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A method, comprising: configuring user equipment to support use of one or more carriers for authorized shared access, wherein the configuring is performed to emphasize use of a first set of a plurality of carriers over use of a second set of the plurality of carriers, wherein the second set comprises the one or more carriers for authorized shared access; and communicating with the user equipment using the first and second sets of carriers, wherein the first set of carriers comprise a first set of uplink carriers (340-1) and the first set of uplink carriers are provisioned to support a plurality of downlink carriers (330-1, 330-2), said downlink carrier support including uplink transmission of data and control information related to the downlink carriers, and wherein the second set of carriers comprises a second set of uplink carriers (340-2) and the second set of uplink carriers are configured to support authorized shared access, said authorized shared access support including uplink transmission of data only. configuring user equipment to support use of one or more carriers for authorized shared access, wherein the configuring is performed to emphasize use of a first set of a plurality of carriers over use of a second set of the plurality of carriers, wherein the second set comprises the one or more carriers for authorized shared access; and communicating with the user equipment using the first and second sets of carriers, wherein the first set of carriers comprise a first set of uplink carriers (340-1) and the first set of uplink carriers are provisioned to support a plurality of downlink carriers (330-1, 330-2), said downlink carrier support including uplink transmission of data and control information related to the downlink carriers, and wherein the second set of carriers comprises a second set of uplink carriers (340-2) and the second set of uplink carriers are configured to support authorized shared access, said authorized shared access support including uplink transmission of data only.
Gate valve (10a; 10b) for a fluid line, comprising a fluid guiding section , a blocking body , an actuating means for moving the blocking body into a release position for allowing a fluid flow through the fluid guiding section and a blocking position for preventing a fluid flow through the fluid guiding section , and a housing designed adjacent to the fluid guiding section and having a housing volume which is formed by a closed housing container (14.1) which can be filled with lubricant for the purpose of continuous lubrication and/or preservation of the sliding parts of the gate valve, the actuating means having a linkage which extends at least partially through the housing volume , wherein a venting channel with an air inlet in and/or on the housing volume and an air outlet for releasing air from the housing volume into the vicinity of the gate valve (10a; 10b) is formed in the linkage .
A method of manufacturing a 3D shaped article from cellulose fiber based material comprising the steps of: - providing a suspension with a dry content of more than 10%, which suspension comprises at least 95w% of cellulose fibers calculated on the total amount of dry material, whereof at least 50w% of said cellulose fibers have a fiber length of less than 1 mm and are nanofibrillated polysaccharide, - spraying, in at least a first and a second spraying step, said suspension on a 3D-shaped, heated mold, which mold is held at a temperature of between 100 - 200 °C during the spraying operation and which mold has a smooth surface, whereby a 3D shaped article of cellulose fiber based material is formed, drying said 3D shaped article, the method further comprising a step of drying the formed article in-between said first and second spraying. - providing a suspension with a dry content of more than 10%, which suspension comprises at least 95w% of cellulose fibers calculated on the total amount of dry material, whereof at least 50w% of said cellulose fibers have a fiber length of less than 1 mm and are nanofibrillated polysaccharide, - spraying, in at least a first and a second spraying step, said suspension on a 3D-shaped, heated mold, which mold is held at a temperature of between 100 - 200 °C during the spraying operation and which mold has a smooth surface, whereby a 3D shaped article of cellulose fiber based material is formed, drying said 3D shaped article, the method further comprising a step of drying the formed article in-between said first and second spraying.
