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A device for detecting a network-induced contribution to a quality of experience, QoE, degradation for one or more web applications, the device being configured to: obtain one or more user metrics , the user metrics being indicative of a QoE of one or more users of the web applications; obtain one or more content metrics , the content metrics being indicative of a content of the web applications; determine a QoE degradation of the QoE of the users based on the one or more user metrics ; and determine a contribution information indicative of a network-induced contribution to the determined QoE degradation based on the content metrics ; wherein the device is further configured to: determine whether the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics ; and determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation does not correspond to a change of the content metrics , or determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being not the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics . obtain one or more user metrics , the user metrics being indicative of a QoE of one or more users of the web applications; obtain one or more content metrics , the content metrics being indicative of a content of the web applications; determine a QoE degradation of the QoE of the users based on the one or more user metrics ; and determine a contribution information indicative of a network-induced contribution to the determined QoE degradation based on the content metrics ; wherein the device is further configured to: determine whether the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics ; and determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation does not correspond to a change of the content metrics , or determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being not the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics . determine whether the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics ; and determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation does not correspond to a change of the content metrics , or determine the contribution information , wherein the contribution information is indicative of the network-induced contribution being not the largest contribution to the determined QoE degradation , if the QoE degradation corresponds to a change of the content metrics .
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based ambient gas sensing apparatus comprising: a bottom silicon wafer ; a top silicon wafer disposed above the bottom wafer ; at least one bottom electrode disposed proximate to a top surface of the bottom wafer ; a top electrode disposed proximate to a bottom surface of the top wafer ; gas capillaries disposed in the top wafer for providing limited fluid communication between the top electrode and the external ambient environment; an electrolyte disposed between the bottom wafer and the top wafer , the electrolyte being in electrical communication with the at least one bottom electrode and the top electrode ; and, a bonding agent that fixedly couples the bottom wafer to the top wafer , the bonding agent circumscribing the electrolyte to limit fluid communication between the electrolyte and an external ambient environment. a bottom silicon wafer ; a top silicon wafer disposed above the bottom wafer ; at least one bottom electrode disposed proximate to a top surface of the bottom wafer ; a top electrode disposed proximate to a bottom surface of the top wafer ; gas capillaries disposed in the top wafer for providing limited fluid communication between the top electrode and the external ambient environment; an electrolyte disposed between the bottom wafer and the top wafer , the electrolyte being in electrical communication with the at least one bottom electrode and the top electrode ; and, a bonding agent that fixedly couples the bottom wafer to the top wafer , the bonding agent circumscribing the electrolyte to limit fluid communication between the electrolyte and an external ambient environment.
A method for controlling the capacity of a compressor , comprising: receiving operational parameters; based on the operational parameters, retrieving a map of compressor efficiency based on compressor speeds and mechanical unloading; determining a desired compressor speed based on the map of compressor efficiency; commanding a variable frequency drive to operate the compressor at the desired compressor speed; comparing a compressor capacity to a compressor load when the compressor is operating at the desired compressor speed; and increasing the extent to which one or more mechanical unloaders reduce the capacity of the compressor if the compressor capacity exceeds the compressor load. receiving operational parameters; based on the operational parameters, retrieving a map of compressor efficiency based on compressor speeds and mechanical unloading; determining a desired compressor speed based on the map of compressor efficiency; commanding a variable frequency drive to operate the compressor at the desired compressor speed; comparing a compressor capacity to a compressor load when the compressor is operating at the desired compressor speed; and increasing the extent to which one or more mechanical unloaders reduce the capacity of the compressor if the compressor capacity exceeds the compressor load.
