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A passive radar avalanche warning method, comprising illuminating an area of a potential avalanche with at least one third-party satellite-based transmitter , wherein the satellite-based transmitter comprises a geostationary satellite configured to broadcast a digital television signal; obtaining a first signal (115-1) corresponding to a direct arrival of the digital television signal from the third-party satellite-based transmitter and a second signal (115-2) corresponding to a reflection of the digital television signal from the area of the potential avalanche; determining a Doppler shift between the first and the second signal (115-1; 115-2); and indicating an avalanche if the Doppler shift exceeds a predetermined threshold. illuminating an area of a potential avalanche with at least one third-party satellite-based transmitter , wherein the satellite-based transmitter comprises a geostationary satellite configured to broadcast a digital television signal; obtaining a first signal (115-1) corresponding to a direct arrival of the digital television signal from the third-party satellite-based transmitter and a second signal (115-2) corresponding to a reflection of the digital television signal from the area of the potential avalanche; determining a Doppler shift between the first and the second signal (115-1; 115-2); and indicating an avalanche if the Doppler shift exceeds a predetermined threshold.
A composition for separating a protein from a detergent, said composition comprising a) cellulose in which at least some of the free hydroxyl groups have been functionalised with alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl groups; b) a cyclic oligomer selected from a cyclic oligosaccharide, calixarene, curcurbituril, pillararene, or derivatives thereof; and c) an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid having a pKa of 4 or less, wherein said composition does not comprise a protein-complexing dye. a) cellulose in which at least some of the free hydroxyl groups have been functionalised with alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl groups; b) a cyclic oligomer selected from a cyclic oligosaccharide, calixarene, curcurbituril, pillararene, or derivatives thereof; and c) an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid having a pKa of 4 or less, wherein said composition does not comprise a protein-complexing dye.
A tethered laparoscopic probe for deployment through a trocar into a cavity of a subject, the tethered laparoscopic probe manipulatable by fenestrated laparoscopic graspers comprising opposing fenestrated jaws , the tethered laparoscopic probe comprising: a probe head shaped for insertion through the trocar, the probe head comprising: an elongated casing ; a sensor arranged within the casing, the sensor defining a sensing direction of the probe head; and a grip for secure grasping by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers , the grip comprising protrusions for mating with the fenestrated jaws ; and a tether coupled to the probe head and for, in use, tethering the probe head through the trocar; wherein the protrusions are positioned and shaped to enable the grip to be grasped securely by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers at a first angle relative to the sensing direction of the probe head; and characterised in that the protrusions are positioned and shaped to enable the grip to be grasped securely by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers at a second angle relative to the sensing direction of the probe head, the second angle different to the first angle. a probe head shaped for insertion through the trocar, the probe head comprising: an elongated casing ; a sensor arranged within the casing, the sensor defining a sensing direction of the probe head; and a grip for secure grasping by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers , the grip comprising protrusions for mating with the fenestrated jaws ; and an elongated casing ; a sensor arranged within the casing, the sensor defining a sensing direction of the probe head; and a grip for secure grasping by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers , the grip comprising protrusions for mating with the fenestrated jaws ; and a tether coupled to the probe head and for, in use, tethering the probe head through the trocar; wherein the protrusions are positioned and shaped to enable the grip to be grasped securely by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers at a first angle relative to the sensing direction of the probe head; and characterised in that the protrusions are positioned and shaped to enable the grip to be grasped securely by the fenestrated laparoscopic graspers at a second angle relative to the sensing direction of the probe head, the second angle different to the first angle.
A platelet-shaped effect pigment comprising an optically variable interference coating in which at least one layer consists of a material whose optical properties are changeable by means of the action of heat, wherein the change of the optical properties is based on transitions between crystalline and amorphous material states, wherein the material whose optical properties are changeable by means of the action of heat is selected from the group of materials consisting of GeSbTe, VOx, NbOx, GeTe, GeSb, GaSb, AgInSbTe, InSb, InSbTe, InSe, SbTe, TeGeSbS, AgSbSe, SbSe, GeSbMnSn, AgSbTe, AuSbTe and AlSb, wherein the stoichiometry of the aforementioned substances is freely selectable.
