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A method for analyzing nucleic acids in a sample, the method comprising: sequencing a sample to obtain nucleic acid sequence information; determining an amount of GC bias in the sequence information, wherein the determining comprises: partitioning the genome into bins; and measuring a correlation between a number of counts in each bin and its GC content, wherein a statistically significant negative or positive correlation indicates existence of GC bias; correcting the sequence information to account for the GC bias by selecting a subset of bins within a given range of GC content such that average GC content per chromosome is equalized; and analyzing the corrected sequence information by performing chromosomal counting using the counts of the selected subset of bins. sequencing a sample to obtain nucleic acid sequence information; determining an amount of GC bias in the sequence information, wherein the determining comprises: partitioning the genome into bins; and measuring a correlation between a number of counts in each bin and its GC content, wherein a statistically significant negative or positive correlation indicates existence of GC bias; partitioning the genome into bins; and measuring a correlation between a number of counts in each bin and its GC content, wherein a statistically significant negative or positive correlation indicates existence of GC bias; correcting the sequence information to account for the GC bias by selecting a subset of bins within a given range of GC content such that average GC content per chromosome is equalized; and analyzing the corrected sequence information by performing chromosomal counting using the counts of the selected subset of bins.
An elevator system comprising: a plurality of elevator cars each configured to travel in a hoistway ; an elevator car door configured to open and close; a plurality of machines configured to impart force to the elevator cars ; an interface configured to generate a lockdown mode signal ; and a controller configured to control operation of at least one of the machines and the elevator car door in response to the lockdown mode signal ; wherein when the lockdown mode signal is active, the controller controls operation of at least one of the machines and the elevator car door in response to a lockdown mode parameter ; characterised in that the lockdown mode parameter comprises an operation activation parameter , the operation activation parameter capable of indicating collective elevator car control, such that control commands are issued to all the elevator cars as a group; and capable of indicating individual elevator car control, such that control commands are issued individually to each elevator car . a plurality of elevator cars each configured to travel in a hoistway ; an elevator car door configured to open and close; a plurality of machines configured to impart force to the elevator cars ; an interface configured to generate a lockdown mode signal ; and a controller configured to control operation of at least one of the machines and the elevator car door in response to the lockdown mode signal ; wherein when the lockdown mode signal is active, the controller controls operation of at least one of the machines and the elevator car door in response to a lockdown mode parameter ; characterised in that the lockdown mode parameter comprises an operation activation parameter , the operation activation parameter capable of indicating collective elevator car control, such that control commands are issued to all the elevator cars as a group; and capable of indicating individual elevator car control, such that control commands are issued individually to each elevator car .
A method for manufacturing a molded foam product , comprising: a step of injecting, during injection molding, a molten resin containing a supercritical fluid or a chemical foaming agent into a cavity formed in a mold that includes a movable portion ; and a step of increasing the volume of the cavity before the molten resin injected into the cavity completely solidifies while said movable portion is moved, wherein the mold is configured alternately by a plurality of first linear portions in the cavity and a plurality of second linear portions in the cavity , gap sizes in the plurality of first linear portions are larger than gap sizes in the plurality of second linear portions , and the plurality of first linear portions and the plurality of second linear portions are running along a direction from a resin injection port towards an end of the cavity , characterized in that the first linear portions and the second linear portions satisfy the relation Ha > Hb, where Ha represents the gap size in the cavity in each first linear portion , Hb represents the gap size in the cavity in each second linear portion , and Ha and Hb are each 0.2 mm or greater and 3.0 mm or smaller. a step of injecting, during injection molding, a molten resin containing a supercritical fluid or a chemical foaming agent into a cavity formed in a mold that includes a movable portion ; and a step of increasing the volume of the cavity before the molten resin injected into the cavity completely solidifies while said movable portion is moved, wherein the mold is configured alternately by a plurality of first linear portions in the cavity and a plurality of second linear portions in the cavity , gap sizes in the plurality of first linear portions are larger than gap sizes in the plurality of second linear portions , and the plurality of first linear portions and the plurality of second linear portions are running along a direction from a resin injection port towards an end of the cavity , characterized in that the first linear portions and the second linear portions satisfy the relation Ha > Hb, where Ha represents the gap size in the cavity in each first linear portion , Hb represents the gap size in the cavity in each second linear portion , and Ha and Hb are each 0.2 mm or greater and 3.0 mm or smaller.