A method of manufacturing an ophthalmic lens using a first mold portion and a puck assembly , said puck assembly comprising a carrier puck , wherein the puck assembly supports at least one of the first mold portion and the lens during at least two of the following ophthalmic lens manufacturing steps: a. assembling the first mold portion and a second mold portion into a mold assembly including a lens-defining cavity containing a lens precursor material; b. curing the lens precursor material in the mold assembly to form a lens ; c. separating the mold assembly such that the lens remains attached to the first mold portion ; d. detaching the lens from the first mold portion ; e. extracting unwanted material from the lens ; f. hydrating the lens ; g. inspecting the lens ; h. packaging the lens ; and characterised in that the carrier puck is arranged and configured to interface with a plurality of different step-specific puck elements and the method includes: i. providing a first step-specific puck element ; ii. combining the first step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a first ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold portion and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck ; and then iii. providing a second step-specific puck element ; iv. combining the second step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a second ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck . a. assembling the first mold portion and a second mold portion into a mold assembly including a lens-defining cavity containing a lens precursor material; b. curing the lens precursor material in the mold assembly to form a lens ; c. separating the mold assembly such that the lens remains attached to the first mold portion ; d. detaching the lens from the first mold portion ; e. extracting unwanted material from the lens ; f. hydrating the lens ; g. inspecting the lens ; h. packaging the lens ; and characterised in that the carrier puck is arranged and configured to interface with a plurality of different step-specific puck elements and the method includes: i. providing a first step-specific puck element ; ii. combining the first step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a first ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold portion and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck ; and then iii. providing a second step-specific puck element ; iv. combining the second step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a second ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck . i. providing a first step-specific puck element ; ii. combining the first step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a first ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold portion and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck ; and then iii. providing a second step-specific puck element ; iv. combining the second step-specific puck element with the carrier puck and carrying out a second ophthalmic lens manufacturing step on the mold and/or the lens carried by the carrier puck .
A composite filter aid comprising: a particulate silicate substrate and a magnesium silicate precipitated on the particulate silicate substrate, wherein the mole ratio of SiO 2 :MgO of the precipitated magnesium silicate is greater than 1.0:1. a particulate silicate substrate and a magnesium silicate precipitated on the particulate silicate substrate, wherein the mole ratio of SiO 2 :MgO of the precipitated magnesium silicate is greater than 1.0:1.
An embeddable installation box, comprising: - a tubular part ; and - a receptacle that fits inside the tubular part ; wherein the tubular part comprises: - an outer side surface containing at least one rib projecting from said surface, running across the outer side surface through a helical path to allow screwing said tubular part into a prefabricated plaster board; and wherein said tubular part allows the passage therethrough of installations and the housing therein of connection or support elements; said embeddable installation box characterized in that the tubular part comprises an inner portion of the tubular part containing support means for screwing in the tubular part ; said inner portion of the tubular part comprising an upper portion that corresponds to the outer surface of the support means in which screws or the other securing means are placed and/or where the receptacle is introduced; and a lower portion containing inner projections , wherein the lower portion corresponds to the face opposite to the upper portion of the inner portion of the tubular part ; and in that the receptacle comprises an outer surface comprising an upper portion having outer projections that are limited to the upper part of the outer surface of the receptacle , wherein the outer projections of the receptacle coincide with the inner projections of the tubular part when the receptacle is nested in the tubular part , allowing movement of the receptacle inside the tubular part until the inner projections of the tubular part come into contact with the outer projections of the receptacle . - a tubular part ; and - a receptacle that fits inside the tubular part ; wherein the tubular part comprises: - an outer side surface containing at least one rib projecting from said surface, running across the outer side surface through a helical path to allow screwing said tubular part into a prefabricated plaster board; and wherein said tubular part allows the passage therethrough of installations and the housing therein of connection or support elements; - an outer side surface containing at least one rib projecting from said surface, running across the outer side surface through a helical path to allow screwing said tubular part into a prefabricated plaster board; and
Device for accommodating electronic assemblies, comprising a housing having at least one opening closable by means of a cover or a flap attached to the housing , and a mounting arranged in the housing , wherein the mounting at least has two slots for at least one assembly in each case, wherein the mounting is rotatably mounted and wherein for removing or inserting the assembly , the slots can be brought into alignment with the opening by rotating the mounting .
