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An interference coordination method, comprising: determining (S201), by a first cell, first configuration information of the first cell, wherein the first configuration information comprises a parameter for transmitting uplink control information UCI by a terminal served by the first cell, the parameter comprised in the first configuration information is a parameter configured for the first cell and is a parameter orthogonal to a parameter configured for a second cell, and the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; and notifying (S202), by the first cell, the first configuration information to the served terminal, wherein the determining, by a first cell, first configuration information of the first cell comprises: selecting, by the first cell, a parameter from a first parameter pool, and generating the first configuration information, wherein the first parameter pool comprises a plurality of parameters preconfigured for the first cell and used for transmitting the UCI by the terminal served by the first cell, and any two parameters are orthogonal to each other, wherein the first parameter pool comprises a plurality of sequence codes and a plurality of cyclic shift values, and wherein any two sequence codes comprised in the first parameter pool are orthogonal to each other, or any two cyclic shift values comprised in the first parameter pool are orthogonal to each other. determining (S201), by a first cell, first configuration information of the first cell, wherein the first configuration information comprises a parameter for transmitting uplink control information UCI by a terminal served by the first cell, the parameter comprised in the first configuration information is a parameter configured for the first cell and is a parameter orthogonal to a parameter configured for a second cell, and the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; and notifying (S202), by the first cell, the first configuration information to the served terminal, wherein the determining, by a first cell, first configuration information of the first cell comprises: selecting, by the first cell, a parameter from a first parameter pool, and generating the first configuration information, wherein the first parameter pool comprises a plurality of parameters preconfigured for the first cell and used for transmitting the UCI by the terminal served by the first cell, and any two parameters are orthogonal to each other, wherein the first parameter pool comprises a plurality of sequence codes and a plurality of cyclic shift values, and wherein any two sequence codes comprised in the first parameter pool are orthogonal to each other, or any two cyclic shift values comprised in the first parameter pool are orthogonal to each other.
A method for automatically determining an optimal position of the opening angle of a distributor and of the orientation angle of blades of a Kaplan turbine in a hydroelectric power plant, to which position corresponds the maximum efficiency of the turbine, said method comprising the steps of: i) monitoring the operations of said turbine by controlling the position of said opening angle of the distributor and the position of said orientation angle of the blades of said turbine by means of a special regulator according to a 2D CAM or 3D CAM conjugation curve of said turbine; ii) measuring one of the operative parameter of said turbine and identifying when said turbine operates in steady-state conditions characterised by values of said operative parameter that are within a pre-determined range for a pre-determined time; iii) once said steady-state conditions are reached, arbitrarily varying the position of said opening angle of the distributor at a fixed position of said orientation angle of the blades and measuring, for each value of said opening angle of the distributor, the values of the operative parameters of said turbine; iv) calculating by an automatic calculation procedure the index values of efficiency for each set of values measured in step iii), and identifying, for each set of values of the operative parameters of the turbine, the values of said opening angles of the distributor and of orientation of the blades to which corresponds the maximum value of efficiency. i) monitoring the operations of said turbine by controlling the position of said opening angle of the distributor and the position of said orientation angle of the blades of said turbine by means of a special regulator according to a 2D CAM or 3D CAM conjugation curve of said turbine; ii) measuring one of the operative parameter of said turbine and identifying when said turbine operates in steady-state conditions characterised by values of said operative parameter that are within a pre-determined range for a pre-determined time; iii) once said steady-state conditions are reached, arbitrarily varying the position of said opening angle of the distributor at a fixed position of said orientation angle of the blades and measuring, for each value of said opening angle of the distributor, the values of the operative parameters of said turbine; iv) calculating by an automatic calculation procedure the index values of efficiency for each set of values measured in step iii), and identifying, for each set of values of the operative parameters of the turbine, the values of said opening angles of the distributor and of orientation of the blades to which corresponds the maximum value of efficiency.
