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An assembly comprising an electromagnetic load circuit and an electromagnetic load circuit failure diagnosis device, which is adapted to diagnose an electromagnetic load circuit failure of the electromagnetic load circuit, wherein the electromagnetic load circuit comprises an electromagnetic load , an power supply voltage terminal , a ground, a high-side switch element which is connected on a side of the power supply voltage terminal of the electromagnetic load which provided between the power supply voltage terminal and the ground, and a low-side switch element connected on the ground side, wherein the high-side switch element and the low-side switch element is adapted to be opened and closed by a control signal of a switch element driving signal generating circuit ; wherein the electromagnetic load circuit failure diagnosis device comprises: a failure diagnosis means, which is adapted to detect a layer short-circuit failure of the high-side switch element the low-side switch element or the electromagnetic load , wherein the layer short-circuit failure is a failure in which the upstream and the downstream of the respective switch element or electromagnetic load short-circuits in a state where the respective switch element or electromagnetic load has a specific impedance; and which is adapted to perform a failure diagnosis, wherein the failure diagnosis means is further adapted to perform the layer short-circuit failure diagnosis at a timing of a rise or a fall of a control signal inputted to the switch element driving signal generating circuit, the assembly being characterised in that the failure diagnosis means is adapted to detect a layer short-circuit failure by comparing the number of on/off operations of chopping of the high-side switch element or the low-side switch element with a predetermined number of times that is a failure diagnosis threshold. a failure diagnosis means, which is adapted to detect a layer short-circuit failure of the high-side switch element the low-side switch element or the electromagnetic load , wherein the layer short-circuit failure is a failure in which the upstream and the downstream of the respective switch element or electromagnetic load short-circuits in a state where the respective switch element or electromagnetic load has a specific impedance; and which is adapted to perform a failure diagnosis, wherein the failure diagnosis means is further adapted to perform the layer short-circuit failure diagnosis at a timing of a rise or a fall of a control signal inputted to the switch element driving signal generating circuit, the assembly being characterised in that the failure diagnosis means is adapted to detect a layer short-circuit failure by comparing the number of on/off operations of chopping of the high-side switch element or the low-side switch element with a predetermined number of times that is a failure diagnosis threshold.
Process for the production of a metal-plastics composite, comprising the following steps: • application of an adhesive tape to the metal-component surface that is to be adhesive-bonded • insertion of the metal component into a closed, preferably two-part hollow mould • injection of the thermoplastic into the hollow mould in a manner such that the plastic encloses the adhesive tape • foaming of the adhesive tape • removal of the metal-plastics composite from the hollow mould. • application of an adhesive tape to the metal-component surface that is to be adhesive-bonded • insertion of the metal component into a closed, preferably two-part hollow mould • injection of the thermoplastic into the hollow mould in a manner such that the plastic encloses the adhesive tape • foaming of the adhesive tape • removal of the metal-plastics composite from the hollow mould.
A method for stabilizing an earth formation of a track, wherein the earth formation , exposed after removal of the track and ballast, is mixed with aggregates and levelled and consolidated, thus forming a protection layer , characterized by the following features: a) in a first working pass - in a work section adjoining a rear crawler track with regard to a working direction - parallel to the removal of the ballast , the earth formation is loosened up, aggregates are introduced, and grading takes place, b) in a second working pass, the earth formation to which aggregates have been added is mixed thoroughly by getting picked up by means of a clearing chain and being transported onward to a discharge point located behind the rear crawler track , and is discharged again upon the exposed earth formation after which, by grading and consolidating the discharged earth formation , a rehabilitation layer is formed. a) in a first working pass - in a work section adjoining a rear crawler track with regard to a working direction - parallel to the removal of the ballast , the earth formation is loosened up, aggregates are introduced, and grading takes place, b) in a second working pass, the earth formation to which aggregates have been added is mixed thoroughly by getting picked up by means of a clearing chain and being transported onward to a discharge point located behind the rear crawler track , and is discharged again upon the exposed earth formation after which, by grading and consolidating the discharged earth formation , a rehabilitation layer is formed.
