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A holder for a prosthetic heart valve, the holder comprising: a hub having an outer surface extending about a longitudinal axis (A1); a commissure support extending downward from the hub; and a plurality of legs extending outward from the hub in first radial directions (R4, R5, R6), each leg having a foot extending in a longitudinal direction (LI) generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, each foot having an inner surface , an outer surface , and a bottom , characterized in that each foot includes a structure defining two channels on the outer surface of the foot, each channel extending from a closed end at a spaced distance from the bottom of the foot to an open end at the bottom of the foot, each channel defining a concave inner surface , the structure further defining two suture holes each spaced apart from the bottom of the foot and extending between the inner surface and the outer surface of the foot. a hub having an outer surface extending about a longitudinal axis (A1); a commissure support extending downward from the hub; and a plurality of legs extending outward from the hub in first radial directions (R4, R5, R6), each leg having a foot extending in a longitudinal direction (LI) generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, each foot having an inner surface , an outer surface , and a bottom , characterized in that each foot includes a structure defining two channels on the outer surface of the foot, each channel extending from a closed end at a spaced distance from the bottom of the foot to an open end at the bottom of the foot, each channel defining a concave inner surface , the structure further defining two suture holes each spaced apart from the bottom of the foot and extending between the inner surface and the outer surface of the foot. an inner surface , an outer surface , and a bottom , characterized in that each foot includes a structure defining two channels on the outer surface of the foot, each channel extending from a closed end at a spaced distance from the bottom of the foot to an open end at the bottom of the foot, each channel defining a concave inner surface , the structure further defining two suture holes each spaced apart from the bottom of the foot and extending between the inner surface and the outer surface of the foot.
A kinetic entertainment device, comprising: a strip of flat, elongated, flexible and springy material having a first and second end, a width, thickness and length, the strip being adapted to be manipulated into one or more static configurations, the one or more static configurations each having a corresponding kinetic shape once the strip is excited into movement, wherein the strip is configured to maintain its kinetic shape during excitation of the strip; a base to affix the first end of the strip and the second end of the strip, the base affixing the first and second ends of the strip a distance apart, the distance between the first and second ends of the strip being less than a length of the strip, wherein the strip comprises a first static portion at the base, a second static portion at the base, and a dynamic portion therebetween, whereby during excitation the dynamic portion moves in the kinetic shape while the first and second static portions remain substantially static. a strip of flat, elongated, flexible and springy material having a first and second end, a width, thickness and length, the strip being adapted to be manipulated into one or more static configurations, the one or more static configurations each having a corresponding kinetic shape once the strip is excited into movement, wherein the strip is configured to maintain its kinetic shape during excitation of the strip; a base to affix the first end of the strip and the second end of the strip, the base affixing the first and second ends of the strip a distance apart, the distance between the first and second ends of the strip being less than a length of the strip, wherein the strip comprises a first static portion at the base, a second static portion at the base, and a dynamic portion therebetween, whereby during excitation the dynamic portion moves in the kinetic shape while the first and second static portions remain substantially static.
A system for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway vehicle including at least one axle to which two wheels having a radius (R) are coupled, comprising: - a deformation detection circuit coupled to an axle of the railway vehicle; said deformation detection circuit being arranged to detect a torsional deformation of the axle due to a longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) transferred from the axle to the rail; - a control means arranged to estimate a torque value as a function of the torsional deformation detected by the deformation detection circuit ; said control means being further arranged to convert the estimated torque value into a value of longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) as a function of the radius (R) of the wheels, and to calculate a wheel-rail adhesion value through the ratio between said value of longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) and a normal load value that the axle exerts on the rail. - a deformation detection circuit coupled to an axle of the railway vehicle; said deformation detection circuit being arranged to detect a torsional deformation of the axle due to a longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) transferred from the axle to the rail; - a control means arranged to estimate a torque value as a function of the torsional deformation detected by the deformation detection circuit ; said control means being further arranged to convert the estimated torque value into a value of longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) as a function of the radius (R) of the wheels, and to calculate a wheel-rail adhesion value through the ratio between said value of longitudinal adhesion force (F long ) and a normal load value that the axle exerts on the rail.
