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A method and apparatus are disclosed for simulating the operation of a rechargeable battery. There is obtained (503, 553) a value for at least one parameter that describes an internal state of the battery. Said obtained value is used for calculating (504, 505, 554, 555) a prediction value for a characteristic of the battery that is observable outside the battery. These steps are repeated a multitude of times in order to simulate the operation of the battery over a certain period of time. A difference is detected (507, 556) between a calculated prediction value and a known value of a corresponding characteristic in a corresponding situation. The obtained value of said at least one parameter is corrected (507, 558) before a further prediction value calculating step by an amount that is proportional to said detected difference.
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The present invention discloses a mechanism to initiate, establish, and maintain relay connectivity in a SmartBAN network while maintaining uninterrupted operations within the network. The present invention comprises the aspects of identifying and notifying an isolated node, initiating and establishing relay connectivity, maintaining the relay connectivity, and ending the relay connectivity when this is desired by either a hub, the isolated node or the nominated relay node. Some new frame formats comprising several new Information Units are also defined.
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The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), tautomers, stereoisomers, N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pro-drug thereof, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy: wherein: a dashed line indicates an optional bond; X represents: a 5- or 6-membered, unsaturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —N(R)2, and —SO2R (where each R is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl); a C3-5 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); or an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); Y represents: an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); a 5- or 6-membered, saturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1_3 alkoxy); or a C3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); and Z represents: an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —OH, —N(R1)2 (where each R1 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), —SO2R2 (where R2 is H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), —SO2N(R3)2 (where each R3 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), C and —C(O)N(R4)2 (where each R4 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl, or wherein both R4 groups, together with the intervening nitrogen atom, form a 3 to 6 membered saturated heterocyclic ring); or an unsaturated, 5- to 10-membered mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —OH, —N(R1)2 (where each R1 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), —SO2R2 (where R2 is H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), —SO2N(R3)2 (where each R3 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl), and —C(O)N(R4)2 (where each R4 is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl, or wherein both R4 groups, together with the intervening nitrogen atom, form a 3 to 6 membered saturated heterocyclic ring); with the proviso: that when the compound is other than an N-oxide of formula (I), Z must be substituted by at least one substituent selected from —OH, —N(R3)2, —SO2N(R3)2 and —C(O)N(R4)2, preferably by at least one substituent selected from —OH, —SO2N(R3)2 and —C(O)N(R4)2. These compounds find particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or disorder responsive to inhibition of tankyrase 1 and/or 2, for example a disorder which is mediated by tankyrase 1 and/or 2 such as cancer.
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The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), tautomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy wherein a dashed line indicates an optional bond; X represents: a 5- or 6-membered, unsaturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —N(R)2, and —SO2R (where each R is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl); a C3-5 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); or an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); Y represents: an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); a 5- or 6-membered, saturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); or a C3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C1-6 alkyl (preferably C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), and C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy); and Z represents: an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —N(R)2, and —SO2R (where each R is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl); or an unsaturated, 5- to 10-membered mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C1-6 alkyl (e.g. C1-3 alkyl), C1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C1-3 haloalkyl), C1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C1-3 alkoxy), —CN, —NO2, —N(R)2, and —SO2R (where each R is independently H or C1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C1-3 alkyl). These compounds find particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or disorder responsive to inhibition of tankyrase 1 and/or 2, for example a disorder which is mediated by tankyrase 1 and/or 2 such as cancer.
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A learning protocol for distributed antenna state selection in directional cognitive small-cell networks is described. Antenna state selection is formulated as a nonstationary multi-armed bandit problem and an effective solution is provided based on the adaptive pursuit method from reinforcement learning. A cognitive small cell testbed, called WARP-TDMAC, provides a useful software-defined radio package to explore the usefulness of compact, electronically reconfigurable antennas in dense small-cell configurations. A practical implementation of the adaptive pursuit method provides a robust distributed antenna state selection protocol for cognitive small-cell networks. Test results confirm that directionality provides significant advantages over omnidirectional transmission which suffers high throughput reduction and complete link outages at above-average jamming or cross-link interference power.
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An enhanced method for indexing and retrieval of digital media entities is presented. Furthermore the method utilizes descriptive search queries and augmented digital media models for searching the digital media entities.
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The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), tautomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy wherein a dashed line indicates an optional bond; X represents: a 5- or 6-membered, unsaturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, C1, Br, I), C 1-6 alkyl (e.g. C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy), -CN, -NO 2 , -N(R)2, and -SO 2 R (where each R is independently H or C 1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C 1-3 alkyl); a C 3-5 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl (preferably C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), and C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy); or an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, C1, Br, I), C 1-6 alkyl (e.g C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), and C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy); Y represents: an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C 1-6 alkyl (e.g C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), and C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy); a 5- or 6-membered, saturated heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl (preferably C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), and C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy); or a C 3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1 or 2) substituents independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl (preferably C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), and C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy); and Z represents: an aryl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, Cl, Br, I), C 1-6 alkyl (e.g. C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy), -CN, -NO 2 , -N(R) 2 , and -SO 2 R (where each R is independently H or C 1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C 1-3 alkyl); or an unsaturated, 5- to 10-membered mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. 1, 2 or 3) substituents independently selected from halogen (i.e. F, C1, Br, I), C 1-6 alkyl (e.g. C 1-3 alkyl), C 1-6 haloalkyl (e.g. C 1-3 haloalkyl), C 1-6 alkoxy (e.g. C 1-3 alkoxy), -CN, -NO 2 , -N(R) 2 , and -SO 2 R (where each R is independently H or C 1-6 alkyl, e.g. H or C 1-3 alkyl). These compounds find particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or disorder responsive to inhibition of tankyrase 1 and/or 2, for example a disorder which is mediated by tankyrase 1 and/or 2 such as cancer.
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The present invention provides extracellular matrix homogenate for culturing human cells in vitro comprising homogenized human leiomyoma tissue. The present invention also provides a method for producing extracellular matrix homogenate from discarded leiomyoma tissue removed from patients in routine operations.
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The present invention relates to a method for preparation of a modified cellulose material, wherein the method comprises sonication of a mixture comprising a suspension of cellulose and an organic acid. It also relates to the cellulose material obtained by the method, a paper sheet, a cellulose nanopaper, as well as the use of the method for reducing the drainage time in processing of cellulose into finished products.
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The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I'), tautomers, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical formulations containing such compounds and to their use in therapy (I') (wherein: Z represents an optionally substituted, 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic group comprising at least one nitrogen atom; L represents a 4-, 5- or 6-membered cycloalkyl group, preferably a cyclobutyl group; each R1 independently represents F, CI, Br, I, C 1-3 alkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl (e.g. -CF 3 ), -CN, -OH or -NO2, preferably F, CI, Br or 1, e.g. CI or F; each R 2 independently represents F, CI, Br, I, C 1-3 alkyl, -CN, -OH or -NO 2 , preferably F, CI, Br, I or -CN, e.g. F or -CN; X represents -NR 3 - or -0-; R 3 represents H or a C 1-3 alkyl group (e.g. methyl); n is an integer from 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 3, more preferably 0, 1 or 2, e.g 1; and m is an integer from 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 3, more preferably 0, 1 or 2, e.g. 0 or 1). These compounds find particular use in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions or diseases which are affected by over-activation of signaling in the WNT pathway and increased presence of nuclear β-catenin. For example, these may be used in preventing and/or retarding proliferation of tumor cells and metastasis, for example carcinomas such as colon carcinomas.