A chimeric peptide comprising a cytokine peptide and a ligand peptide, wherein the cytokine peptide is not a binding partner of the ligand peptide and wherein the ligand peptide is a binding partner to a receptor expressed on natural killer (NK) cells or CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), wherein the receptor is the NKG2D receptor, and wherein the cytokine peptide is selected from the group consisting of IL2, IL7, IL15, IL18, IL21, and mutants thereof.
A method for determining time and frequency resources from amongst time and frequency resources of a wireless communications network to be used for performing transmissions in said wireless communications network, the transmissions being performed via time and frequency resources of the wireless communications network according to an initial grid representation of time and frequency resources that may be used for performing said transmissions, wherein time resources are divided into timeslots, wherein a first device (100; 110; 111) in charge of time and frequency resources allocation performs: - obtaining (S301; S401) groups of time and frequency resources of the initial grid representation, so as to form a redrawn grid representation; - allocating (S302; S403) time and frequency resources according to the redrawn grid representation and according to a frequency hopping criteria; and - providing (S303; S404) signalling information representative of the time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation; and wherein, in order to determine which time and frequency resources of the initial grid to be used for performing (S313) said transmissions, a second device (100;110; 111) performs: - obtaining (S310, S311; S410, S411, S412) the signalling information provided by the first device so as to determine the time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation; and - applying (S312; S413) a predetermined pattern mask onto the determined time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation, the pattern mask being such that only one time and frequency resource of the initial grid is effectively allocated per time slot in each allocated time and frequency resource of the redrawn grid. - obtaining (S301; S401) groups of time and frequency resources of the initial grid representation, so as to form a redrawn grid representation; - allocating (S302; S403) time and frequency resources according to the redrawn grid representation and according to a frequency hopping criteria; and - providing (S303; S404) signalling information representative of the time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation; - obtaining (S310, S311; S410, S411, S412) the signalling information provided by the first device so as to determine the time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation; and - applying (S312; S413) a predetermined pattern mask onto the determined time and frequency resources that have been allocated according to the redrawn grid representation, the pattern mask being such that only one time and frequency resource of the initial grid is effectively allocated per time slot in each allocated time and frequency resource of the redrawn grid.
Breath test system, including a sensor unit configured to sense the presence or concentration of a volatile substance, present in air flowing through a predefined inlet area , and to generate a signal corresponding to the concentration of said substance; an apparatus configured to register the presence of a person at a position in the vicinity of said inlet area , and having means for registering said presence, and further configured to respond to said presence by delivering an output, said apparatus including i) a unit configured to call for, and direct the immediate attention of said person, upon said registration of the presence of said person, said unit including an audiovisual unit located in the close vicinity of said inlet area ; and ii) a unit configured to provide instructions to said person to direct an expiratory air flow towards said inlet area ; an analyzer for the determination of breath substance concentration of said person, the determination being based on said signal corresponding to the substance concentration characterized in that : the breath test system includes an IR emitter configured to emit a beam of broadband infrared radiation at a modulated frequency and a first and second detector for providing a first signal corresponding to the concentration of said substance within said air flow and a second signal corresponding to the concentration of a tracer substance within said air flow, said determination taking said tracer substance concentration into account, and wherein an optical path between the emitter and the detectors is folded using multiple reflections, wherein the sensor unit furthermore comprises a fan or pump and wherein a response time of the sensor unit to air concentration variations occurring at the inlet area is defined by a dimensioning of the sensor unit, the modulation speed of the modulated frequency and said air flow provided by the fan or pump . i) a unit configured to call for, and direct the immediate attention of said person, upon said registration of the presence of said person, said unit including an audiovisual unit located in the close vicinity of said inlet area ; and ii) a unit configured to provide instructions to said person to direct an expiratory air flow towards said inlet area ;
