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An audio beacon system, apparatus and method for collecting information on a panelist's exposure to media. An audio beacon is configured as on-device encoding technology that is operative in a processing device (e.g., cell phone, PDA, PC) to enable the device to encode an environmental sound and transmit it for a predetermined period of time. The acoustically transmitted data is received and processed by a portable audience measurement device, such as Arbitron's Personal People Meter™ (“PPM”), or other specially equipped portable device to enable audience measurement systems to achieve higher levels of detail on panel member activity and greater association of measurement devices to their respective users.

In a method for operating a vehicle, a vehicle guidance activity of a driver of the vehicle is monitored so that, based on the monitored vehicle guidance activity, driving parameters describing a driving style of the driver are generated and provided to a driver assistance system of the vehicle so that the driver's driving style is at least partly reproduced in the context of control of the vehicle by the driver assistance system.

A device for visually combining patient image data from transillumination and / or tomographic imaging methods with object image data comprising video images includes an image display device and at least one video camera associated with the image display device as a portable unit. A computer-assisted navigation system can detect the spatial positions of the image display device and / or the video camera as well as the spatial positions of a part of the patient's body via tracking means. An input device can be provided on the image display device, which enables inputs for image-assisted treatment or treatment planning.

A new use of a molecule comprising at least one moiety which is a biologically active protein and at least one moiety capable of binding to a serum albumin of a mammal is provided, for preparation of a medicament which elicits no or a reduced immune response upon administration to the mammal, as compared to the immune response elicited upon administration to the mammal of the biologically active protein per se. Also provided is a method of reducing or eliminating the immune response elicited upon administration of a biologically active protein to a human or non-human mammal, which comprises coupling the polypeptide to at least one moiety capable of binding to a serum albumin of the mammal.

A method and system limiting specific consumption of an aircraft by matching sizing of a power supply to actual power needs of a cabin pressure control system. The method optimizes overall efficiency of energy supplied onboard an aircraft including, in an environment near the cabin, at least one main power-generating engine, sized to serve as a single pneumatic energy-generating source for the cabin and as an at most partial propulsive, hydraulic, and / or electric energy-generating source for the rest of the aircraft. The method minimizes power differential between a nominal point of the power sources when the sources are operating, and a sizing point of non-propulsive energy contributions of the sources when the main engine has failed, by equally dividing power contributions of the main engines and the main power generator under nominal operating conditions and in an event of failure of a main engine.

The subject of the invention is an anode block (13, 13a-13e) made of carbon for a pre-baked anode (4) for use in a metal electrolysis cell (1) comprising a higher face (24), a lower face (23), designed to be laid out opposite a higher face of a cathode (9), and four side faces (21,22,34), and including at least one first groove (31a-31e) leading onto at least one of the side faces, in which the first groove has a maximum length Lmax in a plane parallel to the lower face, and characterized in that the first groove does not lead onto said lower or higher faces, or leads onto said lower or higher faces over a length L0 less than half the maximum length Lmax.

A new use of a molecule comprising at least one moiety which is a biologically active protein and at least one moiety capable of binding to a serum albumin of a mammal is provided, for preparation of a medicament which elicits no or a reduced immune response upon administration to the mammal, as compared to the immune response elicited upon administration to the mammal of the biologically active protein per se. Also provided is a method of reducing or eliminating the immune response elicited upon administration of a biologically active protein to a human or non-human mammal, which comprises coupling the polypeptide to at least one moiety capable of binding to a serum albumin of the mammal.

Disclosed are the design and utilitarian characteristics of a support device for supporting a cover wherein such cover is typically used to cover a vehicle such as a boat or automobile. The invention includes a dome shaped support device with a depending base configured for extending through a cover. The depending base defines an interface for being associated with a support structure such as a pole and such interface may be a swivel interface. Additionally, the support device may define a suspension interface so that a tether may be used to apply a support force from above the support device. The support device may also define a swivel device configured for being associated with a support surface such as a floor.

A method for generating an alternating electric current is provided. In the method, multiple partial currents are generated and superimposed into a total current. Each of the partial currents is generated using a modulation method. The modulation method uses a tolerance band method having tolerance limits that are changeable.

Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently present large amounts of entity information with a graphical display that retains all or most of the relevant contextual information. More particularly, the preferred embodiment of the present invention enables efficient analysis of data with a graphical display that minimizes distortion of the text in the graphical display, that retains contextual information associated with data objects in the graphical display, and that positions the objects to optimally represent relational database associations.

A method for operating a combustion engine (10) with a variable compression ratio includes the following steps: determining a theoretical value for the compression ratio; adjusting the compression ratio to the theoretical value; and correcting the adjusted compression ratio as a function of signals of a sensor mechanism of the combustion engine (10). The step of correcting includes the step of determining an actual value of the compression ratio. In addition, a device for performing the method is proposed.