A system for controlling a watercraft comprising: a data communication module that performs wireless communication with an external computer; a device system connected to the data communication module , the device system including at least one electric device installed in the watercraft; an electric power supply including a battery , the electric power supply electrifying the data communication module and the device system ; and a controller configured to control electrifying the data communication module and the device system by the electric power supply , characterised in that the controller is switchable between a first mode and a second mode, the controller electrifies the data communication module by the electric power supply in the first mode during both activation and deactivation of the device system, and the controller electrifies the data communication module by the electric power supply in the second mode during the activation of the device system, the controller stopping electrifying the data communication module by the electric power supply in the second mode during the deactivation of the device system . a data communication module that performs wireless communication with an external computer; a device system connected to the data communication module , the device system including at least one electric device installed in the watercraft; an electric power supply including a battery , the electric power supply electrifying the data communication module and the device system ; and a controller configured to control electrifying the data communication module and the device system by the electric power supply , characterised in that the controller is switchable between a first mode and a second mode, the controller electrifies the data communication module by the electric power supply in the first mode during both activation and deactivation of the device system, and the controller electrifies the data communication module by the electric power supply in the second mode during the activation of the device system, the controller stopping electrifying the data communication module by the electric power supply in the second mode during the deactivation of the device system .
A catheter pump system comprising: a shaft assembly ; a working element coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly ; a motor assembly , the motor assembly comprising a chamber and a shaft-driving portion disposed in the chamber , the shaft-driving portion configured to impart rotation to the working element through the shaft assembly , the chamber filled with a gas that at least partially surrounds the shaft-driving portion; a fluid pathway that conveys fluid proximally during operation of the catheter pump system; and a bypass pathway in fluid communication with the fluid pathway , the bypass pathway configured to direct at least a portion of the fluid to bypass the chamber , characterized in that the fluid pathway comprises a lumen of the shaft assembly , the lumen extending through the chamber such that at least a portion of the fluid passes through the lumen within the chamber . a shaft assembly ; a working element coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly ; a motor assembly , the motor assembly comprising a chamber and a shaft-driving portion disposed in the chamber , the shaft-driving portion configured to impart rotation to the working element through the shaft assembly , the chamber filled with a gas that at least partially surrounds the shaft-driving portion; a fluid pathway that conveys fluid proximally during operation of the catheter pump system; and a bypass pathway in fluid communication with the fluid pathway , the bypass pathway configured to direct at least a portion of the fluid to bypass the chamber , characterized in that the fluid pathway comprises a lumen of the shaft assembly , the lumen extending through the chamber such that at least a portion of the fluid passes through the lumen within the chamber .
An optoelectronic sensor in accordance with the principle of triangulation for the detection of an object in a monitored zone having at least one light transmitter and at least one spatially resolving light receiver for receiving a received beam of light that is produced from a transmitted beam of light remitted and/or reflected by the object and that generates a received light spot on the light receiver , wherein a microlens array is arranged upstream of the light receiver and comprises a plurality of microlenses for focusing the received beam of light into a zone of the light receiver ; wherein an aperture grid comprising a plurality of pinhole apertures is arranged between the light receiver and the microlens array ; wherein a pinhole aperture having a pinhole aperture diameter that is smaller than a microlens diameter of the microlens associated with the pinhole aperture is associated with each microlens and wherein the pinhole apertures have an offset from the microlenses associated with them in the triangulation direction (T), characterized in that the light transmitter is adapted to transmit a transmitted beam of light into the monitored zone along a transmitted light axis ; in that the light receiver is arranged offset by a base distance against the transmitted light axis in a triangulation direction (T); and in that the position of the received light spot on the light receiver is a measure for a distance of the object from the sensor . wherein an aperture grid comprising a plurality of pinhole apertures is arranged between the light receiver and the microlens array ; wherein a pinhole aperture having a pinhole aperture diameter that is smaller than a microlens diameter of the microlens associated with the pinhole aperture is associated with each microlens and wherein the pinhole apertures have an offset from the microlenses associated with them in the triangulation direction (T), characterized in that the light transmitter is adapted to transmit a transmitted beam of light into the monitored zone along a transmitted light axis ; in that the light receiver is arranged offset by a base distance against the transmitted light axis in a triangulation direction (T); and in that the position of the received light spot on the light receiver is a measure for a distance of the object from the sensor .