An adhesion promoter for promoting adhesiveness of a cured product of an addition curable organopolysiloxane resin composition, the adhesion promoter comprising at least one alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom, and at least one cyano group-containing organic group bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule, wherein the adhesion promoter is a material represented by the following average formula , R 1 a SiO (4-a)/2 wherein, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an epoxy group-containing organic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a cyano group-containing organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms other than a cyano group; the material has at least one alkoxy group and at least one cyano group-containing organic group in the molecule; and "a" represents a number satisfying 1.0≦a<4.0.
Backrest for a vehicle seat comprising: - a backrest armature , - a backrest upholstery fixed to the backrest armature , the backrest upholstery having at least one slit , each slit being adapted to receive a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the backrest armature in a longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle seat , and - at least a first and a second trim element (50; 52), each trim element forming at least one notch , a notch of the first trim element and a notch of the second trim element defining a passage for a headrest support rod , the second trim element covering at least partially, preferably completely, the at least one slit in the upholstery , at least one of the first and second trim elements (50; 52) being in contact with the upholstery , in particular with a foam block of the upholstery , wherein each trim element preferably forms two notches , such that each notch of the first trim element is facing a respective notch of the second trim element so as to define a passage having a complementary cross section to the cross section of a respective headrest support rod . - a backrest armature , - a backrest upholstery fixed to the backrest armature , the backrest upholstery having at least one slit , each slit being adapted to receive a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the backrest armature in a longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle seat , and - at least a first and a second trim element (50; 52), each trim element forming at least one notch , a notch of the first trim element and a notch of the second trim element defining a passage for a headrest support rod , the second trim element covering at least partially, preferably completely, the at least one slit in the upholstery , at least one of the first and second trim elements (50; 52) being in contact with the upholstery , in particular with a foam block of the upholstery , wherein each trim element preferably forms two notches , such that each notch of the first trim element is facing a respective notch of the second trim element so as to define a passage having a complementary cross section to the cross section of a respective headrest support rod .
Manual operated pump for the delivery of a fluid, provided with a main part comprising a dispenser associated with a hollow shaft of the pump, through which the fluid is supplied, and a ring nut for fixing the pump to a container configured to contain the fluid to be dispensed, the pump being provided with a safety element , configured to be snapped onto a cylindrical part of the dispenser through a safety element opening , so as to fit between at least one surface of the dispenser and the ring nut thus preventing the dispenser from approaching the ring nut in the event of a collision during transport, the safety element presenting at least one first and a second rib oriented parallel to the axis of the cylindrical part of the dispenser on which the safety element is fitted, said first and second rib, being positioned near said opening , characterized in that the main part of the pump comprises a first and a second projection designed to cooperate respectively with the first the second rib to limit or prevent the rotation of the safety element with respect to the main part of the pump.
