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Electronic device for controlling and powering discharge lamps comprising: - a generator of power signals; and - a plurality of control units , each dedicated to controlling at least one discharge lamp , said control units being connected in parallel to said generator by a single power bus , each of the control units comprising, for each of the lamps to which the unit is dedicated, a control module and an electronic circuit connected to said lamp and to the power bus , said electronic circuit comprising resonance means capable of resonating at a frequency of a power signal from said generator so as to create an overvoltage at the terminals of said discharge lamp and trigger it to switch on, said power generator comprising a stage for correcting the power factor, this stage being capable of delivering a direct current voltage of more than 300V from the mains voltage to the power bus; characterised in that the resonance means comprise an inductive component and a capacitive component and the electronic circuit is configured to function according to a standard configuration in which the inductive component is connected in series to the discharge lamp and the capacitive component is not connected, and a switching on configuration in which the inductive component is connected in series to the discharge lamp , and the capacitive component is connected in parallel to the discharge lamp , the configurations being able to be activated selectively by the control module . - a generator of power signals; and - a plurality of control units , each dedicated to controlling at least one discharge lamp , said control units being connected in parallel to said generator by a single power bus , each of the control units comprising, for each of the lamps to which the unit is dedicated, a control module and an electronic circuit connected to said lamp and to the power bus , said electronic circuit comprising resonance means capable of resonating at a frequency of a power signal from said generator so as to create an overvoltage at the terminals of said discharge lamp and trigger it to switch on, said power generator comprising a stage for correcting the power factor, this stage being capable of delivering a direct current voltage of more than 300V from the mains voltage to the power bus;
A male urinary catheter , comprising: a catheter body and an outer layer and defining a proximal first section ; a second section adjacent to and distal from the proximal section ; a third section adjacent to and distal from the second section ; a fourth section adjacent to and distal from the third section ; and a distal fifth section adjacent to and distal from the fourth section , wherein the first section , the third section and the fifth section are relatively rigid, the second and fourth sections are relatively flexible, and the outer layer is applied to cover the catheter body in at least part of the sections. a proximal first section ; a second section adjacent to and distal from the proximal section ; a third section adjacent to and distal from the second section ; a fourth section adjacent to and distal from the third section ; and a distal fifth section adjacent to and distal from the fourth section , wherein the first section , the third section and the fifth section are relatively rigid, the second and fourth sections are relatively flexible, and the outer layer is applied to cover the catheter body in at least part of the sections. the first section , the third section and the fifth section are relatively rigid, the second and fourth sections are relatively flexible, and the outer layer is applied to cover the catheter body in at least part of the sections.
A process of identification of a haploid inducer maize plant comprising detecting in a maize plant or seed a 4 nucleotides insertion CGAG in chromosome 1 located between positions 68242433-68242434 of the maize B73 reference genome v2, and identifying said maize plant as a haploid inducer maize plant if said insertion is present.
A communication device , characterized by , comprising: a communication interface configured to transmit a pilot signal via a communication channel to a further communication device and to receive a plurality of data elements representing channel state information (CSI) from the further communication device , wherein the plurality of data elements are a subset of a set of data elements representing the full channel state information (CSI) being available at the further communication device ; and a processing unit configured to generate the full channel state information (CSI) on the basis of the plurality of data elements by applying a piecewise linear fitting scheme to the plurality of data elements received from the further communication device . a communication interface configured to transmit a pilot signal via a communication channel to a further communication device and to receive a plurality of data elements representing channel state information (CSI) from the further communication device , wherein the plurality of data elements are a subset of a set of data elements representing the full channel state information (CSI) being available at the further communication device ; and a processing unit configured to generate the full channel state information (CSI) on the basis of the plurality of data elements by applying a piecewise linear fitting scheme to the plurality of data elements received from the further communication device .
