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An apparatus comprising: a device for inhibiting the neural activity of a carotid sinus nerve (CSN) or carotid body of a subject, the device comprising: one or more transducers configured to apply an electrical signal to the CSN or associated carotid body of the subject, wherein each transducer is a cuff electrode, wherein the device optionally comprises at least two such transducers; and a controller coupled to the one or more transducers, the controller controlling the electrical signal to be applied by the one or more transducers, such that the electrical signal inhibits the neural activity of the CSN or carotid body to produce a physiological response in the subject, wherein the physiological response is one or more of the group consisting of: an increase in insulin sensitivity in the subject, an increase in glucose tolerance in the subject, a decrease in plasma glucose concentration in the subject, optionally fasting plasma glucose concentration in the subject, a reduction in subcutaneous fat content in the subject, and a reduction in obesity in the subject, wherein the electrical signal comprises an alternating current (AC) waveform of at least 30kHz frequency. one or more transducers configured to apply an electrical signal to the CSN or associated carotid body of the subject, wherein each transducer is a cuff electrode, wherein the device optionally comprises at least two such transducers; and a controller coupled to the one or more transducers, the controller controlling the electrical signal to be applied by the one or more transducers, such that the electrical signal inhibits the neural activity of the CSN or carotid body to produce a physiological response in the subject, wherein the physiological response is one or more of the group consisting of: an increase in insulin sensitivity in the subject, an increase in glucose tolerance in the subject, a decrease in plasma glucose concentration in the subject, optionally fasting plasma glucose concentration in the subject, a reduction in subcutaneous fat content in the subject, and a reduction in obesity in the subject, wherein the electrical signal comprises an alternating current (AC) waveform of at least 30kHz frequency.
A composition made by a process comprising melt blending: (a) from 10 to 70 weight percent of a partially crystalline polyester component selected from poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate) copolymers, poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers, and combinations thereof; (b) from 10 to 60 weight percent of an amorphous polycarbonate having greater than 150 to 10,000 ppm of Fries rearranged monomeric units; (c) from 5 to 50 weight percent of a filler; and (d) optionally, from 0.01 to 10 wt.% of an antioxidant, mold release agent, colorant, stabilizer, or a combination thereof; wherein the melt blended composition has a polycarbonate aryl hydroxy end-group content of at least 300 ppm; and wherein the composition, when molded into an article having a 2.0 mm thickness, provides a near infrared transmission at 960 nanometers of greater than 45%, wherein the contents of Fries rearrangement monomeric unit and of polycarbonate aryl hydroxy end-groups, and the near infrared transmission are determined using the methods specified in the present description. (a) from 10 to 70 weight percent of a partially crystalline polyester component selected from poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate) copolymers, poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers, and combinations thereof; (b) from 10 to 60 weight percent of an amorphous polycarbonate having greater than 150 to 10,000 ppm of Fries rearranged monomeric units; (c) from 5 to 50 weight percent of a filler; and (d) optionally, from 0.01 to 10 wt.% of an antioxidant, mold release agent, colorant, stabilizer, or a combination thereof; wherein the melt blended composition has a polycarbonate aryl hydroxy end-group content of at least 300 ppm; and wherein the composition, when molded into an article having a 2.0 mm thickness,
A method for synchronizing data within a distributed ledger network comprising a plurality of member nodes connected via a data communications system, the method comprising, at a first member node: storing first storage data representing blocks of a first blockchain and second storage data representing blocks of at least a second blockchain; extending the first blockchain in response to at least one block being created at said first member node, adding data representing said at least one block to said first storage data; transmitting outbound synchronization data to at least one other member node of the distributed ledger network, the outbound synchronization data comprising data representative of said at least one block; receiving inbound synchronization data from a second member node of the distributed ledger network, the inbound synchronization data comprising data representative of one or more blocks of the second blockchain; and adding the data representing said one or more blocks of the second blockchain to the second storage data, wherein the method further comprises transmitting at least a given type of outbound synchronization data, transmissions of the given type of outbound synchronization data being separated by respective time intervals, wherein during a time interval between one, and the next transmission of the given type of outbound synchronization data, a plurality of blocks of said first blockchain are created, and wherein said next transmission comprises data representing said plurality of blocks. storing first storage data representing blocks of a first blockchain and second storage data representing blocks of at least a second blockchain; extending the first blockchain in response to at least one block being created at said first member node, adding data representing said at least one block to said first storage data; transmitting outbound synchronization data to at least one other member node of the distributed ledger network, the outbound synchronization data comprising data representative of said at least one block; receiving inbound synchronization data from a second member node of the distributed ledger network, the inbound synchronization data comprising data representative of one or more blocks of the second blockchain; and adding the data representing said one or more blocks of the second blockchain to the second storage data, wherein the method further comprises transmitting at least a given type of outbound synchronization data, transmissions of the given type of outbound synchronization data being separated by respective time intervals, wherein during a time interval between one, and the next transmission of the given type of outbound synchronization data, a plurality of blocks of said first blockchain are created, and wherein said next transmission comprises data representing said plurality of blocks.