A computer implemented method for controlling legacy switch routing in one or more hybrid networks of interconnected computers and switches, comprising: generating a network underlay for the one or more hybrid networks by generating a minimum spanning tree MST and a forwarding graph FWG over a physical network topology of the one or more hybrid networks; determining an optimal path between hosts on the FWG by optimizing an initial path with a minimum cost mapping; and adjusting the initial path to enforce the optimal path by generating and installing special packets in one or more programmable switches to trigger installation of forwarding rules in one or more legacy switches, characterized in that the method further comprises: the MST includes a set of links for sending broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; wherein the FWG includes a set of links for sending both unicast and broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; and wherein the MST is a true subset of the FWG. generating a network underlay for the one or more hybrid networks by generating a minimum spanning tree MST and a forwarding graph FWG over a physical network topology of the one or more hybrid networks; determining an optimal path between hosts on the FWG by optimizing an initial path with a minimum cost mapping; and adjusting the initial path to enforce the optimal path by generating and installing special packets in one or more programmable switches to trigger installation of forwarding rules in one or more legacy switches, characterized in that the method further comprises: the MST includes a set of links for sending broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; wherein the FWG includes a set of links for sending both unicast and broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; and wherein the MST is a true subset of the FWG. the MST includes a set of links for sending broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; wherein the FWG includes a set of links for sending both unicast and broadcast packets between switches in the one or more hybrid networks; and wherein the MST is a true subset of the FWG.
An alarm system in which a plurality of alarms including a first apparatus which is a master device and a second apparatus which is a slave device cooperate with each other to achieve alarming in an interconnected manner between the plurality of alarms, the first apparatus including: a first controller configured to execute a setting process of making a setting for interconnected operation between the first apparatus and the second apparatus ; and a first storage configured to store a master device identification code identifying the first apparatus , the second apparatus including: a second controller configured to execute the setting process between the second apparatus and the first apparatus ; and a second storage configured to store a plurality of master device identification codes representing types of various alarms expected to be applied to the first apparatus and to store individual setting information associated to each of the master device identification codes, wherein the individual setting information is information regarding a setting of the second apparatus , the first controller being configured to transmit the master device identification code to the second apparatus in the setting process, the second controller being configured to: when the second controller receives the master device identification code, select the individual setting information corresponding to the master device identification code which the second controller is to set; and to, based on the individual setting information thus selected, make a setting of the second apparatus in the setting process. the first apparatus including: a first controller configured to execute a setting process of making a setting for interconnected operation between the first apparatus and the second apparatus ; and a first storage configured to store a master device identification code identifying the first apparatus , the second apparatus including: a second controller configured to execute the setting process between the second apparatus and the first apparatus ; and a second storage configured to store a plurality of master device identification codes representing types of various alarms expected to be applied to the first apparatus and to store individual setting information associated to each of the master device identification codes, wherein the individual setting information is information regarding a setting of the second apparatus , the first controller being configured to transmit the master device identification code to the second apparatus in the setting process, the second controller being configured to: when the second controller receives the master device identification code, select the individual setting information corresponding to the master device identification code which the second controller is to set; and to, based on the individual setting information thus selected, make a setting of the second apparatus in the setting process.
A fuel cell module disposed below a floor of a vehicle , the fuel cell module comprising: a high-voltage portion including a fuel cell ; a case that is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and that accommodates at least a part of the high-voltage portion; and a gasket sandwiched between the case and another component , which is different from the case , characterized in that : an anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface that comes into contact with the gasket in a surface of the case ; wherein: the case has a groove portion in which the gasket is fitted; and the anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface of the groove portion in the surface of the case . a high-voltage portion including a fuel cell ; a case that is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and that accommodates at least a part of the high-voltage portion; and a gasket sandwiched between the case and another component , which is different from the case , characterized in that : an anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface that comes into contact with the gasket in a surface of the case ; wherein: the case has a groove portion in which the gasket is fitted; and the anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface of the groove portion in the surface of the case . the case has a groove portion in which the gasket is fitted; and the anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface of the groove portion in the surface of the case .
Device for cleaning wheels of vehicles comprising a set of bristles and a disk shaped element fixable at its centre to a rotating shaft of a cleaning or washing machine for wheels or the like; said device comprises at least a support element to a fastening surface thereof are stuck or fixed the bristles of at least a subset of said bristles and having a connection surface , opposed to the fastening surface , having a first connection element assigned to be fixed to a second connection element of the disk shaped element ; said device being characterized in that at least one of said connection elements first and second is multiple for fixing the at least a support element at different distances from the centre of the disk shaped element and in that each support element is solid or hollow and it is made of synthetic rigid or flexible material and the connection surface is flat and the fastening surface is convex or convex and concave curved.
