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A safety device against the removal of one or both hands of a driver from the steering wheel of a moving motor vehicle while driving the vehicle, comprising: • two sensing areas associated with respective left and right halves of the rim of the steering wheel of the motor vehicle or with portions thereof intended for placing the hands of the driver of the motor vehicle for correctly driving it, each of said sensing areas being able to provide detection of contact of a respective hand of the driver, • a processing unit which is able to compare the hand contact detections provided by said sensing areas with stored data in order to verify the simultaneous contact of both of the driver's hands with said sensing areas , and • an alarm device controlled by said processing unit so as to be actuated in case of disagreement between said detections and said stored data characterized in that • each hand contact detection is an electrical capacity value measured between the driver's hand and the mass of the vehicle through the driver's body; • said stored data are human body capacity data indicative of the driver's body identity. • two sensing areas associated with respective left and right halves of the rim of the steering wheel of the motor vehicle or with portions thereof intended for placing the hands of the driver of the motor vehicle for correctly driving it, each of said sensing areas being able to provide detection of contact of a respective hand of the driver, • a processing unit which is able to compare the hand contact detections provided by said sensing areas with stored data in order to verify the simultaneous contact of both of the driver's hands with said sensing areas , and • an alarm device controlled by said processing unit so as to be actuated in case of disagreement between said detections and said stored data characterized in that • each hand contact detection is an electrical capacity value measured between the driver's hand and the mass of the vehicle through the driver's body; • said stored data are human body capacity data indicative of the driver's body identity.
A composition comprising secreted extracellular vesicles (SEV) of cells expressing nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 4 (NFATC4), for use in the treatment of cancer or in the treatment or prevention of metastatic cancer.
A method for arranging transmissions on a downlink carrier c spanning a frequency range F c in a mobile radio communications system, wherein a bandwidth of the frequency range F c belongs to a set of predefined channel bandwidths in the mobile radio communications system, and wherein the downlink carrier c comprises a reference signal defined in the mobile radio communications system, the method comprising: providing a configurable frequency range F RS comprising a set of time-frequency resources for comprising the reference signal of the downlink carrier c, wherein the configurable frequency range F RS is adjusted over an available frequency range F that is smaller than the frequency range F c and within the frequency range F c ; scheduling data transmissions on the downlink carrier c within the available frequency range F; and signaling information associated with a configuration of the configurable frequency range F RS to a receiver in the mobile radio communications system, characterized in that : signaling information associated with the configuration of the configurable frequency range F RS to the receiver in the mobile radio communications system comprises signaling the bandwidth of the configurable frequency range F RS of the reference signal and an offset value from a predetermined frequency of the downlink carrier c. providing a configurable frequency range F RS comprising a set of time-frequency resources for comprising the reference signal of the downlink carrier c, wherein the configurable frequency range F RS is adjusted over an available frequency range F that is smaller than the frequency range F c and within the frequency range F c ; scheduling data transmissions on the downlink carrier c within the available frequency range F; and signaling information associated with a configuration of the configurable frequency range F RS to a receiver in the mobile radio communications system, characterized in that : signaling information associated with the configuration of the configurable frequency range F RS to the receiver in the mobile radio communications system comprises signaling the bandwidth of the configurable frequency range F RS of the reference signal and an offset value from a predetermined frequency of the downlink carrier c.
Method, comprising: making a measurement in a first network element indicative of thermal plus background noise comprising both thermal and background components on a radio interface between user equipment and said first network element, wherein the first network element is located at a NodeB , sending a measurement report signal having a magnitude indicative of said measurement of said noise from said first network element to a second network element, wherein the second network element is located at a radio network controller , and using said measurement of said noise as a reference noise value in scheduling decisions made by said first network element, characterized in said measurement of said noise being used as a reference noise value in scheduling decisions made by said first network element, unless said first network element receives a reference noise value from said second network element, in which case said first network element uses said received reference noise value as a reference noise value in said scheduling decisions made by said first network element instead of said measurement of said noise. making a measurement in a first network element indicative of thermal plus background noise comprising both thermal and background components on a radio interface between user equipment and said first network element, wherein the first network element is located at a NodeB , sending a measurement report signal having a magnitude indicative of said measurement of said noise from said first network element to a second network element, wherein the second network element is located at a radio network controller , and using said measurement of said noise as a reference noise value in scheduling decisions made by said first network element, characterized in said measurement of said noise being used as a reference noise value in scheduling decisions made by said first network element, unless said first network element receives a reference noise value from said second network element, in which case said first network element uses said received reference noise value as a reference noise value in said scheduling decisions made by said first network element instead of said measurement of said noise.