A software update apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to send a request for downloading update data to a center , the update data including update software or data for generating update software; a storage unit configured to store the downloaded update data; and a control unit configured to execute (S103), based on the update data, a control for installing, or installing and activating update software on one or more target electronic control units from among a plurality of electronic control units connected to each other via an in-vehicle network, characterized in that the control unit is configured to acquire (S104) software versions of the plurality of electronic control units after executing the control, determine (S105) whether there is a consistency in a combination of the acquired software versions by determining whether the acquired software versions include all the versions of the update versions of the update software, and execute (S107), upon determining that there is an inconsistency in the combination of the acquired software versions, a process for attaining the consistency in the combination of the software versions comprising at least one of a process for re-executing the updating and a recovery process to the software before the updating. a communication unit configured to send a request for downloading update data to a center , the update data including update software or data for generating update software; a storage unit configured to store the downloaded update data; and a control unit configured to execute (S103), based on the update data, a control for installing, or installing and activating update software on one or more target electronic control units from among a plurality of electronic control units connected to each other via an in-vehicle network,
A system for improving vision of a subject, the system comprising: a pulsed laser system configured to apply laser pulses to an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted in an eye of a subject to change the refractive index of selected areas of the lens by refractive index writing; a control system configured to receive data regarding a non-zero residual spherical error of the eye of the subject after implantation of the IOL and estimate a positive diffractive power addition to the IOL required to either partially or fully correct the non-zero residual spherical error; wherein the control system is coupled to the pulsed laser system and is configured to control the pulsed laser system to apply a plurality of laser pulses to the IOL, the laser pulses being configured to produce, by refractive index writing on the IOL, the estimated diffractive power addition, characterised in that the control system is configured to estimate the positive diffractive power addition such that the positive diffractive power addition reduces a longitudinal chromatic aberration of the eye. a pulsed laser system configured to apply laser pulses to an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted in an eye of a subject to change the refractive index of selected areas of the lens by refractive index writing; a control system configured to receive data regarding a non-zero residual spherical error of the eye of the subject after implantation of the IOL and estimate a positive diffractive power addition to the IOL required to either partially or fully correct the non-zero residual spherical error; wherein the control system is coupled to the pulsed laser system and is configured to control the pulsed laser system to apply a plurality of laser pulses to the IOL, the laser pulses being configured to produce, by refractive index writing on the IOL, the estimated diffractive power addition, characterised in that the control system is configured to estimate the positive diffractive power addition such that the positive diffractive power addition reduces a longitudinal chromatic aberration of the eye.
Compound which is chosen from compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts: wherein: X is O or S; Y is -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -C=C- or -CH=CH-; Z is -CH 2 -, n is an integer from 0 to 4; and R is an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkyl group ended by a radical -C(=O)-O-CH3, an aryl, a heteroaryl, a cycloalkyl, a heterocyclyl, a biomolecule, a fluorescent probe, or a group -N(R1)(R2), wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H, an alkyl group, an aryl, a heteroaryl or a cycloalkyl, wherein the biomolecule is a sugar moiety, a peptide moiety, an antibody, a virus, a DNA, a RNA or a protein moiety, and wherein the fluorescent probe is a moiety chosen from a fluoresceine, boron dipyrromethene, a coumarine, a cyanine, an Alexa Fluor, an acridine, a fluorone, a squaraine, a phenanthridine, a cyanine, an oxazine, a perylene, an anthracene and a rhodamine moiety. X is O or S; Y is -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -C=C- or -CH=CH-; Z is -CH 2 -, n is an integer from 0 to 4; and R is an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkyl group ended by a radical -C(=O)-O-CH3, an aryl, a heteroaryl, a cycloalkyl, a heterocyclyl, a biomolecule, a fluorescent probe, or a group -N(R1)(R2), wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H, an alkyl group, an aryl, a heteroaryl or a cycloalkyl, wherein the biomolecule is a sugar moiety, a peptide moiety, an antibody, a virus, a DNA, a RNA or a protein moiety, and wherein the fluorescent probe is a moiety chosen from a fluoresceine, boron dipyrromethene, a coumarine, a cyanine, an Alexa Fluor, an acridine, a fluorone, a squaraine, a phenanthridine, a cyanine, an oxazine, a perylene, an anthracene and a rhodamine moiety.
