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A rotary friction welding process including: providing a first workpiece having a first weld surface , and a second workpiece having a second weld surface, wherein the workpieces are elongate tubular workpieces, aligning the workpieces on a common axis with the weld surfaces facing each other, rotating one workpiece relative to the other workpiece, and engaging the first and second weld surfaces such that the rotation raises the temperature at the weld surfaces to create a weld interface, and ceasing the rotation and allowing the weld interface to cool to weld the workpieces together at the interface; wherein the first workpiece has a plurality of flash removal channels formed in and/or adjacent to the first weld surface, the channels providing pathways for removal of flash from the weld interface during welding; at least a portion of the channels extend radially to the outer radial edges of the first weld surface; the radially-extending channels are shaped as chevrons pointing in a direction of relative rotation of the first workpiece; and characterized in that : groups of the channels are formed at different distances from the first weld surface. providing a first workpiece having a first weld surface , and a second workpiece having a second weld surface, wherein the workpieces are elongate tubular workpieces, aligning the workpieces on a common axis with the weld surfaces facing each other, rotating one workpiece relative to the other workpiece, and engaging the first and second weld surfaces such that the rotation raises the temperature at the weld surfaces to create a weld interface, and ceasing the rotation and allowing the weld interface to cool to weld the workpieces together at the interface; wherein the first workpiece has a plurality of flash removal channels formed in and/or adjacent to the first weld surface, the channels providing pathways for removal of flash from the weld interface during welding; at least a portion of the channels extend radially to the outer radial edges of the first weld surface; the radially-extending channels are shaped as chevrons pointing in a direction of relative rotation of the first workpiece; and characterized in that : groups of the channels are formed at different distances from the first weld surface.
A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of an acid-treated polyphenylene sulfide resin, (B) 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass fiber, and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an amino group-containing alkoxysilane compound; wherein said polyphenylene sulfide resin composition has an exothermic peak temperature (Tmc) of 195°C to 225°C, said exothermic peak temperature being observed during a crystallization caused when said polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is melted by heating to 340°C and then cooled at a rate of 20°C/minute, using a differential scanning calorimeter. (A) 100 parts by weight of an acid-treated polyphenylene sulfide resin, (B) 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass fiber, and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an amino group-containing alkoxysilane compound;
An image decoding method for decoding an image on a per coding unit basis, said image having luminance data, first chrominance data, and second chrominance data in either one of 4:2:0 format and 4:2:2 format, said image being divided into a plurality of coding units, each of the coding units being divided into one or more transform units, wherein each coding unit consists of one or more blocks and each of said blocks consists of one or more transform units, the method comprising: decoding, for each block, transformed luminance data, first transformed chrominance data, and second transformed chrominance data from a bitstream in which the transformed luminance data, the first transformed chrominance data, and the second transformed chrominance data are grouped on a per block basis; applying an inverse frequency transform to the transformed luminance data of each transform unit (S303); determining, for each transform unit, whether a first chroma size of the transform unit is smaller than a predetermined size; combining (S109, S110), when the first chroma size of the transform unit is smaller than the predetermined size, the transform units of the corresponding block and applying (S112, S115) the inverse frequency transform to each of the first transformed chrominance data and the second transformed chrominance data of the combined transform units; applying, when the first chroma size of the transform unit is not smaller than the predetermined size, the inverse frequency transform to each of the first transformed chrominance data and the second transformed chrominance data of the transform unit. decoding, for each block, transformed luminance data, first transformed chrominance data, and second transformed chrominance data from a bitstream in which the transformed luminance data, the first transformed chrominance data, and the second transformed chrominance data are grouped on a per block basis; applying an inverse frequency transform to the transformed luminance data of each transform unit (S303); determining, for each transform unit, whether a first chroma size of the transform unit is smaller than a predetermined size; combining (S109, S110), when the first chroma size of the transform unit is smaller than the predetermined size, the transform units of the corresponding block and applying (S112, S115) the inverse frequency transform to each of the first transformed chrominance data and the second transformed chrominance data of the combined transform units; applying, when the first chroma size of the transform unit is not smaller than the predetermined size, the inverse frequency transform to each of the first transformed chrominance data and the second transformed chrominance data of the transform unit.
