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Apparatus comprising: an implantable neural stimulator (i) configured to be advanced through a greater palatine canal to a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of a subject and (ii) comprising an implant-impedance-sensing electrode ; an auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrode ; first and second wires , electrically coupled respectively to the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes ; and impedance-based navigation circuitry comprising: a voltage generator configured to apply current between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes through the wires ; an impedance sensor configured to measure an impedance between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes based on the applying of the current; and a disposition tracker configured to determine, based on a change in the measured impedance, a disposition of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal, wherein the apparatus is characterised in that the disposition of the implantable neural stimulator includes a shape of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal, and wherein the disposition tracker is configured to determine the shape of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal based on a change in the measured impedance. an implantable neural stimulator (i) configured to be advanced through a greater palatine canal to a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of a subject and (ii) comprising an implant-impedance-sensing electrode ; an auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrode ; first and second wires , electrically coupled respectively to the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes ; and impedance-based navigation circuitry comprising: a voltage generator configured to apply current between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes through the wires ; an impedance sensor configured to measure an impedance between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes based on the applying of the current; and a disposition tracker configured to determine, based on a change in the measured impedance, a disposition of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal, a voltage generator configured to apply current between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes through the wires ; an impedance sensor configured to measure an impedance between the implant-impedance-sensing and auxiliary-impedance-sensing electrodes based on the applying of the current; and a disposition tracker configured to determine, based on a change in the measured impedance, a disposition of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal, wherein the apparatus is characterised in that the disposition of the implantable neural stimulator includes a shape of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal, and wherein the disposition tracker is configured to determine the shape of the implantable neural stimulator in the greater palatine canal based on a change in the measured impedance.
A battery module , comprising: a sub module including a cell stack having a plurality of battery cells and a pair of bus bar frames respectively coupled to one side and the other side of the cell stack; a module housing configured to accommodate the sub module and configured to have an air inlet and an air outlet formed to circulate air; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and an outlet closing device configured to move by a buoyancy generated by a cooling water introduced into the module housing through the sprinkler so that the air outlet is closed; characterized in that the outlet closing device includes: a fixing bar fixed on an inner surface of the module housing ; a sealing door hinged to the fixing bar ; and a buoyancy member attached to the sealing door . a sub module including a cell stack having a plurality of battery cells and a pair of bus bar frames respectively coupled to one side and the other side of the cell stack; a module housing configured to accommodate the sub module and configured to have an air inlet and an air outlet formed to circulate air; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and an outlet closing device configured to move by a buoyancy generated by a cooling water introduced into the module housing through the sprinkler so that the air outlet is closed; characterized in that the outlet closing device includes: a fixing bar fixed on an inner surface of the module housing ; a sealing door hinged to the fixing bar ; and a buoyancy member attached to the sealing door . a fixing bar fixed on an inner surface of the module housing ; a sealing door hinged to the fixing bar ; and a buoyancy member attached to the sealing door .
A method comprising: receiving , by a first wireless access network node , assistance information from one or more network entities, the assistance information comprising information indicating one or more channels of an unlicensed spectrum to use or avoid, wherein receiving the assistance information from the one or more network entities comprises: performing proximity service, ProSe, direct discovery by the first wireless access network node with a second wireless access network node, and performing ProSe direct communication with the second wireless access network node to receive the information relating to the assistance information; and wherein the first and second wireless access network nodes are performing the ProSe direct discovery and ProSe direct communication over the unlicensed spectrum for assistance information exchange purposes without authorization and provisioning for the ProSe direct discovery and direct communication procedure; responsive to the assistance information, selecting, by the wireless access network node, at least a first channel of the unlicensed spectrum for communicating data with a user equipment, UE . receiving , by a first wireless access network node , assistance information from one or more network entities, the assistance information comprising information indicating one or more channels of an unlicensed spectrum to use or avoid, wherein receiving the assistance information from the one or more network entities comprises: performing proximity service, ProSe, direct discovery by the first wireless access network node with a second wireless access network node, and performing ProSe direct communication with the second wireless access network node to receive the information relating to the assistance information; and wherein the first and second wireless access network nodes are performing the ProSe direct discovery and ProSe direct communication over the unlicensed spectrum for assistance information exchange purposes without authorization and provisioning for the ProSe direct discovery and direct communication procedure; performing proximity service, ProSe, direct discovery by the first wireless access network node with a second wireless access network node, and performing ProSe direct communication with the second wireless access network node to receive the information relating to the assistance information; and wherein the first and second wireless access network nodes are performing the ProSe direct discovery and ProSe direct communication over the unlicensed spectrum for assistance information exchange purposes without authorization and provisioning for the ProSe direct discovery and direct communication procedure; responsive to the assistance information, selecting, by the wireless access network node, at least a first channel of the unlicensed spectrum for communicating data with a user equipment, UE .
