Abstract: The present description is related to the field of protein production. It introduces novel host cells with low protease activity, a novel protease regulator, its use in expression systems and protein production, and a method of producing host cells for protein production.

Abstract: A method of and an arrangement for adding a chemical to an approach flow system of a fiber web machine by mixing of a retention chemical to a fibrous stock flowing in an approach flow system of a fiber web machine by a mixer (200) between the attenuator (16) and the headbox (18).

Abstract: A method of and an arrangement for adding a chemical to an approach flow system of a fiber web machine by mixing of a retention chemical to a fibrous stock flowing in an approach flow system of a fiber web machine by a mixer (200) between the attenuator (16) and the headbox (18).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tool, liquid nozzle or corresponding product, in which one or more holes or openings of a desired shape are made into the product during manufacture. The hole or opening is required to have at least one of the following characteristics: interchangeability, serviceability, processability or mechanical wear-resistance, and to achieve this, the inner surface of the hole or opening is accessible in an appropriate manner. The product is divided into at least two parts with the dividing line arranged to run through the hole or opening in such a manner that in the product parts the hole or opening is open, such as an open groove, in which case it is freely accessible in each part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drive unit mounting arrangement, in which a drive unit having a chassis is mounted to a cabinet from at least two sides. The arrangement comprises a member for securing the drive unit to the cabinet from mounting points of the chassis. The arrangement further comprises a suspension member between the mounting points of the chassis and the cabinet such as to suspend the drive unit chassis elastically to the cabinet for allowing suspension in both forward and rearward directions.

Abstract: An encoder comprising an input for inputting frames of an audio signal in a frequency band, at least a first excitation block for performing a first excitation for a speech like audio signal, and a second excitation block for performing a second excitation for a non-speech like audio signal. The encoder further comprises a filter for dividing the frequency band into a plurality of sub bands each having a narrower bandwidth than the frequency band. The encoder also comprises an excitation selection block for selecting one excitation block among the at least first excitation block and the second excitation block for performing the excitation for a frame of the audio signal on the basis of the properties of the audio signal at least at one of the sub bands. The invention also relates to a device, a system, a method and a storage medium for a computer program.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drive unit mounting arrangement, in which a drive unit having a chassis is mounted to a cabinet from at least two sides. The arrangement comprises a member for securing the drive unit to the cabinet from mounting points of the chassis. The arrangement further comprises a suspension member between the mounting points of the chassis and the cabinet such as to suspend the drive unit chassis elastically to the cabinet for allowing suspension in both forward and rearward directions.

Abstract: A method for supporting an encoding of an audio signal is shown, wherein at least a first and a second coder mode are available for encoding a section of the audio signal. The first coder mode enables a coding based on two different coding models. A selection of a coding model is enabled by a selection rule which is based on signal characteristics which have been determined for a certain analysis window. In order to avoid a misclassification of a section after a switch to the first coder mode, it is proposed that the selection rule is activated only when sufficient sections for the analysis window have been received. The invention relates equally to a module in which this method is implemented, to a device and a system comprising such a module and to a software program product including a software code for realizing the proposed method.

Abstract: A method for thinning a wafer layer to a predetermined thickness comprises two phases of thinning. A first thinning phase and a second thinning phase, wherein the first thinning phase is a preparatory thinning phase and the second thinning phase is a final thinning phase, so performed that the structure comprising silicon meets as thinned the final thickness as predetermined. Such thinned layer in a wafer for instance, can be used in a sensor to be used in normal sized, micromechanical or even nano-sized devices for the device specific sensing applications in electromechanical devices.

Abstract: It is shown in the invention a method for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer structure with an active layer for impurity removal, which method comprises phases of depositing a first layer on a first wafer surface for providing an active layer, an optional phase of preparation for said first layer for next phase, growing thermal oxide layer on a second wafer, bonding said first and second wafers into a stack, annealing the stack for a crystalline formation in said thermal oxide layer as a second layer, and thinning said first wafer to a pre-determined thickness. The invention concerns also a wafer manufactured according to the method, chip that utilizes such a wafer structure and an electronic device utilizing such a chip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting an encoding of an audio signal, wherein at least one section of the audio signal is to be encoded with a coding model that allows the use of different coding frame lengths. In order to enable a simple selection of the respectively best suited coding frame length, it is proposed that at least one control parameter is determined based on signal characteristics of the audio signal. The control parameter is then used for limiting the options of possible coding frame lengths for the at least one section. The invention relates equally to a module 10,11 in which this method is implemented, to a device 1 and a system comprising such a module 10,11, and to a software program product including a software code for realizing the proposed method.