Jaw temperature-control strap for non-human mammals, namely for horses or other riding and work animals such as donkeys, camels and mules, comprising a basic cut adapted to the geometry of the horse or other riding and work animal, the basic cut having receiving devices for accommodating warming energy storage devices , and the jaw temperature-control strap at least partially encompassing the lower jaw, preferably comprising the hyoid bone, and at least partially encompassing the upper jaw, the zygomatic arch, the sphenoid bone, the frontal bone and/or the parietal bone of the head and/or the neck of the horse or other riding and work animal, at least one receiving device being arranged in/on the jaw temperature-control strap that encompasses the head, and the jaw temperature-control strap abutting on a masticatory muscle and/or a temporal muscle and/or an internal pterygoid muscle and/or an external pterygoid muscle of the skull over a surface facing the head and shared with the receiving device , the receiving devices being designed as pockets , the basic cut being designed at least in two parts and consisting of at least two strap elements , with connection means being arranged on the strap elements for releasably connecting the strap elements, with one strap element, namely a forehead strap , being designed to extend over the mammal's forehead, and another strap element, namely a neck lower jaw strap , being designed to extend over the mammal's lower jaw and/or over the mammal's neck, the neck lower jaw strap at least partially encompassing the neck, the lower jaw, preferably comprising the hyoid bone, and at least partially encompassing the upper jaw and the zygomatic arch, and the forehead strap at least partially encompassing the sphenoid bone, the frontal bone and the jaw joint of the animal, the neck lower jaw strap having a connection means at its ends facing away from one another, by means of which the two ends can be connected, characterised in that the forehead strap has a connection means at its ends and the neck jaw strap has associated connection means so that the two straps can be connected.
An electroacoustic converter comprising a piezoelectric film comprising: a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material which contains piezoelectric particles in a matrix containing a polymer material; and electrode layers which are provided on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material , characterized in that in a case where a cross section of the film in a thickness direction is observed with a scanning electron microscope and the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material is divided into ten equal regions (12a to 12b) in the thickness direction, area ratios of the piezoelectric particles in the cross section of the film in the thickness direction of two most distant regions are measured, so that the area ratio of the piezoelectric particles in the region (12a or 12b) with a lower area ratio is set as 1, the area ratio of the piezoelectric particles in the region (12b or 12a) with a higher area ratio is 1.2 or greater. a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material which contains piezoelectric particles in a matrix containing a polymer material; and electrode layers which are provided on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material , characterized in that in a case where a cross section of the film in a thickness direction is observed with a scanning electron microscope and the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material is divided into ten equal regions (12a to 12b) in the thickness direction, area ratios of the piezoelectric particles in the cross section of the film in the thickness direction of two most distant regions are measured, so that the area ratio of the piezoelectric particles in the region (12a or 12b) with a lower area ratio is set as 1, the area ratio of the piezoelectric particles in the region (12b or 12a) with a higher area ratio is 1.2 or greater.
A peptide binder to Streptavidin, having at least 80% sequence identity to peptide AFPDYLAEYHGG (SEQ ID NO:241) or peptide RDPAPAWAHGGG (SEQ ID NO:243), and having an equilibrium dissociation constant (K D ) of less than 10 micromolar (μM).
A method for controlling an inverter, wherein the inverter converts power received from a solar module and supplies the converted power to a load, the method comprising: receiving a current direct-current DC link voltage of the inverter (S41); if the current DC link voltage is above or equal to a reference level (S42), and if a previous output frequency of an alternating-current AC voltage applied to the load increased in a previous period (S46), increasing a current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load at a first slope (S47); if the current DC link voltage is above or equal to the reference level (S42), and if the previous output frequency of the AC voltage applied to the load decreased in the previous period (S46), increasing the current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load at a second slope smaller than the first slope (S48); and if the current DC link voltage is below the reference level (S42), and if a previous DC link voltage in the previous period is below the reference level (S43), decreasing the current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load (S45). receiving a current direct-current DC link voltage of the inverter (S41); if the current DC link voltage is above or equal to a reference level (S42), and if a previous output frequency of an alternating-current AC voltage applied to the load increased in a previous period (S46), increasing a current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load at a first slope (S47); if the current DC link voltage is above or equal to the reference level (S42), and if the previous output frequency of the AC voltage applied to the load decreased in the previous period (S46), increasing the current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load at a second slope smaller than the first slope (S48); and if the current DC link voltage is below the reference level (S42), and if a previous DC link voltage in the previous period is below the reference level (S43), decreasing the current output frequency of the AC voltage to be applied to the load (S45).