Actuating drive for a regulation valve, in particular steam turbine regulation valve , having a working cylinder and a spring , wherein the working cylinder has a piston with a piston rod connected thereto, which piston rod forms an actuator for the regulation valve, wherein the piston delimits a first pressure chamber with a first pressure port and a second pressure chamber with a second pressure port , for the purposes of displacing the piston with the piston rod counter to the force of the spring assigned to the working cylinder by pressurization of the first pressure chamber by introduction of a pressurized working medium via the first pressure port ; having an external working medium circuit to which the working cylinder is connected by means of its first and second pressure ports for the purposes of introducing working medium into, or discharging working medium from, the first and second pressure chambers ; wherein the external working medium circuit has a working medium pump driven by means of a motor , which working medium pump has a suction side and a pressure side and is, by means of the pressure side , connected in working-medium-conducting fashion via a pressure line to the first pressure port ; wherein the first pressure chamber is permanently connected in working-medium-conducting fashion via a short-circuit line to the second pressure chamber ; characterized in that the working medium pump is, by means of the suction side , connected via a tank line to the second pressure port , and a reversing line branches off from the tank line and opens into the pressure line , wherein a check valve which shuts off in the direction of the tank line is provided in the reversing line .
An attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance , the attachment comprising: a first part comprising a crevice nozzle , a brush section which is moveable relative to the crevice nozzle between a retracted position and a deployed position, and a first connector for releasably connecting the first part to a body of the appliance ; characterized in that the attachment further comprises a second part comprising a suction inlet and a second connector for releasably connecting the second part to the first part , and wherein the second part is arranged to be push-fitted over the first part so that the crevice nozzle and the brush section are stored within the second part when the second part is connected to the first part . a first part comprising a crevice nozzle , a brush section which is moveable relative to the crevice nozzle between a retracted position and a deployed position, and a first connector for releasably connecting the first part to a body of the appliance ; characterized in that the attachment further comprises a second part comprising a suction inlet and a second connector for releasably connecting the second part to the first part , and wherein the second part is arranged to be push-fitted over the first part so that the crevice nozzle and the brush section are stored within the second part when the second part is connected to the first part .
Method for controlling the quantity of air introduced at the intake of a supercharged internal combustion engine, said engine comprising an exhaust gas outlet linked to an exhaust manifold , comprising a supercharging device comprising a turbocompressor with a turbine with single inlet connected to said exhaust gas outlet and an outside air compressor , and a pipe for partial transfer of the compressed air from the compressor to the inlet of the turbine, in which the partial transfer pipe is linked to the inlet of the turbine, said pipe comprising a proportional valving means , and in that the circulation of the compressed air in this pipe during transient operating phases is controlled according to strategies applied to said valving means, and determined as a function of the characteristics of the stabilized phases, characterized in that : - for a control strategy, the following steps are performed: - from a state of setting of opening of the valving means for an initial stabilized state, - the setting is decreased according to a determined gradient, to a value maintained a time t, - said setting is increased according to a determined gradient to reach the setting of opening of the valving means for a final stabilized state. - for a control strategy, the following steps are performed: - from a state of setting of opening of the valving means for an initial stabilized state, - the setting is decreased according to a determined gradient, to a value maintained a time t, - said setting is increased according to a determined gradient to reach the setting of opening of the valving means for a final stabilized state. - from a state of setting of opening of the valving means for an initial stabilized state, - the setting is decreased according to a determined gradient, to a value maintained a time t, - said setting is increased according to a determined gradient to reach the setting of opening of the valving means for a final stabilized state.
A beacon sending method in a visible light communication personal area network, VPAN, comprising: sending , by a coordinator of the VPAN, a beacon, wherein the beacon occupies a first beacon timeslot in a current super frame; receiving, by the coordinator, a beacon request frame, wherein the beacon request frame is used to indicate that a device is located in an interference area between an area of a first network in which the coordinator is located and an area of at least one second network; and sending , by the coordinator, two beacons in each of N super frames starting from a next super frame, wherein the two beacons occupy the first beacon timeslot and a second beacon timeslot in each of the N super frames, N≥1, and N is a positive integer. sending , by a coordinator of the VPAN, a beacon, wherein the beacon occupies a first beacon timeslot in a current super frame; receiving, by the coordinator, a beacon request frame, wherein the beacon request frame is used to indicate that a device is located in an interference area between an area of a first network in which the coordinator is located and an area of at least one second network; and sending , by the coordinator, two beacons in each of N super frames starting from a next super frame, wherein the two beacons occupy the first beacon timeslot and a second beacon timeslot in each of the N super frames, N≥1, and N is a positive integer.