Process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or of a mixture of compounds of formula (I): in which the R 1 -C(=O)- group represents a saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched aliphatic radical comprising from 6 to 8 carbon atoms and R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl radical, said process comprising: - a stage a) in which a fatty acid of formula (II): R 1 COOH (II), in which R 1 is as defined in the formula (I), or a mixture of fatty acids of formula (II), is brought to a temperature of at least 100°C; - a stage b) in which an aqueous solution of proline or of 3-hydroxyproline comprising, per 100% of its weight, from 30% to 60% by weight of proline and from 40% to 70% by weight of water is poured onto the heated fatty acid or the heated mixture of fatty acids resulting from stage a ), in order to obtain a mixture (M 1 ) in which the molar ratio of the fatty acid of formula (II) or the mixture of fatty acids of formula (II) to proline or 3-hydroxyproline is greater than or equal to 0.4/1 and less than or equal to 0.8/1; - a stage c) in which said mixture (M 1 ) obtained on conclusion of stage b) is maintained under mechanical stirring for at least 30 minutes and at a temperature of at least 100°C, in order to obtain an aqueous mixture (M 2 ) of the compound of formula (I) as defined above and of the compound of formula (III): - a stage d) of isolation of said compound of formula (I) or of said mixture of compounds of formula (I) from said mixture (M 2 ). - a stage a) in which a fatty acid of formula (II): R 1 COOH (II), in which R 1 is as defined in the formula (I), or a mixture of fatty acids of formula (II), is brought to a temperature of at least 100°C; - a stage b) in which an aqueous solution of proline or of 3-hydroxyproline comprising, per 100% of its weight, from 30% to 60% by weight of proline and from 40% to 70% by weight of water is poured onto the heated fatty acid or the heated mixture of fatty acids resulting from stage a ), in order to obtain a mixture (M 1 ) in which the molar ratio of the fatty acid of formula (II) or the mixture of fatty acids of formula (II) to proline or 3-hydroxyproline is greater than or equal to 0.4/1 and less than or equal to 0.8/1; - a stage c) in which said mixture (M 1 ) obtained on conclusion of stage b) is maintained under mechanical stirring for at least 30 minutes and at a temperature of at least 100°C, in order to obtain an aqueous mixture (M 2 ) of the compound of formula (I) as defined above and of the compound of formula (III): - a stage d) of isolation of said compound of formula (I) or of said mixture of compounds of formula (I) from said mixture (M 2 ).
Method for activating a cleaning mode of a touch-operable control panel of a motor vehicle, wherein the control panel is at least partially switched inactive (S105) in the cleaning mode to avoid an unintended operation, characterised in that - the control panel is monitored by a camera (S100) and - an operation activating the cleaning mode is detected by means of the camera, the activating operation comprising a cleaning agent guided on the control panel by a hand of a user (S103). - the control panel is monitored by a camera (S100) and - an operation activating the cleaning mode is detected by means of the camera, the activating operation comprising a cleaning agent guided on the control panel by a hand of a user (S103).
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the prevention or treatment of a peripheral artery disease (PAD), the pharmaceutical composition comprising: as active ingredients, (a) hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or an isoform thereof, and stromal cell derived factor 1α (SDF-1α); or (b) a polynucleotide encoding HGF or an isoform thereof and a polynucleotide encoding SDF-1α.
Rejection filter arrangement having a signal conductor and having at least one tuning element that is in an interaction with the signal conductor and formed by a resonator (2; 3; 4) and tuning components (5; 6) introduced into this resonator (2; 3; 4), wherein - the resonator (2; 3; 4) of the at least one tuning element consists of a resonator space , the electrically conductive resonator housing of which is electrically earthed, and of a resonant body arranged in the resonator space , and - the signal conductor is designed to carry a radio-frequency signal, and - the at least one tuning element is designed to reject a frequency band of a radio-frequency signal carried in the signal conductor by means of attenuation of the radio-frequency signal carried in the signal conductor that takes place in this frequency band using a specified attenuation constant, wherein the resonant body comprises a first cavity , a first tuning component and a second tuning component , characterized in that the first tuning component , which is electrically connected to the electrical earth, projects into the first cavity of the resonant body , which first cavity extends from a freely oscillating end of the resonant body into the resonant body in the direction of its longitudinal axis , and in that the resonant body comprises a second cavity , and in that the second cavity extends in the resonant body , orthogonally with respect to the first cavity and in a manner isolated therefrom, said second cavity having the second tuning component projecting into it from the signal conductor and in a manner electrically connected thereto. - the resonator (2; 3; 4) of the at least one tuning element consists of a resonator space , the electrically conductive resonator housing of which is electrically earthed, and of a resonant body arranged in the resonator space , and - the signal conductor is designed to carry a radio-frequency signal, and - the at least one tuning element is designed to reject a frequency band of a radio-frequency signal carried in the signal conductor by means of attenuation of the radio-frequency signal carried in the signal conductor that takes place in this frequency band using a specified attenuation constant, wherein the resonant body comprises a first cavity , a first tuning component and a second tuning component , characterized in that the first tuning component , which is electrically connected to the electrical earth, projects into the first cavity of the resonant body , which first cavity extends from a freely oscillating end of the resonant body into the resonant body in the direction of its longitudinal axis , and in that the resonant body comprises a second cavity , and in that the second cavity extends in the resonant body , orthogonally with respect to the first cavity and in a manner isolated therefrom, said second cavity having the second tuning component projecting into it from the signal conductor and in a manner electrically connected thereto.