Core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles, comprising: a core containing semiconductor nanoparticles, said semiconductor nanoparticles comprise: Ag, In, Ga, and S, wherein a ratio of a number of Ga atoms to a total number of In and Ga atoms is 0.95 or less, a ratio of a number of Ag atoms to a total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.05 to 0.55, and a ratio of a number of S atoms to the total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.6 to 1.6, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles emit light having an emission peak with a wavelength in a range of from 500 nm to less than 590 nm at an excitation wavelength of 365 nm, and a half bandwidth of 70 nm or less, and wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles have an average particle diameter of 10 nm or less, and the average particle diameter is determined as set out in the specification; and a shell containing a semiconductor material essentially composed of a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element or a semiconductor material essentially composed of a Group 1 element, a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element, and arranged on a surface of the core, wherein the composition of the shell is gallium sulfide or lithium gallium sulfide, and wherein the core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles emit light upon irradiation of light. a core containing semiconductor nanoparticles, said semiconductor nanoparticles comprise: Ag, In, Ga, and S, wherein a ratio of a number of Ga atoms to a total number of In and Ga atoms is 0.95 or less, a ratio of a number of Ag atoms to a total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.05 to 0.55, and a ratio of a number of S atoms to the total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.6 to 1.6, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles emit light having an emission peak with a wavelength in a range of from 500 nm to less than 590 nm at an excitation wavelength of 365 nm, and a half bandwidth of 70 nm or less, and wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles have an average particle diameter of 10 nm or less, and the average particle diameter is determined as set out in the specification; and Ag, In, Ga, and S, wherein a ratio of a number of Ga atoms to a total number of In and Ga atoms is 0.95 or less, a ratio of a number of Ag atoms to a total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.05 to 0.55, and a ratio of a number of S atoms to the total number of Ag, In and Ga atoms is 0.6 to 1.6, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles emit light having an emission peak with a wavelength in a range of from 500 nm to less than 590 nm at an excitation wavelength of 365 nm, and a half bandwidth of 70 nm or less, and wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles have an average particle diameter of 10 nm or less, and the average particle diameter is determined as set out in the specification; and a shell containing a semiconductor material essentially composed of a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element or a semiconductor material essentially composed of a Group 1 element, a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element, and arranged on a surface of the core, wherein the composition of the shell is gallium sulfide or lithium gallium sulfide, and wherein the core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles emit light upon irradiation of light.
A gynecological suction module comprising a hollow rod and a suction chamber connected to the hollow rod by a hole (H) for fluid connection, the aforesaid suction chamber being configured to engage the surface of the vaginal portion of the cervix, the aforesaid suction chamber being delimited by a concave wall W defined by an edge (P) wherein the edge (P) has a C shape and forms a closed loop comprising an external edge portion (P1), an internal edge portion (P2) and two end edge portions (P3, P3'), wherein the end edge portions (P3, P3') connect the external edge portion (P1) to the internal edge portion (P2) characterised in that said internal edge portion (P2) is out of the plane defined by said external edge portion (P1) such that the internal edge portion (P2) forms a depression in a proximal direction.
A self-contained, closed circuit breathing apparatus, comprising: an inhalation duct ; an exhalation duct ; a source of breathable gas under vacuum, the self-contained, closed circuit breathing apparatus being characterized by : a hole in the inhalation duct at an interface with the inhalation duct and the source of breathable gas under vacuum for preventing deformation of the inhalation duct in a transition between vacuum and ambient, wherein said hole is a one way valve comprising a flap that permits one-way flow of a gas into the inhalation duct . an inhalation duct ; an exhalation duct ; a source of breathable gas under vacuum, the self-contained, closed circuit breathing apparatus being characterized by : a hole in the inhalation duct at an interface with the inhalation duct and the source of breathable gas under vacuum for preventing deformation of the inhalation duct in a transition between vacuum and ambient, wherein said hole is a one way valve comprising a flap that permits one-way flow of a gas into the inhalation duct .