Cooling device comprising an aluminium heat sink and at least one solder mediation layer , wherein the cooling device comprises a securing surface for securing and for heat absorption, said securing surface being formed by a side of the solder mediation layer which faces away from the aluminium heat sink , and wherein the aluminium heat sink is formed from a plurality of aluminium sheets which are stacked one above another and are connected to one another, wherein at least one aluminium sheet comprises cutouts which form a cooling channel covered by at least one of the aluminium sheets , wherein the at least one solder mediation layer is applied by vapour deposition or by means of electrodeposition on the aluminium heat sink .
An apparatus , comprising at least one processor , and at least one memory storing instructions , the at least one memory and the instructions configured to, with the at least one processor , cause the apparatus at least to determine a set (SET-POS-EST) of position estimates for a mobile device (UE), wherein each position estimate of the set (SET-POS-EST) of position estimates is associated with a) a specific one of a plurality of K many receiver devices (RD1, RD2, ..., RDk, ..., RDK) configured to receive a reference signal (RS) from the mobile device (UE) or b) a specific one of a plurality of K many transmitter devices (TD1, TD2, ..., TDk, ..., TDK) configured to transmit reference signals (RS') to the mobile device (UE), and to determine , based at least on the set (SET-POS-EST) of position estimates, a set (SET-RESID-ERR) of residual errors associated with at least some position estimates of the set (SET-POS-EST) of position estimates, wherein the instructions , when executed by the at least one processor , cause the apparatus to determine a residual error e r of a position estimate associated with a) an r-th receiver device (RDr) or b) an r-th transmitter device (TDr) based on e r = 1 K − 1 ∑ k d ^ k − d ^ r − x ^ WA − p k − x ^ WA − p r , k = 1 , ... , r − 1 , r + 1, ..., K wherein d̂ k characterizes an estimated distance associated with a) the k-th receiver device (RDk) or b) the k-th transmitter device (TDk), wherein d̂ r characterizes an estimated distance associated with a) a reference receiver device (RDr) or b) a reference transmitter device (TDr), wherein x̂ WA characterizes a weighted average position estimate, wherein p k characterizes a position of a) the k-th receiver device (RDk) or b) the k-th transmitter device (TDk), wherein p r characterizes a position of a) a reference receiver device (RDr) or b) a reference transmitter device (TDr).
Method for receiving a signal during an intra-body communication via a user (U) carrying a terminal , comprising the following, at the level of the terminal: - receiving (S10), from a communication device , a signal characterizing the fact that the user has performed an approach gesture towards the device between two times, - detecting (S121), in the received signal, a first radio data frame generated between the two times, said first frame being at the same frequency as that of the received signal, characterized in that it comprises the following, at the level of the terminal: - detecting (S121), in the received signal, a second radio data frame generated between the two times, said second frame being at a frequency different from that of the received signal, - comparing (S122) the first frame with the second frame, - validating (S13) a transaction depending on the presence or absence of information (INF) common to the compared first and second frames. - receiving (S10), from a communication device , a signal characterizing the fact that the user has performed an approach gesture towards the device between two times, - detecting (S121), in the received signal, a first radio data frame generated between the two times, said first frame being at the same frequency as that of the received signal, - detecting (S121), in the received signal, a second radio data frame generated between the two times, said second frame being at a frequency different from that of the received signal, - comparing (S122) the first frame with the second frame, - validating (S13) a transaction depending on the presence or absence of information (INF) common to the compared first and second frames.
A method of inferring fluid flow speed through a passage comprising: - receiving a first signal having a frequency and phase corresponding to that of a detected first ultrasonic wave , the first ultrasonic wave having been detected after passing through the fluid in a direction with a component opposed or aligned to a main direction of the fluid's flow; - receiving a second signal having a frequency and phase corresponding to that of a detected second ultrasonic wave , the second ultrasonic wave having been detected after passing through the fluid in a direction with a component different to that of the first ultrasonic wave with respect to the main direction of the fluid's flow; - converting the first and second signals to respective first and second square wave signals; - performing gated logic to the first and second square wave signals using a logic gate having a first input to which the first square wave signal is applied and a second input to which the second square wave signal is applied where the logic gate used gives an output signal indicative of the relative phase shift between the first and second signals; - integrating over an output signal from the gated logic process, the result of the integration thereby varying with the relative phase shift between the first and second signals; and - inferring the fluid flow speed through the passage in accordance with the relative phase shift between the first and second signals, where the frequencies of the first and second ultrasonic waves are substantially the same or are substantially harmonics of one another. - receiving a first signal having a frequency and phase corresponding to that of a detected first ultrasonic wave , the first ultrasonic wave having been detected after passing through the fluid in a direction with a component opposed or aligned to a main direction of the fluid's flow; - receiving a second signal having a frequency and phase corresponding to that of a detected second ultrasonic wave , the second ultrasonic wave having been detected after passing through the fluid in a direction with a component different to that of the first ultrasonic wave with respect to the main direction of the fluid's flow; - converting the first and second signals to respective first and second square wave signals; - performing gated logic to the first and second square wave signals using a logic gate having a first input to which the first square wave signal is applied and a second input to which the second square wave signal is applied where the logic gate used gives an output signal indicative of the relative phase shift between the first and second signals; - integrating over an output signal from the gated logic process, the result of the integration thereby varying with the relative phase shift between the first and second signals; and - inferring the fluid flow speed through the passage in accordance with the relative phase shift between the first and second signals, where the frequencies of the first and second ultrasonic waves are substantially the same or are substantially harmonics of one another.
