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A method of controlling a lighting system which comprises a plurality of lighting channels with light sources having different color points, comprising: a first step of receiving color point information comprising nominal color point information in respect of the light sources; a second step of adjusting the color point information in dependence on a currently up to date temperature estimate; a third step of further adjusting the color point information in dependence on a currently up to date current drive level for the respective lighting channel, wherein the second and third steps may be performed in either order; a fourth step of using the further adjusted color point information to determine a flux contribution of each lighting channel to achieve a desired combined color point and combined light output flux from the plurality of lighting channels; a fifth step of updating the current drive levels for the plurality of lighting channels to create updated current drive levels to achieve the flux contribution of each lighting channel; a sixth step of updating the temperature estimate to create an updated temperature estimate based on the updated current drive levels; and repeating the second to sixth steps until (i) the temperature estimate converges to a value which deviates, when being updated, by less than a threshold, and/or (ii) the current drive levels converge to values which deviate, when being updated, by less than a threshold. a first step of receiving color point information comprising nominal color point information in respect of the light sources; a second step of adjusting the color point information in dependence on a currently up to date temperature estimate; a third step of further adjusting the color point information in dependence on a currently up to date current drive level for the respective lighting channel, wherein the second and third steps may be performed in either order; a fourth step of using the further adjusted color point information to determine a flux contribution of each lighting channel to achieve a desired combined color point and combined light output flux from the plurality of lighting channels; a fifth step of updating the current drive levels for the plurality of lighting channels to create updated current drive levels to achieve the flux contribution of each lighting channel; a sixth step of updating the temperature estimate to create an updated temperature estimate based on the updated current drive levels; and repeating the second to sixth steps until (i) the temperature estimate converges to a value which deviates, when being updated, by less than a threshold, and/or (ii) the current drive levels converge to values which deviate, when being updated, by less than a threshold.
A method for mitigating local cell identifier collision by a base station, comprising: receiving , at a first base station from a user device, a user device identifier associated with a second base station, local cell identifier associated with the second base station and a preamble signature assigned to the user device by the second base station; determining , at the first base station, a local cell identifier collision between the first base station and the second base station based on the user device identifier, the local cell identifier and the preamble signature assigned to the user device; and modifying or causing to be modified , by the first base station, one or more communication parameters of the first base station or the second base station in response to the determined local cell identifier collision, wherein the determining the local cell identifier collision is based on the first base station having assigned the preamble signature to a user device under control of the first base station and an access request with the preamble signature being received when the user device does not have any uplink data to send. receiving , at a first base station from a user device, a user device identifier associated with a second base station, local cell identifier associated with the second base station and a preamble signature assigned to the user device by the second base station; determining , at the first base station, a local cell identifier collision between the first base station and the second base station based on the user device identifier, the local cell identifier and the preamble signature assigned to the user device; and modifying or causing to be modified , by the first base station, one or more communication parameters of the first base station or the second base station in response to the determined local cell identifier collision, wherein the determining the local cell identifier collision is based on the first base station having assigned the preamble signature to a user device under control of the first base station and an access request with the preamble signature being received when the user device does not have any uplink data to send.
A method of preserving one or more cut flowers in a sleeve having a generally conical shape with a narrow end of the cone enclosing the base of the flower stem(s) which extend from the bottom of the sleeve and are placed in water with or without a flower treatment solution and-an opposed open top end enclosing, but not in contact with the flower head(s) with the use of a sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) generating device characterised in that the method is for use during wet transport in buckets or while the flowers are displayed in buckets and the SO 2 generating device is in the form of (i) a SO 2 generating strip that is attached to the opposed open end of the flower sleeve or (ii) a SO 2 generating article of any shape that is positioned above the flower heads.