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE, operating in a discontinuous reception, DRX, mode, comprising: receiving a DRX configuration from a serving cell; receiving at least one reference signal resource configuration for receiving or transmitting reference signals from or to a transmission-reception point, TRP; characterised by : determining , at least based on the DRX configuration and the at least one reference signal resource configuration, whether an overlap exists between at least one reference signal occasion of a plurality of reference signal occasions of the at least one reference signal resource configuration and an active time of the DRX configuration, wherein the plurality of reference signal occasions comprises a plurality of consecutive slots in which the at least one reference signal resource configuration is scheduled; and receiving or transmitting , from or to the TRP, at least based on a determined overlap, at least a first reference signal in the at least one reference signal occasion. receiving a DRX configuration from a serving cell; receiving at least one reference signal resource configuration for receiving or transmitting reference signals from or to a transmission-reception point, TRP; characterised by : determining , at least based on the DRX configuration and the at least one reference signal resource configuration, whether an overlap exists between at least one reference signal occasion of a plurality of reference signal occasions of the at least one reference signal resource configuration and an active time of the DRX configuration, wherein the plurality of reference signal occasions comprises a plurality of consecutive slots in which the at least one reference signal resource configuration is scheduled; and receiving or transmitting , from or to the TRP, at least based on a determined overlap, at least a first reference signal in the at least one reference signal occasion. determining , at least based on the DRX configuration and the at least one reference signal resource configuration, whether an overlap exists between at least one reference signal occasion of a plurality of reference signal occasions of the at least one reference signal resource configuration and an active time of the DRX configuration, wherein the plurality of reference signal occasions comprises a plurality of consecutive slots in which the at least one reference signal resource configuration is scheduled; and receiving or transmitting , from or to the TRP, at least based on a determined overlap, at least a first reference signal in the at least one reference signal occasion.
Method for configuring an automation system, wherein the automation system comprises as components at least one sensor and a data processing apparatus , wherein the method comprises: - automatically determining a quality metric of at least the sensor of the automation system on the basis of a simulation of the automation system and reference information, and - determining a configuration of the components on the basis of the quality metric. - automatically determining a quality metric of at least the sensor of the automation system on the basis of a simulation of the automation system and reference information, and - determining a configuration of the components on the basis of the quality metric.