A method for indicating the presence of gas hydrate bearing sediments comprising: obtaining elastic model parameters from a well log and a rock physics model; synthesizing a plurality of AVO behaviors from the elastic model parameters wherein an AVO behavior is defined as the variation of seismic reflection amplitude with source-to-receiver offset angle; calculating an AVO intercept (A) and AVO gradient (B) pair from each synthesized AVO behavior; estimating a background trend of AVO gradients and AVO intercepts representing no gas or hydrates; identifying , from the plurality of AVO gradient-intercept pairs, a first grouping of intercept pairs representing AVO behaviors for low saturation gas hydrates overlying either gas sands or water sands; identifying a second grouping of pairs representing AVO behaviors for high saturation gas hydrates overlying either gas sands or water sands; from the second grouping of pairs, identifying a sub-grouping of pairs representing AVO behaviors for high saturation gas hydrates overlying gas sands; wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the first grouping are proximate to the background trend ; wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the second grouping are not in the first grouping and have positive AVO gradients and negative A VO intercepts; and wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the sub-grouping have AVO intercepts more negative than -0.3. obtaining elastic model parameters from a well log and a rock physics model; synthesizing a plurality of AVO behaviors from the elastic model parameters wherein an AVO behavior is defined as the variation of seismic reflection amplitude with source-to-receiver offset angle; calculating an AVO intercept (A) and AVO gradient (B) pair from each synthesized AVO behavior; estimating a background trend of AVO gradients and AVO intercepts representing no gas or hydrates; identifying , from the plurality of AVO gradient-intercept pairs, a first grouping of intercept pairs representing AVO behaviors for low saturation gas hydrates overlying either gas sands or water sands; identifying a second grouping of pairs representing AVO behaviors for high saturation gas hydrates overlying either gas sands or water sands; from the second grouping of pairs, identifying a sub-grouping of pairs representing AVO behaviors for high saturation gas hydrates overlying gas sands; wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the first grouping are proximate to the background trend ; wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the second grouping are not in the first grouping and have positive AVO gradients and negative A VO intercepts; and wherein the AVO gradient and the AVO intercept pairs identified in the sub-grouping have AVO intercepts more negative than -0.3.
A decoding method of performing decompression and decoding of compressed moving picture data by motion compensated prediction, said decoding method comprising: a reference frame information decoding step of decoding information about which of at least three reference frames has been selected to be used in the motion compensated prediction, said information is assigned to each of two segments, each of the two segments consisting of one or more second blocks, the second blocks obtained by sub-dividing each of a plurality of first blocks with pixel numbers greater than pixel numbers of the second block, the plurality of first blocks obtained by dividing one frame image unit of a moving picture, wherein the reference frame information is designating a reference frame number which has been selected for each of the two segments, wherein each of the second blocks includes a plurality of pixels, wherein the first blocks are square-shaped macroblocks, wherein the two segments form a respective first block; and a compensation step of allowing selecting one reference frame for each of the two segments out of a plurality of reference frames, each of which is retained for motion compensation, based on said reference frame information, and performing the motion compensation to generate a predicted image, wherein the two segments are obtained by unevenly dividing the first block along a vertical direction or along a horizontal direction. a reference frame information decoding step of decoding information about which of at least three reference frames has been selected to be used in the motion compensated prediction, said information is assigned to each of two segments, each of the two segments consisting of one or more second blocks, the second blocks obtained by sub-dividing each of a plurality of first blocks with pixel numbers greater than pixel numbers of the second block, the plurality of first blocks obtained by dividing one frame image unit of a moving picture, wherein the reference frame information is designating a reference frame number which has been selected for each of the two segments, wherein each of the second blocks includes a plurality of pixels, wherein the first blocks are square-shaped macroblocks, wherein the two segments form a respective first block; and a compensation step of allowing selecting one reference frame for each of the two segments out of a plurality of reference frames, each of which is retained for motion compensation, based on said reference frame information, and performing the motion compensation to generate a predicted image, wherein the two segments are obtained by unevenly dividing the first block along a vertical direction or along a horizontal direction.
An implantable device for aiding in generating connective tissue between a pair of anatomical structures in a mammalian body including an elongate, flexible tether which is configured to be secured between the anatomical structures and which has a tensile strength selected to prevent movement of the anatomical structures a maximum distance away from each other and wherein the tether carries a scaffold which is generally porous so as to be capable of promoting tissue ingrowth and collagen deposition along its length, the scaffold extending along the tether for a selected distance so that the scaffold is in at least close proximity to an anatomical structure at either end when the tether is secured between the anatomical structures, and wherein the length of the tether is selected to be the maximum distance between the anatomical structures along a selected path when secured therebetween, wherein the pores extend through the scaffold and each have a diameter of about 10 μm to 200 μm and characterised in that the tether is removable from the scaffold , either by being absorbable or by being configured to be withdrawn from the scaffold .