A fixation structure comprising: an electrical wire including a core wire that is conductive and a cover member that covers the core wire , the electrical wire including a core-wire covered part covered by the cover member and a core-wire exposed part exposed from the core-wire covered part ; a board including a junction part electrically connected with the core-wire exposed part ; and characterized in that : said fixation structure further comprises a stapler for fixing the electrical wire to the board including a contact part that has a plate shape and is positioned at a boundary between the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire covered part while contacting the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire covered part from a side opposite to the board when the core-wire exposed part is connected with the junction part , and a pair of fixation parts that are provided on both sides of the contact part and fix the contact part and the board , the electrical wire is a flat cable including a plurality of the core wires arranged in an intersection direction intersecting an extension direction in which the core wires extend, and the stapler includes a stapler insulative part that is insulative, extends from the contact part to the core-wire exposed part side, and is positioned between the core wires adjacent to each other at the core-wire exposed part . an electrical wire including a core wire that is conductive and a cover member that covers the core wire , the electrical wire including a core-wire covered part covered by the cover member and a core-wire exposed part exposed from the core-wire covered part ; a board including a junction part electrically connected with the core-wire exposed part ; and characterized in that : said fixation structure further comprises a stapler for fixing the electrical wire to the board including a contact part that has a plate shape and is positioned at a boundary between the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire covered part while contacting the core-wire exposed part and the core-wire covered part from a side opposite to the board when the core-wire exposed part is connected with the junction part , and a pair of fixation parts that are provided on both sides of the contact part and fix the contact part and the board , the electrical wire is a flat cable including a plurality of the core wires arranged in an intersection direction intersecting an extension direction in which the core wires extend, and the stapler includes a stapler insulative part that is insulative, extends from the contact part to the core-wire exposed part side, and is positioned between the core wires adjacent to each other at the core-wire exposed part .
A refractory core for fabricating a hollow turbine engine airfoil using the lost-wax casting technique, the core comprising a main body and at least one shell connected to the main body and defining a cavity between the main body and the shell, the shell being configured to come into contact with the airfoil during fabrication, the cavity being closed so that the casting material does not penetrate into the cavity while casting the airfoil .
A method for decoding a scalable video codec, SVC, video signal using inter-layer prediction, the method comprising: confirming whether or not at least one macroblock of a pair of field macroblocks of a macroblock adaptive frame field, MBAFF, base layer is coded in intra mode, the field macroblocks being two vertically adjacent macroblocks ; predicting motion information of a current pair of frame macroblocks in an enhanced layer having a same resolution as the MBAFF base layer using motion information of an inter-mode macroblock in the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer when it is confirmed that only one of the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer is coded in intra mode (801, S81, 811, S82, 812); and using inter-layer texture prediction instead of said predicted motion information when both macroblocks of the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer are coded in intra mode. confirming whether or not at least one macroblock of a pair of field macroblocks of a macroblock adaptive frame field, MBAFF, base layer is coded in intra mode, the field macroblocks being two vertically adjacent macroblocks ; predicting motion information of a current pair of frame macroblocks in an enhanced layer having a same resolution as the MBAFF base layer using motion information of an inter-mode macroblock in the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer when it is confirmed that only one of the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer is coded in intra mode (801, S81, 811, S82, 812); and using inter-layer texture prediction instead of said predicted motion information when both macroblocks of the pair of field macroblocks of the MBAFF base layer are coded in intra mode.
A method for producing acetic acid, the method comprising an absorption step of: feeding, to an absorption column, at least a portion of offgases formed in an acetic acid production process; bringing the fed offgas into contact with an absorbent in the absorption column to allow the absorbent to absorb an iodine compound from the offgas, the absorbent including an organic acid having a higher boiling point as compared with acetic acid; and whereby separating into: a gas having a lower iodine compound concentration as compared with the offgas; and a solution containing the absorbent and the iodine compound. feeding, to an absorption column, at least a portion of offgases formed in an acetic acid production process; bringing the fed offgas into contact with an absorbent in the absorption column to allow the absorbent to absorb an iodine compound from the offgas, the absorbent including an organic acid having a higher boiling point as compared with acetic acid; and whereby separating into: a gas having a lower iodine compound concentration as compared with the offgas; and a solution containing the absorbent and the iodine compound. a gas having a lower iodine compound concentration as compared with the offgas; and a solution containing the absorbent and the iodine compound.