A removable cover for an intracorporeal medical device is provided. The removable cover is adapted to surround the tether so that the tether of the intracorporeal medical device is not exposed to the outside environment after insertion of the tether into the central opening of the medical device in order to desirably decrease the prevalence of bacteria within and about the central opening. The removable image may also, desirably, include images thereon which encourage the use of the intracorporeal medical device by patients.

A vehicle driver feedback system includes a control unit and a display unit. The control unit is arranged for registering a driver-influenced vehicle driving parameter and the display unit is positioned in the vehicle and arranged for displaying information to the vehicle driver. The control unit further is arranged for: iteratively calculating and storing at least one score value based on the at least one driver-influenced vehicle driving parameter, wherein the at least one score value reflects a magnitude of driver-induced energy waste; driver-induced fuel waste; driver-induced vehicle wear; unsafe driving; or a weighted combination of at least two thereof, and displaying on the display unit during driving of the vehicle a graphical score value development over time or relative to the travelled route as feedback to the vehicle driver.

A biocompatible multipolymer, having a backbone comprising about 10 to 45 wt % of at least one hard segment and about 55 to 90 wt % of soft segments. The soft segments are divided into three groups, 5 to 25 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of an oxygen permeable soft segment; 5 to 25 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of a hydrophilic soft segment; and 50 to 90 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of a biostable, relatively hydrophobic soft segment.

The invention relates to a method for determining the threshold value of screens which enable an evaluation of a sound coupling during the ultrasound testing of a series of spot welding joints of a selected type. Initially, a geometrical minimal thickness dMin is established for the spot welding joints. At least one echo of the front surface (entrance echo) is received in addition to one echo of the first reflection on a rear wall of the spot welding joint (first rear wall echo) and at least one further (n-th) rear wall echo. The propagation time tMin of the ultra sound pulse is defined for the path to the front surface to the rear wall and back to the front surface at a minimal thickness dMin and a propagation time tT for the total thickness. A first screen (B1) is set for the signal of the rear wall echo, starting at a moment in time t1S=tE+tMin−tSA and ending at a moment in time t1T=tE+tT+tSE, whereby tSA and tSE are additional small security measures. An n-th screen is correspondingly determined for the n-th rear wall echo. The testing head is oriented differently.

Display methods adding the speed dial number(s) of the called or calling party on the current display of the user's phone so that he / she could memorize and use many speed dial numbers in a shorter period of time. If any cellular subscriber who is using only a few speed dial numbers due to poor memory begins to experience the display method of this invention, he / she can memorize most of necessary speed dial numbers in his / her daily life by dint of the associations being reacted by conditioned reflex, and use them for the rest of his / her life. When a phone user receives a call; Method of displaying the speed dial number(s) and contact name (ID) of a calling party on the receiver's phone; Method of flashing the above two letters alternately to enhance the effect of being associated with each other. When a phone user makes an outgoing call; Method of displaying the speed dial number(s) and contact name (ID) of the called party on the caller's phone. If a caller makes a call by using the search functions or entering the phone numbers; Method of flashing only the speed dial number(s) to enhance the efficiency of recognizing it for the caller: If the caller makes a call by entering a speed dial number(s); Method of flashing only the contact name (ID) of the called party to enable the caller to confirm the called party who is associated with the speed dial number(s) just pressed. The caller places a call and habitually recognizes the speed dial number which is associated with the called party on the line. Every cellular subscriber who is using the cellular phone upgraded with this invention will enjoy the effect that he / she can naturally memorize the speed dial numbers not only necessary for every day's frequent calls but also important for the persons in contact with him / her by phone calls for long.

A method and system for advertising dynamic content in an immersive digital medium user experience operate a plurality of computer processors and databases in an associated network for receiving, processing, and communicate instructions and data relating to advertising content in an immersive digital medium user experience. The method and system execute instructions and processing data relating to advertising objects, the advertising objects comprising images of objects, signs, labels, and related indicia of object origin for indicating sources of purchasing one or more objects for advertising to receive advertising instructions and data from a plurality of software applications and further respond to variations in said advertising instructions and data whereby operation of said computer processors and databases enables swapping out of various advertising messages and images according to the context of said immersive digital medium user experience.

A coupling for connecting two components, such as a drive element to a drive element, transmission, or the like, having a clamping hub and a centering hub which are connected to one another in an axially displaceable manner by at least one bellows, and as additional torsional locking, the clamping hub and centering hub are connected with a positive fit and are radially locked torsionally with respect to one another.

The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutically acceptable salts of sitagliptin, to processes for their preparation and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

A telecommunication network comprises multiple radio cells (13-15) and a data base (12) which is linked to a multiple number of cells and which comprises information relative to the radio resources of each radio cell of the multiple numbers of cells. The data base is managed by a data base management entity (16). Via the first cell, a requesting message (21) is broadcast to the data base management entity requesting information concerning the radio resources of at least a second cell of the multiple numbers of cells. Then, a response message (22) is received from the data base management entity with the requested information. Finally, radio resources are requested from the second cell on the basis of the information received.