A computing device comprising: a user interface ; a network interface ; a non-volatile memory ; a processor coupled to the user interface , the network interface , and the non-volatile memory ; and a set of instructions stored in the non-volatile memory , wherein the set of instructions , when executed by the processor , is to: perform a hardware initialization of the computing device according to firmware settings ; establish a local trust domain and a remote trust domain , wherein the local and remote trust domains are separate domains that provide distinct and different access to the firmware settings; use a local-access public key to issue a challenge via the user interface to grant local access to the firmware settings and use a remote-access public key to grant remote access via the network interface to remote access to the firmware settings . a user interface ; a network interface ; a non-volatile memory ; a processor coupled to the user interface , the network interface , and the non-volatile memory ; and a set of instructions stored in the non-volatile memory , wherein the set of instructions , when executed by the processor , is to: perform a hardware initialization of the computing device according to firmware settings ; establish a local trust domain and a remote trust domain , wherein the local and remote trust domains are separate domains that provide distinct and different access to the firmware settings; use a local-access public key to issue a challenge via the user interface to grant local access to the firmware settings and use a remote-access public key to grant remote access via the network interface to remote access to the firmware settings . a set of instructions stored in the non-volatile memory , wherein the set of instructions , when executed by the processor , is to: perform a hardware initialization of the computing device according to firmware settings ; establish a local trust domain and a remote trust domain , wherein the local and remote trust domains are separate domains that provide distinct and different access to the firmware settings; perform a hardware initialization of the computing device according to firmware settings ; establish a local trust domain and a remote trust domain , wherein the local and remote trust domains are separate domains that provide distinct and different access to the firmware settings; use a local-access public key to issue a challenge via the user interface to grant local access to the firmware settings and use a remote-access public key to grant remote access via the network interface to remote access to the firmware settings .
System for monitoring and/or controlling the energy and water management of at least one subscriber of an energy distribution network and of a water distribution network , wherein the subscriber is a private household or a company, comprising a device for monitoring and controlling the energy and water management of at least one subscriber of an energy distribution network and of a water distribution network , wherein the device has at least one first interface to which at least one energy consumption meter is connected, wherein the device has a second interface to which at least one water consumption meter is connected, wherein the device further has an arrangement for determining and displaying the costs currently incurred by the subscriber and the CO 2 emission currently caused by the subscriber , wherein the subscriber comprises a plurality of consumers , wherein the consumers comprise at least one water consumer , at least one heat consumer and at least one electrical consumer , characterized in that at least one switching device which can be actuated in a predeterminable manner by the device is connected to the device , for the predeterminable operation of the consumers of the subscriber , in that the switching device is designed to exclude one or more of the consumers from operation and to disconnect them from the energy distribution network and/or from the water distribution network depending on the supply situation, and in that the device and/or the system are themselves consumers of the subscriber and are thus included in the subscriber .
A method for modifying a natural feather shuttlecock, the method comprising contacting the natural feather shuttlecock with at least one or more crosslinking agents, wherein the one or more crosslinking agents crosslink the feathers of the shuttlecock.