A method of rapid derivatization of glycosylamines comprising the steps of: contacting a biological sample comprising a glycoprotein with an enzyme to produce a deglycosylation mixture; and mixing (a) a reagent solution comprising a molar excess of a labeling reagent combined with a polar aprotic, non-nucleophilic organic solvent, (b) the deglycosylation mixture, and (c) a buffer solution to produce a reaction mixture at from ambient temperature to 4°C wherein the ambient temperature is greater than 4°C, the reaction mixture having the labeling reagent, released glycosylamines, proteinaceous amines and derivatized glycosylamines, wherein the deglycosylation mixture is mixed with the reagent solution in a volumetric ratio of 2.5 to 1, wherein the buffer solution comprises HEPES or sodium phosphate and has a pH of 7.9 to 8.2 and a concentration of HEPES or sodium phosphate of between 5 mM to 50 mM, and wherein the derivatized glycosylamines are yielded between about 80 to about 100 percent and with overlabeling of glycosylamines in an amount of less than 0.2 mole percent. contacting a biological sample comprising a glycoprotein with an enzyme to produce a deglycosylation mixture; and mixing (a) a reagent solution comprising a molar excess of a labeling reagent combined with a polar aprotic, non-nucleophilic organic solvent, (b) the deglycosylation mixture, and (c) a buffer solution to produce a reaction mixture at from ambient temperature to 4°C wherein the ambient temperature is greater than 4°C, the reaction mixture having the labeling reagent, released glycosylamines, proteinaceous amines and derivatized glycosylamines, wherein the deglycosylation mixture is mixed with the reagent solution in a volumetric ratio of 2.5 to 1, wherein the buffer solution comprises HEPES or sodium phosphate and has a pH of 7.9 to 8.2 and a concentration of HEPES or sodium phosphate of between 5 mM to 50 mM, and wherein the derivatized glycosylamines are yielded between about 80 to about 100 percent and with overlabeling of glycosylamines in an amount of less than 0.2 mole percent.
A method for the detection of a state of an electric system, especially for the detection of a faulty state or of an indication of a potentially upcoming faulty state of an electric system, wherein the electric system is controllable by means of one or a plurality of known electric control signals, the method comprising the following steps: - detecting or providing the temporal course of at least one value of at least one electric operating parameter of the electric system, - transforming at least one temporal section of the temporal course of the value or of at least a part of the values from the time representation in the time domain into a transformation representation in a transformation domain different from the time representation in the time domain, in particular into a spectral or wavelet representation or another frequency representation in a frequency domain as transformed values, - wherein, in case of a fault-free operation, the transformed value or values is/are within one or a plurality of expectancy ranges, - evaluating the current transformed value or values, and - depending on the evaluation, providing a message that - a faulty state or an indication of a potentially upcoming faulty state of the electric system is detected, or - the electric system is in its fault-free state, characterized in that the current transformed value or values are evaluated by means of a Hidden Markov Model. - detecting or providing the temporal course of at least one value of at least one electric operating parameter of the electric system, - transforming at least one temporal section of the temporal course of the value or of at least a part of the values from the time representation in the time domain into a transformation representation in a transformation domain different from the time representation in the time domain, in particular into a spectral or wavelet representation or another frequency representation in a frequency domain as transformed values, - wherein, in case of a fault-free operation, the transformed value or values is/are within one or a plurality of expectancy ranges, - evaluating the current transformed value or values, and - depending on the evaluation, providing a message that - a faulty state or an indication of a potentially upcoming faulty state of the electric system is detected, or - the electric system is in its fault-free state, - a faulty state or an indication of a potentially upcoming faulty state of the electric system is detected, or - the electric system is in its fault-free state,