A radiography system comprising: a mammography apparatus that includes a radiation source , a radiation detector , a visible light source that emits visible light and a limitation unit that limits an irradiation region of the visible light, and a compression member adapted to compress a breast disposed between the radiation source and the radiation detector , wherein the mammography apparatus is adapted to capture a radiographic image of the breast in a compressed state using the radiation detector ; a control device including an acquisition unit adapted to acquire region information indicating a region of an object of interest in the breast on the basis of said radiographic image captured by the mammography apparatus , characterized in that the control device further includes a display control unit that performs control for the visible light source and for the limitation unit to limit an irradiation region of the visible light such that the irradiation region is matched with the region of the object of interest on the basis of a position of the visible light source and an irradiation angle of the visible light, to display the region of the object of interest on the compression member , so as to be recognizable on the basis of the region information, wherein the mammography apparatus is adapted to continuously compress the breast from the capture of the radiographic image until the region of interest is displayed. a mammography apparatus that includes a radiation source , a radiation detector , a visible light source that emits visible light and a limitation unit that limits an irradiation region of the visible light, and a compression member adapted to compress a breast disposed between the radiation source and the radiation detector , wherein the mammography apparatus is adapted to capture a radiographic image of the breast in a compressed state using the radiation detector ; a control device including an acquisition unit adapted to acquire region information indicating a region of an object of interest in the breast on the basis of said radiographic image captured by the mammography apparatus , characterized in that the control device further includes a display control unit that performs control for the visible light source and for the limitation unit to limit an irradiation region of the visible light such that the irradiation region is matched with the region of the object of interest on the basis of a position of the visible light source and an irradiation angle of the visible light, to display the region of the object of interest on the compression member , so as to be recognizable on the basis of the region information, wherein the mammography apparatus is adapted to continuously compress the breast from the capture of the radiographic image until the region of interest is displayed.
A method for manufacturing a metal-ceramic substrate, characterized by the following steps: a. supplying a DCB (Direct Copper Bonding, DAB (Direct Aluminum Bonding) or AMB (Active Metal Brazing) substrate comprising a ceramic substrate and a metallic coating thereon; b. applying an electrically insulating thick-film paste around the metallic coating onto the ceramic substrate, whereby the thick-film paste has a solid content in an amount of 30 to 70 wt% in relation to the total amount of the thick-film paste; c. optionally drying the thick-film paste; and d. baking the thick-film paste. a. supplying a DCB (Direct Copper Bonding, DAB (Direct Aluminum Bonding) or AMB (Active Metal Brazing) substrate comprising a ceramic substrate and a metallic coating thereon; b. applying an electrically insulating thick-film paste around the metallic coating onto the ceramic substrate, whereby the thick-film paste has a solid content in an amount of 30 to 70 wt% in relation to the total amount of the thick-film paste; c. optionally drying the thick-film paste; and d. baking the thick-film paste.
An integrated circuit comprising: a switch comprising: a first gate ; a first source/drain region at a top surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a second source/drain region (210 ") at the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region (210") are disposed on opposing sides of the first gate ; wherein the first gate is coupled to a control circuit that is configured to select whether to pass an input signal to an output of the switch ; wherein the first source/drain region is electrically coupled to the input signal by a first conductive line ; wherein the second source/drain region (210") is electrically coupled to output signal by a second conductive line ; wherein a third conductive line is disposed between the first conductive line and the second conductive line , characterized in that the third conductive line is electrically coupled to ground, and wherein the third conductive line is disconnected from the first gate . a first gate ; a first source/drain region at a top surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a second source/drain region (210 ") at the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region (210") are disposed on opposing sides of the first gate ; wherein the first gate is coupled to a control circuit that is configured to select whether to pass an input signal to an output of the switch ; wherein the first source/drain region is electrically coupled to the input signal by a first conductive line ; wherein the second source/drain region (210") is electrically coupled to output signal by a second conductive line ; wherein a third conductive line is disposed between the first conductive line and the second conductive line , characterized in that the third conductive line is electrically coupled to ground, and wherein the third conductive line is disconnected from the first gate .
