). - an inboard blade section comprising a root end and a transition region is manufactured using a first casting process (P1); and - an outboard blade section comprising an airfoil region is manufactured using a second casting process (P2), which second casting process (P2) is different from the first casting process (P1); - scheduling two consecutive workflow stages (S1, S2); - manufacturing three outboard sections and one inboard section during one workflow stage (S1) and - manufacturing two inboard sections during the other workflow stage (S2).
Door device for the interior of a passenger transport vehicle, comprising a double-leaf sliding door having a first door leaf and having a second door leaf in one plane, wherein the door device comprises an upper guide for the first door leaf and an upper guide for the second door leaf , which guides are arranged in parallel to one another, characterized in that at least the upper guide for the first door leaf is arranged offset with respect to the plane of the first and second door leaf . the door device comprises an upper guide for the first door leaf and an upper guide for the second door leaf , which guides are arranged in parallel to one another, characterized in that at least the upper guide for the first door leaf is arranged offset with respect to the plane of the first and second door leaf .
An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer comprising an ethylene repeating unit and an alpha-olefin repeating unit, wherein the alpha-olefin is 1-butene, and the content of the alpha-olefin repeating unit is 3 to 20 mol%, wherein the copolymer has a crystal structure including a crystalline domain containing lamellar crystals and an amorphous domain containing a tie molecule that mediates bonding between the lamellar crystals, wherein the lamellar crystal thickness (dc) calculated from the result of Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) analysis is between 12.9 and 14.0 nm, the amorphous domain thickness (da) is between 4.3 and 5.0 nm, and the thickness ratio calculated from the formula da/dc is between 0.33 and 0.36 wherein the Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) analysis is performed as set forth in the experimental part of the description, and wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of 4 to 4.5 and has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 90000 g/mol to 120000 g/mol, wherein the molecular weight distribution and the weight average molecular weight are measured as set forth in the experimental part of the description. wherein the alpha-olefin is 1-butene, and the content of the alpha-olefin repeating unit is 3 to 20 mol%, wherein the copolymer has a crystal structure including a crystalline domain containing lamellar crystals and an amorphous domain containing a tie molecule that mediates bonding between the lamellar crystals, wherein the lamellar crystal thickness (dc) calculated from the result of Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) analysis is between 12.9 and 14.0 nm, the amorphous domain thickness (da) is between 4.3 and 5.0 nm, and the thickness ratio calculated from the formula da/dc is between 0.33 and 0.36 wherein the Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) analysis is performed as set forth in the experimental part of the description, and wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of 4 to 4.5 and has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 90000 g/mol to 120000 g/mol, wherein the molecular weight distribution and the weight average molecular weight are measured as set forth in the experimental part of the description.