A flight control system, comprising: a power distribution unit, PDU, configured to generate torque to drive an adjustment of an adjustable section of an aerodynamic element; an actuator configured to be disposed along the aerodynamic element, the actuator being receptive of the torque and configured to drive the adjustment of the adjustable section therewith; torque tubes configured to transmit the torque from the PDU to the actuator, the torque tubes being arranged between the PDU and the actuator such that adjacent torque tubes define an obtuse angle; and elastomeric couplings disposed at respective ends of each of the torque tubes to enable torque transmission between at least the adjacent torque tubes defining the obtuse angle, wherein the actuator is disposed between respective elastomeric couplings of an outboard end of an inboard torque tube and an inboard end of an outboard torque tube. a power distribution unit, PDU, configured to generate torque to drive an adjustment of an adjustable section of an aerodynamic element; an actuator configured to be disposed along the aerodynamic element, the actuator being receptive of the torque and configured to drive the adjustment of the adjustable section therewith; torque tubes configured to transmit the torque from the PDU to the actuator, the torque tubes being arranged between the PDU and the actuator such that adjacent torque tubes define an obtuse angle; and elastomeric couplings disposed at respective ends of each of the torque tubes to enable torque transmission between at least the adjacent torque tubes defining the obtuse angle, wherein the actuator is disposed between respective elastomeric couplings of an outboard end of an inboard torque tube and an inboard end of an outboard torque tube.
A surgical stapling system , comprising: an adapter assembly ; a trocar assembly selectively attachable to the adapter assembly and operatively coupled to a lead screw , the lead screw movable to move the trocar assembly relative to the adapter assembly; a processor ; a memory including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the surgical stapling system to: move the trocar assembly relative to the adapter assembly ; and determine whether the trocar assembly is properly attached to the adapter assembly based on: an amount of force applied between the trocar assembly and the adapter assembly when the trocar assembly is moved relative to the adapter assembly; characterised in that when the amount of force applied is not greater than a predetermined threshold within a specified range of movement, lead screw bottoms out causing a current spike; the current spike being utilized to generate an output indicating that the trocar assembly is improperly attached to the adapter assembly when the current spike reaches a predetermined threshold. an adapter assembly ; a trocar assembly selectively attachable to the adapter assembly and operatively coupled to a lead screw , the lead screw movable to move the trocar assembly relative to the adapter assembly; a processor ; a memory including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the surgical stapling system to: move the trocar assembly relative to the adapter assembly ; and determine whether the trocar assembly is properly attached to the adapter assembly based on: an amount of force applied between the trocar assembly and the adapter assembly when the trocar assembly is moved relative to the adapter assembly; characterised in that when the amount of force applied is not greater than a predetermined threshold within a specified range of movement, lead screw bottoms out causing a current spike; the current spike being utilized to generate an output indicating that the trocar assembly is improperly attached to the adapter assembly when the current spike reaches a predetermined threshold. an amount of force applied between the trocar assembly and the adapter assembly when the trocar assembly is moved relative to the adapter assembly; characterised in that when the amount of force applied is not greater than a predetermined threshold within a specified range of movement, lead screw bottoms out causing a current spike; the current spike being utilized to generate an output indicating that the trocar assembly is improperly attached to the adapter assembly when the current spike reaches a predetermined threshold.
A method of printing onto a surface of a substrate, which comprises providing a donor surface , passing the donor surface through a coating station from which the donor surface exits coated with a monolayer of individual particles, wherein the particles adhere more strongly to the donor surface than to one another, and repeatedly performing the steps of: (i) treating the substrate surface to render the affinity of the particles to at least selected regions of the substrate surface greater than the affinity of the particles to the donor surface, (ii) contacting the substrate surface with the donor surface to cause particles to transfer from the donor surface only to the treated selected regions of the substrate surface, thereby exposing regions of the donor surface from which particles are transferred to corresponding regions on the substrate; and (iii) returning the donor surface to the coating station to render the particle monolayer continuous in order to permit printing of a subsequent image on a substrate surface. (i) treating the substrate surface to render the affinity of the particles to at least selected regions of the substrate surface greater than the affinity of the particles to the donor surface, (ii) contacting the substrate surface with the donor surface to cause particles to transfer from the donor surface only to the treated selected regions of the substrate surface, thereby exposing regions of the donor surface from which particles are transferred to corresponding regions on the substrate; and (iii) returning the donor surface to the coating station to render the particle monolayer continuous in order to permit printing of a subsequent image on a substrate surface.