An ultrasound image processing apparatus comprising a processor arrangement adapted to: receive a temporal sequence of ultrasound images of at least a chest region of a fetal entity from an ultrasound probe , said chest region including the fetal heart , said temporal sequence capturing at least part of a cardiac cycle of the fetal heart; identify the chest region of the fetal entity in one or more of the ultrasound images of said temporal sequence; identify a portion of the spine of said fetal entity in the identified chest region; calculate an orientation axis of the fetal chest from the identified chest region and the identified spine portion; identify the septum of the fetal heart as a linear structure that is temporally more stable than its surrounding structures in said temporal sequence of ultrasound images and that defines a region of convergence of the movements of the fetal heart during said cardiac cycle; calculate an orientation axis of the fetal heart from the identified septum; and calculate an angle (θ) between the orientation axis of the fetal chest and the orientation axis of the fetal heart. receive a temporal sequence of ultrasound images of at least a chest region of a fetal entity from an ultrasound probe , said chest region including the fetal heart , said temporal sequence capturing at least part of a cardiac cycle of the fetal heart; identify the chest region of the fetal entity in one or more of the ultrasound images of said temporal sequence; identify a portion of the spine of said fetal entity in the identified chest region; calculate an orientation axis of the fetal chest from the identified chest region and the identified spine portion; identify a portion of the spine of said fetal entity in the identified chest region; calculate an orientation axis of the fetal chest from the identified chest region and the identified spine portion; identify the septum of the fetal heart as a linear structure that is temporally more stable than its surrounding structures in said temporal sequence of ultrasound images and that defines a region of convergence of the movements of the fetal heart during said cardiac cycle; calculate an orientation axis of the fetal heart from the identified septum; and calculate an angle (θ) between the orientation axis of the fetal chest and the orientation axis of the fetal heart.
A baling press for agricultural crops with a baling channel and with a needle rocker which is arranged about a rocker pivot axis in a rocker pivot axis plane orthogonal to a longitudinal centre axis of the baling channel , is pivotably mounted and driven by at least one drive arrangement , which needle rocker has at least one binding needle movable by pivoting the needle rocker through the baling channel , wherein the at least one drive arrangement comprises a drive element mounted rotatably about a drive axis of rotation and a drive lever arranged eccentrically thereon, wherein the drive lever is pivotable about a drive lever axis of rotation parallel to the drive axis of rotation , wherein the drive arrangement has a coupling device which is pivotable about a coupling pivot axis positioned stationary relative to the baling channel , wherein the coupling device is arranged at a spacing from the rocker pivot axis of the needle rocker on the needle rocker , wherein the drive lever is arranged on the coupling device , wherein the rocker pivot axis , the drive axis of rotation , the coupling pivot axis and the drive lever axis of rotation are arranged in parallel and each spaced apart from one another, wherein the coupling device comprises a first coupling lever and at least one other coupling lever , wherein the first coupling lever is movably connected to the other coupling lever , wherein the first coupling lever is pivotable about the coupling pivot axis , and wherein the drive lever which is pivotable about the drive lever pivot axis is articulated on the first coupling lever .
A method for heat treatment of an object of sheet metal, comprising the step of heating at least one selected portion of the object using an energy beam ; wherein the beam is projected onto a surface of the object so as to produce a primary spot on the object, the beam being repetitively scanned in two dimensions in accordance with a first scanning pattern so as to establish an effective spot on the object, said effective spot having a two-dimensional energy distribution, and wherein said effective spot is displaced in relation to the surface of the object to progressively heat said at least one selected portion of the object. wherein the beam is projected onto a surface of the object so as to produce a primary spot on the object, the beam being repetitively scanned in two dimensions in accordance with a first scanning pattern so as to establish an effective spot on the object, said effective spot having a two-dimensional energy distribution, and wherein said effective spot is displaced in relation to the surface of the object to progressively heat said at least one selected portion of the object.
A nicotine powder inhaler comprising: a body extending between a mouthpiece portion and a distal end portion ; an airflow channel extending between the mouthpiece portion and a distal end portion ; a nicotine powder receptacle disposed along the airflow channel ; a capsule received in the nicotine powder receptacle , the capsule comprising a dose of nicotine powder, wherein the nicotine powder comprises nicotine salt; wherein the dose of nicotine powder can be inhaled into lungs of a user at an inhalation rate of less than about 5 L/min. a body extending between a mouthpiece portion and a distal end portion ; an airflow channel extending between the mouthpiece portion and a distal end portion ; a nicotine powder receptacle disposed along the airflow channel ; a capsule received in the nicotine powder receptacle , the capsule comprising a dose of nicotine powder, wherein the nicotine powder comprises nicotine salt; wherein the dose of nicotine powder can be inhaled into lungs of a user at an inhalation rate of less than about 5 L/min.