A method comprising: receiving first and second channel reservation requests via a packet-switched network; storing first information associated with the first channel reservation request in a first slot of a first channel reservation bank , wherein the first channel reservation bank is associated with an input port of a plurality of input ports of a router , and; storing second information associated with the first channel reservation request in a second slot of a second channel reservation bank , wherein the second channel reservation bank is associated with an output port of a plurality of output ports of the router , and wherein the first information uniquely identifies the output port of the plurality of output ports and the second information uniquely identifies the input port of the plurality of input ports; storing information associated with the second channel reservation request in a second slot of the first channel reservation bank ; establishing a first portion of a first circuit-switched channel based on the first information stored in the first slot of the first channel reservation bank ; establishing a second portion of the first circuit-switched channel based on the second information stored in the second slot of the second channel reservation bank ; and establishing at least a portion of a second circuit-switched channel based on the information stored in the second slot of the first channel reservation bank . receiving first and second channel reservation requests via a packet-switched network; storing first information associated with the first channel reservation request in a first slot of a first channel reservation bank , wherein the first channel reservation bank is associated with an input port of a plurality of input ports of a router , and; storing second information associated with the first channel reservation request in a second slot of a second channel reservation bank , wherein the second channel reservation bank is associated with an output port of a plurality of output ports of the router , and wherein the first information uniquely identifies the output port of the plurality of output ports and the second information uniquely identifies the input port of the plurality of input ports; storing information associated with the second channel reservation request in a second slot of the first channel reservation bank ; establishing a first portion of a first circuit-switched channel based on the first information stored in the first slot of the first channel reservation bank ; establishing a second portion of the first circuit-switched channel based on the second information stored in the second slot of the second channel reservation bank ; and establishing at least a portion of a second circuit-switched channel based on the information stored in the second slot of the first channel reservation bank .
A method for automatic raster scanning a surface of a sample using a mapping means for mapping said surface and a scanning means for raster scanning said surface, said surface being substantially larger than the scanning area of said scanning means , the method comprising the following steps: - automatically mapping the complete surface of said sample or a large part of it, - by coarsely positioning said mapping means over said surface of said sample in a given distance, - stepwise reducing said distance, thereby in each step recording a focal plane of said surface and - from said recorded focal planes, developing an integral map of said surface including an elevation profile, - automatically analysing said integral map to identify and localize at least one area of interest within said surface, thereby deriving the elevation of said area of interest, - automatically positioning said raster scanning means over said area of interest at a distance given by the derived elevation, and - automatically raster scanning said area of interest of said surface by said raster scanning means , characterized in that - the analysis is a mathematical analysis or evaluation, said analysis resulting in - an identification and localization of at least one two-dimensional area of interest within the surface and - a determination of the third dimension as elevation of said identified two-dimensional area of interest. - automatically mapping the complete surface of said sample or a large part of it, - by coarsely positioning said mapping means over said surface of said sample in a given distance, - stepwise reducing said distance, thereby in each step recording a focal plane of said surface and - from said recorded focal planes, developing an integral map of said surface including an elevation profile, - by coarsely positioning said mapping means over said surface of said sample in a given distance, - stepwise reducing said distance, thereby in each step recording a focal plane of said surface and - from said recorded focal planes, developing an integral map of said surface including an elevation profile, - automatically analysing said integral map to identify and localize at least one area of interest within said surface, thereby deriving the elevation of said area of interest, - automatically positioning said raster scanning means over said area of interest at a distance given by the derived elevation, and - automatically raster scanning said area of interest of said surface by said raster scanning means , - the analysis is a mathematical analysis or evaluation, said analysis resulting in - an identification and localization of at least one two-dimensional area of interest within the surface and - a determination of the third dimension as elevation of said identified two-dimensional area of interest. - an identification and localization of at least one two-dimensional area of interest within the surface and - a determination of the third dimension as elevation of said identified two-dimensional area of interest.