Method of MR imaging of an object placed in an examination volume of a MR device , the method comprising the steps of: - generating MR signals by subjecting the object to a MR imaging sequence of at least one RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients; - acquiring the MR signals as a plurality of temporally successive subsets, each subset comprising a number of k-space profiles with sub-sampling of k-space, wherein a k-space sampling density of each subset is below the Nyquist threshold with respect to a field-of view to be imaged, wherein all subsets cover the same pre-determined region of k-space in that the k-space profiles of each subset are evenly spread out over k-space, wherein one subset differs from another subset only in terms of the k-space locations of the individual k-space profiles, with a constant offset between the measured k-space profiles of different subsets, and wherein the subsets complement each other to form a fully sampled set of k-space profiles; - reconstructing a single-subset MR image from each subset; - computing a gradient MR image from each single-subset MR image, wherein each gradient image is computed by determining spatial derivatives of the image values of the respective single-subset MR image along at least one spatial direction so as to reduce the influence of the central region of k-space; and - detecting motion by comparing the gradient MR images with each other. - generating MR signals by subjecting the object to a MR imaging sequence of at least one RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients; - acquiring the MR signals as a plurality of temporally successive subsets, each subset comprising a number of k-space profiles with sub-sampling of k-space, wherein a k-space sampling density of each subset is below the Nyquist threshold with respect to a field-of view to be imaged, wherein all subsets cover the same pre-determined region of k-space in that the k-space profiles of each subset are evenly spread out over k-space, wherein one subset differs from another subset only in terms of the k-space locations of the individual k-space profiles, with a constant offset between the measured k-space profiles of different subsets, and wherein the subsets complement each other to form a fully sampled set of k-space profiles; - reconstructing a single-subset MR image from each subset; - computing a gradient MR image from each single-subset MR image, wherein each gradient image is computed by determining spatial derivatives of the image values of the respective single-subset MR image along at least one spatial direction so as to reduce the influence of the central region of k-space; and - detecting motion by comparing the gradient MR images with each other.
Connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression, having a connecting rod body and an eccentric adjusting device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentric adjusting device has two cylinders as supporting chambers and wherein both in each case an inlet for feeding hydraulic fluid into the cylinders via a supply line and in each case an outlet for removing hydraulic fluid from the cylinders are provided, having a switching valve with a valve housing which has a first working port and a second working port and also a supply port , wherein the switching valve is arranged in a switch bore of the connecting rod , wherein the first working port is connected to the supply port in a first switching position of the switching valve , and the second working port is connected to the supply port in a second switching position of the switching valve , wherein at least one filter element is arranged in the region of the ports of the switching valve .
A method for a curing cycle of an silico-aluminate inorganic thermoset resin, the method comprising: (a) adding aluminium phosphate as hardener in a concentration of 20 or 25% by weight of the resin to said silico-aluminate inorganic thermoset resin; and (b) curing the resin at a temperature of 80°C during at least 60 minutes. (a) adding aluminium phosphate as hardener in a concentration of 20 or 25% by weight of the resin to said silico-aluminate inorganic thermoset resin; and (b) curing the resin at a temperature of 80°C during at least 60 minutes.