An imaging system comprising: a. a light source; b. one or more cameras operably coupled to an objective lens to capture a plurality of fields; c. a stage configured to support a susbtrate , wherein said stage is configured to move along a defined path adjacent to said light source; d. an encoder mechanically operably coupled to said stage; e. a position processing module configured to receive positional information from said encoder and perform a plurality of calculations of a plurality of positions for said stage, wherein said plurality of calculations is a function of a velocity measurement or a position measurement of said stage and said position processing module is configured to output said plurality of calculations as a calibration waveform; f. a scanning mirror coupled to an axis adjacent to said defined path operably coupled to said position processing module to receive said calibration waveform; and g. a control module configured to operate components (a)-(f) synchronously. a. a light source; b. one or more cameras operably coupled to an objective lens to capture a plurality of fields; c. a stage configured to support a susbtrate , wherein said stage is configured to move along a defined path adjacent to said light source; d. an encoder mechanically operably coupled to said stage; e. a position processing module configured to receive positional information from said encoder and perform a plurality of calculations of a plurality of positions for said stage, wherein said plurality of calculations is a function of a velocity measurement or a position measurement of said stage and said position processing module is configured to output said plurality of calculations as a calibration waveform; f. a scanning mirror coupled to an axis adjacent to said defined path operably coupled to said position processing module to receive said calibration waveform; and g. a control module configured to operate components (a)-(f) synchronously.
A method of automatically checking an operational status of electrical components (D N ) of an elevator system , the method comprising: setting a first power state of all addressed electrical components (D N ) of the elevator system ; measuring a control value power consumption (P 0 ) with a power consumption counter ; switching a first addressed electrical component (D N ) into a second power state; monitoring a power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ); comparing the power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ) with the control value power consumption (P 0 ); and when the power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ) is not greater than the control value power consumption (P 0 ), performing a detected failure operation. setting a first power state of all addressed electrical components (D N ) of the elevator system ; measuring a control value power consumption (P 0 ) with a power consumption counter ; switching a first addressed electrical component (D N ) into a second power state; monitoring a power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ); comparing the power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ) with the control value power consumption (P 0 ); and when the power consumption (P N ) associated with the first addressed electrical component (D N ) is not greater than the control value power consumption (P 0 ), performing a detected failure operation.
A surgical system comprising: an Augmented Reality, AR, headset configured to be worn by a user during a surgical procedure and including - a see-through display screen configured to display an Augmented Reality image and to allow at least a portion of a real-world scene to pass therethrough for viewing by the user , and - an opacity filter (3200; 3310) positioned between at least one of the user 's eyes and the real-world scene when the see-through display screen is viewed by the user , wherein the opacity filter (3200; 3310; 3310) is configured to provide opaqueness to light from the real-world scene ; and - Augmented Reality headset controller (1430; 3410) configured to communicate with a navigation controller to receive navigation information from the navigation controller which provides guidance to the user during the surgical procedure on an anatomical structure, and configured to generate the augmented reality image based on the navigation information for display on the see-through display screen , characterized in that the surgical system further comprises: - a camera (1440; 3460) configured to output video frames capturing the real-world scene , - wherein the Augmented Reality headset controller (1430; 3410) is configured to determine brightness and/or color of a defined area within the video frames, and to control opacity of at least one area of the opacity filter (3200; 3310) based on the determined brightness and/or color of the defined area within the video frames. - a see-through display screen configured to display an Augmented Reality image and to allow at least a portion of a real-world scene to pass therethrough for viewing by the user , and - an opacity filter (3200; 3310) positioned between at least one of the user 's eyes and the real-world scene when the see-through display screen is viewed by the user , wherein the opacity filter (3200; 3310; 3310) is configured to provide opaqueness to light from the real-world scene ; and - Augmented Reality headset controller (1430; 3410) configured to communicate with a navigation controller to receive navigation information from the navigation controller which provides guidance to the user during the surgical procedure on an anatomical structure, and configured to generate the augmented reality image based on the navigation information for display on the see-through display screen , characterized in that the surgical system further comprises: - a camera (1440; 3460) configured to output video frames capturing the real-world scene , - wherein the Augmented Reality headset controller (1430; 3410) is configured to determine brightness and/or color of a defined area within the video frames, and to control opacity of at least one area of the opacity filter (3200; 3310) based on the determined brightness and/or color of the defined area within the video frames.