Plant for reducing the alcohol content in a beverage, - with a degasser , to which the alcoholic beverage is fed from a storage container connectable thereto, - with a rectifier which comprises a first column and a second column which are arranged one above the other in a common housing or which are arranged separately and spatially adjacent to one another, - with a line branching off from a bottom of the second column , in which line a pump is provided which conveys a reduced-alcohol beverage to a separator , from which the reduced-alcohol beverage is discharged from the plant via an outlet line or a collecting container , - with a condenser which is connected downstream of the rectifier , - with a line which discharges from the condenser and in which a pump is provided, through which a condensate discharged from the condenser is fed via a return line to the first column and/or is fed via a discharge line to an alcohol tank , characterized in that , - a controllable control valve to which the return line and the discharge line are connected is provided at the end of the line , and - that a measuring device for determining an alcohol content in the condensate is provided in the line upstream of the controllable control valve . - with a degasser , to which the alcoholic beverage is fed from a storage container connectable thereto, - with a rectifier which comprises a first column and a second column which are arranged one above the other in a common housing or which are arranged separately and spatially adjacent to one another, - with a line branching off from a bottom of the second column , in which line a pump is provided which conveys a reduced-alcohol beverage to a separator , from which the reduced-alcohol beverage is discharged from the plant via an outlet line or a collecting container , - with a condenser which is connected downstream of the rectifier , - with a line which discharges from the condenser and in which a pump is provided, through which a condensate discharged from the condenser is fed via a return line to the first column and/or is fed via a discharge line to an alcohol tank , - a controllable control valve to which the return line and the discharge line are connected is provided at the end of the line , and - that a measuring device for determining an alcohol content in the condensate is provided in the line upstream of the controllable control valve .
A method of enabling short message delivery re-attempt for a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: as a result of receiving, from a short message service center, SMSC, node, a request for routing information for the UE, determining that the UE is at least one of not registered in a network and not registered for an SMS service in the network; as a result of the determination that the UE is at least one of not registered in the network and not registered for the SMS service in the network via an SMS function, SMSF, setting an indication for indicating that a Mobile Terminating, MT-SMS is pending and indicating to the SMSC node that the UE is absent; as a result of receiving a registration for SMS service for the UE for which the MT-SMS is pending sending an alert to the SMSC node to retry delivery of the MT-SMS to the UE based on the indication. as a result of receiving, from a short message service center, SMSC, node, a request for routing information for the UE, determining that the UE is at least one of not registered in a network and not registered for an SMS service in the network; as a result of the determination that the UE is at least one of not registered in the network and not registered for the SMS service in the network via an SMS function, SMSF, setting an indication for indicating that a Mobile Terminating, MT-SMS is pending and indicating to the SMSC node that the UE is absent;
Cosmetic composition for treating keratin fibres, preferably human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: - one or more chemical oxidizing agents, - one or more scleroglucan gums, - one or more phosphorus-based sequestrants. - one or more chemical oxidizing agents, - one or more scleroglucan gums, - one or more phosphorus-based sequestrants.
An automated stainer comprising: a plurality of slide rack assemblies with locations for multiple microscope slides ; a heating chamber with a locking heated chamber lid configured to create a pressurized internal chamber and to hold the plurality of slide rack assemblies , the heating chamber comprising a plurality of processing fluid baths, each comprising a processing fluid, wherein the plurality of processing fluids includes an antigen retrieval agent; a robotic arm with a robotic head configured to releasably grasp the at least one slide rack assembly, wherein the robotic arm is configured to dispense the antigen retrieval agent to a slide rack assembly in the heating chamber and water to the heating chamber; and a processor configured to determine timing and movement of the robotic arm to move the plurality of slide rack assembly between the processing fluid baths. a plurality of slide rack assemblies with locations for multiple microscope slides ; a heating chamber with a locking heated chamber lid configured to create a pressurized internal chamber and to hold the plurality of slide rack assemblies , the heating chamber comprising a plurality of processing fluid baths, each comprising a processing fluid, wherein the plurality of processing fluids includes an antigen retrieval agent; a robotic arm with a robotic head configured to releasably grasp the at least one slide rack assembly, wherein the robotic arm is configured to dispense the antigen retrieval agent to a slide rack assembly in the heating chamber and water to the heating chamber; and a processor configured to determine timing and movement of the robotic arm to move the plurality of slide rack assembly between the processing fluid baths.