An air-bag assembly comprising: an air-bag arrangement movable from a stored configuration to a deployed configuration, the air-bag arrangement comprising a first chamber and a second chamber , the second chamber being positioned adjacent to, or attached to, the first chamber and located to provide localised support to the first chamber , wherein, when in the stored configuration, the second chamber is folded outside of the first chamber ; and at least one inflator coupled to the air-bag arrangement, wherein the at least one inflator is configured to inflate the air-bag arrangement when activated, and when in the inflated configuration, the second chamber is located against a back panel of the first chamber to provide a reaction force surface to assist in maintaining the first chamber in a desired position while the first chamber is deployed. an air-bag arrangement movable from a stored configuration to a deployed configuration, the air-bag arrangement comprising a first chamber and a second chamber , the second chamber being positioned adjacent to, or attached to, the first chamber and located to provide localised support to the first chamber , wherein, when in the stored configuration, the second chamber is folded outside of the first chamber ; and at least one inflator coupled to the air-bag arrangement, wherein the at least one inflator is configured to inflate the air-bag arrangement when activated, and when in the inflated configuration, the second chamber is located against a back panel of the first chamber to provide a reaction force surface to assist in maintaining the first chamber in a desired position while the first chamber is deployed.
A method of regulating a temperature of a human body, comprising: providing an article of clothing including a textile, wherein the textile includes at least one porous layer including a polyolefin; and placing the article of clothing adjacent to the human body, wherein the porous layer has pores having an average pore size in a range of 50 nm to 1000 nm, wherein the porous layer has a transmittance of infrared radiation at a wavelength of 9.5 μm of at least 40%. providing an article of clothing including a textile, wherein the textile includes at least one porous layer including a polyolefin; and placing the article of clothing adjacent to the human body, wherein the porous layer has pores having an average pore size in a range of 50 nm to 1000 nm, wherein the porous layer has a transmittance of infrared radiation at a wavelength of 9.5 μm of at least 40%.
An in vitro method for inducing directed differentiation of a stem cell, comprising: contacting a human stem cell with a first inhibitor of TGFβ/Activin-Nodal signaling and a second inhibitor of SMAD signaling; and contacting the cell with an inhibitor of GSK3β to produce a population of a differentiated cell selected from a neural crest stem cell, a neural crest lineage cell, a neuronal lineage cell, and a neural lineage cell.
A method of splitting a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer having a front side and a backside, the method comprising: forming one or more epitaxial layers on the front side of the semiconductor wafer ; forming a plurality of device structures in the one or more epitaxial layers ; forming a metallization layer and/or a passivation layer over the plurality of device structures ; attaching a carrier to the semiconductor wafer with the one or more epitaxial layers , the carrier protecting the plurality of device structures and mechanically stabilizing the semiconductor wafer ; forming a separation region within the semiconductor wafer , the separation region having at least one altered physical property which increases thermo-mechanical stress within the separation region relative to the remainder of the semiconductor wafer , wherein forming the separation region comprises damaging a material of the semiconductor wafer at a targeted position within the semiconductor wafer , wherein damaging the material of the semiconductor wafer comprises creating a plasma in the material at the targeted position, wherein creating the plasma comprises focusing laser radiation at the targeted position through the backside of the semiconductor wafer opposite the device structures ; and applying an external force to the semiconductor wafer such that at least one crack propagates along the separation region and the semiconductor wafer splits into two separate pieces , one of the pieces retaining the plurality of device structures . forming one or more epitaxial layers on the front side of the semiconductor wafer ; forming a plurality of device structures in the one or more epitaxial layers ; forming a metallization layer and/or a passivation layer over the plurality of device structures ; attaching a carrier to the semiconductor wafer with the one or more epitaxial layers , the carrier protecting the plurality of device structures and mechanically stabilizing the semiconductor wafer ; forming a separation region within the semiconductor wafer , the separation region having at least one altered physical property which increases thermo-mechanical stress within the separation region relative to the remainder of the semiconductor wafer , wherein forming the separation region comprises damaging a material of the semiconductor wafer at a targeted position within the semiconductor wafer , wherein damaging the material of the semiconductor wafer comprises creating a plasma in the material at the targeted position, wherein creating the plasma comprises focusing laser radiation at the targeted position through the backside of the semiconductor wafer opposite the device structures ; and applying an external force to the semiconductor wafer such that at least one crack propagates along the separation region and the semiconductor wafer splits into two separate pieces , one of the pieces retaining the plurality of device structures .