A semiconductor laser having a multilayer structure comprising a ridge and two material removal areas adjacent to the ridge on either side, the multilayer structure being arranged on a substrate and a layer expansion plane being defined by a surface of the substrate , the ridge having at least one active region and at least the active region being spatially limited by passages between the ridge and the material removal areas in one dimension of the layer expansion plane , the active region having a layer structure for forming an interband cascade laser, wherein, at least in the material removal areas , an insulation layer and a superimposed grating structure layer are provided, the insulation layer and the grating structure layer being arranged in the material removal areas in such a manner that the grating structure layer is arranged below, but not more than 100 nm below, a bottom edge of the active region , the grating structure layer comprising a metal and being formed by grating webs that are periodic at least in sections, the grating structure layer having separate parallel webs made of the metal, said grating webs of the grating structure layer being arranged perpendicularly to the orientation of the ridge of the multilayer structure so that an optical feedback with a laser radiation in the active region is produced. a multilayer structure comprising a ridge and two material removal areas adjacent to the ridge on either side, the multilayer structure being arranged on a substrate and a layer expansion plane being defined by a surface of the substrate , the ridge having at least one active region and at least the active region being spatially limited by passages between the ridge and the material removal areas in one dimension of the layer expansion plane , the active region having a layer structure for forming an interband cascade laser, wherein, at least in the material removal areas , an insulation layer and a superimposed grating structure layer are provided, the insulation layer and the grating structure layer being arranged in the material removal areas in such a manner that the grating structure layer is arranged below, but not more than 100 nm below, a bottom edge of the active region , the grating structure layer comprising a metal and being formed by grating webs that are periodic at least in sections, the grating structure layer having separate parallel webs made of the metal, said grating webs of the grating structure layer being arranged perpendicularly to the orientation of the ridge of the multilayer structure so that an optical feedback with a laser radiation in the active region is produced.
A thermoacoustic device comprising: a loop tube in which a working gas is sealed; a stack in which a temperature gradient is generated in a tube axis direction (Y) of the loop tube , the stack being provided in the loop tube ; and a diaphragm structure including a diaphragm provided in the loop tube and an operating unit, the diaphragm having a surface extending in a direction intersecting the tube axis direction and being configured to vibrate with a component of vibration in the tube axis direction, characterized in that the operation unit is configured to apply a physical quantity that is required, to the diaphragm to change a rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction; the diaphragm is configured to expand and contract in a direction along the surface based on the physical quantity, wherein when the diaphragm expands in the direction along the surface, the rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction decreases, and when the diaphragm contracts in the direction along the surface, the rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction increases; the diaphragm structure further includes a restraining member that restrains a peripheral portion of the diaphragm ; and a region of the diaphragm is configured to vibrate in the tube axis direction, the region of the diaphragm being closer to a center of the diaphragm than the peripheral portion is. a loop tube in which a working gas is sealed; a stack in which a temperature gradient is generated in a tube axis direction (Y) of the loop tube , the stack being provided in the loop tube ; and a diaphragm structure including a diaphragm provided in the loop tube and an operating unit, the diaphragm having a surface extending in a direction intersecting the tube axis direction and being configured to vibrate with a component of vibration in the tube axis direction, characterized in that the operation unit is configured to apply a physical quantity that is required, to the diaphragm to change a rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction; the diaphragm is configured to expand and contract in a direction along the surface based on the physical quantity, wherein when the diaphragm expands in the direction along the surface, the rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction decreases, and when the diaphragm contracts in the direction along the surface, the rigidity of the diaphragm in the tube axis direction increases; the diaphragm structure further includes a restraining member that restrains a peripheral portion of the diaphragm ; and a region of the diaphragm is configured to vibrate in the tube axis direction, the region of the diaphragm being closer to a center of the diaphragm than the peripheral portion is.
A method for galvanically isolated, AC/DC sensitive differential current measurement in a power supply system, comprising a measuring current transformer having a line of the power supply system functioning as primary winding through which a current to be measured is flowing, a transformer coupling between the primary winding and a secondary winding via a shared magnetic flux which forms a magnetic circuit having at least one segment made from a material of relative permeability, wherein in the secondary winding a first partial voltage proportional to the change in time of the primary-side current is induced, wherein, due to a change in time of the relative permeability in the material forming the segment , which is effected by a control current (i st (t)), a second partial voltage is induced in the secondary winding , said second partial voltage being directly proportional to a direct current to be measured in the primary winding , and wherein, at a load resistance (R B ) of the secondary winding of the measuring current transformer , a sum measuring voltage (u B (t)) can be registered due to the first and second induced partial voltage superimposing each other and the registered sum measuring voltage (u B (t)) is assessed synchronously to the temporally changeable control current (i st (t)), wherein the assessment of the registered sum measuring voltage (u B (t)) is effected by means of a voltage (U st ) which is synchronous to the temporally changeable control current (i st (t)) and by which the sum measuring voltage (u B (t)) registered at the load resistance (R B ) is multiplied, resulting in a second measuring signal proportional to the direct current to be measured, wherein, for the improved registration of a first measuring signal which can be attributed to the first induced partial voltage and the second measuring signal , a frequency of the control current (i st (t)) is switched cyclically between at least two frequencies.