A support member for supporting flexible workpieces, the support member comprising: a substantially planar support surface having a planar clamping zone to which a workpiece is securable by a reduced pressure or vacuum in use, an internal cavity formed within the support member , a port for connection to a low pressure or vacuum source, the port being in fluid connection with the internal cavity , a recess formed in the support surface in fluid connection with the internal cavity , said recess laterally extending along the support surface such that the recess has an outer region located proximate a periphery of the clamping zone and an inner region located within a central portion of the clamping zone , the inner and outer regions having respective widths, w 1 and w 2 , parallel to the plane of the support surface , characterized in that the width (w 2 ) of the outer region of the recess is narrower than the width (w 1 ) of the inner region , such that in use, when the port is fluidly connected to a low pressure or vacuum source, pressure at the periphery of the clamping zone is lower than at the central portion within the clamping zone , wherein the outer region of the recess is closed, such that it does not extend to the internal cavity in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the support surface . a substantially planar support surface having a planar clamping zone to which a workpiece is securable by a reduced pressure or vacuum in use, an internal cavity formed within the support member , a port for connection to a low pressure or vacuum source, the port being in fluid connection with the internal cavity , a recess formed in the support surface in fluid connection with the internal cavity , said recess laterally extending along the support surface such that the recess has an outer region located proximate a periphery of the clamping zone and an inner region located within a central portion of the clamping zone , the inner and outer regions having respective widths, w 1 and w 2 , parallel to the plane of the support surface , characterized in that the width (w 2 ) of the outer region of the recess is narrower than the width (w 1 ) of the inner region , such that in use, when the port is fluidly connected to a low pressure or vacuum source, pressure at the periphery of the clamping zone is lower than at the central portion within the clamping zone , wherein the outer region of the recess is closed, such that it does not extend to the internal cavity in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the support surface .
A method of culturing cells, comprising: a) providing a microfluidic device comprising a porous membrane, said membrane comprising a top surface and a bottom surface; b) seeding brain microvascular endothelial cells on said bottom surface so as to create seeded-cells on said bottom surface of said membrane; c) seeding stem cell-derived neuronal cells or neuronal cells differentiated from stem cells on said top surface to create seeded cells on said top surface of said membrane; and d) culturing said top surface seeded cells under flow conditions that support the maturation of neurons and culturing said bottom surface seeded cells under conditions that support maturation of said brain microvascular endothelial cells wherein said neurons exhibit a more mature electrophysiology, in terms of one or more features selected from the group consisting of action potential patterns, negative sodium channel current, positive potassium channel current and action potential spikes of amplitude, duration and frequency, or increased frequency after exposure to said flow as compared to the same neurons cultured in a static culture. a) providing a microfluidic device comprising a porous membrane, said membrane comprising a top surface and a bottom surface; b) seeding brain microvascular endothelial cells on said bottom surface so as to create seeded-cells on said bottom surface of said membrane; c) seeding stem cell-derived neuronal cells or neuronal cells differentiated from stem cells on said top surface to create seeded cells on said top surface of said membrane; and d) culturing said top surface seeded cells under flow conditions that support the maturation of neurons and culturing said bottom surface seeded cells under conditions that support maturation of said brain microvascular endothelial cells wherein said neurons exhibit a more mature electrophysiology, in terms of one or more features selected from the group consisting of action potential patterns, negative sodium channel current, positive potassium channel current and action potential spikes of amplitude, duration and frequency, or increased frequency after exposure to said flow as compared to the same neurons cultured in a static culture.