A quantum circuit assembly comprising a ZZZ coupler assembly for coupling first, second, and third qubits comprising: the first qubit ; the second qubit ; the third qubit ; and a first tunable coupler coupled to the first qubit and tunable via a first control signal provided to a first tuning loop of the first tunable coupler ; and a second tunable coupler coupled to the first tunable coupler to direct a flux of the first qubit into a second tuning loop of the second tunable coupler such that, when a first coupling strength associated with the first tunable coupler is non-zero, a second coupling strength, associated with the second tunable coupler , is a function of a second control signal applied to the second tuning loop of the second tunable coupler and a state of the first qubit ; wherein the second qubit and the third qubit are coupled to one another through the second tunable coupler via galvanic Josephson mutual inductance, such that, when the second coupling strength is non-zero, it is energetically favorable for the states of the third and second qubits to assume a specific relationship with respect to the Z-axis of the Bloch sphere, and the first and second control signals can be adjusted separately to control the second coupling strength as a ZZZ coupling provided by the ZZZ coupler assembly . the first qubit ; the second qubit ; the third qubit ; and a first tunable coupler coupled to the first qubit and tunable via a first control signal provided to a first tuning loop of the first tunable coupler ; and a second tunable coupler coupled to the first tunable coupler to direct a flux of the first qubit into a second tuning loop of the second tunable coupler such that, when a first coupling strength associated with the first tunable coupler is non-zero, a second coupling strength, associated with the second tunable coupler , is a function of a second control signal applied to the second tuning loop of the second tunable coupler and a state of the first qubit ; wherein the second qubit and the third qubit are coupled to one another through the second tunable coupler via galvanic Josephson mutual inductance, such that, when the second coupling strength is non-zero, it is energetically favorable for the states of the third and second qubits to assume a specific relationship with respect to the Z-axis of the Bloch sphere, and the first and second control signals can be adjusted separately to control the second coupling strength as a ZZZ coupling provided by the ZZZ coupler assembly .
Method for firing material, such as carbonate rocks, in a co-current counter-current regenerative shaft kiln with two shafts which are operated alternately as a firing shaft and as a regenerative shaft and are connected to one another by means of a connecting channel , wherein the material flows through a material inlet into a preheating zone for preheating the material, a firing zone for firing the material and a cooling zone for cooling the material to a material outlet , wherein a cooling gas is introduced into the cooling zone wherein exhaust gas is discharged from a shaft of the kiln via an exhaust gas outlet arranged within or above the preheating zone , and wherein the exhaust gas discharged from the shaft via the exhaust gas outlet is branched into a first part of the exhaust gas and a second part of the exhaust gas, and wherein the first part of the exhaust gas is fed to an upper region of the preheating zone via a first exhaust gas inlet , characterized in that the second part of the exhaust gas discharged from the shaft is fed to the preheating zone via a second exhaust gas inlet downstream of the first exhaust gas inlet . wherein a cooling gas is introduced into the cooling zone wherein exhaust gas is discharged from a shaft of the kiln via an exhaust gas outlet arranged within or above the preheating zone , and wherein the exhaust gas discharged from the shaft via the exhaust gas outlet is branched into a first part of the exhaust gas and a second part of the exhaust gas, and wherein the first part of the exhaust gas is fed to an upper region of the preheating zone via a first exhaust gas inlet , characterized in that the second part of the exhaust gas discharged from the shaft is fed to the preheating zone via a second exhaust gas inlet downstream of the first exhaust gas inlet .
A communications connector, comprising: a printed circuit board having a plurality of input terminals , a plurality of output terminals , and a plurality of conductive paths that connect each input terminal to a respective output terminal, wherein the conductive paths are arranged as a plurality of differential transmission lines; characterized in that it further comprises a solenoid inductor implemented along a first of the conductive paths , wherein the solenoid inductor comprises a first trace segment on a first layer of the printed circuit board, a second trace segment on a second layer of the printed circuit board, a third trace segment on the first layer of the printed circuit board adjacent the first trace segment , a first conductive via directly connecting the first trace segment to the second trace segment and a second conductive via directly connecting the second trace segment to the third trace segment , the first, second and third segments extending in a same direction, and wherein the second trace segment vertically overlaps at least one of the first trace segment or the third trace segment .