A hot water supply system comprising: a hot water storage tank configured to store hot water; a hot water supply pipe configured to supply the hot water in the hot water storage tank to a hot water outlet terminal ; a circulation pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe and the hot water storage tank , and configured to return, to the hot water storage tank , the hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe ; a circulating pump disposed in the hot water supply pipe and spaced apart from the hot water storage tank by a distance smaller than a distance by which the circulating pump is spaced apart from the hot water outlet terminal , the circulating pump being configured to draw by suction the hot water in the hot water storage tank and discharge the hot water toward the hot water outlet terminal and the circulation pipe ; a mixing faucet connected between the hot water supply pipe and the hot water outlet terminal ; a water distributing pipe configured to supply water to the mixing faucet , wherein the water distributing pipe is connected to the mixing faucet via a check valve ; characterized in that the water distribution pipe is further connected to the mixing faucet via a pressure reducer and a feed pipe and wherein the check valve is disposed in the feed pipe and in further comprising a further feed pipe configured to supply water to the hot water storage tank ; and a further pressure reducer disposed in the further feed pipe , the further pressure reducer having a variable pressure reduction value. a hot water storage tank configured to store hot water; a hot water supply pipe configured to supply the hot water in the hot water storage tank to a hot water outlet terminal ; a circulation pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe and the hot water storage tank , and configured to return, to the hot water storage tank , the hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe ; a circulating pump disposed in the hot water supply pipe and spaced apart from the hot water storage tank by a distance smaller than a distance by which the circulating pump is spaced apart from the hot water outlet terminal , the circulating pump being configured to draw by suction the hot water in the hot water storage tank and discharge the hot water toward the hot water outlet terminal and the circulation pipe ; a mixing faucet connected between the hot water supply pipe and the hot water outlet terminal ; a water distributing pipe configured to supply water to the mixing faucet , wherein the water distributing pipe is connected to the mixing faucet via a check valve ; characterized in that the water distribution pipe is further connected to the mixing faucet via a pressure reducer and a feed pipe and wherein the check valve is disposed in the feed pipe and in further comprising a further feed pipe configured to supply water to the hot water storage tank ; and a further pressure reducer disposed in the further feed pipe , the further pressure reducer having a variable pressure reduction value.
A Backup Designated Router, BDR, election method, comprising: after an interface of a Protocol Independent Multicast, PIM, equipment is UP in a subnetwork, entering an election waiting state and starting an election waiting timer by the PIM equipment; determining, in an election waiting state by the PIM equipment, whether a Hello message carrying information of an elected BDR is received or not; in a case where the Hello message carrying the information of the elected BDR is not received and the election waiting timer times out, entering an election state by the PIM equipment, electing a BDR in the subnetwork and storing information of the elected BDR in the subnetwork by the PIM equipment, and sending, by the PIM equipment, a Hello message through the interface, wherein the Hello message carries the stored information of the elected BDR in the subnetwork; in a case where the Hello message carrying the information of the elected BDR is received before timeout of the election waiting timer, entering an election state and stopping the election waiting timer by the PIM equipment, and determining, by the PIM equipment, the BDR carried in the Hello message as the BDR elected by a PIM equipment. after an interface of a Protocol Independent Multicast, PIM, equipment is UP in a subnetwork, entering an election waiting state and starting an election waiting timer by the PIM equipment; determining, in an election waiting state by the PIM equipment, whether a Hello message carrying information of an elected BDR is received or not; in a case where the Hello message carrying the information of the elected BDR is not received and the election waiting timer times out, entering an election state by the PIM equipment, electing a BDR in the subnetwork and storing information of the elected BDR in the subnetwork by the PIM equipment, and sending, by the PIM equipment, a Hello message through the interface, wherein the Hello message carries the stored information of the elected BDR in the subnetwork; in a case where the Hello message carrying the information of the elected BDR is received before timeout of the election waiting timer, entering an election state and stopping the election waiting timer by the PIM equipment, and determining, by the PIM equipment, the BDR carried in the Hello message as the BDR elected by a PIM equipment.