A signal processing device for filtering and performing high frequency reconstruction or parametric stereo processing of an audio signal, the signal processing device comprising: an analysis filter bank that receives real valued time domain input audio samples and generates complex valued subband samples; a unit that generates modified complex valued subband samples by modifying gains of the complex valued subband samples according to current spectral envelope adjuster settings; and a synthesis filter bank that receives the modified complex valued subband samples and generates time domain output audio samples, wherein the analysis filter bank comprises analysis filters (h k (n)) that are complex exponential modulated versions of a prototype filter (p 0 (n)) according to: h k n = p 0 n exp i π M k + 1 2 n − D 2 − A , 0 ≤ n < N , 0 ≤ k < M where A is an arbitrary phase shift constant, the analysis filter bank has M channels, the prototype filter (p 0 (n)) has a length N, and the analysis filter bank and synthesis filter bank have a system delay of D samples with D being smaller than N, wherein the sampling frequency of the time domain output audio samples is different from the sampling frequency of the time domain input audio samples. an analysis filter bank that receives real valued time domain input audio samples and generates complex valued subband samples; a unit that generates modified complex valued subband samples by modifying gains of the complex valued subband samples according to current spectral envelope adjuster settings; and a synthesis filter bank that receives the modified complex valued subband samples and generates time domain output audio samples, wherein the analysis filter bank comprises analysis filters (h k (n)) that are complex exponential modulated versions of a prototype filter (p 0 (n)) according to: h k n = p 0 n exp i π M k + 1 2 n − D 2 − A , 0 ≤ n < N , 0 ≤ k < M where A is an arbitrary phase shift constant, the analysis filter bank has M channels, the prototype filter (p 0 (n)) has a length N, and the analysis filter bank and synthesis filter bank have a system delay of D samples with D being smaller than N, wherein the sampling frequency of the time domain output audio samples is different from the sampling frequency of the time domain input audio samples.
A method of identifying a subject having cancer who is likely to benefit from treatment with a second generation MEK1 inhibitor that inhibits the activity of a mutant MEK1 protein having a C121S amino acid substitution, comprising: (a) extracting nucleic acid from cells of the cancer; and (b) sequencing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a MEK1 protein; wherein the presence of nucleotides that produce a C121S amino acid substitution in the MEK1 protein (SEQ ID NO: 4), as compared to wild-type MEK1 protein (SEQ ID NO: 2) identifies the subject as being likely to benefit from treatment with a second generation MEK1 inhibitor that inhibits the activity of a mutant MEK1 protein having a C121S amino acid substitution, the C121S amino acid substitution conferring resistance to RAF and MEK1 inhibitors. (a) extracting nucleic acid from cells of the cancer; and (b) sequencing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a MEK1 protein;
A method to separate an eight-membered monocyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon at an initial concentration C i , from a hydrocarbon mixture further comprising additional nonlinear unsaturated C 8 H 2m hydrocarbons with 4≤m≤8, the method comprising providing a 10-ring pore molecular sieve having a sieving channel with a 10-ring sieving aperture with a minimum crystallographic free diameter greater than 3Å and a ratio of the maximum crystallographic free diameter to the minimum crystallographic free diameter between 1 and 2, the 10-ring pore molecular sieve having a T1/T2 ratio ≥ 20:1 wherein T1 is an element independently selected from Si and Ge or a combination thereof, and T2 is an element independently selected from Al, B and Ga or a combination thereof, the 10-ring pore molecular sieve further having a counterion selected from NH 4 + , Li + , Na + , K + and Ca ++ or a combination thereof, and contacting the hydrocarbon mixture with the 10-ring pore molecular sieve at a temperature of -20°C to 60 °C for a time and under conditions to obtain a sieved hydrocarbon mixture comprising the eight-membered monocyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon at a separation concentration C s > C i . providing a 10-ring pore molecular sieve having a sieving channel with a 10-ring sieving aperture with a minimum crystallographic free diameter greater than 3Å and a ratio of the maximum crystallographic free diameter to the minimum crystallographic free diameter between 1 and 2, the 10-ring pore molecular sieve having a T1/T2 ratio ≥ 20:1 wherein T1 is an element independently selected from Si and Ge or a combination thereof, and T2 is an element independently selected from Al, B and Ga or a combination thereof, the 10-ring pore molecular sieve further having a counterion selected from NH 4 + , Li + , Na + , K + and Ca ++ or a combination thereof, and contacting the hydrocarbon mixture with the 10-ring pore molecular sieve at a temperature of -20°C to 60 °C for a time and under conditions to obtain a sieved hydrocarbon mixture comprising the eight-membered monocyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon at a separation concentration C s > C i .