An avionics wake turbulence awareness system for use in an aircraft, the system comprising: an ADS-B receiver adapted to be positioned in an equipped aircraft and operable to receive ADS-B transmissions from a plurality of other aircraft; a control system configured to, based on information from the received ADS-B transmissions received by the ADS-B receiver , determine an identity for each of the plurality of other aircraft and configured to determine a movement of each of the plurality of other aircraft relative to the equipped aircraft; wherein the control system is configured to determine a flight path history of each of the plurality of other aircraft from their respective identities and movements relative to the equipped aircraft; and an output device , responsive to the control system , configured to provide guidance to a pilot of the equipped aircraft to avoid an encounter with a wake turbulence caution area that is defined by a flight path history of a selected aircraft of the plurality of other aircraft; and wherein the control system is configured to evaluate the relative risk of the equipped aircraft encountering respective wake turbulence caution areas of each of the plurality of other aircraft, and configured to, after selecting an aircraft of the plurality of other aircraft with a highest relative risk based upon the evaluation of the respective wake turbulence caution areas, provide guidance to the pilot of the equipped aircraft to avoid an encounter with a wake turbulence caution area of the selected aircraft, wherein the guidance comprises distance and flight time to the selected aircraft. an ADS-B receiver adapted to be positioned in an equipped aircraft and operable to receive ADS-B transmissions from a plurality of other aircraft; a control system configured to, based on information from the received ADS-B transmissions received by the ADS-B receiver , determine an identity for each of the plurality of other aircraft and configured to determine a movement of each of the plurality of other aircraft relative to the equipped aircraft; wherein the control system is configured to determine a flight path history of each of the plurality of other aircraft from their respective identities and movements relative to the equipped aircraft; and an output device , responsive to the control system , configured to provide guidance to a pilot of the equipped aircraft to avoid an encounter with a wake turbulence caution area that is defined by a flight path history of a selected aircraft of the plurality of other aircraft; and wherein the control system is configured to evaluate the relative risk of the equipped aircraft encountering respective wake turbulence caution areas of each of the plurality of other aircraft, and configured to, after selecting an aircraft of the plurality of other aircraft with a highest relative risk based upon the evaluation of the respective wake turbulence caution areas, provide guidance to the pilot of the equipped aircraft to avoid an encounter with a wake turbulence caution area of the selected aircraft, wherein the guidance comprises distance and flight time to the selected aircraft.
A manifold structure for cooling a heat-dissipating surface , the manifold structure comprising: an inlet fluid passage ; an outlet fluid passage ; at least one cooling channel that is connected between the inlet fluid passage and the outlet fluid passage and extends along a length of the heat-dissipating surface; and a plurality of fins that are arranged within the at least one cooling channel, wherein the plurality of fins include a material transition area in which the plurality of fins gradually transitions from a first material to second material; wherein the plurality of fins include a first set of fins arranged proximate the inlet fluid passage and formed of a first material, a second set of fins arranged proximate the outlet fluid passage and formed of a second material, and a third set of fins arranged between the first set of fins and the second set of fins and formed of non-uniform materials, wherein the third set of fins is configured to provide the material transition area, whereby the plurality of fins are configured to provide a gradient thermal conductivity across the length of the heat-dissipating surface. an inlet fluid passage ; an outlet fluid passage ; at least one cooling channel that is connected between the inlet fluid passage and the outlet fluid passage and extends along a length of the heat-dissipating surface; and a plurality of fins that are arranged within the at least one cooling channel, wherein the plurality of fins include a material transition area in which the plurality of fins gradually transitions from a first material to second material; wherein the plurality of fins include a first set of fins arranged proximate the inlet fluid passage and formed of a first material, a second set of fins arranged proximate the outlet fluid passage and formed of a second material, and a third set of fins arranged between the first set of fins and the second set of fins and formed of non-uniform materials, wherein the third set of fins is configured to provide the material transition area, whereby the plurality of fins are configured to provide a gradient thermal conductivity across the length of the heat-dissipating surface.
A differential type magnetic sensor comprising a driving means for outputting driving currents, two magnetic detecting means including two magneto-impedance elements comprising two magneto-sensitive bodies which are disposed at two distant points and wherein the magnetic field signal voltages are generated in response to two external magnetic fields intensities around said two magneto-sensitive bodies to which the driving currents are applied and a differential operating means for operating a difference signal voltage between the two magnetic field signal voltages output from said magnetic detecting means and for outputting the difference signal between the two external magnetic field intensities, characterized in that a signal adjusting means which is interposed between said driving means and said differential operating means and adjusts the output signals of said two magnetic detecting means in response to the different detection sensitivities of two magneto-impedance elements in order that said two magnetic detecting means including said two magneto-impedance elements having different detection sensitivities output the two magnetic field signal voltages of same level in case of same intensities on the two external magnetic field intensities around said two magneto-sensitive bodies, and wherein said differential type magnetic sensor is configured that a local weaker magnetic field than the background magnetic field component is detected by adjusting the output signals such that the detection sensitivities of the magnetic detecting means are regarded to be roughly the same as each other and canceling the background magnetic field components common to the two points.