A composition comprising one or more isolated peptide(s), wherein the one or more isolated peptide(s) have the sequence KDLKNKILKIKKEATGKGVLFEAFTGLKTG (SEQ ID NO:1) or an active variant thereof, and wherein the one or more isolated peptide(s) have a size of no more than 60 amino acids in length; said active variant having: (a) one or more of the amino acids K1, D2, L3, K9, K12, K13, T15, G16, L20, E22, G26, L27 and/or K28 of SEQ ID NO:1 substituted with an amino acid replacement; and/or (b) 1-3 fewer amino acids at one or both ends of SEQ ID NO: 1; wherein one or more of the peptide(s) can bind specifically to an antibody against a pathogenic Borrelia; optionally wherein one or more of the peptide(s) is linked to at least one further moiety via a terminal amino acid linker or a chemical coupling agent, to form a linked peptide, and that further moiety is an additional peptide that is also specific for an antibody against pathogenic Borrelia, and further wherein the linked peptide has a size of 20-80 amino acids in length. (a) one or more of the amino acids K1, D2, L3, K9, K12, K13, T15, G16, L20, E22, G26, L27 and/or K28 of SEQ ID NO:1 substituted with an amino acid replacement; and/or (b) 1-3 fewer amino acids at one or both ends of SEQ ID NO: 1;
An introducing stylet assembly comprising: an endotracheal tube (ETT); an introducing stylet comprising an elongated rod , the elongated rod having a distal end and a proximal end ; a bridge formed on the elongated rod and configured to engage an inside surface of the ETT into which the introducing stylet has been inserted, to prevent both longitudinal and lateral movement of the introducing stylet relative to the ETT; wherein an air flow path is defined adjacent the bridge between the inside surface of the ETT and the elongated rod, the air flow path thus ensuring that air flow is maintained through the ETT; an overhanging obturating feature extending circumferentially about a portion of the elongated rod and including a tapered leading surface , a flat trailing surface , and an arcuate edge formed between the leading surface and the trailing surface , the arcuate edge defining a plane extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the elongated rod and further defining an ETT-engaging surface , wherein the obturating feature is configured to occlude a gap that would otherwise exist between a flat leading surface of a portion of a bevel of the ETT and the obturating feature, and wherein the flat trailing surface abuts a leading end of the ETT; and a Murphy eye plug formed on the elongated rod proximal of the overhanging obturating feature , and positioned within a Murphy eye of the ETT ; wherein a portion of the distal end of the elongated rod extends longitudinally outwardly of the ETT and defines a leading end. an endotracheal tube (ETT); an introducing stylet comprising an elongated rod , the elongated rod having a distal end and a proximal end ; a bridge formed on the elongated rod and configured to engage an inside surface of the ETT into which the introducing stylet has been inserted, to prevent both longitudinal and lateral movement of the introducing stylet relative to the ETT; wherein an air flow path is defined adjacent the bridge between the inside surface of the ETT and the elongated rod, the air flow path thus ensuring that air flow is maintained through the ETT; an overhanging obturating feature extending circumferentially about a portion of the elongated rod and including a tapered leading surface , a flat trailing surface , and an arcuate edge formed between the leading surface and the trailing surface , the arcuate edge defining a plane extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the elongated rod and further defining an ETT-engaging surface , wherein the obturating feature is configured to occlude a gap that would otherwise exist between a flat leading surface of a portion of a bevel of the ETT and the obturating feature, and wherein the flat trailing surface abuts a leading end of the ETT; and a Murphy eye plug formed on the elongated rod proximal of the overhanging obturating feature , and positioned within a Murphy eye of the ETT ; wherein a portion of the distal end of the elongated rod extends longitudinally outwardly of the ETT and defines a leading end.