A method, performed by a base station, referred to as a cell, for system information transmission the cell operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: broadcasting essential minimum system information, abbreviated as SI, of the cell of the wireless communication system, wherein the essential minimum SI is fixed scheduled on a downlink broadcast channel; characterized in that the essential minimum SI includes a first scheduling information for non-essential minimum SI of at least one of the cell and an auxiliary cell, the non-essential minimum SI is broadcasted and dynamically scheduled on a downlink shared channel, and the first scheduling information includes a time and frequency resource configuration of the non-essential minimum SI and an availability information for indicating whether the cell broadcasts the non-essential minimum SI . broadcasting essential minimum system information, abbreviated as SI, of the cell of the wireless communication system, wherein the essential minimum SI is fixed scheduled on a downlink broadcast channel; characterized in that the essential minimum SI includes a first scheduling information for non-essential minimum SI of at least one of the cell and an auxiliary cell, the non-essential minimum SI is broadcasted and dynamically scheduled on a downlink shared channel, and the first scheduling information includes a time and frequency resource configuration of the non-essential minimum SI and an availability information for indicating whether the cell broadcasts the non-essential minimum SI .
A process for obtaining a substrate coated on at least one face with a low-E thin-film multilayer, comprising the following steps: - a thin-film multilayer comprising at least one thin silver film between at least two thin dielectric films is deposited on said at least one face of said substrate; and - the at least one coated face is heat treated using at least one source of laser radiation emitting in at least one wavelength between 500 and 2000 nm so that the emissivity and/or the sheet resistance of the multilayer is reduced by at least 5%, said process being such that said multilayer before treatment includes at least one thin film at least partially absorbing the laser radiation selected from a film in contact with the air and consisting of a metal, an oxygen-substoichiometric metal oxide or a metal nitride having a thickness greater than or equal to 1 nm, and less than or equal to 5 nm, so that the absorption of said multilayer at at least one wavelength of the laser radiation is such that the absorption of a clear glass substrate 4 mm in thickness coated with said multilayer at said at least one wavelength of the laser radiation is greater than or equal to 10%. - a thin-film multilayer comprising at least one thin silver film between at least two thin dielectric films is deposited on said at least one face of said substrate; and - the at least one coated face is heat treated using at least one source of laser radiation emitting in at least one wavelength between 500 and 2000 nm so that the emissivity and/or the sheet resistance of the multilayer is reduced by at least 5%, said process being such that said multilayer before treatment includes at least one thin film at least partially absorbing the laser radiation selected from a film in contact with the air and consisting of a metal, an oxygen-substoichiometric metal oxide or a metal nitride having a thickness greater than or equal to 1 nm, and less than or equal to 5 nm, so that the absorption of said multilayer at at least one wavelength of the laser radiation is such that the absorption of a clear glass substrate 4 mm in thickness coated with said multilayer at said at least one wavelength of the laser radiation is greater than or equal to 10%.
An electrochemical process for preserving at least one perishable food, the process comprising: providing a closed container containing water moisture, the at least one perishable food, and at least one water electrolyzing device, wherein the at least one water electrolyzing device comprises an inert substrate and melanin, and wherein the container has a rigid shape or a free form shape selected from a plastic wrap and a plastic bag; providing a source of electromagnetic energy to the at least one water electrolyzing device in the container to initiate a reaction of water electrolysis by melanin of the water electrolyzing device to produce diatomic hydrogen, wherein the source of electromagnetic energy is selected from the group consisting of visible light energy and invisible light energy; and maintaining the at least one perishable food and the diatomic hydrogen produced from water electrolysis by the melanin of the water electrolyzing device within the container, such that the at least one perishable food is preserved. providing a closed container containing water moisture, the at least one perishable food, and at least one water electrolyzing device, wherein the at least one water electrolyzing device comprises an inert substrate and melanin, and wherein the container has a rigid shape or a free form shape selected from a plastic wrap and a plastic bag; providing a source of electromagnetic energy to the at least one water electrolyzing device in the container to initiate a reaction of water electrolysis by melanin of the water electrolyzing device to produce diatomic hydrogen, wherein the source of electromagnetic energy is selected from the group consisting of visible light energy and invisible light energy; and maintaining the at least one perishable food and the diatomic hydrogen produced from water electrolysis by the melanin of the water electrolyzing device within the container, such that the at least one perishable food is preserved.