Abstract: A method and means for a sound-reproduction system. The means include a first opening arrangement for a microphone, and a second opening arrangement for a microphone stand, formed in an essentially planar elastic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an encoder (200) comprising an input (201) for inputting frames of an audio signal, a LTP analysis block (209) for performing a LTP analysis of the frames of the audio signal to form LTP parameters on the basis of the properties of the audio signal, and at least a first excitation block (206) for performing a first excitation for frames of the audio signal, and a second excitation block (207) for performing a second excitation for frames of the audio signal. The encoder (200) further comprises a parameter analysis block (202) for analysing said LTP parameters, and an excitation selection block (203) for selecting one excitation block among said first excitation block (206) and said second excitation block (207) for performing the excitation for the frames of the audio signal on the basis of the parameter analysis. The invention also relates to a device, a system, a method, a module and a computer program product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of selecting a respective coding model for encoding consecutive sections of an audio signal, wherein at least one coding model optimized for a first type of audio content and at least one coding model optimized for a second type of audio content are available for selection. In general, the coding model is selected for each section based on signal characteristics indicating the type of audio content in the respective section. For some remaining sections, such a selection is not viable, though. For these sections, the selection carried out for respectively neighboring sections is evaluated statistically. The coding model for the remaining sections is then selected based on these statistical evaluations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting an encoding of an audio signal, wherein a first coder mode and a second coder mode are available for encoding a respective section of an audio signal. The second coder mode enables a coding of a respective section based on a first coding model, which requires for an encoding of a respective section only information from the section itself, and based on a second coding model, which requires for an encoding of a respective section in addition an overlap signal with information from a preceding section. After a switch from the first coder mode to the second coder mode, always the first coding model is used for encoding a first section of the audio signal. This section can then be employed to generate an artificial overlap signal for a subsequent section, which is possibly to be encoded with the second coding model.

Abstract: A method for use by a speech decoder in handling bad frames received over a communications channel a method in which the effects of bad frames are concealed by replacing the values of the spectral parameters of the bad frames (a bad frame being either a corrupted frame or a lost frame) with values based on an at least partly adaptive mean of recently received good frames, but in case of a corrupted frame (as opposed to a lost frame), using the bad frame itself if the bad frame meets a predetermined criterion. The aim of concealment is to find the most suitable parameters for the bad frame so that subjective quality of the synthesized speech is as high as possible.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a body. An at least partly covering lid is rotatably mounted to the body by a hinge slideably mounted to the body. The lid is rotatable to an open position, in which open position the lid reveals a key-pad of the electronic device positioned in a front side of the electronic device, above a display. The hinge is resiliently mounted to the body, so that the lid is rotatable to a closed position, in which closed position the hinge retreats to be generally invisible by the covering lid.

Abstract: A method for use by a speech decoder in handling bad frames received over a communications channel a method in which the effects of bad frames are concealed by replacing the values of the spectral parameters of the bad frames (a bad frame being either a corrupted frame or a lost frame) with values based on an at least partly adaptive mean of recently received good frames, but in case of a corrupted frame (as opposed to a lost frame), using the bad frame itself if the bad frame meets a predetermined criterion. The aim of concealment is to find the most suitable parameters for the bad frame so that subjective quality of the synthesized speech is as high as possible.

Abstract: A method and system for concealing errors in one or more bad frames in a speech sequence as part of an encoded bit stream received in a decoder. When the speech sequence is voiced, the LTP-parameters in the bad frames are replaced by the corresponding parameters in the last frame. When the speech sequence is unvoiced, the LTP-parameters in the bad frames are replaced by values calculated based on the LTP history along with an adaptively-limited random term.