An electronic tamper detection device being a passive NFC or RFID tag, the tamper detection device comprising a tamper loop and a deformable component , wherein the tamper loop comprises a conductive wire and wherein a deformation of said component indicates that the conductive wire of the tamper loop has been broken, characterized in that the component is a piezoelectric or piezoceramic device which forms an integral part of the tamper loop ; wherein the tamper detection device further comprises an NFC or RFID tag circuit coupled to the tamper loop through contact pads; wherein, if the component is conductive, the NFC or RFID tag circuit is configured to measure a voltage drop over the component by injecting a current from one of the contact pads to the other one of the contact pads, or wherein the component is integrated with a sensing circuit configured to measure said voltage drop; wherein the tamper detection device is configured to detect the deformation of the component by comparing the voltage drop with a base value indicating whether the component is in the deformed state; and wherein the deformation is a plastic deformation that results in a different length and thickness of the component compared to a length and thickness of the component when said component is in an original state. characterized in that the component is a piezoelectric or piezoceramic device which forms an integral part of the tamper loop ; wherein the tamper detection device further comprises an NFC or RFID tag circuit coupled to the tamper loop through contact pads; wherein, if the component is conductive, the NFC or RFID tag circuit is configured to measure a voltage drop over the component by injecting a current from one of the contact pads to the other one of the contact pads, or wherein the component is integrated with a sensing circuit configured to measure said voltage drop; wherein the tamper detection device is configured to detect the deformation of the component by comparing the voltage drop with a base value indicating whether the component is in the deformed state; and wherein the deformation is a plastic deformation that results in a different length and thickness of the component compared to a length and thickness of the component when said component is in an original state.
A Curing chamber for curing and drying a flat printed product printed with at least one UV-curing dye, comprising - a first chamber wall which comprises a cooling surface or is a cooling surface, - a second chamber wall, which is opposite to the first chamber wall, with at least one UV lamp directed towards the cooling surface being arranged on or in the second chamber wall, - third and fourth chamber walls arranged opposite to one another, and between the first and second chamber walls, which comprise an insertion slot or an output slot and form the corresponding slot towards the first chamber wall , - fifth and sixth opposite side walls arranged between the first and second chamber wall, wherein a cooling gas inlet or a gas outlet is arranged on or near the third or fourth chamber wall and the cooling gas inlet is an inert gas inlet which comprises at least a flat nozzle , or a corresponding linear nozzle arrangement with an exit plane (IG) of the cooling gas, which is directed in the transport direction (T) in parallel or at an acute angle against the cooling surface , so that also counter-vortices are formed to the transport direction (T), or a second row of nozzles is provided, which is directed against the transport direction (T). - a first chamber wall which comprises a cooling surface or is a cooling surface, - a second chamber wall, which is opposite to the first chamber wall, with at least one UV lamp directed towards the cooling surface being arranged on or in the second chamber wall, - third and fourth chamber walls arranged opposite to one another, and between the first and second chamber walls, which comprise an insertion slot or an output slot and form the corresponding slot towards the first chamber wall , - fifth and sixth opposite side walls arranged between the first and second chamber wall,
An apparatus comprising: a resistive network comprising a plurality of basic computing elements coupled in series, each basic computing element comprising a first resistor having a first resistance value and a second resistor having a second resistance value, wherein the first resistor couples an input voltage to an output voltage to be provided to a next basic computing element of the plurality of basic computing elements, wherein the first and second resistors are configured as a current or voltage divider, wherein the first resistor and the second resistor comprise one or more high-resistance contacts formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of material sandwiched between conductive layers, and wherein the second resistor of the resistive network is coupled to an input of a memory switch that routes current received through the second resistor to either a summation bus or a subtraction bus, wherein the memory switch comprises a first via switch coupled to the summation bus and a second via switch coupled to the subtraction bus; and a signal processing unit coupled to the summation bus and the subtraction bus. a resistive network comprising a plurality of basic computing elements coupled in series, each basic computing element comprising a first resistor having a first resistance value and a second resistor having a second resistance value, wherein the first resistor couples an input voltage to an output voltage to be provided to a next basic computing element of the plurality of basic computing elements, wherein the first and second resistors are configured as a current or voltage divider, wherein the first resistor and the second resistor comprise one or more high-resistance contacts formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of material sandwiched between conductive layers, and wherein the second resistor of the resistive network is coupled to an input of a memory switch that routes current received through the second resistor to either a summation bus or a subtraction bus, wherein the memory switch comprises a first via switch coupled to the summation bus and a second via switch coupled to the subtraction bus; and a signal processing unit coupled to the summation bus and the subtraction bus.