A method for fabricating a nanopore at a particular location in a membrane , the method comprising: - directing a laser beam from a light source onto a surface of the membrane at the particular location on the membrane , wherein the membrane is comprised of at least one dielectric material; - applying one of an electric potential or an electric current to the membrane ; - measuring an electrical property across the membrane while the one of the electric potential or the electric current is being applied to the membrane and the laser beam is being directed at the particular location, wherein the electrical property includes at least one of voltage or leakage current; - comparing value of the measured electrical property to a threshold; and - removing the one of the electric potential or the electric current to the membrane and removing the laser beam from the particular location on the membrane in response to the value of the measured electrical property exceeding the threshold. - directing a laser beam from a light source onto a surface of the membrane at the particular location on the membrane , wherein the membrane is comprised of at least one dielectric material; - applying one of an electric potential or an electric current to the membrane ; - measuring an electrical property across the membrane while the one of the electric potential or the electric current is being applied to the membrane and the laser beam is being directed at the particular location, wherein the electrical property includes at least one of voltage or leakage current; - comparing value of the measured electrical property to a threshold; and - removing the one of the electric potential or the electric current to the membrane and removing the laser beam from the particular location on the membrane in response to the value of the measured electrical property exceeding the threshold.
Apparatus for delivery of stents, comprising: a guidewire ; a first stent (i) having an outer surface disposed against the guidewire and (ii) configured to be advanced into a lumen of a subject while the outer surface is disposed against the guidewire ; a second stent proximal to the first stent , surrounding the guidewire , and configured to be advanced into the lumen of the subject over the guidewire and placed alongside the first stent subsequent to advancement of the first stent off a distal end of a guide tube ; and the guide tube disposed within the first and second stents and advanceable therewith, the guide tube shaped to define (a) a guidewire-engaging portion , and (b) a slit extending proximally along a wall of the guide tube , from the distal end of the guide tube , a proximal end of the slit being located distally to a proximal end of the guide tube , the guidewire-engaging portion comprising one of a narrowed area in the slit and a hole through the wall of the guide tube , wherein the guidewire (i) enters a lumen of the guide tube from a distal-end opening of the guide tube , (ii) passes out of the lumen of the guide tube through the guidewire-engaging portion of the guide tube , and (iii) passes into the lumen of the guide tube through the proximal end of the slit , and wherein the first stent is (i) constrained from distal motion past the guidewire-engaging portion when the guidewire is disposed within the guidewire-engaging portion , and (ii) constrained from proximal motion past the proximal end of the slit when the guidewire is disposed within the slit . a guidewire ; a first stent (i) having an outer surface disposed against the guidewire and (ii) configured to be advanced into a lumen of a subject while the outer surface is disposed against the guidewire ; a second stent proximal to the first stent , surrounding the guidewire , and configured to be advanced into the lumen of the subject over the guidewire and placed alongside the first stent subsequent to advancement of the first stent off a distal end of a guide tube ; and the guide tube disposed within the first and second stents and advanceable therewith, the guide tube shaped to define (a) a guidewire-engaging portion , and (b) a slit extending proximally along a wall of the guide tube , from the distal end of the guide tube , a proximal end of the slit being located distally to a proximal end of the guide tube , the guidewire-engaging portion comprising one of a narrowed area in the slit and a hole through the wall of the guide tube , wherein the guidewire (i) enters a lumen of the guide tube from a distal-end opening of the guide tube , (ii) passes out of the lumen of the guide tube through the guidewire-engaging portion of the guide tube , and (iii) passes into the lumen of the guide tube through the proximal end of the slit , and wherein the first stent is (i) constrained from distal motion past the guidewire-engaging portion when the guidewire is disposed within the guidewire-engaging portion , and (ii) constrained from proximal motion past the proximal end of the slit when the guidewire is disposed within the slit .