A liquid material discharge device comprising: a liquid chamber that is communicated with a discharge port and is supplied with a liquid material; a plunger including a piston formed as part thereof and having a tip portion that is moved back and forth in the liquid chamber ; an elastic member that applies an urging force to the plunger ; a piston chamber in which the piston is disposed and to which pressurized gas is supplied; and a pressure supply device that supplies, to the piston chamber , air pressurized in excess of the urging force of the elastic member , or that purges pressurized air out of the piston chamber , the liquid material discharge device discharging the liquid material from the discharge port by causing the plunger to move forward and applying an inertial force to the liquid material, wherein the liquid material discharge device further comprises a booster circuit that communicates the pressure supply device and an air source with each other, the booster circuit includes a first booster system (81a to 84a) including a booster valve and a pressure reducing valve positioned downstream of the booster valve , characterized in that the booster circuit further includes a second booster system (81b to 84b) including a booster valve and a pressure reducing valve positioned downstream of the booster valve , and a merging section in which the first booster system (81a to 84a) and the second booster system (81b to 84b) merge together, and in that a pressure adjustment valve is disposed between the merging section and the pressure supply device . a liquid chamber that is communicated with a discharge port and is supplied with a liquid material; a plunger including a piston formed as part thereof and having a tip portion that is moved back and forth in the liquid chamber ; an elastic member that applies an urging force to the plunger ; a piston chamber in which the piston is disposed and to which pressurized gas is supplied; and a pressure supply device that supplies, to the piston chamber , air pressurized in excess of the urging force of the elastic member , or that purges pressurized air out of the piston chamber , the liquid material discharge device discharging the liquid material from the discharge port by causing the plunger to move forward and applying an inertial force to the liquid material, wherein the liquid material discharge device further comprises a booster circuit that communicates the pressure supply device and an air source with each other, the booster circuit includes a first booster system (81a to 84a) including a booster valve and a pressure reducing valve positioned downstream of the booster valve , characterized in that the booster circuit further includes a second booster system (81b to 84b) including a booster valve and a pressure reducing valve positioned downstream of the booster valve , and a merging section in which the first booster system (81a to 84a) and the second booster system (81b to 84b) merge together, and in that a pressure adjustment valve is disposed between the merging section and the pressure supply device .
An energy delivery device comprising: an antenna comprising an inner conductor ; and a permanent sharp tip positioned at the distal end of the antenna, wherein the permanent sharp tip is encapsulated in a biocompatible material thereby rendering the distal end of the energy delivery device non-sharp, wherein the width of the permanent sharp tip encapsulated in a biocompatible material is not larger than the width of the antenna, wherein the biocompatible material is any material that upon exposure to ablation energy will disintegrate and/or melt and/or dissolve and/or sublime resulting in a non-encapsulated conductive permanent tip; characterized in that the energy delivery device is configured to allow circulation of coolant therethrough. an antenna comprising an inner conductor ; and a permanent sharp tip positioned at the distal end of the antenna, wherein the permanent sharp tip is encapsulated in a biocompatible material thereby rendering the distal end of the energy delivery device non-sharp, wherein the width of the permanent sharp tip encapsulated in a biocompatible material is not larger than the width of the antenna, wherein the biocompatible material is any material that upon exposure to ablation energy will disintegrate and/or melt and/or dissolve and/or sublime resulting in a non-encapsulated conductive permanent tip; characterized in that the energy delivery device is configured to allow circulation of coolant therethrough.
A discharge method for a voltage sourced converter direct-current transmission line, comprising: unlocking a converter valve; generating an additional control signal by an additional controller and superimposing the additional control signal on a reference voltage output by a main controller of a voltage sourced converter direct-current transmission system, so that the converter valve generates a harmonic current in a three-phase bridge arm of a converter; and locking the converter when a direct-current transmission line voltage is lower than a voltage setting or an average voltage of normal operating submodules in the bridge arm of the converter is lower than a submodule operating voltage setting. unlocking a converter valve; generating an additional control signal by an additional controller and superimposing the additional control signal on a reference voltage output by a main controller of a voltage sourced converter direct-current transmission system, so that the converter valve generates a harmonic current in a three-phase bridge arm of a converter; and locking the converter when a direct-current transmission line voltage is lower than a voltage setting or an average voltage of normal operating submodules in the bridge arm of the converter is lower than a submodule operating voltage setting.
A method of printing by depositing liquid droplets onto a substrate , comprising printing a line, wherein the droplets forming the line are continuously printed wet-on-wet, and wherein, at least in a middle part of said line, the droplets are printed according to a regular droplet pattern, and wherein, at least in one end part of the line, the droplets are printed according to a compensation pattern, characterized in that the compensation pattern deviates from the regular droplet pattern regarding at least a droplet position of an outermost droplet of the line.