A brake disc for a disc brake device, having a disc body comprising a central hub and a wall surrounding the central hub , wherein the wall surrounding the central hub includes: - an outer circumferential portion with two opposite faces defining two annular crown surfaces constituting the braking surfaces of the disc, and - an intermediate circumferential portion , radially interposed between the hub and the outer circumferential portion defining the braking surfaces , wherein at said intermediate circumferential portion , a plurality of radial blades are formed in one piece with the brake disc, and a plurality of disc ventilating through-openings are formed alternated with the radial blades , said brake disc being characterized in that said outer circumferential portion is a solid-wall portion, said through-openings alternated with the radial blades extending only through said intermediate circumferential portion , and in that , in a front view of the disc, the side edges of two adjacent blades that face the same through-opening are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, so that two radial blades adjacent to each other do not appear to be partially overlapped with each other. - an outer circumferential portion with two opposite faces defining two annular crown surfaces constituting the braking surfaces of the disc, and - an intermediate circumferential portion , radially interposed between the hub and the outer circumferential portion defining the braking surfaces ,
A process for the production of formic acid and/or formate from CO 2 and lactic acid from glycerol, comprising: - a stage 1, wherein a metal M is reacted with carbon dioxide and water to thereby produce a metal oxide of metal M and formic acid and/or formate; and - a stage 2, wherein the metal oxide of metal M is reacted with glycerol to thereby produce metal, lactic acid and water, wherein the metal M is Iron, Zinc, Aluminium or Manganese. - a stage 1, wherein a metal M is reacted with carbon dioxide and water to thereby produce a metal oxide of metal M and formic acid and/or formate; and - a stage 2, wherein the metal oxide of metal M is reacted with glycerol to thereby produce metal, lactic acid and water,
Pipe for transporting a heat-carrying fluid, in particular water, wherein the pipe has a first support region extending in the longitudinal direction of the pipe and a second support region extending in the longitudinal direction of the pipe with a bulge arranged between the first and second support regions, inwardly directed in the pipe cross-section and extending in the longitudinal direction of the pipe, the pipe being in a first partial region of its circumference round, in particular circular, and having the shape of a circular segment, characterized in that the first partial region has a height (H1) of 40% to 80% of the total height (H tot ) of the pipe .
Apparatus (100; 200) for enhancing an audio signal being a mono signal or a mono-like signal, comprising: a signal processor (110; 210) for processing the audio signal in order to reduce or eliminate transient and tonal portions of the processed signal (112; 212); a decorrelator (120; 520) for generating a first decorrelated signal and a second decorrelated signal (124; r2) from the processed signal (112; 212); a combiner (140; 240) for weightedly combining the first decorrelated signal (122; 522, r1), the second decorrelated signal (124; r2) and the audio signal or a signal derived from the audio signal by coherence enhancement using time variant weighting factors (a, b) and to obtain a two-channel audio signal (142; 242); and a controller (130; 230) for controlling the time variant weighting factors (a, b) by analyzing the audio signal so that different portions (fb1-fb7) of the audio signal are multiplied by different weighting factors (a, b) and the two-channel audio signal (142; 242) has a time variant degree of decorrelation. a signal processor (110; 210) for processing the audio signal in order to reduce or eliminate transient and tonal portions of the processed signal (112; 212); a decorrelator (120; 520) for generating a first decorrelated signal and a second decorrelated signal (124; r2) from the processed signal (112; 212); a combiner (140; 240) for weightedly combining the first decorrelated signal (122; 522, r1), the second decorrelated signal (124; r2) and the audio signal or a signal derived from the audio signal by coherence enhancement using time variant weighting factors (a, b) and to obtain a two-channel audio signal (142; 242); and a controller (130; 230) for controlling the time variant weighting factors (a, b) by analyzing the audio signal so that different portions (fb1-fb7) of the audio signal are multiplied by different weighting factors (a, b) and the two-channel audio signal (142; 242) has a time variant degree of decorrelation.
Device for generating a high voltage or high field strength, comprising a piezoelectric transformer having an input region and an output region , a drive electronics for supplying the piezoelectric transformer with alternating voltage, connected to a contact of a first side surface of the input region and to a contact of a second side surface of the input region via electrical lines , characterized by a cylindrical dielectric sleeve having an output-side end and an input-side end , which surrounds the piezoelectric transformer along its longitudinal direction (L), and a means provided in a region of the cylindrical and dielectric sleeve starting from an output-side end face of the piezoelectric transformer and extending at least partially in the longitudinal direction (L) along the output region , wherein the means covers the output-side end face of the piezoelectric transformer and the output-side end of the cylindrical dielectric sleeve , and maintains a substantially symmetrical field distribution in a space of the region between the piezoelectric transformer and an inner wall of the dielectric sleeve , even under an external influence , and influences a field distribution such that an ignition field strength in the space of the region is avoided. a cylindrical dielectric sleeve having an output-side end and an input-side end , which surrounds the piezoelectric transformer along its longitudinal direction (L), and a means provided in a region of the cylindrical and dielectric sleeve starting from an output-side end face of the piezoelectric transformer and extending at least partially in the longitudinal direction (L) along the output region , wherein the means covers the output-side end face of the piezoelectric transformer and the output-side end of the cylindrical dielectric sleeve , and maintains a substantially symmetrical field distribution in a space of the region between the piezoelectric transformer and an inner wall of the dielectric sleeve , even under an external influence , and influences a field distribution such that an ignition field strength in the space of the region is avoided.