A mixer of the rotor-stator type comprising a mixer unit that includes a plurality of stators and a rotor disposed on the inner side of the stators and spaced by a predetermined gap away from the stator , wherein each of said stators includes an inner peripheral wall surface , an outer peripheral wall surface and a plurality of openings penetrating from the inner peripheral wall surface to the outer peripheral wall surface , each of said stators having a different peripheral diameter, characterized in that said rotor has a plurality of agitating blades (13a-13h) extending radially from its center of rotation, each of the agitating blades (13a-13h) having at least one longitudinal groove that has the same diameter between the center and the outermost end in the radial direction thereof; and said stators and said rotor are arranged so that they can be brought closer to or farther away from each other in the direction in which the rotary shaft of said rotor extends, wherein the mixer unit is formed when said stators and said rotor are brought closer to each other, and the mixer unit is not formed when said stators and said rotor are brought farther away from each other, when the mixer unit is formed, gaps are formed between radially outermost ends of the agitating blades (13a-13h) and the inner peripheral wall surface of the outermost stator , and each of other stators is inserted into the grooves so that gaps are formed between outer circumferential surfaces and inner circumferential surfaces of the grooves and the inner peripheral wall surface and the outer peripheral wall surface of the stator , respectively. characterized in that said rotor has a plurality of agitating blades (13a-13h) extending radially from its center of rotation, each of the agitating blades (13a-13h) having at least one longitudinal groove that has the same diameter between the center and the outermost end in the radial direction thereof; and said stators and said rotor are arranged so that they can be brought closer to or farther away from each other in the direction in which the rotary shaft of said rotor extends, wherein the mixer unit is formed when said stators and said rotor are brought closer to each other, and the mixer unit is not formed when said stators and said rotor are brought farther away from each other, when the mixer unit is formed, gaps are formed between radially outermost ends of the agitating blades (13a-13h) and the inner peripheral wall surface of the outermost stator , and each of other stators is inserted into the grooves so that gaps are formed between outer circumferential surfaces and inner circumferential surfaces of the grooves and the inner peripheral wall surface and the outer peripheral wall surface of the stator , respectively.
A vehicular antenna apparatus comprising: a dielectric substrate ; an antenna provided to the dielectric substrate ; a connector electrically connectable to a feeding cable (K) of a receiving apparatus, wherein the antenna comprises an antenna conductor provided to the dielectric substrate , and a feeding electrode electrically connected to the antenna conductor and provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate , the connector comprises a connector main body supporting the feeding cable (K), and a terminal electrode provided to the connector main body and electrically connectable to the feeding cable (K), the feeding electrode and the terminal electrode are joined via an insulating adhesive , thereby being capacitively coupled with each other, the insulating adhesive is an adhesive of a type which is spontaneously cured; and a spacer of keeping a gap between the connector and the dielectric substrate and fixing the connector and the dielectric substrate , characterized in that a joint surface of the terminal electrode with the feeding electrode and a first surface of the connector main body as an opposing surface to the dielectric substrate are positioned on the substantially same plane, the spacer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated tape, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated tape is stuck onto the first surface of the connector main body . a dielectric substrate ; an antenna provided to the dielectric substrate ; a connector electrically connectable to a feeding cable (K) of a receiving apparatus, wherein the antenna comprises an antenna conductor provided to the dielectric substrate , and a feeding electrode electrically connected to the antenna conductor and provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate , the connector comprises a connector main body supporting the feeding cable (K), and a terminal electrode provided to the connector main body and electrically connectable to the feeding cable (K), the feeding electrode and the terminal electrode are joined via an insulating adhesive , thereby being capacitively coupled with each other, the insulating adhesive is an adhesive of a type which is spontaneously cured; and a spacer of keeping a gap between the connector and the dielectric substrate and fixing the connector and the dielectric substrate , characterized in that a joint surface of the terminal electrode with the feeding electrode and a first surface of the connector main body as an opposing surface to the dielectric substrate are positioned on the substantially same plane, the spacer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated tape, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated tape is stuck onto the first surface of the connector main body .