A method, comprising: receiving, by a base station of a telecommunication network, a user equipment, UE, report from a UE; determining, by the base station, a radio condition metric indicated by the UE report; determining, by the base station, that the radio condition metric indicated by the UE report satisfies a two-layer uplink criteria for the UE to use a two-layer uplink configuration instead of an uplink carrier aggregation, CA, configuration for uplink transmissions to the base station; determining, by the base station, that the UE is currently using the uplink CA configuration; and instructing, by the base station, the UE to switch from using the uplink CA configuration to using the two-layer uplink configuration for the uplink transmissions. receiving, by a base station of a telecommunication network, a user equipment, UE, report from a UE; determining, by the base station, a radio condition metric indicated by the UE report; determining, by the base station, that the radio condition metric indicated by the UE report satisfies a two-layer uplink criteria for the UE to use a two-layer uplink configuration instead of an uplink carrier aggregation, CA, configuration for uplink transmissions to the base station; determining, by the base station, that the UE is currently using the uplink CA configuration; and instructing, by the base station, the UE to switch from using the uplink CA configuration to using the two-layer uplink configuration for the uplink transmissions.
A radio communication device comprising: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive to and from another radio communication device a signal in a first layer and data of a second layer which is an upper layer of the first layer; and a control unit configured to transmit, via the communication unit through a first control channel of the first layer, first delivery confirmation information to the other radio communication device , the first delivery confirmation information indicating whether the radio communication device correctly receives the data in the second layer from the other radio communication device , wherein the data of the second layer is transmission control protocol, TCP, data, wherein the first delivery confirmation information is TCP acknowledgement, ACK, or TCP negative acknowledgement, NACK, for TCP data, and the first control channel of the first layer is a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, as defined in third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, communication standards. a communication unit configured to transmit and receive to and from another radio communication device a signal in a first layer and data of a second layer which is an upper layer of the first layer; and a control unit configured to transmit, via the communication unit through a first control channel of the first layer, first delivery confirmation information to the other radio communication device , the first delivery confirmation information indicating whether the radio communication device correctly receives the data in the second layer from the other radio communication device , wherein the data of the second layer is transmission control protocol, TCP, data, wherein the first delivery confirmation information is TCP acknowledgement, ACK, or TCP negative acknowledgement, NACK, for TCP data, and the first control channel of the first layer is a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, as defined in third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, communication standards.
A terminal adapted to receive downlink control information by a downlink control channel, comprising: a receiving section adapted to receive, by higher layer signaling, allocation information of a plurality of frequency resource sets, each including a given number of frequency resource units allocated for the downlink control channel; and an acquisition section adapted to decode search space candidates for a given frequency resource set, of the plurality of frequency resource sets, based on the allocation information, and acquire the downlink control information, wherein a number of candidate search spaces is configured per frequency resource set, and wherein either one of mapping methods of mapping the downlink control information to a distributed frequency resource unit and mapping the downlink control information to a localized frequency resource unit is configured per frequency resource set. a receiving section adapted to receive, by higher layer signaling, allocation information of a plurality of frequency resource sets, each including a given number of frequency resource units allocated for the downlink control channel; and an acquisition section adapted to decode search space candidates for a given frequency resource set, of the plurality of frequency resource sets, based on the allocation information, and acquire the downlink control information, wherein a number of candidate search spaces is configured per frequency resource set, and wherein either one of mapping methods of mapping the downlink control information to a distributed frequency resource unit and mapping the downlink control information to a localized frequency resource unit is configured per frequency resource set.
A dendritic cell targeting complex comprising: a. an anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises an anti-CD40 antibody heavy chain variable region and an anti-CD40 antibody light chain variable region comprising at least six complementarity determining regions from an anti-CD40 antibody; and b. at least one human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 or E7 antigen, wherein the E6 or E7 antigen or antigens are HPV type 16 antigens having a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 or HPV type 18 antigens having a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4; for use in the treatment of a human papillomavirus (HPV) related disease. a. an anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises an anti-CD40 antibody heavy chain variable region and an anti-CD40 antibody light chain variable region comprising at least six complementarity determining regions from an anti-CD40 antibody; and b. at least one human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 or E7 antigen, wherein the E6 or E7 antigen or antigens are HPV type 16 antigens having a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 or HPV type 18 antigens having a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4;