Device for accessing protected content, the device comprising a secure module for decrypting the protected content and the device further comprising a control unit external to the secure module for controlling access operations for the protected content, wherein the device is configured to receive usage rights data for the protected content, the usage rights data including first and second usage rights data defining permissions for uses of the protected content, and wherein the secure module is configured to decrypt the protected content for enabling a requested use thereof upon a check whether the use is permitted by usage rights data, the check being made in the secure module based on the first usage rights data and the check being made in the control unit based on the second usage rights data, wherein the secure module is not capable of performing the check based on the second usage rights data so that the check based on the second usage rights data is only made in the control unit .
A bow shaped pulse meter for new-born patients, comprising - a control unit arranged in a central portion of the pulse meter , a first arm with an integrated first electrode and a second arm with an integrated second electrode extending respectively in a bow from opposite - +sides of said central portion , - said integrated electrodes are configured to be in contact with a patient body (not shown) when in use, said electrodes being further electrically connected to said control unit , - said first and second arm and the control unit comprising an integral core element being made of a material having flexible properties to allow the respective arms to bend away from each other when the pulse meter is being arranged into an applying or removing position on the patient's body , said material having further spring back properties so that the arms naturally contract inwards such that said electrodes are maintained in contact with the patient's body when the pulse meter is in the applied position, characterised in that said pulse meter further comprising a layer overmolding at least a portion of each arm of the core element , said material of the said layer being made of a soft polymer material that has an electrically conductive additive forming the electrical connection between the electrodes and the control unit , the second layer is overmolding edges extending along the longitudinal sides of each of the respective arms . - a control unit arranged in a central portion of the pulse meter , a first arm with an integrated first electrode and a second arm with an integrated second electrode extending respectively in a bow from opposite - +sides of said central portion , - said integrated electrodes are configured to be in contact with a patient body (not shown) when in use, said electrodes being further electrically connected to said control unit , - said first and second arm and the control unit comprising an integral core element being made of a material having flexible properties to allow the respective arms to bend away from each other when the pulse meter is being arranged into an applying or removing position on the patient's body , said material having further spring back properties so that the arms naturally contract inwards such that said electrodes are maintained in contact with the patient's body when the pulse meter is in the applied position,
Bearing unit comprising: - a stationary radially outer ring , - a radially inner ring , which is rotatable around a central rotation axis (X) of the bearing unit and is provided with at least one raceway and, in an end portion thereof , with at least two circular sector segments , - at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring , - a concentric collar for clamping the radially inner ring on a rotating shaft, wherein an induction-hardening heat treatment is applied to a portion of the radially inner ring comprising the at least one raceway , the portion of the radially inner ring comprises a first central zone (R) and second peripheral zones (D) which are situated on opposite sides of the first zone (R) and to which the induction-hardening heat treatment is applied, characterised in that the hardening depth of the first zone (R) over an entire axial length (K1) of the first zone (R) is greater than or equal to 10% of a thickness (T) of the radially inner ring and the portion does not extend radially through the full thickness (T). - a stationary radially outer ring , - a radially inner ring , which is rotatable around a central rotation axis (X) of the bearing unit and is provided with at least one raceway and, in an end portion thereof , with at least two circular sector segments , - at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring , - a concentric collar for clamping the radially inner ring on a rotating shaft, wherein an induction-hardening heat treatment is applied to a portion of the radially inner ring comprising the at least one raceway , the portion of the radially inner ring comprises a first central zone (R) and second peripheral zones (D) which are situated on opposite sides of the first zone (R) and to which the induction-hardening heat treatment is applied, characterised in that the hardening depth of the first zone (R) over an entire axial length (K1) of the first zone (R) is greater than or equal to 10% of a thickness (T) of the radially inner ring and the portion does not extend radially through the full thickness (T).